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英语阅读试题汇总汇编

英语阅读试题汇总

　　英语阅读：

TheDifferenceaTeachercanMake

　　Steve,atwelve-year-oldboywithalcoholicparents,wasabouttobelostforever,bytheU.S.educationsystem.Remarkably,hecouldread,yet,inspiteofhisreadingskills,Stevewasfailing.Hehadbeenfailingsincefirstgrade,ashewaspassedonfromgradetograde.Stevewasabigboy,lookingmorelikeateenagerthanatwelveyearold,yet,Stevewentunnoticed...untilMissWhite.

　　MissWhitewasasmiling,young,beautifulredhead,andStevewasinlove!

Forthefirsttimeinhisyounglife,hecouldn’ttakehiseyesoffhisteacher;yet,stillhefailed.Heneverdidhishomework,andhewasalwaysintroublewithMissWhite.Hisheartwouldbreakunderhersharpwords,andwhenhewaspunishedforfailingtoturninhishomework,hefeltjustmiserable!

Still,hedidnotstudy.

　　Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesterofschool,theentireseventhgradewastestedforbasicskills.Stevehurriedthroughhistests,andcontinuedtodreamofotherthings,asthedayworeon.Hisheartwasnotinschool,butinthewoods,whereheoftenescapedalone,tryingtoshutoutthesights,soundsandsmellsofhisalcoholichome.Noonecheckedonhimtoseeifhewassafe.Nooneknewhewasgone,becausenoonewassoberenoughtocare.Oddly,Stevenevermissedadayofschool.

　　Oneday,MissWhite’simpatientvoicebrokeintohisdaydreams.

　　“Steve!

!

”Startled,heturnedtolookather.

　　“Payattention!

”

　　StevelockedhisgazeonMissWhitewithadolescentadoration,asshebegantogooverthetestresultsfortheseventhgrade.

　　“Youalldidprettywell,”shetoldtheclass,“exceptforoneboy,anditbreaksmyhearttotellyouthis,but...”Shehesitated,pinningStevetohisseatwithasharpstare,hereyessearchinghisface.

　　“...Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass!

”

　　ShejuststaredatSteve,astheclassspunaroundforagoodlook.Stevedroppedhiseyesandcarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.

　　Afterthat,itwaswar!

!

Stevestillwouldn’tdohishomework.Evenasthepunishmentsbecamemoresevere,heremainedstubborn.

　　“Justtryit!

ONEWEEK!

”Hewasunmoved.

　　“You’resmartenough!

You’llseeachange!

”Nothingfazedhim.

　　“Giveyourselfachance!

Don’tgiveuponyourlife!

”Nothing.

　　“Steve!

Please!

Icareaboutyou!

”

　　Wow!

Suddenly,Stevegotit!

!

Someonecaredabouthim?

Someone,totallyunattainableandperfect,CAREDABOUTHIM?

?

!

!

　　Stevewenthomefromschool,thoughtful,thatafternoon.Walkingintothehouse,hetookonelookaround.Bothparentswerepassedout,invariousstagesofundress,andthestenchwasoverpowering!

He,quickly,gathereduphiscampinggear,ajarofpeanutbutter,aloafofbread,abottleofwater,andthistime...hisschoolbooks.Grimfacedanddetermined,heheadedforthewoods.

　　AnEmptyBox

　　Onceuponatime,amanpunishedhis5-year-olddaughterforusingupthefamily'sonlyrollofexpensivegoldwrappingpaper.Moneywastight,andhebecameevenmoreupsetwhenonChristmasEve,hesawthatthechildhadpastedthegoldpapersoastodecorateashoeboxtoputundertheChristmastree.

　　Nevertheless,thenextmorningthelittlegirl,filledwithexcitement,broughtthegiftboxtoherfatherandsaid,"Thisisforyou,Daddy!

"

　　Asheopenedthebox,thefatherwasembarrassedbyhisearlieroverreaction.

　　Butwhenheopenedit,hefounditwasemptyandagainhisangerflared."Don'tyouknow,younglady,"hesaidharshly,"whenyougivesomeoneapresentthere'ssupposedtobesomethinginsidethepackage!

"

　　Thelittlegirllookedupathimwithtearsrollingfromhereyesandsaid:

"Daddy,it'snotempty.Iblewkissesintoituntilitwasallfull."

　　Thefatherwascrushed.Hefellonhiskneesandputhisarmsaroundhispreciouslittlegirl.Hebeggedhertoforgivehimforhisunnecessaryanger.

