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It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along 36  the song playing on the radio. I 37  at the intersection and looked both ways. The road was 38 . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came 39  at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car killing the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car 40  me by inches without even slowing down.

41  I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips, 42  after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me 43 . With a red face and a(an) 44  smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.

Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain  45 words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the 46  over and over in his mind. Too 47  I realized the 48  of those words that had flown from my lips in that moment of 49 . It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the 50  of that incident.

That 51  , however, did teach me just how strong words 52  be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words that uplift and inspire instead. I slowly realized that language is a 53  from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned 54 that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a 55  spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.

1.A. to                B. by                   C. through             D. over

2.A. pushed up      B. pulled up           C. put up             D. forced up

3.A. clean            B. light                 C. clear               D. busy

4.A. hard             B. straight              C. far                  D. high

5.A. leaving           B. missing              C. knocking            D. approaching

6.A. When           B. After                C. Before              D. Until

7.A. chasing          B. pursuing            C. looking              D. seeking

8.A. awfully           B. innocently          C. bravely              D. typically

9.A. pleased         B. embarrassed        C. surprised           D. worried

10.A. acute                    B. unpleasant     C. dynamic       D. marvelous

11.A. music          B. story                C. language            D. incident

12.A. sorry          B. badly               C. soon                D. late

13.A. power       B. importance         C. nature             D. potential

14.A. fear           B. worry               C. anger               D. regret

15.A. damage      B. lesson               C. image               D. process

16.A. mistake                B. leisure               C. nonsense       D. mystery

17.A. should         B. can                     C. need                   D. would

18.A. evidence               B. donation            C. gift                 D. talent

19.A. or                                B. otherwise               C. too                          D. whereas

20.A. challenging     B. struggling            C. rising               D. caring

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完形填空（共15题，每题1分，计15分）

Five years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 75-year-old grandfather, Rex, decided to do the same. He went to 1, taking classes twice a week until his death last summer.

As a student, my grandfather spent countless hours in his office2and completing assignments. Although he was twice as 3 as his professors, he loved going. He said,“You can never 4too much, no matter how old you are.”He loved everything about school. Learning new things was truly his passion.

My grandfather’s will to learn was a great5for me to do my best in school. We were always 6with each other, trying to bring home the better grade.

When he turned 80 and still had a full head of hair, my grandfather felt like he could take on the 7. He felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter what came in his way---whether it was his continuing with cancer8a tough professor.

Some people look to Superman or Batman as their9, but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the 10 who always came to my rescue. My grandfather was made the hall of fame(名人堂) at his high school as one of the school’s most successful football players. When I did some research I 11that his nickname was Atlas. In Greek mythology(神话), Atlas held the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football team, he was12Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the foundation of our family.

In my times of need he was always there to 13me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could count on him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he14with me will continue to hold me up as I forever keep his memory15 in my heart and mind.

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It was many years ago. I was a________father on my way home to my wife and baby boy after spending all day________college classes. I had gone back to school to get a degree in education. I wanted　 to secure a________job that would help me to build a better life for my growing family. It was a two-hour round trip to the________, so every day I would pray for my 20-year-old car to________it all the way.

As I started down a lonely stretch of highway about 12 miles from my home I _____ a car parked along the side of the road with its emergency flashers________. A small woman was struggling to_______a flat tire. This was long before the age of cell phones________I knew that any other help might not arrive for a while. I________behind her car and offered to give her a hand. Her own hands were bruised（擦伤的）and________from struggling with the lug nuts（四方螺帽）and she had tears of frustration in her eyes. The lug nuts were rusty（生锈的）and________and the lug wrench（单向扳手）a little small, but after a while I got the flat off and the________tire on. As I said goodbye the little lady hugged me with tears of_____ this time. I waved and drove off a little embarrassed at her________. After all, it had just been one kind act.

It took me a lot of years after that to learn the true________of one kind act. One kind act can change the world. One kind act can teach more________than a million words. One kind act can save a lost soul and heal（治愈）a________heart.

Never pass up the possibility of using your own________to make this world a better place. Every day we are given the choice to be________or kind. Always choose to be kind.

