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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in.They   21  their meal,took a table near the window and started   22  food out of the plate.There was one hamburger,one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink.The man   23  the food into two halves and carefully placed   24  before his wife.
He took a sip(一小口) of the drink.His wife also took one and then   25  the cup down between them.“That   26  old couple!All they can   27  is one meal for the two of them,”thought I.   28  the man began to eat his French fries,I   29  to my feet,went over and said that I was   30  to buy another meal for them.But he   31  refused me and said that they made it a   32  to share everything.
_____33_____,the lady didn’t take a bite.She sat there   34  her husband eat,and taking turns(轮流) sipping the drink.Again I   35  to buy them something but was refused.When the man finished eating and was   36  his face with a napkin(纸巾),I   37   no longer stand it.I made an offer to them a third time.   38  being politely refused,I asked the lady   39  ,“Madam,why aren’t you eating?You said that you share everything.     40     is it that you are waiting for?”“The teeth,”she answered.
21.A.served                  B.requested            C.collected                   D.ordered
22.A.carrying               B.taking                C.fetching                    D.bringing
23.A.divided                 B.cut                     C.changed                    D.formed
24.A.it                        B.this                    C.that                           D.one
25.A.got                       B.settled                C.set                            D.turned
26.A.funny                   B.crazy                 C.strange                      D.poor
27.A.afford                  B.pay                    C.demand                     D.choose
28.A.While                   B.Since                 C.As                            D.Until
29.A.came                    B.struggled            C.rushed                       D.rose
30.A.anxious                B.willing               C.satisfied                    D.quick
31.A.warmly                B.proudly              C.kindly                       D.seriously
32.A.way                            B.habit                  C.case                          D.model
33.A.Surprisingly          B.Sadly                 C.Shockingly                D.Bitterly
34.A.seeing                  B.noticing             C.watching                   D.finding
35.A.wanted                 B.asked                 C.planned                     D.attempted
36.A.wiping                 B.touching             C.bathing                            D.washing
37.A.should                  B.could                 C.might                        D.would
38.A.In                        B.Upon                 C.After                        D.With
39.A.curiously                     B.carefully            C.naturally                   D.plainly
40.A.How                    B.Who                  C.Why                         D.What
21-40 DBADC DACDB CBACB ABCAD
21.答案:D
解析:order意为“订餐”。“他们订餐、坐在靠窗户的桌旁、把食物从盘子里捡出来”,这一连串动作都是这一对老夫妇进入麦当劳后做的。serve意为“(为……)服务,为……尽力”。request意为“(郑重或正式)请求,要求,恳求,恳请”。collect 意为“收集,收藏,召集”。
22.答案:B
解析:take out of意为“把……拿出来”。根据下文中的“The man divided the food into two halves”可判断出他们把食物从盘子里捡出来。carry意为“携带”。fetch意为“拿来,拿去,请来,接去”。bring意为“拿来,带来,携来,取来,引来”。
23.答案:A
解析:divide意为“分,划分”。根据其状语into two halves可判断出男的把食物分成了两份。cut意为“切,割,截,斩,砍(树),剪(发等),切断,割下,采伐,剪下;修剪,刈”。change意为“改变,变更,变换,变革”。form意为“形成,构成,排列,(使)组成”。
24.答案:D
