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It was a sunny day, and as a routine for years, I was shopping at my local supermarket. On that particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and ________ toward the counter to pay for my groceries. After the cashier had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated that the ________ was $150.
I ________ into my back right pocket to grab the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there. I started to get ________ . I knew my purse was in the car and I was sure I had put the ________ in my back right pocket. I looked at the cashier with wet eyes and a ________ look not knowing what to do. There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台). I ________ and said, “Really? It’s ________. No one would hand that in!” But she ________ me to. “You never know…” she said.
I decided that there was no ________ in checking, so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said, “ I have to ask, did anyone ________ cash by any chance?” She asked, “How much?” My face then ________ . “ $200 in the form of one hundred dollar bills.” I replied. She said, “________ , yes, someone did!” I was so________ ! “Who? I want to thank her.” She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and said, “She did.”
I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn’t me, it was my ________ ”. I said, “I know, I wanted to thank you both, ________ she found it. It’s because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy, I was almost in tears.
The next day at work, a person in another department ________ me tickets to the circus. He handed me 5 tickets. Almost ________ that young girl’s face appeared in my head. After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, she is a friend of mine”. Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.
She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich, so they would really ________ this. She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the ________ number of tickets!
1.A. developed B. retired C. headed D. showed
2.A. total B. percentage C. product D. luggage
3.A. looked B. searched C. checked D. reached
4.A. nervous B. curious C. particular D. serious
5.A. card B. grocery C. purse D. money
6.A. shocked B. confused C. inspired D. moved
7.A. laughed B. screamed C. cried D. blamed
8.A. reality B. evidence C. receipt D. cash
9.A. stopped B. encouraged C. discouraged D. promised
10.A. doubt B. need C. harm D. expense
11.A. turn in B. work out C. send for D. take away
12.A. broke up B. burst out C. lit up D. sent off
13.A. Eventually B. Actually C. Finally D. Unfortunately
14.A. interested B. worried C. absorbed D. surprised
15.A. daughter B. husband C. mother D. friend
16.A. because B. however C. although D. besides
17.A. offered B. borrowed C. produced D. lent
18.A. simply B. constantly C. previously D. instantly
19.A. reject B. appreciate C. ignore D. purchase
20.A. unique B. perfect C. official D. typical
高二英语完形填空中等难度题
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It was a sunny day, and as a routine for years, I was shopping at my local supermarket. On that particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and ________ toward the counter to pay for my groceries. After the cashier had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated that the ________ was $150.
I ________ into my back right pocket to grab the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there. I started to get ________ . I knew my purse was in the car and I was sure I had put the ________ in my back right pocket. I looked at the cashier with wet eyes and a ________ look not knowing what to do. There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台). I ________ and said, “Really? It’s ________. No one would hand that in!” But she ________ me to. “You never know…” she said.
I decided that there was no ________ in checking, so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said, “ I have to ask, did anyone ________ cash by any chance?” She asked, “How much?” My face then ________ . “ $200 in the form of one hundred dollar bills.” I replied. She said, “________ , yes, someone did!” I was so________ ! “Who? I want to thank her.” She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and said, “She did.”
I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn’t me, it was my ________ ”. I said, “I know, I wanted to thank you both, ________ she found it. It’s because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy, I was almost in tears.
The next day at work, a person in another department ________ me tickets to the circus. He handed me 5 tickets. Almost ________ that young girl’s face appeared in my head. After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, she is a friend of mine”. Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.
She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich, so they would really ________ this. She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the ________ number of tickets!
1.A. developed B. retired C. headed D. showed
2.A. total B. percentage C. product D. luggage
3.A. looked B. searched C. checked D. reached
4.A. nervous B. curious C. particular D. serious
5.A. card B. grocery C. purse D. money
6.A. shocked B. confused C. inspired D. moved
7.A. laughed B. screamed C. cried D. blamed
8.A. reality B. evidence C. receipt D. cash
9.A. stopped B. encouraged C. discouraged D. promised
10.A. doubt B. need C. harm D. expense
11.A. turn in B. work out C. send for D. take away
12.A. broke up B. burst out C. lit up D. sent off
13.A. Eventually B. Actually C. Finally D. Unfortunately
14.A. interested B. worried C. absorbed D. surprised
15.A. daughter B. husband C. mother D. friend
16.A. because B. however C. although D. besides
17.A. offered B. borrowed C. produced D. lent
18.A. simply B. constantly C. previously D. instantly
19.A. reject B. appreciate C. ignore D. purchase
20.A. unique B. perfect C. official D. typical
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was a sunny day when I quit my job to travel. As a contract administrator(合同管理员)for a shipping company, I’d spent 2012 _____in Washington DC. While it was a well-paid job, even a_____career, it was not what I wanted, I wanted to _____stories and see the world.
