My name is Nick Vujicic, an Australian who was born without any limbs（四肢）. In recent years one of my most 36 videos on YouTube shows my skateboarding, surfing, playing music, and best of all, 37 hugs from all fields of great people.
All in all, those are pretty ordinary 38 that just about anyone can do, right? So 39 do you think that video has been viewed millions of times? My theory is that people are 40 to watch it because in spite of my physical limitations, I’m living 41 I had no limits.
People often think someone 42 a severe disability to be inactive, upset, maybe even crazy. But I’d like to 43 them by showing that I lead a very adventurous and fruitful life
Among the hundreds of 44 on that video, here’s one typical remark:” seeing a guy like this being happy makes me wonder why I feel 45 for myself sometimes －or feel not funny enough, or whatever. How can I 46 think thoughts like that when this guy is living without limbs and still being happy!?”
I found happiness when I realized that imperfect 47 I may be, I am the perfect Nick Vujicic. I’m designed 48 God’s plan. That’s not to say that there isn’t 49 for improvement. I’m always trying to be better so I can better 50 the world!
I do believe my life has no 51 . I want you all to feel the same way about your life, no matter what your challenges may be. As we 52 our journey together, please take a moment to 53 about any limitations you’ve placed on your life. Now think about what 54 would be like to be 55 of those limitations. What would your life be if anything were possible?
小題1:
A．disappointingB．unforgettableC．popularD．useful
小題2:
A．receivingB．collectingC．returningD．gathering
小題3:
A．sportsB．a(chǎn)ctivitiesC．a(chǎn)ffairsD．wonders
小題4:
A．howB．whatC．whenD．why
小題5:
A．drawnB．expectedC．requiredD．ordered
小題6:
A．even thoughB．in case C．a(chǎn)s thoughD．if only
小題7:
A．ofB．fromC．inD．with
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)dviseB．greetC．surpriseD．please
小題9:
A．commentsB．picturesC．repliesD．statements
小題10:
A．nervousB．sorryC．eagerD．desperate
小題11:
A．stillB．everC．a(chǎn)lsoD．even
小題12:
A．ifB．a(chǎn)s C．whileD．a(chǎn)lthough
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ccording toB．thanks toC．owing toD．up to
小題14:
A．stageB．a(chǎn)reaC．placeD．room
小題15:
A．protectB．rescueC．serveD．reserve
小題16:
A．challengesB．limitsC．doubtsD．endings
小題17:
A．finishB．continueC．startD．stop
小題18:
A．worryB．thinkC．careD．talk
小題19:
A．weB．oneC．itD．you
小題20:
A．freeB．shortC．a(chǎn)wareD．fond

