A friend of mine named Paul 1 an automobile from his brother 2 a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came 3 his office, a street lad was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked.
Paul 4 , “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You 5 your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” he hesitated.
Of course Paul knew 6 he was going to wish for. He was going to with he had a brother 7 that. But what the lad said jarred(使受震动)Paul all the way down to his heels.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I 8 a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in 9 then 10 he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”
“Oh, yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes glowing, said, “Mister, would you mind driving 11 my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to 12 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was 13 again. “Will you stop 14 those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran 15 steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, 16 he was not coming back fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残废的)brother. He sat him down on the bottom step and pointed to the car.
“There it is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And 17 I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul 18 and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them 19 a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said “It 20 more blessed to give…”
1. A. received B. accepted C. brought D. had
2. A. like B. as C. to D. at
3. A. into B. out C. on D. out of
4. A. shook B. disappointed C. nodded D. scolded
5. A. mean B. tell C. think D. speak
6. A. what B. which C. that D. how
7. A. as B. as well C. like D. look like
8. A. should be B. could be C. shall be D. will be
9. A. calm B. nervousness C. shame D. astonishment
10. A. impulsively B. impressively C. passive D. improperly
11. A. in the front of B. in front of C. in front D. at front
12. A. show B. give C. let D. make
13. A. right B. sure C. wrong D. worse
14. A. which B. that C. where D. how
15. A. into B. across C. on D. up
16. A. but B. however C. for D. so
17. A. the day B. till day C. some day D. in those days
18. A. got out B. got up C. got on D. got in
19. A. beginning B. began C. to begin D. begun
20. A. was B. were C. is D. be
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Collections were the inspiration(灵感) for a project at Thomas Tallis School, which formed part of the Imagine Children's Literature Festival last autumn. Each child (aged 12-13) beatified a box and wrote a story on the subject of collections to throw inside it. The boxes were spread within the Royal Festival Hall's Ballroom. Some were left empty to encourage
The subject chosen by Luren was an imaginative one. "It's a sort o f Cinderella (灰姑娘) story," she told me, inspired by a collection of letters from her cousin, ha the story these become love letters, burned by a creel stepmother. Lauren's best friend Charlotte is the stepmother. "I'm in
Millie Murray, who is a tea-novel author, thinks that setting the subject of collections was a useful inspiration to their creativity rather than a restriction(限制). "In the beginning I thought, 'Will the children be able to do it?'" she says. "But it's been fruitful. Some have their own collection, some have parents who do, and some have wlstten complete stories. It's made them think about something they wouldn't have otherwise, winch can only be a good thing."
59. What were the children asked to do in the project?
A. To meet friends at
B. To write stories on the subject of collections.
C. To encourage visitors to write their own stories.
D. To have their friends for characters in the stories.
60. The underlined word "pesetas" in Paragraph 2 is a kind of _____.
A. story B. collection C. inspiration D. foreign coin
61. From the stories by Lauren and Charlotte, we know that _____ .
A. Charlotte hurt herself when getting a coin
B. both of them developed their imagination
C. both of tram will die in each other's stories
D. Latwen's cousin posted her some love letters
62. Millie Murray thinks ________.
A. collections could inspire writing creativity
B. it was good for parents to have collections
C. inspirations were very useful in writing stories
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届湖北省高一上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
My friend Karen and I were always together. Karen was only a few months older than I. I always thought she was so beautiful, with long hair and blue eyes. I loved Karen so much because she liked me for being the way I was. I could be myself and share my secrets with her and I never felt like I was being judged.
We had so much fun and were really quite silly. One time I asked my mom to make us the same dresses so we could pretend we were twins.
We continued as best friends throughout grade school. One day, Karen was going to another friend’s place and asked me to come along, but I couldn’t go because I had a babysitting job that afternoon. We walked together to the Becker’s home where I was to babysit and then she continued on her way without me. We had agreed that I would meet her at the corner when she returned and I finished my job.
