When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the（36）nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, （37）geniuses（天才）can become writers,” the English teacher said ， “And you are getting a D this term,” I was so （38）that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short（39）poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my（40）, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and（41）writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They （42）. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted （43）. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was （44） with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of （45）, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I （46） from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I （47） mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and （48） people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their （49）.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It （50） nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a sell addressed stamped （51） and without making a copy of the manuscript.
A month later I received a（n）（52）, and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. （53）years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live （54）, but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I（55）, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius.
小題1:
A．whole B．restC．mostD．other
小題2:
A．no B．only C．butD．even
小題3:
A．delightedB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．upsetD．a(chǎn)shamed
小題4:
A．sadB．innocentC．disappointingD．puzzled
小題5:
A．delightB．a(chǎn)stonishmentC．comfortD．happiness
小題6:
A．borrowedB．lentC．paidD．cost
小題7:
A．criedB．a(chǎn)greedC．sworeD．laughed
小題8:
A．successB．failureC．coldnessD．squeeze
小題9:
A．fineB．mixedC．comparedD．full
小題10:
A．booksB．poetsC．novelsD．poems
小題11:
A．dropped outB．leftC．graduatedD．laid off
小題12:
A．everB．neverC．seldomD．even
小題13:
A．if B．unlessC．untilD．before
小題14:
A．teachersB．familyC．dreamsD．friends
小題15:
A．tookB．swappedC．fittedD．changed
小題16:
A．letterB．envelopeC．writerD．cover
小題17:
A．editionB．a(chǎn)greementC．tradeD．patent
小題18:
A．RecentB．MemorableC．MostD．Several
小題19:
A．withB．in C．by D．on
小題20:
A．deservedB．introducedC．foundedD．a(chǎn)ttended

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:A
小題10:D
小題11:C
小題12:B
小題13:A
小題14:C
小題15:A
小題16:B
小題17:B
小題18:C
小題19:D
小題20:D
本文講述了作者小時(shí)候想要寫(xiě)詩(shī)，卻被老師和同學(xué)嘲笑。但作者堅(jiān)持夢(mèng)想，最后取得了成功。
小題1:B 詞義辨析。A整個(gè)的，全部的 B剩下的 C大多數(shù)的 D其他的 這里指除了那些冷笑的學(xué)生之外，剩下的學(xué)生都嘲笑我。故選B
小題2:B 詞義辨析。A沒(méi)有 B只有 C但是 D甚至 這里的句意指：只有天才才能成為作家。故選B
小題3:D 形容詞和上下文辨析。A高興的 B緊張的 C不安的 D羞愧的 由上文老師說(shuō)我得了“D”可知，這里應(yīng)指我很羞愧的哭了。故選D
小題4:A 詞義和上下文辨析。A傷心的 B天真的，無(wú)辜的 C令人失望的 D奇怪的  由上下文可知，老師和同學(xué)都不贊同我，甚至嘲笑我。 我的夢(mèng)想破滅了。所以這里應(yīng)指：我寫(xiě)了一首很悲傷的詩(shī)。故選A
小題5: B 詞義和上下文辨析。A高興的 B驚訝的 C安慰的 D高興的 根據(jù)上下文可知，這里指我沒(méi)有料到我的詩(shī)會(huì)發(fā)表。所以這里應(yīng)是驚訝的。故選B
