I grew up on a farm outside Port Clinton, Ohi...

I grew up on a farm outside Port Clinton, Ohio. I was the youngest son, with four brothers and four sisters, plus a girl my folks took in. By the late 60s, most of us were ______and had families of our own. One day, ______ we were visiting my parents in late summer or early fall, Dad mentioned he’d ______wanted a Crimson King maple tree for the yard. Mom agreed that they were pretty.

Like many parents, mine were______to shop for something, so I ______this was a great ______to get them something they’d appreciate. I also thought if they wanted one tree, two would be even better. I ______the price at work and decided it was a bit more than I could ______-but all of my siblings agreed to give a hand.

In northern Ohio, we don’t plant maple trees at Christmas, so we decided to surprise Mom and Dad with a ______Christmas in October before the ground froze. We asked my aunt _____she’d help us with the deception(欺骗), and she called my parents in ______to say she was coming for a Sunday visit. Then my sisters and sisters-in-law went into ______, planning a big holiday turkey dinner.

On the ______Sunday, we all met at my house and loaded the trees in a pickup truck. I ___ up as Santa Claus. Then off we went, nine or 10 cars ______with people and food, plus the pickup.

When the caravan(队伍) ______my folks’ house, Dad came rushing out of the back door, convinced something was ______. He and Mom were ______when we told them why we were there.

When Christmas ______, of course, we couldn’t go to our parents’ house empty handed, so Mom and Dad got double presents that year. Almost half a century later, I still drive by the old farmhouse(农庄) and smile when I see those big, handsome ______and remember giving a special gift to special people on Christmas in October.

1.A. divorced　　 B. married　　 C. born　　 D. friendly

2.A. once　　 B. since　　 C. while　　 D. if

3.A. casually　　 B. occasionally　　 C. hardly　　 D. always

4.A. hard　　 B. convenient　　 C. available　　 D. anxious

5.A. performed　　 B. figured　　 C. promoted　　 D. guaranteed

6.A. opportunity　　 B. performance　　 C. permission　　 D. access

7.A. watched　　 B. checked　　 C. noticed　　 D. tested

8.A. account　　 B. acquire　　 C. afford　　 D. advocate

9.A. common　　 B. usual　　 C. ordinary　　 D. special

10.A. if　　 B. why　　 C. that　　 D. what

11.A. detail　　 B. surprise　　 C. advance　　 D. excitement

12.A. fashion　　 B. direction　　 C. instruction　　 D. action

13.A. greeting　　 B. adjusted　　 C. chosen　　 D. predicted

14.A. looked up　　 B. took up　　 C. turned up　　 D. dressed up

15.A. covered　　 B. loaded　　 C. surrounded　　 D. crowded

16.A. arrived at　　 B. reached for　　 C. left for　　 D. headed for

17.A. adequate　　 B. wrong　　 C. beautiful　　 D. invisible

18.A. amazed　　 B. delighted　　 C. amused　　 D. confused

19.A. faded away　　 B. turned around　　 C. rolled away　　 D. rolled around

20.A. folks　　 B. pickups　　 C. trees　　 D. trucks

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Forgiving My Father

I grew up on a small farm. My father worked in the city as a welder (焊工). He was quiet, distant. He was a man made of leather and chewing tobacco who tried to teach me useful things, including respect. He also had a _______. I did not like him very much.

One day I came home from school. Once inside, I was told by my mother that he didn't feel well. His back hurt. Multiple myeloma, I _______, is a type of blood cancer. For the last year of my father's life, his entire day consisted of rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his _______to sit and think. He was _______in that chair when I came home one day during the ninth grade. I do not remember where my mother and brother were, but the two of us were alone. He asked me to sit down.

What followed still _______me these decades later. He told me about his _______: his family growing up, what it was like in the Pacific during World War II, his loves, his heartbreaks. It was as if a pipe had _______, his inner self rushing out to me in a great flood. He had been speaking for maybe an hour or more when I realized that he was doing more than _______. He was asking to be _______. All it took was understanding that that was what he________, and I forgave everything, immediately.

