“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__ varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__; I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排練) on my first day. I never actually __44__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __45__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the chance, it did not come without its fair share of __46__. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __48__ to detail (細(xì)節(jié)) and stress on practice that set us __49__. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
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A．hobby B．plan C．dream D．word
小題2:
A．connected B．expanded C．exposed D．extended
小題3:
A．rarelyB．certainly C．probably D．consistently
小題4:
A．director B．trainer C．leader D．dancer
小題5:
A．symbol B．memory C．truth D．reality
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A．bouncing B．dating C．turning D．tracking
小題7:
A．lacksB．a(chǎn)ddsC．makesD．brings
小題8:
A．while B．since C．until D．when
小題9:
A．caredB．expectedC．a(chǎn)skedD．decided
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A．motivatedB．relaxedC．convincedD．a(chǎn)stonished
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A．challengesB．profitsC．a(chǎn)dvantagesD．a(chǎn)dventures
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A．putB．mixC．buildD．pick
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A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．a(chǎn)ssociationC．a(chǎn)ttractionD．a(chǎn)daptation
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A．a(chǎn)partB．a(chǎn)sideC．offD．back
小題15:
A．overB．byC．withD．beyond
小題16:
A．functionB．meaningC．expressionD．usage
小題17:
A．boundariesB．problemsC．barriersD．efforts
小題18:
A．necessaryB．perfect C．properD．possible
小題19:
A．talent B．honor C．potential D．responsibility
小題20:
A．victory B．trend C．tradition D．desire

