My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply —"I don’t want any."
Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn’t control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself.
I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.
About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he’d never met.
1. The author was then probably working for ______.
A. a travel agency B. a cigarette company
C. an e-shopping store D. a vacation school
2.The underlined part "collect myself" in the second paragraph probably means "_______".
A. gather together B. comfort myself
C. relax myself D. calm down
3. What can we infer from the text?
A. Frank was in hospital while answering the phone.
B. Frank is actually the author’s grandfather.
C. There was something wrong with Frank’s lung.
D. The author asked Frank to travel and he took his advice.
4. We can learn from the text that the author ________.
A. took down Frank’s name and address to visit him in person
B. was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them
C. didn’t stop smoking even though Frank asked him to
D. kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died
5.At Frank’s funeral the author’s 1st letter to Frank was read in order to ____.
A. encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely
B. indicate that Frank touched many people’s hearts
C. show the good relationship between Frank and the author
D. praise Frank and give thanks to the author
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages(旅行产品) via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put throughto a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply —"I don’t want any."
Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn’t control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself.
I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating(感谢)his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.
About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched(感动) many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old boy he’d never met.
1.The author was then probably working for ______.
A. a travel agency
B. a cigarette company
C. an e-shopping store
D. a vacation school
2.The underlined part "collect myself" in the second paragraph probably means "_______".
A. gather together
B. disappoint myself
C. cheer myself up
D. calm down
3.What can we infer from the text?
A. Frank was in hospital while answering the phone.
B. Frank is actually the author’s grandfather.
C. There was something wrong with Frank’s lung.
D. The author asked Frank to travel and he took his advice.
4.We can learn from the text that the author ________.
A. took down Frank’s name and address to visit him in person
B. was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them
C. didn’t stop smoking even though Frank asked him to
D. kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died
5.At Frank’s funeral the author’s 1st letter to Frank was read in order to ____.
A. encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely
B. show that Frank touched(触动)many people’s hearts
C. show the good relationship between Frank and the author
D. make the author remember the letter
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My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply —"I don’t want any."
Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn’t control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself.
I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.
About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he’d never met.
1. The author was then probably working for ______.
A. a travel agency B. a cigarette company
C. an e-shopping store D. a vacation school
2.The underlined part "collect myself" in the second paragraph probably means "_______".
A. gather together B. comfort myself
C. relax myself D. calm down
3. What can we infer from the text?
A. Frank was in hospital while answering the phone.
B. Frank is actually the author’s grandfather.
C. There was something wrong with Frank’s lung.
D. The author asked Frank to travel and he took his advice.
4. We can learn from the text that the author ________.
A. took down Frank’s name and address to visit him in person
B. was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them
C. didn’t stop smoking even though Frank asked him to
D. kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died
5.At Frank’s funeral the author’s 1st letter to Frank was read in order to ____.
A. encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely
B. indicate that Frank touched many people’s hearts
C. show the good relationship between Frank and the author
D. praise Frank and give thanks to the author
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When I was young, I left a high-school-teaching job to go graduate school again. In one of my first classes, I studied the poetry of Thomas Eliot. I felt hopeless when my high school Webster’s Dictionary tuned silent each time I tried to look up words like “estaminet” or “juvescence”. I needed a new book the Oxford English Dictionary, whose price was $300.
On a cold night, my husband and I set out for a bookstore in Atlanta. I breathlessly asked the clerk for my book, which was kept far behind the counter, paid quickly so that I would have no time to imagine people’s thoughts that I was mad, and rushed back to our truck, carrying the great weight of Oxford English Dictionary.
Don’t get me wrong: I never turn down a trip to the library, but I know that there is something mysterious and spiritual ---to own your own good books, and to spend your earthly money on a piece of heavenly art to pass it down to future generations.
I have been the recipient of many of these passed-down books. My father worked as a plumber, who was often busy repairing things like water pipes. He never made the extravagant (奢侈的) purchases as I did, but I remember his going to the Aspen Used Book store on the weekends. He would take hundreds of used books and trade them for wonderful sets of classics. He would also go in there and come out with how-to books about fixing the leaks. He would neatly arrange the classics in our basement where I, at the age of nine or ten, would spend all summer there reading Greek and Roman myths.
One day, I’ll have to leave my library, but I’m pleased to know that my children will have all my books about Southern literature and modern poetry. They might say, “Look, Mama surely loved Flannery O’Connor.” Or “I wonder why she had three copies of T.S. Eliot: Collected Poems?”
1.Why did the author feel hopeless about her high school dictionary?
A. It was out of date and of no use.
B. It failed to cover enough words.
C. It often gave wrong explanations.
D. It couldn’t offer the exact meaning.
2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
A. The Oxford English Dictionary was very popular.
B. The author felt it an adventure to buy the dictionary.
C. The author regretted buying the dictionary at first.
D. Few people would buy the Oxford English Dictionary.
3.What do we know about the author’s father?
