When you’re a preteen, a huge problem might be that you just have to have a new rock-rap CD,   1 your parents won’t give you the money for it. I thought life was so  2 when things like this happened-----until September 11, 2001.
I was in P.E. when the planes hit the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. As soon as I got home and for weeks before, I saw the disaster  3 on TV. Seeing the innocent people running for their 4 as the debris(瓦礫) started coming down the fire and smoke rose out of the  5 brought tears to my eyes. I couldn’t help imagining what the people on the   6 and in the buildings were thinking and going through, not  7 what was going on. I admired the courage of the firefighters who rushed in and risked their own lives to   8 others. It tore my heart apart to watch the  9 looks on the faces of so many people who didn’t know if their loved ones were dead or alive while  10 in all the debris.
Then it  11 me: All my life I had thought mainly of myself. I had it easy in life and had been taking it all for granted.
A feeling of coldness  12 down my back, and I cried just thinking of the possibility that it could have easily  13 to my family. My mom or dad could have been killed like that, and I would never, ever see them again. I began to evaluate what a real  14 in life was.
This disaster  15 me that awful things can happen to anyone at any time. Now when my mom or dad or sister go somewhere, even if it’s just  16 the store, I try to remember to tell them that I love them because I know there is a   17 that I may never tell them that   18 .
Not getting a new CD is not going to   19 my life. I can live with those kinds of problems. But losing someone I love would  20 make my life miserable.
9/11 showed me just what I am.          
小題1:
A．orB．soC．butD．for
小題2:
A．unfairB．uncomfortableC．unbelievableD．uncertain
小題3:
A．happenB．occurC．strikeD．unfold
小題4:
A．livesB．familiesC．housesD．friends
小題5:
A．curtainsB．buildingsC．gatesD．bedrooms
小題6:
A．seatsB．planesC．cornersD．streets
小題7:
A．believingB．thinkingC．caringD．knowing
小題8:
A．joinB．saveC．meetD．calm
小題9:
A．puzzledB．severeC．dirtyD．desperate
小題10:
A．hiddenB．foundC．trappedD．placed
小題11:
A．hitB．surprisedC．rewardedD．told
小題12:
A．cooledB．droppedC．ranD．passed
小題13:
A．happenedB．comparedC．relatedD．turned
小題14:
A．relationshipB．problemC．needD．fate
小題15:
A．persuadedB．remindedC．taughtD．informed
小題16:
A．toB．inC．a(chǎn)tD．on
小題17:
A．storyB．doubtC．chanceD．plan
小題18:
A．everB．onceC．enoughD．a(chǎn)gain
小題19:
A．endB．save C．spareD．break
小題20:
A．ratherB．trulyC．probablyD．frequently

