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    Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and     stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of    . When Joshua was born, the doctor     us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet.      , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.
    Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that     we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach.      , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.
    When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school     an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally     with the children, was appointed to be the    .
    On the day of the contest, I made my     through the crowded parents to see Cf’s picture,       it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture     leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was     for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it      with those of the other children.
    Well, when I returned to     the kids, you can image my     when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I     it! ”
    CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a    feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his  sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations    . It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any    ?
    小题1:
    A．inspiring B．frustratingC．encouragingD．exciting
    小题2:
    A．expectation B．loveC．educationD．instruction
    小题3:
    A．suggested B．hopedC．persuadedD．advised
    小题4:A, Luckily            B. Unfortunately        C. Naturally            D. Generally
    小题5:
    A．due to B．as long asC．so far asD．in case
    小题6:
    A．However B．BesidesC．ThusD．Therefore
    小题7:
    A．charged B．preparedC．engagedD．ran
    小题8:
    A．familiar B．similarC．friendlyD．close
    小题9:
    A．hostB．teacherC．headmasterD．judge
    小题10:
    A．effectB．wayC．forceD．Struggle
    小题11:
    A．whereB．asC．whenD．that
    小题12:
    A．afterB．duringC．beforeD．once
    小题13:
    A．excitedB．enoughC．amazingD．pleased
    小题14:
    A．displayedB．hangedC．takenD．replaced
    小题15:
    A．take upB．keep upC．get upD．pick up
    小题16:
    A．surpriseB．expectation C．joyD．amusement
    小题17:
    A．gotB．drewC．madeD．defeated
    小题18:
    A．specialB．extraordinaryC．curiousD．mixing
    小题19:
    A．onB．highC．greatD．easy
    小题20:
    A．difficultB．upsetC．disappointedD．different

