“Look, it’s Baldy!” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was
used to regular insults（侮辱）because of the   41  on my head, it was   42  horrible to hear. I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious   43  after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was   44  to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors   45  to save my life. “Holly’s very   46  to be alive,” they told Mum and Dad. “But she’ll be   47  with scars on her head, and of course her hair won’t grow there.”
As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I   48  wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home.   49  I didn’t, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never   50  understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was   51  to a children’s burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There I   52  14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so  53  that she never lets anyone put her down. “You shouldn’t   54  what people say about what you look like because we’re not different from anyone else, Holly, ”  She   55  me. “And you don’t need to wear a scarf because you look great   56  it!” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who’d been through something   57  . So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party,   58  by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to   59  away behind my scarf.
Now, I am   60  of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality that decides who you are.
小題1:
A．hatB．scarfC．scarsD．cuts
小題2:
A．stillB．justC．neverD．seldom
小題3:
A．hungerB．coldC．defeatsD．burns
小題4:
A．rushedB．ledC．invitedD．forced
小題5:
A．learnedB．foughtC．returnedD．decided
小題6:
A．happyB．luckyC．lonelyD．poor
小題7:
A．pressedB．occupiedC．leftD．painted
小題8:
A．possiblyB．usuallyC．finallyD．nearly
小題9:
A．AlthoughB．SinceC．IfD．Before
小題10:
A．correctlyB．roughlyC．easilyD．really
小題11:
A．promotedB．introducedC．reportedD．carried
小題12:
A．metB．recognizedC．rememberedD．caught
小題13:
A．honestB．strongC．a(chǎn)ctiveD．young
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A．write downB．a(chǎn)gree withC．pass onD．listen to
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A．promisedB．encouragedC．orderedD．calmed
小題16:
A．inB．forC．withoutD．beyond
小題17:
A．similarB．strangeC．hardD．important
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)llowedB．requiredC．guidedD．inspired
小題19:
A．hideB．giveC．keepD．put
小題20:
A．sickB．a(chǎn)wakeC．tiredD．proud

