完形填空（共20小題，每小題1 分，共計(jì)20分）
Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked    21   . We decided it was time to   22  the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing   23  colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together：“Not the measuring stick. ”
“No,” I   24   them. “Not the measuring stick.”
The measuring stick isn’t a (an)   25    stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve   26   each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her   27   on every birthday. Over the years, so many colored pens, pencils and    28     have been used that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract(抽象的) painting.
Names and dates show different    29   , and I can tell by the script(手跡) who measured whom. An eight-year-old   30  to measure her three-year old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother and my husband did the same to me. At our family    31   , when this door swung back and forth frequently, friends used to stop to    32    the names and dates. When they were asked if they would like to be always remembered, they    33    smiled shyly and went back right up into place,     34  to be measured.
Many of those   35    on the door are still   36   . Some have stopped. Some remain with us only in   37   . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her, too. It was her last visit to our home.
We haven’ t   38   the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the   39   of the kitchen door will still remain    40  , with lots of names and dates in various colors.
小題1:
A．smallB． oldC． familiarD． favorable
小題2:
A．repairB． rebuild C． reuseD． repaint
小題3:
A．safeB． possibleC． valuableD． changeable
小題4:
A．promisedB． repeated C．followed D． persuaded
小題5:
A．falseB． wonderfulC． actualD． obvious
小題6:
A．keptB． witnessedC． recordedD． accompanied
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)ge B． weightC． nameD． height
小題8:
A．boxesB． markers C． schoolbagsD． sticks
小題9:
A．informationB． handwriting
C．characterD． status
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)llowedB． pretendedC． helpedD． ordered
小題11:
A．officesB． banksC． meetingsD． parties
小題12:
A．copyB． readC． likeD． remove
小題13:
A．hardlyB． neverC． usually D． seldom
小題14:
A．readyB． afraidC． ableD． unwilling
小題15:
A．missedB． taughtC． listedD． suggested
小題16:
A．growingB．contributingC．studyingD． working
小題17:
A．sightB． designC．trouble D． memory
小題18:
A．connected withB．a(chǎn)greed to
C．decided on D．relied on
小題19:
A．frontB． backC． rightD． left
小題20:
A．yellowB． greyC． whiteD． blue

