A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”
“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”
The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”
“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”
1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?
A. ＄10. B. ＄20.
C. ＄30. D. ＄40.
2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ________ .
A. very angry B. quite happy
C. too excited D. a little nervous
3.The boy wanted to buy _________ with twenty dollars.
A. a new novel for himself B. a nice present for his father
C. a toy for his own birthday D. one hour of his father’s time
4.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father_________.
A. often played with his son B. spent little time with his son
C. didn’t love his son at all D. often came home early
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”
“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”
The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”
“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”
1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?
A. ＄10. B. ＄20.
C. ＄30. D. ＄40.
2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ________ .
A. very angry B. quite happy
C. too excited D. a little nervous
3.The boy wanted to buy _________ with twenty dollars.
A. a new novel for himself B. a nice present for his father
C. a toy for his own birthday D. one hour of his father’s time
4.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father_________.
A. often played with his son B. spent little time with his son
C. didn’t love his son at all D. often came home early
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Pat came over from Ireland to England with his wife one year ago to find work. He got quite a good job with a building company, and as he did not drink or smoke, he saved up quite a lot of money.
His wife’s parents were still in Ireland, and one day she got a telegram saying that her mother was ill, so Pat gave her some money and she went to Ireland to see her mother.
After a week, Pat wanted to write a letter to her, but he could not read or write very well, so he went to his priest and asked him to do it for him. Pat told the priest what he wanted to say, and the priest wrote it down. After a few minutes Pat stopped, and the priest said,” Do you want to say more?”
“Only ,” ‘Please excuse the bad writing and spelling’,” Pat said.
1.Why did Pat come to Ireland?
A. To travel there. B. To save money.
C. To see his wife. D. To make money
2. Pat’s wife had to go back to Ireland _______.
A. to see her father B. to see his mother
C. to see her mother D. to see her husband
3. At the end of the letter Pat wanted his wife to excuse_______.
A. the priest’s bad writing and spelling
B. his own bad writing and spelling
C. both the priest’s and his own writing and spelling
D. neither the priest’s nor his own writing and spelling
4.Who really made a mistake in the story?
A. Pat. B. The priest. C. Pat’s wife. D. None of them.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, 1 his head．
Hearing her husband back, Kay 2 out of the kitchen, but to her 3 , Joe sat still,
without 4 ．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug．Immediately Kay 5 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 6 news?”
“Well, I have to say that things are not in our 7 ．It seems that I have no 8 to defeat my opponent (对手)．He’s much more 9 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a 10 job．Many signs show that he’s in the 11．”
“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own 12 ．You’re in your forties at the best age for a man．You’re new, so people have reasons to 13 you to do better．So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 14”
Their next three weeks were spent 15 different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings．Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door, 16 their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”
The night before the 17 vote, the whole Hart family were too 18 to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their 19 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all 20 and burst into tears．
Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．
1. A．lifting B．raising C．hanging D．combing
2. A．walked B．looked C．kept D．stole
3. A．anger B．joy C．surprise D．disappointment
4. A．hope B．movement C．patience D．smile
5. A．said B．sensed C．told D．did
6. A．lucky B．exciting C．new D．bad
7. A．favor B．way C．place D．sight
8. A．time B．thought C．chance D．wish
9. A．interesting B．experienced C．lovely D．fit
10. A．good B．poor C．beautiful D．funny
11. A．success B．office C．lead D．government
12. A．people B．reasons C．rights D．advantages
13. A．force B．expect C．order D．ask
14. A．choice B．friend C．leader D．person
15. A．helping B．visiting C．inviting D．traveling
16. A．answering B．repeating C．showing D．offering
17. A．final B．next C．first D．close
18. A．eager B．sorry C．anxious D．happy
19. A．breaths B．worries C．tongues D．hearts
20. A．left B．arrived C．laughed D．jumped
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Johnny was a cashier (收银员) in a large store. Every night when he came home from work, he would find a saying for the day and print it out on fifty pages of paper. Johnny would cut out each saying and sign his name at the bottom of each one. Then he would put them in a paper bag and put the bag beside him at work. Each time he finished bagging someone’s purchases, he would put one of his saying pieces in the customer’s bag as well. It touched me to think that this young man —with a job that most people thought not important —had made it important by creating precious memories for all of his customers. A month later the store manager called me and said, "Barbara, you won’t believe what happened today. When I went up to where the cashiers were, I found Johnny’s line was three times longer than anyone else’s! So I got more cashiers out there and opened more lanes (通道), but no one would move. They all said they wanted Johnny’s saying for the day." The store manager continued, "I got a lump in my throat when a woman came up to me and said, 'I used to shop at your store only once a week, but now I come in every time I go by for Johnny’s sayings.’" A few months later, the store manager called me again. "Johnny has changed our store completely," he said. "All of our cashiers now have their own personal signatures (签名). Everyone’s having a lot of fun creating good memories. Our customers are talking about us in a good way and are coming back with their friends."
