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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 my1was more manageable , I2ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.3that was years ago and times have changed.4I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to5my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).6I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my7. I decided that I would consider8to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was9when 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 of10to get started. And11you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can12use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my13; he gave me a long thoughtful14. “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me15the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand16on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your17and I’11 record them for you. That should get you started.”
I18. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose19that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His20still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      loneliness
    2. B.
      sadness
    3. C.
      tiredness
    4. D.
      sickness
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      set
    2. B.
      enjoyed
    3. C.
      kept
    4. D.
      shared
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      Gladly
    2. B.
      Eventually
    3. C.
      Unfortunately
    4. D.
      Surprisingly
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      Now
    2. B.
      Then
    3. C.
      Sometime
    4. D.
      Meanwhile
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      add up to
    2. B.
      make up for
    3. C.
      get rid of
    4. D.
      take advantage of
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      If
    2. B.
      As
    3. C.
      Though
    4. D.
      Before
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      movement
    2. B.
      condition
    3. C.
      choices
    4. D.
      positions
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      reaching out
    2. B.
      living up
    3. C.
      getting on
    4. D.
      going back
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      recognized
    2. B.
      interviewed
    3. C.
      found
    4. D.
      invited
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      money
    2. B.
      time
    3. C.
      energy
    4. D.
      knowledge
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      thus
    2. B.
      once
    3. C.
      seldom
    4. D.
      often
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      actually
    2. B.
      hardly
    3. C.
      nearly
    4. D.
      formerly
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      job
    2. B.
      family
    3. C.
      idea
    4. D.
      offer
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      face
    2. B.
      view
    3. C.
      look
    4. D.
      sight
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      over
    2. B.
      along
    3. C.
      towards
    4. D.
      through
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      unhappily
    2. B.
      lovingly
    3. C.
      pitifully
    4. D.
      gratefully
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      pick
    2. B.
      turn
    3. C.
      role
    4. D.
      step
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      had to cry
    2. B.
      ought to cry
    3. C.
      should have cried
    4. D.
      could have cried
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      more
    2. B.
      the ones
    3. C.
      few
    4. D.
      the rest
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      courage
    2. B.
      devotion
    3. C.
      kindness
    4. D.
      trust
DBCAB BCDAA DACCD BADBC
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。
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.
2.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.
3.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.
4.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
5.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.
6.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.
7.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.
8.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.
9.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.
10.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.
11.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.
12.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.
13.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.
14.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.
15.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.
16.属于固定搭配法,take your pick,美国俚语,随你挑选的意思,故选A.
17.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.
18.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.
19.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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A.considered  B.supposed    C.met          D.expected

1,3,5

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.

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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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Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:

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1.What activity was organized for the school reunion?

A.Sightseeing in the park.

B.A picnic on the school playground.

C.Telling stories about past events.

D.Graduates’ reports in the old building.

2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? 

A.Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech.

B.Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching.

C.Some people got tired from the reunion activities.

D.Most people had little interest in the reunion.

3.We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she _____________.

A.kept track of her students’ progress

B.gave her students advice on their careers

C.attended her students’ college graduations

D.went to her students’ wedding ceremonies

4.What was Ms.Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?

A.Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’ achievements.

B.Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.

C.Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed.

D.Students’ respect is the best reward for teachers.

 

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1.

A.comfortable

B.serious

C.tiresome

D.fortunate

 

2.

A.comfort

B.desire

C.pain

D.trouble

 

3.

A.setting up

B.giving up

C.holding up

D.picking up

 

4.

A.expected

B.changed

C.controlled

D.possessed

 

5.

A.deserted

B.crowded

C.blank

D.narrow

 

6.

A.running

B.jumping

C.moving

D.marching

 

7.

A.towards

B.except

C.including

D.between

 

8.

A.bank

B.theatre

C.apartment

D.office

 

9.

A.stood

B.walked

C.turned

D.left

 

10.

A.satisfied

B.confused

C.frightened

D.annoyed

 

11.

A.turn out

B.figure out

C.give out

D.pull out

 

12.

A.belonging

B.adding

C.sticking

D.falling

 

13.

A.gratefully

B.anxiously

C.skillfully

D.delightedly

 

14.

A.nowhere

B.anywhere

C.everywhere

D.somewhere

 

15.

A.instruction

B.training

C.search

D.acting

 

16.

A.it

B.him

C.someone

D.me

 

17.

A.amused

B.unpleasant

C.uneasy

D.embarrassed

 

18.

A.what

B.who

C.whichever

D.whomever

 

19.

A.production

B.judgment

C.friendship

D.appreciation

 

20.

A.as soon as

B.as long as

C.as far as

D.as well as

 

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Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: "Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism"

"In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me."

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"Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn't spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for me, I'm sure she would have contacted me."

Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.

"In New York I wasn't in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race."

Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday's race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.

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"I don't think that ——although I can't put a number on it," said. Radcliffe. "That changes from person to person."

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Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event.

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A. develop respect for Liz?   B. love people around her more?

C. rest for five months?      D. face criticism calmly?

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage??

A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.?

B. Radcliffe didn’t fully recover before the New York City marathon.?

C. Radcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.?

D. Radcliffe had a 3-month training before the New York City marathon.?

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A. if she has the ability to set a new world record?

B. if she can win another race though she has won many times?

C. how many times a marathon runner can set the world record?

D. if she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times?

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A. one     B. two?             C. three          D. four

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A. Practice makes perfect.?            B. Well begun is half done.?

C. Where there is a will, there is a way.?  D. A friend in need is a fried indeed.

 

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