For John and Amy, birthdays have always been a big deal-a welcome excuse to celebrate life.
When their son, Alex,  36 three in 2005, they invited 20 friends to a nearby park. Not long after that the  37 were brainstorming ways to teach Alex about giving to  38 . “We wanted to do something that would have a(an)  39 on our community, and that our young child could  40 in. We started wondering what  41 fortunate kids do on their birthdays. The next day, we called a local shelter, and learnt that  42 children typically didn’t do  43 to celebrate at all. No cake. No gifts. No party.” The couple said.
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47 that first party, the couple have turned their simple idea_ 48 Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit that hosts monthly parties at 10 shelters.
To date, Birthday Blessings (birthdayblessings.org.) has thrown more than 500  49 at different shelters and handed out 22, 000 party   50 to nearly 4000 homeless children in and around their community.
Birthday Blessings is 51 entirely by volunteers. The charity（慈善）will take almost anything—toys, clothing, candy, baby items—  52 it’s not used. “These kids never get anything new.” John said, “It makes a big  53 to them psychologically.”
Being “part of this labor love” is 54 making an impression on their son Alex. On his seventh birthday, his grandparents sent a check.   55 it, the first thing he said was that he wanted to give half to the birthday kids.
小題1:
A．turnedB．grewC．cameD．got
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A．shelterB．neighborsC．friendsD．couple
小題3:
A．the otherB．a(chǎn)notherC．othersD．each other
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A．impressionB．influenceC．permissionD．description
小題5:
A．participateB．guideC．bringD．move
小題6:
A．fairlyB．lessC．ratherD．more
小題7:
A．pennilessB．joblessC．homelessD．hopeless
小題8:
A．nothingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．everythingD．something
小題9:
A．AlexB．JohnC．AmyD．the family
小題10:
A．shelterB．churchC．schoolD．community
小題11:
A．make outB．hand outC．show outD．leave out
小題12:
A．BeforeB．UntilC．AfterD．Since
小題13:
A．intoB．downC．outD．off
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A．birthdaysB．partiesC．presentsD．donations
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A．cakesB．honorsC．giftsD．surprises
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A．continuedB．a(chǎn)nalyzedC．operatedD．instructed
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A．a(chǎn)s far asB．a(chǎn)s soon asC．a(chǎn)s simple as D．a(chǎn)s long as
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A．differenceB．surpriseC．benefitD．a(chǎn)dvantage
小題19:
A．neverB．a(chǎn)lwaysC．hardlyD．a(chǎn)lready
小題20:
A．FoldingB．SavingC．UnfoldingD．Realizing

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:B
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:D
小題13:A
小題14:B
小題15:C
小題16:C
小題17:D
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:C  
文章介紹了一個為無家可歸的孩子舉辦生日聚會的慈善組織Birthday Blessings的形成過程。
小題1:A 系動詞辨析。表示年齡的變化使用turn,這是turn的固定用法。
小題2:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文可知是John and Amy夫婦兩想部分讓兒子學(xué)會關(guān)心別人。
小題3:C 代詞辨析。Others指別人。解析同上。
小題4:B 名詞辨析。A印象；B影響；C允許；D描述。這里是指想做一些對社區(qū)有影響的事。
小題5:A 固定詞組。Participate in參與，參加；
小題6:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文可知他們是在關(guān)心那些不幸的孩子。
小題7:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上下文可知他們來到避難所，這里都是一些無家可歸的孩子。
小題8:B 動詞辨析。避難所的孩子在生日的時候沒有任何慶祝的活動，not anything=nothing.
小題9:D 上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指John and Amy這家人子避難所為當(dāng)月過生日的孩子舉行了一個生日聚會。
小題10:A 上下文串聯(lián)。解析同上。
小題11:B 短語辨析。A辨認(rèn)，理解；B分發(fā)；C顯露；D遺漏；這里是指Alex幫助分發(fā)禮物。
小題12:D 連詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知自從第一次生日聚會以后，他們吧這個活動變成了一個慈善活動Birthday Blessings。
小題13:A 固定詞組。Turn…into…變成…，解析同上。
小題14:B 名詞辨析。A生日；B聚會；C禮物；D捐助；這里是指他們在不同的地方舉行了500多次這樣的生日聚會。
小題15:C 名詞辨析。這里是指在生日聚會上他們發(fā)了很多禮物。
小題16:C 動詞辨析。A繼續(xù)；B分析；C操作，運(yùn)行；D指導(dǎo)；這里是指Birthday Blessings完全是由志愿者管理操作的。
小題17:D 連詞辨析。這里是指只要這些玩具沒有被用過，都可以捐出來。
小題18:A 固定詞組。Make a difference起作用，有影響；指這樣的生日聚會對孩子們的心里有很大的影響。
小題19:D 上下文串聯(lián)。指這樣的活動對Alex已經(jīng)產(chǎn)生了很大的影響。Already已經(jīng)。
小題20:C 動詞辨析。A折疊；B保存，節(jié)約；C打開；D意識到；指Alex在打開禮物的時候，就說要把一半給別的孩子。
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A．bringB．fetchC．collectD．take
小題5:
A．classmate’sB．schoolmate’s C．sister’sD．family’s
小題6:
A．walk aroundB．knock around C．come around D．stand around
小題7:
A．wentB．cameC．a(chǎn)pproachedD．met
小題8:
A．rightB．evenC．stillD．just
小題9:
A．wateredB．criedC．toreD．dropped
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．everC．stillD．yet
小題11:
A．in spiteB．regardless of C．concerned about D．for fear of
小題12:
A．happinessB．truthC．respectD．help
小題13:
A．strong-mindedB．sadC．frightenedD．pleased
小題14:
A．handedB．a(chǎn)ffordedC．providedD．supplied
小題15:
A．eyesB．mindC．opinionsD．heart
小題16:
A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．untilD．or
小題17:
A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why
小題18:
A．singleB．poorC．ordinaryD．normal
小題19:
A．storiesB．lessonsC．experiencesD．tears
小題20:
A．equallyB．hardlyC．reallyD．finally

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange. In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me. A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so. “Next stop, St. Patrick Station” — my stop was quickly coming up. I had few minutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or left it there.
In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions. Actually, they were just my own thoughts. Though I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret.
My thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrong. This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?
Just as the doors opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway. It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me or what they were thinking. Instead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside. I always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag. I was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought.
小題1:The gentleman kept staring at the author because _______.
A．he wanted to talk to the author
B．the author appeared too nervous
C．the author was going to get off
D．he might think the author dropped the bread
小題2:The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.
A．easily obtainedB．deliberately created
C．strongly supportedD．completely unaccepted
小題3:Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?
A．He noticed that no one was looking at him.
B．He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to taste.
C．He valued kindness more than his own pride.
D．He remembered a homeless man at that very moment.

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