One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
1.The ant could not reach the side though ________.
A. she could smell well
B. she asked the dove to save her
C. she tried very hard
D. she cried for help
2.The dove saved the ant because ________.
A. she was the ant's friend
B. she took pity on the poor ant
C. the ant was almost exhausted
D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time
3.The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of ________.
A. a leaf B. a piece of wood
C. a blade of grass D. a raft
4.Just as the man shot at the dove, ________.
A. the dove immediately flew away
B. the dove hid himself in the grass
C. the ant told the dove to leave at once
D. he felt something biting him in the foot
5.In writing the story, the writer wants to show ________.
A. how kind the dove was
B. how clever the ant was
C. how the ant and the dove helped each other
D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
1.The ant could not reach the side though ________.
A. she could smell well
B. she asked the dove to save her
C. she tried very hard
D. she cried for help
2.The dove saved the ant because ________.
A. she was the ant's friend
B. she took pity on the poor ant
C. the ant was almost exhausted
D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time
3.The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of ________.
A. a leaf B. a piece of wood
C. a blade of grass D. a raft
4.Just as the man shot at the dove, ________.
A. the dove immediately flew away
B. the dove hid himself in the grass
C. the ant told the dove to leave at once
D. he felt something biting him in the foot
5.In writing the story, the writer wants to show ________.
A. how kind the dove was
B. how clever the ant was
C. how the ant and the dove helped each other
D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can
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An ant was drinking by a small river when it fell in.It made ______ efforts to reach the side，but made no progress at all.
A. negative B. total
C. desperate D. careful
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains. One day there was an earthquake near the _______. Many houses were _______. Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.
They were _______ that the second earthquake would be worse than the first. “We _______ send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband, “Many of our friends are sending _______ children to relatives in other towns.”
“We’ll _______ him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be _______ with him.”
He telephoned Johnny’s uncle Peter and asked him _______ he would let Johnny _______ with him.
“He is a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any ________.”
“________, Johnny’s uncle Peter said. ________ I’m not ________ to children. I ________ a very quiet and peaceful ________.”
“You won’t know Johnny is in the house.” His father told him.
________ Johnny, ________ was five, went to live with his uncle.
Two days ________, his mother and father ________ a telegram from Peter.
It said, “I’m returning the child. Please send the ________.”
1.A. village B. city C. town D. mountain
2.A. built B. broke into C. stayed up D. destroyed
3.A. worried B. fearless C. happy D. glad
4.A. must B. may C. can D. need
5.A. our B. your C. their D. my
6.A. bring B. take C. fetch D. send
7.A. happy B. safe C. satisfied D. angry
8.A. that B. how C. if D. when
9.A. live B. work C. study D. play
10.A. money B. free time C. happiness D. trouble
11.A. That’s all right B. All right C. Right D. Of course not
12.A. and B. but C. or D. however
13.A. uses B. using C. use D. used
14.A. had B. live C. led D. bear
15.A. home B. place C. life D. house
16.A. And B. But C. So D. If
17.A. that B. which C. whom D. who
18.A. later B. ago C. before D. earlier
19.A. received B. had got C. accepted D. sent
20.A. peaceful life B. earthquake C. telegram D. money
高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
I was at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bambolim, Goa, in the 1980s. On Inspection Day one year, an officer and his team from the Board of Education were coming to see how our school was run. As usual, our teachers asked us to be prepared.
At the end of the day, Mrs Sushila Tyaji, our Hindi teacher, walked in and told us that the inspector had come and quietly observed the class from the back door. He had also left an adverse remark! That was sad for us. Would we now be punished for having failed our teachers? There were no answers from Mrs Tyaji. Instead, she wrote the Hindi word “dukh” on the blackboard. And then she did something I have never seen a teacher do in my entire school life. She apologized.
“I am sorry for having taught you something wrong,” she said. “I missed out the dots between the letters ‘du’ and ‘kh’. The inspector told me this in the staffroom. I hope you will not make this mistake in future.”
That admission had a significant effect on me. If our teacher can say sorry to us when she is wrong, why can’t I? The incident helped me get rid of two common vices—ego and dishonesty.
Twenty-three years passed. I had to let my teacher know what that lesson meant to me. I recently located Mrs Sushila Tyaji using the Internet and went to meet her with my husband.
She smiled when she heard my story of how her small decades-old apology had transformed me for good. “It’s tough being a teacher. But every once in a while, when an old student comes along and tells us that we did something right, it makes up for everything else,” she said.
1.The underlined word “adverse” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________”.
A. offensive B. unfavorable
C. encouraging D. unforgettable
2.At the end of Inspection Day, Mrs Tyaji ________.
A. praised the students for their hard work
B. expressed her disappointment in the students
C. told the students that she had made a mistake
D. punished the students for their bad behavior
3.What did the author learn from Mrs Tyaji ?
A. Honesty is the best policy
B. Comfort is better than rude
C. One can never be too careful
D. It is better to be safe than sorry
4.The author’s word during the visit made Mrs Tyaji feel ________.
A. guilty B. contented
C. surprised D. embarrassed
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many years ago,I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England.One day an adolescent boy____in my office.His headmaster had____him to me."David,"he wrote,"is very sad since both his parents died. He refuses to talk and I'm very____about him.Can you help?"
How could I help him?There are human tragedies psychology doesn't have the____to.Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen____.
The first two times we met,David didn't say a word.I____we play a game of chess the third time he came.He ____.After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon in____.It's not easy to cheat in chess,____I made sure David won once or twice.It seemed as if he enjoyed my____.But why did he never talk with me?
"Perhaps he____needs someone to share his pain with,"I____.Some months later,I sat staring at David's head, while he was bent____the chessboard.Suddenly,he looked up at me.
"It's your____,"he said.
After that day,David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club.He wrote me____a few times about how he would try to get into university.The letters____after some time.I knew he had really started to live a(n)____life.He needn't write me any more to tell me that.
Maybe I gave David something.At least I____a lot from him.For example,David showed me____one—without any words—can reach out to another person.All it____is a hug,a shoulder to cry on,a friendly touch and an ear that listens.
1.A. turned out B. showed up C. stood out D. called up
2.A. led B. drove C. reminded D. referred
3.A. disappointed B. dissatisfied C. concerned D. confused
4.A. medicine B. answer C. method D. hope
5.A. closely B. regretfully C. pitifully D. tearfully
6.A. remembered B. suggested C. announced D. demanded
7.A. refused B. nodded C. allowed D. admitted
8.A. silence B. excitement C. turn D. time
9.A. although B. because C. but D. if
10.A. humor B. experience C. wisdom D. company
11.A. firstly B. simply C. similarly D. hardly
12.A. found B. doubted C. thought D. predicted
13.A. on B. off C. down D. over
14.A. fault B. time C. way D. tum
15.A. promises B. letters C. opinions D. choices
16.A. remained B. continued C. stopped D. lost
17.A. normal B. comfortable C. poor D. rich
18.A. saw B. learnt C. asked D. expected
19.A. when B. whether C. how D. why
20.A. matters B. takes C. leaves D. gets
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once there was a man who had lost one of his arms in an accident. Day by day he got more and more , thinking of not being able to do lots of things he used to do. One day he got so disappointed that he to kill himself. He found a tall building and to the top of it. Standing on the edge of the building, he was looking down to have a look at the world before off. Then he caught sight of a man along the sidewalk, whistling and kicking up his heels. When the man came , he found that this man didn’t have any arms at all. He thought to himself, “What am I doing here? sorry for myself? I have one good arm to do things with. the man with no arms dancing on the side-walk is so , maybe I should go on with my life.” He hurried down to the man. He wanted to tell him how he was to see him and how stupid he was to have the of killing himself. He thanked him again for his life and now he knew that he could it with one arm since that guy could go on his life without arms.To his , the man with no arms said nothing began dancing and whistling again.The man with one arm felt even more and finally asked, “Can you tell me why you are so happy, please?”The man replied, “I’m not happy. My body itches (痒)!”
