A group of people were in search of a home. After          some time walking around, they finally found a place to           down.
They needed some          , and the chief (首領)sent out three groups of people to          the surrounding areas. After a short discussion, the three groups went out in          directions.
The first group explored the north. There, they saw large fields with          crops, vegetables and fruits. They went back to report their          . “We saw lots of vegetation (植物). We can be          .”
The second group went southwest. There, they saw lots of          .  As they went back, they said, “We saw hundreds of animals. We can         for our food, and rely            on meat to sustain (維持) us.”
The last group went southeast. There, they reached the sea and saw hundreds of fish swimming. They returned and said, “We saw plenty of fish. We can go          for our food.”
“We can eat meat alone!” shouted the second group.
“No!         ! We did not see any animals at all!” said the first group.
The third group joined in, “Are you          ? We did not see anything like you have          . There was only water. We need to become fishermen!”
Each group got so         with the others that they each went to the place they had explored. They were          that they alone had the answer and that the others must have been wrong.
       , each group of people only chose to believe themselves. 39 they had chosen to learn from one another and         them, they could have had the best of everything.
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A．spendingB．costingC．takingD．losing
小題2:
A．breakB．coolC．settleD．calm
小題3:
A．waterB．foodC．energiesD．information
小題4:
A．exploreB．cleanC．measureD．cover
小題5:
A．sameB．a(chǎn)C．/D．different
小題6:
A．mainB．fewC．poorD．many
小題7:
A．experiencesB．findingsC．resultsD．conditions
小題8:
A．vegetariansB．fishermenC．huntersD．miners
小題9:
A．mountainsB．peopleC．a(chǎn)nimalsD．houses
小題10:
A．prepareB．huntC．fightD．wait
小題11:
A．mainlyB．partlyC．fullyD．hardly
小題12:
A．surfingB．boating C．fishingD．swimming
小題13:
A．FishesB．CropsC．CowsD．Flowers
小題14:
A．goingB．sleeping C．coming D．joking
小題15:
A．describedB．broughtC．wroteD．explained
小題16:
A．strictB．a(chǎn)ngryC．sadD．pleased
小題17:
A．sadB．pleasantC．sureD．a(chǎn)nxious
小題18:
A．HappilyB．LuckilyC．UnluckilyD．Hopefully
小題19:
A．AfterB．Because C．BeforeD．If
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)dmireB．believeC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．understand

