Papa’s jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams—not to succeed but to fail. “It’s unbelievable!” he said. “Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!”
“Yes, she has,” said Mama. “But it’s not unbelievable. It just shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team.”
“Wanted off the swimming team?” said Papa. “She never said anything about that to me.”
“Of course she didn’t,” said Mama. “She was afraid you’d blow your top. You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to college and winning gold medals at the Olympics. Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt? For her, being on the team couldn’t have been much fun.”
“Oh, my gosh!” Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead. “I’ve been so stupid! I just thought she’d want to be a champion swimmer because she’s so good at it.”
“It’s like anything else, dear,” said Mama. “No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you won’t want to do it anymore.”
Papa put his head in his hands.
“She must be really mad at me,” he mumbled. “Maybe I should say sorry to her.”
Sister’s footsteps could be heard on the stairs. She came into the kitchen and looked hopefully up at her parents.
“Honey,” said Mama with a smile, “your papa and I have decided that there’s no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don’t want to.”
Sister’s face lit up like a Christmas tree. “Yippee!” she cried.
“And,” added Papa, “there’s no need for any more drills. I’m sure you’ll bring your grades back up all by yourself.”
Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms. She gave him a big hug. “I’m going to go play cards with Lizzy!” she said. “See you later!”
From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzy’s house.
“It’s good to see her happy again,” said Mama.
“It sure is,” Papa agreed. “As for the swimming team, there’s always next year.”
“If?” Mama prompted him.
“Oh, right,” said Papa. “If she wants to.”
Mama smiled. “At least you’re learning, dear,” she said. She kissed him.
“Well, you know what they say,” Papa said. “Better late than never.”
1.The underlined expression “blow your top” probably means ________.
A. change your opinionB. become very excited
C. get very angryD. fall down with fear
2.Mama insisted that the child should do ________.
A. what she was willing toB. what she felt easy to
C. what she was able toD. what she felt right to
3.Which of the following words best describes Papa?
A. Cruel but reasonable.B. Crazy but confident.
C. Stubborn but honest.D. Ambitious but considerate.
4.Which might be the proper title for the passage?
A. Easier Said Than DoneB. Health Is Better Than Wealth
C. Better Late Than NeverD. Something Is Better Than Nothing
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年内蒙古高二下第二次月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was 18, I worked in a primary school. Twice a week, after their regular school day, 16 kids whose______are from 10 to 11 years old would gather round me in my reading club______as I read aloud the stories on the book bought from Canada.
At first, all the______were shy and I didn’t quite know what they could______from me. After all, as far as I could tell, ____of them had been exposed to story books before. After some time, they became_____enough to answer all my questions and______the story with others. After each session, one student would borrow the book to take home as long as they agreed to____the next time with a short written book report. They would also need to _____their reports to the class. In this way, the class was a big____and I was so proud to hear their reports. _____all the students were shy at first, they felt pretty_____later. All of them were very______to make reports. Every Monday was the day of our show, where we had those, who had prepared for book reports, ______their work on stage. What a ____time it was for us! And I was_____ proud of each one of them.
Mohamed was one of my students in this reading club. He always listened_____with his full attention and I could just_____in his eyes the thirst for learning, discovering and thinking. And then, 7 months later, I received the beautiful short email from his father to show his ______. It said, “It is you who made my son like_____.” He also let me know that Mohamed still had the little note of encouragement I once gave him when he had litter interest in his studies.
1. A. ages B. grades C. marks D. goals
2.A. playing B. quarrelling C. sleeping D. listening
3.A. teachers B. students C. parents D. partners
4.A. result B. notice C. benefit D. choose
5.A. plenty B. one C. any D. none
6.A. smart B. comfortable C. helpful D. kind
7.A. repeat B. write C. remember D. discuss
8.A. come back B. walk away C. give up D. pass by
9.A. copy B. type C. devote D. deliver
10.A. power B. influence C. hit D. debate
11.A. Because B. Although C. When D. Before
12.A. respectful B. encouraged C. grateful D. touched
13.A. eager B. reluctant C. shy D. sensitive
14.A. finished B. presented C. cooperated D. prepared
15.A. reasonable B. difficult C. memorable D. convenient
16.A. finally B. simply C. really D. mainly
17.A. carefully B. lonely C. anxiously D. secretly
18.A. see B. invent C. hunt D. hope
19.A. interest B. patience C. pride D. thanks
20.A. singing B. dancing C. reading D. laughing
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Twelve years ago, Rachel Miller was lost when it came to her son John. The 7-year-old was seriously disabled because of his autism(自闭症). Unable to speak, he withdrew from people at school and, worse, from his family.