A. He was inspired to read books by his daughter.
B. He loved books despite not being well educated.
C. He improved his professional skills through books.
D. He spent lots of his salary buying wonderful book.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Books at all costs
B. Father’s special bookstore
C. The Oxford English Dictionary
D. Studying the poetry of T.S. Eliot
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On my first day of high school, I asked an eleventh-grader where my class was. And he told me it was “on the fourth floor, next to the pool.” I found out five minutes later that we don’t even have a fourth floor and there’s no pool either! Besides that, I didn’t have any trouble with the older kid.
I think the biggest difference between middle and high school is the homework load (工作量) and size of the school. I went from maybe fifteen minutes of homework a night to several hours, so I had to learn how to make full use of time! Our class size is around 550, but joining in clubs, sports, music, and other activities at school makes it easier to get to know people in every grade.
The best advice I can give about the years you spend in high school is to learn things for yourself, not just to get a good grade. There have been so many tests that I’ve prepared for the night before, gotten an A, and not remembered anything later. I’ve changed that this year, and I enjoy school so much more. Don’t take easy classes just to have a simple year. If you have a choice between chemistry and sports, the first will prove to be a lot more useful!
While drinking and smoking might be present in some middle schools, they’re also around in high school. I have a lot of friends who promised they’d never drink or smoke, but are now partying every weekend. If you have “fun”and spend your nights wasted instead of studying, you will regret it when you’re applying for (申请) college. The “friends” who say you’re a loser for not partying are really not your friends at all. It’s hard to see your closest friends grow apart and go in different directions, but don’t follow their footsteps. Create your own path in life and make your own decisions.
1. What happened to the author on his first day of high school?
A. He had a fight with an eleventh-grader.
B. He fell into a pool on the fourth floor.
C. He was five minutes late for class.
D. He was fooled by a schoolboy.
2.The author advises high school students to _____.
A. choose useful classes
B.give up sports
C. try their best to get good grades
D. get ready for tests the night before
3. The last paragraph mainly tells us _____.
A. not to lose ourselves in high school
B. about the importance of making friends
C. not to go to any party in high school
D.about the trouble caused by drinking and smoking
D. Different views on the topic are presented.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was in my first year of high school, I had a terrible time when every area of my life was a disaster. I felt so hopeless and alone that I thought everything was impossible.
On one such day, I was walking from class across the school to catch the school bus home, with my head down, fighting tears of total hopelessness, when a young man came down the sidewalk toward me. Though I had never seen him before, I did not want him to see that I was in such low spirits, so I turned my head away and hoped to hurry past. I thought he'd walk on by, but he moved until he was directly in front of me, waited until I looked up, and then smiled.
Looking into my eyes, this stranger spoke in a quiet voice:"Whatever is wrong will pass. You're going to be OK, just hang on." He then smiled again and walked away.
I can't explain the effect of that man's unexpected kindness and caring! He gave me the one thing that I'd lost completely—hope. I looked for him in our school to thank him, but never saw him again.
That was thirty years ago. And I've never forgotten that moment. Over the years, whenever I see someone who is in trouble, I will always think of that young man and try to give a flash of hope in the dark wherever I can. I carry things for people when they are too heavy for them, sit with naughty babies in the waiting room while their mothers are busy, or talk to tired couples at the checkout line or it could be anything.
If you keep your head up, your heart will show you the place that needs hope.
1.Where did the writer meet with the young man?
A.In the school. B.In the school bus. C.In the classroom. D.In the library.
2.From the passage we may infer that the author ________.
A.had known the young man for a long time
B.made friends with the young man afterwards
C.was grateful to that young man very much
D.avoided meeting the young man since then
3.The author has given a lot of help to others in order to ________.
A.show his sympathy to those who are badly ill
B.give others hope of life when they are in trouble
C.realize his promise made to the young man
D.get respect from those who were helped by him
4.It can be known from the passage that ________.
A.the young man always tried his best to help those who were in trouble
B.it was the young man's smile and words that made the author feel hopeful
C.the author had never been praised by others before he met with the young man
D.the author traveled to a lot of places to look for the young man but failed
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Giving up my job to go back to full-time education was a big __________, but now I know it was the best decision I ever made.
A.project B.commitment C.competition D.ambition
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I am a junior in high school. There is a lady at my school 1. job is to hand out call-slips(索书单) and prevent students from leaving campus 2. permission. Before today I had never seen her smile.
The other day my friends and I were eating in the cafeteria 3. I saw her walking around. When she came closely to us I could see that she was crying. She pulled out a tissue and quickly wiped her eyes. I thought to 4. that this lady was so under-appreciated that she needed 5.(praise) for all her hard work. So I wrote a note 6.(say) that the students appreciated everything she did and 7. her contribution to our school made a difference in all of our lives. I signed it “Some thankful students” and slipped it into 8. envelope. Then I realized I didn’t even know her name. I asked all of my professors but nobody knew her name. I finally went to ask the lady at student services and 9.(tell) that her name is Kathy. I brought her a bunch of 10.(color) sunflowers and taped the envelope to it. I brought the flowers to school and left them in her office. I believed I would see her smile soon.
