Quality after-school programs are designed to improve academic performance, decrease youth crimes and other high -risk behaviors, and help young people grow into healthy, successful adults.
The effect of quality after-school programs on academic performance is clear. Studies show that students who take part in such programs show better work habits, higher rates of homework completion, improved grades, and higher scores on achievement tests. They also have fewer absences and are less likely to blame. After-school programs also influence high-risk teen behavior. Various studies show decreased rates of crime, drug use, and teen sex among youth who join in well-run after-school programs when compared to similar youth who do not. Finally, after-school programs play an important role in supporting the following fields of development: physical development, mental development and social development. Thus, one can safely say that after-school programming is an effective method to help young people become contributing members of society.
Although there is enough proof from both small and large assessments that after-school programs can make a positive difference, it is important to note that not all programs are equal. First, dosage（时量）matters —young people who attend the most hours over the most years benefit more than members who attend less often or over a shorter period of time. Next, after-school programs make a bigger difference for those students who need help most and have the fewest choices. Finally, program qualities matter. After-school programs work best when they create unique opportunities for youth. They should provide opportunities, skill building meaningful involvement, expression suggestion, service, and work. Staff characteristics make an important difference in the quality of a program. The adults should treat youth as partners, create safe and fair environment, encourage personalized involvement, and actively create learning opportunities. In short, although after-school programs have promising future, how they are designed and run matters.
1. Quality after-school programs can not help the students .
A. have fewer attendances B. improve academic performance
C. have high scores on tests D. decrease high-risk teen behavior
2. According to the passage, a good after-school program is usually determined by .
a. its unique opportunities b. safe and fair environments
c. work staff characteristics d. students’ willingness and family backgrounds
A. a, b, c, d B. a, b, c C. a, c, d D. b, c, d
3. The main intention of the writer is to .
A. present the problems with quality after -school programs
B. warn school leaders of quality after-school programs
C. compare quality after-school programs with bad ones
D. give an introduction of quality after -school programs
4. Which of the following structures suits the passage best?
A. Quality Aims 
After-school Effects
Program Analysis Conclusion
B. Quality Aims 
After-school Causes Effects Program Analysis Conclusion
C. Quality Aims 
After-school Causes Conclusion Program Analysis
D. Quality Aims 
After-school Effects Conclusion Program Analysis
I used to be a mortgage broker(贷款中间人) in the Phoenix area. In April 2007, the company that I had been with for a year went out of business. That was the latest of the four companies that I had worked for since 2000 .They all either went under or let most of the employees go, including me.
In December 2007, the bank took
back my house, and I had no choice but to move in with my parents, five miles away. My sister has three children, and she had no room. My fiancée(未婚妻), Brandi Wetch, and I have been living in my parents’ house for about a year and a half now.
My mother, Sue, works part-ti
me at a high school library. My father left for a job in the Marshall Islands a few months ago and will be gone for two years.
I’m trying to be patient with finding a new job, but it’s been hard. I check the Internet for jobs every morning. I have sent countless letters but have never got a job. I have no idea how many other people are applying for the same job.
I do the housework and washing, and 
I take care of the garden. Sometimes, I feel like the best part of my life is over. The worst part of the day is when I chat with my friends on the Internet. I’ve talked to about 10 old friends online. The f
irst thing they usually ask is what I’m doing now.
My mother, who is in her 60s, has been so patient and supportive. She acts like she’s happy to have us, not like we’re crowding her. We have learned what’s important since I lived here. We can infer that the writer is living a _________ life.
| A．busy | B．rich | C．difficult | D．hopeful |
How long has the writer been out of work?
| A．For more than a year | B．For a year and a half |
| C．For less than two years | D．For more than two years |
Which of the following types of work is NOT done by the writer in his parents’ house?
| A．Looking after children | B．Doing the housework. |
| C．Washing clothes and dishes | D．Applying for a job online. |
It can be learned from the passage that the writer now________.
| A．is preparing for his wedding | B．is fond of doing the housework |
| C．is patient with job-hunting | D．is afraid of being asked about work |
Who's in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it's other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we
learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿)，their passions a quotation.”
