D

Starting a bank a child’s play? Absolutely, if you ask some enterprising youngsters in India, who have not only managed to establish one, but also, unlike many of the large International banks, run it successfully since 2001. What’s even more impressive is that the young bankers and their 90,004---clients(委托人) are all homeless!

The Children’s Development Khazana (treasure) opened its first branch in 2001 at a homeless shelter in New Deli as a way to help the street children protect their hard-earned money from thieves. Since then, the idea has caught on like wildfire.

Today, Khazana has 12 branches all across New Deli, with a total of Rupees 12lakh (about 22,000USD) in deposits. Not only that, there are now 77 branches in other parts of Asia, ranging from Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to the island of Sri Lanka, and even Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. While no deposit or balance is too small for the bank, they do have strict regulations about where the money is earned from. Funds obtained by begging or selling drugs are not welcomed at this bank !

Also, unlike the real banks, all employees are volunteers , which means that they go to school or a paying job during the day and work at the bank in the evening. To ensure that everybody gets a chance to participate in running the branch, two volunteer managers are elected from the clients base every six months.

Karan, the current manager is just 14-year-old. During the day he earns a living by helping out the cleaning workmates at wedding banquets and other big parties. In the evening, he handles the deposits(存款)and withdrawals(取款)in the bank. After the bank closes, he along with an adult volunteer from the shelter head over to a regular bank and deposit the funds collected into Khazana’s interest-bearing bank account and though it started with one single purpose. The Children’s Development Khazana is today a well-developed bank, one kids can not only deposit money which earns them 5% interest, but also, request loans for family emergencies, to start a business or even to pay for school.

33. The initial aim of starting the Children’s Development Khazana is to______.

A. provide for jobs for homeless children

B. help homeless families with emergencies

C. sponsor homeless children to go to school

D. safeguard homeless children’s hard-earned money

34. The children’s Development Khazana is different from regular banks in that_______.

A. all its workers are street children      B. it pays its customers no interest

C. customers can be made its managers    D. it opens in the evening six month a year

35. According to the passage, the Children’s Development Khazana________.

A. welcomes all money, however small it is

B. offers more and better service than before

C. is run by a 14-year-old boy, Karan alone

D. has more than 70 branches across India

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。

36  . This is a very frightening number. Most of the time, it will not be noticed until it becomes a large problem. Yet, hopefully, more and more people are learning about it. Parents as well as friends should pay attention to these things and other things such as:

Sudden changes in their mood, appetite or weight can be indications of depression. While these things can also happen to an adolescent, when it is followed by other conditions, it should be taken note of.

A loss of interest in doing the things that they used to love to do can be depression. Now, this is not necessarily something from their childhood, but something within the past few months.

37   . For example, divorce or separation of their parents, death, or even just friendship. Often, teens blame themselves for these conditions.

38   . If they do not seem happy any more, there must be something troubling them.

39   . There are many sad stories of young teens harming themselves because they are suffering from depression and no one took notice.

Finally, to our joy, those teens that do get timely treatment for their depression can actually recover quickly and completely and get back into doing the things they used to love to do. Talk to your doctor if you feel that you have been in any of these conditions or you know someone that is.   40   .

So learn more about teen depression and depression in general and get help now or help a friend in need.

A. They can decide what is happening, and get life back on track to you.

B. Because of depression and lack of notice, many sad and painful cases happen to young teens.

C. A lack of emotion is a sign that something is definitely wrong.

D. One thing that must be said about teen depression is that this is a serious condition.

E. Sad situations can cause teen depression to appear fast.

F. Teen depression makes up one in five children.

G. There are many ways to deal with depression.

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分, 共30分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didn’t speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room  41  so she wouldn’t disturb me. However, every time I would 42  and see her. She would try to 43  and at the same time gave an amazing smile. 44  , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful 45 .

I  46  from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an)  47  card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall  48   her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate ? Then the nurse  49   to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never  50  a rewards card.

