It was another frustrating day. I came home f...

It was another frustrating day. I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I worked at a local restaurant in town.

I went to work feeling down. It’s the same thing over and over again, dealing with customers who complain about their food—how the piece of pie that they are served is too big or too small. Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. I was working since 5:00 pm. and we were quite busy. But these elderly women were watching me as I was working really hard to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.

When they were finished with their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, which grade I was in and what I planned to do in the future.

As they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a confident and gentle voice, “You are going places.” They left the restaurant and I was pretty much in awe. I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me a reason to believe in myself. They picked my spirits up from being down and out and gave me a reason to keep on working hard and to give it my all.

1.From the passage we learn that the author ____.

A. had a part-time job　　 B. worked in the restaurant all day

C. loved his job at first　　 D. did very well in his lessons

2.The underlined sentence “You are going places” in the fifth paragraph probably means ____.

A. you are on a trip　　 B. you should go to a better place

C. you’ll be successful　　 D. you are in the right place

3.The author felt sad because ____.

A. he didn’t want to work there

B. it was difficult to make the customers happy

C. he had to do the same thing again and again

D. the work was too hard for a teenager

4.The passage tells us that ____.

A. encouragement can be important for your success

B. everyone should treat elder people gently

C. people doing all kinds of jobs should be respected

D. students should make money to support themselves

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw Kyle from my class walking home from school. It looked like he was carrying all of his books.

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running towards him knocking all his books out of his arms so he landed in the dirt. I saw terrible sadness in his eyes.

Handing him his books, I said, "Those guys are fools. They really should get punished." He smiled at me gratefully. It was the smile that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. We talked all the way home, and I carried his books. I invited him to play football on Saturday with me. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Graduation day, I saw Kyle. He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years: your parents, your teachers, maybe a coach, but mostly your friends. I am here to tell you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them."

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable." I heard the gasp(倒吸气) go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and Dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person’s life. God puts us all in each other’s lives to impact one another in some way. Each day is a gift from God! Don’t forget to say, “Thank you!”

1.When I first met Kyle, he ______.

A. ran with a bunch of kids

B. felt very sorrowful

C. got hurt landing in the dirt

D. was tired from walking

2.The reason why Kyle and I become friends is all the following EXCEPT that _____.

A. I helped him pick up his book

B. I talked with him all the way home

C. I helped him punish the kids chasing him

D. I asked him to play football on weekend

3.In Paragraph4, the underline word “them” refers to _____.

A. your coaches　 　 B. your teachers

C. your parents　 　 D. your friends

4.What can we infer from Paragraph5?

A. My kindness helped Kyle through his hard time.

B. It was Kyle’s weakest time after he met me.

C. Kyle experienced his hardest time when speaking.

D. Kyle’s parents managed to stop him from killing himself.

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To tell us a story about friendship.

B. To show us the impact of kindness.

C. To advise us to be grateful for God.

D. To help us get through the hard time.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1] I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was freezing and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and gloves. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy red and my hands were as numb as they can be.

[2] All of a sudden, an old lady drove up beside me and asked if I would like a ride home. At first I said it was No, but she persisted (坚持) and her warm smile melted away the thought that my parents had often told me never to talk with strangers! We had an amazing chat and she had just such a sweetheart. She told me her address and she dropped me off.

[3] I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night remembering her kind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So I made a lot of cookies and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit worried she would not remember me or think that I was a psycho (精神病患者) who poisoned cookies, but luckily, I was completely wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so shocked that anyone would do something like that!

[4] When I got home my mom informed me that she called and told my mom that she cried because she was so touched. She said she would never forget the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such joy! There really is nothing else like helping others and making someone’s day brighter!

[5] Let us never forget the joy we get by helping others!

1.What did the author forget to take?　 (no more than 4 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

2.what did the author’s parents　 tell　 her ? (no more than 5 words )

_______________________________________________________________________________

3.Why did the author decide to visit the old lady after a month?　 (no more than 8 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

4.Why　 did　 she　　 cry ? (no more than 5 words )

_______________________________________________________________________________

5.What’s the passage mainly about?　 (no more than 5 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

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完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day, Nancy came home from school crying. Taking her in her arms, Mummy tried to 　 ________ her. After a while, she stopped crying and asked, “Mummy, am I________?” “No, you are not,” said Mummy, “but let us discuss this after you ________ , OK?”

