Tim Richter and his wife,Linda,had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo,New York-he in computers,she in special education.“Teaching means everything to us,”Tim would say.In April 1998,he learned he would need a heart operation.It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life’s purpose.
Not long after the surgery,Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library,a program started by Dolly Parton’s foundation(基金会)that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer’s home town of Sevier,Tennessee.“I thought,maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire,”Tim recalls.He placed the brochure on his desk,“as a reminder.”
Five years later,now retired and with that brochure still on the desk,Tim clicked on imaginationlibrary.com.The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.
The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters.Rather than sign up online,they went to Dollywood for a look-see.“We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,”says Linda.The books-reviewed each year by teachers,literacy specialists,and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series.
Satisfied,the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work.Since 2004,they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area.Megan Williams,a mother of four,is more than appreciative:“This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of.”
The Richters spend about﹩400 a month sending books to 200 children.“Some people sit there and wait to die,”says Tim.“Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”
1.What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?________
A. His health problem.
B. His love for teaching.
C. The influence of his wife.
D. The news from the Web.
2.What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?________
A. Give out brochures.
B. Do something similar.
C. Write books for children.
D. Retire from being a teacher.
3.Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?________
A. To avoid signing up online.
B. To meet Dollywood board members.
C. To make sure the books were the newest.
D. To see if the books were of good quality.
4.What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?________
A. He needs more money to help the children.
B. He wonders why some people are so busy.
C. He tries to save those waiting to die.
D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.
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Tim Richter and his wife,Linda,had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo,New York-he in computers,she in special education.“Teaching means everything to us,”Tim would say.In April 1998,he learned he would need a heart operation.It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life’s purpose.
Not long after the surgery,Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library,a program started by Dolly Parton’s foundation(基金会)that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer’s home town of Sevier,Tennessee.“I thought,maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire,”Tim recalls.He placed the brochure on his desk,“as a reminder.”
Five years later,now retired and with that brochure still on the desk,Tim clicked on imaginationlibrary.com.The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.
The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters.Rather than sign up online,they went to Dollywood for a look-see.“We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,”says Linda.The books-reviewed each year by teachers,literacy specialists,and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series.
Satisfied,the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work.Since 2004,they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area.Megan Williams,a mother of four,is more than appreciative:“This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of.”
The Richters spend about﹩400 a month sending books to 200 children.“Some people sit there and wait to die,”says Tim.“Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”
1.What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?________
A. His health problem.
B. His love for teaching.
C. The influence of his wife.
D. The news from the Web.
2.What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?________
A. Give out brochures.
B. Do something similar.
C. Write books for children.
D. Retire from being a teacher.
3.Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?________
A. To avoid signing up online.
B. To meet Dollywood board members.
C. To make sure the books were the newest.
D. To see if the books were of good quality.
4.What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?________
A. He needs more money to help the children.
B. He wonders why some people are so busy.
C. He tries to save those waiting to die.
D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and 36 , making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to 37 . It had taken years, and they had 38 saved enough money and had got passports (护照) and 39 for the whole family to the United States.
The entire family was filled with 40 about their new life. 41 , seven days before their departure, the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy but he42 ________a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door. 43 the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they should be quarantined (隔离) for fourteen days.
The family’s 44 was destroyed. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had 45 . The father, filled with disappointment and 46 , hurried to the dock to watch the ship leave — without the Clark family. 47 of disappointment came to the father. Five days 48 , the tragic news spread throughout Scotland — the mighty Titanic had sunk. The unsinkable ship had sunk, 49 many lives with it. The Clark family should have been on that ship, 50 because the son had been bitten by the dog, they were51 in Scotland. When Mr. Clark heard the news, he 52 his son and thanked him for saving the family. He thanked God for saving their lives and turning 53 he had felt was a(n) 54 into a blessing.
Although we may not always understand, all things 55 for a reason.
