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科目： 来源：浙江省期末题 题型：阅读理解

阅读理解

     Once upon a time there was a painter who had just finished his course from a great painter. He wanted to assess his skills, so he decided to display one of his best works on a busy street.
     He put his painting at a busy street-crossing. And below it a board read - "Gentlemen, I have painted
this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes in my work.   1_  "
     When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the
whole painting was filled with crosses.
         2   He burst into tears and said sadly, "I'm useless and if this is what I have learned to
paint, I'm not worth teaching."
     The master smiled and suggested, "My son, I will prove that you are a great artist." The master told
him, "Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me."
     Then they went to the same street the next morning and displayed the same painting. The master took
out another board which read - "Gentleman, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made
some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do
me a favor.   3  "The master and the young painter went back home.
     They visited the place in the evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done!   4   If you want to help people improve their behaviors, it is worth investing your effort in learning how to help people change their behaviors, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember
not to get carried away or judge yourself by someone else's criticism and feel depressed as you are the
best judge to judge yourself!
A. It is easy to criticize, but difficult to improve.
B. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake.
C. Discouraged and broken, he ran to his master's place.
D. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it.
E. Criticizing has the function of helping people improve themselves.

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科目： 来源：江苏省期末题 题型：阅读理解

完形填空。
The Catherine family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They ___1__ games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes ___2___seemed, especially to Mrs. Catherine who ___3___the house, that they had too much stuff in the closets, in the drawers, in the basement, and almost ___4___. It made Mrs. Catherine a little ___5___. One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Catherine made a(n) ___6_. "This family,"she said firmly, "has too much stuff. It's time to get ___7__of some of them. "The three children all ___8___with this idea and helped pile used things and unused things they were never going to use into the car. Their first ___9_was Home for the Aged where the older went to live. Nurses and doctors looked after them, but sometimes the older got a little lonely and ___10__. They liked visitors and things to do. When the family arrived at Home for the Aged, they ___11___out their games and puzzles to the older and then sat down to play games and do puzzles with them. They had a ___12___time and they were sorry when it was time to leave. Their next stop was the Young Cubs Hospital. The Catherine family dropped ___13___their load of used toys which were very welcome. The hospital workers said the toys would be given out at the hospital ___14__party. Their last stop was People Who Care store. This was a store that sold things to ___15__money for those who needed warm clothes and good food. The Catherine family lugged all their old clothes and furniture into the store. After that, the Catherine family __16___home with warm feelings about what they had done. __17___ they drove along, they passed the lighted ___18___of supermarkets which were beautifully decorated for Christmas. There was window after window of the very latest things, but they were so filled with special thoughts about helping others that they ___19__noticed the wonderful things in the windows except maybe out of the ___20___of their eyes.
( )1. A. read ( )2. A. there ( )3. A. knew ( )4. A. anywhere ( )5. A. uneasy ( )6. A. announcement ( )7. A. away ( )8. A. decided ( )9. A. place ( )10. A. bored ( )11. A. handed ( )12. A. fine ( )13. A. onto ( )14. A. Thanksgiving ( )15. A. rise ( )16. A. headed ( )17. A. Though ( )18. A. closets ( )19. A. nearly ( )20. A. corners	B. played B. they B. bought B. everywhere B. difficult B. amusement B. out B. agreed B. arrival B. disappointed B. carried B. bad B. into B. Halloween B. arise B. arrived B. As B. houses B. hardly B. sides	C. enjoyed C. it C. sold C. nowhere C. ready C. notice C. hold C. argued C. stop C. excited C. found C. sad C. out C. Christmas C. raise C. left C. Since C. doors C. closely C. edges	D. shared D. this D. managed D. somewhere D. happy D. report D. rid D. dealt D. departure D. determined D. let D. sorry D. off D. Eastern D. arouse D. felt D. Before D. windows D. immediately D. covers

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科目： 来源：陕西省期末题 题型：阅读理解

阅读理解

     My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best
to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior
year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year . At this
ate he would never graduate, I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
     One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. "Please God, I can't
do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you."
     I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to
you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment
and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son but I just don't know
what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my
hands."For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank
you for your time", and hung up.
     Karl's next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the
honor roll .In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers
were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember
that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I
heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you.  That's when I knew I had to make you
proud.

