閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從 31～50 各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the    person.
When I first knew Bill, back in     , he was one of the most carefree(無憂無慮的) people I had ever      . He was always ready to have a     . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old      he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and      was never dull when he was     . With him there was one wild      after another. Sometimes I wonder how we      to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.     , I wasn’t even      it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He      most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the     thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main     . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never      Bill changing so much. My image of him      the one I had formed      the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s      to expect people to remain the same, especially      I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he       the same way about me.
小題1:
A．proper B．same C．regularD．common
小題2:
A．childhood B．primary schoolC．high schoolD．college
小題3:
A．consideredB．supposedC．metD．expected
小題4:
A．partyB．quarrelC．meeting D．class
小題5:
A．manB．hospital C．filmD．hotel
小題6:
A．studyB．life C．work D．fun
小題7:
A．in B．down C．a(chǎn)way D．a(chǎn)round
小題8:
A．dreamB．mistake C．chance D．joke
小題9:
A．decided B．continuedC．managed D．hoped
小題10:
A．As usual B．By accidentC．From then onD．All the time
小題11:
A．glad B．surprisedC．excitedD．sure
小題12:
A．thought B．talked C．a(chǎn)rgued D．spent
小題13:
A．best B．last C．next D．only
小題14:
A．interest B．career C．subject D．problem
小題15:
A．forgot B．mindedC．liked D．imagined
小題16:
A．remained B．remindedC．suggested D．became
小題17:
A．since B．from C．a(chǎn)tD．till
小題18:
A．unnecessary B．foolishC．common D．unusual
小題19:
A．becauseB．thatC．howD．when
小題20:
A．felt B．a(chǎn)cted C．looked D．Discovered

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

試題分析：人生百味類短文。作者通過邂逅一個大學同學，發(fā)現(xiàn)他變化之大。感嘆生活可以徹底改變一個人，你我都在發(fā)生變化
小題1:B形容詞辨析：A恰當?shù)�，合適的；B相同的；C有規(guī)律的；D常見的。多年未見，所以看上去不像同一個人。
小題2:D上下文串聯(lián)。A童年時代；B小學；C高中；D大學。根據(jù)下文我們是大學同班同學，所以回顧大學里第一次認識他的時候。
小題3:C動詞辨析。A考慮；B認為；C遇到；D期望，預(yù)料。他是我曾經(jīng)遇到的最無憂無慮的人之一。
小題4:A名詞辨析。A聚會；B爭吵；C會議；D班級。因為比較愛玩，所以經(jīng)常聚會。
小題5:C。上下文串聯(lián)A男人B醫(yī)院；C電影；D班級。他經(jīng)常出去喝酒或跑很遠的地方去看他非常喜歡的老電影。
小題6:B上下文串聯(lián)。A學習；B生活；C工作；D有趣。當他在周圍的時候，生活從不單調(diào)乏味。因為主人公特別幽默很有生活情趣。
小題7:D副詞辨析。A里面B向下C離開D周圍。根據(jù)句意，參考上題。
小題8:D名詞辨析。A夢想；B錯誤；C機會；D笑話。和他在一起總有說不完的笑話。
小題9:C動詞辨析。A決定去做B繼續(xù)做C成功做成D希望去做。我總在想他怎么成功的應(yīng)付考試呢。
小題10:D短語辨析。A像以往一樣B碰巧C從那時起D一直，始終，老是。我上周出差遇到他，但我始終不確信就是他。
小題11:D形容詞辨析。A高興的；B驚訝的C興奮的D確信。根據(jù)句意，參考上題。
小題12:B動詞辨析。A認為B談?wù)揅爭論D度過。老同學見面一起聊天，他現(xiàn)在談的最多的是工作，車和房子。和以前的幽默形成對比，變化比較大。
小題13:B形容詞辨析。A最好的B最后的，最不愿意的C下一個D唯一的。以前上大學時他最不關(guān)心的就是財物，現(xiàn)在變化非常大，難怪作者一開始認不出。
小題14:A名詞辨析。A興趣；B職業(yè)；C科目；D問題。聯(lián)系上文，而現(xiàn)在那些成為他最主要的興趣。
小題15:D動詞辨析。A忘記；B介意；C喜歡；D想象。我從來沒想到他變化如此大。
小題16:A動詞辨析。A仍然是B提醒C建議D成為。我對他的印象仍然是自從我們一起上大學的時候。
小題17:A介詞辨析。A自從B來自C在D直到。根據(jù)句意，參考上文。
小題18:B形容詞辨析A；沒有必要的B 愚蠢的C常見的D不同尋常的。我認為期望別人永遠不變的想法是愚蠢的。
小題19:D連詞辨析。A因為B引導(dǎo)句子C如何D當.....時候。尤其當我變化如此大的時候。
小題20:A動詞辨析。A感覺B行動C看起來D發(fā)現(xiàn)。我喜歡以前的他，或許他感覺與我相同吧。
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A．difficultB．convenientC．suitableD．comfortable
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Dear Seth,
You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can't read, much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ____ you, about my life so far as I ____ on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the ____ that you will face in the coming years.
Be thankful. You are at a wonderful ____ of life. You have still many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without their costs and ____. I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of ____ I've learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of ____. What works for me ____ not work for you.
Life can be cruel. There will be people in your life ____ won't be very nice. They'll laugh at you because you're different, or for no good ____. They might try to bully you ____ hurt you.
There's not much you can do about these people except ____ to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who ____ care about you, who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, ____ them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them and love them.
There will be _____ when you meet with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t always ____ the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, _____ disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams _____ pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you’ll do much better in _____. You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face this too much, but it happens. Again there is not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you _____.
小題1:
A．regardless of B．a(chǎn)head ofC．a(chǎn)t the back ofD．in the front of
小題2:
A．reflectB．relyC．dependD．insist
小題3:
A．errorsB．mistakesC．truthsD．trials
小題4:
A．crossingB．houseC．stageD．office
小題5:
A．challengesB．troublesC．difficultiesD．risks
小題6:
A．whereB．which C．thatD．what
小題7:
A．riceB．salt C．cornD．wheat
小題8:
A．mustB．can C．mightD．should
小題9:
A．whoB．whom C．whileD．whose
小題10:
A．consequenceB．reasonC．resultD．cause
小題11:
A．butB．though C．orD．otherwise
小題12:
A．to learnB．learn C．learningD．learned
小題13:
A．exactlyB．entirely C．trulyD．a(chǎn)bsolutely
小題14:
A．tend toB．hold onto C．turn toD．lead to
小題15:
A．daysB．months C．timeD．weeks
小題16:
A．turn outB．turn upC．turn onD．turn down
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)voidB．reject C．refuseD．a(chǎn)ccept
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)gainst B．despiteC．withinD．beyond
小題19:
A．lifeB．studyC．careerD．family
小題20:
A．richerB．kinderC．clevererD．stronger

