I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say .Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁)calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased woman said to me, ”If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died. ”At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today .That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate ,was more than she could take.It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course------keeping mother at home, putting off the operation----would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs,and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to his tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him,and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we don not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1.The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because_______.
A.he was minister of the local church
B.he wanted to comfort the two families
C.he was an official of the community
D.he had great pity for the deceased
2.People feel guilty for the death of their loved ones because________.
A.they can’t find a better way of express their sorrow
B.they have neglected the natural course of events
C.they believe that they were the reason
D.the don’t know things often turn in the opposite direction
3.According to the main passage, the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably means that________.
A.everything in the world is predetermined
B.there’s an explanation for everything in the world
C.the world can be interpreted in different ways
D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
4.What’s the main idea of the message?
A .Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B. Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
C Every story should have a happy ending.
D. In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased(亡故的)woman said to me, “If only I sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died. ”At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to his tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1.The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because____.
A.he was minister of the local church | B.he wanted to comfort the two families |
C.he was an official from the community | D.he had great pity for the deceased |
2.People feel guilty for the death of their loved ones because ____.
A.they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow. |
B.they had neglected the natural course of events |
C.they believed that they were responsible |
D.they didn’t know things often turn in the opposite direction |
3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that _____
A.everything in the world is predetermined |
B.there’s an explanation for everything in the world |
C.the world can be interpreted in different ways |
D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world |
4. What’s the idea of the message?
A.Life and death is an unsolved mystery |
B.Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault |
C.Every story should have a happy ending |
D.In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away |
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say .Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁)calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased woman said to me, ”If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died. ”At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today .That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate ,was more than she could take.It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course------keeping mother at home, putting off the operation----would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs,and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to his tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him,and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we don not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1.The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because_______.
A.he was minister of the local church
B.he wanted to comfort the two families
C.he was an official of the community
D.he had great pity for the deceased
2.People feel guilty for the death of their loved ones because________.
A.they can’t find a better way of express their sorrow
B.they have neglected the natural course of events
C.they believe that they were the reason
D.the don’t know things often turn in the opposite direction
3.According to the main passage, the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably means that________.
A.everything in the world is predetermined
B.there’s an explanation for everything in the world
C.the world can be interpreted in different ways
D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
4.What’s the main idea of the message?
A .Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B. Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
C Every story should have a happy ending.
D. In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves.One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community.Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say.Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased (已故的) woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today.It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today.That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take.It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty.Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better.After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty.The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens.That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen.It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault.The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it.He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks.He cries, and someone comes to attend to him.When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him.Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1.The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because __________________.
A.he wanted to comfort the two families
B.he was an official from the community
C.he had great pity for the deceased
D.he was priest of the local church
2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _______________________.
A.they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow
B.they believe that they were responsible
C.they had neglected the natural course of events
D.they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction
3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that ______.
A.everything in the world is predetermined
B.the world can be interpreted in different ways
C.there’s an explanation for everything in the world
D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B.Every story should have a happy ending.
C.Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
D.In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away .
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
I had an experience once which taught me something about the ways people made a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I officiated(主持) at two funerals for two elderly women. 1. . At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故) woman said, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son said, “If only I had not insisted her going to Florida, she would be alive today. 2. . It is my fault.”
When things don’t turn out as we would like them to, we tend to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course, for example, keeping mother at home, would have turned out better. 3.
There seem to be elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty. The first lies in our belief that the world makes sense---there is a reason for everything that happens.
The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. 4. . A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its tasks. 5. . When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely abandon that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen.
A.That long airplane ride was more than she could take
B.After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
C. Life and dead is an unsolved mystery.
D.The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood
E.He cries, and someone comes to attend to him
F.Both died a natural death
G. They believe that they are responsible for what has happened.
高二英语信息匹配中等难度题查看答案及解析
This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience. It happened about three years ago and it has had a____effect on me. I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know ____ but whose actions gave a new ___ to the words—kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold,windy day in early ____.A homeless man,probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes,was ____ for change on a street corner.
A BMW car ___ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car. He was probably about ____ years old. He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie. He walked____ across the street and over to the homeless man. Without saying anything,he first gave him a lot of ____ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套),beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks. Then he ____ them to the homeless man. The homeless man took them and stared with a/an ____ mouth.
As he drove off,I couldn't ____ thinking that it was probably the first time he had ____ the pedal(踏板)of that topbrand BMW car with a ____ foot!I stood there and the looks of ____ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.
