Born in a fishing village in Japan, Fujiyama, 25, recalls a childhood dominated by health concerns. Doctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and “they didn’t think I had a lot longer to live”. But during a later visit to the doctor, his family learned the hole had closed. “Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid,” Fujiyama says. “And I had a second chance.”
During his second year at the University of Mary Washington, he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he saw—barefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets. Fujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chance.
Today, his organization, Students Helping Honduras, brings education and community projects to children and families in need.
He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs. “When I had my very first meeting, only two people showed up,” he says. “I knew I had to keep fighting.” He persuaded his younger sister, Cosmo, to join the cause. “She’s dynamite,.” He says. “When she talks in front of a crowd, she can move mountains. Knowing that she was behind it, I knew I could do anything.” Since 2006, the siblings’ organization has grown to 25 campuses and raised more than $750,000 to fund projects, including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college.
Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization. They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help building houses. While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras working alongside volunteers, he spends a large portion of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds. Cosmo Fujiyama, 23, lives in Honduras full time to coordinate（协调）the group’s building efforts on the ground.
Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to build a new village. Many of the families lost their belongings in Hurricane Mitch in 1998. A lot of them didn’t have access to clean water or health care, and they didn’t have a school. Fujiyama’s group helped build 44 homes in the village named “Sunshine Village”. The organization is also raising funds to build a water tower, an eco-friendly sanitation system and a library.

1. 1.

   At the beginning of his organization, ________.

   1. A.
      Fujiyama was supported by many friends
   2. B.
      things didn’t go on smoothly
   3. C.
      Fujiyama had little idea of Honduras
   4. D.
      many famous people joined in
2. 2.

   We can infer that Fujiyama is a _______ man.

   1. A.
      diligent
   2. B.
      mean
   3. C.
      sympathetic
   4. D.
      cheerful
3. 3.

   The underlined word “siblings’ ” can be replaced by __________.

   1. A.
      brothers’
   2. B.
      brother and sister’s
   3. C.
      friends’
   4. D.
      couple’s
4. 4.

   Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Help the people in need
   2. B.
      Students lend a hand in America
   3. C.
      Fujiyama helps build “Sunshine Village”
   4. D.
      Fujiyama gives poor people in Honduras a second chance

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语句子，用括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.But for his help, we．                  the program in time．（finish）

要是没有他的帮忙，我们就不可能按时完成这个项目了

2.With          he didn't know what to do next．（arise）

随着很多问题的出现，他不知道下一步该做什么了。

3.              before we take the college entrance examination．（be）

要不了多久我们就要参加高考了。

4.He                   aloud in the study when he heard his father open the door．（pretend）

当他听到爸爸的开门声，他假装在书房大声读书。

5.Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble                       the History Museum． （find）

他在这个城市已经呆了一段时间，因此毫不费力就找到了去历史博物馆的路。

6.So           with my work that I haven't had time for social activities．（occupy）

我一直忙于学习，以至于没有时间去参加社交活动。

7.When we went shopping last week, Mary spent            as I did．（much）

我们上周去购物的时候，玛丽花掉的钱只有我花掉的一半。

8.Now that she is out of work, Lucy           to school, but she hasn't decided yet．（consider）

因为Lucy失业了，她一直在考虑重回学校，但还没最后决定。

9.Charlie Chaplin made the people laugh at a time            so they could feel more content with their lives．（depress）

在人们感到沮丧的时候，卓别林可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。

10.It was more important to me to know how  people thought, because that gave me insight into the way                       .（ work ）

对我来说更重要的是去了解人们的想法是怎样产生的，因为这能让我洞察到与他们最好的合作方式。

Jim and Mary were both patiences in a Mental Hospital. One day because they were walking by the hospital swimming pool, Jim suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom. Mary promptly, jumped in save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled Jim out.

  When the medical director became aware at Mary heroic act he immediately reviewed her file and called her into his office. “Mary, I have a good news and bad news. The good news is you’re being discharged because since you were able to jump in and save the life of other patient, I think you’ve regained your senses. The bad news is Jim, the patient you saved him, hung himself with his bathrobe belt in the bathroom, he is died.”

