I do not know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the choice at a young age. Sometime in the middle of fourth grade, I stopped ___________. By the time I was in seventh grade, I was your ____________ degenerate (颓废): lazy, rebellious, and disrespectful. I had lost all social ____________. I terminally (不可救药的) followed, what was fashionable.
Not long after that, I dropped out of school and ____________ my downward spiral. Hard physical labor was the ____________ for the choices I made as an adolescent. At the age of twenty-one, I was ___________ lost and using drugs as a way to deal with the fact that I was uneducated and ___________ in a dead-end job carrying roof materials up a ladder all day.
But now I believe in do-overs, in the __________ to do it all again. And I believe that do-overs can be made at any point in your life, if you have the right __________. Mine came from a ____________ source.
It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It's funny that after a life of __________ responsibility, now I was in charge of something so __________. Over the years, as I grew into the title of Dad, I began to learn something about myself. ____________, Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work, and play for the first time. I began my do-over.
It took me almost three years to learn ____________ to read. I started with my son's books. Over and over, I practiced reading books to him ____________ I remembered all the words in every one of them. I began to wonder if it was possible for me to go back to school. I knew I wanted to be a good role model, ___________ after a year-and-a-half and a lot of hard work, I passed my GED test on my son's fourth birthday. This may not sound like ____________, and I am not trying to get praise for doing something that should have been done in the first place, but all things considered it was one of the ___________ days in my life. Today, I am a full-time college student, studying to become a sociologist.
Growing up, I ____________ heard these great turn-around stories of triumph over shortcomings. But I never thought they applied to me. Now I believe it is a (an) ____________ anyone can make: To do it all over again.
1.A. playing B. dreaming C. schooling D. trying
2.A. normal B. typical C. apparent D. ordinary
3.A. graces B. directions C. positions D. occupations
4.A. started B. expanded C. continued D. prevented
5.A. consequence B. destruction C. entertainment D. reward
6.A. willingly B. hopelessly C. desperately D. reluctantly
7.A. stuck B. buried C. trained D. spoiled
8.A. ambition B. purpose C. interest D. chance
9.A. advice B. goal C. schedule D. motivation
10.A. confusing B. surprising C. frightening D. upsetting
11.A. sharing B. shouldering C. avoiding D. recognizing
12.A. fragile B. brilliant C. plain D. sensitive
13.A. On the contrary B. On the whole C. In a way D. In a word
14.A. what B. why C. when D. how
15.A. until B. unless C. if D. after
16.A. yet B. so C. for D. or
17.A. much B. enough C. nothing D. something
18.A. funny B. boring C. best D. worst
19.A. seldom B. directly C. immediately D. always
20.A. choice B. assumption C. contribution D. adjustment
高二英语七选五中等难度题
I do not know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the choice at a young age. Sometime in the middle of fourth grade, I stopped ___________. By the time I was in seventh grade, I was your ____________ degenerate (颓废): lazy, rebellious, and disrespectful. I had lost all social ____________. I terminally (不可救药的) followed, what was fashionable.
Not long after that, I dropped out of school and ____________ my downward spiral. Hard physical labor was the ____________ for the choices I made as an adolescent. At the age of twenty-one, I was ___________ lost and using drugs as a way to deal with the fact that I was uneducated and ___________ in a dead-end job carrying roof materials up a ladder all day.
But now I believe in do-overs, in the __________ to do it all again. And I believe that do-overs can be made at any point in your life, if you have the right __________. Mine came from a ____________ source.
It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It's funny that after a life of __________ responsibility, now I was in charge of something so __________. Over the years, as I grew into the title of Dad, I began to learn something about myself. ____________, Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work, and play for the first time. I began my do-over.
It took me almost three years to learn ____________ to read. I started with my son's books. Over and over, I practiced reading books to him ____________ I remembered all the words in every one of them. I began to wonder if it was possible for me to go back to school. I knew I wanted to be a good role model, ___________ after a year-and-a-half and a lot of hard work, I passed my GED test on my son's fourth birthday. This may not sound like ____________, and I am not trying to get praise for doing something that should have been done in the first place, but all things considered it was one of the ___________ days in my life. Today, I am a full-time college student, studying to become a sociologist.
Growing up, I ____________ heard these great turn-around stories of triumph over shortcomings. But I never thought they applied to me. Now I believe it is a (an) ____________ anyone can make: To do it all over again.
1.A. playing B. dreaming C. schooling D. trying
2.A. normal B. typical C. apparent D. ordinary
3.A. graces B. directions C. positions D. occupations
4.A. started B. expanded C. continued D. prevented
5.A. consequence B. destruction C. entertainment D. reward
6.A. willingly B. hopelessly C. desperately D. reluctantly
7.A. stuck B. buried C. trained D. spoiled
8.A. ambition B. purpose C. interest D. chance
9.A. advice B. goal C. schedule D. motivation
10.A. confusing B. surprising C. frightening D. upsetting
11.A. sharing B. shouldering C. avoiding D. recognizing
12.A. fragile B. brilliant C. plain D. sensitive
13.A. On the contrary B. On the whole C. In a way D. In a word
14.A. what B. why C. when D. how
15.A. until B. unless C. if D. after
16.A. yet B. so C. for D. or
17.A. much B. enough C. nothing D. something
18.A. funny B. boring C. best D. worst
19.A. seldom B. directly C. immediately D. always
20.A. choice B. assumption C. contribution D. adjustment
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
La Gomera is the only place in the world that has a whistle(口哨) language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of a valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard. Some of the best whistlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles.
