高考英语复习完形填空：讲练解析17

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　　Passage 1（2009年湖南卷）

　　“It’s no use, Mum,” said Johnny. “I’m just no good at dancing.”

　　“You’ve got to keep trying. Tonight will be different , dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette.”

　　Johnny _  1 _ . Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the dance at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion （手风琴） with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he wasto dance with a girl!

　　When Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his   3    to approach Lisette. “May I have this dance?” Johnny asked. “That’s all right,” said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette’s    4     steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, “Look! Johnny has two left feet!”     5_

　　burst from the crowd. Johnny     6    and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.

　　The next Saturday, Alcide to Johnny’s house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide’s eyes     7    . “Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight,” Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open- mouthed after him.

　　At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and    8     her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, “Dear friends, I got a surprise for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!”     9    , Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band joined in behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was     10    . “You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night,” Alcide said. “Yes, sir!” said Johnny.

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　　he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped forward , smiling. “You played really good tonight!” she said.

　　“Thank you,” Johnny blushed （脸红）. As he walked on, Pierre          moved out of the way for him to pass.

　　Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor.

　　1. A. answered

　　B. sighed

　　C. smiled

　　D. laughed

　　2. A. expected

　　B. invited C. allowed D. chosen

　　3. A. spirits

　　B. feelings

　　C. courage

　　D. strength

　　4. A. smooth

　　B. clumsy

　　C. slow D. small

　　5. A. Shouts

　　B. Laughter

　　C. Applause

　　D. Cheers

　　6. A. broke away

　　B. went out

　　C. broke up

　　D. turned out

　　7. A. opened

　　B. rolled

　　C. sharpened

　　D. widened

　　8. A. caught

　　B. searched

　　C. sought

　　D. spotted

　　9. A. Struggling

　　B. Trembling

　　C. Wandering

　　D. Whispering

　　10. A. in

　　B. out C. over

　　D. on

　　11. A. As B. Because C. Until D. So

　　12. A. still

　　B. even

　　C. ever

　　D. almost

　　Passage 2（2009年湖北卷）

　　There was a very special teacher who made a far-reaching difference in my life.

　　Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who”, I asked a senior, “is Mrs. McNamara, my 10th grade English teacher?” He just laughed and said something about my being in

　　1 . Soon, I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of activity that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for

　　2 . The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard

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　　to the homework reading. We were expected to write an in-class essay about one of the topics. The following day, she would

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　　the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called

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　　to stand in front of the class and to read out his/her essay. The class were required to criticize （评论） that essay,

　　the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.

　　The first time that I

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　　her read-write-criticize method, I had not bothered to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant.

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　　the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my classmates,

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　　myself. No one laughed at me; no one would be

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　　enough, or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara’s class. The embarrassment came from within and along with it came a strong determination not to let it happen again.

　　Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files; it was easy to see the

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　　in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara forced me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I

　　12 . Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.

　　1. A. trouble

　　B. sorrow

　　C. danger

　　D. anger

　　2. A. review

　　B. performance

　　C. practice

　　D. homework

　　3. A. added

　　B. related

　　C. contributed

　　D. compared

　　4. A. collect

　　B. return

　　C. send

　　D. receive

　　5. A. on purpose

　　B. at first

　　C. by chance

　　D. in turn

　　6. A. so

　　B. and

　　C. but

　　D. or

　　7. A. tried

　　B. adopted

　　C. examined

　　D.experienced

　　8. A. Remember

　　B. Predict

　　C. Bear

　　D. Imagine

　　9. A. playing jokes on

　　B. making a fool of

　　C. setting a trap for

　　D. taking advantage of

　　10. A. brave

　　B. careless

　　C. proud

　　D. selfish

　　11. A. improvements

　　B. pains

　　C. difficulties

　　D.advantages

　　12. A. did

　　B. could

　　C. had

　　D. would

　　Passage 3 (2009年全国卷1)

　　The True Story of Treasure Island

　　It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.

　　___1 ___，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

　　Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived

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　　for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a

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　　. With him were his American wife Fanny and his son Lloyd.

　　Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long

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　　over the hills. They had been

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　　this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days

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　　. To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some drawing.

　　One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert

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　　that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of the island. “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the

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　　treasure “said the boy. Robert suddenly

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　　something of an adventure story in the boy’s picture. While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the

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　　a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd.

　　But who would he the pirate（海盗）?

　　Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the help of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to include such a man in a story. Thus Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was

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　　.

　　So thanks to a rainy September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest

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　　stories in the English language.

