When Chad Pregracke was a teenager in East Moline,Illinois,he and his father lived and worked on the Mississippi River — or rather,in it. Every day they dove into the river to 41 freshwater mussels (貽貝) ，which they sold to Japanese customers. The river was their 42 ,but Chad came to realize that it was also dirty. While searching for mussels on the river bottom,Chad could not 43 much because the water was too muddy. When Chad Pregracke was in college,he decided that he had to 44 the river. And that's what he has done.

   In the summer of 1997,Chad 45 the Mississippi River Beautification & Restoration Project. Using a 20-foot motorboat and working 46 by himself,Chad cleaned up 100 miles of shoreline in Illinois and Iowa. By summer's end,he had 47 and recycled 45,000 pounds of trash!As people learned about Chad's 48,they began to offer help. Towns and companies along the river 49 equipment,and communities （社區(qū)）50 cleanup days.

   In 1998,the project 51 . Chad fixed up two boats,and he 52 a crew. During the summer months,Chad and his crew cleaned up 900 miles of Mississippi 53 from St. Louis,Missouri,to Guttenberg,Iowa. They collected 400,000 pounds of trash — 54 from old refrigerators to plastic legs!

   In the next year,Chad’s group 55 the cleanup of more than 1,000 miles of the Mississippi River. They also 56 an “Adopt a Mississippi River Mile” program. In this program,companies and groups took 57 for keeping parts of the river clean. After that,Chad 58 the Illinois River.

   Today,Chad Pregracke’s project has many sponsors and an annual budget of $200,000. Chad also has 59 plans. He will move eastward 60 he has done what he can for the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. He wants to clean up the Ohio River next,and then perhaps the Hudson.

41. A. break   B. collect   C. recycle   D. study

42. A. luck   B. playground   C. livelihood   D. protector

43. A. have   B. take   C. earn   D. see

44. A. give up   B. close up   C. set up   D. tidy up

45. A. encouraged   B. reviewed   C. formed   D. supported

46. A. smoothly   B. casually  C. mainly   D. slowly

47. A. thrown   B. hidden   C. produced   D. removed

48. A. efforts   B. problems   C. difficulties   D. anxieties

49. A. donated   B. sold   C. used   D. needed

50. A. continued   B. held   C. passed   D. remembered

51. A. changed   B. grew   C. remained   D. succeeded

52. A. hired   B. recommended   C. paid   D. invited

53. A. shoreline   B. land   C. border   D. path

54. A. something   B. everything   C. less   D. more

55. A. chose   B. repeated   C. completed   D. tried

56. A. extended   B. attended   C. celebrated   D. established

57. A. measures   B. notes   C. advantage   D. responsibility

58. A. put aside   B. started on   C. found out    D. delighted in

59. A. different   B. personal   C. ambitious   D. secret

60. A. when   B. though   C. because   D. until

   When I arrived at 6 a.m. in the hospital kitchen,Rose was already checking name tags（標(biāo)簽） on the trays(托盤).

   “Hi,I'm Janet.”I tried to sound cheerful,although I already knew Rose's reputation for being impossible to work with. “scheduled to work with you this week."

   Rose,a middle-aged woman,stopped what she was doing and looked closely over her reading glasses. I could tell from her expression she wasn't pleased to see a student worker.

   “What do you want me to do? Start the coffee?” I asked.

   Rose nodded and went back to checking name tags.

   I filled the 40-cup pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose yelled, “That's not the way to make coffee!M She stepped in and took over.

Nothing I did pleased her.

   Back at home,I stayed alone in my room,fighting back tears. I thought, “Maybe she didn’t feel well. Maybe she had some,trouble." I decided to forgive her and try to get along with her.

   The next morning,I ignored the hurtful remarks thrown in my direction and did things Rose's way as much as possible.

   Over the next few days an amazing thing began to happen. My focus shifted from what she was doing to me,and I started seeing Rose as the person she was hurting. The icy tension began to melt away.

   Throughout the rest of the summer,we had numerous opportunities to work together. Each time she seemed happy to see me. As I worked with this lonely woman,I listened to her — something no one else had done. I learned that she was burdened by elderly parents who needed her care and her own health problems.