So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug－we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一剂毒品)，we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.
But just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom－the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot-control what other people think. People have their own agenda(日程安排), and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probable pleasing no one in the process.
So how can we take back control? I think there's only one way－make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values－not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic(真实的), effective, purposeful and happy life.What Oscar Wilde says implies that.
| A．most people's thoughts are controlled by others. |
| B．we have thoughts similar to those of others. |
| C．most people have a variety of thoughts. |
| D．other people's thoughts are more important. |
What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph?
| A．The price of taking the drug is freedom. |
| B．Changing opinions may cost us our freedom. |
| C．We may lose ourselves to please others. |
| D．We need to pay for what we want to get. |
It can be concluded from the passage that.
| A．it's important to accept others' opinions. |
| B．it's better to do what we like. |
| C．we shouldn't care what others think. |
D．we shouldn't change our won opinions. |
The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by.
| A．making suggestions. | B．analyzing causes and effects. |
| C．providing examples and facts. | D．discussing questions |
If you give something to someone for free, will that person value it and use it? Development experts have debated this question for decades. Some think the act of paying causes people to value something and use it more.
Selling necessary health treatments, others argue, may deny them to the people who need them the most.
Consider, for example, chemically treated bed nets, which kill mosquitoes anti protect people against malaria(疟疾)while they are sleeping. William Easterly, an economist at New York University, believes this is one example of development having gone wrong. In a recent book, Professor Easterly suggests bed nets given free in Africa are often used for the wrong purpose. Yet, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends bed nets be given out free and used by whole communities. The success of a large free bed net campaign in Kenya led the WHO to announce this recommendation
This debate will likely influence social programs in the developing world. Many non-governmental organizations support the creation of self-supporting programs in poor countries. Goods and services are sold for a price to help these programs survive.
According to Rachel Glenerster, who runs a research lab doing development and poverty studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, her several studies have proven that small price changes have a big influence on the number of people who use a product. A price change will reduce the total amount of use of the product as well, she says. She has also found no evidence that the very act of paying for something changes how people use it.
As for a particular product among special populations, some development experts argue that pricing is useful. When it comes to bed nets, Miss Glenerster says research shows no evidence of this. People are just as likely to use a bed net whether they paid for it or not. The debate among experts focuses on.
| A．a special use of bed nets in Africa |
| B．the use of assistance-related products |
| C．the importance of social programs for the poor |
| D．a popular way to help the poor |
According to some experts, certain health treatments.
| A．can only be sold to the rich | B．should be completely free |
C．are to o expensive |
D．are not needed by the poor |
What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
| A．The WHO's advice may not be always practical. |
| B．Many Africans don't know the function of bed nets. |
| C．The case of Kenya is doubtful. |
| D．Bed nets given to Africans are poor in quality. |
What may be the possible change in the social program according to the third paragraph?
| A．Some of them may become financially independent. |
| B．Many of them will not be organized by the government. |
| C．Some of them will go to developed countries. |
| D．Most of them will be free of charge. |
Winterlake Lodge
Winterlake lodge, located at mile 194 along the historic Iditarod Trail, offers good accommodation in Alaska's remote wilderness. Join owner and cook Kirsten Dixon in the kitchen for a wine tasting or cooking class, soak(泡) in the hot tub or relax by the fire
or in the lakeside wood burning sauna(蒸气浴室).
ITINERARY(旅行计划)
Day 1: Anchorage to Winterlake
Depart from Anchorage's Lake Hood via ski plane for your one hour flight to Winterlake Lodge. We will take you to your comfortable cabin.
Days 2+: Winterlake Lodge.
Each day is free to enjoy all the activities included with your stay. Activities include dog mushing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, yoga, meditation and massage.
Lodge owner and famous cook Kirsten Dixon also offers daily cooking classes in the large kitchen.
Departure Day: After breakfast, depart on a scenic flight back to Anchorage. Tour ends on arrival.
