When we were very small, we realized that hav...

When we were very small, we realized that having friends was important. The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens. Friends played a big part in the development of our personalities. As adults, it is still important for us to have friends.

True friends are people who like us though we make mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth. Friends support our decisions and tell us when we’re wrong. They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They stimulate us when we are feeling down. They are people with whom we aren’t afraid of sharing our secret wishes or what is really on our minds.

Friends, you fell safe and warm. At times, they also help with our everyday life, cooking a meal, helping with chores, or giving us a lift when we need.

Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on..

Friends also help us reduce stress. They not only listen to us when we fell stressed, but also discuss with us how to friends help us forget about problems at work or at home. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily.

1.What is the best title for the passage?

2.The underlined word “stimulate”in Paragraph 2 probably means ­­­­­­­­­­­­_________.

3.We can learn from the third paragraph that friends always _________.

4.According to the passage, we can reduce stress by _____.

① making more new friends             ② discussing our stress with friends

③ ignoring our problems for a while       ④ sharing interests with friends

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Ⅲ、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the   51   pieces of a mirror. There was a Garman motorcycle accident.

I tried to find all the pieces and put them   52  , but it was not possible, so I kept only the  53    piece and I made it round. I could54 with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the   55  that I could reflect（反射）light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in56 holes and some other dark places. It became a   57   for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.

I   58  the little mirror, and, as I   59  up, I would take it out when I had nothing to  do and60 the game, As I became a   61  , I grew to understand that this was not    62  a child’s game but a metaphor（象征）for what I might do with my life. I came to    63  that I am not the light or the source of light. But light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is  64  , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.

I am just a single piece of a mirror whose   65   design and shape I do not know.    66  , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this67 —into the black places in the    68    of men—and change some things   69    some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the70 of my life.

51. A. broken              B. dropped                          C. pointed                           D. sharpened

52. A. back                          B. down                               C. together                         D. up

53. A. best                         B. longest                                C. smallest                          D. largest

54. A. talk                            B. play                                  C. flash                                 D. share

55. A. idea                           B. fact                                  C. decision                          D. reason

56. A. deep                         B. big                                    C. pretty                              D. empty

57. A. job                        B. task                                  C. game                               D. trouble

58. A. kept                          B. hid                                    C. forgot                             D. lost

59. A. came                        B. stood                               C. grew                                D. went

60. A. watch                       B. continue                         C. remember                      D. change

61. A. man                          B. boy                                   C. father                              D. grandfather

62. A. always                   B. completely                    C. really                               D. just

63. A. announce                B. doubt                               C. understand                       D. expect

64. A. absent                      B. home                               C. far                                    D. there

65. A. whole                       B. most                                C. half                                   D. other

66. A. So                             B. However                         C. Besides                           D. Certainly

67. A. country                   B. village                            C. world                        D. city

68. A. hands                       B. brains                             C. eyes                                 D. hearts

69. A. on                             B. in                                    C. with                                 D. like

70. A. way                           B. standard                         C. quality                        D. meaning

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A friend and I were talking about our trip in the airport, when behind us we heard two small children screaming at the top of their voices, “Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!” 　　 we turned to see that the “Daddy” they were 　　 to see was their soldier father who was obviously returning from a 　　 in the desert.

They 　　 to him and jumped into his arms. They hugged him and kissed him. He hugged them and kissed them. They could not tell him everything they wanted to tell him 　　 enough. He kneeled down to their level and 　　 hugs and kisses the little girl and her younger brother 　　 　 crawling（爬） on his back and shoulders.

The soldier’s young wife and mother of the two children 　　 patiently, allowing the children to enjoy this 　　 with their daddy. When 　　 turn came, they hugged and kissed each other. At one point I thought about applauding（鼓掌） as a way of thanking the family for their sacrifice（牺牲；贡献） and 　　 his safe return, but it seemed 　　 . This was a private moment 　　 by everyone in that part of the 　　 . We were all frozen　 　　 and immersed （沉浸在）in the joy of the moment. We simply allowed this soldier, his wife, and their two children the freedom to 　　 　 their joy without limit.

