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    "Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the  36  things or did something foolish．
    Dad  37  drinking exactly one year before I was born．He  38   a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I  39  the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more  40   to him than I was．But with my  41   coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you  42   it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He  43  , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"
    Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling  44   for myself．Dad started to leave, then  45   and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are  46  ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week   47  so much。
    After we arrived, Dad announced the  48  of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm  49   seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most  50   gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has  51   seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．
    Later, a man called Dave also told his  52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and  54  with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so  55   of him．
    小题1:
    A．wrongB．kindC．carefulD．serious
    小题2:
    A．consideredB．enjoyedC．quittedD．practiced
    小题3:
    A．encouragedB．joinedC．respectedD．mentioned
    小题4:
    A．forgotB．explored C．regrettedD．hated
    小题5:
    A．importantB．funnyC．successfulD．helpful
    小题6:
    A．examB．chanceC．fortuneD．birthday
    小题7:
    A．changeB．replaceC．missD．finish
    小题8:
    A．declaredB．promisedC．continuedD．refused
    小题9:
    A．sorryB．readyC．good D．guilty
    小题10:
    A．parkedB．pausedC．doubtedD．wondered
    小题11:
    A．surprisedB．prepared C．welcomeD．excited
    小题12:
    A．benefitedB．required C．offeredD．mattered
    小题13:
    A．themeB．resultC．originD．secret
    小题14:
    A．facingB．performingC．celebratingD．suffering
    小题15:
    A．preciousB．expensiveC．generousD．attractive
    小题16:
    A．EverB．neverC．nearlyD．seldom
    小题17:
    A．jokeB．puzzleC．responseD．story
    小题18:
    A．valueB．resultC．purposeD．reason
    小题19:
    A．livingB．meetingC．arguingD．moving
    小题20:
    A．tiredB．proud C．fondD．ashamed

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

    试题分析：作者一开始不理解为什么爸爸每周参加聚会，甚至自己的生日都不例外，和父亲参加聚会后，作者知道爸爸参加聚会的意义。
    小题1:考查形容词：A．wrong错误的B．kind好心的C．careful仔细的D．serious严肃的，从后面的did something foolish．可知是说错话。选A
    小题2:考查动词：A．considered   考虑B．enjoyed享受C．quitted放弃D．practiced练习，爸爸在我出生前一年戒酒的。后面的who had also stopped drinking．也是暗示。选C
    小题3:考查动词：A．encouraged鼓励B．joined参加C．respected尊敬D．mentioned提到，爸爸加入一群戒酒的人中。选B
    小题4:考查动词：A．forgot   忘记B．explored探索C．regretted后悔D．hated讨厌吗，从前面的I loved my dad but 可知是即喜欢爸爸也讨厌他经常和别人聚会离开我，选D
    小题5:考查形容词：A．important重要的B．funny   滑稽的C．successful成功的D．helpful有帮助的，似乎他们对他比我还重要。选A
    小题6:考查名词：A．exam考试B．chance计划C．fortune运气，财产，D．birthday生日，从下文的Saturday is my birthday! 可知作者的生日就要到了。选D
    小题7:考查动词：A．change改变B．replace代替C．miss错过D．finish完成，句意：这次你就不能不去吗？周六是我的生日。选C
    小题8:考查动词：A．declared宣布B．promised答应C．continued继续D．refused拒绝，从爸爸的回答："I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"可知是拒绝了。选D
    小题9:考查形容词：A．sorry对不起，难过，B．ready准备好的C．good 好的D．guilty内疚的，有罪的，句意：我坐在床上，为自己感到难过。选A
    小题10:考查动词：A．parked停车B．paused暂停，停顿C．doubted怀疑 D．wondered想知道，句意：爸爸开始走了，然后停下来，说…,选B
    小题11:考查形容词：A．surprised惊讶的B．prepared准备好的C．welcome受欢迎的D．excited兴奋的，从前面的It' s an open meeting．可知什么都是受欢迎的。选C
    小题12:考查动词：A. benefited受益B. required要求C. offered提供D. mattered重要，句意：可能我要看看为什么爸爸每周做的事情这么重要。选D
    小题13:考查名词：A. theme   主题B. result  结果C. origin起源D. secret秘密，爸爸宣布会议的主题是“感激”，选A
    小题14:考查动词：A. facing  面对B. performing  表演C. celebrating庆祝D. suffering遭受，句意：今天我要庆祝戒酒17年。选C
    小题15:考查形容词：A. precious宝贵的B. expensive昂贵的C. generous慷慨的D. attractive有吸引力的，句意：在戒酒一年后我得到一生中最宝贵的礼物。选A
    小题16:考查副词：A. Ever曾经B. never从不C. nearly几乎D. seldom很少，我很感激她从没看见我喝醉过。选B
    小题17:考查名词：A. joke玩笑B. puzzle迷C. response回答D. story故事，一个叫Dave的人也分享了他的故事。选D
    小题18:考查名词：A. value   价值B. result结果C. purpose目的D. reason原因，爸爸四他参加这个会议的原因。选D
    小题19:考查动词：A. living生活B. meeting见面C. arguing争论D. moving移动，每周都来和人们见面。选B
    小题20:考查形容词：A. tired疲劳的B. proud骄傲的C. fond喜欢的D. ashamed羞愧的，我为爸爸感到自豪。选B
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    小题4:
    A．expressedB．orderedC．expectedD．meant
    小题5:
    A．hardlyB．nearlyC．naturallyD．eagerly
    小题6:
    A．drinkB．newspapersC．preparationsD．paper
    小题7:
    A．satisfiedB．comfortableC．terrifiedD．sorry
    小题8:
    A．studentB．journalistC．teacherD．writer
    小题9:
    A．researchB．booksC．imaginationD．memory
    小题10:
    A．calledB．recognizedC．rememberedD．visited
    小题11:
    A．answerB．promiseC．stopD．persuade
    小题12:
    A．howB．whetherC．whyD．when
    小题13:
    A．It B．Virginia DeViewC．My parentsD．My oral report
    小题14:
    A．breaking in B．getting downC．falling offD．going on
    小题15:
    A．making upB．listening to C．coveringD．writing
    小题16:
    A．of courseB．finallyC．doubtfullyD．in all
    小题17:
    A．WhenB．As long as C．OnceD．On condition
    小题18:
    A．forB．withC．ofD．to
    小题19:
    A．hurtB．excitedC．disappointedD．asked
    小题20:
    A．respectB．supportC．thankD．favor

