I’ve been taking a bus to school for years. I...

I’ve been taking a bus to school for years. I found that most passengers keep to themselves and no one ever has a ____ with anyone else.

About a year ago, an elderly man entered and said ____ to the driver, “Good morning!” Most people looked up, confused and ____, and the bus driver took it for granted and ____responded with a grunt (哼声). The next day the man ____ and again he said in a loud voice, “Good morning!” to the driver. Another grunt. By the fifth day, the driver finally agreed to accept the elderly man and ____ him with a little cheerful “Good morning!” Then the man ____, “My name is Benny.” The driver told the man he was Ralph.

That was the first ____ any of us heard the driver’s name and soon people began to talk to each other and say ____ to Ralph and Benny. Soon Benny ____ his cheerful “Good morning!” to the whole bus. Within a few days, his “Good morning!” was ____ by a whole bunch of “Good mornings” and the entire bus seemed to be more ____. People got to know each other.

“If a ____ is someone who makes something happen, Benny was the one who took a lead in showing friendship ____ us,” I thought.

A month ago, something ____ happened and Benny didn’t ____ in the bus. Everyone began to ____ about Benny and lots of people said he may have passed away. No one knew what to do and the bus got ____ again. So last week, I started to act like Benny and say, “Good morning!” to everyone and the whole bus cheered up again. I guessed I was the leader now. ____ Benny could come back to see what he had started really ____ a lot.

1.A. competition　　 B. cooperation　　 C. discussion　　 D. conversation

2.A. loudly　　 B. directly　　 C. secretly　　 D. suddenly

3.A. encouraged　　 B. annoyed　　 C. worried　　 D. calmed

4.A. slowly　　 B. simply　　 C. finally　　 D. clearly

5.A. sat down　　 B. got on　　 C. stood up　　 D. looked around

6.A. greeted　　 B. shared　　 C. provided　　 D. celebrated

7.A. shouted　　 B. explained　　 C. announced　　 D. wondered

8.A. method　　 B. time　　 C. idea　　 D. experience

9.A. sorry　　 B. yes　　 C. hello　　 D. bye

10.A. wished　　 B. introduced　　 C. challenged　　 D. spread

11.A. returned　　 B. covered　　 C. hidden　　 D. driven

12.A. energetic　　 B. friendly　　 C. noisy　　 D. crowded

13.A. foreigner　　 B. passenger　　 C. driver　　 D. leader

14.A. between　　 B. among　　 C. behind　　 D. including

15.A. unexpected　　 B. uncontrolled　　 C. unaccepted　　 D. unchanged

16.A. get up　　 B. look up　　 C. turn up　　 D. cheer up

17.A. complain　　 B. ask　　 C. argue　　 D. discuss

18.A. broken　　 B. open　　 C. quiet　　 D. slow

19.A. Obviously　　 B. Hopefully　　 C. Importantly　　 D. Fortunately

20.A. needed　　 B. wasted　　 C. covered　　 D. mattered

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You might take a car, a bus, or a bike to school. But in Bangladesh, instead of waiting for a school bus to come down their street, many students wait for a school boat to come down the river. That’s right—these students attend school on a boat!

Bangladesh is very close to sea level.____ 1.___ The flooding creates many problems. For the nearly 160 million people living there, the periodic flooding means that they are often unable to access roads, electricity, or telephones.

Growing up in Bangladesh, Mohammed Rezwan was often troubled by these disruptions(破坏). _____2.____ The name means “self-reliance (自力更生).” The purpose of the organization is to help the people of Bangladesh receive an education and also to bring technology and an improved quality of life to poor people in remote areas of the country. In 2002, Rezwan began transforming boats into schools. Each boat was built to house between 30 and 35 students. The boats had everything you might find in a regular classroom. The only difference was that they floated on a river.

