My husband David was waiting at the door when our daughter Laura and I came back． It wasn't like him to be home so early． The disbelief on his face told me that something was up．
"Do you still have a job？"
"No． Redundant，" he answered， looking away from me．
"OK． We'll figure it out，" I replied calmly． I actually had no idea how we were going to figure it out． I immediately started to think of how we'd cut costs and who we should start to get in touch with． That night， after David had fallen asleep， I cried myself to sleep， and frequently sobbed（抽泣） in the shower in the days that followed．
I knew the loss of David's income would have great effect on us． He had worked for the same company for twenty﹣one years and was our main income． I work at home caring for Laura， and my income is uncertain． We have debts， and job hunting takes time．
Still， I was more concerned about my husband's emotional state than our financial situation． David's sense of identity was tied to his job． He called his parents to tell them about losing his job， but didn't say a word to anyone else for weeks． He told me that he felt like "a failure"．
It was tough for me to watch David struggle with unemployment． One night several weeks after he lost his job， David woke me just before midnight， sweating， pacing the bedroom floor and saying he didn't feel well． We spent the night in the emergency room waiting to see if he had a heart attack． Thankfully， it was just a serious anxiety attack． It was then that I knew I needed to do more to understand what my husband was going through． Here is what I learned from my own experience﹣ and from talking to experts﹣ on how to support your loved ones through a job loss．
1.The underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably means ．
A. A piece of cake
B. Out of question
C. It's a secret
D. Out of employment
2.What did the writer do about her husband's situation at first？
A. She always remained calm and gave him advice．
B. She appeared calm when in fact she was worried．
C. She began to write about his situation to the newspapers．
D. She talked to some experts to ask for advice．
3.What can we know about David？
A. He talked much to others to reduce his anxiety．
B. He never thought himself "a failure" even when jobless．
C. He was fired by the company for which he had worked for twenty﹣one years．
D. Once leaving the job， he suffered a heart attack and had to consult the doctor．
4.What will be talked about in the following part of the passage？
A. Why the company fired David．
B. How David suffered from the heart attack and the treatment．
C. How the writer supported David to get through the jobless period．
D. What the writer did to help get some income．
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
My husband David was waiting at the door when our daughter Laura and I pulled in the driveway. It wasn’t like him to be home so early. The disbelief on his face told me that something was up.
"Do you still have a job?"
"No. Redundant," he answered, looking away from me.
"OK. We’ll figure it out," I replied calmly.
I actually had no idea how we were going to figure it out. I immediately started to think of how we’d cut costs and who we should start to get in touch with. That night, after David had fallen asleep, I cried myself to sleep, and frequently sobbed in the shower in the days that followed.
I knew the loss of David’s income would have great effect on us. He had worked for the same insurance company for twenty-one years and was our main income. I work at home caring for Laura, and my freelance(自由职业者的)income is uncertain. We have debts, and job hunting takes time.
Still, I was more concerned about my husband’s emotional state than our financial situation. David’s sense of identity was tied to his job. He called his parents to tell them about losing his job, but didn’t say a word to anyone else for weeks. He told me that he felt like "a failure".
It was tough for me to watch David struggle with unemployment. One night a couple of weeks after he lost his job, David woke me just before midnight, sweating, pacing the bedroom floor and saying he felt funny. We spent the night in the emergency room waiting to see if he had a heart attack. Thankfully, it was just a serious anxiety attack. It was then that I knew I needed to do more to understand what my husband was going through. Here is what I learned from my own experience—and from talking to experts—on how to support your spouse through a job loss.
1.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "Redundant" in Paragraph 3?
A. A piece of cake. B. Out of question.
C. My treat. D. Out of employment.
2.What did the writer do about her husband’s situation at first?
A. She always remained calm and gave him advice.
B. She appeared calm when in fact she was worried.
C. She began to write about her husband’s situation to the newspapers.
D. She went to consult some doctors.
3.What can we know about David?
A. He was fired by the company he had worked for twenty-one years.
B. He never thought himself "a failure" even when jobless.
C. He was aware of the family’s financial situation.
D. Upon leaving the job, he suffered a heart attack and had to consult the doctor.
4.What will be talked about in the next part of the passage?
