【正文】 p. 13. How does the man think his girlfriend will feel at his decision? A. Sad. B. Lucky. C. Happy. 聽第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 題。 Before you put on a frown (皺眉 )， make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. — Jim Beggs The last time my eightythreeyearold mother visited, I asked how she was feeling. It?s a valid question. She has, 36 , had two knee replacements, a metal rod placed in her femur, and arthritis (關(guān)節(jié) ) is settling into her bones so 37 she can no longer roll the dough (生面團 ) to make her famous cinnamon crisps. She moves 38 and with precision (準(zhǔn)確 ) to avoid another 39 . But she hasn?t 40 moving. In fact, she and my father attended their first Jimmy Buffet concert this summer, where they sat on the lawn. Here?s the thing about my parents: They 41 say no to an invitation or a new 42 . If they can make it work, they?re willing to 43 just about anything. When we need them to e stay with the kids, we have to get on their 44 far in advance. They 45 us daily. When asked how she was feeling, my mother responded without an ounce (盎司 ) of 46 : “Well, almost everything hurts every day. Some days are better than others. But you know what I?ve discovered? It doesn?t 47 a bit to smile. So that?s what I?ve decided to do... 48 at everyone I see. I may not be able to do all the things I used to do, but I can at least 49 someone?s day.” It is such simple wisdom, and such a profound shift. Moving the 50 from what we don?t have, from what we?ve lost, from how we?ve been burdened to what we can 51 others is the difference between living in the dark and giving off 52 . And illumination (光亮 ), of course, makes traveling so much easier for us and for others. In chaos theory (混沌 理論 ), the butterfly effect maintains that the 53 breeze from a butterfly?s wing can 54 the path of a hurricane halfway across the world. Imagine, then, the possibilities that exist 55 a single smile. 36. A. after all B. on average C. for sure D. at first 37. A. wisely B. perfectly C. thoroughly D. patiently 38. A. curiously B. slowly C. cruelly D. freely 39. A. rest B. fall C. hurry D. cure 40. A. stopped B. tolerated C. regretted D. risked 41. A. sincerely B. constantly C. scarcely D. reluctantly 42. A. destination B. investment C. trust D. adventure 43. A. recover B. repeat C. try D. refuse 44. A. programs B. routines C. schedules D. procedures 45. A. tolerate B. inspire C. praise D. reward 46. A. selfpity B. selftrust C. selfblame D. selfpride 47. A. matter B. take C. lose D. hurt 48. A. wave B. target C. clap D. smile 49. A. broaden B. brighten C. shorten D. strengthen 50. A. focus B. pride C. panic D. energy 51. A. share B. owe C. offer D. promise 52. A. light B. heat C. kindness D. joy 53. A. nice B. loud C. wild D. small 54. A. mend B. change C. cross D. block 55. A. without B. above C. within D. against 第三部分：閱讀理解（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30分） 請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。 West Coast Honey, a delicious multifloral honey also described as the fruit bowl of honeys es from the pristine (原始狀態(tài) 的 ) West Coast of the South Island。 Marketing. B We all know that listening to music can soothe emotional pain, but Taylor Swift, JayZ and Alicia Keys can also ease physical pain, according to a study of children and teenagers who had major surgery. The research was carried out because of a very personal experience. Sunitha Suresh was a college student when her grandmother had major surgery and was put in intensive care (重癥監(jiān)護 ). This meant her family couldn?t always be with her. They decided to put her favorite music on an iPod so she could listen around the clock. It was very calming, Suresh says. “She knew that someone who loved her had left that music for her and she was in a familiar place.” Suresh could see that the music relaxed her grandmother and made her feel less anxious, but she wondered if she also felt less pain. That would make sense, because anxiety can make people more sensitive to pain. At the time Suresh was majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor (兼修 ) in music cognition (認(rèn)知 ) at Northwestern University where her father, Santhanam Suresh, is a professor of pediatrics (兒科 ). So the father and daughter decided to do a study. And since Dr Suresh works with children, they decided to look at how music chosen by the children themselves might affect their tolerance for pain. It was a small study, involving 60 patients between 9 and 14 years old. All the patients were undergoing big operations that required them to stay in the hospital for at least a couple of days. Right after surgery, patients received narcotics (麻醉藥 ) to control pain. The next day they were divided into three groups. One group heard 30 minutes of music of their choice, one heard 30 minutes of stories of their choice and one listened to 30 minutes of silence via noise canceling headphones. After a 30minute session, the children who listened to music or books reduced their pain burden by 1 point on a 10point scale. Sunitha Suresh says it?s equal to taking an overthecounter pain medication like Advil or Tylenol. The findings suggest that doctors may be able to use less pain medication for their pediatric patients. And that?s a good thing, says Santhanam Suresh, as children are smaller and are more likely to suffer side effects. So the less pain medication, he says, the better. 58. What does the underlined word “soothe” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. reduce B. influence C. stop D. ignore 59. What inspired Sunitha