I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us   36  chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell   37 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $ 56. I   38  the countryside for some place I could rent for the   39  possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road   40  the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was   41 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and   42  a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me,   43  slowly, they started teaching me the   44  of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began   45  around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a   46  American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of   47 .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were   48  for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.   49  on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my   50  with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into   51 . I saw many people were having a really hard time,   52  their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to   53  a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in   54  if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about   55  we can all get by together.
小題1:
A．separatelyB．equallyC．violentlyD．naturally
小題2:
A．offB．a(chǎn)partC．overD．out
小題3:
A．crossedB．leftC．touredD．searched
小題4:
A．fullestB．largestC．fairestD．cheapest
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)tB．throughC．overD．round
小題6:
A．occupiedB．a(chǎn)bandonedC．emptiedD．robbed
小題7:
A．turnedB．a(chǎn)pproachedC．clearedD．cut
小題8:
A．butB．a(chǎn)lthoughC．otherwiseD．for
小題9:
A．benefitB．lessonC．natureD．a(chǎn)rt
小題10:
A．stickingB．lookingC．swingingD．turning
小題11:
A．wildB．realC．differentD．remote
小題12:
A．neighborliness B．happinessC．friendlinessD．kindness
小題13:
A．uniqueB．expensiveC．rareD．necessary
小題14:
A．UpB．DownC．DeepD．Along
小題15:
A．cooperationB．relationshipsC．satisfactionD．a(chǎn)ppointments
小題16:
A．realityB．societyC．townD．life
小題17:
A．creatingB．losingC．quittingD．offering
小題18:
A．put inB．turn inC．take inD．get in
小題19:
A．yardsB．sheltersC．campsD．cottages
小題20:
A．whenB．whatC．whetherD．how

