Sunaian’s family left India and moved to the UK when she was 13. She had to start a new school...
I remember it really well. My parents drove me to the school and said goodbye to me. I took a deep breath and walked into the school.
I didn’t know what to feel. I was excited and scared and a bit nervous, all at the same time. There were lots of other kids around. They were already in groups of friends, but none of them said hello or anything. It was a strange feeling for me, like I didn’t really belong there. I wanted to be somewhere else, but that wasn’t possible.
The first thing I had to do was register, so I went to a room in the school that had a sign saying “Administration”. Suddenly, I felt like I was some kind of criminal. They started asking me all kinds of questions. Then I went off to my first class.
My first class. Wow, that was horrible. Perhaps it was because my hair or clothes were different, but everyone just looked at me in such a strange way. And just like when I arrived, no one came to talk to me. Incredibly, that’s never happened: no one has even taken the time to get to know me or like me. I have friends because I made the first move to meet people.
Maybe the worst class that day, though, was Science. The teacher wasn’t too bad. She introduced me to the class and showed me where to sit. But the other students? Well, they looked at me like I was a guinea pig or something they were going to use for an experiment. I hated every minute.
Then there was a break and I went to sit somewhere alone, missing my mum and dad. But I thought they’d want me to keep trying, so I tried to be more positive in the next class. Not so good, though. Everyone talked to other students, but I sat by myself. At the end of the day, I couldn’t wait to get out of there.
But, as time passed, things have got better. Now I’m doing fine and I get OK grades. I’ve learned lots of things — but not what the teachers teach. I’ve learned that I’m strong and brave. I’ve learned that I will succeed even if some things aren’t the way I want them to be.
1.From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A.Sunaina was well received upon the arrival at school
B.Sunaina was treated as a criminal in the register department.
C.Nobody wanted to waste time getting to know Sunaina at first.
D.Other students’ hair and clothes were similar to Sunaina in her class.
2.What made Sunaina think Science the worst class that day?
A.The Science teacher’s quality and qualification.
B.The way the other students looked at Sunaina.
C.The way the teacher introduced Sunaina to the class.
D.The other students’ thinking of using Sunaina for an experiment.
3.Which of the following is suitable to describe Sunaina?
A.Weak and scary. B.Tough and courageous.
C.Sensitive and shy. D.Generous and outgoing.
4.What does the story intend to tell us?
A.What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
B.A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
C.Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
D.A good word is warm in winter, but a bad word hurts in June.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Sunaian’s family left India and moved to the UK when she was 13. She had to start a new school...
I remember it really well. My parents drove me to the school and said goodbye to me. I took a deep breath and walked into the school.
I didn’t know what to feel. I was excited and scared and a bit nervous, all at the same time. There were lots of other kids around. They were already in groups of friends, but none of them said hello or anything. It was a strange feeling for me, like I didn’t really belong there. I wanted to be somewhere else, but that wasn’t possible.
The first thing I had to do was register, so I went to a room in the school that had a sign saying “Administration”. Suddenly, I felt like I was some kind of criminal. They started asking me all kinds of questions. Then I went off to my first class.
My first class. Wow, that was horrible. Perhaps it was because my hair or clothes were different, but everyone just looked at me in such a strange way. And just like when I arrived, no one came to talk to me. Incredibly, that’s never happened: no one has even taken the time to get to know me or like me. I have friends because I made the first move to meet people.
Maybe the worst class that day, though, was Science. The teacher wasn’t too bad. She introduced me to the class and showed me where to sit. But the other students? Well, they looked at me like I was a guinea pig or something they were going to use for an experiment. I hated every minute.
Then there was a break and I went to sit somewhere alone, missing my mum and dad. But I thought they’d want me to keep trying, so I tried to be more positive in the next class. Not so good, though. Everyone talked to other students, but I sat by myself. At the end of the day, I couldn’t wait to get out of there.
But, as time passed, things have got better. Now I’m doing fine and I get OK grades. I’ve learned lots of things — but not what the teachers teach. I’ve learned that I’m strong and brave. I’ve learned that I will succeed even if some things aren’t the way I want them to be.
1.From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A.Sunaina was well received upon the arrival at school
B.Sunaina was treated as a criminal in the register department.
C.Nobody wanted to waste time getting to know Sunaina at first.
D.Other students’ hair and clothes were similar to Sunaina in her class.
2.What made Sunaina think Science the worst class that day?
A.The Science teacher’s quality and qualification.
B.The way the other students looked at Sunaina.
C.The way the teacher introduced Sunaina to the class.
D.The other students’ thinking of using Sunaina for an experiment.
3.Which of the following is suitable to describe Sunaina?
A.Weak and scary. B.Tough and courageous.
