People give gifts in almost all societies. Some gifts are expensive, as they may take months to create. Others are of less ______ , such as birthday cards. In some cultures, there are certain rules about gift exchange. In Pakistan, for example, there is a tradition called “taking giving”. It ______ this way:You give the newly-married couple a gift, and they “repay(回报)”you with a gift of higher value. Then you give the couple another gift. This one should be worth the difference between the first two gifts.
Today presidents usually bring gifts when they ______ a foreign leader. Leaders bring gifts to strengthen relationships between ______ .
Gifts can also send special messages. For example, gifts can tell people that we are thinking of them and that we want them to feel_______ . Sometimes a gift makes us remember the giver. The gift keeps the_____ of a special person and a special relationship alive.
There is no doubt about the good side of gift giving. That is why some people don’t ______ the idea that modern gift giving is very wasteful. It is ______ that there is an emotional benefit for people who exchange gifts. That is surely enough of a reason for the tradition to continue.
1.A.power B.help C.fun D.value
2.A.works B.stands C.judges D.ends
3.A.discover B.like C.trust D.visit
4.A.countries B.cities C.villages D.families
5.A.lucky B.special C.safe D.strong
6.A.wealth B.happiness C.memory D.growth
7.A.turn down B.give up C.think over D.agree with
8.A.clear B.strange C.popular D.serious
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I was looking at the menu, trying to decide what to feed my family that evening.
Just at that time an elderly woman came in. She was weak and_______ with the menu. After asking many questions and ordering her meal for a long time, she pulled out her coin purse to pay, only to find that she was _______ of money.
I told the shop owner to tell the elderly lady that her _______ was free and I would pay. She was surprised as he told her someone had _______ her to lunch. While they filled her order, I had them _______ a second meal, 2 desserts, a smile card, and a gift card to her bag without her _______.
She got her order and I carried it to the bike for her. She _______ told me her name and how her days had got worse and worse until the visit to Paris. Her husband was in hospital and Paris was always his favorite _______ . But she had been struggling with the funds(资金) between household and _______ expenses. After a few minutes of ________ she was on her way back to her husband.
When I went back into Taco Cabana for my order, the manager ________ it to me and I left with my bag happily.
When I got home, I discovered an extra free dessert and an order of chips and cheese in my bag. ________ is spreading. When we give to others, the act in and of itself is to give to one another.
1.A.famous B.familiar C.satisfied D.confused
2.A.eager B.free C.short D.poor
3.A.menu B.order C.money D.change
4.A.wanted B.got C.treated D.prepared
5.A.put B.add C.place D.take
6.A.begging B.warning C.remembering D.knowing
7.A.then B.thus C.ever D.soon
8.A.place B.garden C.school D.restaurant
9.A.educational B.traffic C.medical D.total
10.A.arguing B.chatting C.questioning D.driving
11.A.took B.returned C.handed D.kept
12.A.spending B.giving C.correcting D.sharing
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When Stephen Morris found that he had forgotten his 310-year-old violin on a train, he feared that he would never see the _______ instrument again。
After a day of _______ at Abbey Road Studios, making a copy of music, Morris exited from London by railway. He was so _______ that he did not even _______ that he had left his violin on the train until the following morning. Morris was extremely _______ and shocked. The violin is one of the few instruments that _______ in the world.
In a desperate _______ to find his instrument, Morris contacted the British Transport Police to see if it had been returned. Unfortunately, police officers _______ the CCTV footage(闭路电视录像)and saw that the violin had been picked up by another _______ . Several days later, Morris’ ________ of his experience was posted on a social networking website ________ by the CCTV footage. It ________ the attention of social media users, and the video ________ fast as many people shared it with their friends.
A few days later, Morris received a phone call from someone who recognized the ________ on the train. Morris was then put in ________ with the man who took the violin, and he had________ been very eager to return the instrument. It ________ that the man searched for the owner ________ and was ready to turn it over to the police.
The two agreed to meet in a grocery store parking lot. Seeing the man turn up ________ his lost instrument, Morris was moved. There are always people out there going to a lot of ________ to lend a hand to people in need.
