Last August, I traveled with a group of volunteers to Tres de Mayo, a small community near Tela, Honduras to help renovate (整修) a community centre. During my stay there, I learned many things and I also had plenty of opportunity to interact (互动) and work with local children, and I often could not help but think about the hardships they faced day to day, all factors considered to place children at-risk for problems later in life.
One young boy in particular, Javier, 16, stood out for me. Javier’s father had left a year earlier for the U. S., and the family had not heard from him since. This put his mother in a difficult position, stay in Tres de Mayo with no job and no source of income. In the end she decided to move to another province to find work. Javier with his little brother had to stay to live with their grandfather in a small house. Many of the children we met in Tres de Mayo were in similar situations.
As our last day approached, I remember the look in Javier’s eyes, as they welled up(涌出) with tears when we told him we were leaving. One of the volunteers held him close, but it did little to console him. He had already experienced so much loss, his father abandoning him, his mother leaving to find work, and it was hard to realize that our departure(离开) was adding to the list.
As I looked beyond Javier, I could see the many men and women whom Javier looked up to, depended on, and gathered strength from. I did know that without parents to raise him, he was not left alone. Instead, the adults in the community took responsibility for the care of their collective young.
1.Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Javier established good relationship with the author and his team.
B. Javier faced a number of challenges that put him at some risks.
C. Javier shared the same sufferings with other kids in Tres de Mayo.
D. Javier had to learn to be independent even since he was a little boy.
2.We can replace the underlined word “console ” in the third paragraph with ________.
A. affect
B. inspire
C. comfort
D. protect
3.According to the author, what plays an important part in the growth of Javier?
A. The united effort from the whole global village.
B. The good quality from the foreign volunteers.
C. The great care from the adults in his community.
D. The positive support from some of his family.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Last August, I traveled with a group of volunteers to Tres de Mayo, a small community near Tela, Honduras to help renovate (整修) a community centre. During my stay there, I learned many things and I also had plenty of opportunity to interact (互动) and work with local children, and I often could not help but think about the hardships they faced day to day, all factors considered to place children at-risk for problems later in life.
One young boy in particular, Javier, 16, stood out for me. Javier’s father had left a year earlier for the U. S., and the family had not heard from him since. This put his mother in a difficult position, stay in Tres de Mayo with no job and no source of income. In the end she decided to move to another province to find work. Javier with his little brother had to stay to live with their grandfather in a small house. Many of the children we met in Tres de Mayo were in similar situations.
As our last day approached, I remember the look in Javier’s eyes, as they welled up(涌出) with tears when we told him we were leaving. One of the volunteers held him close, but it did little to console him. He had already experienced so much loss, his father abandoning him, his mother leaving to find work, and it was hard to realize that our departure(离开) was adding to the list.
As I looked beyond Javier, I could see the many men and women whom Javier looked up to, depended on, and gathered strength from. I did know that without parents to raise him, he was not left alone. Instead, the adults in the community took responsibility for the care of their collective young.
1.Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Javier established good relationship with the author and his team.
B. Javier faced a number of challenges that put him at some risks.
C. Javier shared the same sufferings with other kids in Tres de Mayo.
D. Javier had to learn to be independent even since he was a little boy.
2.We can replace the underlined word “console ” in the third paragraph with ________.
A. affect
B. inspire
C. comfort
D. protect
3.According to the author, what plays an important part in the growth of Javier?
A. The united effort from the whole global village.
B. The good quality from the foreign volunteers.
C. The great care from the adults in his community.
D. The positive support from some of his family.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we discovered that “our family” was living in a trailer(拖车) that was in poor condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.
We decided the only reasonable solution was to build a new house – something unusual but necessary under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.
On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, "What do you want for your new room?" Expecting toys and other gadgets that children usually ask for, we were surprised when Josh responded, "I just want a bed."
The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.
When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.
That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds together, Eric ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway.
As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, "What is that?"
"A pillow," he replied.
"What do you do with it?" Eric continued to ask.
