When I was 12 years old, I already knew that ...

When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years at my life. I was a total outsider, bullied at school. I felt completely alone in my small town.

But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically teenagers, and help them feel less alone.

Books were my time friends back then. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest dreams was to become an author so I could write books that would help other teenagers the way those books helped me.

After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career is what I am doing now. I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.

Kindness saved me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone’s life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you become an architect of positive change.

1.What was the author’s life like when he was 12?

A.Boring. B.Peaceful.

C.Unhappy. D.Meaningful.

2.How did the volunteer work benefit the author?

A.It made him popular in his town.

B.It helped him fall in love with reading

C.It helped him understand others’ lives better.

D.It helped him find the meaning of life.

3.Why did the author choose writing as his job?

A.He was inspired by his teacher.

B.He could pass positive energy to readers.

C.He wanted to share his school experiences.

D.He found he had a talent for writing.

4.What does the author suggest readers do in the last paragraph?

A.Say “no” to bullies bravely.

B.Inspire others to make positive changes.

C.Treat others with kindness in daily life.

D.Learn to care more about others’ feelings.

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I was eleven years old when the fire broke out that year. I stood outside in just my underwear while I watched the _____ that I grew up in rapidly burn to the ____. A few minutes earlier I had been ____ asleep in my nice, warm bed when a ____ woke me up. My mum’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had broken out there and ____ her. While I stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around in the ____ and darkness, she ran from roomto room quickly waking everyone in the house. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could do anything the fire ____ it. We all barely _____ outside before the ____ engulfed(吞没) every room.

I stood there ____ while the fire destroyed my books, clothes, and toys. I watched　　 ___ while my mum cried and my Dad swore. I ____ what was going to happen to us　　 ___ we had lost all of our things. As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time: The things that ____ aren’t things. I realized at that moment that we were all alive. ____ that was essential had ____ the fire. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered.

I still think of that fire in the ____ that helped me to become who I am today. It showed me for the very first time what is truly ____ in this life. It helped me to learn that the love we ____ is far more important than the things we ____.

1.A. room B. house C. floor D. yard

2.A. ground B. field C. ashes D. ruins

3.A. loud B. quick C. good D. sound

4.A. call B. scream C. voice D. noise

5.A. caught B. frightened C. awakened D. denied

6.A. smoke B. fire C. light D. noise

7.A. spared B. possessed C. consumed D. found

8.A. got it B. made it C. put it D. tried it

9.A. flames B. dust C. silence D. fear

10.A. nodding B. watching C. trembling D. staring

11.A. curiously B. bravely C. peacefully D. helplessly

12.A. wandered B. wondered C. fancied D. amazed

13.A. now that B. enen if C. as if D. so that

14.A. rely B. mind C. matter D. value

15.A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing D. Anything

16.A. escaped B. saw C. survived D. passed

17.A. afternoon B. day C. morning D. night

18.A. basic B. reliable C. useless D. essential

19.A. share B. protect C. feed D. remember

20.A. apply B. aim C. support D. possess

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I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old.

The 31  goes with me wherever I go. My mother gave it to me so that 32  would follow me. She looked at me and said, “I want you to carry this two dollar bill for extra good luck.”

“Thanks, mom,” I replied, “I will keep it 33  to me always.”

My mother passed away when I was seven years old. I remember I took out my two dollar bill and held it in my hand for the longest time, knowing that she would 34  me the rest of my life.

Each time I felt I had a crisis, I would 35  for my two dollar bill and set it on the table. I would 36  at it for several hours and could always 37  a solution. When I applied for my first job, I was thirty years old and very shy. The thought of being interviewed for a job was  38  but I had to work. I saw one of the interviewers well dressed with 39  purse and shoes. I also knew the chance of being chosen was 40  when looking at the length of others’ resumes.

“What makes you feel you are 41  for this job?” The well－dressed woman asked. “I really need this job and there is nothing I can not do” I responded. She then asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I left, I 42  and said “Please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very 43  member of your team.”

