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When I was eight, I wrote my first poem.My mother read and cried, "Buddy, you didn't really write this beautiful poem!"
Shyly, but        ,I said yes.She poured out her      ."It was nothing short of talent!"
”What time will Father be home?" I asked.I could hardly wait to     my work to him.I spent quite some time       for his arrival.I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish(花体字)’drew a fancy border around it and     I placed it right on my father's plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer.1 was sure he would be able to      my poem.
At almost 7 o'clock my father burst in.He seemed      .He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.
Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate."What is this?" He was reaching for my poem.
¨Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. "And it's beautiful, absolutely amaz…”
“If you don't mind, I'd like to decide for myself." Father said.
I      my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines.But it seemed to take hours.Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of     
“I think it's terrible," he said.
I couldn't look up. My eyes were getting      
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he's ever written," my mother was saying. "He needs       ,”
“I don't know why." My father held his ground. "Isn't there enough      poetry in the world already? "
I couldn't      it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I         myself on the bed and cried the worst of the      out of me.
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its      for me. I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, "I think it's wonderful!" and a father who drove me to hear with "I think it's awful."
Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all     flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete. It needs the balance of the force that      ,"Watch. Listen. Review. Improve."
Those       voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. Between the two poles of     and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.
小题1:
A.proudlyB.slowlyC.anxiouslyD.honestly
小题2:
A.praiseB.surpriseC.criticismD.belief
小题3:
A.reciteB.showC.describeD.introduce
小题4:
A.waitingB.planningC.prayingD.preparing
小题5:
A.quicklyB.confidentlyC.nervouslyD.casually
小题6:
A.readB.reviseC.appreciateD.polish
小题7:
A.upsetB.calmC.tiredD.relaxed
小题8:
A.shookB.raisedC.loweredD.turned
小题9:
A.truthB.struggleC.decisionD.discussion
小题10:
A.wetB.wideC.darkD.bright
小题11:
A.practiceB.judgmentC.instructionD.encouragement
小题12:
A.awfulB.elegantC.fluentD.controversial
小题13:
A.holdB.seeC.standD.control
小题14:
A.seatedB.threwC.leftD.kept
小题15:
A.confusionB.pressureC.tirednessD.disappointment
小题16:
A.significanceB.developmentC.difficultyD.challenge
小题17:
A.failureB.honorC.creationD.improvement
小题18:
A.ordersB.persuadesC.cautionsD.declares
小题19:
A.conflictingB.warningC.disturbingD.inspiring
小题20:
A.confidenceB.confirmationC.distrustD.disapproval

