【正文】 of 44 who we were. They’d spent seven years moving around the area, always taking the suitcase with them. They were about to 45 again and decided to give it one more 46 before leaving. This time, on opening the jewellery box, they 47 a piece of paper folded up in it—— my birth certificate. _48 that my parents were still in the district, they started to ring around. The suitcase was 49 returned to us. This couple’s 50 and persistence (堅持 ) in finding us is truly admirable. 31. A. jewellery B. money C. handbag D. suitcase 32. A. close B. fasten C. pack D. lift 33. A. strong B. flexible C. safe D. heavy 34. A. took B. calmed C. led D. waved 35. A. wondering B. suggesting C. recognizing D. hesitating 36. A. around B. out C. down D. up 37. A. relief B. regret C. disappointment D. confusion 38. A. gone B. broken C. stolen D. hidden 39. A. anxious B. hopeful C. surprised D. frightened 40. A. idea B. way C. luck D. plan 41. A. call B. message C. notice D. 42. A. fixed up B. picked up C. pulled out D. given out 43. A. use B. examine C. return D. collect 44. A. mentioning B. believing C. sharing D. telling 45. A. travel B. move C. ask D. meet 46. A. search B. chance C. try D. check 47. A. felt B. read C. got D. noticed 48. A. Expecting B. Considering C. Realizing D. Judging 49. A. finally B. gradually C. surely D. immediately 50. A. courage B. generosity C. honesty D. selflessness 第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分） 第一節(jié) （共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中，選出最佳答案，并涂在答題卡上。 A Papa’s jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams— not to succeed but to fail. “It’s unbelievable!” he said. “Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!” “Yes, she has,” said Mama. “But it’s not unbelievable. It just shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team.” “She never said anything about that to me.” said Papa. “Of course she didn’t,” said Mama. “She was afraid you ’d blow your top. You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to college and winning gold medals at the Olympics. Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt?” “Oh, my gosh!” Papa said, “I’ve been so stupid! I just thought she’d want to be a champion swimmer because she’s so good at it.” “It’s like anything else, dear,” said Mama , “No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you won’t want to do it anymore.” “She must be really mad at me,” he mumbled (嘟噥 ). “Maybe I should say sorry to her.” Sister’s footsteps could be heard on the stairs. She came into the kitchen and looked hopefully up at her parents. “Honey,” said Mama with a smile, “your papa and I have decided tha t there’s no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don’t want to.” Sister’s face lit up like a Christmas tree. S he ran to Papa and jumped into his arms, giving him a big hug. “I’m going to play cards with Lizzy!” she said. “See you later!” From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzy’s house. “It’s good to see her happy again,” said Mama. “Well, it’ s not too late, anyway.” Papa said. 51. Mama insisted that the child should do ________. A. what she felt easy to B. what she was able to C. what she felt right to D. what she was willing to 52. The underlined expression “ blow your top” probably means “ ________” in the text. A. get very angry B. bee very excited C. change your opinion D. fall down with fear 53. Which of the following words best describes Papa? A. Foolish. B. Patient. C. Considerate. D. Stubborn. 54. What might be the best title for the text? A. Easier Said Than Done B. Better Late Than Never C. Never Too Old To Learn D. No Pleasure Without Pain B Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that overconsumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place. The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2020. It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard. Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of areas for burying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are ing round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary. There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unn