One cold, rainy night in 1979, staying on the...

One cold, rainy night in 1979, staying on the deck of the nuclear attack submarine(核攻击潜艇) USS Birmingham entering Hampton Roads Harbor, a soldier who was called Jeff Harris was suddenly hit by a huge wave that took away his ship’s ball cap.

Months later, while walking along Chesapeake Boulevard beach in Hampton, Will Miller, a Vietnam veteran(退伍军人) and Navy(海军) commander, happened to find Harris’ cap which was half-buried in the sand then. Knowing how important a ship’s cap was to its owner, Miller saved the hat, hoping one day to find its owner. The cap was packed away for years but recently appeared again at Miller’s home in Florida.

“It suddenly fell out of a box onto my computer keyboard, right in front of me,” said Miller. “I guessed it was telling me, ‘It’s time to get me home.’”

An extensive Internet search led Miller to a USS Birmingham website and finally to Harris. The two sent e-mails back and forth, and one night Miller’s phone rang.

“This is Jeff Harris,” the voice on the phone said. “You have my hat!”

The two sailors talked for almost half an hour, telling sea stories to each other and thinking of the common relationship between seamen.”

“Most non-seagoing people wouldn’t understand how much a sailor likes his hat,” Miller said. “Your hat protects you from sun, wind, salt and cold, and when you lose it, especially one with your ship’s name on it, it’s a big thing. I’m delighted to get it back to Jeff.”

1.What is the main idea of the story?

A．A sailor looked for his hat for years.

B．Hats are important for sailors.

C．A sailor reunited with his hat years after losing it.

D．Friendship was based on a hat.

2.Jeff Harris’s hat dropped off into the sea because of ______.

A．a sudden wave                         B．his carelessness

C．a strong wind                          D．something wrong with his hat

3.Will Miller kept the hat for years because ______.

A．he wanted to leave it to his child

B．it was valuable as a gift

C．he wanted to return it to its owner

D．he wanted to sell it one day

4.From the passage we can know Jeff Harris and Miller ______.

A．had been friends before the story happened

B．didn’t know the importance of the hat

C．often told sea stories to each other

D．once worked at sea

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some 21  for the night. “Could you give us a 22  here?” the husband asked.

The waiter, a 23  man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and  24  that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “ 25  I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be 26  to sleep in my room? It’s not 27  a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you 28  for the night.”

When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple  30  . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best  31   in America. Maybe someday I’ll   32  one for you.” The waiter looked at them and 33  .Then they drove away.

Two years passed. The waiter had almost 34  it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that  35  night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.

The old man 36  knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose 37  him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34^th Street. He 38   to a great new building there.

“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.

“You must be 39  ,” the young man said.

“I’m not,” said the elderly man.

The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first  manager was George Boldt.

1.A.food                    B.shelter                    C.light                  D.space

2.A.room        B.help           C.bed              D.chair

3.A.serious       B.patient             C.friendly       D.careful

4.A.decided      B.thought         C.suggested      D.explained

5.A.So          B.And            C.But                     D.If

6.A.ready            B.glad                C.grateful        D.natural

7.A.clearly       B.nearly              C.exactly         D.simply

8.A.calm             B.special             C.successful      D.comfortable

9.A.easily        B.politely              C.give             D.know

10.A. left          B.agreed           C.complained     D.happened

11.A.hotel        B.shop                C.school         D.restaurant

12.A.build            B.keep                 C.find           D.invent

13.A.checked        B.excused              C.smiled         D.changed

14.A.expected     B.realised             C.discovered            D.forgotten

15.       A.bright        B.warm                     C.cloudy              D.stormy

16.本题有误A.ticket             B.map                    C.form                 D.travel

17.本题有误A.met                   B.thanked                  C.missed              D.watched

18.A.waved                  B.pointed                   C.moved             D. returned

19.A.laughing     B. arguing         C.joking         D.reporting

20.A.small        B. common        C. simple        D.beautiful

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was one of those cold winter nights in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco . I was driving an eyesore（丑陋的东西）that could only be 36  as a “ car ” by someone who was either a shameless liar or a good friend .

It was 37  to drive the car because you had to keep your fingers and toes crossed to keep the engine running . I tried to imagine I was driving a huge clumsy 38  ; that way I didn’t 39  the slow speed .

That night I must have uncrossed my fingers to scratch something . The car 40  in the middle of a four-lane stretch of Oak Street . I  41  for a place to turn off（拐弯）, but the street was lined with parked cars .

There I sat , in 42  traffic , as tons of vehicles screamed by . In my rearview mirror（后视镜）I saw a car 43  behind me . I knew what was coming . Soon the horn would start and someone would be 44  at me . But I was 45  .

A stranger got out of the car and came to my 46  . He asked , “ Do you want a 47  ?”

