Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
There once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days, eating delicious fruit when hungry and    36   when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful   37  . He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.
The monkey tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys said that they  38  them, he held onto them even tighter.
The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. The two apples glistened (閃亮) red in the    39  , and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didn’t even notice his    40   at first.
A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn’t bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn’t    41  , either, if he was to defend his apples. This proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails (小路).
The apples became    42  , and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired and hungry; he couldn’t climb trees or collect fruit with his hands    43  . What if he just let go (釋放)?
Letting go of such    44   things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit, the monkey stopped. He   45   the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.
Like that little monkey, we    46   carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go of them seems crazy. But    47  : only with open hands can we receive something else.
小題1:
A．walkingB．shoutingC．restingD．crying
小題2:
A．bananasB．pearsC．stonesD．a(chǎn)pples
小題3:
A．pickedB．carriedC．sawD．enjoyed
小題4:
A．rainB．sunC．shadeD．wind
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ppearance B．hunger
C．dangerD．home
小題6:
A．stopB．lookC．relaxD．breathe
小題7:
A．heavierB．largerC．tallerD．cheaper
小題8:
A．fullB．dirtyC．wetD．flat
小題9:
A．inexpensiveB．delicious
C．strangeD．valuable
小題10:
A．finished B．droppedC．soldD．passed
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．seldomC．neverD．sometimes
小題12:
A．copyB．writeC．rememberD．Hope

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:A
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:C
文章講述的是一個(gè)猴子因?yàn)槟弥浅Ｏ矚g的木頭蘋果而不愿意放下，從而導(dǎo)致他又餓又累，最終他意識(shí)到了要想吃東西，休息，必須放開這木頭蘋果，從而給我們也帶來啟示。
小題1:句意理解，當(dāng)他累的時(shí)候，他就休息一會(huì)。Rest意為休息
小題2:上下文，根據(jù)第二段的The apples were made of wood,可知，此處猴子拿走的是蘋果
小題3:上下文，根據(jù)后面的he held onto them even tighter可知，其他的猴子說他們也喜歡吃這些蘋果，他緊緊地抱住蘋果不放、
小題4:語境，因?yàn)樘O果在閃閃發(fā)光，所以肯定是在太陽的照耀下。
小題5:上下文，根據(jù)后面的A fruit tree reminded him可知，一顆果樹提醒了他，他該吃動(dòng)詞了，所以是他非常喜歡蘋果，以致于他忘記了饑餓。
小題6:句意理解，此處意為如果他要保護(hù)蘋果的話，他也不能停下來。
小題7:語境，猴子越來越累，所以他感覺蘋果越來越重了。
小題8:語境，因?yàn)樗掷锬弥O果，所以他不能爬樹去摘蘋果，手里拿著蘋果，即his hand full of apples.
小題9:句意理解，猴子非常珍惜，喜歡這些蘋果，所以他認(rèn)為放手這些珍貴的蘋果看起來是瘋掉了。
小題10:句意理解，根據(jù)猴子爬到了樹上可知，他扔掉了蘋果。
小題11:句意理解，像猴子一樣，我們有時(shí)候也帶著一些看起來很珍貴的東西，
小題12:句意理解，請記住，只有空著的雙手才能得到別的東西。此處是作者給讀者的一些啟示。所用想讓讀者記住。
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D．He was new at the school.
小題3:The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.
A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．a(chǎn)shamed
C．readyD．eager
小題4:In the end, the author turned things around _______.
A．by redoing his task
B．through his own efforts
C．with the help of his grandfather
D．under the guidance of his headmaster

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


It was just a windy January day here in the North East of Scotland. When I left home for the office where I worked in the next town, the weather forecasters said, “Windy and cold, but no rain.” However, by the time I was about to leave work in the early evening, it was pouring!
My office was close to the bus stop so that there was no problem; I just shot out the door and onto the bus. Unfortunately, once I got home to Montrose, I had about a mile to walk from the bus stop to my home.
As I stepped off the bus that night to walk home, I struggled to get my tiny umbrella to go up in the strong wind. It was obviously designed for a very light shower. Then, suddenly and to my amazement, I heard my mum’s voice.
“Quickly! Come under here, before you get soaked! ”
I nipped（跑） under my bigger umbrella and stared at mum in surprise. “What on earth are you doing here in this weather?” I asked her. My mum was eighty-three that year, and although fit and healthy, she did not usually like going out in strong wind and heavy rain. “You said to come round for tea tonight, but I came early before the rain got too heavy. Eric told me that your car was in for a service and I saw your big umbrella lying on the chair. Eric was on the phone, so I just picked it up and came out so that I could meet you and you would not get soaked!’’
My mum passed away the following year. This simple act remains in my mind, and reminds me how completely my mum loved me. She would not have gone out in the wind and rain for herself, but, at eighty-three, she never gave a second thought about the bad weather so I would not get wet.
小題1:We can learn from the text that   
A．the author’s office was not far from her home.
B．the author’s mum enjoyed good health at 83.
C．the author was completely wet that night.
D．the author opened the umbrella easily then.
小題2:On hearing her mum’s voice the author was much surprised because   .
A．her mum seldom enjoyed going out in such bad weather.
B．her mum did not tell her she would bring her an umbrella.
C．she had planned to go to her house for tea that day.
D．she did not actually realize how much her mum loved her.
小題3:Eric failed to pick up the author in the car for the reason that    
A．he was busy with his work.
B．the car was being repaired.
C．he was fixing the new phone.
D．he did not expect it to rain.
小題4:The best title for the passage can be   
A．I Love Mum.
B．Nice to Meet Mum in the Rain.
C．To Keep Me from the Rain.
D．Mum’s Voice in the Rain.

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