Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. __1__ the financial crisis(危機(jī)), fewer companies would like to __2__ new staff. My son targeted a company that was __3__ to hire only one person __4__ there were more than twenty people filling their resumes(簡(jiǎn)歷).
After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later ____5____ one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite ____6____ and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.
On the day of the final interview, my son and other two __7__ arrived at the interview place on time, __8__ the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably __9__. The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our __10__. We will tell you the __11__ in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very __12__.
In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me __13__ on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole __14__?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also __15__ of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s __16__ was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.
Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” __17__ in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not __18__ to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand __19__. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of __20__ compared with others!
小題1:
A．As toB．Due toC．Instead ofD．Contrary to
小題2:
A．promoteB．trainC．employD．discover
小題3:
A．encouragedB．a(chǎn)llowedC．supposedD．intended
小題4:
A．whileB．sinceC．thoughD．if
小題5:
A．meetB．a(chǎn)ttractC．decideD．represent
小題6:
A．slowlyB．smoothlyC．secretlyD．silently
小題7:
A．membersB．studentsC．friendsD．candidates
小題8:
A．waiting forB．watching overC．thinking aboutD．looking into
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A．formalB．simpleC．funnyD．strange
小題10:
A．informationB．noticeC．orderD．return
小題11:
A．resultB．choiceC．markD．idea
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A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．puzzledC．disappointedD．shocked
小題13:
A．doubtfullyB．excitedlyC．calmlyD．worriedly
小題14:
A．matterB．causeC．conclusionD．interview
小題15:
A．middleB．ending C．partD．course
小題16:
A．wayB．replyC．problemD．question
小題17:
A．changedB．grewC．cameD．developed
小題18:
A．expectB．forgetC．dislikeD．regret
小題19:
A．generosityB．curiosityC．dignityD．personality
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)bilitiesB．strengthsC．challengesD．opportunities

