One day I was waiting in line to check out at...

One day I was waiting in line to check out at Wal-Mart. Like a lot of people who want to get through a checkout line, my thoughts were on speed, nothing more. The line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.

There stood a man in his seventies. Of average build, he wore glasses and a nice smile. I thought, “Well, he’s an old guy and it probably takes him a little longer to get the chores done.”

For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before he began scanning the items they were purchasing. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going?” But he did something different—he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.

I thought it was strange, but I guess I had grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of a robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don’t give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, “I just found out I have six months to live,’’ and someone would reply, “Have a great day!’’

This old cashier had my attention. He seemed genuine (真诚的）about wanting to know how people were feeling. And after giving them the change, the old cashier looked the customers in the eyes. “I sure want to thank you for shopping here today, ’’he told them. “You will have a great day. Bye-bye.”

The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some shy grins (露齿而笑).All had been touched by his simple gesture in a place they never expected.

1.The author glanced at the cashier because of ______ .

A. the look of the old cashier

B. the slow speed of the checkout line

C. the smile on the cashier’s face

D. the long line of customers

2. In the fourth paragraph, the author intends to tell us ______ .

A. people usually have robotic conversations

B. no one cared about his health

C. people are not friendly to each other

D. he was suffering from a serious disease

3.What is special about the old cashier according to the author? He ______ .

A. worked hard at his old age

B. had usual conversations with customers

C. gave customers the right change

D. listened to people attentively

4.How did the customers probably feel after meeting the old cashier?

A. Quite ashamed of themselves.

B. Completely puzzled.

C. Unexpectedly moved.

D. Curious but happy

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A Little Girl’s Dream

My father was a lawyer. One day he told me to wait for him in the back of the courtroom until he finished trying his case. But I was only nine years old and got _______ easily. So I wandered the shiny floors of the courthouse lobby until finally ending up in the back of another courtroom not too far from the first. I could not stop _______ at a man， wondering why he was crying. I could tell that he was trying to speak but his words were being suffocated (压制）by all of his _______. He remained in the arms of someone who was dressed just like my father always was—white shirt， suit and tie. They held on to each other lor quite some time. Then the man who was crying wiped his eyes, and _______ spoke. “Thank you,” he said to the man in the fancy blue suit. “Thank you for saving my life.”

As I watched the human drama unfold before my young eyes, only realizing the full extent of what had happened after my father ________all of the details to me, I discovered what I would do with my future. “I want to save people’s lives， Daddy,” I said with great determination. “Just like you and the man in the blue suit. ”

The _______ in that courtroom that day became a window into my future. I knew instantly that I would be an attorney who helped protect the innocent from injustice. The only issue remained these years was that I’d have to wait _______ getting that opportunity. Again， I was only nine years old.

So I filled my days with other ways to assist those in need. Beginning that year， I spent every Thanksgiving at the local soup kitchen cooking and serving those who couldn’t _______ a Thanksgiving meal. As a student， I have also had the opportunity to help ESL children learn how to read and write properly and I’ve spent many days volunteering at the local hospital where I help________. And， of course， as I wait for the fulfillment (实现）of my ultimate goal， my participation in Law Club continues to _______me that this is the profession for me. I am exactly where I belong.

The next chapter of my life is ___________， for I am finally bringing my nine-year-old vision t life. I have grown a lot since then， taking countless opportunities to help others while continuing to learn more about the _______that I am so passionate about. And________ all of it， my goal has remained steadfast. My undergraduate studies and post graduate work are the final steps I will take， helping me to finally _______ my childhood dream—the dream of finally being the on standing in a courtroom wearing the fancy _______ while saving lives.

1.A. bored　　 B. encouraged　　 C. puzzled　　 D. delighted

2.A. shouting　　 B. staring　　 C. laughing　　 D. pointing

3.A. imagination　　 B. emotion　　 C. attention　　 D. passion

4.A. hardly　　 B. gradually　　 C. finally　　 D. immediately

5.A. emphasized　　 B. complained　　 C. summarized　　 D. explained

6.A. dialogue　　 B. case　　 C. event　　 D. scene

7.A. before　　 B. while　　 C. when　　 D. after

8.A. prepare　　 B. offer　　 C. afford　　 D. provide

9.A. patients　　 B. professors　　 C. families　　 D. workers

10.A. inform　　 B. remind　　 C. warn　　 D. advise

11.A. annoying　　 B. exciting　　 C. amusing　　 D. depressing

12.A. topic　　 B. toward　　 C. field　　 D. trade

13.A. in　　 B. science　　 C. by　　 D. through

14.A. achieve　　 B. show　　 C. match　　 D. complete

15.A. cloth　　 B. shirt　　 C. tie　　 D. suit

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While I was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman drove alongside the queue in a mobility scooter (踏板车). There was only a _____ space between the line of people and the tables, which she ___ to drive along. She drove over my foot and did not __ saying nothing at all.

