It is back to school time in much of the world. Calm, easy mornings are replaced with busy, hurried ones. Children wake up early and get ready for school. Many parents are also getting ready for work, helping their children and preparing food for lunches. 1.. But that may be a big mistake for students, Whether at home, on the way to school or at school, eating something healthy for breakfast may help a student get better grades.
2.? The answer is yes. Experts at Healthy Children. org say that in the United States about 8 to 12 percent of all students in grade school (Kindergarten through 8th grade) do not eat breakfast. By the time students are in high school ( grades 9-12), 20 to 30 percent of them ignore the morning meal.
3.. This gives your body the energy it needs to think clearly and to remember what it learns. When it comes to giving the brain what it needs to work at its highest level, not all breakfasts are created equal. The best breakfast should include complex sugar that slowly release energy to the body. 4..
A good breakfast is not just helpful for school-aged children. 5..
A.Do many children hate breakfast
B.Some people ignore breakfast to save time
C.Lunches are also important for students’ health
D.Whole grain bread and low-sugar cakes are examples
E.The best breakfast is a combination of sugar, protein and fat
F.Are there really that many children who do not eat breakfast
G.We all may gain from eating something healthy in the morning
高二英语七选五中等难度题
It is back to school time in much of the world. Calm, easy mornings are replaced with busy, hurried ones. Children wake up early and get ready for school. Many parents are also getting ready for work, helping their children and preparing food for lunches. 1.. But that may be a big mistake for students, Whether at home, on the way to school or at school, eating something healthy for breakfast may help a student get better grades.
2.? The answer is yes. Experts at Healthy Children. org say that in the United States about 8 to 12 percent of all students in grade school (Kindergarten through 8th grade) do not eat breakfast. By the time students are in high school ( grades 9-12), 20 to 30 percent of them ignore the morning meal.
3.. This gives your body the energy it needs to think clearly and to remember what it learns. When it comes to giving the brain what it needs to work at its highest level, not all breakfasts are created equal. The best breakfast should include complex sugar that slowly release energy to the body. 4..
A good breakfast is not just helpful for school-aged children. 5..
A.Do many children hate breakfast
B.Some people ignore breakfast to save time
C.Lunches are also important for students’ health
D.Whole grain bread and low-sugar cakes are examples
E.The best breakfast is a combination of sugar, protein and fat
F.Are there really that many children who do not eat breakfast
G.We all may gain from eating something healthy in the morning
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
WASHINGTON The head of the World Bank says for the first time in human history, it is possible to end poverty around the world. Jim Yong Kim told a Washington audience Tuesday, he wants to make ending world poverty by 2030 a top goal for the bank and governments around the world.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says that the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality are wide, urgent and a matter of survival of millions.
“We know that despite the great successes of the last decade, there are still about 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty, 870 million who go hungry every day, and 6.9 million children under five dying every year,” he said.
But Kim told a Washington audience that the previous successful efforts to cut the number of people living in extreme poverty by half give them hope.
“We are at an auspicious moment in history, when the successes of past decades and an increasingly favourable economic outlook combine to give developing countries a chance-for the first time ever-to end extreme poverty within a generation,” he said in a speech at Georgetown University. “Our duty now must be to ensure that these favourable circumstances are matched with deliberate decisions to realize this historic opportunity.”
Kim says success will require increasing the speed of economic growth, particularly in South Africa and South Asia.
But he warned that civil unrest could happen if economic growth does not help people at all income levels, and also include women and youth.
Kim says that the World Bank and other development agencies will have more resources to get this job done right. “Meeting this 2030 goal will take extraordinary effort,” he said.
However, Kim warned that all the progress in fighting poverty could be destroyed by climate disasters unless the nations of the world do more to prevent climate change.
1.In the opinion of Jim Yong Kim, world poverty _____.
A. is difficult but hopeful to end by 2030
B. exists only in Africa and Asia
C. is not quite hard to end by 2030
D. will be sure to disappear by 2030
2.Which of the following gives Jim Yong Kim the hope to end world poverty?
A.Economic growth is increasing in developing countries.
B.Great successes have been achieved in science and technology.
C.A decreasing number of people are living in poverty.
D.All countries have started to fight poverty.
3.The underlined word "auspicious" in Paragraph 5 most probably means "_____".
A. unforgettable B. lucky
C. disappearing D. important
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A.The key of ending world poverty is preventing climate change.
B.A top goal-ending world poverty will possibly be achieved by 2030.
C.The success of ending poverty-economic growth.
