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

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意, 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

　Marco Polo was a boy of about seventeen. Once, his father and uncle 　1　to their family in Venice (威尼斯) after a long journey. They talked about strange and beautiful lands 　2　. They brought back gold and jewels.

　　3　, the Polo brothers asked him to take a trip with them to the East. So it was how Marco Polo's journey began. During three years of travelling 　4　China, he saw sights that were almost unbelievable to a boy from Italy. He met people who had strange 　5　. Some spoke languages that he did not even understand. At last they reached the Continent of Asia. This was in the year 1275. The emperor made a great feast (盛宴) 　6　the Polos and asked Marco to live in his court. Marco Polo learned to read, write and speak new languages.

　Once the emperor 　7　distant western and southern part of his empire. Marco Polo was given many soldiers and servants for his journey.

　Marco saw paper 　8　the Chinese. People in China 　9　how to print on paper; they had many books and even used paper money! They burned little black rocks for heat—later 　10　.