Macdonald paused a moment in front of the burning car. Flames six feet tall poured from the engine, the smell of melting rubber heavy in the air. For a few seconds, Macdonald thought about whether the car would explode, killing them both. He thought about how lucky he was to have already just survived a head-on collision between his truck and the red Chevy Cobalt now in flames. Was he ready to risk his life to save the man that he believed could have ended his?
The two-vehicle collision happened at 3:44 p.m. on Monday south of New market. Macdonald was heading to work when he says another car swerved into his lane, hitting him head-on. Soon after the collision, the other driver’s car burst into flames with him trapped inside. Macdonald, 25, came to a decision. He would try to save the man’s life. He ran to the car. The driver’s side door was blocked but the passenger’s door was pushed open by the driver, a 64-year-old man now barely conscious. Hardly noticing the heat, Macdonald opened the door and grabbed the shoulder of the driver’s jacket. He dragged the man about 15 feet before two bystanders came to help him pull the man to a safe distance. Moments later the entire car was on fire.
The police confirmed the other driver was charged with careless driving. Macdonald escaped the crash with whiplash, sore muscles and wrists from the airbag release, and a headache. The other driver received serious but non-life threatening injuries, said the police.
Macdonald is just grateful that both of them came out alive. “I’m just glad I stood up when I was needed,” said Macdonald. “You only get a couple of chances in your life to prove what you are made of.”
1.From the passage we know MacDonald is ______.
A.brave and helpful B.generous but careless
C.grateful and kind D.selfish but careful
2.The accident happened because ______.
A.there was a car burning B.the rubber was melting
C.the driver was careless D.the driver was screaming
3.Before MacDonald saved the man, he ______.
A.found his car was greatly damaged B.doubted whether he should offer help
C.was not hurt in the accident at all D.didn’t realize the danger of rescue
4.The underlined word “swerved”(Paragraph 2) means “______”.
A.turned B.knocked
C.cut D.broke
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Macdonald paused a moment in front of the burning car. Flames six feet tall poured from the engine, the smell of melting rubber heavy in the air. For a few seconds, Macdonald thought about whether the car would explode, killing them both. He thought about how lucky he was to have already just survived a head-on collision between his truck and the red Chevy Cobalt now in flames. Was he ready to risk his life to save the man that he believed could have ended his?
The two-vehicle collision happened at 3:44 p.m. on Monday south of New market. Macdonald was heading to work when he says another car swerved into his lane, hitting him head-on. Soon after the collision, the other driver’s car burst into flames with him trapped inside. Macdonald, 25, came to a decision. He would try to save the man’s life. He ran to the car. The driver’s side door was blocked but the passenger’s door was pushed open by the driver, a 64-year-old man now barely conscious. Hardly noticing the heat, Macdonald opened the door and grabbed the shoulder of the driver’s jacket. He dragged the man about 15 feet before two bystanders came to help him pull the man to a safe distance. Moments later the entire car was on fire.
The police confirmed the other driver was charged with careless driving. Macdonald escaped the crash with whiplash, sore muscles and wrists from the airbag release, and a headache. The other driver received serious but non-life threatening injuries, said the police.
Macdonald is just grateful that both of them came out alive. “I’m just glad I stood up when I was needed,” said Macdonald. “You only get a couple of chances in your life to prove what you are made of.”
1.From the passage we know MacDonald is ______.
A.brave and helpful B.generous but careless
C.grateful and kind D.selfish but careful
2.The accident happened because ______.
A.there was a car burning B.the rubber was melting
C.the driver was careless D.the driver was screaming
3.Before MacDonald saved the man, he ______.
A.found his car was greatly damaged B.doubted whether he should offer help
C.was not hurt in the accident at all D.didn’t realize the danger of rescue
4.The underlined word “swerved”(Paragraph 2) means “______”.
A.turned B.knocked
C.cut D.broke
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out．Pausing only for a moment to see that he had come to the right place，he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar．
Mrs．Crump，the landlady，who was busy in the kitchen at the time，hurried out，wiping her hands．The young man raised his hat．
“Excuse me，”he said．“I’m looking for my uncle，Mr．White．I believe he is staying here．”
“He was staying here．”Mrs．Crump corrected him．“But I’m afraid that he went back to London yesterday．”
“Oh，dear，”said the young man，looking disappointed．“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month．At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house．”
“Quite right，”said Mrs，Cramp．“He planned to stay here the whole of July，as he always does． But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his relative was ill．So he caught the train back to London immediately．”
“I wish he had let me know, ”The young man said．“I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming．I’ve had all this trouble for nothing．Well，since he isn’t here，there’s no point in waiting．”
He thanked Mrs．Grump and went out．Mrs．Grump went to the window and watched him drive off．When his car was out of sight，she called out：“You can come out now, Mr．White. He’s gone．”
Mr．White came out of the kitchen，where he had been waiting．
“Many thanks，Mrs．Grump，”he said，laughing，“you did that very well．These nephews of mine never gave me any peace．That young man is the worst of them all．As you see，when he needs money, he even follows me into the country．Well，perhaps next time he won’t warn me by writing a letter!”
