People have been told to stay separated at least six feet apart and to practice what state and local officials call “social distancing". As people try to slow the _______ of the COVID-19, the resulting chaos and fear are bringing both large and small communities_________ even though cases mount across the nation and the world.
Simple acts of kindness are _________ online and in public, as neighbors, students, teachers, and others begin to connect those who can pass this long and ___________ time smoothly, with those who may not have the means to_________ .
For Jesse Farren-James, ___________out has taken the form of organizing trips to the supermarkets for___________use of her membership card if anyone needs to buy large quantities. She_________the offer in a Facebook group for the community residents, and some people came and_________her. “I just feel so lucky that I have so many people in my life to rely on and so __________ that not everyone has that,” she wrote in the group. In another interview, Farren- James said the “community is coming together” and “there are so many good and amazing people________ to help where they can.”
Also,____________ in Dorchester have gathered together online. In a Facebook group called DotParents, parents have been____________money to buy food and supplies for students and families in the community. As the leader, Lisa Graustein has been____________ this activity. On Thursday, she used the more than $2,000 raised by neighbors to purchase food in a restaurant supply company. A group of volunteers packed the food and planned to __________it to schools for those who may need it.
“Food____________ is real in our city and this crisis is going to be severe.” Graustein said. “But here's something we can do that deals better with the hard ____________“. This idea is spreading. She said friends in four other states had been running similar _________ . Next, she wants to find a way to get landlords to __________ abandon rent for residents in financial difficulties because of the__________ .
1.A.influence B.spread C.control D.procedure
2.A.shorter B.kinder C.closer D.nicer
3.A.praised B.recognized C.growing D.connecting
4.A.exhausting B.flexible. C.relaxing D.isolating
5.A.get through B.fit in C.cheer up D.break through
6.A.giving B.turning C.sending D.helping
7.A.supplies B.snacks C.drinks D.vegetables
8.A.delivered B.posted C.accepted D.ignored
9.A.looked after B.turned to C.cooperated with D.learned from
10.A.fortunate B.considerate C.heartbroken D.excited
11.A.agreeing B.hesitating C.refusing D.offering
12.A.neighbors B.teachers C.students D.parents
13.A.paying B.making C.raising D.saving
14.A.organizing B.supporting C.opposing D.sponsoring
15.A.collect B.distribute C.sell D.move
16.A.shortage B.waste C.consumption D.security
17.A.time B.task C.choice D.work
18.A.companies B.campaigns C.institutes D.communities
19.A.instantly B.gradually C.temporarily D.permanently
20.A.donation B.project C.activity D.outbreak
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last night one of our 3 family dogs was hit and killed by a car in front of my mother's house.
The dogs became, more or less, my mother's substitute ____ after her human ones grew up and moved out. The one that was killed had ____ with my mom far more than the others. She is shocked and upset. I loved the dog, ____ my true sadness currently comes from having to watch my mother endure another ____ after everything she has been through in her life. In the midst of all of this I have to sincerely_____ the driver. It was not his fault. The dog chased a deer into the ____ at night. In an effort not to hit the deer he suddenly changed ____ , not seeing the dog, resulting in her death. The driver _____, carefully wrapped our dog in a blanket to ____ her dignity, and carried her up to my mother s front door* He was ____ shaking and very upset. He informed my mother of____ happened and she broke down immediately. He comforted her the best a stranger could. He left his ____ and offered assistance in any way he could.
What he really did was ____ my mother from hitting on a ____ scene herself while searching for the dog. He could have very easily continued on his way, but he did something that I hope I never forget. Thank you, Stranger. You restored my ____ in humanity.
1.A.children B.pets C.property D.belongings
2.A.kept B.helped C.bonded D.touched
3.A.besides B.while C.or D.but
4.A.incident B.tragedy C.situation D.scene
5.A.criticize B.comfort C.applaud D.blame
6.A.field B.road C.square D.room
7.A.mind B.wheel C.idea D.direction
8.A.pulled away B.took off C.pulled over D.pulled off
9.A.preserve B.develop C.hide D.cancel
10.A.suddenly B.casually C.accidently D.obviously
11.A.that B.how C.what D.why
12.A.goods B.information C.car D.house
13.A.spare B.separate C.ban D.tell
14.A.wonderful B.pleasant C.unforgettable D.horrible
15.A.energy B.faith C.decision D.doubt
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Over the past few decades, more and more countries have opened up the markets, increasingly transforming the world economy into one free-flowing global market. The question is: Is economic globalization _______ for all?
