C
As an experienced photojournalist in Nashville, Tennessee, I was hired by USA Today newspaper to photograph a spinal bifida (脊柱畸形) corrective surgical procedure. It was to be performed on a twenty-one week old fetus（胎儿）in uterus（子宫）at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At that time, in 1999, twenty-one weeks in uterus was the earliest that the surgical team would consider for surgery. The worst possible outcome would be that the surgery would cause premature delivery(早产), and no child born earlier than twenty-three weeks had survived. 
The tension could be felt in the operating room as the surgery began. A typical C-section(剖腹产) cut was made to access the uterus, which was then lifted out and laid at the junction of the mother’s thighs(大腿). The entire procedure would take place within the uterus, and no part of the child was to breach the surgical opening. During the procedure, the position of the fetus was adjusted by gently moving the outside of the uterus. The entire surgical procedure on the child was completed in one hour and thirteen minutes. When it was over, the surgical team breathed a sigh of relief, as did I. 
As a doctor asked me what speed of film I was using, out of the corner of my eye I saw the uterus shake, but no one’s hands were near it. It was shaking from within. Suddenly, an entire arm thrust out of the opening, then pulled back until just a little hand was showing. The doctor reached over and lifted the hand, which reacted and squeezed the doctor’s finger. As if testing for strength, the doctor shook the tiny fist. Samuel held firm. I took the picture! Wow! It happened so fast that the nurse standing next to me asked, “What happened?” “The child reached out,” I said. “Oh. They do that all the time,” she responded. 
The surgical opening to the uterus was closed and the uterus was then put back into the mother and the C-section opening was closed.
It was ten days before I knew if the picture was even in focus(对焦). To ensure no digital manipulation(篡改) of images before they see them, USA Today requires that film be submitted unprocessed(未被加工的). When the photo editor finally phoned me he said, “It’s the most incredible picture I’ve ever seen.”
36. In 1999, people believed that it was ________.
A. possible for a fetus 21 weeks born to survive 
B. likely for a fetus born 21 weeks to become abnormal
C. right time for a fetus born 21 weeks to receive an operation
D. risky for a fetus 21 weeks in uterus to receive an operation
37. From the second paragraph, we can see that the surgery was ________. 
A. challenging but successful               B. demanding and unsuccessful 
C. simple and short              D. long-lasting and difficult 
38. From what the editor said in the last paragraph, we know he was very ________. 
A. disappointed           B. satisfied          C. confident          D. depressed
39. What can we learn about the author?
   A. He was an experienced interviewer               B. He was a wonderful picture editor
   C. He was an excellent picture journalist             D. He was a very famous child doctor
40. What may be the best title for the passage?
   A. An Amazing Moment             B. A Pitiful Fetus
C. An Honorable Job as a Photographer          D. An Impressive Surgeon
D
London has become a cycle-friendly zone after the launch (启动) of a new bike hire scheme. It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London.
So how does it work？First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key. The key will unlock one of the bikes, which are kept at docking stations (系泊系统) in and around central London. You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go, for the length of time you use the bike.
Transport for London, which runs the scheme, are hoping to have 6,000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year. The new hire system is hoping to ease traffic jams in London and is expected to create up to 40,000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London has been “filled with thousands of gleaming (闪闪发光的) machines that will transform the look and feel of our street and become as commonplace on our roads as black cabs and red buses”.
  However, there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday. On the first day some people found they couldn’t dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered.
Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few “teething problems” and have said they would not charge for the first day as a “gesture of goodwill”. Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles.
Despite the comments, the green-thinking London Mayor still says with certainty, “My crusade for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a great pedal-powered push forwards.”
41. What is the aim of the new bike hire scheme in London?
A. To promote the bicycle industry in London.   
B. To make London seem more friendly.     
C. To reduce the air pollution in London 
D. To relieve the traffic problem in London.
42. What is Not the problem happening since the scheme was carried out ?
  A. People couldn’t find the registered bicycles.
  B. Some people couldn’t dock bikes properly.
  C. Docking station is not enough at all.
  D. The charges for hiring bikes are too high.
43. What does the underlined phrase probably mean?
  A. Difficulties in carrying out a plan.                B. Criticism from all the people.
  C. Tooth decays or other tooth diseases.              D. Quarrels from both sides.
44. London Mayor’s attitude towards the new bike hire scheme is probably__________.
   A. doubtful         B. optimistic        C. indifferent         D. critical  
45. This passage probably comes from __________.
  A. a government report                           B. a newspaper article 
   C. a scientific research                           D. a charter in a fiction  
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