As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English.  31 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her   32  with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily?   33  , even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula  34  long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,  35  things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi.  “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?”  “A poor family?” said the  36  driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”
When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula   37  everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to   38  why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long   39  . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your   40  .  And this is my Christmas present to you.”
小題1:
A．In returnB．As a result C．By the wayD．In a sense
小題2:
A．own familyB．classmatesC．friendD．American family
小題3:
A．Otherwise B．ThereforeC．Besides D．But
小題4:
A．talked B．thought C．waitedD．worked
小題5:
A．selecting B．matchingC．rememberingD．organizing
小題6:
A．delighted B．a(chǎn)nxiousC．surprisedD．respectful
小題7:
A．thanked B．encouragedC．praisedD．a(chǎn)dmired
小題8:
A．settle B．repeat C．a(chǎn)rgue D．explain
小題9:
A．delay B．silence C．time D．break
小題10:
A．case B．opinion C．memory D．name

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:D
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小題1:介詞辨析。A作為回報(bào)；B結(jié)果是；C隨便說一下；D在某種意義上。根據(jù)句意可知她來到這個美國家庭學(xué)習(xí)英語，給他們的回報(bào)就是幫他們照顧孩子，做一些事情。
小題2:上下文串聯(lián)。圣誕節(jié)就要來了，她想給她的美國家庭買禮物表示感謝！
小題3:副詞辨析。A否則；B因此；C而且；D但是；根據(jù)上下文可知，而且那個美國家庭什么也不缺。
小題4:動詞辨析。A談?wù)�；B考慮；C等待；D工作；根據(jù)句意可知她考慮了很長時(shí)間。
小題5:動詞辨析。根據(jù)句意可知她穿過購物的人群，精心挑選這禮物。
小題6:形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知司機(jī)對于她說的話很驚訝。
小題7:動詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知別人送禮物，她向別人表示感謝。
小題8:動詞辨析。A解決；B重復(fù)；C爭論；D解釋。根據(jù)句意可知她向別人解釋自己原因。
小題9:名詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文大家聽她這樣說了以后都不說話了。
小題10:短語辨析。In one’s name以…的名義。
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B．the phone book contained everyone's phone number except Michael Jordan's
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C．there are many bad drivers in the place where Hazel lives
D．Hazel is being modest and understating the dangers she faces
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A．When she was visiting Italy.
B．When she was at school.
C．When she was twenty.
D．When she saw Vesuvius.
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A．take a dangerous route
B．take an unnecessary risk
C．leave her boots behind
D．walk for ten hours around the mountain
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A．whichB．a(chǎn)llC．thatD．where
小題2:
A．SoB．ButC．OrD．For
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A．finalB．usualC．nextD．past
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A．routinesB．warningsC．complaintsD．pressures
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A．confidenceB．silenceC．miseryD．surprise
小題6:
A．PerhapsB．InsteadC．ThenD．Often
小題7:
A．ofB．withC．on D．a(chǎn)t
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A．internalB．innocentC．intellectualD．intelligent
小題9:
A．clearB．wrongC．shortD．wide
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)cknowledgeB．a(chǎn)ccomplishC．includeD．criticize
小題11:
A．discoveryB．informationC．understandingD．research
小題12:
A．returningB．referringC．relatingD．responding
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A．prepareB．convinceC．forbidD．force
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)sB．ifC．onceD．though
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A．hesitatedB．failedC．retiredD．continued
小題16:
A．stillB．a(chǎn)gainC．a(chǎn)lsoD．only
小題17:
A．leavesB．promotesC．confirmsD．a(chǎn)cquires
小題18:
A．willB．chanceC．factD．pride
小題19:
A．promisesB．decisionsC．successesD．dreams
小題20:
A．choicesB．reasonsC．smilesD．mistakes

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon, had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.
A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
It was after 2 o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.
The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
“Mr. Cuninghan,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who walked all the way from Albany to save your boy.”
小題1:Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because _____.
A．Dr. Eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot
B．The boy needed the help of a surgeon
C．Dr. Eyck was the boy’s father
D．Dr. Eyck was Haydon’s friend
小題2:The surgeon was late because ________.
A．he was stopped by the police
B．the weather was rather terrible
C．Clens Falls was too far from Albany
D．his car was taken away
小題3:Choose the right order of the following events given in the story.
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself.                    d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.  f. Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.
A．c, e, f, a, b, dB．a(chǎn), c, f, d, b, e
C．c, a, f, e, d, bD．a(chǎn), c, f, e, d, b
小題4:The boy could have been saved if ______.
A．he had not been sent to the hospital
B．his father hadn’t arrived in time
C．Dr.Eyck had arrived earlier than the man
D．Dr. Eyck had arrived there two hours earlier

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