My dad was a farmer. He never regarded anyone as a ______. He could really talk to any person, and his favorite thing to do was to ______ their income. Once we were at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, and my dad was sitting with me as I was waiting for my ______. A Russian woman who could not speak a word of English sat next to my dad, but that did not ______ him. At last, he found out her business, how many children she had and of course how much she made.
I was a shy person and used to be somewhat ______ by this. My mom was a very ______ person as well, so she was ______ by this too. But my mom told me a story about how she was in the doctor’s office with dad and ______ he was his usual self-talking to others all the time in the waiting room. My dad even started talking to a young man in a wheel chair who could neither ______ nor move his arms or head. He ______ could do nothing. But my dad still kept asking him questions and finally got the young man to smile in ______. And he carried on like that with the ______ man until he was called back to the doctor’s office. Then the father of the young man came over, ______ my dad’s hand and said, “Thank you for ______ to my son, most people just turn away when they see him.” Hearing that, I realized that my father’s ______ of talking could make a difference.
1.A.leader B.partner C.visitor D.stranger
2.A.look into B.set down C.find out D.add to
3.A.boat B.flight C.train D.ferry
4.A.attract B.shock C.encourage D.stop
5.A.embarrassed B.touched C.excited D.frightened
6.A.outgoing B.private C.honest D.active
7.A.moved B.inspired C.bothered D.threatened
8.A.whether B.when C.why D.how
9.A.act B.smile C.talk D.drive
10.A.gradually B.actually C.entirely D.merely
11.A.conclusion B.surprise C.power D.response
12.A.confident B.disabled C.nervous D.disturbed
13.A.shook B.struck C.rubbed D.scratched
14.A.sticking B.opening C.speaking D.reacting
15.A.love B.way C.content D.tone
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When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to_______locations that the public transportation couldn't get to, I bought a(n)_______car, drove it around for three months and sold it before I returned to Australia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on _______during that trip, it being cheap and filling. In Ireland, my_______was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I_______out in my car, being too poor to afford bed-and-breakfasts.
One morning, I_______in my old Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a_______ house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a_______cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge with_______I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day. My thermos (暖瓶),had gone cold overnight so I knocked on the door of the house. A woman opened it. Hot water? She________let me get away with just that! I was invited indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the________and given a delicious breakfast, as much as I could eat. I was________to eat something more than porridge! I________being friends with the whole family.
That was only one of many acts of ________ strangers showed me when I was travelling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me________offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase________several flights of stairs in the underground, After he'd done so, with a smile and a wave, he________into the crowd.
Kindness gets________.The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking________desperate. His grateful smile was all the________I needed as I dashed off to catch my train.
1.A.reach B.search C.arrive D.choose
2.A.modern B.intelligent C.special D.ancient
3.A.bread B.rice C.porridge D.vegetable
4.A.wallet B.backpack C.mobile D.car
5.A.camped B.worked C.watched D.looked
6.A.appeared B.awoke C.slept D.explored
7.A.deserted B.separate C.single D.shabby
8.A.typical B.measuring C.necessary D.steaming
9.A.now that B.so that C.even if D.in case
10.A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.couldn’t
11.A.couple B.woman C.adult D.family
12.A.amazed B.ashamed C.delighted D.frustrated
13.A.gave up B.end up C.kept up D.turn up
14.A.sadness B.kindness C.happiness D.forgiveness
15.A.working B.travelling C.crying D.struggling
16.A.up B.around C.forward D.away
17.A.fade away B.threw away C.put away D.tore away
18.A.turn down B.handed out C.passed on D.started with
19.A.immediately B.constantly C.directly D.increasingly
20.A.dream B.memory C.reward D.intention
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I had always hated playing chess. Up until a few months ago, I don’t think I ever_____ a chess game in my life. Actually, I didn’t have a______ about how to play. I knew the rules, but that’s it. I had tried to _________ playing chess most of my life, even though it _________ that it should be a great game to play.
