In June 2008,Benita Grist was driving in her hometown of Mississauga as a passenger in the car ahead threw a paper cup out of the window.When Grist horned to express her displeasure, the passenger responded by throwing out a bag.
Instead of annoyed, she decided to do something about it.She organized a one woman litterawareness campaign.She started small,chatting with her neighbors about litter—and asking them to be more conscious of any tendencies they might have to litter.Soon,she noticed local families, kids and all—picking up litter around their homes.”I thought,that’s all it took—for me to open my mouth?” she says.”So I decided to knock on more doors.”
And she didn’t stop there.She approached people on the street,in malls,even in the waiting room before getting an X ray. Grist often started her appeal with something such as,”I hope you don’t think I’m crazy,but...” Yet she was buoyed by the positive response—so much so that in August 2008, she began to contact officials in various levels of government, companies and other institutions in an effort to reach a wider audience.
Through a local Mac’s Convenience Store,Grist managed to contact the company that produces content displayed on their in store monitors.That led to a public service announcement about litter that ran in almost 600 Mac’s stores in Ontario from November 2008 to June 2009. Grist continues to explore every opportunity she has to get the message out.Her grassroots campaign may be different,but she has begun to open people’s eyes about the problem of litter.And thanks to her efforts,in Mississauga,at least,they have begun to do just that.
1.How did Benita Grist start her campaign?
A．She chatted with her neighbors. B．She quarreled with a stranger.
C．She went door to door,talking. D．She talked to patients in hospital.
2.The underlined word “buoyed” in Paragraph 4 probably means “-------”.
A．inspired B．discouraged C．confused D．disturbed
3.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Introduction to a one woman litter awareness campaign.
B．How Benita Started the one woman litter awareness campaign.
C．Why Benita Started the one woman litter awareness campaign.
D．Benita and the one woman litter awareness campaign.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
In June 2008,Benita Grist was driving in her hometown of Mississauga as a passenger in the car ahead threw a paper cup out of the window.When Grist horned to express her displeasure, the passenger responded by throwing out a bag.
Instead of annoyed, she decided to do something about it.She organized a one woman litterawareness campaign.She started small,chatting with her neighbors about litter—and asking them to be more conscious of any tendencies they might have to litter.Soon,she noticed local families, kids and all—picking up litter around their homes.”I thought,that’s all it took—for me to open my mouth?” she says.”So I decided to knock on more doors.”
And she didn’t stop there.She approached people on the street,in malls,even in the waiting room before getting an X ray. Grist often started her appeal with something such as,”I hope you don’t think I’m crazy,but...” Yet she was buoyed by the positive response—so much so that in August 2008, she began to contact officials in various levels of government, companies and other institutions in an effort to reach a wider audience.
Through a local Mac’s Convenience Store,Grist managed to contact the company that produces content displayed on their in store monitors.That led to a public service announcement about litter that ran in almost 600 Mac’s stores in Ontario from November 2008 to June 2009. Grist continues to explore every opportunity she has to get the message out.Her grassroots campaign may be different,but she has begun to open people’s eyes about the problem of litter.And thanks to her efforts,in Mississauga,at least,they have begun to do just that.
1.How did Benita Grist start her campaign?
A．She chatted with her neighbors. B．She quarreled with a stranger.
C．She went door to door,talking. D．She talked to patients in hospital.
2.The underlined word “buoyed” in Paragraph 4 probably means “-------”.
A．inspired B．discouraged C．confused D．disturbed
3.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Introduction to a one woman litter awareness campaign.
B．How Benita Started the one woman litter awareness campaign.
C．Why Benita Started the one woman litter awareness campaign.
D．Benita and the one woman litter awareness campaign.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California, to New Orleans. In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time in the country when you’d be considered a stupid person if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, thieves everywhere, “I don’t want to get involved” has become a national motto.
Several states later I was still thinking about the hitch-hiker(免费搭车的人). Leaving him standing in the desert did not bother me so much. What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator(加速器).
Does anyone stop any more? I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois’s family line: “I have always depended on the kindness of the strangers”. Could anyone rely on the kindness of the strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying only on the good will of his fellow Americans. What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, and carry him down the road?
The idea interested me.
So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head. My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I’d have to conquer during the trip.
I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: “America”.
