Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Anymore
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would   36 : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people   37 . Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and fell in love with the sport on the  38  first day. Riding that first   39  was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to   40  surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my   41 , there’s nothing like it. It involves body,   42 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all   43  us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that   44 , becoming one with the   45 , is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can   46  from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean   47  an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and lowing; others are very aggressive (活躍有力的) and   48 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it   49  from any other sport.
I’ve   50  to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new   51 , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start   52  the limits of things boys and men used to dominate (主宰)?
There’re women   53  side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys   54  the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to   55  , and they will.
小題1:
A．tellB．giveC．a(chǎn)nswerD．realize
小題2:
A．BelieveB．understandC．replyD．wonder
小題3:
A．veryB．justC．rightlyD．only
小題4:
A．stormB．waveC．sailD．boat
小題5:
A．bringB．connectC．tieD．compare
小題6:
A．workB．studyC．holidayD．life
小題7:
A．effortB．mindC．healthD．time
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)longB．a(chǎn)roundC．a(chǎn)boveD．by
小題9:
A．waterB．beachC．boardD．lake
小題10:
A．skyB．oceanC．earthD．world
小題11:
A．takeB．makeC．getD．keep
小題12:
A．offersB．includesC．catchesD．collects
小題13:
A．greatB．sharpC．hardD．calm
小題14:
A．knownB．rightC．farD．different
小題15:
A．chosenB．learnedC．triedD．promised
小題16:
A．pointsB．levelsC．stepsD．parts
小題17:
A．reachingB．a(chǎn)cceptingC．pushingD．setting
小題18:
A．sittingB．walkingC．workingD．fighting
小題19:
A．ofB．fromC．onD．with
小題20:
A．thinkB．feelC．performD．succeed

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

試題分析：文章的題目Surfing：It's Not Just for Boys Any more明顯地告訴我們，本文是關(guān)于女孩子對沖浪運(yùn)動的看法，而且提出了一個很鮮明的觀點(diǎn)：沖浪運(yùn)動并不再是男孩子的專利！
女孩子也能做，而且會有所成就。
小題1:前后照應(yīng)邏輯推理詞義比較 如果你詢問高中的女生們她們最喜歡的體育運(yùn)動的名字，她們不是告訴(tell)，給予(give)，意識到(realize)，而是回答(answer)你詢問的問題。
小題2:常識運(yùn)用邏輯推理詞義比較 先看語境：前一句的意思是"但是它難道不是男孩子的事情嗎?(意思是：這是男孩子的事情。)"；后一句的意思是"大多數(shù)人當(dāng)然不……"，由社會的實(shí)際情況和這兩句的意思可以判斷出，只是有一部分人(不太多)對此問題(前一句)不理解(understand)，不相信(believe)，不能作出回答(reply)，而納悶、驚奇(wonder)，持懷疑態(tài)度，而大多數(shù)人卻肯定地認(rèn)為：沖浪運(yùn)動是男孩子的事情。
小題3:本題中的very表示強(qiáng)調(diào)，正是在第一天就愛上了surfing。
小題4:常識運(yùn)用 因?yàn)槲恼率窃谡務(wù)摏_浪運(yùn)動，沖上第一個浪(wave)去是我經(jīng)歷過的最佳感受，而不是暴風(fēng)雨 (storm)、航海(sail)或船(boat)。
小題5:固定搭配詞義比較 作者想把沖浪運(yùn)動和其他運(yùn)動進(jìn)行比較(compare)。connect with連接, 聯(lián)絡(luò)，將...連起來；compare with與…比較；tie up with和…聯(lián)系一起；bring帶來，引起，通常不與with連用。