The _____of this decision were sown(播种)in 2010, when I graduated from college and moved to Spain to teach English. I spent my spare time travelling around Europe, writing it all in my blog. After two years, my teaching contracts______, so I moved back to work in Washington DC.
Writing, on the other hand, continued to make me______. And during those two years in Spain, my blog had_____many readers. But I faced a __ decision: quit and pursue writing full-time, or keep a good job.I knew that _____to the world of writing and travelling was the right choice,_____ I began planning my next move. This time, my______was New Zealand.
Every night______I came home from my job I work on my blog. I spent a year______my blog and setting up freelance(自由职业者)writing contracts, so that I would have guaranteed paid work once I quit. A few months later, I was invited to explore Jordan for a few weeks. I knew the time had come to______the final preparations. I planned out my trips, _____my flights and sold my car (my last strong tie to my old life)before______. And finally, I was on my way to New Zealand.
Since quitting my job, I’ve sailed off the coast of Italy and Greece; dived in Bali; ridden horses across western Mongolia; slept_____the stars on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Not once have I______my decision to leave my job in Washington DC. Through all this, I have achieved my____of becoming a writer. I gave up a comfortable life to pursue personal happiness—_______proving that dreams really do come true, if you work for them.
1.A. studying B. teaching C. working D. travelling
2.A. terrible B. wrong C. vital D. good
3.A. write B. remember C. understand D. read
4.A. plants B. seeds C. crops D. branches
5.A. started B. continued C. ended D. failed
6.A. qualified B. delighted C. bored D. tired
7.A. protected B. demanded C. attracted D. selected
8.A. strange B. tough C. normal D. simple
9.A. returning B. sending C. donating D. leading
10.A. or B. but C. so D. unless
11.A. destination B. situation C. occasion D. description
12.A. since B. because C. until D. when
13.A. turning up B. getting up C. cutting up D. building up
14.A. reject B. make C. test D. apply
15.A. sold B. bought C. booked D. earned
16.A. setting off B. settling down C. calming down D. turning around
17.A. on B. over C. in D. under
18.A. explained B. shared C. regretted D. imagined
19.A. reason B. example C. memory D. goal
20.A. narrowly B. awfully C. widely D. hopefully
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a little boy, I would play outside for hours on sunny summer days and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at night. Sometimes, I’d have some vivid dreams, making me for a moment. I would stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and then over and go back to sleep. I can still remember a few times when I woke up, out into the darkness, and actually someone there. It was Mom over me as I slept. Each time she told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling and loved.
I asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to time, but seeing my own children so fast, I think I know why. She wanted to catch a moment in time and it in her heart forever. I just that she carried a lot of those moments with her into Heaven when she at only 55.
Last night I was sleeping lightly I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Mom’s standing in the room, smiling at me. And then she was gone.
Now may say that this was just a dream, a wish or part of an old . To me, though, it was that Mom’s loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evidence enough to know that one day I would be with her and everyone I have ever loved.
Trust in their love. Know that your own life can be full of , too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a smiling soul.
1.A. excited B. afraid C. worried D. awake
2.A. take B. roll C. look D. climb
3.A. went B. burst C. looked D. found
4.A. met B. saw C. expected D. dreamed
5.A. watching B. treating C. helping D. sitting
6.A. angrily B. gladly C. silently D. gently
7.A. quiet B. nervous C. safe D. anxious
8.A. never B. often C. sometimes D. seldom
9.A. before B. after C. since D. for
10.A. bring up B. raise up C. lift up D. grow up
11.A. hold B. remove C. find D. cover
12.A. decide B. hope C. wonder D. remember
13.A. ran away B. put away C. passed away D. took away
14.A. when B. while C. after D. before
15.A. body B. figure C. shape D. shadow
16.A. all B. none C. some D. any
17.A. dream B. wish C. story D. memory
18.A. proof B. time C. chance D. belief
19.A. reunited B. buried C. connected D. joined
20.A. hope B. joy C. love D. surprised
高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
For years, Chris Scharoun DeForge had a Valentine's Day routine. She celebrated like clockwork with her husband Paul Scharoun DeForge. On Valentine's Day they would go out to eat, maybe at Red Lobster or Olive Garden. They were celebrating each other.
