The summer of my eleventh year was a wonderfu...

The summer of my eleventh year was a wonderful time of joy. My days were　___riding my bike, walking in the bright green_____around my home, swimming in the clear river, and looking up at the clouds. I wished those lazy,　___days would last forever. But then it all____.

It happened in the middle of the night when I heard my grandmother　___.A fire had started in her room and was____spreading through our house. We all ran____with only the clothes on our backs. There was nothing left. That night I went from a happy and carefree child to a　___and scared one. I didn’t know what the____would hold. All I could feel was fear.____, good friends took us into their home, fed and____us. One night around their dinner table my mom thanked them for all they were doing for us. Smiling, her friend said, “Honey, it was the___　we could do.” Later they began to　__　old stories and laugh. It was then that I____for the first time in days and felt the　___finally disappearing from my heart.

Looking back on that time thirty five years ago, I now____that it wasn’t　 the least they could do. The least would have been nothing at all.____, they opened their home and their hearts to us. They shared their food and their____.They helped us to start over when we had ____everything. They helped a scared boy to feel safe, loved, and happy again.

The next time you have a(n)____to help others, then don’t just do the least you can do. Do the most you can do instead.

1.A. spent　　 B. wasted　　 C. minded　　 D. kept

2.A. caves　　 B. air　　 C. town　　 D. woods

3.A. hot　　 B. peaceful　　 C. noisy　　 D. cold

4.A. rose　　 B. fell　　 C. changed　　 D. appeared

5.A. speak　　 B. scream　　 C. wake　　 D. walk

6.A. rapidly　　 B. slowly　　 C. hardly　　 D. seldom

7.A. downstairs　　 B. off　　 C. outside　　 D. around

8.A. old　　 B. hungry　　 C. speechless　　 D. homeless

9.A. family　　 B. future　　 C. work　　 D. fire

10.A. Thankfully　　 B. Badly　　 C. Hopefully　　 D. Similarly

11.A. discouraged　　 B. praised　　 C. clothed　　 D. pitied

12.A. best　　 B. fullest　　 C. greatest　　 D. least

13.A. repeat　　 B. share　　 C. copy　　 D. write

14.A. smiled　　 B. talked　　 C. ate　　 D. slept

15.A. surprise　　 B. joy　　 C. fear　　 D. tiredness

16.A. know　　 B. hope　　 C. expect　　 D. plan

17.A. Therefore　　 B. Then　　 C. Luckily　　 D. Instead

18.A. sadness　　 B. kindness　　 C. stories　　 D. memories

19.A. won　　 B. got　　 C. lost　　 D. forgotten

20.A. opportunity　　 B. house　　 C. place　　 D. reward

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully36 my first Child at the same time that my once-energetic mother was 37 her battle with a brain cancer．

For ten years，my courageous mother had fought，but none of the operations or other38 had been successful．Finally，she became totally39 unable to speak，walk，eat or dress on her own．As she grew closer and closer to death，my baby grew closer and closer to life．My biggest fear was that their lives would never40 she and my baby could never41 each other．

My fear seemed42 ．A few weeks before my43 date，mother went into a deep coma(昏迷)and doctors said she would never44 ．So we brought her to her own house．As often as I could，I45 her about the baby moving inside me．I hoped that somehow46 inside，she knew．

On February 3rd，at about the same time my labor(分娩)started at hospital，the nurse at her house told me the47 news：Morn opened her eyes，sitting up and smiling．I asked for the phone to be48 to Morn’S ear．

“Morn，you’II have a new grandchild!”

“Yes!Yes!I know!”

Four words。four _49__  and beautiful words!

For the next tWO miracle weeks after I brought Jacob home，she gave US joy，smiling，holding Jacob and speaking to the family in complete50 Then she quietly slipped back into a coma51 and was finally free52 the pain forever．

Memories of my son’s birth will always be53 for me，but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about living．54 both joy and sorrow are lasting only a short time，and often intertwined(相互纠缠)，love has the 55 to face both．And love can last forever．

