4．Nick Goldsmith remembers the moment he decided to become a hospicevolunteer．His mother was telling——青夏教育精英家教网——

4．Nick Goldsmith remembers the moment he decided to become a hospice（收容所）volunteer．His mother was telling him a story about a friend who worked at a hospice，about how one day，she was walking past a patient's door when the patient cried out to her．But there was nothing wrong，he only wanted some companionship．He didn't want to be alone，so she sat with him．Goldsmith thought to himself，"There's no reason I can't do that．"
Not only did he do it，but he started a student volunteer program at Dowling Catholic High School to ensure the work he started at Taylor House Hospice will continue after he graduates．Last month，Iowa Health Hospice honored Goldsmith，18，for his volunteer work with the organization by naming a   500 annual scholarship for him，which will be open to any student who volunteers with Iowa Health Hospice．
"That was by far the least we could do to recognize Nick，"Susie Flood said．"He hasn't just given of his own time and energy，but he's encouraged others to do the same．"Goldsmith hadn't had any experience with hospice before entering the door of Taylor House．He chose it because his mother's friend，whose story had forced him to volunteer，works there．
"They're really excited about my being there and there's a real need for teen volunteers，"Goldsmith said．"The principal at Dowling approved my being able to offer service hours to anyone who would like to volunteer．"Students must earn a certain number of service，or community-service，hours to graduate from Dowling．
When Goldsmith leaves Des Moines next fall to attend college，he'll give up leading the hospice service-learning program．"I want us，as Dowling students，to keep making a difference，"he said．'It's easy to talk about things you can do to help people，but what many teenagers don't realize is how good it can make you feel inside．"
56．Nick Goldsmith's mother's storyB．
A．taught him how to be a volunteer
B．inspired him to be a hospice volunteer
C．forced him to work at a hospice
D．made him learn to accompany the old
57．Why did Goldsmith start the student volunteer program？D
A．To meet his school's requests．
B．To make more students work for him．
C．To help himself to graduate．
D．To help more patients at a hospice．
58．The   500 annual scholarship was given to Goldsmith toB．
A．make him more famous
B．recognize his work
C．praise his academic record
D．pay for his college education
59．Which of the following is true of Susie Flood？C
A．She worked for Iowa Health Hospice．
B．She taught at Dowling Catholic High School．
C．She acted as one of Des Moines'officials．
D．She was a patient at Taylor House Hospice．
60．Who will be the new leader of Goldsmith's volunteer program？D
A．One worker at a hospice．
B．A teacher at Dowling school．
C．His future college student．
D．Some Dowling student．

3．Mary made a wise decision on her marriage，for she ________ everything into
consideration．（　　）

2．She was surprised to find the classroom empty； all the students ____，（　　）

1．Born in 1983 in Arizona，US，Jessica has learned to live her life with her feet．She was born without arms，and no doctors could figure out why．
      There were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would be able to live a"normal"life．However，Jessica's father said，"I have never shed a tear about her birth condition．"With the support of her parents and family，Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to explore the world with her feet．
       As a child，Jessica studied dance in her home town．When the first performance arrived，she asked to be put in the back row．Her dance teacher told her there was no back row．Nervously，she took the stage with the other students and performed her routine．When she finished，the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and the confidence to continue dancing for 14 years．
      After graduating from high school，Jessica attended the University of Arizona，where she
earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology．When talking about her major，she frequently explainsthat psychology has a great effect on her life，helping her out of a physical limitation．
     During college，Jessica signed up for a club of Taekwondo （跆拳道） and learned all of the color belt material．The instructors created a course that would be accessible to any future armless students．Jessica became the first armless person to earn a black belt in the club．
     Jessica's most famous accomplishment was learning how to fly．It took three states，four airplanes，two flight instructors and a discouraging year to find the right aircraft．She received the Cuinness World Record for being the first person permitted to fly an airplane with only her feet．
Now Jessica works as a motivational lecturer．She travels the world sharing her story and
encouraging people to be creative with the slogan"Think outside the shoe．"
41．From what Jessica's father said．we know thatB
A．he showed sympathy to her
B．he had confidence in her
C．he lost hope in her
D．he felt sorry about her
42．What encourages Jessica to keep dancing for so many years？D
A．The support of her family．
B．Her dance teacher's words．
C．The help of the other students．
D．Her success in the first performance．
43．Why did Jessica major in psychology in university？C
A．Because psychology is the best subject in her university．
B．Because psychology can bring her a good job in the future．
C．Because psychology can help her go beyond her disability．
D．Because psychology is fit for an armless student．
44．What's Jessica's greatest achievement？A
A．Flying an airplane with her feet
B．Finding the right aircraft．
C．Speaking as a motivational lecturer
D．Traveling around the world．
45．What's the best title of the passage？C
A．A talented girl．Jessica
B．A motivational speaker
C．Exploring the world with feet
D．Being creative as a student．

20．The meeting　 at half past eight yesterday morning，but he　 at nine．（　　）

begins； comes

19．Shirley a book about China last year and it sells well now．（　　）

17．Only by gaining the support of the majority of the peoplecan we succeed in winningthe election．（succeed）
只有得到大多数民众的支持，我们才能赢得选举．

16．Daisy has found that a lot of antelopesare being hunted． and killed for the wool beneath their stomachs．（hunt）
黛茜发现很多藏羚羊在遭受捕获和杀戮以获取它们腹部的皮毛．

15．Much attentionshould be paid to protecting the rare animals and plants from dying out．（protect）
应该特别注意保护那些珍稀动植物以免灭绝．

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