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Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16,her father____her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and____education,the____didn’t look bright for Lilly.
Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who___took “no” for an answer.He____Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining____,each day she would just ride to the city,walk____about and return home at dusk.
On one of her____,Lilly saw a sign at a big company.___,she knocked on the very first door.In her____English,Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter,and then____.Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11∶40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for____at noon,when she could____away in the crowd.But she knew she should____the letter.
On her first try,Lilly____one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt,she completed a full paragraph,but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock:11∶55—five minutes to____.Just then the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly,read the letter and said,“Lilly,you’re doing____work!”
With those simple words of encouragement,her desire to escape disappeared and her____began to grow.Lilly thought,“Well,if he thinks it’s good,then it must be good.I think I’ll stay!” Lilly did stay—all because someone had given a____and uncertain girl the gift of self­confidence when she knocked on the door.
小题1:
A.remindedB.forced
C.encouraged D.helped
小题2:
A.poorB.formal
C.goodD.modern
小题3:
A.advice B.promise
C.future D.change
小题4:
A.always B.usually
C.sometimesD.rarely
小题5:
A.warned B.told
C.allowedD.begged
小题6:
A.employmentB.experience
C.judgment D.independence
小题7:
A.carefullyB.happily
C.aimlesslyD.rapidly
小题8:
A.steps B.trips
C.purposes  D.choices
小题9:
A.Bravely B.Proudly
C.CalmlyD.Cautiously
小题10:
A.broken   B.perfect
C.written  D.fluent
小题11:
A.refusedB.decided
C.pretendedD.failed
小题12:
A.stopped   B.continued
C.left   D.sighed
小题13:
A.lunch   B.life
C.funD.luck
小题14:
A.break  B.slip
C.passD.drive
小题15:
A.read B.write
C.attempt  D.deliver
小题16:
A.went over B.picked up
C.gave away D.got through
小题17:
A.freedom   B.success
C.discussion  D.reward
小题18:
A.terrible   B.excellent
C.honest D.easy
小题19:
A.belief   B.patience
C.confidence  D.strength
小题20:
A.shy   B.lonely
C.selfless   D.modest

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

语篇解读 Lilly到一家公司求职,面试时她本来打算放弃,后来因为经理给予的鼓励和自信而被成功录用了。
小题1:解析: 当她16岁时,她的父亲强迫(forced)她辍学来为家里赚钱。
答案: B
小题2:解析: 由上文的“drop out of school”可知她没有受到良好的教育。poor不佳的,差的,符合语境。
答案: A
小题3:解析: 既然英语是她的第二语言,且她所受的教育不好,根据常识可判断她的前途(future)不是很光明。
答案: C
小题4:解析: Lilly的父亲是一个固执的人,他几乎不允许孩子说半个“不”字。rarely很少,难得,符合语境。
答案: D
小题5:解析: 他吩咐(told) Lilly去找一份工作。
答案: B
小题6:解析: 由上文Lilly找工作可知,应选employment雇用。
答案: A
小题7:解析: 每天她都骑车到市里,漫无目的地(aimlessly)四处走走,黄昏的时候回家。
答案: C
小题8:解析: 此处选trips指找工作的旅程。
答案: B
小题9:解析:  此处指她敲门时的忐忑心情。Cautiously小心地,谨慎地,符合语境。
答案: D
小题10:解析: broken English蹩脚的英语,是固定用法。第一段提到的“English as her second language and__2__education”是线索提示。
答案: A
小题11:解析: 由下文的“He directed her to type a letter”可知,他决定(decided)给Lilly一个机会。
答案: B
小题12:解析: 他指示她打一封信,然后就离开(left)了。
答案: C
小题13:解析: 由上文的时间11∶40 am以及下文的at noon可知,她想人人都会在中午去吃午餐(lunch),到时她就可以混在人群中溜掉。
答案: A
小题14:解析:  参见上题解析。slip away溜出去,悄悄离开。
答案: B
小题15:解析: 但她知道她应该尝试(去打)那封信。attempt尝试,符合语境。
答案: C
小题16:解析: get through完成,符合语境。下文中的completed(完成)是线索提示。
答案: D
小题17:解析: 还有五分钟就自由(freedom)了,此处表示她想逃离的心情。
答案: A
小题18:解析: 由下文的“simple words of encouragement”可知,此处为表扬的话语。故选excellent。
答案: B
小题19:解析: 听到这些简单的鼓励的话语,她想逃离的愿望消失了,而且自信心(confidence)开始增强。
答案: C
小题20:解析: 由上文的“她小心翼翼地敲门”可知,她是一个害羞的(shy)女孩。
答案: A
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小题11:
A.SomewhereB.SomethingC.Some timeD.Sometimes
小题12:
A.as helpful asB.as well asC.as strong asD.as creative as
小题13:
A.repeatsB.recommendsC.requiresD.represents
小题14:
A.happinessB.difficultiesC.pleasureD.hope
小题15:
A.served withB.growing intoC.bringing inD.faced with

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Mom’s birthday present? It may be a difficult thing for some people, but for me, it is an easy thing. Mom loved flowers, so every year I sent her flowers. Actually she had a bed of irises (鸢尾花) in the backyard of her small, Indiana farm. They were beautiful. “Take some,” she said, “Dig some up and plant them on the side of your own house.”
But in my yard they became lacking in energy. A year passed, then two, but not one flower appeared. I cut back all their green leaves. I was tired of seeing them so lonely. Finally, I dug the irises up and threw them away.
About that time Mom died unexpectedly. My sister and I sold the farm. I never went back to see the irises. I just couldn’t bear seeing another family living in our home—Mom’s home. Autumn came, then winter. The following spring, as Mom’s birthday approached, I struggled with the question of how to remember her. I stared out the window and saw a few stubborn irises in my side yard sprouting (发芽), —tall, thin but flowerless. Because of seeing them, I decided to order flowers as I always did on Mom’s birthday, and send them to my sister. I wished so badly I could still send flowers to Mom. But that was impossible.
In the morning of Mom’s birthday, I was in my car ready to work. Something in the yard caught my eye. The irises! One had bloomed with flowers, big, showy and purple, as lovely as they ever had been on Mom’s farm. I smiled and turned my eyes upward. I could no longer send flowers to Mom. But somehow, she’d been able to send them to me.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, Mom ________.
A.wanted to give the author some flowers
B.didn’t like the presents from the author
C.lived with the author on an Indiana farm
D.got different birthday presents from the author every year
小题2:At first, the irises in the author’s yard ________.
A.all died quickly
B.didn’t bloom at all
C.grew as well as on Mom’s farm
D.grew better than those on Mom’s farm
小题3:What troubled the author?
A.She didn’t know how to grow irises.
B.She regretted they had sold Mom’s farm.
C.She didn’t know what to do in memory of Mom.
D.She couldn’t bear others living in Mom’s home.
小题4:After seeing the irises sprouting, the author________.
A.decided to send flowers to her sister on Mom’s birthday
B.dug them out because they were flowerless
C.decided to send them to Mom after they bloom
D.ordered flowers for the people living in Mom’s home
小题5:What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A.All the irises in the author’s yard bloomed.
B.The author went to see the irises in Mom’s yard.
C.It was Mom who took care of these irises in the author’s yard.
D.The author thought the blooming irises were gifts from Mom.

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