I went home, 44 . That evening I received a phone call. “Gina” she said, “we decided to give you a chance to 45  yourself.” “Thank you, you will not regret this decision.” I 46  the phone and yelled. At that instant, I remember my mom once said to us “You are 47  in my mind. Don’t  48  failure. It is a way to get us to try harder.”

How 49  this gift from Mom! It had built up 50  in me.

1.                A．money         B．check          C．bill  D．paper

2.                A．luck           B．happiness       C．wealth   D．wisdom

3.                A．close          B．near           C．hard D．firm

4.                A．look out for     B．watch over      C．see to    D．come across

5.                A．get            B．stretch         C．hold D．reach

6.                A．stare           B．glance          C．observe  D．glare

7.                A．come up with    B．put forward      C．set up    D．pull through

8.                A．exciting        B．amazing         C．nervous  D．scary

9.                A．suitable        B．matching        C．fancy D．exaggerating（夸张的）

10.               A．slim           B．terrible         C．few  D．abundant

11.               A．born           B．qualified        C．stable D．grateful

12.               A．turned around   B．turned back     C．put up D．raise up

13.               A．productive      B．additional       C．concise（简洁）    D．effective

14.               A．terrified        B．exhausted      C．sound D．cautious

15.               A．test           B．challenge       C．prove D．strengthen

16.               A．hung up        B．got through     C．set aside   D．got off

17.               A．brilliant        B．awesome       C．careful    D．unbelievable

18.               A．stand          B．bend          C．fear  D．ruin

19.               A．rare           B．special         C．relative   D．primary

20.               A．confidence      B．perseverance    C．model D．intelligence

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That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with______.

Our cat was______to give birth.And like all young children,my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped______me for a chance to witness it. At last,I agreed.I answered all his questions and prepared him the best______he might not be shocked or frightened.

That______when my son arrived home,one baby cat had been born. He was so______at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies______.When the mother cat began to_____ very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son______but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes?”I______that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure______the mother.

When the______of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son______hugged me with tears______his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the______I brought you to have me.”My heart almost stopped. With(n)______choice of words, I told him that his birth had brought me______but smiles, and that I would like to____it 100 times.

Now my son is a grown man, but he always______that night, for it was on that night that he finally______what the word “love”meant.

1.A. smiles　　 B. care　　 C. interest　　 D. tears

2.A. ready　　 B. determined　　 C. willing　　 D. upset

3.A. searching　　 B. begging　　 C. thanking　　 D. commanding

4.A. unless　　 B. until　　 C. so that　　 D. as if

5.A. morning　　 B. afternoon　　 C. night　　 D. noon

6.A. amazed　　 B. frightened　　 C. angry　　 D. sad

7.A. jumping　　 B. sleeping　　 C. growing　　 D. moving

8.A. laugh　　 B. cry　　 C. cough　　 D. shout

9.A. watched　　 B. noticed　　 C. found　　 D. responded

10.A. realized　　 B. expressed　　 C. explained　　 D. added

11.A. in　　 B. with　　 C. for　　 D. on

12.A. birth　　 B. loss　　 C. performance　　 D. protection

13.A. peacefully　　 B. suddenly　　 C. actually　　 D. naturally

14.A. calming down　　 B. setting down　　 C. rolling down　　 D. turning down

15.A. trial　　 B. pain　　 C. cruelty　　 D. violence

16.A. hopeful　　 B. useless　　 C. careful　　 D. informal

17.A. something　　 B. anything　　 C. everything　　 D. nothing

18.A. join in　　 B. go through　　 C. dream of　　 D. suffer from

19.A. remembers　　 B. regrets　　 C. ignores　　 D. prefers

20.A. admitted　　 B. decided　　 C. understood　　 D. doubted

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When my son was a teenager he already knew he wanted things. He wanted nice things and he wanted to get them by himself.He never depended upon us to provide for him.He gladly accepted the room and other different necessities we gave him，but when it came to the luxuries (奢侈品)，or the extra things of life，he knew he would have to make his own way.

