I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is   36  much stress for all of us.
A few weeks ago I was having a day so   37  that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job   38  . Something happened that day to change my way of   39  and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act   40  .
On the top of my cubicle (工作隔間) I have a small collection of lighthouses (燈塔) to let people know where I am sitting   41  my team members have to find me for emergencies.
That day I came into the office and was about to get the day   42  when Crystal came over. I asked if she needed anything. And she said, “I   43  you something.” I looked at her with a   44  look and said, “Well, thank you, but why   45  you buy me anything?” I had never spoke to this young lady   46 . She said, “Every day I stand up and look across the     47  and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always   48  things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought   49  would like it. I wish it would have the same   50  as your lighthouses do.” In her hand she had a small globe with a lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and   51  her. I don’t think she knows how much that small act of   52  changed my day: I remained   53  the rest of the day.
For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the   54  is, you could change someone’s day,   55  even his views on life.
小題1:
A．preventingB．reducingC．causingD．suffering
小題2:
A．funnyB．niceC．badD．dull
小題3:
A．everywhereB．elsewhere C．a(chǎn)nywhereD．nowhere
小題4:
A．working B．behavingC．speakingD．thinking
小題5:
A．broke my heartB．touched my heart C．lost my heart D．tore my heart
小題6:
A．in case B．so thatC．a(chǎn)s if D．even though
小題7:
A．endedB．startedC．changedD．a(chǎn)voided
小題8:
A．borrowedB．lentC．soldD．bought
小題9:
A．delightedB．puzzledC．thankfulD．worried
小題10:
A．mightB．dareC．could D．would
小題11:
A．beforeB．thenC．since D．a(chǎn)fter
小題12:
A．dormB．officeC．shipD．tower
小題13:
A．brightB．challengingC．bad D．stressful
小題14:
A．colleaguesB．leadersC．youD．I
小題15:
A．opinion B．cause C．expectationD．effect
小題16:
A．praised B．thankedC．scoldedD．refused
小題17:
A．justiceB．courageC．kindnessD．tolerance
小題18:
A．carefulB．encouragedC．tired D．a(chǎn)lone
小題19:
A．presentB．workC．a(chǎn)ctD．intention
小題20:
A．soB．forC．orD．nor

小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:C

小題1:C。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句可推知，應(yīng)是給公司里的人造成很多壓力。
小題1:C。根據(jù)“I even doubted if I had the ability to take this challenging work”，可知作者覺得這項(xiàng)工作壓力太大，因此這里應(yīng)選“糟糕的”。
小題1:B。由文意可知，此處表達(dá)：這里的工作壓力太大，所以作者想在別處找一個(gè)輕松些的工作。
小題1:D。聯(lián)系上下文可知，這位“年輕的女士”的行為是對(duì)作者的鼓勵(lì)，因而也改變了作者之前的想法和認(rèn)識(shí)。
小題1:B。根據(jù)上文“I am so appreciative of this young lady”可知，應(yīng)選B。
小題1:A。第一段提到作者是team leader，因此他在工作隔間頂上放上燈塔，以防隊(duì)員有急事找他。
小題1:B。start開始。那天我進(jìn)入辦公室，準(zhǔn)備一天的開始。
小題1:D。bought是buy的過去式，買。我給你買些東西。
小題1:A。with a delighted look帶著高興的表情。
小題1:B。dare敢。但為什么你敢給我買任何東西？
小題1:A。before在……前面。我從沒有在這個(gè)年輕的女士前說過話。
小題1:C。根據(jù)后文“with a lighthouse and a ship on it”可知為ship。
小題1:D。stressful有壓力的。在生活中總是有有壓力的事情。
小題1:B。我在去工作的路上，想領(lǐng)導(dǎo)會(huì)喜歡它的。
小題1:C。這位女士送給作者禮物以鼓勵(lì)作者，是一種善意的舉動(dòng)。
小題1:B。第二段提到作者感到沮喪，再根據(jù)上文的“changed my day”，可知選B。
小題1:C。該文的主旨是：善良的舉動(dòng)，無論多么微小，都可以對(duì)其他人產(chǎn)生影響。這種舉動(dòng)不一定就是送禮物，因此排除A；gesture與上文的act對(duì)應(yīng)。
小題1:C。根據(jù)句意“……你可以改變他人的一天，或者甚至是他對(duì)生活的看法”可知，應(yīng)選C。
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A．a(chǎn)s ifB．becauseC．even ifD．no matter

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Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry(生氣的)and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(臟的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(懲罰)You, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”
“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room(空地方)for me at all!”
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小題1:Bruno went to school     every day.
A．by bikeB．by busC．by carD．on foot
小題2:The playground was between(在……之間)                    。
A．two classroomsB．the cinema and shop
C．Bruno’s house and schoolD．the shop and Bruno’s school
小題3:The little boy liked to play on the playground                    .
A．when it snowed
B．when there was some water there
C．when the children played football there
D．when his father was busy with his work
小題4:54.Bruno was afraid of         the most.
A．his fatherB．his motherC．his teacherD．the older boys
小題5:That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because         .
A．nobody made room（地方）for him in the water
B．there was no water on the playground
C．he took off his clothes before he played there
D．he played in the water carefully

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.
Years later the woman became badly ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.
At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to the woman’s room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.”
Tear of joy flooded her eyes.
小題1:The boy sent newspapers door to door in order to ________.
A．continue his schoolingB．become a famous doctor
C．thank the woman for her kindness D．support his poor family
小題2:Which is true about the boy and the woman?
A．He was too shy to ask her for some water.
B．She thought he was not hungry but thirsty.
C．She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk.
D．She never thought he would save her life later.
小題3:After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he ________.
A．began to take good care of her himself
B．told her she once gave him a glass of milk
C．decided to try his best to save her
D．a(chǎn)sked for her bill and paid it off at once
小題4:The best title for this passage is ________.
A．A Warm-hearted WomanB．A Glass of Milk
C．The Final BillD．A Famous Doctor

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