One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dried up well. The animal cried  16 for hours as the farmer tried to  17  what to do. Finally, he decided that the animal was  18 , the well needed to be covered up, and  19  the donkey just wasn’t worth the  20 , so he invited his neighbors to  21  and help him bury the donkey in the well. They all held shovels (鏟) and begin to shovel  22   into the well. At first, the donkey  23   what was happing and  24   cried pitifully. Then, to everyone’s 25  , he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked  26  into the well and was  27  at what he saw.  28  each shovel load of dirt that hit his back, the donkey  29  something surprising. He shook it off and took a step up! As the farmer’s neighbors 30  to shovel dirt  31  the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. The donkey stepped  32  over the edge of the well! As with the donkey,  33  is going to shovel dirt  34  you, all kinds of dirt. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, by never giving 35  .
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A．happily B．hardlyC．sadlyD．greatly
小題2:
A．carry outB．think outC．leave outD．watch out
小題3:
A．youngB．smallC．oldD．large
小題4:
A．rescuingB．killingC．sellingD．buying
小題5:
A．moneyB．effortC．praiseD．time
小題6:
A．come aroundB．come overC．come downD．come to
小題7:
A．stoneB．earthC．dirt D．soil
小題8:
A．realizedB．foundC．heardD．saw
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)gainB．ever C．neverD．once
小題10:
A．joyB．a(chǎn)mazementC．disappoint mentD．excitement
小題11:
A．offB．down C．upD．over
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)stonishedB．sorryC．worriedD．a(chǎn)ngry
小題13:
A．WithB．AsC．ForD．On
小題14:
A．didB．hadC．made D．considered
小題15:
A．began B．stoppedC．startedD．con tinued
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)t the top ofB．on top ofC．a(chǎn)t the foot ofD．in front of
小題17:
A．luckilyB．successfullyC．hardD．easily
小題18:
A．lifeB．worldC．time D．work
小題19:
A．off B．onC．up D．down
小題20:
A．up B．a(chǎn)way C．in D．out

