Paula and Rory have fives kids, three dogs, and a rabbit. When the house is very noisy, Megan, one of the children, is quietly inventing. A year ago, the 10-year-old had to design an anti-smoking poster, she came up with the idea of creating something that shows the average amount of tar(尼古丁) a smoker collects from just four packs of cigarettes.
“I like people to play with things more than read and write,” she says. So she researched her idea on the Internet, found a company in China that could make it, saved up her pocket money and got her idea made.
Paula says her daughter “think differently”: Ideas jump into her mind. After she got sunburnt on holiday, Megan invented a small plastic bracelet(手鐲) that changes colors in the sun, telling you when to put on sunscreen(防曬霜). Several sunscreen companies have expressed an interest in the idea. She also came up with an idea to make a ball filled with water to stop the dog from feeling thirsty. “But we didn’t do anything with it,” says Paula.
Then she pulls out a picture of a special fishing rod(釣魚竿) she had designed. “There is a camera on the hook(鉤),” she explains, “and the screen is on the handle, and it shows if you’ve caught a fish or not.”
Megan doesn’t want to go to university. She keeps her pink-and -cream bedroom tidy. Paula is amazed and a bit confused by her daughter. “Everything has to be in a certain order,” Paula says. “Her brothers and sisters go with the flow, but with Megan, it’s ‘What time will that be happening?’ or ‘Where am I being picked up from today?’”
小題1:From Paragraph 2, we can infer that Megan             .
A．is not willing to go to schoolB．likes to play with her brothers and sisters
C．prefers making something by herselfD．is good at reading and writing
小題2:What did Megan invent after she got sunburnt on vacation?
A．The anti-smoking poster
B．The ball providing water for thirsty dogs
C．The fishing rod telling whether you’ve caught a fish
D．The bracelet telling when to put on sunscreen
小題3: The underlined phrase “go with the flow” probably means “            .”
A．do what the most people usually doB．follow the fashion closely
C．set an example to othersD．do something differently from others
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following about Megan is true?
A．She has fives kids, three dogs, and a rabbit.
B．She designed an anti-smoking poster when she was nine.
C．She founded a company in China to get her idea made.
D．She invented a small plastic bracelet to change the color of sunscreen.
小題5:The passage is mainly about             .
A．how Megan helps people give up smoking
B．a(chǎn) little girl’s dream to be a world-famous inventor
C．a(chǎn) 10-year-old inventor’s story
D．Megan’s relationship with her family members

小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:C

小題1:理解歸納題，根據(jù)第二自然段理解歸納可知。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Megan invented a small plastic bracelet(手鐲) that changes colors in the sun, telling you when to put on sunscreen”理解可知。
小題3:理解歸納題，根據(jù)文中最后一自然段的語句理解可知。     
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“A year ago, the 10-year-old had to design an anti-smoking poster, she came up with the idea of creating something that shows the average amount of tar(尼古丁) a smoker collects from just four packs of cigarettes.”理解可知。
小題5:理解歸納題，縱觀全文理解歸納可知。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


You must know the “ding dong ditch”. Person A rings Person B’s doorbell, and then quickly runs away or hides before Person B answers. Person B hurries to answer the door, only to find that no one’s there. After the  1 thing is repeated several times, this is called “ding dong ditch”.
Sharon Mardis, a single mother of four, told ABC News that she  2 a “ding dong ditch” when she  3  to her door at 1:00 am last night.
“My doorbell started ringing,  4  I came to the door,” Sharon told ABC News. “There was 5  at the door. I went back in the house. I got ten or twenty  6  and the doorbell started ringing again. I came back to the door, still nobody at the door.” She got  7  and stepped outside, shouting, “Who’s that? What on earth are you going to do?” There was just  8 .
But after Sharon returned to the house, she  9 something. Smoke! Sharon quickly  10  her kids and the family pets and ran out of the house. Only then did she  11  how bad the fire was. The  12 of the house fell down; the house was quickly  13  by flames. The smoke detectors(探測(cè)器) had never  14  : they were out of batteries. Good thing for the doorbell.
The  15  is who had rung it.  16  found that the flames has fused(熔化) the wires of the doorbell together, causing it to ring. But  17 , the fire had nothing to do with the doorbell wiring at all. It had started in the bathroom, well down the hall. From there, the flames didn’t spread to the nearby  18 , where the children and Sharon were sleeping.  19 , they surprisingly reached the doorbell first, making it ring repeatedly, and  20 Sharon to avoid danger.
Sharon believes it happened that way thanks to an angel.
小題1:
A．specialB．sameC．importantD．serious
小題2:
A．experiencedB．followedC．learnedD．practiced
小題3:
A．fellB．turnedC．respondedD．returned
小題4:
A．thoughB．butC．becauseD．a(chǎn)nd
小題5:
A．somebodyB．nobodyC．somethingD．nothing
小題6:
A．milesB．centimetersC．feetD．kilometers
小題7:
A．tiredB．a(chǎn)ngryC．worriedD．interested
小題8:
A．cryB．noiseC．silenceD．laugh
小題9:
A．hitB．touchedC．heardD．smelled
小題10:
A．gatheredB．settledC．comfortedD．frightened
小題11:
A．wonderB．dreamC．realizeD．a(chǎn)gree
小題12:
A．paintingsB．roofC．lightsD．floor
小題13:
A．coveredB．separatedC．blockedD．stopped
小題14:
A．moved offB．left offC．taken offD．gone off
小題15:
A．factB．opinionC．mistakeD．question
小題16:
A．NursesB．FirefightersC．TeachersD．Doctors
小題17:
A．fortunatelyB．strangelyC．honestlyD．clearly
小題18:
A．kitchenB．hallC．bathroomD．bedroom
小題19:
A．InsteadB．ThereforeC．ThusD．Then
小題20:
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


