When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess(公主)in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator’s(解说者的)part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping(突然出现) through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds,” she said. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is true of people, too,” she added.
When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed(野草).
1.he girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because .
A. she felt nervous on the stage
B. she lost her interest in that role
C. she preferred the role of the narrator
D. she had difficulty memorizing her words
2.Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?
A. To remove the dandelions.
B. To enjoy the garden scene.
C. To have a talk with her daughter.
D. To help her daughter recite the words.
3.. What is the main idea of the story?
A. Everybody can find his or her own way to success.
B. Everybody has his or her own value in the world.
C. Everybody should learn to play different roles.
D. Everybody has some unforgettable memory.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess(公主)in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator’s(解说者的)part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping(突然出现) through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds,” she said. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is true of people, too,” she added.
When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed(野草).
1.he girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because .
A. she felt nervous on the stage
B. she lost her interest in that role
C. she preferred the role of the narrator
D. she had difficulty memorizing her words
2.Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?
A. To remove the dandelions.
B. To enjoy the garden scene.
C. To have a talk with her daughter.
D. To help her daughter recite the words.
3.. What is the main idea of the story?
A. Everybody can find his or her own way to success.
B. Everybody has his or her own value in the world.
C. Everybody should learn to play different roles.
D. Everybody has some unforgettable memory.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents for those he loved. He had 36 twenty dollars.
The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had 37 his list and had his money in his 38 . I drove him to a 39 supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went off on his own 40 I waited patiently reading a book at the front of the store. It 41 Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. When he came up to the checkout, the smile on his face was truly 42 . The clerk rang up his purchase as I 43 looked at the other way. Mark kept 44 his budget and 45 into his pocket for his money. 46 was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood 47 the store holding his basket, tears rolling down his cheeks. His whole body was 48 with his sobs. Then a(n) 49 thing happened. A 50 shopping in the store came up to Mark. She knelt down and took him 51 her arms. “You would do me the favor if you let me 52 your money,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful present you could ever give me. I only ask you could 53 . One day, when you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. I know you feel as good about it 54 I do now when you do help other people.” Mark took the money, tried to dry his 55 and ran to the checkout as fast as he could go.
1.A. collected | B. gathered | C. spared | D. saved |
2.A. wrote | B. made | C. had | D. shown |
3.A. wallet | B. purse | C. pocket | D. backpack |
4.A. nearby | B. close | C. near | D. distance |
5.A. while | B. when | C. though | D. as |
6.A. spent | B. took | C. cost | D. needed |
7.A. disappointing | B. upset | C. joyful | D. surprising |
8.A. impatiently | B. unbelievably | C. worriedly | D. politely |
9.A. in | B. within | C. out of | D. over |
10.A. put | B. reached | C. turned into | D. stretched |
11.A. It | B. There | C. They | D. That |
12.A. at the front of | B. at the back of | C. in the middleof | D. outside |
13.A. breathing | B. worrying | C. frightened | D. shaking |
14.A. interesting | B. happy | C. dramatic | D. amazing |
15.A. customer | B. clerk | C. stranger | D. guard |
16.A. by | B. with | C. in | D. on |
17.A. reply | B. return | C. give | D. pay |
18.A. pass it on | B. pass it down | C. continue it | D. keep it |
19.A. that | B. as | C. what | D. which |
20.A. sweat | B. pocket | C. presents | D. tears |
高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
This past school year I was pleased when a student I had in third grade came back to personally invite me to his wedding. He said I was the_______teacher that had believed in him. And at the_______I was made to sit with the father as if the whole family were_______to me.
Then his parents said they wanted me to know ''_______'' I had done for their son. They said that after he was in my_______, he had a really bad year where a teacher constantly(不断地)_______him down. He began writing that he was_______, he was dumb(不爱说话,沉默的) and that he hated himself. Then one day he went out into their barn(车库) with the_______of hanging himself(上吊自杀). He thought of me and my_______in him and couldn't do it. His parents then________me for their son.
Needless to say (不用说)I was moved with________.After I left the wedding reception(婚宴), I________all the way home. I have always promised myself that I________retire when I no longer enjoyed getting out of bed and________for school. On that trip home I made a silent________to this young man that as soon as I couldn't support my students I would________.
That didn't seem enough somehow(不知怎么的) and a friend suggested I write this down and________it somewhere in order to affect a lot of________. Letting teachers know that they do (确实)make a________was a way for both other teachers and me to really use this to help make a difference in someone else's________.
