I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had ___ the office to get something to eat. On the way，I __a busker(街頭藝人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some ___ in my pocket，but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would __ use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He___ like that type— young and ragged. ___ what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then ___ I had no right to place myself above ___ just because he was busking.
I ___ and dropped all the coins into his __，and he smiled at me. I watched for a while. As ___ as it sounds，I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of ___ or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened.  ___ ,I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of __  .”I thought.
On my way home at the end of the ___ , I saw the busker again and he was __ .I watched him pick up the hat and walk __ a cafe counter. There he poured the ___ contents into a tin collecting __ an earthquake fund­raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity!
Now I donate any ___ I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
小題1:
A．leftB．cleanedC．preparedD．searched
小題2:
A．ledB．choseC．sawD．fooled
小題3:
A．chocolatesB．coinsC．tinsD．drugs
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)lmostB．onlyC．ratherD．still
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ctedB．lookedC．soundedD．smelt
小題6:
A．ThoughB．ForC．ThereforeD．But
小題7:
A．declaredB．realizedC．expectedD．guessed
小題8:
A．itB．a(chǎn)llC．himD．them
小題9:
A．waitedB．followedC．stoppedD．a(chǎn)rrived
小題10:
A．ragB．hatC．pocketD．counter
小題11:
A．selfishB．a(chǎn)wkwardC．innocentD．special
小題12:
A．happinessB．sadnessC．loveD．hate
小題13:
A．DisappointedlyB．Unfortunately
C．CoincidentallyD．Comfortably
小題14:
A．wordsB．effortC．spaceD．money
小題15:
A．momentB．dayC．breakD．event
小題16:
A．walking aroundB．passing by
C．packing upD．running off
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)roundB．inC．behindD．to
小題18:
A．chiefB．basicC．a(chǎn)ctualD．total
小題19:
A．byB．forC．onD．with
小題20:
A．workB．timeC．energyD．change

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

試題分析：作者一開始對于街頭藝人的行乞不屑一顧，但是當(dāng)作者看到這位街頭藝人是在為地震災(zāi)區(qū)募捐的那一刻，改變了一個自負的“我”。
小題1:A 上下文串聯(lián)。由下文可知，作者上街去買東西吃去了，所以應(yīng)是離開辦公室。
小題2: C上下文串聯(lián)。在路上，作者看見了一個街頭藝人。lead “帶領(lǐng)”； choose“選擇”；fool“愚弄”，從上下文中均沒有信息提示。
小題3:B 上下文串聯(lián)。由下文可知作者口袋里裝的應(yīng)該是錢，但是他不會給這位街頭藝人。
小題4:B 副詞辨析。由語境可知作者不愿意把錢給這名街頭藝人，他認為藝人只會拿這些錢去過毒癮或酒癮。only“只，僅”符合語境。almost“幾乎，差不多”， rather “相當(dāng)”，still“仍然，仍舊；更”均不符合語境。
小題5:B 上下文串聯(lián)。下面的young and ragged都是外表，應(yīng)該用look like “看起來像”。
小題6:D上下文串聯(lián)。由下文可知作者不想把錢給這個藝人，但又不知怎么花才好，所以應(yīng)用表示轉(zhuǎn)折的連詞but。though 表讓步，for表原因，therefore表結(jié)果。
小題7:B 動詞辨析。這里是作者的心理活動，接著作者意識到不能因為對方是個街頭藝人就凌駕于他之上。realize“意識到”符合語境。declare“宣布”，expect“期望”，guess“猜想”。
小題8:C 上下文串聯(lián)。him指的是那個藝人。
小題9:C 上下文串聯(lián)。由下文可知作者進行了思想斗爭之后，應(yīng)該是停下來把錢放進……。文章中并沒有提到捐錢的人很多，所以不用等待，也不用跟在別人后面，就在街上，也不用到達。
小題10:B 上下文串聯(lián)。由上文可知藝人前面放了一頂帽子，是供觀眾往里投錢用的。
小題11:A 形容詞辨析。文章開頭作者就提到他活得很自私，所以這兒他出了錢，就想著有所回報。awkward “笨拙的，局促的”，innocent“無辜的，清白的”，special“特別的；專門的”。
小題12:A 名詞辨析。作者投錢之后期待的是一種快樂和滿足感。happiness幸福，滿足；sadness悲哀；     love愛；hate憎惡。
小題13:A 上下文串聯(lián)。但是作者并沒有得到那種感覺，所以作者應(yīng)是失望地走開了。unfortunately“不幸地”，coincidentally“碰巧，巧合”，comfortably“舒適地”。
小題14:D上下文串聯(lián)。作者投了錢，但并沒有獲得快樂和滿足，所以作者認為“這證明是浪費錢”。words“話語”，effort“努力”，space“空間”。
小題15:B 上下文串聯(lián)。上一段提到作者失望地走了，又由on my way home可知下面的一幕發(fā)生在作者下午下班回家的路上，時間應(yīng)是天快要黑的時候，所以應(yīng)選B項。moment“時刻”，break“暫停，休息”，event“事件”。
小題16:C動詞短語辨析。因為天快要黑了，所以當(dāng)作者再次看到那個藝人的時候，他正在裝箱打包準備離開。pack up “裝箱打包”，符合語境。walk around“四處走動”， passing by“經(jīng)過”，run off“排出，流出”。
小題17:D上下文串聯(lián)。后面的賓語是a cafe counter(一家餐館的柜臺)，walk to “朝……走去”，所以應(yīng)選D，。
小題18:D 。在這家餐館的柜臺前，他把掙到的所有的錢都倒進……total “全體的，總計的”，符合語境，chief “主要的，首要的”，basic“基本的”，actual“實際的，現(xiàn)實的”。
小題19:B 介詞辨析。for在這里表目標或用途，意為為地震募捐資金的募捐箱。
小題20:B 名詞辨析。作者由于受到這個藝人的大公無私，樂于奉獻的精神的感染，應(yīng)該是把身上所有的零錢都投進募捐箱。
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C. has opened a children's department.    
D. has decided to train some dogs.
小題4: A “paw graphed” book is most probably_____________.
A．a(chǎn) book used in Saturday classes
B．a(chǎn) book written by the children
C．a(chǎn) prize for the children
D．a(chǎn) gift from parents

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health, wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (冒犯) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was sounded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have realized its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly all act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others: nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. These people should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
小題1:People who are unhappy                   ．
A．a(chǎn)lways consider things differently from others
B．usually are affected by the results of certain things
C．usually misunderstand what others think or say
D．a(chǎn)lways discover the unpleasant side of certain things
小題2:The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most probably means“              .”
A．have a good taste with social lifeB．make others unhappy
C．tend to scold others openly D．enjoy the pleasure of life
小題3:We can conclude from the passage that__________.
A．we should pity all such unhappy people
B．such unhappy people are dangerous to social life
C．people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness
D．unhappy people can not understand happy persons
小題4:If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should_______.
A．prevent any communication with them
B．show respect and politeness to them
C．persuade them to recognize the bad effects
D．quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes
小題5:In this passage, the writer mainly __________.
A．describes two types of people
B．laughs at the unhappy people
C．suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness
D．tells people how to be unhappy in life

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