Christmas was coming, I was considering what ...

Christmas was coming, I was considering what present I should prepare for my father.My dad never wants anything, for he is a hard person to buy for . I pulled out my phone to read text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father.My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming，and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower，a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky，inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.

I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream ­colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind .The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe；my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming，and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples，twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer，the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.

Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame，I knew I had given the perfect gift.

1.The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was ______.

A．doing shopping

B．having a debate

C．reading a message

D．leaving for Wyoming

2.The author's inspiration （灵感）for the gift came from ______.

A．a photo of a flower

B．a story about a kid

C．a call from the mother

D．a text about Christmas

3.The author made the gift by ______.

A．searching for the poems online

B．drawing the background by hand

C．painting the letters in three colors

D．matching the words with pictures

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___36___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___37___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable.  They are torn between the  wish to go to bed early so that  Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___38___ up late so that they will not ___39____ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___40___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___41___ at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I ___42___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___43___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___44___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___45___ he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, ___46___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly___47___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___48___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___49____ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___50___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___51___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___52_____ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ____53_____ the baby arrived. He moved ___54____ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___55___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !

1.A. faced        B. met           C. filled          D. pleased

2. A. question    B. matter C. Problem        D. business

3.A. get          B. stay          C. stand           D. wake

4.A. lose         B. break         C. miss            D. leave

5.A. awake       B. wake           C. asleep          D. sleep

6.A. look         B. stare         C. glare           D. watch

7.A. hopefully     B. busily       C. gladly          D. successfully

8.A. liked         B. feared       C. surprised       D. hated

9.A. answer       B. tell          C. ask             D. search

10.A. sadly        B. unluckily    C. possibly        D. fortunately

11.A. it           B. they         C. I               D. we

12.A. morning      B. midnight       C. evening       D. daybreak

13.A. filling        B. sewing    C. mending          D. preparing

14.A. present       B. stocking       C. bike         D. tree

15.A. going        B. sure        C. glad             D. excited

16.A. troubled     B. frightened  C. woken          D. shocked

17.A. Before       B. After       C. Until          D. Since

18.A. Even        B. And          C. Soon           D. Then

19.A. with        B. on           C. over           D. by

20.A. all          B. nearly    C. happily  D. completely

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cards to be sent，and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are 　　　 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children.If the gifts are large，this is sometimes a real 　　 .On Christmas Eve，young children find the 　　　　 almost unbearable They are 　　　　 between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 　　　　 up late so that they will not 　　　　 the fun.The wish for gifts usually proves stronger.But though children go to bed early，they often lie 　　　 for a long time，hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas，my wife and I 　　　　 managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom.I feared the moment when my son，Jimmy，would 　　　　 me where that new bike had come from，but　 　　　　 he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve,it took the children hours to go to sleep.It must have been nearly 　　 　 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 　　　　 stockings(袜子) .Then I pushed in the 　　 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree.We knew we would not get 　　　　 sleep that night，for the children were　 　　　　 to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning，we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children’s room--they were shouting excitedly! 　　　　 I had time to get out of bed，young Jimmy came 　　 into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary，　　 　　　 　 close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the youngest baby arrived He moved　 　　　　 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him.Suddenly it burst.That woke 　　 up completely.The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)!

