One day an out of work mime(啞劇演員) was visiting the zoo and attempted to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he started to draw a 31)______, a zoo keeper grabbed him and dragged him into his office. The zoo keeper explained to the mime that the zoo’s most popular attraction, a gorilla, had died suddenly and the keeper feared that 32)_____ at the zoo would fall off. He offered the mime a job to 33)______ the gorilla until they could get another one. The mime 34)______.
So the next morning the mime put on the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowd came. He discovered that it was a35)_______ job. He could sleep if he wanted, play and 36)______ people and he drew bigger crowds than he ever had as a mime. 37)_____, eventually the crowds got tired of him and he got tired of just swinging on tails. He 38)_______ to notice that he people were paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbed to the top of his cage, crawled across a partition(隔墻), and dangled(懸蕩) from the top to the lion’s cage. Of course, this made the lion very angry, but the crowd 39)______ it.
At the end of the day, the zoo keeper came and gave the mime a 40)______ for being such an attraction. Well, this went on for some time, the mime kept 41)______ the lion, the crowds grew larger, and his salary kept going up. Then one terrible day when he was dangling over the angry lion, he slipped and fell. The mime was 42)______.
The lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce(猛撲). The mime was so scared that he began to run round and round the cage with the lion close 43)______. Finally, the mime started screaming and yelling, “Help me,help me!”, but the lion was quick and pounced. The mime soon found himself flat on his back, looking up at the angry lion and the lion said, “44)______you fool! Do you want to get us 45)_______.”
小題1:
A．ticketB．profitC．crowdD．lesson
小題2:
A．reputationB．costC．confidenceD．a(chǎn)ttendance
小題3:
A．take care of B．dress up as C．make up forD．keep up with
小題4:
A．declinedB．hesitatedC．a(chǎn)cceptedD．doubted
小題5:
A．greatB．demandingC．meaninglessD．busy
小題6:
A．make fun ofB．communicate withC．cooperate withD．take advantage of
小題7:
A．Surprisingly B．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Additionally
小題8:
A．failedB．refusedC．managedD．began
小題9:
A．lovedB．fearedC．forgotD．excused
小題10:
A．warningB．directionC．riseD．punishment41.
小題11:
A．fightingB．insultingC．boringD．frightening
小題12:
A．caughtB．a(chǎn)ttackedC．terrified D．offended
小題13:
A．behindB．a(chǎn)headC．beyondD．a(chǎn)side
小題14:
A．Hurry upB．Get upC．Wake upD．Shut up
小題15:
A．helped B．killedC．favoredD．fired

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A．easyB．impossibleC．eagerD．possible
小題2:
A．limitedB．enough C．tight D．plentiful
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C. salary  
D. apartment
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B. pleasant
C. worried
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B. goals
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B. family
C. studio
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B. driving
C. walking 
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B. noticed
C. understood  
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D. crying
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B. recently
C. difficultly    
D. actually
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B. make
C. suffer 
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B. heart
C. cranes
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B. parents
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

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We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my  55 ." Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
小題1:
A．waysB．meansC．methodsD．senses
小題2:
A．enjoyed B．foundC．missedD．lost
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)nd B．exceptC．evenD．but
小題4:
A．whoB．itC．sheD．which
小題5:
A．childrenB．familyC．guestsD．friends
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A．realizedB．heardC．recognizedD．witnessed
小題7:
A．sadB．satisfiedC．excitedD．enjoyed
小題8:
A．especiallyB．not soC．a(chǎn) littleD．not at all
小題9:
A．paintB．drawC．createD．mix
小題10:
A．stayedB．paintedC．talkedD．played
小題11:
A．excitementB．encouragementC．delightD．surprise
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．colorC．pictureD．paper
小題13:
A．touched B．distinguishedC．saw D．understood
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A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．untilD．when
小題15:
A．come upB．turned out C．referred toD．talked about
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A．curious B．quiet C．puzzledD．worried
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A．criedB．insisted C．complainedD．informed
小題18:
A．right B．wrong C．worriedD．uncertain
小題19:
A．shortcomingsB．difficultiesC．pride D．description
小題20:
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小題1:
A．cleanedB．covered C．counted D．checked
小題2:
A．How B．Why C．Who D．What
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)mount B．part C．sum D．rest
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A．brave B．hardC．smart D．unfair
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A．need B．reason C．result D．right
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A．beginning B．introduction C．requirement D．opening
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A．brand B．number C．size D．type
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A．effort B．pressure C．money D．trouble
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A．finally B．instantly C．normally D．regularly
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A．gave B．left C．took D．wasted
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A．patiently B．proudly C．silently D．tiredly
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小題19:
A．since B．if C．than D．though
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Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 B.C., may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age. During the 12th century A.D., a king called Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. He thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there’s a tourist attraction. It is said to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However, elderly visitors who drink the spring’s water don’t turn into teenagers.
But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing(有吸引力的) that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. “People are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere.”
Still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine’s founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860.
小題1:According to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth?
A．Ponce de LeonB．William Shakespeare.C．Kathleen DeaganD．Michelle Reyna
小題2:What does the underlined word “ravages” in the second paragraph probably mean?
A．Growth.B．Limits. C．Damages. D．Benefits.
小題3:What is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth?
A．People find much pleasure in looking for it.
B．People believe the existence of it somewhere.
C．People have no interest in searching for it.
D．People consider the idea of the fountain of youth absurd(荒謬的).
小題4:The passage mainly tells us _____.
A．how the fountain of youth came into being
B．why some famous people hate becoming old
C．how to remain young forever
D．whether the fountain of youth exists
小題5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The underlined words “the story” refers to Alexander the Great ruling a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
B．Augustine, which is the oldest city in the U.S, lies in Florida.
C．Some elderly visitors find themselves younger after drinking the water from the fountain of youth.
D．Kathleen Deagan is the spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.

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Can we turn negative thoughts like “I never do anything right” into positive ones like “I can succeed”? Is there power in positive thinking?
Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply emphasize how unhappy they are．
The study’s authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by referring to older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better．If you tell your friend that he may be an Einstein, you’re just underlining his faults．In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write passages opposing funding for the disabled．When they were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written．
In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students’ self-esteem（自尊）．The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes．Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell．When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, “I am lovable．”
Those with low self-esteem didn’t feel better after the experiment．In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren’t urged to think positive thoughts．
The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy（心理治療） that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them．In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse．Meditation（靜思） techniques, on the contrary, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a large, more realistic perspective（視野）．Call it the power of negative thinking．
小題1:The Canadian researchers find that _____．
A．encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good
B．there can be no simple cure for psychological problems
C．unhappy people cannot think positively
D．the power of positive thinking is limited
小題2:What does the author mean by “… you’re just underlining his faults”（Line4, Para3）?
A．You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough．
B．You are pointing out the mistakes he has made．
C．You are emphasizing the fact that he is not clever．
D．You are trying to make him feel better about his faults．
小題3:What do we learn from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic?
A．It is important for people to continually improve their self-esteem．
B．Thinking positively can bring a positive change to one’s mood．
C．People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true feelings．
D．Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem．
小題4:What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A．The effects of positive thinking vary from person to person．
B．Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy．
C．Different people tend to have different ways of thinking．
D．People can avoid making mistakes through meditation．

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