I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us      chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell   . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I     the countryside for some place I could rent for the     possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road    the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was       , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it, and      a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me,      slowly, they started teaching me the      of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began     to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a       American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of        .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were        for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.          on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my        with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into       . I saw many people were having a really hard time,         their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to        a handful of people .There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in         if we hadn’t banded together.（團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)）
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about       we can all get by together.
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A．equallyB．separatelyC．violentlyD．naturally
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A．offB． over C．a(chǎn)partD．out
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A．a(chǎn)tB．throughC．overD．round
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A．turnedB．a(chǎn)pproachedC．cutD．cleared
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A．butB．a(chǎn)lthoughC．otherwiseD．for
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A．benefitB．lessonC．natureD．a(chǎn)rt
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A．neighborlinessB．happinessC．friendliness D．kindness
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A．DownB．UpC．DeepD．Along
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A．cooperationB．relationships C．satisfaction D．a(chǎn)ppointments
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A．realityB．societyC．townD．life
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A．creatingB．losingC．quittingD．offering
小題18:
A．put inB．turn inC．take inD．get in
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A．yardsB．sheltersC．campsD．cottages
小題20:
A．whenB．whatC．whetherD．how

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

試題分析：本文敘述了作者在美國(guó)的生活經(jīng)歷，以及他對(duì)美國(guó)夢(mèng)的理解的前后變化。一開(kāi)始作者認(rèn)為在美國(guó)就會(huì)有銀行卡，工作和房子。但是在美國(guó)經(jīng)歷了一系列不愉快的事件后,作者的美國(guó)夢(mèng)想破碎了。作者在山上找了一座破舊的房屋租住。在哪里他從鄰居那里學(xué)到了美國(guó)夢(mèng)其實(shí)是大家團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)共同度過(guò)的。
小題1:考查副詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. equally 同樣地，平等地；   B. separately 分別地，各自地；C. violently   猛烈地，激烈地； D. naturally自然地。根據(jù)前文的like everyone else向每個(gè)其他人一樣，我們也每個(gè)人都在做。句意：我們各自都在追逐同樣的事情。故選B。
小題2:考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. off 遠(yuǎn)離的；B.  over    在上面的；C. apart 分離的；D. out外面的。根據(jù)后文的I found myself homeless and alone.可知我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己孤獨(dú)，因此處說(shuō)自己原來(lái)的夢(mèng)想破碎了，崩潰了。句意：有一年,在經(jīng)歷了一系列不愉快的事件,它完全崩潰了。故選C。
小題3:考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. searched   搜索；  B. left  離開(kāi)；    C. toured 旅行；  D. crossed穿過(guò)。根據(jù)后文的for some place I could rent可知作者在鄉(xiāng)村尋找可以租住的地方。Search…… for……搜….為了找…….。句意：我在鄉(xiāng)村搜尋我可以租住的地方。故選A。
小題4:考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. cheapest  便宜的； B. largest    大的； C. fairest 公平的；  D. fullest完全的，滿的。根據(jù)前文的I had my truck and $56.可知作者只有一輛卡車和56美元，可見(jiàn)他沒(méi)太多的錢，因此他要租便宜的房子。故此處用形容詞cheapest。句意：我要租住盡可能最便宜的地方。故選A。
小題5:考查介詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. at 在；B. through 穿過(guò)；C. over 越過(guò)，在……之上；D. round在……周圍。根據(jù)前文的up a winding mountain road可知這座房子在山上，因此在河的上面，句意：我來(lái)到了一個(gè)在西弗吉尼亞州4英里的山路上的破舊的房子，位于波托馬克河上面。
故選C。
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. occupied 占用；    B. abandoned 放棄的，廢棄的；C.emptied 倒空；D. robbed搶劫。根據(jù)后文的full of broken glass and rubbish可知這座房子是被廢棄的。句意：它被廢棄了。故選B。