小題6:邏輯推理常識運(yùn)用 作者把沖浪運(yùn)動當(dāng)作了它的生活(life)的組成部分，她不僅僅只是在假期(holiday)里沖浪，當(dāng)然工作(work)和學(xué)習(xí)(study)也不能耽誤。in my life是"在我的生活中"。
小題7:常識運(yùn)用詞義比較 沖浪運(yùn)動涉及到身體，智力、智慧(mind)和心靈、精神諸方面，這三個方面共同組成人的身心發(fā)展因素。
小題8:常識運(yùn)用邏輯推理 在海洋里進(jìn)行沖浪運(yùn)動，身體的沿線(along)，上面(above)，旁邊(by)，而是身體的四周(around)都是涼爽的咸水。
小題9:常識運(yùn)用邏輯推理 沖浪運(yùn)動可能要經(jīng)過沙灘(beach)，有可能是在湖(lake)里，但它主要還是腳踏沖浪板(board)在水(water)面上進(jìn)行。
小題10:常識運(yùn)用邏輯推理 沖浪運(yùn)動是在大海、大洋中進(jìn)行的，就有和海洋(ocean)融為一體的感覺。
小題11:邏輯推理詞義比較前后照應(yīng) 作者不是從其他運(yùn)動，而是從沖浪運(yùn)動中獲得(get)了無止境的挑戰(zhàn)的體會"。再則，前文The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that water，becoming one with the ocean也有暗示。take from減少, 降低；get from從……得到；make from由...制造； keep from阻止, 隱瞞, 抑制。
小題12:常識運(yùn)用邏輯推理詞義辨析 你永遠(yuǎn)也不會是最好的沖浪手，因?yàn)榇笱蟪尸F(xiàn)、提供(offer)的是任何人都控制不了的、數(shù)不盡的、各種各樣的海浪。catch抓住，捕獲；include包括，包含；offer提供；collect收集，聚集。
小題13:邏輯推理詞義比較 有些沖浪手自由自在、嫻熟流暢，有些沖浪手則活躍有力、生機(jī)勃勃。注意這兩個句子的并列關(guān)系，應(yīng)該特別注意free 和 flowing之間詞義的順承和協(xié)調(diào)"自由而流暢"，后句的aggressive and__13__也應(yīng)該是這樣一種意義聯(lián)系，故選擇A，sharp可以表示"精明敏捷的，迅速活潑，有力有為"的意思，其它三項(xiàng)在意義上與aggressive的順承和協(xié)調(diào)相距甚遠(yuǎn)。
小題14:固定搭配前后照應(yīng)詞義比較 所有的這些都在吸引著我去沖浪，并使之不同于(different)其他運(yùn)動。注意此段第一句The one thing I can get from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge.也有所暗示。(be) different from和……不同。(be)far from遠(yuǎn)離, 遠(yuǎn)非；known和right通常不與from搭配。     
小題15:邏輯推理詞義比較 我盡力(try)地勸我所認(rèn)識的每一個女孩去做人們認(rèn)為女孩不能做的事情。choose選擇、挑選；try試圖、努力；learn學(xué)習(xí)；promise答應(yīng)、許諾。
小題16:常識運(yùn)用邏輯推理 朝著新的水平(level)不斷前進(jìn)是人類活動的組成部分。level水平，水準(zhǔn), 標(biāo)準(zhǔn), 級別；point 點(diǎn), 尖端；step步調(diào), 步伐, 步驟, 措施；part 部分, 局部。
小題17:邏輯推理常識運(yùn)用詞義比較 所以女孩子們難道不應(yīng)當(dāng)應(yīng)拾級而上，開始沖破(push)男人過去主宰的事物極限嗎？reach到達(dá)，伸出；accept 接受, 認(rèn)可；push突出，突破攻擊；set 放置，樹立，調(diào)整。
小題18:常識運(yùn)用邏輯推理詞義比較 在我們國家有女性和總統(tǒng)不僅僅一起坐(sit)，步行(walk)，戰(zhàn)斗(fight)，而且并肩工作(work)著。同時注意句子的一般現(xiàn)在時意義特征，表示經(jīng)常性的行為。
小題19:邏輯推理詞匯用法 所以為什么女孩子不能夠肩并肩地與男孩子一起踢足球，外出一起沖浪呢？介詞on表示"在……供職"、"(是)…的成員"，on the football team的意思是"是/成為足球隊隊員"。
小題20:常識運(yùn)用邏輯推理詞義比較 給女孩子一個獲得成功(succeed)的機(jī)會，讓她們思考(think) ，感覺(feel)表演(perform)，她們就都會有所成就。
點(diǎn)評：本文主要是測試學(xué)生綜合運(yùn)用語言的能力，即從語篇的角度綜合測試閱讀理解能力、詞匯的掌握和對英語習(xí)慣用語的熟悉程度、以及語法規(guī)則的靈活運(yùn)用�？忌鲱}時必須時刻從上下文考慮，部應(yīng)該只看到所添的詞在短語或句子內(nèi)是否可行。因此，在做題時最好將全文通讀一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
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As a rock-climbing guide, I knew  46  about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a  47 . On that day, more than 300 people  48 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to  49 . I couldn’t believe the  50  we made —the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and  51  132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people  52  about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by  53  rather than complaining. We need to teach by  54 . You can’t blame others  55  you start with yourself.
