A few weeks ago, our dog, which we had kept for more than ten years, had to be put down. First, a tumor on her stomach got worse, and she was very   36 . Then, the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she   37  lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn't take another   38 .
When I first found out, l was very sad and cried a lot. She was more like a sister to me than a   39 .But I was also angry at my stepfather,Steve,who told us the  40  a week after it happened. He   41  because he didn' t want to worry us, and he didn't want me to get depressed(抑郁的) and fail my exams. I just thought she was   42  at the animals' hospital.
I think you know all the   43  that went through my head: She was my dog！Why didn't he tell us earlier? I didn't even get to say goodbye.
People in my family have a   44  of keeping things from me to protect me, such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer   45  she had already improved health. All I could think was: Not again !
I   46  to my mum, and she said， “I know. I'm   47  , too.” I opened my mouth to shout. And then she added, “I'm so angry with Steve that he had to   48  through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum's words, I shut up my mouth. I had been so   49  on myself. I hadn't thought about   50  Steve was going through. That dog was his baby. He'd had her for longer than he'd had us—and he had to make the decision to   51  her life, and then kept in silence for an entire   52 . All my anger melted away, and all I felt was   53 .
It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we   54  the pain of others. At that moment, my mum's words were an incredible   55  that I'll never forget.
小題1:
A．lazy B．lonely C．painful D．shameful
小題2:
A．would B．should C．mightD．could
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A．walk B．step C．footD．breath
小題4:
A．toolB．toy C．baby D．pet
小題5:
A．plan B．a(chǎn)ccident C．a(chǎn)necdote D．truth
小題6:
A．lied B．waited C．reflected D．hesitated
小題7:
A．still B．once C．even D．never
小題8:
A．facts B．opinionsC．thoughts D．doubts
小題9:
A．story B．secret C．habitD．hobby
小題10:
A．until B．beforeC．whileD．a(chǎn)fter
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A．a(chǎn)djusted B．turned C．contributedD．related
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A．a(chǎn)ngryB．shocked C．guilty D．a(chǎn)bused
小題13:
A．break B．go C．look D．push
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A．focused B．hooked C．dependentD．hard
小題15:
A．that B．where C．what D．which
小題16:
A．save B．expand C．make D．end
小題17:
A．year B．month C．week D．day
小題18:
A．regret B．blame C．sorrow D．sympathy
小題19:
A．shared B．ignoredC．reminded D．rid
小題20:
A．comfort B．compromise C．gift D．suggestion

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
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:B
小題12:A
小題13:B
小題14:A
小題15:C
小題16:D
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:B
小題20:C