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

試題分析：本文講述了主人公的兒子在畢業(yè)的時(shí)候開(kāi)始找工作，由于金融危機(jī)，找到工作遇到了困難，他向一家公司遞交了簡(jiǎn)歷，有二十多人申請(qǐng)了這份工作。作為考試測(cè)試的一部分，這家公司給所有應(yīng)聘的人打電話說(shuō)他們落選了，在所有人中，只有主人公的兒子聽(tīng)到落選之后，依然給對(duì)方說(shuō)了謝謝，而正是因?yàn)檫@一點(diǎn)，作者的兒子成功的得到了這份工作。
小題1:B考查短語(yǔ)的含義。句意為：半年前，兒子大學(xué)畢業(yè)，他開(kāi)始找工作。由于金融危機(jī)的緣故，沒(méi)有幾家公詞愿意雇傭新的職員。as to 至于，對(duì)于; due to 由于；instead of 代替，相反；contrary to 與---相反。由此可知答案應(yīng)為B。
小題2:C 考查動(dòng)詞詞義。 句意為：由于金融危機(jī)，很少有公司愿意再雇傭新的職員，由此可知此處應(yīng)為雇傭的意思。promote vt 提拔，提升；train vt 培訓(xùn)，訓(xùn)練;  employ vt 雇傭；discover vt 發(fā)現(xiàn)。故答案應(yīng)為C。                                                                                                           
小題3:D 考查動(dòng)詞的詞義。句意為：我的兒子瞄上了一家打算雇傭一名新職員的公司。encourage vt 鼓勵(lì)，鼓舞； allow vt 允許 suppose vt 猜想，料想；intend vt 打算，想要。打算雇傭新職員。故答案應(yīng)為D。
小題4:A 考查連詞的意思。句意為：我的兒子瞄上了一家公司，然而有二十多個(gè)人填了簡(jiǎn)歷。while conj 然而，輕微的轉(zhuǎn)折；since conj 既然； though conj 雖然，盡管； if conj 如果。
此處表示報(bào)名的人數(shù)多而有點(diǎn)兒震驚應(yīng)試確實(shí)有困難的的意思。
小題5:C 考查動(dòng)詞詞義。句意為：在面試之后，將有三個(gè)人進(jìn)入最后一輪的決賽，并從中決定一個(gè)人被雇傭。meet vt 會(huì)見(jiàn)，碰見(jiàn)；attract vt 吸引； decide vt 決定； represent vt代表。故答案應(yīng)為C。
小題6:B 考查副詞的詞義。句意為：一切似乎都很順利，我的兒子通過(guò)了第一輪，一個(gè)周之后，要參加決賽。slowly adv 慢慢地；smoothly adv 流利地，平滑地；secretly adv 秘密地；silently adv 安靜地，寂靜地。事情進(jìn)行得很順利，故應(yīng)為B。
小題7:D 考查名詞的詞義。句意為：在決賽的那天，我的兒子和另兩位參選者按時(shí)到達(dá)了面試的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。member n 成員，會(huì)員；student n 學(xué)生；friend n 朋友； candicate n 參賽者，候選人。故答案應(yīng)為D。
小題8:A 考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)的含義。句意為：我的兒子和另兩位候選人按時(shí)到達(dá)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)，等候測(cè)試。wait for 等待；watch over 看守，監(jiān)視；think about 思考，考慮；look into 調(diào)查，觀察。應(yīng)是三個(gè)人在等待測(cè)試。故答案應(yīng)為A。
小題9:B 考查形容詞的詞義。句意為：沒(méi)有料到的是，面試竟是如此的簡(jiǎn)單。從下文，面試的人告訴他們，他們都很優(yōu)秀讓他們回去等待通知可以知到，這次面試沒(méi)有設(shè)置什么題目，所以應(yīng)為簡(jiǎn)單。formal adj 正式的，拘謹(jǐn)?shù)�；simple adj 簡(jiǎn)單的；funny adj 有趣的 strange adj 奇怪的的。故答案應(yīng)為B。
小題10:B 考查名詞的詞義。句意為：面試的人員告訴他們，讓他們回去等待通知。information n 消息，信息； notice n 通知，通告；order n 命令；return n 返回，歸還。公詞應(yīng)該是通知我們面試的結(jié)果，不應(yīng)是獲取信息。故答案應(yīng)為B。
小題11:A 考查名詞的詞義。句意為：回去等待通知，三天之后告訴我們結(jié)果。此處應(yīng)該是面試的結(jié)果，故為result。result n 結(jié)果；choice n 選擇；mark n 標(biāo)志，標(biāo)記；idea n 思想，主意。故答案應(yīng)為A。
小題12:C 考查動(dòng)詞詞義。句意為：在第三天，我的兒子剛吃過(guò)早飯不久就收到了面試的結(jié)果通知他，他被有被雇傭，對(duì)這個(gè)結(jié)果，全家人應(yīng)該感覺(jué)到是有點(diǎn)失望。annoyed adj 煩惱的，煩悶的；puzzled adj 困惑的；disappointed adj 失望的；shocked adj 震驚的。故答案應(yīng)為C。
小題13:B考查副詞詞義。句意為：那天傍晚的時(shí)候，兒子突然打電話興奮的告訴我，他被錄取了。后面的意思說(shuō)被錄取，由此可知應(yīng)為興奮地告訴我。calmly adv 平靜地，鎮(zhèn)靜地；excitedly adv 激動(dòng)地，興奮地；doubtfully adv 有疑惑地，懷疑地；worriedly adv 擔(dān)心地，憂慮地。故答案應(yīng)為B。
【小題 14】A 考查名詞的詞義。兒子興奮地告訴我，他被錄取了，而作為我來(lái)說(shuō)，是想迫不急待地知道事情的經(jīng)過(guò)。所以句意為：我迫不急待地想知道整個(gè)事情的經(jīng)過(guò)。matter n 事件，事情；cause n 原因，事業(yè)；conclusion n 結(jié)論；interview n 采訪，面試。所以答案應(yīng)為A。
小題15:C 考查名詞的詞義。句意為：其實(shí)他們第一次給我兒子的信息是他們面試測(cè)試的一部分。middle n 中間，中部；ending n 結(jié)束，結(jié)尾；part n 部分；course n 課程，過(guò)程。故答案為C。
小題16:B 考查名詞的意思，句意為：這個(gè)早晨，三個(gè)人收到了同樣的信息，而只有我兒子在對(duì)方說(shuō)再見(jiàn)的時(shí)候說(shuō)了“謝謝”。way n 方式，方法；reply n 回答，答復(fù)； problem n 問(wèn)題；question n 問(wèn)題。故答案應(yīng)為B。
小題17:C 考查動(dòng)詞詞義。句意為：就是在那時(shí)，我才知道，我兒子的希望以那種方式到來(lái)了。change vt 改變，改換；grow vt 成長(zhǎng)，生長(zhǎng)；come vt 來(lái)，到來(lái)；develop vt 發(fā)展，開(kāi)發(fā)。故答案應(yīng)為C。
小題18:B 考查動(dòng)詞的意思。句意為：當(dāng)你失望的時(shí)候，不要忘了向使你失望的人說(shuō)聲謝謝。expect vt 期待，期望；forget vt 忘記；dislike vt 不喜歡；regret vt 遺憾。這里的意思是說(shuō)，在失望的時(shí)候，也同樣感謝使你失望的那個(gè)人。
小題19:A考查名詞的詞義。句意為：說(shuō)“謝謝”顯示出了你對(duì)他人工作的尊重，也同樣
顯示著你的寬宏大量。generosity n 慷慨，大方，寬宏大量；curiosity n 好奇心；dignity n尊嚴(yán)，高貴；personality n 個(gè)人，私人。別人使自己失望時(shí)，也同樣表示感謝，可以顯示出你的寬宏大量。故答案應(yīng)為A。
小題20:D 考查形容詞的詞義。當(dāng)處于同樣的情況之下，和其他人相比時(shí)，就機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)說(shuō)，你會(huì)占有上風(fēng)。ability n 能力；strength n 力量；challenge n挑戰(zhàn)；opportunity n 機(jī)會(huì)。從上文來(lái)看，正是由于兒子的“謝謝”再贏得了這次測(cè)試，獲得了這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，故答案應(yīng)為D。
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Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children．In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art．After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss a coin．The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academy．Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy．
Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轟動(dòng)）．By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works．
When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrecht’s triumphant（勝利的）homecoming．Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream．“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn．Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you．”
Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “No．．．no．．．It is too late for me．Look．．．look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis（關(guān)節(jié)炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush．”
To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother’s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward．He called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The Praying Hands”．The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminder—no one ever makes any success alone！
小題1:Why did the two brothers work out the agreement？
A．They were so curious as to make a joke．
B．Their family couldn’t afford the academy．
C．One of the brothers was supposed to go into mines．
D．They wanted to support the other sisters and brothers．
小題2:The underlined word “whose” in Para．2 refers to _____ ．
A．the Durer family’sB．the miners
C．Albert’sD．Albrecht’s
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer？
A．He began to earn his living after graduation
B．He did perfectly well at the academy
C．He wanted his brother to go to the academy
D．He created great masterpieces
小題4:Which of the following is the correct order of the story？
a．Albrecht went to Nuremberg
b．Albert supported his brother
c．The Durer family held a festive dinner
d．Albrecht drew his brother’s injured hands
e．The brothers tossed a coin．
A．b, a, c, d, eB．a(chǎn), e, c, d, b
C．e, a, c, b, dD．e, a, b, c, d
小題5:What can we learn from the story？
A．One can achieve success simply on his own
B．Any success requires the help of others．
C．It’s other people who contribute to one’s success
D．Nobody could succeed without good guidance

