D

For John and Amy Cervantes, birthdays have always been a big deal — a welcome excuse to celebrate life. When their eldest son, Alex, turned three, in 2005, they invited 20 friends to a nearby park and hired a clown to paint faces and make balloon animals.

    Not long after that, the couple were brainstorming ways to teach Alex about giving to others. “That’ s when a spark went off,” says Amy. “We wanted to do something that would have a strong effect on our community, that wasn’t already being  done, and that our young children could participate in. I started wondering what less fortunate kids do on their birthdays. The next day, we called a local shelter.” What they learned is that homeless children typically don’t do anything to celebrate. No cake. No gifts. No party.

    Several weeks later, the family threw a party at the shelter for the children who had birthdays that month. They decorated, served cake, and led 50 kids in the uncertain situation. Alex helped fill and pass out goody bags and presents. Since that first party, the couple have turned their simple idea into Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit that hosts monthly parties at ten shelters in and around Charlotte, North Carolina. The group also delivers baby supplies to new moms in the shelters. And it considerately sends treats to elementary schools so homeless kids can celebrate their birthdays with friends.

To date, Birthday Blessings has thrown more than 500 parties and handed out over 22,000 favors to nearly 4,000 homeless children. The idea is spreading fast, with additional chapters set to start in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and northeast Indiana. Birthday Blessings is operated entirely by volunteers with Amy, a stay-at-home mom, in charge. John attempts his career as an investment adviser while setting up the group’s similar network and running its capital campaign. The charity will take almost anything — toys, baby items — as long as it’s not used. “These kids never get anything new,” John says. “It makes a big difference to them psychologically.”

Being part of this“labor of love,” as Amy puts it, is already making an impression on the boys. When Alex turned seven, his grandparents sent a birthday check. “The first thing he said when he opened it,” Amy recalls, “was that he wanted to give half to the birthday kids.”

63. “a spark went off,” in Para 2 is closest in meaning to_______ .

A. Something was burning        B. there was a little hope

C. they were excited.             D. some good idea flashed into their mind.

64. The couple held a party at the shelter because_____ .

A. The children had birthdays that month

B. They felt sympathy for the homeless children

C. They wanted to make good impression on the children

D. They wanted to show that they were generous and kind

65. From the passage we can learn_______ .

A. The homeless children typically receive gifts and eat cakes on their birthdays

B. The group carefully sends treats to all the children in elementary schools

C. Birthday Blessings has performed different activities to aid the homeless children.

D. The couple are responsible for their own community in North Carolina

66. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Labor of Love                B. Nonprofit Organization 

C. Warm-hearted Volunteers.       D. Fortunate Children

Ⅲ 阅读（共两节。满分40分）

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.

  Proper nutrition (营养) is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”. Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein (蛋白质) , like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins (维他命) and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.

  Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality. Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.

  Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命).Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.

  If everybody were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.

41. According to the passage,_________.

A .we should always keep fit

B. if we were healthy, we could spend our days in doing things with less sleep

C. one can eat a lot to stay in good shape

D. one needn't take any exercise if he is healthy

42. In order to keep good health, ___________ .

A. we should eat a lot of sweets      

B. one needs a large amount of fat

C. people should eat according to the foods nutrition

D. we must try to sleep now and then

43. Eating more and sleeping less________.

A. can keep healthy                 B. is no good for you

C. gets you more energy           D. will keep your personality

44.The writer explains ________in this passage.

A. how to eat                         B. the importance of doing exercise

C. how to keep healthy             D. what to eat

45.The title of the article should be___________ .

A. Eating and Exercising           B. How Vitamins Work in Man's Body

C. Staying Healthy                   D. Sleeping Well

第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）

We eat for many different reasons but not always for the right reason. Most people choose to eat something just   26   the food tastes delicious.   27  , if we choose based   28   taste alone, regardless of nutrition(营养) or healthy eating habits, then gaining weight is inevitable. Changing your eating habits means   29   you need to look at the nutritional value as well as the amount of fat.

Healthy eating habits come from eating foods that are low   30   fat. Learn to read labels so that you can make good decisions; every   31   (package) food product has a label that tells you the nutritional value,   32   number of calories and fat content.

Eating habits usually stay the same as we grow from childhood to adulthood.   33  (fortune), our metabolism（新陈代谢）tends   34   (slow) down as we get older. If you are raised on sugar and high-fat foods, the amount of fat keeps building as you get older   35   the cycle is broken by good eating habits or exercise, and perfectly both.

His father looks young, but _____ fact he is _____.

A. in; in the forties    B. in; in his forties

C. in the; in the forties    D. in; in his forty

She asked _____ we were getting on well with our work.

A. how  B. if  C.what  D. that

You'd better make a mark _____ you have any questions.

A. at which  B. at where  C. the place  D. where

Is this research center _____ the foreign guests visited last week?

A. that     B. which     C. where    D. the one

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71．Hardly           (他刚一收拾好) the papers on the desk when the door burst open.

72．Most of us considered solving the problem as soon as possible, while he considered it        

(无关紧要). (ignorance)

73．Jim was late again.          (这就是他的一贯风格) keep others waiting. (typical)

74．Jim should          (信守诺言). I wonder why be changed his idea. (promise)

75．If a woman with a very ugly hat asks you whether you like it,          (最好说), “Well, it certainly looks nice on you” than to say, “No, that is the ugliest hat I have ever scan.”

76．By the day of the dance he still            (没找到机会) to speak to her in the way he wanted. (find)

77．His younger sister teaches in a secondary school, in front of          (流淌着一条小河).(flow)

78．In recent years travel agencies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the further we go,

             (我们的假日就越好). (holiday)

79．        (他拒绝承认) his mistakes made the held teacher very angry. (refuse)

80．The professor was surprised to see some country people             (坐在后边) of the classroom. (seat)

-- The boy is tall enough _____ his age.

--Yes, I was much _____ when I was his age.

A. to; shorter      B. at; taller     C. at; shorter    D. for; shorter

With this letter I am sending you the photos for our wonderful holiday in China.