My boss’s daughter was studying in the Philippines. He asked me if my husband and I could take care of her. He thought his daughter would be able to improve her English communication skills in this way.
After days of thinking, we agreed. He then brought her here and left after 3 days. I thought that my boss’s daughter was well-mannered, but that was wrong.
After a month of staying in the Philippines, she started to show her true colors. When my husband asked her what she wanted for breakfast, she answered him in a rude way. From then on, we experienced fights at home. There was a time when we didn’t talk to her for a week as a punishment of not being good to us. What I hated most was that she didn’t care about other people’s feelings. She ate ahead of us when we were still working and didn’t leave anything for us. So we had to separate her food from ours to avoid such a problem.
The worst thing about her was that she shouted at us. I was wondering if she did this to her parents. We told this to her parents, but unfortunately I didn’t think that solved the problem. This situation lasted for almost 8 months. Our patience was tested during that time.
We tried to teach her everything we could to make her a better person, but I guess 8 months may not to be enough. We even tried to understand her and adjust for her, but it didn’t work. I just hope that she learned something from us and from other Filipinos.
小題1:This passage is mainly about the writer’s experience of              .
A．trying to please her boss
B．changing a girl’s bad behavior
C．improving her communication skills
D．dealing with a teenage girl staying in her house
小題2:Why did the boss want his daughter to stay with the writer ?
A．Because he was too busy to take care of his daughter
B．Because he wanted his daughter to take a holiday there
C．Because he wanted his daughter to improve her English in this way
D．Because he wanted the writer to teach his daughter good manners .
小題3:What do the examples in paragraph 3 tell us ?
A．The daughter wasn’t behaving well.
B．The writer and her husband were careless.
C．The writer and her husband hated children.
D．The daughter tried her best to make others happy.
小題4:The underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 refers to               .
A．being patient with her
B．her parents punishing her
C．a(chǎn)sking her parents about her
D．telling her parents about her behavior
小題5:After reading the passage , we learn that               .
A．the writer had known the daughter was hard to deal with
B．the daughter learnt to behave well in the end
C．the writer didn’t enjoy the daughter’s stay
D．the daughter hated dealing with others

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C

小題1:主旨大意題。結(jié)合文章內(nèi)容可知作者和她丈夫答應(yīng)她老板的要求，照顧其女兒，通過相處卻發(fā)現(xiàn)這女孩是個很沒禮貌人。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合He thought his daughter would be able to improve her English communication skills in this way可知答案。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合可知作者所舉例子都是為了證明I thought that my boss’s daughter was well-mannered, but that was wrong。
小題4:詞義理解題。結(jié)合上下文句意，可知that指代的是We told this to her parents。
小題5:推理判斷題。結(jié)合I thought that my boss’s daughter was well-mannered, but that was wrong和作者所舉的例子不難看出作者不喜歡這女孩再留在自己家了。
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She then was diagnosed（診斷）with clinical depression．At first，I was very 8 ，but we still stayed in  __9___．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically  10 __ her and people were calling her  11 ．
Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I  12 you so much，and you didn’t even know you were ___13 me．”
We both cried．And a kind of  14 that I learn from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as warm as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someonethere．If you desert them，you will only be  15 yourself.
小題1:
A．followB．meetC．joinD．support
小題2:
A．scaredB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．worriedD．delighted
小題3:
A．temperB．interestC．confidenceD．shyness
小題4:
A．taking upB．getting throughC．going throughD．making up
小題5:
A．happierB．coolerC．strongerD．cleverer
小題6:
A．problemsB．shortcomingsC．partnersD．disabilities
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)dmitB．a(chǎn)cceptC．considerD． realize
小題8:
A．calmB．considerateC．upsetD．helpful
小題9:
A．placeB．touchC．controlD．mood
小題10:
A．confusedB．botheredC．remindedD．deserted
小題11:
A．crazyB．stubbornC．clumsyD．stupid
小題12:
A．expectB．influenceC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．demand
小題13:
A．urgingB．blamingC．helpingD．hurting
小題14:
A．honourB．favorC．pleasureD．lesson
小題15:
A．uncomfortableB．successfulC．guiltyD．reliable

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care．To water his flowers，he used two buckets．One was a shiny and new bucket．The other was a very old and dilapidated one，which had seen many years of service，but was now past its best．
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets．Then he would carry them along the path，one on each side，to the flowerbeds．The new bucket was very proud of itself．It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled(溢出)．The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes：before it reached the flowerbeds，much water had leaked along the path．
Sometimes the new bucket would say，“See how capable I am ! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day ! I don’t know why he still bothers with you．What a waste of space you are !”
And all that the old bucket could say was，“I know I’m not very useful，but I can only do my best．I'm happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me，at least. ”
One day，the gardener heard that kind of conversation．After watering the flowers as usual，he said，“You both have done your work very well．Now I am going to carry you back．I want you to look carefully along the path．”
Then the two buckets did so．All along the path，they noticed，on the side where the new bucket was carried，there was just bare(光禿禿的)earth；on the other side where the old bucket was carried，there was a joyous row of wild flowers，leading all the way to the garden．
小題1:What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean ?
A．dirty．B．dark．C．worn-out．D．plain-looking．
小題2:What was the old bucket ashamed of ?   
A．His past．B．His aging．C．His manner．D．His leaking．
小題3:The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _______.
A．laugh at the old oneB．take pity on the old one
C．show off its beautiful looksD．praise the gardener’s kindness
小題4:Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?
A．Because it was used to keep a balance．
B．Because it stayed in its best condition．
C．Because it was taken as a treasure．
D．Because it had its own function．

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