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When I heard the news that she was going to resign, I was________surprised. I was astonished.

A. more than                    B. less than                   C. other than                 D. rather than

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Wanda Butts dropped the phone and screamed when she heard the news that her son was dead.

Josh had drowned (溺亡) while sailing on a lake with friends. The 16-year-old didn’t know how to swim, and he wasn’t wearing a life jacket.

Josh was not alone in the black community. According to USA Swimming, 70% of African-American children cannot swim. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention African-American children between the ages of 5 and 14 are three times more likely to drown than white children in the same age range.

In 2007, Butts started the Josh Project, non- profit that provides low-cost swimming lessons for children in Toledo, Ohio. The swimming lessons take place at a local high school over four Saturdays for a total cost of $10.

To date, the Josh Project has helped more than 1,000 children learn how to swim.

“The public pools near our home were closed, and other places were not affordable,” said Lisa Haynes, whose 14-year-old son, Joshua, is one of 60-plus students in the Josh Project this summer.

“I am less worried if Joshua is near water because he has the basics of how to swim,” Haynes said. “And we’re thankful for that.”

Butts is doing much more however, than just providing swimming lessons.

“She ups the awareness,” said Shaun Anderson, swimming coach who was so inspired by her story that he created a Josh Project swimming program at Norfolk State University. “Once these communities learn how to swim, they will pass it down, which results in future generations( that know how to swim.”

Butts said she has two wishes for the future: One is to change the drowning numbers of African-American children, and the other is to have a swimming center where the children can swim daily instead of just once a week.

1.What led to Josh’s drowning?

A.He was poor in boating skills. B.He gave his life jacket to a friend.

C.He was never taught swimming skills. D.He was careless when swimming in the lake.

2.Why did the author list the numbers in Paragraph 3?

A.To show children under 14 are more likely to drown.

B.To argue children should learn swimming at a very young age.

C.To show many African-American children lack swimming skills.

D.To introduce the difference between African-American and white children.

3.What can we lean about the Josh Project?

A.It has its own swimming pools. B.It provides lessons only in summer.

C.It serves children aged from 5 to 14. D.Its swimming lessons take place once a week.

4.What did Lisa Haynes think of the swimming lessons the Josh Project provides?

A.Expensive. B.Helpful. C.Interesting. D.Difficult.

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In a bread store I heard a lady say her foot was hurting and that she was going to call a cab. When walking back I saw her outside the store, probably_______for a cab.

I asked her where she was going. She told me a place which was actually on the _______to the gift store I’d be_______to. _______, I asked her to cancel the cab and I’d give her a ride. To my_______, she said okay without_______. I wonder if I’d have been so_______if a stranger made me the same offer!

Where she was going was_______on the way to where I was going. It was such a beautiful interaction. But there was more!

When I had_______what I went for and was waiting at the checkout, the woman behind me said she had a coupon(优惠券) for 50%________any item in the store. She gave it to me because she had a(an)________one! I thanked and________a smile card to her.

They say “What goes around comes around”, but sometimes it is hard to see how that ________, as there is often a “manifestation delay(推迟显现)”. Each action________a ripple(涟漪) that finally________back to us, but sometimes it is much________so we forget their connection.

Today the causes and________have appeared in a linkable way. By________I’m also opening myself to receiving gifts, now or in the future. I can learn so much from others about how________they are to receive in a way that I might not have been so if________the same gift.

1.A. applying　　 B. caring　　 C. paying　　 D. waiting

2.A. way　　 B. right　　 C. left　　 D. west

3.A. leading　　 B. walking　　 C. pulling　　 D. driving

4.A. However　　 B. Therefore　　 C. Instead　　 D. Besides

5.A. joy　　 B. sadness　　 C. amazement　　 D. disappointment

6.A. thinking　　 B. thanking　　 C. replying　　 D. paying

7.A. frightened　　 B. inviting　　 C. shocked　　 D. trusting

8.A. very　　 B. right　　 C. simply　　 D. finally

9.A. put up　　 B. gave up　　 C. picked up　　 D. went up

10.A. from　　 B. off　　 C. under　　 D. down

11.A. magic　　 B. devoted　　 C. important　　 D. extra

12.A. sent　　 B. gave　　 C. returned　　 D. awarded

13.A. shares　　 B. recognizes　　 C. works　　 D. loses

14.A. decorates　　 B. calculates　　 C. affects　　 D. creates

15.A. comes　　 B. holds　　 C. puts　　 D. keeps

16.A. easier　　 B. later　　 C. farther　　 D. swifter

17.A. solutions　　 B. events　　 C. reasons　　 D. effects

18.A. appreciating　　 B. persuading　　 C. giving　　 D. insisting

19.A. open　　 B. tired　　 C. ashamed　　 D. confident

20.A. brought　　 B. rewarded　　 C. offered　　 D. passed

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When we heard that our friend astronaut Gregory Chamitorff was going to be on board the last flight of the space shuttle Endeavour, we asked him if he would answer some questions from space. He said yes!

