I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 1 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 2 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 3 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 4 arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused 5 at a small tree, touching tips of the 6 with his hands.
When opening the door, he 7 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 8 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the 9 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 10 of me. I asked him, who 11 me to the car, “Before we went in, 12 did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 13 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 14 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 15 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 16 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 17 for work.”
“ 18 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 19 as I remember 20 up the night before.”
1．A．broken B．terrible C．flat D．fantastic
2．A．quit B．deleted C．declined D．reduced
3．A．ride B．increase C．perform D．start
4．A．Before B．On C．Immediately D．Directly
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6．A．trucks B．leaves C．branches D．shoots
7．A．went by B．went over C．went off D．went through
8．A．smiles B．sorrow C．confidence D．doubts
9．A．happy B．large C．complex D．modern
10．A．worse B．better C．more D．less
11．A．drove B．sent C．instructed D．walked
12．A．how B．who C．why D．where
13．A．matters B．troubles C．questions D．worries
14．A．belong B．insert C．include D．provide
15．A．instance B．ages C．purpose D．sure
16．A．when B．since C．because D．if
17．A．ask B．come C．leave D．look
18．A．Frightful B．Funny C．Strange D．Accessible
19．A．much B．few C．little D．many
20．A．picking B．holding C．hanging D．giving
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：054
When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was __(1)___ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the __(2)___ on purpose, __(3)___ that the driver might be too tired to drive,“When do you go back home in the evening?”
“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”
“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I __(4)___ another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.”His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the __(5)___ is only complaint（抱怨）. They complain that they __(6)___ work __(7)___, that it is __(8)___ to earn money, that they are bullied（欺侮）by the policemen, or that the corporation leaders are seated __(9)___ and enjoy the __(10)___ of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance（不满意）against everything. But this driver told me,“I find it __(11)___ to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I like driving, just for __(12)___. It's __(13)___ that I __(14)___ drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any __(15)___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __(16)___, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a __(17)___ street. In this way I always get customers.”
His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __(18)___ in his job. Such feelings are __(19)___ among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying __(20)___,“Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks（挫折）.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.
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(1)A．driving |
B．flying |
C．running |
D．rushing |
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(2)A．calmness |
B．quietness |
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(3)A．for fear |
B．on condition |
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C．in order |
D．in case |
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(4)A．gave out |
B．threw out |
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C．let off |
D．set off |
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(5)A．taxis |
B．radios |
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C．passengers |
D．drivers |
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(6)A．have to |
B．must |
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C．need |
D．should |
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(7)A．from night till morning |
B．from morning till night |
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C．from morning till afternoon |
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(8)A．hard |
B．easy |
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C．possible |
D．impossible |
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(9)A．busy |
B．busily |
C．lazy |
D．lazily |
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(10)A．results |
B．achievements |
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C．gains |
D．fruits |
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(11)A．tired |
B．tiring |
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C．excited |
D．exciting |
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(12)A．pleasure |
B．money |
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C．work |
D．interest |
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(13)A．unfortunate |
B．fortunate |
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C．likely |
D．wise |
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(14)A．often |
B．usually |
C．hardly |
D．seldom |
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(15)A．trick |
B．secret |
C．skill |
D．method |
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(16)A．southward |
B．northward |
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C．eastward |
D．westward |
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(17)A．wide |
B．narrow |
C．lonely |
D．empty |
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(18)A．had |
B．made |
C．kept |
D．took |
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(19)A．common |
B．rare |
C．much |
D．little |
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(20)A．says |
B．suggests |
C．goes |
D．talks |
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根据课文内容填空(每空不限词数；共12个空格，每空格0.5分，满分6分)
NCE 1
Imagine a star _____1_____ twenty times larger, brighter and hotter than our own sun. A planet would have to be a very long way from it to _____2_____ supporting life.
NCE 2
...All the cattle had been moved into stalls and we _____3_____ little. ...As the floods had put the telephone _____4_____, we could not find out how they were managing.
NCE 3
I hired a car the day after landing and bought a ____5_____ book of maps, which I found most helpful on the _____6_____ journey, but which I did not...
NCE 58
It was _____7_____ then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence. ... but then she decided that at her age it might be more prudent to have someone with her, so she went to _____8_____ porter from his basement.