C.Sensitive and shy. D.Generous and outgoing.
4.What does the story intend to tell us?
A.What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
B.A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
C.Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
D.A good word is warm in winter, but a bad word hurts in June.
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She was born to wealth and power in an era when money and politics were left to the men. Later, as The Washington Post’s publisher, Katharine Graham became one of America’s most powerful women.
Despite a privileged background, Katharine had to deal, while growing up, with the high demands her mother placed on her children. Katharine’s love of journalism, which she shared with her father, led to her career after college at The Washington Post, the newspaper her father bought in 1933. At the Post, Katharine met Phil Graham, a young, charming lawyer who became her husband. When, in 1945, Katharine’s father chose Phil over her to take over his struggling paper, Katharine didn’t object and stayed at home as a wife and mother of four.
While Phil’s successful efforts to restore the Post to prominence (显著) made the Grahams popular members of the Washington social scene, Katharine privately suffered tremendous pain from her husband’s increasingly abusive behavior and wild mood swings caused by severe depression. When Phil committed suicide (自杀), the 46-year-old Katharine found herself thrown into a new job, that of newspaper publisher. But determined to save the family paper for her children, Katharine rose to the challenge of running the Post, attending meetings in every department, working endlessly to prove herself to her critics, and becoming the toast of Washington.
In 1971, Katharine ordered the Post to print a copy of the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret documents disclosing the truth about the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. What’s more, her courageous decision and support for her journalists prepared the Post to break the most important political story in modern history: Watergate, one of the greatest scandals (丑闻) in American political history. Katharine managed to keep control over the most chaotic (disorder) of situations when it was reported, all the time insisting the news stories be accurate and fair. Watergate made the Washington Post an internationally known Paper and Katharine was considered as the most powerful woman in America.
1.
Katharine Graham was born in a time when women were not ________.
A. given the chance to receive education B. considered as intelligent as men
C. permitted to achieve their goals D. allowed to enter every field
2.
When her husband was chosen to take charge of the newspaper, Katharine Graham ________.
A. was strongly against the idea
B. was not happy to be rejected
C. was willing to take her share of responsibility
D. didn’t believe her husband would do a good job
3.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. It was Katharine Graham’s husband who made the greatest contributions to the Post.
B. When Katharine Graham first took over the Post, her critics doubted her ability.
C. Katharine Graham was successful in her career but suffered severe depression.
D. Katharine Graham was free to do whatever she liked in her early life.
4.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Ups and downs of The Washington Post.
B. Katharine Graham’s family life and career.
C. Katharine Graham: from housewife to successful publisher.
D. Katharine Graham: a woman who shaped American journalism.
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She was born to wealth and power in a time when money and politics were left to the men. Later, as The Washington Post’s publisher, Katharine Graham became one of America’s most powerful women.
Despite a privileged background, Katharine had to deal, while growing up, with the high demands her mother placed on her children. Katharine’s love of journalism, which she shared with her father, led to her career after college at The Washington Post, the newspaper her father bought in 1933．At the Post, Katharine met Phil Graham, a young, charming lawyer who became her husband. When, in 1945, Katharine’s father chose Phil over her to take over his struggling paper, Katharine didn’t object and stayed at home as a wife and mother of four.
While Phil’s successful efforts to restore the Post to fame made the Grahams popular members of the Washington social scene, Katharine privately suffered great pain from her husband’s increasingly harmful behavior caused by severe depression. When Phil committed suicide, the 46-year-old Katharine found herself thrown into a new job, that of newspaper publisher. But determined to save the family paper for her children, Katharine rose to the challenge of running the Post, attending meetings in every department, working endlessly to prove herself to her critics, and becoming the toast of Washington.
In 1971, Katharine ordered the Post to print a copy of the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret documents revealing the truth about the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. What’s more, her courageous decision and support for her journalists prepared the Post to break the most important political story in modern history: Watergate（水门事件）, one of the greatest scandals（丑闻）in American political history. Katharine managed to keep control over the most disorganized situation when it was reported, all the time insisting the news stories be accurate and fair. Watergate made the Washington Post an internationally known Paper and Katharine was considered as the most powerful woman in America.
1. Katharine Graham was born in a time when __________.
A. women were not permitted to achieve their goals
B. women were not given the chance to receive education
C. women did not have equal opportunities as men in some ways
D. women could not enter any field despite their privileged backgrounds
2. When her husband was chosen to take charge of the newspaper, Katharine Graham ______.
A. was strongly against the idea
B. was not happy to be rejected
C. didn’t believe her husband would do a good job
D. was willing to take her share of responsibility
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Katharine Graham was free to do whatever she liked in her early life.
