Class Afloat is a Canadian school on a tall ship!The ship is 210 feet long and 30 feet wide，and it can take up to sixty students．The classrooms are well﹣equipped and comfortable，and there's even a library!It isn't necessary to know anything about sailing﹣﹣﹣﹣students can learn on the ship．
Not all the students are Canadian．There's usually a mix of nationalities．This year，there are also students from Mexico，the US，Germany，and Turkey．There's a mix of ages too．There are high school students from sixteen to eighteen years old，and first﹣year college students．
The teachers design special study programs for each student．Because the school is a ship，you can do some exciting classes，for example，Marine Biology （studying the animals and plants in the sea） and History of Geography courses about the places you visit．Students also learn all about sailing!
Students don't just study．They must also clean，cook and sail the ship．In their free time，students can rest，read，or watch a movie．In the evening，they relax with friends and have club meetings．
Every sixteen to twenty days，the ship stops in a port for three to six days．In port there's lots for the students to do﹣﹣homestays，camping trips，museum tours，cultural events，hiking，etc．They also go boating and do other water sports．Parents can meet up with the students in one port every term．
Students also take part in two volunteer programs in Senegal and the Dominican Republic．They help local families in different ways，for example，with basic health matters or starting a business．Students learn how，with just a little money and time，they can make changes that improve other people's lives．
23．In Paragraph 2 we can get the information about ．
A．the ship
B．the students
C．the classes
D．the activities
24．Which of the following statement is true？
A．Students must know how to sail before they join the ship．
B．All the students take the same classes together．
C．Students go home to see their parents on holiday．
D．Besides studying，students also have to do jobs on the ship．
25．Why are students required to take part in the volunteer projects？
A．They can learn how to help others．
B．They can learn how to make money．
C．They can learn how to start a business．
D．They can learn how to do medical practice．
26．The passage is mainly about ．
A．learning to sail a tall ship
B．sailing around the world
C．a school on a sailing ship
D．after﹣school activities．
On June 30， 2009， a Yemenia airplane from Paris to Comoros， Africa， crashed into(坠入) the Indian Ocean. There were 153 people on the plane， including some French officials. Though people have been searching since the plane went down， the result looked unpleasant， for most of the passengers might be in bad luck. But a 13-year-old girl called Bahia Bakari was discovered in the water， where she had been staying afloat(漂浮的) by holding a piece of wreckage( 骸 残 ) from the plane tightly for over 13 hours. When they found her， the girl was too weak to catch the lifebuoy( 救生圈) thrown to her， instead， a Comoran police officer jumped into the water to pull the child onto the boat. Bahia Bakari was injured， especially her collarbone( 锁 骨 ).Her father was pleased to see his daughter although his wife had gone away in this tragedy. He said that his daughter could hardly swim. It was really a miracle for her to escape in this way. In her daddy’s warm arms， the girl could soon remember what she had experienced. “I was thrown out of the plane and then I saw the plane fall into the water. Next I found myself in the water. I couldn’t swim very well and I caught something but I didn’t know what is was，” said the girl. “She is really a lucky young girl，” said Alain Joyandet， France’s minister for International Cooperation. The Yemenia airplane took off in ____________.
| A．Africa | B．Paris |
| C．Comoros | D．the Indian Ocean |
What does the underlined word “tragedy” mean in the passage?
| A．援助 | B．悲惨之事 | C．营救 | D．活动 |
Bahia Bakari had been staying in the water for more than _________.
| A．a day | B．half a day |
| C．a week | D．half a week |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Bahia Bakari was saved by the lifebuoy |
| B．Bahia Bakari’s father saved his daughter |
| C．Bahia Bakari’s mother died in the accident |
| D．Bahia Bakari could swim well， so se escaped |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．A lucky girl | B．A sad family |
| C．A broken plane | D．A brave police officer |
Martin Lynch， an American businessman， had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of years. One morning while going for a walk along the beach， he saw his friend Pablo Perez， a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload the fish from his boat and pack it in a box.
Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours，” replied Pablo. Martin asked， “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family，” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap， play with my children， spend time with my wife， and go into the village to see my friends and play cards， I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish， he could make more money. With the extra money， Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish， Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.
“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally， you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars，” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.
Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.
“And then what” asked Pablo.
“Well， that’s the best part，” Martin said. “You will be able to retire and buy a house near the ocean， sleep longer， play with your children， spend more time with your wife， see your friends， and play cards.”What is the story mainly about?
| A．A businessman and a fisherman have become friends. |
| B．A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman. |
| C．A businessman wants to become a businessman. |
| D．A businessman gives advice to a fisherman. |
What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.
| A．many friends to visit him |
| B．a full and busy life |
| C．more boats and more fish |
| D．the house near the ocean |
How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?
| A．By buying a supermarket. |
| B．To move to Mexico City. |
| C．By selling his own business. |
| D．To work longer and catch more fish. |
The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.
| A．put … into | B．take…away |
| C．break down | D．set off |
We can know from the passage that ____________.
| A．the fisherman will stay the same with his life |
| B．the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City |
| C．the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat |
| D．it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish |
Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn’t know what to do， but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.