It  51  me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a  52 .

From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were  53 . People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they  54  life more.   55  , it seems the more I tried to praise others, the  56  I got.

I’m out of nursing home now and almost  57  recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably  58  life is.

Do  59  a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they  60   to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you.

41. A. quickly    B. quietly            C. happily    D. slowly

42. A. wake      B. stand             C. sit          D. go

43. A. leave      B. hide              C. explain    D. apologize

44. A. Eventually  B. Gradually         C. Suddenly    D. Occasionally

45. A. greeting   B. apology           C. smile      D. word

46. A. knew      B. learned            C. found      D. got

47. A. invitation    B. congratulation     C. appreciation   D. appointment

48. A. laughing   B. shouting           C. screaming   D. crying

49. A. went on     B. came up           C. set out     D. got up

50. A. accepted     B. received           C. created    D. afforded

51. A. beat        B. knocked           C. hit         D. touched

52. A. difference   B. profit             C. mistake     D. contribution

53. A. disappointing B. interesting       C. amazing   D. embarrassing

54. A. understood   B. valued            C. enriched    D. enjoyed

55. A. However    B. Therefore          C. Meanwhile  D. Otherwise

56. A. less        B. more              C. worse      D. better

57. A. barely      B. fully              C. really       D. rarely

58. A. dangerous   B. beautiful          C. tough      D. enthusiastic

59. A. yourself    B. you               C. themselves  D. them

60. A. bring       B. take              C. give       D. mean

第II卷 (非选择题)

班级            姓名            学号            得分

36-40

第二节：(共10小题;每题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Babara:  You look __61___(tire). What’s the matter with you?

Bob:     Nothing serious. I want to have a job after graduation. I am under great pressure.

Babara:  Do you find that ___62__is difficult to find a suitable job this year?

Bob:     Yes. Now college graduates ____63____(encourage) to start their own business, which sounds really good for us. At the same time, we can get some valuable social____64_____and we may also know more about ourselves and society.

Babara:  Yes, but it is not as easy ___65___you imagine. For college students there are a lot of problems, especially the one of not having enough money. And our education doesn’t provide enough knowledge on how to solve it.

Bob:     Maybe you are right. But our government allows college graduates to borrow money from banks ___66___maybe some can get money from their parents.

Babara:  But you have to pay back the money sooner or ___67____. So some college graduates prefer to live a ___68____(peace) life rather than start their own businesses through job-hunting which is competitive.

Bob:     Oh, they don’t have dreams. But I have made __69_____my mind to achieve my dream.How about you?

Babara:  Well, it always takes time to consider before ___70____(make) a decision.

61.          62.           63.          64.          65.

66.          67.           68.          69.          70.

第四部分：写作(共两节, 满分35分)

第一节：短文改错 (共10分;每小题1分,满分10分)

Do you read reviews after you see a movie? I use to do that, but I usually regretted. I read so much about a movie on advance that I often ended up not go to see it at all. The writers point out everything that is wrong with the film, but seldom mentions anything good about one. They also tell many things and even the ending of the movie. Lately I have changed way I choose movies to watch. I read reviews afterwards if necessary. What is very importance to me is that I don’t watch the talk shows in that people discuss movies. And I don’t ask other people how they like of it. Now, I enjoy myself even more.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

人们常说“字如其人”。据一项调查显示，有85.8%的中学生说自己的字迹不好看，而他们又不想改善字迹，其理由有很大差别。请根据下图内容用英语写一篇短文，说明该现象并发表看法。

注意：1.词数120左右，开头已为你写好(不计入总词数); 2.可适当增加细节。

Nowadays, with the growing popularity of computers, more and more people are paying less and less attention to their handwriting.________________________________

答案

改错：1.after—before  2.use—used  3.on—in  4.go—going  5.mentions—mention  6.one—it  7.way前加the  8.importance—important   9.that-which   10.of 去掉

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