科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Known as the Animal Lady in this area which I lived in, I was always asked to lend a hand in animal 36 . One afternoon three little neighbor girls ran up 37 my door, saying a baby squirrel was on the sidewalk. I quickly 38 the kids and they led me to a tiny squirrel still with milk teeth. I 39 and held the little creature up gently in my arms to check it for 40 . It seemed fine. I figured the mother must have been killed, leaving it an orphan(孤儿). Now, the baby was pretty hungry for 41 and then left its nest to search the neighborhood for help.
I was about to carry it into my 42 when I found several other babies 43 to run down the tree from where their nest was. With the first squirrel hid into my 44 , I stood at the base of the tree and was 45 when three more babies ran right down into my hands. Those dear little creatures were so happy to feel safe and 46 , and they all held each other close in my shirt. I took them home and 47 them bread and milk to eat. The poor starving things went 48 as they swallowed the meal.
I phoned a lady in the next town who 49 a small squirrel shelter. She had a big back yard with large 50 surrounded by a tall wooden fence. She assured me she was well 51 to care for the babies and provide a natural home for them when they were grown.
I love that those little girls cared enough about the squirrels to seek out the 52 of the Animal Lady! And I really 53 getting to help the baby creatures. And then the 54 of caring continued 55 the lady with the squirrel shelter took them in. How wonderful to be part of a chain of kindness.
36. A. hunt B. love C. cure D. rescue
37. A. to B. through C. for D. from
38. A. followed B. glanced C. comforted D. persuaded
39. A. came down B. bent down C. put down D. broke down
40. A. fur B. legs C. teeth D. injuries
41. A. milk B. vegetable C. nuts D. leaves
42. A. room B. car C. house D. cage
43. A. pretending B. waiting C. swinging D. starting
44. A. shoe B. pocket C. shirt D. drawer
45. A. puzzled B. interested C. astonished D. satisfied
46. A. nervous B. cold C. warm D. tired
47. A. handed B. showed C. gave D. lent
48. A. hungry B. wild C. sad D. afraid
49. A. owned B. needed C. sought D. shut
50. A. ladders B. flowers C. bamboos D. trees
51. A. organized B. equipped C. built D. known
52. A. shelter B. information C. advice D. help
53. A. minded B. regretted C. enjoyed D. appreciated
54. A. chain B. feeling C. sense D. connection
55. A. when B. if C. before D. until
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 4 human heads. They 5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 8 , these huge stone men 9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 15 men. Why they did this is still 16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 18 all the animals dying out. 19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.
1. A. said B. were called C. named D. spoke
2. A. and B. but C. however D. still
3. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
4. A. looking B. resembling C. liking D. standing for
5. A. weigh B. lift C. get D. measure
6. A. forward B. outward C. onward D. inward
7. A. broken B. soft C. hard D. burnt
8. A. looking B. invention C. discovery D. covering
9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place D. have created
10. A. usual B. common C. familiar D. similar
11. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Many
12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on
13. A. some day B. one day C. sometime D. once
14. A. plenty of B. number of C. much of D. amount of
15. A. clever B. stone C. wooden D. iron
16. A. welcome B. known C. unimportant D. unknown
17. A. While B. After C. With D. As
18. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. created D. lay in
19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans
20. A. break out B. break in C. break into D. break down
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 4 human heads. They 5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 8 , these huge stone men 9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 15 men. Why they did this is still 16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 18 all the animals dying out. 19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.
1. A. said B. were called C. named D. spoke
2. A. and B. but C. however D. still
3. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
4. A. looking B. resembling C. liking D. standing for
5. A. weigh B. lift C. get D. measure
6. A. forward B. outward C. onward D. inward
7. A. broken B. soft C. hard D. burnt
8. A. looking B. invention C. discovery D. covering
9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place D. have created
10. A. usual B. common C. familiar D. similar
11. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Many
12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on
13. A. some day B. one day C. sometime D. once
14. A. plenty of B. number of C. much of D. amount of
15. A. clever B. stone C. wooden D. iron
16. A. welcome B. known C. unimportant D. unknown
17. A. While B. After C. With D. As
18. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. created D. lay in
19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans
20. A. break out B. break in C. break into D. break down
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of
36 .
For more than half of that 37 he was in separation. He lived for ten months in total 38 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 39 with wooden boards the windows of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 40 if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do
41 but scream. Not wanting to give his 42 the satisfaction of knowing they’d
43 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 44 he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the 45 and crawled under his bed. He found a hole that 46 air from the outside. As he 47 the hole, he saw a weak ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 48 , though all he could see was a 49 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 50 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 51 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 52 this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is 53 . It seems to run forever 54 a faint hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 55 —even the worst conditions.
36. A. scream B. support C. hope D. thought
37. A. month B. time C. war D. prison
38. A. darkness B. sadness C. happiness D. silence
39. A. placed B. strengthened C. fixed D. covered
40. A. wondered B. required C. reminded D. feared
41. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
42. A. friends B. enemy C. soldiers D. army
43. A. quitted B. wounded C. satisfied D. broken
44. A. as B. though C. after D. since
45. A. wall B. board C. floor D. window
46. A. took in B. put out C. gave off D. let in
47. A. left B. entered C. approached D. passed
48. A. above B. inside C. outside D. below
49. A. very B. single C. right D. specific
50. A. usefulness B. gratefulness C. isolation D. depression
51. A. freedom B. choice C. courage D. perseverance
52. A. through B. over C. by D. out
53. A. lucky B. interesting C. straight D. strong
54. A. from B. on C. over D. against
55. A. changes B. happens C. matters D. relates
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box 36 wrapped in brown paper. 37 the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. 38 he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it 39 .
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 40 umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its 41 Oscar felt a strong desire to find its 42 .
Oscar 43 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a man matched the seat 44 Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O’Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O’Brien 45 on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I 46 you?” she asked.
“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said, 47 the umbrella as if presenting a 48 that had long been wished for.
“ Why, yes ! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a 49 smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your 50 ?
“No, ma’ma, ”he said , “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”
“Well, that’s 51 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’ Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how 52 it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if 53 , a note fell from the paper. It read：Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to 54 this umbrella as a present for a kind, 55 gesture long ago.
36．A．strictly B．carefully C．roughly D．casually
37．A．Opening B．Seizing C．Observing D．Searching
38．A．After B．When C．Since D．Although
39．A．clearly B．fully C．immediately D．suddenly
40．A．average B．unusual C．plain D．typical
41．A．beauty B．shape C．origin D．history
42．A．designer B．seller C．user D．owner
43．A．convinced B．forced C．encouraged D．advised
44．A．until B．before C．which D．where
45．A．family B．theatre C．house D．neighborhood
46．A．invite B．help C．bother D．know
47．A．putting up B．turning out C．picking up D．holding out
48．A．chance B．fact C．gift D．result
49．A．wide B．confident C．proud D．shy
50．A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．determination
51．A．obviously B．naturally C．exactly D．probably
52．A．old B．rare C．precious D．nice
53．A．in contrast B．in return C．in exchange D．in answer
54．A．possess B．accept C．carry D．value
55．A．attractive B．significant C．unselfish D．sympathetic
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