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There’s some traditional Italian music and the smell is of olive oil and garlic（大蒜）. Above the largest refrigerator case, there’s a chalk board covered with desriptions of more Italian sandwiches than I could remember.
I stepped into Frigo’s almost by accident when I had to stay in Springfield into the evening for an open house at the school where I work. Frigo’s is the perfect place to find something quick to go. There are no tables, so all food is taken out. I also thought it would be a great place to pick up some already-prepared food to bring home for dinner.
I ordered the easiest meal possible: a chicken sandwich and a salad. It cost＄4.75 for the sandwich. The salad was＄4.99 and didn’t have salad dressing on it. I must have missed the choice of salad dressing on the way out. The sandwich was great—great chicken, excellent tomato sauce and not too much cheese.
I wish I had tried one of the many other sandwiches which include Joe’s Favorite (＄5.25-＄6.75) and the Dante (King) which is made of turkey breast, roasted red peppers, asiago cheese and choice of dressing.
I have a feeling that I’ll be picking up dinner for me and the kids at Frigo’s soon.
小題1: Who would be most likely to go to eat at Frigo’s?
A．People who want to eat quietly in a nice restaurant.
B．People who want to enjoy home-made food
C．People who like traditional American food
D．People who are fond of Italian food
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A．A chalk board covered with descriptions of sandwiches
B．Refrigerator cases full of prepared foods and desserts
C．Shelves filled with olives and different kinds of pasta
D．Customers eating happily around tables
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A．＄4.75B．＄5.25C．＄9.74D．＄4.99
小題4:We can infer that “Joe’s Favorite” and “Dante” are the names of        .
A．sandwichesB．saladsC．cheeseD．peppers
小題5:We can infer from the passage that the writer         .
A．seldom eats out in a restaurant with his family
B．feels very happy that be has found Frigo’s
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This is a time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.
Littleton Children’s Home
We DON’T want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome.
Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much ─will you share it?
Phone Sister Thomas on 55671
Children’s Hospice
We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games.
Please contact the Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.
Street Food
In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you offer a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we need some new saucepans(平底鍋). Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.
Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713
Littleton Youth Club
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The Night Shelter
We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.
Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.
小題1: What kind of people are these organizations designed for?
A．Homeless and sick children
B．Less fortunate members of our society
C．Hungry people who have no beds to sleep in
D．Friendly members of our society to help others
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A．Street FoodB．The Night Shelter
C．Littleton Children’s HomeD．Children’s Hospice
小題3: What can be concluded from the passage?
A．There are too many social problems in this society.
B．People are very poor during the time of giving.
C．To offer help is just an excuse for these organizations to collect money.
D．There are many organizations trying to solve social problems.

