The flowers are blooming and the birds are si...

The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing as Melinda sits in the rose garden of the nursing home. She is recalling old times as she waits for her family’s arrival. The nursing home has been Melinda’s new settlement ever since Thomas passed away a week ago. Thomas had fought a long and hard battle against lung cancer for three years. Unfortunately, he has broken the promise that he and Melinda had made: to be with each other for every birthday. Melinda knew this was unrealistic (不现实的) but agreed to the promise for Thomas’s sake.

“Thomas, you are completely a dreamer.” Melinda shouted to Thomas as he dragged on about living on an island with his beautiful wife. That’s what she loved about him most—he had a vivid imagination. They got married at age eighteen and began having children right away. Mary came within the year, followed by Thomas Benjamin II, Lilly-Ann, and Joseph “Little Joey” George. The family lived an exultant life filled with laughter and love.

“Mom!” Lilly shouted, but it really sounded like a howl. Melinda had lost herself in thinking about the life she had shared with her late husband. Lilly pushed her down the long dark halls of the nursing home until they arrived at the recreational room.

When the doors opened, Melinda put her hand over her mouth and was completely speechless. The room was crowded with the people nearest and dearest to her and the warmth and love was felt instantly. The night went on; stories and cocktails were shared and everything was perfect.

However, when Melinda caught a moment to herself she looked around at her family. With a smile on her face, she raised her Manhattan and called out for a toast. “This one is for you, Thomas, though you are not here.”

1.Why did Thomas break his promise?

A. He died of lung cancer. B. He was busy with his work.

C. He had to serve in the army. D. He stopped loving Melinda.

2.Which of the following best explains “exultant” underlined in Paragraph 2?

A. peaceful. B. stressful.

C. happy. D. simple.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Melinda liked to drink alcohol. B. Melinda was tired of noise.

C. Melinda’s children forgot their father. D. Melinda missed her husband badly.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Memories of Old Days B. A Particular Birthday

C. A Woman at a Nursing Home D. A Big Surprise for Melinda

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Starving polar bears are eating one another in the Arctic. Flowers are blooming too soon and die. The ice caps are melting so fast that rising water levels will threaten coastal towns along Florida within several decades. These are just a few examples of the terrible consequences of climate change supported by a new analysis in Nature.

In the past three decades, average global temperatures have risen about 0. 6°C and are projected to jump by about 1. 7°C by the end of the century, says Cynthia Rosenzweig, who leads the Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University in New York. “We’ve already seen that a relatively low amount of warming,” she says, “can lead to a broad range of changes. ”

The unnatural warming caused by man-made greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide produced by cars and coal-powered plants, brings trouble for entire ecosystems. In North America alone, scientists have identified 89 species of plants, such as the American holly that have flowered earlier in the spring. In Spain, apple trees bloom 35 days ahead of schedule in response to the higher temperatures. Other wildlife, like the insects that use certain plants for food and the birds that feed on the insects, must then move forward their seasonal stirrings(萌动) and mating（交配） patterns to survive.

To try to follow this time shift, some birds such as robins, the classic symbol of winter’s thaw(解冻时期), are returning to Colorado from their migrations some two weeks earlier than in years past. All these changes can throw a food chain in disorder. Some bird species that arrive before the insects reappear may starve to death.

“Around the world, plants and animals are waking up to an earlier alarm clock than they used to,” says Terry Root, a biologist from Stanford University.

1.The underlined word “projected”(in Paragraph 2) probably means “____”.

2.According to the third paragraph, as a result of climate change ____ .

3.What can we know about robins according to the passage?

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

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Flowers only bloom(开花) when they are planted in the right soil. That is also true for me.

I first moved to Foxboro, Massachusetts, as a single mother with my baby daughter, Darcy. I was drawn to its New England beauty, friendly people and rich history. It happened that there were a lot of forsythia(连翘) bushes around the house in which I lived just like my childhood home. I joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where I taught the Sunday school. At church, I met my second husband, Dean. For more than 25 years, I bloomed in Foxboro, and I had another two children.

Then, when Darcy was a few years out of college, she moved to Alameda, California, to be near friends. I missed her badly. A year later my beloved husband Dean had deadly cancer. He only made it eight months. My heart was broken. Later I moved to Alameda with my children. It was a beautiful Victorian island, and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy. I even attended a church and made a few friends there. Still, I couldn’t help but miss Foxboro. It had everything and everyone I loved.

One spring day, when I was walking by a school, something yellow caught my eyes. Forsythia bushes! They made me homesick and I kept back my tears. “I miss you, Foxboro,” I whispered. Then I went into a shop and looked at some ceramic(陶瓷的) pots lined up on a shelf. A large white one seemed to catch my attention. “That’ll be perfect in my living room,” I thought.

I turned it over to look at the price. Instead I found these words: “New England Pottery, Foxboro, Massachusetts.” A piece of artwork, from my second hometown, was right here. It was able to spread across the country and so were forsythia bushes. I took it as a sign that I can bloom, right where I am.

1.From the text we learn that the author ____.

