I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I    myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement,    customers to carry as many packages as they could. I also needed to have my own package    . The queue moved very slowly. My patience    and I got annoyed. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my    quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move    to make room for me to get to the     .
I stepped out,    about the service conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I    into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my    . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very    . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a      day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a      but I was a stranger. So I did what I could in a minute    she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat    . Then her face softened and her shoulders    . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing    a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people’s     and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that    every day to let it      me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
小題1:
A．foundB．dislikedC．keptD．a(chǎn)voided
小題2:
A．hoping B．welcomingC．requiringD．ordering
小題3:
A．paidB．receivedC．weighed D．bought
小題4:
A．died outB．faded outC．burst outD．ran out
小題5:
A．businessB．dutyC．turnD．part
小題6:
A．onB．a(chǎn)boutC．inD．a(chǎn)side
小題7:
A．counterB．officeC．exitD．car
小題8:
A．talkingB．complainingC．worryingD．hearing
小題9:
A．headedB．lookedC．pulledD．turned
小題10:
A．wayB．timeC．directionD．course
小題11:
A．slowB．stableC．lightD．heavy
小題12:
A．rough B．dullC．smoothD．bright
小題13:
A．smile B．hug C．bagD．touch
小題14:
A．until B．thoughC．beforeD．since
小題15:
A．excitedB．frightenedC．cheered D．confused
小題16:
A．trembledB．raisedC．relaxed D．tightened
小題17:
A．whatB．thatC．how D．when
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)ppearancesB．reactionsC．behaviorsD．expressions
小題19:
A．treatment B．a(chǎn)warenessC．conclusionD．a(chǎn)chievement
小題20:
A．remindB．warnC．convinceD．tell

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

試題分析：這是一篇敘事的情感文章。這是作者在去郵局寄東西時，遇到太多的顧客在寄東西，為了作者在抱怨郵局的服務。在離開郵局時遇到一位不高興的女士，作者給了對方一個微笑和擁抱，結(jié)果獲得心靈上的快感�！八腿嗣倒澹钟杏嘞恪弊髡吒惺艿搅宋⑿Φ牧α�。
小題1:A 動詞辨析。find oneself doing sth.B不喜歡，厭惡；C保持；D避免。find sb doing發(fā)現(xiàn)某人正做…，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在很長的隊伍里面排隊，故選A。
小題2: B動詞辨析。在工作日來到郵局，作者沒有想到人這么多。此處使用了虛擬語氣。好像某人宣告了一樣，歡迎顧客們帶盡可能多的包裹到郵局。welcome sb to do sth歡迎某人做某事。故選B。
小題3:C 上下文串聯(lián)。A．lifted舉起，B．cashed支付，C．weighed稱重量，D．carried攜帶，had my package weighed請人稱包裹，選C。
小題4:D 動詞短語辨析。A絕種，絕滅，淘汰；B逐漸消失，隱去，漸漸看不見了；C爆發(fā)；D run out是動副型短語動詞，作不及物動詞，表示“被用完了（become used up）”的被動含義，其主語通常是時間、金錢、食物、耐心等無生命名詞。根據(jù)空后的got annoyed變得不耐煩了，故選D。
小題5:A 上下文串聯(lián)。A．business生意，交易，B．choice選擇，C．situation形勢，D．a(chǎn)ttitude態(tài)度，很快的結(jié)束我的交易，選A。
小題6:D 介詞辨析。作者辦完事情，想擠出人群，作者過去時，人們只能挪到一邊。A．a(chǎn)way離開，B．a(chǎn)bout關(guān)于，C．a(chǎn)long沿著，D．a(chǎn)side一旁，從后面的 make room for me to可知幾個人讓到一邊，給作者騰出空間，故選D。
小題7:C 名詞辨析。A．counter柜臺，B．cashier收銀臺，C．exit出口，D．entrance入口，這些人讓出地方是讓作者出去。作者辦完事，擠開人群，到出口處。故選C。
小題8:B 動詞辨析。A談論；B抱怨；C擔憂；D聽到。作者從一開始看到那么多的人在郵局，有些不滿，現(xiàn)在想到出口去，應該是在抱怨人太多。故選B。
小題9:A 上下文串聯(lián)。句意：考慮到我與牙醫(yī)的約定時間就要遲到了，我直接就進了停車區(qū)了。head into先進入。故選A。
小題10:C名詞辨析。A．satisfaction滿意，B．decision決定，C．direction方向，D．imagination想象，選in one’s direction朝著某人的方向，選C。
