It was lunchtime and I walked into a small branch bank on the West Side. I had come to __ a checking account. The only officer on __ was a fortyish black man, standing __ a small counter from a young white boy who was wearing a V-necked sweater. I thought I was especially __ of the boy because he looked more like from a prep school than a __ in a West Side bank.
The boy continued to __ my attention because of what happened next. He was holding an open savings-account book and __ an expression of disappointment. “But I don’t understand. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I __ any money?” the boy said, his voice breaking.
“I know it is, but those are the rules. I’ve already explained to you that a fourteen-year-old is not __ to withdraw money without a letter from his parents,” the officer explained patiently.
Suddenly I noticed the __ had a series of small deposits (存款)and withdraws. Then I questioned the officer, “How do you __ that? Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now?” He looked __ . “Because the tellers were not aware of his age before and now they are. It’s really very __” I turned to the boy with a shrug. “You’re really getting __,” I said. “You ought to get your parents to come here and protest.” The boy looked destroyed. __, he put his savings book in a rear-pocket and walked out of the bank.
The officer turned to me. “You know,” he said, “you really shouldn’t have got __.” I couldn’t believe what he was saying. “We were __ this morning that some neighborhood bully has been shaking down (敲诈) this boy for more than a month. The guy was __ him to take money out every week and hand it over. The poor kid was __ too scared to tell anyone. Anyway, the police are on the case and they’ll probably make a(n) __ today.”
“You mean there is no rule about being too young to withdraw money from a savings account?”
“Not that I ever heard of. Now, sir, what can we do for you?”
1.A. make B. open C. buy D. choose
2.A. duty B. board C. display D. business
3.A. on B. after C. over D. across
4.A. sure B. proud C. aware D. afraid
5.A. guard B. customer C. clerk D. manager
6.A. attract B. pay C. attach D. control
7.A. achieving B. finding C. reaching D. wearing
8.A. use B. spend C. withdraw D. bank
9.A. supported B. inspired C. encouraged D. allowed
10.A. letter B. account C. note D. message
11.A. think B. explain C. do D. claim
12.A. annoyed B. disappointed C. confused D. amused
13.A. difficult B. strange C. fantastic D. simple
14.A. obeyed B. stolen C. cheated D. caught
15.A. Happily B. Silently C. Cheerfully D. Nervously
16.A. Interacted B. interrupted C. Involved D. infected
17.A. occupied B. discovered C. suggested D. Informed
18.A. rushing B. forcing C. requesting D. begging
19.A. hardly B. unwillingly C. apparently D. eagerly
20.A. arrest B. sentence C. apology D. difference
高二英语完形填空中等难度题
It was lunchtime and I walked into a small branch bank on the West Side. I had come to __ a checking account. The only officer on __ was a fortyish black man, standing __ a small counter from a young white boy who was wearing a V-necked sweater. I thought I was especially __ of the boy because he looked more like from a prep school than a __ in a West Side bank.
The boy continued to __ my attention because of what happened next. He was holding an open savings-account book and __ an expression of disappointment. “But I don’t understand. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I __ any money?” the boy said, his voice breaking.
“I know it is, but those are the rules. I’ve already explained to you that a fourteen-year-old is not __ to withdraw money without a letter from his parents,” the officer explained patiently.
Suddenly I noticed the __ had a series of small deposits (存款)and withdraws. Then I questioned the officer, “How do you __ that? Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now?” He looked __ . “Because the tellers were not aware of his age before and now they are. It’s really very __” I turned to the boy with a shrug. “You’re really getting __,” I said. “You ought to get your parents to come here and protest.” The boy looked destroyed. __, he put his savings book in a rear-pocket and walked out of the bank.
The officer turned to me. “You know,” he said, “you really shouldn’t have got __.” I couldn’t believe what he was saying. “We were __ this morning that some neighborhood bully has been shaking down (敲诈) this boy for more than a month. The guy was __ him to take money out every week and hand it over. The poor kid was __ too scared to tell anyone. Anyway, the police are on the case and they’ll probably make a(n) __ today.”
“You mean there is no rule about being too young to withdraw money from a savings account?”
“Not that I ever heard of. Now, sir, what can we do for you?”
