It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were 36_their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to _37_early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he _38__his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After _39_
10 hours of labor, his returned to find his bike 40 ．
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool．Trevor used it to get to 41  , putting in 60-hour weeks to __42__his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries, 43  us from having to walk long distances from where we live．
I was so 44_that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area   45  to help．One wonderful stranger   46 bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up．47  my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is a (an)  48  that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．People say that a smile can be  49  from one person to another, but acts of kindness from 50  are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 51  our faith in humanity as a whole．And it has _52  us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can  53  with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 54  ．And the results can be   55  ．
小題1:
A．cooling downB．warming upC．speeding upD．slowing down
小題2:
A．get upB．wake upC．turn upD．rise up
小題3:
A．piledB．pushedC．parkedD．paused
小題4:
A．putting inB．putting onC．putting offD．putting away
小題5:
A．brokenB．robbedC．hiddenD．gone
小題6:
A．studyB．shopC．workD．deliver
小題7:
A．liveB．supportC．serveD．protect
小題8:
A．gettingB．protectingC．savingD．a(chǎn)llowing
小題9:
A．surprisedB．thrilled C．puzzledD．sad
小題10:
A．offeredB．supportedC．providedD．a(chǎn)greed
小題11:
A．stillB．finallyC．evenD．yet
小題12:
A．Now and thenB．Once in a whileC．Once againD．Sooner or later
小題13:
A．honorB．pityC．sympathyD．respect
小題14:
A．thrownB．passedC．sent D．got
小題15:
A．friendsB．strangersC．relatives D．parents
小題16:
A．weakenedB．spreadC．reducedD．strengthened
小題17:
A．movedB．forcedC．urged D．influenced
小題18:
A．shareB．connectC．dealD．work
小題19:
A．likesB．caresC．worriesD．wonders
小題20:
A．shortB．promisingC．permanent D．temporary
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh(肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were   41  to show that we all have a ‘body clock’   42  us, which controls the   43  and fall of our body energies,   44  us different from one day to the next.
The   45  of a ‘body clock’ should not be too   46  since the lives of most living things are controlled   47  the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循環(huán)). We feel   48  and fall asleep at night and become   49  and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour cycle is   50  most people experience unpleasant   51 . For example, people who are not   52  to working at night can find that   53  of sleep causes them to   54  badly at work.
  55  the daily cycle of sleeping and   56 , we also have other cycles which   57  longer than one day. Most of us would   58  that we feel good on some days and not so good on   59 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they   60  do not exist.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．carefulC．a(chǎn)bleD．proud
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)roundB．insideC．betweenD．on
小題3:
A．riseB．supplyC．useD．movement
小題4:
A．showingB．treatingC．changingD．making
小題5:
A．ideaB．opinionC．storyD．invention
小題6:
A．difficultB．excitingC．interestingD．surprising
小題7:
A．fromB．overC．byD．during
小題8:
A．dull B．dreamy C．tired D．peaceful
小題9:
A．regularB．excitedC．clearD．lively
小題10:
A．shortenedB．disturbedC．resetD．troubled
小題11:
A．momentsB．sensesC．feelingsD．effects
小題12:
A．usedB．a(chǎn)llowedC．expectedD．prevented
小題13:
A．missB．noneC．needD．lack
小題14:
A．showB．performC．manageD．control
小題15:
A．WithB．ExceptC．As well asD．Rather than
小題16:
A．waking B．movingC．livingD．working
小題17:
A．repeatB．remainC．happenD．last
小題18:
