Feeling down? Why not visit one of these four...

Feeling down? Why not visit one of these four websites?

Collegehumor.com

This site was created in 1999 and gets about seven million visitor per month. Two of its videos have been chosen as winners for the Webby Awards: Pixar Intro Parody and Web Site Story. Other funny videos to looks out for include a debate on the advantages and disadvantages of going to college.

Funnyordie.com

This site has lots of really funny videos And as the name suggests, users vote on videos, choosing the options “funny” or “die”. If the video receives too many “die” votes, it's sent to the site's “crypt”. But if it gets enough “funny” votes, it goes into the Hall of Fame. The site was crated in 2006 by comedians Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The site’s first video. The Landlord has had over 70 million views Videos to watch out for include Just a Tip: Taxi, with some valuable advice on how to catch a taxi, and Over Analyzing Texts, with some tips on how to respond to text messages

Reddit.com

Founded in 2005, Reddit.com is a social news and entertainment website. Registered users put funny content in the form of the video link or texts on the website. Other users then vote these things “up” or “down”. The most recent and well-liked content appears at the top on the front page of the site.

Theonion.com

First appearing as a satirical newspaper in 1988, Theonion.com has hundred of videos and articles on news and current affairs, and receives an average of 7.5 million visitors a months. It’s famous for its amusing items, such as Michelle Obama Seen Outside Walking Family Rhinoceros or Dad Can’t Believe Lawn.

1.If you want to watch videos ever winning the Webby Awards, you can visit____________.

A.Reddit. com B.Collegehumor. com

C.Theonion.com D.Funnyordie.com

2.Videos on the website Funnyordie.com are __________.

A.watched over 70 million times

B.voted by their users

C.based on newspaper stories

D.created by users

3.What do Reddit.com and Theonion.com have in common?

A.They include funny videos

B.They include valuable advice

C.They include debates on education

D.They provide satirical news

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Use your American Express Card to enjoy one-day visit at four of America’s greatest museums. Note the participating museums, and their exciting special exhibitions that you will not want to miss, listed below.

Boston

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Chairs

February 11-May 8, 2012

Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum’s collection and “chair photographs” from around the world presented in a Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces.

For more information：www. gardnermuseum. org

New York

The Noguchi Museum

Noguehi and Graham

December 1, 2011-May 1, 2012

Noguchi’s long-term collaboration（协作） with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art. The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this collaboration.

For more information：www. noguchi. org

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

In Full View：American Painting（1720—2012）

January 11--April 10, 2012

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America’s artists for more than 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine artists. 2012 at the Academy begins with the largest exhibition of Academy’s distinguished American collection in the institution’s history.

For more information：www. pafa. org

Seattle

Seattle Museum of Glass

Murano：Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection

Through November 7, 2011

This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near Venice, Italy. Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions.

For more information：www. museumofglass. org

1.Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?

A．www. pafa. org                         B．www. museumofglass. org

C．www. noguchi. org                       D．www. gardnermuseum. Org

2.We learn from the text that Martha Graham is ___________.

A．a dancer          B．a glassblower       C．a painter          D．a photographer

3.If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit ___________.

A．the Noguchi Museum                    B．Seattle Museum of Glass

C．Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum           D．Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Use your American Express Card to enjoy one-day visit at four of America’s greatest museums. Note the participating museums, and their exciting special exhibitions that you will not want to miss, listed below.

Boston

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Chairs

February 11-May 8, 2012

Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum’s collection and “chair photographs” from around the world presented in a Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces.

For more information：www. gardnermuseum. org

New York

The Noguchi Museum

Noguehi and Graham

December 1, 2011-May 1, 2012

Noguchi’s long-term collaboration（协作） with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art. The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this collaboration.

For more information：www. noguchi. org

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

In Full View：American Painting（1720—2012）

January 11--April 10, 2012

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America’s artists for more than 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine artists. 2012 at the Academy begins with the largest exhibition of Academy’s distinguished American collection in the institution’s history.

For more information：www. pafa. org

Seattle

Seattle Museum of Glass

Murano：Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection

Through November 7, 2011

This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near Venice, Italy. Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions.

For more information：www. museumofglass. org

1.Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?

2.We learn from the text that Martha Graham is ___________.

3.If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit ___________.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

----Why is he feeling down today?

----Because the suggestion he _______ has been turned down.

A. put away　　　　　　 B. put up　　　　　　　　 C. put down　　　　　　 D. put forward

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

----Why is he feeling down today?

----Because the suggestion he _______ has been turned down.

A. put away　　　　　　 B. put up

C. put down　　　　　　 D. put forward

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Why is she feeling down today?

—Because the suggestion he ____ has been turned down.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

We all have our own tricks to cheer up when we’re feeling down; these little tricks can make you feel a little bit happier every day. While there are certainly happy memories tied up in the wedding ring you and your spouse (配偶) purchased together years ago or your teddy bear from childhood, new research finds that we typically feel calmer and experience a greater sense of well-being when we focus on a place that reminds us of happier times rather than a thing, even if it holds great value.

The report, called Places That Make Us, was conducted by the United Kingdom’s National Trust (NT) and Surrey University’s researchers. Experts performed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) (功能磁共振成像) scans on 20 volunteers and conducted an online survey of 2,000 people to better understand this deep draw toward special places.

“Working with leading researchers and academics, and using cutting-edge fMRI brain technology, we examined how places affect people, how they become special, and why we feel a pull towards them,” explained Nino Strachey, head of research for the NT.

The 20 volunteers were shown images of landscapes, houses, and other locations, as well as personally meaningful objects. Measuring their brain activity, the researchers found that it was the places, as opposed to the objects, that caused the brain to get the most excited.

Volunteers were also interviewed at great length two times, once at home and the other time at their special place. The research made discoveries that had never known before — the favorite places aroused feelings of belonging, physical and emotional safety, and an intense internal pull to the place.

Dr. Andy Myers weighed in on the findings, saying, “For the first time we have been able to prove the physical and emotional benefits of place, far beyond any research that has been done before.”

1.How was the research conducted?

A. By performing fMRI on 2,000 volunteers.

B. By measuring the participants’ brain activity by fMRI.

C. By doing rough interviews with the participants.

D. By showing meaningful objects to the participants.

2.How would the author feel about the findings of the study?

A. It is pioneering.　　 B. It is baseless.

C. It is imperfect.　　 D. It is unbelievable.

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “weighed in on” ?

A. Made a comment on.　　 B. Looked down on.

C. Was opposed to.　　 D. Made fun of.

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Everyone has his way to be happy.

B. Valuable places can make people happy.

C. Teddy bears are best memories of children.

D. Meaningful objects lead to greater well-being.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Why is he feeling down today?

—Because the suggestion he________has been turned down.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Why is he feeling disappointed today?

—Because the suggestion he________has been turned down.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jack has been feeling down recently . I wonder        that is making him so upset .

A .what is it    B . why is it   C . why it is    D . what it is

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析