I never thought of not being blessed by God. ...

I never thought of not being blessed by God. I just wonder at the way God knows when to send a special gift of encouragement to us, at just the right time! It might be in a dream, a memory, or something we ___that we had forgotten about.

Summer after summer I____staying with my grandparents as a young child. Grandma was always using her hands for something ____she would make little sandwiches and we’d have tea parties; she’d plant flowers and ____them with care and we’d have a____yard. I remember the small thimble (顶针) she would use while doing her needle work. Placing her thimble on her finger she would ____: “I wouldn’t want to____without one.”

A few years ago when grandma left this earth for her ____residence in Heaven, I bid farewell to a ____grandmother. I ___her very much, but I noticed it mostly on a birthday, as there was no card from grandma. She had never__my birthday!

On one particular birthday when I was feeling a little ___, something happened to make me feel like she was ___that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful ___that she had made, and suddenly I felt something small and hard inside one pillow. I ___moved the object to a seam (接缝) that I opened, and to my___, there out came a___silver thimble!

How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her! I carefully ___the thimble alongside the others I’ve ___over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to___to me.

1.A. found　　 B. wondered　　 C. imagined　　 D. enjoyed

2.A. avoided　　 B. tried　　 C. promised　　 D. insisted

3.A. awful　　 B. exciting　　 C. frightening　　 D. puzzling

4.A. record　　 B. tend　　 C. deposit　　 D. explore

5.A. funny　　 B. shabby　　 C. sweet　　 D. peaceful

6.A. blame　　 B. complain　　 C. remark　　 D. swear

7.A. cheer　　 B. pray　　 C. retire　　 D. sew

8.A. new　　 B. temporary　　 C. official　　 D. familiar

9.A. loving　　 B. strange　　 C. quiet　　 D. stubborn

10.A. sympathized　　 B. missed　　 C. worried　　 D. owed

11.A. attended　　 B. recognized　　 C. tolerated　　 D. forgotten

12.A. tense　　 B. low　　 C. eager　　 D. awkward

13.A. welcoming　　 B. resisting　　 C. sharing　　 D. connecting

14.A. bags　　 B. flowers　　 C. cards　　 D. pillows

15.A. abruptly　　 B. firmly　　 C. carefully　　 D. regularly

16.A. sorrow　　 B. delight　　 C. embarrassment　　 D. disappointment

17.A. fresh　　 B. tiny　　 C. dirty　　 D. imported

18.A. submitted　　 B. abandoned　　 C. bid　　 D. settled

19.A. exchanged　　 B. bought　　 C. collected　　 D. wasted

20.A. send　　 B. subscribe　　 C. lend　　 D. post

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Canadians are blessed with an abundance of natural wonders with enough lakes, mountains and rivers to explore for a lifetime. We’ve also got some of the most shocking waterfalls on Earth.

Pissing Mare Falls-Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador

Pissing Mare Falls may have a funny sounding name but they' re no joke: in fact, they' re one of the highest waterfalls in Canada. Located in the beautiful Gros Morne National Park, the falls are only　 accessible by boat tour.

Takakkaw Falls-Yoho National Park, British Columbia

Takakkaw translated from Cree loosely means the "magnificent", and it's a suitable word for the second-highest waterfalls in Canada. After a steep drive up a winding road, these falls are only a short hike from the parking lot along a wheelchair accessible path.

Niagara Falls-Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara Falls are the most famous waterfalls in Canada.Actually they are made up of three different falls—the Horseshoe Falls, the most powerful in North America, are the only one located on the Canadian side.Melting glaciers（冰川）formed the falls thousands of years ago and the beautiful green color is due to dissolved salt and finely ground（磨）rock.

Bridal Veil Falls-Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park, British Columbia

Pretty and delicate, the Bridal Veil Falls are located just east of Chilliwack, British Columbia, and really do look like a bride with a beautiful veil（ 面 纱 ）, with water gently pouring over smooth rock. An easy 15-minute walk to the falls takes you through rich leaves. Picnic tables are available, and there are lots of opportunities for viewing wildlife along the way.

1.Where are Pissing Mare Falls?

A.Near British Columbia.

B.In a beautiful small park.

C.On the highest mountain in Canada.

D.Between Newfoundland and Labrador.

2.How did Niagara Falls come into being?

