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It was my first year teaching in a special class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly Special Olympics sports meeting. My had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy (脑瘫).
Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a ________, he had to fight his spasms (抽搐) just to control his movements.________, he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile. His classmates ________ him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at . Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his ________, and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with ________.
When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas placed well in their sports events, and gave the calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines, them on. The final event of the day was the 400-meter race. ________ was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the ________ length of the track.
When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they ________ and turned to look behind them. At the ________ of the crowd on the track, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had ________him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to . Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent ________ passed between them. Slowly, they jogged ________ towards their friend, cheering him on ________ he had done for them moments before.
The progress was ________, but in the end the three star runners and Mark ________ the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face and hands upraised, I came to understand what ________ the Special Olympics.
Years later, I’m still cheering them on.
1.A. students B. friends C. partners D. classmates
2.A. bed B. machine C. desk D. wheelchair
3.A. Thus B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
4.A. protected B. satisfied C. loved D. cared
5.A. expression B. practice C. studies D. sports
6.A. interests B. habits C. body D. mind
7.A. trust B. admiration C. fear D. worry
8.A. bringing B. cheering C. holding D. moving
9.A. Someone B. Everyone C. Anybody D. Nobody
10.A. average B. different C. entire D. extra
11.A. fell B. rested C . hurried D. paused
12.A. end B. front C. center D. top
13.A. left B. ignored C. passed D. helped
14.A. run B. jog C. cover D. walk
15.A. demand B. relief C. action D. thought
16.A. back B. along C. again D. on
17.A. while B. although C. since D. as
18.A. slow B. great C. boring D. relaxing
19.A. crossed B. arrived C. rushed D. got
20.A. left B. made C. kept D. found
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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My first visit to London was one and half years ago. It Was1. wonderful trip. I stayed in the city for three weeks, and I had many2. (impress). I visited all the famous places.
When I dreamed of3. (see) London in the past, I always wanted to see Tower Bridge and the famous Big Ben clock tower. I visited these4. (place), and I went on a tourist boat on the River Thames.
First, I went to the Tower of London, and I want to say that it is a very interesting5. (history) place. I found out that a long time ago, it was a prison.6. (late) it became a castle for the royal family. Or maybe it is the reverse, I’m not sure, but they7. (leave) this place and went to live in Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace.
In London, you can also enjoy nature. There are many parks that are wonderful green, quite places8. you can relax and escape the noise of the city.
Trafalgar Square is a popular place for students and other young people. You can find lots of pigeons there. If you have time, you can feed9. (they) and they will be very happy. You can buy special food for them, but be careful! Tons of birds will surround you10. you feed them.
高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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It was the beginning of the school year a few years ago and I had a little boy in my class who came from a nonEnglish speaking home. He was very quiet and shy. I wasn’t sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially concerned that he just stood by himself at break time and did not play.If I tried to talk to him，he would turn away and tightly shut his eyes to hide from me.
After a day or two of this，I decided to seek the help from one of my outgoing and friendly little girls.I called her over and she ran to me，ready to help.
I immediately began a long speech about what I needed from her.I asked her if she would try to get him to play，and I started talking quickly about all these suggestions on how she could start communicating with him. I explained she could do this，she could do that，she could try this idea，she could try that idea.She touched my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that wise and special way that only a sixyearold can，and said，“Don’t worry.I speak kid.” And she ran off.
I stood there all alone，silently watching her.It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off，hand in hand，happily joining a game of tag (捉人游戏) taking place all over the gym.
I often think of that small moment，about what I learned and how important it is for all teachers to speak kid—big kid，little kid and middle kid.I know my focus must be on teaching students how to think，how to approach problems，and how to figure out solutions and teaching them never to let the_opportunity away.We must be ready to learn from our students because those “teachable moments” during the school days are for us，the teachers，as well as our kids.
1.Why did the author worry about the boy?
A．He didn’t dare to look at the author in the eyes.
B．He couldn’t speak English as well as other students.
C．He failed to understand what the author taught.
D．He was unwilling to communicate with others.
2.By saying “I speak kid”，the girl meant that she could________.
A．speak the language that kids understand
B．speak the boy’s native language
C．know what kids want to say
D．speak well like a little kid
3.The underlined words “the opportunity” refer to the chance to________.
A．play at break time B．learn from students
C．solve problems D．speak kid
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A．Gold will shine everywhere.