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

    试题分析：文章讲述了一个患有唐氏综合症的孩子的故事。Joshua患有先天性唐氏综合症，医生告诉他父母，Joshua将不会走路、说话、生活不能自理，让他们不要在Joshua身上花费时间和精力。但是，作者夫妇没有放弃Joshua，当Joshua的画获得班级第一名时，作者感到惊喜和欣慰，并决定像正常孩子那样去看待Joshua。
    小题1:考查形容词辨析。A鼓舞人心的；B令人沮丧的；C振奋人心的；D令人兴奋的。difficult and    stories根据and表并列可知，空白处所填词与difficult近义，A、C、D都是积极词汇，故选B。
    小题2:考查名词辨析。A期望；B爱；C教育；D指示，说明。根据第一段最后一句However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.可知，作者谈的是期望，故选A。
    小题3:考查动词辨析。A建议；B希望；C劝说；D建议。the doctor    us not to “waste our time,医生建议作者不要浪费时间......，suggest不能加sb to do sth，advise sb to do sth建议某人做某事，故选D。
    小题4:考查副词辨析。A幸运的是；B不幸的是；C自然；D大体上。we were not about to accept the words作者不愿意听取医生的建议，不想放弃这个孩子，对孩子来说，是幸运的，故选A。
    小题5:考查短语辨析。A由于；B只要；C就......而言；D以防。We decided that    we saw progress we could never give up.作者夫妇决定，只要孩子有一点进步，他们就不会放弃，故选B。
    小题6:考查副词辨析。A然而；B而且；C因此；D所以。根据“We could not set goals for him...  if we did not have high hopes,”可知，前后表示转折关系，故选A。
    小题7:考查动词辨析。A掌管；B准备；C忙于；D进行，实施；管理，经营。The school    an art contest学校举办美术竞赛，故选D。
    小题8:考查形容词辨析。A熟悉的；B相似的；C友好的；D亲密的。who was not personally    with the children当地教堂和孩子们不熟悉的长老，故选A。
    小题9:考查名词辨析。A主人；B教师；C班主任；D裁判，法官。was appointed to be the   教堂长老担任竞赛的裁判，故选D。
    小题10:考查名词辨析。A效果，影响；B方法；C力量；D努力，难事。I made my    through the crowded我在人群里挤着走，make one’s way艰难行进，故选B。
    小题11:考查连接词辨析。A哪里；B正如，像，作为；C当，既然；D无意义。    it was likely to be hung there,正如CJ的画很有可能挂在那里，故选B。
    小题12:考查介词辨析。A在......之后；B在......期间；C在......之前，趁......还没；D一次，曾经，一旦。I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture    leaving the building作者认为在离开教学楼之前都不会看到儿子的画，故选C。
    小题13:考查形容词辨析。A兴奋的；B足够的；C令人惊奇的；D高兴的，满足的。根据“I had no expectation that Joshua would win”可知，作者认为，知道儿子能画画并得到展示就足够了，it was    for me to know that he was able to draw a pictur。故选B。
    小题14:考查动词辨析。A展示；B绞死；C拿走；D取代。have it     with those of the other children让自己的画进行展示，故选A。
    小题15:考查短语辨析。A占据，从事；B跟上，继续；C起床；D捡起，学会，车接。Well, when I returned to    the kids根据上文可知，作者后来离开了，现在是来接孩子们，故选D。
    小题16:考查名词辨析。A惊喜；B期望；C欢乐；D愉悦，娱乐。you can image my    when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class!对作者来说，看到儿子获胜，是一个很大的惊喜，故选A。
    小题17:考查动词辨析。A到达，得到；B画，拉，吸引；C制作，使得；D打败。“I won the contest! I    it! ”我赢了，我做到了。make it成功，故选C。
    小题18:考查形容词辨析。A特殊的；B非凡的；C好奇的；D混合的。it was certainly a   feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his sister had not儿子做到了妹妹CJ没有做到的事情，这是一种特别的感受，故选A。
    小题19:考查考查固定搭配。A在......上；B高的；C很好；D容易的。根据第二段“we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high?”可知，作者想对儿子抱以很高的期望，儿子获胜后，作者决定对儿子抱以很高的期望，故选B。
    小题20:考查形容词辨析。A困难的；B烦恼的；C令人失望的；D不同的。根据“It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them.”可知，作者想把儿子当作一个正常人来看待，故选D。
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    A．angryB．satisfied
    C．tidy D．dirty
    小题2:
    A．teachingB．mentioning
    C．warningD．talking
    小题3:
    A．beforeB．when
    C．unlessD．until
    小题4:
    A．disturb B．interrupt
    C．upsetD．break
    小题5:
    A．finally B．soon
    C．insteadD．too
    小题6:
    A．goodB．interesting
    C．difficultD．same
    小题7:
    A．orB．nor
    C．andD．but
    小题8:
    A．inventedB．realized
    C．spottedD．imagined
    小题9:
    A．viewB．prejudice
    C．favorD．ignorance
    小题10:
    A．look down onB．look into
    C．look upD．look through
    小题11:
    A．overcomeB．confront
    C．defeatD．challenge
    小题12:
    A．sightB．theme
    C．memoryD．touch
    小题13:
    A．narrationB．conversation
    C．statementD．thought
    小题14:
    A．haveB．make
    C．getD．force
    小题15:
    A．exhaustedB．broken
    C．foldedD．injured
    小题16:
    A．madeB．worked
    C．didD．tried
    小题17:
    A．wasted B．spent
    C．countedD．survived
    小题18:
    A．in spite ofB．regardless of
    C．rather thanD．other than
    小题19:
    A．worstB．leastC．most D．best
    小题20:
    A．mercyB．support
    C．enthusiasmD．patience