According to the World Bank, one of its chief supporters, economic globalization has helped reduce ___________ in a large number of developing countries. It quotes one study that shows increased wealth _________ to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration (融合) of local economies into the world economy. Home to some three billion people, these twenty-four countries have seen incomes _______ at an average rate of five percent—compared to two percent in developed countries.
Those who _______ globalization claim that economies in developing countries will benefit from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses. _______, small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in _______ open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.
Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually _______ the gap between the rich and poor. A study carried out by the U.N.-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually _______ from integration into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind. ____________, they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses. For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to ____________ their products may soon face fierce competition that could put them out of ____________. When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart move in, these small businesses will not be able to ____________ and will be crowded out.
One thing is certain about globalization—there is no ____________. Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world. The ____________ now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all.
1.A.possible B.smooth C.good D.easy
2.A.crime B.poverty C.conflict D.population
3.A.contributing B.responding C.turning D.owing
4.A.remain B.drop C.shift D.increase
5.A.doubt B.define C.advocate D.ignore
6.A.In addition B.For instance C.In other words D.All in all
7.A.mature B.new C.local D.foreign
8.A.finding B.exploring C.bridging D.widening
9.A.suffered B.profited C.learned D.withdrawn
10.A.Furthermore B.Therefore C.However D.Otherwise
11.A.consume B.deliver C.export D.advertise
12.A.trouble B.business C.power D.mind
13.A.keep up B.come in C.go around D.help out
14.A.taking off B.getting along C.holding out D.turning back
15.A.agreement B.prediction C.outcome D.challenge
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a kid, my family didn’t live a rich life. As a result, we couldn’t ______ to eat out in a restaurant. My mother ______ cooked in the evening after she returned home from work.
One day, my mother had a very_____ day in the office and was exhausted. After work,she went into the kitchen and started preparing supper for us. When she was frying some eggs, she ______ to concentrate on her cooking and the eggs burned . She wanted to throw them away, but eggs were ______ for a family like mine back then. So she placed them in a plate and______to eat them herself.
After the eggs were put on the table, my father looked at them for a while. But he said ______. He just smiled at my mom and then asked me how my ______ was at school. Then he started eating the eggs. He finished them ______ so that my mother and I wouldn’t have to eat them.
Later that night, I heard my mom ______ to my dad for burning the eggs. And I’ll never ____ what he said, “Honey, I love burned eggs.”
The next day, I asked Dad ______ he really liked burned eggs. He held me in his arms and said, “Your mom had a ______ day at work yesterday and she was really tired. I didn’t want to ____ her. Besides, a little bit burned egg won’t hurt anyone.”
My father was a very ______ man, and I learned to be such a man from him.
1.A.agree B.afford C.promise D.prepare
2.A.seldom B.even C.always D.simply
3.A.tiring B.boring C.exciting D.relaxing
4.A.tried B.failed C.refused D.managed
5.A.rare B.fresh C.cheap D.delicious
6.A.struggled B.started C.hoped D.decided
7.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
8.A.plan B.day C.status D.reputation
9.A.easily B.calmly C.carefully D.completely
10.A.lie B.complain C.apologize D.shout
11.A.forget B.catch C.accept D.understand
12.A.whether B.how C.why D.when
13.A.sad B.hard C.romantic D.comfortable
14.A.cheat B.lose C.upset D.disturb
15.A.modest B.hospitable C.optimistic D.understanding
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
As the train pulled out, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats. I reserved the lower berth(卧铺), so I could enjoy the beauty outside from the moving train. An elderly lady _______ the front seat of mine. Looking at her, I guessed she must be in her eighties. At one point, our eyes _______, she smiled at me, and with politeness, I gave her response. Both of us were _______. And the train was _______ its speed.
It was 4:50 pm, evening time. So, _______ time was still a long way off. I couldn't _______my curiosity any longer and asked, “Auntie! Where are you going?”
She looked at me and kindly said, “_______ camp, dear.”
Suddenly my enthusiasm _______ to know the reason. I politely said, “Aunty, you are visiting someone?”
