Making a DifferenceOne day a man was walking ...

Making a Difference

One day a man was walking along the seashore. He noticed that during the night many seashells and starfish had_______up on the shore. Thoroughly_______the morning sun and cool sea air, the man walked for miles along the sand.

Far off in the distance, he saw a small_______dancing. The man was_______that someone was celebrating life in such a graceful and free manner. As he_______closer,however, it seemed that the figure was not dancing, but repeatedly performing some act.

Approaching the small figure, the man noticed that it was a_______.The girl was methodically_______up starfish from the shore and throwing them back into the surf. The man paused for a moment,_______ then asked, "Why are you throwing those starfish back into the ocean?”

“If I leave these starfish on the beach,” she replied, “the sun will_______them, and they will die. I am throwing them back into the ocean because I want them to____________.”

The man was thoughtful for a____________impressed with the child's____________Then he motioned up and down the miles and miles of beach and said, “There must be____________of starfish along here! How can you____________expect to make a difference?”

The young girl thought about the man's____________for a moment, then she slowly leaned over, reached down, and carefully picked up____________starfish from the sand. With a____________effort, she threw the____________back out into the surf.

She turned to the man and____________ “You may be right,” she said, “but I made a difference____________ that one!”

1.A.climbed B.jumped C.washed D.picked

2.A.bathing B.watching C.breathing D.enjoying

3.A.starfish B.figure C.seashell D.man

4.A.glad B.worried C.scared D.angry

5.A.swam B.drew C.danced D.became

6.A.starfish B.fish C.child D.fisherman

7.A.looking B.beating C.following D.picking

8.A.puzzled B.delighted C.shocked D.confirmed

9.A.warm B.dry C.break D.light

10.A.die B.drown C.live D.swim

11.A.moment B.day C.mile D.life

12.A.wisdom B.consideration C.bravery D.cleverness

13.A.several B.few C.none D.millions

14.A.happily B.surely C.possibly D.slightly

15.A.words B.action C.effort D.voice

16.A.some B.another C.many D.no

17.A.terrible B.huge C.nice D.gentle

18.A.man B.words C.sand D.starfish

19.A.said B.laughed C.smiled D.waved

20.A.for B.about C.in D.at

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. In the distance he could see a person 1.(go) back and forth between the surf’s edge 2. the beach. As the man approached, he could see there were hundreds of starfish(海星)3. (lie) on the sand as 4. result of the natural action of the tide.

The person seemed to be 5. (absorb) in the apparently useless task. There were　 too many starfish. Many of them were sure to die. When he came near, the person continued the task of 6.(pick) the starfish one by one and throwing them into the ocean.

As he came up to the person, he said, “You must be crazy. There are 7.thousand) of miles of beach 8.(cover) with starfish. You can’t 9.(possible) make a difference.” The person looked at the man. He then bent down and picked up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man,10.(say), “It surely makes a difference to that one!”

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Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. In the distance he could see a person 1. (go) back and forth between the surf’s edge 2. the beach. As the man approached, he could see there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as a result of the natural 3. (act) of the tide.

The man 4. (stick) by the apparent uselessness of the task.There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to die. As he approached, the person continued the task of 5. (pick) up the starfish one by one and throwing them into the ocean.

As he came up to the person, he said, “You must be crazy. There are 6. (thousand) of miles of beach 7. (cover) with starfish. You can’t 8. (possible) make any difference.” The person looked at the man. He then bent down and picked up one 9. (many) starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, “It surely made a 10. to that one！”

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A man was driving along the highway when he saw the Easter rabbit walking across the middle of the road． He wanted to avoid _____the rabbit， but unluckily the Easter rabbit jumped in front of the _____and was knocked over．

The basket of candy， which the rabbit was_____， went flying all over the place． The driver， being an animal _____stopped his car at the side of the _____， and got out to see what had become of the rabbit． Much to his _____， the colorful rabbit was dead， so the driver began to_____．

A woman _____down the highway saw the man crying on the side of the road，_____she stopped her car， stepped out and asked the man what was _____． "I feel terrible，" he explained， "I hit the Easter rabbit and killed it _____． Children will be so sad ﹣ they always _____to see it on Easter． What should I do？"

