The sky was getting dark as we walked through the forest. My two friends and I felt hot and ____. We were heading for a small village in northern India. The villagers were ____ us, but we were already four hours late.
As the last of the daylight ____, we began to feel very ____ and afraid. We tried to find our way to the village, but it was ____ to tell which path we should follow in the darkness. All around us, strange creatures made ____ noises as they woke up and began to hunt for food. We hoped they wouldn’t want to eat us!
Then George, who was in front, ____ suddenly. He ran towards us rapidly, pointing at a large, dark shape moving through the trees. We could ____ the black stripes (条纹) and shining yellow eyes of the most dangerous animal in the ____ We stared at the tiger, too ____ to move.
After a few seconds that felt like hours, there was the sound of branches (树枝)breaking, and the tiger jumped at us, roaring (咆哮) loudly. We ____, because we were sure it would kill us.
____, though, the tiger stopped —and then I noticed that it had six legs, two of them ____!
The “tiger” stood up, and a young man __ the striped skin covering his head and shoulders. “Hello!” he said, smiling broadly. “I’m Abi from the village. When you didn’t ____. we were worried, so I came to ____ you,” he explained. “It’s traditional for us to ____ the tiger skin to greet new guests... and I couldn’t help playing a trick on you! I hope you don’t ____.”
Recovering from the ____, we began to laugh. We followed Abi to his village, where the villagers gave us a warm ____.
1.A.cold B.angry C.hurt D.tired
2.A.expecting B.doubting C.accepting D.believing
3.A.broke B.continued C.approached D.disappeared
4.A.busy B.lost C.dirty D.hot
5.A.simple B.safe C.hard D.popular
6.A.funny B.impolite C.terrifying D.encouraging
7.A.started B.stopped C.smiled D.changed
8.A.see B.forget C.miss D.imagine
9.A.zoo B.forest C.garden D.house
10.A.excited B.puzzled C.ashamed D.frightened
11.A.laughed B.begged C.shouted D.argued
12.A.Immediately B.Unluckily C.Secretly D.Strangely
13.A.local B.human C.guests D.tigers
14.A.tried on B.took off C.threw away D.brought out
15.A.wait B.follow C.arrive D.leave
16.A.look for B.look after C.look at D.look to
17.A.send B.wear C.cut D.wave
18.A.mind B.fail C.work D.remember
19.A.pain B.injury C.shock D.accident
20.A.heart B.feeling C.welcome D.invitation
高二英语完形填空中等难度题
The sky was getting dark as we walked through the forest. My two friends and I felt hot and ____. We were heading for a small village in northern India. The villagers were ____ us, but we were already four hours late.
As the last of the daylight ____, we began to feel very ____ and afraid. We tried to find our way to the village, but it was ____ to tell which path we should follow in the darkness. All around us, strange creatures made ____ noises as they woke up and began to hunt for food. We hoped they wouldn’t want to eat us!
Then George, who was in front, ____ suddenly. He ran towards us rapidly, pointing at a large, dark shape moving through the trees. We could ____ the black stripes (条纹) and shining yellow eyes of the most dangerous animal in the ____ We stared at the tiger, too ____ to move.
After a few seconds that felt like hours, there was the sound of branches (树枝)breaking, and the tiger jumped at us, roaring (咆哮) loudly. We ____, because we were sure it would kill us.
____, though, the tiger stopped —and then I noticed that it had six legs, two of them ____!
The “tiger” stood up, and a young man __ the striped skin covering his head and shoulders. “Hello!” he said, smiling broadly. “I’m Abi from the village. When you didn’t ____. we were worried, so I came to ____ you,” he explained. “It’s traditional for us to ____ the tiger skin to greet new guests... and I couldn’t help playing a trick on you! I hope you don’t ____.”
Recovering from the ____, we began to laugh. We followed Abi to his village, where the villagers gave us a warm ____.
