One morning, my newspaper wasn’t delivered on...

One morning, my newspaper wasn’t delivered on time. Since I always brought it to work, it upset me that I would have to pick one up on my way to work. After breakfast, I was already running late, but figured I could make it if I hurried.

As I pulled into the parking lot of the store, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be struggling. “Someone else will stop and help him,” I thought.

However, no one stopped. I got out, and walked over to see what the trouble was.

“Is there anything I can do?” I asked. It was then that I noticed he wasn’t able to speak, and was still struggling with the chair.

I looked down at the chair and noticed that the clamps (夹具) holding the electronic keyboard had apparently become loose causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach.

I pulled it back into place and then re-tightened the clamps. He hit a key on the keyboard. An electronic voice told me, “Thank you.” He then found the control that steered (操纵) the chair, turned and left.

I got back in my car and headed off to work, completely forgetting my newspaper. As I drove, I felt a deep gratitude (感激). I was truly blessed to have the physical abilities that allow me to live a normal life. Here was this young man who relied on machines to get around and communicate. He probably dreamed about doing all the things that I thought were normal and simple.

It’s funny; fifteen minutes before that happened, I was whining because my morning paper hadn’t arrived on time. I was glad I helped the young man, because he helped me gain a new viewpoint on everything I had in my life.

1.Why did the author stop at the store?

A. To do his job.　　 B. To have breakfast.

C. To buy a newspaper.　　 D. To drive a colleague to work.

2.What was the young man trying to reach?

A. The clamps.　　 B. The car key.

C. The wheelchair.　　 D. The electronic keyboard.

3.What does the underlined word “whining” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Complaining.　　 B. Worrying.

C. Arguing.　　 D. Crying.

4.What did the author learn from the experience?

A. Treasure what we have.　　 B. Treat the disabled nicely.

C. Technology has changed our lives.　　 D. Don’s get annoyed over small things.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a bunch of white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. _______ to the flower shops were not helpful at all—it was a cash _______. After a while I stopped trying to _______ who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flowers in soft pink paper.

But I never _______ imagining who the sender might be. Some of my _______ moments were spent daydreaming about it. My mother_______to these imaginings. She would ask me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) _______ kindness and said that he/ she might be showing _______. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was _______ a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man ________ the street whose mail I helped to get during the ________ so he wouldn’t have to risk down his icy steps. As a young girl, ________, I tended to guess that it might be a boy who had noticed me a long time ________ I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment and fear. He was ________ some of the most important events in my life. And I became completely ________ in my upcoming dance in my graduation ceremony.

The day before my father died, my mother and I had gone shopping for a dress. We’d found a splendid one, but it was the wrong size. When my father died, I ________ about the dress. My mother didn’t. The day before the graduation ceremony, I found that beautiful dress, in the right size, on the sofa. I didn’t ________ whether I had a new dress or not, but my mother did. She wanted her children to feel ________ and lovable, believing that there was a magic in the world and ________ in the face of hard times. In truth, Mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia—lovely, ________ and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.