A. What the writer did to help get some income.
B. How David suffered from the heart attack and the treatment.
C. How the writer supported David to get through the jobless period.
D. Why the insurance company fired David.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
My husband David was waiting at the door when our daughter Laura and I came back． It wasn't like him to be home so early． The disbelief on his face told me that something was up．
"Do you still have a job？"
"No． Redundant，" he answered， looking away from me．
"OK． We'll figure it out，" I replied calmly． I actually had no idea how we were going to figure it out． I immediately started to think of how we'd cut costs and who we should start to get in touch with． That night， after David had fallen asleep， I cried myself to sleep， and frequently sobbed（抽泣） in the shower in the days that followed．
I knew the loss of David's income would have great effect on us． He had worked for the same company for twenty﹣one years and was our main income． I work at home caring for Laura， and my income is uncertain． We have debts， and job hunting takes time．
Still， I was more concerned about my husband's emotional state than our financial situation． David's sense of identity was tied to his job． He called his parents to tell them about losing his job， but didn't say a word to anyone else for weeks． He told me that he felt like "a failure"．
It was tough for me to watch David struggle with unemployment． One night several weeks after he lost his job， David woke me just before midnight， sweating， pacing the bedroom floor and saying he didn't feel well． We spent the night in the emergency room waiting to see if he had a heart attack． Thankfully， it was just a serious anxiety attack． It was then that I knew I needed to do more to understand what my husband was going through． Here is what I learned from my own experience﹣ and from talking to experts﹣ on how to support your loved ones through a job loss．
1.The underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably means ．
A. A piece of cake
B. Out of question
C. It's a secret
D. Out of employment
2.What did the writer do about her husband's situation at first？
A. She always remained calm and gave him advice．
B. She appeared calm when in fact she was worried．
C. She began to write about his situation to the newspapers．
D. She talked to some experts to ask for advice．
3.What can we know about David？
A. He talked much to others to reduce his anxiety．
B. He never thought himself "a failure" even when jobless．
C. He was fired by the company for which he had worked for twenty﹣one years．
D. Once leaving the job， he suffered a heart attack and had to consult the doctor．
4.What will be talked about in the following part of the passage？
A. Why the company fired David．
B. How David suffered from the heart attack and the treatment．
C. How the writer supported David to get through the jobless period．
D. What the writer did to help get some income．
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I sit outside of my daughter’s nursery school classroom, patiently waiting for her. When the door opens, my daughter runs out with a broad smile. She _______the excitement of school.
＂How was your _______?＂ I ask casually, while _______wanting to hear every single detail. ＂It was so good, Mommy!＂ my daughter replies. That’s it. That’s all I _______.
On the car ride home, I ask her a lot of questions. She answers me with a few words, but never goes into much _______. Usually she tells me that she wants to _______something else.
It has only been a few weeks, but I still find it so _______that my daughter has a whole morning in school without me. I _______ask the teachers for details and I am often provided with the same _______answers that my daughter gives.
Now, three mornings a week, I close her classroom door behind me and she has her own ________. I am given some ________of her days like apples glued onto paper trees and paint dirt under her fingernails.
I know she ________this privacy and the time to ________a new environment and meet different kids. ________, I can’t help but want to know about the details of her days. The ride home is the ________time that she will provide me with some ________about her morning.
When we pull into the driveway, I change the ________to something else. I am sure that my constant questions annoy her, so I try to ________them to the car ride after school.
I am ________that my daughter doesn’t quite know our driving route yet; she can’t tell that I sometimes take the long way home, ________we have those few extra minutes together.