B．Children are more friendly than adults.
C．Teachers’ thoughts are different from students’．
D．You learn something every day if you pay attention.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach(田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in sports, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.
About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, "John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn't you play tennis inst
ead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, sinceyou're so good at it." John answered, "Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason."
From then on, I often remember my student's reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of them-selves, I've found that a simple "I trust that you can do it!" can go a long way!
1.According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John's ________
A. PE marks B. self-confidence
C. interest in sports D. state of health
2.Why did John take part in the track team?
A. He had been an excellent runner.
B. He was encouraged by his teacher.
C. He liked running more than tennis.
D. He had no tennis coach to train him.
3.The purpose of this passage is probably _____.
A. to build a close teacher-student relationship
B. to introduce a new way of sports training
C. to explain the value of sports and games
D. to show the importance of encouragement
4.The passage is mainly written for _____.
A. teachers B. parents
C. students D. players
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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On my first day of high school, I asked an eleventh-grader where my class was. And he told me it was “on the fourth floor, next to the pool.” I found out five minutes later that we don’t even have a fourth floor and there’s no pool either! Besides that, I didn’t have any trouble with the older kid.
I think the biggest difference between middle and high school is the homework load (工作量) and size of the school. I went from maybe fifteen minutes of homework a night to several hours, so I had to learn how to make full use of time! Our class size is around 550, but joining in clubs, sports, music, and other activities at school makes it easier to get to know people in every grade.
The best advice I can give about the years you spend in high school is to learn things for yourself, not just to get a good grade. There have been so many tests that I’ve prepared for the night before, gotten an A, and not remembered anything later. I’ve changed that this year, and I enjoy school so much more. Don’t take easy classes just to have a simple year. If you have a choice between chemistry and sports, the first will prove to be a lot more useful!
While drinking and smoking might be present in some middle schools, they’re also around in high school. I have a lot of friends who promised they’d never drink or smoke, but are now partying every weekend. If you have “fun”and spend your nights wasted instead of studying, you will regret it when you’re applying for (申请) college. The “friends” who say you’re a loser for not partying are really not your friends at all. It’s hard to see your closest friends grow apart and go in different directions, but don’t follow their footsteps. Create your own path in life and make your own decisions.
1. What happened to the author on his first day of high school?
A. He had a fight with an eleventh-grader.
B. He fell into a pool on the fourth floor.
C. He was five minutes late for class.
D. He was fooled by a schoolboy.
2.The author advises high school students to _____.
A. choose useful classes
B.give up sports
C. try their best to get good grades
D. get ready for tests the night before
3. The last paragraph mainly tells us _____.
A. not to lose ourselves in high school
B. about the importance of making friends
C. not to go to any party in high school
D.about the trouble caused by drinking and smoking
D. Different views on the topic are presented.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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In a recent class I was asked “What is a short story?” My first answer was that it was something that could be read in one sitting and brought an illumination（启示）to the reader, sudden and golden like sunlight cracking(破裂, 砸开) through a heavy cloud. I went on to say that in my opinion a “real” short story was closer to poetry than to a novel.
Here are some definitions of the short story. My favorite is Benet's: “something that can be read in an hour and remembered for a lifetime”. One writer said, “The theme of a novel won't fit into the framework of a short story; It's like trying to squeeze a large painting done on a wall into the frame of a miniature （微型画）。 And as in a miniature painting, the details need to be sharp. ”
The short story is an example of one aspect of human nature. Often a character undergoes some event, something that offers him or her change. This is why it’s said that short stories usually “say something ”， often a small something, but sometimes delivered with such accuracy that the effect is strongly felt, even a life-moment for some readers, something similar to a religious experience or to witnessing a never-to-be-repeated scene in nature.
Ok, let’s form a definition here: A short story is an account, rarely over 10, 000 words or below 500 words-more commonly 1, 500 to 5, 000 words-a single-sitting read, but with enough time and weight to move the reader. It is narrow and focused to produce an effect through the story, most commonly through events affecting some change in an individual.
Writer Isabelle Allende once wrote: “Novels are, for me, adding up details, just work, work, work, then you're done. Short stories are more difficult-they have to be perfect, complete in themselves. ”
1.The writer of the passage is probably a ______.
A. poet B. painter C. teacher D. student
2.What should the ideal short story be in length?
