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    People often fall ill because of me.   , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own   . A tired person may get   , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in   is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
    My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though   , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
    I seized this golden chance to   him .He reacted, trying to   me , but I was already   deep in his throat. He kept sneezing（打喷嚏） and his nose was running.   he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept   him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but     .
    The next day he couldn’t go to   . He had lost his appetite and was not as   as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his   
    For two days he was     by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the     . I knew I had to     him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back.   , it was my turn to feel    now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became    and finally my time was over.
    Do you know what I am?
    小题1:
    A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Then K
    小题2:
    A．businessB．responsibilityC．excuseD．fault
    小题3:
    A．punishedB．blamedC．caughtD．killed
    小题4:
    A．temperatureB．seasonC．placeD．condition
    小题5:
    A．excitedB．hurtC．lateD．tired
    小题6:
    A．injureB．botherC．attackD．destroy u
    小题7:
    A．get on withB．get rid ofC．put up withD．take hold of
    小题8:
    A．reproducingB．waitingC．hidingD．disappearing
    小题9:
    A．SinceB．OnceC．WhetherD．Although
    小题10:
    A．remindingB．upsettingC．comfortingD．influencing Ku
    小题11:
    A．escapedB．succeededC．regrettedD．failed
    小题12:
    A．bedB．workC．schoolD．hospital
    小题13:
    A．peacefulB．afraidC．activeD．happy
    小题14:
    A．recoveryB．developmentC．studyD．affected
    小题15:
    A．protectedB．nursedC．scoldedD．affected
    小题16:
    A．lossB．operationC．pressureD．movement
    小题17:
    A．leaveB．catchC．forgetD．beat
    小题18:
    A．UncertainlyB．UnfairlyC．UnusuallyD．Unfortunately
    小题19:
    A．painfulB．tiredC．nervousD．ashamed
    小题20:
    A．biggerB．weakerC．smallerD．stronger

