It was a rainy day， and I had no desire to dr...

It was a rainy and foggy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn's house. But she insisted that I come to see something at the top of the mountain_________.

So here I was, _________ making the two-hour journey through the_________ that hung like veils.

“I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m heading back down as soon as the fog lifts," I announced when I _______.

"But I need your car to the garage to _________ my car," Carolyn said. "Could we at least do that?"

“How far is it?" I asked.

"About three minutes," she said. "I'll _________ I'm used to it."

After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her _________. "I thought you said three minutes."

She _________ . "This is a detour."

Turning down a narrow track, we___________the car and got out.

From the top of the mountain, sloping for several acres across folds and valleys, were __________ of colorful daffodils (水仙花). It looked as though the sun had__________gold down the mountainside. Here and there were coral-colored tulips (郁金香). And as if these were not__________, western bluebirds played over the heads of the daffodils jofully

Who created such beauty? How? When?

As we __________ the home that stood in the center of the property, we saw a(n) __________ that read: "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are __________ About."

The first answer was: "One Woman Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little__________." The second was: "One at a Time." The third: "Started in 1958.”

One at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she__________ at it. The wonder of it would not let me__________". I imagine," I said, "If I'd had an idea and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have__________?

Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. "Start tomorrow," she said."__________ yet, start today."

1.A.at last B.once more C.anytime D.anyway

2.A.unwillingly B.disappointedly C.fearlessly D.excitedly

3.A.forest B.fog C.village D.mountain

4.A.quitted B.arrived C.failed D.agreed

5.A.put aside B.give away C.pick up D.carry out

6.A.drive B.check C.see D.experiment

7.A.innocently B.respectfully C.anxiously D.gratefully

8.A.panicked B.hesitated C.accepted D.smiled

9.A.fixed B.parked C.abandoned D.switched

10.A.pictures B.fantasies C.rivers D.smells

11.A.swallow B.turned C.poured D.washed

12.A.instructive B.tiring C.standard D.enough

13.A.recognized B.abandoned C.discovered D.approached

14.A.sign B.woman C.machine D.instruction

15.A.Curious B.Enthusiastic C.Doubtful D.Hopeful

16.A.Age B.Brain C.Effort D.Help

17.A.kept B.rushed C.wondered D.struck

18.A.think B.attempt C.go D.suffer

19.A.missed B.caused C.advanced D.achieved

20.A.More B.Better C.Funnier D.Happier

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It was a rainy day， and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road． But my daughter Carolyn had ________that I come to see something at the top of the mountain． So here I was，________making the two-hour journey through fog． By the time I saw how thick it was near the peak， I'd gone too far to_______．

After parking the_______， we walked along a path that was________with pine needles．

Gradually， the peace and________of the place began to fill my mind． Then we turned a corner - and I gasped（倒吸气）in _______． From the top of the mountain were________of flowers flowing across valleys． A mass of color - from the palest pink to the deepest yellow to the most ________red - shone like a carpet before us． It looked as though the________had spilled gold down the mountainside．

Who ________such beauty？ How？ As we ________the house in the center of the field， we saw a sign that _______： "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking．" The first answer was：

"One________- Two Hands， and Very Little Brain．" The second was： "One Plant at a Time， Started in 1980．"

I was so moved that I could scarcely_______． "She started almost 40 years ago，" I finally said， "probably just the beginning of a（n）_______， but she kept at it．" The________of it opened my eyes to the world of the _______． "Imagine，" I said， "if I'd had a vision and worked at it， just a little bit every day， what might I have _______？" Carolyn smiled． "Start tomorrow，" she said． "________yet， start today．"

