One day, four lawyers were riding along a country road. There had been a(n)  36 , and the ground was soft. The lawyers rode  37 , talking and laughing. As they were passing through a  38 , they heard some noises in the grass.
“What’s the matter here?” asked one man.
“Oh, it’s only some old robins (知更鳥)!” said another one, “The  39  has blown them out of the nest. They are too young to  40  .”
“What a  41  ! They’ll die,” said the third one.
“Well! They’re nothing but  42  ,” said the first lawyer.
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小題1:
A．warB．earthquakeC．fire D．rain
小題2:
A．calmlyB．nervouslyC．slowlyD．frequently
小題3:
A．forestB．roomC．streetD．city
小題4:
A．snowB．stormC．lightD．flood
小題5:
A．flyB．speakC．moveD．eat
小題6:
A．successB．shameC．pityD．case
小題7:
A．treesB．petsC．childrenD．birds
小題8:
A．dancingB．pointingC．singingD．crying
小題9:
A．dealt withB．forgotten aboutC．cared forD．turned to
小題10:
A．shoutedB．stoppedC．consideredD．insisted
小題11:
A．wallB．carC．horseD．truck
小題12:
A．frightenedB．tiredC．interestedD．touched
小題13:
A．stayB．mindC．standD．rest
小題14:
A．learnedB．comeC．fallenD．heard
小題15:
A．driveB．climbC．cookD．run
小題16:
A．noticedB．blamedC．visitedD．joined
小題17:
A．laughedB．jumpedC．workedD．cried
小題18:
A．luckyB．clearC．foolishD．dangerous
小題19:
A．changedB．returnedC．readD．slept
小題20:
A．wetB．greenC．smallD．fresh

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

試題分析：本文講述了林肯為了救幾只從樹上摔下來的知更鳥而爬樹把小鳥送進(jìn)鳥窩的故事，說明他是一個(gè)非常善良，非常有同情心的人。
小題1:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文描述可知下雨了，鄉(xiāng)村的路上很軟，都是泥巴。
小題2:.C 副詞辨析。A鎮(zhèn)定地B緊張地C慢慢地D頻繁地；地上很軟，都是泥巴，所以他們騎馬很慢。
小題3:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文可知知更鳥是生活在樹上的，所以他們經(jīng)過的是一片森林。故A正確。
小題4:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)文章第一空可知當(dāng)時(shí)是下雨了，所以知更鳥才會(huì)從樹上掉了下來。故B正確。
小題5:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A飛行B說話C移動(dòng)D吃飯；小的知更鳥太小了不會(huì)飛行，所以無法逃生。
小題6:C 名詞辨析。A成功B害羞C遺憾D案件；根據(jù)下句，他們會(huì)死，說明這位律師認(rèn)為這是遺憾的事情。
小題7:D 上下文串聯(lián)。句意：從樹上掉下來的只是幾只小鳥。說明這位律師對(duì)它們沒有一點(diǎn)同情心。
小題8:D 上下文串聯(lián)。小鳥從樹上掉了下來，鳥媽媽肯定很難受，所以哭著飛向孩子。
小題9:B 短語辨析。A處理B忘記C關(guān)心D轉(zhuǎn)向；幾分鐘以后，他們似乎都忘記了那些小鳥。
小題10:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A喊叫B停下了C考慮D堅(jiān)持；其他幾個(gè)人都忘記了這件事情，但是林肯停了下來。
小題11:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文可知他們騎馬走在鄉(xiāng)村小路上，故他是從馬上下來。
小題12:A 形容詞辨析。A害怕B疲憊C有趣D感動(dòng)；小鳥們一點(diǎn)也不害怕，嘰嘰咋咋叫個(gè)不停。
小題13:B 固定搭配。Never mind沒關(guān)系。這是林肯安慰小鳥的話。
小題14:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文blown them out of the nest可知小鳥從鳥窩里掉了下來，故使用fall。
小題15:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文林肯把小鳥送進(jìn)樹上的鳥窩說明他會(huì)爬樹。故B正確。
小題16:D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A注意到B責(zé)備C參觀D參加；join sb和某人在一起；指林肯很快就和另外三人一起了。
小題17:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A嘲笑B跳躍C工作D哭；其余三個(gè)人都嘲笑他做了傻事。
小題18:C 形容詞辨析。A幸運(yùn)的B清楚的C愚蠢的D危險(xiǎn)的；他們認(rèn)為如此麻煩地去救幾只沒有用的小鳥是愚蠢的。
小題19:D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A改變B返回C閱讀D睡覺；臨客說如果不去救那幾只小鳥，他會(huì)睡不著覺的。
小題20:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文可知下雨了，那么草地上應(yīng)該是濕的。故A正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了林肯為了救幾只從樹上摔下來的知更鳥而爬樹把小鳥送進(jìn)鳥窩的故事，說明他是一個(gè)非常善良，非常有同情心的人。從本文來看，考生應(yīng)該從時(shí)態(tài)、語態(tài)、語氣、名詞的數(shù)等各個(gè)角度分析所填內(nèi)容是否與上下文一致，從而排除一些備選答案，縮小選擇范圍；分析空白處與前后詞之間的語義關(guān)聯(lián)、搭配關(guān)系，從而排除一些選項(xiàng)；弄清楚該題的句法關(guān)系，分析一下它是簡(jiǎn)單句、并列句，還是復(fù)合句；判斷所填的內(nèi)容在句中充當(dāng)什么成分，應(yīng)是什么詞性，并分析備選答案之間的異同，從而排除干擾項(xiàng)選出正確答案。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my junior year, my   1  allowed me to give spelling tests to the class. I had wonderful   2  of this year. Mrs. Alexander   3  me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was   4 , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected college-level work. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter.   5  English was still my subject.
I graduated from high school,  6  early and had children.   7  about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I   8  long articles and beautiful poetry for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an “A” student, I   9  an “A” student. I lived up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I   10  my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle (捆) of report cards   11  back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor’s office, explaining that I had always been excellent at English and complaining that I did not   12  a “D” from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was   13  but unable to change a grade.
My old   14  cards showed something else too. I wanted to tear them up or   15  them. I was not an “A” student in high school English! Somehow, I had convinced myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an   16  student with an occasional “A” or “B”, but mostly “C”s.
Had I lived up to those   17  and define (定義) myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently   18  my writing career. Had I believed in my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of   19  to defeat my enthusiasm and damage my creativity.   20 , I regarded my younger self as an “A” English student, except for that undeserved “D”.
小題1:
A．teacher B．headmasterC．classmateD．monitor
小題2:
A．memoriesB．thoughts C．expectationsD． impressions
小題3:
A．forcedB．a(chǎn)ppointedC．permittedD．begged
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ctiveB．creativeC．interestingD． disappointing
小題5:
A．SoB．ButC．AndD．Or
小題6:
A．workedB．marriedC．succeededD． progressed
小題7:
A．ConfidentB．HappyC．SorryD． Anxious
小題8:
A．wroteB．editedC．readD． copied
小題9:
A．metB．lostC．a(chǎn)dmiredD．remained
小題10:
A． countedB．rememberedC．discoveredD．a(chǎn)pproached
小題11:
A． turnedB．broughtC．heldD． put
小題12:
A． deserveB． makeC．receiveD． learn
小題13:
A． sympatheticB． energeticC．a(chǎn)ngryD． sad
小題14:
A． birthdayB． postC．invitationD． report
小題15:
A． keepB． correctC．hideD． send
小題16:
A． silentB． brightC．a(chǎn)verageD． outstanding
小題17:
A． figuresB． gradesC．papersD． words
小題18:
A． changedB． endedC．damagedD．sought
小題19:
A． changeB． riskC． stressD． failure
小題20:
A． OtherwiseB． BesidesC．InsteadD． Still