1.A.fashionable B.antique C.popular D.famous
2.A.experiment B.photographing C.interview D.recording
3.A.surprised B.satisfied C.tired D.touched
4.A.realize B.remember C.announce D.predict
5.A.ashamed B.disappointed C.upset D.puzzled
6.A.appear B.sell C.survive D.perform
7.A.effort B.plan C.situation D.adventure
8.A.cleaned B.covered C.counted D.checked
9.A.customer B.waiter C.passenger D.stranger
10.A.attitude B.account C.assumption D.summary
11.A.updated B.simplified C.clarified D.accompanied
12.A.sought B.gained C.wanted D.turned
13.A.spread B.handed C.expanded D.sent
14.A.problem B.signal C.figure D.image
15.A.conflict B.contact C.comparison D.combination
16.A.apparently B.eventually C.gradually D.surprisingly
17.A.came out B.gave out C.worked out D.turned out
18.A.on purpose B.in advance C.in turn D.in vain
19.A.bearing B.collecting C.playing D.recovering
20.A.pleasure B.trouble C.debt D.sorrow
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One day I took an orange — and — white cat home, which I called Splash. However, I had one concern with __ her to my dog, Bee, which had a distinct __ for cats. My own cats were wise enough to ___themselves in the barn(谷仓)and fields. I was _____ that Splash didn't understand this and would be a victim.
I took Splash to the barn, but soon she __ the house and was curious about it. She made a straight line for the door. Bee enjoyed the ___ at the door, so when Splash showed up, Bee came up in ____ But Splash faced her threatener ___ and swiped at((猛击)the approaching dog. Then something ___ happened: Bee pulled to a sudden stop. He __ and went back to the back door slowly.
Every day for the next few weeks, Splash would walk to the___ in the morning, and Bee would come and try to drive her away, only to find a____enemy. Over the next few months, I watched an aggressive dislike turn into a playful __ between the two. They began to share the back-door space and sometimes the __ especially for the faithful dog.
One day, seeing the two companions playing together, I ____ this dog and cat were almost the same as the nations of this world. Actually, some of us are like Bee, who started a fight with the intention of____ an unwanted invasion(入侵),and some of us are like Splash, just wanting someone to __ life with. Bee and Splash are two different animals with the natural tendency that should put them in _______. Yet they've come to a place where all the ______ are set aside, and they_______ each other fully. Why can't we?
1.A.selling B.introducing C.comparing D.donating
2.A.wish B.sympathy C.preference D.dislike
3.A.check B.cure C.hide D.teach
4.A.worried B.glad C.grateful D.relieved
5.A.ruined B.noticed C.decorated D.crashed
6.A.celebration B.noise C.darkness D.freedom
7.A.horror B.anger C.sadness D.excitement
8.A.sincerely B.selflessly C.shyly D.fearlessly
9.A.unexpected B.thrilling C.dangerous D.attractive
10.A.remained B.exploded C.turned D.agreed
11.A.cage B.zoo C.field D.door
12.A.lazy B.stubborn C.terrified D.strange
13.A.graduation B.discussion C.friendship D.examination
14.A.treats B.jokes C.tests D.risks
15.A.heard B.announced C.doubted D.realized
16.A.dealing with B.escaping from C.looking for D.taking in
17.A.improve B.change C.share D.abandon
18.A.order B.conflict C.peace D.charge
19.A.differences B.conversations C.comments D.connections
20.A.praise B.inspire C.guide D.enjoy
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I became a magician by accident. When I was nine I learned how to make a coin _______. At first the magic wasn't any good; it was just a bad_________ I spent hours each day _______ in the bathroom, running through the secret _______ in front of the mirror
One day I made the coin disappear on the playground. What a miracle(奇迹)! Dozens of people were _______ . I showed the coin to everyone. Then it disappeared. The kids _______ and laughed. It was great. Everyone went _______.
The teacher on duty crossed the playground to _______ more about it. Mrs. Tanner was a(n) _______ woman who controlled her class with an appetite(欲望)for ________ students She marched toward me and ________ to know what was going on.
The coin disappeared for her too. “Do it again,” she said angrily, and I did. My hands were ________, but when I looked up, everything had ________. I would remember the look on her face — the look of wide-eyed, open-mouthed ________.
I kept seeing my teacher's face — the strict look ________ into great wonder and joy ________. The kids' too. They had been ________ immediately from an indifferent(冷漠的)pack of creatures into real people. When the ________ of worry or pain had gone, the faces that shone without it were ________.
Magicians get to see people at their very best, and in this transformation we can see what can only be described as real, actual ________.
