One day I was doing a big clean­up when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside.I took one look and immediately ___ a forgettable time.
In 1991,I had spent five months in Niger,with sandstorms and great heat.Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint.Street beggars would continually reached out their hands,shouting “Gift!Gift!”
One day,I ___ for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina,we began to ____.Out of the darkness,a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without ____,one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds,the two were out of sight,____ up by the night.
The bag had my passport,money,traveler’s cheques,camera,an airline ticket and other things ___ to me.I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed,I ____guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion.All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then,walking through Burkina’s streets,I met with an old woman.“Gift!Gift!” she cried.I’d had enough.I was ____ of the country:its poverty,its thieves,the heat,and the dust.I told her angrily,“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country.I cannot give you anything.”
The beggar woman listened attentively and ___ my words.Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift,”she announced.Kindly,she placed an old,dark brown coin in my hand.I looked at it in ____.It was a very small amount of money  but for this woman,the coin ___ a meal.At that moment,I felt a shame.In spite of the ____,she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina—and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor.With the old woman’s gift,I hope never to part with the coin she gave me.With one small coin,she ____ my concept completely.
小題1:
A.cared aboutB.came across
C.looked forD.focused upon
小題2:
A.presentedB.gave
C.recalledD.reminded
小題3:
A.trafficB.dust
C.noiseD.climate
小題4:
A.headedB.made
C.stoodD.came
小題5:
A.moveB.unload
C.hideD.pass
小題6:
A.warning B.planning
C.thinkingD.arranging
小題7:
A.hungB.put
C.swallowed D.cleared
小題8:
A.obviousB.expensive
C.familiarD.precious
小題9:
A.elegantlyB.cautiously
C.dependently D.frequently
小題10:
A.localsB.thieves
C.beggarsD.motorbikes
小題11:
A.proudB.conscious
C.sickD.aware
小題12:
A.getB.run
C.comeD.rush
小題13:
A.attended toB.looked up
C.thought aboutD.wrote down
小題14:
A.forB.into
C.outD.at
小題15:
A.orderB.vain
C.caseD.shock
小題16:
A.meantB.made
C.servedD.suggested
小題17:
A.dirtinessB.poverty
C.kindnessD.safety
小題18:
A.updatedB.unfolded
C.brokenD.unexpected
小題19:
A.momentB.action
C.dignityD.life
小題20:
A.changedB.damaged
C.foundD.accepted

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

小題1: B
解析 care about擔心,關心;come across偶遇,無意中發(fā)現(xiàn);look for尋找;focus upon集中于。句意為:有一天我正在大掃除,就在這時,我無意中發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個打結的手帕……。
小題2: C
解析 recall回憶。
小題3: D
解析 根據(jù)上句中的“great heat”可知,此地氣候炎熱。
小題4: A
解析 head for...前往……。
小題5: B
解析 unload卸貨,指的是坐出租到達目的地以后下車。
小題6: A
解析 without warning毫無預兆。
小題7:C
解析 swallow up吞進……,卷進……。句意為:幾秒鐘內,那兩個人不見了,消失在夜色中。
小題8: D
解析 obvious明顯的,顯而易見的;expensive昂貴的;familiar熟悉的;precious寶貴的,珍貴的,貴重的。句意為:還有其它對我來說貴重的東西。
小題9: B
解析 elegantly優(yōu)雅地;cautiously謹慎地,小心地;dependently依賴地;frequently頻繁地。句意為:接下來的幾周,我小心地看護著其它的貴重物品……
小題10: A
解析 local當?shù)厝耍籺hief小偷;beggar乞丐;motorbike摩托車。因為自己的貴重物品被搶,所以作者懷疑地看待所有當?shù)厝恕?br />小題11: C
解析 be sick of...厭惡……,厭倦……。
小題12: A
解析 get out of the country逃離這個國家。
小題13: C
解析 聚精會神地聽著并且思考我的話。think about sth.思考……。
小題14: B
解析 reach into...伸手去拿……。
小題15: D
解析 in shock震驚地。 我震驚地看著它。
小題16: A
解析 這枚硬幣意味著一頓飯。mean(meant是其過去式)意味著。
小題17: B
解析 盡管貧窮,她能夠給我無價的東西。
小題18: D
解析 我看到了當?shù)厝顺龊躅A料的美。unexpected未預料到的。
小題19: C
解析 the dignity of the poor窮人的尊嚴。
小題20: A
解析 她徹底的改變了我的觀念。
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小題2:
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小題5:
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小題10:
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A.toB.inC.onD.by
小題13:
A.worriedlyB.confusedlyC.patiently D.confidently
小題14:
A.coveredB.reachedC.spreadD.grown
小題15:
A.curedB.fadedC.expanded D.remained
小題16:
A.everB.alsoC.never D.already
小題17:
A.easierB.rarerC.happierD.closer
小題18:
A.orB.soC.yetD.for
小題19:
A.readB.makeC.keepD.see
小題20:
A.whateverB.whereverC.whoever D.whichever

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科目:高中英語 來源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big dream—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.
One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.
With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit(成套設備) and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.
It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.
Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ''If those old people next–door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.''
小題1:Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?
A.Because she didn't want others to hear her play
B.Because she didn't mean to disturb others.
C.Because she didn't have her own room
D.Because she didn’t like her neighbors.
小題2:Brenda started to give concerts _______.
A.after she practiced in her space bubble
B.when she became part of the unique space journey
C.after she became a real musical astronaut
D.when people came to see her in the space bubble
小題3:Brenda became famous because _______.
A.she was good at music and science
B.she became a real musical astronaut
C.she invented a special way of practice
D.she played well and had a talent
小題4:It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".
A.He laughs best who laughs lastB.It's never too old to learn
C.Two heads are better than oneD.One good turn deserves another

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