For most of my 20 years as a teacher, summer vacation was my time to relax. So why was I standing in the schoolyard of an unfamiliar school, wearing myself out for a summer teaching job? The extra paychecks were nice, but I lacked the energy of my younger colleagues. Like Stella. She was in her early twenties, and made keeping up with the kids look effortless. She reminded me of myself, back when I was a bright-eyed student teacher at Ramona Elementary…
I’d never forget my first day. I was too full of energy. Nervous energy. My supervising teacher was watching, and I wanted to make a good impression. I asked my third graders to take out their crayons for the day’s lesson. All of them obeyed. Except one. A girl with two long, dark braids(辫子). Everyone called her Estrellita, or “little star.” Why was she unprepared for class? I demanded to know.
“My sister has my crayons,” she said.
“You should each have your own crayons,” I told her. “That’s no excuse.”
“There are 10 children in my family,” Estrellita said quietly, her big brown eyes never leaving my face. “We have to take turns.”
I was taken aback. I’d completely misjudged the situation. All day Estrellita’s words played on my mind. The next morning I bought a pack of crayons to leave on Estrellita’s desk. She was so happy! That experience taught me an important lesson. Every student had a unique set of challenges—it was my mission to help my students overcome them. That mission used to energize(激励 )me.
Rest was almost over. Stella turned to me and we started chatting. “How long have you been teaching?” she asked. I told her I’d started twenty years before, at Ramona Elementary.
“I went to school there twenty years ago!” Stella said. I looked at her again, this time really seeing her. Those big brown eyes. That long, dark hair...
“Did you use to have two long braids?” I said. “We called you Estrellita… ”
Stella shouted. “ You ! You gave me the crayons!”
She’d become a teacher. To help students like I did. Even doing something that small mattered.
That summer, I threw myself into teaching with a renewed sense of purpose. Estrellita had taught me a lesson once again.
1.How did the author feel according to Paragraph 1?
A. She felt relaxed. B. She felt very tired.
C. She was still excited. D. She was proud of herself.
2.Why didn’t Estrellita take out her crayons?
A. She had to share them. B. She was being naughty.
C. She forgot to bring them. D. She lost them before the class.
3.Which can replace the underlined part “taken aback” in Paragraph 6?
A. fairly serious. B. quite pleased.
C. very surprised. D. extremely angry.
4.What did the author learn through Stella?
A. Never make excuses. B. Why her job mattered.
C. How to be a good teacher. D. To be a giver, not a receiver.
高二英语阅读理解简单题
For most of my 20 years as a teacher, summer vacation was my time to relax. So why was I standing in the schoolyard of an unfamiliar school, wearing myself out for a summer teaching job? The extra paychecks were nice, but I lacked the energy of my younger colleagues. Like Stella. She was in her early twenties, and made keeping up with the kids look effortless. She reminded me of myself, back when I was a bright-eyed student teacher at Ramona Elementary…
I’d never forget my first day. I was too full of energy. Nervous energy. My supervising teacher was watching, and I wanted to make a good impression. I asked my third graders to take out their crayons for the day’s lesson. All of them obeyed. Except one. A girl with two long, dark braids(辫子). Everyone called her Estrellita, or “little star.” Why was she unprepared for class? I demanded to know.
“My sister has my crayons,” she said.
“You should each have your own crayons,” I told her. “That’s no excuse.”
“There are 10 children in my family,” Estrellita said quietly, her big brown eyes never leaving my face. “We have to take turns.”
I was taken aback. I’d completely misjudged the situation. All day Estrellita’s words played on my mind. The next morning I bought a pack of crayons to leave on Estrellita’s desk. She was so happy! That experience taught me an important lesson. Every student had a unique set of challenges—it was my mission to help my students overcome them. That mission used to energize(激励 )me.
Rest was almost over. Stella turned to me and we started chatting. “How long have you been teaching?” she asked. I told her I’d started twenty years before, at Ramona Elementary.
“I went to school there twenty years ago!” Stella said. I looked at her again, this time really seeing her. Those big brown eyes. That long, dark hair...
“Did you use to have two long braids?” I said. “We called you Estrellita… ”
Stella shouted. “ You ! You gave me the crayons!”
She’d become a teacher. To help students like I did. Even doing something that small mattered.
That summer, I threw myself into teaching with a renewed sense of purpose. Estrellita had taught me a lesson once again.
1.How did the author feel according to Paragraph 1?
A. She felt relaxed. B. She felt very tired.
C. She was still excited. D. She was proud of herself.
2.Why didn’t Estrellita take out her crayons?
A. She had to share them. B. She was being naughty.
C. She forgot to bring them. D. She lost them before the class.
3.Which can replace the underlined part “taken aback” in Paragraph 6?
