Pop singer Peng Tan has tasted the joys of being at the top of the world. He has also  36  life’s lows too. This  37  him that having a  38  picture of oneself is the key to  39_ .
"I grew  40  at the peak of my career, and I began to lose faith when things turned  41_   me," he said."
"Then I realized that dreams will  42  only if I put myself in the  43  place."
Peng, 29, will  44  at the Beijing Pop Festival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing held on September 8 to 9. He has  45   his first album Teen Spirit after he went solo from the rock band Dada. As the name  _46  the album is about his reflection on his youth.
"The _47  years is a special restless period in life, with lots of confusion, sensations, with wise and ridiculous ideas colliding," said Peng.
When younger, he first  48  of being a painter, until one day the  49  singing of Cui Jian lit up his passion, for rock music. In 1996, he became the  50  singer in the band Dada, which he set up with his  51  from junior school.
Soon, they topped the music charts and  52  most of the "’Best Newcomer of the Year" awards. However, the good days didn’t last. The band  53 . Peng became depressed and began  54  his own ability. He then went to the Beijing Pop Festival last year and saw his favorite foreign band, Super Grass. This changed everything. After that, he was back on track and found his confidence.
"When you  55  to your position well in life, opportunities will come to you naturally.” he said.
小題1:
A．sharedB．completedC．escapedD．experienced
小題2:
A．has scaredB．has taught C．has heldD．has warned
小題3:
A．realisticB．realC．trueD．a(chǎn)uthentic
小題4:
A．somethingB．everything C．nothingD．a(chǎn)nything
小題5:
A．frightenedB．excitedC．delightedD．overconfident
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)gainstB．toC．down D．over
小題7:
A．come outB．come upC．come trueD．come across
小題8:
A．rightB．leftC．suitD．wrong
小題9:
A．stopB．performC．workD．stay
小題10:
A．createdB．writtenC．made D．composed
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A．tellsB．readsC．suggestsD．goes
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A．teenage B．youthC．mid-agedD．old
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A．consideredB．dreamedC．suggestedD．tried
小題14:
A．gentleB．coldC．depressedD．explosive
小題15:
A．leadB．popC．properD．first
小題16:
A．workersB．strangersC．classmatesD．colleagues
小題17:
A．baggedB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．beatD．finished
小題18:
A．broke intoB．broke inC．broke upD．broke down
小題19:
A．improvingB．doubting C．wonderingD．considering
小題20:
A．reachB．haveC．a(chǎn)daptD．contribute

