19．The International Voluntary Service runs a number of Youth Exchanges throughout the year．Youth Exchanges give small groups of 4-5young people the opportunity to take part in volunteering trips abroad for an average of two weeks．These young people are joined by 4-5young people from 3-4other nationalities and are a wonderful intercultural experience in a safe environment．
Youth Exchange 1
Location：Ireland
Other nationalities：Ireland，Spain，Italy，Hungary
Theme：Focuses on the topic of community reconstruction and community activities-exploring how local problems facing our communities are connected to global issues．The group will also learn about the eco-village as an example of a community．
Youth Exchange 2
Location：France
Other nationalities：Bulgaria，Italy，France
Theme：Organic gardening & continual living．This project will take place in a natural park，where the group will take part in gardening activities and games about continuous development．
Youth Exchange 3
Location：Macedonia
Other nationalities：Serbia，Turkey，Ireland
Theme：Promote social activities and motivate personal development of young people through sports and outdoor activities．It is a tool to help growth of young people with fewer opportunities．
Youth Exchange 4
Location：Italy
Other nationalities：Italy，Bulgaria，Greece
Theme：A social-environmental project that intends to promote social development，regarded as a process of civil rights and active citizenship．Over 10 days，the group will participate in activities to raise awareness about the effect of our behavior on the environment．
21．What do you focus on when travelling in France？B
A．Civil rights                
B．Gardening work．
C．Developing social activities．
D．Rebuilding communities
22．If you are interested in protecting the environment，you can take part inD．
A．Youth Exchange 1        
B．Youth Exchange 2
C．Youth Exchange 3     
D．Youth Exchange 4
23．Which nationality are Youth Exchanges most popular with？A
A．Italy    B．Spain．C．Ireland    D．France．

18．When I was about twelve，I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family．It was winter，and on that particular night，the wind was really blowing．As my mom and I headed towards the restaurant from our car，a girl about my age and her mother came up to us．They asked if we had any spare change．My mom immediately asked where they kept their things．They pointed to an old car in a parking across the street．The girl said there were six of them living in that car，which was the same size as my own family．
My mom said she had something to do after handing the people a few dollars．She sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my three siblings（兄弟姐妹）．But she didn't come．
Later，I found out she had gone home and practically emptied our cupboards into a few bags．Then，she brought that food over to the car and handed the bags to the family．I wasn't there when that part happened，but I can only imagine the joy it brought to their faces．
A few days later，when I actually found out about what she had done，I asked her why she helped those people．She told me that they were not lucky．I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for change； she was the same age as me，yet we looked so different．
Here I stood，dressed in almost new clothes，headed to dine in a restaurant and then back home to the bedroom I shared with my younger sister．I remember thinking that the girl didn't have any food to eat and that she was heading back to a cold car shared with five other people．After painting this picture in my mind，I understood why my mom had done what she did．I will never forget what she did that night，and how she taught me one of the best lessons I ever learned．
33．Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph？A
A．The girl's family lived a hard life．
B．The author was happy to go to a restaurant．
C．The girl's family lived in an old house．
D．There were more members in the author's family than in the girl's．
34．How did the author feel when she knew what her mother had done？A
A．She should value what she had．
B．Her mother shouldn't help the strangers．
C．She must work hard to reward her mother．
D．She was unlucky to have such living conditions．
35．What is the best title of the passage？D
A．How to support the poor family          
B．A friend in need is a friend in deed
C．The hard life of a little girl's family       
D．A lesson in kindness from my mum．

