Five years ago. a fire burned Vivienne Palmer...

Five years ago. a fire burned Vivienne Palmer's house to the ground and turned all her things to ash She was depressed, but later, a surprising state of _______ set in.

"After _______ the shock. I would think that since it's _______ , let go of it. It felt amazingly free of mind.” Palmer says. Now. she looks around her destroyed_______and wants to get that _______ again. Her plan is to let go of at least ten things every day for a year. That means she must make a total of 3.650 donated or sold _______ a year.

A friend _______ her not to set herself up for failure because that was too much for her.

But Palmer is struggling against the _______ . Everything is a game from the practical thing, such as a large number of　 plastic forks and knives she has _______from all her take-out （外卖） orders, to the ________ things, such as the rabbit costumes she made for her young sons for Halloween one year. "You just have to be very ________. she says.

Now, some plastic bags, six tablecloths, four toy monkeys and a toy dog have been ________ .Her husband wants to ________the toy dog because he thinks it's cool.

To keep herself ________, Palmer posts images of her goods on her blog, where she ________ away many things free. And it feels ________

Beyond keeping peace of mind, there's another ________: By selling some items online. Palmer hopes to ________ enough money to arranged family vacation to Southeast Asia.

“Everything is ________ in my mind：There's the writing, the trip, my wanting to make, money and create a new good habit," Palmer say. It's a hug ________, but its inspiring. And I can't think of anything I'd rather do more.

1.A.relief B.pride C.stress D.regret

2.A.bringing out B.turning over C.getting over. D.finding out

3.A.unexpected B.famous C.romance D.gone

4.A.health B.career C.house D.plan.

5.A.gift B.freedom C.reputation D.chance

6.A.goods B.companies C.novel D.flowers

7.A.allowed B.forced C.invited D.warned

8.A.argument B.challenge C.adventure D.promise.

9.A.collected B.separated C.invented D.produced

10.A.cheap B.natural C.unimportant D.meaningful

11.A.thankful B.strict C.busy D.healthy

12.A.ruined B.completed C.bought D.keep

13.A.repair B.change C.present D.keep

14.A.known B.strong C.special D.curious

15.A.turns B.gives C.puts D.gets

16.A.strange B.pitiful C.good D.painful

17.A.sample B.idea C.condition D.Practice

18.A.raise B.share C.pay D.require

19.A.disappearing B.joining C.competing D.filling

20.A.review B.advantage C.process D.group

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Five years ago, my wife said she'd found us a tiny but adorable house. It was close to the historic Abbot Kinney. However, there was a bus depot（公共汽车停车场）across the street. Hundreds of buses noisily parked there every night and noisily left every morning. It was awful.

But I was determined to make the best of it. “It is noisy, but it offers us a good way to think about what is required to make a city work, "I kept telling our 6-year-old daughter.

Then one morning, I woke up to find that the buses were gone! I allowed myself to get excited. My daughter, however, was unhappy. It took me a minute to understand:she had got used to the idea of us having a role in city life.

Shortly afterward, a homeless encampment（临时营地）was built there. Then I found out what was planned for the bus depot-a place to deal with the homeless.

When I told my daughter about the“bridge housing", a big smile spread across her face. Her first reaction wasn't fear or selfishness. She understood instantly how special it was that the bus depot would become a place for people who needed just that to live.

What story about city life could I tell her then？I tried to keep fruit in the car so that at traffic lights, we could hand out a banana or an apple. When a woman put up a tent on the sidewalk in front of our stairs, I filled all her water bottles.

Now we have a couple hundred new neighbours, and I'll be telling anyone who will listen what an honour it is to live among the homeless. Without my daughter, I might not have come to the same conclusion.

1.What was wrong with the author's new house at the beginning?

A.It was too small for family use.

B.There was too much noise around.

C.It was too close to a tourist attraction.

D.There were too many neighbours around.

2.Why was the author's daughter unhappy when she found the buses were gone?

A.She thought she lost the role in city life.

B.She didn't like the idea of bridge housing.

C.She had been used to the presence of buses.

D.She couldn't go out of town without the buses.

3.What was the author's purpose of keeping fruit in his car?

A.To meet his family's needs.

B.To make his daughter happy.

C.To help the homeless when possible.

D.To thank those who had helped them.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36  that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37  the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38, I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been 39  lessons at age 54! I told her that it was very  40  that she was pursuing （追求） her passion（热情）to play the piano.

Then she asked me 41  question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.

“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she 42 .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 43 me of our musical “ 44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room,  45 asked me to play a song for her. I thought  46 and decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 47 ,and it was my soul-searching song.

I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions 48  into it as possible. She loved it. 49  I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”

I turned around. And there was an old lady 50  one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51  you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but your music made me feel good ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53  back to her room.

I was deeply 54  by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55  for peace and joy.

