I began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.
“How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel. It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future.
B.The job was quite easy for him.
C.His mother had high hopes for him.
D.The competition for the job was fierce.
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
A.excited B.interested C.ashamed D.disappointed
3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
A.She forced him to continue. B.She punished him.
C.She gave him some money. D.She changed her plan.
4.What does the underlined word “nickel” most possibly mean?
A.a note that is worth ten dollars
B.a bill signed in acknowledgement of debt
C.a list showing how much you have to pay
D.a coin that is worth five cents
5.What is the text mainly about?
A.The early life of a journalist.
B.The early success of a journalist.
C.The happy childhood of the writer.
D.The important role of the writer in his family.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.
“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“ None.”
“ Where did you go?”
“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“ What did you do?”
“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“ You just stood there?”
“ Didn’t sell a single one.”
“ My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币). It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence(自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
A. He wanted to be famous in the future.
B. The job was quite easy for him.
C. His mother had high hopes for him.
D. The competition for the job was fierce.
2. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
A. excited B. interested C. ashamed D. disappointed
3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
A. She forced him to continue. B. She punished him.
C. She gave him some money. D. She changed her plan.
4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?
A. The war between the boy’s parents.
B. The arguing between the boy and his mother.
C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers.
D. The fight between the boy and his father.
5.What is the text mainly about?
A. The early life of a journalist.
B. The early success of a journalist.
C. The happy childhood of the writer.
D. The important role of the writer in his family.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
I began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.
“How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel. It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future.
B.The job was quite easy for him.
C.His mother had high hopes for him.
D.The competition for the job was fierce.
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
A.excited B.interested C.ashamed D.disappointed
3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
A.She forced him to continue. B.She punished him.
C.She gave him some money. D.She changed her plan.
4.What does the underlined word “nickel” most possibly mean?
A.a note that is worth ten dollars
B.a bill signed in acknowledgement of debt
C.a list showing how much you have to pay
D.a coin that is worth five cents
5.What is the text mainly about?
A.The early life of a journalist.
B.The early success of a journalist.
C.The happy childhood of the writer.
D.The important role of the writer in his family.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I began working in journalism(新闻工作)when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.
“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“ None.”
“ Where did you go?”
“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“ What did you do?”
“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“ You just stood there?”
“ Didn’t sell a single one.”
“ My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币). It was the first nickle I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence(自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future.
B.The job was quite easy for him.
C.His mother had high hopes for him.
D.The competiton for the job was fierce.
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
A.excited B.interested C.ashamed D.disappointed(失望的)
3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
A.She forced him to continue. B.She punished him.
C.She gave him some money. D.She changed her plan.
4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?
A.The war between the boy’s parents.
B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.
C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers.
D.The fight between the boy and his father.
5.What is the text mainly about?
A.The early life of a journalist.
B.The early success of a journalist.
C.The happy childhood of the writer.
D.The important role of the writer in his family.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was supper time, I walked back home.
“How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币). It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1. Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future.
B.The job was quite easy for him.
C.His mother had high hopes for him.
D.The competition for the job was fierce.
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
A.excited B.interested
C.ashamed D.disappointed
3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
A.She forced him to continue.
B.She punished him.
C.She gave him some money.
D.She changed her plan.
4. What does the underlined phrase “this battle” refer to?
A.The war between the boy’s parents.
B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.
C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers.
D.The fight between the boy and his father.
5. What is the text mainly about?
A.The early life of a journalist.
B.The early success of a journalist.
C.The happy childhood of the writer.
D.The important role of the writer in his family.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was eight or nine years old, I wrote my first poem.
My mother read the little poem and began to cry. “Buddy, you didn’t really write this beautiful, beautiful poem!” Shyly, I said that I had. My mother poured out her welcome praise. Why, this poem was nothing short of genius!
What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to show him what I had accomplished. My mother said she hoped he would be home around 7. I spent the best part of that afternoon preparing for his arrival. First, I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting. Then I used colored pens to draw a border around it. Then I confidently placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. But my father did not return at 7, Seven-fifteen, Seven-thirty. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate my poem even more than my mother.
