For the past two years I ________ to help my two brothers
A. struggled B. have struggled
C. had struggled D. am struggling
高二英语单项填空中等难度题
For the past two years I ________ to help my two brothers
A. struggled B. have struggled
C. had struggled D. am struggling
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To the Editor,
I have been reading your newspaper, the Hometown Gazette, for the past two years, ever since I moved to Smithville. We moved here from New York City, so I am accustomed to reading excellent newspapers such as The New York Times. In fact, we still have the Times delivered on Sundays. The entire family enjoys reading the recipes(食谱) in the newspaper, as well as the Styles section.
The Times is great, but the Gazette is another story. I've never read an article that doesn't contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors. For instance, in last week's issue, you misspelled the word “secretary” used a singular verb with a plural noun, and used “it's” as a possessive(所有格). And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to elementary school, “it's” means “it is”. It's not a possessive adjective!
It's a pity that this tiny little hick (乡下) town has only one newspaper, because I' d like to have an alternative to the rag (烂报) you publish. I find it hard to believe your news stories. If you can' t spell correctly, how can you get your facts right？
I've been meaning to get this off my chest for some time. Please cancel my subscription(订阅). And buy yourself a dictionary.
Sincerely,
Jane Z. Jones
1.Which phrase from the passage shows the writer' s prejudice(偏见)？
A. get this off my chest
B. tiny little hick town
C. reading the recipes in the magazine
D. three or four spelling or grammatical errors
2.The author's tone in this passage can best be described as ________.
A. happy B. humorous C. objective (客观的) D. angry
3.Which statement from the passage is a fact?
A. We still have the Times delivered on Sundays.
B. It's a pity this town has only one newspaper.
C. The Times is great, but the Gazette is another story.
D. You never went to elementary school.
4.Which statement of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A. The writer once lived in New York City, so he was used to reading newspapers like The New York Times.
B. The entire family enjoys reading the Styles section in the local newspaper.
C. The writer has long been planning to express his dissatisfaction with the local newspaper.
D. It is obvious that the editors of the newspaper are not very careful about their work.
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My six-year-old came home from school this week with two envelopes. One was for a donation to help people in the Philippines. The other was to help hungry families have a Thanksgiving meal.
“I’ll put a check in each of these. Then you can add your own money from your piggy bank, okay?” I said, thinking he’d be so excited to put his own stamp on things.
“That’s okay, mom. You put money in. I don’t want to waste mine,” he sweetly sang as he colored. “I want to fill my bank all the way up.”
Ack! I guess I know what our dinnertime discussion will be about tonight, I thought.
I had figured that through watching his parents donate items, helping us take toys from time to time to needy kids and putting money in the basket at church, he would just understand why it was important to help people in need — and even want to do it himself.
But of course he doesn’t really understand yet. “There’s a big disconnect between the people ‘over there’ and my piggy bank,” said parenting educator Vicki Hoefle.
“There’s nothing wrong with the child. There’s just no connection.”
As for having that conversation immediately, or forcing my son to put money into the envelopes: “Try not to do it now,” Hoefle said. Teaching a child about donating their own money or toys or time to people in need “should be a gentle introduction into what we hope will be a way of life for our kids.”
She suggested these things to help children understand the importance of giving:
* Just talk about it. Then explore the issue from a perspective he can understand.
* Use the course of a year to introduce kids to opportunities. That way, they won’t be shocked when you ask them to stuff their own money into an envelope （like this writer just did）.
* Pick a family charity for the year and have a conversation about how you all can help throughout the year.
* Think of this not as something you must teach, but as something to expose them to.
At her house, Hoefle said, “When you got something new, you gave something up.” Each birthday, her children would pick what toys they had outgrown and give them away. “There was a comfort in it. It just became a natural part of the kids’ lives.”
So I will fill those envelopes alone this time. But I’ll make sure he understands why they should be filled—gradually.
1.When the writer asked her son to give money to help the poor, he __________.
A. declined to donate
B. sang a sweet song
C. put all his money in a bank
D. seemed very surprised
2. Hoefle’s attitude towards children’s unwillingness to donate money can be best described as “___________”.
A. critical B. tolerant
C. positive D. worried
3.Which of the following is Hoefle’s approach to educating kids about charity?
A. Giving courses about charity.
B. Setting a rule for children to give.
C. Inviting a lot of poor people home.
D. Giving children enough real life chances.
4.What can we learn about the writer from the passage?