The woman told the man not to _____． She went to her car and pulled out a spray can． She walked over to the _____rabbit and sprayed something onto it． Immediately， the Easter rabbit came to _____jumped up， picked up the _____all over the ground， waved at the two _____and walked down the road．

The man was _____． He didn't know what was in the woman's spray can． He ran over to the woman and asked， "What did you spray on the Easter rabbit？"

The woman _____the can around so that the man could _____the words on it． It said， "Hair spray ﹣ restores life to dead hair．"

1.A. beating B. seeing C. hitting D. striking

2.A. shop B. field C. tree D. car

3.A. giving B. carrying C. showing D. making

4.A. lover B. owner C. protector D. researcher

5.A. house B. station C. road D. ground

6.A. excitement B. joy C. anger D. sadness

7.A. laugh B. weep C. shout D. sing

8.A. driving B. walking C. running D. flying

9.A. though B. but C. so D. if

10.A. different B. important C. possible D. wrong

11.A. by hand B. by accident C. by design D. by contrast

12.A. expect B. forget C. hate D. learn

13.A. go B. worry C. rest D. explain

14.A. mad B. polite C. dead D. colorful

15.A. success B. life C. dream D. work

16.A. candy B. basket C. carrots D. eggs

17.A. men B. humans C. women D. children

18.A. encouraged B. pleased C. surprised D. amused

19.A. broke B. picked C. threw D. turned

20.A. read B. keep C. receive D. write

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck. He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom he had never seen before.

“How dare you hit me like that?” shouted Wilson.

The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a lot of noise about nothing.

This insult(侮辱) made Wilson even angrier, of course, and he at once decided to bring the young man before a judge.

Now , the judge who heard the case was a friend of the young man’s father’s, and, although he pretended to be quite fair, he was thinking about what he could do to protect the young man from being punished while at the same time not to be appearing unfair.

Finally he said to Wilson, “I understand your feelings in this matter very well. Would you be satisfied if I let you hit the young man as he hit you?”

Wilson said he would not be. The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished.

“Well, then,” said the judge to the young man, “I order you to pay ten coins to Wilson.”

Ten coins was very little for such a crime, but the young man did not have it with him, so the judge allowed him to go and get it.

Wilson waited for him to return with the money. He waited an hour, and then two hours, while the judge took care of other business.

When it was nearly time for the court to close, Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially busy, came up quietly and hit him hard on the back of the neck. Then he said to him, “I am sorry, but I can’t wait any longer. When the young man comes back, tell him that I have passed my right to the ten coins on to you.”

1.Why did the young man hit Wilson from behind?

A．Wilson had hit him before.

B．He had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his.

C．Wilson was a stranger there.

D．Wilson made a lot of noise when he was walking.

2.The judge thought about how to protect the young man because ________.

A．he thought it a small matter

B．as a judge, he should be fair

C．he thought the man too young to be punished

D．the young man was his friend’s son

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The young man was ordered to hit himself as hard as he had done on Wilson.

B．Wilson was allowed to do more insulting on the young man.

C．Wilson was allowed to hit the young man as hard as he had done.

D．The young man was ordered to hand a lot of money to Wilson.

4.The judge allowed the young man to go home, hoping ________ .

A．he would not return any more             B．he could escape from there

C．he would return in two hours              D．he would get the money

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The other day Cathy was walking along the Broad Street when she ________ an old friend of

hers, one she hadn’t seen for a long time.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The other day Cathy was walking along the Broad Street when she ________ an old friend of

hers, one she hadn’t seen for a long time.

A. came across          B. came up

C. came about           D. came out

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One day I was walking home along the street with my iPad on，when suddenly my headphones(耳机）were knocked off my head and a man threw his arm around my neck，saying“Just be quiet．” I was being attacked，and this man's arm was gripping（紧夹）onto me！I started screaming and tried to pull him off me, but failed. He was forcing me to walk towards the back of an auto repair shop and he just kept saying“Be quiet.”