小題11:D 上下文串聯(lián)。A緩慢的；B穩(wěn)定的；C輕的；D繁重的、沉重的。根據(jù)下文判斷這位女士心情沉重。故選D。
小題12:A 形容詞辨析。A．rough不平靜的，波濤洶涌的；B．bright聰明的；C．big大的；D．nice好的，從前面的句子：that she looked as if she could breathe fire．可知這個婦女一天都不順利。have a rough day日子不好過，故選A。
小題13:B 上下文串聯(lián)。A微笑；B擁抱；C捕獲；D觸動。作者現(xiàn)在怒氣已消，期待能給女士一擁抱，但他們是陌生人。故選B。
小題14:C 連詞辨析。A直到；B雖然；C在……之前，未來得及；D自從。句意：她匆忙從我身邊走過之前，我做了自己能做的事情。
小題15:D 形容詞辨析。A．a(chǎn)ttracted吸引，B．frightened害怕，C．cheered興奮的，D．confused困惑的，從后面的In a second everything changed．She was astonished,可知這個婦女有點困惑，故選D。
小題16:C 詞義辨析。A．trembled顫抖，B．raised提高，舉起，C．relaxed放松，D．tightened加緊，從后面的句子：Then her face softened可知這個婦女肩膀放松了，選C。
小題17:A 名詞性從句。It為形式主語，what引導主語從句，并從句中作do的賓語，故選A。
小題18:D 上下文串聯(lián)。A．a(chǎn)ppearances外貌，出現(xiàn)，B．reactions反應，C．behaviors行為，D．expressions表情，從后面的句子：and my own, the way we show our feelings．可知作者開始注意人們的表情，選D。
小題19:B名詞辨析。句意：我每天應用我這種意識提醒自己：面對世界時，我能嘗試微笑一下。A．treatment對待，B．a(chǎn)wareness意識，C．conclusion結(jié)論，D．a(chǎn)chievement成就，從前面的句子：I became aware of people's      and my own,可知填aware的名詞，選B
小題20:A 動詞辨析。A．remind提醒，B．show展示， C．give給與，D．tell告訴，這件事提醒我，面對世界要微笑，remind sb that提醒某人某事，故選A。
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小題1:
A．joy　B．voice
C．speech　D．smile
小題2:
A．moved　B．a(chǎn)ctive
C．satisfied　D．proud
小題3:
A．visited　B．emailed
C．interviewedD．phoned
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)greed　B．refused
C．hesitatedD．paused
小題5:
A．replied 　B．discovered
C．explainedD．knew
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A．seriously　B．nervously
C．patientlyD．quietly
小題7:
A．blaming　B．fooling
C．inviting 　D．urging
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A．hardship　B．failure
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小題9:
A．on　B．by
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A．returnedB．disappeared
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A．compareB．compete
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A．memorial　B．relevant
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A．broadcast　　B．create
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A．energetic　B．enjoyable
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A．experienceB．success
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A．a(chǎn)rguedB．thoughtC．noticedD．mentioned
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A．receivedB．exchangedC．discoveredD．bought
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小題9:
A．everyoneB．nobodyC．someoneD．a(chǎn)nyone
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A．shopB．neighborhoodC．clubD．department
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A．a(chǎn)pologizeB．believeC．understandD．predict
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A．ThereforeB．ThusC．HoweverD．So
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A．begun　　B．given　　C．a(chǎn)ttended　　D．passed
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A．seeking B．reciting
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C．enthusiasmD．dream
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A．wayB．suggestion
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A．worriedB．surprised
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A．wrote B．explainedC．returned D．pointed
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On Saturday, Feb 12, 2000, two things happened that changed my life.