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

試題分析：文章以記敘文為題材，講述了作者小時(shí)候因外被燙傷而造成頭部有傷疤，因?yàn)閯e扭別人喊自己禿子所以用頭巾包裹，但受到了與自己有類似經(jīng)歷的勇敢的斯蒂芬的堅(jiān)強(qiáng)所鼓勵(lì)，摘下頭巾走出自卑的陰影的故事。
小題1:Ｃ區(qū)分詞義題。A. hat帽子B. scarf頭巾C. scars傷疤D. cuts割傷，劃傷，從第二段中第一行after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head得知男孩是被熱油燙傷，所以頭上應(yīng)該是疤痕，也可根據(jù)第三行But she’ll be       with scars on her head得出C正確。
小題2:A 詞義和語(yǔ)境的理解。ＡA. still仍然B. just僅僅C. never從不D. seldom很少，根據(jù)eventhough引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句Even though I was used to regular insults（侮辱）because of the        on my head, it was       horrible to hea可以看出作者仍然感覺聽到那些外號(hào)很糟糕，所以答案是A
小題3:Ｄ上下文的理解。根據(jù)整整一碗滾燙的熱油落到頭上，當(dāng)然是燙傷所以D正確。
小題4:A 區(qū)分固定短語(yǔ)和語(yǔ)境理解。Ａ　be rushed to 被緊急的送到 be  led to 被帶到be  invited to 被邀請(qǐng)  be forced to 被迫，作者被燙傷后，當(dāng)然是緊急的送到醫(yī)院，所以A正確。
小題5:Ｂ. 區(qū)分固定短語(yǔ)和語(yǔ)境理解。Learn to do 學(xué)會(huì)做 ，  fight   to do 努力做，拼命做returneto do返回做     decide to do決定做。根據(jù)文意應(yīng)該是醫(yī)生努力拯救我的生命，所以B正確。
小題6:Ｂ.語(yǔ)境的理解。 A. happy高興B. lucky 幸運(yùn) C. lonely 孤獨(dú)D. poor可憐，醫(yī)生一定是告訴父母能活下來(lái)是很幸運(yùn)了，所以B正確。
小題7:Ｃ區(qū)分固定短語(yǔ)和語(yǔ)境理解be pressed with 窘迫于be  occupied with 忙于be  left with被留下 be     painted witdh 被畫上，本題應(yīng)該是頭上留下了傷疤，所以C正確。
小題8:Ｂ　區(qū)分副詞詞義。A. possibly 可能地  B. usually通常  C. finally 最終D. nearly幾乎，根據(jù)句義當(dāng)然是總是帶著頭巾，所以Ｂ正確。
小題9:Ｃ　上下文的理解。據(jù)下句people would call me horrible names like Baldy人們總是喊我像禿子這樣難聽的名字，所以前句應(yīng)該是如果我不戴頭巾即if引導(dǎo)條件狀語(yǔ)從句，所以Ｃ正確。
小題10:Ｄ　上下文的理解。A. correctly正確地B. roughly大概地C. easily容易地D. really真正地，本題句義：盡管我的朋友總是安慰我，但他們從未____理解那是怎樣的感覺，所以D正確。
小題11:Ｂ　上下文的理解。A. promoted 提升B. introduced介紹C. reported報(bào)道  D. carried攜帶，本題Then through the hospital I was       to a children’s burns camp, 然后通過(guò)醫(yī)院，我當(dāng)然是被別人介紹去的燒傷兒童夏令營(yíng)，所以B正確。
小題12:Ａ句義的理解。 A. met 遇見 B. recognized 認(rèn)出 C. remembered記得 D. caught抓住，本題當(dāng)然是我遇到了十四歲的斯蒂芬，所以A正確。
小題13:ＢA.honest誠(chéng)實(shí)的 B. strong  強(qiáng)壯的 ，堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的    C. active  活躍的 D. young年輕的據(jù)后句she never lets anyone put her down.她從來(lái)不被被任何人打垮，所以前句是他那么的堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，所以B正確。
小題14:Ｄ固定短語(yǔ)和上下文的理解。A. write down寫下B. agree with同意C. pass on傳遞D.listen to聽，據(jù)后句because we’re not different from anyone else因?yàn)槲覀兏鷦e人沒什么不同，所以本題是不要聽別人說(shuō)的話，素養(yǎng)D正確。
小題15:Ｂ.上下文的理解。 A. promised 允諾B. encouraged鼓勵(lì) C. ordered命令D. calmed使冷靜，據(jù)題意即所說(shuō)的話應(yīng)該是鼓勵(lì)，所以B正確。
小題16:Ｃ上下文的理解。斯蒂芬告訴作者，即使 不戴頭巾也很漂亮，注意句末的it指的是scarf頭巾，所以不戴頭巾即without，所以C正確。
小題17:Ａ區(qū)分詞義和上下文的理解。A. similar相似的       B. strange奇怪的    C. hard 艱難的  D. important重要的，斯蒂芬妮和我的經(jīng)歷是相似的，我人生中第一次和我有著相似經(jīng)歷的人交流，所以A正確。
小題18:Ｄ 上下文的理解。A. allowed 允許 B. required 要求 C. guided指導(dǎo) D. inspired激勵(lì)，作者勇敢的取下頭巾，是被史蒂芬妮的勇敢激勵(lì)的結(jié)果，所以D正確。
小題19:Ａ.區(qū)分固定短語(yǔ)和上下文的理解。 hide away 藏起來(lái)  give  away 捐出 keep    away不接近 put away收起來(lái)，作者之前一直是用頭巾掩蓋傷疤，所以A正確。
小題20:D 區(qū)分固定短語(yǔ)和上下文的理解。be sick of 厭倦了  be  aware of 知道，了解 be tired of 厭煩 be  proud of 以…..為自豪，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，在與史蒂芬妮交往以后，我對(duì)自己的外貌不再自卑，所以D正確。
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A．wifeB．lifeC．sonD．friend
小題12:
A．turning toB．leading toC．a(chǎn)djusting toD．a(chǎn)dding to
小題13:
A．thankB．loveC．helpD．loss
小題14:
A．downB．nearC．closeD．wide
小題15:
A．get itB．make itC．take itD．leave it
小題16:
A．grewB．boughtC．collectedD．frozen
小題17:
A．eventuallyB．fortunatelyC．properlyD．specially
小題18:
A．bothB．a(chǎn)llC．eitherD．each
小題19:
A．call onB．put onC．bring onD．move on
小題20:
A．whileB．becauseC．sinceD．or

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One day, Jack threw some papers on my desk. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said, and left. I had made just one small change. But it’s not that I hadn’t been warned. My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations of the two previous secretaries. As the weeks went by, I came to look down on Jack.
After another of his episodes had left me in tears I stormed into his office. “what?” he said suddenly. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”
Jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note: ”Hope your day is going great. ” Over the next few weeks, there were no more Jack episodes. One year later
I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared. The statistics were not great for my long-term survival.
One day, however, Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips(郁金香),” he said. I smiled, not understanding. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll come up next spring. I think you will be there to see them when they come up. Next spring you will see the colours I picked out for you.” Tears clouded my eyes and he left. I have seen those red and white striped（有條紋的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cured. At a moment when I was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do.
小題1:Jack became angry that day because__________.
A．he was feeling unwell
B．Susan had failed to keep his office clean
C．he felt Susan changed too much about the papers
D．Susan had changed something without his permission
小題2:Susan stormed into jack’s office to tell Jack that__________.
A．he wasn’t worthy of respect
B．he should apologize to her right away
C．she would treat him the way he treated her
D．one should show others respect and kindness
小題3:Which of the following describes Susan?
A．Moody but firm.
B．Shy and demanding
C．Confident and friendly.
D．Tough and troublesome.
小題4:From the passage, we can conclude that__________.
A．Jack cares about his employees
B．Jack gets along well with his employees
C．Jack is always particular about his work
D．Jack doesn’t care about the feelings of others
小題5:We can infer from the passage that__________.
A．a(chǎn) friend in need is a friend in deed
B．a(chǎn) few words can be as meaningful as many
C．a(chǎn) friend who says little must be a good friend
D．we must treat disrespectful people with disrespect

