On the 15th of each month, a classroom at Pointers Run Elementary School in Maryland, is packed with volunteers. Students like Campbell Snoddy collect food that_______ by students, parents and teachers from each classroom. Then, the children check to make sure the food isn't too old. After that, they sort it by category and put the cans and boxes into bags to be delivered to low-income senior citizens in the community.

   “I wanted to teach my daughter about philanthropy(慈善).” says Julie Rosenthal. Who started the non-profit program six years ago. “And I wanted to teach other kids in the community, too.”

    Children make their deliveries around the 15th of the month when money from monthly Social Security checks begins to run out and tough decisions between food and other needs have to be made.

"I am on a fixed income and the food has helped me out considerably," says Linda Testerman, a food receiver. "

    "It was really fun, and it was great to make the senior citizens happy," says Campbell. "It was really cool."

    Sofia Merkowitz. another Food on the 15th volunteer, agrees. "I really liked it because it made me feel really good that people were so happy that they got food."

    Rosenthal says that is why she has children do more than fill a bag with donated food.

    "We want the children to have firsthand experience delivering the food to the people so that they can get that feeling of really making a difference in somebody's life, a positive difference."

    The program started with one school delivering 30 bags of groceries. It has grown each year, and now involves 10 schools and several churches. Food on the 15th has delivered more than12,000 bags so far. Rosenthal's goal is to expand Food on the 15th across the country and around the world

76. List the four things that the students do with the food in the program "Food on the 15th " (no more than 30 words)

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77. Fill in the blank with proper words to complete the sentence in the first paragraph. (no more than 5 words)

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78. On what purpose did Julie Rosenthal start the non-profit program? (no more than 15 words)

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79. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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80. Would you like to become a volunteer of this program? Why? (no more than 20 words)

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  Have you ever intended to be fully absorbed in your work but found yourself distracted(走神) by e-mail, the Internet and other things throughout the day? According to the survey made by a famous university in the USA, most people have the experience."People often lose their concentration when they are bored, of course, but also when they are engaged in challenging tasks," says Peter Bergman, the head of the survey. " They sometimes have a feeling to escape from what's difficult or boring, so they jump out," he says. The part of the brain devoted to attention is connected to the brain’s emotional center. Any strong emotion---quarrels with colleagues, problems at home ---can interrupt our attention. Studies over the last decade have shown that too much work to do at a time can easily lead to distraction.

  Refocusing is hard for many people. Robert Epstein suggests the following, "Stop and listen to some soft music for a few minutes. Find a good friend or a teacher and say out your matter on your mind. Go for a short walk or take a deep breath, where you breathe in deeply, count to five slowly, hold it and breathe out very slowly." This can "blow out all the tension and the unwanted in your mind to restore your focus."   

  Take more control by structuring your time and becoming more aware of your behaviors." Setting the phone alarm to go off every hour is my way of creating awareness," Mr. Bregman says. "You have to inform yourself that you've lost focus in order to do something about it."Starting the day with a to-do list is also important, such as when to eat, when to go to the gym or take a walk. But if it's overly ambitious, you will put yourself in a state of anxiety, which makes it hard for the brain to concentrate. "Choosing three or four things as your priority(优先) for the day allows your brain to settle down and focus," he says.

71.According to the passage, which is NOT the reason why some people can be distracted from their work?

A. They don't want to be devoted to their work.

B. They are disturbed by the Internet and other things.

C. They can't find interest in their work.

D They feel their work is too hard for them.

72. Which incident might not interrupt your attention?

  A. You were scolded by your teacher.

  B. You had words with your good friend.

  C. You went to school at six as usual.

  D. Your mother and father had a quarrel.

73. According to Robert Epstein, how can we refocus on what we should do?

A. Listen to rock music for some time.      

B. Turn to your good friends or teachers for help.

  C. Run around the playground for some time.

  D. Take a breath from time to time.

74. What's the meaning of the underlined word "restore" in the passage?

  A. recover    B. reform     C. release      D. react

75. Why does the writer set the phone alarm to go off every hour?

  A. To blow out all the tension.

  B. To become more aware of his behaviors.  

  C. To make a to-do list.

  D. To remind him when to eat, when to go to the gym or take a walk.

   George Zimmerman's first court appearance before a Florida judge came on Tuesday in connection with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The case has caused a national debate in the United States about race, self-defense laws and gun control.

  It was the first time the public had gotten to see and hear from George Zimmerman. The judge said he had found probable cause to move ahead with the case and told Zimmerman he would be formally charged on May 29th.

  Zimmerman turned himself into authorities on Wednesday night, just before special prosecutor(检举人)Angela Corey announced the charge against him.

  Corey told reporters she would fight for Trayvon Martin.

  "It’s the victims and justice that we work tirelessly for " Corey said.

  Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense after spotting the teenager in a gated community where Martin's father lives. He told police Martin attacked him during a conflict. The shooting caused a national cry led by Martin's parents who insisted their son was murdered. They also accused Zimmerman of targeting their son because he was black.

  "We just wanted an arrest and we got it. " Trayvon Martin’s mother Fulton said.

  Many in Sanford, Florida ---the city where the shooting took place---welcomed the charge.

  "AII of us were wanting this to move on and get to this process where it is now into the Justice system." one man said.

  "It was long overdue(迟到的) and I am glad they decided to do something." another said.

  Police did not initially charge Zimmerman with a crime because of a Florida law that says a person has a right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force. Prosecutor Corey say:“I'm prepared to argue the issue if Zimmerman uses the self-defense law in count".

  Mark O'Mara, Zimmerman’s lawyer, would not make his plan public, but he said his client(委托人) was worried about the trial.

  “If found guilty of the second-degree murder charge, Zimmerman could face up to life in prison.", O'Mara said.

66. Why did the case draw so much attention around U.S.A?

  A. Because George Zimmerman was very cruel when he killed Trayvon Martin.

B. Because Trayvon Martin's father was a famous lawyer.

  C. Because the case was related with race, self-defense laws and gun control.

D. Because George Zimmerman would be sentenced to life in prison.

67. What's Angela Corey's attitude towards this case?

  A. She showed sympathy for the black people.

  B. She wanted to defend justice for the victims.

  C. She hated George Zimmerman very much.

  D. She was against self-defense.

68. Which of the relationships is NOT true?

A. Zimmerman shot Martin during a conflict.

   B. Mark O 'Mara was Zimmerman's lawyer.

   C. Sybrina Fulton was Martin's mother.

   D. Angela Corey was the judge of the case.

69. Which of the following statements is the Fact?

A. Zimmerman turned himself into authorities before he was charged.

B. Zimmerman would be put into prison.

C. Zimmerman shot Martin in self-defense in a gated community.

D. Zimmerman targeted Trayvon Martin because he was black.

70. From the passage we can know________.

A. all people welcomed the charge in the city where the shooting took place

B. Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin's mother couldn't agree on how the thing happened

C. Mark O'Mara was willing to make his plan public

D. police did not charge Zimmerman with a crime at last

  I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial expressions used in business and the stock market.

  Our first expression is "in the red." It is another way of saying that a business is losing money. In the past ,numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink to show a loss.

A business magazine recently published a report about a television company. The report said the company was still in the red. but was able to cut its loss from the year before.

A profit by a business is written in black numbers. So a company that is "in the black" is making money.

  Another financial expression is "run on the bank." That is what happens when many people try to withdraw all their money from a bank. A "run on the bank" usually happens when people believe there is danger a bank may fail or close.

Newspaper reports about a banking crisis in Russia used that expression. They said the government acted because of fears that the crisis would cause a run on the banks.

"Day trading" is a system that lets investors trade directly on an electronic market system. It was the first completely computerized stock market. It sells stocks of companies not listed on any stock exchange. Many high technology companies are listed on it.

   Day trading companies provide a desk and a computer system to an investor who wants to trade. Individuals must provide fifty thousand dollars or more to the trading company to pay for the stocks they buy. Thousands of other investors do day trading from computers in their homes. A day trader watches stock prices carefully. When he sees a stock rise in price, he uses the computer to buy shares of the stock. If the stock continues to rise in price in the next few minutes, the day trader sells the shares quickly to make a small profit. Then he looks for another stock to buy. If a stock goes down instead of up, he sells it and accepts the loss.

  The idea is to make a small profit many rimes during the day. Day traders may buy and sell stocks hundreds of times each day.

61. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

  A. If a business is losing money, we can say it is "in the red."

  B. In the past. numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink.

  C. A business magazine only publishes reports about companies in the black.

  D. The television company has been in the black since the year before.

62. A "run on the bank" happens when people___________.

  A. try to withdraw their money from a bank

  B. are afraid that the bank might close down

  C. know that there might be a crisis in the government

  D. think that they can't earn money enough to support their families

63. Which of the following is NOT true about Day trading?

  A. Day traders can make small profits without any loss.

  B. "Day trading" was the first completely computerized stock market.

  C. You must give some money to the trading company to pay for the stocks you buy.

  D. You can do day trading from computers in your homes.

64. How many financial expressions are explained in the passage?

A.3.     B.4.       C.5.      D.6.

65. Rich Kleinfeldt might be a____________.

A. newspaper reporter

B. boss from a company

C. emcee(主持人) in a radio program

D. investors of a Day trading

  In eighteen seventy-seven, the American government decided to move the Nez Perce Indians from their land. The government had set up a reservation for them in Idaho. Chief Joseph did not want to leave the land.It was holy ground. It contained the bones of his father and mother.