In March 2003, Miller was introduced to Jeff Hancock, a one-on-one therapist(治疗师) for people with autism. Hancock was hired to be John's companion. The two would go people-watching at the mall on the weekend. Hancock chatted throughout their trips, even though John couldn't talk back.
Their relationship developed when Hancock introduced John to the Special Olympics. Whenever John was running or being active, he was smiling.
When John turned 12, Hancock introduced him to track at the Special Olympics. For the first three years, the pair just observed the sport by watching practices and events. Hancock worked daily with John, showing him everything, including where to sit, stand and walk, so he would understand the flow of the events.
Eventually, the lessons clicked, and John was off doing 50-meter sprints. But as John got older, he got stronger and faster. At 16, he was jumping hurdles and doing 800-meter races. Miller started seeing her son as a serious athlete.
In May 2014, John's training brought him to the Special Olympics State Summer Games in Orlando. The 18-year-old was competing in the 800 meters and the 110-meter hurdles.
As the 800 was setting up, Miller remembered, she pressed her face against the fence, anxiously waiting for John to compete. But as soon as the race started, all Miller saw was an athlete, her athlete.
"I just wanted to see the best performance. It seemed much more significant than whether he would ever speak or respond to me," she said.
John ended up winning the gold medal for the 800. Sports completely changed John, and Miller said that is because of Hancock."A person with a disability can feel hopeless and isolated, and I think that can happen to parents, too. "
1. The first paragraph mainly tells us
A. how Rachel Miller felt 12 years ago
B. how serious John's autism was
C. John wasn't good at communication
D. when John became seriously disabled
2. Miller considered John to be a serious athlete .
A. in 2011 B. in 2012 C. in 2013 D. in 2014
3.When Miller saw John's performance in the 800, she felt .
A. curious B. amazed C. delighted D. upset
4.The passage is mainly carried out.
A. by giving examples
B. in a sad tone
C. in space order
D. in time order
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
No doubt we all have experienced frustration（受挫）. It may be something as as growing flowers or as serious as developing better relationships with others. Whatever the is, there comes a point when you just feel you can’t go on any further.
And yet, the secret to can be found in a tube of toothpaste. Every time I come to the of a tube of a toothpaste, I am completely that just when I think it is absolutely empty, I can more toothpaste out of it. I am sure you all have gone through
the thing.
So, next time you find yourself in such a situation, the tube. We can all times that success came when we were on our chance or when we were doing something for the final time. It is when you dig deep down for that one last burst of that
you achieve your goal.
, too many people give up too early. All they to do is squeeze one more drop of toothpaste from the tube. There are hundreds of of successful people who kept on going in the face of adversity(逆境) and . Even the writers of Chicken Soup for the Soul were by 33 publishers before they found one who would their book.
If you have the passion to go for your , then keep squeezing that “inner tube of toothpaste”. It is only when you the “passion” that you will know whether success is yours or not. Just make sure that you don’t too soon. Success may be just around the
corner.
1.A. uselessB. simpleC. boringD. funny
2.A. case B. directionC. taskD. competition
3.A. truthB. happinessC. successD. wealth
4.A. sideB. topC. surfaceD. end
5.A. satisfiedB. amazedC. depressedD. confused
6.A. pump B. driveC. squeezeD. pull
7.A. naturalB. luckyC. rareD. same
8.A. rememberB. emptyC. saveD. use
9.A. enjoyB. recallC. valueD. arrange
10.A. lastB. bigC. equalD. full
11.A. lightB. speedC. laughterD. energy
12.A. UnbelievablyB. StrangelyC. TypicallyD. Unfortunately
13.A. decideB. wishC. needD. expect
14.A. examplesB. typesC. charactersD. signs
15.A. sorrowB. disappointmentC. guiltD. misunderstanding
16.A. teasedB. assistedC. injuredD. rejected
17.A. translateB. printC. editD. order
18.A. dreamB. reputationC. journeyD. home
19.A. make up forB. catch up withC. run out of D. look forward to
20.A. tryB. returnC. stopD. judge
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The British have many 1. (tradition) but there is nothing more quintessential (典型的) than 2. (take) afternoon tea. We know the Brits have a love affair with drinking tea, with more than 160 million cups drunk every day, but it was the invention of afternoon tea 3. turned tea-drink into a popular pastime.
This sociable feast involves drinking good quality tea 4. (comfort)
while nibbling (小口吃) on nice sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and a selection of small cakes. And, of course, it can only happen in the afternoon! Afternoon tea, which 5. (design) as a light snack to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, dates back to the 1840s. It went on to become a 6. (fashion) social occasion for the upper classes.
