C. To improve family relationships.

19. How many trees do students and their parents want to plant today?

A. 30. B. 750. C. 1,500.

20. What should volunteers bring for the activity?

A. Hats. B. Thick gloves. C. Basic tools.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The International School for Earth Studies

It’s a private，interdisciplinary institution specializing in earth-based studies.The Programs encourage students to explore the seeds of greatness，with a view to developing tomorrow’s environmentally sensitive spokespersons and leaders. The principle goal is to help students develop responsibility inspired through appreciation and love for natural places and the greater environment.

Program Location(s)：Newfoundland，Canada

Phone：819—647—3226

Email：info@earthstudies.ca

Expedition Education Institute

Do yowant to be an ecological leader，to become deeply rooted in the natural world and in your own power to make change and create a better，more resilient world?

Organized as the equivalent (等价物)to a semester abroad，Expedition Education Institute offers a unique opportunity for gap year participants to be personally transformed and academically challenged and supported to become better and more self-directed life-long learners.

Program Location(s)：USA

Phone：207—322—2973

Email：Info@expedition educatlon.org

The Experiment in International Living

It provides summer abroad programs for high school students who want to connect deeply and engage meaningfully with the richness and complexities of another country. Programs are designed to equip participants not only with essential cultural skills and，in many cases，language skills，but also with a deeper awareness of and sensitivity to critical global issues shaping the diverse communities and regions we visit.

Program Location(s)：Europe，the Americas，Africa，south of the Sahara

Phone：800—345—2929

Email：experiment@worldlearning.org

Visitoz

It’s the Only organization in Australia that guarantees jobs for young people coming to our country on a Work and Holiday Visa. For young Americans this is a huge chance to get away from home and stand on their own two feet to make their own decisions.

Program Location(s)：Australia

Phone：4168—6106

Email：info@visitoz.org

21. If yowant to learn to be independent，what phone number will yodial?

A. 819—l647—3226. B. 207—322—2973.

C. 800一345—2929. D. 4168—6106.

22.Which one attracts a student interested in international affairs most?

A.Visitoz.

B.Expedition Education Institute.

C.The Experiment in International Living.

D.The International School for Earth Studies.

23.The main purpose of the passage is to .

A. attract more students to take an active part