A daughter thought life was unpromising(無前途的) to her and complained to her father about it. She did not know how she was going to      and wanted to give up. She was      of fighting and struggling. It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one     .
Her father, a cook, took her to the     . He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high
   . Soon the pots came to the     . In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and      waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the      He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another. Turning to her he asked, “Darling, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to      
the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the     , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled      she tasted its rich flavor. She humbly asked, “What does it mean, Father?”
He explained that each of them had faced the same     , boiling water, but each     differ-
ently. The carrot went in      and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it      and became weak. The egg had been     . Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting      the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique,     . After they were in the boiling water, they had     the water.
“Which are you?” he asked his daughter. “When adversity(逆境) knocks on your door,    do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”
小題1:
A．make outB．make it
C．make upD．make through
小題2:
A．typicalB．conscious
C．tiredD．warned
小題3:
A．raisedB．a(chǎn)rose
C．disappearedD．faded
小題4:
A．roomB．market
C．kitchenD．grocery
小題5:
A．shelfB．temperature
C．fireD．table
小題6:
A．boilB．cool
C．hotD．smoke
小題7:
A．happilyB．calmly
C．casuallyD．impatiently
小題8:
A．lightsB．burners
C．tapD．water
小題9:
A．seeB．carryC．feelD．fetch
小題10:
A．shellB．packC．bagD．cover
小題11:
A．sinceB．a(chǎn)sC．beforeD．if
小題12:
A．occasionB．point
C．varietyD．a(chǎn)dversity
小題13:
A．reflectedB．a(chǎn)nswered
C．a(chǎn)bandonedD．reacted
小題14:
A．stableB．weak
C．strongD．sensitive
小題15:
A．softenedB．widened
C．shortenedD．sharpened
小題16:
A．half-doneB．easily-broken
C．easily-gotD．hard-boiled
小題17:
A．overB．forC．throughD．on
小題18:
A．howeverB．otherwise
C．besidesD．moreover
小題19:
A．meltedB．a(chǎn)bsorbed
C．pollutedD．changed
小題20:
A．whatB．howC．whenD．why

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

小題1:B make it設(shè)法做到，獲得成功，與后面的and wanted to give up相照應(yīng)。make out辨認(rèn)出；make up構(gòu)成；make through通過。
小題2:C  be tired of對……厭倦/厭煩。typical典型的；conscious有意識的。
小題3: B  arise出現(xiàn)。句意：似乎一個問題剛解決另一個就會出現(xiàn)。raise提升；fade消退；disappear消失。
小題4: C 由后文可知他們應(yīng)該是進(jìn)了廚房。
小題5: C  a high fire旺火。
小題6: A 由前文可知此處意為鍋里的水開了。
小題7: D 由后文asking repeatedly what he was doing可知女兒此時已經(jīng)不耐煩了(impatiently)。
小題8: B  turn off the burners關(guān)掉爐火。
小題9: C 由后文…they were soft可知此處為“感覺”。
小題10:A  put off the shell意為“剝?nèi)サ皻ぁ薄?br />小題11: B  as在此處引導(dǎo)一個時間狀語從句。
小題12: D 此處這位父親把開水比作不幸、災(zāi)難(adversity)。
小題13: D  react起反應(yīng)，符合語境。
小題14: C  strong and hard強(qiáng)硬，與下一句中的weak相對應(yīng)。
小題15:A  soften變軟，符合語境。
小題16: B  easily-broken易碎的。
小題17: C  through此處意為“經(jīng)由，憑借”。
小題18: A  however可是，然而，表轉(zhuǎn)折。
小題19: D 句意：咖啡豆改變了水。
小題20:B 句意：當(dāng)災(zāi)難降臨在你的頭上時，你會怎么反應(yīng)呢？
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C．he believed the author could get more pay that way
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C．His boss. D．The customers.
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C．20 hours. D．24 hours.
小題4:The experience of the author shows that　　　.
A．if a person does his best and keeps positive, he’ll succeed
B．if a person takes advice from others, he’ll make progress
C．if a person is clever, he’ll realize his dream sooner or later
D．if a person wants to change his fate, he mustn’t change his job
小題5:What would be the best title for this passage?
A．My Work Experience
B．My First Management Job
C．How to Correct Your Situation
D．The Importance of Working Hard

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Most city parks are places where you can escape from big, ugly structures of metal and stone. The Manhattan High Line is different. Raised 25 feet above the ground, this massive metal structure once supported a rail line. The line opened in 1934 to bring trains directly into factories and warehouses. It was hardly used after the 1960s, and much of it was torn down. However, one section remained in an area of Manhattan called Chelsea. Chelsea was becoming more and more valuable as restaurants, art galleries and apartments were built, but the ugly railway structure remained as a dead weight. Everyone knew that at some time, it would have to be removed.
But the High Line was not destroyed. In fact, now the old rail line serves as one of the most peaceful places in the city. It holds an elevated park, with beautiful gardens, a sidewalk and great views of the city. The idea to change the rail line into a park came from Joshua David and Robert Hammond. In 1999, they attended a community meeting to decide the fate(命運(yùn)) of the High Line. David and Hammond were the only people at the meeting interested in saving the structure for its historical significance. Later on, when they asked railway officials to take them up to look at the High Line, they saw a mile and a half of wild flowers growing in the middle of the city, and they realized that the High Line had potential to become a park. There was growing interest in improving urban centers, and so the project quickly won support and funds for construction were easily obtained.
The first section of the High Line opened in 2009 and immediately became popular with tourists and locals alike. Each part of the park has a different atmosphere. Some areas are like balconies (陽臺)with wonderful city views. Where the rail line goes between buildings, trees are thickly planted. Other sections have wide walkways planted with wild flowers. Only the final section remains the way it has been for the last fifty years – a railway line overgrown with weeds.
小題1:The underlined phrase “a dead weight” in Paragraph 1 means_____.
A．something with potential to be better.
B．something with historical interest.
C．something which is a danger to people.
D．something useless which slows progress.
小題2:According to Paragraph 2, David and Hammond wanted to save the High Line because they_____.
A．thought it had historical value
B．wanted to reopen the train line
C．thought it would bring them money
D．were interested in improving the city
小題3:From the last paragraph, we can learn that the park ______.
A．is different in its design
B．is covered with trees
C．didn’t change at all
D．became a natural countryside
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true about the High Line?
A．It is situated above ground level.
B．Only part of the line remains.
C．It is now a popular park.
D．Trains still use the line.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
小題1:Jack brought the couple their food very fast because[_______________.
A．the manager asked him to do soB．he respected the elderly
C．the couple wanted him to do soD．he wanted more pay
小題2:When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became[____________.
A．nervousB．satisfied
C．unhappyD．excited
小題3:In Jack’s hometown,______________.
A．people dislike being called “old”
B．people are proud of being old
C．many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D．the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
小題4:After this experience, Jack___________.
A．lost his job in the restaurant
B．made friends with the couple
C．no longer respected the elderly
D．changed his way with older people
小題5:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B．Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D．From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

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