Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet, when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England. ”
His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”
“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you, ” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.
“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would! ” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.
Bertie felt completely betrayed (出卖). He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept (蹑手蹑脚地移动) downstairs, took down his father’s rifle (步枪) and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come.
“Be wild now”, he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will. ” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie climbed down the hill and walked away.
When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head.
1.Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she _____.
A.had been seriously ill recently
B.had decided to send Bertie to school
C.knew Bertie would hate to go to England
D.knew selling the lion would upset Bertie
2.The underlined word “they” in Para. 4 probably refers to _____.
A.other animals B.some audience C.Bertie’s parents D.circus owners
3.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to _____.
A.threaten the lion back to the wild B.kill the lion out of fear
C.protect himself from the lion D.show his anger towards his father
4.The passage intends to show that _____.
A.animal-hunting is popular in Africa
B.parents are sometimes cruel to their children
C.people and animals can be faithful to each other
D.animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet, when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England. ”
His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”
“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you, ” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.
“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would! ” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.
Bertie felt completely betrayed (出卖). He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept (蹑手蹑脚地移动) downstairs, took down his father’s rifle (步枪) and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come.
“Be wild now”, he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will. ” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie climbed down the hill and walked away.
When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head.
1.Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she _____.
A.had been seriously ill recently
B.had decided to send Bertie to school
C.knew Bertie would hate to go to England
D.knew selling the lion would upset Bertie
2.The underlined word “they” in Para. 4 probably refers to _____.
A.other animals B.some audience C.Bertie’s parents D.circus owners
3.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to _____.
A.threaten the lion back to the wild B.kill the lion out of fear
C.protect himself from the lion D.show his anger towards his father
4.The passage intends to show that _____.
A.animal-hunting is popular in Africa
B.parents are sometimes cruel to their children
C.people and animals can be faithful to each other
D.animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses
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Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains. One day there was an earthquake near the _______. Many houses were _______. Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.
They were _______ that the second earthquake would be worse than the first. “We _______ send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband, “Many of our friends are sending _______ children to relatives in other towns.”
“We’ll _______ him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be _______ with him.”
He telephoned Johnny’s uncle Peter and asked him _______ he would let Johnny _______ with him.
“He is a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any ________.”
“________, Johnny’s uncle Peter said. ________ I’m not ________ to children. I ________ a very quiet and peaceful ________.”
“You won’t know Johnny is in the house.” His father told him.
________ Johnny, ________ was five, went to live with his uncle.
Two days ________, his mother and father ________ a telegram from Peter.
It said, “I’m returning the child. Please send the ________.”
1.A. village B. city C. town D. mountain
2.A. built B. broke into C. stayed up D. destroyed
3.A. worried B. fearless C. happy D. glad
4.A. must B. may C. can D. need
5.A. our B. your C. their D. my
6.A. bring B. take C. fetch D. send
7.A. happy B. safe C. satisfied D. angry
8.A. that B. how C. if D. when
9.A. live B. work C. study D. play
10.A. money B. free time C. happiness D. trouble
11.A. That’s all right B. All right C. Right D. Of course not
12.A. and B. but C. or D. however
13.A. uses B. using C. use D. used
14.A. had B. live C. led D. bear
15.A. home B. place C. life D. house
16.A. And B. But C. So D. If
17.A. that B. which C. whom D. who
18.A. later B. ago C. before D. earlier
19.A. received B. had got C. accepted D. sent
20.A. peaceful life B. earthquake C. telegram D. money
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________ going to the program If You Are the One, she knew she had to be there or her mother would be unhappy.
A. Although much she disliked B. Much although she disliked
C. As she disliked much D. Much as she disliked
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From the _________ look of Tom’s mother, we knew that she was quite __________what he had done.
A. annoying; annoyed with B. annoying; annoyed at
C. annoyed; annoyed at; D. annoyed; annoyed with
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Once upon a time, there was a man who was so famous that everyone in his country knew him.
One day, the famous man was sitting in a restaurant with his sister. “It must be great to be famous. Everyone tries to please you, and you can do whatever you want to,” said his sister. “It’s quite the opposite sometimes, in fact. Because I’m famous, I can’t do what I want to,” he denied. “But look, we’re sitting at the best table and eating the best food. We couldn’t sit here and eat this if you weren’t famous,” said his sister. “I’ll show you what I mean,” said he.
The next day, the famous man picked up his sister and took her to another country. “I’m not at all famous here,” he said. “Let’s see how we get on.” Soon they found a restaurant, but it was very busy, so they had to queue. “This wouldn’t have happened if you were famous,” said his sister, but the famous man just smiled.
When they finally got a table, it took the waiter years to bring what they ordered. And the food supposed to be hot was cold, and the food supposed to be cold was hot! Eventually, the famous man couldn’t stand any more and asked to see the manager. “This food is awful. We had to wait an hour for a seat, and the service is also very poor. Look, even my spoon is dirty!”