NCE 4
It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just _____9_____ is always a joy. ... This hobby educates one not only in the chosen subject, but also in general matters which have _____10_____ it.
NCE 5
Only in a sparsely-populated _____11_____ community is it possible to
disregard it....The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized _____12______.
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第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hired a plumber（水管工） to help me restore an old farmhouse, and he just finished a rough first day on the job: a 41 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to 42 .
43 I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 44 arriving, he invited me in to meet his 45 . As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small 46 , touching the tips of the branches with both 47 .
When 48 the door he passed through an amazing transformation. His brown face was in all smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his 49 a kiss. 50 he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my 51 got the better of me. I asked him about what I had 52 him do earlier.
"Oh, that's my 53 tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's 54 :those troubles don't 55 the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree 56 when I come home and ask God to 57 them. Then in the morning I 58
them up again." "And the 59 thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't 60 as many as I remember hanging up the night before."
41. A. smooth B. broken C. failed D. flat
42. A. begin B. start C. set D. launch
43. A. While B. During C. As soon as D. Though
44. A. In B. For C. On D. At
45. A. friends B. parents C. family D. home
46. A. room B. tree C. flower D. wood
47. A. arms B. hands C. fingers D. feet
48. A. opening B. closing C. knocking D. covering
49. A. wife B. daughter C. son D. baby
50. A. Meanwhile B. Afterwards C. Previously D. Consequently
51. A. satisfaction B. responsibility C. occupation D. curiosity
52. A. heard B. made C. seen D. let
53. A. comfort B. pain C. suffering D. trouble
54. A. at length B. for sure C. at risk D. straight away
55. A. belong in B. hold back C. fit in D. bring to
56. A. one day B. every morning C. one night D. every night
57. A. take note of B. take care of C. look for D. focus on
58. A. pick B. take C. bring D. choose
59. A. flexible B. funny C. casual D. humorous
60. A. almost B. roughly C. nearly D. approximately
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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 16 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 17 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 18 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 19 arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused 20 at a small tree, touching tips of the 21 with his hands.
When opening the door, he 22 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 23 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the 24 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 25 of me. I asked him, who 26 me to the car, “Before we went in, 27 did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 28 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 29 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 30 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 31 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 32 for work.”
“ 33 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 34 as I remember 35 up the night before.”
16．A．broken B．terrible C．flat D．fantastic
17．A．quit B．deleted C．declined D．reduced
18．A．ride B．increase C．perform D．start
19．A．Before B．On C．Immediately D．Directly
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20．A．shortly B．briefly C．quietly D．straight
21．A．trucks B．leaves C．branches D．shoots
22．A．went by B．went over C．went off D．went through
23．A．smiles B．sorrow C．confidence D．doubts
24．A．happy B．large C．complex D．modern
25．A．worse B．better C．more D．less
26．A．drove B．sent C．instructed D．walked
27．A．how B．who C．why D．where
28．A．matters B．troubles C．questions D．worries
29．A．belong B．insert C．include D．provide
30．A．instance B．ages C．purpose D．sure
31．A．when B．since C．because D．if
32．A．ask B．come C．leave D．look
33．A．Frightful B．Funny C．Strange D．Accessible
34．A．much B．few C．little D．many
35．A．picking B．holding C．hanging D．giving
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根据课文内容填空(每空不限词数；共12个空格，每空格0.5分，满分6分)
NCE 1
Imagine a star _____1_____ twenty times larger, brighter and hotter than our own sun. A planet would have to be a very long way from it to _____2_____ supporting life.
NCE 2
...All the cattle had been moved into stalls and we _____3_____ little. ...As the floods had put the telephone _____4_____, we could not find out how they were managing.
NCE 3
I hired a car the day after landing and bought a ____5_____ book of maps, which I found most helpful on the _____6_____ journey, but which I did not...
NCE 58
It was _____7_____ then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence. ... but then she decided that at her age it might be more prudent to have someone with her, so she went to _____8_____ porter from his basement.
NCE 4
It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just _____9_____ is always a joy. ... This hobby educates one not only in the chosen subject, but also in general matters which have _____10_____ it.
NCE 5
Only in a sparsely-populated _____11_____ community is it possible to
disregard it....The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized _____12______.
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