1.A．faced　　　　　　 B．met　　　　　　　 C．filled　　　　　　 D．pleased

2.A．question　　　　 B．matter　　　　　 C．problem　　　　　 D．business

3.A．joy　　　　　　　　 B．excitement　　 C．presents　　　　 D．parents

4.A．pulled　　　　　　 B．divided　　　　 C．separated　　　　 D．torn

5.A．get　　　　　　　　 B．stay　　　　　　 C．stand　　　　　　 D．wake

6.A．lose　　　　　　　 B．break　　　　　　 C．miss　　　　　　　 D．leave

7.A．awake　　　　　　 B．wake　　　　　　 C．asleep　　　　　　 D．sleep

8.A．hopefully　　　　 B．busily　　　　　 C．gladly　　　　　　 D．successfully

9.A．answer　　　　　　 B．tell　　　　　　 C．ask　　　　　　　　 D．search

10.A．sadly　　　　　　 B．unluckily　　　 C．possibly　　　　 D．fortunately

11.A．morning　　　　　 B．midnight　　　　 C．evening　　　　　 D．daybreak

12.A．filling　　　　　 B．sewing　　　　 C．mending　　　　　 D．preparing

13.A．present　　　　　 B．stocking　　　　 C．bike　　　　　　　 D．tree

14.A. little　　　　　　 B. some　　　　　　 C. enough　　　　　　 D. much

15.A．sorry　　　　　　 B．sure　　　　　　 C．glad　　　　　　　 D．excited

16.A．Before　　　　　　 B．After　　　　　　 C．Until　　　　　　 D．Since

17.A. running　　　　　 B. laughing　　　　 C. shouting　　　　 D. riding

18.A．walked　　　　　　 B．moved　　　　　　 C．followed　　　　 D．jumped

19.A．with　　　　　　　 B．on　　　　　　　　 C．over　　　　　　　 D．by

20.A．him　　　　　　　 B．her　　　　　　　 C．me　　　　　　　　 D．us

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Deciding what present you should give someone is never easy.  Many things must be considered such as 1  the person is interested in and how old he is.   We must also consider the reaction   2  the person receiving the gift.  One of the worst gift choices I ever made was for my high school English teacher, Ms Chen. Ms Chen has taught me English since Junior 1, and to show my appreciation I  decided to get   3  a present.  I asked my classmates about her interests 4  I made my final decision.

Then I went to the department store5 I worked part-time and bought her 6  expensive gift box of Sichuan beef.  I was certain she would like it  7  I had been told by my classmates that she loved hot food. I left the box with a card on her desk, and I was sure she would like them.8 was only after I heard she became sick that I learned she couldn't eat MSG !

高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

What did the woman buy her husband as Christmas presents?

A. A book.　　 B. A watch.　　 C. A record.

高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析

－What made you so delighted at Christmas?

－__________.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

What I’ve just got for Christmas is ________ attractive ipad, ______ present I have been longing for.

A. an; a         B. an; the        C. the; a            D. the; the

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

7.Your mother is coming. What present_______for your birthday?

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

On Christmas morning, Abby, a teenager, went happily downstairs. She didn’t __________ what was under the Christmas tree. Nothing can __________ the gift she has already been given this year--the gift of life.

The teenager has been looking forward to her first __________ Christmas in six years. She was told she wouldn’t __________ 18 without the operation, and now she is enjoying her new life. This year there will be no 12 hours of dialysis (透析)on Christmas Eve and no sitting in her bedroom watching films while __________ to a machine. Additionally, she can go out and __________ with her friends.

But as __________ mounts, Abby realizes her future has come at a price for that of her donor’s(捐献者) family. She said, “I will take some time to silently appreciate the family of my donor, who will be __________ for the person they lost. I know how __________ my kidney (肾脏)is.”

Abby said, “Now I’m well. I’ve discovered there’s lots of kindness and support there. I hope to become a child psychologist to help those in need.” Mum Jo agreed. She said, “We’re astonished by the love we’ve had. Abby’s __________ shows she has reached a new level of humanity.”

1.A.recognize B.care C.forget D.imagine

2.A.remove B.value C.equal D.pack

3.A.modern B.freezing C.innocent D.healthy

4.A.live through B.stick to C.hold up D.begin with

5.A.talking B.listening C.attached D.addicted

6.A.discuss B.socialize C.compete D.quarrel

7.A.sadness B.surprise C.excitement D.doubt

8.A.mourning B.arguing C.waiting D.looking

9.A.weak B.qualified C.dynamic D.precious

10.A.ambition B.guess C.concern D.success

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

What troubled the teacher was that no one present made an answer when asked who had broken the glasses, so he didn’t know who 　　　　 .

A. was blamed　　 　　 　 B. was to be blamed

C. would be blamed　　 D. was to blame

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析