Christmas is over. And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the___36___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.
For over a month I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I ___39___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.
My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操縱桿) on my old car didn’t ___40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___41___.
My next plan would have to be more ___42___. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t ___43___ to miss out on this bargain!”
His ___44___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could buy ___46___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”
I went to my room, ___48___ at how mean(吝嗇的) my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t ___49___ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.
When I ___50___ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been ___51___. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___52___. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.
小題1:
A.painB.a(chǎn)ttemptC.joyD.shyness
小題2:
A.housingB.fishingC.carD.fashion
小題3:
A.mindB.ideaC.opinionD.head
小題4:
A.getB.setC.searchedD.went
小題5:
A.operateB.runC.startD.work
小題6:
A.ridingB.drivingC.thinkingD.keeping
小題7:
A.strongB.practicalC.idealD.obvious
小題8:
A.a(chǎn)ffordB.payC.a(chǎn)llowD.stand
小題9:
A.talkB.expressionC.faceD.response
小題10:
A.truckB.telescopeC.chanceD.bargain
小題11:
A.oneB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing
小題12:
A.heatingB.lovingC.nursingD.finding
小題13:
A.pleasedB.goodC.expertD.a(chǎn)ngry
小題14:
A.sayB.believeC.careD.learn
小題15:
A.went offB.woke upC.rang upD.found out
小題16:
A.worriedB.instructedC.warnedD.defeated
小題17:
A.openedB.wrappedC.leftD.faded
小題18:
A.recoveredB.refusedC.reopenedD.removed
小題19:
A.wonB.doneC.beatenD.failed
小題20:
A.everB.a(chǎn)lreadyC.stillD.even

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本文講述的是“我”想得到一輛渴望已久的電動玩具車的故事。在圣誕節(jié)前,“我”費勁心思纏著爸爸要電動車,做了各種工作但還是被爸爸拒絕了。不過,在那年的圣誕節(jié)早晨查看圣誕禮物時,“我”卻發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個大包裹,打開后發(fā)現(xiàn)那里面竟是我一直想要的電動車。
小題1: A。前面說“我得到了渴望已久的電動車”,而這里用 but 轉(zhuǎn)折,表示的是“你很難相信為了得到這個神圣的禮物我所經(jīng)受的痛苦和付出的努力”。
小題1: C。從上下文來看,“我”很早就關(guān)注著車,并通過看介紹有關(guān)車的雜志來了解信息。
小題1: A。根據(jù)上下文可知,此處說的是“我”終于下定決心買輛電動車。make up one’s mind 為固定短語,意為“下決心”。
小題1: B。前面說“下決心買電動車”,此處說的是作出決定后就立即開始行動了。set to work 意為“開始行動起來”,下文具體寫了所做的工作。
小題1: D。此處說的是“我”展開的第一項工作,那就是告訴爸爸說“我的那輛舊車的操縱桿失靈了”。Work 是動詞,意為“工作,有效”,在這里說的是“操縱桿不靈了”。
小題1: B。從上下文來看,“我”的第一次工作沒有成效,反而被爸爸指責(zé)為“我”不會操作。bad driving 意為“不會操作,錯誤操作”。
小題1: D。前面“我”是找了舊車操縱桿失靈這樣一個借口,從后面的內(nèi)容特別是引號內(nèi)的話語可以看出,“我”的下一個計劃就更明確、直白了。
小題1: A。這是“我”力勸爸爸買電動車的話。從 …with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250 及后面的 …miss out on this bargain 等可推測,此處應(yīng)選用 afford。can / be able to afford… 是常見搭配,意為“省出或找到足夠的時間或金錢去(做某事);……得起”。
小題1: D。從 …and for US$250 you could buy… 等來看,爸爸的反應(yīng)確實是不想買電動車。
小題1: D。根據(jù)上文的 You couldn’t ___ to miss out on this bargain 等可推測此處應(yīng)填 bargain。
小題1:B。這里說的是爸爸的觀點。與其買電動車,倒不如買一架像望遠(yuǎn)鏡一樣具有教育意義的東西。something like 意為“像……樣的東西”。
小題1:C 從 when I’m 97 years old 及后面的 This is my youth 等來推測,此處說的是“要看月亮,那就等到 97 歲時住在養(yǎng)老院里看好了”。這是作者對爸爸提議買望遠(yuǎn)鏡的一句氣話。
小題1: D。從前面多次提到買車被爸爸拒絕,后面又有 …h(huán)ow mean my father was 及后面的 …h(huán)e didn’t ___14___ that I would die… 等來推測,此處說的是“我”對爸爸的吝嗇很“惱怒”。
小題1: C。前面說“我”很惱怒,再結(jié)合后面的 …that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck 等推測,“我”覺得爸爸才不“在乎”呢!
小題1: B。根據(jù)時間狀語 on Christmas morning,可知講的是“我”在圣誕節(jié)的早晨醒來后查看禮物時發(fā)生的故事。
小題1: D。按照常例,西方兒童在圣誕節(jié)早晨收到禮物是激動和興奮的,可此刻“我”卻興奮不起來,因為“我”要車的幻想破滅了。此處用 defeat正好符合“我”當(dāng)時的心理。
小題1: C。從前面的 I opened all my presents until there was just one big package… 等可推測,此處說的是“直到還剩下最后一個包裹”。
小題1: D。從上下文來看,此時只剩下這最后一個包裹,于是“我”就打開包裝,這與后面的看到里面的東西相符合。
小題1: A。與上面的 I had been defeated 相對,此處描寫的是當(dāng)我得到盼望已久的車時高興的心情,“我”終于“贏”了。
小題1: D。前面一直在責(zé)怪爸爸不給“我”買車,當(dāng)?shù)玫杰嚭,“我”高興得覺得能做任何事情,后面進(jìn)一步說“我甚至能在英語課上得 A+”。
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A.riskedB.supportedC.pleasedD.sided
小題9:
A.WhichB.WhatC.WhicheverD.Whatever
小題10:
A.a(chǎn)pologizeB.revealC.headD.stand
小題11:
A.implyB.putC.impressD.dawn
小題12:
A.resistedB.rejectedC.solvedD.interrupted
小題13:
A.made outB.come outC.turned outD.tried out
小題14:
A.darknessB.lightnessC.carelessnessD.business
小題15:
A.waiterB.pioneerC.beginnerD.visitor
小題16:
A.enterB.relieveC.previewD.expect
小題17:
A.somethingB.noneC.everythingD.a(chǎn)nything
小題18:
A.carefulB.a(chǎn)cceptableC.hopefulD.a(chǎn)wful
小題19:
A.courageB.patienceC.imaginationD.faith
小題20:
A.settleB.recallC.claimD.deny

