I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was to me. We liked each other the first instant we met. ________, I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me toan Ivy League (常春藤联盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention ________ his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so ________ teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞会). It was understood that we had ________ about where we would dance and drink and party together.
This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the ________letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.
There was no ________ that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was ________down south and I had offers for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family.
One week ________ the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a ________to make--- one that went ________ beyond the choice of ________to attend university.
In August, I and drove north to Providence. It took several months tothat my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the ________I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about ________it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.
1.A. confusing B. disturbing C. appealing D. amusing
2.A. Unfortunately B. Actually C. Luckily D. Originally
3.A. leave B. start C. finish D. attend
4.A. in B. at C. on D. from
5.A. special B. crazy C. wrong D. normal
6.A. talked B. looked C. lied D. argued
7.A. description B. rejection C. application D. acceptance
8.A. constructed B. assessed C. assisted D. informed
9.A. point B. use C. doubt D. need
10.A. left B. sent C. exposed D. employed
11.A. waiting B. asking C. hoping D. searching
12.A. tradition B. connection C. reputation D. expectation
13.A. before B. after C. at D. since
14.A. plan B. decision C. rule D. promise
15.A. out B. away C. far D. deep
16.A. when B. where C. whether D. how
17.A. got up B. packed up C. looked up D. turned up
18.A. foresee B. imagine C. realize D. consider
19.A. chances B. position C. equipment D. tools
20.A. surprises B. adventures C. opportunities D. choices
高二英语完型填空中等难度题
I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was to me. We liked each other the first instant we met. ________, I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me toan Ivy League (常春藤联盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention ________ his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so ________ teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞会). It was understood that we had ________ about where we would dance and drink and party together.
This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the ________letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.
There was no ________ that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was ________down south and I had offers for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family.
One week ________ the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a ________to make--- one that went ________ beyond the choice of ________to attend university.
In August, I and drove north to Providence. It took several months tothat my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the ________I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about ________it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.
1.A. confusing B. disturbing C. appealing D. amusing
2.A. Unfortunately B. Actually C. Luckily D. Originally
3.A. leave B. start C. finish D. attend
4.A. in B. at C. on D. from
5.A. special B. crazy C. wrong D. normal
6.A. talked B. looked C. lied D. argued
7.A. description B. rejection C. application D. acceptance
8.A. constructed B. assessed C. assisted D. informed
9.A. point B. use C. doubt D. need
10.A. left B. sent C. exposed D. employed
11.A. waiting B. asking C. hoping D. searching
12.A. tradition B. connection C. reputation D. expectation
13.A. before B. after C. at D. since
14.A. plan B. decision C. rule D. promise
15.A. out B. away C. far D. deep
16.A. when B. where C. whether D. how
17.A. got up B. packed up C. looked up D. turned up
18.A. foresee B. imagine C. realize D. consider
19.A. chances B. position C. equipment D. tools
20.A. surprises B. adventures C. opportunities D. choices
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day a man was walking in the street when he met a penguin (企鹅)．It was a handsome and very brave bird． It seemed to take an immediate liking to the man, because it walked up to him and then followed him wherever he went．This was funny for a while but in the end became rather embarrassing(尴尬的)．
“Go away, you silly bird, ’’the man said to the penguin, but the bird ignored him. It simply would not leave him alone．Wherever he went, the bird went too. At last, in desperation (绝望) the man walked into a police station．“Excuse me, officer．” he said． “I need some advice. I met this penguin in the street and I don’t know what to do with it．”
A bored policeman looked up from what he was writing and said, “Just take it to the zoo, sir．’’
“Oh，all right．’’said the man．
The next day the man was walking along the street, still accompanied (陪伴) by the penguin, when he met the policeman he’d spoken to the day before．The policeman was not pleased to see them．“I thought I advised you to take that animal to the zoo, ” he said．
“Well, yes, officer, you did．And I did take him to the zoo, ” the man explained. “And we had a great time． But we can’t go to the zoo every day．I thought today I'd take him to the movies．’’
1.Which of the following expressions can be used to describe the penguin?
A．Ugly looking． B．Beautiful in heart．
C．Silly in look． D．Friendly to human．
2.The man went into the police station to__________．
A．sell the bird to the police
B．get something to feed the bird
C．ask for advice about what to do with the penguin
D．ask the police to kill the bird
3.Which statement is true?
