Heather Jack and her family, including her two children, usually spend the Christmas holidays preparing a feast—for others to eat. Last Christmas Eve, they went to a house in the neighborhood and prepared a dinner for an elderly woman and her son, who has muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎縮癥）. They stayed for an hour and chatted before heading home to prepare for a visit from Santa (圣誕老人).

“I think it is that kind of direct experience that many find so meaningful,” says Heather, president and founder of The Volunteer Family, a Boston-based organization dedicated to matching families with volunteer opportunities, both during the holidays and year-round. “It’s a great way for parents to involve the kids.”

In a holiday season that stretches from before Thanksgiving to just after the New Year, it’s nice to hear stories about people with their children giving instead of receiving. Last December Gary and Debra Danoff and their two teenage sons drove to the Washington, D. C. Jewish Community Center（JCC） and spent Christmas morning in the Center’s kitchen preparing a feast for homeless shelters.

By choosing to prepare meals for the homeless, the Danoffs bring together a belief in community service with their love of cooking, “It feels good to prepare food with our kids for other people at Christmas,” says Gary. “We want them to know that many people don’t have the ability to go to the supermarket and pick the foods they want to eat and pay for them.”

The Danoffs were in good company. Across the city, at least 1000 volunteers with their children went across the region to provide food to the poor people as part of the D. C. JCC’s annual “December 25^th Day of Service”, now in its 22^nd year.

41. The Heathers did all the following things except          last Christmas Eve.

A. preparing a dinner for a poor family

B. chatting with the elderly mother and her disabled son

C. making preparations for their own Christmas festival

D. visiting one of their good friends in other district

42.  What does “The Volunteer Family” do?  

A. It matches families with volunteer opportunities.

B. It supplies food and service to the poor families.

C. It encourages parents to involve their kids in volunteer work.

D. It earns much money by organizing volunteer families.

43. Why do the Danoffs want their children to join in the volunteer work?  

A. To let them learn to prepare meals by themselves.

B. To let them know that many people are in need of help.

C. To let them know that they have the ability to cook.

D. To let them have a meaningful Christmas with the homeless shelters.

 44. What does the sentence “The Danoffs were in good company” mean in the last paragraph?

A. Mr. Danoff and his wife work for a very good company.

B. More volunteer families prepare food for poor people at Christmas.

C. The volunteer families should have jobs in good companies.

D. The Danoffs are in good luck to get the volunteer opportunity.

45. What can be learned from the passage?

A. Volunteers seldom involve their children in the work.

B. Volunteer opportunities can only be got during holidays.

C. Most people love to hear stories about giving and receiving.

D. The volunteer programs in the D. C. JCC’s have lasted for 22 years.

第一節(jié)

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1．What time does the next plane to London leave?

[　　]

A．At 10 o'clock　　B．At 11 o'clock　　C．At 12 o'clock

2．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

[　　]

A．Boss and secretary

B．Teacher and student

C．Librarian and borrower

3．Where did this conversation most probably take place?

[　　]

A．At a restaurant　　B．At the hospital　　C．In a bank

4．What do you know about the price of meat?

[　　]

A．It has risen everywhere

B．It is cheaper in other stores

C．It is even more expensive in other shops

5．When was the novel first translated into Chinese?

[　　]

A．In 1981　　　　B．In 1976　　　　C．In 1987

第二節(jié)

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答6－7題。

6．What can you learn from the dialogue?

[　　]

A．The two speakers have the same opinion towards the lecture.

B．The two speakers have different opinions towards the lecture.

C．The two speakers are not sure if the lecture is interesting or not.

7．Why won't coal become important again according to what the woman says?

[　　]

A．Because in the future there won't be enough coal left.

B．Because in the future scientists will find another sort of energy.

C．Because in the future nobody would like to work down coal mines.

聽第7段材料，回答8－10題。

8．What is the job of the man?

[　　]

A．He is a taxi driver.

B．He is a conductor.

C．He is a bus driver.

9．How long does it take to get to the Grand Hotel?

[　　]

A．30 minutes.

B．Mare than 30 minutes.

C．Less than 30 minutes.

10．How much tip does the woman give to the man?

[　　]

A．$ 1.25　　　B．$ 15.　　　C．$ 12.75.

聽第8段材料，回答第11－14題。

11．What's the relationship between the two speakers?

[　　]

A．They are next-door neighbors.

B．They are the boss and an employee.

C．They are a teacher and a student.

12．Was the man looking for the woman tall or short?

[　　]

A．He was very tall.

B．He was very short.

C．He was neither short nor tall.

13．What kind of face did the man have?

[　　]

A．His face was square.

B．His face was round.

C．The man speaker didn't notice.

14．Why wasn't the man speaker sure of the man's characteristic?

[　　]

A．It was very late and the lighting wasn't good.

B．He was so tired and sleepy that he didn't pay much attention.

C．Both A and B.

聽第9段對(duì)話，回答15－17題。

15．What did the boy mean by asking Mary“How did you do that”?

[　　]

A．How Mary went on the holiday.

B．Why Mary went to Denver.

C．How Mary was able to miss so much school.

16．What can we infer(推斷) about Washington's birthday from the dialogue?

[　　]

A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day.

B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in.

C．All the students were on their winter holiday that day.

17．What did Mary do on Washington's Birthday?

[　　]

A．She stayed at home.

B．She went to the mountain by car.

C．She went to the mountain by train for a holiday.

聽第10段材料，回答第18－20題。

18．What family did Lin Tao come from?

[　　]

A．He came from an athlete's family.

B．He came from a rich worker's family.

C．He came from a poor farmer's family.

19．How did he go to school every morning?

[　　]

A．On foot.　　B．By bike.　　C．By bus.

20．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Lin Tao's classmates were happy when he won the medal.

B．Lin Tao's classmates were surprised at his success.

C．Lin Tao happened to win the medal.