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John, a famous musician, took his priceless zither (齐特琴) and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the zither was delicately streaming __1__ the whole station. However, during the one-hour play only six or seven people truly __2__ the charming music. A three-year-old kid was so __3__ by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 U.S. dollars for his work that day.
__4__, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, the ticket can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely __5__ to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many __6__ in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not __7__ the famous musician and missing such a valuable but __8__ music feast.
I have a very busy friend who totally __9__ after knowing that his wife came down with a deadly illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. But his wife still did not __10__ to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed miserably that __11__ his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now it is impossible to __12__ it.
Actually, I also missed something __13__ before. The __14__ we missed those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them __15__.
Yet tomorrow is actually by no means __16__. There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many people’s __17__, they had only done two things: waiting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to __18__ what they had. We would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the __19__ we have expected, we could no longer __20__ our wish, because we have lost it by then.
小题1:
A.throughoutB.beforeC.aboveD.for
小题2:
A.heardB.appreciatedC.foundD.absorbed
小题3:
A.attractedB.confusedC.excitedD.stuck
小题4:
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.ThenD.Also
小题5:
A.convenientB.necessaryC.easyD.hard
小题6:
A.listenersB.passers-byC.viewersD.children
小题7:
A.greetingB.recognizingC.payingD.contacting
小题8:
A.commonB.meaningfulC.cheapD.expensive
小题9:
A.escapedB.abandonedC.submittedD.changed
小题10:
A.decideB.wantC.manageD.agree
小题11:
A.as withB.thanks toC.due toD.as for
小题12:
A.come up withB.look forward to
C.make up forD.look back on
小题13:
A.difficultB.presentC.preciousD.delightful
小题14:
A.reasonB.originC.chanceD.result
小题15:
A.todayB.nowadaysC.yesterdayD.tomorrow
小题16:
A.reliableB.easyC.comfortableD.charming
小题17:
A.livesB.worksC.plansD.tasks
小题18:
A.protectB.missC.suggestD.value
小题19:
A.topB.conditionC.successD.scene
小题20:
A.sayB.understandC.forgetD.realize

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

试题分析:本文通过举了音乐家和朋友的故事,说明我们要珍惜现在,不要等到以后后悔。
小题1:考查介词:A. throughout贯穿B. before在…前面C. above在…上面D. for为了,弦音曼妙,在空旷处流淌,选A
小题2:考查动词:A. heard 听见B. appreciated欣赏C. found 发现D. absorbed吸收,真正驻足聆听者只有六七人。选B
小题3:考查动词:A. attracted吸引B. confused混淆C. excited使…兴奋D. stuck卡住,一个三岁的孩子被音乐吸引了,选A
小题4:考查副词:A. Therefore因此    B. However然而C. Then然后D. Also也,然而平日,约翰的演奏会举行时,一张票超过100美元,选B
小题5:考查形容词:A. convenient便利的B. necessary必要的C. easy容易的  D. hard困难的,且一票难求。,选D
小题6:考查名词:A. listeners听众    B. passers-by过路人C. viewers观众, D. children孩子,不少当时就在地铁站的过路人扼腕自己眼拙,错过了一场免费或者廉价的音乐盛宴。选B
小题7:考查动词:A. greeting问候B. recognizing认出C. paying付钱D. contacting联系,因为没有认出音乐家感到惋惜,选B
小题8:考查形容词:A. common普通的B. meaningful有意义的 C. cheap便宜的  D. expensive昂贵的,错过了一场免费或者廉价的音乐盛宴。,选C
小题9:考查动词:A. escaped逃离B. abandoned放弃C. submitted移交D. changed改变,位忙碌的朋友得知老婆罹患重症,彻头彻尾变了一个人,选D
小题10:考查动词:A. decide决定B. want想要C. manage 管理D. agree同意,可是妻子敌不过病魔摧残,选C
小题11:考查词组:A. as with和…一样B. thanks to多亏了C. due to由于D. as for至于,他很伤感地说,由于太忙了,错过与妻子营造最美好的人生时光,选C
小题12:考查词组:A. come up with 提出B. look forward to盼望C. make up for弥补  D. look back on回顾,想弥补却弥补不回来。,选C
小题13:考查形容词:A. difficult困难的B. present现在的C. precious宝贵的D. delightful,事实上,我也错过一些宝贵的事。选C
小题14:考查名词:A. reason原因B. origin起源C. chance机会D. result结果,错过的理由很简单:以为还有明天。,选A
小题15:考查名词:A. today今天B. nowadays现在C. yesterday昨天D. tomorrow明天,解析同上,选D
小题16:考查形容词:A. reliable可靠的B. easy容易的C. comfortable舒适的D. charming迷人的,事实上,明天是不可靠的,选A
小题17:考查名词:A. lives生活B. works工作C. plans计划D. tasks任务,很多人的一生中,只做了“等待”与“后悔”两件事,,选A
小题18:考查动词:A. protect保护B. miss错过 C. suggest建议D. value重视,,结果是太晚了不能珍惜他们拥有的东西,选D
小题19:考查名词:A. top顶部B. condition条件C. success成功D. scene场景,,然而,当我们到达需要的条件,选B
小题20:考查动词:A. say说B. understand理解C. forget忘记D. realize意识到,实现,我们实现不了愿望,因为我们已经错过它了。选D
点评:本文通过举了音乐家和朋友的故事,说明我们要珍惜现在,不要等到以后后悔。集中考查了考生的归纳整理能力,要求能抓住段落中的中心句和关键词准确的把握段落大意。这类阅读理解要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。
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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My   16  took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   17 . All day, I seem to remember, I   18  on the sands with strange   19  children. We made houses and gardens, and   20  the tide(潮汐) destroy them. When the tide went out, we   21  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the   22  seemed to shine always brightly   23  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 24  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   25  in one’s pockets or good places where one could   26  ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   27  is much the same as it was. I   28  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   29  beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   30  any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   31 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I   32  what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am   33 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   34  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   35  on too many ices…
小题1:
A.teacherB.parentsC.nurseD.younger sister
小题2:
A.seaB.lakeC.mountainD.river
小题3:
A.playedB.sleptC.satD.stood
小题4:
A.movingB.excitingC.anxiousD.nervous
小题5:
A.madeB.broughtC.watched D.heard
小题6:
A.rolledB.jumpedC.turnedD.climbed
小题7:
A.lightB.sunC.moonD.lamp
小题8:
A.andB.yetC.butD.or
小题9:
A.exploringB.examiningC.repairingD.measuring
小题10:
A.sweetsB.sandC.ice-creamsD.money
小题11:
A.makeB.sellC.buyD.offer
小题12:
A.houseB.holidayC.gardenD.tide
小题13:
A.hardlyB.almostC.stillD.perhaps
小题14:
A.wavesB.tidesC.handsD.feet
小题15:
A.destroyB.fixC.useD.build
小题16:
A.ButB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Besides
小题17:
A.wonderB.feelC.understandD.believe
小题18:
A.strong B.weakC.youngD.old
小题19:
A.childrenB.boysC.girlsD.grown-ups
小题20:
A.happyB.tiredC.sadD.sick

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