It was almost 8 o’clock when my father burst in. He was an hour late, but he could not sit down. I can see him now, a big Havana cigar in one hand, the rapidly disappearing drink in the other, calling down bitter words on his employees.
Suddenly, he paused and glared at his plate. There was a silence. He was reaching for my poem. I lowered my head and stared down into my plate.
“What is this?” I heard him say.
“Ben, a wonderful thing has happened,” my mother said. “Buddy has written his first poem. And it’s beautiful, absolutely amazing”.
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.
I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours. I remember wondering why it was taking so long. I could hear him dropping the poem back on the table again. Now was the moment of decision.
“I think it’s bad,” my father said.
I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting wet.
“Ben, sometimes I don’t understand you,” my mother was saying. “This is just a little boy. You’re not in your studio now. These are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written. He need encouragement.”
“I don’t know why,” my father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough bad poetry in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.”
I couldn’t stand it another second. I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.
That may have been the end of the anecdote(轶事) — but not of its significance for me.
A few years later I took a second look at that first poem, and unwillingly I had to agree with my father’s tough judgment. It was a pretty bad poem. After a while, I worked up the courage to show him something new, a short story. My father thought it was overwritten but not hopeless. I was learning to rewrite. And my mother was learning that she could disapprove of me without ruining me. You might say we were all learning. I was going on 12.
As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, it became clearer and clearer to me how fortunate I had been to have had a mother who said, “Buddy, it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head no and drove me to tears with his, “I think it’s bad.” In fact all of us in life need that mother force, the loving force from which all creation flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete, even misleading, finally damaging, without the father force to caution, “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.” Between the two poles of affirmation (肯定) and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.
1.What did the mother think of the Buddy’s poem?
A. She was so moved that she cried.
B. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.
C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.
D. She thought the poem was well written.
2.Which underlined word in the following sentences best reflects Buddy’s eagerness to show his father the poem?
A. Then I confidently placed it right on my father’s place on the dining table.
B. He would be able to appreciate my poem even more than my mother.
C. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting.
D. I could hardly wait to show him what I had accomplished.
3.The underlined sentence “My father held his ground” could best be replaced by ________.
A. My father began to explain his reasons
B. My father thought his comment is unreasonable
C. My father refused to change his opinion
D. My father got so angry that he rose to his feet
4.From the passage, we can infer that the father can be best described as ________.
A. cruel and stubborn B. loving and matter-of-fact
C. bad-tempered and rude D. cautious and strict
5.Which of the following statements do you think the author might agree with?
A. The incident helped the writer work his work further as a writer.
B. The author only realized the significance of the incident after becoming a writer.
C. After the incident, the author stopped writing but tried his luck in plays and films.
D. The incident completely changed the author’s course of life.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who 36 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic(佣人). Through her work, she observed that37 people spent a lot more time reading than they 38 watching television. She announces that my brother and I 39watch two to three pre-selected programs during the week. With our40time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and41 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 42. My mother was illiterate(文盲).
When I entered high school, I was a 43 student, but not for long. I began to like fancy clothes. I wanted to 44 other guys. I went from an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I 45 about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I 46 this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With the money 47, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 48 with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配)money, there was49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius(金融天才)to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy 50. I really realized my desire wasn’t going to get me 51. Success requires intellectual preparation. I went back to my 52 and became an A-student again and eventually I 53 my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with 54 formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job 55 than parenting. This I believe.