1.A．hoping     B．expecting            C．waiting for      D．taking care of

2.A．continuing B．starting         C．completing       D．losing

3.A．treatments B．methods          C．measures         D．injections

4.A．dull           B．unmoved          C．unconscious      D．disabled

5.A．combine        B．connect          C．mix              D．gather

6.A．replace        B．bless                C．know             D．inspire

7.A．well-founded   B．well—informed   C．well—known      D．well-planned

8.A．ready      B．final                C．due              D．fixed

9.A．come over  B．come up          C．come back            D．come around

10.A．discussed with B．talked to           C．explained to     D．described to

11.A．deep          B．dangerous            C．magic            D．mysterious

12.A．strange       B．fantastic            C．impossible       D．imaginary

13.A．built     B．set              C．felt             D．put

14.A．accurate      B．slow             C．clear                D．truthful

15.A．words     B．idioms           C．descriptions     D．sentences

16.A．state     B．setting          C．reaction         D．silence

17.A．off           B．against          C．from             D．beyond

18.A．light-hearted B．bitter-sweet     C．nice             D．fresh

19.A．If            B．As               C．Since                D．While

20.A．power     B．strength         C．force                D．energy

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

For most of my 20 years as a teacher, summer vacation was my time to relax. So why was I standing in the schoolyard of an unfamiliar school, wearing myself out for a summer teaching job? The extra paychecks were nice, but I lacked the energy of my younger colleagues. Like Stella. She was in her early twenties, and made keeping up with the kids look effortless. She reminded me of myself, back when I was a bright-eyed student teacher at Ramona Elementary…

I’d never forget my first day. I was too full of energy. Nervous energy. My supervising teacher was watching, and I wanted to make a good impression. I asked my third graders to take out their crayons for the day’s lesson. All of them obeyed. Except one. A girl with two long, dark braids(辫子). Everyone called her Estrellita, or “little star.” Why was she unprepared for class? I demanded to know.

“My sister has my crayons,” she said.

“You should each have your own crayons,” I told her. “That’s no excuse.”

“There are 10 children in my family,” Estrellita said quietly, her big brown eyes never leaving my face. “We have to take turns.”

I was taken aback. I’d completely misjudged the situation. All day Estrellita’s words played on my mind. The next morning I bought a pack of crayons to leave on Estrellita’s desk. She was so happy! That experience taught me an important lesson. Every student had a unique set of challenges—it was my mission to help my students overcome them. That mission used to energize(激励 )me.

Rest was almost over. Stella turned to me and we started chatting. “How long have you been teaching?” she asked. I told her I’d started twenty years before, at Ramona Elementary.

“I went to school there twenty years ago!” Stella said. I looked at her again, this time really seeing her. Those big brown eyes. That long, dark hair...

“Did you use to have two long braids?” I said. “We called you Estrellita… ”

Stella shouted. “ You ! You gave me the crayons!”

She’d become a teacher. To help students like I did. Even doing something that small mattered.

That summer, I threw myself into teaching with a renewed sense of purpose. Estrellita had taught me a lesson once again.

1.How did the author feel according to Paragraph 1?

A. She felt relaxed.　　 B. She felt very tired.

C. She was still excited.　　 D. She was proud of herself.

2.Why didn’t Estrellita take out her crayons?

A. She had to share them.　　 B. She was being naughty.

C. She forgot to bring them.　　 D. She lost them before the class.

3.Which can replace the underlined part “taken aback” in Paragraph 6?

A. fairly serious.　　 B. quite pleased.

C. very surprised.　　 D. extremely angry.

4.What did the author learn through Stella?

A. Never make excuses.　　 B. Why her job mattered.

C. How to be a good teacher.　　 D. To be a giver, not a receiver.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

When I was nine years old, I went off to summer camp for the first time. And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books, which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do. While reading, you have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to experience the adventure land inside your own mind. And I had this idea that camp was going to be just like this.

On the very first day, our counselor(顾问) gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill(浸润) camp spirit. And it went like this: “R-O-W-D-I-E, that's the way we spell rowdie. Rowdie, rowdie, let's get rowdie . Yeah！”. So I couldn't figure out why we had to spell this word incorrectly. But I recited the cheer along with everybody else. I did my best. And I just waited for the time that I could go off and read my books.

But the first time that I took my book out of my suitcase, the coolest girl in the room came up to me and asked me, “Why are you being so mellow(安静的)?” Mellow, of course, is the exact opposite of R-O-W-D-I-E. And then the second time I tried it, the counselor came up to me with a concerned expression on her face and she repeated the point about camp spirit and said we should all work very hard to be outgoing.

