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When I ______ from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵訓(xùn)練營(yíng)) at Parris Island, S.C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ______. These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模擬的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully ______ discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ______ whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the ______ of the company.
I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I ______ most was the consulting(咨詢) meetings I ______ with the family members of the men and women in my ______, trying to help them deal with the long periods of ______. These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging ______ to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real ______, and my life is still guided by the ______ lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to ______ it.
小題1:
A．providedB．gotC．madeD．bought
小題2:
A．payB．findC．produceD．a(chǎn)fford
小題3:
A．cameB．returnedC．escapedD．graduated
小題4:
A．drillsB．tasksC．exercisesD．reports
小題5:
A．includedB．a(chǎn)skedC．requiredD．met
小題6:
A．matterB．meanC．existD．work
小題7:
A．goodB．staffC．rest D．right
小題8:
A．tookB．hatedC．enjoyedD．did
小題9:
A．endedB．beganC．continuedD．held
小題10:
A．chargeB．situationC．positionD．choice
小題11:
A．lessonsB．meetingsC．trainingD．separation
小題12:
A．giftsB．descriptionsC．speechesD．performances
小題13:
A．vacationB．placeC．jobD．travel
小題14:
A．importantB．bitterC．normalD．difficult
小題15:
A．gainB．a(chǎn)chieveC．showD．match

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

試題分析：本文講述了一個(gè)貧窮的小男孩成長(zhǎng)為海軍軍官的故事，表達(dá)了他對(duì)軍營(yíng)的熱愛(ài)，因?yàn)檐姞I(yíng)教會(huì)他紀(jì)律、友誼設(shè)定目標(biāo)努力完成的驕傲。
小題1:考查動(dòng)詞。Provided提供；got得到；made制作；bought買(mǎi)。根據(jù)下文中的“they couldn’t give much more”可判斷出作者的父母親提供生活必需品。故選A。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞。Pay付清；find找到；produce生產(chǎn)；afford花費(fèi)得起。afford指時(shí)間或經(jīng)濟(jì)能力可以“花費(fèi)得起，經(jīng)受得住”，須與情態(tài)動(dòng)詞can，could或be able to搭配。根據(jù)上文中的“they couldn’t give much more”可判斷出“買(mǎi)不起”。故選D。
小題3:考查動(dòng)詞。 Came來(lái)；returned返回；escaped逃走；graduated畢業(yè)。根據(jù)下文中的from high school可判斷出當(dāng)作者在高中畢業(yè)時(shí)，參加了海軍。故選D。
小題4:考查名詞。Drills演習(xí)；tasks任務(wù)；exercises練習(xí)；reports報(bào)告。根據(jù)下文中的“These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock battles.”可判斷出在海軍的生活,集中在完成日常工作中，task意為“任務(wù)”，一般指分派的工作任務(wù)，也指自己要求做的工作，可指體力勞動(dòng)或腦力勞動(dòng)，多含困難和辛苦的意味。故選B。
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞。Included包括；asked請(qǐng)求；required要求；met滿足。require意為“需要,要求；命令”，指按規(guī)章、慣例或需要，要求對(duì)方做某事或履行某種義務(wù)，往往認(rèn)為有權(quán)力提出要求，含有強(qiáng)制、命令的意味。根據(jù)部隊(duì)的實(shí)際情況和其賓語(yǔ)可判斷出，完成這些任務(wù)需要紀(jì)律。故選C。
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞。Matter關(guān)系重要；mean意味著；exist存在；work工作。根據(jù)下文中的“everyone worked together”可判斷出無(wú)論你是黑人、白人或亞洲人都沒(méi)有關(guān)系。故選A。
小題7:考查名詞。 Good利益；staff職員；rest剩余人員；right權(quán)利。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可判斷出大家在一起為整個(gè)團(tuán)體的利益而工作。故選A。
小題8:考查動(dòng)詞。 Took拿；hated討厭；enjoyed享受...之樂(lè)；did做。根據(jù)下文中的“These prove popular and word of them spread.”可判斷出作者最喜歡做咨詢工作，因?yàn)橹挥邢矚g才能把工作做好。故選C。
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞。Ended了結(jié)；began開(kāi)始；continued繼續(xù)；held舉行，開(kāi)（會(huì)）�！癐 held with the family members of the men and women...”是定語(yǔ)從句，作meeting的定語(yǔ)，表示與男女家庭成員在一起舉行的咨詢會(huì)。故選D。
小題10:考查名詞。Charge掌控；situation情況；position處境；choice挑選。in my charge意為“歸我負(fù)責(zé)，主管”，表示由作者負(fù)責(zé)的男女家庭成員。故選A。
小題11:考查名詞。Lessons課程；meetings會(huì)議；training 訓(xùn)練；separation分離。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可判斷出作者幫助那些長(zhǎng)期分離的夫妻。故選D。
小題12:考查名詞。Gifts贈(zèng)送；descriptions記述；speeches演講；performances演出。根據(jù)上文中的“...meeting I held with the family members of men and women in my charge”可判斷出作者給全國(guó)的商業(yè)團(tuán)體、教育工作者和年輕人作鼓勵(lì)他們的演講。故選C。
小題13:考查名詞。Vacation假期；place地方；job工作；travel旅行。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可判斷出作者把預(yù)定野營(yíng)作為自己的真正的工作。故選C。
小題14:考查形容詞。Important重要的；bitter厲害的；normal平常的；difficult困難的。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可判斷出作者先是在海軍服役，后又做咨詢工作，這些工作給作者很大的教育。故選A。
小題15:考查動(dòng)詞。Gain增加；achieve完成；show顯示；match是相配。根據(jù)句意：努力工作完成任務(wù)。achieve意為“完成，做到，獲得(勝利等)，達(dá)到(目的)，實(shí)現(xiàn)”，指克服困難之后取得成功、成就或?qū)崿F(xiàn)預(yù)期的目的，強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)果。故選B。
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D．the percentage of mothers who work in the UK is the lowest in the world

