【正文】 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（結構） of the passage? (P=Paragraph) A. B. C. D. II 主觀題（ 40 分） 五、詞匯運用 （本大題共 8 小題，每小題 1 分，共 8 分） (A) 根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出單詞的正確形式。m uncertain whether to laugh or to cry. But my hope is that this storm passes. ( )51. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The girl failed to attract her mother39。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 eyes and even stop to listen to the girl? Some parents are almost like the teenagers, always on their phones with mindless games or going through Facebook. Perhaps parents have many things to deal with, but sometimes they are everything to their kids. This is not an isolated example. I39。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。s long nailstrying to draw her mother39。 calming 28. Mr. Brown always makes his class _______ and keeps his students _______ in class. A. alive, interesting B. lively, interesting C. alive, interested D. lively, interested 29. Do you know what he was doing while _______________? A. he was away from his hometown B. did he leave his hometown C. he left his hometown D. was he away from his hometown ’s never late for work, _______ he? _______. He is always the first to arrive. A. has, Yes B. is, Yes C. has, No D. is, No 31. The accident that __________ yesterday _____________in a few days. A. was happened, has dealt with B. happened, will be dealt with C. has happened, dealt with D. happened, has been dealt with 32. Since the war _________ in Syria in 2020, there have been a great many refugees(難民 ) running to nearby European countries. A. tried out B. stayed out C. worked out D. broke out 33. — Steve, I hear that Peter has won another championship. — It’s not surprising. _____________. He practices hardest in the team. A. Every dog has its day B. Many hands make light work C. No pain, no gain D. Actions speak louder than words 34. — Do you think that I can win the final? — _______ . Everyone stands a chance. A. You never know. B. You got it C. Yes, I do D. You bet 三、 完 形 填空 :（本大題共 10 小題，每小題 1 分，共 10 分） What does taking a risk mean? It means trying 35 things even if（即使） they make you feel unfortable or afraid. One of the greatest risks I’d ever taken was playing a role in my high school’s fall play. I was not only a person who had 36 performance（表演） experience, but also I stuttered（口吃） . Then 37 of performing in front of people made me worried. The reason why I 38 to perform was that I wanted to take part in my school theatre program. On the day of the audition（試演） ,there were also some acting exercises to warm us up. We were divided into pairs to 39 parts of the play. I felt very worried. After I said some of the lines（臺詞