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There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手). As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the 36side of this line. When I hold37 the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to 38 independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)39 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

My question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) so that you can earn college credit?”

Nicole’s40 : “No, I’m not interested in that.”   ………

Two months ago, she was41 to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a42 time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and 43courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face 44with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,45she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)46one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen 47 suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a 48mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother’s 49every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit          50  .

I 51  the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:52 , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.53 , she is well-equipped and eager to 54 the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the 55 we both needed.

1. A. left              B. right    C. either              D. each

2.A. onto               B. up           C. back             D. out

3. A. keep              B. refuse       C. taste            D. bear

4. A. embarrassing      B. relaxing     C. lively           D. beautiful

5.A. comment            B. word         C. concept          D. response

6.A. received           B. invited      C. treated          D. accepted

7. A. good              B. great        C. hard             D. easy

8.A. taken          B. underlined   C. offered          D. emphasized

9.A. lit up         B. built up     C. turned up        D. made up

10.A. imagining     B. thinking     C. hoping           D. adding

11.A. only              B. just         C. even             D. single

12. A. mostly           B. hardly       C. exactly          D. slightly

13. A. sharp            B. normal       C. different        D. typical

14.A. encouraging       B. evaluating   C. disagreeing      D. agreeing

15.A. anxious           B. excited      C. sad              D. tense

16. A. reviewed         B. observed     C. checked          D. studied

17.A. ability           B. honesty      C. responsibility   D. punctuality

18. A. Therefore        B. Instead      C. Still            D. Besides

19. A. embrace          B. discover     C. determine        D. lead

20.A. character     B. strength     C. relief           D. independence

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go（放手）. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the　　 　 side of this line. When I hold 　 the apron strings（围裙带） connecting us, Nicole, eager to　 　 　 independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an) 　 　　 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

Mother’s question：“Have you thought of taking an advanced class（大学预备课程）so that you can earn college credit?”

Daughter’s 　 　　 ：“No, I’m not interested in that.”

……

Two months ago, she was 　 　 to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a 　 　 time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and 　 　　　 　 courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face 　 　　 with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished, 　 　　 she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an) 　 one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen 　 　 suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a 　 　 　 mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother 　 　 every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit 　 　　 .

I 　　 　 the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years： 　　 , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way. 　 　 , she is well-equipped and eager to 　 　　 　 the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take：giving my daughter and myself the 　 　 　 we both needed.

1.A. left 　　　 B. right 　　 C. either 　　　　 D. each

2.A. onto 　　　 B. up 　　 C. back 　　　　 D. out

3.A. keep 　　　 B. refuse C. taste 　　　　 D. bear

4.A. awkward B. relaxing C. lively 　　　　 D. beautiful

5.A. comment　 B. word 　　 C. concept 　 D. response

6.A. received B. invited C. treated 　　　　 D. accepted

7.A. good 　　　 B. great 　　 C. hard 　　　　 D. easy

8.A. taken B. underlined C. offered 　 D. emphasized

9.A. lit up B. built up C. turned up 　 D. made up

10.A. imaginingB. thinking C. hoping 　　　　 D. adding

11.A. only B. just 　　 C. even 　　　　 D. single

12.A. mostly B. hardly C. exactly 　 D. slightly

13.A. sharp B. normal C. different 　 D. typical

14.A.encouraging B. evaluating C. disagreeing D. agreeing

15.A. anxious 　　 B. excited C. sad 　　 D. tense

16.A. reviewed B. observed C. checked D. studied

17.A.competence B. honesty C. confidence D.responsibility

18.A. Therefore B. Instead C. Still 　　 D. Besides

19.A. determine B. embrace C. discover D. control

20.A. character B. strength C. relief 　　 D.independence

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

While it may seem like everyone surfs the web these days, there is fine line between casually checking your social media pages and having a full blown Internet addiction. If you fear that you may lose interest in other aspects of your life because you prefer to be on the Internet, you may be on your way to an Internet addiction.1.

Admit you are at risk of an addiction.

More and more people in the world are becoming addicted to the Internet. You are not the only one with this problem; it is becoming more and more common and more and more well known.2..

Set aside limited time for computer use.

Make sure not to turn it on too many times a week. If you have a laptop, make sure to put it somewhere that you can remember but not somewhere that you see every day. Try keeping the lid closed when you are not using it; 3. If you have a desktop PC, try not to go near it or put something over it like a sheet.

Call people instead of sending instant messages or texts.

If you are free on weekends, call friends and ask them to go outside. This will distract you from the computer.4.

Use an alarm clock or timer.

Before using your computer, decide on a time limit such as 30 minutes. Set the clock or timer and make sure that you get off the computer when the time is up. Alternatively create a shutdown timer on your desktop. 5..

A. Make a small list of what you want to do within that time.

B. When the computer is not looking at you, you are less likely to use it.

C. This can be programmed to shutdown your computer after the set time

D. Luckily, there are ways to avoid living your life in front of the computer.

E. This will stop you from using the Internet so often or going on to another page.

F. If you have a problem on weekdays, phone your friends or ask for help in person.

G. Do not be embarrassed; find others with the same problem and help each other beat it.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is a growing_____of interest between her position and her business activities.

A．demand          B．concern           C．awareness         D．conflict

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I spent my childhood walking a fine line between being an energetic young boy and avoiding contact sports to protect my eyesight. I had lost the sight in one eye at the age of five, so instead of football, I put my energy into rowing and sailing. By the time I was 22, I was working towards rowing for my country.

