Fill Her Tank First
The summer of 1975 I’d just graduated from college in Southern California and received a 1968 Ford Capri for a graduation present. I had my first job, in Los Angeles. One Sunday night, __36__ myself a very independent grown-up, I left my uncle’s place in South Laguna after a visit, without __37__ to him that I had less than an __38__ of a tank of gas and no cash to buy __39__ on the way to L.A. I pulled onto the Pacific Coast Highway and watched the needle __40__ as I headed north. When I started running on fumes, I pulled into a __41__. There was no self-service __42__; there were no credit cards, no ATMs.
I begged the guy at the station. I __43__ write him a check for gas, I said, or I could sleep in my car and try to __44__ to a town with a bank the next morning. As he was informing me that I could sleep in my car but he’d have me __45__, a station wagon __46__ to the next pump. The driver--- a thin, plain, middle-aged guy---overheard the tail end of my __47__ request. As the attendant went to serve him, he nodded at me. “__48__ her tank first,” he said.
“Really?” I said. Hope __49__. “Oh, thank you. Thank you. But please. I just need two dollars’ __50__. I just need to go home.”
“Fill it,” he __51__ to the attendant. Then to me, “You will do the same one day, for someone else.”
I keep looking for that unlucky young person, __52__ to save her night on the road. Meanwhile, in case she never __53__ up, I try for other acts of random kindness. That __54__ driver is always at the pump a few feet away, __55__ the attendant to fill mine first.
小題1:
A．thinkingB．hopingC．knowingD．showing
小題2:
A．confirmingB．convincingC．a(chǎn)dmittingD．concerning
小題3:
A．eightyB．eightC．eighthD．eighths
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)notherB．moreC．muchD．some
小題5:
A．dropB．increaseC．reduceD．decrease
小題6:
A．train stationB．bus stationC．railway stationD．gas station
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)t one timeB．a(chǎn)t a timeC．a(chǎn)t timesD．a(chǎn)t that time
小題8:
A．couldB．mightC．shouldD．must
小題9:
A．scrambleB．driveC．climbD．walk
小題10:
A．orderedB．helpedC．warnedD．a(chǎn)rrested
小題11:
A．went upB．drove upC．pulled upD．drew into
小題12:
A．triedB．succeededC．reasonedD．failed
小題13:
A．FillB．FilledC．FillingD．To fill
小題14:
A．increasedB．raisedC．a(chǎn)ccumulatedD．fired
小題15:
A．valueB．worthyC．worthD．money
小題16:
A．pardonedB．repeatedC．saidD．spoke
小題17:
A．ensuringB．supposingC．hopingD．considering
小題18:
A．showsB．goesC．growsD．comes
小題19:
A．easy-goingB．politeC．powerfulD．quiet
小題20:
A．introducingB．instructingC．interestingD．interacting

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

試題分析:本文主要講的是1975年夏天我剛畢業(yè)，獲得了一份汽車大禮，在洛杉磯找到了我的第一份工作，那天去看我叔叔后回家路上由于汽油沒有多少了，駛?cè)敫咚俾泛笕ゼ佑驼炯佑偷男睦砗陀驼竟ぷ魅藛T要給我加油過程中發(fā)生的是否幫我加油的事情。最后我得到了幫助，并希望把幫助傳承下去。
小題1:A 動詞辨析。A 思考；B 希望； C 知道；D展示；根據(jù)上下文意思，作者已經(jīng)有工作，應(yīng)該是成年，而且作者說自己離開叔叔家沒有告訴叔叔她的車子的汽油已經(jīng)快用完了，也沒有錢加更多的汽油。由此可知，作者認(rèn)為自己是非常自立的人，故A正確。
