Children find meanings in their old family tales.  
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,        all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly         , he loaded his family into the car and          them to see family members in Canada with a         , “There are more important things in life than money.”
The          took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a          house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was          that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed (重復(fù)) their great-grandfather’s. What they          about was how warm the people were in the house and how much of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through           times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon (現(xiàn)象) reflects a growing         in telling tales, evidenced (證明) by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university          of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to          parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The          is telling the stories in a way children can hear. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that         , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited (適合) to the child’s         , and make eye contact to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children what they should take from the story and what the moral is.
小題1:
A．missedB．lostC．forgotD．ignored
小題2:
A．friendlessB．worthlessC．pennilessD．homeless
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A．fetchedB．a(chǎn)llowedC．expectedD．took
小題4:
A．hope B．promiseC．suggestionD．belief
小題5:
A．taleB．a(chǎn)greementC．a(chǎn)rrangementD．report
小題6:
A．largeB．smallC．newD．grand
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A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．disappointedD．worried
小題8:
A．talkedB．caredC．wroteD．heard
小題9:
A．goodB．hardC．oldD．modern
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．skillC．interestD．a(chǎn)nxiety
小題11:
A．studyB．designC．partyD．staff
小題12:
A．provideB．retellC．supportD．refuse
小題13:
A．troubleB．giftC．factD．trick
小題14:
A．meansB．endsC．beginsD．proves
小題15:
A．needsB．a(chǎn)ctivitiesC．hobbiesD．habits

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

試題分析：本文通過Stephen Guyer給他三個孩子講述他祖父艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè)的故事而引起孩子的共鳴，這樣有助于他們渡過難關(guān)，也可以緩解他們的精神壓力，消除生氣和焦慮。
小題1:考查動詞辨析：A. missed錯過，B. lost失去，C. forgot忘記，D. ignored忽視，他給他們講述了他爺爺----一個銀行家，在20世紀(jì)30年代失去了一切，但沒有忘記他最重視的東西。本句中的but后面的lose sight of已經(jīng)暗示應(yīng)該填入lost.故選項B正確。
小題2:考查形容詞辨析：A. friendless沒有朋友的，B. worthless一文不值的，C. penniless身無分文的，D. homeless無家可歸的，根據(jù)上文 ________ (lost) all in 1930s,…可知此空格應(yīng)填入penniless(身無分文).選C。
小題3:考查動詞辨析：此句應(yīng)理解為爺爺用車把全家人帶到加拿大。選項A意為“去取”；選項B意為“允許”；選項C意為“期望”；選項D意為“帶走”。故選項D正確。
小題4:考查名詞辨析：A. hope希望，B. promise許諾，C. suggestion建議，D. belief信念，空后的句子為“there are more important things in life than money”.此句應(yīng)為設(shè)空處的同位語。改句不是爺爺?shù)囊环N“希望”、“諾言”或“建議”，而是爺爺?shù)囊环N“信念”。故答案為選項D.
小題5:考查名詞辨析：A. tale故事，B. agreement  協(xié)議，C. arrangement安排，D. report報告，根據(jù)首段最后一詞Children find meanings in their old family tales.以及第二段整段內(nèi)容可知，選項A為最佳選項。
小題6:考查形容詞辨析：A. large大的，B. small   小的，C. new新的，D. grand偉大的，本句可改為Mr. Guyer downsized from a more expensive and comfortable one to…h(huán)ouse.改后可知Mr. Guyer原來所住的房子價格不菲，而且住起來非常舒適，而現(xiàn)在卻住在一個小房間里。故答案為B.
小題7:考查形容詞辨析：由于居住條件變得很差，所以Mr. Guyer擔(dān)心孩子們會感到不舒服。選項A意為“感到吃驚的”；選項B意為“感到煩惱的”；選項C意為“感到失望的”；選項D意為“擔(dān)心的”。故選項D正確。
小題8:考查動詞辨析：從上下文可知，孩子們并沒有因為居住條件變得糟糕而感到不舒服，他們關(guān)心的是這所房子里的一家人有多溫暖、他們的心有多么貼近。選項A意為“談?wù)摗�；選項B意為“關(guān)心”；選項C意為“寫關(guān)于……的內(nèi)容”；選項D意為“聽說”。故B正確。
小題9:考查形容詞辨析：A. good好的，B. hard困難的，C. old舊的，D. modern現(xiàn)代的， through hard times意為“度過艱難時期”。選B。
小題10:考查名詞辨析：講故事的專家說，這種現(xiàn)象反映了人們對講故事越來越感興趣，這一點從不斷增加對各種事件以及節(jié)日故事的講述中得到印證。選項A意為“爭辯”；選項B意為“技巧；技能”；選項C意為“興趣”；選項D意為“焦慮；擔(dān)憂”。故選項C正確。
小題11:考查名詞辨析：根據(jù)句義可知，此處是指一項對65個家庭所做的研究。選項A意為“研究”；選項B意為“設(shè)計”；選項C意為“委員會”；選項D意為“全體職工”。故選項A正確。
小題12:考查動詞辨析：A. provide提供，B. retell復(fù)述，C. support支持，D. refuse拒絕， 通過全文可知通過父母給孩子講故事再讓孩子復(fù)述故事這一過程，孩子們減少了生氣和焦慮。故B正確。
小題13:考查名詞辨析：A. trouble困難，B. gift禮物，C. fact事實，D. trick詭計，訣竅，此句意為:講故事的訣竅使用孩子能夠傾聽故事的方式來講(故事)。Trick意為“訣竅”。故D正確。
小題14:考查動詞辨析：A. means意味著，B. ends結(jié)束，C. begins開始，D. proves證明，…that begins意為“是這樣開始的”。此題從后面的敘述提示可以知道答案。故選C.
小題15:考查名詞辨析：根據(jù)上文可知，所講的故事應(yīng)該符合孩子們的“需要(needs)”,而不是“活動(activities)”、“判斷(judgments)”或者“習(xí)慣(habits)”。故選A.
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation(甘蔗種植園) in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed(耕) the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox(牛), guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.
It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.
I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.
When I was seven, I got work at a golf course(高爾夫球場) near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.
The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴樹枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick. 
小題1:The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______.
A．easyB．boringC．interestingD．unusual
小題2:The writer learned that_______ from his first job.
A．he should work for those who he liked most
B．he should work longer than what he was expected
C．he should never fail to say hello to his owner
D．he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for
小題3:_______ gave the writer self-esteem.
A．Having a family of eight people
B．Owning his own golf course
C．Bringing money back home to help the family
D．Helping his father with the work on the plantation

