【正文】 rs to my room and 48 my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only halfdollar coin, I ran back downstairs. When I reached the door of the living room, I walked right in. The three 49 looked at me in 50 as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the halfdollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a 51, turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy. Downstairs, Jack sat quietly with his head streamed down his face as he 53 held that coin. Finally looking up at my parents, he said, It’s just that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so 54. That is the first hug I have ever got. It’s hard to believe t hat somebody 55” Jack39。 每小題 , 滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下面短文 , 從短文后各題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C和 D)中 , 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項 , 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 (注意：此題答案寫在 第 II卷答題卷上 ) Tips on how to save money It’s important for you teenagers to know how to save money. You know that the money you save can be for rainy days and be used to pay through your college education. If you think it’s a difficult task and don’t know how to do it, please do as the following. 36 My dad always tells me that if one doesn’t respect money, it will never respect you. Hence, it’s important that you keep a record of your daily expenses. Make it a habit to write down all that you have spent. And when you find out the total expenses at the end of the month, you will realize what you have spent more money in doing. 37 Open a savings account. Opening a savings account is a better way to save money. You can set a goal。 I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up? I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: “ See what you can do when you keep trying?” 21. The author didn’t finish the reading in class because . A． He was new to the class B． He was tired of literature C． He had an attention disorder D． He wanted to take the task home 22. What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage? A． He made a great invention. B． He had good sight. C． He gave up reading. D． He learned a lot from school. 23. What was Mrs. Smith’s attitude to the author at the end of the story? A． Angry. B． Impatient. C． Sympathetic. D． Encouraging. 24. What is the main idea of the passage? A． The disabled should be treated with respect. B． A teacher can open up a new world to students. C． Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges. D． One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts. B Owning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think. It may let you surf the Inter, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are?but it also turns you into a workaholic, it seems. A study suggests that, by giving you access to s at all times, the allsinging, alldancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to s on their mobiles. The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work s, or making work calls. More than 90 percent of office workers have enabled phones, with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work s. Some workers confess (承認(rèn) ) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they make work s and calls outside their normal working hours. The average time for first checking s is between 6 . and 7 ., with more than a third checking their first s in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11 . and midnight. Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social works and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many panies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work. The more constant in contact we bee, the more is expected of us in a work capacity (容量 ).” 25. What can we conclude from the text? A． All that glitters is not gold. B． It never rains but pours. C． Every coin has two sides. D． It’s no good cryin g over spilt milk. 26. The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “________”. A． calling B． reaching C． getting D． using 27. Which of the following is true according to the text? A． The average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours. B． Ninetenths spent over three hours checking work s. C． Onefourth check their first mail between 11 . and midnight. D． The average time for first checking s is between 6 . and 8 . . 28. What’s the main idea of the text ? A． Workaholics like smartphones. B． Smartphones bring about extra work. C． Smartphones make our life easier. D． Employers don’ t like smartphones. C The top ten hottest English wor