1.A.simple B.only C.very D.some
2.A.wedding B.meeting C.conversation D.dinning
3.A.grateful B.hateful C.friendly D.kind
4.A.which B.that C.how D.what
5.A.class B.school C.grade D.home
6.A.wrote B.took C.asked D.put
7.A.stupid B.smart C.happy D.hopeful
8.A.concept B.wish C.intention D.instruction
9.A.words B.help C.belief D.encouragement
10.A.praised B.thanked C.served D.covered
11.A.words B.enthusiasm C.emotions D.attitudes
12.A.laughed B.cried C.sang D.screamed
13.A.could B.should C.would D.might
14.A.going B.moving C.leaving D.heading
15.A.promise B.suggestion C.decision D.plan
16.A.quit B.continue C.die D.stand
17.A.spread B.read C.store D.share
18.A.parents B.friends C.students D.teachers
19.A.influence B.difference C.impact D.impression
20.A.school B.marriage C.life D.thought
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was in the third grade, Mother’s day came around much too quickly; I found myself empty-handed with nothing to give my mom on her special day. So I was ________when an announcement over the loudspeaker said that one of the older grades would be_____pins(胸针)that said “Number-One Mom”. It may not sound like much, but to an 8-year-old it’s ______.
So each day I ______myself that the following day I would bring the money to buy the pin, but I always forgot. And I was______when the principal(校长)and a few of the older kids selling pins came into my_______and announced that it was the last day to buy them.
I always_______my principal. She could be sweet, but sometimes she could be _______ . If you break_____ , she was quick to set you straight, so I remained as disciplined as a ______before her.
On this day, however, my principal was in a good_______. And she must have heard me tell my classmates I’d _______my money again. I wasn’t crying, but she knew I really wanted to buy a_______.
After she left, I got called to her office. I’d never been there. So I was terrified. When I arrived ______, she told me to come to her desk, and she pulled out the pin I’d had my eye_______for days.
“The kids gave me this to give to my_____ ,” she began. “But my mom passed away, so I want you to _____it.”
Taking the pin, I looked at it in my this hands. I didn’t know what to say. I probably_______her and walked back to class, and proudly presented this_______gift to my mother.
I don’t know if my mom still has the pin, and I don’t know ______the principal remembers giving it to me. but I will never forget that act of kindness from someone I’d never expected it from.
1.A. anxious B. glad C. patient D. curious
2.A. showing B. collecting C. making D. selling
3.A. perfect B. small C. solid D. safe
4.A. enjoyed B. warned C. told D. asked
5.A. surprised B. disappointed C. puzzled D. excited
6.A. direction B. school C. office D. classroom
7.A. feared B. loved C. hated D. ignored
8.A. careful B. kind C. strict D. considerate
9.A. glasses B. rules C. promises D. mistakes
10.A. nurse B. teacher C. lawyer D. solider
11.A. mood B. shape C. manner D. style
12.A. lost B. saved C. forgotten D. dropped
13.A. book B. pin C. toy D. bike
14.A. shaking B. smiling C. singing D. thinking
15.A. to B. with C. in D. on
16.A. husband B. mother C. daughter D. friend
17.A. store B. wear C. have D. win
18.A. paid B. respected C. kissed D. thanked
19.A. free B. expensive C. big D. rare
20.A. if B. how C. why D. that
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Prince Roman was a Polish nobleman, a captain in the army of Czar Nicholas of Russia. When his young wife died, the prince left the army and returned in sorrow to his native Poland.
In time, love for his country and its people took the place of his lost love. He joined a Polish rising against the Russians. The rising was crushed, and Prince Roman was taken prisoner. His relatives and friends begged the military court to have mercy on him.
The president of the court received these appeals kindly. He was a good Russian, but he was also a good-natured man. Russian hatred of Poles was not as fierce at that time as it became later; and the Russian felt sympathetic as soon as he saw the prince's thin, tired, sun-burnt face.
The court of three officers sat in a bare room, behind a long black table. Some clerks sat at the two ends, but no one else was there when the guards brought in the prince.
Those four walls shut out from Prince Roman all sights and sounds of freedom, all hopes of the future, all comforting thoughts. How much love for Poland remained in him then? How much love of life? He stood before his judges alone, having refused their permission to sit. He answered their first formal questions — his name and so on — clearly and politely although he felt too weary to talk.
Then the president of the court seemed to suggest how the young man could best help himself. He asked questions in a way that almost put the right answers in the prisoner's mouth.
“Didn't your wife's death drive you to despair? Wasn't your mind unbalanced by that sad event ?”