And so I put my books away, back in their suitcase, and I put them under my bed, and there they stayed for the rest of the summer. And I felt kind of guilty about this. I felt as if the books needed me somehow, and they were calling out to me but I just gave them up.

1.According to the author, what would the coming camp be like?

A.It would be very noisy.

B.It would involve lots of reading.

C.It would be full of danger and excitement.

D.It would make a good chance to get close to nature.

2.How did the author feel about the cheer part?

A.Puzzled. B.Excited.

C.Concerned. D.Frightened.

3.How did the counselor react on seeing the author reading?

A.She got very angry.

B.She praised the author.

C.She asked the author to share the book

D.She indirectly advised the author not to read.

4.Why was the author guilty?

A.She was kind of quiet.

B.She had to leave her books unread.

C.She was unwilling to open her books.

D.She didn't follow the counselor's advice.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a bunch of white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. _______ to the flower shops were not helpful at all—it was a cash _______. After a while I stopped trying to _______ who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flowers in soft pink paper.

But I never _______ imagining who the sender might be. Some of my _______ moments were spent daydreaming about it. My mother_______to these imaginings. She would ask me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) _______ kindness and said that he/ she might be showing _______. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was _______ a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man ________ the street whose mail I helped to get during the ________ so he wouldn’t have to risk down his icy steps. As a young girl, ________, I tended to guess that it might be a boy who had noticed me a long time ________ I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment and fear. He was ________ some of the most important events in my life. And I became completely ________ in my upcoming dance in my graduation ceremony.

The day before my father died, my mother and I had gone shopping for a dress. We’d found a splendid one, but it was the wrong size. When my father died, I ________ about the dress. My mother didn’t. The day before the graduation ceremony, I found that beautiful dress, in the right size, on the sofa. I didn’t ________ whether I had a new dress or not, but my mother did. She wanted her children to feel ________ and lovable, believing that there was a magic in the world and ________ in the face of hard times. In truth, Mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia—lovely, ________ and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.

My mother passed away ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

1.A. Calls　　 B. Quarrels　　 C. Messages　　 D. Complaints

2.A. service　　 B. deal　　 C. bargain　　 D. offer

3.A. recognize　　 B. imagine　　 C. clarify　　 D. discover

4.A. tried　　 B. stopped　　 C. succeeded　　 D. enjoyed

5.A. saddest　　 B. worst　　 C. happiest　　 D. loneliest

6.A. devoted　　 B. occurred　　 C. assisted　　 D. contributed

7.A. special　　 B. common　　 C. valuable　　 D. important

8.A. concern　　 B. attitude　　 C. interest　　 D. appreciation

9.A. repairing　　 B. washing　　 C. unloading　　 D. starting

10.A. across　　 B. through　　 C. over　　 D. onto

11.A. spring　　 B. summer　　 C. autumn　　 D. winter

12.A. however　　 B. besides　　 C. therefore　　 D. otherwise

13.A. only if　　 B. even though　　 C. so that　　 D. as if

14.A. considering　　 B. attending　　 C. missing　　 D. arranging

15.A. absorbed　　 B. uninterested　　 C. discouraged　　 D. disappointed

16.A. lost　　 B. hated　　 C. forgot　　 D. expected

17.A. suspect　　 B. believe　　 C. care　　 D. realize

18.A. contented　　 B. respected　　 C. supported　　 D. loved

19.A. trouble　　 B. beauty　　 C. challenge　　 D. struggle

20.A. strong　　 B. cautious　　 C. splendid　　 D. fortunate

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Father was diagnosed with brain cancer during the second half of my senior year. It is a time when all the big events in a girl’s life are happening. However, though in poor condition, father managed to be present at every occasion. His doctor said that by focusing on all my future events, it helped my dad live longer. I guess so because nine days after my high school graduation, my father died.

For the next week after his funeral, I didn’t leave my room or even to shower. Finally, my mom stormed in and said, “Megan, get up. I have something for you to read.” My father’s doctor had sent my mother a letter. It contained the typical “I am sorry for your loss” sentences. But this letter was far from typical. I could physically see the pain this loss had caused him. In his letter, he wrote about how my father inspired him to change his life and the way he worked. He expressed his desire to become a person like my father, who cared more for the people around him and put everyone else first.

