Recently, I heard a touching story which illustrates the  1  that words have to change a life -- a power that lies right in the hands of those reading this article．

       Mary had grown up knowing that she was different from the other kids, and she hated it．She was born with a cleft palate（先天性颚裂）and had to bear the jokes and  2  of cruel children who teased her non-stop about her   3   lip and unclear speech．She was   4  that no one, outside her family, could ever love her   5  she entered Mrs．Leonard’s class．

       In the 1950’s , it was common for teachers to give their children a（n）  6  hearing test．However, in Mary’s   7  , in addition to her cleft palate, she was   8  able to hear out of one ear．   9  not to let the other children have another “  10  ”to point out, she would  11  on the test each year．The “whisper test” was given by having a child walk to the classroom door, turn sideways, close one ear with a finger, and then  12  something which the teacher whispered．Mary turned her bad ear towards her teacher and   13   to cover her good ear．She knew that teachers would often say things like, “The sky is blue．” or “What color are your shoes?” But not on that day ．Surely, God put seven words in Mrs．Leonard’s mouth that  14  Mary’s life forever．When the “Whisper test” came, Mary heard the words: “ I wish you were my little girl．”

       Words from a godly teacher can   15  a heart and powerfully set the course of a life．

1．A．effect                  B．power           C．fact               D．influence

2．A．glares                  B．smiles              C．stares             D．enthusiasm

3．A．misled                 B．mistaken         C．mismatched        D．misshaped

4．A．confirmed              B．convinced         C．informed         D．warned

5．A．when                 B．after                C．until              D．since

6．A．annual                 B．monthly              C．weekly            D．daily

7．A．case                  B．opinion            C．heart            D．phenomenon

8．A．nearly                 B．definitely           C．barely           D．eventually

9．A．Worried               B．Determined       C．Surprised          D．Excited

10．A．mistake              B．drawback          C．shortcoming      D．difference

11．A．compete              B．succeed          C．rely               D．cheat

12．A．exchange             B．repeat             C．modify            D．neglect

13．A．failed                 B．managed         C．pretended        D．remembered

14．A．changed              B．decided          C．helped             D．improved

15．A．break                B．mend            C．melt              D．calm

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。

       Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism．At times photojournalists tell their stories 16 a single picture ．At  17  times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story．Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts．It can also be a strong force for social change ．

       Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists ．He took pictures of parts of New York City  18  the poor lived．Riis believed that   19  （poor）caused crime, and his point  20  （prove）by his photos．A few years later, the photos of small children  21   （work）in factories by Lewis Hine shocked  22  public．Hine’s pictures helped bring  23  laws to protect such children．

       Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos．It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling．Photojournalists make an actual record of  24  they see．A photo,  25  ,can be both a work of art and an actual record ．It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture．

       As historical and artistic documents（文献），photos can become more important over time．

       For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers（慢跑者）．They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evenings．There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces．“Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening．“You’ll feel great．”

       Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could．So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more．Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, I’m not alone in my opinion．

       First of all, jogging is very hard on the body．Your legs and feet take a real pounding（追击）running down a road for two or three miles．I developed foot, leg, and back problems．Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about．Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me．

       Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging．Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun．Jogging is also a lonely pastime．Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts．” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt．

       And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week; it was practically every day for two months．I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun．What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?

       I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will．I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good．I bicycle to work when the weather is good．I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time．I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape．

26．From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood ______．

       A．people jogged only during the daytime       B．jogging provided a chance to get together

       C．jogging became very popular             D．Alex organized an army of joggers

27．The underlined word “them”（Paragraph 3） most probably refers to _____．

       A．physical weaknesses                                  B．heart attack  

      C．back problems                                         D．famous joggers

28．What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?

       A．He was very fond of it．                        B．He felt it was worth a try．

       C．He was strongly against it．                     D．He thought it must be painful．

       When the sun is up in Amsterdam, the largest city in the Netherlands sits quietly on the Amstel River ．You can rent a bicycle, visit the Van Gogh or Anne Frank museum, or take a water taxi．

       But when the sun goes down, the partying begins．In the big clubs and in coffee shops, tourists gather to hang out, talk politics and smoke．

       Several areas of the city clearly show the two worlds that rule Amsterdam．And they are all within a short cab ride of each other．

       For example, Dam Square attracts daytime sightseers to its festivals, open markets, concerts and other events．Several beautiful and very popular hotels can be found there．And there is the Royal Palace and the Magna Plaza shopping mall．

       But as evening descends on Dam Square so do the party-seeker, hip pop or funk music begins blaring from Club Paradiso and Club Melkweg．These are two of the most popular clubs in Europe．So if you come, be ready to dance．The clubs don’t shut down until 4 am．

       And while you are there, check out the various inexpensive ways to tour the city．Don’t worry about getting lost．Although Dutch is the official language, most people in Amsterdam speak English and are happy to help you with directions．

