How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the ____41____ of many readers with the question. The ____42____ news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month ____43____ you win the lottery (彩票) or some other prize.
We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to ____44____ how they became that rich, you will learn that they worked very ____45____ for the money. That is what most ____46____ have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went ____47____ hardships before they succeeded ____48____.
There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it ____49____ for themselves. In this article, I am going to ____50____ passion (熱情) which I think is the most ____51____ quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one were to ____52____ the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.
Take J.K. Rowling for ____53____. Her first Harry Potter book was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which ____54____ to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small ____55____, which paid ￡1,500. And the ____56____ from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little ____57____ of making a living by writing children’s books.
If you want to make a million dollars, find something that ____58____ you really passionate and work hard at it. It doesn’t ____59____ what it is. Let me know how you ____60____.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．discussionC．considerationD．excitement
小題2:
A．commonB．funnyC．disappointingD．surprising
小題3:
A．ifB．unlessC．sinceD．though
小題4:
A．find outB．think upC．bring upD．care about
小題5:
A．longB．wiselyC．hardD．happily
小題6:
A．millionairesB．peopleC．leadersD．businessmen
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)roundB．underC．throughD．near
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)s wellB．a(chǎn)t lastC．on purposeD．by chance
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ppearB．completeC．changeD．happen
小題10:
A．talk aboutB．show offC．pick outD．carry out
小題11:
A．interestingB．importantC．unforgettableD．beautiful
小題12:
A．serveB．visitC．marryD．study
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)greementB．experienceC．exampleD．experiment
小題14:
A．promisedB．struggledC．refusedD．tried
小題15:
A．officeB．publisherC．factoryD．school
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)dviceB．praiseC．commentD．celebration
小題17:
A．interestB．energyC．timeD．chance
小題18:
A．remindsB．drivesC．forcesD．makes
小題19:
A．matterB．sayC．meanD．care
小題20:
A．understandB．planC．goD．behave

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

試題分析：這篇文章介紹怎樣才能變得富有，通過舉例說明，指出要想變成百萬富翁要有熱情，要去努力。
小題1:考查名詞：A. attention注意    B. discussion討論C. consideration考慮， D. excitement 興奮，我想會吸引大部分讀者的注意力。選A
小題2:考查形容詞A. common普遍的B. funny滑稽的，C. disappointing失望的，D. surprising驚訝的，從后面的句子：you are not going to make a million dollars in one month，可知是令人失望的消息。選C
小題3:考查連詞A. if如果B. unless除非C. since自從D. though雖然，除非你中彩票。選B
小題4:考查詞組A. find out查明，發(fā)現(xiàn)B. think up想起C. bring up養(yǎng)育D. care about關(guān)心，如果你想弄清他們是怎么富有的。選A
小題5:考查副詞A. long  長的B. wisely明智地C. hard 困難地D. happily快樂地，他們對錢付出了努力。選C
小題6:考查名詞A. millionaires百萬富翁B. people人們C. leaders領(lǐng)導(dǎo)D. businessmen商人，這是大多數(shù)百萬富翁做得事情。選A
小題7:考查介詞A. around在周圍B. under在…下面C. through通過D. near在附近，詞組go through經(jīng)歷。選C
小題8:考查詞組A. as well和B. at last最后C. on purpose 故意地D. by chance偶然的，在最后成功前。選B
小題9:考查動詞A. appear出現(xiàn)B. complete完成C. change改變D. happen發(fā)生，有很多故事為什么百萬富翁會發(fā)生。選D
小題10:考查詞組A. talk about談?wù)揃. show off炫耀C. pick out挑選出D. carry out實施，這篇文章里我要談?wù)劅崆�。選A
小題11:考查形容詞A. interesting 有趣B. important重要C. unforgettable難忘D. beautiful美麗，作者認(rèn)為熱情是很重要的。選B
小題12:考查動詞A. serve服務(wù)B. visit參觀C. marry結(jié)婚D. study學(xué)習(xí)，研究，如果要研究百萬富翁的話。選D
小題13:考查名詞A. agreement 同意B. experience經(jīng)驗C. example例子D. experiment實驗，take sb for example拿某人舉例。選C
小題14:考查動詞A. promised許諾B. struggled 努力C. refused拒絕D. tried試圖，所有的出版社都拒絕出版。選C
小題15:考查名詞A. office辦公室B. publisher 出版商C. factory工廠D. school學(xué)校，從小出版商那里得到一個機會。選B
小題16:考查名詞A. advice建議B. praise贊揚C. comment評論D. celebration慶祝，公司給她提了個建議讓她找個工作。選A
小題17:考查名詞A. interest興趣B. energy能量C. time時間D. chance機會，寫兒童書籍幾乎不能夠謀生。選D
小題18:考查動詞A. reminds提醒B. drives駕駛C. forces迫使D. makes使得，找個能讓你真正有熱情的事情。選D
小題19:考查動詞A. matter重要B. say說話C. mean意味著D. care關(guān)心，它是什么不重要。選A
小題20:考查動詞A. understand理解B. plan計劃C. go去D. behave舉止，這里要填不及物動詞。選C
點評：文章立意清楚，結(jié)構(gòu)合理，從選項中可以看出，本大題主要還是考查了詞匯的辨析與運用，但更加注重綜合語言能力的運用，需要根據(jù)故事情節(jié)，了解詞匯用法的同時，結(jié)合語境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would   21 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead. I don’t remember when it first started  22 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough  23 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no  24 and left quietly. But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her  25 .
With the passing years, my   26 returned to that night time after time. By then I   27 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very  28 , sometimes far away, but always it was  29 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once  30 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives  31 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself  32 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to  33 the hair from my forehead. Then a   34 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I   35 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how  36 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember  37 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and   38 long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new  39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was   40 to be found.
小題1:
A．lieB．bendC．lookD．fall
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)nnoyingB．a(chǎn)stonishingC．delightingD．disappointing
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)longB．a(chǎn)boveC．a(chǎn)gainstD．a(chǎn)side
小題4:
A．replyB．promiseC．requestD．a(chǎn)greement
小題5:
A．pityB．sadnessC．a(chǎn)pologyD．love
小題6:
A．viewsB．opinionsC．spiritsD．thoughts
小題7:
A．missedB．forgotC．heldD．shook
小題8:
A．strangeB．closeC．seriousD．common
小題9:
A．stressedB．existedC．hiddenD．exposed
小題10:
A．expectedB．changedC．remindedD．complained
小題11:
A．yetB．a(chǎn)wayC．a(chǎn)loneD．long
小題12:
A．drawnB．carriedC．movedD．stayed
小題13:
A．cutB．washC．brushD．take
小題14:
A．tearB．kissC．pressD．hand
小題15:
A．returnedB．rememberedC．realizedD．recalled
小題16:
A．sorryB．happyC．a(chǎn)ngryD．nervous
小題17:
A．whenB．howC．whyD．a(chǎn)s
小題18:
A．disappearedB．forgivenC．a(chǎn)pologizedD．a(chǎn)bandoned
小題19:
A．imaginationB．inspirationC．decorationD．a(chǎn)ppreciation
小題20:
A．stillB．soonC．nowhereD．a(chǎn)nyhow

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