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It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along   36  the song playing on the radio. I   37  at the intersection and looked both ways. The road was   38 . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came   39  at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car killing the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car   40  me by inches without even slowing down.
41  I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips,   42  after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me   43 . With a red face and a(an)   44  smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.
Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain   45  words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the   46   over and over in his mind. Too   47  I realized the   48  of those words that had flown from my lips in that moment of   49 . It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the   50  of that incident.
That   51  , however, did teach me just how strong words   52  be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words that uplift and inspire instead. I slowly realized that language is a   53  from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned    54  that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a   55  spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.

小题1:

A．to

B．by

C．through

D．over

小题2:

A．pushed up

B．pulled up

C．put up

D．forced up

小题3:

A．clean

B．light

C．clear

D．busy

小题4:

A．hard

B．straight

C．far

D．high

小题5:

A．leaving

B．missing

C．knocking

D．approaching

小题6:

A．When

B．After

C．Before

D．Until

小题7:

A．chasing

B．pursuing

C．looking

D．seeking

小题8:

A．awfully

B．innocently

C．bravely

D．typically

小题9:

A．pleased

B．embarrassed

C．surprised

D．worried

小题10:

A．acute

B．unpleasant

C．dynamic

D．marvelous

小题11:

A．music

B．story

C．language

D．incident

小题12:

A．sorry

B．badly

C．soon

D．late

小题13:

A．power

B．importance

C．nature

D．potential

小题14:

A．fear

B．worry

C．anger

D．regret

小题15:

A．damage

B．lesson

C．image

D．process

小题16:

A．mistake

B．leisure

C．nonsense

D．mystery

小题17:

A．should

B．can

C．need

D．would

小题18:

A．evidence

B．donation

C．gift

D．talent

小题19:

A．or

B．otherwise

C．too

D．whereas

小题20:

