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When responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No, sir.” Just nodding your head is not acceptable.
Because I grew up in rural North Carolina, this rule comes    36   to me, and it seems the obvious choice to come first. If you want children to respect you, you have to let them know    37 . Simply telling them you want them to address you by saying “sir” lets them know   38     you expect them to treat you. I also tell my students it’s a very useful tool when    39  with adults, and furthermore it also     40   handy for any adult interacting with another adult. Case in point: I was   41    the phone recently with the phone company discussing the inaccuracies(差錯) of my    42  . The lady I spoke to was not 43   and seemed annoyed.    44  , in the midst of the conversation, I threw in a “yes, ma’am,” and her entire  45  changed. She became far more helpful and   46  to deal with, and she   47  cutting my bill in half.
Some of my students in Harlem were to be   48  for a chance to attend a high-rated junior high school. The school only had thirty openings for the following year, and twelve of my students were   49  the many kids across the city who applied for the spots. I practiced what the interview would be   50  with my students, and one main thing I stressed was, “  51  you say ‘yes ma’am’ or ‘no sir’ no matter what!” Weeks after the interviews, I was delighted to hear that all twelve of my students had been   52  . When I talked with the admissions director at the school, the main   53  he made over and over was how   54   my students were in their interviews. It seemed like just such a simple thing to do, but it gets   55  .
小題1:
A．frequentlyB．eagerlyC．constantlyD．naturally
小題2:
A．youB．it C．themselvesD．why
小題3:
A．the wayB．the wishC．the methodD．the reason
小題4:
A．disagreeingB．debatingC．dealingD．discussing
小題5:
A．comes inB．gets onC．goes outD．brings in
小題6:
A．onB．inC．byD．with
小題7:
A．recordB．phone callC．messageD．bill
小題8:
A．usefulB．hopefulC．optimisticD．helpful
小題9:
A．InsteadB．ThenC．MoreoverD．Otherwise
小題10:
A．methodB．thinkingC．attitudeD．feeling
小題11:
A．interestingB．easyC．closeD．different
小題12:
A．took upB．came upC．picked upD．ended up
小題13:
A．introducedB．demandedC．intendedD．interviewed
小題14:
A．amongB．aboveC．overD．with
小題15:
A．popularB．familiarC．likeD．successful
小題16:
A．Make sureB．By no meansC．Make a promiseD．Be cautious
小題17:
A．receivedB．allowedC．appreciatedD．accepted
小題18:
A．contributionB．commentC．impressionD．reason
小題19:
A．considerateB．confidentC．politeD．clever
小題20:
A．resultsB．responsibilityC．reliefD．reforms

