完形填空（共20小題，滿(mǎn)分30分）
閱讀下面短文, 從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
In my second year of high school, the class was to run the mile. I will always  36    that day because due to the  37 from medical operation on my   38 , for two years I had not worn shorts. I was afraid of being laughed at. Yet that day, it didn’t   39  . I was ready   40 , heart and mind. I had   41  got to the starting line than I heard the loud   42 . “How ugly!” I blocked it out.
Then the coach shouted, “Ready. Go!” I jetted out of there like a  43  , faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet. I knew   44  about speed then, but it was OK because I was   45  to finish first. As I started the third lap (圈), only a few of my classmates were left on the track, and I began limping (跛行). By the time I hit the fourth lap, I was   46 . Then it hit me. I realized that nobody had   47 . Everyone had already finished,   48 . As I ran that last lap, I cried.  49  12 minutes 42 seconds after starting I crossed the finish line. I   50  to the ground and shed oceans.
Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up, saying, “You did it. Manuel! Son, you FINISHED!” He looked at me   51  in the eyes, waving a piece of paper in his hand. It was my   52  for the day, which I had given to him before class. He read it   53  to everyone. It simply said, “I, Manuel, will finish the mile run tomorrow, come what may.”
My heart   54  with a smile on my face. My classmates cheered. It was then that I   55 winning isn’t always finishing first. Sometimes winning is just finishing.
小題1:
A．remindB．rememberC．realizeD．repay
小題2:
A．doctorB．reasonC．markD．effect
小題3:
A．handB．backC．foreheadD．leg
小題4:
A．matterB．a(chǎn)ppearC．hurtD．wound
小題5:
A．successB．failureC．shoesD．shorts
小題6:
A．no matterB．no longerC．no soonerD．no more
小題7:
A．cryB．whisperC．voiceD．laughter
小題8:
A．horseB．playerC．runnerD．plane
小題9:
A．somethingB．nothingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．everything
小題10:
A．decidedB．determinedC．excitedD．encouraged
小題11:
A．luckyB．lonelyC．a(chǎn)fraidD．a(chǎn)lone
小題12:
A．given upB．given awayC．given outD．given in
小題13:
A．yetB．insteadC．ratherD．still
小題14:
A．SinceB．UntilC．BeforeD．After
小題15:
A．cameB．ranC．fellD．escaped
小題16:
A．speciallyB．directlyC．a(chǎn)ctivelyD．carefully
小題17:
A．goalB．faultC．shameD．pity
小題18:
A．loudlyB．a(chǎn)loudC．evenD．ever
小題19:
A．fellB．bentC．liftedD．broke
小題20:
A．recognizedB．told C．rememberedD．realized

小題1:B小題1:C小題1:D小題1:A小題1:D  
小題1:C小題1:B小題1:A小題1:B小題1:B 
小題1:D小題1:A小題1:B小題1:D小題1:C  
小題1:B小題1:A小題1:B小題1:C小題1:D
文章敘述了作者手術(shù)后第一次參加長(zhǎng)跑比賽，雖然成績(jī)不理想，但作者戰(zhàn)勝了自己，并且經(jīng)過(guò)比賽中作者意識(shí)到勝利不總是得第一。
小題1:B考查動(dòng)詞，根據(jù)句意我將永遠(yuǎn)記得那一天，故用remeber記得。
小題1:C考查名詞，根據(jù)句意因?yàn)橛捎谑中g(shù)在我的腿上留下了傷疤，所以我已經(jīng)兩年沒(méi)有穿短褲了。故用mark痕跡。
小題1:D因?yàn)樽髡哒f(shuō)兩年沒(méi)有穿短褲了，故可推出是腿上留了傷疤。故選leg腿。
小題1:A 由下一句可知作者已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了一切，故選matter，it didn’t matter這沒(méi)關(guān)系。
小題1:D 由前文可知作者已經(jīng)很久沒(méi)穿短褲了，此處句意是我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了短褲，信心和思想。
小題1:C考查固定詞組no sooner...than一...就，句意是我一站在起跑線(xiàn)上就聽(tīng)到了很大聲的耳語(yǔ)，“好難看呀！”
小題1:B 考查名詞whisper耳語(yǔ)，私語(yǔ)，句意同上。
小題1:A考查名詞，句意是我沖出去就像一匹馬。
小題1:B句意是當(dāng)時(shí)我對(duì)于速度一無(wú)所知，故選nothing。
小題1:B 考查動(dòng)詞，determined to do決定做某事，句意是我已經(jīng)決定第一個(gè)完成。
小題1:D alone單獨(dú)的，句意是當(dāng)我跑第四圈時(shí)，我剩我一個(gè)人了。
小題1:A given up放棄，句意是我知道沒(méi)有人放棄。
小題1:B考查副詞，instead替代，反而，句意是反而每一個(gè)人都完成了他們的比賽。
小題1:D考查介詞，句意是12分鐘42秒之后我沖過(guò)了終點(diǎn)線(xiàn) 。故用after...之后。
小題1:C 考查動(dòng)詞，fall to 倒在，句意是我倒在地上，汗如雨下。
小題1:B考查副詞，directly直接的，句意是他看著我，眼睛直接的盯著我，手里揮舞著一張紙。
小題1:A 考查名詞，goal得分，句意是那是我那一天的得分。
小題1:B 考查副詞loudly大聲地，句意是他大聲地讀給每一個(gè)人聽(tīng)。
小題1:C考查動(dòng)詞，lift鼓舞，句意是我的心受到鼓舞，臉上帶著微笑。
小題1:D 考查動(dòng)詞，realized意識(shí)到，句意是我意識(shí)到勝利不一定總是第一個(gè)完成。
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A．preservedB．thoughtC．supposedD．suspected
小題8:. 
A．norB．orC．butD．a(chǎn)nd
小題9:  
A．realizeB．orgnizeC．a(chǎn)dmitD．clarify
小題10:  
A．shouldB．could C．wouldD．must
小題11:  
A．GenerallyB．LuckilyC．HoweverD．Unfortunately
小題12:  
A．bannedB．caughtC．steppedD．broke
小題13:  
A．faintedB．delightedC．shockedD．worried
小題14:  
A．uncleB．a(chǎn)untC．nephewD．niece
小題15:  
A．dishonestB．disobedientC．inconvenientD．unbelievable
小題16:
A．possiblyB．likelyC．necessarilyD．logically
小題17:  
A．rareB．goodC．sadD．popular
小題18:  
A．boughtB．kidnappedC．transportedD．trapped
小題19:  
A．hunterB．researcherC．a(chǎn)dvocator D．settler
小題20:  
A．AnythingB．NothingC．Something D．Everything

