My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and   36   those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again   37  at the pier（碼頭）waving good-bye to my father as his   38   pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of   39 , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of   40   in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing   41  , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my    42  and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while   43  some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the   44  which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.   45  she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother   46  managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and   47 .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live,   48  with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to   49   a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this   50  into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to   51  another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a   52  to rearrange furniture, make curtains and   53  pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a   54  attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so   55  all those years of my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
小題1:
A．leave behindB．leave outC．leave offD．leave for
小題2:
A．livingB．staringC．standingD．going
小題3:
A．car B．ship C．trainD．plane
小題4:
A．rangeB．shapeC．sightD．control
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)daptingB．suitingC．matchingD．fitting
小題6:
A．namesB．jobs C．a(chǎn)ddressesD．directions
小題7:
A．fatherB．classmatesC．brother D．relatives
小題8:
A．performingB．seekingC．waitingD．a(chǎn)pplying
小題9:
A．programsB．sacrificesC．contributionD．cooperation
小題10:
A．OnceB．WhileC．WhenD．Unless
小題11:
A．somewhereB．somewhat C．sometimeD．somehow
小題12:
A．romanticB．comfortableC．mysteriousD．wealthy
小題13:
A．generallyB．a(chǎn)ctually C．especiallyD．unfairly
小題14:
A．desert B．pursueC．a(chǎn)ffectD．limit
小題15:
A．lifestyleB．valueC．journey D．opportunity
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)cquireB．exploreC．occupyD．realize
小題17:
A．loadB．sadnessC．resultD．challenge
小題18:
A．hangB．draw C．takeD．sell
小題19:
A．changeable B．cautious C．positiveD．negative
小題20:
A．experiencedB．braveC．ordinaryD．a(chǎn)nnoyed

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:C
小題8:A
小題9:B
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:A
小題16:B
小題17:D
小題18:A
小題19:C
小題20:B

