Eleven-year-old Evan Green doesn’t want to save just one tree－he wants to save a whole rainforest!
In the Redwood City, Calif., a boy started a group called the Red Dragon Conservation Team four years ago to do just that. So far, the team’s members have raised $4,500. That’s enough to purchase and protect more than 16 acres of rainforest in Costa Rica through the Center for Ecosystem survival.
Every year, thousands of square miles of rainforest are destroyed worldwide. Logging（伐木）and farming are mostly likely to blame, scientists say. The loss is terrible news for animals and people. Even though rainforests cover less than 2 percent of the earth, they are home to half the world’s plants and animals. Rainforests also provide water and help control the earth’s climate.
Evan’s work to save the rainforests recently earned him a Barron prize for Young Heroes. The prizes are given to children or teenagers who have made a positive difference in the world. Evan’s goal is “to save enough rainforests to last forever”. He won’t have to do it alone. His actions have already inspired other kids to chip in. One girl asked for donations instead of presents on her birthday. She raised $850. Other kids are starting their own conservation teams.
Evan says everyone can help the planet－even by taking small steps such as recycling. He and his family try to make a difference every day. “We recycle, we try to limit our garbage… we’ve been walking a little more, and we buy local food,” Evan said.
48. How much does it cost to buy and protect an acre of rainforest in Costa Rica?
A. About $4,500. B. About $850. C. About $280. D. About $1,000.
49. The underlined phrase “chip in” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.
A. look at B. contribute money
C. ask for birthday presents D. donate gifts
50. What Evan said in the last paragraph suggests that _________.
A. we can all do something to protect the earth
B. actions speak louder than words
C. we should learn to recycle from now on
51. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Evan Green-a famous teenager B. The Red Dragon Conservation Team
C. Rainforests are being destroyed D. Boy gathers support for rainforests
第三部分阅读理解（共两节，有16小题，满分32分）
第一节：阅读下面短文并做每篇后面的题目。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（本节有11小题；每小题2分，共22分）
A quarrel at home may result in you falling ill. Don’t laugh, it’s true. Family matters including living habits and even the way we speak have a big effect on our health, doctors say.
Wang Xiaoyu, a Senior 2 girl from Xichang, Sichuan Province, fainted (晕倒) in class when she heard her classmates quarrel at the top of their voices. Quarrels between her parents also put the girl into a coma. It is because she is suffering from depression (抑郁症), caused by bad relations at home, doctors explained.
“We don’t get sick or stay well by ourselves,” says Dr Robert Ferrer from the US. Ferrer shows that family forces may explain up to a quarter of health problems, in his recent research.
The genes you get from your family may cause illness. If one of your parents has a heart attack, your risk of being affected may double. But effects on health are not only written in our DNA.
Unrelated people who live under the same roof also get similar problems. Diet, lifestyle and environment affect our health, too.
Ferrer’s research also found that if teenagers feel they are ignored or unimportant at home they are more likely to get sick.
We may never fully understand all the effects that families have on our health. But just as individual (个别的) problems can have effects on others, a small improvement can have big benefits, Ferrer said.
45. Which of the following can best explain why Wang Xiaoyu fainted in class?
A. Because her classmates often quarreled in class.
B. Because her parents used to quarrel.
C. Because of her depression caused by bad family relations.
D. Because her classmates shouted loudly at her.
46. According to Dr Ferrer, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. We get sick or stay well by ourselves.
B. Only the genes we get from our family have a big effect on our health.
C. Our health has nothing to do with diet, lifestyle and environment.
D. Teenagers who are ignored at home get sick more easily than those who are not.
47. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Family relations. B. The reasons why we get sick.
C. Happy family makes you healthy. D. A research about teenagers’ health.
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从24 -- 44各题所给的四个选项（A﹑B﹑C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.
--- Winston Churchill
I am willing to 25 this saying. I have been 26 at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go 27 I would get praise for entertaining children at the 28 . After giving my time for two months, my 29 changed completely.
When I first 30 into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very 31 that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became 32 for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to 33 me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their 34 faces as well. They were always enthusiastic about 35 . My heart warmed every time I heard their 36 voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt 37 and irreplaceable. (不可替代的).
As I look back, I see the 38 that these special children have had on me. It is because of them that I have 39 a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to 40 on many different floors besides the waiting room 41 I started. The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time. 42 their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a(n) 43 smile. I feel renewed after spending a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 44 than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.
25. A. know B. believe C. respect D. understand
26. A. livinging B. studying C. staying D. volunteering
27. A. unless B. until C. after D. because
28. A. hospital B. school C. room D. building
29. A. plan B. style C. opinion D. life
30. A. looked B. stepped C. turned D. appeared
31. A. happy B. upset C. nervous D. worried
32. A. special B. curious C. routine D. hopeful
33. A. notice B. expect C. watch D. annoy
34. A. foolish B. bright C. dirty D. silent
35. A. smiling B. sleeping C. learning D. playing
36. A. loud B. crazy C. eager D. irritating
37. A. valued B. tired C. disappointed D. surprised
38. A. expectation B. dream C. influence D. love
39. A. developed B. remembered C. worked D. improved
40. A. help out B. drop in C. go around D. turn up
41. A. what B. which C. where D. that
42. A. With B. For C. Against D. In spite of
43. A. willing B. optimistic C. sad D. pitiful
44. A. life B. habit C. nature D. family
He tried to make ______ clear that he did an important job.
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A．this |
B．that |
C．it |
D．\ |
They had a wonderful holiday, _________ bad weather.
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A．in spite of |
B．despite of |
C．because of |
D．even though |
How I wish every family _________ a large house with a beautiful garden!
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A．has |
B．had |
C．will have |
D．have |
