Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t  36  drive to a store and back home. He always looks  37  up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 38  such as strange cars, loud noises,  39  windows , or people gathering on street corners.
Tim  40  to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group  41  on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s   42  Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community  43  . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police  44  their homes , streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman , president of  45  neighborhood watch group , agrees with Tim . “People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not  46  them. Well , it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 47  to steal from other people or to make them feel  48 sitting in their own homes.
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors  49  out for one another. “We 50 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends .Usually a 51  of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 52  . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 53 ,  or someone destroying property（財產(chǎn)）, we report to the police.”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups   54 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they don’t do  55  .”
小題1:
A．yetB．still C．justD．rather
小題2:
A．carefullyB．clearlyC．nervouslyD．coldly
小題3:A. familiar  B. unusual       C expensive.   D. interesting
小題4:
A．curtained B．openC．old D．broken
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ttends B．belongsC．goes D．turns
小題6:
A．meetsB．quarrelsC．sings D．searches
小題7:
A．where B．why C．whenD．how
小題8:
A．politicsB．wealthC．health D．safety
小題9:
A．keep B．holdC．let D．protect
小題10:
A．its B．his C．theirD．your
小題11:
A．roundB．on C．a(chǎn)bout D．to
小題12:
A．right B．changeC．courageD．mind
小題13:
A．unluckyB．unsafeC．disappointedD．discouraged
小題14:
A．set B．letC．holdD．look
小題15:
A．careB．enterC．watchD．manage
小題16:
A．groupB．set C．numberD．crowd
小題17:
A．judges B．policeC．fireman D．doctors
小題18:
A．workB．burden C．serviceD．trouble
小題19:
A．produceB．find C．getD．help
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)nythingB．everythingC．harmD．wrong

