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I once did a year of voluntary service in a residential home for people with learning disabilities. It was set in an English village deep in the countryside, quite different from my home in Sweden. One of my fellow volunteers, a girl from Tanzania, seemed a little unhappy, so I asked what the problem was. She told me she had a friend back home who had financial difficulties and maybe it was impossible for her to complete her university courses.

So this friend of mine had sent all her money to Tanzania to support her friend! This meant that she didn't have much food to eat and no money to go anywhere outside the village.

I was so touched and I felt I had to do something. So, during my next trip to one of the nearby towns I walked into a shop. I didn’t have much money left myself but I thought I'd buy her an extra box of chocolate we both liked and some rice. I started talking to the woman（also a volunteer）working in the shop and eventually told her about my friend.

The woman looked at me, amazed. “Does she eat pasta?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied. She immediately started loading a bag with pasta, cookies, and other things until the bag was full. “Give her this for me. It’s my treat!’’ I couldn’t believe it but accepted with happiness. As I left the shop to go home with my unexpected bag of food, I asked the woman her name. “Just Gloria,” she said.

Imagine my friend’s face when I arranged the gifts on my kitchen table and fetched her from her room to see! I had never seen her so happy! A few weeks later she found Gloria in the shop and thanked her in person.

These two extraordinary women really showed me what true kindness and compassion（同情）are, and the impression will stay with me for the rest of my life!

1.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to________.

A. the shop

B. the writer's home

C. the residential home

D. a year of voluntary service

2.Why did the girl from Tanzania seem a little unhappy?

A. Because she had to stop her voluntary work.

B. Because she had no money to buy food or other things.

C. Because she had spent all her money on food and clothes.

D. Because her friend in Tanzania maybe had to quit school for lack of money.

3.Why did the writer help the girl from Tanzania?

A. Because the writer was a volunteer.

B. Because they lived in the same room.

C. Because the writer was moved by her kind act.

D. Because the writer didn’t wish she went hungry.

4.From the text, we know that________.

A. the writer was from England

B. the writer was a university student from Tanzania

C. Gloria was from Sweden and was very kind to the writer

D. the writer volunteered to help people with learning disabilities

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the 　　 or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a 　　 Christmas after all.

　　 , the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in.

There was a 　　 on the door one evening. It was Jeff’s new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to 　　 us with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a 　　 on the porch (门廊). Apparently the doorbell wasn’t working in the cold snowy weather and we had 　　 a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.

The 　　 feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.

As Jeff and I were 　　 pre-Christmas snow from our driveway, Ernie Guzman came over from next door to 　　 us to dig out.

Then, we received an invitation to 　　 a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their 　　 —a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.

Our Christmas Eve was quite merry, thanks to our 　　 . Our Christmas morning 　　 was special, thanks to the Smiths’ gift of bread. I was so 　　 for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.

This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The 　　 and work schedules just made things too difficult. 　　 that sense of Christmas isolation (孤立) all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were 　　 in the holidays.

Lonely people are all around us, but most of us 　　 notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest 　　 gesture can make a world of difference.

1.A. chance　　 B. anxiety　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. ability

2.A. lonely　　 B. free　　 C. merry　　　 D. usual

3.A. Therefore　　 B. However　　　　 C. Somehow　　 D. Meanwhile

4.A. sign　　 B. knock　　 C. card　　　　　　 D. note

5.A. invite　　　　 B. welcome　　 C. drive　　 D. send

6.A. tree　　　 B. flower　　　 C. mail　　　　 D. package

7.A. forgot　　 B. missed　　　　　　 C. arranged　　 D. received

8.A. warm　　　　 B. deep　　　　 C. true　　　　　　 D. mixed　

9.A. buying　　　 B. clearing　　　 C. preparing　　　　 D. giving

10.A. teach　　　　 B. urge　　　　　 C. help　　　　 D. forbid

11.A. prepare　　 B. share　　　　　 C. taste　　　　 D. exchange

12.A. guest　　　　 B. aunt　　　　　 C. maid　　 D. partner

13.A. folks　　　　 B. relatives　　　 C. neighbors　　　　　　 D. colleagues

14. A. call　　 B. greeting　　　 C. meeting　　 D. breakfast

15.A. sorry　　　 B. eager　　　　 C. grateful　　 D. ready　

16.A. season　　　　 B. expense　　　 C. distance　　　 D. situation　　

17.A. Knowing　　 B. Showing　　　 C. Studying　　　　　 D. Discovering

18.A. happy　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. alone　　　 D. active

19.A. always　　　 B. usually　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　 D. seldom

20.A. careful　　　 B. kind　　　　　　 C. pretty　　　　 D. patient

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once in Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home near the town of Osaka, while the other lived in Kyoto. 36 , they didn’t know each other. Bothof them liked to see a little of the world: the Kyoto frog wanted to visit Osaka, and the Osaka frog wished to go to Kyoto.