A．The penguin received a nice treat at the police station．
B．The policeman took the bird to the zoo．
C．The policeman who received the man was not patient with him．
D．The policeman felt sorry for not giving any help．
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
On the last day of college before graduation, our professor walked up on stage to give us a ____ lesson, which she called “a life lesson on the ____ of mindsets（思维模式）”. As she raised a glass of water over her head, everyone ____ her to mention the typical “glass half empty or glass half full” question. _________, with a smile on. her face, the professor asked, “How ______ is this glass of water Pm holding?” Students shouted out answers ______ from eight ounces（盎司）to a couple pounds.
After a few moments of reasonable answers, she replied, “In my opinion, the ________weight of this glass doesn’t matter. It all _______ how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it’s fairly ________. If I hold it for an hour ______, my arm might feel painful. If I hold it for the whole day, my arm will feel completely numb, _____ me to drop the glass to the floor. In each ____, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, _____ the longer I hold it, the heavier it _______ to me.”
As the class nodded their heads in ______, she continued, “Your worries,disappointments, and _____ thoughts are like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and ____ happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to feel _______Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb, _____ to do anything else until you ______ them.”
1.A.final B.traditional C.private D.basic
2.A.trend B.origin C.power . D.standard
3.A.advised B.urged C.begged D.expected
4.A.Anyway B.Instead C.Therefore D.Otherwise
5.A.high B.full C.heavy D.clear
6.A.judging B.ranging C.coming D.transforming
7.A.absolute B.rough C.limited D.obvious
8.A.mixes with B.refers to C.results in D.depends on
9.A.normal B.light C.extra D.average
10.A.straight B.only C.again D.later
11.A.reminding B.permitting C.forcing D.encouraging
12.A.field B.section C.problem D.case
13.A.but B.so C.or D.for
14.A.looks B.remains C.feels D.proves
15.A.shock B.agreement C.relief D.fear
16.A.strange B.casual C.crazy D.stressful
17.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
18.A.doubt B.pain C.terror D.sorrow
19.A.unlucky B.unwilling C.unable D.unwise
20.A.accept B.destroy C.hide D.drop
高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
Stephen was on campus to register when I first met him.
One summer day ______ I was heading for the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I ______ around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my ______, Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat ______ expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be “hard”. Would he be able to pass? I ______ he was concerned about failing before the ______ day of classes. We talked about what the class would ______ and I saw Stephen’s eyes getting big with ______.
Then I remembered a bit of classical dialogue:
Question: “How do you eat an elephant?”
Answer: “One bite at a time.”
I told him to ______ his work that way. Do his assignments, all of them, and get them in on time. I ______ that most successful students I knew made a timetable of all the assignments so they could ______ their workload in advance.
As time went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. He had ______ in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a ______. Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much ______.
Stephen didn’t become an “A” student. He didn’t make any honor rolls. ______, he managed to pass most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignments on time and ______ his studying into bite-sized digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was ______ the school’s cross-country team.
Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, “One bite at a time.” Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was ______ when he was supposed to be failing. His ______, he said, was that he was ______ what I taught him before classes ever started: “Take it one bite at a time.”
1.A.since B.when C.once D.until
2.A.turned B.sat C.moved D.went
3.A.jobs B.tests C.classes D.projects
4.A.innocent B.angry C.inspired D.pained
5.A.sensed B.imagined C.heard D.admitted
6.A.gathering B.parting C.closing D.opening
7.A.change B.adjust C.cover D.produce
8.A.satisfaction B.anger C.fear D.relaxation
9.A.avoid B.continue C.present D.approach
10.A.warned B.announced C.argued D.added
11.A.plan B.increase C.ease D.share
12.A.fitted B.hesitated C.struggled D.progressed
13.A.cheat B.failure C.winner D.leader
14.A.experience B.information C.potential D.honor
15.A.Still B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Besides
16.A.taking up B.breaking down C.going over D.getting through
17.A.for B.on C.at D.of
18.A.wondering B.recovering C.concentrating D.succeeding
19.A.secret B.skill C.reply D.theory
20.A.spreading B.considering C.practicing D.expressing
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完型填空
“I have recently completed my college degree. The project we were in the last class was called“Smile”. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and record their .
Soon, my husband and I went out to a McDonald’s for . We were standing in line, waiting to be , when everyone around us began to back away. I turned around, I smelled a _________ “dirty body”smell, and there standing behind me were two homeless men.