1. A.thought of B.got used to C.dreamed of D.got tired of
2. A.honest B.hardworking C.successful D.reliable
3. A.spent B.wasted C.took D.did
4. A.could only B.couldn’t C.must not D.should often
5. A.weekend B.free C.evening D.play
6. A.read B.present C.teach D.explain
7. A.joke B.means C.tool D.trick
8. A.top B.normal C.poor D.slow
9. A.get rid of B.hang out with
C.break away from D.keep in touch with
10. A.complained B.forgot C.worried D.argued
11. A.have B.cost C.need D.make
12.A. left over B paid off C. used up D. put away
13. A.tired B.pleased C.disappointed D.bored
14. A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
15. A.clothes B.shirts C.shoes D.skirts
16. A.anymore B.somewhere C.anywhere D.everywhere
17. A.guys B.mother C.studies D.school
18. A.made B.realized C.changed D.remembered
19. A.little B.much C.low D.high
20. A.more interesting B.less interesting
C.more important D.less portant
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 36began when I was just a kid. I37 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that 38people spent a lot more time reading than they 39 watching television. She announced that my brother and I 40watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 41 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later, we realized her marks were a 42 . My mother was Illiterate(不识字的,文盲的)。
When I entered high school I was a(n) 43 , but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to 44the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from45 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy46food and pay the bills. With everything47, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 48with that arrangement but once I got through distributing money, there was49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 50 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 51 buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my 52and became an A-student again, and eventually I 53my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with 54 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job 55than parenting.(养育) This I believe.
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高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
From that day on, when eight-year-old Charlie with gray eyes began riding my school bus, he was a trial. If a fight ______ out, it must have been Charlie. If a girl was crying, ______ were that Charlie had pulled her hair. I practiced every bit of patience, but all ______. However, I spoke to him ______ but firmly, he would stare at me with those big gray eyes without a word.
A little girl sent me a small tin ______. She had written, “To the Best Bus Driver Polly.” One day, I was ______ because of a talk with the headmaster. When I got on the bus, I ______ that the tin heart was gone.“Charlie was the first one on the bus. Check his ______, ”insisted the girl who had given me the heart.
I asked him to come forward, and ______ into his pocket. Then I felt it—the ______ small tin heart. Charlie stared at me for a long time. There were no ______ in those big gray eyes and no plea(恳求) for ______ He seemed to be waiting for what would happen. I was about to pull the tin heart out of Charlie’s pocket when I ______ myself. “Let him keep it,” a ______ seemed to whisper.
Many years later, I was in a department store ______ someone said, “Polly?” I turned to see the big ______ eyes. There was no doubt. It was Charlie. To my ______, he hugged me and pulled ______ from his pocket—the little tin heart that ______, “To the Best Bus Driver Polly.”
“You were the only one who kept ______,” he explained.
1.A. held B. broke C. gave D. got
2.A. challenges B. changes C. choices D. chances
3.A. in secret B. in shape C. in vain D. in sight
4.A. weakly B. gently C. coldly D. rudely
5.A. heart B. bus C. animal D. girl
6.A. blamed B. charged C. teased D. delayed
7.A. doubted B. admitted C. realized D. wondered
8.A. pockets B. books C. seats D. schoolbags
9.A. stretched B. raised C. reached D. pulled
10.A. familiar B. new C. ordinary D. earlier
11.A. pride B. pleasure C. smiles D. tears
12.A. encouragement B. mercy C. recognition D. escape
13.A. stopped B. enjoyed C. devoted D. prepared
14.A. child B. voice C. tone D. noise
15.A. until B. before C. because D. when
16.A. black B. blue C. gray D. red
17.A. surprise B. relief C. amusement D. delight
18.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
19.A. sang B. read C. showed D. appeared
20.A. asking B. practicing C. persuading D. trying
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was in junior high school, darkness began filling my mind. I don’t know the reason why it began. All I know is that I started f 1. hopeless and worthless. I hid in my room, staring out of the window, thinking about all my2.(失败). I even questioned whether being3. (活着) was worthwhile. My dark mood wasn’t constant. It would fade at t 4., but it always returned.
It was my parents and my friends that helped me ge5. the dark mood. At the beginning when I was depressed, I was6.(尴尬) to tell anyone. I didn’t want to seem weak or needy. But later I found that when I told my friends my feelings, they never laughed at me. On the7., they supported and encouraged me. So remember: no one can face depression a 8.. If you’re depressed, find someone — a friend, parent or teacher — and tell them your feelings. Consider9. a doctor or psychologist, if it is getting worse.
In fact, t 10. depression affects many people all over the world, treatments are available and can bring hope and joy back into their life.
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was in the hotel where my father works _______ I met the film star.
A. what B. that
C. when D. where
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析