"When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to our eyes as he handed Eric the pillow.
"Oh . . . that's soft," he said, hugging it tightly.
Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my Dad gently asks, "Do you have a pillow?"
We know exactly what he means.
1.
The writer’s first volunteer project was ________.
A．working on a poor trailer B．helping a poor family
C．donating beds and bedding D．dealing with a housing problem
2.
On hearing Josh’s answer, the writer was shocked because ________.
A．the family lived in a trailer B．he expected to get some toys
C．he didn’t know what a bed was D．the boys had no bed to sleep in
3.
From the passage, we can learn that Eric had never seen ________before.
A．a trailer B．a truck C．a pillow D．a house
4.
By saying “Do you have a pillow?”, the writer’s father means that ________.
A．what they want to get may be unnecessary
B．they should not waste money on small things
C．they should do more volunteer work for the poor
D．what he will buy is not what they want but a pillow
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At the age of 16, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we ________ that “our family” was living in a trailer (拖车) that was in ________ condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, ________ every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.
We decided the only reasonable ________ was to build a new house — something unusual but ________ under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.
On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, “What do you want for your new room? ” Expecting ________ and other gadgets (小玩意) that children usually ask for, we were ________ when Josh responded, “I just want a bed.”
The boys had ________ slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect ________. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.
When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly ________ ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.
That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds together, Eric ran into the house to ________ us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the ________.
As my father slipped a pillowcase (枕套) onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, “What is that?”
“A pillow,” he replied.
“What do you do ________ it?” Eric continued to ask.
“When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to my eyes as my father handed Eric the pillow.
“Oh ... that’s soft,” he said, ________ it tightly.
Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my Dad gently asks, “Do you have a pillow?” We know exactly what he ________.
1.A. imagined B. ignored C. discovered D. required
2.A. bright B. strange C. perfect D. poor
3.A. so B. but C. otherwise D. though
4.A. effort B. purpose C. solution D. treatment
5.A. necessary B. expensive C. amazing D. rare
6.A. toys B. money C. food D. sneakers
7.A. upset B. glad C. disappointed D. astonished
8.A. still B. just C. never D. seldom
9.A. award B. gift C. lesson D. target
10.A. control B. believe C. help D. express
11.A. amuse B. guide C. help D. watch
12.A. bed B. doorway C. yard D. house
13.A. with B. for C. about D. on
14.A. squeezing B. hugging C. throwing D. shaking
15.A. explains B. proves C. means D. reflects
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The Pillow
At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we discovered that “our family” was living in a trailer(拖车) that was in poor condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.
We decided the only reasonable solution was to build a new house — something unusual but necessary under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.
On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, “What do you want for your new room?” Expecting toys and other gadgets that children usually ask for, we were surprised when Josh responded, “I just want a bed.”
The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.
When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.
That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds together, Eric ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway.
As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, “What is that?”
“A pillow,” he replied.
“What do you do with it?” Eric continued to ask.
“When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to our eyes as she handed Eric the pillow.
“Oh . . . that’s soft,” he said, hugging it tightly.
Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my Dad gently asks, “Do you have a pillow?”
We know exactly what he means.
1.The writer’s first volunteer project was ________.
A.working on a poor trailer B.helping a poor family
C.donating beds and bedding D.dealing with a housing problem
2.On bearing Josh’s answer, the writer was shocked because ________.
A.the family lived in a trailer B.he expected to get some toys
C.he didn’t know what a bed was D.the boys had no bed to sleep in
3.From the passage, we can learn that Eric had never seen before ________.
A.a trailer B.a truck C.a pillow D.a house
4.By sayg “Do you have a pillow?”, the writer’s father means that ________.
A.what they want to get may be unnecessary
B.they should not waste money on small things
C.they should do more volunteer work for the poor
D.what he will buy is not what they want but a pillow
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car. My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of washing other people’s cars as well. It was pretty hot outside. She further wanted to give juice for a low cost but not free. I felt happy and decided to help her.
