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THE PROJECTS   Book any trip in January and you can choose which of these you would like us to donate to:

Peru

To assist community projects in Cusco and Lima with resources（資源）to improve these kids lives

Our project in Cusco is busy fundraising for a reading room so that the kids in their care don't have to work on the floor anymore． Our project in Cusco is also creating their own bakery so that they can raise funds for themselves． The bakery still needs an industrial mixer to get things going and your funds will go towards helping them become self-sufficient（自足）．

Thailand

To assist our projects in Thailand recover from the floods that hit last year

Now that the flood waters are subsiding, it's all hands on deck to clear up the mess left behind, repair damaged possessions and get schools up and running so that kids can return．We're looking to raise funds for the simple things such as paint to redecorate but also to replace larger equipment such as cookers and computers that have been ruined in the floods．

Kenya

To help our projects in Kenya with much needed resources to build simple homes for those that don't have one

Many people in Kenya still live in badly-built, over-crowded buildings． This project uses volunteer power to help build proper homes and facilities（設(shè)施） for communities． The projects are only slowed by a lack of physical resources and we're raising funds to help provide more wood, tools and other equipment so that more people can move above the poverty line．

60． With i to i Volunteering, you'll          .

       A． make your 2013 more rewarding

       B． get advice on how to make fortune

       C． make your adventure more challenging

       D． get a free trip around the world

61． If you are concerned about kids with few learning resources, you may choose the project in      .

       A． Costa Rica           B． Peru                    C． Thailand             D． Kenya

62． The underlined word “subsiding" probably means          .

       A．rising                      B． spreading             C． clearing             D． sinking

63． This passage is written mainly to         .

       A． call  Dr volunteering                        B． offer volunteers a draw

       C． provide tourists with a bonus              D． prepare volunteers for sightseeing

“Now!" whispered Suki．“Quick, while the clerk's not looking．"

Heart pounding, Leah slid two tubes of lipstick into her purse． She looked bored as she followed her friends Suki and Jill out of the store, but inside she felt panicked．

"I can't believe you made me do that," Leah cried．

"Relax," said Jill． "Everybody does it sometimes． And we didn't make you do it．"

She said nothing, but Leah knew she wouldn't have done that on her own． She was just

experiencing huge peer （同伴） pressure．

Sometimes, though, the stresses in your life can actually come from your peers． They may pressure you into doing something you're uncomfortable with, such as shoplifting, doing drugs or drinking, or taking dangerous risks when driving a car．

The pressure to conform （to do what others are doing） can be powerful and hard to resist． A person might feel pressure to do something just because others are doing it． Peer pressure can influence a person to do something that is relatively harmless—or something that has more serious consequences． Giving in to the pressure to dress a certain way is one thing—going along with the crowd to drink or smoke is another．

The people who are most easily influenced will follow someone else's lead first． Then others may go along, too —so it can be easy to think, "It must be OK． Everyone else is doing it． They must know what they're doing．" Before you know it, many people are going along with the crowd —perhaps on something they might not otherwise do．

`Responding to peer pressure is part of human nature— but some people are more likely to give in, and others are better able to resist and stand their ground． People who are low on confidence and those who tend to follow rather than lead could be more likely to seek their peers' approval by 'giving in to a risky challenge or suggestion． People who are unsure of themselves, new to the group, or inexperienced with peer pressure may also be more likely to give in．

56． The story in the beginning serves as　　　　　 ．

A． an example of peer pressure

B． a lesson to young people

C． a warning of security in shops

D． an introduction to bad behavior in youth

57． Which of the following would probably be a case of peer pressure?

