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．a(chǎn)ncient
小題4:
A．unlessB．becauseC．soD．if
小題5:
A．themB．a(chǎn)nythingC．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．a(chǎn)ttraction
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．a(chǎn)cceptedD．persuaded
小題17:
A．stillB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．indeed
小題18:
A．except forB．instead ofC．a(chǎn)part fromD．a(chǎn)long with
小題19:
A．loadingB．treasuringC．carryingD．earning
小題20:
A．foodB．jewelsC．moneyD．seeds

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

試題分析：本文一篇寓言故事，大意是說明三位富人面對貧窮時所采取的不同的行動。第一個人給他們珠寶，第二個人給他們食物和飲料，第三個人給他們最有用的農(nóng)具和種子。
小題1:考查名詞和句意理解：loss：損失；expectation：預(yù)測，料想；success：成功；problem：問題。本句意思是：只有富人們才能毫無問題地解決生活問題。選D。
小題2:考查動詞：A. standing站，     B. travelling旅行，C. gathering聚集，D. running跑，根據(jù)本劇中的on a road 可以推斷出此處是三個富人和仆人在路上旅行，選B。
小題3:考查形容詞和上下文串聯(lián)：faraway：遙遠(yuǎn)的； poor：貧窮的；different：困難的；ancient：古代的，古老的。根據(jù)前后文中的poverty 可以推斷出此處選B。
小題4:考查連詞：A. unless除非，B. because因為，C. so因此，D. if如果，句意：第一個人不能忍受看見貧困，所以他把財寶分給村民，此處所填詞用作并列連詞，表結(jié)果，根據(jù)句意可知其意思是：因此，所以，選C。
小題5:考查代詞：A. them他們，B. anything任何事，C. nothing沒有什么，D. those那些，此處所填代詞指代前文中的jewels，是復(fù)數(shù)，故用them。選A。
小題6:考查形容詞：curious：好奇的；worrying：令人擔(dān)憂的；dangerous：危險的；puzzling：令人迷惑的。所填詞修飾situation，根據(jù)前面的村子的貧困情況可知在此處意思是：令人擔(dān)憂的，選B。
小題7:考查名詞：A. the villagers      村民，B. his servants仆人，C. the others其他人，D. the rest其余人，所填部分做give 的間接賓語，是人，由上下文意思可知此處表“村民”之意，選A。
小題8:考查情態(tài)動詞：A. could能夠，B. might可能，C. should應(yīng)該，D. must必須，此處所填表示能力，意思是：能，會，句意：因為他能看出錢對他們沒有用。選A。
小題9:考查名詞：interest：興趣；利潤；使對……感興趣；concern：關(guān)心，在乎；use：使用，利用；attraction：吸引力。所填詞構(gòu)成of 結(jié)構(gòu)，be of no use沒有用，選C。
小題10:考查動詞辨析：A. returned回來，歸還， B. gained獲得，C. offered提供，D received收到，此處所填詞表動作，意思是：收到。接到，選D。
小題11:考查動詞：remain：剩下，仍就是；last：持續(xù)；supply：供給；供應(yīng)；share：分享。由some time 可知是：他確保每個人都有自己的那份可以維持一段時間。選B。
小題12:考查詞組：turn back：轉(zhuǎn)回，返回；set out：著手，開始；show off：炫耀；speed up：加速。根據(jù)went straight和 without stopping可知第三個人看見貧困的情況，加快速度。所以選D。
小題13:考查上下文串聯(lián)：A. village  村子，B. land土地，C. field田地，D. road公路，由前文可知此處所填詞意思是：村莊，第三個人沒有停下徑直穿過了村子，選A。
小題14:考查連接詞：A. whether是否，    B. how怎樣，C. where哪里，D. when什么時候，所填詞引導(dǎo)賓語從句，且表示感嘆，感嘆的中心詞是動詞lack，故用how。句意：兩個人評價第三個人是多么缺乏同情心啊，選B。
小題15:考查形容詞：A. good好的，B. certain一定的，C. true確實的，D. strange奇怪的，本句表達(dá)的是前兩個富人的思想，即他們自己對自己的行為感到自豪，他們自己做的是很好的。故選A。
小題16:考查動詞：A. welcomed歡迎，B. met遇見，C. accepted接受，D. persuaded說服，本句意思是：他們遇見了第三位富人。選B。
小題17:考查副詞：still：仍然，還；already：已經(jīng)；always：經(jīng)常；indeed：的確。根據(jù)本句的時態(tài)可以推斷出所填詞意思是：仍然，他還是走的很快，選A。
小題18:考查介詞短語：except for：除……之外；instead of：代替；而不是；apart from：除了，除過；along with：和。由句意：馬車沒有裝金子和珠寶，可知選B。
小題19:考查動詞：load：裝載；treasure：珍惜；carry：運，搬運；earn：掙，賺。根據(jù)后文的full of 可以推斷出是馬車上裝載的珠寶，財產(chǎn)都不見了，選A。
小題20:考查名詞：food：食物；jewel：珠寶；money：金錢；seed：種子。此處所填詞與farming tools 并列，且與bags of 修飾，可知馬車上現(xiàn)在裝的是農(nóng)具和種子，故選D。
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A．floorB．cornerC．ceilingD．step
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A．demandedB．blamedC．persuadedD．informed
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A．decorateB．boundariesC．pictureD．surface
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A．unhappy B．a(chǎn)shamed C．shockedD．puzzled
小題9:
A．uninteresting B．unreasonable C．unforgettableD．unpleasant
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)mountB．a(chǎn)ccident C．stock D．number
小題11:
A．in B．by C．withD．on
小題12:
A．in need B．in common C．in use D．in order
小題13:
A．used B．with C．named D．by
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)nywhere B．somewhere C．somewhere elseD．everywhere
小題15:
A．unless B．otherwise C．if D．whether
小題16:
A．coming B．stickingC．a(chǎn)pologizing D．checking
小題17:
A．manner B．behavior C．inconvenienceD．treatment
小題18:
A．responsible B．a(chǎn)nswered C．chargedD．blamed
小題19:
A．copy B．read C．take D．bring
小題20:
A．unlike B．different C．dissimilar D．dislike

