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    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
    While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous.   36   Mr. Larchmont refused to   37  his request? Andrew had   38   so hard in the last 18 months.  39  , he deserved a wage increase.
    The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak   40  . Late in the afternoon he finally gathered the   41   to approach his superior. To his   42   and surprise, the ever-frugal (一贯节省的) Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a   43  !
    Andrew arrived home that evening,   44   their dining table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal   45   his favorite dishes. Immediately he   46   someone from the office had tipped her off!
    Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered   47  . It was from his wife, which read: “  48  , my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I’m so   49   of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to   50   how sensitive and caring Tina was.
    After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen   51   he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket. He picked it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you   52   you didn’t get the increase.”
    Tears   53   in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not   54   upon his success at work.
    The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us   55   our success or failure.
    小题1:
    A．What aboutB．How comeC．How aboutD．What if
    小题2:
    A．grantB．admitC．submitD．guarantee
    小题3:
    A．managedB．studiedC．workedD．conducted
    小题4:
    A．FinallyB．AbsolutelyC．SuccessfullyD．Effectively
    小题5:
    A．for the weightB．at the kneesC．in the heartD．for the leg
    小题6:
    A．thoughtsB．forceC．strengthD．courage
    小题7:
    A．shockB．enjoymentC．delightD．amazement
    小题8:
    A．praiseB．awardC．rewardD．raise
    小题9:
    A．to findB．to appreciateC．to noticeD．to decorate
    小题10:
    A．asB．throughC．includingD．for
    小题11:
    A．understoodB．recognizedC．figuredD．predicted
    小题12:
    A．letterB．noteC．envelopeD．mail
    小题13:
    A．Best wishesB．Good newsC．CongratulationsD．Wonderful job
    小题14:
    A．coolB．admirableC．cheerfulD．proud
    小题15:
    A．call onB．reflect onC．feed backD．remind of
    小题16:
    A．whileB．beforeC．untilD．when
    小题17:
    A．as thoughB．even thoughC．whetherD．unless
    小题18:
    A．welled upB．flowed overC．rushed outD．streamed down
    小题19:
    A．qualifiedB．restrictedC．conditionalD．concerned
    小题20:
    A．despiteB．withoutC．eitherD．regardless of

