As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange   36 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that  37 me so much. There was never total  38 , but a streetlight or passing car lights 39   clothes hung over a chair take on the   40  of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 41  , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no  42 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My   43 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would   44 very still so that the "enemy" would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 45  on the way home from school. Every morning I get on the school bus right near my home--that was no  46 . After school,   47  , when all the buses were  48  up along the street, I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one, and be taken to some  49 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or museum, I wouldn't  50 the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears  51 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or   52 by others. Being popular was so important to me  53 , and the fear of not being liked was a 54  one.
One of the processes of growing up is being able to  55 and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
小題1:
A．place B．time C．way D．reason
小題2:
A．frightened B．destroyed C．surprised D．wounded
小題3:
A．darkness B．quietness C．emptiness D．loneliness
小題4:
A．got B．made C．forced D．caused
小題5:
A．spirit B．height C．body D．shape
小題6:
A．eye B．window C．mouth D．door
小題7:
A．breath B．sound C．a(chǎn)ir D．wind
小題8:
A．belief B．feeling C．imaginationD．doubt
小題9:
A．lay B．lie C．rest D．hide
小題10:
A．simplyB．especially C．probably D．directly
小題11:
A．discussion B．joke C．problem D．matter
小題12:
A．though B．yet C．a(chǎn)lthough D．still
小題13:
A．called B．backed C．packed D．lined
小題14:
A．old B．unfamiliar C．poor D．crowded
小題15:
A．leave B．send C．order D．let
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)bove B．in C．of D．a(chǎn)t
小題17:
A．protectedB．a(chǎn)ccepted C．believed D．guided
小題18:
A．then B．there C．once D．a(chǎn)nyway
小題19:
A．strictB．rightC．heavy D．powerful
小題20:
A．realizeB．remember C．recognize D．recover