After I finished reading it, I decided to live my life. I went outside and got a job as a summer camp advisor. I worked from dawn to dark every day that summer. I gave everything I had to the kids and slowly they helped to heal(治愈) me without even realizing what they were doing.

My summer mirrored parts of the life my father led in his last few days. I had spent the summer months giving myself to children. It was not the senior summer I had always imagined. It wasn’t all about me. I had learned the final lesson my father was teaching me, that in order to lead a rich and happy life, you must learn how to give yourself to others. By helping them you really are helping yourself.

1.The doctor sent the author’s mother a letter mainly to ________.

A.encourage the author’s mother to live a happy life

B.appreciate the author’s father’s influence on him

C.mourn the author’s father’s death

D.show typical concern for the family

2.What do we know about the author’s senior summer?

A.She got a job as her father had expected.

B.She gained quite a lot while helping the kids.

C.She worked hard every day to forget her father.

D.She spent it the way she had always wanted.

3.Which word can best describe the author’s father?

A.Fearless. B.Generous C.Cautious. D.Selfless.

4.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A.Dad's Final Lesson B.My Senior Summer

C.My Father's Death D.An Important Letter

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One summer several years ago, my family was enjoying a barbecue on the beach. After the barbecue, my father-in-law invited me to go fishing.  Fishing was his hobby, but I 36 went fishing. We walked a little way along the beach and reached a rock by the shore, and I 37 the hook into the sea from there.  Frankly speaking, I am a (n)38 person, and although I had not felt a tug (猛拽) on the line, I reeled up the hook after five minutes or so. I had caught 39. It was a starfish. It trembled uneasily when I 40 the hook from its ugly mouth. I threw the starfish back into the sea. After another five minutes I caught another starfish and I threw it back again.

After a while, I caught yet another starfish. That was 41  time, and this time I really got angry. I hit the starfish on the rock 42 throwing it into the sea. I was not in the 43 to continue fishing any more.

When I was 44 the fishing tools, I noticed a little girl looking at the starfish on the rock. We 45 looks with each other. The little girl spoke to me in a 46voice. “Sir, would you mind if I 47 the starfish back into the sea?”“Not at all,” I replied. “"But you know, there are too many starfish in the sea, and they eat many shellfish. 48, they look so ugly. I don't like them.”

“I understand,” said the little girl. “But if the starfish cannot get back to the sea, it will be 49 by the sun and die. My dead grandfather once told me that there are no living creatures that have no right to exist in the world. God 50 every creature because it was needed by nature. Poisonous snakes, spiders, and starfish were born into this world with a certain 51 for their existence.”

“All right, dear, please throw the starfish back into the sea,” I said to the little girl, feeling 52. The girl picked up the starfish and gently put it into the sea, and she  53 at me and said, “Thank you, sir.”

Many people like "cute" creatures such as dogs, cats, and rabbits, while they tend to dislike “ugly” creatures such as snakes, spiders, and starfish.  However, the “cuteness” and “ugliness” of things are decided 54 only on one’s personal opinions. There are no living creatures that have no55  in the world-- this is what I learned from the little girl.

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

On my first day of high school, I asked an eleventh-grader where my class was. And he told me it was “on the fourth floor, next to the pool.” I found out five minutes later that we don’t even have a fourth floor and there’s no pool either! Besides that, I didn’t have any trouble with the older kid.

I think the biggest difference between middle and high school is the homework load (工作量) and size of the school. I went from maybe fifteen minutes of homework a night to several hours, so I had to learn how to make full use of time! Our class size is around 550, but joining in clubs, sports, music, and other activities at school makes it easier to get to know people in every grade.

The best advice I can give about the years you spend in high school is to learn things for yourself, not just to get a good grade. There have been so many tests that I’ve prepared for the night before, gotten an A, and not remembered anything later. I’ve changed that this year, and I enjoy school so much more. Don’t take easy classes just to have a simple year. If you have a choice between chemistry and sports, the first will prove to be a lot more useful!

While drinking and smoking might be present in some middle schools, they’re also around in high school. I have a lot of friends who promised they’d never drink or smoke, but are now partying every weekend. If you have “fun”and spend your nights wasted instead of studying, you will regret it when you’re applying for (申请) college. The “friends” who say you’re a loser for not partying are really not your friends at all. It’s hard to see your closest friends grow apart and go in different directions, but don’t follow their footsteps. Create your own path in life and make your own decisions.

