It’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some   36  ?” I’ve been struck with a feeling of   37  if I passed by without giving a coin or two.
My conscience was hurt again when I was making a   38  in Venice in 2006. I was sitting in a quiet café. Outside the café on the street was an old woman on her knees,    39 . Steady streams of   40  were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also    41   the woman.
She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little    protection   42   the cold. The sight was especially   43  when compared with the signs of the   44  city around her.
A tourist group hurried along the street,   45  at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived,   46  again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker   47  and placing some money in the woman’s cup. He did this rather   48 , just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched   49  the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man   50  the way, other tourists followed.
The young backpacker   51  this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴) pressure   52  on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work   53 , the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”
I placed some money in the woman’s cup and  54  my tour, light-hearted after witnessing such a   55  act of caring.
小題1:
A．timeB．effortC．change D．reward
小題2:
A．satisfactionB．guiltC．a(chǎn)ngerD．pleasure
小題3:
A．lecture B．reportC．studyD．tour
小題4:
A．cryingB．beggingC．singingD．dancing
小題5:
A．passengersB．customersC．touristsD．foreigners
小題6:
A．ignoringB．servingC．observingD．following
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)gainstB．forC．withD．in
小題8:
A．frighteningB．touchingC．fascinatingD．interesting
小題9:
A．peacefulB．noisyC．wealthyD．primitive
小題10:
A．glancedB．laughedC．shoutedD．stared
小題11:
A．unlessB．soC．butD．or
小題12:
A．looking aroundB．stepping forwardC．getting aboutD．breaking in
小題13:
A．secretlyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．eagerly
小題14:
A．sinceB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．a(chǎn)s
小題15:
A．showingB．showedC．pointingD．pointed
小題16:
A．stoppedB．valuedC．madeD．repeated
小題17:
A．movedB．repliedC．workedD．carried
小題18:
A．doneB．was doneC．has been doneD．had been done
小題19:
A．cancelledB．continuedC．startedD．delayed
小題20:
A．funnyB．smartC．simpleD．modest

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

試題分析:文章大意：當(dāng)我們聽到乞丐在街上乞求的語(yǔ)言時(shí)是那么熟悉和難過(guò)。2006年作者在威尼斯旅游，正在一家咖啡屋里所見的一幕：有一位穿著衣衫襤褸的女在街上跪著行乞，來(lái)威尼斯旅游的路過(guò)的第一批人沒(méi)有給予錢，一位背包旅游者，在旅游者路過(guò)時(shí)，在他們面前給那位乞丐錢，接著后面的旅游者見到這位背包旅行者給錢給那個(gè)乞丐后陸陸續(xù)續(xù)地給，他感動(dòng)了作者，明白了這位背包者是這樣幫助那位乞丐的。
小題1:C 上下文串聯(lián)。A 時(shí)間； B 努力；C零錢；D 獎(jiǎng)賞；上文提到的是乞丐熟悉的語(yǔ)言，下文有提到乞丐，所以他們行乞主要是想得到money，所以與錢有關(guān)的單詞就是change;故C正確。
小題2:B 名詞辨析。A 滿意； B 罪過(guò)； C 生氣；D 愉快；作者假設(shè)路過(guò)的話補(bǔ)給一兩個(gè)硬幣就會(huì)覺得有一種負(fù)罪感所困惑。故選B項(xiàng)。
