Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents   【小题1】  my entire world and turned it upside down   【小题2】  they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to   【小题3】. Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often   【小题4】 , I still wanted my family to stay the same.
My life changed completely   【小题5】  the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,   【小题6】  my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a   【小题7】  whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no   【小题8】  in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no   【小题9】  that things could change back to the way they were.
Even though I  【小题10】 all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very   【小题11】  to him, he never gave up on me.  【小题12】, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in   【小题13】 , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We  【小题14】  a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed   【小题15】  on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips.   【小题16】, I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.
I now realize my parents were  【小题17】  about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he   【小题18】  and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I learned an important   【小题19】  —change is not always the worst thing that can   【小题20】 . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

【小题22】

A．unless B．if C．when D．until

【小题40】

A．exist B．remain C．continue D．happen

Weekend Miracles

Weekend Miracles give children aged 9 and older in the Children’s Center the opportunity to visit a host family who partners the child to find the child a permanent family. The host family arranges activities that the child will enjoy and introduces the child to their circle of friends—in order to develop a lasting connection with someone.

Organization: Kidsave International

Location: the United States

Duration: 2 days to 6 weeks

Web Designer Needed

We need the skills of a Web designer to help us redesign our website. The project will be fun and fulfilling, and give much needed visibility (能见性) to our grass-roots projects that are serving children and mothers in every corner of the world.

Organization: Children’s Fund

Location: the United States

Duration: 3 weeks to 2 months

Living Miracles

Doctors and dentists are needed as volunteers at Shechen Medical Clinic in Nepal for two months or longer. In Tibet, we need doctors for only 1-2 months. Dentists can come for one month or longer. Please understand that modern conveniences are not available here.

Organization: Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship

Location: Nepal

Duration: 21 days to 6 years

Teaching English to Children in India

The Salus Foundation, Inc. needs help from volunteers, teachers, college students or recent college graduates trained in ESL, or who are willing to be trained in ESL to teach English to the students at the Sulaxim School.

Organization: The Salus Foundation, Inc.

Location: India

Duration: 6 weeks to 9 months

Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon

In Defense of Animals in Africa needs help from highly motivated, mature volunteers who care about the conservation of great apes and are willing to live in an isolated, challenging, French-speaking environment for six months to benefit our future generation.

Organization: In Defense of Animals in Africa

Location: Cameroon

Duration: 6 months

1.We can infer from the passage that           .

   A. serving children in every corner of the world is the Web designer’s duty

B. volunteers going to Cameroon should be able to speak French

C. more dentists are needed than doctors in Nepal

D. the time you work in one of these places can be changed

2.Which of the following fields is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. Health        B. Education        C. Politics     D. Wildlife conservation

3.Which of the following is suitable for John, an American college student, who wants to learn about the lives of children in other countries?

A. Weekend Miracles        

B. Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon

C. Web Designer Needed         

D. Teaching English to Children in India

4.The purpose of Weekend Miracles is mainly to help children           .

   A. enlarge their circle of friends

B. learn more about the outside world

C. find a family who is willing to raise them

D. get chances to communicate with other children

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A large crowd of frogs were traveling through the forest but unluckily two of them fell into a deep pit. All the others  36  the pit .Seeing how  37  the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be  38 dead .The two frogs  39  what the other frogs were saying and  40  to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical 41. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. In the end one of the frogs  42 trying , fell down and died.  43 , the second frog kept jumping as hard as she could despite the   44   remarks. Finally, with one giant leap, she  45  it out of the pit!

This amazing 46  was that the second frog was 47  and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been 48  her on the whole time they were yelling!

The story above 49 us two lessons: Firstly ,there is 50  of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is 51  can lift them up and help them make it through the day. Secondly, a negative word to someone who is down can be  52  it takes to kill them. The power of words is great. Facing others’ criticism or laughter, we should turn a deaf 53  to it and have a  positive attitude. Thus we can reach our goals just as the second frog did .In one word, we need the   54  to guide us to the proper way , so as not to be blindly 55 by worldly opinion in difficult times.

