Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __   that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so  __   with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __   . Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along  __    and had to wait  __   in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant  __   on his door that were clearly audible (聽到) in the  __   night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a  __    to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be  __   , so he went to the door and opened it __   . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door  __   . “What a nuisance(麻煩事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __    things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __   this time she was  __    two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She  __   me here to give you these.” Terry was very  __    by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __   in life. It was his  __   and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was  __    nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
小題1:
A．complainingB．tellingC．hopingD．pretending
小題2:A. pleased           B disappointed      C. exhausted         D. encouraged
小題3:
A．lookingB．turningC．comingD．tidying
小題4:
A．went onB．went downC．went outD．went through
小題5:
A．candlesB．matchesC．lightsD．flashlights
小題6:
A．happilyB．patientlyC．hopefullyD．helplessly
小題7:
A．stepsB．wordsC．knocksD．screams
小題8:
A．darkB．quietC．noisyD．crowded
小題9:
A．newcomerB．strangerC．guestD．settler
小題10:
A．calledB．disturbedC．watchedD．offered
小題11:
A．surprisinglyB．delightedlyC．impatientlyD．willingly
小題12:
A．gentlyB．kindlyC．politelyD．violently
小題13:
A．lendB．sellC．harnessD．borrow
小題14:
A．AndB．ButC．SoD．For
小題15:
A．holdingB．hidingC．fetchingD．lifting
小題16:
A．suggestedB．commandedC．sentD．forced
小題17:
A．frightenedB．pleasedC．puzzledD．surprised
小題18:
A．failureB．successC．complaintD．determination
小題19:
A．warmthB．coldnessC．kindnessD．nearly
小題20:
A．doubtfullyB．hardlyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．sympathy (同情)