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

試題分析：該篇完形填空講述的是作者對黑暗和迷失的恐懼，以及是如何戰(zhàn)勝黑暗和迷失的經(jīng)過。
小題1:名詞辨析。也許是晚上作者熟悉的房間里的物件看上去有些奇怪和發(fā)出奇怪的聲響。這里已提及發(fā)生的時間（time）是在晚上，地點（place）是在作者熟悉的房間，作者無從知道其原因（reason），而是事情發(fā)生的方式（way）困惑著他。選C
小題2:動詞辨析。前后照應前文出現(xiàn)了I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost.奇怪的外表和奇怪的聲音使作者擔驚受怕（frightened）。frighten使驚嚇；destroy破壞, 毀壞；surprise使驚奇, 奇襲。wound擊傷，傷害;選A。
小題3:前后照應邏輯推理。沒有完全的黑暗（darkness）。quietness寂靜；emptiness 空虛；loneliness 孤獨, 寂寞，此三項與文意不符。選A。
小題4:詞匯用法。 get sb. To do sth使/叫某人做某事；force sb. to do sth迫使某人做某事； cause sb. to do sth致使某人做某事；make sb. do sth使某人做某事，make的結(jié)構(gòu)中不帶to。選B。
小題5:常識運用。但是街燈或是駛過的車燈照在椅子上掛著的衣服上呈現(xiàn)出的是野獸的外形（shape），而不是野獸的靈魂（spirit），身高（height）和身體（body）。spirit靈魂, 幽靈；height 高度；body 身體，尸體；shape外形, 形狀, 形態(tài)。選D。
小題6:固定搭配。注意與后面的saw一致。out of the corner of one's eye從眼角往外看。選A。
小題7:邏輯推理。作者看到窗簾似乎在動，當沒有風（wind）的時候，而不是沒有呼吸（breath），空氣（air）和聲音（sound），只有風才能使窗簾動。選D。
小題8:名詞辨析。只要有一點點聲音，作者就會胡思亂想（imagination），心跳也會加劇。belief 信任，信仰；feeling感覺, 情緒；imagination 想象, 空想；doubt懷疑, 疑惑。選C。
小題9:動詞辨析。作者就會一動也不動地躺著（lie），而不是躲藏（hide），睡眠（rest），以便不讓"敵人"發(fā)現(xiàn)。lay放置，是及物動詞，不合文意。選B。
小題10:上下文串聯(lián)。特別是在放學回家的路上怕走失。especially特別, 尤其；simply簡單地，簡直；probably大概, 或許; directly直接地, 立即。選B。
小題11:上下文聯(lián)系。早上去學校，就在家附近搭車，不怕走失，用不著討論（discussion），不開玩笑（joke），不是什么大事（matter），自然沒有什么問題（problem）。選C。
小題12:語句連貫詞匯用法。前后句之間表示轉(zhuǎn)折關系，此空需要一個副詞。此題四個選項都可表示轉(zhuǎn)折關系， though作連詞，后跟從句，與although差不多，還可作副詞，置于句末時，用逗號分開，置于句中時，前后用逗號分開，表示與前面的句子之間的轉(zhuǎn)折關系，通常譯為"雖然/即使如此"；yet和still也可表示轉(zhuǎn)折關系，但它們通常置于句首，用逗號分開。although是連詞，后面需接從句；選A。
小題13:邏輯推理常識。當所有的車子都沿街排列（line up）停靠時，作者擔心會上錯車。call up召喚，打電話；back up支持, 倒退； pack up打包, 整理。line up整隊, 排列起；選D。
小題14:常識運用邏輯推理。擔心上錯車，而被帶到不熟悉的（unfamiliar）地方，因而走失迷路。選B。
小題15:邏輯推理詞義比較。作者總會跟著領隊，不會讓（let）他離開作者視線。let 讓，允許；leave離開，留下；send遣送。order命令；選D。
小題16:考查介詞：詞匯用法固定搭配。 …of all所有之中……。選C
小題17:動詞辨析。作者最擔心的是不被他人喜歡或理解（accept）。后句的Being popular was so important to me有所暗示。注意句中的并列連詞or所表示的意義"或者說，換言之"，后面需跟一個與其前面的詞意義類似的詞。protect保護；accept接受, 認可，理解, 了解。guide指導，帶領；believe相信，信任；選B。
小題18:前后照應邏輯推理。當時，對作者來講，重要的是受人歡迎的、愛戴。then指前文提到的作者做孩子的時候。there那兒；once曾經(jīng)；anyway無論如何, 總之。選A
小題19:形容詞辨析。作者很大（powerful）程度地擔心不被他人喜歡。strict嚴格的, 嚴厲的； heavy沉重，繁重；right正確，合適。powerful強大的, 有力的;選D。
小題20:邏輯推理。成長的過程就是認清恐懼并戰(zhàn)勝恐懼。后文的Understanding the things that frightened us as children 已有所暗示。Realize意識到, 了解；remember回憶起，記得; recognize認清, 識別，認識到；recover重新獲得, 恢復。選C
點評：文章層次分明結(jié)構(gòu)嚴謹，立足語篇，側(cè)重通過上下文信息考查考生的綜合運用英語的能力，注重語篇的理解，學生平時要培養(yǎng)自己駕馭語篇的能力，培養(yǎng)自己根據(jù)語篇綜合運用英語的能力。
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About fifty years ago, when television first came out, people thought that radio was no longer useful. Television has both sounds and images（影像）. It is much more real and interesting to watch television than to listen to the radio.
However, fifty years later radio is still very popular and it will be here for a long time. One reason is that we don’t need to see an image when we listen to the music on the radio. In fact, listening with your eyes closed is the best way to listen to a piece of music. You can imagine yourself on a sandy beach or up high on a mountain. In other words, you can create your own images. Moreover, while listening to the radio, you don’t have to take your eyes off your work. For example, you can listen to the radio and drive at the same time. Or you can read a book and listen to the radio. Television, on the other hand, doesn’t have this advantage.
A radio is much smaller than a television. You can take a radio anywhere and turn it on anytime you want. In a quiet place you can use headphones to listen to the news or music on the radio. In this way you won’t disturb anybody.
Moreover, a radio is much cheaper than a television. For less than $ 20 you can buy a small radio and have fun with it.
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Music.B．Radio.C．Sound.D．Television.
小題2:People like to watch TV because _______.
A．it has headphones to listen to the news
B．they can drive while watching TV
C．it has both sounds and images
D．they can watch with their ears
小題3:We learn from the passage that _______.
A．people can take a radio anywhere and turn it on anytime
B．television came out 50 years ago and it is useless now
C．a(chǎn) radio is more expensive than a television
D．people can use headphones to read books

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Children today would rather toy with new technologies. The role of children has changed as well as that of teens. The world has truly evolved (進化）throughout the years.
Today，a typical day in the life of a five year old is entirely different from what it once was. A few decades ago children used to work. They did the kind of work parents do today. Today there are shows on which children are putting pounds of makeup on and have flashing things all over their bodies. This makes a child want to paper over all of their imperfections. They think they have to look perfect all the time.
Teens have changed as well. My grandma got married when she was thirteen. Girls who had an arranged marriage had no time to play because they were expected to cook, clean，take care of the kids, and do housework every single day. Today，we go to school every morning, maybe participate in some after-school activities, and possibly go to work for extra cash. Then we go home and do homework, and eat. After all of this we have to find the time to socialize by texting, talking on the phone, or logging on to social networking sites. We enjoy ourselves a lot.
The generation before us complains about how they did not have the things we have now. They say we are not appreciative and do not value life or just do not care about our futures anymore. Let's make a change! The youth have the power to work on whatever they believe in and make a difference in the world. Take advantage of your resources. It is never too late to make a positive change in our world.
小題1:The role of children and teens has changed mainly because _____.
A．new technologies are developing and widely used
B．they don't have to work hard as their parents did
C．their world has truly evolved
D．they look perfect all the time
小題2:The underlined phrase (in the 2nd Para. ) probably means to _____.
A．put up with B．make up for C．put aside D．cover up
小題3:We can learn from the text that nowadays teenagers _____.
A．do housework as their parents did
B．a(chǎn)re having a social life in richer ways
C．a(chǎn)re seldom satisfied with what they have
D．don't appreciate and value life
小題4:The author's attitude towards changes of teen’s life is _____.
A．critical B．neutral C．optimistic D．complaining

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