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:A
小題12:D
小題13:A
小題14:A
小題15:C
小題16:B
小題17:A
小題18:D
小題19:B
小題20:C
文章講述的是女孩兒夢(mèng)想成真，在公司接受嚴(yán)格的訓(xùn)練，最終感悟人生。
小題1:根據(jù)文章結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)為：我的_____有了一種生動(dòng)的形式，也就是說(shuō)“我的______初步成型”所以答案是C 夢(mèng)想。同時(shí)在文章后面也有對(duì)應(yīng)。整片文章都在講主人公想當(dāng)舞蹈家的夢(mèng)想。
小題2:“隨著我長(zhǎng)大，隨著我接觸到了更多的東西，我的興趣……”答案是C。而A“連接”C“擴(kuò)張”D“擴(kuò)展”都不對(duì)。比較容易誤選C和D。但是注意，這里考察的是“我被______”我被擴(kuò)張，我被擴(kuò)展都是不合適的說(shuō)法。
小題3:“隨著我長(zhǎng)大，經(jīng)歷了更多的事情，雖然我的興趣確實(shí)發(fā)生了一些改變，但是我的夢(mèng)想從來(lái)沒(méi)有改變”，certainly的語(yǔ)氣并沒(méi)有那么重。此題考察副詞，難度較大。副詞和動(dòng)詞的關(guān)系緊密，空格之后的動(dòng)詞varied是vary這個(gè)單詞的過(guò)去式，意味“變化”，作者想說(shuō)的是“我的興趣在______地變化”。A“很少次”B“必然地”C“很有可能地”D“一貫地、連續(xù)地”。AC兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)都表示興趣不怎么變化，BD兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)都表示興趣一定在變化。再看到句子的后面“but a little girls dream……”講到了小女孩的夢(mèng)想，她的夢(mèng)想就是當(dāng)舞蹈家，一直都沒(méi)變，所以but之前應(yīng)該表示的是興趣有所變化，所以排除AC。D選項(xiàng)容易誤選， consistently這個(gè)詞一般用在數(shù)學(xué)上，表示線性變化地，有規(guī)律可循地，一個(gè)人的興趣呈線性變化是很詭異的一種說(shuō)法，所以答案是B 必然地。
小題4:女孩的夢(mèng)想是成為舞蹈家，所以答案是D。
小題5:考察形名詞，與之相關(guān)的動(dòng)作是make the dream a ______，意為“讓我的夢(mèng)想成為_(kāi)_____”，答案顯而易見(jiàn)，夢(mèng)想變成現(xiàn)實(shí)，答案是D。reality，原型是real。
小題6:這家公司從1925年開(kāi)始的，所以選擇一個(gè)和“開(kāi)始”相關(guān)的詞。A bouncing back容易誤選，要注意bounce本身表示“彈”，公司是不會(huì)彈回來(lái)的。所以排除A。B date back的含義是“追溯到”，公司可以追溯到1925完全合適。C turn back表示回頭 轉(zhuǎn)身，顯然不對(duì)。D track back表示追回。Track這個(gè)詞本身表示追蹤，沿著軌跡尋找的意思，一個(gè)公司是無(wú)法發(fā)出“追蹤”這個(gè)動(dòng)作的，所以答案是B。
小題7:從文章后面的內(nèi)容可以得知，作者根本就沒(méi)有想到自己會(huì)被錄取，在公司的第一天就像做夢(mèng)一樣，注意，像做夢(mèng)一樣言下之意就是“不現(xiàn)實(shí)”，所以答案是A  lack 表示缺少。作者想說(shuō)雖然美夢(mèng)成真，但是現(xiàn)在回想起來(lái)，第一天上班的那一天對(duì)于我來(lái)說(shuō)，就像是做夢(mèng)一樣，沒(méi)覺(jué)得是現(xiàn)實(shí)。
小題8:此題考察連詞，空格之前意為“我認(rèn)為我處在一種愉悅的不相信的狀態(tài)中”空格后的句意為“我第一天的排練已經(jīng)過(guò)去了一半�！弊髡卟桓蚁嘈胚@是真的，所以她disbelief的應(yīng)該是自己的夢(mèng)想成真，而夢(mèng)想成真這件事兒又是pleasant的，所以pleasant disbelief應(yīng)該指的是作者很開(kāi)心，不相信這是真的。所以答案是C until。
小題9:與之相關(guān)的名詞是I the job，所以這里的結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)為“I never ______to get the job.”答案是B expected。
小題10:我得到了夢(mèng)寐以求的工作，非常D astonished 驚喜。這個(gè)詞等同于surprised。
小題11:it did come with its fair share of______ 其中it指代這份工作，與這份工作伴隨而來(lái)的是A 挑戰(zhàn) 最合適。B和C都是好東西，和下文說(shuō)的艱辛困苦不符。D adventure表示“冒險(xiǎn)”，下文中沒(méi)有說(shuō)跳舞要冒什么樣的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，所以也不對(duì)。答案是A。
小題12:空格之前的動(dòng)作是I found it vital 我發(fā)現(xiàn)______是很重要的�？崭窈竺�，動(dòng)作的承受者是material 材料。所以這里的結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)為：“我發(fā)現(xiàn)______材料是很重要的�！边@里的材料指的應(yīng)該是跳舞的動(dòng)作和舞步，所以答案ABC都不合理，正確選項(xiàng)是D。pick up可以表示“學(xué)習(xí)，掌握”這層含義。作者想說(shuō)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)迅速掌握舞蹈動(dòng)作是很重要的。要注意從這一段開(kāi)始，作者就應(yīng)經(jīng)在開(kāi)始講述作為一個(gè)舞蹈家，需要付出的艱辛和困苦了。
小題13:空格之后的名詞是detail，細(xì)節(jié)，并且空格之前有形容詞extreme，表示強(qiáng)烈的，所以“對(duì)于細(xì)節(jié)的強(qiáng)烈______”答案顯然只有A 注意。B “連接”C“吸引”D “適應(yīng)”。
小題14:set apart表示分開(kāi)；set aside表示放一邊；set off表示出發(fā)；set back表示阻止。這句話中，“對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)的強(qiáng)烈注意和對(duì)耐心的考驗(yàn)set us ______”可以排除B和C。有些人有耐心注意細(xì)節(jié)，所以就跳的好，有些人沒(méi)耐心不注意細(xì)節(jié)，就跳的不好。并不是指人和人的隔閡，而是指跳舞水平的層次。所以答案A更合適。
小題15:空格之前高強(qiáng)度的排練，空格后面高密度的時(shí)間表，兩個(gè)東西肯定是一塊兒的，來(lái)說(shuō)明舞蹈演員的艱辛，所以答案是C，with表示伴隨。
小題16:"我發(fā)現(xiàn)了"hard work"的新_____"很顯然應(yīng)該填"含義"，答案是B。
小題17:與之相關(guān)的形容詞是physical“身體上的”，注意后面的動(dòng)詞were pushed much further，所以這里的結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)為"我身體上的______被推到了更遠(yuǎn)的地方"首先排除B 問(wèn)題，D 努力，這兩個(gè)名詞是不能“被推”的。剩下A 界限 C 障礙。C帶有明顯的負(fù)面態(tài)度，身體障礙也沒(méi)法推。所以答案是A 界限。意思是我突破了身體上的極限，就是我的極限又往前走了一步。
小題18:此題考察句子的省略結(jié)構(gòu)，my physical boundary were pushed much further than I thought，各位可以在than這個(gè)單詞前面畫一道線，線之前的意思是把我的身體極限往前推，因?yàn)閒urther是比較級(jí)，這個(gè)身體極限肯定要和某個(gè)東西做比較，所以看than后面說(shuō)I thought，可見(jiàn)是比我想象中的要遠(yuǎn)一些。再看四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A 必要的 B 完美的 C 合適的 D 可能的。答案D 最合適，我把我身體的極限推得更遠(yuǎn)，比我想象中可能程度還要遠(yuǎn)一些。
小題19:空格后面的 of being a part of，意思是作為公司的一員，所以我心理感覺(jué)到的一定是honor，榮耀。比較容易誤選的是D 責(zé)任。要明白一個(gè)舞蹈家需要對(duì)舞蹈負(fù)責(zé)，對(duì)自己負(fù)責(zé)，不需要因?yàn)槌蔀榱斯镜囊粏T才需要負(fù)責(zé)。
小題20:“不僅僅鼓勵(lì)了一代又一代的跳舞的女孩兒們，也促進(jìn)了這個(gè)輝煌的公司不停地向前發(fā)展”，所以這樣一個(gè)東西應(yīng)該是C傳統(tǒng)，而非A勝利B趨勢(shì)。
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My mother came running when she heard my screams. The hot wax was rolling down my face and arm. My mom took a wet washcloth and tried to wash the wax off my face. This proved to be a bad idea, because the wax was honey based, and it pulled my skin off with the wax.
The 15-mile drive to the emergency room seemed to take hours. When we finally arrived, the nurse didn’t waste any time. They took me straight to a doctor and gave me extra-strength painkillers, so my mind was in confusion. The doctor explained how severe my burns really were: my arm was a combination of first-, second- and third-degree burns, and needed to stay bandaged. My face was first- and second-degree burns. If the wax had gotten any closer to my right eye, I would have lost my sight. I was covered in multi-colored “goop(藥膏)”, wrapped, and sent home to recover.
I got up the next morning and the first thing I wanted to do was wash off the remaining wax. I unwrapped the bandages and “degooped”, letting warm water gently remove the rest of the wax. The next step was to do a self-evaluation of the damage. I couldn’t believe how horrible I looked. A horror-movie monster stared back at me from the mirror. All I could think was, my life is over. For someone as vain as me, this was very true. I thought I was going to be horribly disfigured(毀容的)for the rest of my life! All I could do was cry.
My mom made it worse by forcing me to go out in public. She dragged me to the grocery store and wherever else she felt like taking me. Everywhere we went, people had a million questions, none of which I wanted to answer. Then my mom declared she was going to put me through even more torture—I had to go to school on Monday. School only led to more questions from more people.
Now, two years later, my wounds have healed, leaving a few scars. I still feel self-conscious if I don’t wear make-up, and I’ve discovered that three-quarter length sleeves are wonderful for covering the scars on my arm.
After spending several months adjusting to this injury, I realized how vain I was. I had made beauty important, but it never was or will ever be that important. It took this event to teach me that no matter how much you change on the outside, you’re still the same person on the inside. 
小題1:After the accident, the writer has come to realize that ________.
A．teenage girls care too much about their appearance
B．loving beauty will necessarily make one disfigured
C．we can never judge a person merely by one’s looks
D．sometimes being beautiful can cost you something
小題2:Which of the four statements is a fact?
A．The severe damage to her sight and face weren’t recovered.
B．The mother wished the writer to face her misfortune bravely.
C．From the lesson we conclude that “once bitten, twice frightened”.
D．The severe burns were caused by her mother’s lack of first-aid.
小題3:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph is closest to ________.
A．beauty is not everythingB．a(chǎn) student shall not make up
C．beauty is not importantD．loving beauty will spoil you
小題4:The author develops her composition by ________.
A．offering accurate factsB．giving contrast and comparison
C．using logical argumentsD．representing own experiences
小題5:Which of the following can be the best title?
A．The Price of VanityB．An Unexpected Ending
C．A Disfigured GirlD．Beauty Ruins Everything