My mother passed away ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

1.A. Calls　　 B. Quarrels　　 C. Messages　　 D. Complaints

2.A. service　　 B. deal　　 C. bargain　　 D. offer

3.A. recognize　　 B. imagine　　 C. clarify　　 D. discover

4.A. tried　　 B. stopped　　 C. succeeded　　 D. enjoyed

5.A. saddest　　 B. worst　　 C. happiest　　 D. loneliest

6.A. devoted　　 B. occurred　　 C. assisted　　 D. contributed

7.A. special　　 B. common　　 C. valuable　　 D. important

8.A. concern　　 B. attitude　　 C. interest　　 D. appreciation

9.A. repairing　　 B. washing　　 C. unloading　　 D. starting

10.A. across　　 B. through　　 C. over　　 D. onto

11.A. spring　　 B. summer　　 C. autumn　　 D. winter

12.A. however　　 B. besides　　 C. therefore　　 D. otherwise

13.A. only if　　 B. even though　　 C. so that　　 D. as if

14.A. considering　　 B. attending　　 C. missing　　 D. arranging

15.A. absorbed　　 B. uninterested　　 C. discouraged　　 D. disappointed

16.A. lost　　 B. hated　　 C. forgot　　 D. expected

17.A. suspect　　 B. believe　　 C. care　　 D. realize

18.A. contented　　 B. respected　　 C. supported　　 D. loved

19.A. trouble　　 B. beauty　　 C. challenge　　 D. struggle

20.A. strong　　 B. cautious　　 C. splendid　　 D. fortunate

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

That morning, I got on the train as always. I was a publishing director and was reading my newspaper 　　 . But that day, I read it very 　　 . I thought I must be tired. At the office, I sat down, turned on my 　 and found I couldn’t read the message on the screen.

Finally, worried　　 drove me to hospital. There, confirmation came that I suffered from aphasia(失语症), a condition that　　 it’s difficult or impossible to receive and produce language.

I was back at home a week later, and my　　 was to get better and return to work in a couple of months. I started 　　 a speech therapist(治疗专家) three times a week, and was given homework to help 　　 my vocabulary and grammar. After a month, my own speech became 　　 —“Could you pass the salt?” “Shall we go for a walk?” — but I couldn’t have a conversation. I couldn’t read the newspaper.

For 25 years, I was used to a(n) 　 　 day of meetings, and bringing three manuscripts home with me each night. I didn’t feel 　　 to say goodbye to my old self.

In the darkest months, I devoted myself to　　 . I would spend hours writing a description of something 　　 like a pencil. I couldn’t 　　 novels or newspapers, so I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines easier to 　　 . My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, 　 56　 much more slowly. I spent more time with my family, and 　　 myself to slow down.

Now, 10 years later, my relationship with my 　　 is deeper than ever. We have　　 to be very patient with each other. I’m no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who　　 10 books a week. I’m a family man with aphasia, and if I read 10 books a year, that’s good.

1.A. once again　　　　 B. as usual C. in time　　　　　　 D. at last

2.A.smoothly　　　　　 B. patiently C. worriedly　　　　 D. slowly

3.A. radio　　 B. compute　　　　 C . phone D. typewriter

4.A. friends　　 B. coaches C. colleagues D. roommates

5.A. means B. proves C. explains D. admits

6.A. discovery B. goal C. ability D. reason

7.A. seeing B. teaching C. describing D. greeting

8.A. receive　 B. repeat C. reunite D. rebuild

9.A. easy B. delightful C. functional D. fast

10.A. exciting B. busy C. interesting D. short

11.A. afraid B. anxious C. ready D. right

12.A. trying B. preparing C. focusing D. asking

13.A. similar B. strange C. special D. simple

14.A. produce B. recognize C. manage D. arrange

15.A. create B. understand C. write D. believe

16.A. since B. though C. unless D. when

17.A. allowed B. expected C. advised D. ordered

18.A. books B. illness C. doctors D. family

19.A. decided B. chosen C. continued D. learned

20.A. sells B. delivers C. reads D.collects

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

That morning, I got on the train as always. I was a publishing director and was reading my newspaper ________. But that day, I read it very ________. I thought I must be tired. At the office, I sat down, turned on my ________ and found I couldn’t read the message on the screen.

Eventually, worried ________ drove me to hospital. There, confirmation came that I suffered from aphasia(失语症), a condition that ________ it’s difficult or impossible to receive and produce language.

I was back at home a week later, and my ________ was to get better and return to work in a couple of months. I started ________ a speech therapist(治疗专家) three times a week, and was given homework to help ________ my vocabulary and grammar. After a month, my own speech became ________—“Could you pass the salt?” “Shall we go for a walk?” — but I couldn’t have a conversation. I couldn’t read the newspaper.

