Walking down a path through some woods in Geo...

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a water puddle (水坑) ahead on the path. I walk around to the side of the path that wasn’t covered by water and ______. As I reached the puddle, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for it was so ______. I stepped back and my attacker stopped attacking me. ____

attacking more, he flied in the air with its graceful ______ in front of me. Had I been hurt, I wouldn’t have found it amusing but I was unhurt, it was ______ and I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

I took a step forward, and my attacker rushed me again. He pushed and _____

me in the chest with his head and body over and over again with all his might. It’s just not everyday that ______ is attacked by a butterfly, so I stopped to find out the ______. My attacker moved back as well to ______ on the ground. That’s when I discovered  why my ______ was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate beside the puddle ______ he landed and she was dying.

Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only ______ the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate, even though she was ______ dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few ______ moments of life. Now I knew why and what he was ______. I couldn’t do anything other than reward him by changing my ______ to the more difficult side of the puddle. He had truly ______ those moments to be with her, undisturbed. I cleaned the mud from my boots and left.

Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the ______ of that butterfly whenever I see huge ______ facing me. I use that butterfly’s courage as an inspiration to ____

myself that good things are worth striving for.

1.A. mud　　 B. grass　　 C. stone　　 D. earth

2.A. unnecessary　　 B. unpredictable　　 C. unbelievable　　 D. understandable

3.A. Or rather　　 B. Or so　　 C. Instead of　　 D. Other than

4.A. feet　　 B. hands　　 C. feather　　 D. wings

5.A. funny　　 B. surprising　　 C. shocking　　 D. exciting

6.A. grasped　　 B. hit　　 C. took　　 D. seized

7.A. it　　 B. ones　　 C. one　　 D. that

8.A. reason　　 B. purpose　　 C. origin　　 D. direction

9.A. run　　 B. fly　　 C. stand　　 D. land

10.A. fighter　　 B. attacker　　 C. competitor　　 D. pet

11.A. what　　 B. which　　 C. where　　 D. why

12.A. understand　　 B. give　　 C. remember　　 D. admire

13.A. doubtfully　　 B. clearly　　 C. eventually　　 D. actually

14.A. previous　　 B. precise　　 C. precious　　 D. preferable

15.A. fighting for　　 B. looking for　　 C. struggling with　　 D. providing for

16.A. goal　　 B. way　　 C. opinion　　 D. attitude

17.A. enjoyed　　 B. left　　 C. earned　　 D. remembered

18.A. competition　　 B. intelligence　　 C. determination　　 D. courage

19.A. barriers　　 B. equals　　 C. rivers　　 D. deaths

20.A. request　　 B. permit　　 C. remind　　 D. forbid

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When I wandered along a path through woods in the countryside, a small water pool came into my sight ahead. I changed my direction and took the part of the path that wasn’t covered by water or mud to go around it. When I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked by something several times! It was from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt. The attacker stopped attacking me when I backed up a foot. I couldn’t help laughing when I looked down and found I was being attacked by a butterfly!

Curiously, I took a step forward to see clearly. My attacker dashed towards me again. He rushed towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but failed. For a second time, I took a stop backwards when the attacker paused. I didn’t know what to do. After all, it’s just uncommon that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered why the attacker was kept charging me. He had a mate and she was dying.

Sitting tenderly close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could do nothing but admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had attacked me for his mate’s sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was much larger than he. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life. I shouldn’t have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mates’ safety seemed admirable. I was moved and rewarded him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool, leaving them undisturbed. He had truly earned those moments to be with his dear mate.

Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.

1.Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?

2.What made the man feel funny?

3.From this experience the man learned _____.

4.Which of the following word can best describe the butterfly?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One night, Lottie Williams was walking alone through a park in Tulsa. Suddenly she saw a huge　　 　　　　 high up in the sky.　 She was surprised at that very moment.　 She thought she'd just　　 　　 a shooting star. Less than thirty minutes later, that surprise turned to　 　　 　　 .