A．believeB．a(chǎn)greeC．realizeD．a(chǎn)llow
小題19:
A．othersB．the otherC．a(chǎn)ll otherD．other
小題20:
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very  36  and go to bed early. For this  37  my first day or night in any new place is always quiet and very  38  happens.  39  my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very  40   and unusual.
At that time   41  in Southern Spain was a dirty and  42  looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by  43 . As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a   44  . I found a small hotel not far from the boat.
This hotel looked  45  and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my  46  around the city of Algeciras. And so I decided to stay in this  47 hotel on the quay(碼頭). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another   48 . The moon was full and it was a clear,   49 night. From the hotel I could  50 the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow  51 and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I  52 a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the  53 . When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me  54  some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was  55 his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance(討厭的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room. Then he said, Room Five, and turned back to his game of cards.
小題1:
A．frightenedB．excitedC．tiredD．satisfied
小題2:
A．choiceB．reasonC．a(chǎn)imD．journey
小題3:
A．muchB．littleC．fewD．many
小題4:
A．SoB．BecauseC．AndD．But
小題5:
A．ordinaryB．commonC．forgetfulD．strange
小題6:
A．GibraltarB．AlgecirasC．MadridD．New Delhi
小題7:
A．badlyB．wellC．wronglyD．good
小題8:
A．busB．boatC．planeD．train
小題9:
A．guideB．driverC．hotelD．dinner
小題10:
A．cleanB．dirtyC．beautifulD．interesting
小題11:
A．friendB．a(chǎn)ddressC．chargeD．way
小題12:
A．smallB．largeC．expensiveD．funny-looking
小題13:
A．reasonB．personC．memoryD．sight-seeing
小題14:
A．darkB．cloudyC．brightD．sunny
小題15:
A．look down atB．praiseC．studyD．forget
小題16:
A．bedroomB．doorwayC．stairsD．bulletin-board
小題17:
A．came toB．picked upC．paintedD．escaped from
小題18:
A．cupboardB．officeC．deskD．doorway
小題19:
A．overB．downC．upD．under
小題20:
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have   11  how difficult it is to write a   12  children’s book. Either the author has aimed too   13 , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story,   14  the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are   15  very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 16  who hears the story and the adult who   17  it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this,   18  the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not   19  to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as   20  of children’s literature(文學(xué)) were in fact written for   21 . “Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often   22  the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a   23   and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics(連環(huán)畫), full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop   24  to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so   25  that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥協(xié)） over the bedtime story.
小題1:
A．hoped B．realized C．told D．said
小題2:
A．short B．long C．bad D．good
小題3:
A．easyB．shortC．high D．difficult
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．or D．so
小題5:
A．bothB．neither C．either D．very
小題6:
A．childB．fatherC．mother D．teacher.
小題7:
A．hearsB．buys C．understands D．reads
小題8:
A．butB．howeverC．so D．because
小題9:
A．hardB．easyC．enough D．fast
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)rticlesB．workC．a(chǎn)rts D．works
小題11:
A．grown-ups B．girlsC．boys D．children
小題12:
A．becomeB．show C．find D．a(chǎn)dd
小題13:
A．school B．homeC．officeD．library
小題14:
A．going B．liking C．tryingD．preferring
小題15:
A．same B．friendly C．different D．common

