Long long ago, there was a small village. Thi...

Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a 36 tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of 18 was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to 37his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way.

One 39, Paul and Marc reached their 18. They 40their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 42.

After Marc saw several homes, he 43the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 44, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45  some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could47it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50. The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51. The villagers mourned for him.

Marc 52the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s 54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55 the best ideas.

1.                A．hopeful        B．strange         C．literary   D．cultural

2.                A．find           B．make           C．buy D．complete

3.                A．encourage      B．help           C．scold D．persuade

4.                A．winter         B．summer        C．spring `   D．autumn

5.                A．received        B．exchanged      C．recognized    D．advised

6.                A．girls           B．jobs            C．presents  D．houses

7.                A．rooms          B．drinks          C．advice    D．attention

8.                A．gathered       B．expected       C．created   D．understood

9.                A．similarly        B．finally          C．furthermore   D．however

10.               A．believe         B．forget          C．replace   D．doubt

11.               A．because        B．although        C．so    D．but

12.               A．repair          B．rebuild         C．improve   D．sell

13.               A．achievements    B．conversations    C．struggles  D．arguments

14.               A．rushed         B．drove          C．flew  D．moved

15.               A．funny          B．weak          C．small D．amazing

16.               A．death          B．blindness       C．sadness   D．illness

17.               A．experienced    B．loved          C．spent D．survived

18.               A．brought        B．earned         C．raised D．contacted

19.               A．easy           B．slow           C．dangerous D．special

20.               A．realize         B．bring          C．apply D．collect

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

第一节完形填空。

Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a _______ tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to _______ his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not _______ him in any way.

One _______, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They ____ their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest _______ and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered _______.

After Marc saw several homes, he _______ the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _______, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to _______ some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several _______ starts, but his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could _______ it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and _______ with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, _______ back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was _______. The first winter storm destroyed his home and he was frozen to _______. The villagers mourned for him.

Marc _______ the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, _______ a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It's _______ and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually _______ the best ideas.

1.A．strange　　 　　　　　 B．hopeful　　 　　　 C．literary　　　 　　 D．cultural

2.A．find　　　　 　　　　　 B．make　　　　 　　　 C．complete　 　　　　 D．buy

3.A．help　　　　 　　　　　 B．encourage　　 　　 C．scold　　　　 　　　　 D．persuade

4.A．winter　　　　 　　　　 B．summer　　 　　　 C．autumn　　　 　　　　 D．spring

5.A．exchanged　 　　　　　 B．received　　 　　 C．recognized　　　 　 D．advised

6.A．girls　　 　　　　　　 B．jobs　　 　　　　　 C．houses 　　　　　　 D．presents

7.A．rooms　　　　 　　　　　 B．drinks　　 　　　　 C．attention　　 　　　 D．advice

8.A．expected　　 　　　　 B．gathered　　 　　 C．created　　 　　　　 D．understood

9.A．similarly　　 　　　　 B．finally　 　　　　 C．however　　 　　　　 D．furthermore

10.A．forget　　　　 　　　　 B．believe　　　 　　 C．replace　　　　 　　 D．doubt

11.A．fine　　　　 　　 　　 B．amazing　　 　　 C．false　　　　 　　　 D．rapid

12.A．repair 　　　　 　　 B．rebuild　　 　　 C．sell　　　　　　 　　 D．improve

13.A．conversations 　　 B．achievement 　　 C．struggles　 　　　　 D．arguments

14.A．drove　　 　　　　　　 B．rushed　　 　　　　 C．flew　　 　　　　　　 D．moved

15.A．weak　　 　　　　　　 B．funny　　 　　　　 C．small　　　 　　　　 D．excellent

16.A．blindness　　 　　　 B．death　　 　　　　 C．sadness　　 　　　　 D．illness

17.A．experienced　 　　　 B．loved　　 　　　　 C．survived 　　　　　 D．spent

18.A．brought　　 　　　　 B．earned　　 　　　 C．contacted　　 　　　 D．raised

19.A．slow　　　 　　　　　　 B．easy　　 　　　　 C．dangerous　　　　 　 D．special

20.A．realize　　 　　　　 B．bring　　 　　　　 C．collect　　　　 　　 D．apply

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife 36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a 37table, in 38was a little rice39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was 41in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.

“It 42   be a thief.” He thought, “but it 43   matter, there is nothing that can be 44.” So he 45 to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.

