For one year, the Dannemiller family gave up buying any unnecessary purchases.
In an effort to get back in touch with what they call their family mission, which includes “growing in faith together and serving others to create a world without _______,” parents Scott and Gabby Dannemiller decided to _______ spending money on things like toys, books, clothing, or anything that wasn’t a necessity or a(n) _______.
Overall, the family successfully _______ the plan. Though the experiment took place in 2013, the family _______ tries to live by the lessons they learned while cutting out unnecessary spending. “By focusing on experiences_______ purchases, we grew together in faith as a family, we were able to _______ others, we were able to give more of our time and treasure to people who _______ need it,” Scott says.
“My daughter’s birthday is next month, and she asked if we could go to visit her uncle’s farm and ride a horse, _______ just asking for a horse stuffed animal,” he says. “Now we look at ________ and say ‘will that really add value to our life, ________ is it something we will just need to find space for and take care of.’”
If you’re trying to teach your children to focus ________ on physical stuff, Scott says it’s helpful to tweak (稍微改进) your ________ when kids ask for things. “We used to say ‘that’s too ________,’ but that made our kids think OK, we need more money, and when we get more money we can have it,” he says. “We ________ to ‘we don’t need that,’ and that helped them understand.”
When ________ spending, Scott says the most ________ thing is to focus not on what your family is giving up, but what it is gaining. “It’s not about what you’re ________,” he says. “The question should be, ‘What are we going to ________ that with?’ Then, make sure you are adding something to your life that the people in your family ________. For us, that was time together.”
1.A. need B. faith C. delay D. pity
2.A. slow B. begin C. increase D. stop
3.A. party B. experience C. relationship D. gathering
4.A. applied to B. subscribe to C. responded to D. stuck to
5.A. even B. ever C. still D. just
6.A. instead of B. in contrast to C. in parallel with D. regardless of
7.A. treat B. serve C. please D. satisfy
8.A. presently B. likely C. really D. simply
9.A. more than B. or else C. or rather D. rather than
10.A. purchases B. possessions C. treasures D. earnings
11.A. so B. or C. and D. but
12.A. less B. occasionally C. frequently D. more
13.A. appearance B. atmosphere C. language D. identity
14.A. worthy B. cheap C. worthless D. expensive
15.A. admitted B. referred C. shifted D. took
16.A. cutting off B. cutting down C. cutting up D. cutting away
17.A. impressive B. challenging C. important D. encouraging
18.A. lacking B. losing C. obtaining D. finding
19.A. replace B. share C. exchange D. compare
20.A. own B. preserve C. owe D. value
高二英语完形填空中等难度题
For one year, the Dannemiller family gave up buying any unnecessary purchases.
In an effort to get back in touch with what they call their family mission, which includes “growing in faith together and serving others to create a world without _______,” parents Scott and Gabby Dannemiller decided to _______ spending money on things like toys, books, clothing, or anything that wasn’t a necessity or a(n) _______.
Overall, the family successfully _______ the plan. Though the experiment took place in 2013, the family _______ tries to live by the lessons they learned while cutting out unnecessary spending. “By focusing on experiences_______ purchases, we grew together in faith as a family, we were able to _______ others, we were able to give more of our time and treasure to people who _______ need it,” Scott says.
“My daughter’s birthday is next month, and she asked if we could go to visit her uncle’s farm and ride a horse, _______ just asking for a horse stuffed animal,” he says. “Now we look at ________ and say ‘will that really add value to our life, ________ is it something we will just need to find space for and take care of.’”
If you’re trying to teach your children to focus ________ on physical stuff, Scott says it’s helpful to tweak (稍微改进) your ________ when kids ask for things. “We used to say ‘that’s too ________,’ but that made our kids think OK, we need more money, and when we get more money we can have it,” he says. “We ________ to ‘we don’t need that,’ and that helped them understand.”