For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. As I traveled, folks were always warning me about someplace else. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming; in Nebraska they said people would not be as nice as in Iowa. Yet I was amazed by people’s readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed against their own best interests.
1.Why did the author drive past the young man in the desert without stopping?
A. Because he failed to notice this man.
B. Because he was driving too fast.
C. Because he was afraid of being cheated.
D. Because he thought the young man didn’t need help.
2.What was it that made the author upset?
A. Making the decision of not offering help so easily.
B. Leaving the young man alone in the desert.
C. Being considered a fool.
D. Keeping thinking about the young man.
3.What is the structure of the text?
A. ①—②③④—⑤—⑥⑦
B. ①②—③④—⑤⑥⑦
C. ①②—③④⑤⑥—⑦
D. ①②③—④—⑤⑥⑦
4.The author decided to travel without a penny in order to ___________.
A. find out how long he could survive without help
B. figure out how strangers thought of his plan
C. go through the great difficulty in surviving unexpected environment
D. find out whether strangers would offer help to him
5.The following part might probably___________.
A. describe how the author fooled the strangers
B. describe how strangers went out their way to help the author
C. explain why people refused to help strangers
D. explain how the author overcame his difficulties on the way
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Stephanie McRae was used to driving in bad weather. Although still beat the windshield of her SUV（运动越野车）, the worst of the day's storm seemed to have passed as she her 11-year-old daughter, Maddie, home at 8:30 pm.
Maddie in front, while two young kids sat strapped into their SUV in back. Driving along the mud by a river, McRae, 39, a terrifying sight: The road just ahead had been craved in and . She stepped heavily on the brake. The SUV into a flooded hole some 6 metres below, and was washed into the , which the storm had turned into a river 30 metres wide. Rocks and fallen tree knocked into her SUV, making it upside down. The pressure blew out the window.
No one was hurt, there was no way to escape either, The SUV was being towards the middle of the river, about 400 metres away. McRae helplessly and prayed aloud with Maddie: “Please, God, please, help us!” The SUV, submerged and with water, came to a stop when it parked at an angle in a logjam（浮木阻塞）.
It was Maddie who took control. Pushing her way out of the back window, the slight but athletic Maddie onto the top of the SUV, which had righted itself, and yelled to her mother to hoist up the younger children. Soon the were crowded on the top of the SUV’s roof. to hold on as the water swept over them. McRae caught hold of the two-year-old kid to her chest while holding the three-year-old on her leg. Both children were so that MeRac wondered if they were all right. With her mother’s permission, the 11-year-old girl-Meddie got over lots of problems to ask for help in a village and fortunately they were saved.
1.A．rain B．snow C．wind D．mud
2.A．walked B．drove C．ran D．rushed
3.A．stood B．lay C．cried D．sat
4.A．belts B．backs C．seats D．toys
5.A．worried B．thought C．saw D．feared
6.A．washed away B．taken away C．gone away D．moved away
7.A．changed B．fell C．jumped D．knocked
8.A．sea B．bank C．take D．river
9.A．rising B．leaving C．singing D．falling
10.A．leaves B．branches C．skins D．flowers
11.A．and B．or C．but D．so
12.A．carried B． set C．turned D．swept
13.A．begged B．screamed C．asked D．applied
14.A．filling B．burdening C．fighting D．talking
15.A．hidden B．closed C．broken D．covered
16.A．climbed B．slept C．rolled D．tied
17.A．two B．three C．four D．five
18.A．losing B．trying C．finding D．getting
19.A．noisy B．Happy C．excited D．quiet
20.A．remote B．close C．crowded D．unknown
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
________ her death in 1886, the poet had become a legend in her hometown.
A. It was before long B. When before long
C. Ever since D. Long before
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into the water. 1 else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which 2 her to continue doing some laps there. Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of3, June began to tire 4. “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June 5 to swim, realizing her head was 6. Breathing became7. Her sight wasn’t so 8. She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool. She did not want to bother anyone. She continued.
She found 9 in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to ask for help, she continued to swim.10, she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness and exhaustion（精疲力竭）11 it difficult for June to get out of the pool.12 she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, losing her 13.
Realizing she needed help but 14 to even say anything, she15 the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool.
16 at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was 17 at her. It was the 18. June was just able to 19 her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a(n)20 where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.