小題3:D 名詞辨析。A演講；B 報(bào)告；C 學(xué)習(xí)；D 旅游；根據(jù)常識(shí)：威尼斯是個(gè)著名的旅游城市，同時(shí)根據(jù)下文：A tourist group hurried along the street；Another group of tourists”中提到旅游者們，可以推斷作者來(lái)這里也是旅游；故D正確。
小題4:B 上下文串聯(lián)。上文提到提到乞丐說(shuō)行乞的話以及下文該婦女跪著行乞可知是正在行乞；故B正確。
小題5:C 名詞辨析。A 乘客；B 顧客； C 旅游者； D 外國(guó)人；根據(jù)下文第四段第一句“A tourist group hurried along the street,”“ Another group of tourists arrived,”及最后一句“other tourists followed.”可知講的是旅游者們川流不息。故C正確。
小題6:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A 忽視； B 服務(wù)； C 觀察； D 跟隨；根據(jù)第四段第三句“The backpacker watched.”可知背包者觀察者乞丐和旅行者們路過(guò)時(shí)而開始幫助哪位婦女乞丐。故選C正確。
小題7:A 介詞辨析。A 防備，抵御寒；B 為了； C 由于；D 在 里面；句意：乞丐她毫無(wú)表情頭觸地跪著，一破爛的毯子幾乎無(wú)法抵御寒冷。前面又是protection，故選A正確。
小題8:B 形容詞辨析。A 令人驚訝的； B 感人的； C 迷惑的； D 令人有趣的；句意：當(dāng)把這場(chǎng)景與乞丐周圍城市的跡象比較時(shí)，這場(chǎng)景是特別的令人同情。故此空填“令人同情的；感人的”選B正確。
小題9:C 上下文串聯(lián)。 A 平靜的 和平的；B 嘈雜的； C 富有的，D 原始的，落后的；根據(jù)上下文可知：女乞丐在吸引很多游客的威尼斯行乞，與城市富有的生活跡象形成鮮明對(duì)比。故C正確。
小題10:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A 一瞥；B 嘲笑； C 叫喊； D 盯著；句意：一群旅游者匆忙地沿著街道行走，一瞥那女乞丐，并繼續(xù)行走。下一句有提到：另一群旅游者走過(guò)她旁邊�？梢娐啡酥皇强此谎邸９蔄 正確。
小題11:C 連接詞辨析。 A 除非 否則； B 因此； C 但是； D 或者；根據(jù)本段第一、二句“一群旅游者匆忙地沿著街道行走，一瞥那女乞丐，并繼續(xù)行走。然而另一群旅游者走過(guò)她旁邊�！�，作者以為另一群旅游者會(huì)看，可是他們也繼續(xù)行走。表示轉(zhuǎn)折。故C 正確。
小題12:B 動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。A 向四周看； B 向前走； C 環(huán)繞； D 破門而入； 句意：那時(shí)，作者準(zhǔn)備離開，就停下來(lái)看到背包者向前走去。下文又提到：背包者過(guò)去放錢進(jìn)帽子去�？芍xB正確。
小題13:C 副詞辨析。A秘密地； B 粗心地； C蓄意；有意地，D 渴望地；下文講到：他是過(guò)去放錢到乞丐的帽子里，而且重復(fù)了幾次，目的是做給路過(guò)的旅游者們給予乞丐幫助，所以是有意地，選C正確。
小題14:D 連接詞辨析。 A 自從。。。B 在   之前； C 在  之后； D 由于； 句意：因?yàn)榱硪蝗喝说念I(lǐng)導(dǎo)停下來(lái)放錢，緊跟的同一群人里就放錢，因此表示原因，故D正確。
小題15:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。 A 帶領(lǐng)； B 展示； C 指向； D 指；句意：背包者，即年輕人做著同樣的方式，with+賓語(yǔ)+賓補(bǔ)，是背包者發(fā)出show的動(dòng)作，故A正確。
小題16:D 上下文串聯(lián)。A 停止； B 有價(jià)值； C 制作； D 重復(fù)；根據(jù)上下文：背包者做了同一動(dòng)作幾次，所以D 正確。
小題17:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A 移動(dòng)； B 答復(fù)； C 起作用； D 搬；句意：來(lái)自同伴的微妙的壓力在游客們身上起作用了。從本句的后半部分“who all added coins to the cup.”看出:游客們受同伴的影響，也給那女錢。Work在這里是“起作用”的意思；故C 正確。
小題18:A 動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)辨析。語(yǔ)境：那背包者重復(fù)給錢的動(dòng)作做完了之后，走到那女乞丐面前說(shuō)道，“我希望那會(huì)幫助許多�！边@里強(qiáng)調(diào)幫助的工作完了，用獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)。故A正確。
小題19:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A 取笑； B 繼續(xù)； C 開始； D 耽誤；語(yǔ)境：看到剛才的一幕，我也給那女的一些錢，然后繼續(xù)我的旅行，從后面“l(fā)ight-hearted after witnessing such a   55  act of caring.”看出作者做了好事感覺一身輕松。應(yīng)該是繼續(xù)旅行。
小題20:B 形容詞辨析。 A 有趣的； B 明智的； C 簡(jiǎn)單的； D 謙虛的；作者目睹了這樣幫助人的行為而感到那是一種明智的關(guān)心行為，故B正確。
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He held the blazing(點(diǎn)燃) matches to a piece of wood. After a while, he became aware that he could smell his hands burning. Then he began to feel the pain. He opened his hands, and the blazing matches fell on to the snow. The flame went out in a puff of gray smoke.