The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.

“But 47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.

Now the husband realized what the thief 49. He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around.

The thief 51the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had 52.

“Hey”, he couldn’t help 53 out. The 54 woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”

“ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”

“No, that’s 55,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

1.                A．was able to      B．wanted to       C．had to    D．would

2.                A．good           B．old            C．nice D．broken

3.                A．it              B．which          C．where    D．that

4.                A．borrowed       B．asked          C．lent  D．taken

5.                A．During         B．At             C．In   D．On

6.                A．working        B．sewing         C．lying D．thinking

7.                A．will            B．must           C．can  D．may

8.                A．isn’t          B．wasn’t        C．doesn’t D．didn’t

9.                A．lost            B．carried         C．destroyed D．stolen

10.               A．pretended      B．tried           C．decided   D．started

11.               A．look into        B．search         C．discover   D．examine

12.               A．what           B．when          C．why  D．how

13.               A．used           B．took off        C．put on D．brought

14.               A．had done       B．did            C．would do  D．could do

15.               A．hung          B．covered        C．studied    D．dressed

16.               A．shook          B．laid            C．lifted D．touched

17.               A．lost            B．missed         C．left   D．disappeared

18.               A．to cry          B．crying          C．to jump   D．jumping

19.               A．sound          B．voice          C．noise D．saying

20.               A．right           B．all right         C．nothing   D．impossible

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons. “To which one shall I leave my fortune?” he wondered. “It must be to the cleverest son. But which one is the cleverest?”

He called his three sons to him. “Here is some money,” he told them, “you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room. Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune.”

“It is a big room,” said the eldest son.

“One coin will not buy very much,” said the second son.

But the youngest son said nothing. He stood and thought, and then he smiled, “Come, brothers,” he said, “let us go to the market.”

The eldest son bought straw with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of straw. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room.

The second son bought sand with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of sand. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor.

“What did you buy?” the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son. “You don't have any straw.”

“Yes, what did you buy?” the second son asked angrily. “You don't have any sand.”

“I bought this,” said the youngest son.

“A candle！” cried his brothers. “What good is a candle?”

“Watch”, said the youngest son.

He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor. It was filled with light!

“Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons,” the old merchant said.

And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light.

1. Who would get father's fortune?

A. The oldest son.                B. The richest son.

C. The cleverest son.             D. The silliest son.

2. The merchant left his fortune to the son

A. who would fill the room by using something which is worthy of one coin

B. who would take care of him when he became old

C. who wanted to get his fortune

D. who got married first

3. How do you think of the youngest son?

A. He is very clever.               B. He is very lazy.

C. He is very mean.                 D. He is very diligent.

4.  The youngest son used _____ to fill the room.

A. straw        B. candle         C. sand           D. water

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons。 “To which one shall I leave my fortune?” he wondered。 “It must be to the cleverest son。 But which one is the cleverest?”

He called his three sons to him。 “Here is some money,” he told them, “you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room。 Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune。”

“It is a big room,” said the eldest son。

“One coin will not buy very much,” said the second son。

But the youngest son said nothing。 He stood and thought, and then he smiled, “Come, brothers,” he said, “let us go to the market。”

The eldest son bought straw with his coin。 But one coin bought only a bit of straw。 Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room。

The second son bought sand with his coin。 But one coin bought only a bit of sand。 Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor。

“What did you buy?” the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son。 “You don't have any straw。”

“Yes, what did you buy?” the second son asked angrily。 “You don't have any sand。”

“I bought this,” said the youngest son。

“A candle！” cried his brothers。 “What good is a candle?”

“Watch”, said the youngest son。

He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor。 It was filled with light!

“Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons,” the old merchant said。

And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light。

1.Who would get father's fortune according to his requirement?

A.The oldest son。 B.The richest son。

C.The cleverest son。 D.The silliest son。

2.The merchant left his fortune to the son

A.who would fill the room by using something which is worth one coin

B.who would take care of him when he became old

C.who wanted to get his fortune

D.who got married first

3.How do you think of the youngest son?

A.He is very clever。 B.He is very lazy。

C.He is very mean。 D.He is very diligent。

4.The youngest son used _____ to fill the room。

A.straw B.candle C.sand D.water

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

阅读理解

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit it.

When he arrived, he bounced(跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “ This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often.”

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet?　

1.Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house?

A. Because he didn’t expect to see so many happy dogs.

B. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.

