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    阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
    Brother Michael and Chris were born in the early 1960s and grew up in a black neighborhood in Richmond, California. Both boys were       in the primary school and brought home mostly A’s on their report cards.
    But in a black family with eight children, money was always      , so the two growing boys often went      . They turned to stealing. They stole cookies from the grocery store and bread from the      . They even stole money from their parents to feed.
    At the end of his first year in high school, Chris received three A’s and       F’s on his report card --- the first time he had       anything in school. Because Kennedy High School only allowed three failures       four years, one more F and Chris would be kicked out of school. That’s when he made up his mind to      .
    Chris made every effort to become       in school. After Chris graduated from college, he worked as a prosecutor(检察官),       criminals, drug dealers, and gang members. Today Chris is famous as one of the       prosecutors in the trial of the century, the O.J. Simpson trial!
    That decision to change took him in an entirely       direction from his brother Michael, who       changing his bad behavior. After high school, Michael continued his anti-social      ---fighting in the streets, taking       and stealing. At the age of 42, Michael Darden died from AIDS.
    This story       us that what we become is determined by the       we make. We can choose to get       or we can choose to get worse. Chris changed. He changed from being a criminal to prosecuting criminals. His brother Michael, on the other hand, was changed. He was changed by       drugs…and finally, he was changed by a deadly disease. Chris made the right choices. He made the changes in his life that helped him       his great dreams.
    小题1:
    A．well- behavedB．well-dressedC．well-knownD．well- informed
    小题2:
    A．plentifulB．looseC．commonD．tight
    小题3:
    A．madB．wrongC．hungryD．bad
    小题4:
    A．chemist’sB．baker’s C．doctor’sD．barber’s
    小题5:
    A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five
    小题6:
    A．obtainedB．failed C．passedD．missed
    小题7:
    A．beyondB．byC．overD．above
    小题8:
    A．stealB．respondC．standD．change
    小题9:
    A．outstandingB．friendlyC．powerfulD．outgoing
    小题10:
    A．treatingB．savingC．questioningD．punishing
    小题11:
    A．leading B．workingC．actingD．performing
    小题12:
    A．similarB．differentC．newD．strange
    小题13:
    A．preferredB．resisted C．admittedD．appreciated
    小题14:
    A．habitsB．signsC．behaviors D．manners
    小题15:
    A．drugsB．actionsC．busesD．pills
    小题16:
    A．persuadesB．warnsC．convinces D．wishes
    小题17:
    A．choices B．friendsC．promisesD．efforts
    小题18:
    A．tallerB．cleanerC．happierD．better
    小题19:
    A．illegal B．usefulC．harmlessD．lawful
    小题20:
    A．destroyB．formC．accomplishD．approach

    小题1:A
    小题2:D
    小题3:C
    小题4:B
    小题5:B
    小题6:B
    小题7:C
    小题8:D
    小题9:A
    小题10:D
    小题11:A
    小题12:B
    小题13:B
    小题14:C
    小题15:A
    小题16:C
    小题17:A
    小题18:D
    小题19:A
    小题20:C
    试题分析：每个人今天的处境与发展，并不完全取决于你的家庭背景或是你的天赋，而是在绝大程度上由你昨天所做的选择所决定的。我们只有在人生的每个阶段做好我们应该做的，才有可能在明天得到我们想要的……
    小题1:考查形容词。根据其后面一句brought home mostly A’s on their report cards.可知两人在学校里表现非常的好，故用well- behaved，表示“行为好的”。根据句意故选A。
    小题2:考查形容词。A. plentiful大量的；B. loose松的；C. common常见的；D. tight紧的。但是有八个孩子的黑人家庭，钱总是很紧的。根据句意故选D。
    小题3:考查形容词。根据后句They turned to stealing.可知，最大的两个男孩变坏了，故用go bad。根据句意故选C.
    小题4:考查名词。此题可以根据常识可以知道，bread面包只有baker’s面包店里偷的。根据句意故选B。
    小题5:考查上下文联系。根据后文中的Because Kennedy High School only allowed three failures可以知道这里为three F’s。根据句意故选B.
    小题6:考查动词。A. obtained获得；B. failed失败；C. passed通过；D. missed错过。第一次他在学校不及格。故选B。
    小题7:考查介词。这里考查介词over，over four years表示超过四年之意。这里表示这所高中四年内只允许三次失败。故选C。
    小题8:考查动词。这里考查change one’s mind改变某人的想法。那就是下定决心改变自己。根据句意故选D。
    小题9:考查形容词。A. outstanding杰出的；B. friendly 友好的；C. powerful强有力的；D. outgoing外向的。这里指克里斯每一份努力使得他在学校里变得很杰出。故选A。
    小题10:考查动词。A. treating对待；B. saving节省；C. questioning询问；D. punishing惩罚。这里指惩罚罪犯。故选D。
    小题11:考查形容词。这里的leading prosecutors指的是主要的检察官。这里指克里斯成为主要的检察官。故选A。
    小题12:考查形容词。A. similar相似的；B. different不同的；C. new新的；D. strange奇怪的。这里指他的兄弟与他是完全不同的方向。根据句意故选B
    小题13:考查动词。这里考查resist doing sth.抵制做某事。这里指他弟弟拒绝改变他的坏的行为。根据句意故选B
    小题14:考查名词。根据上文提示changing his bad behavior.可以选出答案。这里指他弟弟继续他的反社会的行为。可知应选C。
    小题15:考查名词。这里考查短语take drugs指“吸毒”。这里指他弟弟在街上斗殴、吸毒和盗窃。故选A。
    小题16:考查动词。A. persuades说服；B. warns警告；C. convinces使相信；D. wishes希望。这个故事警告我们……。根据句意故选C.
    小题17:考查名词。这里考查短语make the choice做出选择。我们成为什么是由我们所作的选择决定的。故选A。
    小题18:考查形容词。根据其后句中的or we can choose to get worse.可以找出答案的提示。我们可以选择变得更好。根据句意故选D.
    小题19:考查形容词。这里考查illegal drugs，表示非法吸毒。他通过非法吸毒改变自己。根据句意故选A.
    小题20:考查动词。A. destroy摧毁；B. form形成；C. accomplish实现；  D. approach靠近。这里指帮助他实现了伟大的梦想。根据句意故选C。
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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空

    These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they       wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often         to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a（an）      for the Ellesmere Corporation.
    When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He     told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home     in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and    the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his        . Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found       job. He will soon be working in an office. He will earn much less than he used to, but he feels that his rise in      is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs'        'Alf'.
    小题1:
    A．eventuallyB．occasionallyC．usuallyD．apparently
    小题2:
    A．excitedB．willingC．interested D．lucky
    小题3:
    A．officialB．managerC．salesmanD．dustman
    小题4:
    A．hopefullyB．probablyC．simplyD．politely
    小题5:
    A．woreB．put C．triedD．dressed
    小题6:
    A．tookB．spentC．costD．wasted
    小题7:
    A．mistakeB．secretC．memoryD．reputation
    小题8:
    A．anotherB．oneC．the otherD．other
    小题9:
    A．statusB．look C．direction D．statue
    小题10:
    A．in spite ofB．regardless ofC．instead ofD．in case of

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