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Bertie knew there was something in the wind．His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England.”
His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”
“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you,” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.
“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would!” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.
Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he slipped downstairs, took down his father’s hunting rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come.
“Be wild now,” he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will.” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away.
When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head.
小題1:Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she ______.
A．had been seriously ill recently
B．had decided to send Bertie to school
C．knew selling the lion would upset Bertie
D．knew Bertie would hate to go to England
小題2:In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ______.
A．kill the lion out of angerB．show his anger towards his father
C．protect himself from the lionD．threaten the lion back to the wild
小題3:The passage intends to show that ______.
A．a(chǎn)nimal-hunting is popular in Africa
B．parents are sometimes cruel to their children
C．people and animals can be faithful to each other
D．a(chǎn)nimals usually lead a miserable life in circuses

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Dear Guys,
I’d like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playing soccer on the field across from my apartment building. I, a better-than-average looking young woman, was walking along the sidewalk with my groceries. That’s when your ball came flying over the fence and landed in front of me.
One of you approached and asked politely if I would throw the ball back to you. Fighting the urge to drop my bags and run screaming down the street, I reluctantly (勉強(qiáng)地) agreed.
Before I continue, let me explain something that I didn’t have a chance to mention last night: I hate sports. More specifically, I hate sports involving balls. This results from my lack of natural ability when it comes to throwing, catching and hitting. I’m bad at aiming too. So you can understand why I’d be nervous at what I’m sure seemed to you like a laughably simple request.
However, wanting to appear agreeable, I put my bags down, picked up the ball and, eyes half-shut, threw it as hard as I could.
It hit the middle of the fence and bounced back to me.
Trying to act casually, I said something about being out of practice, then picked up the ball again. If you’ll remember, at your command, I agreed to try throwing underhand. While outwardly I was smiling, in my head, I was praying, Oh God, oh please oh please oh please. I threw the ball upward with all my strength, terrified by what happened next.
The ball hit slightly higher up on the fence and bounced back to me.
This is the point where I start to take issue with you. Wouldn’t it have been a better use of your time, and mine, if you had just walked around the fence and took the ball then? I was clearly struggling; my smiles were more and more forced. And yet, you all just stood there, motionless.
Seeing that you weren’t going to let me out of the trouble, I became desperate. Memories of middle school softball came flooding back. I tried hard to throw the ball but it only went about eight feet, then I decided to pick it up and dash with ball in hand towards the baseline, while annoyed thirteen-year-old boys screamed at me that I was ruining their lives. Children are cruel.
Being a big girl now, I pushed those memories aside and picked up the soccer ball for the third time. I forced a good-natured laugh while crying inside as you patiently shouted words of support over the fence at me.
“Throw it granny-style!” one of you said.
“Just back up a little and give it all you’ve got!” another offered.
And, most embarrassing of all, “You can do it!”
I know you thought you were being encouraging, but it only served to deepen the shame.
Anyway, I accepted your ball-throwing advice, backed up, rocked back and forth a little, took a deep breath and let it fly.
It hit the edge of the fence and bounced back to me.
I surprised myself-and I’m sure you as well-by letting out a cry, “DAMN IT!!!” I then willed myself to have a heart attack and pass out in front of you just so I’d be put out of my misery.
Alas, the heart attack didn’t happen, and you continued to look at me expectantly, like you were content to do this all night. I had become a sort of exhibition for you. I could feel your collective thoughts drifting through the chain-link: “Can she really not do it? But I mean, really?”
Unfortunately for you, I wasn’t really game to continue your experiment. Three failed attempts at a simple task in front of a group of people in a two-minute period was just enough blow for me for one night. I picked up the ball one last time, approached the fence and grumbled, “Please just come get the damn ball.”
And you did. And thanks to you, I decided at that very moment to never throw anything ever again, except disrespectful glances at people who play sports.
Sincerely, Jen Cordery
小題1:The writer agreed to throw the ball because ______.
A．she needed to have a relax carrying the heavy groceries
B．she wanted to refresh her childhood memories
C．she could not refuse the polite request from the young man
D．she had fallen in love with the young man at first sight
小題2:Why did the writer mention her middle school memory?
A．To explain why she failed the attempts to throw the ball back.
B．To complain that she had not mastered the ball throwing skills.
C．To show how cruel those 13-year-old boys were.
D．To express her dislike towards softball.
小題3: What the boys said before the writer’s third attempt actually made the writer _______.
A．inspiredB．encouragedC．embarrassedD．depressed
小題4:What happened to the ball at last?
A．The writer managed to throw the ball back.
B．The boy got the ball back by himself.
C．The writer threw the ball away out of anger.
D．The boys got angry and left without the ball.

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