It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.
My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout( 锻炼) before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on that particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality(活力)and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on( 回顾)my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical(哲理的)answer to your philosophical question:
When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.
When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.
When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.
When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.
The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for(开往)North America, that was the best time of my life.
When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”
“And now, Joe, I am seventy nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”
1.When was the writer's birthday?
A.June 13 B.June 15 C.June 17 D.June 19
2.Why was the writer anxious?
A.He wasn't full of his usual vitality.
B.He didn't see his old friend Nicholas.
C.He was feeling anxious about turning thirty.
D.He didn't like his friend's answer about the best time.
3.What does the underlined word “ nurtured ” mean?
A.brought up B.developed C.trained D.encouraged
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.
My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout( 锻炼) before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on that particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality(活力)and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on( 回顾)my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical(哲理的)answer to your philosophical question:
When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.
When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.
When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.
When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.
The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for(开往)North America, that was the best time of my life.
When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”
“And now, Joe, I am seventy nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”
1.When was the writer's birthday?
A.June 13 B.June 15 C.June 17 D.June 19
2.Why was the writer anxious?
A.He wasn't full of his usual vitality.
B.He didn't see his old friend Nicholas.
C.He was feeling anxious about turning thirty.
D.He didn't like his friend's answer about the best time.
3.What does the underlined word “ nurtured ” mean?
A.brought up B.developed C.trained D.encouraged
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It was two days before Christmas and young Maggie Dotson was already being told that her Christmas wish would not be coming true. Paxton, she was _________, would not be coming back.
Before that December day a/an _________baby deer had been abandoned in the woods behind the Dotson’s home. So _________was the little deer that he hadn’t the strength to run from Maggie’s father when he _________him. _________ he carried the little deer towards their home, Maggie rushed outside and _________rubbed the little deer’s nose; it licked (舔) Maggie’s hand, which made her laugh. Mr. Dotson smiled and just shook his head. He proceeded to carry the little deer to the _________.
In what seemed like a few seconds to Mr. Dotson, Maggie rushed to the house and came back carrying a medical bag, and a _________of lettuce (莴苣) she had _________from the refrigerator. Maggie handed her father the bag, and then placed the lettuce by the little deer’s mouth — but he wasn’t _________.
As Mr. Dotson placed a _________around the little deer’s injured hoof (蹄), Maggie became excited as the little deer began to bite on the lettuce. It was dark outside and the temperature was quite _________. Maggie insisted that her father return with carrots and warm blankets for him. He promised he _________.
After he _________the light in the garage, Maggie turned to her father and said, “I’m going to name him Paxton, Daddy.
With time and _________, Maggie finally gained the little deer’s _________. In fact, he was soon eating carrots right out of her hand. And when the holidays were over and Maggie was back in school, she never left _________feeding Paxton first thing every morning.
Mr. Dotson could see the _________ that his daughter felt for the little deer. That scared him, _________, because he knew Maggie would never be able to say _________. So when his hoof had finally healed, Mr. Dotson came home early one afternoon to set him free.
1.A. asked B. advised C. told D. meant
2.A. lost B. injured C. escaped D. freed
3.A. weak B. sick C. tired D. frightened
4.A. threatened B. scratched C. witnessed D. approached
5.A. Before B. Since C. While D. As
6.A. gently B. slightly C. toughly D. voluntarily
7.A. house B. garage C. woods D. backyard
8.A. row B. mouthful C. handful D. basket
9.A. stole B. grabbed C. threw D. kept
10.A. absorbed B. engaged C. satisfied D. interested
11.A. ingredient B. label C. restriction D. bandage
12.A. freezing B. warm C. hot D. normal
13.A. could B. would C. should D. might
14.A. turned up B. turned on C. turned off D. turned out
15.A. persistence B. recognition C. sequence D. sacrifice
16.A. appetite B. security C. awareness D. trust
17.A. except B. without C. after D. until
18.A. beauty B. bridge C. bond D. bitterness
19.A. therefore B. thus C. still D. though
20.A. goodbye B. good night C. hello D. apology
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It was the belief ______ he would be successful sooner or later _______ made him work hard day and night.
