One day I was shopping in a small town in southern California. It was my 21 to be approached by a clerk whose personality clashed(冲突) with mine. He seemed most 22 and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought 23 , and marched angrily out of the store. My 24 toward that clerk and the entire establishment increased with each step.
On the outside, standing by the parking lot, was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties. His 25 brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, broad smile 26 his face. My attention was immediately arrested. The 27 power of that smile removed all 28 within me, and I found the muscles in my own face 29 responding. "Beautiful day, isn't it?" I remarked, in passing. Then, obeying an impulse(冲动), I 30 . "I really owe you a debt of gratitude," I said softly.
His smile deepened, 31 he made no attempt to answer. A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. The woman 32 and eyed me inquiringly. "Carlos, he does no speak English," she 33 . "You want I should tell him something?"
In that moment I felt 34 . Carlo’s smile had made a big person of me. My friendliness and good 35 toward all mankind stood ten feet tall.
"Yes," my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, "Tell him what I said, 'Thank you!'"
"Thank you?" The woman seemed slightly 36 .
I gave her arm a friendly pat 37 I turned to leave. "Just tell him that," I insisted. "He'll understand. I am sure!"
Oh, what a smile can 38 ! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. 39 , I became smile-conscious, and I practice the 40 diligently, anywhere and everywhere, with everybody.
21. A. misfortune B. luck C. opportunity D. burden
22. A. helpful B. hardworking C. uncertain D. unfriendly
23. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
24. A. attitude B. walk C. approach D. anger
25. A. blank B. painful C. expressive D. critical
26. A. covered B. twisted C. spread D. wiped
27. A. magic B. shocking C. evil D. dragging
28. A. happiness B. excitement C. bitterness D. sorrow
29. A. unwillingly B. happily C. merely D. slightly
30. A. turned back B. looked ahead C. cut in D. went away
31. A. and B. for C. but D. so
32. A. showed off B. stepped forward C. marched on D. passed by
33. A. hesitated B. volunteered C. responded D. begged
34. A. ignored B. involved C. transformed D. absorbed
35. A. power B. mind C. fortune D. will
36. A. frightened B. frustrated C. discouraged D. confused
37. A. while B. as C. since D. after
38. A. operate B. run C. do D. attract
39. A. From that day on B. Since then C. Every now and then D. Up till now
40. A. kindness B. art C. work D. expression
一线名师提优试卷系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
完型填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 36 too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 37 space. That left 38 enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home 39 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space － too close to my car, 40 . At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had 41 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not 42 me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into 43 , the driver shouted back: “Make me!” 44 this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 45 . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 46 . The next day the woman 47 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She’s been sorry about it. I know it because she doesn’t sing anymore while 48. It wasn’t like her to scream 49 . Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I 50 you and your mistress will 51 her.
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 52the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:
Dear Blue Buick,
My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so 53because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. I’m glad we can be54 now.
Your neighbor,
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 55 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved
cheerfully and smiled.
36．A．driven B．parked C．stopped D．stayed
37．A．complete B．close C．narrow D．fixed
38．A．quite B．nearly C．seldom D．hardly
39．A．hurriedly B．first C．finally D．timely
40．A．as usual B．as planned C．as well D．as yet
41．A．run into B．run about C．run out D．run off
42．A．keeping B．saving C．offering D．leaving
43．A．mine B．hers C．itself D．ours
44．A．For B．With C．From D．Upon
45．A．room B．area C．front D．side
46．A．an instruction B．a result C．an answer D．a chance
47．A．put B．wrote C．sent D．discovered
48．A．working B．driving C．returning D．cooking
49．A．on end B．so long C．like that D．any more
50．A．hope B．know C．suppose D．suggest
51．A．comfort B．help C．forgive D．please
52．A．office B．flat C．place D．garage
53．A．crazily B．eagerly C．noisily D．early
54．A．neighbors B．friends C．drivers D．writers
55．A．followed B．passed C．found D．greeted
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his oldest son 21 a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some 22 intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very 23 . But the boy 24 suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been 25 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his guilt. To make matters __26 , his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two 27 were more than Al could handle, and he 28 to alcohol.In time Al __29 an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 30 — his home, his land, his art works everything. 31 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 32 . I thought. "What a totally wasted life".