Oh, it should be noted that 　　 their mom and dad reconnected, the little boy was crawling up his dad’s back and the little girl stood next to them jumping up and down 　　 her next moment with her dad. I felt 　　 with the opportunity to see the unlimited joy of a little boy, a little girl, a loving wife, and a travel weary soldier. Blessed, but also ashamed of the 　　 of that kind of joy in my own life.

1.A. Doubtfully　 B. Disagreeably　　 C. Naturally　 D. Unexpectedly

2.A. excited　　 B. surprised　　　 C. polite　　 D. brave

3.A. search　　 B. tour　　　　 C. holiday　　 D. trade

4.A. danced　　 B. walked　　 C. ran　　 D. marched

5.A. early　　　　 B. slowly　　　 C. clearly　　 D. quickly

6.A. in all　　　　 B. at all　　　 C. in sight　 D. in between

7.A. took turns　　 B. took action　　 C. went on　 D. insisted on

8.A. stood up　　　　 B. stood out　　　 C. stood around D. stood by

9.A. achievement　 B. honor　　　 C. reunion　 D. party

10.A. his　　 B. their　　　 C. my　　 D. her

11.A. celebrating　　 B. missing　　　　 C. memorizing D. supporting

12.A. useless　　 B. improper　　　 C. unpleasant　 D. unnecessary

13.A. created　　 B. shared　　　 C. showed　 D. seized

14.A. airport　　 B. street　　　 C. house　 D. world

15.A. in private　　 B. in time　　　 C. in person　　 D. in advance

16.A. use　　 B. deliver　　　　　 C. publish　 D. express

17.A. why　　 B. how　　　　 C. as　　 D. if

18.A. in expectation of　　 B. in honor of　　 C. in place of　 D. in memory of

19.A. lucky　　 B. puzzled　　　 C. blessed　 D. amused

20.A. performance　　 B. presence　　 C. existence　 D. absence

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I started playing chess, it was merely a game. However, I have come to realize that most of life can be ________ on a chess board.

One of the first lessons I learned was never to leave a piece ________. Making this mistake means commit suicide. Instead, I learned that to win I need ________, a perfect cooperation between the pieces so that I can react and ________ to any outcome, however unlikely it may be. In life, you need to be able to ________ what you are doing. If something isn’t working, try something ________.

In chess, various strategies and plans are ________ to success. If you don’t know what you are trying to accomplish, then you don’t have a chance of ________. You can take a(n) ________ outlook on life: If you don’t have goals then you can’t expect to accomplish anything. With goals and will, a person can take those ________ forward that are important to the game, both in chess and life.

There I was, sitting at the table, watching the game ________. My opponent sighed, deep in thought. I glanced at the board and thought about my better ________ and more pieces. I had the game well in ________. My opponent suddenly sat up and whispered, “Come on already. Can’t you just end it?” He stared at me; I ________ back, surprised. I wanted to end it. I really did ________ I found that I couldn’t. Fate had ________ me. It took me another 20 minutes and 17 moves to win.

People think winning is ________, but it’s not. It takes time, patience, and hard work. To ________, a person must work hard to prove his or her ability. To show others you are capable of ________ them, you must show them you are a winner. I am a ________.