I got annoyed and expected she would have ____, but then I just decided to ____ it and got down to selecting which pastry (点心) to go with my coffee. The lady and I ended up sitting at adjacent (邻近的) tables. She was on the end of a row so that she could park her ____ . After about half an hour, when she had ___ her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. It ____ start. She tried to turn the key several times ____ she telephoned the place she purchased it from.

An engineer ______ within five minutes. The place must have been local. I could not

_____ overhearing their conversation, and it turned out she had just____ the scooter that morning. This was her very first outing in it. She felt really ______ about driving it.____, she wasn’t used to its speed, nor its ______, and this combination made it quite _____ to drive it through narrow gaps.

Suddenly, I felt _____ for the lady. It really didn’t ____ me at all that she’d driven over my foot. I had made an assumption, _____, that a person doing that should apologize.

Next time you’re about to _____ someone, pause for a second and remind yourself that people have judged you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.

1.A. private　　 B. vast　　 C. public　　 D. narrow

2.A. attempted　　 B. promised　　 C. declined　　 D. guaranteed

3.A. call back　　 B. give up　　 C. look back　　 D. cheer up

4.A. ignored　　 B. apologized　　 C. explained　　 D. forgiven

5.A. dismissed　　 B. made　　 C. deserved　　 D. inspected

6.A. truck　　 B. bike　　 C. car　　 D. scooter

7.A. poured　　 B. finished　　 C. ordered　　 D. purchased

8.A. needn’t　　 B. shouldn’t　　 C. wouldn’t　　 D. mustn’t

9.A. so　　 B. until　　 C. unless　　 D. before

10.A. broke in　　 B. turned up　　 C. ran away　　 D. settleddown

11.A. tolerate　　 B. allow　　 C. resist　　 D. postpone

12.A. collected　　 B. stolen　　 C. fixed　　 D. abandoned

13.A. concerned　　 B. excited　　 C. confident　　 D. nervous

14.A. Doubtfully　　 B. Certainly　　 C. Fortunately　　 D. Surprisingly

15.A. width　　 B. length　　 C. weight　　 D. height

16.A. cool　　 B. convenient　　 C. stressful　　 D. desperate

17.A. pleasure　　 B. regret　　 C. appreciation　　 D. sympathy

18.A. strike　　 B. bother　　 C. satisfy　　 D. motivate

19.A. otherwise　　 B. therefore　　 C. however　　 D. besides

20.A. judge　　 B. hug　　 C. persuade　　 D. tease

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

While I was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman drove alongside the queue in a mobility scooter(踏板车). There was only a_______space between the line of people and the tables, which she_______to drive along. She drove over my foot and did not ______saying nothing at all.

I got annoyed and expected she would have_______, but then I just decided to_______it and got down to selecting which pastry(点心)to go with my coffee. The lady and I ended up sitting at adjacent(领近的)tables. She was on the end of a row so that she could park her ______. After about half an hour, when she had_______her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. It_______start. She tried to turn the key several times_______she telephoned the place she purchased it from.

An engineer ____within five minutes. The place must have been local. I couldn’t ____overhearing their conversation, and it turned out she had just ____the scooter that morning. This was her very first outing in it. She felt really ____about driving it. ____, she wasn’t used to its speed, nor its ____, and this combination made it quite ____to drive it through narrow gaps.

Suddenly, I felt ____for the lady. It really didn’t ____me at all that she’d driven over my foot. I had made an assumption, ____, that a person doing that should apologize.

Next time you’re about to ____someone, pause for a second and remind yourself that people have judged you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.