1. A．Someone B．Everyone C．Anyone D．No one
2. A．encouraged B．advised C．allowed D．forced
3. A．shape B．time C．mind D．fashion
4. A．hardly B．falsely C．easily D．unexpectedly
5. A．remained B．stopped C．happened D．continued
6. A．suffered B．hurt C．suffering D．hurting
7. A．loose B．difficult C．easy D．tight
8. A．sure B．clean C．clear D．poor
9. A．one B．it C．herself D．her
10. A．Lastly B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Surprisingly
11. A．found B．made C．let D．felt
12. A．Since B．As C．Until D．Unless
13. A．balance B．courage C．chance D．life
14. A．ready B．unable C．proud D．afraid
15. A．came across B．lay on C．leaned against D．fought with
16. A．Jumping B．Standing C．Sitting D．Walking
17. A．laughing B．staring C．glimpsing D．shrugging
18. A．policeman B．lifeguard C．doctor D．nurse
19. A．hold B．lend C．wave D．move
20. A．situation B．condition C．atmosphere D．environment
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into water. ________ else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which ________ her to continue doing some laps there.
Now having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of ________, June began to tire ________. “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June ________ to swim, realizing her head was ________. Breathing became difficult. Her vision wasn’t so ________. She saw the lifeguard and a couple of others around the pool. No sense in ________ anyone. She continued.
She found ________ in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a scene, she continued to swim. ________, she made it to the other side of the pool. Nausea (恶心), weakness and exhaustion (精疲力竭) ________ it difficult for June to get out of the pool. ________ she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, Losing her ________.
Realizing she needed help but ________ to even say anything, she ________ the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only ________ her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was ________ at her. It was the lifeguard. June was just able to ________ her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a ________where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing ________ in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.
1.A. someone B. No one C. Anyone D. Everyone
2.A. advised B. encouraged C. allowed D. forced
3.A. mind B. time C. shape D. fashion
4.A. hardly B. easily C. falsely D. unexpectedly
5.A. remained B. stopped C. happened D. continued
6.A. hurting B. hurt C. suffering D. suffered
7.A. sure B. clean C. clear D. poor
8.A. bothering B. interrupting C. attracting D. helping
9.A. one B. it C. her D. herself
10.A. Lastly B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Surprisingly
11.A. found B. let C. made D. felt
12.A. Since B. As C. Until D. Unless
13.A. life B. courage C. chance D. balance
14.A. unable B. ready C. proud D. afraid
15.A. lay on B. came across C. leaned against D. fought with
16.A. pull B. push C. raised D. rise
17.A. laughing B. staring C. glimpsing D. shrugging
18.A. hold B. lend C. move D. wave
19.A. condition B. atmosphere C. situation D. environment
20.A. difficult B. different C. useful D. wrong
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
All my students in my class knew I was getting married in June and moving out of the state. I was sorry to see the month of June ____1.____; all my students wanted to learn more, They were obviously agitated (不安的) whenever I mentioned it. I was glad they had become ____2.____ of me, but what was wrong? Were they angry about me ____3.____ the school?
On my ____4.____ day of class, the headmaster greeted me as I entered the building. "Will you come with me, please?" he said ____5.____. "There’s a problem ____6.____ your classroom." He looked straight ahead as he ____7.____ me down the hall. "I'm going to leave the school tomorrow, but what now?” I wondered.
It was ____8.____! There were bouquets (束) of flowers in each corner, on the students' desks, and on my desk. "How could they have done this?" I____9.____. Most of them were so poor that they ____10.____ the school assistance program for some ____11.____ and enough meals.
I started to cry, and all my students ____12.____ me.
Later I learned how they had succeeded doing it. Mark, who worked in the ____13.____ shop on weekends, had seen ____14.____ from several of my other classes. He mentioned them to his classmates. Too proud to ever again wear an insulting（侮辱的) label like " ____15._____ ", Mark ____16.____ his boss for all the "tired" flowers in the shop. Then he called funeral parlors(殡仪馆) and ____17.____ that his class needed flowers for a teacher who was leaving. They ____18.____ to give him bouquets saved ____19.____ each funeral.
That was not the only present they gave me, ____20.____. Two years later, all fourteen students graduated, and six earned college scholarships.
