Several years ago, while attending a communic...

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list__36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there’s always some __39__soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my__43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies（同伴） and I decided to play a __45__ on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b. (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __47__ found out.”

“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __50__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53__ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to __54__all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __55__the past wrongdoings.

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Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 　 in our past that we felt 　 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very 38 process, but there’ s always some soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 　 that we find ways to 　 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 　 my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 　 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff 　 of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a 　 on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 　 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 　 found out.”

“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name 　 on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still 　 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 　 , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 　 discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 　 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 　 all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to 　 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to 　 the past wrongdoings.

1.A. something    　　     B. anything    　     C. somebody    　     D. anybody

2.A. ashamed    　　         B. afraid　　　　     C. sure    　　　　     D. proud

3.A. private    　　         B. secret    　　　     C. interesting    　     D. funny

4.A. foolish    　　         B. polite    　　　     C. simple　　　　         D. brave

5.A. expected    　　         B. suggested    　     C. ordered    　　　　     D. demanded

6.A．connect with        B．depend on     C．make apologise to    D．get along with

7.A．improve            B．continue        C．realize             D．keep

8.A．notes            B．list            C．plan                D．stories

9.A．any                B．most            C．none                D．all

10.A．part            B．game            C．trick                D．record

11.A. view    　　　　     B. sign    　　　　     C. attention    　         D. remark

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

13.A. appears    　　         B. considers    　　     C. presents    　         D. remembers

14.A. angry    　　　　     B. happy    　　　　     C. doubtful    　         D. alive

15.A. words    　　　　     B. rings    　　　　     C. repeats    　　　　         D. calls

16.A. cold    　　　　     B. plain    　　　　     C. nervous    　　         D. lively

17.A. in case    　　         B. so long as    　      C. unless    　　　　     D. because

18.A. around    　　         B. out    　　　　     C. on    　　　　　　     D. away

19.A. build up    　　         B. make up    　　     C. clear up    　　         D. give up

20.A. regret    　　　　     B. forgive    　　     C. right    　　　　         D. punish

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三、完形填空（20小题；每小题1分，共20分）

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list  41  in our past that we felt  42  of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very  43  process, but there’ s always some  44  soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then  45  that we find ways to  46   people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever   47   my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story. Making my   48  , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff  49   of us kids liked. One night, my two friends and I decided to play a  50  on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is an s.o.b. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious  51  . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one  52  found out.

Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name  53  on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still  54  . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few  55  , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it!” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a  56  discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you  57   your friends got it off their chest, but you were carrying it  58  all these years. I want to thank you for calling me…for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to  59  all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’ s never too late to  60  the past wrongdoings.

41. A. something           B. anything         C. somebody             D. anybody

42. A. ashamed        B. afraid            C. sure                        D. proud

43. A. private         B. secret             C. interesting            D. funny

44. A. foolish         B. polite              C. simple                    D. brave

45. A. expected       B. suggested        C. ordered                 D. demanded

46. A. connect with    B. depend on           C. make apologies to   D. get along with

47. A. improve        B. continue         C. realize                    D. keep

48. A. notes               B. list             C. plan                        D. stories

49. A. any                 B. most             C. none                       D. all

50. A. part                B. game            C. trick                        D. record

51. A. view                 B. sign               C. attention                D. remark

52. A. also                B. even              C. still                D. ever

53. A. appears             B. considers                C. presents            D. remembers

54. A. angry                        B. happy            C. doubtful               D. alive

55. A. words               B. rings              C. repeats               D. calls

56. A. cold               B. plain              C. nervous              D. lively

57. A. in case         B. so long as         C. unless                D. because

58. A. around         B. out                          C. up                    D. away

59 A. build up               B. make up                C. clear up                D. give up

60. A. regret             B. forgive          C. right                   D. punish

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Several months ago, I attended the opening event for a new children's literacy(读写能力) campaign at the Burbank Library in California. The campaign is called Marvel Comics Close－Up, aimed at using comic books to encourage kids to read. Disney and Marvel donated 210，000 books to libraries and schools across the country.

Stars from Disney XD participated. They read Spider－Man comic books to 70 kids from Boys & Girls Clubs in southern California. The stars included Drake Bell (Ultimate Spider－Man), Dylan Riley Snyder (Kickin' It), Olivia Holt (Kickin' It) and Cole Jenson (Crash & Bernstein)．

Drake Bell said that the Marvel reading campaign is aimed at kids who are bored with books, believing comic books are the answer for kids who say they'd rather play video games. “Comic books really get you into the story，” he told TFK(Time For Kids). “They are not just words or pictures on a page.”

Dylan Riley Snyder knows from his experiences that comic books have the power to inspire kids' imagination. His mom was a teacher and she used comic books to interest students who thought they weren't interested in reading. Dylan attended these classes. He would read the comic books and draw the characters along with the students. “It was a great way for these kids to start to enjoy reading，” Dylan said. “That's how I got interested in reading too. Now I can share my love for comic books with others through the Marvel Comics Close－Up program.”

