“I don?t have to.” he said，“She knows I do!”
“I?m sure she knows,” I said，reaching over and touching his 47 hands, “but she needs to hear it, Bill，she needs to hear what she has 48 to you all these years.”
Two days later I walked down
the hospice ward at noon. There stood Bill, leaning up
against the 49 in the hallway, 50 at the floor. I already knew from the head nurse that Connie had died at 11 A.M. When Bill saw me，he 51 himself to come into my arms for a long time. His face was wet with tears and he was 52 . Finally, he leaned back against the wall and took a deep breath.
“I have to say something，” he said. “I have to say how 53 I feel about telling her.” He stopped to blow his nose. “This morning I told her how much I loved her to her. You 54 have seen her smile!”
I went into the room to say my own good bye to Connie. There, on the bedside table, was a large Valentine card from Bill. You know, the sentimental kind that 55 , “To my wonderful wife ... I love you.'
36. A. objected B. determined C. forced D. admitted 37. A. numbly B. casually C. impatiently D. nervously 38. A. transferred B. transformed C. prevented D. protected 39. A. As B. Since
C. Though D. Because
40. A. sculpturing B. marking C. announcing D. signing 41. A. acquainted B. consistent C. arbitrary
D. considerate
D. upset
42. A. crazy B. delighted C. satisfied
43. A. character B. talent C. nature D. virtue 44. A. target B. subject C. point D. object 45. A. sympathy B. warmth C. comfort
D. romance
46. A. even if B. as though C. if only D. in case 47. A. rough B. smooth
C. delicate
D. clumsy
48. A. appealed B. taken C. meant D. submitted 49. A. window B. wall C. bed
D. table
D. praying
50. A. glancing B. staring C. weeping
51. A. involved B. occupied C. allowed D. devoted
52. A. trembling B. mourning C. regretting D. aching 53. A. sorry B. confused C. doubtful 54. A. would B. should 55. A. writes B. explains
D. relieved
C. could D. might C. conveys
D. underlines
第三部分 阅读理解 (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
Joining you for two days in Vienna, Kristina and Ian will share their expert tips during a private Q&A period and reveal their talents in a private performance at the wonderful Palais Liechtenstein. From Budapest to Nuremberg via the green beauty of the Wachau Valley, this is a wonderful opportunity to explore the culture of this splendid river with two very special guests. Highlights
Events with Kristina Rihanoff and Ian Waite.
Join Strictly Come Dancing stars Kristina Rihanoff and lan Waite, who will deliver a wonderful private dance performance set against the background of Palais Liechtenstein. You will also have the opportunity to raise your own questions during the Q&A period with the dancers. Sail aboard the Scenic Amber
Launched in 2016, the luxurious (奢华的）Scenic Amber features six cabin (客舱）classes， including the best balcony suites with superb mini bar，a suite bathroom with L?Occitane Toiletries, individual climate control and an all-weather greenhouse. You will also enjoy facilities including a pool, spa, fitness centre and fine dining in the Crystal Dining Room.
Discover Vienna and Budapest
Discover Budapest?s historic highlights including Heroes? Square and Buda Castle，visit the city，s warm baths and explore the secret Hospital in The Rock. In Vienna, delight in the excellence of Sch6nbrunn Palace, enjoy a private classical music concert at Palais Liechtenstein and visit the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
A choice of cultural experiences
Throughout the tour you will enjoy a wide variety of cultural experiences that will bring each country and destination to life. Explore Melk Abbey, discover Cesky Krumlov, the ancient jewel of
the Czech Republic, or lake a guided tour of Salzburg, setting for the Sound of Music. You will also have the chance to explore Regensburg?s historic Old Town on the last day.
Price from ￡2,395per person for 8 days
Dates July 25 - Aug. 1 and Oct. 25 - Nov. I, 2018 Interested? Please call at 01372 593756.
56. While staying with Kristina Rihanoff and Ian Waite，you?re to - A. share your suggestions on this special tour B. witness their great success at Palais Liechtenstein C. experience the culture of splendid natural scenery D. keep silent during a private Q&A period 57. If you order this trip in September, you?ll
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A. live in the luxurious balcony suites with superb mini bar at only ￡2,395 B. enjoy a big dinner in the Crystal Dining Room C. learn to ride in the world-famous Spanish Riding School D. You will explore Regensburg?s historic Old Town on Oct. 25
B
A new app is trying to make it simpler to help you react to photos and videos that your friends post online — it?s using AI to capture (捕捉）your facial expressions and automatically translate them into a range of emoji faces.