A.It remains a mystery.

B.It originated from several rivers.

C.It was formed by the melting glaciers.

D.It was made by dissolved salt and finely ground rock.

3.What can you do in Bridal Veil Falls?

A.Hunting wildlife. B.Having a picnic.

C.Collecting salt. D.Buying veils.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Those days life was so hard that I finally wished that I could just be “left alone”.

The thought of going somewhere by myself would give me so much 1 . but then I’d remember when I was alone. Not that 2 _ left me. I was alone by myself in crowded places. It was the 3  that I built around me that would not 4  the outside in or the inside out.

When I was a child, I would play this silly 5 . It was always 6 _ because a place in a corner or under a table would do. My favorite place was simply to pull a blanket over my head. I would lie there and 7 , “Right now no one in the world knows where I am!” That thought was so 8 .

If you knew me well enough this wouldn’t 9  you…I still do it at 60. It drives my dogs crazy, because they find me and start digging at the blanket until they find a way in. All three of them 10  me. That thought is so satisfying, too.

I want you to know that at times we all wish that we could be left _11  . The fact that you can be alone with yourself and enjoy it shows clearly who you are. Imagine for a 12  being locked in a room with someone you 13 . It would be torture. So, if you find peace with being with yourself, that is good. However, if you are trying to build a wall so no one can ever 14 , it can’t happen.

The light of love can find a 15  through the tiniest cracks. You can pull the covers over your head and love will find you.

1.A. trouble                B. experience   C. pleasure     D. worry

2. A. anybody           B. everyone     C. nobody       D. someone

3.A. idea               B. place            C. house        D. wall

4.A. permit             B. stop         C. find         D. turn

5.A. match              B. program      C. competition  D. game

6. A. interesting           B. disappointing    C. easy         D. different

7. A. shout             B. think            C. cry          D. dream

8.A. satisfying         B. shocking     C. important        D. strange

9. A. fear              B. meet         C. surprise     D. excite

10. A. bite             B. join         C. watch        D. excite

11.A. quiet             B. calm         C. alone            D. silent

12. A. change           B. moment       C. rest         D. chance

13. A. respect          B. admire       C. notice       D. dislike

14. A. go out               B. come to      C. get in           D. leave for

15. A. way              B. help         C. love         D. hope

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

I volunteer some of my time in order to give back just a little of what I am so blessed to have. This month. I had an unbelievable opportunity to ____ my dream, and step out of my ____ surroundings. I volunteered to go to Guatemale (危地马拉) with an eyeglass.

Our ____ went to a small town in Guatemala. San Augustin. We ____ our tables and packages of pre-made ____in the dirt courtyard of a clinic, get up the Snellen chart on a wall, and began ____ people. Young and old, they came from many of the ____ town. Most had never had an eye exam before.

They waited for hours ____ in the sun, never complaining. If we could help them out with a ____ pair of glasses they would feel deeply ___. Some only left with eye drops or sunglasses, and ____ these people were grateful.

We saw over a hundred ____ a day and a good part of those we saw got glasses. We ____ over and over from people who knew their eyes ____ help that they had not gone to a doctor because it was too ____, or had not got the glasses they needed for the same reason. We saw children who were ____ out of school because they could not see the____, and we met women who could not see to thread needles, drivers with ____ seeing road signs.

We are not doctors, and there were several people we could not help. But for those we could, we watched with pleasure as their lives ____. What a gift sight is and what a difference it ____ to see clearly.

1.A. find　　 B. realize　　 C. forget　　 D. break

2.A. strange　　 B. hard　　 C. comfortable　　 D. tiresome

3.A. team　　 B. family　　 C. fiends　　 D. patients

4.A. watched over　　 B. set up　　 C. picked up　　 D. carried away

5.A. clothes　　 B. gifts　　 C. medicine　　 D. glasses

6.A. examining　　 B. greeting　　 C. calming　　 D. feeding

7.A. dangerous　　 B. beautiful　　 C. suffering　　 D. surrounding

8.A. anxiously　　 B. honestly　　 C. patiently　　 D. curiously

9.A. wonderful　　 B. simple　　 C. cheap　　 D. unique

10.A. grateful　　 B. upset　　 C. reliable　　 D. generous

11.A. ever　　 B. then　　 C. rather　　 D. even

12.A. children　　 B. people　　 C. woman　　 D. volunteers

13.A. heard　　 B. admitted　　 C. ignored　　 D. explored

14.A. limited　　 B. offered　　 C. missed　　 D. needed

15.A. unbelievable　　 B. useless　　 C. expensive　　 D. generous

16.A. forced　　 B. taken　　 C. kept　　 D. persuaded

17.A. teacher　　 B. board　　 C. book　　 D. subject

18.A. suffering　　 B. transport　　 C. care　　 D. difficult.