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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sister. And day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in Mommy’s tummy(肚子).
Everything was normal for Karen. But she had difficulty giving birth to the baby. Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in serious condition and was sent to hospital at once. The days went by. The little girl got worse. The doctor told the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.”
Karen and her husband had fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby—now they planned a funeral. Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he said.
Karen knew if he didn’t see his sister now, he would never see her alive. She led Michael to his sister’s bedside. In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine; you make me happy when skies are gray…”
Immediately the baby girl responded. Her breath became calm. “Keep on singing, Michael!” ‘You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away…” Tears ran down Karen’s face.
Funeral plans were cancelled(取消). The next day, the little girl was well enough to go home! The doctors just called it a miracle(奇跡). Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!
小題1:Before his sister’s birth, Michael _____ .
A．often whisper to herB．often sang songs to her
C．helped with the houseworkD．decorated her room beautifully
小題2:The new baby was in serious condition because ______ .
A．the doctors were not skillful
B．she was not taken good care of
C．her mother Karen was in poor health
D．Karen had trouble in giving birth to the baby
小題3:We can know from the text that ____ .
A．singing often has magical power
B．Michael saved his sister by singing
C．doctors often use songs to help treat patients
D．the song Michael sang was made by himself
小題4:The passage is mainly written to _____ .
A．show sometimes songs can cure disease
B．introduce a funny way of saving life
C．show readers that God’s love is powerful
D．tell people a moving and interesting story

