One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank．There I would   36  the peace and quiet, watch the water rush   37  and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of   38  in the trees．I would also watch the bamboo trees   39  under pressure from the wind and watch them   40  gracefully to their original position after the wind had   41  ．
When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind．When used in   42  to a person, this word means the ability to readily   43  from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's   44  ．
Have you ever felt like you are at your   45  point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it．
During the   46  you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health．You felt emotionally drained（枯竭）,   47  exhausted and you most likely stood   48   physical symptoms．
Life is a   49  of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments．The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy   50   that take you close to your breaking point, bend,   51  don't break．Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you．
A measure of hope will take you   52  the unpleasant ordeal （考驗）．With   53   for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be．The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to   54  if the final result is worth having．
If life gets   55  and you are at your breaking point, show resilience．Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break!
小題1:
A．see B．hearC．touchD．enjoy
小題2:
A．smoothlyB．downstreamC．uphillD．peacefully
小題3:
A．fruitsB．branchesC．leavesD．roots
小題4:
A．bendB．moveC．fallD．decline
小題5:
A．goB．turnC．returnD．suffer
小題6:
A．died awayB．died offC．died downD．died out
小題7:
A．honor of B．reward toC．favor ofD．reference to
小題8:
A．escapeB．sufferC．comeD．recover
小題9:
A．emotionsB．mindC．bodyD．thoughts
小題10:
A．startingB．breakingC．standingD．tiring
小題11:
A．practiceB．experimentC．experienceD．victory
小題12:
A．possiblyB．mentallyC．terriblyD．probably
小題13:
A．unpleasantB．unreasonableC．excitingD．good
小題14:
A．resultB．changeC．mixtureD．wonder
小題15:
A．momentsB．eventsC．a(chǎn)dventuresD．changes
小題16:
A．howeverB．butC．thoughD．a(chǎn)nd
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)wayB．through C．a(chǎn)partD．out
小題18:
A．ideaB．searchC．imaginationD．hope
小題19:
A．get stuckB．look intoC．depend onD．deal with
小題20:
A．toughB．wrongC．a(chǎn)cceptableD．cozy

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

試題分析：本文是一篇語言生動優(yōu)美的夾敘夾議的文章。作者通過對自己童年在河邊玩的情景回憶，贊美竹子的堅韌品格，進而產(chǎn)生聯(lián)想，感悟人生。人們在處于困境時應(yīng)具有竹子的品格，彎曲但永不折斷。
小題1:D. 動詞辨析。A看見B聽見C觸摸D享受。享受平和與寧靜.and是并列連詞
小題2:B. 上下文串聯(lián)。rush表明downstream的水流之急。
小題3:C. 沒詞表現(xiàn)。A水果B樹枝C葉子D根部；注視著竹葉的擺動.
小題4:A. 動詞辨析。A彎曲B移動C摔倒D下降。竹子在風(fēng)力下彎曲.   
小題5:A. 動詞辨析。A去，變化Ｂ翻轉(zhuǎn)C返回D遭受；風(fēng)后返回原來的位置.
小題6:C. 短語辨析。Die down逐漸減弱。風(fēng)逐漸消失.
小題7: D名詞辨析。A榮譽B獎賞C支持，幫助D涉及；refer to 的名詞形式意為: 指…. 涉及…；當(dāng)涉及到人的時候…
小題8:D 動詞辨析。A逃跑B遭受C來D恢復(fù)；指人恢復(fù)身體健康.      
小題9:A 名詞辨析。A“情感,感情”B思維C身體D想法；指從對人的情緒的限制中解脫出來。
小題10:B 固定搭配。Breaking point爆發(fā)點。你的爆發(fā)點是什么？
小題11:C 名詞辨析。A做法B實驗C經(jīng)歷D勝利；從這樣的經(jīng)歷中
小題12:B依前后關(guān)系, 前emotionally情感上地,后physical體力,故選mentally精神上地.
小題13:A Unpleasant的不令人愉悅的；指那些讓人不愉快的身體上痛苦的癥狀。
小題14:C 名詞辨析。Mixture混合體。人生是快樂時光與不幸時光相互交織的混合體
小題15:A 名詞辨析。A時刻B事件C冒險D改變；這里的unhappy moment與bad times對應(yīng)。
小題16:B.上下文串聯(lián)。到了爆發(fā)點，但是不會折斷。上下文存在著轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
小題17:B.介詞辨析。心中充滿希望會讓我們經(jīng)歷過這些不愉快的時刻。
小題18:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上下文的意思可知是指在困境中我們?nèi)匀灰錆M希望，樂觀地面對。
小題19:D 短語辨析。A陷入B調(diào)查C依靠D處理；這些事情也許很容易就可以處理 。
小題20:A 形容詞辨析。Tough艱難；當(dāng)生活變的艱難的時候，要像竹子一樣，堅韌。彎曲但不會折斷。
點評：整個完形填空大題，設(shè)空科學(xué)合理，考生很容易從中領(lǐng)會大意，從而下手會比較順利，從選項中可以看出，本大題主要還是考查了詞匯的辨析與運用，但更加注重綜合語言能力的運用，需要根據(jù)故事情節(jié)，了解詞匯用法的同時，結(jié)合語境，做出準確的判斷。
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A．put B．take C．moveD．carry
小題2:
A．devoted B．designed C．found D．enjoyed
小題3:
A．invited B．promisedC．refusedD．a(chǎn)ccepted
小題4:
A．largeB．a(chǎn)ll C．no D．small
小題5:
A．experienceB．examinationC．a(chǎn)greement D．college
小題6:
A．played B．joinedC．taken D．fought
小題7:
A．possibleB．successfulC．right D．important
小題8:
A．shownB．disappearedC．resultedD．turned
小題9:
A．woke B．a(chǎn)dvisedC．demandedD．reminded
小題10:
A．WhileB．AfterC．BeforeD．So
小題11:
A．WhatB．How C．WheneverD．Wherever
小題12:
A．calling B．a(chǎn)nswering C．broadcastingD．a(chǎn)nnouncing
小題13:
A．makeB．a(chǎn)ctC．broadcast D．play
小題14:
A．moved B．sorryC．thankfulD．satisfied
小題15:
A．future B．coming C．lastD．later