As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “smiling”. His blue eyes were _________ of expectation as if in search of acceptance. The second man_________ awkward. I realized the second man was mentally challenged.
The young lady at the_________ asked him what they wanted. He said, “coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could_________ . If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy_________ . I realized that he just wanted to be _________. It was too cold outside.
Then I really felt it--- the compulsion(冲动) was so great I almost reached out and embraced the short man. I noticed all the customers in the restaurant were _________ at me, judging my every action. I smiled and _________ two more breakfast meals for the two men. The short man looked up at me in _________ with tears in his eyes.
I returned to the _________on the last evening of class with this story. I turned in “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she said, “Can I _________ this?”
I nodded. She began to read _________ while every student listened attentively.
In my own way I _________the people at McDonald’s, my teacher, and every student in the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
1.A. taught B. informed C. assigned D. expected
2.A. reactions B. songs C. opinions D. stories
3.A. advice B. help C. information D. breakfast
4.A. checked B. called C. served D. found
5.A. Because B. If C. As D. Though
6.A. horrible B. pleasant C. common D. strange
7.A. handsome B. powerful C. rich D. poor
8.A. proud B. full C. aware D. afraid
9.A. looked B. sounded C. smelled D. proved
10.A. desk B. stage C. counter D. door
11.A. discover B. save C. afford D. do
12.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
13.A. warm B. alone C. clean D. quiet
14.A. glaring B. staring C. glancing D. shouting
15.A. sold B. prepared C. ordered D. searched
16.A. surprise B. relief C. fear D. gratitude
17.A. college B. home C. restaurant D. hospital
18.A. keep B. copy C. share D. make
19.A. silently B. sadly C. fully D. aloud
20.A. persuaded B. touched C. shocked D. warned
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last month, Justin Valdez, a college student, was shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video(监控录像) showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out his gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones.
We may see the same scene everywhere in our life: in subway stations, restaurants, elevators and so on, people are watching their cell phones. From a family reunion to a date with a friend, people couldn’t stop checking their twitter and facebook on the cell phones and ignoring the persons in front completely, Phubbing(低头症) not only involves young people, but also the elderly and kids.
“Phubbing” is a new term which comes from the words “phone’’ and “snub(冷落)”. It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cell phone. The word “phubbing” was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obviously, the indifference冷漠) and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally. A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows: “stop twittering, stop posting photos…enjoy your food, enjoy the music and respect others.”
Phubbing appears harmless. However, it does influence our life. Jimmy, an epicure(美食家), wrote in his blog: “I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops as a result.”
Let us put down our cell phones and re-enjoy the real taste of our food and the warmth of interpersonal communication.
1.The case of Justin Valdez is given in the first paragraph to show .
A. gun violence happens easily in the US
B. phubbing may lead to terrible disasters
C. the killer didn’t mean to kill him
D. the killer had made a careful plan
2.What will probably happen when you ask a phubbing person for help?
A. He will give you an immediate reply.
B. He will stop looking at his cell phone.
C. He will pay no attention to you.
D. He will be very angry with you.
3.Jimmy’s words suggest that .
A. phubbing is actually harmless
B. phubbing stops people enjoying their life
C. phubbing affects people’s eating habits the most
D. phubbing helps people improve their photographic skills
4.What is the text mainly about?
A. How the word “phubbing” came into being.
B. The popular campaign of stop phubbing.
C. The meaning of the word “phubbing”.
D. The great harm of phubbing.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
He tried his best, but he couldn’t ________ the college entrance exams last year.
A. get through B. get over C. get up D. get away
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
-----It is long since we met last. Haven’t you graduated from college yet?
----- _____. I ____ English for 3 years in Lanzhou University.
A. No; study B. Yes; have studied C. No; am studying D. Yes; studied
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last year, I had a hard time: I was ______ by all the colleges I applied to. It’s not that I was a bad ______. So when I got turned down, I got into a______. I thought there was only one path to ______, and I wasn’t on it. While all my friends have many choices, I was left ______ what future I could have.
When my panic ______, I signed in community college. I wasn’t ______. I thought the incompetent teachers would ______ their students’ sleep in class. I was so wrong. The ______ of my professors were so poetic, and my classmates were ______, who could figure out kinds of difficult things.