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

试题分析:作者在八岁的时候写了一首诗,母亲看了之后夸奖道“精彩极了”。而父亲却毫不留情地批评道“糟糕透了”,可正是这两股力量促使我不断地努力提升。
小题1:A。副词辨析。A.Proudly自豪地B.Slowly缓慢地C.Anxiously紧张地D.Honestly老实地。根据句意,受到母亲的夸奖后,作者是害羞并自豪的。故选A。
小题2:A。名词辨析。A.Praise夸奖B.Surprise惊奇C.Criticism批评D.Belief信念。她夸奖道:真是有天赋啊!故选A。
小题3:B。动词辨析。A.Recite背诵B.Show展示C.Describe描述D.Introduce介绍。“爸爸什么时候回家呢?”我迫不及待要让父亲看到我的诗。Show sth. to sb.:向某人展示某事物。故选B。
小题4:D。动词辨析。A.Waiting等待B.Planning计划C.Praying祈祷D.Preparing准备。我花了相当一些时间准备父亲的回来。故选D。
小题5:B。副词辨析。A.Quickly快速地B.Confidently自信地C.Nervously紧张地D.Casually随意地。我用我最拿手的花体字把诗誊写了一遍,并在旁边画了漂亮的花边。我自信满满地把纸放在餐桌父亲常坐的位置上。
小题6:C。动词辨析。A.Read阅读B.Revise修订C.Appreciate欣赏,鉴赏D.Polish修改,润色。我相信他能够鉴赏我的诗。故选C。
小题7:A。形容词辨析。A.Upset心烦意乱的B.Calm冷静的 C.tired劳累的 D.Relaxed放松的。晚上七点的时候父亲回来了。他看起来心烦意乱的,他绕着餐桌边走边抱怨他的员工。工作一天回来不可能是放松的或者冷静的,故排除B,D。根据文中父亲一直在走来走去地抱怨,说明心情是“心烦意乱的”。故选A。
小题8:C。动词辨析。A.Shook摇晃B.Raised举起C.Lowered低下D.Turned翻开,转向。当父亲在读诗的时候,我低着头。故选C。
小题9:C。名词辨析。A.Truth事实,真相B.Struggle挣扎C.Decision决定D.Discussion讨论。我听到父亲把纸放在桌子上,到了发表决定的时候了。故选C。
小题10:A。形容词辨析。A. Wet潮湿的B. Wide宽的C. Dark黑暗的D.Bright明亮的。听到父亲的评价,我抬不起头来,我的眼睛开始湿润了。作者本来信心满满,结果父亲却评价“糟糕透了”,所以作者感到很难受。故选A。
小题11:D。名词辨析。A.Practice练习B.Judgment判断C.Instruction授课,教诲D.Encouragement鼓励。“这是他第一次写诗,”母亲说,“他需要鼓励。”故选D。
小题12:A。形容词辨析。A.Awful糟糕的B.Elegant优雅的C.Fluent流畅的D.Controversial有争议的。父亲提高声音说:难道世界上糟糕的诗还不够多吗?故选A。
小题13:C。动词辨析。A.Hold 抓住,控制B.See看见C.Stand忍受D.Control控制。听到这样的评价,我再也忍受不了。故选C。
小题14:B。动词辨析。A.Seated坐B.Threw扔C.Left离开,留下D. Kept保持。一到房间,我就扑到床上失望地哭了起来。Threw oneself on the bed: 把自己扔到床上,扑到床上。故选B。
小题15:D。名词辨析。A. Confusion困惑B. Pressure压力C. Tiredness疲劳D. Disappointment失望。根据上文的解析,作者哭泣的原因是受到这样的评价,感觉是“失望的”。故选D。
小题16:A。名词辨析。A.Significance意义,重要性B.Development发展C. Difficulty困难D. Challenge挑战。那也许是这个故事的结尾,但它的意义却一直留在我的心里。我意识到经历了这些是多么幸运。故选A。
小题17:C。名词辨析。A. Failure失败B. Honor荣誉C. Creation创造D. Improvement提高。我们每个人都需要来自母亲的鼓励,从中我们可以获得创造力。故选C。
小题18:C。名词辨析。A.Orders命令B.Persuades劝说C.Cautions警告,提醒D.Declares宣布。然而,只有母亲的鼓励是不完全的,还需要提醒的力量来使之平衡。故选C。
小题19:A。形容词辨析。A. Conflicting相矛盾的,冲突的B. Warning警告的C. Disturbing烦扰的,令人不安的D. Inspiring鼓舞人心的;启发灵感的。童年里的这两种相矛盾的声音这些年一直在我耳边萦绕,像两股相反的风吹着我。文中父亲和母亲的评价截然相反,所以是“相矛盾的,相冲突的”。故选A。
小题20:B。名词辨析。A.Confidence自信B.Confirmation认可,证明C.Distrust不信任,怀疑D. Disapproval不赞同,反对。在以爱为名的认同和怀疑之间,我努力追寻真正属于我自己的道路。故选B。
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小题1:When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be ________.
A.a writerB.a teacherC.a judgeD.a doctor
小题2:Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?
A.She wanted to study by herself.
B.She fell in love and got married.
C.She suffered from a serious illness.
D.She decided to look after her grandma.
小题3:What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?
A.She was busy yet happy with her family life.
B.She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.
C.She wanted to remain a full­time housewife.
D.She was too confused to make a correct choice.
小题4:What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A.Failure is the mother of success.
B.Little by little,one goes far.
C.Every coin has two sides.
D.Well begun, half done.

