One day an out-of-work mime(哑剧演员)is visiting a zoo and attempts to earn some money as a performer. As soon as he starts to draw the crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him and drags him into his office. The zoo keeper explains to the mime that the zoo’s most popular attraction, a gorilla, died suddenly and the keeper fears that the attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one. The mime accepts.
So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He discovers that it’s a great job. He can sleep when he wants to, play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime. However, eventually the crowds get tired of him and he doesn’t like just swinging on wires any longer. He begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his.
Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage, crawls across a partition(隔开物), and dangles(悬荡) from the top of the lion’s cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious, but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo keeper comes and gives the mime a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps laughing at the lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps going up.
Then one terrible day when he is dangling over the furious lion he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. The lion gathers its strength and prepares to pounce(猛扑). The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and round in the cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime starts screaming and yelling, "Help me! Help me!", but the lion is quick and pounces. The mime soon finds himself lying on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, "Shut up, you idiot! Do you want to get us both fired?"
1.The mime goes to the zoo in order to .
A. perform to make some money
B. take part in an interview
C. look for a better job as a worker in the zoo
D. help the zoo keeper to draw more visitors
2.The mime doesn’t like his job any longer probably because .
A. he can’t have enough sleep every day
B. the visitors throw something at him
C. people are less interested in his performance
D. he wants to stay with the lion in the cage
3.The underlined word "furious" (in Paragraph 3) means " ".
A. happy B. angry
C. frightened D. satisfied
4.According to the passage, we can know that .
A. the lion wants to catch hold of the mime
B. both the lion and the mime will be killed
C. another employer dresses up as the lion
D. the zoo keeper will fire both of them
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
One day an out-of-work mime(哑剧演员)is visiting a zoo and attempts to earn some money as a performer. As soon as he starts to draw the crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him and drags him into his office. The zoo keeper explains to the mime that the zoo’s most popular attraction, a gorilla, died suddenly and the keeper fears that the attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one. The mime accepts.
So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He discovers that it’s a great job. He can sleep when he wants to, play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime. However, eventually the crowds get tired of him and he doesn’t like just swinging on wires any longer. He begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his.
Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage, crawls across a partition(隔开物), and dangles(悬荡) from the top of the lion’s cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious, but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo keeper comes and gives the mime a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps laughing at the lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps going up.
Then one terrible day when he is dangling over the furious lion he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. The lion gathers its strength and prepares to pounce(猛扑). The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and round in the cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime starts screaming and yelling, "Help me! Help me!", but the lion is quick and pounces. The mime soon finds himself lying on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, "Shut up, you idiot! Do you want to get us both fired?"
1.The mime goes to the zoo in order to .
A. perform to make some money
B. take part in an interview
C. look for a better job as a worker in the zoo
D. help the zoo keeper to draw more visitors
2.The mime doesn’t like his job any longer probably because .
A. he can’t have enough sleep every day
B. the visitors throw something at him
C. people are less interested in his performance
D. he wants to stay with the lion in the cage
3.The underlined word "furious" (in Paragraph 3) means " ".
A. happy B. angry
C. frightened D. satisfied
4.According to the passage, we can know that .
A. the lion wants to catch hold of the mime
B. both the lion and the mime will be killed
C. another employer dresses up as the lion
D. the zoo keeper will fire both of them
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day a mime(哑剧演员)is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw a crowd，a zookeeper drags him into his office．The zookeeper explains that the zoo's most popular attraction，a gorilla(大猩猩)，has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance（出席人数） at the zoo will fall off．He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla. The mime accepts．
The next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes．He soon discovers he can sleep all he wants，play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime—the job he likes but loses．
However, with days going by，he begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his．Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage，crawls across a partition(隔墙)，and dangles(悬挂)from the top to the lion’s cage. The lion gets angry at this. The scene is a fuel to the crowd．
At the end of the day he is given a raise for being such a good attraction—Well，this continues for some time．The crowds grow larger，and the mime’s pay keeps going up.
Then one day when he is dangling over the lion he slips and falls．The mime is terrified. He starts screaming， “Help me!”，but the lion is quick．The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, “Shut
up you fool! Do you want to get us both fired?”
1.The mime accepts the zookeeper’s offer because______________·
A．he has been out of work
B．he doesn’t like being a mime
C．he likes performing at the zoo
D．he is offered a higher pay there
2.How does the mime find the job dressing up as the gorilla?
A．Hard and tiring． B．Dangerous.
C．Easy and funny． D. Boring.
3.The mime’s first contact with the lion is to_________·
A. find pleasure for himself B. get the lion’s attention
C．get his pay raised D．win back his audience
4.The underlined words “a fuel” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by __________.
