How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the   小題1:  of many readers with this question. The    小題2:   news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month    小題3:   you win the lottery (彩票) or some prize.
We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to find out how they become   小題4:  rich, you will learn that they worked very    小題5:  for the money. That is what most   小題6:  have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went   小題7:  hardships before they succeeded    小題8:   .
There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it   小題9:    for themselves. In this article, I am going to    小題10: passion (熱情) which I think is the most    小題11:   quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one was to   小題12:   the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.
Take J.K Rowling for    小題13:  . Her first Harry Potter was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which    小題14:  to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small    小題15: , which paid 15.000. and the  小題16: from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little  小題17:   of making a living by writing children’s books. If you want to make a million dollars, find something that    小題18:   you really passionate (熱情的) and work hard at it. It doesn’t    小題19:   what it is. Let me know how you    小題20:   ! 
小題21:
A．considerationB．a(chǎn)ttentionC．surpriseD．happiness
小題22:
A．disappointingB．surprisingC．goodD．funny
小題23:
A．ifB．a(chǎn)lthoughC．unlessD．when
小題24:
A．suchB．tooC．this D．that
小題25:
A．happilyB．hard C．long D．less
小題26:
A．teachersB．richC．millionairesD．poor
小題27:
A．throughB．backC．on D．under
小題28:
A．a(chǎn)t firstB．a(chǎn)t lastC．by chanceD．on end
小題29:
A．happenB．cause C．changeD．rise
小題30:
A．refer to B．object toC．talk about D．a(chǎn)gree with
小題31:
A．good B．interestingC．excitingD．important
小題32:
A．discuss B．likeC．studyD．visit
小題33:
A．grantedB．experimentC．exampleD．experience
小題34:
A．refusedB．a(chǎn)greedC．promisedD．loved
小題35:
A．schoolB．factoryC．bankD．publisher
小題36:
A．praiseB．word C．commentD．a(chǎn)dvice
小題37:
A．chanceB．time C．dollarD．energy
小題38:
A．makesB．matterC．drivesD．forces
小題39:
A．careB．matterC．workD．tell
小題40:
A．beginB．finishC．goD．understand

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

試題分析：本文論述了人們都想成為百萬富翁，不是中獎(jiǎng)不是得獎(jiǎng)金，那怎樣成為百萬富翁呢？本文以一些著名的人為例為我們指明了道路，對你認(rèn)為有熱情的事情，堅(jiān)持不解，不怕吃苦，努力經(jīng)營它，最終會實(shí)現(xiàn)你的夢想。
小題1:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。consideration考慮； attention關(guān)注； surprise驚奇；      happiness幸福�！拔摇毕嘈艑τ谶@個(gè)問題“我”將得到許多讀者的關(guān)注，故選B。
小題2:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。disappointing令人失望的； surprising 驚奇的；       good 好的； funny有趣的。除非你贏得了彩票或者得到了一些獎(jiǎng)金，在一個(gè)月之內(nèi)掙一百萬是令人失望的消息。故選A。
小題3:考查連詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。if如果； although盡管； unless除非； when當(dāng)……時(shí)候。除非你贏得了彩票或者得到了一些獎(jiǎng)金，故選C。
小題4:考查副詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。such這樣； too 太； this 這個(gè)； that那么。我們都想要當(dāng)億萬富翁�？墒侨绻阍噲D發(fā)現(xiàn)他們是如何變得如此富有，你必須了解他們是怎樣為了錢拼命工作的，故選D。
小題5:考查副詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。happily高興地； hard努力地； long 長期地；less 少的。你必須了解他們是怎樣為了錢拼命工作的，故選B。
小題6:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。teachers老師； rich 富有的； millionaires百萬富翁；     poor貧窮的。那是大多數(shù)百萬富翁要做的事，故選C。
小題7:考查介詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。through 通過，經(jīng)歷； back后面的； on在……之上；under在……下面。他們都是在最后成功前經(jīng)歷過艱苦的日子，故選A。
小題8:考查介詞短語及上下文的呼應(yīng)。at first 起初； at last最后，終于； by chance偶然； on end連續(xù)地。他們都是在最后成功前經(jīng)歷過艱苦的日子，故選B。
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。happen發(fā)生； cause引起； change改變； rise上升，出現(xiàn)。為什么百萬富翁能夠使這事發(fā)生有一些原因，故選A。
小題10:考查動(dòng)詞短語及上下文的呼應(yīng)。refer to 參考，涉及； object to 反對；talk about談?wù)摚?agree with同意。在這篇文章里“我”將談?wù)撘幌聼崆椋蔬xC。
小題11:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。good好的； interesting 有趣的； exciting令人興奮的； important重要的。為了獲得成功，“我”認(rèn)為熱情是最重要的品質(zhì)，故選D。
小題12:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。discuss討論； like喜歡； study學(xué)習(xí)； visit參觀。“我”相信如果有人想學(xué)習(xí)那些百萬富翁的人，這將是在他們身上能夠看到的，故選C。
小題13:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。granted授予； experiment實(shí)驗(yàn)；Take sb for example以某人為例； experience經(jīng)歷。以羅林為例，故選C。
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。refuse拒絕； agree同意； promise許諾； love喜歡。哈利波特這部小說被送往12家出版社，結(jié)果所有的都拒絕出版它，故選A。
小題15:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。school學(xué)校； factory工廠； bank銀行；publisher出版社。根據(jù)上文to publish it，可知應(yīng)選D。
小題16:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。praise 贊揚(yáng)； word 單詞； comment 評論； advice建議。根據(jù)下文that she should get herself a job可知這是虛擬語氣，所以前面應(yīng)是表示建議的詞，故選D。
小題17:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。chance機(jī)會； time 時(shí)間； dollar 美元；energy精力。有機(jī)會通過給孩子寫書來謀生，故選A。
小題18:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。make使； matter有關(guān)系； drive駕車； force強(qiáng)迫。如果你想成為百萬富翁發(fā)現(xiàn)能使你有熱情的事情并且去努力經(jīng)營它，故選A。
小題19:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。care關(guān)心； matter有關(guān)系； work工作； tell告訴。它是什么工作沒有關(guān)系，故選B。
小題20:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。begin開始； finish 完成； go 進(jìn)行，走；understand理解。 讓“我”知道你是怎樣進(jìn)行的 ，故選C。
點(diǎn)評：完形填空是一種既要求有正確的閱讀理解能力，有要求有扎實(shí)的語法、詞匯和文化知識積累，是一種全面考查考生全面語言運(yùn)用能力的題型。因此考生要扎實(shí)自己的語言基礎(chǔ)。本篇注意偏重于動(dòng)詞和名詞的使用。所以只有過硬的語言基礎(chǔ)和細(xì)微的細(xì)節(jié)處理得當(dāng)才能在完形填空中拿高分。人生百味類的文章一般是通過生活中經(jīng)歷的一些小事而得出相應(yīng)的人生哲理。這類題考生可根據(jù)自己的人生體驗(yàn)進(jìn)行做題。
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A．managerB．manC．coupleD．waitress
小題8:
A．supportB．comfortC．impressD．thank
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ctivityB．surpriseC．chanceD．change
小題10:
A．movedB．tiredC．shockedD．sad
小題11:
A．ruinedB．delayedC．forgottenD．celebrated
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)ctionB．a(chǎn)dviceC．opinionD．wish
小題13:
A．rightB．normalC．unnecessaryD．useful
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．onlyC．especiallyD．even
小題15:
A．excusesB．newsC．questionsD．words

