Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 16 was more manageable , I 17 ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. 18 that was years ago and times have changed. 19 I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 20 my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). 21 I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my 22 . I decided that I would consider 23 to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was 24 when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of 25 to get started. And 26 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 27 use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my 28 ; he gave me a long thoughtful 29 . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me 30 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 31 on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 32 and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I 33 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 34 that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His 35 still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
| 小题1: | | A．loneliness | B．sadness | C．tiredness | D．sickness |
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| 小题2: | | A．set | B．enjoyed | C．kept | D．shared |
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| 小题3: | | A．Gladly | B．Eventually | C．Unfortunately | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题4: | | A．Now | B．Then | C．Sometime | D．Meanwhile |
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| 小题5: | | A．add up to | B．make up for | C．get rid of | D．take advantage of |
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| 小题6: | | A．If | B．As | C．Though | D．Before |
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| 小题7: | | A．movement | B．condition | C．choices | D．positions |
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| 小题8: | | A．reaching out | B．living up | C．getting on | D．going back |
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| 小题9: | | A．recognized | B．interviewed | C．found | D．invited |
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| 小题10: | | A．money | B．time | C．energy | D．knowledge |
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| 小题11: | | A．thus | B．once | C．seldom | D．often |
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| 小题12: | | A．actually | B．hardly | C．nearly | D．formerly |
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| 小题13: | | A．job | B．family | C．idea | D．offer |
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| 小题14: | | A．face | B．view | C．look | D．sight |
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| 小题15: | | A．over | B．along | C．towards | D．through |
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| 小题16: | | A．unhappily | B．lovingly | C．pitifully | D．gratefully |
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| 小题17: | | A．pick | B．turn | C．role | D．step |
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| 小题18: | | A．had to cry | B．ought to cry | C．should have cried | D．could have cried |
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| 小题19: | | A．more | B．the ones | C．few | D．the rest |
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| 小题20: | | A．courage | B．devotion | C．kindness | D．trust |
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本文选取作者在生命中不平凡的阶段受到陌生人帮助的事实，歌颂和赞扬人间真情和助人的美德。
小题1: 属于上文提示法，首句中出现ill，此选项应是ill的同义表达，故选D.
小题1:属于上文提示法，上句出现病情可以manageable，所以作者应该是享受那段过去的美好时光，故选B.
小题1:属于下文解释法，下文出现发生改变，结合首句作者生病，可推出作者表达的是不幸的情绪，故选C.
小题1:属于转折对比法，上文出现years ago和changed，因此推出此题应回归现实，故选A
小题1:属于固定搭配法，add up to总计，make up for弥补，补偿，get rid of处理，摆脱，take advantage of利用，此题应选B.
小题1:属于逻辑关系法，此法多用于句子与句子之间，解决连词的问题。此题因为作者下午需要睡觉，所以受到限制。故选B.
小题1:属于上文解释法，第三段首句提到作者打算做某事，但由于病情，下午需要睡觉，所以选择受限，故选C.
小题1:属于前后照应法，上文提到过几年之前唱歌的事实，此处再次出现要去唱歌，故选D.
小题1:属于中文代入法，全家都是音乐家，所以走进音像店会被认出，故选A.
小题1:属于A and B法，这是并列结构，要求前后词性与词义要相似，几乎在每年的高考完形中都会考查这个知识点。本题and之前说东西很贵，之后理应推出没有足够的钱，故选A.
小题1:属于反义多一对，即四个选项中有一组反义词，答案多在这组反义词中出现。此题C和D构成反义结构，根据文章信息，故选D.
小题1:属于中文代入法，实际上一张光盘里的十首歌也只有三/四首可以用，故选A.
小题1:属于同义辨析法，此考查点多在四级考试完形填空部分中出现，在2008年高考英语浙江卷第26题也曾考查过，当年的难度系数约为0.32。此题中的B. view强调的是眺望风景，C. look强调看的眼神，D. sight强调视力，本文店主深深地看了作者，属于眼神之间的交流，故选C.