Polygram, which is free and available only for the iPhone for now, is a social app that lets you share things like photos, videos, and messages.
Unlike on Facebook，though, where you have a small range of pre-set reactions to choose from beyond clicking a little thumbs-up icon，Polygram uses a neural (神经的）network that runs locally on the phone to figure out if you're smiling, bored, embarrassed, surprised, and more.
Marcin Kmiec, one of Polygram?s founders, says the app?s AI works by capturing your face with the front-facing camera on the phone and analyzing the images as quickly as possible, rather than just looking at specific points on the face like your eyes and nose. This is done directly on the phone, using the iPhone?s picture processing unit，he says.
When you look at a post in the app, you see a small yellow emoji on the bottom of the display, its expression changing along with your real one.
There?s a slight delay — 20 milliseconds, which is just hard to notice - between what you?re expressing on your face and what shows up in the app. The app records your response(s) in a little log of cmoji on the side of the screen, along with those of others who've already looked at the same post.
The app is meant to appeal to those who really care about how they?re understood on social media. Users can see a record of the emoji reactions to each photo or video they post to the app, as well as details about who looked at the post, how long they looked at it, and where they're located.
Eventually, the founders say, (hey may release software tools that let other developers come up with their own applications for the technology.
58. As a new social app, which characteristic of Polygram is True? A. It is cheap and available only for the iPhone for now.
B. It eventually transfers cmoji faces to facial expressions automatically. C. It specializes in a neural network that runs originally on your phone. D. It needs to choose from many reactions that have been set previously. 59. Those who will be obviously attracted by this new App. A. are new technology fans B. are addicted to new iPhones C.have great passion for emojis D. are concerned about self-evaluation 60.What?s the purpose of the passage? A.To promote and sell a new software. B. To introduce to us a new and popular app. C.To reveal the significance of new technology. D. To inform us of the popularity of a new app.
C
The recession (经济衰退）of 2008 - 2009 was remarkable in rich countries and the following recovery is weak. The labor market has also broken the rules, as new research from the OECD shows in its annual Employment Outlook.
Young people always suffer in recessions. Employers stop hiring them; and they often get rid of new young people because they are easier to fire. But in the previous recessions of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, older workers were also kicked out. This time is different. During the financial crisis in 2008, and since, they have done better than other age groups.
The researchers focus on changes in “non-employment” as a share of the total population of three age groups between the final quarters of 2007 and 2012. This measure has the advantage of including not just unemployment, where people are looking for work, but also inactivity, where people are not seeking jobs. While the average non-employment rate in the OECD has risen by four percentage points among young people and by one-and-a-half points among 25 to 54-year-olds, it has fallen by two points among the 55-64 age group.
Why have older employees done so wefl? In some southern European countries they benefit from job protection not afforded to younger workers, but that did not really help them in the past recessions. “What has changed,” says Stefano Scaq>etta, head of the OECD, “is that firms now bear the full costs of getting rid of older staff.” The past early-retirement schemes (方案）provided by governments (in the mistaken belief that these would help young people) made it cheaper to push grey-haired workers out of the door. These have largely been stopped.
Job losses among older workers have also been more than offset (抵消）by falls in inactivity, reflecting pressures that were already obvious before the crisis. Older workers now have a sharper motivation to stay in employment because of the impact of the crisis on wealth. Besides, older workers are healthier than they used to be and work is less physically demanding. They are also more attractive to employers than previous generations. Today?s 55 to 64-year-olds are the advance group of the post-war generations who benefited from better education than their previous ones.
Many will argue that older workers have done better at the expense ot the young? That view is absurd. First, it is a fallacy that a job gained for one person is a job lost for another: there is no fixed “lump of labor (劳动合成)”. And second, as the report shows, young and old people are in general not replaccrs in the workplace. They do different types of work in different types of occupation; younger people are more attracted by IT firms, for example, while older folks tend to be employed in more traditional industries. There are plenty of things that should be done to help the young jobless, but getting older workers out of the workplace is not one of them.
61. The original purpose of the past early-retirement schemes provided by governments is to . A.cut the high cost of the elderly B. make room for young people C.establish good social welfare system