1. How did Johnny deal with his saying pieces?
A. He put them in customers’ pockets.
B. He had others hand them to customers.
C. He put them in customers’ shopping bags.
D. He handed them to customers before they left.
2. With those sayings Johnny ___________.
A. drew the other cashiers’ attention to himself
B. got paid more than before
C. made good memories for his customers
D. encouraged himself to work harder
3. What did the store manager see a month later?
A. All of his cashiers had their own personal signatures.
B. Many customers chose Johnny’s lane to pay for their goods.
C. The store went out of order because there were too many customers.
D. Customers asked for Johnny’s sayings instead of buying goods.
4. The underlined part in the passage showed the store manager _________.
A. didn’t know why this happened
B. felt a little uncomfortable
C. felt extremely sad
D. was moved by what Johnny had done
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said," How would you like to go to Eton?"
"You bet, "I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict（冲突）with his fear of drawing attention to himself.
It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging（刺痛）and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.
"Oh, he doesn't want to go away," said my mother, "You shouldn't go on like this.” "It's up to him," said my father. "He can make up his own mind.”
1.The house the writer's family lived in was _______ .
A. the best they could afford
B. right for their social position
C. for showing off
D. rather small
2.His father sold his Roils-Royce because _______ .
A. it made him feel uneasy
B. it was too old to work well
C. it was too expensive to possess
D. it was too cheap
3.What was the writer's reaction to the idea of going to Eton?
A. He was very unhappy. B. He didn't believe it.
C. He was delighted. D. He had mixed feelings.
4.We can know from the passage that _______ .
A. Children who can go to Eton are very famous
B. Children can go to Eton if they will
C. It is very difficult for a child to get admitted by Eton
D. Children don't have the right to decide whether they will go to Eton
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half- playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, "How would you like to go to Eton?"
" You bet, "I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I. understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class; our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas ! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict with his fear of drawing attention to himself.
It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging(剌痛) and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.
"Oh, he doesn't want to go away , " said my mother, " You shouldn't go on like this. " "It's up to him, " said my father. "He can make up his own mind . "
1.How did the author react to the idea of going to Eton?
A. He didn't believe it. B. He was very unhappy.
C. He was delighted. D. He had mixed feelings.
2. From the text, we can know that Eden is ________.
A. a famous school
B. an expensive car
C. one of the author's friends
D. one of the father's colleagues
3.Paragraph 2 mainly tells us________ .
A. about their living conditions
B. about the author's grades
C. what the author's father is like
D. how hard the author's father works
4.From the text we can know that the author's father enjoyed being different as long as ______
A. it drew attention to him
B. there was no danger of showing off
C. he was not involved in any arguments
D. it was understood as a joke
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The piano on which Mozart wrote all of his late works returned home to Vienna for the first time since his death in 1791.The piano will stand in his former Vienna home, now a museum, for two weeks, ending in a concert of the works by Mozart.
Mozart bought the instrument from Anton Walter, the most famous piano maker of his time, in 1782.He wrote more than 50 works for the piano on it, many of them in the apartment in Vienna.After Mozart’s death, Constanze, Mozart’s wife, gave the instrument to their elder surviving son, Carl Thomas, who donated it to the Mozarteum Salzburg on what would have been the composer’s 100th birthday.The piano is now part of the permanent exhibition in the Austrian city of Salzburg.
“ It was very hard to let it go,” said Matthias Schulz, director of the Mozarteum Salzburg.“ If we didn’ t know it was in the best hands, we wouldn’ t have done it.” The piano is much smaller and lighter than modern concert ones.Its sound is fresher and brighter than that of a modern piano, with lighter action and hammers (音锤).
Piano restorer Josef Meingast, who has looked after the Mozart piano since 1975, said it was superior to any of its surviving copies.Meingast said he had to fight to replace the existing strings (琴键), dating from a 1973 restoration, with softer ones that produce a rounder sound thought to be more similar to what Mozart would have produced.
Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov, who planned to give a concert of Mozart’ s music on the piano on November 7, said he was privileged to play such an instrument.It’s easily the biggest day of a musician’ s life.”
1.According to the passage, the piano___________.
A.is now being owned by the Mozart family
B.has been kept by Carl Thomas since Mozart died
C.is much bigger and heavier than modern ones
D.is part of the permanent exhibition in the city of Salzburg
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.The piano has never been repaired.
B.Anton Walter was also a very famous pianist.
C.Josef Meingast devoted himself to restoring the piano.
D.Matthias Schulz doubted if the piano would be well looked af.