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I am a junior in high school. There is a lady at my school ___1.____ job is to hand out call slips(借书单)and prevent students from leaving campus __2.____ permission. Before today I had never seen her smile. The other day my friends and I were eating in the cafeteria and I saw her__3.___ (walk) around. When she came _4.___ (close) to us I could see that she was crying. She pulled out a tissue and quickly wiped her eyes. I thought to myself that this lady is so under-appreciated and needs recognizing for all her hard work. So I __5.____(write) a note telling her that the students appreciated everything she did and __6.___her contribution to our school made a difference in all of our lives. I signed it “some thankful students” and slipped it into _7.____envelope. Then I realized I didn’t even know her name. I asked all of my professors but no one knew her name I finally went to ask the lady at student services and __8.__ (tell) that her name was Kathy. I brought her a bunch of ___9.___ (color) sunflowers and taped the envelope to it. I brought the flowers to school and left ___10.___in her office. She came into my third period class shortly afterwards to deliver a call slip, and there it was a smile on her face!
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My folks bought their first house in the early 1940s after Dad got a better job in Marquette, Michigan. We lived just inside the city limits in what was still a rural area.
In the spring of 1948, when I was 6 years old, my parents bought a calf (小牛) to replace our cow, which had been killed the year before. So one day we drove to a local farm and returned with a white and brown calf we named Tubby.
We didn’t own a truck, so Tubby rode home in the backseat of Dad’s car with my 9-year-old brother Steve, and me. As you can imagine, the trip was a lot of fun for us kids.
Later that summer, Mom thought it would be cute to take a picture of me sitting on Tubby’s back. All went well unti1 the snap of the camera shutter sent Tubby charging off on a run, with me holding on for dear life. I lasted for about 30 feet before I hit the ground. Mom was quick enough to shoot a follow-up picture, so we had photos of me both on and off Tubby!
When summer had passed, the day arrived for poor Tubby to fill our freezer I must have been somewhere else with my Mom on the fateful day, because I have no memory of how it happened. All I knew was that the barn was empty, and that we had plenty of meat for dinners.
I hadn’t lived on a farm like my mother, so I didn’t understand that what happened to Tubby was not unusual. Livestock aren’t meant to be pets, and most farm kids know and accept that truth.
Whenever we had beef for dinner, I would tearfully, “Is this Tubby” This went on for a couple of weeks until Dad had finally had enough and declared, “No more cows!” That made me feel a little better about poor Tubby.
1.The writer’s parents bought Tubby so that ________.
A. they would have more cows in the future
B. it would provide their children with milk
C. the family would have enough meat to eat
D. they would no longer feel lonely on the farm
2.Which word can be used to describe the author’s mom?
A. Serious. B. Strong-willed.
C. Careless. D. Quick-minded.
3.We learn from the passage that ________.
A. Steve was not so fond of Tubby as his younger brother
B. the author had much trouble with Tubby in the summer
C. the author’s mom thought it natural to kill a cow for meat
D. the author was pleased to see their freezer filled with beef
4.We can most probably read the text above in a website on ________.
A. pets B. education
C. diet D. animals
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was very excited on the first day of high school! I had P.E. for the first period. We hurriedly gathered in the locker room (衣帽间) when the headmaster began to speak, “Good morning, boys and girls! Welcome to the first day of the great new school year. We will begin with the pledge (誓言) of loyalty.”
I pulled my shirt over my head and my right hand immediately rested over my heart. A few tears came to my eyes as every time I pledged. I thought of my grandpa. He had died almost a year before, but I still missed him every day. Grandpa served in World War II and the flag had a very special meaning for him.
The next morning in the locker room, I noticed something strange. Some girls talked through the pledge. After that, even fewer did the pledge, including the teachers. By the second week of school, I was the only girl in the whole locker room that did the pledge.
The next morning, I hid in the bathroom to change clothes and pledge. There I couldn’t see the flag and I had a sense of sorrow to be hiding like that. I kept hiding for the next week and felt worse.
I spent a weekend gathering up my nerve. On Monday, I changed into my gym clothes right away and was standing by my locker when the headmaster began morning announcements. The pledge started and I put my hand over my heart. A girl nearby locked her locker and asked, “Why are you doing that? ” She looked confused.
“My grandpa fought in World War II and he died last year,” I said. “I’m doing it for him.”
She felt embarrassed and looked away. “Oh.” She said.
Over the next few weeks, more girls questioned me about the pledge. I gave them all that same answer. I never inspired other girls to do the pledge along with me. They made their choice; I made mine. I was doing it for my Grandpa, but more than that, I was doing it for myself. Grandpa raised me to be proud of my country and that pride didn’t stop.
1.How did other students behave during the pledge periods?
A.They gradually quit the pledge.
B.They continued to show curiosity.
C.They did the pledge with sincerity.
D.They made fun of those who did the pledge.
2.The author did the pledge every day because ________.
A.the flag had a special meaning for her
B.the headmaster required her to do so
C.all the teachers and students did that
D.it was a way to show love for her grandpa
3.The whole passage is mainly developed by ________.
A.space B.time C.examples D.comparison
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.The first day at school
B.My grandpa
C.The pledge of loyalty
D.The secret in the locker room
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析