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The Pecan Thief
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather's farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the   36  to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really   37  work and my little basket was only half full. I wasn't about to   38  Grandpa down. Just then something caught my   39  . A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.  I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and   40  in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel   41  out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
Not so   42  anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was   43  with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my   44 . Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so   45  of myself. I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.   46 , I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many ? ” I told him how I'd   47  the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I'd been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that   48  me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently   49  my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter   50  of food, ” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don't you think that little squirrel will   51  the cold winter? ”
“I didn't think about that,” I said.
“I know, ” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take   52  of someone else's hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit   53 . The image of the starving squirrel wouldn't   54  my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn't eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the   55  of knowing I had done just the right thing.
小题1:
A.woodsB.roomsC.holesD.roads
小题2:
A.dirtyB.hardC.lightD.easy
小题3:
A.settleB.letC.haveD.keep
小题4:
A.sweaterB.basketC.handD.eye
小题5:
A.joinedB.livedC.disappeared D.discovered
小题6:
A.heldB.jumpedC.stoodD.found
小题7:
A.secretB.strangeC.anxiousD.patient
小题8:
A.filledB.coveredC.rebuiltD.decorated
小题9:
A.timeB.choiceC.achievementD.chance
小题10:
A.afraidB.ashamedC.proudD.careful
小题11:
A.OtherwiseB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Besides
小题12:
A.followedB.drivenC.protectedD.caught
小题13:
A.annoyedB.satisfiedC.delightedD.surprised
小题14:
A.offB.besideC.aroundD.over
小题15:
A.costB.supplyC.supportD.preparation
小题16:
A.escapeB.spendC.fleeD.survive
小题17:
A.placeB.noticeC.chargeD.advantage
小题18:
A.unconfidentB.guiltyC.embarrassedD.nervous
小题19:
A.leaveB.openC.crossD.occupy
小题20:
A.inspirationB.expectationC.satisfactionD.impression

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

试题分析:本文讲述爷爷让我去树林里捡山核桃。结果我把松鼠的核桃拿了回来,在爷爷的教育下,我又把所有的核桃都还了回去。
小题1:A从上下文知,我被爷爷派去捡山核桃,再结合第一句中的“farm”和选项可知我应该到树林(woods)里去,而不是房间(room),洞里(hole)和路上(road)。
小题2:B从后面的我才捡半篮山核桃可知,捡山核桃对我来说是一项挺困难的(hard)活,其他选项都不符合语境。
小题3:B 从下文知,我不想让爷爷失望,此处let sb. down是固定词组,意为“令某人失望”。
小题4:D就在此时,不远处的一只棕色大松鼠引起了我的注意。catch one's eye表示“引起某人的注意”。
小题5:C那只松鼠捡起一颗山核桃向一棵树跑去,最后消失(disappear)在树干的大洞中。该句中的三个动作表承接:先pick up,然后hurry to,最后disappear。join“加入”,live“生存”,discover“发现”都不符合语境。
小题6:B该处表示:不久,那只松鼠又从洞中跳了出来(jump out),故选A项。hold out“伸出,坚持”;stand out“突出”;find out“发现”都不符合语境。
小题7:A从后文中dashed over to the tree可知,作者认为松鼠捡山核桃不再是秘密了。
小题8:A我发现洞中到处都是山核桃,be filled with是固定词组,意为“充满着”,符合语境;be covered with“覆盖”;be decorated with“用……装饰”。
小题9:D当看到洞中有这么多的山核桃,作者认为自己的机会来了。
小题10:C 作者拿了这么多的山核桃,心里非常高兴,当然很骄傲。be proud of“自豪,高兴”,符合语境。be afraid of表示“害怕,担忧”;be ashamed of表示“感到羞愧”;be careful of表示“小心”。
小题11:C此处表示我迫不及待地想把捡到的山核桃让爷爷看,因此兴奋地大叫起来,前后句构成“因果关系”,用therefore。otherwise“否则”;however“然而”;besides“除此之外还……”。
小题12:A我告诉了爷爷,我是如何跟踪(follow)松鼠,从而找到这些山核桃的。
小题13:D此处表示爷爷虽然表扬了我,但他接下来做的事情让我很吃惊(surprised)。
小题14:C爷爷用胳膊挽着我的肩膀,用介词around。
小题15:B松鼠努力工作,收集了过冬食物,此处supply of food表示“食物储备”。
小题16:D你把他的食物都拿走了,难道你没有想过他在寒冷的冬天还能活下去吗?survive“挺过”,符合语境。
小题17:D好人不应该利用(take advantage of)别人的辛勤劳动。take place of“代替”;take notice of“注意到”;take charge of“负责”,都与语境不符。
小题18:B爷爷说了这些话后,我突然有了一种负罪感(guilty)。
小题19:A那只松鼠挨饿的场景在我心头挥之不去,所以用leave one's mind表示“离开……心头”。
小题20:C此处表示作者为自己做了一件正确的事情而感到很满足(satisfaction)
点评:本文讲述爷爷让我去树林里捡山核桃。结果我把松鼠的核桃拿了回来,在爷爷的教育下,我又把所有的核桃都还了回去。属于故事类完型,这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局,有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手,考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时,同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意,同时抓住每一个细节,设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图,根据情节展开想象,即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。
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A.beforeB.thoughC.becauseD.unless
小题17:
A.set upB.gave upC.pushed upD.looked up
小题18:
A.richB.famousC.successfulD.powerful
小题19:
A.trainingB.gradesC.experimentsD.abilities
小题20:
A.womanB.doctorC.sisterD.teacher

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered "little of childhood but its pain". In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry. 
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn't lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama. 
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats's poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition. 
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats's Death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines: 
Earth, receive an honoured guest:
        William Yeats is laid to rest. 
        Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
        Emptied of its poetry.
小题1:Which of the following can describe Yeats's family?
A.It filled Yeats's childhood with laughter.
B.It was shocked by Yeats's choice.
C.It was a typically wealthy family.
D.It had an artistic atmosphere.
小题2:According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats's life?
A.Yeats founded the first Irish theater.
B.Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.
C.Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.
D.Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.
小题3:What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden's lines?
A.EnvyB.SympathyC.EmptinessD.Admiration
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?
A.Yeats's literary achievementsB.Yeats's historical influence
C.Yeats's artistic ambitionD.Yeats's national honor

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