At four o’clock I rushed to the corner so I wouldn’t be late for meeting Karen. Just as I arrived at the corner, I saw Karen crossing the street. In a second it happened. I saw Karen’s body fly up in the sky. A car had hit her！
Karen was on life support for a week before it was decided that they would allow her to go in peace. Karen’s parents wanted to donate her organs(器官)to the hospital, but there was nothing left healthy enough to be used because she was hit so hard.
I have never got so close to another person since Karen died. I do miss her! Do you cherish(珍惜)your friends? If you don’t, please do, as you may lose them one day.
1.What’s the best title for the passage?
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A．A horrible car accident |
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B．An unforgettable experience |
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C．My dearest friend—Karen |
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D．An unforgettable girl |
2.When Karen was hit by a car, she was .
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A．on her way to a friend’s place |
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B．on her way to the Becker’s home |
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C．shouting to the writer who was so far from her |
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D．heading to the corner where she and the writer would meet |
3.Why were Karen’s organs unable to be donated?
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A．Because her parents refused to do that. |
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B．Because all of her organs were seriously damaged. |
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C．Because the doctors thought it was too cruel. |
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D．Because no patients needed organs in the hospital then. |
4.What does the writer suggest we do?
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A．Cherish our friends. |
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B．Accept the fact that people die. |
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C．Be careful when crossing the street. |
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D．Never be too close to someone. |
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阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
People often don’t do what they really want to for fear
of failure. You don’t apply for a job ______ case you don’t
get it. You don’t perform at the school concert b others
might laugh at you. A lack of confidence can l to a lot
of suffering. The key to o this problem is to believe in
yourself. This might be （容易）said than done, but there
are many w to help you do this. Talk about your problem
with a friend or look advice on the Internet. Imagine
yourself being (成功) and practise breathing techniques
to keep you calm when you get nervous. And the important
thing is: believe you can do it. When you’ve ______（学会）to do
that, you are well on your way.
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科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省2009-2010学年高三下学期高考模拟英语试题（5） 题型：完型填空
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When she was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several ___36___ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis（幼儿类风湿性关节炎）.
She could not put ___37___ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable, I carried her.
All ___38___ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She ___39___ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) ___40___ and acceptance of others. I don’t remember her ever
___41___ self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she danced when she could dance. And, when she could do ___42___ of these things, she took her medicine, and she waited until she ___43___.
Jenny never competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny continued to have one operation after another on her ___44___. Finally, her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to ___45___ lips.
She was ___46___ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ___47___ the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially ___48___, could often mean the ___49___ between receiving an award and losing out.
So Jenny came to a decision. She ___50___ the high school football coach to let her participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach ___51___, saying, “If you miss one game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a member o the Garrett High School Football Team.
She carried bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team. She worked so actively that it ___52___ to be one of the best year for the Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year history.
When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the ___53___ of injury, one team member explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down, and you can’t seem to move, you ___54___ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty ___55___.”
36. A. trials B. examinations C. experiments D. treatments
37. A. control B. power C. strength D. pressure
38. A. through B. across C. over D. above
39. A. expressed B. wore C. took D. made
40. A. love B. admiration C. envy D. desire
41. A. speaking B. talking C. sharing D. voicing
42. A. nothing B. all C. none D. some
43. A. would B. could C. should D. might
44. A. ears B. legs C. arms D. mouth
45. A. see B. learn C. read D. hear
46. A. never B. totally C. occasionally D. seldom
47. A. struggle B. lose C. stop D. ease
48. A. grades B. relationships C. sports D. communication
49. A. importance B. difference C. chance D. choice
50. A. begged B. demanded C. required D. managed
51. A. gave out B. gave in C. held up D. held on
52. A. turned over B. turned out C. turned up D. turned in
53. A. sight B. fear C. risk D. face
54. A. looked down B. looked in C. looked up D. looked out
55. A. different B. worth C. difficult D. unimportant
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