I felt gloomy (沮喪的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so 1 .
As I was sitting at my desk, I 2 it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 3 .
Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I 4 to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift, 5 to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have 6 of a birthday this year. As always, 7 , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 8 .
After I hung up, I couldn’t 9 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. 10 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I 11 gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise 12 me I’d done the right thing and were a generous 13 for the little effort it had taken.
When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a 14 friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had 15 my own!
Isn’t that the way it is 16 we take the time and make the 17 to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 18 .”
Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with 19 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to 20 . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.
1. A. special B. positive C. nervous D. proud
2. A. explained B. complained C. remembered D. informed
3. A. family B. training C. work D. school
4. A. decided B. continued C. agreed D. refused
5. A. surprised B. disappointed C. bored D. prepared
6. A. much B. many C. little D. few
7. A. though B. besides C. therefore D. otherwise
8. A. admitted B. called C. succeeded D. apologized
9. A. experience B. imagine C. shake D. understand
10. A. Almost B. Even C. Never D. Still
11. A. luckily B. finally C. unhappily D. hardly
12. A. convinced B. advised C. promised D. reminded
13. A. response B. contribution C. reward D. share
14. A. careless B. lonely C. weak D. curious
15. A. troubled B. taken C. wasted D. made
16. A. when B. where C. why D. how
17. A. suggestion B. friend C. effort D. call
18. A. tries B. receives C. expects D. cares
19. A. opportunities B. dreams C. choices D. regrets
20.A. someone B. something C. everyone D. Everything
【解題導語】送人玫瑰，手有余香；幫助別人，快樂自己！幫助別人，使我們得到最美好的祝愿；幫助別人，使他人得到最美麗的微笑。生活讓我們手牽手，沐浴在陽光下，幫助別人，快樂自己，讓世界充滿愛吧！
1.【解析】選B。positive意為“樂觀的”，此處的didn’t feel so positive 與上文的felt gloomy相符。故選B。
【解題誤區(qū)】special特別的； nervous緊張的；proud自豪的，均不符合語境。
2.【解析】選C。句意為：當我坐在椅子旁的時候，我記起我親密的好朋友的生日。remembered 記起，故選C。
【解題誤區(qū)】explained解釋； complained 投訴；informed告訴，均不符合當時的情景。
3.【解析】選C。從事護士職業(yè)30年，很喜歡她自己的工作。work工作。故選C。
【解題誤區(qū)】family家庭； training訓練； school學校。此處護士是一種職業(yè)，這三項都不符合文意。
4.【解析】選A。句意為：了解到她沒有家人在鎮(zhèn)上，我決定給她打個電話。decided to do決定做某事，故選A.
【解題誤區(qū)】continued 繼續(xù)；agreed同意做；refused拒絕，都可以和不定式搭配，但不符合文意。
5.【解析】選D。句意為：確定無疑地，她是B班，準備工作到深夜。prepared todo準備做某事，故選D。
【解題誤區(qū)】surprised驚訝的；disappointed失望的；bored枯燥的，均與當時的情鏡不符。
6.【解析】選A。從前一句得知，她要工作到深夜，所以不會有太多的時間過生日。much代詞，此處指時間。故選A。
【解題誤區(qū)】many和 few修飾可數(shù)名詞，不能單獨做代詞。little為代詞，表示幾乎沒有，但和前面的wouldn't一起表示肯定的意思，與文意相矛盾。
7.【解析】選A。根據(jù)上下文推出，雖然她沒時間自己慶祝生日，但是好朋友打電話慶祝，她會很高興的。此處though 意為“不過”，表轉折，故選A。
【解題誤區(qū)】besides 除……之外還有；therefore因此； otherwise否則，均不符合文意。
8.【解析】選B。根據(jù)前文提到作者決定打電話，后文又提到的掛電話，故選B。
【解題誤區(qū)】admitted 承認；succeeded 成功做某事；apologized道歉，均與文意不符。
