One morning when I was 11, I explored the town’s abandoned round grain barn(谷仓). I found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through.
Inside, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. After my eyes adjusted, I noticed a shaft (升降机井) that rose all the way to the top of the barn. On one side was a one-man elevator with a long rope and roller.
I stepped onto the platform and gave the rope a drag and the elevator began sliding up the shaft, but stopped halfway. After a brief panic attack, I noticed holes in the wall at regular intervals, forming a ladder. For reasons known only to an 11-year-old, I decided it would be better to go up than down. So, with shaking hands, I began climbing the wall.
After what seemed like forever, I reached the top of the shaft. I stood up, dusted myself off and found…absolutely nothing of interest. It was just an empty room with a ladder leading up to the roof. I climbed all the way up here for this? Then I noticed a fire extinguisher(灭火器),which I’d always wanted to shoot off. So this was the chance of a lifetime. I tried it, and, much to my surprise, the thing worked! It shot out a thick cloud of powder that instantly filled the room. I couldn’t breathe. I was going to choke to death, and they’d probably never even find my body.
Luckily, I remembered the ladder to the roof. I climbed up, popped the straw roof and saw a bright blue sky.
I suddenly realized the dust and powder pouring out of the top could draw attention. So when the dust had settled, I climbed down and slipped out of the chained door. I’m not sure if I was more excited about being alive or about not being caught, but I ran all the way back home.
1.When the author got inside the barn, he _______.
A. noticed a man on the elevator
B. opened the chained sliding door
C. saw many dead mice in the dark
D. found a shaft leading to the top
2.Which of the following is the right order of the author’s adventure?
a. The elevator stopped halfway.
b. He entered the round grain barn.
c. He climbed to the top of the shaft.
d. He found a fire extinguisher and shot it off.
A. b-a-d-c B. a-c-b-d
C. c-a-d-b D. b-a-c-d
3.After getting out of the chained door, the author might feel _______.
A. inspired B. relieved
C. surprised D. disappointed
4.From the passage, we can learn that the author was probably a boy full of _______.
A. passions B. dreams
C. curiosity D. imagination
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
One morning when I was 11, I explored the town’s abandoned round grain barn(谷仓). I found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through.
Inside, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. After my eyes adjusted, I noticed a shaft (升降机井) that rose all the way to the top of the barn. On one side was a one-man elevator with a long rope and roller.
I stepped onto the platform and gave the rope a drag and the elevator began sliding up the shaft, but stopped halfway. After a brief panic attack, I noticed holes in the wall at regular intervals, forming a ladder. For reasons known only to an 11-year-old, I decided it would be better to go up than down. So, with shaking hands, I began climbing the wall.
After what seemed like forever, I reached the top of the shaft. I stood up, dusted myself off and found…absolutely nothing of interest. It was just an empty room with a ladder leading up to the roof. I climbed all the way up here for this? Then I noticed a fire extinguisher(灭火器),which I’d always wanted to shoot off. So this was the chance of a lifetime. I tried it, and, much to my surprise, the thing worked! It shot out a thick cloud of powder that instantly filled the room. I couldn’t breathe. I was going to choke to death, and they’d probably never even find my body.
Luckily, I remembered the ladder to the roof. I climbed up, popped the straw roof and saw a bright blue sky.
I suddenly realized the dust and powder pouring out of the top could draw attention. So when the dust had settled, I climbed down and slipped out of the chained door. I’m not sure if I was more excited about being alive or about not being caught, but I ran all the way back home.
1.When the author got inside the barn, he _______.
A. noticed a man on the elevator
B. opened the chained sliding door
C. saw many dead mice in the dark
D. found a shaft leading to the top
2.Which of the following is the right order of the author’s adventure?
a. The elevator stopped halfway.
b. He entered the round grain barn.
c. He climbed to the top of the shaft.
d. He found a fire extinguisher and shot it off.
A. b-a-d-c B. a-c-b-d
C. c-a-d-b D. b-a-c-d
3.After getting out of the chained door, the author might feel _______.
A. inspired B. relieved
C. surprised D. disappointed
4.From the passage, we can learn that the author was probably a boy full of _______.
A. passions B. dreams
C. curiosity D. imagination
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It was early one hot morning in 2015 when, accompanied by my mother, I was________wheeled to the taxi stand. Three weeks earlier, I had________my left ankle at home. Now, I was on my way to being_______ for an operation at the Philippine General Hospital.
