Back in 2007, I rented（租） a room in Johor Bahru, Malaysia while studying for my Masters programmed（碩士課程） in Singapore. I travelled daily by   36  across the Johor- Singapore Causeway(穿越濕地的堤道) for my   37 , which were usually in the evening. It was quite   38 
by the time I got back to the bus station in Johor Bahru, and I would still need to take another bus home.
One night, I   39  the last bus and didn’t have enough money to take a taxi. With no other choice, I decided to    40  the two-kilometer journey home, which would have been fine    41 
I were not so tired that day. It also didn’t    42  that the route was pretty rough（凹凸不平的）and dark. But I walked forward with   43  , with the promise of a night’s rest    44  me on. After walking for a few minutes, a car   45  in front of me. The driver, who looked   46 , asked where I was headed. “Not many people walk through here,” he said, and   47   me a ride. He really    48  me up as he went out of his way to get me to my apartment.
What was more   49  , however, was the story behind it. During the ride, the driver told me that when he saw me walking, it made him think of his   50  who used to walk to work by the
  51  road and though he often saw his uncle on the way, he had    52  offered a ride as he was headed in a different direction.    53  his uncle passed away because of an illness, and until today he still feels   54  for not being kinder to his uncle. So when he    55  me walking that night, he just had to stop and help.
小題1:
A．busB．bike C．car D．train
小題2:
A．job B．classes C．tasksD．home
小題3:
A．earlyB．lateC．cold D．hot
小題4:
A．caughtB．tookC．missed D．left
小題5:
A．driveB．enjoyC．runD．walk
小題6:
A．ifB．thoughC．because D．unless
小題7:
A．suggestB．helpC．say D．mean
小題8:
A．pleasureB．hunger C．fear D．difficulty
小題9:
A．pushingB．turningC．holding D．putting
小題10:
A．pulledB．stoppedC．broke D．went
小題11:
A．concernedB．disappointedC．excited D．worried
小題12:
A．hadB．a(chǎn)skedC．offeredD．got
小題13:
A．cheeredB．broughtC．gave D．picked
小題14:
A．worseB．interestingC．upset D．meaningful
小題15:
A．grandfather B．uncleC．father D．mother
小題16:
A．busyB．newC．main D．same
小題17:
A．sometimesB．a(chǎn)lwaysC．often D．never
小題18:
A．SadlyB．ExactlyC．Gradually D．Actually
小題19:
A．puzzledB．lucky C．guilty D．grateful
小題20:
A．knewB．sawC．recognized D．followed

小題1:A
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小題1:D
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小題1:C
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小題1:D
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一個漆黑的夜晚，作者獨(dú)自行走在崎嶇不平的小路上。正走著，一輛車停了下來……
小題1:A　由下文的bus station，take another bus可知，作者每天乘公共汽車去上課。
小題1:B　由上文的studying for my Masters programme可知，作者是去新加坡上課。
小題1:B　作者返回Johor Bahru車站的時候，天已經(jīng)很晚了。下文的dark，night是提示。
小題1:C　由下文作者步行回家的事實(shí)可以判斷，作者誤了末班車。
小題1:D　誤了公交車，又沒有足夠的錢打車，作者只好步行回家。下文的walked是提示。
小題1:A　如果不是那天“我”太累的話，步行回家也未嘗不可。
小題1:B　糟糕的是，路崎嶇不平，且一片漆黑。help此處意為“改善狀況，促進(jìn)”。
小題1:D　作者本身很累，加上天黑，路不好走，所以應(yīng)該是“艱難地(with difficulty)”往前走。
小題1:A  回家休息的想法支撐著“我”，促使“我”往前走。
小題1:B　走了幾分鐘，一輛車停在“我”面前。
小題1:A　司機(jī)問“我”要去哪里，看起來很關(guān)心的樣子。concerned關(guān)心的，憂慮的。
小題1:C　offer sb.a ride讓某人搭車。
小題1:A　司機(jī)繞路把作者送回家，這使作者非常高興。cheer...up(使)感到振奮，(使)感到高興。
小題1:D　然而，更意味深長的是司機(jī)讓“我”搭車背后的故事。
小題1:B　作者在夜里步行回家的情景使這位司機(jī)想起了他的叔叔。下文多次出現(xiàn)的uncle是提示。
小題1:D　他叔叔以前常走這條路。
小題1:D　雖然他經(jīng)常在這條路上看到叔叔，但是他從來沒有讓叔叔搭過車。下文的not being kinder to his uncle是提示。
小題1:A　叔叔去世是一件讓人難過的事情。
小題1:C　他為未能善待叔叔而自責(zé)。guilty感到內(nèi)疚的。
小題1:B　有了這種情結(jié)，當(dāng)司機(jī)看到作者時，便義無反顧地停下來提供幫助。
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A．the elder son didn’t work hardB．no one knew why he did it
C．the younger son was hardworkingD．he wanted to do an experiment
小題3:Which is NOT the reason for the younger son’s going out of business?
A．he himself didn’t work hard
B．his father didn’t educate him properly
C．he was not interested in business at all
D．he was busy working every day
小題4:What does the text really want to teach us?
A．Parents are responsible for children’s development.
B．Once something is done, you should do it well.
C．Interest is the most important for success.
D．One has responsibility for what he himself has done.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications(資歷), he said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”
This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him.
A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a violent storm. They quickly began to check things out to see if all was safe from damage. They found that the doors of the farmhouse had been safely fastened, and a lot of wood had been set next to the fireplace.
The young man slept soundly.
The farmer and his wife then looked at their property (財(cái)產(chǎn)) carefully. They found that the farm tools had been placed in the storage room, safe from the bad weather. The tractor had been moved into the garage. The barn was properly locked. Even the animals were calm. All was well.
The farmer then understood the meaning of the young man’s words, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”
The farmhand did his work loyally. When the sky was clear, he had prepared for the storm in case it broke. So when the wind blew, there was no need for him to be afraid. He could sleep in peace.
小題1:The underlined word “fastened” in Para. 3 can be replaced by ______.
A．closedB．damagedC．takenD．moved
小題2:From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A．a(chǎn)t first the farmer understood his words well
B．the young man was awakened in the night by a violent storm
C．the young man had prepared for the storm before it came
D．the young man was too sleepy to wake up in the night
小題3:The best title for this passage is ______.
A．Sleeping in peace through the stormB．A violent storm
C．A young man and his dreamD．A clever farmer
小題4: Which of the following proverbs can best explain the story?
A．Lookers-on see more than players
B．Two heads are better than one
C．A stitch（針）in time saves nine
D．No man can do two things at a time

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