1.A.cold B.angry C.hurt D.tired
2.A.expecting B.doubting C.accepting D.believing
3.A.broke B.continued C.approached D.disappeared
4.A.busy B.lost C.dirty D.hot
5.A.simple B.safe C.hard D.popular
6.A.funny B.impolite C.terrifying D.encouraging
7.A.started B.stopped C.smiled D.changed
8.A.see B.forget C.miss D.imagine
9.A.zoo B.forest C.garden D.house
10.A.excited B.puzzled C.ashamed D.frightened
11.A.laughed B.begged C.shouted D.argued
12.A.Immediately B.Unluckily C.Secretly D.Strangely
13.A.local B.human C.guests D.tigers
14.A.tried on B.took off C.threw away D.brought out
15.A.wait B.follow C.arrive D.leave
16.A.look for B.look after C.look at D.look to
17.A.send B.wear C.cut D.wave
18.A.mind B.fail C.work D.remember
19.A.pain B.injury C.shock D.accident
20.A.heart B.feeling C.welcome D.invitation
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In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet （小鹦鹉）on my finger, I wanted to show Perky 36 the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird 37 out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my 38 , Perky flew off. The enormous（巨大的）, blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue 39 and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all.
Kathy managed to 40 me. With fake optimism（乐观）, she even tried to reassure（安慰）me that Perky would find a new 41 . But I was far too clever to 42 that such a thing was possible.
Forty years later, I watched my own 43 growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the 44 of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the 45 of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed（宣称）to 46 the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. 47 Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and 48 that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
"The best thing 49 Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the 50 we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just 51 down and landed on my finger."
When I was finally able to 52 , we examined the amazing evidence（证据）. The dates, the locations and the pictures of the bird all 53 . It seems our two families had been 54 long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were 55 ! Perky lived!"
1. A. what B. how C. which D. where
2.A. food B. nest C. friend D. family
3.A. joy B. horror C. disappointment D. satisfaction
4. A. pleasure B. sadness C. treasure D. sense
5.A. forgive B. comfort C. help D. delight
6.A. parent B. home C. master D. life
7.A. imagine B. suppose C. doubt D. believe
8. A. birds B. happiness C. worries D. children
9.A. parents B. birds C. interests D. games
10.A. first B. best C. last D. happiest
11. A. catch B. find C. buy D. have
12.A. Suddenly B. Fortunately C. Then D. However
13.A. announced B. said C. told D. hoped
14. A. in B. about C. of D. on
15. A. day B. place C. way D. story
16. A. floated B. slipped C. settled D. went
17. A. think B. speak C. interrupt D. explain
18.A. came up B. turned up C. turned out D. matched up
19. A. known B. fastened C. connected D. introduced
20.A. right B. wrong C. silly D. mad
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I wandered through the cool ______ of the forest trees.
A. shadow B. darkness C. freshness D. shade
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As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
1.The author had _______ kind(s) of fears when she was a child.
A．three B．two C．one D．none
2._______ would scare the author at night.
A．Wild animals and enemies
B．Moving curtains
C．A very low sound in the floor
D．Wild imagination
3.When she went to some other places, she would _______.
A．walk away without others
B．follow others closely
C．take a bus by herself
D．make sure not to take a wrong bus
4.Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child
A．She was always the leader of the others.
B．She always got poor grades.
C．She thought being popular among people was important.
D．She was not liked by others at all.
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As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange 36things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 37me so much. There was never total 38, but a streetlight or passing car lights 39 clothes hung over a chair take on the 40 of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 41, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 42. A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My 43would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would 44very still so that the "enemy" would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 45 on the way home from school. Every morning I get on the school bus right near my home--that was no46. After school, 47, when all the buses were 48up along the street, I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one, and be taken to some 49neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or museum, I wouldn't 50the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears 51all I had as a child was that of not being liked or52by others. Being popular was so important to me 53, and the fear of not being liked was a 54one.
One of the processes of growing up is being able to55and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
1. A．place B．time C．way D．reason
2. A．frightened B．destroyed C．surprised D．wounded
3. A．darkness B．quietness C．emptiness D．loneliness
4. A．got B．made C．forced D．caused
5. A．spirit B．height C．body D．shape
6. A．eye B．window C．mouth D．door
7. A．breath B．sound C．air D．wind
8. A．belief B．feeling C．imagination D．doubt
9. A．lay B．lie C．rest D．hide
10. A．simply B．especially C．probably D．directly
11. A．discussion B．joke C．problem D．matter
12. A．though B．yet C．although D．still
13. A．called B．backed C．packed D．lined
14. A．old B．unfamiliar C．poor D．crowded
15. A．leave B．send C．order D．let
16. A．above B．in C．of D．at
17. A．protected B．accepted C．believed D．guided
18. A．then B．there C．once D．anyway
19. A．strict B．right C．heavy D．powerful
20. A．realize B．remember C．recognize D．recover
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A few days ago my family and I were out for an evening walk. As we headed home, dark _____ started rolling in and we knew we probably wouldn’t make it back without getting wet. _____ enough, the rain started falling just as we______ our neighborhood. We all ____ down the street and into the house but when we got there I noticed that one of my sons was _______ I went back out in the rain and found him _____ in an irregular pattern in front of the house. His face was one of ______as he seemed to be going in circles. This is my child that usually hates getting _____.