1. By saying "Karl became withdrawn", the author means that the boy changed entirely and _____.

A. preferred to stay alone at home
B. lost interest in his studies
C. refused to talk to others
D. began to dislike his mother

2. There was silence on the other end of the line because _____.

A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother
B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C. the speaker didn't want the mother to recognize his voice
D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

3. The sentence "…he even made the honor roll" means that "_____".

A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting
B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades
C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around
D. he was even on the list of the best students at school

4. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.
B. Mother's love plays an important role in teenagers' life.
C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
D. School education doesn't work without full support from parents.

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科目： 来源：广东省期末题 题型：完形填空

完形填空。
Miss Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very __1__. She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She __2__ the door open and found nobody there. "I am the first to arrive." She thought and came to the desk which to be hers. She was surprised to find a large __3__ of flowers on it. They were fresh. She __4__ the flowers from the desk and smelled them. "Oh, how lovely!" Miss Nancy cried __5__. She then looked round for a vase to put them in. "Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!" She thought happily. "But who could it be?" She began to wonder. Just then, the manager came in. He __6__ Miss Nancy good morning and caught the __7__ of the flowers on her desk. "Like the flowers, Miss Nancy?" he asked. "Yes, I like them very much." She answered and _8_ his face, expecting to find some __9__. But the manager walked away to his own desk and began his work. The day passed quickly and Miss Nancy did everything with great interest and _10_. During the lunch time, the manager sat with her at the similar table, talking and joking freely while eating. The colleagues were very friendly. Almost every one gave the new secretary a kind smile when they passed by. Nothing unusual,and nothing happened for the rest of the day.
( )1. A. interested ( )2. A. broke ( )3. A. bunch ( )4. A. made up ( )5. A. peacefully ( )6. A. met ( )7. A. sight ( )8. A. glanced at ( )9. A. flowers ( )10.A. sadness	B. surprised B. pushed B. piece B. turned up B. joyfully B. spoke B. sign B. looked into B. vases B. enthusiasm	C. excited C. knocked C. basket C. put up C. carefully C. wished C. view C. glared at C. spots C. disappointment	D. astonished D. kicked D. box D. picked up D. noisily D. greeted D. picture D. watched out D. clues D. confidence

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科目： 来源：福建省期末题 题型：完形填空

完形填空

     One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son.     1    in the
crowded store, I had my pocket     2    and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost
lost       3    of myself. We were not very rich. The money was    4    not a small sum for my family. It
would     5    our life greatly. What could I do? How could I tell my wife?
     I felt very sad and even     6     for losing the money and had no choice but go back home. In order to
make up for my     7      mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then
      8     a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to     9       her.
     When she came home, I gave a smile to     10   her. She was surprised to see the neat house and
delicious meal. I told my story    11     while we were sitting at the table eating. To my    12    , she did not
respond immediately. It was as if she had not heard my    13     .
     "I've lost my salary," I murmured to her again.
     "I see," she did not shout at me as I had      14    . She didn't lose her       15   . So I was afraid she
was trying hard to control her    16    . A moment later, my wife was still     17       and seemed to be
enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help     18     , "I've lost the money. Why not shout at
me?"     19    her eyes, she looked at me and said, Oh, on the contrary, I'm thinking about how to
    20   you. It's the thief who is to blame.

(     )1. A. Unluckily
(     )2. A. robbed
(     )3. A. thrill
(     )4. A. rarely
(     )5. A. Forbid
(     )6. A. tense
(     )7. A. unforgivable
(     )8. A. prepared
(     )9. A. convinced
(     )10. A. meet
(     )11. A. swiftly
(     )12. A. amusement
(     )13. A. reasons
(     )14. A. expected
(     )15. A. tears
(     )16. A. authority
(     )17. A. silent
(     )18. A. showing
(     )19. A. Opening
(     )20. A. scold

B. Unlikely
B. scratched
B. way
B. purely
B. suffer
B. worried
B. unforgettable
B. served
B. confused
B. greet
B. deeply
B. surprise
B. information
B. experienced
B. tempe r
B. smile
B. steady
B. expressing
B. Raising
B. punish

C. Unusually
C. picked
C. heart
C. partly
C. affect
C. ashamed
C. unbelievable
C. delivered
C. pleased
C. adore
C. deliberately
C. relief
C. message
C. wished
C. emotion
C. desire
C. quiet
C. asking
C. Moving
C. comfort

D. Unfairly
D. stolen
D. control
D. really
D. i mprove
D. guilty
D. unbearable
D. provided
D. inspired
D. demand
D. nervously
D. disappointment
D. words
D. witnessed
D. interests
D. anger
D. calm
D. clarifying
D. Shutting
D. discourage

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科目： 来源：福建省期末题 题型：填空题

短文填词
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.

