I was feeling a little blue because my mother...

I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to us now. But it reassured me some when my mother told me she was relieved to be leaving since her boss wasn't the nicest person to be around.

I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. That's when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so I could find out where it was coming from. Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her.

She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating the power within yourself. The way she was singing comforted me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take courage to perform on your own in the middle of a crowded New York ferry terminal.

So I stood there listening.

She must have felt my presence because she would occasionally look in my direction. By now I was telling myself that if she could perform in front of hundreds of people she didn't know then I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked over and put some money in her carriage and she said, "Thank you." Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, "I have been going through a rough time lately, but you've made me hopeful again."

"I'm happy that I could help," she replied. "Why are you so sad?"

"Well, my mum told me she had got fired from her job, and that made me sad. I'm not so sure what to do ..."

"You see, here's the problem," she explained. "The way you were walking, your head was down. Don't look defeated, because opportunity comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should smile more ... lift your head up."

I smiled faintly, amazed by how she was encouraging me. So, I asked her, "Why are you playing the piano in the middle of a crowded place? I've seen you do this more than once."

She explained to me that she sees a lot of negative people in the world and she tries to alleviate the pain and bring more positivity by sharing motivational music. She told me that when she wasn't making music she studied psychology. So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.

I smiled a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after that we parted, my heart touched and lightened by a musical soul!

1.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that the young lady sang to _________.

2.Which word may best describe the young lady?

3.Which do you think is the best title of the passage?

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I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job. I_______the college bus and heard piano music and_______rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could find out where it was coming from. Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a_______next to her.

She was singing songs about love: keeping on trying, and not understanding the power within yourself. The way she was singing_______me a bit. I thought that it must take_______to perform on your own in the middle of a crowded New York bus station.

So I stood there listening. She must have felt my presence because she would _______look in my direction. I walked over and put some money in her box and she said, “Thank you,” Instead of _______my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a rough time lately, but you’ve made me _______again.”

“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. ” Why are you so sad?”

“Well, my mom had got _______,and I’m not so sure what to do…”

“You see, here’s the problem,” she added, ”The way you were walking. Don’t look________because the chance comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. Lift your head up.” I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was encouraging me. So I asked her, ”Why are you playing the piano in the middle of a crowded place?

She________to me that she saw a lot of negative people in the world and she wanted to reduce the pain and bring more ________by sharing motivational(激励性的) music.

1.A.got on B.got off C.got through D.got around

2.A.talking B.laughing C.shouting D.singing

3.A.bag B.box C.case D.bowl

4.A.comforted B.changed C.confused D.shocked

5.A.time B.courage C.money D.energy

6.A.particularly B.occasionally C.carefully D.gradually

7.A.continuing B.missing C.fighting D.blocking

8.A.thoughtful B.watchful C.hopeful D.thankful

9.A.raised B.fired C.lost D.paid

10.A.separated B.defeated C.satisfied D.frightened

11.A.explained B.responded C.suggested D.complained

12.A.advantage B.challenge C.positivity D.knowledge

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little __1__. It was Mother’s Day – and 800 miles separated her from her parents.

She had called them that morning, and her mother had __2__ how colorful their backyard was __3__ spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she __4__ those lilacs (丁香花) in her parents’ yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the __5__ and come on.” So off they went.

Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest __6__ and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she __7__ some. Finally, they returned to their car for the __8__ home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her __9__.

When they were near home, she shouted “Stop,” got out quickly and __10__ to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch (门廊), where a(n) __11__ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two __12__, bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her __13__. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair __14__ with a smile, and held the lilacs __15__.

“Mom,” the kids asked, “__16__ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother’s Day, and she seems so __17__while I have all of you. And anyone would be __18__ by flowers.”

This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he __19__ some young lilacs around their yard.

I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother’s Day our kids __20__ purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman. And that has become a lasting touching memory of my life.

1.                A．moved         B．worried         C．angry D．depressed

2.                A．learned        B．imagined        C．mentioned    D．realized

3.                A．now that        B．so that          C．as if  D．even if

4.                A．missed         B．planted         C．watered  D．showed

5.                A．cars           B．kids            C．clothes   D．lilacs

6.                A．bush           B．hill            C．yard D．door

7.                A．bought         B．picked          C．sent D．raised

8.                A．break          B．holiday         C．trip  D．dinner

9.                A．friends         B．memory        C．flowers   D．honor

10.               A．responded      B．pointed        C．drove D．hurried

11.               A．loving          B．elderly         C．serious    D．sensitive

12.               A．hesitated       B．waited         C．sat   D．chatted

13.               A．family          B．mother         C．path  D．home

14.               A．nodded        B．waved         C．left   D．continued

15.               A．weakly         B．politely         C．quickly    D．tightly

16.               A．why           B．when          C．how  D．where

17.               A．quiet          B．confused       C．alone D．patient

18.               A．calmed         B．persuaded      C．disappointed   D．cheered

19.               A．arranged       B．dried          C．grew D．hid

20.               A．find           B．gather         C．receive   D．sell

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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

I was feeling sad because my mother was out of job. It left me wondering________1.________was going to happen to us.

I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. Then I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked much________2.________(slow) so I could find out where it was coming________3.________. Through the crowd I saw4.young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs with love and keeping on trying. The way she was singing comforted me a bit. I stood there________5.________(watch) her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that________6.________must take courage to perform7.her own in the middle of a crowd.

She must have felt my presence because she would often look in my direction. By now I was telling myself that if she could perform in front of hundreds of people8.she didn’t know, I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked over, put some money in her carriage and________9.________(say), “Thank you. I have been going through a hard time________10.(late), but you’ve made me hopeful again.”