___3._____ Today Rezwan and his organization operate 88 boats in northern Bangladesh. About half the boats are used as schools, and the other half are used as temporary houses during the flood season. In addition to the schools and the temporary housing, there are also a floating technology and training center, a library that allows students to check out books, and a health-care center. The school boats travel along the rivers and pick up students for classes that include computer technology, agriculture, and human rights.

At night the boats provide additional learning opportunities for students and adults. _____4. They study using solar lamps that are charged during the day at stations near the river. Special equipment on the boats also projects lessons onto big screens made from sail cloth. People can come down to the river bank to watch films. In all, these boats help educate close to 90,000 families in Bangladesh.

By floating down the rivers, the school boats provide more than books. ___5._____ “This ‘library’ boat inspired me,” said 18-year-old student Shanto Islam, who enjoys reading science fiction books. “I started to dream.” Islam now wants to attend a university.

A. For this reason the land is flooded for five months of every year.

B. They also deliver knowledge, opportunity, and hope to all generations.

C. Parents living in the area are happy to have the boats.

D. He did not want to design houses, though.

E. In 1998 he founded an organization called Shidhulai.

F. These boats have been a great success.

G. Both of them can attend evening courses.源

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After 20 years as a full-time wife and mother, I decided to be a school bus driver for I loved kids. After hard practice, by the time school started that year I’d gotten the hang of it. I was happy in my new work. I became a combination of chauffeur, nurse and friend. And if the kids needed it, I’d put on my “Tough Big Sister” act. It was a lot like my previous job---being a mom.

When I think about my years of bus driving, many things crowded in, but mostly, I remember Charlie.

Charlie, eight years old, with blond hair and crystalline gray eyes, began riding my bus in September of my fourth year driving. They all had stories to tell me about their summers. Charlie, though, ignored me. He didn’t even answer when I asked his name.

From that day on, Charlie was a trial. If a fight broke out I didn’t have to turn my head to know who had started it. If someone was throwing spitballs I could guess the culprit’s name. If a girl was crying, chances were Charlie had pulled her hair. No matter how I spoke to him, gently or firmly, he wouldn’t say a word. He’d just stare at me with those big gray eyes of his.

I asked around some, and found out Charlie’s father was dead and he didn’t live with his mother. He deserves my patience, I thought. So I practiced every bit of patience I could muster. To my cheery “Good Morning”, he was silent. When I wished him a happy Halloween, he sneered. Many, many times I asked God how I could reach Charlie. “I’m at my wit’s end.” I’d say. Still I was sure that this child needed to feel some warmth from me. So, when he’d pass by, I’d ruffle his hair or pat him on the arm.

Toward the end of that year, the kids on my bus gave me a small trophy inscribed “To the Best Bus Driver Ever”. I propped it up on the dashboard. On top I hung a small tin heart that a little girl had given me. In red paint she had written, “I love Polly and Polly loves me.”

On the next-to-last day of school I was delayed a few minutes talking to the principal. When I got on the bus I realized that the tin heart was gone. “Does anyone know what happened to the little heart that was up here?” I asked. For once with 39 children, there was silence.

One boy piped up, “Charlie was the first one on the bus. I bet（打赌） he took it.” Other children joined the chorus, “Yeah! Charlie did it! Search him!” I asked Charlie, “Have you seen the heart?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he protested（抗议）. Standing up, he took a few pennies and a small ball out of his pockets. “See, I don’t have it.”

“I bet he does!” insisted the girl who had given me the heart. “Check his pockets.”

Charlie glowered when I asked him to come forward. His gaze burned into mine. I stuck my hand into one pocket. Nothing. I reached into the other pocket. Then I felt it ---the familiar outline of the small tin heart. Charlie stared at me for a long time. There were no tears in those big gray eyes, no plea(乞求) for mercy. He seemed to be waiting for what he’d come to expect from the world. I was about to pull the tin heart out of Charlie’s pocket when I stopped myself. Let him keep it, a voice seemed to whisper.

