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The Best Holiday

I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily 41  to buy a mountain bike. She’d been saving her pocket money all year, 42  doing small jobs to earn extra money.

By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You 43  have your pick from my bicycle 44 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950’s models, not the kind a kid today would 45  choose.

As Christmas 46  near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she __47  a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, I’m out of 48 .”

Throughout December, Emily continued to 49  hard. Then one day, she made a __50  announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very 51  .

52  by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 53  of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.  54  I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow (发光). Should I   contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 55  the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 56  the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very __57 , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 58  away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 59 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 60  a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years－while giving her dad a lesson in the process.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The Best Holiday

I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily 1to buy a mountain bike. She’d been saving her pocket money all year, 2doing small jobs to earn extra money.

By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You3have your pick from my bicycle4.” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would5to choose.

As Christmas 6near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she   7a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked.  “Sorry, Em, I’m out of8.”

Throughout December, Emily continued to 9hard. Then one day, she made a  10__ announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very 11.

12by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute13of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.14I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光). Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 15the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 16the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 17, sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re18away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 19? I like to think it was God’s way of 20a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years--- while giving her dad a lesson in the process.

1.A. promised   B. amazed   C. determined   D. organized

2.A. as well as     B. in addition  [网]    C. because of   D. except for

3.A. need   B. should   C. must                 D. can

4.A. collection

B. contribution C. shop D. club

5.A. seldom B. likely   C. slightly D. merely

6.A. drew   B. became   C. went D. pulled

7.A. observed   B. sensed   C. watched  D. noticed

8.A. charge     B. change   C. control  D. order

9.A. study          B. try C. listen       D. work

10.A disappointing disappointing    B. surprising   C. formal   D. public

11.A. agreeable B. hopeful  C. thankful D. pitiful

12.A. Moved B. Shocked  C. Persuaded    D. Demanded

13.A. one   B. some C. two  D. any

14.A. While B. When C. Because  D. Though

15.A. express   B. describe C. explain  D. shake

16.A. returned  B. delivered    C. chose    D. shared

17.A. sweet B. healthy  C. happy    D. fair

18.A. putting   B. giving   C. storing  D. signing

19.A. present   B. harvest  C. winner   D. chance

20.A. greeting  B. praising C. sheltering   D. rewarding

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. ___to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You __ have your pick from my bicycle　 __.” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would __ choose.

As Christmas __ near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she __ a Salvation Army(基督教慈善组织) volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, em, I’m out of change.” I said.

Throughout December, Emily continued to___ hard. Then one day, she made a __ announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very __ .

___by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute __ of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. __ I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光).Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t __ the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later　 __ the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very __, sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re __ away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the __ ? I like to think it was God’s way of ___a little girl for a sacrifice __ her years---- while giving her dad a lesson in the　 ___

1.A. Promised　　 B. Amazed　　 C. Organized　　 D. Determined

2.A. need　　 B. should　　 C. can　　 D. must

3.A. contribution　　 B. collection　　 C. shop　　 D. club

4.A. likely　　 B. seldom　　 C. slightly　　 D. merely

5.A. went　　 B. became　　 C. drew　　 D. pulled

6.A. observed　　 B. sensed　　 C. noticed　　 D. watched

7.A. study　　 B. try　　 C. work　　 D. listen

8.A. surprising　　 B. disappointing　　 C. formal　　 D. public

9.A. agreeable　　 B. thankful　　 C. hopeful　　 D. pitiful

10.A. Shocked　　 B. Moved　　 C. Persuaded　　 D. Demanded

11.A. some　　 B. one　　 C. two　　 D. any

12.A. While　　 B. Because　　 C. As　　 D. Though

13.A. express　　 B. describe　　 C. shake　　 D. explain

14.A. delivered　　 B. returned　　 C. chose　　 D. shared

15.A. sweet　　 B. healthy　　 C. fair　　 D. happy

16.A. giving　　 B. putting　　 C. storing　　 D. signing

17.A. present　　 B. winner　　 C. harvest　　 D. chance

18.A. greeting　　 B. rewarding　　 C. sheltering　　 D. praising

19.A. under　　 B. beyond　　 C. before　　 D. within

20.A. project　　 B. process　　 C. struggle　　 D. communication

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully36 my first Child at the same time that my once-energetic mother was 37 her battle with a brain cancer．