I had an interesting dream last night.
I dreamed that I took _______ in a race. At first, I could not	1.
run very fast and fell behind. But I didn't lose h_______	2.
and kept _______ (跑). All the students on the playground	3.
cheered me on, "Come on! '' I was _______encouraged	4.
that I ran faster and faster till I c_______ up with all	5.
the other runners. I felt as if _______ (飞) like a superman.	6.
In the _______, I got to the finishing line first and I won	7.
the race. I felt very p_______ of myself. Many of my	8.
_______ (同学) threw me up into the air. Just at that	9.
time I _______ (醒来) up and found myself still in bed!	10.

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科目： 来源：同步题 题型：完形填空

完形填空

     The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully，up the steps.
She paid the driver and then, using her hands to   1    the seats，settled in one of them.
     It had been a year since Susan became blind.As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown
into a world of   2    Susan's husband Mark watched her 3     into hopelessness and he was   4    to
use every possible means to help his wife.
     Finally，Susan felt ready to   5    to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the
bus, but she was now too   6    to get around the city by herself.Mark   7    to ride the bus with Susan
each morning and evening   8    she could manage it by herself.
     For two weeks, Mark   9    Susan to and from work each day.He taught her how to rely on her
other   10   , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new   11   .
     At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip   12    .Monday morning arrived.Before
she left, she hugged her husband   13    , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude(感激)．She said
goodbye and, for the first time, they went their   14    ways.Each day went perfectly，and a wild
excitement   15    Susan.She was doing it!
     On Friday morning，Susan took the bus to work   16   . As she was getting off the bus, the driver
said，“Miss，I sure   17    you.” Curious，Susan asked the driver   18    .
     “You know, every morning for the   19    week, a finelooking gentleman in a military uniform has
been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely.” the bus driver
said.
     Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks.She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more
powerful than   20    .That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

(     )1． A. touch
(     )2． A. weakness
(     )3． A. run
(     )4． A. inspired
(     )5． A. return
(     )6． A. tired
(     )7.     A. volunteered
(     )8． A. when
(     )9． A. drove
(     )10．A. feelings
(     )11．A. position
(     )12．A. on her own
(     )13．A. politely
(     )14．A. opposite
(     )15．A. took charge of
(     )16．A. as usual
(     )17．A. respect
(     )18．A. what
(     )19．A. past
(     )20．A. courage

B．grab
B．sickness
B．sink
B．determined
B．adjust
B．astonished
B．attempted
B．as
B．directed
B．organs
B．environment
B．in person
B．calmly
B．separate
B．took place of
B．as a rule
B．envy
B．how
B．same
B．will

C．count
C．darkness
C．jump
C．honored
C．contribute
C．depressed
C．continued
C．until
C．accompanied
C．skills
C．status
C．to her benefit
C．briefly
C．fixed
C．took advantage of
C．as well
C．know
C．why
C．first
C．sight

D．feel
D．sadness
D．step
D．pleased
D．stick
D．frightened
D．struggled
D．after
D．sent
D．senses
D．role
D．on foot
D．tightly
D．lonely
D．took hold of
D．as a consequence
D．support
D．who
D．next
D．wisdom

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科目： 来源：上海市期末题 题型：阅读理解

Reading comprehension

     Last week I visited one of my old neighborhoods in Washington D.C. I had not been there for twenty
years and as I walked along the street, my mind was flooded by memories of the past. I saw the old
apartment building where I had lived and the playground where I had played. As I viewed these once
familiar surroundings, images of myself as a child there came to mind. However, what I saw and what I
remembered were not the same. I sadly realized that the best memories are those left untouched.
     My old apartment building, as I remember, was bright and alive. It was more than just a place to live.
It was a movie house, a space station, or whatever my young mind could imagine. I would steal away
with my friends and play in the basement. This was always exciting because it was so cool and dark, and
there were so many things there to hide among. There was a small river in the back of the building. We
would go there to lie in the shade of trees and enjoy ourselves.
     However, what I saw was completely different. The apartment building was now in disrepair. What
was once more than a place to live looked hardly worth living in. The windows were all broken. The
once clean walls were covered with dirty marks. The river was hardly recognizable. The water was
polluted and the trees and flowers were all dead. The once sweet-smelling river now smelled terrible. It
was really heartbreaking to see all this.
     I do not regret having seen my old neighborhood. However, I do not think my innocent childhood
memories can ever be the same. I suppose it is true when they say, "You can never go home again."

