I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family tried to 31 an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the 32 home.

Shortly after the new 33 were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew 34 what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had particular given jobs. With my mom’s help, I kept a journal of what happened each day and 　35 the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew a picture of her in my journal, which I still have.

On day five a disaster 36 the ant farm. While I was 37 the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally tipped it over, 　38 in all the tunnels. Although the ants 39 their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was 40 as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration”—feeling annoyed and impatient as they couldn’t control the situation. They simply could not 41 the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back.

Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, 　42 it taught me much more. 43 the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of 44 . Working together, they were able to create a(n) 45 world for themselves. I also learned that they should be 46 for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key 47 to success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not 48 until recently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be 49 . Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face 50 . Unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another.

31. A. create　 　　　　　　 B. purchase　 　　　　　　 C. maintain　　 　　　　　　 D. abandon

32. A. empty　 　　　　　　 B. new　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. strange　　　 　　　　　　 D. distant

33. A. guests　 　　　　　　 B. settlers　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. friends　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. members

34. A. probably　　 　　　 B. roughly　　 　　　　　　 C. exactly　　　 　　　　　　 D. normally

35. A. named 　　　　　　 B. trained　　　 　　　 　　　 C. compared 　　　　　　 D. measured

36. A. affected　　　 　　　　　　 B. struck 　　　　　　　　　　 C. kicked 　　　　　　　　　　 D. beat

37. A. removing　　 　　　 B. teaching　　 　　　　　　 C. observing　 　　　　　　 D. collecting

38. A. turning 　　　　　　 B. rushing　　　 　　　　　　 C. filling　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. caving

39. A. experienced 　　　 B. predicted　 　　　　　　 C. faced 　　　　　　　　　　 D. survived

40. A. annoyed　　　 　　　 B. horrified　　 　　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. thrilled

41. A. reflect　 　　　　　　 B. ignore 　　　　　　　　　　 C. confirm 　 　　　　　　 D. stand

42. A. and　　　 　　　　　　 B. but　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

43. A. In 　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. From 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Over

44. A. teamwork 　 　　　 B. devotion　　 　　　　　　 C. responsibility　　 　　　 D. organization

45. A. relaxing 　　　　　　 B. amusing　　 　　　　　　 C. moving 　 　　　　　　 D. amazing

46. A. supported　　 　　　 B. inspired　　 　　　　　　 C. admired　　 　　　　　　 D. admitted

47. A. certificates　 　　　 B. approaches 　　　　　　 C. ingredients 　　　 　　　 D. circumstances　

48. A. give　　 　　　　　　 B. realize 　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. adopt

49. A. accepted　　 　　　 B. suffered　　 　　　　　　 C. achieved 　 　　　　　　 D. managed

50. A. anxiety 　　　　　　 B. confusion　 　　　　　　 C. pressure　　 　　　　　　 D. disappointment

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　New Zealand is an English-speaking country．But the government recognizes 　1　 language, too．This is the Maori language（毛利语）．The English 　2 　began to visit New Zealand after 1770．They found a 　3 　people living there．These were the Maoris,　　 　4 　had come from islands in the Pacific Ocean 400 years before．

　For a long time the 　5 　government was not interested in these faraway islands．It was 　6 　a British colony（殖民地）．As a 　7 　, more and more British settlers came．

　The Maoris were　　 　　　8 　to the first settlers．But soon the new settlers wanted 　9　

land．So in 1844 there was fighting 　10 　them．This was the first of several wars between the two　　 　　　11 　．The next fifty years were very bad for the Maoris．Many were 　12 　in the wars．Many more died from new disease 　13 　by the British．In 1840 there were perhaps 200,000 Maoris．By 1859 this number had 　14 　to 42,000．

　However, this century the two peoples have lived in 　15 　．For many years the “British”New Zealanders looked 　16　 upon the Maoris．　17 　in recent years, they have had equal 　18 　, and the Maori language is one of the languages of the country with 　19 　．Today there are about a quarter of a million Maoris, that is, about 9% of the　 20 　．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

I remember the first time I saw Gretchen Buchenholz doing what she does best. It was the fall of 2002, and she was standing at the door of a New York day-care 　26 that she’d founded for disadvantaged and special-needs 　27 . A stream of little kids was entering the building, and some were 　28 walkers (学步车). Gretchen knelt down 　29 each child, greeting each by name and saying 　30 personal. The kids smiled happily and their little 　31 lit up.

　 It was at that time that I made my final decision to 　32 my job as a lawyer. I had decided to 　　　__33__ as director of community affairs for the Association to Benefit Children (ABC), the nonprofit (非赢利的) group that Gretchen started 20 years ago. When I was 　34 , my family had often been helped by others. Mom always told us that we should help the 　35__ when we grew up.

