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Joe Biggs was a butcher. His shop was in a village in the beautiful south of England, and he 31 in it for many years while his father was there. Then when his father reached the age of 65, he stopped working in the shop, and Joe was alone in it, so he had to work 32 .
Joe worked five and a half days a week. His shop 33 at one o’clock on Thursday, and it was closed the whole of Sunday. Saturdays were the 34 days.
Most of Joe’s 35 came to his shop from the nearest town, but sometimes he got up earlier than usual in the morning and 36 into the city to choose meat. It was 37 there.
Joe had a big 38 in his shop, but he tried not to buy too 39 meat at a time, and to 40 it before he bought more.
One 41 a woman came into the shop at five minutes to one. “Sorry I’m late,” she said, “but some friends have just telephoned to say that they are coming to 42 tonight, and I need more 43 .”
Joe only had one piece of meat in the shop. He had sold all the others 44 in the day. He took the piece 45 and said to the woman, “This is 6.5 pounds.”
“That piece is too 46 .” the woman said. “Haven’t you got anything bigger?”
Joe went 47 the room behind his shop, opened the refrigerator, put the piece of meat into it, took it out 48 and shut the door of the refrigerator 49 , then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said, “This piece is bigger and more expensive. It’s 8.75 pounds.”
“Good,” the woman answered with a smile, “give me 50 of them, please.”

小题1:

A．lived

B．studied

C．worked

D．played.

小题2:

A．more

B．harder

C．later

D．again

小题3:

A．shut

B．started

C．opened

D．served

小题4:

A．hardest

B．easiest

C．quietest

D．busiest

小题5:

A．customers

B．meat

C．buyers

D．friends

小题6:

A．walked

B．flew

C．drove

D．ran

小题7:

A．easier

B．fresher

C．nearer

D．cheaper

小题8:

A．refrigerator

B．room

C．kitchen

D．cupboard

小题9:

A．much

B．expensive

C．fresh

D．adequate

小题10:

A．eat

B．cook

C．sell

D．freeze

小题11:

A．Thursday

B．Sunday

C．Monday

D．Saturday

小题12:

A．party

B．dinner

C．lunch

D．dance

小题13:

A．food

B．vegetable

C．meat

D．fruit

小题14:

A．later

B．earlier

C．quicker

D．cheaper

小题15:

A．in

B．up

C．away

D．out

小题16:

A．small

B．large

C．cheap

D．bad

小题17:

A．outside

B．from

C．into

D．through

小题18:

A．still

B．again

C．even

D．back

小题19:

A．carefully

B．quickly

C．lightly

D．heavily

小题20:

A．both

B．none

C．each

D．all

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

试题分析：本文一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Joe在肉店买肉的故事，文章结尾发人深省。
小题1:C考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处live生活，居住；study学习； work工作； play玩耍。Joe Biggs是一名屠夫，他和父亲在肉店一起工作（work）了想当年。根据上下文语境选C。
小题2:B考查副词词义辨析。此处more更多；harder 更加努力；later后来；again再一次。父亲65岁后就不在肉店工作了，就只剩下Joe一个人，所以他必须更加努力（harder）地工作。故选B。
小题3:A考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处shut 关门； starte开始；open开门；serve服务。根据文意可知，他一周工作5天半，周日关门，周六最忙，所以只能是周四1点钟开始关门，半天不营业。故选A。
小题4:D考查形容词词义辨析。此处hardest最难；easiest 最简单；quietest最安静；busiest最繁忙。根据文意可知，周日不营业，所以周六最繁忙（busiest）。故选D。
小题5:B考查名词词义辨析。此处customers客户； meat肉；buyers 买者； friends朋友。Joe肉店里的肉（meat）是从最近的城镇买来的。故选A。
小题6:C考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处walk步行；flew 乘飞机；drove开车；. ran跑。根据文意，他步行、跑着和乘飞机买肉，都不符合逻辑，所以开车去买肉。故选C。
小题7:D考查形容词词义辨析。此处easier较简单的；fresher较新鲜的；nearer较近的； cheaper较便宜的。根据文意，他早上很早就开车进城买肉，就是为了买便宜的。本题易误选B，合格的肉都应该是新鲜的，所以B错误。
小题8:A考查名词词义辨析。此处refrigerator冰箱；room 房间； kitchen厨房；cupboard橱柜。根据文意可知，他的肉店应该有一个大的冰箱，以防肉变坏。故选A。
小题9:A考查副词词义辨析。此处much 多； expensive 贵；fresh新鲜；adequate充裕的。根据文意可知，他有一个大的冰箱，所以他一次不买太多（too much）的肉，卖完之后再买新肉。故选A。
小题10:C考查动词词义辨析。此处eat 吃；cook 烹调；sell卖；freeze冷冻。根据文意可知，他有一个大的冰箱，所以他一次不买太多的肉，卖（sell）完之后再买新肉。故选C。
小题11:A考查语境理解。根据文意可知，周四一点关门，正好一位妇女在一点差五分的时候来买肉，可以推知是在星期四。因为星期四一点关门。故选A。
小题12:B考查名词词义辨析。此处party聚会；dinner餐；lunch午餐； dance跳舞。有几个朋友打电话说，他们今晚要来吃饭，我需要更多的肉。Come to dinner意为：来吃饭。
小题13:C考查名词词义辨析。此处food 食物；vegetable 蔬菜；meat 肉；fruit水果。根据文意可知，有几个朋友打电话说，他们今晚要来吃饭，我需要更多的肉。肉店里自然卖的是肉，故选C。
小题14:B考查副词的用法。此处later 后来；earlier早些时候；quicker更快的；cheaper更便宜的。Joe只有一块肉了，这天的早些时候把其他的肉都买了。根据句意选B。
小题15:D考查副词及短语的用法。此处take out 意为：拿出。他把一块肉拿出来。故选D。
小题16:A考查形容词的用法。此处small小的；large大的；cheap便宜的；bad坏的。根据后文的Haven’t you got anything bigger?可知，用small，这是一对反义词。
小题17:C考查介词的用法及语境理解。此处outside外面；from 从……，由……； into进入； through通过。他从肉店后面的房间走进来，打开冰箱。
小题18:B考查副词词义辨析。此处still 仍然；again再一次；even即使；back回来。他再一次（again）把那块肉拿出来。故选B。
小题19:D考查副词词义辨析。此处carefully仔细地；quickly快速地；lightly轻轻地；heavily 重重地。他把冰箱的门重重地关上，让外面的那位妇女听到声音，意思是说，他拿了一块新的。结果那位妇女两块都要。
小题20:A考查代词的用法及语境理解。此处both两个都；none一个没有；each每个；all所有的。他把冰箱的门重重地关上，让外面的那位妇女听到声音，意思是说，他拿了一块新的。结果那位妇女两块（both）都要。故选A。

