One day, when I was 12, my mother gave me________: I was to walk to the public library and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to________my strange problem-inability to read.
In the library, I sat down on the floor in the children’s section, and________a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye, it___a picture of a dog. I had recently had a dog, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone,_____to someone who had a space and money to care for him. I never forgot my dog.
There on the book’s cover was a dog which looked___to my dog, as if they were the same one. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the________, Amos, the Dog with a Plan.________I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library.
Under the_____of a bush I started to read about Amos. I read very slowly with difficulty. Though________were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been________from his family and who finally found his way back home. At the end of the story, my mind________the final scene of reunion, on and on,________my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.
My mother’s_____returned me to the real world. It___to me that I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Books________be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.
I________told my mother about my “miraculous” experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom____during the next year. And years later, she was______that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and____his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.
1.A.a suggestion B.an order C.a job D.a direction
2.A.defeat B.abandon C.destroy D.complete
3.A.pushed B.fetched C.brought D.pulled
4.A.presented B.printed C.included D.displayed
5.A.given away B.given up C.given in D.given off
6.A.small B.hairy C.identical D.brave
7.A.picture B.title C.cover D.dog
8.A.unknowingly B.unconsciously C.uneasily D.unwillingly
9.A.shade B.light C.background D.influence
10.A.paragraphs B.words C.fingers D.pages
11.A.stolen B.separated C.gone D.sold
12.A.witnessed B.continued C.struggled D.learned
13.A.before B.when C.until D.while
14.A.shout B.call C.worry D.swear
15.A.seemed B.occurred C.happened D.referred
16.A.would B.could C.should D.must
17.A.seldom B.always C.never D.frequently
18.A.performance B.activity C.response D.reaction
19.A.proud B.eager C.crazy D.happy
20.A.mastered B.found C.owned D.authored
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Most of us remember our teachers. One or two might slip the_______, but even the most unimportant ones have some_______on us. Then there are those who remain guides for life. For me there was Dr Wylie—his unusual ways threw new_______on maths. And my English teacher, Dr Parry, _______my science and maths-focused brain to the joys of literature. I didn’t realize it at the time, but those two_______shaped my future.
As a journalist I_______ major events, but I cared only shallowly. Now as a teacher, I communicate with just a group of teenagers, but I care_______:those struggling to make friends, those_______in with the wrong crowd or those doing brilliantly. I have made them_______poems by heart and we are going to be listening to classical music.________, I am trying to build up their cultural capital, to broaden their eyes and to________ them to worlds beyond their own.
I’ve found that most people don’t think of teaching as being quite as________as writing for newspapers. Tell people you are a journalist, and at least some will________it interesting. _______ you tell someone you are a teacher, you can see memories of their school days _______ back, and fear flash in their eyes. So teaching isn’t for the faint-hearted(胆怯的). It can be ________work—but is there anything worthwhile in life that isn’t? Some classes can be _______ at times. But don’t believe how terrible and self-centred teenagers are. They are ________and full of potential. It is my job—and my________pleasure—to help them achieve it and to give them the solid________that will let them blossom.
1.A.memory B.ear C.hand D.ability
2.A.expectation B.expression C.influence D.reaction
3.A.light B.doubt C.question D.blame
4.A.sent B.opened C.asked D.helped
5.A.students B.colleagues C.workers D.teachers
6.A.lived with B.dealt with C.fought with D.came with
7.A.typically B.interestingly C.deeply D.powerfully
8.A.taking B.giving C.filling D.falling
9.A.learn B.lose C.break D.organize
10.A.In sight B.In short C.In cash D.In order
11.A.introduce B.apply C.contribute D.settle .
12.A.permanent B.well-paid C.attractive D.shocking
13.A.keep B.prove C.want D.consider
14.A.If B.Unless C.Because D.Where
15.A.bring B.step C.flood D.look .
16.A.easy B.amusing C.comfortable D.tough
17.A.friendly B.common C.challenging D.natural
18.A.unwise B.amazing C.foolish D.careless
19.A.slight B.possible C.quick D.absolute
20.A.service B.roots C.mottoes D.roles
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When I was in elementary school, I entered an Easter card design contest. The_______ was supposed to get 200 dollars as a reward and his or her design would be made into an actual Easter_______. I was so _______ that I didn't even realize I never got the dollars _______to me by the game organizer or _______ my card in stores. It was _______ but I was just happy to have won such a contest, my first one in effect. _______, I really enjoyed making the card, so_______ weren't that important. I realize that playing to win will always leave me feeling empty. Life is a lot more_______ if we play games for fun rather than victory.
