Lulu is a brave pet in our shelter.
As you know, there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season.Many forests are badly 1 by fire each year.Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire during this hot summer.We were in a heat wave which had been  2 for three days.
Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible 3 .I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come  4 to the shelter.In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his 5 in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and  6  me that my dog Lulu had  7 to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames.According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a  8 place.I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to  9 the rescued kittens.When we arrived at the  10 of the incident, we found Lulu was not  11 .Then we heard the  12 of a dog came from the forest barking furiously.I  13 it was my dog Lulu.The fireman followed the tracks of the dog until we found him barking  14 by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately 15 rescue.Thanks to Lulu, four kittens and a fireman were saved.
That day, I was very 16 of Lulu for his two heroic  17 toward the kittens and the fireman.Lulu showed much compassion (同情) for both animals  18 him and for a human being who was trying to  19 the fire with his colleagues.
This true story of genuine love and compassion shows us that pets are loving,  20 and compassionate.We should love and protect them.One day they could do us a good turn.
1.A.damaged              B.destroyed               C.wounded         D.hurt
2.A.taking on          B.coming on        C.going on              D.keeping on
3.A.heat                      B.energy             C.fever               D.burn
4.A.by                       B.round              C.up                     D.back
5.A.return               B.honor                C.death               D.a(chǎn)ction
6.A.a(chǎn)nnounced        B.informed             C.communicated        D.claimed
7.A.tried                      B.wanted               C.managed              D.failed
8.A.safe                   B.safer                      C.lonely                    D.beautiful
9.A.pick out               B.pick up              C.bring on             D.bring up
10.A.scene                 B.position         C.situation          D.view
11.A.here                B.out                    C.in                          D.there
12.A.voice                     B.noise                     C.a(chǎn)ccent              D.sound
13.A.a(chǎn)cknowledged        B.recognized      C.heard                     D.listened
14.A.heavily              B.strongly             C.loudly                  D.happily
15.A.waiting for         B.waiting on              C.a(chǎn)sking for             D.looking for
16.A.surprised         B.satisfied             C.shamed              D.proud
17.A.things                    B.a(chǎn)ctions               C.dos                    D.reactions
18.A.a(chǎn)s                    B.like                   C.for                        D.to
19.A.put off               B.put away       C.put up                    D.put out
20.A.careful               B.careless         C.caring              D.carefree
1-5 ACBDC  6-10 BCABA  11-15 DDBCA  16-20 DBBDC