1.A.learns B.adds C.misses D.enjoys
2.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night
3.A.tiredly B.carelessly C.secretly D.suddenly
4.A.get B.need C.plan D.understand
5.A.study B.detail C.advice D.work
6.A.wait for B.prepare for C.worry about D.talk about
7.A.strange B.simple C.common D.practical
8.A.always B.just C.even D.never
9.A.satisfying B.funny C.short D.confusing
10.A.direction B.imagination C.influence D.experience
11.A.kindness B.excuses C.evidence D.challenges
12.A.promises B.achieves C.deserves D.ignores
13.A.remember B.explore C.choose D.consider
14.A.Then B.Again C.Also D.Still
15.A.only B.other C.second D.last
16.A.permission B.information C.devotion D.intention
17.A.interest B.rule C.conversation D.routine
18.A.take B.guide C.show D.limit
19.A.proud B.disappointed C.anxious D.grateful
20.A.although B.because C.so D.or
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last night I was lonely at home because my husband took 1.______
Ann, my daughter, for New York to see his parents. At 8:00 2.______
I decided to watch a TV programme. I turned the set and 3.______
started to watch a TV play. I am not usually interested in 4.______
TV plays but I was complete delighted with this one. I was 5.______
enjoying it very well when something was happened to the 6.______
picture. I tried hard to adjust(调) the set because I want to 7.______
see who turned off to be the murderer, but the set was out of 8.______
order and the picture was so bad that I finally had to give in, 9.______
turn off the set and go to bed at nine, much early than usual. 10.______
高二英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was reading attentively in my own room ________ suddenly he knocked at the door.
| A.when | B. while | C.then | D. as |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Our neighbour's son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn't lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣) would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn't try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That's it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't match my red face well, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.
Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.
1. The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket ______.
A. 4 weeks later B. 4 weeks ago C. a fortnight ago D. a fortnight later
2. What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?
A. To make herself thinner. B. To buy a large-size girdle.
C. To put on some weight. D. To shake herself into it.
3.Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE according to the story?
A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress.
B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.
C. She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.
D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help.
4.The purpose of this passage is ______.
A. to show a husband’s selfless love B. to share an interesting experience
C. to describe a changeable girdle D. to tell us how to keep calm in trouble
5. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Funny Wedding B. A Wise Decision C. A Tight Situation D. A Fierce Fight
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter’s college. It was the first time in our life that we would __36__ for any length of time. We wondered how other people had __37__ it.
Later in bed, I __38__ the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay home to keep the __39__ from getting into the crops. I, the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to __40__ college.
The truck was slow, and I was glad. I didn’t want to get to the city __41__. I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little __42__. He finally said, “I never went to college and __43__ of your brothers did. I can’t say don’t do this or that, because everything is __44__ and I don’t know what is going to come up, but I think things will __45__. When you get a job, be sure to be honest and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be __46__ in the big town and I would be __47__ the life home.
Then my father __48__ the Bible that he had read so often. I knew that he would miss it but I must __49__ it. He just said, “This can help you __50__ you will let it.”
When I finished school I took the Bible __51__ to my father. But he said he wanted me to __52__ it.
Now, too often, I remember. It would have been so __53__ to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn’t. My father could give me only a Bible, but now I don’t really believe that I gave her half as __54__ as my father gave me. So the next morning I __55__ up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a note “This can help you.” I said, “if you will let it.”
1. A. worry B. separate C. stay D. travel
2. A. left B. stood C. enjoyed D. tried
3. A. wasted B. spent C. remembered D. killed
4. A. policemen B. workers C. cattle D. birds
5. A. graduate from B. go away to C. set out D. set up
6. A. very late B. far away C. too soon D. once again
7. A. speech B. living C. promise D. progress
8. A. some B. one C. none D. all
9.A. impossible B. different C. difficult D. favorite
10. A. work out B. die out C. hold out D. break out
11. A. happy B. alone C. free D. lost
12. A. losing B. spending C. missing D. living
13. A. brought about B. brought out C. brought up D. brought down
14. A. refuse B. mark C. follow D. take
15. A. if B. unless C. but D. though
16. A. down B. up C. back D. away
17. A. keep B. return C. post D. sell
18. A. popular B. strange C. ready D. nice
19. A. much B. many C. far D. good
20. A. set B. turned C. gave D. wrapped
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When our daughter was born, the doctor pointed out that her feet were turned inward (向内).“Left ________, it would be a problem,” he told us.
We ________ to do anything we could do to help our baby. ________ she was growing, I had to take her back to the doctor every two weeks to have each foot recast (重塑). ________ the casting was finished and it was time for corrective ________. Jim and I watched with hope and concern as she ________ to walk. Those first, awkward steps made us so ________. By the time she entered preschool, her steps appeared quite ________. Encouraged by her progress, we looked for something else to help strengthen her ________ body.
