The Healing
Jim and his wife, Connie, were shocked by the loss of their four-month-old son—Joshua, whose life was taken by SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome.
Thirty hours ago, Jim drove to the baby-sitter’s home to      Joshua. It was a     trip, like the one he made five days every week. He arrived, and little Joshua could not be        from his nap. The next few hours were a time of life and death: the racing ambulance, swift-moving doctors and nurse. But 12 hours later, at Children’s Hospital,      the doctors had exhausted（用盡） all     , little Joshua was gone. Yes, they wanted       of Joshua’s usable organs to be donated. That was not a      decision for Jim and Connie, a loving and       couple.
The next morning dawned and many things had to be arranged. Telephone calls and funeral plans.       one point Jim realized he needed a     .When Jim settled into the chair      the barber’s, he began to        the past hours, trying to       some sense of it all.      had Joshua, their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon….He had     begun his life. The question kept coming, and the pain in Jim’s heart just       him.
While talking with the barber, Jim mentioned the organ donations, looking at his watch, “They are transplanting one of his heart valves（瓣膜）right now.”
The       stopped and stood motionless. Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this. But about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry       she could get to Children’s Hospital. She       here so full of joy. Her prayers had been answered. Today her baby granddaughter is receiving a     needed transplant—a heart valve.”
Jim’s healing began.
小題1:
A．pick outB．pick upC．set out D．set up
小題2:
A．routineB．a(chǎn)nnualC．a(chǎn)verageD．difficult
小題3:
A．calledB．disturbedC．a(chǎn)wakenedD．survived
小題4:
A．thoughB．sinceC．becauseD．a(chǎn)s
小題5:
A．medicineB．strengthC．a(chǎn)ttemptsD．spirits
小題6:
A．partB．few C．someD．wise
小題7:
A．givingB．tiringC．boringD．thinking
小題8:
A．OfB．InC．OnD．At
小題9:
A．haircutB．breakC．donationD．decision
小題10:
A．withB．a(chǎn)tC．byD．near
小題11:
A．decide onB．reflect onC．keep onD．focus on
小題12:
A．getB．takeC．hold D．make
小題13:
A．HowB．WhyC．WhetherD．If
小題14:
A．barelyB．nearly C．seldomD．a(chǎn)lmost
小題15:
A．coveredB．drewC．envelopedD．choked
小題16:
A．hairdresserB．customerC．fatherD．parent
小題17:
A．sinceB．a(chǎn)s C．soD．a(chǎn)nd
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．leftC．stayedD．sat
小題19:
A．desperatelyB．deadly C．clearlyD．obviously

