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(guò)剩）and would likely be euthanized（使安樂(lè)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(mèng)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．Life is not easy for a single parent.The week had been （1） and today was filled with bill paying and household chores.
   As I walked down the street，deep in thought，I noticed something unusual in the gutter （水溝）.Realizing it was a （2） and picking it up，I immediately （3） my head and looked around for the first time that day.
   The street was （4） with only one shop.My first thought was that perhaps someone would come back to （5） the wallet.But on second thought，I chose to be active.
   To find some （6） ，I opened the wallet and noticed something like ﹩400，all neatly piled in fifty dollar notes!There was nothing but a name.My only （7） was that this man was a senior.
   With the （8） in my mind，I walked into the shop.All alone in the corner was an elderly man.As I （9） him，he seemed a bit upset，but still said， "Hello." I asked about his name （10） and indeed it （11） the name in the wallet!His face （12） and he shook my hand，saying， "Thank you，sweetie!Hope you have a nice day today."
   I did have a happy day.Actually，it was his words that （13） my day.It doesn't have to
（14） anything to help someone and it allows you to get （15） that aren't always material.

（1）	A．fantastic	B．boring	C．tough	D．bright
（2）	A．bill	B．wallet	C．note	D．card
（3）	A．lowered	B．nodded	C．shook	D．raised
（4）	A．broad	B．bare	C．narrow	D．crowded
（5）	A．return	B．demand	C．claim	D．exchange
（6）	A．clues	B．cash	C．signals	D．marks
（7）	A．inspiration	B．prediction	C．expectation	D．imagination
（8）	A．image	B．a(chǎn)ge	C．a(chǎn)mount	D．name
（9）	A．questioned	B．interrupted	C．a(chǎn)pproached	D．reminded
（10）	A．excitedly	B．hesitantly	C．cheerfully	D．worriedly
（11）	A．reflected	B．proved	C．matched	D．represented
（12）	A．paled	B．fell	C．darkened	D．shone
（13）	A．made	B．created	C．ended	D．ruined
（14）	A．involve	B．cost	C．a(chǎn)dd	D．a(chǎn)pply
（15）	A．a(chǎn)wards	B．presents	C．results	D．rewards