He met her at a party. She was so outstanding that many guys were chasing after her, while he was so ordinary. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised but due to being being polite, she promised.
They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, too. Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.” Everybody stared at him. It was so strange! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, my hometown, and my parents who are still living there.” While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. Then she also started to speak, speaking about her faraway hometown, her childhood, and her family.
That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their love. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who met all her demands. He had tolerance, kind-hearted, warm and careful. Thanks to his salty coffee! They married. And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that was the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life’s lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I didn’t like the salty coffee then, what a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life, for it was prepared by you.”
小題1: The man was nervous at the coffee shop, because _______.
A.everybody stared at him at that time
B.many guys chased after the woman
C.he didn’t feel himself a match for the woman
D.he had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee
小題2: From this passage, we can infer that ________.
A.the man’s lie won the woman’s love
B.the man’s parents onced lived near the sea
C.the woman talked with the man, for they had the same experience
D.the woman realised what salty coffee had to do with a good man
小題3: What can be concluded about the man?
A.He had intended to give his wife a surprise at his death
B.He unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriage
C.He was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didn’t like
D.He enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love
小題4: Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?
A.A Foolish LieB.Salty Coffee
C.A Sad Love StoryD.Love in a Coffee Shop
小題1:C小題1:A小題1:D小題1:B
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請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
“But what if I break my arm again?” My five-year-old daughter asked. I knew how much she wanted to learn to  41 .Yet ever since she fell off her bicycle and broke her arm, she’d been  42_ .
“Oh, honey,” I said. “I don’t think you’ll break  43  arm.”
“But I could, couldn’t I?”
“Yes,” I  44  and found myself struggling for the right thing to say. At times like this, I  45 I had someone who might help me find the right words to make my girl’s problems disappear. But after a painful  46  , I’d decided to remain single.
“ I don’t want to ride,” she said and got off her bike.
“ You know, honey,” I said. “ Almost everything you do comes with  47  . You could break your arm jumping rope. You  48 break your arm at gymnastics. Do you want to stop going to gymnastics?”
“No,” she said. And with a  49  spirit, she agreed to try it again. I held on to her bike until she found the  50 to say, “Let’s go!” I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a brave little girl overcome a  51  .
As we walked home, she  52  me about a conversation I had. “Why were you and grandma arguing last night?”
My mother wanted me to marry again,  53  I told her I didn’t want to meet the Mr. Perfect she  54  for me. She said she knew Steve was the man for me.
“It’s nothing,” I told her.
She shrugged, “Grandma said she just wanted you to find someone to 55  .”
“What grandma wants is for some guy to break my  56  again!” I lost control.
She was  57  for several minutes. Then she said something 58  me to think about. “So I think love isn’t like a broken arm.”
Unable to answer, we walked in silence. Later I did what my brave girl did that afternoon. I 59 to meet Steve.
Steve was the man for me. We married soon. It turned out mother and my daughter were 60  .
小題1:1.
A.speakB.rideC.walkD.drive
小題2:.
A.disappointedB.satisfied
C.shamedD.a(chǎn)fraid
小題3:
A.bothB.the other
C.otherD.a(chǎn)nother
小題4:.
A.sighedB.regretted
C.a(chǎn)dmittedD.whispered
小題5:.
A.wishedB.thought
C.realizedD.decided
小題6:.
A.experienceB.divorce
C.memoryD.mistake
小題7:.
A.luckB.surprise
C.risksD.results
小題8: 
A.couldB.should
C.wouldD.must
小題9:.
A.determinedB.frightened
C.comfortedD.encouraged
小題10:.
A.destinationB.senseC.strengthD.courage
小題11:.
A.shynessB.fearC.difficultyD.disadvantage
小題12:.
A.toldB.saidC.a(chǎn)skedD.reminded
小題13:.
A.butB.thenC.a(chǎn)ndD.so
小題14:.
A.referred toB.set sideC.gave awayD.picked out
小題15:.
A.trustB.loveC.helpD.a(chǎn)ccept
小題16:.
A.glassesB.habitC.heartD.power
小題17:.
A.nervousB.quietC.sadD.serious
小題18:.
A.forB.ofC.withD.by
小題19:.
A.a(chǎn)greedB.pretended
C.continuedD.stopped
小題20:.
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完型填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
LAST weekend, I helped my friend Alex get money for poor children at Crossroads Mall He  36 needed volunteers, especially of the female. I decided that this was a pretty good  37 , so the next day I got ready to go.
I arrived at Crossroads about five minutes  38 , and helped Alex and   39 of the volunteers. There were only three  40 at first, and we figured we might as well get started  41 just waiting for more to arrive. I held the   42 , and suddenly felt extremely shy. I did not  43 asking people for donations. In fact, I’m usually one of those people who try to   44 those boring stands and ask you for a little contribution. For heaven’s sake, I can contribute to a few,   45 I cannot alone  46 every single cause in the world!
