Jerry stood up and looked at the crowd of people making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he    36  , the girl with the    37  . The story had begun twelve months before in a    38  . Taking a book off the shelf he found himself    39   by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting    40   a thoughtful soul and an insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the    41   owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the    42   . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first    43   - 7:00 PM at the station.
A beautiful young woman was coming toward me, her    44  tall and slim. I started to walk toward her with delight, entirely forgetting to    45   that she was not wearing a rose. I    46  made one step closer to her, and then I saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, was standing almost directly    47   the girl. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.
I felt   48   I was split in two, and there she stood. My fingers gripped the worn leather copy of the    49   that was to identify me to her. I knew this would not be     50  , something perhaps even better than love. I felt choked by the bitterness of my     51  . “I’m Jerry, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to    52  ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered,” but the young lady in the green suit who just    53   begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said    54  you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big   55 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
小題1:
A．hadn’tB．wouldn’tC．couldn’tD．didn't
小題2:
A．rose B．flowerC．bookD．notes
小題3:
A．restaurantB．meeting room C．libraryD．station
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)bsorbed B．surroundedC．interestedD．burdened
小題5:
A．reactedB．reflected C．respondedD．repeated
小題6:
A．previous B．niceC．thoughtfulD．beautiful
小題7:
A．phoneB．telegramC．bookD．e-mail
小題8:
A．diningB．meetingC．walkingD．talking
小題9:
A．legsB．faceC．figure D．hair
小題10:
A．observeB．concludeC．notice D．say
小題11:
A．carefullyB．eagerlyC．luckilyD．easily
小題12:
A．behind B．pastC．overD．before
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)s long asB．even thoughC．no matter howD．a(chǎn)s though
小題14:
A．newspaperB．book C．magazineD．note
小題15:
A．a(chǎn) meetingB．happinessC．love D．a(chǎn) dinner
小題16:
A．reliefB．sorrowC．disappointment D．unwillingness
小題17:
A．a(chǎn) walkB．your homeC．a(chǎn) partyD．dinner
小題18:
A．went by B．called meC．came hereD．dropped in
小題19:
A．when B．supposing C．unlessD．since
小題20:
A．marketB．restaurant C．buildingD．library

