I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people frequent the stoplights. I often gave money to the homeless, feeling  36 for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I  37 giving and became very  38 .                                   
Things started to 39  for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to   40   myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  41  , “Will work for food.” I 42  . My daughter commented, “Mommy, you 43   to give to those people in  44  .’’ I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other 45 things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to 46 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 47   me said, “Just help him.” 48   I rolled down my window, and he ran over with enthusiasm, saying “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I  49 into my ashtray and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
I scooped（抓起）it up and gave it to him. He  50  with joy and tears in his 51  , “Wow, you just made it  52   for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you; the bus that had this great sale is  53   in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, 54   I was the one who got the best  55   in life -- GIVING.
36. A. pleased             B. sorry                C. nervous          D. notable 
37. A. stopped            B. refused           C. considered               D. continued  
38 A. bitter                B. disappointed     C. satisfied          D. happy
39. A. reform                      B. decline           C. end                D. change
40. A. pull                B. drive              C. persuade         D. concern 
41. A. gesture             B. symbol           C. sign                  D. sentence 
42. A. passed by           B. gave in          C. stood up            D. held on  
43. A. expected            B. attempted       C. promised            D. used
44. A. shock                 B. happiness        C. comfort                D. need 
45. A. dim              B. bad                   C. exciting         D. anxious 
46. A. pick                 B. look              C. ring               D. beat  
47. A. beside             B. inside          C. behind          D. above
48. A. So                B. Otherwise      C. However       D. Moreover 
49. A. climbed            B. jumped         C. saw              D. reached
50. A. turned around     B. broke down    C. burst out         D. spoke up
51. A. eyes              B. face           C. nose              D. mouth
52. A. necessary       B. possible             C. important      D. nice
53. A. taking             B. operating       C. leaving              D. driving
54. A. but            B. or                    C. and           D. nor       
55. A. award                 B. message            C. gift            D. lesson   
36-55 BAADA CADDB ABADC ABCAC
36．根據(jù)前面的money，可知，“我”好對(duì)于那些無家可歸的人是感到同情的，故選B項(xiàng)sorry。
37． 根據(jù)上文，“我”沒有了家，并負(fù)了大筆的債可推測(cè)出A項(xiàng)stopped正確。而且，下文也有提示。
38．根據(jù)上文，既沒有了家，又負(fù)了債，這樣的生活是凄苦的。故 A選項(xiàng)bitter最合適。其他三選項(xiàng)與此時(shí)“我”的心情不相符。  
39．從下文的提示again可推知，“我”又一次有了家，故生活發(fā)生了改變(change)。
40．從上文可知，“我”原來負(fù)債，現(xiàn)在還清了。只有pull最合適。
41．從下文的“Will work for food.”可知，那人手里拿著的是一個(gè)招牌，故選C項(xiàng)sign。
42． 從下文“我”說的話可知，“我”不想幫助那些無家可歸的人，認(rèn)為他們不過是買酒喝，因此“我”沒就沒有停車，而是passed by。
43．從第一段可知，“我”過去常常幫助那些無家可歸的人，故選D項(xiàng)used，構(gòu)成詞組used to，過去常常。
44．in need指需要幫助的人，與上文homeless people對(duì)應(yīng)，故選D項(xiàng)。
45．從上文的alcohol可知，“我”認(rèn)為他們會(huì)用給的錢買酒喝，這些是bad things，故選B項(xiàng)baD.
46．從下文from school 可知是到學(xué)校接女兒。Pick up用車接……；look up在……查找；ring up給……打電話；beat up痛打……。
47．從上文I said that, it didn’t feel right和something deep可知，作者心地善良，上次沒有幫助那些需要幫助的人，感到愧疚，所以這次一看到這些無家可歸的人，內(nèi)心深處在呼喊，一定要幫助他們。所以B項(xiàng)正確。
48． 從上下文可知，“我”按照自己的想法拉下窗子，和上文是順接關(guān)系，故選A項(xiàng)so。
49．從上文可知，作者是伸出手拿錢，只有reach符合此意。
50．從上下文，此人只想要77cents，卻意外的得到three quarters and two pennies，所以高興和感激地淚都出來了。Turn around轉(zhuǎn)身；break down（身體）垮下來、（機(jī)器等）出毛�。籦urst out突然……；speak up大聲點(diǎn)說。只有burst out符合文意。
51．由前文tears一詞可知為eyes。
52． 由上下文可推測(cè)，這些錢使他回家看望母親、過圣誕成為可能。故選B項(xiàng)possible。
53．前文提到他要回家，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有l(wèi)eaving和bus搭配能表達(dá)此意，注意take和drive的主語是人，bus只能作其賓語。
54． 由上文和下文的got the best可知，作者認(rèn)為自己的善舉對(duì)于二人對(duì)很難忘，而對(duì)自己尤其如此。兩句之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，選A項(xiàng)but符合文意。
55． 由上文可知，作者自己給了別人幫助，自己也收到了最好的饋贈(zèng)(gift)。其它三選項(xiàng)均不符合文意。
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小題1:How was the author brought up?（回答詞數(shù)不超過9個(gè)）
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小題2:Why does the author enjoy talking to children?（回答詞數(shù)不超過12個(gè)）
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小題3:Please Use several words to describe the author’s personalities．（回答詞數(shù)不超過5個(gè)）
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題3分，共60分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
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Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Vi­olence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive(重溫) these experiences in nightmares.                       
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body re­leasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research had suggested that only the emo­tional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.
The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war.
They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. “Some memories can ruin people’s lives. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions.” said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry (精神病學(xué)) at Harvard Medical School. "This could relieve(減緩) a lot of that suffering.”
But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity. They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past. “All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. I'm not sure we’d want to wipe those memories out.” said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist (倫理學(xué)家).
Some people fear that although the drug would first be used in only very serious cases, it would be­come more and more common.“People always have the ability to misuse science,” said Joseph LeDoux, a New York University memory researcher. “All we want to do is help people have better control of memories.”
56. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to “_____.”
A. the new drug                      B. the research into the drug
C. the memory                        D. the chemical in the drug
57. Which of the following is Not the opinion of the supporters?
A.The pill can erase all the memories in the past.
B.Some memories can ruin people's life. The pill can relieve emotional suffering.
C. The pill can also help many other types of people who suffer from terrible memories.
D. The pill can prevent or treat troubling memories in soldiers after war.
58. Which of the following is Not the opinion of the opponents (反對(duì)者) ?
A. Our memories give us our identity.
B. The memories help humanity avoid mistakes of the past.
C. The drug should be used in only very serious cases.
D. People may not be sure whether they want to wipe the memories out.
59. Which of the following statements might be the main idea of the text?
A. People often suffer from bad memories.   
B. The nightmares are terrible.
C. Forget bad memories and be happy.
D. The research has caused a heated argument.

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