It was January 25th, 2008: Nisha and Akshaye's   ____  anniversary. But things had changed since their marriage. The couple   ____   about small things. Yet they still loved each other.
Nisha thought her husband might have   ___   about their anniversary. When door bell rang, Nisha was   ____   happy that Akshaye had finally remembered. She ran to open the door. Indeed, Akshaye was standing outside and   ____   a bunch of flowers. They started to have a(n)  ____   night. But then the phone started ringing. Nisha went to   ____  it up. There was a man on the other   ____   of the phone. “Hello, madam. I am calling from the   ____  station. Is this Mr. Akshaye Malhotra's number？”
“Yes, it is.”
“There was an   ___  , and a man died. We got your number from the man's   ____. We need you to come here and   ____   the body.”
Nisha's heart   ____. “Whhhaat? B．..but my husband is here with me.”
“Sorry, madam, the accident took place at 3：00 pm.”
She had heard that the soul of the dead person would come to meet you before it   ____. She ran to the sitting room. Akshaye was not there. Had something bad really happened? If she had been given ____  chance, she would have mended all her   ____. She was about to lose her senses.   ____ Akshaye came out of the bathroom, saying, “Dear, my wallet was   ____   while I was   ____   my way home this afternoon.”
Life might not give you a   ____   chance. So never waste a moment when you have the chance to make up for your deeds.
小題1:
A．marriageB．engagement
C．divorceD．birth
小題2:
A．talkedB．a(chǎn)rgued
C．quarreledD．a(chǎn)greed
小題3:
A．rememberedB．memorized
C．remindedD．forgotten
小題4:
A．friendlyB．luckily
C．surprisinglyD．fortunately
小題5:
A．givingB．holding
C．carryingD．delivering
小題6:
A．gentleB．romantic
C．extraordinaryD．normal
小題7:
A．pickB．put
C．getD．give
小題8:
A．beginningB．end
C．lineD．call
小題9:
A．postB．bus
C．policeD．railway
小題10:
A．incidentB．a(chǎn)ffair
C．eventD．a(chǎn)ccident
小題11:
A．ID cardB．passport
C．licenseD．wallet
小題12:
A．realize B．know
C．a(chǎn)chieveD．identify
小題13:
A．sankB．drowned
C．shockedD．beat
小題14:
A．departedB．a(chǎn)rrived
C．a(chǎn)ppearedD．recovered
小題15:
A．the otherB．other
C．a(chǎn)notherD．one
小題16:
A．mistakesB．failure
C．faultsD．disadvantages
小題17:
A．SuddenlyB．Luckily
C．UnfortunatelyD．Sadly
小題18:
A．thrownB．stolen
C．droppedD．a(chǎn)ttached
小題19:
A．inB．on
C．a(chǎn)boveD．over
小題20:
A．niceB．third
C．satisfiedD．second

