American magician David Blaine left the glass...

American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which had become one of London’s main tourist attractions.

Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and immediately sent to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors said could be life threatening. He had been drinking only water since September 5.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.

Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.

In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.

“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said. “They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.”

But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.

1.It is ________ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.

A.pleasant B.delicious

C.dangerous D.important

2.Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that ________.

A.he had become blind B.he had serious back pains

C.he lost his sense of taste D.he was in weak health

3.Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?

A.Brave. B.Adventurous. C.Mad. D.Crazy.

4.Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?

A.Blaine was immediately sent to hospital after he was taken out of his box because he was in dangerous condition.

B.Blaine was born and brought up in England.

C.In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder.

D.Blaine didn’t have any food for 44 days.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The American soldiers_______ Iraq kissed their families goodbye and left in a hurry.

A．are sending to      B．sending to         C．are sent to         D．to be sent to

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

.The American soldiers_______ Iraq kissed their family goodbye and left in a hurry.

A. are sending to    B. sending to    C. to be sent to    D. are sent to

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

If David ________his legs in the last training, he would join in the coming World Cup, which he has been longing to compete in.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

It was 1969___ the American astronauts succeeded in landing on the moon.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

David was very unhappy for ____ to the party which was held in his cousin’s house.

A. having not been invited　　　　　　　　　　　 B. not having invited

C. not having been invited　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having not invited

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

A new study, which was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that heavy use of platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat was associated with feelings of being separated from society among young adults—basically the opposite of what we are led to believe.

Study co-author Brian Primack and his team surveyed 1,787 U. S. adults aged 19 to 32 and asked them about their usage of 11 social media platforms. They also asked participants questions related to social isolation, such as how often they felt left out. The participants who reported spending the most time on social media—over two hours a day—had twice the odds of perceived（感知到的）social isolation than those who said they spent a half-hour per day or less on the same sites.

According to Tom Kersting, psychotherapist and author of Disconnected, the key to understanding these results lies in our understanding of “connections.” “Humans are social —emotional beings, meaning that it is in our DNA to be connected, face-to-face, with other humans,” he told Reader’s Digest. “Although people think being on social media all the time makes them ‘connected’ to others, they are actually ‘disconnected,’ because the more time one spends behind a screen, the less time one spend face-to-face.”

“Part of the issue of loneliness is that the majority of people who use social media aren’t just posting, they are also viewing,” Kersting continued. “They are spending a lot of time looking at everyone else’s posts, where they are and what they are doing. The constant exposure to everyone else’s ‘perfect’ life experiences causes feelings of being left out.”

So what’s the answer? It’s simple, says Kersting. “The solution to this is resisting the temptation to look at everyone else’s life. Just focus on your own life, where you’re going, what you are grateful for, and what you want to accomplish in this world.”

1.What is the finding of the new study?

A. Humans are social-emotional beings.

B. Social media platforms are overused by the young.

C. Social media strengthens interpersonal relationship.

D. Heavy use of Social media can lead to loneliness.

2.How did the team conduct their research?

A. By asking questions.　　 B. By experimenting.

C. By distributing forms.　　 D. By media reporting.

3.Who might have a strong feeling of social isolation?

A. Those who use a single social media platforms.

B. Those who spend three hours a day on social media.

C. Those who don’t spend time on social media.

D. Those spending a half-hour per day on social media.

4.What does Kersting suggest people do to avoid feelings of social isolation?

A. Never compare with others.　　 B. Make more fiends on the internet.

C. Choose a travel destination.　　 D. Set up a clear goal for the future.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A recent study, which was published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how dangerous it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers has three times the possibility of a serious accident, compared with a teenager driving alone.

The authors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased greatly after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.

Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue is that adults who are responsible for giving out licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled driving is.” he says.

Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使缓解) the problem is to have states set up so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a process with several stages. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself able to drive in the presence(在场)of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions (限制) before graduating to full driving rights.

Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies.

1.Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?

A．Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.

B．Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.

C．A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.

D．A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.

2.According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to _______.

A．their frequent driving at night              B．their lack of driving experience

C．their wrong way of driving                 D．their driving with passengers

3.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.

B．Driving is a skill too complex for teenagers to learn.

C．Restrictions should be forced on teenagers demanding to take driving licenses.

D．The licensing department is partly responsible for teenagers’ driving accidents.

4.A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers’ driving accidents is that ______.

A．driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule

B．they should be forbidden to take on passengers

C．they should not be allowed to drive after 10 pm

D．the licensing system should be improved

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us ________ chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell ________. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I ________ the countryside for some place I could rent for the ________ possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ________ the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was ________, full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it, and ________ a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me, ________ slowly, they started teaching me the ________of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began ________to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a ________American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of ________.

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were ________ for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. ________ on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my ________ with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into ________. I saw many people were having a really hard time, ________ their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to ________ a handful of people .There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in ________ if we hadn’t banded together.（团结起来）

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about ________ we can all get by together.

1.A. equally       B. separately              C. violently                      D. naturally

2.A. off                  B.  over                     C. apart                       D. out

3.A. searched                B. left                                 C. toured                D. crossed

4.A. cheapest       B. largest                     C. fairest                  D. fullest

5.A. at                    B. through               C. over                       D. round

6.A. occupied             B. abandoned            C. emptied                      D. robbed

7.A. turned          B. approached                   C. cut                       D. cleared

8.A. but                 B. although                       C. otherwise                    D. for

9.A. benefit              B. lesson                  C. nature                D. art

10.A. looking         B. staying                        C. swinging                      D. turning

11.A. wild            B. real                   C. different                     D. remote

12.A. neighborliness B. happiness                    C. friendliness       D. kindness

13.A. unique        B. expensive                    C. rare                  D. necessary

14.A. Down        B. Up                   C. Deep                   D. Along

15.A. cooperation          B. relationships                  C. satisfaction            D. appointments

16.A. reality         B. society                        C. town                  D. life

17.A. creating                B. losing                 C. quitting                        D. offering

18.A. put in          B. turn in                        C. take in                        D. get in

19.A. yards          B. shelters                      C. camps                         D. cottages

20.A. when          B. what                 C. whether                      D. how

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Webster ________ his American Dictionary of the English Language, which first appeared in 1828.

A. is best known for  B. is most known for

C. is best known as    D. is most known as

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析