Now there is a resurgence (复苏) in its 7. (popular) in the UK and it is available to anyone who can afford it. 8. it can be enjoyed at home, the best way to experience it is at a smart hotel or café. But if you’re thinking of visiting such a place 9. (enjoy) a plate of sweet and savory treats with a steaming hot brew, remember the rules you must follow to avoid 10. (ask) to leave.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My teacher organized a secret Christmas gift exchange．We were ___to open our gifts in front of our classmates and ____the name of the gift giver, who would stand up and be applauded．
Every kid tore ____a fancy package containing a new toy. Then it was my___. The teacher handed me something wrapped(包裹)in used paper. It was so wrinkled that the colors had____．With everyone watching, I removed the paper and ____ a cheap book with tom and dirty pages．
Inside was a handwritten ____ showing the girl who gave me the book. When I announced her name, my classmates started____. Her gift was another indication of how _____this girl was from the rest of us. She’ d arrive late to______, her hair wet and messy. She didn’t have friends, and the popular students made fun of her because she wore ____ clothes and shoes. Only later in life did I understand that she ____came from a terribly poor family．
As the class laughed，this 8-year-old girl ___her head to hide her tears．But I was ____ that the other kids would think that this girl and I were ____ . Only years later did I realize that what I did next was unforgivable—I _____the book in the garbage!
Months later, the girl ___ schoo1. I never saw her again. I have forgotten the ___ of many of my old classmates, but not hers. For so many years I have been trying to ____ in touch with her, but I haven’ t had any news about her yet. I owe her a sincere ____and I expect I will have such a chance some day．
1.A. warned B. forbiddenC. forced D. instructed
2.A. announceB. spell C. find D. change
3.A. over B. offC. openD. out
4.A. work B. turn C. 1uckD. program
5.A. died B. faded C. failed D. dropped
6.A. met with B. showed offC. turned on D. pulled out
7.A. book B. novel C.noteD. text
8.A. shouting B. 1aughing C. applaudingD. discussing
9.A. beautiful B. careless C. 1azyD. different
10.A. class B. office C. home D. store
11.A. good B. oldC. dryD. new
12.A. usuallyB. secretly C. obviously D. suddenly
13.A. raised B. nodded C. shook D. hung
14.A. excitedB. puzzled C. worried D. pleased
15.A. friendsB. relatives C. enemies D. twins
16.A. buriedB. threw C. chose D. found
17.A. 1eft B. attended C. communicatedD. visited
18.A. gradesB. namesC. numbersD. addresses
19.A. put B. sendC. get D. take
20.A. present B. greetingC. praise D. apology
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届河北涞水波峰中学、高碑店三中高三12月联考英语卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last weekend we went mountain-climbing. Even the heavy rain can not stop us. We set off early and went along an extreme narrow road, all in high spirit. On either side of the road was green fields. We could hear the sound of the rain mixing with our laughter. At noon we reached to the top of the mountain, there we were amazed by the beauty of the scenes. After short rest, we started going down. It rained more harder. We were wet all over, and we still felt happy.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年四川眉山中学高二12月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Suddenly, a man driving a motor car _______ the girl’s bag and took it away, ______ into the darkness.
A. seizing , disappeared B. seized, disappeared
C. seizing, disappearing D. seized, disappearing
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河北唐山一中高二12月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。（如果所用的答题卡没有E、F、G选项，则选E涂A、B，选F涂A、C，选G涂A、D。）
People who are confident really seem to be naturally outstanding and just seem to do everything with more styles than others. 1. It is a habit that everyone can develop in life. Try these simple tips to drill and build up your confidence:
1. Admit your shortcomings calmly.
Do not try to flee from them or cover them. Face them bravely. 2. Fight against them every day until the day when you could break away and conquer them.
2. Dress for self-confidence.
3. And therefore pay attention to your dress, display your unique physical advantages and exhibit your best image. In addition, on formal occasions such as a business conference or a wedding ceremony, elegant dressing contributes to building your confidence.
3. 4.
You should break your routine that deals with the work passively. Concentrate your efforts immediately on overcoming it, because it will make your restless mind at ease and build your self-confidence.
4. Be positive.
Feel pity neither on yourself nor on others. If you are used to hating and accusing yourself, others would tend to do that and believe it. Instead, you should speak positively about yourself, your progress, and your bright future. 5.
A. Don’t judge a person by appearance.
B. Build your confident vocabulary.
C. Don’t put off what you eventually have to do.
D. Actually, true self-confidence is neither born nor acquired overnight.
E. By doing so, you would encourage your growth in a positive direction.
F. Then talk about them to a reliable mate, a friend or a family member.
G. Your appearance could put you into embarrassment or increase your confidence.
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