It has taken 90 years since she was born in a poor house in County Limerick for a woman considered America’s oldest illegal immigrant to get her Irish passport.It will be a few more months before Josephine Stout will finally be declared a US citizen, entitling(賦于…權(quán)力) her to a pension and other benefits.
Despite having lived in America for most of her life since she arrived in 1923, the great-grandmother was declared an undocumented alien(華僑)in 1999, when she tried to claim state aid to help raise her seven grandchildren, who were left orphaned when her daughter was killed by a robber over$20.
Even though she has never considered herself Irish, noting “I don’t even have an accent,” she didn’t officially exist as an American when officials in Chicago insisted that she prove her citizenship in order to qualify for benefits. But she had no birth certificate or passport when she arrived on an immigrant ship from Ireland from Ireland with her parents, who had 12 other children.
She never gave the matter much thought until 1999, when she was in her late 70s and needed assistance to raise her grandchildren. For 12 years, Mrs. Stout managed to support the family by doing various jobs. But her life was hard and marked by tragedy. Her husband died in 1996, and her son Thomas died in a car accident with his girlfriend in 1985. Her only surviving child, Rosemary, died of cancer in 2009.
A Catholic charity referred her case to Chicago Irish Immigrant Support(CIIS), which alerted the Irish Consulate(領事館). Through them, they tracked down her birth certificate, the website irishcentral.com reported. The document, in turn, allowed her to receive her Irish passport, and eventually her American green card in September 2011, which was dated back to November 1, 1923.
小題1:What will happen to a person if he has no green card in the US?
A．he cannot get any chance to get education
B．he can’t have a pension and other benefits
C．his citizenship will be taken away
D．he has to take illegal part-time job
小題2:Josephine couldn’t be a legal immigrant because ______.
A．she was named an undocumented alien
B．she arrived in American in a secret way
C．She couldn’t find her proper certificates
D．She has too many brothers and sisters
小題3:We can imply from the 4th paragraph that ______.
A．Josephine lived a lonely life for many years
B．Thomas was always driving carelessly
C．Josephine was a strong-willed woman
D．Mrs. Stout, Josephine’s friend, helped her a lot.
小題4:Please arrange the following events in the correct order according to the text.
a. Josephine’s birth certificate was found.
b. Josephine received her green card.
c. The Catholic charity contacted CIIS.
d. The birth certificate was shown on a website.
e. Josephine was offered her Irish passport.
A．a(chǎn)-b-c-d-eB．c-d-e-a-bC．a(chǎn)-d-c-b-eD．c-a-d-e-b

