It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped f...

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36.

I worked in a  37  doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38  than usual. It seemed I was going to be late  39  home and my husband, being the 40  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe  41  I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to 42  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43  to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just  44   a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be 45   in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46. One of them was 47  trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48 ?”

A look of  49  crossed the woman’s face.

“I’ m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50  since I had just made up my mind to do 51  that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right  52  me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54 , “So you aren’ t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s 55  to be late.”

1.. A. break        B. fever       C. cold         D. headache

2..A. foreign           B. common       C. busy         D. noisy

3.. A. earlier      B. later        C. easier       D. simpler

4.. A. getting      B. cooking      C. calling      D. working

5.. A. tough        B. punctual     C. generous     D. careful

6... A. as          B. since        C. while        D. if

7..A. pay               B. change       C. wait         D. search

8..A. opinions          B. trouble      C. directions   D. money

9..A. reached           B. visited      C. called       D. left

10..A. skilled          B. helpful      C. experienced   D. active

11.. A. comments    B. promises     C. jokes        D. offers

12..A. only         B. still        C. even         D. ever

13..A. station          B. office       C. hospital     D. hotel

14..A. panic        B. relief       C. sadness      D. peace

15..A. duty         B. fact         C. reason       D. lie

16.. A. partly          B. properly     C. exactly      D. perfectly

17..A. across           B. before       C. beside       D. behind

18.. A. go up           B. die down     C. speed up     D. turn down

19.. A. teased          B. shouted      C. burst        D. laughed

20.. A. possible   B. special      C. good         D. safe

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 16 .

I worked in a 17  doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 18  than usual. It seemed I was going to be late19 home and my husband, being the 20  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still _21 __it home.

I was heading inside to 22  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 23  to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just _24_ a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be 25 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 26 . One of them was 27  trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 28 ?”

A look of 29  crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a (an) 30  since I had just made up my mind to do 31  that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 32  me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 33 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband 34 me, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s 35  to be late.”

1.A. break          B. cold         C. fever         D. headache

2.A. foreign        B. common           C. noisy          D. busy

3.A. later          B. earlier          C. easier         D. simpler

4.A. getting        B. cooking          C. calling        D. working

5.A. tough          B. generous     C. punctual      D. rough

6.A. get               B. take              C. arrive           D. make

7.A. pay               B. charge            C. wait         D. search

8. A. opinions     B. trouble       C. directions      D. instructions

9.A. reached        B. visited          C. called           D. left

10.A. skilled       B. helpful          C. experienced  D. active

11.A. comments      B. promises     C. jokes            D. offers

12. A. only         B. still            C. even         D. ever

13. A. station      B. office           C. hospital     D. hotel

14.A. happiness     B. relief           C. sadness          D. peace

15.A. lie              B. fact          C. reason           D. duty

16. A. partly       B. voluntarily      C. exactly          D. perfectly

17.A. across            B. before           C. beside           D. behind

18. A. go up            B. die down     C. take up      D.get through

19.A. teased            B. yelled           C. joked            D. laughed

20.A. possible      B. special          C. good            D. safe

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work．I was tired and had a slight21 ．

I worked in a 22  doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 23 than usual．It seemed I was going to be late24 home and my husband, being the 25  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again． Maybe26  I hurried, I could still make it home．

I was heading inside to 27 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter, I heard them asking for 28 to the local hospital．It was the same hospital that I had just 29  a few minutes ago．

The young man at the counter was trying to be 30 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 31 ．One of them was 32  trying to give them a whole different route back．It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the33 ?"