I started playing again just as a ________ to stay in touch with my friend who moved abroad. We play ______ . But nothing has changed. He still ______ me easily every time. After six months of getting kicked all over the _______ , I decided to learn something about the game. I finally___ losing.
I _______ somebody must have made a video or a clear book on the _______ of chess, so I started looking and was astonished at how much good ______ is out there. I got some and played lots of games with my computer,______ some of the stuff I was learning. And what do you know? Not only did I start to play a lot ________ , but the game became as fun as I always ________ it should be. It’s interesting and___ . It’s just like playing a game of___ . It’s a great battle.
I’m no Grandmaster. Not even close. But the _______ between me two months ago and me now is amazing. I_____ learned a few important basic principles, and now suddenly I know the game. And that’s the first lesson I learned about chess that ______ to living life well: It really helps to learn some basics.
1.A.lost B.played C.won D.missed
2.A.clue B.question C.dream D.choice
3.A.keep B.admit C.deny D.avoid
4.A.mattered B.seemed C.happened D.proved
5.A.way B.joke C.cause D.change
6.A.indoors B.everywhere C.online D.overseas
7.A.defeated B.disappointed C.guided D.assisted
8.A.body B.world C.board D.field
9.A.made use of B.got tired of C.had fun with D.got away with
10.A.declared B.approved C.figured D.regretted
11.A.benefits B.origin C.spirit D.basics
12.A.pleasure B.culture C.interest D.material
13.A.practicing B.suspecting C.improving D.recording
14.A.worse B.less C.better D.harder
15.A.required B.thought C.decided D.discovered
16.A.relaxing B.puzzling C.touching D.challenging
17.A.war B.speed C.chance D.trust
18.A.success B.wisdom C.appearance D.difference
19.A.just B.still C.even D.seldom
20.A.leads B.applies C.objects D.adjusts
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A mail carrier nicknamed (绰号)“Mailman kyle” is delivering supplies for the elderly along his route. Kyle West, also known as “Mailman Kyle”, has been _______ essential items like milk and toilet paper to _______ people on his mail route.
West said a lot of people along his route are elderly and are _______ to go out in public. “One of my customers came out and _______ me to get him toilet paper. From then, I _______ that some people just can't do it themselves _______,” he said. _______ started sending the people on his route a different kind of _______. It says, “If you are at risk and need help getting _______ items, let me know. I will do ________ I can to help you,” He ________ the letter “Mailman Kyle” and wrote his phone number.
“The results has been a lot more than I ________,” West said. “I delivered nearly 400 of those letters and I've ________something from almost every person.” As a mail carrier in Ohio, West is delivering more than ________ these days.
But West says he doesn't want anything in return for his ________ effort. “Seeing a lot of my ________ putting on suits to just get essential items. I figured if I'm already there, it won't hurt me to ________ what they need,” he said happily.
We should try our best to help others just like Kyle West. As the saying ________, those who help others would get ________ from others in return. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you ________ it.
1.A.putting off B.dropping off C.taking off D.turning off
2.A.young B.friendly C.elderly D.disabled
3.A.afraid B.forced C.willing D.determined
4.A.forced B.taught C.allowed D.asked
5.A.remembered B.realized C.promised D.predicted
6.A.importantly B.carefully C.necessarily D.conveniently
7.A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Suddenly
8.A.letter B.greeting C.book D.message
9.A.essential B.large C.dangerous D.expensive
10.A.why B.how C.which D.what
11.A.drew B.watched C.signed D.sent
12.A.ignored B.expected C.controlled D.compared
13.A.heard B.bought C.borrowed D.saved
14.A.drink B.milk C.food D.mail
15.A.real B.extra C.same D.right
16.A.members B.neighbors C.customers D.colleagues
17.A.consider B.reject C.understand D.bring
18.A.goes B.writes C.suggests D.reads
19.A.comfort B.help C.thank D.happy
20.A.claim B.enjoy C.take D.share
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Michael Evans was standing in line at the Treasurer's Office last August. _______, he heard a disturbing sound ahead of him.The elderly woman at the window was crying, and so was the cashier helping her.Then Evans _______ that the woman would lose her house because she could not _______the taxes.He was also _______ that the woman's daughter had recently_______.
