【正文】 B． His solving a problem． C． His doing better in sports. 20． What does the man hope to do? A． Continue to do sports． B． Retire from his work soon． C． Bee a professional athlete． 第二部分閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30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。m being honest．” Swift told The New Yorker．“ They’ re about my heartbreaks and my moving on． But more importantly， they are about achieving contentment． You’ re not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up．” 28． As a newer in the show business， Taylor Swift was considered to be_______． A． a skilled songwriter B． an outstanding artist C． an energetic director D． a promising talent 29． The underlined word“ consummate” in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by______． A． confident B． professional C． excellent D． different can we learn from the passage? A． Speak Now is Taylor Swift’ s third album． B． Fearless marked the beginning of Swift’ s career． C． Swift’ s new album is about feelings of grownups． D． Swift has gained Billboard magazine’ s woman twice． 31． Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A． A Rising Music Genius B． Taylor’ s Heartbreaks in Growth C． An Interview with Taylor Swift D． Billboard Music Awards in America D As anyone who freelances(做自由職業(yè) )knows， there are lots of advantages of working at home alone． But there are drawbacks too， like the potential loneliness． No wonder coworking spaces are being so popular： they permit selfemployed individuals to feel like they are part of all office environment， while making them get some work done too． But renting a coworking space does cost money． Now a Swedish proiect is aiming to change that by turning people’ s underused homes into temporary coworking spaces， available to freelancers for free． Hoffice was started by freelancers Christofer Gradin Franzen and Johline Zandra about a year ago in Stockholm when they invited a few people into their home office to work together． It was a great success， and the project has since spread to a number of cities in Europe， North and South America， Australia， India and Japan． Anyone can sign up and offer their home space as a free coworking space， or go find a Hoffice near them． On a Hoffice day， everyone arrives and starts work at a certain hour． After 45 minutes， everyone； gets up to take a break， stretch， do qigong or yoga for 10 to 15 minutes． Afterwards， people can gather around again， and restate their intentions and goals for the rest of the work day， as a way to motivate I each other． Meals can be eaten together at a certain hour， potluckstyle(家常飯 )or by bringing your；own lunch． This process creates an encouraging and supportive work environment． As some freelancers describe，“ By working at Hoffice， we give ourselves and each other the gift to spend our days in a social working environment， where we are extremely productive without ignoring our other human needs． We also make sure to give us and each other what we need to feel calm， happy， inspired and creative during the working day．” So Hoffice is not just about sharing space； it39。選項中有兩項為多余選項。t repeat information that is elsewhere in your application． 38 It is important for the student to use every opportunity to show who they are and impress the admissions office． ● 39 If you have gone through difficult circumstances， you should share your story. But don39。 Last December， just a week before Christmas， I went to a local KMart store to pick up my layaway(預付定金購物 )． Upon reaching the counter, I 41 the clerk my layaway receipts and told her I was there to pay off the balance and take the 42 home with me． She grabbed my receipts， and kept messing with the puter 43 something was wrong． I felt a little uneasy． I was 44 her to tell me my layaway had been misplaced or something of the sort． 45， after about ten minutes， she said．“ Oh， that’ s why I can’ t find it in our 46． You should have 47 a phone call a few days ago that your layaway was paid off by a(n) 48 Santa．” I couldn’ t believe what I was hearing! This kind of story only happens in the 49． Why was my family 50 to receive such a blessing? Immediately I asked the cashier if there was a 51 that I could leave something for the Santa 52 his random act of kindness， but she said that the individual wanted to 53 pletely unknown． It definitely 54 my heart． However． I felt kind of 55． I kept thinking that perhaps some family out there was not going to have a Christmas because they really couldn’t 56to pick up their layaway． I decided to pay it 57， so I used the money I had for the balance on my account to purchase some 58 and on my way out， I gladly 59 them off inside a huge toy donation box． Since I had received such a nice， heart warming gesture from someone， I wanted to keep the 60 going． And it felt nice to receive and to be able to give right back． 41． A． fetched B． handed C． awarded D． bought 42． A． goods B． receipts C． presents D． supplies 43． A． so that B． in case C． even though D． as if 44． A． encouraging B． expecting C． guiding D． preparing 45． A． Unfortunately B． Obviously C． Finally D． Strangely 46． A． office B． system C． space D． building 47． A． made B． answered C． checked D． received 48． A． polite B． intelligent C． secret D． ordinary 49． A． life B． news C． memory D． reality 50． A． required B． allowed C． chosen D． informed 51． A． situation B． hope C． demand D． way 52． A． in exchange for B． in search of C． in return for D． in need of 53． A． remain B． bee C． look D． prove 54． A． knocked B． touched C． upset D． affected 55． A． 1ucky B． bad C． relieved D． disappointed 56． A． affor