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It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．

Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．

There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple(紫色的) lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．

When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．

When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”

“I don't know her，”their mother said．“But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her．”

56. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because        ．

A．she didn't have a present            B．she was a long way from her mother

C．she didn't know it was Mother's Day  D．she wanted to see her father

57. The young woman had        ．

A．one child                      B．no child

C．more than one child            D．a boy and a girl

58.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because        ．

A．she was her mother           B．she didn't like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too

59. Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The young woman was kind．     B．The young woman was understanding．

C．The young woman was friendly． D．The young woman was surprised．

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

A little homeless girl stood crying near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was too crowded. “ I can’t go to Sunday school.” She cried to the priest (牧师) as he walked by. The priest took her inside. The child was very happy because they found a room for her. She went to bed that night thinking of the children who had no place to sleep or pray in.

Two years later, the girl died there. As her little body was being moved, a worn and red purse was found, which she had found in the rubbish. Inside the purse was 57cents and a note, written in childish handwriting, which read: “This is to help make the little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday school.”

After the priest tearfully read that note, he told the story of her unselfish love and devotion(热爱) to others. Soon, a newspaper reported on it. It was read by a wealthy man who offered the church a piece of land worth many thousands of dollars. When told that the church could not pay much, he offered to sell it to the little church for 57 cents. Soon, the church collected a large amount of money. Within five years, the girl’s gift had increased to $250,000. When you are in the city of Philadelphia, visit Temple Baptist Church, Temple University, and the Sunday school building. No child here is left outside on Sunday school days again. One of the rooms of the Sunday school building is hanged with the picture of the sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents made such a remarkable and real history.

1.How did the girl feel when she thought of other homeless kids?

A. Joyful.　　 　　　　 B. Lucky.

C. Sympathetic.　　　 D. Shameful.

2.The author’s purpose of writing this passage is probably to ____.

A. tell people to give money to the church mentioned in the article

B. try to make people remember that little girl and that priest forever

C. look forward to having more people to go to the church to pray for the best

D. express admiration to the little girl showing her unselfish love to others

3.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Poor and Rich.

B. What Fifty-seven Cents Can Do?

C. A New Sunday School.

D. A Red Purse.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

His mother had talked to him for many minutes while he was watching TV,  But_______.

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The mother was nervous because she had not________her son who was away at a boarding school.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness. So often they get ________ 36________, and occasionally they come back to bite you!

Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself ________ 37________ at a bus station. The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn’t in a good ________ 38________ .

That’s when a woman asked me if I had any spare ________ 39________ to help her get a bus ticket.

“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically (挖苦地). “How much would you like?”

As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my________ 40________ and reached into my bag for some money. As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real ________ 41________ .

I reached back into my bag and brought out a ________ 42________ I had bought earlier. I handed it to her with a(n)________ 43________ that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice. Getting a ________ 44________ look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of ________ 45________ days!

As she took the food, a look of ________ 46________ washed over her. In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably ________ 47________ be used, but I took it.

A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still________ 48________ of five dollars. I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well.________ 49________, the voice in my head told me I was being a fool.

Five minutes later she came back again and tried to ________ 50________ my twenty. When I said it was for her so she could get something else to ________ 51________, and that I was completely serious and I wasn’t taking it ________ 52________ , she started crying and hugged me.

From now on, when I wonder if it is________ 53________ trying to help someone, I will remember that woman. Maybe I am really making a ________ 54________ for someone. So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually ________ 55________ another human being!

1.A. ignored                 B. appreciated               C. acknowledged              D. forgiven

2.A. examined            B. trapped               C. confused                      D. delayed

3. A. habit                   B. place                  C. mood                        D. situation

4.A. change                  B. time                   C. hand                       D. energy

5. A. appearance             B. attitude                   C. selfishness                   D. experience

6.A. pain                 B. anxiety                    C. hunger                     D. fear

7.A. souvenir            B. ticket                  C. gift                       D. cake

8.A. shout                B. smile                  C. apology                    D. praise

9.A. quick                B. gentle                 C. good                        D. cold

10.A. dark                B. tough                  C. mysterious                 D. special

11. A. relief                 B. regret                 C. doubt                      D. anger

12. A. once               B. often                  C. sometimes                  D. never

13. A. ashamed               B. aware                  C. short                           D. proud

14. A. Eventually            B. However                C. Therefore                  D. Besides

15.A. return             B. show                   C. share                      D. earn

16.A. do                  B. trade                  C. add                         D. eat

17.A. away                B. out                    C. back                       D. over

18.A. hard                B. fun                    C. useless                        D. worth

19.A. difference             B. profit                     C. decision                       D. suggestion

20.A. excite                  B. help           C. educate                        D. inspire

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet, when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England. ”

His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”

“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you, ” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.

“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would! ” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.

Bertie felt completely betrayed (出卖). He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept (蹑手蹑脚地移动) downstairs, took down his father’s rifle (步枪) and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come.

“Be wild now”, he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will. ” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie climbed down the hill and walked away.

When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.

There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head.

1.Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she _____.

A.had been seriously ill recently

B.had decided to send Bertie to school

C.knew Bertie would hate to go to England

D.knew selling the lion would upset Bertie

2.The underlined word “they” in Para. 4 probably refers to _____.

A.other animals B.some audience C.Bertie’s parents D.circus owners

3.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to _____.

A.threaten the lion back to the wild B.kill the lion out of fear

C.protect himself from the lion D.show his anger towards his father

4.The passage intends to show that _____.

A.animal-hunting is popular in Africa

B.parents are sometimes cruel to their children

C.people and animals can be faithful to each other

D.animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses

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