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small __21___ in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo ___22___ somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out ___23___ and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ___24___ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ___25___ my plans with my dad, he ___ 26___ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous ___27___ from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my ___28___ three days now, but there was an inner ___29___ going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I ___30___ could make it. The other part of me was ready to ___31___ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another ___32___ who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey ___33___ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ___34___. It encouraged me not to ___35___.
As I listened to my ___36___ artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was ___37___ around me for miles. ___38___, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ___39___ that they looked like a topographical map (地形圖). But, however ___40___ it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.
小題1:
A．party B．meetingC．conversationD．lecture
小題2:
A．flightB．interviewC．performanceD．trip
小題3:
A．instructionsB．mapsC．magazinesD．newspapers
小題4:
A．walkingB．flyingC．bikingD．running
小題5:
A．comparedB．sharedC．preparedD．changed
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)greedB．sighedC．leftD．cried
小題7:
A．storiesB．spiritsC．skillsD．hobbies
小題8:
A．hotelB．school C．homeD．office
小題9:
A．battleB．a(chǎn)ctivityC．requestD．discussion
小題10:
A．certainlyB．reallyC．usuallyD．reasonably
小題11:
A．turnB．replyC．proveD．a(chǎn)dapt
小題12:
A．driverB．joggerC．bicyclistD．pilot
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)loneB．slowlyC．patientlyD．worriedly
小題14:
A．humourB．directionC．balanceD．satisfaction
小題15:
A．calm downB．break downC．speed upD．give up
小題16:
A．favouriteB．personalC．professionalD．successful
小題17:
A．nobodyB．everybodyC．a(chǎn)nythingD．everything
小題18:
A．FirstlyB．ActuallyC．Eventually D．Fortunately
小題19:
A．woundsB．cutsC．bitesD．dots
小題20:
A．boringB．confusingC．complexD．difficult