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery game. To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X. If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables is going to be greater. So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money. Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.
Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000. Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.
Sam is slowly getting better. He was in the hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110,000. And the insurance company for the little sports car's owner sued Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs. Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings. Sam doesn't play the state lottery any more. He says it's better to be unlucky.
小題1:When Sam won the second thing that he’d won in his life, he was ______.  
A．25 years old
B．six years old
C．76 years old
D．sixty years old
小題2:To win the game, the contestants had to make ______ guesses.    
A．threeB．twoC．sixD．four
小題3:Sam won the lottery because ______.
A．he was luckyB．he was good at math
C．he was smartD．he was tough
小題4:Sam’s experience shows that ______
A．everything has its time and that time must be watched.
B．he who risks nothing, gains nothing.
C．everything comes to him who waits.
D．he who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

One suicide and three attempted ones that left two seriously injured, all by middle school students in Shanghai last week, cast a gloom (憂郁) over an otherwise happy beginning of a new term there. The terrible things took place even as the Ministry of Education and China Central Television organized the first lesson on TV about personal safety for students last Monday, the first day of the new semester. Such things suggest that this first lesson is more than necessary. Not only should kids be taught how to protect themselves in times of emergency, they should also be made aware of the value of tile2 One student was prevented from killing himself from his school building. He said he just could not accept the fact of not being able to go tip to a higher grade with his classmates, and thus considered life meaningless. Another 12-year-old boy who jumped off a building to his death was said to have been a good student, and no one could say why he chose to end his life. Obviously, their inner worlds were seriously affected. But when they chose to take their own lives, their irresponsible choice was clearly the result of a lack of adequate understanding of the value of life.
The ancient sage Confucius (孔子) stressed that one must protect even one's hair and skin from being hurt. He meant that the sense of responsibility for one's parents was important as far as the value of life was concerned. When we talk about the enthusiasm of making contributions to our motherland, we are referring to values that constitute the nobler part of the meaning of life. The value of life should be far beyond the concern for personal interest.
Undoubtedly, those kids who chose to take their own lives were faced only with their own sadness that they could not overcome. If they had a little concern for their parents, for their parents' expectations of them or for their own potential contributions to this world in the future, they would not have gone that far. Difficulties or sufferings are supposed to help kids develop their sense of responsibility and thus help them better understand the value of life.
Too much attention and care from their parents and grandparents have made most of the only children self-centered. Many think it is natural that they deserve to be taken care of by others in whatever way they want. They expect to have their problems solved by their parents or someone else. With such a false sense, they fail to grasp the tough reality of life. They suffer from the illusion (幻覺) that their life should be nothing but plain sailing, Whenever the illusion is broken, they can hardly gather enough courage to face life as it is. So a hotline is indeed necessary to help those kids who find it hard to accept the tough reality of life. But parents and teachers also need to take lessons from the things. They need to know that life should not always be sugar-coated for kids; they should be made to taste the bitter side too as early as possible.
小題1:From the passage we know that _________.
A．four students took their lives in Shanghai last week
B．being unable to catch up with other classmates led to the 12-year-old boy killing himself
C．the importance of life lies in the sense of responsibility for parents
D．parents are supposed to tell the kids the bitter side of life as well as the sweet side
小題2:What mainly causes those kids to take their own lives is that _________.
A．they are worried that they may fall behind others in studies
B．they lack the respect for their parents
C．they may be physically healthy, but mentally unhealthy
D．their parents expect too much from them
小題3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．An irresponsible choice.B．The value of life.
C．Weak-minded generation.D．The reality of life.

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