Today was my high school reunion. I was the m...

Today was my high school reunion. I was the most remarkable student for all the wrong reasons. I was born with some birth defects and learning disabilities. I overcame them, but it was hard. While working blue-collar jobs, I lived in my car for a few years.

On a cold winter night several years ago, I met Dr. X in the emergency room. He was a former classmate of mine, and we pretended not to know one another. He discovered I was living in my car and heard some of my stories. Then he arranged for me to be admitted to the hospital for a day so I could get warmed up and recover. When I left the hospital, I found a $100 bill in the gas tank door of my van (拖车). I’m sure it was from him.

I now have a home of my own and I'm doing OK, considering everything. When I sent my reservation and check to the reunion committee, it was returned uncashed with a $50 bill along with a note saying “Please don't come.”

I guess my classmates are more closed-minded than I thought they would be. I was hoping age would change them but my wish turned out to be nothing but a joke. In addition to the reservation return, I have also seen a few forwarded emails mocking my attempts to find out about the event. I hope none of those people were blessed with a child with learning or physical issues.

I guess people never change on some things. Thankfully, I have found nicer, caring people along my journey in life, and for that I'd like to thank all of the kind people in the world.

1.What made the author the most remarkable student?

A. Living in his own car.

B. His physical problems.

C. Providing wrong reasons.

D. His efforts to help others.

2.What can we infer from the 2nd paragraph?

A. Dr. X sent a van to the author as a gift.

B. The author was cured by Dr. X that night.

C. The author and Dr. X didn’t recognize each other at first.

D. The author and Dr. X felt embarrassed at first that night.

3.What might be the key barrier to the author’s reservation?

A. His experience in the hospital.

B. The closed mind of his classmates.

C. His uncashed check.

D. The location of the reunion.

4.What does the underlined word “mocking” (paragraph 3) refer to?

A. laughing at　 B. insisting on

C. caring for　 D. giving away

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In my class in high school, there was a girl who was considered the most unpopular. No one actually knows how this exclusion (排挤) came from, but we all followed it for no reason at all. One day after lunch, we girls sat on the track field, talking about things that happened in our lives. Someone brought her up, and soon the topic transformed to laughing at the funny hairstyle of her, the stupid way she walked and.... I felt extremely uncomfortable but kept silent, because I didn’t want to be the one “supporting” the common enemy. After all, it’s just a short gossip time among a trusted group of friends; why should I bring unnecessary tension?

Suddenly, one of my friends pointed her finger towards somewhere behind me. All of us turned around and saw that exact girl, hand still in the air, with a twisted (扭曲的) look on her face. She lowered her hand in slow movement, then turned around and ran off. For a second, I wanted to stand up and chase her down to tell her that no one meant what they said, and that she is an amazing person being who she is. But my legs felt so heavy, I didn’t want to make a fool out of myself—why bother taking care of the class clown (小丑)? People would think that I was crazy as well!

A few weeks later, the teacher told us that a classmate dropped out of school—it was that girl. Her parents told the school that it was the peer pressure that made her want to leave. The teacher wanted to know who the bully (霸凌) was. Again, no one spoke a word. Perhaps it was exactly this cold, hard silence that drove her away. I certainly did not raise my hand. I had never even said anything bad about her; it was my friends who loved to make fun of her every day. Surely, I didn’t bully her physically or with my language, but I kept silent when others did. By failing to stand up for her and offering her support, I was giving agreement, which made others think that it was okay to mistreat her. Perhaps if I had realized I was wrong earlier---instead of convincing myself that I had nothing to do with her leaving, I wouldn't have to bear the burden of heavy shame on my shoulders.

1.How did the author feel when seeing the girl being bullied?

A.Cheerful. B.Uncomfortable.

C.Frightened. D.Amazed.

2.What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A.The girl heard what the author’s friends said about her.

B.The author’s leg was broken while chasing the girl.

C.The group friends think it crazy to be fooled.

D.The author was mad at her friends at that time.

3.The author didn’t support the girl for the following reasons EXCEPT that______

A.she wanted to follow the flow.

B.she didn’t want to turn against friends.

C.she was prevented by the group friends.

D.she worried about others’ reaction.

4.What will the author probably do when meeting the same situation next time?