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had—not legs but stumps(殘肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.
Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.
Hank felt himself get cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror. For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be—a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.
Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room , and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War II came , he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
小題1:Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ______.
A．he didn’t talk to them
B．he kept away from them
C．his arms touched the ground when he moved
D．he couldn’t use his arms
小題2:It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is ______.
A．a(chǎn)n average height for a fully grown person
B．too tall for an average person
C．too short for an average person
D．none of the above
小題3:When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he ______.
A．did everything the other soldiers did
B．did nothing the other soldiers did
C．did some of the things the other soldiers did
D．took some special training
小題4:The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi _______.
A．had no friends
B．never saw himself as different from others
C．was very shy
D．was too proud to accept help from others

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
I was six when I joined my father's fields in Okla. By the time I was eight, I was helping Dad   36  old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I   37  out of old boards. I got my first real job, at JM's Restaurant when I was 12. My main responsibilities were   38  tables. At that age, it was   39  going to work and glimpsed at my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working   40  me to have. Because of my job, I was always the first one to buy something delicious. This made me   41  .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working   42  around town. A local clothing store offered me credit despite my young age. I immediately bought an expensive coat and shoes on credit. I was   43  only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the store keeper $90!
So I learned   44  the danger of easy credit. I paid it off as soon as I could. My first job taught me   45  and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had   46 . As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, “If you understand sacrifice and   47  , there are not many things in life you can't have.” How right he was.
小題1:
A．makeB．paintC．sellD．repair
小題2:
A．pulledB．putC．pickedD．pressed
小題3:
A．sweepingB．packingC．clearingD．emptying
小題4:
A．easyB．heavyC．difficultD．pleasant
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)llowedB．preferredC．taughtD．managed
小題6:
A．proudB．richC．gratefulD．hopeful
小題7:
A．showedB．gotC．flewD．carried
小題8:
A．raisingB．spendingC．countingD．making
小題9:
A．greatlyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．hardlyD．really
小題10:
A．self-developmentB．self-controlC．self-criticismD．self-confidence
小題11:
A．lostB．improvedC．developedD．experienced
小題12:
A．responsibilityB．promiseC．independenceD．a(chǎn)mbition

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

One day, Mary asked her mother, “Mum, what do people mean by saying they have a skeleton(骨架）in the closet(衣櫥)?” Her mother paused thoughtfully and said, “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his family’s closet. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick my family?” Mary’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?”  “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now.” Mary cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was quiet. Mary’s parents were quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Mary’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Mary’s mother sank into a faint(暈倒), waking only when Mary put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Mary. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Mary looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re crazy,” she thought.  
小題1:According to Mary’s mother, “a skeleton in a closet” means _______.
A．a(chǎn) family honorB．a(chǎn) family wealth
C．a(chǎn) family storyD．a(chǎn) family secret
小題2:What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors from Paragraph 2?
A．They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
B．They were the earliest people living in Australia.
C．They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
D．They were not regarded as criminals in their days.
小題3:Mary’s mother fell down into a faint because she was_________.
A．knockedB．terrifiedC．injuredD．surprised
小題4:Why did Mary bring a skeleton home?
A．She was curious about it.B．She planned to keep it for fun.
C．She needed it for her school task.D．She intended to scare her parents.
小題5:Mary’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because________.
A．They were mentally ill.
B．They were over happy.
C．They understood what had really happened.
D．They both thought they had won the quarrel.

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