A. that; where B. where; that
C. that; that D. how; which
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It was a hot June day at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas, Sammy was on a camping trip with his parents and his brothers. He couldn’t to get into the water.
With his father keeping a(n) from the rocks above, Sammy jumped in. Having played in the water for a while, he pulled himself out and watched a group of children walk above. Suddenly, a tiny five-year-old girl to grab a bottle and lost her balance. In an instant, she was over the falls.
Sammy caught sight of the girl’s arm and the of her dark head as the water pushed her into the water . She fought for life in the deep water. Sammy took a few seconds to consider the , and then he dived in. He was next to the girl in a few seconds. She was and tried to climb on top of him. Sammy says, “I stayed calm, but inside, my heart was beating .”
When he was an arm’s away from the girl, he carefully the anxious girl onto his back and the rock wall around the edge of the waterfall toward the shore. Soon, someone pulled of them from the water with a swimming float. They were safe then.
When his mother walked onto the and saw the crowd gathering near the swimming hole, she fell into . Then a woman came up and told her that Sammy had saved a little girl’s life. “Sammy says he can’t do it ,” she says. “But I know he can because of who he is.” Now a seventh grader, Sammy , “I didn’t really think about the when I got into the water.”
1.A. help B. pause C. wait D. afford
2.A. eye B. smile C. gesture D. distance
3.A. unwillingly B. immediately C. eventually D. professionally
4.A. reached down B. came up C. turned down D. went around
5.A. wiped B. blown C. beaten D. swept
6.A. image B. top C. appearance D. sign
7.A. beneath B. above C. behind D. around
8.A. request B. operation C. result D. situation
9.A. challenging B. wandering C. struggling D. thrilling
10.A. blue B. panicked C. confused D. upset
11.A. wildly B. irregularly C. slowly D. consciously
12.A. measure B. range C. width D. length
13.A. forced B. pulled C. pushed D. removed
14.A. struck B. followed C. jumped D. felt
15.A. one B. another C. either D. both
16.A. edge B. platform C. ground D. scene
17.A. pride B. embarrassment C. silence D. fantasy
18.A. alone B. again C. then D. altogether
19.A. admits B. denies C. apologizes D. responds
20.A. effects B. consequences C. fame D. condition
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Tuesday the twelfth was my birthday. I16 a day of cake and presents 17__ it turned into a day of mystery(神秘). Someone sent a bottle with a letter and a treasure map 18. It said there was a treasure of over 20 million dollars. I didn’t know if it was a trick(恶作剧) or if I should 19 it. If it was 20 , it would be the best present I had ever got. I decided to21. Two of my friends came and we rented a truck. 22, I thought about turning back twice during this trip, but I didn’t think it was a23decision for me to make. I 24to give this trip twice the effort(努力) I had been putting in. This would take all my trust in order for me to find the25 .
“The map says you have to turn when you see a large stone with a red circle,” said one of them.
“What do we do after the turn?” I asked 26.
“It says we should see a tree. We are 27 to turn 20 meters north of it and dig.
We got there and dug. We had 28 at first digging but we got better and worked very 29. My trousers were dirty but I kept digging 30 I hit something. It was a large metal box. We 31 the lock and looked inside. There was a letter. It read:
“The lesson you have learned will be very 32. If you put as much 33 in anything you do as you did in finding the 34, you will have found the key to making over 20 million dollars.”
This was a trick from my parents. I thought I would never forget this 35 birthday present.
1. A.expected B.accepted C.passed D.planned
2. A.or B.but C.and D.so
3. A.above B.away C.inside D.nearby
4. A.trust B.forget C.refuse D.share
5. A.common B.easy C.interesting D.real
6. A.choose B.try C.ask D.think
7. A.Luckily B.Finally C.Probably D.Actually
8. A.wise B.big C.different D.quick
9. A.hated B.failed C.needed D.remembered
10. A.pleasure B.truth C.help D.aim
11. A.gratefully B.sadly C.angrily D.seriously
12. A.allowed B.required C.forced D.encouraged
13. A.training B.experience C.trouble D.fun
14. A.quickly B.badly C.tiredly D.carefully
15. A.since B.if C.because D.until
16. A.repaired B.opened C.changed D.cleaned
17. A.valuable B.necessary C.satisfying D.painful
18. A.time B.money C.health D.energy
19. A.bottle B.map C.letter D.tree
20. A.pretty B.perfect C.special D.expensive
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It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickez’s pasture(牧场) and through some woods.