At the age of 13，he started talking to me about working.His sister had worked at a local amusement park for several years as her first job so he gave that some thought. He had us drive him to the park and he went in and applied. Within two days he was called back to go to work. His sister had been a model employee and the park didn't even ask what he was able to do.

He worked at least 20 hours a week at the local amusement park. With his first week check he came home with a big smile. He had made something like $60 for his four days of after­school efforts，and he wanted to thank us for our contribution to his wealth. He needed transportation both to and from work so we would take him there and back；no matter when the park closed，we would be there.

With his very first check，he insisted on treating me and his dad. He took us and his sister to an expensive restaurant. We had a wonderful time there and we spent his entire check. He didn't care；he knew he had to take care of those who had made it possible for him to have the check in the first place. He had always been a generous boy，perhaps too generous sometimes，but very loving.

1.In his teens，the boy________.

A．lived a hard life

B．lived an independent life

C．never wanted expensive things

D．never asked his parents for luxuries

2.The boy got a part­time job easily at the amusement park because of________.

A．his great abilities

B．his sister's good example

C．his independence

D．his sister's good advice

3.What does the underlined part “our contribution” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The parents' encouragement.

B．The family's support.

C．The parents' lift.

D．The family's comfort.

4.The passage was most probably written by________.

A．a proud mother　     　　 B．a kind father

C．a generous woman　     D．a generous man

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When I was 7 years old,I felt really happy for the first time in my life.I remember that my teacher allowed each student to play various educational games in tum on a computer designed for teaching.One day,I found the source code（编码）for one of these games.Without knowing or being taught any programming language,I was able to figure out some of the BASIG code.I just gave myself an interminate number of lives in the game,so I could continue playing it forever.This was also my first introduction to algebra（代数）,and I didn't even know it at the time.This was a decisive moment in my life.I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do.As a result,I was enthusiastic（充满热情的）for the rest of my life about self-learning and computers,and I was quite happy doing them too.

I've noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic about what they do.This enthusiasm, along with good health,is the key to being happy.It also leads to self-confidence and content in life too.It may also lead to success,wealth,and achievements.

Success,wealth,or achievements can also bring some people happiness,yet I know plenty of rich people who are unhappy.I know many people with successful businesses that are not happy with what they are doing.I know people who continuously buy themselves new toys,such as cars,computers,and televisions,yet never seem content for too long.Please remember,happiness is the journey of life,not the destination.

1.Why did the author mention his childhood experience in Paragraph 1?

A. To explain why he is a wise man.

B. To show he has a talent for algebra.

C. To inform us code is easy to process.

D. To say it makes a difference to his life.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "interminate"?

A. Average.　　 B. Illegal.

C. Unlimited.　　 D. Obvious.

3.Who tends to feel satisfied with life?

A. One recovering from a severe illness.

B. One enthusiastic about what he/she does.

C. One in possession of a large fortune.

D. One having achieved great success.

4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A. Enthusiasm plays an important role in being happy.

B. A rich material life can lead to real happiness.

C. Human beings never feel satisfied with their life.

D. Happiness is the final target we desire a lifetime.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When my aunt, Holly, was 15 years old, she suffered from MS, a disease that attacks the central nervous system. What is scary is that it is not clear what causes MS or when it will______. When it first struck Holly, she had just finished her political science degree and held an admirable ______.Her leg weakened, and she______that she felt like she was a little child again, relearning to ______. We kept our fingers crossed so that by ______her legs regularly, she could return to normal. But soon, she lost both her job and her long-time boyfriend.

The girl, ______ happy and active, became moody and quiet, ______to go out because her hands ______so much when she held anything. It is a completely______feeling to watch a healthy relative take a turn for the ______. But we, the whole extended family, all held on ______Holly’s illness. Instead of going golfing every week, Grand father worked around the house. Grandmother, almost 70, continued to work to help pay ______bills. My parents remained ______all the time through my aunt’s worst mood changes. Even my sister and I were there just for her ______.