1.A. nervous B. surprised C. depressed D. angry
2.A. when B. whether C. that D. if
3.A. failed B. decided C. liked D. refused
4.A. climbed B. turned C. flew D. rose
5.A. fast B. best C. last D. first
6.A. shaking B. taking C. showing D. jumping
7.A. yelling B. drinking C. dancing D. sleeping
8.A. closer B. further C. nearly D. away
9.A. Saying B. Feeling C. Begging D. Asking
10.A. almost B. still C. only D. just
11.A. Not only B. As if C. So that D. Now that
12.A. strange B. happy C. kind D. sad
13.A. teach B. check C. beat D. catch
14.A. glad B. hard C. slow D. silly
15.A. pride B. joy C. fear D. thought
16.A. loving B. finding C. saving D. losing
17.A. play B. use C. finish D. make
18.A. surprise B. regret C. delight D. shame
19.A. as B. so C. or D. and
20.A. dangerous B. comfortable C. pleased D. curious
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
During my school days, I was one of those shy and distant kids who would just sit in a comer for an entire day. For me, my books were my ______ world. Even during breaks, I used to just sit in a corner of the ______ and see others play games. It was not as if I wasn’t interested in ______ others or making new friends, but I always felt lacking in energy when ______ my peers. I always had an opinion that my advances towards new ______ would be limited. And I just didn’t want to ______ a rejection.
Once during my English class, my teacher shared a(n)______ with us. It was about King Bruce and a spider. It revolved around a lost battle and talked about how King Bruce, despite losing the battle,______ in the end. He was ______ by a little spider. The little ______ of the spider and the way it was taking rejections impressed me a lot. I was so surprised that I myself started ______ the movements of spiders at home. Once, a spider took around an hour to reach the top of a wall and I ______ knocked it down. To my ______, within seconds it started making its ______ up again.
For me, this ______ was a game changer. I realized that rejections are ______ a failure. The world may mistreat me,______ I can stand up and start working again. There would be time when people would like and ______ me. At present, I ______ mixing with people, learning new things and making new friends. I think, there are just no such ______ as rejections or failures as everything can change at any moment.
1.A. real B. new C. next D. only
2.A. office B. station C. playground D. street
3.A. visiting B. watching C. helping D. joining
4.A. related to B. compared with C. separated from D turned to
5.A. friendships B. courses C. teachers D. programs
6.A. avoid B. suffer C. cause D. fear
7.A. story B. task C. experience D. song
8.A. failed B. won C. left D. refused
9.A. confused B. hurt C. persuaded D. inspired
10.A. improvements B. changes C. movements D. advantages
11.A. adjusting B. observing C. showing D. guiding
12.A. cruelly B. angrily C. luckily D. bravely
13.A. delight B. surprise C. amusement D. disappointment
14.A. progress B. way C. web D. mistake
15.A. incident B. research C. trouble D. adventure
16.A. often B. sometimes C. never D. ever
17.A. so B. though C. or D. but
18.A. train B. meet C. appreciate D. remember
19.A. enjoy B. suggest C. imagine D. risk
20.A. approaches B. values C. things D. solutions
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was 18 years old, fit, strong and ambitious. One day, I fell down for no_______reason. I saw many different specialists and was finally diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy(MD).
It was a very difficult time. I had no idea what life was going to_______at me and I was scared. By my late 30s it was_______and I had transitioned(转变）from a walking stick to a wheelchair. I wanted to be master of my own _______, so I had to recognize my_______ and play to my weaknesses. What I wanted to make _______was a trip to the north pole.
People with MD feel the cold. So why did I want to go to one of the most extreme, cold and_______places on Earth?I'd read about Chris Cope, who wanted to go to the north pole to raise money for MD, and it had _______ my adventurous spirit: I wanted to raise awareness about the _______, but I also wanted to find out what I was capable of. I'm very________
In the two years it had taken to organize the expedition, my muscles had worsened but we ________regardless. The unpleasant life coaching and cold training helped me to ________ how my body would behave in extreme cold, which made me aware of what to________.