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

試題分析：當(dāng)吉姆開車去保姆家接四個月大的孩子時，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子怎么也不能醒來，送到醫(yī)院十二個小時后，孩子就死于嬰兒猝死癥，過后他們同意捐獻(xiàn)了孩子的所有器官。但是在傷心的吉姆去理發(fā)時，卻無意中得知剛剛在同一個椅子上坐過的人的孫女恰好是接受心臟移植的人，由此他內(nèi)心的痛苦減輕了許多。
小題1:B動詞短語辨析。 A. 揀出；B.接人，取物；C. 出發(fā) ；D. 設(shè)置。根據(jù)下文可知他去保姆家接孩子，故答案選B。
小題2:A形容詞辨析。 A.慣常的；B. 一年一次的；C. 平均的；D. 困難的。由后句like the one he made five days every week可知他每周五次接送孩子，所以接孩子是慣常的事情，故答案選A。
小題3:C動詞辨析。A. 被叫作；B. 打擾；C. 叫醒；D. 幸存。從空后面的from his nap可以推斷此處指叫不醒睡著的孩子，故選C。
小題4:A 連詞辨析。A. 雖然；B. 自從；C. 因為； D. 由于。由the doctors had exhausted（用盡）…..和little Joshua was gone可知前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故答案選A。
小題5:C名詞辨析。   A. 藥； B. 力量；C.企圖   ；D. 精神。從情理可知醫(yī)生想盡方法，用盡全力，卻沒能留住孩子的性命，故答案選C。
小題6:D 代詞辨析。A. 部分；B. 幾乎沒有；C. 一些；D. 全部。由常識可知死于猝死綜合癥的嬰兒身體的所有器官都可以使用，所以答案選D。
小題7:B 形容詞辨析。A.好的； B. 難的；C. 愚蠢的；D. 明智的。由形容這對夫婦的詞loving，以及下文的講述可知這對夫婦有愛心，所以同意捐贈孩子器官是不難做出的決定，故答案選B。
小題8:A形容詞詞辨析。   A. 給與的 ；B. 疲勞的；C. 無聊的   ；D. 思考的。根據(jù)a loving and…..可知and后面的詞應(yīng)該是和loving一樣形容人懂得愛和付出的詞，再由文章內(nèi)容可知他們同意捐贈孩子器官這件事表明了他們是樂于給予的人，所以選A。
小題9:D 介詞辨析。A. 的；B.在里面； C.在上面   ；D. 在。固定短語：at one point “在某一時刻”，故答案選D。句意：在某一刻，吉姆想到了他需要去理理發(fā)。
小題10:A 名詞辨析。A. 理發(fā)  ；B. 破壞；C. 捐贈；    D. 決定。根據(jù)下文the barber’s可以推斷當(dāng)時吉姆認(rèn)為他應(yīng)該莊重的送孩子離去，所以去理發(fā)店理發(fā)，故答案選A。
小題11:B 介詞辨析。A. 帶；B. 在； C.被；D. 附近。固定短語：at the barber’s“在理發(fā)店”，故答案選B。句意：當(dāng)他坐在理發(fā)店的椅子上的時候，他開始回想起了過去。
小題12:B動詞短語辨析。  A. 決定；B. 思考，回憶；    C. 繼續(xù)；D. 聚焦。根據(jù)the past hours,以及情理推測可知當(dāng)孩子去世后，吉姆在理發(fā)店坐著的時候回憶起了孩子過去的點點滴滴，故答案選B。
小題13:D動詞辨析。  A. 得到；B. 帶走；C. 抓�。� D. 制造；使。固定短語：make sense of “理解，弄懂”根據(jù)下文their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon…可知此時經(jīng)過喪子的痛苦，吉姆坐在理發(fā)店里回想發(fā)生的一切，想理清頭緒，答案選D。
小題14:B 連詞辨析。  A. 如何 ；B. 為何；C. 是否；D. 如果。由上下文可知這句話是Jim在悲痛中發(fā)出的質(zhì)問，表示了他內(nèi)心的悲痛和對事實的難以置信，故答案選B。句意：為什么他們盼望已久的，生命才剛剛開始的Joshua這么早就離開了呢？
小題15:A副詞辨析。A. 僅僅； B. 幾乎；C. 幾乎不；D. 幾乎。Almost 由上文可知Joshua才滿四個月，所以對于他來說生活才剛剛開始，答案選A。句意：他剛剛開始他的生活。
小題16:C 動詞辨析。A. 覆蓋；B. 畫；C. 裝信封；D. 賭塞。包裹，裹住 從情理可知吉姆越回憶，就越痛苦，內(nèi)心被傷痛包裹著，所以答案選C。
小題17:A名詞辨析。A. 美發(fā)師；B. 顧客；C. 父親；D. 父母之一。從上文可知吉姆來到理發(fā)店理發(fā)，再根據(jù)While talking with the barber可知答案選A。句意：理發(fā)師停住了，站著不動。
小題18:C連詞辨析。A. 自從； B. 由于 ； C. 所以；    D. 和。從語境the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry  …….. 和she could get to Children’s Hospital.判斷前后是因果關(guān)系，故答案選C。
小題19:B 動詞辨析。A. 到；B. 離開；C. 停留； D. 坐。從上下文可知顧客理發(fā)后離開理發(fā)店，去兒童醫(yī)院，答案選B。
小題20:A 副詞辨析。A渴望地，迫切需要地；B. 致命地；C.清楚地；D. 明顯地。由情理可知心臟移植手術(shù)是在病人急需的情況下才進行的，故答案選A。
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C．He did a lot to the USA railway development.
D．He founded the Central Pacific Railroad.
小題2:What did Huntington do after his retirement?
A．He devoted himself to his personal interests.
B．He worked part time for non-profit business.
C．He was in charge of an educational center.
D．He shared his wife’s interests with her.
小題3:Which of the following can best describe Huntington?
A．An excellent artist.B．A talented architect.
C．An ambitious educator.D．A successful businessman.
小題4: This article is most probably taken from_______.
A．a(chǎn) science fictionB．a(chǎn) newspaper reportC．a(chǎn) novelD．a(chǎn) biography

