“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits (品質(zhì)) in the Americans. They show confidence in the way they talk, the way they smile, the way they dress and the way they walk. Living and competing with all these confident American students, I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor. As a student, being confident means you should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind. Don't mind if it sounds simple or silly. Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all. What's worse, the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue—this is the last comment any graduate would like to receive.
Being confident for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it. Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace. But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their speeches. (The course I'm teaching here is Public speaking). Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it won't be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program.
小題1:To compete with American students it's very important to     .
A．be quite confident
B．be polite and friendly
C．have more discussions with them
D．understand what they think about
小題2:A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who     .
A．gives a silly or simple answer
B．tries to seize any chance to speak in class
C．shows no interest in the course
D．is considered to have no opinion of his own
小題3:The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if       .
A．he asks a student to repeat what he has said
B．the students bargain with him
C．he pretends to know what he doesn't
D．he has to give a speech
小題4:We learn from the second paragraph that       .
A．we should also remain modest in America
B．modesty doesn't help you much in America
C．Americans also like modest people
D．modesty can help you through an American graduate program
小題5:What can we infer from the passage?
A．American students are ready to accept the grades from the teacher.
B．The writer teaches in Europe for a living.
C．Students are encouraged to present simple questions.
D．One’s ignorance will give away in time.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D
文章講的是作者通過自己在美國教書的經(jīng)歷來告訴讀者，自信在美國的重要性及其體現(xiàn)。
小題1:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段Living and competing with all these confident American students, I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor. 可知。
小題2:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段ou should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind. Don't mind if it sounds simple or silly. Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all. What's worse, the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue可知。你不說話，老師會(huì)認(rèn)為你沒有自己的觀點(diǎn)或者沒有準(zhǔn)備好參加討論。
小題3:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。 根據(jù)第二段Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace.可知
小題4:推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第二段Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it won't be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program可知。
小題5:推理判斷題。在美國學(xué)會(huì)自信以后，能主動(dòng)提問，參與教學(xué)活動(dòng)，這樣無知就會(huì)最終消失。
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My father is a smart man. He spent many years of his life listening to people’s arguments, first as assistant district lawyer and then as a judge. My dad knows rubbish rhetoric when he hears it.
One of his favorite phrases is: “If you don’t have anything smart to say, then don’t say it at all.” Yet, for all of his legal training and life experience, he can’t help but keep talking about the Mega Millions jackpot.
We all know the odds(幾率)of winning the jackpot this evening with one ticket are extraordinarily low ... 1 in 175, 711, 536, to be exact. Still, people go out and buy hundreds of tickets with the hopes of becoming wealthier beyond their dreams. Why? There are two possible explanations for this “irrationality”(不理智).
One idea is that the way we calculate odds in our heads has nothing to do with mathematical odds in the traditional sense. We don’t go to the mathematical odds table and say, “Well, this would be a terrible investment. I think I’m better off putting my money in the bank!” Rather, it has everything with the ability to picture an event happening.
My father, for instance, watches the news every night and sees people winning the lottery(彩票). Therefore, he thinks the chance of him winning the lottery is much higher than they actually are.
The second thought is that the expected effect of playing cannot be represented merely by the odds. My father and, I’m sure, others get a thrill from the mere idea of winning. He loves imagining what it would be like to actually win and losing doesn’t really affect him. Sure, he’s disappointed, but it’s “better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” When you combine the utility of thinking you can win with the utility of actually winning (no matter how small the chance of that occurring), it’s worth it for many people to spend the one dollar on a ticket.
My analysis is that both factors are at play in taking a chance on the lottery. My father and others really do underestimate the odds of winning, but the thrill of participation is not denied by a realistic assessment of the odds. Still, I would probably put my finger on the scale for the first explanation.
All told, a review of the odds of other events happening confirms that there just aren’t many events that occur with less frequency than your winning the Mega Millions jackpot. Look at the graph below, you may understand some:

In many ways, it’s like the lottery, something that features often on television and about which people fantasize, but that rarely happens.
So, when you watch, along with my Pa, to see if your lucky number is drawn this evening, keep in mind three things: that your number almost certainly won’t come up; that you are still going to have fun; and that, finally, a lot of other things are more likely to happen—but getting eaten by a shark isn’t one of them.
小題1:It can be learned from the article that ________.
A．the Mega Millions jackpot is the last lottery to win in the world
B．a(chǎn) judge in that country can’t talk about lottery because it is illegal
C．the writer doesn’t buy lottery, for he never hopes to become rich
D．In spite of little possibility, a lot of people spend money on lottery
小題2:The function of the graph is to ________.
A．show chances that those things take place are fewer
B．support the writer’s arguments on the lottery tickets
C．indicate no one can win the Mega Millions jackpot
D．say shark attack death will seldom happen this year
小題3:Which of the following do you think the writer would probably agree with?
A．If one has mathematical odds, he can win the prize more easily.
B．Only those who have irrationality buy hundreds of lottery tickets.
C．The Mega Millions jackpot is very popular in the writer’s country.
D．Winning lottery is a shortcut to achieve the dream of being rich.
小題4:The underlined phrase “at play” in the 7th paragraph most probably means ________.
A．effectiveB．ridiculousC．contradictoryD．a(chǎn)stonishing
小題5:What do you think is the best title?
A．The Popular Mega Millions JackpotB．Lottery is Merely a Trick
C．Mega Million is Like a Shark AttackD．Be rich, Buy Lottery Soon