1.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:B .錯因分析:由于區(qū)分不開damage與destroy而誤選B
【答案解析】A?疾閯釉~詞義辨析。夏季經(jīng)常發(fā)生森林大火,故每年的大火使許多森林嚴重受損。damage損壞,毀壞;動作的承受者多為物,destroy指毀滅性的破壞;wound 尤指用刀、槍等傷害某人;hurt傷人的身體或感情。
2.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:D .錯因分析:如果分不清keep on是及物動詞則易誤選D
【答案解析】C?疾閯釉~短語辨析。這里需要一個表示“繼續(xù),持續(xù)”且相當于不及物動詞的詞組,只有g(shù)o on 符合
3.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:B .錯因分析:如果忽視前后場景的設(shè)置則易誤選B.
【答案解析】A?疾槊~詞義辨析。大火應(yīng)該產(chǎn)生熱。B表示“能量”;C表示“發(fā)燒”;D表示“燒傷”,均不符合句意。
4.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:B .錯因分析:如果忽視語境的設(shè)置可能會誤選。
【答案解析】D。根據(jù)語境,這里應(yīng)是等Lulu回來
5. 【錯解分析】典型錯誤:A .錯因分析:如果忽視前面場景的設(shè)置可能會選A。
【答案解析】C?疾槊~詞義辨析和推測能力。根據(jù)上文可知我沒有抱任何指望 Lulu能夠重新回來。故此句意思為:其實,我在等待著消防人員來告知我Lulu的死訊。
6.【錯解分析】典型錯誤: D.錯因分析:如果混淆動詞詞義,則極易誤選D。
【答案解析】B?疾閯釉~辨析。能夠用于“v.+ sb + that從句”結(jié)構(gòu)的只有A、B項;A項不符合語境。
7.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:A .錯因分析:如果分不清try to do 和manage to do 的區(qū)別則易誤選A。
【答案解析】C?疾橥茰y能力。根據(jù)后文,Lulu成功救出了4只小貓。
8.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:B .錯因分析:如果忽視前后的場景設(shè)置會誤選B,其實原來小貓所處的地方并不安全,也就談不上更安全了。
【答案解析】A?疾樾稳菰~詞義辨析。safe安全的;safer更安全的;lonely寂寞的;beautiful漂亮的。根據(jù)語境這里應(yīng)選safe。
9.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:A .錯因分析:如果混淆與pick 構(gòu)成的搭配則可能會誤選。
【答案解析】B?疾閯釉~短語辨析。pick out挑出;pick up接;bring on 引起;bring up撫養(yǎng)。根據(jù)上下文“我”同消防人員一起去接那四只被Lulu救了的小貓。
10.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:B .錯因分析:如果區(qū)分不開這幾個名詞則可能會誤選B
【答案解析】A?疾槊~詞義辨析。表示“現(xiàn)場”的只有A項。
11.【錯解分析】典型錯誤: A.錯因分析:如果忽視場景可能會誤選A。
【答案解析】D?疾橥茰y能力。根據(jù)下文“Then the sound of a dog came from the forest”,可知我們到達事故現(xiàn)場時Lulu并不在那里。
12.【錯解分析】典型錯誤: B.錯因分析:如果混淆這幾個名詞的義項可能會誤選B
【答案解析】D?疾槊~詞義辨析。根據(jù)后面的barking,這里應(yīng)填表示“聲音”的詞。A表示“說話聲,嗓音”,多用于人的聲音;B表示“噪音”,與語境不符;C表示“口音”。
13. 【錯解分析】典型錯誤:C .錯因分析:如果忽視語言文化習慣,按照漢語思維可能會誤選C
【答案解析】B。考查動詞詞義辨析。這里的意思是:我聽出了是我的狗在叫。acknowledge 承認;recognize分辨出,認出,(此處為聽出);hear聽見;listen聽,不及物。
14.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:D .錯因分析:如果忽視本文場景或主題則可能會誤選D
【答案解析】C?疾楦痹~詞義辨析。狗大聲地叫目的是為了呼喚人們,引起人們的注意,應(yīng)用loudly。
15. 【錯解分析】典型錯誤:C .錯因分析:如果忽視文章場景或理解錯誤可能會誤選C
【答案解析】A?疾閯釉~短語辨析。根據(jù)句意,該消防員身受重傷,只能是被動地等待別人來救援
16.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:B .錯因分析:如果忽視句式結(jié)構(gòu),混淆be proud of 或be satisfied with,則會誤選B
【答案解析】D。考查考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)語境和搭配應(yīng)選proud, be proud of表示“對……感到自豪”。
17.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:B .錯因分析:如果不了解dos是“要做的事情”,而不是表示“具體的行為”可能會誤選。
【答案解析】B?疾槊~辨析。表示具體的行為用action。
18.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:A .錯因分析:如果忽視前后場景,可能會誤選A
【答案解析B。考查介詞。這里是表示“像他這樣的動物”。
19.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:A .錯因分析:如果混淆與put構(gòu)成的固定搭配則可能誤選A。
【答案解析】D。考查動詞搭配。根據(jù)上下文及邏輯可知消防人員應(yīng)在滅火。put off推遲;put away把……收起來;put up舉起,張貼;put out撲滅。
20.【錯解分析】典型錯誤:A .錯因分析:如果忽視前后場景,弄不清幾個備選項的意思,可能會誤選A。
【答案解析】C?疾樾稳菰~詞義辨析。該空前的loving表示“有愛心的”,后面的compassionate表示“有同情心的”,這里應(yīng)填與其并列的caring“關(guān)心他人的”。
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When building houses, people used to think about not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.
Now, houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock(家畜).During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat.
People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas. Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor, builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy saving.
House building becomes a great challenge(挑戰(zhàn))to building designers and energy engineers. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy saving houses.
小題1:What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?
A.The climate of their areas.
B.The energy for their houses.
C.The fashions for their houses.
D.The building materials for their houses.
小題2:People in some areas gain a source of heat by _________.
A.keeping their livestock downstairs
B.protecting their livestock from the cold
C.sharing their houses only with their cows
D.living on the second floor with their livestock
小題3:The underlined words “natural law” in the third paragraph refer to the fact that ________.
A.heat raises the temperature in the houses
B.heat goes in the upward direction
C.heat goes up if temperature is raised
D.heat increases the temperature of rocks
小題4:From the passage, we can conclude that __________.
A.people will no longer consider building materials in the future
B.energy saving buildings will become more popular in the future
C.a(chǎn)lmost all people will move into the houses heated by large rocks
D.energy engineers will devote themselves only to modern technology.

