Every morning Grandpa got up early sitting at the table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?” The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”
The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless !”“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1.What puzzled the grandson most was ________.
A. what kind of book he could understand
B. why he forgot what he read soon
C. whether it was useful to read books
D. how he could read books like his grandpa
2.Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water? _______
A. To punish him for not reading carefully.
B. To get him to realize the use of reading books.
C. To train him to run faster.
D. To clean the dirty basket in the river.
3.What lesson can we learn from the story? ________
A. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
B. The old are always wiser than the young.
C. You can’t expect to remember whatever you read.
D. Reading books can change a person gradually.
4.What can be the best title for the text? _______
A. Grandpa and grandson
B. Carrying water in a basket
C. Reading for total changing
D. Baskets and books
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Every morning Grandpa got up early sitting at the table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?” The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”
The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless !”“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1.What puzzled the grandson most was ________.
A. what kind of book he could understand
B. why he forgot what he read soon
C. whether it was useful to read books
D. how he could read books like his grandpa
2.Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water? _______
A. To punish him for not reading carefully.
B. To get him to realize the use of reading books.
C. To train him to run faster.
D. To clean the dirty basket in the river.
3.What lesson can we learn from the story? ________
A. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
B. The old are always wiser than the young.
C. You can’t expect to remember whatever you read.
D. Reading books can change a person gradually.
4.What can be the best title for the text? _______
A. Grandpa and grandson
B. Carrying water in a basket
C. Reading for total changing
D. Baskets and books
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Every morning Grandpa got up early sitting at the table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?” The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”
The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless !”“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1.What puzzled the grandson most was ________.
A. what kind of book he could understand
B. whether it was useful to read books
C. why he forgot what he read soon
D. how he could read books like his grandpa
2.Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water? _______
A. To punish him for not reading carefully.
B. To train him to run faster.
C. To get him to realize the use of reading books.
D. To clean the dirty basket in the river.
3.What lesson can we learn from the story? ________
A. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
B. The old are always wiser than the young.
C. Reading books can change a person gradually.
D. You can’t expect to remember whatever you read.
4.What can be the best title for the text? _______
A. Grandpa and grandson B. Carrying water in a basket
C. Baskets and books D. Reading for total changing
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Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”
The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.” The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1.What puzzled the grandson most was _________.
A. why he forgot what he read soon B. whether it was useful to read books
C. what kind of book he could understand D. how he could read books like his grandpa
2.Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?
A. To get him to realize the use of reading books. B. To punish him for not reading carefully.
C. To clean the dirty basket in the river. D. To train him to run faster.
3.What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. The old are always wiser than the young. B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
C. You can’t expect to remember all you read. D. Reading books can change a person gradually.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Grandpa and Grandson B. Carrying Water in a Basket
C. Baskets and Books D. Reading for Total Changing
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Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson admired him, trying to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”
The old man quietly turning from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.
The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”
The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So, you think it is useless? the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1.What puzzled the grandson most was ________.
A. why he forgot what he read soon
B. whether it was useful to read books
C. what kind of book he could understand
D. how he could read books like his grandpa
2. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?
A. To train him to run faster.
B. To clean the dirty basket in the river.
C. To punish him for not reading carefully.
D. To get him to realize the use of reading books.
3.What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. The old are always wiser than the young.
B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
C. Reading books can change a person gradually.
D. You can’t expect to remember whatever you read.
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阅读理解
Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”
The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”
The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless !” “So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean. “Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1. What puzzled the grandson most was ________.
A. whether it was useful to read books
B. why he forgot what he read soon
C. what kind of book he could understand
D. how he could read books like his grandpa
2.Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?
A. To train him to run faster.
B. To clean the dirty basket in the river.
C. To punish him for not reading carefully.
D. To get him to realize the use of reading books.
3.What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. The old are always wiser than the young.
B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
C. Reading books can change a person gradually.
D. You can’t expect to remember whatever you read.
4.What can be the best title for the text?]
A. Grandpa and grandson
B. Carrying water in a basket
C. Reading for total changing
D. Baskets and books
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RIDING in school buses in the early morning,then sitting in poorly lit classrooms,are the main reasons students have trouble getting to sleep at night,according to new research.
Teenagers,like everyone else,need bright light in the morning to allow their circadian rhythms(生理节奏)to get into step with nature's cycles of day and night.
If they don't get blue 1ight in the morning,they get to sleep an average of six minutes later at night,until their bodies are completely out of sync(同步) with the school day,researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York said last month.
