All the definitions(定義) and facts in a dictionary or book do not convey what friendship is really about. It cannot be understood through   36 . The only way to understand friendship is through experience, which   37  all the senses.
Friendship can be seen. It is seen in an old couple sitting in the park holding hands. It is seen in a child freely   38  the last cookie. It is not   39  to see friendship; it is always there for eyes that can see.
Friendship can be heard. It is heard in the words of two friends squeezing in lunch together on an extremely   40  day although they have a lot of things to do. It is the way they   41  each other, not the words. Friendship can be heard by those willing to listen.
Friendship is   42  in a touch. It is a pat on the back from a teammate, a high five between classes, and the wet kiss from the family dog. The touch   43  more than words or gestures. It is   44  understood and clearly shows the feelings.
Friendship has a taste. It tastes like homemade bread: the ingredients all measured and planned, then carefully   45 , then the quiet   46  as the dough(生面團(tuán)) rises. Hot from the oven, the bread tastes more than the sum of its ingredients   47  there are the thoughts of the baker as her hands mix the flour or her   48  as she waits for the dough to rise.  49  and unmeasured, this is the ingredient that   50 . Warm, fresh from the oven, the difference you taste is   51 .
Friendship has a smell. It smells like the slightly burnt cookies your brother made especially for you. It smells like your home when   52  it after being away for a long tome. Friendship has   53  smells.
Finally, more than the other senses, friendship is a(n)  54  of the heart. It is the language of the heart --- a language that, whether seen, felt, heard, or tasted, is understood by the   55 . Like air fills the lungs, friendship fills the heart, allowing us to experience the best life has to offer: a friend.
小題1:
A．readingB．studyingC．wordsD．gestures
小題2:
A．expectsB．involvesC．a(chǎn)ffectsD．expresses
小題3:
A．eatingB．holdingC．choosingD．sharing
小題4:
A．commonB．formalC．difficultD．private
小題5:
A．busyB．toughC．badD．important
小題6:
A．look atB．talk toC．care for D．play with
小題7:
A．feltB．givenC．discoveredD．remembered
小題8:
A．understandsB．explainsC．communicatesD．knows
小題9:
A．perfectlyB．instantlyC．hopefullyD．thankfully
小題10:
A．tastedB．preparedC．mixedD．supplied
小題11:
A．waitingB．workingC．changeD．competition
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．becauseC．untilD．unless
小題13:
A．patienceB．confidenceC．toleranceD．dependence
小題14:
A．UnfinishedB．UncoveredC．UnseenD．Unmoved
小題15:
A．comes to lifeB．makes the differenceC．makes senseD．takes effect
小題16:
A．happinessB．comfortC．friendshipD．hardship
小題17:
A．winning backB．stepping intoC．helping outD．carrying on
小題18:
A．strongB．strangeC．naturalD．various
小題19:
A．experienceB．thoughtC．rewardD．result
小題20:
A．partnersB．sensesC．heartD．family

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:C
小題9:B
小題10:C
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:A
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:C
小題17:B
小題18:D
小題19:A
小題20:C