Several minutes later, Nancy began to have supper with Mummy.

“Who ________ that you are bad?” asked Mummy.

“Phillips, my friend. He asked me for help with his maths but I 　 ________ because I wanted to read the new book Daddy gave me. He got________　 and said I was a bad girl,” said Nancy.

“You are 　 ________ ,” said Mummy. “Phillips has often helped you with your English. You should have helped him. Why don’t you phone him and say ________　 to him?”

“But he called me bad and ________ with me. I don’t want to go,” Nancy cried.

“Though you have done ________ bad, it does not make you a bad person. You are ________ a good person.”

Nancy showed a ________ look on her face. “How can that be, Mummy?” she asked.

“Our 　 ________ is always good. So never believe that you are bad,” Mummy replied with a smile.

________ flooded on Nancy’s face. “Am I________　 good, Mummy?” she asked.

“Yes, you are good, and always will be so. But that does not mean that you should not ________　 the wrong that you do. You will have to call and ________ to Phillips. Do you understand me?”

“Yes, Mummy,” said Nancy slowly. “Thank you for telling me this. I feel much better now,” said Nancy ________　 . “I am going to ________　 Phillips right away, and I am never going to 　 ________　 that I am always good.”

1.A. calm　 　　　 B. protect　　 　 C. trick 　　　　　　 D. praise

2.A. shy　　 　　 　 B. foolish　　 　 C. bad 　　　　　　 D. strong

3.A. get up　　 　 B. grow up　 　　 C. wash up　　 　 D. turn up

4.A. said　 　　　　 B. saw　　 　　　 C. heard　　 　　　　 D. doubted

5.A. cried　　 　　 B. refused　　 C. admitted　　　 　 D. allowed

6.A. excited　 　　 B. comfortable C. nervous 　　　　 D. angry

7.A. wrong　 　　 　 B. brave　　　 　 C. wise　 　　　　 　 D. careful

8.A. goodbye　 　　 B. sorry　　　 　 C. thank you　　　　 D. hello

9.A. competed 　　 B. lived　　 　　 C. worked 　　　　　 D. argued

10.A. everything B. anything 　　 C. something 　 　 D. nothing

11.A. always　 　　 B. sometimes　 C. ever　 　　　　 D. never

12.A. worried　 　 B. puzzled　　 　 C. confident　　 　 D. satisfied

13.A. chance　　 　　 B. choice　　 C. condition　　 　 D. nature

14.A. Fear　　 　　 B. Patience　　 　 C. Shock　 　　　　 D. Joy

15.A. really　 　　 B. hardly　　 　　 C. already　　　 D. gradually

16.A. account for B. pay for 　 　 C. look forward to D. rely on

17.A. devote　　 　　 B. apologize　 C. introduce　　 D. turn

18.A. coldly　　 　　 B. sadly 　　　　 C. gratefully　 　　 D. pitifully

19.A. consult　 　　 B. change　　 　　 C. teach　 　　　　 D. call

20.A. agree　 　　 B. explain　　 　 C. forget　 　　　　 D. confirm

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My six-year-old came home from school this week with two envelopes. One was for a donation to help people in the Philippines. The other was to help hungry families have a Thanksgiving meal.

“I’ll put a check in each of these. Then you can add your own money from your piggy bank, okay?” I said, thinking he’d be so excited to put his own stamp on things.

“That’s okay, mom. You put money in. I don’t want to waste mine,” he sweetly sang as he colored. “I want to fill my bank all the way up.”

Ack! I guess I know what our dinnertime discussion will be about tonight, I thought.

I had figured that through watching his parents donate items, helping us take toys from time to time to needy kids and putting money in the basket at church, he would just understand why it was important to help people in need — and even want to do it himself.

But of course he doesn’t really understand yet. “There’s a big disconnect between the people ‘over there’ and my piggy bank,” said parenting educator Vicki Hoefle.

“There’s nothing wrong with the child. There’s just no connection.”