小題7:考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. turned 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)；B. approached 接近；C. cut 剪； D. cleared清除。根據(jù)后文的to camp in.可知作者為了能扎營(yíng)住在這里，應(yīng)清理了一下。句意：為了能住進(jìn)去，我清理了一個(gè)角落。故選D。
小題8:考查連詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. but 但是；B. although 盡管； C. otherwise 否則；D. for因?yàn)�。根�?jù)前文的knew nothing about me 和后文的slowly, they started teaching me可知其他人開(kāi)始時(shí)不了解他，后來(lái)叫他一些東西，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用連詞but。句意：當(dāng)?shù)厝藢?duì)我不了解，但是慢慢地開(kāi)始教會(huì)我一些東西。故選A。
小題9:考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. benefit 利益，好處；  B. lesson  教訓(xùn)，課； C. nature 自然；    D. art藝術(shù)，道理。根據(jù)前文的they started teaching me可知他們教我一些道理。句意：慢慢地他們開(kāi)始叫我做鄰居的道理。故選D。
小題10:考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. looking 看；  B. staying  停留； C. swinging  搖擺；  D. turning轉(zhuǎn)向。根據(jù)后文的to chat要去聊天，此處應(yīng)是停下來(lái)，故用動(dòng)詞stay。句意：他們帶來(lái)一些攤毯子，蠟燭和工具，停下來(lái)和我聊天。故選B。
小題11:考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. wild野生的；B. real 真實(shí)的； C. different 不同的； D. remote遙遠(yuǎn)的，偏僻的。根據(jù)前文的I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success.可知他過(guò)去的美國(guó)夢(mèng)想是成功的，而現(xiàn)在沒(méi)有房子和工作，是失敗的，與想象的不一樣，句意：他們開(kāi)始教會(huì)我一種對(duì)美國(guó)夢(mèng)想不同的信念。故選C。
小題12:考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. neighborliness   鄰居；B. happiness 幸福；C. friendliness    友好；   D. kindness善良。根據(jù)前文的of being a neighbor.可知作為鄰居的理論，可知此處是強(qiáng)調(diào)鄰居的重要性。句意：美國(guó)的夢(mèng)想不是個(gè)人的成就而是鄰居的共同的成就。故選A。
小題13:考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. unique 獨(dú)特的，唯一的；B. expensive 昂貴的；C. rare 稀有的；D. necessary必要的。根據(jù)后文的were nonexistent in this place.可知以前以為必要的東西，在這個(gè)地方不存在，句意：所有我原以為必要的東西在這個(gè)地方不存在。故選D。
小題14:考查副詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. Down 向下；   B. Up 向上；  C. Deep 深入地； D. Along一起，沿著。根據(jù)后文的on the mountain可知此處應(yīng)是上山，故用副詞up。句意:我最有價(jià)值的東西是向上在山上。故選B。
小題15:考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. cooperation 合作； B. relationships 關(guān)系；    C.satisfaction 滿意；D. appointments約定。根據(jù)前文的They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began   10  to chat. 可知作者與鄰居的關(guān)系好。故此處用relationships。句意：我最有價(jià)值的財(cái)富就是與居的關(guān)系。故選B。
小題16:考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. reality 現(xiàn)實(shí)； B. society 社會(huì)；C. town 城鎮(zhèn)；D. life生活。根據(jù)前文的I moved back into可知作者從山上搬回了城里。句意：四年后，我搬回了城里。故選C。
小題17:考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. creating 創(chuàng)造；  B. losing 失去，損失；  C. quitting 放棄；  D. offering提供。根據(jù)前文的I saw many people were having a really hard time,可知這里的許多人過(guò)著艱難的生活，因此處應(yīng)是失去工作，才能體現(xiàn)生活困難。句意：我看見(jiàn)許多人生活艱難，失去了工作和家園。故選B。
小題18:考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. put in 提出； B. turn in上交；     C. take in 吸收，上當(dāng)，容納； D. get in收獲。根據(jù)前文的rent a big enough house to可知作者租了一間大的房子是為了能股容納一些人。句意：我租下了一個(gè)足夠大的房子為了容納一些人。故選C。
小題19:考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. yards 院子；   B. shelters  避難所； C. camps 營(yíng)地；  D. cottages村舍。根據(jù)后問(wèn)的if we hadn’t banded together.可知我們?nèi)绻粓F(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)就會(huì)沒(méi)有地方住，只能呆在避難所。句意：如果我們不團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)，我們就會(huì)呆在避難所。故選B。
小題20:考查代詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. when  什么時(shí)候； B. what 什么；  C. whether 是否；  D. how如何。根據(jù)后問(wèn)的we can all get by together我們一起生活，根據(jù)文章意思，大家一起共同團(tuán)結(jié)的生活，才能解決困難，這是說(shuō)生活的方式，故此處用代詞how。句意：它不是那么關(guān)于我可以自己得到什么,而是我們?cè)鯓右黄鹕疃冗^(guò)。故選D。
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A young couple, both blind, were walking across the road. Each of them had a white cane(手杖). They were overcoming the most feared blindness. I held my breath when I noticed that the couple was not walking on the crosswalk, but was instead stepping directly into the middle of the crossroad. Without realizing the danger they were in, they were walking right into the path of the oncoming cars. I was frightened for them because I didn’t know if the other drivers understood what was happening. Then I saw a miracle unfold before my eyes. Every car in every direction came to a stop at the same time. Nobody can yelled, “Get out of the way!”
