The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is      . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.
Dad felt it was his     to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each      in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.
The child stood up, put out his hands, and     as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_   and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don't they       well?”
“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices     them what they are.”
“     choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when we choose the    things.”
“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.
Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son's     . He reached down and began to     with the snow. He     the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.
“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.
The child looked at both sides but     answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.
“It’ s a snowman! The side    made me snowman!” the boy replied with   
Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n)     to build up mankind,” Dad said.                    
The child then stood up and     an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can't work together. They have a(n)     .”
Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and     him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right      
and learn to build the best snowman ever.”
小題1:
A．differentB．similarC．freezingD．special
小題2:
A．challengeB．responsibilityC．troubleD．position
小題3:
A．privateB．a(chǎn)ssociatedC．uniqueD．isolated
小題4:
A．inspectedB．watchedC．glancedD．glared
小題5:
A．beautifulB．effectiveC．comfortableD．significant
小題6:
A．cheer upB．take careC．get alongD．break up
小題7:
A．remainB．a(chǎn)ppearC．becomeD．make
小題8:
A．ThoughB．HoweverC．SoD．While
小題9:
A．exactB． WrongC．fortunateD．coincident
小題10:
A．interestB．concernC．worryD．faith
小題11:
A．communicateB．mixC．workD．relate
小題12:
A．separatedB．dividedC．distinguishedD．parted
小題13:
A．couldn' tB．shouldn' tC．wouldn' tD．needn' t
小題14:
A．thatB．whatC．howD．when
小題15:
A．disappointmentB．frustrationC．enthusiasmD．humour
小題16:
A．powerB．effortC．organizationD．a(chǎn)ttempt
小題17:
A．gatheredB．sortedC．threwD．formed
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)greementB．debateC．warD．negotiation
小題19:
A．trembledB．swungC．pulledD．held
小題20:
A．stepsB．turnsC．choicesD．points