First of all, my baby sister got married. She was 26 this day, and yet to me she was still my baby sister.
I was happy, but also sad. Gone were the days of me bossing(支使) her around. My bossy behavior had once earned me the nickname Lucy. If you’re a fan of Peanuts, then you can clearly imagine my behavior as an older sister.
At one point, I left the wedding reception to get some air. I went outside and walked to a nearby playground. I’m not sure how long I sat there before my sister came and joined me. We talked about how we were both grown up. As she wiped a tear from my eye, she lovingly said, “You’ll always be Lucy to me.” We hugged.
Then, my cousin Mike walked over to tell us that it was time to cut the cake, and the second thing that changed my life that day came to pass.
“Hey, did you guys hear that Charles Schulz died today?” he said casually – as if it were no big deal. Then he took my sister’s arm and they turned to head back to the reception hall. “Coming?” they asked. “In a minute,” I replied, and I sat back down on the bench, dizzy from what Mike had just told me.
How could Charles Schulz be dead? He was my creator! He was almost like a father to me!
I had lost so many things on that day. My innocence had slipped away like a thief in the night. It was gone before I could do anything about it, taking with it all the treasures that I had held in my heart. I felt myself grow up in an instant. I saw, for the first time, what I really was – a 30-year-old woman with a husband of my own, and soon, a child of my own.
I took a deep breath and stood up from the bench. I turned and headed back to the hall, hoping I hadn’t missed the cutting of the cake. It was the day that my sister grew wings of her own and left the nest – the day that Lucy died, and I was born.
小題1:Why did the author feel sad at her sister’s wedding?
A．She was afraid of change.
B．Her sister was getting ready to move far away from her.
C．Her wonderful childhood with her sister had become a thing of the past.
D．She had nobody to turn to for help with housework.
小題2:When the author’s cousin told her that Charles Schulz had died, she __________.
A．felt a great sense of loss
B．burst into tears
C．thought he was joking
D．got angry at him for his attitude
小題3:What is implied when the author says that “Lucy died, and I was born”?
A．The author has realized how her sister must have felt about her and decided to change.
B．Lucy no longer matters to the author.
C．The author doesn’t like the nickname Lucy anymore.
D．The author is no longer sad and ready to face the fact that she is an adult.
小題4:The best title of the passage can be __________.
A．Two things changing my life
B．My baby sister’s wedding
C．Not Lucy anymore
D．Not innocent anymore

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Several years ago, I worked as a truck driver for a company. On Saturdays I usually spent several hours doing something to keep my truck in good condition.
One Saturday, as I was cleaning my truck, I noticed the boss’s elderly father came out to ask his grandson to take him fishing after work. The grandson told him all about how much he would love to do that, but he just couldn’t because he had other plans already. The old man hobbled (蹣跚) off to the house.
Then I heard the grandson telling his dad, "I’m not taking that old man fishing! It’s worse than taking a kid."
That just broke my heart.
I quit working immediately and went home to fetch my fishing gear (漁具) and a chair. Then I came back and invited the old man to go fishing. He accepted happily.
When we got to the river, I let him sit in the chair at the edge of the water. It wasn’t long before he got a fish. He got one fish after another. His eyes were shining like a child. About half an hour later, he told me he was tired and needed to go home. So I took him and the fish home.
Two weeks later, the old man died. His family told me later that all he talked about during that time was his fishing trip. I am satisfied that I have taken an old man on his last fishing trip, but I am sorry that his family have lost their last chance. Whenever you get the chance, don’t forget about taking Grandpa fishing. Someday, you may be in the same place and you’ll want your family to care about you, too.
小題1:The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.
A．tell us something about his work
B．tell us about a fishing experience
C．persuade us to take Grandpa fishing
D．persuade us to care about the elderly
小題2:The old man’s Grandson refused to fish with him because ______.