Prince Roman was silent.
"You were not fully responsible for you conduct, were you?"
Prince Roman was silent.
"You made a sudden blind decision to join the rising. You didn't realize that your actions were dangerous and dishonourable. Isn't that the truth of this unfortunate matter?"
The judges looked at the prisoner hopefully. In silence the prince reached for a pen and some paper. He wrote, "I joined the rising because I believe it was just." He pushed the paper towards the president, who took it and read it in silence.
Prince Roman was sentenced to hard work for life in the Siberian salt mines. It was a sentence of delayed death.
When Czar Nicholas read the report and sentence, he added in his own handwriting, "Make sure that this prisoner walks in chains every step of the way to Siberia."
1.What does the passage tell us of Poland at the time?
A.Polish officers in the Russian army had to return to Poland.
B.Russia was at war with Poland, so the Poles were enemies.
C.The Russians were very cruel rulers of Poland.
D.It was ruled by Russia, and Poles served in the Russian army.
2.How much love for Poland remained in the prince when he stood trial?
A.Not much, probably, after the failure of the rising.
B. More than he had ever felt before.
C.As much as he had ever felt.
D.The passage doesn't suggest an answer to the question.
3.The questions which the president asked show that ______.
A.he was trying to find excuse for the prince's conduct
B.the court wanted the prince to admit his own guilt
C.he wanted to learn the truth about the Polish rising
D.Prince Roman was a weak person
4.In the trial, Prince Roman ______.
A.was afraid to be responsible for his actions
B.blamed others for his actions
C.accepted responsibility for his actions
D.admitted his guilt
5.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A.The judges were less sympathetic than Czar Nicholas.
B.Czar Nicholas was as kind as the judges.
C.Czar Nicholas was not as sympathetic as the judges.
D.The judges were as cruel as Czar Nicholas.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When was the woman’s picture taken?
A. In Grade 3 in her senior high school.
B. In Grade 2 in her senior high school.
C. In Grade 2 in her junior high school.
高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier(收银员) ______ her by name and asked her how she was doing. The woman looked down, shook her hand, and said, “Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my ______ son is up to his old tricks again. The truth is, I don’t know how I’m going to ______ the holidays. ”Then she gave the cashier food stamps.
My heart ______. I wanted to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to ______ her groceries or ask for her husband’s situation?
____ I walked into the parking lot, I spotted the woman returning her shopping cart. I remembered something in my purse that I thought might help her. It wasn’t a handful of cash or an ______ of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life ______.
My heart beat faster as I ______ the woman. “Excuse me,” I said, my voice trembling a bit. “I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really ______ time right now. I’m so sorry, but I’d like to give you something.”
I took a small card out of my purse and ______ it to her.
When the woman read the only two words on the card, she began to cry. And through her ______, she said, “You have no idea how much this ______ to me.”
I was a little ______ by her reply. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of ______ I might receive. All I could think to respond was, “Oh! Would it be OK to give you a ______?
After we hugged ______,I walked back to my car and began to cry, too.
The words on the card?
“You Matter.”
A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave a similar card as ______ for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a ______ glow(光辉,喜悦)spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started ______ them.
1.A. charged B. greeted C. blame D. heard
2.A. confident B. independent C. hopeless D. stubborn
3.A. think about B. give up C. lead to D. get through
4.A. ached B. failed C. beat D. paused
5.A. send for B. provide for C. pay for D. beg for
6.A. As B. Though C. Unless D. Since
7.A. excuse B. offer C. experience D. anecdote
8.A. harder B. wealthier C. simpler D. better
9.A. touched B. found C. balanced D. approached
10.A. happy B. tough C. regular D. long
11.A. handed B. obsessed C. spread D. explained
12.A. reliability B. fears C. tears D. beliefs
13.A. brings B. means C. values D. contains
14.A. worried B. excited C. moved D. shocked
15.A. reaction B. feeling C. expression D. answer
16.A. present B. promise C. hug D. ride
17.A. wildly B. tightly C. anxiously D. eagerly
18.A. progress B. effort C. encouragement D. praise
19.A. warm B. rich C. soft D. fierce
20.A. gathering B. enjoying C. preparing D. sharing
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I wanted to be a journalist when I was 12 years old. I used to sit in front of the TV in my family’s living room, imitating what the presenters said on the morning shows. I knew one day I would move to New York City to work in television.
So when I got a job at one of the three big networks in New York at the age of 24, I was elated. This was where I had always wanted to be. I spent the next 12 years in a variety of roles at the same company. I had the perfect arrangement that most people thought - a job for life. “You're so lucky” was what I heard over and over again. And I was.