C. Because he was always in a mixed mood.

D. Because he saw so many dogs smiling at him.

2.Why did the first dog like the house?

A. Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.

B. Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house.

C. Because he liked everything presented to him.

D. Because he felt he was welcome here.

3. The underlined word growl probably means ______.

A. make an unfriendly noise　　　　　　　 B. smile

C. say hello　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stare

4.Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?

A. A Small happy Little Dog

B. The House of 1,000 Mirrors

C. The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place

D. Two Little Dogs

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very__1__with everything he had. However，when he found his elder brother was_2__than him，he felt disappointed. So he__3_hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to__4__some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money，he started__5_for land.

He__6__that on the neighboring land，there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to__7__their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the__8__of his visit. The head welcomed him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9__to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land__10__giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could__11__by walking through the land before sunset (日落)．He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the__12_，he could have it.

The farmer became very__13__when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of__14__without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running，not walking，__16__he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal，he neither ate food，nor drank water，nor had any rest. He just continued__17__.Without eating，or drinking，or resting he just got very__18__.When he came back to the head in the evening，he__19__right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will__20__everything finally.

1.                A．careful　　   B．pleased         C．bored　　  D．busy

2.                A．healthier       B．stronger        C．richer    D．cleverer

3.                A．thought        B．learned         C．tried D．worked

4.                A．borrow         B．spend          C．make D．save

5.                A．waiting         B．looking         C．preparing D．caring

6.                A．explained       B．hoped          C．noticed   D．guessed

7.                A．see            B．follow          C．help D．cheat

8.                A．chance         B．result          C．condition D．purpose

9.                A．promise        B．request         C．suggestion D．order

10.               A．for            B．by             C．without   D．before

11.               A．cover          B．farm           C．buy  D．have

12.               A．year           B．month         C．week D．day

13.               A．interested      B．sad            C．happy D．calm

14.               A．land           B．crop           C．experience D．knowledge

15.               A．quietly         B．early           C．finally D．suddenly

16.               A．so that         B．even if         C．because   D．whether

17.               A．dreaming       B．walking         C．speaking   D．running

18.               A．nervous        B．excited         C．tired  D．worried

19.               A．refused        B．died           C．appeared  D．rested

20.               A．lose           B．face           C．change    D．defeat

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完型填空。从题后所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出符合题意的最佳选项。

Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very 1__ with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was __2__ than him, he felt disappointed. So he 3__ hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to __4___ some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started __5_for land.

He6__ that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads living there. He bought some gifts and went to ___7_ their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the 8__ of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his 9_ to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land _10__ giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could _11 by walking through the land before sunset. He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the 12_____, he could have it.

The farmer became very 13___when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of _14__ without paying anything. He came __15 the next morning and started running, not walking, 16_ he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued___17_. Without eating, or drinking, or resting he just got very 18__.When he came back to the head in the evening, he 19__ right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6×4feet.

Don’t be greedy or you will __20 everything finally.

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

Long, long ago, a Frenchman traveled to a small Italian town. He was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for 1. walk alone. It was very late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man 2. 　quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight 3. the Frenchman suddenly found his watch 　 4.(go). He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to get back the watch.

Soon the Frenchman caught up5.the Italian, but 6. of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist 7.(point) to the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.

As soon as he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife 8. had happened. He was greatly 　 9.(surprise) when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that he 10.(rob) the Italian’s watch by mistake.

高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long long ago, there was a man who was good at shooting arrows．He asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer（射手） of the country．The king was about to do so when an old servant of the king said，“Wait，sir．I know an old man who lives in the forest．He is a much greater archer．Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three years．”

The man could not believe what the servant said，but he went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him．Then one day，when he thought he had learned everything，the thought arose in him：“If I kill this old man，then I will be the greatest archer．”

The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulder．The young man hid behind a tree，waiting to kill him．He shot an arrow．The old man took a small piece of wood and threw it．It struck the arrow and the arrow turned back and wounded the young man very deeply．The old man came，took out the arrow and said。“I knew that some day or other you were going to do this．That’s why I have not taught you this secret．There is no need to kill me．My Master is still alive，and I’m  nothing before him．You must be  with him for at least thirty years．And he is very old，so go fast! Find the old man!”

1.The young archer wanted to kill the old man because_______.

2.What do you think would most probably happen next?

3.What lesson can you learn from the story?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析