(2013·高考江苏卷)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage
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(2013·高考江苏卷)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage (按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us ____ chasing the same thing.
One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell ____.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I ____ the countryside for some place I could rent for the ____ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ____ the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was ____，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and ____ a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me，____ slowly，they started teaching me the ____ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began ____ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a ___ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of ___.
What I had believed in，all those things I thought were ____ for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.____ on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my ____ with my neighbors.
Four years later，I moved back into ____.I saw many people were having a really hard time，___ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to ____ a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house，but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places.We’d all be in ____ if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about ____ we can all get by together.
| 小题1: | | A．separately | B．equally | | C．violently | D．naturally |
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| 小题3: | | A．crossed | B．left | | C．toured | D．searched |
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| 小题4: | | A．fullest | B．largest | | C．fairest | D．cheapest |
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| 小题5: | | A．at | B．through | | C．over | D．round |
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| 小题6: | | A．occupied | B．abandoned | | C．emptied | D．robbed |
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| 小题7: | | A．turned | B．approached | | C．cleared | D．cut |
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| 小题8: | | A．but | B．although | | C．otherwise | D．for |
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| 小题9: | | A．benefit | B．lesson | | C．nature | D．art |
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| 小题10: | | A．sticking | B．looking | | C．swinging | D．turning |
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| 小题11: | | A．wild | B．real | | C．different | D．remote |
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| 小题12: | | A．neighborliness | B．happiness | | C．friendliness | D．kindness |
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| 小题13: | | A．unique | B．expensive | | C．rare | D．necessary |
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| 小题15: | | A．cooperation | B．relationships | | C．satisfaction | D．appointments |
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| 小题16: | | A．reality | B．society | | C．town | D．life |
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| 小题17: | | A．creating | B．losing | | C．quitting | D．offering |
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| 小题18: | | A．put in | B．turn in | | C．take in | D．get in |
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| 小题19: | | A．yards | B．shelters | | C．camps | D．cottages |
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| 小题20: | | A．when | B．what | | C．whether | D．how |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:D |
解析
本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章围绕主题“美国梦”讲述了作者的心理变化，作者遭遇了一系列的不幸后，在乡村的经历和体验让他对“美国梦”有了不同于以往的更为深刻的理解。
小题1:解析：选A。根据该句话的语境“跟其他所有人一样我想实现美国梦并且为此努力工作，我们所有人各自奋斗，目标相同”可知，应选separately“各自地，分别地”。equally相等地，平等地；violently激烈地；naturally自然地。
小题2:解析：选B。由本空前的“through a series of unhappy events”可知，作者经历了一系列的不幸之后，梦想破碎了。故应选fall apart崩溃，破碎。fall off 减少；跌落；变坏；fall over 被……绊倒；意外地从……上跌落；fall out 争吵；脱落；解散。
小题3:解析：选D。此处语境为：穷困潦倒时，作者只好到乡村找了一个便宜的居所。此处搭配为search...for...“在……搜索……”。其余选项均不符合语境。
小题4:解析：选D。由“I had my truck and $56.”可知作者已经到了几乎身无分文的地步，带着身上仅由的56美元，作者只能以尽可能便宜的价格租下住所，故用cheapest。
小题5:解析：选C。此处语境为：作者找到了一座破旧的可以租赁的房子，位于西弗吉尼亚洲的波托马克河对岸，沿着蜿蜒的山路向上四英里处。over在此处意为“在……的另一边”，又如：They live over the river in Richmond.他们住在河对面的里士满区。
小题6:解析：选B。由“a shabby house”“full of broken glass and rubbish”可知这是一座破旧的房子，到处都是玻璃碎片和垃圾，由此推测这里已被“遗弃”多时。abandoned“被放弃的，被遗弃的”，符合题意。occupied已占用的，在使用的；emptied被清空的；robbed被抢劫的。
小题7:解析：选C。作者找到房主租下房子后，必须先进行清理之后才能“camp in”，所以此空填cleared，即作者先“清理”了一个角落。turn旋转，使改变方向；approach接近，走近，靠近；cut剪切；切成。这三项均与语境不符。
小题8:解析：选A。句意：尽管当地人对我一无所知，但是慢慢地，它们开始教我……很显然前后是一种转折关系，故用but。although尽管，虽然，它的位置应该放在“The locals knew nothing about me...”之前；otherwise否则，不然；for因为，由于。
小题9:解析：选D。此处语境：他们开始教我与邻居们相处的艺术。art艺术，技能，符合题意。benefit 利益，好处；lesson教训，经验；nature自然；天性。这三项均与语境不符。
小题10:解析：选A。本题考查动词短语的意义辨析。stick around逗留，停留；look around环视周围；swing around使转过；turn around(使)转身；(使)好转。此处语境为：邻居们开始在此逗留与我聊天，故选A项。
小题11:解析：选C。文章第一段讲到了作者起初理解的美国梦是工作、按揭、信用卡和成功，而由空格后的“...not the one of individual achievement but of...”可知，现在信仰的是一个“不同的”美国梦，故选different。wild野生的，野蛮的，狂野的；real 真实的；remote偏僻的，遥远的。
小题12:解析：选A。本段前面讲到邻居们教作者做邻居的艺术，给他提供了很多帮助，由此可知选neighborliness“友善，睦邻友好”，侧重指邻里关系。其余三项分别意为“幸福”“友好，亲切”“仁慈，好意”。
小题13:解析：选D。根据第一段所描述的美国梦的内容“a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success”可知，作者原来认为这些东西是文明生活所必需的，故选necessary。unique独特的；expensive昂贵的；rare稀少的。这三项均不符合语境。
小题14:解析：选A。由第二段中“I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road...”可知房子在山上，故选up。
小题15:解析：选B。句意：在这座山上，我最珍贵的财产是我和邻居们的关系(relationship)。cooperation合作；satisfaction满意；appointment约会。这三项均不符合语境。
小题16:解析：选C。解答该题的依据是第二段中的“I __38__the countryside for some place...”及本段的“Four years later，moved back into...”。与countryside相对的是town，故选C。reality现实；society社会；life 生活。这三项均不符合语境。