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    小题1:D主要测试连词。所给选项的意思如下：what about =" how" about“、、、怎么样？”；how come“怎么回事、怎么搞的”；what if “如果、、、该怎么样？”。再根据行文可知以下句子：All day Andrew felt nervous． 36 Mr．Larchmont refused to 37 his request?的译文：一整天Andrew都感觉到紧张。如果（what if）Mr．Larchmont拒绝同意（grant）他的要求该咋办？
    小题1:A主要测试动词。四个选项的意思分别如下：同意、承认；承认、接纳；提交、服从；保证、确保。再结合上面第36题的解释可以选出最佳答案：grant。
    小题1:C主要测试动词。文章开头已经点出：Andrew 去“上班”。所以句子：Andrew had 38 so hard in the last 18 months．译文如下：过去的18个月，Andrew工作（work）如此努力。
    小题1:B主要测试副词。四个选项的意思分别如下：最后；当然、一定；成功地；高效地。参考上面第38题的解析，句子：39 , he deserved a wage increase．的译文如下：当然，他的工作应该增长。
    小题1:B主要测试介词短语。此处的译文：走进Larchmont办公室的意念让Andrew双腿发软（at the knees）。
    小题1:D主要测试名词。四个选项的意思分别如下：思想；武力、势力、暴力；力气、力量；勇气。具体语境中句子：Late in the afternoon he finally gathered the 41 to approach his superior的译文如下：下午晚些时候，他终于鼓足勇气（courage）去找上司。
    小题1:C主要测试名词。四个选项的意思分别如下：震惊、惊恐；乐趣、享受；欣喜、愉快、高兴、乐事；惊异、惊愕。此处应该指：令Andrew高兴（delight）而且惊讶的是一贯节省的Harvey Larchmont同意给Andrew涨工资（raise）。
    小题1:D主要测试动词。参考上面第42题的解释及所给四个选项的意思：赞扬、称赞；奖品、奖学金；报答、奖赏；加薪、提高，可知选择：raise最佳。
    小题1:A主要测试动词。根据行文可知：Andrew得以加薪后非常高兴，到家后，惊讶的发现（to find）餐桌上放着精美的瓷器，点着蜡烛。妻子，Tina已经准备了丰盛的饭菜，包括（including）他最喜欢的菜。
    小题1:C主要测试介词。参考上面第44 题的解析可以选出最佳答案：including。
    小题1:C主要测试动词。根据行文可知句子：Immediately he 46 someone from the office had tipped her off!译文如下：Andrew马上想到（figured）办公室有人告诉妻子了。再结合四个选项的意思：理解；认出、识别出；想到、料想；预测，可知最佳选择：figure。
    小题1:B主要测试名词。四个选项的意思分别如下：信、字母；便条；信封；邮件。根据具体的行文可知句子：Andrew发现盘子旁边有一精美的便条（note）。结合实际，这是妻子，Tina放的为了提醒丈夫，Andrew，故此选择：note最佳。
    小题1:C主要测试名词。根据行文可知：上面已经结束老板给Andrew加薪了，所以做妻子的要祝贺（congratulations）。因此，留个便条，内容如下：祝贺你，亲爱的！我知道你加薪了！我准备了美味的饭菜来证明我多么地爱你。我为你去的成就而自豪（proud）。
    小题1:D主要测试形容词。结合四个选项的意思：凉爽的、冷静的；值得赞扬的、可敬的；快乐的、兴高采烈的；自豪的、得意的，另外再结合上面第48提的解释可以看出最佳答案：proud。其实此处：be proud of sb 是“以、、、自豪”之意。
    小题1:B主要测试短语动词。首先，选项：D结构不正确，应该为：remind sb of 、、、，所以可以排除；其余三个选项的意思分别如下：拜访、号召；仔细考虑；反应、回馈。另外，此处意思：Andrew看着便条，停顿下来仔细考虑（reflect on）妻子，Tina怎么这么敏感，富有爱心。
    小题1:D主要测试连词。此处句子译文如下：吃晚饭后，Andrew走向厨房的路上，就在这时Andrew看到又一张卡片从妻子兜里掉出来。Andrew捡起。上面写着：“没有加薪不要伤心！你确实应该加薪的！我准备了这顿饭来证明：即使（even though）你没有加薪，我也是多么爱你。此处，when意思“就在那 / 这时突然、、、”。例如：the children were swimming in the river when it began to rain。孩子们正在河里游泳，就在这时，天突然下起了雨。
    小题1:B 主要测试连词。参考上面第51题的解析，再结合所给选项的意思可以选出最佳答案。
    小题1:A主要测试动词短语。四个选项的意思分别如下：涌出、涌现；溢出（通常指液体流出）；冲出、突然出现；流下来（像小溪一样，比较细长等）。再参考下文的陈述，尤其是最后一段的意思（可以参考第55题的解释），我们可知：Andrew被妻子Tina的做法感动了，所以Andrew眼中突然涌出（well up）眼泪。
    小题1:C主要测试形容词。此处主要考查：be conditional on / upon sth “以、、、为条件”例如：The sale of the painting was conditional on the expert’s agreement that it was an original Rembrandt. 这幅画的出售须要有专家认可它确是伦勃朗的原作才行。文章中句子： Tina’s support for him was not 54 upon his success at work的译文如下：妻子，Tina对Andrew的支持不是以Andrew工作的成功为条件的。
    小题1:D主要测试介词。四个选项的意思分别如下：尽管；没有；两者之一、也、而且；不管、不顾。根据行文此处译文如下：当我们知道不管（regardless of）成功或失败都有人爱我们的时候，我们差不多可以接受任何挫折或拒绝。
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    B．have at least one nurse out of 100 people
    C．don’t like to train nurses of their own countries
    D．have more serious nursing problems than the Caribbean nations
    小题4:What does the text mainly tell us?
    A．Nursing is no longer a worthwhile profession in most countries.
    B．The different attitudes towards nursing in different countries.
    C．Nurses shortage will result in serious consequences.
    D．The health care industry needs more nurses.

