As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老繭）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a      , including all his struggles.    
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱災(zāi)）hit Ontario, turning it into a      desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last      from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which       took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t      quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we        needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and      . Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.” Dad      , “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re      .” Such is Dad—whatever problem he      , he never gives up.
    , the disastrous (災(zāi)難性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone,       Dad remained optimistic. He     to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to      Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real      . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to      our family. He always puts our happiness       his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games      his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic (同情心的) and      putting others first.
Dad, the life      I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
小題1:
A．teacher B．gardenerC．farmerD．grocer
小題2:
A．stormyB．livelyC．disappearingD．burning
小題3:
A．orderB．form C．gapD．position
小題4:
A．repeatedlyB．normallyC．finallyD．really
小題5:
A．goB．beginC．occurD．change
小題6:
A．yet B．stillC．even D．nearly
小題7:
A．surprisedB．nervousC．a(chǎn)ngryD．frightened
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)pologizedB．criedC．complainedD．laughed
小題9:
A．lostB．done C．gone D．touched
小題10:
A．meets withB．brings upC．works outD．thinks about
小題11:
A．ThankfullyB．HopefullyC．UnfortunatelyD．Strangely
小題12:
A．or B．forC．soD．but
小題13:
A．happenedB．seemedC．continuedD．a(chǎn)imed
小題14:
A．faceB．a(chǎn)ppreciateC．examineD．question
小題15:
A．loveB．prideC．friendshipD．honesty
小題16:
A．supportB．settleC．startD．impress
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．besideD．under
小題18:
A．in spite ofB．in terms ofC．in control ofD．in place of
小題19:
A．carefulB．regretfulC．considerateD．humorous
小題20:
A．historyB．mottoC．patterns D．lessons
 
小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:C
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:A
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:A
小題19:C
小題20:D

試題分析：在文中作者通過回憶往事，講述了父親的對(duì)他的影響。無論面對(duì)什么困難，父親都一貫保持著樂觀的態(tài)度，用自己的愛心和勤勞為家人支撐起一片天空。因此作者也變得更富有同情心，也知道去關(guān)心體貼他人了。
小題1:C名詞辨析。A.教師；B. 園��；C.農(nóng)民；D. 雜貨商。從下文After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field,可以判斷父親是個(gè)農(nóng)民，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:D形容詞辨析。A. 暴風(fēng)雨的  B. 生動(dòng)的C. 消失的D. 灼熱的。根據(jù)On one of those hot mornings和下文的干旱可以判斷D為正確選項(xiàng)。
小題3:A名詞辨析。A.訂單；. 形式，表格；C.代溝；D. 位置。下文作者說 “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.”由此可以判斷商店向父親訂購的甜玉米，所以A選項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:B副詞辨析。A. 重復(fù)地；B.正常地；C. 最后；D.真正地。根據(jù)上下文語境可知摘五十打玉米一般情況下需要20分鐘，所以選B。
