Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pickup at a building that was        except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and knocked.
A small woman in her 80’s opened the door. I took her suitcase to the cab then returned to       her into the cab. She thanked me for my kindness. When we got in the taxi, she gave me a(n)     , then asked, “Could you drive through downtown ?”
“It’s not the         way,” I answered.
“Oh, I don’t mind,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (臨終關(guān)懷醫(yī)院).”
I looked in the rear view mirror. Her eyes were glistening.
“The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and        the meter (計(jì)程器). “What         would you like me to take?” I asked.
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived. Sometimes she’d ask me to       in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
As the sun was       , she suddenly said: “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in        to the address she had given me. There were people waiting for her and they put her in a wheelchair.
“How much do I have to pay you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.
“Nothing,” I said.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.
“You gave an old woman a little moment of       ,” she said.
I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut.
I didn’t        any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. We tend to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often   47 us unconsciously.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)ncient B．darkC．dirty D．remote
小題2:
A．invite B．watchC．help D．receive
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)ddress B．letterC．speech D．present
小題4:
A．wrong B．funniestC．safest D．shortest
小題5:
A．cut out B．showed offC．switched off D．turned on
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A．direction B．orderC．role D．route
小題7:
A．break down B．get offC．speed up D．slow down
小題8:
A．changing B．movingC．rising D．Setting
小題9:
A．darkness B．noiseC．silence D．sadness
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A．joy B．interestC．trouble D．surprise
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A．talk with B．call upC．pick up D．take away
小題12:
A．catch B．driveC．improve D．puzzle

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C
小題6:D
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:C
小題12:A