I had an amazing team around me,________ the four different flights we took to get to the inner Arctic ice shelf were nevertheless discouraging. While we were on the ice the runway________and we had to wait for it to refreeze.________ we reached the north pole, I was bitterly cold, exhausted and a complete ________.I was on the ice for the best part of three long days,then ________the final 350m.The expedition raised50,000 for ________MD is slowly destroying my life but I have chosen to fill it with ________ and I live life to the full.
1.A.adequate B.apparent C.sound D.major
2.A.yell B.target C.throw D.direct
3.A.advanced B.initial C.modest D.minor
4.A.disease B.fortune C.fate D.business
5.A.achievements B.strengths C.privileges D.commitments
6.A.differ B.happen C.count D.work
7.A.autonomous B.mysterious C.fantastic D.inaccessible
8.A.referred to B.appealed to C.belonged to D.applied to
9.A.significance B.conservation C.ambition D.condition
10.A.trustworthy B.delicate C.competitive D.ridiculous
11.A.pulled out B.took off C.pressed on D.hung about
12.A.illustrate B.assess C.stress D.clarify
13.A.value B.forgive C.require D.expect
14.A.though B.but C.so D.as
15.A.floated B.disappeared C.twisted D.split
16.A.Because B.Once C.Before D.Unless
17.A.envy B.failure C.pride D.mess
18.A.ran B.climbed C.rolled D.walked
19.A.treatment B.charity C.training D.ecology
20.A.imaginations B.experiences C.recreations D.responsibilities
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk．He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase．I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store．
On the outside was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties．His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, bright smile covered his face．I gave in immediately．The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding．
“Beautiful day, isn’t it?” I remarked, in passing．Then I turned back． “I really owe you a debt of thanks,” I said softly．
His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, “Sir, but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?” In that moment I felt transformed．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall．
“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you’!”
“Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzled．
I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave． “Just tell him that,” I insisted. “He'll understand．I am sure!”.
Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．
1.Why did the author leave the store angrily?
| A．He couldn't buy what he wanted. |
| B．The clerk treated him unkindly. |
| C．The clerk didn't speak English. |
| D．The store's goods were too dear. |
2.By saying "I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding"(in Para. 2), the author means _____.
| A．he smiled back at the young man |
| B．he did not want to smile |
| C．he would thank the young man |
| D．he was still in a bad mood |
3.The author asked the woman to say “Thank you!” to the young man because the young man _____.
| A．had helped the author before |
| B．taught the author how to smile |
| C．taught the author a valuable lesson |
| D．was a kind employee of the store |
4.In the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should _____.
| A．be generous to strangers |
| B．practice smiling every day |
| C．help people in trouble |
| D．smile at other people |
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk．He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase．I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store．
On the outside was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties．His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, bright smile covered his face．I gave in immediately．The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding．
"Beautiful day, isn't it?" I remarked, passing．Then I turned back．"I really owe you a debt of thanks," I said softly．
His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, "Sir, but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?" In that moment I felt transformed．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall．
“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you!’”
“Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzled．
I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave．"Just tell him that," I insisted．"He'll understand．I am sure!"
Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．
1. Why did the author leave the store angrily?
A．He couldn't buy what he wanted．
B．The clerk treated him unkindly．
C．The clerk didn't speak English．
D．The store's goods were too dear．
2. By saying "I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding"(in Para. 2), the author means ___________________.
A．he smiled back at the young man
B．he did not want to smile
C．he would thank the young man
D．he was still in a bad mood
3.The author asked the woman to say "Thank you!" to the young man because the young man________.
A．had helped the author before
B．taught the author how to smile
C．taught the author a valuable lesson
D．was a kind employee of the store
4.In the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should _____________.
A．be generous to strangers
B．practice smiling every day
C．help people in trouble
D．smile at other people
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析