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Ofcourseheisn'

treallydead.Withanyluckheisn'

tevenhurt.Why?

Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsorevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress（床垫）.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!

Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman'

ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis"

blownup"

inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment. 

Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliff（悬崖）athousandfeethigh.Hisparachute（降落伞）failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousactions,fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstoo！

1.Stuntmenarethosewho______. 

A.oftendressupasactors 

B.prefertoleaddangerouslives

C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactions 

D.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives 

2.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby______. 

A.playingtheirdirtytricks 

B.sellingtheirspecialskills 

C.jumpingoutofhighwindows 

D.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains 

3.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,______. 

A.heneedslittleprotection 

B.hewillbecoveredwithamattress 

C.hislifeisendangered 

D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright 

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor（因素）ofasuccessfulperformance?

A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness. 

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'

sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?

A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman. 

B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh. 

C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality. 

D.Thecliffistoohigh. 

B

Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytofinishschool.Foralongtimehehadlookedforwardtogettingabeautifulsportscar.Heknewhisfathercouldwellaffordit,sohetoldhimthatwasallhewanted.

Thenonthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohisprivatestudy.Hisfathertoldhimhowproudhewastohavesuchafineson,andtoldhimhowmuchhelovedhim.Hehandedhissonabeautifulgiftbox.Surprised,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalovelyBiblewithhisnameonit.Angrily,heraisedhisvoicetohisfatherandsaid,“WithallyourmoneyyougivemeaBible?

”Hethenrushedoutofthehouse,leavingtheBible.

Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.Hehadabeautifulhomeandawonderfulfamily,butrealizinghisfatherwasveryold,hethoughtperhapsheshouldgotoseehim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduationday.Beforehecouldmakearrangements（安排）,hereceivedaphonetellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway.Hehadtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecareofthethingsthathisfatherlefthim.

Whenhebegantosearchthroughhisfather’simportantpapers,hesawthestillnewBible,justashehadleftityearsago.HeopenedtheBibleandbegantoturnthepages.Ashewasreading,acarkeywithatag（标牌）droppedfromthebackoftheBible.Onthetagwasthedateofhisgraduation,andthewords“PAIDINFULL”.Sadnessandregretfilledhisheart.

6.Theunderlinedword“that”inParagraph1means_____.

A.acarB.aboxC.aBibleD.aphone

7.Theyoungmanwasangryonthemorningofhisgraduationbecause_____.

A.hisfathercouldn’taffordacar

B.hehadtostayinhisstudy

C.hethoughtheonlygotaBible

D.hisfatherspentallthemoney

8.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentionedinthelastbutoneparagraph?

A.Theyoungmansucceededinhisbusiness.

B.Theyoungmanlivedwithhisfatherallthetime.

C.Theyoungmandecidedtoseehisfather.

D.Theyoungmansetuphisownfamily.

9.Whichwordisthebesttodescribetheyoungman’sfeeling?

A.boredB.regretfulC.determinedD.encouraged

10.Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheyoungman_____.

A.cametoknowthetruthatlast

B.hadtopayforthecarhimself

C.becameinterestedintheBible

D.gotangrywithhisfatheragain

C

IspentthreemonthsvolunteeringwithVolunteerBolivia.Itwasattimesannoying，scaryanddifficult，butalsolife-changing，satisfyingandamazing.BecauseIhadstudiedSpanishforacoupleofyearsbeforeIwentout，IhadjustoneweekofclassesatVolunteerBolivia.

LivingwithafamilyalsohelpedmySpanishgreatlyandIfeltimmediatelylikeoneoftheirdaughters.TheyweregoodfriendsfromthebeginningofmytimethereandIwaslookedafterverywell.Istillhadalotofindependence.TheVolunteerBoliviacentre，withitscafé

barandculturaltalks，wasameetingplaceforallthevolunteersandImetsomewonderfulpeoplefromallovertheworldwhoweredoingthesameasme—givingsomethingofthemselvestoacountrywhichneedssomuch.

