【正文】 ositions 47． B． reply C． action D． advice 48． B． newer C． earlier D． higher 49． B． counted C． anized D． enjoyed 50． B． possess C． need D． gather 51． for B． slow at C． open to D． afraid of 52． of B． give away C． believe in D． turn into 53． B． goal C． fortune D． growth 54． B． curious C． surprised D． helpful 55． B． time C． power D． honor 第三部分 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。minute train ride downtown— just as he had been seconds after the rescue， which made her think about her reaction at the time.“I saw the train ing and I was thinking he was going to die， ”she explained. 56． What was the most probable cause for Lisa’s weakness? A． She had run a long way. B． She felt hot in the subway. C． She had done a lot of work. D． She had donated blood the night before. 57． Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend? A． Because they would miss their train. B． Because he didn’t see the train ing. C． Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift. D． Because she was afraid the train would kill him. 58． How did Frank save Lisa? A． By lifting her to the platform. B． By helping her rise to her feet. C． By pulling her along the ground. D． By dragging her away from the edge. 59． When did Lisa bee conscious again? A． When the train was leaving. B． After she was back on the platform. C． After the police and fire officials came. D． When a man was cleaning the blood from her head. B No more batteries， no more chargers and no more wires. This is the future promised by “Wireless power” ， a means of broadcasting electricity through the air to laptops, iPods and other gadgets(小器具 ) without the need for cables and sockets(插座 )． Wireless lighting, audio speakers and digital picture frames are expected to be among the first mercial products exhibited in Las Vegas this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show, the world’s biggest gadgets tradeshow. Experts believe this is just the beginning and that eventually wireless electricity could do for battery life what WiFi(局域網(wǎng) ) did for the Inter. In a world without wires， laptop users in cafes and airport terminals (終點站 )would be inside an “electricity hotspot” and no longer have to delve an awkwardly located socket. “You’d be able to buy a desk that charged any gadget placed on it, or power any PC you put on top， ” sai d James Holland, editor of gadgets website Electricpig. co. uk. “If each room had wireless power ， you’d know that once you walked through the front door your mobile would start charging up even while still in your bag or pocket. You’d never need to hunt for the right charger again.” Among the panies showing the ambitious technology at CES is PowerBeam. Its system turns electricity into an invisible laser, then beams(傳播 ) it, as heat, across the room to a solar cell that converts it back into electricity. David Graham, the co173。city survey after improvements in Austria’s political and social environment, knocking the Swiss city of Zurich into the second position. Third in the list came another Swiss city, Geneva, followed by Vancouver, Canada, and Auckland, New Zealand, in shared fourth place. Baghdad， Iraq， came last despite slight improvements in its infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施 )and moved to encourage investment. Three German cities made the top 10— Dusseldorf， Munich and Frankfurt— with the list rounded out by Bern in Switzerland and Sydney, Australia. The highest US ranking in the 2021 Worldwide Quality of Living Survey was Honolulu which came the 29th while Washington and New York remained in positions 44 and 49 respectively. London came the 38th in the list which is designed to help governments and panies formulate (制定 ) international salaries for their employees. “As a result of the current financial crisis, multinationals( 跨國公司 ) are hoping to review their international assignment policies with a view to cutting costs， ” said Slagin Parakatil ， a senior researcher at Mercer， in a statement. Singapore was the top173。called experts have criticized TV ， they don’t think about television as a positive learning tool. I’ve used TV in my classroom for years, and it has helped make learning a much more interesting experience for my young my view, TV can be anti173。learning. When used in the right way, it can even speed up the learning process. I use TV programs to teach geography, science, and even reading— and my students’ higher test scores prove that this strategy is working. Both of my children grew up watching TV shows like Sesame Street ( a popular educational children’s TV show from the U. S. ) and they are now among the top students in their school. These types of programs help students learn basic language skills like the alphabet, and how to can also teach children things like sharing, and environmental awareness. I think it’s time to stop criticizing TV, and focus on its amazing potential for positive learning. Lauren Cavanaugh Bakersfield Dear Sir， Your recent column on TV violence gave a very one173。 the best way to prepare young people to face the world is to show them what it’s really like. TV does this. TV can also help young people to overe the prejudices that can lead to violence. Television brings people of every culture, religion, and race into others’ living rooms. Someone once said that TV was the great equalizer, because it allows us to see every kind of person in the world, and helps us to feel a connection with them. I agree with this description of TV. It shows us the world as it really is. The more people see of it, the better. Albert Lee Los Angeles 68． In the two letters to the editor， ________ disagree(s) with recent column on TV violence. A． both writers B． neither writer C． one writer D． it’s hard