When I was in the fifth grade and Mr. Gardner...

When I was in the fifth grade and Mr. Gardner asked a question, my hand would often shoot up in enthusiasm. After giving me a few opportunities, he would try to give other students a chance. My hand, though, would remain in the air, and after some time, I’d start waving it around. Then, there was the time I entered drumming classes. But all we were allowed to do in the first class was practice one beat over and over again. I never went back.

I would have done terribly in the Stanford Marshmallow(果浆软糖) Experiment. In this classic study, researchers gave children a choice between one marshmallow right away and two later. The results showed that those who could wait 15 minutes ended up scoring 210 points higher on the SAT, an examination that American high school students take before they go to college.

So clearly, delaying(延迟的) gratification or bearing up under pain have their benefits. It needs patience, which keeps us from being stuck to ideas formed previously, and helps us let go of our strong desire for consequences. We come to accept that we don’t always or immediately know what is best, and learn to recognize that our reality is in constant changes. Patience improves our understanding of deeper truths and helps us expand our views.

The journey of patience is rooted in knowing that our present reality will finally give way to changes. But changes won’t always happen when we think they should, and patience with ourselves comes from accepting that there are things we can control and things we can’t. And though we must make great efforts to keep pushing the boundaries of our awareness and to improve our ability to rest in comfort in the present moment, how fast we develop isn’t up to us.

That same fifth grader who couldn’t wait to speak out answers now sees the value of meeting questions with a heart of patience.

1.Why did the author wave his hand around in class?

A. He wanted to entertain himself.

B. He tried to show his impatience.

C. He was making fun of his fellow students.

D. He wanted to give his fellow students a chance.

2.What’s the purpose of the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment?

A. To test children’s concentration levels.

B. To test whether children have sweet teeth.

C. To test patience and its potential advantages.

D. To test the bond between patience and desire.

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “gratification” in Para. 3?

A. Progress.　　 B. Patience.

C. Assistance.　　 D. Satisfaction.

4.What is the main reason for people to have patience according to the text?

A. Constant changes.　　 B. Present reality.

C. An absence of self-control.　　 D. A strong desire for consequences.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

I was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n)_______.

I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered _______ into her classroom. From corner to corner, the_______were decorated with clippings (剪报) and posters　 _______ Deafness and American Sign Language. Pictures of _______hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌).

Once the rest of my classmates _______ in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands _______ about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name is Ms. Lewison. Your name what?” These signs did not _______ until later that week, but still I sat upright at my desk, trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “_______”.

As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family. Ms. Lewison was like our ________. When we were feeling troubled, we just let our ________do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about ________.

Ms. Lewsion performed a tough task. She ________ replaced all the ignorance in me with ________. Then she opened my ________ and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a ________ signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are ________.

Today my fingers have learned to ________. Ms. Lewison pushed me ________ into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse ________.

1.A. picture　　 B. voice　　 C. order　　 D. poster

2.A. calmly　　 B. excitedly　　 C. quickly　　 D. anxiously

3.A. walls　　 B. ocean　　 C. students　　 D. desks

4.A. caused by　　 B. related to　　 C. contributing to　　 D. aimed at

5.A. welcoming　　 B. outstanding　　 C. signing　　 D. waving

6.A. settled　　 B. seated　　 C. backed　　 D. locked

7.A. flowed　　 B. wandered　　 C. flew　　 D. came

8.A. draw attention　　 B. make sense　　 C. catch sight　　 D. hold breath

9.A. silent　　 B. dull　　 C. strange　　 D. strict

10.A. teacher　　 B. partner　　 C. friend　　 D. mother

11.A. bodies　　 B. hearts　　 C. hands　　 D. eyes

12.A. sings　　 B. language　　 C. love　　 D. life

13.A. successfully　　 B. finally　　 C. easily　　 D. unwillingly

14.A. confidence　　 B. patience　　 C. curiosity　　 D. freedom

15.A. mouth　　 B. mind　　 C. arms　　 D. fingers

16.A. clever　　 B. unique　　 C. special　　 D. fluent

17.A. endless　　 B. strong　　 C. weak　　 D. uncertain

18.A. dip　　 B. dance　　 C. swim　　 D. think

19.A. firmly　　 B. hardly　　 C. gently　　 D. heavily

20.A. classes　　 B. worlds　　 C. families　　 D. waters

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Last year was the first year when I taught the fifth grade. Recently, I’ve been 1 by a “graduated ”student for the first time. I was really surprised when he walked into my home.

He hasn’t physically changed much since2my class last year and if I had had to guess who would come to visit me first. I wouldn’t have thought of him. Carlos was a student who had a hard time sitting 3  in the beginning of last year. He would often   4to go to the bathroom, and he’d talk or look like he was falling asleep because of little sleep. He often needed 5  in doing anything that other students could do well on their own.

I found out that the reason for his behavior in my classroom was that he had been6nightmares(噩梦)about his border-crossing experience. He was7that the immigration office would take him or his parents to prison or back to their 8. And here he was in my class trying to learn a(n)9language, which he had never touched before.