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has　　me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier　　, my mother was telling me“Don’t watch the　　when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the　　, so he’ll know you　　it. ”

My mother thus made the key point of a(n)　　apology: It must be direct. You must never　　to be doing something else. You do not　　a pile of letters while apologizing to a person　　in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your　　. You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat　　, by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad　　.
One of the important things we should do for an　　apology is a readiness to　　the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no　　for the other person to　　us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling　　about themselves. That, after all, is the　　of every apology. It　　little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s　　encourages others to take their share of the blame.
小題1:
A．providedB．mixed
C．compared D．treated
小題2:
A．dreamsB．courses
C．memories D．ideas
小題3:
A．sideB．ground
C．wall D．bottom
小題4:
A．mindB．soul
C．face D．eye
小題5:
A．imagine B．enjoy
C．mean D．regret
小題6:
A．usefulB．successful
C．equalD．basic
小題7:
A．pretend B．forget
C．refuseD．expect
小題8:
A．hold on B．put away
C．look through D．pick up
小題9:
A．poorerB．weaker
C．worseD．lower
小題10:
A．faultB．reasonC．resultD．duty
小題11:
A．cruellyB．freely
C．roughlyD．foolishly
小題12:
A．mannersB．excuses
C．effortsD．roles
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ctive B．effective
C．extraD．easy
小題14:
A．raiseB．perform
C．a(chǎn)dmitD．bear
小題15:
A．situationB．need
C．sign D．room
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)dvise B．forgive
C．warn D．blame
小題17:
A．wiserB．warmer
C．betterD．cleverer
小題18:
A．purposeB．method
C．endD．a(chǎn)dvantage
小題19:
A．caresB．matters
C．dependsD．remains
小題20:
A．facts B．states
C．rightsD．a(chǎn)ctions

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease (老年癡呆). Until then she had been a bright, cheerful woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a puzzled way and ask, “Who are you?”  I would answer, “I'm your son.”  “Where do you live?”  She would ask. “In California”, I would tell her. “Isn't that interesting,” she would say, “I have a son in California.”
She seemed simply forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, but later on she would go through periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life crying uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were unattended for a short time.   
Hoping to please her and put her mind at ease I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a child. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I pictured my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some response. She shook her head and said, “I want to go home.”
Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a place, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much younger, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering where I would have gone in mind if someday I couldn’t find home and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some alarming symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday if and when I become even more cloudy minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your guidance.               
小題1:What's the main idea of the first two paragraphs?
A．The author’s mother suffered with serious Alzheimer's disease.
B．The author’s mother forgot who’s his son.
C．The author didn’t know how to cure his mother.
D．The author’s mother couldn’t find her home.
小題2:What is not the symptom of the author’s mother ? 
A．cheerfulB．confusedC．forgetfulD．uneasy
小題3: What’s the meaning of the underlined word “pictured”?
A．photographedB．a(chǎn)ppearedC．describedD．painted
小題4:What can you infer from the third paragraph?
A．The author care much about his mother.
B．The author’s mother was fond of pet lambs.
C．The author saw a little girl playing with a pet lamb.
D．The author’s mother didn’t like her usual home.
小題5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Take Mother Home.
B．Everyone will suffer with Alzheimer's disease.
C．A story about a son and a mother.
D．Where Is Home?

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