15．Today I want to introduce a writer Greg Mortenson to you，especially one of his works called Three Cups of Tea．It has been one of the best sellers．Why can it be so popular？
Greg Mortenson was born in the state of Minnesota and grew up near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania．Mortenson later became a nurse．He loved to climb K2in Pakistan，the second highest mountain in the world．One day，he failed to reach the top of K2，and he became separated from his climbing group on the way down．He was very tired，sick and lost．He had no food，water or shelter（住所）．
Mortenson reached a poor village called Korphe in the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan．The villagers had never seen a foreigner before．They provided food and a place for him．Mortenson became friends with the villagers and he wanted to see their school．But they had no school．
He promised（承諾） to return and build a school for the children of the village．This was not easy．He had to return to the United States，ask people for money，buy materials in Pakistan，send them to the village and build the school．But he finally carried out his promise after more than three years．That first school in Korphe was so successful that he decided to continue building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan．It turned out to be a great act．
Three cups of Tea is about many interesting people Mortenson met and the problems he faced．
I think he is really wonderful．He should be the pride（驕傲） of his country．

28．Three cups of tea isB．
A．a(chǎn) kind of drink        
B．a(chǎn) book
C．a(chǎn) kind of cup       
D．a(chǎn) programme
29．Greg Mortenson grew upC and his birth place wasC．
A．in Asia； Mount Kilimanjaro
B．in Africa； England
C．in Tanzania； the state of Minnesota
D．in Europe； Tanzania
30．The underlined words"turned out"meanA in Chinese．
A．證明
B．打開(kāi)  
C．出來(lái) 
D．解雇
31．Rearrange（重新排列） the things that happened to Greg Mortenson．A
a．He built a school for a poor village called Korphe．
b．He became a nurse．
c．He failed to reach the top of the second highest mountain in the world．
d．One of his works called Three Cups of Tea has been a best seller．
A．b-c-a-d    
B．d-c-a-b   
C．b-a-c-d  
D．d-b-c-a．

14．Regardless of age，shyness can have a negative impact on your life，（41）whichmay make you miss opportunities to make new friends．However，you can overcome it and get better when （42）using（use） the following methods．
Collect Conversation Topics．Being social （43）requires（require） you to at least have something to talk about-especially if you want to be able to start a conversation．Keep an eye on big news stories．（44）Ifyou spend a few minutes each day looking at headlines，you'll have something to share with friends or strangers．These can range from local or foreign events （45）to new movies and television shows．
Open Your Ears．You don't always have to be prepared with a fresh news story．Sometimes all you need to do is to be （46）agood listener．Ask a person questions like，"So what's your dream job？"or"What are your favorite （47）hobbies（hobby）？"Some people enjoy talking about （48）themselves（them），so don't be afraid to ask some basic questions．The conversation can be kept going （49）easier （easy） in this way．Besides，it will also help you get to know people．It is also strongly （50）suggested（suggest） that you should be prepared to answer a few questions about yourself in return．

13．Once upon a time，there were two little boys，Jack and Tom，who （61）were raised（raise） in an orphanage．Jack had always wished he could fly like a bird．And Tom，unable to walk properly，was （62）eager（eagerness） to walk and run like other children．
One day Jack came upon a park （63）wherehe saw Tom playing in the sandbox．He ran over to （64）him（he） and asked if he ever had wanted to fly like a bird．"No，"said Tom，"（65）butI have wondered what it would be like to walk and run like others．"
The two little boys played for （66）hours（hour）．Then a man came with a wheelchair to pick Tom up．Jack ran over to the man and whispered something （67）inhis ear．And then he ran over to Tom and said，"I wish I were able （68）to make（make） you walk and run．But I can't．However，there is something that I can do for you．"
Jack turned around and told Tom to slide up onto his back．He then began to run across the grass，（69）carrying（carry） Tom on His back．Soon the wind just whistled across the two little boy's faces．
Flapping （擺動(dòng)） his arms up and down in the wind，Tom yelled （70）cheerfully（cheerful），"I'M FLYING．I'M FLYING!"

