【正文】 surprise, I won. Margaret I got my first job as a volunteer at a horseback riding camp at the age of 13. My best advice is never to be scared of making a fool of yourself (讓自己出丑 )。 if you try your best, people will love you. You shouldn’t care about what everyone else is doing, but you should pay attention to your own advantages and disadvantages and develop further. ( )38. Amanda wants to help by sharing her experiences. A. younger students B. family members C. her teachers D. her classmates ( )39. How was Amanda when she was in the 6th grade? A. Outgoing. B. Shy. C. Serious. D. Confident. ( )40. Which of the following is TRUE about Caitlin? A. Even though Caitlin failed, she didn’t give up. B. Before Caitlin came to Dana, she studied in a public school. C. When Caitlin began at Dana in the 10th grade, she realized that things could change. D. When Caitlin decided to run for a student council representative, she felt confident. ( )41. What good advice did Margaret give? A. You are never too young to do things. B. You should care about what everyone else is doing. C. Never be afraid of making a fool of yourself. D. We should get our first job as a volunteer at a camp. D Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce a child’s chance of being shortsighted, research shows. It challenges (挑戰(zhàn) ) the belief that shortsightedness is caused by puter use, watching TV or reading in weak light. The Australian government researchers believe that sunlight is good for people’s eyes. They pared the vision (視力 ) and habits of 100 sevenyearold children in Singapore and Australia. In all, 30% of the Singaporean children were shortsighted — this rate (比率 ) was ten times higher than the Australian children. Both groups spent a similar amount of time reading, watching TV and playing puter games. However, the Australian children spent an average (平均 ) of two hours a day outdoors — 90 minutes more than the Singaporean children. Professor (教授 ) Ian Man, from the Australian Research Council’s Vision Centre, said, ‘Humans are naturally long sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of shortsighted people gets larger. We’re also seeing more and more short sighted children in cities all around the world and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors.’ Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light. But why does playing outside prevent us from being shortsighted? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical (化學物質 ) which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people being shortsighted. So be outdoors. It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a piic or playing sports. ( )42. What can reduce a child’s chance of being short sighted according to the passage? A. Playing puter games. B. Playing outside. C. Reading books. D. Watching TV. ( )43. How much time did the Singaporean children spend outdoors on average every day in the research? A. 2 hours. B. 90 minutes. C. 1 hour. D. 30 minutes. ( )44. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about? A. Why people bee shortsighted. B. Why natural light has a special chemical. C. Why playing outside is good for one’s eyesight. D. Why daylight is much brighter than indoor light. ( )45. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. People will all bee shortsighted after they begin to go to school. B. Playing outdoors for 2 or 3 hours can help protect your eyesight. C. Children in Australia are more likely to bee shortsighted than those in Singapore. D. If you spend 2 or 3 hours playing outside each day, you won’t bee shortsighted. 四 、填空（每小題 1分，滿分 15分） A. 根據句意和漢語提示，用正確的單詞填空。 51. This book is very (value) to you. You’d better buy o ne. 52. When the tunnel (plete), it will take much less time to go to the