A. fairly serious. B. quite pleased.
C. very surprised. D. extremely angry.
4.What did the author learn through Stella?
A. Never make excuses. B. Why her job mattered.
C. How to be a good teacher. D. To be a giver, not a receiver.
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Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience
that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my email. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed (推特简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasn’t.
So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal (退出) from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.
The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration (沮丧). I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for radio and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to all along: read books.
This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem.I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “ I don’t need it,” I said.
However, as we return to post -vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work? There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. And I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.
I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked.
1.What do we know about the author’s last summer vacation?
A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.
B. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.
C. He hated himself for acting as if he were at work on vacation.
D. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.
2.What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?
A. He cut off his cellphone signal.
B. He handed his iPad to his wife.
C. He refused to cheat in his house.
D. He listened to the radio most of the time.
3. When back at work, the author will probably choose to_______.
A. continue to read more and more books.
B. stay away from the Internet for ever.
C. stop checking what is being said right now completely.
D. keep control of when and how to use the Internet.
4.What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?
A. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative.
B. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wished to.
C. A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.
D. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.
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Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my email. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed (推特简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasn’t.
So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal (退出) from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.
The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating a frustrating experience. I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for radio and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to all along: read books.
This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “I don’t need it,” I said.
However, as we return to post -vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work? There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. And I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.
I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked.
1.What do we know about the author’s last summer vacation?
A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.
B. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.
C. He was regretful for acting as if he were at work on vacation.
D. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.
2.What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?
A. He cut off his cellphone signal.
B. He handed his iPad to his wife.
C. He refused to cheat in his house.
D. He listened to the radio most of the time.
3.When back at work, the author will probably choose to_______.
A. continue to read more and more books.
B. stay away from the Internet for ever.
C. stop checking what is being said right now completely.
D. keep control of when and how to use the Internet.
4.What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?
A. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative and efficient.
B. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wished to.
C. A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.
D. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.
5.How does the author sound when telling the story?
A. Curious B. Anxious C. Cautious D. Humorous
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As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. ____, I often felt left out when their friends came over to ____. I was too ____ for whatever they were doing and they didn't want their younger brother listening in on their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing ____ and feeling forgotten.
I remember one spring afternoon feeling especially ____ as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I ____ saw my own friends outside of school. I ____ my brothers laughing from ____ the house and felt a single tear coming down my cheek. At that moment I saw a large brown dog ____ me. He was wagging(摇摆)his tail ____.He greeted me like a long lost ____ , licking(舔)my hand and sitting beside me on the grass, ____ he didn’t know me. I petted and ____ this four-legged angle(天使).He let me pour out all my troubles and ____ my deepest thoughts before he kissed me goodbye. I went back inside feeling happy, ____ that no matter what life might hold I was loved. I ____ that the dog was sent in that moment of ____ to remind me just how much I was loved.
In truth, nothing brings us greater ____ than knowing we are loved. Knowing we are loved gives us the ____ to love others as well. It also helps us to be the people the world meant for us to be. Remember how much the word loves you and share your ____ with the world.
1.A. For example B. As a result C. In fact D. At the beginning
2.A. discuss B. fight C. play D. work
3.A. young B. quick C. nervous D. noisy
4.A. excitedly B. alone C. secretly D. hard
5.A. relaxed B. anxious C. strange D. lonely
6.A. regularly B. even C. hardly D. always
7.A. heard B. found C. made D. imagined
8.A. behind B. over C. outside D. inside
9.A. walking to B. barking at C. passing by D. keeping off
10.A. quietly B. happily C. slightly D. naturally
11.A. child B. friend C. toy D. chance
12.A. because B. if only C. when D. even though
13.A. picked up B. thought of C. learned from D. talked to
14.A. form B. record C. share D. have
15.A. doubting B. wondering C. showing D. knowing
16.A. decide B. prove C. believe D. explain
17.A. sadness B. peace C. madness D. silence
18.A. changes B. honor C. ideas D. joy
19.A. pride B. freedom C. strength D. possibility
20.A. appreciation B. love C. faith D. growth
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I first started writing in the summer of 1998. Back then I was a teacher. After years of dreaming, I decided it was finally time to write a book. For 10 years I wrote, __ four middle-grade novels and six pictures books almost only to editors. This was __ in the snail-mail age. Remember the ____ you experienced as a child waiting for birthday presents to arrive in the mail? That was me for the better part of a decade.
In Spring 2009, at the last minute, I decided to hand in a middle-grade historical novel-in-verse(韵文) to enter for a(n) __ at a local writing conference. I knew in my heart that it was my __ work, but I wasn’t sure how it would be __ alongside pieces meant for the adult market. But then ----I won. My prize __ a one-on-one interview with an editor who, after __ my manuscript(原稿), asked, “Why don’t you have a(n) __ yet?”
