Our daughter Alissa passed away after a battl...

Our daughter Alissa passed away after a battle with a simple flu in August 2006 at 25. Due to the illness along with her birth, she grew to only 4 feet and 9 inches tall and had pneumonia every two months. However, Alissa had a great fighting spirit and handled those obstacles with strength and courage.

The loss of Alissa took away all of the happiness and joy in our family. As the next August approached, we needed something to move us forward.

That something was a dog we named Baci. My wife, Susan, and daughter Jenna had been looking for a dog. I was not as enthusiastic, but they insisted. On July 26, 2007, Baci arrived in our lives from a pet store.

That night, when I came home from work, Jenna handed me this small brown-colored ball of hair. I held Baci on my chest, and the first thing he did was kiss my face. It was love at first doggy kiss, with many more to follow.

Suddenly the air of the house changed. Bad liked to take walks around the lake and take a ride in the car. He would put his ball in my lap and wait for me to throw it. Then he would chase down the ball and repeat the game. Baci was not a perfect dog. He would go through the garbage and tore up paper. He was not friendly in public, either with dogs or people. But Baci gave us unconditional love. When we came home, he would come to the door wagging his tail happy to see us.

Unfortunately, as Baci approached his 10th birthday, his health began to fail. I had hoped that we would have more time together, but it appears that our days with Baci are coming to a close. Still, Baci was the something we needed to move us forward in our journey through sadness. He was an unexpected gift from God for which I will always be thankful.

1.What does the underlined word “obstacle” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. success　　 B. spirit　　 C. pain　　 D. death

2.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. all Alissa, Susan and Jenna are the author’s daughters

B. Baci was a homeless dog and picked up by the author

C. the author was not much interested in Bad at first

D. Baci filled the author’s family with happiness and joy

3.Which of the following descriptions of Baci is TRUE?

A. Baci died before the author wrote this passage.

B. Baci had a bad habit to go through the garbage.

C. Baci liked to take a swim in the lake.

D. Baci was always friendly to people.

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Dog That Sent Us Gift

B. A Dog That Moved Us Forward

C. Baci, We Love You Unconditionally

D. Baci, a Brown-Colored Dog

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

After Grandma passed away, Grandpa moved in with us from China in 1983. Although we___ different languages, we still communicated well in our own way.

Playing Monopoly(大富翁) with my brother and I created a___ bond between us.

Although he failed to figure out the _______　 or much of what my brother and I said, he got a kick　　 out of___ with us.

I think of Grandpa when I play games with my sons. Truthfully, I don’t care if I win or lose these games. What___ is spending time with children and understanding their___ .

Grandpa would spend his days sitting on the couch, staring out the window and singing ___. I often thought he was____, but as I age, I find peace in taking moments to stare out a window. Maybe I got that from him.

He passed away the night before his 80th　 birthday. One of my biggest______ is not spending more time with him. What I learned from my grandpa was to____ simple pleasure in life, see a single leaf fall from a tree and play games with my sons.

I think it’s time to visit Grandpa’s grave.

1.A.exchanged B.spoke C.learned D.loved

2.A.close B.similar C.mysterious D.free

3.A.laws B.opinions C.lessons D.rules

4.A.shopping B.staying C.traveling D.singing

5.A.exists B.permits C.matters D.differs

6.A.answers B.decisions C.problems D.interests

7.A.quietly B.skillfully C.perfectly D.regularly

8.A.relaxed B.sleepy C.stressed D.bored

9.A.concerns B.mistakes C.regrets D.puzzles

10.A.enjoy B.select C.picture D.remember

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

On Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away __ my daughter heard cries for help.

A．after             B．while             C．since             D．when

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I have this old clock that belonged to my mom. My dad gave it to me years ago after mom passed away.

I have mixed feelings about keeping the clock. I love it because it was my mom’s, but it also holds some bad memories.

You see, it chimes (打钟报时). It counts out the hour and rings once on the half hour. Or at least it used to. Now you never know what number it will ring.

When my mother was at home dying from cancer, she asked for the clock to be unplugged (拔去插头等). Hearing the hours count down really angered and frightened her.

Mom passed away. I decided I wanted to get the clock fixed so I could remember the good hours we had with her.

I took it to a local clock shop the other day.

“I know this has no particular value as a clock, but it was my mom’s and I need to get it fixed,” I said to the shop owner.

I went on to describe the problem.

“We get a lot of these in,” he told me. “Here’s what I do. We remove the clock works (机件) and replace it with a battery -operated movement (机芯) that chimes electronically,” he told me.

“You can’t fix this?”　 “No, we don’t have the time nor the parts.”

I thanked him and went home. I called a few other places and was told the same thing.

“How incredibly sad,” I told the last one disappointedly.

We copy the original instead of creating something new. We duplicate (复制); we don’t originate (发明). How incredibly sad that we have become a society that replaces craftsmanship (手艺) with convenience and easy fixes.

Sadly, this is also our attitude toward life itself.

Each of us is an original, one of a kind. But we find it so much easier to copy another’s style than to develop our own.

We are wannabes (崇拜别人的人) rather than “hey-world-look-at-me”s.