小题1:属于固定搭配法，店主带领作者穿过拥挤的店铺，从空间穿过，故选D.
小题1:属于感情色彩法，此法多用于解决形容词或副词。下文出现treasure，因此可以推出店主对自己的宝物爱不释手，心爱地触摸，故选B.
小题1:属于固定搭配法，take your pick，美国俚语，随你挑选的意思，故选A.
小题1:属于语法识别法，近几年高考完形填空部分逐步淡化语法点考查，一般只会涉及一道。C. should have cried,本应该做的事情而没有做，放在原文中过于牵强，而本题是作者受到店主的感激，非常感动，本可以哭但没有哭，故选D.
小题1:属于寻找重复法，31题与32题之前曾出现only three to four songs...，对应...could sing,故选B.
小题1:属于主旨概况法，即所选选项要与原文中心相一致。本文详细描述店主对作者的帮助，店主的善举感动作者，故选C. |
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On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___36___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.
For over a month I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I __39___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.
My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t __40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___41__.
My next plan would have to be more __42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t __43__ to miss out on this bargain!”
His ___44___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could buy ___46___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”
I went to my room, ___48___ at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t _49__ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.
When I __50__ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been __51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.
| 小题1: | | A．pain | B．attempt | C．joy | D．shyness |
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| 小题2: | | A．housing | B．fishing | C．car | D．fashion |
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| 小题3: | | A．mind | B．idea | C．opinion | D．head |
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小题4: | A．getdown | B．setout | C．searchedfor | D．went on |
| 小题5: | | A．operate | B．run | C．start | D．work |
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| 小题6: | | A．riding | B．driving | C．thinking | D．keeping |
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| 小题7: | | A．strong | B．practical | C．ideal | D．obvious |
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| 小题8: | | A．afford | B．pay | C．allow | D．stand |
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| 小题9: | | A．talk | B．expression | C．face | D．response |
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| 小题10: | | A．truck | B．telescope | C．chance | D．bargain |
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| 小题11: | | A．one | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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小题12: | A．heating | B．loving | C．nursing | D．finding |
| 小题13: | | A．pleased | B．good | C．expert | D．angry |
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| 小题14: | | A．say | B．believe | C．care | D．learn |
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| 小题15: | | A．went off | B．woke up | C．rang up | D．found out |
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| 小题16: | | A．pleased | B．instructed | C．warned | D．defeated |
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| 小题17: | | A．opened | B．wrapped | C．left | D．faded |
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| 小题18: | | A．recovered | B．refused | C．reopened | D．removed |
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| 小题19: | | A．won | B．done | C．beaten | D．failed |
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| 小题20: | | A．ever | B．already | C．still | D．even |
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I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had 36 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 37 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 38 afford a dream.
My dream was to be a 39 .When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also 40 : my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 41 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular 42 with him changed my life forever.
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 43 . This meant a chance for my first income—cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 45 at it.
Then I realized I would have to 46 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was 47 about this.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 48 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your 49 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head 50 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 51 his disappointment in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.
“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied.
“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 52 ?” he asked.
That 53 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 54 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 55 of my dreams.
| 小题2: | | A．happy | B．lovely | C．angry | D．noisy |
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| 小题3: | | A．only | B．ever | C．still | D．almost |
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| 小题4: | | A．teacher | B．coach | C．doctor | D．sportsman |
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| 小题5: | | A．lucky | B．satisfied | C．hopeful | D．surprised |
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| 小题6: | | A．taught | B．asked | C．told | D．trained |
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| 小题7: | | A．match | B．story | C．moment | D．incident |
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| 小题8: | | A．job | B．camp | C．holiday | D．course |
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| 小题9: | | A．cause | B．start | C．need | D．amount |
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| 小题10: | | A．stand | B．call | C．look | D．jump |
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| 小题11: | | A．take out | B．cut off | C．put on | D．give up |
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| 小题12: | | A．excited | B．curious | C．anxious | D．disappointed |
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| 小题13: | | A．mad | B．puzzled | C．regretful | D．discouraged |
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| 小题14: | | A．working | B．playing | C．learning | D．shining |
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| 小题15: | | A．shaking | B．hanging | C．holding | D．nodding |
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| 小题16: | | A．feeling | B．suffering | C．facing | D．expressing |
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| 小题17: | | A．dream | B．game | C．chance | D．life |
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| 小题18: | | A．offer | B．price | C．question | D．order |
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| 小题19: | | A．study | B．sports | C．homework | D．business |
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| 小题20: | | A．clothes | B．bike | C．house | D．goods |
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Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a 16 in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often 17__ to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t afford to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went hungry. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 18 what to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offer ed to lend him ￡100 to start his own __19__ .