1. In the first two paragraphs of the passage the writer tries to tell us that ________.

A. he had lived in Washington D.C. for twenty years
B. he was very imaginative when he was a child
C. he had had pleasant memories of his old neighborhood
D. he had come from a very poor neighborhood

2. How did the writer feel when he visited his old neighborhood in Washington D.C.?

A. Greatly surprised.
B. Very regretful.
C. Quite excited.
D. Very sad.

3. On his visit to his hometown, the writer found the old apartment building ________.

A. seemed unfit to live in
B. had been repaired
C. could hardly be recognized
D. looked dirty and smelt horrible

4. "You can never go home again" in the last sentence of this passage means that ________.

A. one should never revisit his hometown after many years of absence
B. one will never find his hometown the same as it was in his childhood memory
C. a visit to one's hometown will bring back one's pleasant memories of home
D. a visit to one's hometown will bring back many sad memories

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科目： 来源：广东省期末题 题型：阅读理解

阅读理解。

        At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible site for a house. I have thus
searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one
after another, and I knew their prices.
        The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before
the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered
me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the dollars and sold him the farm
for just what I gave for it.
        The real attractions of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about two miles from the
village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded (相邻) on one side by the river, and separated from
the highway by a wide field. The poor condition of the house and fences showed that it hadn’t been used
for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a
forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down
the apple trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it
before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.
        I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I don’t think I was ready for a
large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted (无牵挂的). It makes
but little difference whether you own a farm or not.

1.What do we know about the author?

A. He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he live.
B. He made a study of many farms before buying.
C. He made money by buying and selling farms.
D. He had the money to buy the best farm in the country.

2.Why did the author decide to buy the Hollowell place?

A. It was of good market value.
B. It was next to the highway.
C. It was is a good position.
D. It was behind a nice garden.

3.Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?

A. He was afraid the owner might change his mind.
B. He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm.
C. He wanted to keep the farm as it was.
D. He was eager to become a farm owner.

4.The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refer to ________.

A. the money the author lost in buying the farm
B. the sale of the garden in the Hollowell place
C. the removal of the trees around the house
D. the failure to possess the Hollowell place

5.What does the author believe as important in life?

A. To own a farm.
B. To satisfy his needs.
C. To be free from worries.
D. To live in the countryside.

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科目： 来源：期末题 题型：阅读理解

I am a senior in college, and my major is elementary education. But the thing is, even though I am
going to become a teacher I have a horrible fear of giving presentations. My main problem is that I shake, which causes my paper to move when I hold it. Also I feel my heart beating so fast that I almost cannot
hear myself or pay attention to anything else. In my other semesters I only had one presentation which
only lasted for a few minutes. This, however, is my professional semester and there are about three
presentations per class and some of them have to be 30 minutes long! Now I feel like I'm in the wrong
field because of how nervous I become. But the thing is, I have already had students taught and have a lot of experience with children, and when I am around children I am completely comfortable. Children don't
judge people and I just don't get nervous around them. That is why I don't understand why they make us
do so many presentations in front of our peers (同龄人) as if they were children!
I am just so nervous about getting up in front of my class this semester! I can't stop fearing it and I'm
set for failure. It's strange. I have a good friend in my class and I seem to be more nervous with her being
there than when she is not there! Maybe that's because I don't know or don't really care about the rest of
the students in the class.

1. The author will have to ____ in his / her future job.

A. deal with freshmen in college
B. deal with students in elementary school
C. make many public presentations in front of his / her peers
D. work with his / her good friends

2. Which of the following words can best describe the author's feeling when he / she is giving
presentations?

A. Worried.
B. Tense.
C. Exciting.
D. Disappointed.

3. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ____.

A. the author only feels nervous when his / her friend is present
B. the author performs better when his / her friend is not there
C. the author is disliked by most of his / her classmates
D. the author is eager to get help and support from his / her friend

4. The text is mainly about ____.

A. how to get rid of the fear of giving presentations
B. an interesting experience of the author in the professional semester
C. stories about the relationship between the author and his / her friend
D. the author's problem of giving presentations

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