When my son, Justin, was four, he found a caterpillar (毛虫) and put it in a jar. Each day he fed it with fresh grass and leaves. In a few weeks we discovered it 36 in a cocoon (茧).
Justin was excited. He knew a moth (蛾) or butterfly was about to be 37 , but he didn’t know what kind. He was 38 to know what gift nature was about to give him.
“Dad!” shouted the boy while running to me one day. “Something’s 39 . Come see!”
He led me to his room. The cocoon had become half transparent and we could 40 the wings of the unborn. Soon, a moth broke free from the cocoon, and laid eggs completing the life 41 of the little caterpillar.
The next day, I convinced Justin it was time to set the moth free. He took it 42 , opened the jar, and the little moth flew out. It 43 the yard twice, came back, and landed on Justin’s arm. He picked it up, tossed it in the air, and the moth repeated its 44 pattern. He tried over and over, but each time it would 45 to his arm.
Justin 46 . He put his little pet back to the jar. The next day he attempted to set it free again, and after a few repetitions of the same behavior, the moth 47 flew off into the grass.
Like a 48 , I believe the moth was afraid to leave what it was comfortable with. It wanted to stay with something 49 , scared to move on and experience something unknown.
I was once that little moth. My cocoon was my mother’s 50 , in which I was comfortable. Like the moth, I didn’t want to fly too far away from it. I was 51 when my first job required me to move to a new city. What would I find there? I liked 52 I was.
Humans are creatures of 53 . We resist change. However, if I hadn’t moved, I would not have experienced many 54 and wonderful things or met many of my friends. So each move gave me the 55 to learn and experience, but best of all, I met friends.
36. A. trapped B. wrapped C. developed D. protected
37. A. born B. changed C. raised D. created
38. A. upset B. content C. lucky D. curious
39. A. disappearing B. happening C. spreading D. cracking
40. A. identify B. feel C. count D. imagine
41. A. plan B. task C. cycle D. project
42. A. back B. down C. aside D. outside
43. A. explored B. searched C. circled D. abandoned
44. A. flight B. game C. adventure D. communication
45. A. stick B. cater C. turn D. return
46. A. kept up B. gave up C. looked around D. turned around
47. A. carelessly B. successfully C. finally D. hesitatingly
48. A. human B. butterfly C. caterpillar D. pet
49. A. friendly B. similar C. pleasant D. familiar
50. A. love B. instruction C.requirement D. expectation
51. A. thrilled B. crazy C. afraid D. annoyed
52. A. what B. where C. how D. who
53. A. emotion B. conscience C. habit D. ambition
54. A. odd B. new C. funny D. vital
55. A. courage B. pleasure C. motivation D. opportunity
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
Jack brought the couple their food very fast because .
A．the manager asked him to do so
B．he respected the elderly
C．the couple wanted him to do so
D．he wanted more pay
When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became .
A．nervous B．satisfied
C．unhappy D．excited
In Jack’s hometown, .
A．people dislike being called “old”
B．people are proud of being old
C．many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D．the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
After this experience, Jack .
A．lost his job in the restaurant
B．made friends with the couple
C．no longer respected the elderly
D．changed his way with older people
Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B．Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D．From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __36___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __37___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __38_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __39___ —so I thought. I waited backstage all __40__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies __41__ that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an __43__ move. I was concentrating so much __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down.
Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ___54___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
36. A. filled B. visited C. attended D. decorated
37. A. pressure B. impression C. debate D. attention
38. A. take over B. show off C. look after D. give up
39. A. reasonable B. suitable C. obvious D. perfect
40. A. dressed up B. folded up C. covered up D. mixed up
41. A. suggested B. explained C. announced D. predicted
42. A. music B. audience C. curtain D. stage
43. A. easy B. active C. adventurous D. extra
44. A. containing B. hiding C. sharing D. keeping
45. A. why B. whether C. where D. what
46. A. wandered B. slipped C. waved D. skipped
47. A. blood B. pleasure C. pride D. tear
48. A. leave B. cheer C. believe D. notice
49. A. gesture B. example C. advice D. plan
50. A. doubts B. hopes C. voice D. patience
51. A. argued B. shouted C. begged D. sobbed
52. A. turn B. calm C. let D. put
53. A. star B. pioneer C. loser D. fool
54. A. satisfied B. moved C. embarrassed D. confused
55. A. However B. Instead C. In total D. in return
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届山西省高一12月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to _. From the airport, my friend and I a taxi to my . On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made . Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single of English, I couldn’t tell the what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to English.