The man looked up. The dog was still watching him. The man got an idea. He would kill the dog and bury his hands inside its warm body. When the feeling came back to his fingers, he could build another fire. He called to the dog. The dog heard danger in the man's voice. It backed away.
The man called again. This time the dog came closer. The man reached for his knife. But he had forgotten that he could not bend his fingers. He could not kill the dog, because he could not hold his knife.
The fear of death came over the man. He jumped up and began to run. The running began to make him feel better. Maybe running would make his feet warm. If he ran far enough, he would reach his friends at Henderson Creek. They would take care of him.
It felt strange to run and not feel his feet when they hit the ground. He fell several times. He decided to rest a while. As he lay in the snow, he noticed that he was not shaking. He could not feel his nose or fingers or feet. Yet, he was feeling quite warm and comfortable. He realized he was going to die. Well, he decided, he might as well take it like a man. There were worse ways to die. The man closed his eyes and floated into the most comfortable sleep he had ever known.
The dog sat facing him, waiting. Finally, the dog moved closer to the man and caught the smell of death. The animal threw back its head. It let out a long, soft cry to the cold stars in the black sky.
And then it tuned and ran toward Henderson Creek... where it knew there was food and a fire.
小題1:Put the following statements in the correct order.
① The thought to kill the dog occurred to the man.
② The man failed to build a fire.
③ The dog headed for Henderson Creek.
④ The man’s life came to an end.
⑤ The man tried to warm by running on his frozen feet.
A．②①⑤④③B．①②⑤③④
C．①②③④⑤D．②①⑤③④
小題2:Why did the dog back away from the man?
A．It never trusted human.B．It smelt food somewhere.
C．It sensed murderous atmosphere.D．It caught sight of the knife..
小題3:What does the underlined word “it” mean in the 5th paragraph?
A．The dog.B．The weather.
C．The death.D．The cry.
小題4:It can be concluded from the passage that________.
A．Man can conquer nature.B．the man tried hard to survive
C．the dog obeyed human beings .D．the man met death without dignity.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old, but the heart of the true  36  still beat with the great spirit. However, I knew little about the   37  that the old horse’s spirit would have on my daughter.
My daughter Stacy had ever had a   38  experience with a runaway horse. She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying   39  accompanied the disaster. Although she broke no bones, her   40  , love for horses and the desire to learn to ride were   41 . No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no   42  in curing the damage caused that day. But when she was thirteen, a turning point came. One day as I saw Stacy look into the eye of the   43  fellow in the stall(牲口棚), I knew this was going to be the beginning of a   44  relationship.
Fortunately, Stacy’s accident had not weakened her love for   45  in general, and this small opening was all that Twist needed to create an unusual bond(紐帶). In the following weeks, Stacy began to express daily   46  in coming to the stall with me. She   47  spent time with him, feeding, brushing and combing him, all the  48  talking to him about her life.
Then one day   49  I was readying one horse for a ride, I noticed the old guy’s   50 expression and desire to be included, too. So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. In   51 , Stacy looked once again into the old man’s eye. That moment, their two spirits   52  and completed the bond that had been forming over a couple of months. Continuing to look deep into his eyes, Stacy didn’t   53  . She only nodded yes. Moments later, I saw them riding   54  together, Stacy winning renewed confidence and desire, and Twist winning his medal of a child’s  55 .