Two men of about the same age ____ very different lives had met and the one who was ____ in materials had offered ___ than his shoes. He had left this BMW car and ____ down from his high position. He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,____and real generosity.
1.A. light B.bad C.strong D.slow
2.A.officially B.personally C.similarly D.generally
3.A.benefit B.attitude C.meaning D.award
4.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter
5.A.searching B.making C.blaming D.begging
6.A.called up B.broke up C.pulled up D.sped up
7.A.40 B.50 C.60 D.70
8.A.directly B.usually C.unwillingly D.fluently
9.A.money B.water C.sand D.oil
10.A.posted B.handed C.kicked D.threw
11.A.closed B.full C.open D.empty
12.A.stand B.delay C.forget D.help
13.A.bended B.cut C.repaired D.pressed
14.A.relaxed B.large C.bare D.single
15.A.excitement B.astonishment C.sadness D.pride
16.A.but B.or C.and D.before
17.A.successful B.careful C.useful D.helpful
18.A.rather B.more C.other D.better
19.A.broken B.fell C.stepped D.rolled
20.A.surprise B.disappointment C.anxiety D.kindness
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 36 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 37 work.
I was 38 a school bus to make ends meet and 39 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 40 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 41 the job. “Why has my life become so 42 ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to 43 a little girl, she handed me an earring 44 I should keep it 45 somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it 46 me – I had been giving all of my 47 to what was going wrong with my 48 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 49 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 51 from a lady who was a director at a larger 52 . She asked me if I would 53 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My 54 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 55 that I completely changed my life.
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高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 31 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 32 work.
I was 33 a school bus to make ends meet and 34 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 35 five interviews(面试)with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 36 the job. “Why has my life become so 37?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to 38 a little girl, she handed me an earring 39 I should keep it 40 somebody claimed(认领)it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it 41 me-I had been giving all of my 42 to what was going wrong with my 43 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 44 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 45 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 46 from a lady who was a director at a large 47. She asked me if I would 48 a one-day lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My 49 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 50that I completely changed my life.
1. A.As B.Though C.If D.When
2. A.successful B.extra C.satisfying D.convenient
3. A.driving B.repairing C.taking D.designing
4. A.working B.travelling C.discussing D.living
5. A.prepared for B.attended C.asked for D.held
6. A.lose B.like C.find D.get
7. A.hard B.busy C.serious D.short
8. A.wave at B.drop off C.call on D.look for
9. A.ordering B.promising C.saying D.showing
10. A.in case B.or else C.as if D.now that
11. A.hurt B.hit C.caught D.moved
12. A.feelings B.attention C.strength D.interests
13. A.opinions B.education C.experiences D.life
14. A.list B.book C.check D.copy
15. A.connect B.turn C.keep D.add
16. A.her B.a passenger C.me D.my friend
17. A.hospital B.factory C.restaurant D.hotel
18. A.listen to B.review C.give D.talk about
19. A.plan B.choice C.day D.tour
20. A.operation B.speaking C.employment D.thinking
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree,I could not find work.
I was a school bus to make ends meet and with a friend of mine,for I had lost my flat. I had five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not the job. “Why has my life become so ?”I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to a little girl; she handed me an earring I should keep it somebody claimed(认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it me—I had been giving all of my to what was going wrong with my rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for from a lady who was a director at a large . She asked me if I would a oneday lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My there went very well, and before long I got a wellpaid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of that I completely changed my life.
1.A. As B.Though C.If D.When
2.A. successful B.extra C.satisfying D.convenient
3.A. driving B.repairing C.taking D.designing
4.A. working B.travelling C.discussing D.living
5.A. prepared for B.attended C.asked for D.held
6.A. lose B.like C.find D.get
7.A. hard B.busy C.serious D.short
8.A. wave at B.drop off C.call on D.look for
9.A. ordering B.promising C.saying D.showing
10.A. in case B.or else C.as if D.now that
11.A. hurt B.hit C.caught D.moved
12.A. feelings B.attention C.strength D.interests
13.A. opinions B.education C.experiences D.life
14.A. list B.book C.check D.copy
15.A. connect B.turn C.keep D.add
16.A. her B.a passenger C.me D.my friend
17.A. hospital B.factory C.restaurant D.hotel
18.A. listen to B.review C.give D.talk about
19.A. plan B.choice C.day D.tour
20.A. operation B.speaking C.employment D.thinking
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A few years ago, my wife, Sue had some serious health problems. She had suffered surgery after surgery and had also put on weight. Diets had not helped her and she suffered constantly from undiagnosed pain. One day the whole family sat down and drew up a “wish list”. To our surprise, one of Sue’s items was to run in a marathon. Given her history and physical limitations, I thought her goal was completely unrealistic, but Sue became committed to it.
