A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37__ it.
Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t  have__52__ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”
“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”
We should learn to __55___ in our life.  The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.
小題1:
A．lentB．gaveC．soldD．bought
小題2:
A．studyB．keepC．plantD．develop
小題3:
A．tiredB．sadC．a(chǎn)ngryD．happy
小題4:
A．surpriseB．worryC．a(chǎn)ccidentD．question
小題5:
A．whereB．howC．whenD．whether
小題6:
A．practicedB．triedC．visitedD．considered
小題7:
A．FinallyB．GenerallyC．SuddenlyD．Recently
小題8:
A．likeB．seeC．moveD．hurt
小題9:
A．beautifulB．secretC．unusualD．faraway
小題10:
A．wateringB．watchingC．correctingD．a(chǎn)ppreciating
小題11:
A．pleasureB．excitementC．disappointment D．satisfaction
小題12:
A．knownB．saidC．expectedD．heard
小題13:
A．poorB．greatC．suitableD．comfortable
小題14:
A．parkB．riverC．hillD．road
小題15:
A．borrowedB．stolenC．chosenD．collected
小題16:
A．leavesB．flowersC．fruitD．tree
小題17:
A．rightsB．timeC．chancesD．interest
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)s a matter of factB．in factC．first of allD．a(chǎn)t least
小題19:
A．destroyedB．thrownC．pulledD．won
小題20:
A．waitB．shareC．gainD．enjoy

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

試題分析：本文通過(guò)蘋果樹的故事告訴我們?cè)谌松幸獙W(xué)會(huì)與人分享，只有與人分享，我們才能得到真正的幸福和快樂(lè)。
小題1:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A借出B給C賣D買；指這個(gè)朋友給了他一顆蘋果樹并讓他回家種起來(lái)。
小題2:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A研究B保持C種植D發(fā)展；朋友給了他一顆蘋果樹并讓他回家種起來(lái)。
小題3:D 上下文串聯(lián)。這個(gè)有名的朋友給了他一顆蘋果樹這讓他很開心。
小題4:B 名詞辨析。A驚訝B擔(dān)心C事故D問(wèn)題；回家以后他有了一件擔(dān)心的事情。
小題5:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知他很擔(dān)心自己吃不到蘋果，不知道該把這棵樹種在哪里。
小題6:D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A訓(xùn)練B嘗試C參觀D考慮；指他考慮了所有可以種植蘋果樹的地方。
小題7:A 副詞辨析。A最后B一般，通常C突然D最近；最后他決定把蘋果樹種在樹林里。
小題8:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A喜歡B看見C移動(dòng)D傷害。因?yàn)橹車泻芏喔吒叩臉�，所有沒(méi)有人能看見。
小題9:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A美麗B秘密C不同尋常D遙遠(yuǎn)；他為自己能找到這樣秘密的地方自豪。
小題10:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A澆水B注視C糾正D欣賞；他為蘋果樹澆水，照顧得很好。
小題11:C 上下文串聯(lián)。蘋果樹沒(méi)有結(jié)出果實(shí)，這讓他很失望。最后這棵蘋果樹死了。
小題12:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A知道B說(shuō)C預(yù)料D聽見；蘋果樹沒(méi)有向他預(yù)料的那樣結(jié)出果實(shí)。
小題13:A 形容詞辨析。A貧瘠B偉大C適合D舒服；為什么要把樹種在如此貧瘠的地方？
小題14:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的passer-by過(guò)路人說(shuō)明他是想把樹種在路邊。
小題15:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A借入B偷C選擇D收集；鄰居會(huì)在晚上過(guò)來(lái)把蘋果偷走。
小題16:C 上下文串聯(lián)。這里的指蘋果樹的果實(shí)也就是長(zhǎng)的蘋果。
小題17:C 名詞辨析。A權(quán)利B時(shí)間C機(jī)會(huì)D興趣；我沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)享受果實(shí)了。
小題18:D 介詞辨析。A/B實(shí)際上C首先D至少；但是至少有人可以享受到果實(shí)啊！
小題19:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A毀掉B扔掉C拉D贏得；現(xiàn)在你不僅剝奪了別人的權(quán)利還毀掉了這棵樹。
小題20:B 主旨大意題，本文討論的就是人要學(xué)會(huì)分享。在生活中我們要學(xué)會(huì)分享。故B正確，
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文討論了要想得到幸福，要學(xué)會(huì)與人分享。本篇完形設(shè)空科學(xué)合理，考生很容易從中領(lǐng)會(huì)大意，從而下手會(huì)比較順利，從選項(xiàng)中可以看出，本大題主要還是考查了詞匯的辨析與運(yùn)用，但更加注重綜合語(yǔ)言能力的運(yùn)用，需要根據(jù)故事情節(jié)，了解詞匯用法的同時(shí)，結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。
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D．Life is full of adversity

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   36  to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   37  the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old   38  thinking that she wouldn’t live   39  from then on.
Over the years, I   40  and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   41  a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an)   42  trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   43 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   44  into my son’s room with a box of   45 . After 16 years, I still   46  Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about   47  since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she   48  the path for those people who were less   49  than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   50 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   51 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was   52 . From this person that I thought would have no   53  of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously   54  and we moved north, but I owe Helen   55  that I can never repay.
小題1:
A．walkingB．ridingC．runningD．driving
小題2:
A．livedB．survivedC．existedD．escaped
小題3:
A．mindB．brainC．headD．thought
小題4:
A．equallyB．calmlyC．quietlyD．normally
小題5:
A．studiedB．movedC．workedD．1ived
小題6:
A．sufferingB．causingC．bearingD．catching
小題7:
A．normallyB．particularly C．necessarilyD．eventually
小題8:
A．upB．offC．backD．down
小題9:
A．ranB．walkedC．rolledD．moved
小題10:
A．tissuesB．presentsC．pillsD．candies
小題11:
A．realizedB．knewC．recognizedD．reminded
小題12:
A．her lifeB．her sonC．her familyD．her work
小題13:
A．clearedB．smoothedC．cleanedD．opened
小題14:
A．richB．healthyC．strongD．fortunate
小題15:
A．moneyB．hopeC．pityD．medicine
小題16:
A．smallB．pitifulC．weakD．shameless
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．beatenC．hurtD．hospitalized
小題18:
A．useB．valueC．meaningD．quality
小題19:
A．treatedB．worsenedC．relievedD．recovered
小題20:
A．some moneyB．some tissuesC．a(chǎn) debtD．a(chǎn) hope

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Human wants seem endless. When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when a manager gets a new sports car, he dreams of country clubs and pleasure boats dance into view.
The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of wants is food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as cars and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “l(fā)ife-enriching” level. While the other levels mean physical satisfaction—the feeding, comfort, safety and transportation of the human body—this level means mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services many of which could be called “l(fā)uxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care and entertainment. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.
On the fourth level, a greater percentage of consumers spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
A fifth level probably would be wants that can be achieved by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes and crime. After filling our stomachs, our garages, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health and safety to enjoy more fully the good things on the first three levels.
小題1:According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when _______
A．he has saved up enough money
B．he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter
C．he has satisfied his hunger
D．he has learned to build houses
小題2:It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War II most Americans ______
A．were very rich
B．were very poor
C．Had the good things on the first three levels
D．didn’t own cars
小題3:Which of the following is NOT related to “physical satisfaction”?
A．A successful careerB．A comfortable house
C．A good serviceD．A family car
小題4:The author thinks that a fifth level______
A．would be a little better than the fourth level
B．may be a lot more desirable than the first four
C．can be the last and most satisfying level
D．will come true if the government takes actions

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