I was surprised but 48  . And then he 49  to his car and two teens piled out to help push my car . When I was 50  delivered to a side street , they got back into their car and rejoined the sea of 51  . I didn’t get to 52  them .

Over the years I’ve realized something about the  53  who stopped to help . I’ve noticed that every time I’m in  54  , he appears . The one true thing in this world is an unasked  55  provided by a stranger .

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One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a 31 practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having 32  handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about33  both acting and San Francisco. I had 34  too much of city life.

As I walked down the 35  streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began36  both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out37  a few homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my38, I heard a sound behind me. I 39 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me 40  so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 41  what the noise had been. It had been my wallet 42  to the sidewalk.

Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk43  for 15 minutes, my wallet was 44  to be found.

Just as I was about to quit the45  , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to46  . When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde(金发碧眼的) man with an47  look in his eyes. “Is this 48  you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up something like a wallet.

It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some49  of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place50  people were willing to help each other.

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

These are some signs that you can see on the roads of Great Britain.

Number one is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign they must not go at more than thirty miles an hour. We see this sign when we get to parts of the country where there are many houses and other buildings, for example, when we are getting near a town. Thirty miles an hour is the speed limit. Number two is sign for the end of the speed limit. We are out of the town now and may go at more than thirty miles an hour. Number three is a sign that we are near a crossroads, that is, a place where two roads cross. We must drive carefully. Number four is a sign that there is a bend in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. Number five is a sign that there is a hill and number six is a sign that the roads get narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number seven has the word “school” on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of a street or road. Perhaps there are children going to school or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly until they are past the school building.

Number eight is a sign with the letter P on it. The letter P is for “parking.” A parking place is a place where drivers may leave their cars. If the driver of a car wants to leave his car and go to the shops, he looks for this sign. Then he knows that he may leave his or her car there.

1.Who will most probably read the passage?

A. People who drive badly.　 B. People who are learning to drive.

C. People who drive well.　　 D. People who drive carelessly.

2.When a driver sees the sign number one, he must　 　　　　　　 .

A. always go at 30 miles an hour

B. go at more that 30 miles an hour

C. not go at more than 30 miles an hour

D. stop

3.A driver must drive carefully when he gets to　 　　　　　　　 .

A. a bend　　 　　　　　 B.　 a crossroads

C.　 a narrow road　　 D.　 all of them

4.If a driver wants to leaves his car and go to the shops, 　　　　　　　　 .

A. he can leave his car anywhere

B. he can leave his car at the gate of any shop

C. he must look for the sign with the letter P on it

D. he can leave his car at the side of the street.

5.Now , you—three drivers are driving side by side along the road, if you see the No. six sign, you have to _______.

A. drive along one after one because the road is not wide enough

B. drive more slowly because of the speed limit

C. drive more carefully because school children may cross the road

D. drive slowly because you have got to drive uphill

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Details：Hotel taxes are an additional 12 percent.

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Time：Jan. 1­Mar. 2,2007

Details：Hotel taxes are an additional 8 percent.

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1.A couple, with their 13­year­old son, had a half­day tour of Canyon de Chelly without stay on Nov. 13,2006.They should pay________.

A．$114             B．$189             C．$177             D．$123

2.If a couple wants to have a cheap 3­day trip, they had better contact________.

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C．800/23­TAHOE                          D．866/439­7375

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高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The other day on a cold night, I left my wife and drove from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 100 miles. It was rather late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I became increasingly impatient.

At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of car lamps, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.

I started wondering why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was clearly no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it.

Much later that night, the question of why I'd stopped for that light came back to me. I think I stopped because it's part of a contract（契约）we all have with each other. It's not only the law, but it's an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it： we don't go through red lights.

Trust is our first inclination. Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual（相互的）trust, not distrust. We do what we say we'll do； we show up when we say we'll show up； and we pay when we say we'll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and we're angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.

I am so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.

1.How does the author feel about the truck driver?

A.Pleased. B.Satisfied.

C.Sorry. D.Annoyed.

2.What can we infer about the author?

A.He hates driving at night.

B.He desired to cross the red light that night.

C.He approves of obeying traffic rules by himself.

D.He is easy when suffering the traffic jam.

3.What is the meaning of the underlined word "inclination" in paragraph 5?

A.Tendency. B.Faith.

C.Adjustment. D.Guidance.

4.What should we do to create a better society according to the author?

A.Be polite to others. B.Improve traffic rules.

C.Be patient and helpful. D.Trust each other.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

On a cold Friday night, a poor artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The young violinist was a student at an Arts College named Joseph, who did so every day in order to earn his tuition fees. He planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna and had booked the flight for the next morning. Though the music was great, people were quickly going home for the weekend. Joseph was playing his last chapter when a middle-aged man looking pretty excited slowed down his pace and put 50 dollars into the hat, for which Joseph was grateful.

The next night, the young artist came to the gate of the subway station as usual, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he began playing the violin.