I shouted to him, “What are you doing?!!”
“I hate getting wet!” he _____ back.
“Then why are you running around in the _____ ? Hurry inside!”
“I’m trying to but I have to _____ the rain drops!”
He was getting more wet than any of the rest of us _____ he was trying to avoid the raindrops. As I went and put him _____ my arm and walked him inside, I realized that there is a good_______in this story.
How often do you_______life “avoiding the raindrops”? How often do you get so worried about the little _____that might happen, the failures that you miss out on the great _____ that you could be having? We can spend all of our time running around in circles trying not to fail or we can accept that failure is going to come and ______forward anyway. Any happy and successful person will tell you that the road to success is _____with failures.
But every time you fail, you learn. Every time you learn, you improve. The more you improve, the more ______ you will be.
1.A. buses B. clouds C. mosquitoes D. smoke
2.A. Sure B. Anxious C. Strange D. Funny
3.A. surrounded B. noticed C. crossed D. entered
4.A. paced B. escaped C. hurried D. advanced
5.A. missing B. outstanding C. disturbing D. charming
6.A. jumping B. trembling C. running D. sliding
7.A. happiness B. pleasure C. excitement D. suffering
8.A. cold B. wet C. hungry D. thirsty
9.A. screamed B. waved C. turned D. looked
10.A. distance B. darkness C. rain D. wind
11.A. collect B. experience C. fight D. avoid
12.A. because B. though C. unless D. if
13.A. with B. under C. by D. beside
14.A. ending B. plot C. lesson D. theme
15.A. care about B. rely on C. sort out D. go through
16.A. failures B. accidents C. emergencies D. disasters
17.A. pains B. dangers C. diseases D. adventures
18.A. float B. wander C. move D. flow
19.A. equipped B. paved C. buried D. covered
20.A. successful B. generous C. considerate D. intelligent
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I was excited to take my dog Georgie to the river the other day, as it’s within walking distance of our new home. Having spent her first six years in a cage, George had never seen a body of _________, and I wanted to get there before sunset to watch her _________ it.
I was growing increasingly _________ about all the stops. She _________ the grass, dirt and trees, and licked whatever was stuck to the road. These were all new _________ for her and she took her time studying them.
When I accepted that it was _________ to hurry her along, I _________ my cell phone and began texting. I thought that I needed something to do while Georgie was _________ us down.
Then, I heard the cicadas (蝉), and I remembered that the sound of cicadas is my favorite sound in the world. That awakened something buried within me that _________ for the simple pleasures that had been ____________ by technology.
I made a __________ decision to be present, and to enjoy the ____________ to the river, just like Georgie. The journey was just as ____________ as the final destination would be, and it took that Georgie to ____________ me.
Now. I ____________ the wonder of the winding plants on our path. I felt the occasional warm raindrop on my skin from a gray sky ____________ to burst at any moment. I smelled the grass, the flowers, the dirt and the air. I treasured each one ____________, as if discovering them for the first time.
As we neared our destination. I realized something even more ____________ It didn’t matter whether we even reached the river. Why must there always be a ____________? Georgie had no idea that we had a destination. She was present for the journey, and she ____________ every bit of that sweet experience.
1.A.water B.land C.work D.people
2.A.drink B.experience C.waste D.clean
3.A.worried B.curious C.upset D.impatient
4.A.protected B.removed C.inspected D.damaged
5.A.discoveries B.gifts C.jobs D.problems
6.A.necessary B.fruitless C.wise D.better
7.A.picked up B.turned off C.looked for D.took out
8.A.letting B.turning C.slowing D.breaking
9.A.paid B.longed C.applied D.planned
10.A.replaced B.determined C.required D.followed
11.A.curious B.flexible C.panic D.conscious
12.A.journey B.freedom C.cycling D.swimming
13.A.hard B.dangerous C.wonderful D.long
14.A.give B.leave C.remind D.convince
15.A.admired B.expressed C.discovered D.worked
16.A.beginning B.continuing C.threatening D.leading
17.A.equally B.secretly C.greatly D.absolutely
18.A.interesting B.serious C.useful D.important
19.A.difference B.destination C.change D.reason
20.A.provided B.used C.lacked D.enjoyed
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After a very busy afternoon, as I walked into my house, I heard the phone ringing. It was my friend Lydia, upset over an argument with her husband. My usual approach is to offer advice, but this time, extremely tired from chores, I simply pulled off my coat, sat down in a chair and listened to my friend's frustration and sadness. Without the disturbance of judgment or the desire to comfort her, I stayed totally quiet while she talked. Eventually Lydia's depression eased and we said our goodbyes. The next day she phoned to thank me. "I'm so grateful for the way you helped me through this," she said.