9.【解析】選C。句意為：我掛斷電話之后，她一定會感激我在如此特別的一天給她打電話，這種感覺不會動的。此處shake為動搖,而且根據(jù)后面……but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought.故選C。
【解題誤區(qū)】experience經(jīng)歷； imagine想象；understand理解，均不能表達當時作者堅信朋友一定會感激的情感。
10.【解析】選D。句意為：我仍然感覺一點沮喪，努力把它放在腦后。still 仍然，與文章
開頭相呼應。故選D。
【解題誤區(qū)】其余幾項都不能表示作者當時還有一點沮喪。
11.【解析】選B。句意為：我最終屈服了，那天晚上，我拿著賀卡、奶酪蛋糕和氣球出發(fā)去醫(yī)院。finally最后，此處強調作者雖然還有點沮喪，但最后還是決定給好朋友過生日去。故選B。
【解題誤區(qū)】luckily幸運地；unhappily幸福地；hardly幾乎不；均不副詞，但不符合語境。
12.【解析】選A。作者朋友感激的微笑和那種驚喜讓作者相信自己做對了。convinced使……相信，故選A。
【解題誤區(qū)】advised建議； promised允諾； reminded提醒；均不能表示作者相信自己做對了。
13.【解析】選C。根據(jù)前文得知：“她的笑容和驚喜是對我慷慨的回報�！眗eward 回報，故選C。
【解題誤區(qū)】response反映； contribution貢獻；share分享。此處一點努力換得是朋友的高興，這應該是對“我”的“回報”。
14.【解析】選B。作者沒有家人在鎮(zhèn)里，所以孤獨。lonely孤獨的，故選B。
【解題誤區(qū)】careless 粗心的；weak 虛弱的；curious好奇的，這幾項都不和前文相符。
15.【解析】選D。句意為：讓她高興就是讓我高興。此處made my own與make her day 相符合，故選D。
【解題誤區(qū)】其余幾項都與make her day 不相符合。
16.【解析】選A。句意為：難道那不是一種方式嗎？當我們花費時間，努力為其他人做一些事情的時候，（我們也得到了相應的回報）。when當……時候，故選A。
【解題誤區(qū)】where 哪里；why為什么； how如何，這三項都不引導條件狀語從句，與文意也不符。
17.【解析】選C。make the effort to……為固定搭配，表示努力做某事。根據(jù)前文作者為朋
友慶祝生日得知，應該是為其他人努力做事，故選C。
【解題誤區(qū)】其余幾項均不能和the effort to…相搭配。
18.【解析】選B。句意為：.善良能得到雙倍回報。它既祝福給予的人，也祝福得到的人。receives 與 gives 相對應。故選B。
【解題誤區(qū)】其余幾項都不能和gives相對應。
19.【解析】選A。此處表示生活總是給我們很多機會去采取行動做好事。opportunities機會，故選A。
【解題誤區(qū)】dreams夢想； choices選擇； regrets遺憾。此處應是做好事的機會，故這三項都不符合文意。
20.【解析】選A。句意為：生活總是提供給我們很多機會采取其他行動或做一件對某個人有重大影響的好事。someone某個人。本文提到作者給他朋友過生日，他朋友應該是“某個人”，故選A。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選C。everyone 每個人。根據(jù)常識我們不可能做一件好事對所有人都有影響，故不能選。
科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆山東省鄆城一中高三12月月考英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：完型填空
Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to 36 my father, who’d moved there to find 37 work when I was three years old. He had a job at a restaurant and only visited us 38 every couple of years.
Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the 39 when I was 40 to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks.
When I 41 in the US and started 8th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n) 42 language I couldn’t understand. I 43 that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always 44 my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read 45
46 after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things. 47 just made my life worse. If I was going to 48 in this new concrete jungle, I had to 49 . I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own 50 school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers 51 my improvement and moved me into a more 52 English class. I could go to the store and ask for things that I wanted to buy without 53 frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again 54 .I didn’t hear foreign talk. I 55 understand people.
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I was 15. She looked like she was over 70. But on that day. I think she understood me more than anyone else.
Walking into the church that Sunday was hard. I had never let anyone see me cry. But I knew I would cry that day .My grandfather was suddenly ill .The doctors said he might not live much longer. Everyone in my family was crying .Grandpa was the sweetest man in the world .Why was he leaving us?