She smiled _______ and said, “Yes!”
Just to continue the ________, I talked to her in a very merry mood, “Auntie, you must be feeling so ________ to see your child or your grand children.”
Perhaps, this question ________ her a little but bravely she answered, “Oh, dear! You are so sweet! Anyways, I had only one son who joined the army but was ________ by the terrorist attack just few days before. I bought so many new winter ________ for him. I thought why I would not ________ my son's clothes to some other ________. So I would control my ________ and would be relieved ________ that my own son has worn it.”
I was shocked hearing her ________ story! But I saluted the old lady from the bottom of my heart, for her ________ heart!
1.A.occupied B.served C.covered D.offered
2.A.rolled B.touched C.met D.lowered
3.A.busy B.silent C.shy D.friendly
4.A.taking up B.picking up C.bringing up D.giving up
5.A.bed B.study C.work D.leisure
6.A.satisfy B.decide C.show D.resist
7.A.Sports B.Tourist C.Winter D.Army
8.A.doubled B.came C.stopped D.faded
9.A.secretly B.proudly C.falsely D.nervously
10.A.journey B.tradition C.conversation D.friendship
11.A.surprised B.excited C.worried D.scared
12.A.hooked B.tired C.amazed D.hurt
13.A.killed B.injured C.trapped D.frightened
14.A.food B.shoes C.clothes D.books
15.A.lent B.sold C.sewed D.spared
16.A.passengers B.soldiers C.charities D.camps
17.A.sorrow B.temper C.behaviour D.loneliness
18.A.dreaming B.realizing C.thinking D.knowing
19.A.adventurous B.interesting C.boring D.heartbreaking
20.A.sad B.light C.brave D.heavy
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Few other nations are _______ much interested in horse racing as the English. The famous races Ascot are held every year and followed by sports fans all over England. The king or the queen also _______ them and presents the winner _______ a gold cup. To win this gold cup is the dream of every owner of a race horse. All newspapers, great and small, are full of detailed description of the _______, and the name of the _______ winner of the Ascot cup is pronounced by everyone like that of a great hero.
It happened once, however, some seventy years ago, that the gold cup was _______ a few days before the race! The police searched for it all over the country _______ could not find it.
Just at the time, Mark Twain, the humorous American writer, _______ in England. He was _______ by an England Literary Society to be ________ at a dinner given in his honor. After dinner the president of the society ________ to propose a toast to Mark Twain's health and praise in every way the talent of the famous American. Mark Twain in reply started his ________ with the following words:
“Gentlemen, I thank you for the great ________ you have done me, even if I very much doubt ________ all your countrymen join you in your warm welcome. When I arrived at Dover yesterday, and set my ________ in “Merry Old England', the first thing I saw was a newspaper poster and on it, to my great ________ , I read two headings printed ________ big red letters :
MARK TWAIN ARRIVES!
ASCOT CUP STOLEN!
“These two announcements stood so closely together that it ________ seemed, gentlemen, as if some people in this country may be sure that my arrival had ________ to do with the disappearance of the gold cup!” This humorous speech of the famous American author was met with a shout of ________ .
1.A.so B.very C.this D.that
2.A.invites B.praises C.attends D.welcomes
3.A.by B.for C.upon D.with
4.A.race B.horse C.nation D.winner
5.A.good B.lucky C.great D.brave
6.A.left B.sold C.stolen D.bought
7.A.so B.or C.and D.but
8.A.got B.arrived C.reached D.wandered
9.A.invited B.grasped C.visited D.caught
10.A.anxious B.elegant C.present D.outgoing
11.A.sat B.lay C.rose D.seated
12.A.speech B.answer C.question D.lecture
13.A.harm B.honor C.favor D.kindness
14.A.why B.that C.what D.whether
15.A.leg B.foot C.head D.hand
16.A.credit B.sorrow C.delight D.surprise
17.A.in B.at C.on D.from
18.A.mainly B.really C.hardly D.merely
19.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
20.A.anger B.breath C.interest D.laughter
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Cats have no emotions. At least, that’s what my husband once claimed(声称). I _______ that my two cats experience emotions. They feel anger, fear, and _______. He agreed with me, but _______ his opinion that cats don’t feel love. _______, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.
When my next-door neighbor moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always watching _______ through the window.
