There is one showing love．a(chǎn)nd there's another not responding in time．During lifetime, however, it turns out to be a regret and we always think of making it up when it's gone．
A father sat at his desk staring over his monthly bills 21 his young son rushed in and 22  ．"Dad．because this is your birthday and you're 55 years old, I'm going to give you 55 23 ．one for each year!" When the boy started 24  his agreement, the father exclaimed, "Oh．Andrew, don't do it now; I'm too 25  !" The youngster immediately 26  silent as tears welled up in his big blue eyes．27  the father said, "You can finish later．"
The boy said nothing but quietly 28  ,disappointment written 29  his face．That evening the father said, "Come and finish the 30  kisses now．Andrew!" But the boy didn't respond．
Unfortunately, a few days later after this incident, the boy had an   31  and was drowned．His 32  father wrote．"If only I 33  tell him how much I regret my thoughtless 34 ,and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is 35  ．"
Love is a two-way street．Any loving act must be warmly accepted 36  it will be taken as rejection and can 37  a scar．If we are too busy to give and 38  love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than 39  with love to the cry for love from those who are near and precious to us, because there may be no 40  at all as in the case of the little boy．
小題1:
A．whileB．beforeC．a(chǎn)sD．when
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．laughedC．repliedD．a(chǎn)dded
小題3:
A．giftsB．kissesC．cardsD．wishes
小題4:
A．coming up with B．getting away withC．looking forwardD．getting on with
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ngryB．busyC．gladD．curious
小題6:
A．feltB．wentC．fellD．looked
小題7:
A．ExcitedlyB．NervouslyC．JokinglyD．Apologetically
小題8:
A．turned awayB．calmed downC．walked awayD．set off
小題9:
A．overB．throughC．a(chǎn)gainstD．within
小題10:
A．unfinishedB．lovingC．comfortingD．caring
小題11:
A．operationB．eventC．a(chǎn)ccidentD．injury
小題12:
A．belovedB．unluckyC．considerate D．heartbroken
小題13:
A．wouldB．shouldC．mustD．could
小題14:A words                      B．comments    C．questions          D．a(chǎn)ccounts
小題15:
A．racingB．a(chǎn)chingC．sinkingD．beating
小題16:
A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．yetD．or
小題17:
A．remainB．leaveC．stayD．keep
小題18:
A．spreadB．holdC．receiveD．catch
小題19:
A．comingB．a(chǎn)cceptingC．learningD．responding
小題20:
A．chanceB．regretC．timeD．story