A. at most 10, 000 words B. below 500 words C. over 5, 000words D. around 2, 000 words
3.The underlined word “undergoes ” in the third paragraph probably means “________ ”。
A. experiences B. discovers C. discusses D. appreciates
4.What’s the difference between novels and short stories?
A. Novels are too long for us to read.
B. Short stories are too short for us to read.
C. Short stories have more details than novels.
D. Short stories are more perfect and difficult than novels.
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. How Do You Write a Short Story? B. What Exactly Is a Short Story?
C. Is a Short Story Similar to Poetry? D. Are Short Stories Perfect and Complete?
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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I was in my first year of college, making friends and enjoying life, but then my whole world turned upside down. I had a heart attack. It felt like someone was stabbing (刺) me in the chest with a knife over and over again.
After three months of rest I went back to college, but then things took a turn for the worse. I was staying at my Nana’s house and woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible pain in my chest. I knew I was having a heart attack again.
I couldn’t even shout for help. Luckily my grandpa was going to the toilet and heard me falling out of bed. If it wasn’t for him, I probably wouldn’t be here.
The two holes in my heart were causing the problems and I needed an operation immediately to repair them. Unfortunately, the surgery didn’t go well and they only managed to repair one of the holes.
When I woke up from the operation, I had a really dry mouth and couldn’t wait to have something to eat and drink. The biggest shock of all came when I was told that I needed a heart transplant and was put on the register. The doctors were stunned at how quickly heart failure came on – it usually takes years, but it took my heart less than six months to get to that stage. My whole world came crashing down, but I stayed strong. It was a choice between crying every day and getting on with my life.
As time went on, life became even harder. I hated feeling weak all the time and needing help with everything. It got to the point where I thought I would never get a new heart. I was diagnosed with depression.
Even though I thought that Christmas 2008 would be my last, I really enjoyed it and even had a good New Year. Everyone was crying for me when the clock struck midnight and they told me to keep fighting.
A week later, I got a call from the doctors saying they’d found a suitable donor (捐赠人). My wish came true and thankfully the operation went well. I spent four hours in surgery where they took out my old heart and put a new one in. When I woke up I burst out crying. I had a second chance at life.
1.What happened when the author was having his second heart attack?
A. He felt less pain than he had during the previous one.
B. He narrowly escaped death thanks to his grandfather.
C. He realized what it was and shouted for help in time.
D. He decided to have an operation to repair the two holes in his heart.
2.When the author learned that he needed a heart transplant, he ______.
A. chose to continue to fight for his life
B. couldn’t help crying every day
C. felt so depressed that he tried to kill himself
D. was so anxious that his heart failure developed very quickly
3.At the beginning of 2009, the author ______.
A. was convinced that the past Christmas had been his last
B. received a heart transplant but the operation didn’t go well
C. felt blessed and grateful for his second chance at life
D. felt hopeless all the time and was diagnosed with depression
4.Which one would be the best title for the text?
A. Choices matter
B. Rebuilding my world
C. Waiting for a new heart
D. The most special Christmas
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to ______ home and raise our three children.Then four years ago，our youngest ______ went to school and I thought I might go back to ______.
My husband was very ______and helped me to make my decision.He pointed out all of the things I can do around the ______，and said he thought I could be a great ______ in business.After several weeks of jobhunting，I found my ______job，which is working for a small public relations firm.At first，my husband was very ______ of me and would tell his friends，“My clever little wife can ______ that company she’s working for.”
But as his joking words were close to ______，my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several promotions and pay increases，and I am now ______ more money than he is.I can buy my ______ clothes and a new car.Because of our joint incomes，my husband and I can do many things that we had always ______ of doing，but we don’t do these things because he is very ______.
We ______ about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends.For the first time in our marriage，I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a(n) ______.
I love my husband very much，and I don’t want him to ______ lower，but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman，but I don’t know ______.Can you give me some ______？Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my ______ and my new career?