1.This story is about a man________．
A．who was very much loved by his nephews
B．whose nephew went to visit him at the hotel
C．who was not willing to meet his nephew
D．whose nephew is always asking him for help
2.When his nephew came to the hotel，Mr．White________．
A．took the train back to London
B．left to visit a sick relative
C．went to pick up a telegram
D．hid himself in the kitchen
3.Mr. White didn’t like his nephews because________．
A．they always follow him around
B．they frequently disturb their relatives
C．they won’t write to him often
D．they usually visit him in hotels
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
We eat in our cars, at our desks, on the go, and in front of the TV. We eat take-out, packaged and prepared meals. Why ? Because it fits our not-enough-time-in-the-day lifestyles. 1. Well, I’m certainly not the first one to think it—or say it—but we all need to slow down.
Consumer trends around the globe show that over the past three decades people are purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery and eating out more than ever before. It’s predicted that we’ll spend more at restaurants in the coming years. 2.However, we’re getting less healthy.
While debates can be seen indifferent media over the food industry’s contribution to our growing waistlines and our health problems, the bottom line is this: 3.We can choose to eat a fast-food lunch on the go. We can throw a frozen meal in the microwave and call it dinner. We can eat without thinking, in front of the tube, at our computers, and while driving a car.
4.Studies have shown meaningful links between family meals and kids’ mental and physical well-being. Eating sensibly doesn’t take much time or money, but it does require you to make a conscious decision to do so. Wrapped in endless work, appointments and social activities, we often fail to enjoy a relaxing meal with our families.
While it can be a challenge to always put healthy eating first, just do your best. Remember that the food you eat has a more significant impact on your health, weight and well-being than almost any other activity you do. 5. Every meal made at home—even just once or twice a week—is a step closer to a healthier body and as lower food lifestyle.
A. Our food matches our lives.
B. Treat it with the importance that it deserves, but start small.
C. We’re consuming an increasing number of calories.
D. Lunch is the biggest calorie intake when it comes to eating out.
E. Purchase food locally and skip as many packaged items as you can.
F. What we eat, where we eat and how we eat are all under our control.
G. We can devote an hour of the day to enjoying a meal with our families.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
______ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.
A. Losing B. Having lost
C. Lost D. To lose
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
The man,_______ is often parked in front of our house, is a famous surgeon.
A. who’s car B. of which the car C. the car of which D. whose car
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The man,_______ is often parked in front of our house, is a famous surgeon.
| A．who’s car | B．of which the car | C．the car of which | D．whose car |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Believe it or not, the beautiful new car in front of my home _____ to my neighbour.
A. belongs B. is belonged C. belonging D. is belonging
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.Where did the speaker park his car?
A. In front of a cinema. B. Beside a shop. C. Near a bank.
2.What do we know about the thief?
A. He is tall and strong. B. He is tat with a moustache C. He shot a bank clerk.
3.What did the speaker do that afternoon?
A. He went shopping. B. He went to the cinema. C. He went to the police station
4.What was the thief doing when he was arrested?
A. Buying something. B. Drinking in a bar. C. Running down the stairs
高二英语长对话简单题查看答案及解析
Once many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.
That got me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone’s life?
Today I looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.
That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very important. And I remembered what happened to me years ago.
After my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.
The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we will also become "heroes".
1.The main idea of the passage is _______________.
A. why the writer should be a hero
B. whether the writer is a hero
C. what a hero exactly is
D. that everyone is a hero
2.Why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call?
A. Because he was cute and kind to everybody
B. Because he saved a family from a burning car.
C. Because he asked her son not to kill himself.
D. Because his story saved her son’s life.
3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence of Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. The wonderful card the writer received.
B. The action of sending the card.
C. The fact that the sender helped the writer.
D. The fact that the sender was a friend of the writer.
4.According to the writer, who can be considered as a hero?
A. A person who helps someone in trouble.
B. A person who writes wonderful stories.
C. A person who can hold a door for others.
D. A person who is brave.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Two cars crashed in each other heavily in front of my car. I escaped death ______ a matter of inches.
A．as B．at C．to D．by
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析