Later on, I entered another contest. All I had to do was color a picture. This was what I loved to do: display my __________ in something others could enjoy. Luck __________ me, and I managed to win once more. When I saw the prize, a pair of paper glasses, I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. __________, if I were to find those same glasses now, I would think they counted for nothing.
Then, I started to enter contests with no prize, such as the lottery. I no longer minded__________ because the event itself was meaningful. The key to happiness is to put less thought into the__________ but more focus on making the journey unforgettable.
In most of my experiences, the results didn't__________ my expectations because I idealized them. I just need to remember what my earliest contests have__________ me. Now my goal is to enter college, but I am not striving for good grades so that I can gain __________. Education is about learning, not just a necessary __________ to the next stage in my life. I'm studying hard __________ I' m eager to learn, and the__________ follow. I'll do my best to make college worth the struggle it requires.
1.A.supporter B.participant C.winner D.sponsor
2.A.image B.setting C.place D.card
3.A.grace B.excited C.cautious D.exhausted
4.A.promised B.returned C.appointed D.allocated
5.A.introduced B.modified C.anticipated D.saw
6.A.disappointing B.interesting C.demanding D.surprising
7.A.In contrast B.In addition C.In short D.In theory
8.A.achievements B.failures C.attitudes D.prizes
9.A.enjoyable B.serious C.consistent D.flexible
10.A.appearance B.emotion C.information D.creativity
11.A.smiled on B.sent for C.towered over D.toyed with
12.A.Otherwise B.Therefore C.However D.Besides
13.A.interfering B.losing C.adjusting D.wearing
14.A.entertainment B.appreciation C.participation D.destination
15.A.make up for B.live up to C.catch up on D.fall short of
16.A.failed B.interrupted C.taught D.persuaded
17.A.expectation B.convenience C.admission D.conscience
18.A.alternative B.barrier C.threat D.means
19.A.unless B.because C.though D.once
20.A.grades B.awards C.ranks D.scholarships
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Never did I imagine I would land into a place that I used to dislike. However, my working here in Saudi Arabia has turned out to be a _________ I have learned many things about life.
One of those is _________. I had been very impatient for the years before I came here. _________, I had made wrong decisions and _________ many learning chances that life had offered me. When I _________ here, everything and everyone seemed completely different. I had to _________ different kinds of people from different countries with the _________ kind of personalities (个性) and attitudes. I couldn’t improve the situation but could change my _________—to be patient with everything and everyone. Gradually, found myself doing my job _________, enjoying every single thing. And I began to share feelings with my __________ here and everything turned out just __________.
Second is the value of __________. My world back home has mostly made the __________ of my attitudes, personalities and beliefs. It has __________ me the person that I am now. Yet, I should __________ the way people here have lived their lives. I may not like their culture or __________ but that doesn’t make them any __________ and still they deserve my respect.
The most __________ and wonderful experience I have here is the joy of living contently. I have been living in this foreign place for two years and I have been __________ how to live a simple life, how to __________ the kind of life I have right now.
1.A.test B.challenge C.blessing D.experience
2.A.love B.patience C.wisdom D.ambition
3.A.Unfortunately B.In return C.By accident D.Consequently
4.A.witnessed B.missed C.provided D.replaced
5.A.paused B.finished C.rested D.got
6.A.pick out B.look for C.deal with D.come across
7.A.strangest B.clearest C.strictest D.nicest
8.A.attitude B.promotion C.situation D.theory
9.A.sincerely B.anxiously C.cautiously D.happily
10.A.parents B.neighbors C.colleagues D.enemies
11.A.fine B.legal C.equal D.casual
12.A.trust B.respect C.manner D.justice
13.A.dreams B.bases C.plans D.steps
14.A.offered B.considered C.made D.found
15.A.accept B.judge C.permit D.use
16.A.transportation B.food C.performance D.tradition
17.A.less B.different C.worse D.better
18.A.ambiguous B.significant C.abnormal D.unbearable
19.A.required B.called C.warned D.taught
20.A.tolerate B.remember C.appreciate D.organize
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
During the day, I heard something happened at the Twin Towers. But nobody seemed to really _________ what was going on. Not until school let out did I realize something might be _________. My dad usually _________ me up, but he wasn’t there. My dad was a firefighter. His _________ was less than a mile from the Twin Towers.