小題5:A動(dòng)詞辨析。A.進(jìn)展；B. 開始；  C.發(fā)生；    D.改變。由下文可知那天用了40分鐘還沒摘夠玉米，所以事情進(jìn)展不是很快。故A選項(xiàng)正確。
小題6:B副詞辨析。A. 然而；B. 仍然；C.甚至；D. 幾乎。從上下文可知摘了40分鐘后，還差10打，所以應(yīng)該用“仍然”表示沒有完成任務(wù)。所以B選項(xiàng)正確。
小題7:C形容詞辨析。A.驚訝的；B.緊張的； C. 生氣的；D害怕的。根據(jù)下文作者的動(dòng)作和語言Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.”可以推斷作者感覺很生氣，故C選項(xiàng)正確。
小題8:D動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 道歉；B.哭喊；C. 抱怨；D.笑。從下文對(duì)父親樂觀性格的描述可以推測(cè)父親當(dāng)時(shí)的表現(xiàn)應(yīng)該也是很樂觀，應(yīng)該是笑著對(duì)作者說話，所以D選項(xiàng)正確。
小題9:B動(dòng)詞辨析。A.丟失的； B.結(jié)束了的；C. 離去的；D. 受觸動(dòng)的。根據(jù)上文作者的講述可知這是最后的20打玉米，所以摘完這些工作就做完了，故選B。
小題10:A動(dòng)詞短語辨析。A. 遇到；B. 撫養(yǎng)長大；C.制定出；D.考慮。從上下文的語境可知作者的父親不論碰到什么困難，都表現(xiàn)的很樂觀，故此處用meet with，正確選項(xiàng)為A。
小題11:C副詞辨析。A. 感激地；B.滿懷希望地；C. 不幸地；D.奇怪地。從后句the disastrous (災(zāi)難性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county.可知全國性的大災(zāi)難對(duì)每個(gè)人都是不幸地，所以選C。
小題12:D連詞辨析。A或者；B. 因?yàn)椋籆所以；  D. 但是。從語境可知在面對(duì)艱難困苦時(shí)，父親保持樂觀的態(tài)度，前后句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，所以D選項(xiàng)正確。
小題13:C動(dòng)詞辨析。A.發(fā)生；B. 似乎；C. 繼續(xù)；D.旨在。根據(jù)作者講述的故事和前句Dad remained optimistic.可以判斷C選項(xiàng)正確。面對(duì)困難，父親沒有抱怨，仍然對(duì)其他像健康等這樣的東西心懷感激。
小題14:B動(dòng)詞辨析。A.面對(duì)；B.感激，欣賞；C. 檢查；D. 詢問。從上下文可以判斷作者經(jīng)歷過這些事情后對(duì)父親的樂觀和戰(zhàn)勝困難的信念特別的欣賞，縱觀選項(xiàng)，只有B項(xiàng)符合語境。
小題15:A名詞辨析.A.愛;  B驕傲;C. 友誼;D. 誠實(shí)。從下文作者的講述和His loving and selfless nature可以判斷父親做這一切都是出于對(duì)家人的愛，所以A選項(xiàng)正確。
小題16:A動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 支持；B. 解決；C.開始；D.給…印象。從情理可知父親辛苦的勞作是為了養(yǎng)家糊口，support the family“養(yǎng)家糊口”，所以選A。
小題17:B介詞辨析。A.在。。之后；B. 在…之前；C. 在….旁邊；D. 在…下面。根據(jù)情理推斷心懷愛心的人應(yīng)該總是把別人的快樂放在首位，所以父親也是這樣，總是把我們的快樂放在他自己的快樂前面。故B選項(xiàng)正確。
小題18:A介詞短語辨析。A盡管；B. 就…而言；C.控制；D取代。前句講父親never fails to cheer me on at my sports games和后面his exhaustion after long days.應(yīng)該是一種讓步關(guān)系，意思為不顧一天后的疲勞，他總是會(huì)出現(xiàn)在我的運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)上為我鼓勁加油。
小題19:C形容詞辨析。A. 仔細(xì)的B.后悔的；C. 體貼的；D. 幽默的。從語境推測(cè)父親的行為影響了我 ，而且句中sympathetic 和putting others first也提示后面應(yīng)該是表示相同意思的褒義詞，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。句意：他的愛心和無私的性格也激勵(lì)了我， 使我也變得富有同情心和為他人著想了。
小題20:D名詞辨析。A. 歷史； B.箴言；C.模式；D.課；教訓(xùn)。從作者的講述可知父親的一言一行對(duì)我產(chǎn)生的影響也就是給我上的人生課，所以D為正確選項(xiàng)。
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I don’t remember my    . But I do remember a sudden     feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her    , whether it was birds flying or children playing. But now she was noticing     and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and     it to an elderly person. I signed us up. Nora was     about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how     our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to     myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought a(n)     to turn back. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?    , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She    us right over.
