【正文】 e thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole. I didn?t eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling— the 35 of knowing I had done just the right thing. 16. A. rooms B. woods C. holes D. roads 17. A. hard B. dirty C. light D. easy 18. A. let B. settle C. have D. keep 19. A. sweater B. basket C. eye D. hand 20. A. joined B. lived C. discovered D. disappeared 21. A. jumped B. held C. stood D. found 22. A. strange B. secret C. anxious D. patient 23. A. covered B. filled C. rebuilt D. decorated 24. A. turn B. choice C. chance D. achievement 25. A. afraid B. ashamed C. careful D. proud 26. A. Otherwise B. However C. Besides D. Therefore 27. A. driven B. followed C. protected D. caught 28. A. annoyed B. satisfied C. surprised D. delighted 29. A. off B. beside C. over D. around 30. A. supply B. cost C. support D. preparation 31. A. escape B. spend C. survive D. fled 32. A. place B. notice C. advantage D. charge 33. A. guilty B. unconfident C. embarrassed D. nervous 34. A. open B. leave C. cross D. occupy 35. A. inspiration B. expectation C. impression D. satisfaction 第二部分：閱讀理解 （共 20小題；每小題 ，滿分 50分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 A There are many international anizations which work to save and protect endangered species(物種 )and natural environment. If you would like more information about any of the anizations listed below, you can write to the addresses given. Friends of the Earth(FOE) campaigns on a range of problems including Greenpeace uses peaceful but direct action to defend the rainforests, water and air pollution and energy. Friends of the Earth International Secretariat 19199 . Amsterdam The Netherlands campaigns to protect rainforests and sea animals, stop global warming and end pollution of air, land and seas. It also opposes nuclear power. Greenpeace International Keizergracht 176 1016DW Amsterdam The Netherlands Birdlife International is an anization which works to save endangered birds all over the world. Birdlife International Well brook Court Girton Road Cambridge CB3 ONA England WWFWorld Wide Fund For Nature is the world?s largest private internatioanal anization for the peotection of nature and endangered species. Information Officer WWF International Avenue du MontBlanc 1196 Gland Switzerland 36. If you want to learn more about the anizations, you can____. A. call them B. write them a letter C. visit them D. send them an 37. Birdlife International is an anizations trying to ____. A. reduce pollution B. defend rainforests C. protect ocean animals D. save endangered birds 38. If you oppose nuclear power, you can join ____. A. Friends of the Earth B. World Wide Fund for Nature C. Greenpeace D. Birdlife International 39. What can we learn about WWF? A. It helps to protect nature and save endangered animals. B. It is the world?s largest international anization. C. It works for private panies and rich people. D. It is a private anization in the United States. 40. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Environmental Protection Organizations B. Global Traffic Problems C. Endangered Animals D. The Protec tion of Nature B A newlypublished study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a disease. Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 individuals are taking part. Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking. University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers attempted to show how often people felt lonely. They found that the feeling of loneliness spread through social groups. Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indirectly be affected by someone?s loneliness. The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among wome n than men. The New York Times newspaper reports that, on av