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    Answer the following questions by using the information taken from a dictionary page．（You may read the questions first．）
    jaguar: n．a type of large, yellow-colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the U．S．and in Central and South America．
    jargon: 1．n．an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand．2．n．a language made up of two or more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and English- 3．n． the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was filled with jargon．4．n．speech that doesn't make sense．
    jaunt: 1．n．a trip taken for fun．2．v．to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last
    Saturday．javelin: 1．n．a spear most commonly used as weapon or in hunting．2．n．the contest in which a javelin is thrown．3．n．a lightweight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in track-and-field contests．4, v．to strike, as with ajavelin．
    jazz: 1．n．a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic eats．2．n．popular dance music influenced by jazz．．3．n．slang empty talk．4．ad．of or like jazz: a jazz band, jazz records．
    Jennet; n．a small Spanish horse．
    小题1:Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below?
    At the competition, Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards．
    A．Definition 1B．Definition 2 C．Definition 3D．Definition 4
    小题2:Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below?
    Doctors often speak in medical jargon．
    A．Definition 1B．Definition 2
    C．Definition 3D．Definition 4
    小题3:What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence?
    Don t give me that jazz, for lam a practical person．
    A．nonsenseB．a kind of dance
    C．a type of musicD．rhythmic beats

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    “Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．
    “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．
    When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favorite footballer．
    We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．
    But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．
    小题1:We know that the word "cool" has had ________.
    A．only one meaningB．no meanings
    C．many different meaningsD．the same meaning
    小题2:In the passage，the word“express” means“________”.
    A．seeB．showC．knowD．feel
    小题3:If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.”
    A．interested inB．angry about
    C．afraid ofD．unhappy with
    小题4:In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．
    A．can be used instead of many words
    B．usually means something interesting
    C．can make your life colorful
    D．may not be as cool as it seems

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    "Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television?" How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn't been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admit the one-eyed monster into our homes,  we never found it difficult to occupy our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theaters, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. We even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talk occasionally. All that belongs to the past. Now all our free time is regulated by the "goggle-box". We rush home or gulp down（吞咽）our meals to be in time for this or that program. We have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, exchanging the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do-anything providing it doesn't interfere with the program. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a program, he is quickly silenced.
    The whole generations are growing up addicted to the telly (television). Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost. The telly is universal pacifier（抚慰者）．It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set.It doesn’t matter that the children will watch rubbishy commercials or violence－so long as they are quiet.
    There is little limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world. Television consumes vast quantities of creative work. That is why most of programs are bad:  it is impossible to keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards as well. When millions watch the same programs,  the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the conditions which obtain in preliterate（无文字的）communities. We become completely dependent on the two most primitive media of communication: pictures and the spoken word.
    Television encourages passive enjoyment. We become content with secondhand experiences. It is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working. Little by little, television cuts us off from the real world. We got so lazy; we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness, glued to our sets, rather than go out into the world itself. Television may be a splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each other. We only become aware how totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountain, far away from civilization. In quiet, natural surroundings, we quickly discover how little we miss the repetitive oppression of King Telly.
    小题1:According to this passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
    A．We used to have hobbies and go to theaters and sporting events.
    B．We have a leisurely evening meal and exchange the news when we watch TV.
    C．We quickly finish our meals so as to be in time for TV programs.
    D．We are usually silent and attentive in front of TV.
    小题2: The main idea of the second paragraph is to show that_____.
    A．children are very noisy
    B．TV is full of rubbishy commercials or violence
    C．television disturbs our sleep
    D．the whole generations are fascinated with TV
    小题3:Which is the best title for this passage?
    A．Television Encourages Passive Enjoyment
    B．Television Is Doing Irreparable（不能挽回的）harm
    C．Television Is a Universal Pacifier
    D．We Can't Live Without TV
    小题4:This passage is an article of_____.
    A．narrationB．description
    C．criticismD．argumentation

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