But this year's Valentine's Day may be the most unusual one yet. That's because it is their 25th as husband and wife, a landmark that would be significant for most couples but it's extraordinary for the Scharoun DeForges. They were both born with Down syndrome and are believed to be the longest married couple with the condition in the country.
At the time of their wedding, some folks believed that people like them didn't have the emotional maturity to be married. Chris, who as a girl used to cut wedding photos from magazines and hang them on her wall knew better. “I looked into his eyes and saw my future,” Chris said about falling in love with Paul when they first met at a dance 30 years ago.
Still, they have had their struggles. And the most recent one may be the most monumental (极大的). This year's Valentine's Day is the first on which they won't be living together. Paul, 54, is coping with early stage dementia, an illness that affects many with his condition at a relatively young age. Several months ago, the state moved him into a community residence (住处) with intensive nursing care while Chris still lives in their cozy apartment in Liverpool.
Of course Chris doesn't want to be without him. Their family worked hard to keep them together. They even found a new apartment that met the state's standards. At first, the state agreed-a huge victory-but Paul's condition continued to deteriorate. By that time he was using a wheelchair and required round-the-clock care. The state decided he needed to move to the facility after all.
The couple is disappointed but not scared. Chris visits Paul regularly and they spend weekends together. Chris’s sister said they had an unconditional and sweet love.
1.Why is this year’s Valentine’s Day special to the Scharoun DeForges?
A.They will go out to eat at Red Lobster.
B.Their marriage was believed not to last so long.
C.They won’t be living together for the first time.
D.It is their 25th as a couple despite their Down syndrome.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “deteriorate”?
A.change B.better C.worsen D.switch
3.What can we learn from the couple according to the passage?
A.They fell in love with each other at first sight.
B.They still can meet each other on a regular basis.
C.They had difficulty celebrating Valentine's Day together.
D.They moved into a community residence together.
4.What may be the best title for the text?
A.Struggles against Down syndrome B.A love without limits
C.A Valentine’s Day’s celebration D.A couple forced to get separated
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China,which 1. (recognize) as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in celebration of their love,but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even 2. a partner. That’s 3. people created Singles’ Day.
4. Singles’ Day many singles choose to say goodbye to 5. single lives,attending blind date parties,and some people even decide to get 6.(marry) with strangers. But this day has recently become more of a time for 7.(shop),because many shops online will give customers great discount to promote their goods.
More and more people are willing to shop online to get 8. they want,and I am one of them. I just can’t help 9.(buy) things whether I need them or not. 10.(honest) speaking,some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was shopping at my local supermarket, as I normally have for years. One particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and toward the register to pay for what I bought. After the cashier(收银员) had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated(说) that the was $150.
I into my back right pocket to take the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there. I started to get . I knew my purse was in the car and I was sure I had put the in my back right pocket. I looked at the cashier with wet eyes and a look not knowing what to do. There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台). I and said, “Really? It's , no one would hand that in!” But she me to. “You never know…” she said.
I decided that there was no in checking so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said “I have to ask, did anyone cash by any chance?” She asked “How much?” My face then . “$200 in the form of one hundred dollar bills.” I replied. She said, “ , yes, someone did!” I was so ! “Who? I want to thank her.” She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and said, “She did.”
I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn't me, it was my ” . I said “I know, I wanted to thank you both, she found it ... it's because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy. I was almost in tears.
The next day at work, a person in another department me tickets to the circus(马戏团). He handed me 5 tickets. Almost that young girl’s face popped (突然出现) in my head. After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, She is a friend of mine”. Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.
She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich so they would really this. She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the number of tickets!
