“Where is Papa going with that ax (斧子)?” said...

“Where is Papa going with that ax (斧子)?” said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.

“Out to the hoghouse,” replied Mrs. Arable. “Some pigs were born last night.”

“I don’t see why he needs an ax,” continued Fern, who was only eight.

“Well,” said her mother, “one of the pigs is a runt (发育不良的小动物). It’s very small and weak. So your father has decided to do away with it.”

“Do away with it?” shouted Fern. “You mean kill it?”

“Don’t shout, Fern!” she said. “Your father is right. The pig would probably die anyway.”

Fern pushed a chair out of the way and ran outdoors. The grass was wet and the earth smelled springtime. Fern’s shoes were wetting by the time she caught up with her father.

“Please don’t kill it! It’s unfair,” she said.

Mr. Arable stopped.

“Fern,” he said gently, “you will have to learn to control yourself.”

“This is a matter of life and death, and you talk about controlling myself.” Tears ran down her cheeks and she took hold of the ax and tried to pull it out of her father’s hand.

“Fern,” said Mr. Arable, “I know more about raising a group of pigs than you do. A weak pig makes trouble.”

“But it’s unfair,” cried Fern. “The pig couldn’t help being born small. If I had been very small at birth, would you have killed me?”

Mr. Arable smiled. “Certainly not,” he said, looking down at his daughter with love. “But this is different. It’s a pig.”

“There is no difference,” replied Fern.

1.What puzzled Fern at the beginning?

A．Why her father refused to eat breakfast.     B．If the hoghouse was big enough for many pigs.

C．How pigs were born at night.               D．What his father would do with an ax.

2.Why couldn’t Fern control herself?

A．Because she was afraid of killing a pig.        B．Because the pig was treated unfairly.

C．Because she loved pet pigs very much.       D．Because her father was rude to her.

3.According to the passage, Fern’s father thought that ______.

A．it was natural for pigs to be born small       B．he couldn’t afford to have so many pigs

C．a weak pig needed more attention          D．he was troubled by raising a weak pig

4.It can be inferred from the passage that Fern was _________.

A．kind-hearted       B．brave             C．shy              D．patient

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education.21 , it has been said that today children22 their education to go to school. The 23 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.

Education is 24 , compared with schooling. Education has no 25 . It can take place26 , whether in the shower or on the bus, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the27 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.

28 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces29 . A chance talk with a 30  may lead to a person to discover how31 he knows of another country. People obtain education from32 on. Education,33 ,is a very34 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long35 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.

Schooling, on the other hand, is a 36 experience, whose style changes37 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take38 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework ,and 39 ,and so on. Schooling has usually been40 by the edges of the subjects being taught.

1... A. Then              B. However        C. Thus          D. Therefore

2.. A. understand         B. need           C. enjoy         D. interrupt

3.. A. difference         B. importance     C. use           D. problem

4.. A. unexpected         B. endless         C. countless    D. simple

5.. A. answers            B. ways           C. edges         D. meanings

6.. A. anywhere       B. anywhere else       C. some where       D. somewhere else

7...A. part-time            B. public            C. standard        D. strict

8.. A. If                 B. Because       C. So            D. Though

9... A. pride           B. surprises            C．knowledge       D. progress

10... A. neighbor         B. friend        C. foreigner      D. teacher

11.. A. wonderfully       B. well          C. greatly        D. little

12... A. babies           B. grown-ups      C. women         D. men33. A. still B. next C. then D. yet

13... A. long             B. broad          C. narrow        D. short

14... A. that             B. when           C. after         D. before

15... A. basic            B. strict         C. final         D. irregular

16... A. unusually        B. differently    C. little        D. frequently

17..A. large              B. new            C. fixed         D. small

18.. A .take exams        B. hold exams     C. mark papers   D. read papers

19.. A. changed           B. limited        C. chosen        D. controlled

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

She is going to spend part of her week in Liverpool where she ______ on the beach with her children.

A. is playing     B. plays        C. will be playing      D. has played

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

"Ok," I said to my daughter as she bent over her afternoon bowl of rice. "What's going on with you and your friend J?" J. is the leader of a group of third-graders at her camp—a position Lucy herself occupied the previous summer. Now she's the one on the outs, and every day at snack time, she tells me all about it, while I offer up the unhelpful advice all summer long.