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have 33 known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 34 of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father.One day I worked 35 my courage to ask him."I'm really 36 by something," I said."I know your father was 37 the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and 38 for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest __39 as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to 40 Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
21.A.formed B.developed C.received D.gained
22.A. average B. normal C. ordinary D. common
23.A. slightly B. secretly C. seriously D. terribly
24.A.died B.choked C.starved D.worsened
25.A.cured B.prevented C.forbidden D.saved
26.A.better B.heavier C.worse D.happier
27.A.disasters B.adventures C. directions D.situations
28.A.got B.drank C.turned D.sank
29.A.turned B.became C.followed D.created
30.A.needed B.shared C.benefited D.possessed
31.A.Eventually B.Gradually C.Therefore D.Meanwhile
32.A.trouble B.hardship C.failure D.waste
33.A. never B. even C. still D. ever
34.A.win B.fall C.space D.flow
35.A.up B.with C.on D.through
36.A.worried B.puzzled C.interested D.attracted
37.A.especially B.basically C.merely D.specially
38.A.argued B.searched C.analyzed D.reflected
39.A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories
40.A.treat B.call C.judge D.feel
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届山东省高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
One day I heard that one of my dear friends had lost his mother. This made me sad, for my friend was very close to his mother. He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer. At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.
Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am a person who is not often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up I could hardly wait for my computer to work, the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.
They say that everything in this universe is balanced(平衡的) and indeed it is. Three days later, I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to(录取) Cambridge University. It served as a gentle reminder for me that my friend would be okay and that life would go on.
Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.
1.When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.
A．gave him some money B．wrote an email to him
C．went to visit him D．went for a journey with him
2.What good news did the author’s friend receive?
A．He received the author’s email.
B．He was told that life would go on.
C．He would go to Cambridge University.
D．His life would go back to normal again
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．The author wrote four emails to her friend.
B．The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.
C．The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.
D．The author felt relaxed after sending the email.
4.From the text, we can learn that the author is ______.
A．sincere and warm-hearted
B．proud and confident
C．serious and friendly
D．funny and responsible
5.The author aims to tell us that ______.
A．life is not fair to everybody
B．time waits for no man
C．everyone has good and bad times in life
D．where there is a will, there is a way
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届浙江省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
At the age of seven, I went to see my grandma in Warwick and spent the summer with her. One day I went to a general store with a 34 full of what Grandma needed.
“Excuse me, I need to 35 these,” I said .
“So ? I’m not your 36 ! You should get yourself a basket and start filling,” Miss Bee, the owner of the store, said 37 without smiling. “If you’re 38 you’ll be home by sunset.” Sunset was five hours away. 39 , the store was a puzzle, and I wasn’t sure if I would make it.
I visited Miss Bee several times a week that 40 . One afternoon when I watched her adding 35 cents instead of 29 for a can of beans, I 41 her immediately. Though being caught overcharging , she didn’t seem 42 , and she just fixed the price.
All summer long I was always tricked by Miss Bee. No sooner had I memorized the soda’s location on the shelf than she rearranged the shelves and made me 43 it all over again. But by summer’s end the 44 trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.
The morning I was to return to Brooklyn, I stepped in to get a bottle of water.
“What did you 45 this summer?” she said.
“That you’re so mean!” I whispered.
To my 46 , Miss Bee laughed. “When you get older, you’ll be glad our paths crossed!”
Glad I met Miss Bee ? No!
Until one day my daughter came to me with homework 47 . “It’s too hard,” she said. “Could you finish it for me?”
“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” Suddenly, I was 48 at that general store where Miss Bee had really taught me something all those years ago.
1. A．bag B．bottle C．list D．can
2. A．buy B．read C．borrow D．sell
3. A．daughter B．servant C．master D．teacher
4. A．honestly B．quietly C．coldly D．quietly
5. A．busy B．stupid C．lucky D．popular
6. A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Also
7. A．year B．summer C．autumn D．term
8. A．supported B．attracted C．corrected D．remembered
9. A．excited B．unfriendly C．moved D．uncomfortable
10. A．hunt for B．step onto C．learn about D．care for
11. A．school B．shopping C．business D．sightseeing
12. A．eat B．earn C．forget D．learn
13. A．shame B．delight C．surprise D．regret
14. A．signs B．troubles C．scores D．rules
15. A．out B．ahead C．around D．back
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科目：高中英语 来源：2007年高考浙江卷英语试题 题型：阅读理解
I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight.It was my mother’s idea.She wanted me to“make something”of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.
“How many did you sell,my boy?”my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God,Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in,“Well,I’ve decided to take the Post.”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币).It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence(自信),and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day,I told my mother I’d changed my mind.I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing.”She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
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A．He wanted to be famous in the future. |
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B．The job was quite easy for him. |
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C．His mother had high hopes for him. |
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D．The competition for the job was fierce. |
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was _______.
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A．excited |
B．interested |
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C．ashamed |
D．disappointed |
3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
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A．She forced him to continue. |
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B．She punished him. |
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C．She gave him some money. |
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D．She changed her plan. |
4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?
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A．The war between the boy’s parents. |
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B．The arguing between the boy and his mother. |
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C．The quarrel between the boy and his customers. |
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D．The fight between the boy and his father. |
5.What is the text mainly about?
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A．The early life of a journalist. |
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B．The early success of a journalist. |
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C．The happy childhood of the writer. |
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D．The important role of the writer in his family. |
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