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小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B
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這篇文章的大意是一個叫彭譚的流行歌手自述自己如何在事業(yè)的巔峰變得自負,而當事業(yè)走下坡時喪失自信,最后又正確認識自己重拾自信.本題考查了考生對一些詞組和詞匯之間的意義辨析,以及根據(jù)前后文的聯(lián)系確定最恰當用詞的能力.
對于這樣的題目,首先要讀懂文章的第一句或第一段,它通常給出文章主旨.然后,迅速瀏覽全文,進一步獲得對文章整體感覺.最后再開始逐題來做.有些題目初看上去每個選項從單獨意義上來說都是正確的,那么可以先跳過此題,因為也許文章的前后聯(lián)系起來會給出一個唯一正確選擇.這樣做完大部分或者全文,也許這樣的題目就有了更明確的答案.
第36題,experience 是“經(jīng)歷” 的意思.文章第一句話說彭譚品嘗到了處于世界之巔(即“非常成功”)的喜悅,緊接著用also和too轉(zhuǎn)到life’s low(人生的低谷).很顯然,應該是“經(jīng)歷”, 而不是“分享”,“完成”或者“逃離”。
第37題，This 是指代前文“人生跌宕起伏的經(jīng)歷”，所以我們自然聯(lián)想到人生經(jīng)歷是可以“教會”人們許多道理的。選擇has taught.其他三個選項都不符合句子意思。
第38題，首先可以排除B和C，因為real 和true 的差別不太大。然后就是A與D的辨析，realistic 有“現(xiàn)實的”意思，而 authentic指“真實的，可信的”。文章中have a …… picture of oneself 即要認清……的自己.所以選A.
第39題，從前一題可知，認識現(xiàn)實的自我是“一切事情”的關(guān)鍵。所以選A.
　　　第40題，這道題要從上下文來理解。前文提到他品嘗了成功時的喜悅，此處“在事業(yè)的巔峰”與之相對應，我們排除A,但很可能選B或C；但緊接著他說自己“開始失去信心”，所以考慮到后文，我們知道更合適的選項是D,“過分自信”或者說“自負”與后文相呼應。
　　　第41題， turn against使與。。。相敵對 turn to 轉(zhuǎn)向，求助于turn down 拒絕，駁回turn over移交，翻轉(zhuǎn)�！撨xA. 當一切都和我作對時我開始喪失信心。
　　　第42題,come out 出來  come up 出現(xiàn)come true實現(xiàn) ,come across穿過。夢是實現(xiàn)，所以選C.
第43題，put oneself in…place, “把自己放在。。。的位置”。從前文“認識現(xiàn)實的自己”可知應該此處是“合適的位置”�！ight在此是“合適”的意思。Suit 也有合適之意，但是作動詞用。
　　　第44題，他將在北京流行音樂節(jié)上“演出”，所以選B
　　　第45題，“制作”專輯， make an album 是通常說法。
　　　第46題，前句提到了他的專輯名字是Teen Spirit, 這個名字“暗示”了專輯是他對自己青少年時代的思考。所以選C
第47題，這是緊接著前文的teen, youth 來的，他說青少年時期是人生中特別不知疲倦的時候。所以選A
第48題， dream of 夢想成為。。。這是固定搭配
第49題，文章說崔健的演唱點燃了自己的熱情， 那么這種演唱應該是激情四射的，所以選D， explosive 字面上是“爆破的”，我們可以引申理解為“有爆發(fā)力的，充滿激情的”
第50題，前文提到他在Dada 樂隊獨唱， 所以這里應該是 “領(lǐng)唱”。 lead 領(lǐng)導的
第51題，來自中學的應該是同班同學， 所以選C. colleague同事
第52題，這一句說他們登上了音樂榜的首位，得到了年度最新音樂人獎。Bag 在這里市“獲得”的意思。 其他三個在這里都不符合句意。
第53題，樂隊解散了。Broke into 闖入  broke in 打斷，闖入broke up 結(jié)束，散開 broke down 損壞，失敗
第54題，于是彭開始“懷疑”自己的能力。選B, 其他三項不合句意。
第55題，adapt to sth. 適應于。。。這里是“適應自己在人生中的位置”。 reach to 到達, have to不得不  contribute to 貢獻給， 都不符合。
這道完型填空題難度為中等，沒有很多生僻詞匯。文章意思也不難把握。
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A．Fred Hasbrook was one of the author’s regular customers.
B．Fred Hasbrook lent the author $50,000, together with other customers.
C．Fred Hasbrook’s self-respect had a great effect on the author.
D．Fred Hasbrook’s himself did not have much money.
小題4:What made the author’s customers lend her money according to the passage?
A．Her maturity.B．Her honesty.C．Her faith.D．Her success.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

