We’ve all heard the stories of an actor’s struggles before a career breakthrough: living a hard life, working part time, being a couch potato before getting that major role. Shelby, the star of “A Dog’s Way Home,” has a hard-luck tale that could top them all. Before her big break, she was living in a landfill, rooting through garbage for her next meal.
Shelby’s big break came in April 2017, when animal-control officer Megan Buhler was driving in Cheatham County. Tennessee. Out on an unrelated call, Buhler spotted and approached what she recalled was a noticeably scared puppy emerging from the dump. “I knelt down and just said, ‘Oh, come here, baby,’” said Buhler. “She was so scared, but she came right up to me, and I was able to put her in my truck.” The pair headed to the county animal shelter, where the staff began calling the new resident Baby Girl.
Buhler and others didn’t know that 3,200 kilometers away, Hollywood was looking for a dog to play Bella in a film written by Cathryn Michon. The find-a-Bella job went to freelance trainer Teresa Ann Miler. Her mission was to search shelters nationwide for a dog that could play Bella. One day, Miller spotted Baby Girl’s adoption photo. “Honestly, it was a really good picture, and she was flat-out smiling,” Miller said. Then she met Baby Girl, and assessed her on personality and the ability to respond to simple commands. After assessment, she adopted Baby Girl from the shelter, renamed her Shelby and took her to California for training. Miller and Shelby trained for just over three months before filming began. Then they were together each day on the set.
Most of the film’s reviews have praised Shelby’s performance. Variety made the comments “an amazing dog, perfect performance!”
Shelby has come a long way from the dump. But Buhler said she saw Shelby recently had needed only a second to compare the movie star with the dog she found from piles of trash. “She’s exactly the same,” Buhler said.
1.Why does the author mention an actor’s struggle before a career breakthrough at the very beginning?
A.To make a sharp contrast between an actor’s struggle and a dog’s struggle.
B.To introduce a dog’s similar but even more striking experiences.
C.To attract reader’s attention by giving dramatic examples.
D.To clearly point out the main idea of the passage.
2.What finally helped Baby Girl get the big role in the film?
A.Her adoption picture. B.Her flat-out smiling.
C.her personality and ability. D.Her miserable experiences.
3.By saying “She is exactly the same” in the last paragraph, Buhler probably means _______.
A.the dog returned to the piles of trash where she found it
B.it took quite a lot of trouble for the dog to change her own fate.
C.she’s really excited to see the dog she helped live such a happy life
D.the dramatic change of the dog’s life hasn’t changed her inner quality
4.What do you think may serve as the best title of the passage?
A.The Success of “A Dog’s Way Home”
B.From a Landfill Puppy to a Movie Star
C.The Trainer and Her Star Dog
D.Shelby’s Hard-luck Story
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
We’ve all heard the stories of an actor’s struggles before a career breakthrough: living a hard life, working part time, being a couch potato before getting that major role. Shelby, the star of “A Dog’s Way Home,” has a hard-luck tale that could top them all. Before her big break, she was living in a landfill, rooting through garbage for her next meal.
Shelby’s big break came in April 2017, when animal-control officer Megan Buhler was driving in Cheatham County. Tennessee. Out on an unrelated call, Buhler spotted and approached what she recalled was a noticeably scared puppy emerging from the dump. “I knelt down and just said, ‘Oh, come here, baby,’” said Buhler. “She was so scared, but she came right up to me, and I was able to put her in my truck.” The pair headed to the county animal shelter, where the staff began calling the new resident Baby Girl.
Buhler and others didn’t know that 3,200 kilometers away, Hollywood was looking for a dog to play Bella in a film written by Cathryn Michon. The find-a-Bella job went to freelance trainer Teresa Ann Miler. Her mission was to search shelters nationwide for a dog that could play Bella. One day, Miller spotted Baby Girl’s adoption photo. “Honestly, it was a really good picture, and she was flat-out smiling,” Miller said. Then she met Baby Girl, and assessed her on personality and the ability to respond to simple commands. After assessment, she adopted Baby Girl from the shelter, renamed her Shelby and took her to California for training. Miller and Shelby trained for just over three months before filming began. Then they were together each day on the set.
Most of the film’s reviews have praised Shelby’s performance. Variety made the comments “an amazing dog, perfect performance!”