The building was in a bad state. A silver-haired woman in an old dress received us. Nora ran inside. I     followed. However, when we talked, I was moved by her struggle against the hard life and realized what our little help meant to her. When the time came to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home    , touched.
Professionals call such a     “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see.     else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something     that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and     clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve     her grow over these past four years, I still wonder – which of us has benefited more?
小題1:
A．didB．wasC．hasD．had
小題2: 
A．pulledB．staredC．pointedD．a(chǎn)imed
小題3:
A．debateB．replyC．explanationD．expression
小題4:
A．lightB．funnyC．heavyD．magical
小題5:
A．image　　B．dream　　　C．memoryD．world
小題6:
A．coldnessB．kindnessC．sufferingD．sharing
小題7:
A．sent　　B．a(chǎn)ppliedC．devoted　　D．posted
小題8:
A．concernedB．curiousC．satisfiedD．excited
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．valuableC．creativeD．lucky
小題10:
A．encourageB．expectC．a(chǎn)llow　　　D．push
小題11:
A．urgeB．effortC．hurryD．must
小題12:
A．ThereforeB．But　　C．Anyhow　　D．Instead
小題13:
A．requestedB．promisedC．invitedD．thanked
小題14:
A．happilyB．cautiouslyC．eagerlyD．unwillingly
小題15:
A．in tearsB．in disappointmentC．with tirednessD．with anxiety
小題16:
A．stayB．visitC．receptionD．challenge
小題17:
A．HowB．WhereC．WhenD．What
小題18:
A．reliableB．fairC．difficult D．enjoyable
小題19:
A．collectB．orderC．makeD．design
小題20:
A．hadB．feltC．watched　　D．noticed

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had     friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I     an elderly couple.
The wife and I     for a long time. She told me how     she was about her husband who was     a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same     where the husband would be going for his operation,     I told her to take down my phone number and     me to let me know when he was there.
She phoned a few weeks later as     and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and     waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at    . I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some    .
Weeks turned into months and it just became my     to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I'd bring a     for him to read, or some food that we would share    . As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the    . Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often     each other on holidays.
Now, ten years later, I     my own family. Since our parents don’t     close by, this couple has become my son’s “l(fā)ocal” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly     to have this couple as our “l(fā)ocal” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.
小題1:
A．fewB．someC．severalD．many
小題2:
A．servedB．loved C．metD．supported
小題3:
A．searchedB．foughtC．workedD．talked
小題4:
A．regretfulB．calmC．worriedD．lucky
小題5:
A．giving upB．waiting forC．paying forD．turning down
小題6:
A．hotelB．hospitalC．restaurantD．office
小題7:
A．soB．butC．thoughD．since
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)skB．callC．helpD．invite
小題9:
A．requiredB．predictedC．expectedD．promised
小題10:
A．evenB．seldomC．stillD．sometimes
小題11:
A．workB．schoolC．homeD．table
小題12:
A．experienceB．companyC．luckD．trust
小題13:
A．riskB．stressC．testD．habit
小題14:
A．bookB．pictureC．computerD．tape
小題15:
A．earlyB．togetherC．a(chǎn)loneD．everywhere
小題16:
A．publicB．familyC．teamD．group
小題17:
A．missedB．followedC．knewD．visited
小題18:
A．leaveB．findC．haveD．need
小題19:
A．liveB．comeC．moveD．drive
小題20:
A．nervousB．curiousC．thankfulD．suitable

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Artie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His name was Arthur Arshawsky. His parents were poor immigrants who had come to the United States from Eastern Europe. His family later moved to New Haven, Connecticut.
At the age of fourteen, he began to play the saxophone and then the clarinet. From a very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be perfect. He worked at this task much of his life.
He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He left home and began playing in bands across the United States.
In 1928, young Artie Shaw traveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong. He immediately understood that Armstrong's great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music. Soon after, he moved to New York City.