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

文章大意：Nisha夫婦婚后雖然仍然愛(ài)著對(duì)方。但是卻經(jīng)常為小事?tīng)?zhēng)吵。在結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日，一個(gè)偶然的事情使他們意識(shí)到，在有機(jī)會(huì)糾正自己的缺點(diǎn)時(shí)，應(yīng)該馬上去做。
小題1:答案：A　從下一句可知，應(yīng)該是他們的“結(jié)婚”紀(jì)念日。marriage“婚姻”；engagement“訂婚”；divorce“離婚”；birth“出生”。
小題2:答案：C　結(jié)婚后，事情有了很大變化。他們經(jīng)常為小事“爭(zhēng)吵”。quarrel“爭(zhēng)吵”；talk“交談”；argue“爭(zhēng)論，爭(zhēng)辯”；agree“同意”。
小題3:答案：D　Nisha認(rèn)為她的丈夫可能已經(jīng)“忘記”了他們的結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日。forget“忘記”；remember“記得”；memorize“記憶”；remind“提醒”。
小題4:答案：C　當(dāng)門(mén)鈴響起的時(shí)候，Nisha認(rèn)為丈夫記起來(lái)他們的結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日所以非�！绑@”喜。surprisingly“令人吃驚地”；friendly“友好的”；luckily“幸運(yùn)地”；fortunately“幸運(yùn)地”。
小題5:答案：B　事實(shí)上，她的丈夫站在門(mén)外，手里“舉著”一束花。hold“舉著，握著”；give“給”；carry“運(yùn)送”；deliver“接生，發(fā)表，遞送”。
小題6:答案：B　他們開(kāi)始度過(guò)一個(gè)“浪漫的”夜晚。romantic“浪漫的”；gentle“輕微的”；extraordinary“非同尋常的”；normal“正常的，標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的”。
小題7:答案：A　這時(shí)，電話響了。Nisha去“接電話”。pick up“接聽(tīng)”；put up“舉起，搭建”；get up“起床”；give up“放棄”。
小題8:答案：B　在電話的“另一端”是一位男士。on the other end“在另一端”。
小題9:答案：C　從后文可知，交通事故后應(yīng)該由“警察局”通知。
小題10:答案：D　由13空后的那一段可知，是“交通事故”。accident“事故”；incident“小事，事變”；affair“事物”；event“大事”。
小題11:答案：D　此處與18空前的wallet照應(yīng)。
小題12:答案：D　我們需要你來(lái)警局“確認(rèn)”死者身份。identify“確認(rèn)身份”；realize“意識(shí)到”；know“知道”；achieve“獲得”。
小題13:答案：A　Nisha的心“一沉”。sink“下沉”；drown“淹沒(méi)”；shock“震驚”；beat“打敗”。
小題14:答案：A　Nisha聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)人的靈魂在“離開(kāi)”前會(huì)來(lái)見(jiàn)你。depart“離開(kāi)”；arrive“到來(lái)”；appear“出現(xiàn)”；recover“恢復(fù)”。
小題15:答案：C　如果“再”給她一次機(jī)會(huì)，她會(huì)糾正自己所有的“缺點(diǎn)”。another“再一，又一”；the other“兩者中的另一者”；other“其他的”；one“一個(gè)”。
小題16:答案：C　fault“缺點(diǎn)，失誤”；mistake“錯(cuò)誤”；failure“失敗”；disadvantage“不利條件”。
小題17:答案：A　“突然”，她丈夫從廁所出來(lái)。suddenly“突然”；luckily“幸運(yùn)地”；unfortunately“不幸地”；sadly“悲哀地”。
小題18:答案：B　“在回來(lái)的路上”，我的錢(qián)包被“偷”了。steal“偷”；throw“扔”；drop“滴落”；attach“連接”。
小題19:答案：B　on one's way home“在回家的路上”。
小題20:答案：D　生活可能不會(huì)“再”給你機(jī)會(huì)。a second“再一，又一”。
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小題3:The passage is mainly about ________.
A．privacy online
B．social networks
C．the generation gap
D．parents' friend requests
小題4:The passage is written mainly for ________.
A．parentsB．teenagers
C．teachersD．researchers

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

A tent can be one of the more costly items on your camping equipment shopping list. It is definitely something that you need to consider carefully.
By seeing a tent for real you will be able to get a better impression of its size and construction in the traditional shop. However，the downside is that，unless you are experienced，you may miss out some of the details that the manufacturer’s promotional material makes clear. Cheap tents often look similar to the quality models they are mimicking(模仿)，but you can be sure that they use inferior(次的) materials and probably have lower design standards.
Shop staff are often campers themselves. That means they usually can give lots of advice. If a shop assistant agrees with your own conclusions，that will be great；if they try to change your decision with a clear and reasonable argument，then that will be worth considering；if they just try to bamboozle(欺騙)，or even bully，you then walk away.
The Internet is a wonderful tool，and so long as you know how to make the most of search engines and put in a little effort，you really have the perfect answer waiting to be found. That answer will be different for every camper as each of us has different needs. Don’t be surprised to see your favorite criticized somewhere，but if you see too much criticism，then you had better start thinking again. No problem. You won’t have spent anything yet，so think of it positively as a large expense saved.
Probably the best approach，if you have the time，is to research tents online and make a short list. Then try to inspect those tents at nearby shops. Then you can make a final decision on where to buy your chosen model based purely on total cost.
小題1:The underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 2 means “________”．
A．disadvantageB．instructionC．a(chǎn)rgumentD．principle
小題2:It can be concluded from the third paragraph that________.
A．shop assistants usually enjoy going camping
B．shop assistants usually have practical advice
C．you should consider your idea repeatedly
D．it is impolite for you to trouble shop assistants
小題3:You can make use of the Internet to________.
A．meet your different needs
B．find the answer for every camper
C．help you out of trouble
D．find your favorite tent
小題4:Which of the following would be the main idea of this passage?
A．It is good to buy your tent in the traditional shop.
B．You’d better buy a tent with the help of the Internet.
C．Better buy a tent combining seeing tents for real in shops and researching them online.
D．Going camping is really beneficial to your health.

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