I can remember the day my father came home from the war. As he walked up the front path of our home, he saw Mum and me and he dropped the suitcase.
I was only five years old so Dad made a fuss of me, then began making an even bigger fuss of my mother. This left me free to examine all the stuff lying around the broken suitcase, and I was quick to notice a newspaper advertisement displaying a new piano. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, he smiled.
“Yes, that’s right,” he said. “I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”
A few moments later, a horse pulled a cart with a piano on top. Soon we all stared at it in our small lounger room. Mum had never been close to a piano before, except at the kindergarten I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the teachers could teach her to play.
After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”
From that day on, she would plink between doing the cooking and housework. Three months went by and Mum was now a skilled pianist, holding parties with all the neighbors gathering around to sing.
Although we were poor, Mum felt like a princess and was delighted at all the attention she was receiving.
At the height of Mum’s happiness, I began to notice that Dad was looking increasingly worried. It turned out that since returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. Then, a few weeks later, I observed two men taking Mum’s piano away. Mum sobbed in the kitchen. Suddenly, it all became clear to me: no job, no money, no piano.
Dad finally got a job. Mum was happy again as if he’d just win the lottery(彩票). Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.
Two years later, Dad bought Mum another piano. This time he paid cash for it.
1.How did the author’s Dad buy the piano for his mum?
A．He paid part of the bill regularly.
B．He earned it by winning a bet.
C．He paid cash for it.
D．He bought it as a big bargain.
2.By saying “Enough is enough”, the author’s dad meant_______.
A．practice makes perfect
B．it was time to stop practicing
C．he couldn’t bear being troubled
D．his wife played the piano well enough
3.What made the author’s mum proud of his dad?
A．His dad’s willingness to help cook.
B．His dad’s winning the lottery luckily.
C．His dad’s loyalty to his motherland.
D．His dad’s determination to rebuild his life.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
I can remember the day my father came home from the war. As he walked up the front path of our home, he saw Mum and me and he dropped the suitcase.
I was only five years old so Dad made a fuss of me, then began making an even bigger fuss of my mother. This left me free to examine all the stuff lying around the broken suitcase, and I was quick to notice a newspaper advertisement displaying a new piano. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, he smiled.
“Yes, that’s right,” he said. “I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”
A few moments later, a horse pulled a cart with a piano on top. Soon we all stared at it in our small lounger room. Mum had never been close to a piano before, except at the kindergarten I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the teachers could teach her to play.
After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”
From that day on, she would plink between doing the cooking and housework. Three months went by and Mum was now a skilled pianist, holding parties with all the neighbors gathering around to sing.
Although we were poor, Mum felt like a princess and was delighted at all the attention she was receiving.
At the height of Mum’s happiness, I began to notice that Dad was looking increasingly worried. It turned out that since returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. Then, a few weeks later, I observed two men taking Mum’s piano away. Mum sobbed in the kitchen. Suddenly, it all became clear to me: no job, no money, no piano.
Dad finally got a job. Mum was happy again as if he’d just win the lottery(彩票). Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.
Two years later, Dad bought Mum another piano. This time he paid cash for it.
1.How did the author’s Dad buy the piano for his mum?
A．He paid part of the bill regularly.
B．He earned it by winning a bet.
C．He paid cash for it.
D．He bought it as a big bargain.
2.By saying “Enough is enough”, the author’s dad meant_______.
A．practice makes perfect
B．it was time to stop practicing
C．he couldn’t bear being troubled
D．his wife played the piano well enough
3.What made the author’s mum proud of his dad?
A．His dad’s willingness to help cook.
B．His dad’s winning the lottery luckily.
C．His dad’s loyalty to his motherland.
D．His dad’s determination to rebuild his life.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was another frustrating day. I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I worked at a local restaurant in town.
I went to work feeling down. It’s the same thing over and over again, dealing with customers who complain about their food—how the piece of pie that they are served is too big or too small. Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. I was working since 5:00 pm. and we were quite busy. But these elderly women were watching me as I was working really hard to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they were finished with their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, which grade I was in and what I planned to do in the future.