1.A.roll B.drop C.spin D.disappear
2.A.trick B.gesture C.joke D.word
3.A.reading B.thinking C.showering D.practising
4.A.talks B.moves C.smiles D.messages
5.A.watching B.performing C.debating D.playing
6.A.nodded B.whispered C.screamed D.sighed
7.A.crazy B.wrong C.blind D.hungry
8.A.find out B.try out C.leave out D.turn out
9.A.easy-going B.pleasant C.annoying D.clumsy
10.A.protecting B.punishing C.encouraging D.ignoring
11.A.promised B.begged C.pretended D.demanded
12.A.shaking B.rising C.flying D.dancing
13.A.started B.changed C.recovered D.ended
14.A.relief B.astonishment C.disappointment D.doubt
15.A.dividing B.falling C.softening D.breaking
16.A.in return B.as a result C.all at once D.as usual
17.A.admired B.recognized C.freed D.transformed
18.A.significance B.attempt C.weight D.example
19.A.familiar B.blank C.serious D.amazing
20.A.kindness B.magic C.talent D.education
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I sat on the park bench beneath the branches of a tree, feeling _______. The world seemed to be against me.
A young boy _______ me, out of breath. He stood right before me with his head bowed down and said with great _______ , "Look what I found!" In his hand was a flower, but its petals (花瓣) were all _______ .Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I _______ a small smile and then looked away.
Instead of leaving, the boy sat down next to me. He placed the flower to his _______ and said, “It smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I _______ it. Here, it's for you.”
I _______ I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower. _______ , he didn't place it in my hand. Instead, he held it in midair. It was then that I noticed the boy was ________ .
I heard my voice. ________ , tears shone in the sun as I thanked him for giving me the best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, unaware of the ________ he'd had on my day.
I sat there and ________ how he managed to see a sad woman under the tree. Perhaps he'd been blessed with true sight in his ________ . At that moment I knew for all of those times I myself had been blind. I vowed (发誓) to see the beauty in life, and ________ every second that's mine.
1.A.cheerful B.content C.angry D.upset
2.A.approached B.found C.chased D.frightened
3.A.voice B.sorrow C.excitement D.curiosity
4.A.fresh B.old C.worn D.fallen
5.A.hid B.forced C.developed D.showed
6.A.face B.nose C.mouth D.hand
7.A.searched B.bought C.picked D.held
8.A.assumed B.hoped C.dreamt D.suspected
9.A.Sadly B.Surprisingly C.Obviously D.Aimlessly
10.A.lame B.dumb C.deaf D.blind
11.A.rising B.dropping C.trembling D.floating
12.A.flower B.manner C.visit D.impact
13.A.wondered B.imagined C.recalled D.checked
14.A.body B.hand C.head D.heart
15.A.count B.appreciate C.spare D.operate
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
For the past ten years, my dad and I have attended the same school--- he as an administrator and I as a student. Our relationship, in and out of school, has been totally unpredictable.
When I was younger, all that my dad said was doctrine (信条)and anything did I, _________, copied. We played games together, and stayed up late reading bedtime stories. I could__________ my dad taking me to school, running into him ________ during the day and riding home with him every afternoon.
As I grew older, we were not as _________as we used to be. He wasn't cool any more .He wore his socks too high, listened to _________ country music and laughed too loudly in front of my friends. He became a total embarrassment.
However, the _________ that occurred in school were even worse. The worst one happened in seventh grade. My dad came to our New Year party, __________as Donald Duck, guitar in hand, singing silly songs. Just kill me! I wanted to run away.
This _________ continued into high school, but we somehow began to find a balance .Things started to ______around the time of my 10th-grade physics project. The ________was to build a wood bridge with the best strength-to-weight ratio(比率). All the students and physics teachers __________ . So did my dad, the only administrator! Embarrassed, as usual, I _________ the scene._____________, later when I learned from my friends that my dad _____ all competitors and won everyone's admiration, I found that mixed in with my__________was a touch of pride.
I had needed someone else to show me what I ________ in my dad. It wasn't the fact that he'd won; it was more than that. I began to_________ that we have many of the same values and sometimes the same opinions. No matter how much I had tried to________ him, he still influenced me.
I feel_________ to have such an unusual father. The ________ I have developed with my dad over the years has enabled me to look back and see how I’ve grown.
1.A.temporarily B.naturally C.originally D.passively
2.A.apply to B.count on C.see off D.pick out
3.A.gradually B.previously C.regularly D.eventually
4.A.close B.reliable C.generous D.confident
5.A.creative B.familiar C.horrible D.live
6.A.failures B.coincidences C.competitions D.disasters
7.A.dressed up B.broken down C.settled down D.signed up
8.A.debate B.party C.progress D.struggle
9.A.happen B.change C.grow D.disappear
10.A.issue B.task C.lesson D.procedure
11.A.participated B.protested C.hesitated D.explored
12.A.fled B.investigated C.pictured D.made
13.A.Instead B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.However
14.A.convinced B.defeated C.ignore D.evaluated
15.A.confusion B.encouragement C.embarrassment D.fascination
16.A.recommended B.tolerated C.doubted D.appreciated
17.A.recognize B.demand C.argue D.estimate
18.A.approach B.limit C.resist D.believe
19.A.puzzled B.fortunate C.concerned D.awkward
20.A.strategy B.habit C.relationship D.potential
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a _______ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew _______ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since — _______ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my _______
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of _______, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s _______ me why visitors started respecting the place less and treated such a _______ home-like place this way.