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Renata Di Pietro was studying to be an opera singer. But at 23, while on a music scholarship at the University of Iowa in 1976, her sight began to fail. Soon, it became increasingly difficult to read scores and pick up hand signals from conductors, and the gifted singer was forced to drop out.
After moving to Cleveland, Georgia in 2005, Di Pietro relied on guide dogs to get around. Over the years, she became depressed when she’d lose one of the dogs, who had become her best friend, to old age or death. “It’s very painful, because you love each one,” she says.
In 2009, Di Pietro was intrigued by information from a friend that miniature horses typically live for at least 30 years and make calm and strong guides. She started with a male horse, but he was too hard to control. Angel came next, a mini white female horse Di Pietro has mostly trained herself. “Horses have the ability to avoid the things in the way,” she says. “If I am about to run into something, she slides her body in front of me.”
Di Pietro, now 59, has taught her guide horse to make some sounds with her hoof (馬蹄)when she comes to stairs. “Angel can find a chair and locate the nearest door for me,” Di Pietro says. Currently, she’s training Angel to pull her wheelchair and to fetch.
Despite her disability, Di Pietro still sings, performing with her husband, musician Carl Hummer, at special events. Angel is always by her side. “I fight a battle every day to take courage to engage the world,” Di Pietro says. “Angel is my warhorse. We fight that battle together.”
小題1:Why did Di Pietro have to give up her studying in the university?
A．She disliked her major in music.
B．She failed to get high scores.
C．She couldn’t understand hand signals from conductors.
D．She found it difficult to see things clearly.
小題2:What does the underlined word “intrigued” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Puzzled.B．Interested.C．Satisfied.D．Frightened.
小題3:Angel can do a lot of things for Di Pietro now EXCEPT_________.
A．supporting her in case of her falling
B．helping her find a chair to sit on
C．keeping her company every day
D．fighting with her against others
小題4:Which of the following can best describe the author?
A．Caring and strong-minded.B．Honest and responsible.
C．Kind and helpful.D．Ambitious and sensitive.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn（谷倉(cāng)）. The watch was very cheap but it was very   1  to him because it was a gift from his father.
After   2  the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for   3  from a group of children playing nearby.
He   4  them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded（報(bào)償）.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn   5 . They searched everywhere but still could not find the  6 . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another   7 .
The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer   8  the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he   9__ where others had failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a   10  mind can think better than an excited one.
小題1:
A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting
小題2:
A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying
小題3:
A．money B．danger C．work D．help
小題4:
A．promised B．taught C．warned D．believed
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．slowly C．quickly D．hardly
小題6:
A．rule B．book C．child D．watch
小題7:
A．way B．chance C．lesson D．smile
小題8:
A．threw B．sent C．gave D．caught
小題9:
A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．suggested
小題10:
A．beautiful B．smart C．peaceful D．quick

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

When I walk through the streets of San Francisco’s business districts, white people stare at me as if I were a circus clown.
Their staring eyes don’t see that I get ____1____ A’s in school, or that I am a captain of the football team, or that I belong to ___2____youth organizations. All they see is that I am 6-foot-4, young ,black, and male-----a potential ____3____to them.
White men look at me as if I am up to no good, or as if they are ____4____to me. White women just look at me with____5____, say, sometimes they cross the street when they see my friends and me coming, or walk in the street and only get back on the sidewalk after we ____6____.
Many people come to San Francisco to get away from the stereotypes(成見(jiàn)) of the cities they were born and ____7_____ in. The majority of the blacks and Latinos who live in this city don’t have that luxury.
How can you feel at home when people are_____8_____telling you to get back to Africa or Mexico ----or just back to “where you belong”?
My way of dealing with this kind of thing has _____9_____over the years. In the past, when my friends and I would walk the streets and a hundred pairs of white eyes would look at me as if we were the lowest form of dirt, it would make us angry enough to hurt or ____10____them.
Now I’m more likely to use ____11____ to defend myself against those eyes. To women who clutch their purse in terror, I’ll say, “Man, I ain’t gonna do anything to you, I got money in my pocket!” My cousin has even started wearing a T-shirt ____12_____ in big letters, “NO, WHITE LADY, I DON'T’ WANT YOUR PURSE.” 
The most painful thing is when we get those___13____ stares from black people, especially elderly ones. I want o say to them, “We’re black too. Why would we do something to you?”
Usually I react more ____14____to all of this than a lot of my friends do. Some of them, so brainwashed, just think it’s part of life and that there is nothing you can do.
But for me, that’s not good enough. I just can’t stand it when every day a hundred pair of eyes tell you you’re not_____15_____.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)lmostB．mostlyC．merelyD．particularly
小題2:
A．socialB．localC．positiveD．new
小題3:
A．dangerB．treasureC．giftD．neighbor
小題4:
A．betterB．closeC．perfectD．superior
小題5:
A．fearB．interestC．honorD．despair
小題6:
A．runB．walkC．passD．move
小題7:
A．knownB．developedC．raisedD．located
小題8:
A．honestlyB．constantlyC．hopefullyD．freely
小題9:
A．changedB．formedC．strengthenedD．increased
小題10:
A．killB．robC．damageD．steal
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)ctionsB．deedsC．signsD．words
小題12:
A．writingB．printingC．tellingD．saying
小題13:
A．fearfulB．doubtfulC．pitifulD．impressive
小題14:
A．stronglyB．a(chǎn)ctivelyC．disappointedlyD．casually
小題15:
A．sincereB．matureC．welcomeD．gentle

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