For 25 years, I was used to a(n) ________ day of meetings, and bringing three manuscripts home with me each night. I didn’t feel ________ to say goodbye to my old self.

In the darkest months, I devoted myself to ________. I would spend hours writing a description of something ________ like a pencil. I couldn’t ________ novels or newspapers, so I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines easier to ________. My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, ________ much more slowly. I spent more time with my family, and ________ myself to slow down.

Now, 10 years later, my relationship with my ________ is deeper than ever. We have ________ to be very patient with each other. I’m no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who ________ 10 books a week. I’m a family man with aphasia, and if I read 10 books a year, that’s good.

1.A. once again        B. as usual        C. in time        D. at last

2.A. smoothly        B. patiently    C. worriedly    D. slowly

3.A. radio            B. computer        C. phone        D. typewriter

4.A. friends            B. coaches        C. colleagues    D. roommates

5.A. means            B. proves        C. explains        D. admits

6.A. discovery        B. goal            C. ability        D. reason

7.A. seeing            B. teaching        C. describing    D. greeting

8.A. receive            B. repeat        C. reunite        D. rebuild

9.A. easy            B. delightful    C. functional    D. fast

10.A. exciting        B. busy            C. interesting    D. short

11.A. afraid            B. anxious        C. ready        D. right

12.A. trying            B. preparing    C. focusing        D. asking

13.A. similar        B. strange        C. special        D. simple

14.A. produce        B. recognize    C. manage        D. arrange

15.A. create            B. understand    C. write        D. believe

16.A. since            B. though        C. unless        D. when

17.A. allowed        B. expected        C. advised        D. ordered

18.A. books            B. illness        C. doctors        D. family

19.A. decided        B. chosen        C. continued    D. learned

20.A. sells            B. delivers        C. reads        D. collects

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

That morning, I got on the train as always. I was a publishing director and was reading my newspaper ______. But that day, I read it very ______. I thought I must be tired. At the office, I sat down, turned on my　 ______ and found I couldn’t read the message on the screen.

Eventually, worried_______drove me to hospital. There, confirmation came that I suffered from aphasia(失语症), a condition that______ it’s difficult or impossible to receive and produce language.

I was back at home a week later, and my _____was to get better and return to work in a couple of months. I started ____ a speech therapist(治疗专家) three times a week, and was given homework to help_______my vocabulary and grammar. After a month, my own speech became ______—“Could you pass the salt?” “Shall we go for a walk?” — but I couldn’t have a conversation. I couldn’t read the newspaper.

For 25 years, I was used to a(n) ______ day of meetings, and bringing three manuscripts home with me each night. I didn’t feel _______to say goodbye to my old self.

In the darkest months, I devoted myself to ______ I would spend hours writing a description of something________like a pencil. I couldn’t______ novels or newspapers, so I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines easier to ______. My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, ______ much more slowly. I spent more time with my family, and ______myself to slow down.

Now, 10 years later, my relationship with my ______is deeper than ever. We have _____ to be very patient with each other. I’m no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who _____10 books a week. I’m a family man with aphasia, and if I read 10 books a year, that’s good.