1.A. private　　 B. vast　　 C. public　　 D. narrow

2.A. attempted　　 B. promised　　 C. declined　　 D. guaranteed

3.A. call back　　 B. give up　　 C. look back　　 D. cheer up

4.A. ignored　　 B. apologized　　 C. explained　　 D. forgiven

5.A. dismissed　　 B. made　　 C. deserved　　 D. inspected

6.A. truck　　 B. bike　　 C. car　　 D. scooter

7.A. poured　　 B. finished　　 C. ordered　　 D. purchased

8.A. needn't　　 B. shouldn't　　 C. wouldn't　　 D. mustn't

9.A. so　　 B. until　　 C. unless　　 D. before

10.A. broke in　　 B. turned up　　 C. ran away　　 D. settled down

11.A. tolerate　　 B. allow　　 C. resist　　 D. postpone

12.A. collected　　 B. stolen　　 C. fixed　　 D. abandoned

13.A. concerned　　 B. excited　　 C. confident　　 D. nervous

14.A. Doubtfully　　 B. Certainly　　 C. Fortunately　　 D. Surprisingly

15.A. width　　 B. length　　 C. weight　　 D. height

16.A. cool　　 B. convenient　　 C. stressful　　 D. desperate

17.A. pleasure　　 B. regret　　 C. appreciation　　 D. sympathy

18.A. strike　　 B. bother　　 C. satisfy　　 D. motivate

19.A. otherwise　　 B. therefore　　 C. however　　 D. besides

20.A. judge　　 B. hug　　 C. persuade　　 D. tease

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I went on line to check if my pay was in my bank account（账户）. To my amazement I discovered that not only had I been paid, but a company I’d never worked for had also paid me! I know I would have been beside myself (情绪失控) if my own salary was not in my account, so I tried to get the money back to the right person. Easier said than done.

The bank couldn’t help as it “wasn’t a bank problem.” The human-resource department at the company that paid me was unable to help as I didn’t have enough details. I rang the bank again. Thankfully I had a sympathetic call operator who gave me a name, so I again rang the company “Daniel” worked for.

I expected the bank would contact me to arrange to take the money from my account and repay Daniel. I heard nothing for a month and the money remained in my account when Daniel called, explaining he’d tried to get back his money but had been unsuccessful as neither the bank nor his company felt it was their error. He had rung to ask if I could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably fix this problem ourselves.

We decided I would take the money from my account and he would pick it up from me. Due to my busy job I was unable to meet Daniel personally but he left me a lovely bottle of wine in exchange for what was rightfully his. I never had any intention of keeping Daniel’s pay but red tape（繁琐手续）made it difficult to do the right thing. It all came down to two people being able to do what a huge bank and a large company couldn’t do — admit a mistake has occurred and fix it.

1.What was the attitude of the author towards the extra money in his bank account?

2. How was the problem solved in the end?

3.From the passage we can infer that _________.

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。

While I was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman drove alongside the queue in a mobility scooter (小轮摩托车). There was only a ________ space between the line of people and the tables, which she ________ to drive along. She drove over my foot and didn’t ________, saying nothing at all.

I got annoyed and expected she would have ________, but then I just decided to ________ it and got down to selecting which pastry (点心) to go with my coffee. The lady and I ended up sitting at adjacent (邻近的) tables. She was on the end of a row so that she could park her ________. After about half an hour, when she had ________ her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. It ________ start. She tried to turn the key several times ________ she telephoned the place she purchased it from.

An engineer ________ within 5 minutes. The place must have been a local place. I couldn’t ________ overhearing their conversation, and it turned out that she had just ________ the scooter that morning. This was her very first outing in it. She felt really ________ about driving it. ________, she wasn’t used to its speed, nor its ________, and this combination made it quite ________ to drive it through narrow gaps.

Suddenly, I felt ________ for the lady. It really didn’t ________ me at all that she’d driven over my foot. I had made an assumption, ________, that a person doing that should apologize.

Next time you’re about to ________ someone, pause for a second and remind yourself that people have judged you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.