For ten years，my courageous mother had fought，but none of the operations or other38 had been successful．Finally，she became totally39 unable to speak，walk，eat or dress on her own．As she grew closer and closer to death，my baby grew closer and closer to life．My biggest fear was that their lives would never40 she and my baby could never41 each other．

My fear seemed42 ．A few weeks before my43 date，mother went into a deep coma(昏迷)and doctors said she would never44 ．So we brought her to her own house．As often as I could，I45 her about the baby moving inside me．I hoped that somehow46 inside，she knew．

On February 3rd，at about the same time my labor(分娩)started at hospital，the nurse at her house told me the47 news：Morn opened her eyes，sitting up and smiling．I asked for the phone to be48 to Morn’S ear．

“Morn，you’II have a new grandchild!”

“Yes!Yes!I know!”

Four words。four _49__  and beautiful words!

For the next tWO miracle weeks after I brought Jacob home，she gave US joy，smiling，holding Jacob and speaking to the family in complete50 Then she quietly slipped back into a coma51 and was finally free52 the pain forever．

Memories of my son’s birth will always be53 for me，but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about living．54 both joy and sorrow are lasting only a short time，and often intertwined(相互纠缠)，love has the 55 to face both．And love can last forever．

1.A．hoping     B．expecting            C．waiting for      D．taking care of

2.A．continuing B．starting         C．completing       D．losing

3.A．treatments B．methods          C．measures         D．injections

4.A．dull           B．unmoved          C．unconscious      D．disabled

5.A．combine        B．connect          C．mix              D．gather

6.A．replace        B．bless                C．know             D．inspire

7.A．well-founded   B．well—informed   C．well—known      D．well-planned

8.A．ready      B．final                C．due              D．fixed

9.A．come over  B．come up          C．come back            D．come around

10.A．discussed with B．talked to           C．explained to     D．described to

11.A．deep          B．dangerous            C．magic            D．mysterious

12.A．strange       B．fantastic            C．impossible       D．imaginary

13.A．built     B．set              C．felt             D．put

14.A．accurate      B．slow             C．clear                D．truthful

15.A．words     B．idioms           C．descriptions     D．sentences

16.A．state     B．setting          C．reaction         D．silence

17.A．off           B．against          C．from             D．beyond

18.A．light-hearted B．bitter-sweet     C．nice             D．fresh

19.A．If            B．As               C．Since                D．While

20.A．power     B．strength         C．force                D．energy

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string instrument players in our town. Dad loved to play the mandolin for his families, who enjoyed listening to his play and_______the Tennessee Waltz, Hatbor nights, Silver Bells, and so on. Dad was always there, _______his time and efforts to see that his family had _______in their life. If he could give pleasure to others, he_______, especially his families. I had to mature into a man and have children of my own_______I realized how much he had sacrificed.

I _______ the United States Air Force in January of 1962. Whenever I come home on_______, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could touch your soul with the _______ that came out of that old instrument. He seemed to _______when he was playing you could see his pride in his ability to play so well for his family.

While working at Todd Steel, Dad was __________in an accident. He got the third index finger of his left hand ________ between two pieces of steel. The doctor who operated________the finger could not save it, and Dad ended up having the tip of the finger________. He didn’t lose enough of the finger, ________it wouldn’t stop him picking up anything, but it did________his ability to play the mandolin.

After the accident, Dad would make________for why he couldn’t play. We wore him down and________he said “Okay, but remember, I can’t hold down on the strings________I used to”. ________, for the family it didn’t make any __________that Dad couldn’t play as well.