As for having that conversation immediately, or forcing my son to put money into the envelopes: “Try not to do it now,” Hoefle said. Teaching a child about donating their own money or toys or time to people in need “should be a gentle introduction into what we hope will be a way of life for our kids.”

She suggested these things to help children understand the importance of giving:

* Just talk about it. Then explore the issue from a perspective he can understand.

* Use the course of a year to introduce kids to opportunities. That way, they won’t be shocked when you ask them to stuff their own money into an envelope （like this writer just did）.

* Pick a family charity for the year and have a conversation about how you all can help throughout the year.

* Think of this not as something you must teach, but as something to expose them to.

At her house, Hoefle said, “When you got something new, you gave something up.” Each birthday, her children would pick what toys they had outgrown and give them away. “There was a comfort in it. It just became a natural part of the kids’ lives.”

So I will fill those envelopes alone this time. But I’ll make sure he understands why they should be filled—gradually.

1.When the writer asked her son to give money to help the poor, he __________.

A. declined to donate

B. sang a sweet song

C. put all his money in a bank

D. seemed very surprised

2. Hoefle’s attitude towards children’s unwillingness to donate money can be best described as “___________”.

A. critical            B. tolerant

C. positive            D. worried

3.Which of the following is Hoefle’s approach to educating kids about charity?

A. Giving courses about charity.

B. Setting a rule for children to give.

C. Inviting a lot of poor people home.

D. Giving children enough real life chances.

4.What can we learn about the writer from the passage?

A. She often makes donations for people in need.

B. She taught her son a lesson over dinner that evening.

C. She is at a loss as for what she should do next.

D. She invited a parenting educator home for advice.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Kids, please help those in need.

B. Why are kids unwilling to donate?

C. Kindness is lost in the young generation.

D. How can we help kids learn generosity?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One year my children came home from school asking where we were going on your summer vacation. It seemed that all the other kids were______ where they were spending the summer. I couldn’t ______to take them anywhere but I didn’t want to tell them that so I just said, “It’s a surprise!” They were_______ That bought me a little more　 ________.

I called several amusement ______to see if there was a half-price event during the summer but no such _____ . I tried everything, with no success, so I called some of the other moms to find that most were in the same______that I was. We decided to ______something fun for our kids to do. We had a meeting, all five of us, and_____ what is now called a “playcation”.

One mother was a　 _____ , so on Mondays the kids would all go to her house. They would play games using plants and ______. They also planted vegetables and_______them grow over the summer.

Another mother had Bible_______on Tuesdays. She asked some questions about Bible. The kid who answered　 ______got a penny, which they all turned in at the end to buy their goodie bags(礼品袋).

At our house on Wednesdays, I made an outdoor ______training with my spare tires. The kids also walked a balance beam and raced through large cardboard boxes taped together.

On　 _____they had arts and crafts across the street. Fridays were______by a wonderful single dad with a metal detector(金属探测器)who took everyone out treasure_____ .

The summer was a big ______ . Okay, it wasn’t Disney World,_______the kids didn’t miss anything. My son actually asked me, “Can we do this again next year?”