17．I look in the mirror，and I'm not happy with what I see．I don't have a"perfect"face．I look in the magazines and all I see are girls with fair hair，blue eyes，and，of course，a pretty little nose．They're on the outside of the buses that I take home，the television programs I watch，and the billboards（广告牌）I walk under．Almost every advertisement I see shows this human physical"perfection"．These billboards not only tell me what to drink，but also how to look．
    Our society places more importance on a person's physical beauty，rather than their ability，honesty and character．We have influenced women to go through painful surgeries（手术）and starve themselves to become this society-built physical model．To be a beautiful woman in the 21st century doesn't mean that you are a brilliant doctor or caring mother．It means you have the perfect jaw，eyes and lips．It means that you can be six feet tall and weigh one hundred and ten pounds．
But what about the women who are starting to leave their youth？Instead of looking at aging as a sign of wisdom，we try to prevent the aging process （过程）．It's a kind of funny thing to want to look eighteen when fifty．Fifty is a relaxed age，when you can step back and look at all you've achieved（successfully complete something）．It is when your hard work pays off．Unfortunately，our society just sees you as"old"．To stop the aging process，women buy wrinkle（皱纹）creams，do eye lifts and face lifts．They spend thousands of dollars to win the hopeless battle against age．
    I remember when I was about thirteen years old and going through teens，I had oily hair，and a half develo ped body．I hated the way I looked．I used to cry to my mother all the time，but she would just laugh and tell me that"you don't want anyone to like your appearance．It's your heart that is important，because beauty fades（消逝）．"I knew that she was right．If you work on your heart enough，people will start to see the beauty in you，which lasts and remains on even after you die．
25．The main idea of the first paragraph is thatC．
A．the author doesn't have a perfect face
B．women have to look beautiful
C．photos of beautiful girls can be seen everywhere
D．there are too many beauties in daily life
26．What's the author's attitude towards being"old"？B
A．It's a pity that people have to get old．
B．It's a fruitful and wise time．
C．It's stupid to try to stay young．
D．It's a pity that society looks down upon the old．
27．It isDthat regard（s） the physical beauty as more important．
A．women themselves                    
B．the author's parents
C．newspapers and magazines                
D．society
28．What's the author's opinion about beauty？C
A．The author doesn't like the beauties our society values．
B．It is not important whether a person looks beautiful or not．
C．It is a person's heart and inner qualities that are important rather than the physical beauty．
D．The author feels appearance is important to a person．

16．The pen is more powerful than the sword．There have been many writers who use their pens to write things that were wrong．Mrs．Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them．
     She was born in the U．S．A．in 1811．One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world，and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the slaves．The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861，in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won．
     This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin．There was a time when every English-speaking man，woman，and child had read this novel that did so much to stop slavery．Not many people read it today，but it is still very interesting．The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse（唤起） people's sympathies．The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave．The Southern Americans were very angry at the book，which they said did not at all represent the true state of affairs，but the Northern Americans were widely excited over it，and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free．
21．Mrs．Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous for．C
A．she was a kind wife 
B．she was a very heartedly person
C．one of her books
D．she worked for the war
22．From the passage we can knowD
A．Whether win or not doesn't matter．
B．We don't know which side will win．
C．The Southern States finally won．
D．The Northern States finally won．
23．What can we learn from the passage？A
A．We must understand the importance of literature and art．
B．No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin．
C．We needn't use weapons to fight things that are wrong．
D．A writer is more helpful in war than a soldier．

15．A couple from Minneapolis，in the north，decided to go to Florida，in the south，for a long weekend during one particularly icy cold winter．They both had jobs，and had（41）cmanaging their travel schedules （日程安排）．It was decided the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday，and his wife would（42）Dhim the next day．Upon arriving as（43）A，the husband checked into the（44）B．There he decided to（45）Dhis laptop （computer） and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis．However，he（46）Aleft off one letter in her（47）Dand sent the e-mail without （48）C his error．
In the（49）D，in Houston，a lady had just returned from her husband's burial service（葬礼）．He was a minister （牧师）of many years who had been"called home to glory"（died and gone to report in heaven）because of a heart（50）B．The lady checked her e-mail，（51）Dmessages from family and friends．Upon （52）Bthe first message，she was so shocked as to fall to the floor．The lady's son（53）Ainto the room，found his mother on the floor and saw the computer （54）Cwhich read：
To：My （55）AWife．From：Your（56）DHusband   Subject：I've arrived!
I've just （57）Cand have been checked （58）B．I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow．Looking forward to seeing you then．Hope your（59）Bis as uneventful （平安的） as mine was．P．S．Sure is  （60）Adown here．

41．A．confidence	B．argument	C．difficulty	D．doubt
42．A．visit	B．detect	C．track	D．follow
43．A．planned	B．aimed	C．meant	D．programmed
44．A．office	B．hotel	C．airport	D．station
45．A．set	B．begin	C．show	D．open
46．A．accidentally	B．willingly	C．purposely	D．aimlessly
47．A．article	B．sentence	C．letter	D．address
48．A．looking at	B．watching out	C．noticing	D．observing
49．A．absence	B．course	C．case	D．meantime
50．A．blow	B．attack	C．knock	D．strike
51．A．hearing	B．typing	C．hoping	D．expecting
52．A．taking	B．reading	C．staring	D．bringing
53．A．rushed	B．charged	C．hurried	D．walked
54．A．window	B．keyboard	C．screen	D．mouse
55．A．Loving	B．Living	C．Brave	D．Poor
56．A．Disappeared	B．Deserted	C．Dead	D．Departed
57．A．gone	B．died	C．arrived	D．left
58．A．over	B．in	C．back	D．out
59．A．journey	B．arrangement	C．voyage	D．adventure
60．A．quiet	B．hot	C．new	D．sad