A. frightening B common C．exciting D. familiar
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
One day a mime(哑剧演员)is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw a crowd，a zookeeper drags him into his office．The zookeeper explains that the zoo's most popular attraction，a gorilla(大猩猩)，has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance（出席人数） at the zoo will fall off．He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla. The mime accepts．
The next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes．He soon discovers he can sleep all he wants，play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime—the job he likes but loses．
However, with days going by，he begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his．Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage，crawls across a partition(隔墙)，and dangles(悬挂)from the top to the lion’s cage. The lion gets angry at this. The scene is a fuel to the crowd．
At the end of the day he is given a raise for being such a good attraction—Well，this continues for some time．The crowds grow larger，and the mime’s pay keeps going up.
Then one day when he is dangling over the lion he slips and falls．The mime is terrified. He starts screaming， “Help me!”，but the lion is quick．The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, “Shut
up you fool! Do you want to get us both fired?”
1.The mime accepts the zookeeper’s offer because______________·
| A．he has been out of work |
| B．he doesn’t like being a mime |
| C．he likes performing at the zoo |
| D．he is offered a higher pay there |
2.How does the mime find the job dressing up as the gorilla?
| A．Hard and tiring． | B．Dangerous. |
| C．Easy and funny． | D．Boring. |
3.The mime’s first contact with the lion is to_________·
| A．find pleasure for himself | B．get the lion’s attention |
| C．get his pay raised | D．win back his audience |
4.The underlined words “a fuel” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by __________.
A. frightening B common C．exciting D. familiar
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
There is a poster below. Read it carefully.
VISIT SWANSEA ZOO!
Come and see the African elephants and the new tigers from India. The Arctic bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from Zaire are waiting to throw things at you. The hyenas (a flesh-eating animal, like a wolf, with a howl that sounds like wild laughter) from Tanzania are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets
Adult: $1.20
Children: Over 12: 80 cent
Under 12 : Free
Opening Time: 9: 00a. m. ~4: 00p. m.
Except Fridays: 10: 00a. m. ~3: 00p. m.
KEEP THE ZOO CLEAN!
DO NOT FEED,TOUCH OR GO NEAR THE ANIMALS!
1.If you want to visit the Swansea Zoo, what is the best time to go there?
A. 4:00 p. m on Sunday. B. 4:00 p. m on Friday.
C. 9:00 a. m on Friday. D. 9:30 a. m on Sunday.
2.If you want to buy tickets for you and the two of your sons who is 14 and 10, how
much should you pay?
A.$3.60 B.$2.00 C.$2.60 D.$2.40
3.Which of the following is allowed in the Swansea Zoo?
A. To give an orange to a monkey.
B. To pat a tiger on the head.
C. To go near a hyena.
D. To sing a song if you like.
4.A giraffe must be a kind of animal which is _______.
A. fat B. small C. strong D. tall
5.The underlined word “flesh-eating” means_____
A. grass-eating B. fruit-eating C. meat-eating D. earth-eating
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
She is usually ________ to be one of our best artists.
A. regard B. acknowledged C. received D. attempted
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Timmy sold magazines. One day he walked up to a that people rarely visited. Timmy the door and waited for some time. No one answered. As he was ready to , the door was slowly opened. An old man showed up. It was Mr. Black. He asked him for his purpose. Before he answered, Timmy happened to see a dog figure on the desk in the house. “Do you dog figures?” Timmy asked. Mr. Black said yes and explained that he had gathered many at home. Timmy felt for Mr. Black, as it seemed that he was a very lonely person. “Well, I have a magazine about dogs.” While saying this, Timmy to find it when Mr. Black said , “I don’t need any magazines!”
Timmy was so sad that he not to sell anything that day. He went home and then had a(n) . He had a little dog figure that he got from an aunt. It did not mean much to him for he had a real live dog and a large family. He wanted to it to Mr. Black.
With the dog figure, Timmy went to Mr. Black’s house. Seeing him, Mr. Black said that he didn’t magazines.
“I just wanted to bring you a gift.” Timmy handed him the figure and Mr. Black’s face lit up. He of the past experiences. No one had ever given him such a gift and shown him so much kindness. He was touched. He started coming out of the house and greeting people.
1.A. house B. factory C. school D. company
2.A. closed B. kicked on C. opened D. knocked on
3.A. come B. stop C. leave D. shout
4.A. collect B. sell C. make D. repair
5.A. happy B. calm C. nervous D. sorry
6.A. tried B. pretended C. continued D. seemed
7.A. weakly B. angrily C. gladly D. strangely
8.A. refused B. learned C. decided D. realized
9.A. idea B. message C. suggestion D. opinion
10.A. give B. throw C. mail D. leave
11.A. have B. need C. accept D. understand
12.A. wrote B. thought C. spoke D. heard
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet ________ of the splendid artwork.
A young _________ viewing the paintings ahead of me _________ nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s _________ for putting up with her _________ stream of words. Disturbed by their noise, I moved _________.