A．he had something more important to do that day
B．he didn’t like to fish with an old man
C．he was tired of his job and he wanted to rest
D．he preferred fishing with a child
小題3:What’s the possible meaning of the underlined word "quit"?
A．startB．stopC．imagineD．try
小題4:According to the passage, we can infer（推斷） that the author is _______.
A．willing to make his boss happy
B．in need of care from his family
C．prefers fishing to his work
D．kind and warm-hearted

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more____when on Christmas Eve, he saw____ the child had pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.
______, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her ____ and said, "This is for you, Daddy!" As he opened the box, the father was _____ by his earlier overreaction.____when he opened it, he found it was____ and again his anger flared. "Don't you know, young lady,” he said harshly, “____ you give someone a ____ there's supposed to be something inside the package!"The little girl looked____ at him with tears rolling from her eyes and said: "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full." The father was ____. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to____ him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the____ of the child only a short time later. ____is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. ____ he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take ____ an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child ____ had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an____golden box filled ____ unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. There is no more____possession anyone could hold.
小題1:
A．happyB．sadC．upsetD． confident
小題2:
A．thatB．whichC． whoD． whom
小題3:
A．thereforeB．forC．soD． Nevertheless
小題4:
A． motherB． sisterC． brotherD． father
小題5:
A．satisfiedB．embarrassedC．hopefulD． surprised
小題6:
A．soB． butC． andD． though
小題7:
A．fullB． prettyC． humorousD． empty
小題8:
A．ifB． whether C． howD． when
小題9:
A．surpriseB． shockC． challengeD． present
小題10:
A． upB． intoC． downD． out
小題11:
A． attackedB． trappedC． crushedD． left
小題12:
A． defendB． rebuildC． followD． forgive
小題13:
A． experienceB． booksC． lifeD．friendship
小題14:
A． itB． thatC． thisD． where
小題15:
A． Whenever B．howeverC．whateverD．whichever
小題16:
A． outB． upC． overD． after
小題17:
A． whichB．who C． whom D．what
小題18:
A． personalB． ordinaryC． invisibleD． visible
小題19:
A． withB． toC． downD． off
小題20:
A． preciousB． ordinaryC． normalD． cheap

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Car Talk
When I got the driving license last summer, Mom and I took our first trip around an empty parking lot. Then I found that my mother was not the best teacher for me. It wasn't that she shouted, or told me that I was doing poorly. As you can imagine, my mother's "helpful instructions" only managed to make me more nervous.
Since I could no longer practice with her, the job was placed in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me. I loved him dearly, but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical father-daughter relationship. He'd ask how school was, and I'd say it was fine. Unfortunately, that was the most of our conversations. Spending hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really scared me.
As we got into the car that first time, I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around, saying almost nothing, aside from a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on, however, things began to change. Dad would turn the radio up so I could fully appreciate his favorite Stones music. And he actually began talking. I was soon hearing about past failed dates, "basic body" gym class, and other tales from his past, including some of his first meeting with Mom.
Dad' s sudden chattiness was shocking until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had wondered why my father never spoke that much, I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never bothered to listen. Homework, friends, and even TV had all called me away from him, and, consequently, I never thought my quiet father had anything to say.
Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important, though, is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased. Just living with him wasn't enough—it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery.
小題1:The author couldn't practice driving with her mother because             .
A．she couldn't talk with her motherB．her father wanted to teach her
C．her mother made her nervousD．she didn't trust her mother
小題2:At first, the idea of learning driving from her father made her             .
A．happyB．uneasyC．satisfiedD．disappointed
小題3:What surprised the author when the driving lessons went on?
A．Her Dad liked modern music.B．Her Dad was the best teacher.
C．Her Dad was a chatty person.D．Her Dad told her his sad stories.
小題4:With her story "Car Talk", the author indicates that             .
A．fathers love their daughters dearly
B．mothers are less patient than fathers
C．family members need real communication
D．it takes time to improve the father-daughter relationship

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