For Christmas last year, Marie’s grandma want...

For Christmas last year, Marie’s grandma wanted to get her something special. So Marie asked her grandma for her dream gift: a brand-new pair of UGG boots. All her friends had them.

On Christmas morning, Marie really got a pair of boots. They fit perfectly. The quality was superb. There was only one thing missing: the tiny label (标签) on the heel that says UGG.

Marie thanked her grandma. But she’s only worn those boots twice — both times to visit her grandma. “I would never wear them in public,” she says.

Marie’s grandma would be heartbroken to know the truth. But at UGG headquarters (总部), a room full of sales managers would be cheering.

Through clever marketing and expensive advertising, the makers of UGGs have convinced (使信服) Marie — and millions of others — that the name UGG has value far beyond what the homely slipper boots should really cost. UGGs, like North Face jackets, Nike sneakers, and other brand-name items are “status symbols”. People pay double, triple, even 10 times more for brand names than for similar items. Is a pair of $400 True Religion jeans really better than the $18 Wranglers you can get at Walmart? Maybe the quality is a bit higher. Maybe they shrink less. But are brand names really worth the exorbitant prices? Some pricey brands do, in fact, use higher-quality materials that fit better and feel nice on your skin.

However, the truth is that the value of a brand has little to do with quality and a lot to do with status. A recent study by Consumer Reports found that some of the least expensive jeans are better made than the more expensive jeans. But that doesn’t matter. Wearing a certain label tells the world “I belong” or “I can afford it.”

A few decades ago, the idea of a kid refusing to wear a pair of boots because the label was wrong would have seemed as crazy as talking on a phone the size of your hand.

Clearly, times have changed.

1.When she received the Christmas gift from her grandma, Marie seemed .

A. excited　　 B. worried　　 C. moved　　 D. disappointed

2.UGG’s managers would be cheering probably because of .

A. its particular design

B. its successful marketing

C. its high-quality products

D. its better customer service

3.The underlined word “exorbitant” in Paragraph 5 probably means .

A. high　　 B. good　　 C. average　　 D. attractive

4.In the author’s opinion, people wear brand-name products as a way to .

A. follow the fashion

B. show themselves off

C. keep pace with the times

D. improve their quality of life

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother because she worked the overnight shift (夜班) at a nursing home.

I was glad to help. But I1felt a little funny about it.2, I’ve been blind since I was a baby and out of3for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any4to live.

A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a sound—over the years my ears have grown super5. It was Nan. “Jim, Jim. The house is6! Help!”

I went as far as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door,7for the key and unlocked the door. “Nan! Where are you?” I called.

“Here, Jim. Help!” her voice was8and low.

I felt my9inside. “Nan, where are you? Keep10!” “Here, Jim, here!” sounds as if she’s11   in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. ___12____ in the sweet, fresh summer air.

Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the13coming down. Finally, the firefighters14the fire.

I heard Nan crying. She said, “I was so15and got turned around. I couldn’t find the door. You saved my life.”

Now Debbie’s voice quivered (发抖)， “You’re a hero. You rescued my mom.”

I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Debbie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasn’t the only one who had been saved that day.

15.tired            B. fortunate        C. disappointed      D. scared

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

Last year，I was assigned to work at an office near my mother's house.______，I stayed with her for a month. During that time，I helped her out with the housework and contributed to the______．

After a week，I started______the groceries were running out pretty quickly. ______，I began observing my mother's daily routine for two weeks. To my______，I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and______every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums(贫民窟)and distributed it to street______．

I asked around and______my mum was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me－why didn't she want to tell me about what she'd been doing？ Was she______that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?

When she got home，I told her about my discovery and______she could react，I gave her a big hug and told her she didn't need to keep it a______from me. She told me that______of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others______on the streets. For years，my mum had been helping out by______whatever food she could______.I was so moved by how______she was. She used what was______for her to help others in need. And I was so______of her.

I______to buy groceries for my mum. But now，I always add a(n)______bag for her other children.

