Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power（力量） of friendship．It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable young people (ages 7-17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.
Volunteer tutors come from all walks of life—married, single, with or without children. Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement parents or social workers. They are tutors: someone to trust, to have fun with, to talk and go to when needed.
A Big Sister and Little Sister will generally spend between one and four hours together three or four times each month for at least twelve months. They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park, cooking, doing sports or going to a football match. These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop self-respect, confidence and life direction.
Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations can be found throughout the world. It is the largest and most well-known provider of tutor services internationally and has been operating for 25 years.
Emily and Sarah have been matched since 2008. Emily is a 15-year-old girl who has experienced some difficulties being accepted by her schoolmates at school. “ I was pretty sure there was something wrong with me.”
Emily’s mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily by “providing different feedback about herself other than just depending on schoolmates to measure(测量) her self-worth.
Sarah wanted to get involved(使参与) in a volunteer program. “I googled it and found out how to be a part of it. I thought it would be fun for me to get involved in making time to do something because sometimes it is all work and no play.”
Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enjoyment to both Emily and Sarah. They love and look forward to their time together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful and happy girl she is!
【小题1】According to the passage, “vulnerable young people” are probably those who are   _________.

Sam is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. One day he goes to the cinema(电影院). It is the first time for him to do that. He buys a ticket and then goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out, and buys a second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys the third ticket. Two or three minutes later he comes out and asks for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asks him, “Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” Sam answers, “No, I have no friends here, but a big boy always stops me at the door and tears（撕）my tickets in pieces. ”

(　 )66. Sam wants to buy ___________when the girl asks him.

A. the second ticket　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. the third ticket

C. the fourth ticket　　　　　 　　　　 D. the fifth ticket

(　 )67. The big boy stops Sam at the door because___________________

A. it is the big boy’s job.　　　 　　　　 B. the big boy doesn’t like Sam.

C. the big boy doesn’t know Sam. D. Sam doesn’t buy tickets at all.

(　 )68. What does the underlined word “stop ”mean?

A. 停止　　 　B. 阻止 　　　C. 车站 　　　D. 停止

(　 )69. From the story we know__________________.

A. Sam has a lot of money.

B. Sam knows nothing about the cinema.

C. Sam doesn’t like the movie.

D. the girl wants to get more money.

(　 )70. Which is the following is Not true?

A. Sam buys the tickets for himself.

B. Sam doesn’t go to the cinema before that.

C. Sam is too young to make friends.

D. Sam has no friends in the cinema.

Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but it was Joan’s turn to look after the sick children. She liked dancing very much, so she felt very sorry for herself.

She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Dickey. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult( 成人). Poor Dickey had a very serious illness, and now he was hardly able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.

Dickey knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, "I' m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer(抽屉), you ' Il find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it' s quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there, You can buy something to drink with that. And I' d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to,” he added.

Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.

1.Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because______________.

A. there wasn't a dance ball at the hospital

B. of her unpleasant job

C. she couldn’t look after the sick children  

D. she would miss the big dance

2.Poor Dickey__________________.

A. was a boy of eleven                  

B. had a serious illness

C. was clever at talking though he was very young 

D. all the above(以上全部)

3.Dickey was lovely because______________.

A. he was a sick boy       

B. he could dance with Joan

C. he often thought about other people instead of about himself

D. he could foresee(预知) that he would never get any better

4.Which of the following is not true?

A. Dickey couldn’t walk.

B. Dickey knew nothing about the dance.

C. Dickey could only move his hands.

D. Dickey greeted Joan when she came.

5.At that party arranged(安排) for Joan, probably_______.

A. Dickey got up and danced with her     

B. Dickey brought her something to drink

C. Joan was moved (感动)by Dickey    

D. Dickey lost the dollar which he saved

One morning, an old woman carrying a big basket of cabbages on her head to the market. She hoped to 　1 them to the people from town.

The mountain road was narrow（窄的）and the old woman was walking 　 2　 , because she did not want to have 　 3　 and lose her cabbages.

Suddenly she 　 4 a loud bell , and a bicycle came round the corner. It passed her and went very fast 　5 the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the 　6 so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley（山谷）.

She looked up, and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was 　7 on without even looking round to see 　8 the old woman was all right.

The old woman began to shout,“Come back, young man! You dropped something!”

When he heard this , the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he 　 9 fell off . Then he turned and began to 　 10 the bicycle back up to the hill. “What is it?”he asked.“What did I drop?”“Little boy,”the old woman answered,“you dropped our manners（礼貌）.”

（　 ）1. A. sened　　　　　 B. sell　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　 D. take

（　 ）2. A. carefully　　　　 B. clearly　　　　　 C. politely　　　　　 D. hardly

（　 ）3. A. a match　　　　 B. a rest　　　　 　　C. an accident　　　 D. a talk

（　　）4. A. hit　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　 D. heard

（　 ）5. A. over　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　 D. down

（　 ）6. A. road　　　　　　 B. street　　　　　　 C. town　　　　 　 D. hill

（　 ）7. A. driving　　　　　 B. riding　　　　　 C. running　　　　 D. walking

（　　）8. A. how　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　 D. when

（　　）9. A. usually　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　 C. easily　　　　　 D. nearly

（　 ）10.A. carry　　　　　 B. catch　　　　　　 C. push　　　　　　 D. give