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

試題分析：本文講述的是通過圖書館里的一本書取得聯(lián)系的一對(duì)戀人在第一次見面的時(shí)候的戲劇化的故事，告訴我們千萬不能以貌取人。
小題1:D 上下文串聯(lián)。這里的didn’t對(duì)應(yīng)的是上句的he knew，使用did表示過去。指這個(gè)女孩的心靈他很了解，但是她的外貌他不認(rèn)識(shí)，因?yàn)樗麄兪峭ㄟ^書信來往的。
小題2:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文53空后的wear this rose可知這里是指女孩手里拿著紅色的玫瑰花。
小題3:C 名詞辨析。A餐廳B會(huì)議室C圖書館D車站；根據(jù)下文Taking a book off the shelf從書架上拿下一本書，說明他是在圖書館里看書。故C正確。
小題4:A 固定搭配。Be absorbed in…沉浸在…之中；他不知不覺就沉浸在這本書的筆記里了。
小題5:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A反應(yīng)B顯示C回應(yīng)D重復(fù)；這筆記顯示出多愁善感的心靈和富有洞察力的思維。
小題6:A 形容詞辨析。A前面的B美麗的C多愁善感的D美麗的；他發(fā)現(xiàn)這本書之前的主人的名字。
小題7:D 名詞辨析。A電話B電報(bào)C書D電子郵件；根據(jù)下句Each letter說明這里是指使用電子郵件。
小題8:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A吃飯B見面C步行D談話；他們第一次見面的這一天終于來了。
小題9:C 名詞辨析。A腿B臉C身材D頭發(fā)；根據(jù)后面的tall and slim可知描述的是身材。
小題10:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A觀察B總結(jié)C注意到D說；我甚至都沒有注意點(diǎn)她沒有拿著玫瑰花。
小題11:B 副詞辨析。A細(xì)心地B急切地C幸運(yùn)地D容易地；我急切地朝著對(duì)方走了過去，但是….
小題12:A 介詞辨析。A在…后面B經(jīng)過C在…上面D在…前面；根據(jù)上文描述可知我是先看到那個(gè)漂亮的姑娘，然后才看見姑娘背后的那個(gè)拿著紅玫瑰的人。故A正確。
小題13:D 連詞辨析。A只要B即使C無論如何D似乎；我感覺到自己似乎要變成兩半了，從極度的興奮中到極度的失望，說明我很難受。
小題14:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)文章第一段Taking a book可知我是從這本書里認(rèn)識(shí)她的。
小題15:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下句something perhaps even better than love.可知這不是愛，是一種比愛更美好的事物。
小題16:C 名詞辨析。A放松B難受C失望D不愿意；根據(jù)上文可知我對(duì)對(duì)方的容貌很失望，所以我感覺很苦澀。
小題17:D上下文串聯(lián)。A步行B你的家C聚會(huì)D吃飯；根據(jù)54空后的ask me out to dinner這里是指邀請(qǐng)對(duì)方去吃飯。
小題18:A 短語辨析。A經(jīng)過B打電話給我C來這里D隨便拜訪；指剛剛經(jīng)過的穿綠顏色衣服的女孩請(qǐng)求我這樣做。
小題19:B 連詞辨析。Supposing=if如果，表示條件；如果你要請(qǐng)我去吃飯，我就告訴你…
小題20:B 名詞辨析。A市場B餐廳C大樓D圖書館；她會(huì)在對(duì)面的餐廳里等你。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是通過圖書館里的一本書取得聯(lián)系的一對(duì)戀人在第一次見面的時(shí)候的戲劇化的故事，告訴我們千萬不能以貌取人。屬于故事類短文，這類文章一般描述的是某一件具體事情的發(fā)生發(fā)展或結(jié)局，有人物、時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)和事件。命題往往從故事的情節(jié)、人物或事件的之間的關(guān)系、作者的態(tài)度及意圖、故事前因和后果的推測等方面著手，考查學(xué)生對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)的辨認(rèn)能力以及推理判斷能力。閱讀這類材料時(shí)，同學(xué)們一定要根據(jù)主要情節(jié)掌握文章主旨大意，同時(shí)抓住每一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)，設(shè)身處地根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容揣摩作者的態(tài)度和意圖，根據(jù)情節(jié)展開想象，即使是碰到深層理解題也可迎刃而解。
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That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked   2  about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been   3   for a role on the stage, his job with helping all the actors was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little __4  because I had a lot of lines(臺(tái)詞)to memorize. “You can do it.” he said. I knew I could   5  on him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we made a good team.
Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While doing his own work, Kevin also spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We   6  that he could probably play my part as well as I could.
Three days before the    7  night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up with a high fever on the day of the play, the whole production came to a sudden   __8 . Everyone in the drama department was worried,   9  there was no way I could perform. The play was   10  to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to help. Then it hit me---Kevin knew the   11  as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermit to give her my   12 . Within a few short hours, Kevin stood on the stage in costume(戲服) and makeup. The amusing lines he had   13  with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had   14  the day for everyone by working as a team.
Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have missed my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely   15  to have such a good friend.
小題1:
A．partB．playC．bandD．scene
小題2:
A．calmlyB．sadlyC．excitedlyD．a(chǎn)nxiously
小題3:
A．hadB．chosenC．invitedD．trained
小題4:
A．pleasedB．boredC．nervousD．confused
小題5:
A．relyB．operate C．base D．a(chǎn)gree
小題6:
A．expectedB．debatedC．a(chǎn)greedD．joked
小題7:
A．endingB．closingC．openingD．greeting
小題8:
A．changeB．turnC．stopD．close
小題9:
A．forB．butC．a(chǎn)ndD．so
小題10:
A．writtenB．takenC．saidD．scheduled
小題11:
A．stepsB．linesC．pointD．case
小題12:
A．introductionB．instructionC．explanationD．suggestion
小題13:
A．sawB．readC．practicedD．watched
小題14:
A．valuedB．savedC．leftD．kept
小題15:
A．successfulB．thankfulC．trustfulD．hopeful