1.A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise

2.A. cans B. groceries C. goods D. bags

3.A. to ignore B. to understand C. to complain D. to notice

4.A. Confused B. Embarrassed C. Moved D. Annoyed

5.A. delight B. relief C. surprise D. regret

6.A. work out B. head out C. clean up D. get up

7.A. children B. strangers C. passers­by D. artists

8.A. made sure B. let out C. pointed out D. found out

9.A. angry B. hopeless C. worried D. frightened

10.A. once B. before C. until D. after

11.A. secret B. surprise C. gift D. reminder

12.A. few B. all C. any D. some

13.A. lay B. ate C. slept D. played

14.A. giving B. collecting C. receiving D. selling

15.A. lend B. spare C. afford D. bring

16.A. curious B. ambitious C. faithful D. selfless

17.A. meant B. cooked C. borrowed D. sold

18.A. tired B. fond C. scared D. proud

19.A. refuse B. long C. continue D. agree

20.A. large B. extra C. beautiful D. empty

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Madeline’s grandma was going through a lot, so the little girl wanted to do something to cheer her up. She made her a special _________ and her grandma loved it!

Four years ago, Madeline’s grandpa _________ unexpectedly from heart failure. MawMaw, Madeline’s grandma, had a very _________ time coming to tears with losing her husband and her health began to _________. Her family were very _________.

Last year Madeline’s grandma received sad _________ just a few weeks before Christmas _______ her that she had lung cancer. She had quite a journey ahead of her and she would be alone for a lot of her _______.

Madeline wanted to find a way to _______ her sweet grandma’s spirits and help her not feel so __________. She thought hard for some time and finally had an __________. She asked to ____________ one of her grandpa’s old T-shirts. MawMaw was __________ about why she wanted it, but she did not ask. Madeline wanted to use the T-shirt to make a blanket for her grandma and ____________ it with her.

The whole ____________ stood around to watch MawMaw ____________ her blanket. She was so excited about the handmade ____________ that her sweet granddaughter had ______________ for her. But she was pleasantly surprised when ____________ that her husband’s shirt was sewn in. “Oh, Madeline!” She cried.

Then she covered the blanket around her. She was so __________ that she began to cry. Now when MawMaw goes to the doctor for her treatments, she will not feel all alone.

1.A. shirt　　 B. blanket　　 C. scarf　　 D. overcoat

2.A. broke down　　 B. turned up　　 C. passed away　　 D. got off

3.A. difficult　　 B. special　　 C. precious　　 D. meaningless

4.A. jump　　 B. decrease　　 C. disappear　　 D. fail

5.A. worried　　 B. astonished　　 C. thrilled　　 D. confused

6.A. stories　　 B. letters　　 C. news　　 D. legends

7.A. convincing　　 B. reminding　　 C. informing　　 D. warning

8.A. operations　　 B. treatments　　 C. tests　　 D. injections

9.A. award　　 B. cure　　 C. fill　　 D. raise

10.A. alone　　 B. asleep　　 C. exhausted　　 D. embarrassed

11.A. advice　　 B. ambition　　 C. impression　　 D. idea

12.A. buy　　 B. observe　　 C. borrow　　 D. design

13.A. concerned　　 B. upset　　 C. enthusiastic　　 D. curious

14.A. share　　 B. surprise　　 C. repay　　 D. bother

15.A. staff　　 B. family　　 C. team　　 D. world

16.A. unlock　　 B. decorate　　 C. unfold　　 D. wrap

17.A. gift　　 B. product　　 C. glove　　 D. souvenir

18.A. made　　 B. invented　　 C. fetched　　 D. bought

19.A. imaging　　 B. seeing　　 C. overlooking　　 D. considering

20.A. saddened　　 B. determined　　 C. devoted　　 D. moved

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Grandma　 had　 the coin for as long as I can remember.　 Every time I went over　 to her house, she told me the story of the coin：

It was the day after the ship had ______ in New York City. My grandmother and grandfather had come from Poland on that ship. They came to______ for a new life in the United States, ______ from the poverty and war in their native land.

