Part A: 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第47小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friend—like a sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and so on.
When I was 13, my family moved. Mary and I 36 in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special 37 — like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were 38 with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less. One day a card that I sent came back, 39 “Address Unknown.” I had no idea how to 40 Mary.
Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to 41 stories of my children and then grandchildren. I need to share my 42 when my brother and then my mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could 43 .
One day I was reading a newspaper 44 I notice a picture of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman— Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, 45 I wrote to her anyway.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother”. Minutes later I heard a voice that I 46 at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s 47 .
Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there is one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
36. A. got B. kept C. lost D. fell
37. A. places B. occasions C. festivals D. things
38. A. comfortable B. careful C. easy D. busy
39. A. saying B. writing C. read D. told
40. A. know B. stop C. find D. help
41. A. share B. speak C. write D. remember
42. A. news B. sorrow C. stories D. failure
43. A. stay B. hide C. fill D. live
44. A. when B. while C. if D. though
45. A. and B. since C. but D. so
46. A. realized B. received C. contacted D. recognized
47. A. future B. progress C. lives D. weddings
Part B: 仔细阅读下面短文并按照语境完成填空(每空只能填一个单词)。将答案填写在答题卷上。请考生务必注意对应答题卷上相应的题号。
Recently our classmates have had a heated discussion about the topic “Environment or economy, must we choose?” .Some students are in 48._______ of the development of environment, while others put economy above environment.
The students 49.______ are worried about the environment say that many plants and animals have died and fish are even given no time to lay eggs. Besides, water and air are seriously polluted, causing people sick. While we damage our environment, we keep producing more and more people who need more land to live 50.________ and more food to eat.
As to the students for economy, they think, first of all, people are more important 51.______ plants and animals. As a matter of fact, many companies and factories are very concerned 52._______ the environment and have a sense of responsibility. In addition, with the development of economy, more jobs will be created.
In my opinion, firstly, we should produce more things from recycled materials, and less 53._______ raw materials. 54._________, more effective laws to preserve the environment should be made, which controls the scale(规模)of trees-cutting and fish-catching. Thirdly, we try to live an environmentally friendly way of life and pay slightly higher prices for things 55.______ are environmentally friendly. Finally, companies producing chemical waste should pay higher taxes. With these measures, I believe that a healthy environment and a stable(稳定的)economy should be possible at the same time.
第三部分：阅读理解(共9小题，每小题2分，满分18分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A
Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars(伤疤). Often they relive(在想像中再体验)these experiences.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase(抹去)the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing(发放出)chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far, the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.
The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after wars.
They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. “Some memories can ruin people’s lives. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions,” said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry(精神病学)at Harvard Medical School，“This could relieve(减轻)a lot of that suffering.”
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