One week later， the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner， and another student had been trying to find a long， lost friend. Students were energized (给予活力) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses， the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind。
Since then， similar kindness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week， around November 13th， to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act， such as making a new friend， helping someone， doing community service， or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and thank about how small actions can make the world a better place. The professor’s homework was to ask his students _________.
| A．to write about kindness. |
| B．to be kind to strangers |
| C．to spend time helping others |
| D．to go out to raise money |
We learn from the passage that ________.
| A．Chuck’s students are not clever enough |
| B．the students didn’t do Chuck’s homework |
| C．Chuck Wall is an unusual teacher |
| D．no students enjoyed Chuck’s homework |
It is certain that _________.
| A．the students got good grades in Chuck’s class |
| B．kindness activities are not widely accepted |
| C．Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework |
| D．the students only helped people they knew |
In kindness activities students learn _________.
| A．to deal with difficult things |
| B．to do great things every day |
| C．to know about the world |
| D．to consider other people |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Learning Kind Things |
| B．Teaching Kindness |
| C．Doing more kind activities |
| D．Bakersfield College |
People are busy working every day， so they do not have enough time to do exercise. As a result， many people become too fat or too thin. To keep our bodies healthy， we have to do exercise every day.
There are many kinds of exercises. Bending (弯腰) and stretching (伸展) helps us move easily. Before we play ball games or swim， it is better for us to do bending and stretching exercises first. This kind of exercise is something called warm-up exercise.
Running is also a good exercise. If we cannot run fast， we can jog. Jogging means running slowly Again， before we run or jog， we must do warm-up exercise. Also， we should not run or jog in busy streets. The air there is often dirty. Some people like weight lifting because it can make their bodies strong. Also， we need to do warm-up exercise before weight lifting. ________ is called warm-up exercise.
| A．Playing ball games | B．Swimming |
| C．Bending and stretching | D．weight lifting |
Before we ________ ， we must do warm-up exercise.
| A．run | B．jog | C．work | D．run or jog |
Why do some people like weight lifting?
| A．Because it can make them thin. |
| B．Because it can make their bodies strong. |
| C．Because it can make them work well. |
| D．Because they don't like other exercises. |
From the passage， we know ________ .
| A．jogging means running quickly |
| B．weight lifting can help us move easily |
| C．busy streets are not good places for running |
| D．three kinds of exercises are mentioned |
Why do we need to do warm-up exercise?
| A．To help us move easily |
| B．To make our bodies strong |
| C．To help us exercise better |
| D．To help us avoid hurting ourselves |
When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows—cow manure (粪肥), to be specific.
Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine t he output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That’s really a big amount.
When farmers clean their barns, they put the wastes in a big heap, and spread some of them on their fields for fertilizer(肥料). But now places like Blue Spruce Farm have a new way of using cow wastes. They use them to produce electricity.
Here’s how it works: A big machine moves back and forth cleaning the barn floor. “The cows aren’t bothered,” says Marie Audet. “They are animals of habit; they get used to it, and just lift one foot and then another to let it go by.”
The machine pushes the manure into a big 600-gallon tank like a small swimming pool. The tank is called a digester (化粪池) because what happens there is just like what happens inside a cow: Bacteria(细菌) get to work and continue to digest the manure.
Methane gas (甲烷、沼气)in the atmosphere is known as a “greenhouse” gas because it keeps heat just like a greenhouse does, causing our planet to warm up. That’s an environmental concern. But the digester has a good result. Its gas is kept and used to power electric generators (发电机).
At Blue Farm, the generators make enough electricity to power 400 homes. The Audet family sells the extra electricity they can’t use themselves.We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to ______.
| A．make electricity | B．produce fertilizer |
| C．build their farm | D．feed the cows |
How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm?
| A．Marie Audet does the work |
| B．The job is done by machine |
| C．The cows lift the cow wastes |
| D．Bacteria get to work on them |
According to the passage, which of the following is changed into electricity?
| A．The power of moving water. |
| B．The heat of burning coal. |
| C．The power of sunlight. |
| D．The heat of the methane gas |
The new way of using cow wastes at Blue Farm might be best described as ______.
| A．reducing | B．saving |
| C．recycling | D．changing |
What is the main purpose for writing the passage?
| A．To introduce a new way o f making electri city |
| B．To explain how a new energy works better |
| C．To show a new rebuilding plan for a big farm |
| D．To explain the reasons for green house effect |
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