Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with        problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog (博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very        .So, what makes blogging different from writing in     diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more       than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of        that she does not want to      .
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog      a diary will probably write nearly the same information. I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her          . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.        I was at her age, I wrote about the same things, but      in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was        that my sister might read it!
The biggest      with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something      about her in my diary, she would never know.        , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend        read her blog and get angry.
There are also      to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me.”        would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would      respond and tell her how much they        her. Blogs help people stay in      with their friends and to hear what the people around them are doing.                            
小題1:
A．the sameB．troublesomeC．difficultD．daily
小題2:
A．familiarB．specialC．similarD．different
小題3:
A．a(chǎn) personalB．a(chǎn)n ordinaryC．a(chǎn) commonD．a(chǎn) traditional
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．publicC．convenientD．quick
小題5:
A．thoughtsB．puzzlesC．mysteriesD．secrets
小題6:
A．tellB．shareC．publishD．solve
小題7:
A．instead ofB．a(chǎn)s well asC．in favour ofD．in spite of
小題8:
A．blogB．diaryC．reportD．web
小題9:
A．AlthoughB．SinceC．WhenD．Because
小題10:
A．onlyB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．stillD．never
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)ngryB．hopelessC．gladD．worried
小題12:
A．problemB．doubtC．troubleD．mistake
小題13:
A．hardB．wrongC．meanD．funny
小題14:
A．BesidesB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Then
小題15:
A．shouldB．willC．mustD．might
小題16:
A．reasonsB．disadvantagesC．shortcomingsD．a(chǎn)dvantages
小題17:
A．everyoneB．no oneC．a(chǎn)nyoneD．someone
小題18:
A．happilyB．especiallyC．quicklyD．immediately
小題19:
A．likeB．missC．needD．help
小題20:
A．friendshipB．touchC．debateD．mind

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

試題分析：本文是敘述加說明類文章。目前上網(wǎng)寫“博客”成為一種時(shí)髦，那么什么是博客呢？文章作者通過自己的體會(huì)以及自己妹妹的例子說明“博客”—即網(wǎng)絡(luò)日記—與傳統(tǒng)日記的相似之處和區(qū)別。
小題1:A 形容詞辨析。A同樣的；B麻煩的；C困難的；D日常的，每天的；此處強(qiáng)調(diào)“博客”與傳統(tǒng)日記的內(nèi)容是一樣的。故使用the same，表示這兩者之間的相似性。后面會(huì)講述兩者之間的區(qū)別。
小題2: C 形容詞辨析。A熟悉的；B特別的；C相似的；D不同的。本題考察的是上下文串聯(lián)，與后文形成對(duì)比，首先說明“博客”與日記的相似之處。
小題3:D 詞義辨析。A個(gè)人的；B普通的；C常見的；D傳統(tǒng)的；作者強(qiáng)調(diào)的是“傳統(tǒng)的”日記。dated“過時(shí)的”，顯然不合乎現(xiàn)實(shí)情況；personal“個(gè)人的”，修飾日記，沒有必要。
小題4: B 形容詞辨析。A吸引人的；B公開的；C方便的，便利的；D快的，迅速的； 通過下文內(nèi)容可知，“博客”與日記最大的區(qū)別在于它的“公開性”，任何人都可能看到。