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

試題分析：文章講述了一個寓言故事。一頭毛驢掉到深井里，主人打算放棄它，用土把井填上。起初毛驢驚恐哀叫，但是不久，人們竟然發(fā)現(xiàn)毛驢把填到井里的土都踩在腳下，然后一點一點地接近了地面。故事告訴我們，當人們面對困境時，不要驚慌失措，要善于利用不利條件，將它們變成我們通向成功的基石。
小題1:C 考查副詞辨析。A. 高興地；B. 幾乎不；C. 難過地；D. 非常，很。從情理可知毛驢掉到深井里，當然會傷心難過，所以C選項正確。句意：毛驢悲哀得嚎叫。
小題2:B 考查動詞短語。A. 執(zhí)行，開展；B. 想出；C. 遺漏；  D. 小心，留神。毛驢掉到井里了，從情理上推斷主人應該去想辦法如何把它弄上來，所以B選項正確。
小題3:C考查形容詞辨析。A年輕的；B. 小的；C. 老的；D. 大的。從下文主人做出要掩埋毛驢的決定可以推斷出毛驢是老了，沒什么用了，所以C選項符合語境。
小題4:A考查動詞辨析。A. 營救；B. 殺死；C. 出售； D. 購買。從常理可知毛驢掉井里了主人要做的就是把它救上來，所以選A。
小題5:B考查名詞辨析。 A. 錢；B. 努力；C. 表揚；D. 時間。根據(jù)常識可知把掉井里的毛驢弄到地面上不是容易的事情，所以此處用effort“努力，費勁”。句意：他認為不值得花大力氣把這頭老驢弄上來。
小題6:B 考查動詞短語。A. 繞道而行；B.過來；C. 降低；D. 共計。從下文主人和鄰居一起填井可知，此時毛驢的主人請鄰居們過來，故正確答案是B。
小題7:C 考查名詞辨析。A.石頭；B.泥土；C. 灰塵；D. 土壤。從下文28空后面的each shovel load of dirt 可知C選項正確。
小題8:A考查動詞辨析。A.意識到；B. 發(fā)現(xiàn)；C. 聽說；   D. 看到。從情理推測毛驢看到人們用土埋井，應該是明白了主人的意圖打算，所以此處用realize，正確答案是A。
小題9:A考查副詞辨析。A.再，又；B. 曾經(jīng)；C. 從來不；D. 一旦，一次。從文章開頭The animal cired 可知此處應該是“再次，又”，所以A選項正確。
小題10:B考查名詞辨析。A.高興；  B. 驚訝；C失望；D.興奮。按照情理，毛驢在一直哀嚎，突然間不叫了，人們應該是感到納悶，好奇，所以選B。
小題11:B考查副詞辨析。A.離開；B. 向下；C. 向上；D. 結束。因為人們在地面上，向井里看的時候應該是低頭向下看，所以選B。
小題12:A考查形容詞辨析。A.驚訝的；B. 難過的；C. 擔心的；D. 生氣的。上文講人們對毛驢突然不叫了感到好奇，而且下文29空后出現(xiàn)的something surprising 也提示了此處是發(fā)生了讓人驚訝的事，故A選項正確。句意：農(nóng)民低頭向井里看，對于他所看到的情景感到萬分驚訝。
小題13:A考查介詞辨析。A.用，具有；B.當。。時；C.因為；D. 在。。。上面。從情景判斷此處是毛驢如何應對落到它身上的泥土的，后句中的do和with恰好構成短語do sth with sth“處理，對付”，句意：對于落到它身上的每一鐵鍬泥土，毛驢做著讓人驚訝的舉動。故A選項正確。
小題14:A 考查動詞辨析。A. 做；B. 有C. 制作；D. 考慮。從詞義搭配上可知選A。do thing“做事”
小題15:D 考查動詞辨析。A.開始；  B. 停止；C. 開始；D.繼續(xù)。從文章內(nèi)容可知此處不是開始也不是停止填井，而應該是繼續(xù)這樣做，故D選項正確。
小題16:B 考查介詞短語。A.在。。。的頂端（內(nèi)部）；B.在。。。的頂部（外部）；C.在。。。腳下；D. 在。。。前面。從情理推測人們埋井填土時，土是落到驢子的身上，所以選B。
小題17:B考查副詞辨析。A.幸運地；B. 成功地；C.艱難地；D. 容易地。從上文he take a step up可知通過把土踩到腳下，毛驢成功地又回到地面上，所以B選項正確。
小題18:A考查名詞辨析。A生活，生命；B. 世界；C. 時間；D. 工作。從情理推測此處是作者是就這個故事發(fā)表議論，來暗示人們對待生活的態(tài)度，所以A選項正確。
小題19:B 考查介詞辨析。A離開；B. 在。。。上；C. 向上；D. 向下。從故事的敘述可知泥土是落到毛驢身上，所以同樣地，生活的煩惱和困擾也像塵土一樣落到你的身上，所以B為正確選項。
小題20:A考查副詞辨析。 A.向上；B.離開；C.向里，在。。。里；D. 向外，在。。。外。Give up是固定短語“放棄”；give away“泄漏，贈送”；give in“屈服，投降”；give out“分發(fā)，用盡”從故事可知，人們要不放棄，才會獲得成功，所以A選項正確。
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Not surpassingly, she is a big believe in the value of acts education. She said it’s essential for schools to offer classes such as act or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day.
小題1:The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means __________.
A．discouragingB．interesting
C．creativeD．unbearable
小題2:When Peterson began her teaching career, ____________.
A．music was a focus of learning in most schools
B．the environment was favorable to music teaching
C．the school lacked teaching facilities for music
D．financial support for music programs was unavailable
小題3:What is the most important reason that Peterson won the award?
A．She concerned herself with current social problems.
B．She motivated students to learn music with her creativity.
C．She has taught music at the elementary school for 22 years.
D．She made great efforts to arouse students’ interest in literature.
小題4:Which of the following is an example of Peterson’s way of teaching music?
A．She wrote plays on themes of race, equality and social justice.
B．She made use of the contents of other classes in her teaching.
C．She organized classroom discussions of Broadway tunes.
D．She helped students compose songs by themselves.
小題5:In Peterson’s opinion, ____________.
A．a(chǎn)rt, music and PE classes are all important
B．more subjects should be offered to students
C．students should be motivated to attend art classes
D．a(chǎn)rts education is more important than other subjects
小題6:It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A．Peterson’s honor was a surprise for the local people
B．Peterson’s art classes attracted students back to school
C．Peterson aroused the local residents’ passion for music
D．Peterson will change her profession next year

