The lady with the white fence taught me to leave the gate to life open………

When my husband died of a brain disease, I became very angry. Life was not   1  . I hated being alone. One day, as I was  2  down a busy street in town, I suddenly noticed a new fence, www.ks5u.com which was being set up  3  a house. I pulled off to the side to really admire the fence. The carpenter had done such a good job that my eyes almost   4   up with tears. I could not  5  myself away. I stopped the engine, went over and touched the fence. It still  6  of fresh paint. I could hear a lady was trying to start the lawn mower（除草機(jī)） in the back garden.

“Hello!” I shouted and   7   at her. “Well, hello!” She stood up and wiped her hands in the apron. “I ——I came to see the fence. It is so beautiful!” I said.

“The fence is not there for my  8  ”, the lady explained to me in a(n)9    voice. “I live alone. But so many people drive by every day, and I thought they  10  be glad to see something really nice. People see my fence and wave.  11   stop like you and come up to veranda(走廊) to have a chat.”

“  12  weren’t you sad when they expanded the road and everything changed so much?” I asked.

Her reply  13  my life. “Change is a part of life and takes part in  14 us who we are. When something we do not like happens to us, we have two choices: to become a  15  person or to become a better person.”

I carefully left the gate  16  and drove on with a new feeling inside me. I could not  17  what it was, but I could feel the  18  stone wall around my angry heart breaking off. And  19  a pretty white fence was built. I decided that I would keep the gate open for everything and everyone that came my   20  .

1．A．fair                      B．unhappy            C．successful            D．unknown

2．A．walking                B．driving               C．wandering            D．running

3．A．near                      B．beside                C．a(chǎn)round                 D．in

4．A．welled                  B．dried                  C．took                     D．kept

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5．A．put                      B．tear                    C．send                    D．carry

6．A．felt                       B．tasted                 C．sounded               D．smelled

7．A．looked                  B．stared                 C．waved                  D．glared

8．A．sake                     B．street                 C．job                       D．income

9．A．a(chǎn)ngry                    B．frightened           C．doubted                D．pleasant

10．A．ought to             B．should                C．might                  D．have to

11．A．Everyone             B．Nobody              C．A few                  D．Few

12．A．So                      B．But                    C．Thus                    D．Though

13．A．gave                   B．changed             C．charged                D．cost

14．A．making                B．leaving               C．finding                 D．catching

15．A．better                  B．bitter                  C．best                     D．worst

16．A．open                   B．closed                C．broken                 D．locked

17．A．discuss               B．speak                 C．talk                      D．tell

18．A．thin                     B．weak                  C．broken                 D．thick

19．A．unfortunately       B．besides               C．disappointedly       D．instead

20．A．position              B．way                    C．route                    D．method

1—5  ABCAB        6—10  DCADC      11—15  CBBAB      16—20  ADDDB

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科目：高中英語 來源：必修五設(shè)計英語北師版 北師大版 題型：001

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第一節(jié)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

W：Oh, Michael…I didn’t tell you．My sister phoned yesterday．She wants to get married．

M：Married! She’s only seventeen．

1．What does Michael think of the woman’s sister?

A．She is not old enough to get married．

B．She is too old to get married．

C．She is married．

M：Waitress! I’d like the menu, please．

W：Here you are, sir．

2．Where is the man?

A．In a bookstore．

B．In a train station．

C．In a restaurant．

M：Has the TV been repaired?

W：Yes．We’d expected the repairs to cost us about 　　　　 dollars, but they charged us twice as much．

3．How much did the lady pay?

A．＄15．

B．＄20．

C．＄30．

M：Hello, Jane．How lucky to run into you．Can you and Tom come to dinner tomorrow evening?

W：I think so．I don’t think we’re going out．

4．How does the woman respond?

A．She refuses to go to dinner．

B．She agrees to go to dinner．

C．She is angry．

M：I have to go to class because I have a test, but if I could, I’d go with you to the cinema．

W：That’s too bad．I wish that you could come along．

5．Where is the man going?

A．To class．

B．To the cinema．

C．To the doctor’s office．

第二節(jié)

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6～8題。

M：Hello, Mrs Smith．How are you?

W：Fine, thanks, Mr Downs．How’s your boy, Jack?

