When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤兒院）and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project—a small table. I was so      of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an)     . It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to      it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a     . She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always      with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so      and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a     , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was      it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand      it, she noticed that it was still wet.
“Were you      to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I      with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was      stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never      it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent（宿管員）, thinking that she would      it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I      that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her      to get something important. I followed her      into a dark corner. She picked something up.      she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of      to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to     .
小題1:
A．tiredB．a(chǎn)shamedC．proudD．a(chǎn)ware
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)wardB．wonderC．recordD．product
小題3:
A．designB．inventC．paintD．complete
小題4:
A．giftB．rewardC．prize D．souvenir
小題5:
A．satisfiedB．strictC．patientD．a(chǎn)ngry
小題6:
A．upsetB．a(chǎn)mazedC．confidentD．excited
小題7:
A．thiefB．heroC．swordD．flash
小題8:
A．dryingB．observingC．a(chǎn)dmiringD．hiding
小題9:
A．intoB．a(chǎn)crossC．a(chǎn)boveD．a(chǎn)fter
小題10:
A．supposedB．embarrassedC．encouragedD．determined
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)greedB．sighedC．whisperedD．a(chǎn)rgued
小題12:
A．dirtB．glueC．paintD．wood
小題13:
A．removedB．touchedC．shookD．split
小題14:
A．putB．giveC．takeD．throw
小題15:
A．learnedB．expected C．rememberedD．recommended
小題16:
A．bathroomB．balconyC．basementD．bedroom
小題17:
A．curiouslyB．unwillinglyC．doubtfullyD．worriedly
小題18:
A．BeforeB．SinceC．AsD．Until
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)dmirationB．gratitudeC．sympathyD．regret
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)daptB．studyC．performD．please

