A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful       , and knowing her husband could       it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the        , her husband told her how       he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He       her a beautiful gift package (紙盒). She opened it and       a Bible.      , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so       that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very       in business. She owned two large companies. She     her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to      him. But before she could, she      a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (財(cái)產(chǎn)) to her. She needed to come back and       things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness       her heart. She saw the still new       , just as she had left it years before. With       , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring       from the Bible to the floor and a       could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LOVE U ALWAYS”.
      your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the      .
小題1:
A．watchB．ringC．coatD．box
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ffordB．likeC．designD．guess
小題3:
A．holidayB．performanceC．birthdayD．meeting
小題4:
A．proudB．kindC．sorryD．brave
小題5:
A．lentB．a(chǎn)skedC．gaveD．moved
小題6:
A．carriedB．foundC．missedD．held
小題7:
A．PolitelyB．LightlyC．PatientlyD．Angrily
小題8:
A．calmB．upsetC．gratefulD．careless
小題9:
A．failingB．lonelyC．successfulD．poor
小題10:
A．wonderedB．hopedC．realizedD．explained
小題11:
A．visitB．understandC．catchD．help
小題12:
A．passedB．wroteC．sentD．received
小題13:
A．take care ofB．pay forC．look forD．give away
小題14:
A．coveredB．brokeC．leftD．filled
小題15:
A．carB．BibleC．letterD．table
小題16:
A．smilesB．laughterC．tearsD．interests
小題17:
A．hidB．droppedC．disappearedD．made
小題18:
A．bookB．penC．flowerD．card
小題19:
A．If B．ButC．AlthoughD．So
小題20:
A．handB．eyeC．faceD．heart

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

試題分析：本文陳述了一位女士因?yàn)椴粷M丈夫送的生日禮物而離開(kāi)了丈夫，最后在多年后處理丈夫的后事才得知真相。丈夫一直是深愛(ài)著她的。給我們一個(gè)啟示：世界上最美好的東西往往看不到，摸不到，要用心去體會(huì)。
小題1:考查上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文（重現(xiàn)）She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days可知她喜歡一個(gè)漂亮的戒指，故選B。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。她知道丈夫能“支付得起”這枚戒指，所以在生日之前對(duì)丈夫說(shuō)想要這枚戒指。故選A。
小題3:考查上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文第一句“A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband”可知正確答案。故選C。
小題4:考查上下文串聯(lián)。從下一句“...to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her”說(shuō)明丈夫告訴妻子以她為驕傲。故選A。
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。因?yàn)槠拮右笊斩Y物，所以生日那天早晨，丈夫給她一個(gè)精美的禮品盒。give sb sth.給某人某物。故選C。
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，她打開(kāi)盒子，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)是一本圣經(jīng)，而并不是她要的禮物。A. carried攜帶，運(yùn)載B. found發(fā)現(xiàn)C. missed想念D. held容納。故選B
小題7:考查上下文串聯(lián)。從后文“ she raised her voice”她提高嗓門向丈夫抱怨，發(fā)脾氣說(shuō)明她生氣了，故用angrily. 故選D。
小題8:考查上下文串聯(lián)。丈夫給她的禮物沒(méi)有滿足她，結(jié)合下文提到的她離開(kāi)了他，不難 看出她很“失望，沮喪”。 故選B。
小題9:考查上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文句子She owned two large companies說(shuō)明這位妻子在事業(yè)上很成功。故選C。
小題10:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。很多年后，她意識(shí)到丈夫也老了。A. wondered 懷疑，想知道B.hoped希望C. realized意識(shí)到D.explained解釋。故選C。
小題11:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。她意識(shí)到丈夫也老了，她想也許應(yīng)該回去看一下她的丈夫。A. Visit拜訪，參加B.understand理解C. catch   抓住D. help幫助。故選A。
小題12:考查上下文串聯(lián)。從下文敘述的內(nèi)容可知，在她去之前她收到一封信。A. passed傳遞B. wrote寫C. sent送D. received收到。故選D。
小題13:考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。因?yàn)檎煞蜻^(guò)世，把全部的遺產(chǎn)都給了她，她要回去“料理或處理”財(cái)產(chǎn)。A. take care of料理，照料B. pay for支付C. look for尋找D.give away分發(fā)，出賣。故選A。
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。丈夫過(guò)世，她回到家里，悲傷籠罩了她的內(nèi)心。A. covered覆蓋 B. broke打破C.left離開(kāi)D. filled充滿，填滿,故D為最佳答案。故選D。
小題15:考查上下文串聯(lián)。從下文中she opened it and began to turn the pages可知it是指bible。故選B。
小題16:考查介詞辨析。她回到丈夫的房間，睹物思人，悲傷籠罩了她的內(nèi)心，所以含著淚，with tears。故選C。
小題17:考查上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)后面from the Bible to the floor說(shuō)明戒指掉到地上。A. hid躲藏 ；B.dropped掉落；C.disappeared消失；D.made制作。故選B。
小題18:考查上下文串聯(lián)。由下文（重現(xiàn)）And on the card was the date of her birth,...可知答案。故選D。
小題19:考查連詞辨析。此處表假設(shè)，故用if，如果你的禮物沒(méi)有以你想要的方式包裝，那是因?yàn)橛懈玫陌b方式。故選A。
小題20:考查上文串聯(lián)。由cannot be seen or even touched 可知世界上最美好的東西要用心去體會(huì)。故選D。
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A．opensB．a(chǎn)ppealsC．goesD．happens
小題20:
A．look down onB．look back onC．look forward toD．look up to