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

試題分析：本文講的是作者是個殘疾人，但他并不悲觀，相反他很活躍，他滑滑板、沖浪、演奏音樂，參加各種各樣的活動。他的事跡感動了很多人，也激勵很多人。作者通過這篇文章來鼓勵大家要擺脫生活中那些限制的束縛，快樂地生活。
小題1:考查形容詞辨析。Nick Vujicic,是個天生殘疾，one of my most      videos on shows my skateboarding, surfing, playing music,在YouTube 上播放說明是受歡迎的。意思是我最受歡迎的一個在YouTube播放的錄像展示了我滑滑板，沖浪以及演奏音樂的景象。popular受歡迎的;disappointing令人失望的;unforgettable讓人難忘的;useful有用的。故選C。
小題2:考查動詞搭配。得到了來至各個領(lǐng)域的偉大的人們的擁抱。receive hugs from all fields of great people.
receive獲得;collect收集;return返回;gather聚集。故選A。
小題3:考查上下文結(jié)合。根據(jù)第一段中根據(jù)In recent years one of my most popular videos on YouTube shows my skateboarding, surfing, playing music,說明他的錄像中有他滑板、沖浪以及演奏音樂的各種活動。those are pretty ordinary    that just about anyone can do, 那是每個人人都能做到的相當普通的活動。activity活動；sport運動；affair事件；wonder疑問，奇觀。故選B。
小題4:考查疑問代詞辨析。   do you think that video has been viewed millions of times? 你認為這個錄像為什么數(shù)百萬次地被觀看？why為什么;how怎樣；what 什么；when什么時候。故選D。
小題5:考查動詞辨析。我認為人們被這些所吸引，那就是我的身體條件受限制，但是我的生活好像卻不受限制，故選A，be drawn to被…所吸引。expect期盼；require要求；order命令。故選A。
小題6:考查連詞辨析。I’m living     I had no limits 我好像沒有限制地活著。as though 好像；even though即使；in case以防；if only要是……就好啦。故選C。
小題7:考查介詞辨析。人們認為有著嚴重身體殘疾的人會消極、煩亂甚至瘋狂。someone witha severe disability。with表示帶著.故選D。
小題8:考查動詞辨析。我希望通過向他們展示我過著冒險而且碩果累累的生活來讓他們感到驚訝。surprise使驚訝;advise        建議;greet打招呼;please使高興。故選C。
小題9:考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)here’s one typical remark:“seeing a guy like this being happy …”我們知道這是評論。Among the hundreds of     on that video .在對這個錄像所有的評論中，comment評論;picture圖片;reply回答;statement聲明。故選A。
小題10:考查形容詞辨析�？吹竭@樣一個人如此快樂，我想為什么有時我還會為自己或任何東西感到抱歉，感到不夠快樂呢？sorry難過；抱歉nervous；     緊張的eager 急切的；渴望的；desperate絕望的。故選B。
小題11:考查副詞辨析。當一個沒有四肢的人過得那么幸�？鞓�，我怎么能夠甚至是有象這樣的想法？ even甚至；still仍然；ever曾經(jīng)；also 也。故選D。
小題12:考查讓步狀語從句中的倒裝。當我意識到盡管我自己不完美，我卻是最完美的Nick Vujicic,我感到快樂。這里需要引導(dǎo)一個讓步狀語從句。although、as、while都可引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，但只有as可以倒裝。故選B。
小題13:考查詞組辨析。根據(jù)上帝的旨意，我被設(shè)計。according to根據(jù)；thanks to多虧；owing to 歸功于；up to直到。故選A。
小題14:考查名詞辨析。并不是說，沒有可改進的空間，.room空間；stage舞臺；area區(qū)域；place地方。故選D。 
小題15:考查動詞辨析。我總是努力變得更好，這樣我就可以更好的為世界服務(wù)serve為…服務(wù)；protect保護；rescue拯救；reserve保存。故選C。
小題16:考查上下文結(jié)合。我確實認為我的生活沒有受限制。根據(jù)第二段because in spite of my physical limitations, I’m living as if I had no limits. 說明用limit限制;challenge挑戰(zhàn); doubt懷疑; ending 結(jié)尾。故選B。
小題17:考查動詞辨析。當我們一起開始我們的旅程時，花點時間想想你在生活中設(shè)下的限制。start開始；finish 完成；continue繼續(xù)；stop停止。故選C。
小題18:考查動詞詞組辨析。當我們一起開始我們的旅程時，花點時間想想你在生活中設(shè)下的限制。think about考慮；worry about 擔心；care        about 關(guān)心；talk about 談?wù)摗９蔬xB。
小題19:考查代詞的用法。根據(jù)please take a moment to     about any limitations you’ve placed on your life.可知這里要代替life，所以用it。Now think about what     would be like to be     of those limitations�，F(xiàn)在想想如果沒有這些限制的束縛，生活會是怎樣。故選C。
小題20:考查形容詞詞組辨析。擺脫那些限制的束縛，會是什么樣子，be free of擺脫；be short of缺乏；be aware of意識到；be fond of喜歡。故選A。
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“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the   25  of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure   26  the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch   27  the discovery affects him.”
The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by.
The poor man soon finished his work, and came   28  the field to the path where he had left his shoes. While   29  his foot into one of his shoes, he   30  something hard,   31  he bent down and found the coin. Astonishment and   32  were seen upon his face. He then looked around himself on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was   33  on finding the other coin. His feelings   34  him; he fell upon his   35 , looked up to heaven and thanked God aloud.
The student stood there   36  affected, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better   37  than if you had played your   38  trick?” The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the   39  of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to   40  than to receive.”
小題1:
A．sittingB．lyingC．hidingD．laying
小題2:
A．imaginedB．expectedC．supposedD．recognized
小題3:
A．trickB．roleC．partD．game
小題4:
A．impatienceB．puzzlementC．pityD．disappointment
小題5:
A．expenseB．riskC．needD．poverty
小題6:
A．in reply toB．in response toC．by means ofD．by way of
小題7:
A．whyB．whenC．whereD．how
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)roundC．throughD．towards
小題9:
A．risingB．rushingC．slippingD．sliding
小題10:
A．foundB．noticedC．kickedD．felt
小題11:
A．butB．soC．a(chǎn)sD．for
小題12:
A．wonderB．a(chǎn)dmirationC．guiltD．a(chǎn)nxiety
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)dvancedB．improvedC．progressedD．doubled
小題14:
A．graspedB．overcameC．inspiredD．sank
小題15:
A．kneesB．handsC．feetD．legs
小題16:
A．generallyB．fairlyC．deeplyD．naturally
小題17:
A．excitedB．satisfiedC．touchedD．pleased
小題18:
A．intendedB．requiredC．wantedD．interested
小題19:
A．factB．truthC．realityD．faith
小題20:
A．rewardB．winC．giveD．send