　　1．A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally

　　2．A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad

　　3．A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．jib

　　4．A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game

　　5．A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying

　　6．A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold

　　7．A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized

　　8．A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected

　　9．A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned

　　10．A．star B．hero C．writer D．child

　　11．A．read B．born C．hired D．written

　　12．A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure

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　　Passage 1（2009北京卷）

　　James’s New Bicycle

　　James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __1__ on earth was he going to get the rest of the money?

　　He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __2__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __3__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to spare.

　　There was only one way to get money, and that was to __4__ it. He would have to find a job. __5__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had opinions on most things.

　　“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”

　　That was the beginning of James’s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the ____ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __7__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have __8__ for the bicycle he longed for.

　　The day __9__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __10__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __11__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __12__ he had bought it with his own money. He had achieved what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

　　1. A. How

　　B. Why

　　C. Who

　　D. What

　　2. A. brave

　　B. hard

　　C. smart

　　D. unfair

　　3. A. point

　　B. reason

　　C. result

　　D. right

　　4. A. borrow

　　B. earn

　　C. raise

　　D. collect

　　5. A. Or

　　B. So

　　C. For

　　D. But

　　6. A. similarity

　　B. quality

　　C. suitability

　　D. variety

　　7. A. brand

　　B. number

　　C. size

　　D. type

　　8. A. all

　　B. enough

　　C. much

　　D. some

　　9. A. finally

　　B. instantly

　　C. normally

　　D. regularly

　　10. A. patiently

　　B. proudly

　　C. silently

　　D. tiredly

　　11. A. applying

　　B. asking

　　C. looking

　　D. working

　　12. A. since

　　B. if

　　C. than

　　D. though

　　Passage 2（2009年浙江卷）

　　The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We __1__ the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __2__ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply

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　　us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home, passing under a low bridge, we came across entire families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on

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　　the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.

　　The poverty(贫困) was

　　than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many

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　　and cried. Spending time in this environment moves a person to care about humanity.

　　That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had

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　　. Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult

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　　that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together

　　in a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that

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　　of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.

　　Based on my experience in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that

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　　the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all agreed that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen.

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　　, what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the suffering we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on what they could do, a sense of determination

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　　the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.

　　1．A．put up with

　　B．got back to

　　C．looked back on

　　D．made up for

　　2．A．now that

　　B．so that

　　C．as if

　　D．even if

　　3．A．puzzled

　　B．annoyed

　　C．embarrassed

　　D．shocked

　　．A．beyond

　　B．with

　　C．till

　　D．for

　　．A．stronger

　　B．deeper

　　C．worse

　　D．less

　　．A．gave up

　　B．broke down

　　C．set off

　　D．held on

　　．A．inspected

　　B．attempted

　　C．witnessed

　　D．challenged

　　．A．feelings

　　B．decisions

　　C．thoughts

　　D．impressions

　　．A．neither

　　B．either

　　C．none

　　D．each

　　．A．once

　　B．while

　　C．since

　　D．unless

　　．A．Surely

　　B．Rather

　　C．Now

　　D．Indeed

　　．A．replaced

　　B．changed

　　C．covered

　　D．improved

　　PPeter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more__ 1

　　to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys went away with their tent and food.

　　Carrying their heavy ___2

　　, the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. . They were eager to reach their destination before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to stay close to the river at the edge of the woods,__ 3

　　Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. ___4__ Peter followed his brother deeper into the woods. “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They __5 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way __6

　　to the river to catch some fish.

　　“Are you sure that this is the right way ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked __7

　　silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. __8 _ , they were a long distance from where they were supposed to be. They were not even ___9

　　of where they had set up their camp. They set in __10__ for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues（线索） the way trackers

　　in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left behind some broken tree branches and leaves. ”

　　Carefully, the boys followed the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off__12__ the direction of the river.

　　What would their parents think of their adventure?

　　1. A. surprising B. exciting C. annoying D. frightening

　　2. A. load B. torn C. food D. storage

　　3. A. but B. and C. or D. so

　　4. A. Unconsciously B. Unfortunately C.Unwillingly

　　D.Uninterestingly

　　5. A. put off B. put on C. put down D. put up

　　6. A. forward B. near C.  back D. further

　　7. A. alone B. about C. in D. on

　　8. A. After all B. At last C. Above all D. At first

　　9. A. afraid B. sure C. informed D. reminded

　　10. A. enjoyment B. satisfaction C. disappointment D. imagination

　　11. A. appear B. do C. work D. behave

　　12. A. for B. to C. at D. in

　　说明文突破

　　Passage 1（2009年上海卷）

　　Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are

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　　. Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to make use of it. Creativity isn’t always

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　　with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time

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　　think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

　　Making connections This technique involves taking

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　　ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words

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　　with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original

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　　; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

　　NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t

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　　. You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new

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　　.If your goal is to learn to ski,

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　　, you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now

　　this to reality.