"She's fond of giving orders," Lucy complained. "She's fat," Lucy mumbled（含糊地说）into her bowl "We are going upstairs," I said, my voice cold, "We are going to discuss this." And up we went.

I'd spent the nine years since her birth getting ready for this day, the day we'd have to have the conversation about this horrible word. I knew exactly what to say to the girl on the receiving end of the teasing（嘲笑）, but in all of my imaginings, it never once occurred to me that my daughter would be the one who used the F word-------Fat.

My daughter sat on her bed, and I sat beside her. “How would you feel if someone made fun of you for something that wasn't your fault?” I began. “She could stop eating so much,” Lucy mumbled, mouthing the simple advice a thousand doctors and well-meaning friends and relatives have given overweight women for years．

"It's not always that easy,” I said. “Everyone's different in terms of how they treat food” Lucy looked at me, waiting for me to go on. I opened my mouth，then closed it. Should I tell her that, in teasing a woman's weight, she's joined the long, proud tradition of critics who go after any woman with whom they disagree by starting with "you're ugly" and ending with “no man would want you and there must be something wrong with any man who does"？Should I tell her I didn't cry when someone posted my picture and commented, “I'm sorry, but aren't authors who write books marketed to young women supposed to be pretty?”

Does she need to know, now, that life isn't fair? I feel her eyes on me，waiting for an answer I don't have. Words are my tools. Stories are my job. It's possible she'll remember what I say forever, and I have no idea what to say.

So I tell her the only thing I can come up with that is absolutely true．I say to my daughter ,“I love you，and there is nothing you could ever do to make me not love you，But I'm disappointed in you right now. There are plenty of reasons for not liking someone. What she looks like isn't one of them.”

Lucy nods，tears on her cheeks．“I won't say that again ,”she tells me，and I pull her close, pressing my nose against her hair. We are both quiet, and I don't know if I have said the right thing. So as we sit there together, shoulder to shoulder, I pray for her to be smart．I pray for her to be strong. I pray for her to find friends，work she loves, a partner who loves her, and for the world not to deprive（剥夺）her of the things that make her who she is，for her life to be easy, and for her to have the strength to handle it when it's not. And still, always，I pray that she will never struggle as I've struggled, that weight will never be her cross to bear. She may not be able to use the word in our home, but I can use it in my head．I pray that she will never get fat．

1.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 indicates that Lucy＿＿＿，

A. often makes fun of her friend J.

B. has turned against her friend J．

C. gets along well with her friend J.

D. has begun to compete with her friend J.

2.Why does the author want to discuss with Lucy?

A. Because she wants to offer some other helpful advice.

B. Because she has prepared the conversation for nine years.

C. Because she is really shocked at Lucy's rudeness．

D. Because she decides to tell Lucy a similar story of her own．

3.What does the author want to tell her daughter?

A. It is not easy to take the doctors' advice to eat less．

B. People shouldn't complain because life is unfair.

C. She herself was once一laughed at for her appearance.

D. People shouldn't be blamed for their appearance.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that

A. the author earns a living by writing stories

B. the author is a fat but good-looking woman

C. the author will stop loving her daughter for what she said

D. the author's daughter agreed with her from the very beginning

5.We can learn from the last paragraph that　　　 ．

A. Lucy deeply moved by her mother's prayer

B. a mother's prayer will shape her daughter's attitude towards life

C. the author allows her daughter to use the F word in her head

D. the author hopes her daughter will never have weight trouble

6.The author's attitude towards her daughter can be best described as　　　 ．

A. loving but strict　　　　 　　　 B. indifferent but patient

C. satisfied and friendly　　 　　 D. unsatisfied and angry

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

“OK,”I said to my daughter as she bent over her afternoon bowl of rice. “What’s going on with you and your friend J.?” J. is the leader of a group of third-graders at her camp-- a position Lucy herself occupied the previous summer. Now she’s the one on the outs. and every day at snack time, she tells me all about it, while I offer the unhelpful advice all summer long.