A．challenging

B．struggling

C．rising

D．caring

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

试题分析：作者在自己的一次亲身经历中，无意中表露的恶劣态度和语言对孩子产生了不良的影响，由此意识到了语言的重要性和影响力。提醒人们要在生活中使用美好的语言给人带来愉快，使人振作，给人安慰；而不要恶语相加。
小题1:A介词辨析。A 随着，朝向；B 通过，凭借；C 通过；D在。。。上方。根据词的用法可知随着音乐唱歌或跳舞，应该使用介词to，故正确答案为A。
小题2:B动词辨析。A推动；B停车；C 张贴，搭建；D强迫。从下文可知作者要转弯，根据常识可知作者应该是在十字路口停下车，去看道路交通状况，所以选B。句意：我在十字路口停下向道路两边看。
小题3:C形容词辨析。A干净的；B轻的；C无障碍的；D繁忙的。从上文的Traffic was light.判断此时马路上车辆稀少，应该是道路畅通无阻，所以作者才转弯，所以正确选项是C。
小题4:B副词辨析。A艰难地；B径直地；C遥远地；D高得。从作者的叙述不难想象当时非常危险，差点撞到作者的车子上，所以应该是径直就开了过来，故B选项正确。
小题5:B动词辨析。A离开；B错过；C敲；D 接近。从下文可知状况虽然危险但是没有发生意外，所以是没碰到作者的车上，所以应该是错过。B选项正确。
小题6:C连词辨析。A当。。。时候；B 在。。。之后；C 在。。。之前；D通向。从情理推断作者当时险些被撞，所以应该是气急败坏，不由自主的咒骂起来，故C选项正确。
小题7:A动词辨析。A追逐；B追求；C看；D 寻找。从上文The speeder zoomed (疾驰) 。。。without even slowing down. 可知肇事汽车疾驰而过，作者的咒骂只能是在司机身后，所以A选项正确。
小题8:B副词辨析。A及其，很坏地；B 天真无邪地；清白无辜地；C 勇敢地；D典型地。孩子是单纯，天真无邪的，而且由下文作者的叙述可知孩子受到影响回家后也学会了咒骂，所以此处填B。
小题9:B形容词辨析。A高兴的；B 尴尬的；C 惊讶的；D 担心的。根据With a red face和下文mistake一词的出现可知作者意识到在孩子面前犯了一个错误，对孩子产生了不好的影响，所以此处应该是尴尬的表现，故B选项正确。
小题10:B形容词辨析。A 严重的；B不愉快的；C 强有力的；D 极好的。从下文可知儿子在学作者的咒骂，所以应该用令人不快的话语，所以B选项正确。
小题11:D名词辨析。A音乐；B 故事；C 语言；D事件，事变。从情理可知作者险些被撞应该是不好的事件而且下文出现的to undo (消除)the 。。。of that incident.也是此空的提示，所以答案选 D。
小题12:D副词辨析。A 抱歉；B差得；C很快；D 迟到，晚。从上下文可知此时已经对孩子造成了不好的影响，所以作者现在意识到已经太迟了，故正确选项应该是D。
小题13:A名词辨析。A力量；B重要性；C 大自然；D潜力。从故事的叙述中我们可以知道这篇文章讲述的就是语言对于人的影响，而且how strong words 。。。 be.也是明显的提示，所以A选项正确。
小题14:C名词辨析。A恐惧，害怕；B 担心；C 生气；D 后悔。从上文可知作者当时差点被撞，当时是愤怒地咒骂，所以此处C选项正确。
小题15:A名词辨析。A损坏；B课，教训；C 形象，影像；D步骤；进程。从故事可知在事件当中作者的语言给孩子的纯真友善带来了影响。所以选A
小题16:A名词辨析。A 错误；B闲暇；C 无意义；D 谜团。从上下文可知作者知道在孩子面前造成了不良影响，所以是意识到了自己犯的错误，故正确答案是B。
小题17:B情态动词辨析。A应该；B 能够；C需要；D 将。从语境可知此处是指语言的力量能够有多大，所以B选项正确。
小题18:C名词辨析。A 证据；B 捐赠；C 礼物；D 天赋。从上下文a few loving words can help a hurting heart,…lighten a heavy load.以及作者的写作意图可知，语言能对我们产生很大的影响，是上帝赐予我们的礼物，我们要好好利用，让我们的生活更加美好。
小题19:C副词辨析。A或者；B 否则；C 也；D 然而。从上句I slowly realized that language is 。。。作者意识到了。。。，此处又讲的是作者的感悟，所以C选项正确。
小题20:B形容词辨析。A有挑战性的；B 奋斗的，努力的；C 上升的；D 关心他人的。从语境可知美好的语言能激励一个人，抚慰一颗受伤的心灵，所以此处应该是与hurting，heavy等相似意义形容词，故B选项正确。

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C．about a new animated film —Surf`s Up

D．about the life of a teenage penguin called Cody

小题2:Which of the following statements about Big Z is NOT true?

A．He is a great penguin surfing king.

B．He doesn’t help Cody with surfing although Cody begs him.

C．He works as a doctor after he leaves surfing.

D．He is loved by the teenage penguin Cody.

小题3:The underlined part “doesn’t make it” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A．feels very sad	B．can’t breathe freely
C．is not successful	D．can’t continue surfing

小题4:Which of the following statements about Cody is NOT true?

A．He likes surfing and lives in Antarctica.

B．He thinks winning will win him the respect of others at first.

C．He gets along well with his brother and his mother.

D．He is defeated by Evans in a surfing match.

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科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空

My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has traveled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal（泰姬陵） in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert（撒哈拉沙漠）. He says the most beautiful place he has traveled to is Kathmandu in Nepal（尼泊尔）.
Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France. They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.
Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night! Perhaps that is his secret!
小题1:What kind of life has Jack lived?

A．A short life.	B．An interesting life
C．A lonely life.	D．A poor life.

小题2:Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place?