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us   36  chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell   37 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $ 56. I   38  the countryside for some place I could rent for the   39  possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road   40  the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was   41 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and   42  a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me,   43  slowly, they started teaching me the   44  of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began   45  around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a   46  American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of   47 .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were   48  for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.   49  on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my   50  with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into   51 . I saw many people were having a really hard time,   52  their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to   53  a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in   54  if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about   55  we can all get by together.
小題1:
A．separatelyB．equallyC．violentlyD．naturally
小題2:
A．offB．a(chǎn)partC．overD．out
小題3:
A．crossedB．leftC．touredD．searched
小題4:
A．fullestB．largestC．fairestD．cheapest
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)tB．throughC．overD．round
小題6:
A．occupiedB．a(chǎn)bandonedC．emptiedD．robbed
小題7:
A．turnedB．a(chǎn)pproachedC．clearedD．cut
小題8:
A．butB．a(chǎn)lthoughC．otherwiseD．for
小題9:
A．benefitB．lessonC．natureD．a(chǎn)rt
小題10:
A．stickingB．lookingC．swingingD．turning
小題11:
A．wildB．realC．differentD．remote
小題12:
A．neighborliness B．happinessC．friendlinessD．kindness
小題13:
A．uniqueB．expensiveC．rareD．necessary
小題14:
A．UpB．DownC．DeepD．Along
小題15:
A．cooperationB．relationshipsC．satisfactionD．a(chǎn)ppointments
小題16:
A．realityB．societyC．townD．life
小題17:
A．creatingB．losingC．quittingD．offering
小題18:
A．put inB．turn inC．take inD．get in
小題19:
A．yardsB．sheltersC．campsD．cottages
小題20:
A．whenB．whatC．whetherD．how

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

“The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (沖動) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy, they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness makes error a fault.”
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “begins with foolishness and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.
Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory.
If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking too.
小題1:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Self- control is important for a man
B．We should learn to be strong.
C．A man who keeps cool won’t lose any game.
D．The great heroes in history knew how to control themselves.
小題2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．If you are mad, the gods will fail you.
B．If you lose your temper first, gods will fail you first.
C．If you can’t control yourself, you will be crazy.
D．If the gods want to fail you, they will make you mad first.
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true, according to passage?
A．The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself.
B．You will make a small mistake serious if you don’t keep cool.
C．You must measure a man’s strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.
D．Anger begins with foolishness and ends with regret.
小題4:Which of the following can’t help you avoid anger, according to the passage?
A．Being calm in arguing
B．Checking your temper or anger by speaking low.
C．Keeping your mouth shut
D．Trying to make the other angry first.
小題5:If a man lacks self-control,______________________________
A．He will always be controlled by all the people all the time.
B．He will began with foolish everything every day and lack the strength.
C．Moral strength and nerve of character will lack as well.
D．He will have power of gover himself.

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