请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The earliest memory I have of my father is one of me as a young boy holding his hand by his two last fingers as we walked together.

As I grew older I remember us listening over a transistor radio to high school ballgames together. I would 36 how many points each player would score as the game went on. Too small to stay awake for the 37 game, I always fell asleep 38 the game ended. But the next morning I would find by my pillow the score 39 had been filled out with the 40 score on; it was completed by my father.

In high school I became very interested in athletics. My father would 41 all my games. Good performances in my senior year 42 our football team to the state championship game. The night before my father 43 announced he had to 44 the bread to the stores and the site of the games was a three-hour drive from his 45 . Back then I wasn’t fully noticing his 46 . The next day as game time approached I couldn’t help thinking about Dad. Suddenly, I saw that blue and white bread truck 47 into the stadium. Work fulfilled, he made the long drive in time to at least see 48 of my championship game.

Years later I had become a teacher and coach. Early one morning I was awakened by a ring at 5:30 A.M. As I 49 to answer the phone I’ll never forget the sound of the sheriff’s voice—my dad had just been killed in an automobile accident on his way to work. It felt as if my heart had been 50 . For long I tried to remain strong 51 it and pretended I didn’t care until one day on the playground a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand by my last two fingers just as I used to do to my dad. I completely 52 it. It was the first time since the 53 that I just let go and cried. And I felt a sense of 54 . Sometimes you just have to 55 . It won’t need to hold back anymore.” 36. A. add up to 37. A. exciting 38. A. until

B. keep track of B. competitive B. before B. result

C. catch up on C. whole C. after C. court

D. get down to D. boring

D. when D. decision

39. A. sheet 40. A. fair

B. considerable

C. initial

D. final

D. train

41. A. instruct B. accompany C. attend

42. A. required 43. A. happily 44. A. deliver 45. A. studio

B. entitled

C. intended C. proudly C. transfer C. route

D. aimed D. sadly D. order D. truck D. regret

B. doubtfully B. make B. mall

46. A. annoyance 47. A. rushing 48. A. part

B. disturbance B. pulling B. all

C. ignorance

C. dropping C. most

D. crawling D. sort

D. struggled

49. A. managed 50. A. lifted up 51. A. against 52. A. lost

B. attempted

C. switched

B. torn away

B. beyond B. helped

C. skipped over

C. through C. made

D. brought up

D. beneath D. got D. funeral D. conscience

53. A. game 54. A. weight 55. A. cry

B. telephone B. relief B. check

C. departure C. joy

C. accept D. forget

第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Each time you transmit your sensitive data into a website, you could unknowingly fall for an online fraud, or criminals may hack the computer system at your bank or store.

Fortunately, MetLife Defender provides comprehensive protection against the full range of today’s online risks—beyond your personal computer or device—to keep your personal data safe. The Good

MetLife Defender has all of the basic services and features that an identity protection plan needs. The individual plan includes: ◇Medical data protection ◇Financial data protection

◇Personal data protection, detection and removal ◇Pre-approval offer and junk mail opt-outs

◇Credit monitoring and alerts

MetLife Defender’s family plan includes some really cool and unique online child safety features. If MetLife’s system detects any cyber-bullying involving your child, it will automatically alert the parents. The Bad

MetLife Defender doesn’t have anything that “wows” you. Everything they have in their individual plan can be found at another identity protection company. Plus, MetLife Defender has a higher monthly price than most. The Bottom Line

MetLife Defender is an average product, but what sets them standing out is their family plan. The Online Child Safety Features is an innovative approach to protecting both their identity and themselves emotionally and physically. We wouldn’t recommend MetLife Defender solely on their identity protection, but their child features are worth testing out with their free 30-day trial. Family Plan

Metlife’s family identity protection plan covers two adult individuals and an unlimited number of minors—children up to age 18— living in the same household as the covered adults. Cancellation

If Metlife subscribers cancel a paid monthly subscription mid-month, Metlife services continue until the end of that month. After that, the customer will no longer be billed. If you cancel a paid annual subscription, you will receive a refund（退款）based on the number of full months for which you are no longer enrolled.

56. What is unique of MetLife Defender? A. Financial data protection. B. Credit monitoring and alerts. C. The Online Child Safety Features.

D. Comprehensive protection against online risks. 57. What does the writer imply in the passage?

A. Metlife’s family plan covers a family of only three people. B. Cyber-crime goes beyond control. C. Cancellation may cause great loss to users.

D. MetLife Defender costs more than products of the same kind.

B

Researchers at Brigham found about one in five teenagers now have some degree of hearing damage. The researchers did not say why hearing loss has risen, but other experts have strong suspicions. One likely culprit, they say, is MP3 players.

An MP3 player can be dangerous to hearing when its decibel level is turned up too high. High-decibel sounds can damage nerve endings, called hair cells. If a sound is loud enough, the damage can be permanent. A loud sound can shake the membrane (薄膜) on which the hair cells sit “like an earthquake”. That shake can break or even uproot hair cells. When that happens, the hair cells are finished. Human ears cannot regrow hair cells. Therefore, when listening to an MP3 player, set a volume limit and avoid exposure to loud sounds.

On the other hand, the loudness of today’s music may not be totally under your control. Music companies have been purposely turning up the volume. It’s a trend called the fight for loudness.

Play a CD from the 1990s. Then play a newly released tune. Don’t touch the volume control. You’ll probably notice that the new CD sounds louder than the old one. Why? Sound engineers who create CDs are using dynamic range compression (压缩), a technology that makes the quiet parts of a song louder and the loud parts quieter. The overall effect of compression is a louder recording.

Many musicians and sound engineers aren’t pleased. They say that compression is driving down the quality of today, s music, making it sound flat and blaring. Gray Hobish, a sound engineer, explains that music should be a combination of loudness and softness. But music companies want to make music louder so it will stand out. That’s important in the competition among recording companies.

What about listeners? Many teenagers listen to music on the go in noisy places and through headphones, all of which reduce sound quality. So young listeners may not notice the poorer quality of modern recordings. “To their ears,” says Hobish, “the music sounds fine. And they are not aware of the hidden threat of the music they are enjoying.”

58. The phrase “like an earthquake” in Para. 2 aims to explain . A. that volume can strongly affect parts of the ear B. how our body is unable to regrow hair cells C. how much damage the ear can avoid D. that hair cells are easily damaged