1. What happened to the author on his first day of high school?

A. He had a fight with an eleventh-grader.

B. He fell into a pool on the fourth floor.

C. He was five minutes late for class.

D. He was fooled by a schoolboy.

2.The author advises high school students to _____.

A. choose useful classes

B.give up sports

C. try their best to get good grades

D. get ready for tests the night before

3. The last paragraph mainly tells us _____.

A. not to lose ourselves in high school

B. about the importance of making friends

C. not to go to any party in high school

D.about the trouble caused by drinking and smoking

D. Different views on the topic are presented.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

For many people Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. One of the reasons people love it so much is that you get presents. But like presents, Christmas needs to be unwrapped so that you can understand the true meaning behind the day.

Many Chinese believe everyone in Western countries celebrate this holiday. That is not true. Christmas is an important religious holiday for Christians. December 25 represents the birthday of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the son of God.

Christianity (基督教) is a very popular religion in America and Europe. However, there are many other religions, too. People who celebrate those religions don’t celebrate Christmas. But during the winter season they usually have their own important holiday. That is why when talking to a foreigner it is safer to say, “ Happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” because you never know his/her religious background.

The image of a fat, happy man in red---Santa Claus---has come to represent the idea of goodness and love instead of religious part or the “Christmas spirit”. Santa Claus is based on a man named Saint Nicholas who was a 4th century Greek Christian.

Saint Nicholas bought presents for children and gave them away anonymously(匿名地). This is where the idea of gift on Christmas began. But the Santa Claus didn’t exist until the 19th century when an American named Thomas Nast drew cartoons of him. So really, Santa has nothing to do with the religious holiday.

In fact, some people who celebrate Christmas don’t really care about Santa Claus.

Christmas is a special day for Christians but the ideas of being good and loving your neighbors are not limited to Christianity. So buy a gift for your friend, tell your mother you love her and have merry Christmas. I mean ,”Happy holidays!”

56. Christians believe December 25 represents the birthday of _________.

A. Santa Claus     B. God    C. Jesus Christ     D. Thomas Nast

57. In the passage, the author thinks __________.

A. Santa Claus was a real person in the past

B. everyone should believe in Christianity

C. all people in Western countries celebrate Christmas

D. Santa Claus has nothing to do with Christmas holiday

58. What is “the true meaning” in the first passage?

A. For many people Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year

B. The Westerners have different religious backgrounds

C. Some like to say “Merry Christmas”, and others like to say “Happy holidays”

D. Being good and loving our neighbors are the virtues of all humans

59. What is the CORRECT explanation of Santa Claus?

A. He was a Greek Christian in the 4th century

B. He was an American who was born in the 19th century

C. His image represents the “Christmas spirit”

D. He was a cartoon figure drawn by Thomas Nast

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

It is that time of the year when the warm, late Summer days meet the cold, early Autumn nights. The skies on days like these are bright and clear. The air is cool, fresh, and full of the smell of wild flowers. The leaves on the trees are dark green but with splashes of red appearing here and there. It is a really beautiful time of the year. Every where and in everything you can see change.

Birds are starting to migrate. Children are getting ready for another school year. People are looking back on the fun days of Summer and forward to the busy days of Fall.

It is days like these that remind me that while seasons, weather, and nature's colors may change it is all beautiful and it is all joyful. And I am changing too.

My thick wavy hair is now pretty thin on top. Its dark brown color is now getting some gray sprinkled(散落)in it. The smile lines around my eyes and mouth are deeper now and stay with me even when I stop smiling. My glasses continue to get thicker with each new pair and the music I love is now referred to as "oldies". Still, I feel so happy and joyful in my life. I am grateful for my younger years because they taught me so much.

What I have learned and experienced has gotten me to where I am today. I am grateful for my present because now is where I live and now is where I love. I feel happiness in every moment that God has given me, and I take great delight in all the changes life brings. Life is a never ending journey of change and growth. Life's changes never stop but neither does life's joy.

1.The author describes the sceneryin the first paragraph in order to ______ .

2.From this passage we can learn _____.

3.The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means ______.

4.From the passage we can see the author’s attitude to life is full of ______.

5.The best title of this passage is ______.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析