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


Homework is an important part of education. However, what is it about homework? What makes it important?
First, homework helps students learn. Homework produces higher learning ability by asking the student to read the same text many times.
Most of the time, homework will ask students to read other books. So children have to read and understand it by themselves. Sometimes, parents must help children with this type of learning. Children hope to use what they have read to solve questions and problems in the homework.
Good use of homework makes children know that learning can happen with or without the teacher.
As homework is finished, students learn to work out their own problems. Most students need a little help now and then, but doing homework is a way that children can learn to take care of themselves. If the student can do his or her own work, it is likely the ability he gets will be good for their future life.
Most homework gives room for additional(額外的) learning. Short answers, long answers and papers provide a way for students to learn things that interest them. Science can give the student a chance to go deeper into a field and have a better understanding. These things are almost impossible within the classroom education. If the project is done by a group, the students will also learn cooperation(合作).
Good study skills students get from homework and test preparation can be used easily in most work places.
Title: 小題1:________
Benefits
Ways
小題2:_______
Make students repeat the same text.
Develop thinking ability
Make students read other books.
Help students to work out 小題3:________
Be good for their future life
Learn more
Give room for additional learning
Provide a way for students to learn 小題4:________ things
Help go deeper into a field and understand better
Help learn cooperation by working with a group
Get study skills
Use the skills in their 小題5:_______ when they left schools

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about   1  in work and life. Offering his   2  coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and   3  with a large pot of coffee and a   4  of cups — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful — telling them to   5  themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you have   6 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been   7 , leaving behind the plain and   8  ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves,  that is the   9  of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup   10  adds no quality to the coffee.   11  it is just more expensive and in some cases   12  hides what we drink.”
“  13  all of you really want is coffee, not the cup,   14  you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began   15  each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this:   16  is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.   17  are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the   18  of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we   19  to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups   20  you… enjoy the coffee instead.”
小題1:
A．stressB．dreamC．sorrowD．truth
小題2:
A．friendsB．customersC．fellowsD．guests
小題3:
A．carriedB．returnedC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．reached
小題4:
A．kindB．varietyC．sortD．number
小題5:
A．devoteB．exposeC．helpD．a(chǎn)ddicted
小題6:
A．searchedB．witnessedC．noticedD．discovered
小題7:
A．taken upB．brought inC．sold outD．cut down
小題8:
A．expensiveB．cheapC．beautifulD．usual
小題9:
A．pointB．a(chǎn)nswerC．sourceD．result
小題10:
A．by itselfB．on its ownC．for itselfD．itself
小題11:
A．At no timeB．At timesC．In no caseD．In most cases
小題12:
A．everB．evenC．neverD．hardly
小題13:
A．WhatB．ThatC．WhichD．Whether
小題14:
A．butB．soC．a(chǎn)ndD．for
小題15:
A．suspectingB．likingC．envyingD．eyeing
小題16:
A．LoveB．LifeC．FutureD．Failure
小題17:
A．TheyB．WeC．YouD．What
小題18:
A．quantityB．styleC．qualityD．standard
小題19:
A．haveB．hesitateC．forgetD．fail
小題20:
A．controlB．driveC．puzzleD．a(chǎn)maze