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

A group of graduates have highly been established in their careers. One day they got together to      their old university professor. Shortly      they arrived, their conversation turned into complaints about      in work and life. In order to      his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned      a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups made of porcelain(陶瓷的), plastic, glass or crystal. Some of
   are plain looking, some expensive, and some are exquisite(做工精致的). The      told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When      the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:
If you noticed, all the nice looking      cups were taken up,      behind the plain and cheap ones.      it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the      of your problems and stress.
    all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup,      you consciously went for the best cups and were seeing each other’s     .
Now consider this:      is the coffee and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are      tools to hold and contain life, and do not change the      of life. Sometimes, by concen- trating only on the cup, we      to enjoy the coffee God has provided. So, don’t let the cups drive you. . .      the coffee instead.
小题1:
A.call atB.call onC.call forD.call up
小题2:
A.afterB.beforeC.whenD.as
小题3:
A.happinessB.joy
C.satisfactionD.stress
小题4:
A.offerB.provideC.makeD.supply
小题5:
A.forB.toC.withD.along
小题6:
A.whomB.whichC.themD.it
小题7:
A.studentsB.professor
C.sonD.wife
小题8:
A.allB.so me of
C.none ofD.both
小题9:
A.cheapB.ordinary
C.glassD.expensive
小题10:
A.leavingB.remaining
C.keepingD.staying
小题11:
A.BecauseB.Since
C.WhileD.If
小题12:
A.sourceB.resource
C.endD.solution
小题13:
A.ThatB.What
C.AnythingD.Something
小题14:
A.andB.soC.thusD.but
小题15:
A.cupsB.coffeeC.eyesD.faces
小题16:
A.WorkB.LifeC.CareerD.Study
小题17:
A.more thanB.rather than
C.justD.not only
小题18:
A.quantityB.quality
C.paceD.style
小题19:
A.manageB.try
C.attemptD.fail
小题20:
A.enjoyB.drinkC.haveD.share

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

William Herschel was born on November 15th, 1738 in Hanover in a family of musicians. In 1757,he fled to England and began earning a living as an organist and later composer and conductor. In 1772, he convinced his sister Caroline to join him as a singer. In their spare time the brother-sister team became occupied in astronomy. William died at his home in Slough, near Windsor on August 25th,1822,and Caroline on September 1st,1848.
Herschel’s first major discoveries were to show that Mars and Jupiter exhibit axial rotation(绕轴自转). Herschel struck fame in 1781,when on March 13th he discovered the planet Uranus(天王星) while engaged in work aimed at determining stellar parallax(恒星视差).This being the first new planet discovered since ancient times, Herschel, until then a mere amateur astronomer relatively unknown even in England, became world-famous. Adopting a historically proven strategy, Herschel named the new planet Georgium Sidum,in honor of the then ruling English king GeorgeⅢ. The trick worked once again, as King GeorgeⅢ gave William and Caroline the titles of“The King’s Astronomer”and“Assistant to the King’s Astronomer”, an honor which came with a life’s pension for both. In 1782 they moved to Bath, and shortly thereafter to Slough, and from this point on William and Caroline could devote themselves entirely to astronomy. The Herschels went on to discover two moons of Uranus in 1787.
While Caroline became increasingly occupied with the search for comets at which she was quite successful, William became for a time interested in the Sun. Inspired by Wilson’s 1774 work, he put forth the theory of sunspots(太阳黑子),an opinion that continued to exist well into the nineteenth century. In 1800,he became interested in the solar spectrum(太阳光谱),and uncovered the first evidence for solar energy output outside of the visible spectrum, in what is now known as the infrared(红外线).In 1801, he published two papers that effectively started the field of solar influences on Earth’s weather.
小题1:Herschel made himself known to the world mainly by       .
A.discovering the planet Uranus
B.determining stellar parallax
C.discovering two moons of Uranus
D.uncovering the evidence for the infrared
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that George Ⅲ        .
A.liked science and technology
B.liked Herschel’s naming of the new planet
C.was interested in astronomy
D.gave Herschel a lot of useful suggestions
小题3:What do we know about Caroline from the passage?
A.She was successful in music.
B.She was given the title of“The King’s Astronomer”.
C.She died later than her brother.
D.She published two papers.
小题4:This passage mainly tells readers        .
A.some information about Herschel and his sister
B.how Herschel and his sister discovered the planet Uranus
C.Herschel and Caroline got along well with each other
D.Herschel and Caroline’s major scientific publications

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