You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark "_36" down and helped the boy pick up these articles. "_ 37  "they were going the same way,he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark "_38  " the boy's name was Bill,that he "_ 39  " computer games, baseball and history,that he was having a lot of "_40" with his other subjects and that he had just broken "_41" with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was "_42" in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternoon passed "_ 43  " with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home.They "_ 44  "to see each other around school,had lunch together once or twice,and then both ended up from the same high school.Just three weeks before "_ 45 ",Bill asked Mark if they "_ 46  " talk.
Bill "_ 47  " him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you "_48" wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?”asked Bill. “You see, I "_49 " out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess (臟亂) "_50  "anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to "_51 " my things. But after we
spent some time together "_52" and laughing,I realized that "_ 53  " I had done that, I would have "_ 54" a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.So you see, Mark ,when you picked up my books that day ,you did a lot more .You "_ 55  "my life.”
36.  A. fell            B. sat          C. lay         D. knelt 
37.  A. Although        B. Since        C. After       D. Until 
38.  A. discovered      B. realized     C. said        D. decided 
39.  A. played          B. loved        C. tried       D. made 
40.  A. questions       B. ideas        C. trouble     D. doubt 
41.  A. up              B. out         C. off         D. away 
42.  A. called          B. helped       C. invited     D. allowed 
43.  A. peacefully      B. willingly    C. freely      D. pleasantly 
44.  A. continued       B. agreed       C. forced      D. offered 
45.  A. graduation      B. movement     C. separation  D. vacation 
46.  A. would           B. should       C. could       D. must 
47.  A. demanded        B. reminded     C. removed     D. asked 
48.  A. ever            B. usually      C. even        D. never 
49.  A. checked         B. took         C. cleaned     D. put 
50.  A. over            B. into         C. with        D. for 
51.  A. find            B. pick         C. pack        D. hold 
52.  A. talking         B. playing      C. reading     D. watching 
53.  A. before          B. if           C. while       D. as 
54.  A. forgotten       B. passed       C. left        D. lost 
55.  A. helped          B. recovered    C. improved    D. changed 