1.A. once again　　 B. as usual　　 C. in time　　 D. at last

2.A. smoothly　　 B. patiently　　 C. worriedly　　 D. slowly

3.A. radio　　 B. computer　　 C. phone　　 D. typewriter

4.A. friends　　 B. coaches　　 C. colleagues　　 D. roommates

5.A. means　　 B. proves　　 C. explains　　 D. admits

6.A. discovery　　 B. goal　　 C. ability　　 D. reason

7.A. seeing　　 B. teaching　　 C. describing　　 D. greeting

8.A. receive　　 B. repeat　　 C. reunite　　 D. rebuild

9.A. easy　　 B. delightful　　 C. functional　　 D. fast

10.A. exciting　　 B. busy　　 C. interesting　　 D. short

11.A. afraid　　 B. anxious　　 C. ready　　 D. right

12.A. trying　　 B. preparing　　 C. focusing　　 D. asking

13.A. similar　　 B. strange　　 C. special　　 D. simple

14.A. produce　　 B. recognize　　 C. manage　　 D. arrange

15.A. create　　 B. understand　　 C. write　　 D. believe

16.A. since　　 B. though　　 C. unless　　 D. when

17.A. allowed　　 B. expected　　 C. advised　　 D. ordered

18.A. books　　 B. illness　　 C. doctors　　 D. family

19.A. decided　　 B. chosen　　 C. continued　　 D. learned

20.A. sells　　 B. delivers　　 C. reads　　 D. collects

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

One of a doctors’ most valuable tools is his nose. Since ancient times, medics have relied on their sense of smell to help them work out what is wrong with their patients. Fruity odors (气味) on the breath, for example, let them monitor the condition of diabetics (糖尿病病人).

But doctors can, as it were, smell only what they can smell—and many compounds characteristic of disease are odorless. To deal with this limitation, Hossam Haick, a chemical engineer at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, has developed a device which, he claims, can do work that the human nose cannot.

The idea behind Dr. Haick’s invention is not new. Many diagnostic “breathalysers” already exist, and sniffer dogs, too, can be trained to detect illnesses such as cancer. Most of these approaches, though, are disease-specific. Dr. Haick wanted to generalize the process.

As he describes in ACS Nano, he and his　 colleagues created a series of electrodes made　 of carbon nanotubes (纳米碳管). Each of these had one of 20 organic films laid over it. Each film was sensitive to one of a score of compounds known to be found on the breath of patients suffering from a range of 17 illnesses, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and bladder cancer. When a film reacted, its electrical resistance changed in a predictable manner. The combined changes produced an electrical fingerprint that would be diagnostic of the disease a patient was suffering from.

To test their invention, Dr. Haick and his colleagues collected 2,808 breath samples from 1,404 patients who were suffering from at least one of the diseases. Its success varied. It could distinguish between samples from patients suffering from gastric cancer and bladder cancer only 64% of the time. At distinguishing lung cancer from head and neck cancer it was, though, 100% successful. Overall, it got things right 86% of the time. Not perfect, but a useful aid to a doctor planning to conduct further investigations. And this is only the first model. Slightly adjusted, its success rate would be expected to improve.

1.How useful is nose to doctors?

A.They can smell what other people can’t.

B.They could tell which diseases are odorless.

C.They diagnose illness through their sense of smell.

D.They will apply new device to helping with diagnosing illness.

2.What is the most special aspect of the new invention?

A.It can help detect more than one disease.

B.It is made of a series of electrodes.

C.It works through analyzing patients’ electrical fingerprints.

D.It can be used to help diagnose cancers.

3.What can we infer about the device?

A.It’s the first invention by using principle of sense of smell.

B.It will be a useful tool in diagnosing lung cancer.

C.Its success rate differs from patient to patient.

D.It can successfully tell Bladder cancer from other cancers.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A.High Tech in diagnosing illness B.A new way in diagnosing illness

C.Diagnosing illness　 can be easy D.Diagnosing illness by smell

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the four months since I last posted articles on my blog，I’ve been spending a lot of time studying Chinese.I wanted to pass the HSK.From the beginning of my program，the HSK was the end goal of my Chinese learning this year.Luckily，I passed it and now I have one and a half months to go home and stay with my family.

It’s really exciting to learn Chinese in an environment where I can study very fast.What’s more，I can see my own progress in different ways.When I got here eight and a half months ago，I only knew a few of the 150 words tested in the HSK 1.However,until now,I’ve taken and passed the 2500­word HSK 5.

I remember a time around January.I thought my Chinese had reached the point where I was comfortable in my day­to­day conversations.So my progress would slow down greatly.However，it turned out that I was totally wrong.The conversations I can have now far surpass(超过) the ones I was having in January.