When he died, I didn't ________to school for a few days. My biggest ________going back was gym class. It was poorly ________, and bullies ran the show. On my first day, I was standing there when a (an) ________voice yelled, ''Lensch! '' It was a guy who had given many of us a few lumps (包，肿块) over the years. I turned to face him and said, ''What do you want? '' The other boys didn’t say a word as they waited for the ________.

''I heard your dad died, '' he said. ''Is that true? ''

I quietly replied, ''Yes. ''

He didn't ________me. He didn't even move. Instead, he said, ''I'm sorry. ''

I was________. I'm sure I cried. Those two words are how I have remembered that kid ever since. What do you do when your ''enemies'' reveal that they are also ________? I think you either forgive and move ________or hold on to resentment (怨恨)and live in the past. I'm certainly not glad that my father got________, but at the same time, I realize that if he hadn't, I might never have come to love him.

1.A.temper B.taste C.fame D.nerve

2.A.meant B.doubted C.learned D.felt

3.A.bench B.chair C.bedroom D.balcony

4.A.predictably B.acceptably C.hopefully D.surprisingly

5.A.touches B.annoys C.educates D.encourages

6.A.life B.career C.youth D.achievement

7.A.burst B.leaked C.moved D.frozen

8.A.teaching B.telling C.supporting D.complaining

9.A.known B.forgiven C.mistaken D.forgotten

10.A.found B.received C.needed D.escaped

11.A.contribute B.adapt C.head D.return

12.A.relief B.favor C.lesson D.fear

13.A.understood B.prepared C.regulated D.attracted

14.A.angry B.warning C.pitying D.familiar

15.A.defeat B.quarrel C.miracle D.fight

16.A.punish B.beat C.disappoint D.scold

17.A.frustrated B.shocked C.thrilled D.frightened

18.A.classmates B.friends C.humans D.families

19.A.backward B.away C.around D.forward

20.A.depressed B.hurt C.sick D.lost

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The painter Georgia O’keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887 and grew up on her family’s farm. At seventeen she decided she wanted to be an artist and left the farm for schools in Chicago and New York, but she never lost her bond with the land. Like most painters, O’Keeffe painted the things that were most important to her, and nearly all her works are simplified portrayals of nature.

O’Keeffe became famous when her paintings were discovered and exhibited in New York by the photographer Levered Stieglitz, whom she married in 1924. During a visit to New York in 1929, O’Keeffe was so moved by the bleak（荒凉的） landscape and broad skies of the Western desert that she began to paint its images. Cows’ skulls and other bleached（变白的） bones found in the desert figured prominently（突出的） in her paintings. When her husband died in 1946, she moved to New Mexico permanently and used the horizon lines of the desert, colorful flowers, rocks, barren(贫瘠的) hills, and the sky as subjects for her paintings. Although O’Keeffe painted her best known works in the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s, she continued to produce tributes（贡品、颂词） to the Western desert until her death in 1986.

O’Keeffe is widely considered to have been a pioneering American modernist painter. While most early modern American artists were strongly influenced by European art, O’Keeffe’s position was more independent. She established her own vision and preferred to view her painting as a private endeavor. Almost from the beginning, her work was more indentifiably American than that of her contemporaries in its simplified and idealized treatment of color, light, space, and natural forms.

1. Which of the following best tells what this passage is about ?

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an influence on O’Keeffe’s paintings ?

3.Which of the following is most similar to O’Keeffe’s relationship with nature?

4.Why is O’Keeffe considered an artistic pioneer ?

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Simone was born in Ohio, but grew up in Texas. Early on, she and her siblings (兄妹) were adopted by her grandparents, who she says support her in everything. She first realized she wanted to be a gymnast at the age of 6 when she and her classmates went on a field trip to a local gym. A coach at the gym saw her natural talent and wrote a letter to her grandparents urging them to get her involved. The sport she signed up for “for fun” soon turned into her life’s enthusiasm.

Simone is energetic, so it’s no surprise that she’s got a few medals in her time. Her ten world gold medals are the most ever achieved by a woman in gymnastics history. She is also the first woman to win four medals at the same World Championships, which happened in her second year performing in 2014.

In 2015 Simone became the first gymnast to win three constant all-around titles at the World Gymnastic Championships. She even amazed herself, telling the interviewer “I blew my own mind.” and posting to social media “breaking history is kind of cool.”