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

試題分析：
小題1:考查單詞意思，while意思“當(dāng)…時(shí)候”，before意思“在…之前”，as意思“當(dāng)…時(shí)候”，表示兩件事情同時(shí)發(fā)生，when意思“當(dāng)…時(shí)候”，后跟短暫性動(dòng)詞，句子意思“當(dāng)小兒子跑進(jìn)來時(shí)，正凝視著每月賬單的爸爸坐在桌子旁”，所以選D
小題2:考查單詞意思，announced意思“宣布”，laughed意思“笑”，replied意思“回復(fù)”，added意思“增加”，句子意思“當(dāng)小兒子跑進(jìn)來時(shí)宣布”，所以選A
小題3:由第三段的第二行kisses now可以知道答案，句子意思“我講給你一個(gè)吻”，所以選B
小題4:考查詞組意思，coming up with意思“提出”，getting away with意思“逃脫處罰”，looking forward意思“希望”，getting on with意思“相處”，句子意思“當(dāng)男孩開始希望得到他的同意時(shí)”，所以選C
小題5:由最后一段的第二行If we are too busy to give可以知道答案，句子意思“我太忙了”，所以選B
小題6:考查單詞意思，felt意思“感覺”，went意思“走”，fell意思“摔倒”，looked意思“看”，句子意思“當(dāng)他的眼淚從他的大的藍(lán)眼睛流下時(shí)小孩子立即感覺到沉默”，所以選C
小題7:爸爸看到小孩子在流淚，意識(shí)到自己的錯(cuò)誤，句子意思“爸爸抱歉地說”，所以選D
小題8:考查詞組意思，turned away意思“辭退”，calmed down意思“冷靜”，walked away意思“走開”，set off意思“出發(fā)”，句子意思“小男孩什么都沒說靜靜地走開了”，所以選C
小題9:固定搭配，write over意思“重寫”，句子意思“失望重寫在她的臉上”，所以選A
小題10:由最后一段的第一行Any loving act must be warmly accepted…可以知道答案，句子意思“來完成你的愛之吻”，所以選B
小題11:由后面的句子was drowned可以知道他出事故了，句子意思“男孩發(fā)生了事故淹死了”，所以選C
小題12:由前面句子was drowned可以知道他爸爸非常傷心，句子意思“他的悲傷的爸爸寫到”，所以選D
小題13:could用于假設(shè)的條件句，句子意思“如果僅僅我能告訴你對(duì)于欠考慮的話是多么后悔”，所以選D
小題14:由前面的句子don't do it now; I'm too busy可以知道是欠考慮的話，句子意思“如果僅僅我能告訴你對(duì)于欠考慮的話是多么后悔”，所以選A
小題15:由前面的句子was drowned可以知道他爸爸很傷心，心很痛，句子意思“保證讓他知道我的新有多么的痛”，所以選B
小題16:考查單詞意思, but意思“但是”，and意思“和”，yet意思“但是”，or意思“否則”，句子意思“任何一個(gè)愛的行動(dòng)都要熱情接受否則它將被作為拒絕接受”，所以選D
小題17:考查單詞意思，remain意思“保持”，leave意思“留下”，stay意思“停留”，keep意思“保持”，句子意思“能留下的只是精神創(chuàng)傷”，所以選C
小題18:考查單詞意思，spread意思“展開”，hold意思“拿住”，receive意思“接受”，catch意思“趕上”，句子意思“如果我們太忙以至于不能給愛和接受愛”，所以選B
小題19:考查單詞意思，coming意思“來”，accepting意思“接受”，learning意思“學(xué)習(xí)”，responding意思“反應(yīng)”，句子意思“什么都沒有對(duì)愛的行動(dòng)作出反應(yīng)重要”，所以選D
小題20:考查單詞意思，chance意思“機(jī)會(huì)”，regret意思“后悔”，time意思“時(shí)間”，story意思“故事”，句子意思“對(duì)于這個(gè)小男孩來說沒有任何機(jī)會(huì)”,所以選A
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文敘述了一個(gè)小男孩給他爸爸一個(gè)吻做為禮物，因?yàn)榘职之?dāng)時(shí)忙，說了欠考慮的話，傷了小孩心的故事。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達(dá)的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認(rèn)真分析，注意選項(xiàng)與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對(duì)于一時(shí)沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項(xiàng)能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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When he finally finished, he was left with the head-scratching task of getting the 18-tonne boat out of the back garden. After some time he found a way. A huge crane (起重機(jī)) was brought in to carefully raise it 40ft in the air over his mother’s house and onto a lorry. It was then driven to the seaside and, to Owen’s delight, it floated and showed no signs of leaking when lowered into the water.
Now, 28 years after he first started, Owen is at last preparing to set sail in his beloved boat, Wight Dolphin, with his long-suffering wife Anne. Owen said, “I am so relieved that it’s finished. There were times when I thought it would never end but I’m the sort of person who likes to finish something once I’ve started.”
At first he persuaded his mum to let him do it in her garden and started taking in sheets of steel and pieces of wood. “My mother was happy for me to build it at her house but only bacause I told her it would only take five years.”
小題1:Why did Owen decide to make his own boat by himself?
A．He wanted to kill time after his retirement
B．He wished to set a new world record
C．He didn’t have enough money to buy a boat
D．He had a hobby of making things by hand
小題2:What problem did Owen face when he finished his boat?
A．It leaked when lowered into the water
B．It couldn’t be sent onto a truck
C．He couldn’t afford to hire a crane.
D．He didn’t know how to move it out.
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE about the boat ?
A．It was built by Owen and his supportive wife
B．It was in good condition after being put in the sea
C．Owen’s mother was relieved to see it was finished
D．Owen and his wife will sail around the world in it
小題4:We can infer from the passage that _____.
A．the boat will enter a race competition
B．Owen retired early in order to make his boat
C．Owen’s wife gave the boat the name of Wight Dolphin
D．It took 23 more years to finish the boat than expected