ACTIVITI
ES
Outdoor activities include sled dog rides, guided cross country skiing and snowshoe excursions(远足), snowmobiling, and exploratory trips through Rainy Pass. If you prefer a more thorough dog sledding experience, try the 4-day sled dog school. Lodge-based activities include cooking classes, wine tasting, yoga, meditation, stretching and massage. If you are not able to participate in the culinary(烹任的) weekends, don't worry－when you visit the lodge, you will have plenty of opportunity to cook and share you culinary skill.
D
ATES OF OPERATION
December 15, 2009 to March 31, 2010: Daily departures
Lodge is NOT available from March 6, 7 or 8, 2010, due to being an Iditarod Check-Point.
PRICE PER PERSON
| 2009/2010 Winter Rates |
|
| Per Person |
|
| Regular Winter 2 day/ 2 night stays |
$ 1,500 |
| Regular Winter 3 day/ 3 night stays |
$ 2,000 |
| Regular Winter 4 day/ 4 night stays |
$ 2,500 |
| Culinary weekend stays |
$2, 317 |
** R ates are based on a 2-person minimum and on 24-hour periods. Single rates upon request. |
EXPERIENCE WINTERLAKE LODGE THIS WINTER AND SAVE $250 PER DAY AND PER NIGHT PER PERSON!What is special about Winterlake Lodge?
| A．You can share your cooking skills. | B．You will experience sled dog rides. |
| C．You will experience remote wilderness. | D．You can join in many outdoor activities. |
If you want to visit Winterlake Lodge, you'd better avoid.
| A．late March | B．late December | C．mid-January | D．early March |
If a couple wants to stay at Winterlake L
odge for 3 days and 3 nights this winter, it will probably cost them .
| A．$2,500 | B．$4,000 | C．$4,500 | D．$3,500 |
What is the main purpose of the text?
| A．To provide travel information. | B．To introduce a cooking school. |
| C．To provide guide service. | D．To introduce a sled dog s chool |
(CNN News)－In his work for a humanitarian(人道主义)agency in Afghanistan, Lex Kassenberg asks an important question when he visits schoolchildren: What will you do when you grow up?“I want to be president,”is an answer Kassenberg often hears from girls.
But for all the admiration Kassenberg has for a youngster's ambition, the 53-year-old CARE aid worker knows that in Afghanistan, the idea of a female national leader remains unlikely to be realized in the immediate future. Only recently, women had suffered a lot under the rule of the militant(激进的)Taliban.
The importance of education, especially for girls, is not ignored by the Afghan people or humanitarian agencies trying to improve their living conditions. That's why the World Bank partnered with CARE to investigate how education can succeed when there are increasing violent attacks on Afghan schools.
“Knowledge on Fire”, CARE's education report made known to the public Monday, found that community-based schools are the most sound and workable in Afghanistan.“Education-related violence is an alarming trend in Afghanistan,”said Helene Gayle, president of CARE. “But this study suggests that an approach of building support for education at the local level can reduce the risks of attacks.”
Because government school are often associated with a Kabul administration viewed by the Taliban as a pupper(傀儡政府)of the United States, they are likely to be attacked, Kassenberg said. And schools built with reconstruction dollars are associated with the military. Between January 2006 and December 2008, 1,053 education-related attacks or threats were reported in Afghanistan, a
ccording to CARE. The number of incidents was almost three times as much as that in 2005.The World Bank cooperated with CARE in order to.
| A．know how to educate Afghan boys and girls successfully during the war. |
| B．know how to give money to Afghan boys and girls. |
| C．know the condition of education in Afghan schools. |
| D．know if the education of Afghan boys and girls is successful |
The passage implied that.
| A．Afghan people suffered a lot | B．Afghan boys suffered little |
| C．Afghan girls didn't suffer at all | D．Afghan girls suffered more than boys |
Why have attacks on schools been on the rise since 2005?
| A．The Taliban thought schools are connected with the military. |
| B．The Taliban thought the Kabul administration would cooperate with it. |
| C．The Taliban thought schools were built by the American government. |
| D．The Taliban thought schools were built with reconstruction dollars. |
According to
the last paragraph, attacks on Afghan schools in 2005 amounted to.
| A．670 | B．1, 053 | C．ove r 1,700 |
D．about 350 |