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

試題分析：文章大意：文章通過講述自己和電話員交涉話費賬單的事情，和自己指導學生參加面試的事情，可知說“Yes ma’am” 和 “No, sir.”在人際交往中的重要性，也就是和別人交流要有禮貌，會有意想不到的效果。
小題1:考查副詞：A. frequently  頻繁地，B. eagerly渴望地，C. constantly不斷地，D. naturally自然地，從前面的Because I grew up in rural North Carolina,可知是因為我出生于加力福利亞北部，所以很自然知道這個規(guī)則，選D
小題2:考查代詞：A. you你，B. it它，C. themselves他們自己，D. why為什么，如果你要孩子尊敬你，你要讓他們知道它，用it代指“this rule”，選B
小題3:考查名詞：A. the way方式，B. the wish希望，C. the method方法，D. the reason原因，句意：讓他們知道你希望他們對待你的方式。表示方式，方法，用the way，method是具體的科學，系統(tǒng)的方法，選A
小題4:考查動詞：A. disagreeing不同意，B. debating辯論，C. dealing對待，D. discussing討論，句意：我也告訴學生這是和成年人相處的最好的辦法。Deal with對待，相處，打交道，選C
小題5:考查詞組：A. comes in進來，B. gets on上車，C. goes out出來，D. brings in引進，賺錢，come in handy遲早有用，句意：這對于一個成年人和另外一個成年人相處也遲早有用，選A
小題6:考查介詞A. on在…上面，B. in在…里面，C. by通過，D. with和…一起，on the phone打電話，Case in point:是“舉個適當?shù)睦印�，作者拿打電話給電話公司舉例，選A
小題7:考查名詞：A. record記錄，B. phone call電話，C. message信息，D. bill賬單，句意：我在和電話公司打電話討論賬單的問題，選D
小題8:考查形容詞：A. useful有用，B. hopeful有希望的，C. optimistic樂觀的，D. helpful樂于助人的，從后面的seemed annoyed. 和后面的She became far more helpful可知電話員不是很樂于助人的，選D
小題9:考查副詞：A. Instead代替，B. Then然而，C. Moreover還有，D. Otherwise否則，這里表示時間順序，然后，在電話過程中，我說了“yes, ma’am,”選B
小題10:考查名詞：A. method方法，B. thinking     想法，C. attitude態(tài)度，D. feeling感覺，句意：她的態(tài)度完全改變了，選C
小題11:考查形容詞：A. interesting有趣的，B. easy容易的，C. close親密的，D. different不同的，句意：她變得樂于助人并且容易相處了，選B
小題12:考查動詞短語：A. took up從事，拿起，B. came up出現(xiàn)，露面，C. picked up撿起，接送，接收，習得，D. ended up以…結束，句意：她最終把我的賬單減少了一半，選D
小題13:考查動詞：A. introduced介紹，B. demanded要求，C. intended打算，采訪，面試，D. interviewed從后面的句子：I practiced what the interview would be   50  with my students, 可知我的一些學生要受采訪，選D
小題14:考查介詞：A. among在…中，B. above在…上面，C. over在…上，D. with和…，句意：我有12個學生在全市申請這個位置的學生之中，選A
小題15:考查形容詞：A. popular受歡迎的，B. familiar熟悉的，C. like象，D. successful成功，What…be like？…是什么樣？，句意：我和我的學生練習面試是什么樣的。選C
小題16:考查短語：A. Make sure確保，B. By no means絕不，C. Make a promise許諾，D. Be cautious謹慎，我強調的事情是不管什么確保你說‘yes ma’am’或‘no sir’，選A
小題17:考查動詞：A. received收到，B. allowed允許，C. appreciated欣賞，感激，D. accepted接受，面試后，我很高興的知道我的12個學生都被接受了。Accept是主觀接受，receive是客觀收到，選D
小題18:考查名詞：A. contribution貢獻，B. comment評論，C. impression印象，D. reason原因，make comment做出評論，當我和招生主人交談的時候，他重復說的話是我的學生在面試中是多么的禮貌，選B
小題19:考查形容詞： A. considerate考慮周到的，B. confident自信的，C. polite禮貌的，D. clever聰明的，從前面的內容可知在面試前作者就告訴學生要有禮貌，選C
小題20:考查名詞：A. results結果，B. responsibility責任，C. relief緩解，D. reforms改革，這看起來是小事，但很有成效，選A
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A．whenB．howC．whetherD．where
小題17:
A．got upB．packed upC．held upD．turned up
小題18:
A．foreseeB．realizeC．imagineD．consider
小題19:
A．chancesB．positionC．toolsD．equipment
小題20:
A．surprisesB．adventuresC．opportunitiesD．choices

