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    We always try to include some kind of Smile Card activity during my monthly       with my daughter Rachel. The other hot night, after dinner we went to an ice cream shop. When      for our ice cream we told the cashier that we would like to buy ice cream anonymously (匿名地) for the       person who came to the counter as a random act of      . Puzzled but excited, she       our money and a Smile Card. We sat down at the table near the counter—Rachel wanted to spy on our        one.
    About five minutes later the cashier       told us, “Oh, good! Someone's coming!” It was a woman with two little kids. As the woman reached for her      , the cashier, handing her the      , told her that       wanted to, anonymously, buy her family's ice cream. She couldn't       it. “Seriously?” she asked. Rachel and I       not to notice. It was great. The cashier, aware that we wanted to remain anonymous, came over to “wipe off our table,”       leaving our change on our table. She was about as        as we were. 
    After enjoying our ice cream, we took a napkin(纸巾) and wrote a       to the cashier thanking her for her assistance. We       until she went to the back room, quickly       the note, a nice tip, and a second Smile Card on the      , and ran out before we were seen. 
    I treasure every date night with my daughter and       the world through her eyes is always       for me.
    小题1:  
    A．dateB．gameC．dinnerD．travel
    小题2:  
    A．preparingB．lookingC．askingD．paying
    小题3:  
    A．niceB．nextC．poorD．last
    小题4:  
    A．responsibilityB．politenessC．understandingD．kindness
    小题5:  
    A．refusedB．changedC．took D．borrowed
    小题6:  
    A．warm-heartedB．unfortunateC．luckyD．curious
    小题7:  
    A．quietlyB．quicklyC．loudlyD．slowly
    小题8:  
    A．walletB．glassesC．ice cream D．phone
    小题9:  
    A．moneyB．napkinC．Smile CardD．change
    小题10: 
    A．no oneB．anyoneC．noneD．someone
    小题11: 
    A．acceptB．believeC．followD．doubt
    小题12: 
    A．decidedB．hopedC．pretendedD．intended
    小题13: 
    A．secretlyB．seriouslyC．openlyD．friendly
    小题14: 
    A．nervousB．embarrassedC．surprisedD．happy
    小题15: 
    A．noticeB．noteC．checkD．paragraph
    小题16: 
    A．ateB．waitedC．wroteD．left
    小题17: 
    A．placedB．gaveC．handedD．passed
    小题18: 
    A．newspaperB．chairC．counterD．floor
    小题19: 
    A．changingB．seeingC．hearingD．exploring
    小题20: 
    A．difficultB．funnyC．distantD．fantastic