But I also started to notice cracks (裂缝) in the media world I had come to love so much. A new kind of competition cropped up in the form of social media and new digital media. News was changing. I knew I couldn't stay where I was; I must accept the change and be part of creating it. When I told my colleagues that I was thinking about leaving the network and going to work at an online start-up, I got a lot of crazy looks. “Why would you make such a risky move?” “What if it fails?” “You can’t be seriously considering this.”
I didn't listen to their advice because I knew not every good experience is defined(定义) by success or failure. Sometimes it’s about running the risk pushing the limits and having faith in an idea. What would the world be like today if we only acted when we could see the outcome?
Our new online company, Huffpost Live, has been on the air for several months and is doing amazingly well. I didn't listen when people told me to take the safe route. I’m proud that I didn't take the advice of the so-called experts and chose to make the change.
1.What does the underlined word “elated” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Surprised. B.Worried.
C.Excited. D.Confident.
2.Why did the author leave her previous job?
A.The boredom in the media industry. B.The rapid development of new media.
C.The bad relationship with her colleagues. D.The large amount of work in the company.
3.What can we infer about the author?
A.She had no experience of failure. B.She didn't mind what others said.
C.She acted after knowing the outcome. D.She had a better understanding of success.
4.What did the author think of her decision?
A.She wasn't sure of that. B.She had taken great risks.
C.She felt regret about that. D.She made a right decision.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n)_______.
I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered _______ into her classroom. From corner to corner, the_______were decorated with clippings (剪报) and posters _______ Deafness and American Sign Language. Pictures of _______hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌).
Once the rest of my classmates _______ in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands _______ about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name is Ms. Lewison. Your name what?” These signs did not _______ until later that week, but still I sat upright at my desk, trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “_______”.
As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family. Ms. Lewison was like our ________. When we were feeling troubled, we just let our ________do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about ________.
Ms. Lewsion performed a tough task. She ________ replaced all the ignorance in me with ________. Then she opened my ________ and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a ________ signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are ________.
Today my fingers have learned to ________. Ms. Lewison pushed me ________ into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse ________.
1.A. picture B. voice C. order D. poster
2.A. calmly B. excitedly C. quickly D. anxiously
3.A. walls B. ocean C. students D. desks
4.A. caused by B. related to C. contributing to D. aimed at
5.A. welcoming B. outstanding C. signing D. waving
6.A. settled B. seated C. backed D. locked
7.A. flowed B. wandered C. flew D. came
8.A. draw attention B. make sense C. catch sight D. hold breath
9.A. silent B. dull C. strange D. strict
10.A. teacher B. partner C. friend D. mother
11.A. bodies B. hearts C. hands D. eyes
12.A. sings B. language C. love D. life
13.A. successfully B. finally C. easily D. unwillingly
14.A. confidence B. patience C. curiosity D. freedom
15.A. mouth B. mind C. arms D. fingers
16.A. clever B. unique C. special D. fluent
17.A. endless B. strong C. weak D. uncertain
18.A. dip B. dance C. swim D. think
19.A. firmly B. hardly C. gently D. heavily
20.A. classes B. worlds C. families D. waters
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old thinking that she wouldn’t live from then on.
Over the years, I and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an) trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, into my son’s room with a box of . After 16 years, I still Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she the path for those people who were less than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was . From this person that I thought would have no of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously and we moved north, but I owe Helen that I can never repay.
1.A. walking B. riding C. running D. driving
2.A. lived B. survived C. existed D. escaped
3.A. mind B. brain C. head D. thought
4.A. equally B. calmly C. quietly D. normally
5.A. studied B. moved C. worked D. 1ived
6.A. suffering B. causing C. bearing D. catching
7.A. normally B. particularly C. necessarily D. eventually
8.A. up B. off C. back D. down
9.A. ran B. walked C. rolled D. moved
10.A. tissues B. presents C. pills D. candies
11.A. realized B. knew C. recognized D. reminded
12.A. her life B. her son C. her family D. her work
13.A. cleared B. smoothed C. cleaned D. opened
14.A. rich B. healthy C. strong D. fortunate
15.A. money B. hope C. pity D. medicine
16.A. small B. pitiful C. weak D. shameless
17.A. admitted B. beaten C. hurt D. hospitalized
18.A. use B. value C. meaning D. quality
19.A. treated B. worsened C. relieved D. recovered
20.A. some money B. some tissues C. a debt D. a hope
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析