1.A. make B. open C. buy D. choose
2.A. duty B. board C. display D. business
3.A. on B. after C. over D. across
4.A. sure B. proud C. aware D. afraid
5.A. guard B. customer C. clerk D. manager
6.A. attract B. pay C. attach D. control
7.A. achieving B. finding C. reaching D. wearing
8.A. use B. spend C. withdraw D. bank
9.A. supported B. inspired C. encouraged D. allowed
10.A. letter B. account C. note D. message
11.A. think B. explain C. do D. claim
12.A. annoyed B. disappointed C. confused D. amused
13.A. difficult B. strange C. fantastic D. simple
14.A. obeyed B. stolen C. cheated D. caught
15.A. Happily B. Silently C. Cheerfully D. Nervously
16.A. Interacted B. interrupted C. Involved D. infected
17.A. occupied B. discovered C. suggested D. Informed
18.A. rushing B. forcing C. requesting D. begging
19.A. hardly B. unwillingly C. apparently D. eagerly
20.A. arrest B. sentence C. apology D. difference
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I walked into a bank in town a couple of days ago and waited in the queue. I was the second______and I couldn’t help overhearing the_______in front of me. The bank clerk must have been having a(an) _______ day and after asking how the_______was and so on, he began to complain about our government, _______them for not doing enough to_______the coast from storms and floods as this had been much on the news at the time.
He was in_____spirits and you could tell that he was really_______about a lot of things going on in the world.
My heart went out to him. I was _______ next and all I could do was_______. 1didn’t have any words. Afterwards, it _______to me something that had been running under my own thoughts.
So I left the bank, found a_______and on it I wrote: Sometimes the bad parts of the world seem so_______. There are so many sad things going on in the news. They make it hard to see _______going on around us. But that doesn’t_______life right now can’t be beautiful. All you have to do is open your eyes. It’s in the gaps(缝隙) that beauty is_______.
I_______the postcard back into the bank, wandered around and_______ it on a table, ______that the bank clerk would find it. Whether he did or not, I never found out, but it_______would do someone some good, which I’m certain of.
1.A.in sight B.in the way C.in line D.in time
2.A.story B.noise C.quarrel D.conversation
3.A.perfect B.bad C.nervous D.unfortunate
4.A.customer B.farmer C.thinker D.officer
5.A.praising B.blaming C.doubting D.punishing
6.A.prevent B.remove C.separate D.protect
7.A.low B.high C.good D.strange
8.A.excited B.trouble C.cautious D.curious
9.A.served B.paid C.refused D.invited
10.A.comfort B.smile C.scream D.criticize
11.A.seemed B.happened C.came D.looked
12.A.pen B.desk C.postcard D.book
13.A.disappointing B.encouraging C.delightful D.interesting
14.A.fight B.pollution C.luckiness D.beauty
15.A.tell B.feel C.mean D.teach
16.A.found B.built C.missed D.neglected
17.A.passed B.mailed C.took D.lost
18.A.wrote B.hid C.announced D.left
19.A.advising B.hoping C.watching D.guessing
20.A.surely B.suddenly C.hardly D.lately
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.
A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one – in France and another – in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond”.
Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.
However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.
When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”
1.The man ordered three beers all the time because ________.
A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub
B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much
C. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond
D. this would help him become a local celebrity
2.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. news traveled fast in the town
B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker
C. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much
D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking
3.The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.
A. he would earn less money
B. he thought the man should order three beers
C. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away
D. the man decided to drink two beers
4.The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A. gratitude B. appreciation C. surprise D. sympathy
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
On Wednesday morning, Tom was walking along the streets. Suddenly he heard two shots. It came
from the bank. He ran to the bank but saw a man coming out of. The man was short and fat with red hair. He has a bag of money and a gun in his hands. The man ran away quick and was not caught that morning. That afternoon Tom went a cinema. He saw the thief again and phoned the police. They caught the thief. How an exciting day for Tom! The bank gave him 100 dollars for a reward.
高二英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was April 29, 2010 Prince William and Kate Middleton walked into the palace hall of the wedding ceremony.
A. that B. when C. since D. before
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The host poured the tea into the cup and placed it on the small table in front of his guests, who were a father and daughter, and the cover on the cup. Apparently thinking of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the thermos(热水瓶) on the table. His two guests heard a cupboard opening.
They remained sitting in the sitting room, the ten-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window, the father just about to take his cup, when the crash came, right there in the sitting room. Something was hopelessly broken.
It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked over her shoulder, shocked, staring. It was mysterious. Neither of them touched it, not even a bit. True, it hadn’t stood steadily when their host placed in on the table, but it hadn’t fallen then.
The explosion caused the host to rush back. Gawking at the steaming floor, the host said, “It doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter!”
The father started to say something. Then he said softly, “Sorry, I touched it and it fell.”
“It doesn’t matter,” said the host.
When they left the house, the daughter said, “Daddy, did you touch it?”
“No, but it stood so close to me.”
“But you did not touch it. I saw your reflection in the window glass.”
The father laughed. “What would you give as the cause of its fall?”
“The thermos fell by itself. The floor is not smooth. Daddy, why did you say that you…”
“That won’t do, girl. It sounds more acceptable when I say I knocked it down. There are things which people accept less the more you defend. The truer the story you tell, the less true it sounds.”
The daughter was lost in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you explain it only in this way?”
“Only in this way,” her father said.
1.Which statement is a possible theme of this story?