   Mary replied, “He didn’t hang himself, I hang him up to dry.”

D

Zach drove over to Mary’s place. She would be his wife soon. She was in China, visiting her parents. Her son Bradley hadn’t gone with her. Bradley was a junior in high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had known Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to get along well with Bradley.

When Zach arrived, he asked if Bradley wanted to drive his car. Bradley had a driver’s license. Bradley said all right. Zach told him not to drive fast, but that he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley got on the road. Zach gave Bradley a few driving tips: Don’t drive next to big trucks, because you never know when they might crush(碾压) you. Don’t drive behind trucks filled with things, because you never know when something in the truck will fly out and hit your car.

On their way back, Zach suggested that they stop at the golf course. He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. Bradley wasn’t interested. He preferred his video games. But Bradley soon discovered that golf was fun! He hit a lot of balls. Zach told him that he was doing well. The next day Bradley, for the first time ever, called Zach. He had a few blisters(水疱) on his hands. Zach said that usually happened. Then Bradley asked if Zach would come next Saturday so they could take a drive and hit golf balls again. Zach said, of course, and felt happy.

53. The best title(题目) for the text might be “________”.

A. You are not my dad, but I begin to love you!   B. I begin to love you, my son!

C. You can do better, boy!                    D. Do you love me, dad?

54. Zach let Bradley drive his car because ________.

A. he wanted to teach Bradley how to drive    B. he wanted to take Bradley to the golf course

C. he wanted to go to see Mary             D. he wanted to get on well with Bradley

55. At first, Bradley liked ________ better than golf.

A. driving             B. video games        C. his lessons       D. a driver’s license

56. The next day, Bradley telephoned mainly to ________.

A. ask Zach to teach him to drive              B. ask Zach to see his mother Mary

C. show Zach his friendliness                 D. invite Zach to the golf course

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　　For nearly half a century, Mary Lasker, who died last week at 93, was America's leading crusader (社会活动参与者) against cancer. Yet much of the money she used to fight the disease came from a product which is now considered as a cancer cause—the cigarette.

　　Her fortune first took shape in 1992 when advertising genius Albert Lasker was trying to raise American Tobacco Co. sales.“Get women to smoke”, a friend suggested,“and you'll double your market.”Lakser hired actresses and opera singers to support Lasker Strikes. For women worried about extra pounds, he coined the word,“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet.”Lucky Strike sales increased 312 percent in a year.

　　By the time he met Mary Woodard in 1939, Lasker was one of America's richest men, thanks to Luckier and ads that brought in orange juice, facial tissue and sanitary napkins.“What do you want most out of life?”he asked her. She replied,“To help to develop the research in cancer, tuberculosis (结核病) and the major diseases.”They got married, and in 1942 she persuaded him to retire and devote his time and money to philanthropy (慈善业), especially medical research, which then had little private funding (利息) and almost not any support from the government.

　　Albert's 1952 cancer death left Mary with one goal: a cancer cure. She sold off several painting—Matisses, Renoirs and Van Goghs—and gave the money to researchers. For ten years, she managed to persuade to give a high position to the National Institutes of Health. Result: NIT's funding rises quickly from $ 2.4 million in 1954 to nearly $ 11 billion in 1994. Richard Nixon, moved and encouraged by Lasker, declared a $ 100 million“War on cancer”and promised a cancer vaccine (疫苗) by 1976. That proved a different goal, but research has scored advances against several cancers. And Mary Lasker's advice remains a laboratory watchword:“If there are no leads, let us make them.”

1．The words“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet”were coined by Albert Lasker for the purpose of ________.

[　　]

A．tempting(劝诱)women to smoke so as to lose weight

B．persuading women not to eat sweets

C．telling women to smoke Lucky Strikes only

D．advertising Lucky Strikes

2．Albert gained his fortune by ________.

[　　]

A．selling orange juice

B．producing facial tissue and napkins

C．running tobacco businesses

D．none of the above

3．The money Mary used to fight cancer was from ________.

[　　]

A．The Lucky Strikes Co.

B．the government

C．her husband

D．her parents

4．Mary Lasker died ________.

[　　]

A．of cancer

B．from poverty

C．of T. B.

D．not mentioned in the passage