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle (水坑) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn’t possibly imagine how this had happened. It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out, especially Jack,  he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, especially Martha and Jackie, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.
    He prayed this prayer, “Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I’m dead meat!” He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered. As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water. Susie lost her balance in front of the teacher and dumped (倒) the bowl of water in the boy’s lap. The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, “Thank you, Lord!”
    Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule (嘲笑), the boy was the object of sympathy (同情). The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out. All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. Martha even gave him her own candy. The sympathy was wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been turned to someone else—Susie. She tried to help, but they told her to get out.
    When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Susie whispered back, “I wet my trousers once, too!”
    小题1:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means _______.
    A．the boys would never play with him
    B．the boys would treat him as usual
    C．he would hardly hear any praise from the boys
    D．he would be laughed at by the boys endlessly
    小题2:After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of _______.
    A．disappointment B．reliefC．anxiety D．anger
    小题3:What did the other kids do after the incident?
    A．They offered him dry clothes.
    B．They laughed at the boy rudely.
    C．They helped the boy do the cleaning.
    D．They urged the boy to get out angrily.
    小题4:Why did Susie dump water in the boy’s lap?
    A．The boy asked her to do so.B．She just did it by accident.
    C．The teacher told her to do so.D．She knew the boy’s trouble.
    小题5:Besides Susie, _______ also knows what had really happened to the boy.
    A．Martha B．Jack C．the teacher D．the boys

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding of black culture in America.
    During the 1940’s and the 1950’s, Gwendolyn Brooks used her poems to describe conditions among the poor, racial (种族的) inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women.
    But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.
    Gwendolyn Brooks once said that she wrote about what she saw and heard in the street. She said she found most of her materials through looking out of the window of her second-floor apartment in Chicago, Illinois.
    In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago, where many black people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was “A Street in Bronzeville” that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skills and her powerful descriptions about the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.
    In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She won the prize for her second book of poems called “Annie Allen”. “Annie Allen” is a collection of poetry about a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and a mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and poverty (贫穷).
    Gwendolyn Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.
    Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called “Maud Martha”. “Maud Martha” attracted little attention when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult lives of many women are popular among female writers today.                                                      
    小题1:Gwendolyn Brooks became world-famous because     .
    A．she was an expert on the language of poetry
    B．she introduced black culture by writing poems
    C．she fought for black rights by writing poems
    D．her poems showed the lives of black women
    小题2:Which of the following can we learn from the text?
    A．Gwendolyn Brooks’ poems focused on black people in Africa.
    B．Winning the Pulitzer Prize for Literature was important to Brooks.
    C．Gwendolyn Brooks used to suffer a lot from drugs.
    D．Gwendolyn Brooks was very strict with herself.
    小题3:How did Gwendolyn Brooks get ideas for most of her poems?
    A．By observing life.B．By having talks.
    C．By reading widely.D．By traveling.
    小题4:We can infer that the book “Annie Allen” mainly deals with      .
    A．family lifeB．inequalityC．adventure D．failure

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