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

小題1:本句意思是我們所有人都各自追求相同的東西�！皊eparately” 分別地；分離地；個別地；“equally”平等地；“violently” 猛烈地，激烈地，極端地；“naturally” 自然地。
小題2:本句意思是經(jīng)過了一系列的不幸事件，一切（夢想和追求）都破滅了�！癴all off” 減少；跌落；下降；離開；衰退；“fall apart” 崩潰；土崩瓦解；破碎；“fall over” 跌倒，摔倒；絆了一跤；“fall out” 發(fā)生；脫落；爭吵；離隊；結(jié)果是。
小題3:本句意思是我在農(nóng)村尋找最便宜的出租地方。“search some place for something”為尋找---而搜---的地方。
小題4:從上一句作者提到自己無家可歸和獨自一人可知是在尋找最便宜的房子。
小題5:此處是指在河的上方，所以用“over”。
小題6:從描述的房子現(xiàn)狀—到處都是碎玻璃和垃圾—和作者找到房主可知這房子是廢棄不用的�！皁ccupy”占據(jù)，占領(lǐng)；居住；使忙碌；“abandon” 遺棄；放棄；“empty” 使失去；使…成為空的；“rob” 搶劫；使…喪失；非法剝奪。
小題7:本句意思是打掃了屋子的一角住了下來。“approach”接近；著手處理;“clear” 通過；清除；使干凈；跳過。
小題8:開始的時候當(dāng)?shù)厝瞬⒉徽J(rèn)識他，后來慢慢的變成了朋友，所以上下文是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
小題9:此處指當(dāng)?shù)厝私探o我與做鄰居的方法藝術(shù)。“benefit” 利益，好處；救濟金;“l(fā)esson” 教訓(xùn)；課;“nature” 自然；性質(zhì)；本性；種類;“art” 藝術(shù)；美術(shù)；藝術(shù)品。
小題10:本句意思是他們聚在一起聊天�！皊tick” 堅持；伸出；粘住;“swing” 搖擺；轉(zhuǎn)向；懸掛；大搖大擺地行走。
小題11:本句意思是當(dāng)?shù)厝私虝髡呦嘈乓粋�與以前自己所追求的不同的“美國夢”，即：美國夢不是指個人所取得的成就，而是鄰居們一起取得的成就�！皉emote” 遙遠的；偏僻的；疏遠的。
小題12:本句意思是“美國夢”不是指個人所取得的成就，而是與鄰居們友好和睦�！皀eighborliness” 睦鄰友好；和睦；“friendliness” 友誼；親切；親密；“kindness” 仁慈；好意；友好的行為。
小題13:本句意思是我曾經(jīng)所相信的對文明是必要的那些東西（第一段中提到的工作、按揭、信用卡和成功等東西）在這里是不存在的�！皍nique” 獨特的，稀罕的；唯一的，獨一無二的；“expensive” 昂貴的；花錢的；“rare” 稀有的；半熟的；稀薄的；“necessary” 必要的；必需的；必然的。
小題14:從第二段中“I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road”一句可知是在山上。
小題15:本句意思是我最寶貴的財產(chǎn)是鄰里之間的關(guān)系。“cooperation”合作，協(xié)作；協(xié)力；“relationship” 關(guān)系；關(guān)聯(lián)；“satisfaction” 滿意，滿足；賠償；樂事；“appointment” 任命；約定；任命的職位。
小題16:本句意思是四年以后作者回到了城市。
小題17:從后面一句作者租了個大房子來幫助人可知這兒是指失去工作和家的人。
小題18:此處指收容一些無家可歸的人�！皃ut in” 提出，提交；放入；種植；使就職；“turn in” 交上；歸還；拐入；告發(fā)；上床睡覺；“take in” 吸收；領(lǐng)會；欺騙；接待;接受；理解；拘留；欺騙；讓…進入；改短；“get in” 進入；到達；陷入；收獲。
小題19:本句意思是如果我們不團結(jié)在一起那么我們都得住在避難所里，即無家可歸�！皔ard” 院子；碼；庭院；“shelter” 庇護；避難所；遮蓋物；“camp” 露營；“cottage” 小屋；村舍；（農(nóng)舍式的）小別墅。
小題20:本句意思是“美國夢” 更多不是意味著我自己能得到什么，而是意味著我們怎樣團結(jié)起來共同度過。本題容易選擇“what”理解成獲得什么，但是這兒用的是“get by”意思是通過；過得去；過活；獲得認(rèn)可。
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A．curious aboutB．a(chǎn)ware ofC．interested inD．careful with
小題2:
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Can feeling of nostalgia(懷舊) be good for you? Or is it unhealthy to have a strong love for the past?
For years, medical experts have studied nostalgia and the reasons for it. Many experts warn that too much nostalgia is harmful. They say living in the past shows that a person is unhappy with his present life. These feelings keep the person from living his life to its fullest.
　　However, experts say it is normal to love the past sometimes. In fact, a little nostalgia can enrich a person’s life.
　　Dr. Louise Kaplan has written several books about nostalgia. She says these feelings often begin when a young person is between 13 and 19 years old.
　　“This is the time when you must face the loss of your childhood, “Kaplan says. “You see your new life is easily destroyed. But you think romantically about a golden past. You remember your childhood as a time when life is perfect.”
　　These feelings continue as the person gets older, Kaplan adds. She says many grown persons have a hard time keeping up with changes in the modem world, so they think back to their younger years. At that time the world seemed simple and more harmless.
　　Kaplan says these feelings do not always actually exist. The good old days did not always exist. The good old days weren’t always good. However, she says nostalgia can be helpful, if used properly.
　　“Feelings of nostalgia can cause you to remember a time when you had high hopes and dreams, “Kaplan says. “It might give you the strong wish to catch those dreams today in your past life.” She adds that nostalgia can prevent you from “cutting yourself off from your aim”.
小題1:Feeling of nostalgia ______.
A．can cause you to think of your past which was full of hopes and dreams
B．might cause you to try to realize the golden dream in the present life
C．fill one with hopes for the future no matter what happens
D．bring about a love for the past and a hope for the future
小題2:The reason for grown persons to think back to their past is that ______.
A．time is hard, so they cannot keep up
B．they can hardly keep up with changes in today’s world with changes
C．many grown persons have little time keeping up with changes
D．they lived in the past, of which they are always proud
小題3:Which of the following is NOT talked about in the passage?
A．Too much nostalgia is harmful to our health.
B．Nostalgia shows that a person is not satisfied with his present life.
C．Only women have feelings of nostalgia.
D．A little nostalgia can make a person’s life more colorful.
小題4:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Thoughts on Nostalgia
B．The Reasons for Nostalgia
C．Why Not Think Back to the Past
D．Nostalgia, Good or Bad