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A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed(交給) her a paper bag and said, “Here are the apples you wanted.” She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. “I told you,” she said slowly, “to buy some eggs.”
I felt worried about my absent-mindedness, so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”
“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison(愛(ài)迪生)was standing in line(排隊(duì)) one day to pay his taxes(稅). When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”
I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”
“Ten dollars for the check-up(檢查),” the doctor said.
“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”
For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”
小題1:It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.
A．excitedB．surprisedC．sad D．proud
小題2:The doctor took Edison’s story for example ______.
A．to show absent-mindedness is common among people
B．because he liked telling stories
C．to make the author laugh
D．to make fun of Edison
小題3:The underlined word “absent-mindedness” in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A．a(chǎn) feeling of anger
B．a(chǎn) feeling of sadness
C．a(chǎn)n emotion (情緒) of excitement
D．a(chǎn) trouble in which people often forget this or that
小題4:According to the passage, who was (were) absent-minded?
A．Only the author.B．The author’s wife.
C．The author and the doctor.D．The doctor alone.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排隊(duì)), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe(咖啡館). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(鏡子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(難過(guò)). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
小題1:、Tom went into the station cafe because           .
A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea
B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there
C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls
D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
小題2:、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?
A．Half past twelveB．Twenty to twelve
C．Half past elevenD．Half past one
小題3:、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find    
   .
A．the time is rightB．it’s going slower
C．it’s going backwardD．it’s going faster
小題4:、Which of the following is true?
A．Tom arrived in Paris on time
B．The next bus would leave in half an hour
C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer
D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once
小題5:、Which of the following is the title(題目) of the story?
A．The Mirror of the Station
B．Not A Careful Man
C．Missing A Bus
D．The Clock In The Mirror

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

You might say that Barack Obama was elected President of the US because he knows how to give a good speech. In 2004, the little-known Obama gave a speech at the Democratic national Convention(民主黨全國(guó)會(huì)議). It was a great speech---poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would remember it for a long time.
Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent adults, and he is able to express difficult ideas in a straightforward, natural way.
Before becoming President, Obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer---his two memoirs have become best-sellers. The skills he needed to succeed in his previous jobs have also contributed to his success as a speechmaker.
As a lawyer, Obama learned how to make strong, convincing arguments. As a professor, he learned how to explain complex subjects in ways that helped students understand without boring them. As a writer, he learned how to use language to have a powerful influence on his audience.
Secret weapons of Obama 
Writing team: Obama has a team of people who write his speeches. The writers chat with Obama for hours about what he wants to say. They listen to recordings of past presidential addresses and seek advice from advisers. Obama usually edits and rewrites the drafts several times.
Make fun of the guests: Obama starts his speech by gently making fun of his guests. His opening lines attract the audiences’ attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other.
Making fun of himself: Obama laughs at his past mistakes and is never afraid of showing them to the public.
Obama delivers speeches to audiences large and small. He can make his audiences laugh or cry. His speeches are always thoughtful, well written, and just right for each occasion.
小題1:.. The third and fourth paragraphs mainly talk about _____.
A．why Obama’s speeches are praisedB．how Obama acquired his speaking abilityC．what subjects Obama’s speeches aboutD．Obama’s success as a writer and a lawyer
小題2:. When delivering a speech, Obama ______.
A．usually starts with some famous sayingsB．sometimes turns his speech into a song
C．sometimes shares a joke with the audienceD．is very strict most of the time
小題3:. What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Obama won the election campaign.B．Obama is a brilliant speechmaker
C．Obama had taken a couple of jobs.D．Obama is good at writing.

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