1.A.great B.young C.lazy D.rich

2.A.preparing B.missing C.taking D.giving

3.A.teaching B.cooking C.driving D.writing

4.A.college B.hospital C.garage D.store

5.A.forget B.ignore C.get D.make

6.A.passed B.stopped C.noticed D.heard

7.A.out B.over C.on D.off

8.A.repair B.borrow C.buy D.change

9.A.and B.but C.though D.unless

10.A.set off B.pulled up C.showed off D.lay down

11.A.moving B.bleeding C.freezing D.shaking

12.A.shiny B.simple C.useful D.tight

13.A.spare B.worn C.clean D.cheap

14.A.pride B.regret C.pain D.relief

15.A.appreciation B.doubt C.expectation D.surprise

16.A.cause B.danger C.power D.pressure

17.A.curiosity B.love C.courage D.desire

18.A.light B.broken C.brave D.cold

19.A.kindness B.patience C.interest D.wisdom

20.A.tough B.busy C.cruel D.free

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空

It happened to me several years ago when I was with my parents and sister on　 _________ on a farm close to Medellin. We were in a car, and it was 2:00 in the morning. We came across a car _________

As is known to all, it is _________ in some places in Colombia to stop and help strangers because it can be risky (危险的)；you can be 　 _________ . Actually, I have heard of so many 　 _________ in which people have been robbed just because they stopped and tried to help people who 　 _________ to need help from the passers-by.

_________ , we didn't know whether to stop or not ; but in the end , 　 _________ , we decided to do it. They had really had a car accident and some of them were _________ . We took them to the hospital. They were really _________ , and we also felt very good about helping them.

I remember the next day when we 　 51 my grandfathers and uncles about that, they said we shouldn’t have 　 _________ because it was too dangerous. They thought we were _________ because we were　 able to tell the _________ and still take a vacation on the farm. They _________ us never to do that again.

I think it was risky, but it was worth taking the _________ . Otherwise, we would always have 　 _________ if it was real. Also, if we hadn’t helped them, who knows what would have _________to them.

I believe that one of the reasons why we made up our mind _________ to stop was the fact that we were four people in the car. Maybe if I had been by myself_________I wouldn’t have stopped.