12．When viewed from the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia，St．John's Church presents a picture of dignity and grace．This gray-stoned beauty surrounded by a park made a wonderful setting for the wedding my wife and I attended in Manayunk．
At the church，I ran into an old friend？Casper Barrata，who happened to be assigned to the Mass （彌撒）．Now 73，Casper was a brilliant and talented softball pitcher （投手） back in the Men's Leagues of Philadelphia in the mid-60s．I didn't recognize the now silver-haired fellow until my brother-in-law John Kay mentioned his name to me!After a very pleasant greeting and praising each other on how good the other was at playing the game back then，Casper asked if I remembered a letter of encouragement I had written to him back in 1964．It appeared that Casper fell on hard times pitching，as pitchers sometimes do，and he wasn'1pitching too well for a period of time．I didn't recall the letter，but he said，"Yes，I still have it，and I continue to read it anytime things aren't going too well．"He went on to say that he had read the letter many times over the past 40years，and the situation always seemed to improve．I was speechless!
He continued，"You don't remember？"I said，"Sadly，no，I don't．"But I did ask if I could have a copy of the letter．He said he would email it to me．After Casper finished work at Murphy's wedding，we met on the steps of the church．Casper came up to me and presented the letter．He lived a block away from the church and ran home to get it after the Mass．The envelope had faded and turned yellow，and so was the letter inside．That letter had to be nearly 50 years old．In simple terms，the letter read：
These hard times are temporary：Maintain your passion for the game．Never quit and you 911be back on top again shortly．Hang in there!
Casper Barrata once again became the best pitcher in the League and remained to be a thorn in our team's side every time he pitched against us．

25．Why did the author go to the church？C
A．To get married．
B．To hold a wedding．
C．To attend a wedding．
D．To meet his friend Casper Barrata．
26．What can be inferred from the text？C
A．The author once fell on hard times pitching．
B．The author once often worked for the Mass．
C．The author once was good at playing softball．
D．The author once taught Casper to play softball．
27．What does the underlined sentence show in Paragraph 2？D
A．The author was moved by Casper．
B．The author wasn't good at speaking．
C．The author admired Casper too much．
D．The author didn't recall the letter at all．
28．Why did Casper keep the letter for decades？B
A．The letter was sent by his best friend．
B．The letter inspired him in his sport career．
C．The letter was written by a softball pitcher．
D．The letter helped him recall something in the past．

11．Many people believe that they （61）are supposed（suppose） to drink eight glasses of water a day，or about two liters．Why？Because that is （62）what they have been told all their lives．（63）Buta new report offers some different advice．The experts say people should obey their bodies； they should drink as （64）muchwater as they feel like （65）drinking（drink）．
The report contains some general!（66）suggestions（suggest）．The experts say that women should get about 2.7 liters of water daily．Men should get about 3.7 liters．But wait，in each case，that is more than eight glasses．There is（67）an important difference．The report does not tell people how many glasses of water to drink．（68）In fact，the experts say that it may be （69）impossible（possible） to know how many glasses are needed to meet these guidelines．This is because the daily requirement can include the water （70）contained （contain） in foods．

10．I became a gardener when I was twelve．My early intension of （41）Cmay not have originated from my love for nature．I was to （42）D my parents．
At that time，we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood．But my mother often looked with （43）Aat this work of natural art．Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her，"something else to （44）C!"Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening，my father even thought it a waste of time．
At that age，I always did something （45）D to whatever my parents did!If gardening were something they found （46）C，I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily （西合花） seeds in the yard．Bui they failed to （47）A．I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses．Wild （48）B joy，I found the first rose bloom （開(kāi)花）．One by one，the flowers bloomed their heads off．（49）D，I was touched by this land of wonder．
（50）B，my parents showed no interest in my garden．My father even （51）Aat me because he found it was （52）B to move around my garden to the driveway．To my mother's （53）B，I put in her vase my real roses which，in her eyes，were simply weeds （54）C flowers．
Regardless of their （55）A，I kept on planting my garden and （56）C to enjoy the pleasure of gardening．Plants make such good companions：they breathe，they bloom，they （57）C to care and love．
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to （58）D my parents．Today I become known as Mrs．Greenthumbs，teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very （59）A．And now I could say it is my （60）D for nature that makes me a real gardener．

