There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26, she went to the wise man that is always 27 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 28 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 29 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 30 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never 31 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 32 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 33 at the door, and said in a (n) 34 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n) 35 that I want? It is very important to me.”
36, she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 37. They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 38 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 39 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 40 to comfort them till they 41. Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 42 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 43 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 44 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 45 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
1. A．joy B．danger C．belief D．sorrow
2. A．envied B．considered C．respected D．treated
3. A．strange B．magical C．valuable D．important
4. A．reward B．supply C．provide D．award
5. A．quarreling B．discussing C．reasoning D．arguing
6. A．suffered B．known C．obtained D．forgotten
7. A．honor B．favor C．need D．search
8. A．knocked B．broke C．stood D．pointed
9. A．excited B．confident C．sad D．urgent
10. A．place B．answer C．apartment D．person
11. A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Gradually D．Unfortunately
12. A．praise B．respect C．comfort D．encouragement
13. A．exchange B．describe C．simplified D．decorated
14. A．unfortunate B．unfriendly C．unimportant D．unfamiliar
15. A．planned B．managed C．continued D．stayed
16. A．settle down B．break down C．calm down D．get dwon
17. A．wherever B．whatever C．however D．whenever
18. A．excuse B．tale C．lie D．reason
19. A．curious B．puzzled C．worried D．involved
20. A．recognizing B．realizing C．remembering D．wondering
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There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26, she went to the wise man that is always 27 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 28 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 29 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 30 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never 31 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 32 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 33 at the door, and said in a (n) 34 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n) 35 that I want? It is very important to me.”
36, she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 37. They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 38 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 39 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 40 to comfort them till they 41. Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 42 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 43 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 44 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 45 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
1. A．joy B．danger C．belief D．sorrow
2. A．envied B．considered C．respected D．treated
3. A．strange B．magical C．valuable D．important
4. A．reward B．supply C．provide D．award
5. A．quarreling B．discussing C．reasoning D．arguing
6. A．suffered B．known C．obtained D．forgotten
7. A．honor B．favor C．need D．search
8. A．knocked B．broke C．stood D．pointed
9. A．excited B．confident C．sad D．urgent
10. A．place B．answer C．apartment D．person
11. A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Gradually D．Unfortunately
12. A．praise B．respect C．comfort D．encouragement
13. A．exchange B．describe C．simplified D．decorated
14. A．unfortunate B．unfriendly C．unimportant D．unfamiliar
15. A．planned B．managed C．continued D．stayed
16. A．settle down B．break down C．calm down D．get dwon
17. A．wherever B．whatever C．however D．whenever
18. A．excuse B．tale C．lie D．reason
19. A．curious B．puzzled C．worried D．involved
20. A．recognizing B．realizing C．remembering D．wondering
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There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. Sadly, she went to the holy man and asked, “What magical things do you have to bring my son back to life?”
Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥菜) seed from a home that has never known sadness. We will use it to drive the sadness out of your life.” The woman happily went off at once in search of that magical mustard seed.
She first came to a splendid house, knocked at the door and said, “I am looking for a home that has never known sadness. Is it such a place? It is very important to me.”
They told her “You’ve certainly come to the wrong place” and began to describe all the tragic things that had happened to them recently.
The woman said to herself, “I have had misfortune of my own. Who is able to help these poor, unfortunate people?” She stayed to comfort them, and then went on in search of a home that had never known sadness. But wherever she went, she found one tale after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so involved in other people’s sorrow that finally she forgot about her search for the magical mustard seed, never realizing that it had, in fact, driven the sadness out of her life.
1.Which of the following does the story lead us to believe?
A．Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
B．Time passed cannot be called back again.
C．You can’t feel happy unless compared with others.
D．You can’t expect to know the result until you have tried.
2.Instead of sending the woman away, the holy man________.
A．asked her to help him first
B．tried to comfort her with kind words
C．asked her to look for a thing that didn’t exist at all
D．tried to encourage her by talking with her
3.Leaving the holy man, the woman________.
A．was full of hope B．was filled with sadness
C．was determined to try again D．became discouraged
4.The best title for the text would be “________”.
A．A woman’s misfortune B．A nice surprise C．The holy man’s faith D．Cure for sadness
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There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. Sadly, she went to the holy man and asked, “What magical things do you have to bring my son back to life?”
Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥菜) seed from a home that has never known sadness. We will use it to drive the sadness out of your life.” The woman happily went off at once in search of that magical mustard seed.
She first came to a splendid house, knocked at the door and said, “I am looking for a home that has never known sadness. Is it such a place? It is very important to me.”
They told her “You’ve certainly come to the wrong place” and began to describe all the tragic things that had happened to them recently.