小題2:C 動詞辨析；A 證實；B 使信服；C 承認(rèn)； D 關(guān)心；根據(jù)上文可知，作者自認(rèn)為自己是自立的成年人，汽油完了也要自己去解決，所以此空填“admitting”表示：不向他承認(rèn)汽油不夠的事實，其它選項句意不通。故C正確。
小題3:C 數(shù)詞辨析。這里要表達(dá)我汽車油箱里有不到八分之一了，八分之一表達(dá)“an eighth”相當(dāng)于 “one eighth”，故C正確。
小題4:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，作者的油箱里有一些汽油，此時再買一些汽油就是更多的了，結(jié)合50空后面一句“I just need to go home.”說明再買就更多了；故B正確。
小題5:A 動詞辨析。A 下降； B 增加； C 減少； D 減少；根據(jù)本句意思：作者說她把車開上太平洋海岸線高速，在向北開的路上她看著儀表上的指針慢慢下降。指針不能減少，油量可以減少，故A正確。
小題6:D 名詞辨析。A 火車站； B 汽車站； C 地鐵站； D 加油站；作者說她的車開始冒煙了，應(yīng)該是汽油快用完了，所以她把車開進(jìn)了一個加油站。下文作者說她“write him a check for gas”；故D正確。
小題7:D 介詞短語辨析。A 曾經(jīng)； B 一次，每次；C 有時，間或；D在那時；上句提到：她把車開進(jìn)了一個加油站。就在那時，她發(fā)現(xiàn)加油站里沒有自動服務(wù)，沒有信用卡也沒有ATM取款機(jī)。故D 正確。
小題8:A 情態(tài)動詞辨析。A 可以； B 或許； C 應(yīng)該； D 必需；根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容：作者因為沒有錢，只能去求站里的那家伙，請求別人會說：could語氣比較委婉，下文作者說到她可以睡在車?yán)�，第二天就、、、；可知A正確。
小題9:D 上下文串聯(lián)。A 爬行，攀登；B 開車； C 爬； D 走；作者說到她可以睡在車?yán)�，第二天就�?jīng)盡力走到一個有銀行的鎮(zhèn)里去取錢還加油站工作人員；故D正確。
小題10:D 動詞辨析。 A 命令； B 幫助； C 警告； D 拘留；根據(jù)內(nèi)容：這個服務(wù)員似乎太沒人情味了，作者已承諾開支票或睡在車?yán)锏诙烊″X來償還，可是他仍然不動搖，服務(wù)員說可以讓我睡在車?yán)�，但他要扣留我，以防我不給錢.故D正確。
小題11:C 動詞短語辨析。A 上升，提高； B 開車上   C 停車；D 進(jìn)入；貨車開到加油的管那里就停下來，故C正確。
小題12:D 動詞辨析。A 嘗試；B 成功； C 原因； D失��；那個司機(jī)偶然聽到我的請求加油意思，結(jié)合上文意思：服務(wù)員沒有答應(yīng)作者的請求，作者沒能成功加到油。故D正確。
小題13:A 根據(jù)上文：由于服務(wù)員過去給別人加油，別人又聽到我說的乞求的話，故別人就想先讓加油。本句是祈使句，故填動詞原形；選A正確。
小題14:A 動詞辨析。A 增加； B 提高； C 積累； D 點燃；根據(jù)上文作者聽到那人說先給我加油，作者應(yīng)該是感到能加油的希望越來越大；故A正確。
小題15:C 形容詞辨析。下文提到作者只是想回到家就可以了，所以作者加值兩美元的汽油就可以了；故C 正確。
小題16:B 動詞辨析。 A 再說一遍； B 重復(fù)一次；C 說； D 講；上文已經(jīng)說了：“fill her tank first”，這時又說：“Fill it”,且pardon一般是由于問者對他人的言語聽不清楚而發(fā)；repeat強(qiáng)調(diào)與前文內(nèi)容重復(fù)就可以用，故B 正確。
小題17:C 動詞辨析。A 確保； B 假設(shè)； C 希望；D 考慮；上文那位先生說作者會在將來某一天為另外的某些人做同樣的事，也就是幫助他人，于是作者盼望著那么一個不幸的年輕人（遇到困難）讓她有機(jī)會去幫助。故C正確。
小題18:A 動詞辨析。 A 出現(xiàn)； B 去； C 成長； D 來；作者說：“同時，如果那個需要幫助的人不出現(xiàn)，我就嘗試做其它善事”；故A正確。
小題19:D 形容詞辨析。 A 容易相處的； B 有禮貌的； C 有力量的； D 安靜的；文中男士給人的感覺就是不說很多話的。故D正確。
小題20:B 動詞辨析。A 介紹； B 命令； C 有趣的； D 相互；當(dāng)時服務(wù)員不想給我加油是怕我不能給錢給他，所以作者得到別人的幫忙，別人一直很想幫助我，所以是命令服務(wù)員給作者加油。故B正確。
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THE CHARM OF CHARITY
A poor young man lost his job and had no one to help him. Helpless, homeless and hopeless, he decided to commit suicide. He   36  all the coins he had with him and bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper. He opened the packet and started to eat his last food   37  an old beggar approached him. With trembling lips, the beggar told him that he hadn’t had anything to eat for several days and was too weak to walk. The young man felt   38 . So he didn’t eat the banana.   39 , he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and   40__  him. While leaving, the beggar gave him a very old coin, saying, “Thank you very much. You gave me everything you had. Kindly accept this coin as my gift   41  your kindness.”