B. When Katharine Graham first took over the Post, her critics doubted her ability.
C. Katharine Graham was successful in her career but suffered severe depression.
D. It was Katharine Graham’s husband who made the greatest contributions to the Post.
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Ups and downs of The Washington Post
B. Katharine Graham's family life and career
C. Katharine Graham: from housewife to successful publisher
D. Katharine Graham: a woman who controlled American journalism
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She jokes that this is the reason her family moved here, when in fact it was because her father was fired to ___________.
A.march down the halls B.run a computer-chip plant
C.keep us both occupied for hours D.picture her snapping gum
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When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. ______ the move, my father ______ us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not ______ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we’re ______ to Arizona.” The words, so small, didn’t seem ______ enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the ______ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that ________ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and ______ into our new home. ______ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I ______ explored our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring ______ and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched(蹲) down for a closer look. “You’d better not ______ that.” I turned around to see an old woman. “Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, ______, new to the entire state.
“My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the ______? It must be quite a ______ after living in Boston.” How could I explain how I ______ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.
“It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness ______ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert — you can ______ how little you are in comparison with the world. ______, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.” That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my ______ would change with just a few simple words. “Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.”
1.A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
2.A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted
3.A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing
4.A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying
5.A. good B. simple C. big D. proper
6.A. picture B. ground C. scene D. area
7.A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained
8.A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped
9.A. If B. After C. Once D. While
10.A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly
11.A. as well B. as usual C. fight away D. on time
12.A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
13.A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least
14.A. desert B. city C. state D. country
15.A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger
16.A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached
17.A. why B. when C. how D. where
18.A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
19.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
20.A. idea B. life C. home D. family
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That day, John’s family decided to move to their new home. The jeep was packed and the family was ready for a(n) ________ day. All piled into the car, ________ their father and six-year-old John. Johns father, Alvin, ________ the engine, and the family ________ toward their new home. Alvin drove for miles before they needed more supplies. Then they ________ at the nearest supermarket Walmart.
Upon driving into the parking lot, they began to ________ for a parking space. The lot was unusually ________, with many cars, shopping carts (购物车), flashing lights and busy people. John felt surrounded by ________. Eventually, after ________ the parking lot many times, Alvin found a(n) ________ parking space for their car, and still large enough.
Alvin was about to pull in when a strange car ________ pulled into the empty spot. To the family’s ________ the driver who had been driving got out of his car and rushed towards Walmart. Alvin ________ jumped out of his car and ran after him, calling, “Hey, hey! Wait!” When Alvin caught the man, he asked, “Don’t you think that we can both ________ it?” The man was surprised and said, “Um, yes, I suppose we could.” They returned to the parking space and ________ their cars so that they could both park there.
That ________ John very much. He’d thought that his father would be angry, or even beat the stranger up. However, the whole incident ended ________ and they went into the supermarket and bought what they needed.
Alvin’s reaction was pleasantly unexpected. John was moved by his ________ father, realizing that the correct thing to do wasn’t what he had ________ to happen. It made a strong Impression on him. ________ is more important than self- righteousness (自以为是的正义).
1.A.obvious B.anxious C.tiring D.working
2.A.following B.helping C.calling D.including
3.A.possessed B.repaired C.started D.changed
4.A.set off B.broke off C.put back D.set up
5.A.played B.lived C.stopped D.sailed
6.A.apply B.stand C.pay D.hunt
7.A.abnormal B.crowded C.quiet D.clean
8.A.advertisements B.noise C.music D.warmth
9.A.appreciating B.describing C.visiting D.circling
10.A.empty B.small C.dark D.cheap
11.A.pleasantly B.suddenly C.easily D.eventually
12.A.comfort B.excitement C.satisfaction D.anger
13.A.optimistically B.happily C.swiftly D.carefully
14.A.quit B.buy C.share D.leave
15.A.adjusted B.approached C.examined D.sold
16.A.impressed B.requested C.informed D.congratulated
17.A.naturally B.peacefully C.sadly D.violently
18.A.energetic B.awkward C.generous D.aggressive
19.A.allowed B.expected C.forbidden D.encouraged
20.A.Kindness B.Curiosity C.Justice D.Judgment
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That day, John’s family decided to move to their new home. The Jeep was packed and the family was ready for a(n) _________ day. All piled into the car, _________ their father and six-year-old John. John’s father, Alvin, _________ the engine, and the family _________ toward their new home. Alvin drove for miles before they needed more supplies. Then they _________ at the nearest supermarket Walmart.
Upon driving into the parking lot, they began to _________ for a parking space. The lot was unusually _________, with many cars, shopping carts (购物车), flashing lights and busy people. John felt surrounded by _________. Eventually, after _________ the parking lot many times, Alvin found a(n) __________ parking space for their car, and still large enough.