In 1987, while serving as the public affairs officer at Fort Bragg, I would frequently visit the local high schools to speak to the students about the Army. As a lieutenant colonel(中校), I found it particularly rewarding to talk with the teenagers about the benefits of military service, if only for a few years of their lives.
During one of these visits, I reported to the secretary in the principal’s office to let her know that I was here for the third-period class. I was a little surprised when she told me. “The principal would like to see you before you go to the class.”
As I entered his office, I was greeted by a gentleman who appeared to be in his late thirties, and he welcomed me with a smile and a handshake. “You don’t remember me, do you?” he said.
I looked closely at the face again and could not recall where we may have met before.
“You were my company commander in basic training at Fort Jackson in 1970,” the principal said.
“Let me help you out,” he suggested. “You gave me a three-day pass to go home and see my newborn baby.” I immediately remembered the incident!
“Yes,” I said. “I remember now.” It was the only three-day pass I had issued because the soldiers were on their way to Vietnam immediately after they finished training. But I knew if I did not let him go home to see his son and something happened to him, I would regret denying the opportunity he had to be with his family.
“Come on, Colonel. I’d like to introduce you to ‘the baby’. He’s in your third-period class. By letting me go see him, you gave me a reason to stay focused and to come home safe from that war. Thank you , sir.”
It was the most rewarding class I had ever given, and I had no problem in telling the students about the bonds of friendship and the values that Army life can provide…and that can last a lifetime.
小題1: In the writer’s opinion, talking to teens about the Army is       .
A．a(chǎn) forced taskB．a(chǎn) pleasant thing
C．a(chǎn)n unavoidable dutyD．a(chǎn)n embarrassing experience
小題2: Why did the principal want to see the writer?
A．He wanted to send his son to the Army.
B．He felt sorry for causing the writer trouble.
C．He was disappointed at the writer’s lecture.
D．He intended to express his thanks to the writer.
小題3:The underlined part in the text suggests that       .
A．the son may dieB．the son may become ill
C．the soldier may die in the warD．the soldier may be hurt in the training
小題4: What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A．A soldier remembers.B．A principal thinks
C．A baby growsD．A lecture continues

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard（果園）,looking up at the branches above me. It is one of the last days of summer. Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler. Some kinds of apples are already ripe（成熟的）. Others will be ready to pick soon. I think of my grandmother’s apple pie(蘋果餡餅), and how I used to make it with her. She died last year, before the apple harvest, and I have not had her pie since. I really miss her. I hear bees busily humming about, visiting the late summer flowers. The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.
The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes. Above me, big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind. School starts in another week, and time seems to have slowed down.
“Sophie!” calls my grandfather. “Is that you?” I stand up, take his hand, and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard. We talk about apples, and bees, and Grandma. He tells me that he misses her too.
He puts his rough, brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close. “You know, Sophie,” he says, “ I spent the morning in the attic（閣樓）, and you’ll never guess what I found. It’s the recipe（烹飪法）for Grandma’s apple pie. I used to help her make it sometimes. I can’t do it all alone, but you used to help her too. Maybe between the two of us, we can work it out. Want to try?”
“ But it won’t be the same without Grandma,” I tell him.
“ That’s true,” he says, “ but nothing is the same without Grandma. Still, I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie. What do you say?” I nod yes, and we walk towards home… towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen, making Grandma’s famous apple pie.
小題1: We learn from the passage that Sophie       .
A．likes to watch clouds in the atticB．comes to the orchard after school
C．enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very muchD．picks many apples in the orchard
小題2:Both Sophie and her grandfather used to        .
A．help Grandma make apple piesB．spend summer afternoons in the orchard
C．enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchenD．walk alone among the apple trees
小題3:The underlined part in the last paragraph shows          .
A．how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie
B．how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies
C．how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard
D．how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma
小題4: Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?.
A．My grandfather’s orchardB．My grandmother’s apple pie
C．A morning in the atticD．The last days of summer

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. Though he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clements, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble to his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he ran away from home from time to time. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned(淹死) nine times.
After his father’s death in 1847, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner, during this period, he started to write short stories.  Afterwards he became a full-time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a great fortune（財富）.Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments（投資） and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then three of their children passed away.
He died on April 21, 1910 at the age of 70.
小題1:Mark Twain was ________ in his childhood.    
A．a(chǎn) naughty boyB．a(chǎn) good student
C．a(chǎn) handsome boyD．a(chǎn) strong boy
小題2:Mark Twain began to write short stories when he _______.
A．was at schoolB．was in the army
C．worked for a printerD．was a miner
小題3:Before he became a full time writer Mark Twain had not been ___
A．a(chǎn) printer.B．a(chǎn) miner
C．a(chǎn) tailorD．a(chǎn) soldier
小題4:Mark Twain’s wife died _________
A．soon after she give birth to three children
B．a(chǎn)t the same time with her children
C．before three of her children died
D．a(chǎn)fter Mark Twain had died

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