When ________ spending, Scott says the most ________ thing is to focus not on what your family is giving up, but what it is gaining. “It’s not about what you’re ________,” he says. “The question should be, ‘What are we going to ________ that with?’ Then, make sure you are adding something to your life that the people in your family ________. For us, that was time together.”
1.A. need B. faith C. delay D. pity
2.A. slow B. begin C. increase D. stop
3.A. party B. experience C. relationship D. gathering
4.A. applied to B. subscribe to C. responded to D. stuck to
5.A. even B. ever C. still D. just
6.A. instead of B. in contrast to C. in parallel with D. regardless of
7.A. treat B. serve C. please D. satisfy
8.A. presently B. likely C. really D. simply
9.A. more than B. or else C. or rather D. rather than
10.A. purchases B. possessions C. treasures D. earnings
11.A. so B. or C. and D. but
12.A. less B. occasionally C. frequently D. more
13.A. appearance B. atmosphere C. language D. identity
14.A. worthy B. cheap C. worthless D. expensive
15.A. admitted B. referred C. shifted D. took
16.A. cutting off B. cutting down C. cutting up D. cutting away
17.A. impressive B. challenging C. important D. encouraging
18.A. lacking B. losing C. obtaining D. finding
19.A. replace B. share C. exchange D. compare
20.A. own B. preserve C. owe D. value
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In June 2015, Hedlund gave herself a challenge: She would go an entire year without buying any clothes. At first she thought she’d try it out on her own. But because she was also in charge of clothes shopping for her husband and young son, she expanded the experiment to also include them. Hedlund found that she spent hundreds of dollars each year on clothes she and her family never actually wore.
With the exception of a single pair of running shoes, Hedlund succeeded in not buying any clothing for anyone in her family for one year. Along the way, the experiment brought her attention to something else: the clothing industry’s wastefulness. This problem, Hedlund realized, was fueled partly by people like herself, who bought too many clothes they didn’t need. These purchases power an industry where pollution, waste and unsafe working conditions are too often seen.
“ I wasn’t really aware of this dark side of the clothing industry,” said Hedlund. “It wasn’t the first thing I took into consideration when I started the challenge, but now it just makes me want to keep not buying clothing.”
It’s possible that consumers’ (消费者) actions can affect a trillion-dollar global industry. By controlling their consumption, consumers can send a clearer signal to clothing producers that they don’t want to buy so much and they don’t want to buy badly-made clothing.
However, minimalism (极简主义) has earned plenty of critics. “Minimalism is OK only when it’s a choice, and its followers are in the well-off middle class,” said Stephanie Land, a journalist for The New York Times. “ For people who are not so well off, it is not really a choice.”
1.Why did Hedlund include her husband and young son in her experiment?
A.She needed their help.
B.She loved them very much.
C.She was responsible for their clothes.
D.She wanted to face a great challenge.
2.What was one result of Hedlund’s challenge?
A.She did a lot of running.
B.She bought fewer clothes.
C.She stopped buying anything.
D.She changed her living conditions.
3.What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Overconsumption.
B.Leading a simple lifestyle.
C.The experiment she did on clothing.
D.The negative effect of the clothing industry.
4.It can be inferred from Stephanie Land’s words that minimalism __________.
A.is not suitable for everyone. B.should be spoken highly of.
C.is popular with poor people. D.can’t be thought of as a good idea.
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He some excuse for being late for class, but no one believed him.
A.made out B.gave up C.made up D.gave out
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In any family with more than one child, chidren seem to naturally compete for their parents’ love and attention. Parents say they love every child equally. But is that true?
Susan, founder of a consulting firm in Chicago, interviewed 216 women and found that even though none of her questions asked directly about a parent favoring one child over another, about two-thirds of the women said there was a favored child. And they also remembered their experience when they were young. One of the women said, “My mother always liked my brother better, and he got to go to summer camp in 1968 and I didn’t.”