A．Kathmandu.	B．The Pyramids
C．The Sahara Desert.	D．Taj Mahal.

小题3:How many times has Jack married?

A．Once.

B．Twice.

C．Three times.

D．Four times.

小题4:Where did Jack meet Maria?

A．In India.

B．In Nepal.

C．In France.

D．In Egypt.

小题5:What does Jack do every night?

A．He has a glass of wine.	B．He goes swimming
C．He hunts lions.	D．He rides a camel

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科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
Stephanie McRae was used to driving in bad weather. Although 16 still beat the windshield of her SUV（运动越野车）, the worst of the day's storm seemed to have passed as she 17 her 11-year-old daughter, Maddie, home at 8:30 pm.
Maddie 18  in front, while two young kids sat strapped into their SUV 19 in back. Driving along the mad by a river, McRae, 39, 20 a terrifying sight: The road just ahead had been craved in and 21 . She stepped heavily on the brake. The SUV 22 into a flooded hole some 6 metres below, and was washed into the   23 , which the storm had turned into a   24 river 30 metres wide. Rocks and fallen tree 25 knocked into her SUV, making it upside down. The pressure blew out the window.
No one was hurt,   26 there was no way to escape either, The SUV was being 27 towards the middle of the river, about 400 metres away. McRae 28 helplessly and prayed aloud with Maddie: “Please, God, please, help us!” The SUV, submerged and   29  with water, came to a stop when it parked at an angle in a logjam（浮木阻塞）.
It was Maddie who took control. Pushing her way out of the   30 back window, the slight but athletic Maddie 31 onto the top of the SUV, which had righted itself, and yelled to her mother to hoist up the younger children. Soon the 32 were crowded on the top of the SUV’s roof.   33 to hold on as the water swept over them. McRae caught hold of the two-year-old kid to her chest while holding the three-year-old on her leg. Both children were so   34 that MeRac wondered if they were all right. With her mother’s permission, the 11-year-old girl-Meddie got over lots of problems to ask for help in a   35 village and fortunately they were saved.

小题1:

A．rain

B．snow

C．wind

D．mud

小题2:

A．walked

B．drove

C．ran

D．rushed

小题3:

A．stood

B．lay

C．cried

D．sat

小题4:

A．belts

B．backs

C．seats

D．toys

小题5:

A．worried

B．thought

C．saw

D．feard

小题6:

A．washed away

B．taken away

C．gone away

D．moved away

小题7:

A．changed

B．fell

C．jumped

D．knocked

小题8:

A．sea

B．bank

C．take

D．river

小题9:

A．rising

B．leaving

C．singing

D．falling

小题10:

A．leaves

B．branches

C．skins

D．flowers

小题11:

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

小题12:

A．carried

B．set

C．turned

D．swept

小题13:

A．begged

B．screamed

C．asked

D．applied

小题14:

A．filling

B．burdening

C．fightening

D．talking

小题15:

A．hidden

B．closed

C．broken

D．covered

小题16:

A．climbed

B．slept

C．rolled

D．tied

小题17:

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

小题18:

A．losing

B．trying

C．finding

D．getting

小题19:

A．noisy

B．happy

C．excited

D．quiet

小题20:

A．remote

B．close

C．crowded

D．unknown

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科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

Bertie knew there was something in the wind．His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England.”
His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”
“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you,” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.
“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would!” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.
Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he slipped downstairs, took down his father’s hunting rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come.
“Be wild now,” he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will.” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away.
When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head.
小题1:Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she ______.

A．had been seriously ill recently

B．had decided to send Bertie to school

C．knew selling the lion would upset Bertie

D．knew Bertie would hate to go to England

小题2:In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ______.

A．kill the lion out of anger	B．show his anger towards his father
C．protect himself from the lion	D．threaten the lion back to the wild

小题3:The passage intends to show that ______.

A．animal-hunting is popular in Africa

B．parents are sometimes cruel to their children

C．people and animals can be faithful to each other

D．animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses

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