Around twenty years ago I was living in Seatt...

Around twenty years ago I was living in Seattle and going through hard times. I could not find ________work although I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree.

To my ________, I had to drive a school bus to ________my family. At the same time, I had some ________with different companies but they all________to say I did not get the job. I went to the bus barn（车库）, feeling________.

Later that afternoon, ________doing my rounds through the town I had an inner wave rise from deep ________ me and I thought “Why has my________become so hard?”

Immediately after this internal（内心的）scream, I ________the bus over to drop off a little girl. As she________, she handed me an earring saying I should keep it_______somebody looked for it. The________was stamped with words “BE HAPPY”. Then it struck me. I had been putting all of my________into what was wrong with my life rather than what was________!

One night there was a phone call for me from the________at a large hospital. She asked me whether I________do a one-day training for 200 hospital workers. I said ________and got the job.

My day with the hospital workers________very well. I got a great________and many more days of work. To this day I know that it was because I changed my attitude to life.

1.A. probable　　 B. satisfying　　 C. particular　　 D. considerate

2.A. joy　　 B. luck　　 C. shame　　 D. surprise

3.A. support　　 B. meet　　 C. supply　　 D. provide

4.A. meetings　　 B. conferences　　 C. reports　　 D. interviews

5.A. came　　 B. expected　　 C. called　　 D. hoped

6.A. excited　　 B. frightened　　 C. worried　　 D. disappointed

7.A. though　　 B. while　　 C. unless　　 D. until

8.A. inside　　 B. beyond　　 C. upon　　 D. beside

9.A. study　　 B. life　　 C. bus　　 D. position

10.A. carried　　 B. brought　　 C. pulled　　 D. held

11.A. took off　　 B. put off　　 C. got off　　 D. gave off

12.A. as long as　　 B. in case　　 C. as soon as　　 D. now that

13.A. bag　　 B. watch　　 C. necklace　　 D. earring

14.A. energies　　 B. ideas　　 C. strength　　 D. money

15.A. real　　 B. sad　　 C. happy　　 D. right

16.A. nurse　　 B. manager　　 C. patient　　 D. worker

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

18.A. yes　　 B. hello　　 C. no　　 D. nothing

19.A. looked　　 B. went　　 C. fit　　 D. appeared

20.A. comfort　　 B. shock　　 C. excuse　　 D. welcome

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 36  I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 37  work.

I was 38  a school bus to make ends meet and  39  with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 40 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 41  the job. “Why has my life become so 42  ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to 43  a little girl, she handed me an earring  44  I should keep it 45  somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it 46  me – I had been giving all of my 47  to what was going wrong with my 48  rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 49  of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50  more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 51  from a lady who was a director at a larger 52 . She asked me if I would 53  a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My 54  there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 55  that I completely changed my life.

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 31 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 32 work.

I was 33 a school bus to make ends meet and 34 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 35 five interviews(面试)with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 36 the job. “Why has my life become so 37?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to 38 a little girl, she handed me an earring 39 I should keep it 40 somebody claimed(认领)it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it 41 me-I had been giving all of my 42 to what was going wrong with my 43 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 44 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 45 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 46 from a lady who was a director at a large 47. She asked me if I would 48 a one-day lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My 49 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 50that I completely changed my life.

1.                A．As             B．Though         C．If    D．When

2.                A．successful       B．extra           C．satisfying D．convenient

3.                A．driving         B．repairing        C．taking    D．designing

4.                A．working        B．travelling        C．discussing D．living

5.                A．prepared for    B．attended        C．asked for D．held

6.                A．lose           B．like            C．find  D．get

7.                A．hard           B．busy           C．serious   D．short

8.                A．wave at         B．drop off        C．call on    D．look for

9.                A．ordering        B．promising       C．saying    D．showing

10.               A．in case         B．or else         C．as if  D．now that

11.               A．hurt           B．hit            C．caught    D．moved

12.               A．feelings        B．attention       C．strength   D．interests

13.               A．opinions        B．education       C．experiences    D．life

14.               A．list            B．book           C．check D．copy

15.               A．connect        B．turn           C．keep D．add

16.               A．her            B．a passenger     C．me   D．my friend

17.               A．hospital        B．factory         C．restaurant D．hotel

18.               A．listen to        B．review         C．give  D．talk about

19.               A．plan           B．choice         C．day   D．tour

20.               A．operation       B．speaking        C．employment    D．thinking

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Around twenty years ago I was living in York.　　　　　 I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree，I could not find　　　　　 work.

