I thought things would get better, but , ______, they are getting worse.

   A. as they are      B. as it is         C. as it was      D. as they were

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科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省湛江市第二中學(xué)2009-2010 學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型：完型填空


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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—30各題所給的A , B , C , 和 D中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
When I first came to the  USA , I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street. We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes . This friend taught me a lot about  American  21   , but in some cases I had to learn the  22  way, because we didn’t have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him.
One day this same friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a (n) 23   party, only some kind of informal get-together. Since it was summer time, we had a cookout, where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.
It was the most  24   party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, 25    I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment（窘迫）to the other  26  . When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot, I didn’t answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have said that to me.
Maybe she didn’t  27   to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt.
Many times I thought of going home and changing but I knew they would  28 . It would be even worse for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of   29  . So I wanted to pretend that I was OK…
I have already realized their customs are different from mine. They care less about formality （形式）30   it is a special occasion , like a wedding or a very formal invitation.
21. A. art                  B. culture                  C. history                               D. people
22. A. easy                       B. simple                  C. hard                                 D. different
23. A. real                 B. pleasant                 C. usual                         D. evening
24. A exciting               B. surprising                C. embarrassing                 D. enjoyable
25. A. as                  B. while                   C. when                         D. and
26. A. guests              B. friends                  C. neighbors                      D. Americans
27. A. mean               B. expect                  C. wish                          D. prepare
28. A. mind               B. notice                  C. watch                         D. care
29. A. order               B. breath                 C. place                         D. mind
30. A. unless              B. if                      C. as long as                     D. since

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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆浙江省重點(diǎn)中學(xué)協(xié)作體高三摸底測(cè)試英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：完型填空

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s   21 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   22  that I decided to write an article about her.
I   23  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She   24  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   25  I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there   26 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   27  Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   28  was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   29  draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript   30 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   31  in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   32  the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While   33  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   34  :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   35  materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   36  your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to   37 . Fear of rejection cost me ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   38  writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   39 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   40  to doubt yourself.

【小題1】
A．joyB．voiceC．speechD．smile
【小題2】
A．proudB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．satisfiedD．moved
【小題3】
A．visitedB．emailedC．phonedD．interviewed
【小題4】
A．a(chǎn)greedB．refusedC．hesitatedD．paused
【小題5】
A．repliedB．discoveredC．explainedD．knew
【小題6】
A．seriouslyB．patientlyC．nervouslyD．quietly
【小題7】
A．blamingB．foolingC．invitingD．urging
【小題8】
A．hardshipB．failureC．commentD．pressure
【小題9】
A．withB．byC．onD．in
【小題10】
A．disappearedB．returnedC．spreadD．improved
【小題11】
A．compareB．struggleC．surviveD．compete
【小題12】
A．ignoreB．deliverC．faceD．receive
【小題13】
A．decoratingB．repairingC．cleaningD．leaving
【小題14】
A．disbeliefB．a(chǎn)nxietyC．horrorD．trouble
【小題15】
A．subjectiveB．relevantC．privateD．reliable
【小題16】
A．broadcastB．createC．publishD．a(chǎn)ssess
【小題17】
A．recoverB．prepareC．escapeD．concentrate
【小題18】
A．energeticB．endlessC．typicalD．enjoyable
【小題19】
A．experienceB．successC．benefitD．a(chǎn)ccident
【小題20】
A．a(chǎn)ttemptB．a(chǎn)ffordC．expectD．pretend

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學(xué)年云南省芒市中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：完型填空

By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand  36 my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the   37 , I phoned his __38 . His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got   39  . “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was  40 that she didn’t tell me where he was or  41  to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it  42 . I found out later that Tom’s mother called my parents right after we rang   43 . My phone call really made her   44 , and she   45 they talk to me. Later that night, my mom   46 . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had   47  what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Tom, in the   48  seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my   49 .
My first   50  was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the   51  person in the world. Even after I was able to   52 several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just   53  at the wall in my  54  and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didn’t feel like   55  with any of my old friends.