A． You cheat in the exam to get good grades．

B． You try smoking at parties as your friends do．

C． You jump the queue to buy tickets for your fiends．

D． You break up with your friends because they look down upon you．

58． The writer tries to tell us that peer pressure　　　　　 ．

A． does more good than harm 　　　　　　 B． exists only among young people

C． is a normal phenomenon 　　　　　　　　　 D． lowers self-confidence

59． People may take a risky challenge because they want to　　　　 ．

A． gain more experience 　　　　　　　　　　 B． take the lead in a group

C． win recognition from peers 　　　　　　 D． exercise an influence on their friends

Doris Lessing, born on October 22, 1919, is a British writer． In

October 2007 Lessing became the llth woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for  36   in the 106-year history．

In her long and complex career, Doris Lessing has  37  dozens of books of fiction as well as plays and nonfiction． She wrote persuasively 38 politics，feminism（女權(quán)主義），communism and black-white relations in Africa before moving on to  39  the emotional crack  （裂痕）  of human beings in her famous 1962  40  , The Golden Notebook．

Ms． Lessing inspired a  41 of feminists with this breakthrough novel, which informed the 20th-century view of the male-female   42  and the feminist movement regarded as a pioneering work．

Ms． Lessing wrote  43   about the inner lives of women  44  she rejected the idea that they should abandon their lives to marriage and children． The Golden Notebook told the story of Anna Wulf, a woman who wanted to live   45  ．

Because Ms． Lessing frankly described female anger and aggression（爭強(qiáng)好勝）, she was 46 as unfeminine． But Ms． Lessing also felt that  47  only on feminism hid the other issues raised by the novel． So she always had  48  ．  comments about the feminist movement, 49  many of its members admired her．  Speaking in New York in  1970, she said, “I've got the 50  that the sex war is not the most vital one going on nor is it the most important  51  in our lives．"

14 years later, she said that the women's movement should have tried to  52  men． “How can you expect things to  53  ," she said, “if you're talking to yourself?" Asked about 54 anti-feminist feelings when her work referred to the issues that fueled the women's movement, she  55   _, "It wouldn't be enough to say I'm a woman, after all?"

36．A． peace                  B． literature              C． medicine             D．physics

37．A．published               B． read                    C． printed                D．sold

38．A． for                      B． with                    C． against               D．a(chǎn)bout

39．A． promote             B． narrow                C． explore               D． remove

40．A．poem               B．play                C．film               D．novel

41．A． generation         B． handful                C． district               D． minority

42．A． marriage             B． relationship         C． friendship          D． battle

43．A． disappointedly       B． negatively          C． honestly              D． proudly

44．A． but                      B． yet                      C． so                       D． and

45．A．hopefully               B． successfully         C． freely                  D． quietly

46．A． appreciated         B． arrested                C． attacked               D．respected

47．A．depending              B． living                  C． agreeing              D．focusing

48．A．casual                  B． sharp                  C． fair                     D．typical

49．A．though                  B． for                      C． unless                D．a(chǎn)fter

50．A．impression             B． answer                C． feeling                 D． message

51．A．tradition                B． state                    C． goal                    D． problem

52．A．back up                 B． work with            C． care for              D． appeal to

53．A． change                 B．happen               C． end                  D． continue

54．A． our                  B． its              C． her                D． their

55．A． responded       B． declared         C． complained       D． argued

 New traffic rules that took effect on January l, 2013 are much stricter than          in the past．

       A． that                     B． this                     C．those                   D． what

          in the future, many students are struggling to achieve their dreams．

       A． Not regretted                                          B． Not to regret

       C． Not regretting                                         D． Not having regretted

 The speaker mentioned many examples       people lived through hard times and succeeded at last．

       A． which                 B． whose                  C． when                D． where

 Police insisted that Michael didn't follow the correct           _ in applying for a visa．

       A． procedure            B． trend                    C． custom              D． tradition

 In winter, elderly people should be looked after with great care because they are       to severe weather changes．

      A． familiar                                       B． sensitive

       C． accustomed                                   D． devoted

 They _    us about that, otherwise we would have prepared ahead of time．

       A． don't inform                                            B． haven't informed

       C． didn't inform                                           D． hadn't informed

—Jessie, don't you think it exciting to skate on the frozen river now?

—Think twice; you 　　　　 　fall into the water for the ice is still too thin．

　　　 A． would 　　　　　 B． must 　　　　　　　　　　 C． shall 　　　　　　　　 D． should