Evans,a _______ who had just buried his father,couldn't _______ the idea of this woman losing her house right after losing her child. He _______ the window. “Sorry to interrupt,” he said to the cashier, “_______ if you can get her house back, I'll pay for her taxes.” The amount due: $5,000.
The two women were surprised. Their despair(绝望)turned to ________.The cashier left for a moment to ________ the amount and that it was ________ for Evans to pay it. Evans promised to go straight to the________to withdraw the money and come right back.And he did.
Why does Evans give so much to a ________?"Honestly,I don't like ________ money in the banks.Doing things with your money is better."________ paying the elderly woman's taxes,he says he did it"for no other reason but to ________ the lady was in her house.”
Michael Evans Sr.is nearing 60 and will________ soon. His son will carry on with his business. “I ________ my life after him,” Evans II says of his father. “When I have ________,I want them to look at me the way I look at my dad.”
1.A.Fortunately B.Gradually C.Actually D.Suddenly
2.A.hoped B.noticed C.learned D.remembered
3.A.afford B.charge C.offer D.refuse
4.A.worried B.shocked C.disappointed D.ashamed
5.A.passed away B.hung around C.broken down D.set off
6.A.businessman B.politician C.journalist D.detective
7.A.receive B.bear C.share D.gain
8.A.closed B.seized C.approached D.opened
9.A.and B.so C.though D.but
10.A.cheer B.satisfaction C.sorrow D.disbelief
11.A.add B.confirm C.determine D.evaluate
12.A.fair B.wise C.fine D.lucky
13.A.bank B.home C.company D.office
14.A.patient B.passer-by C.consumer D.stranger
15.A.raising B.putting C.hiding D.wasting
16.A.In spite of B.In terms of C.As for D.Apart from
17.A.announce B.guarantee C.expect D.discover
18.A.escape B.forget C.decline D.retire
19.A.honor B.live C.model D.spend
20.A.kids B.students C.employees D.companions
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last week, Nicole Shen received a package from Amazon containing goods she had purchased. She also _________ a set of keys and an ID card that had mistakenly made their way into her ___________. At the sight of them, she knew she needed to get the _________ items back to their rightful owner.
After a little digging on social media, Nicole found out that they _________ one Amazon employee named Kenneth Delerme. Kenneth ___________ placed them in the box of items for Nicole. Without them, Kenneth had his car towed (拖) and was _________ to sleep at a friend’s apartment.
Throughout the course of their ___________ on social media, Kenneth noticed some people ___________that he “swab” as a way to thank Nicole. It was at that time that he found out that Shen’s 3-year-old son Roman suffered from a(n) ___________ disease. And the poor boy was ______________ a bone marrow (骨髓) match.
In Roman’s ______________, it means that he can’t produce white blood cells on his own, which means even a cold could ____________ him. So the Shen family has been ____________ a bone marrow match for Roman so that Roman could ______________ get a transplant.
Eager to ____________, Kenneth agreed to get swabbed and ______________ enlisted (得到…...的帮助) the help of several family members and friends as well. “All my friends and family are ______________ to help Roman or other people that need bone marrow transplants,” he said.
For Shen, this ______________ that despite the serious illness, the community isn’t powerless to help. And despite some pitfalls (陷阱) of social media, this story serves as a(n) ______________ of how it can be used to do good and even save lives; one good turn ______________ another.
