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The next morning before lie left for his bus, he asked if he could e back and stay the next time he had a treatment.I told him lie was wele to e again. In the years he came to stay overnight with us, there was never a time that he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden. When I received these little gifts, I often thought of a ment our nextdoor neighbor made after he left that first morning.Did you keep that awful looking man last night? I turned him away.1 You can lose roomers by acmodating such people! Maybe we did lose roomers once or twice.But oh。s my face…, but my doctor says with a few more treatments …” I told him we would find him a bed.When I had finished the dishes, he told me he fished for a living to support his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly disabled from a back injury.He didn39。 supper, there was a knock at the door.I opened it to see a truly awful looking man—no taller than my eightyearold—I thought as I stared at the shriveled (皺縮的)body.But the shocking thing was his face—twisted from swelling. He told me he39。m often asked why I run, to which I always 53 ,I run because I can. I 54 myself that.the aches and pains I experience while training and racing are 55 , pared to the suffering those whom I admire must bear.This is why I run, 36.A, dressing B.wearing C.designing D.decorating37.A.relax B.fort C.protect D.strengthen38.A.recovered B.cured C.quitted D.shook39.A.other B.one C.a(chǎn)nother D.some40.A.doctors B.patients C.coaches D.pioneers41.A.frequently B.normally C.a(chǎn)ttractively D.carefully42.A.determined B.excited C.unsatisfied D.disappointed43.A.working B.sharing C.training D.walking44.A.suitable B.reasonable C.silly D.crazy45.A.if B.whether C.unless D.once46.A.skip B.slip C.plete D.cross47.A.meant B.proved C.a(chǎn)greed D.explained48.A.patience B.existence C.a(chǎn)ppearance D.a(chǎn)bsence49.A.suggested B.knew C.noticed D.declared50.A.look out B.e out C.break down D.fall down51.A.promises B.reputations C.goals D.levels52.A.worked out B.turned out C.paid back D.paid off53.A.react B.reply C.relate D.refer54.A.show B.a(chǎn)sk C.remind D.teach55.A.something B.a(chǎn)nything C.everything D.nothing第三部分:閱讀理解(共20小題,每題2分,滿分40分) 閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。t about to let that happen.I had a dream: I would run the LA Marathon to achieve one of my life39。t train to my fullest, my body would 50 and the doctors39。 When I was fourteen I was hit by a car and I felt almost senseless from the waist down.I spent the next four years 36 a back support.I began running seven days a week to 37 my muscles (肌肉). It was exhausting but I 38 before I graduated from high school. When I was thirtyone, I was in 39 car accident in which my legs were seriously injurged.The 40 told me that their goal was to get me to walk __41 but that I would never run again.Stubborn and _42_ , however, I set out to rebuild my leg muscles to support my knees through my own personalized 43 program.The fact was that it took me two years to learn how to walk and nine and a half years to run again. While on one of my runs, a 44 thought entered my mind: what 45 I could run the LA Marathon? I wanted to know what it felt like to _46 the prized finish line, even if it 47 I had to crawl(爬) across it.I had only four months to get ready.I spent almost all my time。s origins. A.conventional B.particular C.contrary D.casual24.I put my eye to the microscope and see nothing at all,______ something unclear and milky. A.including B.besides C.except D.beyond25.—What unsets him? —_____ his puter is out of order. A.Whether B.What C.That D.How26.By the time you arrive home, I ____ ,so please don’t make any noise when you e in. A.have been sleeping B.would have slept C.had slept D.shall be sleeping27.The theme park offers a wide of activities for the tourists. A.circle. B.a(chǎn)mount C.range D.quantity28.I’m finding it ______ difficult to pay my bills because of my unemployment recently. A.naturally B.successfully C.splendidly D.increasingly29.______ about his own safety, Peter put a card on the back of his car reading “Caution—Newly Licensed.” A.Concerned B.Concerning C.Having concerned D.Being concern