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Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her　 _____　 . Now, a teenager with the same problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog（博客）. In many ways, a diary and a blog are very　　 ____　　 .So, what makes blogging different from writing in a　　 _____　 diary?

The biggest difference is that blogging is much more　　 ____　　 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of　　 _____ that she does not want to　 _______.

It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog　 _____　　 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.

I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her blog. She　 ______　　 about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.　 ____　　 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but　　 _____　 in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was　　 _______ that my sister might read it!

The biggest　 _____　　 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I were angry with a friend during high school and wrote something　 _____　　 about her in my diary, she would never know.　　 ____　　 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend　　 ____　　 read her blog and get angry.

There are also　　 ____　　 to blogging, of course. If I were feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,”　 ______　 w ould know about it. However if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would　　 ______　　 respond and tell her how much they like her. Blogs help people　　 ____　　 in contact with their friends and to hear what the people　　 _______　 them are doing.

1.A. notebook　　 B. diary　　 C. blog　　 D. book

2.A. familiar　　 B. same　　 C. similar　　 D. different

3.A. old　　 B. real　　 C. daily　　 D. traditional

4.A. convenient　　 B. secret　　 C. public　　 D. cheap

5.A. secrets　　 B. mysteries　　 C. questions　　 D. puzzles

6.A. publish　　 B. share　　 C. solve　　 D. answer

7.A. instead　　 B. as well as　　 C. in favor of　　 D. instead of

8.A. wonders　　 B. learns　　 C. writes　　 D. worries

9.A. Although　　 B. When　　 C. Because　　 D. Since

10.A. only　　 B. never　　 C. also　　 D. still

11.A. surprised　　 B. glad　　 C. interested　　 D. worried

12.A. difficulty　　 B. reason　　 C. problem　　 D. mistake

13.A. good　　 B. mean　　 C. funny　　 D. interesting

14.A. However　　 B. Also　　 C. Then　　 D. Besides

15.A. will　　 B. should　　 C. must　　 D. might

16.A. problems　　 B. goods　　 C. advantages　　 D. mistakes

17.A. everyone　　 B. no one　　 C. someone　　 D. anyone

18.A. happily　　 B. hardly　　 C. seldom　　 D. quickly

19.A. stay　　 B. put　　 C. lose　　 D. find

20.A. besides　　 B. over　　 C. around　　 D. in front of

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A few years ago, my wife, Sue had some serious health problems. She had suffered surgery after surgery and had also put on weight. Diets had not helped her and she suffered constantly from undiagnosed pain. One day the whole family sat down and drew up a “wish list”. To our surprise, one of Sue’s items was to run in a marathon. Given her history and physical limitations, I thought her goal was completely unrealistic, but Sue became committed to it.

She began by running very slowly and every day she ran just a little farther than she did the day before. Soon she could run three miles. Then five. Sue kept practicing and longed to run in the St. George Marathon in southern Utah.

On the big day, I parked our van near the finish line, waiting for Sue. The rain was steady and the wind was cold. The marathon had started over five hours ago. The fast and strong competitors had finished already. Several cold and injured runners had been transported past me, and I began to panic. The image of Sue, alone and cold, off the road somewhere, made me sick with worry.

Another hour passed and I spotted a small group running up. As they approached, I could see Sue, in the company of three others, and a woman in her twenties was near Sue. It was obvious that they had become friends during the race. I could see her begin to struggle. But when the finish line came into sight, she confidently even happily picked up her pace the last hundred yards to the finish line. Few people were left to congratulate my wife. They openly praised and embraced her, “She made us believe we could do it,” her new friend stated.

From then on, she was carrying herself differently. Her head was more upright. Her shoulders were squared. Her walk had a new confidence. Her voice held a new, quiet dignity. It was not as if she had become someone new; it was more as if she had discovered a real self she had not known before. It was perseverance that made her realize she was an undiscovered masterpiece with a million things left to learn about herself. She truly liked her newly discovered self. So did I.

1.Why did the author think Sue had an unrealistic goal?

A. She was in bad health condition.　　 B. She occasionally suffered from pains.

C. She was diagnosed with cancer.　　 D. She always had an unhealthy diet.

2.The author began to panic because ________.