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

    试题分析：本文使用了拟人的手法，从第一人称“我”的角度讲述了人体感冒的起因以及发病过程等。从文中讲述的事例可以看出，人体感冒大多数情况下是由于自身不正确的做法所造成的，所以为了健康我们必须养成好的生活习惯。
    小题1:考查副词辨析。A 因此；B此外；C 然而；D然后。上句讲人因“我”而病，下句说人们却不怪“我”，很显然此处是转折关系，故C选项正确。人们经常因为我而生病，但是很少责怪我。
    小题2:考查名词辨析。A 生意；B 责任；C借口；D过错。由于人们生活中错误的做法导致生病感冒，是他们自身的过错、过失，所以此处填fault，正确选项为D。那很大程度上是他们自己的过错。
    小题3:考查动词辨析。A惩罚；B责备；C 逮住；染疾D 杀死。从上下文可知此处指人们得病，所以是受到疾病的侵袭，C选项正确。
    小题4:考查名词辨析。A 温度；B 季节；C 地方；D 状况，条件。从下文叙述In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home.可知此处指的是温度的变化。选A。
    小题5:考查形容词辨析。A 激动的，兴奋的；B 受伤的；C 迟到的；D 疲惫的。上句讲he played football hard for two hours，由情理可知卖力气得踢2个小时的足球肯定是感到累，所以D选项正确。
    小题6:考查动词辨析。A使。。。受伤；B 麻烦；C 攻击；袭击D 毁灭。从上下文可知此处指病毒趁机侵袭人体，所以C选项正确。
    小题7:考查短语辨析。A 与。。。相处；B 除掉；C 忍受；D 抓住。根据常识可知，人们患病后人体会自动产生抗体来抵制病毒，所以正确选项为B。
    小题8:考查动词辨析。A 繁殖；B 等待；C 隐藏；D 消失。下文讲孩子的病症加重了，由此可知是病毒迅速繁殖导致的，故A选项正确。
    小题9:考查连词辨析。A 既然，自从；B 一旦；C 是否，无论；D 尽管。从下文it didn’t work,判断此处应该是表示前后转折的连词，所以D为正确选项。句意：尽管他穿上暖和的衣服也不起作用了，因为体内病毒太多了。
    小题10:考查动词辨析。A 提醒；B 困扰；使人心烦意乱；C 安慰；D 影响。根据常识可知人体感冒后嗓子疼是让人烦，使人不舒服的事情，所以B选项正确。
    小题11:考查动词辨析。A 逃避，逃脱；B 成功；C 后悔；D 失败。下文叙述孩子的病情加重了，没了食欲，由此可知咳嗽等人体的正常反应没起作用。所以D选项正确。
    小题12:考查名词辨析。A 床；B 工作；C 学校；D 医院。从上文After school,判断应该是病厉害了不能上学。C为正确选项。
    小题13:考查形容词辨析。A 和平的；B 害怕的；C 积极的；D 高兴地。从常识可知人感冒后不愿活动，而且上文讲孩子没感冒前踢足球，所以此处选C选项。意思是孩子失去食欲，不如以前活跃了。
    小题14:考查名词辨析。A 恢复；B 发展；C 学习；D 影响。Vc是增强人体免疫力的，从常识可知服用Vc是为了人体病后尽快康复，所以A选项正确。
    小题15:考查动词辨析。A 保护；B 护理；C 责备；D 影响。从情理可知孩子生病后母亲应该是精心护理，所以B选项正确，母亲两天来精心照料他。
    小题16:考查名词辨析。A 损失；B 手术；C 压力；D 运动。上句讲人体的免疫力增强了，对病毒的抵抗力也增强了，所以病毒感到的是生存的压力，所以C选项正确。
    小题17:考查动词辨析。A 离开；B捉住；C 忘记；D 打，击。从常识可知人体免疫力增强后，病就慢慢好了，所以病毒也就消失了。故此处用leave ，答案选A。
    小题18:考查副词辨析。A不确定地；B 不公平地；C 不寻常地；D不幸地。从上下文语境可知“我”这个病毒战败了，对病毒来说是不幸的，所以填D，
    小题19:考查形容词辨析。A痛苦的；B 疲惫的；C 紧张的；D 感到羞愧的。从语境it was my turn 判断以前感冒时候孩子感到难受，现在是轮到“我”痛苦了，故A选项正确。
    小题20:考查形容词辨析。A更大；B 更弱；C 更小；D 更强壮。从上文可知人体免疫力发起全面进攻，抵制病毒，所以此处是病毒力量减弱，故B为正确选项。
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    Whether a watch communicates fashion sense, creative flair or a love of sports, consumers want their timepieces to stand out. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of gadget(小玩意儿) in their bags,  so people want to make a statement with what’s on their wrists. Will this interest in wrist fashion last?  Only time will tell!
    小题1:The underlined word “redeem” in Paragraph 2 can be best replaced by “__________”.
    A．enlargeB．regainC．proveD．lose
    小题2:According to the passage, a multi-function watch can _________.
    A．store the list of phone numbersB．remind you of your daily affairs
    C．be used as a calculatorD．show the direction
    小题3:In Paragraph 4, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash is mentioned to _________.
    A．prove today’s watches are fashionable
    B．compare a watch with a cool bracelet
    C．show how popular Shinshoku watches are.
    D．stress it’s Tokyoflash that makes Shinshoku watches
    小题4:What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
    A．Japanese watches stand out
    B．Watches tell more than time
    C．Watch industry is in a bad situation
    D．Watches are becoming less popular