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The house was quiet at 5 am and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night. The purring（輕微顫動(dòng)聲）of the freezer had been the sea.                                         
Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.
He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches—but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches. She’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:
Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight, Tim.
The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.
The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.
The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.
Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.
He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn’t go in all the way...
小題1:What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?
A．He left the house quietly.B．He had breakfast at home.
C．He left a note on the freezer.D．He put a sweater in his schoolbag.
小題2:“He settled for some biscuits” means that Tim_______.
A．had to leave the biscuits on the table
B．liked biscuits better than sandwiches
C．had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches
D．could only find some biscuits in the kitchen
小題3:What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?
A．The height of the first rocks.B．The ups and downs of the waves.
C．The change in the position of the sun.D．The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.
小題4:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?
A．The sea looked like a piece of gold.
B．Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.
C．Tim was the only person on the beach.
D．The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.
小題5:In the story, Tim’s mood changed from_______.
A．loneliness to crazinessB．a(chǎn)nxiousness to excitement
C．helplessness to happinessD．eagerness to nervousness

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack(行李架), I’ve always wanted one like that.”
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 pounds poorer, and the cupboard was tied onto the roof rack. It was six inches long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.
In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?”
In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.
“Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help?”
I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”
He was staring at our car: first at the flowers, and then at the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was, something else.”
My wife began to laugh. Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
小題1:It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A．other drivers let the couple go first, because the husband did not drive fast
B．the cupboard cost less than 20 pounds
C．the husband, in fact, would rather not buy the cupboard
D．a(chǎn)ll the cars followed the couple’s
小題2:The police will be more polite to those who are______.
A．in great sorrowB．driving in the gathering darkness
C．driving with wild flowers in the carD．carrying furniture
小題3:What did the police officer think of the cupboard?
A．It was so expensive that it needed their help
B．It was a box for a dead person to be buried in.
C．There might be something stolen in it.
D．It was a big box with some bomb in it.
小題4:What did the husband think of the whole matter?
A．It was very strange.B．He took great pride in it.
C．He was puzzled at itD．He felt embarrassed.

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