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Most people give little thought to the pens they write with,especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very ____things are handwritten.All too often,people buy a pen based only on ____,and wonder why they are not satisfied ___ they begin to use it.However,buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not ____ if you keep the following in mind.
First of all,a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be __5__ to use.The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征)____ comfort.Having a small hand and thick fingers,you may be comfortable with a thin pen.If you have a ____ hand and thicker fingers you may ____a fatter pen.The length of a pen can ____ influence comfort.A pen that is too ____ can easily feel top­heavy and unstable.
Then,the writing point of the pen should ____ the ink to flow evenly(均匀地) while the pen remains in touch with the paper.____ will make it possible for you to create a ____ line of writing.The point should also be sensitive enough to ____ink from running when the pen is lifted.A point that does not block the ____ may leave drops of ink,____ you pick the pen up and put it down again.
___,the pen should make a thick,dark line.Fine­line pens may ____ bad handwriting,but fine,delicate lines do not command ____ next to printed text,as,____,a signature on a printed letter.A broader line,on the other hand,gives an impression of confidence and authority(权威).

【小题1】 
A.many B.few 
C.pleasant D.important 
 
【小题2】 
A.looks B.reason 
C.value D.advantages 
 
【小题3】 
A.once B.if 
C.because D.though 
 
【小题4】 
A.convenient B.practical 
C.strange D.difficult 
 
【小题5】 
A.heavy B.easy 
C.hard D.safe 
 
【小题6】 
A.taking B.finding 
C.determining D.seeking 
 
【小题7】 
A.stronger B.weaker 
C.smaller D.larger 
 
【小题8】 
A.prefer B.recommend 
C.prepare D.demand 
 
【小题9】 
A.hardly B.also 
C.never D.still 
 
【小题10】 
A.thick B.light 
C.long D.soft 
 
【小题11】.
A.change B.allow 
C.reduce D.press 
【小题12】 
A.They B.One 
C.This D.Some 
 
【小题13】 
A.thin B.rough 
C.black D.smooth 
 
【小题14】 
A.prevent B.free 
C.protect D.remove 
 
【小题15】 
A.way B.sight 
C.flow D.stream 
 
【小题16】.
A.so B.as 
C.and  D.yet 
【小题17】 
A.Meanwhile B.Generally 
C.Afterwards D.Finally 
 
【小题18】 
A.show up B.differ from 
C.break down  D.compensate for 
 
【小题19】 
A.attention B.support 
C.respect D.admission 
 
【小题20】 
A.at most B.for example 
C.in brief D.on purpose 
 


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

解析【小题1】 B
解析 句意为:当现代家庭和办公室内打印机的使用意味着将几乎没有什么东西是手写的时候,人们就忽视了对钢笔的使用。many很多的;pleasant安逸的,舒适的;important重要的。这三项都与“Most people give little thought to the pens they write with”不符,也不符合现实。
【小题2】 A
解析 look外表;表面;reason原因;value价值;advantage优点,长处。现实中人们仅为了追求外表好看而买钢笔。
【小题3】 A
解析 人们并不知道为什么一旦使用钢笔时就感到别扭。once一旦……,是表条件含义的连词。其余三项都不能体现购买钢笔的初衷与使用钢笔的现实之间的矛盾。
【小题4】 D
解析 句意为:只要遵循以下几点,你将发现买一支你喜欢的钢笔并不是什么难事。convenient方便的;practical现实的;实际的;strange奇怪的。
【小题5】 B
解析 句意为:首先,手中握着一支钢笔感觉比较舒服时,使用起来也很容易。
【小题6】C
解析 作者认为钢笔的粗细程度是决定舒适程度的最重要的特征。take拿走;find发现;determine决定;seek寻求;搜索。这里是分词作后置定语,修饰characteristic。根据句意,应选C项。
【小题7】 D
解析 句意为:如果你有一只较大的手,并且手指较粗,你或许倾向于用一支粗大的铅笔。与前文相对。
【小题8】 A
解析 参见上一题解析,此处选A。prefer喜欢,偏爱,倾向,符合题意。
【小题9】 B
解析 前文提及钢笔的粗细,后文说的是其长度问题,应是顺应承接的关系,表示钢笔的长度也影响使用的舒适度。其余三项明显不能表示这一点。
【小题10】 C
解析 句意为:钢笔太长的话就很容易让人感到顶端过于沉重,写字时也不稳定。承接上句,论述的是钢笔的长度问题,所以其他三项不正确。
【小题11】 B
解析 change改变;allow允许;reduce减少;降低;press挤压。根据常识我们知道一支好的钢笔其笔尖应该是能让墨水流畅地流出。只有B项能够表达这一层意思。
【小题12】 C
解析 这里考查代词的用法。this指代前文提到的“...,the writing point of the pen should ____ the ink to flow evenly(均匀地) while the pen remains in touch with the paper.”。
【小题13】 D
解析 smooth平滑的;流畅的,这里用来形容钢笔的功用,与整个第三段的内容是一致的。rough粗糙的;大致的。
【小题14】 A
解析 作者认为一支好的钢笔其笔尖应该灵敏到一旦笔尖离开纸面就控制住墨水的流出,而不是肆意的滴落在纸上。prevent阻止;free使自由;释放;protect保护;remove除去;移开。
【小题15】 C
解析 句意为:笔尖若是不能阻止墨水的流出就会使墨水“滴”在纸上。这与上句意思是一致的。只有C项符合句意。
【小题16】 B
解析 该题考查连词的用法。as当……的时候。根据常识我们知道:只有在(写完字后)收笔时笔尖不再滴墨(才是一支好笔)。这与上一空含义一致。
【小题17】 D
解析 meanwhile同时;generally一般地;afterwards后来;finally最后。文中作者论述了钢笔的一系列优点,D项表示该段论述的最后一方面。
【小题18】 D
解析 作者认为一支好用的钢笔能够弥补拙劣的书法。show up显摆;炫耀;differ from与……不同;break down垮台;破裂;坏掉;compensate for补偿,偿还。
【小题19】 A
解析 attention注意;support支持;respect尊重;admission许可。作者认为优美的书法足以引起人们丝毫不亚于对印刷文字的关注——好的书法一样能够使人给予重视。
【小题20】 B
解析 此题考查短语的意义辨析。at most至多;for example例如;in brief简言之;on purpose故意地。从后文看,作者是以签名为例来说明书法的重要性。