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a   36 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it  37  from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles,   38 everywhere. I tried to use a broom, 39 with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the   40 , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept   41  . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and  42  12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining  43 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful  44  I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded  45  those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my   46  had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble   47  his new surroundings and the 48  of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you   49  , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never  50  , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be  51  , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas   52 , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them   53  you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to   54 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom,  55  will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
小題1:
A．drinkB．fruitC．vegetableD．meat
小題2:
A．movedB．walkedC．ranD．slipped
小題3:
A．rubbedB．rolledC．grewD．existed
小題4:
A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．so
小題5:
A．bedroomB．living roomC．kitchenD．storeroom
小題6:
A．getting upB．turning upC．taking upD．using up
小題7:
A．foundB．a(chǎn)teC．leftD．planted
小題8:
A．presentsB．cansC．vegetablesD．peas
小題9:
A．manB．childC．womanD．boy
小題10:
A．ofB．forC．withD．in
小題11:
A．wifeB．lifeC．sonD．friend
小題12:
A．turning toB．leading toC．a(chǎn)djusting toD．a(chǎn)dding to
小題13:
A．thankB．loveC．helpD．loss
小題14:
A．downB．nearC．closeD．wide
小題15:
A．get itB．make itC．take itD．leave it
小題16:
A．grewB．boughtC．collectedD．frozen
小題17:
A．eventuallyB．fortunatelyC．properlyD．specially
小題18:
A．bothB．a(chǎn)llC．eitherD．each
小題19:
A．call onB．put onC．bring onD．move on
小題20:
A．whileB．becauseC．sinceD．or

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

A firm handshake is key to interview success. As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has showed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.
The US research looked at 98 undergraduates taking part in mock (模擬) interviews with businesses. As each undergraduate was graded on their overall performance, five "handshake raters" also marked them on their grasp, strength, duration, vigor and eye contact.
Professor Greg Stewart, from the University of Iowa, who led the study, said those who scored highly with the handshake raters were also considered to be the most hirable by the interviewers. Students with " wimpy" shakes were judged to be more timid and less impressive.
The study also found women with a firm handshake were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Professor Stewart said: "We've always heard that interviewers make up their mind about a person in the first two or three minutes of an interview. But we found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview. We don't consciously remember a person's handshake but it is one of the first non-verbal clues we get about the person's overall personality, and that impression is what we remember."
Women were less likely to have a highly rated handshake, partly because traditionally they shake hands less than men. But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Body language experts warn, however, that the firmness needs to be just right, - as an over enthusiastic "bone crusher" handshake can indicate self-importance, a controlling personality and a lack of trustworthiness.
The handshake is thought to have originated in medieval Europe as a way for kings and knights to show that they did not intend to harm each other and possessed no hidden weapons.
小題1:The passage is probably intended for ______.
A．job-hunters B．a(chǎn)n undergraduate C．employers D．handshake raters
小題2:From the first paragraph we know that in an interview ______.
A．dressing smartly is more important than a firm handshake
B．smile has no effect on impressing potential employers
C．a(chǎn) firm handshake is more important than dressing smartly, and smile
D．dressing smartly, smile and a firm handshake are of the same importance
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The firmer your handshake is the better impression you leave.
B．The undergraduates without a firm handshake are thought to be less impressive.
C．Generally speaking, women shake hands less with others.
D．It's said that the handshake dates back to medieval Europe.
小題4:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Women with a firm handshake were likely to leave a better impression than men.
B．A successful job interview starts with a firm handshake.
C．Dressing, smile and a firm handshake are all important to a successful job interview.
D．Job interview success depends on interviewees' body language.

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