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    My mother is a geneticist, and from her I learned that despite our differences in size, shape and color, we humans are 99.9 percent the same. It is in our   36   to see differences: skin, hair and eye color, height, language. But also in our nature, way down in the DNA that   37  us human, we are almost the   38 .
    I believe there is more that unites us than   39  us.
    My mother came to the US from India. She is   40  enough that she got her service  41  in a diner in 1960s Dallas. My father is a white boy from Indiana whose   42  came from Germany in the mid-1800s.
    It seems   43  to admit now, but I never   44  that my parents were different colors. One day, I watched my parents walk   45  the street of our church together. They were   46  in the service that day, and as they walked, I saw their hands   47  together in unison(一致地). I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was, and how white my father was. I knew them as my parents   48  I realized their skin color. I'm sorry to say that now when I see a mixed-race    49  walking down the street, I see the "mixed race" first and the "couple" second.
    When my parents married in 1966, there were   50  places in this country that had laws  51  mixed marriage.   52 , my white grandfather,   53  father had been a typical racist, was not against their marriage.
    Some of us are men, some are women. Some are young, some old. Some of us are short and others   54 . Some right-handed, some left-handed. We have lots of differences; we are all  55 . But deep down inside us, down in our DNA, we are 99.9 percent the same. And I believe we need to remember that.
    小题1:
    A．featureB．characterC．natureD．quality
    小题2:
    A．getsB．letsC．hasD．makes
    小题3:
    A．sameB．differentC．familiarD．similar
    小题4:
    A．differsB．dividesC．departsD．splits
    小题5:
    A．yellowB．whiteC．darkD．brown
    小题6:
    A．turned out B．turned down C．turned overD．turned back
    小题7:
    A．ancestors B．parentsC．familyD．origin
    小题8:
    A．sillyB．wiseC．stupidD．foolish
    小题9:
    A．noticedB．lookedC．watchedD．observed
    小题10:
    A．inB．upC．outD．down
    小题11:
    A．enteringB．runningC．attendingD．participating
    小题12:
    A．rocking B．shakingC．swingingD．waving
    小题13:
    A．unlessB．afterC．beforeD．until
    小题14:
    A．marriageB．coupleC．doubleD．twins
    小题15:
    A．alwaysB．alsoC．almostD．still
    小题16:
    A．allowing B．preventing C．encouraging D．banning
    小题17:
    A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．ButD．Otherwise
    小题18:
    A．whichB．whoseC．thatD．what
    小题19:
    A．longB．highC．tallD．kind
    小题20:
    A．similarB．familiarC．uniqueD．same

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

    试题分析：
    小题1:.C。nature“本性，本质”，并且下句But also in our nature也是暗示。
    小题2:D。make成为。根据本句句意“使我们成为人类”，可知答案应选D。
    小题3:A。从But also in our nature来看是对上文的转折，并且文章最后一段倒数第二句也是暗示。
    小题4:B。从前面的unite可以看出是divide。
    小题5:.C。根据本句句意可知是因为我妈妈的皮肤太黑以致于达拉斯的餐厅拒绝为她服务。也可从“I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was”一句判断答案。
    小题6:.B。turn down “拒绝”, turn out“结果是，生产”, turn over“翻阅，发动，移交”, turn back“往回走，阻挡”。
    小题7:.A。从came from Germany in the mid-1800s可知应该是我父亲的祖先在十九世纪中叶从德国移民到美国。
    小题8:.A。silly傻的，幼稚的，foolish 愚蠢的, 根据句意是当时我从来没有注意到我父母不同的肤色，这很傻，很幼稚。所以答案选A。
    小题9:.A。notice注意到。watch和observe的意思是观察，不合句意。
    小题10:.D。walk down the street是惯用法，意思为“沿街散步”。
    小题11:.D。participate in参加。enter为及物动词，后面不加介词。
    小题12:.C。根据句意我看到他们手拉手一起摇摆，所以选C。
    小题13:C。before在……之前。
    小题14:.B。夫妇，常用couple。根据句意“当我看到一对不同肤色的夫妇逛街的时候”可知答案。
    小题15:D。still仍然有。这个国家当时仍然在有的地方禁止不同肤色的人通婚。
    小题16:.D。ban表示法律禁止，从下句也可看出
    小题17:.B。however表转折。从was not against可知与上文是转折关系
    小题18:B。定语从句，表所有。我祖父的父亲曾经是一位激进分子。
    小题19:C。tall在这里与short对比。
    小题20:C。根据句意：我们有许许多多的差异，我们都是独一无二的，可知答案。
    点评：本文属于情感类阅读，从祖先是移民多遭受的区别对待以及相关的思考可知我们虽然有很多的差异，但是每个人都是独一无二的。整个完形填空大题，设空科学合理，考生不难从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。
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    B．How much do you get in a month?
    C．Nice to meet you! Are you from America?
    D．Let’s get together sometime. I want to ask you some questions.
    小题3:What is mainly discussed in the text?
    A．It’s very important to be a good friend of an American.
    B．Some advice on how to make friends with Americans.
    C．Something about the friendship in America.
    D．Friendship is the most important in our life.
    小题4:Which is the best way to make friends with an American?
    A．To ask him if he is willing to make friends with you.
    B．To spend a long time learning about him.
    C．To wait until he tells you his thoughts.
    D．To ask him to join you for dinner.

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    In Wiltshire, England, volunteers are being sought to visit a nature protection area to count the butterflies living there and on surrounding fields. The project is promoted by an environmental protection organisation，which has contributed to improving the living environment for wild animals. Recently, the organisation has issued an appeal to help it observe environmental changes based on the record of butterflies and protect the environment.
    In the area, the local people have planted many special flowers with the help of the organisation, aiming to see whether these flowers will interest the rare and beautiful butterflies. The Project officer Sarah Marshall says, “It will be a suitable habitat for butterflies. They are great ‘indicator species’ as they are easily affected by climate changes so they make a brillian early - warning system for the environment.” She also points out that volunteers are needed to recourd the number or species of butterflies，and based on the change happening to the butterflies, the hidden environmental problems in the area can be found out in time.
    The organisation is seeking volunteers to help monitor butterflies from April through to September. They will walk a fixed route and record the different butterflies they encounter along the way.Each visit should take no more than two hours, and each volunteer is expected to visit once a month to count the wildlife. “Staff will provide back up, so if the weather is poor on the day you are to visit（butterflies don’t like to fly in the rain, wind or if it’s too cloudy) we can have someone else do your job,” Sarah points out.
    No previous experience is necessary as training and support will be provided，but a keen interest is essential. If you are interested, P1ease contact Sarah on (0l380) 725670，ext 278, email sarahm wiltshirewildlife. org
    小题1:According to Paragraph l， what is the purpose of the Project?
    A．To appeal to more visitors.
    B．To protect the environment.
    C．To control butterfly population.
    D．To expand the area for wildlife.
    小题2:Many special flowers have been planted in Wiltshire to           .
    A．warn people of wildlife extinction
    B．appeal more tourists to be involved in
    C．attract many unusual and beautiful butterflies
    D．improve the economic conditions of local people
    小题3:Butterflies are called “indicator species” because              .
    A．they can provide support for visitors
    B．they can give information to other species
    C．they are not easily found out in their habitats
    D．they are very sensitive to environmental changes
    小题4:What is the text mainly about?
    A．Visitors are being trained to identify butterflies.
    B．Wildlife areas are being protected by butterflies.
    C．Volunteers are being needed to count butterflies.
    D．Organisations are being put up to protect butterflies.

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