Once upon a time, there was a group of forest deer．In this group was a wise and respected   36 , smart in the ways of deer．He taught the tricks of   37   to the fawn-the young deer．
One day, his younger sister   38  her son to him, to be taught   39  is so important for deer．The teacher said to the fawn, “Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your first   40 ．”
At first, the young deer came to the lessons as he was  41  to．But soon, he became more interested in   42  with the other young bucks（雄鹿）．He didn’t realize how   43  it could be for a deer who learned   44  but deer games．So he started 45 ．Soon he was escaping school all the time．
46 , one day the fawn who stayed away from school   47  a snare（陷阱）and was trapped．Since he was   48 , his mother got worried．She went to her brother the teacher, and    49   him if her son had learned something．The teacher   50  ,“My dear sister, your son was disobedient and   51 ．Out of respect for you, I   52   to teach him．But he did not want to learn the   53  of deer．He escaped school! How could I possibly teach him?”
Later they heard the sad news．The  54   fawn had been trapped and killed by a hunter．He skinned him and took the meat home to his family．
The moral is: Nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who   55  the class．
小題1:
A．studentB．motherC．teacherD．magician
小題2:
A．performB．survivalC．huntingD．hiding
小題3:
A．broughtB．caughtC．a(chǎn)rrangedD．referred
小題4:
A．thatB．whichC．howD．what
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)rrivalB．punishmentC．prizeD．lesson
小題6:
A．preservedB．thoughtC．supposedD．suspected
小題7:
A．learningB．playingC．talkingD．fighting
小題8:
A．interestingB．boringC．dangerousD．useful
小題9:
A．nothingB．somethingC．a(chǎn)llD．none
小題10:
A．working hardB．cutting classesC．playing gamesD．teaching others
小題11:
A．LuckilyB．UnexpectedlyC．DefinitelyD．Unfortunately
小題12:
A．found outB．set upC．stepped inD．got over
小題13:
A．dyingB．missingC．unhappyD．improving
小題14:
A．toldB．scoldedC．a(chǎn)skedD．suspected
小題15:
A．repliedB．a(chǎn)nalyzedC．a(chǎn)dvisedD．questioned
小題16:
A．unbelievableB．unteachableC．unflexibleD．unimportant
小題17:
A．made up my mindB．tried my bestC．gave upD．would like
小題18:
A．storiesB．structuresC．gamesD．tricks
小題19:
A．proudB．sickC．stubbornD．shy
小題20:
A．missesB．lovesC．formsD．a(chǎn)ttends

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

試題分析：本文講述的是一頭頑皮愛玩的小鹿，不想學(xué)習(xí)鹿的技巧和技能，總是逃課逃學(xué)出去和別的鹿一起玩耍，最后被獵人的陷阱困住，丟了性命的故事。
小題1:C上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)48空后的her brother the teacher說明這頭鹿是一個(gè)老師。
小題2:B 名詞辨析。A表演B幸存C打獵D躲藏；他教授小鹿們幸存的技巧。
小題3:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A帶來B抓住C安排D指，參考；有一天，他的妹妹把自己的兒子帶了過來學(xué)習(xí)。
小題4:D 語法分析。本句的what引導(dǎo)賓語從句，在句中做主語。學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)鹿來說如此重要的東西。
小題5:D 名詞辨析。A達(dá)到B懲罰C獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)D課程；明天這個(gè)時(shí)候，你來我這里學(xué)習(xí)第一課。
小題6:C 固定搭配。Be supposed to do sth應(yīng)該做某事；起初這只小鹿按照應(yīng)該那樣來學(xué)習(xí)課程。
小題7:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A學(xué)習(xí)B玩耍C談?wù)揇戰(zhàn)斗；他對(duì)與和其它的鹿在一起玩耍更感興趣了，荒廢學(xué)習(xí)。
小題8:C 形容詞辨析。A有趣B乏味C危險(xiǎn)D有用；他不知道對(duì)于鹿來說不學(xué)習(xí)只玩耍是多么的危險(xiǎn)。
小題9:A 詞義辨析。Nothing but僅僅；指不學(xué)習(xí)僅僅是玩鹿的游戲是多么的危險(xiǎn)。
小題10:B 短語辨析。A努力B逃課C玩游戲D教別人；他開始逃課，很快又開始逃學(xué)了。
小題11:D 副詞辨析。A幸運(yùn)地B沒有預(yù)料地C確定地D不幸地；不幸地是，有一天他逃課，踏進(jìn)了陷阱。
小題12:C 短語辨析。A發(fā)現(xiàn)B建立C踏進(jìn)D克服；本句是指這只鹿踏進(jìn)了獵人的陷阱。
小題13:B 形容詞辨析。A渴望B失蹤C(jī)不開心D改善；因?yàn)樾÷故й櫫耍瑡寢尯軗?dān)心。
小題14:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A告訴B責(zé)備C詢問D懷疑；她就來到老師這里詢問小鹿是否來學(xué)習(xí)。