1.A. private            B. vast            C. public            D. narrow

2.A. attempted        B. promised        C. declined            D. guaranteed

3.A. call back        B. give up        C. look back        D. cheer up

4.A. ignored            B. apologized    C. explained        D. forgiven

5.A. dismissed        B. made            C. deserved            D. inspected

6.A. truck            B. bike            C. car                D. scooter

7.A. poured            B. finished        C. ordered            D. purchased

8.A. needn’t        B. shouldn’t    C. wouldn’t        D. mustn’t

9.A. so                B. until        C. unless            D. before

10.A. broke in        B. turned up    C. ran away            D. settled down

11.A. tolerate        B. allow        C. resist            D. postpone

12.A. collected        B. stolen        C. produced            D. abandoned

13.A. comfortable    B. excited        C. confident        D. nervous

14.A. Doubtfully        B. Certainly    C. Fortunately        D. Surprisingly

15.A. width            B. length        C. weight            D. height

16.A. cool            B. convenient    C. stressful        D. desperate

17.A. pleasure        B. regret        C. appreciation        D. sympathy

18.A. strike            B. bother        C. satisfy            D. motivate

19.A. otherwise        B. therefore    C. however            D. besides

20.A. judge            B. hug        C. persuade            D. tease

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空

Check out any woman's wardrobe and you will be sure to find at least one pair of high heel shoes there. After all, which woman can 　 _________　 wearing something that makes her look taller and her legs _________ longer? Unfortunately, those high heel shoes women love so much _________　 their name, and can end up doing more damage than you can imagine _________ the spine(脊柱) and lower back—if care is not taken.

Murlowska, a therapist(治疗师 ), is _________ with the consequences of wearing high heels. A majority of _________ who arrive at Murlowska's office come to her with back and lower back problems. Very often the _________　 are the result of not walking properly in high heels or choosing the _________ kind of footwear.

"I know women love wearing high heels but they can_________ extreme damage to the body," Murlowska says, "I recently had a patient who had a terrible fall while walking in high heels and twisted her _________ . She did not think much of it at the time, but the next morning she _________ up to find her knee swollen and painful."

If a woman walks in heels 　 _________ than five centimeters, several pressure points develop in various parts of the body which experience _________ . Essentially, a woman wearing high heels is attempting to _________ her entire body on a very small area. This causes extreme stress on the muscles of the legs_________ increasing the chances of the ankle getting twisted. This can 　　 _________ damage to the knee ligaments(韧带) and tendons(腱). High heels force the _________ into an unnatural down-turned position. Consequently, the rest of the body has to 　 _________ itself in order to stay balanced. The lower part of the spine as well as the hip bone tilts(倾斜) forward while the _________　 spine and the neck tilts back in order to maintain balance."

Over a period of time, the hip bone also gets _________　 because of the change in the center of gravity as a result of wearing high heels.

1.A. envy　　　 B. enjoy 　　　　 C. request 　　 D. resist

2.A. appear　　 B. become　　　　 C. grow 　　　　 D. turn

3.A. get to 　　 B. go up 　　　　 C. live up to D. arrive in

4.A. to 　　　　 B. with 　　　　　 C. as 　　　　　　 D. for

5.A. known 　　 B. familiar 　　 C. famous 　　　 D. worried

6.A. patients B. doctors 　　　 C. clerks 　　　 D. journalists

7.A. questions B. situations 　 C. problems 　　 D. phenomena

8.A. wrong　　 B. right 　　　　 C. different 　 D. same

9.A. affect 　　 B. turn 　　　　　 C. become 　　　 D. cause

10.A. leg 　　　 B. knee 　　　　　 C. foot　　　　 D. neck

11.A. woke 　　 B. stayed 　　　　 C. sat 　　　　　 D. stood

12.A. less 　　 B. shorter 　　　 C. higher 　　　 D. taller

13.A. trouble B. happiness　　 C. pains 　　　　 D. stress

14.A. balance B. bother　　　　 C. burden 　　　 D. benefit

15.A. when 　　 B. while 　　　　 C. which 　　　　 D. that

16.A. get over B. result in 　　 C. result from D. get in

17.A. leg 　　　 B. hand 　　　　　 C. foot 　　　　 D. body

18.A. adjust 　 B. accept 　　　　 C. adopt 　　　　 D. assist

19.A. longer 　 B. shorter 　　　 C. lower 　　　　 D. upper

20.A. affected B. improved 　　 C. done 　　　　 D. ruined

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was at the Indian grocery store with my cart totally full to check out. There was an African American man in his1.(sixty) behind me. I told him he could go before me2.he had just two items in his hand, and he was all smiles and added, as if3.(make) fun of me. “Thanks! Why don’t you pay for my stuff too,” and laughed. I felt a little4.(embarrass)　 and thought that the man had a wonderful sense of humor.