So one morning they 37. However, the journey was more 38  than they had expected, for they didn’t know much about traveling. Half-way between the two towns, at the top of a mountain, the two frogs 39  each other! Soon they fell into  40 .

“What a(n) 41  we are too small, ” said the Osaka frog. “Otherwise, we could see both towns from here, and 42  if it is worth our going on.”

“Oh, that is easily 43 ,” replied the Kyoto frog. “We have only got to stand up on our hind (后面的) legs, and hold on to each other 44  we won’t fall down, and then we can both look at the towns we are 45  to.”

This idea 46  the Osaka frog; he stood up and put his front paws on the 47 of the other frog, who had risen also. There they both stood, stretching themselves as 48  as they could. The Kyoto frog turned his nose towards Osaka, and the Osaka frog, towards Kyoto, but the 49  frogs forgot that when they stood up, their eyes were in the backs of their heads, and that 50  their noses pointed to their destinations, yet their eyes looked at the places 51  which they had come.

“Dear me!” cried the Osaka frog. “Kyoto is 52  like Osaka. It is certainly not worth such a long journey.”

“If I had known that Osaka was only a 53  of Kyoto I should never have traveled all this way,” 54  the frog from Kyoto. Then they started off for their 55  again.

1.                A．Surprisingly      B．However        C．Fortunately    D．Undoubtedly

2.                A．showed off      B．left out         C．turned away   D．set out

3.                A．wonderful      B．dangerous       C．exhausting D．exciting

4.                A．endangered     B．encouraged     C．encountered  D．embarrassed

5.                A．conversation    B．disagreement    C．competition   D．consideration

6.                A．shame          B．surprise        C．shortcoming   D．coincidence

7.                A．doubt          B．wonder         C．show     D．tell

8.                A．finished        B．managed        C．imagined  D．prepared

9.                A．as long as       B．in case         C．so that   D．unless

10.               A．turning         B．traveling        C．settling    D．adapting

11.               A．worried        B．disturbed       C．confused  D．pleased

12.               A．legs           B．shoulders       C．head D．nose

13.               A．high           B．wide           C．far   D．quickly

14.               A．adventurous     B．close          C．smart D．foolish

15.               A．because        B．though         C．since D．if

16.               A．from           B．to             C．around    D．in

17.               A．hardly         B．partly          C．mostly D．exactly

18.               A．corner         B．part           C．copy  D．spot

19.               A．exclaimed      B．announced      C．hesitated  D．thought

20.               A．destinations     B．dreams         C．homes    D．countries

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.

That got me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone’s life?

Today I looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.

That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very important. And I remembered what happened to me years ago.

After my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.

The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we will also become "heroes".

1.The main idea of the passage is _______________.

A. why the writer should be a hero

B. whether the writer is a hero

C. what a hero exactly is

D. that everyone is a hero

2.Why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call?

A. Because he was cute and kind to everybody

B. Because he saved a family from a burning car.

C. Because he asked her son not to kill himself.

D. Because his story saved her son’s life.

3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence of Paragraph 5 refer to?

A. The wonderful card the writer received.

B. The action of sending the card.

C. The fact that the sender helped the writer.

D. The fact that the sender was a friend of the writer.

4.According to the writer, who can be considered as a hero?

A. A person who helps someone in trouble.

B. A person who writes wonderful stories.

C. A person who can hold a door for others.

D. A person who is brave.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Once there was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before bass(巴斯鱼) season opened, they were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then the boy tied a small silver lure(鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.

The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.

“Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.

Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.

And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish ... again and again ... every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.

1.What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?

2.From the text we know that the father _________.

3.The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same    place because _______.

4.What does the story imply (suggest）?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle of a New Hampshire lake．On the day before bass （巴斯鱼） season opened, they were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms．Then the boy tied on a small silver lure （鱼饵） and put it into the lake．Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure．His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank．Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water．It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass．

The boy and his father looked at the big fish．The father lit a match and looked at his watch．It was 10 pm – two hours before the season opened．He looked at the fish, then at the boy．“You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said．

“Dad!” cried the boy, “There will be other fish,” said his father．“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy．He looked around the lake．No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight．He looked again at his father．

Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed．He threw the huge bass into the black water．The big fish disappeared．The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish．

That was 34 years ago．Today the boy is successful architect in New York City．He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place．

And he was right．He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago．But he does see that same fish … again and again … every time he has an ethical （伦理的，道德的） decision to make．For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong．It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult．

1.What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?

A．The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish．

B．The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly．

C．The father lit a match in order to check the time．

D．They worried other fishermen may discover what they had done．

2.From the text we know that the father _________．

A．didn’t love his son                               B．always disagreed with his son

C．disliked the huge fish                            D．was firm and stubborn

3.The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because _________．

A．they might catch a big fish there            B．he was taught a moral lesson there

C．it was a most popular fishing spot         D．their children enjoyed fishing there

4.What does the story imply?