1.A. duty　　　　 B. time　　 　　　　　 C. show　 　　　　 D. vacation

2.A. robbery　 　 B. accident　　　　 C. trade　 　　　 D. race

3.A. convenient　 B. dangerous　 　　 C. kind　 　　　　 D. difficult

4.A. robbed　　 　　 B. praised　　　　　 C. appreciated　 D. punished

5.A. passers-by　 B. cars　 　　　　　 C. cases　　 　　　 D. problems

6.A. refused 　 　 B. offered 　　　　 C. pretended　 　 D. decided

7.A. However　　　 B. So　　 　　　　　　 C. Otherwise 　 D. Yet

8.A. unluckily　 B. unwillingly 　 C. unexpectedly D.luckily

9.A.caught 　　 　　 B.wounded 　　　　 C. killed　　　　 D. injured

10.A.thankful　 B. risky　　 　　　　 C. peaceful　 　　 D. frightened

11.A.told　　　　　 B. spoke　　 　　　　 C. informed　 　　 D. reminded

12.A.survived　　 B. stopped　 　　　　 C. driven　　 　　 D. run

13.A.brave　　 　　 B. kind　　 　　　　　 C. lucky　 　　　 D. stubborn

14.A message　　 　 B. report 　　　　 　 C. joke　　 　　　　 D. story

15.A. advised　 B. suggested　 　　 C. persuaded 　 D. forced

16.A. advice　　 　 B. trouble　　 　　　 C. risk　 　　　　 D. trip

17.A. wandered B. wondered 　　　　 C. remembered 　 D.regretted

18.A. happened B. faced　　 　　　　 C. meant 　　　 　 D. given

19.A. brains　　 　 B. decisions　 　　 C. intentions　 D. minds

20.A. in the future　 B. at that time C. at times D. time and again

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A few years ago I was shopping with a friend and his 12-year-old daughter in downtown San Francisco．A street musician，whom my friend happened to know from his own musician day，was playing the saxophone on a street corner．His name was Clifford，and he had attracted a large crowd with his performance．After he finished，my friend introduced him to me and his daughter．Clifford asked her if she played any instrument．When she replied that she was taking trumpet (小号) lessons and played in her junior high school band，he said，“That’s fine，little lady．Learn your instrument well and you can play anything．”Somehow these simple yet wise words struck me as suitable not only for a trumpet player but  also for a reader．If you learn to read well，you can read anything you want—not just newspapers and magazines，but more difficult material like philosophy，film criticism，military history—whatever interests you as your confidence grows．You would not be limited in any way．If you have the vocabulary –or    at least a good dictionary near at hand—you can pick up a book，concentrate on it, and make sense of the writer’s words．

In the United States，reading instruction often ends at elementary school，so students sometimes have difficulty as they progress through school．They must take their assignments，armed only with their elementary，school reading skills．The result，too often，is frustration (挫折) and loss of confidence．And the assigned reading in your college courses will be even greater than they were in high school．Developing Reading Skills is designed to accomplish several tasks：to show you the skills that will enable you to read with greater comprehension，to help you deal with reading assignment with confidence，and to teach you to become an active reader．

1.The talk between the girl and Clifford serves as an introduction to________．

2.It can be inferred from the story that________．

3.We can infer from the last paragraph that Developing Reading Skills________．

4.With good reading skills，you can________．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was my first day back home since starting college. A lot had changed in the last year. Not with my hometown but with me. I had left as a 17-year-old boy and had now returned as an 18-year-old man. In the city, I was living on my own, had a part-time job and was studying. Even the government recognized I was an adult: I had a driver’s license. So here I was, on my summer vacation, walking down the main street with my father, desperate for him to acknowledge how mature I was. When his recognition failed to appear, I took matters into my own hands. “Dad,” I said casually, “I’m thirsty. Let’s go for a beer.” It was the first time I’d ever mentioned beer in front of my father, let alone ask him to drink one with me.

He turned to me with a curious expression on his face. “A beer ? Well I guess you’re old enough now. Let’s go to Sailors’ Bar. It’s where my cousin Tom, your uncle, used to drink. You remember him, right?”

I had only some vague(模糊的) memories of my uncle. He was the black sheep of the family. We didn’t talk about him much. “What ever happened to Uncle Tom, Dad? I haven’t seen him in years,” I said as we continued towards the bar.

“Neither have I, unfortunately. He was a good kid once. But things changed,” my father said sadly. As a boy, he explained, there had been no better-behaved boy than Tom. But after leaving school, he moved to the city and fell in with bad company. He started going out every night, drinking in nightclubs and playing cards. Soon he lost everything and had to beg his mum to pay his debts. She agreed on the condition he returned home.

My dad took a deep breath and continued his tale. “Things settled down for a while. He married a lovely woman, gave up his bad habits. But it didn’t last. He was soon back to his old ways. He couldn’t resist. He was at Sailors’ Bar almost every night. His poor mother died of grief and shame. His wife followed her soon after.

“What ruined him was alcohol. He told me once, when a man begins drinking, he never knows where it’ll end. ‘So’, Tom warned me, ‘beware of your first drink!’

“He went from bad to worse. Last year Tom sent me a letter saying he had been found guilty of stealing, and sent to prison for ten years.”

Dad finished talking just as we reached the front of Sailors’ Bar. “Anyway, here we are. Let’s go in,” he said. But I understood. I put my arm around my father and said, “I’m not thirsty any more, Dad. Let’s go home.”

1.Why did the young man invite his father to drink a beer?

A. Because he was thirsty.

B. Because he wanted to show he was an adult.

C. Because he wanted to impress his father casually.

D. Because he wanted to discuss his Uncle Tom.

2.What does the young man mean by referring to Uncle Tom as “the black sheep of the family”?

A. The family was concerned about Tom because he was always in trouble.

B. The family showed sympathy to Tom because he was unfortunate.

C. The family felt ashamed of Tom because he was a failure.

D. The family felt disgusted about him because he was different.

3.What was the main source of Uncle Tom’s problems?