M：He is a bit tired．You know, he goes to school at eight o’clock every morning．He doesn’t get home till after four．Then he does his homework after ten．It often takes him a couple of hours to finish it．

W：Poor boy．Children work hard at school nowadays, don’t they? Does he like it?

M：School, you mean? Yes, he does．He likes his teachers, and that always makes a difference．

W：Yes, it does．Does he go to school by bus?

M：No, he walks．He likes walking．He meets some of his friends at the corner and they go together．

W：What does he do when it rains?

M：His uncle takes him in the car．He passes the school on the way to the office．

6．What are the two talking about?

A．Mrs Smith．

B．Mr Downs．

C．Mr Downs’ son．

7．How long does a school day last?

A．At least 8 hours．

B．About 6 hours．

C．Nearly 7 hours．

8．How does Jack usually go to school?

A．By bus．

B．On foot．

C．By car．

聽第7段材料，回答第9～11題。

M：Hello! Can I speak to Susan, please?

W：Speaking．Is that you, Tom?

M：Yes, it is．I am going to New Zealand in two weeks’ time, and my wife is going with me．

W：Oh, how lucky you are! How long are you going for?

M：For a couple of months, maybe half a year．My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there．Well, Susan, you have been to New Zealand several times．Can you give us some suggestions, or just tell us about that country?

W：I’d love to．We can have a talk sometime．

M：Why not come over to dinner in my house this weekend．My wife wants to meet you as well．

W：All right．What about Saturday?

M：OK．See you at 6∶00 p. m., this coming Saturday．Goodbye!

9．Who answered the phone?

A．Tom．

B．Tom’s wife．

C．Susan．

10．When are they going to New Zealand?

A．In half a year．

B．In a couple of months．

C．In two weeks．

11．Where are they going to meet?

A．At Susan’s．

B．At Tom’s．

C．In New Zealand．

聽第8段材料，回答第12～14題。

M：As you can see, Maria, the railway station is very crowded during rush hours．

W：How many people do you suppose ride into New York every day to work?

M：I don’t know．Must be several hundred thousand at least．Maybe a million．

W：I’m glad they’re not all taking this train．

M：Oh, they come from all directions, and by many different means, by railroads, ferries and subways．Then of course, some people drive in．

W：I’m a little afraid I’ll get lost．

M：You’ll soon learn that New York is a very easy city to get around．

W：Let’s see, the “Avenues” run north and south and the “Streets” run east and west, don’t they?

M：That’s right．You won’t get lost when you travel alone．

W：I hope not．

12．What can Maria see?

A．Many trains．

B．Many planes．

C．Many people．

13．What’s the woman afraid of?

A．Driving in．

B．Taking ferries(擺渡)．

C．Getting lost．

14．What kind of city is New York, according to the man?

A．An easy city to get around．

B．A city full of subways．

C．A city difficult to get around．

聽第9段材料，回答第15～17題。

W：Good afternoon．

M：Good afternoon．My name’s William Turner．I want to make an appointment to see Dr Smith please．

W：Yes, of course, Mr Turner．May I have your address please?

M：108 Park Road, London．

W：Yes, we have you on our records．Can you manage this afternoon at 3：00?

M：Fine．

W：Will 3：00 be all right?

M：Well, yes, but I prefer a later time so I can come along after work．

W：Then what about 5：30?

M：Well, that’s fine．Thank you．Goodbye．

W：Goodbye．

15．Who is William Turner?

A．A close friend of Dr Smith’s．

B．A patient of Dr Smith’s．

C．Both A and B．

16．When will Mr Turner go to see Dr Smith?

A．At 4∶00 p. m．

B．At 5∶00 p. m．

C．At 5∶30 p. m．

17．What’s the main idea of this dialogue?

A．Mr Turner wants to make an appointment with Dr Smith．

B．Mr Turner will go to see Dr Smith at 5∶30 p. m．

C．Mr Turner is a patient of Dr Smith’s．

聽第10段材料，回答第18～20題。

If a Chinese comes to England and wants to drive his car there, he must know the English rules of the road and the English traffic signs．One rule is that he must always drive on the left．Another rule is that he mustn’t drive faster than thirty mph through town and villages．If he does not pay attention to this speed limit, the police will soon be after him．The third rule is that cars on the main road have right of way．It is not easy to drive in London, because the traffic is so busy and buses and trucks sometimes block the roads．It is much less difficult to find your way if you go by one of the red buses or the underground．There are bus stops at every street corner．And if you cannot find one, ask a policeman．He will help you at once．

18．On which side of the road are cars driven in England?

