B
While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states — at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls（名册） since 1994.
　　In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens Country poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent — twice the national average.
　　For advocates（代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.
　　“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a  policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
　　A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.
　　But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
　　“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin（毒素）that was poisoning the family,” says
Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic（道德观）, which is much more important.”
　　Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.
45. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.
　　A. believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden
　　B. insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor
　　C. is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform
　　D. considers welfare reform to be basically successful
46. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?
　　A. Because many families are divorced.
　　B. Because government aid is now rare.
　　C. Because their wages are low.
　　D. Because the cost of living is rising.
47. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.
　　A. saving welfare funds
　　B. rebuilding the work ethic
　　C. providing more jobs
　　D. cutting government expenses
48. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, _______.
　　A. the poverty rate was lower
　　B. average living standards were higher
　　C. the average worker was paid higher wages
　　D. the poor used to rely on government aid

The magnificent tower must be saved，________the cost!

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__36__ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 　37__.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 　38 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 　39　 and landed in the grass.

My 　40 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 41 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 　42　 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the 43 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 　44 to prepare a 45 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 46　 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 　47 !” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to　 48 those who helped you make it through those　 49 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 　50　 you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with 　51 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 52 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 　53 me from doing the unspeakable.”

　 Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 　54 　　of your actions. With one small gesture you can　 55 a person’s life. For better or for worse.

【小题1】 A. How 　　　　　B. When 　　　　　　C. Why 　　　　　　 D . Where

【小题2】. A. stupid　 B. clever　　　　 　　C. wonderful　　　 　　D. Anxious

【小题3】. A. throwing 　 B. knocking 　C. taking　　　　 　　D. Snatching

【小题4】 A. lost 　 B. sending　　　 C. broken　　　 　　 　　D. Flying

【小题5】 A. heart 　B. head　　　　 　　 　　C. hands　　　 　　 D. thought

【小题6】 A. While　　　 　　　　　 B. As　　　　　 　　 C. Because　　　 　 D. Once

【小题7】 A. passed by 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. came up C. went on　　　 　　D. turned out

【小题8】 A. top 　 B. hardest　　　 　　 　　C. favorite　　　 　　 D. Luckiest

【小题9】 A. pride 　B. honor　　　 　　 C. pleasure　　　 　　　 D. Chance

【小题10】A. class　 　B. school　　　 　　　 C. graduation　　 　 D. College

【小题11】A. excited B. nervous　　　 　 　　C. proud　　　　 　　 D. Crazy

【小题12】A. great　 B. famous　　　 　　　　 C. praised　　 　　　D. Honored

【小题13】A. reward 　B. remember 　　　 C. thank 　 D. Congratulate

【小题14】A. happy 　 B. exciting　　　 　　　　 C. old　　　　　 　　 D. Hard

【小题15】A. chance　 　B. gift　　　　　 　　　　 C. help　　　　　 　　 D. Favor

【小题16】A. wonder 　　B. anxiety　　　　 C. disbelief　　 　　 D. Pride

【小题17】A. kill　　　　 　B. enjoy　　　　 　　 C. test　　　　　 　 D. Hurt

【小题18】A. protected B. freed 　　C. warned　　　　 　　　 D. Prevented

【小题19】A. price B. use　　　　　 　　C. power　　　　 　 D. Meaning

【小题20】A. destroy 　B. change 　 C. save　　　　　 　 D. understand

PALO ALTO, California------"Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter------ even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise," US researchers said last week.
　　A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds(0.9kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.
　　"The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity," said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician(儿科专家) at Stanford University.
　　"American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years," Robinson said.
　　In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies‘ annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.
　　Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.
　　"One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around more and burning off calories," Robinson said.
　　"Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more," Robinson said.
【小题1】The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that ________.

假设你叫李华，你将作为高三毕业生代表，根据以下要点在毕业晚会上用英文作一简短的告别演讲：

1、对三年高中生活的怀念;　2、对老师的感谢;　3、对母校的祝福

注意：1. 短文必须包括以上要点，可以适当发挥;　2. 词数：100左右