Father Maurice Chase used a special way to celebrate his 90th birthday. The Catholic priest took $ 15,000 in cash to Los Angeles’ gutter(贫民区) and gave it away. Twenty wheelchair–bound people received $100 bills, while the rest received $1to $ 3 each．
“I come out here to tell them that God loves them and I love them and that someone is concerned about them,” Chase said．
Chase has given away cash and blessings every Sunday at the same corner for 24 years. Several hundred people wait for him every week．
He makes a point of coming on Thanksgiving and Christmas, too, but this is the first year he spent his birthday in the downtown neighborhood where people live mainly in shelters and on dirty sidewalks．
“It’s the place that makes me the happiest．I just love it,” said Chase. “I look forward to coming here.”
The money comes from donations he receives from rich and famous people he met during his work as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University．
The crowd broke into choruses of “Happy Birthday” several times. Some people presented him birthday cards, to his delight．
Travis Kemp, a 51–year–old disabled man with long black hair, was one of the lucky 20 to receive $ 100. He said he had no special plans for spending the money. “He has a lot of respect from me,” Kemp said. “I know I couldn’t do it.”
1.Which of the following makes Chase feel the happiest?
A.Celebrating his birthday with his neighbours.
B.Working in Loyola Marymount University.
C.Celebrating Christmas with the people he has helped.
D.Going to Los Angeles’ gutter to help people there.
2.What’s the source of the money Chase used to help people?
A.All his savings.
B.His earnings as a Catholic priest.
C.Donations from the wealthy and celebrities.
D.Donations from Loyola Marymount University.
3.Travis Kemp is mentioned in the text to show _______.
A.he was the luckiest person on that day.
B.the disabled need to be taken care of.
C.Chase is greatly appreciated by the needy.
D.even old people came to celebrate Chase’s birthday.
4.Which statement is CORRECT according to the passage?
A.Every recipient could get $100 in cash from Father Maurice Chase.
B.Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away not only on his birthday but also on other occasions.
C.Although Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away on his birthday, he didn’t receive anything in return.
D.Father Maurice Chase earned a lot of money as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University.
If the world were a village of 1,000 people，it would include:
• 584 Asians
• 124 Africans
• 95 Eastern and Western Europeans
• 84 Latin Americans
• 55 former Soviets (including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)
• 52 North Americans
• 6 Australians and New Zealanders
The people of the village would speak:
• 165 Mandarin
• 86 English
• 83 Hindu/Urdu
• 64 Spanish
• 58 Russian
• 37 Arabic
The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.
One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65. Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modem equipments.
This year 28 babies will be born. Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from cancer. Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year. With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1,018.
In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income.
About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.
Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.
The village has a total yearly budget , public and private, of over $3 million—$ 3 ,000 per person if it is distributed evenly. Of the total $3 million:
$ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare
$ 159,000 to education
$ 132,000 to health care
These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.
1.Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?
A.Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village.
B.About 8.25 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
C.About 16. 5 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
D.Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village.
2.Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?
A.Poverty. B.Education. C.Environment. D.Marriage.
3.The underlined part “have access to” (in Para. 4) means_____.
A.use B.buy C.produce D.try
4.The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____.
A.a peaceful world B.good education
C.better health care D.a life without anxiety
World Expo 2010 Shanghai China is to be staged in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31, 2010. If you plan to visit the Shanghai Expo this summer, China Pavilion is a must-see area for you.
China Pavilion, which is called Oriental Crown (东方之冠), is located at the center of the Expo site. Standing 63 meters tall, the China Pavilion takes the shape of an emperor’s crown, with the upper layers larger than the lower ones. Covering 160,000 square meters in floor space, the pavilion consists of a national hall and a regional hall. Construction on the China Pavilion began on December 18, 2007. The design of the China Pavilion was picked from a total of 344 designs put forward by Chinese from around the world. The pavilion possesses both traditional and modern features, which helps develop the theme of the 2010 Expo“Better City, Better Life”. For example, it is red in appearance, which contains the elements of traditional Chinese culture, and it is green indoors, with the use of energy-saving techniques. The Shanghai World Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors from across the globe. It is estimated that 400,000 people will visit the Expo and its 140 pavilions every day during the period, but the China Pavilion is only able to receive about one tenth of the total. How to accommodate so many people in the pavilion remains a tough task. Luckily, the China Pavilion is built as a permanent landmark.
