Mr. Eckerd at the end of the street was a different fellow with a different kind of house. He let kids from the neighborhood come to see his house, but only if they had written permission from their parents, and if he’d already spoken to the parents before.
What made it so different? He shared his home with rescued animals that the county couldn’t keep. He had the permission to have things like monkeys, large cats, and other strange creatures. His house had the ivy(常春藤)-covered brick wall and the iron gate across the driveway. Once you went inside, the hedges(树藤)lining the driveway were carved into the shapes of animals. There were other pretty plants on the grounds, too.
The old brick house held a lot of surprises. The double doors with the lion’s head door knockers opened into a large flat entryway. In the wooden board walls all around, there were fish tanks with colorful fishes. The ceilings were painted with scenes of plants and rare animals. Room opened off from there. Continuing down the hall, you came to a large courtyard, which had been caged in, partly open to the sky .A large group of tiny monkeys shook up and down trees. You had to walk through a caged tunnel into other parts of the house. They called out to whoever walked in, hoping for treats of fruits, nuts, and seeds. Behind that, the hall continued to a room full of snakes and lizards. It felt like a desert in that room, so dry and hot. It was not everyone’s favorite room, but it certainly was interesting. The final room was actually out back, and definitely not something to miss. It was much like a large glass bird cage or a greenhouse. It was there that you would usually find Mr Eckerd on a bench next to some carvings of jungle animals. He was watching the Bengal tiger that wandered back and forth inside the cage.
Mr. Eckerd’s house was the strangest and most unique place in town, a place very well worth seeing.
1.What was different about Mr. Eckerd’s house?
A. It was big and frightening.
B. It was full of flowers and gardens.
C. It had wild animals inside and outside.
D. It was an amusement park.
2.What kind of live animals was NOT at Mr. Eckerd’s house?
A. Fish B. Snakes and lizards.
C. Monkeys. D. Elephants.
3. What exhibit or animal room seemed to be the least popular for most people?
A. The tiger. B. The monkeys.
C. The birds. D. The snakes and lizards.
4.According to the story, ______seemed to be Mr. Eckerd’s favorite animal at his house.
A. The tiger. B. The monkeys.
C. The birds. D. The fish and reptiles
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Mr. Eckerd at the end of the street was a different fellow with a different kind of house. He let kids from the neighborhood come to see his house, but only if they had written permission from their parents, and if he’d already spoken to the parents before.
What made it so different? He shared his home with rescued animals that the county couldn’t keep. He had the permission to have things like monkeys, large cats, and other strange creatures. His house had the ivy(常春藤)-covered brick wall and the iron gate across the driveway. Once you went inside, the hedges(树藤)lining the driveway were carved into the shapes of animals. There were other pretty plants on the grounds, too.
The old brick house held a lot of surprises. The double doors with the lion’s head door knockers opened into a large flat entryway. In the wooden board walls all around, there were fish tanks with colorful fishes. The ceilings were painted with scenes of plants and rare animals. Room opened off from there. Continuing down the hall, you came to a large courtyard, which had been caged in, partly open to the sky .A large group of tiny monkeys shook up and down trees. You had to walk through a caged tunnel into other parts of the house. They called out to whoever walked in, hoping for treats of fruits, nuts, and seeds. Behind that, the hall continued to a room full of snakes and lizards. It felt like a desert in that room, so dry and hot. It was not everyone’s favorite room, but it certainly was interesting. The final room was actually out back, and definitely not something to miss. It was much like a large glass bird cage or a greenhouse. It was there that you would usually find Mr Eckerd on a bench next to some carvings of jungle animals. He was watching the Bengal tiger that wandered back and forth inside the cage.
Mr. Eckerd’s house was the strangest and most unique place in town, a place very well worth seeing.
1.What was different about Mr. Eckerd’s house?
A. It was big and frightening.
B. It was full of flowers and gardens.
C. It had wild animals inside and outside.
D. It was an amusement park.
2.What kind of live animals was NOT at Mr. Eckerd’s house?