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

An older friend once gave me a piece of advice, “Enjoy the last few weeks of college,” she said, “since college is the best time of your life.”
This was not the first time I’d heard such a statement, but with graduation fast coming close, her words especially struck me. It seemed a bit disappointing to reach one's life peak at only 22 years of age, but in her opinion, college had been one of the best times in my life so far. I made friends, took classes, and learned a great deal about myself. But I was also excited for the time after college—moving to a new city, starting a new job, and becoming a "real" person. I hoped that my great dreams were practical.
Then, last week I read a column in Real Simple Magazine called 100 Years of Attitude, in which women 100 years or older shared their life experiences and views. I noticed that none of them considered college as the "best" time of their life. Not all of them went to college, but still in most cases their teens and twenties were not the best times of their life. They said some of their favorite times were raising their children, traveling after retirement, and even enjoying their present time and age.
Enjoying one's present time and age was a clear theme of the interviews. A piece of advice given by the women was about the importance of making the best of all situations. I think it more accurate than that of my friend; I can say with certainty that if I am lucky enough to make it to 100, I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting (跌落) downhill, or even leveling off.
I am sure that our eagerness and devotion will make us college students live a meaningful life. We will not just look backwards or miss our college days. We will look forward in excitement about continued journey uphill.
小題1:Which of the following opinions does the writer agree with?
A．College is the best time of one’s life.
B．Twenties were the best time of the old people.
C．One should make the best of all situations.
D．One should not look backwards at their college time.
小題2:In the second paragraph, the writer wants to say ______.
A．her achievements in college would be the peak of her success
B．she is looking forward to living as a “real” person in college
C．she becomes more and more uneasy with graduation
D．she is satisfied with the college life but is hopeful for the future
小題3:The column the writer read is mainly about those old women’s ______.
A．best time of life at youthB．life experiences and views
C．different opinions about lifeD．favorite time with best friends
小題4:By saying “I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting downhill, or even leveling off” (in Paragraph 4), the writer really means ______.
A．she will not spend the rest of her time at college
B．she will not just obtain a college level certificate
C．she will not be satisfied with what she has already accomplished
D．she will not be content with the life in the future

