Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __36__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”
I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
31.A.keep fit              B.rise early                    C.earn money         D.collect fortune
32.A.magic                B.romantic                    C.fantastic                 D.a(chǎn)ttractive
33.A.simple                B.easy                          C.relaxing                 D.luxurious
34.A.the question        B.question                    C.reach                     D.control
35.A.feeling               B.love                          C.quarrel                   D.smile
36.A.raised                 B.shook                        C.nodded                  D.bowed
37.A.hurt                   B.injured                      C.wounded                D.harmed
38.A.in great surprise                                         B.in a great embarrassment
C.with deep depression                                  D.a(chǎn)t extreme sorrow
39.A.happens              B.comes about               C.a(chǎn)ppears                  D.occurs
40.A.warm and soft     B.hot and hard              C.thin and cool      D.strong and durable
41.A.somewhere and sometime                           B.a(chǎn)nywhere or anytime
C.more or less                                              D.here and there
42.A.inside                 B.outside                      C.faraway                D.nearby
43.A.could believe    B.couldn’t understand  C.wouldn’t recognize   D.might know
44.A.got sick              B.got stuck                   C.threw up                 D.became disabled
45.A.quite healthy       B.very pale                   C.fairly red                D.much surprised
46.A.jump high          B.go hurriedly               C.run fast                  D.walk slowly
47.A.think about         B.talk with                    C.worry about        D.laugh at
48.A.Reading             B.Seeing                       C.Saying                   D.Writing
49.A.fresh roses        B.gold ring                 C.sweet kisses        D.beautiful jewelry
50.A.a(chǎn) thread        B.a(chǎn) needle              C.the cloth         D.the cotton
31.C    32.B    33.D    34.A    35.B    36.D    37.A    38.B  39.C    40.D    41.B    42.A    43.B   44.A   45.B    46.D    47.C   
48.A   49.C  50.A   
31.由in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me可知是為了掙錢。
32.他們從未像我在書中讀到,或在電視中看到的那樣浪漫。
33.從上下得知,說出“我愛你”是太難了,而不是太簡單、容易、輕松。
34.out of the question是個固定短語,意為“亳無可能”;out of question“有可能”;out of reach (伸手)夠不著;out of control 失控。
35.根據(jù)上下文,此處指“你和爸爸之間有沒有愛情啊”。
36.因在縫被子,母親低下頭。
37.我擔(dān)心傷害了她。傷害感情用“hurt”。
38.我非常尷尬。
39.由下文的“disappear”得知此處是“appear”。句意為“蘇珊,看看這些線。有時候,你能看得見,但是大多數(shù)都隱藏在被子里!
40.這些線使被子堅固耐用。
41.你不可能隨時隨地看到它,但是它卻實實在在地存在著。
42.由上句推出:愛是內(nèi)在的。
43.由下文until可知此處用否定式。以構(gòu)成not … until…的句式。句意為:我仔細(xì)地聽著,卻無法明白她的話,直到來年的春天。
44.由My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.可知父親突然得重病。get stuck困;throw up嘔吐;become disabled殘疾。
45.此處指“臉色,氣色”。句意為:當(dāng)他們從醫(yī)院回來的時候,都顯得非常蒼白。
46.(為了使父親身體康復(fù)),他們回來之后,每天的清晨或黃昏,母親都會攙扶著父親在鄉(xiāng)村的小路上漫步。
47.從上文Dad, how are you feeling now可知,此處有“擔(dān)心”之意。
48.英語中“看得出”習(xí)慣上不用see。句意為:從他的眼神里,我看得出他對母親的愛之深刻。
49.四個選項中A、B、D與前面提到的“鮮花、禮物”同類,只有C項不同類。句意為:我曾經(jīng)認(rèn)為愛情就是鮮花、禮物和甜蜜的親吻。
50.由全文可知,但是從那一刻起,我明白了,愛情就像是生活中被子里的一根線。
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C. high sense of responsibility
D. having control over performance
48. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.
B. Stress is always harmful to people's health
C. It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.
49. In the last sentence of the passage, "do so" refers to _____.
A. "expose ourselves to stress"
B. "find ways to deal with stress"
C. "remove stress from our lives"
D. "establish links between diseases and stress"
50. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _____.
A. to avoid it                 B. to try to cope with it
C. to regard it as a vital motivation      D. to find some relaxation  