As they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a confident and gentle voice, “You are going places.” They left the restaurant and I was pretty much in awe. I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me a reason to believe in myself. They picked my spirits up from being down and out and gave me a reason to keep on working hard and to give it my all.
1.From the passage we learn that the author ____.
A. had a part-time job B. worked in the restaurant all day
C. loved his job at first D. did very well in his lessons
2.The underlined sentence “You are going places” in the fifth paragraph probably means ____.
A. you are on a trip B. you should go to a better place
C. you’ll be successful D. you are in the right place
3.The author felt sad because ____.
A. he didn’t want to work there
B. it was difficult to make the customers happy
C. he had to do the same thing again and again
D. the work was too hard for a teenager
4.The passage tells us that ____.
A. encouragement can be important for your success
B. everyone should treat elder people gently
C. people doing all kinds of jobs should be respected
D. students should make money to support themselves
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His emotional problems ___________ the day when his father walked out of the home and never came back.
A. date back to B. dated from
C. are dated from D. dated back
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I will probably remember one June day seven years ago for the rest of my life. My father had been complaining that my brother and I were watching too much TV, but we ignored him. Then one day we came home and the television was gone.
When I asked my father about the missing TV, he said watching television was a waste of time. Without it, we would have time for other things.
I decided he was wrong. Is there life without TV? How can we spend the week without all those shows and soaps? I was sure my life would be boring without TV, I used my best debating skills to argue with him, but he would not give in.
However, I found other ways to spend my time finally, Each day I ran around the street. This reminded me of my love for athletics, which I still enjoy. I joined Volunteers, and I built lasting friendships. Most importantly, I discovered an artistic world I never knew. I started taking art contests, and was shocked when I won. Then I took piano lessons. I began to like listening to AM radio, reading news magazines.
Living without TV has taught me how to manage my time, so that I can do many things in one day. I am proud to have learned I don’t need television.
Looking back, I think my father did the right thing. “You are smart. You could do anything that you put your heart to.” he used to say. He believed in us. His actions showed me a much more colorful side of life without TV and the value of having a goal and sticking to it.
1.My father was angry and took the television away because _______.
A. we asked him to do so
B. my brother and I did not need it
C. he needed some money
D. my brother and I watched too much TV
2.What did I do after the TV was missing?
A. I went to my friend’s house to watch TV.
B. I stayed at home all day.
C. I asked my father to buy a new television.
D. I did many useful things.
3._______ is NOT what I did after the TV was missing?
A. Running around the street
B. Sleeping day in and day out
C. Listening to the radio
D. Taking art contests
4.The author mainly tells us that _______.
A. life without TV can be very colorful
B. life would be boring without TV
C. people can’t spend the week without shows and soaps
D. watching television was a waste of time
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Eleven years ago, it seemed as if the world came to an end. My husband of 19 years, the father of my two sons, was diagnosed with terminal cancer (癌症晚期). Over the______of seven months, Bill went from______me easily at tennis to needing my help to go to the bathroom.
It was the best seven months of my life. Maybe I don't actually______that. But it was certainly the time when I felt most______. During those seven months, I came to______that whatever else I did in my life, nothing would_______more than taking care of my husband. I discovered that the minor complaint of an annoying coworker, or a flat tire pales (失色) in______with the beauty of sincere laughter, or the______of a bakery. There were moments of______, laughter, and tenderness in every day. I found I could train myself to see beauty______bother.
In the days after Bill's diagnosis and brain surgery, being his caregiver also meant being fully ______as much as possible. During his last weekend, we had dinner together. Later, a relative visited. I______that she’d changed her appearance, and not in a good way. It was the kind of______I’d usually keep to______. Just then, Bill voiced______what I’d been thinking, in that truthful way he had, and I found myself______out loud. I thought I could look after this man forever, but he ______in four days.
Eleven years later, I haven’t made much achievements.______every day, I try to be the person I became during those seven months. I try to be a little less judgmental, a little more generous, a little more______for the small moments in life.
I am a better person for having been Bill's caregiver. It was his last, best______to me.