I told the lady at the check out not5.(change) him. I said I would pay for him. He said, “No, no, no, I was just kidding.” And I6.(reply) with a smile, “Yes, yes your wish is heard. Please let me do it!”

As we talked outside, he told me that the Indian herbs(草药)7.he had bought8.(be) for his friend so I should take the money. I said to him, “It is good that it is not for you. Now you can pay it forward to somebody else.” He thanked me and promised he would.

9.(eventual), I went home10.my car full of groceries and my heart full of warmth and kindness.

高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20题中所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles. During his talk, Jack　 　 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, “Who wants this?”　 shot up in the audience. People leaned forward to see whom Jack would　 　　 . But I jumped up, ran to the 　　　 　 , and caught the bill. As I turned and　 　 　 the audience, thoughts raced through my mind----was I about to be humiliated (羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they　 　　 　 security guards and take me away from the stage?　 　 　 my desire for the money was louder than any　 　　 　 voice. When I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the　 　　 　 to come to us. We must take action to　 　 　 what we want!”

After his talk, 1 managed to formally meet Jack and bravely asked for his 　 　 email address. Over the next months, I sent him emails　 　 my dreams to him. He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement. But I was　 　 with other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.

A year later, my dreams were broken. I thought Jack would　 　 　 me to take action, like a huge arrow that would show me the way.

I emailed him, and then again----but got no　 　　 　 . As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, I　 　 woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd　 　 　 the money, but they just sat on their chairs　　 　 　 .

Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait----whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We 　　 　 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)　 　　 　 way. So we don’t try. We give up. But as Jack said: “You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career. Now what are you waiting for?

1.A. reached for　 B. put away 　 C. threw away　 　 D. handed in

2.A. Shoulders　 B. Shouts　 　　 C. Hands 　　　　 　 D. Heads

3.A. offer　 　　　 B. greet　 　　　 C. ask　　 　　　　 　 D. choose

4.A. door　　 　　　　 B. audience　 　 C. stage　　 　　　 D. chair

5.A. faced　　 　　　　 B. ran 　　　　 　 C. went　 　　　　 　 D. left

6.A. ask　　 　　　　　 B. call　 　　　 C. demand　　 　　　 D. order

7.A. And　　 　　　　 B. So　 　　　　 C. But　　 　　　　 D. Or

8.A. careful　 　　　 B. doubtful C. meaningful　 　 D. helpful

9.A. opportunities B. dollars 　　 C. results　　 　　 D. aims

10.A. consider 　　 B. accept 　　 C. discover　 　　 D. seize

11.A. official　　 　 B. original　 　 C. personal　 　　 D. secret

12.A. announcing　 B. admitting　 C. supplying 　　 D. describing

13.A. satisfied B. busy　　 　　　 C. disappointed　 D. patient

14.A. inspire　 　　 B. beg　　 　　　　 C. forbid　 　　　 D. allow

15.A. news　 　　　　 B. notice　 　　 C. response　 　　 D. understanding

16.A. absolutely 　 B. suddenly　 　 C. hardly　　 　　　 D. nearly

17.A. desiring　 　　 B. ignoring　 　 C. earning　 　　 D. refusing

18.A. firmly　 　　　 B. gracefully C. willingly　 　 D. excitedly

19.A. sincerely　 　 B. honestly　 　 C. mistakenly 　 D. obviously

20.A. difficult　 　 B. surprising C. different　 　 D. natural

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.

1.The ant could not reach the side though ________.

A. she could smell well

B. she asked the dove to save her

C. she tried very hard

D. she cried for help

2.The dove saved the ant because ________.

A. she was the ant's friend

B. she took pity on the poor ant

C. the ant was almost exhausted

D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time

3.The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of ________.

A. a leaf                            B. a piece of wood

C. a blade of grass                    D. a raft

4.Just as the man shot at the dove, ________.

A. the dove immediately flew away

B. the dove hid himself in the grass

C. the ant told the dove to leave at once

D. he felt something biting him in the foot

5.In writing the story, the writer wants to show ________.

A. how kind the dove was

B. how clever the ant was

C. how the ant and the dove helped each other

D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析