A.She will keep silent and walk away.

B.She will stand up for her group friends.

C.She will make fun of the group.

D.She will not turn a blind eye to it.

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Everyone should go to his or her 50th high school reunion. There was a time I thought I’d never go even if the opportunity _________. But now I feel _________ for people who don’t go.

I went to the _________ of my high school on a Saturday evening, and I am glad I did. It was a gift to recognize some _________ classmates right away — and to be recognized. _________, we had name tags and our _________ photos on our clothing to help identify us. I recognized one woman immediately!

The most memorable and moving experience of the night was _________ by a schoolmate and neighbor to whom I was once close. Unfortunately, we had a falling out in the high school. I never saw her after _________, but this time, I saw her name on a place setting. At first, I feared that I would _________ her. But my better self won over, and I __________ her out. I kept looking until I got a __________ on my shoulder. There she was __________. We hugged as if nothing had ever __________ and exchanged affectionate words. When the party __________, my old-new friend walked towards me, __________ me again and wished me well. I returned her good wishes. All the bad __________ melted into thin air.

I am grateful I had this __________ to reunite with old classmates. After all, we are almost __________ the final lap of our lifelong journeys. Some classmates had already left this __________, and their names were deleted from the list. Sometimes we have to walk back into the past because time does heal old wounds. We’re not the __________ people. We are better people.

1.A.put down B.came up C.get through D.take off

2.A.sorry B.relieved C.upset D.enthusiastic

3.A.event B.reunion C.ceremony D.campaign

4.A.latter B.former C.present D.future

5.A.Unluckily B.Unwillingly C.Normally D.Thankfully

6.A.old B.recent C.fancy D.new

7.A.delivered B.provided C.committed D.ruined

8.A.graduation B.separation C.marriage D.departure

9.A.stare at B.turn to C.run into D.rely on

10.A.let B.drove C.sought D.helped

11.A.hand B.blow C.kiss D.tap

12.A.walking B.talking C.smiling D.laughing

13.A.happened B.changed C.existed D.mentioned

14.A.began B.ended C.continued D.lasted

15.A.encouraged B.approached C.hugged D.patted

16.A.words B.apologies C.excuses D.memories

17.A.qualification B.situation C.courage D.chance

18.A.missing B.operating C.nearing D.wasting

19.A.world B.city C.school D.class

20.A.important B.bad C.merciful D.same

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Barditch High School decided to hold an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.

Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.

Then Ms. Yates started to speak:

“I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination.”

Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:

“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path.”

“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”

There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.

1.What activity was organized for the school reunion?

2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

3.We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she _____________.

4.What was Ms.Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?

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Barditch High School decided to an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.

Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.

Then Ms. Yates started to speak:

“I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination.”

Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:

“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path.”

“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”

There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.

1.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?　

A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech.

B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching.

C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.

D. Most people had little interest in the reunion.

2.We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she ________.

A. kept track of her students’ progress

B. gave her students advice on their careers

C. attended her students’ college graduations

D. went to her students’ wedding ceremonies

3.What was Ms.Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?

A. Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’ achievements.

B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.

C. Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed.

D. Students’ respect is the best reward for teachers.

4.Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?

A. Reliable and devoted.    B. Tough and generous.

C. Proud but patient.        D. Strict but caring.

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Bardithch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for over fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.

Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans (嘟囔声) when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.

Then Ms. Yates started to speak:

“I can’t tell you how pleased I’m to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination. ”

Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:

“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”

“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”

There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar (呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.

1.What activity was organized for the school reunion?

A. Sightseeing in the park

B. A picnic on the school playground

C. Telling stories about past events

D. Graduates’ reports in the old building

2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech

B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching

C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities

D. Most people had little interest in the reunion

3.We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she _________.

A. kept track of her students’ progress

B. gave her students advice on their careers

C. attended her students’ college graduations

D. went to her students’ wedding ceremonies

4.Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?

A. Reliable and devoted

B. Tough and generous

C. Proud but patient

D. Strict but caring

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A________ came, “Nice shirt.” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to ______that shirt away, but gave it to her____.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I______ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her________, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s______ was something greater.

The next morning she ______ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to______ a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are______, aren’t you? I think I have a______ for you as a teacher assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of______.” Mom accepted the opportunity very______.