The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull. Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the township, maybe even the county, and we believed him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about his claim. For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like an odd name for a bull.
Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced. Mom said she would talk to Mr. Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us. Joanie was almost two years older than me and a head taller. If her teasing ever got around my grade school, it would be all over for me. In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning. “I’m not going swimming with that dumb girl cousin.” I told my mom.
“Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,” Mom said in her serious tone. I gave in and we set out. On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly. Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking(舔) his back.Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull after all. She was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.
We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”. And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasn’t been too bad. She’s been one of my best friends over the years.
1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “fishy” in paragraph 2?
A. Funny B. Interesting
C. Doubtful D. Believable
2.What’s the second problem the author has to face
A. His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.
B. His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.
C. He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.
D. His mother failed to ask permission for him.
3.What does the author think of Elsie in the end
A. Aggressive. B. Unkind.
C. Bad-tempered. D. Friendly.
4.What’s the passage mainly about
A. The bull guarding Mr. Blickez’s farm.
B. The story of visiting the swimming hole.
C. How friendly the so-called mean bull was.
D. How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.
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It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickez’s pasture(牧场) and through some woods.
The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull.Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the township, maybe even the county, and we believed him.But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about his claim.For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like an odd name for a bull.
Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced.Mom said she would talk to Mr. Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us. Joanie was almost two years older than me and a head taller. If her teasing ever got around my grade school, it would be all over for me.In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning.“I’m not going swimming with that dumb girl cousin.” I told my mom.
“Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,” Mom said in her serious tone. I gave in and we set out.On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly.Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking(舔) his back.Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull after all. She was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.
We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”.And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasn’t been too bad.She’s been one of my best friends over the years.
1.What’s the meaning of the underline word “fishy” in Paragraph 2?
A.Funny.
B.Interesting.
C.Doubtful.
D.Believable.
2.What’s the second problem the author has to face?
A.His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.
B.His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.
C.He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.
D.His mother failed to ask permission for him.
3.What does the author think of Elsie in the end?
A.Aggressive.
B.Unkind.
C.Bad-tempered.
D.Friendly.
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A.The bull guarding Mr. Blickez’s farm.
B.The story of visiting the swimming hole.
C.How friendly the so-called mean bull was.
D.How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.
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I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier(收银员) ______ her by name and asked her how she was doing. The woman looked down, shook her hand, and said, “Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my ______ son is up to his old tricks again. The truth is, I don’t know how I’m going to ______ the holidays. ”Then she gave the cashier food stamps.
My heart ______. I wanted to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to ______ her groceries or ask for her husband’s situation?
____ I walked into the parking lot, I spotted the woman returning her shopping cart. I remembered something in my purse that I thought might help her. It wasn’t a handful of cash or an ______ of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life ______.
My heart beat faster as I ______ the woman. “Excuse me,” I said, my voice trembling a bit. “I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really ______ time right now. I’m so sorry, but I’d like to give you something.”
I took a small card out of my purse and ______ it to her.
When the woman read the only two words on the card, she began to cry. And through her ______, she said, “You have no idea how much this ______ to me.”
I was a little ______ by her reply. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of ______ I might receive. All I could think to respond was, “Oh! Would it be OK to give you a ______?
After we hugged ______,I walked back to my car and began to cry, too.
The words on the card?
“You Matter.”
A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave a similar card as ______ for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a ______ glow(光辉,喜悦)spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started ______ them.