There weren't many people at church that day. One of them was an old lady sitting at the end of my row. She was smiling. I closed my eyes and prayed （禱告）for my grandfather to get better. Soon, my eyes were full of tears. I opened my eyes and saw a hand in front of me. It was giving me a tissue(紙巾)。
The old lady was sitting next to me, smiling. She didn't say a word. She just gave me a tissue and a smile. I tried to thank her, but only tears came out. Then she took my hand. I looked into her eyes. They were clear and blue, and they make me feel peaceful. Her smile said to me :I am with you. Everything will be OK. I closed my eyes again. When I opened them, she wasn't there. I left the church but still couldn't find her. I never saw her again.
My grandfather died the next week. We all cried a lot. But when I thought of that old lady's warm smile, I felt a little better.
How did she know how I was feeling ? I wish I could see her again, to say thank you.
【小題1】The author went to church to _____.
| A．pray for grandfather. |
| B．ask the old lady for help. |
| C．avoid being seen crying. |
| D．thank the old lady. |
| A．Grandfather's | B．The old lady's. | C．The author's. | D．Father's. |
| A．She knows the author. | B．She can't speak. |
| C．She needs understanding. | D．She is very kind. |
| A．The old lady's words. | B．The old lady's smile. |
| C．The old lady's eyes. | D．The old lady's hand. |
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I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start—there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent(代理商) who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同)of the publisher—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding(有回報的).
【小題1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?
| A．I was waiting for good fortune. |
| B．I was trying to find an admirable job. |
| C．I was being aimless about a suitable job. |
| D．I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time. |
| A．to finish the writing course | B．to realize her own dream |
| C．to satisfy readers’ wish | D．to earn more money |
| A．Disturbed. | B．Ashamed. | C．Confident. | D．Uncertain. |
| A．It pays to stick to one’s goal. |
| B．Hard work can lead to success. |
| C．She feels like being unexpectedly lucky. |
| D．There is no end in sight when starting to do something. |
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Compassion(同情)is a desire within us to help others．With efforts，we can translate compassion into actions．An experience last weekend showed me this is true．
I work part—time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly These old people are our main customers，and it’s easy to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday，one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy marl walked up to my register(收款機)with a box of biscuits．He said he was out of cash，had just moved into his room，and had nothing in his cupboards．He asked if we could let him have the food on trust．He promised to repay me the next day．
I couldn’t help staring at him．I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before，and what he would be like if luck had gone his way．I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul，all alone in the world．I told him that I was sorry，and the store rules didn’t allow me to do so．I felt stupid and unkind saying this，but I valued my job .Just then，another man，standing behind the first，spoke up．if anything，he looked more pitiable，“Charge it to me，”was all he said．
What I had been feeling was pity．Pity is soft，safe and easy．Compassion，on the other hand，is caring in action．I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed，either．Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion．
64．The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ．
A．promised to obey the store rules
B．f
orgot to take any money with him
C．hoped to have the food first and pay later
D．couldn’t afford anything more expensive
65．How did the aged gentleman possibly feel when he was refused by the writer?
A．Warm and lucky． B．shameful and lonely
C．Thankful and excited D．Hurt and disappointed．
66．The writer followed the store rules because ．
A．he wanted to keep his present job
B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman
C．he considered the old 
gentleman dishonest
D．he expected someone else to pay for the old gentleman
67．What does the writer 1earn from his experience?
A．Wealth is most important．
B．Helping others is easier said than done．
C．Experience is better gained through practice．
D．Compassion shows in actions
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For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although
I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!
The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.
Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.
【小題1】 The author felt depressed because she __________.
| A．couldn't consume her waking hour |
| B．had not seen a film for a long time. |
| C．had not finished her work on time |
| D．had worked on a hard job for too long |
| A．take photos | B．find a solution to the project |
| C．hop along the path | D．cheer herself up |
| A．unsuccessful | B．unrelated | C．uninteresting | D．unexpected |
| A．a bath can make people relaxed |
| B．depression is usually caused by hard work |
| C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health |
| D．adults should express their inner feelings freely |
| A．explanation | B．suggestion | C．introduction | D．reminder |
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