The Twin Towers had been attacked, and my dad had gone there to _________. I remember only bits and pieces, like my mom calling hospitals all over New York City, _________ to find my dad. Hopelessly, she told me that he was probably _________.
We didn’t learn exactly what had happened to him until much later. We _________ that he had sent a radio message at 9:56 am, when he and hundreds of other _________firefighters were in the burning South Tower, saving as many people as possible. Just three minutes later, the tower __________.
17 years later, I still __________ my dad every day. He instilled(灌输) in me a __________ for my community, and his __________ encouraged me to volunteer.
Looking back, I don’t think only of the sad __________. I also remember the great acts of people, __________ my dad, proud to call him my hero.
1.A.wonder B.care C.know D.anticipate
2.A.wrong B.ambitious C.different D.strange
3.A.stimulate B.picked C.recall D.shift
4.A.objective B.region C.mission D.station
5.A.help B.assign C.cease D.cite
6.A.hoping B.promising C.requiring D.refusing
7.A.significant B.gone C.chosen D.mistaken
8.A.made sense B.made sure C.picked out D.found out
9.A.serious B.courageous C.excited D.surprised
10.A.showed up B.shut up C.fell down D.broke down
11.A.protest B.miss C.worry D.quote
12.A.profile B.passion C.love D.resolution
13.A.carefulness B.patience C.wisdom D.bravery
14.A.event B.lesson C.option D.change
15.A.apparently B.occasionally C.literally D.especially
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Brandon and Derek's mother, Beth Lash, shared a Facebook video on Dec. 25, 2017.when Bandon _______his card out loud. On Brandon Lash's 24th birthday, his little brother, Derek, _______him with a rather large card filled with an even bigger _______.
"I have always _______you," Brandon reads from the front of the card, _______by this brother.
"I love spending time with you. I'm so _______I have you for my brother. You have always been there for me, even though I get on your nerves sometimes.You will always have a piece of my heart," Brandon continues, opening up the _______.
"And now you will have my _______, too. We are a _______match." Brandon reads, ________the card to the floor and breaking down into ________.
Brandon has kidney receives ________three times a week, and was told that he had been recommended for the transplant list. Unfortunately, his parents are not a match, but ________, his brother is.
"I can't believe Derek would ________so much all this for me," Brandon tells the publication. " He's giving me a ________to have a healthy life again. I________can't believe it's happening."
"I________seeing him sick and knew something needed to be done to make him healthy again." Derek adds. "Not only was I the________thing to do, but the only thing to do. He's my brother. We didn't know ________he could be on the transplant list, and I knew I just wanted my ________brother back."
1.A.read B.sang C.called D.shouted
2.A.provided B.issued C.presented D.supplied
3.A.claim B.award C.smile D.surprise
4.A.taken charge of B.looked up to C.got hold of D.lived up to
5.A.signed B.drawn C.written D.described
6.A.thankful B.satisfied C.awkward D.confused
7.A.paper B.card C.book D.cover
8.A.nerves B.eves C.kidney D.heart
9.A.perfect B.possible C.equal D.friendly
10.A.losing B.dropping C.throwing D.blowing
11.A.screams B.worries C.laughs D.tears
12.A.treatments B.experiments C.directions D.observations
13.A.finally B.possibly C.luckily D.exactly
14.A.advise B.experience C.allow D.sacrifice
15.A.chance B.fortune C.accident D.occasion
16.A.always B.already C.forever D.still
17.A.regretted B.minded C.hated D.opposed
18.A.fair B.right C.normal D.real
19.A.when B.how long C.how much D.while
20.A.lovely B.brave C.honest D.healthy
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My father never kept anything for emotional purpose-except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always _______ watching my heroes at Yankee stadium. One winter, I wrote down a _______ for the summer dates and dreamed every night. To my surprise, one evening I saw my father_______ it before going out to work.
The following Sunday, he told me, “Let’s put away some money into a _______each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer.” I _______ washed out a jar and _______a label:YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960.
Each of us _______ to the jar weekly. _________, we still hadn’t gone to a game because my father had had to work every Saturday. So one day. I _______ him of the remaining time, and then he ________ me, “Don’t worry and we’ll have a ________ Saturday.”