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

It was the end of the school term and my son Tom had less than three months left before he would finish his six years at high school. During this time he had developed a love for basketball. Sadly, because of my work over the last twelve months, I had only been able to attend a few of his games; however, I was determined to get to his last game for the school term.
Tom’s team came out in the first 10 minutes with a burst of goals that saw them leading by just over 20 points at the end of the first half. The second half changed as the other team quickly played themselves back into the game. Tom’s team started to miss an increasing number of shots. It was at that point that the coach called his first time out.
The noise of the spectators (觀眾) became quiet as the coach spoke to them. He had the team standing in a half circle, but he squatted (蹲) down, looking up at them and fiving some very calm and clear instructions on what they needed to do in the last couple of minutes. As he stood up to allow the team to return to the court, I saw him give some further words of encouragement to all of them.
You could see that he knew that the team was fighting to save the game and that he needed to lift them up. By squatting down he placed himself in a position where he was talking up to them, rather than down or at them, and as the players went back onto the court his words of encouragement served to lift their energy and spirits.
Well, Tom’s team went on to win the final by 5 points. As I drove away I thought about what can happen to us all in our everyday life. One of my favourite quotes is about the half filled glass of water --- “Is it half full or is it half empty?” Like the coach, the answer to this quote all depends on how you look at things.
小題1:Why did the writer come to see his son play basketball?
A．Because his son would graduate from high school.
B．Because he felt sorry for never watching his son play.
C．Because it was a final his son played a key role in.
D．Because he had a strong interest in basketball himself.
小題2:By squatting down, the coach wanted to _____ .
A．talk about what the players were doing wrong
B．make the players feel better
C．prevent spectators from hearing what he said
D．show his anger at the bad performance of the players
小題3:What is the writer’s attitude towards the coach?
A．Negative.B．Supportive.C．Interested.D．Unconcerned.
小題4:What can we infer from the passage?
A．A father should care about his son at school.
B．Playing hard is rewarded with a close match.
C．What a coach says has the most influence on players.
D．Looking at things positively is important in hard times.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Most people will praise many technological gadgets（小裝置） that they use in their everyday lives. Technology is developing at a very fast rate, and what most people did not even think could be real a few years ago is now becoming a reality. Although many will use and advertise modern technology for many of its achievements and advancements, what many don’t realize is that it has affected and continues to affect society and people in general in a negative way.
Newspaper companies, as we all know, have been hit very hard by the advancements in technology. Big newspapers have been forced to either lay off a percentage of their work force or shut down altogether because news is readily available for free on the Internet. Music does not have to be purchased at a music store any more because MP3 files are readily available on the Internet as well, thus causing big music store chains to shut their doors for good. The movie industry has also been hit hard because DVD sales have decreased since people can pay for and download their favorite movies online.
Technology has its benefits, but when you take a look at how people communicate with one another, you will quickly see that it has a negative impact. Modern technology has allowed people to communicate with just about anyone they want to at any given time. The fact remains that people do not interact personally with one another as often as they used to. This has created a barrier for face-to-face communication among people because they no longer have to hold a meeting in an office or they no longer have to call friends or family members together to wish them a happy birthday or congratulate them on their recent success.
As a result, people don’t feel the urgent need to step outside of their home to find entertainment, such as participating in a dynamic game of basketball with friends, meeting a friend at a coffee shop, etc.
小題1:The first paragraph is mainly to tell us that _____.
A．technology is developing rapidly
B．many dreams have come true.
C．technology benefits us a lot
D．technology has its disadvantages
小題2:The author shows us the negative effects of the technology by _____.
A．telling some storiesB．giving some examples
C．listing some figuresD．doing some experiments
小題3:What does he underlined word “interact” in the third paragraph probably mean?
A．a(chǎn)rgueB．consultC．communicateD．work
小題4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．The negative effects of advancing technology
B．The benefits of the modern technology
C．The development of the modern technology
D．The social problems caused by the technology

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