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling______. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal______ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you______ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working______ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you______ be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there. ______ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the______ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle______ situations and never give up.

1.A. noise　　 B. tune　　 C. sound　　 D. voice

2.A. throw　　 B. take　　 C. carry　　 D. get

3.A. otherwise　　 B. anyhow　　 C. instead　　 D. actually

4.A. settled　　 B. pushed　　 C. hid　　 D. put

5.A. teacher　　 B. director　　 C. employer　　 D. adviser

6.A. success　　 B. encouragement　　 C. purpose　　 D. victory

7.A. went　　 B. met　　 C. worked　　 D. stayed

8.A. visit　　 B. continue　　 C. attend　　 D. prepare

9.A. serious　　 B. fortunate　　 C. careful　　 D. responsible

10.A. career　　 B. position　　 C. duty　　 D. part

11.A. judging　　 B. learning　　 C. obeying　　 D. imagining

12.A. patiently　　 B. eagerly　　 C. successfully　　 D. skillfully

13.A. guilty　　 B. frightened　　 C. upset　　 D. ashamed

14.A. looked up　　 B. went up　　 C. took up　　 D. showed up

15.A. believe　　 B. protect　　 C. receive　　 D. treat

16.A. action　　 B. intention　　 C. spirit　　 D. attempt

17.A. must　　 B. ought　　 C. might　　 D. should

18.A. At　　 B. On　　 C. During　　 D. With

19.A. worthless　　 B. thoughtless　　 C. hopeless　　 D. helpless

20.A. strange　　 B. different　　 C. dangerous　　 D. challenging

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It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A ____ came，“Nice shirt，” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said，“That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg's mother works for my family. We were going to ____ that shirt away，but gave it to her ____.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I ____ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her ____，“I will no longer work for your family，” she told him. That night，Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's ____ was something greater.

The next morning，she ____ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education，she could not teach. So Mom decided to ____ a university.

After the first year in college，she went back to the personnel manager. He said，“You are ____，aren't you? I think I have a ____ for you as a teacher's assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of____.” Mom accepted the opportunity very ____.

For almost five years，as a teacher's assistant，she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit，feeling ____.Then one day，the personnel manager and the principal ____ in her classroom. The principal said，“We have watched how you ____ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard­working ____ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you ____ be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there.____ her career，she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the ____ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle ____ situations and never give up.

1.A. noise　 　　 　　 B．voice　 　 　　　 C．sound 　 　　 D．tune

2.A. get　 　 　　　　 B．take　 　　 　　　　 C．carry　 　　　 D．throw

3.A. otherwise　 B．anyhow　 　 　 　 C．instead　 　　 D．actually

4.A. settled　 　　 　 B．pushed　 　　 　　 C．stored　 　　 D．put

5.A. teacher　 　 　 B．employer　 　　 C．director 　 D．adviser

6.A. purpose　 　 　　 B．encouragement　 C．achievement D．victory

7.A. went　 　　 　　　 B．met 　　 　　 　　 C．worked　 　　 D．stayed

8.A. visit　 　 　　 B．continue　 　　 C．attend　 　　 D．prepare

9.A. serious　 　 　 B．fortunate　 　 C．careful　 　　 D．responsible

10.A. career　 　 　 B．duty　 　　 　　　　 C．position　 D．part

11.A. learning　 B．judging　 　 　　 C．obeying　 　　 D．imagining

12.A. patiently　 　 B．eagerly　　　　　 C．successfully D．skillfully

13.A. upset　 　　 　 B. frightened　 　 C．guilty　 　 　 D．ashamed

14.A. looked up　 B. went up　　　　　 C．took up　 　　 D．showed up

15.A. believe　 　 B．protect　 　　 　　 C．treat　 　 　　 D．receive

16.A. spirit　 　　 B．intention　 　 　　 C．action 　　 D．attempt

17.A. must　 　 　　 B．would　 　　　 　　 C．might　 　　 D．should

18.A. At　 　　 　　 B．During　 　　　 　 C．On　 　 　　　　 D．With

19.A. worthless　 B．thoughtless　　　 C．hopeless　 D．helpless

20.A. challenging B．different　　　　 C．dangerous　 D．Strange

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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

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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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