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析 Josephine Stout在領事館的幫助下得到護照和美國綠卡的故事。
小題1: B細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段It will be a few more months before Josephine Stout will finally be declared a US citizen, entitling her to a pension and other benefits.得知如果沒有綠卡，就沒有退休金和其它福利。故選B項。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段Even though she has never considered herself Irish, noting “I don’t even have an accent,” she didn’t officially exist as an American when officials in Chicago insisted that she prove her citizenship in order to qualify for benefits.得知應選 C項。
小題3:C推斷題。根據(jù)第四段For 12 years, Mrs. Stout managed to support the family by doing various jobs得知，她十分的堅強來養(yǎng)活一家人。故選 C項。
小題4:D排序題。此類題首先進行比較 得出先來判斷a c 哪個在前，根據(jù)最后一段先聯(lián)系A Catholic charity referred her case to Chicago Irish Immigrant Support，而后找到出生證明，故c 在前，排除A C項。再比較一下a d e 哪個在前，最后 一段hrough them, they tracked down her birth certificate, the website irishcentral.com reported.得知a 在前，故選 D 項。
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Luckily, the teacher’s words didn’t       Gurdon’s love for science. He kept working hard. He went to lab earlier and left       than anyone else.
On Oct 8, 2012, 64 years later, the British professor       the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka had contributed to the research and therefore       the award.
Gurdon got the honor       his research into cells and cloning. When he was studying at Oxford, he did some       on cells. He took a cell from an adult frog, moved its      , and put them into an egg cell. The egg cell then       into a clone of the adult frog. His research       for the first time that every cell in the body contains the same genes.
At that time, many people       accept Gurdon’s idea. But later it helped to       Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal in history. It also led to important findings in the       use of cells. For example,       from someone’s skin can turn into any type of tissue in the body. This is good news for those       who have diseased or damaged tissue.
Gurdon always remembers the       he had when he was 15. He even put the report on his desk as a daily       to himself.
“When you have      , like an experiment doesn’t work, it’s nice to remind yourself that perhaps you are not so good at your job and the teacher may be      ,” he said.
However, the facts suggest Gurdon is pretty good indeed.
小題1:
A．reportB．letterC．passageD．program
小題2:
A．musicianB．scientistC．managerD．millionaire
小題3:
A．stopB．meanC．inspireD．reflect
小題4:
A．soonerB．laterC．more hurriedlyD．more happily
小題5:
A．wonB．foundedC．dreamed ofD．a(chǎn)pplied for
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．refusedC．collectedD．shared
小題7:
A．instead ofB．in spite ofC．because ofD．in place of
小題8:
A．readingB．writingC．changeD．research
小題9:
A．babyB．powerC．genesD．features
小題10:
A．cut B．grewC．wentD．formed
小題11:
A．predictedB．studiedC．provedD．provided
小題12:
A．couldn’tB．shouldn’tC．mustn’tD．needn’t
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A．saveB．driveC．feedD．create
小題14:
A．everydayB．medicalC．physicalD．illegal
小題15:
A．cellsB．hairsC．waterD．blood
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A．foolsB．scientistsC．patientsD．doctors
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A．friendB．teacherC．classmateD．neighbor
小題18:
A．ruleB．paperC．reminderD．reward
小題19:
A．prizesB．diseasesC．mealsD．problems
小題20:
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A three days later      B.after two weeks       C.after  one year      D  the very next day
小題4:Which words can describe Michael?
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A young    viewing the paintings ahead of me    nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man's    for putting up with her    stream of words.      by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved    the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away     .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a    when the couple approached the       .Before they left, the man    into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He    it into a long stick and then    his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.
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“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can't see.”
“Can't see! You're    . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife   each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience,      and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without    and the courage of a husband who would not    blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
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A．viewB．touchC．wanderD．scenery
小題2:
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小題3:
A．yelledB．a(chǎn)rguedC．screamedD．chatted
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A．a(chǎn)ttemptB．patienceC．wisdomD．independence
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A．vividB．constant C．casual D．exciting
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A．lengthenedB．madeC．broughtD．broadened
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A．ledB．foundC．forcedD．tapped
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A．collectedB．borrowC．savedD．earned
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A．wearingB．putting onC．dressingD．taking off
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A．housesB．bedsC．clothesD．food
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A．newB．beautifulC．usedD．broken
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A．churchB．villageC．libraryD．school
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A．BecauseB．UnlessC．AlthoughD．When
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A．hardB．funnyC．easyD．happy
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A．remainB．makeC．turnD．a(chǎn)llow
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A．set offB．take offC．turn offD．pay off
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A．sickB．disabledC．crazyD．friendly
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As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you        me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get       , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too        when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started        something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was        writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving        so far, the policeman came to his window,        him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this        going to be? However, the man was        it was not a ticket at all and he began to       :
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The man was completely        and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove       , even a few miles        the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.
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A．informationB．a(chǎn)dviceC．viewsD．excuses
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小題4:
A．homeB．to schoolC．outD．to hospital
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A．writingB．looking forC．listingD．looking up
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A．honestB．thankfulC．carefulD．patient
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The next morning she       with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So mom decided to      a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are   __   , aren’t you? I think I have a       for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of      .” Mom accepted the opportunity very      .
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling      . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal   __  _  in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you       the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard – working       over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you       be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there.      her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the       comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle       situations and never give up.
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A．noiseB．voiceC．soundD．tune
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A．otherwiseB．a(chǎn)nyhowC．insteadD．a(chǎn)ctually
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A．settledB．pushedC．storedD．stuck
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A．teacherB．employerC．directorD．a(chǎn)dviser
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A．purposeB．encouragementC．a(chǎn)chievementD．victory
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A．wentB．metC．workedD．stayed
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A．visitB．continueC．a(chǎn)ttendD．prepare
小題9:
A．seriousB．fortunateC．carefulD．responsible
小題10:
A．careerB．dutyC．positionD．part
小題11:
A．learningB．judgingC．obeyingD．imagining
小題12:
A．patientlyB．eagerlyC．successfullyD．skillfully
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A．upsetB．frightenedC．guiltyD．a(chǎn)shamed
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A．looked upB．went upC．took upD．showed up
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A．believeB．protectC．treatD．receive
小題16:
A．spiritB．intentionC．a(chǎn)ctionD．a(chǎn)ttempt
小題17:
A．mustB．wouldC．mightD．should
小題18:
A．AtB．DuringC．OnD．With
小題19:
A．worthlessB．thoughtlessC．hopelessD．helpless
小題20:
A．challengingB．differentC．dangerousD．strange

