When I was eight, I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low-budget(小成本) movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.
The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce (离婚) in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right.
I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange lava (火山岩) pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!
The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn’t painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas (画布) in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $1,500.
The past six years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim (火山口边缘) of the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.
1.Why did the writer go to Hawaii?
A. To realize her childhood dream.
B. To free herself from trouble.
C. To spend her holiday.
D. To make a living.
2.Which of the following is the writer’s dream?
A. Living in nature with animals.
B. Becoming a successful painter.
C. Getting close to wildlife.
D. Living a free and happy life.
3.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. the writer’s husband took away most of her money
B. the writer wasn’t sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first
C. the writer had never done painting before
D. the writer’s parents encouraged her to divorce
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
When I was eight, I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low-budget(小成本) movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.
The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce (离婚) in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right.
I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange lava (火山岩) pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!
The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn’t painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas (画布) in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $1,500.
The past six years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim (火山口边缘) of the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.
1.Why did the writer go to Hawaii?
A. To realize her childhood dream.
B. To free herself from trouble.
C. To spend her holiday.
D. To make a living.
2.Which of the following is the writer’s dream?
A. Living in nature with animals.
B. Becoming a successful painter.
C. Getting close to wildlife.
D. Living a free and happy life.
3.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. the writer’s husband took away most of her money
B. the writer wasn’t sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first
C. the writer had never done painting before
D. the writer’s parents encouraged her to divorce
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An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
1.What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A.Her brother was seriously ill. B.They had no money.
C.Nothing could save her brother. D.Both A and B.
2.In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be .
A.something interesting B.something beautiful
C.some wonderful medicine D.some good food
3.The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows .
A.she had still kept some money
B.she hoped not to be refused
C.There was no need to worry about money
D.she thought money was easy to get
4.What made the miracle happen?
A.The girl’s love for her brother. B.The girl’s money.
C.The medicine from the drugstore. D.Nobody can tell.
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An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother.All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left.When she heard her daddy say to her mother with whispered desperation(绝望), “ a miracle(奇迹) can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank.She all the change out on the floor and counted carefully.Then she her way six blocks to the local drugstore(药店).
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s my little brother,” the girl answered back.“He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a .His name is Andrew and he has something growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t miracles here, child.I’ m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling at the little girl.
In the shop was a customer.He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother ?”
“I don’t know,” she replied.“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs .But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence(巧合),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents — the price of a miracle for little brothers. me to where you live.I want to see your brother and your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon(外科医生).The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long Andrew was home again and doing well.
The little girl was .She knew exactly how much the miracle .one dollar and eleven cents ...plus the faith of a little child.
1.A.tearful B.hopeful C.hopeless D.kind
2.A.Simply B.Just C.Only D.More than
3.A.drew B.pulled C.took D.poured
4.A.walked B.made C.brought D.felt
5.A.to B.as C.for D.on
6.A.hope B.doctor C.favor D.miracle
7.A.bad B.small C.extra D.impossible
8.A.give B.offer C.sell D.store
9.A.seriously B.sadly C.strangely D.coldly
10.A.well dressed B.kind hearted C.well behaved D.good looking
11.A.have B.need C.care D.like
12.A.a doctor B.a medicine C.an operation D.a kindness
13.A.savings B.wishes C.ideas D.suggestions
14.A.since B.as C.after D.but
15.A.same B.exact C.wrong D.necessary
16.A.tell B.Help C.Take D.Follow
17.A.save B.encourage C.persuade D.meet
18.A.that B.until C.before D.after
19.A.sad B.angry C.well D.happy
20.A.worth B.cost C.paid D.spend
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I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. I felt something________had happened. It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the ______ at once. She explained that she’d______ my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying. At first, she had _____it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she ______something was wrong. So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the ______ floor. She had been emptying the dishwasher _______a live wire fell and touched her.
Mary was taken to hospital. When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no______. I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be_____with them. For a year I was in a suffering ___ of mind. I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt _____.
Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking _____. She married me because I was a______man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than_______.
We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed with cancer. The anxiety that had been gone came ______back—would my boys be left with no parents?_______, the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.
____ everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn’t_________. We have to learn to accept and adapt to the__________it has brought about. It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future. Instead, just focus on the______.