1.A. spent B. counted C. saved D. played
2.A. America B. Europe C. Japan D. Africa
3.A. instantly B. obviously C. originally D. finally
4.A. cars B. ships C. tickets D. rooms
5.A. creativity B. excitement C. surprise D. imagination
6.A. However B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise
7.A. signed B. brought C. hung D. raised
8.A. Apart from B. In spite of C. As for D. Because of
9.A. passport B. ship C. house D. dream
10.A. imagined B. planned C. admitted D. claimed
11.A. tension B. courage C. anger D. doubt
12.A. Information B. Tears C. Letters D. News
13.A. later B. after C. late D. over
14.A. saving B. leaving C. taking D. killing
15.A. so B. or C. and D. but
16.A. left behind B. given out C. turned away D. taken over
17.A. envied B. called C. blamed D. hugged
18.A. when B. what C. that D. why
19.A. sacrifice (牺牲) B .experience C. comedy D. misery (痛苦)
20.A. remain B. disappear C. happen D. exist
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He _______ in a university for five years, but now he runs a company of his own.
A. has taught B. had taught C. taught D. has been teaching
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
He accidentally _____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.
A. let out B. tried out C. ran out D. made out
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Pat came over from Ireland to England with his wife one year ago to find work. He got quite a good job with a building company, and as he did not drink or smoke, he saved up quite a lot of money.
His wife’s parents were still in Ireland, and one day she got a telegram saying that her mother was ill, so Pat gave her some money and she went to Ireland to see her mother.
After a week, Pat wanted to write a letter to her, but he could not read or write very well, so he went to his priest and asked him to do it for him. Pat told the priest what he wanted to say, and the priest wrote it down. After a few minutes Pat stopped, and the priest said,” Do you want to say more?”
“Only ,” ‘Please excuse the bad writing and spelling’,” Pat said.
1.Why did Pat come to Ireland?
A. To travel there. B. To save money.
C. To see his wife. D. To make money
2. Pat’s wife had to go back to Ireland _______.
A. to see her father B. to see his mother
C. to see her mother D. to see her husband
3. At the end of the letter Pat wanted his wife to excuse_______.
A. the priest’s bad writing and spelling
B. his own bad writing and spelling
C. both the priest’s and his own writing and spelling
D. neither the priest’s nor his own writing and spelling
4.Who really made a mistake in the story?
A. Pat. B. The priest. C. Pat’s wife. D. None of them.
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It was Friday night and Mike was in his office, sad.
Jean, 1. had been Mike’s friend for ten years, 2. (give)him a friendly call,” What are you going to do tomorrow?”
“Nothing.”
“Let’s go fishing. We haven’t done 3. for ages.”
Mike became very happy and accepted the invitation. So the two men went to Loire River 4. following day.
While waiting ,Mike said that his employees had been unhelpful, and he found it difficult 5. (get) the results he wanted from them.
“What do you think about it?” asked Jean.
“Yeah, they never listen to me,” replied Mike while eating his bananas.
A couple of minutes 6. (late), Mike put aside the bananas he’d been eating and shouted 7. (excited), “Great, a large fish!”
Jean smiled. He asked Mike, “What did you use your bait(鱼饵), 8. the way?”
“A worm,” Mike replied. “Why didn’t you use your bananas? You’re very fond of them, aren’t you?”
“Well, my friend, 9. I do love bananas, I’m not stupid enough to put them on as my bait.”
“So it’s not going to work?”
“No.”
“Why not use the 10. common sense when fishing for people?”
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
By the time he retires, professor Baker _____ for almost forty years.
A.will have taught B.had taught C.has taught D.is teaching
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
By the time he retires, professor Baker _____ for almost forty years.
A.will have taught B.had taught
C.has taught D.is teaching
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.
On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.
The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地)。”Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.
That evening the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?” ”Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked,” When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”
1.The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to .
A. buy some food for his family
B. buy some medicine for his wife
C. go to see a doctor
D. go to the cinema
2.The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because .
A. they were too bad
B. they were very expensive
C. it rained hard that morning
D. few people liked to go out on such a bad day
3.The farmer ran away quickly because .
A. the policemen were coming towards him.
B. his wife was waiting for him at home
C. he was afraid to see a dead man.
D. it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.
On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.
The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地).” Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. ”When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison. the officer wanted to trap the farmer into the confession(供认), but the farmer didn’t admit he was the murderer.
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高二英语书面表达困难题查看答案及解析