Although I love my life ,it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years
Music has always been a great love of mine and ,in my 20s,when my_21_was move manageable ,I  22  ten years as a professional singer in restaurant .playing and singing falk songs.  23 that was years ago and times have changed . __24__ I live with my mother on a country farm .
Two years ago,I decided that I would need to love some kind of extra work to _25_ my disability pension (殘疾撫恤金）._26_ I needed to sleep in afternoons.I was limited in my  _27_I decided that I would consider    28     to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians ,so I was _29 when I went into our local music store .I explained that I waned to sing again but using  recurded knraoke music I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of  _30 to get started ,And    31    you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __32__use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my    33  ,he gave me a long use the gave me a long ,thoughtful  __34__.
“This means a lot to you , doesn't it ?"be said . “Come with me.”
He led me    35  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it.  He placed his large hand   36  on his treasure and said . “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your   37    and I´ll record them for you .That should get you started.”
I  38   . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   39  that I could sing . I have come full circle with his help.
His   40  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra , which I have the chance.
小題1: 
A．lonelinessB．sadnessC．tirednessD．sickness
小題2:  
A．setB．enjoyedC．keptD．shared
小題3:  
A．GladlyB．EventuallyC．UnfortunatelyD．Surprisingly
小題4:  
A．NowB．ThenC．Some timeD．Meanwhile
小題5: 
A．a(chǎn)dd up toB．make up for C．get nd ofD．take advantage of
小題6:  
A．IfB．AsC．ThoughD．Before
小題7:  
A．movementB．conditionC．choicesD．positions
小題8:  
A．reaching outB．living upC．getting onD．going back
小題9: 
A．recognizedB．interviewedC．foundD．invited
小題10: 
A．moneyB．timeC．energyD．knowledge
小題11: 
A．thusB．onesC．seldomD．often
小題12:  
A．a(chǎn)ctuallyB．hardlyC．nearlyD．formerly
小題13: 
A．jobB．familyC．ideaD．offer
小題14: 
A．faceB．viewC．lookD．sight
小題15:  
A．overB．a(chǎn)longC．towardsD．through
小題16: 
A．UnhappilyB．lovinglyC．pitifullyD．gratefully
小題17: 
A．pickB．turnC．roleD．step
小題18: 
A．had to cryB．ought to cryC．should have criedD．could have cried
小題19: 
A．moreB．the onesC．fewD．the rest
小題20: 
A．courageB．devotionC．kindnessD．rust

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

【文章大意】本文介紹一位殘疾人在熱心人的幫助下重新開始自己心愛的歌唱事業(yè)的情感故事。
小題1:由下文disability pension (殘疾撫恤金）可知作者是一個殘疾人。選sickness。
小題2:由文章知道作者熱愛唱歌，所以選enjoyed。
小題3:由下文可知I live with my mother on a country farm .形成轉(zhuǎn)折，作者殘疾了。當(dāng)然是Unfortunately。
小題4:現(xiàn)在作者和他的母親住在一個農(nóng)場了。
小題5:作者殘疾了，決定做額外的工作來彌補殘疾補償金的不足。
小題6:考查連詞。as引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。當(dāng)……時候。
小題7:因為作者要睡覺，所以找的工作的機會就少了。
小題8:因為工作機會少，作者原先在飯店唱歌，現(xiàn)在他想返回去唱歌掙錢。
小題9:因為我的家庭都是音樂人，作者本身帶有音樂人的那些特指，當(dāng)作者去當(dāng)?shù)氐囊魳飞痰�，就被認出來了是音樂人。
小題10:屬于AandB法，這是并列結(jié)構(gòu)，要求前后詞性與詞義要相似，幾乎在每年的高考完形中都會考查這個知識點。本題and之前說東西很貴，之后理應(yīng)推出沒有足夠的錢，故選A.money。
小題11:屬于反義多一對，即四個選項中有一組反義詞，答案多在這組反義詞中出現(xiàn)。此題C和D構(gòu)成反義結(jié)構(gòu)，根據(jù)文章信息，故選D.often。
小題12:屬于中文代入法，實際上一張光盤里的十首歌也只有三/四首可以用，故選A.actually。
小題13:屬于上文提示法，上文中作者有提到過想再次唱歌的這個想法，故選C.idea。
小題14:屬于同義辨析法，此考查點多在四級考試完形填空部分中出現(xiàn)，在2008年高考英語浙江卷第26題也曾考查過，當(dāng)年的難度系數(shù)約為0.32。此題中的B.view強調(diào)的是眺望風(fēng)景，C.look強調(diào)看的眼神，D.sight強調(diào)視力，本文店主深深地看了作者，屬于眼神之間的交流，故選C.look。
小題15:屬于固定搭配法，店主帶領(lǐng)作者穿過擁擠的店鋪，從空間穿過，故選D.through。
小題16:屬于感情色彩法，此法多用于解決形容詞或副詞。下文出現(xiàn)treasure，因此可以推出店主對自己的寶物愛不釋手，心愛地觸摸，故選B.lovingly。
小題17:屬于固定搭配法，takeyourpick，美國俚語，隨你挑選的意思，故選A.pick。
小題18:屬于語法識別法，近幾年高考完形填空部分逐步淡化語法點考查，一般只會涉及一道。C.shouldhavecried,本應(yīng)該做的事情而沒有做，放在原文中過于牽強，而本題是作者受到店主的感激，非常感動，本可以哭但沒有哭，故選D.couldhavecried。
小題19:屬于尋找重復(fù)法，31題與32題之前曾出現(xiàn)onlythreetofoursongs...canuse，對應(yīng)...couldsing,故選B.theones。
小題20:屬于主旨概況法，即所選選項要與原文中心相一致。本文詳細描述店主對作者的幫助，店主的善舉感動作者，故選C.kindness。
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If you had been in my classes in the early McKee days , you would have seen a skinny young man in his late twenties with messy black hair , eyes that looked with a sign of infection , bad teeth and the hangdog look you see on immigrants in Ellis Island photographs or on pickpockets being arrested .
There were reasons for the hangdog look .
I was born in New York and taken to Ireland before I was four . I had three brothers . My father , an alcoholic , wild man , great patriot , always ready to die for Ireland , abandoned us when I was ten . A baby sister died , twin boys died , two boys were born . My mother begged for food , clothing , and coal to boil water for the tea . Neighbors told her to place us in an orphanage , a place for homeless kids . No , no , never . The shame of it . She hung on . We grew . My brothers and I left school at fourteen , worked , dreamed of America and , one by one , sailed away . my mother followed with the youngest , expecting to live happily ever after . That’s what you are supposed to do in America , but she never had a moment of happy-ever-after .
In New York I worked at laboring jobs till I was put into the United States Army . After two years in Germany I went to college on the GI Bill program to become a teacher . In college there were courses on literature and composition . There were courses on how to teach by professors who did not know how to teach . After college I went to McKee , where I put what I had learnt to trial and embarrassed myself when the students considered me a fool .
小題1:. What is a hangdog look ?
A．happyB．disappointedC．discouragedD．a(chǎn)ngry
小題2:. It can be inferred from this passage that __________ .
A．before the author went to Ireland , he lived in New York .
B．the mother is living a joyful life in America with her little son
C．there are four sons in this Irish family living in America
D．the author is now a young teacher in his twenties teaching in a high school
小題3:. Which of the following statements is TRUE ?
A．Someone recommended the mother give the children away to kind people .
B．The author’s father sacrificed himself for his beloved homeland .
C．The author got into college because he was hard-working .
D．The author didn’t know much about how to teach when he first started .
小題4:. In what way is the passage mainly developed ?
A．Presenting effects and analyzing the causes .
B．Giving typical examples .
C．Describing things in space order .
D．Presenting an idea and arguing in favor of it .