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

    试题分析：文章讲述作者每个月和女儿见面的时候，都会有一个微笑卡的活动，作者具体描述了一次在收银员帮助下匿名的给一个妇女买冰淇淋的事情，通过这样的善举，他们非常高兴，作者也是在用女儿的眼睛看这个世界，他感到非常好。
    小题1:考查名词：A. date日期；约会，B. game游戏，C. dinner晚餐，D. travel 旅游，从文章的最后一段的句子：I treasure every date night with my daughter可知作者在每个月和女儿见面的时候都要有一个微笑卡的活动，选A
    小题2:考查动词：A. preparing准备，B. looking看，C. asking  问，D. paying 付钱，因为后面提到the cashier，所以是作者在付钱的时候，告诉收银员他们要匿名的给下一个到柜台的人买冰淇淋，选D
    小题3:考查形容词：A. nice好的，B. next 下一个，C. poor穷的，D. last最后的，由下文的“Oh, good! Someone's coming!” It was a woman with two little kids.可知是给下一个顾客买冰淇淋，选B
    小题4:考查名词：A. responsibility责任，B. politeness礼貌，C. understanding理解，D. kindness好心，由上文可知作者要给陌生人买冰淇淋，这是一种善举，选D
    小题5:考查动词：A. refused拒绝，B. changed改变，C. took拿，D. borrowed借，句意：收银员又困惑又兴奋，拿了我们的钱和微笑卡，选C
    小题6:考查形容词： A. warm-hearted热心肠的，B. unfortunate不幸的，C. lucky 幸运的，D. curious好奇的，接受到冰淇淋的人应该是幸运的人，选C
    小题7:考查副词：A. quietly  安静地，悄悄地，B. quickly快地，C. loudly大声地，D. slowly 缓慢地，因为作者是匿名的做好事，所以收银员只能悄悄的说话，选A
    小题8:考查名词： A. wallet钱包，B. glasses眼镜，C. ice cream冰淇淋，D. phone电话，因为是在收银台，这个妇女应该是伸手拿钱包，选A
    小题9:考查名词：A. money钱，B. napkin餐巾，C. Smile Card微笑卡，D. change改变，从文章的第一句话：We always try to include some kind of Smile Card activity可知收银员给了这个妇女一张微笑卡，选C
    小题10:考查不定代词：A. no one没有人，B. anyone任何人，C. none没有人，D. someone有些人，收银员告诉这名妇女：有人想匿名的给她家人买冰淇淋，选D
    小题11:考查动词：A. accept接受，B. believe相信，C. follow跟随，D. doubt怀疑，根据下文：“Seriously?” she asked.可知她不能相信，选B
    小题12:考查动词：A. decided决定，B. hoped  希望，C. pretended假装，D. intended打算，从下文的：The cashier, aware that we wanted to remain anonymous,可知作者和女儿假装没有注意，选C
    小题13:考查副词：A. secretly秘密地，B. seriously   严肃地，C. openly公开地，D. friendly 友好的，因为作者是匿名给别人买冰淇淋，所以收银员是秘密的把零钱放在他们的桌子上，选A
    小题14:考查形容词：A. nervous紧张的，B. embarrassed尴尬的，C. surprised感到惊讶的，D. happy快乐的，做了好事应该是高兴的，所以收银员和我们一样快乐，选D
    小题15:考查名词：A. notice注意，通知，B. note注释，笔记，钞票，C. check支票，D. paragraph段落，从下文的：quickly   47   the note, a nice tip, and a second Smile Card on the   48  ,可知吃完冰淇淋后作者拿了一张纸巾写了一个便条给收银员，谢谢她的帮助，选B
    小题16:考查动词：A. ate吃，B. waited等待，C. wrote 写，D. left离开，句意：我们等到她到了后面的房间，选B
    小题17:考查动词：A. placed放置，B. gave给，C. handed递交，D. passed通过，我们把便条，小费和第二张微笑卡放在柜台上，选A
    小题18:考查名词：A. newspaper报纸，B. chair椅子，C. counter柜台，D. floor地板，因为是收银台所以是柜台，选C
    小题19:考查动词：A. changing改变，B. seeing看见，C. hearing听见，D. exploring探索，句意：通过她的眼睛看世界对我来说是好极了，选B
    小题20:考查形容词：A. difficult 困难的，B. funny滑稽的，C. distant遥远的，D. fantastic空想的，异想天开的，奇异的，古怪的，极好的，句意：通过她的眼睛看世界对我来说是好极了，选D
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    小题2:Semler made a variety of changes in his company Except that__________.
    A．the number of the employees is reduced to save money
    B．the employees can take only 30 days off for holiday every year.
    C．flexible working hours were introduced
    D．the employees enjoyed a lot of freedom
    小题3:What’s the main idea of Paragraph five?
    A．Ricardo Semler’s new management method succeeded.
    B．Ricardo Semler’s idea sounded perfect but not practical.
    C．The company earned a lot of money.
    D．The reason for his success.
    小题4:In his company, what does Ricardo Semler value most?
    A．freedomB．rulesC．responsibilityD．hard work