She began by running very slowly and every day she ran just a little farther than she did the day before. Soon she could run three miles. Then five. Sue kept practicing and longed to run in the St. George Marathon in southern Utah.
On the big day, I parked our van near the finish line, waiting for Sue. The rain was steady and the wind was cold. The marathon had started over five hours ago. The fast and strong competitors had finished already. Several cold and injured runners had been transported past me, and I began to panic. The image of Sue, alone and cold, off the road somewhere, made me sick with worry.
Another hour passed and I spotted a small group running up. As they approached, I could see Sue, in the company of three others, and a woman in her twenties was near Sue. It was obvious that they had become friends during the race. I could see her begin to struggle. But when the finish line came into sight, she confidently even happily picked up her pace the last hundred yards to the finish line. Few people were left to congratulate my wife. They openly praised and embraced her, “She made us believe we could do it,” her new friend stated.
From then on, she was carrying herself differently. Her head was more upright. Her shoulders were squared. Her walk had a new confidence. Her voice held a new, quiet dignity. It was not as if she had become someone new; it was more as if she had discovered a real self she had not known before. It was perseverance that made her realize she was an undiscovered masterpiece with a million things left to learn about herself. She truly liked her newly discovered self. So did I.
1.Why did the author think Sue had an unrealistic goal?
A. She was in bad health condition. B. She occasionally suffered from pains.
C. She was diagnosed with cancer. D. She always had an unhealthy diet.
2.The author began to panic because ________.
A. he was cold and lonely on the road B. he was concerned about Sue
C. he noticed some runners were sick D. he saw his wife was struggling
3.As for “An Undiscovered Masterpiece”, the author refers to ________.
A. Sue’s squared shoulders B. the marathon in southern Utah
C. Sue’s newly-discovered self D. Sue’s newly-made friend
4.The writer wrote this article in order to tell us that ________.
A. Sue did a good job in the marathon
B. Sue made many friends in the race
C. he was grateful because Sue had recovered
D. nothing can take the place of perseverance
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had an experience which occurred merely two feet away from me.
Trying to locate my friend among the passengers coming through the jet way, I noticed a man walking toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to greet his family.
First he kissed his three children one by one and said, “It’s nice to see you. I missed you so much!” Then he hugged his wife, “I’ve saved the best for last!” giving her the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember seeing. They stared at each other’s eyes, smiling at one another, while holding both hands. For an instant they reminded me of newlyweds(新婚夫妇), but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be.
Full of admiration, I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?” “Being together for fourteen years total, married twelve of those.” He replied, without breaking his gaze from his lovely wife’s face. “Well, then, how long have you been away?” I asked. “Two whole days!” “Two days?” I was astonished. By the intensity (热烈) of the greeting, I had assumed he’d been gone for at least several weeks --- if not months. I knew my expression betrayed me, so I turned away my eyes and said quietly, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after so long!”
The man suddenly stopped smiling and looked me straight in the eye. With forcefulness he told me something that left me a different person. “Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then he smiled again, shook my hand and said, “God bless!”
With that, he and his family turned and walked away together.
I was still watching that man and his special family walk just out of sight when my friend came up to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without hesitation, and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “My future!”
1.
The best title of the passage may be _______.
A. Long Loving Hugs B. My Future
C. Don’t Hope. Decide D. Love Is Everywhere
2.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The man replied to the author, with his eyes still fixed on his wife’s face.
B. After being away for several weeks, the man missed his family very much.
C. It was fourteen years since the couple had got married.
D. Their three kids reminded the author of newlyweds.
3.
By saying “my expression betrayed me” (in Paragraph 4), the author means that ____.
A. he failed to express his ideas to the man
B. the man sensed his real feelings from his expression
C. he didn’t believe in his expression any more
D. his expression was not faithful to him
4.
From the passage, we can infer that __________.
A. the experience may be easily forgotten by the author
B. the author will live a passionate life from now on
C. the author will be away from his family and hug them passionately upon his return
D. Americans prefer to save the best for last
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析