　　Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.

　　Be someone else! Look at the situation from a

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　　point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the

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　　in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their positions . The best fishermen think like fish!

　　1. A. wrong B. unbelievable C. reasonable D. realistic

　　2. A. equipped B. compared C. covered D. connected

　　3. A. skillfully B. routinely C. vividly D. deeply

　　4. A. familiar B. unrelated C. creative D. imaginary

　　5. A. presented B. marked C. lit D. associated

　　6. A. experience B. service C. present D. object

　　7. A. work B. last C. exist D. change

　　8. A. possibilities B. limitations C. tendency D. practice

　　9. A. in fact B. in particular C. as a whole D. for example

　　10. A. devote B. adapt C. lead D. keep

　　11. A. private B. global C. different D. practical

　　12. A. features B. themes C. creatures D. characters

　　Passage 2 （2009年江苏卷）

　　The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must complete sixty hours of service learning,

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　　they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community.

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　　of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. During a service experience, students must keep a journal（日志）and then write a

　　about what they have learned.

　　Supporters claim that there are many

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　　of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think

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　　their own interests and become aware of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that include responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team.

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　　, students can explore possible careers

　　through service learning.

　　For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.

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　　there are many benefits, opponents （反对者）point out problems with the new requirement. First, they

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　　that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time-consuming, students spend less time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without

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　　goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual's freedom to choose.

　　In my view, service learning is a great way to

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　　to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers.

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　　, I don' t believe you should force people to help others – the desire to help must come from the heart. I think the best

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　　is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility, and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.

　　1. A. and

　　B. or

　　C. but

　　D. for

　　2. A. Subjects

　　B. ideas

　　C. Procedures

　　D. Examples

　　3. A. diary

　　B, report

　　C . note

　　D. notice

　　4. A. courses

　　B. benefits

　　C . challenges

　　D. features

　　5. A. beyond

　　B. about

　　C. over

　　D. in

　　6. A. Gradually

　　B. Finally

　　C . Luckily

　　D. Hopefully

　　7. A. So

　　B. Thus

　　C . Since

　　D. While

　　8. A. argue

　　B. doubt

　　C . overlook

　　D. admit

　　9. A. cost

　　B. pay

　　C. care.

　　D. praise

　　10. A. contribute

　　B. appeal

　　C. attend

　　D. belong

　　11. A. Therefore

　　B. Otherwise

　　C. Besides

　　D. However

　　12. A. decision

　　B. purpose

　　C. solution

　　D. result

　　Passage 3

　　Fifteen percent of US teenagers aged 12 to 17 who own mobile phones have received nude（裸体）or nearly nude images of someone they know, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

　　Only four percent of mobile phone-owning

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　　in that age group have sent sexually suggestive pictures of themselves, a practice known as "sexting," according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

　　The Pew survey found that girls and boys were equally as likely to have sent a suggestive picture to

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　　person and older teenagers were more likely to have engaged in "sexting."

　　Eight percent of 17-year-olds with mobile phones have sent a sexually provocative（刺激的） image

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　　texting and 30 percent have

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　　a nude or nearly nude image on their phone.

　　Only four percent of 12-year-olds have sent suggestive images of themselves .

　　Amanda Lenhart, a senior research specialist at Pew and the author of the report, said sexually suggestive images have become a

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　　of "relationship currency" for teens.

　　"These images are

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　　as a part of or instead of sexual activity, or as a way of starting or maintaining a relationship with a significant other," she said. "And they are also passed along to friends for their entertainment value, as a joke or for

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　　."

　　"The desire for risk-taking and sexual exploration during the teenage years

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　　with a constant connection via mobile devices creates a 'perfect storm' for sexting," said Lenhart.

　　"Teenagers have always grappled with issues around sex and

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　　, but their coming-of-age mistakes transgressions have never been so easily transmitted and stored for others to see," she added.

　　The survey found that teens with unlimited text messaging plans were more likely to receive "sexts"

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　　images of people they know. About 75 percent of mobile phone owning teens have unlimited plans.

　　Among this group, Pew said 18 percent reporting receiving "sexts"

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　　with eight percent of teens on limited data plans and three percent of teens who pay per message.

　　According to Pew, 58 percent of 12-year-olds own a mobile phone and 83 percent teens aged 17

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　　.