They were walking to their new ______ from their factory jobs when they saw a　 small glint (闪光) on the sidewalk. My grandmother bent over to ______ it more closely. It turned out to be a dark and dirty quarter. My grandmother ______ it up and said，“This coin is a good omen, a ______ of good fortune to come.” They took the coin to their little apartment and ______ it to make it shine.　 The next day my grandmother got a(n) ______ job at a jewelry store.

As the years passed, my grandparents______good times and bad. My father and uncles were born,　 my　 grandfather　 was ______from the factory, but got a job at a big machinery company. There, my grandparents finally found the good ______ my grandmother had ______.

When my grandfather died three years ago,　 my grandmother ______ in to live with my family. This is when she ______the coin to me. Every day she told me this story. After a few months I could ______ tell the story in my sleep, ______ still she told me the story every day, stressing the importance of ______ on the coin. Last week she died. According to her ______， I got the coin. I think I was fortunate enough because I got the thing that ______ the most to my grandmother, and I will cherish it forever.

1.A. sailed　　 B. joined　　 C. landed　　 D. pulled

2.A. prepare　　 B. ask　　 C. apply　　 D. search

3.A. absent　　 B. fre　　 C. tired　　 D. independent

4.A. restaurant　　 B. store　　 C. apartment　　 D. cottage

5.A. examine　　 B. observe　　 C. test　　 D. touch

6.A. picked　　 B. dug　　 C. lifted　　 D. fixed

7.A. moment　　 B. message　　 C. gift　　 D. sign

8.A. packed　　 B. cleaned　　 C. repaired　　 D. rebuilt

9.A. worse　　 B. greater　　 C. better　　 D. easier

10.A. got over　　 B. took up　　 C. passed by　　 D. went through

11.A. laid off　　 B. laid down　　 C. shut off　　 D. broken down

12.A. wealth　　 B. chance　　 C. fortune　　 D. situation

13.A. described　　 B. planned　　 C. experienced　　 D. predicted

14.A. settled　　 B. moved　　 C. entered　　 D. dropped

15.A. promised　　 B. presente　　 C. sent　　 D. gave

16.A. hardly　　 B. practically　　 C. particularly　　 D. usually

17.A. and　　 B. so　　 C. but　　 D. however

18.A. keeping　　 B. passing　　 C. carrying　　 D. holding

19.A. order　　 B. dream　　 C. explanation　　 D. will

20.A. proved　　 B. offered　　 C. meant　　 D. contributed

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I had never known a Christmas when we could ask for a special gift and actually expect to get it. The Great Depression (大萧条) of the 1930s really___ our farming community of Belleville, Michigan. Then came 1940; I was 7 years old and my brother, David, was 8. That year my father got a(n)___ job, and David and I were asked to choose the one ___we most wanted to get that year. I __ a teddy bear. David asked for a bicycle.

___, Christmas morning arrived. There under the tree, with a big red bow around his neck, was my teddy bear. David’s___ , however, was not there. I___ how my parents could make my wish come true but not my brother’s.

“I____something,” my father said, as he went into the other room. When he came back he was____a bicycle.

On David’s face was a look of both delight and____. The bike was secondhand, which David didn’t___ , but it was a girls’ bike. Boys did not ride girls’ bikes. Personally, I wouldn’t have ___if it had come with pink bows on it – it was still a bicycle.

David and I had been learning to ride on bicycles____from friends in the neighborhood. I was not as____a rider as he was, but I could____to get from point A to point B.

David was very____, letting me ride his new wheels often. He even____out a way to tie our Radio Flyer wagon to the bike so he could pull me and other kids up and down our road.

Now we could___ places that were once beyond convenient walking distance. That winter we took many long rides down the snowy back roads, with me on the handlebars or____behind in the wagon. That bicycle was the Christmas present and truly gave us an exciting new __.

