【正文】 in now.” “But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was. And that is how the most amazing friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life from how fast things change to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be. Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!” ( ) 48. Why was Grandpa happy to see the writer? A. Because he felt quite lonely. B. Because he could discuss the problem with him. C. Because he was afraid of darkness. D. Because he had not seen him for a long time. ( ) 49. In which order did the story happen? a. The lights came back on. b. The writer went to his grandpa’s room and stayed with him. c. The power in the neighbourhood suddenly went out. d. The writer worried about the parents’ disagreement and wanted to leave his home. e. The writer had a talk with his grandpa and started the most amazing friendship between them. A. dbeca B. abecd C. cdbea D. dcbea ( )50. What can be inferred(推斷 ) from the story? A. The lights would go out again. B. The writer wanted to leave very much. C. They would have more chats. D. It would no longer be dark. C One day, I took an underground to work, I saw something that made me very sad. On the tube ( underground in London), a mother kept looking at her phone screen and playing a game with her daughter sitting beside her. The little girl, about 5 years old, was talking to her mother about her day, repeating the next stop39。t notice that. It broke my heart and got me wonderingwhat kind of game would make the mother fet she has the most beautiful thing in the world, the human she created, the person she loves with all her heart? What it meant when she couldn39。t right. The scene used to be seen among teenagers very often when parents plained(抱怨 ) how their children were crazy about their mobile phones. Look how the situation has changed! The parents have bee technology slaves（奴隸） , that is to say, they can39。s the best title of the passage? A. Middleaged parents B. A scene on the tube C. Technology slaves D. Mindless phone games D Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in t heir lives. These days, shyness is being more and more mon. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy. Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is geic. Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had older brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers and sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families. You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. What explains the difference? One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they feel bad about themselves. They blame（責(zé)備） themselves for their failure. In Israel, the opposite is true. Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends, or bad luck. In Israel, freedom of opinion and risk taking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy. For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversation. And don’t fetif you are shy, you are not the only one. ( ) 54. What does the underlined word “geic” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Made up by brothers. B. Learned from friends. C. Taught by teachers. D. Passed down from parents. ( ) 55. What can be learned from the passage? A. Most little babies are born shy and quiet. B. If you are shy now, you will be shy forever. C. Many shy children have older brothers and sisters. D. Most Israeli people are shy of expressing opinions. ( ) 56. Scientists suggest that shy people can get over their shyness by______. A. blaming their failure on outside reasons B. trying new things and practicing conversation C. getting themselves away from their shy parents D. trying to understand reasons for their shyness ( ) 57. Which of the following shows the structure（結(jié)構(gòu)） of the passage? (P=Paragraph) A. B. C. D. II 主觀題（ 40 分） 五、詞匯運(yùn)用 （本大題共 8 小題，每小題 1 分，共 8 分） (A) 根據(jù)句意和漢語(yǔ)注釋，在答題卡標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上，寫出單詞的正確形式。t keep everything in head. Try making a list of the things that seem too big to manage on your own. You may find the li