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:C
小題11:D
小題12:A
小題13:B
小題14:D
小題15:C
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:D
小題19:D
小題20:B
本文記敘的是Tim Becker和他的鄰居努力地使他們的鄰里無煩無慮、安全通暢而做的一些工作。
小題1:考查副詞。 Tim Becker和他的鄰居正在盡力而為使他們的鄰里無煩無慮，安全通暢。自然每每Tim Becker開車出門購物就不僅僅只是(not just)開車去開車會，而是還有別的事情要做。注意選項與not搭配及意義。not yet尚未； not still不動；not just不僅僅，不只是；not rather不愿。
小題2:考查副詞。 他總是在鄰里的街道上上下下仔細地(carefully)查看。 carefully小心地, 謹慎地；clearly明顯地，無疑地；nervously神經(jīng)緊張地，不安地；coldly冷淡地。
小題3:考查形容詞。 查看是否有象陌生的也許昂貴的(expensive)車子或喧嘩的噪音之類的不熟悉的(familiar)，令他感興趣的(interesting)，而異常的(unusual)任何事情。familiar熟悉的, 常見的, 聽慣的；unusual不平常的, 與眾不同的, 異常的;  expensive花費的, 昂貴的；interesting有趣味的, 引起好奇/注意的。注意such as后跟名詞作同位語。
小題4:考查形容詞。與前面strange cars, loud noises構(gòu)成并列意義不應(yīng)是開著的(open)、舊的(old)、掛有窗簾的(curtained)窗戶，而是破了的(broken)窗戶。
小題5:考查動詞。 Tim Becker 屬于一個鄰里監(jiān)護隊。attend to留心，照顧, 護理；belong to屬于，歸屬于；go to相當于，促成，付出，求助于；turn to轉(zhuǎn)向，求取于，變成，開始工作。
小題6:考查動詞。 鄰里監(jiān)護隊每月第三個周二碰頭開會(meet)，而不是爭吵(quarrel)，唱歌(sing)，調(diào)查(search)。后文gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community safety 有所暗示。
小題7:考查連詞。前后照應(yīng) 根據(jù)前文on the third Wednesday of every month 作出判斷，可以得出選擇。
小題8:考查名詞。 從前文Tim Becker的行為可以看出，他們聚集在一起研討社區(qū)的安全(safety)問題，而非政治(politics)，健康(health)，財富(wealth)問題。    
小題9:考查動詞。 幫助警察以便使(keep)他們的家、街道和家人的安全.此句的結(jié)構(gòu)為V+賓語+形容詞。keep sb.+ adj.使某人怎么樣，保持某一狀態(tài)；hold保存，保留；let允許，讓；protect保護，保衛(wèi)；后三者均不用于此結(jié)構(gòu)。
小題10:考查代詞。 他們的(their)鄰里監(jiān)護隊的隊長。
小題11:考查介詞。 sth happen to sb.為固定結(jié)構(gòu)，but not表示并列，后跟相同搭配。
小題12:考查名詞。 任何人都可能有機會(chance)、勇氣(courage)和心思(mind)，但卻沒有權(quán)力(right)去偷別人的東西或使別人感到不安全。
小題13:考查形容詞。 沒有權(quán)力使別人坐在自己家里而感到不安全，與前文偷東西等安全問題聯(lián)系起來，就不可能是幸運(unlucky)與否，失望(disappointed)與否，灰心沮喪(discouraged)與否的問題。  
小題14:考查動詞。 所有的鄰居都要相互注意留神(look out)，提高警惕。set out出發(fā), 開始，擺出, 陳列；let out放寬(衣服)；出租(車、馬等)；hold out給予，堅持，忍耐；伸出；look out注意，留神。
小題15:考查動詞。我們應(yīng)該相互看護(watch)好相互的家。前文已有所暗示，與后文keep watch on一致。care注意, 照料，關(guān)心；enter進入，加入；watch 注視，注意，看守, 守護, 監(jiān)視；manage管理, 控制。
小題16:考查名詞。前文已有所暗示。四、五個人形成一組/隊(group)。group組, 團, 群，通常指人組成的群體，成員可多可少；set套, 副, 批，通常指成套組裝的東西；number數(shù), 數(shù)字；crowd人群, 群眾, 一堆(東西)，通常指擁擠的人群。
小題17:考查名詞。 如果看到有什么事情不對勁，就叫其職責(zé)是處理日常安全事務(wù)的警察(police)，而不一定叫法官(judge)，fireman(消防員)或是大夫(doctor)。前文help the police keep their homes, streets, and families safe和后文we report to the police已經(jīng)有所暗示。
小題18:考查名詞。發(fā)現(xiàn)一群十幾歲的孩子似乎想搗亂，想找麻煩(trouble)。look for service找服務(wù)；look for trouble找麻煩；look for work找工作；burden負擔(dān)，重任，要點，主題，通常不與look for連用且與文意不符。
小題19:考查動詞。 在制止犯罪方面鄰里監(jiān)護隊起到了輔助(help)的作用，充當了助手的功能，而不是制造(produce)，發(fā)現(xiàn)(find)或得到(get)什么。      
小題20:考查代詞。 警察很好，但他們并不可能每件事情(everything)都做得到。anything與not連用表示全部否定；everything與not連用表示部分否定。do harm/wrong(to sb.)傷害/委屈某人。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

What’s in a name? Well, apparently, our general happiness. Psychologists say that what we are called has a direct connection with our well-being (幸福).
     Those called Judy and Joshua are the happiest, while Lynn or Ben is likely to be the unhappiest, according to research. Psychologist Dr David Holmes found that this might due to the association(聯(lián)想)that others made with the name. Hearing the name Judy may make them think of actress Judi Dench or TV presenter Judy Finnigan, people who are seen as good natured and happy. On the other hand, people think Paulines are unhappy because of the character Pauline Fowler from the TV programme East Enders. The research claims that this association influences the person with the name and so their personality becomes shaped to fit it. Dr David Holmes said, "This also has some relation with the original meaning of the name. For example, the original meaning of Judy is 'praised’."
     Certain names also work well in certain aspects of life. In the workplace Richard and Judy are happiest, while those called Ruth and Carly are happiest in relationships. At the other end of the scale the unhappiest workers are Stuart and Liz, with the unhappiest in relationships being Frank and Harriet.
       Dr Holmes said, "The relation we have with certain names, particularly important namesakes(同名者), also shapes how we see ourselves and so may have an effect on our confidence. Names are like product brands in having a powerful effect on attitudes and should therefore be chosen with care."
      "Other names are connected with being brave, outgoing or serious. Therefore, many celebrities change their names to ones which reflect these characteristics. This, in turn, influences parents when they choose names for their babies," said Dr Holmes, "however, names connected with ordinary people are seldom chosen for their babies".
小題1:Which of the following is NOT a reason why Judy is a good name?
A．The association people make with it.
B．Its original meaning.
C．The high number of famous people who are called Judy.
D．The personalities of famous Judys.
小題2:According to the passage, which of the following names are better?
A．Ruth and Joshua.B．Pauline and Frank.C．Richard and Stuart.D．Joshua and Ben.
小題3:The reason why names should be chosen carefully is that___________.
A．good names can make us succeed.
B．names can affect how we see ourselves
C．names can tell us what we should do
D．good names can show others who we are
小題4:The author may continue the passage with__________.
    