The woman said to herself, “I have had misfortune of my own. Who is able to help these poor, unfortunate people?” She stayed to comfort them, and then went on in search of a home that had never known sadness. But wherever she went, she found one tale after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so involved in other people’s sorrow that finally she forgot about her search for the magical mustard seed, never realizing that it had, in fact, driven the sadness out of her life.
1.Which of the following does the story lead us to believe?
A．Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
B．Time passed cannot be called back again.
C．You can’t feel happy unless compared with others.
D．You can’t expect to know the result until you have tried.
2.Instead of sending the woman away, the holy man________.
A．asked her to help him first
B．tried to comfort her with kind words
C．asked her to look for a thing that didn’t exist at all
D．tried to encourage her by talking with her
3.Leaving the holy man, the woman________.
A．was full of hope B．was filled with sadness
C．was determined to try again D．became discouraged
4.The best title for the text would be “________”.
A．A woman’s misfortune B．A nice surprise
C．The holy man’s faith D．Cure for sadness
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The story is about an old villager and his sons living in West China, ________ travelling beyond the mountain in their life.
A. none of whom B. neither of whom
C. none of them D. neither of them
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The story is about an old villager and his sons living in West China, _________ travelling beyond the mountain in their life.
A. none of them B. none of whom
C. neither of them D. neither of whom
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师) tried to trim(修剪) its claws.
Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog.”
A story about the death of Crouch’s pet, Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily. Crouch said a man sat on the dog to trim its nails. Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.
Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored. “If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I can’t do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.
“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待),” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills, said.
People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help. A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue, in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate … and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.”
“When Gooch was with me, I was happy,” Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch. There’s never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”
1.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. A disabled woman’s service dog.
B. A cruel groomer killed a disabled woman’s dog.
C. People’s love for a disabled woman who lost her dog.
D. Disabled woman loves to have the dog as company.
2. People called and emailed to .
A. offer help and care to Laurie Crouch.
B. give their angry voice to the groomer.
C. offer a cure for Crouch’s disease.
D. tell Crouch how to punish the groomer.
3.We can infer from the passage that .
Crouch refused to take another dog.
Crouch must be sad after losing her dog.
C. Crouch has accepted another dog from a stranger.
D. Crouch can live well without a dog’s company.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Oprah Winfrey is ______black woman whose rise to fame is ______ inspiring story.
A. /; an B. a; the C. the; the D. a; an
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
–There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man.
--My goodness! I can’t imagine ______that old. .
A. to be B. to have been
C. being D. having been
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
— There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man.
— My goodness! I can’t imagine________that old.
A．to be B．to have been C．being D．having been
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There is a well-known story about a farmer found an eagle(鹰) egg. The story reminds us of the importance of developing our full potential(潜力).
One day, a hardworking found an eagle’s egg lying on the ground of his farm. He was in a hurry he paid no attention to it and placed it together with all the chicken eggs. After several days, the egg hatched(孵化）and the little eagle into the world.
The eagle thought he was same as the other chickens, the eagle pecked(啄食）and dug for worms. He ran about and sometimes jumped around, flying a few in the air like the chickens. Over the years, the eagle grew old and tired. One day he saw a splendid bird overhead, and asked, “ is that?” “That’s the king of the -- the bald eagle,” replied a chicken. “The sky is her home. We’re chickens -- our home is the farm.”
And so the eagle lived and died a chicken, for that’s what he believed he was.
Are you an eagle that like a chicken? , many people have great talents but bring them to use. Actually, we make our talents take off by developing our character strengths. Suppose there was a young man who in the world. He asked questions about his environment, explored new neighborhoods where he lived, and soon he mentally mapped out the city he lived in. He used his curiosity to make the of his talents for spatial(空间的）intelligence.
When we use our character strengths, we will that we are eagles.
1.A. whose B. he C. which D. who
2.A. woman B. farmer C. lady D. worker
3.A. and B. because C. as D. but
4.A. carefully B. nervously C. carelessly D. slowly
5.A. come B. came C. comes D. coming
6.A. an B. a C. the D. /
7.A. but B. or C. and D. so
8.A. feet B. inches C. foot D. kilometers
9.A. fly B. flying C. flew D. flown
10.A. Where B. How C. Which D. Who
11.A. mountains B. sea C. forest D. sky
12.A. in B. over C. on D. about
13.A. after B. like C. before D. among
14.A. acts B. looks C. sounds D. thinks
15.A. Unfortunately B. Unbelievably C. Fortunately D. Interestingly
16.A. sometimes B. never C. regularly D. always
17.A. can B. could C. must D. might
18.A. was excited B. was surprised C. was terrified D. was interested
19.A. use B. effort C. best D. least
20.A. worry B. fear C. respect D. recognize
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