________ all her effort, she failed to reach ...

________ all her effort, she failed to reach her aim.

A. Because of        B. Instead of        C. In spite of        D. Together with

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.

1.The ant could not reach the side though ________.

A. she could smell well

B. she asked the dove to save her

C. she tried very hard

D. she cried for help

2.The dove saved the ant because ________.

A. she was the ant's friend

B. she took pity on the poor ant

C. the ant was almost exhausted

D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time

3.The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of ________.

A. a leaf                            B. a piece of wood

C. a blade of grass                    D. a raft

4.Just as the man shot at the dove, ________.

A. the dove immediately flew away

B. the dove hid himself in the grass

C. the ant told the dove to leave at once

D. he felt something biting him in the foot

5.In writing the story, the writer wants to show ________.

A. how kind the dove was

B. how clever the ant was

C. how the ant and the dove helped each other

D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Her voice was shaking _______ all her efforts to control it.

A. although　　 B. in terms of　　 C. despite　　 D. therefore

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival. She lives on the other side of the world, and I went to visit her, not wanting to leave and feeling like I was leaving home against my will. However, I wanted to show her my support because she is my only sister.

So I boarded the plane in mid-August, and hated the long flight. I arrived, tired and hungry. I had left my husband of 2 years, alone, in our old New Orleans house.

I was all set and ready to perform for my sister for the music festival on Sunday morning when I received a call from Chicago. The hurricane was predicted to hit our city, and many people had already evacuated, but my husband chose to stay behind. He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world, but he could call his cousin in Chicago. He gave his cousin a message for me, that he would be just fine, and not to worry.

As the day wore on, I finally took the stage in front of hundreds of Europeans, and I realized, thanks to CNN, that New Orleans was under water.

I performed, hoping that my husband would survive. And I performed perfectly. The audience stood and applauded. I left the stage and went straight to the TV. I saw the street sign near my home, of Humanity Street, but nothing below it, except water.

In the days that followed, I found out that my house, my car, my clothes, my furniture, everything that I’d left behind was gone…but not my husband. He survived by riding on the rear bumper（后保险杠）of a VW bus, holding on to the overhead luggage rack, in the pouring rain, down the highway from New Orleans, half-way to Baton Rouge. The rest of the journey was a long walk, but he survived.

By the first week of September, I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport, and hugged my husband. Since then, our relationship has grown deeper; we have completely rebuilt our house, bought a new car, bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational, spirit-filled community.

1.2.Why did the author leave home?

A. To look after her sister.　　 B. To attend a music festival.

C. To watch a performance.　　 D. To visit her husband’s cousin.

3.4.How did the author feel when she left home?

A. Disappointed.　　 B. Worried.

C. Tired.　　 D. Unwilling.

5.6.What does the underlined word “evacuated” mean?

A. Gathered.　　 B. Struggled.

C. Escaped.　　 D. Hid.

7.8.What might be the title for the passage?

A. Lost it All, Gained Even More.　　 B. Once Gone, Never Returned.

C. Caught in the Hurricane.　　 D. Trapped in a Dilemma.

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I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival.She lives on the other side of the world, and I went to visit her,not wanting to leave and feeling like I was leaving home against my will.However,I wanted to show her my support because she is my only sister.

So I boarded the plane in mid-August,and hated the long flight.I arrived,tired and hungry.I had left my husband of 2 years,alone,in our old New Orleans house.

I was all set and ready to perform for my sister for the music festival on Sunday morning when I received a call from Chicago.The hurricane was predicted to hit our city,and many people had already evacuated,but my husband chose to stay behind.He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world,but he could call his cousin in Chicago.He gave his cousin a message for me,that he would be just fine,and not to worry.

As the day wore on,I finally took the stage in front of hundreds of Europeans,and I realized,thanks to CNN,that New Orleans was under water.

I performed,hoping that my husband would survive.And I performed perfectly.The audience stood and applauded.I left the stage and went straight to the TV.I saw the street sign near my home,of Humanity Street,but nothing below it,except water.

In the days that followed,I found out that my house,my car,my clothes,my furniture,everything that I'd left behind was gone...but not my husband.He survived by riding on the rear bumper（后保险杆）of a VW bus,holding on to the overhead luggage rack,in the pouring rain,down the highway from New Orleans,half-way to Baton Rouge.The rest of the journey was a long walk,but he survived.

By the first week of September,I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport,and hugged my husband.Since then,our relationship has grown deeper;we have completely rebuilt our house,bought a new car,bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational,spirit-filled community.

1.Why did the author leave home?

A. To look after her sister.　　 B. To attend a music festival.

C. To watch a performance.　　 D. To visit her husband's cousin.

2.How did the author feel when she left home?

A. Disappointed.　　 B. Worried.

C. Tired.　　 D. Unwilling.

3.What does the underlined word "evacuated" mean?

A. Gathered　　 B. Struggled

C. Escaped　　 D. Hid

4.What might be the title for the passage?

A. Lost it All,Gained Even More　　 B. Once Gone,Never Returned

C. Caught in the Hurricane　　 D. Trapped in a Dilemma

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

All Mrs Smith's efforts to tidy the room were _____ because her grandson soon made a mess of it again.

A. at all costs　　 B. at random

C. in vain　　　 　　 D. in return

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Though the girl________to learn Japanese, she couldn’t catch up with her classmates.

A. made effort                  B. made an effort

C. took every effort              D. gave her efforts

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

As her eyesight failed, she know she’d have to ________ from the community healthy committee.

A. receive          B. resign                   C. recover          D. recycle

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Sheila Green was married 12 years ago.1.When her youngest child reached school age, she decided to go back to work.2.Her salary could make a difference between a financial struggle and a secure financial situation for her family. Sheila also felt bored and frustrated in her role as a homemaker and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home.

However, Sheila was worried about her children’s adjustment to this new situation. She arranged for them to go to stay with a woman nearby after school each afternoon.3.While a problem seemed to appear between Sheila and her husband Sandy. When Sheila was at home all day, she was able to clean the house, go grocery shopping, wash the clothes, take care of the children and cook two or three meals each day.4.

Now the same things need to be done, but Sheila has only evenings and early mornings to do them.5.　 Sandy is accustomed to sitting down and reading a paper of watching TV until dinners is ready. This is exactly what Sheila feels like doing, but someone has to fix dinner and Sandy expects it to be Sheila. Sheila is becoming very angry at Sandy’s feels that everything should be the same as it was before Sheila went back to work.

A.　　 They seemed to be happy with the arrangement.

B.　　 Sheila thought that she should contribute to the household finances.

C.　　 Her oldest child studies in a school near her home.

D.　　 Both Sheila and Sandy are tired when they arrive home at 6 p.m.

E.　　 She has three children and lives in a suburb outside Columbus, Ohio.

F.　　 Sheila does not only work in a company, but also the housework.

G.　　 She was very busy, of course, but she succeeded in getting everything done.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

She _________ high and tries hard to make her dream come true.

A. achieves　　 　 B. reaches　 　　 C. misses 　　 D. aims

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