Derrius Quarles, 19, had an unhappy childhood...

Derrius Quarles, 19, had an unhappy childhood. But the Chicago teen didn’t give up. He tried his best and won $1 million in college scholarships (奖学金)! Now Derrius is a successful college student with a bright future.

When Derrius was 4, his father was killed. His mother couldn’t take care of him because of taking drugs. Derrius and his 9-year-old brother sometimes had to steal food to eat. Derrius felt different from other kids. In seventh grade, Derrius went to live in a foster home (寄养家庭). His foster parents weren’t nice to him. They told him that he’d never be anything in life.

Derrius didn’t do his best in school. The summer after ninth grade, that changed. Derrius had signed up for a biology class. He didn’t go to class the first day. On the second day, he showed up late. His teacher took him outside. She told him he was smart, but that he was wasting his potential (潜力). The talk inspired him and he planned to prove that he could be anything if he worked hard enough.

Adults at a summer program helped Derrius find out about scholarships he could earn to pay for college. In his senior year, Derrius filled out lots of applications. He told his friends, “You’re not going to see me for a long time.” Derrius’s hard work paid off. He won more than $1 million in scholarships! He has a lot to be proud of. But he’s most proud of helping others. Derrius gives speeches to teens, telling them how to find scholarships. In high school, Derrius got help buying a computer. He wanted to help others who needed them. Last year, he gave two laptops to high schoolstudents. There’s a lot of work in his future. Derrius doesn’t mind — hard work has got him where he is today. He knows it can take him anywhere.

1. From Paragraphs 2 and 3, we can learn that Derrius _____.

2.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _____.

3.What kind of person do you think Derrius is?

4.What does the author want to tell us?

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Derrius Quarles, 19, had an unhappy childhood. But the Chicago teen didn’t give up. He tried his best and won $1 million in college scholarships (奖学金)! Now Derrius is a successful college student with a bright future.

When Derrius was 4, his father was killed. His mother couldn’t take care of him because of taking drugs. Derrius and his 9-year-old brother sometimes had to steal food to eat. Derrius felt different from other kids. In seventh grade, Derrius went to live in a foster home (寄养家庭). His foster parents weren’t nice to him. They told him that he’d never be anything in life.

Derrius didn’t do his best in school. The summer after ninth grade, that changed. Derrius had signed up for a biology class. He didn’t go to class the first day. On the second day, he showed up late. His teacher took him outside. She told him he was smart, but that he was wasting his potential (潜力). The talk inspired him and he planned to prove that he could be anything if he worked hard enough.

Adults at a summer program helped Derrius find out about scholarships he could earn to pay for college. In his senior year, Derrius filled out lots of applications. He told his friends, “You’re not going to see me for a long time.” Derrius’s hard work paid off. He won more than $1 million in scholarships! He has a lot to be proud of. But he’s most proud of helping others. Derrius gives speeches to teens, telling them how to find scholarships. In high school, Derrius got help buying a computer. He wanted to help others who needed them. Last year, he gave two laptops to high school students. There’s a lot of work in his future. Derrius doesn’t mind — hard work has got him where he is today. He knows it can take him anywhere.

1.From Paragraphs 2 and 3, we can learn that Derrius _____.

A. always studied hard in school

B. lived in the same foster home with his brother

C. hated his parents very much

D. was encouraged a lot by his biology teacher

2.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _____.

A. great success    B. a scholarship

C. hard work        D. a computer

3. What kind of person do you think Derrius is?

A. Lazy but kind-hearted.

B. Selfish and naughty.

C. Confident but troublesome.

D. Determined and generous.

4.What does the author want to tell us?

A. The way to win a scholarship to a college.

B. The importance of family background.

C. Never forget people who have helped you.

D. Hard work pays off sooner or later.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s characters; however, they are not always_________,

A．casual            B．ashamed          C．permanent        D．unfit

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I have a friend who had a stammer (口吃) in his childhood, but he dreamed of becoming a missionary(传教士). When he told his own desire to his friends and relatives, some of whom laughed at him, and some even held down his enthusiasm 　 　 　 .

"I must change it." said the boy angrily, “I believe I can speak very 　　　 , I will do!"

When it was possible, he would spend an hour 　 　 to chickens. He viewed the chickens as living persons, 　 　　 himself to be the person in the speech.

"In the beginning, the chickens looked so 　 　 , then they watched me curiously, putting down the food in the mouths and listening to my words. It seemed as if they had been 　 　 by my powerful and effective language. Sometimes they seemed to be listening to me 　　 . Gradually, the effect of this practice became more and more 　 and I had a better understanding of the exact 　 　 of my stammer, so I found the ability to speak more."

