People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply aren’t taking the time to say a simple “hello,” After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to   1  the way I was doing things.
My   2  came one morning when I was in the community library. I passed by a girl who   3  her books out of her locker .Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way. However, when I had to   4  because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself he one had stopped to   5  her.
“OK,” I thought to myself, “this is where I should have changed.”
My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man   6  by himself waiting for the library to open ,so I sat down next to him and began a  7  .It was difficult to get started ,and even when I had to say goodbye, almost every   8  from my new friend had a tone (語氣) of doubt in it ,And who could blame him?
People aren’t used to making an   9 chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how   10  it is needed, doesn’t just happen. It takes people like us to make it possible. I    11   you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone’s day a little brighter, Together, we can really make   come   12  as a whole.
小題1:
A．changeB．explainC．learnD．show
小題2:
A．troubleB．doubtC．wishD．opportunity
小題3:
A．tookB．droppedC．gotD．pulled
小題4:
A．come outB．stand byC．go backD．turn up
小題5:
A．pleaseB．greetC．helpD．praise
小題6:
A．sittingB．walkingC．ridingD．running
小題7:
A．discussionB．lessonC．reportD．conversation
小題8:
A．jokeB．responseC．cryD．story
小題9:
A．unchangeableB．unpreparedC．unforgettableD．unfinished
小題10:
A．desperatelyB．frequentlyC．simplyD．widely
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)llowB．warn C．orderD．a(chǎn)dvise
小題12:
A．taterB．straighterC．closerD．slower

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

小題1:change. 考查動詞。根據(jù)文意，作者在思考了社區(qū)內(nèi)人與人之間距離逐漸疏遠(yuǎn)這一現(xiàn)象后，決定改變之前的行為。值得注意的是，后文即對作者的行為進(jìn)行描述，會發(fā)現(xiàn)第三段的最后一詞即為change，符合前后對應(yīng)原則，難度等級：中；
小題2:opportunity. 考查名詞。一天早上，當(dāng)我在社區(qū)圖書館的時候，我的…出現(xiàn)了�？梢酝ㄟ^理解得出答案，但也簡單按照完形名詞解題法尋找重復(fù)，第四段第三個詞即為答案，難度等級：易；
小題3:dropped. 考查動詞。對應(yīng)后文pick up，可知小女孩之前是將書掉落，選dropped，難度等級：易；
小題4:go back. 考查短語。根據(jù)文意，作者后來發(fā)現(xiàn)沒人幫助小女孩，說明作者必定重新返回原來的地方，難度等級：易；
小題5:help. 考查動詞。前文someone else和后文的no one對應(yīng)，所以動作也應(yīng)該對應(yīng)，所以選help，難度等級：易；
小題6:sitting. 考查動詞。后文so是解題點(diǎn)，說明作者的動作也男人的動作一致，故選sitting，難度等級：易；
小題7:conversion. 考查名詞。名詞尋找重復(fù)后發(fā)現(xiàn)，第44題后面一個詞chat即為本題答案，因此選chat的同義詞conversion，難度等級：易；
小題8:response. 考查名詞。文章說我的新朋友的每個…中都顯示出懷疑的語氣。首先joke，cry，和story文中均未提及，直接排除，選response。另外，此題也對應(yīng)上義詞必選技巧，難度等級：中；
小題9:unprepared. 考查形容詞。文章說，人們對于一個陌生人并不習(xí)慣于進(jìn)行…的交談。此句是由前文作者對于陌生人的反應(yīng)而總結(jié)出來的。前文作者對陌生人的交談很不順利，如何開始如何結(jié)束都顯得十分困難，因此本題應(yīng)選擇與困難相近的詞�？v觀備選項(xiàng)，unprepared,未準(zhǔn)備好的，即興的較符合文意。此題考查文章歸納總結(jié)能力，難度等級：難；
小題10:Desperately. 考查副詞。文章說，無論和陌生交談方式改變的需要無論是…，它都不會發(fā)生。此題單純從文意理解比較困難，建議用排除法。frequently, simply, widely這三個選項(xiàng)均不是文章討論的內(nèi)容，可以排除，剩下答案desperately:十分，非常地，修飾這種需要的迫切程度�？忌鸁o法直接選出此題的原因在于不知道此單詞的這種用法。難度等級：難；
小題11:advise. 考查動詞。最后一段作者針對與陌生人疏遠(yuǎn)這種情況，建議人們努力改善，答案容易得出。難度等級：易；
小題12:C: closer。對應(yīng)第一段的apart，此處應(yīng)選擇相對應(yīng)的反義詞，closer。難度等級：易；
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D．He missed his students in that country.
小題3:
The underlined part “the tables have turned” (Paragraph 5) most probably means that the writer ______.
A．improved the situation in his school
B．felt happy to work with students again
C．changed his attitude toward his retirement
D．became a learner rather than a teacher
小題4:
What does the writer think of his retired life now?
A．Meaningful.B．Troublesome.
C．Relaxing.D．Disappointing.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款臺)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank­you note for helping me. Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(電池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.
“Thank you” — two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
小題1:
The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City________.
A．to visit a friendB．to see his parents
C．to pay at the cash registerD．to have more gas for his car
小題2:
The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “________”．
A．turned offB．moved offC．put upD．set up
小題3:
What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B．The couple sent him a business card.
C．The couple offered to help him.
D．He called his friend for help.
小題4:
The battery of the author’s car was dead because________.
A．something went wrong with the lights
B．the meeting lasted a whole day
C．he forgot to turn off the lights
D．he drove too long a distance
小題5:
By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show ________.
A．how to write a thank­you letter
B．how to deal with car problems
C．the kind­heartedness of older people
D．the importance of expressing thanks

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