I have two really good friends. Nancy and Richard. They both believe in the 1 of positive thinking. However, though their personalities are 2 . They are totally different in other areas of their lives. The biggest differences are their 3 , career choices, and way of life.
Love and concern 4 Nancy’s childhood. She , along with her younger sister, was 5  by her mother and father. Nancy’ parents were 6  in her schoolwork, making her excellent at school. On the other hand, Richard’s childhood lacked love. His parents 7  him up to his grandparents when they failed to take care of him 8 . His grandmother took care of him most of his growing up years.9 , since his sister didn’t live with him, he never really got to10 her.
Another difference is their career choice. Nancy has always been a 11 and made a choice to work in a variety of different12 settings: doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes and a visiting nurse. Her13 part was working with pediatrics(小兒科)。 However,  Richard14 to work in the business world. He prefers to work with15rather than with people.
A third difference is their16. Nancy is always on the go. She goes to yard sales, out to eat,and enjoys nature. She is17; has five children, thirteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren. 18, Richard likes to stay home and do things alone. He is single and has no children.
I am very 19 for the fact I have two similar yet very different friends, Nancy and Richard. This has 20 me that anyone can be positive thinker. And it is also what makes my friendship with both of them very intriguing(有趣的) and challenging.
小題1:
A．energyB．powerC．a(chǎn)bilityD．effort
小題2:
A．strongB．specialC．impressiveD．similar
小題3:
A．childhoodB．educationC．a(chǎn)ppearanceD．religion
小題4:
A．confirmedB．filledC．influencedD．controlled
小題5:
A．spoiledB．movedC．raisedD．deserted
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)bsorbedB．interestedC．involvedD．stuck
小題7:
A．tookB．pickedC．calledD．gave
小題8:
A．carefullyB．properlyC．strictlyD．firmly
小題9:
A．MoreoverB．HoweverC．InsteadD．Therefore
小題10:
A．visitB．touchC．phoneD．know
小題11:
A．followerB．receiverC．caretakerD．leader
小題12:
A．medicalB．physicalC．politicalD．chemical
小題13:
A．difficult B．completeC．favoriteD．natural
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)greedB．refusedC．choseD．remembered
小題15:
A．machinesB．exhibitionsC．a(chǎn)greementsD．plays
小題16:
A．hobbyB．customC．habitD．lifestyle
小題17:
A．beautiful B．independentC．famousD．married
小題18:
A．After all B．in contrastC．in a wordD．in the end
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．thankfulC．sorryD．ready
小題20:
A．remindedB．persuadedC．taughtD．a(chǎn)cknowledged

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

試題分析：本文的主要內(nèi)容是：我非常欣慰有這樣兩個性格相似但很多其他方面卻又不同的朋友Nancy 和 Richard。由于他們的童年生活不同，導(dǎo)致他們長大后在就業(yè)和生活方式的選擇上都不同。事實證明任何人都可以成為一個積極的思考者。
小題1: 這里想表達積極想法的力量，energy 能量 power 力量 ability 能力effort 努力，故選B。
小題2:根據(jù)They are totally different in other areas of their lives.故選D。
小題3:根據(jù)Love and concern filled Nancy’s childhood.以及On the other hand, Richard’s childhood lacked love，故選A。
小題4: 根據(jù)On the other hand, Richard’s childhood lacked love，故選B。
小題5: 這里想表達她和她的小妹妹都是由她的爸爸和媽媽撫養(yǎng)大的，spoiled被寵壞的 moved移動 raised養(yǎng)育deserted 被拋棄的，故選C
小題6:根據(jù)making her excellent at school.可知Nancy的父母經(jīng)常參與她的學(xué)校作業(yè)，absorbed全神貫注 interested感興趣的 involved參與 stuck堅持，故選C。
小題7: 根據(jù)下文的when they failed to take care of him properly，可知他的父母把他拋棄給了他的祖父母，故選D。
小題8:這里想表達當他們不能很適當?shù)氐恼疹櫵麜r，carefully小心地 properly適當?shù)?strictly嚴格地 firmly 堅定地，故選B。
小題9:這里想此外，因為他的姐姐不和他生活在一起，所以他從來沒有真正的了解姐姐，Moreover此外 However然而 Instead 代替 Therefore因此，故選A。
小題10:這里想表達他從來沒有真正的了解姐，visit訪問touch 觸摸 phone 打電話 know 了解，故選D。
小題11:根據(jù)doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes and a visiting nurse.這些職業(yè)有一個共同特點就是看護者，故選C。
小題12: 根據(jù)doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes and a visiting nurse.可知這些職業(yè)都是以醫(yī)療為背景的，故選A。
小題13:這里想表達她最喜歡的工作是和小孩子在一起，difficult困難的 complete 完成的 favorite 最喜愛的 natural自然的，故選C。
小題14: 這里想表達Richard選擇工商界，agreed 同意refused拒絕 chose選擇 remembered記得，故選C。
小題15:根據(jù)However,  Richard chose to work in the business world.故選A。
小題16:根據(jù)Nancy is always on the go以及Richard likes to stay home and do things alone. He is single and has no children.可知第三個不同在于他們各自的生活方式，故選D。
小題17:根據(jù)has five children, thirteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren.可知Nancy結(jié)婚了，故選D。
小題18: 根據(jù)Richard likes to stay home and do things alone. He is single and has no children.可知這里想表達正相反，After all畢竟in contrast相比之下in a word 總而言之 in the end最后，故選B。
小題19:這里想表達我非常欣慰有這樣兩個相似卻又不同的朋友，anxious焦慮thankful欣慰的 sorry對不起的 ready準備好的，故選B。
小題20:根據(jù)that anyone can be positive thinker.可知這里想說這教會了我 ……，故選C。
點評：答題前一定要略讀全文，把握文章要表達的主題，注意前后句與句，段落與段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一遍文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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C．No girls would like to play the game.
D．It was not like playing real hockey games.
小題2:According to Peters’ letter, we can know that ________.
A．girls were not allowed to play hockey in the past
B．female players can be represented by men
C．boys don’t like to play hockey with girls
D．more and more girls are interested in hockey
小題3:What was David Littman’s opinion of Peters’ letter?
A．He ignored it.B．He disliked it.
C．He agreed to it.D．He voted against it.
小題4:Peters’ experience tells us that we should ________.
A．enjoy the fun of being a model
B．do what you think important to do
C．work hard to get used to any new situation
D．think about problems from different angles

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question—What is a good person?
At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students—a young man of about thirty—described an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree, and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.
So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him, “Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up some toy, and his father said to him, “No, no－give him your favorite toy.”
And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But the father, like a big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”
And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.
What do you think happened?
After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face radiant (喜氣洋洋). “Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?”
I think I have got the answer to the question.
小題1:From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________.
A．begging is looked down upon
B．begging is considered as a normal part of life
C．visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly
D．few people are living a poor life
小題2:The sentence “can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________.
A．got pleasure by helping the little beggar
B．wanted to please his father
C．began to like the little beggar
D．wanted to be the little beggar’s friend
小題3:According to the writer, being a good person means ________.
A．having the courage to correct his/her mistakes
B．being friendly to beggars
C．being ready to give
D．being able to teach children to tell right from wrong

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