1.A. achieved　　 B. expected　　 C. designed　　 D. represented

2.A. uneasy　　 B. untreated　　 C. unprepared　　 D. unexplored

3.A. teamwork　　 B. plan　　 C. patience　　 D. attention

4.A. turn　　 B. adapt　　 C. travel　　 D. contribute

5.A. change　　 B. promise　　 C. challenge　　 D. research

6.A. serious　　 B. new　　 C. special　　 D. important

7.A. great　　 B. kind　　 C. vital　　 D. equal

8.A. appearing　　 B. showing　　 C. competing　　 D. winning

9.A. similar　　 B. beautiful　　 C. unusual　　 D. complete

10.A. tasks　　 B. steps　　 C. themes　　 D. suggestions

11.A. end　　 B. produce　　 C. develop　　 D. approach

12.A. future　　 B. reward　　 C. fortune　　 D. position

13.A. use　　 B. hand　　 C. need　　 D. trouble

14.A. threw　　 B. went　　 C. stared　　 D. gave

15.A. So　　 B. And　　 C. Though　　 D. But

16.A. gone against　　 B. waited for　　 C. believed in　　 D. belonged to

17.A. easy　　 B. joyful　　 C. impossible　　 D. necessary

18.A. play　　 B. help　　 C. achieve　　 D. arrive

19.A. serving　　 B. persuading　　 C. teaching　　 D. defeating

20.A. dreamer　　 B. winner　　 C. learner　　 D. coach

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

“We do look very different; we’re older. Leo’s 38, I’m 37. We were 21 and 22 when we made that film. You know, he’s fatter now -- I’m thinner.” So says Kate Winslet, who is thrilled at the 3-D re-release of Titanic to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship’s demise. “It happens every time I get on any boat of any kind." She recalls. There are all the people who want her to walk to the front of the ship and re-create her famous pose, arms flung wide. Most people remember the tragedy: The British passenger ship—said to be unsinkable—hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, during its maiden voyage from England to New York City. More than 1,500 people died. But little known is what the world learned from the sinking to prevent future incidents.

Probably the greatest deficiency (不足) of the Titanic was that she was built 40 years before the widespread use of the wonderful invention radar (雷达). Her only defense against icebergs and hidden obstacles was to rely on manned lookouts. On that fateful night the eyesight of trained lookouts only provided 37 seconds of warning before the collision.

Traveling at nearly 30 miles an hour, the Titanic was moving far too fast to avoid the huge iceberg. The warning did prevent a head-on collision as the officer on the bridge managed to turn the ship slightly.

The last ship to which it could send an SOS message was the California. She was within ten miles of the Titanic during the disaster, but her radio operator went to bed at midnight and never received any of the SOS messages from the Titanic. That was one of the important lessons learned from the catastrophe, the need for 24-hour radio operators on all passenger liners.

Another lesson learned was the need for more lifeboats. The Titanic remained afloat (漂浮) for almost three hours and most of the passengers could have been saved with enough lifeboats.

1,500 passengers and workers died in the 28 degree waters of the Atlantic. Out of the tragedy, the sinking did produce some important maritime reforms. The winter travel routes were changed to the south and the Coast Guard began to keep an eye on the location of all icebergs. The new rules for lifeboats were obvious to all. There must be enough lifeboats for everybody on board.

The most important lesson learned was that no one would ever again consider a ship unsinkable—no matter how large or how well constructed. Never again would sailors place their faith in a ship above the power of the sea.

1.The text mainly tells us ______.

A．the reason why the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean

B．how the unsinkable ship of Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean

C．the lessons that we could learn from the accident of the Titanic

D．the things we should do to protect the lives on the ship

2.According to the passage, which of the following could we infer?

A．If the captain had been more careful, he could have had the chance to save the Titanic.

B．If radar had existed 40 years ago, the Titanic would have never disappeared from the world.

C．If the lookout had had much more experience, he could have had the time to save the Titanic.

D．If there had been enough lifeboats on the Titanic, the Titanic would not have sunk in the Atlantic.

3.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Lessons from the Titanic                  B．Technology is Important

C．Demands of Passengers                   D．Power of Sea

4.What’s the sailors’ attitude towards the ships after the tragedy?

A．They think there really exists the unsinkable ship.

B．They think ships could eventually defeat the sea.

C．They think there is no power that could control the sea.

D．They think the bigger the ship is, the safer it is.

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.It was in the 1990s _______ we were working together ____ we made friends with each other.

A. that; when     B. when; that     C. that; that       D. when; when

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第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

When my daughter, Sophie, was admitted to a college we were very happy, but a little worried about becoming empty nesters. I knew I had to do something to help myself adapt, starting with the summer before she left.

Sophie had a pack of colorful T-shirts. I knew she wouldn’t wear them any more, so I decided to make a quilt out of them for her bed at college. It focused my energy, and also let me relive some memories. I tried to work on the quilt when Sophie wasn’t at home----which turned out to be often. She was very busy with her friends. Even when she was around, her door was shut more than usual. I felt a bit hurt. After all, we didn’t have much time together before she went to college, I was already missing her, and she hadn’t ever left yet.