1.A.hot B. warm C. cold D. cool
2.A.look B. listen C. enjoy D. mind
3.A.sat B. took C. rode D. used
4.A. home B. hotel C. office D. school
5.A. first B. one C. last D. only
6.A.satellites B. lakes C. beauty D. parks
7.A.advised B. liked C. promised D. hoped
8.A.Before long B. Shortly after C. Soon D. Then
9.A.restaurant B. shop C. supermarket D. pub
10.A.letter B. word C. sentence D. phrase
11.A. boss B. cook C. waiter D. waitress
12.A.voices B. suggestions C. sounds D. gestures
13.A.looking B. ordering C. picking D. eating
14.A. until B. when C. before D. after
15.A.tried B. stopped C. decided D. continued
16.A.anything B. everything C. something D. some things
17.A.came B. went C. returned D. arrived
18.A.asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive
19.A.noise B. voices C. streets D. places
20.A.say B. talk C. speak D. tell
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届浙江象山普通高中高三第二次模拟英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Bum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate would be $ 50,000 a month when my new media company started. So, I began looking around for individuals who would be my first investors. “Angel money” it was called. But when I reviewed my list of acquaintances to find those who might be able to help, I found the number got small.
With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold.
As I was searching for “angel money”, I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn't have money for paychecks yet.
Bill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at M. I.T. With his arrival, my company suddenly had a major technology “guy” in-house.
Katherine Henderson, a filmmaker and a former real-estate dealer, joined us as our director of market research. Steve White came on as operating officer. He had worked for the developer of a home-finance software, Quicken. We grabbed him.
We had some really good people, but we still didn't have enough money. One night, my neighbor, Louise Johnson, came for a visit. She and I were only nodding acquaintances, but her boys and ours were constant companions. She ran a very good business at the time.
Louise was brilliant and missed nothing. She had been watching my progress closely. She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of success.
She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been agreed upon. She handed me an envelope. Inside was a check for $ 500,000.
I almost fell down. I heard her voice as if from heaven.
“I have confidence in your plan,” she said. “You' 11 do well. You're going to work hard for it, but it' s satisfying when you build your own company.”
Who would have thought I'd find an angel so close to home? There were no words sufficient for the moment. We just said good night. She left and I just stood there, completely humbled and completely committed.
1.For a newly-established business, bum rate refers to___________.
A. the salary it pays to its staff B. the interest it pays to the bank
C. the way in which it raises capital D. the speed at which it spends money
2.By "Angel money", the author refers to__________.
A. the money borrowed from banks B. the money spent to promote sales
C. the money raised from close friends D. the money needed to start a business
3.To get help from a venture-capital company, you may have to__________.
put up with unfair terms B. change your business line
C. enlarge your business scope D. let them operate your business
4.The author easily built a team for his company because__________.
A. they were underpaid at their previous jobs
B. they were turned down by other companies
C. they were confident of the author and his business
D. they were satisfied with the salaries in his company
5. Louise decided to lend money to the author because__________.
A. she wanted to join his company
B. she knew he would build a team
C. she knew his plan would succeed
D. she wanted to help promote his sales
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年甘肃省高三9月月考英语卷 题型：完型填空
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets 21 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 22 to go home. Some battled to 23 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 24 bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I 25 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 26 had stopped. After making my way 27 crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was 28 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 29 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 30 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 31 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was 32 through, exhausted and 33 .
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 34 I received an email from Garth, my Director.
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 35 reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 36 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 37 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 38 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 39 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 40 me and put a smile back on my face.
1.A．break B．flood C．sink D．crash
2.A．forced B．refused C．adjusted D．gathered
3.A．order B．pay C．take D．search
4.A．climate B．scenery C．storm D．burden
5.A．used B．promised C．deserved D．happened
6.A．practice B．routine C．process D．service
7.A．to B．through C．over D．for
8.A．operating B．cycling C．turning D．rushing
9.A．check B．carry C．find D．board
10.A．street B．ground C．floor D．platform
11.A．paused B．crossed C．reached D．parked
12.A．wet B．weak C．sick D．hurt
13.A．ashamed B．discouraged C．surprised D．puzzled
14.A．while B．when C．where D．after
15.A．hardly B．casually C．absolutely D．eventually
16.A．devotion B．donation C．connection D．reaction
17.A．accurate B．urgent C．brief D．humorous
18.A．promise B．appreciate C．advice D．guidance
19.A．troubles B．signals C．rules D．sings
20.A．corrected B．supported C．amazed D．refreshed
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