1.A. gathered around  B. got round         C. jumped into         D. escaped from

2.A. dangerous     B. broad        C. narrow         D. deep

3.A. as long as       B. as well as            C. as soon as    D. as good as

4.A. confused      B. tolerated      C. ignored       D. misunderstood

5.A. managed       B. tried           C. agreed       D. promised

6.A. energy   B. power         C. force         D. strength

7.A. gave in   B. gave up      C. gave out              D. ran out

8.A. Therefore     B. However     C. Besides      D. But

9.A. innocent      B. active         C. negative             D. positive

10.A. made        B. turned                C. left            D. worked

11.A. reason  B. consequence      C. factor          D. fact

12.A. deaf      B. clever       C. disabled    D. confident

13.A. forcing      B. keeping       C. comforting           D. cheering

14.A. gives      B. tells           C. teaches       D. shows

15.A. function B. power       C. usage        D. skill

16.A. down      B. up             C. ridiculous            D. angry

17.A. which     B. that   C. what            D. who

18.A. direction    B. attitude        C. face           D. ear

19.A. support           B. wisdom       C. determination     D. knowledge

20.A. fooled            B. supported           C. opposed      D. guided

Martha was busy with her job. She believed she had to work harder because she loved her father who was sick with cancer. She had to provide for his expensive medicines. Her brothers and sisters meanwhile stayed with their father most of the time. They bathed him, sang for him, spoon-fed(用匙喂) him or simply kept him company.

One day Martha was hurt. She overheard(无意中听到) her father telling her mother, "All our children love me except Martha."

 "How can this be?" Martha thought. "Am I not the one killing myself in my work to have money to pay for his medicines? My brothers and sisters do not even provide their share in the expenses."

One night, as Martha was as usual late in going home, she saw her father was lying awake. She walked close to his bedsides. Her father held her hands and said, "I miss you. I don't have much time. Stay with me." And she stayed with her father holding his hand the whole night.

The next morning Martha said to everybody, "I have taken a leave of absence. I would like to be with father. I will bathe him and sing for him from now on." Her father had a beautiful smile. He knew Martha loved him, too.

     As children, we need the presence of our loved ones. Adults need no less. I have observed my mother’s orchids(兰花). When she is away for a long time, they are unhealthy and many of them wither(干枯). But when she is around , they bloom with beautiful flowers. My mother does nothing special . She just spends her time looking after them.

1.Before Martha heard her parents’ talk ,she thought her father _____.

  A. was satisfied with her love for him

  B. disliked her brothers and sisters

  C.was proud of her

  D. would recover from the disease

2.After staying with her father for one night, Martha _____.

  A.decided to give up her job

  B.understood what her father really needed

  C.realized her father loved her most

  D. loved her father more than before

3.By telling Matha’s story, what does the author try to express?

A.Nothing is more important than the company of loved ones.

 B. Money and a successful career don’t always bring happiness

C.Adults need the presence of their loved ones more than children do.

D.Plants like orchids do have feelings.

Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents   1.   my entire world and turned it upside down   2.   they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to   3. . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often   4.  , I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely   5.   the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,   6.   my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a   7.   whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no   8.   in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no   9.   that things could change back to the way they were.

Even though I  10.  all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very   11.   to him, he never gave up on me.  12. , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in   13.  , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We  14.   a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed   15.   on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips.   16. , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were  17.   about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he   18.   and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.

At 13, I learned an important   19.   —change is not always the worst thing that can   20.  . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

21. A. created            B. shook                  C. entered                 D. occupied

22. A. unless              B. if                         C. when                   D. until

23. A. break up           B. hold up               C. keep up               D. show up

24.A. whispered  B. fought               C. talked                    D. competed

25.A. throughout        B. beyond                C. before                    D. after

26.A. where              B. although                    C. while                       D. that

27.A. visitor                B. relative               C. neighbor                   D. stranger

28. A. confidence              B. interest                C. fear                      D. anger

29. A. doubt                B. difference          C. point                    D. way  

30.A. forgot                B. supported            C. resisted                  D. valued

31. A. serious              B. nice                     C. bad                         D. generous

32. A. Gradually         B. Immediately          C. Usually                  D. Regularly

33. A. mind                 B. trouble                  C. common                 D. order

34.A. spent                B. wasted                   C. lost                        D. saved

35.A. experience  B. information          C. impression                    D. advice

36.A. However     B. Besides                 C. Eventually                     D. Occasionally

37. A. wrong          B. confident                   C. guilty                 D. right

38.A. remarried          B. returned                 C. changed                D. left

39. A. method             B. truth                      C. skill                              D. word

40. A. exist         B. remain                  C. continue                D. happen