49．A．left B．wanted C．chose D．discovered——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　As a preteen in New York, Whitney Johnson volunteered at soup kitchens and delivered clothes to the homeless．While at college, she started an English-language tutoring program for immigrant children．No one was surprised, then, when she chose to volunteer in an orphanage in Khayelitsha, one of South Africa's poorest areas, during her junior year abroad．

　　At the orphanage, Johnson discovered most of the children infected with HIV at birth, many abandoned by parents too sick to care for them, or neglected by surviving relatives．Few were receiving the care needed to stay healthy．Many died．When she left, all she wanted to do was go back and change what she had seen．

　　After graduation, Johnson began a fund-raising effort that eventually collected enough money to found UBA, a nonprofit organization intended to provide services for HIV-positive(阳性的)kids aged 4 to 18 in Khayelitsha．Now UBA is housed in a church big enough for offices and the children．The staff includes counselors(咨询师), a social worker, a nurse, a cook, and a handful of volunteers, ensuring that each child has access to proper care, a free healthy meal, and emotional support．Once a week, she makes sure the children receive age-appropriate lessons about AIDS．The social worker sees to it that the kids are enrolled(注册)in school and have safe living conditions－especially those without parents．

　　Johnson plans to soon relocate UBA to an even larger location with more medical staff and a field“so the kids can run around and just feel like kids．" She's also working with the South African Department of Health so that the new center can distribute drugs and give blood tests．

　　"Many people think that HIV means death, but it doesn't," Johnson says．"There's so much that can be done．" In the five years since the center opened, not one of the 200 kids in the program has died．“It's so emotional to see the strong, independent people they become．" One teenage girl who had received help at UBA even announced that she wanted to become a nurse．

(1)

What is the text mainly about?
[　　]
A．	A kind girl caring for children with HIV．
B．	A poor area stricken by poverty and disease．
C．	A nonprofit organization providing services for kids．
D．	Abandoned children infected with HIV．

(2)

After graduating from college, Whitney Johnson ________．
[　　]
A．	volunteered at soup kitchens in New York
B．	went to study abroad for a year
C．	started an English-language tutoring program
D．	began collecting money to found UBA

(3)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Johnson was infected with HIV at birth．
B．	Johnson opened UBA during her junior year．
C．	Johnson majored in English at college．
D．	Johnson began to volunteer at an early age．

(4)

According to the passage, UBA ________．
[　　]
A．	distributes drugs and give blood tests
B．	is located in South Africa
C．	is an orphanage in Khayelitsha
D．	Trains girls to be nurses

(5)

What can we learn from the passage?
[　　]
A．	Kids in the UBA program are all without parents．
B．	The orphanage also provides school lessons for the kids
C．	Johnson is happy about what she is doing．
D．	HIV can be cured with the help of UBA．

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I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four-year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 31 of Disneyland from TV, she 32 her nickels and dimes (零钱) in a piggy bank in 33 of visiting there someday. Her parents 34 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn't even 35 her to use her own money!

When Skylar returned. It was 36. She decided to buy presents with her 37. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local 38 shelter called "The Road House". She 39 asked her mother what "homeless" meant and why those children 40 coats and warm clothes. She couldn't seem to get the homeless off her mind.

Her mother took her to the store to buy 41. Instead of buying for herself or her family, however, she 42 to purchase a warm coat, socks and gloves for a little girl in the 43 .She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 44 she didn't have enough money, she left the doll 45 .

When Skylar got home, she chose one of her 46 dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 47 gifts to a homeless child. She was much filled with joy at 48 helping someone else.

"Perhaps it's good to have a beautiful mind, 49 an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart," says Nobel Laureate John Hash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is one 50 , above all else, which makes beautiful people.

1. A．learned B．cared C．thought D．reminded

2. A．saved B．gathered C．took D．spent

3. A．honor B．favor C．hopes D．search

4. A．disappointed B．annoyed C．helped D．surprised

5. A．order B．require C．persuade D．force

6. A．Christmastime B．payday C．birthday D．school time

7. A．expenses B．earnings C．savings D．debts

8. A．poor B．homeless C．big D．famous

9. A．generally B．curiously C．strangely D．seriously

10. A．used B．took C．needed D．liked

11. A．presents B．dolls C．socks D．gloves

12. A．refused B．decided C．hesitated D．wished

13. A．shelter B．nursery C．house D．hospital

14. A．predicted B．promised C．explained D．discovered

15. A．out B．behind C．aside D．alone

16. A．expensive B．cheap C．favorite D．useless

17. A．collected B．bought C．selected D．demanded

18. A．deeply B．quickly C．truly D．exactly

19. A．but B．and C．if D．or

20. A．quality B．expensive C．sense D．expression

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Life happens whether we are ready for it or not, and in June 2005, my husband fell from a ladder and died a week later. My husband was not only my life companion but also my 1 and there I was left to run our business and my life 2 . After getting through the 3 shock of losing the person who had the greatest 4 on my life, I started to 5 the pieces with the help and strength 6 by family, friends, and business associates.