小題6:C 詞義辨析。A 被借來(lái)的 B被借處的 C被酬勞的 D花費(fèi) 這里指我是一個(gè)出版過(guò)詩(shī)并被支付酬勞的人了 故選C
小題7:D 動(dòng)詞詞義和上下文辨析。A 哭泣 B同意 C詛咒，咒罵 D大笑 由下文知，此時(shí)老師和同學(xué)依然不認(rèn)同我。所以這里應(yīng)是：同學(xué)們都笑話我。故選D
小題8:C 名詞辨析。A成功 B失敗 C寒冷 D壓迫 這里指同學(xué)和老師都不認(rèn)同我甚至笑話我，讓我感到寒冷。故選C
小題9:A 詞義辨析。A好的 B混合的 C比較的 D滿的 這里指我把詩(shī)買(mǎi)了以后感覺(jué)很好。故選A
小題10:D 名詞詞義辨析。A書(shū) B詩(shī)人 C小說(shuō) D詩(shī) 由全文可知，這里指我寫(xiě)的詩(shī)。故選D
小題11:C 詞義和上下文辨析。A退學(xué) B離開(kāi) C畢業(yè) D下崗 這里指我從高中畢業(yè)。故選C
小題12:B 詞義辨析。 A曾經(jīng) B從不 C很少 D甚至 根據(jù)上文老師和同學(xué)對(duì)我的不認(rèn)同和嘲笑，這里應(yīng)指我再也沒(méi)向他們提起過(guò)我寫(xiě)詩(shī)。故選B
小題13:A連詞詞義辨析。A如果 B如果不 C直到 D在…之前  這里指如果人們想要在夢(mèng)想和朋友中做一個(gè)選擇。這是一個(gè)假設(shè)。故選A
小題14:C 名詞詞義和上下文辨析。A老師 B家庭 C夢(mèng)想 D朋友 根據(jù)上下文可知，這里指人們會(huì)在朋友與夢(mèng)想之間選擇夢(mèng)想。故選C
小題15:A 詞義辨析。 A花費(fèi) B交換 C適合 D改變 這里指寫(xiě)詩(shī)花費(fèi)了我九個(gè)月的時(shí)間。故選A
小題16:B 名詞詞義辨析。A信 B信封 C作家 D覆蓋物 這里指我沒(méi)有在信封上寫(xiě)地址。故選B
小題17:B 詞義辨析。A版本B協(xié)議C貿(mào)易D專(zhuān)利 這里指我收到了出版社讓我寫(xiě)書(shū)的合同書(shū)。故選B
小題18:C 詞義辨析。A近來(lái)B值得紀(jì)念的C大多數(shù)的D幾個(gè) 由上文可知大多數(shù)年份我賺5000-10000元，故選C
小題19:D 固定詞組。Live with 和。。。生活 live in 住在。。。 live by 通過(guò)。。生活 live on以。。生活  這里指以我賺的錢(qián)生活。故選D
小題20:D 固定詞組。Attned college 上大學(xué) 這里指人們問(wèn)我上了哪所大學(xué)。故選D
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When life gets you   29 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never  30 , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be  31 , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas   32 , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them   33  you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to   34 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom,  35  will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
小題1:
A．drinkB．fruitC．vegetableD．meat
小題2:
A．movedB．walkedC．ranD．slipped
小題3:
A．rubbed B．rolledC．grew D．existed
小題4:
A．but B．a(chǎn)ndC．a(chǎn)lthough D．so
小題5:
A．bedroom B．living roomC．kitchenD．storeroom
小題6:
A．getting up B．turning upC．taking upD．using up
小題7:
A．foundB．a(chǎn)teC．left D．planted
小題8:
A．presentsB．cans C．vegetablesD．peas
小題9:
A．man B．childC．womanD．boy
小題10:
A．ofB．forC．with D．in
小題11:
A．wifeB．life C．sonD．friend
小題12:
A．turning toB．leading toC．a(chǎn)djusting to D．a(chǎn)dding to
小題13:
A．thank B．love C．help D．loss
小題14:
A．downB．near C．closeD．wide
小題15:
A．get itB．make itC．take itD．leave it
小題16:
A．grewB．boughtC．collectedD．frozen
小題17:
A．eventuallyB．fortunatelyC．properly D．specially
小題18:
A．bothB．a(chǎn)llC．eitherD．each
小題19:
A．call onB．put onC．bring on D．move on
小題20:
A．while B．becauseC．sinceD．or

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Eleven months ago, an act of good sportsmanship（體育精神）changed a girls’ running race into something bigger.

Jenna Huff received a national sportsmanship award from the US Olympic Committee for what she did for Deb Guthmann.