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小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:C
小題8:B
小題9:A
小題10:B
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小題12:D
小題13:D
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小題15:A
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試題分析：有時我們總是覺得這個世界上有很多壞人，把失敗的原因歸結(jié)于他人。事實上，我們自己更應(yīng)該打開自己的心胸，只有自己敞開心扉去接納、理解、包容的幫助，這個世界才會對我們微笑。
小題1:考查動詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. complaining抱怨；B. telling告訴；C. hoping希望；D. pretending假裝。Terry是一個中年的皮革商，他的事業(yè)反復(fù)失敗使他很沮喪，這里是Terry的一種消極的心情的反映：他經(jīng)常抱怨被人騙了。故選A。
小題2:考查形容詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. pleased 高興；B disappointed失望；C. exhausted筋疲力盡的；D. encouraged鼓勵；一天他告訴他的妻子他對這個城市很失望以至于要離開它。事業(yè)失敗的心情應(yīng)該是失望，感到受挫。所以用disappointed選B。
小題3:考查動詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. look up 向上看，查閱；B. turn up  開大音量，出現(xiàn)；C. come up上來；D. tidy up 收拾，整理。結(jié)合語境可知，Terry和他的妻子搬到另一個城市，在周末的傍晚，他們正忙著收拾新家。故選D。
小題4:考查動詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. went on發(fā)生，持續(xù)；B. went down下去；C. went out熄滅；D. went through經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)do you have candles?可知，燈突然滅了。故選C。
小題5:考查名詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. candles蠟燭；B. matches火柴；C. lights燈；D. flashlights手電。燈突然滅了。根據(jù)常識理解，Terry后悔自己忘了帶蠟燭，故選A最佳。
小題6:考查副詞辨析及對語境的理解。 A. happily高興地；B. patiently耐心地；C. hopefully滿懷希望地；D. helplessly無助地。Terry情緒很差，不知道什么時候會有電，所以應(yīng)該是無助地等待，故選D。
小題7:考查名詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. steps臺階，步伐；B. words話；C. knocks敲；D. screams尖叫聲。就在那時，他聽到聽到輕輕的猶豫的敲門聲。賓語是door，所以應(yīng)該是knock，敲。后面有the door was knocked again.故選C。
小題8:考查形容詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. dark黑暗的；B. quiet安靜的；C. noisy喧鬧的；D. crowded擁擠的。前面說敲門聲很輕，所以只有在安靜的環(huán)境下才能聽到，故選B。
小題9:考查名詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. newcomer新來的人；B. stranger陌生人；C. guest 客人；D. settler定居者。會是誰？他很納悶。因為Terry是新來到這個城市的人。根據(jù)前面他們搬家收拾東西可知，Terry是新來的，故選A。
小題10:考查動詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. called被叫；B. disturbed被打擾；C. watched被監(jiān)視；D. offered被提供。沒有電不能收拾東西，他心情不好的時候Terry尤其不喜歡被打擾，故選B。
小題11:考查副詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. surprisingly吃驚地；B. delightedly高興地；C. impatiently不耐煩地；D. willingly自愿地。根據(jù)前面的介紹可知，Terry情緒很糟糕，不喜歡被打擾，這時有人敲門，所以“他很不耐煩地去開門”才符合語境，故選C。
小題12:考查副詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. gently輕輕地；B. kindly友好地；C. politely禮貌地；D. violently猛烈地。門口站著一個小女孩，說自己是鄰居，問Terry有蠟燭沒有？Terry很生氣地回答說沒有。由此可知，他是猛地把門一關(guān)，表達他的憤怒。故選D。
小題13:考查動詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. lend借入；B. sell賣；C. harness治理；D. borrow借出。他抱怨說：“我們剛安頓下來鄰居就來借東西了�！备鶕�(jù)后面可知選borrow，他生氣的原因是，他認為鄰居是來借東西的。故選D。
小題14:考查連詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. And和，而且；B. But但是；C. So因此；D. For為了。和前一次比較，所以用but表轉(zhuǎn)折，意思是：但是，這一次小女孩手里拿著兩根蠟燭。故選B。
小題15:考查動詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. holding握住；B. hiding藏；C. fetching取回；D. lifting抬高。結(jié)合女孩說的話“我奶奶告訴我樓下的新鄰居可能需要蠟燭�！笨芍@一次小女孩手里拿著兩根蠟燭。選A。
小題16:考查動詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. suggested建議；B. commanded命令；C. sent派遣；D. forced強迫。她讓我來這里給你這些. 分析四個選項在語境的意思可知是sent，故選C。
小題17:考查形容詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. frightened害怕；B. pleased高興；C. puzzled困惑；D. surprised驚訝。Terry驚訝于他所看到的這一切。 聽到小女孩說的話，Terry知道事實和自己想的正好相反，所以用surprised更符合語境，故選D。
小題18:考查名詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. failure失�。籅. success成功；C. complaint抱怨；D. determination決心。在那一刻他突然意識到是什么導(dǎo)致他在生活中的失敗。文章最后和文章開頭遙相呼應(yīng)。故選A。
小題19:考查名詞辨析及對語境的理解。 A. warmth溫暖；B. coldness寒冷、冷淡；C. kindness善良；D. nearly幾乎。失敗是因為他對其他人冷淡和刻薄。從他第一次對帶小女孩的態(tài)度可以看出，他對人態(tài)度冷淡，總認為別人是想從他那里得到什么。故選B。
小題20:考查副詞辨析及對語境的理解。A. doubtfully懷疑地；B. hardly幾乎不；C. actually事實上、實際上；D. sympathy 同情。生活中欺騙他的人實際上是他自己而不是其他人，他的眼睛被他無情的心靈蒙蔽了。文章開頭提到，Terry總是認為自己被人欺騙，所以事業(yè)總是失敗。而這個小女孩卻讓他有了不同的認識。Terry的人生觀改變了。所以選actually更合適，故選C。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

