31、1. 尽管我学习不好，但我从未放弃过。

___________I didn’t do well in my lessons, I _________ gave up.

2. 鲍勃将跳远的世界纪录保持了多久？

    How long did Bob __________ the world __________ in the long jump?

3. 听到那悲伤的消息，他忍不住哭了。

He couldn’t ________ ________ when he heard the sad news.

4. 当我到达火车站时火车已经开走了。

The train ________ ________ when I got to the train station.

5. 如果每个人都能为保护环境做出自己的贡献，这个世界将变得更加美好。

    The world will become much more beautiful if everyone ________ a contribution to ________ the environment.

30、Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit （赢利的） organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.

You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.

“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” Said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.

If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.activol.com.

1. When do the volunteers help others?

A. In their spare time.     B. At weekends      C. On weekdays.      D. In the evenings.

2. _____ can be a volunteer.

A. Children            B. Old women      C. Anyone aged 12-70     D. Young people

3. Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.

A. money              B. computers         C. everything        D. nothing

4. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ______.

A. animals             B. children           C. computers        D. older people

5. We can read such a passage ______.

A. in a newspaper       B. in a storybook      C. in a picture book   D. in a textbook

29、The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转） of the earth. At the equator（赤道） day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 in the morning and sets at 6 in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜） toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球） gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than night. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1. When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ______.

A. both day and night      B. day             C. neither day nor night       D. night

2. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ______ of the earth.

A. the pushing           B. the pulling        C. the spinning        D. the passing

3. At the equator day is as long as night ______.

A. sometimes            B. never            C. usually             D. always

4. When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets _____ sunlight.

A. less                  B. more             C. all                 D. no

5. When it is winter in China, ______.

A. the USA is tilted toward the sun           B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun      D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

27、

1．A person with __________ of experience is needed to head the bank．

A．at least two years                                    B．twenty-five years

C．three to six years                                    D．more than five years

2．You should work for __________ if you become an editor of the magazine．

A．just nine hours a day                               B．no less than nine hours a day                  C．about ten hours a day  D．less than 25 hours a week

3．If you want to be a teacher, you can __________ for more information．

A．call 567-1243                                        B．mail to <newbank@gol．com>

C．phone 432-3745                                     D．write to P．O．Box 213, Fairview

4．You need to have the experience of directing different activities to __________．

A．be an editor of the music magazine           B．head a bank branch of Town Bank

C．teach English in Language Centre             D．work as a nurse in Child Care Centre

5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Child Care Centre doesn’t provide care for children of all ages．

B．Teachers are wanted to teach English in the Language Centre．

C．One with computer skills will be preferred to head the bank．

D．Your own information is available for the position of the editor．

26、My parents taught me not to waste food．My mom always found ways to make leftovers （剩余食物） taste good．I went to Ilan to learn about some of their special foods．As I was there, I learned about the food and the history of the area．I learned that they don’t waste food, either, and they use leftovers!

    Many years ago, there was not enough food for everyone．People learned to cook and eat almost everything．They had to think of ways to make special dishes．One of these dishes is kao zha．It’s made with leftovers like meat, soup, oil and fat．That might not sound very good, but it does taste good．Today, kao zha is a special dish at big banquets （宴会）．

    Another famous dish is called zao bing．It’s made with fruit, meat and other things．I really liked it! But I didn’t want to eat too much．It has a lot of fat in it．

    I smelled something burning and I saw smoke, so I found another special food of the Ilan area_─duck meat．The duck meat is put in a big oven （炉子） to cook it．Smoke keeps the meat fresh．I don’t usually eat meat, but this duck meat was delicious! It tasted sweet．

Ilan is a great place with delicious food．I hope I can come back again!

1．The writer learns from her parents __________．

A．not to eat leftovers                                B．to eat good food      

C．not to waste food                                  D．to make good food

2．She finds that people in Ilan __________．

A．always waste food                             B．don’t use leftovers          

C．don’t have enough food                         D．can cook special food

3．Kao zha is a good dish that is made with __________．

A．fruit, meat and other things                     B．fresh and sweet duck meat

C．some different leftovers                      D．meat, soup and fruit

4．There are __________ kinds of special foods mentioned in the passage．

A．two                      B．three                  C．four                     D．five

5．From the passage, we know that __________．

A．there was not enough food in Ilan long ago

B．leftovers can’t be used to cook delicious food

C．zao bing is a famous dish without any fat in it

D．the writer is interested in very big banquets

25、Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don’t really hate them．But you get really angry every time you think of them．If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness （痛苦）．

Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive （原谅） someone who has hurt us or made us angry．Someone might say or do something that hurts us．But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside．Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow．We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing （指责） him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves．

Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members．No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long．

If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it．

l    Accept it

Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it．See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it．

l    Stop making excuses for it

You may feel you have a right to be angry．You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong．You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad．But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person．The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life．

l    Forgive and forget it

You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind．But you can decide to forgive the other person．Forget it and move on．You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind． 

1．According to the passage, we might get angry when someone __________．

A．holds us back        B．forgets us             C．doesn’t like us        D．does hurt us

2．Bitterness comes from __________．

A．our health problems like heart disease

B．the anger that lives deep inside our mind

C．the person who says something that hurts us

D．our relationships with friends and family members 

3．The underlined word “deny” in the passage means “__________”．

A．误解                    B．否认                  C．疏远                     D．减轻

4．The best way to deal with the bitterness is to __________．

A．make the person who hurts us look bad

B．hate the person who hurts us very often  

C．accept that you are hurting the other person

D．forgive the person who hurts us and forget it

5．What can we learn from the passage?

A．We should enjoy someone who hurts us．

B．We should pay more attention to our friends．

C．The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself．

D．It’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person．