I really didn’t like the idea of asking anyone for donations to our cause.   47 , I watched my friends speak to the strangers, and noticed that they were extra polite to everyone—no matter whether they  48 . I realized that   49 I wasn’t pushy(強(qiáng)求的), it would be okay, and my conscience could be  50 .
I pasted on a large smile, and started asking people passing by. My mouth tripped over words, and I continually said “um” while I thought of the correct terms.   51 I talked to more and more people. Not only improved, but also started noticing small  52 . Instead of saying “donate”, which made most people walk away  53 .I started suing the word “contribute”. I added the phrase “every little bit counts”, and people started to donate small amounts in larger quantities. As the day went on, I learned how to pull on the hearts of the   54 , and I became a successful fundraiser.
At the end of the day, we all gathered at Alex’s house and   55 how much money we raised. I was so surprised; We raised over $300! We celebrated, and went home tired, but satisfied that we helped a great cause.
小題1:
A.everyB.muchC.desperatelyD.too
小題2:
A.causeB.businessC.a(chǎn)ffairD.career
小題3:
A.earlierB.earlyC.laterD.late
小題4:
A.the otherB.othersC.a(chǎn)notherD.the rest
小題5:
A.passers—byB.teachersC.volunteersD.people
小題6:
A.instead ofB.butC.in spite ofD.in place of
小題7:
A.signalB.signatureC.singD.symbol
小題8:
A.a(chǎn)ppreciateB.likeC.wantD.need
小題9:
A.a(chǎn)nnoyB.fleeC.meetD.a(chǎn)void
小題10:
A.a(chǎn)ndB.butC.orD.so
小題11:
A.doB.supportC.makeD.create
小題12:
A.What’s moreB.BesidesC.WhateverD.However
小題13:
A.donatedB.gaveC.cameD.passed
小題14:
A.a(chǎn)s soon as B.a(chǎn)s far asC.a(chǎn)s long asD.a(chǎn)s short as
小題15:
A.a(chǎn)t ease B.with happinessC.in silenceD.in surprise
小題16:
A.AsB.BeforeC.SinceD.During
小題17:
A.a(chǎn)ctionsB.hoopesC.wishesD.trends
小題18:
A.slowB.fastC.slowerD.faster
小題19:
A.goersB.passers-byC.studentsD.strangers
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完型填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上涂黑。
It was only a few weeks after my surgery. I went to Dr. Belt’s office for a     36   . it was just after my first chemotherapy treatment(化療). My scar was still very tender.    37  , I was taken to an examination room to have my blood    38  , again – a terrifying process for me, since I’m so frightened of    39  .
I lay down on the    40  . Then Ramina entered the room. Her   41  smile was familiar, and    42 in contrast to my fears. I’d first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn’t my   43  on that day, but I remember her because she was laughing. What could she    44  find to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided she wasn’t   45 enough about the whole thing.
But this day was    46  . Ramona had taken my blood before. She   47 my fear of needles, and she kindly   48   the medical equipment under a magazine. As we opened the layers of bandage, the    49 scar on my chest could be seen.
She gently    50  over and ran her hand across the scar,   51 the smoothness of the healing skin. I began to cry gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, “You haven’t    52 it et, have you?” And I said, “No.”
I continued to cry gently. In   53 tones she said, “This is part of your body. This is you. It’s okay to touch it.” But I couldn’t. So she touched it for me. The  54 . The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart.
That night as I lay down, I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there  55 I fell asleep. I knew I wasn’t alone.
小題1:
A.prescriptionB.discussionC.conversationD.checkup
小題2:
A.At onceB.As usualC.In factD.In addition
小題3:
A.drawnB.mixedC.correctedD.chcaned
小題4:
A.doctorsB.nursesC.bloodD.needles
小題5:
A.operation tableB.office floorC.examining bedD.test bed
小題6:
A.warmB.bitterC.shyD.weak
小題7:
A.worked outB.stood outC.found outD.gave out
小題8:
A.girlB.partnerC.nurseD.companion
小題9:
A.a(chǎn)ccidentallyB.particularlyC.possiblyD.a(chǎn)ctually
小題10:
A.seriousB.curiousC.worriedD.nervous
小題11:
A.difficultB.differentC.pleasantD.common
小題12:
A.talked aboutB.got aroundC.knew aboutD.put away
小題13:
A.foundB.replacedC.showedD.hid
小題14:
A.oldB.freshC.wornD.fine
小題15:
A.cameB.wentC.searchedD.reached
小題16:
A.examiningB.coveringC.pressingD.removing
小題17:
A.watchedB.discoveredC.touchedD.unfolded
小題18:
A.toughB.softC.coldD.strict
小題19:
A.bandageB.soulC.painD.scar
小題20:
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完形填空(共20小題,每小題1分,滿分20分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C、D中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案,并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.