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

試題分析：本文敘述了作者一家人看到久住的房子有點(diǎn)舊了，就商量給房子重新刷一下漆，于是一家人就商量刷什么顏色，可是在廚房的后門(mén)上有許多孩子們的在測(cè)量身高時(shí)用不同顏色的筆畫(huà)下的記號(hào)，看起來(lái)就像一幅畫(huà)，孩子們?yōu)榱肆糇∮洃浗ㄗh父母不要刷這道門(mén)。本文描述了一家人其樂(lè)融融的氣氛。
小題1:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。small小的； old舊的； familiar熟悉的； favorable贊成的。根據(jù)Having lived in the house for so long，已經(jīng)在房子住久了，故房子應(yīng)該是舊了，故選B。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。repair 修理； rebuild重建； reuse重新利用；repaint重新刷漆。根據(jù)I were discussing   23  colors可知此處應(yīng)該是指廚房看起來(lái)很舊，需要重新刷上油漆。故選D。
小題3:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。 safe安全的； possible可能的； valuable有價(jià)值的； changeable無(wú)常的。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，我和丈夫正在討論該刷什么顏色的油漆更合適。故選B。
小題4:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。   promise許諾，允諾； repeat重復(fù)，復(fù)制； follow跟隨，隨著； persuade說(shuō)服。根據(jù)前面的“No”以及后面的“Not the measuring stick．”可知，此處應(yīng)指答應(yīng)和允諾孩子們的要求，所以promise最符合語(yǔ)境。故選A項(xiàng)。
小題5:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。false錯(cuò)誤的，不正確的; wonderful精彩的，極好的; actual實(shí)際的；obvious明顯的。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這個(gè)測(cè)量杖實(shí)際上不是一根棍子，而是廚房旁邊的那扇門(mén)。故選D。
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。keep保持，維持； witness目擊，證明； record記錄，記載； accompany陪伴，伴隨。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境及下面的“by making a mark（做記號(hào)，做標(biāo)記）”可知，此處應(yīng)用record最符合語(yǔ)境，意為“記錄，記載”。故選C。
小題7:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。age年齡； weight重量； name名字； height身高。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處應(yīng)該是指在孩子們每年生日的時(shí)候在門(mén)上做好標(biāo)記，展示他們的身高。故選 D。
小題8:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。boxes盒子； markers標(biāo)記； schoolbags書(shū)包； sticks棍子。用鋼筆和鉛筆做的標(biāo)記，故選B。
小題9:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。information信息； handwriting筆跡，手稿；character性格；status身份。根據(jù)下面的“I can tell by the script（手跡） who measured whom”可知，此處應(yīng)選用handwriting，故選B。
小題10:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。allow允許； pretend假裝； help幫助； order命令。一個(gè)八歲的幫著測(cè)量的三歲妹妹的身高，故選C。
小題11:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。offices辦公室； banks銀行； meetings會(huì)議； parties聚會(huì)。根據(jù)下文friends used to stop to    32   the names and dates.可知朋友來(lái)的時(shí)候通常是開(kāi)聚會(huì)的時(shí)候，故選D。
小題12:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。copy復(fù)制，復(fù)印; read閱讀，讀取;喜歡； remove移動(dòng)，刪除。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處是指朋友們停下來(lái)閱讀這些名字和日期。read最符合語(yǔ)境。故選B項(xiàng)。
小題13:考查副詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。hardly幾乎不； never 從不； usually通常；seldom很少。當(dāng)他們被問(wèn)是否他們?cè)敢獗挥涀�，他們通常害羞地笑，故選C。     
小題14:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。ready準(zhǔn)備好的； afraid害怕的； able能干的；      unwilling不情愿的�；氐侥莻�(gè)位置準(zhǔn)備好讓測(cè)量，故選 A。
小題15:考查動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。missed錯(cuò)過(guò)的； taught被教的； listed被列出的； suggested被建議的。在門(mén)上被列出的，故選C。
小題16:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。growing成長(zhǎng)； contributing貢獻(xiàn)；studying學(xué)習(xí)；
working工作。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境以及下面的“...some have stopped．”可知，門(mén)上的一些標(biāo)記已經(jīng)停止了，一些仍然在增長(zhǎng)。grow最符合語(yǔ)境，故選A項(xiàng)。
小題17:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。sight視力，眼界； design設(shè)計(jì)，計(jì)劃； trouble 麻煩； memory記憶。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，門(mén)上的一些標(biāo)記僅僅存留在記憶中。故選D。
小題18:考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)及上下文的呼應(yīng)。connect with與……聯(lián)系； agree to同意；
decide on決定； rely on依靠。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，我們并不擔(dān)心該給廚房刷什么顏色的漆，但有一點(diǎn)是可以肯定的，不管我們選擇何種顏色，那扇門(mén)的顏色永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)變。故選C。
小題19:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。front前面的； back后面的； right右邊的；left左邊的。廚房的后門(mén)仍然保持白色，故選B。
小題20:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。Yellow黃色； grey灰色； white白色； blue藍(lán)色。根據(jù)上文可知，這扇門(mén)上寫(xiě)著各種顏色的標(biāo)記，而由常識(shí)可知，要讓各種顏色的標(biāo)記都能顯示出來(lái)，門(mén)的顏色應(yīng)該為白色。所以應(yīng)選用white，故選C。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：做完型這種題要看清上下文，找準(zhǔn)定位詞。充分利用文章的上下文和前后句，找到對(duì)選擇有提示作用的詞或句。這些詞有時(shí)可能是同義詞或反義詞。通順邏輯，尋求搭配。注意固定的搭配，包括動(dòng)詞與介詞的搭配、動(dòng)詞與名詞的搭配以及形容詞與名詞的搭配等，同時(shí)要根據(jù)內(nèi)容選擇正確的短語(yǔ)。扎實(shí)基礎(chǔ)，搞清辨異�？辞鍒�(zhí)行者，確定所選詞。尋求上下邏輯，從容確定關(guān)系。了解生活常識(shí)，確定相關(guān)知識(shí)。
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A．bargainB．saleC．resultD．a(chǎn)ccident

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a(n)   36  sight.
We were standing in line for 45minutes to enjoy the    37   up to the watch point. When we got there, we went around the   38     of the tower and saw the hard wire fence  39     to the structure serving as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view   40     . As soon as both of us  41     , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to   42  . I stopped for a minute considering the step, taking several seconds to   43     the edge before moving.
And then I had a thought in my mind：“It is far   44     compared to any other floor in this building. There is no real danger to me — it’s    45   an illusion. Look at all the people standing on it, and think about those who have stood on it before.”I began to  46     that step onto the glass floor. I didn’t look down —  47    not for a few minutes.
I walked on the    48   and looked around and thought about how  49   the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down. There was no  50   , and it was certainly an illusion.
I considered how many things in our lives we  51    and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought about all the things we   52    ourselves from doing because we have  53   ourselves into thinking there’s risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared  54   . I was glad to discover that although fear isn’t a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without    55   has a much stronger pull.
小題1:
A．expressiveB．impressiveC．frighteningD．beneficial
小題2:
A．busB．ladderC．carD．elevator
小題3:
A．outsideB．topC．centerD．surface
小題4:
A．connectedB．surroundedC．referredD．combined
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)roundB．upC．downD．out
小題6:
A．understoodB．a(chǎn)pproachedC．talkedD．returned
小題7:
A．waveB．moveC．trembleD．wander
小題8:
A．look overB．think overC．look upD．think up
小題9:
A．tighterB．tallerC．weakerD．stronger
小題10:
A．happilyB．simplyC．greatlyD．relatively
小題11:
A．takeB．chooseC．decide D．pick
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)t mostB．a(chǎn)t leastC．a(chǎn)t last D．a(chǎn)t best
小題13:
A．fenceB．floorC．edgeD．tower
小題14:
A．gratefulB．usefulC．wonderfulD．helpful
小題15:
A．deathB．warnC．troubleD．danger
小題16:
A．handleB．ignoreC．fearD．hide
小題17:
A．block B．protectC．helpD．separate
小題18:
A．forcedB．a(chǎn)dvisedC．enteredD．led
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)mazingB．worryingC．excitingD．interesting
小題20:
A．cost B．doubtC．regretD．waste