解析:one常用来代替与上文所提到那类人或物,且被替代者为可数名词单数形式。因为把食物分成了两份,所以是把其中的一份放在他妻子面前。it指代上文所提事物的本身。this意为“这,这个,这事”。that指眼前的、说过的事物或人,又指比this 稍微远一点的东西,意为“那;那个东西;那件事情”。
25.答案:C
解析:set down意为“放下”。根据地点状语between them可判断出他的妻子把茶杯放下。get down意为“下来,吞下”。settle down意为“定居,平静下来,专心于”。turn down意为“(被)向下折转,拒绝”。
26.答案:D
解析:poor意为“贫穷的”。根据上文中的“There was one hamburger,one order of French fries and one drink.”可判断出由于这对夫妇要的东西少,所以作者认为他们贫穷。funny意为“有趣的,好笑的,滑稽的,奇异的,古怪的”。crazy意为“疯狂的,狂热的”。strange意为“陌生的,生疏的,前所未知的,奇怪的,奇异的,不惯的”。
27.答案:A
解析:afford意为“花费得起”,表示他们两人只能买得起一份食物。pay意为“付清,偿清,缴纳”。demand意为“要求,需要”。choose意为“选择,选定”。
28.答案:C
解析:as意为“当……的时候”,表示当那位男人开始吃他的炸薯条时,作者想到。while意为“当……的时候”,其引导时间状语从句的谓语动词必须是延续性动词。since意为“自从……以来”。until意为“直到……为止”。
29.答案:D
解析:rise to one’s feet意为“站起身”。根据下文中的went over可判断出作者站起身。come意为“来,来临,到达,出现,来(自),出生(于),开始”。struggle意为“努力,奋斗”。rush意为“冲,奔,闯,赶紧,涌现”。
30.答案:B
解析:willing意为“乐意的”,be willing to do sth.表示“乐意做某事”。anxious意为“担忧的,渴望的,盼望的”。satisfied意为“感到满意的”。quick意为“快的,迅速的”。
31.答案:C
解析:kindly意为“温和地,亲切地”,表示“那位男人温和地拒绝了作者再为他们买一份食物的请求”。warmly意为“暖和地,热烈地,热心地”。proudly意为“骄傲地”。seriously意为“认真地,真诚地”。
32.答案:B
解析:habit意为“习惯,习性”,表示他们把分享每一样东西作为自己的习惯。way意为“方法,手段”。case意为“事,病例,案例,情形”。model意为“样式,型,模范,典型,模型,原型”。
33.答案:A
解析:surprisingly意为“令人惊讶地”。根据上文中的“carefully placed one before his wife”和下文中的“the lady didn’t take a bite”可判断出虽然丈夫把其中的一份放在了妻子面前,但她一口也没吃。这的确令人奇怪。sadly意为“悲痛地,悲哀地”。shockingly意为“怕人地,非常地”。bitterly意为“苦苦地,悲痛地”。
34.答案:C
解析:see意为“看着”,表示“看着她的丈夫吃”。notice意为“注意到”。watch意为“看,注视,照顾,监视,警戒,守护,看守”。find意为“找到,发现,感到,查明,得到,认为”。
35.答案:B
解析:ask意为“询问,问,要求”,表示作者再一次请求为他们买一份食物但遭到了拒绝。plan意为“计划,设计”。want意为“想要,希望,需要,短缺,缺少”。attempt意为“尝试,企图”。
36.答案:A
解析:wipe意为“擦,揩,擦去”。根据下文中的“with a napkin”可判断出他吃完后用纸巾擦了擦脸。touch意为“接触,触摸,触及,达到,涉及,点缀,使接触”。bathe意为“沐浴”。wash意为“洗,洗涤”。
37.答案:B
解析:could意为“能够”,could no longer stand it表示“再也忍耐不住了”。should意为“应该,将要”。might意为“可能,可以”。would意为“将,愿意”。
38.答案:C
解析:after意为“在……之后”。根据上文的内容可判断出作者在遭到有礼貌的拒绝后,好奇地询问了老太太。
39.答案:A
解析:curiously意为“好奇地”。根据上文的内容可判断出这对夫妇的行为非常奇怪,引起了作者的好奇心。carefully意为“小心地,谨慎地”。naturally意为“自然地”。plainly意为“平坦地,明白地”。
40.答案:D
解析:what引导特殊疑问句,在句子作waiting for的宾语。how意为“如何”,表示行为的方式。who意为“谁”。why意为“为什么”。
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6.A.After                    B.Before               C.Because                D.While
7.A.beginning             B.working             C.acting                  D.regarding
8.A.life                       B.love                   C.income                 D.career
9.A.disappointed          B.moved               C.surprised              D.delighted
10.A.when                  B.why                   C.if                         D.how
11.A.plan                    B.promise              C.decision               D.mind
12.A.attending             B.joining               C.entering               D.holding
13.A.newspaper           B.book                  C.report                  D.speech
14.A.day                     B.second               C.week                    D.moment
15.A.help                    B.job                    C.god                      D.company
16.A.everything           B.anything             C.nothing                D.something
17.A.alive                   B.dead                  C.missing                D.born
18.A.examined            B.searched             C.checked                D.tested
19.A.help                    B.harm                  C.income                 D.money
20.A.selling                B.speaking             C.writing                 D.listening

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to  1  the family. They don’t act in the  2  ways that I read in books or I see on TV. 3  flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more  4 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(床罩). I  5  sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a  6  voice.