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In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really ___36___by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she __37__me lying in my bed with a swollen leg, unable to move. She took me to ___38__ by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so___39__ that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my __40___continued helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.
So many blessing I had never expected came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up from anywhere they saw me. Many people __41__ the door for me. Such things were small but __42___ for a person on walking sticks.
___43___for people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people laugh. I made many jokes about my two sticks and the bad fall. And I tried not to __44__ a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to other students who were injured. I took time to __45__ with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.
I soon realized that pain can be__46__ by mental strength. I could see that although I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes ____47____ situation can be good. There are choices to discover great kindness in the world.
小題1:
A．touchedB．savedC．curedD．supported
小題2:
A．heardB．leftC．foundD．viewed
小題3:
A．hotelB．hospital C．playgroundD．library
小題4:
A．patientB．a(chǎn)ngryC．kindD．brave
小題5:
A．driverB．doctorC．familyD．roommate
小題6:
A．cleanedB．movedC．openedD．decorated
小題7:
A．hardB．impossibleC．different D．useless
小題8:
A．In turnB．In replyC．In return D．In addition
小題9:
A．complainB．a(chǎn)dviseC．miss D．enjoy
小題10:
A．studyB．discussC．practise D．chat
小題11:
A．reduced B．gainedC．causedD．limited
小題12:
A．busyB．unpleasantC．puzzled D．tiring

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

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.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly introduce some of my personal history.
The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, sharing my love of music, _16_____ of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family __17____. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years and earned barely enough to __18____ for his large family. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that helped the family live a life. As a(an) __19___ of this example in the family, my mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of an existence with __20____ financial rewards. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory of a career of music, and so finally I went to college quite happily.
Before my graduation from Columbia, the family met with severe financial problems and I felt it my duty to __21____ college and take a job. Thus was I started a business career – which I always think of as the wasted years.
Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business. My whole point I is that it was not for me. I went into it for __22___, and apart from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. From being merely dissatisfied I became really ___23___. I knew what I wanted is to save enough to __24____ and go to Europe to study ___25__. I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”, disappointing my poor mother by eating a hurried breakfast at the last minute. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, saved enough to __26____ me to go abroad. And, by now, the family didn’t need my help any longer. I ended my business career, feeling like a man released from prison, and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than ever and ___27___ every minute of it.
“Enjoyed” is too mild a word. I walked on air. I really lived. I was a __28____ man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.
If I had stayed in business, I might be a __29____ man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those inner satisfactions, which money can never buy.
When I broken away from business, it was against the advice of all my friends and family. Most of us are so accustomed to the association of success with money__30___the thought of giving up a good income for an idea seemed rather crazy. If so, all I can say is “Ah! It’s great to be crazy.”
小題1:
A．thoughtB．disapprovedC．a(chǎn)greedD．disagreed
小題2:
A．backgroundB．experienceC．traditionD．belief
小題3:
A．offerB．supportC．provideD．give
小題4:
A．expectationB．intentionC．causeD．consequence
小題5:
A．certainB．uncertainC．sureD．ensured
小題6:
A．enterB．joinC．leaveD．a(chǎn)pply
小題7:
A．interestB．dreamsC．money D．hope
小題8:
A．painfulB．excitedC．embarrassedD．cheerful
小題9:
A．dropB．satisfyC．liveD．quit
小題10:
A．musicB．medicineC．economyD．Business
小題11:
A．letB．makeC．encourageD．enable
小題12:
A．spentB．enjoyedC．wastedD．used
小題13:
A．freeB．wealthyC．creativeD．enthusiastic
小題14:
A．strongB．successfulC．wealthyD．satisfied
小題15:
A．itB．whichC．thatD．a(chǎn)s

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