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Once upon a time, there was a scholar who wanted to gain more knowledge each day even though he had already gained enough knowledge. One day, he came to visit a saint and wanted to be his student. The saint provided some tea. He slowly filled the scholar’s cup: the cup was full, yet he kept pouring and pouring. The scholar burst out, “Stop! You can’t add anything to something that’s already full!” The saint set down the teapot and replied, “Exactly.”
Whether it’s the silence between notes in music, or some open time in your schedule, you need space to act effectively. Yet most of us, myself included, tend to stuff as much as possible into whatever room is available－closets, schedules, budgets, relationships, and even the mind itself.
However, some people know how to avoid overstuffing their life. For example, in Australia, it seemed that most people there operated at about 85% of their capacity（能力），unlike Americans pushing as close to 100% as possible. So when you run into Australians you know in the street, they have time to hang out and talk with you.
Remember the cup: its value is in the space, the emptiness it holds. How to empty your “cup”?
Be mindful of the element of space, openness , and emptiness  in your life. This includes room in a drawer, the volume of air in a kitchen, and open-mindedness in a friend. Sometimes you’re just stuck with a big bucket of tasks yet to do. But at least empty the bucket faster than you fill it with new tasks. Put some space between finishing one thing and staring another. For example, after sending one email, take a breath before replying to another one. Drop the stuff you can no longer afford to lug around. At sea level, you can run with a brick in your backpack, but if you’re hiking on a mountain, that brick has got to go.
小題1:By pouring water into the cup, the saint most probably wanted the scholar to know that     .
A．he should pay attention to details
B．he should keep learning every day
C．he had already gained enough knowledge
D．he should be very careful in order to succeed
小題2:We learn that compared to Americans, Australians      .
A．work much harder
B．know less about their capacity
C．spare more time for themselves
D．spend less time with their friends
小題3:The underlined word“l(fā)ug”in the last paragraph probably means“     ”.
A．reachB．carryC．seeD．show
小題4:What’s  the structure of the passage?
A．Example →advice→ conclusion →story.
B．Topic→ example →advice→ story.
C．Story→topic →example→advice.
D．Reason →topic →advice →example.
小題5:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．The art of life.B．Value every minute
C．The art of drinking teaD．Empty your“cup”at times

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


I live in Albuquerque, and some homeless people often stay at the stoplights. I often gave money to them, feeling  1 for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I  2 giving and had a strong sense of  3  .
Things started to  4 for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to  5  myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  6  ,"Will work for food." I  7  .
My daughter commented, "Mommy, you  8 to give to those people in  9  ."I replied, "Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other  10 things. "She didn't respond. But when I said that, I didn't feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to  11 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep  12 me said, "Just help him."  13  I rolled down my window, and he ran over with delight, saying "God bless you, I only need 77 cents." I  14 into my ashtray（煙灰缸） and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
I scooped（抓起） it up and gave it to him. He  15  with joy and tears in his 16  "Wow, you just made it  17 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much. The bus that has this great sale is  18  in 20 minutes!" It was a moment I'll never forget. I think that man won't forget it either, 19  I was the one who got the best  20  in life——GIVING.
小題1:
A．pleasedB．sorry C．nervousD．proud
小題2:
A．stoppedB．refusedC．consideredD．continued
小題3:
A．satisfactionB． joyC．lossD．surprise
小題4:
A． reformB．declineC．endD．change
小題5:
A．pullB．driveC．persuadeD．concern
小題6:
A．gestureB．symbolC．signD．sentence
小題7:
A．passed byB．gave inC．stood upD．held on
小題8:
A．expectedB．a(chǎn)ttemptedC．promisedD．used
小題9:
A．shockB．happinessC．comfortD．need
小題10:
A．dimB．badC．excitingD．a(chǎn)nxious
小題11:
A．pickB．lookC．ringD．bring
小題12:
A．besidesB．insideC．behindD．a(chǎn)bove
小題13:
A．SoB．OtherwiseC．HoweverD．Moreover
小題14:
A．climbedB．jumpedC．sawD．reach
小題15:
A．turned aroundB．broke downC．burst outD．spoke up
小題16:
A．eyesB．faceC．noseD．mouth
小題17:
A．necessaryB．possibleC．importantD．nice
小題18:
A．takingB．operatingC．leavingD．driving
小題19:
A．butB．orC．a(chǎn)ndD．nor
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)wardB．messageC．giftD．lesson

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完型填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，從1---20各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。
One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1 , he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he    2   placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the    3   and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar    4 ?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he    5  under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel（沙礫，石子），dumped some in and   6  the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space    7  the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not.” One of them answered. “Good!” he replied.
He reached under the table and    8   a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the    9   left between the rocks and the gravel.    10   he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in    11   the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the    12  of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one   13   student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always   14   some more things in it.”
“No,” the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will    15   get them in at all if you don’t put the big rocks in first.    16   the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and    17  for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with    18   things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are   19   on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Then put those in your    20   first.”
小題1:
A．harderB．rougherC．clearerD．wiser
小題2:
A．carefullyB．firmlyC．a(chǎn)ctivelyD．unwillingly
小題3:
A．edgeB．bottomC．wallD．top
小題4:
A．fullB．pureC．enoughD．smooth
小題5:
A．sentB．reachedC．managedD．felt
小題6:
A．deliveredB．shookC．droppedD．held
小題7:
A．beneathB．a(chǎn)crossC．beyondD．between
小題8:
A．put outB．came outC．brought outD．set out
小題9:
A．spacesB．cavesC．blanksD．holes
小題10:
A．At lastB．Shortly afterC．Later onD．Once more
小題11:
A．unlessB．untilC．beforeD．while
小題12:
A．meaningB．opinionC．pointD．comment
小題13:
A．calmB．a(chǎn)wkwardC．nervousD．eager
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)dd B．fitC．includeD．collect
小題15:
A．neverB．evenC．stillD．ever
小題16:
A．WhetherB．HoweverC．WhateverD．Which
小題17:
A．concludeB．encourageC．freshD．time
小題18:
A．moreB．littleC．muchD．less
小題19:
A．reflectingB．countingC．decidingD．insisting
小題20:
A．packetB．canC．jarD．luggage