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科目:高中英語 來源:不詳 題型:完形填空

In the US and Britain, the slogan around colleges was “Save water. Shower with a friend.” Now, Wuhan University has come up with another system for the campus bathhouse. It charges students for the amount of time in a shower. Before entering the bathhouse, students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower with cash or their student ID card. The clock starts ticking the minute the tape is turned on. It pauses when a button is pressed for soap. An integrated circuit(IC) card reader at each tap shows the time. No money, no water. The benefits of the new system can be seen with the old system, which charged 1 yuan for each person regardless of time in the shower. The university used about 320 tones of water daily under the old system, but only 160 tons now.
Many students use the new system but opinions on it are divided. Some students say it is bad because bathing had become a sort of race. Many people using it for the first time are not sure how long they need to shower. Some might be embarrassed if their time is up and they’re still covered in soap. They have to ask the bathhouse worker to help them buy extra time.
“It’s a flaw in the system that you can not buy extra time on the ID card,” said Ren, a freshman in Wuhan University. The university is also considering some students’ suggestions that they be allowed to pay after they’ve finished the shower. Not surprisingly, some are complaining about losing the hour shower. But many students say the move helps them develop a water-saving sense.
Without the time limits, most students tended to shower for 30 to an hour in the bathhouse.
Some even used the hot water to wash their clothes. “In my experience, 10-20 minutes is enough,” said Dai Zhihua, a third-year student who usually takes 8 minutes.
A similar system has been installed in other universities. Shanghai Normal University introduced it at its Fengxiang Campus in September. The bathing fee there is 0.2 yuan per minute. One male student responded by setting a record with a two-minute shower.
51. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower.
B. The clock times all through while the student is bathing except when the bather paused for soap.
C. If money runs out, there will be no water.
D. Having finished bathing, the student has to pay for it.
52. The underline word “flaw” (Paragraph3) most probably means______.
A. perfection   B. advantage    C. pity      D. fault
53. Since the new system has performed, ______ of water can be saved.
A. a quarter   B. one third   C. one half   D. two thirds
54. It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A. the new operation can solve the water crisis.
B. The new operation can raise students’ environmental awareness.
C. a similar operation has been set in other universities.
D. The university has saved a lot of water by using the new system.
55. In which column can you find this passage?
A. People.    B. Society.  C. Campus Life.   D. Lifesty

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科目:高中英語 來源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

Last summer, when Amanda R of Anaheim Hills, California, was running on a cross-country course with her team, she blacked out. “I got really dizzy,” she says. “I was out for a few minutes.” At first, Amanda thought she was just tired and didn’t think she had a health problem. She did go to the emergency room, where she was fine after tests, but she fainted (昏厥) again several days later as she was talking with her coach. Another doctor guessed that Amanda had blacked out “because we were in heat so much with not enough water and not enough of the right kind of foods”.
Teens often don’t want to stop and take a break or don’t notice when they start to feel bad, doctors say. However, paying attention if you’re not feeling well is important, as Amanda learned.
As a result, Amanda has changed her habits. “I drink a lot more water,” she says. “And put more salt in my diet. I’m eating more balanced meals.” Amanda advises teen athletes to trust their coaches and speak up when they’re not feeling well. “And recognize the difference between when you’re tired and when there’s something really wrong.”
Some people - up to 3 percent of the population - sweat too much, even in cold weather. The condition, called hyperhidrosis (多汗), can affect many parts and it often runs in families - hands down from generation to generation. Too much sweating over the whole body could be a symptom of another medical condition. Doctors aren’t sure what causes hyperhidrosis, but using special medications or other treatments can help.
小題1:What caused the happening mentioned in the passage during Amanda’s running?
A.She couldn’t breathe in enough air in the race.
B.She didn’t eat anything before the race.
C.She had been running all summer without a rest.
D.She neither drank enough water nor ate enough of the right kind of foods.
小題2:What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A.There is no need to worry when sweating too much, even in cold weather.
B.Hyperhidrosis may have a bad effect on your health.
C.Doctors have discovered why people get hyperhidrosis.
D.Hyperhidrosis is a serious disease and no treatment can help.
小題3:The purpose of writing this passage is to____________.
A.tell teens the proper ways to take exercise in summer.
B.tell teens not to run in hot summer.
C.tell teens to pay attention to hyperhidrosis in the summer exercise
D.tell teens how to keep healthy.

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科目:高中英語 來源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories about the killer flu virus(流感病毒)but are there things we can do to cut our risk of catching it?
Every year, people in Britain catch the flu virus and some of those who are already ill, or are very young, may die. It is very sad, but modern treatment means that many deaths can be avoided.
Experts tell us that the world is another flu epidemic(流行)and that the latest bird-flu virus would be the most likely cause. Humans can catch the disease only after closely contacting with a sick bird. However, if someone who had normal flu was to come into contact with bird flu, this could be very dangerous. The bird flu virus could attach(附在)itself to the human flu virus, mutate and then start to spread from person to person.
Coughs and sneezes(打噴嚏)always have spread diseases, especially colds and flu, and they still do. If bird flu does begin to infect humans, it will spread through coughs and sneezes.
If you want to stay free of flu and someone coughs or sneezes at you, what should you do?
First, keep your hands away from your face and wash them and your face as soon as you can. If a cough or a sneeze spray misses your face and you accidentally touch a droplet with your hands and then touch your face, the flu or cold bug could creep into your system.
小題1:The chances of most people catching bird flu are very small because __________.
A.they are strong enough to resist the infection
B.only after closely contacting a sick bird can they be infected
C.bird flu does not happen very often in the world
D.only those who are ill can be infected
小題2:In the passage the underlined word “mutate” probably means“__________”.
A.differB.produceC.increase D.change
小題3:If a man with common flu is infected with bird flu, __________.
A.there must be no cure for him
B.the disease will spread among humans
C.he must feel cold
D.he is likely to die
小題4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Bird flu is the most dangerous disease.
B.Normal flu can be easily changed into Bird flu.
C.We don’t need to worry about flu virus.
D.The person who has normal flu and comes into contact with bird flu can easily get Bird flu.
小題5:The last paragraph of the passage tells us __________.
A.the reason why people with flu often cough
B.coughs and sneezes are very dangerous
C.how to protect ourselves from being infected
D.how to avoid coughs and sneezes

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