A. he was cold and lonely on the road　　 B. he was concerned about Sue

C. he noticed some runners were sick　　 D. he saw his wife was struggling

3.As for “An Undiscovered Masterpiece”, the author refers to ________.

A. Sue’s squared shoulders　　 B. the marathon in southern Utah

C. Sue’s newly-discovered self　　 D. Sue’s newly-made friend

4.The writer wrote this article in order to tell us that ________.

A. Sue did a good job in the marathon

B. Sue made many friends in the race

C. he was grateful because Sue had recovered

D. nothing can take the place of perseverance

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jane Austen was born in the English countryside more than 200 years ago. She lived a simple life. She seldom travelled. She never married and she died from illness when she was only 41.

However, people all over the world remember her. Why? It is because Jane Austen is the author of some of the best-loved novels in the English language. These novels include Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion.

Jane completed her last novel Persuasion in 1816, but it was not published until after her death. Persuasion is partly based on Jane’s naval brother.

Anne, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, falls in love with Captain Wentworth, a person of a lower social position. But she breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is unworthy. The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret. Eight years later, Wentworth returns from sea a rich and successful captain. He finds Anne’s family on the edge of financial ruin. Anne and the captain rediscover their love and get married.

Jane Austen once compared her writing to painting on a little bit of ivory（象牙）, two inches square. Readers of Persuasion will see that neither her skill of delicate, ironic(讽刺的) observations on social custom, love, and marriage nor her ability to apply a sharp focus to English manners and morals has abandoned her in her final finished work.

Persuasion has produced three film adaptations: a 1995 version starring Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds, a 2007 TV miniseries with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones, and a 1971 miniseries with Ann Firbank and Bryan Marshall.

People who are interested in Jane Austen can still visit many of the places she visited and lived. These places include the village of Steventon, although her family house is now gone. Many of the places Jane visited in Bath are still there. You can visit Jane Austen’s home in Chawton, where she did her best writing, and Winchester, where she died.

1.What is the theme of Persuasion?

A. Never regret what you’ve chosen.

B. True love lasts forever.

C. Be matched for marriage.

D. Love waits for no man.

2.Which of the following CANNOT describe Jane’s writing style?

A. Her application of symbolism.

B. Her delicate observations.

C. Her focus on manners and morals.

D. Her use of irony.

3.Which of the following about Jane Austen is TRUE?

A. Her family house is now in the village of Steventon.

B. Many of the places she visited in Bath are still available.

C. The latest film adaptation of Persuasion was produced in 1995.

D. Her last novel Persuasion is considered her most successful one.

4.The article mainly talks about _______.

A. Jane Austen’s unique writing style

B. the original residence of Jane Austen

C. Jane Austen’s last novel: Persuasion

D. the popularity of Jane Austen’s novels

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If 41, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews 42.

In his book, Matthews 43  us how to have a happy life and answers the 44 of teenagers.

There are many 45such as parents and friends, and the book 46we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills  47how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 48 your memory better.

Many teenagers think  49happiness comes from a good exam result 50praise  from other people. But you can  51be happy when there are no such “good” things.

Success comes from a(n) 52  attitude. If you 53 from problems, you will have success in the future.

Some school students have  54such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that 55 comes from thinking about things in a positive 56. If you are57, people notice you and you can get a 58 view at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 59less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important60 : you choose to be happy!

1.                A．so             B．not            C．it    D．do

2.                A．wise           B．smart           C．useful    D．simple

3.                A．orders         B．tells            C．asks D．argues

4.                A．problems       B．questions       C．ideas D．comments

5.                A．roles           B．classes         C．courses   D．subjects

6.                A．says           B．writes          C．reads D．thinks

7.                A．for example     B．such as         C．so as D．so that

8.                A．make          B．turn           C．let   D．change

9.                A．what           B．how           C．that  D．whether

10.               A．and           B．but            C．so    D．or

11.               A．yet            B．already         C．still   D．forever

12.               A．bad            B．good           C．independent   D．nomal

13.               A．learn          B．rescue         C．struggle   D．separate

14.               A．experiences     B．difficulties      C．fears D．problems

15.               A．success        B．happiness       C．failure D．height

16.               A．way           B．means         C．manners   D．spirit

17.               A．short          B．small           C．tall   D．fat

18.               A．lower          B．higher         C．worse D．better

19.               A．take           B．spend          C．cover D．cost

20.               A．work           B．lesson          C．teaching   D．study

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

Cao Min couldn’t believe she was experiencing exactly what she had seen years ago in the film “Titanic”.