During the Expo, the main structure will be used for an exhibition based on the theme of “Chinese wisdom in urban development” by explaining the values of harmony, nature and spirit. The three-story pavilion has three sections. The top floor’s “Footprint of the East” will show some of the changes in Chinese cities. There, you can see a film which shows how Chinese cities have changed, especially in the past 30 years. According to Lu Chuan, director of the film, the scenery is like something from Lord of the Rings. On the second floor, “Journey of Wisdom” will explain China’s four great inventions. And the ground’s “Blossoming City” will display scenes from cities of the future.
1.Which of the following words can be used to describe the China Pavilion?
A.Tiny. B.Round.
C.Exotic (异国情调的). D.Environmentally-friendly.
2.From the passage, we can infer that .
A.China Pavilion will be pulled down after the World Expo 2010 is over
B.China Pavilion will probably continue to be open to visitors after the Expo is over
C.you can continue to visit the other pavilions after the Expo is over
D.some foreign friends took part in the designs of the China Pavilion
3.On the second floor, you can .
A.enjoy a film about the changes of cities in China
B.learn what Shanghai looked like in the 1920s
C.find out how paper was invented
D.see how Chinese cities will look like in the future
Who do you think came up with the idea for the Paralympics (残奥会)? The man who organized the sporting events which became the Paralympics Games_______was a doctor, Ludwig Guttmann.
In his teens, Ludwig was always interested in medicine and worked as a _______in a hospital. Then he_______ from medical school and became a doctor when he was 25 years old.
Guttmann _______ a successful career for the next few years._______ , because Guttmann and his family were Jews, in Germany was becoming very _______ for them. In 1938 Guttmann _______ to the UK with his family where he continued his research _______ the best way to treat patients.
The Second World War was going on and there were a lot of soldiers_______in the fighting. Often they __________ the use of their legs and needed __________ and help. The disabled soldiers were often __________ and angry for they couldn’t really live a normal, useful life. Guttmann used his new __________ to look after their injuries but he also tried to give them emotional strength.
Guttmann __________ taking part in sport could help a person’s body as well as their mind and began to use __________ as a treatment to help his patients. He wanted to give them back their self-respect and dignity and __________ them to take part in sports.
In 1948 the hospital held a sporting event called “The International Wheelchair Games”. By 1952 the event began to __________bigger with disabled athletes from other countries attending. By 1960 the games were called the International Stroke Mandeville Games and they were held in Rome alongside the __________ Summer Olympics. By 1968 there were 750 athletes from 29 different countries. Guttmann himself died in 1980, even__________ the games were called “Paralympics”, but there is no __________ that he is the founder and father of the Paralympics Games. It’s thanks to his hard work that we are all able to enjoy the Paralympics.
1.A.gradually B.eventually C.temporarily D.compulsorily
2.A.doctor B.steward C.volunteer D.director
3.A.excited B.benefited C.suffered D.graduated
4.A.enjoyed B.accepted C.designed D.explored
5.A.But B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise
6.A.ambiguous B.difficult C.apparent D.diverse
7.A.moved B.poured C.submitted D.flooded
8.A.of B.over C.about D.into
9.A.dying B.sacrificing C.wounded D.destroyed
10.A.made B.lost C.reduced D.lacked
11.A.treatment B.movement C.development D.achievement
12.A.exhausted B.challenged C.depressed D.astonished
13.A.materials B.experiments C.models D.methods
14.A.knew B.denied C.allowed D.approved
15.A.music B.medicine C.sport D.magic
16.A.forced B.encouraged C.allowed D.drove
17.A.seem B.go C.run D.get
18.A.yearly B.local C.independent D.official
19.A.before B.after C.until D.since
20.A.evidence B.wonder C.doubt D.problem
We had no food left in our backpacks, and things worse, it began to pour.
A.making B.to have made C.having made D.to make
Leonardo da Vince birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.
A.is said to be buying
B.is said to have bought
C.had said to buy
D.who said to have bought
