Feeling exhausted and hopeless, I began walking to my car. Every step seemed tiring, and every step was another to survive. As I looked up into the sky I thought about how my grandmother had left me, and my anger began to return. I was annoyed by the loss, and my belief in God was beginning to fade. I couldn’t understand why these things happened. So as I stood in a public parking lot a million questions formed in my mind. Why did this happen to me? Aren’t we supposed to get signs from the people that pass on? Why did I not feel her presence anymore? Is there a heaven?
Suddenly, a woman driving right by my side rolled down her window and distracted my unanswered thoughts. “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me,” she said loudly. Thinking she was going to ask for my parking spot, I simply pointed to my car. The thought of having to say where my car was seemed like too much to bear. “No, excuse me,” she said again.
At this point, I felt I had no choice but to see what this annoying lady wanted. As I got closer, I was startled—was this my grandmother’s nurse, Adu, who lived with her during her final months? I soon realized that she wasn’t, although the resemblance was unusual. Then, I realized that this Adu was searching for something in her bag. Surprisingly, I was overcome by a sense of relief that led me to be patient the entire time the lady was searching. Others would be nervous by a stranger reaching in their bag, but I wasn’t. She finally reached to the very bottom of her bag and handed me a three-page booklet. “It looks like you need this,” she said calmly with a warm smile on her face.
I looked down at the mysterious and obviously used booklet and on the front cover in big bold letters read “What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?”
It took me only a few seconds to comprehend the exchange with this woman, but by the time I looked up, she was gone.
I walked slowly into my car holding the tiny little booklet that was given to me with fear that it would fly away in the wind. I didn’t know what it was exactly, but I knew that if my grandmother had anything to do with that I didn’t want to let it go.
I felt a sense of relaxation as I opened the first page. It explained how people pass on, but their spirit remains with us. This was the first time since my grandma had passed that I felt her with me, just like I had wanted. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but I did know that I finally felt happiness from the surprising change in events.
I couldn’t, and still can’t, believe what had happened to me on that day. I don’t remember the specific details that you usually hear about like what the person was wearing, the time of day, or even the weather, but it doesn’t matter. It was a random day in November when my life turned back around and I began to feel hope again. It was real. It was a miracle. And, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life.
1.The author refused to say anything to the woman but just pointed to her own car at first mainly because ______.
A. the author did not know the woman
B. the woman interrupted the author’s thoughts
C. the author was too weak to say anything
D. the author thought she wanted to use the vacant parking space
2.What can we learn about the author’s grandmother?
A. She was kind to the author.
B. She left nothing to the author.
C. She often made the author angry.
D. She lost faith in God.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The author and the woman became good friends later.
B. The woman turned out to be the author’s grandmother’s nurse.
C. The author knows the specific details about this experience.
D. The author was very grateful to the unknown woman.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?
B. Miracle at the Parking Lot
C. True Love for My Grandmother
D. Adu, My Grandmother’s Nurse
閱讀快車系列答案科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年貴州思南中學高一上半期考試英語卷（解析版） 題型：語法填空
閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當的內容（不多于3個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。
It is the Thanksgiving Day . I have the strong desire to write about something to express my thanks to the people around me.
I ___1.__ ( bring up ) by my grandparents ___2._are as kind and hardworking as thousands of Chinese peasants in a distant village. They worked in the field all day long and took good care of me as well .
__3.___ ( Honest) speaking, my parents are ordinary people. But I must say that they are great educators, ____4.___ they educated me to be an ____5.___ ( dependent ) and useful man to society.
My teachers, selfless，generous, devote themselves to _ _6.__ ( help) each individual student achieve his/her ambition.
Meanwhile , I can share my happiness and ____7.___ (sad) with my peer students .I am happy to be with them because we have much __8.___ common.
I am ___9.___ luckiest and happiest person with all these loved __10._ (one) around.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年西藏拉薩中學高二上第三次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: “Nice day isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something that both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching, “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus-stops, people may comment about the transport system, “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”
Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.
1.Small talk is ________.
A. a kind of conversation with short words
B. a greeting when people meet each other
C. to let people disagree about something
D. something we talk about to start with a conversation
2.The passage suggests that when we learn a language, we should ________.
A. learn about the transport system of the country
B. only master the grammar and vocabulary
C. know the culture about the country
D. grasp the importance of the language
3.When we say “Great game isn’t it?” we are actually ________.
A. asking a questionB. having a conversation
C. greeting each otherD. beginning a small talk
4.What we learn from the passage is that ________.
A. different language has different grammar
B. small talk is an important part in a language
C. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation
D. in English speaking countries we should talk about the weather
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年寧夏高二上期中考試英試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle “No pain, no gain”. He hardly watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional(傳統的) wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he’d beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty five years ago. They were all tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity(逆境) seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb’s trees in ways comfort and ease never could.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to meet with hardship. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be torn apart.
1.With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often __________.
A. kept watering them every morning
B. paid little attention to them
C. talked to them to get their attention
D. beat them to make them grow deep roots
2.What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees?
A. strange and harmful
B. interesting and funny
C. original and reasonable
D. cruel and unacceptable
3.Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?
A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
B. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.
D. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Growing roots
B. Doctor Gibbs and his trees
C. Prayers for my sons
D. Watering trees
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年黑龍江牡丹江一中高二6月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Sometimes your biggest disadvantage can become your biggest advantage, which is seen to happen in our life. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo(柔道) _____ the fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, ______ he wondered why, after three months of _______, the master had taught him only one move.
"Sensei," the boy finally said, "shouldn't I be learning more moves?"
"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei ________.
Not quite understanding, but _______in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first _________.
_________ himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his ____ became impatient and charged; the boy ________used his one move to win the match. _______ amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his rival (對手) was bigger, stronger, and more_____. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the _____ called a timeout. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened(干預).
"No," the sensei ______, "let him continue."
Soon after the match resumed, his rival made a big mistake: he dropped his____, at which the boy gave him a sudden turnover. Instantly, the boy won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and sensei ______ every move in each and every match. Then the boy _______ the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one_______?
"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known ______ for that move is for your rival to grab your ___ arm."
The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest________.
1.A. in view of B. in case of C. because of D. in spite of
2.A. but B. andC. so D. yet
3.A. trainingB. meeting C. waiting D. understanding
4.A. relievedB. retiredC. resignedD. replied
5.A .believing B. confirmingC. convincing D. relying
6.A. visit B. tournament C. reaction D. impression
7.A. Interesting B. Amusing C. SurprisingD. Alarming
8.A. opponentB. master C. teammate D. athlete
9.A. carefullyB. skillfully C. fluentlyD. awkwardly
10.A. Actually B. Often C. Also D. Still
11.A. exhausted B. experiencedC. excited D. enthusiastic
12.A. audienceB. referee C. coachD. judge
13.A. suggested B. required C. insistedD. ordered
14.A. panicB. guard C. alarmD. tension
15.A. looked back to B. looked up to C. looked through D. looked into
16.A. collectedB. piled C. searched D. gathered
17.A. mistake B. match C. moveD. reason
18.A. preventionB. protection C. defense D. measure
19.A. left B. right C. only D. broken
20.A. enemyB. obstacle C. benefit D. strength
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年湖南衡陽八中高一下結業考英語卷（解析版） 題型：七選五
Bad breath can be a major problem. The good news is that it can often be prevented with some simple steps.
Bad breath is caused by certain bacteria that grow in the mouth. When you don't brush regularly, bacteria accumulate in your mouth and between your teeth. 1. Certain foods, especially ones like garlic and onions that contain pungent (辛辣的）oils, can contribute to bad breath because the oils are carried to your lungs and out through your mouth. 2. Some people think that as long as you brush your teeth, you shouldn't have bad breath. 3. That, however, just doesn't remove the smell. To sufficiently clean all the surfaces of your teeth, you should brush for at least 2 minutes at least twice a day.
Many people believe that if you breathe into your hand, you'll know when you have bad breath. But it’s wrong! 4. When you talk, you tend to bring out the smell from the back of your mouth (where bad breath starts), which simply breathing doesn't do. Also, because we tend to get used to our own smells, it's hard for a person to tell if he or she has bad breath.
If you’re concerned about bad breath, make sure you’re taking care of your teeth and mouth properly. If you brush properly and visit your dentist for regular cleanings but your bad breath persists, you may have a medical problem. 5. They can figure out if something else is behind your bad breath and help you take care of it.
A. These bacteria make your breath smell.
B. In that case, call your doctor or dentist.
C. Smoking is also a major cause of bad breath.
D. Remember to brush your tongue, too — bacteria love to hang out there.
E. The truth is that most people only brush their teeth for 30 to 45 seconds.
F. When you breathe, the smell bounced back by your hand can be easily sensed.
G. When you breathe, you don^ use your throat the same way you do when you talk.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年浙江溫州中學高一上期中考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：翻譯
翻譯句子
1.我不知道這是不是因為我長久無法出門的緣故，我變得對一切與大自然有關的事物都無比狂熱。
2.事實上，當不同文化互相交流滲透時，所有的語言都會有所變化、有所發展的。
3.雖然她對去某些地方的最佳路線并不清楚，她卻堅持要自己把這次旅游安排得盡善盡美。
4.為了記下白天發生的一系列重要的事情，我熬夜到十一點半。
5.John是如此堅決以至于沒有人能夠說服他改變主意。
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年浙江溫州中學高一上期中考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
It was commanded that the coal mine survivors ____ to the nearest hospital for treatment.
A. must send B. be sent
C. would be sent D. should send
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年新疆石河子一中高一上期周測英語卷（解析版） 題型：單詞拼寫
單詞拼寫。
1.A d__________ person always tries to finish the job, no matter how hard it is.
2.The concert went like clockwork because Li Pei had o__________ it well.
3.It is difficult to be correct when you f__________ the future.
4.I’ve regretted that I seldom followed my own work s__________.
5.She p__________ to stay at home in the evenings to watch TV those days.
6.Xiaoming has just g__________ from his university, and he is planning for a long trip.
7.The water went all over the fields and d__________ quite a few villages along the river.（毀了）
8.Water, food, and e__________ were hard to get after the earthquake.（電）
9.People began to wonder how long the d__________ would last.（災難）
10.Workers built s__________ for the homeless people.（避難所）
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