49．A．problem B．opportunity C．mistake D．task 50．A．held B．obeyed C．received D．encouraged

51．A．success B．secret C．surprise D．position 52．A．performance B．speech C．competition D．match

53．A．mud B．wood C．steel D．gold

54．A．simplest B．greatest C．deepest D．smartest 55．A．turning to B．1etting out C．setting up D．dealing with

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（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

Taking exams in a large group setting can be

stressful for students and for the staff members

who are watching over them. When classrooms are

crowded and desks are close together, cheating might

be tempting.

One university in Thailand came up with an anti-cheating hat that makes it almost impossible for students to see other students’ papers. A photo of the students wearing the anti-cheating hats made its way to the internet, and the university was criticized for making students wear those ridiculous looking homemade hats. The hats were made by stapling two pieces of paper onto a headband, one to each side of the head.

After being criticized, senior academic staff at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, released a statement saying that the hats idea came from students. They said that in a bid to prevent cheating they asked the students for ideas on how to prevent cheating in the upcoming exam, which was being taken by almost one hundred students. Students came up with different ideas, then the paper hat idea was selected by them as the most fit. The