       And you will notice that half the people in streets are on bicycles．They rent for US $17 to $20 for a whole day．

       Amsterdam also has a good canal system．From anywhere between US $2 and $9．50, you can use the canal bus or a water taxi to cruise the “Venice of the North”．

       You can take in the picturesque canal house architecture: The rows of neat, narrow sour-story dwellings of brownstone with large windows are well worth seeing．Many of them are several centuries old．

       You might also want to jump out of the canal bus at the Museum Quarter and start walking．Masterpieces by Dutch artists such as Rembrandt, Bruegel, Van Gogh and others are on display at the Van Gogh Museum, Rembrandt House and others．

       The city has an appreciation of its historic post．One place to visit is the Anne Frank House in Nine Streets．It was there that the young Jewish girl wrote her famous diary during World War II．Visitors can view Anne’s original diary and climb behind the bookcase to the room where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years．

31．At the beginning of the passage, the author indicates that______．

       A．Parties go on all day long in Amsterdam     

       B．Amsterdam attracts many daytime visitors

       C．Amsterdam is generally known as a quiet city 

       D．Amsterdam presents two different pictures

32．Which tourist attraction is mentioned in detail in Paragraphs Four and five?

       A．Royal palace．       B．Dam Square．       C．Club Paradiso．   D．Magns Plaza．

33．What the author`s purpose in writing the passage?

       A．To attract people to visit Amsterdam

       B．To share his experiences with readers

       C．To list the places of interest in Amsterdam

       D．To introduce the residents life in Amsterdam

34．According to the passage, the local people have all the following characteristics EXCEPT_______．

       A．they show hospitality                               B．they can speak English

       C．they are party goers                                D．they are fond of cycling

35．Which of the following words can best describe Amsterdam as a tourist city?

       A．Delightful          B．Quiet                C．Historic              D．Modern

       Farm-raised pigs are dirty, smelly animals that get no respect．They’re also an environmental hazard．Their manure（粪便）contains phosphorus（磷），which, when it rains, runs off into lakes and rivers, consuming oxygen, killing fish, stimulating algae（藻类）overgrowth and emitting greenhouse gases．

       Doing away with the pig is not an option．Pigs provide more dietary protein, more cheaply, to more people than any other animal．Northern Europe still maintains the highest pig-to-human ratio（比率）in the world （2-1 in Denmark）, but East Asia is catching up．During the 1990s, pork production doubled in Vietnam and grew by 70 percent in China—along densely populated coastlines, pig density exceeds 100 animals per square kilometer．The resulting pollution is “threatening fragile coastal marine habitats including mangroves（红树林），coral reefs and sea grasses ,”according to a report released in February by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations．

       As it turns out, there is a solution to the pig problem, but it requires a change of mind-set among environmentalists and the public．Two Canadian scientists have created a pig whose manure doesn’t contain very much phosphorus at all．If this variety of pig were adopted widely, It could greatly reduce a major source of pollution．But the Enviropig, as they call it, is the product of genetic modification—which is anathema（忌讳） to many Westerners．

       The Enviropig is one of many new technologies that are putting environmentalists and organic-food supporters in a quandary: should they remain categorically（无条件） opposed to genetically modified （GM）foods even at the expense of the environment? Elsewhere, trees grown for paper could be made amenable to much more efficient processing, reducing both energy usage and toxic chemical bleach（漂白剂） in waste water from paper mills．The most significant GM applications will be ones that help lessen the problem of agriculture , which accounts for 38percent of the world’s landmass and is crowding out natural ecosystems and species habitats．

       Chances are, farmers will continue to grow their polluting organic pork, their allergenic（引起过敏的）organic soy and their neurotoxin（神经毒素） sprayed organic apples．Worse still, they will make sure that no one else gets a choice in the matter of improving the conditions of life on earth—unless, that is, others rise up and demand an alternative．

36．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

       A．Pigs bring more destruction than benefit to human beings．

       B．No other countries have the higher percentage of pig-to-human than East Asia．

       C．The pork production has increased to 70％ in China．

       D．The pollution brought by pigs is a killer to the creature of the sea．

37．The reason accounting for the hesitation to accept the idea of the Enviropig is__________．

       A．the poor technology                          B．the high cost

       C．the moral concept                              D．the doubt from the public

38．What does the underlined word “quandary” mean?

       A．an agreement                               B．a negotiation

       C．a dilemma                                    D．an adventure

39．The negative influence brought by the traditional agriculture is_________-．

       A．more living space occupation                  B．more crop improvement

       C．more food production                        D．more chemical application

40．What is the best title of the passage?

       A．How to Raise Pigs                             B．Whether to choose the GM Foods

       C．What’s GM Foods                              D．The Pollution Brought by Pigs