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

試題分析：本文講述了一個哲理小故事。在故事中想要定居下來的人們需要水源，于是首領派出了三群人分別去查看周圍地區(qū)。這些派出去的人有的發(fā)現(xiàn)了植物，有的發(fā)現(xiàn)了動物，有的發(fā)現(xiàn)了魚。但是當回來匯報的時候，他們卻固執(zhí)己見，因此而分道揚鑣，各自去了各自探索的地方，而沒有享受到共同的資源。
小題1:.A動詞辨析。A. spending 花費，度過；B. costing花費；C. taking帶，花費D. losing 失去。固定短語：spend time doing sth“花時間做某事”，其他不構(gòu)成搭配。
小題2:.C動詞辨析。A. break打破；B. cool冷卻；C. settle定居；   D. calm使冷靜。從上下文可知這群人在找個地方安家，由此推斷在走了很久之后他們安頓了下來。break down 機器出故障，身體垮掉；cool down 冷靜下來；冷卻下來；settle down 安頓下來；calm down 冷靜下來，答案選C。
小題3:.B名詞辨析。 A. water 水；B. food食物；C. energies 精力，能源；D. information信息。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知他們想找水，答案選B。
小題4:.A動詞辨析。 A. explore 探索； B. clean 打掃；C. measure 測量；   D. cover覆蓋。從上文可知他們要找到水源，所以此處是去周圍地方尋找，而且根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容they each went to the place they had explored.可以判斷他們是去探索周圍地區(qū)，答案選A。
小題5:.D 詞語辨析。A. same 同樣；  B. a一個； C. /； D. different不同的。從下文內(nèi)容可知這三群人分別去了不同的方向，答案選D。
小題6:.D形容詞辨析。 A. main 主要的；B. few 很少；C. poor窮的；D. many許多。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容“We saw lots of vegetation ”可知他們看到了很多莊稼，水果和蔬菜，答案選D。
小題7:.B名詞辨析。 A. experiences經(jīng)歷； B. findings發(fā)現(xiàn)；C. results結(jié)果； D. conditions條件。根據(jù)語境可知他們回去后匯報他們發(fā)現(xiàn)的情況，故答案選B。
小題8:.A名詞辨析。 A. vegetarians 素食者； B. fishermen 漁民；C. hunters 獵人； D. miners礦工。根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了許多植物，所以他們認為可以以植物為食，故答案選A。
小題9:.C名詞辨析。 A. mountains山； B. people 人們； C. animals動物；  D. houses房子。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容We saw hundreds of animals可以判斷答案選C。
小題10:B. 動詞辨析。 A. prepare 準備；B. hunt狩獵；C. fight 打斗；  D. wait等待。從上文內(nèi)容可知他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了很多動物，由此判斷他們認為可以獵殺動物為食，故答案選B。
小題11:.A副詞辨析。A. mainly 主要地；B. partly部分地；C. fully完全地；D. hardly幾乎不。根據(jù)語境判斷他們認為有動物的存在，他們就可以主要以動物為食，故答案選A。
小題12:.C動詞辨析。A. surfing沖浪；B. boating 劃船；C. fishing釣魚；D. swimming游泳。根據(jù)前句內(nèi)容We saw plenty of fish.可知他們認為可以打漁為生，答案選C。
小題13:.B名詞辨析。 A. Fishes魚；B. Crops莊稼；C. Cows牛；D. Flowers花。從上文內(nèi)容可知第一組人們發(fā)現(xiàn)的是植物，而沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)動物，所以他們支持吃植物。答案選B。
小題14:.D動詞辨析。A. going 去；B. sleeping睡覺；C. coming來；D. joking開玩笑。第三組人們既沒看到植物也沒看到動物，所以他們以為這兩組人們說的不是事實，故答案選D。句意：你們在開玩笑嗎？
小題15:.A動詞辨析。 A. described描述；B. brought 帶來； C. wrote 寫；D. explained解釋。由語境可知此處指他們所描述的東西，其他不符合語境。選A。
小題16:.B形容詞辨析。 A. strict 嚴格的；B. angry生氣的；C. sad難過的；D. pleased滿意的。從上下文內(nèi)容可知他們彼此不相信對方所講的話，而且又回到自己探索到的地方，由此判斷他們對別人都非常生氣，答案選B。
小題17:.C形容詞辨析。A. sad 難過的；B. pleasant 愉快的；    C. sure有把握的；D. anxious焦慮的。根據(jù)下文each group of people only chose to believe themselves.可知他們都對自己所發(fā)現(xiàn)的感到有把握，確信自己所看到的是對的，be sure of “對……有把握”，故答案選C。
小題18:.C副詞辨析。 A. Happily 高興地；B. Luckily幸運地；   C. Unluckily不幸地； D. Hopefully有希望地。從故事內(nèi)容可知他們沒能夠享受到共同發(fā)現(xiàn)的資源，這對他們來說是不幸的，故答案選C。
小題19:.D連詞辨析。 A. After在之后；B. Because 因為；C. Before在之前；D. If如果。本句使用了虛擬語氣，所以此處是一種假設，故答案選D。
小題20:B. 動詞辨析。 A. admire羨慕； B. believe 相信；C. appreciate 感激； D. understand理解。根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知此處指：如果他們選擇互相學習，并且相信別人，那么他們會從中享受到所有美好的東西。選B。
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小題11:
A．a(chǎn)dvisingB．teachingC．tellingD．a(chǎn)sking
小題12:
A．sweetB．shyC．braveD．beautiful

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more       the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “   a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members,     , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound—blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a      experience. I had never considered before how      it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my      made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not     . Then I wondered where to put my     . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest(腳凳) into     . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of      for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary     .
I tried to find a      position and thought it might be restful,      kind of nice, to be      around for a while. Looking around, I      I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I      the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the           of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)      task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon    . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the     , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
小題1:
A．curious aboutB．interested inC．a(chǎn)ware ofD．careful with
小題2:
A．cureB．preventC．a(chǎn)doptD．a(chǎn)nalyze
小題3:
A．insteadB．strangelyC．a(chǎn)s usualD．like me
小題4:
A．learningB．workingC．satisfyingD．relaxing
小題5:
A．convenientB．a(chǎn)wkwardC．boringD．exciting
小題6:
A．heightB．forceC．skillD．weight
小題7:
A．lockedB．repairedC．poweredD．grasped
小題8:
A．handsB．feetC．keysD．handles
小題9:
A．placeB．a(chǎn)ctionC．playD．effect
小題10:
A．operationB．communicationC．transportationD．production
小題11:
A．explorationB．educationC．experimentD．entertainment
小題12:
A．flexibleB．safeC．startingD．comfortable
小題13:
A．yetB．justC．stillD．even
小題14:
A．shownB．pushedC．drivenD．guided
小題15:
A．realizedB．suggestedC．a(chǎn)greedD．a(chǎn)dmitted
小題16:
A．liftedB．turnedC．pressedD．seized
小題17:
A．pathB．positionC．directionD．way
小題18:
A．easyB．heavy C．majorD．extra
小題19:
A．forgottenB．repeatedC．conductedD．finished
小題20:
A．weaknessesB．challengesC．a(chǎn)nxietiesD．illnesses

