When I was about five years old, I used to wa...

When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born．I loved this bird; I would ________ him for hours. He would ________ effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the ________ and float there beautifully．Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move ________ into the grasses．We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language ________ “pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends.

The bird had a very particular significance to me ________ I desperately wanted to be able to fly too．I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where ________ was impossible. And most of the things that I ________ about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people．

When I was ten years old, something unexpected ________ my life suddenly. I found myself become an ________ child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a ________ position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but ________ two cultures．

A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what ________ people have called that bird for thousands of years．Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”．I was very ________ with English．I could not understand it．First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a ________, it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more ________ when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird．

As I ________ to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of ________, but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning．I ________ that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different ________, totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world．

1.A．keep            B．watch            C．follow        D．search

2.A．jump            B．dive                C．circle        D．wander

3.A．nest            B．hill                C．water        D．road

4.A．quickly            B．naturally        C．freely        D．quietly

5.A．means            B．reads            C．shows        D．states

6.A．though            B．because            C．while        D．until

7.A．communication    B．imagination        C．belief        D．flight

8.A．dreamed            B．worried            C．knew            D．argued

9.A．improved        B．enriched            C．changed        D．ruined

10.A．educated        B．adopted            C．outgoing        D．independent

11.A．weak            B．comfortable        C．terrible        D．central

12.A．between        B．against            C．without        D．beyond

13.A．most            B．few                C．their        D．my

14.A．desperate                            B．bored

C．uncomfortable                    D．disappointed

15.A．noise            B．call                C．decision        D．choice

16.A．ashamed        B．confused            C．embarrassed    D．frightened

17.A．tried            B．came                C．determined    D．expected

18.A．evidence        B．distinction        C．profit        D．sense

19.A．identified        B．confirmed        C．realized        D．predicted

20.A．concepts        B．regulations        C．messages        D．evaluations

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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.

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完形填空（共15题，每题1分，计15分）

Five years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 75-year-old grandfather, Rex, decided to do the same. He went to 1, taking classes twice a week until his death last summer.

As a student, my grandfather spent countless hours in his office2and completing assignments. Although he was twice as 3 as his professors, he loved going. He said,“You can never 4too much, no matter how old you are.”He loved everything about school. Learning new things was truly his passion.

My grandfather’s will to learn was a great5for me to do my best in school. We were always 6with each other, trying to bring home the better grade.

When he turned 80 and still had a full head of hair, my grandfather felt like he could take on the 7. He felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter what came in his way---whether it was his continuing with cancer8a tough professor.

Some people look to Superman or Batman as their9, but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the 10 who always came to my rescue. My grandfather was made the hall of fame(名人堂) at his high school as one of the school’s most successful football players. When I did some research I 11that his nickname was Atlas. In Greek mythology(神话), Atlas held the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football team, he was12Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the foundation of our family.

In my times of need he was always there to 13me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could count on him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he14with me will continue to hold me up as I forever keep his memory15 in my heart and mind.

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day when I was five years old, my mother took me to a swimming pool. She wanted to teach me how to swim.　　 1. (sad), I was almost drowned(淹死，溺死). 　 2.　　 I was rescued by a man, my mother was so 3.　　 (frighten) that she decided never to let me get close to a swimming pool again. 　 4.　 , I thought quite differently. Instead of letting that horrible incident create more fear around water for me, I decided to become a good 　 5. (swim). After I told my mother about that, she thought I was right and 　 6.　 (agree). So I started to learn how to swim again. My mother became more careful and I was not in danger again. Later I became 7.　　 interested in swimming that I decided to compete in swimming events. After years of efforts, my dream came true. I was the first African American　 8. (win) an Olympic Gold Medal in swimming. I did so at both 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

Now I spend much of my time 　 9. (help) children learn how to swim. Hundreds of children each year drown in the United States. 10. (learn) how to swim can prevent 80% of these tragedies.

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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。

When I was 9 years old, I used to cut grass for Mrs. Long. The elderly lady paid me very little, for she hadn’t much money. But she did promise me, “When Christmas comes, I shall have a present for you.” I spent much time wondering what it would be. The boys I played with had baseball gloves and bicycles and ice skates, and I was so eager to acquire any one of these that I convinced myself that Mrs. Long intended choosing from among them.

“It would hardly be a baseball glove,”I reasoned with myself. “A woman like Mrs. Long wouldn’t know much about baseball.” Since she was old and weak, I also ruled out the bicycle, for how could she handle such a large item.

On my last Saturday at work, Mrs. Long said, “At Christmas you come to the door and collect the present. “ These words clinched(确定)my guess. Since she was going to have the present in her house and handle it herself, unquestionably she was giving me a pair of ice skates.

I became so convinced of this that I could imagine myself upon the skates and the excitement they brought me. As the cold days of November arrived and ice began to form on the ponds, I began to try my luck on the ice. “ Get away from that ice! “ a man shouted. “ It’s not strong enough yet.”