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

It was my first year teaching in a special class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly Special Olympics sports meeting. My       had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy (腦癱).
Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a      , he had to fight his spasms (抽搐) just to control his movements.    , he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile. His classmates       him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at   ­­    . Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his      , and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with      .
When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas placed well in their sports events, and gave the calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines,       them on. The final event of the day was the 400-meter race.       was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the       length of the track.
When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they       and turned to look behind them. At the       of the crowd on the track, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had      him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to       . Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent       passed between them. Slowly, they jogged       towards their friend, cheering him on       he had done for them moments before.
The progress was      , but in the end the three star runners and Mark       the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face and hands upraised, I came to understand what       the Special Olympics.
Years later, I’m still cheering them on.
小題1:
A．students B．friends C．partnersD．classmates
小題2:
A．bed B．machine C．deskD．wheelchair
小題3:
A．ThusB．HoweverC．Otherwise D．Besides
小題4:
A．protectedB．satisfied C．loved D．cared
小題5:
A．expressionB．practice C．studiesD．sports
小題6:
A．interests B．habitsC．body D．mind
小題7:
A．trustB．a(chǎn)dmiration C．fearD．worry
小題8:
A．bringingB．cheering C．holding D．moving
小題9:
A．Someone B．EveryoneC．Anybody D．Nobody
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)verageB．different C．entire D．extra
小題11:
A．fellB．restedC．hurried D．paused
小題12:
A．endB．front C．centerD．top
小題13:
A．leftB．ignoredC．passed D．helped
小題14:
A．runB．jogC．cover D．walk
小題15:
A．demand B．relief C．a(chǎn)ction D．thought
小題16:
A．back B．a(chǎn)long C．a(chǎn)gain D．on
小題17:
A．whileB．a(chǎn)lthough C．sinceD．a(chǎn)s
小題18:
A．slowB．greatC．boringD．relaxing
小題19:
A．crossed B．a(chǎn)rrived C．rushed D．got
小題20:
A．leftB．madeC．kept D．found

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

When the Farnsworth family moved to their new farm in 1919, eleven-year-old Philo was surprised to find it wired for electricity. This unusual circumstance contributed to his fate — to become an important inventor of the twentieth century.
By thirteen, Farnsworth had become a self-taught electrical engineer. He was able to fix the farm’s generator（發(fā)電機）when none of the adults could. In 1922, he read an article about a new idea of John Baird, a Scottish scientist, who had been working with the cathode ray tube (陰極射線管) for the transmission of electronic pictures and wanted to attempt it himself.
Farnsworth studied everything he could find on the subject. Although many older engineers with money backers were already developing television, Farnsworth made a bold decision — he was going to perfect a working model of it before anybody else.
In college, Farnsworth continued his research with cathode ray and vacuum tubes, but the death of his father, the only money maker in the family, forced him to give up this research and find a job. His first job was for George Everson, with whom Farnsworth discussed his dream of television. While acknowledging the achievements of those who came before, Farnsworth thought that he could get closer. Everson agreed to risk $6,000 for the research.
Backers came in 1927 to see the first American television, one year after Baird’s. They were astonished to see the image of a single white line resolve itself on the screen before them, and agreed that this new invention was worth putting money into.
In 1930, Farnsworth won a patent (專利權(quán)) for his all-electronic TV. By the time he died, he had earned over 300 American and foreign patents for electronic and mechanical devices.
小題1:When Farnsworth was at a young age, he _______
A．had to drop out of school to help on the family farm
B．was sent to school to study electrical engineering
C．wanted to be the first person to invent the television
D．had shown a surprising ability in the electrical field
小題2:What difficulty did Farnsworth meet when he first began his research on the television?
A．His parents didn’t support his work.
B．He didn’t have enough knowledge in this field.
C．He didn’t have enough money for his research.
D．No one was interested in this research.
小題3:How old was Philo Farnsworth when he invented the first American television?
A．11. B．13.C．19.D．22.
小題4:From the passage, we can learn that Farnsworth is ______.
A．the first person who worked for the transmission of electronic pictures
B．a(chǎn)n inventor who improved on somebody else’s idea
C．a(chǎn)n inventor who always came up with an original idea
D．a(chǎn) person who earned over 300 American patents for electronic devices

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