The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.
We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help one another in the same way when a car breaks down or a cow is lost.
The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live on for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in different parts of a country. But on La Gomera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.
1.If a person on La Gomera is ill, ______.
A. the whistle language will help pass the message to the doctor
B. people will take him to town by carriage
C. his family will take him to the hospital
D. others will phone the doctor in town
2.La Gomera is special because ______.
A. we don’t know its complete history
B. people have to shout if they want to communicate
C. people there have good teeth and ears
D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.
B. The whistle language can only be found on La Gomera.
C. It is not easy for a person to live on La Gomera if he cannot whistle.
D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others from seven miles away.
4.Which of the following will be the best title of this passage?
A. The Secret Language
B. Do You Know the Whistle Language?
C. The Life of Islanders
D. La Gomera－a Mystery
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
—I do feel sorry about spoiling your plans.
—_____ I know you didn’t mean to.
| A．Forget it. | B．Why not? | C．No way! | D．Pardon me |
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet, I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the car accident I had to see a doctor---- and go to court(法庭).
After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury. I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.
But every time I want to see doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines and it cost me $215.
My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance(保险) company the date I was leaving American. Knowing that, they played for time,….. and I left without getting a cent.
My experience taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality（职业道德）. Secondly foreigners are still being treated unfairly. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.
1.The author’s roommate offered to help him because ------------.
A. he felt sorry for the author
B. he thought it was a chance to make some money
C. he knew the doctor was a very good one
D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
2.The word “charge” in this passage means ----------.
A. be responsible B. accuse C. ask as a price D. claim
3.Both the doctor and the lawyer in the passage are very ----------.
A. friendly B. greedy C. professional D. busy
4.What conclusion can you draw from the story?
A. Going to court is something very common in America
B. One must very careful while driving a car
C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides
D. Money is more important than other things in America
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.
After the accident my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.
But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.
My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.
1.The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.
A. he thought it was a chance to make some money
B. he felt sorry for the author
C. he knew the doctor was a very good one
D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
2.A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.
A. be properly treated
B. talk with the person responsible for the accident
C. recover before he leaves America
D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury
3.The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_________ .
A. be responsible B. accuse
C. ask for a price D. claim
4.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.
A. friendly B. selfish
C. professional D. busy
5.What conclusion can you draw from the story?
A. Going to court is something very common in America.
B. One must be very careful while driving a car.
C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.
D. Money is more important than other things in the US.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began eaming $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days.He got married and moved with his wife to a verywealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it " Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. " Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they______.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don't want others to know they are rich
D. want to be happy
2. It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to_______.
A. live outside New York City B. live in New York city
C. live in apartments D. have many neighbors
3. According to the writer, it is ________ to keep up with the Joneses.
A. correct B .interesting C. impossible D. good
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They had to move back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich.
C. don't want others to know they are rich
D. want to be happy
2.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City
C. live in apartments D. live with many neighbors
3.What's the author's attitude to keeping up with the Joneses?
A. Negative. B. Positive.
C. Supportive. D. Objective.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________.
A．want to be as rich as their neighbors
B．want others to know or to think that they are rich
C．don’t want others to know they are rich
D．want to be happy
2.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
A．live outside New York City B．live in New York city
C．live in apartments D．have many neighbors
3.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _____.
A．an important name B．a popular name in the United States
C．his neighbor’s name D．not a good name
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life--style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories, He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’ Keeping up with the Joneses’ came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Jonses’ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.
| A．want to be as rich as their neighbours |
| B．want others to know or to think that they are rich |
| C．don’t want others to know they are rich |
| D．want to be happy |
2.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
| A．live outside New York City | B．live in New York City |
| C．live in apartments | D．have many neighbours |
3.The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means ________.
| A．a person who lives near another | B．people living in an area |
| C．an area near the place referred to | D．an area in another town or city |
4. Arthur Momand used the name ‘Jones’ in his series of short stories because’ Jones’ is ________.
| A．an important name | B．a popular name in the United States |
| C．his neighbour’s name | D．not a good name |
5.According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses.
| A．correct | B．interesting | C．impossible | D．good |
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City.. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They had to move back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses” because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don't want others to know they are rich
D. want to be happy
2. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
A. live outside New York City
B. live in New York City
C. live in apartments
D. live with many neighbors
3.What's the author's attitude to keeping up with the Joneses?
A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Supportive. D. Objective.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析