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

B. persuade people to study language skills

C. advise people to stay in nature more and more

D. compare the differences of four different programs

【答案】DCA

【解析】

1.细节理解题。根据文中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.以及Phone：4168—6106可知如果想离开家，学着独立的话，应该拨打4168—6106。故选D项。

2.细节理解题。根据文中小标题The Experiment in International Living以及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.可知The Experiment in International Living会吸引对国际事务感兴趣的学生。故选C项。

3.主旨大意题。这篇文章共介绍了四个活动项目，目的是想让更多的学生积极参与。故选A项。

【备注】这是一则说明文。主要介绍了四个活动项目，目的是想让更多的学生积极参与。

B

I was in my first year of college, making friends and enjoying life, but then my whole world turned upside down. I had a heart attack. It felt like someone was stabbing (刺) me in the chest with a knife over and over again.

After three months of rest I went back to college, but then things took a turn for the worse. I was staying at my Nana’s house and woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible pain in my chest. I knew I was having a heart attack again.

I couldn’t even shout for help. Luckily my grandpa was going to the toilet and heard me falling out of bed. If it wasn’t for him, I probably wouldn’t be here.

The two holes in my heart were causing the problems and I needed an operation immediately to repa ir them. Unfortunately, the surgery didn’t go well and they only managed to repair one of the holes.

When I woke up from the operation, I had a really dry mouth and couldn’t wait to have something to eat and drink. The biggest shock of all came when I was told that I needed a heart transplant and was put on the regist er. The doctors were stunned at how quickly heart failure came on – it usually takes years, but it took my heart less than six months to get to that stage. My whole world came crashing down, but I stayed strong. It was a choice between crying every day and getting on with my life.

As time went on, life became even harder. I hated feeling weak all the time and needing help with everything. It got to the point where I thought I would never get a new heart. I was diagnosed with depression.

Even though I thought that Christmas 2008 would be my last, I really enjoyed it and even had a good New Year. Everyone was crying for me when the clock struck midnight and they told me to keep fighting.

A week later, I got a call from the doctors saying they’d found a suitable donor (捐赠人). My wish came true and thankfully the operation went well. I spent four hours in surgery where they took out my old heart and put a new one in. When I woke up I burst out crying. I had a second chance at life.

24. What happened when the author was having his second heart attack?

A. He felt less pain than he had during the previous one.

B. He realized what it was and shouted for help in time.

C. He narrowly escaped death thanks to his grandfather.

D. He decided to have an operation to repair the two holes in his heart.

25. When the author learned that he needed a heart transplant, he ______.

A. couldn’t help crying every day

B. chose to continue to fight for his life

C. felt so depressed that he tried to kill himself