1.A. playing　　 B. practicing　　 C. singing　　 D. dancing

2.A. donating　　 B. devoted　　 C. sacrificing　　 D. speared

3.A. richness　　 B. money　　 C. fortune　　 D. enough

4.A. could　　 B. would　　 C. might　　 D. should

5.A. after　　 B. before　　 C. until　　 D. unless

6.A. joined　　 B. joined in　　 C. attended　　 D. participated in

7.A. leave　　 B. vocation　　 C. business　　 D. Christmas

8.A. songs　　 B. tones　　 C. strings　　 D. voices

9.A. say　　 B. sing　　 C. express　　 D. shine

10.A. involved　　 B. anchored　　 C. engaged　　 D. buried

11.A. examined　　 B. fixed　　 C. hidden　　 D. broken

12.A. in　　 B. for　　 C. on　　 D. with

13.A. cut down　　 B. cut in　　 C. cut off　　 D. cut up

14.A. in that　　 B. now that　　 C. on which　　 D. for which

15.A. make　　 B. create　　 C. impact　　 D. increase

16.A. causes　　 B. reasons　　 C. excuses　　 D. explanations

17.A. eventually　　 B. constantly　　 C. occasionally　　 D. frequently

18.A. the way　　 B. on the way　　 C. in a way　　 D. in one way

19.A. Instead　　 B. However　　 C. Still　　 D. Moreover

20.A. sense　　 B. difference　　 C. mistake　　 D. decision

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string instrument players in our town. He could not __________ music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it. I loved. to sing, but I never learned how to __________ the mandolin. This is something I __________ to this day.

Dad loved to play the mandolin for his __________, as he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, __________ .his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to mature into a man and have children of my own __________ I realized how much he had sacrificed. __________ played the mandolin like my father. He could __________ your soul. with the tones. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his __________ in his ability to play so well for his family.

One day, he was involved in an __________. On this particular day, Dad got the first finger of his left hand __________ by the machine. The doctor who operated on the finger could not __________ it, which did affect his __________ to play the mandolin.

After the accident, Dad felt that he could not play __________. When I came home and asked him to play, he would make __________ for why he couldn't play.

In August of 1993 my father was diagnosed with __________ lung cancer. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He said "__________". He knew it would probably be the last time he could play for us. When I looked around, there was not a __________ eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner __________. Dad was always doing something he had done all his life, __________.

1.A. recognize　　 B. appreciate　　 C. read　　 D. write

2.A. study　　 B. play　　 C. make　　 D. observe

3.A. abandon　　 B. discuss　　 C. advocate　　 D. regret

4.A. family　　 B. colleagues　　 C. audience　　 D. friends

5.A. wasting　　 B. saving　　 C. valuing　　 D. sacrificing

6.A. when　　 B. before　　 C. until　　 D. once

7.A. Nobody　　 B. Everybody　　 C. Somebody　　 D. Anybody

8.A. see　　 B. feel　　 C. touch　　 D. contact

9.A. performance　　 B. modesty　　 C. preference　　 D. pride

10.A. activity　　 B. entertainment　　 C. accident　　 D. organization

11.A. broken　　 B. held　　 C. dirtied　　 D. hurt

12.A. discover　　 B. save　　 C. understand　　 D. examine

13.A. skill　　 B. talent　　 C. interest　　 D. ability

14.A. once more　　 B. for ever　　 C. as well　　 D. so far

15.A. preparations　　 B. excuses　　 C. mistakes　　 D. commitments

16.A. inoperable　　 B. curable　　 C. cute　　 D. irrelevant

17.A. absolutely not　　 B. impossible　　 C. never mind　　 D. okay

18.A. bright　　 B. dewy　　 C. dry　　 D. glazed

19.A. weakness　　 B. strength　　 C. dream　　 D. motivation

20.A. giving　　 B. seeking　　 C. completing　　 D. entertaining

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I couldn’t stand the 　　　　　 of not being able to help when my best friend was in trouble.

A. frustration            B. motivation            C. expectation        D. Confusion

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Some people succeed in unbelievable ways.

