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Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started 26  me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and  27  against my young skin.Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don' t do that any more --your 28  are too rough!" She didn’t say anything in 29 .But never again did my mother close out my day with that _30 expression of her love.
Time after time, with the  31 years, my thoughts returned to that night. I'm not a little girl any more.Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I   32  thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 33 .
Now, my own children are  34 Mom no longer has Dad.It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand  35  before stealing across my face to brush the   36 from  my forehead.Then a kiss, ever so _37 touched my brow.In my 38   , thousands of times, I  39  the night my young voice complained.40  Mom's hand in my hand, I said how 41  I was for that night.I thought she'd remember, as I did,_42   Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had forgotten—and  43  —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new  44  for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the  45  I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

【小题1】
A.surprising B.hurting C.annoying D.amazing
【小题2】
A.rough B.gentle C.smooth D.strong
【小题3】
A.noises B.words C.feelings D.hands
【小题4】
A.anger B.silence C.reply D.fear
【小题5】
A.healthy B.familiar C.popular D.perfect
【小题6】
A.coming B.remaining C.following D.passing
【小题7】
A.often B.even C.never D.once
【小题8】
A.family B.neighbor C.husband D.home
【小题9】
A.developed B.grown C.moved D.forgotten
【小题10】
A.imagined B.hesitated C.regretted D.trembled
【小题11】
A.hair B.tears C.dirt D.kisses
【小题12】
A.quickly B.roughly C.gently D.slowly
【小题13】
A.memory B.opinion C.history D.diary
【小题14】
A.chanced B.missed C.hated D.recalled
【小题15】
A.Beating B.Picking C.Catching D.Stopping
【小题16】
A.happy B.sorry C.annoyed D.amused
【小题17】
A.and B.faded C.because D.but
【小题18】
A.remembered B.while C.forgiven D.apologized
【小题19】
A.hope B.appreciation C.thought D.approval
【小题20】
A.guilt B.pride C.sorrow D.failure


