C
Why should you tour Spain with SpainExchange?
◇We design and personalize(个性化)your tour to fit your desires and needs.
◇We are Spain insiders: we are located in Spain and we know the country.
You get the tour you want. You do not have to follow a schedule, but we encourage you to make your own with our help. If you have a few cities in Spain that you want to visit or a specific theme for your tour that needs some fine-tuning(微调), we can do it for you. On the contrary, if you are not sure what’s here and need some extra help, we can help you. We can assist you in developing the tour that fits you and your students.
You get more for your money. Yes, it may cost you the same price as with the other companies—usually less—but you will receive more in return. With any other company you will be mixed with other groups. With SpainExchange, your tour is for and your students only: your group alone will be in your bus; your students will be housed in double rooms; they will have 2 paid meals per day, and your entrance fees will be on us.
Your students will have an educational experience they’ll never forget. The students will learn about world history, not just Spanish history, art history, archeology, Spanish culture, and much more. Many students have “fallen in love” with Spain and make plans for future studies here. And teachers are amazed at how much Spain has to offer. As one teacher said, “I can’t wait to come back and see the rest.”
Only a professional Spain insider that is flexible to design the tour that fits your group can provide all that for you. Just tell us what you want and enjoy the ride.
64．What is the advantage of SpainExchange over other touring companies?
A．It is designed for your personalized needs.
B．It is much cheaper than the tours from other companies.
C．It is organized by a Spanish-speaking agency.
D．It offers double rooms and 2 paid meals per day.
65．Who do you suppose this passage is written to?
A．School teachers.                                         B．College students.
C．Spain locals.                                              D．Exchange professors.
66．The passage is probably take from_______.
A．Wild “Burning” Journey Back To Spain
B．Spain Teaching School Tries Something New
C．A World of Novels: Picks For Best Foreign Fictions
D．Tour Brochure: Learning Beyond Classroom

B
“I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Li Ping, a middle school student in Hunan. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don’t call every hospital in the phone book looking for your body. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you know how to get on with your children.
46. What does the writer think we should do if we plan to go back home later than usual?             We should_____.
A. tell our friends             B. tell the teacher
C. say sorry to our parents     D. make a telephone call to our parents
47. The writer thinks________.
A.it’s wrong of parents to worry about their children too much
B.some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry
C.children should do everything as their parent say
D.parents love their children very much and the children should understand them
48. Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Parents’ Problems            B. How to Get on with Parents
C. Zhang Hua’s Problem         D. What Are Parents Worrying about

A group of class friends，highly successful in their careers，got together to visit their old university professor .The conversation soon   36  into complaints about stress in work and life

Offering his guests coffee，the professor went to the 37 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of  38  —porcelain，plastic，glass，crystal，some   39   -looking，some expensive，some delicate—telling them to  40 themselves to the coffee

When all the students had a cup of coffee in   41  ,the professor said：“If you noticed，all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up， 42 behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to  43 only the best for yourselves，that is the  44 of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself  45 no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink .    46  all of you really wanted was coffee，not the cup，but you  47 went for the best cups.  And then you began   48 each other’s cups.

Now consider this：Life is the   49 ，the jobs，money and   50  in society are the cups . They are Just tools to hold and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality of life we  51  . Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we  52 to enjoy the coffee God has 53 us.  God brews the coffee，not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything . They Just 54 the best of everything .

Live simply.  Love generously.  Care deeply . Speak kindly . Leave the 55 to God .

A young Scottish lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s 　1.　lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving!” She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to 　2.　. Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew 　3.　, and the daughter became more and more stubborn in her way of life.

No  4. was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having 　 heard of her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in 　5.　of her daughter. She stopped at 　6.　of the rescue missions(收容所) with a simple speech. “Would you allow me to 　7.　this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten 　8.　at the bottom: “I love you still … come home!”

One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat 　9.　listening to the service, all the while letting her 　10.　wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?

She couldn’t 　11.　until the service was over. She stood and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still … come home!”　12.　she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too 　13.　to be true.

It was night, but she was so 　14.　by the message that she started walking home.　15.　the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and 　16.　her way timidly. As she knocked, the door 　17.　open on its own. She thought someone must broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s 　18.　, the young girl ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me! It’s me! I’m home!”

The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s 　19.　. The daughter said, “I was so worried and thought someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been 　20.　.”

A Simple Christmas Card

Abbie, shy and quiet, started tenth grade in a new school. It never occurred to her that she would be   1  . But soon she found herself dreaming of her old   2  . It had been small and friendly. This new school was much too  3 and unfriendly. Her new friend Tammy took advantage of her   4   by cheating her. She used her to do homework by pretending to need help, but left Abbie out of the fun she had.

Her parents were worried about her.   5  they were divorced(离婚), they thought she needed a friend badly.

Things   6  over the summer. Abbie often cried herself to sleep, believing that no one would ever love her enough to be her   7  . Abbie was thinking of   8  her life.

She started the eleventh grade and joined a Youth Group, hoping to make friends. People there seemed to   9  her, but on the inside they wished she’d stay out of their group. This only   10  Abbie closer to edge.

By Christmastime Abbie was so   11  that she was taking sleeping pills to help her sleep. On Christmas Eve, she   12  that she would jump off the local bridge. As she left her warm house, she decided to   13  her parents a note in the mailbox. When she pulled down the door to the mailbox, she saw a letter to her. She tore it open. A(n)   14  dropped out.

Dear Abbie,

I want to   15  for not talking with you sooner, but my parents are in the middle of a divorce, so I didn’t have a chance to talk with anyone. I was hoping you could help me with the   16  I have with divorced kids. I think we could become friends. See you at Youth Group on Sunday!

Merry Christmas!

Sincerely yours,

Wesley Hill

She   17  at the card for a while, reading it over and over again. “Become friends,” she smiled, realizing that someone   18 about her and wanted plain, quiet Abbie Knight as a friend. She felt so   19 .

She rushed back to her house and   20  Wesley.

1．A．angry                    B．stupid                  C．lonely                  D．nervous

2．A．class                     B．classroom            C．teachers              D．moments

3．A．dull                       B．cold                    C．strange                D．noisy

4．A．honesty                 B．kindness              C．knowledge           D．patience

5．A．Although               B．Since                  C．Before                 D．Unless

6．A．settled                   B．remained             C．worsened            D．developed

7．A．friend                   B．classmate            C．sister                  D．partner

8．A．living                    B．ending                 C．continuing           D．saving

9．A．recognize              B．believe                 C．excuse                D．welcome

10．A．sent                    B．pulled                  C．pushed                D．helped

11．A．weak                   B．tired                    C．upset                  D．noisy

12．A．decided               B．supposed             C．considered           D．hoped

13．A．mail                    B．send                    C．leave                   D．make

14．A．note                    B．card                    C．letter                   D．invitation

15．A．argue                  B．write                   C．call                     D．apologize

16．A．challenges           B．problems             C．suggestions         D．experiences

17．A．laughed               B．glanced               C．shouted               D．stared

18．A．worried               B．thought               C．talked                  D．cared

19．A．surprised             B．curious                C．special                D．confused

20．A．met             B．invited           C．visited            D．called