l．From his ________ voice on the phone I know everything is going under way.

　　A. satisfactory　　　　　　　　　　B. satisfying

　　C. satisfied　　　　　　　　　　　 D. satisfaction

In the current economic downturn, many American schools are adding a new subject to the curriculum（课程）; financial literacy. One program in Virginia even gets students out of the classroom for a day to learn how far their money will go in the real world.
What looks like a shopping mall is actually an educational field trip experience for a group of young people. Finance Park is a special facility where students apply what they have been taught in class about money management.
“They become, essentially, adults for the day,” says Alice Reilly, social studies coordinator for Fairfax County Public Schools. “They are asked to develop a budget for 18 line items that you and I might have in our budget; things like utilities, insurance, groceries, housing.”
Each budget item is represented by a storefront where students collect an option sheet. Students must refer to a card that shows their income and their family size, when they choose what to buy. There’s also a stock ticker so students can keep track of shares in their portfolios（投资组合）.
The facility opened last year in Fairfax, Virginia. It is the fifteenth Finance Park built in the last decade by Junior Achievement USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to preparing young people for financial success.
“Since the financial crisis, the demand for Finance Parks around the country has grown exponentially," says Ed Grenier, president of the Washington, DC chapter. "We have a number under way in the planning and building stages.”
Financial literacy has only recently become part of the regular curriculum in Fairfax County.“Some students, some teachers, some schools did it, but now it is much more systematic," Reilly says, "and it is much more consistent to ensure that all students get this background information.”
That is why every eighth grade student in Fairfax County will eventually spend a day here.Thirteen-year-old Sam says she has learned an important life lesson. “I didn’t know how expensive everything would be.”
Anthony, also 13, is looking forward to telling his parents what he learned. “I’ll probably tell them I want to stay a kid a little longer and take my time to become an adult.”
This isn’t the end of financial studies for Anthony and the other students here. Virginia is one of 13 states which requires students to take a financial education in high school in order to graduate.
【小题1】What is the aim of this Finance Park?
A . To raise enough money for the secondary schools in Virginia.        
B. To enable students to apply money management knowledge to   practice.        
C. To provide students in Virginia with special chances for Advanced Placement.         
D. To direct students in Washington,D.C. to learn more about money management.
【小题2】Who is expected to spend a whole day in the Finance Park?
A .Young people all over Virginia.        
B. Junior students in Washington,D.C.       
C. Eighth graders in Fairfax County.      
D. Eighth graders' parents in Virginia.
【小题3】What can we learn from this passage?
A . Extra curriculum is necessary in secondary schools.       
B. Fairfax County Public Schools set a good example.
C. An organization helps youth in U.S. for financial success.        
D. Financial Literacy is very popular in Washington,D.C.
【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage that _________________.
A . Alice Reilly developed a budget for 18 items in the Finance Park.       
B. ED Grenier was against building more finance parks in U.S.A.        
C. Sam did quite well in  managing his budge in the Finance Park.        
D. Anthony came to know that adult life wasn't as good as expected.

In order to advance the development of Yancheng, the city government tries to beautify it as soon as possible. Several new special projects are ______.

A. under construct       B. under building           C. under way   D. under repair

In 1883，an engineer named John Roebling intended to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island.  36 ，experts throughout the world thought it impossible and not  37  .

Roebling couldn’t  38  the vision in his mind of this bridge. He knew deep in his heart it could be done. He just had to  39  the dream with someone else. After much persuasion he managed to  40  his son Washington，a young engineer，that the bridge  41  could be built.

Working together，the father and son developed concepts of  42  it could be accomplished and how the difficulties could be  43  . With great  44  and inspiration，they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well，but unfortunately an accident took the life of John. Washington was injured and left with a brain damage， 45  him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

Everyone had a  46  comment to make and felt the project should be trashed. In  47  of his disability，Washington still had a burning  48  to complete the bridge and his mind was still as  49  as ever.

He tried to pass on his  50  to some of his friends. Suddenly an idea  51  him as he lay in hospital. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best  52  of it. By moving this，he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. He used the method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish  53  the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm，until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die  54  that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and  55  an impossible goal.

A.Furthermore         B.However           C.Otherwise        D.Therefore

A.wonderful           B.creative            C.imaginative       D.practical

A.ignore              B.mark              C.follow            D.handle

A.share               B.spare              C.enjoy             D.leave

A.advice              B.force              C.convince          D.introduce

A.as usual             B.in fact             C.by chance         D.after all

A.whether             B.where             C.why              D.how

A.overcome            B.uncovered         C.separated          D.abandoned

A.disappointment       B.arrangement        C.excitement         D.treatment

A.taking up           B.setting aside        C.resulting in         D.leaving off

A.negative            B.persuasive         C.informative         D.active

A.case               B.spite               C.place             D.front

A.plan               B.suggestion          C.ability            D.desire

A.serious             B.skilful             C.sharp             D.special

A.power              B.enthusiasm         C.contribution        D.influence

A.benefited           B.attacked            C.greeted            D.hit

A.use                B.fun               C.change            D.advantage

A.so                 B.and               C.or                D.but

A.fortune             B.attitude            C.judgment          D.energy

A.explores            B.owns              C.achieves           D.selects

. —Has the conference about building a water-power plant come to an end?

—No, it’s _______. Experts just disagree on some issues.

         A. under discussion          B. under control                C. under consideration    D. under way