【小題1】
A．ifB．whetherC．howD．why
【小題2】
A．painB．doctorC．nurseD．wound
【小題3】
A．companyB．officeC．schoolD．house
【小題4】
A．sadB．quietC．calmD．excited
【小題5】
A．unfairB．wrongC．strangeD．unnecessary
【小題6】
A．offerB．a(chǎn)llowC．permitD．refuse
【小題7】
A．downB．a(chǎn)loneC．beD．go
【小題8】
A．offB．upC．outD．back
【小題9】
A．disappointedB．shockedC．a(chǎn)nxiousD．excited
【小題10】
A．hopedB．wishedC．insistedD．ordered
【小題11】
A．went byB．came byC．called backD．passed by
【小題12】
A．understoodB．believedC．no ideaD．wondered
【小題13】
A．passengerB．driveC．frontD．spare
【小題14】
A．doctorB．friendC．luckD．seat-belt
【小題15】
A．viewB．reactionC．a(chǎn)ctionD．idea
【小題16】
A．luckiestB．happiestC．worstD．most lonely
【小題17】
A．stand up B．get on C．go homeD．eat out
【小題18】
A．lookedB．staredC．glancedD．glared
【小題19】
A．sickroomB．officeC．dormitoryD．bedroom
【小題20】
A．drying outB．taking outC．setting outD．hanging out

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科目：高中英語 來源：2012屆江蘇省無錫市輔仁高級(jí)中學(xué)高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解

I made a pledge (發(fā)誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣經(jīng)) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with saddest expression.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “do you know something I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… that checkup I had several weeks ago… our doctor… did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me… am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
【小題1】In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably mean ________.

A．unnecessarilyB．unconditionallyC．impossiblyD．unintentionally
【小題2】From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.
A．a(chǎn)loneB．with his familyC．with EvelynD．with his children
【小題3】During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ________.
A．she looked lovely in her new clothes
B．she was seriously ill
C．he was determined to be a good husband
D．he had made a lot of money in Wall Street
【小題4】 By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ________.
A．he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before
B．he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
C．he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
D．he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011年遼寧省東北育才學(xué)校高三第六次模擬考試英語卷 題型：閱讀理解

It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and Maggie and I were returning from our walk through the woods．We were only a couple of blocks from home when I spotted a cell phone and a credit card sitting on the road．We took them home．We always find amazing things on the street and she looks upon them as a movable feast-a chicken wing here or a barbecue rib （肋骨）there．
I found another cell phone a few years back, too, and called a number in its phone book．I explained the situation to the guy who answered．He said it was his sister’s and that he’d come to pick it up, which he did．
And that was that．No verbal thank-you, no written thank-you, no “here’s a box of chocolates” thank-you．
I didn’t have time to call anyone on my latest found cell phone．I was pouring myself coffee when it started to shake and dance across the kitchen counter．
“Who’s this?” someone asked when I picked up．
“Who’s this?” I countered（反問）．“Sarah?”
She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card．“Could you send them to me?” she asked．
She lives in Arlington, which is 2 miles from my house．
“Hmm, no, ”I replied, adding that I thought she could come to get them, and that if I wasn’t at home, they would be in my mailbox．
A day later, when I was out for a run, someone got them back．There wasn’t even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it．In this age of e-mail and cell phone, there’s really no excuse．Years ago, I found something more precious than a $100 bill on the street：a driver’s license．I saw  that its owner lived a couple of blocks from me, so I called him up．He asked whether I could slip the license through his front door．
“I guess I could, ”I replied．
And that was that．
【小題1】What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?

A．Wife and husbandB．Daughter and father
C．Teacher and studentD．Master and pet dog
【小題2】．How many experiences are mentioned by the writer to return things to the losers?
A．3B．4C．5D．6
【小題3】How did the writer know Sarah’s telephone number?
A．From her telephone’s phone bookB．From her credit card
C．From her e-mailD．From her driver’s license
【小題4】The writer wants to tell us through the unusual stories,
A．we should return the things we picked to the losers
B．people don’t know how to appreciate others in the age of e-mail and cell phone
C．people would learn to appreciate persons who provide help for you
D．the advance of society makes people lose some virtues

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