小題1:
A．narrowB．looseC．distantD．huge
小題2:
A．graduallyB．recentlyC．immediatelyD．finally
小題3:
A．describingB．climbingC．imaginingD．painting
小題4:
A．labB．palaceC．gardenD．home
小題5:
A．wasteB．goodsC．materialD．resources
小題6:
A．overB．withinC．beyondD．a(chǎn)gainst
小題7:
A．lessB．leastC．moreD．most
小題8:
A．breaking downB．digging outC．throwing awayD．picking up
小題9:
A．waitB．spendC．killD．save
小題10:
A．tired ofB．used toC．satisfied withD．delighted in
小題11:
A．everythingB．nothingC．somethingD．a(chǎn)nything
小題12:
A．picnicB．concertC．cleanupD．party
小題13:
A．looked aroundB．called backC．dropped outD．showed up
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ccomplishB．overcomeC．demandD．receive
小題15:
A．contactB．differenceC．planD．visit
小題16:
A．coveredB．designedC．crossedD．measured
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)rgueB．quarrelC．talkD．complain
小題18:
A．questioningB．watchingC．doingD．thinking
小題19:
A．exampleB．researchC．methodD．explanation
小題20:
A．whenB．unlessC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．if

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Learning to drive is important to the independence of teenagers, but it is also a great responsibility．Although having a law that keeps 16-year-old drivers from having more than one teenager in the car with them at first seems unfair, there are convincing reasons for this requirement．
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that teens are four times more likely than older drivers to be involved in an automobile accident．It also reports that 16-and 17-year-old drivers are twice as likely to have an accident if they have two teenage friends in the car and four times as likely to have one if they have three or more teenage friends in the car with them．Fatal （ 致命的） crashes of 16-year-old drivers involve the highest percentage of speeding, driver error, and number of passengers．This information is enough to cause any reasonable person to wonder about the wisdom of allowing new teen drivers to take a carload of friends anywhere, even if the law permits it．
A study at the National Institutes of Health indicates that the part of the human brain that controls judgment and evaluates the consequences of our actions might not be fully formed until the age of 25．Until this study, researchers had placed the age at 18．If this is true, it could explain the reckless （魯莽的） behavior of many teens, behavior that often extends into their twenties．It also could be a strong reason for being cautious about the driving circumstances of young people．
This is not the only study that indicates such caution is necessary．One study at Temple University in Philadelphia examines the results of peer（同齡人） pressure in risky driving situations．The study, which uses a driving game, has an individual guide a car through a course, both alone and in the presence of friends．Three different age groups participated in the study: 13-16, 18-22, and 24 and older．Members of the oldest group showed caution whether driving alone or with friends present, but the two younger groups took more chances when they were with their friends．Furthermore, because these drivers were accustomed to the noise and distraction of many passengers, they were unable to see their own mistakes．Once again, this is a good indication that a law restricting the number of teenagers in the car with a young driver is a good idea．
小題1:What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?
A．Many deaths have occurred because of inexperience and overconfidence．
B．It' s reasonable to severely limit the passenger number of teen drivers．
C．New teen drivers have to ask permission before driving with friends．
D．There are many causes behind the teens' driving accidents．
小題2:From the two studies, the author probably suggests that ______．
A．different age groups have different peer pressure
B．teenagers often give wrong judgments above passengers' noise
C．underdeveloped brain makes teens ignore their mistakes
D．driving circumstances are bound up with（與…密切相關(guān)） the risk of accidents
小題3:We can infer that the law restriction can probably ______．
A．protect teens on the highway
B．raise teens' sense of responsibility
C．reduce the number of fatal crashes
D．force teens to drive with caution
小題4:With which statement would the author most likely disagree?
A．Some teenagers have risky behavior while driving．
B．Certain laws treat teenagers and adults differently．
C．We still need more studies on teen driving．
D．Driving is important to a teenager' s sense of independence．

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the   16  of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no   17  differences between my home country and my 18  . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at  19  different the two countries could be.
The United States is   20  in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who   21  and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份額) often   22  to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once   23  a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big   24  for me.
The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to   25  smaller differences like the culture of   26  in restaurants. In Australia we don’t tend to give a tip   27  the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for   28  everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants   29  to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places   30 New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.