After the old man left, he   42  glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a（n）  43  from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone   44  old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple   45 , he carried the coin to the agency after   46  it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who   47  the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a   __48  ! It is very   49  and several centuries old. It is worth a（n）  50  !” Jumping with joy on receiving the   51  amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to   52  his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed   53  and enthusiasm about the future.
Kindness will be   54 . It always comes back! As William Wordsworth wrote,“ The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of   55  and love.”
小題1:
A．collectB．spreadC．spottedD．donated
小題2:
A．whileB．whenC．before D．until
小題3:
A．worriedB．nervousC．pityD．guilty
小題4:
A．Still B．ThusC．BesidesD．Instead
小題5:
A．scoldedB．a(chǎn)dmiredC．respectedD．thanked
小題6:
A．in search forB．in terms ofC．in return forD．in favor of
小題7:
A．carelesslyB．purposelyC．ImmediatelyD．normally
小題8:
A．suggestionB．a(chǎn)dvertisementC．a(chǎn)ppealD．requirement
小題9:
A．possessingB．seeingC．orderingD．deserving
小題10:
A．distrustB．curiosityC．wonderD．hobby
小題11:
A．replyingB．repeatingC．contactingD．begging
小題12:
A．charged B．consistedC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．managed
小題13:
A．shameB．prizeC．surpriseD．pleasure
小題14:
A．privateB．freshC．rareD．casual
小題15:
A．valueB．fortuneC．wealth D．effort
小題16:
A．unexpectedB．unluckyC．unlimitedD．unnoticed
小題17:
A．hideB．shareC．coverD．spare
小題18:
A．wisdomB．chanceC．hopeD．luck
小題19:
A．changedB．damaged C．lostD．rewarded
小題20:
A．courage B．promiseC．memoryD．kindness

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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）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并從答題卡上將該選項涂黑。
I sat in the all-too-quiet waiting room of the cancer center, counting the minutes until my treatment. I thought I'd 36 it two years ago, but it was back. After my   37   diagnosis, Nom and Dad had driven more than l,200 miles from their home to be with me for three  38  while I was getting over from   39  and chemotherapy(化療). When the cancer returned last, they, once again,   40   it here , too. They waited for hours while I received my treatments------Dad with his  41  and Mom with a magazine.
But now, they were   42  in Westlake.
My children are  43  and my four brothers live far from my home outside Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.  I knew   44 of them would come if  asked, but I didn't want to  45   them,even with the intense    46 I felt.
I   47  picked one of the magazines on the end table beside me and couldn't help  wishing my  48  were there inside. One publication caught my   49 , a magazine I liked best and had   50   to ages ago. I couldn't tell you the last time when I'd read an issue. I   51  it up and I started right in with the letters to the   52  .
"I love  53  my copy every month," the first letter began. The author mentioned a daughter who  54   in Clinton, Pennsylvania. Huh, that's funny. I thought. That's my town! I read the letter to the end, where my   55  fell upon the author's signature:
"Thank you, Margie and Tom Parrish, Westlake, Louisiana"
Alone? Hardly. Margie and Tom-or as I call them, Mom and Dad-were right beside me,even now.