1.A. defeated　　 B. hurt　　 C. advanced　　 D. helped

2.A. well-paying　　 B. hard　　 C. interesting　　 D. easy

3.A. toy　　 B. Tool　　 C. gift　　 D. package

4.A. took　　 B. held　　 C. got　　 D. chose

5.A. Luckily　　 B. Finally　　 C. Hopefully　　 D. Certainly

6.A. bicycle　　 B. bear　　 C. tree　　 D. bow

7.A. understood　　 B. wondered　　 C. realized　　 D. noticed

8.A. forgot　　 B. missed　　 C. prepared　　 D. found

9.A. riding　　 B. removing　　 C. pushing　　 D. dragging

10.A. regret　　 B. anger　　 C. anxiety　　 D. disappointment

11.A. mind　　 B. expect　　 C. like　　 D. ignore

12.A. liked　　 B. accepted　　 C. cared　　 D. reacted

13.A. lent　　 B. borrowed　　 C. sent　　 D. bought

14.A. untrained　　 B. shy　　 C. awkward　　 D. skillful

15.A. offer　　 B. agree　　 C. manage　　 D. happen

16.A. kind　　 B. careful　　 C. polite　　 D. busy

17.A. put　　 B. helped　　 C. picked　　 D. figured

18.A. attack　　 B. explore　　 C. recognize　　 D. protect

19.A. jumping　　 B. hiding　　 C. riding　　 D. walking

20.A. comfort　　 B. faith　　 C. support　　 D. freedom

高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析

By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me _______ . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.

The morning bell rang. I walked _______ through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces _______ me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to _______their smiles. Back into the classroom, they_______, comparing plans for the_______ . I had to remove one student from each arm _______ I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册）, I found my desk was covered with_______ and gifts followed by a _______ of “Merry Christmas” wishes.

“Oh, thank you,” I must have ________ a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my________ mood. It was kind of them to________ me. After a while, I heard a small nervous________ say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing________by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”

“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.

“Um, could you__________it now?”

I gently tore at the paper and tape. “________ ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already________. It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my ________back.

Later that day, I sat________the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as　 I________ pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.

1.A. tired　　 B. excited　　 C. amazed　　 D. relaxed

2.A. eagerly　　 B. aimlessly　　 C. gently　　 D. heavily

3.A. watched　　 B. greeted　　 C. delighted　　 D. warned

4.A. return　　 B. forget　　 C. ignore　　 D. refuse

5.A. calmed　　 B. walked　　 C. chatted　　 D. argued

6.A. study　　 B. weekend　　 C. vacation　　 D. lesson

7.A. before　　 B. when　　 C. after　　 D. because

8.A. letters　　 B. books　　 C. chalks　　 D. cards

9.A. knowledge　　 B. collection　　 C. series　　 D. bunch

10.A. confirmed　　 B. assessed　　 C. explained　　 D. said

11.A. pleased　　 B. low　　 C. thrilled　　 D. angry

12.A. talk about　　 B. think of　　 C. turn to　　 D. connect with

13.A. call　　 B. sound　　 C. shout　　 D. voice

14.A. shyly　　 B. bravely　　 C. rudely　　 D. sadly

15.A. classify　　 B. collect　　 C. open　　 D. check

16.A. Careful　　 B. Dangerous　　 C. Patient　　 D. Hasty

17.A. expected　　 B. adapted　　 C. adjusted　　 D. attached

18.A. trees　　 B. hooks　　 C. gifts　　 D. tears

19.A. turning over　　 B. putting into　　 C. giving away　　 D. packing up

20.A. anxiously　　 B. hurriedly　　 C. quickly　　 D. delicately

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me 16  . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.

　　The morning bell rang. I walked 17  through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces 18  me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to 19 their smiles. Back into the classroom, they20 , comparing plans for the21  . I had to remove one student from each arm 22  I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册） my desk was covered with23  and gifts followed by a 24  of “Merry Christmas” wishes.

　“Oh, thank you,” I must have 25  a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my26  mood. It was kind of them to27  me. After a while, I heard a small nervous28  say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing29 by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”

“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.

　“Um, could you30 it now?”

　I gently tore at the paper and tape. “31  ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already 32 . It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my 33 back.

　Later that day, I sat34 the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I35  pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.

1..

A. excited      B. tired               C. amazed           D. relaxed

2..