When we arrived at the college, a wave of emotion flooded me. I tried to hold it back, but Sophie saw it in my face. She took a big red book from her bag. “ I made this for you, Mom,” she said. Then I knew why she had been staying behind a closed door that summer. It was an album of photographs documenting the life of our family over the last 17 years.

I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at having to let her go, but some of it was joy. I knew that our connection was more powerful than ever, and that we’d always be connected by the strongest of threads, the love that went into every stitch of her quilt and every photo of my album.

In Sophie’s dormitory I unfolded the quilt on her bed. For a moment she was speechless. Then she threw her arms around me . “Mom, I love you,” she said. One of her new friends was calling her outside. Sophie turned, and I let her go.

56.What do we learn about Sophie from the passage?

A. She did not understand how her mother felt about her leaving.

B. She had few friends, and kept to herself at home that summer.

C. She made a photo album to show her love.

D. She liked her colorful T-shirts very much.

57.Why did the author feel hurt, according to the second paragraph?

A. Because Sophie was not interested in what she was doing.

B.Because Sophie had little time for her.

C.Because Sophie was going to leave home for a long time.

D.Because Sophie did not help her to make the quilt.

58.How did the author feel when they arrived at the college?

A. She felt worried.

B.She felt nervous.

C.She was sorry to be leaving her daughter.

D.She missed her daughter very much.

59.Why did the author finally let her daughter go?

A. She realized that her daughter had to go to college by herself.

B.She realized that the love between them would never be cut off.

C.Sophie’s present had made her forget her sorrow.

D.Sophie’s new friends were calling her outside the dormitory.

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When we heard that our friend astronaut Gregory Chamitorff was going to be on board the last flight of the space shuttle Endeavour, we asked him if he would answer some questions from space. He said yes!

Here are our questions and Greg’s answers from space.

What’s the best thing about being in space?

Zero-gravity（失重） is by far the best thing about being in space. It does not really mean that there is no gravity. It means that we are moving around Earth in the same way the space station is moving around Earth. So we are floating inside the space station.

We travel around Earth once every 90 minutes. That’s 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. Really fast!

Inside the station, we can fly around like superman. It’s an amazing feeling, and I hope everyone gets a chance to fly in space someday to experience the wonder of zero-gravity.

What do you do for fun in the space shuttle?

There are so many things you can do in zero-gravity that are fun. Flying around is fun. Eating food that floats is fun.

I like to play like Superman and see how far I can fly without touching any walls. Another fun thing is to play with water. Most of all, the most exciting thing to do is to look out the window at our beautiful planet Earth below. You never get tired of seeing it like that, the way it really is and it can never be seen that way while standing on its surface.

What’s the coolest thing about being on a spacewalk?

Wow! Doing a spacewalk is cool. There is nothing more wonderful than floating in space in your own space suit. It’s amazing, and when you are doing a spacewalk, you are “out there” just floating in empty space, like the earth, like the moon, like the sun, like the space station. It’s not science fiction. It’s real.

1. Why does Greg think doing a spacewalk is the coolest thing?

A. He can wear his own space suit then.

B. He can see the moon when doing that.

C. He can see the earth by doing so.

D. He thinks it’s great flying in empty space.

2.Which of the following best shows how Greg feels?

A. Frightened　　　　 B. Excited　　　　　　 C. Sad　　　　　　　 D. Surprised

3.What can we know from the text?

A. Greg thinks doing a spacewalk is science fiction.

B. Greg floats inside the space station without gravity.

C. Everyone has the chance to experience the wonder of zero-gravity.

D. In the space shuttle, Greg can see the shape of the whole earth clearly.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We made ____ clear when and where we ____ going to have the meeting.

A．that; are          B．it; are            C．it; were           D．that; were

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What the doctor said was so ___________ that we were all very____________.

A．confusing; confusing　　　　　　 B．confused; confused

C．confusing; confused　　　　　　 D．confused; confusing

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析