I was feeling _______as I’d never had surgery before and the thought of it________me. After waiting for________for more than 90 minutes, we were still standing there. It usually only takes a few minutes, but on this particular Sunday they would_______ us either already filled with passengers or________to take us. Perhaps they weren’t _______to carry my _______. My mother was starting to get frustrated as we were fast running out of time; our________was scheduled for 10:45am. Then a black SUV_______ and stopped in front of us. The driver, taking a look at us, said, “You two look like you could use a_______!” He told us he’d seen us earlier as he was taking his son to a________school activity. He was now returning home and saw that we were still there.
With no questions asked, this good Samaritan welcomed us aboard and got us to the hospital. We arrived at 10:30 – just in time. He refused any_______, saying people should help one another. He left with a smile.
I was finally_______. A long recovery process and physical therapy followed and now I am able to________again.
To this day we have not________again this friendly driver who went out of his way, but his generosity towards us has________in our minds and taught me to keep watch for and help others ____.
1.A. deliberately B. roughly C. gently D. toughly
2.A. broken B. lost C. burnt D. treated
3.A. protected B. assessed C. rejected D. updated
4.A. painful B. cautious C. optimistic D. nervous
5.A. attracted B. hurt C. worried D. impressed
6.A. a taxi B. an ambulance C. my father D. my doctor
7.A. pick up B. squeeze out C. deal with D. pass by
8.A. eager B. unwilling C. delighted D. unable
9.A. equipped B. allowed C. informed D. demanded
10.A. stick B. wheelchair C. mother D. ankle
11.A. enquiry B. ceremony C. appointment D. challenge
12.A. broke down B. got through C. speeded up D. pulled over
13.A. lift B. cart C. guide D. treat
14.A. winter B. weekend C. Christmas D. night
15.A. comment B. praise C. reward D. blame
16.A. turned down B. operated on C. left out D. attended to
17.A. breathe B. concentrate C. drive D. walk
18.A. get over B. get across C. come over D. come across
19.A. changed B. faded C. stuck D. disappeared
20.A. in need B. in despair C. in time D. in sight
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.It was already one in the morning I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open.
A.when | B.that | C.which | D.since |
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It was already one in the morning ________ I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open.
A.when B.that C.which D.since
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1.What did Peter find when he woke up one morning?
A. His house was surrounded by the flood.
B. There was water all over the floor.
C. His car was upside down in the street.
2.What is the usual rainfall of the whole month of June in Peter’s hometown?
A. About 16 inches. B. About 17 inches. C. About 70 inches.
3.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. How people fought against a natural disaster.
B. Many people died in a serious flood.
C. A big flood struck Peter’s hometown.
高二英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
Edmund Percival Hillary was one of the greatest explorers of the twentieth century. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1919. He discovered an interest in mountain climbing while he was still in high school and began climbing New Zealand's Southern Alps.
Like his father, Hillary earned his living as a beekeeper. However, he continued to climb mountains. His goal was to climb Mt. Everest, which is the highest mountain in the world. By the early 1950s, several expeditions(探险队)had attempted to reach the summit of Everest, but all had failed. Then, in 1953, Hillary and a Nepalese climber named Tenzing Norgay became the first two people to reach the top of the world.
Hillary's spirit of exploration was not satisfied. He joined an expedition to Antarctica and reached the South Pole in 1958. He also made an expedition up the Ganges River to its source in the Himalayas. Sir Edmund Hillary was a brave adventurer. He went where no man or woman had gone before.
Although Hillary was best known as the young man who climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest in the 1950s, he continued his journeys to far-off places into his senior years. For instance, in his mid-sixties Hillary flew to the North Pole with Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. Moreover, Hillary authored many books. However, his most lasting gift, perhaps, was the Sir Edmund Hillary Himalayan Trust(信托基金). It raised millions of dollars and contributed to schools, hospitals and many other public improvements in the Sherpa villages of Nepal. In January 2008, Sir Edmund Hillary died at the age of 88.
Despite being a great adventurer and known for the treasure he left Sir Edmund Hillary always modestly referred to himself as a simple beekeeper from New Zealand.
1.Hillary was interested in ________ when he was in high school.
A. mountain-climbing B. bee-keeping
C. money-raising D. story-writing
2.Hillary became well-known because ________.
A. he reached both the South Pole and the North Pole
B. he was the first to reach the top of Mt. Everest
C. he lived in places where no humans had gone
D. he made a lot of money as a beekeeper
3.We can learn from the passage that Hillary is ________.