I decided to give myself a year of ______. Aside from general education, I ______ a range of classes. I know it seems like some ______ classes, but it allowed me to ______ what I want. I used to have this idea that I had to rush to ______ a certain level of success by a certain age. But a year of community college has taught me to ______, and to recognize that things take time to ______. I still hope to transfer to a four-year ______ next year, but when I am a more mature person.
Being around the ______ has made me realize that I’m not late ______. There’s more than one way to get where you want to be.
1.A.accused B.praised C.accepted D.refused
2.A.student B.child C.headmaster D.colleague
3.A.mess B.panic C.trouble D.dilemma
4.A.inspiration B.progress C.success D.destruction
5.A.facing B.predicting C.doubting D.wondering
6.A.faded B.burdened C.balanced D.transferred
7.A.excited B.tired C.worried D.shocked
8.A.offer B.guide C.ignore D.lead
9.A.notes B.methods C.voices D.lectures
10.A.friendly B.intelligent C.excellent D.polite
11.A.experiment B.experience C.effort D.exploration
12.A.bought B.took C.studied D.elected
13.A.random B.suitable C.comprehensive D.basic
14.A.care for B.choose from C.know about D.put on
15.A.expect B.enjoy C.achieve D.finish
16.A.look for B.give up C.turn on D.slow down
17.A.concern B.provide C.satisfy D.adjust
18.A.club B.university C.school D.organization
19.A.children B.workmates C.classmates D.friends
20.A.hardly B.entirely C.generally D.rarely
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
It was my first day back home since starting college. A lot had changed in the last year. Not with my hometown but with me. I had left as a 17-year-old boy and had now returned as an 18-year-old man. In the city, I was living on my own, had a part-time job and was studying. Even the government recognized I was an adult: I had a driver’s license. So here I was, on my summer vacation, walking down the main street with my father, desperate for him to acknowledge how mature I was. When his recognition failed to appear, I took matters into my own hands. “Dad,” I said casually, “I’m thirsty. Let’s go for a beer.” It was the first time I’d ever mentioned beer in front of my father, let alone ask him to drink one with me.
He turned to me with a curious expression on his face. “A beer ? Well I guess you’re old enough now. Let’s go to Sailors’ Bar. It’s where my cousin Tom, your uncle, used to drink. You remember him, right?”
I had only some vague(模糊的) memories of my uncle. He was the black sheep of the family. We didn’t talk about him much. “What ever happened to Uncle Tom, Dad? I haven’t seen him in years,” I said as we continued towards the bar.
“Neither have I, unfortunately. He was a good kid once. But things changed,” my father said sadly. As a boy, he explained, there had been no better-behaved boy than Tom. But after leaving school, he moved to the city and fell in with bad company. He started going out every night, drinking in nightclubs and playing cards. Soon he lost everything and had to beg his mum to pay his debts. She agreed on the condition he returned home.
My dad took a deep breath and continued his tale. “Things settled down for a while. He married a lovely woman, gave up his bad habits. But it didn’t last. He was soon back to his old ways. He couldn’t resist. He was at Sailors’ Bar almost every night. His poor mother died of grief and shame. His wife followed her soon after.
“What ruined him was alcohol. He told me once, when a man begins drinking, he never knows where it’ll end. ‘So’, Tom warned me, ‘beware of your first drink!’
“He went from bad to worse. Last year Tom sent me a letter saying he had been found guilty of stealing, and sent to prison for ten years.”
Dad finished talking just as we reached the front of Sailors’ Bar. “Anyway, here we are. Let’s go in,” he said. But I understood. I put my arm around my father and said, “I’m not thirsty any more, Dad. Let’s go home.”
1.Why did the young man invite his father to drink a beer?
A. Because he was thirsty.
B. Because he wanted to show he was an adult.
C. Because he wanted to impress his father casually.
D. Because he wanted to discuss his Uncle Tom.
2.What does the young man mean by referring to Uncle Tom as “the black sheep of the family”?
A. The family was concerned about Tom because he was always in trouble.
B. The family showed sympathy to Tom because he was unfortunate.
C. The family felt ashamed of Tom because he was a failure.
D. The family felt disgusted about him because he was different.
3.What was the main source of Uncle Tom’s problems?
A. His overly-strict family.
B. His addiction to card games.
C. The deaths of his mother and wife.
D. His inability to control his drinking.
4.In the story, the father told his son about Tom in order to ________.
A. entertain the son while they walked to the bar
B. convince the son of the harm caused by drinking
C. recall an interesting period in the father’s life
D. warn the son to keep away from Tom
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析