【正文】 u told me about the pennies, and of course I’ ll five you.” Grandma hugged me tight, and suddenly I felt as though a big stone was gone from my stomach. 16． A． handbag B． coat C． wallet D． pocket 5 17． A． gave B． served C． offered D． bought 18． A． laughed B． shouted C． smiled D． pointed 19． A． dollars B． pound C． cents D． change 20． A． as B． to C． out D． about 21． A． care B． use C． think D． like 22． A． bigger B． longer C． less D． shorter 23． A． lied B． laid C． lay D． lain 24． A． put back B． put in C． put out D． put up 25． A． found B． cost C． spent D． took 26． A． glad B． unhappy C． relaxed D． surprised 27． A． Since B． When C． If D． Though 28． A． shook B． refused C． agreed D． nodded 29． A． where B． why C． how D． when 30． A． something B． nothing C． anybody D． everybody 三、閱讀理解 (共 15小題 ； 每小題 2分 ， 滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下面短文 ,從每小題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中 ,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 they can’ t get really anything. I know I’m just a kid, but I think if a lot of people do something, a lot of things will get better.” 10 He raises money by baking and taking online orders for homemade empanadas(餡 餅 ). He started cooking on a recent Friday night. By the next Sunday evening, he had filled orders for 420 empanadas — — roasted chicken, cheeseburger and vegetarian — — getting $18 for six empanadas and $30 for a dozen. His mom, Veronica Robinson, helped him send the empanadas around the city. “We’ve never done anything like this before,” she said. “But it’s a great idea, so I want to help him make it work.” For Evan’s outoftown friends and supporters, he has set up a crowdfunding(眾籌 ) page. Through it, he’s hoping to raise $1, 500 in “virtual (虛 擬 的 ) empanadas”. This is because he heard on the news that it could take Puerto Rico years, maybe even 10 years, to recover(復(fù) 原 ) from the hurricanes. And he said, “Fruit pies are up next. And my baking will continue as well.” It’s a difficult job, especially for a kid with homework and Boy Scouts and friendships to tend to. But he doesn’t seem worried. “I t’s what we’re supposed to do.” he said. “ I’m a human. They’re humans. Why shouldn’t I help them?” Indeed. 38． How did Evan help those struggling in Puerto Rico? A． He asked his parents to send the empanadas around the city. B． He continued offering a lot of fresh water and fruit pies to them. C． He donated his big winning prize in his MasterChef Junior run. D． He raised money by selling homemade empanadas through online orders. 39． Evan set up a crowdfunding page because . A． he raised more money than he expected for the people in need 11 B． he knew that it could take Puerto Rico a long time to recover C． he wanted more and more friends to know his kitchen skills D． the number of online orders was beyond his expectation 40． According to the passage, which are the best words to describe Evan? A． kindhearted and helpful B． careful and confident C． honest and hardworking D． humorous and anized 41． How can we understand the last sentence in the passage? A． Friendship is important in our lives. B． It’s difficult for humans to raise money. C． We should help those who’re in need. D． Everyone must do something unusual. D Bats are the only mammals that can fly a great distance, but they have another ability. Many bats live a very long time for an animal their size. European researchers are studying bats to understand why they live so long. They hope to make discoveries to fight the aging process (過(guò)程 ) in human beings. Last week, the group of scientists said they had found important biological qualities in some bat species. The group studied bat chromosomes (染 色 體 ), a line of genes found in the nucleus(核 ) ofcells. The scientists were most interested in parts connected to the ends of the chromosomes. They are called telomeres(端 粒 ). Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes, which shorten each time a cell divides. Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to break down. . A report on bats was published this month in the journal Science Advances. Among the leaders of the study was Emma Teeling, a biologist wit 12 h University College Dublin in Ireland. Teeling said studying longliving mammals that have developed ways to fight aging “is another way to prove the molecular(分 子 ) basis of extended ‘health length.’” She added that studying bats made scientists able to learn more about the processes “that drive healthy aging.” The European researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species. The group used information that had been gathered over more than 60 years. Of these animals, the greater mouseeared bat generally lived the longest, an average of 37 years. The scientists said this and a related species, which are grouped together under the name Myotis, had telomeres that did not shorten with age. Another Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age, reaching 41 years. The scientists’ findings suggest tha