A man and his girlfriend got married. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, "I read in a magazine about how we can   36  our marriage. Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit   37  with the other. Then, we can talk about how we can   38  them together and make our lives happier together."
The husband   39 . So each of them went to a(n)   40  room and thought about the things that annoyed them about the other for the rest of the day.
The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their   41 .
"I'll start," offered the wife. She   42  her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill 3 pages. After the wife had read all three pages to her husband,   43  the husband stated, "I don't have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect the   44  that you are. I don't want you to   45  anything for me."
The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his   46  of her, turned her head and wept.
In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don't really have to go   47  for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time seeking the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wonderful things before us?
小題1:
A．enrichB．strengthen C．lengthen D．deepen
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)nnoying B．surprisingC．satisfying D．inspiring
小題3:
A．fix B．doC．find D．set
小題4:
A．smiled B．refused C．a(chǎn)greed D．hesitated
小題5:
A．spareB．separate C．empty D．special
小題6:
A．dishes B．magazines C．livesD．lists
小題7:
A．put awayB．handed in C．took outD．wrote down
小題8:
A．disappointedlyB．unluckily C．bitterlyD．quietly
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ppearanceB．wayC．situationD．position
小題10:
A．changeB．a(chǎn)cceptC．decideD．drop
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)dvice B．warningC．a(chǎn)cceptance D．pride
小題12:
A．leaving B．waiting C．a(chǎn)sking D．looking

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:D
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:C
小題12:D
不要總是看到愛人不完美的方面，愛是包容，包容一切能包容的，包容一切不能包容的。
小題1:動詞辨析。A豐富；B加強；C使變長；D使加深；根據(jù)句意可知是增強他們的婚姻。
小題2:形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知各自寫下讓對方生氣的事情。
小題3:動詞辨析。根據(jù)句意可知是各自寫下讓對方的事情，然后解決這些事情。
小題4:上下文串聯(lián)。由下文可知丈夫同意了。
小題5:形容詞辨析。他們是去了各自的房間去寫。
小題6:上下文串聯(lián)。由上文可知寫下的是字條。
小題7:短語辨析。A收拾，整理；B上交；C取出；D寫下。根據(jù)句意可知是取出字條。
小題8:副詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知丈夫很平靜的聽妻子說。
小題9:固定的結(jié)構(gòu)。The way you are你的樣子。句意：你的樣子就很完美，不需要有改變。
小題10:動詞辨析。同上。
小題11:名詞辨析。A建議；B警告；C接受;領(lǐng)受；D驕傲；句意是指丈夫接受了妻子的一切。
小題12:動詞短語辨析。Leave for 去…;wait for等待… ask for要求；look for尋找；根據(jù)句意可知我們不必去刻意的尋找。
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Normally when I pop in to see my parents, my mum bursts out of the house with a big smile. Not today. "Your brother," she says, "he's showered twice this afternoon. Does he know how much it costs to run this house?" Are we limiting water now? I didn't think the recession(蕭條) had got that bad. My poor brother is a boomerang kid. Like 60 percent of guys immediately after university, he's back at home. Graduating ￡15,000 in debt and faced with unpaid internships(實習期) or low wages thanks to the flooding of the market with graduates, a lot of twenty some things simply don't have the necessary income or parental support to live independently.
Three years after getting their degree, most graduates are still not earning above the average salary. They have a near 50 percent tax burden, thanks to student loan repayments and council tax on top of income tax and national insurance. Unless you have parents who can afford to finance what is effectively a second home for them, returning to the parental nest is often the only affordable option.
The boomerang effect is becoming even more pronounced thanks to the recession. One in four of those losing their job during the downturn is under 25. Only 13 percent of final-year students have jobs. Home is the only place many are going: 111,000 16-29 year olds moved back home in 2008, five times the average of previous years.
Boomeranging is bad news. It poses serious problems for parents' finances. They've already supported their children through university, topping up loans with handouts, averaging ￡12,300 in total, to keep twenty somethings afloat. Now their retirement savings are being eaten away by continuously dependent children.
It’s bad for the returning kids too. Ambitious young people will be left frustrated, seeing their university peers from more wealthy backgrounds excel only because parents' money was there to support them through the initial period of poverty wages. Those living in rural areas are further disadvantaged by lack of access to cities where most new jobs are located. Half of all young people now feel they will not achieve their goals. Research by the Prince's Trust reveals that one-quarter of all 16-25 year olds are regularly down or depressed. And depression does not help self-motivation, the very trait needed to seek out job opportunities.
小題1:In paragraph 1, the mother’s criticizing her son for showering too often shows _________.
A．the price of water has increased
B．she thinks her son is selfish
C．her son is an economic burden
D．she wants to have a shower herself
小題2:What is the boomerang mentioned in the passage?
A．A person earning low income.
B．A person who has heavy tax burden.
C．A youth who cannot get parental support.
D．A youth returning to parents after graduation.
小題3:According to the passage, which of the following does NOT contribute to the tax bill of most young graduates?
A．National insurance. B．Income tax.