　　Pew noted that a number of US states are grappling with how to deal with sexting" among minors and some legislatures(立法机关) have stepped in to consider laws that would downgrade charges from felonies（重罪） to misdemeanors（轻罪）.

　　Pew conducted telephone interviews with 800 teens aged 12 to 17 and their parents between June 26 and September 24.

　　(

　　) 1. A. teens

　　B. adults

　　C. students

　　D. parents

　　(

　　) 2. A. other

　　B. another

　　C. others

　　D. the other

　　(

　　) 3. A. by

　　B. in

　　C. on

　　D. through

　　(

　　) 4. A. accepted

　　B. received

　　C. sent

　　D. mailed

　　(

　　) 5. A. habit

　　B. system

　　C. method

　　D. form

　　(

　　) 6. A. shared

　　B. limited

　　C. tasted

　　D. controlled

　　(

　　) 7. A. joy

　　B. fun

　　C. excitement

　　D. delight

　　(

　　) 8. A. compared

　　B. followed

　　C. combined

　　D. went

　　(

　　) 9. A. friendships

　　B. scholarships

　　C. relatives

　　D. relationships

　　(

　　) 10. A. containing

　　B. concluding

　　C. including

　　D. concerning

　　(

　　) 11. A. comparing

　　B. compared

　　C. connected

　　D. joined

　　(

　　) 12. A. have

　　B. same

　　C. do

　　D. too

　　议论文突破

　　Passage 1（2009年浙江卷）

　　The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We __1__ the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __2__ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply

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　　us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home, passing under a low bridge, we came across entire families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on for he night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.

　　The poverty(贫困) was

　　than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many

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　　and cried. Spending time in this

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　　moves a person to care about humanity.

　　That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had

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　　. Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult feelings that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together

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　　a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that none of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.

　　Based on my experiences in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that

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　　the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all

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　　that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen.

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　　, what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the sufferings we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on what they could do, a sense of determination

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　　the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.

　　1．A．put up with

　　B．got back to

　　C．looked back on

　　D．made up for

　　2．A．now that

　　B．so that

　　C．as if

　　D．even if

　　3．A．puzzled

　　B．annoyed

　　C．embarrassed

　　D．shocked

　　．A．stronger

　　B．deeper

　　C．worse

　　D．less

　　．A．gave up

　　B．broke down

　　C．set off

　　D．held on

　　．A．environment

　　B．hotel

　　C．house

　　D．background

　　．A．inspected

　　B．attempted

　　C．witnessed

　　D．challenged

　　．A．along

　　B．around

　　C．by

　　D．in

　　．A．once

　　B．while

　　C．since

　　D．unless

　　．A．supposed

　　B．advised

　　C．confirmed

　　D．agreed

　　．A．Surely

　　B．Rather

　　C．Now

　　D．Indeed

　　．A．replaced

　　B．changed

　　C．covered

　　D．improvedPassage 2（2009年全国卷2）

　　One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something , whatever it might be,

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　　I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to realize how much of my success I owe to my

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　　of those words as one of my values. My first job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I

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　　what I want to do as a career（职业）.

　　I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took

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　　that much. I couldn’t have been more

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　　. I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity（机会）tothrough the company into different position. I accepted each new opportunity with the 7

　　,”Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my

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　　position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve

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　　every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I

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　　a large number of different talents（才能）and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being open to trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I believe in what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my

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　　. I will succeed. That’s why I’m so excited to be a part of CareerFables. com. I think

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　　has come and I am determined to make it a success.

　　1. A. until after B. ever since C. so that D. long before

　　2. A. suggestion B. explanation C. acceptance D. discussion

　　3. A. determined B. examined C. experienced D. introduced

　　4. A. Actually B. Gradually C. Finally D. Usually

　　5. A. helped B. required C. expressed D. mattered

　　6. A. careful B. mistaken C. interested D. prepared

　　7. A. thought B. reply C. action D. advice

　　8. A. easier B. newer C. earlier D. higher

　　9. A. permitted B. counted C. organized D. enjoyed

　　10. A. show B. possess C. need D. gather

　　11. A. business B. goal C. fortune D. growth

　　12. A. dream B. time C. power D. honor

　　Passage 3

　　Recently, a professor of philosophy(哲学) in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has 1._____ that how we deal with money in our day to day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he has asked his students to do is to keep a 2_____ of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really 3._____ in life.

　　The professor says our 4._____ with others often becomes clearly defined(明确) when money enters the picture. You 5._____ have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems 6._____ than ever before. 7._____it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t.

　　Since money is so important to us, we consider those who are rich to be very important. The professor 8._____some rich people in researching his book.

　　Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discover