Myplacementwasinacaringcentreforprisoners’childrenfromtheCochabambaprisonsandfromtheverystartIfeltwelcomedandneeded.ThereImetsomeinspiringmemberswhoputsomuchoftheirheartintocaringforthosechildrenwhomaybehadnooneelsetolovethem.Theworkitselfwasnotonlyveryhardbutattimesemotionallydemanding，especiallysendingagroupoftwo-year-oldsbackintotheprisonattheendoftheday.Despiteallthis，IlearntalotthroughtheexperienceandnowI’mmoreawareoftheproblemsfaceddailybymanypeopleinSouthAmerica.Thecentrehasverylimitedfundingsotheyrelyheavilyontheworkofvolunteers，andanytimepeoplegiveisveryvaluabletothem.SincereturningtoBritainIhavekeptintouchwiththepeopleIworkedwithandI’mtryingtosupportthemasmuchaspossible.VolunteeringthroughVolunteerBoliviahaschangedmylifeandisanexperienceIwillneverforget.

11．WecaninferthattheofficiallanguageofBoliviaismostprobably________.

A．EnglishB．Spanish

C．FrenchD．Italian

12．WheredidtheauthorstaywhenshewasinBolivia?

A．Inahotel.B．Inthevolunteercentre.

C．Inacafé

bar.D．Withalocalfamily.

13．Theauthor’sjobasavolunteerinBoliviawasto________.

A．raisemoneyforsomeprisons

B．meetvolunteersfromothercountries

C．lookaftersomeprisoners’children

D．helpthelocalpeoplewiththeirfarmwork

14．WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherworkinBoliviaaccordingtoParagraph3?

A．Challenging.B．Relaxing.

C．Disappointing.D．Boring.

15．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．AllpeopleinBolivianeedthevolunteers’help.

B．Thereistheworld’slargestnumberofprisonersinBolivia.

C．TheauthorwasacollegestudentwhenshewenttoBolivia.

D．Theauthor’sexperienceinBoliviahadagreateffectonher.

D

Evenifyouarenaturallyshy,thesethreetrickswillhelpyoutoquicklybuildanewsocialcircleinanynewcity.

1.Takepictures

Oneofthegreatthingsabouttakingpicturesataneventorpartyisthatitgivesyouanexcusetogetintouchwiththepersonlater.Everybodylovesseeingpicturesofthemselves,andit’sveryeasyaftertakingapicturetosay“Ifyou’dlike,Icanemailittoyou”.Thiscanbetheseedthatleadstonewconnections.Thenexttimeyouhearaboutafunevent,emailyournewcontactstoletthemknowaboutit.

2.Eataloneinpublic

Youmightfeeluncomfortableeatingbyyourselfbutithasanimportantbenefit:

youaremucheasiertoapproachwhenyouarealone.Peoplemaybeafraidofinterruptingyouorbeingrudeifyouareinaconversationwithsomeoneelse.Bringabookornewspapertoread（thiswillmakeyoufeellessuncomfortable）.Plus,havinganinterestingbookwithyouwillgiveothersanexcusetostartaconversationifthey’vereadit.

3.Joinaclass,sportsteam,orclub

Yoga,dancing,volleyball,Toastmasters（apublicspeakingclub）,aclassforwork,etc.Takeupanewhobbyorcontinueanoldone!

Theseareallgreatplacestomeetnewpeople,mainlybecauseyouwillbeforcedtoseethesamepeopleoverandoveragainintheclass.Youwillautomaticallymakefriendswiththemifyouhaveacommoninterestandareforcedtoseeeachotheragain.

Tips:

*Inthebeginning,neverturndownaninvitationfromsomeone,evenifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tnormallydo.

*Emailyournewfriendswithfunthingstodoinsteadofalwaysaskingwhattheirplansare.Iftheyhaveabetterplan,youcandropyoursandjointhem.Thiswillhelpyoubecomeapersonwhoiscontributingvalueinsteadofjusttakingit（peoplewantthisinafriend）.

*Don’tletlittlethingsinlifeupsetyouorbeanegativeperson.Peopledon’twanttobearoundsomeonelikethat!

16.______cangiveyouanexcuseto