What surprised everyone most though, was that she was performing perfectly as she usually does—her skill is so beyond everyone else that she can’t be beaten even when she trips up!

1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A. Simone’s early experience.　　 B. Simone’s sports life.

C. Simone’s gymnastics coach.　　 D. Simone’s family.

2.What is Simone’s greatest achievement?

A. She got four gold medals at the Olympic Games.

B. She won the first woman championship in gymnastics.

C. She won ten world gold medals in gymnastics history.

D. She got the first gold medal at the World Championships.

3.What does the phrase “I blew my own mind” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. I lost heart.　　 B. I was beaten.

C. I tried my best.　　 D. I surprised myself.

4.What purpose is the passage written for?

A. To make readers interested in great gym players.

B. To praise Simone for her skills and Olympic spirits.

C. To list Simone’s gold medals in the World Cups.

D. To give brief introduction to Simone’s achievements.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16, her father ____ her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and ___ education, the ____ didn’t look bright for Lilly.

Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who ____ took “no” for an answer.He ___ Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining ____， each day she would just ride to the city, walk ____ about and return home at dusk.

On one of her ____， Lilly saw a sign at a big company.____， she knocked on the very first door.In her ____ English, Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____ to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter, and then ____ .Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11：40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for ____ at noon, when she could ____ away in the crowd.But she knew she should ____ the letter.

On her first try, Lilly ____ one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock: 11: 55 — five minutes to ____ .Just then, the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly, read the letter and said,　 “Lilly, you’re doing ____ work！”

With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her ____ began to grow.Lilly thought, “Well, if he thinks it’s good, then it must be good.I　 think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay — all because someone had given a ____ and uncertain girl the gift of self­confidence when she knocked on the door.

1.A.reminded　　　　 　　 B．helped　　 C．encouraged　 D．forced

2.A.good　 B．formal　　　 C．poor　　 D．modern

3.A.advice　　 B．future 　　 C．promise　 D．change

4.A.always　　 B．never　　 C．sometimes　　 D．usually

5.A.warned　　 B．begged　　 C．allowed　　 D．told

6.A.employment　　 B．experience　　　 C．judgment　　 D．independence

7.A.carefully　　 B．happily　　　 C．aimlessly　　 D．rapidly

8.A.steps　　 B．trips　　　 C．purposes　　 D．choices

9.A.Bravely　　 B．Proudly　　　　 C．Calmly　　 D．Cautiously

10.A.broken　　 B．perfect　　　 C．written　　 D．fluent

11.A.refused　　 B．decided　　　　 C．pretended　　 D．failed

12.A.stopped　　 B．continued　　　 C．left　　 D．sighed

13.A.lunch　　 B．life　　　 C．fun　　 D．luck

14.A.break　　 B．run　　　 C．pass　　 D．drive

15.A.read　　 B．write　　　　 C．attempt　　 D．deliver

16.A.went over　　 B．picked up　　　 C．gave away　　 D．got through

17.A.freedom　　 B．success　　　　 C．discussion　　 D．reward

18.A.terrible　　 B．excellent　　　 C．honest　　 D．easy

19.A.belief　　 B．patience　　　 C．confidence　　 D．strength

20.A.shy　　 B．lonely　　　　 C．selfless　　 D．modest

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Lily was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. At the age of 16, her father thought that she had enough schooling and forced her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. In 1922, with limited education and skills, the future didn't look bright for Lily. Her father demanded that Lily find a job as soon as possible, but she didn't have the confidence to ask for a job.

One day, Lily gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door. She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager. In her broken English, Lily told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret decided to give her a chance.

Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Lily, let's see how good you really are.” She directed Lily to type a single letter, and then left. Lily　 looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:40 a.m. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought she should at least attempt the letter.

On her first try, she got through one line but made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself, “I'll move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again.”

On her second attempt, things didn't get any better. Again the started over and finally completed the letter, full of mistakes, though. She looked at the clock: 11:55 —five minutes to freedom.

Just then, Margaret walked in. She came directly over to Lily, and put one hand on the desk and the other on the girl's shoulder. She read the letter and paused. Then she said, “Lily, you're doing good work!”

