The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he would make the sparks(火星) fly from his hammer.
The son of Mr.Smith, a rich neighbour, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked.
“ Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks (钉) , even if it is only to pass the time ? ” said the blacksmith. “ Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you .”
The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country. It so happened that in this village there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes.
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in the workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.
“ How funny it seems, ” he used to say, “ even making tacks can make money. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”
1.The young man learnt to make shoe tacks because ___________.
A. his father told him to B. he wanted to learn a skill
C. Jones encouraged him to D. he just wanted to pass his time
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A. Old Mr. Smith enjoyed making the shoe tacks.
B. The blacksmith had predicted the young man would be in need of the skill.
C. The higher prices they paid, the more tacks the shoemakers would get.
D. The young man earned his living by his skills learnt when he was young.
3.What can we learn from the story ?
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Skill makes life easy.
C. A good beginning makes good ending.
D. Every man has his gift.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he would make the sparks(火星) fly from his hammer.
The son of Mr.Smith, a rich neighbour, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked.
“ Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks (钉) , even if it is only to pass the time ? ” said the blacksmith. “ Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you .”
The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country. It so happened that in this village there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes.
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in the workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.
“ How funny it seems, ” he used to say, “ even making tacks can make money. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”
1.The young man learnt to make shoe tacks because ___________.
A. his father told him to B. he wanted to learn a skill
C. Jones encouraged him to D. he just wanted to pass his time
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A. Old Mr. Smith enjoyed making the shoe tacks.
B. The blacksmith had predicted the young man would be in need of the skill.
C. The higher prices they paid, the more tacks the shoemakers would get.
D. The young man earned his living by his skills learnt when he was young.
3.What can we learn from the story ?
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Skill makes life easy.
C. A good beginning makes good ending.
D. Every man has his gift.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he would make the sparks (火星) fly from his hammer.
The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked.
“Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks (钉), even if it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith. “Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you.”
The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country. It so happened that in this village there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes.
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in the workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.
“How funny it seems,” he used to say, “even making tacks can make money. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”
1. The young man learnt to make shoe tacks because ________.
A. his father told him to B. he wanted to learn a skill
C. Jones encouraged him to D. he just wanted to pass his time
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Old Mr. Smith enjoyed making the shoe tacks.
B. The blacksmith had predicted the young man would be in need of the skill.
C. The higher prices they paid, the more tacks the shoemakers would get.
D. The young man earned his living by his skills learnt when he was young.
3. What can we learn from the story?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Skill makes life easy.
C. A good beginning makes a good ending. D. Every man has his gift.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The blacksmith Jones worked hard in his shop. The son of Mr. White, ___1.___ rich neighbor, came to see him everyday. “Young man, why not learn to make shoe tacks (钉)?” said Jones. “It may be useful to you 2. day.” After a little practice, the boy found he could make some of the finest tacks. Old Mr. White died and because of the war the son lost all his goods. He ____3.___(force) to leave home and live in another country. It happened __4.___ in this village many shoemakers spent a lot of money ___5.___ (buy) tacks for their shoes and sometimes they were not able to buy them _____6.____ there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes. Young Mr. White, who was finding ____7.___difficult to earn his ___8.___ (day) bread, told the shoemakers that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him ___9.___ (settle) in his workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. Soon Mr. Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the village. “How funny,” he said, “Even making tacks can bring a fortune. My trade is ___10.___ (much) useful to me than all my former riches.”
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The theory he sticks to _______ to be of no use in his new work ______ he finds it hard to fit in.
A. is proved; where B. proves; with which
C. proving; to which D. prove; how
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
—What does the boss think about…; it is impossible to finish the work in a day!
—Calm down. After all, he is the ________.
A. top banana B. cool cucumber
C. tough cookie D. bad apple
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
All his attempts to unlock the door were________ , because he was using the wrong key.
A.in return | B.in vain | C.in doubt | D.in time |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
After working all the day, he was so tired that he was in no _____ to go to the party with us.
A.awareness | B.mood | C.sense | D.emotion |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
One day my math teacher asked me to help him save back-up copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to 36 the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he 37 me.
