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A little girl lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill and as she grew she would play in the small garden. There, she was able to see over the garden fence and across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. Although she loved her parents and her family, she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
When she got to an age when she gained enough skill and sensibility to go outside her garden fence, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.
As she dismounted her bike and leaned it against the gate post, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict.
So sad she didn't go any further and turned, and heart broken as she remounted her bike. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.
She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the 'golden house'. Everything she dreamed was right there in front ofher nose!
小题1:Why did the girl long for the house on the hill?
A. Because there was a small garden.B.Because it’s magic.
C. Because it’s ordinary.D.Because its windows looked golden.
小题2:Which  statement is True according to Paragraph 2 and 3?
A. The girl’s mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.
B. The golden house was on the hill where the girl lived.
C.What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.
D.Actually , the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.
小题3:What amazed the girl was that_____
A. Her home was another golden house
B. There was no golden house indeed
C. She could see the golden house only when she looked up
D. The golden house disappeared when the sun shone on it
小题4:What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The mother thought that she needn’t keep an eye on her daughter.
B. The girl was determined to go to the golden house at the beginning.
C. The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home.
D. The girl didn’t love or care for her parents .
小题5:The passage is intended to tell us that_____.
A. girls often have amazing imagination
B.not all dreams will come true
C. what we dream of may be just around us
D.nothing is impossible to a willing heart

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C

试题分析:本文讲述了一个故事:女孩渴望山上的窗户是金色的房子。但当她走进房子的时候,她很失望因为窗户上是灰尘,让女孩惊讶的是她的家又是金色的房子。所以我们梦想的东西就在我们周围。
小题1:细节题:从第一段的句子:This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.可知女孩渴望山上的房子因为窗户是金色的。选D
小题2:细节题:从第二段的句子:She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict.可知她很失望因为窗户上是灰尘。选D
小题3:细节题:从倒数第二段的句子:As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.可知让女孩惊讶的是她的家又是金色的房子。选A
小题4:推理题:从第一段的句子:she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.可以推断出女孩一开始决心去金色的房子。选B
小题5:写作意图题:从最后一段的句子:Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!可知我们梦想的东西就在我们周围。选C
点评:本文讲述了一个故事:女孩渴望山上的窗户是金色的房子。但当她走进房子的时候,她很失望因为窗户上是灰尘,让女孩惊讶的是她的家又是金色的房子。所以我们梦想的东西就在我们周围。这类文章结构清晰易懂,集中考查了推理题和细节题,要求考生有较强的细节理解能力。做题时也可以结合自己的生活常识和经验,再通过逻辑推理和判断。主旨题关键是弄清每段的大意,再结合重点的句子判断。
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A.buildB.climbC.standD.lay
小题19:
A.gardenB.garageC.carD.taxi
小题20:
A.whoB.whatC.whichD.where

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 31  I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find   32  work.
I was   33  a school bus to make ends meet and   34  with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had   35  five interviews(面试)with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not   36  the job. “Why has my life become so   37 ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to   38  a little girl, she handed me an earring   39  I should keep it   40  somebody claimed(认领)it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it   41  me-I had been giving all of my   42  to what was going wrong with my   43  rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a   44  of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to   45  more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for   46  from a lady who was a director at a large   47 . She asked me if I would   48  a one-day lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My   49  there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of   50 that I completely changed my life.
小题1:
A.AsB.ThoughC.IfD.When
小题2:
A.successfulB.extraC.satisfying D.convenient
小题3:
A.driving B.repairingC.takingD.designing
小题4:
A.workingB.travellingC.discussingD.living
小题5:
A.prepared forB.attendedC.asked forD.held
小题6:
A.loseB.likeC.findD.get
小题7:
A.hardB.busyC.seriousD.short
小题8:
A.wave atB.drop offC.call onD.look for
小题9:
A.orderingB.promisingC.sayingD.showing
小题10:
A.in caseB.or elseC.as ifD.now that
小题11:
A.hurtB.hitC.caughtD.moved
小题12:
A.feelingsB.attentionC.strengthD.interests
小题13:
A.opinionsB.educationC.experiencesD.life
小题14:
A.listB.bookC.checkD.copy
小题15:
A.connectB.turnC.keepD.add
小题16:
A.herB.a passengerC.meD.my friend
小题17:
A.hospitalB.factoryC.restaurantD.hotel
小题18:
A.listen toB.reviewC.giveD.talk about
小题19:
A.planB.choiceC.dayD.tour
小题20:
A.operationB.speakingC.employmentD.thinking

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