三、完形填空(20小题;每小题1分,共20分)
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 41 in our past that we felt 42 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 43 process, but there’ s always some 44 soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 45 that we find ways to 46 people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 47 my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story. Making my 48 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff 49 of us kids liked. One night, my two friends and I decided to play a 50 on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is an s.o.b. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 51 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 52 found out.
Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name 53 on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still 54 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 55 , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it!” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 56 discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 57 your friends got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 58 all these years. I want to thank you for calling me…for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 59 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’ s never too late to 60 the past wrongdoings.
41. A. something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody
42. A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure D. proud
43. A. private B. secret C. interesting D. funny
44. A. foolish B. polite C. simple D. brave
45. A. expected B. suggested C. ordered D. demanded
46. A. connect with B. depend on C. make apologies to D. get along with
47. A. improve B. continue C. realize D. keep
48. A. notes B. list C. plan D. stories
49. A. any B. most C. none D. all
50. A. part B. game C. trick D. record
51. A. view B. sign C. attention D. remark
52. A. also B. even C. still D. ever
53. A. appears B. considers C. presents D. remembers
54. A. angry B. happy C. doubtful D. alive
55. A. words B. rings C. repeats D. calls
56. A. cold B. plain C. nervous D. lively
57. A. in case B. so long as C. unless D. because
58. A. around B. out C. up D. away
59 A. build up B. make up C. clear up D. give up
60. A. regret B. forgive C. right D. punish
高二英语完形填空简单题
三、完形填空(20小题;每小题1分,共20分)
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 41 in our past that we felt 42 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 43 process, but there’ s always some 44 soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 45 that we find ways to 46 people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 47 my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story. Making my 48 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff 49 of us kids liked. One night, my two friends and I decided to play a 50 on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is an s.o.b. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 51 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 52 found out.
Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name 53 on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still 54 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 55 , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it!” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 56 discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 57 your friends got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 58 all these years. I want to thank you for calling me…for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 59 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’ s never too late to 60 the past wrongdoings.
41. A. something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody
42. A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure D. proud
43. A. private B. secret C. interesting D. funny
44. A. foolish B. polite C. simple D. brave
45. A. expected B. suggested C. ordered D. demanded
46. A. connect with B. depend on C. make apologies to D. get along with
47. A. improve B. continue C. realize D. keep
48. A. notes B. list C. plan D. stories
49. A. any B. most C. none D. all
50. A. part B. game C. trick D. record
51. A. view B. sign C. attention D. remark
52. A. also B. even C. still D. ever
53. A. appears B. considers C. presents D. remembers
54. A. angry B. happy C. doubtful D. alive
55. A. words B. rings C. repeats D. calls
56. A. cold B. plain C. nervous D. lively
57. A. in case B. so long as C. unless D. because
58. A. around B. out C. up D. away
59 A. build up B. make up C. clear up D. give up
60. A. regret B. forgive C. right D. punish
高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list__36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there’s always some __39__soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my__43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(同伴) and I decided to play a __45__ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b. (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __47__ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __50__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53__ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to __54__all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __55__the past wrongdoings.
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高二英语完型填空极难题查看答案及解析
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list in our past that we felt of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there’ s always some soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then that we find ways to people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to the past wrongdoings.
1.A. something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody
2.A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure D. proud
3.A. private B. secret C. interesting D. funny
4.A. foolish B. polite C. simple D. brave
5.A. expected B. suggested C. ordered D. demanded
6.A.connect with B.depend on C.make apologise to D.get along with
7.A.improve B.continue C.realize D.keep
8.A.notes B.list C.plan D.stories
9.A.any B.most C.none D.all
10.A.part B.game C.trick D.record
11.A. view B. sign C. attention D. remark
12.A. also B. even C. still D. ever
13.A. appears B. considers C. presents D. remembers
14.A. angry B. happy C. doubtful D. alive
15.A. words B. rings C. repeats D. calls
16.A. cold B. plain C. nervous D. lively
17.A. in case B. so long as C. unless D. because
18.A. around B. out C. on D. away
19.A. build up B. make up C. clear up D. give up
20.A. regret B. forgive C. right D. punish
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
It happened to me several years ago when I was with my parents and sister on _________ on a farm close to Medellin. We were in a car, and it was 2:00 in the morning. We came across a car _________
As is known to all, it is _________ in some places in Colombia to stop and help strangers because it can be risky (危险的);you can be _________ . Actually, I have heard of so many _________ in which people have been robbed just because they stopped and tried to help people who _________ to need help from the passers-by.
