It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any     , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies      at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all      ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to      of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t        by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy,       , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while      a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit      “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were     .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless     in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of      on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get     on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a      emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all      a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our     .We needed presents. We      from different departments candies, fruits and other things      that could be presents. As seriously as we met the     needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
      , as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came      back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
小題1:
A．customersB．patientsC．workersD．doctors
小題2:
A．showed upB．took inC．came outD．looked on
小題3:
A．tiredB．hungryC．sickD．warm
小題4:
A．descriptionsB．commentsC．instructionsD．results
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ccompaniedB．a(chǎn)djusted C．a(chǎn)cknowledgedD．a(chǎn)ffected
小題6:
A．thereforeB．otherwiseC．howeverD．moreover
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．sinceC．beforeD．when
小題8:
A．shylyB．happilyC．calmlyD．politely
小題9:
A．lonelyB．greedyC．cleverD．homeless
小題10:
A．familyB．holidayC．womanD．Christmas
小題11:
A．operatingB．interruptingC．managingD．working
小題12:
A．presentB．warmC．reliefD．a(chǎn)pproval
小題13:
A．beneficialB．friendlyC．medicalD．different
小題14:
A．rewardedB．offeredC．a(chǎn)llowedD．ordered
小題15:
A．neighborsB．relationsC．brothersD．guests
小題16:
A．borrowedB．receivedC．collectedD．bought
小題17:
A．expensiveB．useful C．convenientD．a(chǎn)vailable
小題18:
A．healthyB．physicalC．tragicD．mental
小題19:
A．SoonB．LaterC．NextD．Gradually
小題20:
A．to runB．runC．runningD．a(chǎn)nd ran