小题17:解析：选B。该空前的“many people were having a really hard time”说明许多人正过着相当艰难的生活，可推测是“失去”了工作和家，故选losing。create创造，offer提供，明显不符合语境；quit只能和jobs搭配，不能和homes搭配。
小题18:．解析：选C。本题考查对四个动词短语的意思的理解。put in放进，提交，申请；turn in上交，拐入，告发；take in让……进入，接受，理解，欺骗；get in进入，收获，被录取。此处说作者设法租了一个足够大的房子能让一些人住进来，因此选C。get in是指人主动进入，不符合语境。
小题19:解析：选B。此处语境为：如果我们不团结在一起，我们就都会流落到住收容所(shelters)的地步。yard庭院；camp帐篷；cottage 小屋，村舍。这三项均不符合语境。
小题20:解析：选D。此处语境为：与其说美国梦在于自己能得到什么，不如说它在于我们所有人如何一起渡过难关。get by勉强度日，为固定搭配。about后面的从句不缺主语、宾语和表语，因此不选what；也没有“是否”(whether)的意思；也没有涉及时间(when)问题，因此只能选how。 |
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(2013·高考辽宁卷)A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill.Usually she ____ play in the small garden.She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill.____ she loved her parents and her family，she desired to live in such a house and ____ all day about how wonderful and exciting ____ must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some ____ skill and sensibility(识别力)，she ____ her mother for a bike ride ____ the garden.Her mother finally allowed her to go，____ her keeping close to the house and not ____ too far.The day was beautiful.The little girl knew ____ where she was heading！____ the hill and across the valley，she rode to the ____ of the golden house.
____ she got off her bike and put it against the gate post，she focused on the path ____ to the house and then on the house itself.She was very disappointed when she ____ that all the windows were ____ and rather dirty.
So ___ and heartbroken，she didn’t go any further.She ____，and all of a sudden she saw an amazing ____.There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden.Looking at her little home，she ____ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care.Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!
| 小题1: | | A．might | B．should | | C．would | D．must |
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| 小题2: | | A．Unless | B．Although | | C．Since | D．But |
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| 小题3: | | A．dreamed | B．worried | | C．asked | D．shouted |
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| 小题5: | | A．different | B．scientific | | C．musical | D．basic |
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| 小题6: | | A．begged | B．blamed | | C．invited | D．paid |
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| 小题7: | | A．inside | B．outside | | C．through | D．along |
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| 小题8: | | A．insisting on | B．relying on | | C．arguing about | D．wondering about |
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| 小题9: | | A．traveling | B．running | | C．riding | D．walking |
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| 小题10: | | A．madly | B．rapidly | | C．exactly | D．possibly |
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| 小题11: | | A．Over | B．Down | | C．Around | D．Beside |
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| 小题12: | | A．windows | B．steps | | C．center | D．gate |
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| 小题13: | | A．Until | B．As | | C．While | D．Because |
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| 小题14: | | A．getting | B．introducing | | C．leading | D．moving |
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| 小题15: | | A．felt | B．learned | | C．concluded | D．found |
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| 小题16: | | A．transparent | B．bright | | C．plain | D．wide |
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| 小题17: | | A．anxious | B．angry | | C．serious | D．sad |
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| 小题18: | | A．turned around | B．cheered up | | C．settled down | D．dropped in |
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| 小题19: | | A．hill | B．valley | | C．background | D．sight |
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| 小题20: | | A．imagined | B．decided | | C．realized | D．guessed |
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(2013·高考湖北卷)Zigfried，a little mouse，blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside.Still nobody came.Maybe today，he thought____.It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹)．
This farmhouse had been____too long.It needed a family.Zigfried’s____made a noise.He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday.He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿)，grabbed a____from his home，and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse____the farmer married a wife who had a cat.Zigfried____when he thought of it.He looked around cautiously as he____into the room where grain was stored and was quite____as he filled his bag with wheat.He was turning to leave when suddenly he___a hot breath about his ear.His heart beat___，and without thinking he started to run and luckily____the cat’s paws (爪子)．
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news：a____family would be moving into the farmhouse soon.Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to____with him.He hoped that the family would come before his granny came.Before long，a car came____the road leading to the house，with butter sandwiches，cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came____the next few days.Zigfried____every single hour of them.____，the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a____smile at the door of his home，he heard the____of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas.What？A cat？The____froze on his face；his mouth fell wide open.After a long while，he at last found his voice：“Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this？”
| 小题1: | | A．carefully | B．excitedly | | C．hopefully | D．proudly |
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| 小题2: | | A．shabby | B．noisy | | C．messy | D．empty |