When he was in my class, one thing that stood out was that he had a(n) 10time speaking English. But when he walked in my room yesterday, all of that was missing. In walked a calm, 11 boy who spoke and understood English far better than when he left me in June. He even 12to speak to my class in the sixth grade in English. He told me he remembered doing sign language and the video I made to help him13his English.

His visit14 a lot to me not only because he has made great progress, but also because it reminded me what it means to be a teacher ----- to have a lasting influence on  15.

3.A. fast           B. beautifully      C. still          D actively

14.14.

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight when a flight attendant asked a(n) _______ question over the loudspeaker, “Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?”

Clara, 15 at the time, _______ the call button. The flight attendant came by and _______ the situation. “We have a passenger on the plane who’s _______ and deaf.” she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he couldn’t _______ his message.

Clara _______ to have been studying ASL for the past year and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s palm. So she _______ her seat belt and walked toward the seat of Tim Cook, then 64. _______taking his hand, she _______, “Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water.

When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third ________, she stopped and stayed a while.

“He didn’t need anything. He was lonely and wanted to ________.” Clara says.

So for the next hour, that’s what they did. She talked about her plans for the future. Cook told Clara ________ he had gradually become blind over time and ________ stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn’t see her, she “looked ________ at his face with such kindness,” a passenger reported, “We can see she smiled with happiness, ________ she made a difference in someone’s life.”

“Clara was amazing.” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could tell Tim was very ________to have someone he could speak to, and she was such a(n) ________.”

Cook’s ________, “Best trip I’ve ever had.”

Life is a continuous learning experience. As for Clara, she said, “I’ve also learned a lot. The best thing for ________ is to learn something. Learning is the only thing that never ________.

1.A.urgent B.awkward C.challenging D.difficult

2.A.adopted B.lifted C.pressed D.tied

3.A.analyzed B.faced C.observed D.explained

4.A.blind B.ill C.homesick D.thirsty

5.A.get into B.get through C.get across D.get off

6.A.intended B.pretended C.happened D.attempted

7.A.uncovered B.unlocked C.unfolded D.unfastened

8.A.Cautiously B.Gently C.Secretly D.Seriously

9.A.whispered B.asked C.signed D.repeated

10.A.turn B.intention C.journey D.visit

11.A.talk B.relax C.sleep D.cheer

12.A.how B.why C.what D.when

13.A.invented B.conveyed C.transformed D.shared

14.A.attentively B.surprisingly C.crazily D.anxiously

15.A.if B.so C.because D.but

16.A.absorbed B.excited C.ashamed D.touched

17.A.angel B.donator C.sponsor D.translator

18.A.concept B.relief C.credit D.reaction

19.A.appreciation B.consideration C.amazement D.freedom

20.A.discourages B.fails C.inspires D.benefits

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

“Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.

Time proved that the baby’ s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried out the tragedy, “A boy, a big boy... called me a freak (怪人)．”

He grew up, handsome. A favourite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.

Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’ re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’ s a secret.” The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person appeared.

Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.”

The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’ s casket（棺材）. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.

“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”

1.Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?

A. Because her son had a tiny face.

B. Because she saw her son crying.

C. Because her son was born imperfect.

D. Because her son was in her arms.

2.Which word can describe Mother’ s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?

A. Nervous.　　 　 B. Sympathetic.

C. Proud.　　 　　 D. Angry.

3.Who gave the son the ears?

A. A doctor　　 　 　 B. His father.

C. His mother.　　 D. A stranger.

4.The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “________”．

A. see　　　　 　　 B. show　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　 D. search

5.The best title for the passage would be ________.

A. Mother’s hair

B. An unforgettable memory

C. Who gave me the ears?

D. Who is my best respectable person?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We were talking and laughing, when our teacher came in and asked us what all the  ______  was about.

A. excite             B. exciting           C. excited           D. excitement

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped—the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance．

One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms，he cried out bitterly，“A boy, a big boy…called me－a f—…freak．”She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks．

He grew up，handsome for his misfortune．A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that．He developed a gift for literature and music．

The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor．Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft on a pair of outer ears，if they could be donated，”the doctor decided．So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man．Two years went by．Then, “You’re going to the hospital，son．Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need．But it’s a secret,” said the father．

The operation was a brilliant success．His talents blossomed into genius．School and college became a series of successes．Later he married and entered the diplomatic service．“But I must know!” he urged his father．“Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him．”

“I do not believe you could,” said the father，“but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet．”The years kept the secret, but the day did come …one of the darkest days that ever passed through a son．He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材)．Slowly and tenderly，the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick，reddish-brown hair to let out the secret．

1..

When the mother unfolded the cloth and looked upon the tiny face we know that the mother________．

A. suddenly decided to make a sacrifice for the baby

B. kept the baby’s situation unknown to others

C. felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby

D. complained of her bad luck and regretted having a disabled child

2..

Give the closest meaning to the underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2．

A. Slow–acting person.                      B. Ugly–looking child.

C. Badly–behaved student.                  D. Strangely–shaped creature.

3..