As Christmas approached, it was with difficulty that I restrained (抑制) myself from reporting to Mrs. Long and demanding my present. On the 21st of December, icy weather froze all the ponds so that boys who already had ice skates were able to use them. My longing to possess mine became overpowering.

So the next day I could control myself no longer and presented myself at Mrs. Long’s door. “I’ve been waiting for you,” she said with a smile.

注意:

1. 所续写的短文词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

She set me in a chair and handed a package to me.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

On Christmas morning, I could not wait to open the package.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The first time I went abroad was when I went to London. It was in the summer holidays about five or six years ago and I went with my friends.　 1.　 , so we decided to travel by coach. We left at five in the morning and the journey to London took about sixteen hours.

We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hotel not far from the centre.　 2.　 . the beds were not very comfortable and the bedroom was very small but it had a wonderful view overlooking the Thames.

　 3.　 . First, we went to see all the famous sites: Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, and Buckingham Palace. Then we went shopping in Oxford Street. On the last day my friends and I went to Camden market. You can buy all kinds of jewelry and clothes there.　 4.　 . it was really sunny in the afternoon, so we went to watch a football game. Unfortunately, I think the ring fell out of my pocket during the game, and I had to buy another one.

　 5.　 although the youth hotel was not perfect. Next time, I will stay at the Ritz but I will never feel as excited as I did that first time.

A. I really enjoyed visiting London

B. I bought a silver ring for my sister

C. We were all very excited on the coach

D. The plane and train were quite expensive

E. While we were in London we walked a lot

F. My friends and I had a big room on the top floor

G. I’ve been back to London several times since then

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

The first time I went abroad was when I went to London. It was in the summer holidays about five or six years ago and I went with my friends. 　 1.　 , so we decided to travel by coach. We left at five in the morning and the journey to London took about sixteen hours.

We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hotel not far from the centre. 　　 2.　 . The beds were not very comfortable and the bedroom was very small but it had a wonderful view overlooking the Thames.

　　 3.　　 . First, we went to see all the famous sites: Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, and Buckingham Palace. Then we went shopping in Oxford Street. On the last day my friends and I went to Camden market. You can buy all kinds of jewelry and clothes there. 　 4.　 . It was really sunny in the afternoon, so we went to watch a football game. Unfortunately, I think the ring fell out of my pocket during the game, and I had to buy another one.

　 5.　 , although the youth hotel was not perfect. Next time, I will stay at the Ritz but I will never feel as excited as I did that first time.

A. I really enjoyed visiting London

B. I bought a silver ring for my sister

C. We were all very excited on the coach

D. The plane and train were quite expensive

E. While we were in London we walked a lot

F. My friends and I had a big room on the top floor

G. I’ve been back to London several times since then

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to work. I __ twenty chickens and asked him to ____ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would ____ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken ____ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was ____ would be his to keep. Gene was _____, thinking he would make his first ____ .

After several weeks’ successful work, I began to ____ that egg production was going down. I ____ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ____ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ____ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ____ eggs.

Then I asked him if he had ____ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was ___. It was like he did not think anyone would ever ____ what he had done. After a long ____, he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ____ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”

I was just astonished at the question in my own ____. I was dumbfounded at the ____ of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, but you can’t“fool the chickens”, because ____ , you will find out, as the saying goes,“What goes around comes around.”

1.A. sold　　 B. killed　　 C. caught　　 D. bought

2.A. take care of　　 B. observe　　 C. train　　 D. play with

3.A. save　　 B. borrow　　 C. buy　　 D. keep

4.A. nest　　 B. soup　　 C. meat　　 D. feed

5.A. given back　　 B. picked up　　 C. left over　　 D. brought in

6.A. thrilled　　 B. worried　　 C. satisfied　　 D. discouraged

7.A. deal　　 B. contribution　　 C. fortune　　 D. choice

8.A. hear　　 B. notice　　 C. predict　　 D. imagine

9.A. said　　 B. found　　 C. thought　　 D. recalled

10.A. private　　 B. honest　　 C. many　　 D. enough

11.A. missed　　 B. wasted　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. finished

12.A. hatching　　 B. laying　　 C. gathering　　 D. hiding

13.A. balanced　　 B. checked out　　 C. cut down　　 D. measured

14.A. delighted　　 B. shocked　　 C. tired　　 D. disappointed

15.A. forgive　　 B. allow　　 C. discuss　　 D. know

16.A. silence　　 B. absence　　 C. negotiation　　 D. preparation

17.A. heavier　　 B. fresher　　 C. less　　 D. more

18.A. life　　 B. job　　 C. case　　 D. mind

19.A. explanation　　 B. significance　　 C. trick　　 D. example

20.A. in this respect　　 B. in the end　　 C. in contrast　　 D. in addition

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to _______. I bought twenty chickens and asked him to _______ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would _______ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken _______ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was _______ would be his to keep. Gene was _______, thinking he would make his first _______.

After several weeks’ successful work, I began to _______ that egg production was going down, I _______ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ________ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ________ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ________ eggs.