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Most teens can't wait to learn to drive. Not so with me. Driving made me nervous. I didn't get a license until I turned 24 years old. As a result, when I first married, we only had one car and car pooled to work. My husband's hours were different from mine by one hour. I worked earlier. So he dropped me off and went to the diner to drink coffee until work time.
Then, in the afternoons, I leisurely walked the three miles to his work place where I waited in his car, reading a book.
One day while waiting for him, I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot. It was powder blue and sleek looking. The kind of car you dream about. I was busily admiring the car, when I noticed the driver. Honestly, she was probably the prettiest woman I had ever seen off the movie screen.
She pulled into the spot beside our car and it was all I could do not to stare. There was a striking resemblance to Liz Taylor. Jet black hair and alabaster skin. Our eyes made contact and she smiled at me. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and teeth like an even row of pearls. She was wearing a light blue shirt that just matched her car. Peeking through her long, softly curled hair I could see gold hoop earrings. They had to be gold to shine like that. A couple of minutes later, a nice looking man came out of the building, entered her car, leaned over and kissed her and she drove away.
Sitting there in my jeans, shirt and hair in a pony tail, I wanted to cry. How could some people have it all?
Maybe I would have forgotten about her, but the following week, I saw her again. Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week. She seemed friendly and always waved, flashing a big smile. My envy lingered long after she drove away.
Many nights when sleep evaded me, I would think about the beautiful lady. I wondered if she and her husband ate out, and where they dined, and what she was wearing. I wanted her to get out of the car and let me see her full length. Did she wear really high heeled shoes and pants, or a skirt.
I would get my answers in a couple of weeks.
Sitting in our usual parking lot, I was holding my book, watching her over the top of it. She was waiting and when her husband came to the car, she called to him. They spoke a few words and he opened the car door for her to step out. He took her arm and helped her out of the car. I could see very well as she moved to get out. She was wearing a skirt.
She haltingly walked around to the passenger side very slowly, leaning on a walking cane. Sitting sideways in the car, she lifted one leg with her hands and then the other one. The beautiful lady had a prosthesis on the left leg and a brace on the right leg. I couldn't watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me. For weeks I had envied this woman and her way of life, while I had been able to walk three miles to our car!
When my husband arrived and found me crying, he immediately asked what was wrong. Through my tears, I told him about the beautiful lady. He said he knew her husband and also knew the story. The beautiful lady and her parents were in a car that either stalled or got caught on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train. Both parents were killed and she was severely injured. She was only 12 years old. The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no signals. He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home.
I prayed for forgiveness all the way home. The lady I thought had everything I didn't. I realized how lucky I was to have my parents, the ability to walk, run or dance through life and many wonderful things money can't buy. I would not have traded places with the beautiful lady for anything
When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don't be fooled.
小題1:In the afternoons the woman walked three miles to her husband’s work place to___.
A．take exercise on the wayB．meet the beautiful lady.
C．enjoy the scenery and readingD．wait for her husband
小題2:After seeing the beautiful lady, the woman concluded_______.
A．the beautiful lady led a rich and happy life.
B．the beautiful lady liked to show off herself.
C．she and her husband must make more money.
D．she shouldn’t have married her husband.
小題3: The woman prayed for forgiveness all the way home because_______.
A．She should have known the whole story earlier.
B．She shouldn’t have compared herself with the woman.
C．She shouldn’t have told her husband what she had seen.
D．She shouldn’t have seen the woman getting out of the car.
小題4: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The woman learned that health and family are more important.
B．The woman was poor and couldn’t afford another car and fancy clothes.
C．The woman envied the beautiful lady of her capable husband.
D．The woman regretted marrying her husband.
小題5:The underlined word “haltingly” probably means________.
A．proudlyB．excitedly
C．difficultlyD．steadily
小題6:Which of the following do you think can be the best title of the passage?
A．Seeing is believingB．Trust her heart instead of her look
C．Looks can be deceivingD．Fooled by her look

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