1 . Native inhabitants existed in perfect h________with their natural habitat for thousands of years. (根据首字母单词拼写)

2 . One thing c________to the increasing number of “urban animals ” is their ability to adapt. (根据首字母单词拼写)

3 . I was told that the community had decided to work together on a ________(运动；战役) to save the Rainbow Bookstore.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)

4 . Australia, France or…Mars? When considering a place to emigrate to, Mars might not be the best choice in your list, but according to an online survey, more than one in ten of British would accept a one-way ticket there. Yes, you read that correctly — because the Mars One mission is looking to emigrate to Mars, the first voyagers will not be able to return back to Earth. The organizers suggest applicants think over their applications, because the agreement didn’t come with a return ticket. But still thousands of people agreed to it.

The Mars One aims to construct a human settlement on Mars. Thankfully, applications for the program are entirely voluntary and potential astronauts can back out at any time during the strict selection process.

In order to apply, the candidate must be over 18, have A2 English level and be adaptable and curious. The following selection process consists of four rounds.

The first round is an online application including general information and a one-minute video in which the applicant answers some given questions and explains why he or she should be among the first humans to set foot on Mars. At the end of the first round, a team of Mars One experts will decide which applicants will pass to the next round.

The remaining applicants must then provide a medical statement from their doctor stating that they have met all the requirements. Successful candidates will then be briefly interviewed by Mars One’s chief medical officer Norbert Kraft.

One-hundred healthy, smart candidates are then in the third round which will test their team work ability and communication skills through a series of group challenges.

The final part of the testing process is the ability to stay alone. Even the best astronauts in history can hardly enjoy the silent space. Following this challenge, the forty remaining candidates will be reduced to thirty who will then undergo the Mars Settler Suitability Interview. Following on from the first selection series, international crews of up to six groups of four will become full time employees of Mars One.

1. What is the organizers’ attitude towards the online survey result?

A．Understandable.	B．Satisfied.
C．Unexpected.	D．Doubtful.

2. What does the underlined phrase “back out”in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Stop carrying out the agreement.

B．Move out of space backwards.

C．Drive aircrafts backwards and leave.

D．Fail to pay attention to the advertisement.

3. What do the Mars One experts mainly do in the first round?

A．Test the candidates’ English level.

B．Check the basic information of participants.

C．Interview the candidates and collect the forms.

D．Determine whether candidates are eager to learn.

4. What is the most challenging for the participants?

A．Their skills to communicate with others.

B．Their excellent physical health at present.

C．Their abilities to cooperate with the team.

D．Their long-time adaptability to being alone.

5. How many people will finally be full time employees of Mars One?

A．100

B．40

C．30

D．24

5 . My name is Jaimic Eckert and I’ve been into volunteer work since childhood. As a girl, I volunteered at animal shelters, played music at nursing homes, and helped with community cleanup after disasters. In college, I volunteered heavily at a large yearly conference for young adults, which is where I fell in love with my husband-to-be, who was on my team of co-volunteers. Since getting married in 2013, we’ve been living in Beirut, Lebanon. I actually have an online coaching business but I’ve had many opportunities to volunteer with projects for Syrian refugees (难民) and youth education.

I enjoy volunteering because most of the time, I do feel that I’m making a difference. Once I was leading out a project that provided food boxes to Syrian refugee families. When it was nearing Ramadan, the biggest holiday season in Islam, I literally stuffed the food package with extra treats...dates, nuts, olive oil and sweets. We took the package unannounced and ended up arriving just as the Syrian family was sitting down on their floor for breakfast. They had nothing more than a few pieces of bread and a pot of tea. The mother was in tears as she received us. I’ll never forget their gratitude.

Another time, back when I was in college in the US, a group of friends and I volunteered to drive to a distant church that was way out in the suburb and had only a few elderly members. The building was in disrepair and the churchyard needed attention. We stayed the weekend in the home of one of these old ladies so we could clean and repair the church. I’ll never forget how new life sparkled in her eyes. She couldn’t repair broken doors or pull weeds, but her love for us was unmatched. It breaks my heart to remember this old lady’s broad smile for such small efforts that we made. Sometimes, volunteer work is fulfilling not because of the actual job you get done, but because of how your presence impacts the people around you.

Volunteering makes me a better person because it gets me outside of myself. It puts my focus on others. It makes me grateful for what I have.

1. In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to                    .

A．provide an explanation

B．introduce a topic

C．reach a conclusion

D．propose a definition

2. What does Paragraph 2 focus on?

A．We brought food to Syrian families.

B．Ramadan is the most important holiday season in Islam.

C．Volunteering affects people in some way.

D．Volunteering reminds Eckert of people’s gratitude.

3. Why was the old lady happy?

A．Because finally someone came to comfort them in the church.

B．Because she could clean and repair the church with us.

C．Because of our presence and help.

D．Because we made efforts to entertain her.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards volunteering?

A．Critical.	B．Objective.
C．Indifferent.	D．Positive.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．What volunteering means to me.

B．My volunteering dream.

C．My efforts as a volunteer.

D．Volunteering for Syrian refugees.

6 . By the time he realized he__________into a trap, it was already too late for him to do anything about it.

A．walks

B．walked

C．has walked

D．had walked

10 . One can always manage to do more things, no matter__________full one’s schedule is in life.

A．how

B．what

C．which

D．when