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st there were long and hard. Bentley’s mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didn’t go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mother’s books. But it was his mother’s microscope (顯微鏡) that interested him. When the other boys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakes. Bentley loved watching snowflakes. For the next two years, young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals (晶體) under his microscope. The boy thought they were so beautiful that he started to draw pictures of them. But there were so many snowflakes that he couldn’t draw them all. How could he keep their beauty forever? Bentley thought of buying a camera. The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one. But, his father didn’t agree. He thought the whole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming. But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes. On January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his camera. “It was the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later. For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals. Later he became known as “Snowflake” Bentley.( )51.D. 離開( )50.C. 耗盡B. 打碎 The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.A. 跑出去 Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?A. Because they enjoy being clean.B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.( )48.( )46.so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was more lucky in his life.( )36. A. see B. look at C. hear D. notice( )37. A. gladly B. nearly C. really D. quickly( )38. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything( )39. A. little B. a little C. much D. lots of( )40. A. at once B. then C. just now D. at all( )41. A. pleased B. excited C. surprised D. interested( )42. A. up B. through C. out D. down( )43. A. much B. still C. even D. less( )44. A. out of B. with C. without D. within( )45. A look B. feel C. appear D. seem三、閱讀理解(20小題,每小題2分,共40分)(A)The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebrat