My three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest family news.
Like most children, Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents’ house. In particular, Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party. She set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy concentrated on conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, Tegan would hand him a cup of "tea". Her Daddy, who always tries to participate in her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan. He would request two lumps of sugar. He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult conversation with his family.
After going through this routine several times, her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: "She is only three years old, where is she getting this ‘tea’ that I've been dutifully drinking?" He quietly followed her, without her knowing, and his fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. Sure enough, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her ‘tea’ water out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak (浸泡)his false teeth!
1.At the family gathering, the adults__________.
A. drank tea while chatting
B. arranged tables for children’s games
C. talked about what happened at home
D. watched their favorite TV programs
2.Tegan’s daddy followed her secretly to find out ___________.
A. whether there was any tea left
B. what kind of tea he had drunk
C. where she got the sugar for tea
D. where she got the tea
3.The water of the tea Tegan’s father drank is ________.
A. fresh and clean
B. boiled at the bathroom
C. taken from Tegan’s home
D. the water of soaking false teeth
4.What do we know from the text?
A. Tegan’s father always played with her in games
B. Tegan refused to apologize for what she had done
C. Tegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering
D. Tegan’s father cared nothing about what she was doing
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
My three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest family news.
Like most children, Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents’ house. In particular, Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party. She set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy concentrated on conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, Tegan would hand him a cup of "tea". Her Daddy, who always tries to participate in her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan. He would request two lumps of sugar. He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult conversation with his family.
After going through this routine several times, her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: "She is only three years old, where is she getting this ‘tea’ that I've been dutifully drinking?" He quietly followed her, without her knowing, and his fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. Sure enough, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her ‘tea’ water out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak (浸泡)his false teeth!
1.At the family gathering, the adults__________.
A. drank tea while chatting
B. arranged tables for children’s games
C. talked about what happened at home
D. watched their favorite TV programs
2.Tegan’s daddy followed her secretly to find out ___________.
A. whether there was any tea left
B. what kind of tea he had drunk
C. where she got the sugar for tea
D. where she got the tea
3.The water of the tea Tegan’s father drank is ________.
A. fresh and clean
B. boiled at the bathroom
C. taken from Tegan’s home
D. the water of soaking false teeth
4.What do we know from the text?
A. Tegan’s father always played with her in games
B. Tegan refused to apologize for what she had done
C. Tegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering
D. Tegan’s father cared nothing about what she was doing
高二英语阅读理解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
Last year, when our three-year-old great-granddaughter Kylie was taken to see Santa Claus, she made sure to give him her wish list of toys. A week later, she ran into a different Santa in a mall. He stopped to ask what she wanted for Christmas. Kylie was surprised and let him know: "If you can't remember what I told you last week, how are you going to remember on Christmas Eve?!"
(---Mary Paul, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
As my son Mike and I drove to the mall, we passed a Salvation Army Santa ringing his bell. "Mike," I said, "there's Santa!" He shook his head. "That's just some guy in a Santa suit," he said. It saddened me to think that maybe my son no longer believed in Santa, and we drove the rest of the way in silence. At the mall, we spotted another Santa greeting young believers. Suddenly, Mike took off toward him. Turning back to me, he shouted. "Now, there's the real Santa!"
(---Michael E. Fahey, Huntley, Illinois)
We immigrated to America from China when I was six. Because I was shy and didn't speak English, I had few friends. My days were spent at home with my brother. Sometimes we'd help our neighbor Mr. Mueller pull weeds. One Christmas Day, there was a knock at the door. Grandma opened it, and there stood a big fellow in red with a snow-white beard, laughing, "Ho, ho, ho!" He handed out presents and made us laugh. I had so much fun. It was years later when I learned that our special Santa was our neighbor Mr. Mueller.
(---Joanne Tang, Litchfield Park, Arizona)
1.Why was Kylie surprised when running into a different Santa?
A. Because she got what she wished.
B. Because she knew who the Santa was.
C. Because she wished to get another toy.
D. Because she thought they were the same Santa.
2.What would Mike's parent feel as to Mike's different attitudes towards Santa?
A. Angry B. Confused C. Sad D. Unbelievable
3.What did Mr. Mueller do on Christmas Day?
A. He stood outside our house.
B. He stayed with us in our home.
C. He continued to pull weeds.
D. He gave out gifts by acting as Santa
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord.She did it her way.
I got the call at work, and 1 headed home quickly.Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven.I hated going there every weekend.There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.
My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables.The place was rustic (乡下的), with no indoor heat.We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.
In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen.I sang the melody and Mom larmonized.Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Momtold me stones about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk.She loved to tell how my playpen (婴儿圈栏) sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower".
As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two.The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad.But I still hated the silence of the farm.While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle (喧闹) of my life at home.But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.
Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio.Music always comforted me,
My heart skipped a beat."Moon River" was playing on the radio.I sat there, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.
Then the radio announcer of this old station came on." Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began.I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves."Come down; come down from your Ivory Tower…"
1.The writer didn't like staying in the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that ______.
A.it was too cold and quiet
B.she could only sing one song in the small farm
C.there was nothing more that could make her excited
D.The place was rustic, with no indoor heat
2.From the First paragraph, we know that the writer's mother ______.
A.died four years ago B.left the small farm with Lord
C.left for Lord to live her own way D.preferred to be with Lord
3.The underlined word reminisced in Paragraph 5 probably means ______.
A.recalled B.comforted C.shouted D.sighed
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage _____.
A.The writer was able to dance before she could speak.
B.The writer preferred to live a quiet life in the country.
C.The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower",
D.The writer forgot all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse.
5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A.Two English songs B.My happy childhood
C.Our small farmhouse D.Mom's music
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
My uncle brought his girlfriend to ____ my parents’ happy marriage with her own eyes at Christmas that year.
