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On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___36___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.
For over a month I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I __39___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.
My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t __40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___41__.
My next plan would have to be more __42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t __43__ to miss out on this bargain!”
His ___44___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could buy ___46___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”
I went to my room, ___48___ at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t _49__ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.
When I __50__ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been __51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.
小题1:
A.painB.attemptC.joyD.shyness
小题2:
A.housingB.fishingC.carD.fashion
小题3:
A.mindB.ideaC.opinionD.head
小题4: 
A.getdownB.setoutC.searchedforD.went on
小题5:
A.operateB.runC.startD.work
小题6:
A.ridingB.drivingC.thinkingD.keeping
小题7:
A.strongB.practicalC.idealD.obvious
小题8:
A.affordB.payC.allowD.stand
小题9:
A.talkB.expressionC.faceD.response
小题10:
A.truckB.telescopeC.chanceD.bargain
小题11:
A.oneB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing
小题12: 
A.heatingB.lovingC.nursingD.finding
小题13:
A.pleasedB.goodC.expertD.angry
小题14:
A.sayB.believeC.careD.learn
小题15:
A.went offB.woke upC.rang upD.found out
小题16:
A.pleasedB.instructedC.warnedD.defeated
小题17:
A.openedB.wrappedC.leftD.faded
小题18:
A.recoveredB.refusedC.reopenedD.removed
小题19:
A.wonB.doneC.beatenD.failed
小题20:
A.everB.alreadyC.stillD.even

小题1:A
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小题1:B
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小题1:A
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小题1: A。前面说“我得到了渴望已久的电动车”,而这里but转折,表示的是“你很难相信为了得到这个神圣的礼物我所经受的痛苦和付出的努力”。
小题1:C。从上下文来看,“我”很早就关注着车,并通过看介绍有关车的杂志来了解信息。
小题1:A。根据上下文可知,此处说的是“我”终于下定决心买辆电动车。make up one’s mind 为固定短语,意为“下决心”。
小题1:B。前面说“下决心买电动车”,此处说的是作出决定后就立即开始行动了。set to work 意为“开始行动起来”,下文具体写了所做的工作。
小题1:D。此处说的是“我”展开的第一项工作,那就是告诉爸爸说“我的那辆旧车的操纵杆失灵了”。Work 是动词,意为“工作,有效”,在这里说的是“操纵杆不灵了”。
小题1:B。从上下文来看,“我”的第一次工作没有成效,反而被爸爸指责为“我”不会操作。bad driving 意为“不会操作,错误操作”。
小题1:D。前面“我”是找了旧车操纵杆失灵这样一个借口,从后面的内容特别是引号内的话语可以看出,“我”的下一个计划就更明确、直白了。
小题1:A。这是“我”力劝爸爸买电动车的话。从 …with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250 及后面的 …miss out on this bargain 等可推测,此处应选用 afford。can / be able to afford… 是常见搭配,意为“省出或找到足够的时间或金钱去(做某事);……得起”。
小题1:D。从 …and for US$250 you could buy… 等来看,爸爸的反应确实是不想买电动车。
小题1:D。根据上文的 You couldn’t ___ to miss out on this bargain 等可推测此处应填 bargain。
小题1:B。这里说的是爸爸的观点。与其买电动车,倒不如买一架像望远镜一样具有教育意义的东西。something like 意为“像……样的东西”。
小题1:C 从 when I’m 97 years old 及后面的 This is my youth 等来推测,此处说的是“要看月亮,那就等到 97 岁时住在养老院里看好了”。这是作者对爸爸提议买望远镜的一句气话。
小题1:D。从前面多次提到买车被爸爸拒绝,后面又有 …how mean my father was 及后面的 …he didn’t ___14___ that I would die… 等来推测,此处说的是“我”对爸爸的吝啬很“恼怒”。
小题1:C。前面说“我”很恼怒,再结合后面的 …that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck 等推测,“我”觉得爸爸才不“在乎”呢!
小题1:B。根据on Christmas morning,可知讲的是“我”在圣诞节的早晨醒来后查看礼物时发生的故事。
小题1:D。按照常例,西方儿童在圣诞节早晨收到礼物是激动和兴奋的,可此刻“我”却兴奋不起来,因为“我”要车的幻想破灭了。此处用 defeat正好符合“我”当时的心理。
小题1:C。从前面的 I opened all my presents until there was just one big package… 等可推测,此处说的是“直到还剩下最后一个包裹”。
小题1:D。从上下文来看,此时只剩下这最后一个包裹,于是“我”就打开包装,这与后面的看到里面的东西相符合。
小题1:A。与上面的 I had been defeated 相对,此处描写的是当我得到盼望已久的车时高兴的心情,“我”终于“赢”了。
小题1:D。前面一直在责怪爸爸不给“我”买车,当得到车后,“我”高兴得觉得能做任何事情,后面进一步说“我甚至能在英语课上得 A+”
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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

When I stepped out the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong. Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast were called off because of a storm. The earliest they could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday. A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, “Don’t ask us for help! We cannot help you!”
I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train the rest of the way to Providence.
The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and more often. It really gets to me, though, because for eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines (TWA).
I know the days are gone when attendants could be written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners’ trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac(机场停机坪)in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonald’s hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline. I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar (翱翔). The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure to come back one day in the near future.
小题1:Many people crowded the terminal because _______.
A.they were ready to board on the planes
B.something was wrong with the terminal
C.the flights to the Northeast were canceled
D.the gate agent wouldn’t help the passengers
小题2: How did the writer get to Providence at last?___
A.by airB.by van
C.by trainD.by underground
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?______
A.Incidents happened to those who fly quite often.
B.The writer used to be a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines.
C.Even a small mistake might cause complaints from passengers in the past.
D.McDonald’s hamburgers and fries were among regular dinner options.
小题4:What can be implied from the passage?____
A.The writer lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.
B.The writer thought the service was not as good as it used to be.
C.The writer with other passengers waited to be picked up patiently.
D.Passengers would feel proud of how they were treated on the plane.

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