Lily was surprised. She looked at the letter, then up at Margaret. With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to grow. She thought, “Well, if she thinks it's good, then it must be good. I think I'll stay!”

Lily did stay at Carhartt Overall Company…for 51 years, through two world wars and 11 presidents—all because someone had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.

1.Why did Lily leave school at an early age?

A. To learn English well.

B. To get self-confidence.

C. To become a typist.

D. To earn money for her family

2.When Lily applied for(申请) the job, she ________.

A. didn't know much about typing

B. could speak good English

C. knew Margaret very well

D. never wrote any letter

3.Who does the underlined word “someone” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Margaret　　 　　 B. Lily's father.

C. Lily herself　 D. A president.　 .

4. What can we learn from Lily's story?

A. Honesty is the best policy.

B. Money is not everything.

C. Encouragement makes a difference

D. Time waits for no man.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I grew up on a big farm in the small rural community of Catevisa, Missouri, as the sixth of seven children. My parents, Archie and Altha, often ________ during meals how everything on the table came from the ________.

Besides running the farm, Dad was also a ________. In the fall of 1970, he was working on a house when the ladder broke ________. His back was fractured in two places and ________needed rescue.

He stayed in the hospital for three weeks, ________ his back to align (校准) correctly so the bones would ________ perfectly.

On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in the hospital. We always killed pigs the day after the holiday so that we had enough pork ________ for the next year, and that year my uncle ________ with a couple of cousins to help my three older brothers prepare our year’s supply.

After Dad returned home, he was in a back brace, saddened for ________ to work. Worse still, the doctor told us his chance of complete recovery was ________. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming ________ as Christmas approached.

One night we heard a car coming up the long driveway and we kids were ______________ about who was visiting. Peggy Phelan, my neighbor, was at the door, holding an envelope ________ with money which, according to her account, she had ________ in the community. And she was there to ________ it!

Dad tried to ________ but Peggy would have none of it. I can still hear her saying, “Archie, whenever someone’s baler (压捆机) is broken, you help them to bale their hay. Every time someone passes away, Altha is cooking. It’s our_______________.”

That evening, I understood what being a good neighbor was, and that ______________ my parents were good neighbors, their ________ would be paid back.

1.A. confirmed　　 B. argued　　 C. noted　　 D. charged

2.A. land　　 B. hill　　 C. wood　　 D. river

3.A. carpenter　　 B. cook　　 C. clerk　　 D. driver

4.A. once in a while　　 B. all at once　　 C. by all means　　 D. at any time

5.A. surprisingly　　 B. thoroughly　　 C. terribly　　 D. gratefully

6.A. reminding　　 B. tolerating　　 C. forbidding　　 D. allowing

7.A. do　　 B. heal　　 C. play　　 D. catch

8.A. in charge　　 B. in nature　　 C. in demand　　 D. in store

9.A. called up　　 B. picked up　　 C. showed up　　 D. took up

10.A. refusal　　 B. inability　　 C. commitment　　 D. anxiety

11.A. dark　　 B. slim　　 C. heavy　　 D. shadowy

12.A. in　　 B. over　　 C. off　　 D. away

13.A. blind　　 B. familiar　　 C. loyal　　 D. curious

14.A. stuffed　　 B. burdened　　 C. charged　　 D. covered

15.A. accumulated　　 B. contacted　　 C. appealed　　 D. collected

16.A. divide　　 B. apply　　 C. get　　 D. deliver

17.A. accept　　 B. admit　　 C. protest　　 D. receive

18.A. effort　　 B. heart　　 C. turn　　 D. promise

19.A. because　　 B. unless　　 C. until　　 D. although

20.A. money　　 B. kindness　　 C. envelope　　 D. goods

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I grew up on a 40-acre farm in the small rural community of Illinois, as the fifth of six children.

My parents, Robert and Patti, often noted during meals how everything on the table except sugar and wine came from the land._____ running the farm, Dad was also a carpenter. In the fall of 1980, he was working on a house when all of a sudden the ladder broke. His back was broken.

He stayed in hospital for almost a month with his head and feet down, _____his back to align (成直线) correctly so the bones would heal.