C．Council income. D．Student loans.
小題4:Who is comparatively most affected by the recession according to the passage?
A．Those who haven’t completed their university studies.
B．Those who are supported through by their parents.
C．Those who can have access to the urban facilities.
D．Those who were born into the well-off families.
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We all know the odds(幾率)of winning the jackpot this evening with one ticket are extraordinarily low ... 1 in 175, 711, 536, to be exact. Still, people go out and buy hundreds of tickets with the hopes of becoming wealthier beyond their dreams. Why? There are two possible explanations for this “irrationality”(不理智).
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My father, for instance, watches the news every night and sees people winning the lottery(彩票). Therefore, he thinks the chance of him winning the lottery is much higher than they actually are.
The second thought is that the expected effect of playing cannot be represented merely by the odds. My father and, I’m sure, others get a thrill from the mere idea of winning. He loves imagining what it would be like to actually win and losing doesn’t really affect him. Sure, he’s disappointed, but it’s “better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” When you combine the utility of thinking you can win with the utility of actually winning (no matter how small the chance of that occurring), it’s worth it for many people to spend the one dollar on a ticket.
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A．the Mega Millions jackpot is the last lottery to win in the world
B．a(chǎn) judge in that country can’t talk about lottery because it is illegal
C．the writer doesn’t buy lottery, for he never hopes to become rich
D．In spite of little possibility, a lot of people spend money on lottery
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B．support the writer’s arguments on the lottery tickets
C．indicate no one can win the Mega Millions jackpot
D．say shark attack death will seldom happen this year
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A．If one has mathematical odds, he can win the prize more easily.
B．Only those who have irrationality buy hundreds of lottery tickets.
C．The Mega Millions jackpot is very popular in the writer’s country.
D．Winning lottery is a shortcut to achieve the dream of being rich.
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A．effectiveB．ridiculousC．contradictoryD．a(chǎn)stonishing
小題5:What do you think is the best title?
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Quit while you're ahead
I am one of those people who are terrible at saying no．I take on too many projects at once, and spend too much of my time doing things I'd rather not be doing．I get work done, but it's not always the best I can do, or the best way I could spend my time．
That's why my newest goal, both as a professional and a person, is to be a quitter．
Being a quitter isn't being someone who gives up, who doesn't see important things through to the end．I aspire （渴望?） to be the opposite of that．The quitter I want to be is someone who gets out when there's no value in what he's doing, or when that value comes at the expense of something more important．
A friend of mine once told me, "I knew I was an adult when I could stop reading a book, even after getting 500 pages into it．" Strange though it sounds, we all tend to do this．We get involved in something, realize we don't want to be a part of it, but keep on going．We say "Well, I've already invested so much time in this, I might as well stick it out．"
I propose the opposite: quit as often as possible, regardless of project status or time invested．If you're reading a book, and don't like it, stop reading．Cut your losses, realize that the smartest thing to do is to stop before your losses grow even more, and quit．Instead of reading an entire book you hate, read half of a bad one and half of a good one．Isn't that a better use of your time?
Step back for a second．Let's learn how to say "no" at the beginning, or in the middle, and free up more of our time to do the things we'd like to be doing, and the things actually worth doing． Saying no is hard, and admitting a mistaken yes is even harder．If we do both, we'll start to make sure that we're spending our time creating value, rather than increasing our losses．Let's be quitters together．
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A．hopes to improve his personality
B．wishes to have more time for relaxation
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D．has found it hard to do several things at one time
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B．When you know a task cannot be finished．
C．When you meet with difficulties along the way in your life．
D．When you realize what you are doing is not worth the time．
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A．you are wise to cut your losses
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C．you should finish a book that you have started
D．you should regret choosing the wrong book
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Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and sportswomen. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child's development and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. All can be very expensive.
Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may he damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training when young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.
小題1:This passage is most probably taken from _______.
A．a(chǎn) letterB．a(chǎn)n advertisementC．a(chǎn) personal diaryD．a(chǎn) newspaper
小題2:According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in a sport ____.
A．feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sportsmen or sportswomen
B．try to get financial support from the govern­ment for their children's training
C．have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods
D．prefer their children to be trained as young as possible
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A．By starting young, you won't have much time for your schoolwork.
B．Early training may damage your muscles.
C．Most children may become top sportsmen after a long period of training.
D．It' s very expensive for parents to support their child's development in sports.