She asked me, “What if we make this ‘a smile car wash’, mommy? ”I couldn’t hold back my tears and encouraged her and other kids to go inside the house and come up with ideas. While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the kids walked up to me with a board of beautiful signs of smiles. They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the theme of their exercise was “Smile”. It was pretty natural to see a team of kids 5 to 11 years with the task to do something for others.
All that seemed natural and came right from their heart. Nothing seemed to matter to them: their playtime, and then heat outside—they just wanted to help and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh juice and brought out some waste materials to help clean cars. Passers-by were amazed and one even shouted at them saying “Good kids”. One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused. A pretty heart-warming scene!
The following weekend, I saw the idea of the week, the theme of which was “Global Kindness”. I was moved by such wonderful and loving souls. They made me smile!
One of the slogans (标语) on their flag was: “Do not fear! Smile retrievers(挽回者) are here.”
1.Who raised the idea of washing other people’s cars for free?
A. The mother
B. One of the passers-by
C. The writer’s 10-year-old daughter
D. One of the writer’s neighbors’ kids.
2.Why couldn’t the author hold back her tears when she knew her daughter’s idea?
A. She was moved by her daughter’s kindness.
B. She felt sorry for those passers-by in hot weather.
C. She was sorry for not helping the kids.
D. She thought of too much hardship of the kids.
3.Why did the kids want to wash others’ cars for free?
A. They wanted to earn money.
B. They were asked to do that by their teacher.
C. They just wanted to help and do something nice in the community.
D. They wanted to exercise in smiling.
4.Which of the following did NOT the writer do to help the kids?
A. She supported the kids’ ideas.
B. She prepared some fresh juice for the passers-by.
C. She brought out some waste materials to help the kids.
D. She gave the kids some money.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Last weekend, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car. My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 36other people’s cars as well. It was pretty 37 outside and I had no plans to 38 being in the bright sun. She 39 wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free. I had seen little kids 40 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free. Although I felt 41, I decided to help her.
42 she asked me, “What if we 43 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and 44 her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with 45 ideas. While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n）46 with beautiful images of smiles. They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the 47 of their exercise was “smile”. It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 48to do something for others.
All that seemed 49 and came right from their heart. Nothing seemed to 50 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to 51others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional 52 to help clean cars. Passers-by were 53 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused. A pretty heartwarming 54 !
I feel blessed by being 55 by such wonderful and loving souls.
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高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car.My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of ___ other people’s cars as well.It was pretty ___ outside and I had no plans to______being in the bright sun.She ___ wanted to give lemonade(柠檬汽水)to passerby for free.I had seen little kids __ and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free.Although I felt ___ , I decided to help her.____ she asked me, “What if we _____this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and ___ her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with ___ ideas.While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n)_______with beautiful images of smiles.They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the ___ of their exercise was “smile”.It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the ___ to do something for others. All that seemed ___ and came right from their heart.Nothing seemed to ___ to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to_____others and do something nice in the community! I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional __ to help clean cars.Passersby were ____and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused.A pretty heartwarming ____! I feel blessed by being ___ by such wonderful and loving souls.
1.A. drying B. repairing C. washing D. decoratin
2.A. quiet B. hot C. different D. dirty
3.A. suggest B. avoid C. continue D. practise
4.A. further B. therefore C. already D. hardly
5.A. choose B. enjoy C. buy D. serve
6.A. worried B. popular C. confused D. difficult
7.A. Finally B. Simply C. Then D. Luckily
8.A. show B. leave C. make D. order
9.A. challenged B. expected C. invited D. encouraged
10.A. creative B. ready C. changed D. familiar
11.A. board B. picture C. idea D. car
12.A. process B. trouble C. secret D. theme
13.A. need B. duty C. imagination D. skill
14.A. important B. disappointing C. hopeful D. natural
15.A. matter B. object C. belong D. refer
16.A. relax B. try C. help D. smile
17.A. friends B. rags C. children D. fruit
18.A. interested B. amazed C. bored D. frightened
19.A. scene B. gift C. story D. explanation
20.A. supported B. understood C. refused D. surrounded
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A group of travelers were having dinner in a restaurant .While they were eating fish, they began to tell stories about finding valuable stones inside fish .