A. People should take the blame for what they didn’t do.
B. People rarely tell the truth.
C. If you defend yourself, people will believe you.
D. You can’t always make people believe the truth.
2.The underlined phrase “Gawking at” probably means ___________.
A. staring at with anger
B. looking at curious
C, looking at in a dull way
D. glancing at hopelessly
3.It can be inferred from the story that the father____________.
A. didn’t know the host well
B. didn’t think the host would believe the truth
C. was sorry that he told the truth
D. felt satisfied that he didn’t tell the truh
4.From the story we know that the daughter ___________ .
A. thought her father should tell the truth
B. didn’t know why the thermos fell
C. glancing at hopelessly
D. looking at in a dull way
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, a bar of chocolate if given the choice, , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe(脚尖), as high as he could, but even as his tallest he was unable to touch it. He began to up and down, as high as he could, at the of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of .
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he like this, the more unhappy he became.
, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself. This isn’t . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
1.A. preferring B. offering C. receiving D. allowing
2.A. so B. then C. but D. or
3.A. sadder B. angrier C. hungrier D. tastier
4.A. expanding B. stretching C. swinging D. pulling
5.A. strength B. length C. range D. height
6.A. jump B. look C. walk D. glance
7.A. tip B. stage C. top D. level
8.A. hope B. hand C. sight D. reach
9.A. put B. stand C. get D. hold
10.A. break B. shake C. take D. strike
11.A. up B. forward C. down D. around
12.A. for B. with C. on D. of
13.A. After B. Through C. Without D. Upon
14.A. back B. away C. up D. down
15.A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals
16.A. thought B. imagined C. tried D. claimed
17.A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise
18.A. skilful B. cheerful C. harmful D. helpful
19.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
20.A. change B. express C. forget D. describe
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 1a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 2 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the3 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
4as high as he could , but even as his tallest5he was unable to touch it. He began to 6 up and down , as high as he could, at the 7 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 8 .
Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to 9 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to10 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy . Looking 11 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 12 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .
He had tried everything he could think to do . 13 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 14. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 15 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he 16 like this , the more unhappy he became.
17 ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself ：This isn’t 18 , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 19 more I can do to get the apple that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 20 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
1. A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
2.A. so B. then C. but D or
3. A．sadder B．angrier C．hungrier D．tastier
4. A．expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling
5. A．strength B．length C．range D．height
6. A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
7. A．tip B．stage C．top D．level
8.A hope B. hand C. sight D. reach
9. A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
10. A．break B．shake C．take D．strike
11. A． up B．forward C．down D．around
12. A．for B．with C．on D．of
13. A．After B．Through C．Without D．Upon
14. A．back B．away C．up D．down
15. A．wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
16. A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
17. A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
18. A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
19. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
20. A．change B．express C．forget D．describe
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 26a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 27, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 28 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe(脚尖), ___29 as high as he could , but even at his tallest 30___ he was unable to touch it. He began to31up and down, as high as he could, at the32of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of33.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to34on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to35the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 36, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, 37luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. 38 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 39. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 40, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he41like this, the more unhappy he became.
42 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t 43. I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s44more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to45our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
1. A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
2. A．so B．then C．but D．or
3. A．sadder B．angrier C．hungrier D．tastier
4. A．expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling
5. A．strength B．length C．range D．height
6. A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
7. A．tip B．stage C．top D．level
8. A．hope B．hand C．sight D．reach
9. A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
10. A．break B．shake C．take D．strike
11. A．up B．forward C．down D．around
12. A．for B．with C．on D．of
13. A．After B．Through C．Without D．Upon
14. A．back B．away C．up D．down
15. A．wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
16. A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
17. A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
18. A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
19. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
20. A．change B．express C．forget D．describe
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 41 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 42 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 43 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
44 as high as he could , but even at his tallest 45 he was unable to touch it. He began to46up and down , as high as he could, at the47 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of48.
Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to49on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to50the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Game boy . Looking 51, he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 52luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .
He had tried everything he could think to do . 53 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 54. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 55, and how he really wanted that apple . The more he56like this , the more unhappy he became.
57 ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself .,This isn’t 58, I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s59more I can do to get the apple_that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to60our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
1. A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
2. A．so B．then C．but D．or
3. A．sadder B．angrier C．hungrier D．tastier
4. A．expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling
5. A．strength B．length C． range D．height
6. A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
7. A．tip B．stage C．top D．level
8. A．hope B．hand C． sight D．reach
9. A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
10. A．break B． shake C．take D．strike
11. A．up B．forward C．down D．around
12. A．for B．with C．on D．of
13. A．After B．Through C．Without D．Upon
14. A．back B． away C．up D．down
15. A．wishes B． beliefs C．efforts D．goals
16. A．thought B． imagined C．tried D．claimed
17. A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
18. A．skillful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
19. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
20. A．change B．express C．forget D．describe
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析