A. outgoing and fearless
B. talented and honest
C. determined and caring
D. hardworking and careful
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Early one morning the sub-inspector at a station at the other end of the town rang me. An elephant was damaging the town. Would I please come and do something about it? I did not know what I could do, but I got onto a horse and started out. I took my gun, maybe too small to kill an elephant, but I thought the noise might scare him. Various local people stopped me on the way and told me about the elephant's doings. It was not, of course, a wild elephant, but a tame one. It had been chained up but last night it had broken its chain and escaped. Its owner had set out to run after it, but had taken the wrong direction. He was now twelve hours' journey away, and in the morning the elephant had suddenly appeared in the town. It had already destroyed somebody's bamboo hut (棚屋), killed a cow and turned over fruit¬stalls. I came round the hut and saw a man's dead body sprawling in the mud. He was an Indian, and he could not have been dead many minutes. The people said that the elephant caught him with its trunk, put its foot on his back and grounded him into the earth. This was the rainy season and he was lying on his stomach in the soft mud, the peacebreaker standing beside, looking innocent. As I lifted my gun, I hesitated a few seconds. Then I fired. That was a shot for him. You could see the pain of it knocking the last strength from his legs. But in falling he seemed for a moment to rise, his trunk reaching skyward like a tree. He trumpeted, for the first and only time. And then down he came, with a crash that shook the ground.
1.Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE?
A.He was an Indian. |
B.He knew elephants well. |
C.He was not a local villager. |
D.He was the owner of the elephant. |
2.The elephant made so much trouble because ________.
A.its owner treated him cruelly |
B.it got out of control |
C.it hated the village people |
D.it was a wild elephant |
3.The underlined words “the peacebreaker” in Paragraph 4 refer to ________.
A.the elephant | B.the dead man |
C.the author | D.the sub¬inspector |
4.It can be inferred that the author felt ________ when he shot the elephant.
A.excited | B.sad | C.frightened | D.happy |
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
This morning traffic was ____ by an accident outside the town hall.
A.held off | B.held up | C.held on | D.held over |
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One morning Mrs Smith was driving home after she had done shopping. When she drove near a rubbish dump, she noticed a microwave oven(微波炉) not far from the side of the road.“John is a good electrician!”she said to herself.“Perhaps he can repair this. I'll take it home and let him try.”She picked up the oven and put it in the boot of her car. Then she drove on happily. A few kilometers later, she heard the siren (警报器)of a police car behind her. She looked in the driving mirror and saw a policeman waving to her to tell her to pull over and stop.
Mrs Smith was very puzzled. She slowed down at the side of the road. A traffic policeman got out of the police car and walked up to her.
“Can I see your driving license and insurance certificate(保险证),please? ”he asked her. He copied down details of her name, address and the number of the car.“What's wrong, officer?” Mrs Smith asked. The policeman did not reply. He looked in the car and then at the back. “Open the boot, please.”he said to Mrs Smith.
Mrs Smith was still puzzled. She opened the boot and pointed to the microwave oven. "I found this old microwave oven a few minutes ago," she said. "I'm just taking it home to see if my husband can repair it." The policeman stared at her for a moment to see if she was telling the truth. "That's not a microwave oven." he said at last. "That's our radar set(雷达装置). It was the start of a speed trap. Do you mind if we have it back?" Mrs Smith's face turned red. "Oh", she said," I'm very sorry. I wouldn't have touched it if I'd known what it was."
1.Why did Mrs Smith pick up the police's radar set and want to take it home?
A.She had no microwave oven and wanted one.
B.She took it for a waste microwave oven.
C.She saw nobody was looking.
D.She just wanted to steal it.
2.The underlined word "boot" in the third paragraph means_____ .
A.the outer covering for the foot
B.the outer covering for the car
C.the place for luggage at the back of a car
D.the place for metal equipment for protection
3.Choose the right order of the events(事件) given in the passage.
a. The policeman wrote down Mrs Smith's name, address and the car number.
b. Mrs Smith picked up a radar set and put it in the boot of her car.
c. The policeman took back the radar set.
d. Mrs Smith went shopping.
e. A policeman signed Mrs Smith to stop her car.
f. The policeman found the radar set in the boot of Mrs Smith's car.
A.b,d,e,f,c,a B.d,b,e,f,c,a C.b,d,e,a,f,c D.d,b,e,a,f,c
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One early morning, John was walking outside when he caught _1.__(see) of heavy smoke _2._(come) up from his neighbour’s house. There must be 3._ fire. He immediately went to dial 119. The fire-engine soon came and the firemen started to put the fire _4._.Suddenly, they heard someone __5._(cry) for help. A boy and a girl could be seen _6.__(trap) in the __7._(burn) house. Their life was _8._ danger. The next moment, one of the firemen started to climb onto the roof, _9._(use) a long ladder, and managed to carry the boy and the girl down.
Thanks _10. them and the firemen, the fire was soon put out and nobody was seriously hurt.
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