1.A. look B. stay C. see D. study
2.A. person B. man C. child D. lady
3.A. school B. factory C. study D. work
4.A. restricted B. opposite C. disappointed D. supportive
5.A. group B. house C. firm D. husband
6.A. success B. failure C. mother D. helper
7.A. awkward B. convenient C. useful D. present
8.A. warm B. fond C. proud D. comfortable
9.A. run B. walk C. hire D. sell
10.A. awareness B. beliefs C. reality D. ambition
11.A. making B. building C. producing D. growing
12.A. cheap B. own C. important D. incredible
13.A. agreed B. believed C. dreamed D. supposed
14.A. unhappy B. confident C. discouraging D. certain
15.A. communicate B. strike C. fight D. change
16.A. absence B. end C. exam D. question
17.A. gain B. add C. feel D. suffer
18.A. what B. where C. why D. how
19.A. duties B. advice C. fun D. enjoyment
20.A. husband B. child C. friendship D. boss
高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
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语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
When I was in my first year of college, I1. (feel) hopeless, lonely and very depressed. 2. a cloudy day of September 15, I was walking from class across campus to catch my bus home, head down, fighting tears of despair, when 3. old man came along the sidewalk toward me. I had never seen him before. Embarrassed at being seen in such an unhappy mood, I turned my head away and tried to hurry past. I thought he would walk on by, 4. he moved until he was directly in front of me, waited, and then smiled.
5. (look) into my eyes, this stranger spoke in a quiet voice, " I’m sure that 6. is unhappy will pass. You're going to be OK. Come on!" I cannot explain the effect of that moment. He gave me one thing I had lost 7. (complete): hope. I looked for him on campus to thank him, but never saw 8. again.
That was thirty years ago. I know how lucky 9. is to meet such a kind man. Furthermore, I have never forgotten that moment, 10. taught me to give hope to others wherever I see them in trouble.
高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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It was my first day back home since starting college. A lot had changed in the last year. Not with my hometown but with me. I had left as a 17-year-old boy and had now returned as an 18-year-old man. In the city, I was living on my own, had a part-time job and was studying. Even the government recognized I was an adult: I had a driver’s license. So here I was, on my summer vacation, walking down the main street with my father, desperate for him to acknowledge how mature I was. When his recognition failed to appear, I took matters into my own hands. “Dad,” I said casually, “I’m thirsty. Let’s go for a beer.” It was the first time I’d ever mentioned beer in front of my father, let alone ask him to drink one with me.
He turned to me with a curious expression on his face. “A beer ? Well I guess you’re old enough now. Let’s go to Sailors’ Bar. It’s where my cousin Tom, your uncle, used to drink. You remember him, right?”
I had only some vague(模糊的) memories of my uncle. He was the black sheep of the family. We didn’t talk about him much. “What ever happened to Uncle Tom, Dad? I haven’t seen him in years,” I said as we continued towards the bar.
“Neither have I, unfortunately. He was a good kid once. But things changed,” my father said sadly. As a boy, he explained, there had been no better-behaved boy than Tom. But after leaving school, he moved to the city and fell in with bad company. He started going out every night, drinking in nightclubs and playing cards. Soon he lost everything and had to beg his mum to pay his debts. She agreed on the condition he returned home.
My dad took a deep breath and continued his tale. “Things settled down for a while. He married a lovely woman, gave up his bad habits. But it didn’t last. He was soon back to his old ways. He couldn’t resist. He was at Sailors’ Bar almost every night. His poor mother died of grief and shame. His wife followed her soon after.
“What ruined him was alcohol. He told me once, when a man begins drinking, he never knows where it’ll end. ‘So’, Tom warned me, ‘beware of your first drink!’
“He went from bad to worse. Last year Tom sent me a letter saying he had been found guilty of stealing, and sent to prison for ten years.”
Dad finished talking just as we reached the front of Sailors’ Bar. “Anyway, here we are. Let’s go in,” he said. But I understood. I put my arm around my father and said, “I’m not thirsty any more, Dad. Let’s go home.”
1.Why did the young man invite his father to drink a beer?
A. Because he was thirsty.
B. Because he wanted to show he was an adult.
C. Because he wanted to impress his father casually.
D. Because he wanted to discuss his Uncle Tom.
2.What does the young man mean by referring to Uncle Tom as “the black sheep of the family”?
A. The family was concerned about Tom because he was always in trouble.
B. The family showed sympathy to Tom because he was unfortunate.
C. The family felt ashamed of Tom because he was a failure.
D. The family felt disgusted about him because he was different.
3.What was the main source of Uncle Tom’s problems?
A. His overly-strict family.
B. His addiction to card games.
C. The deaths of his mother and wife.
D. His inability to control his drinking.
4.In the story, the father told his son about Tom in order to ________.
A. entertain the son while they walked to the bar
B. convince the son of the harm caused by drinking
C. recall an interesting period in the father’s life
D. warn the son to keep away from Tom
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
ead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since