I was 　　　　 a school bus to make ends meet and 　　　　 with a friend of mine，for I had lost my flat. I had 　　 five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 　　　　 the job. “Why has my life become so 　　　　 ?”I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to 　　 a little girl; she handed me an earring 　　　 I should keep it 　　　　 somebody claimed(认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it 　　　　 me—I had been giving all of my 　　 to what was going wrong with my 　　　　 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 　　　 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 　　　 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 　　　　 from a lady who was a director at a large 　　　　 . She asked me if I would 　　 a one­day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My 　　　　 there went very well, and before long I got a well­paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 　　　　 that I completely changed my life.

1.A. As                B．Though            C．If            D．When

2.A. successful        B．extra            C．satisfying    D．convenient

3.A. driving            B．repairing        C．taking        D．designing

4.A. working            B．travelling        C．discussing    D．living

5.A. prepared for    B．attended            C．asked for    D．held

6.A. lose            B．like                C．find            D．get

7.A. hard            B．busy                C．serious        D．short

8.A. wave at            B．drop off            C．call on        D．look for

9.A. ordering        B．promising        C．saying        D．showing

10.A. in case        B．or else            C．as if        D．now that

11.A. hurt            B．hit                C．caught        D．moved

12.A. feelings        B．attention        C．strength        D．interests

13.A. opinions        B．education        C．experiences    D．life

14.A. list            B．book                C．check        D．copy

15.A. connect        B．turn                C．keep            D．add

16.A. her            B．a passenger        C．me            D．my friend

17.A. hospital        B．factory            C．restaurant    D．hotel

18.A. listen to        B．review            C．give            D．talk about

19.A. plan            B．choice            C．day            D．tour

20.A. operation        B．speaking            C．employment    D．thinking

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Not many years ago，a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five， he gave ￡ 12，000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.

As a result of his kindness，many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection （注射） in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection

1.Johnson became a rich man through _________.

A. doing business.

B. making whisky.

C. cheating.

D. buying and selling land

2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson __________.

A. had no children.

B. was a strange man.

C. was very fond of children.

D. wanted people to know how rich he was.

3.Many people wrote to Johnson to find out  __________.

A. what kind of whisky he had.     B. how to live longer.

C. how to become wealthy.        D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.

4.The newspaperman ____________.

A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.

B. shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had.

C. was eager to live a long life.

D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.

5.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening，he really meant that ______. A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.

B. he needed an injection in the neck.

C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.

D. there was something wrong with his neck.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Several years ago, I was living in New York and working for an airline, so I never got back home for Christmas. My Christmas was happy too with some other colleagues around. But in my heart, I was sad because I couldn’t stay with my family. Sometimes my colleagues would say our Christmas was filled with tears. But this Christmas was different. I was lucky. I had the whole day off, which meant I could stay with my family on Christmas Eve.

When Christmas miming came, I awoke to a small hand rubbing my face. “Dad. Merry Christmas!” was all my younger son had time to say. He seemed to be racing against time. I knew he was hunting for gifts with his brother eagerly. I got downstairs just to see the two little boys’ faces as they looked at the pocket rockets Santa Claus had left them. I realized that the real Christmas was for the children who had deep belief in the amazing power of Santa Claus. At first, their fingers went almost shyly over their toys. When their inspection (检查) had been completed, the two boys ensured that the gifts were really delivered by Santa Claus and they dragged everything into the center of the living room.

Delight flooded the room. As their mother began giving out gins, I smiled to myself, wondering how my unexpected gifts this year would be received. With so many Christmas spent outside, I had prepared so many gifts for my children and together with my wife I hid them in several secret places. But the children were excellent detectives and they found all of them. They were happily opening packages constantly thanking considerate Santa Claus for his kindness and ability to know their desires. But had not received a single one. I knew they had forgotten my existence with my absence from their Christmas these years.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1：

I had to admit that my disappointment was growing steadily.

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Paragraph 2:

Suddenly my wife walked up to me.

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高二英语读后续写困难题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Several years ago, I was living in New York and working for an airline, so I never got back home for Christmas. My Christmas was happy too with some other colleagues around. But in my heart I was sad because I couldn’t stay with my family. Sometimes my colleagues would say our Christmas was filled with tears. But this Christmas was different. I was lucky. I had the whole day off, which meant I could stay with my family on Christmas Eve.

When Christmas morning came, I awoke to a small hand rubbing my face. “Dad, Merry Christmas!” was all my younger son had time to say. He seemed to be racing against time. I knew he was hunting for gifts with his brother eagerly. I got downstairs just to see the two little boys’ faces as they looked at the pocket rockets Santa Claus had left them. I realized that the real Christmas was for the children who had deep belief in the amazing power of Santa Claus. At first, their fingers went almost shyly over their toys. When their inspection had been completed, the two boys ensured that the gifts were really delivered by Santa Claus and they dragged everything into the center of the living room.

