One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting . I was expecting a quiet   21  of the splendid artwork.
A young   22  viewing the paintings ahead of me   23  nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s
  24  for putting up with her  25  stream of words.  26  by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved   27  the various rooms of art, Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away   28  .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   29  when the couple approached the   30  . Before they left, the man  31  into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He   32  it into a long sick and then  33  his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He′s a   34  man.” The clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age, During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in   35  there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?”I asked .“He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re   36  . He sees a lot, More than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife  37  each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience,  38  and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   39  and the courage of a husband who would not   40  blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
小題1:
A．viewB．touchC．wanderD．scenery
小題2:
A．ladyB．manC．coupleD．clerk
小題3:
A．yelledB．a(chǎn)rguedC．screamedD．chatted
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ttemptB．patienceC．wisdomD．independence
小題5:
A．vividB．constantC．casualD．exciting
小題6:
A．AdoptedB．AdaptedC．ConductedD．Disturbed
小題7:
A．towardsB．toC．throughD．from
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)nxiouslyB．slowlyC．quicklyD．sensibly
小題9:
A．commentB．decisionC．purchaseD．profit
小題10:
A．entranceB．queueC．frontD．exit
小題11:
A．pluggedB．reachedC．heldD．bent
小題12:
A．lengthenedB．madeC．broughtD．broadened
小題13:
A．ledB．foundC．forcedD．tapped
小題14:
A．braveB．roughC．smartD．generous
小題15:
A．whereverB．whateverC．wheneverD．whichever
小題16:
A．wrongB．sillyC．equalD．unique
小題17:
A．describesB．drawsC．showsD．decorates
小題18:
A．kindnessB．courageC．enthusiasmD．pride
小題19:
A．supportB．expectationC．sightD．confidence
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)llowB．hopeC．getD．Cause

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:B
小題6:D
小題7:C
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:D
小題14:A
小題15:C
小題16:A
小題17:A
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:A
 
試題分析：這篇文章講述作者在博物館看見一對夫婦，男的失明了，妻子耐心的給丈夫描述每一幅畫，丈夫有勇氣不讓失明改變他的生活，作者強調(diào)了這對夫婦之間的愛。
小題1:考查名詞。view觀點，視角;touch 聯(lián)系，觸摸;wander徘徊;scenery風景。作者想找個安靜的視角欣賞美麗的藝術(shù)作品，故選A。
小題2:考查名詞。lady女士；man 男子；couple夫婦；clerk職員。從后面的句子“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   44   when the couple approached the   45 ．”可知在作者前面是一對夫婦在欣賞畫，故選C。
小題3:考查動詞。yelled叫喊；argued 爭論；screamed尖叫；chatted聊天。從后面的句子“I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．”可知這對夫婦在不停的聊天，故選D。
小題4:考查名詞。attempt 試圖；patience耐心；wisdom智慧；independence獨立。從后面的“putting up with her  40   stream of words．”可知作者佩服這個男子的耐心可以忍受妻子的滔滔不絕的話，故選B。
小題5:考查形容詞。vivid生動的；constant連續(xù)的； casual隨意的； exciting令人興奮的。從前面的the lady was doing all the talking．可知這個女士在不停的說，故選B。
小題6:考查動詞。Adopted 收養(yǎng)，采納；Adapted適應(yīng)；Conducted指導，教授；Disturbed打擾。從前面的“I was looking forward to a quiet   36   of the splendid artwork．”可知作者喜歡安靜，被打擾了，故選D。
小題7:考查介詞。towards 朝著；to到…；through通過；from 從…。作者在通過幾個藝術(shù)大廳的時候又遇到這對夫婦，故選C。
小題8:考查副詞。anxiously 焦慮地； slowly慢地；quickly快地；sensibly明智地，理智地。句意是：每次我聽到她不停的說話，我就迅速的走開了，故選C。
小題9:考查名詞。comment評論；decision決定；purchase購買；profit利益。從前面的“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop”可知作者在博物館的禮品柜買東西，故選C。
小題10:考查名詞。entrance入口；queue排隊；front前面； exit 出口。從后面的句子“Before they left, the man   46   into his pocket and pulled out a white object．”可知這對夫婦是靠近出口，故選D。
小題11:考查動詞。plugged插；reached伸出；held 拿；bent彎曲。句意是：這個男子把受伸進口袋，拿出一個白色的東西，故選B
小題12:考查動詞。lengthened加長；made使得；brought 帶來；broadened變寬。句意是：把這個白色的東西拉長成長棍子，故選A。
小題13:考查動詞。led 帶領(lǐng)；found發(fā)現(xiàn)；forced強迫；tapped拍。從后面的句子“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．”可知這個男子是個盲人，用這個拐杖是敲擊地面，探路的，故選D。
小題14:考查形容詞。brave勇敢的；rough粗略的；smart 聰明的；generous大方的。從后面的解釋， “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．”可知他是勇敢的人，故選A。
小題15:考查連詞。wherever無論什么地方；whatever無論什么；whenever無論何時；whichever無論哪個。句意是：每次有新的藝術(shù)展，他和妻子都會來，故選C
小題16:考查形容詞。wrong錯誤的；silly愚蠢的；equal平等的；unique獨特的。從后面的“He sees a lot．More than you and I do,”可知作者說他看不見是錯的，故選A。
小題17:考查動詞。describes描述；draws畫畫；shows展示；decorates裝飾。從后面的句子“I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   54   and the courage of a'' husband ”可知是妻子給丈夫描述圖畫，故選A。
小題18:考查名詞。kindness 善良；courage勇氣；enthusiasm熱情；pride 驕傲。從前面的句子："He's a   49   man, " the clerk at the counter said．" Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．可知作者學到勇氣，耐心和愛，故選B。
小題19:考查名詞。support支持；expectation期望；sight情境，視力；confidence自信。前面說這個男的是盲人，是沒有視力的，故選C。
小題20:考查動詞。allow允許；hope希望；get 得到；cause使得。從前面的句子“During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．”可知這個丈夫不允許失明改變他的生活，故選A。
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He said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of      , full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage        up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on       .  Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be       .”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and        it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”
Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with      . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s       in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __     bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __    them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _    it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by      go of the bad.
Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today       the harvest you reap tomorrow.
小題1:
A．enrichB．ruin C．spareD．obtain
小題2:
A．throughB．toC．in D．for
小題3:
A．latterB．rightC．oppositeD．free
小題4:
A．brakesB．door C．windowD．seat
小題5:
A．knockedB．overtookC．missedD．lost
小題6:
A．laughingB．throwing C．glancingD．yelling
小題7:
A．wonderedB．smiledC．ignoredD．guessed
小題8:
A．friendlyB．a(chǎn)ngryC．tiredD．disappointed
小題9:
A．expectationB．passengersC．garbageD．goods
小題10:
A．turnsB．pushesC．holdsD．piles
小題11:
A．roadsB．children C．youD．dustbin
小題12:
A．upsetB．happierC．pitifulD．frightened
小題13:
A．spread B．shareC．explainD．contribute
小題14:
A．surpriseB．pleasure C．doubtD．regrets
小題15:
A．funnyB．importantC．strangeD．embarrassing
小題16:
A．remember B．forgetC．valueD．a(chǎn)ppreciate
小題17:
A．enjoyB．exchange C．recallD．imagine
小題18:
A．inspire B．takeC．mendD．notice
小題19:
A．lettingB．consistingC．makingD．dreaming
小題20:
A．distinguishB．deserveC．deliverD．determine