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科目:高中英語 來源:不詳 題型:完形填空

閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)出可以填入空白的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more __36__, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its _37____everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _38___what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __39__for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __40__. I can still remember he was always __41____a smile and willing to help. He always __42__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He__43___just smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44___home
Weeks passed and the __45___ovre the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___47 __as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___48___standing by my desk. 
“I have something for you”he said and ____49____from behind his back a small box. __50___it to me, he said anxiously. “Open it,”I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my __51__saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said. “The box is nice, David, but it’s__52__”
“Oh no it isn’t,”said David. “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there”
Tears filled my eyes ___53___Iooked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____54___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___55___the little empty box set on my desk
小題1:
A.a(chǎn)nxiousB.courageousC.seriousD.cautious
小題2:
A.warningB.ringingC.callingD.yelling
小題3:
A.scoldedB.wonderedC.realizedD.learned
小題4:
A.modestlyB.naturallyC.inaccuratelyD.inappropriately
小題5:
A.popularB.upsetC.specialD.funny
小題6:
A.expressingB.deliveringC.wearingD.sharing
小題7:
A.practisedB.wanderedC.studiedD.stayed
小題8:
A.wouldB.shouldC.mightD.could
小題9:
A.a(chǎn)im atB.turn to C.put off D.head for
小題10:
A.a(chǎn)rgumentB.excitementC.movement D.program
小題11:
A.schoolB.year C.education D.program
小題12:
A.reliefB.returnC.vainD.control
小題13:
A.weaklyB.sadlyC.quietlyD.helplessly
小題14:
A.searchedB.found C.raisedD.pulled
小題15:
A.HoldingB.HandingC.SendingD.Leaving
小題16:
A.delightB.expectationC.a(chǎn)ppreciationD.surprise
小題17:
A.cheapB.emptyC.uselessD.improper
小題18:
A.a(chǎn)sB.untilC.becauseD.though
小題19:
A.a(chǎn)dvice B.supportC.a(chǎn)ttentionD.command
小題20:
A.fromB.behindC.overD.towards

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科目:高中英語 來源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

Dog walkers provide a 20 to 60-minute daily walk for a client’s(客戶)dog, making sure the dog answers the call of nature and gets proper exercise. They often walk more than one dog at a time. Some walkers work for dog-walking services, especially when starting out. Others have their own businesses, and build by word of mouth and advertising. Dog walkers often work part-time, and some provide other services like pet sitting or transporting.
In N.Y.C., dog walkers usually earn about $25 an hour. If you work for a dog-walking business, you may earn less-if you are on your own dealing with several dogs at the same time, it may be more.
What do you have to do to be a dog walker?
First, have a real love of dogs, and have a good knowledge of how to get on with dogs. Try calling dog-walking services to find out about openings. If you’re on your own, you’ll need to network and market yourself. You might advertise your services in pet offices, grooming businesses, or neighborhood papers. You will need business cards and a mobile phone, and have good references and a clean background. You’ll also have to deal with taxes and insurance. You should be physically fit, friendly, neatly dressed and extremely dependable. Many dog walkers are bonded(被擔保的)and insured, and this is a definite selling point to clients.
Of course, you will be cleaning up dog waste! You will also be outside in all kinds of weather. You may have to deal with dogs that don’t like each other ,and difficult owners. It’s also an up and down kind of business-clients can come and go.
For pet lovers, spending the workday with dogs instead of navigating office politics is its own reward! You are your own boss-you can dress casually, your doggy clients will love you unconditionally, and you’ll get some great exercise!
71. By writing the passage the writer tries to         .
A. introduce you to a job           B. enrich your knowledge about pets
C. advertise for a business         D. tell you more about life in New York
72. The passage offers no information about how to         as a dog walker.
A. find a client                    B. train a dog
C. get prepared                     D. make more money
73. One who wants to         may find the passage helpful.
A. take up a weekend job            B. keep a good pet dog
C. make money in his daily spare time  D. be a part-time office worker
74. The last paragraph but one (beginning with “Of course”) is meant to tell you         .
A. what dog-walking is like         B. why dog-walking is worth trying
C. the unknown part of dog-walking  D. the bad side of dog-walking
75. What does the underlined word casually in the last paragraph possibly mean?
A. as you like                      B. like a boss   
C. in a dog-friendly way            D. in nice clothes

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