The hardest part was the feeling that Holly was unable to ______anything we did for her, complaining about everything and everybody. Finally came the day when we saw her. ______when we all went to cheer her on in the annual MS walkathon(a walk that MS patients take to recover). Despite the freezing wind, I ______the rest of my family. When the walk was over, Holly ______introduced my sister and me to her friends who had come along to support her, I was able to see how just a little care can mean more than physical ______.

Most importantly, I have learned through this whole ______with my family that, whatever we have to suffer, we have a wonderful support group around us that will always catch us before any of us falls.

1.A. strike　　 B. disappear　　 C. gain　　 D. lose

2.A. record　　 B. job　　 C. baby　　 D. ambition

3.A. warned　　 B. predicted　　 C. told　　 D. joked

4.A. run　　 B. walk　　 C. think　　 D. speak

5.A. treating　　 B. moving　　 C. resting　　 D. stretching

6.A. once　　 B. later　　 C. forever　　 D. never

7.A. surprised　　 B. discouraged　　 C. disappointed　　 D. embarrassed

8.A. waved　　 B. seized　　 C. clapped　　 D. shook

9.A. strange　　 B. happy　　 C. meaningless　　 D. helpless

10.A. better　　 B. worse　　 C. more　　 D. less

11.A. to　　 B. through　　 C. with　　 D. after

12.A. individual　　 B. extra　　 C. private　　 D. medical

13.A. concerned　　 B. relaxed　　 C. active　　 D. crazy

14.A. profit　　 B. comment　　 C. relief　　 D. reward

15.A. notice　　 B. receive　　 C. believe　　 D. Appreciate

16.A. change　　 B. devotion　　 C. attitude　　 D. pain

17.A. persuaded　　 B. left　　 C. joined　　 D. searched

18.A. quickly　　 B. unwillingly　　 C. enthusiastically　　 D. forgetfully

19.A. treatment　　 B. punishment　　 C. beauty　　 D. excitement

20.A. accident　　 B. experience　　 C. training　　 D. movement

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When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble – a word game – against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 10 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home. And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers.

It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything. She has been the one teaching me all my life: to cook and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back.

It wasn’t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing(文字处理). This proved to be a bigger challenge to her, so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces.

“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked.

“No, of course not,” I said. “They already know how to use a computer.”

My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反应). For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years.

1.What does the author do?

A. She is a cook.                  B. She is a teacher.

C. She is a housewife.              D. She is a computer engineer.

2.The author decided to give her mother a computer________.

A. to let her have more chances to write letters

B. to support her in doing her homework

C. to help her through the bad times

D. to make her life more enjoyable

3.The author asked her mother to write her a letter________.

A. because her mother had stopped using the telephone

B. because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother

C. so that her mother could practice what she had learned

D. so that mother could be free from housework

4.After the computer was brought home, the author’s father________.

A. lost interest in cooking           B. took more phone calls

C. played more games              D. began to use it

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with 　　　 .

Our cat was 　 　　　 to give birth. And like all young children, my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped　 　　　 me for a chance to witness it. At last, I agreed. I answered all his questions and prepared him the best 　　　 he might not be shocked or frightened.

That 　 　　　 when my son arrived home, one baby cat had been born. He was so 　 　　　 at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies 　　　 . When the mother cat began to 　 　　　　 　　 very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son　 　　　　　 but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes” I 　 　　　　　 　　 that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure 　 　　　 the mother.

When the 　　　 of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son　 　　　 hugged me with tears　 　　　 his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the 　 　　　 　　 I brought you to have me.” My heart almost stopped. With a(n) 　 　　　 　 choice of words, I told him that his birth had brought me 　 　　　 but smiles, and that I would like to　 　　　 　　 it 100 times.