"I was　 　　 　　 walking through the park when I felt a tap on my　　 　　 ." Williams explained. As a result of being 　　 　　 , she started to run, thinking a stranger had appeared out of 　　 　　 . Then she heard something hit the ground behind her. "The 　　 　　 was similar to an empty glass jar, "　 Williams recalled.　　 " Then I　　 　　 and found it looked like a piece of fabric (织物) ,　　 　　 it sounded like metal. " Williams felt　　 　　 that she was just fine.

Excited by her　　 　　 , she took the fallen piece of sky to her local library where she was advised to　　 　　 the National Weather Service, who told her about　　 　　 　 that had entered the earth ' s atmosphere the night before.　 After　　 　　 what had happened,　 Williams took the piece to the University of Tulsa where Dr Winton Cornell　　 　　 it with an electron microscope.

"It had been partly　　 　　 when flying down at high speed. It appeared to be the kind of material used t0　　 　　 fuel tanks," Williams said. She then sent it to a research center, where they did further analysis 　　 　　 the material to be part of the fuel tank of a US spacecraft, the　　 　　 　 0f which is to make sure fuel tanks can not be damaged easily. Lottie Williams has become perhaps the only person in history to ever get hit by falling space rubbish.

1.A. bird　　　　　 B. fireball　　　　 C. star　　　　　　　 D. moon

2.A. drawn　　　　 B. caught　　　　 C. photographed　 D. witnessed

3.A. fear　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　 C. worry　　　　　　 D. excitement

4.A. once　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. again

5.A. head　　　　 B. back　　　　　　 C. neck　　　　　　 D. shoulder

6.A. frightened　　 B. annoyed　　　　 C. disturbed　　　 D. ashamed

7.A. breath　　　　 B. danger　　　　　 C. anywhere　　 D. nowhere

8.A. height　　　　 B. weight　　　　　 C. shape　　　　　 D. strength

9.A. jumped up　 B. bent down　　　 C. showed off　　 D. turned around

10.A. but　　　　 B. 80　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　 D. since

11.A. nervous　　 B. proud　　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　　 D. guilty

12.A. invention　　 B. discovery　　　　 C. expectation　　 D. prediction

13.A. join　　　　　　 B. start　　　　　　 C. run　　　　　　　 D. consult

14.A. a rocket　　　 B. an alien　　　　 C. a UFO　　　　　 D. a planet

15.A. admitting　　 B. explaining　　　 C. realizing　　　　 D. remembering

16.A. repaired　　　 B. studied　　　　 C. improved　　　　 D. recovered

17.A. valued　　　　 B. settled　　　　　 C. furnished　　　　 D. melted

18.A. protect　　　　 B. fill　　　　　　　　 C. decorate　　　　 D. examine

19.A. wishing　　　 B. imagining　　　　 C. confirming　　 D. announcing

20.A. result　　　　 B. function　　　　 C. future　　　　　　 D. Source

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

“If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking,_____ you’ll make progress”, said the president Obama.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Some years ago, a Miami woman walking through an office building noticed two men standing together．Several minutes after her leaving, the men murdered a person working in the building．The police determined that the woman was the only witness and could possibly describe them．However, her memory of the men proved disappointingly unclear．Several days later, psychologist Ronald Fisher was brought in to obtain a more complete account from the woman．His interview produced a breakthrough—the woman reported a clear picture of one of the suspects．The important information enabled the police to arrest the suspect and close the case．

The police asked Fisher for help because of his rich knowledge in cognitive(认知) interview, a kind of memory - rebuilding process．Memory researchers have found that people trying to remember a past event often only recall part of the relevant information．Human memory is selective and it is often distorted by stress．But a person's accurate recall of an event or understanding of a question can be improved using specific interviewing techniques．The "cognitive interview" was developed in the late 1990s．It encourages the witness to take an active role in recalling information rather than giving answers only to someone else's questions．The witness first describes what happened in his or her own words, with no interviewer interruptions．The interviewer then goes further with specific techniques, such as having the witness tell the details of what happened from different perspectives （角度） ．

The cognitive interview focuses on guiding witnesses through four general recalling techniques: thinking about physical surroundings and personal feelings that existed at the time of past events; reporting everything that connects to mind about those events, no matter how broken it is retelling events in a variety of time orders, such as from beginning to end, end to beginning, forward or backward; and adopting different perspectives while recalling events．

Experiments with police detectives trained in this demanding interview method find that they obtain nearly 50% more information from witnesses than before training, while error rates remain about the same．It is proved that cognitive interviews are quite important tools in improving the accuracy and completeness of witness testimony （证词）．

1.The purpose of the passage is to _____．

A．give an account of a murder case.