36---55    DBABC   ACDAA   CBACD   CABDD  

36.knelt down跪下。從上文可以看出那個男孩的東西撒落在地上，所以Mark跪在地上幫他撿起來。而fell down落下；sat down坐下；lay down躺下，均不合題意。答案為D。 
37.since引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，因為他們同路，所以他幫他拿一些東西。而although引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，表示轉(zhuǎn)折；after引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，表示動作發(fā)生在幫助Bill拿東西后，與短文內(nèi)容不符；until引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，表示在幫助Bill拿東西時，一直發(fā)生的事情，均不合題意。答案為B。 
38.discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)。后接幾個賓語從句，表示Mark對這個男孩有了較多的了解。realized認識到；decided決定。答案為A。 
39.根據(jù)動詞后的賓語可確定應(yīng)填loved，只有l(wèi)oved后接computer games,baseball and history才有意義。知道他喜歡電腦游戲、棒球和歷史。答案為B。
40.have a lot of trouble有很多麻煩。從短文中的最后一段Bill告訴Mark自己想離家出走可判斷出他在學(xué)業(yè)上有很多麻煩。have a lot of questions有很多問題，有很多問題不會引起離家出走，因為每個學(xué)生在學(xué)習(xí)上都有各種各樣的問題需要解決。答案為C。 
41.break up(尤指關(guān)系)結(jié)束，破裂。句意是：他和他的女朋友剛剛分手。break out(火災(zāi)或戰(zhàn)爭)爆發(fā)；break off折斷；break away脫離。答案為A。 
42.be invited受到邀請。由于Mark幫助Bill拿東西，所以被Bill邀請喝可樂和看電視。答案為C。 
43.peasantly“愉快地”。下文with a few laughs and some shared small talk說明他們過得非常愉快。而peacefully和平地；willingly心甘情愿地；freely自由地，均不合題意。答案為D。 
44.下文告訴我們他們的友誼一直持續(xù)下去了。答案為A。
45.根據(jù)上文and then both ended up from the same high school可判斷他們之間的談話發(fā)生在他們畢業(yè)的前三周。而movement運動；separation分離；vacation假期，均不合語意。答案為A。
46.could可以，用來征求對方的意見。句意是：Bill問Mark他們是否可以談一談。would構(gòu)成過去將來時，但根據(jù)下文可以看出，他們并不是經(jīng)過一段時間后才交談，而是馬上進行了交談。答案為C。 
47.remind提醒，使想起。Bill使Mark想起幾年前他們初次見面的那一天。答案為B 。 
48.ever曾經(jīng)。這句話意思是：你是否曾經(jīng)想知道那天我為什么帶那么多東西回家?帶那么
多東西回家是一件反常的事，Bill猜測這可能會引起Mark的迷惑不解。答案為A。 
49.clean打掃干凈。根據(jù)下文I didn't want to leave a mess可判斷出他把自己的抽屜洞清理好。check“檢查”，把抽屜洞檢查一遍，與所提供的情景不符。答案為C。
50.leave sth. for sb.把某物留給某人。句意是：我不想把臟亂留給別人。而leave over省去，略去；leave sth. with sb.把某物交給某人，均不合語意。答案為D。
51.pack收拾(整理)衣物。因為Bill想離家出走，所以他回家收拾東西。答案為C。 
52.上文The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk.為做出正確選擇提供了重要線索，只是把原句中的名詞換成了動名詞。playing有一定的干擾作用，一些考生把上文中他們喝可樂、看電視當(dāng)作線索，做出錯誤選擇。答案為A。 
53.根據(jù)謂語動詞的虛擬語氣可判斷出應(yīng)用if。在表示過去的虛擬語氣中，if從句中用had+過去分詞,主句用 would(could)+動詞原形。答案為B。 
54.lose a new friend失去了一個新朋友。A項forgotten“忘記”；B項passed“經(jīng)過”；C項left“離開、留下”，均不符合題意。答案為D。
55.changed my life改變了我的生活。這篇短文告訴我們，在Bill遇到Mark前，他試圖離家出走，但后來改變了主意。所以Bill說是Mark的幫助改變了他的生活。improve my life改善我的生活，表示生活水平的提高，與原文不符。答案為D。
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Travel to China is a lifetime experience and a better way to understand China. Only when you are there, you may start to appreciate and understand what a difference to live in a nation with a population of 1.3 billion.?
China offers variety choices for visitors. If you are interested in Chinese history, Chinese culture and Chinese scenery, your trip will be very fulfilled and very interesting. If you want to enjoy a peaceful sunshine beach holiday, there are plenty of tourist areas along the coastal line, which have unspoiled beaches and luxury hotels for visitors. In Hainan Island, the beautiful Sanya beaches are opened the whole year around and there is no winter in this island. If you want excitements and nightlife, stay in big cities. There are many places every night for international gathering. If you are adventurers, go to remote areas to watch wild life or visit minorities(少數(shù)民族) to see how they live in the hillsides or desert. If you are sporty, take a cycle trip along the countryside, enjoy the rural(田園的) life and meet with Chinese people long the route.?
You may have heard or read a lot about China from books, newspapers, magazines and TV programs. Some of them are true but most of them are out of date, incorrect or even false. China is different from many of your previous experiences and may shock you in many ways. This is what China is!
This country is changing and progressing every day. Yet it is still a developing country. After the economic reform, most of the developments concentrate in major cities and remote areas(邊遠地區(qū)) are still very backward. China is a very populated nation and people have to cope with the crowded environment. Foreign visitors may not get used to the mentality of the people and sometimes become frustrated with the situation, which they never experienced before. Basically Chinese are reserve, peaceful and nice. They are very polite too but in their own way. When a foreigner is willing to take a more positive attitude to recognize the difference, the trip will become worthwhile or you may ruin your trip completely by unreasonable expectation and misjudgment of the people in general.
小題1:According to the passage, if you go to China, you can enjoy all but _______.
A．mountain climbingB．sunshine beach
C．rural lifeD．watching wild life
小題2:After economic reform, most remote areas in China now _______.
A．a(chǎn)lso develop fastB．a(chǎn)re very rich?
C．still need developingD．a(chǎn)re very forward
小題3:This passage might be from _______.
A．a(chǎn)dvertisingB．newspaperC．novelD．news?report
小題4:Sometimes,foreigners in China may become frustrated(氣惱，沮喪).Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A．They are not used to the crowded environment.?
B．Sometimes, Chinese are not polite enough in foreigners' eyes.?
C．They don't think there are good sceneries in China.?
D．Chinese are reserve.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing
person - "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know.　
One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but
there was no one home to give me any sympathy. I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened.  She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger.
After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. When my pet bird died, I told
"Information Please" the sad story. She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? ". All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was 9, we moved to Boston.
A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle. I had about half an
hour or so between planes. Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please."    　　
Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information." I hadn't planned on
this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?"  
There was a long pause. Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have
healed by now."   I laughed. "So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time."  I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again. "Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally."　　
Three months later I was back in Seattle. A different voice answered me. I was told that Sally
passed away five weeks before.   　　
Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me—“Tell him I still say
there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean.”  I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.
Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched
today?　
59. What does “Information, Please” refer to in the passage?
A. An amazing girl.
B. A special kind of telephone.
C. A communication system.
D. A service that helps telephone users.
60. What happened to the little boy one day when he was at home alone? 
A. He was amused by the telephone.
B. He hurt his finger with a hammer.
C. He found an amazing telephone.
D. He got a piece of ice from an icebox.
61. What did “Information, Please” give the little boy whenever he was in trouble? 
A. Information and conversation.
B. Good memories and happiness.
C. Sympathy and information.
D. Friendship and cheers.
62. When did the author get in touch with “Information, Please” again after he moved to
Boston?  
A. When he was in trouble on his way to college.
B. When his plane stopped in Seattle for half an hour.
C. When he went back to Seattle to visit his sister.
D. Three months later after he moved to Boston.

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