【正文】 s ago to do just that. So far, the team’ s members have raised $4,500. That’ s enough to purchase and protect more than 16 acres of rainforest in Costa Rica through the Center for Ecosystem survival. Every year, thousands of square miles of rainforest are destroyed worldwide. Logging and farming are mostly likely to blame, scientists say. The loss is terrible news for animals and people. Even though rainforests cover less than 2 percent of the earth, they are home to half the world’ s plants and animals. Rainforests also provide water and help control the earth’ s climate. Evan’ s work to save the rainforests recently earned him a Barron prize for Young Heroes. The prizes are given to children or teenagers who have made a positive difference in the world. Evan’ s goal is “ to save enough rainforests to last forever” . He won’ t have to do it alone. His actions have already inspired other kids to chip in. One girl asked for donations instead of presents on her birthday. She raised $850. Other kids are starting their own conservation teams. Evan says everyone can help the pla－ even by taking small steps such as recycling. He and his family try to make a difference every day. “ We recycle, we try to limit our garbage? we’ ve been walking a little more, and we buy local food,” Evan said. 25. Evan started the group _______. A. to help the poor B. to make himself wellknown C. to win the Barron prize D. to save the rainforest 26. How much does it cost to buy and protect an acre of rainforest in Costa Rica? A. About $4,500. B. About $850. C. About $1,000. D. About $280. 27. What Evan said in the last paragraph suggests that _________. A. actions speak louder than words B. we can all do something to protect the earth C. we should learn to recycle from now on D. a good beginning makes a good ending 28. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Evan Green－ a famous teenager B. The Red Dragon Conservation Team C. Boy gathers support for rainforests D. Rainforests are being destroyed C Determined to make school more related to the workplace, Roosevelt High School in Portland, Oregon, developed a schooltowork program. In their first year, students are offered some job pathways in natural resources, human services, health care, business, arts and munication. The following year, each student chooses one of the pathways and examines it in depth, spending three hours a week watching someone on the job. Such a program is also in practice in some other states. The schooltowork program is built around a partnership. For example, Eastman Kodak, a major employer in Colorado, introduces students to business by helping them construct a model city using small pieces of wood. “ The children use the models to decide on the best place to set up schools,” says Lucille Mantelli, director for Eastman Kodak in Colorado. Kodak introduces math by teaching fifth graders to use their pocket money properly. They also provide oneonone job watching experiences and offer chances of practice for high school juniors and seniors. “ Students e to the workplace two or three hours a week,” explains Mantelli. “ They do the job for us. We pay them and they get school credits (學(xué)分 ). We also give them our views on their performance and developmental opportunities.” In these partnerships, everybody wins. The students tend to take more difficult courses than students in schools that don’ t offer such programs. Business benefits by having a better prepared workforce needed in future years. “ It’ s a way for us to work with the school systems to develop the type of workforce we’ ll need in future years,” Mantelli continued. “ We need employees who understand the basics of reading and writing. We need them to be good at math and to be fortable working on a team.” “ Our theory is that they can learn as much outside the classroom as in. All students have the ability to change the world, not just to live in it. To do that, they have to know how to solve problems and use critical thinking skills. We need to encourage them to dream about jobs that go beyond what they see today,” concludes a schooltowork program anizer. 29. Using the example of Eastman Kodak in Colorado, the writer shows us ____. A. what role the business plays in the program B. why the students get paid for their jobs C. where the students have their math class D. what the school decides to do 30. The main purpose of the schooltowork program is to _____. A. make what students learn in school related to the workplace B. introduce new job opportunities to schools C. improve relations between students and teachers D. offer students more difficult courses 31. According to the text, Lucille Mantelli is _