Shelby has come a long way from the dump. But Buhler said she saw Shelby recently had needed only a second to compare the movie star with the dog she found from piles of trash. “She’s exactly the same,” Buhler said.
1.Why does the author mention an actor’s struggle before a career breakthrough at the very beginning?
A.To make a sharp contrast between an actor’s struggle and a dog’s struggle.
B.To introduce a dog’s similar but even more striking experiences.
C.To attract reader’s attention by giving dramatic examples.
D.To clearly point out the main idea of the passage.
2.What finally helped Baby Girl get the big role in the film?
A.Her adoption picture. B.Her flat-out smiling.
C.her personality and ability. D.Her miserable experiences.
3.By saying “She is exactly the same” in the last paragraph, Buhler probably means _______.
A.the dog returned to the piles of trash where she found it
B.it took quite a lot of trouble for the dog to change her own fate.
C.she’s really excited to see the dog she helped live such a happy life
D.the dramatic change of the dog’s life hasn’t changed her inner quality
4.What do you think may serve as the best title of the passage?
A.The Success of “A Dog’s Way Home”
B.From a Landfill Puppy to a Movie Star
C.The Trainer and Her Star Dog
D.Shelby’s Hard-luck Story
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Your story is perfect; I’ve never heard ________ before.
A. the better one B. the best one C. a better one D. a good one
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Your story is perfect; I’ve never heard___ before.
A. a good one
B. a better one
C. the better one
D. the best one
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, is the story of a young woman’s struggle to find happiness. As a child, Jane is sent to live with her aunt and uncle after her parents die. Her aunt and cousins are very cruel to her. Then, Jane is sent to Lowood, a school for poor children. Here, she experiences more cruelty. The students do not get enough food to eat and they have to wear old, ugly clothes. At Lowood, Jane makes a good friend, Helen Burns, who is very kind and patient. She believes that it is better to do without the things you want. Even though Jane loves Helen, she cannot agree with her. Jane believes that both rich and powerful people and poor people deserve the same treatment.
Jane leaves Lowood years later and becomes the private teacher of the daughter of Mr. Rochester, who is a very rich man. Jane is still not completely satisfied with her life because she realizes that women do not have the freedom to choose what they want to do—she has become a teacher because she has no other choice.
Jane and Mr. Rochester fall in love and make arrangements to get married. However, on the day of the wedding, Jane is disturbed to learn that Mr. Rochester is already married. His wife is mad and is locked in the attic. Mr. Rochester says that he still wants to marry her. Even though Jane loves him, she knows that it would not be a good idea to stay with him. So, she makes the difficult decision to leave him.
Jane meets St John Rivers and his sisters, and stays with them. Jane finally has the loving family that she has always wanted. After some time, St John proposes to Jane. As Jane does not truly love him, she refuses him even though he is a good man. Jane goes back to Mr. Rochester to find out that his wife has died and they are free to get married. By following what she believes is right, Jane finds happiness in the end.
1.What is the story Jane Eyre about? (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)
_____________________________________________________________
2.What is Jane’s belief? (No more than 12 words) (2 marks)
_____________________________________________________________
3.Why is Jane not satisfied with her life? (No more than 12 words) (3 marks)
_____________________________________________________________
4.How does Jane find happiness in the end? (No more than 7 words) (3 marks)
_____________________________________________________________
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Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted whether such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you____.
I wanted to do something very ____ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ____ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ____ it looked almost new. I was so ____ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet (头盔) and a riding outfit (装备).
I could ____ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to ____ the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a ____: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so____. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could____lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s ____.
I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ____ this expensive gift.
Of course, the ____ awoke, and my son was thrilled (激动的) with my reaction. Many kisses were ____, and I immediately wanted him to ____ my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ____ what I was expecting. Then I ____ that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother ____ on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still ____ and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to ____ this story.
Yours,
Hilary
P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.