On the morning of the last game, I was waiting hopelessly with no ________ of my father who had been to work when he suddenly appeared and yelled, “I got two ________!”
I could hardly ________ when we finally sat together, father and son, ________ my New York Yankees. I sat cheering, but for my father, all I could see is a face________ tiredness from working all week.
In 1963, my father died suddenly while working. In his bedroom, I noticed a ________ ticket in his yellowed book, which________, October 1, 1960, General Admission. My father, who ________ nothing for emotional reasons, had decided to keep this, a (an) ________of our afternoon together.
1.A.dreamed of B.worried about C.tried out D.lived on
2.A.schedule B.note C.letter D.novel
3.A.exploring B.checking C.tearing D.examining
4.A.bottle B.jar C.bowl D.cup
5.A.slowly B.patiently C.immediately D.unwillingly
6.A.attached B.identified C.created D.bought
7.A.referred B.contributed C.donated D.attended
8.A.However B.Moreover C.Therefore D.+Furthermore
9.A.accused B.informed C.inquired D.warned
10.A.rescued B.scolded C.comforted D.encouraged
11.A.grey B.terrible C.boring D.free
12.A.signal B.sign C.reply D.company
13.A.balls B.coins C.tickets D.flags
14.A.breathe B.imagine C.stand D.jump
15.A.greeting B.watching C.hearing D.playing
16.A.lined with B.decorated with C.equipped with D.coupled with
17.A.pretty B.plain C.used D.faded
18.A.spoke B.wrote C.read D.mentioned
19.A.created B.abandoned C.produced D.saved
20.A.impression B.gift C.present D.memory
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Sometimes, the best gifts from Parents don’t come in boxes. When I think of the first ______my father had given to me, it would be a love of ______. He is not usually an observer of life, but he can be thoughtful and______. He is always right in our study reading and gave me a love of _________. He has been totally deaf in one ear since he was two years old, so we ______ listen to music. In my childhood, storybooks were king—not songs.
The second is ______ all. Even when my sister and I were little, the ______ around the dinner table was noisy but adult-level. Your______didn’t matter. If you ______ an opinion, you had to present your case and give evidence. He treats everything the same,______or adult, cleaner or CEO.
The greatest gift to us, however, was that he took ______ in our brains but not our ______. He always told us reading enriched the minds which was more important than looks. I know most successful women had fathers who_______ their intelligence and maybe I will be. My father said my mother was the most _____ person he had ever met. He still says that. They met while camping out in a golden autumn. Trees was______ in sunshine and a girl was reading under one. Impressed by the ______, he approached and told her that she _______him of Jane Austen’s Emma, then mistakenly quoted the book. She ______ him and he was in______ from that moment.
Over the years, my father taught me never to stand still and accept the way things are; I should fight for______ and I will continue to follow his lead.
1.A.chance B.gift C.answer D.advice
2.A.reading B.working C.writing D.exercising
3.A.serious B.cheerful C.influential D.modest
4.A.science B.poems C.pictures D.words
5.A.normally B.eventually C.rarely D.naturally
6.A.controlling B.respecting C.analyzing D.describing
7.A.joke B.interview C.speech D.conversation
8.A.skill B.experience C.age D.reputation
9.A.voiced B.shared C.accepted D.formed
10.A.plant B.animal C.teacher D.child
11.A.pride B.pleasure C.part D.interest
12.A.practice B.scores C.appearances D.awards
13.A.valued B.praised C.balanced D.doubted
14.A.elegant B.humorous C.enthusiastic D.intelligent
15.A.lost B.bathed C.deep D.hidden
16.A.surroundings B.setting C.scene D.scenery
17.A.reminded B.informed C.warned D.told
18.A.comforted B.guided C.criticized D.corrected
19.A.love B.panic C.sorrow D.thought
20.A.wealth B.freedom C.change D.knowledge
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Luis Escobar, a coach at St. Joseph High in Santa Maria, was just looking for a fun idea to change the practice for his summer program. _______, he took 14 runners from his school to the local animal shelter, and paired them with 14 dogs.
“When I first _______ the idea there were a lot of eye rolls,” he said. _______, it is a group of high schoolers.
The group got a bit excited when they were told the run would _______ as part of their community service requirement that everyone at their high school has to meet. Then once the students saw the dogs, they immediately became just more _______.
“I wasn't sure who was more excited,” he said, “the _______ or the dogs.”