小題5:D 名詞辨析。A思維，想法；B困惑，迷惑；C謎；D秘密；根據(jù)文章所提供的上下文對(duì)比的邏輯以及常識(shí)判斷可知，日記記錄的都是個(gè)人的“秘密”。
小題6: B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A告訴；B分享；C印刷，出版；D解決；既然是秘密，就不想跟人“分享”。日記不一定會(huì)出版，因此不選publish。
小題7: A 介詞辨析。A代替，而不是；B和，同，也，并；C支持，贊成；D不關(guān)，盡管； 此處強(qiáng)調(diào)的是寫“博客”的人，而不是寫日記的人的情況。
小題8: A 上下文串聯(lián)。A博客；B日記；C報(bào)告；D網(wǎng)頁； 從上下文看，作者的妹妹喜歡寫“博客”，很多思維都喜歡在博客上傾述。
小題9:C 連詞辨析。A盡管；B既然，自從；C當(dāng)..時(shí)；D因?yàn)�；when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，作者說明當(dāng)自己和妹妹一樣大時(shí)往往寫日記。
小題10:A 副詞辨析。A僅僅，只；B已經(jīng)；C仍然；D從未；作者只能把自己遇到的事情寫在日記上。
小題11: D 形容詞辨析。A生氣的，憤怒的；B絕望的；C開心的，高興的；D擔(dān)心的； 作者把日記藏起來，“擔(dān)心”會(huì)被別人看見，被別人看見以后會(huì)影響相互之間的關(guān)系。
小題12: A 上下文串聯(lián)。A問題；B懷疑；C麻煩；D錯(cuò)誤；從后面的內(nèi)容看，“博客”的內(nèi)容會(huì)被別人看到，具有公平性。如果說了別人的壞話會(huì)傷害別人的感情，因此此處介紹的是“博客”的“問題”。
小題13:C 形容詞辨析。A困難的；B錯(cuò)誤的；C刻薄的，惡意的；D滑稽的； 從后面?zhèn)e人的感情看，此處說的是別人的壞話，mean在此處作形容詞，意思是“惡意的”。
小題14:B 副詞辨析。A而且；B然而；C因此；D那么；接著； 此處說明的是“博客”與日記的不同，因此上下文形成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
小題15:D 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞辨析。A應(yīng)該；B將要；C必須；D也許； 在“博客”上發(fā)布攻擊別人的言論，這個(gè)人“或許會(huì)”看到。但是不可能“一定會(huì)”看到，因此must，will不符合文意。
小題16:D 名詞辨析。A理由；B劣勢(shì)；C缺點(diǎn)；優(yōu)勢(shì)，好處；前面說明了“博客”的問題，這兒再介紹“博客”的好處。
小題17:B 詞義辨析。A所有人；B沒有人；C任何人；D某個(gè)人；在日記上寫了什么東西，別人不會(huì)看到，因此選no one。
小題18:C 副詞辨析。A開心地；B尤其，特別；C迅速地；D立刻，馬上； 在“博客”上寫上同樣的東西，最好的朋友很快就會(huì)看到。選immediately不符合邏輯。
小題19: A 上下文串聯(lián)。此處指來自于最好的朋友的安慰，與前文“沒人關(guān)心我”相呼應(yīng)。朋友的喜歡就是“關(guān)心”�！八寄睢辈环衔恼虑昂筮壿�。如果選“需要”則把關(guān)系顛倒了。
小題20: B 固定搭配 “博客”最大的好處在于使人們時(shí)刻保持著聯(lián)系。stay in contact with sb．=" keep" in touch with sb．“與某人保持聯(lián)系”
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Kiss crisis, hug horrors and the UK's handshake headaches
Greeting someone, saying goodbye – these situations fill me with unease. You have a second to make a dangerous decision. One peck (輕吻)? Two pecks? Three? No kisses at all? Why, I think, as I crash into the other person’s face, why can’t it be as simple as a handshake?
A survey by the soap company Radox in May showed one in five Brits now feels a handshake is “too formal”, according to the Daily Mail. Some 42 percent said they never shook hands when greeting friends. For one third of people the alternative was a hug, for 16 percent a kiss on the cheek.
British people are known to be reserved (保守的) – unfriendly, some would say. Handshakes used to work for us because we didn’t have to get too close. But the super-British handshake is no longer fashionable. We want to be more like our easygoing Mediterranean neighbors who greet each other with kisses and hugs.
The trouble is, we still find it a bit awkward. What does a married man do when greeting a married female friend, for example? How should someone younger greet someone older?
Guys don’t tend to kiss one another; my male friends in Britain go for the “manly hug”, taking each other stiffly (不自然地) in one arm and giving a few thumps on the back with words like “Take it easy, yeah?”.
