Five months after my husband Steve died, I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet（水龍頭）. I knew it needed repairs badly, but it _______ me so much just to think of it.
All our _______ life, I was the “artist” bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the”_______” one. He had a real gift for handling chores（家務活），_______ me from unpleasant repair jobs.
But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely _______ the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to _______ the challenge of getting things fixed.
I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house, he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. “Doesn’t your husband _______ this kind of work?” he asked. “It’s not hard.”
“He died months ago. When he was alive, he did all the repair jobs _______.” I said quietly. Ahmed looked at me _______, but he didn’t reply. He fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerhead. Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been.
He did a(n) _______ job. I asked him to name his fee. “No charge, Ma’am,” he said. “My father died early, and the neighbors helped my family through.”
By fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soul. Although I would sure carry the pain of _______ with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant _______ in the world.
小題1:
A．hurtB．puzzledC．costD．disappointed
小題2:
A．separateB．sharedC．spiritualD．social
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)ctiveB．boringC．carelessD．practical
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ttractingB．shelteringC．drivingD．prohibiting
小題5:
A．ignoredB．hatedC．cleanedD．missed
小題6:
A．come up withB．face up withC．look forward toD．step away from
小題7:
A．beginB．checkC．likeD．find
小題8:
A．gratefullyB．firmlyC．bravelyD．wonderfully
小題9:
A．strangelyB．innocentlyC．painfullyD．sympathetically
小題10:
A．terribleB．excellentC．importantD．dangerous
小題11:
A．lossB．failureC．fearD．regret
小題12:
A．friendshipB．devotionC．kindnessD．justice

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

試題分析：因丈夫去世仍然沉浸在悲痛之中的作者聽到水龍頭滴漏的聲音幾乎發(fā)瘋。丈夫生前包攬了所有家務，現(xiàn)在不得不自己面對。前來修理水龍頭的師傅得知作者丈夫去世，不僅免費幫助她修理了水龍頭，還做了其他一些室內(nèi)維修。這是因為修理師傅曾經(jīng)受惠于人。作者感到了人間溫暖。
小題1:考查動詞詞義及語境運用。從水龍頭滴漏需要修理，作者想起了去世的丈夫，這使她感到傷痛。 A. hurt 使傷痛；B. puzzled使困惑；C. cost使付出（代價）；D. disappointed使失望。故A項正確。
小題2:考查形容詞詞義及語境運用。 在兩人共同生活期間，作者是一位“藝術家”，將各種想象帶入家居之中，丈夫則是一位實際操作者， 將作者的各種想法付諸實施。A. separate 單獨的；B. shared 共有的；C. spiritual 精神上的；D. social 社交的。B項正確。
小題3:考查形容詞詞義及語境運用。妻子負責出主意，丈夫負責實際的操作。A. active 積極的；B. boring 單調(diào)的；C. careless 粗心的；D. practical 實際的。故選擇D項。
小題4:考查動詞詞義及語境運用。丈夫擅長家務，使妻子免于令人不快的各種居家修理工作。 A. attracting吸引；B. sheltering（提供）保護；shelter sb. from sth. 保護某人免受侵擾。C. driving 驅(qū)使；D. prohibiting禁止。B項正確。
小題5:考查動詞詞義及語境運用。作者因丈夫的早逝而悲傷與憤怒，以至于對居住的房子完全不管。A. ignored 忽視、置之不理；B. hated憎恨；C. cleaned打掃、清掃；D. missed想念、懷念。下文的滴水龍頭使她從悲痛中“醒來”面對現(xiàn)實，說明她忽略了實際生活。A項正確。
小題6:短語動詞詞義辨識及語境運用。水龍頭的滴漏使她清醒過來，面對現(xiàn)實生活中的困難。 A. come up with找到、想到；B. face up with面對；C. look forward to期盼；D. step away from遠離、躲避。B項正確。
小題7:考查動詞詞義及語境運用。看到水頭滴漏這樣的小事還要找修理工來做，前來修理的師傅感到不解：難道是作者的丈夫不喜歡此類雜務？A. begin 開始；B. check 檢查、查驗；C. like 喜歡；D. find發(fā)現(xiàn)、找到。C項正確。
小題8:考查副詞詞義及語境運用。作者告訴修理工，她丈夫在世的時候，居家維修是很棒的。 A. gratefully 充滿感激地；B. firmly 堅定地；C. bravely 勇敢地；D. wonderfully出色地。D項正確。
小題9:考查副詞詞義及語境運用。聽到作者說到自己丈夫去世，修理工表示同情。A. strangely怪異地；B. innocently 天真地；C. painfully痛苦地；D. sympathetically同情地。D項正確。
小題10:考查形容詞詞義及語境運用。修理工服務周到、工作出色。A. terrible糟糕的；B. excellent出色的；C. important重要的；D. dangerous危險的。B項正確。
小題11:考查名詞詞義及語境運用。作者雖然還會因為喪夫而悲痛，但心靈得到了慰藉。A. loss喪失；           B. failure失��；C. fear恐懼；D. regret后悔。A項正確。
小題12:考查名詞詞義及語境運用。修理工的舉動讓作者感覺到了人間的關愛。A. friendship友誼；B. devotion奉獻、專注；C. kindness關愛、仁愛；D. justice正義、公正。C項正確。
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小題3:After reading the article in the magazine, the author was probably______.
A．disappointedB．puzzledC．inspiredD．overjoyed

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The world is filled with smart，talented and gifted people．We meet them every day．A few days ago，my car was not running well．I pulled it into a garage，and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes．He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine．I was amazed．The sad truth is，great talent is not enough．
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn．I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100，000 a year．A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially．It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase，“They are one skill away from great wealth．”
There is an old saying that goes，“Job means ‘just over broke（破產(chǎn)）’”．And unfortunately，I would say that the saying applies to millions of people．Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence，most workers“ live within their means”．They work and they pay the bills．Instead I recommend young people to seek work for what they will learn，more than what they will earn．
When I ask the classes I teach，“How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?” almost all the students raise their hands．I then ask，“So if most of you can cook a better hamburger，how come McDonald’s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems．The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems．The world is filled with talented poor people ．They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger．
小題1:The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph that    ．
A．he is just one of the talented people
B．he is ready to help others
C．he has a sharp sense of hearing
D．he knows little about car repairing
小題2:The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by   ．
A．spend more than they can afford
B．do in their own way
C．live in their own circle
D．live within what they earn
小題3:Why do talented people earn so 1ittle according to the author?
A．They don’t work hard enough
B．They lack financial intelligence
C．They don’t make full use of their talents
D．They have no specialized skills．
小題4:The success of McDonald's lies in its         ．
A．skills at making hamburgersB．good business systems
C．talented workersD．excellent service
小題5:The main purpose of the author is to tell us          ．
A．how young people can find a satisfactory job
B．what schools should teach students
C．why so many talented people are poor
D．how McDonald’s makes much money

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