B．introduce an idea of cognitive interview.

C．prove Fisher was an expert in cognitive interview.

D．help a witness to recall information in a cognitive interview.

2.What is required to recall in a cognitive interview for a witness?

A．The exact time at which a murder took place．

B．The information about the event in the time order．

C．The important things that come to his or her mind．

D．The surroundings and feelings at the time of the event．

3.The key point in a cognitive interview is that________.

A．the witness is encouraged to take part in recalling information.

B．the interviewer should interrupt the witness from time to time.

C．the interview should take place outside the police station.

D．the witness should recall details at the scene of the event.

4.The underlined word "distorted" in the passage probably means " ____

A．arranged          B．balanced          C．changed          D．examined

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Some years ago, a Miami woman walking through an office building noticed two men standing together．Several minutes after her leaving, the men murdered a person working in the building．The police determined that the woman was the only witness and could possibly describe them．However, her memory of the men proved disappointingly unclear．Several days later, psychologist Ronald Fisher was brought in to obtain a more complete account from the woman．His interview produced a breakthrough—the woman reported a clear picture of one of the suspects．The important information enabled the police to arrest the suspect and close the case．

The police asked Fisher for help because of his rich knowledge in cognitive (认知) interview, a kind of memory-rebuilding process．Memory researchers have found that people trying to remember a past event often only recall part of the relevant information．Human memory is selective and it is often distorted by stress．But a person's accurate recall of an event or understanding of a question can be improved using specific interviewing techniques．The "cognitive interview" was developed in the late 1990s．It encourages the witness to take an active role in recalling information rather than giving answers only to someone else's questions．The witness first describes what happened in his or her own words, with no interviewer interruptions．The interviewer then goes further with specific techniques, such as having the witness tell the details of what happened from different perspectives（角度）.

The cognitive interview focuses on guiding witnesses through four general recalling techniques: thinking about physical surroundings and personal feelings that existed at the time of past events; reporting everything that comes to mind about those events, no matter how broken it is retelling events in a variety of time orders, such as from beginning to end, end to beginning, forward or backward; and adopting different perspectives while recalling events．

Experiments with police detectives trained in this demanding interview method find that they obtain nearly 50% more information from witnesses than before training, while error rates remain about the same．It is proved that cognitive interviews are quite important tools in improving the accuracy and completeness of witness testimony （证词）．

1.

The purpose of the passage is to _____．

A．give an account of a murder case

B．introduce an idea of cognitive interview

C．prove Fisher was an expert in cognitive interview

D．help a witness to recall information in a cognitive interview

2.

What is required to recall in a cognitive interview for a witness?

A．The exact time at which a murder took place．

B．The information about the event in the time order．

C．The important things that come to his or her mind．

D．The surroundings and feelings at the time of the event．

3.

The key point in a cognitive interview is that

A．the witness is encouraged to take part in recalling information

B．the interviewer should interrupt the witness from time to time

C．the interview should take place outside the police station

D．the witness should recall details at the scene of the event

4.

The underlined word "distorted" in the passage probably means " ____

A．arranged               B．balanced       C. changed              D．examined

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

One day a lonely girl was walking in the woods1.she found two starving songbirds. She took the birds home and put2.in a small cage. She cared for them with love and the birds grew stronger. Every morning they greeted her with3.wonderful song. The girl showed great love for the birds.

One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The4.(large)of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was5.(frighten)that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. She was glad at her success in catching him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp(柔软的). She opened her hand only to find him6.(die). Her desperate love7.(kill)him.