  But,like his f'ather in earlier times, Chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to stay and defend the land. There were too few Indians to win a war against the white men.

  And so in June of eighteen seventy-seven, the Nez Perce left their home in the Wallowa Vall ey. They left quickly. They were able to take only a small part of what they owned. and just a few cattle and Appaloosa horses.

  When the Indians reached the Snake River, the water was very deep and ran very fast with melted snow from the mountains. Chief Joseph and his people made boats from sticks and dried animal skins to cross the river. While the Indians were busy, a group of white men came and stole some of the cattle waiting at the edge of the river.

  The other chiefs demanded that Joseph call a meeting. Two of the chiefs. White Bird and Toohoolhoolzote. spoke for War. but Joseph held different opinion.

  Some of the young men in White Bird's group were very angry. That night, they rode into the countryside and killed eleven white persons.

  During all his years as chief, Joseph had tried to keep the peace. Now he saw there was no hope. Although he and his young men had taken no part in the killings, he knew that the white men would blame all of the Indians. Chief Joseph said, "I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of the white men."

  Many Nez Perce fled. Chief Joseph remained, because his wife was about to have a baby. After she gave birth. he and his family joined the others in White Bird Canyon to the south.

  Joseph wanted to Lead the people to safety in the flat lands of Montana. But the UnitedStates army quickly sent horse soldiers to follow them.

  They were extremely tired when they reached White Bird Canyon. An Indian-carrying a white flag-walked forward to meet them. A soldier shot him.

With that shot. war between the Nez Perce and the United States began.

56. Why didn't Chief Joseph want to leave the land?

  A. He thought the reservation in Idaho wasn't satisfying.

  B. He didn't want to be separated from his parents.

  C. He had special feeling for the land where he was living.

  D. He didn't want to live with the white men.

57. Which of the following is TRUE?

  A. Before they left their home, the Nez Perce had only a few cattle and Appaloosa horses.

B. Chief Joseph and his people were unwilling to cross the deep river

C. When the Indians reached the Snake River, it was very hard for them to cross it.

  D. While the Indians were waiting by the river, a group of white men stole some of the cattle.

58. From the passage we can infer that____________.

  A. chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to defend the land

  B. white men often killed some Indians

  C. chief Joseph was afraid of white men

  D. conflicts often happened between the Indians and the white

59. After some of the young men in White Bird's group killed eleven white persons,__________.

  A. Chief Joseph blamed White Bird

  B. Chief Joseph tried his best to keep peace

  C. All the Nez Perce fled

  D. The United States army wanted to revenge (报仇)

60. What might be the title of the passage?

  A. The story of Chief Joseph.

  B. The American Civil War.

  C. Chief Joseph and his children.

  D. The Nez Perce Indians.

          

The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I'd grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I  36 a hand rest on my shoulder.I looked up to   37 my grandfather. “It isn't   38  ,is it,Billy?” he said softly.

  Gently 39 my hand in his, we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 40  a huge red rose-bush sat alone.

  "What do you see here, Billy?" he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 41 to say, and then answered,"I see something soft and 42 , grandpa."

  He pulled me  43 . “It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It's that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I 44 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 45 of saying 'thank you' to God. I  46  to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. "Never say good-bye, Billy. Never  47  to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 48 when you first said hello to a friend."

A year later, my grandpa became very  49 . Then all members of the

family were 50 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 51 , I took his hand as 52 as he had once taken mine.

"Hello, grandpa," I 53  . His eyes slowly opened and said. "Hello, my friend." With a brief 54  he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had   55 about never saying good-bye ---- about refusing to give in to sadness.              

36. A. felt     B. fixed     C. watched   D. heard

37. A. watch    B. interview   C. see     D. discover

38. A. difficult  B. hard     C. easy    D. comfortable

39. A. making    B. taking    C. 1eading   D. carrying

40. A. where    B. when     C. which    D. while

41. A. what     B. how      C. who     D. whether

42. A. red     B. tasty     C. funny    D. beautiful

43. A. close    B. hard     C. far     D. around

44. A. bought    B. planted    C. treated   D. discovered

45. A. approach   B. method    C. way     D. solution

46. A. preferred  B. wanted    C. referred  D. used

47. A. give up   B. give off   C. give in   D. give away

48. A. word     B. happiness   C. sight    D. memory

49. A. ill     B. weak     C. old     D. serious

50. A. ordered   B. called    C. delivered  D. sent

51. A. pleasure   B. duty     C. turn     D. wish

52. A. happily    B. sadly    C. carefully  D. gently

53. A. laughed    B. shouted   C. added    D. whispered

54. A. sign     B. sigh     C. smile    D. wave

55. A. thought    B. meant    C. worried   D. cared

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