At last, we may infer from the passage that_________.

A. The agreement was between the donator and the family

B. Finally the boy came to know the donator was a stranger

C. The mother may never let her hair be cut to keep her ears from being seen

D. The mother donated her ears to her son after she died

4..

What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?

A. Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known．

B. It is up to parents to help their children heart and soul．

C. True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance．

D. It is a virtue for young generations to learn to be grateful．

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

In fifth grade, my backpack was stolen from my dad’s car. There was my binder(活页夹) in it, where all my school stuff was________in it, and it had notebooks in which I had stories that I had been________for quite a while. And when my dad had come and woken me up to tell me that his car was________ and my backpack was stolen, I________for about half an hour.

Then I decided to go to school with________nothing. My 5th grade ________, Miss Taylor, was really sweet and________to me and understanding. She gave me a/an________binder that she had and she got out a piece of ________, and set about writing my________‘Zoe’ in a cool font(字体). She was really good at fonts. She then________it to me.

Later that same day, Miss Taylor had gotten a________from the office and when she had gotten off the phone, she________me like this: “Zoe, a miracle has happened! Someone ________your backpack!”, I rushed to the ________, and got my binder.

When I opened it, I saw all my stuff including a(n)________. On the back of the envelope was “I'm sorry all your stuff got stolen, but I hope this________” and I opened the envelope and it had a ________worth $20 in it. The person that found all the stuff had put in the envelope so that I could________more school stuff! Seeing it, I was very________to the person.

1.A.dropped B.thrown C.put D.shaped

2.A.writing B.making C.playing D.printing

3.A.broken down B.broken into C.looked into D.broken off

4.A.laughed B.smiled C.jumped D.cried

5.A.gradually B.absolutely C.slightly D.simply

6.A.teacher B.manager C.conductor D.operator

7.A.strange B.mean C.kind D.lucky

8.A.cheap B.common C.complex D.extra

9.A.paper B.cake C.cloth D.silk

10.A.address B.name C.skill D.major

11.A.introduced B.exposed C.presented D.taught

12.A.call B.letter C.E-mail D.gift

13.A.blamed B.told C.charged D.warned

14.A.stole B.sold C.found D.opened

15.A.office B.school C.room D.station

16.A.note B.envelope C.story D.poster

17.A.changes B.rewards C.helps D.functions

18.A.treasure B.gold C.bill D.penny

19.A.need B.buy C.beg D.win

20.A.generous B.familiar C.thankful D.faithful

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a blacksmith(铁匠), and had a thriving trade making horseshoes. He was determined that his first-born son would follow him into the blacksmith. For this reason, Edward had to leave school at the age of 12,and worked with his father.

However, Edward was not cut out to be a blacksmith. Although he has an athletic body, he didn't have strong arms like his father, and he felt dizzy in the heat of the smithy.  When he tried to find alternative employment, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write.

One day, he went for an interview at a solictior’s office. The job was a runner, taking documents from the office to other offices in the city. The solicitor was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldn't read or write, he decided against employing him. "How can you deliver documents to other offices," he asked, "if you can't read the addresses on them?"

Bitterly disappointed, Edward left the building and went to wait for a tram to take him back to the suburb where his father’s smithy was. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand .

"Excuse me, son?" he said. "Would you look after my stand for a moment?"

For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so delighted with his new assistant's honesty, that he offered him a job. Edward took it immediately.

In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on newspaper stands to selling newspapers, tobacco,confectionery（糖果点心）and other goods in a shop. Then they opened a second shop, and a third. Eventually, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.

Edward became very rich, so he employed a tutor to teach him to read and write. The tutor  was amazed at what Edward had achieved. "Imagine what you could do if you’d been able to read and write when you were younger!" he said.

“Yes!” said Edward. “I could have run myself to exhaustion delivering documents for a solicitor!”

1.What would be the best title for the text?

A．Success of illiterate newsboy

B．Local blacksmith becomes famous

C．The thriving trade of the blacksmith

D．Reading and writing-the road to success

2.What can you infer from the underlined expression “not cut out to be” in the second paragraph?

A．Edward Sims did not like being a blacksmith.

B．Edward Sims did not like working with his father.

C．Edward Sims was not strong enough and it made him feel ill.

D．Edward Sims was good at it but wanted to do another job.

3.When Edward applied for the job as a runner for a solicitor, ________.

A．the solicitor turned him down because he wasn’t intelligent enough

B．the solicitor offered him the job because he was so fit

C．the solicitor gave him the job but told him he had to learn to read

D．the solicitor didn’t offer him the job because he couldn’t read

4.Which of the following is NOT ture about Edward Sims?

A．He was such a good salesman that he went on to own 25 newsagent shops with another man.

B．The newspaperman liked him so much he gave him a job.

C．He ran himself into exhaustion delivering papers.

D．He learnt to read and write.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When was the woman’s picture taken?

A. In Grade 3 in her senior high school.

B. In Grade 2 in her senior high school.

C. In Grade 2 in her junior high school.

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