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    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
    She always wore a flower in her hair．Mostly I thought it looked    16 ．A flower to work? But no one questioned the young woman why a flower _17  her to work each day．In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had    18  without it．
    She did so one day _19 she delivered a project to my office．“I _20 there is no flower in your hair today," I said  _21 ．"I'm so used to seeing you wear one  _22 it almost seems as if something is _23．” “Oh, yes," she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice．This was far from her _24_ bright personality．I knew l had questioned something _25  than a lost flower．
    “Today is the anniversary of my mother's death．I__26 her so much that I'm very sad．When I was a little girl, my mother would often _27_ flowers in my hair．But when I was 15 she died of cancer．I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and _28 made me feel as though she__29  with me．Today, however, I think she would like a   30 that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death．And it seems that it is the flower that has to__31  ．”
    She met my eyes and then smiled sadly．“I needn't wear a flower to be _32  of her．It was just an outward sign of my treasured _33   they're still there even with the flower gone…Oh, here's the 34  I hope it meets with your agreement．" She  _35 me the neatly prepared document, signed with a hand-drawn flower below her name．
    小题1:
    A．stupidB．childishC．strangeD．ugly
    小题2:
    A．accompaniedB．broughtC．allowedD．encouraged
    小题3:
    A．shown upB．gone upC．jumped upD．dressed up
    小题4:
    A．beforeB．afterC．whenD．until
    小题5:
    A．senseB．discoverC．doubtD．notice
    小题6:
    A．freelyB．firmlyC．calmlyD．worriedly
    小题7:
    A．asB．thatC．whichD．what
    小题8:
    A．missingB．goingC．happeningD．changing
    小题9:
    A．normalB．generalC．commonD．usual
    小题10:
    A．prettierB．betterC．biggerD．earlier
    小题11:
    A．appreciateB．wantC．respectD．miss
    小题12:
    A．putB．sentC．handedD．took
    小题13:
    A．thisB．itC．atD．one
    小题14:
    A．stayedB．studiedC．workedD．slept
    小题15:
    A．wordB．signC．patternD．model
    小题16:
    A．meltB．dieC．goD．pass
    小题17:
    A．informedB．remindedC．toldD．remembered
    小题18:
    A．impressionsB．memoriesC．secretsD．wishes
    小题19:
    A．storyB．endingC．projectD．gift
    小题20:
    A．lentB．sentC．postedD．handed

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

    试题分析：
    小题1:C 形容词辨析和同现信息。A愚蠢的；B孩子气的，幼稚的；C奇怪的；D难看的。根据“参加工作的人头上戴一朵花”同现信息可知“看起来有点幼稚”。
    小题2:A 动词辨析和同现信息。A陪伴；B带来；C允许；D鼓励。根据上文“戴花来上班”同现信息可知“花陪伴她工作”。
    小题3:A 动词短语和。A到场，露面；B上升；C向上跳；D装扮。由下文“她来到我办公室交方案时我注意到她没戴花”同现信息可知“如果她没有戴花出现我们会好奇”。
    小题4:C 逻辑关系。A在……之前；B在……之后；C当……时；D直到……时。当她来我办公室交方案时她没有戴花。
    小题5:D 动词辨析。A感觉；B发现；C怀疑；D无意中注意到。她没戴花上班是作者无意中注意到的。
    小题6:A动词辨析。A随意地；B坚定地；C镇定地；D焦虑地。作者说“无意中注意到她没戴花上班”，应该是同事之间随意地聊天。
    小题7:B固定句型的结构同现信息。So…that…如此………以致。此句前面出现了so，与so结构同现的另一信息词必然是that。句意：我是如此习惯了看你头上戴朵花上班以致于你不戴花好像少了什么。
    小题8:A 动词辨析和同义词复现信息。A缺少的，形容词；B go（去）的现在分词形式；C happen（发生）的现在分词；D change（改变）的现在分词。根据下文25空后“…than a lost flower”中lost同义词复现信息可知用missing。她没戴花，好像缺少什么。
    小题9:D形容词辨析。A正常的；B普遍地，一般地；C常见的，共同的；D惯常的。前文“她以一种非常伤心的声音说话”可知“这一点也不像她惯常的开朗个性”。
    小题10:C 形容词辨析和同现信息。A更漂亮的；B更好的；C更大的，更严重的；D更早的。根据“聊到她今天没戴花上班，她很伤心”同现信息可知“我问到了比没戴花更严重的问题”。
    小题11:D动词辨析。A欣赏，感激；B想要；C尊敬；D想念。今天是妈妈的祭日，因为想念妈妈，所以伤心。
    小题12:A 动词辨析和生活常识。A放；B送；C递，交；D拿。根据生活常识可知“妈妈总会在我头上戴（放）朵花”。
    小题13:B代词辨析。A代下文要讲的内容，近指；B代上文提到的事物，特指；C介词，在……时间点/小地点；D代同类不同物的可数名词，泛指。此空指前文“她头上戴的那朵花”，是特指，故用it。
    小题14:A 动词辨析。A呆，停留；B学习，研究；C工作；D睡觉。妈妈去世后，我头上戴一朵花，我感觉妈妈好象仍与我呆在一起。
    小题15:B名词辨析。A单词，消息，话语；B迹象，标牌，手势，标志；C模式；D模范，模型。我想今天妈妈想看到一种标志：在她去世十年后，我自立了。
    小题16:C动词辨析。A融化；B去世；C被扔掉，如：The old chair will have to go. 那个椅子该扔掉了；D经过，传递。这里指头上所戴的花要被扔掉。
    小题17:B 动词辨析。A通知；B提醒，使想起；C告诉；D记得。Be reminded of sb.使想起某人。可是我不需要戴花来想起妈妈。
    小题18:B 名词辨析和同义词复现信息。A印象；B记忆；C秘密；D希望。根据上文“wear a flower to be reminded  of her”中同义词“remind”复现信息可知“戴花是我对妈妈回忆的外在标志”。
    小题19:C 名词辨析和原词复现信息。A故事；B结束，结局；C方案；D礼物。根据文章第二段“…she delivered a project to my office”原词project复现信息可知“把方案交给我”。
    小题20:D 动词辨析和同现信息。A借出；B发送；C邮寄；D递，交。根据19空后“she delivered a project to my office”同现信息可知“她把文件递给我”。句意：她把准备整齐的文件递给我。
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    I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help 36 ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need  38   fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That           40  to be one of my best decisions as a kid.
    Our worst game  __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.
    Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.
    Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.
    I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.
    小题1:
    A．shoutingB．screamingC．laughingD．applauding
    小题2:
    A．upB．over C．moreD．out
    小题3:
    A．another B．otherC．someD．any
    小题4:
    A．immediatelyB．secretlyC．personallyD．finally
    小题5:
    A．took outB．turned outC．gave offD．gave out
    小题6:
    A．neverB．once C．everD．again
    小题7:
    A．gameB．teamC．storyD．score
    小题8:
    A．won B．metC．beatD．fought
    小题9:
    A．accessibleB．comfortableC．sensitiveD．acceptable
    小题10:
    A．happen B．succeedC．spreadD．develop
    小题11:
    A．liberationB．closingC．graduationD．school
    小题12:
    A．honorB．hopeC．successD．surprise
    小题13:
    A．takeB．manageC．solveD．explain
    小题14:
    A．courageB．devotionC．teamworkD．contribution
    小题15:
    A．unitedB．appearedC．preparedD．lost
    小题16:
    A．proudB．fond C．fullD．kind
    小题17:
    A．timeB．recordC．dateD．ability
    小题18:
    A．pleasedB．gratefulC．hopefulD．loyal
    小题19:
    A．fightB．joinC．desire D．enjoy
    小题20:
    A．take onB．put onC．rely onD．keep on