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

When I was a little girl, my father loved to play the game of “catch the ball” with me. I wasn’t good at it 21  he didn’t mind at all. He was always telling me to 22  my eyes on the ball; otherwise I would not be able to 23  it when he threw it to me.
As I got older, we didn’t play the game as 24  as before. If I had a   25  , I would go to my father and   26   his advice. He would try to make a joke and say, “Keep your eyes on the ball.” We would both laugh   27   that advice was not usually able to   28   the problem, but he would just try to make me   29  .
My father became   30   in 1995 when I was 23. There were not any more conversations, as he was   31   from a terrible disease. He couldn’t   32  ; he could only move his   33   without making a sound, which was sometimes   34   to understand. I seemed to be   35   good at reading his lips after a while, even better than the nurses that were   36   him.
During one of our last   37   I was telling him about a difficulty I was   38  . Once again, I could read his lips. “Keep your eyes on the ball,” he said. We both smiled. That was the last time I saw my father   39   he passed away.
Sometimes now, all those years later when I get into a   40   situation, I just tell myself, “Keep your eyes on the ball.”
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．but C．so D．or
小題2:
A．keep B．leave C．find D．hold
小題3:
A．watch B．feel C．move D．catch
小題4:
A．quickB．much C．manyD．little
小題5:
A．surprise B．wound C．dangerD．problem
小題6:
A．pay for B．send for C．look for D．a(chǎn)sk for
小題7:
A．because B．unlessC．ifD．when
小題8:
A．settleB．produce C．drop D．realize
小題9:
A．worryB．smile C．studyD．talk
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)dviceB．ill C．busy D．wealthy
小題11:
A．recoveringB．thinking C．suffering D．preventing
小題12:
A．eatB．seeC．speakD．jump
小題13:
A．lips B．face C．handsD．eyes
小題14:
A．interestingB．boring C．easyD．hard
小題15:
A．quite B．nearly C．hardlyD．still
小題16:
A．waiting forB．thinking aboutC．caring forD．worrying about
小題17:
A．impressionsB．experiencesC．games D．conversations
小題18:
A．looking throughB．going throughC．coming upD．getting along
小題19:
A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．until D．a(chǎn)s
小題20:
A．shockingB．puzzlingC．frightening D．troubling

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

My husband Ollie had retired from teaching and we were making plans to travel together to Florida. Then he was terribly ill and became very weak, hardly able to speak. Weeks passed and it became clear that Ollie was near death, but I prayed day and night that he could get better.
One of us was always in Ollie’s hospital room—either me, or our grown children, Bruce and Karen. One day, in his broken and weak speech, Ollie told Bruce, “Go home. You should be with Gwen.” Gwen was Bruce’s wife. They had been married for six years and lived hundreds of miles away. Gwen was about to have a baby. We felt an extra sadness, knowing Ollie would never see his first grandchild.
“I don’t want to leave you, Dad,” Bruce said. Ollie repeated, “You should be with Gwen.” Reluctantly, Bruce left. “When the baby comes,” he promised Ollie, “you will be the first to know.” A few days later, around 2 p.m., Ollie awoke from a sleep. He turned and looked at me. I sat close to hear his weak words. “The baby is coming now. It’s a boy,” he said. For a moment his eyes were filled with tears. Then he went back to sleep again. Not long after that, Karen ran into the room. “Bruce called,” she said, a smile lighting her face. “Gwen gave birth to a healthy baby boy around two o’ clock.”
Ollie smiled; he had been the first to know. That night, Ollie died in his sleep.
小題1:Ollie didn’t travel to Florida because________.
A．he was too weak to travel
B．he could hardly be able to speak
C．he could not afford the trip
D．he was waiting for his grandchild to be born
小題2:Why did Ollie want Bruce to be with Gwen?
A．Ollie thought it was too much trouble for Bruce to stay at hospital.
B．Ollie wanted Bruce to bring the baby along as soon as it was born.
C．Ollie didn’t want his son to be absent when his baby was born.
D．Ollie couldn’t bear his son seeing him dying with a broken heart.
小題3:The underlined word in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.
A．DisappointedlyB．UnwillinglyC．ExcitedlyD．Immediately
小題4:What can we learn from the passage ?
A．Ollie and his wife had planned to settle in Florida.
B．Ollie cared for his son more than his daughter.
C．Ollie was sad about not being able to see his first grandchild.
D．Ollie died happy and in peace.

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