41．A．memorizing	B．dreaming	C．gardening	D．designing
42．A．please	B．change	C．help	D．a(chǎn)nnoy
43．A．doubt	B．a(chǎn)ppreciation	C．surprise	D．excitement
44．A．collect up	B．care about	C．clean up	D．come in
45．A．equal	B．similar	C．superior	D．opposite
46．A．painful	B．valuable	C．upsetting	D．interesting
47．A．come up	B．break out	C．hold on	D．get through
48．A．to	B．with	C．in	D．by
49．A．Luckily	B．Cheerfully	C．Regularly	D．Eventually
50．A．Instead	B．However	C．Therefore	D．Besides
51．A．shouted	B．laughed	C．glanced	D．jumped
52．A．convenient	B．troublesome	C．enjoyable	D．dangerous
53．A．sadness	B．displeasure	C．delight	D．relief
54．A．other than	B．more than	C．rather than	D．less than
55．A．dislike	B．encouragement	C．threat	D．suggestion
56．A．decided	B．stopped	C．continued	D．struggled
57．A．devote	B．turn	C．respond	D．lead
58．A．defeat	B．satisfy	C．respect	D．challenge
59．A．proud	B．comfortable	C．strange	D．disappointed
60．A．memory	B．surprise	C．hatred	D．a(chǎn)ffection

9．She looks like any other schoolgirl，fresh-faced and full of life．Sarah Thomas is forward to challenge of her new A-level course．But unlike school friends，16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term（61）resting  （rest）．Instead，she is earning $6500a day as（62）a model in New York．
Sarah（63）has been told/was told （tell） that she could be Britain's new supermodel，earning a million dollars in the new year．Her father Peter，44，wants her to give up school to model full-time But Sarah，（64）who  has taken part in shows along with top models，wants （65）to prove  （prove） that she has brain as well as beauty．She is determined to carry on with her（66）education  （educate）．
She has turned down several （67）invitation  （invitation） to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies After school she plans to take a year off to model full time before going to university to get a degree（68）in engineering or architecture．
Sarah says，"My dad thinks I should take the offer now．But at the moment，school （69）comes  （come） first．I don't want to get too absorbed modeling．It is （70）certainly  （certain） fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal．I don't want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can't model my more．"

8．One afternoon after work，I picked my children up from school．When we arrived home，I found the lock of the house was（36）B by something．I went around the house trying to find a window left（37）C．No luck．So I broke the glass of one window and went in．Oh，my God，everything was（38）A．As it turned out，the"friend"whom I （39）D  the house with took everything away．I had 11 dollars（40）B me and the payday was three days away．I knew（41）C  people in town．What's worse，the owner phoned （42）D the house had been rented already．
We were homeless．I explained the situation to my girls trying to（43）B  them．During this time，a"street person"was（44）D nearby．I hadn't paid much attention to him，（45）C  I was used to"seeing"these people．We were sitting around a picnic table in the park when suddenly I heard a voice saying"Ma'am，please excuse me，but I overheard （無(wú)意間聽(tīng)到） the（46）C  you are in，me and my fellows raised some（47）A for you．It's not much，but maybe it'll（48）A  a little．"I looked up at this man，（49）C．in rags，but with the face of an angel．I started crying．The man tried to hand me something like $30，probably a big （50）D  to him and his friends．I refused the money and hugged him as （51）D  as I could．
I will never （52）B that day，when God showed me what true （53）A  meant．That was the day，I saw the face of a（n）（54）C and it forever （55）A  the way I view others．

36．A．repaired	B．blocked	C．fixed	D．stolen
37．A．new	B．clean	C．open	D．bright
38．A．gone	B．sold	C．destroyed	D．burned
39．A．decorated	B．built	C．bought	D．shared
40．A．to	B．on	C．for	D．in
41．A．several	B．local	C．few	D．kind
42．A．a(chǎn)nswering	B．complaining	C．a(chǎn)sking	D．saying
43．A．inspire	B．comfort	C．discourage	D．disappoint
44．A．sleeping	B shouting	C．passing	D wandering
45．A．while	B．when	C．a(chǎn)s	D．though
46．A．position	B．vacation	C．situation	D．location
47．A．money	B．food	C．luggage	D．drink
48．A．help	B．save	C．function	D．manage
49．A．ugly	B．polite	C．dirty	D．crazy
50．A．surprise	B．present	C．bless	D．fortune
51．A．stiffly	B．briefly	C．long	D．close
52．A．experience	B．forget	C．understand	D．observe
53．A．generosity	B．effort	C．friendship	D．value
54．A．God	B．stranger	C．a(chǎn)ngel	D．friend
55．A．changed	B．directed	C．stopped	D．made

7．Welcome to Futuroscope．Everything here is developed by（72）using（use）advanced technology．It provides（73）completely  （complete）new experiences for you．You can get close（74）toparts of the world you've never experienced．
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6．作為學(xué)生，你不能看不起那些知道的比你少的同學(xué)．
As a student you shouldn'tlookdownupon/onthe classmates who know less than you．