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children．In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art．After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss a coin．The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academy．Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy．
Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轟動）．By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works．
When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrecht’s triumphant（勝利的）homecoming．Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream．“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn．Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you．”
Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “No．．．no．．．It is too late for me．Look．．．look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis（關節(jié)炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush．”
To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother’s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward．He called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The Praying Hands”．The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminder—no one ever makes any success alone！
小題1:Why did the two brothers work out the agreement？
A．They were so curious as to make a joke．
B．Their family couldn’t afford the academy．
C．One of the brothers was supposed to go into mines．
D．They wanted to support the other sisters and brothers．
小題2:The underlined word “whose” in Para．2 refers to _____ ．
A．the Durer family’sB．the miners
C．Albert’sD．Albrecht’s
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer？
A．He began to earn his living after graduation
B．He did perfectly well at the academy
C．He wanted his brother to go to the academy
D．He created great masterpieces
小題4:Which of the following is the correct order of the story？
a．Albrecht went to Nuremberg
b．Albert supported his brother
c．The Durer family held a festive dinner
d．Albrecht drew his brother’s injured hands
e．The brothers tossed a coin．
A．b, a, c, d, eB．a(chǎn), e, c, d, b
C．e, a, c, b, dD．e, a, b, c, d
小題5:What can we learn from the story？
A．One can achieve success simply on his own
B．Any success requires the help of others．
C．It’s other people who contribute to one’s success
D．Nobody could succeed without good guidance

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Mom was a teacher most of her life. When she wasn’t in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren: correcting our grammar; starting us on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a discussion on her most recent “Book of the Month Club” topic. Mom made learning fun.
It was sad for my three brothers and me to see her ailing in her later years. At eighty-five, she suffered a stroke and she went steadily downhill after that.
Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at her nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the staff to lift her limp body back into bed, Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly.
After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound coming from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed, but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. We went to her side.
“Whirr,” she said weakly.
“Where?” I asked. “Mom, is there something you want?” “Whirr,” she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at each other and shook our heads sadly.
Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could muster said, “Not was, say were!”
It suddenly occurred to us that Mom was correcting brother Jim’s last sentence. “If it was up to me…”
Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, Mom,” he whispered. We smiled at each other and once again shook our heads…this time in awe of a remarkable teacher.
小題1:When Mom said, “Whirr”, what did she really want to do?
A．She wanted to tell her sons her will.
B．She wanted to have something to eat before she died.
C．She wanted to correct the mistakes Jim made while talking.
D．She wanted to teach her sons more because she was dying.
小題2:Which of the following statements is NOT right?
A．Mom was a good teacher and never wanted to stop her teaching.
B．Mom was always making her teaching fun.
C．Mom didn’t forget her teaching until she died.
D．Mom was no longer a teacher when she was at home.
小題3:What does the writer think of his mother?
A．He loved her but was tired of his mother’s teaching at home.
B．His mother should forget her teaching and enjoyed the rest of her life.
C．His mother was great because she devoted herself to teaching.
D．His mother was an excellent teacher before she was retired.
小題4:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．Once a teacher, always B．Mom’s will
C．A teacher’s lifeD．A teacher’s devotion

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