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

解析试题分析:文章介绍作者的妈妈晚上总是在作者睡觉的时候来抚摸她,但是有一天,作者却抱怨妈妈的手太粗糙了,这件事一直让作者感到内疚,在作者自己的孩子长大走后,作者更加能理解妈妈,终于有一晚,她向妈妈表达了自己的抱歉,但是妈妈已经忘了或是早已原谅她了。
【小题1】考查形容词:A.surprising令人惊讶的,B.hurting伤人的,C.annoying令人生气的,D. amazing令人惊讶的,从后面的句子:her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed,可知妈妈每天晚上抚摸她让她生气,选C
【小题2】考查形容词:A.rough粗糙的,B.gentle温柔的,C.smooth顺滑的,D.strong强壮的,从前面的work – worn可知妈妈的手因为劳作变得粗糙,选A
【小题3】考查名词:A.noises噪音,B.words话语,C.feelings感觉,D.hands手,从前面的句子:her hands pushing my hair that way可知作者埋怨妈妈的手太粗糙,选D
【小题4】考查名词:A.anger生气,B.silence沉默,C.reply回答,D.fear害怕,前面是I shouted at her:作者对妈妈叫喊,后面说妈妈没有回答,选C
【小题5】考查形容词:A.healthy健康的,B.familiar熟悉的,C.popular流行的,D.perfect完美的,妈妈再也没有用熟悉的表情结束我一天,选B
【小题6】考查动词:A.coming来,B.remaining仍然,C.following跟随,D.passing通过,随着很多年的过去,选D
【小题7】考查副词:A.often经常,B.even甚至,C.never 从不,D.once曾经,我曾经认为粗糙的手还为我和我的家做事情,选D
【小题8】考查名词:A.family家庭,B.neighbor邻居,C.husband丈夫,D.home家,从后面的Now, my own children are  34 ,可知作者的妈妈还为她的家人做事,选A
【小题9】考查动词:A.developed发展,B.grown 长大,C.moved搬家,D.forgotten忘记,我的孩子也长大了,选B
【小题10】考查动词:A.imagined想象,B.hesitated犹豫,C.regretted后悔, D.trembled颤抖,因为作者曾经埋怨过妈妈的手粗糙,所以妈妈是犹豫的抚摸她,选B
【小题11】考查名词:A.hair头发,B.tears眼泪,C.dirt灰尘,D.kisses 亲吻,从前面的push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.可知妈妈拨开作者前额的头发,选 A
【小题12】考查副词:A.quickly快地,B.roughly粗略地,C.gently温柔地,D.slowly缓慢地,妈妈温柔的亲吻作者的前额,选C
【小题13】考查名词:A.memory记忆,B.opinion观点,C.history历史,D.diary日记,从后面的句子:the night my young voice complained可知这是作者记忆中的事情,选A
【小题14】考查动词:A.chanced碰巧,B.missed错过,C.hated讨厌,D.recalled回忆,在记忆中,我回忆那晚对妈妈的抱怨的情景,选D
【小题15】考查动词:A.Beating击败,B.Picking挑选,C.Catching抓住,D.Stopping停止,作者把妈妈的手抓在自己的手中,选C
【小题16】考查形容词:A.happy 快乐的,B.sorry 抱歉的,C.annoyed生气的,D.amused好笑的,我对妈妈说对那天晚上感到很抱歉,选B
【小题17】考查连词:A.and并且,B.while 当…时候,C.because因为,D.but但是,我以为妈妈还记得,但是妈妈已经忘了,表示转折关系,选D
【小题18】考查动词:A. remembered记得,B.faded褪色,C.forgiven原谅,D.apologized道歉,这里指妈妈忘了这件事,或是原谅的,选C
【小题19】考查名词:A.hope希望,B.appreciation欣赏,C.thought 想法,D.approval赞成,从后面的:for my gentle mother and her caring hands.可知作者对温柔的妈妈和爱护的手是有的新的感激,选B
【小题20】考查名词:A.guilt内疚,B.pride骄傲,C.sorrow难过,D.failure失败,从前面可知I said how       I was for that night作者对那天晚上一直感到抱歉,内疚,现在都没有了,选A
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After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later ____5____ one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite ____6____ and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.
On the day of the final interview, my son and other two __7__ arrived at the interview place on time, __8__ the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably __9__. The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our __10__. We will tell you the __11__ in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very __12__.
In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me __13__ on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole __14__?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also __15__ of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s __16__ was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.
Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” __17__ in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not __18__ to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand __19__. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of __20__ compared with others!

【小题1】
A.As to B.Due to C.Instead of D.Contrary to
【小题2】
A.promote B.train C.employ D.discover
【小题3】
A.encouraged B.allowed C.supposed D.intended
【小题4】
A.while B.since C.though D.if
【小题5】
A.meet B.attract C.decide D.represent
【小题6】
A.slowly B.smoothly C.secretly D.silently
【小题7】
A.members B.students C.friends D.candidates
【小题8】
A.waiting for B.watching over C.thinking about D.looking into
【小题9】
A.formal B.simple C.funny D.strange
【小题10】
A.information B.notice C.order D.return
【小题11】
A.result B.choice C.mark D.idea
【小题12】
A.annoyed B.puzzled C.disappointed D.shocked
【小题13】
A.doubtfully B.excitedly C.calmly D.worriedly
【小题14】
A.matter B.cause C.conclusion D.interview
【小题15】
A.middle B.ending C.part D.course
【小题16】
A.way B.reply C.problem D.question
【小题17】
A.changed B.grew C.came D.developed
【小题18】
A.expect B.forget C.dislike D.regret
【小题19】
A.generosity B.curiosity C.dignity D.personality
【小题20】
A.abilities B.strengths C.challenges D.opportunities