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Having a son as a woman who has only really been around women can be a strange experience. I sometimes tell my husband that raising our 3-year-old boy     someone dropped me off on another planet where I didn’t know the  _   and had no map.
My son makes me laugh like no other, but his desires and interests sometimes do feel as  _   to me as another galaxy(銀河系). He has taught me so much about the bigger man in my life (my husband) and even more about  _   in general.
When I get mad at my husband now, I look at our son and  _   . He was once as sweet and precious as my son, even if he is so  _   now.
My mother-in-law’s attitude used to be confusing to me, but now I kind of  _   it. I love my son violently. If some woman ever  _   him, she’d be punished for that.
 _   my daughter can’t find something, she searches. But my son is  _   calling, “Mommy! Daddy! Where is my toy?” It’s so much like my husband. He will also spend 0.1 seconds  _   before calling out to me and  _   where the butter, cheese, or coat is. My son has taught me it’s a male thing. _   , that doesn’t mean I won’t break of it. I  _   will. Isn’t that what all moms say?
My husband showers every day on most  _   days. But on the weekends or on vacation? Forget it. Now I understand that. My son hates bath time and  _   the whole time. I have to fight with him and reward him to get  _   .
Nothing is sweeter for a mom than her baby boy. My son and daughter are equally _   to me, but in a different way. He tells me he loves me and how  _   I am. I wish I could bottle that sweetness and  _   it for the teen years.
小題1:
A．feels likeB．competes withC．contributes toD．turns out
小題2:
A．connectionB．movementC．languageD．change
小題3:
A．riskyB．mildC．foreignD．classic
小題4:
A．interestsB．planetsC．kidsD．men
小題5:
A．stopB．growC．riseD．burst
小題6:
A．excitingB．confusingC．touchingD．a(chǎn)nnoying
小題7:
A．setB．getC．makeD．take
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)pproachesB．hurtsC．ignoresD．persuades
小題9:
A．BeforeB．BecauseC．IfD．Unless
小題10:
A．sincerelyB．immediatelyC．fortunatelyD．obviously
小題11:
A．guessingB．imaginingC．wonderingD．looking
小題12:
A．thinkingB．tellingC．a(chǎn)skingD．debating
小題13:
A．HoweverB．MoreoverC．OtherwiseD．Therefore
小題14:
A．finallyB．probablyC．mainlyD．definitely
小題15:
A．coldB．rainyC．meetingD．working
小題16:
A．laughsB．screamsC．talksD．sings
小題17:
A．weakB．tightC．cleanD．clever
小題18:
A．closeB．welcomeC．strangeD．similar
小題19:
A．regretfulB．beautifulC．skillfulD．shameful
小題20:
A．remindB．exchangeC．saveD．a(chǎn)ppreciate

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Don’t talk to me; I’m busy with my iPhone
Riding a London subway, a person from China will notice one major difference: in London, people do not look at each other. In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times. That’s not rudeness—people are just too busy to bother looking.
Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they’re certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet reflection, nor are they reading a book. New technology has replaced quiet habits. Today the only acceptable form of book on the London underground is an e-book.
Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters（乘車上下班的人）. Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40,000—yes, that’s 40,000—“apps” （programs downloaded for the iPhone） have been designed.
Commuters love them because they are the perfect time-fillers. One “app”, called iShoot, is a game that features tanks. Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination. ISteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone. You can then write in the “ steam” on your phone screen.
For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be another choice. It’s not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music—iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages.
And if games, e-books and music aren’t enough to keep you occupied， then perhaps you would prefer a film. The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV show or film on the way to work. With all this entertainments, it’s amazing that people still remember to get off the train.
小題1:People in London do not make eye contact on the subway because they are busy ________.
A．playing games, reading e-books, listening to music or watching films.
B．going to work
C．reading books
D．thinking private things
小題2:Those who like war games can download ________ to their iPhones.
A．Tube ExitsB．iShootC．ISteamD．iPod
小題3:The underlined word “occupied” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A．delightedB．busyC．controlledD．a(chǎn)mused
小題4:The article tells us that ________.
A．London commuters are unfriendly to strangers
B．Apple has earned a lo of money from selling 40,000 iPhones
C．with all the new time-fillers, London commuters often forget to get off the train.
D．technology is changing the way London commuters spend their traveling time.

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