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Born in a fishing village in Japan, Fujiyama, 25, recalls a childhood dominated by health concerns. Doctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and “they didn’t think I had a lot longer to live”. But during a later visit to the doctor, his family learned the hole had closed. “Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid,” Fujiyama says. “And I had a second chance.”
During his second year at the University of Mary Washington, he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he saw—barefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets. Fujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chance.
Today, his organization, Students Helping Honduras, brings education and community projects to children and families in need.
He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs. “When I had my very first meeting, only two people showed up,” he says. “I knew I had to keep fighting.” He persuaded his younger sister, Cosmo, to join the cause. “She’s dynamite,.” He says. “When she talks in front of a crowd, she can move mountains. Knowing that she was behind it, I knew I could do anything.” Since 2006, the siblings’ organization has grown to 25 campuses and raised more than $750,000 to fund projects, including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college.
Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization. They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help building houses. While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras working alongside volunteers, he spends a large portion of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds. Cosmo Fujiyama, 23, lives in Honduras full time to coordinate（协调）the group’s building efforts on the ground.
Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to build a new village. Many of the families lost their belongings in Hurricane Mitch in 1998. A lot of them didn’t have access to clean water or health care, and they didn’t have a school. Fujiyama’s group helped build 44 homes in the village named “Sunshine Village”. The organization is also raising funds to build a water tower, an eco-friendly sanitation system and a library.
At the beginning of his organization, ________.

A．Fujiyama was supported by many friends	B．things didn’t go on smoothly
C．Fujiyama had little idea of Honduras	D．many famous people joined in

We can infer that Fujiyama is a _______ man.

A．diligent

B．mean

C．sympathetic

D．cheerful

The underlined word “siblings’” can be replaced by __________.

A．brothers’

B．brother and sister’s

C．friends’

D．couple’s

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Help the people in need

B．Students lend a hand in America

C．Fujiyama helps build “Sunshine Village”

D．Fujiyama gives poor people in Honduras a second chance

Please look at the Flight Timetable and choose the right answers.

Flight No. Departure Arrival From ToStop
CA907 07:45 12:10 Beijing Moscow Chengdu
CA981 01:58 18:35 Beijing New York Shanghai
CA158 10:20 23:10 Beijing London Chengdu
CA149 11:35 22:10 Beijing Sydney Hong Kong
CA923 12:35 17:10 Beijing Moscow /
CA167 13:15 02:40 Beijing Paris Moscow
CA147 15:55 10:15 Beijing Sydney Guangzhou
CA949 17:25 07:35 Beijing Paris Shanghai
CA173 19:20 01:50 Beijing Moscow Urumqi
CA937 21:25 08:10 Beijing London Hong Kong

(departure=leaving)
You’ll go to Australia. You can only take
when you reach Beijing Airport at eleven forty.

A．CA923

B．CA149

C．CA147

D．CA167

If you spend fourteen hours and ten minutes going to France, you must stay in on the way.

A．Hong Kong

B．Shanghai

C．Moscow

D．Chengdu

It will take you to reach England if you stop in Hong Kong.

A．nine hours and twenty	B．ten hours and thirty-five
C． twelve hours and fifty	D．ten hours and forty-five

ou mayin Beijing if you want to go to America.

A．take one plane	B．take two planes
C．take three plane	D．not take any planes

How many planes may you take in Beijing if you want to go to Australia?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four.

Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry(生气的)and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(脏的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)You, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”
“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room(空地方)for me at all!”
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Bruno went to schoolevery day.

A．by bike

B．by bus

C．by car

D．on foot

The playground was between(在……之间)。

A．two classrooms	B．the cinema and shop
C．Bruno’s house and school	D．the shop and Bruno’s school

The little boy liked to play on the playground.

A．when it snowed

B．when there was some water there

C．when the children played football there

D．when his father was busy with his work

54.Bruno was afraid of the most.

A．his father

B．his mother

C．his teacher

D．the older boys

That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because.

A．nobody made room（地方）for him in the water

B．there was no water on the playground

C．he took off his clothes before he played there

D．he played in the water carefully

University is generally regarded as one of the most important times in a person’s life, yet the function of this institution continues to arouse debate. Many believe that arts subjects are too easy, that practical skills are more useful and that a chosen subject for study should be clearly linked to a career. However, this view is far too simplistic. Arts subjects are very difficult. They can prepare students for any number of careers as well as allowing the student to take time to make a decision. The function of the modern university is to cater to different types of student.
Arts subjects are not easy. For example, a degree in Literature is not an easy option. No question in a Literature class has a single, simple answer. Debate is conducted in a spirit of openness, texts are very closely analyzed and skills in close reading are developed. Literature is about language, our primary means of communication. Arts subjects require the same concentrated study as any other subject.
Arts subjects can prepare students for any number of careers. A degree in an arts subject teaches skills in well organized debates and defence of a position through the provision of evidence. These are applicable to many types of career. Law, for example. The point is that an undergraduate degree in any Arts subject trains the student in analysis and structure. Therefore, Arts graduates can pursue any number of careers.
Arts subjects allow the student to take time to choose a career. Love of the subject for its own sake may well be the initial motivation for the Arts undergraduate but because the subject they have chosen is not so clearly linked to a career they have time to reflect, making a decision only when they are absolutely certain. Students who pursue Arts subjects therefore have the leisure to make a carefully considered choice.
In conclusion, it is clear that Arts subjects are not a waste of time. They are flexible when it comes to relating them to a career and they allow the student to discover an appropriate career path. Many industries now acknowledge that a degree in Literature can be just as valuable as any other subject, especially when it is evident that Arts graduates tend to think more creatively. Not all undergraduates have clearly defined goals and not all subjects can be simply matched to a career. Acknowledging this difference should be the main function of a modern university
What does the author mainly argue in this article?