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“How did you do it, Dad ? How have you   21   not to take a drink for almost 20 years? ”It took me almost 20 years to have the  22  to even ask my father this very  23 question.
When Dad first 24  drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles  25  he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again.For a few years we were  26  to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little  27  that I would recite to myself  28  four to five times a day ” was Dad’s  29 to my 18-year-old unasked question.“The  30  were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so  31  that I could not handle them,”Dad said.And then he  32  the poem with me.The poem’s simple, yet profound (深奧的) words  33  became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father,I  34  a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations (斷言) with one affirmation listed for each  35  of the year.
I 36  opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37  of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face.There,on my birthday ,was the  38  poem that had helped my  39 for all these years! It is called The Sereniry Prayer.
God,give me the Serenity(平靜)to accept the things I cannot change,the Courage to  40  the things I can,and the Wisdom to know the difference.
小題1:
A.failedB.succeededC.managedD.tried
小題2:
A.courageB.a(chǎn)bilityC.wisdomD.confidence
小題3:
A.interestingB.personal C.hardD.unanswered
小題4:
A.startedB.enjoyedC.mindedD.stopped
小題5:
A.every timeB.a(chǎn)ll timeC.next timeD.last time
小題6:
A.a(chǎn)nxiousB.gladC.a(chǎn)fraidD.eager
小題7:
A.bookB.passageC.poemD.list
小題8:
A.a(chǎn)t leastB.a(chǎn)t mostC.a(chǎn)t firstD.a(chǎn)t last
小題9:
A.commentB.praiseC.contributionD.reply
小題10:
A.wordsB.phrasesC.lettersD.sentences
小題11:
A.strangeB.differentC.simpleD.tough
小題12:
A.sharedB.talkedC.readD.impressed
小題13:
A.surprisinglyB.immediatelyC.increasinglyD.regularly
小題14:
A.broughtB.boughtC.receivedD.a(chǎn)ccepted
小題15:
A.hourB.weekC.monthD.day
小題16:
A.easilyB.hurriedlyC.sadlyD.peacefully
小題17:
A.TearsB.SmilesC.SweatD.Satisfaction
小題18:
A.correctB.impossibleC.originalD.exact
小題19:
A.motherB.fatherC.friendD.classmate
小題20:
A.believeB.benefitC.changeD.do

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科目:高中英語 來源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