A look of 34 crossed the woman's face．

"I'm going right by there," I said, which wasn't a（ an）35 since I had just made up my mind to do36  that．

I got in my car and began the journey back．I was trying to watch to be sure they were right37  me．I took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 38 ．I felt better than I had all day and my headache was 39 gone．

Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased, "So you aren't ever late any more．"

"Sometimes it's40   to be late," I said, happy inside my heart．

1.A．cold               B．fever            C．stomachache      D．headache

2.A．foreign            B．regular          C．busy             D．noisy

3.A．earlier            B．later            C．easier           D．simpler

4.A．getting            B．cooking          C．calling          D．working

5.A．lazy               B．punctual                             C．generous         D．careful

6.A．as                 B．since            C．while            D．it

7.A．pay                B．change           C．wait             D．search

8.A．opinions           B．trouble          C．directions       D．money

9.A．reached            B．visited          C．called           D．left

10.A．skilled           B．helpful         C．experienced      D．active

11.A．comments          B．promises         C．surveys          D．offers

12.A．only              B．still                                C．even             D．ever

13.A．station           B．office           C．hospital         D．hotel

14.A．panic             B．relief           C．sadness         D．peace

15.A．duty              B．fact             C．reason          D．lie

16.A．partly            B．properly         C．exactly          D．perfectly

17.A．across            B．before           C．beside           D．behind

18.A．go up             B．die down         C．speed up                       D．turn down

19.A．nearly            B．hardly           C．possibly         D．luckily

20.A．possible      B．special          C．good             D．safe

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

It was a cold winter．The wind blew all night and the snow was blinding．When morning came，my three children and I got up and made our way to the windows. As we looked out of the window, we saw that the henhouse was gone．Our three hens had been blown away by the cold wind．

I looked at the emptiness outside．Then I saw all three chickens sitting around the edge of a white bucket．I couldn't believe my eyes! How was this violent wind not blowing them into the field beyond？I quickly pulled on long snow pants and heavy winter coat, wrapped a scarf around my neck and stuck my feet into large boots．

I shouted at the wind as it blew．I was alone，struggling in the snow．They stared out the window into the vast white sea of snow, peering at any sign of movement. Outside I heard the sound of my boots as I walked against the wind．

As the snow circled around me，I steadily made my way to the soft cluck-cluck-cluck sound my hens always made．When I reached them，I saw that their little feet were holding on to the edge of the bucket，heads bent forward and away from the wind. I gently lifted each hen and put it carefully into the warm inside．Then I began the freezing walk back to the small shed directly behind our house. One by one I laid my chickens on the cold floor，and they began to cluck softly．

As I shut the shed doors，my eyes went directly to the window where my children were watching. They jumped up and down cheering，and so did I! I wasn't some dragon slayer(屠龙者) from a fairy tale. I was simply a mom，but the look on my children's faces told me that they thought I was a hero mom．

1.Seeing all three chickens sitting around the bucket, the author felt_______?

A. worried. B. incredible.

C. shy. D. confident.

2.From the story, we know that_____.

A. the author’s children liked dragon slayers.

B. the author enjoyed herself in the snow.

C. the author struggled to be a hero.

D. the children watched their mother all the way.

3.How does the author reach the hens?

A. By following the sound of the hens.

B. By wearing protective clothes.

C. By searching for the white bucket.

D. By shouting at the henhouse.

4.What might be the best title for the text?

A. Weather in extreme. B. Hens in trouble.

C. Kindness in need. D. Hero in the snow.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

On a cold winter day, two men walked along a valley. Finally, they stopped at a grave（坟墓）, which was covered with thick 1 . The gravestone looked very 2 . The older man said to the young man,“This is your mother’s grave…”The young man 3  in the snow.

This 4 took place 20 years ago. At that time the most intense 5had occurred here. Among the soldiers was Wilson. The strong 6  had made the forces retreat（撤退）. Wilson had headed forward in the snow with the troops in front of him. 7, he heard a baby’s cry, which came from a hole in the snow. Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately 8  by what he had seen.

In a mother’s arms, the baby was crying aloud. What was even more shocking was that the mother was naked. It turned out that they were ________9  in this valley by the heavy snow. In order to 10  her baby, the mother had wrapped all her 11  around the child while holding him tightly in her arms. Though the mother had been 12, the baby in her arms had survived. Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected 13 . He buried the mother and held the 14  baby to pursue（追赶）the 15 .

After the war, he took this child to the United States to 16 . When the child grew up, Wilson told him what 17  that year and took him to the valley to 18  his mother.