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as a result or product that can easily be identified (識(shí)別) and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected obstacles (障礙). In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is extremely important to our ability to grow. Do we notice ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we’re slow to adapt to change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge. Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.
These feelings of insecurity (無(wú)把握) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
小題1:Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing? 
A．Helen was always willing to accept challenges.
B．Jane won the first prize in the speech competition.
C．Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris.
D．Father’s salary rose from 5,000 to 7,000.
小題2:For personal growth, the writer is in favor of ________.
A．being cautious(謹(jǐn)慎的) with changes
B．having little interest in new things
C．staying away from failures and challenges
D．having an open mind to new experiences
小題3:How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? 
A．We are trapped and injured.
B．Our body is trapped and stops growing.
C．We get stuck in what we are doing and can not achieve real growth.
D．We can’t protect ourselves and are trapped by others.
小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text? 
A．Facing New ChallengesB．Growth—Product or Process
C．Two Basic Ways of GrowthD．Overcoming Fears

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


At the beginning of my 8:00 a.m. class one Monday at UNLV（拉斯維加斯內(nèi)華達(dá)大學(xué)）, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been very good. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful.
His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to approach life that day,” I said to the young man. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example,” I continued. “In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college.”
“As soon as I got there, the secretary in the Provost’s office asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day’, I replied, smiling.”
“Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?” She was puzzled, “What do you mean?”
“I live seventeen miles from here. I replied. My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t. Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.”
小題1:If you want to be cheerful you should ___________.
A．try to succeed in doing everythingB．try to please your boss every day
C．earn a lot of money by workingD．choose to be cheerful every day
小題2:The underlined phrase “turn over” in the third paragraph means “________”
A．roll overB．work normallyC．stopped suddenlyD．move around
小題3:According to this passage we can infer that the teacher’s car broke down ____.
A．near UNLVB．a(chǎn)long the highway
C．near HendersonD．a(chǎn)t the community college
小題4:Which one of the following is TRUE?
A．The teacher taught not only at UNLV but also at the community college.
B．That was the teacher’s lucky day because the teacher liked walking.
C．The teacher always hoped that the car would break down often.
D．The young man was sad because his car broke down.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空


I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pen, and white paper, I decided that the act of   1 must be the most   2  thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother   3  different things for my sister and brother. “But the  4 ”, she said, “is for Elizabeth”.
I never saw her angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she  5    me, she showed it in action. But   6  a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks   7  mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf (深淵) opened between us. I was “too emotional”.    8  she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I graduated from college, I loved my mother and I wrote to her in 9  words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did   10  me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer.   11  came. My hope turned to   12 , then little interest, finally, peace --- it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the   13  had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could    14  trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the   15  of her desk told me, as she’d   16  been able to, that she was   17  that writing was my chosen work. I   18  the desk carefully and found some papers   19 --- a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.
“Give me an answer”, my letter asks, “in any way you chose”. Mother, you always chose the   20  that speaks louder than words.
小題1:
A．speaking B．writingC．lookingD．listening
小題2:
A．wonderfulB．tiringC．funnyD．productive
小題3:
A．boughtB．gaveC．designedD．kept
小題4:
A．penB．paperC．chairD．desk
小題5:
A．lovedB．dislikedC．a(chǎn)ppreciatedD．sympathized
小題6:
A．likeB．a(chǎn)sC．beD．unlike
小題7:
A．withB．a(chǎn)mongC．besideD．between
小題8:
A．SoB．AndC．ButD．Or
小題9:
A．carefulB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．thankfulD．serious
小題10:
A．ignoreB．a(chǎn)cceptC．forgiveD．dislike
小題11:
A．No oneB．NoneC．SomethingD．Neither
小題12:
A．surpriseB．joyC．disappointmentD．happiness
小題13:
A．ideasB．informationC．newsD．Letter
小題14:
A．standB．stopC．continueD．practice
小題15:
A．presentB．a(chǎn)ppearanceC．shapeD．sight
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．everC．neverD．often
小題17:
A．sorryB．encouragedC．regretfulD．pleased
小題18:
A．movedB．cleanedC．fixedD．emptied
小題19:
A．insideB．outsideC．belowD．a(chǎn)bove
小題20:
A．gestureB．methodC．a(chǎn)ctionD．way

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