Now my son is a grown man, but he always 　　　　 that night, for it was on that night that he finally 　 　　　 what the word “love” meant.

1.A．smilesB．careC．interestD．tears

2.A．readyB．determinedC．willingD．upset

3.A．searchingB．beggingC．thankingD．commanding

4.A．unlessB．untilC．so thatD．as if

5.A．morningB．afternoonC．nightD．noon

6.A．amazedB．frightenedC．angryD．sad

7.A．jumpingB．sleepingC．growingD．moving

8.A．laughB．cryC．coughD．shout

9.A．watchedB．noticedC．foundD．responded

10.A．realizedB．expressedC．explainedD．added

11.A．inB．withC．forD．on

12.A．birthB．lossC．performanceD．protection

13.A．peacefullyB．suddenlyC．actuallyD．naturally

14.A．calming downB．setting downC．rolling downD．turning down

15.A．trialB．painC．crueltyD．violence

16.A．hopefulB．uselessC．carefulD．informal

17.A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing

18.A．join inB．go throughC．dream ofD．suffer from

19.A. remembersB．regretsC．ignoresD．prefers

20.A．admittedB．decidedC．understoodD．doubted

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From that day on, when eight-year-old Charlie with gray eyes began riding my school bus, he was a trial. If a fight ______ out, it must have been Charlie. If a girl was crying, ______ were that Charlie had pulled her hair. I practiced every bit of patience, but all ______. However, I spoke to him ______ but firmly, he would stare at me with those big gray eyes without a word.

A little girl sent me a small tin ______. She had written, “To the Best Bus Driver Polly.” One day, I was ______ because of a talk with the headmaster. When I got on the bus, I ______ that the tin heart was gone.“Charlie was the first one on the bus. Check his ______, ”insisted the girl who had given me the heart.

I asked him to come forward, and ______ into his pocket. Then I felt it—the ______ small tin heart. Charlie stared at me for a long time. There were no ______ in those big gray eyes and no plea(恳求) for ______ He seemed to be waiting for what would happen. I was about to pull the tin heart out of Charlie’s pocket when I ______ myself. “Let him keep it,” a ______ seemed to whisper.

Many years later, I was in a department store ______ someone said, “Polly?” I turned to see the big ______ eyes. There was no doubt. It was Charlie. To my ______, he hugged me and pulled ______ from his pocket—the little tin heart that ______, “To the Best Bus Driver Polly.”

“You were the only one who kept ______,” he explained.

1.A. held　　 B. broke　　 C. gave　　 D. got

2.A. challenges　　 B. changes　　 C. choices　　 D. chances

3.A. in secret　　 B. in shape　　 C. in vain　　 D. in sight

4.A. weakly　　 B. gently　　 C. coldly　　 D. rudely

5.A. heart　　 B. bus　　 C. animal　　 D. girl

6.A. blamed　　 B. charged　　 C. teased　　 D. delayed

7.A. doubted　　 B. admitted　　 C. realized　　 D. wondered

8.A. pockets　　 B. books　　 C. seats　　 D. schoolbags

9.A. stretched　　 B. raised　　 C. reached　　 D. pulled

10.A. familiar　　 B. new　　 C. ordinary　　 D. earlier

11.A. pride　　 B. pleasure　　 C. smiles　　 D. tears

12.A. encouragement　　 B. mercy　　 C. recognition　　 D. escape

13.A. stopped　　 B. enjoyed　　 C. devoted　　 D. prepared

14.A. child　　 B. voice　　 C. tone　　 D. noise

15.A. until　　 B. before　　 C. because　　 D. when

16.A. black　　 B. blue　　 C. gray　　 D. red

17.A. surprise　　 B. relief　　 C. amusement　　 D. delight

18.A. nothing　　 B. anything　　 C. something　　 D. everything

19.A. sang　　 B. read　　 C. showed　　 D. appeared

20.A. asking　　 B. practicing　　 C. persuading　　 D. trying

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