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

試題分析：本文的主要內(nèi)容是：曾經(jīng)的我很自我，只想到自己，在發(fā)生9.11這次災(zāi)難后，我恍然大悟，要珍惜身邊的親人。這次災(zāi)難讓我明白了失去摯愛的親人才是最令人痛不欲生的事情。
小題1: 根據(jù)your parents won’t give you the money for it，可知前面是我想要的搖滾樂光盤，后面是父母不給錢買，是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，所以用but，故選C。      
小題2: 根據(jù)下文Not getting a new CD is not going to break my life，可知這里描述life，后面說到當(dāng)這樣的事情發(fā)生，即前文中我想要買搖滾樂光盤，父母不給錢買的事情，所以應(yīng)該是負態(tài)度詞，排除C和D中性詞。B描述人指不愉快的，描述物的意思為不舒適的，所以選擇A。
小題3:動作的主語是disaster災(zāi)難。occur和strike都表示發(fā)生的瞬間，這里提到隨后的幾周，明顯是已經(jīng)發(fā)生了，所以排除。happen表示偶然、碰巧發(fā)生。所以應(yīng)選unfold，表示展開，一種逐步深入的感覺。故選D。
小題4: 具體名詞找重復(fù)或相關(guān)對應(yīng)，這里的災(zāi)難、瓦礫、火、煙都和人們的生命有直接關(guān)系，所以選lives。故選A。
小題5: 具體名詞找重復(fù)或相關(guān)對應(yīng)，煙是從樓里冒出來，所以選buildings。故選B.
小題6:具體名詞，發(fā)生災(zāi)難的人是飛機上和樓上的，所以選planes。故選B。
小題7:此題的關(guān)鍵在于找到動作發(fā)出者是誰，動作發(fā)出者是前面的people，即遇到災(zāi)難的人們。他們不知道發(fā)生了什么，所以選knowing。caring表示關(guān)心，很容易就可以排除。容易誤選的只有believing，但是只要記得believing的根本含義是認為，和thinking相同，即可一起排除了，故選 D。
小題8:動作發(fā)出者是消防員，所以是冒生命危險拯救別人，故選B。
小題9:描述looks，那些不知道自己心愛的人生死的人們，一定是負態(tài)度形容詞。puzzle表示不明白的疑惑感，severe表示周圍情況的嚴(yán)重性，dirty是表面上臟的感覺，都不合適。所以選擇desperate絕望的，描述人物心理。，故選D。
小題10:此題為被動考察，動作發(fā)出者是心愛的人，所以不能是hidden被藏在和placed被放在。found被發(fā)現(xiàn)后當(dāng)然知道生死，所以是trapped被困在，故選C。
小題11:根據(jù)All my life I had thought mainly of myself. I had it easy in life and had been taking it all for granted可知我受到了打擊，故選A。
小題12:根據(jù)下文I cried just thinking of the possibility that it could have easily happened to my family可知這里想說一種冷的感覺從后背傾斜而下。故選C。
小題13:根據(jù)下文My mom or dad could have been killed like that, and I would never, ever see them again可知這里想表達可能會發(fā)生在我家里，happen發(fā)生 compare比較 relate聯(lián)系 turn轉(zhuǎn)動，故選A。
小題14:根據(jù)下文I can live with those kinds of problems，故選B。
小題15:這次災(zāi)難教會了我可怕的事情可能隨時發(fā)生在任何人身上，persuade說服 remind提醒inform通知，故選C。
小題16:表示方向、目的地，用介詞to，故選A。
小題17:根據(jù)This disaster taughtme that awful things can happen to anyone at any time.可知有可能我今后再也不能和她們說我愛她們，故選 C。
小題18:根據(jù)My mom or dad could have been killed like that, and I would never, ever see them again，故選D。
小題19:根據(jù)I can live with those kinds of problems可知經(jīng)過這件事以后，不能買一張新的光盤已經(jīng)不能破壞我的生活，故選D。
小題20:根據(jù)But losing someone I love可知失去至親的人才會真正地令我痛不欲生，故選B。
點評：答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(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。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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We can enjoy a lot on the Internet by downloading games, visiting chat rooms or surfing （瀏覽）websites. There are some games for free. We can meet new and interesting people in the chat now. We can also listen to music and see films.
Now ,there is a lot of service on the Internet such as online banking ,job finding and ticket buying. We can also do shopping and find nearly all kinds of goods. Sometimes we can find something that is quite good but very cheap.
小題1:How many main advantages of the Internet are talked about in the        passage?
A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.
小題2:What fact doesn’t the passage provide?
A．We can find almost anything we want to know on the Internet.
B．Some games on the Internet are free.
C．We can buy most things we need on the Internet.
D．Goods on the Internet are more expensive than those in real shops.
小題3:Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A．Online Shopping
B．Exchanging Information on the Internet
C．The Advantages of the Internet
D．Surfing the Websites on the Internet

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Most American students have to say goodbye to fancy (高檔的) fruits these days. In school restaurants across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place.
“People are afraid to spend now.” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring”. During the financial crisis (金融危機), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive things.
The crisis began last year. Experts (專家) think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders (國界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. Last week presidents from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.
小題1:This passage is probably taken from ___________.
A．a(chǎn) story bookB．a(chǎn) novelC．a(chǎn) newspaperD．a(chǎn)n advertisement
小題2:Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
A．Because they think it’s unnecessary
B．Because they don’t have the habit of spending money
C．Because they worry about their future
D．Because they don’t have any money
小題3:From the passage, we still don’t know ________.
A．when the financial crisis began
B．when the financial crisis will end
C．why some of the US banks closed
D．whether the crisis has spread to other countries
小題4:The best title for the passage is ___________.
A．Ways to Save Money
B．Financial Crisis facing the World
C．Banks in the USA
D．The USA Becoming Poor

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