A．It is easy to say something, but difficult to do．

B．An ethical decision is always easy to make．

C．It’s hard to tell right from wrong sometimes

D．Fishing can help one to make right decisions．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I ______ a telephone call from a woman who could not stop ______ as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a ______.

That ______ me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car? If so,　 ______ could I be a hero just because I ______ a story that saved someone's life?

Today I decided to look up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see ______ what it meant. It ______ “a person who does something brave”. As I read on, it also said “a person who is good and noble”.

That statement ______ me more than the part about being ______. So I thought about something very important. Say I was walking into the local Wal-Mart Store and I ______ to open and hold the door for someone as a kindness. As they passed me by, I say, “How are you today?” Most of the time that would be no big deal, ______ this time let's say it was for someone who was deeply ______ and near the end of the rope. That may have very well been the only kindness or politeness shown to them in a very long time.

Having been near “the end of my rope”, after my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get enough ______ to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had ______ me a card in the mail which told me how ______ they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.

Similarly many children come out of the orphanages ______ a very hard and bitter attitude against the world, but the gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. ______, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the ______ shown to them by those of us who cared. If it ______, we will also become “heroes”.

1.A. made B. gave C. received D. accepted

2.A. crying B. laughing C. thinking D. smiling

3.A. writer B. player C. gentleman D. hero

4.A. helped B. sent C. let D. made

5.A. how B. what C. why D. whether

6.A. said B. made C. recalled D. wrote

7.A. easily B. directly C. exactly D. obviously

8.A. read B. wrote C. told D. described

9.A. helped B. gave C. followed D. touched

10.A. good B. brave C. kind D. noble

11.A. happened B. wanted C. intended D. meant

12.A. though B. since C. because D. but

13.A. moved B. excited C. depressed D. frightened

14.A. money B. courage C. energy D. ability

15.A. sent B. carried C. brought D. took

16.A. deeply B. completely C. well D. much

17.A. without B. for C. with D. within

18.A. Desperately B. Hopefully C. Eagerly D. Unfortunately

19.A. consciousness B. respect C. kindness D. confidence

20.A. matters B. works C. acts D. does

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

It is obvious that people hold different opinions about ____ voluntary services should be financially rewarded.

A．that              B．what             C．how              D．whether

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Anthony is 80 years old. He lives by himself in his own home. He spends most of his time in front of the TV　 　 　 his favorite programs like, football, baseball, and car racing. I’ve 　 　 　 him for about six years and his　 　 　 breaks my heart. Anthony reminds me of my own grandfather.

Anthonhy is from the isalnd of Malta, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. He came to the United States, like　　 　 　　 of us, to look for a better future for his family. He　　 　 　　 eight kids and they live in the United states but　 　 　 of them live near him in Florida and nor do they visit him. I　 　 　 him once a day to check on him and spend some　 　 　 time with him.

I even watch TV with him that I don’t even　 　 　　 , but the　　 　 　　 is that he feels someone is there 　 　 　 him company. When he gets sick, or does not feel　 　 　 enough to cook, I will cross my fence and start　 　 　　 for him. 　　 　 　　 I will run some errands (跑腿) for him. When he has an appointment with his 　　 _　 　 , I will drive him too. I’ll fix his remote control when it is not　　 　 　　 , etc…If something breaks or stops working, he calls me because he knows he can　　 　 　　 me anytime.

It is important to care about someone, 　　　 it isn’t your own family. You would be 　　　 of yourself when you do help someone. I am pretty sure there are many Anthonys out there facing the same loneliness. Please 　　　 a difference in someone’s life.

1.A. forming     B. playing    C. watching        D. attending

2.A. known    B. noticed    C. realized        D. admitted

3.A. matter    B. pain    C. fact        D. situation

4.A. few    B. much    C. most        D. number

5.A. taught    B. helped    C. raised        D. brought

6.A. none    B. all    C. some        D. any

7.A. find    B. visit    C. call        D. miss

8.A. work    B. waste    C. quality        D. sleep

9.A. agree    B. share    C. hate        D. like

10.A. point　　     B. theme　     C. problem　         D. answer

11.A. keeping    B. talking    C. making        D. using

12.A. good    B. happy    C. busy        D. well

13.A. cleaning    B. cooking    C. reading        D. playing

14.A. All the while B. Once in a while    C. After a while         D. In a while

15.A. teacher    B. doctor    C. repairman        D. child

16.A. operating    B. sounding    C. using        D. working

17.A. agree with    B. deal with    C. count on        D. learn about

18.A. as if    B. since    C. when        D. even if

19.A. proud    B. fond    C. ahead        D. short

20.A. make    B. feel    C. force        D. explain

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Why did the woman get home in a hurry?

A. To avoid rush hour.　　 B. To avoid a ticket.　　 C. To get rid of the police.

高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析