1.A.borrowed B.noticed C.bought D.selected
2.A.routine B.position C.order D.form
3.A.missing B.useless C.specific D.valuable
4.A.related to B.belonged to C.turned to D.adapted to
5.A.deliberately B.occasionally C.actually D.accidentally
6.A.invited B.convinced C.refused D.forced
7.A.discussion B.correspondence C.debate D.comment
8.A.demanding B.commanding C.suggesting D.insisting
9.A.rare B.mental C.common D.incurable
10.A.in need of B.in fear of C.in support of D.in charge of
11.A.hospital B.case C.life D.treatment
12.A.injure B.save C.kill D.warn
13.A.asking for B.calling for C.paying for D.searching for
14.A.possibly B.gradually C.finally D.cheerfully
15.A.escape B.help C.function D.recover
16.A.still B.ever C.even D.yet
17.A.ready B.curious C.satisfied D.faithful
18.A.explains B.matters C.declares D.proves
19.A.experience B.message C.report D.example
20.A.defeats B.deserves C.appreciates D.describes
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One summer night, on my way home from work, I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air conditioned and I couldn’t face my _______ apartment.
Sitting in the theater I had to look through the _______ between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the angle (角度)_______ she leaned over to talk to him,_______ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans express such feelings in a _______ place?
I thought the movie would be good for my English, but _______ it turned out, it was an _______ movie. After about an hour I decided to give up the movie and _______ my popcorn (爆米花). I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good,_______.
After a while I heard ________ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the ________ of the popcorn crunching (嘎扎的响声) between my teeth. My thought started to ________. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I ________ to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me ________ saw him again in New York speaking ________ English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I ________ like I had been cheated. When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English.________ we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very ________ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence,________ that to speaking the difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English, but it came out all ________ and we all burnt into laughter and decided to forget it! We have been speaking Korean home ever since.
1.A.hot B.warm C.heated D.cool
2.A.hole B.space C.break D.reserve
3.A.by time B.on time C.every time D.some time
4.A.while B.whenever C.or D.and
5.A.clean B.public C.private D.open
6.A.since B.as C.what D.when
7.A.Italian B.English C.Korean D.American
8.A.exchange B.lack C.threw D.eat
9.A.too B.still C.certain D.though
10.A.no B.any C.much D.few
11.A.voice B.signal C.sound D.noise
12.A.wander B.wonder C.imagine D.leave
13.A.enjoyed B.happened C.used D.turned
14.A.because B.until C.then D.therefore
15.A.perfect B.informal C.formal D.practical
16.A.felt B.looked C.seemed D.appeared
17.A.While B.Once C.Before D.If
18.A.empty B.happy C.quiet D.mature
19.A.preferring B.stopping C.referring D.connecting
20.A.wrong B.right C.wonderful D.honest
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My parents were so proud of me, especially of something I accomplished. This is one of my happiest memories and, sadly, also the _______ I have of my parents. They _______ in one evening when some drunken men crashed their car into them.
From then on, I was _______. I missed them greatly, but_______surprisingly well on my own. If they were alive, they would be most _______ of the moment I met my best friend, Eliza Jones. I'm also most proud of that _______
It was a June evening. I was seventeen years old and sitting on a tree branch, listening to the music the water created under the bridge. Just then I noticed a(n) _______ appear on the bridge. Suddenly it stopped on the top of the bridge and _______ to the river.
I _______ up and launched myself at the falling figure. I had never swum at this ________. I had to catch it; ________ I would never forgive myself. I swam faster and faster and ________ the figure. I laid the person on the riverbank and found it was a girl, about my age. She asked me why I tried to ________ her. I said I couldn't just watch someone didn't ________ her life. Then we talked and I found we both liked to read about fairies.
She told me she was a writer who wanted to travel around the world and write amazing fantasy novels. I was glad she had a target for the future. I said, ''Tomorrow morning the sun will rise, bringing with it the ________ of another start. '' And she promised she would continue living well. After that I had a fond memory of the bridge.
