I was sitting at the bar of a local restaurant having __36__ and taking a break. A pretty girl who looked about 25 walked in and sat down in a booth(飯館的小隔間) __37__ for her friend. It didn’t take long __38__ I saw she was trying to stay __39__ from other people’s gazes(注視) and my heart sank. You could see her hair was __40__ and, at such a young age, she was receiving chemo(化療).
I sat there watching her trying to remain composed(鎮(zhèn)靜的) and she was having a __41__ time of it. I __42__ for her, imagining what it must be like to go through this and yet I know some of her __43__.
You see I __44__ my wife, the love of my life just a few short years ago and watched her slowly fade away. I needed to give a message of __45__ to this girl. But how? What could I do?
Then it __46__ to me! I called over her waitress and explained that I wanted to buy the girl and her friend’s lunch but I also told her not to tell her it was me. I also __47__ the waitress a note to give to the girl.
The note __48__ as follows:
“ Someone today thought you were beautiful; someone today thought your smile glowed __49__ excitement; someone today thought your eyes __50__ up the world; someone today cared and wanted you to know this. Enjoy the rest of your day, pretty young lady.”
About 15 minutes later, the young girl asked for her __51__ and I watched as she was told it was paid for. She asked why? Who? What for? The waitress simply handed her the note and __52__ to her the gentleman who did it left.
I watched as she slowly read the note. Her eyes tore up, for only a moment, and then came the smile! A huge, beautiful, hopeful smile! She lit up the room and then sat up straight, not __53__ who saw her.
It’s not __54__ we look or what we have; it’s not our houses or how many cars we have; nor is it how much money we can earn. It’s all about how much we care and what we do, __55__ it’s making someone feel pretty only for a moment.
小題1:
A．mealB．lunch 0C．teaD．breakfast
小題2:
A．searchingB．hopingC．lookingD．waiting
小題3:
A．soB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．until
小題4:
A．hiddenB．stubbornC．focused D．sighted
小題5:
A．falling inB．falling over C．falling outD．falling behind
小題6:
A．easyB．goodC．toughD．great
小題7:
A．sankB．a(chǎn)chedC．trustD．puzzled
小題8:
A．ideaB．viewC．troubleD．pain
小題9:
A．leftB．deserted C．buried D．valued
小題10:
A．dreamB．hopeC．energyD．wish
小題11:
A．struckB．happenedC．occurred D．hit
小題12:
A．handedB．presentedC．providedD．brought
小題13:
A．toldB．spokeC．readD．wrote
小題14:
A．forB．onC．ofD．with
小題15:
A．toreB．litC．cheeredD．lifted
小題16:
A．billB．mealC．checkD．share
小題17:
A．explainedB．informedC．warnedD．reminded
小題18:
A．knowingB．ignoringC．riskingD．caring
小題19:
A．what B．whenC．whyD．how
小題20:
A．even thoughB．a(chǎn)s thoughC．a(chǎn)s ifD．if only

