【正文】 g the bodies of the dead ones to a corner of the farm instead of building their tunnels. My mother said that the ants were dying of 36 .They were sad because their tunnels were gone. 37 tens of years has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Over the years, I came to realize the importance of 38 . Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they were admirable for their hard work. But there was an 39 lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity (逆境 ) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build 40 . ( )31. A. get B. arrive C. reach D. go ( )32. A. why B. that C. what D. when ( ). has made B. took C. met D. happened to ( )34. A. flew away B. fell down C. stood up D. broke down ( )35. A. theirs B. their C. they D. them ( )36. A. loneliness B. kindness C. sadness D. tiredness ( ). If B. Although C. When D. Even ( ). ants farm B. teamwork C. our class D. hard work ( ). ever big B. even big C. new large D. even larger ( ). others B. the other C. another D. other 四、閱讀理解 (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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A As the saying goes, it39。s never too old to learn. Some people in their 70s and 80s have persisted in reading and learning for over 10 years through a book club they founded in Southwest China39。s Chongqing, Chongqing Morning Post reported. The club, located in Nan39。an district in Chongqiong, was established by Hu Ronglun and his friends 12 years ago. Hu, now 85, the master of the club, said the club has 13 members with an average age of 75. They meet up on 15th of every month regardless of the weather condition, be it bitter cold or scorching heat. The members have laid down certain rules, such as to exchange books and share their thoughts after reading them. They also ment and suggest ideas on the local government39。s cultural and educational policy. Hu said each of them reads about 10 books a year, ranging from history to Sinology. Xie Xiaonan, a new member of the club, said he admires the other members39。 persistence in reading and learning despite their age. Xie said while seniors have other ways to spend their time after retirement, such keeping pets or gardening. But he believes reading brings joy in a quite different way. ( ) was the book club founded? A. In 1995. B. In 2020 2020 2020 ( ) many books have the members of the club read a year? A. Five books. B. Eight books. C. Ten books. D. Twelve books. ( ) ’s the main idea of the passage? A. How to read books. B. How to buy kooks. C. It’s important to read. D. Seniors’ book club. B It is most difficult for most parents to decide whether to have a second child or not. It is often heard that a single child is like to be a lonely child. There are no other children in the family for the child to talk or play with. An only child is not able to get along well with children of his age. Some parents regretted making the decisions to have only one child. But the number of parents choosing to have only one child is increasing in many parts of the world. In the US, for example, more than14 percent of women between 18 and 34 plan to have just one child. The same can be seen in the UK. In Japan, the average number of children born per family had gone down to by 1996. For some singlechild parents, especially who are busy working every day, time and energy seem to be overwhelming. They don’t have enough time and energy to share with more children. For other people, money is their first consideration. Many couples in Japan choose not to have large families as the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 reaches around US＄ 160,000. ( )44. According to the passage, why is a single child likely to be lonely? A. Because his parents don’t love him. B. Because he doesn’t have holidays. C. Because he doesn’t have a brother or a sister to talk or play with. D. Because there are other children in the family. ( ) does the underlined word “overwhelming” mean in the last paragraph? A. overpower B. generally C. popular D. plenty of ( ) of the following is true according to the passage? A. It is not easy to make a decision to have a second child. B. Many couples in Japan love to have large families. C. All parents feel confident about having a second child. D. Less than 14% of women in the UK plan to have just one child. ( )47. Parents choose not to have a second child because________. A. the cost of supporting a child is so high. B. parents are too busy working every day to share their time and energy with