We fail to see the real value in who we are, so we spend our lives trying to be someone else.

1.The author decided to get the clock fixed because it ______.

A. was a really old and valuable clock

B. left the author with mixed feelings

C. was the only thing that his mother had left him

D. brought him memories of being with his mother

2.What did the clock shop owners tell the author?

A. It would cost a lot to repair the clock.

B. They could only make the clock electronic.

C. The parts that the clock needed were electronic.

D. They had never repaired a clock like this before.

3.The purpose of the article is to criticize ______.

A. the irresponsible clock shop owners

B. people who do not value things with a history

C. people who do not have a creative attitude toward life

D. people’s ignorance (无知) of traditional craftsmanship

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I have this old clock that belonged to my mom. My dad gave it to me years ago after mom passed away.

I have mixed feelings about having the clock. I love it because it was my mom’s, but it also holds some bad memories.

You see, it chimes. It counts out the hour and rings once on the half hour. Or at least it used to. Now you never know what number it will ring.

When my mother was at home dying from cancer, she asked for the clock to be unplugged. Hearing the hours count down really angered and frightened her.

Mom passed away. I decided I wanted to get the clock fixed so I could remember the good hours we had with her.

I took it to a local clock shop the other day.

“I know this has no particular value as a clock, but it was my mom’s and I need to get it fixed,” I said to the shop owner.

I went on to describe the problem.

“We get a lot of these in,” he told me. “Here’s what I do. We remove the clock works (机件) and replace it with a battery-operated movement (机芯) that chimes electronically,” he told me.

“You can’t fix this?”

“No, we don’t have the time nor the parts.”

I thanked him and went home. I called a few other places and was told the same thing.

“How incredibly sad,” I told the last one disappointedly.

How incredibly sad that we have become a society that replaces craftsmanship with convenience and easy fixes. We copy the original instead of creating something new. We duplicate (复制); we don’t originate (发明).

Sadly, the same goes for our attitude to life itself.

Each of us is an original, one of a kind. But we find it so much easier to copy another style than to develop our own.

We are wannabes (崇拜别人的人) rather than hey-world-look-at-mes.

We fail to see the real value in who we are, so we spend our lives trying to be someone else.

1. Why did the author decide to get the clock fixed?

A．Because it was a really old and valuable clock.

B．Because it was the only thing that her mother had left her.

C．Because it brought her memories of being with her mother.

D．Because it left the author with mixed feelings.

2. What did the clock shop owners tell the author?

A．The parts that the clock needed were electronic.

B．It would cost a lot to repair the clock.

C．They had never repaired a clock like this before.

D．They could only make the clock electronic.

3. The author intends to ________.

A．criticize the irresponsible clock shop owners

B．criticize people who do not value things with a history

C．criticize people who do not have a creative attitude toward life

D．criticize people’s ignorance of traditional craftsmanship

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The millionaire passed away, leaving his children with a large ______.

A．fortune           B．luck              C．sum              D．amount

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The millionaire passed away, leaving his children with a large _________.

A．fortune           B．luck              C．money            D．amount

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

His mother ____________ an acute disease and passed away three months later.

A. came down with        B. got tough with

C. kept an eye on        D. gave her life for

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The morning after an evening flight with my then three-year-old daughter, I couldn’t wait to get her to school. I was tired from the anger, and her inability to communicate because of her slowed language development.

As I accompanied her into the car, I felt desperate. Nothing was right with our world. She had been born around the same time the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession(经济萧条）.My job and my house had been victims. Then this happened. My child’s language delay was identified, but doctors struggled to properly diagnosis her. I felt like we both needed to be rescued.

I returned that afternoon as disenchanted with the little girl I loved as when I left.

Walking slowly toward the school’s playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me.

“You should have seen her today!” His breathy words were supported by excitement.　 I didn’t interrupt.“See that climber.”He pointed to a piece of wooden playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. “Well, every day since she started school, She’s tired and failed to make it to the top.” He took a breath. “And today she made it.

He expressed his joy just like he'd witnessed her conquering (征服) Mount Everest “”She cheered and celebrated! I wish l'd recorded it.” . His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.As she ran toward me, I recognized something I hadn't before. I saw her perseverance. I saw her strength.I saw a hero.

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1.Why was the author's daughter rushed to school?

A. The mother was busy with her work as a doctor

B. The mother had a fight with the daughter last night.

C. The mother broke down when dealing with her daughter.

D. They had to sell and leave their house due to Great Recession.

2.Which of the following best explains disenchanted underlined in paragraph 3?

A. Disturbed. B. Dissatisfied

C. Distrusted D. Disappointed.

3.What made the little girl's preschool teacher feel excited?

A. That she succeeded in conquering Mount Everest.

B. That she managed to climb up the wooden climber.

C. That she got the first place in the school sports meeting

D. That she developed the ability to communicate normally.

4.Where is the text probably taken from?

A. On the radio. B. From a magazine.

C. From a school paper D. On the Internet

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

After the school sports, our headmaster ______ the prizes.

A. gave away         B. gave in        C. gave off           D. gave up

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析