Reginald Andrews had been out of work for mor...

Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year.This__　 father of eight children had deeply known his share of family heartaches.A few years earlier，his sister Kedra had been shot in the____by a young man who robbed the place where she was working.The youth was caught，but Kedra ____her sight.As a result of his sister's problems，Mr.Andrews cared about blind people.

On December 20,1992，Mr.Andrews was____for a train in New York City.The train pulled into the station and stopped.Andrews was getting ready to get____the train when something____happened.An old blind man，who had____the space between two carriages for a door while____his way with a stick，suddenly fell____the train.Seeing this Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and____the blind man to safety.He impressed all the people on the spot with his____.The news rapidly spread all over the country.Messages began to pour in.Some people____sent money and food to Andrews.

Andrews had been at the station____he was returning from a job talk.He probably would have been hired，but the public praise made it a sure thing.

Andrews，however，received____attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active____to his family.Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy____，it didn't happen that way.Andrews____start his new job，but the factory____to New Jersey.Andrews didn't have any way to get to work，so he____to leave.It was not long before he was____to job hunting again.Few newspapers，however，would tell their readers what Mr.Andrews' life was like after he became a hero.

1.A.helpless　　 B．careless　 　　 C．friendless 　 D．jobless

2.A.arm　　　　　　 B．leg　　　　 　　 C．face　　　　　　 　 D．Stomach

3.A.lost　　　 　 B．hurt　　　　 　 C．kept　　　　　　 　 D．destroyed

4.A.looking　　 B．calling　　　　 C．waiting　　 　 D．searching

5.A.on　　　　　　　 B．off　　　　　 　 C．to　　　　　 　 D．down

6.A.disappointed　 B．strange　　 C．funny　　　　　 D．unexpected

7.A.chosen　　 　 B．reached　　　　 C．mistaken　　　　　 D．forgotten

8.A.forcing　　 　 B．feeling　　 C．leading　　　　　 D．touching

9.A.into　　　　 　　　 B．from　　 C．under　　　　　　　 D．over

10.A.threw　　 B．pushed　　 C．drove　　　　　　 D．pulled

11.A.courage　 　 B．power　　　 　 C．help　　　　　　　　 D．speed

12.A.yet　　　　 　 B．even　　 C．still　　　　　　　　 D．ever

13.A.though　　 　 B．before　　　　 　 C．because　　　　 D．till

14.A.close　　　　 B．little　　　　 C．much　　　　　　 D．enough

15.A.help　　　 　 B．ideas　　　　　 C．reading　　　　 D．reports

16.A.stop　　　 　 B．journey　　 　 C．beginning　　　　 D．end

17.A.might　　　　 B．could　　　　 　 C．would　　　　 D．did

18.A.moved　　　 　　　 B．turned　　 　 C．joined　　 D．belonged

19.A.promised 　 B．refused　　 　 C．had　　　　　 D．forced

20.A.back　　　 　 B．ready　　　　 　 C．sorry　　 D．Excited

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Uncle Li has been working in the factory for more than thirty years, so he deserves 　　　　　 .

A. being hunoured        　 B. honouring     　 C. having honoured　　 D. to honour

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Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.

Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.

Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter standing at the doorway.

“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.

“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbor!”

The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”

Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day.

About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!

It was a bridge! And the neighbor, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”

Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob.

Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”

1. Just before the carpenter came, John and Bob ________ each other.

A. often fought with           B. were friendly to

C. didn’t speak to          D. never had bitter words with

2. Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because ________.

A. he wouldn’t like to see Bob     B. he didn’t want to do it himself

C. he wanted to protect his farm     D. he wanted to find him something to do

3. What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean?

A. John should build the bridge earlier

B. John was not good at building bridges.

C. John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D.] John was great to build this bridge.

4. What do you think of the carpenter?

A. Shy.         B. Careless.            C. Proud.           D. Wise

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For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive （善于接受的） to such messages.

Scientists are using powerful radio telescope to listen to signals from about 1,000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, they will scan (扫视) the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise.

Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy （银河星系）, scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution of life. Based on the inhabitable (that can be lived in) planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.

However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent （有智力的） life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible （可理解的） messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.

Other scientists believe that our search hasn’t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family in only about five billion years old,　 our galaxy is about 20 billions years old. In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilizations are much more advanced than ours. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking.