21. A．pass B．approach C．exist D．disappear
22. A．fond B．curious C．friendly D．angry
23. A．remaining B．changing C．leaving D．reforming
24. A．first B．regular C．final D．endless
25. A．seriously B．surely C．angrily D．sadly
26. A．in B．with C．to D．for
27. A．followed B．showed C．directed D．led
28. A．amusing B．amazing C．disappointing D．interesting
29. A．wondered B．understood C．indicated D．sought
30. A．used up B．suffered from C．dealt with D．depended on
31. A．houses B．clothes C．goods D．diets
32. A．joined B．watched C．noticed D．admired
33. A．book B．flower C．dress D．food
34. A．programs B．bills C．orders D．presents
35. A．rich B．mean C．modern D．poor
36. A．charged B．asked C．offered D．paid
37. A．explained B．announced C．mentioned D．promised
38. A．agreed B．refused C．demanded D．required
39. A．after B．before C．until D．since
40. A．yet B．still C．though D．too
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
On a cool November afternoon in Fleming Island, Florida, Melissa Hawkinson, 41, was driving her five-year-old twins home from school when she saw a sudden splash in Doctors Lake just ahead. What was that? She thought. As she drove up to the scene, she saw a half-submerged car sinking about 30 yards offshore. “It was going down pretty quickly,” Hawkinson recalls. She stopped the car near the boat ramp and ran toward the water. Water is going to be cold, she thought.
She took off her vest and leather boots, got into the icy water, and swam to the car, where she found Cameron Dorsey, five, trapped into his car as the swirling water rose around him.
Hawkinson tried to open the door, but it was locked. So she pushed and pulled hard on the partially open window until she could reach through and unlock the door. She pulled the boy free, swam to shore, and handed him off to onlookers who were only watching them on a dock. The driver, the boy’s suicidal father, swam back to land on his own. Afterward, Hawkinson sat on the shore wrapped in a blanket. “For ten or 15 minutes, I couldn’t stop shaking,” she said.
There’s nothing visibly extraordinary about Melissa Hawkinson, an energetic stay-at-home mom with brown hair and a sweet smile. Yet something made her different from the dockside onlookers that day. Why do some people act quickly, willing to take a risk for a stranger? What makes them run toward danger rather than away from it? Hawkinson, the Granite Mountain Hotshots (能手，高手)---19 of whom lost their life this past summer in Arizona--- every hero who puts his or her life on the line to save another: what makes them brave?
Moreover, can bravery be learned, or is it a quality with which you are born? The answer is complex. Bravery taps the mind, brain and heart. It comes from instinct, training and sympathy. Today, neurologists, psychologists and other researchers are studying bravery, trying to uncover the mystery.
1.It can be learned from the passage that _______.
A. Melissa Hawkinson was a 41-year-old nurse
B. it was spring when the accident happened
C. Melissa Hawkinson was picking up her five-year-old son
D. Melissa Hawkinson was kind and courageous.
2.What conclusion can we draw from the third paragraph?
A. Not everyone was ready to risk saving the five-year-old boy..
B. The father committed suicide because of the divorce.
C. The father was saved in the end by Melissa Hawkinson.
D. No one else was available except Melissa Hawkinson.
3.How does the writer find other people on the dockside?
A. Warm and ready to help B. Thoughtful
C. Kind of cold-blooded D. Not skillful at swimming
4. What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To set us thinking what makes people brave.
B. To call on us to learn from such people as Hawkinson.
C. To remind people of risk while saving others.
D. To show people bravery can be learned.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was her careless driving that _____the terrible accident．
A．resulted in B．resulting in
C．resulted from D．resulting from
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was 16 1. I began work in June 1902 at the whaling station. I heard of the killers that every year helped whalers catch huge whales. I thought, at the time, that this was just a story till then I witnessed it 2. my own eyes many times.
At the 3.(one)afternoon I arrived at the station, I was experiencing one hunting 4.(excited).I heard a loud noise come from the bay. We ran down to the shore. Without 5. (pause)we jumped into the boat. Using 6. telescope we could see that something was happening.The sea was so rough that day that it was difficult 7. (handle) the boat. Suddenly ,James fell into the sea. From his face, I could see he was.8. (terrify). Then I saw a shark, 9. swam towards James . Thank godness! James 10. (hold) up by Old Tom back to the boat at last.
高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析