My mother stopped and raised her head with  7 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she  8  her head and continued to sew the quilt. At last my mother said:
“Susan,” she said, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it  9  in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and  10 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a  11 .It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is  12 .”
The next spring, my father suddenly got sick seriously. When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and it seemed  13 of them had had a serious illness. Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father  14  slowly on the country road. My father had never been so  15. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these  16  the most beautiful picture in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. He said gently. “ 17 , I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.”  ___18  his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
 19  I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this  20 ,I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1. A. hold                       B. support                      C. live on                      D. keep
2. A. romantic          B. friendly                            C. lovely                D. active
3. A. Taking             B. Passing                      C. Buying               D. Sending
4. A. no problem                                              B. out of question         
C. out of the question                             D. in question
5. A. silently            B. eagerly                      C. peaceful             D. anxiously
6. A. loud                       B. low                           C. gentle                D. tender
7. A. interest            B. fear                           C. excitement          D. surprise
8. A. bowed             B. raised                        C. hang                  D. lower
9. A. lost                 B. turned out                  C. disappeared               D. came up
10. A. cold              B. lasting                       C. long                   D. comfortable
11. A. needle            B. cloth                          C. thread                D. sheet
12. A. in the quilt     B. out of the quilt       C. outside               D. inside
13. A. either            B. both                          C. neither                      D. every
14. A. walk              B. run                            C. stand                  D. exercise
15. A. rude                   B. polite                       C. gentle                D. careful
16. A. came up              B. turned up                 C. called up            D. made up
17. A. In other words     B. To tell the truth     C. In my opinion    D. On the contrary
18. A. Seeing           B. Reading                            C. Watching            D. Observing
19. A. Once                  B. Though                    C. When                D. Unless
20. A. process          B. way                           C. matter               D. experience

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

完形填空(共20小题;每小题l分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The House Fairy
As young parents, my husband and I felt that at age 6 and 8, our children were old enough to be cleaning their rooms and making their beds. But they thought   36  . My complaints, repeating myself, even self-justified shouting were landing on   37    ears. I felt frustrated (沮丧的) , and very often a whole afternoon’s scolding would end with their   38   into tears, I realized I needed to   39   my methods of “mothering”.
One day while they were at school, I had great fun   40   their rooms. On their desks, in plain   41  , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was   42  to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the House Fairy.”   43   arriving back, the children were   44   excited to receive the little note from the House Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the House Fairy         45   for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and   46   asking them to play a certain violin   47  . Each day, thank--you notes would be worded differently to keep the ideas   48  .
Sometimes the House Fairy would propose a little   49  : “If you can finish your homework today and   50   it before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in   51
of jobs especially well done the day   52  .
53  I can’t remember how long “the House Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were no longer age appropriate (合适的), we used various versions of Post-Its. The bathroom mirror became the   54   centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.
We all benefited from and   55   the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true legacy of the House Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
36.  A. different      B. no             C. otherwise        D. doubtful
37.  A. side          B. deaf           C. neither           D. either
38.  A. crying        B. breaking        C. bursting          D. bumping
39.  A. adjust        B. adopt          C. access            D. addict
40.  A. to tidy        B. tidying         C. tidied            D. tidy
41.  A. distance       B. words         C. speech           D. sight
42.  A. sent          B. read           C. delivered         D. addressed
43.  A. As           B. At            C. Of             D. Upon
44.  A. more than     B. rather than       C. no more than     D. other than
45.  A. asking        B. waiting         C. praying         D. expecting
46.  A. politely       B. friendly         C. gently          D. toughly
47.  A. music        B. song             C. piece           D. tone
48.  A. respectable    B. uninteresting     C. incredible        D. fresh
49.  A. challenge     B. question         C. suggestion       D. advice
50.  A. go with       B. go through       C. look up         D. look into
51.  A. response      B. answer          C. praise          D. honor
52.  A. ahead         B. before          C. over           D. ago
53.  A. Actually       B. Even so         C. Even if         D. Though
54.  A. reminder      B. main            C. memory        D. life
55.  A. learned          B. appreciated      C. shared          D. thanked

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