A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be 36. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?” they asked. "No", she replied, "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her 37 came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a 38 together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked.
One of the old men gave an 39 that their names were Wealth, 40 and Love. Then he added, "Now go in and 41 with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 42and he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.“With riches，we buy new houses，expensive furniture，and colourful clothing. We will look much better in the eyes of both ourselves and our neighbours ”he said. And his wife wanted to invite Health; but their daughter-in-law 43 they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth. “With that，we will feel much better in our family and our neighbourhood as well. That’s of more importance.”she argued. 44 the husband said to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman 45 and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love 46 and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Health: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied 47: "If you had invited Wealth or Health, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Health!"
小題1:
A．frightenedB．starvingC．upsetD．confused
小題2:
A．friendB．a(chǎn)dolescentC．husbandD．daughter-in-law
小題3:
A．HouseB．DinnerC．SystemD．Scene
小題4:
A．performanceB．a(chǎn)pprovalC．a(chǎn)rgumentD．explanation.
小題5:
A．SuccessB．CashC．HealthD．Recovery
小題6:
A．discussB．defendC．exchangeD．challenge
小題7:
A．selfishB．overjoyedC．upsetD．energetic
小題8:
A．informedB．suggested C．worriedD．included
小題9:At the beginning.    B.Somehow       C.As a matter of factD.At last
小題10:
A．went outB．came in C．stayed outD．went in
小題11:
A．stayed up B．got upC．mixed upD．looked up
小題12:
A．togetherB．properlylyC．a(chǎn)ltogetherD．hard

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:B
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:A

試題分析：財富和成功固然重要、但愛更重要，有愛就會擁有一切……
小題1:考查形容詞;從后面的句子：Please come in and have something to eat." 可知是餓了。選B
小題2:考查上下文串聯(lián)，從后面的Is the man of the house home?可知是女子的丈夫回來了。選C
小題3:考查上下文串聯(lián)：前面提到：Go tell them I am home and invite them in!可知是填house。選A
小題4:考查名詞：A.performance表現(xiàn)B.approval同意，C.argument爭論D.explanation.解釋，句意：其中的一位老人解釋說，選D
小題5:考查上下文串聯(lián)：從后面的And his wife wanted to invite Health 可知選C
小題6:考查動詞：句意：進(jìn)去和你丈夫商量一下,你們想請我們中的哪一個到你家做客，選A
小題7:考查形容詞：A.selfish自私的，B.overjoyed高興極了C.upset難過的， D.energetic精力充沛的，從后面的句子：he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.可知選 B
小題8:考查動詞：從后面從句的內(nèi)容they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth.可知填suggest后面可以接虛擬語氣。選B
小題9:考查詞組：At the beginning.一開始，B.Somehow  不知怎么回事，C.As a matter of fact事實上，D.At last最后，這里表示故事發(fā)展的過程。選D
小題10:前面提到：Go out and invite Love to be our guest."所以選A。
小題11:考查詞組：A.stayed up熬夜，B. got up站起來C.mixed up混淆D.looked up查詢，句意：愛站起來向房子走去。選B
小題12:考查副詞：A.together一起，B.properlyly     適當(dāng)?shù)�，C.altogether一起， D.hard難的，這里指幾個人一起回答。選A。
點評：文章通過上下文信息考查考生的綜合運(yùn)用英語的能力，滲透了情感教育，注重語篇的學(xué)習(xí)，考查考生駕馭語篇的能力，培養(yǎng)自己根據(jù)語篇綜合運(yùn)用英語的能力。對各種詞匯的考查也是重點。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

When I was young, my father used to grow carnations(康乃馨) ----- a kind of flower which was red, pink and white. He took care of them with much love and devotion. Every day he came back home from work, he would enjoy watching them. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty. And he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnations from their stems(枝干) one by one and arranged them on the ground. She believed that dad would be very pleased to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely speechless. However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived, he went straight to see the flowers as usual. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was shocked at first. He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbor’s children who could have done it. Then he looked at mom in silence. Finally mom, who always taught us to tell the truth no matter what, said, “No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence.”
Dad’s face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have a better flower than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged dad strongly.
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．No one knew what my sister had done with the carnations.
B．My younger sister told my father the truth about the carnations.
C．Dad asked my sister to help arrange the carnations on the ground.
D．Dad had thought one outsider had cut the flowers from the stems.
小題2: How did Clemence feel when she had the carnations cut?
A．LuckyB．UpsetC．HelpfulD．Worried
小題3:What caused my younger sister to smile and hug dad strongly?
A．dad’s silenceB．mom’s helpC．dad’s loveD．mom’s words
小題4:Which of the following would be the best title?
A．Telling the truthB．Dad’s best flower
C．My neighborsD．Growing Carnations

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