A. Fish B. Snakes and lizards.
C. Monkeys. D. Elephants.
3. What exhibit or animal room seemed to be the least popular for most people?
A. The tiger. B. The monkeys.
C. The birds. D. The snakes and lizards.
4.According to the story, ______seemed to be Mr. Eckerd’s favorite animal at his house.
A. The tiger. B. The monkeys.
C. The birds. D. The fish and reptiles
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There was once a young man walking down the streets of Rome, from one end of the city to the other, on his way to visit a relative. While walking, he happened to a beautifully impressive church and heard sounds coming from the building. They sounded like a lot of pounding（冲击）.
Deciding to satisfy his , he approached the building, opened the heavy door and looked inside the church. Well , all he could was an old man in front of a big piece of marble , the marble with a chisel（凿子） and hammer.
“Well , it must be something very ,” the young man probably thought to himself, “ he doesn’t even notice me.” He then left the church and continued with his .
Several days later, he returned on the same . It seemed that the old man was still going at it, so he decided to ask him what he was doing.
He again went to the door, opened it and looked inside. To his , there was a big statue of an angel with wings spreading out wide open, light on it through the stained glass windows, and it the front of the church.
He could not help it but the next moment he was right next to the old man, his jaw hanging wide open. He with absolute amazement and a puzzled look on his face. He just could not understand how the old man knew that there was an angel in that piece of and he could not help but him, “Sir , how did you know that there was an in that piece of marble?”
The old man and replied, “Son, there is an angel in every one of us. All we need to do is to take a hammer and a chisel and chip away at all those little piece that do not look like an angel.”
1.A. enter B. build C. pass D. visit
2.A. loud B. noisy C. pleasant D. rough
3.A. relative B. curiosity C. owner D. wife
4.A. hear B. see C. feel D. smell
5.A. wiping B. cutting C. taking D. turning
6.A. mysterious B. optimistic C. important D. strange
7.A. because B. although C. unless D. if
8.A. thought B. work C. journey D. pray
9.A. route B. square C. business D. time
10.A. usually B. secretly C. really D. absolutely
11.A. disappointment B. amazement C. relief D. joy
12.A. sitting B. kneeling C. lying D. standing
13.A. shining B. bathing C. throwing D. looking
14.A. decorate B. exposed C. shaded D. beautified
15.A. for B. at C. with D. in
16.A. shared B. wondered C. frowned D. noticed
17.A. stone B. clay C. marble D. wood
18.A. challenge B. ask C. praise D. question
19.A. admire B. inventor C. eagle D. angel
20.A. sat down B. turned around C. looked up D. came out
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
________ yourself at the end of the meeting if you have different opinions.
A. To express B. Expressing
C. Express D. Expressed
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mr Smith made many tests (作试验) with different animals and the monkey was the cleverest of all the animals. One day Mr Smith put a monkey in a room. He also put some small boxes in it. In one of the boxes there was some food. " How long will it take the monkey to find the food? " Mr Smith said to himself. " Let me wait and see. " He left the room and waited outside. Three minutes later, he put his eye to the keyhole (钥匙眼). What did he see? He saw the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at Mr Smith through the keyhole.
1.Mr Smith made tests with __________.
A. different animals B. the monkey only
C. all the monkeys D. all of the cleverest animals
2.There was some food in _______ of the small boxes.
A. some B. none
C. one D. each
3.Mr Smith put a monkey and some boxes in a room because he wanted to know___________.
A. how much food monkey could find
B. how many boxes the monkey could carry
C. how long it would take the monkey to put its eye to the keyhole
D. how long it would take the monkey to find the food
4.What was the monkey doing when Mr Smith was putting his eye to the keyhole?
A. The monkey was eating food.
B. The monkey was looking for food.
C. The monkey was eating on the other side of the door.
D. The monkey was looking at Mr Smith through the keyhole.
5.Mr Smith is a ________.
A. teacher B. scientist (科学家)
C. doctor D. farm worker
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
What surprised me most was to see some of the village people ______ on the benches at the end of the classroom .
| A．seated | B．seating | C．seat | D．to be seating |
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Paracutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9, 000 feet high. Today Paracutin is asleep.
