Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so 36  ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 37 , Chuck Hart. 38_ Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 39_ , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s 40 on the side of the box. He realized that something was 41 as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was  42  for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands 43 ; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 44   by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis knew he 45 tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they 46  in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute…” his dad said 47 “Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n)  48  . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I 49 . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 50 ? ”
“ No,” Travis said.
“ Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a(n) 51   when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis,  52 you were polite and made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your  53 will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes 54  . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 55   .
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A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)shamedC．excitedD．worried
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A．teamB．playerC．coachD．game
小題3:
A．UnlessB．IfC．BecauseD．Although
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A．skillB．performanceC．behaviorD．a(chǎn)ction
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A．nameB．photoC．signD．model
小題6:
A．strangeB．wrongC．trueD．funny
小題7:
A．knownB．encouragedC．a(chǎn)doptedD．influenced
小題8:
A．fellB．frozeC．shookD．folded
小題9:
A．questionedB．noticedC．teasedD．a(chǎn)ttacked
小題10:
A．mustn’tB．needn’tC．wouldn’tD．couldn’t
小題11:
A．pulled upB．put upC．took upD．turned up
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A．peacefullyB．hesitantlyC．delightedlyD．naturally
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A．choiceB．effortC．commentD．mistake
小題14:
A．believeB．missC．a(chǎn)dmireD．remember
小題15:
A．dangerB．a(chǎn)ngerC．sorrowD．trouble
小題16:
A．teammateB．a(chǎn)dultC．kidD．student
小題17:
A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．butD．or
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A．honorB．courageC．nameD．belief
小題19:
A．clearlyB．carefullyC．patientlyD．differently
小題20:
A．giftB．smileC．wishD．lesson