1.A.routine B.event C.course D.basis
2.A.beating B.hitting C.striking D.winning
3.A.believe B.decide C.think D.mean
4.A.alive B.awake C.ashamed D.embarrassed
5.A.hope B.understand C.admit D.accept
6.A.differ B.matter C.strengthen D.help
7.A.conflict B.conversation C.comparison D.touch
8.A.reputation B.feeling C.sense D.smell
9.A.joy B.fear C.panic D.sadness
10.A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.less than
11.A.comfortable B.present C.absent D.flexible
12.A.noticed B.watched C.felt D.informed
13.A.concept B.suggestion C.thought D.view
14.A.ourselves B.himself C.herself D.myself
15.A.completely B.exactly C.partly D.accurately
16.A.crying B.shouting C.screaming D.laughing
17.A.passed away B.died away C.went away D.got away
18.A.And B.But C.Or D.While
19.A.thoughtful B.powerful C.careful D.grateful
20.A.moment B.experience C.gift D.subject
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, strict man—not the kind of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager knowing little about life, I wanted a father who could ________1. the mysteries of the human journey. In college, when friends called home for ________2., I would become ________3. for what I didn’t have.
Then one night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, he ________4. the problem with me. Obviously my knowledge of law helped him a lot. I talked through the problem with him, ________5. the motives of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies.
He ________6. patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I’m a ________7. man.”
My father is a ________8. scientist who has a good knowledge of the building blocks of nature. ________9., human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized he was simply not skilled at ________10. people. It’s not in his ________11. to understand human desires.
It was no one’s ________12. that my father showed no interest in human emotions while I placed great importance on them. We are sometimes born more sensitive, and dreamy than our ________13. and become more curious, and idealistic than them. ________14. I, who knew my father as an intelligent man, had never understood his intelligence didn’t cover all of my ________15. feelings.
I believe that coming home has ________16. me years of questions and confusion. I nowadays consider my parents as people who have other relationships than just being my parents, relationships that ________17. and define them.
Best of all, I nowadays regard my parents as ________18.: people who ask me for advice; people who need my ________19. and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past in a ________20. view. Knowing them makes me feel safe in where I come from and where I’m going.
21. A．think B．produce C．explain D．explore
22. A．money B．advice C．love D．agreement
23. A．unhappy B．unhelpful C．unknown D．unpopular
24. A．exchanged B．solved C．found D．shared
25. A．proving B．recording C．analyzing D．guessing
26. A．replied B．learned C．chatted D．listened
27. A．simple B．weak C．lazy D．blind
28. A．special B．lively C．brilliant D．humorous
29. A．Therefore B．However C．Indeed D．Anyhow
30. A．meeting with B．dealing with C．talking with D．fighting with
31. A．nature B．plan C．wish D．major
32. A．relief B．secret C．pity D．fault
33. A．relatives B．classmates C．parents D．families
34. A．Besides B．And C．However D．For
35. A．strong B．strange C．different D．unique
36. A．told B．gave C．added D．saved
37. A．raise B．protect C．shape D．enjoy
38. A．friends B．teachers C．travelers D．leaders
39. A．visit B．support C．wisdom D．knowledge
40. A．richer B．harder C．rougher D．clearer
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My father came to the United States as a Ukrainian immigrant (移民) when he was 14 years old. Unable to speak English but willing to do anything to succeed, he learned the language, became a barber, and opened up his own business in a small town. He put my sister and me through college during a time when most people thought that women didn’t need an education and that they should be satisfied with getting married and having children. He gave us values and ambition. But this story didn’t really start until my father was 60 years old.
I was preparing to get married and my father was attempting to practice the polke, a must at any Ukrainian wedding. But he just couldn’t do it! He had lost mobility in his leg and was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤). After surgery, this energetic, hard-working man was forced to retire as a result of significant paralysis (瘫痪) in his right arm and leg. My dad had always worked two jobs and spent his spare time working around the house. Now that kind of life came to a sudden stop. Yet never once did he complain. He bought rubber balls and spent his days trying to regain his hand mobility by squeezing those balls over and over.