"You may not know that my father was always tyrannical(专横的). He 　 　 believed in the old saying: 'Young man should be more knowledgeable, but should not　 　 much.' During the whole childhood, 　 　 I spoke or commented, he criticized me seriously, which 　 　 my shy personality. I used to worry about being 　 　 at, so I became a stammer. From then on, I kept 　 in front of everyone because they didn't want to see my embarrassment. But later I found myself talking in front of chickens, stammers disappeared 　 , therefore I regained my 　 ."

Now, the previous boy is the best at speaking and one of the most 　 　 missionaries. You can hardly imagine he used to have a serious language 　 . So when you come across disadvantages, you should believe you can 　 　　 them by yourself.

1.A. sincerely         B. strangely　　　     　 C. privately　　　　　 D. impolitely

2.A. fluently　　　　 　　 B. frequently    　　　　 C. obviously　　　　 D. completely

3.A. contributing     　　 B. seeing　　         　 C. speaking　　　　　 D. turning　　　

4.A. considering     　　 B. declaring　　　　　 C. imagining　　　　 D. finding

5.A. satisfied    　     　　 B. frightened　　　　 C. pleased    　　     　　 D. surprised

6.A. beaten　　　　 　　 B. attracted　　　　　 C. bothered　　　　　 D. influenced

7.A. casually　     　　 B. luckily　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　　 D. cautiously

8.A. slight　　　　     　　 B. obvious　　　　　　 C. slim　　　　　　　　 D. common

9.A. effect　　　　　　 　　 B. cause　　　　　　　 C. benefit　　　　　　 D. harm

10.A. originally　     　　 B. personally　　　　　 C. stubbornly　　　　 D. doubtfully　

11.A. think         　　 B. listen     　         　　 C. talk　　　　　　　　 D. play　　

12.A. since    　　         B. whenever　　　　　　 C. before    　　     　　　 D. unless

13.A. led to　　　　　 　　 B. applied to　　     　　 C. referred to　　　　 D. owed to　

14.A. amazed　         B. laughed　　　　　　 C. studied    　     　　　 D. looked

15.A. active　　　　　 　 B. silent        　　　　 C. noisy　　          D. upset

16.A. logically　　　　     B. naturally　　　　　　 C. typically 　　　　　 D. equally　　

17.A. strength    　     　　 B. confidence　　　　　 C. dream        　　　 D. freedom

18.A. intelligent　　　 　 B. successful        　　 C. modest　　　　　　　 D. responsible

19.A. gift    　         　　 B. barrier    　         　　 C. ability　　　　     　 D. study

20.A. arrange        　　 B. exchange        　　 C. reduce　　　     　　　　 D. change

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Are you angry？Unhappy in your job？Wish you had an outlet for those feelings?

Well, if you lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, you could go to the Break Club. It’s made up of a group of people who get together to smash up rubbish as a way of venting (发泄) their aggression. They can throw bottles at the wall, or take their frustration out on an old computer.

Mora, a club member, is a 22-year-old media producer who works hard and is always stressed out. She says, “I have to deal with deadlines, with so many people and so many things every day. . . My nerves are at breaking point. Well, now it’s time I should break something too. ”

She wears overalls, thick gloves and visor (脸盔) to protect her eyes. In her hands there’s a baseball bat ready for action. After trashing an old computer monitor, Mora is almost breathless but has a smile on her face. “I feel like a new person. I’m happy! After this, I’m ready for anything！” she says.

Do you fume when your own computer crashes？Perhaps you’d feel better if you could do what 27-year-old Yamilla did to her keyboard-attack it with a hammer! The club’s creator, Guido Dodero, says Argentinians are a bit angry by nature and they like psychoanalysis. He thinks the key to the club’s success is being a mix of both.

About 85% of his clients are young women. Dodero explains: “This is still quite a macho (大男人的) country. Women feel they need to take certain roles in society. They need to break from that every now and then and the club is the place for that. ”

Some members bring a picture of an ex-fiancée to destroy. Others bring a picture of. . . Well, it could be of you or me. Natasha works in a call center and does to the old equipment what she might like to do to her callers. The young woman says her job drives her mad.

The Break Club’s creator says this is the only one of its kind in South America, but he’s heard that there are similar places in Spain, Japan and the US. Who knows, one day there might be one near you. Do you feel like breaking things?

1.The Break Club is a place where you can ________.