小題1:
A．treatedB．beatenC．infectedD．operated
小題2:
A．firstB．terribleC．invisibleD．last
小題3:
A．daysB．monthsC．yearsD．hours
小題4:
A．illnessB．hospitalC．workD．surgery
小題5:
A．madeB．putC．hopedD．a(chǎn)rrived
小題6:
A．penB．glassesC．BibleD．smile
小題7:
A．in hospitalB．back homeC．a(chǎn)t workD．in town
小題8:
A．younB．caringC．strugglingD．full-grown
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)nyB．someC．noneD．both
小題10:
A．scareB．disappointC．surpriseD．trouble
小題11:
A．lonelinessB．prideC．happinessD．a(chǎn)nger
小題12:
A．half-heartedlyB．carefullyC．seriouslyD．a(chǎn)nxiously
小題13:
A．brothersB．childrenC．friendsD．parents
小題14:
A．thoughtB．mindC．eyeD．hand
小題15:
A．referredB．subscribedC．turnedD．contributed
小題16:
A．putB．pickedC．setD．broke
小題17:
A．editorB．writerC．producerD．reader
小題18:
A．editingB．sendingC．receivingD．organizing
小題19:
A．studiedB．workedC．diedD．lived
小題20:
A．gazeB．touchC．thoughtD．sense

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck,talent,and circumstances don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is.
However,to succeed in life,one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And,in addition to that,in order to get really good at something,one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing.To become great at certain things,it’ll require even more time,time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do ,it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success,you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost.It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent,but thinking that way does you no good,and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do,if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out,almost to the point of addiction,and over a long period of time.If you’re not willing to put in the time and work,don’t expect to receive any rewards.Consistent, hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
小題1:Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.
A．the reasons for successB．the meaning of success
C．the standards of successD．the importance of success
小題2:In Paragraph 2,the underlined word that refers to ______.
A．being good at somethingB．setting a practical goal
C．putting in more timeD．succeeding in life
小題3:Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ______.
A．work makes one feel painB．one tends to enjoy his work
C．one gives up his work easilyD．it takes a lot of time to succeed
小題4:What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A．Successful people like to show their great skills.
B．People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.
C．People need to achieve success at the cost of life.
D．It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.
小題5:What is the main theme of the passage?
A．Having a goal is vital to success.
B．Being good is different from being great.
C．One cannot succeed without time and practice.
D．Luck,talent and family help to achieve success.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the   26  , shouting angrily at each other. He___27    his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in    28   at each other ?” The disciples   29    for a while and one of them said, “ Because we   30__   our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout    31   the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n)   32   manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none   33   the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their   ___34   . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to  35   each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to __36    that great distance. What   37__    when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very  38   . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.”
The wise man  39    , “When they love each other even more, they do not   __40   , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they   41 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s   42  . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you   43  , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more.   44   there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to  45  . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
小題1:
A．roofB．platformC．bankD．street
小題2:
A．referred toB．a(chǎn)ttended toC．shouted toD．turned to
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)ngerB．excitementC．disappointmentD．surprise
小題4:
A．thoughtB．relaxedC．listenedD．waited
小題5:
A．controlB．disturbC．loseD．enjoy
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)s long asB．in caseC．whenD．unless
小題7:
A．softB．impressiveC．weakD．responsible
小題8:
A．encouragedB．satisfiedC．entertainedD．bothered
小題9:
A．directionsB．bodiesC．goalsD．hearts
小題10:
A．hurtB．a(chǎn)ttackC．understandD．hear
小題11:
A．keepB．measureC．coverD．shorten
小題12:
A．mattersB．happensC．worksD．succeeds
小題13:
A．closeB．hugeC．specialD．open
小題14:
A．doubtedB．continuedC．repliedD．promised
小題15:
A．passB．cryC．careD．speak
小題16:
A．sometimesB．stillC．evenD．ever
小題17:
A．nothingB．a(chǎn)llC．oneD．something
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)rgueB．a(chǎn)pologizeC．criticizeD．explain
小題19:
A．Worse stillB．ThereforeC．Or elseD．Besides
小題20:
A．beatB．followC．walkD．return

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