________a reply from my American friend Bill,...

________a reply from my American friend Bill, I decided to send another email to him.

A．Not having received                     B．Not being received

C．Not receiving                          D．Not to receive.

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Two local girls recently decided to forgo receiving presents for their birthday from their friends, and gave them to those in need. “I don’t want anyone to be hungry, Mattie Dimmitt said.

Mattie is the daughter of Travis and Elizabeth Dirnrnitt and celebrated her 6th birthday earlier this month. For her birthday, she wanted to do something for other children.

For her party, Mattie’s friends arrived with gifts, but the packages weren’t filled with toys, cans and boxes of food instead. Once her party was over, Mattie, with some help, took the donations of food to the Maryville Ministry Center and presented it to Ministry Center coordinator Merlin Atkins,

“It shows her character. She’s an empathetic kid and she feels things deeply, ”Elizabeth said. “If she sees someone upset, sad or in need. she wants to help them out.”

Mattie was not the only local child who recently decided to give back to their community for their birthday. Mattie’s best friend, Eliana, celebrated her 5th birthday in February and decided that she wanted to give back, as well.

“If we could pay the support and love we get from people forward, it would be a great thing, ”Eliana’s father, Tim Wall, said, "For Eliana’s birthday, she wanted to invite her friends and instead of asking for more toys or presents, she thought it would be a good idea to raise some food for the Ministry Center.”

“For being so young, it’s a blessing to have kids that are living for something more than themselves,” Wall said. “I’m hopeful that it will continue over time and it’s amazing to see kids doing things for others.

1.What does the underlined word “forgo” in paragraph 1 mean?

A. Give up.　　 B. Agree with.

C. Consider　　 D. Admit

2.How did Mattie do to help the people in need?

A. By inviting them to her birthday party.　　 B. By giving a birthday cake to them to eat

C. By refusing to accept gifts from her friends.　　 D. By donating some food as an action of charity.

3.What similarity do Mattie and Eliana have?

A. They don’t want to be famous　　 B. They are fond of helping others

C. They were born in the same year.　　 D. They don’t like birthday presents.

4.What do we know about Wall according to the text？

A. He decided to give more food to his daughter.

B. He supported what his daughter had done.

C. He felt worried about his daughter’s action.

D. He wanted to do something to help his daughter.

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I was enjoying my dessert and talking to my American friend Janice at the table when I noticed people _____ at me.

A. to stare　　　 B. stared　　　　 C. staring　　 D. being stared

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My American friend kindly invited me to her home to celebrate this year’s Thanksgiving Day. I 1. (experience) my first ever Thanksgiving.

On that day, we watched the Thanksgiving parade (游行) in New York City on TV. My friend’s family sat 2.front of the television. They came from all over the States and enjoyed being together. 3. (look) at their happy faces, I thought it was really a holiday for families, just like the Mid-Autumn Festival in China.

That evening, we had a big Thanksgiving dinner. This 4. (tradition) meal includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes and assorted vegetables. When the dishes and plates arrived at the table, we started to take 5. (turn) to say the things we were 6. (thank) for. This, in fact, is a Thanksgiving tradition many families practice in the US.

Then, the food 7. (pass) around the table and we all ate far too much. I also had desserts with my dinner. There　 8. (be) different kinds of pies, such as apple pies, pumpkin pies and coconut pies.

If one mentions Thanksgiving, one must talk about Black Friday, the Friday 9. follows Thanksgiving Day. Shops across the United States will give their 10. (big) sales of the whole year on Black Friday. Many people go crazy about it. I saw many long queues outside the shops on that day.

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My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country.We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition.

In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town . As we were passing elephants, we stopped , confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs . No chains, no cages. It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not . My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,”he said , “When they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away. They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free. We were amazed . These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something , simply because we failed at it once before ? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us ? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still , how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt.

1.What was the author most interested in during his visit?

2.What amazed them was to see__________.

3.The elephants never tried to get away because_______.

4.The author holds the view that _______.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I'm in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, “I’m having a dinner party” means: "I'm booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the checque evenly, no matter what you eat." Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: "Where are you going?" And it's not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone know I have nowhere to go.

But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India. Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York. The mix is less striking. It's like a gathering at Bloomingdale's, a well-known department store.

For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery's, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club.

1.What does the word "shot" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Choice.       B. Try          C. Style.            D. Goal

2.What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York?

A There is a strange mix of people.       B. The restaurants are expensive.

C. The bill is not fairly shared.        D. People have to pay cash

3.What does the author think of the parties in London?

A. A bit unusual          B. Full of tricks.

C. Less costly.           D. More interesting.

4. What is the author's opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience？

A. Easy-going.     B. Self-centred.    C. Generous.    D. Conservative.

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I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I'm in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, “I’m having a dinner party” means: "I'm booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the checque evenly, no matter what you eat." Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: "Where are you going?" And it's not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone know I have nowhere to go.

But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India. Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York. The mix is less striking. It's like a gathering at Bloomingdale's, a well-known department store.

For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery's, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club.

1.What does the word "shot" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Choice.　　　　 B. Try　　　　　　 C. Style.　　　　　　　　 D. Goal

2.What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York?

A There is a strange mix of people.

B. The restaurants are expensive.

C. The bill is not fairly shared.

D. People have to pay cash

3.What does the author think of the parties in London?

A. A bit unusual　　　　　　 B. Full of tricks.

C. Less costly.　　　　　　　 D. More interesting.

4.What is the author's opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience？

A. Easy-going.　　 B. Self-centred.

C. Generous. 　 　　 D. Conservative.

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I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I’m in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, “I’m having a dinner party means: I’m booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can’t afford and we’ll be sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat.” Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They’ll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: Where are you going? And it’s not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone knows I have nowhere to go.

But in London, dinner parties are in people’s homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India. Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York. The mix is less striking. It’s like a gathering at Bloomingdale’s, a well-known department store.

For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery’s, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club.

1.What does the word “shot” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Choice.　　 B. Try.　　 C. Style.　　 D. Goal.

2.What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York?

A. There is a strange mix of people.

B. The restaurants are expensive.

C. The bill is not fairly shared.

D. People have to pay cash.

3.What does the author think of the parties in London?

A. A bit unusual.　　　 B. Full of tricks.

C. Less costly.　　　　 D. More interesting.

4.What is the author’s opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience?

A. Easy-going.　　 B. Self-centred.

C. Generous.　　　　 D. Conservative.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I'm in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, '“I’m　 having a dinner party' means: "I'm booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the checque evenly, no matter what you eat." Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: "Where are you going?" And it's not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone knows I have nowhere to go.

But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India. Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York. The mix is less striking. It's like a gathering at Bloomingdale's, a well-known department store.

For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery's, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club

1.What does the word "shot" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Choice.　　 B. Try　　 C. Style.　　 D. Goal

2.What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York?

A There is a strange mix of people.

B. The restaurants are expensive.

C. The bill is not fairly shared.

D. People have to pay cash

3.What does the author think of the parties in London?

A. A bit unusual　　　 B．Full of tricks.

C．Less costly.　　 D. More interesting.

4.What is the author's opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience？

A. Easy-going.　　 B. Self-centred.

C. Generous. 　 　　 D. Conservative.

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My friend just cannot _______ to the different life style here in American.

A. adapt       B. adopt       C. add         D. apply

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