Plumez, who interviewed parents with both biological children and adoptive children for an adoption book in 2008, found that what matters most is whether your temperaments(性情) are pleasing. “In some cases, parents would say they felt closer to their adopted children,” she says, “Some parents like the children with characters similar to theirs. Two people who are shy and withdrawn might get along well, unless the shy parent doesn’t like that aspect of themselves and they try to push the naturally withdrawn child to be more extroverted.”
It could be a result of gender, birth order or how easy or difficult a child’s temperament may be, but a parent’s different treatment has far-reaching effects. Students have found that less-favored children may suffer emotionally, with decreased self-esteem and behavioral problems in childhood. Favoritism is a reason for the next generation not to like each other.
Experts say it is not realistic to say everyone should be treated equally, because no two people are the same and they relate differently to others.
“It does not mean that parent loves or likes one child more. It has to do with which one of them is independent,” says psychologist Laurie Kramer of the University of Illinois.
1.The study carried out by Susan shows that ______.
A. showing favoritism is common in many families
B. most mothers like their sons better than their daughters
C. only two-thirds of the women interviewed have more than a child
D. it is a favoritism that leads to absence of harmony in most families
2.The underlined word “extroverted” in the third paragraph means _______.
A. independent B. outgoing C. clever D. brave
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Favoritism is not beneficial to the development of children
B. Parents’ favoritism to a certain child can’t be avoided in families
C. Parents may be favoring one of their children and don’t realize it
D. People are very much shaped by how they were treated by their parents
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Parents’ favoritism can affect children deeply
B. Why do parents show favoritism to children?
C. Parents should give attention to all their children
D. Building a harmonious family is important to children
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
—When shall we go for an outing?
—It's up to you. Make it________time you like.
A. some B. any C. one D. other
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The reason he gave for his absence was made up by his elder brother. In fact, the reason he was absent is he went to the zoo.
A. which; because B. why; that
C. for which; because D. that; for which
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He gave up smoking to_________ the money for his son’s education.
A. set out B. set aside C. set up D. set down
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There was such a long queue for the ticket that I ________ gave up, though I wanted to attend the concert so much.
A．ridiculously B．eventually C．appropriately D．deliberately
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There was such a long queue for the ticket that I ________ gave up, though I wanted to attend the concert so much.
A. ridiculously B. eventually C. appropriately D. deliberately
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Years after throwing a bottle-up note into a lake for a class project and just one year after his death, a man’s childhood message was found and returned to his mother.
Eleven years ago, a then 10-year-old boy, Joshua Baker, wrote the message, folded and put it in an empty container, his mother, Maggie Holbrook said. He died last February in a motor vehicle accident in California. He had recently returned after a serving in the Middle East as a US marine. “I think he was just letting us know he was OK and keep doing what we are doing.” Holbrook said.
The message surfaced in White Lake in late April, just days after the 11th anniversary of its being thrown into the lake. It was found by one of Baker’s closest friends, Steve Lieder, she said. Lieder and two friends were chatting near the lake when Lieder looked down and saw the bottle. He broke it open and found the note inside.
“My name is Joshua Baker. I am 10. If you find this, put it on the news. The date is 4/16/98.” They immediately took it to Holbrook, who said she is now having the note preserved and will display it in her home.
She can remember when her son wrote the message for the school project. She said she always wondered why he didn’t put it in the nearby Wolf River, which has a much stronger current.
“I still remember the day he wrote it, ” Holbrook said. “I couldn’t understand why he threw I in the lake. No one would never see it again. Now I know.”
1.What was Joshua Baker when he died in motor vehicle accident in California?
A. An official B. A soldier C. A worker D. A teacher
2. Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?
A. The man threw the bottle into the lake without any purpose.
B. The man didn’t put the bottle into the nearby river because it had a strong current.
C. Not until recently did his mother understand why he put the bottle into the lake.
D. The man made the bottle-up note so as to let his parents know he was OK.
3.The best title for this passage would be___.
A. A man’s Bottle Message Found After His Death
B. A Ridiculous and Unbelievable Bottle Message
C. A Strange Bottle-up Note Appearing In a Lake
D. An Important Childhood Message 11 Years After His Death
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