_________ , we didn't know whether to stop or not ; but in the end , _________ , we decided to do it. They had really had a car accident and some of them were _________ . We took them to the hospital. They were really _________ , and we also felt very good about helping them.
I remember the next day when we 51 my grandfathers and uncles about that, they said we shouldn’t have _________ because it was too dangerous. They thought we were _________ because we were able to tell the _________ and still take a vacation on the farm. They _________ us never to do that again.
I think it was risky, but it was worth taking the _________ . Otherwise, we would always have _________ if it was real. Also, if we hadn’t helped them, who knows what would have _________to them.
I believe that one of the reasons why we made up our mind _________ to stop was the fact that we were four people in the car. Maybe if I had been by myself_________I wouldn’t have stopped.
1.A. duty B. time C. show D. vacation
2.A. robbery B. accident C. trade D. race
3.A. convenient B. dangerous C. kind D. difficult
4.A. robbed B. praised C. appreciated D. punished
5.A. passers-by B. cars C. cases D. problems
6.A. refused B. offered C. pretended D. decided
7.A. However B. So C. Otherwise D. Yet
8.A. unluckily B. unwillingly C. unexpectedly D.luckily
9.A.caught B.wounded C. killed D. injured
10.A.thankful B. risky C. peaceful D. frightened
11.A.told B. spoke C. informed D. reminded
12.A.survived B. stopped C. driven D. run
13.A.brave B. kind C. lucky D. stubborn
14.A message B. report C. joke D. story
15.A. advised B. suggested C. persuaded D. forced
16.A. advice B. trouble C. risk D. trip
17.A. wandered B. wondered C. remembered D.regretted
18.A. happened B. faced C. meant D. given
19.A. brains B. decisions C. intentions D. minds
20.A. in the future B. at that time C. at times D. time and again
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several months ago, I attended the opening event for a new children's literacy(读写能力) campaign at the Burbank Library in California. The campaign is called Marvel Comics Close-Up, aimed at using comic books to encourage kids to read. Disney and Marvel donated 210,000 books to libraries and schools across the country.
Stars from Disney XD participated. They read Spider-Man comic books to 70 kids from Boys & Girls Clubs in southern California. The stars included Drake Bell (Ultimate Spider-Man), Dylan Riley Snyder (Kickin' It), Olivia Holt (Kickin' It) and Cole Jenson (Crash & Bernstein).
Drake Bell said that the Marvel reading campaign is aimed at kids who are bored with books, believing comic books are the answer for kids who say they'd rather play video games. “Comic books really get you into the story,” he told TFK(Time For Kids). “They are not just words or pictures on a page.”
Dylan Riley Snyder knows from his experiences that comic books have the power to inspire kids' imagination. His mom was a teacher and she used comic books to interest students who thought they weren't interested in reading. Dylan attended these classes. He would read the comic books and draw the characters along with the students. “It was a great way for these kids to start to enjoy reading,” Dylan said. “That's how I got interested in reading too. Now I can share my love for comic books with others through the Marvel Comics Close-Up program.”
David Levine is the Vice President of Disney XD Worldwide. He said great stories and great characters, like Spider-Man and The Avengers, were key to making reading fun. “Reading can encourage you to explore new things and take you to all sorts of exciting places,” he told TFK.
1.What is the main purpose of the Marvel reading campaign?
A.To donate books to libraries and schools.
B.To encourage students to use the library.
C.To excite children's interest in reading.
D.To introduce some new comic books.
2.By saying “They are not just words or pictures on a page” in Paragraph 3, Drake Bell means ________.
A.comic books make kids imaginative and interested
B.there are colorful pictures in most comic books
C.common books with only words are bad for kids
D.comic books are much better than common books
3.Who stressed the benefit of reading?