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A.ambitionB.dream
C.enthusiasmD.education
【小题19】
A.hungerB.suffering
C.desperationD.poverty
【小题20】
A.fondB.proud
C.awareD.confident

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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空

Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced in the meantime.A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can     swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water.He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still       away.A mother who has not      the words or years can teach her daughter the poem that begins " Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or        the story of Cinderella or Snow White .
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following:        we have learned something, additional learning increases the        of time we will remember it.In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them.We continue to listen to and        ourselves of poems such as "Twinkle.twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White.We not only learn but
      
The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination.      it may result in a passing grade, is not a        way to learn a school course.By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is       soon to forget almost everything he learned.A little over learning,       , is usually a good investment toward the future.

【小题1】
A.onlyB.hardlyC.stillD.even
【小题2】
A.walkB.driveC.travelD.ride
【小题3】
A.thought aboutB.cared forC.showed upD.brought up
【小题4】
A.rewriteB.repeatC.singD.recite
【小题5】
A.BeforeB.OnceC.UntilD.Unless
【小题6】
A.accuracyB.unitC.limitD.length
【小题7】
A.remindB.informC.warmD.recall
【小题8】
A.reciteB.overlcarnC.researchD.improve
【小题9】
A.thoughB.soC.ifD.after
【小题10】
A.convenientB.demandingC.satisfactoryD.fast
【小题11】
A.possibleB.likelyC.probableD.perhaps
【小题12】
A.at mostB.by the wayC.on the other hand D.in the end

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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空

One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled(铺瓦的)ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is     .
Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room      I see is hair.” Once you’ve     what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will     make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different     , or forget about it and      the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have a relatively      life, yet are essentially unhappy. while people who have suffered a great deal but     remain happy.
The first      is gratitude. All happy people are      . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to      , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is      that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious      are those pursuit that give our lives purpose — anything     studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are     to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our     has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We       a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should     this truth: if you choose to find the  in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is     your decision to make.

【小题1】
A.differentB.missingC.shortD.broken
【小题2】
A.nothingB.noneC.allD.anything
【小题3】
A.determinedB.predictedC.assumedD.imagined
【小题4】
A.completelyB.naturallyC.hopefullyD.really
【小题5】
A.tileB.brickC.ceilingD.house
【小题6】
A.look onB.focus onC.count onD.rely on
【小题7】
A.peacefulB.difficultC.easyD.ordinary
【小题8】
A.certainlyB.merelyC.hardlyD.generally
【小题9】
A.secretB.factorC.ruleD.key
【小题10】
A.wealthyB.gratefulC.proudD.generous
【小题11】
A.upsetB.quarrelC.complainD.depress
【小题12】
A.admittingB.assumingC.provingD.realizing
【小题13】
A.sourcesB.resultsC.answersD.goals
【小题14】
A.amongB.fromC.throughD.for
【小题15】
A.probableB.possibleC.likelyD.capable
【小题16】
A.valueB.destinationC.survivalD.existence
【小题17】
A.needB.lackC.demandD.expect
【小题18】
A.involveB.includeC.absorbD.mean
【小题19】
A.worstB.bestC.positiveD.negative
【小题20】
A.absolutelyB.totallyC.exactlyD.largely

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