Here are our questions and Greg’s answers from space.

What’s the best thing about being in space?

Zero-gravity（失重） is by far the best thing about being in space. It does not really mean that there is no gravity. It means that we are moving around Earth in the same way the space station is moving around Earth. So we are floating inside the space station.

We travel around Earth once every 90 minutes. That’s 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. Really fast!

Inside the station, we can fly around like superman. It’s an amazing feeling, and I hope everyone gets a chance to fly in space someday to experience the wonder of zero-gravity.

What do you do for fun in the space shuttle?

There are so many things you can do in zero-gravity that are fun. Flying around is fun. Eating food that floats is fun.

I like to play like Superman and see how far I can fly without touching any walls. Another fun thing is to play with water. Most of all, the most exciting thing to do is to look out the window at our beautiful planet Earth below. You never get tired of seeing it like that, the way it really is and it can never be seen that way while standing on its surface.

What’s the coolest thing about being on a spacewalk?

Wow! Doing a spacewalk is cool. There is nothing more wonderful than floating in space in your own space suit. It’s amazing, and when you are doing a spacewalk, you are “out there” just floating in empty space, like the earth, like the moon, like the sun, like the space station. It’s not science fiction. It’s real.

1. Why does Greg think doing a spacewalk is the coolest thing?

A. He can wear his own space suit then.

B. He can see the moon when doing that.

C. He can see the earth by doing so.

D. He thinks it’s great flying in empty space.

2.Which of the following best shows how Greg feels?

A. Frightened　　　　 B. Excited　　　　　　 C. Sad　　　　　　　 D. Surprised

3.What can we know from the text?

A. Greg thinks doing a spacewalk is science fiction.

B. Greg floats inside the space station without gravity.

C. Everyone has the chance to experience the wonder of zero-gravity.

D. In the space shuttle, Greg can see the shape of the whole earth clearly.

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Hardly had she heard the news that her husband died in a car accident when she________crying.

A．left out           B．set out            C．burst out          D．held out

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Hardly had she heard the sad news that her son lost her job when she_____crying.

A．burst into         B．set out            C．burst out          D．set about

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The ________ expression on her face suggested she was_________ when he heard the news.

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When the woman heard the news that her daughter was killed in the mud-rock flow in Yilan, Taiwan, she ______ crying.

A. burst into       B. burst out            C. burst in             D. burst on

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She couldn't help _______ into tears when she heard the news.

A.burst B.bursting C.bursts D.to burst

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I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out from behind the Christmas tree.

He placed his finger over his mouth so I would not cry out. “What are you doing?” I started to ask. The words choked up in my throat, and I saw he had tears in his eyes. His usual jolly manner was gone. Gone was the eager, boisterous soul we all know.

He then answered me with a simple statement“TEACH THE CHILDREN！”

I was puzzled; what did he mean?

Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR(杉木) TREE .“Teach the children that the pure green color of the stately fir tree remains green all year round，describing the everlasting hope of mankind，all the needles point heavenward, making it a symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven.”

He again reached into his bag and pulled out a brilliant STAR. “Teach the children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises long ago. God promised a savior(救世主) for the world, and the star was the sign of fulfillment of his promise.”

He then reached into his bag and pulled out a CANDLE. “Teach the children that the candle symbolizes that Christ is the light of the world, and when we see this great light we are reminded of he who displaces(取代) the darkness.”

Suddenly I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from his bag he pulled out a BELL. “Teach the children that as the lost sheep are found by the sound of the bell, it should ring mankind to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and return.”

Santa looked back and was pleased. I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes. He said, “Remember, teach the children the true meaning of Christmas and do not put me in the center, for I am but an humble servant of the one that is, and I bow down to worship HIM, our LORD, our GOD.”

1.Author opened the door when he was going to sleep because________.

A. he heard something unusual

B. he was not sleeping at the moment

C. he saw the Santa at the moment

D. he wanted to step out of the room

2.According to Santa, the star was ________.

A. a symbol of man's thoughts turning towards heaven

B. the sigh of fulfillment of the Santa's promise

C. the symbol of the light of the world

D. the sound of the bell which ring mankind to the fold

3.What does the underlined word “twinkle” refer to?

A. Tears.　　B. Smiles.　　C. Glasses.　　D. Eyes.

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