It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 20 in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 21 plenty of money.
Jack 22 working hard. After one year he succeeded in repaying the ￡100.
By the  time Jack was 30 years old he had 23 his first million, and he wanted to 24 this achievement by doing something “grand”. 25 _ all his money it was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 26 Jack still can’t get used to 27 the good life. He can often _28_ drinking with the locals at the local pub.
“I remember being very 29 as a child, but never 30 as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”
| 小题1: | | A．job | B．work | C．company | D．house |
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| 小题2: | A．able | B．glad | C．unabl e | D．eager |
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| 小题3: | | A．seeing | B．wondering | C．doubting | D．preparing |
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| 小题4: | | A．school | B．farm | C．business | D．store |
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| 小题5: | | A．problem | B．purpose | C．future | D．principle |
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| 小题6: | | A．spent | B．borrowed | C．wasted | D．earned |
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| 小题7: | | A．enjoyed | B．preferred | C．promised | D．hated |
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| 小题8: | | A．given | B．made | C．taken | D．lost |
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| 小题9: | | A．remember | B．hono r | C．celebrate | D．recognize |
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| 小题12: | | A．using | B．doing | C．liv ing | D．keeping |
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| 小题13: | | A．be found | B．find | C．look for | D．be looked for |
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| 小题14: | | A．rich | B．poor | C．healthy | D．well |
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A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so he began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks (诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”
Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,” he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”
Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent, and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “When I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again： What’s your name, soldier?”
The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied, “My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously.
小题1:The officer was strict______.| A．because the soldiers were new. | B．with any of his soldiers, new or old. | | C．because he was named Stone. | D．only when he was before soldiers. |
小题2: According to what the officer said,_______.| A．obeying his orders would sometimes bring no trouble. | | B．trouble would come if anybody made tricks. | | C．he always got on well with his soldiers. | | D．he often had trouble with his soldiers. |
小题3:The last soldier remained silent because_______| A．he didn’t like the way the officer spoke to them. | | B．he wanted to see what would happen if he disobeyed his order. | | C．the question was difficult for him to answer. | | D．he was afraid the officer would be angry when he heard his name. |
小题4:According to the officer, how to answer the question, “How old are you ?”| A．(sadly)Twenty, sir. | B．(clearly)Twenty. | | C．(loudly)Twenty, sir | D．(quickly)Ten years youn ger than you, sir |
小题5:Which is the best title for the passage?| A．A Clever Answer | B．A Terrible Answer | | C．A Sorry Answer | D．A Strange Answer |
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There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.
Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local new spapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.
Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.
Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute ?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career since it was first published in nineteen seventy.
Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about? | A．Finding a job. | | B．College students’part-time jobs. | | C．Craigslist Web site. | | D．The relation between study and work. |
小题2:By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can ______.| A．sell your old things | | B．do some shopping online | | C．create your own announcement board | | D．get useful information about 450 cities |
小题3:“What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.| A．work on the airplane | B．buy a parachute | | C．publish a book | D．find a suitable job |
小题4: It can be learned from the passage that ______.| A．companies often put job information in local shops | | B．the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA | | C．Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careers | | D．California Career Services mainly serves university students |
小题5:How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
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