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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank.He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 .His chances of surviving were small.  22  when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23  than he was when he started, but alive.
His   24  of how he survived is fascinating.His cleverness —how he   25  to catch fish, how he evaporated(蒸发) sea water to   26  fresh water—is very interesting.
But the thing that   27  my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28  in continuing the struggle.He was starved and 29  worn-out.Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.
When people   30  these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going.Many people in   31  desperate circumstances 32   in or go mad.Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33  difficulties.
"I tell myself I can   34  it," wrote Callahan in his book.-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate.I tell myself these things over and over,  35  up courage..."
I wrote that down after 1 read it.It   36  me as something important.And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed   37  off or when my problems seemed too terrible.And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38  
The truth is,our circumstances are only bad    39   to something better.But others have been though the much worse,that is,in comparison with what others have been through,you’re fortunate.Tell this to yourself over sad over again,and it will help you   40  though the rough situations with a little more courage.

【小题1】
A.fullB.richC.fewD.enough
【小题2】
A.AndB.YetC.StillD.Thus
【小题3】
A.thinnerB.strongerC.worseD.healthier
【小题4】
A.attitudeB.assumptionC.instructionD.account
【小题5】
A.assistedB.tendedC.managedD.intended
【小题6】
A.makeB.absorbC.selectD.replace
【小题7】
A.attackedB.caughtC.frozeD.cheated
【小题8】
A.operationB.tasteC.messageD.point
【小题9】
A.firmlyB.completelyC.hardlyD.generally
【小题10】
A.dealB.defendC.surviveD.observe
【小题11】
A.similarlyB.differentlyC.graduallyD.commonly
【小题12】
A.pullB.takeC.breakD.give
【小题13】
A.for the lack ofB.in the face ofC.in exchange forD.as a result of
【小题14】
A.handleB.carryC.followD.inspect
【小题15】
A.rollingB.usingC.buildingD.making
【小题16】
A.defeatedB.recommendedC.introducedD.struck
【小题17】
A.farB.longC.everD.even
【小题18】
A.feelingsB.sensesC.ideasD.influences
【小题19】
A.relatedB.measuredC.contributedD.compared
【小题20】
A.seeB.cutC.getD.think

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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空

A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it. She did not know how she was going to   21  and wanted to give up. She was   22  of fighting and struggling. It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one   23 .
Her father, a cook, took her to the   24 . He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high   25 . Soon the pots came to a   26 . In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and   27  waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the   28  . He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another. Turning to her he asked, “Darling, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to   29  the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the   30 , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled   31  she tasted its rich flavor. She humbly asked, “What does it mean, Father?”
He explained that each of them had faced the same   32 , boiling water, but each   33   differently. The carrot went in   34  and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it   35  and became weak. The egg had been   36 . Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting   37  the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique,   38 . After they were in the boiling water, they had   39  the water.
“Which are you?” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door,   40  do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”

【小题1】 
A.make out B.make it C.make up D.make through 
 
【小题2】 
A.typical B.conscious C.tired D.warned 
 
【小题3】 
A.raised B.arose C.disappeared D.faded 
 
【小题4】 
A.room B.market C.kitchen D.grocery 
 
【小题5】 
A.shelf B.temperature C.fire D.table 
 
【小题6】 
A.boil B.cool C.hot D.smoke 
 
【小题7】 
A.happily B.calmly C.casually D.impatiently 
 
【小题8】 
A.lights B.burners C.tap D.water 
 
【小题9】 
A.see B.carry C.feel D.fetch 
 
【小题10】 
A.shell B.pack C.bag D.cover 
 
【小题11】 
A.since B.as C.before D.if 
 
【小题12】 
A.occasion B.point C.variety D.adversity 
 
【小题13】 
A.reflected B.answered C.abandoned D.reacted 
 
【小题14】 
A.stable B.weak C.strong D.sensitive 
 
【小题15】 
A.softened B.widened C.shortened D.sharpened 
 
【小题16】 
A.half-done B.easily-broken  C.easily-got D.hard-boiled 
 
【小题17】 
A.over B.for C.through D.on 
 
【小题18】 
A.however B.otherwise C.besides D.moreover 
 
【小题19】 
A.melted B.absorbed C.polluted D.changed 
 
【小题20】 
A.what B.how C.when D.why 
 

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