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空

    My daughter performed（表演） on behalf（代表） of her class in the annual（每年的） school concert today. She played so       that I could not help cheering her. The very        reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
    When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great       , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer       , she became sick of （厌烦）it.       , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine（常规）of       .
    When her first teacher left, my friend        me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some        comments（评论）, and then point out what should be       . Every time she came,        beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some       . She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the        of playing, but more importantly, to        the music and love it.”
    After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she        would like to      a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
    Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was        that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel        when you are on the way. When you look        from where you are, you will realize that you have been making       . But if you       , you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.
    小题1:
    A．regularlyB．smoothlyC．carefully D．happily
    小题2:
    A．musicB．arrangementC．sceneD．praise
    小题3:
    A．unwillingnessB．pressureC．regretD．excitement
    小题4:
    A．youngB．freeC．anxiousD．curious
    小题5:
    A．After allB．Above allC．In allD．First of all
    小题6:
    A．practiceB．costC．educationD．show
    小题7:
    A．ledB．sentC．introducedD．directed
    小题8:
    A．usualB．goodC．interestingD．humorous
    小题9:
    A．explainedB．changedC．stoppedD．improved
    小题10:
    A．as withB．except forC．instead ofD．thanks to
    小题11:
    A．jokesB．musicC．gamesD．sports
    小题12:
    A．skillsB．levelsC．trainingD．secrets
    小题13:
    A．feelB．followC．createD．read
    小题14:
    A．onceB．evenC．stillD．then
    小题15:
    A．make upB．get backC．show offD．give away
    小题16:
    A．nervousB．excitedC．afraidD．lucky
    小题17:
    A．tiredB．easyC．afraidD．excited
    小题18:
    A．aheadB．downC．upD．over
    小题19:
    A．mistakesB．choicesC．progressD．time
    小题20:
    A．moveB．continueC．doD．stop

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    “Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy – they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.” –– Jeff Bezos.
    I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
    I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
    After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
    小题1:What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?
    A．His dream of being an inventor.
    B．The support of his wife.
    C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
    D．Millions of exciting titles.
    小题2:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?
    A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
    B．He would be very excited if he tried it out.
    C．He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.
    D．The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.
    小题3:We can know from the passage that _______.
    A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author
    B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea
    C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea
    D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed
    小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
    A．Cleverness and KindnessB．The Starting of Amazon
    C．Following My PassionD．We Are What We Choose

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    When Luca first heard of the Island of Inventions, he was still very young. But its wonders sounded so incredible that they were forever burned in his memory. From that moment, he never stopped searching for clues which might lead him to the island. He read hundreds of adventure books, histories, volumes of physics and chemistry, even music.
    Over time, he pieced together his idea of what the Island of Inventions was like. It was a secret place, where all the great wise men of the world would meet to learn and invent together. Access to the island was totally restricted. To join, you had to have created some great invention for humanity. Only then could you receive the special invitation — which came with directions to the island.
    So Luca spent his youth studying and inventing. Every new idea he got, he made it into an invention, and if there were something he didn't understand, he’d seek others to help him. Soon he met other young inventors and he told them about the Island of Inventions. They too dreamed of one day receiving an invitation letter. 
    As years passed, the disappointment of not receiving their invitation made Luca and his friends work harder and co-operate more. They would meet in Luca's house, share their ideas and build new machines. Their inventions became known throughout the world, and improved the lives of millions. 
    But still, no invitation came.
    They didn’t lose heart. They continued learning and inventing every day, trying to come up with more and better ideas. Fresh young talent joined their group, as more inventors dreamed of getting to the island.
    One day many years later, Luca, already very old, was speaking with a brilliant young man named Roberts, who had written to him, asking him to join the group. Luca started telling the man of the wonderful Island of Inventions, and of how he was sure that some day they would receive an invitation. Surprised, the young inventor interrupted: “You mean this place isn’t the Island of Inventions? Isn't the letter you sent me the real invitation?”
    It was only then that Luca realised that his dream had become true in his very own house. No island could exist which would be better than where he was now. No place of invention would be better than what he and his friends had created. Luca felt happy to know that he had always been on the island, and that his life of invention and study had been a truly happy one.
    小题1:Why did Luca and his colleagues probably never receive an invitation to the island?
    A．Their ideas were not considered worthy enough.
    B．They were too concerned with acquiring fame.
    C．The organization had already broken up.
    D．The island was not a real place.
    小题2:What did Luca learn at the end of the story?
    A．The island of inventions did not exist.
    B．He had wasted most of his life.
    C．He had unknowingly built his own dreamland.
    D．He finally would receive his invitation.
    小题3:Which of the following best describes Luca?
    A．Aggressive.B．Trusting. C．Creative.D．Easy-going.

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