Kneeling at the grave, the young man burst into tears. After a while, the young man started to clean the snow on the grave. After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, 19 the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,“Mom, how 20  you were for so many years!”

1.A. leaves             B. snow                   C. dust           D. grass

2.A. simple            B. clean                      C. beautiful             D. big

3.A. gave up          B. stood up                C. knelt down   D. broke down

4.A. party     B. strike                  C. accident            D. story

5.A. speech           B. whisper                C. fighting     D. argument

6.A. competition        B. enemy                C. disease     D. storm

7.A. Fortunately         B. Frequently                     C. Immediately  D. Suddenly

8.A. shocked         B. puzzled                 C. frightened              D. annoyed

9.A. wounded       B. trapped                C. killed         D. frozen

10.A. feed             B. teach                  C. save                 D. hide

11.A. clothes         B. blankets               C. packages           D. handkerchiefs

12.A. sick          B. dead              C. hungry       D. lost

13.A. mark             B. condition              C. voice         D. scene

14.A. growing   B. crying          C. running      D. singing

15.A. troops          B. mother                   C. path            D. goal

16.A. show him in      B. call him in                C. bring him up  D. pick him up

17.A. happened         B. appeared                C. started           D. formed

18.A. depend on       B. attend to                 C. care about          D. look for

19.A. moved         B. decorated                 C. covered     D. dug

20.A. tired             B. fearful          C. lonely             D. cold

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was one of those cold winter nights in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco . I was driving an eyesore（丑陋的东西）that could only be 36  as a “ car ” by someone who was either a shameless liar or a good friend .

It was 37  to drive the car because you had to keep your fingers and toes crossed to keep the engine running . I tried to imagine I was driving a huge clumsy 38  ; that way I didn’t 39  the slow speed .

That night I must have uncrossed my fingers to scratch something . The car 40  in the middle of a four-lane stretch of Oak Street . I  41  for a place to turn off（拐弯）, but the street was lined with parked cars .

There I sat , in 42  traffic , as tons of vehicles screamed by . In my rearview mirror（后视镜）I saw a car 43  behind me . I knew what was coming . Soon the horn would start and someone would be 44  at me . But I was 45  .

A stranger got out of the car and came to my 46  . He asked , “ Do you want a 47  ?”

I was surprised but 48  . And then he 49  to his car and two teens piled out to help push my car . When I was 50  delivered to a side street , they got back into their car and rejoined the sea of 51  . I didn’t get to 52  them .

Over the years I’ve realized something about the  53  who stopped to help . I’ve noticed that every time I’m in  54  , he appears . The one true thing in this world is an unasked  55  provided by a stranger .

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a dark and stormy night. I was about to go to bed when I heard a tapping sound on my window.

“Who's there?” I shouted. Suddenly there was a flash of lightning; I saw a face at the window. It looked like an alien（外星人）--- an alien that I had seen on the television show, “the X files”.

I felt very scared. I ran to my bed and pulled my blanket over my head. I started to shout for my parents but there was no reply. Then I remembered that they were at a fancy dress party.

I looked out of my blanket but it was too dark to see anything. Then I heard footsteps. They were getting louder and louder. I ran to my drawer to take out my camera and started to take pictures in the direction of the window. Soon the footsteps died off.

The grandfather clock struck. It was 12 midnight. I went back to my bed and tried to sleep. But I could not sleep. I felt too frightened. I sat up, and my mind was full of thoughts. Time passed --- finally, I fell asleep.

I woke up only after eight and decided to find out what it had been. I found some footprints outside my bedroom window. I measured them with a ruler and found them to be exactly the same size as my father's shoes. I then went to town to get the film developed. I didn't realize that I did not use the flash until I saw the black photos.

When I reached home, I told my father the whole incident and he started to laugh. I started laughing too when he told me that he had dressed up as an alien for the party. Today, I am still amused to think I was so afraid of my own father.

1.The writer took photos _____.

A. to find out what it was　　 B. just for fun

C. to scare the alien away　　 D. for the party

2.What could the writer see in the photos?