A．gave birth to three children in Foxboro

B．planted forsythia bushes around her house

C．got to know her second husband at church

D．worked as a middle school teacher in Foxboro

2.The author moved to Alameda so that she could ____.

A．have more time together with Darcy

B．forget the sorrow at her husband’s death

C．visit her children at Alameda College frequently

D．enjoy the beautiful scenery on the Victorian island

3.When the author saw forsythia bushes at a school she _____.

A．wanted to buy a ceramic pot to put them in

B．thought of her life in Foxboro

C．felt they would look great in her living room

D．believed they were real art work

4.Why does the author compare herself to flowers?

A．Because she wanted to show she likes flowers.

B．Because she can live in any place that is right like flowers.

C．Because she moved across the country just like flowers.

D．Because girls are like flowers that are blooming.

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The sun was shining and the birds singing. __________ a princess, pale and weeping.

A. Walked through the forest

B. Through the forest walked

C. Through the forest walking

D. Walking through the forest

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If you live near the lake, ____ are that you will hear birds singing to welcome the new day.

A. possibilities             B. situations                       C. chances                          D. opportunities

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If you live in the country or have ever visited there, ____ are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day.

A.thinks B.facts C.chances D.possibilities

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April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes. And with those flowers comes May Day, a holiday that most people have heard of but have no idea what it’s for

May Day, celebrated on May 1 every year, has its roots in ancient pagan（异教徒的） festivals marking a new start of a new season——summer. Over the centuries, it developed and took on a more non-religious nature In Europe, including the addition of maypole dances that the holiday is now associated with. But May Day isn’t all about skipping around with ribbons in the sunshine. It has also been on the same day as International Workers' Day since the 1880s. In fact, May Day refers to America's Labor Day for certain countries.

On May 1, 1886, hundreds of thousands of U. S. industrial workers participated in a nationwide strike to demand an 8-hour workday. The protests in Chicago lasted for several days, and on May 3, a strike at McCormick Reaper Works ended in a brawl with police officers. Several strikers were wounded or killed. The next night, the violence became even worse. When police came to break up a crowd of protestors gathered in Hay-market Square, a bomb went off in the police ranks. The bomb killed seven policemen and wounded 60 more. Police then opened fire on the crowd, killing several men and wounding 200.

In memory of these events, the International Socialist Conference declared May 1 as an international holiday for labor. That’s why the world sees not only celebrations of warmer weather on the first day of May, but oftentimes marches for labor unions as well

1.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Why people celebrate May Day.

B. How May Day came into existence

C. Activities held to celebrate May Day

D. Ways to honor May Day worldwide

2.From Paragraph 2, May Day was initially celebrated to___________

A. honor the end of April showers

B. mark the beginning of summer

C. explore its religious aspects in Europe

D. show the long history of maypole dances

3.What does the underlined word "brawl "in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Protest

B. Quarrel

C. Contradiction

D. Fight

4.It can be known from the text that _________

A. all festivals were closely related to religion

B. celebrations on May Day caused many deaths

C. 19th-century workers had a longer workday than eight hours

D. International Workers' Day has no connection with Americas Labor Day

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Tulips(郁金香) are the national flower of Iran and Turkey. The European name for the flower is a misuse of the Persian word for turban(头巾), a mistake probably arising in the common Turkish custom of wearing flowers in the folds of the turban. Alternatively, the misuse may have arisen because this eastern flower, when not yet in full bloom, looks like a turban. In Persia, to give a red tulip was to declare your love for someone. The black center of the red tulip was said to represent the lover’s heart, burned to a coal by love’s passion.

Originally growing in the Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey), tulips were imported into Holland in the sixteenth century. When Carolus Clusius wrote the first major book on tulips in 1592, they became so popular that the tulips in his garden were stolen from time to time. As the Dutch Golden Age grew, so did this colorful flower. They were commonly seen in paintings and at festivals. In the mid-seventeenth century, tulips even created the first economics bubble（泡沫经济）, known as “Tulip Mania”. At that time, tulips were so expensive that they were used as money until the market for them crashed.

Today, Holland is still known for its tulips and other flowers, often sincerely called “the flower shop of the world.” Tulips are planted in great fields of beautiful color, and transform the landscape into a sea of different colors. Tulip festivals are held throughout the country in spring. However, the most well-known tulip festival is organized in the Noordoostpolder, a province in the central Netherlands, each year. Held in the middle of the tulip fields, this flower festival runs from late April to early May. The Dutch people took their love of tulips abroad when they settled, and tulips and tulip festivals are now found in New York and Michigan, where the connection to their Dutch roots is still very strong.

1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the first paragraph?

A. The origin of tulips.　　　　 B. The meaning of tulips.

C. What tulips look like.　　　 D. How tulips were named.

2.What can we learn from the text?

A. Carolus Clusius’ book made people import tulips into Holland.

B. Holland is called “the flower shop of the world” because of the tulip.

C. The tulip festival in the Noordoostpolder is sometimes held indoors.

D. Holland is not the birthplace of tulips.

3.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A. The Dutch people’s love of tulips.

