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Three boys and three girls boarded the bus to Fort Lauderdale, dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York disappeared behind them. They noticed an old man, who sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never     , and his dusty face     his age. 
He was    in his seat like a stone, and the young people began to      about him, trying to     his life and his age. Deep into the night, outside Washington, one of the girls went up to him and introduced herself. “Want some wine?” He took    the glass and drank.
Slowly and       he told his story. His name was Vingo, he had been in     in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home. “When I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn't     it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it     too much, she could just forget me, I'd understand.”
“Last week, knowing I would be     , I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick and there's a big oak tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she would     me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I'd     and come home with her. If she didn't       me, forget it, no handkerchief, and I'd go on through.”
  “Wow,” the girl exclaimed. She told the others, and soon all of them put their faces against the window, waiting for the       of Brunswick.
Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming       , all except Vingo. Vingo sat there     , looking at the oak tree. It was almost        with yellow handkerchiefs, 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like a huge flag of      , blowing in the wind. As the young people shouted, the old man rose and      his way to the front of the bus to go home.
小题1:
A.movingB.leaningC.stoppingD.heading
小题2:
A.provedB.maskedC.betrayedD.abandoned
小题3:
A.rootedB.annoyedC.relaxedD.alarmed
小题4:
A.hearB.careC.wonderD.speak
小题5:
A.botherB.describeC.imagineD.know
小题6:
A.awayB.inC.outD.over
小题7:
A.terriblyB.eagerlyC.painfullyD.casually
小题8:
A.hospitalB.prisonC.companyD.work
小题9:
A.supportB.believeC.standD.ignore
小题10:
A.lastedB.influencedC.costD.hurt
小题11:
A.hopelessB.convenientC.successfulD.free
小题12:
A.takeB.refuseC.callD.write
小题13:
A.get outB.get offC.get onD.get in
小题14:
A.rememberB.believeC.missD.accept
小题15:
A.entranceB.beautyC.existenceD.approach
小题16:
A.amazinglyB.joyfullyC.definitelyD.desperately
小题17:
A.shockedB.puzzledC.terrifiedD.depressed
小题18:
A.coveredB.surroundedC.spottedD.dotted
小题19:
A.wishesB.welcomeC.victoryD.success
小题20:
A.feltB.forcedC.madeD.pushed