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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，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
She always wore a flower in her hair．Mostly I thought it looked    16 ．A flower to work? But no one questioned the young woman why a flower _17  her to work each day．In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had    18  without it．
She did so one day _19 she delivered a project to my office．“I _20 there is no flower in your hair today," I said _21 ．"I'm so used to seeing you wear one _22 it almost seems as if something is _23．” “Oh, yes," she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice．This was far from her _24_ bright personality．I knew l had questioned something _25  than a lost flower．
“Today is the anniversary of my mother's death．I__26 her so much that I'm very sad．When I was a little girl, my mother would often _27_ flowers in my hair．But when I was 15 she died of cancer．I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and _28 made me feel as though she__29 with me．Today, however, I think she would like a   30 that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death．And it seems that it is the flower that has to__31  ．”
She met my eyes and then smiled sadly．“I needn't wear a flower to be _32  of her．It was just an outward sign of my treasured _33   they're still there even with the flower gone…Oh, here's the 34 I hope it meets with your agreement．" She _35 me the neatly prepared document, signed with a hand-drawn flower below her name．

小题1:

A．stupid

B．childish

C．strange

D．ugly

小题2:

A．accompanied

B．brought

C．allowed

D．encouraged

小题3:

A．shown up

B．gone up

C．jumped up

D．dressed up

小题4:

A．before

B．after

C．when

D．until

小题5:

A．sense

B．discover

C．doubt

D．notice

小题6:

A．freely

B．firmly

C．calmly

D．worriedly

小题7:

A．as

B．that

C．which

D．what

小题8:

A．missing

B．going

C．happening

D．changing

小题9:

A．normal

B．general

C．common

D．usual

小题10:

A．prettier

B．better

C．bigger

D．earlier

小题11:

A．appreciate

B．want

C．respect

D．miss

小题12:

A．put

B．sent

C．handed

D．took

小题13:

A．this

B．it

C．at

D．one

小题14:

A．stayed

B．studied

C．worked

D．slept

小题15:

A．word

B．sign

C．pattern

D．model

小题16:

A．melt

B．die

C．go

D．pass

小题17:

A．informed

B．reminded

C．told

D．remembered

小题18:

A．impressions

B．memories

C．secrets

D．wishes

小题19:

A．story

B．ending

C．project

D．gift

小题20:

A．lent

B．sent

C．posted

D．handed

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科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：单选题

It was the first snow of winter – an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, had been through first snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one.
I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots.
In her calm, motherly voice she said, “By the end of winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots.” I didn’t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence.
I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected grown-ups to do all the work. After much pushing, she managed to get the first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.
I announced, “They’re on the wrong feet.”
She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again.
“They’re my brother’s boots, you know,” I said. “I hate them!”
Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl, She pushed and pushed, less gently this time. With a greater sigh, seeing the end of her struggle with me, she asked, “Now, where are your mittens（连指手套）?”
I looked into her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots.”
小题1:The little girl was more satisfied with her__________-.

A．trousers

B．jacket

C．boots

D．hat

小题2:Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the girl’s second boot mainly because_____.

A．the girl got them from her brother	B．the girl put something in them
C．they were on the wrong feet	D．they did not fit the girl well

小题3:Why does the author say Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?

A．Because the little girl was in her brother’s clothes.

B．Because it was the most exciting day of the winter.

C．Because the little girl played a trick on her.

D．Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf.

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科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解


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