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

試題分析：Travis 一直希望能有一雙和隊友們一樣的印有球星Chuck Hart名字的運動鞋，生日那天他卻失望地發(fā)現(xiàn)父親買給他的是另一位球星代言的運動鞋，但是Travis仍然盡力表現(xiàn)得很高興。后來他父親的一番話讓他的思想有了改變，對鞋有了新的認識。
小題1:C形容詞辨析。A 驚訝的；B 羞愧的；C 激動的；D 擔心的。從情理推斷當Travis一直盼望著能有一雙和隊友們同樣品牌的運動鞋時，他看到生日禮物是雙鞋的時候心情會非常激動，C選項正確。
小題2:B名詞辨析。A 團隊；B 運動員；C 教練；D 比賽。從下文Hart was criticized …h(huán)e was a great player.判斷B選項正確。
小題3:D連詞辨析。A 除非；B 如果；C 因為；D 盡管。從語境可知前句他因為體育道德差和聲名狼藉的行為受到人們指責和后面他是個偉大的運動員是轉折關系，所以D選項正確。
小題4:C名詞辨析。A 技能，技巧；B 表演，表現(xiàn)；C 行為；D 行動。從下文In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior;可知他不在乎Hart的行為，只想要他的名字出現(xiàn)在自己的鞋上。正確答案是C 。
小題5:A名詞辨析。A 名字；B 照片；C 標識；D 模型。從下文Travis, I know…, but I saw the names of the two guys 可知鞋上印有球星的名字。A選項正確。
小題6:B形容詞辨析。A奇怪的；B 錯誤的；C 真實的；D 滑稽的。從上文可知他開始非常興奮，但是這時意識到不是他想要的球星的鞋子，所以是感到事情不對頭。故B選項正確。
小題7:A形容詞辨析。A 出名的；B 受到鼓舞的；C 收養(yǎng)的；D 受到影響的。從下文父親的解釋可知這個球星也是非常有名的。所以A選項正確。
小題8:B動詞辨析。A掉下，摔倒；B 僵��；C搖晃；D 折疊。從下文his heart stopped可知Travis此時心情復雜，思索著如何去面對隊友們，所以手也停止了動作，故B選項正確。
小題9:C動詞辨析。A 質(zhì)問，審問；B 發(fā)現(xiàn)，注意到；C 恥笑，戲弄；D 攻擊。從上下文可知隊友們都穿這個品牌的運動鞋，出于青少年攀比的心理，如果他沒有這樣的鞋隊友們應該是笑話他，所以C選項正確。
小題10:D情態(tài)動詞辨析。A 禁止；B 沒必要；C 不會；D 不能夠。從文章的敘述可知Travis是個懂事的孩子，怕父親傷心，所以他覺得不能讓父親知道他的失望。所以D選項正確。
小題11:A動詞短語辨析。A 車減速停下；B 舉起，搭建；C 占據(jù)，從事；D 出現(xiàn)，調(diào)大。從Travis slowly opened the car door.可以判斷他是到了學校，車子停下來。所以A選項正確。
小題12:B 副詞辨析。A 和平地；B 猶豫地；C 高興地；D 自然地。從父親說的話“Hey, Travis, wait a minute…”中的省略號判斷父親此時在想如何給孩子解釋這件事，故B選項正確。
小題13:A名詞辨析。A 選擇；B 努力；C 評論；D 錯誤。從下文可知父親是從Travis喜歡的鞋子和他自己喜歡的鞋子中選了一雙，所以此處應該是make a choice 做出了選擇。A選項正確。
小題14:C動詞辨析。A 相信；B 想念；C 欽佩，贊賞；D 記住。從下文He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight可知Ryann是個品質(zhì)高尚有團隊精神的運動員，父親希望Travis也成為這樣的人，所以父親應該是欣賞Robert Ryann，故C選項正確。
小題15:D名詞辨析。A危險；Ｂ生氣，憤怒；Ｃ難過；Ｄ麻煩。從下文可知Robert Ryann從不和教練頂嘴，從不打架而且合作意識強，所以是從不惹麻煩。所以D 選項正確。
小題16:C名詞辨析。Ａ隊友；Ｂ成年人；Ｃ　小孩；Ｄ　學生。按情理推測孩子生日時收到不喜歡的禮物，一般會表現(xiàn)出來，但是Travis卻表現(xiàn)的非�？酥疲z毫沒有表現(xiàn)出失望的樣子，句意：當你收到你不喜歡的鞋子時，本來可能會表現(xiàn)的像個小孩子一樣，所以C選項正確。
小題17:C連詞辨析。Ａ　所以，于是；Ｂ　并且；Ｃ　但是；Ｄ或者，否則。從語境可知此處you were polite and made the best of it.和上文是轉折關系。所以C選項正確。
小題18:C名詞辨析。Ａ榮譽； B 勇氣；C 名字；D 信仰，信念。從上下文可知運動鞋上是球星的名字，所以父親希望Travis有一天也會因為優(yōu)秀而使自己的名字出現(xiàn)在運動鞋上。
小題19:D副詞辨析。A 清楚地；B 仔細地；C 耐心地；D不同地。從上文可知父親的話使Travis改變了認識，所以看鞋時的心態(tài)不一樣了，D選項正確。
小題20:A名詞辨析。A禮物；B微笑；C 愿望；D 課，教訓。從第一段可知鞋子是作為生日禮物送給他的，此處的禮物既指鞋子也指父親對孩子推心置腹的一席話。A為正確選項。
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小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ppealedB．openedC．crossedD．wandered
小題10:
A．fortunateB．wealthyC．energeticD．comfortable
小題11:
A．sometimesB．everC．oftenD．never
小題12:
A．botherB．serveC．compareD．play
小題13:
A．surpriseB．disappointmentC．satisfactionD．shame
小題14:
A．InB．AtC．On D．About
小題15:
A．effectB．a(chǎn)ctionC．realityD．consideration
小題16:
A．shockedB．scaredC．embarrassedD．excited
小題17:
A．without delayB．a(chǎn)s usualC．on purposeD．in turn
小題18:
A．commonB．universalC．onlyD．standard
小題19:
A．hopeB．pardonC．luckD．love
小題20:
A．devotionB．courageC．kindnessD．support