1.According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might human beings live?

A. 5 billion　　 B. 10 billion　　 C. 15 billion　　 D. 200 billion

2.The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about ______.

A. where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

B. why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

C. how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

D. when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

3. The underlined word “monitor” in the passage means “______”.

A. find　　 B. follow　　 C. study　　 D. form

4. Which of the statements is TRUE based on the information in the passage?

A. The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy.

B. Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planet.

C. Scientists don’t believe that there might be life on other planets.

D. Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planet.

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For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships travelling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such message.

　Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1,000 stars, all within 100 light years of Earth. In addition, they will scan the entire sky to "listen" for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise.

　Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like Earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution (进化) of life. Based on the inhabitable (可居住的) planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.

　However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.

Other scientists believe that our search hasn’t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family is only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billion years old. In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilization much more advanced than ours have developed. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking.

1.According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable?

A. 5 billion         B. 10 billion           C. 15 billion           D. 200 billion

2.The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about __________.

A. how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

B. why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

C. where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

D. When scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

3.The underlined word “monitor” in Paragraph two means “__________”.

A. find              B. follow            C. check           D. form

4.Which of the following is TRUE based on the information in the passage?

A. The earth is the oldest planet in our galaxy.

B. All scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets.

C. Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets.

D. Scientists will give up the search for signs of life on other planets.

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For more than twenty years scientists have been seeking to understand the mystery of the “sixth sense” of direction. By trying out ideas and solving problems one by one, they are now getting closer to one answer. One funny idea from observing animals in nature is that animals might have a built-in compass.

Many birds migrate(迁徙）twice a year between their summer homes and winter homes. Some of them fly for thousands of kilometers and mostly at night. Experiments have shown that some birds can recognize star patterns. But they can keep on course even under cloudy skies. How can they do that? A common bird that does not migrate but is great at finding its way home is the horning pigeon(鹤子）and they have been widely studied. One interesting experiment was to attach little magnets (磁铁，磁场）to the birds’ heads to block their magnetic sense — just as a loud radio can keep you from hearing a call to dinner. On sunny days, that did not fool the pigeons. Evidently they can use the　 sun to tell which way they are going. But on cloudy days, the pigeons with magnets could not find their way. It was as if the magnets had blocked their magnetic sense. Similar experiments with the same kind of results were done with honeybees.

In spite of the experiments, the idea of an animal compass seemed pretty extraordinary. How would animals get the magnetic stuff for a compass? An answer came from an unexpected source, A scientist was studying bacteria that lived in the mud of ponds. He found　 accidentally little rod-like bacteria that all swam together in one direction 一 north. In fact, the bacteria had made themselves into little magnets that could line up with the earth’s magnet.

The big news was that a living thing, even a simple bacterium，can make magnetite. That led to a search to see whether animals might have it. By using a special instrument, scientists were able to find magnetite in bees and birds，and even in fish. In each animal, except for the bee, the magnetic stuff was always in or close to the brain.

Thus, the idea of a built-in animal compass began to seem reasonable.

1.The main purpose of this passage is to 　　　　　 .

A. explain how the animal compass was invented

B. answer how an animal would get the magnetic stuff for a compass

C .introduce a famous experiment

D. prove the idea that animals might have a built-in compass

2.Which of the following can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A. The bacteria magnetic sense seemed to be the same as the earth’s.

B. The earth itself is a big magnet with which something magnetic might lines up

C. Little rod-like bacteria were found to swim north together through experiments.

D. Migrant birds can easily lose their way because of lacking magnetie.

3.The underlined words “keep on course” in the second paragraph means“

A.stay in the correct flying route

B.lose one’s way

C.remain calm

D.recognize star patterns

4.Where is probably the built-in magnet for a fish according to the scientists?

A.Close to its stomach. B.In its heart.

C.Far from its brain. 　 D.Inside its head.

高二英语听力第三部分中等难度题查看答案及解析

David, _____ I have been sharing a dorm for more than two years, is quite a funny guy.

A. of whom    B. with whom    C. in whom　　     D. from whom

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Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.

On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.

“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”

Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”

Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.

1.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

A．a conductor       B．a worker          C．a thief            D．an umbrella maker

2.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

A．his ticket          B．his bag            C．his drawing        D．his umbrella

3. Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A．Because he was lost in thought.