　 The story of how Gretchen started ABC is quite amazing. In 1984, she was on her way to a government office to get a day-care permit, but by accident, she entered a room where homeless families were waiting to be 　36 in a “welfare hotel”. She saw three babies. The babies wore no diapers (尿布) as their parents couldn’t 　37 any. After talking to the 　38 and learning they and their babies were 　__39 , Gretchen went out and bought bread, peanut butter, apple juice and diapers. Then she started making phone calls. She dialed the American Red Cross, City Hall and The New York Times. Finally, she helped set up housing for them and other homeless 　40 like them.

　 I wish there were more people like her.

26. A. company　　　　　　 B. factory　　　 　　　　　　 C. center　　　　　　　 D. office

27. A. children　　　　　　　B. pupils 　　　 　　　　　　　 C. teachers　　　　　 D. workers

28. A. watching 　　　　 B. following 　　　 　　　 C. checking　　　　　 D. using

29. A. before 　　 　　　 B. behind 　　 　　　　　 　 C. over　　　　　　　　 D. beside

30. A. anything 　　　　 B. everything 　　　　　　　　 C. something　　　　 D. nothing

31. A. hands 　　　 　　　 B. heads 　　　　　　　　　　 C. faces 　　　　　　 D. noses

32. A lose　　　　　　　　 B. apply　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. quit　　　　　　　　　 D. get

33. A. look 　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C. supply 　　 　　　 D. serve

34. A. little 　　　　　　 B. short　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C. fat　　　　　　 　　　 D. disabled

35. A. poor 　 　　　　　　 B. old　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. injured　　　　　　　D. stupid

36. A. caught 　　　　　　 B. remembered 　　　　　　　 C. placed 　　　　　 D. bought

37. A. take 　　　　　 　　　 B. afford　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. find　 　　　　　　 D. choose

38. A. parents 　　 　　　 B. doctors　　　　　　　　　　　C. officials　　 　　　 D. babies

39. A. dying　　　　　　　　 B. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hungry 　　 　　　 D. thirsty

40. A. couples 　 　　　 B. families　　 　　　　　　　 C. settlers　　　　　　D. lovers

    The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. __1__ springs and streams sometimes mean control, particularly in the __2__ areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of __3__ land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not __4__ for the water resources(资源), and laws had to be __5__ to protect the water rights of the __6__ and the use of the water resources accordingly.

    __7__ is known to us all, there is not __8__ water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the __9__ of water that will be used in any particular period __10__ careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more __11__. Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water __12__ the water supply forecast (预报).

    The __13__ water supply forecast is based more on the water from the __14__ than from the below. Interest is __15__ in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain __16__. With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be __17__, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the __18__ data (数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by __19__ a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water __20__ probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground.

1. A. Using　　　　　　　　　　  B. Holding　　　　    C. Owning　　　　    D. Finding

2. A. dry　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. distant　　　　　　　　   C. deserted　　　　　　    D. wild

3. A. fine　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　　　　　 C. rich　　　　　　　　  D. farming

4. A. unlawful　　　　　　　　  B. unacceptable　　　　  C. unpopular　　　　　　  D. uncommon

5. A. made　　　　　　　　 B. designed　　　　　　    C. signed　　　　　　　　   D. written

6. A. winners　　　　　　　　   B. settlers　　　　　　　　   C. fighters　　　　    D. supporters

7. A. That　　　　　　　　  B. It　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. What　　　　　　　　　　 D. As

8. A. plentiful　　　　　　　　   B. enough　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　  D. much

9. A. type　　　　　　　　　　    B. quality　　　　　　　　   C. amount　　　　    D. level

10. A. requests　　　　　　　　　　  B. requires　　　　    C. means　　　　　　　　    D. suggests

11. A. effectively　　　　　　  B. easily　　　　　　　　　　 C. conveniently　　　　  D. actively

12. A. leading to　　　　　　   B. due to　　　　　　　　    C. owing to　　　　　　    D. according to

13. A. correct　　　　　　　　  B. further　　　　　　　　   C. average　　　　    D. early

14. A. clouds　　　　　　　　   B. sky　　　　　　　　  C. air　　　　　　　　    D. above

15. A. raising　　　　　　　　   B. rising　　　　　　　　　　 C. building　　　　    D. lasting

16. A. rocks　　　　　　　　　　 B. tips　　　　　　　　  C. tops　　　　　　　　　　  D. trees

17. A. taken care of　　　　　　   B. made use of　　　　　　　　 C. piled up　　　　　　　　 D. saved up

18. A. picked　　　　　　　　   B. produced　　　　　　   C. used　　　　　　　　　　  D. gathered

19. A. touching　　　　　　    B. knocking　　　　　　    C. pressing　　　　   　　  D. turning

20. A. might　　　　　　　　　　 B. can　　　　　　　　  C. will　　　　　　　　  D. should