At first I was surprised. After all, I had done nothing except be there for her. But after I had my own venting(发泄的) experience with another friend later that evening, I realized that my focused silence had some value. In fact, most relationship experts agree that talk is cheap; it's listening that's rare and valuable. It allows you not only to hear what the other person is saying, but also to have a clear understanding of her thoughts and feelings. And for the speaker, that level of understanding translates into concern and respect.
Unfortunately, listening isn't as easy as it sounds. Thanks to schedules filled with family and work, multitasking has become the barrier(障碍) to listening. My tiredness may have been the only thing stopping me from folding laundry or checking my e-mail while Lydia talked that afternoon.
Another barrier to listening is our listening system: Most of us take in only about half of what's being said during a conversation, according to the International Listening Association. Research shows that we speak at 125 to 150 words per minute, yet think at 500 words a minute. Therefore, because we think much more quickly than we speak, it is easy for us to lose our concentration when listening to speakers.
While it can be hard to focus at times, it's a skill worth developing. With a little practice — employing some techniques— you can become a better listener.
1. In Paragraph 2, the author mainly talks about ____.
A. the importance of listening B. the importance of venting anger
C. her own listening experience D. her own venting experience
2.The author uses the result of the research in Paragraph 4 to mainly show that ____.
A. we think much more quickly than we speak
B. we can only understand about half of what we hear
C. there is not much thinking time available while we are listening
D. we lose our concentration easily while we are listening
3. What will be discussed following the passage?
A. Why listening is valuable. B. What we should do while listening
C. How to become a good listener D. How to stop drifting off while listening.
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A few years ago, I was with a close friend in a grocery store in California. As we walked along the aisle (过道), we became __________of a mother with a small boy going in the opposite direction. The woman don’t noticed us because she was so _______ with her child, who _______ to eagerly pull items off the lower shelves. As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to ________ at her son and progressed to shaking him by the arm.
At this point my friend spoke up. A wonderful mother of three, she had probably _______ in her life_______ any child so harshly(严厉地). I ________ my friend would give this woman a serious_________ about the effect of this kind of behavior on the boy. However to my __________, my friend said, “What a(n) _________ little boy. How old is he?” The woman answered, “He’s three.” My friend went on to say how _______ he seemed and how her own three children ________in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves. “He seems so bright,” my friend said. A(n) _________smile came to the woman’s face. She said, “Yes, he’s very smart, ______ sometimes he wears me out.” My friend responded, “ They can do that; they’re so _________.”
As we _______ away, I heard the mother speaking more________ to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner. “We’ll have your favorite foods,” she told him.
How _______my friend achieved harmony in the situation! Really, although sometimes it’s necessary to _______someone physically from hurting another person, more often it is helpful that we show love and ________to those lost in anger, allowing them to remember their own tenderness(温柔).
1.A. proud B. careful C. tired D. aware
2.A. controversial B. cross C. considerate D. strict
3.A. seemed B. failed C. happened D. pretended
4.A. stare B. seize C. knock D. shout
5.A. never B. ever C. sometimes D. forever
6.A. educated B. hit C. treated D. judged
7.A. expected B. suggested C. discovered D. doubted
8.A. report B. explanation C. talk D. introduction
9.A. delight B. surprise C. frustration D. embarrassment
10.A. awesome B. rough C. annoying D. beautiful
11.A. serious B. worried C. curious D. patient
12.A. talked B. behaved C. worked D. shopped
13.A. honest B. ready C. sad D. shy
14.A. and B. but C. so D. or
15.A. dynamic B. sophisticated C. humble D. innocent
16.A. drove B. ran C. walked D. put
17.A. proudly B. kindly C. loudly D. excitedly
18.A. clearly B. conventionally C. wonderfully D. comfortably
19.A. prevent B. protect C. free D. separate
20.A. respect B. friendship C. courage D. understanding
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
He lost his way in the forest, but he managed to get through it ______.
A. completely B. eventually C. quickly D. automatically
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