試題分析：
小題1:leave behind留下，遺留；leave out遺漏；leave off停止；leave for動(dòng)身去某地。句意：我們不得不把我們的東西裝進(jìn)箱子和留下那些我們已經(jīng)有的愛(ài)。根據(jù)句意故選A.
小題2:句意：我們到達(dá)我們的新家,當(dāng)父親的船要離開(kāi)我們時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己再一次站在碼頭揮手告別父親。根據(jù)句意故選C.
小題3:根據(jù)before the ship was out of…可以看出父親是坐船出海，故選B.
小題4:out of range在射程外；out ofshape變形；out of sight在視野之外；out of control失控。這里說(shuō)的是我們一家人去送父親出海的場(chǎng)景，根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境故選C.
小題5:adapt to適應(yīng)；suit適合；match 匹配；fit in適應(yīng)。因?yàn)榭崭窈笥薪樵~in，根據(jù)句意故選D
小題6:根據(jù)We would arrive at our new home作者一家由于父親工作的原因經(jīng)常搬家，當(dāng)然也要不斷地?fù)Q新的地址，故選C.
小題7:根據(jù)My mother would turn my brother and me around可知家庭成員里有個(gè)弟弟，故選C.
小題8:perform some type of part-time job做兼職；根據(jù)she was the cook, maid and teacher.可知母親在家是廚師、傭人，教師，同時(shí)在外面也做兼職。故選A.
小題9:make sacrifices for sb為某人做出犧牲；句意：離開(kāi)一個(gè)有前途的職業(yè)只是母親為我的家人做出的犧牲之一，因?yàn)槲覀円S父親大約每三年左右都要搬到世界某地。根據(jù)句意故選B.
小題10:While雖然，盡管；句意：盡管我的母親要做一個(gè)小小的預(yù)算，我的母親設(shè)法使每一個(gè)房子成為安全而舒適的家。這里While引導(dǎo)的是讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，根據(jù)句意故選B.
小題11:somewhere 在某處； somewhat稍微；sometime某個(gè)時(shí)刻；somehow以某種方法，不知怎么地。我的母親不管用什么方法使家變得既安全又舒適。根據(jù)句意故選D.
小題12:根據(jù)上文with only a small budget，又與safe對(duì)應(yīng)，故選B.
小題13:generally通常；actually實(shí)際上； especially尤其； unfairly不公平的。句意：這可能聽(tīng)起來(lái)像一個(gè)沉悶的生活方式,特別是帶著兩個(gè)孩子:“單一”父母,短期的友誼,無(wú)法追求自己的事業(yè)或建立一個(gè)家。根據(jù)句意故選C.
小題14:desert放棄； pursue追求；affect 影響； limit限制。句意：無(wú)法追求自己的事業(yè)。故選B.
小題15:lifestyle 生活方式； value價(jià)值； journey旅行； opportunity機(jī)會(huì)。根據(jù)上下文可知這家人每到一個(gè)地方都要熟悉當(dāng)?shù)氐奈幕m應(yīng)氣候，了解鄰居，這種生活方式真是一種冒險(xiǎn)活動(dòng)。根據(jù)句意故選A
小題16:acquire得到； explore探險(xiǎn)； occupy占據(jù)； realize實(shí)現(xiàn)，認(rèn)識(shí)到。句意：每次搬家是一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)去探索另一種世界。根據(jù)句意故選B.
小題17:load 擔(dān)負(fù)； sadness悲傷； result 結(jié)果； challenge挑戰(zhàn)。因?yàn)樾录倚栌锰碇眯碌募揖�，新的窗簾等，所以這些對(duì)母親來(lái)說(shuō)都是挑戰(zhàn)。根據(jù)句意故選D.
小題18:hangpictures掛圖片。根據(jù)上文新家需用重新布置當(dāng)然是掛一些畫(huà)。故選A.
小題19:根據(jù)No matter how difficult the life was…和下文She always had strength in the face of struggle and change.She is my hero.不管有多困難母親對(duì)人生都持有積極的態(tài)度。故選C。
小題20:根據(jù)she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.可知這里說(shuō)的是母親的勇敢。故選B。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文中敘述了母親由于丈夫工作的原因，帶著孩子跟隨他去世界各地去生活，文中贊美了母親不怕困難，能夠迎接各種挑戰(zhàn)的精神。這篇文章是一篇很好的教育素材。完形填空是高考常見(jiàn)的一種題型，這種題被專(zhuān)家稱(chēng)為障礙性閱讀，也是中學(xué)生最為棘手的題型之一。它是由出題者在一篇語(yǔ)義連貫的文章中有目的地去掉一些詞語(yǔ)，形成空格，要求在給出的對(duì)應(yīng)的備選答案中，選出一個(gè)正確的或最佳的答案，使文章恢復(fù)完整。它既考查對(duì)語(yǔ)法,詞匯,習(xí)語(yǔ),句型,搭配等基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)的綜合運(yùn)用能力，又考查對(duì)短文的閱讀理解能力。其中包括在具體的語(yǔ)境中靈活運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言知識(shí)的能力，根據(jù)試題內(nèi)容進(jìn)行正確的邏輯推理，綜合判斷和分析概括的能力。
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He looks to his father and asks: “What's going on?” The father smiles and says: “My son, pay attention.”
Again the man screams at the top of his voice: “You are a champion!” The voice answers: “You are a champion!”
The boy is surprised, but does not understand. Then the father explains: “People call this ECHO (回音) , but really this is LIFE. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.”
This relationship applies to (適用于) everything, in all aspects of life; life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
小題1:The boy is surprised because __________.
A．he falls over his own feet.B．his father can shout as loud as he does.
C．he hears his screams repeated.D．someone calls him a coward.
小題2:What’s the father’s attitude towards life?
A．hopefulB．disappointedC．upsetD．hopeless
小題3:Which of the following sayings is in keeping with the father’s teachings?
A．Faith will move mountains.B．A great talker is a great liar (說(shuō)謊者).
C．Love me, love my dog.D．Do well and have well.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always ___1___you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only ___2___friends leave footprints (腳印).
　　I shall always recall (回憶) the autumn and the girl with the ___3___ . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
　　It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves ___4___  on the cool ___5___. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, ____6__ to the sound of them.
　　Autumn is a __7____ season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me ___8___ . But one day, the sound of a violin  __9____into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was__10____ in playing her violin.
　　I had __11____ seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been ___12___ there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.
　　Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building  ___13___ I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became ___14___.  __15____ we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
　　Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly ___16___. To my astonishment (驚訝), the girl came over to me.
　　“You must like violin.” she said.
　　“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
　　Suddenly, a __17____ expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
　　“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that _18_____ me.” she said.
　　“In fact, it was your playing _19_____ gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”
　　The girl smiled, and so did I.
　　I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a __20____—so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
小題1:.
A．withB．forC．a(chǎn)gainstD．to
小題2:.
A．goodB．trueC．newD．old
小題3:
A．soundB．songC．playD．violin
小題4:
A．shakingB．hangingC．fallingD．floating
小題5:
A．windB．snowC．a(chǎn)irD．rain
小題6:
A．watchingB．listeningC．seeingD．hearing
小題7:
A．livelyB．lovelyC．harvestD．lonely
小題8:
A．upB．offC．downD．over
小題9:
A．flowedB．grewC．enteredD．ran
小題10:
A．lostB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．busyD．interested
小題11:
A．onceB．neverC．oftenD．usually
小題12:
A．waitingB．stoppingC．standingD．hearing
小題13:
A．becauseB．soC．whenD．but
小題14:
A．interestingB．movingC．encouragingD．exciting
小題15:
A．ButB．HoweverC．EvenD．Though
小題16:
A．stoppedB．beganC．gone D．changed
小題17:
A．happyB．sadC．strangeD．surprised
小題18:
A．surprisedB．excitedC．encouragedD．interested
小題19:
A．thatB．whichC．itD．who
小題20:
A．songB．dreamC．fireD．sister

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

“Image is everything．” An entire industry has been built upon the assumption that image is everything, but when it comes down to it, an appealing image is not enough．If there is no substance（事實(shí)） behind the image, the product, service or person will fail eventually．
First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services．Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection．Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies．But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back．For example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness．But the recent scandal （丑聞） showed that behind that image, it cheated in business practices．Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit．Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm．
Similarly, personal advisers can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars．Putting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons．But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune．With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is close．
To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the “selling” of a person．But image is only half of the equation．What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself —— the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success．
小題1:The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to ________．
A．its dishonesty in businessB．its previous images
C．its bad managementD．its poor service
小題2:Why did some famous people fall from grace?
A．Their images were not well built up
B．They failed to live up to their images．
C．They felt much pressure from the public
D．They paid little attention to fame and fortune．
小題3:The structure of the passage is ________．
A: Argument              P: Point               C: Conclusion

小題4:The author tries to argue that _________．
A．image creates everythingB．image is the key to success
C．truth is unlikely ever to be equaledD．truth and image are equally important

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