Today I hit a language­learning landmark(里程碑) that was particularly exciting for me:I finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Chinese.It might not seem that exciting，but it was for me because it’s the first full book I’ve read in Chinese.And it’s the third language I’ve read Harry Potter in.I’m especially proud because I spent about seven months reading the first 35 pages,but in the last month and a half,I managed to read about 150 pages.My next challenge is to read a novel written by a Chinese author，rather than one that I’ve already read many times in English!

Hopefully，I’ll be able to keep up my language­learning progress over the next month and a half，because I know I’ll probably never have another opportunity to learn a language like this.

Do you want to learn a new language？If you do，go to the country where people speak it and learn it from the locals.

1.What do we know about the author when she first came to China?

A. She didn’t want to learn Chinese.

B. She took the HSK 1 immediately.

C. She was extremely poor at Chinese.

D. She just knew 150 words tested in the HSK 1.

2.Why does the author say she was totally wrong in Paragraph 3?

A. Because she didn’t really know how to learn Chinese.

B. Because she could learn better in a Chinese environment.

C. Because she was uncomfortable in her day to day conversations.

D. Because she made rapid progress in her day to day conversations.

3.What does the author want to show by mentioning reading Harry Potter?

A. She could read books really fast.

B. It’s good to learn through reading.

C. She learned the Chinese language quickly.

D. The Harry Potter books are worth reading.

4.What does the author’s Chinese learning experience mainly tell us?

A. We should learn a language through travelling.

B. Learning a second language is really important.

C. The Chinese language is not so difficult to learn.

D. The language learning environment is important.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Run! Lunch-Delivery Men!

It’s lunch time, and Guo Ziyang is on a mission: deliver seven hot meal orders in an hour.

He dashes into a downtown high­rise, carrying a plastic container of hot beef noodles. There is no time to wait for the right elevator. He hops into the first one that opens, jumps out at the last stop and begins running up the stairs. After a quick handoff to the customer, he races down 20 flights. 1. Across China’s biggest cities, the scene has become as familiar as crowded subways. 2. Meals appear with just a few taps on a smartphone. With the major delivery services offering similar pricing strategies and food choices, the burden of competition has fallen largely on the speed of the delivery people, popularly known as Waimai Xiaoge, or “Brother Takeaway”.

Guo said he wolfs down four or five steamed buns before starting work every morning. “You’ll need the energy for various delivery missions,” he said. “Sometimes, the buildings you deliver to don’t have elevators.3. Then, you have to climb ten flights of stairs.”

Guo works around Shanghai’s central business district. He joined Ele. me only last year. 4. With a food­warmer box tied to his scooter, Guo tears through traffic, rushes past pedestrians and avoid bumps that might spill soup dishes. In less than two hours, he has made stops at a hospital, a hair salon, a hotel room and several high­rises. Six orders an hour is the norm for the lunchtime rush, but Guo said he is sometimes called upon to deliver ten meals. “5. You just have to apologize.” he said.

Nevertheless, Guo said he thrives on deadline pressure. “I’m the kind of person who likes challenging work,” he added.

A.That’s really difficult, and if you arrive late, customers get angry.

B.One order down, six to go.

C.The tradition of going out for a meal has been under pressure from the fast pace of urban life.

D.Sometimes, the elevators are crowded and take a long time.

E.Sometimes, people ask them to pick up cigarettes, alcohol and other items, which they aren’t supposed to do.

F.The arrival of food­delivery apps has transformed the country’s lunchtime culture.

G.But he has memorized the layouts of all the buildings in his area.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

My morning ____ includes jogging in the park and reading newspapers over breakfast.

A．ambition          B．target            C．desire            D．routine

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

— I wish I _______ that live NBA basketball match on TV.

— Come on! It wasn’t the first time we’d missed one.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析