A.Drake Bell.
B.Dylan Riley Snyder.
C.Olivia Holt.
D.David Levine.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several years ago, Masaru Ibuka, chairman of Sony, was at a company planning a meeting. Suddenly he had a brilliant idea. He stopped the meeting and asked everyone present what would happen if Sony removed the recording function and speaker and sold headphones with a tape player instead. Almost everyone thought he was crazy. Still, Ibuka kept thinking about his idea and worked at improving it. The result, of course, turned out to be the wildly successful Sony Walkman.
Good ideas often start with a seemingly silly question. Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making waffles (华夫饼干)for his son, he wondered what would happen if he poured rubber into his waffle iron. Later ,he tried it and the result looked something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today. Still, when he took this idea to several existing shoe companies, he was laughed at. In fact, every single company turned him down. Though rather discouraged, Bowerman insisted and went on to form his own company, making NIKE athletic shoes.
Sometimes good ideas grow out of frustration .When Fred Smith was a student at Yale University, he had some paperwork that he needed to have delivered across the country the next day. Smith was amazed to find out that overnight delivery was impossible. He sat for a long while, lost in thought. Why couldn’t there be a reliable overnight mail delivery service? He decided to design one. Smith did just that and turned his design into a class project. His business professor gave him only a C for his efforts. However, Smith was not through. He improved the idea in that class project and finally turned it into one of the first and most successful overnight mail service in the world — FedEx.
We know that each of these ideas led to a very successful product or service that has changed the way many of us live. The best questions are usually open-ended and are often silly, Children aren’t afraid to ask such questions, but adults frequently are. Think how different the world might be if people never asked “ silly” questions!
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Sony Walkman achieved great success with its recording function and speaker.
B. Bill Bowerman was experimenting with rubber for large shoe companies.
C. Shoe companies rejected Bill Bowerman as they failed to see the potential of Nike.
D. Fred Smith got the idea of an overnight mail service from his own experience.
2.What do the three persons mentioned in the passage have in common?
A. They were all determined about carrying out their ideas.
B. They were good at answering other people’s silly questions.
C. They started their own company after discussing with others.
D. They had a very clear plan for their new ideas at the very start.
3.We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. asking others for their silly questions leads to inventions
B. lots of creative ideas usually end up as “silly” questions
C. adults usually ask more silly questions than children
D. crazy ideas sometimes contribute to great inventions
4.The passage is mainly developed by_______.
A. analyzing possible reasons B. presenting different opinions
C. providing typical examples D. listing practical suggestion
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several years ago, Waze Mobile co-founder Ehud Shabtai received a special gift from his girlfriend: a GPS device. The expensive gift was supposed to be helpful. But straight out of the box, it was already out of date.
Shabtai, a coding enthusiast, had an immediate action to reinvent it. Shabtai’s idea is to build an app. With monthly 80 million active users globally and nearly 400,000 superusers who function much like Wikipedia volunteer editors (editing maps rather than words), Waze Mobile caught people’s eyes as a revolutionary approach to navigation (导航). Waze’s value mainly lies in its high rate of user involvement. Unlike traditional navigation apps that simply show directions, Waze asks its users to report accidents and other road conditions in real time, so other users can avoid the traffic by using another route.
The goal behind Waze’s approach is a great one: not just avoid the traffic jam, but end it altogether. Waze is finding new ways to put its loyal and active user base to use to make that dream a reality, including a plan to make carpooling (拼车) cool.
To be sure, traffic jams are troubling people all over the world. Waze has been quietly ahead of the game for some time. In 2013, when Waze was just a small digital-mapping business with limited resources, it had something other competitors didn’t: richer GPS guidance thanks to its stream of live traffic reports from users. These users were the basis of Shabtai’s plan to improve his GPS device constantly: the app could be perpetually updated by users, anywhere and anytime.
Waze Carpool is going straight to the heart of traffic jams, trying to get more drivers off the road and into carpooling. The app has already connected tens of thousands of drivers willing to share information, and that trend could be the answer to a traffic-free future.
1.What did Shabtai do when he found his girlfriend’s gift out of date?
