In the weeks that followed, he never met my 47 in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to 48 to write him a note asking him to 49 it. I knew I had to because I couldn’t 50 the guilt and sadness that I felt 51 I saw him.
The next day in class, I wrote him a note 52. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. Later he told that I would never realize how much my apology had 53 to him. Over the years at high school, we became 54 friends.
Apologies can really change your life, so never 55 a chance to tell somebody you are sorry.
36. A. shyly 37. A. moved 38. A. out 39. A. sign 40. A. perhaps 41. A. with 42. A. saw 43. A. although 44. A. again 45. A. kind 46. A. sank 47. A. greetings 48. A. decide 49. A. regret 50. A. consider 51. A. even though 52. A. explaining 53. A. meant 54. A. personal 55. A. give
B. happily B. stuck B. up B. type B. seldom B. around B. helped B. since B. alone B. cross B. beat B. glances B. plan B. refuse B. include B. as if B. excusing B. owed B. close B. stand
C. secretly C. leaned C. down C. quality C. often C. but C. joined C. unless C. quietly C. young C. broke
D. strangely D. pointed D. away D. problem D. even D. beside D. controlled D. before D. fearfully D. stupid D. jumped
C. apologies D. congratulations C. hope C. forget C. make C. right away C. apologizing C. contributed C. family C. miss
D. learn D. mention D. take D. every time D. reasoning D. suggested D. foreign D. reduce
第三部分: 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。
A
On July 2, 1961, the day when Ernest Hemingway took his own life at the age of 61, a great light went out in the world of literature. News of Hemingway’s death darkened the front pages of the most major newspapers including The New York Times.
Hemingway was a man who truly enjoyed life. He made those around him enjoy life. When he could no longer enjoy his life, when his body failed him, when his gift for writing deserted him, he ended his life. This final act would add to the Hemingway mystery.
Hemingway’s literature had always been influenced by tragedy. When reading his work, one notices an element almost always lacking: the happy ending. Not only could Hemingway describe life “as it is”, he was also good at describing life “as it is not”. Life is not a clichéd bed of roses, a care-free world in which lovers walk hand in hand into a setting sunset. No, the sun also rises, and if its rays are too hot or too bright, or if it stays visible for too long, the roses will wilt and die. Hemingway never avoided exploring the tragedies of life, of death, of love.
There is little doubt that the events in Hemingway’s fiction mirror the events in his life. Hemingway’s true talent, however, lies in his ability to construct fiction which is more realistic and truer than any life event could ever be. Every writer of fiction wishes to produce a similar construction. Many try. Many fail. Some succeed. Hemingway succeeded and he is still succeeding.
56. Which was NOT one of the reasons why Hemingway killed himself? A. His health broke down. B. He found he no longer had the gift for writing. C. He was too old. D. He could not get pleasure from his life. 57. In Hemingway’s eyes, life ____.
A. is full of pains B. is made up of roses C. contains a lot of tragedies D. should be ended by its owner 58. According to the passage, Hemingway ____. A. hasn’t been a source of interest except for his fiction B. hadn’t been famous before his death C. experienced many tragedies in his life
D. failed to have his own way of constructing fiction
59. We can infer from the article that the author’s attitude towards Hemingway is being ____. A. admiring B. jealous C. afraid D. critical
B
Can you understand the beginning of this essay?
“My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, hisGf & 3 kds FTF. ” The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages（also called SMS）through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text measuring would be a good way to messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called “texting.”
A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it’s common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are”, “u” for “you”, and “2” for “to”. Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud”. Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls”.
Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The students who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her.（The essay said, “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face. ”）
Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always develop, and this is just another way in which English is changing. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.
60. What is the writer’s opinion of text messaging?
A. The writer does not give his opinions. B. It is not bad for children. C. It will make children bad writers.
D. It is fun and easy to do.
61. Which characteristic of texting is NOT described in the passage?
A. Using letters to represent words B. Using phrases to represent essays. C. Using letters to represent phrases represent words.
62. Which of the following was most probably the title of the student’s essay? A. My Smmr Hols B. CU in LA C. My GF D. M Gr8 Tchr 63. Why aren’t some people worried about the effect of texting?
A. Not many people use texting B. Spelling in English is too difficult C. Teenagers quickly become bored with texting D. Texting will disappear because of new technology.
C
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