A. She often makes donations for people in need.
B. She taught her son a lesson over dinner that evening.
C. She is at a loss as for what she should do next.
D. She invited a parenting educator home for advice.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Kids, please help those in need.
B. Why are kids unwilling to donate?
C. Kindness is lost in the young generation.
D. How can we help kids learn generosity?
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Having slept on mid-priced mattresses（床垫）for the past 20 years, my wife and I decided to buy a higher quality mattress. Like many other customers, we visited several local mattress stores and were not pleased with either the construction quality or the sales. So, we decided to check on-line to see what was available. And in all the research, Saatva kept coming up over and over again as one of the highest rate mattress factories in terms of comfort, customer service and producing quality. After an afternoon of interest research, we decided to order the 14.5 inch Luxury（奢侈）Firm king-sized mattress.
As someone who has led an active athletic life-style, I have had 5 knee surgeries（手术）, serious neck injuries, and most recently I was recovering from shoulder surgery. Following the recovery from the shoulder surgery, I was unable to return to our old tired bed because it was so uncomfortable. I was so excited the day our Saatva mattress arrived. My wife and I couldn’t wait to get the sheets on it and try it out.
The next few night’s sleep has proved that. No longer do I move and um al night with all my various damaged and surgically repaired joints screaming at me. Sleeping on our new Saatva mattress is like sleeping on a cloud. You close your eyes and it feels like you are floating. The moment you stretch（伸出）out, all the pressure points on all the old aching joints and injuries just disappear. My wife and I both sleep so well on this mattress that t made me realize how badly I had actually been sleeping on our old tired mattress.
The quality of this mattress and the entire buying experience couldn’t have ben any better. The Saatva mattress has really changed my life. I have run out of superlatives so I will wrap it up by saying “Thanks Saatva!”
1.Why didn’t the author buy mattress in the local stores?
A. He didn’t love the old style.
B. He couldn’t afford to purchase it.
C. He’d like to buy one on-line.
D. He was dissatisfied with the quality and sales.
2.What does Saatva refer to in the text?
A. A mattress material. B. A mattress seller.
C. A mattress factory. D. A mattress model.
3.What's Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The good feeling of their sleeping on the new mattress.
B. The design style of the newly-bought mattress.
C. The curing result of the new mattress in surgeries.
D. The disgusting sense to their old tired mattress.
4.What does the underlined word “superlatives” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. maximum strength B. all savings
C. whole wisdom D. high praise
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My most rewarding experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the swimming competition for Special Olympics where a disabled friend of my community took part. This had special ______ for me because experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, develop my character, and support my community.
Firstly, my ______ skills developed when I independently directed each swimmer where to ______ at the platform and ______ each competitor when they needed to swim. I had to make sure that the swimmers were ______ and ready to perform. This kept me on my feet at all times and ______ of each event’s time and location. I learned each swimmer’s name, ______ many of them swam in more than one event.
Secondly, my ______ was greatly influenced. When I saw the swimmers get their awards for winning each swimming event, I was deeply moved. I was ______ that most swimmers could swim better than I. Their ______ attitudes astonished me, whether they won or lost. This also enlarged my view, offering me the opportunity to ______ people I would normally not run into. I went out of my ______ zone and did whatever was needed to be done, even if it was sometimes difficult to me. It was especially ______ when I saw the glowing faces of the competitors.
Lastly, I was of ______ to my community by lending a hand to this organization. To be a part of it gave me a chance to improve my community and become ______ with the people living in this area.
As Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we do, but we make a(n)______ by what we give.” The importance of ______ should be stressed throughout your life. ______, through the many opportunities my community has offered I was privileged to be ______ in this exciting and important event in these competitors’ lives. I hope to be a(n) ______ again at this event in years to come.
1.A. purpose B. attention C. meaning D. regulation
2.A. learning B. acting C. exercise D. leadership
3.A. pile up B. line up C. put up D. fill up
4.A. informed B. awarded C. taught D. compared
5.A. positioned B. preserved C. presented D. predicted
6.A. full B. ignorant C. aware D. convinced
7.A. because B. if C. so D. though
8.A. technique B. imagination C. figure D. character
9.A. reminded B. impressed C. blamed D. concerned
10.A. various B. controversial C. changeable D. positive
11.A. educate B. gather C. meet D. recommend
12.A. safety B. comfort C. time D. development
13.A. rewarding B. outstanding C. interesting D. relaxing
14.A. wisdom B. courage C. service D. encouragement
15.A. crowded B. combined C. supplied D. familiar
16.A. exception B. way C. life D. analysis
17.A. evaluating B. volunteering C. traveling D. allocating
18.A. Strangely B. Generally C. Specially D. Fortunately
19.A. involved B. committed C. devoted D. caught
20.A. trainer B. assistant C. judge D. announcer
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Over the past 5 years reciting English has helped me change it _____ way or another for the better .