1.A. insisted　　 B. suspected　　 C. preferred　　 D. appointed

2.A. automatically　　 B. absolutely　　 C. unwillingly　　 D. faithfully

3.A. rush out　　 B. turn back　　 C. pull over　　 D. move on

4.A. taxi　　 B. car　　 C. bike　　 D. bus

5.A. damp　　 B. firm　　 C. thick　　 D. mild

6.A. absence　　 B. significance　　 C. convenience　　 D. silence

7.A. amusement　　 B. gratitude　　 C. fright　　 D. amazement

8.A. rivers　　 B. bunches　　 C. pairs　　 D. branches

9.A. abstract　　 B. vivid　　 C. consistent　　 D. severe

10.A. storm　　 B. wind　　 C. sun　　 D. volcano

11.A. created　　 B. imitated　　 C. predicted　　 D. conveyed

12.A. quitted　　 B. possessed　　 C. approached　　 D. transformed

13.A. wrote　　 B. read　　 C. called　　 D. appeared

14.A. Adolescent　　 B. People　　 C. Genius　　 D. Woman

15.A. see　　 B. smile　　 C. sleep　　 D. speak

16.A. idea　　 B. doubt　　 C. guess　　 D. joke

17.A. judgment　　 B. wonder　　 C. contribution　　 D. trend

18.A. steady　　 B. concrete　　 C. possible　　 D. contradictory

19.A. accomplished　　 B. opposed　　 C. risked　　 D. strengthened

20.A. Later　　 B. Closer　　 C. Faster　　 D. Better

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It was a rainy day. I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she had insisted that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.

So here I was, although unwilling to make the two-hour journey through fog and rain. After lunch, my daughter requested me to drive her to Barage. After a ten-minute drive，we parked the car and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black green evergreens towered over us. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped--and I gasped in amazement.

From the top of the mountain to the slopes and valleys, were rivers of daffodils(水仙) in full bloom. A sea of amazing colors, like a carpet before us. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside. At the center hung a waterfall of purple hyacinths. Here and there were breathtaking tulips.

A riot of questions filled my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How?

As we approached the home. We saw a sign that read “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman--Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.”The second was: “One at a Time.”The third: “Started in 1958.”

I was so moved by what we had seen. “She changed the world,” I said, not getting over the shock. “One bulb(球茎) at the time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.”

“Imagine,” I added, “if I had a vision and worked at it，just a little hit every day, what might I have accomplished?”

Carolyn looked sideways at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said,”Better yet, start today.”

1.Why did the author decide to visit her daughter？

A.She missed her very much.

B.She didn’t want to disappoint her.

C.She must pick her up.

D.She has an urge to look at the sea of flowers.

2.What does the underlined word “hyacinths”in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?

A.A kind of flowers. B.Famous waterfalls.

C.Mountain springs. D.A name of a place.

3.What did the author learn from the sign?

A.Easier said than done.

B.Well begun, half done.

C.Women can shake the world.

D.Little steps add up to big success.

4.What is the best title of the passage？

A.An Amazing Trip to Barage

B.A Moving Story of a Mother’s Love

C.A Special Sign on the Way Home

D.A Valuable Lesson From a Woman

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

His grandpa was so poor at that time that he had to get up at________dawn every day and walk to the factory in________distance.

A. ×; a                                B. ×; the                     C. a; the                               D. the; the

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

I had just got up and was about to cook my breakfast _________the telephone rang, but it was hung up ___________ I could answer it.

A. when; before

B. when; until

C. while; before

D. as; after

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It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickez’s pasture(牧场) and through some woods.

The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull. Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the township, maybe even the county, and we believed him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about his claim. For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like an odd name for a bull.

Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced. Mom said she would talk to Mr. Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us. Joanie was almost two years older than me and a head taller. If her teasing ever got around my grade school, it would be all over for me. In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning. “I’m not going swimming with that dumb girl cousin.” I told my mom.

“Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,” Mom said in her serious tone. I gave in and we set out. On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly. Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking(舔) his back.Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull after all. She was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.

We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”. And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasn’t been too bad. She’s been one of my best friends over the years.

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “fishy” in paragraph 2?

A. Funny　　　　 　　 B. Interesting

C. Doubtful　　 　 D. Believable

2.What’s the second problem the author has to face

A. His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.

B. His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.

C. He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.

D. His mother failed to ask permission for him.

3.What does the author think of Elsie in the end

A. Aggressive.　 　 B. Unkind.

C. Bad-tempered.　　 D. Friendly.

4.What’s the passage mainly about

A. The bull guarding Mr. Blickez’s farm.

B. The story of visiting the swimming hole.

C. How friendly the so-called mean bull was.

D. How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickez’s pasture(牧场) and through some woods．

The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull．Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the township, maybe even the county, and we believed him．But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about his claim．For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like an odd name for a bull．

Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced．Mom said she would talk to Mr. Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us. Joanie was almost two years older than me and a head taller. If her teasing ever got around my grade school, it would be all over for me．In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning．“I’m not going swimming with that dumb girl cousin.” I told my mom．

“Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,” Mom said in her serious tone. I gave in and we set out．On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly．Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking(舔) his back．Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull after all. She was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still．

We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”．And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasn’t been too bad．She’s been one of my best friends over the years．

1.What’s the meaning of the underline word “fishy” in Paragraph 2?