Alvin was about to pull in when a strange car __________ pulled into the empty spot. To the family’s __________, the driver who had been driving got out of his car and rushed towards Walmart. Alvin __________ jumped out of his car and ran after him, calling, “Hey, hey! Wait!” When Alvin caught the man, he asked, “Don’t you think that we can both __________ it?” The man was surprised and said, “Um, yes, I suppose we could.” They returned to the parking space and __________ their cars slightly so that they could both park there.
That __________ John very much. He’d thought that his father would be angry, or even beat the stranger up. However, the whole incident ended __________ and they went into the supermarket and bought what they needed.
Alvin’s reaction was pleasantly unexpected. John was moved by his __________ father, realizing that the correct thing to do wasn’t what he had __________ to happen. It made a strong impression on him. __________ is more important than self-righteousness (自以为是的正义).
1.A.obvious B.anxious C.tiring D.working
2.A.following B.helping C.calling D.including
3.A.witnessed B.repaired C.started D.changed
4.A.put back B.broke off C.set off D.set up
5.A.stopped B.lived C.played D.sailed
6.A.apply B.hunt C.pay D.stand
7.A.abnormal B.crowded C.quiet D.clean
8.A.advertisements B.warmth C.music D.noise
9.A.appreciating B.describing C.visiting D.circling
10.A.empty B.small C.dark D.cheap
11.A.pleasantly B.suddenly C.easily D.eventually
12.A.comfort B.excitement C.satisfaction D.anger
13.A.optimistically B.happily C.swiftly D.carefully
14.A.quit B.buy C.share D.leave
15.A.moved B.approached C.examined D.sold
16.A.requested B.impressed C.informed D.congratulated
17.A.sadly B.naturally C.peacefully D.violently
18.A.generous B.awkward C.energetic D.aggressive
19.A.allowed B.expected C.forbidden D.encouraged
20.A.Kindness B.Curiosity C.Justice D.Judgment
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When the Farnsworth family moved to their new farm in 1919, eleven-year-old Philo was surprised to find it wired for electricity. This unusual circumstance contributed to his fate — to become an important inventor of the twentieth century.
By thirteen, Farnsworth had become a self-taught electrical engineer. He was able to fix the farm’s generator（发电机）when none of the adults could. In 1922, he read an article about a new idea of John Baird, a Scottish scientist, who had been working with the cathode ray tube (阴极射线管) for the transmission of electronic pictures and wanted to attempt it himself.
Farnsworth studied everything he could find on the subject. Although many older engineers with money backers were already developing television, Farnsworth made a bold decision — he was going to perfect a working model of it before anybody else.
In college, Farnsworth continued his research with cathode ray and vacuum tubes, but the death of his father, the only money maker in the family, forced him to give up this research and find a job. His first job was for George Everson, with whom Farnsworth discussed his dream of television. While acknowledging the achievements of those who came before, Farnsworth thought that he could get closer. Everson agreed to risk $6,000 for the research.
Backers came in 1927 to see the first American television, one year after Baird’s. They were astonished to see the image of a single white line resolve itself on the screen before them, and agreed that this new invention was worth putting money into.
In 1930, Farnsworth won a patent (专利权) for his all-electronic TV. By the time he died, he had earned over 300 American and foreign patents for electronic and mechanical devices.
1.When Farnsworth was at a young age, he _______
A. had to drop out of school to help on the family farm
B. was sent to school to study electrical engineering
C. wanted to be the first person to invent the television
D. had shown a surprising ability in the electrical field
2.What difficulty did Farnsworth meet when he first began his research on the television?
A. His parents didn’t support his work.
B. He didn’t have enough knowledge in this field.
C. He didn’t have enough money for his research.
D. No one was interested in this research.
3.How old was Philo Farnsworth when he invented the first American television?
A. 11. B. 13. C. 19. D. 22.
4.From the passage, we can learn that Farnsworth is ______.
A. the first person who worked for the transmission of electronic pictures
B. an inventor who improved on somebody else’s idea
C. an inventor who always came up with an original idea
D. a person who earned over 300 American patents for electronic devices
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Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school
B. She decided to further her education in Paris
C. A serious eye problem stopped her
D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming a doctor?
A. She was a woman.
B. She wrote too many letters.
C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.
3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
A. Eight years B. Ten years
C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years
4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ______.
A. became the first woman physician
B. was the first woman doctor
C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D. set up the first medical school for women
5. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _______.
A. England B. Paris
C. the United States D. New York City
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught in school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school. She decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.
1.Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school
B. She decided to further her education in Paris
C. A serious eye problem stopped her
D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
2. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years
3. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ______.
A. became the first woman physician
B. was the first woman doctor
C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D. set up the first medical school for women
4.Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _______.
A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City
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