A few days later be asked me to help him again, because he 38 how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class 39 and began to talk among themselves 40 . Later that day, at lunch time, I was 41 by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll 42 you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing.I could get some reward for something very 43 ." All right.I'll do it." The next day my math teacher 44 me to help him out.When he was not paying attention, I began to change their grades from F's to A's.
I soon became very 45 among my friends.They began to treat me like a god with a magical 46 .I began to change the grades of students.Word47 quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine48 I was called into the headmaster's office.When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry49 in his eyes."I have known you for three years now.I don't want to 50 what your teacher said, but I'm afraid that I must.He has too much51 , " he said." Do you have anything to say 52 yourself?" he asked.
"No." I said finally.I did not realize how serious my actions had been.I had violated the 53 of my teacher, and the headmaster.And there was no way 54 .I was forced to leave my school.
That was a good 55 for me.
1.A.access B.submit C.change D.mark
2.A.congratulated B.admired C.thanked D.accepted
3.A.doubted B.remembered C.reminded D.forgot
4.A.recognised B.noticed C.complained D.identified
5.A.tentatively B.quietly C.sincerely D.angrily
6.A.appointed B.approved C.approached D.appreciated
7.A.pay B.praise C.donate D.inspire
8.A.familiar B.simple C.interesting D.pleasant
9.A.forced B.advised C.encouraged D.got
10.A.optimistic B.popular C.sensitive D.grateful
11.A.energy B.strength C.right D.power
12.A.escaped B.slipped C.spread D.enlarged
13.A.until B.since C.as D.after
14.A.sight B.look C.light D.feeling
15.A.believe B.ignore C.oppose D.influence
16.A.experience B.pressure C.confidence D.evidence
17.A.to B.by C.for D.of
18.A.intention B.honor C.promise D.trust
19.A.away B.off C.back D.down
20.A.lesson B.skill C.story D.example
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Buster used to be a lovely dog playing and running on a farm all day before his handler (训练员). His life had a big change after Will’s presence because Will found he did extremely well in sniffing tests. Will thought Buster had a special talent and decided to let him become a member of RAF police working dogs. Buster began working with Flt Sgt Barrow in 2007, and the pair was sent to Afghanistan’s deadly Helmand province. There, Buster saved countless lives by sniffing out explosive devices (IEDs), as well as weapons. He joined his comrades repeatedly on foot patrols hunting Taliban terrorists and tracking down bombs. He also acted as a useful diplomatic tool, due to his friendly approach to local children. The RAF soon had a long train of children in tow, as Buster drew in his crowd and entertained them.
After his glittering service with the RAF, Buster retired in 2011, and died in 2015 at the age of 13 at the home of his handler, in Lincolnshire where he had been enjoying retirement with his handler Will, his wife Tracy and their two dogs who will inherit their father’s career.
Over the course of his career, Buster is thought to have saved more than 1,000 lives. He also helped patrol British bases and searched vehicles at check points, and upon retirement was made the official RAF Police mascot (吉祥物). Buster’s brave exploits were even documented in Flt Sgt Barrow’s book, which was published in January and soon became a best-selling one.
Buster completed five tours of duty in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Iraq and earned a row of campaign medals, and it was because of his great efforts in these austere environments full of terrorism that he would be remembered. It was the saving of countless lives by searching out IEDs that saw the honor of official lifetime mascot of the RAF Police bestowed(授予)upon Buster. The RAF police are now planning to honor Buster as part of a special event to celebrate RAF Police Working Dogs.
1.What made a big difference in Buster’s life?
A.He took a sniffing test.
B.Will found his special ability.
C.He was chosen to work for RAF.
D.Will decided to train him.
2.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Buster was born at Will Barrow’s home in Lincolnshire.
B.Buster’s children will also be a member of RAF police working dogs.
C.Buster was bestowed the mascot during working in Afghanistan.
D.Buster’s death in a campaign is a great loss for the RAF Police.
3.The underlined word “austere” in the last paragraph probably means “_________”.
A.severe B.respectable
C.mild D.hopeless
4.The passage mainly talks about__________.
A.a heroic sniffer dog’s legendary life
B.the lifetime mascot of the RAF Police
C.Buster’s cooperation with his comrades
D.the love between a handler and his dog
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
The boss had his workers __________________ all day long.
A. working B. work C. worked D. works
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析