【正文】 51 As we shook hands I began to apologize for my 52 . He said, I experience that same 53 often. People who look like me don39。ll leave you with the same question I ask everyone who takes time to know me． If Jesus returned tomorrow and walked among us again, would you recognize Him by what He wore or by what He did? 36． A． find B． make C． fix D． avoid 37． A． useful B． easy C． wise D． lucky 38． A． up B． out C． on D． round 39． A． carry B． lift C． drive D． help 40． A． discouraged B． frightened C． disappointed D． astonished 41． A． when B． until C． as D． before 42． A． tyre B． suit C． expression D． shirt 43． A． embarrassed B． concerned C． discouraged D． puzzled 44． A． warning B． realizing C． knowing D． waiting 45． A． directly B． happily C． hurriedly D． unwillingly 46． A． fear B． satisfaction C． relief D． excitement 47． A． regret B． amusement C． surprise D． delight 48． A． working B． repairing C． fighting D． struggling 49． A． studied B． performed C． grew D． volunteered 50． A． refused B． kept C． ignored D． left 51． A． behaved B． spoke C． looked D． thought 52． A． selfishness B． stupidity C． weakness D． disability 53． A． life B． incident C． reaction D． change 54． A． hardly B． actually C． finally D． probably 55． A． point B． start C． remark D． parison 第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)， 40分） 第一節(jié)：（共 15小題，每小題 2分，共 30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。m sorry, but I was reading a letter． He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough． Since I was in no hurry, I told him to finish his letter． He shook his head, explaining that he had already read it several times and almost knew it by heart． Curious, I asked whether it was from a child or maybe a grandchild． This isn39。d generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them． A couple of weeks ago, Ed died． 1 should have kept in touch． He repeated this, more to himself than to me． To fort him, I said sometimes we just didn39。ve been meaning to write for some time, but I39。m not good at saying things like that , I found myself nodding in agreement． We had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph: So I thought you39。s name was Ed, I said． I39。s a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew he39。t unpack right away． I had to write a letter and post it． 56． Who wrote the letter? A． Tom． B． Old Ed． C． The author． D． The driver39。s funeral B． moving away from his neighborhood C． fetting to send Ed Christmas cards D． not being able to keep in touch with Ed 58． From Paragraph 4, we can learn that the author of the passage ______． A． often failed to write to his friends B． had no intention to write to his friends C． had many great moments with his friends D． was good at expressing feelings to his friends 59． What message does the passage probably try to convey? A． Comfort your friends when they are feeling down． B． Life is unpredictable so live each day as if it were your last． C． Remember to always mail your letters after expressing your words． D． Always make time to value and experience your lasting friendships． B Lights Out at Bedtime There are plenty of good reasons to power up a personal desktop or laptop puter in the evening—writing s, chatting on social works or making purchases over tile Inter, for instance． But various studies indicate that people who stare at a PC’s bright monitor shortly before going to bed probably sleep less soundly than they would otherwise because the light seriously affects their natural wakesleep cycle． They haven39。s director at Charite39。s Hospital in Berlin． Similarly, exposure to just 10 minutes of normal bathroom lighting is enough to free the sleep hormone melatonin, which regulates people39。 It39。 Kunz says． Monitors have a mostly cold white light content and scientists suspect the photopigment may react similarly to it． So the longer people look into the bright light, the more awake they bee—and then sleep poorly． A lot of people have difficulty switching off in the evening． About half of the women in Germany and a quarter of the men sleep poorly． Environmental factors are only one of the possible causes． Job stress as well as personal and health concerns are also the main reasons for their sleep problems． In addition, electronic objects39。s sleep cycle 62． We can learn from the passage that ______． A． the blue light has a calming effect B． the photopigment tells people day or night C． women in Germany use puters more often than men D． it has been proved that standby lights affect people39。s explained as freedom from guilt or wrong doing． Just imagine never having to worry about anything and having a guilt free mind． Some people wish to sa