Recently, my husband and I had the chance to ...

Recently, my husband and I had the chance to do something good for two complete strangers. This 　　 us feel so good that I felt I had to share our experience.

We were traveling to Mexico for 　 　　 week with our family. 　　 　 I traveled a lot for work, we had enough frequent flier miles (累计飞行里程) and could upgrade (升级) our tickets to 　　 class seats. We were sitting in the very first two seats in the first row of first class, 　　 the plane to take off. I overheard one of the flight attendants (空乘) telling the others that there was a couple sitting in the 　 　　 of the plane who had just got married the previous day and were heading off on their　 　　 . They had booked their flight eight months in advance 　　 , due to some schedule changes, they had not been able to get　 　　 together. No one else on the plane was willing to move and the bride (新娘) was 　 　　 .

I turned to my husband and told him what I heard. We immediately 　　 and I called the flight attendant over to tell her that we would be happy to 　　 our seats to this couple. The flight attendant seemed 　 　　 　 and amazed and said, “Really? Are you sure” We said, “Of course!”

So we moved to the back of the 　　 . I sat in a middle seat part way back and my 　 　　 　 sat in the window seat in the last row of the plane.

The flight attendants were extremely thankful and 　　 good care of us even though we were no longer sitting in first class. We both made friends with the people 　　 　 around us and had a great flight. I had to go back to the front of the plane to pick up a forgotten bag at one point during the　 　　 . I saw the newlyweds sitting very close together, 　　 enjoying champagne (香槟).

It didn’t just make my day—it made my whole Thanksgiving 　 　　 !

1.A. forced　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　 D. persuaded

2.A. Christmas　　　　 B. New Year　　　　　 C. Thanksgiving　　 D. Halloween

3.A. Since　　　　　　 B. When　　　　 C. While　　　　　　 D. If

4.A. second　　　　　　 B. last　　　　　 C. middle　　　　　 D. first

5.A. watching　　　　 B. waiting for　　　　 C. listening to　　 D. observing

6.A. front　　　　　　　 B. beside　　　　　 C. back　　　　 D. left

7.A. honeymoon　　　　 B. holiday　　　　 C. business　　　　 D. dream

8.A. and　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　 D. therefore

9.A. bags　　　　　　　 B. seats　　　　　 C. tickets　　　　 D. wishes

10.A. in tears　　　　　 B. in silence　　　　 C. in surprise　　　 D. in comfort

11.A. agreed　　　　　　 B. answered　　 C. replied　　　　 D. moved

12.A. give out　　　　 B. give up　　　　 C. give off　　　　 D. give in

13.A. shocked　　　　　 B. interested　　　　 C. tired　　　　　 D. disappointed

14.A. house　　　　 　　 B. car　　　　　　 C. plane　　　　　　 D. train

15.A. friend　　　　 　　 B. husband　　　 C. son　　　　　　 D. daughter

16.A. made　　　　 　 B. turned　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. looked

17.A. sitting　　　　 　 B. standing　　　　 C. walking　　　　　 D. talking

18.A. time　　　　　 　　 B. flight　　　　　 C. space　　　　　　 D. schedule

19.A. satisfactorily　 　 B. shamefully　　 C. terribly　　　　 D. happily

20.A. week　　　　 　 B. day　　　　　　　 C. month　　　　　 D. year

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My husband and I recently went to Disney World with our children and grandchildren. We had a wonderful time and made lots of sweet memories together, but unexpectedly, I learned something as we made our way through the parks.

Our four grandchildren were excited about the attraction where children can drive the cars. Since our party was uneven (不均匀的) in numbers and two people fit in each car, I sat out that one and headed down to get pictures of everyone as they drove past on the track.

As I waited for my gang to drive by, I noticed a car with a father and his son who looked to be about 7. They rolled down the hill at the beginning, and then the car stopped. The young driver looked panicked, “I can’t do it.” His father quietly said, “Yes, you can.”

“No. I can’t!”　 “Yes, you can, son.”

The little guy was almost in tears, “I CAN’T!” With deep patience, the father said, “Son, you can do this. I’m going to help you.” Then he talked him through pushing the gas pedal (油门踏板) and driving the car. Mere moments later with the father helping his son, the two went smoothly on their way down the track.

The scene brought tears to my eyes. That sweet whispered to my soul, “Yes, you can”. Then every time things got hard or when I had failures along the way, I would think “You can”.

Time and time again, the words patiently encouraged me on the journey. That’s where the true strength comes in. I am aware that I can not do things under my own power, but the words “Yes, you can” come beside me and provide wisdom and strength. There’s no way I can fail. Are you struggling with something today? Have the “I can’t” moments taken over? You can trust the words “Yes, you can”.