On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in hospital recovering from his back injury. Normally he would take us to butcher pigs the day after the holiday, and that year my uncle _____ up with my four cousins to help my two elder brothers _____ our year’s supply of pork.

When Dad came back home from the hospital, he was still in a back brace (支架) and _____　 to work. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as Christmas _____ . Another day we saw a car coming up the long driveway. Always longing for company, we kids were_____ about who was visiting. Rose Anderson, our neighbor, was at the door, holding an envelope stuffed with money. She told my dad she had_____ money in the community and came to deliver it.

Dad tried to refuse,_____ Rose insisted. I can still hear her saying, “Robert, whenever someone’s baler (压捆机) breaks down, you bale their hay. Whenever someone passes away, Patti cooks. It’s our _____.”

I learned later that we also _____ gift baskets from more than one organization. That Christmas, I, a 6-year-old kid, understood what being a good neighbor was, and that as my parents were good neighbors, their_____ would be returned. These tales of Christmas kindness will _____ our heart, too.

My parents were accustomed to being the _____, not the receivers of such generosity. They had a bit of pride to swallow, but continued all of their lives to show us kids the _____of kindness.

1.A. Besides B. About C. For D. By

2.A. pushing B. pressing C. attracting D. allowing

3.A. put B. broke C. showed D. made

4.A. buy B. prepare C. share D. cook

5.A. unwilling B. unable C. ready D. eager

6.A. approached B. continued C. passed D. ended

7.A. worried B. excited C. curious D. anxious

8.A. collected B. borrowed C. earned D. saved

9.A. for B. or C. so D. but

10.A. rule B. duty C. turn D. favor

11.A. refused B. received C. sent D. bought

12.A. pride B. kindness C. money D. gift

13.A. ease B. open C. win D. warm

14.A. givers B. buyers C. workers D. farmers

15.A. price B. aim C. value D. hope

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Bill Robinson is on trial for murder（因谋杀而受审）．He grew up in a small town in Ohio and then went to Kent State University for one year．When he was nineteen years old，he was asked to join the army and was soon sent to fight in Vietnam．He was very unhappy there as he hated the war and he hated killing people．Two years later he returned home and tried to pick up where he had left off，but things were never quite the same again for the young black man．For one thing，he always had terrible dreams about the war．He could not concentrate on his studies and soon he had to leave school．Then he was fired from one job after another．He wanted to meet someone nice and get married，but he just couldn't seem to get close to anyone．He became angry easily and people avoided him．He was always lonely．Finally one day，while eating at a restaurant，Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all．Bill's lawyer hopes that he will not be held responsible for the shooting．He hopes that the judge and the jury（陪审团）will understand that Bill was“temporarily insane（一时精神错乱）”and did not really choose to kill anyone．

1.What did Bill Robinson do after he returned from abroad？

2.He failed to complete his college education because he ____ ．

3.He never married because ____ ．

4.The best title for this article is ____ ．

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Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world's 14 highest mountains.

His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia's snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545 feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.

"It tends to be the trickiest, the most dangerous," said Viesturs. "There's no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain."

In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog's tale of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzog's story was of frostbite (冻伤) and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs washookedright away.

Viesturs got his start on Washington's Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world's highest peaks. Finally, he's done.

The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. "You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it," said Viesturs. "If we have the patience and the respect, and if we're here at the right time, under the right circumstances, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down."

What's next for a man who can't stop climbing? "I'm going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer," says Viesturs. But for a man who's climbed the world's 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.

1.What record has Ed Viesturs set?

A. He has succeeded in climbing to the world’s 14th highest mountain.

B. He has been to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.

C. He has become the first to climb to the height of 26,545feet.

D. He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.

2.The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “______”.

A. frightened B. discouraged C. interested D. upset

3.The author used Viestures’ words in Paragraph 6 to support a view that ______.

A. mountain climbing is a dangerous sport

B. mountains should be regarded as living creatures

C. mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy

D. those who like mountain climbing won’t stop climbing

4.What’s the next probably plan of Viestures?

A. Stopping climbing and staying with his family.

B. Climbing to the top of the world’s 14 tallest mountains again.

C. Climbing another one of the highest mountains.

D. Writing down the experiences about his adventure.

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