3.How will Alexander Melnikov feel when playing that piano?
A.Upset B.Honored C.Frightened D.Creative
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Mozart’s piano returns home to Vinna.
B.Mozart’s piano connects too many artists.
C.Mozart’s piano reflects all his wonderful life.
D.Mozart’s piano is restored to its original form.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36.
I worked in a 37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 39 home and my husband, being the 40 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 41 I hurried, I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to 42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 44 a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be 45 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 46. One of them was 47 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48 ?”
A look of 49 crossed the woman’s face.
“I’ m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50 since I had just made up my mind to do 51 that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54 , “So you aren’ t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late.”
1.. A. break B. fever C. cold D. headache
2..A. foreign B. common C. busy D. noisy
3.. A. earlier B. later C. easier D. simpler
4.. A. getting B. cooking C. calling D. working
5.. A. tough B. punctual C. generous D. careful
6... A. as B. since C. while D. if
7..A. pay B. change C. wait D. search
8..A. opinions B. trouble C. directions D. money
9..A. reached B. visited C. called D. left
10..A. skilled B. helpful C. experienced D. active
11.. A. comments B. promises C. jokes D. offers
12..A. only B. still C. even D. ever
13..A. station B. office C. hospital D. hotel
14..A. panic B. relief C. sadness D. peace
15..A. duty B. fact C. reason D. lie
16.. A. partly B. properly C. exactly D. perfectly
17..A. across B. before C. beside D. behind
18.. A. go up B. die down C. speed up D. turn down
19.. A. teased B. shouted C. burst D. laughed
20.. A. possible B. special C. good D. safe
高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 16 .
I worked in a 17 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 18 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late19 home and my husband, being the 20 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still _21 __it home.
I was heading inside to 22 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 23 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just _24_ a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be 25 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 26 . One of them was 27 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 28 ?”
A look of 29 crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a (an) 30 since I had just made up my mind to do 31 that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 32 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 33 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband 34 me, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s 35 to be late.”
1.A. break B. cold C. fever D. headache
2.A. foreign B. common C. noisy D. busy
3.A. later B. earlier C. easier D. simpler
4.A. getting B. cooking C. calling D. working
5.A. tough B. generous C. punctual D. rough
6.A. get B. take C. arrive D. make
7.A. pay B. charge C. wait D. search
8. A. opinions B. trouble C. directions D. instructions
9.A. reached B. visited C. called D. left
10.A. skilled B. helpful C. experienced D. active
11.A. comments B. promises C. jokes D. offers
12. A. only B. still C. even D. ever
13. A. station B. office C. hospital D. hotel
14.A. happiness B. relief C. sadness D. peace
15.A. lie B. fact C. reason D. duty
16. A. partly B. voluntarily C. exactly D. perfectly
17.A. across B. before C. beside D. behind
18. A. go up B. die down C. take up D.get through
19.A. teased B. yelled C. joked D. laughed
20.A. possible B. special C. good D. safe
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work．I was tired and had a slight21 ．
I worked in a 22 doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 23 than usual．It seemed I was going to be late24 home and my husband, being the 25 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again． Maybe26 I hurried, I could still make it home．
I was heading inside to 27 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter, I heard them asking for 28 to the local hospital．It was the same hospital that I had just 29 a few minutes ago．
The young man at the counter was trying to be 30 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 31 ．One of them was 32 trying to give them a whole different route back．It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the33 ?"
A look of 34 crossed the woman's face．
"I'm going right by there," I said, which wasn't a（ an）35 since I had just made up my mind to do36 that．
I got in my car and began the journey back．I was trying to watch to be sure they were right37 me．I took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 38 ．I felt better than I had all day and my headache was 39 gone．
Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased, "So you aren't ever late any more．"
"Sometimes it's40 to be late," I said, happy inside my heart．
1.A．cold B．fever C．stomachache D．headache
2.A．foreign B．regular C．busy D．noisy
3.A．earlier B．later C．easier D．simpler
4.A．getting B．cooking C．calling D．working
5.A．lazy B．punctual C．generous D．careful
6.A．as B．since C．while D．it
7.A．pay B．change C．wait D．search
8.A．opinions B．trouble C．directions D．money
9.A．reached B．visited C．called D．left
10.A．skilled B．helpful C．experienced D．active
11.A．comments B．promises C．surveys D．offers
12.A．only B．still C．even D．ever
13.A．station B．office C．hospital D．hotel
14.A．panic B．relief C．sadness D．peace
15.A．duty B．fact C．reason D．lie
16.A．partly B．properly C．exactly D．perfectly
17.A．across B．before C．beside D．behind
18.A．go up B．die down C．speed up D．turn down
19.A．nearly B．hardly C．possibly D．luckily
20.A．possible B．special C．good D．safe
高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析