1.A. charged B. greeted C. blame D. heard
2.A. confident B. independent C. hopeless D. stubborn
3.A. think about B. give up C. lead to D. get through
4.A. ached B. failed C. beat D. paused
5.A. send for B. provide for C. pay for D. beg for
6.A. As B. Though C. Unless D. Since
7.A. excuse B. offer C. experience D. anecdote
8.A. harder B. wealthier C. simpler D. better
9.A. touched B. found C. balanced D. approached
10.A. happy B. tough C. regular D. long
11.A. handed B. obsessed C. spread D. explained
12.A. reliability B. fears C. tears D. beliefs
13.A. brings B. means C. values D. contains
14.A. worried B. excited C. moved D. shocked
15.A. reaction B. feeling C. expression D. answer
16.A. present B. promise C. hug D. ride
17.A. wildly B. tightly C. anxiously D. eagerly
18.A. progress B. effort C. encouragement D. praise
19.A. warm B. rich C. soft D. fierce
20.A. gathering B. enjoying C. preparing D. sharing
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The day was Thankful Thursday. It's a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive contribution. On this particular Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do. At noon, I drove to a McDonald’s with my daughters because they kept complaining that they hadn’t had enough to eat at breakfast. There we saw some homeless people in the street and we bought lunch for them.
We were about to complete when we found a small woman standing at the corner, asking for change. We handed her some food, and then started to head home. Suddenly from the mirror of the car, I saw the woman waving at us, so I had to turn around and stopped where the small woman stood. She walked to our car, and said, "Thank you, lady! No one has ever done anything like this for me before." I replied, "Well, I'm glad that we were the first." Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, "So, when do you think you'll eat your lunch?"
She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, "Oh honey, I'm not going to eat this lunch." I was confused, but before I could say anything, she continued. "You see, I have a little girl of my own at home and she just loves McDonald's, but I can never buy it for her because I just don't have the money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald's!"
I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our Acts of Kindness were too small to have effect on those poor people. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of Mother Teresa's words: "We cannot do great things — only small things with great love."
1.
According to this passage, the small woman was ______.
A. too happy to stand at the corner
B. too eager to ask for more food
C. too poor to buy McDonald’s
D. too busy to care for her daughter
2.
What can we know from the passage?
A. The author finally realized what she did was of use to the poor.
B. The author would stop doing her acts of kindness to the poor.
C. The author’s daughters found their mother cried at the end of the day.
D. The author’s daughters would make friends with the woman’s daughter.
3.
What would be the best title of the passage?
A. No Pains No Gains
B. No Pleasure Without Pain
C. No Small Act of Kindness
D. No Sweet Without Sweat
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It was a mid-winter's day. My Mom had ordered me and my two brothers outside so she could get a little housework done.
My brothers were seven and five years older than me and much bigger as well. Still, it was I who decided to start the snowball fight. I hit one of them when they weren't looking and soon we were all making and throwing snowballs as fast as we could. Being little helped me avoid the first dozen or so snowballs that came my way until the one that caught me in the back of the head and sent me sliding into the two foot deep snowdrift. I felt two hands grasp my shoulders as my oldest brother lifted me out safely. I laughed as I dusted the snow off.
Later Mom called us back inside for a lunch of hot, chicken soup. I drank it slowly and then sat near the old, wood stove in our living room and let the warmth quickly dry my damp socks and jeans. It felt so nice. I couldn't describe the feeling back then but I know now that it was pure happiness.
In those innocent days of childhood there was no regret for the past or worry for the future. Each moment could be enjoyed just the way God intended. Each day could be filled with fun, laughter, and love. I think that we all need to re-experience that feeling in our lives. We need to live with childlike joy while keeping our adult wisdom. We need to throw a few snowballs and drink a few bowls of soup afterwards. We need to trust in our Heavenly Father's love for us and share our love with others as well. Life here is too brief not to enjoy all of its precious moments.
1.Why did the writer’s mother order them outside?
A. To let them do more outdoor exercises.
B. For the convenience of doing housework.
C. To let them help her do housework outside.
D. To give them a surprise when they returned.
2.Why could the writer avoid so many snowballs?
A. Because his figure was small.
B. Because he was the youngest.
C. Because he had quick reaction.
D. Because he was good at avoiding.
3.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To introduce a good outdoor exercise.
B. To recall an experience in his childhood.
C. To show life should be enjoyed to the fullest.
D. To sing high praises of his mother’s greatness.
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