He got work playing the clarinet for the Columbia Broadcast System radio network. In 1936, he was given a chance to form a small group and play at New York's famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.
Artie Shaw was always trying something new, something different. He heard a young black woman sing and hired her for his band. This was the first time that a black woman sang with white musicians. Racial separation was the rule in many states. Artie Shaw did not care.
Artie Shaw wrote several books in his later years. He wrote stories for magazines. He spoke about music at colleges and universities. But he had very little to do with the world of recording or music. During those years however, he received many awards and honors for his music. These included a Hall of Fame award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
小題1:When he was very young, Artie Shaw was ________.
A．born to a wealthy family
B．a(chǎn) famous singer
C．a(chǎn) man with a great dream
D．was in love with music when he was a baby
小題2:To achieve his music dream, Artie Shaw ________.
A．first began to play the clarinet
B．wanted to be the most famous musician around the world
C．began playing in bands across the United States
D．became a famous musician when he was fifteen
小題3:When Artie Shaw became an adult, ________.
A．he showed a growing interest in jazz music
B．he worked for Columbia Broadcast System radio network as a singer
C．he formed a small band when he was twenty three
D．he thought that racial separation should be the rule of the society
小題4: In his later years, Artie Shaw ________.
A．a(chǎn)lmost stopped playing music
B．worked for a magazine as an professional writer
C．he made many speeches about his life at colleges
D．he received many awards and honors for his books
小題5:Which one can be the title of the passage?
A．Artie Shaw’s Life StoriesB．Artie Shaw — A Crazy Musician
C．Artie Shaw — A Great WriterD．Artie Shaw’s Music Life

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Bowen was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a    without any pictures in it!
Bowen’s father found he was not    about it, and told him, “Son, this isn’t just any    book; it’s a magic (有魔力的) book. But to discover its magic you’ll have to    it.”
Well, that was better. Bowen liked    to do with magic. He started reading it,    he wasn’t very willing to.
The next morning, his    asked him, “Have you found the magic    ?”
So… there was a key to find! Bowen flicked through (快速翻閱) the book, but there was no     of the key.
And then his father    him, “You won’t find it like that. You have to read the book. ”
Bowen didn’t have much patience (耐心) , thinking his father just told a    .A little later, his little sister, Rainer, asked him     the book. After several days, she    shouted, “I’ve found the key! ” And she wouldn’t stop    all the places she had visited using the magic key.
This made Bowen read the book again. At first it was a    ; there wasn’t even one single     in the book. But, gradually, Bowen became    the adventurous (冒險(xiǎn)的) prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there.
The book    was the key!
It was true that every time he    it, he felt going to its valleys and seas, and he lived the adventures of the prince.
From then on, with every new book, Bowen never    being attracted by the letters and words inside.
小題1:
A．diaryB．bookC．boxD．bag
小題2:
A．sadB．surprised C．happy D．a(chǎn)ngry
小題3:
A．ordinaryB．specialC．newD．famous
小題4:
A．keepB．takeC．readD．value
小題5:
A．somebodyB．everythingC．nothingD．a(chǎn)nybody
小題6:
A．thoughB．soC．a(chǎn)ndD．or
小題7:
A．uncleB．fatherC．motherD．a(chǎn)unt
小題8:
A．keyB．pageC．wordD．stick
小題9:
A．markB．signalC．signD．way
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)skedB．praisedC．toldD．followed
小題11:
A．willB．storyC．jokeD．lie
小題12:
A．forB．ofC．toD．back
小題13:
A．badlyB．happilyC．slowlyD．quickly
小題14:
A．working outB．turning down C．talking about D．looking for
小題15:
A．pityB．pleasure C．successD．pain
小題16:
A．noteB．pictureC．textD．title
小題17:
A．interested inB．busy withC．tired ofD．good at
小題18:
A．itB．yourselfC．itselfD．himself
小題19:
A．putB．openedC．threwD．covered
小題20:
A．stoppedB．triedC．feltD．began

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