As it turned out, she loved the ________! When she turned six, we helped her join in skating lessons and soon she was skating ________ a swan (天鹅). She kept working hard at every new ________, and her efforts ________. At fifteen, she competed in both pairs-skating and the ladies’ singles at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Australia, winning both ________!
I thought back to the early years of ________ for Kristi — the years of fear for us as her parents, and the same years of frustration (挫折) for her as a child who ________ wanted to walk. During those years, we didn’t expect gold medals and a good professional career ________ her. We admired Kristi, ________ her strength and efforts, and how far she had come on two tiny feet that had ________ been bound (束缚) in heavy casts. In our eyes, Kristi had always walked with the ________ of a true champion.
1.A.uncorrected B.undecided C.unconsidered D.undoubted
2.A.aimed B.promised C.stopped D.refused
3.A.So B.If C.As D.But
4.A.Hopelessly B.Immediately C.Usually D.Eventually
5.A.shoes B.books C.bags D.hats
6.A.failed B.struggled C.wanted D.continued
7.A.lucky B.upset C.proud D.helpless
8.A.hard B.special C.common D.normal
9.A.lower B.healthy C.strong D.small
10.A.school B.ice C.toys D.animals
11.A.around B.with C.like D.after
12.A.subject B.game C.text D.movement
13.A.ended in failure B.paid off C.were praised D.broke down
14.A.events B.practices C.chances D.tasks
15.A.happiness B.hope C.challenge D.misunderstanding
16.A.seldom B.almost C.easily D.simply
17.A.in need of B.in spite of C.ahead of D.instead of
18.A.doubting B.respecting C.limiting D.controlling
19.A.once B.still C.never D.seldom
20.A.appearance B.job C.interest D.grace
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to ______ home and raise our three children.Then four years ago，our youngest ______ went to school and I thought I might go back to ______.
My husband was very ______and helped me to make my decision.He pointed out all of the things I can do around the ______，and said he thought I could be a great ______ in business.After several weeks of jobhunting，I found my ______job，which is working for a small public relations firm.At first，my husband was very ______ of me and would tell his friends，“My clever little wife can ______ that company she’s working for.”
But as his joking words were close to ______，my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several promotions and pay increases，and I am now ______ more money than he is.I can buy my ______ clothes and a new car.Because of our joint incomes，my husband and I can do many things that we had always ______ of doing，but we don’t do these things because he is very ______.
We ______ about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends.For the first time in our marriage，I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a(n) ______.
I love my husband very much，and I don’t want him to ______ lower，but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman，but I don’t know ______.Can you give me some ______？Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my ______ and my new career?
1.A. look B. stay C. see D. study
2.A. person B. man C. child D. lady
3.A. school B. factory C. study D. work
4.A. restricted B. opposite C. disappointed D. supportive
5.A. group B. house C. firm D. husband
6.A. success B. failure C. mother D. helper
7.A. awkward B. convenient C. useful D. present
8.A. warm B. fond C. proud D. comfortable
9.A. run B. walk C. hire D. sell
10.A. awareness B. beliefs C. reality D. ambition
11.A. making B. building C. producing D. growing
12.A. cheap B. own C. important D. incredible
13.A. agreed B. believed C. dreamed D. supposed
14.A. unhappy B. confident C. discouraging D. certain
15.A. communicate B. strike C. fight D. change
16.A. absence B. end C. exam D. question
17.A. gain B. add C. feel D. suffer
18.A. what B. where C. why D. how
19.A. duties B. advice C. fun D. enjoyment
20.A. husband B. child C. friendship D. boss
高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(自动换币器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note—“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” —and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery. Mr Basille always said, “delivering milk is hard if you want to do it well but I love my job.”
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊). Often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
1.Why did Mr Basille give the boy a quarter out of his coin changer? (within 9 words)
_______________________________________________________
2.How could the author’s mother change their order? (within 10 words)
_______________________________________________________
3.Why did the author’s family put the box indoors? (within 6 words)
_______________________________________________________
4.What made it difficult for milkmen to compete with big companies? (within 6 words)
_______________________________________________________
5.What did Mr Basille think of his job? (within 7 words)
________________________________________________________
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