1.What did the author think of her family’s trip to Disney World?

A.Surprising. B.Disappointing.

C.Satisfying. D.Boring.

2.How did the boy feel before the car restarted again?

A.Excited. B.Frightened.

C.Encouraged. D.Moved.

3.What did the boy’s father do?

A.He encouraged the boy. B.He let the boy drive all by himself.

C.He took the place of the boy and drove. D.He was unwilling to help the boy.

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A.The author enjoyed traveling very much.

B.The author was unwilling to help lazy children.

C.“You can” has helped the author a lot.

D.The author hasn’t failed in anything.

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Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great 36 . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not 37  another one.

I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk 38  with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had 39  seen anything so lovely.

I 40  the handle and saw a 41 . I got off the streetcar and 42  opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a 43  book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.

Yes, she said in 44 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. 45 , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.

She was so excited that I 46  I was 47  a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her 48  filled with tears.

I refused the 49  she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.

The next six months were 50 . I was able to obtain 51  here and there. l reached the lowest point in my 52 . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.

Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen 53  the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were 54  of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.

Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was 55  “California”, where she had moved.

1.A. cloud                           B. rain                         C. wind                       D. snow

2.A. search                        B. catch　　         C. afford 　　         D. sell

3.A. raincoat                     B. seat          C. book 　            D. umbrella

4.A. never                          B. ever 　　     C. almost 　　      D. nearly

5.A. concluded                  B. examined      C. learned 　          D. helped

6.A. name                          B. address 　         C. card 　                D. demand

7.A. deliberately               B. specially 　　   C. sadly                 D. thankfully

8.A. technology                B. engine 　　     C. telephone             D. medicine

9.A. anger                          B. surprise　　     C. danger                            D. sorrow

10.A. And                           B. But　　　    C. So　　             D. Or

11. A. forgot                      B. remembered        C. indicated 　　   D. decided

12.A. applied for               B. watching for         C. asking for　         D. looking for

13.A. face                           B. nose 　　　  C. eyes　　                   D. ear

14.A. reward                     B. prize　　　　C. present                 D. umbrella

15. A. freezing                            B. surprising              C. shocking                D struggling

16.A. failures                     B. successes　　   C. jobs　　          D. wages

17.A. heart                        B. favor 　　          C. work　　            D. life

18.A. as                              B. while　　         C. when 　              D. then

19.A. proud                        B. full 　　  C. careful　　       D. glad

20. A. simply              B. directly          C. finally                 D. nearly

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As is known to us, doing something small makes a difference.

Last night, my husband and I were taking a post-dinner walk in a nearby parking lot, when we saw a man breaking something with a rock. He was completely _______his task and didn’t look up at anyone passing by. We kept _______him as we walked around the parking lot and talked between ourselves about what he might be doing. I _______he was breaking stones to make sand, but why would he do that?

_______, we decided to go up and speak to him. He was _______ pieces of leftover bread that he had collected from his housemates to make _______for the birds that come there every morning. The large pieces of bread would be _______for the birds to eat, so he ground them into a fine powder with the_______.

It was moving to hear that he’s been doing this every _______,by himself, for the last three or four years. What________ us more was that he was surprised we were even taking ________in this, since for him it wasn’t a big deal. Every night, he ________leftover bread from his housemates. He then spends the next one or two hours in the parking lot crushing each piece of ________and making a neat pile for the birds, which he says will be ________ by the next evening. He also ________ fresh water and adds birdseed on top of the pile.

When we asked him why he does this small and simple act of ________, he shrugged and said, “It’s just something ________ I do so that the leftover bread doesn’t go into the ________and the birds get food.”

We shared his story with the hope that it might remind us to be more ________with our leftover food. Perhaps it might ________ someone to do something similar in their own area.

1.A.worried about B.satisfied with C.tired from D.focused on

2.A.questioning B.showing C.noticing D.helping

3.A.discussed B.thought C.wondered D.admitted

4.A.Naturally B.Finally C.Surely D.Patiently

5.A.picking up B.spreading C.breaking up D.piling

6.A.drink B.food C.nests D.desserts

7.A.perfect B.healthy C.enough D.difficult

8.A.rock B.stick C.cage D.rope

9.A.morning B.night C.afternoon D.weekend

10.A.moved B.pleased C.confused D.embarrassed

11.A.a role B.part C.an interest D.pride

12.A.buys B.collects C.borrows D.steals

13.A.cake B.chocolate C.bread D.birdseed

14.A.removed B.lost C.discovered D.gone

15.A.leaves B.takes C.drops D.saves

16.A.faith B.choice C.service D.courage

17.A.special B.small C.interesting D.useful

18.A.plate B.ground C.market D.trash

19.A.careful B.content C.patient D.fun

20.A.inspire B.guide C.allow D.require

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Recently my husband had his Achilles tendon（跟腱） cut when feeding a chicken. When sitting in the doctor’s office waiting for surgery stressfully, I decided to treat myself for a minute and start to read about “The Little House on the Prairie”. Suddenly I felt my life seemed like a slack（懈怠） compared to the Ingalls who do all their washing and cooking but they feel so happy. Their every happiness is created from the work with their own hands. Yet I’m walking around feeling sorry for myself because I’m picking up the slack! So I’m thinking “Work it out! Get up and get busy.”