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

試題分析：文章講述了一件發(fā)生在圣誕節(jié)的感人故事。圣誕節(jié)那天，作者和其他同事在醫(yī)院照常上班。正在作者以為不會(huì)有病人的時(shí)候，五個(gè)人走進(jìn)了醫(yī)院。作者發(fā)現(xiàn)，他們是一個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的家庭，一個(gè)母親帶著四個(gè)孩子來(lái)醫(yī)院取暖。作者及醫(yī)院的其他值班人員熱心的讓他們一家度過(guò)了一個(gè)真正溫暖的圣誕節(jié)。
小題1:考查名詞辨析。It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any     ,根據(jù)第一句可知，在12月25日，急診室通常是安靜的，作者認(rèn)為不會(huì)有病人，A顧客；B病人；C工人；D醫(yī)生。故選B。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。Just then five bodies      at my desk,就在那時(shí)，五個(gè)人出現(xiàn)在了工作臺(tái)前，A出現(xiàn)；B吸收，欺騙；C出版；D看待。故選A。
小題3:考查形容詞辨析�！癆re you all      ?” I asked. “Yes,”...作者問(wèn)他們是不是都不舒服，A疲勞的；B饑餓的；C生病的，不舒服的；D溫暖的。故選C。
小題4:考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)They all claimed to have headaches,可知，他們對(duì)病情的描述很奇怪，A描述；B評(píng)論；C說(shuō)明；D結(jié)果。故選A。
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。but the headaches weren’t        by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still但是，頭痛不會(huì)伴隨昂頭正式的肢體語(yǔ)言而發(fā)生，A陪伴，伴隨；B調(diào)整；C承認(rèn)；D影響。故選A。
小題6:考查副詞辨析。Something was wrong. Our hospital policy,       , was not to turn away any patient.一定是有地方不對(duì)勁，但醫(yī)院的政策是不允許拒絕接收病人，前后句表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，A因此；B否則；C然而；D而且。故選C。
小題7:考查連接詞辨析。I explained it might be a little while      a doctor saw her.作者向她解釋說(shuō)，可能不久之后就會(huì)有醫(yī)生來(lái)瞧病，A在......之后；B自從；C在......之前，未來(lái)得及；D當(dāng)，既然。故選C。
小題8:考查副詞辨析。根據(jù)“She responded immediately, even a bit      “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.””可知，這個(gè)母親甚至有點(diǎn)開心地說(shuō)“不著急，這里很暖和”。A害羞地；B開心地；C冷靜地；D有禮貌地。故選B。
小題9:考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)“No address”可知，他們無(wú)家可歸，A孤獨(dú)的；B貪婪的；C聰明的；D無(wú)家可歸的。故選D。
小題10:考查名詞辨析。we had a homeless     in the waiting room.根據(jù)上文可知，一個(gè)母親帶著四個(gè)孩子來(lái)醫(yī)院取暖，他們是一個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的家庭，A家庭，家人；B假期；C婦女；D圣誕節(jié)。故選A。
小題11:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。complaining of      on Christmas抱怨在圣誕節(jié)還要上班，A做手術(shù)，操作；B打斷；C管理，做成；D工作，起作用。故選D。
小題12:考查名詞辨析。turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get     on Christmas那些有怨言的護(hù)士開始對(duì)這個(gè)需要溫暖的家庭產(chǎn)生同情心，get warm取暖，A禮物；B暖和的；C緩解，寬慰；D批準(zhǔn)。故選B。
小題13:考查形容詞辨析。The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a      emergency.這個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)開始行動(dòng)起來(lái)，比平時(shí)做手術(shù)處理緊急情況時(shí)還忙碌，A有益的；B友好的；C醫(yī)學(xué)的；D不同的。故選C。
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。We were all      a free meal on Christmas Day醫(yī)院給作者他們提供有免費(fèi)工作餐，A獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)；B提供；C允許；D預(yù)定，命令。故選B。
小題15:考查名詞辨析。prepared a big dinner for our     為客人提供一頓大餐，作者和這個(gè)家庭是一種特殊的醫(yī)患關(guān)系，他們并未生病，只是來(lái)醫(yī)院取暖，這里用客人來(lái)形容他們。A鄰居；B關(guān)系；C兄弟；D客人。故選D。
小題16:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。We      from different departments candies, fruits and other things作者和同事從其它部門收集了糖果、水果和其他東西，A借入；B收到；C收集；D購(gòu)買。故選C。
小題17:考查形容詞辨析。and other things      that could be presents作者他們收集了所有能找到的東西來(lái)當(dāng)作禮物，A昂貴的；B有用的；C便利的；D可得到的。故選D。
小題18:考查形容詞辨析。As seriously as we met the     needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family...像滿足病人的生理需要一樣，作者他們盡力滿足這個(gè)家庭的需要。A健康的；B身體的；C悲慘的；D心理的，精神的。故選B。
小題19:考查副詞辨析。as the family walked to the door to leave,當(dāng)一家人向門口走去時(shí)，根據(jù)句意可知，享用完大餐之后，這一家人準(zhǔn)備離開，A很快；B后來(lái)；C接下來(lái)；D逐漸地。故選B。
小題20:考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。the mother came      back那個(gè)母親跑著返回來(lái)，the mother和run是主謂關(guān)系，應(yīng)該使用現(xiàn)在分詞，表示伴隨狀況。故選C。
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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Dear son,

The day that you see me old, have patience and try to understand me. If I get　　when eating, if I can not dress, have patience. Remember the hours I spent　　it to you. If, 　　I speak to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times, do not　　me. Listen to me　　. When you were small, I had to read thousand and one times the　　story until you get to sleep. When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me　　scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I　　, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my　　on new technologies, give me the necessary time and not　　me by mocking smiles. I taught you how to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to　　life. . . When at some moment I lose the　　in conversation with you, do not become annoyed, as the most important thing is not my　　but surely to be with you and to　　you listening to me. When my　　legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand, the same way I　　when you gave your first steps. And when someday I say I do not want to live any more and that I want to die, do not get angry. Try to understand that my age is not lived but　　.
Some day you will discover that, 　　my mistakes, I always wanted the　　thing for you and tried to prepare the way for you. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and　　. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, son!
Your father
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)ngryB．satisfied
C．tidy D．dirty
小題2:
A．teachingB．mentioning
C．warningD．talking
小題3:
A．beforeB．when
C．unlessD．until
小題4:
A．disturb B．interrupt
C．upsetD．break
小題5:
A．finally B．soon
C．insteadD．too
小題6:
A．goodB．interesting
C．difficultD．same
小題7:
A．orB．nor
C．a(chǎn)ndD．but
小題8:
A．inventedB．realized
C．spottedD．imagined
小題9:
A．viewB．prejudice
C．favorD．ignorance
小題10:
A．look down onB．look into
C．look upD．look through
小題11:
A．overcomeB．confront
C．defeatD．challenge
小題12:
A．sightB．theme
C．memoryD．touch
小題13:
A．narrationB．conversation
C．statementD．thought
小題14:
A．haveB．make
C．getD．force
小題15:
A．exhaustedB．broken
C．foldedD．injured
小題16:
A．madeB．worked
C．didD．tried
小題17:
A．wasted B．spent
C．countedD．survived
小題18:
A．in spite ofB．regardless of
C．rather thanD．other than
小題19:
A．worstB．leastC．most D．best
小題20:
A．mercyB．support
C．enthusiasmD．patience