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空內(nèi)處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was walking home from the village, where he had   21 to buy what he needed  22   his next day’s work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to  23  ,when he would bring out his gold. Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was  24   for him. And it would 25  him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it  26  over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all   27  about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door  28  . He could not imagine that a thief would  29   his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry (釆石場).
When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice   30   anything was different. He  31    his wet coat, and pushed the meat  32   the fire.  33   he was warm again, he began to think about his gold. It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at.  34    he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.
But when he  35  the floorboards near the loom (織布機(jī))，and saw the 36   hole ,he did not understand  37  . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was  38   ！ He put his hands to his head and tried to think. Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He 39   every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth 一 his gold had been   40  ！
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．beenC．leftD．gone
小題2:
A．toB．inC．forD．with
小題3:
A．holidayB．homeC．supper-timeD．meat
小題4:
A．ordinaryB．unusuallC．normalD．common
小題5:A. pay       B.spend    C take       D. cost
小題6:
A．boilingB．cookingC．smokingD．making
小題7:
A．interestingB．worriedC．interestedD．worrying
小題8:
A．unlockedB．uncoveredC．discoveredD．locked
小題9:
A．goB．leadC．findD．lose
小題10:
A．whetherB．thatC．becauseD．a(chǎn)s
小題11:
A．turned offB．threw intoC．threw offD．got off
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)way fromB．farther onC．on toD．closer to
小題13:
A．As soon asB．As well asC．As far asD．As long as
小題14:
A．ButB．AsC．SoD．For
小題15:
A．took downB．took offC．took overD．took up
小題16:
A．darkB．emptyC．smallD．deep
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)t lastB．a(chǎn)t onceC．a(chǎn)t mostD．a(chǎn)t least
小題18:
A．everythingB．somethingC．nothingD．a(chǎn)nything
小題19:
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Too many people want to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendship doesn’t last long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.
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Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feeling. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and helping with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity, and understanding.
小題1:Some friendships don’t last very long because ________.
A．there are too many people who want to make friends.
B．some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back.
C．those who give others friendship receive friendship from others.
D．they don’t know friendship is something serious.
小題2:According to the passage honesty is ___________.
A．something countable B．the base of friendship
C．a(chǎn)s important as moneyD．more important than anything else
小題3:Which of the following isn’t mentioned(提及) in the passage?
A．Always tell your friends the truth.
B．Sharing your mind with your friends is of great value.
C．Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem.
D．A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend.
小題4:The best title of this passage is __________.
A．Honesty is the Best PolicyB．A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
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A．was satisfied with the assignment of his teacher
B．was unwilling to do good things for others
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A．he was treated as a big hero by his neighbors
B．he received gratitude from the woman in the shelter
C．he found what he did had an effect on people’s lives
D．he found the people in the shelter were warm – hearted
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A．show his pity for those poor people
B．care about the future of the world
C．give advice on organizing a drive
D．expect more people to think of others

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的（A、B、C和D）四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My   36  took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   37 . All day, I seem to remember, I   38  on the sands with strange   39  children. We made houses and gardens, and   40  the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we   41  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
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Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   47  is much the same as it was. I   48  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   49  beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   50  any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I   52  what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am   53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   54  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   55  on too many ices creams.
小題1:
A．teacherB．parents C．nurseD．younger sister
小題2:
A．seaB．lakeC．mountainD．river
小題3:
A．playedB．sleptC．satD．stood
小題4:
A．movingB．excitingC．a(chǎn)nxiousD．nervous
小題5:
A．madeB．broughtC．watchedD．heard
小題6:
A．collectedB．jumpedC．turnedD．climbed
小題7:
A．lightB．sunC．moonD．lamp
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．yetC．butD．or
小題9:
A．leftB．came to C．stood byD．played by
小題10:
A．sweetsB．sand C．ice-creamsD．money
小題11:
A．makeB．sellC．buyD．offer
小題12:
A．houseB．holiday C．gardenD．tide
小題13:
A．hardlyB．a(chǎn)lmostC．stillD．perhaps
小題14:
A．wavesB．tides C．handsD．feet
小題15:
A．destroyB．fix C．useD．build
小題16:
A．ButB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Besides
小題17:
A．wonderB．feel C．understandD．believe
小題18:
A．strongB．weakC．youngD．old
小題19:
A．childrenB．boysC．girlsD．grown-ups
小題20:
A．happyB．tiredC．sadD．sick

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Cosmo Books Ltd.,                         14, Woodman Road,
Hertford Estate,                            Two Bridges,
Rickmansworth,                            West Sussex.
Middx.
25th February
Dear sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set ( eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds , and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgement, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
小題1:Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________
A．complain about sending him books he had not ordered.
B．urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered.
C．laugh at Cosmo Books Ltd..
D．a(chǎn)dvise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..
小題2:The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ____
A．unlimited number of Cosmo Books.
B．a(chǎn) set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.
C．a(chǎn) book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.
D．fifteen pounds and fifty pence.
小題3: Mr. walker answered the advertisement because ________
A．he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works, and this set was cheap, and looked attractive.
B．he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.
C．he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.
D．the set he already had was not particularly attractive.
小題4:Cosmo Books have _______
A．sent bills for books that they have not sent.
B．continued to send books that Mr. Walker did not order.
C．still not sent Mr. Walker the books that he ordered.
D．made a gift to Mr. Walker of several sets of books.
小題5:The tone of the letter is that of _______
A．bitternessB．respectC．a(chǎn)nnoyanceD．humor

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