Not long after that, I __ with my first agent. Then in 2013, after parting with my first agent, I was again faced with the ___ for representation. This time I submitted to three agencies and got two __. Over the span of 20 years, I’ve got 18 completed manuscripts and was ___ almost 350 times. It took me 14 years to see my first book __ the shelf. You could look at these numbers and get pretty __. I can look at these numbers and feel the same. I know plenty of people with a __ apprenticeship(学徒期). I have friends who have been more __ and they have published far more than I have. But here’s the __ thing I’ve learned in the last 20 years: My process is mine. My journey is mine. Each book finds its way on its own.
The writing life is a long-term journey. There is no right way. There is no short _____. There is no easy road. There is a lot of frustration and ______, but there is joy and satisfaction, too.
1.A.rewriting B.introducing C.creating D.submitting
2.A.already B.soon C.back D.later
3.A.entertainment B.expectation C.appreciation D.embarrassment
4.A.reception B.publication C.competition D.interview
5.A.creative B.new C.casual D.concrete
6.A.praised B.criticized C.refused D.received
7.A.contained B.followed C.ensured D.included
8.A.polishing B.reviewing C.correcting D.adapting
9.A.agent B.instructor C.employer D.fan
10.A.argued B.signed C.discussed D.dealt
11.A.hunt B.research C.request D.interview
12.A.complaints B.prizes C.responses D.offers
13.A.teased B.rejected C.blamed D.replaced
14.A.under B.beside C.on D.off
15.A.moved B.amused C.inspired D.frustrated
16.A.longer B.harder C.happier D.shorter
17.A.famous B.creative C.productive D.enthusiastic
18.A.key B.funny C.concrete D.lively
19.A.race B.distance C.cut D.range
20.A.regret B.disappointment C.encouragement D.criticism
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Before the summer of 2016,I had always been afraid of heights.For most of my life,even idea of climbing a mountain would give me butterflies in my stomach.1.
On my birthday that year,when my mother and I first made the decision to climb Mt.Ranier in August,my knees actually shook with anxiety.However,it was finally time for our first outdoor climbing practice and the butterflies in my stomach had certainly multiplied. 2.Try to enjoy the feeling and turn the anxiety into hope.”She was always full of kind words,but could I apply her wisdom in time for the day of our final climb?
3.Though it was August,the skies were gray on the southernmost face of the mountain.Near the halfway point,I lost my footing and fell backwards down the trail,slightly twisting my ankle.Though I was sore,I kept going for another mile or so,but I had to give up before we reached our intended target.
4.However,I was able to recover in time for our planned summit climb.I had,over I gained the physical and emotional strength to recover quickly and come through adversity (even stronger.The breathtaking views along our climb no longer distracted me with fear but forced me to follow through with my goal.Unluckily,I had not overcome my fear of heights.5.
A.Don't let the butterflies get the best of you.
B.Eventually,I was not afraid of heights at all.
C.As it turned out,our practice hike proved challenging.
D.I didn't succeed on our first practice and suffered slight injury.
E.The breathtaking views made me relaxed and I went smoothly throughout the hike.
F.It was in that summer that I turned 16 and achieved something that deeply influenced my life.
G.However,I had made peace with it to the point where I could remain inspired by my own achievements.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said1.___ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months_2.____ (early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 3._____(tell)that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, 4.___ for the week after. I didn’t understand 5.___ this would happen. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was6._____(surprise)helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 7.____ top floor. We had never stayed in such an 8.____(amaze) room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach9.____ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little10.____(sunburn),but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.
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The summer of my eleventh year was a wonderful time of joy. My days were ___riding my bike, walking in the bright green_____around my home, swimming in the clear river, and looking up at the clouds. I wished those lazy, ___days would last forever. But then it all____.
It happened in the middle of the night when I heard my grandmother ___.A fire had started in her room and was____spreading through our house. We all ran____with only the clothes on our backs. There was nothing left. That night I went from a happy and carefree child to a ___and scared one. I didn’t know what the____would hold. All I could feel was fear.____, good friends took us into their home, fed and____us. One night around their dinner table my mom thanked them for all they were doing for us. Smiling, her friend said, “Honey, it was the___ we could do.” Later they began to __ old stories and laugh. It was then that I____for the first time in days and felt the ___finally disappearing from my heart.
Looking back on that time thirty five years ago, I now____that it wasn’t the least they could do. The least would have been nothing at all.____, they opened their home and their hearts to us. They shared their food and their____.They helped us to start over when we had ____everything. They helped a scared boy to feel safe, loved, and happy again.