It really is true. I realize that I’m happiest when accomplishing tangible(有形的) productive work—working in the yard and washing my dishes—brings me happiness. This does not surprise Kelly Lambert Ph.D. She has been researching the phenomenon she calls “effort-rewards”. When you do meaningful work with your hands, a kind of neurochemical feedback floods your brain with dopamine and serotonin. These happy brain chemicals are natural antidepressants, and we’ve evolved to release them both to reward ourselves for working with our hands and to motivate ourselves to do it some more. Dr. Lambert says Americans have become more depressed in recent years and at the same time we’ve experienced a decrease in purposeful physical activity. Did we lose something vital to our mental health when we started pushing buttons instead of ploughing the fields?

Dr. Pansinski says she gets that happy look when she prepares a meal at the end of a day. “We are programmed to reward ourselves when we accomplish things with our hands. For so many people, it just feels as though everything’s going so fast—life, kids, hundreds of e-mails a day. There is so little you can really see and hold on to. Working with one’s hands is a way to slow down, to take pleasure in life again.”

1.Before reading “The Little House On the Prairie”, the writer might think the Ingalls were ________.

A. unknown　　 B. hardworking

C. foolish　　 D. unhappy

2.The writer develops the first paragraph in a way of ________.

A. giving an example　　 B. making a comparison

C. analyzing a cause　　 D. asking a question

3.From Kelly Lambert Ph. D, we know that ________.

A. her “effort-rewards” is popular among American people

B. working with our hands makes our brain tired easily

C. a decrease in physical work causes people in low mood.

D. we should work with our hands instead of using machine

4.From what Dr. Pansinski says, we can conclude that ________.

A. time and tide wait for no man

B. we should lower our expectation for life

C. it’s better to leave today’s work to tomorrow

D. we should never hurry our life too much

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My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me . I decided to use it the very day and I washed a lot of things .

Everything worked well , but I found one of my husband’s socks(短袜)  missing . I looked everywhere for it , but I couldn’t find it anywhere .

The next morning , I got ready for school as usual . When the bell rang , the students came in . I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day .

When I turned around to write on the blackboard , the class burst into a roar (大笑声)! They laughed and laughed . They laughed so much , in fact ,that I was afraid the headmaster would come in to see all this .

I asked the class to stop , but the more I talked , the more they laughed . I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard . when I did this , they roared even more .

Finally , the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about .

“Good heavens ,” I said , “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?”

“Oh , God,” said the teacher , “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt !”

So that’s how I found my husband’s missing sock .

“Oh , well ,” I said to the class , “Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity(静电)。”

1.What was the writer ?

A．A washer          B．A student          C． A headmaster     D． A teacher

2.What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard ?

A．The class roared with anger .

B．The class began to laugh loudly .

C．Another teacher came in

D．There was a loud noise outside the room

3.Why couldn’t she find one of her husband’s socks?

A．Because some students had hidden it .

B．Because her husband had taken it away .

C．Because she had left it in the classroom .

D．Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt .

4.What did the writer do when she got to know why her students laughed?

A．She did nothing but laugh.

B．She got angry with the class .

C．She did nothing

D．She explained the matter in a clever way .

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Black was very forgetful. Each time when Mrs. Black wanted her husband to do something, she had to tell him again and again not to forget it.

Once Mr. Black was asked to post a letter, “ Do remember to put it into the letter box on your way to work.” The wife said. “ This time I won’t forget.” Mr. Black said to his wife. “I will hold the letter in my pocket.” “Oh, my dear, you may go now. Please come back early.” Mrs. Black said. As Mr. Black was shown out, he felt as if his wife touched him affectionately (温柔地) on the back.

Hand in his pocket, Mr. Black walked slowly down the street. Soon a man caught up with him from behind and smiled at him, “Don’t forget to post the letter.” Mr. Black was wondering how the man knew he had a letter to post. Then a girl passed him and turned to smile at him, too.“Now be sure to post the letter,” the girl said. Mr. Black was even more puzzled, “Why are they smiling at me? And how do they know I’m going to post a letter?” he thought to himself.

1.“Do remember to put it into the letter box on your way to work” showed _______ .