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

試題分析:
小題1:根據(jù)I called over her waitress and explained that I wanted to buy the girl and her friend’s lunch but I also told her not to tell her it was me.可以知道小女孩在吃午飯，故選B
小題2:search for和look for兩者都是“尋找”；hope for“期待”；wait for“等候”；根據(jù)上下文的語境應(yīng)是小女孩在等她的朋友吃飯。故選D
小題3:It didn’t take long before…“沒過多久”，這是固定句型。故選B
小題4:hidden “躲藏的”； stubborn “頑固的”； focused “集中的，聚焦的”； sighted “目光短淺的”；從下文可知小女孩由于做化療頭發(fā)都掉了，自己不愿讓別人看見所以躲著別人的目光。故選A
小題5:fall in“集合，跟隨”； fall over“摔倒”； fall out“脫落，離隊”； fall behind“落在后面”，小女孩的頭發(fā)在脫落，故選C
小題6:have a good/great time“過得愉快”； have a tough time“過著煎熬的日子” ；have an easy time“過著安逸的日子”；根據(jù)上下文小女孩有病在身，過著煎熬的日子，故選C
小題7:sink “下沉，消沉”； ache “疼痛”； trust “信任”； puzzle “困惑”，從下文可知作者同情這個小女孩要給她和她的朋友買單，所以看到小女孩這個樣子作者心痛，故選B
小題8:idea “想法，主意”； view “觀點，風(fēng)景”； trouble “煩惱”； pain
“疼痛”，上文一直在說小女孩的心理的痛，所以作者理解的也是她的痛，故選D
小題9:leave “離開”； desert “放棄”； bury “埋葬”； value“看重，珍惜”，根據(jù)下文the love of my life just a few short years ago and watched her slowly fade away.可以看出作者很愛他的妻子，但是妻子離開了人世。故選C
小題10:dream “夢想”； hope“希望，信心”； energy “能量，精力”； wish “希望，愿望”。
hope用作名詞的基本意思是有可能實現(xiàn)的“希望”或“期望”,也可表示“有希望的人或事物”。作“希望,期望”解時,既可用作可數(shù)名詞,也可用作不可數(shù)名詞; 作“有希望的人或事物”解時是可數(shù)名詞,常用于單數(shù)形式。hope常與介詞of或for連用,其后可接名詞、動名詞或動名詞的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)。其后還常接由that引導(dǎo)的同位語從句。
wish的基本意思是“希望”“想要”,指對未曾達(dá)到、難以達(dá)到或不可能達(dá)到的目標(biāo)極其渴望。wish還可作“祝愿”解。
dream的基本意思是“夢”,指人在睡眠時在大腦中形成一種幻覺。dream還可指“夢想,理想”,指在人的頭腦中形成的某種愿望; 用于口語中還可指夢一般美好的人或物,即“好極了,太美了”。引申可指“幻想”。
energy的基本意思是“活力”“干勁”“能力”,多用作不可數(shù)名詞,在指人的“精力”時多用復(fù)數(shù)形式。引申可表示“能”“能量”“能源”。
energy作“能力”解時,其后面可用動詞不定式作定語,但不可用 v -ing形式。
這里作者要給小女孩可以實現(xiàn)的愿望，選B
小題11:strike to sb “給某人一打擊”； happen to sb“發(fā)生在某人身上”； occur to sb“某人突然想到”； hit“打擊”。根據(jù)I called over her waitress and explained that I wanted to buy the girl and her friend’s lunch but I also told her not to tell her it was me. “我”突然有了一個想法，故選C
小題12:hand  sb sth“把某物遞給某人”； present sb with sth “把某物贈給某人”； provide sb with sth “為某人提供某物”； bring sb sth“帶給某人某物”。根據(jù)下文The waitress simply handed her the note，作者遞給服務(wù)員一張便條，故選A
小題13:tell “告訴”； speak “講”； read “寫著”； write“寫”。 便條上寫著以下內(nèi)容，故選C
小題14:這是固定短語with excitement激動地，故選D
小題15:tear up “撕碎”； light up “照亮”； cheer  up “振作起來”； lift up “舉起”。根據(jù)下文She lit up the room可知答案，故選B
小題16:根據(jù)I watched as she was told it was paid for.可知小女孩要結(jié)賬付錢，故選A
小題17:explain to sb “向某人解釋”； inform sb. of sth. “告知某人某事”； warn sb. of sth. “告誡某人某事”； remind sb. of sth. “提醒某人某事”。根據(jù)上下文語境及短語搭配， 故選A
小題18:根據(jù)Her eyes tore up, for only a moment, and then came the smile! A huge, beautiful, hopeful smile! She lit up the room and then sat up straight,可以看出小女孩非常高興，只顧高興了，沒有去在乎是誰在看她。故選D
小題19:根據(jù)…we look or what we have可以看出這里look不及物動詞，它后不缺賓語故排除A,根據(jù)It’s all about how much we care and what we do及上下文的語境可以看出應(yīng)選D。
小題20:even though “即使”； as though “好像”； as if “好像”； if only “只要”�！词刮覀兡菢幼鍪鼓硞�人感到一時的快樂，根據(jù)句意故選A
點評：講述作者在一次飯館里遇見了一位身患重病的女孩，看到她的痛苦，自己不留姓名的去幫助她的故事，使小女孩無比高興，作者心理得到了一絲安慰。這篇文章對于考生有一定的教育意義，是一篇很好的教育素材。本文考了名詞、形容詞、動詞等考查的固定短語比較多，但是考查都是在一定的語言環(huán)境下，所以必須了解上下文之間的語境才能很好的完成閱讀。
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What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, and red?  71  Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist（悲觀者）. At least, this is what psychologists（心理專家） tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colors preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.   72 If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
 73  A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.  74  A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
  75 It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.
A．On the other hand, black is depressing.
B．They tells us that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up——we are born
with our preference.
C．The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.
D．If you do, you must be an optimist（樂觀者）, a leader, an active person who enjoys
life, people and excitement.
E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.
F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.
G. Colors do influence our moods——there is no doubt about it .

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The world is not coming to an end on December 21st, 2012, the US space agency announced to dispel （消除）widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie．
The latest big screen 2012 was based on stories according to the Mayan calendar．It showed that by the end of 2012, a Planet X will collide （碰撞） with the earth．
Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet's existence, but the US space agency considered such stories as tricks．"There is no basis in fact for these claims," NASA said in its website．"If such a collision were real, scientists would have been tracking it for at least the last decade, and we would see it with our eyes now．Obviously, it doesn't exist and there will be no threat to the earth in 2012," it insisted．"After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years," added NASA．
There is another planet, Eris, floating in space．But the small planet will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the earth, according to NASA．
And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our plant would be very little．"And while comets and asteroids （小行星） have always hit the earth, big hits are very rare," NASA noted．The last major collision was believed to be 65 million years ago, resulting the end of dinosaurs （恐龍）．
"We are sure that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs," the space agency said．
小題1:What played a key role in the spread of the rumors?
A．The Internet and the film 2012．B．The Mayan calendar．
C．The US space agency．D．The television screen．
小題2:The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _________.
A．the collisionB．the threatC．the Planet XD．the NASA website
小題3:We can conclude from the passage that __________.
A．the film 2012 is well accepted in the science field
B．scientists have been tracking Planet X for over ten years
C．the earth will exist for more than four billion years
D．the rumors caused a panic among some people
小題4:What do we know about Eris according to the passage?
A．It doesn't exist in the universe．
B．It won't threaten the earth．
C．It is too far to be seen．
D．It is similar to the earth.

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