Then, during a training session, I noticed my vision was unclear in my remaining eye. I had an operation and spent two weeks with bandages over my eyes. Sadly, it didn’t work, and the second operation two months later was also a failure. My world came crashing down. I had been flying high---- as well as my shining rowing career, I had been about to take my finals and get a job in the city. Now, as my fellow graduates celebrated their results, I lay in my childhood bedroom, angry. I would wake up in the morning and convince myself I could see a shadow, but I felt bitterly angry when I realized I couldn’t.

Previously, I had lots of assumptions about blind people, but now I joined their ranks. I had no choice but to change my attitude. I started to realize that my challenge was not about seeing but about creating a new life for myself. The simple pleasure of just sitting in a café and watching the world go by or even making eye contact with anyone is no longer possible. I had to rethink how to engage with the world. As much as I disliked the things of blindness---- white sticks, talking computers and guide dogs---- I welcomed these as the tools that would enable me to regain my independence. I moved out of my mum’s house and got a job in entertainment. I also started seeking out projects that would help me get out and mix with people. A big part of my identity has always been about the thrill of competing---- success and failure. I am excited when I am giving it my all, so I started to compete again, first in rowing and then in extreme physical challenges such as completing six marathons in seven days in Gobi desert. Filling my life with experiences helped to sweep the blindness to one side.

It took me 10 years really to deal with losing my sight. When I walked to the South Pole in 2009, the first blind person ever to go there, standing shoulder to shoulder with sighted people, I felt “normal” again.

But two years ago, my sense of “being normal” was challenged again. I was staying at a friend’s house when I fell out of a second-floor window onto the ground below. I have no idea how it happened---- I was just going to bed but ended up waking up in hospital. I hurt my brain, and my back in three places. I discovered that I couldn’t feel my legs. Doctors said that there was a 12-week period for sensation(知觉) to return, and when this came and went with no change in my legs, I began to despair.

I was due to get married, but on the day of our wedding my fiancée(未婚妻) was sitting by my bedside as I prepared for another operation to put metalwork in my back.

I’m still in a wheelchair, but I refuse to accept that my story ends here. I have got involved with a training program, which aims to redirect the nerve pathways in my legs through training. I’m now teaching myself to use sit-skis and a hand-powered bike. I’m sure how I’d manage emotionally without a sporting goal to drive myself forward. It has saved my life in a way. I may never win a gold medal, but that doesn’t stop me trying.

1.After the second operation, the writer __________________.

A. was full of confidence

B. found a job in the city

C. lost his sight completely

D. lay in bed sleeplessly

2.The challenge mentioned in Paragraph 3 refers to ________________.

A. building a new life

B. being unable to see any more

C. replacing the things for the blind

D. making eye contact with others

3.Having fallen out of a second-floor window, the writer felt despaired because _______________.

A. his fiancée broke away from him

B. he didn’t know how it took place

C. he might be unable to walk forever

D. he had to put metalwork in his back

4.We can learn from the passage that _________________.

A. the writer is a person who never gives up

B. the blindness has made the writer lose heart

C. winning a gold medal is impossible for the writer

D. the writer has never received any training in sports

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It' s a pity that there are many teenagers _____only on-line activity is chatting with their e -pals !

A. who                B. that              C. which             D. whose

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to  31  in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 32 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 33 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 34.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there _35  between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 36  her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had _37_ her. I was 38_ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __39_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt _40__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen _41 , but it’s really there. Love is 42_.”

I listened carefully but I __43_ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly _44 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __45_. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 46__ on the country road．

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t _47  me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”_48_ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 49 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just _50_ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

1.                A．keep fit         B．rise early        C．collect money  D．earn money

2.                A．romantic        B．magic          C．fantastic  D．attractive

3.                A．simple          B．luxurious        C．relaxing  D．easy

4.                A．question        B．the question     C．reach    D．control

5.                A．feeling         B．quarrel         C．love D．smile

6.                A．bowed         B．shook          C．nodded   D．raised

7.                A．hurt           B．injured         C．wounded D．harmed

8.                                  A．in great surprise B．with deep depression

C．in a great embarrassment             D．at extreme sorrow

9.                A．happens        B．comes about     C．occurs    D．appears

10.               A．warm and soft   B．hot and hard     C．thin and cool   D．strong and durable

11.                                A．more or less B．here and there

C．somewhere and sometime           D．anywhere or anytime

12.               A．inside          B．outside         C．faraway   D．nearby

13.               A．could believe    B．wouldn’t recognize  C．couldn’t understand    D．might know

14.               A．got stuck       B．got sick         C．threw up D．became disabled

15.               A．quite healthy    B．fairly red        C．very pale  D．much surprised

16.               A．walk slowly      B．go hurriedly     C．run fast   D．jump high

17.               A．think about      B．worry about     C．talk with   D．laugh at

18.               A．Saying         B．Seeing         C．Reading   D．Writing

19.               A．fresh roses      B．gold ring        C．beautiful jewelry    D．sweet kisses

20.               A．a needle        B．a thread        C．the cloth  D．the cotton

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

Now, I doubt if there’s anybody here who is indifferent between the choices, indifferent _______the choice between these two lives.

A. in favor of　　 B. in honor of

C. in place of　　 D. in regard to

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A.Doctor and nurse. B.Teacher and parent. C.Husband and wife.

高二英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student.　　 B. Parent and child.　　 C. Classmates.

高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析