1.A. headed B. retired C. hesitated D. showed
2.A. percentage B. total C. product D. luggage
3.A. checked B. searched C. reached D. looked
4.A. particular B. nervous C. curious D. serious
5.A. money B. card C. purse D. goods
6.A. shocked B. moved C. confused D. inspired
7.A. blamed B. screamed C. shouted D. laughed
8.A. reality B. evidence C. cash D. truth
9.A. forced B. promised C. discouraged D. encouraged
10.A. harm B. need C. expense D. doubt
11.A. work out B. hand in C. send for D. take away
12.A. lit up B. broke up C. send off D. burst out.
13.A. Eventually B. Actually C. Finally D.Unfortunately
14.A. interested B. worried C. surprised D. absorbed
15.A. daughter B. husband C. mother D. friend
16.A. because B. although C. however D. besides
17.A. lent B. borrowed C. produced D. offered
18.A. simply B. constantly C. immediately D. previously
19.A. reject B. buy C. ignore D. appreciate
20.A. unique B. perfect C. official D. typical
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was shopping at my local supermarket, as I normally have for years. One particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and 31 toward the register to pay for what I bought. After the cashier had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated that the 32 was $150.
I 33 into my back right pocket to take the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there. I started to get 34 . I knew my purse was in the car and I was sure I had put the 35 in my back right pocket. I looked at the cashier with wet eyes and a 36 look not knowing what to do. There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台). I 37 and said, “Really? It's 38 , no one would hand that in!” But she 39 me to. “You never know…” she said.
I decided that there was no 40 in checking so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said “I have to ask, did anyone 41 cash by any chance?” She asked “How much?” My face then 42 . “$200 in the form of one hundred dollar bills.” I replied. She said, “ 43 , yes, someone did!” I was so 44 ! “Who? I want to thank her.” She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and said, “She did.”
I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn't me, it was my 45 ” . I said “I know, I wanted to thank you both, 46 she found it ... it's because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy. I was almost in tears.
The next day at work, a person in another department 47 me tickets to the circus. He handed me 5 tickets. Almost 48 that young girl’s face popped (突然出现) in my head. After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, She is a friend of mine”. Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.
She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich so they would really 49 this. She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the 50 number of tickets!
1. A.showed B.retired C.hesitated D.headed
2. A.percentage B.product C.total D.luggage
3. A.reached B.searched C.checked D.looked
4. A.particular B.curious C.nervous D.serious
5. A.card B.money C.purse D.goods
6. A.shocked B.moved C.inspired D.confused
7. A.laughed B.screamed C.shouted D.blamed
8. A.reality B.evidence C.cash D.truth
9. A.forced B.encouraged C.discouraged D.promised
10. A.doubt B.need C.expense D.harm
11. A.work out B.hand in C.send for D.take away
12. A.broke up B.burst out C.send off D.lit up
13. A.Eventually B.Actually C.Finally D.Unfortunately
14. A.interested B.worried C.surprised D.absorbed
15. A.daughter B.husband C.mother D.friend
16. A.because B.although C.however D.besides
17. A.lent B.borrowed C.produced D.offered
18. A.simply B.constantly C.immediately D.previously
19. A.reject B.buy C.ignore D.appreciate
20. A.unique B.perfect C.official D.typical
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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There is one word that is on the lips of Americans, day and night, “Sorry”.
Once as I was walking on the street, a young man ran by ________, brushing against my handbag. ________ he continued on his way, he ________ back and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t forget to apologize.
One day, after I bought some apples, the salesman was giving me the change, ________ I wasn’t ready for it, and ________ dropped on the ground, “I’m sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it up. I was ________—why would he apologize when it was my ________?
Another time, I ________ on a man’s foot in an escalator (电梯). At the same time , we both said “sorry”. I thought it ________ at first: was it really ________ for him apologize?
Later on, an American friend ________ to me that according to the American ________, the escalator is a(n) ________ place which everyone should be able to stand in. After someone occupies(占据)a position in the escalator, making it ________ for someone else to find a place to stand in, isn’t it necessary to ________ an apology?
During my stay in America, I gradually ________ that when friction (摩擦) occurs in daily life, Americans don’t care much about who is ________. If someone is ________, a “sorry” is always necessary. Even if the other person is hurt, the “sorry” would ________ tempers(脾气). Perhaps this is ________ I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets in America.