The biggest questions, if you do decide to kiss, are how many times and which cheek first. Unlike the French, who comfortably deliver three, our cheek-pecks usually end in embarrassed giggling (咯咯笑): “Oh, gosh, sorry, I didn’t mean to kiss you on the lips, I never know where to aim for first!”
But then it’s never been easy for us poor, uncomfortable Brits. Even the handshake had its problems: don’t shake too hard, but don’t hold the other person’s hand too limply (無力地) either, and definitely don’t go in with sweaty hands.
Maybe it’s better to leave it at a smile and a nod.  
小題1:What is the article mainly about?
A．Origin of the traditional British way of greeting someone.
B．New trends and problems that Brits have with the way they greet people.
C．Why the author feels uneasy when greeting someone or saying goodbye.
D．Differences in greetings between Britain and other Western countries.
小題2:What did the survey by the soap company Radox show?
A．It is now considered unfriendly to greet friends with a handshake in Britain.
B．A kiss on the cheek is becoming the most popular form of greeting in Britain.
C．Most Brits no longer offer to shake hands with those they meet.
D．More and more Brits prefer to be greeted with a hug or kiss.
小題3:The underlined word “awkward” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A．not helpfulB．too informal C．quite embarrassedD．very interesting
小題4:Which does the author think might be the safest form of greeting for a British person?
A．A hug. B．A smile and a nod.C．A handshake. D．A kiss on the cheek.
小題5:Who wrote the article?
A．A British writer.B．An American writer.C．A French writer.D．A Chinese writer.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

I had once helped a friend of mine run a watermelon stall. I noticed something interesting. Almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear，smartly tap it, apparently trying to listen to something. I wondered what they expected to hear.
Finally I could no longer hold back my curiosity and made bold to ask a customer—an elderly gentleman—about this. Hearing my question，he roared with laughter. Then he replied in a self­mocking(自嘲)tone.“Young lady，I have been doing this for more than fifty years. All I know is that everybody would stare at you as if you were a fool if you just pick up the melon and leave！”
Not long after that，my watermelon stall friend unexpectedly sent me an invitation for her wedding，which really surprised me. I asked her, “How come you are seized by a sudden desire to get married? I don't remember ever hearing you mention that yon've got a boyfriend.” She answered while counting money，“Everyone has to get married anyway，so it is better to get married sooner than later.”
I could think of no word to refute(反駁)her. It seems that everybody is living for everybody else and has forgotten the need of their own heart. It may be safe and save a lot of worries by following others' suit in doing things. The use of We or Us will give one a steady and sure sense of pride. But using the pronoun “I” would often give one a guilty conscience.
I find all these things somewhat funny. We have got used to taking cue from(模仿) others and follow their suit. In turn，we also take it for granted that we should judge the right and wrong of others by our own standard. As a matter of fact，this massive practice is still wrong though we all follow others' suit like this, but we feel at ease and, justified simply because this is the way of us, and so we can have an easy conscience because this has been practiced by so many people.
小題1:The writer probably feels that it is ________.
A．necessary for the buyer to tap the watermelon
B．foolish of the buyers to buy watermelon without tapping it
C．funny that the buyers will tap the watermelons when buying them
D．wise of the elderly gentleman to tap watermelons before buy them
小題2:The writer uses the example of her friend's decision of getting married to show that ________.
A．her friend took no account of others's feeling
B．her friend decided to marry just to follow the crowd
C．her friend was a person who has strong personality
D．everybody in the world should marry for others
小題3:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．It may be safe to follow others' suit in doing things.
B．I was surprised to receive my friend's invitation for her wedding.
C．My experience of helping my friend run a watermelon stall was interesting.
D．The use of We or I will give speakers themselves quite different senses.
小題4:Which word can replace the underlined word“justified”in the last paragraph?
A．Reasonable.B．Embarrassed.C．Ashamed.D．Nervous.
小題5:In which section of a magazine can you read the passage?
A．Art and LifeB．Sport and Health
C．Culture and SocietyD．Science and Technology

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