One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said.“But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on.“Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine.” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”“You must be joking,” the young man said.“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf—Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C.Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.
小題1:The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______.
A．give people a good laughB．cover some facts
C．promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria HotelD．deliver a lesson
小題2:Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?
A．The story took place at about one a.m..
B．The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C．The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D．The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.
小題3:The underlined word “conventions” in Para.3 can be replaced by_______?
A．roomsB．suitesC．meetingsD．hotels
小題4:Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?
A．Every little thing helps.
B．Make hay while the sun shines.
C．Man proposes； God disposes(處理,決定).
D．One good turn deserves another.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：本文通過(guò)一個(gè)善良的賓館服務(wù)員善意的對(duì)待一對(duì)老人，后來(lái)這對(duì)老人為他建設(shè)了一個(gè)賓館讓他管理的故事，告訴我們要善意對(duì)待別人，好人自有好報(bào)。
小題1:D 推理題。作者講述這個(gè)故事是想告訴我們?nèi)松鸁o(wú)常，我們無(wú)法預(yù)料未來(lái)的情況，在日常生活中我們要做好自己該做的，好人有好報(bào)，機(jī)會(huì)總會(huì)到來(lái)。故D正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”說(shuō)明這個(gè)老人是一個(gè)非常富有的人，所以B項(xiàng)表述是錯(cuò)誤的。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,”可知因?yàn)槌抢镉腥齻�(gè)conventions所以房間都被住滿了，說(shuō)明這樣的活動(dòng)是有很多人參加的，選項(xiàng)中只有C項(xiàng)符合。
小題4:D 推理題。作者通過(guò)這個(gè)故事告訴我們，要善意對(duì)待每一個(gè)人，好人自有好報(bào)。故D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文通過(guò)一個(gè)善良的賓館服務(wù)員善意的對(duì)待一對(duì)老人，后來(lái)這對(duì)老人為他建設(shè)了一個(gè)賓館讓他管理的故事，告訴我們要善意對(duì)待別人，好人自有好報(bào)。要求考生在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎(chǔ)上，做出一定判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理題所涉及的內(nèi)容可能是文中某一句話，也可是某幾句話，但做題的指導(dǎo)思想都是以文字信息為依據(jù)，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根據(jù)的推理，也不能根據(jù)表面文字信息做多步推理，要根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。
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A．stillB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．indeed
小題18:
A．exceptB．instead ofC．a(chǎn)part fromD．a(chǎn)long with
小題19:
A．loadingB．treasuringC．carryingD．earning
小題20:
A．foodB．jewelsC．moneyD．seeds

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   16  to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   17  the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old mind thinking that she wouldn’t live   18   from then on.
Over the years, I   19  and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   20  a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly tiring day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   21 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   22  into my son’s room with a box of  23 . After 16 years, I still   24  Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she smoothed the path for those people who were less   25  than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   26 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   27 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was  28 . From this person that I thought would have no quality of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously   29  and we moved north, but I owe Helen   30  that I can never repay.
小題1:
A．walking B．ridingC．runningD．driving
小題2:
A．Lived B．survivedC．existedD．escaped
小題3:
A．equally B．calmlyC．quietlyD．normally
小題4:
A．studied B．movedC．workedD．1ived
小題5:
A．sufferingB．causingC．bearingD．catching
小題6:
A．upB．offC．backD．down
小題7:
A．ranB．walkedC．rolledD．moved
小題8:
A．tissuesB．presentsC．pillsD．candies
小題9:
A．realizedB．knewC．recognizedD．reminded
小題10:
A．richB．healthyC．strongD．fortunate
小題11:
A．moneyB．hopeC．pityD．medicine
小題12:
A．smallB．pitifulC．weakD．shameless
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．beatenC．hurtD．hospitalized
小題14:
A．treatedB．worsenedC．relievedD．recovered
小題15:
A．some money B．some tissuesC．a(chǎn) debtD．a(chǎn) hope

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups, and, old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities(責(zé)任) to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. What’s more, life is always giving new things to the child——things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not to do something, or being punished for what he has wrongly done.
When a young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
小題1:According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that          .
A．life for a child is fairly easy
B．a(chǎn) child is always loved whatever he does
C．if much is given to a child, he must do something in return
D．only children are interested in life
小題2:The main idea of the passage is that            .
A．life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B．young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C．childhood is the most enjoyable time in one’s life
D．one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life
小題3:The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss           .
A．examples of successful young men
B．how to build up one’s position in society
C．joys and pains of old people
D．what to do when one has problems in life

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