Delight flooded the room. As their mother began giving out gifts, I smiled to myself, wondering how my unexpected gifts this year would be received. With so many Christmas spent outside, I had prepared so many gifts for my children and together with my wife I hid them in several secret places. But the children were excellent detectives and they found all of them. They were happily opening packages constantly thanking considerate Santa Claus for his kindness and ability to know their desires. But I had not received a single one. I knew they had forgotten my existence with my absence from their Christmas these years.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的字数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语都为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1：

I had to admit that my disappointment was growing steadily._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

高二英语书面表达困难题查看答案及解析

I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community.

I wasted a lot of time looking for the “typical” village. Yet no such thing exists. Conditions are quite different from village to village. But the villages I stayed in had much in common---poor, dirty and backward. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled and doubtful. Why had I come? I had put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else. But to understand how three—quarters of the world population live, and what effect their future might have on ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life.

In the end I chose a mountain village because it was little cooler than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a rocky road. Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began the climb into the hills. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a beautiful scene. After several hours’ walk the village came into sight.

1.After the writer had arrived in India,________.

A.he spent a year writing about the place he lived in

B.he spent quite some time looking for a suitable place to live in

C.he stayed in an Indian village working for the poor

D.he lived in a Himalayan community for many months.

2.While looking for a typical village, the writer found__________.

A.he was searching for the impossible

B.all the villages were exactly the same

C.he was doing something enjoyable

D.the villagers were curious about him

3.Before coming to India, the writer________.

A.had been a successful politician

B.had made a decision to work for India

C.had studied India culture for some months

D.had worked for newspapers and magazines

4.The write decided to change his way of life because__________.

A.he no longer found his work interesting

B.he hoped to live a peaceful life in the countryside

C.he wanted to find out more about the Third World

D.he wanted to try his luck in a foreign country

5.The village the writer finally chose to live in_________.

A.lay at the end of a rocky road

B.had a beautiful sight of the river

C.was a short walk from the river

D.had better weather than those in the plains.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle lawyer. Mary Gates, their late mother, was a school teacher.

Gates attended public elementary school before moving on to the private Lakeside School in North Seattle. It was at Lakeside that Gates began his career in personal computer soft  ware, programming computers at age 13.

In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, who is now Microsoft's president. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version (版本) of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer---the MITS Astair. In his junior year, Gates dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies full-time to Microsoft, a company he had started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desk-top and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.

Gates' foresight has led to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. He plays an important role in the technical development of new products. Much of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in touch with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.

In the dozen years since Microsoft went public, Gates has donated more than $ 800 million to charities, including $ 200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America make use of new technologies and the Information Age.

1.Where did Bill Gates begin his career in personal computer software?

A．At public elementary school.               B．At the private Lakeside School.

C．At Harvard University.                    D．At Microsoft Company.

2.Why did he drop out of Harvard?

A．To change school.                       B．To spend all his energies to Microsoft.

C．To find a full-time job.                    D．To earn money.

3.How does Gates spend much of his time?

A．Meeting with people.

B．Travelling around the world.

C．E-mailing some friends.

D．Meeting with customers and e-mailing Microsoft employees.

4.What does the underlined word “donated” in the last paragraph mean?

A．gave.             B．earned.           C．made.            D．received.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Some 30,000 years ago, artists who lived in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinos, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures which have been extinct for a long time. The paintings were highly realistic. Some even showed movement.

The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings which have ever been discovered. They were preserved because the cave was sealed---closed off--for more or less 23,000 years.

Fast forward to December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean Marie Chauvet, who led the group then, describes the process of discovering the cave paintings. “At that time I was in the front, Eliette just walked behind me, Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks with red ochre and she said, ‘They came here.’ And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art(壁画). That is where it is tarted.”

Cave art expert Jean Clotttes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and paintings of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”

Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written. The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage Site. They say that the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety.

The Chauvet Cave has been named after the explorer who first entered it. However, its environment and drawings are too fragile to be visited by human beings. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.

However, French authorities asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont d’Arc Cavern. The copy, which we also called replica, cost more than 59 million dollars to build. It opened at the end of April in France.

Pascal Terrasse is the president of the cavern. He says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. He says the place is magic because it is done so well. Authorities say they think as many as 400,000 people will be allowed to visit Pont d’Arc Cavern every year.

1.According to Jean Clottes’ words in Paragraph 4, the paintings in the cave were　　　　　 .

A.abstract　 B. superior　　 C. creative　 D. inspiring

2.Which of the follow statements is TRUE about the Chauvet Cave?

A.It was closed off for more than 30,000 years.

B.It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art.

C.The environment and artwork there are very easy to damage.

D.The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals.

3.The purpose of creating Pndt d’Arc Cavern is to 　　　　　 .

A.show admiration for the earliest artists in Europe

B.arouse visitors’ awareness of protecting ancient art

C.offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artwork

D.collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet Cave

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析