My friends told us the taking the “hard  31 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to   32 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the   33 , which was relatively modern and  34 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not  35 at all.
It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much  36 . However, we had energy. First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the ticket seller  37  us that tickets would not be on  38  for another two days. We were a little worried about getting  39 , but we made up our minds to   40  for the hotel to put our bags down. After 41  our way past the “gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to  42  us 100 yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it  43  cost us 30 yuan to get   44 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a   45  for airplane and train tickets. Somehow the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we   46 . The most important lesson about China I ever  47  is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much   48 . We were not able to get tickets, but the travel agents could.
While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of   49 ,  most of which were very  50 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.
小題1:
A.chairB.bedC.seatD.bench
小題2:
A.provideB.expectC.happenD.think
小題3:
A.planeB.busC.shipD.train
小題4:
A.quickB.cleanC.simpleD.long
小題5: A. bad            B. good         C. easy         D. happy36. A. trouble      B. food         C. sleep           D. help
小題6:
A.a(chǎn)skedB.informedC.a(chǎn)dvisedD.persuaded
小題7:
A.timeB.showC.dutyD.sale
小題8:
A.behindB.outC.throughD.back
小題9:
A.startB.a(chǎn)skC.seeD.pay
小題10:
A.passingB.seeingC.lookingD.fighting
小題11:
A.offerB.chargeC.bargainD.share
小題12:
A.evenB.stillC.a(chǎn)lsoD.only
小題13:
A.whatB.whichC.whereD.how
小題14:
A.windowB.seatC.chairD.wood
小題15:
A.wouldn’tB.couldn’tC.shouldn’tD.needn’t
小題16:
A.learnedB.taughtC.offeredD.heard
小題17:
A.harderB.earlierC.laterD.easier
小題18:
A.interestsB.interestedC.interestD.interesting
小題19:
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完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my (36)______ I found people queuing some paces away from the person at the savings deposit window.
(37)_____so? Each did his business (38)_____ but the line never moved a step (39)_____. I was very (40)____, so I walked to the window to find out the cause. There was a notice on which was written “Thank you for your (41)_____for other's privacy”—a polite (42)_____to keep people away from nosing into other's (43)_____ (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries). I was deeply impressed by the (44)____ and stayed a while to watch: they were waiting so (45)____ at a distance that they seemed quite (46) _____to the practice. The (47)____ thing happened at a public telephone box. (48)_____ waiting for their turns always kept their distance—enough to be out of (49)____ . It's another typical example!?
From then on I (50)____ to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment (51)____ towards others. And I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy. They avoided putting others in an embarrassing(窘迫)situation. For instance, they never (52)____ about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, (53)_____would they comment on the others or jewelry others wore. Their laws (54)_____ reading diaries or opening letters without permission. That shows (55) ____matters are not allowed to be disturbed.
小題1:
A.sorrow
B.a(chǎn)nger
C.delight
D.surprise
小題2:
A.Why
B.How
C.What
D.Where
小題3:
A.in secret
B.with care
C.in turn
D.by turns
小題4:
A.slower
B.nearer
C.farther
D.longer
小題5:
A.curious
B.a(chǎn)ngry
C.interested
D.impatient
小題6:
A.care
B.respect
C.help
D.search
小題7:
A.voice
B.phrase
C.warning
D.sentence
小題8:
A.pockets
B.savings
C.needs
D.a(chǎn)ffaris
小題9:
A.word
B.sight
C.people
D.matters
小題10:
A.honestly
B.a(chǎn)nxiously
C.nervously
D.calmly
小題11:
A.used
B.familiar
C.uncomforable
D.polite
小題12:
A.interesting
B.strange
C.same
D.different
小題13:
A.They
B.These
C.Those
D.That
小題14:
A.sight
B.hearing
C.touch
D.question
小題15:
A.went on
B.took care
C.paid attention
D.took charge
小題16:
A.moving
B.shown
C.facing
D.offered
小題17:
A.a(chǎn)sked
B.heard
C.worried
D.learned
小題18:
A.so
B.nor
C.not only
D.if
小題19:
A.a(chǎn)ppreciate
B.stop
C.hate
D.forbid
小題20:
A.public
B.personal
C.small
D.important
 

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閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My __36__ would not be back until late and I had __37__ to sit comfortably in a chair in the _38___ room and read a good book. I put the children to bed _39__ and prepared a cup of coffee for myself. Soon I was seated comfortably with my__40___ in front of me and the sandwich and the cup of coffee on a small table beside me.