試題分析：本文敘述了作者的寵物狗病的非常厲害，可是繼父為了不影響作者的考試和學(xué)習(xí)，獨自一人承擔(dān)失去狗的痛苦，在狗死后一周，作者才知道這事，開始生氣，但是媽媽的一番話，使作者明白了，自己只顧自己的感受了，沒有去體會別人的痛苦。通過這件事使作者學(xué)會了應(yīng)該去體會別人的感受。
小題1:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。Lazy懶的； lonely寂寞的； painful 痛苦的；shameful 可恥的。根據(jù)下文the pain in her back got so bad 可知故選C。
小題2:考查情態(tài)動詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。would表示過去常常； should應(yīng)該； might也許；            could能夠。有時因為疼的厲害她就不得不走路的過程中，要躺下歇一會，故選A。
小題3:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。walk走 ,散步； step 步，邁步； foot腳；breath呼吸。她不能再走一步了，故選B。
小題4:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。tool 工具； toy玩具； baby嬰兒； pet寵物。因為上文已經(jīng)提到這是一只狗，所以選D。
小題5:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)plan計劃； accident事故； anecdote 軼事；truth實情。繼父是在這種事發(fā)生之后一周告訴我實情的，故選D。        
小題6:考查動詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。lie撒謊  ； wait等候； reflect 反映； hesitat猶豫。他等我因為怕“我”擔(dān)心，他不想讓“我”抑郁，而考試不及格。故選B。
小題7:考查副詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。still仍然； once 曾經(jīng)； even甚至 ； never從不�！拔摇痹瓉砭驼J(rèn)為狗仍然在動物醫(yī)院。故選A。
小題8:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。facts事實； opinions意見； thoughts想法； doubts疑惑�！拔摇闭J(rèn)為你知道所有的“我”腦中的想法，故選C。
小題9:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。story故事； secret秘密； habit 習(xí)慣； hobby愛好。
根據(jù)下文such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer   45  she had already improved health.“我”的家庭有個習(xí)慣讓我遠(yuǎn)離一些事情為了保護(hù)“我”，故選C。
小題10:考查連詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。until直到……為止; before在……之前； while當(dāng)……時候； after在……之后。在“我”的姑姑恢復(fù)了健康以后才告訴“我”她得了癌癥，因為she had already improved health用的是過去完成時，所以排除A。故選D。
小題11:考查動詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。adjust 調(diào)整，適應(yīng)； turn to sb 轉(zhuǎn)向某人； contribute 貢獻(xiàn)； relate涉及�！拔摇鞭D(zhuǎn)向“我”的媽媽對她說……，故選B。
小題12:考查形容動詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。angry生氣； shocked震驚的； guilty 內(nèi)疚的；           abused受虐的。媽媽說：“我知道，我也很生氣”，因為此時作者很生氣，這里有too說明此時母親也是很生氣。由下文I'm so angry with Steve可知故選A。
小題13:考查動詞短語及上下文的呼應(yīng)。break through突破； go through 經(jīng)受； look through 瀏覽； push through完成�！拔摇钡膵寢屨f她也很生氣Steve一個人獨自承受這些，故選B。
小題14:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。focused on關(guān)注； hooked on 迷上；    C. dependent  on 依賴； hard on對……苛刻。聽到媽媽的這些話，“我”閉上了嘴，我只顧自己的感受了，根據(jù)句意故選A。
小題15:考查賓語從句及上下文的呼應(yīng)。that在賓語從句中不做成分； where在賓語從句中做狀語； what在賓語從句中做賓語； which在賓語從句中做定語；這里缺少賓語從句的賓語，故選C。
小題16:考查動詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。save拯救； expand發(fā)展； make制造； end結(jié)束。他不得不做出決定來結(jié)束狗的生命，故選D。
小題17:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。year年； month月； week周； day天。根據(jù)上文Steve,who told us the  40  a week after it happened.過了一周后作者才知道這事，故選C。
小題18:考查動詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。regret后悔； blame 責(zé)備； sorrow 悲傷； sympathy同情。所有的生氣都煙消云散了，“我”的所有的感覺就是后悔。故選A。
小題19:考查動詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。share分享； ignore忽視； remind提醒； rid使去掉。這件事使“我”意識到我們只關(guān)注自己的感受而忽視了其他人的疼痛，故選B。
小題20:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。comfort安慰； compromise和解； gift禮物；suggestion建議。在那時，媽媽的話是難以置信的禮物“我”將從不會忘記的。故選C。            
點評：完形填空是一項綜合技能測試，主要考查考生綜合運用語言的能力，并同時考查考生的分析能力 。任何難度、任何形式的完形填空都是通過有目的地破壞短文句子或段落之間潛在的邏輯關(guān)系來檢驗考生綜合運用語言的能力。在考試的若干項客觀題中，它的難度較大，應(yīng)成為考生關(guān)注的重點。從歷年考題來看，完形填空題考查的內(nèi)容主要為詞匯、語法結(jié)構(gòu)、詞語搭配和語篇連接等四種。這四類中以詞匯類居多，為該題型的重點，而這其中又主要考查近義詞的辨析和詞組搭配。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Enid's wedding(婚禮) dress arrived at five o'clock in the evening, just seventeen  36 before her marriage!
“I must try it on Mother!” she cried, as she ran   37 .Three minutes later Enid's cries brought her   38 up.The dress was much   39   for her. It was like a bag in the front, and the neckline looked all  40  . Enid was in   41 .
“Take it back to the dressmaker's,” Mrs Bale said.“She must   42  it tonight. Hurry now. Take it off and go.” The dressmaker's shop was closed.“Closed for One Week's Holiday,” said a   43 on the door. Fresh tears rose to Enid's eyes. She ran home again to her mother.
“This is unlucky,”Mrs Bale said.” But what are we going to do? 44  I ask Mrs. Peters to help? She was a dressmaker once. I'm sure she could change it for you.” Mrs. Peters was   45 in and began to work. She could see  46 was wrong. She had to   47 it narrower at the front, and that was a big job. Then she changed the neckline. In fact she made it again. At ten o'clock the work was finished, and Enid tried the dress on. It fitted her beautifully.
The three women were having a cup of tea   48  the doorbell rang .Mrs. Bale answered it and   49­­  into the worried eyes of a   50  woman. The woman was carrying a large flat   51 .“Does Miss Enid Bale   52  here?" she asked breathlessly. “Yes, she's my daughter.” “Oh, I am   53  I've found you! There's been a  54  .Your daughter has my wedding dress, and I've got   55  . And I'm getting married tomorrow!” She held out the box to Mrs. Bale.
小題1:
A．weeksB．minutesC．daysD．hours
小題2:
A．upstairsB．outsideC．back homeD．a(chǎn)bout
小題3:
A．husbandB．daughterC．motherD．neighbour
小題4:
A．smallerB．shorterC．too bigD．too long
小題5:
A．wrongB．pleasedC．rightD．waste
小題6:
A．loveB．tearsC．surpriseD．danger
小題7:
A．measureB．makeC．repairD．change
小題8:
A．voiceB．soundC．noticeD．saying
小題9:
A．WillB．WouldC．ShallD．Should
小題10:
A．sentB．broughtC．pushedD．taken
小題11:
A．necklineB．a(chǎn)llC．nothingD．what
小題12:
A．makeB．keepC．change D．take
小題13:
A．thenB．untilC．whenD．while
小題14:
A．cameB．gotC．sawD．looked
小題15:
A．short prettyB．fat youngC．slim oldD．little quiet
小題16:
A．cupB．dressC．bag D．box
小題17:
A．liveB．workC．stayD．wait
小題18:
A．delightfulB．sorryC．a(chǎn)ngryD．glad
小題19:
A．dressB．changeC．mistakeD．wish
小題20:
A．yoursB．hersC．the otherD．others