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity（逆境）. But it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage（勇氣）to try.
J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. Her good friend-Sean became the first person to encourage her and help her build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.
“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition（志向） to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to（注定）be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”
Though there were many difficulties, Rowling continued her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn't until l990 that she first came up with the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls（回憶）, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. To my great disappointment, I didn't have a pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details came up in my brain, and this thin, black-haired, bespectacled（戴眼鏡的）boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.”
That same year, her mother died after a ten-year fight with serious diseases, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.
During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with depression（診斷患有抑郁癥）. Unemployed, she finished her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being refused by l2 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.
Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with her friend’s encouragement as well as her ambition to write.
小題1: Who believed J. K. Rowling was to be a good writer?
A．Her friend Sean.B．Her mother.
C．Her daughter.D．Her husband.
小題2:Rowling first came up with the idea about Harry Potter________.
A．a(chǎn)t the age of 6
B．on a train journey
C．a(chǎn)fter her mother's death
D．in her secondary school
小題3: She felt disappointed on the train because_________.
A．her train was delayed for four hours
B．she didn't have a pen with her
C．her mind suddenly went blank
D．no one would offer her help
小題4: It can be concluded from Paragraph 5 and 6 that Rowling is_________.
A．open-minded B．warm-hearted
C．good-natured D．strong-willed
小題5: The text mainly tells us_________.
A．a(chǎn)dversity makes a good novelist
B．the courage to try is a special ability
C．you can have a wonderful idea everywhere
D．encouragement helps one succeed

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Last year, two days after Christmas, we kicked China out of the house. Not the country obviously, but bits of plastic, metal, and wood with the words “Made in China”. We kept what we already had, but stopped bringing any more in. because it had coated our lives with toys, and useless stuff. Sometimes I worried about jobs sent overseas, but price triumphed over virtue at our house. We couldn’t resist what China was selling.
But on that dark Monday last year, an unease feeling washed over me as I sat on the sofa. It wasn’t until then that I noticed a fact: China was taking over the place.
It stared back at me from the empty screen of the television. I spied it in the pile of tennis shoes by the door. It glowed in the lights on the Christmas tree and watched me in the eyes of a doll lying on the floor, I slipped off the couch and sorted gifts into two piles: China and non-China. The count came to China, 25, the world, 14. Christmas, I realized, had become a holiday made by the Chinese. Suddenly I wanted China out.
I persuaded my husband, and on Jan. 1 st, we started a-year-long household embargo on Chinese imports. The idea wasn’t to punish China. And we didn’t fool ourselves into thinking because we wanted to measure how far it had pushed in. We wanted to know what it would take in time, money, and worry to kick our China habit!
In the spring, our 4-year-old son started a campaign to support “China things”. “It’s too long without China,” he cried. He kept at me all day. I have discovered for myself that China doesn’t control every aspect of our daily lives, but if you take a close look at the underside of boxes in the toy department, I promise it will give you pause. “When we can buy China things again? Let’s never stop.” My son said.
After a year without China I can tell you this: You can still live without it, but it’s getting costlier by the day. And a decade from now I may not be brave enough to try it again.
小題1: The best title for the text could be _______.
A．China Free Living: A Trouble One
B．A Year without “Made in China”
C．Why I Choose “Made in China”
D．“Made in China”: Good or Bad
小題2: According to the passage, why did the author stop bringing in things “Made in China”?
A．Because she wanted to bring back job opportunities for her natives.
B．Because she has a strong sense of nationalism against “Made in China”.
C．Because she wanted to learn what life would be like without “Made in China”.
D．Because too much stuff made in China was take over her house.
小題3: The Underlined word “embargo” in the forth paragraph means ________.
A．reactionB．ban
C．restrictionD．cancellation
小題4:The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is ________.
A．to tell the readers an interesting experience
B．to describe the trouble facing a housewife
C．to explain the importance of Chinese goods
D．to show the difficulty without Chinese goods

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man’s big family—his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later the woman went back to her parents’ home, having quarreled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved (感動(dòng)) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband’s home.
小題1:The writer wrote the story in order to ______.
A．show that elephants are very clever
B．tell how a woman trained a wild animal
C．show that women care more for animals than men do
D．tell how an animal reunited (團(tuán)圓) a husband and wife
小題2:The woman left her new home ______.
A．to visit her own parents in Maliyuwa
B．to see if the elephant would follow her
C．because she was angry with her husband
D．because she was tired of the large family
小題3:After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant ______.
A．returned to the forestB．was sad because it missed her
C．went to look for a new homeD．was sick because nobody fed it
小題4:The young wife went back to her husband because ______.
A．she knew he had sent the animal to her
B．the elephant had come to look for her
C．her parents told her to
D．she missed her new home

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