A．On the left．

B．On the right．

C．The passage doesn’t tell about that．

19．What can we know from the passage?

A．We know police in England are often after you．

B．We know police in England are often helpful．

C．We know police in England are often impolite．

20．What’s the best title for this passage?

A．English Traffic

B．Come to England

C．Traffic Rules

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閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)以下提示：1)漢語提示，2)首字母提示，3)語境提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞，并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確，拼寫正確。
One day, there was an elder couple buying fish from me, all of w____ happened was really very special. The Gentleman carried a basket ____ his elbow（肘部） , when the couple were near a pond to look at the fish, there was a pure silver long fin Koi（錦鯉） which about six inches jumped into the basket."Wha----" Their ____(吃驚的) sound drew my eyes. I have worked with fish for a long time, but it ____ the first time I had seen a fish jump up into customer's basket. "You are lucky!" I said to them."Come on, come on, I buy, I buy him!" I looked at them, the couple are so h____and I went to serve them."Anything else?" I asked."Yes, I want to find a partner for her." The gentleman was humorous. They were looking for another fish through the fish ____(池塘) one by one, I brought a net and the fish bag f____ them, the fish were always swimming towards us and asking for food in every pond. "What’s the matter with the fish?" The lady asked."They are hungry." I said."No, not hungry, they knew us and greeting us." The gentleman said."Yes, definitely!" I said. We stopped for a ____ minutes by a fish pond."How about that fish?" The lady pointed ___ a colourful Sarasa（紅白色相間的印花布）Comet."It looks so beautiful!" The gentleman and I said same words."I want to buy it b____ she looked at me. You see, she still looked at me, I’ll buy her. "The couple were happy, I was happy too, the fish will be happy in its new home.

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閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)以下提示：1)漢語提示，2)首字母提示，3)語境提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞，并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確，拼寫正確。

One day, there was an elder couple buying fish from me, all of w____ happened was really very special. The Gentleman carried a basket ____ his elbow（肘部） , when the couple were near a pond to look at the fish, there was a pure silver long fin Koi（錦鯉） which about six inches jumped into the basket."Wha----" Their ____(吃驚的) sound drew my eyes. I have worked with fish for a long time, but it ____ the first time I had seen a fish jump up into customer's basket. "You are lucky!" I said to them."Come on, come on, I buy, I buy him!" I looked at them, the couple are so h____and I went to serve them."Anything else?" I asked."Yes, I want to find a partner for her." The gentleman was humorous. They were looking for another fish through the fish ____(池塘) one by one, I brought a net and the fish bag f____ them, the fish were always swimming towards us and asking for food in every pond. "What’s the matter with the fish?" The lady asked."They are hungry." I said."No, not hungry, they knew us and greeting us." The gentleman said."Yes, definitely!" I said. We stopped for a ____ minutes by a fish pond."How about that fish?" The lady pointed ___ a colourful Sarasa（紅白色相間的印花布）Comet."It looks so beautiful!" The gentleman and I said same words."I want to buy it b____ she looked at me. You see, she still looked at me, I’ll buy her. "The couple were happy, I was happy too, the fish will be happy in its new home.

 

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It's dangerous for a young lady w________ in the street late at night.

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根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

   （P=policeman；W=witness）

P：You have seen the whole thing, haven’t you?

W：Yes.   1   .

P：How did the lady get run over?

W：She was crossing the street when a car dashed at her. It was too late when she realized that.

P：   2  

W：Red for sure. So the lady didn’t pay attention to the car coming towards her at all.   3  

P：Could you describe what the driver was like?

W：Sorry.   4   But I noticed the car plate. The first letter seemed to be “G”.

P：Thank you.   5    Is it OK that we would ask you again for proof or something else when

       needed.

W：No problem. My name is Jim Bells. My number is 785416363.

P：Thanks again. Bye!

W：Bye!

A．You’ve helped greatly.

B．The lady should have noticed the coming car.

C．It happened all of a sudden.

D．I was just several feet away when the accident happened.

E．Was the light green or red?

F．Are you sure about what you have said?

G．The driver should have stopped his car or at least have warned the lady by whistling（鳴笛）.

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