小題1:
A．ownerB．winnerC．jumperD．member
小題2:
A．wishB．ideaC．effectD．a(chǎn)bility
小題3:
A．newB．badC．richD．strange
小題4:
A．fallB．taskC．shakeD．a(chǎn)ttack
小題5:
A．prideB．skillC．luckD．confidence
小題6:
A．ignoredB．reformedC．destroyedD．overlooked
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)imB．needC．surpriseD．success
小題8:
A．poorB．oldC．brave D．strong
小題9:
A．seriousB．similarC．specialD．formal
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)nimalsB．parentsC．friendsD．fields
小題11:
A．thanksB．interestC．opinionsD．sympathy
小題12:
A．endlessly B．roughlyC．unwillingly D．a(chǎn)ctively
小題13:
A．bestB．wayC．sameD．time
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)sB．soC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．because
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)ngryB．sadC．eagerD．a(chǎn)nxious
小題16:
A．briefB．responseC．returnD．a(chǎn)ddition
小題17:
A．metB．roseC．foughtD．recovered
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)ctB．thinkC．speakD．smile
小題19:
A．onB．backC．downD．off
小題20:
A．heartB．spiritC．a(chǎn)greementD．dependence

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect.
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said.
Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said: “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.
John and I both know we should never mistake a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside. 
小題1:What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?
A．The coat looked like a magical coat.
B．They were good at shopping.
C．The coat was a real bargain.
D．They had the same taste in clothes.
小題2:What does the underlined word “grin” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．A wide smile.B．A worried look.
C．A jealous spirit.D．A joking tone.
小題3:After John wore the new coat, the author found he _______.
a. was happier and better-behaved
b. received more praise from his teachers
c. was willing to follow suggestions
d. made rapid progress in study
e. would say sweet words to please her
A．a(chǎn), b, cB．a(chǎn), c, eC．b, d, eD．c, d, e
小題4:What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?
A．We should not judge people by their appearance.
B．Life is full of possibilities when we are young.
C．It’s beneficial to try different things in our lives.
D．What we wear could help shape who we are inside.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

On the first day of class, Mr. Whiteson gave us a lecture about a creature(生物) called cattytiger, a kind of cat-like animal that completely disappeared during the Ice Age. He passed round a skull (頭骨) as he talked, and we all felt interested and took notes while listening. Later, we had a test about that.
When he returned my paper, I was very, very surprised. There was a very large cross through each of my answers. And so it was with everyone else's in our class.
What had happened? Everyone was wondering and couldn't wait to get the answer.
Very simple, Mr. Whiteson explained. He had made up all that story about the cattytiger. There had never been such an animal. So why none of us noticed that and how could we expect good marks for the incorrect answers?
Needless to say, we got very angry. What kind of teacher was this?
We should have guessed it out, Mr. Whiteson said. After all, at the very moment he was passing around the cattytiger skull (in fact, a cat's), hadn't he been telling us that it completely disappeared during the Ice Age? Clearly he was telling a lie. But we just kept busy making notes and none used his head. We should learn something from this. Teachers and textbooks are not always correct.
小題1:We failed in the test because we didn't ______.
A．take notes while listening
B．show interest in what Mr. Whiteson said
C．listen to the teacher carefully
D．think carefully
小題2:We got angry because ______.
A．Mr. Whiteson didn't tell us the truth about cattytiger
B．we failed in the test
C．we didn't know why he played the joke on us
D．there was no cattytiger
小題3:We didn't find out it was a lie for ______.
A．we simply believed our teacher very much
B．we took notes carelessly
C．we hadn't watched the skull carefully enough
D．Mr. Whiteson spoke too fast
小題4:Mr. Whiteson meant that ______.
A．teachers couldn't make any mistakes
B．textbooks might be wrong sometimes
C．we should speak up if we thought our teacher or the textbook was wrong
D．we shouldn't believe our teachers because sometimes they might tell lies

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