試題分析：文章介紹了友誼的含義，可以用眼睛看，耳朵聽，觸摸去感覺，鼻子去聞，用心去感受。
小題1:考查名詞：A. reading閱讀B. studying學(xué)習(xí)C. words單詞D. gestures手勢(shì)，友誼的含義是不能通過單詞表達(dá)的。選C
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞：A. expects期望B. involves 涉及C. affects影響D. expresses表達(dá)，唯一的理解友誼的方法是通過經(jīng)歷，這涉及各種感覺。選B
小題3:考查動(dòng)詞：A. eating吃B. holding 保持C. choosing選擇D. sharing分配，這可以在孩子中自由的分享糖果。選D
小題4:考查形容詞：A. common普通的B. formal正式的C. difficult困難的D. private私人的，看到友誼不難，只要眼睛可以看見。選C
小題5:考查形容詞：A. busy忙的B. tough困難的C. bad 難的D. important重要的，從后面的although they have a lot of things to do.可知是“忙的”，答案是A
小題6:考查詞組：A. look at看見B. talk to談話C. care for喜歡D. play with玩耍，句意：是他們談話的方式不是說的話。選B
小題7:考查動(dòng)詞：A. felt感覺B. given給C. discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)D. remembered記得，友誼可以通過觸摸感覺到。選A
小題8:考查動(dòng)詞：A. understands理解B. explains解釋 C. communicates交流D. knows 知道，觸摸傳達(dá)的不僅是話語(yǔ)或手勢(shì)。選C
小題9:考查副詞：A. perfectly完美地B. instantly立即地C. hopefully有希望的，D. thankfully感謝的，它可以立刻被理解被清楚的感覺到。選B
小題10:考查動(dòng)詞：A. tasted品嘗B. prepared 準(zhǔn)備C. mixed混合D. supplied供應(yīng)，配方都稱好了，混合在一起。選C
小題11:考查動(dòng)詞：A. waiting等待B. working工作，C. change改變D. competition競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，然后安靜的等待生面團(tuán)發(fā)起來。選A
小題12:考查連詞：A. and并且B. because因?yàn)镃. until直到，D. unless除了，出爐的面包的味道超過配方，因?yàn)槔锩婕尤肓撕媾鄮煹南敕�。選B
小題13:考查名詞：A. patience耐心B. confidence信任C. tolerance容忍D. dependence依賴，在她等待生面團(tuán)發(fā)酵的耐心。選A
小題14:考查過去分詞：A. Unfinished未完成的，B. Uncovered揭露的C. Unseen 看不見的D. Unmoved沒有被感動(dòng)的，看不見的，沒有測(cè)量過，是配方有影響。選C
小題15:考查詞組：A. comes to life恢復(fù)生氣B. makes the difference有影響C. makes sense有意義D. takes effect生效，解析同上。選B
小題16:考查名詞：A. happiness快樂B. comfort安慰C. friendship友誼D. hardship困難，溫暖又新鮮，你品嘗的是友誼。選C
小題17:考查詞組：A. winning back贏回B. stepping into走進(jìn)C. helping out幫助解決問題，D. carrying on進(jìn)行，友誼就像離家很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間又回到家的感覺。選B
小題18:考查形容詞：A. Strong強(qiáng)壯的B. Strange奇怪的C. Natural自然的D. Various各種各樣的，友誼有不同的味道。選D
小題19:考查名詞：A. Experience經(jīng)歷B. Thought想法C. Reward回報(bào)D. Result結(jié)果，友誼是心的經(jīng)歷。選A
小題20:考查名詞：A. Partners伙伴B. Senses感覺C. Heart心D. Family家庭，這是新的語(yǔ)言，是新能理解的語(yǔ)言。選C
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章介紹了友誼的含義，可以用眼睛看，耳朵聽，觸摸去感覺，鼻子去聞，用心去感受。要求考生具有扎實(shí)的英語(yǔ)詞組、短語(yǔ)、習(xí)慣用法等英語(yǔ)搭配的知識(shí)，這對(duì)于理解文章的邏輯關(guān)系特別有利。文章的邏輯關(guān)系不外乎列舉、原因、結(jié)果、讓步、對(duì)照、補(bǔ)充、目的、條件等關(guān)系。解題時(shí)應(yīng)聯(lián)系上下文尋找相關(guān)線索，如某一個(gè)詞的原詞、指代詞、同義詞、近義詞、上義詞、下義詞和概括詞等。但由于我們?cè)谧鲱}時(shí)不可能總是重復(fù)地閱讀文章，因此，在做完形填空時(shí)要培養(yǎng)一種捕捉并記憶相關(guān)信息的能力。
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A．ownB．realizeC．provideD．research
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)ctiveB．hardC．richD．a(chǎn)verage
小題16:
A．sellB．drawC．eatD．praise
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)chieveB．watchC．offerD．recognize
小題18:
A．storyB．excuseC．keyD．plan
小題19:
A．preparationB．influenceC．lifeD．generation
小題20:
A．powerfulB．wonderfulC．successfulD．hopeful