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A．to repeat the activities some other day
B．to become less important
C．of all the things, they are the most important
D．to happen again
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A．heldB．repeatedC．signedD．declared
小題2:
A．possiblyB．fortunatelyC．certainlyD．occasionally
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．soC．a(chǎn)sD．while
小題4:
A．sorrowB．shockC．disappointmentD．disadvantage
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)chievedB．regardedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．realized
小題6:
A．in case thatB．so thatC．now thatD．for fear that
小題7:
A．speechlessB．hopelessC．uselessD．homeless
小題8:
A．thingB．resultC．caseD．way
小題9:
A．comfortB．believeC．blameD．educate
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)bandonedB．a(chǎn)ffordedC．a(chǎn)nnouncedD．a(chǎn)llowed
小題11:
A．damagedB．missedC．lostD．replaced
小題12:
A．wouldB．shouldC．couldD．might
小題13:
A．dressB．bringC．breakD．wake
小題14:
A．The momentB．The first timeC．In time ofD．By the time
小題15:
A．terribleB．sweetC．stressfulD．delighted
小題16:
A．troubleB．dangerC．confusionD．pain
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)dviceB．wishC．dreamD．a(chǎn)im
小題18:
A．provideB．spareC．shareD．mix
小題19:
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Most of the time, homework will ask students to read other books. So children have to read and understand it by themselves. Sometimes, parents must help children with this type of learning. Children hope to use what they have read to solve questions and problems in the homework.
Good use of homework makes children know that learning can happen with or without the teacher.
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Good study skills students get from homework and test preparation can be used easily in most work places.
Title: 小題1:________
Benefits
Ways
小題2:_______
Make students repeat the same text.
Develop thinking ability
Make students read other books.
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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about   1  in work and life. Offering his   2  coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and   3  with a large pot of coffee and a   4  of cups — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful — telling them to   5  themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you have   6 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been   7 , leaving behind the plain and   8  ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves,  that is the   9  of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup   10  adds no quality to the coffee.   11  it is just more expensive and in some cases   12  hides what we drink.”
“  13  all of you really want is coffee, not the cup,   14  you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began   15  each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this:   16  is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.   17  are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the   18  of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we   19  to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups   20  you… enjoy the coffee instead.”
小題1:
A．stressB．dreamC．sorrowD．truth
小題2:
A．friendsB．customersC．fellowsD．guests
小題3:
A．carriedB．returnedC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．reached
小題4:
A．kindB．varietyC．sortD．number
小題5:
A．devoteB．exposeC．helpD．a(chǎn)ddicted
小題6:
A．searchedB．witnessedC．noticedD．discovered
小題7:
A．taken upB．brought inC．sold outD．cut down
小題8:
A．expensiveB．cheapC．beautifulD．usual
小題9:
A．pointB．a(chǎn)nswerC．sourceD．result
小題10:
A．by itselfB．on its ownC．for itselfD．itself
小題11:
A．At no timeB．At timesC．In no caseD．In most cases
小題12:
A．everB．evenC．neverD．hardly
小題13:
A．WhatB．ThatC．WhichD．Whether
小題14:
A．butB．soC．a(chǎn)ndD．for
小題15:
A．suspectingB．likingC．envyingD．eyeing
小題16:
A．LoveB．LifeC．FutureD．Failure
小題17:
A．TheyB．WeC．YouD．What
小題18:
A．quantityB．styleC．qualityD．standard
小題19:
A．haveB．hesitateC．forgetD．fail
小題20:
A．controlB．driveC．puzzleD．a(chǎn)maze

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
Night after night, as was often the case, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the  36 ,then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started   37  me. But it did. Finally one night, I shouted out as her, “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too   38 ！” She didn’t say anything in reply. But never again did my mother   39  my day with that familiar   40  of her love.
With the years passing, my thoughts   41 to that night, when I missed my mother’s hands, missed her goodnight   42  on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very   43 , while sometimes far away. But always it was hidden in the back of my   44 . Now Mom is in her seventies, and those hands that I   45  thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my   46 . And now my own children are grown and gone. One Thanksgiving Eve,   47  I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a   48  hand hesitantly run across my face to   49  the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so   50 , touched my brow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night and my young voice   51 . “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too rough!”   52 , I caught Mom’s hand in hand, saying how   53 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, as I did. But Mom didn’t know   54  I was talking about. She had forgotten, and forgiven long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new   55  for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
小題1:
A．placeB．wayC．orderD．shape
小題2:
A．pleasingB．frighteningC．satisfyingD．a(chǎn)nnoying
小題3:
A．sweetB．toughC．uglyD．rough
小題4:
A．take upB．give upC．end upD．break up
小題5:
A．expressionB．symbolC．promiseD．experience
小題6:
A．remainedB．returnedC．occurredD．missed
小題7:
A．storyB．greetingC．kissD．song
小題8:
A．closeB．seriousC．differentD．unusual
小題9:
A．brainB．mindC．spiritD．heart
小題10:
A．onceB．evenC．stillD．a(chǎn)lways
小題11:
A．husbandB．childrenC．familyD．father
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)sB．beforeC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．since
小題13:
A．roughB．reliableC．thinD．familiar
小題14:
A．tidyB．touchC．brushD．wiped
小題15:
A．gentlyB．friendlyC．closelyD．weakly
小題16:
A．weptB．whisperedC．complainedD．struggled
小題17:
A．On timeB．All at onceC．Once againD．As usual
小題18:
A．gratefulB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．sorryD．excited
小題19:
A．whereB．whyC．whatD．whom
小題20:
A．memoryB．senseC．pleasureD．a(chǎn)ppreciation

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