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

阅读理解。

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought. We purchased the latest rage, Baby-Sitter's Club dolls, and a doll house．Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.”

　　It was just too late, what with all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl. So, here we were－Christmas Eve around 9:00 p. m. , with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nestled snug in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(泥) and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl’, it would be much better for her to pick it out. ”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike.

　　On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heartshaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” Beaming, I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planed

1．Choose the right time order of the following events.

a．The parents prepared Christmas dinner.

b．The girl asked for a new bike.

c．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package.

d．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.

e．The father made the girl a bike with clay.

f．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one.

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2．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike for ever.

B．Tears were in the girl's eyes because she didn't like the present at all.

C．The girl never lost her desire for a bike.

D．The parents paid little attention to the daughter's desire for a bike.

3．Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?

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A．He wanted his daughter to buy a real one.

B．He didn't want to disappoint his daughter.

C．He thought his daughter would like it.

D．He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.

4．What can we learn from the last sentence?

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A．Mother felt tired and touched by the girl's words.

B．Father felt proud of making the girl a clay bicycle.

C．The parents felt moved and regretful.

D．The parents regretted not having bought the girl a bicycle.