1.A. excitedly B. hurriedly C. happily D. fast
2.A. Though B. After C. Even as D. Even if
3.A. stopped B. held C. watched D. turned
4.A. or B. and C. but D. so
5.A. a coin B. the apples C. The wallet D. a bill
6.A. impressed B. moved C. annoyed D. puzzled
7.A. problem B. matter C. fault D. business
8.A. moved B. stepped C. walked D. knocked
9.A. interesting B. acceptable C. exciting D. reasonable
10.A. polite B. important C. surprising D. necessary
11.A. announced B. explained C. suggested D. admitted
12.A. ideas B. rules C. opinions D. senses
13.A. open B. common C. public D. free
14.A. unfit B. impossible C. narrow D. difficult
15.A. express B. speak C. say D. tell
16.A. realized B. remembered C. recognized D. meant
17.A. mistaken B. responsible C. careless D. correct
18.A. nervous B. sick C. worried D. troubled
19.A. reduce B. cool C. lose D. change
20.A. that B. when C. why D. how
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.
Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.
My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she
cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.”
On the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys’ kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,” I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn’t mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep “the things that cannot be and yet they are.”
The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to “go park, see duck.” “I can’t go!” I said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m through I’ll be too tired to walk that far.”
My mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. “It’s a wonderful day,” she offered, “really warm, yet there’s a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?”
I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come on,” I told my little girl. “You’re right, it’s too good a day to miss.”
Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath(余波) of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of --- what dark and horrible things?
“Say!” A smile sipped out from his lips. “Do you remember --- no, of course you wouldn’t. It probably didn’t make the impression on you as it did on me.”
I hardly dared speak. “Remember what?”
“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp (战俘营), when things weren’t too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”
1.Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought________.
A.she was too old to fly kites
B.her husband would make fun of her
C.she should have been doing her housework
D.her girls weren’t supposed to the boy’s games
2. By “we were all beside ourselves writer means that they all ________.
A.felt confused B.went wild with joy
C.looked on D.forgot their fights
3. What did the author think after the kite-flying?
A.The boys must have had more fun than the girls.
B.They should have finished their work before playing.
C.Her parents should spend more time with them.
D.All the others must have forgotten that day.
4.Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?
A.She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.
B.She was reminded of the day they flew kites.
C.She had finished her work in the kitchen.
D.She thought it was a great day to play outside.
5. The youngest Patrick boy is mentioned to show that ______.
A.the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories
B.his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life
C.childhood friendship means so much to the writer
D.people like him really changed a lot after the war
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for "Six days shall you labor and do all your work" was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning. Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.
My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she cast a look toward the window. "Come on, girls! Let's take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute."
On the way we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls.
There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys' kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. "Perhaps it's like this in the kingdom of heaven," I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the house. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn't mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep "the things that cannot be and yet they are."
The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to "go park, see duck."
"I can't go!" I said. "I have this and this to do, and when I'm through I'll be too tired to walk that far."
My mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling(去皮). "It's a wonderful day," she offered, "really warm, yet there's a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?"
I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. "Come on," I told my little girl. "You're right, it's too good a day to miss."
Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath (余波) of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of — what dark and horrible things?
"Say!" A smile sipped out from his lips. "Do you remember — no, of course you wouldn't. It probably didn't make the impression on you as it did on me."
I hardly dared speak. "Remember what?"
"I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp (战俘营), when things weren't too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?"
1.Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought_________.
A. she was too old to fly kites
B. she should have been doing her housework then
C. her husband would make fun of her
D. her girls weren’t supposed to play the boy’s game
2.By "we were all beside ourselves," the writer means that they all _________.
A. felt confused B. looked on
C. went wild with joy D. forgot their fights
3.What did the writer think after the kite-flying?
A. The boys must have had more fun than the girls.
B. All the others must have forgotten that day.
C. Her parents should spend more time with them.
D. They should have finished their work before playing.
4.Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?
A. She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.
B. She thought it was a great day to play outside.
C. She had finished her work in the kitchen.
D. She was reminded of the day they flew kites.
5.The youngest Patrick boy is mentioned to show that _________.
A. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories
B. his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life
C. childhood friendship means so much to the writer
D. people like him really changed a lot after the war
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析