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

試題分析：文章介紹作者小時(shí)候在孤兒院的時(shí)候，做了一個(gè)小木桌，一心想送給女院長作為禮物，所以還沒有干就拿回來了，女院長讓他扔了，他卻把桌子藏在櫥柜里面，在宿舍檢查的時(shí)候，他把桌子交給了宿舍管理員，沒有想到宿舍管理員幫他保留了30年。
小題1:考查形容詞：A. tired  累的，B. ashamed羞愧的，C. proud自豪的，D. aware 有意識(shí)的，從后面的句子：It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to   38   it.可知作者引以為豪，選C
小題2:考查名詞：A. award獎(jiǎng)，B. wonder奇跡，C. record記錄D. product產(chǎn)品，我看著它好像是創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)奇跡，選B
小題3:考查動(dòng)詞： A. design設(shè)計(jì)B. invent發(fā)明，C. paint繪畫D. complete完成，花了我六個(gè)星期完成它，選D
小題4:考查名詞：A. gift禮物，B. reward獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，C. prize 獎(jiǎng)品，D. souvenir紀(jì)念品，我迫不及待的想把它送給Mother Winters做為禮物，選A
小題5:考查形容詞：A. satisfied  滿意B. strict嚴(yán)格，C. patient耐心，D. angry生氣，Mother Winters是我們孤兒院的女院長對(duì)我們很嚴(yán)格，選B
小題6:考查形容詞：A. upset不安的B. amazed驚訝的，C. confident自信的，D. excited興奮，從后面的that I couldn’t wait.可知作者太興奮太高興等不及了，選D
小題7:考查名詞：A. thief小偷，B. hero英雄，C. sword 劍，D. flash閃光，我像一道閃光沖出去，選D
小題8:考查動(dòng)詞：A. drying變干，B. observing觀察，C. admiring   敬佩，欣賞，D. hiding藏，我正在欣賞它這時(shí)Mother Winters進(jìn)來了，選C
小題9:考查介詞：A. into進(jìn)入， B. across穿過，C. above在…上面，D. after在…后面，她把手在桌子的表面掠過，發(fā)現(xiàn)還是濕的，選B
小題10:考查動(dòng)詞：A. supposed 應(yīng)該，B. embarrassed尷尬C. encouraged鼓勵(lì)D. determined決心，她問我，你應(yīng)該把它帶回來嗎？選A
小題11:考查動(dòng)詞：A. agreed同意B. sighed嘆氣C. whispered低語，D. argued爭論，從后面的with my head down.可知作者頭低下小聲說，選C
小題12:考查名詞：A. dirt灰塵，B. glue膠水，C. paint油漆，D. wood木材，從后面的I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.可知桌子上沾滿了灰塵，選A
小題13:考查動(dòng)詞：A. removed去除，B. touched觸摸，C. shook搖晃，D. split分裂，從前面的句子：I hid the table in my closet可知作者把桌子藏在櫥柜里面，不去碰它，選B
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞：A. put放，B. give給C. take拿D. throw扔，我把桌子給了宿舍管理員，以為她會(huì)扔了它，選D
小題15:考查動(dòng)詞：A. learned學(xué)會(huì)，得知B. expected期待，C. remembered 記得，D. recommended推薦，30年后我得知Mother Henderson就住在附近，所以我去看她，選A
小題16:考查名詞：A. bathroom浴室，B. balcony陽臺(tái)，C. basement 地下室，D. bedroom臥室，從come down to可知是帶地下室去，選C
小題17: 考查副詞：A. curiously好奇的，B. unwillingly不愿意的，C. doubtfully懷疑地，D. worriedly擔(dān)心的，我好奇的跟著她到了黑暗的角落，選A
小題18:考查連詞：A. Before在…前面，B. Since自從，C. As因?yàn)�，�?dāng)…時(shí)候，D. Until直到，她轉(zhuǎn)過身來的時(shí)候，撿起一個(gè)東西，選C
小題19: 考查名詞：A. admiration敬佩，B. gratitude感激，C. sympathy同情，D. regret后悔，遺憾，我看著這個(gè)帶著痛苦經(jīng)歷但是充滿了對(duì)Mother Henderson敬佩的桌子，選B
小題20:考查動(dòng)詞：A. adapt   適應(yīng)B. study學(xué)習(xí)C. perform表現(xiàn)D. please使…高興，她為努力想要高興的一個(gè)小孤兒保留這個(gè)桌子，選D
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  A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a _  , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it ________from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, _______everywhere. I tried to use a broom, ____ with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen.
For the next week, every time I was in the ____, I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept _____. Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and ____ 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.
At the time I found those few remaining ____, I was in a new relationship with a wonderful ____ I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded ____ those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my ____ had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble___ his new surroundings and the ____ of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered.
When life gets you ____, when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never ____, remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be ___, and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas ___, including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them ___, you’ll start to feel whole again.
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to ____, and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, __will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
小題1:
A．drinkB．fruitC．vegetableD．meat
小題2:
A．movedB．walkedC．ranD．slipped
小題3:
A．rubbedB．rolledC．grewD．existed
小題4:
A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC． althoughD． so
小題5:
A．bedroomB．living roomC．kitchenD．storeroom
小題6:
A．gettingB．turning upC．taking upD．using up
小題7:
A．foundB．a(chǎn)teC．leftD．planted
小題8:
A．presentsB．cansC．vegetablesD．peas
小題9:
A．manB．childC．womanD．boy
小題10:
A．ofB．forC．withD．in
小題11:
A．wifeB．lifeC．sonD．friend
小題12:
A．turning toB．leading toC．a(chǎn)djusting toD．a(chǎn)dding to
小題13:
A．thankB．loveC．helpD．loss
小題14:
A．downB．nearC．closeD．wide
小題15:
A．get itB．make itC．take itD．leave it
小題16:
A．grewB．boughtC．collectedD．frozen
小題17:
A．eventuallyB．fortunatelyC．properlyD．specially
小題18:
A．bothB．a(chǎn)llC．eitherD．each
小題19:
A．call onB．put onC．bring inD．move on
小題20:
A．whileB．becauseC．sinceD．or