19.A. changed　　 B. succeeded　　 C. remained　　 D. recovered

20.A. proves　　 B. decides　　 C. makes　　 D. provides

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Thoughts can also be expressed _____ music.

A. though means of                B. by way of

C. with the method of              D. by means of

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting（筑巢）season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

1.Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually________.

A. an expression of happiness　 　　 B. a way of warning

C. an expression of anger　 　　　　 D. a way of greeting

2.What does the underlined word “territory”　 mean?

A. A place where families of other species are not accepted

B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice

C. An area for which birds fight against each other

D. An area which a bird considers to be its own

3.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A. Because they want to invite more friends

B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away

C. Because they want to find outsiders around

D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears

4.How does the writer explain bird’s singing?

A. By comparing birds with human beings

B. By reporting experiment results

C. By describing birds’ daily life

D. By telling a bird’s story

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims（声称）as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting（筑巢）season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually ______.

A. an expression of happiness　　 B. an expression of anger

C. a way of greeting　　 D. a way of warning

2.How does the writer explain birds’ singing?

A. By comparing birds with human beings.

B. By telling a bird’s story.

C. By reporting experiment results.

D. By describing birds’ daily life.

3.What is a bird’s “territory”?

A. An area for which birds fight against each other.

B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.

C. An area which a bird considers to be its own.

D. A place where families of other species are not accepted.

4.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A. Because they want to find outsiders around.

B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.

C. Because they want to invite more friends.

D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims（声称）as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species (物种) are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting（筑巢）season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

You can see that birds have a language all their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually __________.

A. an expression of happiness　　 B. a way of greeting

C. an expression of anger　　 　　 　 D. a way of warning

2.What is a bird’s “territory”?

A. A place where families of other species are not accepted.

B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.

C. An area which a bird considers to be its own.

D. An area for which birds fight against each other.

3.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A. Because they want to invite more friends.

B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.

C. Because they want to find outsiders around.

D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.

4.How does the writer explain birds’ singing?

A. By comparing birds with human beings.

B. By reporting experiment results.

C. By describing birds’ daily life.

D. By telling a bird’s story.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy．After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy．

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy．However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason．Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory．

Do you know what a "territory" is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own ．Only he and his family are welcome there ．No other families of the same species are welcome．Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome．If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout．Probably this would be enough to frighten him away．

If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him．A bird does the same thing．But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting （筑巢） season．So he's screaming （高声尖叫） all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not．This screaming is what we call a bird's song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away．

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs．You can see that birds have a language of their own．Most of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories．

1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds' singing is actually

A．an expression of happiness

B．a way of warning

C．an expression of anger

D．a language of their own

2.What is a bird's "territory"?

A．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice．

B．A place where other bird families are not accepted．

C．An area for which birds fight against each other．

D．An area which a bird considers to be its own

3.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away．

B．Because their singing helps get rid of their fears．

C．Because they want to find outsiders around．

D．Because they want to invite more bird friends．

4.How does the writer explain birds' singing?

A．By comparing birds with human beings．            B．By reporting experimental results．

C．By describing birds'daily life．                    D．By telling a bird's story．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims（声称）as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting（筑巢）season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually ______.

A. an expression of happiness　　 B. an expression of anger

C. a way of greeting　　 D. a way of warning

2.How does the writer explain birds’ singing?

A. By comparing birds with human beings.

B. By telling a bird’s story.

C. By reporting experiment results.

D. By describing birds’ daily life.

3.What is a bird’s “territory”?

A. An area for which birds fight against each other.

B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.

C. An area which a bird considers to be its own.

D. A place where families of other species are not accepted.

4.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A. Because they want to find outsiders around.

B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.

C. Because they want to invite more friends.

D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析