“It must have fallen off before I got here,” I said to the kids. “I’ll probably find it back at the depot.” Without a word, Charlie returned to his seat. When he got off at his stop, he didn’t so much as glance at me.

That summer Charlie moved away.

Eventually I retired. And there my story as a school bus driver ends, except for one more incident. A dozen years after retirement I was in a department store in Kansas City, when someone said tentatively, “Polly?”

I turned to see a balding（在脱发的） man who was approaching middle age. “Yes?”

His face didn’t look familiar until I noticed his big gray eyes. There was no doubt. It was Charlie.

He told me he was living in Montana and doing well. Then, to my surprise, he hugged me. After he let go, he pulled something from his pocket and held it up for me to see. An old key chain….bent out of shape, the lettering faded. You can probably guess what it was---the little tin heart that said, “I love Polly and Polly loves me.”

“You were the only one who kept trying,” he explained. We hugged again, and went our separate ways. That night I thought over his words. You were the only one who kept trying. Before I fell asleep I thanked the Lord for the reassurance that I’d done a good job and for all the qualifications he’d given me to do it with.

1.From whose point of view is the story told?

A. a mother’s 　　 B. Polly’s

C. Charlie’s 　 　　 D. Tough Big Sister’s

2.From the passage, we learn that Charlie was _______ .

A. gentle and smart B.cold and firm

C.naughty and lazy　 D. tough and lonely

3.The sentence “He seemed to be waiting for what he’d come to expect from the world.”

suggests that Charlie __________.

A. felt ashamed of what he had done

B. felt Polly had done wrong to him

C. expected to get away with what he had done

D. expected to get punished for what he had done

4. Charlie kept the tin heart all the time because it reminded him __________.

A. it was a Christmas gift from Polly

B. it once gave him warmth

C. someone there cared him

D. it was once a shame to him

5.What do you think is the best reward to Polly’s love for Charlie?

A. His doing well in his life.

B. People’s appreciation for her kindness.

C. His thanks to her love.

D. Charlie’s recognition of Polly after many years.

6.Which detail from the story best shows Polly’s love for Charlie?

A. She wished him a happy Halloween.

B. She ruffled his hair when he passed her.

C. She greeted him with cheery “Good Morning”.

D. She lied to the other kids about what happened to the tin heart.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For years, experts have been encouraging people to exercise, using steps as simple as taking the stairs instead of a lift and walking to work, where possible. A recent study bolsters this advice — it shows that frequent active exercise throughout the day can have great health benefits.

The study, published in the magazine Preventive Medicine, found that just 2 minutes of stair-climbing several times a day can lower total cholesterol(胆固醇), raise HDL (“good”) cholesterol and improve the heartbeat in young women who do not have much activity during the day.“such improvements may have important effects on the health of women, since, like cigarette smoking, poor fitness have been shown to be a high risk for heart disease and death in women,”said Dr.Colin Boreham with the University of Ulster in Belfast, Ireland and the fellow researchers of this study group. Furthermore, improvements in total cholesterol levels achieved in the study could cut the rate of heart disease in women by a third, they noted.

The team of researchers from Britain studied 12 women between 18-22 years old, before and after the exercise program. The women used a public staircase for about 2 minutes a day for 5 days a week. Compared with a group of 10 women who did not take part in the stair-climbing program, the women who climbed stairs showed marked improvements in health and fitness levels after 7 weeks. However, they did not show any signs of weight loss.“A short-term stair-climbing program can give great health benefits to young women. Stair-climbing may be a particularly suitable way of combining exercise with an individual’s daily lifestyle,”they pointed out.

Experts advise visiting your doctor before beginning a new exercise program.

1.The underlined word “bolsters”( in Paragraph 1 ) means “_______”.

A. seeks　　 B. offers　　 C. follows　　 D. supports

2.According to the study done by Dr.Boreham and his group, improvements in cholesterol levels are important in _______.

A. helping women to give up smoking

B. enabling women to take exercise

C. preventing women from having heart disease

D. helping women to lose weight

3.What is the main subject of the second and third paragraphs?