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

试题分析:本文主要讲的是一个囚徒在四年后回家途中的忐忑不安的心情
小题1:A 考查动词辨析。Moving移动;lean靠着;stop停止;head前进。句意:他们注意到他们前面的一个老人,穿着白色不合身的西装,一动不动。Moving表示伴随状语。所以选A项。 
小题2:B 考查动词辨析。A. proved证明;B. masked戴面具使模糊;C. betrayed背叛; D. abandoned抛弃。句意:他很脏的脸看不出他的年龄。Mask 使模糊。根据句意他穿着不合身的衣服,脸部很脏,看不出年龄来,描述一个灰败的老人的形象,所以选B项。
小题3:A 考查动词辨析。A. rooted根源在于;B. annoyed恼怒的;C. relaxed放松;D. alarmed使警觉。句意:他象石头一样固定在座上。根据上文提到 They noticed an old man, who sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never     ,  他一动不动,所以选A项。
小题4:C 考查动词辨析。A. hear听;B. care关心;C. wonder想知道;D. speak说。句意:年轻人想了解他。根据上文提到年轻人看到这样的一动不动又看不出年龄的老人,他们十分好奇,所以想知道了解这个老人,所以选C项。
小题5:C 考查动词辨析。A. bother打扰;B. describe描述;C. imagine想象; D. know知道。句意:年轻人想了解他,试着想象他的生活和他的年龄。根据语境,年轻人对一切很好奇,可知想了解他,想象与他有关的一切,所以选C项。 
小题6:D 考查副词辨析 句意:一个小女孩走上前去自我介绍,想要沉醉酒吗?他拿出瓶子,喝了起来。Take out 拿出来;Take away拿走;take in 欺骗;take over接管。根据句意与语境,选D项。
小题7:C 考查副词辨析。A. terribly可怕地;B. eagerly迫切地;C. painfully痛苦地;D. casually随便地偶然地。句意:慢慢地他很痛苦地讲述他的故事。根据下方可知 When I was in prison他入狱,所以是痛苦地来讲述他的故事,故选C项。
小题8:B 考查名词辨析。A. hospital医院;B. prison监狱;C. company公司;D. work工作。句意:他曾经在过去的四年入狱现在正要回家。根据下方提到“When I was in prison I wrote to my wife, 当在监狱时我写信给我的妻子,所以得知他入狱了,故选B项。
小题9:C 考查动词辨析。A. support支撑;B. believe相信;C. stand站着,容忍;D. ignore忽视。句意:如果他不能容忍,如果孩子们继续问的话,她会忘记我的。我能理解。根据语境,他不知道妻子是不是还会接受他,所以选C项。
小题10:D考查动词辨析。A. lasted持续;B. influenced影响;C. cost花费;D. hurt伤害。句意:如果伤害很大的话,她会忘记我的,我能理解。根据语境,他入狱这事肯定会对妻子造成伤害,所以他在假设这些情况,所以选D项。 
小题11:D 考查形容词辨析。A. hopeless没有希望的;B. convenient方便的;C. successful成功的;D. free 有空的自由的。句意:上周,知道我要自由了,我再次给她写了信。根据下方提到可知他知道自己要出狱,告诉了妻子,所以选D项。
小题12:A考查动词辨析。A. take带走;B. refuse拒绝;C. call打电话;D. write写。句意:我告诉她,如果她愿意接受我,她就放一块黄色的手绢在树上。Take sb back 允许回家,重归于好。所以选A项。
小题13:B 考查动词短语辨析。A. get out出去;B. get off下车;C. get on上车; D. get in 进入。句意:然后我下车,与她一块回家。根据下方提到If she didn't       me, forget it, no handkerchief, and I'd go on through,如果她不接受,我就继续走。所以可知如果接受就下车一块回家。故选B项。
小题14:D 考查动词辨析。A. remember记得;B. believe相信;C. miss错过;D. accept接受。句意:如果他不能接受我,没有手绢,我会继续走,与上句形成对比,如果不接受,我就继续走,所以选D 项。 
小题15:D 考查名词辨析。A. entrance进入;B. beauty美丽;C. existence存在;D. approach方法,路。句意:这个小女孩把这件事说给其它人,他们全部看向车窗外,快乐的等待着通往Brunswick的路。根据上文提到这个老人的期待,孩子也十分兴奋的等待着。故选D项。
小题16: B 考查副词辨析。A. amazingly令人吃惊地;B. joyfully快乐地;C. definitely明确地;D. desperately绝望地。句意:离这个地方越来越近,突然所有的孩子离开他们的座,快乐的尖叫,除了Vingo,根据下方提到It was almost        with yellow handkerchiefs出现的黄色的手绢,所以年轻人很高兴他的妻子接受了他,所以选B项。
小题17:A考查形容词辨析。A. shocked震惊的;B. puzzled困惑的;C. terrified令人害怕的;D. depressed沮丧的。句意: Vingo坐在那十分震惊,看着窗外的树。根据下方提到It was almost        with yellow handkerchiefs出现的黄色的手绢,可知他的妻子接受了他,所以选A项。
小题18:A考查动词辨析。A. covered覆盖;B. surrounded围绕;C. spotted认出;D. dotted点缀;句意:树上系着黄色的手绢,20块,30块,甚至更多。Be covered with 覆盖着,所以选A项。 
小题19:B 考查名词辨析。A. wishes愿望;B. welcome欢迎; C. victory胜利;D. success成功。句意:这棵树站在那就象巨大的欢迎的旗帜,在风中飘扬。根据语境提到满树的黄色的手绢,表示妻子接受了他,象是在欢迎他,所以选B项。
小题20:C 考查动词辨析。A. felt感觉;B. forced强迫;C. made制作;D. pushed推动。 句意:当年轻人欢呼时,老人站起来,直到车的前面回家了。Make one’s way to 前往某处,根据文中提到go home,可知走到车前,所以选C项。
考点 :故事类短文。
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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