Roussel was orphaned at the age of eight and went to live with his grandfather. He built on the music he had learned from his mother, entertaining himself by reading through the family music collection and playing his favorite songs on the piano.

Three years later, Roussel’s grandfather died, and his aunt adopted him. Her husband arranged for young Albert to take regular piano lessons. Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside resort added a second love to his life -- the sea. He studied to be a naval cadet (海军学员), but still made time to study music.

In the French Navy, while he served on a warship based at Cherbourg, he and two friends found the time to play the music of Beethoven and other composes (作曲家). Roussel also began composing. At the Church of the Trinity in Cherbourg on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first performance as a composer.

That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, and one of his fellow offices offered to show it to a well-known conductor (指挥家), Edouard Colonne. When Roussel’s friend returned with the manuscript (手稿), he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.

Not long afterwards, at the age of 25, Roussel did just that. He applied characters that he had developed in the navy to his composing and became a major force in twentieth century French music. As for Eduoard Colonne’s inspiring advice that Roussel devote his life to music, Roussel's navy friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel's manuscript to the conductor.

1.Which of the following shows the right order of the story?

a. Roussel gave up his naval career.

b. Roussel was adopted by his aunt.

c. Roussel read through the family music collection.

d. Roussel had his first performance as a composer in Cherbourg.

A. c, b, d, a         B. b. c, d, a            C. b, c, a. d            D. c, b, a, d

2.What ______ did played the most important part in Roussel's final success.

A. his mother     　　　　　　             B. the husband of his aunt　

C. his navy friend　　　　　　             D. Edouard Colonne

3.We can infer from the article that______.

A. Roussel's aunt adopted him after his grandfather died.

B. Roussel read through the family music collection in his grandfather's.

C. Colonne advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.

D. If Roussel hadn't joined the navy, he might not have achieved so much.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. A clever musician                 B. A white lie　　

C. A helpful conductor    　　             D. A great manuscript

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Though _______ as the best player in his basketball team, he doesn’t feel proud of himself.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

In the summer of 1885, nine-year-old Joseph Meister was very ill. He had been wounded by a sick dog that had rabies(狂犬病), a very dangerous disease. His parents were told that there was probably only one man who could save Joseph’s life——Louis Pasteur.

When Pasteur was a young boy in France, he spent many hours every day with the chemist (药剂师) who lived in his small town. At that time, the chemist had to make all the medicines himself. Young Louis enjoyed watching the chemist as he worked and helped those people who came to him each day.

As a school boy, Pasteur worked slowly and carefully. At first, his teachers thought that young Louis might be a slow learner. Through elementary school, high school, and college, Pasteur worked in the same thoughtful way. Then he became a college professor and a scientist , and he continued to work very carefully.

Pasteur was studying about the germs(细菌)that cause rabies when Joseph Meister became ill.In fact, Pasteur believed he had a medical treatment for rabies, but he had never given it to a person before. At first, Pasteur was afraid to treat Joseph, but the poor child was dying. Pasteur gave Joseph an inoculation(预防接种)every day for ten days. Slowly, the child became better.

During his lifetime, Pasteur studied germs and learned how they cause diseases in animals and people. He developed vaccinations(疫苗)that prevent many of these diseases. On September 28,1895, Louis Pasteur passed away, at the age of 72. The work of this great man has been of great help to modern medicine.

1.The story of Joseph Meister is given to __________.

A.express the author’s sadness

B.introduce the subject of the text

C.show some common diseases in 1885

D.warn children to stay away from dogs

2.According to the text, young Louis _________.

A.was once badly hurt by a dog

B.was very interested in medicine

C.made a living by working for a chemist

D.had been thought of by his teachers

3.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that Louis Pasteur __________.

A.was always patient B.was clever but proud

C.was a slow learner D.was a humorous professor

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Germs and diseases

B.Rabies: a terrible disease

C.The earliest chemist in France

D.Louis Pasteur: a great scientist

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析