I tried _______ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would _______ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ________ it that I decided something had to ________.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew ________ about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ________. On that day, more than 300 people ________. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was ________ how much we were able to accomplish. I couldn’t believe the ________ we made — the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ________ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people ________ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by ________ rather than complaining .We need to teach by ________. You can’t blame others unless you start with yourself.
1.A.distant B.hard C.loose D.huge
2.A.gradually B.finally C.immediately D.recently
3.A.painting B.climbing C.measuring D.approaching
4.A.home B.palace C.garden D.shelter
5.A.dust B.waste C.materials D.resources
6.A.against B.over C.beyond D.within
7.A.new B.safe C.happy D.beautiful
8.A.picking up B.breaking down C.throwing away D.digging out
9.A.wait B.save C.kill D.spend
10.A.delighted in B.tired of C.satisfied with D.used to
11.A.aim B.stress C.change D.depend
12.A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something
13.A.concert B.picnic C.party D.cleanup
14.A.showed up B.called back C.dropped out D.looked around
15.A.puzzling B.amazing C.amusing D.interesting
16.A.plan B.visit C.difference D.contact
17.A.covered B.crossed C.measured D.designed
18.A.argue B.complain C.quarrel D.talk
19.A.thinking B.questioning C.doing D.watching
20.A.method B.explanation C.research D.example
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The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. ______, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived ______ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a ______.With him were his American wife Fanny and his son ______.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long ______ over the hills. They had been ______ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days ______.To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some ______.
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island, Robert ______that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of ______. “What’s that?” he asked. “That’s the ______ treasure,” said the boy. Robert suddenly ______ something of an adventure story in the boy’s ______.While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the ______ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the ______ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to ______ such a man in a story. ______ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was ______.
So, thanks to a ______ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest ______ 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.job
4.A.Lloyd B.Robert C.Henley D.John
5.A.talk B.rest C.walk D.game
6.A.attempting B.missing C.planning D.enjoying
7.A.quiet B.dull C.busy D.cold
8.A.cleaning B.writing C.drawing D.exercising
9.A.doubted B.noticed C.decided D.recognized
10.A.the sea B.the house C.Scotland D.the island
11.A.forgotten B.buried C.discovered D.unexpected
12.A.saw B.drew C.made D.learned
13.A.book B.reply C.picture D.mind
14.A.star B.hero C.writer D.child
15.A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom
16.A.praise B.produce C.include D.accept
17.A.Yet B.Also C.But D.Thus
18.A.read B.born C.hired D.written
19.A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy
20.A.news B.love C.real-life D.adventure
高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
Smith, an old man ,lived in the middle of town. One day he found his watch_______in his own store. It_______a lot to him because it was from his wife. After searching up and down in the_______for a long while,he _______to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He_______them that the person who found it would be rewarded_______ this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the_______store, but still couldn't find the watch.
Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to_______. A little boy went up to him and asked for another_______.The man looked at him and though, “Why not? __________,this kid looks sincere enough. “__________,the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy__________with the watch in his hand ! The man was very__________,and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had__________. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground and__________.Then I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that __________.”
We usually do something in a hurry and don't think about our own needs, which can't bring peace into our mind, __________, we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a __________result, So allow a few minutes of__________to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make __________ as you expect to !
1.A.broken B.lost C.hidden D.put
2.A.meant B.learned C.performed D.bargain
3.A.town B.playground C.street D.store
4.A.forgot B.agreed C.decided D.pretended
5.A.promised B.taught C.worried D.warned
6.A.Seeing B.Hearing C.Wearing D.Feeling
7.A.silent B.empty C.busy D.whole
8.A.calm down B.set off C.give up D.show off
9.A.chance B.reason C.reward D.date
10.A.So far B.After all C.At first D.In short
11.A.However B.Meanwhile C.Moreover D.Therefore
12.A.ran away B.fell down C.came out D.went back
13.A.amazed B.proud C.nervous D.angry
14.A.finished B.failed C.regretted D.doubted
15.A.played B.waited C.watched D.listened
16.A.room B.situation C.direction D.darkness
17.A.Instead B.Otherwise C.Besides D.Afterwards
18.A.clear B.straight C.good D.natural
19.A.exercise B.silence C.pleasure D.conversation
20.A.noise B.sense C.mistake D.progress
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