閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意。然后從36-55各題所給的選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Mark was seven when he joined his father and two other elder brothers at sunrise in the fields. __36__ the time he was eight he was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He was given a cent for every nail he __37__ out of old boards.
He got his first __38__ job at BT’s Restaurant in town, when he reached twelve. His main tasks were__39__tables and washing dishes, __40__sometimes he helped cook.
Every day after school he would __41__ to BT’s and work till ten. Even on Saturdays he __42__ from two till eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __43__ his friends run off to swim or play. He didn’t necessarily like work, but he loved what working __44__ him to have. Because of his __45__ he was always the one buying when his friends and he went to the local shop. That made him __46__.
Word that he was trustworthy and hard-working __47__ around the town. A local clothing shop offered him credit（賒帳）__48__ he was only in Grade 7. He immediately __49__ a $ 68 sports coats and a $ 22 pair of shoes. He was__50__ only 65 cents an hour, and he already owed the shopkeeper $ 90! So he learned __51__ the danger of easy credit. He paid it __52__ as soon as he could.
The first job taught him self-control, responsibility and brought him a __53__of personal satisfaction few of his friends had experienced. As his father, __54__worked three jobs, once told him, “If you__55__sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cannot have.” How right he was!
小題1:
A．BeforeB．WithinC．FromD．By
小題2:
A．pulledB．putC．pickedD．pressed
小題3:
A．usualB．realC．mainD．participate
小題4:
A．sweepingB．packingC．clearingD．empting
小題5:
A．orB．soC．butD．even
小題6:
A．headB．turnC．changeD．move
小題7:
A．studiedB．workedC．playedD．slept
小題8:
A．helpingB．havingC．watchingD．letting
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)skedB．told C．promisedD．a(chǎn)llowed
小題10:
A．studyB．powerC．a(chǎn)geD．job
小題11:
A．proudB．friendlyC．luckyD．hopeful
小題12:
A．ranB．gotC．flewD．carried
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whileC．ifD．since
小題14:
A．soldB．borrowedC．chargedD．wore
小題15:
A．keepingB．makingC．payingD．taking
小題16:
A．graduallyB．greatlyC．hardlyD．early
小題17:
A．outB．overC．a(chǎn)wayD．off
小題18:
A．pointB．levelC．partD．sign
小題19:
A．heB．thatC．whoD．whoever
小題20:
A．understandB．demandC．offerD．fear

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

小題1:D 本題考察固定短語(yǔ)“by the time”，到...時(shí)候。故本題選D。
小題2:A 根據(jù)句意，本題考察短語(yǔ)“pull out of”，把釘子從板子上拔出來。故本題選A。
小題3:B 根據(jù)句意應(yīng)是“第一件真正的工作”，故本題選B。
小題4:C 本題考察動(dòng)詞的用法，根據(jù)句意“擦桌子”，故本題選C。
小題5:C 根據(jù)上下文聯(lián)系，上文主要工作是“擦桌子、洗盤子”，下文出現(xiàn)“有時(shí)幫忙做飯”，應(yīng)該為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故本題選C。
小題6:A 本題考察動(dòng)詞，根據(jù)句意得出“放學(xué)后就出發(fā)去...”，故本題選A。head, 做動(dòng)詞用，意為出發(fā)。
小題7:B 根據(jù)句意應(yīng)為“從2點(diǎn)工作到11點(diǎn)”，故本題選B。
小題8:C 根據(jù)句意及上下文間的聯(lián)系，本題選C。工作和看別的孩子去玩對(duì)于這個(gè)年齡的孩子來說是很不容易的。
小題9:D 本題考察動(dòng)詞的用法，“但是他喜歡工作給予他的東西”，故本題選D。
小題10:D 根據(jù)句意，“由于他的工作的緣故”，故本題選D。
小題11:A 根據(jù)上下文的聯(lián)系，和朋友去商店他是唯一掏錢的人，這使他引以為傲。故本題選A。
小題12:B 根據(jù)句意，本題選B。get around (消息等）傳開。
小題13:A 根據(jù)句意，本題上下句之間應(yīng)為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，“雖然他只是個(gè)七年級(jí)的學(xué)生，但是服裝店讓他賒帳”。故本題選A。
小題14:C 本題考察動(dòng)詞用法，根據(jù)句意及聯(lián)系上下文，本題選C。
小題15:B 本題考察動(dòng)詞用法，根據(jù)句意“掙錢”，故本題選B。
小題16:D 根據(jù)句意，本題選D�！八缇椭垒p而易舉得來的是很危險(xiǎn)的�！�
小題17:D 本題考察固定短語(yǔ)“pay off”，清償債務(wù)，故本題選D。
小題18:B 根據(jù)句意，本題選B�！皞�(gè)人的滿足感達(dá)到了朋友們達(dá)不到的水平。
小題19:C 本題考察定語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞，故選C。
小題20:A 根據(jù)句意“如果你懂得奉獻(xiàn)和責(zé)任，你生命中就會(huì)擁有很多東西�！�，本題應(yīng)選A。
就整篇短文而言，主要是考察對(duì)短文的理解，只要對(duì)短文的理解沒有偏差，再仔細(xì)分析每一個(gè)選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)該能容易地做出來。
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小題1: The first paragraph is aimed to tell us ______.
A．the man chose a bad place for playingB．what background the story was set in
C．how busy people were that morningD．many people showed interest in music
小題2:We can infer from the passage that ______.
A．none of the passers-by were fond of music
B．beauty can only be enjoyed in particular places
C．in a way, the violinist was mistaken as a beggar
D．Joshua Bell first played the violin in the station
小題3:According to the writer, people should _____.
A．listen to as many great musicians as possible
B．try to create beautiful things for others to enjoy
C．show kindness to anyone whether they’re rich or not
D．notice and appreciate what’s going on in their daily life

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best. For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, back surfaces. One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings. But why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt(柏油) roads ?
Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer. He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up. The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside.
The heat-collector is a system of connected water pipes. Most of them run from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road. Some, however, dive deep into the ground.
When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes. At a depth of 100 metres lies a natural aquifer(蓄水層) into which several heat exchangers（交換器）have been built. The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the groundwater, before returning to the surface through another pipe. The aquifer is thus used as a heat store.
In winter, the working system is changed slightly. Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer. This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up. After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice.
小題1:Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs ?
Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss.
Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities.
The Dutch engineer’s system has been widely used.
Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads.
小題2:For what purpose are the diving pipes used ?
A．To absorb heat from the sun.B．To store heat for future use.
C．To turn solar energy into heat energy.D．To carry heat down below the surface.
小題3: From the last paragraph we can learn that __________.
A．some pipes have to be re-arranged in winter
B．the system can do more than warming up the building
C．the exchangers will pick up heat
D．less heat may be collected in winter than in summer
小題4:What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows ?
A．What we shall do if the system goes wrong.
B．What we shall do if there are no asphalt roads.
C．How the system cools the building in summer.
D．How the system collects heat in spring and autumn.

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