I quickly learned that 7 help was the only way I would 8 the sorrow and keep my business and my home 9 . I’d often find myself looking around, feeling at a loss because my 10 seemed so great. Learning to put my ego（自我）aside and ask for the help I needed was a huge 11 . I discovered that people really wanted to help, but they didn’t know 12 . My request opened the door for them to give the 13 they wanted to share.

Two years have passed since that time. I 14 my business and my house and chose to relocate back to the state of my birth. I am still 15 back but with determination and the knowledge that I have much to be 16 for and so many good things ahead of me. I continue to ask for help from my 17 of family , friends, and colleagues because I am driven to a 18 of simplicity and joy.

It may not be death of a loved one, 19 maybe you’ve survived an accident that left you feeling despair. Whatever it is, I 20 you to ask for help. Who are the people in your life that would jump in and hand you that lifesaver, probably before you even finished the question?

1．A．private doctor B．business partner C．teammate D．lawyer

2．A．anyhow B．alone C．surprisedly D．confidently

3．A．final B．immediate C．gradual D．initial

4．A．influence B．strike C．dependence D．determination

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5．A．turn out B．build up C．result in D．pick up

6．A．rewarded B．demanded C．provided D．added

7．A．putting away B．giving up C．asking for D．referring to

8．A．survive B．appreciate C．delay D．defend

9．A．changed B．satisfied C．undamaged D．comfortable

10．A．methods B．challenges C．policies D．duties

11．A． pride B．experience C．accomplishment D．shame

12．A．when B．how C．why D．where

13．A．attitude B．money C．lessons D．support

14．A．managed B．sold C．bought D．organized

15．A．bouncing B．turning C．going D．coming

16．A．grateful B．prepared C．embarrassed D．anxious

17．A．possession B．collection C．circle D．occupation

18．A．life B．hobby C．habit D．practice

19．A．and B．as C．so D．but

20．A．reminded B．warned C．forbade D．encourage

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“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker．“You can work along with a partner．”

My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other．We always worked on projects 1 ．

The 2 of the Challenge was simple — to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 3 the stadium wall．

I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie． 4 the butter-cream gave me an idea．

“I have a brilliant design for our 5 container!” I said when Cassie arrived．“We can 6 the egg with some butter-cream．”

“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute （降落伞） 7 ?” Cassie rolled her eyes．“The parachute is better than that stupid idea．”

I couldn’t believe it．Of course we’d had our little 8 in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “ 9 ” before．

“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”

10 words had been out, our friendship was challenged．

When Friday finally arrived, I had to 11 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good． 12 , my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific．We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall．Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 13 three more steps and dropped them again．This would go on till the last egg broke．

After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 14 ．I let go of my box．I heard someone say “ew” after seconds．Had my egg broken? I raced down the 15 ．The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells from those 16 drops．Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream．

“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said．She was holding her Egg Force One．My 17 raced．Had she won? I looked at her basket． 18 ．

“My egg bounced 19 ,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell．

“A tie （平局）,” Mr. Baker said．

Cassie looked at me, and her glare 20 ．I laughed．She smiled…

1．A．patiently B．silently C．together D．alone

2．A．function B．goal C．reason D．result

3．A．rolled down B．pushed against C．thrown at D．dropped over

4．A．Spreading B．Boiling C．Baking D．Holding

5．A．butter B．sandwich C．cream D．egg

6．A．protect B．replace C．carry D．mix

7．A．followed B．covered C．attached D．supported

8．A．ideas B．fights C．worries D．challenges

9．A．wrong B．stupid C．brilliant D．scientific

10．A．Since B．While C．But D．And

11．A．explain B．deny C．admit D．prove

12．A．Therefore B．Anyway C．Otherwise D．Besides

13．A．paced down B．turned around C．walked up D．went back

14．A．left B．wanted C．chose D．discovered

15．A．steps B．way C．wall D．sidewalk

16．A．intended B．unexpected C．failed D．desired

17．A．eyes B．hands C．feet D．heart

18．A．Lost B．Dirty C．Broken D．Empty

19．A．around B．out C．in D．down

20．A．returned B．remained C．increased D．softened

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