A．names and product brandsB．famous people’s names
C．parents ‘choices of baby namesD．names and personality
小題5:What’s the main idea of this passage?
    
A．How to choose a good name for babies.
B．How to achieve success by changing a good name.
C．The relation between names and success.
D．The relation between names and happiness.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Recently, a  professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called MoneyandtheMeaningofLife. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day­to­day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.
He says that our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you have a very good friend. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn't. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.
Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich?
Answer: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I do not know much. All I am is rich.
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
小題1:The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money ________.
A．is a good way to test your friendship
B．will do harm to your friendship
C．will strengthen your friendship
D．is a good way to break off your friendship
小題2:What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?
A．He does not feel that he is well educated.
B．He does not think that he is a very important person.
C．He does not think that being rich is worth so much attention.
D．He does not consider himself to be very successful.
小題3:What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?
A．Money is an end.B．Money is a means.
C．Money is everything.D．Money is unimportant.
小題4:Which of the following might the author disagree with?
A．Money is important in modern society.
B．The meaning of life does not completely lie in money.
C．Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness
D．Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The trip to the United State opened my eyes to the fact that there are a lot of similarities as well as differences between American youth and French youth.
The first difference is in appearance. Going around in the U.S., I found that American youth do not really care about their appearance. In the morning, they choose something in their closet and wear it with another thing, often of different colors and styles, without wondering whether their choices make them look strange. The reason behind this is that they don’t care what people look like, but are just interested in their ideas. I think it’s great, but it also causes problems. Since they don’t care about their appearance, they don’t really care about their weight. Often they get fat without realizing it.
There are differences in relationships too. When the American youth fall in love, they don’t really think of the future. Also, there are differences in the rules concerning behavior that is allowed. In some respects, the French are more accepting. For example, in America it is generally unacceptable to make physical display of love. Lovers, actually, can’t kiss or hold each other everywhere they want. People think that not showing love in public places is a way to respect others. On the contrary, the French youth can do almost everything they want.
As for other types of relationships, there are also big differences. Americans act differently from French people in front of unknown people. When an American girl, for example, arrives in front of people she has never met before, she will talk with them, trying to create a kind of tie between her and this new circle of people. The French girls will just think about rather than really do this kind of thing because they are too shy and lacking in self-confidence.
To finish, I noticed that in American classes, when pupils want to say or ask something, they just do it. In general, they don’t really care how the others will judge them. In France, it’s not the same case. If somebody wants to ask something, he/she will think about it before speaking up. I appreciate the freedom in Americans’ behavior, ideas, and ways of expressing themselves.
小題1:The underlined word “respects” in the third paragraph probably means____.
A．a(chǎn)pproachesB．a(chǎn)spectsC．honorsD．means
小題2:When American youth fall in love with each other, they _________.
A．will not hold each other
B．will rarely display their love in public
C．will always think about their future
D．will kiss wherever they like
小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that French youth may think more about ______.
A．their relationship’s futureB．their public images
C．their physical displaysD．their lover’s ideas
小題4:The passage is mainly about the______ between American youth and French youth.
A．differencesB．friendshipC．similaritiesD．relationships

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