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many weight – conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize（夢想）about what it will be like when we reach the long – awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self–worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us work hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortable inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
小題1:The passage tries to tell us the importance of          .
A．body sizeB．a(chǎn)ttitudes
C．culture differenceD．different beauty standards
小題2: What does the word “everything” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．All the problems.B．All the properties
C．The whole worldD．The absolute truth
小題3: What can be inferred about the author?
A．The author is a Samoan
B．The author succeeded in losing weight
C．The author has been troubled by her/his weight.
D．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.
小題4:. According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?
A．They feel angry about the regained weight
B．They are indifferent to the regained weight
C．They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control.
D．They think they should give up their future plans on weight control.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Count Me Out
Call me old-fashioned. Call me old. Call me what you want, but I refuse to become part of this new Internet world.
I do not possess a computer at home or at the office. Actually, I stopped going to an office 35 years ago, when all communications were done with a pen, a typewriter, or, if the matter was of world-shaking importance, over the telephone. Likewise, if you like something advertised in a newspaper or magazine, you visited the shop selling it at the given address, or you phoned the number shown. Then you spoke to the fellow and asked for further details.
Tell me what you think of the following ad that appeared the other day in the newspaper. It was for a cure for cancer and this is what it said: “Awareness is the key. Visit spfulford. com at the awareness site.” There was no address or telephone number for the site. So what do unfortunate people without a computer do if they are seeking a cure for their illness?
There are, I am told, certain advantages in having access to the Internet. You can, for example, send love messages across the world or even get married to someone that you meet online. This bit doesn’t interest me; I have been happily married for 60 years. There are, of course, other activities for Internet users besides finding love. They can pay bills, order groceries, or discuss with their doctors.
And this is by no means all. More amazing things are yet to come in the near future. I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking, an important British scientist. “The complexity of a computer as it exists today is probably less than the brain of an earthworm,” he said. “But, as technology advances, computers will become more complex, and a time may come when the Internet may develop ‘consciousness.’ In other words, the Internet will be able to think, have feelings, and may well be able to act on its own.”
If Professor Hawking is right, I may change my attitude to computers. As I grow older each day, I would like one of those that not only thinks for me but also accepts responsibilities for all my mistakes.
小題1:
What’s the meaning of the title “Count Me Out”?
A．Get me out of the Internet world.
B．Computers are trying to take control of life.
C．Modern technology pushes old people away.
D．Do not expect me to be a supporter of the Internet.
小題2:
According to Paragraph 2, the author thinks computers are         .
A．unnecessaryB．convenientC．expensiveD．a(chǎn)dvanced
小題3:
What might the author like about the future computer?
A．Taking blames.B．Curing illnesses.
C．Delivering messages.D．Responding to emotions.

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