My mind froze with fear. Then I heard my great-grandmother’s voice in my head. She was saying“Come on now. I know you are stronger than that！” She was the rock in our family until she died four years ago.

I have never had any self-defense(自卫）training, but I went for it--I let out a loud scream as I kicked my leg back into his shin(胫骨）！He let go of me(放开我) and I ran off. When I looked back to see if he was running after me，I saw he was running in the opposite direction. Then I ran like crazy to a nearby store.

I asked the girl at the counter for the phone and called my mom. She picked me up five minutes later and I explained what happened through sobs(抽泣)．“I am calling the police!” She exclaimed. When we got home，two officers were waiting for us and I told them what had happened.

After my experience，I was afraid to do anything. Things slowly got better，but I still don’t like anyone going near my neck.

The fear isn’t totally gone-after all; the guy is still out there somewhere. But I had a new understanding of my own strength. I never expected to be able to fight off an attacker. I am stronger than I realized.

1.How did the author get rid of the man？

A. She used all her strength to pull him off her.

B. Her loud scream scared the attacker and people came to help.

C. Her great-grandmother’s words gave her the strength to defend herself.

D. Her great-grandmother came and helped.

2.After the author escaped from the man，_________.

A. she screamed to get more attention

B. she looked back to remember his appearance

C. she called the police

D. she called her mother

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A. The attack made the author more confident in a way.

B. The author suddenly remembered some self-defense movements.

C. The author was so frightened that she did nothing to fight back.

D. The accident left no influence on the author now.

4.What might be the author’s purpose of writing this passage？

A. To warn teenagers of possible dangers on the way to school.

B. To show how brave she was while she was being attacked at that time.

C. To share her experience and tell us that we are perhaps not as weak as we thought we were.

D. To show the importance of self-defense training.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day a man was walking in the street when he met a penguin (企鹅)．It was a handsome and very brave bird． It seemed to take an immediate liking to the man, because it walked up to him and then followed him wherever he went．This was funny for a while but in the end became rather embarrassing(尴尬的)．

“Go away, you silly bird, ’’the man said to the penguin, but the bird ignored him. It simply would not leave him alone．Wherever he went, the bird went too. At last, in desperation (绝望) the man walked into a police station．“Excuse me, officer．” he said． “I need some advice. I met this penguin in the street and I don’t know what to do with it．”

A bored policeman looked up from what he was writing and said, “Just take it to the zoo, sir．’’

“Oh，all right．’’said the man．

The next day the man was walking along the street, still accompanied (陪伴) by the penguin, when he met the policeman he’d spoken to the day before．The policeman was not pleased to see them．“I thought I advised you to take that animal to the zoo, ” he said．

“Well, yes, officer, you did．And I did take him to the zoo, ” the man explained. “And we had a great time． But we can’t go to the zoo every day．I thought today I'd take him to the movies．’’

1.Which of the following expressions can be used to describe the penguin?

A．Ugly looking．　　 B．Beautiful in heart．

C．Silly in look．　 D．Friendly to human．

2.The man went into the police station to__________．

A．sell the bird to the police

B．get something to feed the bird

C．ask for advice about what to do with the penguin

D．ask the police to kill the bird

3.Which statement is true?

A．The penguin received a nice treat at the police station．

B．The policeman took the bird to the zoo．

C．The policeman who received the man was not patient with him．

D．The policeman felt sorry for not giving any help．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One1.(rain) night I was driving along a lonely highway2.I saw a man walking rapidly ahead of me along the side of the road.It was pouring rain and I slowed down to avoid splashing him as I went by.

He misunderstood and thought I was offering a ride，and ran towards my car. He was very tall and had a full beard, 3.scared me.I stepped on the gas pedal 4.（leave）quickly and I saw the look of total despair in his eyes. Suddenly，all fear was 5.(go) and I backed up and unlocked my car door，praying this was not the6.(big) mistake in my life but somehow knowing it would be okay.

The man’s truck had got stuck7. the mud. He8.(walk) for miles.No one would pick 9.up and his wife was giving birth to their first child in the hospital. He had cried at the thought that he might not be there. 10.(fortunate), we arrived in the hospital before his son was born.

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