1.A.hope B.advice C.support D.courage
2.A.polite B.similar C.special D.private
3.A.played B.studied C.traveled D.worked
4.A.after B.before C.unless D.until
5.A.sure B.fond C.proud D.confident
6.A.perhaps B.really C.almost D.hardly
7.A.prepare B.cook C.set D.serve
8.A.note B.notice C.word D.sign
9.A.disturbed B.confused C.astonished D.inspired
10.A.give B.take C.draw D.teach
11.A.reason B.request C.comment D.response
12.A.present B.afford C.find D.order
13.A.neighbor B.building C.room D.house
14.A.exchanged B.experienced C.expected D.exhibited
15.A.tear B.open C.check D.receive
16.A.purely B.basically C.obviously D.exactly
17.A.realized B.remembered C.imagined D.supposed
18.A.only B.still C.ever D.even
19.A.works B.exists C.matters D.counts
20.A.send B.publish C.share D.write
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish(无私的) love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you 21 .
I wanted to do something very 22 for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He 23 all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 24 it looked almost new. I was so 25 of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet（头盔） and riding outfit（全套装备）.
I could 26 wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon wakening, I went to the kitchen to 27 the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 28 : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so 29 . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 30 lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s 31 .
I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 32 this expensive gift.
Of course, the 33 awoke, and my son was thrilled with(对…感到激动) my reaction. Many kisses were 34 , and I immediately wanted him to 35 my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not 36 what I was expecting. Then I 37 that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother 38 on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still 39 and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to 40 this story.
Yours,
Hilary
P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.
1.A. hope B. advice C. support D. courage
2.A. polite B. similar C. special D. private
3.A. played B. studied C. traveled D. worked
4.A. after B. before C. unless D. until
5.A. sure B. fond C. proud D. confident
6.A. perhaps B. really C. almost D. hardly
7.A. start B. cook C. set D. serve
8.A. note B. notice C. word D. sign
9.A. disturbed B. confused C. astonished D. inspired
10.A. give B. take C. draw D. teach
11.A. reason B. request C. comment D. response
12.A. present B. afford C. find D. order
13.A. neighbor B. building C. home D. house
14.A. exchanged B. experienced C. expected D. exhibited
15.A. tear B. open C. check D. receive
16.A. purely B. basically C. obviously D. exactly
17.A. realized B. remembered C. imagined D. supposed
18.A. only B. still C. ever D. even
19.A works B. exists C. matters D. counts
20.A. send B. publish C. share D. write
高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
—Have you heard the story of "The Merchant of Venice"
—No. When and where does the story ______ ?
| A．take up | B．take on | C．take place | D．take off |
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mayor Day called me that morning, his voice full of an urgency I’d never heard before. “These Chinese big people are coming to our town and I need you to prepare something really special for them. I’m relying on you, Adrian. The whole town is. This could be just the thing to put us over the top.”
“Okay, I’m on it,” I said. I’m a caterer (酒席承办人), and for years I’ve done all the mayor’s events for Thomasville, Alabama, our little town of 4,099. He likes everything I make, but I knew exactly what he wanted this time, banana pudding, his favorite.
It’s my mama’s recipe. It was her desserts that she was known for. Mama cooked her banana pudding on the stove. Hers was thick and cream-colored, not dark yellow like the other ladies made. I remember practicing in the kitchen when I was a young girl. Mama showed me how to make banana pudding properly. “Good job, Adrian,” Mama would say. I was so proud when I finally got mine just right, the way she did.
For months Mayor Day had tried his best to persuade some Chinese businessmen who ran a copper company to build their new plant in Thomasville, but our little town didn’t have the land they needed. “We are leaning toward Houston or Lamar,” the company representative told Mayor Day. “There is nothing personal, just business.”
“Wait! What about Wilcox County?” the mayor asked. Wilcox, just east of us, was one of the poorest counties in the entire United States and had got plenty of land. There hadn’t been any kind of plant built there since the 1970s.
“But that’s not your county,” the company representative said. “Why are you lobbying (游说) for them?”
“Because if you build in Wilcox County their economy will grow and so will Thomasville’s. Besides, there’s something to be said for loving your neighbor, isn’t there?”
The representative agreed to visit Wilcox County before the final decision was made. All the top leaders would come and have lunch in Thomasville, lunch that I cooked. And for dessert, the dish the mayor hoped would sweeten the deal. Banana pudding with 300 jobs riding on it, I knew it had to be perfect, like Mama’s.