小題15:A 上下文串聯(lián)。上文鹿媽媽來到老師這里詢問，那么這里老師應(yīng)該做出回答，故reply正確。
小題16:B 形容詞辨析。A難以置信B無法教育C不靈活D不重要；根據(jù)上文小鹿經(jīng)常逃課，可知這頭鹿是難以教育的，只知道玩耍。
小題17:B 短語辨析。A下定決心B努力C放棄D想要；處于對(duì)你的尊敬，我努力的教育他。
小題18:D 名詞辨析。A故事B結(jié)構(gòu)C游戲D技巧；計(jì)謀；但是他不想學(xué)習(xí)鹿的技巧和計(jì)謀。
小題19:C 形容詞辨析。A自豪的B生病的C頑固的D害羞的；這頭頑固的小鹿被困住了最后被獵人殺死。
小題20:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A 錯(cuò)過B喜歡C形成D參加；句意：一個(gè)不上課的學(xué)生是學(xué)習(xí)不到任何知識(shí)的。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是一頭頑皮愛玩的小鹿，不想學(xué)習(xí)鹿的技巧和技能，總是逃課逃學(xué)出去和別的鹿一起玩耍，最后被獵人的陷阱困住，丟了性命的故事。本文主要是測(cè)試學(xué)生綜合運(yùn)用語言的能力，即從語篇的角度綜合測(cè)試閱讀理解能力、詞匯的掌握和對(duì)英語習(xí)慣用語的熟悉程度、以及語法規(guī)則的靈活運(yùn)用�？忌鲱}時(shí)必須時(shí)刻從上下文考慮，不應(yīng)該只看到所添的詞在短語或句子內(nèi)是否可行。因此，在做題時(shí)最好將全文通讀一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Zoe, Damacela, 19, didn't have nice clothes when she was young. It wasn't easy for Zoe’s hard-working single mother to make ends meet. They moved in and out of homeless shelters.
Everything changed for Zoe in grade nine. At that time, she heard about a sewing(縫紉) class at her school. She signed up and couldn't wait to turn her designs into clothes. The color of the first dress she made was white-black strips. Soon the clothes she wore were all made by her. Other girls at school loved her designs too. They asked her if they could buy dresses from her. Zoe sold her first dress for $13. Unfortunately, it cost her $25 to make the dress. “I had the creativity in designs," says Zoe. “But I really had no idea about business.”
Zoe kept selling the clothes she designed. Her business was booming, and even the girls who had ever teased her became her customers. In the eleventh grade, Zoe took a business class. She learned how to price her clothes so that she could be sure to make a fair profit.
Her business teacher suggested she take part in a contest for teenaged entrepreneurs (企業(yè)家). The contest was for teens from all over the United States. Zoe sent in her business plan, which explained how she planned to make her company grow. She won the second prize in the end. Zoe ’s success became a news item. Supermodel Tyra Banks heard about it and she invited Zoe to take part in her TV show. “Being recognized I felt really unreal,”says Zoe. Zoe has advice for teens who want to start their own business. “If you really work hard on it, you will be able to make it happen,” she says. “If I can do it, anyone else can.”
小題1:We can learn that ______when she was in grade nine.
A．Zoe had no interest in designing clothes
B．Zoe seldom wore her self-made clothes
C．Zoe didn' t know how to make money
D．Zoe attended a business course
小題2:After winning the contest, Zoe ______
A．considered it a reward
B．expected to be known
C．was proud of her own gift
D．could hardly believe it
小題3:Zoe advised the teens  ______  .
A．to make efforts to achieve their dreams
B．to design and make their own clothes
C．to try every means to become famous
D．to do whatever they would like to
小題4:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．How Zoe learned to design clothes.
B．A poor girl achieved success in business.
C．How Zoe got a prize in a contest.
D．A poor girl was invited to a TV show.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Kristy, 28, a cook in La Gross, often wondered what she’d do in a life-threatening situation. On August 29, she got her answer. While she was driving on a road, a big truck hit its head on a pickup car. The pickup car burst into flames. Kristy rushed out and ran to the pickup. Two farmers, Dean Berhard, 51, and his brother Donald, 44, were inside.
