A man has returned three library books to a Melbourne library—21 years overdue（誤期）.The books were returned to Sam Merrifield Library with a (n)__ 21___note and a $50 bill.
___ 22___Margaret Young was pleased that the books had been returned. They were in excellent___23__ , except for the one that the borrower admitted had been damaged by a___24___.
“They’re all spy books. We were just surprised and___25 ___that he has returned the books, ___26 ___after so many years,” Mrs. Young said.
The books were__ 27__on June 18, 1985 and would have to be paid almost $5,800 in overdue
__28__. But, because of the sweet letter and $50 note, Mrs. Young said all was__29__.
She said, “We thank him for returning the books and hope his conscience（良心）is __ 30 _. I’d like to think he can come back into the library one day to borrow more material__31__he returns it.”
To whom it may concern,
About 20 years ago I__32 __to return the three books to your library. In fact I__33__them.During that time, one of the books was damaged by my dog. I have enclosed all three books and a sum of money that will go some way toward __34__the damaged book.
My __35__were unforgivable; a thief is a thief. Please __ 36__my apology for stealing the books and for not having the courage to return them__37__.
I want you to know that for the last few years this theft has__38__my conscience and I am sorry I was so selfish to steal them in the first__39__. I hope this goes some small way to__40 __my actions. 
小題1:
A．explanationB．a(chǎn)pologyC．thankD．payment
小題2:
A．Secretary B．BorrowerC．LenderD．Librarian
小題3:
A．conditionB．situationC．stateD．position
小題4:
A．cat B．thiefC．dogD．spy
小題5:
A．regretful B．luckyC．thankfulD．sorry
小題6:
A．specially B．shortlyC．especiallyD．simply
小題7:
A．overB．goodC．dueD．a(chǎn)way
小題8:
A．finesB．moneyC．rewardsD．payment
小題9:
A．paidB．punishedC．returnedD．forgiven
小題10:
A．easedB．calmedC．killedD．lost
小題11:
A．even ifB．a(chǎn)s long asC．a(chǎn)s thoughD．because
小題12:
A．plannedB．failedC．meantD．promised
小題13:A. borrowed    B lent           C. stole           D. kept
小題14:
A．replacingB．cleaningC．replying D．recreating
小題15:
A．habitsB．mannersC．waysD．a(chǎn)ctions
小題16:
A．receiveB．refuseC．blameD．a(chǎn)ccept
小題17:
A．soonerB．laterC．moreD．worse
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)ffected B．feltC．botheredD．disappointed
小題19:
A．placeB．timeC．chanceD．thing
小題20:
A．look up forB．make up forC．come up forD．take up for

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:C
小題6:C
小題7:C
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:D
小題16:D
小題17:A
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:B
本文講述了三本延誤21年的書被還回圖書館的故事。歸還者不僅寫了道歉信還附了50美元的賠償費用。
小題1:B 考查名詞辨析。因為書本推遲了21年才還，當(dāng)然是道歉的便條。
小題2:D 考查名詞辨析。對于還書很高興的當(dāng)然是圖書管理員。
小題3:A考查名詞辨析。be in excellent condition狀況非常好
小題4:C考查上下文串聯(lián)。從下文可知，是被狗破壞的。
小題5:C考查形容詞辨析。對于那人能夠還回書本，管理員們很感激。
小題6:C考查副詞辨析。尤其在這么對年以后，能夠還書，我們很驚訝也很感激。
小題7:C考查形容詞辨析。due到期的 這三本書大約20年前就到期了。
小題8:A考查名詞辨析。fines罰款。應(yīng)繳納過期罰款5800美元。
小題9:D考查動詞辨析。所有的一切都被原諒了。故選D。
小題10:A考查動詞辨析。希望他的良心能得到寬慰。
小題11:B考查短語辨析。我們還是希望他能再回來借書，只要他能歸還。
小題12:B考查動詞辨析。大約20年前我沒有能夠還這三本書給你們圖書館。
小題13:C考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)后面的a thief is a thief.可知，是偷了這三本書。
小題14:A考查動詞辨析。我已經(jīng)把三本書封套并裝入了一些錢，這些錢作為補(bǔ)償這本損壞的書。
小題15:D考查名詞辨析。我的行為是不可原諒的。
小題16:D考查動詞辨析。請接受我的道歉。故用accept。
小題17:A考查形容詞辨析。請接受我為偷了這些書并且沒有勇氣更早地歸還他們而道的謙。
小題18:C考查動詞辨析。bother my conscience使我的良心不安
小題19:A考查名詞辨析。in the first place首先
小題20:B考查短語辨析。make up for彌補(bǔ) 我希望這多少能彌補(bǔ)我的行為。
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e. Betty became the first female test driver.
A．a(chǎn)→b→c→d→eB．a(chǎn)→e→b→c→d
C．c→d→a→e→bD．c→b→d→a→e

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Johann Gutenberg, who worked as a goldsmith(金匠)，took what has already been discovered, and created a small invention that changed history. He created a machine that allowed him to move small blocks of letters in such a way that written material could be printed and mass-produced. Few people could read before Johann Gutenberg made the invention, but once books became less expensive, more Europeans could read and write.
Block printing existed long before Gutenberg. The Chinese had been using wood blocks to print books as early as 868, but a new set of woodcuts(木刻印版) had to be made for each book. Producing one book was not easy; producing all kinds of books was more difficult.
Writing ink dates from about 2500 BC in Egypt and China. Johann Gutenberg use an oil-base printing ink that would last longer than other inks used in his time. We don’t know much about Gutenberg because he was not famous during his lifetime. He was born in Germany about 1400. In 1448, Gutenberg developed signatures for each number, letter, and punctuation mark(標(biāo)點符號). He then built the molds (模型) to hold the signatures in place. Johann Gutenberg published the first mass-produced book: a 1,282 page Bible. To this day, more copies of the Bible have been printed the any other book.
Copies of Gutenberg’s invention spread throughout Europe, but the German goldsmith did not get rich from his invention. Some officials denounced the invention of printing because they feared that it would spread bad ideas. By 1500 there 1,700 printing presses in Europe. The presses had already produced about 20 million volumes of 40,000 different books.
小題1:What happened after Johann Gutenberg’s invention?
A．People could afford to read books.
B．People became interested in inventing.
C．It was still difficult to print all kinds of books.
D．Punctuation mark began to be used in printing.
小題2:Compared with block printing in China, Johann Gutenberg’s method __________.
A．was difficult to run.B．needed harder paper
C．used a new kind of inkD．was put into use earlier
小題3:The underlined word “denounced” in the paragraph means __________.
A．fought againstB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．laughed atD．supported
小題4:What is the best title for the passage?
A．A famous 1,282 page Bible
B．The life of a famous inventor
C．An invention that changed history
D．The development of printing

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