She’s moved to another job, it’s a great to our firm.
A．loss B．loose C．losing D．lost
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
I used to be a mortgage broker(贷款中间人) in the Phoenix area. In April 2007, the company that I had been with for a year went out of business. That was the latest of the four companies that I had worked for since 2000 .They all either went under or let most of the employees go, including me.
In December 2007, the bank took back my house, and I had no choice but to move in with my parents, five miles away. My sister has three children, and she had no room. My fiancée(未婚妻), Brandi Wetch, and I have been living in my parents’ house for about a year and a half now.
My mother, Sue, works part-time at a high school library. My father left for a job in the Marshall Islands a few months ago and will be gone for two years.
I’m trying to be patient with finding a new job, but it’s been hard. I check the Internet for jobs every morning. I have sent countless letters but have never got a job. I have no idea how many other people are applying for the same job.
I do the housework and washing, and I take care of the garden. Sometimes, I feel like the best part of my life is over. The worst part of the day is when I chat with my friends on the Internet. I’ve talked to about 10 old friends online. The first thing they usually ask is what I’m doing now.
My mother, who is in her 60s, has been so patient and supportive. She acts like she’s happy to have us, not like we’re crowding her. We have learned what’s important since I lived here.
We can infer that the writer is living a _________ life.
A. busy B. rich C. difficult D. hopeful
How long has the writer been out of work?
A. For more than a year B. For a year and a half
C. For less than two years D. For more than two years
Which of the following types of work is NOT done by the writer in his parents’ house?
A. Looking after children B. Doing the housework.
C. Washing clothes and dishes D. Applying for a job online.
It can be learned from the passage that the writer now________.
A. is preparing for his wedding B. is fond of doing the housework
C. is patient with job-hunting D. is afraid of being asked about work
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night.The morning after the storm,though, was beautiful:blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently. My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him.I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast,but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape.After all,it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea.As we got on board,we noticed two big humps (脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ——there aren’t any whales along the coast here.The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badlly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move.The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. “She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappared under water.Then it swam up right beside its mum.They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction.We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Showly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement, it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
The author says “I’m so glad I did ” because __________.
A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing
B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea
C. he experienced the rescue of the whales
D. he spent the weekend with his family
The harbour survived the storm because of ____________.
A. the shape of the harbour B. the arms of the bay
C. the still water in the channel D. the long coast line
The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.
A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long
B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough
C. she had no other whales around to turn to for help
D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction
What is the theme of the story?
A.Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.
B. Fishing provides excitement for children.
C. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals.
D. It’s vital to protect the environment.
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科目：高中英语 来源：安徽省芜湖市田家炳实验中学2010届高三下学期4月月考试卷（英语） 题型：完型填空
第三节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30）
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare 36 involving her nerve system．She was unable to walk and her movement was 37 in other ways as well．The doctors did not hold much 38 of her ever recovering from this illness．They 39 she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair．They said that few, if any, were able to come back to 40 after suffering from this disease．The little girl was 41 ．There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was 42 going to be walking again someday．
She was moved to a specialized 43 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area．Whatever 44 could be applied to her case were used．The doctors were attracted by her undefeatable spirit．They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking．If it would do 45 else, it would at least give her hope and something 46 to do in the long waking hours in her bed． Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatment, and in exercise sessions．But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her 37 , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving ！
One day, 48 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something 49 happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She 50 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look'．Look! I can do it'．I moved! I moved!"
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running for 51 People were screaming, equipment was 52 and glass was breaking．You see, it was the recent San Francisco earthquake． 53 don't tell that to Angela．She's 54 that she did it．
And now only a few years later, she's back in school, on her own 55 ．No crutches, no wheelchair．You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can't they?