Amazed, I noticed that everyone’s attention was also fixed on the couple. Suddenly the driver to my right reacted. He yelled, “To your right.”O(jiān)ther people followed, shouting, “To your right!”Trusting their elite canes and the calls from some concerned citizens, they made it to the other side of the road. I could judge they had no idea what was really going on around them. Yet I immediately felt smiles appeared on everyone’s face. The driver to the left of me was saying, “I can’t believe it!”
I thought all of us were deeply moved by what we had just seen. Here were human beings stepping outsides themselves for a while to help other people in deed.
小題1:When the author drove to work, he saw_________.
A．some drivers were driving their cars very fast
B．a(chǎn) couple failed to cross the road as usual
C．most drivers drove in the same direction
D．A blind couple was walking into the driveway
小題2:What does the underlined word “miracle” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Everybody told the blind couple to go to the right
B．The blind couple avoided many cars by themselves
C．The blind couple kept calm in danger
D．Every car stopped for the blind couple
小題3:It can be inferred from the text that________.
A．people felt a relief after the couple crossed the road
B．the author was amazed at the expressions on the couple’s faces
C．the couple’s quick crossing of the road surprised everyone
D．calls from everyone made the couple realize their danger

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease（疾病） called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.
At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (細(xì)菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精煉米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (維生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.
Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.
小題1:The underlined word “cure” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.
A．a(chǎn) kind of rice B．a(chǎn) kind of vitamin
C．a(chǎn) kind of germD．a(chǎn) medical treatment
小題2: Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.
A．help the Javanese with their illness
B．find ways to grow better crops
C．do some research about the island
D．spend his holiday
小題3:Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?
A．To eat them.
B．To give the Javanese a surprise.
C．To carry out his experiments.
D．To make money by selling them.
小題4:If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.
A．eat vitamin pillsB．eat more meat
C．eat some chickenD．eat more rice
小題5:We can learn from the passage that ______.
A．beri-beri was caused by chickens
B．Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful
C．the Javanese didn’t like vitamins
D．the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Several months ago I was involved in a car accident. That moment     my views on life.
All my life I had been waiting    I could get my driver’s     and my first car. When I    got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I felt very    . From that day on, the most     thing in my life was that car. Every day I would get home and      what else I could do to make it better. My car was my    and joy and when I had fixed it up into “perfect” condition, I finally began to     it. Every time I got into my car I felt the greatest,     nothing could stop me, but one day I was     that just like any other person, I could be broken.
One night, though it was too     outside to see clearly, I was in the     with my friends. I felt unstoppable while driving,     soon enough I was shown that I wasn’t. While driving down a main street I felt I was     the car. It was flying. When I     what was happening, the only thing I could do was protect my friends from being hurt badly.
After the accident I don't remember much, but I do remember the     I was in, not only physical but also the thought that the lives of others were     for a few seconds and I may have dropped them. The memory of that day will never     me. I learned that material things should     be the most important things in your life. I also learned that I need to appreciate the things and people around me.