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    In the past two years, his wife, Merlie, and their seven children have said “goodbye” to him four times, most recently last month. Each time it has been unnecessary.
    Mr. Smart had a hip (髋关节) replacement in February at the Burnie hospital but was rushed back two months later with internal bleeding.
    “The doctors couldn’t stop the bleeding,” Mrs. Smart said. Medical staff told Mrs. Smart to contact her family, which includes children in Western Australia. “It took two days for them to get here. We had to hope he hung on .” he did.
    “The doctors were there 24 hours a day and they stopped the bleeding. They brought him back,” Mrs. Smart said.
    “I certainly believe in miracles because I’ve seen one happen, but it wouldn’t have happened if the doctors didn’t do what they did.”
    It was the second time Mrs. Smart thought she was losing her husband of 54 years. Two years ago, Mr. Smart was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with intense pain caused by a hemorrhage (出血). Again, the family was called to say goodbye---twice.
    “I was given a 50-50 chance of coming out of it, ” Mr. Smart said.
    Going through the ordeal (苦难，折磨) then was trying on the family, who had prepared themselves for the worst.
    But to face the same situation only two years later was hard. The Smarts said the support they received at the Burnie hospital helped them through.
    And it seems the experience has also left an impression at the hospital. Mrs. Smart said when she rang recently and mentioned her husband’s name, the reply was “ah the miracle man”.
    小题1:The first time Mrs. Smart and the children said goodbye to Mr. Smart was when he had    .
    A．a hip replacementB．internal bleeding
    C．a heart attackD．intense pain caused by a hemorrhage
    小题2:When Mr. Smart was rushed back to the hospital with internal bleeding,        .
    A．only his wife believed he could survive
    B．no one believed that he could survive
    C．he had given up hope of recovering
    D．it didn’t take the doctors long to stop the bleeding
    小题3:The experience Mr. Smart had at the hospital could be that of      .
    A．concernB．puzzleC．fearD．wonder
    小题4:The underlined phrase “hung on ”in the third paragraph can be replaced by        .
    A．beat the painB．came back to life
    C．lived through D．make his fortune
    小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?
    A．The Miracle Man.B．The Kind Doctors and Nurses.
    C．A Devoted Wife.D．A Great Family.

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    When Marilynne Robinson published her first novel, Housekeeping, in 1980, she was unknown in the literary world. But an early review in The New York Times ensured that the book would be noticed. “It’s as if, in writing it, she broke through the ordinary human condition with all its dissatisfactions, and achieved a kind of transfiguration（美化）,” wrote Anatole Broyard, with an enthusiasm and amazement that was shared by many critics and readers. The book became a classic, and Robinson was recognized as one of the outstanding American writers of our time. Yet it would be more than twenty years before she wrote another novel. 
    During the period, Robinson devoted herself to writing nonfiction. Her essays and book reviews appeared in Harper’s and The New York Times Book Review, and in 1989 she published Mother Country: Britain, the Welfare State, and Nuclear Pollution, criticizing severely the environmental and public health dangers caused by the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in England—and the political and moral corruption(腐败). In 1998, Robinson published a collection of her critical and theological writings, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought, which featured reassessments of such figures as Charles Darwin, John Calvin, and Friedrich Nietzsche. Aside from a single short story—“Connie Bronson,” published in The Paris Review in 1986—it wasn’t until 2004 that she returned to fiction with the novel Gilead, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, Home, came out this fall.
    Her novels could be described as celebrations of the human—the characters in them are unforgettable creations. Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her sister Lucille, who are cared for by their eccentric（古怪的）Aunt Sylvie after their mother commits suicide. Robinson writes a lot about how each of the three is changed by their new life together. Gilead is an even more close exploration of personality: the book centres on John Ames, a seventy-seven-year-old pastor(牧师) who is writing an account of his life and his family history to leave to his young son after he dies. Home borrows characters from Gilead but centers on Ames’s friend Reverend Robert Boughton and his troubled son Jack. Robinson returned to the same territory as Gilead because, she said, “after I write a novel or a story, I miss the characters—I feel like losing some close friends.”
    小题1:Robinson’s second novel came out ____.
    A．in 1980B．in 1986 C．in 1998D．in 2004
    小题2:What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
    A．Robinson’s achievements in fiction.
    B．Robinson’s achievements in nonfiction.
    C．Robinson’s influence on the literary world.
    D．Robinson’s contributions to the environment.
    小题3:According to Paragraph 3, who is John Ames?
    A．He is Robinson’s close friend.
    B．He is a character in Gilead.
    C．He is a figure in The Death of Adam.
    D．He is a historian writing family stories.
    小题4:From which section of a newspaper can you read this passage?
    A．Career.B．Lifestyle.　C．Music.D．Culture.

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