After his last operation, he chatted with me pleasantly in the hospital room until a nurse flew into the room, waving her finger at me, and yelling, “You’d better tell your father to stay in bed. He is paralyzed and will never walk again. He needs to stop trying to get out of bed and accept the fact that he can’t walk now or ever. I am sick of picking him up and you’d better warn him to stay put!” My father smiled. He spent a great deal of time on the floor that year, but he eventually got up and walked.
My father lived nineteen more years after that operation. He bought himself a motor scooter (小型摩托车) and spent years zipping around the streets of Philadelphia. He was proud, free, and always smiling.
1. In what way was the author’s father different from most other people in his times?
A. He succeeded in migrating to the U.S.
B. He learned the new language easily and quickly.
C. He achieved his life goal by working as a barber.
D. He had his daughters educated.
2. The underlined word “polke” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ________.
A. a song B. a dance C. a musical instrument D. a tool for painting
3.The author’s father used the rubber balls to ________.
A. kill his too much spare time B. relieve himself from work pressure
C. get his hand’s function back D. recover from his operation
4. Which of the following can be used to describe the author’s father?
A. Perfect. B. Strong-minded. C. Creative. D. Impractical.
5. What can we learn from the text?
A. Love can do wonders. B. Failure is the mother of success.
C. A father’s love is most valuable. D. Never give up on your life.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
When my mom came home from the hospital with twins, I was excited at the very beginning. I couldn’t 36 to play with them and be the best big sister ever.
Everyone was coming over to our house to hold the babies and 37 presents to the babies and talk nonstop how 38 the babies were. Then they’d pull out their cameras, and just 39 I was about to say “cheese”, they’d run over to my perfectly perfect little brothers and take 40 of them. At that time I was thinking, “Why can’t I be little again so I can be the one getting all the 41 ?”
When my aunt Camille got 42 , my mom spent forever finding the perfect clothes for them. On the day of the 43 , my twin brothers had the cutest and prettiest clothes. And then there was me, just sitting and watching in my 44 dress.
After the ceremony, all I 45 was how sweet and lovely the twins were.
I definitely 46 that they were wonderful, but I couldn’t help feeling 47 and invisible (看不见的).
There was a big 48 after the wedding. Aunt Camille and her nice new 49 had the first dance, and then everyone started 50 like crazy including me. I 51 my uncomfortable dress shoes, and I danced and danced and danced! It 52 one of the most fun times I’ve had in my entire life.
The very 53 part was when my aunt and I took my twin brothers by the hands and ________54 them some dance moves. Teaching them was such a cool thing. I 55 then what a huge waste of time feeling jealous is when you can kick off your shoes and enjoy life!
1. A. go B. wait C. stand D. help
2.A. make B. create C. give D. show
3.A. lovable B. smart C. active D. strong
4. A. since B. after C. before D. as
5.A. care B. photos C. advantage D. measures
6.A. support B. attention C. impressions D. opportunities
7.A. married B. praised C. elected D. promoted
8.A. performance B. celebration C. wedding D. concert
9.A. ugly B. attractive C. new D. regular
10.A. thought B. heard C. remembered D. reminded
11.A. agreed B. ignored C. forgot D. expected
12.A. satisfied B. foolish C. unimportant D. excited
13.A. cake B. party C. surprise D. gift
14.A. friend B. husband C. baby D. partner
15.A. singing B. drinking C. dancing D. chatting
16.A. took off B. took over C. took up D. took in
17.A. encouraged B. became C. wasted D. appeared
18.A. nervous B. curious C. best D. quietest
19.A. taught B. passed C. lent D. warned
20.A. imagined B. calculated C. announced D. realized
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
After many years, I can still remember that day. My parents, at the height of the Great Depression, were _______ to go on home relief (救济) in 1935. I was ten years old at that time, and we lived on the first floor of an apartment _______ an elevator in Brooklyn, New York.
A few days before Christmas, I _______ of a kitchen window to see my father sitting on the front steps,_______, with tears in his eyes. The mailman was _______ our building and asked my father what was wrong.