I met them several times as I moved _________the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away _________ .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase _________ the couple approached the _________ . Before they left, the man _________into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He _________ it into a long stick and then _________ his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a _________man.” The clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in _________ there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art”. I asked “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see You’re _________. He sees a lot, more than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife _________each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, _________ and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without _________ and the courage of a husband who would not _________ blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
1.A．wander B．view C．touch D．smell
2.A．clerk B．couple C．man D．lady
3.A．screamed B．argued C．yelled D．chatted
4.A．patience B．attempt C．independence D．wisdom
5.A．vivid B．constant C．simple D．exciting
6.A．out B．on C．in D．to
7.A．from B．through C．to D．towards
8.A．anxiously B．slowly C．quickly D．sensibly
9.A．when B．why C．how D．while
10.A．entrance B．exit C． queue D．front
11.A．plugged B．bent C．reached D．held
12.A．brought B．lengthened C．made D．broadened
13.A．led B．found C．forced D．tapped
14.A．gentle B．brave C．smart D．rough
15.A．whenever B．whichever C．wherever D．whatever
16.A．unique B．equal C．silly D．wrong
17.A．decorates B．draws C．shows D．describes
18.A．courage B．kindness C．enthusiasm D．pride
19.A．expectationB．confidence C．sight D．support
20.A．get B．hope C．allow D．cause
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet ________ of the splendid artwork.
A young _________ viewing the paintings ahead of me _________ nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s _________ for putting up with her _________ stream of words. Disturbed by their noise, I moved _________.
I met them several times as I moved _________the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away _________ .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase _________ the couple approached the _________ . Before they left, the man _________into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He _________ it into a long stick and then _________ his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a _________man.” The clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in _________ there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art”. I asked “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see You’re _________. He sees a lot, more than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife _________each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, _________ and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without _________ and the courage of a husband who would not _________ blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
1.A．wander B．view C．touch D．smell
2.A．clerk B．couple C．man D．lady
3.A．screamed B．argued C．yelled D．chatted
4.A．patience B．attempt C．independence D．wisdom
5.A．vivid B．constant C．simple D．exciting
6.A．out B．on C．in D．to
7.A．from B．through C．to D．towards
8.A．anxiously B．slowly C．quickly D．sensibly
9.A．when B．why C．how D．while
10.A．entrance B．exit C． queue D．front
11.A．plugged B．bent C．reached D．held
12.A．brought B．lengthened C．made D．broadened
13.A．led B．found C．forced D．tapped
14.A．gentle B．brave C．smart D．rough
15.A．whenever B．whichever C．wherever D．whatever
16.A．unique B．equal C．silly D．wrong
17.A．decorates B．draws C．shows D．describes
18.A．courage B．kindness C．enthusiasm D．pride
19.A．expectationB．confidence C．sight D．support
20.A．get B．hope C．allow D．cause
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Is this the museum _____ you visited the other day?
A．that B．where C．in which D．the one
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Visit the Newseum During “Museum Day”！
Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. The Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two people.
Here is some information about a popular museum — the Newseum.
EVENT DETAILS
Registration: free tickets will be available for the public to download on December 15 via the link : https ://www. smithsonianmag. com/museumday/museum-day-2018/.
Advanced registration is requested so that the museum sites know how many people to expect. If you don't register beforehand you may still be admitted the day of the event, but no guarantee for admission. All are welcome to attend including children and groups.
Meeting Point #1: From 7:45 – 8:00 some volunteers will be in the Starbucks at 325 7 th St NW before walking 2 blocks to the Newseum.
Meeting Point #2: Outside the Newseum’s Pennsylvania Avenue entrance. The Newseum opens at 9:00 am. However, as this is an extremely popular event we highly recommend arriving as early as possible, by 8:15 if you can, to bypass the masses that will show up later in the day.
Meeting Point #3: Once the museum opens we recommend immediately heading to the 6th floor to avoid the masses since most people start on the 1st floor. On the 6th floor, the Hank Greenspun Terrace, which overlooks Pennsylvania Avenue and the U. S. Capitol, has one of the best views in Washington, DC. After that you can proceed through the museum’ s exhibits starting on the 6th floor and working our way down. The Newseum is open until 5:00 pm and guests are free to arrive and depart whenever they like.
1.What can we know about the Museum Day tickets?
A. They are valid at any museum.
B. Free tickets are specially for children.
C. Two persons can share one ticket.
D. They are cheaper if applied for online.
2.What are the visitors advised to do?
A. Take a map of the museum.
B. Register on the website in advance.
C. Arrive on time to avoid the crowd.
D. Follow a guide in the museum.
3.Where can visitors have a bird’s eye view of the U. S. Capitol?
A. In the Starbucks at 325 7th St.
B. On the 6th floor of the Hank Greenspun Terrace.
C. On the 6th floor of the Newseum.
D. At the Newseum’s Pennsylvania Avenue entrance.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析