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it’s helpful to do kind, peaceful things. One of my  16 ways to do this is by developing my own 17 actions. These little acts of kindness are  18  to be of service and reminders of how good it feels to be  19  and helpful.
We live in a rural area of the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of what we see is beauty and 20  .One of the exceptions to the beauty is the  21 that some people throw out of their windows as they are  22 on the rural roads. One of the few drawbacks to  23  the mountainous area is that public services, such as litter collection, are less  24  than those are closer to the city.
　  A helping action that I practice  25  with my two children is picking up litter in our surrounding area. We' ve become so  26  to doing this that my daughters will often say to me in exciting  27 , "There' s some litter, Daddy, stop the  28  !" And if we have time, we will often pull over and pick it up. It may seem  29  , but we actually enjoy it. We pick up litter in parks, on sidewalks, practically  30 . Once I even saw a complete stranger picking up litter close to  31  we live. He smiled at me and said, "I saw you doing it, and it seemed like a good       32 ."
Picking up litter is only one of an  33  supply of possible helping actions. You might like holding a door open for people,  34  lonely elderly people in nursing homes, or removing snow off someone else' s driveway. Perhaps you might  35  something that seems effortless yet helpful. It' s fun, personally rewarding, and setting a good example. Everyone wins.
小題1:
A．favoriteB．familiarC．difficultD．different
小題2:
A．takingB．placingC．passingD．helping
小題3:
A．customsB．ceremoniesC．opportunitiesD．occasions
小題4:
A．cruelB．kindC．proudD．brave
小題5:
A．scienceB．weatherC．universeD．nature
小題6:
A．listB．guidebookC．litterD．check
小題7:
A．drivingB．directingC．floatingD．flying
小題8:
A．search forB．live inC．look atD．march into
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)cceptableB．a(chǎn)vailableC．horribleD．honorable
小題10:
A．regularlyB．completelyC．calmlyD．roughly
小題11:
A．opposedB．reducedC．devotedD．a(chǎn)ccustomed
小題12:
A．lungsB．voicesC．soundsD．noises
小題13:
A．horseB．carriageC．bikeD．car
小題14:
A．strangeB．sensitiveC．imaginableD．necessary
小題15:
A．nowhereB．a(chǎn)nywhereC．somewhereD．everywhere
小題16:
A．whyB．whenC．whichD．where
小題17:
A．ideaB．planC．excuseD．feel
小題18:
A．emptyB．endlessC．immediateD．a(chǎn)ttractive
小題19:
A．describing B．developingC．visitingD．valuing
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)sk forB．look intoC．carry outD．think of

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Many people watched the lift-off of the space shuttle Columbia on March 21, 1982. But none watched more closely than eighteen-year-old Ted, as Ted’s insects were on board the shuttle.
The Shuttle Student Involvement Program invited students to make a science experiment. The experiment would be done by astronauts on the space shuttle.
Ted had always been interested in space and flight. Insect flight especially interested him. Ted noticed that insects need gravity to take off and land. They need gravity to fly in a straight line. But in space, there is no gravity. Could insects fly in zero gravity? That is what Ted wanted to find out.
Ted made an experiment called “Insect in Flight Motion Study”. He entered his experiment and soon news came that it was a winner.
A large team of scientists and engineers helped Ted get his experiment ready to fly. There were many questions to be answered first. What kind of insects would Ted use in his experiment? The insects would have to be strong enough to live on the shuttle for nine days without much food. What kind of container would hold the insects? Would the insects die during the shuttle flight?
After months of hard work, the “insectronauts” were chosen. A group of moths, flies, and honeybees were put into a special box and put onto the space shuttle. When Columbia flew into space, it was carrying insect passengers.
On March 24, astronauts Gordon Fullerton and Jack Lousma took out the box that held the insects. They began filming the insects with a special video camera.
When the space shuttle landed Ted was able to watch the video film of insects. Just as he thought, most of the insects did have trouble flying in zero gravity. The flies did well. But the moths’ flight seemed “uncontrolled”. They would often just hang in the air. The bees had the most trouble. They couldn’t fly at all! The film showed bees spinning around in all directions. Others were just floating about in the box.
Ted learned the answer to his question about insects’ flight in zero gravity. But he also learned a lot more. He learned about the hard work needed in making a successful experiment.
小題1:What does the underlined sentence “it was a winner” mean?
A．Ted could fly in space.B．Ted won a prize.
C．Ted’s experiment was accepted.D．Ted won in a race.
小題2:What did Ted want to find out?
A．Whether the insects could fly in space.
B．Whether the insects could fly in a straight line.
C．Whether the insects could land after flying for a while.
D．Whether the insects could take off after resting for a while.
小題3:Of the three kinds of insects sent into space, which one flew worst in zero gravity?
A．The flies.B．The honeybees.C．The insects. D．The moths.
小題4:Who did the experiment?
A．Ted himself.
B．Ted’s friend.
C．A large team of scientists and engineers.
D．Two astronauts on the space shuttle.
小題5:How did Ted learn the answer to his question about insects’ flight in zero gravity?
A．By asking the scientists and engineers.
B．By studying a book written by the astronauts.
C．By going into space and watching the insects’ flight himself.
D．By watching the video film made by the astronauts.

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