A. His overly-strict family.

B. His addiction to card games.

C. The deaths of his mother and wife.

D. His inability to control his drinking.

4.In the story, the father told his son about Tom in order to ________.

A. entertain the son while they walked to the bar

B. convince the son of the harm caused by drinking

C. recall an interesting period in the father’s life

D. warn the son to keep away from Tom

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I've started driving again.I drove along a road____12 years ago near my home.As I drove tonight I____Kelly.

Kelly was a____when it was constructed.She and her brother were____by her father after her mother passed away.By her own____,she was a____child,climbing out of windows,staying out drinking etc.She started to settle in college.The year after I taught her,a____thing happened.

It was about this time of year and Kelly's dad was about to turn to the new road.____he was not familiar with it, they had a deadly accident.The lectures sent her a____card.I wrote that I would help her with one the 6____she still had to complete.I knew it would be difficult for Kelly but I____to help her anyway.

At that time I had just____my marriage and was living in rented accommodation alone.Things were____but I committed myself to help Kelly.I brought her to my home where I____her thought the full unit.I got her to complete all the assignments at my home____she would stay focused.Kelly made____in the unit I taught her,which fundamentally helped raise her overall grades.Kelly's lecturer was so____with this that she got Kelly to____to the rest of the class!At last,Kelly completed her course.I was so glad she didn't____.

A few years age I met Kelly.She was pushing a pram（婴儿车）,her baby sleeping soundly.It's the____she deserved.

1.A. created　　 B. shaped　　 C. located　　 D. destroyed

2.A. called　　 B. honored　　 C. student　　 D. conductor

3.A. adopted　　 B. visited　　 C. raised　　 D. abandoned

4.A. will　　 B. admission　　 C. design　　 D. preference

5.A. shy　　 B. wild　　 C. violent　　 D. peaceful

6.A. lucky　　 B. funny　　 C. normal　　 D. terrible

7.A. Since　　 B. Unless　　 C. If　　 D. Although

8.A. gift　　 B. game　　 C. comfort　　 D. birthday

9.A. units　　 B. courses　　 C. programs　　 D. subjects

10.A. feared　　 B. admitted　　 C. intended　　 D. hesitated

11.A. left　　 B. saved　　 C. started　　 D. strengthened

12.A. left　　 B. saved　　 C. started　　 D. strengthened

13.A. handy　　 B. tough　　 C. expected　　 D. acceptable

14.A. taught　　 B. followed　　 C. advised　　 D. consulted

15.A. in case　　 B. in that　　 C. so that　　 D. even if

16.A. promises　　 B. mistakes　　 C. life　　 D. progress

17.A. annoyed　　 B. disappointed　　 C. impressed　　 D. bored

18.A. promise　　 B. reply　　 C. explain　　 D. apologize

19.A. drop out　　 B. stay back　　 C. watch out　　 D. show up

20.A. most　　 B. least　　 C. same　　 D. opposite

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Twelve years ago, Rachel Miller was lost when it came to her son John. The 7-year-old was seriously disabled because of his autism(自闭症).　 Unable to speak, he withdrew from people at school and, worse, from his family.

In March 2003, Miller was introduced to Jeff Hancock, a one-on-one therapist(治疗师) for people with autism. Hancock was hired to be John's companion. The two would go people-watching at the mall on the weekend. Hancock chatted throughout their trips, even though John couldn't talk back.

Their relationship developed when Hancock introduced John to the Special Olympics. Whenever John was running or being active, he was smiling.

When John turned 12, Hancock introduced him to track at the Special Olympics. For the first three years, the pair just observed the sport by watching practices and events. Hancock worked daily with John, showing him everything, including where to sit, stand and walk, so he would understand the flow of the events.

Eventually, the lessons clicked, and John was off doing 50-meter sprints. But as John got older, he got stronger and faster. At 16, he was jumping hurdles and doing 800-meter races. Miller started seeing her son as a serious athlete.