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| 小题3: | | A．mouth | B．nose | | C．stomach | D．throat |
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| 小题5: | | A．although | B．until | | C．whereas | D．unless |
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| 小题6: | | A．leapt | B．sniffed | | C．trembled | D．withdrew |
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| 小题7: | | A．broke | B．marched | | C．paced | D．stole |
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| 小题8: | | A．curious | B．nervous | | C．pitiful | D．sensible |
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| 小题9: | | A．took | B．released | | C．felt | D．drew |
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| 小题10: | | A．strongly | B．irregularly | | C．slowly | D．wildly |
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| 小题11: | | A．escaped | B．seized | | C．rubbed | D．scratched |
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| 小题12: | | A．close | B．happy | | C．new | D．young |
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| 小题13: | | A．celebrate | B．communicate | | C．compete | D．compromise |
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| 小题15: | | A．alive | B．loose | | C．open | D．still |
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| 小题16: | | A．counted | B．enjoyed | | C．missed | D．wasted |
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| 小题17: | | A．However | B．Instead | | C．Moreover | D．Therefore |
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| 小题18: | | A．bitter | B．forced | | C．polite | D．satisfied |
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| 小题19: | | A．introduction | B．discussion | | C．comment | D．debate |
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| 小题20: | | A．blood | B．smile | | C．tear | D．sweat |
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(2013·高考江西卷)Diane Ray was completely selfcentred and very spoilt.Her parents gave her____she wanted，knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气)if they did not.She would scream and kick and____on the floor drumming her heels.Her parents always____.
That was why she was alone on the____，wearing an expensive swimsuit.It had taken a massive tantrum to___her parents to buy it.They were back at the beachhouse，____from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving____.“Dangerous ？”she had said.“You just don’t want me to have____.I’m going and if you try to stop me，I’ll scream.”
“What are you doing ？”a voice asked.Diane jumped.She did not know that the man was there____he spoke.
“I’m going diving，”she answered.
“You shouldn’t swim today，” the man____.“There is a storm coming up.”
“You should mind your own____！”Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.
“If you go out there you’ll be____，”the man called after her.She did not bother to reply.
Diane slipped into the water and dived____until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to___against the current (水流)．Saltwater hit against her face，making it____to breathe.Oh，why had she not listened to advice?
Panicking，she began to____.Then，just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface，she heard a____voice.“Hold on! I’m coming.”With____，she saw the old man rowing an ancientlooking boat towards her.“I hope you’ve learned a lesson.You put us both in____，”he shouted angrily，as he dragged her over the side of the____.Gratefully，Diane thanked him and ran towards the beachhouse.
| 小题1: | | A．either | B．neither | | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题3: | | A．set out | B．set in | | C．gave in | D．gave out |
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| 小题4: | | A．beach | B．bed | | C．floor | D．ship |
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| 小题5: | | A．allow | B．warn | | C．get | D．prefer |
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| 小题6: | | A．changing | B．recovering | | C．appearing | D．traveling |
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| 小题7: | | A．alone | B．away | | C．again | D．aside |
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| 小题9: | | A．when | B．until | | C．after | D．once |
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| 小题10: | | A．decided | B．intended | | C．advised | D．repeated |
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| 小题11: | | A．business | B．swimsuit | | C．friends | D．parents |
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| 小题12: | | A．angry | B．sorry | | C．confused | D．excited |
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| 小题13: | | A．nervously | B．sadly | | C．shyly | D．happily |
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| 小题15: | | A．difficult | B．easy | | C．comfortable | D．suitable |
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| 小题16: | | A．speak | B．sing | | C．sniff | D．scream |
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| 小题17: | | A．calm | B．frightening | | C．beautiful | D．disgusting |
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| 小题18: | | A．regret | B．relief | | C．interest | D．ease |
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| 小题19: | | A．power | B．safety | | C．danger | D．thought |
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| 小题20: | | A．house | B．wave | | C．beach | D．boat |
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(2013·高考陕西卷)To celebrate the end of our exams，my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant.We____hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter.When our____came，I started walking towards an empty table.By bad luck，my purse strap(带子)got____on a chair and the tray(托盘)that I was holding slipped___my hands and went flying in the air.The tray，and its contents，____on a man who was just about to____a bite of his sandwich.I stared，greatly____，as the drinks soaked(浸湿)his white shirt.
