【正文】 in road, for I wanted to be __40__. Something happened after I drove a long way and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to __41___ but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the __42___ that I had made the __43___ mistake. “ What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late__44___ the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it _45__, I decided to go on. “ If __46___ people can go along this road, why can’ t I?” I __47___ myself. The short cut, to my surprise, was not that __48___。 in fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, __49___ up and down two low hills. There was __50___ traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and __51___ with cows and horses. My fear was__52___ with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo(立體聲 ), I drove on and _53___ the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car fot to give me __54___. It was just in this lightheartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, __55___ said it sounded like an adventure. 36. A. before B. ago C. already D. still 37. A. train B. car C. highway D. way 38. A. have B. go C. ride D. cross 39. A. few B. little C. long D. lot 40. A. safe B. dangerous C. fast D. slow 41. A. go B. leave C. take D. drive 42. A. crossroad B. er C. station D. beginning 43. A. direction B. road C. disappointed D. interesting 44. A. to B. from C. at D. by 45. A. about B. over C. of D. up 46. A. another B. the other C. other D. other 47. A. asked B. forced C. encouraged D. told 48. A. far B. safe C. dangerous D. dirty 49. A. going B. ing C. driving D. walking 50. A. heavy B. little C. few D. light 51. A. farms B. trucks C. houses D. villages 52. A. together B. gone C. cover D. ing 53. A. looked B. liked C. enjoyed D. found 54. A. happy B. scenery C. joys D. problems 55. A. all B. they C. which D. who 第 三 部分：閱讀理解 （共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分） A Have you noticed that every time you have an exam at your doctor, your prescription glasses（驗(yàn)配眼鏡） always get higher and higher? You then get a new pair of glasses, and you move on with your life. And then es your next exam the next year, and your prescription goes higher again. When will it stop? Will you be living your life with vision that gets poorer and poorer? There are many other choices for you, such as eye surgeries and laser therapies（ 激光治療） , but do you really want to go through with these dangerous and expensive operation? Are the risks worth it? For many, it’s not. Introducing an amazing breakthrough in eye care and considered to be the very solution to eyesight improvement— Quantum Vision System. What is this amazing Breakthrough? The System promises to recover your vision at the speed of light, or more exactly in at least 7 days. It is an ebook that can be downloaded onto any electronic equipment such as a personal puter or a smartphone, so you get access to the guide from anywhere and at any time you wish. The ebook is created by Dr. William Kemp, who pletely transformed his clinic and practice when he discovered this scientific breakthrough. Inside the ebook are several stepbystep instructions, guides, and videos, explaining the very causes of poor eyesight and what you can do to recover yourself. The program uses 100% allnatural methods to help you achieve a perfect 20/20 vision in a matter of days. The program costs only $37, which you can buy online from their official website. Once you pay for the program, you get instant access to all the information you need to move from one prescription point to another in just 10 minutes, and achieve 20/20 vision in just 7 days. The program es with a 60day 100% money back guarantee so if you don’t see any results or if you think it doesn’t work, you get your full money back without question. 56. Quantum Vision System is intended for those who ______. A. have eyesight problems B. receive eye surgeries C. suffer from mental disorder D. suffer from blindness 57. The system can be purchased ______. A. at the clinic B. on the App store C. on the website D. on the phone 58. The passage is meant to ______. A. remend a doctor who transformed his clinic and practice B. advocate an eye operation that helps people regain their eye vision C. introduce a scientific discovery which will greatly improve people’s lives D. advertise an ebook which can recover your vision naturally in a short time B It all started in 2021, when Shea Stollenwerk, then eight years old, asked for a new hand for Christmas. Shea was born with a partial right hand, which restricts her ability to do things that other kids take for granted. “My mom went online”, says Shea, who lives in Muknowango, Wisconsin. Shea’s mother, Ranee, soon learned about a munity of artists, designers, and scientists who are making big breakthroughs with artificial hands. Frankie Flood, a professor at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, was among the designers who saw Ranee’s online request. Flood obtained help from fellow professor Adeam Blair and their students, who were learning how to make designs using a 3D printer. “We made a mold(模子 ) of Shea’s hand out of plaster(石膏 ), and then we 3D scanned her hand,” Flood says. While being fitted in Flood’s laboratory, Shea got to choose the color of her new hand. She went with bright pink. She now has a pink hand, a purple hand, and a purple and pink one, and can do things that she couldn’t do before, like peeling potatoes, picking up objects, and catching a ball. Flood and his team have since built hands for six other local children. Indirectly, they have