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Anthony is 80 years old. He lives by himself in his own home. He spends most of his time in front of the TV      his favorite programs like, football, baseball, and car racing. I’ve        him for about six years and his     breaks my heart. Anthony reminds me of my own grandfather.
Anthonhy is from the isalnd of Malta, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. He came to the United States, like       of us, to look for a better future for his family. He       eight kids and they live in the United states but     of them live near him in Florida and nor do they visit him. I     him once a day to check on him and spend some     time with him.
I even watch TV with him that I don’t even      , but the       is that he feels someone is there       him company. When he gets sick, or does not feel     enough to cook, I will cross my fence and start      for him.         I will run some errands (跑腿) for him. When he has an appointment with his     _   , I will drive him too. I’ll fix his remote control when it is not       , etc…If something breaks or stops working, he calls me because he knows he can       me anytime.
It is important to care about someone,       it isn’t your own family. You would be      of yourself when you do help someone. I am pretty sure there are many Anthonys out there facing the same loneliness. Please       a difference in someone’s life.
小題1:
A．forming B．playingC．watchingD．a(chǎn)ttending
小題2:
A．knownB．noticedC．realizedD．a(chǎn)dmitted
小題3:
A．matterB．painC．factD．situation
小題4:
A．fewB．muchC．mostD．number
小題5:
A．taughtB．helpedC．raisedD．brought
小題6:
A．noneB．a(chǎn)llC．someD．a(chǎn)ny
小題7:
A．findB．visitC．callD．miss
小題8:
A．workB．wasteC．qualityD．sleep
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)greeB．shareC．hateD．like
小題10:
A．pointB．themeC．problemD．a(chǎn)nswer
小題11:
A．keepingB．talkingC．makingD．using
小題12:
A．goodB．happyC．busyD．well
小題13:
A．cleaningB．cookingC．readingD．playing
小題14:
A．All the whileB．Once in a whileC．After a while D．In a while
小題15:
A．teacherB．doctorC．repairmanD．child
小題16:
A．operatingB．soundingC．usingD．working
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)gree withB．deal withC．count onD．learn about
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)s ifB．sinceC．whenD．even if
小題19:
A．proudB．fondC．a(chǎn)headD．short
小題20:
A．makeB．feelC．forceD．explain

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy – they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.” –– Jeff Bezos.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
小題1:What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?
A．His dream of being an inventor.
B．The support of his wife.
C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
D．Millions of exciting titles.
小題2:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?
A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
B．He would be very excited if he tried it out.
C．He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.
D．The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.
小題3:We can know from the passage that _______.
A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author
B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea
C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea
D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed
小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Cleverness and KindnessB．The Starting of Amazon
C．Following My PassionD．We Are What We Choose

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn’t work out, you’ll have something to rely on.” Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, “the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course,” she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom. “I don’t know how to use a computer,” she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an　award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. “I felt there was a need for a book like this,” she says. “I didn’t want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we’re self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.”
But she hasn’t always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up－again－and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. “Everybody on earth can ask, ‘why me?’ about something or other,” she insists. “It doesn’t do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I’ve come to realize the importance of that as I’ve grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”
小題1:Why did Mary feel regretful?
A．She didn’t achieve her ambition.
B．She didn’t take care of her mother.
C．She didn’t complete her high school.
D．She didn’t follow her mother’s advice.
小題2:We can know that before 1995 Mary      .
A．had two books published
B．received many career awards
C．knew how to use a computer
D．supported the JDRF by writing
小題3:Mary’s second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her      .
A．living with diabetesB．successful show business
C．service for an organizationD．remembrance of her mother
小題4:When Mary received the life-changing news, she      .
A．lost control of herselfB．began a balanced diet
C．tried to get a treatment D．behaved in an adult way
小題5:What can we know from the last paragraph?
A．Mary feels pity for herself.
B．Mary has recovered from her disease.
C．Mary wants to help others as much as possible.
D．Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.

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