1.A. observed   B. watched          C. noticed         D. caught

2.A. on         B. at               C. over            D. against

3.A. player      B. teacher      C. composer            D. starter

4.A. giving      B. attending       C. teaching         D. reviewing

5.A. interesting B. wonderful           C. moved           D. impressive

6.A. another     B. a different     C. the same             D. other

7.A. advised     B. ordered      C. demanded            D. requested

8.A. warned      B. reminded     C. asked               D. required

9.A. course      B. task            C. discussion           D. deal

10.A. and        B. but         C. as a result          D. what’s more

11.A. for the moment    B. at the moment

C. for a moment         D. at a moment

12.A. music      B. songs           C. the piano            D. vitamins

13.A. dropping    B. falling        C. pouring              D. running

14.A. Since       B. As        C. While             D. Because

15.A. taking      B. making         C. having               D. giving

16.A. thank         B. praise           C. admire            D. owe

17.A. get on      B. get up         C. get off              D. get down

18.A. quietly     B. calmly         C. happily          D. slowly

19.A. shocked     B. touched        C. delighted            D. disturbed

20.A. world       B. heart          C. brains               D. dreams

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36  that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37  the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been

39  lessons at age 54! I told her that it was very  40  that she was pursuing （追求） her passion（热情）to play the piano.  .  .

Then she asked me 41  question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.

“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she 42 .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 43 me of our musical “ 44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room,  45 asked me to play a song for her. I thought  46 and decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 47 ,and it was my soul-searching song.

    I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions 48  into it as possible. She loved it. 49  I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”

I turned around. And there was an old lady 50  one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51  you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but your music made me feel good ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53  back to her room.

I was deeply 54  by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55  for peace and joy.

1.  A. observed         B. watched          C. noticed         D. caught

2.  A. on                   B. at               C. over            D. against

3. A. player            B. teacher          C. composer       D. starter

4. A. giving            B. attending        C. teaching        D. reviewing

5. A. interesting       B. wonderful       C. moved           D. impressive

6.  A. another              B. a different      C. the same        D. other

7.  A. advised              B. ordered          C. demanded      D. requested

8.  A. warned          B. reminded         C. asked            D. required

9.  A. course               B. task            C. discussion         D. deal

10.  A. and             B. but              C. as a result D. what’s more

11.  A. for the moment      B. at the moment   C. for a moment D. at a moment

12.  A. music           B. songs            C. the piano            D. vitamins

13.  A. dropping            B. falling          C. pouring           D. running

14.  A. Since               B. As               C. While             D. Because

15.  A. taking              B. making           C. having               D. giving

16.  A. thank           B. praise               C. admire            D. owe

17.  A. get on             B. get up            C. get off      D. get down

18.  A. quietly             B. calmly           C. happily          D. slowly

19.  A. shocked         B. touched     C. delighted            D. disturbed

20.  A. world               B. heart            C. brains               D. dreams

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Twenty-five years ago if you made a trip to the local library and searched for articles on globing warming, you’d probably come up with a few from the leading magazines in the world. As an Internet search on global warming now shows, the subject has become as rooted in people’s mind as Madonna or microwave cooking.

With the possible exception of another world war, a giant planet, or an incurable disease, global warming may be the largest danger to our planet. For decades human factories and cars have sent billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the climate has begun to show some signs of warming. If steps are not taken soon to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere, the result could terribly affect human life. We have already seen growing destruction, such as drought and death in Sudan, flooding in Asia, bush fires in Indonesia, and fierce winter storms in central Europe.

The Republic of Maldives is barely above sea level. Its 250, 000 citizens are scattered across 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean. A strong typhoon could spell the end for the entire country, as sea levels could continue rising. The entire population would have to be moved away as the country disappears under the sea.

The greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring phenomenon that keeps our planet at a comfortable temperature averaging 60°F. Since the mid-nineteenth century, however, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased nearly 30% because of the increased use of fossil fuels to run cars, heat homes and power factories. Without controlling, the amount of carbon-dioxide by 2100 may increase by 30%-150% and could lift the average global temperature by up to 2.5° F the next 50 years.

1..

With the first paragraph, the author intends to________.

A. scold people for not paying enough attention to global warming

B. draw people’s attention to global warming

C. how to search for the articles on global warming

D. point out the serious effect of global warming

2..

Global warming could affect human life in the following ways EXCEPT________.

A. producing more greenhouse gases               B. causing more floods

C. making winter storms fiercer                   D. starting more bush fires

3..

The Republic of Maldives________.

A. has moved away their citizens

B. will be more likely to be destroyed by a strong typhoon than by the rising sea level

C. is mostly likely to be destroyed by the rising sea level

D. will have to move away most of their population

4..

. Why is the Republic of Maldives especially mentioned in the passage?

A. Because smaller countries are easier to be affected by global warming.

B. Because seaside countries are in danger of disappearing.

C. Because it’s necessary to rescue a country before the sea level rises.

D. Because the serious result of global warming could end a whole country.

5..

. From the last paragraph, we can infer that greenhouse effect________.

A. can only affect the earth in an unfavorable way

B. is something easy to control

C. is caused by human act

D. will be good to us if it remains at a proper level

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Much to the couple’s comfort, their income is now double ______ it was five years ago.

A. that         B. than             C. which                D. what

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Much to the couple’s comfort, their income is now double ________ it was five years ago.

A. that         B. than        C. which       D. what

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Much to the couple's comfort，their income is now double ________ it was five years ago.

A.that B.if C.which D.what

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you put on more coal，the fire will ________.

A．burn down                            B．burn up

C．burn out                              D．burn to the ground

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Don’t get the plastic tube close to the fire; it ______ easily.

A. burned       B. is burned      C. burns        D. is burning

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析