14．If English means endless new words，difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation，you are wrong．Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language？
According to a new study by a British university，learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power．Researchers found that learning other lan guages changes grey matter．This is the area of the brain which processes information．It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles．
The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language．A team led by Dr．Andrea Mechelli，from University College London，took a group of Britons who only spoke English．They were compared with a group of"early bilinguals"who had learnt a second language before the age of five，as well as a number of later learners．
Scans showed that grey matter density （密度） in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language．But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language，the smaller the difference．
"Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language，"said the scientists．It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn．
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales，has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills．"Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible （灵活的），"he said．"You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas．"
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four．Reading，writing，and comprehension were all tested．The results showed that the younger they started to learn，the better．"Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world，"explained the scientists．
32．The main subject talked about in this passage isC．
A．science on learning a second language    
B．man's ability of learning a second language
C．that language can help brain power       
D．language learning and maths study
33．The underlined word"bilingual"probably meansC．
A．a researcher on language learning        
B．a second language learner
C．a person who can speak two languages    
D．an active language learner
34．We may know from the scientific findings thatA．
A．the earlier you start to learn a second language，the higher the grey matter density is
B．there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn't know a second language
C．the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people's brain
D．the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time
35．In the last two paragraphs，the author wants to tell us thatB．
A．learning a second language is the same as studying maths
B．early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects
C．Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
D．you'd better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language．

13．A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and stayed with his wife at（1）thebest hotel there．One night，he went out for a walk alone．It was late and the small street was dark and quiet．（2）Suddenly（sudden） he felt someone behind him．He turned his head and saw an Italian young man （3）who/thatwalked past him quickly．The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman found that his watch（4）was gone（go）．He thought that it（5）mustbe the Italian who had taken his watch．He decided（6）to follow（follow） him and get back the watch．
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian．（7）Neitherof them understood the other's language．The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist （拳头） while（8）pointing（point） at the Italian's watch．In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman．
When he returned to the hotel，the Frenchman told his wife（9）whathad happened．He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table．Now he realized that he had robbed the watch（10）bymistake．

12．W：What do you think of studying abroad？
M：I think it is a great idea．Studying abroad will offer you plenty of new （61）opportunities（opportunity）．
Are you planning on going abroad？
W：Yes，I hope so．I（62）am studying （study） for my IELTS（雅思）now．
M：Which country do you want to go to？
W：I'd to study in the UK，but it's really expensive．
M：Have you applied any schools there？
W：I received a conditional offer（63）from Oxford University a few days ago．
M：Congratulations!What do you have to do get an unconditional offer？
W：I have to get（64）an IELTS score of 7.5overall．Do you think I can do that？
M：If you study hard，I don't see why you shouldn't．Have you received any other offers？
W：I was accepted into Yale University（65）and  Sydney University，too．
M：If you are worry about money，the cost of living is lowest in America．（66）However，if you go to Oxford University，you'll （67）probably （probable） be able to get any job you want in the future．
W：I just can't decide （68）whereto go．It's not an easy decision（69）to make （make）．
M：If I were you，I （70）would apply for some scholarships．Whatever you do，I know you'll succeed．

11．Haikou：A shark was killed after being dragged to shore at Yalong Berth beach in Sanya，South China's Hainan Province，on Sunday afternoon．
It was the first time a shark had been caught in the beach area，a popular tourist site in Hainan．
Local fishermen said they caught the 3-meter-long，l-ton shark by chance when they were fishing in sea water 1，000metres deep near the beach．
Police temporarily protected the shark while oceanographers（海洋学家） decided whether it was a species belonging to State protection．
Fishermen later killed and sold the shark after oceanographers confirmed  that it was a whale shark and therefore not under State protection．
The shark was believed to have drifted（漂移）into the area from the deep sea due to strong waves caused last week by Typhoon Imbudo．It had no open injuries but experts said they believed it suffered from internal bleeding．
Local police officer Fu Chenggeng said beachgoers should not feel threatened by sharks because the fish never attack human beings on their own initiative（主动）．Fu said he had never heard of any shark attacks at the Sanya beach since he first started work there eight years ago．
However，police said they will improve the security system to safeguard tourists'safety on the beach．

21．A possible title of the article should beD．
A．Tourists in Danger
B．Killing Whale Shark
C．Whale Shark in Danger
D．Shark Caught in Beach Area
22．From the article it can be learnedB．
A．the shark was caught because of obvious injuries
B．typhoon Imbudo may have brought the shark to the area
C．the number of the whale shark may be small
D．it's not unusual to see a shark on the beach
23．The underlined word"confirmed"probably meansD．
A．said             B．believed
C．thought          D．made sure．

10．To our great rrelief，the children all arrived home safely．