B. Tulip festivals in Holland and abroad.

C. Noordoostpolder, the tulip shop of the world.

D. Tulips and the landscape of Holland.

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Today, I was sitting with some other students and teachers as the judges of the annual singing contest of Beijing National Day School (BNDS). Watching the wonderful performances on stage, I could not help________what happened last year.

Last year was the first year I came to the BNDS International Department. The first month at BNDS was almost a(n)________: Curiosity quickly________, replaced by a heavy workload. To make matters worse, I was ______a total stranger in a new environment. When I was in trouble, I was too________to turn to anyone for help. I shut the door to the outside world.

I thought I might continue to_______in darkness by myself, until one day, I saw the______of the annual singing contest. If I was not brave enough to communicate in words, maybe I could______my heart out. Having made my decision, I joined the audition (试镜). Luckily, I_______among more than 100 contestants and entered the top 32. After another three rounds of competition, I made_______to the finals together with three other contestants.________more and more students knew that I joined the contest, they went to watch my performance, volunteered to_______for me and then shared my singing videos on social media. It seemed that I became well-known overnight.

Finally, the big day came. When I________the nerve to walk onstage, I could not believe my eyes. The dark theater was suddenly lit up by________sticks, which were like stars in a dark sky. “Come on, Becky!” A shout broke the silence, followed by kind laughter. When it became_______again, I began to sing.

The music started, which drew me back to________. Now I might not remember clearly what songs I sang last year, but I would never forget the________in the darkness.  From then on, I had my_______, made friends, and I even joined the singing club. Singing opens the door________a brand-new world. I know I will stay at BNDS, and I won’t be________.

1.A.scanning B.recalling C.evaluating D.conveying

2.A.disaster B.turning C.growth D.alarm

3.A.distributed B.split C.choked D.faded

4.A.practically B.vitally C.elegantly D.digitally

5.A.sceptical B.shallow C.shy D.sharp

6.A.struggle B.sacrifice C.withdraw D.crash

7.A.detail B.sample C.application D.poster

8.A.dial B.sing C.try D.let

9.A.dropped out B.came out C.stood out D.chewed out

10.A.myself B.it C.them D.itself

11.A.As B.Though C.While D.When

12.A.approve B.applaud C.vote D.qualify

13.A.filled in B.swelled up C.wound up D.got up

14.A.circulating B.linking C.crossing D.waving

15.A.stable B.quiet C.dull D.calm

16.A.truth B.fact C.reality D.case

17.A.lights B.devices C.receivers D.circumstances

18.A.companions B.fans C.opponents D.receptionists

19.A.of B.in C.to D.on

20.A.accessible B.casual C.abnormal D.alone

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Today, I was sitting with some other students and teachers as the judges of the annual singing contest of Beijing National Day School (BNDS). Watching the wonderful performances on stage, I could not help _______ what happened last year.

Last year was the first year I came to the BNDS International Department. The first month at BNDS was almost a(n) _______: Curiosity quickly _______, replaced by a heavy workload. To make matters worse, I was _______ a total stranger in a new environment. When I was in trouble, I was too _______ to turn to anyone for help. I shut the door to the outside world.

I thought I might continue to _______ in darkness by myself, until one day, I saw the _______ of the annual singing contest. If I was not brave enough to communicate in words, maybe I could sing my heart out. Having made my decision, I joined the audition (试镜). Luckily, I _______ among more than 100 contestants and entered the top 32. After another three rounds of competition, I made it to the finals together with three other contestants. _______ more and more students knew that I joined the contest, they went to watch my performance, volunteered to ________ for me and then shared my singing videos on social media. It seemed that I became well-known overnight.

Finally, the big day came. When I ________ the nerve to walk onstage, I could not believe my eyes. The dark theater was suddenly lit up by ________ sticks, which were like stars in a dark sky. “Come on, Becky!” A shout broke the silence, followed by kind laughter. When it became ________ again, I began to sing.

The music started, which drew me back to reality. Now I might not remember clearly what songs I sang last year, but I would never forget the ________ in the darkness.　 From then on, I had my fans, made friends, and I even joined the singing club. Singing opens the door to a brand-new world. I know I will stay at BNDS, and I won’t be ________.

1.A.conveying B.evaluating C.recalling D.scanning

2.A.alarm B.disaster C.growth D.turning

3.A.distributed B.faded C.choked D.split

4.A.digitally B.elegantly C.practically D.vitally

5.A.shy B.sharp C.shallow D.sceptical

6.A.crash B.struggle C.sacrifice D.withdraw

7.A.application B.detail C.poster D.sample

8.A.came out B.chewed out C.dropped out D.stood out

9.A.As B.Though C.While D.When

10.A.approve B.applaud C.qualify D.vote

11.A.filled in B.swelled up C.wound up D.got up

12.A.circulating B.linking C.crossing D.waving

13.A.calm B.dull C.quiet D.stable

14.A.lights B.devices C.receivers D.circumstances

15.A.alone B.casual C.abnormal D.accessible

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析