Cao and her two children from Anhui Province were traveling on board the “Liaoludu 7” on February 22. They were among the first people on the ship who were rescued by lifeboats. Cao’s one-year-old son was the youngest passenger on board.

The “Liaoludu 7” was traveling in the Bohai Straits from Lvshun in Liaoning Province to the port city of Longkou in Shandong Province. It suddenly lost its power at 2:30 pm and tilted(倾斜) on its side. With 81 people on board, the ferry began to sink.

“I was so scared that my legs couldn’t move forward. They kept shaking even when I was asked to jump onto a lifeboat,” Cao recalled.

Upon receiving the mayday appeal (紧急呼救), China Marine Search and Rescue Centre immediately informed the State Council. The center sent eight lifeboats to the fishing boats.

After more than four hours of fighting strong winds and freezing ocean water, the passengers were recovered. All but four survived. These four died after spending too long time in the freezing waters, according to a spokesperson for the Beijing-based center.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The film “Titanic” had been on show again in Shanghai.

B. Cao Min and her children experienced the terrible accident.

C. “Liaoludu 7” with all passengers on board were saved.

D. The ferry began to sink on the way to the port of Liaoning.

2.From the passage we can infer that 　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. China Marine Search and Rescue Centre quickly carried out the rescue task

B. the center sent eight lifeboats and asked for help from the United Nations

C. the passengers were fighting strong winds and freezing ocean water for one hour

D. the ferry sank into the sea immediately it tilted on its side at 2:30 pm

3.According to the passage, ________ passengers on board were still alive.

A. four      B. seventy-seven         C. eight         D. eighty-one

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the deceased（亡故的）woman said to me, “If only I sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died. ”At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”

You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to his tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

1.The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because____.

2.People feel guilty for the death of their loved ones because ____.

3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that _____

4. What’s the idea of the message?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say .Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁)calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the deceased woman said to me, ”If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died. ”At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today .That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate ,was more than she could take．It’s my fault that she’s dead.”

You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course------keeping mother at home, putting off the operation----would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needｓ,and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to his tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him，and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we don not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

1.The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because_______.

A．he was minister of the local church

B．he wanted to comfort the two families

C．he was an official of the community

D．he had great pity for the deceased

2.People feel guilty for the death of their loved ones because________.

A．they can’t find a better way of express their sorrow

B．they have neglected the natural course of events

C．they believe that they were the reason

D．the don’t know things often turn in the opposite direction

3.According to the main passage, the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably means that________.

A．everything in the world is predetermined

B．there’s an explanation for everything in the world

C．the world can be interpreted in different ways

D．we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

4.What’s the main idea of the message?

A .Life and death is an unsolved mystery.

B. Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.

C Every story should have a happy ending.

D. In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves．One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community．Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say．Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence （吊唁） calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the deceased （已故的） woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today．It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today．That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take．It’s my fault that she’s dead.”

You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty．Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better．After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty．The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens．That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen．It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault．The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it．He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks．He cries, and someone comes to attend to him．When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him．Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

1.The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because __________________.

A．he wanted to comfort the two families

B．he was an official from the community

C．he had great pity for the deceased

D．he was priest of the local church

2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _______________________.

A．they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow

B．they believe that they were responsible

C．they had neglected the natural course of events

D．they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction

3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that ______.

A．everything in the world is predetermined

B．the world can be interpreted in different ways

C．there’s an explanation for everything in the world

D．we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Life and death is an unsolved mystery.

B．Every story should have a happy ending.

C．Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.

D．In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away .

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When Addisyn Goss met a homeless man two years ago, she learned that he had been in such a bad situation for many years. His stories of _________inspired the now 10-year-old girl to take action, and she________ the “Snuggle Sacks” campaign around Flint, Michigan.

