1．Craig grew up on "a gentleman's farm" in Colorado with horses，cows，and chickens.When he was 18，Craig was already running some of the businesses.He planned to earn a business degree in college，but on a fateful trip to Florida，he visited a friend who worked as a grounds-keeper at a zoo. "I just wanted to say hi，but he showed me around，and in the back，I saw lions and tigers in these cages that were so small that you wouldn't want to keep a dog in them，" he says.The animals were surplus（過剩）and would likely be euthanized（使安樂死）.
   When a sad Craig returned to Colorado，he called the Denver Zoo about taking the animals，but Denver's zookeepers also had a surplus.Then it occurred to him：Perhaps he could bring the animals to the family farm.He was only 19，but he studied local regulations and formed a nonprofit organization.He next wrote zoos nationwide offering to help if they planned to euthanize animals.
   After about five years，he bought a second，larger property before moving to the shelter's current location northeast of Denver.The goal，he says，is to provide the animals with plentiful space and to treat them with dignity and respect. "We have prides of lions that live together，just like they would in the wild，" he says. "They're wandering free and playing and doing what they want.We just give them medical care and food."
   Craig opened the shelter to visitors in 2002.Although he was originally unwilling，Craig now sees it as an opportunity to educate more people. "We want the public to know，if they hear about some guy driving around in his Ferrari with a tiger or a lion，they should say，What are you doing？That animal is going to end up dead or in some dirty roadside zoo." The shelter receives 150，000 guests a year.Given his goal of treating the animals with respect-the shelter prohibits feeding and hands-on human contact -visitors observe the animals from a 30-foot-high，1.5-mile-long elevated walkway.

（1）What made Craig decide to help animals？
A．The need to run his farm.
B．The influence from his friend.
C．The concern for animals to be euthanized.
D．The plan to earn a business degree from a college.
（2）Why did Craig pay for a larger property？
A．To draw visitors.
B．To play with animals.
C．To live a comfortable life.
D．To offer animals more space.
（3）How do visitors observe the animals in the shelter？
A．By riding a car.
B．By taking an elevator.
C．Through contact with animals.
D．From the passage above the ground.
（4）Which of the following best describes Craig's work in the animal shelter？
A．Admirable.
B．Well-paid.
C．Boring.
D．Appealing.

2．Shen Kuo （沈括） was a scientist of the Northern Song Dynasty.He was（1）all-round scholar of astronomy，physics，chemistry，geology and medical science.（2），Shen Kuo's reputation has been mostly in the field of scientific writing：he was the first（3）（build） graphic maps.
    Thanks（4）his mother，Shen Kuo received a formal education in his childhood.He was diligent and he read so much that he suffered eye pain later in life.While in his（5）（thirty），Shen Kuo frequently dreamed of a place.In the dream，he climbed a hill，the top of（6）was covered with brightly colored flowers and trees.Clear waters（7）（flow） at the base of the hill，with trees on either side.Later on，when（8）（travel） around，he was shocked to find a piece of land that was（9）（exact）the one in his dream .There he settled and wrote of the discoveries he had made in his lifetime.
    This extraordinary story is the origin of Shen's the Dream Rivulet Diary （《夢溪筆談》）.The Dream Rivulet Diary was a milestone in the history of Chinese science.So far，this amazing scientific work（10）（put） into a number of different languages，including English，F(xiàn)rench，German and Japanese.

3．Friendship is something that everyone needs.Success is nothing without friends.You share life，happiness and sadness.A friend is someone you can depend on in a time of need and that can trust you with every secret he or she has.
   So，what happens when a friendship of eight years is broken over something out of their control？Does that mean it was never a true friendship to begin with？
   My friend and I met in high school and have known each other for nearly eight years.What happened recently broke our lifelong friendship.
   This makes me think about what friendship really means.I always thought my friend and I could get through any argument，fight，or the sadness of life.We promised each other we'd always be friends，through thick and thin.We even joked about how we would sit in a circle and laugh at some jokes when we had grandchildren.We always laughed at every little thing.
   But then her grandfather passed away （去世） and suddenly our friendship was nothing.It happened so suddenly that I never found out about it until I discovered a note she had written on the Internet.I was sad and hurt that she would post （發(fā)帖子） what I told her for other people to see.I understand that she was sad and wanted to vent （發(fā)泄） her sadness，but I wish she'd kept everything between us.
   I don't understand why she broke our friendship，and I don't think I ever will.I think friendship means we'll always forgive each other for our mistakes.I hope that finally I'll find that true friend who will always be there for me，and I there for her.

（1）In Paragraph 1，the author mainly talks about
A．how to make friends
B．the importance of success
C．what to share with friends
D．the importance of friendship
（2）What broke the author's friendship with her friend？
A．The internet.
B．The death of her friend's grandfather.
C．Something unhappy between them.
D．Their jokes.
（3）What is the passage mainly about？
A．A true friendship.
B．An unsuccessful friend.
C．The author's idea of friendship.
D．Sharing success with friends.