小題1:
A．formedB．changedC．replacedD．moved
小題2:
A．untilB．a(chǎn)fterC．whenD．since
小題3:
A．testB．guideC．a(chǎn)dviceD．license
小題4:
A．finallyB．happilyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．immediately
小題5:
A．interestedB．surprisedC．excitedD．embarrassed
小題6:
A．difficultB．comfortableC．successfulD．important
小題7:
A．noticeB．watchC．seeD．find
小題8:
A．prideB．memoryC．taskD．inspiration
小題9:
A．repairB．checkC．driveD．clean
小題10:
A．thoughB．a(chǎn)s ifC．even thoughD．despite
小題11:
A．shownB．decidedC．thoughtD．a(chǎn)ppeared
小題12:
A．coldB．wetC．darkD．fine
小題13:
A．officeB．houseC．schoolD．car
小題14:
A．soB．becauseC．butD．before
小題15:
A．taking advantage ofB．losing control of
C．making use ofD．putting an end to
小題16:
A．expectedB．realizedC．a(chǎn)cceptedD．wondered
小題17:
A．situationB．surpriseC．hospitalD．pain
小題18:
A．in my handsB．within my reachC．beyond my imaginationD．a(chǎn)t my mercy
小題19:
A．impressB．leaveC．troubleD．interrupt
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．sometimesC．neverD．mainly

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Yesterday I went to our local grocery store. I often go to their deli counter, and I understand that it can get a little confused for the workers. So normally none of them ever take the time to smile or seem overly friendly. But yesterday it was completely different. I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted with a very welcoming smile by the young man behind the counter. He never sighed heavily or slumped back and forth like he didn’t want to be there. He was all by himself and quite a long line. But not once did he act concerned about it. He just did his job efficiently and acted very kind the entire time.
I was so impressed that I approached the manager. I explained to her that I often visit the deli counter and I have never been greeted with such kindness. She agreed with me that he was a wonderful person and she thanked me for sharing my feelings with her.
As I was walking away，I could hear her approaching the young man with，“I just got a wonderful compliment(praise) about you.” I couldn't hear everything she was saying，but I knew that she did thank him. I couldn't help but smile!
Later I had to pass by the deli counter to get onions. There was no one there，except the diligent young man. He didn't say anything，he just smiled at me. I realized that I hadn't done a huge deed that day，but that small deed made a small difference to someone．I love seeing people smile. I just received my smile cards and I wish I had one with me that day. Maybe I will drop one off at the deli a different day! It's amazing how good I felt after that.
So，friends，the next time you are in a grocery store，retail store，restaurant，or anywhere that someone is working hard，letting them know in some way can mean so much. I hope you get a smile out of it like I did!
小題1: The passage is mainly about       .
A．friendship between the writer and a young man
B．the power of a simple compliment
C．a(chǎn) grocery store
D．a(chǎn) diligent assistant
小題2:The writer found it was different yesterday because        .
A．the young man was very busy
B．the young man was concerned about so many customers
C．the writer was warmly greeted by a young man
D．the young man acted very kind all the time
小題3:The writer approached the manager to         .
A．thank him
B．say hello to him
C．complain about the service
D．praise the young man
小題4:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 implies that the writer will         .
A．smile to others at the deli one day
B．give one card to the young man one day
C．drop in at the deli one day
D．go to the deli for a job one day
小題5: What can we learn from the last paragraph?         
A．Praising others' hard work means nothing.
B．Helping others is always rewarding.
C．We should never hesitate to praise hard-working persons.
D．Not all good deeds deserve praise.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good   36  in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I   37  to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be   38  ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was   39 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to   40  that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,   41 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very   42  city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he   43  to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main   44  in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he   45   had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming   46 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several   47  like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He   48  that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he   49  but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me   50  my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence   51  his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a   52  who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had   53  the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He   54  and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my   55  to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
小題1:
A．brother B．teacher C． friend D．neighbour
小題2:
A．happenedB．managedC．tried D．wanted
小題3:
A．expecting B．lying C． talking D．joking
小題4:
A．funny B．serious C．careful D．disappointed
小題5:
A．findB．thinkC．realize D．see
小題6:
A．indeed B．a(chǎn)ctually C． exactly D．instead
小題7:
A．famous B．interesting C．bigD．noisy
小題8:
A．began B．stopped C．refused D．failed
小題9:
A．problemB．choiceC．interest D．work
小題10:
A．just B．ever C．even D．surely
小題11:
A．suit B．habit C． riverD．pools
小題12:A. people            B. players        C strangers                D. friends
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)dvised B．a(chǎn)dmittedC． arguedD．a(chǎn)nnounced
小題14:
A．recognized B．realized C．visited D．found
小題15:
A．how B．whether C．whereD．when
小題16:
A．if B．becauseC．then D．though
小題17:
A．doctor B．friend C．neighbour D．player
小題18:
A．visitedB．hiredC．designed D．sold
小題19:
A．smiled B．laughed C．cried D．nodded
小題20:
A．chance B．pleasure C． turnD．time

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