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．
Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．
The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．
Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．
The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．
小題1:From the passage，we can learn that the author was           ．
A．a(chǎn)n animal protectorB．the cat ownerC．a(chǎn) prison officer D．a(chǎn) prisoner
小題2:Which of the following statements is true?
A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．
B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．
C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．
D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．
小題3:We can infer from the third paragraph that              ．
A．showing love to others can make prisoners strong
B．the American prison culture will be improved
C．the author is not content with the prison culture
D．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons
小題4:What is the best title for the passage?
A．Caring Makes Us Human．B．Prison Culture is Important．
C．Animals Need Care．D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．
小題5:In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that “Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．”to              ．
A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each other
B．show us the American prison culture does need improvement
C．show us the officer and prisoners all like cat
D．show us the American prison culture is great

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive(漂亮的) people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政的；管理的) circle, beauty can become
a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plain(平常的，不漂亮的) men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
小題1:The word "liability" most probably means __________.        
A．disadvantageB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．misfortuneD．trouble
小題2:In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________.       
A．makes women look more honest and capableB．strengthens the qualifies required
C．is of no importance to womenD．often enables women to succeed quickly
小題3:Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _______.      
A．turns out to be a disadvantage to men
B．is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women
C．a(chǎn)ffects men and women alike
D．has as little effect on men as on women
小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often _____.      
A．practicalB．supportiveC．old-fashionedD．one-sided
小題5: The author writes this passage to ________________.
A．give advice to job-seekers who are attractive
B．discuss the disadvantages of women being attractive
C．demand equal rights for women
D．state the importance of appearance

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.
The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup(民意調(diào)查) Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.
Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.
The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.
小題1: What can be the best title of the text?
A．Happiness Varies with Ages
B．Experience More, Worry Less
C．The Older, the Wiser
D．Being Young, Being Happy
小題2:We can learn from the research that _________.
A．only when people get older will they feel happier
B．stress levels among the youngest are the highest
C．older people tend to be grateful
D．older people usually have no worries
小題3:According to the research, when people get older, _________.
A．they miss the old days
B．they are physically weak
C．they have better self-control
D．they are more emotional
小題4:What would the author probably talk about next?
A．What influences happiness.
B．How to live better.
C．How to keep happier.
D．Why women are less happier.
小題5:The author is intended to _________.
A．a(chǎn)dvise how to reduce stress
B．introduce a scientific finding
C．describe how to do research
D．talk about human emotions

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Sure, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named in this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There is more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people who don’t have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.
小題1: The first paragraph tells us     .
A．what is the feeling of having no friends
B．we always need friends around us
C．making friends is a need in people’s life
D．we need to be alone in our life
小題2:Which of the following places people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．A town.B．A room.C．A school.D．A library.
小題3:Why do people who have friends live longer?
A．They feel happier and healthier.B．They know more about friendship.
C．They take less care of themselves.D．They care more about their friends.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Hummingbirds have got their name from the distinct “hum” sound made by their rapidly flapping (拍打) wings. The size of the bird decides the number of flaps it can do. The average lifetime of a hummingbird is 3 or 4 years, but some of them have lived beyond 12 years also. They are unique in many ways. Besides the number of rapid flaps they can do per second, they can also fly backwards.
Hummingbirds have an amazing sense of assessing the amount of sugar in the nectar (花蜜) they eat. They feed on the nectar of flowers. Hummingbirds do not feed on flowers whose nectar contains less than 10% sugar. Talk about a sweet tooth! As they cannot sustain themselves on nectar alone because of its poor nutritional value, they also feed on insects and spiders, and hummingbird food mixture that one can make at home.
Attracting hummingbirds to your garden will require a little planning. Plant butterfly bush, mimosa, coral bells, foxglove, morning glory, etc. These flowers attract the hummingbirds due to their high visibility (可見性) and nectar production. Avoid using pesticides (殺蟲劑), as it will not only kill the insects around the flowers, but hurt the hummingbirds as well.
A common food for these birds is the sweettasting sugar syrup (糖漿). Hummingbird food ingredients are just two: sugar and water. Take a large clean bowl, pour in it four cups of hot water, and dissolve one cup of table sugar in it. Stir slowly until all sugar has dissolved.
Hummingbirds, tiny as they are, collect a lot of nutrition. Providing them with hummingbird food mixture made of sugar water is a sure way to get all these beauties humming in your garden.
小題1:Hummingbirds will have some little animals for their meal when      .
A．they can't find any green plants
B．they can't take in enough nutrition
C．they are bored with eating nectar
D．they are too old to fly
小題2:In order to attract hummingbirds, you should      .
A．plan high trees
B．grow plants with small flowers
C．grow plants whose flowers are bright in color
D．grow plants coming into flower in the morning
小題3:The main idea of the fourth paragraph is      .
A．how to prepare food for hummingbirds
B．where hummingbirds can find delicious food
C．hummingbirds can't live for long without sugar
D．hummingbirds like manmade food better than nectar

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