After a short _______, the group went for a mile and a half run. Escobar _______ the amazing practice and posted the video online - as he does with many of the different _______ he does with his team. It spread quickly and was ________ by millions of people on social media. There were thousands of ________ and it was quickly picked up by local news. Escobar was ________. “I wonder why this is happening,” he said. “I ________ everyone's looking for something good.”
Soon many coaches have called Escobar asking about how they can ________ similar runs with their teams. And a dog equipment company has donated new harnesses (背带牵引绳) to the ________ so the dogs can go for a more comfortable ________.
And there was more good ________. Fred, who ran with Josh, one of the 14 high school runners, became a ________ dog - his story had the happiest ending. After the run, Josh convinced his mom that their family needed to ________ him.
“Once he was just this little dog ________ in a metal cage,” Escobar said. “And now he's at home with Josh and his family.”
1.A.Otherwise B.Instead C.Therefore D.However
2.A.changed B.rejected C.presented D.knew
3.A.In particular B.In fact C.As usual D.After all
4.A.count B.adore C.possess D.occupy
5.A.ambitious B.thoughtful C.faithful D.enthusiastic
6.A.trainers B.employees C.kids D.teachers
7.A.hesitation B.introduction C.competition D.evaluation
8.A.filmed B.watched C.supported D.required
9.A.tricks B.games C.studies D.activities.
10.A.challenged B.shared C.researched D.blamed
11.A.comments B.refusals C.complaints D.demands
12.A.relaxed B.shocked C.disappointed D.embarrassed
13.A.declare B.guarantee C.guess D.prove
14.A.figure out B.get through C.respond to D.participate in
15.A.shelter B.community C.government D.family
16.A.job B.team C.run D.journey
17.A.news B.life C.experience D.practice
18.A.lovely B.wild C.clumsy D.lucky
19.A.trust B.adopt C.encourage D.comfort
20.A.wandering B.trembling C.thinking D.dancing
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The Most Valuable Skill
My grandmother, who had Alzheimer disease, got worse two years ago. My father had her taken good care of in a famous nursing home nearby. My grandmother was a retired university professor, which often made her have an ocean of_________who she had taught before. The old man next door almost had no visitors at all, in deep_________with my grandmother. When I kept her company, he was always_________,sitting on his wheelchair and bathing himself in the sunshine.
Once I_________him, “How are you doing recently?” He gave me a look, but said nothing. I thought he could not hear well, so I_________my voice, “I was asking, ‘How are you doing recently?’” He_________ his head slightly. After a long while finding I was still there, he just said, “Fine.” Then he looked away. I had to choose to _________.
Later, a nurse accidentally told me that the old man had been a businessman, after getting tons of money and companies._________ he was not a good speaker, he annoyed many people and _________made his family and friends pull away. Then he went broke.
That day, my father asked, “What is the most valuable__________a person can have for their entire life?” Before I answered, he continued, “You think making money is the answer. huh? No! But the ability to express your __________is. Seriously, I believe this is something most of us__________.”
It’s extremely__________for a person to learn to put into words, what he thinks. It makes a relationship__________. It creates a(n) __________on the person you’re talking to. It gives you a chance to__________what others think about your ideas. It lets you say something in a________ other people understand. How many of us have said something that has__________whoever loves us deeply? Whatever you say, on purpose or__________,will matter.
So Hemingway concluded, “It takes two years to learn to __________,and a lifetime to learn to shut up.”
1.A.friends B.colleagues C.visitors D.relatives
2.A.connection B.competition C.conflict D.contrast
3.A.alone B.sad C.different D.silent
4.A.interrupted B.greeted C.consulted D.approached
5.A.lost B.sharpened C.raised D.lowered
6.A.shook B.nodded C.hid D.buried
7.A.go up B.break up C.hurry up D.shut up
8.A.Once B.Although C.Since D.Unless
9.A.even B.also C.still D.just
10.A.gift B.character C.skill D.potential
11.A.thoughts B.actions C.views D.words
12.A.possess B.lack C.seek D.accumulate
13.A.difficult B.enjoyable C.urgent D.valuable
14.A.extend B.last C.change D.appear
15.A.impression B.opportunity C.influence D.memory
16.A.convey B.explore C.feel D.search
17.A.situation B.sense C.way D.position
18.A.attacked B.damaged C.injured D.hurt
19.A.unconsciously B.deliberately C.seriously D.gently
20.A.eat B.speak C.walk D.communicate
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