The luncheon was held at the Thomasville Civic Center. Next to each plate I’d placed a little cup of pudding. I looked on anxiously as the Chinese businessmen eyed the dessert. Were they curious or sickening? One of the men pointed at his cup and said something to the translator. I couldn’t hear his answer but the businessman still looked puzzled. He took a spoon, inserted it into the pudding, then put barely a taste to his lips. For a moment there was no reaction. Then he smiled, a grin that went from ear to ear. The rest of the businessmen started eating their pudding, one bite after another. In seconds all the cups were empty.
One of the businessmen looked toward me and said something to the translator, who waved me over to the table. “Excuse me,” he said. “Is there more? More …” he searched for the word, “… pie?” I brought out all the banana pudding. Even last cup was finished. By the time the men put down their dessert spoons they’d reached an agreement. They needed to know more about Wilcox County. There would be another meeting, another lunch.
“And we will have again the banana pie?” one of the leaders asked.
Mayor Day didn’t miss a beat. “Absolutely,” he said. “Adrian’s lunches always come with banana pie.”
And a few months later, when it was announced that the plant would be built in Wilcox County instead of Houston, everyone joked that the decision had come down to one thing. Mama’s been away for a few years now, but I like to think she’s up in heaven, looking down on that new copper plant going up in Wilcox County, and saying, “Good job, Adrian.”
1.Mayor Day asked the writer to prepare banana pudding to ______.
A. satisfy his appetite B. appeal to Chinese businessmen
C. honor her mother D. show off her cooking skills
2.The writer was a caterer who ______.
A. invented the recipe of banana pudding
B. made banana pudding when she was young
C. prepared banana pudding for her mother daily
D. cooked dark yellow banana pudding frequently
3.What does Mayor Day probably disagree with?
A. His neighbor town was much richer than his town.
B. No plant was built in the neighbor for many years.
C. The plant in the neighbor would benefit his town a lot.
D. His town didn’t have the land Chinese businessmen needed.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The food at lunch was so delicious that all the plates were empty soon.
B. All the Chinese businessmen tasted the pudding with a spoon together.
C. The Chinese businessmen asked for more pudding with fluent English.
D. The perfect banana pudding took effect and finally sweetened the deal.
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The plant built in the neighbour B. A mayor who was selfless
C. The pudding that saved a county D. A caterer appreciated by mayor
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954.
What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who doesn’t know how to swim, falls in deep water? They drown. If an animal who has not learnt swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal doesn’t.
Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never questioned it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts you jam if the operator typed too fast.
These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers command to your nervous system.
I used a snake in my workshop for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India said snakes are slippery and slimy and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they took my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.
Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.
60．In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim, he will drown because_________.
A．he is afraid of water B．he believes he will drown
C．he hasn’t learnt to swim before D．he doesn’t want to live in the world
61．The author thinks that the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to _________.
A．save more space B．satisfy the operator
C．reduce one’s typing speed D．increase one’s typing speed
62．The author’s experiment shows that________.
A．snakes are dry and clean B．snakes can be caught easily
C．snakes are slimy and poisonous D．snakes in India aren’t poisonous
63．According to the passage, we know that_________
A．students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life
B．an animal who hasn’t learnt how to swim will drown if you put it in pond
C．most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on the keyboard
D．Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes
64. The main idea of this passage should be that________.
A. beliefs are very powerful
B. beliefs make us seem stupid
C. changing your beliefs now is necessary
D. people should always believe in themselves
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human Being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954.
What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who doesn't know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learnt swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal doesn't.
Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam（堵塞） if the operator typed too fast.
These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers command to your nervous system.
I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes are slippery and slimy and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.
Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change?
1.In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim, he will drown because______.
A.he is afraid of water.
B.he believes he will drown.
C.he hasn’t learnt to swim before.
D.he don’t want to live in the world.
2.The author thinks that the letters organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to ______
A. save more space
B. satisfy the operator
C.reduce one’s typing speed
D increase one’s typing speed
3.The author’s experiment shows that____
A. snakes are dry and clean
B. snakes can be caught easily
C. snakes are slimy and poisonous
D. snakes in India aren’t poisonous
4.According to the passage, we know that_____
A. students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life
B. an animal who hasn’t learnt how to swim will drown if you put it in pond.
C. most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on your keyboard
D. Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes.
5.The main idea of this passage should be that______.
A. Beliefs are very powerful.
B. Beliefs make us seem stupid.
C. Changing your beliefs now is necessary.
D. People should always believe in themselves.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析