　　Anaccidenttookthelifeofthechildonlyashorttimelater.Itistoldthatthefatherkeptthatlittlegoldboxbyhisbedforalltheyearsofhislife.Wheneverhewasdiscouragedorfaceddifficultproblemshewouldopenthebox,takeoutanimaginarykiss,andremembertheloveofthisbeautifulchildwhohadputitthere.

　　Inaveryrealsense,eachofusashumanbeingshavebeengivenaninvisiblegoldenboxfilledwithunconditionalloveandkissesfromourchildren,family,friendsandGod.

　　Thereisnomorepreciouspossessionanyonecouldhold.

　　HappinessEquateswithFun?

　　IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

　　Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.

　　Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

　　IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulinpidualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells"happiness".

　　Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:

depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildren,profoundloneliness.

　　Thewaypeopleclingtothebeliefthatafun-filled,pain-freelifeequateshappinessactuallydiminishestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequatedwithhappiness,thenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.But,infact,theoppositeistrue:

Moretimesthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

　　Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryendeavorsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,civicorcharitablework,andself-improvement.

　　TodayisaGift

　　Twomen,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.Onemanwasallowedtositupinhisbedforanhoureachafternoontohelpdrainthefluidfromhislungs.Hisbedwasnexttotheroom‘sonlywindow.Theothermanhadtospendallhistimeflatonhisback.Thementalkedforhoursonend.

　　Theyspokeoftheirwivesandfamilies,theirhomes,theirjobs,theirinvolvementinthemilitaryservice,wheretheyhadbeenonvacation.Andeveryafternoonwhenthemaninthebedbythewindowcouldsitup,hewouldpassthetimebydescribingtohisroommateallthethingshecouldseeoutsidethewindow.Themanintheotherbedbegantoliveforthoseone-hourperiodswherehisworldwouldbebroadenedandenlivenedbyalltheactivityandcoloroftheworldoutside.

　　Thewindowoverlookedaparkwithalovelylake.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboats.Youngloverswalkedarminarmamidstflowersofeverycoloroftherainbow.Grandoldtreesgracedthelandscape,andafineviewofthecityskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.Asthemanbythewindowdescribedallthisinexquisitedetail,themanontheothersideoftheroomwouldclosehiseyesandimaginethepicturesquescene.

　　Onewarmafternoonthemanbythewindowdescribedaparadepassingby.Althoughtheothermancouldn‘theartheband-hecouldseeitinhismind‘seyeasthegentlemanbythewindowportrayeditwithdescriptivewords.

　　Daysandweekspassed.Onemorning,thedaynursearrivedtobringwaterfortheirbathsonlytofindthelifelessbodyofthemanbythewindow,whohaddiedpeacefullyinhissleep.Shewassaddenedandcalledthehospitalattendantstotakethebodyaway.

　　Assoonasitseemedappropriate,theothermanaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytomaketheswitch,andaftermakingsurehewascomfortable,shelefthimalone.Slowlyandpainfully,heproppedhimselfupononeelbowtotakehisfirstlookattheworldoutside.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingitforhimself.Hestrainedtoslowlyturntolookoutthewindowbesidethebed.Itfacedablankwall.

　　Themanaskedthenursewhatcouldhavecompelledhisdeceasedroommatewhohaddescribedsuchwonderfulthingsoutsidethiswindow.Thenurserespondedthatthemanwasblindandcouldnotevenseethewall.Shesaid,"Perhapshejustwantedtoencourageyou."

　　IsPackingImportanttoYou?

　　Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Formanymonthshehadadmiredabeautifulsportscarinadealer'sshowroom,andknowinghisfathercouldwellaffordit,hetoldhimthatwasallhewanted.

　　AsGraduationDayapproached,theyoungmanawaitedsignsthathisfatherhadpurchasedthecar.Finally,onthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohisprivatestudy.Hisfathertoldhimhowproudhewastohavesuchafineson,andtoldhimhowmuchhelovedhim.Hehandedhissonabeautifulwrappedgiftbox.Curious,butsomewhatdisappointed,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalovely,leather-boundBible,withtheyoungman'snameembossedingold.

　　Angrily,heraisedhisvoicetohisfatherandsaid,"WithallyourmoneyyougivemeaBible?

"Hethenstormedoutofthehouse,leavingtheBible.

　　Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.Hehadabeautifulhomeandawonderfulfamily,butrealizinghisfatherwasveryold,hethoughtperhapsheshouldgotoseeh