. A. eagerly    B. aimlessly           C. gently           D. heavily

3..

A. watched      B. greeted         C. delighted            D. warned

4..

A. return       B. forget          C. ignore               D. refuse

5..

A. calmed       B. settled         C. chatted          D. argued

6..

A. study        B. weekend         C. vacation         D. lesson

7..

A. before      B. when            C. after                D. because

8..

A. letters      B. books           C. chalks               D. cards

9..

A. knowledge    B. collection          C. series               D. bunch

10..

A. confirmed   B. assessed            C. responded            D. explained

11..

A. pleased      B. low             C. thrilled         D. angry

12..

A. talk about   B. think of        C. turn to              D. connect with

13..

A. call        B. sound           C. shout                D. voice

14..

A. shyly       B. bravely         C. rudely               D. sadly

15..

A. classify    B. collect          C. open             D. check

16..

A. Careful      B. Dangerous           C. Patient              D. Hasty

17..

A. exposed      B. adapted         C. adjusted         D. attached

18..

A. trees       B. hooks           C. gifts                D. tears

19..

A. looking into B. turning over        C. giving away      D. packing up

20..

A. anxiously   B. hurriedly           C. delicately           D. casually

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me 36  . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.

　The morning bell rang. I walked 37  through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces 38  me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to 39 their smiles. Back into the classroom, they40 , comparing plans for the41  . I had to remove one student from each arm 42  I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册） my desk was covered with43  and gifts followed by a 44  of “Merry Christmas” wishes.

　“Oh, thank you,” I must have 45  a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my46  mood. It was kind of them to47  me. After a while, I heard a small nervous48  say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing49 by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”

　“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.

　“Um, could you50 it now?”

　I gently tore at the paper and tape. “51  ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already52 . It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my 53 back.

Later that day, I sat54 the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I55  pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.

1.A. excited        B. tired               C. amazed           D. relaxed

2.A. eagerly         B. aimlessly           C. gently           D. heavily

3.A. watched        B. greeted         C. delighted            D. warned

4. A. return            B. forget          C. ignore           D. refuse

5.A. calmed     B. settled         C. chatted          D. argued

6.A. study           B. weekend         C. vacation         D. lesson

7. A. before             B. when            C. after                D. because

8.A. letters            B. books           C. chalks           D. cards

9.A. knowledge      B. collection          C. series               D. bunch

10.A. confirmed     B. assessed            C. responded        D. explained

11.A. pleased       B. low             C. thrilled         D. angry

12. A. talk about       B. think of            C. turn to          D. connect with

13.A. call          B. sound           C. shout                D. voice

14. A. shyly             B. bravely         C. rudely           D. sadly

15.A. classify      B. collect         C. open             D. check

16. A. Careful      B. Dangerous       C. Patient          D. Hasty

17.A. exposed       B. adapted         C. adjusted         D. attached

18.A. trees         B. hooks           C. gifts                D. tears

19.A. looking into      B. turning over        C. giving away      D. packing up

20.A. anxiously     B. hurriedly           C. delicately           D. casually

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said , ‘You have to let me in .’ “

“Impressed--she was a National Merit ( 英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.

On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled( 炮击) the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.

“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Mrs. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.”

Mrs. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was , absolutely who she was and what she believed in :cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” “So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism,” her mother said.

1.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can infer that 　　 .

A.Yale was her last choice

B.Marie Colvin was confident of herself

C.Yale must keep its promise to Marie Colvin

D.Marie Colvin was good at persuading

2.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life ?

a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed. b. She was admitted to Yale University.

c. She studied in Brazil as an excellent student.

d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London. e. She began to take an interest in journalism.

A.d→e→c→a→b B.b→c→d→e→a

C.e→d→c→b→a D.c→b→e→d→a

3.From the last paragraph, we can know that Mrs. Colvin 　　 .

A.dislikes the choice of her daughter.

B.cares little about her daughter.

C.knows her daughter very well.

D.doesn’t fully appreciate her daughter.

4.What can be the best title of the text ?

A.Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area.

B.Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case

C.Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest.

D.Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析