A.break anything as you like

B.tell your frustration to the experts

C.vent your aggression by breaking rubbish

D.share your terrible experiences with others

2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Get angry. B.Get nervous.

C.Feel shocked. D.Feel helpless.

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.Dodero creates and manages the club

B.Mora is tired of working with many people

C.Yamilla takes a computer apart when angry

D.Natasha vents her anger through calling friends

4.Why are the clients in the club mainly young women?

A.They have no job and have more free time.

B.They are fighting with men for equal rights.

C.They enjoy themselves in such a kind of club.

D.They greatly need to reduce their pressure.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

---Alice, why didn’t you come the other day ? .

---I______, but I had an unexpected visitor.

A．had              B．would            C．was going          D．did

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

An old man once had an argument with his only son. He tried to __36__ many times, but the young man would not __37__. The father never__38__ because he loved his son with all his heart, but the son would not give in, __39__ he was too blinded by his pride.

Years passed and as the man lay in his deathbed, he made a __40__ attempt to reconcile (和解) with his son, but __41__ he would not listen and so the father died with a heart full of __42__.

During this time the son too had a child who had now __43__ into a young adult. To this child he never __44__ his father and when the young man asked about his grandfather he __45__   tell him never to mention him again.

One day, they two were involved in a hot __46__ and his son fled away as he did many years ago. This made the man extremely__47__ and this time he had no __48__, but felt completely isolated. (孤立的)

He was afraid that he would__49__ his son forever and for the first time after many years he realized how his father must have__50__ many years back.

He remembered how he had __51__ his old man and only at that point he realized the extent of the hurt he had caused. The __52__ he thought the more he understood how unjust he was with his old father, the man who gave him everything __53__ his life.

With these sad thoughts he felt __54__ on the couch. The next morning when he opened his eyes he found __55__ lying in his bed and in front of him stood his son. The man could not believe his eyes, and the two hugged each other while they cried together.

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

An old man once had an argument with his only son. He tried to __16__ many times, but the young man would not __17__. The father never__18__ because he loved his son with all his heart, but the son would not give in, __19__ he was too blinded by his pride.

Years passed and as the man lay in his deathbed, he made a __20__ attempt to reconcile (和解) with his son, but __21__ he would not listen and so the father died with a heart full of __22__.

During this time the son too had a child who had now __23__ into a young adult. To this child he never __24__ his father and when the young man asked about his grandfather he __25__   tell him never to mention him again.

One day, they two were involved in a hot __26__ and his son fled away as he did many years ago. This made the man extremely__27__ and this time he had no __28__, but felt completely isolated. (孤立的)

He was afraid that he would__29__ his son forever and for the first time after many years he realized how his father must have__30__ many years back.

He remembered how he had __31__ his old man and only at that point he realized the extent of the hurt he had caused. The __32__ he thought the more he understood how unjust he was with his old father, the man who gave him everything __33__ his life.

With these sad thoughts he felt __34__ on the couch. The next morning when he opened his eyes he found __35__ lying in his bed and in front of him stood his son. The man could not believe his eyes, and the two hugged each other while they cried together.

1.                A．bend          B．predict         C．apologize D．seek

2.                A．stop           B．listen           C．chose    D．come

3.                A．brought about   B．gave up         C．got in D．made up

4.                A．if             B．when          C．thought   D．because

5.                A．final           B．big            C．latest D．useless

6.                A．still            B．ever           C．once D．just

7.                A．anger          B．curiosity        C．sorrow   D．gratitude

8.                A．left out         B．grown up       C．put aside  D．turned up

9.                A．mentioned      B．hid            C．praised   D．forgave

10.               A．would          B．need          C．must  D．might

11.               A．imagination     B．room          C．argument  D．discussion

12.               A．sad            B．confused       C．annoyed   D．afraid

13.               A．thought        B．pride          C．laugh D．guess

14.               A．throw          B．change         C．return D．lose

15.               A．felt            B．done          C．watched   D．regretted

16.               A．hurt           B．abandoned      C．disappointed   D．scolded

17.               A．better         B．higher         C．more D．older

18.               A．before         B．throughout      C．into  D．against

19.               A．painful         B．frightened      C．relaxed   D．asleep

20.               A．his father       B．his son         C．someone  D．himself

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Not knowing how to grow crops，the primitive people had no ______ but to gather the fruit and hunt animals for food.

A. conception　         B. command        C. virtue　             D. alternative

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The bus ____ at six, but it arrived an hour later.

A．should arrive                          B．had arrived

C．should have arrived                     D．must arrive

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析