The next time you have a(n)____to help others, then don’t just do the least you can do. Do the most you can do instead.
1.A. spent B. wasted C. minded D. kept
2.A. caves B. air C. town D. woods
3.A. hot B. peaceful C. noisy D. cold
4.A. rose B. fell C. changed D. appeared
5.A. speak B. scream C. wake D. walk
6.A. rapidly B. slowly C. hardly D. seldom
7.A. downstairs B. off C. outside D. around
8.A. old B. hungry C. speechless D. homeless
9.A. family B. future C. work D. fire
10.A. Thankfully B. Badly C. Hopefully D. Similarly
11.A. discouraged B. praised C. clothed D. pitied
12.A. best B. fullest C. greatest D. least
13.A. repeat B. share C. copy D. write
14.A. smiled B. talked C. ate D. slept
15.A. surprise B. joy C. fear D. tiredness
16.A. know B. hope C. expect D. plan
17.A. Therefore B. Then C. Luckily D. Instead
18.A. sadness B. kindness C. stories D. memories
19.A. won B. got C. lost D. forgotten
20.A. opportunity B. house C. place D. reward
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Rich and Famous
Twenty years ago the most common ambition of American children was to be a teacher, followed by working in banking and finance, and then medicine. But today’s situation is quite different. 1. Instead they most commonly say they want to be a sports star, or an actor—in other words, they hope to become a celebrity.
According to experts, young people desire these jobs largely because of the wealth and the fame. 2. Let’s take athletes and singers as an example. Their careers are short-lived. Many athletes’ best time only lasts a few years and singers can have a very limited career. The field that was once the focus of their lives becomes something they have little or no involvement in. As a result, they’ll have a feeling of worthlessness and a lack of control. 3. The truth is quite simple: they have been so far removed from it for so long.
In spite of these disadvantage, there is greater ambition than ever among young people to achieve that status. They are not satisfied just making a living—they want to be rich and famous. Globally, more and more TV shows provide talent competitions where winners can achieve their goals in just a few weeks or months. 4. They unrealistically believe that this lifestyle is easily obtained and leads to great satisfaction.
While many people argue that there is nothing wrong with having such ambitions, others feel that this trend will finally lead to dissatisfaction as more and more people are unable to reach their goals. 5. That means they ignore the simple fact that great effort is needed before success. As a result, many people won’t realize their childhood dreams, which could have a negative effect on their happiness.
A. The younger generation don’t favor these professions any more.
B. In many ways this has been brought about by the celebrity culture.
C. Unfortunately, they do not always have a positive effect on people’s life.
D. Besides, it can be difficult for them to adapt back to a normal everyday life.
E. People no longer have a sense of satisfaction once their goals have been achieved.
F. This quick way of gaining wealth and fame creates a celebrity culture among people.
G. The reason is that they don’t realize it takes talent and hard work to be rich and famous.
高二英语七选五困难题查看答案及解析
When I was nine years old, I went off to summer camp for the first time. And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books, which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do. While reading, you have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to experience the adventure land inside your own mind. And I had this idea that camp was going to be just like this.
On the very first day, our counselor(顾问) gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill(浸润) camp spirit. And it went like this: “R-O-W-D-I-E, that's the way we spell rowdie. Rowdie, rowdie, let's get rowdie . Yeah!”. So I couldn't figure out why we had to spell this word incorrectly. But I recited the cheer along with everybody else. I did my best. And I just waited for the time that I could go off and read my books.
But the first time that I took my book out of my suitcase, the coolest girl in the room came up to me and asked me, “Why are you being so mellow(安静的)?” Mellow, of course, is the exact opposite of R-O-W-D-I-E. And then the second time I tried it, the counselor came up to me with a concerned expression on her face and she repeated the point about camp spirit and said we should all work very hard to be outgoing.
And so I put my books away, back in their suitcase, and I put them under my bed, and there they stayed for the rest of the summer. And I felt kind of guilty about this. I felt as if the books needed me somehow, and they were calling out to me but I just gave them up.
1.According to the author, what would the coming camp be like?
A.It would be very noisy.
B.It would involve lots of reading.
C.It would be full of danger and excitement.
D.It would make a good chance to get close to nature.
2.How did the author feel about the cheer part?
A.Puzzled. B.Excited.
C.Concerned. D.Frightened.
3.How did the counselor react on seeing the author reading?
A.She got very angry.
B.She praised the author.
C.She asked the author to share the book
D.She indirectly advised the author not to read.
4.Why was the author guilty?
A.She was kind of quiet.
B.She had to leave her books unread.
C.She was unwilling to open her books.
D.She didn't follow the counselor's advice.
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