A. Mrs. Black believed her husband would certainly do as he was told to

B. Mrs. Black believed husband’s memory

C. Mrs. Black doubted her husband’s memory

D. Mrs. Black hoped her husband wouldn’t post the letter in a wrong place

2.The man who caught up with Mr. Black from behind _______ .

A. might be a man of his neighbors

B. might know Mr. Black’s shortcomings

C. might be Mrs. Black’s friend and he was told to warn Mr. Black

D. might be a stranger but he noticed something unusual on Mr. Black’s back

3.The girl turned to smile at Mr. Black _______ .

A. because she knew him

B. because she wanted to be friendly to him

C. because she wanted to show she had good manners

D. because of some obvious reason

4.According to the passage we can infer Mrs. Black touched her husband on the back so as to______ .

A. stick something on his back

B. show her love

C. warn him not to forget to post the letter

D. let him go to work right now

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Something I enjoy doing most in my leisure time is going to the cinema to watch a great film. It's two hours of relaxation and escapism from real life. But when I kick back in my seat to enjoy the film and tuck into (大口吃) my box of popcorn, I'm often irritated by seeing someone next to me texting on their mobile phone or worse still, talking to someone.

It's no surprise that a proposal by a US cinema chain to let people use their phones during some film screenings was met with such anger, that the company had to withdraw the idea. People said it was the worst idea ever! Surely, going to watch the latest film is just that — watching not multi-screening. And if you're out with a friend it seems very antisocial or just rude. I certainly get distracted (分心的) by the click-click on someone's mobile keyboard as they text and the glow of the bright small phone screen — why aren't they concentrating on the big screen?

But with the availability of streaming films at home and cheap DVDs, cinemas are struggling to keep their customers. Some places now offer comfortable seats with free snacks and drinks so maybe trying to attract a younger audience by allowing the use of mobile phones is the way forward. A survey in 2012found that a majority of 18-to-34-year-olds believed using social media while watching a movie would add to their experience.

However, not every young person wants to multi-task at the movies. Many of us still get annoyed by the theatre staff who appear not to do anything about it. Of course, we could ask the offenders to turn their phones off but as Adam Aron, head of AMC Entertainment, said in Variety magazine, "when you tell a 22-year-old to turn off the phone, don't ruin the movie, they hear ‘please cut off your left arm above the elbow’ " Clearly this is not what I would like to see but if you want to use your mobile phone in the cinema that I'm at, please don't sit next to me! What do you think is the right thing to do?

1.The underlined word "irritated" in Paragraph 1 means ______ .

A.annoyed B.depressed

C.terrified D.embarrassed

2.Which of the following is True of the US cinema chain's original advice? ______

A.They forbade people to use the phone.

B.The advice was carried out smoothly.

C.The advice was very popular with people.

D.They permitted people to use the phone.

3.What can we infer from Paragraph 3? ______

A.People prefer to watch films and DVD at home.

B.The cinema needn't worry about their customers.

C.Young people use their social media frequently.

D.Sending messages is the best experience for young people.

4.What is the author's attitude towards multi-task at the movies? ______

A.Sympathy. B.Disapproval.

C.Enthusiasm. D.Encouragement.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—You didn’t go to the party last night, did you?

—I do wish I _________ there, but I had to do my homework.

A. was               B. had been     C. went             D. have been

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My husband Ollie had retired from teaching and we were making plans to travel together to Florida. Then he was terribly ill and became very weak, hardly able to speak. Weeks passed and it became clear that Ollie was near death, but I prayed day and night that he could get better.

One of us was always in Ollie’s hospital room—either me, or our grown children, Bruce and Karen. One day, in his broken and weak speech, Ollie told Bruce, “Go home. You should be with Gwen.” Gwen was Bruce’s wife. They had been married for six years and lived hundreds of miles away. Gwen was about to have a baby. We felt an extra sadness, knowing Ollie would never see his first grandchild.

“I don’t want to leave you, Dad,” Bruce said. Ollie repeated, “You should be with Gwen.” Reluctantly, Bruce left. “When the baby comes,” he promised Ollie, “you will be the first to know.” A few days later, around 2 p.m., Ollie awoke from a sleep. He turned and looked at me. I sat close to hear his weak words. “The baby is coming now. It’s a boy,” he said. For a moment his eyes were filled with tears. Then he went back to sleep again. Not long after that, Karen ran into the room. “Bruce called,” she said, a smile lighting her face. “Gwen gave birth to a healthy baby boy around two o’ clock.”

Ollie smiled; he had been the first to know. That night, Ollie died in his sleep.

1.Ollie didn’t travel to Florida because________.

2.Why did Ollie want Bruce to be with Gwen?

3.The underlined word in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.

4.What can we learn from the passage ?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析