Before long, the young artist was surrounded with many passers-by, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman put an unexpected thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it as soon as possible.” It caused great excitement and curiosity. They were dying to know what the unexpected thing could be.

注意：1. 所续写短文词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词。

Paragraph 1:

Just at the moment a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

The man thanked Joseph again and again because it was very essential to him. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

高二英语读后续写困难题查看答案及解析

Some people can stay up all night and still get work done the next day. I’m not one of them. After a night without enough sleep, I feel bad-tempered. I have trouble remembering things. And all I want to do is go to bed.

How do you feel after you’ve stayed up late to finish schoolwork or the day after an overnight party? Scientists now say that your answers to these questions may depend on your genes.

New research suggests that a gene called “period 3” influences how well you function without sleep. The “period 3” gene comes in two forms: short and long. Everyone has two copies of the gene. So, you may have two longs, two shorts, or one of each. Your particular combination depends on what your parents passed on to you.

Scientists from the University of Surrey in England studied 24 people who had either two short or two long copies of “period 3”. Study participants (参与者) had to stay awake for 40 hours straight. Then, they took tests that measured how quickly they pushed a button when numbers flashed (闪过) on a screen and how well they could remember lists of numbers.

Results showed that the people with the short form of “period 3” performed much better on these tests than the people with the long form did. In both groups, people performed worst in the early morning.

After the first round of experiments, participants were finally allowed to sleep. People in the group that performed well on the tests (those with the short form of “period 3”) took about 18 minutes to nod off.

While people with the long “period 3” gene fell asleep in just 8 minutes. They also spent more time on deep sleep. That suggests that people with the long form of the gene need more and deeper sleep to keep their brains working in top form.

I think I must have the long form of “period 3”. What about you?

1.The purpose of this passage might be ___________

A.    to tell us the importance of plenty of sleep.

B.    to tell the result of a research on sleepy gene.

C.     to inform the harm of lacking sleep.

D.    to announce the sleeping rules of humans.

2.What kind of people need less sleep according to the research?

A.    Those with two short copies of the gene.

B. Those with two long copies of the gene.

C. Those with one short and one long copy of the gene.

D. Those with three short copies of the gene.

3.If one lacks enough sleep, one should avoid doing important or dangerous things ___________.

A. at noon               B. at night

C. in the afternoon           D. at dawn

4.Why did the writer think he or she had the long form of “period 3”?

A.    Because the writer could remain energetic without enough sleep.

B. Because the writer could do things correctly at dawn.

C. Because the writer needed more sleep to keep energetic.

D. Because the writer recovered quickly after sleep.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

One cold rainy evening last October, as a medical student, I was in a hospital, gathering data

for my graduation paper.

Holding a patient questionnaire34 some simple yes-or-no questions, I walked towards a 43-year-old patient who lay in bed alone. I was worried whether she would approve of my demands at such a late hour.35 , she treated it with consideration. Soon I finished and prepared to leave. 36 I could stand up, she spoke up in a weak voice asking where I was from and why I was working so late in the evening.

Then she started talking about herself as well as her37 , "My husband died about a year ago, 38 me the only breadwinner of my family. My pay as a cleaner is39 enough for me and my three kids. I don't know what my children would be if something bad happened to me."

I didn't know what to say. I desperately tried to remember the lessons from a communication skills class I had taken years earlier, but my mind was 40.

Without realizing it, I had begun41 her hand. Now that I didn't have anything to say, I just sat quietly while she talked. That's when it occurred to me that she was not expecting any 42 from me. She 43 wanted me to listen. All 1 did was nod my head as a way of showing my 44.

The conversation went on for about 20 minutes. Finally, she stopped talking. "I'm very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel45 now. I had no one to46 out my problems to. Thank you so much, doctor."

Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or advanced technology. 47 , they just need someone with the48 to lend an ear and spare a little of their time. For me, that is one of the best things a doctor can do for a patient, doesn't it?

1.A. made up of     B. fed up with    C. put up with        D. come up with

2.A. Calmly         B. Excitedly       C. Gladly             D. Eagerly

3.A. When                 B. Before          C. As                       D. After

4.A. job            B. illness         C. family            D. children

5.A. causing        B. getting         C. forcing              D. leaving

6.A. extremely      B. exactly        C. especially         D. absolutely

7.A. casual         B. clear          C. steady                     D. blank

8.A. holding        B. shaking         C. carrying          D. treating

9.A. thanks         B. praise          C. warmth                 D. reply

10.A. even           B. ever           C. just                   D. still

11.A. sympathy       B. support         C. sorrow            D. respect

12.A. relaxed        B. awkward        C. fragile            D. satisfied

13.A. leave          B. pour            C. try               D. find

14.A. However             B. Otherwise       C. Instead            D. Besides

15.A. emotion        B. patience        C. experience              D. preference

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析