19．British youths________.

　A. have pity on the unemployed on the Continent

　B. have been the first to show their disappointment over joblessness

　C. care about unemployment in France and Belgium

　D. are trying to find work on the Continent

18．What does the underlined word“prosperity” most probably mean?

　A. advance in politics

　B. economic troubles

　C. political crisis(危机)

　D. achievements in economy

17．What Nicollete Steggerda said (Para. 2)means that________.

　A. what the students learn is more than necessary

　B. the students cannot get work after graduation

　C. the students’aim in study is not clear

　D. school education is not sufficient(enough)

16．Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected________.

　A. about 0.6 million people

　B. 250, 000 people

　C. less than half of the population

　D. one million people

15．After reading the passage, we know________.

　A. the youth are fond of doing popular things

　B. they Second Youth Service Day is started by the Chinese government

　C. 91% of the aged in China are facing death

　D. the volunteers are taking an active part in the activity

E

　They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that explains the cause of 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government -sponsored(政府资助的)youth center, event among those who are continuing their studies.

　“We study for jobs that don’t exist, ” Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said.

　After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12.3 million people, and the number is climbing.

　The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent. The title of a rock song“ No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France.

　Recent surveys have found that the increasing argument in the last few years over the deployment(部署)in Europe of North Atlantic Treaty Organization missiles and the possibility of nuclear war have clouded European youths' confidence(信心)in the future.

　One form of protest (an action that shows disagreement )tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity.

　Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents. Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation , even the right, to a standard of living that they see around them.

　“And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the cafe, and sit and stare, ” said Isabella Cault. “There is usually not much conversation. You look for happiness. Sometimes you even find it.”

14．When volunteers know most of the aged people are dying patients, they feel________ .

　A. sad　　　　　　　 B. disappointed

　C. satisfied　　　　　　 D. worthless

13．The underlined sentence probably means________.

　A. I taught myself a lesson by talking to them

　B. I learned something important instead of only helping them

　C. I only wanted to get something rather than do them a favor

　D. I was glad to have given them a favor

12．What the aged are most worried about is________.

　A. loneliness

　B. death

　C. physical pains

　D. wealth

11．Youth volunteers from Beijing University went to Songtang Hospital to________.

　A. pay a visit to the aged

　B. talk to the aged

　C. show their love for the aged

　D. help the aged out

10．Which is the most important to a would - be lawyer?

　A. To possess a lot of books.

　B. to have enough flexibility when collecting ideas from printed words.

　C. To be ready to find out what a book contains.

　D. To be able to use his book knowledge in the right way in his future business.

D

　Youth volunteers from Beijing University visited Song tang Hospital, a care clinic for the aged and dying patients, during the second Global Youth Service Day on April 21．

　Thirty student volunteers from the university’s School of International Studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially

　- decorated“ care huts”. They talked with them and gave massages (按摩)to patients kept in their beds.

　I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up. said Deng Yetao, 20, a third - year student. “But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies. They are afraid of the coming death. Their loneliness is worse than physical pains.”

　“Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us. Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies to share. Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was gaining a valuable lesson. Said Mao Xiaohua, another third - year student.

　Mao talked with two elderly patients for a whole afternoon. The fact that most of the patients in the 80 - room clinic are aged people with diseases which will lead to death soon made the volunteers’ hearts heavy.

　Ninety - one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic, according to a survey by the hospital.

　Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their programmer. A total of 330, 000 Beijing students from 119 universities and colleges have visited the hospital. Many continue to offer services in their spare time. Some of them volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives.

　Yin Hang, a student from Beijing Medical College, said he felt“ the glory of life” as he saw the fading smile on the face of the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness(昏迷)while he was holding his hands.