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空

    No one could name themselves when they were born. That is,    has his or her name given by others. So we needn’t care too much about our names, which are just     . They are used to refer to you. Though your parents probably meant your name to last a lifetime, never forget that the hopes and dreams they cared for may not      your needs. If your name no longer seems to fit you, don’t lose heart. Screen stars      change their names, and with some determination, you can, too.
    Legal rules are more     in this matter than you may expect. Many newlyweds,     , realize that no law requires a woman to      her husband’s name. Even more, parents can give their children any name they wish,      it’s not that of either parent.
    If you do wish to have a new name, you don’t need to make the change     . Under common law,      is necessary to start using the name of your choice. More importantly, you     to use it everywhere.    , you must change all your identification and     . Be sure to practice your new      until you write it naturally and     .
    Making friends and fellow workers      you Leach instead of Lola may be harder than any paperwork involved, and you are      to meet official resistance, too. Whatever happens, be sure that no law should      you from using the name you have chosen,      you use it for the purpose of cheating. Please enjoy your right to be called by      name you choose!
    小题1:
    A．nobodyB． everyoneC．allD． someone
    小题2:
    A．symbolsB． presentsC． souvenirsD． patterns
    小题3:
    A．knowB． trust C．satisfyD． agree
    小题4:
    A．regularlyB． legallyC． seldomD．bravely
    小题5:
    A．rigidB． availableC． practicalD． flexible
    小题6:
    A．in factB． as a resultC． for instanceD． in name
    小题7:
    A．assumeB．handleC． callD． acquire
    小题8:
    A．as ifB． only ifC． even ifD． if only
    小题9:
    A．popularB． officialC． knownD． academic
    小题10:
    A．whatB． thatC． itD． which
    小题11:
    A．are usedB． are supposedC． are hopedD． look forward
    小题12:
    A．InsteadB． BesidesC． LuckilyD． Otherwise
    小题13:
    A．valuesB． notesC． recordsD． accounts
    小题14:
    A．signatureB． handwritingC． needD． pronunciation
    小题15:
    A．consistentlyB． constantlyC．beautifullyD． attractively
    小题16:
    A．to callB． callC． callingD． called
    小题17:
    A．probableB． impossibleC． convenientD． likely
    小题18:
    A．admitB． tolerateC． prohibitD． permit
    小题19:
    A．unlessB． whenC． ifD． because
    小题20:
    A．whoseB． no matter what
    C． whichD． whatever

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    McDonald's is the world single biggest food provider with annual sales of around $12.4bn. And the company's symbol Ronald McDonald is now （or so the company claims） the world's most recognized person after Santa Claus.
    The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in San Bernardino, California, in 1948 by brothers Mac and Richard “Dick” McDonald. Mac ran the restaurant side; Dick was the marketing genius. He had already invented the drive-in laundry and had been the first person to use neon lights in advertising. Now he spotted the gap in the post-war, baby-boom market for cheap, family-orientated restaurants with simple menus, standardized food and efficient service.
    After a slow start, business began to boom. By 1954, the brothers were joined by another entrepreneur, a kitchen equipment salesman called Ray A Kroc who owned the franchise to the Multimixer, milk shake maker used throughout the McDonald's chain. A year later, Kroc had bought the McDonald brothers' chain of 25 franchises for the equivalent of around $70m（￡44m）. Dick remained with the company until the Seventies, when he and Kroc fell out over Kroc's claim that the chain was his creation.
    Today, an almost Stalinist cult of personality surrounds Kroc （who died in 1984） at McDonald's, while the brothers who gave the company its name have all but been written out of its history. But though Kroc did not found McDonald's, he was certainly responsible for the empire-building philosophy which led to its world domination. He ushered in such essential contributions to international cuisine as the Big Mac （1968） and the Egg McMuffin （1973）; and helped launch Ronald McDonald —— “in any language he means fun” —— on to television in 1963.
    Every three hours, a new McDonald's franchise opens somewhere in the world; it can be found in more than 100 countries including India （vegetarian-only to avoid offending the non-beef-eating populace） and Israel （non kosher, despite fierce local objection）. McDonald's chain embodied the thrusting, can-do spirit of Fifties America with staff mottoes such as “If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean.”
    小题1:McDonald's was founded _____.
    A．by a kitchen equipment salesman
    B．in California
    C．by a marketing genius called Dick McDonald
    D．after the first World War
    小题2:What do we know about McDonald's brothers?
    A．They were not McDonald's founders although they named the restaurant.
    B．Their business was still in depression after several years.
    C．They had clear job separation on business.
    D．They sold their restaurant to a salesman in 1954.
    小题3:Which is not Kroc's contribution to McDonald's ?
    A．He launched the restaurant image Ronald McDonald on to television.
    B．Under his lead, international cuisine as the Big Mac and the Egg McMuffin earned worldwide fame
    C．He spotted the gap in postwar market for cheap, family-orientated restaurants.
    D．He built McDonald's empire with a philosophy which led to its world domination.
    小题4:Which statement is true according to the passage?
    A．The single biggest food provider was however, not named after its founder
    B．The international cuisine as the Big Mac, a beef hamburger, is provided every chain restaurant in the world.
    C．Employees in McDonald's have no time to lean.
    D．The symbol Ronald McDonald, means fun in any language, is said to the world most recognized person after Santa Claus.

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