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    Learning to Accept
    I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 21_,he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy,but rather when he was 22  and ill.
    My father was 23 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 24 all that away.Now he can no longer walk and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  25 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 26  about life,and I told them about one of my  27 . I said that we must very often give things up 28 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends---but it always 29  that after we give something up,we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father  30 up. He said, “But, Peter,I gave up 31 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.  32 , he answered his own question: “I 33 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes,along with hope and thankfulness.
    I was also  34 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(恼怒的)at someone, I  35 remember his words and become 36 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be  37 to give up my small irritations. In this  38  ,I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
    Sometimes I 39 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 40 .
    小题1:
    A．AfterwardsB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．Meanwhile
    小题2:
    A．tiredB．weakC．poorD．slowly
    小题3:
    A．alreadyB．stillC．onlyD．once
    小题4:
    A．tookB．threwC．sentD．put
    小题5:
    A．impossibleB．difficultC．stressfulD．hopeless
    小题6:
    A．worryingB．caringC．talkingD．asking
    小题7:
    A．decisionsB．experiencesC．ambitionsD．beliefs
    小题8:
    A．asB．sinceC．beforeD．till
    小题9:
    A．suggestsB．promisesC．seemsD．requires
    小题10:
    A．spokeB．turnedC．summedD．opened
    小题11:
    A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything
    小题12:
    A．SurprisinglyB．ImmediatelyC．NaturallyD．Certainly
    小题13:
    A．hadB．acceptedC．gainedD．enjoyed
    小题14:
    A．touchedB．astonishedC．attractedD．warned
    小题15:
    A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might
    小题16:
    A．quietB．calmC．relaxedD．happy
    小题17:
    A．readyB．likelyC．freeD．able
    小题18:
    A．caseB．formC．methodD．way
    小题19:
    A．doubtB．wonderC．knowD．guess
    小题20:
    A．awardB．giftC．lessonD．word

    小题1:C
    小题2:B
    小题3:D
    小题4:A
    小题5:B
    小题6:C
    小题7:D
    小题8:A
    小题9:C
    小题10:A
    小题11:D
    小题12:A
    小题13:C
    小题14:A
    小题15:C
    小题16:B
    小题17:D
    小题18:D
    小题19:B
    小题20:B
    这篇文章又是一篇感人至深，具有较好教育意义的精品小文。作者以倒叙的形式讲述了发生在他身上的故事。而作者年老多病的父亲却交给了他这样一个道理：他放弃了一切却一无所获，得到的只是家人的爱—不要斤斤计较，要以爱心来对待一切，面对生活，使自己的内心平和。
    小题1:本题考查副词。爸爸教给我这个道理不是在他健康强壮的时候，而是在体弱多病的事后。语气转换。根据however的语法特征也能选中。
    小题2:本题考查形容词。根据全句的逻辑意思和下文的提示（he can no longer walk），选择一个与ill并列意义的词。
    小题3:本题考查副词。爸爸以前是一个健康积极的人。
    小题4:本题考查动词。take away使（感情，感觉等）消失，带走；throw away丢弃某物（因不用或不需要）；send away把…送往另一地方；put away收好。
    小题5:本题考查形容词。由上文爸爸体弱多病和下文他说的话，得知爸爸甚至讲话都困难。Impossible过于绝对，只失去说话能力；hopeful没有指望的，绝望的；stressful产生压力的。
    小题6:本题考查动词。开始交谈，谈论生活，不是笼统地讲担心谁的生活（worry about）,关心谁的生活（care about）,询问谁的生活（ask about）.
    小题7:本题考查名词。我跟他们讲了我的一个信条（我个人相信的事）(belief).由下文可知不是我的一个什么经验(experience);抱负（ambition）或某个决定（decision）
    小题8:本题考查连词。.随着（as)我们长大，我们常常放弃一些东西。
    小题9:本题考查动词。总的看起来是这样的，因为是一个人的看法及一般情况，语气不是特肯定，又不是某个人的建议或要求，故其他三个选项不可取。
    小题10:本题考查动词。speak up（爸爸）突然大声说，说到；turn up拧大，开大；出现；sun up归纳，总结；判断，估量（此前，爸爸并没说话，故不能选）；open up开拓，开辟；开始畅谈，倾吐心事（不是一两句话，更不能突然开始）。
    小题11:本题考查代词。根据上下文及作者爸爸当时的状况，所谓“美好的事”一无所有了；从外表看只是一个体弱多病，非常难过的老年。故give up everything.
    小题12:本题考查副词。爸爸提出一个问题，我以为让我来回答，我正在冥思苦想的时候，他却自己给出了答案，这出乎我的意料。
    小题13:本题考查动词。回答针对上面爸爸提出的那个问题：What did I gain?
    小题14:本题考查动词。我深受启发，所以改变了我以后的为人处事的方法。
    小题15:本题考查情态动词。would 表示习惯性的行为。
    小题16:本题考查形容词。一想到爸爸的话，我的内心就平静下来，控制情绪；而不是保持安静(quiet)，放松（relaxed）或高兴(happy).
    小题17:本题考查形容词。一想到爸爸既然能够用对别人的爱来代替他巨大的疼痛或痛苦这件事，我就必然能够（be able to do）放弃自己的不值一提的易怒情绪。
    小题18:本题考查动词。这样(in this way),我就从爸爸身上学会了宽容的力量（power of acceptable）。Method指解决某个具体问题的科学的，符合逻辑的方法，通常搭配是with this/that …method.
    小题19:本题考查动词。现在我想知道，如果我从小的时候起，就认真地听我爸爸的，我还会学到其他什么东西呢？要注意该句用的是虚拟语气。
    小题20:本题考查动词。即便如此，我也不是特别的遗憾，我很感谢我爸爸送给我的这个礼物（gift）。
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    C．the local governments’ support
    D．the collection of funds.
    小题2:What do we know about polio according to the text?
    A．People in Nigeria don’t take it seriously.
    B．It’s now the most serious childhood disease.
    C．Great progress has been made in preventing it.
    D．There are few organizations helping to prevent it.
    小题3:According to Oshinsky,           .
    A．Gates should devote more time to Microsoft
    B．polio eradication is a very important cause
    C．vaccine side-effects should not be ignored
    D．polio has been brought under control
    小题4:According to the passage, which of the following about Bill Gates is TRUE?
    A．He is the founder of the Global polio Eradication program.
    B．He persuades some of the world leaders to support the eradication plan.
    C．His foundation contributes $302, 000 to eradicate polio every year.
    D．He works harder on preventing polio than founding Microsoft.
    小题5:The underlined part “We’re still not out of the woods” means “       ”.
    A．We get lost in the woodsB．We’re not free from trouble
    C．we have no idea where to goD．We’re unable to eradicate polio