A. Causes of heart disease in young women.

B. Research findings of a stair-climbing program

C. Major contents of the magazine Preventive Medicine.

D. A report of a comparative study by Irish and British scientists.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A. How to Prevent Heart Disease — What Do Doctors Say?

B. Stair-climbing Attracts More

C. Good Health Advice—take the Stairs

D. Yes, Exercise Is Good for You

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For hundreds of years, people have been wondering about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep.1.However, they have been valued as necessary to a person’s health and happiness. Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically believing that they tell about a person's character.2.He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears, which would be socially unacceptable in real life.

The second theory to become popular was Carl Jung's compensation theory. Jung, a former student of Freud, said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something, but rather to communicate it to the dreamer.3.Thus, people who think too highly of themselves may dream about falling; those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.

Using more recent research, William Domhoff from the University of California found that dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans. 4.Until they reach age five, they cannot express very well what their dreams are about. Once people become adults, there is little or no change in their dreams. The dreams of men and women differ. For instance, the characters that appear in the dreams of men are often other men, and often involve physical aggression.

The meaning of dreams continues to be difficult to understand.5.If you dream that a loved one is going to die, do not panic. The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.

A. Dreams make up for what is lacking in waking life.

B. However, people should not take their dreams as reality.

C. They have been considered as meaningless nighttime journeys.

D. It gives scientists chances to better understand human mind.

E. Children do not dream as much as adults.

F. They think their mind is trying to tell them something.

G. First, there was Sigmund Freud’s theory.

高二英语七选五困难题查看答案及解析

For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life. But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval from their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car.

The implication (含义) of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort, is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this carries over to the classroom.

Social psychologist Carol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of over praise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.

“Praising attributes (品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University. “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead.”

1.The underlined words “Praise-aholic kids” refer to kids who are ______.

A. tired of being praised

B. extremely fond of being praised

C. very proud of being praised

D. worthy of being praised

2.The author quoted Dr. Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article ________.

A. more persuasive　　　　　　　　　　 B. better-organized

C. better-known　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more interesting

3.We can infer from the passage that _____.

A. praise for results works better than praise for efforts

B. praise for efforts should be more encouraged

C. praising a child’s achievements benefits his or her success in life

D. praising a child’s abilities encourages him or her to take on challenges

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I should know. I have been doing this for 20 years. Why is it that I need a sign to remind me?

Every other week in my neighborhood we place either recycled bottles or paper out with our garbage. There is a ____ alongside the road that says“This is bin week”or “This is paper week”．The schedule is simply changed every other week. But I can never ____ which week is which. Every week，I make a(n) ____ to look for the sign.

There was a period a few months ago when no one changed the sign.

I had ____ emotions. I was confused，angry and concerned. Confused because I didn’t know what to do. ____ because someone should have changed it！Concerned because，after ____ that“someone”for almost twenty years，I ____ that perhaps something had happened to that“someone”．

Then，yesterday I finally saw the man who ____ the sign. I slowed down and wanted to tell him how much I ____ what he did. I didn’t stop in time ____ I found that the traffic sign said“The Next Exit Is 2km”. So I drove as the traffic sign　 ____ .

By the time I got back，the man was gone. I felt so　 ____. I should have stopped alongside the road and just said “thank you”．I pulled over in front of the sign and thought about how many times in my life I ____ a sign to tell me what to do. I was ____　 that all too often I missed an ____ because I was looking for a sign. Today I wanted to tell“someone”how ____ I think their efforts are but missed the opportunity.

So，I wrote a ____ and placed it next to the sign.

If you have been ____ to move forward towards a dream，say ____ to someone who lends you a hand. This may be the sign you’ve been looking for.

The note ____，“This is do it now week.”