In May 2014, John's training brought him to the Special Olympics State Summer Games in Orlando. The 18-year-old was competing in the 800 meters and the 110-meter hurdles.

As the 800 was setting up, Miller remembered, she pressed her face against the fence, anxiously waiting for John to compete. But as soon as the race started, all Miller saw was an athlete, her athlete.

"I just wanted to see the best performance. It seemed much more significant than whether he would ever speak or respond to me," she said.

John ended up winning the gold medal for the 800. Sports completely changed John, and Miller said that is because of Hancock."A person with a disability can feel hopeless and isolated, and I think that can happen to parents, too. "

1. The first paragraph mainly tells us

A. how Rachel Miller felt 12 years ago

B. how serious John's autism was

C. John wasn't good at communication

D. when John became seriously disabled

2. Miller considered John to be a serious athlete　 .

A. in 2011　 B. in 2012　 C. in 2013　 D. in 2014

3.When Miller saw John's performance in the 800, she felt .

A. curious　 B. amazed　 C. delighted　 D. upset

4.The passage is mainly carried out.

A. by giving examples

B. in a sad tone

C. in space order

D. in time order

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The moment happened 20 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had 　 up most of the night before, laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first 　 of the day my eyelids（眼皮）were feeling heavier and heavier and my 　　 was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a pillow. A few minutes’ nap（小睡）time before class wouldn’t 　　 , I thought.

BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my 　 beating wildly trying to find the cause of the 　 . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had 　 dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still 　 . “I am glad to see everyone is . Now let’s get started. ”

For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the 　 of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was 　 　　　 from the fascinating discussion he led. With knowledge and good 　 he made the material come 　 . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he 　　 with were contagious（有感染力的）. I 　　 the classroom not only wide awake, but a little 　　 and a little better as well.

　　　 I learned something far more important than not 　　　 in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with 　　 　　　　 . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk your way through 　 then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too 　 not to live it well.

1.A. stayed　 B. took　　 C. spent　　 D. picked

2.A. stage　 B. image 　　 C. test　　 D. class

3.A. head　 B. hand　　 C. cheek　 　　 D. throat

4.A. inspect B. hurt　　 C. disturb　　　　　 D. bend

5.A. wrist　 B. mind　　 C. heart　 　　 D. forehead

6.A. voice　 B. incident 　　 C. noise　　 D. trouble

7.A. purposely B. frankly　　 C. Constantly　　　 D. appropriately

8.A. panicking B. sighing　　 C. complaining D. smiling

9.A. loose　 B. awake　　　　　　　　 C. curious　　　 　 D. committed

10.A. defence B. shock　　　　 C. interruption　 D. comfort

11.A. instead B. beneath　　　 C. thus　 　　 D. otherwise

12.A. design　　 B. humor 　　 C. assumption 　　 D. comprehension

13.A. strange　 B. natural　　 C. positive　 D. alive

14.A. spread　 B. associated　　　　 C. instructed 　　 D. reflected

15.A. grasped　 B. enclosed　　 C. left　　 D. escaped

16.A. securer　 B. clearer　　 C. stronger　 D. smarter

17.A. bothering 　　 B. obeying　　 C. judging 　　 D. sleeping

18.A. joy　 　 B. religion　　　　 C. Strength　　　　 D. determination

19.A. journey　 B. college 　　 C. life　　 D. work

20.A. hard　 B. short　　　　　　 C. casual　 　　 D. Independent

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank­you note for helping me. Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.

“Thank you” — two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.

1.

The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City________.

A．to visit a friend           B．to see his parents

C．to pay at the cash register  D．to have more gas for his car

2.

The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “________”．

A．turned off  B．moved off  C．put up  D．set up

3.

What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B．The couple sent him a business card.

C．The couple offered to help him.

D．He called his friend for help.

4.

The battery of the author’s car was dead because________.

A．something went wrong with the lights

B．the meeting lasted a whole day

C．he forgot to turn off the lights

D．he drove too long a distance

5.

By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show ________.

A．how to write a thank­you letter

B．how to deal with car problems

C．the kind­heartedness of older people

D．the importance of expressing thanks

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析