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by __36__ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him __37__ his first flight. __38__ being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the ticket to him, he was surprised. The __39__ was very apparent on his face as we waited for the time of the __40__. Just like a schoolboy, he was __41__ himself on that day, using the trolley (手推車) for his luggage and asking for a window seat. He was __42__ enjoying himself and I, too, watching him experience all these things with __43__. As he was about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and __44__ me. He became very __45__ for what I had done meant a great deal to him. I told him there was no need to thank me.
Later, I __46__ my life. As a child, how many dreams had our parents made come true? Without __47__ the financial situation, we asked for dresses, toys, outings, etc. They tried to __48__ all our needs. Did we ever say thanks for all they had done for us? Today __49__ it comes to our children, we always think we should give them the best. But we tend to __50__ that our parents have sacrificed a lot to see us happy, so it is our __51__ to make sure their dreams are realized.
Old age is like a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same __52__ needs to be given to our parents. I want to say sorry for making my father __53__ so long for this small dream to be realized.
Just the fact that they are old does not mean that they will have to __54__ everything and keep sacrificing. They have __55__, too.
Take care of your parents. They are precious.
小題1:
A．bus　　B．train　　　C．ship　　　D．air
小題2:
A．catchB．missC．experienceD．change
小題3:
A．In spite ofB．Because ofC．In case ofD．Instead of
小題4:
A．prideB．excitement C．admirationD．ambition
小題5:
A．appointmentB．dreamC．travelD．show
小題6:
A．encouragingB．warningC．teachingD．preparing
小題7:
A．thoroughlyB．slowlyC．immediatelyD．suddenly
小題8:
A．angerB．joyC．shynessD．curiosity
小題9:
A．helpedB．pattedC．thankedD．praised
小題10:
A．honestB．childishC．nervousD．emotional
小題11:
A．looked forB．looked down upon C．looked intoD．looked back on
小題12:
A．understandingB．describingC．solvingD．improving
小題13:
A．avoidB．meetC．recordD．check
小題14:
A．unlessB．becauseC．whenD．though
小題15:
A．learnB．expressC．promiseD．forget
小題16:
A．abilityB．responsibilityC．freedomD．fortune
小題17:
A．songB．adviceC．attentionD．thing
小題18:
A．struggleB．waitC．restD．stand
小題19:
A．hand inB．pick upC．pay offD．give up
小題20:
A．wishesB．jobsC．plansD．suggestions

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (貧困)， and only the rich could manage without great  36  . Three of those rich men and their servants were   37  together on a road when they came to a very   38  village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty,  39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四輪載重馬車) and shared  40  out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left. 
The second rich man, seeing the  41 situation, stopped for a short time and gave  42 all his food and drink, since he  43  see that money would be of little  44  to them. He made sure that they each  45   their fair share and would have enough food to  46   for some time. Then, he left. 
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,  47  and went straight through the  48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other  49  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was   50  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 51  the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was  52   travelling quickly, but his wagons,  53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 , were now full of farming tools and bags of  55  . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
小題1:
A．lossB．expectationsC．successD．problems
小題2:
A．standingB．travellingC．gatheringD．running
小題3:
A．farawayB．poorC．differentD．ancient
小題4:
A．unlessB．becauseC．soD．if
小題5:
A．themB．anythingC．nothingD．those
小題6:
A．curiousB．worryingC．dangerousD．puzzling
小題7:
A．the villagersB．his servantsC．the othersD．the rest
小題8:
A．couldB．mightC．shouldD．must
小題9:
A．interestB．concernC．useD．attraction
小題10:
A．returnedB．gainedC．offeredD．received
小題11:
A．remainB．lastC．supplyD．share
小題12:
A．turned backB．set outC．showed offD．speeded up
小題13:
A．villageB．landC．fieldD．road
小題14:
A．whether B．howC．whereD．when
小題15:
A．goodB．certainC．trueD．strange
小題16:
A．welcomedB．metC．acceptedD．persuaded
小題17:
A．stillB．alreadyC．alwaysD．indeed
小題18:
A．except forB．instead ofC．apart fromD．along with
小題19:
A．loadingB．treasuringC．carryingD．earning
小題20:
A．foodB．jewelsC．moneyD．seeds

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Which is safer --- staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low．However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home．
The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby．It is this that makes chemical accidents so newsworthy．Fortunately, they are extremely rare．The most famous ones happened at Texas City （1947）, Flixborough （1974）, Seveso （1976）, Pemex （1984） and Bhopal （1984）．
Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small．No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough．The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed．The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552．The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal．
Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger．Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, which is safe unless stored in a great quantity．The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production  going during essential repairs．The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep．When the poisonous gas drifted over the town , local leaders were incapable of taking effective action．The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb．The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks．Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode．Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died．
小題1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Working at the office is safer than staying at home．
B．Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office．
C．Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry．
D．Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air．
小題2:Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because       .
A．they are very rare
B．they often cause loss of life
C．they always occur in big cities
D．they arouse the interest of all the readers
小題3:According to the passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened in_________．
A．Texas city B．Flixborough
C．Seveso D．Mexico City
小題4:From the passage we know that “ammonium nitrate” is a kind of _____．
A．natural gas, which can easily catch fire
B．fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity
C．poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas
D．fuel, which is stored in large tanks
小題5:From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that _____．
A．to avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry
B．the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry
C．all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures had been taken
D．natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe

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