She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. She flew him8.the sky. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. After some time the bird flew towards her and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody9.she had ever heard.

The worst way10.(lose)love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

高二英语语法填空简单题查看答案及解析

There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds. 1.. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.

2.. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. 3.. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.

She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. 4.. The bird circled once, twice, three times.

The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. 5.. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

A. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.

B. Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.

C. She took them home and put them in a small cage.

D. She gave them some delicious food and left.

E. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.

F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open.

G. One day she left with the two birds at home alone.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

In February 2006, Lydia Angyiou and her two sons were walking through their village in northern Canada. The sound of children shouting made her turn around. To her horror, Lydia saw a 700-pound polar bear behind her eyeing her seven-year-old son. Getting between the bear and her child, Lydia yelled at the children to run away. She then began hitting and kicking the animal as hard as she could. A neighbor who heard all the noise came and shot the bear. But everyone agreed it was Lydia who had saved her children’s lives. A local policeman described it this way: “… I guess when your back is up against the wall, we come up with super-human strength.”

Where does this “super-human strength”, courage and quick thinking come from? Experts say it comes from stress! In stressful situations, the body releases chemicals that prepare it to take action. These chemicals give people the speed and strength they need to fight danger or run away from it.

When we think of stress, we usually think of its negative effects. Studies, though, show that moderate levels of stress are actually helpful. In fact, the way we perform is usually affected by the amount of stress we feel.

Stress causes the brain to release adrenaline(肾上腺素) which in turn increases our energy and excitement. The chemical gives us clearer minds and helps us to do more. This is why some people say they work better under a deadline.

Adrenaline that is not released for long periods of time can cause us to increase and strengthen our abilities instead of weakening them. We sometimes turn out our very best work when we push ourselves to the limit. Stress can also make us more confident. Handling small amounts of stress now prepares us for handling serious situations in the future. Who knows? Today’s stress may even prepare for the next polar bear that comes along!

1.In the first paragraph, the case of Lydia Angyiou is mentioned to______.

A. introduce the topic to be followed

B. remind us of the unexpected danger of life

C. praise Lydia Angyiou for her bravery

D. show the importance of super-human strength

2.What does the policeman probably mean by saying “your back is up against the wall”?

A. You are helped.　　　　 B. You are inspired.

C.You are confident.　　 D. You are cornered.

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

A. Brave Mother

B. The Cause of Stress

C. The Benefit of Stress

D. Super-human Strength

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In February 2006, Lydia Angyiou and her two sons were walking through their village in northern Canada. The sound of children shouting made her turn around. To her horror, Lydia saw a 700-pound polar bear behind her eyeing her seven-year-old son. Getting between the bear and her child, Lydia yelled at the children to run away. She then began hitting and kicking the animal as hard as she could. A neighbor who heard all the noise came and shot the bear. But everyone agreed it was Lydia who had saved her children’s lives. A local policeman described it this way: “… I guess when your back is up against the wall, … we come up with super-human strength.”

Where does this “super-human strength”, courage and quick thinking come from? Experts say it comes from stress! In stressful situations, the body releases chemicals that prepare it to take action. These chemicals give people the speed and strength they need to fight danger or run away from it.

When we think of stress, we usually think of its negative effects. Studies, though, show that moderate levels of stress are actually helpful. In fact, the way we perform is usually affected by the amount of stress we feel.

Stress causes the brain to release adrenaline(肾上腺素) which in turn increases our energy and excitement. The chemical gives us clearer minds and helps us to do more. This is why some people say they work better under a deadline.

Adrenaline that is not released for long periods of time can cause us to increase and strengthen our abilities instead of weakening them. We sometimes turn out our very best work when we push ourselves to the limit. Stress can also make us more confident. Handling small amounts of stress now prepares us for handling serious situations in the future. Who knows? Today’s stress may even prepare for the next polar bear that comes along!

1.In the first paragraph, the case of Lydia Angyiou is mentioned to______.

2.What does the policeman probably mean by saying “your back is up against the wall”?

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

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析