1.A. amazing B. awful C. strange D. exciting
2.A. house B. exit C. hospital D. entrance
3.A. seen B. sensed C. recognized D. heard
4.A. hesitated B. ignored C. imagined D. confused
5.A. wondered B. predicted C. realized D. expected
6.A. bathroom B. bedroom C. toilet D. kitchen
7.A. while B. when C. until D. as
8.A. sign B. doubt C. point D. breath
9.A. clear B. familiar C. strict D. pleased
10.A. situation B. state C. condition D. occasion
11.A. curiously B. lively C. coldly D. lonely
12.A. up B. away C. down D. off
13.A. rich B. considerate C. handsome D. strong
14.A. dive B. fall C. sink D. float
15.A. flooding B. returning C. looking D. calling
16.A. Gradually B. Personally C. Thankfully D. Eventually
17.A. For B. With C. As D. Through
18.A. matter B. affect C. count D. help
19.A. changes B. experiences C. disabilities D. decisions
20.A. honor B. present C. activity D. life
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!
1.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?
A.He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.
B.he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.
C.He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.
D.He agreed with her “enemy”.
2.The writer felt ______ when she did the things as her father had told her.
A.sad B.angry
C.disappointed D.surprised
3.Which of the following can we know from the passage?
A.The writer is grateful to her father.
B.The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.
C.The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.
D.The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.The Best Advice I Ever Had
B.A Serious Criticism(批评)
C.What People Say About You Is Always Right
D.My Parents
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When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor of the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University(SMU)in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn’t afford the operation because her family was poor.
Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston, a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic(阁楼)one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript(手稿). On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry”. It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henry’s.
My father then set out to sell it. Eventually, he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loves the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.
My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story.
1.Who found the O. Henry’s manuscript?
A. The author. B. The author’s father.
C. The girl. D.The girl’s mother
2.Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?
A. O. Henry once worked in Houston.
B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.
C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines.
D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.
3. The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.
A. named B. treated
C. proved D. described
4. According to the text, why did the author’s father go to Des Moines?
A. To meet the author himself.
B. To sell the O. Henry story.
C. To talk with the O. Henry expert.
D. To give money to the girl.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor in the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University(SMU)in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn’t afford the operation because her family was poor.
Her mother ran a boarding house in Galveston, a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic(阁楼)one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript(手稿). On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry”. It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Gainestown boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henry’s.
My father then set out to sell it. Eventfully, he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loves the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.
My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story.
1.Who discovered the O. Henry’s manuscript?
A. The girl’s mother. B. The author’s father.
C. The girl. D. The author.
2.Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?
A. O. Henry once worked in Houston.
B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.
C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines.
D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.
3.The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.
A. named B. treated C. proved D. Described
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list ______: I was very thin; I wasn’t a ______ student; I talked too much; I was too _____, always feeling superior to(胜过)others, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. _____, I became very angry. I ran to my father with _____ in my eyes.
He listened to me ______, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder _____ you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s ______. Go and ____ a list of everything she said and mark the points that are ______. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did ______ he told me. To my great _____, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t ______ (like being very thin), but a good number I could – and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly ______ picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He ______ to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know _____ than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to ______, not just close your ears in anger, feeling _____ when something said about you is true, you’ll find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t shut your ______. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has always ______ to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
1.A.collected B.added C.grew D.continued
2.A.good B.bad C.short D.greedy
3.A.silly B.friendly C.dull D.proud
4.A.In other words B.Above all C.As a result D.At last
5.A.tears B.happiness C.promises D.wishes
6.A.coldly B.quietly C.eagerly D.happily
7.A.who B.how C.what D.that
8.A.excuse B.opinion C.talk D.advice
9.A.take B.make C.create D.receive
10.A.wrong B.correct C.big D.true
11.A.as B.so C.before D.till
12.A.joy B.pleasure C.surprise D.anger
13.A.say B.like C.do D.change
14.A.wonderful B.clear C.interesting D.beautiful
15.A.promised B.refused C.expected D.agreed
16.A.wider B.higher C.better D.worse
17.A.listen B.stand C.speak D.share
18.A.hurt B.sad C.shy D.excited
19.A.words B.mouths C.eyes D.ears
20.A.returned B.gone C.appeared D.happened
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
1. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend
B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C. My Father
D. My Childhood
2. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?
A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.
B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.
C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
3. Why did her father listen to her quietly?
A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.
B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.
C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.
D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
4. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?
A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.
B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
1.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend
B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C. My Father
D. My Childhood
2.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?
A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.
B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.
C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
3.Why did her father listen to her quietly?
A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.
B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.
C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.
D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
4.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?
A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.
B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
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