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Night after night, as was often the case, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the  36 ,then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started   37  me. But it did. Finally one night, I shouted out as her, “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too   38 ！” She didn’t say anything in reply. But never again did my mother   39  my day with that familiar   40  of her love.
With the years passing, my thoughts   41 to that night, when I missed my mother’s hands, missed her goodnight   42  on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very   43 , while sometimes far away. But always it was hidden in the back of my   44 . Now Mom is in her seventies, and those hands that I   45  thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my   46 . And now my own children are grown and gone. One Thanksgiving Eve,   47  I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a   48  hand hesitantly run across my face to   49  the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so   50 , touched my brow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night and my young voice   51 . “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too rough!”   52 , I caught Mom’s hand in hand, saying how   53 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, as I did. But Mom didn’t know   54  I was talking about. She had forgotten, and forgiven long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new   55  for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
小題1:
A．placeB．wayC．orderD．shape
小題2:
A．pleasingB．frighteningC．satisfyingD．a(chǎn)nnoying
小題3:
A．sweetB．toughC．uglyD．rough
小題4:
A．take upB．give upC．end upD．break up
小題5:
A．expressionB．symbolC．promiseD．experience
小題6:
A．remainedB．returnedC．occurredD．missed
小題7:
A．storyB．greetingC．kissD．song
小題8:
A．closeB．seriousC．differentD．unusual
小題9:
A．brainB．mindC．spiritD．heart
小題10:
A．onceB．evenC．stillD．a(chǎn)lways
小題11:
A．husbandB．childrenC．familyD．father
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)sB．beforeC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．since
小題13:
A．roughB．reliableC．thinD．familiar
小題14:
A．tidyB．touchC．brushD．wiped
小題15:
A．gentlyB．friendlyC．closelyD．weakly
小題16:
A．weptB．whisperedC．complainedD．struggled
小題17:
A．On timeB．All at onceC．Once againD．As usual
小題18:
A．gratefulB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．sorryD．excited
小題19:
A．whereB．whyC．whatD．whom
小題20:
A．memoryB．senseC．pleasureD．a(chǎn)ppreciation

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
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One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to   36   his son how   37   people live,   38   they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor   39  .When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the   40  ?” “very   41   , Dad!” answered the boy. “Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked. “Yeah!” answered the son. “And what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a   42    that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that has no   43    . We have imported lamps(進(jìn)口燈具) in the garden and they have the   44   . Our patio(天井) reaches to the front yard,   45   they have a whole horizon(曠野).” When the little boy was   46  , his father was speechless.
His son   47  , “Thanks Dad   48  showing me how   49  we are!” Isn’t it true that it all depends   50   the   51  you look at things? If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(樂觀的態(tài)度)   52  life you’ve got everything! You can’t buy   53  of these things,    54  still you can have all the material possessions(財(cái)富) you can imagine, provisions(儲(chǔ)備) for the future, etc. But if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! Attitude is   55 ! Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day!
小題1:
A．showB．giveC．sendD．tell
小題2:
A．happyB．sorrowC．richD．poor
小題3:
A．thusB．soC．thereforeD．when
小題4:
A．houseB．homeC．familyD．room
小題5:
A．journeyB．tripC．stayD．travel
小題6:
A．badB．goodC．wellD．badly
小題7:
A．riverB．lakeC．canal(運(yùn)河/溝渠)D．pool
小題8:
A．endlessB．endingC．endD．ended
小題9:
A．sunB．starsC．planetD．electricity light
小題10:
A．yetB．howeverC．soD．though
小題11:
A．finishedB．finishingC．completedD．completing
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)ddingB．a(chǎn)ddedC．sayingD．said
小題13:
A．forB．ofC．withD．a(chǎn)bout
小題14:
A．poorB．richC．gladD．happy
小題15:
A．inB．onC．forD．a(chǎn)bout
小題16:
A．methodB．mannersC．wayD．means
小題17:
A．of B．forC．towardsD．a(chǎn)t
小題18:
A．nothingB．a(chǎn)nyC．someD．everything
小題19:
A．thenB．butC．thoughD．so
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)nything B．nothingC．everything D．something

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