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Three years ago, I had a job in a retail store (零售店). I    21   to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their    22  . I remember a girl who started    23   there a few months after me. We seldom talked but we always    24   each other and smiled.
She always smiled in a really happy way    25   one day when we got to work in the    26   department. She smiled as if she was the    27   girl in the world. I went up to her and asked, “What’s wrong with you?” She answered, “Why?” I said, “I could feel you’re very    28  , but you’re always trying to    29   it.”
Her mouth just dropped as if I had    30   her deepest secret, so we started talking. She told me    31   she was feeling unhappy and why she was trying to    32   that nothing was wrong. Time went by and we became good friends. She’d always tell me I had   33   her life in so many ways.
Today that girl is one of my best   34  . I really don’t know what I would do    35   her. She has been there for me in every    36   way a friend could be.
What I’m trying to say is that you never know    37   you’re helping yourself. I helped this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a    38   friend.
So the next time you see a    39   and he needs someone who will    40   to him, wait and let him say what he wants to say. You never know, you might just end up helping yourself.
小題1:
A．managedB．intendedC．rememberedD．liked
小題2:
A．livesB．jobsC．studiesD．marriages
小題3:
A．shoppingB．talkingC．going D．working
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ssistedB．looked atC．realizedD．stared at
小題5:
A．thoughB．sinceC．untilD．unless
小題6:
A．similarB．nearbyC．sameD．different
小題7:
A．quietestB．happiestC．busiestD．luckiest
小題8:
A．sadB．a(chǎn)ngryC．happy D．surprised
小題9:
A．keepB．stop C．hideD．show
小題10:
A．caughtB．discoveredC．controlledD．checked
小題11:
A．whenB．howC．whyD．what
小題12:
A．pretendB．become C．makeD．a(chǎn)dmit
小題13:
A．protectedB．recoveredC．supportedD．changed
小題14:
A．customersB．friendsC．neighborsD．classmates
小題15:
A．withoutB．forC．upon D．with
小題16:
A．simpleB．possibleC．strangeD．perfect
小題17:
A．beforeB．sinceC．becauseD．when
小題18:
A．truthfulB．usefulC．hopefulD．careful
小題19:
A．strangerB．workerC．passengerD．visitor
小題20:
A．belongB．referC．listenD．turn

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Directions: For each blank in the passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque (如畫的) countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to ___50___, several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly. Riding, however, as rapidly as I could, I found it ___51___ to get into the clear. The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward. I continued this unequal contest for an exhausting half hour, ___52___ realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.
Then it dawned upon me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry, while paying no attention whatsoever to the landscape ___53___ which I was making the trip. The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not unendurable. Indeed, there was much to look at which might ___54___ have escaped me. As I gazed about with sharpened ___55___, I saw colours and lines and shapes that would have appeared differently under brilliant light. The rain mists (薄霧) which now ___56___ the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were entrancing (迷人的). My annoyance at the rain was gone and my eagerness to ___57___ it disappeared. It had provided me with a new view and helped me understand that the ___58___ of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the ___59___ of one’s own sensibilities.
It made me think, then and later, about other matters to which this incident was related. It helped me realize that there is no sense in my ___60___ ever to flee from circumstances and conditions which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely ___61___ and frequently mend and often turn to good account. I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble with courage, __62__ with spirit, and triumph with humility. It has become ever clearer to me that danger is far from disaster, that defeat may be the forerunner of final ___63___, and that, in the last analysis, all achievement is dangerously weak ___64___ based on enduring principles of moral conduct.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)skB．relateC．understandD．call
小題2:
A．easyB．likelyC．impossibleD．comfortable
小題3:
A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．a(chǎn)sD．while
小題4:
A．in front of B．on account of
C．for the sake ofD．a(chǎn)tthe convenience of
小題5:
A．thereforeB．consequently C．a(chǎn)ccordinglyD．otherwise
小題6:
A．puzzleB．a(chǎn)ppreciation C．wisdomD．shock
小題7:
A．crownedB．coveredC．sweptD．floated
小題8:
A．enjoyB．embraceC．surroundD．escape
小題9:
A．resourcesB．sourcesC．causesD．courses
小題10:
A．distanceB．help C．range D．comprehension
小題11:
A．requestingB．waitingC．a(chǎn)ttemptingD．expecting
小題12:
A．meetB．a(chǎn)voidC．declineD．change
小題13:
A．happinessB．joyC．disappointmentD．surprise
小題14:
A．failureB．victoryC．reliefD．decision
小題15:
A．ifB．thoughC．untilD．unless

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