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

試題分析：本文通過一個父親用雪花教育孩子要學會與人合作，學會協(xié)作在人生中要做出正確的選擇。
小題1:A 形容詞辨析。A不同的B類似的C冰凍的D特別的；孩子說：我的朋友告訴我每一朵雪花都是不同的，但是他們看上去都是一樣的。這里的different與后的same形成呼應。
小題2:B 名詞辨析。A挑戰(zhàn)B責任C麻煩D地位，職位；父親感到要給孩子一個更加讓人滿意的答案是他責任所在。
小題3:C 形容詞辨析。A私人的B有聯(lián)系的C獨特的D孤立的；學會和人一樣，在某一個特殊的方面，我們都是獨一無二的。
小題4:B 動詞辨析。A視察B觀察，注意到C瞥一眼D怒目而視；孩子站了起來，伸出他的手，注意這每一朵落在他手套上的雪花。
小題5:A 形容詞辨析。A美麗的B有效的C舒服的D重要的；我手套上的雪花都不一樣，但是院子里的雪花很漂亮。當很多雪花在一起的時候，他們非常的漂亮動人。
小題6:.C 短語辨析。A使…振作B當心C相處D分解，破裂；如果人和雪花一樣，為什么人們不能很好地相處呢？
小題7:D 動詞辨析。A保持，仍然B出現(xiàn)C變成D使…成為；父親回答：是人們的選擇讓人們成為他們。
小題8:C 詞義辨析。A盡管B然而C那么D當…時；父親說：是人們的選擇讓人們成為他們。兒子就認為選擇讓人們不能很好相處，那么選擇就是壞的事物了。
小題9:B 形容詞辨析。A確切的B錯誤的C幸運的D巧合的事情；父親的回答：只有當人們選擇了錯誤的事情的時候，選擇才是壞的。
小題10:D 名詞辨析。A興趣B擔心C擔憂D信念，信仰；這次對話給了父親樹立兒子的信念的好機會。父親正好可以利用這個機會來教育孩子。
小題11:C 動詞辨析。A交流B混合C工作D聯(lián)系；父親低下身子開始玩雪了。Work with snow指玩雪。根據(jù)下文可知父親把雪堆成了兩堆。
小題12:B 動詞辨析。A分類Ｂ分開C區(qū)別D拆分；根據(jù)后面的介詞into可知使用動詞divide，只有divide才可以和into連用，指整體分成幾部分。父親把雪分成了兩部分。
小題13:A 詞義辨析。A不能B不應該C不會D不需要；兒子看著這兩邊的雪，無法回答父親的這個問題。
小題14:A 語法分析。本句是一個定語從句，that指代The side在句中做主語。
小題15:C 名詞辨析。A失望B疲憊C熱情D幽默；兒子充滿熱情地回答：就是堆成雪人的那一邊。
小題16:B 名詞辨析。A權(quán)力B努力C組織D嘗試；所有的人都聚到一起努力形成了我們現(xiàn)在的人類。
小題17:A 動詞辨析。A聚集B分類C扔D形成；孩子站立起來，把一個胳膊上面的雪都聚集到一起，一個一個地扔向另外一小堆的雪。
小題18:C 名詞辨析。A協(xié)議B辯論C戰(zhàn)爭D談判；當人們無法在一起的時候，他們之間就產(chǎn)生了戰(zhàn)爭。
小題19:D 動詞辨析。A顫抖B搖擺C拉D擁抱；對于兒子的說法很驚訝，父親站了起來，緊緊地把兒子抱住了。
小題20:C 名詞辨析。A步驟B輪次C選擇D點，意義；父親希望兒子能夠?qū)W會協(xié)作，能夠做出正確的選擇。
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My family and I used to live in Belgium, and, to me, life was great. Most of my relatives and friends lived there, so there was never a      of aunts to spoil me or children to play with me.
My father is a journalist,       there wasn't much work for him in Belgium at that time. When I was eight, he        he'd found a good job in London and that we were going to move there.  I was      - I didn't realize I was leaving my friends behind and throwing myself into a different world. The excitement soon      after we moved there.
       our arrival in London, I had to start a new school and learn a  new      . I didn't know things in fashion, either. For the       six months I had extra lessons to  learn English. This       with cards and progressed towards books. I'm a      learner ,so I soon caught up. It was fitting in with other       in my school that took a bit more work.
For the first two years or so I was an outsider, no matter how much I tried to      . This made me      and sensitive - a perfect target for bullies. Thankfully, some of my classmates began to     me, and they became a great help as they helped me to      the things that made me a "foreigner".  By the time I        primary school,  most people couldn't believe I had moved to England only four years before. I was        able to fit in, grasp the language and adapt to the culture.
Trying to fit in is my      to anyone who has just moved from the homeland. or is planning to. "Fitting in" doesn't mean completely       yourself to be someone else ,but it does mean trying to  learn the         culture and language, ,which will make your life easier.
小題1:
A．1ackB．memoryC．reasonD．purpose
小題2:
A．ifB．butC．unlessD．because
小題3:
A．realizedB．explainedC．learnedD．a(chǎn)nnounced
小題4:
A．shockedB．excitedC．nervousD．disappointed
小題5:
A．formedB．increasedC．disappearedD．continued
小題6:
A．OnB．InC．ForD．By
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)rtB．historyC．scienceD．language
小題8:
A．latestB．firstC．lastD．former
小題9:
A．endedB．a(chǎn)ssistedC．startedD．stayed
小題10:
A．quickB．braveC．lovelyD．happy
小題11:
A．classesB．gradesC．childrenD．teachers
小題12:
A．fit inB．call inC．bring inD．give in
小題13:
A．lazyB．shyC．responsibleD．optimistic
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)cceptB．changeC．blameD．challenge
小題15:
A．depend onB．take upC．refer toD．leave out
小題16:
A．leftB．beganC．hadD．enjoyed
小題17:
A．nearlyB．speciallyC．finallyD．hardly
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)dviceB．demandC．choiceD．condition
小題19:
A．sharingB．keepingC．findingD．losing
小題20:
A．simpleB．newC．positiveD．recent