A．Funny．

B．Interesting．

C．Doubtful．

D．Believable．

2.What’s the second problem the author has to face?

A．His mother insisted on his cousin going with him．

B．His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school．

C．He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache．

D．His mother failed to ask permission for him．

3.What does the author think of Elsie in the end?

A．Aggressive．

B．Unkind．

C．Bad-tempered．

D．Friendly．

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The bull guarding Mr. Blickez’s farm．

B．The story of visiting the swimming hole．

C．How friendly the so-called mean bull was．

D．How the author changed his attitude to Joanie．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）

It was a rainy day and I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. I was_36_next to a man in a business suit and J paid little attention_37_ we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same news-stand to get a morning_38_.

The man running the stand was obviously having a_39_day. He was rude and unsmil­ing as we bought our papers，which only_40_ more gloom (郁闷) to my day. The business­man_41_my gloomy feeling and smiled brightly，_42_the news-stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a( n) _43_to make sure we were able to get our papers.

As we_44_away，I asked this man why he was so_45_to the newsman when he didn't _46_his expression of thanks and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said,"Why would I let someone else _47_what I say and what I feel?"

We then_48_to go to our own work places. To this day，I still don't know who that businessman was，or_49_he worked. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as_50_. But I've never forgotten the words he said and his_51_which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.

That was a good 25 years_52_，but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I_53_had a chance to thank him personally，but the way I look at life has changed _54_those words. I have learnt that we cannot control people and_55_that come to us， but we can always control our response to them.

1. A. whispering       B. sitting      C. driving         D. weeping

2. A. since            B. after        C. unless          D. until

3. A. paper            B. suit         C. call            D. coffee

4. A. good             B. nervous      C. bad             D.long

5. A. provided         B. offered      C. added           D. returned

6. A. breathed         B. called       C. noticed         D. took

7. A. thanking         B. envying      C. asking          D. blaming

8. A. evening          B. afternoon    C. morning         D. midnight

9. A. turned           B. passed       C. drove           D.ran

10. A. cruel           B. serious      C. pleasant        D. rude

11.A. stick to         B. refer to     C. get used to     D. respond to

12.A. explain          B. understand   C. control         D. correct

13. A. attempted       B. sought       C. continued       D. separated

14. A. where           B. why          C. whether         D. how

15. A. gently          B. quickly      C. regularly       D. strangely

16.A. humor            B. smile        C. business        D. help

17. A. ago             B. before       C.later            D. after

18. A. often           B. seldom       C. once            D. never

19. A. in search of    B. in memoryof C. for the purpose of D. as a result of

20. A. situations   B. statements   C. possibilities    D. positions

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me . I decided to use it the very day and I washed a lot of things .

Everything worked well , but I found one of my husband’s socks(短袜)  missing . I looked everywhere for it , but I couldn’t find it anywhere .

The next morning , I got ready for school as usual . When the bell rang , the students came in . I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day .

When I turned around to write on the blackboard , the class burst into a roar (大笑声)! They laughed and laughed . They laughed so much , in fact ,that I was afraid the headmaster would come in to see all this .

I asked the class to stop , but the more I talked , the more they laughed . I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard . when I did this , they roared even more .

Finally , the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about .

“Good heavens ,” I said , “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?”

“Oh , God,” said the teacher , “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt !”

So that’s how I found my husband’s missing sock .

“Oh , well ,” I said to the class , “Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity(静电)。”

1.What was the writer ?

A．A washer          B．A student          C． A headmaster     D． A teacher

2.What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard ?

A．The class roared with anger .

B．The class began to laugh loudly .

C．Another teacher came in

D．There was a loud noise outside the room

3.Why couldn’t she find one of her husband’s socks?

A．Because some students had hidden it .

B．Because her husband had taken it away .

C．Because she had left it in the classroom .

D．Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt .

4.What did the writer do when she got to know why her students laughed?

A．She did nothing but laugh.

B．She got angry with the class .

C．She did nothing

D．She explained the matter in a clever way .

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

_________with enough ability for the present job， Mike was not fit for it and he had to quit it.

A．Not equipping                          B．Not equipped

C．Not to be equipped                      D．Having not been equipped

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析