1.A. rejecting　　 B. discussing　　 C. learning　　 D. reporting

2.A. sacrifice　　 B. offer　　 C. select　　 D. afford

3.A. disappointed　　 B. satisfied　　 C. shocked　　 D. delighted

4.A. time　　 B. money　　 C. confidence　　 D. patience

5.A. schools　　 B. shops　　 C. parks　　 D. libraries

6.A. hope　　 B. luck　　 C. attitude　　 D. hobby

7.A. situation　　 B. gap　　 C. direction　　 D. process

8.A. come up with　　 B. face up to　　 C. look forward to　　 D. step away from

9.A. discovered　　 B. enjoyed　　 C. created　　 D. controlled

10.A. teacher　　 B. doctor　　 C. gardener　　 D. grocer

11.A. books　　 B. vegetables　　 C. sweets　　 D. toys

12.A. guessed　　 B. watched　　 C. affected　　 D. felt

13.A. debates　　 B. readings　　 C. explanations　　 D. contests

14.A. easily　　 B. patiently　　 C. correctly　　 D. hurriedly

15.A. computer　　 B. obstacle　　 C. painting　　 D. speech

16.A. Thursdays　　 B. Saturdays　　 C. Sundays　　 D. Mondays

17.A. hosted　　 B. forced　　 C. avoided　　 D. forbidden

18.A. hiding　　 B. making　　 C. hunting　　 D. donating

19.A. failure　　 B. challenge　　 C. business　　 D. success

20.A. and　　 B. so　　 C. or　　 D. but

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day after school I was just finishing up some math homework. My dad came back from work and sat right beside me, ______ over my homework with me. We made corrections _____. After that we _______ and my dad said,” I will always _______ every moment spending time talking with you”.

I remember my Dad telling me his stories of when he was ______. My dad didn't have a father ____. He was always moving from place to place with my ______. My dad wasn't the easiest kid to_____. He would _______ with kids at school, which made my grandma worried. He’d act out to release the anger he had from not having his father present in his ________ and teenage years.

At high school, things got a little ________. He made a football team, he did well and didn’t get into as much _______ as before. He also made many friends. ______ those friends was my uncle. My Dad and Uncle were friends all throughout high school. It was through my uncle　 _______my Mom and Dad met _________. Later, they got married. After I was born, my dad felt that becoming a _______ was an honor and that he would not be ______ in my life.

I suddenly looked up to see my Dad ______ at me. I could see in my Dad’s eyes how he longed for a _______ like this. I continued to do my math homework and _______ my Dad say,” I love you, always”.

1.A. taking　　 B. looking　　 C. getting　　 D. handing

2.A. equally　　 B. instead　　 C. together　　 D. hardly

3.A. thought　　 B. planned　　 C. listened　　 D. talked

4.A. waste　　 B. organize　　 C. treasure　　 D. choose

5.A. young　　 B. old　　 C. tired　　 D. poor

6.A. growing up　　 B. turning up　　 C. settling down　　 D. breaking away

7.A. mom　　 B. uncle　　 C. grandpa　　 D. grandma

8.A. connect　　 B. handle　　 C. change　　 D. recognize

9.A. fight　　 B. dance　　 C. compete　　 D. study

10.A. struggling　　 B. travelling　　 C. childhood　　 D. adulthood

11.A. harder　　 B. easier　　 C. worse　　 D. larger

12.A. trouble　　 B. debt　　 C. sadness　　 D. anxiety

13.A. Between　　 B. Apart from　　 C. Among　　 D. As for

14.A. who　　 B. when　　 C. how　　 D. that

15.A. practically　　 B. officially　　 C. especially　　 D. entirely

16.A. father　　 B. mother　　 C. fighter　　 D. student

17.A. present　　 B. different　　 C. absent　　 D. strict

18.A. glaring　　 B. pointing　　 C. aiming　　 D. smiling

19.A. appearance　　 B. relationship　　 C. background　　 D. behavior

20.A. felt　　 B. found　　 C. heard　　 D. made

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__1___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 2___.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him,3all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 4 and landed in the grass.

I ran over to him.5 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 6 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the top student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 7to prepare a graduation speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 8 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 9!” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 10those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best11 you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with12 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 13 me from doing the unspeakable.”

Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the14 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 15   a person’s life. For better or for worse.

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__26___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 27___.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 28 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 29  and landed in the grass.

My 30  went out to him. So, I ran over to him.31 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 32   , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the 33__student of our class, one of those guys that really found  themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 34 to prepare a 35  speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 36  .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 37 !” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 38  those who helped you make it through those 39  years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best  40   you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with 41   as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 42    himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 43   me from doing the unspeakable.”

Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the  44 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 45 a person’s life. For better or for worse.

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books. I thought to myself, “36would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 37.”

As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 38all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went39and landed in the grass.

My40went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 41I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it42, he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the43student of our class, one of those guys that really found44during high school. Therefore he had the honor to prepare a45speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was46. So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be47!” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to48those who helped you make it through those49years. Your parents, your teachers…but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best50you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with51as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to52himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend53me from doing the unspeakable(不能说出来的).”

Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the54of your actions. With one small gesture you can55a person’s life. For better or for worse.

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析