A．Universities should be aware of diversity	B．Universities should focus on practical courses.
C．Arts courses should be promoted.	D．Arts subjects are inappropriate for work.

What does the author imply about universities’ attitude to students?

A．They need to be more understanding of students’ needs.

B．They need to keep out arts students.

C．They need to link courses to careers.

D．They need to offer more arts courses.

The author suggests that technical subjects ____________.

A．are more important than arts subjects.	B．are more useful to the modern world.
C．have equal value to arts subjects.	D．are not as important as arts subjects.

From the article, we know skills acquired by arts undergraduates include___________.

A．Perception and investigation	B．Technique and motivation
C．Appreciation and dedication	D．Analysis and structure

According to the author, the students choose arts courses initially because ___________.

A．they are unsure about a career	B．they are interested in the subject
C．they hate technical subjects	D．they are creative people

The months and years went by. I had been Joe’s apprentice for four years.
One evening, Joe and I were sitting in the village inn. A stranger came in, a big, tall man, with heavy eyebrows. The man had large, very clean white hands. To my surprise, I recognized the man. I had seen him at Miss Havisham’s many years before. He had frightened me then. He frightened me a little now.
‘I think there is a blacksmith here----name of Joe Gargery,’ the man said in his loud voice.
‘That’s me!’ Joe answered. He stood up.
‘You have an apprentice, known as Pip,’ the stranger went on. ‘Where is he? ’
‘Here!’ I cried, standing beside Joe.
‘I wish to speak to you both. I wish to speak to you privately, not here,’ the man said. ‘Perhaps I could go home with you.’
We walked back to the workshop in silence. When we were in the sitting room, the man began to speak.
‘My name is Jaggers,’ he said. ‘I am a lawyer in London, where I am well-known. I have some unusual business with young Pip here. I am speaking for someone else, you understand. A client who doesn’t want to be named. Is that clear?’
Joe and I nodded.
‘I have come to take your apprentice to London,’ the lawyer said to Joe. ‘You won’t stop him from coming I hope?’
‘Stop him? Never! ’ Joe cried.
‘Listen, then. I have this message for Pip. He has ---- great expectations!’
Joe and I looked at each other, too surprised to speak.
‘Yes, great expectations’ Mr. Jaggers repeated. ‘Pip will one day be rich, very rich. Pip is to change his way of life at once. He will no longer be a blacksmith. He is to come with me to London. He is to be educated as a gentleman. He will be a man of property.’
And so, at last, my dream had come true. Miss Havisham----because Mr. Jaggers’ client must be Miss Havisham----had plans for me after all. I would be rich and Estella would love me!
Mr. Jaggers was speaking again. ‘There are two conditions,’ he said, looking at me. ‘First, you will always be known as Pip. Secondly,’ Mr. Jaggers continued, ‘the name of your benefactor is to be kept secret. One day, that person will speak to you, face to face. Until then, you must not ask any questions. You must never try to find out this person’s name. Do you understand? Speak out!’
‘Yes, I understand,’ I answered. ‘My benefactor’s name is to remain a secret.’
‘Good,’ Mr. Jaggers said. ‘Now, Pip, you will come into your property when you come of age----when you are twenty-one. Until then, I am your guardian. I have money to pay for your education and to allow you to live as a gentleman. You will have a private teacher. His name is Mr. Matthew Pocket and you will stay at his house.’
I gave a cry of surprise. Some of Miss Havisham’s relations were called Pocket. Mr. Jaggers raised his eyebrows.
‘Do you not want to live with Mr. Pocket? Have you any objection to this arrangement?’ he said severely.
‘No, no, none at all,’ I answered quickly.
‘Good. Then I will arrange everything,’ Mr. Jaggers went on. ‘Mr. Pocket’s son has rooms in London. I suggest you go there. Now when can you come to London?’
I looked at Joe.
‘At once, if Joe has no objection,’ I said.
‘No objection, Pip old chap,’ Joe answered.
‘Then you will come in one week’s time,’ Mr. Jaggers said, standing up. ‘You will need new clothes. Here is some money to pay for them. Twenty guineas.’
He counted the money and put it on the table.
‘Well, Joe Gargery, you are saying nothing,’ Mr. Jaggers said to Joe firmly. ‘I have money to give to you too.’
The underlined word “apprentice” in paragraph 1 means ____________.

A．a very good friend and companion

B．someone who has no money but is very skilled at their job

C．a young person who is being trained for a particular job

D．a person with no education living with another family

The author describes Mr. Jaggers as having ‘large, very clean white hands’ in order to ____________.

A．show how Pip recalls Mr Jaggers

B．provide a description of Mr. Jaggers to the readers only

C．indicate that Mr. Jaggers remains indoors a lot and doesn’t get much sun

D．show Mr Jaggers often washes his hands to rid himself of his own bad deeds as a lawyer

At the end of the passage above, Mr. Jaggers says he also has money to give Joe because ____________.

A．he believes he can also help Joe become a gentleman

B．he is repaying money loaned to Joe previously by the benefactor

C．the secret benefactor wants Joe to be his personal blacksmith

D．Joe will have to hire a new worker

Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A．Joe is happy that Pip will go to London.

B．Mr. Jaggers does not want other people to know he is a lawyer.

C．Pip hopes Miss Havisham will help him become a gentleman

D．Pip will become very rich when he comes of age.

A．means he or she doesn't like you	B．means he or she likes you
C．doesn't mean he or she likes you	D．doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you