Showing his horribly yellow teeth, the manager, smiling, said, “Well, that’s just bad luck for you.”
“Don’t you know who I am?” asked the famous man.
“I’ve no idea,” replied the manager.
So the famous man and his sister ran away, without paying.
1.What’s the attitude of the man’s sister toward famous people?
A. Indifferent. B. Envious. C. Curious. D. Annoyed.
2.The famous man took his sister to another country to ________.
A. see how famous he was there B. enjoy the delicious food there
C. enjoy the beautiful views there D. see what would happen if no one knew him
3. In fact, the famous man thought that being famous ________.
A. was a thing worth taking pride in B. could bring him all he needed
C. was not all great with everything D. would enable him to travel abroad
4.The passage is written mainly ________.
A. to describe famous people’s life
B. to explain the importance of being famous
C. to show how to deal with problems in a restaurant
D. to show that famous people are watched more
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Everyone in the village knew him, so we had _______ his house.
| A．no difficulties to find | B．some difficulties in finding |
| C．no difficulty to find | D．no difficulty in finding |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
My husband is an engineer. Since we met, he has always been the rock in my life. I knew he had his feet 36 planted on the ground ,and it seemed that no matter what else went37 , he would be the constant one.
Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel38 of him because he never brought me flowers , he never 39 me, and nothing had changed in our marriage.
After40 , I finally told him I wanted to be41 . He just sat there , speechless and didn’t even know________ __42__to say to make me stay . Finally , he spoke ,“What can I do to change your 43 ?”
“I’ll stay if you have a good answer44 this question,” I replied coldly。“If I asked for a 45
growing on a cliff, and getting it for me 46 certain death, would you still do so ?”
His face grew troubled.“Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning ?” With that , my heart47 . He couldn’t even give me an answer48 away.
The next morning , I found he was 49 .However, I found a note under a warm glass of milk . My eyes 50 misty as I was reading it
“Dear, I’ll give you my 51 .
After you do typing for a long time , I need my 52 to do it for you.
Every time you leave the house , you forget your keys . I need my legs to run 53 and open the door for you… that’s why I cannot pick the flower for you….”
With tears 54from my eyes , I opened the door. And there he was , with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me.
Just because someone doesn’t love you55 you want him to, it doesn’t meant that he doesn’t love you heart and soul.
1.A deeply B firmly C slightly D totally
2.A different B crazy C exciting D excited
3.A liked B tried C fond D tired
4.Afrightened B loved C surprised D lost
5.Asome time B sometime C sometimes D some times
6.A in B up C down D out
7.A what B which C how D when
8.A saying B comment C opinion D mind
9.A to B of C for D about
10.Atree B moon C flower D butterfly
11.Ameant B resulted C caused D led
12.Asank B settled C rose D worried
13.A soon B straight C straightly D quickly
14.Amissed B missing C losing D lost
15.Afell B changed C grew D got
16.Adscriptions B causes C lists D reasons
17.Aheart B fingers C mind D arms
18.A home B at home C out D in
19.Asteaming B sretching C streaming D spreading
20.Alike it B way C how D the way
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The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan
The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often _______ about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who _______ that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this _______ girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.
But how could I help her _______ in with us? There had to be a _______ .
One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had _______ her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) _______ copy.
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming _______ show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had _______ . “why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted ________the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough ________. Could you help me, Suzy?”
On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s ________ were everywhere ---- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.
“And finally,” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n) ________ award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students ________ them.”
I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw ________ well?”
Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ ________ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a ________ ,too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student ---- Suzy Khan!”
Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried.
I ________ , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never ________ anything in her whole life.
Everyone started to ________their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.
1.A.joked B.cared C.trains D.worried
2.A.reported B.decided C.complained D.questioned
3.A.rich B.proud C.tiny D.popular
4.A.come B.fall C.fit D.tie
5.A.manner B.pattern C.choice D.way
6.A.read B.taken C.opened D.put
7.A.free B.perfect C.final D.extra
8.A.art B.talk C.quiz D.talent
9.A.colored B.written C.carved D.drawn
10.A.at B.after C.for D.around
11.A.room B.time C.paper D.interest
12.A.gifts B.books C.photos D.posters
13.A.special B.academic C.national D.royal
14.A.painted B.found C.printed D.collected
15.A.very B.that C.quite D.too
16.A.If B.Though C.Unless D.Since
17.A.prize B.rank C.rest D.place
18.A.replied B.realized C.remembered D.regretted
19.A.offered B.valued C.owned D.controlled
20.A.clap B.wave C.raise D.shake
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Will knew there was no doubt ______ that patch of grass on the other side was in a different world.
A．which B．what C．that D．whether
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There was a(n)________silence in the live interview，when no one knew what to say to the audience.
A．ashamed B．disappointed C．desperate D．awkward
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析