A. An alien’s face.　　 B. His father’s face.

C. Nothing.　　 D. A flash.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The writer was afraid of his father.　　 B. The writer stayed alone that night.

C. The writer didn’t sleep that night.　　 D. The writer dressed up as an alien.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

For a while, I wrote a “Tuesday tip” on my blog Lyonsdenmom.com. It was about easy week-night dinners, organizing parties or perhaps finding time out for friends.

About a year ago, I ran out of tips.

The truth? As a busy working mom with five busy kids, I probably do have a few tips to share. But honestly, the bar is set pretty low---on a recent day when I was walking our dog, a stranger who knew I had five kids said, “Wow! You have a dog, too?! And it even looks like you showered today!” Yes, it's true, I shower. Not every day, but most days. See, I'm telling the truth. Honestly, in this cold winter, I'm probably taking a shower more to warm up than to clean up.

Other funny truths? I'm tired. In fact, for the past year, I’ve been too tired to type up any update on our life here in Lyons Den. It's hard to arrange a career with all these kids. Although folks just believe that it must be so much easier now since all the kids are in school, I'm here to tell you, it's not. It's really not. When I get home from work, I'm often tearfully greeted by five kids and five homework folders filled with math facts, invitations, notices and artwork.

All those happy smiling faces I share on Facebook are real. We are a happy family---thank God for that! But we're not always smiling, and even in those rare best times when I can get all five kids looking at the camera, the odds would be that one of them isn’t wearing underwear, one is pinching (捏) someone behind the scenes and one is just perfectly pronouncing “Damn!” So, less perfectly-posed pictures, but more telling the truth. Even if only on Tuesday.

1. It seems that the author's life used to be _____.

A. tiring　　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. relaxing　　　　　　 D. funny

2. Which of the following is true about the author?

A. She can't get along well with her neighbors.

B. She's living a happy life with her family

C. She likes to have a shower every day.

D. She has already closed her blog now.

3.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word odds?

A. answers.　　　　 B. chances.　　　　 C. solutions　　　　　 D. ways.

4.The passage mainly talks about _____.

A. the happiness of a working mother

B. the worry of a working mother

C. the hardship of a working mother

D. the bittersweet of a working mother

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just like any November day. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up. One morning, I shuffled downstairs and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling(铲) my walk. I dropped to my knees, crawled through the living room. And back up stairs so those good people would not see me. I was embarrassed. My first thought was, how would I ever repay them? I didn’t have the strength to brush my hair let alone shovel someone’s walk.

Before John’s death, I felt proud that I rarely asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and independence. So who was I if I was no longer capable and busy? How could I respect myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and support from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried because I couldn’t even help them set the table. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a　　 burden for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard　　 similar words from the people who supported me during those dark days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your sorrow may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I　　 once was, but in many ways I have changed for the　　 better. I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form facing one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

1. Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. The writer’s friend was unwilling to cook for her.

B. The writer had been busy with her life before

C. The writer recovered from her sorrow quickly with his friend’s help.

D. The day her husband died, it was snowing heavily.

2.We can describe the writer before her husband died as the following EXCEPT __

A. hard-working　　 B. independent

C. smart　　　 　　 D. capable

3.We can infer from the passage that ____________.

A. the writer found her husband immediately he fell off the roof

B. the writer became strong-willed immediately after John's death

C. the people around the writer were friendly and supported her

D. before John’s death, the writer never asked others for help

4. The writer wrote the passage to______

A. share her sad story with us

B. express her guilty conscience to the people who helped her

C. show her thanks to the people who love and support her

D. tell us the changes she has made because of her husband’s death

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just31any November day. His 32, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 33. One morning, I walked slowly 34 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,35those good people would not see me. I was 36. My first thought was, how would I ever37them? I didn’t have the38to brush my hair, 39clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 40asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and41. So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 42myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and 43from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 44for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard 45words from the people who supported me during those46days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your47may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I 48was, but in many ways I have changed for the 49. I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form50one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析