What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano(火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paracutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noises deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano.
Large quantities of stone and lava(岩浆) broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes(灰烬) were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest were destroyed. Then Paracutin went to sleep.
1.Paracutin was once the name of ________.
| A．a peasant | B．a village | C．an old mountain | D．a Mexican |
2.What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?
| A．The little hill of stone. | B．The villagers living close by. |
| C．The forests and fields round Paracutin. | D．The Mexican peasant and his wife. |
3.In this passage the writer is trying to ________.
| A．tell us an interesting happening | B．explain a scientific theory |
| C．make us believe something | D．make up an interesting story |
4.What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage？
| A．New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to be. |
| B．Volcanoes are always growing. |
| C．Volcanoes are active from time to time. |
| D．New volcanoes are active for only ten years. |
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
I thought my luck had run out at the end of the summer holiday. It was not the 31 of the new term that did it, but the 32 military training. My 33 nightmare(噩梦) had finally come true.
The weather was 34 hot when we were training. Sweat dropped from every part of my body. I 35 as if my mouth was going to catch fire. 36 was the only thing I could think about. It was the first time in my life that I have ever really felt 37.
However, we had to stand completely 38 all day. The drill-master(教官) were very strict with us. They only 39 us to sit directly on the ground for a few minutes. My heels ached and I had a blister(水泡) on my 40.
Believe me, this was not the most 41 part. What I couldn’t 42 most of all was the smell of the toilets. It left such a deep impression on me that I can almost smell it right now.I guess most of the other students 43 the same experience that I had. I often thought of giving up and going back home. 44 , I didn’t.
One day, our PE teacher came to watch our 45 for a while. Then he 46 to join the national flag squad(队). “You movement is the best of all,” he praised me. It was so 47! I almost couldn’t believe my ears. It was a great honor to be chosen for the squad.
From that day on, I worked much harder than before because I knew I was going to 48 the national flag. Every Monday, thousands of eyes would be 49 on me. Now military training has finished and I have become a flag protector in my school. Every time I raise the flag, I know all my hard work has 50 .
1. A．imagination B．course C．start D．end
2. A．wonderful B．simple C．important D．tough
3. A．most B．worst C．best D．least
4. A．unbearably B．necessarily C．completely D．regularly
5. A．believed B．supposed C．felt D．considered
6. A．Rest B．Water C．Music D．Fruit
7. A．sleepy B．helpless C．thirsty D．useless
8. A．quiet B．silent C．calm D．still
9. A．allowed B．ordered C．kept D．made
10. A．legs B．hands C．feet D．arms
11. A．wonderful B．exciting C．popular D．painful
12. A．prevent B．need C．handle D．stand
13. A．behaved B．shared C．belonged D．presented
14. A．Naturally B．Generally C．Fortunately D．Especially
15. A．performance B．practice C．students D．exercise
16. A．took me out B．picked me out C．gave me out D．let me out
17. A．awful B．rare C．amazing D．interesting
18. A．lift B．protect C．catch D．hold
19. A．focusing B．turning C．changing D．moving
20. A．turned off B．got off C．taken off D．paid off
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Towards the end of the baseball game, a controversial call was given. At full speed Paul Harvey slid home （本垒）and, thinking he had just ___36___ a game-changing run, he stood up only to face the words, “You’re ___37___!”
Angry, he threw off his helmet and ran over to explain to the ___38___ why the call was wrong. Before his ___39___ really got out of control, someone pulled him away, and he walked to the bench---___40___.
Long after the coaches, players, and fans had gone home, he realized the impact of his ___41___. Like most of us do when we are faced with the __42___ of our actions, he could have just let it go, reasoning, “Everybody ___43___ it.”
However, in the silence of his heart, he knew that just ___44___ everyone else does it, that doesn’t make it all right. And so, long after his friends had gone home, he ___45___ that coach back up to the school—not to ___46___ his car. No, the boy tracked this man down so he could tell him face to face, “I’m sorry, Sir. It was all my___47___.”