An old man ,who had listened to their conversation quietly ,said at last ,”Now I’m going to tell you a true story of my own .When I was young ,I worked in a large company in London .As is usual with other young people ,I fell in love with a pretty girl .Soon we were engaged .Two months before our marriage ,I was suddenly sent to Edinburgh on business .My stay was a bit longer than I had expected .At last my work was done and I left for home .Before I left Edinburgh , I bought a nice diamond ring for my sweet-heart .On my way to London ,I was looking through a newspaper .It was then that I learned of my sweet-heart’s getting married to another man. I was so sad that I threw the diamond ring into the water. A few days later, when I was eating fish ,I bit on something very hard .What do you think it was?
“The diamond ring ,” shouted his friends . “No,” said the old man sadly ,It was a fish bone.
1.The young man bought a diamond ring ______
| A．soon after he started working in Edinburgh . |
| B．when he got engaged to his sweet-heart . |
| C．after her marriage. |
| D．when he was going to return. |
2.The man was very angry because _______
| A．he threw away his diamond ring. |
| B．his sweet-heart had married someone else |
| C．he had been away longer than expected |
| D．a hard stone gave him a terrible pain |
3.The other travelers expected the old man to ____
| A．get back the diamond ring |
| B．bite on a stone |
| C．find a fish bone |
| D．tell an interesting but untrue story. |
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Rome-Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the point of cloning the first human baby．
Dr．Severino Antinori, who is the head of a hospital in Rome, has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant （怀孕的） with a cloned baby．
Antinori refused to comment on the reports, but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo （卵） for implantation within two years．So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned, including sheep, cats and most recently rabbits．
Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admit that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a world wide ban on the practice．
Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said: “I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby．It is using humans as guinea pigs．It makes people feel sick．” But Ronald Green, director of the Ethics institute at Darmouth College in the US, said it is unlikely that an eight-week-old pregnancy would lead to a birth．
So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, many of them dying soon after their births ．
Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one．
“There are no benefits of cloned human beings, just harm,”said Dr．Michael Wilks of the UK．
1.What is the doctors’ general attitude to cloning of humans according to the passage?
A．They are against it． B．They support it．
C．They welcome it． D．They pay no attention to it．
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．Doctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings．
B．Up to now, seven kinds of animals have been cloned, including sheep, cats, humans and rabbits．
C．Professor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying on an experiment on cloning an eight-week-old embryo．
D．Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of the so-called cloned embryo．
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A．The Success of Cloning Humans B．The Anger at Cloning Humans
C．Failure of Cloning Humans D．First Cloned Human?
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Rome-Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the point of cloning the first human baby．
Dr．Severino Antinori, who is the head of a hospital in Rome, has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant （怀孕的）with a cloned baby．
Antinori refused to comment on the reports, but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo （卵）for implantation within two years．So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned, including sheep, cats and most recently rabbits．
Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admit that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a world wide ban on the practice．
Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said: “I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby．It is using humans as guinea pigs．It makes people feel sick．” But Ronald Green, director of the Ethics institute at Darmouth College in the US, said it is unlikely that an eight-week-old pregnancy would lead to a birth．
So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, many of them dying soon after their births ．
Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one．
“There are no benefits of cloned human beings, just harm,”said Dr．Michael Wilks of the UK．
45．What is the doctors’ general attitude to cloning of humans according to the passage?
A．They are against it． B．They support it．
C．They welcome it． D．They pay no attention to it．
46．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．Doctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings．
B．Up to now, seven kinds of animals have been cloned, including sheep, cats, humans and rabbits．
C．Professor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying on an experiment on cloning an eight-week-old embryo．
D．Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of the so-called cloned embryo．
47．Which is the best title for the passage?
A．The Success of Cloning Humans B．The Anger at Cloning Humans
C．Failure of Cloning Humans D．First Cloned Human?
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析