  31 , I also became more wary (謹(jǐn)慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成見) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.
Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to   32  true for me. There is an immense (強(qiáng)烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone   33  to and fro, and very seldom takes time to   34  the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”---very different from our American counterparts.
Navigating (駕馭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that   35  and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.
小題1:
A．heartB．cityC．centerD．suburbs
小題2:
A．culturalB．commercialC．economicD．scientific
小題3:
A．home townB．departureC．locationD．destination
小題4:
A．howB．whyC．howeverD．where
小題5:
A．bigB．modernC．smallD．fashionable
小題6:
A．travelB．surviveC．liveD．serve
小題7:
A．happenedB．seemedC．provedD．managed
小題8:
A．broughtB．orderedC．designedD．fetched
小題9:
A．laughterB．pleasureC．shockD．embarrassment
小題10:
A．preferB．noticeC．tellD．a(chǎn)ppreciate
小題11:
A．servingB．tippingC．donatingD．toasting
小題12:
A．unlessB．ifC．whenD．since
小題13:
A．rarelyB．mostlyC．a(chǎn)lmostD．hardly
小題14:
A．tryB．waitC．thinkD．expect
小題15:
A．likeB．a(chǎn)longC．forD．in
小題16:
A．SoB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．But
小題17:
A．comeB．becomeC．turnD．get
小題18:
A．walksB．drivesC．wandersD．rushes
小題19:
A．depend onB．reflect onC．spy onD．watch on
小題20:
A．experienceB．jobC．challengeD．business

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The olive is one of the oldest planted crops known to man and is still widely grown in the Mediterranean.An olive tree can have a life of 500 years and is strong enough to continue to grow if ever chopped to the ground.It takes up four years before the olive tree is ripe enough to bear fruit.
Olive trees originated in the Mediterranean region where there is the perfect climate for the olive tree planting.It is characterized by abundant sunshine year-round and hot,dry summers with an average temperature of 80°F.In winter,it rarely drops below 50°F.Olive trees were first planted by humans around 4000 BC in an area known as the Fertile Crescent.Before the areas became desert,countries such as modern-day Turkey and Iraq had a lush environment with soil that plants grow well.Archaeological findings suggest that farming began in the Fertile Crescent before 7000BC.Instead of living as hunter-gatherers,these early humans settled down and harvested native plants.They selected olive trees that produced larger and oilier olives than the wild trees.
Olives and olive oil became valuable trade items between societies and civilizations.People who moved from one place to another and traders from the Fertile Crescent introduced olive oil to Syria and Crete,which spread to Egypt,Greece,and Rome.It continued to migrate westward until olive trees were first introduced to Califomia between 1769 and 1785.
The olive tree and olive oil have important symbolism in each religion.In Christianity,a dove(鴿子)brought an olive branch to Noah as a symbol of peace and new life after God flooded the Earth.The Prophet Muhammad suggested the use of olive oil for medicinal(藥用的) purposes and massage(按摩).
Olive oil has medicinal benefits.Olive oil has been used for health benefits.Regular eating olive oil can reduce the risk of cancers.It was used during the Spanish Civil War from 1808 to 1813 to treat cases of fever.In 1960,oleuropein(橄欖多酚)was removed from olive leaves,which helps with food poisoning.
小題1:If an olive tree is chopped to the ground,______.
A．it can’t grow any more
B．it can produce more new ones
C．there is no doubt that it will die
D．it is able to grow back strongly
小題2:What does the underlined word “l(fā)ush”in para.2 probably mean?
A．Of bad climate.B．Changeable or unstable.
C．Extremely disadvantaged.D．Growing thickly and strongly.
小題3:We can learn from the first two paragraphs that_____.
A．the olive tree can stand extreme cold
B．the olive tree enjoys the long sunshine
C．the olive is the oldest tree in the world
D．the climate of deserts suits the olive tree
小題4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
①Olive trees bear fruits every four years.
②Olive oil was a food production before 7000BC.
③In Muhammad,olive oil was used as medicine.
④Olive trees were introduced to California in the 18th century.
A.②③④          B. ①②③           C. ①③④           D. ①②④
小題5:What is this passage mainly about?
A．The history of the olive tree.
B．The characteristic of the olive tree.
C．The origin and medicinal benefits of the olive tree.
D．The different symbols of the olive tree in each region.

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