The finding was made by fitting goggles(护目镜)that block blue light from the sun to a group of students.The researchers discovered that their circadian rhythms were greatly affected.
Parents and teachers have been complaining in recent years that teens stay up too late at night,then fall asleep in class the next morning and do poorly in school.The new findings provide a possible explanation for the problem.
At the root of the research is the circadian rhythm, the body's natural sleep and waking cycle.Even though the Earth makes a full rotation(旋转)in 24 hours,the body's circadian cycle is about 24 hours and six minutes 1ong.The cycle is mediated(调节)by a chemical called melatonin(褪黑激素).The body starts to produce it about two hours before it is time to sleep and, in the absence of blue 1ight,the body produces about six minutes later each day.
In the study, the researchers studied 11 students at Smith Middle School in New York, which was designed so that a lot of sunlight reaches classrooms.
On a Friday night,the researchers measured what time the 11 students’ bodies began releasing melatonin.On Monday morning,the students were sent to school with orange goggles that blocked most blue light from their eyes to mimic(模拟) the conditions found in many---if not most--schools.
By the end of the week,the students were releasing melatonin 30 minutes 1ater in the evening---an average of six minutes a day--and going to sleep correspondingly(相应的) later.
“This is our first field study,”said lead author Mariana G.Figueiro.He said they would like to repeat it in larger studies and for longer periods of time。
If the findings are repeated,a variety of solutions are available.Ideally, new schools would be built to allow more natural sunlight into the classrooms.Students could also be exposed to more sunlight outside.
68. According to the findings related in this article, many teenagers stay up late because_______
A. they lack melatonin in their bodies
B. they have to get up so early to catch the school bus
C. their circadian rhythms are in disorder
D. they do not get enough blue light in the morning
69. According to the findings, a student who normally slept at 10:00 pm, but who spent 10 days in a poorly lit classroom, would probably be falling asleep at___________after the period.
A. 12:00pm B. 11:30pm C. 11:00pm D. 10:00pm
70. What does the article tell us?
A. Unlike adults, teenagers tend to feel sleepy during daytime.
B. The sunlight is the only thing that can affect our circadian rhythms.
C. If the findings prove correct, solutions could be found to teen sleeping problems.
D. Most schools have small windows and the classrooms are poorly lit.
71. The main point of the article is to___________
A. warn teenagers not to stay up late or sleep in class
B. report on some new findings related to teenagers' sleeping problems
C. give suggestions on how to build schools
D. advertise goggles which can protect the eyes from the sun
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 am, except Sunday, and went to work. He returned home at 5:30 pm, for dinner at 6:00 pm. I never remember my father having a night out with his children. All he asked from me as a daughter was to hold his hammer while he repaired something, just so we could have some time to talk to each other.
For 22 years, after I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday. Nine years ago, my father, 67 years old, spent three days painting my house. He asked me to hold the paint brush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy and I could not take the time to hold the paint brush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my father spent five hours making a swing(秋千)for my daughter. Again, all he asked me to do was to give him a glass of tea, and talk to him. But again, I had some clothes to wash, and the house to clean.
On January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time from my sister’s home in Florida. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 pm. That day, my father was in hospital in Florida. I got on an airplane immediately, and on the way, I made up my mind that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.
I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.
1.
When the author was young, her father ______.
A. was busy with his work B. disliked his children
C. often talked to his children D. never cared about his children
2.
How old was the author’s father when he made a swing for his granddaughter?
A. 45. B. 67. C. 71. D. 76.
3.
When painting the house, the father asked the author to hold a paint brush because ______.
A. he wanted to make his work easy
B. he was too old to work all by himself
C. he just wanted his daughter to help him
D. he wanted to have a talk with his daughter
4.
The underlined phrase “passed away” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.
A. arrived B. lost C. left D. died
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.
For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活状况) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.
Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__ 53__things happened several times later.
The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤).I got on an airplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.
I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.
1..
.A. ever B.never C.always D.often
2..
.A. except B.rather than C.more than D.or rather
3..
A. because B.before C.although D.since
4..
.A. visited B.praised C.telephoned D.met
5..
.A. work B.life C.study D.plan
6..
.A. worry B.care C.talk D.look
7..
.A. built B.found C.bought D.sold
8..
.A. repairing B.painting C.cleaning D.decorating
9..
.A. teach B.order C.force D.allow
10..
A. asked B.kept C.ordered D.served
11..