A.He improved it. B.He took it apart.
C.He put it away. D.He used it away.
2.What makes Waze Mobile different from traditional navigation apps?
A.It has the most users. B.It can show directions.
C.Most users help edit its words. D.It reports road conditions in real time.
3.What does the underline word “perpetually” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Slowly. B.Carefully.
C.Greatly. D.Continually.
4.What is mainly talked about in the text?
A.The rise of Waze Carpool. B.An advanced navigation app.
C.The development of GPS. D.The challenge Waze Mobile faces.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several years ago, the Woburn Safari Park in England admitted to killing many monkeys. The park said that it cost too much to continue to feed the monkeys, so the animals were shot and left to die. This is just one of the many cases in which animals are mistreated and murdered by humans.
Animals should be able to live life in natural environments without any negative influences by humans. The first reason zoos should be banned is that tyrannizing and murder are becoming more and more popular in zoos worldwide. In 2007, the IDA(In Defense of Animals) came out with a top ten list of the worst places for an elephant to go. All ten of the American zoos have had elephants die there, because of mistreatment, such as improper diet, lack of exercise, and unsuitable living conditions.
Another example of mistreatment in zoos is illegal products made from animals. A tiger bone wine, banned in 1993, has been sold on the Chinese black market for several years now. Illegal trades like this are very easy because of the zoos. The third reason zoos should be illegal is that they can give visitors the wrong idea about animals. Animals will behave differently in the wild from how they will in a closed area. So, if someone came across an animal in the wild, they may think it is safe to approach the animal when it is not. People could easily get hurt.
Humans are animals too. What if animals got smart and decided to capture humans and put them in zoos? So in order to keep the circle of life and continue to have animals be a part of the world, humans must take basic steps to maintain the delicate balance between man and beast.
1.Why did the Woburn Safari Park kill many monkeys?
A.Because they got seriously ill. B.Because it took much money to keep them.
C.Because they behaved badly. D.Because they couldn't get on well with people.
2.The underlined word “tyrannizing” in Para. 2 means ______.
A.abuse B.kindness
C.influences D.cases
3.The passage is mainly developed by ______ .
A.following the order of time B.making comparison
C.analyzing the reasons D.providing statistics
4.What will be most probably talked about next?
A.What if animals decided to capture humans. B.How to protect animals effectively.
C.More example of mistreatment. D.How to create natural environments.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t,” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘It’s for you.’ ”
1.There are _______ in this passage.
A.two men and two women B.three men and one woman
C.three women and one man D.four women
2.The banker thought _______.
A.he was really important because he was a rich banker
B.the visitor to the White House was really important
C.the visitor who met the President of the United States
D.the reporter was really important
3.The owner of the very large company thought _______.
A.she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies
B.the banker was really important
C.the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important
D.the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call
4.The owner of many buildings thought _______.
A.he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York
B.the owner of the very large company was really important
C.the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor
D.the person who worked in the White House was really important
5.The best title of the passage is ________ .
A.Who’s more important,the President or me?
B.White House and the President.
C.The richer the more important.
D.How to be an important person.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if I would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new competition. My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consider and why.
It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties and had difficulties with her boss and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.
I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.
And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was constantly changing the work load and routines. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident and hated to see a new work day start.
I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria couldn’t do enough and was constantly asking for more responsibility. I was more than happy to give her what she needed – praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.
Sometimes we are guilty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing, or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.
1.What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph? _____
A. He is a manager in the company.
B. He doesn't like his receptionist.
C. He likes to compete with others.
D. He wants to find another position.
2.After hearing his colleague's description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria ____.
A. attempted to settle the issues
B. was a problem to her boss
C. shouldn't stay in the company
D. could get on well with others
3.Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job? _____
A. Her previous job was not suitable for her.
B. She had difficulty responding to her manager.
C. Her boss didn't inspire her working enthusiasm.
D. Her boss showed no trust in her ability.
4.The writer probably believes that a good boss should _____.
A. praise and award his employees a lot
B. respect, praise and encourage his employees
C. greet his employees and give them much work
D. always give his employees guidance in working
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析