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

I was doing a big clean-up and my kids were helping. One of my sons came across a handkerchief of mine with a coin inside. I took one look and was immediately   to another time．
In 1991，I had spent five months in Viger(尼日爾)，a hot African country. There were many things I found      about this place—the climate and beggars who      shouted “Cadeau! Cadeau!” It means gift．
One      was a lot worse．One day，a friend and I headed for neighboring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic．However，a motorbike with two men      slowly．Without warning，one of the men     my backpack as the motorbike swept close by．The bag had my passport，money，an airline ticket and other things precious to me．I was in deep      ．In the weeks that followed I looked at all   with suspicion.
All I wanted was to leave this place．One day，I was stopped by an old woman “Cadeau!” she cried. I’d had enough! I was sick and tired of the country．I told her firmly，“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t get off your country.” The beggar woman listened carefully and     my words．
“Then I will give you a cadeau,” she announced．Kindly，she placed an old brown coin in my palm. I looked at it   ．Living in poverty，she gave me something priceless! I saw then the     beauty of the people of Burkina Faso and    deeply the quiet dignity of the small coin；she turned my perceptions upside down．
小題1:
A．welcomedB．transportedC．exchangedD．expected
小題2:
A．difficultB．easyC．curiousD．a(chǎn)dequate
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)nnoyinglyB．carefullyC．politelyD．calmly
小題4:
A．clinicB．presentC．opportunityD．incident
小題5:
A．continuedB．failedC．a(chǎn)pproachedD．dropped
小題6:
A．grabbedB．brokeC．borrowedD．fixed
小題7:
A．debtB．snowC．troubleD．thought
小題8:
A．platsB．friendsC．menD．locals
小題9:
A．deniedB．usedC．consideredD．changed
小題10:
A．in horrorB．in shockC．in returnD．in addition
小題11:
A．uncertainB．unfortunateC．unnecessaryD．unexpected
小題12:
A．thankedB．regrettedC．a(chǎn)ppreciatedD．pitied

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Many years ago in a small German town, a Jewish businessman had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the businessman’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain.
The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender’s wife and he would forgo her father’s debt. If she picked the white pebble, she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.
They were standing on a pebble-strewn path. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. The sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag. No doubt she was caught in a dilemma.
What would you have done if you were the girl? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1.The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2.The girl should know that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.
3.The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.
The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral (橫向的)and logical thinking.
Read on…
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. “Oh, how clumsy of me!” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.” Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.
小題1:The underlined word “forgo” in paragraph 2 may mean ________.
A．pay offB．run outC．take overD．give up
小題2:Which of the following indicates lateral thinking?
A．The girl refused to take a pebble and fled at once.
B．The girl exposed the cheat and found another way.
C．The girl picked one pebbles and made it disappear.
D．The girl picked a black pebble and accepted the result.
小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A．The girl dropped the pebble onto the path on purpose
B．The girl dropped the pebble onto the path by accident
C．The girl didn’t know there were two black pebbles in the bag
D．The girl replaced a black pebble in the bag
小題4:What lesson can we learn from the story?
A．Keeping calm when facing a difficult situation.
B．Thinking about a complicated problem in another way.
C．Thinking twice before making a final choice.
D．Coming up with a clever answer is easy.

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