There’s a guy like me in every state and federal prison in America，I guess—I’m the guy who can get these for you：cigarettes，a bag of cigar，if you want that，a bottle of wine to celebrate your son or daughter’s high school graduation，or almost anything else．．．within reason，that is．It wasn’t always that way．
I came to Shawshank when I was just twenty，and I am one of the few people in the prison who is willing to admit what he did．I committed murder．I put a large insurance policy on my wife，who was three years older than 1 was，and then I fixed the brakes of the car her father had given us as a wedding present．It worked out exactly as I had planned，except I hadn’t planned on her stopping to pick up the neighbour woman and the woman’s son on the way down Castle Hill and into town．The brakes let go and the car crashed through the bushes，gathering speed．Bystanders said it must have been doing fifty or better when it hit the base of the Civil War statue in the town arid burst into flames．
I also hadn’t planned on getting caught，but caught 1 was．I got a pass into this place．My state has no death penalty(死刑)，but I was tried for all three deaths and given three life sentences，to run one after the other．That fixed up any chance of parole(假釋)I might have，for a long，long time．The judge called what I had done‘a(chǎn)n extremely evil crime’, and it was ,but it is also in the past now．
Have I transformed myself，you ask ?I don’t know what that word means，at least as far as prisons and corrections go．I think it’s a politician’s word．It may have some other meaning，and it may be that 1 will have a chance to find out，but that is the future．．．
I was young，good—looking，and from the poor side of town．I met a pretty，headstrong girl who lived in one of the fine old houses on Carbine Street．She got pregnant later．Her father was agreeable to the marriage if 1 would take a job in the company he owned and ‘work my way up’．I found out that what he really had in mind was keeping me in his house and under his thumb，like a disagreeable pet that has not quite been housebroken and which may bite．Enough hate eventually piled up to cause me to do what I did．
Given a second chance 1 would not do it again，but I'm not sure that means I am transformed．
小題1:What do we know about the man from the passage?
A．He is treated unfairly in the prison．
B．He is in charge of the federal prison．
C．He is quite an able person as a prisoner．
D．He is the most powerful man in the prison．
小題2:By saying that“I got a pass into this place”(in Para．3)，the man means that________.
A．he has got to stay in prison
B．he was allowed to go home
C．he was caught by the police without a pass
D．he has stayed in the federal prison before
小題3:The man committed such an evil crime because__________.
A．he had made a secret deal with an insurance company
B．he had been angry for a long time with his father—in—law
C．his wife’s family members had disapproved of their marriage
D．his wife had looked on him as a pet and he didn’t feel respected
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE about the man?
A．He regrets having committed the crime．
B．He will be out of prison in the near future．
C．He thinks the trial a mistake and is unfair．
D．He has found out the

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B 
小題4:A

試題分析：文章是一個罪犯的自白，講述他犯罪經(jīng)過和犯罪的原因，言語中充滿了后悔。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第一段的句子：I guess—I’m the guy who can get these for you：cigarettes，a bag of cigar，if you want that，a bottle of wine to celebrate your son or daughter’s high school graduation，or almost anything else．．．可知這個人做為一個囚犯是個很有能力的人，選C
小題2:句意理解題：從文章第三段的句子：I also hadn’t planned on getting caught，but caught 1 was．可知通過說“I got a pass into this place”，這個人被抓住了，意思是“他不得不呆在監(jiān)獄里。”選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子：Enough hate eventually piled up to cause me to do what I did．
可知這個人犯了嚴(yán)重的罪，因為他很長時間對繼父很憤怒。選B 
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章最后一段的句子：Given a second chance 1 would not do it again，but I'm not sure that means I am transformed．可知這個人后悔犯了這個罪行，選A
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A．idealB．safeC．unusualD．homely
小題10:
A．immediately B．politely
C．closelyD．suddenly
小題11:
A．sceneryB．viewC．sightD．scene
小題12:
A．recognizedB．found
C．caughtD．focused
小題13:
A．beforeB．unlessC．untilD．when
小題14:
A．braveB．excitedC．calmD．injured
小題15:
A．dogsB．firemenC．rescueD．passersby
小題16:
A．talesB．a(chǎn)ctionsC．responsesD．events
小題17:
A．toolsB．devicesC．colleaguesD．friends
小題18:
A．memorableB．terrible
C．lovelyD．threatening
小題19:
A．tightlyB．carefullyC．slowlyD．slightly
小題20:
A．firemenB．dogsC．kittensD．humans

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

When Luca first heard of the Island of Inventions, he was still very young. But its wonders sounded so incredible that they were forever burned in his memory. From that moment, he never stopped searching for clues which might lead him to the island. He read hundreds of adventure books, histories, volumes of physics and chemistry, even music.
Over time, he pieced together his idea of what the Island of Inventions was like. It was a secret place, where all the great wise men of the world would meet to learn and invent together. Access to the island was totally restricted. To join, you had to have created some great invention for humanity. Only then could you receive the special invitation — which came with directions to the island.
So Luca spent his youth studying and inventing. Every new idea he got, he made it into an invention, and if there were something he didn't understand, he’d seek others to help him. Soon he met other young inventors and he told them about the Island of Inventions. They too dreamed of one day receiving an invitation letter. 
As years passed, the disappointment of not receiving their invitation made Luca and his friends work harder and co-operate more. They would meet in Luca's house, share their ideas and build new machines. Their inventions became known throughout the world, and improved the lives of millions. 
But still, no invitation came.
They didn’t lose heart. They continued learning and inventing every day, trying to come up with more and better ideas. Fresh young talent joined their group, as more inventors dreamed of getting to the island.
One day many years later, Luca, already very old, was speaking with a brilliant young man named Roberts, who had written to him, asking him to join the group. Luca started telling the man of the wonderful Island of Inventions, and of how he was sure that some day they would receive an invitation. Surprised, the young inventor interrupted: “You mean this place isn’t the Island of Inventions? Isn't the letter you sent me the real invitation?”
It was only then that Luca realised that his dream had become true in his very own house. No island could exist which would be better than where he was now. No place of invention would be better than what he and his friends had created. Luca felt happy to know that he had always been on the island, and that his life of invention and study had been a truly happy one.
小題1:Why did Luca and his colleagues probably never receive an invitation to the island?
A．Their ideas were not considered worthy enough.
B．They were too concerned with acquiring fame.
C．The organization had already broken up.
D．The island was not a real place.
小題2:What did Luca learn at the end of the story?
A．The island of inventions did not exist.
B．He had wasted most of his life.
C．He had unknowingly built his own dreamland.
D．He finally would receive his invitation.
小題3:Which of the following best describes Luca?
A．Aggressive.B．Trusting. C．Creative.D．Easy-going.

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