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The sun is shining when I get on No. 151 bus. We passengers sit jammed together in heavy clothes. No one speaks. That’s one of the unwritten rules of Chicago commuting. Although we see the same faces every day, we prefer to hide behind our newspapers. The phenomenon is striking: people who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their distance.
As the bus approaches the Magnificent Mile, a voice suddenly rings out: “Attention! Attention!” Papers rattle (發(fā)出細(xì)小聲). Necks crane (伸長(zhǎng)). “This is your driver speaking.”
We look at the back of the driver’s head. His voice has authority.
“All of you put your papers down.”
The papers come down, an inch at a time. The driver waits. The papers are folded and placed on our laps.
“Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ahead.”
Amazingly, we all do it. Still, no one smiles.
I face an older woman, her head wrapped tightly in a red scarf. I see her nearly every day. Our eyes meet. We wait, unblinking, for the next order from the driver.
“Now, repeat after me…” It is a command, delivered in the tones of a drill sergeant (操練軍士). “Good morning, neighbor!”
Our voices are weak and timid. For many of us, these are the first words we have spoken today. But we say them at the same time, like schoolchildren, to the strangers beside us.
We smile and can’t help it. We have said it; the barrier has been broken. Good morning, neighbor. It is not so hard after all. Some of us repeat it. Others shake hands. Many laugh.
The bus driver says nothing more. He doesn’t need to. Not a single newspaper goes back up. I hear laughter, a warm sound I have never heard before on bus No. 151. This day is starting off better than most.
小題1:On hearing the sudden utterance of “Attention!”, the passengers ___________.
A．stopped reading and put down their newspapers immediately
B．sat still without response
C．looked up from the newspapers to see who was speaking
D．were frightened
小題2:The underlined word “commuting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ___________.
A．long-distance ride
B．daily traveling between home and work
C．communication technology
D．behavior patterns
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The passengers on the crowded bus were so absorbed in reading their newspapers that no one spoke.
B．When the bus driver said nothing more, the passengers picked up and read their newspapers again.
C．The passengers didn’t follow the driver’s instruction at first.
D．The passengers were physically close together but mentally they kept each other at a terrible distance.
小題4:What would be the best title for the text?
A．The Warmth of Communication
B．The Exchange of Information
C．The Power of Observation
D．The Attitude to Loneliness

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Every spring scores of people flock to the Buzzard Festival at Hinckley, Ohio. They come to watch for buzzards. Most would be glad just to take a look at a buzzard. If they do see one of these" flying garbage cans", it will probably be circling high in the sky. From there it can watch the ground for signs of the waste and the dead animals on which it feeds.
The buzzard is the ugliest bird in the United States. In fact, it may well be the ugliest bird in the world. It has a small, bare, pink head. Its thick body is covered with dark, rough feathers.
In spite of its looks, the buzzard is important to the people of Hinckley. It is their first sign of spring. After a winter in the south, buzzards return to their homes in the north. In the Hinckley area, they always return on March 15. No one knows why. But they have come back to Hinckley Ridge on that day, sure as clocks work, for at least forty years.
The excitement starts in February. By the middle of March it has reached a high peak. Bets are placed. Prizes go to the person who sees the first buzzard. Radio stations and newspapers tell of the coming festival. And on the weekend after March 15 the people of Hinckley hold their Buzzard Festival.
The people come and look around. They chat. They eat their fill of pancakes and sausages. Then they drive past Buzzard's Roost on Hinckley Ridge.
A lot of them stop near the road at the stand set up to give information to visitors. There they can hear, from a recording, the main facts about the buzzard. They can see a stuffed buzzard. They can look at some pictures taken of buzzards in other years. With good luck and a strong pair of field glasses, they may sight one or two live buzzards high in the sky.
Buzzards may be ugly. They may be "flying garbage cans". But in Hinckley they are just as welcome as the swallows in Capistrano, California. It would be a sad spring indeed if the buzzards ever failed to come back to Hinckley Ridge.
小題1:A good title for this story would be __________.
A．The Hinckley Buzzard Festival
B．Buzzard, the Ugliest Bird
C．Why the Buzzard Has a Pink Head
D．The Return of“The Garbage Can"
小題2:The buzzard is called the "flying garbage can" because it __________.
A．is uglyB．eats waste and dead animals
C．looks like a garbage canD．collect rubbish on the ground
小題3:The surprising thing about Hinckley's buzzards is that＿.
A．they spend the winter in the south
B．they come very close to the town
C．they return on the same day each year
D．both buzzards and swallows return to Capistrano on March 15
小題4:At the information stand, visitors to Hinckley's Buzzard Festival can _________.
A．learn some facts about the buzzard
B．easily see a live buzzard
C．take some pictures with the background of live buzzards
D．feed their fill of pancakes and sausages to buzzards

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