36．A．problem B．disease C．accident D．error
37．A．reduced B．avoided C．restricted D．forced
38．A．thought B．idea C．opinion D．hope
39．A．predicted B．prepared C．admitted D．decided
40．A．active B．normal C．alive D．confident
41．A．fearless B．peaceful C．patient D．stainless
42．A．probably B．approximately C．sincerely D．certainly
43．A．recovery B．experiment C．practice D．exercise
44．A．schedules B．instructions C．supports D．treatments
45．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
46．A．admirable B．interesting C．optimistic D．appropriate
47．A．training B．imaging C．expectation D．performance
48．A．however B．after C．just D．as
49．A．useful B．regretful C．surprising D．disgusting
50．A．screamed B．laughed C．spoke D．sang
51．A．ground B．cover C．ceiling D．bed
52．A．accelerating B．running C．appearing D．falling
53．A．For B．So C．But D．Or
54．A．convinced B．supposed C．realized D．accepted
55．A．parts B．legs C．body D．role
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年湖南省株洲市南方中学高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I was younger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was going to become one myself. I admit, it was not a role that I was emotionally ready to accept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would not face that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two more children. On getting the news that she was expecting(怀孕), I remember thinking “What do I know about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet!” I don’t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gave me a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew, and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn’t. But I couldn’t quite figure out what kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother, Granny, as she’s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.
I didn’t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother was the example for the kind of grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot of time with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here is what I learned from my Granny：
Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my whole life, Granny always had a cookie jar full of cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with the counter, Granny would get the cookie jar down for me. When I was a little older I learned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched, I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it down off the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I did when I went to Granny’s house was check the cookie jar, and there were always cookies in it. Many years later, I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and the first thing to do is get us all a cookie.
So grandmothers must have a cookie jar, and on my granddaughter’ s first Christmas，my daughter bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to see me，her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.
【小题1】The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.
| A．she was not old enough to be one |
| B．she was not emotionally ready to be one |
| C．she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother |
| D．grandmother should be older than she was |
| A．taking care of a grandchild |
| B．taking care of a baby |
| C．being a young grandmother |
| D．being a young mother |
| A．the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar |
| B．the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar |
| C．the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar |
| D．women of the writer ‘s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren |
| A．One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself. |
| B．One who grows up with her grandmother^ cookie jar with all kinds of cookies. |
| C．One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat her grandchildren. |
| D．One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren. |
| A．Grandmother’s Cookie Jar |
| B．Grandmother’s Treat for Children |
| C．Grandmothers and Grandchildren |
| D．Happy Memories of Cookies |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012届江苏省某重点中学高三10月月考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Born in a fishing village in Japan, Fujiyama, 25, recalls a childhood dominated by health concerns. Doctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and “they didn’t think I had a lot longer to live”. But during a later visit to the doctor, his family learned the hole had closed. “Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid,” Fujiyama says. “And I had a second chance.”
During his second year at the University of Mary Washington, he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he saw—barefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets. Fujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chance.
Today, his organization, Students Helping Honduras, brings education and community projects to children and families in need.
He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs. “When I had my very first meeting, only two people showed up,” he says. “I knew I had to keep fighting.” He persuaded his younger sister, Cosmo, to join the cause. “She’s dynamite,.” He says. “When she talks in front of a crowd, she can move mountains. Knowing that she was behind it, I knew I could do anything.” Since 2006, the siblings’ organization has grown to 25 campuses and raised more than $750,000 to fund projects, including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college.
Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization. They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help building houses. While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras working alongside volunteers, he spends a large portion of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds. Cosmo Fujiyama, 23, lives in Honduras full time to coordinate（协调）the group’s building efforts on the ground.
Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to build a new village. Many of the families lost their belongings in Hurricane Mitch in 1998. A lot of them didn’t have access to clean water or health care, and they didn’t have a school. Fujiyama’s group helped build 44 homes in the village named “Sunshine Village”. The organization is also raising funds to build a water tower, an eco-friendly sanitation system and a library.
【小题1】At the beginning of his organization, ________.
| A．Fujiyama was supported by many friends | B．things didn’t go on smoothly |
| C．Fujiyama had little idea of Honduras | D．many famous people joined in |
| A．diligent | B．mean | C．sympathetic | D．cheerful |
| A．brothers’ | B．brother and sister’s | C．friends’ | D．couple’s |
| A．Help the people in need |
| B．Students lend a hand in America |
| C．Fujiyama helps build “Sunshine Village” |
| D．Fujiyama gives poor people in Honduras a second chance |
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