I moved from Chicago to Brooklyn in July of 2010,just in time to watch my mother die. Our parents were both gone now; I took with me as many things they had left behind as I could.
I was out walking one Saturday later that summer when something caught my eye - a pale green dress. Laid out on the pavement was stuff like earrings, glass candle-holders, books. Hanging on the fence behind were a few pairs of jeans and a green cotton dress.
The woman, the host o£ the stoop (门廊)sale, looked like she was getting rid of a past she didn’t need or want. A dress that was too big for her. A chest of drawers that took up too much space, space she needed, maybe, to heal ,recover, or grow.
I wasn’t planning on buying anything really, but now I needed to show her that I appreciated her things and I would give them a safe home. Then I had my first stoop sale —I paid her 20 dollars for her green cotton dress and her blue candle-holder,
From that day on, I became interested in stoop sales. Some of my favorite things are from someone else’s life. I find no joy in shopping at regular stores any more. I love trying to sniff out a memory from a bud vase or a drawer. It is comforting to know that someone has breathed and laughed inside a sweater before me.
A few weeks ago, I carried my mother’s dresses to a friend’s stoop. These were her best items ,which were once worn by the most important person in my life. For many hours, I watched from across the path people advancing the stoop, some leaving with Mom1S dress. I used to think that her stuff was as forever sacred (神圣的)as my memory of her, I know now that once I love a scarf or shirt too dearly,it needs to find a new home. Even that green dress is long gone by now.
小题1:The author took her mother*s dresses after her death because ______
A.she valued the things used by her mom
B.she didn’t want to throw them, away
C. she could sell them later
D. they were her mom’s best items
小题2:From the passage, we know that ______.
A. the things the author bought from the woman are too big
B. the author is fond of imagining others’ life experiences
C. the author will never shop at regular stores any more
D. the author still keeps most of her mom’s things
小题3:In the last paragraph ,the author tries to tell us that ______.
A her mom is the number one person in her life
B.  she didn’t really want to sell her mom’s dresses
C. she still thinks of her mother quite often
D. love doesn’t mean holding on to something tightly
小题4:It can be inferred that the author will ______.
A. not sell her own things at stoop sales
B.keep her mom in her mind in another way
C. be sad about all the memory of her mom
D. move to another city for a new life

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Every athlete,from Tiger Woods(a golf player)to a high school quarterback(橄榄球赛中指挥反攻的四分卫),uses a form of self-hypnosis(自我催眠)to move their game to the next level Use the Olympics to 1earn how to use the amazing power of your subconscious(潜在意识)to do the same with your sport.
Here are some examples of how to best use the power of the mind:
During the 2004 Olympics,one of the swimmers told of how she would fall asleep each night with the picture of a clock in her mind. It was the timer’s clock she would see at the end of her Olympic swim and it always had her world-record-breaking time on it.
In his pre-shot routine, Tiger Woods never varies the number of practice swings or intensity of his concentration.The pre-shot routine is always the same so that the stroke will always be the same.
Michael Phelps,American Swimming Gold Medalist, always stretches out his back and arms by swinging both arms three times before his event. Not 2,not 4: always 3. He is anchoring(固定)in his winning state of mind and state of body as well as stretching.
In athletics, an anchor is a gesture or series of gestures that put you into the frame-of mind(and body)you want to be in to win.Repetition is what makes it work .That means practice,practice,practice ---- with your body as well as your mind.
Begin right now creating a ritual(固定程序)before you exercise.Visualize yourself doing whatever you do faster, longer, higher—whatever adverb works best for your particular activity. Then begin to mentally practice it. See or imagine yourself-----with your ideal body ---- doing your activity better, faster, longer, etc. Using both the power of your brain and the activity of your body, soon you will be better and fitter as you use the Olympics to help you create a happier and healthier you.
小题1:From the third paragraph, we know_______.
A.the swimmer has already broken the world record once
B.the swimmer was using her mind power to build up confidence
C.the swimmer was too nervous to go to sleep before the Games
D.the swimmer has a problem in counting
小题2: The example of Tiger Woods shows that             .
A.golf players always do the same pre—shots before events
B.Tiger Woods attaches great importance to mind power
C.Tiger Woods doesn’t want to give away his skills before events
D.golf players never change their habits
小题3:Why does Michael Phelps always take the same warming-up activities before his events?
A.Because back and arms are the most important parts for a swimmer.
B.Because this is the best stretching for any swimmer.
C.Because this is the best way to adjust his state
D.Because he wants to confuse his opponents (对手).
小题4:From the sixth paragraph,we know that______.
A.an anchor is the state of mind and body you want to win
B.you can make an anchor work by constant practice
C.the anchor is mainly related to the practice of the body in athletics
D.an anchor can make sure that you will do well in sports
小题5: What’s the purpose of the text?
A.To introduce some interesting habits of several famous athletes.
B.To remind us to take warming-up activities before taking exercise.
C.To encourage us to learn the warming-up exercise from successful athletes.
D.To advise us to learn to use the power of the mind.

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