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （貧困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四輪載重馬車) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _31  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32  all his food and drink, since he _33  see that money would be of little _34  to them. He made sure that they each _35  their fair share and would have enough food to _36  for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37  and went straight through the _38  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_39  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _40  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they  41 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  42  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  43  the gold and valuables they had been  44  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  45  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
小題1:
A．lossB．expectationsC．successD．problems
小題2:
A．standingB．travellingC．gatheringD．running
小題3:
A．farawayB．poorC．differentD．a(chǎn)ncient
小題4:
A．unlessB．becauseC．soD．if
小題5:
A．themB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．those
小題6:
A．curiousB．worryingC．dangerousD．puzzling
小題7:
A．the villagersB．his servantsC．the othersD．the rest
小題8:
A．couldB．mightC．shouldD．must
小題9:
A．interestB．concernC．useD．a(chǎn)ttraction
小題10:
A．returnedB．gainedC．offeredD．received
小題11:
A．remainB．lastC．supplyD．share
小題12:
A．turned backB．set outC．showed offD．speeded
小題13:
A．villageB．landC．fieldD．road
小題14:
A．whetherB．howC．whereD．when
小題15:
A．goodB．certainC．trueD．strange
小題16:
A．welcomedB．metC．tacceptedD．persuaded
小題17:
A．stillB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．indeed
小題18:
A．exceptB．instead ofC．a(chǎn)part fromD．a(chǎn)long with
小題19:
A．loadingB．treasuringC．carryingD．earning
小題20:
A．foodB．jewelsC．moneyD．seeds

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. "It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one," said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
　 The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image —commonly known as the "Flower portrait"— was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare's death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
　"We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays," Tarnya Cooper, the gallery's curator (館長), told the Associated President.
　　The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
　　"There have always been questions about the painting," said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. "Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture."
Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation (調(diào)查) and the results will come out later this month._________________
小題1:What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year?
A．It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.
B．The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.
C．Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.
D．It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays around 1818 to 1840.
小題2:Which statement is True according to the passage?
A．Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.
B．"Flower portrait " was a portrait of Shakespeare given to Desmond Flower.
C．1814 might be when the portrait was drawn.
D．The Flower portrait is not often used as a cover for Shakespeare's play.
小題3:How many methods were used to test the portrait?
A．Not mentioned.B．TwoC．ThreeD．At least four.
小題4:The best title for this passage is _________.
A．Birthdays often involve surprises　
B．The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare
C．One portrait of Shakespeare is a fake
D．How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?
小題5:Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph?
A．Soon we'll know which portrait is reliable.
B．Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.
C．If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.
D．For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery.

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