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空

    A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be    1   your seat belt is fastened.”
    As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many  passengers were becoming a bit    2  . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable    3   the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”
    Lightning    4   the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _  5   moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was    6   on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would    7   it through the storm.
    Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant    8    to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was    9   and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would    10   again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her    11  . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.
    The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally    13   its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”
    There are many kinds of storms that    14   us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and    15   out planes into uncontrollable movement.
    Let us remember: Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!
    小题1:
    A．quickB．sureC．trueD．worried
    小题2:
    A．excitedB．curiousC．happyD．nervous
    小题3:
    A．to serveB．to takeC．to finishD．to produce
    小题4:
    A．broke outB．lit upC．came acrossD．gave off
    小题5:
    A．birdB．boatC．planeD．person
    小题6:
    A．liftedB．squeezedC．knockedD．dropped
    小题7:
    A．makeB．getC．carryD．finish
    小题8:
    A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing
    小题9:
    A．funnyB．easyC．movingD．calm
    小题10:
    A．lieB．readC．playD．smile
    小题11:
    A．bookB．worldC．storyD．body
    小题12:
    A．deathB．cryC．smileD．madness
    小题13:
    A．cameB．arrivedC．gotD．reached
    小题14:
    A．woundB．warnC．troubleD．kill
    小题15:
    A．reduceB．throwC．makeD．destroy

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    The technology is great. Without it we wouldn’t have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the ocean’s depths or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.
    Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients who’ve come into their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they don’t have throat cancer, and it’s just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.
    One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know what’s wrong；I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve just got to wait until the day comes.”
    As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasn’t right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew that’s what I had.”
    However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignored this.
    I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)—something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.
    Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “I’m so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested. She listed up to about 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?
    小题1:Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because ______.
    A．she thought she knew it well
    B．she had purchased medicine online
    C．she graduated from a medical school
    D．she had been treated by local doctors
    小题2:It was lucky for Mrs. Almond ______.
    A．to have contacted many friends
    B．to have recovered in a short time
    C．to have her assumption confirmed
    D．to have her disease identified in time
    小题3:Mrs. Almond said “I’m so embarrassed” (Para. 7) because ______.
    A．she had distrusted her close friends
    B．she had caused unnecessary trouble
    C．she had to refuse the doctor’s advice
    D．she had to tell the truth to the doctor
    小题4: By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove ______.
    A．it’s a must to take a break at work
    B．it’s vital to believe in IT professionals
    C．it’s unwise to simply rely on technology
    D．it’s a danger to work long hours on computers

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