When she got close, Kristy could see the unconscious driver. The other man was under the passenger seat. Kristy says, “The smells were sickening. I was afraid the truck would blow up and kill us all.”
The driver of the big truck was struggling to open the passenger door, so Kristy rushed to the driver’s side. Finally they opened the door. She reached in, seized the driver and , to her horror, felt her hands sink into his chest. She quickly dragged the man to safety on the roadside, then hurried back. As Kristy stared down the ditch (水溝) with the passenger, the pickup blew up. She jumped on top of him and they both rolled to safety.
When the police arrived a while later, Kristy started crying, “I want my mum.” In fact she cried for the next three months.
Today the two farmers, each the father of two children, are good friends with Kristy. To show their deep appreciation, they bought her a ring with nine diamonds —one for each member of their immediate families, and ninth for her.
小題1:In which order did Kristy do the following things?
a. Carried Dean and Donald to safety
b. Rushed to the pickup
c. Surprised herself
d. Saw the truck hit on the pickup
e. Got out of her car
f. Wondered what she’d do in danger
A．e, d, b, a, c, fB．d, e, b, a, f, c
C．f, d, e, b, a, cD．f, c, e, d, b, a
小題2: When coming to save Donald and Dean Bernard, Kristy never thought that she ________.
A．could have any help from others
B．would fail to save both of them
C．might be killed
D．would be tested in a dangerous situation
小題3: Which of the following best shows Kristy’s true heroism(英雄行為)?
A．She remained calm during and after the accident.
B．She protected herself as well as the two brothers from harm.
C．She put her life “on the line” to save others.
D．She was regarded as a member of Dean’s and Donald’s families.
小題4: This sentence “The pickup burst into flames.” in the first paragraph means “_____.”
A．The pickup was on fire
B．The pickup started smoking badly
C．A terrifying cry came out of the pickup
D．The pickup was broken into pieces
小題5: Kristy cried because she _________.
A．was badly wounded
B．had never experienced such a situation
C．was too excited at the result
D．regretted not putting out the fire

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a blacksmith(鐵匠), and had a thriving trade making horseshoes. He was determined that his first-born son would follow him into the blacksmith. For this reason, Edward had to leave school at the age of 12,and worked with his father.
However, Edward was not cut out to be a blacksmith. Although he has an athletic body, he didn't have strong arms like his father, and he felt dizzy in the heat of the smithy.  When he tried to find alternative employment, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write.
One day, he went for an interview at a solictior’s office. The job was a runner, taking documents from the office to other offices in the city. The solicitor was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldn't read or write, he decided against employing him. "How can you deliver documents to other offices," he asked, "if you can't read the addresses on them?"
Bitterly disappointed, Edward left the building and went to wait for a tram to take him back to the suburb where his father’s smithy was. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand .
"Excuse me, son?" he said. "Would you look after my stand for a moment?"
For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so delighted with his new assistant's honesty, that he offered him a job. Edward took it immediately.
In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on newspaper stands to selling newspapers, tobacco,confectionery（糖果點(diǎn)心）and other goods in a shop. Then they opened a second shop, and a third. Eventually, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.
Edward became very rich, so he employed a tutor to teach him to read and write. The tutor  was amazed at what Edward had achieved. "Imagine what you could do if you’d been able to read and write when you were younger!" he said.
“Yes!” said Edward. “I could have run myself to exhaustion delivering documents for a solicitor!”
小題1:What would be the best title for the text?
A．Success of illiterate newsboy
B．Local blacksmith becomes famous
C．The thriving trade of the blacksmith
D．Reading and writing-the road to success
小題2:What can you infer from the underlined expression “not cut out to be” in the second paragraph?
A．Edward Sims did not like being a blacksmith.
B．Edward Sims did not like working with his father.
C．Edward Sims was not strong enough and it made him feel ill.
D．Edward Sims was good at it but wanted to do another job.
小題3:When Edward applied for the job as a runner for a solicitor,        .
A．the solicitor turned him down because he wasn’t intelligent enough
B．the solicitor offered him the job because he was so fit
C．the solicitor gave him the job but told him he had to learn to read
D．the solicitor didn’t offer him the job because he couldn’t read
小題4:Which of the following is NOT ture about Edward Sims?
A．He was such a good salesman that he went on to own 25 newsagent shops with another man.
B．The newspaperman liked him so much he gave him a job.
C．He ran himself into exhaustion delivering papers.
D．He learnt to read and write.

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