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    Did you ever wonder who invented products like Liquid Paper, Kevlar or paper bags? Most would think a man invented these items. Guess what? Women invented each of these. What? You don’t believe me? Well, read this:
    Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951 and originally called Mistake Out. Being a typist, Bette was increasingly irritated with being unable to erase her typing mistakes. The messy business left her hands black and the paper dirty. Bette was good at painting and remembered that an artist paints over mistakes. She applied that same principle to typing mistakes and Liquid Paper was born, making Bette into a self-made millionaire.
    Kevlar, yes, the Kevlar of the bullet proof vest（防弹衣）—what police officers and soldiers wear, was invented by Stephanie Kwolek. Stephanie worked for the DuPont Company as a research chemist. She was asked to find a high-performance fiber. Originally, this fiber was intended to be used for car tires (轮胎). However, the fiber she developed in 1964 was amazing and is still used in products such as sailboats, skis, shoes, and yes, bullet proof vests. In 1995 Stephanie was named to the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
    Margaret Knight invented a machine that revolutionized the making of paper bags. Paper bags had been made like envelopes but Margaret developed a machine that would fold and paste（粘）a flat-bottom paper bag, the very same type we still use today. Margaret’s family was poor and she started working at the age of nine. Her first invention at the age of twelve was a safety tool for a loom（织布机）. Later she worked for the Columbia Paper Bag Company. It was there that she worked on improving the making of paper bags. She was issued her patent（专利）in 1870.
    So next time you use a new product or an old one, will you wonder who made it? Do some research on the web and answer a few questions like: Who invented it? How was it invented? You may be surprised at some of the stories you uncover.
    小题1:The underlined word “irritated” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to_________.
    A．annoyedB．excitedC．delightedD．nervous
    小题2:What do we know about Margaret?
    A．She was a member of the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
    B．Her first invention was made when she was twenty.
    C．Her invention was designed to produce envelopes.
    D．She began working when she was very young.
    小题3:which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? (①="paragraph" 1, ②="Paragraph" 2,… ⑤="paragraph" 5)
     
    小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?
    A．How inventions were made
    B．Amazing inventions by women
    C．Women and modern technology
    D．You can also be an inventor

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria (自助食堂), but work for Dave was scarce (不足的，缺乏的), and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—＄7,000，a legacy （遗产） from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident . “ It really made a difference when we were going under financially, ” says Dave.  
    But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of (许多) other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars ; in others, it was more than ＄100,000.  
    It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than ＄3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm .  
    Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving, They thrived on（喜欢）comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase (购买) .  
    Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.  
    Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed (分发；分配). It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents should enrich the whole community（社区）and last for generations to come.
    Neighbors helping neighbors ——that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.  
    小题1:According go the text, the Fusses ______.
    A．were employed by a truck company
    B．worked in a school cafeteria
    C．were in financial difficulty
    D．lost their home
    小题2:Which of the following is true of the Hatches?
    A．They had their children during the Great Depression
    B．They gave away their possessions ( 财产；所有物) to their neighbors
    C．They left the family farm to live in an old house
    D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs
    小题3:Why would the Hatches routinely go from store?
    A．They decided to open a store
    B．They couldn’t afford expensive things
    C．They wanted to save money
    D．They wanted to buy gifts for local kids
    小题4: According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were ______.
    A．curious B．optimisticC．childlikeD．understanding
    小题5:What can we learn from the text?
    A．The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example
    B．The summer camp was attractive to the parents
    C．Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy form the Hatches
    D．The community of Alto was poor

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