A.practice B.appreciate C.experience D.witness
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
At the age of seven, I went to see my grandma in Warwick and spent the summer with her. One day I went to a general store with a 34full of what Grandma needed.
“Excuse me, I need to 35 these,” I said .
“So ? I’m not your 36! You should get yourself a basket and start filling,” Miss Bee, the owner of the store, said 37 without smiling. “If you’re 38 you’ll be home by sunset.” Sunset was five hours away. 39, the store was a puzzle, and I wasn’t sure if I would make it.
I visited Miss Bee several times a week that 40. One afternoon when I watched her adding 35 cents instead of 29 for a can of beans, I 41 her immediately. Though being caught overcharging , she didn’t seem 42, and she just fixed the price.
All summer long I was always tricked by Miss Bee. No sooner had I memorized the soda’s location on the shelf than she rearranged the shelves and made me 43it all over again. But by summer’s end the 44trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.
The morning I was to return to Brooklyn, I stepped in to get a bottle of water.
“What did you 45 this summer?” she said.
“That you’re so mean!” I whispered.
To my 46, Miss Bee laughed. “When you get older, you’ll be glad our paths crossed!”
Glad I met Miss Bee ? No!
Until one day my daughter came to me with homework47. “It’s too hard,” she said. “Could you finish it for me?”
“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” Suddenly, I was 48 at that general store where Miss Bee had really taught me something all those years ago.
1. A.bag B.bottle C.list D.can
2. A.buy B.read C.borrow D.sell
3. A.daughter B.servant C.master D.teacher
4. A.honestly B.quietly C.coldly D.quietly
5. A.busy B.stupid C.lucky D.popular
6. A.However B.Besides C.Therefore D.Also
7. A.year B.summer C.autumn D.term
8. A.supported B.attracted C.corrected D.remembered
9. A.excited B.unfriendly C.moved D.uncomfortable
10. A.hunt for B.step onto C.learn about D.care for
11. A.school B.shopping C.business D.sightseeing
12. A.eat B.earn C.forget D.learn
13. A.shame B.delight C.surprise D.regret
14. A.signs B.troubles C.scores D.rules
15. A.out B.ahead C.around D.back
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and I wished her every success. But part of me didn’t. I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time, which can often be a problematic victory. First-time success is usually a luck. First-time failure, however, is supposed to be the natural order of things. Failure is how we learn.
In Africa they describe a good cook as “she who has broken many pots”. If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about cooking. I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and bum scars. They knew how much their failures gave them.
I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column. Each week I know that one column I write is going to be the worst column. I try my best every day. I have learned to love that column. A successful column usually means that I am discussing my familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in a better way.
My younger daughter is a trapeze artist(荡秋千演员). She spent three years practicing a show, and she did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change it but she did anyway. She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored. She risked failure and great public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.
My granddaughter is a perfectionist. She will feel her failures, and I will want to comfort her. But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time.
1.Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail?
A. She would learn more from failure.
B. He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships.
C. It, s impossible to do everything successfully.
D. Success is boring though good.
2.The writer talked about his own experience to show that .
A. we should try every possible way to avoid failure
B. the thought of failure will make him work even harder
C. past failures made him dare not take risks in writing
D. we cannot depend on luck to live a good life
3.What’s the author’s attitude toward his daughter changing her show?
A. Negative. B. Worried.
C. Anxious. D. Positive.
4.The author develops the article mainly by .
A. giving examples
B. following the time order
C. comparing different opinions
D. giving a cause and analyzing its effects
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Susan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you, I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught, fire, there was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames.
Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for fire damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I am very sorry about this.
Much love,
Susan.
PS (附言). None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
1.Susan wrote home ______.
A. to tell her parents about the fire
B. to ask for a million dollars
C. to tell her parents she had failed her exams
D. to tell her parents she had to leave school
2.The principal was angry with Susan for the reason that ______.
A. she had failed her exams
B. she had been caught smoking in bed
C. it was her fault that the school had caught fire
D. she had not phoned for the fire-department in time
3.Susan told her parents about the fire ______.
A. to warn them about what the principal would do
B. to make them feel worried
C. to make them less angry at her real news
D. to make them laugh
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Susan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal(校长)is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed.This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I am very sorry about this.
Much love, Susan.
P.S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
1.Susan wrote home ________.
A. to tell her parents she had failed her exams
B. to ask for a million dollars
C. to tell her parents about the fire
D. to tell her parents she had to leave school
2.In the letter, Susan told her parents that the principal was angry with her for the reason that_____.
A. she had failed her exams.
B. she had been caught smoking in bed.
C. it was her fault that the school had caught fire.
D. she had not phoned for the fire department in time.
3.Susan told her parents about the fire ________.
A. to warn them about what the principal would do
B. to make them less angry at her real news
C. to make them feel worried
D. to make them laugh
4.How true was the letter before the P.S.?
A. Partly true.
B. All true.
C. The story doesn’t really tell us.
D. Completely untrue
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Susan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal(校长)is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed.This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I am very sorry about this.
Much love, Susan.
P.S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
1.Susan wrote home ________.
A. to tell her parents about the fire
B. to ask for a million dollars
C. to tell her parents she had failed her exams
D. to tell her parents she had to leave school
2.In the letter, Susan told her parents that the principal was angry with her for the reason that_____.
A. she had failed her exams.
B. she had been caught smoking in bed.
C. it was her fault that the school had caught fire.
D. she had not phoned for the fire department in time.
3.Susan told her parents about the fire ________.
A. to warn them about what the principal would do
B. to make them feel worried
C. to make them less angry at her real news
D. to make them laugh
4.How true was the letter before the P.S.?
A. Partly true.
B. All true.
C. Completely untrue
D. The story doesn’t really tell us.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析