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack   41  his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?”   42  shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would   43 . But I jumped up, ran up the   44  to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,   45 raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they   46  security guards and take me from the stage?    47  my desire for bold （大膽的）action was louder than any   48 voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   49  to come to us. We must take    50   to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I   51  to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails   52  my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy   53 other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no   54 . As I sat down at my computer to 55  my e-mails, I  56  woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   57  that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We   58  believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)   59  way. So we don’t try. We  60 . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?
小題1:
A．brought inB．reached forC．took overD．handed in
小題2:
A．CheersB．ShoutsC．Heads D．Hands
小題3:
A．offerB．trustC．like D．choose
小題4:
A．pathB．roadC．stepsD．route
小題5:
A．thoughtsB．opinionsC．ideasD．plans
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)skB．callC．demandD．order
小題7:
A．AndB．SoC．ButD．Or
小題8:
A．noisyB．doubtfulC．meaningfulD．helpful
小題9:
A．opportunitiesB．consequencesC．resultsD．a(chǎn)ims
小題10:
A．stepB．measureC．wayD．a(chǎn)ction
小題11:
A．expected B．triedC．permittedD．managed
小題12:
A．stating B．describingC．presentingD．sharing
小題13:
A．withB．inC．a(chǎn)boutD．over
小題14:
A．newsB．messageC．responseD．reaction
小題15:
A．checkB．examineC．inspectD．review
小題16:
A．graduallyB．suddenlyC．immediatelyD．slowly
小題17:
A．desiringB．claimingC．beggingD．dreaming
小題18:
A．particularlyB．honestlyC．falselyD．correctly
小題19:
A．difficult B．impressiveC．earlyD．natural
小題20:
A．give upB．put upC．take upD．set up

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Until a few months ago, he was a butler(管家) in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tamang is the owner of two multi-million dollar apartments in the same building.
The former owner - his former employer, Ruth Ford - died last year and left the apartments  to Mr Tamang in her will.
Mr Tamang is happy but quickly points out that his good fortune did not come easily. "I am happy and have been touched by the generosity of the Ford family," he says. "I never expected that I will be given the ownership of these apartments. But I have been working for the family for the last 36 years, devotedly, with honesty and dedication(奉獻). So my hard work has been rewarded."
Mr Tamang was 21 when he was brought from Nepal by Charles Ford, a writer and a photographer. Mr Ford died in 2002; his sister, actress Ruth Ford, then took charge and told Mr Tamang that he was like a brother to her after Charles's death.
Mrs Ford died aged 98. During the last five years of her life, she lost her eyesight and also developed speech problems. Mr Tamang looked after her most of the time and took care of her medicines and food.
He also worked with Charles Ford on various photography projects, which he now wants to keep as the photographer's legacy(遺產(chǎn)). He hopes to organize exhibitions of Mr Ford's photographs and edit a book of his works.
Mr Tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his legacy. He says: "The rules of the building might be a problem, as they require a minimum monthly income to qualify to live as owner of apartments. I have my small house here but I am happy with it,"
Mr Tamang has learnt his lesson from the life of his employers and plans to use his money with great caution. "I think one should save money for old age. That's when you need it the most to get care," he says. 
小題1:Mr Tamang treated the legacy as __________.
A．a(chǎn) rewardB．a(chǎn) punishmentC．businessD．a(chǎn) gift
小題2:What DIDN’T Mr Tamang do in the Ford family?
A．Show Mr Ford's works in the exhibition.
B．Look after Ruth Ford when she was ill.
C．Work on kinds of photography projects
D．Experience deaths of Charles Ford and Ruth Ford
小題3:Mr Tamang wants to sell one apartment to _______. 
A．buy the small house
B．pay the government the tax of the apartments
C．edit a book of Charles Ford's photographs
D．move into the expensive apartments as soon as possible
小題4:What lesson does Mr Tamang learn from the Ford family? 
A．To find a good butler.
B．To spend money thoughtfully.
C．To save money for children.
D．To get good care when people get old.
小題5:What can we know from the passage?
A．Charles Ford gave the apartments to Mr Tamang.
B．Charles Ford couldn't see or speak before his death.
C．Mr Tamang treated Ruth Ford much better than her brother.
D．Mr Tamang will still live in his small house in the near future.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (擲) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!
小題1:What did the author’s classmates think about his report?
A．Controversial.B．Ridiculous.
C．Boring.D．Puzzling.
小題2:Why was the author confused about the task?
A．He was unfamiliar with American history.
B．He followed the advice and flipped a coin.
C．He forgot his teacher’s instruction.
D．He didn’t know why the teacher gave such a task.
小題3:The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.
A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．a(chǎn)shamed
C．readyD．eager
小題4:In the end, the author turned things around _______.
A．by redoing his task
B．through his own efforts
C．with the help of his grandfather
D．under the guidance of his headmaster

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