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It was a cold, wet day on June 6th, 2007, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to         ,Wasana stared at the         ,then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that         at the back of the classroom.
He         large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana         the water, wondering why it looked so        . Then it hit him—the         was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a         disaster, he shouted         at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The         on the hill is going to fall on us! ”
Chaos broke out as the         ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers         Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.
Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After         the site, Grrusinghe knew the school was in      The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down        .
       a group of teachers and older students Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too        : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Grrusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth         their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s         action and careful observation,        was hurt in the accident.
小題1:
A．restB．dineC．chatD．a(chǎn)rrive
小題2:
A．rainB．hillC．bookD．sun
小題3:
A．stoodB．placedC．facedD．hid
小題4:
A．feltB．knewC．heardD．noticed
小題5:
A．glared atB．stared at C．shouted atD．a(chǎn)imed at
小題6:
A．dangerousB．movingC．interestingD．familiar
小題7:
A．showB．viewC．scene D．scenery
小題8:
A．headingB．leavingC．goingD．coming
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ngrilyB．rudelyC．happilyD．wildly
小題10:
A．rockB．waterC．sandD．tree
小題11:
A．villagersB．studentsC．principalsD．climbers
小題12:
A．blamedB．questionedC．a(chǎn)pproachedD．instructed
小題13:
A．choosing B．visitingC．examiningD．clearing
小題14:
A．reliefB．lossC．securityD．danger
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)t any minuteB．for the momentC．for onceD．a(chǎn)t one time
小題16:
A．LeadingB．Demanding C．CoveringD．Helping
小題17:
A．nervousB．strangeC．uniqueD．late
小題18:
A．swallowB．threatenC．a(chǎn)ffectD．blow
小題19:
A．legalB．quickC．direct D．united
小題20:
A．no oneB．only oneC．a(chǎn)nyoneD．someone

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

It was a rather hot day. Everybody seemed to be looking for some kind of relief, so an ice cream store was a natural place to stop at.
A little girl, holding her money firmly, entered the store. Before she could say a word, the store clerk sharply told her to get outside and read the sign on the door, and stay out until she put on the shoes. She left slowly, and a big man followed her out of the store.
The man watched as she stood in front of the store and read the sign. “No Bare (赤裸) Feet”.
Tears started rolling down her cheeks as she turned and walked away. Just then the big man called to her. After sitting down on the roadside, he took off his size-12 shoes, set them in front of the girl and saying, “Here, you won’t be able to walk in these, but if you slide (拖) along, you can get your ice cream.”
Then he lifted the little girl up and set her feet into the shoes. “Take your time,” he said, “I get tired of moving them around, and it’s good to just sit here and eat my ice cream.”
The shining eyes of the little girl could not be missed as she ordered her ice cream.
He was a big man, all right. Big body, big shoes, but most of all, he had a big heart.
小題1:The little girl wasn’t allowed to enter the store because ______.
A．she was dirtyB．she had no money
C．the store was closedD．she had no shoes on
小題2:What happened to the little girl in the end?
A．The big man bought an ice cream for her.
B．The store clerk took an ice cream out to her.
C．She got her ice cream with the big man’s shoes.
D．She left the store without getting her ice cream.
小題3:From the story we can conclude （得出結(jié)論）that the big man is ______.
A．kindB．funnyC．honestD．hard-working

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