Then one day when I _______ my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian _______ Juliet staring at him behind the window. It soon became _______ that they were attracted by each other. So every day there after, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush _______to the backyard next-door and they would sit staring ________ at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched ________, and he would murmur, “But cats can’t feel love... can they?”
Five months later, my neighbor had to ________ because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian would ________ to Juliet’s leaving. For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbor moved in, I often ________ Sebastian sitting by Juliet’s window, looking into the apartment ________his lady. The new neighbor didn’t mind having the “Peeping Sebastian” after I ________ his reason for being there.
Sebastian ________ the small area outside that window as his territory(领土). Other male cats were allowed in the ________, but not near Juliet’s window, which he guarded until his ________.
Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he ________ me of the lesson Sebastian taught him that cats do indeed fall in love.
1.A.quarreled B.discussed C.suggested D.argued
2.A.energy B.power C.happiness D.strength
3.A.referred to B.stuck to C.prepared for D.approved of
4.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Meanwhile
5.A.the environment B.the sky C.her owner D.her boyfriend
6.A.forbade B.accompanied C.prevented D.left
7.A.called attention to B.caught sight of C.took charge of D.paid a visit to
8.A.innocent B.doubtful C.skillful D.clear
9.A.secretly B.quietly C.straight D.worriedly
10.A.lovingly B.angrily C.hungrily D.greedily
11.A.in trouble B.in sorrow C.in amazement D.in horror
12.A.move B.travel C.come D.stay
13.A.react B.reply C.reduce D.replace
14.A.took B.sensed C.met D.caught
15.A.in place of B.on the basis of C.in search of D.on account of
16.A.explained B.requested C.blamed D.asked
17.A.discovered B.marked C.preserved D.persuaded
18.A.street B.village C.window D.backyard
19.A.birthday B.survival C.death D.arrival
20.A.reminds B.informs C.tells D.cures
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the best known architects of the 20th century, has died, aged 102. Born in China, Ieoh Ming Pei moved to the United States in 1935 to study_________at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.
Pei’s_________around the world include museums, government buildings, hotels, schools and other structures built with stone, steel and glass. One of his best-known and most_________works was built 30 years ago. Pei created a new Louvre’s(卢浮宫)main_________,which handled the enormous number of visitors entering the main Louvre building.
Pei first spent four months_________the museum and French history. He then drew_________for a big 21-meter-tal steel and glass pyramid, with three_________pyramids nearby. It was a very futuristic style of work for the 12th building.
A French newspaper_________Pei’s pyramids as“an annex(附属物)to Disneyland”. An environmental group said they should be_________in a desert. Others__________Pei of ruining one of landmarks. Pei said the Louvre was the most ________job of his career. He__________that he had wanted to create a modern space that would not__________from the traditional part of the museum. He said the glass pyramids were__________on the works of French landscape architect Le Notre. They__________French history. The pyramids__________in the spring of 1989.
Over the years that followed, the structure came to.be__________by most, if not all, of its critics. Pei’s other famous__________include the John F. Kennedy Library in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder Colorado, the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the Dallas City Hall in Texas.
__________Pei officially retired in 1990, he continued to__________projects including museums in Luxembourg, Qatar and his ancestral home of Suzhou.
1.A.law B.architecture C.medicine D.art
2.A.stories B.footprints C.designs D.paintings
3.A.controversial B.valuable C.complex D.fantastic
4.A.base B.cover C.entrance D.decoration
5.A.studying B.enjoying C.visiting D.assessing
6.A.views B.plans C.reports D.ideas
7.A.stronger B.heavier C.taller D.smaller
8.A.attributed B.announced C.blamed D.praised
9.A.spotted B.planted C.recognized D.landed
10.A.reminded B.accused C.robbed D.informed
11.A.horrible B.boring C.ordinary D.difficult
12.A.argued B.suggested C.supposed D.demanded
13.A.take down B.take off C.take away D.take over
14.A.fixed B.based C.depended D.modeled
15.A.honored B.changed C.damaged D.hid
16.A.closed B.started C.broke D.opened
17.A.commented B.refused C.loved D.attacked
18.A.theories B.assignments C.buildings D.pictures
19.A.Therefore B.AS C.But D.Although
20.A.work out B.work over C.work off D.work on
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It's common for homeless people to pick up recyclable(可回收利用的)things to sell and make a living. However, it's not so common to see them sit in a restaurant where the average meal costs $ 150. But that’s _______what happened when a man walked into Benvindo, a _______restaurant in Belo Horizonte.