試題分析：我們習(xí)慣性地認(rèn)為我們的生命中有一些重大的時(shí)刻，然而重大的時(shí)刻往往在不經(jīng)意時(shí)降臨到我們身上--也許在別人眼中是小事，也許人們不會(huì)完全記住你所做的事，或者你所說(shuō)的話……但他們卻會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)記住你帶給他們的感覺(jué)。在這篇文章中作者帶給我們的就是這樣一種感受。
小題1:B形容詞辨析。A.古代的； B. 黑的 ；C. 臟的 ；D. 遙遠(yuǎn)的。根據(jù)下文except for a single light可知半夜的時(shí)候除了從老人房間里透出的燈光外，這棟樓一片漆黑， 故答案選B。
小題2:C動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 邀請(qǐng) ；B. 觀看；C. 幫助； D. 收到。由情理可知作者幫老人把行李放好后，回來(lái)幫老人上車，故答案選C。
小題3:A名詞辨析。A. 地址；B. 信；C. 演講；D. 禮物。根據(jù)情理判斷人們坐上出租車后應(yīng)該告訴司機(jī)要去的地址，而且下文44  to the address也提示此處填address，所以A選項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:D形容詞辨析。A. 錯(cuò)的；B.最有趣的；C. 最安全的； D. 最短的。根據(jù)下文老人的話以及下文內(nèi)容可知老人只想在去臨終關(guān)懷醫(yī)院前再看看這個(gè)城市而沒(méi)去想會(huì)繞遠(yuǎn)，所以司機(jī)此處是提醒老人，故答案選D。
小題5:C動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。A. 刪除；B. 賣弄；C. 關(guān)   ；D. 打開(kāi)。根據(jù)下文可知作者免費(fèi)載著老人轉(zhuǎn)了她生活了一輩子的地方，由此可知作者伸手去關(guān)掉了計(jì)程器，答案選C。
小題6:D名詞辨析。A. 方向；B. 命令；C. 角色；D.路線。根據(jù)情理以及下文we drove through the city. She showed me the building可知作者此時(shí)問(wèn)老人行車的路線，故D選項(xiàng)正確。
小題7:D動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。A. 壞掉 B. 下車；C. 加速； D.減速。由下文老人的表現(xiàn)sit staring into the darkness,可以推測(cè)當(dāng)老人看到那些帶給她回憶的地方時(shí)應(yīng)該讓司機(jī)把車子開(kāi)慢，而自己則陷入回憶當(dāng)中，故答案選D。
小題8:C動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 改變；B. 移動(dòng)；C. 升起 ；D. 設(shè)置。根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容I arrived in the middle of the night可知作者是半夜載著老人在城市里穿行的，由此推測(cè)此時(shí)天已經(jīng)亮了，太陽(yáng)升起來(lái)了，故答案選C。
小題9:C名詞辨析。A. 黑暗；B.噪音；C.安靜；D.傷心。由上文“I’m tired. Let’s go now.”以及情理可知轉(zhuǎn)了大半夜的老人感覺(jué)累了，所以他們不再說(shuō)話，答案選C。
小題10:A名詞辨析。A. 歡樂(lè)；B.興趣；C.麻煩；D. 驚奇。根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知作者載著老人穿行在城市中，讓老人又重溫了美好的回憶，所以判斷作者帶給老人的是快樂(lè)，故答案選A。
小題11:C 動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。A. 交談 ；B. 打電話 ；C. 撿起 ；D. 帶走。從文章內(nèi)容可知作者是出租車司機(jī)，老人是他的乘客，由此推斷C選項(xiàng)正確，句意：那晚我沒(méi)有拉載其他的乘客。
小題12:A動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 抓住、捕獲； B. 駕駛；C.改善；D.迷惑。由語(yǔ)境可知此處指有些重大時(shí)刻會(huì)在不經(jīng)意間降臨到人們身上，所以答案選A。
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C．that night was the end of people’s peaceful life
D．people on the street shouted and broke the windows
小題4: From the last sentence of the passage, we know_________.
A．the author was glad to see his father come home safe
B．there was a chance that a world in peace was to come
C．what happened that night seemed nothing to the author
D．Baba’s arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。
On the night of my birthday, I went to the nearest drug store to buy vitamins.        it was my birthday, I was feeling        and a bit lonesome. Maybe I        my dad who had passed away four years ago. I just wanted him to be        me that day. On my way to the drug store, I was        .Once I arrived there, I cleaned my cheek up from the tears and tried to smile when I        the vitamin my mom wanted to buy. While I was waiting, I looked        the building and my eyes caught a glimpse of a(n)        next to the door. She was with her kid, a cute little boy. They were sitting on the street and that kid just wore a(n)      T-shirt. I realized it was        yet. I felt sorry for them. When I paid for my       , I glanced at them and started to have an        . “Why don’t I donate some of my        ? It’s my birthday,” I thought to myself. I had to        something with another that day. Yeah, I decided, I have to do that. I went home in a hurry. I was so        to look for some of my smaller clothes.
At home, I told my mom what I had        and told her my idea. My mom        me and helped me look for some clothes. I        returned to the drug store. There, I didn't hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a        to that kid. So I asked someone to hand the clothes       , then I left that place. But once I went, I heard someone yell "thank you" and I hoped it was for me.
On the road, my heart was overwhelmed with a lot of happiness and warmth. I felt glad that I could share something on my birthday and that was a big gift for me.
小題1:
A．Even though B．As ifC．Now thatD．Only if
小題2:
A．delightedB．depressedC．excitedD．scared
小題3:
A．forgotB．lostC．neededD．missed
小題4:
A．forB．a(chǎn)gainstC．besideD．without
小題5:
A．smilingB．cryingC．runningD．singing
小題6:
A．checkedB．fetchedC．droppedD．ordered
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)tB．into C．a(chǎn)roundD．for
小題8:
A．performerB．beggarC．a(chǎn)ctressD．policewoman
小題9:
A．beautifulB．expensiveC．oldD．new
小題10:
A．warmB．coldC．coolD．hot
小題11:
A．creamB．coffeeC．magazinesD．vitamins
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)imB．a(chǎn)ctivityC．ideaD．opinion
小題13:
A．toysB．booksC．bagsD．clothes
小題14:
A．discussB．shareC．compareD．change[
小題15:
A．excitedB．tiredC．a(chǎn)ngryD．sorry
小題16:
A．heardB．doneC．experiencedD．suggested
小題17:
A．disappointedB．refusedC．blamedD．supported
小題18:
A．hurriedlyB．sadlyC．a(chǎn)imlesslyD．slowly
小題19:
A．rewardB．presentC．prizeD．secret
小題20:
A．overB．upC．outD．down

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you."
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up (哽咽) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son, but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud." 　
小題1:According to the first report card, Karl __________.
A．often went to school lateB．failed in all the exams
C．did a good job at schoolD．didn't do well at school
小題2:When the mother said "It's out of my hands." to the headmaster, she meant that she________.
A．didn't know what to do about her son
B．would drive her son away from the house
C．had no money to support the family
D．she would have to hang up
小題3:There was silence on the other end of the line because _____.
A．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother
B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C．the speaker didn't want the mother to recognize his voice
D．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother
小題4:Who was it that telephoned Karl's mother that day?
A．The headmaster.B．The school adviser.
C．Karl himself.D．The passage doesn't tell us.
小題5:From the passage we can learn that _________.
A．children in single-parent families always have mental problems
B．mother's love plays an important role in teenagers' life
C．parents should give their children as much help as possible
D．school education still works well without support from parents

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