.A. smart B.upset C.busy D.tired
12..
.A. practice B.task C.tea D.time
13..
.A. Different B.Similar C.Funny D.Strange
14..
.A. as usual B.in pain C.casually D.finally
15..
A. call B.moment C.situation D.scene
16..
.A. church B.school C.home D.hospital
17..
.A. immediately B.happily C.gradually D.carefully
18..
.A. heard B.spoke C.thought D.demanded
19..
.A .take up B.make up C.turn up D.put up
20..
.A. started out B.given in C.passed away D.come back
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I was sitting at the kitchen table finishing my morning meal. A little taste of autumn ____ had risen in my soul. The ____ air and falling leaves all ____ the coming of the winter. I took my last drink of meal and carried my ____ bowl over to the sink to clean it. My two cats sat on top of the kitchen counter, ____ above them. I saw that they were both eyeing a tiny spider on a single web from the light above. Just as the spider came near, ____ cats were well prepared to catch and eat him. I quickly took a paper towel and ____ the little guy before he became a kitty ____. I walked out of the back door to let him ____. As soon as I set him down he quickly crawled to ____ on the wall. As I shut the door, I noticed something too. I was ____ and my sadness was gone.
Now I know a lot of people would be ____ about how saving the eight-legged animal could have ____ my spirits, so quickly. After all, it was just a spider. As I thought about it, two sentences I had recently read ____ me. The first was: “The only true thing is ____.” The second was: “ Do everything out of love.” I realized then that no act of love is ____. I had only spared a spider to live another day, but it had ____ my heart and improved my spirit.
Make your life full of love. When you do so, you will ____ not only yourself, but others and this world. Your soul will ____ the cheers of other people. ____ people’s eyes every smile you share is a treasure, and every kind act you do is a triumph(胜利).
1.A. pleasure B. curiosity C. happiness D. sadness
2.A. warm B. cooling C. freezing D. fresh
3.A. mean B. decide C. prove D. consider
4.A. large B. expensive C. white D. empty
5.A. jumping B. playing C. staring D. eating
6.A. both B. neither C. all D. each
7.A. covered B. surrounded C. threw D. saved
8.A. food B. toy C. bed D. enemy
9.A. return B. go C. continue D. catch
10.A. strength B. independence C. importance D. safety
11.A. smiling B. shouting C. reading D. eating
12.A. worried B. shocked C. confused D. satisfied
13.A. lifted B. pressed C. shook D. tapped
14.A. occurred B. hit C. missed D. invented
15.A. pity B. sorry C. apology D. love
16.A. small B. expensive C. far D. dangerous
17.A. cured B. touched C. fed D. hurt
18.A. lose B. help C. endanger D. harm
19.A. draw B. watch C. observe D. hear
20.A. At B. With C. In D. For
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, 36with a piece of bread. He’s not even 37. Is he ill? No, but he does have a 38 .He has nothing to do becau se the Internet is down. When he 39 up this morning, Tony was feeling 40 . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the 41 ahead. It would be a weekend like any other---a great weekend. But that was before he turned on his 42 and found he was 43 to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony 44 goes online to email friends, reads the 45 to keep up with what’s happening in the world and 46 a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend---online!
Just as Tony is wondering how he can possibly have a normal weekend 47 the Internet, his mum walks into the 48. “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t 49the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no 50 but sighs (叹气).“Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum51 .
“Oh, yes! Helen 52 just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face 53 face for a change. Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony 54 , as he walks to the phone. There is 55 without the Internet after all.
1. A.cutting B.playing C.eating D.thinking
2. A.hungry B.angry C.tired D.sleepy
3. A.fear B.problem C.business D.thing
4. A.rose B.rang C.looked D.woke
5. A.great B.disappointed C.unhappy D.worried
6. A.holiday B.year C.weekend D.morning
7. A.TV B.computer C.radio D.web
8. A.willing B.surprised C.able D.unable
9. A.usually B.nearly C.especially D.already
10. A.letters B.news C.reports D.contents
11. A.guesses B.takes C.plays D.makes
12. A.on B.without C.by D.with
13. A.living-room B.hall C.kitchen D.study
14. A.talk about B.care about C.think about D.look about
15. A.answer B.progress C.movement D.choice
16. A.reports B.replies C.tells D.suggests
17. A.travels B.treats C.lives D.escapes
18. A.for B.by C.from D.to
19. A.cries B.smiles C.reads D.watches
20. A.change B.task C.weekend D.life
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