It takes true courage to stand up to face the ___48___ we all make and say, “I was wrong. I’m sorry.” What makes this ___49___ unique is that it wasn’t meant for the world to ___50___, it was meant simply as a way to stay ___51___ to his own heart.
The truth is at one time or another we have all been this boy --- ___52___ out in anger, saying hurtful things, and feeling ___53___ for doing so. But the real test comes later when we are ___54___ with the choice to say “sorry” or to walk away thinking, “Ah, they’ll get over it.”
Maybe the “they” is a customer, a friend, or a child. Whoever it is, don’t pass up the opportunity to get right with your own heart. The time for apology is now! Courage is a ___55___ of the heart.
1.A. broken B. scored C. hit D. completed
2.A. down B. in C. off D. out
3.A. judge B. fan C. coach D. player
4.A. temper B. strength C. mood D. spirit
5.A. peaceful B. pale C. hopeful D. disappointed
6.A. explanation B. argument C. performance D. behavior
7.A. satisfaction B. guilt C. embarrassment D. pride
8.A. does B. hates C. likes D. receives
9.A. until B. because C. when D. if
10.A. accompanied B. sent C. brought D. tracked
11.A. repair B. clean C. destroy D. drive
12.A. fault B. rudeness C. mistake D. carelessness
13.A. promise B. impoliteness C. effort D. attempt
14.A. situation B. excuse C. announcement D. apology
15.A. praise B. remember C. hear D. see
16.A. true B. still C. calm D. sensitive
17.A. setting B. acting C. looking D. holding
18.A. regretful B. brave C. nervous D. right
19.A. offered B. awarded C. presented D. charged
20.A. matter B. description C. bottom D. expression
高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
At the end of eight grade, our class went to Washington, D.C. For a group of 14-year-olds, this was a big deal!
The first day was so tiring; we could hardly remember where we were and what we were seeing. The next morning, we were off to see monuments (纪念碑)，starting with Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson. We walked along the paths through trees. Then the Wall came into view—the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
As I moved slowly closer to the Wall, I heard a bagpipe（风笛）in the distance, which seemed to show respect to the lives lost in the jungles of Vietnam .
We continued walking and felt surprised at the number of names carved in the black stone. I was determined to find a soldier with my last name, but my hunt was stopped when a man caught my eyes. He was kneeling(跪着) at the Wall, a single rose at his feet. His head was bowed and he was rubbing his fingers over one name. I thought how sad he was, and then moved on .
After a few minutes I found one with my last name, but my eyes returned to the kneeling man. He was still rubbing his fingers over the same name. He never knew I was watching him, lost in deep sorrow. It was time for me to leave the kneeling man and the Wall. On the way home, I couldn’t help thinking of the kneeling man and his sad face. I wasn’t sure of the effects of war before, but at that moment I realized how much that man suffered from losing his loved one. Maybe he was the only one of so many families who experienced the same .
I never knew the full effects of war until I saw that man. I only know about war from history classes. The kneeling man taught me more about war and the effects it has on people than any history book .
1.Which of the following makes the author feel the suffering that war brings to human beings?
| A．The kneeling man. | B．The sound of a bagpipe. |
| C．The number of names carved in the stone. | D．The jungles of Vietnam. |
2.The man continued to rub his fingers over the name probably because_____.
| A．he found it covered with dust | B．he missed the loved one who died in a war |
| C．he intended to remove it completely | D．he recalled the fierce war he fought in |
3.What did the author learn from the trip?
| A．How fierce war is in history. | B．How people remember those who died in wars. |
| C．What bad effects war had on many families. | D．What we should do to prevent war. |
4.According to the last paragraph, the author probably thinks that _____.
| A．he should have studied history hard in class |
| B．history books don’t tell readers the truth |
| C．there is more in history than books tell us |
| D．the kneeling man should be a history teacher |
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Although the old man was ______ death, he still fought with the disease bravely.
A. at the end of B. on the top of
C. at the edge of D. on condition that
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析