Then I asked him if he had ________ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was ________. It was like he did not think ________would ever know what he had done. After a long ________, he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ________ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”

I was just astonished at the question in my own ________. I was dumbfounded(惊呆) at the significance of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, ________ you cannot “fool the chickens,” because ________, you will find out, as the saying goes, “What goes around comes around.”

1.A. cook　　 B. share　　 C. study　　 D. work

2.A. take care of　　 B. observe　　 C. train　　 D. pay attention to

3.A. enjoy　　 B. borrow　　 C. buy　　 D. keep

4.A. nest　　 B. soup　　 C. meat　　 D. feed

5.A. given back　　 B. picked up　　 C. left over　　 D. brought in

6.A. thrilled　　 B. worried　　 C. satisfied　　 D. discouraged

7.A. deal　　 B. contribution　　 C. fortune　　 D. choice

8.A. hear　　 B. notice　　 C. predict　　 D. imagine

9.A. said　　 B. found　　 C. thought　　 D. recalled

10.A. prize　　 B. lucky　　 C. pocket　　 D. enough

11.A. missed　　 B. wasted　　 C. saved　　 D. finished

12.A. hatching　　 B. laying　　 C. bringing　　 D. hiding

13.A. handed out　　 B. checked out　　 C. cut down　　 D. put down

14.A. delighted　　 B. shocked　　 C. tired　　 D. disappointed

15.A. nobody　　 B. everybody　　 C. someone　　 D. anyone

16.A. silence　　 B. absence　　 C. discussion　　 D. preparation

17.A. heavy　　 B. fresher　　 C. less　　 D. solid

18.A. life　　 B. job　　 C. case　　 D. mind

19.A. or　　 B. but　　 C. and　　 D. so

20.A. in fact　　 B. in the end　　 C. in contrast　　 D. in addition

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

My mom died when I was two years old. She died in an accident when 　 to visit her parents. I was in the backseat, and I wasn’t 　 .I don’t remember anything about her. The only few things I know are from the 　 my dad tells me. I 　　 with only my dad and myself. I love my dad, but sometimes it was , like being in elementary school when Mothers’ day was coming, kids would decorate cards, and so on. To make it , there was“Tea party with mom ”day for 2nd and 3rd grade when kids and their _ would come during the school day and have _ _and snacks. Except that my dad would let me_ those days, we would do something _ _together like going to Disneyland. I never exactly felt _even though I didn’t have a mom.

My dad worked very hard. My mom died right as he_ _ from Harvard law, and he tried to be both a good_ _and a great dad, but also he tried to play both _ _as dad and mom. I remember all the other girls in my 2nd grade class had hair braided (辫子), and I _that too. So my dad would braid my hair every morning before . It makes me smile just to___it.

I think about not having mother occasionally, and_ __it does bother me ,like the _ _that on Mothers’ day my dad and I visit my moms’ grave , and bring her _ _yellow roses .

Maybe I don’t have exactly what I want, but I have what I need.

1.A. walking　　　　 B. flying　　　　 　　　 C. running　　　　　　 D. driving

2.A. saved　　　　 　 B. deserted　　　　 　 C. hurt　　　　　　　 　 D. interrupted

3.A. stories　　　　 　 B. decisions　　　 　 C. experiences　　　 D. adventures

4.A. set off　　　　 　 B. grew up　　　 　　 C. pulled up　　　　 　 D. settled down

5.A. useless　　　　 B. impossible　　 　 C. dangerous　　　　 D. difficult

6.A. worse　　　　　 B. less　　　　　　 C. closer　　　　　　　 D. slower

7.A. friends　　　　 B. moms　　　　　 　 C. classmates　　　　 　 D. neighbors

8.A. meal　　　　　　 B. lunch　　　　　 　 C. beer　　　　　　　　 D. tea

9.A. spend　　　　　 B. forget　　　　　 　 C. end　　　　　　　　 D. name

10.A. easy　　　　　 B. important　　　 　 C. fun　　　　　　　　　 D. similar

11.A. brought up　 B. shown off　　　 　 C. lifted up　　　　　 D. left out

12.A. returned　　 B. failed　　　　　　 　 C. graduated　　　　　 D. stopped

13.A. lawyer　　　　 B. guide　　　　　　 　 C. actor　　　　　　　　 D. businessman

14.A. games　　　　 B. roles　　　　　　 　 C. tapes　　　　　　　　 D. tricks

15.A. wanted　　　　 B. understood　　 　 C. started　　　　　　 D. accepted

16.A. weekends　　 B. lunch　　　　　　 　 C. school　　　　　　　 D. games

17.A. turn to　　　 　 B. ask for　　　　　 　 C. look for　　　　　　 D. think about

18.A. always　　　　 B. sometimes　　　 　 C. recently　　　　　　 D. again

19.A. schedule　　 B. plan　　　　　　 　 C. fact　　　　　　　　 D. thought

20.A. favorite　　 B. available　　　 　　 C. actual　　　　　　　 D. common

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析