“She immediately wanted to do something to ________ ,” said Addisyn's mom, Stacy Daul. “_________ is something we see on the way to the grocery store, so it really has a painful effect on the kids, who have never expected someone around them should live such a _________life.” Addisyn's sister and brother, Sheridan and Jaxson, also help__________the movement. Together they've _______about 1, 700 survival kits(救生包) to people_________. The Snuggle Sacks include snacks and warm _________for men, women and children sleeping outside.

Their efforts have _________and as Stacy said, “The donations have kept coming ... we are so _________of her!” Two years later, Addisyn_________ about 100 bags per month and delivers them_________ to individuals living on the streets or to homeless shelters.

“When people come up _________ to get a Snuggle Sack, it makes me happy,” Addisyn said. “They love _______the socks right away, and I can see they are smiling ________ they live a hard life. It gives me hope that I am helping.”

For people like Addisyn, age is no ________ to having a positive effect on their communities. Having been　　 ______ by circumstances in their own lives，they have　 _________great responsibilities in the society. Their actions continue to help so many others, and _________in the community.

1.A.struggle B.hardwork C.success D.failure

2.A.left B.attended C.started D.witnessed

3.A.hide B.help C.donate D.support

4.A.homelessness B.unemployment C.starvation D.traffic

5.A.admirable B.normal C.formal D.terrible

6.A.cancel B.advertise C.run D.change

7.A.showed B.sold C.threw D.delivered

8.A.in need B.in place C.in peace D.in danger

9.A.coats B.coverings C.shoes D.scarfs

10.A.taken measures B.taken apart C.taken notes D.taken effect

11.A.fond B.independent C.proud D.tired

12.A.receives B.orders C.sends D.donates

13.A.in public B.in person C.in order D.in place

14.A.excitedly B.anxiously C.indifferently D.generally

15.A.turning on B.focusing on C.putting on D.reflecting on

16.A.ever since B.even though C.only if D.as though

17.A.reason B.standard C.stage D.barrier

18.A.raised B.forced C.attracted D.inspired

19.A.abandoned B.accepted C.shouldered D.completed

20.A.make a mess B.make a difference C.take the lead D.take an interest

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mary Brown from East county in Scotland, she had the accident that had scarred（留下创伤） her for life when she was only one and a half years old. The curious child reached up to grab the wire of a hot kettle in the family kitchen and poured boiling water over her tiny infant frame.

Her mother Ruby turned round and, seeing Mary horribly burnt, called an ambulance which rushed her daughter to a nearby hospital. Twenty percent of Mary’s body had been burned and all of her burns were third-degree. There, using tissue taken from unburned areas of Mary’s body, doctors performed complex skin transplants to close her wounds and control her injuries, an operation that took about six hours. Over the next 16 years, Mary underwent 12 more operations to repair her body.

When she started school at Maxwelton Primary at age 4, other pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldn’t play with her. “I was the only burned child in the street, the class and the school,” she recalled, “some children refused to become friends because of that.”

Today, aged 17, Mary can only ever remember being a burned person with scars; pain is a permanent part of her body. She still has to have two further skin transplants. Yet she is a confident, outgoing teenager who offers inspiration and hope to other young burns victims.

She is a member of the Scottish Burned Children’s Club, a charity set up last year. This month, Mary will be joining the younger children at the Graffham Water Center in Cambridgeshire for the charity’s first summer camp. “I’ll show them how to get rid of unkind stares from others,” she says. Mary loves wearing fashionable sleeveless tops, and she plans to show the youngsters at the summer camp that they can too. “I do not go to great lengths to hide my burns scars,” she says, “I gave up wondering how other people would react years ago.”

1.What did other children do when Mary first went to school?

A. They were friendly to her.　　　　　     　

B. They showed sympathy to her.

C. They looked down upon her.　　　　　

D. They were afraid of her.

2.Which of the following words can’t properly describe Mary?

A. Courageous　　　　 B. sensitive　　　 C. Confident　　　　 D. Outgoing

3.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. A seriously burned angel of Hope　　 　　

B. Ways to Get Rid of Unkind Stares

C. Permanent Scars And Pain For a Girl　

D. A Seriously Burned Girl Survives

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析