Then I___my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of____.Instead，he said“It’s OK”to____me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure____to do next，my friends and I went to a table and sat there，trying our best to look____.A moment later，the man came out of the washroom and___our table.My heart almost stopped____.I thought he was going to ask for my father’s__and call him.
To my surprise，he merely smiled at us，handed us some cash and said，“____yourself new hamburgers.”He then walked____without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse，____he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still____in this world.I’ll never____his actions.
| 小题1: | | A．ordered | B．made | | C．arranged | D．demanded |
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| 小题2: | | A．food | B．turn | | C．bill | D．menu |
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| 小题3: | | A．fixed | B．caught | | C．cut | D．tied |
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| 小题5: | | A．knocked | B．fell | | C．stood | D．hung |
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| 小题6: | | A．take | B．taste | | C．swallow | D．chew |
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| 小题7: | | A．discouraged | B．disappointed | | C．shocked | D．annoyed |
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| 小题8: | | A．rolled | B．rubbed | | C．narrowed | D．closed |
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| 小题9: | | A．bitterness | B．anxiety | | C．anger | D．sorrow |
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| 小题10: | | A．satisfy | B．comfort | | C．encourage | D．praise |
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| 小题12: | | A．mild | B．honest | | C．calm | D．modest |
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| 小题13: | | A．pushed | B．approached | | C．drew | D．laid |
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| 小题14: | | A．beating | B．breaking | | C．sinking | D．trembling |
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| 小题15: | | A．help | B．position | | C．number | D．job |
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| 小题16: | | A．Prepare | B．Buy | | C．Find | D．Cook |
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| 小题18: | | A．so | B．since | | C．although | D．but |
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| 小题19: | | A．kindness | B．happiness | | C．politeness | D．brightness |
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| 小题20: | | A．forget | B．refuse | | C．oppose | D．ignore |
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(2013·高考新课标全国卷Ⅰ)I went to a group activity，“Sensitivity Sunday”，which was to make us more ____ the problems faced by disabled people.We were asked to“___a disability” for several hours one Sunday.Some members，____，chose to use wheelchairs.Others wore soundblocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩)．
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a____experience.I had never considered before how____it would be to use one.As soon as I sat down，my____made the chair begin to roll.Its wheels were not___.Then I wondered where to put my____.It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into____.I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of____for several hours.For disabled people，“adopting a wheelchair”is not a temporary(临时的)___.
I tried to find a____position and thought it might be restful，____kind of nice，to be___around for a while.Looking around，I____I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I____the heavy metal wheels.I came to know that controlling the____of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)____task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon____.It made a deep impression on me.A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the____，both physical and mental，that disabled people must overcome.
| 小题1: | | A．curious about | B．aware of | | C．interested in | D．careful with |
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| 小题2: | | A．cure | B．adopt | | C．prevent | D．analyze |
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| 小题3: | | A．instead | B．strangely | | C．as usual | D．like me |
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| 小题4: | | A．learning | B．working | | C．satisfying | D．relaxing |
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| 小题5: | | A．convenient | B．awkward | | C．boring | D．exciting |
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| 小题6: | | A．height | B．force | | C．skill | D．weight |
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| 小题7: | | A．locked | B．repaired | | C．powered | D．grasped |
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| 小题8: | | A．hands | B．feet | | C．keys | D．handles |
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| 小题9: | | A．place | B．action | | C．play | D．effect |
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| 小题10: | | A．operation | B．communication | | C．transportation | D．production |
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| 小题11: | | A．exploration | B．education | | C．experiment | D．entertainment |
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| 小题12: | | A．flexible | B．safe | | C．starting | D．comfortable |
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| 小题14: | | A．shown | B．pushed | | C．driven | D．guided |
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| 小题15: | | A．realized | B．suggested | | C．agreed | D．admitted |
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| 小题16: | | A．lifted | B．turned | | C．pressed | D．seized |
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| 小题17: | | A．path | B．position | | C．direction | D．way |
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| 小题18: | | A．easy | B．heavy | | C．major | D．extra |
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| 小题19: | | A．forgotten | B．repeated | | C．conducted | D．finished |
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| 小题20: | | A．weaknesses | B．anxieties | | C．challenges | D．illnesses |
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