In 2002, when my father was transferred(調(diào)動)to the US to work there for seven months,
I had to attend school there, so I was upset. How would I, an eight-year-old girl from India, make
Friends in America?
On my first day at Anna Silver Public School, I      Miss Alice McNally, my class teacher, who couldn’t get my name      --- although she tried hard, she usually called me Diya or Diva instead of Divya. But she      to speak to me in a way that was easy for me---slowly,       words clearly---to get me used to the American   . When discovering that I enjoyed     , she took me to meet the art teacher. Miss McNally made sure that I was in perfect harmony with her class, and I had as much      as any schoolgirl could have from school.
When my father was transferred back to India, I had to    Anna Silver Public School. I was going to leave before a scheduled fishing trip, and I’d      the class photo session(集會) too. Therefore, with a heavy heart, I left my school and the US. Back in Kerala, I received a        
Surprise one day---a package in which Miss McNally and my twenty-four former classmates had written me a letter each,      me about the fishing trip and interesting things that happened while taking the class photo. Miss McNally added, “Keep up with your drawing, since you love it so much.” Miss McNally not only made a     little girl feel at home in a faraway country, but also taught me and the others, at an early age, the importance of being kind to others.
小題1:
A．recognizedB．puzzledC．metD．hurt
小題2:
A．right B．smartC．briefD．similar
小題3:
A．took overB．took careC．took backD．took control
小題4:
A．spellingB．shoutingC．sayingD．writing
小題5:
A．ceremony B．customC．educationD．a(chǎn)ccent
小題6:
A．drawingB．musicC．a(chǎn)dvertisingD．sports
小題7:
A．funB．luckC．patienceD．pride
小題8:
A．disturbB．leaveC．chooseD．begin
小題9:
A．supportB．enjoyC．planD．miss
小題10:
A．lastingB．mildC．hopefulD．pleasant
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

Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years.She would ____ down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started ___ me — her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work?worn and rough ____ my young skin.Finally，one night, I shouted out at her, “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！” she made no ____ and left quietly.But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her ____.
With the passing years, my ____returned to that night time after time.By then I ____ my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss.Sometimes the incident seemed very ____， sometimes far away, but always it was ____ in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I'm not a little girl any more.Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once ___ to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives ____.One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself  ___to her house to spend the night with her.As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to ___the hair from my forehead.Then a  ____， ever so gently , touched my forehead.I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I  ____ the night my young voice complained.Catching Mom's hand in hand, I told her how ____I was for that night.I thought she'd remember ____ I did.But Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had already forgotten and  ____ long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new ____for my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was ____ to be found.
小題1:
A．lieB．bendC．lookD．fall
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)nnoyingB．a(chǎn)stonishingC．delightingD．disappointing
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)longB．a(chǎn)boveC．a(chǎn)gainstD．a(chǎn)side
小題4:
A．replyB．promiseC．requestD．a(chǎn)greement
小題5:
A．pityB．sadnessC．a(chǎn)pologyD．love
小題6:
A．feelingsB．opinionsC．spiritsD．thoughts
小題7:
A．missedB．forgotC．heldD．shook
小題8:
A．strangeB．closeC．seriousD．common
小題9:
A．stressedB．existedC．hiddenD．exposed
小題10:
A．expectedB．changedC．remindedD．complained
小題11:
A．yetB．a(chǎn)wayC．a(chǎn)loneD．long
小題12:
A．drawnB．carriedC．movedD．stayed
小題13:
A．cutB．washC．brushD．take
小題14:
A．tearB．kissC．pressD．hand
小題15:
A．returnedB．rememberedC．realizedD．recalled
小題16:
A．sorryB．happyC．a(chǎn)ngryD．nervous
小題17:
A．whenB．howC．whyD．a(chǎn)s
小題18:
A．disappearedB．forgivenC．a(chǎn)pologizedD．a(chǎn)bandoned
小題19:
A．imaginationB．inspirationC．decorationD．a(chǎn)ppreciation
小題20:
A．stillB．soonC．nowhereD．a(chǎn)nyhow

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.
Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.
After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.
Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.
小題1:What do we know about the author?
A．His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge.
B．His dream at university was to become a volunteer.
C．He took pride in having contributed to the world.
D．He felt honored to study English literature.
小題2:According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author               
A．discussed his decision with his family.
B．a(chǎn)sked previous volunteers about voluntary work
C．a(chǎn)ttended special training to perform difficult tasks
D．felt sad about having to leave his family and friends
小題3:In his application for the volunteer job, the author         
A．participated in many discussions
B．went through challenging survival tests
C．wrote quite a few paper on voluntary work
D．faced strong competition from other candidates
小題4:On arrival at the village, the author was        
A．a(chǎn)sked to lead a farming team
B．sent to teach in a schoolhouse
C．received warmly by local villagers
D．a(chǎn)rranged to live in a separate house.
小題5:What can we infer from the author’s experiences in Nigeria?
A．He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture
B．He had learned to communicate in the local language.
C．He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.
D．He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.

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