In the race, Jenna was behind Deb until the final few meters of the 5-kilometer race.
Then something awful happened. Deb’s right hip（髖部）broke. She screamed in pain and stopped.
Jenna had never met Deb and had been taught to pass every runner she could to win.
Instead, Jenna stopped with no hesitation.
“Come on.” Jenna told Deb. “We’re going to run.”
Jenna took Deb’s left elbow with her right hand. She helped her jog the last few meters. At the finishing line, she pushed Deb in front of her, reasoning Deb would have beaten her anyway if not for the injury. That act helped Deb’s team win the regional race and advance to the state meet.
Both girls are now 17.
Jenna is still an athlete for her school.
She and her parents went to Colorado to accept an award for the national sportsmanship award. Jenna had to give a five-minute speech to the crowd, a crowd which included a number of former Olympians. “I’m pretty scared about my speech,” Jenna said the other night when we talked on the phone. “You want to hear part of it?” She read me one part including the words from Albert Einstein: “Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine（神圣的）purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know：That we are here for the sake of（為了）others.”
Deb is also still running. She received a full scholarship to Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia. The award was because of her excellent academic record and great sports potential.
But she recently got hurt again and was unable to run for weeks.
Even so, I am confident Deb will write a happier ending for herself one day. Both of these young women make you feel confident about the future. They are strong, compassionate（富于同情心的）and smart.
As Einstein said-and as Jenna showed 11 months ago— “we are here for the sake of others”.
小題1:The story is intended to __________.
A．tell us an unexpected story in the girls’ running race
B．introduce a famous sportswoman
C．show the beauty of good sportsmanship
D．remind athletes to pay attention to their safety during the race
小題2:The reason why Jenna pushed Deb in front of her at the finishing line is that __________.
A．she wanted to get the prize
B．she thought she didn’t match Deb in reality
C．she helped Deb’s team to win the regional race
D．Deb had been injured
小題3:Deb received a full scholarship to Emmanuel College because __________.
A．she is still running
B．she was good at her academy and sports
C．she showed the good sportsmanship in the race
D．she never gave up even though she had been injured
小題4:What can we know from the passage?
A．Jenna was the last one to reach the finishing line.
B．Deb went to Colorado to accept the prize with her parents.
C．The author had a face-to-face interview with Jenna the other night.
D．Helping each other can make a big difference to people’s lives.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large  21  across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would  22  his taxi on the road. I  23  why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home  24  work, leave his taxi and go out for his  25  affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was  26 . 
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I  27  to be outside one evening two weeks  28  ,when the garage door was  29   and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（勞斯萊斯）! It shook me completely  30  I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 31   inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n）32  . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and  33   him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（n）34  . 
We go to bed every night and  35   every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a  36   as close friends or go for a vacation as a  37 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we  38   the social ladder—how much bigger and better a  39 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on  40  we are than what we do! 
小題1:
A．window B．garage C．door D．yard
小題2:
A．park B．stop C．check D．repair
小題3:
A．knew B．understood C．a(chǎn)sked D．wondered
小題4:
A．for B．out of C．without D．from
小題5:
A．business B．national C．personal D．public
小題6:
A．wasteful B．meaningful C．wonderful D．plentiful
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．intended C．expected D．happened
小題8:
A．later B．more C．a(chǎn)go D．before
小題9:
A．broken B．fine C．shut D．open
小題10:
A．once B．before C．when D．until
小題11:
A．far B．deep C．long D．little
小題12:
A．driver B．engineer C．father D．son
小題13:
A．called B．made C．elected D．turned
小題14:
A．experienceB．earning C．life D．position
小題15:
A．stay up B．wake up C．stay home D．go home
小題16:
A．competitionB．performance C．debate D．party
小題17:
A．family B．company C．team D．whole
小題18:
A．build B．climb C．stand D．lay
小題19:
A．house B．garage C．car D．taxi
小題20:
A．who B．what C．which D．Where

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