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從 31～50 各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the    person.
When I first knew Bill, back in     , he was one of the most carefree(無憂無慮的) people I had ever      . He was always ready to have a     . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old      he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and      was never dull when he was     . With him there was one wild      after another. Sometimes I wonder how we      to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.     , I wasn’t even      it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He      most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the     thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main     . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never      Bill changing so much. My image of him      the one I had formed      the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s      to expect people to remain the same, especially      I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he       the same way about me.
小題1:
A．proper B．same C．regularD．common
小題2:
A．childhood B．primary schoolC．high schoolD．college
小題3:
A．consideredB．supposedC．metD．expected
小題4:
A．partyB．quarrelC．meeting D．class
小題5:
A．manB．hospital C．filmD．hotel
小題6:
A．studyB．life C．work D．fun
小題7:
A．in B．down C．a(chǎn)way D．a(chǎn)round
小題8:
A．dreamB．mistake C．chance D．joke
小題9:
A．decided B．continuedC．managed D．hoped
小題10:
A．As usual B．By accidentC．From then onD．All the time
小題11:
A．glad B．surprisedC．excitedD．sure
小題12:
A．thought B．talked C．a(chǎn)rgued D．spent
小題13:
A．best B．last C．next D．only
小題14:
A．interest B．career C．subject D．problem
小題15:
A．forgot B．mindedC．liked D．imagined
小題16:
A．remained B．remindedC．suggested D．became
小題17:
A．since B．from C．a(chǎn)tD．till
小題18:
A．unnecessary B．foolishC．common D．unusual
小題19:
A．becauseB．thatC．howD．when
小題20:
A．felt B．a(chǎn)cted C．looked D．Discovered

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Nobody likes home economics (家政學). But restoring the program could help us in the fight against obesity and chronic (慢性的) diseases today.
The home economics movement was founded on the belief that housework and food preparation were important subjects that should be studied scientifically. The first classes occurred in the agricultural and technical colleges that were built in the 1860s. When most departments of universities rejected women, home economics was a back door into higher education.
Indeed, in the early 20th century, home economics was a serious subject When few people understood germ (微生物) theory and almost no one had heard of vitamins, home economics classes offered vital information about washing hands regularly, eating fruits and vegetables and not feeding coffee to babies.
However, today we remember only the fixed ideas about home economics, forgetting the movement’s most important lessons on healthy eating and cooking. Too many Americans simply don’t know how to cook. Our diets, consisting of highly processed foods made cheaply outside the home, have contributed to many serious health problems. In the last decade, many cities and states have tried to tax junk food heavily or to ban the use of food stamps (食品券) to buy soda. Clearly, many people are doubtful about any governmental steps to promote healthy eating. But what if the government put the tools of obesity prevention in the hands of children themselves by teaching them how to cook?
My first experience with home economics happened two decades ago when I was a seventh grader in a North Carolina public school. A year later, my father’s job took our family to Wales, where I attended a large school for a few months. It was the first time I had ever really cooked anything. I remember that it was fun, and with an instructor standing by, it wasn’t hard. Those lessons stuck with me when I first started cooking for my husband and myself after college and they still do. Teaching cooking in public schools can help solve some problems facing Americans today. The history of home economics shows it’s possible.
小題1:Home economics______.
A．is a subject becoming more and more popular with Americans
B．is often used to help fight against obesity and chronic diseases
C．once offered women a. special approach to university education
D．was first taught in the agricultural and technical colleges in the early 1900s
小題2:The third paragraph mainly tells us______ .
A．the importance of regular hand washing
B．the health benefits of fruits and vegetables
C．the contents of home economics classes in the early 20th century
D．the significance of teaching home economics in the early 20th century
小題3: In the opinion of the author, how should we fight against childhood obesity?
A．Children should be taught how to cook.
B．A heavy tax should be put on junk food
C．Healthy eating should be promoted at school
D．Using food stamps to buy soda should be banned
小題4:What does the author imply in the last paragraph?
A．Her family moved frequently in her childhood.
B．Cooking classes have a far-reaching influence on her later life.
C．To receive a better education, she went to a large school in Wales.
D．Teaching cooking is the key to solving Americans’ health problems.

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