According to the staff, a homeless man_______the waiters at the front door and wanted a meal. He also insisted on paying for it with the money he made by_______ the cans: a single $ 50 bill.
“I thought this was something_______,” said Fontes, a 21-year-old waiter. But he continued providing_______for the man as he served other guests. The man_______an executive(行政)lunch, including a main dish and dessert, which _______$ 121. 80. However, when the man asked for the bill, the restaurant’s owner told Fontes to waive (放弃)the charge. Instead of accepting the free meal, the man politely turned it _______ and insisted on paying.
When it became ________ that the man wasn’t ready to change his ________, the waiter decided to charge him $ 10. Fontes said, “I then had to lie, saying customers could get a(n) ________ on the lunch for there was an ongoing________, because the man had $ 50 and refused to get the $ 40. ”
A customer there took a picture of them and shared it online? saying? “I just ________ a great example of consideration.... ” The photo gained hundreds of ________, praising Fontes and the man. Fontes said he simply wanted to perform an act of kindness for an honest hardworking man.
1.A.precisely B.probably C.illegally D.frequently
2.A.newly-built B.high-end C.self-service D.non-profit
3.A.blamed B.praised C.approached D.urged
4.A.collecting B.breaking C.producing D.preserving
5.A.complex B.plain C.painful D.strange
6.A.service B.information C.comfort D.support
7.A.declined B.prepared C.chose D.recommended
8.A.came to B.went through C.passed down D.jumped at
9.A.up B.down C.off D.on
10.A.significant B.confusing C.disappointing D.apparent
11.A.position B.confusion C.situation D.expectation
12.A.subject B.outline C.discount D.suggestion
13.A.promotion B.custom C.trend D.donation
14.A.heard B.witnessed C.followed D.relayed
15.A.instructions B.references C.warnings D.comments
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Like many parents, I enjoyed reading a bedtime story to my two sons each night before they went to bed. After the story was over, we would turn out the lights, and talked until they fell ______.
One night after the lights were out, my 3-year-old son, Will, ______ me to tell them a story ______ by myself, not one from a book. So I ______ told him a story about the first thing that came into my ______. But to my surprise, he ______ it so much that he asked me to do that the next night.
Thus a story-telling tradition was ______ in our family. Ever since that night, they seemed not to be able to sleep without hearing one of my ______ stories. Of all the things I do for my ______,my storytelling is what they love most. It has created a special ______ between us. And they find that their day isn’t ______ without one of my stories, and so do I.
When I see how ______ my storytelling is in their lives, I come to realize how much our television and video-oriented (以视频为导向的)society has ______ in terms of the personal connections that storytelling brings. Before the ______ of television, computers and smartphones, a family’s ______ was built around storytelling. Many of the stories we have today originated from the oral(口述的) tradition. It was ______ down from generation to generation until someone finally ______ them down.
Storytelling serves as a creative way to ______ for me. During the storytelling, I forget about the pressure of the day and enjoy the ______ time I can spend with my children. I hope that other parents can gain ______ from storytelling, too.
1.A.asleep B.short C.ill D.silent
2.A.warned B.forced C.begged D.allowed
3.A.made up B.taken up C.picked up D.brought up
4.A.frequently B.casually C.secretly D.carefully
5.A.book B.movie C.mouth D.mind
6.A.believed B.doubted C.loved D.knew
7.A.ended B.followed C.born D.destroyed
8.A.crazy B.funny C.strange D.original
9.A.parents B.children C.students D.relatives
10.A.bond B.argument C.trust D.difference
11.A.difficult B.bad C.sad D.complete
12.A.valueless B.important C.helpless D.common
13.A.earned B.progressed C.contributed D.lost
14.A.familiarity B.operation C.invention D.discussion
15.A.evening B.party C.morning D.dinner
16.A.died B.passed C.broken D.thrown
17.A.wrote B.cut C.slowed D.broke
18.A.struggle B.relax C.fight D.escape
19.A.unusual B.boring C.precious D.difficult
20.A.confidence B.courage C.knowledge D.happiness
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析