“She’s fond of giving orders, ”Lucy complained. “She’s turning everyone against me. She’s mean.　 And she’s fat.” “Excuse me,” I said, struggling for calm. “What did you just said?” “She’s fat.” Lucy mumbled(含糊地说).“We’re going upstairs,” I said, my voice cold. “We’re going to discuss this.” And up we went. I’d spent the nine years since her birth getting ready for this day, the day we’d have the conversation about this horrible word. I knew exactly what to say to the girl on the receiving end of the teasing, but in all of my imaginings, it never once occurred to me that my daughter would be the one who used the F word-Fat.

My daughter sat on her bed, and I sat beside her. “How would you feel if someone made fun of you for something that wasn’t your fault?” I began. “She could stop eating so much,” Lucy mumbled, mouthing the simple advice a thousand doctors have given overweight women for years.

“It’s not always that easy,” I said . “Everyone’s different in terms of how they treat food.” Lucy looked at me, waiting for me to go on. I opened my mouth, then closed it. Should I tell her that, in teasing a woman’s weight, she’s joined the long tradition of critics? Should I tell her I didn’t cry when someone posted my picture and commented , “I’m sorry, but aren’t authors who write books marketed to young women supposed to be pretty?”

Does she need to know, now, that life isn’t fair ? I feel her eyes on me, waiting for an answer I don’t have. Words are my tools. Stories are my job. It’s possible she’ll remember what I say forever, and I have no idea what to say.

So I tell her the only thing I can come up with that is absolutely true. I say to my daughter, “I love you, and there is nothing you could ever do to make me not love you. But I’m disappointed in you right now. There are plenty of reasons for not liking someone. What she looks like isn’t one of them. ”

Lucy nods, tears on her cheeks. “I won’t say that again,” she tells me, and I pull her close, pressing my nose against her hair. As we sit there together,　 I pray for her to be smart and strong. I pray for her to find friends, work she loves, a partner who loves her. And still, always, I pray that she will never struggle as I’ve struggled, that weight will never be her cross to bear. She may not be able to use the word in our home, but I can use in my head. I pray that she will never get fat.

1.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 indicates that Lucy ______.

A. has turned against her friend J.

B.gets along well with her friend J.

C. has begun to compete with her friend J.

D. often makes fun of her friend J.

2.Why does the author want to discuss with Lucy?

A. Because she decides to tell Lucy a similar story of her own.

B. Because she is really shocked at Lucy’s rudeness.

C. Because she has prepared the conversation for nine years.

D. Because she wants to offer some other helpful advice.

3.What does the author want to tell her daughter?

A. People shouldn’t complain because life is unfair.

B. She herself was once laughed at for her appearance.

C. People shouldn’t be blamed for their appearance.

D. It is not easy to take the doctors’ advice to eat less.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that_________.

A. the author earns a living by writing stories.

B. the author is a fat but good-looking woman.

C. the author will stop loving her daughter for what she said.

D. the author’s daughter agreed with her from the very beginning.

5.We can learn from the last paragraph that_________.

A. Lucy was deeply moved by her mother’s prayer.

B. a mother’s prayer will shape her daughter’s attitude towards life

C. the author allows her daughter to use the F word in her head

D. the author hopes her daughter will never have weight trouble

6.The author’s attitude towards her daughter can be best described as _________.

A. unsatisfied and angry　　　　　　　　　 B. loving but strict

C. indifferent but patient　　　　　　　　 D. satisfied and friendly

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

–Where is Mr Smith? I can’t find him anywhere.

--He is said _______Australia.

A．to go to           B．to have gone to     C．going to           D．having gone to

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I am so lucky to have a friend like Jenny who is so _____ that she is said never to lose her temper with anyone.

A. slight　　　　　　 B. abstract

C. mild　　　　　　　 D. delicate

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

---Mike is said to have fallen in love with Jane. ---______ he reminded me so much of her.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

______ is going to the north of Alaska to take another advantage there.

A. He is said that   B. It was said he    C. It is said that he     D. People said that he

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Where is the woman going next?

A. To a snack bar.

B. To a movie theater.

C. To her friend Simon’s house.

高二英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析