A any B either C every D one
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Finland is offering free trips to people in need of happiness lessons
For the past two years, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world. Its citizens are relaxed and cheerful, enjoying life in a technologically advanced society. The Finns themselves owe(归功于) this to their connection with nature and their instinct(本能) to go outside whenever anxiety appears: “When others go to therapy(治疗), Finns put on a pair of rubber boots and head to the woods. A project called Rent A Finn will send a select number of guests to live in Finland for three days this summer. All travel and accommodation costs are covered, but you must be willing to be filmed throughout the experience.
Guest’s activities
Experience anything from visiting a national park to spending a weekend fishing at a real summer cottage， berry picking in the wilderness, enjoying a proper Finnish sauna(桑拿浴)一 basically all the things that we Finns love to do in nature and what makes Finland the happiest country worldwide.
Esko, mayor(市长) of a small town, will take you boating and teach you to play molkky, a Finnish throwing game. If you stay with Hanna, an IT professional, you’ll travel to her grandmother’s lakeside home outside Helsinki, where you’ll pick blueberries and eat traditional foods. Linda and Niko, who live on Uto, an island with a population of around 40, will take you sailing, show you the lighthouse, and camp out on an island.
Application
Now is the time to apply by filling out an online application form and filming a 3-minute video describing yourself, your connection to nature, and why you want to visit Finland. Submit, breathe deeply, and wait. I know what I’ ll be doing this weekend.
1.What do the Finns think mainly brings them happiness?
A.Getting close to nature.
B.Living in a rich country.
C.Remaining in high spirits.
D.Getting on well with others.
2.Who will lead guests to pick blueberries around a lakeside home?
A.Esko. B.Linda.
C.Hanna. D.Niko
3.What should you do if you want to join the project?
A.Complete a form online.
B.Make a video about Finland.
C.Pay the activity expenses in advance.
D.Learn how to make traditional Finnish food.
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I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people __ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.
I think my __ started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my ____ and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever _____ to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really _____ . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) ___ . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I __ to help. That was really a big ___ for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ___ are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new __ , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my ____ . Every time I came into her room, she was so __ because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never ___ her, so I took her place. She let me ___ . that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was ___ , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much _____ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ____ these experiences. They have ___ me to care about other people more than about myself. I ____ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
1.A. since B. or C. before D. unless
2.A. famous B. different C. simple D. skilled
3.A. education B. career C. tour D. change
4.A. degree B. balance C. homework D. interest
5.A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported
6.A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty
7.A. argument B. game C. defence D. experiment
8.A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened
9.A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step
10.A. us B. which C. them D. whom
11.A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck
12.A. guide B. friend C. partner D. guest
13.A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident
14.A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted
15.A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see
16.A. heartbroken B. homeless C. bad-tempered D. hopeless
17.A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer
18.A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze
19.A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught
20.A. miss B. wonder C. like D. expect
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I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
1.A. since B. or C. before D. unless
2.A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled
3.A. education B. change C. tour D. career
4.A. balance B. homework C. degree D. interest
5.A. reported B. wrote C. lied D. talked
6.A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty
7.A. experiment B. game C. argument D. defence
8.A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened
9.A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step
10.A. us B. them C. which D. whom
11.A. hope B. hobby C. attitude D. luck
12.A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest
13.A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident
14.A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted
15.A. explain B. see C. declare D. guess
16.A. homeless B. hopeless C. bad-tempered D. heartbroken
17.A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer
18.A. improve B. face C. forget D. analyze
19.A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught
20.A. like B. miss C. wonder D. expect
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I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me . that making others feel good made me feel good, too. when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
1.A. since B. before C. or D. unless
2.A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled
3.A. education B. career C. tour D. change
4.A. balance B. homework C. degree D. interest
5.A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported
6.A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty
7.A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence
8.A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened
9.A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step
10.A. us B. which C. them D. whom
11.A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck
12.A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest
13.A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident
14.A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted
15.A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see
16.A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless
17.A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer
18.A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze
19.A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught
20.A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect
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