1.A.easiest B.longest C.deepest D.last
2.A.died B.escaped C.returned D.married
3.A.stubborn B.nervous C.unaccompanied D.impatient
4.A.travelled B.played C.changed D.managed
5.A.frightened B.proud C.aware D.confident
6.A.moment B.advice C.achievement D.dream
7.A.accident B.poster C.pattern D.figure
8.A.referred B.jumped C.turned D.pointed
9.A.turned B.spoke C.shot D.woke
10.A.atmosphere B.speed C.length D.chance
11.A.otherwise B.instead C.however D.besides
12.A.created B.discovered C.grasped D.abandoned
13.A.rescue B.remember C.support D.suspect
14.A.review B.treasure C.check D.choose
15.A.background B.operation C.appointment D.promise
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My son has been in hospital again, this time with an emergency admission. He was _______ in an ambulance from our local health centre to the children’s hospital.
In this country, all ambulances are driven and manned by firemen and it was no _______ this time. While one fireman drove, the other was in the back with me and my son. He started _______ my son as soon as he was carried in, asking him whether he’d prefer English or Portuguese.
When my son _______ either of them, the fireman requested speaking English so that my son could _______ it with him. Of course, that gave him plenty of _______ to draw my son’s attention to offering “tuition (学费)”-It was just a joke. The pair of them chatted for the full hour. _______, he had been assigned the task of keeping my boy _______. He did so so skillfully that our son didn’t _______ that I was tearing along with lights flashing.
Actually, the back of an ambulance is a ________ place for me, and then I got sick and had to open the window a little. It was cold, so this absolutely wonderful guy took his own jacket off and ________ it around our son’s head and neck.
These excellent guys ________ with us during checkin procedure, and finally ________ when I made sure that my husband was on his way in the car.
I can’t be ________ enough to the firemen. They’re our firemen, and they are all ________, of course.
1.A.treated B.sent C.protected D.limited
2.A.exception B.pity C.excuse D.problem
3.A.chatting with B.catching up with C.spying on D.looking down upon
4.A.refused B.abandoned C.said D.appreciated
5.A.practise B.remember C.write D.forget
6.A.feelings B.courage C.loss D.opportunities
7.A.Obviously B.Abruptly C.Frequently D.Selfishly
8.A.asleep B.upset C.awake D.reliable
9.A.fear B.regret C.ignore D.realize
10.A.pleasant B.horrible C.safe D.private
11.A.wrapped B.wiped C.threw D.delivered
12.A.parted B.debated C.stayed D.agreed
13.A.remained B.recovered C.burst D.left
14.A.beneficial B.calm C.rude D.grateful
15.A.enemies B.heroes C.employers D.engineers
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured. This _______not running for two weeks. Yet, I was _______ to go ahead.
I remember in my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to _______ laps and then hit a softball. I didn’t do _______well. He later said that I was “ not _______”.
The idea that I was “not athletic” _______ me for years. When I started _______in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, a battle against my own _______ and mind.
The night before my_______, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating, but ready to ________ something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces became ________. So I stopped to readjust. At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!” By mile 17, the once ________ ankle hurt badly. ________ the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again. As I ________mile 23, I could see my wife waving a ________. She is my biggest fan. She never __________ the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m.
I was one of the final runners to finish. ________ I finished! And I got a ________ In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, free of worldly labels and ________ forward, I can now call myself a “marathon ________ ”.
1.A.meant B.resulted C.caused D.prevented
2.A.decided B.determined C.forced D.driven
3.A.set B.train C.run D.take
4.A.both B.each C.neither D.either
5.A.successful B.athletic C.energetic D.active
6.A.stuck in B.stuck with C.remained in D.stayed up
7.A.running B.racing C.walking D.hiking
8.A.soul B.leg C.body D.heart
9.A.match B.contest C.jogging D.marathon
10.A.improve B.test C.teach D.prove
11.A.untied B.unwrapped C.unfitted D.uncovered
12.A.wounded B.broken C.injured D.damaged
13.A.Despite B.As C.With D.For
14.A.covered B.did C.approached D.ran
15.A.mark B.signal C.symbol D.sign
16.A.liked B.minded C.enjoyed D.focused
17.A.But B.So C.Or D.As
18.A.prize B.medal C.metal D.honor
19.A.rush B.walk C.move D.drag
20.A.runner B.believer C.supporter D.winner
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析