, I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart. 36. A. tied

B. shut

C. seated

D. taught D. left D. silence D. yearly D. honest D. saving

37 A. failed B. stopped C. misunderstood C. sadness

38.A.imagination B. pleasure 39. A. weekly 40.A.young 41.A.giving 42.A.true 43.A.find

B. daily B. sick

C. monthly

C. poor

B. enjoying B. happy B. make B. finish

C. receiving C. usual C. buy C. start C. then

C. learnt

D. long

D. collect D. continue

44.A.prepare 45.A.so

B. however B. discussed B. Suddenly B. loud

D. moreover D. remembered

D. Carefully D. deep D. remained D. believe D. lucky D. list D. study D. accepted

46.A.forgotten 47.A.Quickly 48.A.soft

C. Certainly C. low

49.A.appeared 50.A.hope 51.A.glad

B. arrived B. wish B. sorry B. report B. read B. liked

C. happened

C. wonder

C. shocked

52.A.message 53.A.rest

C. research C. work

C. met

54.A.knew 55.A.result

B. experience C. talk D. success

第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题：每小题2分，满分30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

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many

Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.