I was just beginning to __41__ the food when the telephone rang. I put down my book and hurried to __42___ it. By the time I got back to the living room, my coffee was__43__. I ate the sandwich and begin__44___ cold coffee with the book _45___ open to the front page. _46___ there was a loud knock at the front_47___. It surprised me so much that I spilled (灑)some coffee on my skirt. The man at the door was looking __48___ a certain address and __49___ me to  give him some information. It _50___ me a long time to explain something to him. After that , I sat down again and __51__ to read a whole page without further interruption(打擾) --- until the baby woke up. He started __52__ at the top of his voice, __53__ I run upstairs quickly. He was still awake at 11 o’clock when my husband came back. I really wanted to throw something __54____ him when he asked me if I had spent a ___55____ evening.
小題1:
A.motherB.husbandC.childrenD.sister
小題2:
A.saidB.toldC.decidedD.considered
小題3:
A.livingB.bedC.readingD.waiting
小題4:
A.lateB.earlyC.quicklyD.slowly
小題5:
A.babyB.dogC.TVD.book
小題6:
A.watchB.seeC.eatD.listen
小題7:
A.receiveB.takeC.holdD.a(chǎn)nswer
小題8:
A.coldB.hotC.goneD.missing
小題9:
A.findingB.drinkingC.changingD.throwing
小題10:
A.yetB.a(chǎn)lreadyC.stillD.was
小題11:
A.HeavilyB.AngrilyC.CertainlyD.Suddenly
小題12:
A.doorB.windowC.streetD.room
小題13:
A.a(chǎn)tB.forC.upD.a(chǎn)fter
小題14:
A.wantedB.likedC.suggestedD.hoped
小題15:
A.spentB.costC.tookD.used
小題16:
A.finishedB.a(chǎn)llowedC.beganD.managed
小題17:
A.cryingB.shoutingC.singingD.talking
小題18:
A.a(chǎn)ndB.soC.a(chǎn)sD.till
小題19:
A.toB.onC.a(chǎn)tD.for
小題20:
A.troublingB.busyC.sadD.happy

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As I was thinking about language learning the other day, the image of baking bread came into my mind. I compared some of the exercises and drills that we put ourselves through in order to learn a language to the various ingredients (原料) that go into baking a loaf of fresh bread.
Real language learning takes place in human relationships. No one sits down and eats a cup of flour, even if he is hungry and in a hurry. You don' t become bilingual (雙語的) by learning lists of vocabulary. You don' t become a speaker of a language by memorizing grammatical rules. You become bilingual by entering a community that uses that other language as its basic means of communication.
I am not suggesting that we can make bread without ingredients. Flour is necessary, as are yeast (酵母), salt, water and other ingredients. Vocabulary is part of any language and will have to be learned. Grammatical rules exist in every language and cannot be ignored. But merely combining the appropriate ingredients in the recommended proportions does not result in bread. At best, you only end up with a ball of dough (面團(tuán)).
In order to get bread, you have to apply heat to the dough. And in language learning, that heat comes from the community. Anyone who has learned a second language has experienced that heat. It creeps up your neck when you ask the babysitter, “Have you already been eaten?” when you meant to say, ‘‘Have you already eaten?” When you try to say something quite innocent and the whole room bursts into laughter, you are experiencing the heat that turns raw dough into good bread.
Remember the old saying, “If you can’ t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". This is where language learning often breaks down because we find the heat uncomfortable and we stop the baking process. In other words, we can' t stand the heat, so we get out of the kitchen.
However, the language learner who stays in the kitchen—in the heat—until the combined
ingredients are thoroughly transformed will enjoy the richness of a quality loaf of bread. He is glad that he did not "get out of the kitchen” at the important moment when the oven seemed too hot.
Now the baker enjoys good bread, seated at the table with family members and guests. However, he does not focus on "bread" but rather on enjoying the whole feast: fine salads, pastas, fresh vegetables, rich desserts and so on. And the language learner has arrived when he no longer needs to focus on language. Language merely becomes one element in the "feast" of membership in his chosen community.

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科目:高中英語 來源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

Being able to multitask---doing several things at the same time---is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.
What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.
Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.
Multitasking also affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response. However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive.
Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work.
小題1:What does the underlined word “juggle” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A.Want to buy.
B.Take the place of.
C.Use at the same time.
D.Seek for information from.
小題2:In Paragraph 3, the author points out that  ________.
A.family members do not eat at the family table.
B.family members do not greet each other.
C.young people live happily in their families
D.young people seldom talk with their family members
小題3:What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.multitasking is harmful to young people’s development.
B.Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets.
C.Multitasking is an important skill to young people.
D.Yong people must learn skills for future jobs.
小題4:The author develops the passage mainly by ________.
A.providing typical examples
B.following the natural time order
C.comparing opinions from different fields
D.presenting a cause and analyzing its effects

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