There’s a body of water in Israel that is actually below sea level. Water constantly runs into it, but, because of the law of gravity (萬有引力定律)，nothing can flow out of it. Do you know the name of this famous lake? It’s called the Dead Sea. It’s called this because no living thing could live there. The water is almost dead, compared to what happens with “l(fā)iving water”.
When you think of the term “l(fā)iving water”, the image that comes to mind is a rushing river that is flowing. It’s filled with life and movement. It doesn’t just “receive”, but is also “giving” simultaneously.
Many of us believe that we need to receive more of something in order to be happy. Whether what we desire is money or something else, we think we need more of it in order to be fulfilled.
As a result, we begin to operate in fear and therefore don’t give anything because we’re afraid that we won’t have enough. The result? Like the Dead Sea, we become lifeless. Life is meant to flow. when a pool stops flowing, it becomes stagnant(停滯的). Stagnant water breeds disease and death. It can’t breathe. It can’t receive any more. If nothing is flowing out, there’s no room for anything else to come in.
The solution? Give. As you give, you’ll receive. It’s a universal law. You see it at work everywhere. we’ve somehow been deceived （ 欺騙 ）into believing that if we don’t give, we’ll have more. Or we’re afraid that if we do give, we won’t have anything left. On one hand, this seems to make sense. But it doesn’t work. Because when we don’t give, we shut off the flow of what’s coming in.
小題1:What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A．The development of the Dead Sea
B．The special character of the Dead Sea
C．The position of the Dead Sea
D．The present situation of the Dead Sea
小題2:According to the passage, people wouldn’t like to give because________.
A．they are really poor in fact B．they don’t know how to give
C．they don’t know who to give D．they are still not satisfied
小題3:According to the passage, if you refuse to give, you will___________.
A．be like a pool with stagnant water
B．have enough space for what you’ll receive
C．need something more to be satisfied
D．do everything according to the law
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Give and you’ll receiveB．The secret of the Dead sea
C．A universal lawD．come in and come out

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:A

試題分析：本文講述了生活中不能僅僅只是接收別人的饋贈(zèng)，也要為別人付出，否則沒有交流的生活會(huì)變得死氣沉沉。。
小題1:推斷題，通過閱讀第一段可知死海周圍沒有活著的生物，這是它的特性。故選B。
小題2:推斷題，根據(jù)第四段第一句“As a result, we begin to operate in fear and therefore don’t give anything because we’re afraid that we won’t have enough.”結(jié)果，我們開始恐懼繼而不給別人任何東西，因?yàn)槲覀兒ε伦约簺]有足夠的東西。由此可知人們總是不滿足與自己所擁有的，不想給別人一絲一毫。故選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段中“Life is meant to flow. when a pool stops flowing, it becomes stagnant(停滯的).”生活原本是流動(dòng)的。當(dāng)一個(gè)池塘停止流動(dòng)時(shí)，它就變成一灘死水了。由此可知如果生活也停止交流了，也就變成一灘死水，沒有活力了。故選A。
小題4:主旨題，第二段最后兩句“ It’s filled with life and movement. It doesn’t just “receive”, but is also “giving” simultaneously.”把它用于生活和運(yùn)動(dòng)之中。它就不只是收獲，還有給予。這兩句是主旨。故選A。
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A．He became good at most sports. B．He made friends with a runner.
C．He joined a sports team.D．He began to build up his body.
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A．journeysB．a(chǎn)dventuresC．researches D．operations
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a. He ran his first marathon.       b. He skied alone in the North Pole.
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Little did I know that I was about to see something I would never forget at the Kentucky Association of School Administrators.
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On stage, between songs, Patrick talked to the audience about his life and about how blessed he was, “God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me musical gifts and the great opportunity to meet new people.”
When his performance was over, the crowd rose to their feet and cheered for over five minutes.
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A．relaxedB．disappointedC．a(chǎn)nxiousD．delighted
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D．He expects Patrick to become a famous musician.
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When the master caught sight of his worried____，he thought something must have taken place. He asked with ____,“Why are you in a panic？”
The young monk was full of____and questioned，“Master, you persuade us to struggle to____our moral character and grasp the truth. However, even though I learn them well, it is hard to avoid____. Till then, aren't we just like the leaves in autumn or the deadwood in winter? And we will be buried by a handful of soil？”
Having heard it, the master pointed at the ancient banyan and____to him,“There is no____to worry about it. With winds blowing hard and the snow falling down heavily，the leaves in autumn and the deadwood in winter will climb back to the trees____and become the flowers in spring and grow up into the leaves in summer.”
“Why don't I see it？”
“The____is that there isn't any view in your heart, so you can't see the bloom.”
Facing the dancing leaves and____they will be in bloom, you need to be optimistic.  There are always some miseries which may____you when you are unprepared, but we don't need to worry for the____of this day.
Treat life with the attitude of optimism, because it can not only____the pain and misfortune, but also bring a kind of____mood to you. As long as the____is in the heart, the paths full of the sweet smell of flowers are____.
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A．spring　　　　B．summer　　　C．a(chǎn)utumn 　　D．winter
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A．take upB．make upC．bring upD．clean up
小題3:
A．signB．sighC．a(chǎn)dmireD．cheer
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A．interviewB．invitationC．a(chǎn)rrangementD．description
小題5:
A．expressionB．impressionC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．behavior
小題6:
A．excitementB．a(chǎn)ngerC．concernD．courage
小題7:
A．doubtB．prideC．respectD．enthusiasm
小題8:
A．changeB．developC．showD．discover
小題9:
A．dangerB．deathC．growthD．a(chǎn)ccident
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．suggestedC．explainedD．declared
小題11:
A．wonderB．choiceC．useD．need
小題12:
A．quicklyB．silentlyC．badlyD．worriedly
小題13:
A．resultB．a(chǎn)nswerC．reasonD．course
小題14:
A．imaginingB．realizingC．demandingD．designing
小題15:
A．relieveB．occupyC．strikeD．a(chǎn)bandon
小題16:
A．beginningB．a(chǎn)rrivalC．harmD．dream
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)greeB．dissolveC．compareD．choose
小題18:
A．disappointedB．puzzledC．satisfiedD．left
小題19:
A．environmentB．viewC．pointD．sight
小題20:
A．somewhereB．everywhereC．somehowD．a(chǎn)nyhow

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Childhood was an illusion (錯(cuò)覺）and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, I mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. “Are we there yet, Daddy?”
Funfairs (游樂場） were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable.
As I’ve grown old, life has become smaller. Tastes have dulled. Surprises have turned into shocks. Days go by unnoticed. How can I regain childhood when it was an illusion?
I have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way I can regain only part of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though I’m a sixty-one-year-old man, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when I was little.
小題1:How does the author feel about his childhood?
A．It was endless.B．It was unpleasant.
C．He is glad that it is over.D．He misses it as a grown-up
小題2:The author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because ________
A．children could not make proper judgments.
B．children were curious and eager about life
C．things appeared really big in children’s eyes
D．to grow up seemed so long for children
小題3:The world seems to have become smaller to the author because _______.
A．life is disappointingB．time goes by too fast
C．he has had too many surprisesD．foods no longer taste delicious
小題4:The author enjoys playing on the stage so as to _______.
A．a(chǎn)ct like a childB．live an unusual life
C．make the crowd laughD．regain his childhood

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