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

One day I was driving to a business appointment and, as usual, I was planning in my mind what I was going to say. I came to a very busy crossroad where the stoplight had just turned red.
A young couple, both blind, were walking across the road. Each of them had a white cane(手杖). They were overcoming the most feared blindness. I held my breath when I noticed that the couple was not walking on the crosswalk, but was instead stepping directly into the middle of the crossroad. Without realizing the danger they were in, they were walking right into the path of the oncoming cars. I was frightened for them because I didn’t know if the other drivers understood what was happening. Then I saw a miracle unfold before my eyes. Every car in every direction came to a stop at the same time. Nobody can yelled, “Get out of the way!”
Amazed, I noticed that everyone’s attention was also fixed on the couple. Suddenly the driver to my right reacted. He yelled, “To your right.”O(jiān)ther people followed, shouting, “To your right!”Trusting their elite canes and the calls from some concerned citizens, they made it to the other side of the road. I could judge they had no idea what was really going on around them. Yet I immediately felt smiles appeared on everyone’s face. The driver to the left of me was saying, “I can’t believe it!”
I thought all of us were deeply moved by what we had just seen. Here were human beings stepping outsides themselves for a while to help other people in deed.
小題1:When the author drove to work, he saw_________.
A．some drivers were driving their cars very fast
B．a(chǎn) couple failed to cross the road as usual
C．most drivers drove in the same direction
D．A blind couple was walking into the driveway
小題2:What does the underlined word “miracle” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Everybody told the blind couple to go to the right
B．The blind couple avoided many cars by themselves
C．The blind couple kept calm in danger
D．Every car stopped for the blind couple
小題3:It can be inferred from the text that________.
A．people felt a relief after the couple crossed the road
B．the author was amazed at the expressions on the couple’s faces
C．the couple’s quick crossing of the road surprised everyone
D．calls from everyone made the couple realize their danger

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Early this morning, I got up to make cookies for my neighbor. But actually she hardly greeted me when we saw each other.
Last Monday, she called the firefighters when my house began to fog up while I was out. Luckily, nothing serious had happened. When I thanked her and apologized for causing the trouble, she just asked if my cats were all right and stepped into her house. I felt strangely safe, knowing that even though we don’t get along, she’d done the right thing. So, the yummy cookies.
Last winter, my neighbor carelessly let it out that she was holding a grudge towards me because of an incident we’d had four years ago. I had particularly apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to improve our relationship. She would not accept my apology.
It had taken me a lot of courage to apologize and ask that question. Her refusal to make amends (補(bǔ)償) really saddened me. After that, I decided I’d just leave her be. So I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again. I know some people have a hard time understanding how the possibility of rejection can make an adult so afraid, but that’s just the way I felt.
Then, I reminded myself of how good I had felt yesterday when I’d done some acts of kindness after telling myself: Feel the fear, and do it anyway! So I put the cookies on a beautiful plate, opened my apartment door—and there she was, standing in the hallway. But when she saw me, she went back inside. I went after her and quickly said, “I’m sorry, I’ve got something for you! I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you were paying attention on Monday.” When she heard me speaking, she turned around. As I held the plate towards her, her eyebrows winged up and she took the plate. I was so happy and excited.
Back in my place, I did a “happy dance”, because I had dared to be kind even though I hadn’t been sure my kindness would be welcome. I do hope that our relationship will slowly get better. I know I was and still am biased (存有偏見) towards her at times, but even if we don’t make amends, I want to be able to be kind without depending on other people’s behaviors and reactions.
小題1:The neighbor hardly greeted the writer most probably because ______.
A．the writer’s cats disturb her neighbor frequently
B．the writer didn’t thank her for calling the firefighters
C．the writer never apologized to her for her misbehaviors
D．the writer had an unpleasant experience with the neighbor long ago
小題2:The underlined word “grudge” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______.
A．a(chǎn)ppreciationB．gratitudeC．dislikeD．envy
小題3:From Paragraph 4, we can learn that the writer ______.
A．was afraid of being rejected again by her neighbor
B．didn’t know how to get along with her neighbor
C．didn’t admit it was her fault in the last incident
D．refused to forgive her neighbor’s rude behavior
小題4:What does the author try to tell us?
A．Don’t punish yourself because of others’ mistakes.
B．We should be kind to others, regardless of their behavior.
C．We must keep a good relationship with our neighbors.
D．When we make a mistake, we should have the courage to admit it.

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