David Levine is the Vice President of Disney XD Worldwide. He said great stories and great characters, like Spider－Man and The Avengers, were key to making reading fun. “Reading can encourage you to explore new things and take you to all sorts of exciting places，” he told TFK.

1.What is the main purpose of the Marvel reading campaign?

A．To donate books to libraries and schools.

B．To encourage students to use the library.

C．To excite children's interest in reading.

D．To introduce some new comic books.

2.By saying “They are not just words or pictures on a page” in Paragraph 3, Drake Bell means ________．

A．comic books make kids imaginative and interested

B．there are colorful pictures in most comic books

C．common books with only words are bad for kids

D．comic books are much better than common books

3.Who stressed the benefit of reading?

A．Drake Bell.

B．Dylan Riley Snyder.

C．Olivia Holt.

D．David Levine.

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When I first got an email account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisement and other correspondence that do not interest the at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need special laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to spend hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?

This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam emails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail on for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passed on to the consumer.

For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.

1.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean? ________

2.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam? ________

3.According to Paragraph 3,who is the final victim of spam? ________

4.What is the purpose of the text? ________

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When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail，I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming（发送垃圾邮件）a crime.

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products，individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?

This problem is troubling individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passed on to the consumer.

For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate（立法）against spare. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.

1.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph l probably mean?

2.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?

3.According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?

4.What is the purpose of the text?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual(个人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?

This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer.

For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.

1.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?

2.According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?

3.What is the purpose of the text?

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Stop Spam!

When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming (发送垃圾邮件) a crime.

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual (个人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?

This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer.

For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.

1.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. messages　　　 B. ideas　　　 C. connections　　　　　 D. programs

2.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?　　

A. Companies rely on e-mail for communications.

B. More people in the world communicate by e-mails.

C. Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.

D. More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.

3.According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?　　　　　　　　　

A. The business　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The advertiser.　　　　　　

C. The employee　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The consumer.

4.What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform.    B. To educate.　　 C. To persuade.    　　 D. To instruct.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读理解。

When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual(个人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?

This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer.

For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.

1.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?

A. Companies rely on e-mail for communications.

B. More people in the world communicate by e-mail.

C. More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.

D. Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.

2.According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?

A. The business　　　 　　　　　 B. The advertiser

C. The consumer　　 　　　　　　 D. The employee

3.What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform　　 　　　　　　　　 B. To educate

C. To instruct　　 　　　　　　 D. To persuade

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Several years ago, Masaru Ibuka, chairman of Sony, was at a company planning a meeting. Suddenly he had a brilliant idea. He stopped the meeting and asked everyone present what would happen if Sony removed the recording function and speaker and sold headphones with a tape player instead. Almost everyone thought he was crazy. Still, Ibuka kept thinking about his idea and worked at improving it. The result, of course, turned out to be the wildly successful Sony Walkman.

Good ideas often start with a seemingly silly question. Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making waffles (华夫饼干)for his son, he wondered what would happen if he poured rubber into his waffle iron. Later ,he tried it and the result looked something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today. Still, when he took this idea to several existing shoe companies, he was laughed at. In fact, every single company turned him down. Though rather discouraged, Bowerman insisted and went on to form his own company, making NIKE athletic shoes.

Sometimes good ideas grow out of frustration .When Fred Smith was a student at Yale University, he had some paperwork that he needed to have delivered across the country the next day. Smith was amazed to find out that overnight delivery was impossible. He sat for a long while, lost in thought. Why couldn’t there be a reliable overnight mail delivery service? He decided to design one. Smith did just that and turned his design into a class project.　 His business professor gave him only a C for his efforts. However, Smith was not through. He improved the idea in that class project and finally turned it into one of the first and most successful overnight mail service in the world — FedEx.

We know that each of these ideas led to a very successful product or service that has changed the way many of us live. The best questions are usually open-ended and are often silly, Children aren’t afraid to ask such questions, but adults frequently are. Think how different the world might be if people never asked “ silly” questions!

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sony Walkman achieved great success with its recording function and speaker.

B. Bill Bowerman was experimenting with rubber for large shoe companies.

C. Shoe companies rejected Bill Bowerman as they failed to see the potential of Nike.

D. Fred Smith got the idea of an overnight mail service from his own experience.

2.What do the three persons mentioned in the passage have in common?

A. They were all determined about carrying out their ideas.

B. They were good at answering other people’s silly questions.

C. They started their own company after discussing with others.

D. They had a very clear plan for their new ideas at the very start.

3.We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. asking others for their silly questions leads to inventions

B. lots of creative ideas usually end up as “silly” questions

C. adults usually ask more silly questions than children

D. crazy ideas sometimes contribute to great inventions

4.The passage is mainly developed by_______.

A. analyzing possible reasons　　 B. presenting different opinions

C. providing typical examples　　 D. listing practical suggestion

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