I heard my father say that he had _______ all his vouchers(代金券) to buy food and pay the rent. He had _______ to work as a laborer, but he wasn’t a very strong man, and the work had been too_______ for him. I was scared, and I could almost _______ us being thrown out and ending up on the street with all our________.
“ How much do you need?” the mailman asked. My dad said he needed $33 for the rent. Without________, the mailman took $50 from his wallet and ________ it to my father. My dad said, “ I don’t know when I’ll be ________ to pay you back.” The mailman put an arm around my father and said it would be okay ________ he paid him back or not.
The mailman ________ me looking through the window and said, “Things will not be this way forever. If you ________ this day, there will be times in the future when someone needs your help. Help them within your ________ and tell them what happened this day. This will be what I want________. Merry Christmas.”
As long as he lived, my father ________others whenever he could, and I’ve done my best to do my part in paying the mailman’s ________ back. I will never forget the mailman for that wonderful thing he did for us.
1.A. forced B. ordered C. banned D. opposed
2.A. beneath B. between C. behind D. without
3.A. went through B. ran out C. looked out D. glanced through
4.A. disappointed B. grateful C. amused D. casual
5.A. renting B. approaching C. advocating D. recycling
6.A. used up B. come up C. ended up D. put up
7.A. succeeded B. exchanged C. tried D. quitted
8.A. flexible B. busy C. tough D. complex
9.A. imagine B. admit C. predict D. guarantee
10.A. debts B. belongings C. checks D. loads
11.A. difficulty B. judgement C. attention D. hesitation
12.A. tended B. borrowed C. handed D. transformed
13.A. lucky B. able C. ashamed D. satisfied
14.A. whether B. unless C. since D. while
15.A. requested B. noticed C. appointed D. glanced
16.A. refresh B. range C. remember D. review
17.A. means B. duties C. skills D. talents
18.A. at risk B. in place C. on average D. in return
19.A. abused B. allowed C. helped D. changed
20.A. reputation B. generosity C. appreciation D. contribution
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The other day I came across an Instagram post from my friend and colleague Danielle. It was a photo of a review of Danielle s recent photography exhibit. The review was positive, but also critical. That’s why Danielle posted it. She was proud of her work, no matter what her critics thought.
I was shocked by the post- -- it was one of the most honest things I've ever seen on social media! Usually when I scroll (滚读) through Facebook or Instagram, everything I see is perfect. Perfect vacations, perfect babies, perfect birthday cakes…
I' m guilty of it too. I only post photos of happy stuff. If someone saw my Instagram, they’d probably think, “Wow, this girl doesn’t have a care in the world.... and also she must really, really love ice cream.”
Danielle s post didn’t show a perfect world. And yet that didn’t make me think less of her. Quite the opposite, I respected her even more as an artist. That got me thinking. Maybe social media could be more meaningful if we showed off our mistakes or our struggles. And not a world where everything’s perfect, ice cream never melts and the lighting s always just right.
I’m going to try it out. Start with this blog post, which I’ll share on social media. I’ve included a photo here. It’s about a story I worked on for Guideposts magazine. See all those cross- outs and rewrites? That’s just the first of five pages of edit after edit from Guideposts editor- in-chief Edward Grinnan.
I remember the horrible day it happened like it was yesterday. I admit that I wept some tears over it. I considered giving up writing for a career. Eventually, though, I faced the music. I talked to Edward and asked him to explain the edits in detail so I could do better next time. The whole situation was rough. But, looking back now, it was a great learning experience.
1.Why was the author surprised at Danielle' s post?
A.It showed a perfect exhibit
B.It showed a beautiful photo
C.It included a strange picture
D.It included an objective review
2.What was the influence of Danielle s post on the author?
A.She realized the world is not perfect.
B.She was no longer afraid of mi stakes.
C.She stopped posting ice cream photos.
D.She began changing her posting habit.
3.What is the author's newly- posted photo about?
A.Her artworks B.Her happy times
C.Her failures as a writer D.Her favorite magazines
4.Which can replace the underlined part faced the music in the last paragraph?
A.Listened to music B.Stuck to my opinions
C.Accepted the criticisms D.Played a piece of music.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析