B．Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C．Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D．Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.

4.When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.

A．surprised          B．angry             C．fortunate          D．sad

5.How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A．He picked them on the train.

B．He brought them from his small town.

C．He bought them in London.

D．He stole them from four women.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.

On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.

“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”

Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”

Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.

1.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

A．a conductor       B．a worker          C．a thief            D．an umbrella maker

2.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

A．his ticket          B．his bag            C．his drawing        D．his umbrella

3.Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A．Because he was lost in thought.

B．Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C．Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D．Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.

4.When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.

A．surprised          B．angry             C．fortunate          D．sad

5.How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A．He picked them on the train.               B．He brought them from his small town.

C．He bought them in London.                D．He stole them from four women.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Having been out of work for two years because of poor health，I decided to look for a part time job. I _________ and interviewed again and again with no progress．I was getting pretty _________　 .

It was freezing cold last Tuesday evening．I was waiting at a(n) _________　 when I saw a young woman wearing just a T-shirt and no_________ . I asked if she needed any _________ ．She told me she had lost everything in a big fire and had been _________ for two days.

I dug in my _________ and took out $5.00 so she could get something to eat．I then took off my　 _________ and shoes and gave them to her. She looked at me and said, “Aren’t you，going to be cold?” I told her，it would be worth it if they could keep her a little bit _________　 . She was moved to tears and thanked me with a _________　 .

Then as I got on the bus the miracle(奇迹)of _________ kindness happened．When I was to _________　 the fare, the bus driver said with a smile, “Madam, I saw what you just did and your _________　 is on me．”

I _________　 my thanks and was about to sit down when a lady dressed in a business suit said to me，“You just did the most 　 55　 thing I have ever seen．What can I do for you?”I jokingly said a _________　 job would be nice．She asked for my name and said she might be able to _________　 something out．

The next day she　 _________　 me，saying she had a part-time position　 _________ in her company and wanted me to come in and meet with the manager that day．I had started my act of kindness just to make myself feel good，but I never expected to get so much　 _________ !

1.A．dressed　　 　 　 B．begged　 　　　　　　 C．applied　　　 　　 D．explained

2.A．surprised　　　　 B．discouraged　 　　　　 C．refreshed　　 　 D．frightened

3.A．bus stop　　 　 B．subway station　　　 C．local park　　　　 D．office building

4.A．socks　　　 　　 B．shoes　　　　 　　　　 C．gloves　　　　　　 D．glasses

5.A．advice　　　 　　 B．work　　　　 　　　　　 C．information　　　 D．help

6.A．walking　　　 　 B．moving　　　 　　　　 C．surviving　　　　 D．starving

7.A．purse　　　　 　　 B．room　　　　 　　　　　 C．book　　　　 　　　 D．hand

8.A．glasses　　　　 　 B．coat　　 　　　　　　　　 C．watch　　　　 　　　 D．hat

9.A．happier　　 　 　 B．smarter　　 　　　　　　 C．warmer　　　 　　 D．healthier

10.A．scream　　　　 　 B．hug　　 　　　　　　　　 C．jump　　　　 　　　 D．gift

11.A．spreading　　　 B．praising　 　　　　　 C．enjoying　　 　 　 D．accepting

12.A．change　　　　 　 B．check　　　　 　　　　 C．borrow　　　　 　　 D．pay

13.A．bill　　　　 　　 B．debt　　 　　　　　　　 C．rent　　　　 　　　 D．fare

14.A．sent　　　 　　 B．accepted　 　　　　　 C．felt　　　　 　　　 D．expressed

15.A．unbelievable　 B．ordinary　　　　 　　　 C．inspiring　　　　 D．reasonable

16.A．paying　 　　　　 B．comfortable　　　　 　 C．tough　　　 　　 　 D．challenging

17.A．work　 　　　　 B．pick　　 　　　　　　　 C．set　　 　　　　　　 D．keep

18.A．visited　　 　　 B．met　　 　　　　　　　　 C．heard　　 　　 　　 D．called

19.A．empty　 　　　　 B．open　　　 　　　　　　 C．absent 　　　　 　 D．free

20.A．after all　　 　 B．for nothing　 　　　　 C．in return　 　　 D．above all

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