   That summer I learned a lesson V ve never forgotten. The world is full of people like Rose 一 annoying,demanding,unlovable — yet hurting inside. T ve found that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend.

21. What was Rose's attitude towards the author the first day they met?

   A. Polite. B. Curious.   C. Dissatisfied. D. Unashamed.

22. After getting home from work,the author .

   A. was very tired   B. felt quite upset

   C. was pretty lonely   D. felt generally unwell

23. What did the author do after her first day of working with Rose?

   A. She hurt Rose. B. She helped Rose.

   C. She ignored Rose. D. She tolerated Rose.

24. What can we infer from the text?

   A. Never judge by appearances.

   B. Friendship is love with understanding.

   C. Misfortunes test the sincerity of friends.

   D. Man has not a greater enemy than himself.

   Jason Detzel was bored with his work as a psychologist,and he was tired of spending all day in an office. Dr. Detzel felt that in the city he was losing touch with something important,so he quit his job and started a farm.

   He and his business partner found 80 acres of land in a small town and signed a 10-year lease (租約) . While some farms used a lot of machinery,they decided they wanted to do as much as possible with their own hands. They built a corral(畜欄) for the cows,pig shelters and a house for the chickens.

   “I’m definitely happier being out in the fields with my animals. Even if there are bad days,I'm still happy,” Dr. Detzel said. “When you’ re inside all day,you don't get to see nature working."

   “The job is different every day on the farm. It's amazing,” he said. “You.’ re a farmer. You’ re an animal doctor. You’ re a pipe fitter. You’ re definitely a carpenter a lot. You're a jack of all trades(萬事通） master of none. That's what I like about it."

   Learning how to manage the animals had been one of the biggest challenges of starting the farm,Dr. Detzel said. He learned that it was important to stick to a routine. That's why he rang the same bell and called to the cows in the same way each day. The routine helped keep the cows calm and cooperative.

   It wasn't easy for Dr. Detzel to be accepted by the other farmers in his community. With all his tattoos(文身) ，he looked very different. When he started the farm he was in his early 30s,while most other farmers were older. There weren't many young people starting farms,because it had become harder and harder for small family farms to make much income.

   Dr. Detzel said that began to change when more people became locavores. A locavore is someone who tries to eat food grown and raised nearby. By shopping at their local farmers’ market,many locavores hope to reduce the amount of energy used to ship food long distances. Many locavores like knowing where their food comes from and being able to talk to the farmers about what chemicals were used and how the animals were treated.

21. What was the main purpose of Dr. Detzel starting a farm?

   A. To get back to nature.

   B. To make more money.

   C. To study agricultural machinery.

   D. To keep in touch with his friends.

22. What did Dr. Detzel like about his job on the farm?

   A. He often traded at a profit.

   B. He was good at many things.

   C. He could do many types of work.

   D. He could get to know many farmers.

23. To manage the animals,Dr. Detzel.

   A. followed a routine

   B. used different bells

   C. learned from other farmers

   D. called professionals for help

24. A locavore prefers.

   A. self-produced food

   B. healthy organic food

   C. food from distant places

   D. food grown by local farmers

9. He is very ill. I am afraid he soon.

   A. is going to die   B. is to die

   C. dies   D. has been dead

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題;每小題1. 5分，滿分30分) 

The concept of solitude (獨(dú)處) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology,e-mail,social networking and online video games,information is meant to be 16 . Soli- tude can be hard to discover 17 it has been given up. In this respect,new technologies have 18 our culture.

The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a (n) 19 as we’ve known it. People have become so 20 in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted 21 they’d rather not be. Today we can talk,text,e-mail,chat and blog (寫博客) ，not only from our 22 , but from our mobile phones as well.

Most developed nations have become 23 on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it,and at this point not 24 it would make them an outsider. 25 ，many jobs and careers require people to be 26 .From this point of view,technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a 27 to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.

I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who 28 wants it. Computers can be shut 29 and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected ”and “on” has many 30 ,as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up 31 on mountains,and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel 32 and forced to answer unwanted calls or 33 to unwanted texts.

Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society 34 across generations. Some find today's technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyone^ view on the subject,it^ hard to imagine what life would be like 35 daily advancements in technology.

16. A. updated   B. received   C. shared   D. collected

17. A. though   B. until   C. once   D. before

18. A. respected   B. shaped   C. ignored   D. preserved

19. A. edge   B. stage   C. end   D. balance

20. A. sensitive   B. intelligent

   C. considerate   D. reachable

21. A. even if   B. only if   C. as if   D. if only

22. A. media   B. computers

   C. databases   D. monitors

23. A. bent   B. hard   C. keen   D. dependent

24. A. finding   B. using

   C. protecting   D. changing

25. A. Also   B. Instead

   C. Otherwise   D. Somehow

26. A. connected   B. trained

   C. recommended   D. interested

27. A. pleasure   B. benefit

   C. burden   D. disappointment

28. A. slightly   B. hardly   C. merely   D. really

29. A. out   B. down   C. up   D. in

30. A. aspects   B. weaknesses

   C. advantages   D. exceptions

31. A. hidden   B. lost   C. relaxed   D. deserted

32. A. trapped   B. excited   C. confused   D. amused

33. A. turn   B. submit   C. object   D. reply

34. A. vary   B. arise   C. spread   D. exist

35. A. beyond   B. within   C. despite   D. without

11. You’ll need the store to show proof if you want to return or repair what you’ve bought.

   A. permit   B. guide   C. license   D. receipt

第三部分閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分)

A 

Russian police have launched a novel attempt to get drivers to slow down at zebra crossings by having stripe-painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets in some of the big cities in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia's notoriously careless drivers.

The light grey horses,painted with black stripes,carried signs on their backs reading： Careful,children are on their way to school. The police dispatched (派遣) the fake zebras to several different locations in the Russian capital,where officials in orange vests walked them over zebra crossings and handed out flyers to passing drivers.

Some held up rainbow-coloured umbrellas over the painted animals to protect them from rain,footage aired on television showed.

Russian roads are notoriously dangerous and drivers still rarely take the initiative to avoid pedestrians. Nearly half of all traffic accidents in the country5s big cities are caused by cars hitting pedestrians,and a third of those occur on crossings,according to traffic police figures published last month.

In the first six months of this year,378 people were killed and more than 6 ,600 injured on pedestrian crossings in Russia,according to police. In Moscow alone,43 people were killed,including two children. Though police officials said that only safe paints would be used on the animals,animal rights activists still disagreed with the idea,accusing the police of “treating animals like garbage”.

“Children understand that paints are bad for animals: they can cause internal swelling”’ the Interfax news agency quoted president of Vita animal rights group Irina Novozhilova as saying.

41. Why do Moscow police have stripe-painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets?

   A. Tb raise people's awareness of protecting animals.

   B. Tb inform people zebras are in danger of extinction.

   C. To make drivers better aware of road safety.

   D. To tell people it is dangerous to cross the streets.

42. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

   A. The zebras. B. The horses.

   C. The policemen. D. The drivers.

43. From the passage we can see that .

   A. most of the Russian drivers are careless

   B. the driving skills of Russian drivers are bad

   C. Russian drivers often ignore traffic lights

   D. Russian drivers seldom give way to pedestrians

44. According to the police,pedestrian crossings.

   A. are where people can cross the streets safely

   B. offer animals the best place to cross the streets

   C. are not safe for people to cross the streets

   D. are the most dangerous place for people to cross the streets

45. What do animal rights activists think?

   A. Road safety should be improved.

   B. Drivers must slow down at pedestrian crossings.

   C. The paints used on the horses are safe.

   D. These animals are badly treated by the police.

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   This afternoon I was going home from my friend's house. It was colder and the road was covering with snow. Suddenly,I notice a woman in front of me fall off her bike. It seemed that she was badly hurt but couldn't move. I ran up to her immediate. She said that her left leg was broken into. I was worrying about her when a young man came over. He called a taxi and we took her to nearest hospital,where we called her families about the matter. Her husband rushed over soon and thanked us for our kindness. Seen the lady was well looked after,we all said good-bye to them and left.