I have a painfully vivid memory of my first homecoming from college, in December 1983. After three whole months away, I was back home with my brand new opinions, attitudes and tastes. How could they watch such terrible television programs? I, the English Literature major with Shakespeare and Milton and James Joyce, could hardly bear to sleep under the roof of a house whose few bookshelves held thrillers and bound editions of the Reader’s Digest. I’m sure my family was glad to see the back of me when, at the end of the holiday, I packed up my books and headed back up to university in the north of England.
But the next year must have been even more painful to my parents: I didn’t show up at all. Now, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with young people spending a little time away from their families and with their friends.  It’s part of growing up, something you need to do if you are to become properly independent. However, if you’re not going to be home for the festival, you should at least have the decency to telephone and say you’re not coming.
In English we have an expression, “wet behind the ears.” A person who is wet behind the ears is so immature, that they don’t know how to dry the back of their head after a bath. Just before the following year’s holiday I fell ill, quite seriously so. I’m sure my own behavior contributed to my getting sick: staying out too late, not eating properly—perhaps you know someone like the person I was then. I lay in bed with a fever, feeling very sorry for myself.
I’m sure you can guess who came to my rescue. My long-suffering parents got in their car and sped up the motorway to rescue their son from the consequences of his own irresponsibility.
I hope I’m a better son now; if not, it’s getting a little late in the day if I want to change. I’ve worked in China for nearly 10 years and so I don’t get to see them as often as I like, but my parents are online all the time so we talk many times each week. And this Spring Festival I will be flying back to England for a visit. 
I’m really looking forward to it.
小題1:What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.The author liked reading thrillers and the Reading Digest.
B.The author couldn’t fall asleep in a house with few books.
C.The author thought his parents were happy to see him back.
D.The author didn’t seem to share the same tastes with his parents.
小題2:What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A.The next year the author’s parents were very happy to see him.
B.The author went to see his parents during the second year in college.
C.If you aren’t going to spent an important day with your family, inform them in advance.
D.To leave away from family is not a proper way if you want to gain some independency.
小題3:If you are a person who is wet behind the ears, you are       .
A.old and experienced B.young and inexperienced
C.young and experiencedD.mature and experienced
小題4:We can infer from the last two paragraphs that       .
A.the author thinks he has become a good son
B.the author will be with his family the next Spring Festival
C.the author will not change himself to a better one because it is too late
D.the author keeps in touch with his parents through the Internet regularly
小題5:What would be the best title for the text?
A.Pleasant memories about Christmas
B.Horrible things happened in the past
C.Interesting memories about Christmas
D.Share with you some of my Ghosts of Christmas Past

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科目:高中英語 來源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

Bears and humans often meet in National Parks. Although campers and hikers are warned not to feed the bears, many people ignore these warnings and feed the beasts anyway. When bears are used to people’s food, problems soon arise.
Bears like to eat a large variety of things, both meat and vegetable. Without human assistance, bears live nicely on roots, twigs, leaves of trees, insects and small animals. With people around, the bears’ tastes quickly expand to include sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, and anything else they can temp humans into giving up.
Bears often develop clever strategies for getting people to let go their food supplies. More often than not, an unsuspecting hiker has taken off his or her pack for a rest only to have a bear charge out of the woods, grab the pack and quickly disappear into the underbrush with it. Hanging the pack on a tree branch won’t help. Bears have been known to climb up, jump off, and catch the pack on the way down. One mother bear stretched up with her baby on her shoulders to reach a pack stored on a pole. Many bears threaten people into giving up their supplies. Although a bear is unlikely to attack a person and would probably run away if screamed at, few people are willing to do so. Most people drop the pack and run the other way. This, of course, delights the bear. In some places, the Park Service installed some metal barrels with lids to help campers keep their supplies safe from bears. Although the bears were unable to open these containers, the effort was less than successful. Most campers, unable to tell the metal drums from rubbish cans, never used them for the intended purpose.
小題1:Feeding bears on people’s food         .
A.brings the people a lot of funB.can cause problems
C.often causes injuries and deathsD.helps bears survive
小題2:If people had never fed bears, the bears        .
A.might be satisfied with what they had originally
B.would have starved long before
C.wouldn’t have enough food supply
D.would have hunted for other kind of food
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE?
A.If fed on sandwiches and hot dogs, the bears would no longer eat roots, twigs and insects .
B.It’s likely that bears would hurt people if the people didn’t give up their food.
C.Most people would frighten away the bears that would temp their food.
D.Seeing a pack, the bear would quickly snatch it and run away with it.
小題4:Bear-proof containers didn’t work because         .
A.bears were clever enough to get the food in them
B.they were left open in the open air
C.people were not sure of their use
D.they were once used as rubbish cans

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