1.A.ban B.remark C.graph D.sign

2.A.glance B.remember C.analyse D.consider

3.A.purpose B.decision C.ambition D.effort

4.A.strong B.strange C.mixed D.simple

5.A.Annoyed B.Surprised C.Puzzled D.Excited

6.A.searching for B.checking in C.relying on D.figuring out

7.A.understood B.complained C.wondered D.worried

8.A.made B.replaced C.covered D.removed

9.A.praised B.awarded C.appreciated D.refused

10.A.but B.because C.so D.if

11.A.indicated B.stood C.followed D.transformed

12.A.cheerful B.meaningful C.regretful D.worthwhile

13.A.looked for B.came across C.looked through D.put up

14.A.reminded B.warned C.requested D.persuaded

15.A.appointment B.opportunity C.approval D.exchange

16.A.unacceptable B.unbearable C.inspirable D.valuable

17.A.note B.schedule C.composition D.text

18.A.struggling B.seeking C.desiring D.hesitating

19.A.greetings B.thanks C.sympathy D.respect

20.A.writes B.tells C.says D.teaches

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

For five years, Claire Lomas hasn't been able to walk or feel her legs. But that hasn't _____her. She was _______a professional horse rider. But in 2007, she was thrown off her horse. The _____paralyzed her from the chest down. She spent all her time in a ______, at least until January, 2012. That’s when she started _______again, thanks to a ₤ 75, 000 bionic suit known as the Re walk.

“It's_____after five years of sitting down to be back on my ______,” she said, “and it's fully weight-bearing and I can walk in it as well. "The Re Walk and two canes would______her when she wanted to walk. But it's not ______. Each day, when she started, she could _____only 30 steps. Every_____ was a challenge, and because she couldn't ______ where she was standing, she _____feared falling over. She had bigger_____, though. Lomas decided to set out to walk the entire length of the London Marathon.

She started, alongside 35,000______, 16 days ago, but today, May 8th, 2012, in the shadow of Buckingham Palace, she______—to the screams of thousands of fans who came out to support her.

"It's a moment I’m going to ______ for the rest of my life,” she told the BBC. “The support here has been so amazing—I didn't ______it here like this. I couldn’t believe it when I______this morning in the taxi to start, and I thought it was just a ______day in London. Someone told me they’re all there for me.’’

1.A. frightened　　 B. stopped　　 C. wounded　　 D. bothered

2.A. also　　 B. just　　 C. once　　 D. still

3.A. pressure　　 B. fault　　 C. disease　　 D. accident

4.A. wheelchair　　 B. room　　 C. bed　　 D. field

5.A. speaking　　 B. walking　　 C. competing　　 D. working

6.A. amazing　　 B. satisfying　　 C. touching　　 D. puzzling

7.A. hands　　 B. feet　　 C. car　　 D. side

8.A. follow　　 B. improve　　 C. save　　 D. support

9.A. late　　 B. fair　　 C. lucky　　 D. easy

10.A. gather　　 B. practice　　 C. take　　 D. dance

11.A. moment　　 B. decision　　 C. purpose　　 D. method

12.A. find　　 B. feel　　 C. hear　　 D. understand

13.A. probably　　 B. already　　 C. always　　 D. sometimes

14.A. questions　　 B. fortunes　　 C. changes　　 D. goals

15.A. journalists　　 B. passengers　　 C. runners　　 D. friends

16.A. insisted　　 B. agreed　　 C. arrived　　 D. finished

17.A. remember　　 B. take　　 C. save　　 D. seize

18.A. enjoy　　 B. expect　　 C. avoid　　 D. achieve

19.A. turned up　　 B. passed by　　 C. worked out　　 D. broke in

20.A. lovely　　 B. regular　　 C. busy　　 D. quiet

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

______to that famous university surprised us all, for he was absent from school for a whole year..

A. He being admitted　　 B. He admitted

C. His being admitted　　 D. His admitted

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Evidence has been found through years of study that children’s early sleeping problems are _______ to continue when they grow up.

A．likely             B．possible           C．probable          D．narrowly

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