D.The progress in fighting poverty.
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We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it __ to have too much?
I __ back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also __ a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, so I had to do it __.
When I got into college, things __. I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this __ time, there was no sense of __ to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became __. Once that happened, I just kept __ my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was __ really late at night to get my work done.
One day I __ a former classmate of mine who was __ a lot of money running a sideline (副业). Since his regular job was _. I asked him why he just didn’t do his sideline full-time. He said without the job, he would __ have too much time and would just do what I did back in __. He said that if he __ the job, he would lose his __ to work and succeed.
So, try __ up your time with other work. This is why there is a __ that if you want something done, ask a __ person to do it.
1.A. true B. fair C. possible D. strange
2.A. admit B. remember C. understand D. expect
3.A. played B. loved C. watched D. coached
4.A. at last B. of course C. right away D. as usual
5.A. happened B. repeated C. mattered D. changed
6.A. extra B. difficult C. valuable D. limited
7.A. duty B. achievement C. direction D. urgency
8.A. burden B. habit C. relief D. risk
9.A. taking B. pushing C. setting D. calling
10.A. leaving out B. depending on C. staying up D. consisting of
11.A. treated B. met C. helped D. hired
12.A. making B. wasting C. demanding D. raising
13.A. safe B. rewarding C. important D. boring
14.A. hardly B. luckily C. simply D. hopefully
15.A. college B. town C. childhood D. business
16.A. found B. quit C. accepted D. kept
17.A. heart B. chance C. way D. drive
18.A. filling B. giving C. saving D. trading
19.A. message B. story C. fact D. saying
20.A. reliable B. careful C. busy D. kind
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语法填空
Tea is one of the 1. (much) popular drinks in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the dried leaves of a tea plant. For 2. (hundred) of years people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used 3. as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from dying. Most teas have caffeine in them, 4. makes you feel more active. Some people have problems 5. (drink) tea because it can cause sleeplessness.
The tea plant 6. (grow) best in tropical and temperate places where rain falls throughout the year. Teas can be grown from sea level 7. about 2,000 metres, but the best quality grows in higher regions.
Tea comes from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 metres high, however, on tea plantations, 8. (pull) the leaves 9. (easy), people cut them back to a bush of about a metre in height. It takes a plant three to five years before it is ready for picking.
A picker can harvest about 20 kg of tea a day. On large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines, but the quality of tea is 10.(high) when the leaves are picked by hand.
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Little Brown lives in _____ A-shaped house near the town. It is easy for him to attend
______ school.
A. the; 不填 B. 不填; a C. an; a D. an; 不填
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is really a happy thing to look back on the days I spent with Jennie. We met in night school. After Jennie and I had completed the required courses, we started teaching in the same school. For a time we were just casual friends, but one day, when I was telling Jennie about my problem son, we discovered we were kindred (同类的) spirits. "He’s a difficult little character," I explained. Jennie looked thoughtful. "Maybe you’re only seeing him with your eyes." She was silent for a moment and then added softly, "It is only with the heart that one sees rightly." I stared at her. "You’re quoting (引用) that! It’s from The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery’s book for children, one of my favorites. You know it, too?" Jennie nodded. "I love it. I’ve read it so often. I’ve practically memorized it."
Now, when I think of Jennie, I recall that book because Jennie —more than anyone I know —possessed the gift of seeing with the heart.
From that moment of a treasured book shared, our friendship grew steadily. It wasn’t that I didn’t have an excellent relationship with my husband and son, but my mother had died shortly after my marriage, and I had neither sisters nor daughters. I realize, now, how I needed someone to share those little, seemingly unimportant things that add so much to life —things that must be shared to be fully appreciated.
And it was Jennie who helped me with my fourth-grade problem child. One day I was at my wit’s end. "What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded.
"He’s probably had plenty of those," Jennie said. "Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy.
Looking back, I have to admit that she taught me so much. The days I spent with her has become one of my happiest memories.
1.What does the underlined part mean in the fourth paragraph?
A. I was unsure of how to treat my son.
B. I decided to give up my job.
C. I faced financial difficulties.
D. I was very disappointed with myself.
2.How did the author and Jennie’s friendship grow?
A. They both were interested in children’s education.
B. They both liked a novel, The Little Prince.
C. They often chatted together about their families.
D. They both worked in the same school.
3.We learn from the text that __________.
A. the author has the gift of seeing with the heart
B. the author had no friends before meeting Jennie
C. the author had lost her mother before her marriage
D. the author seldom praised her son in the past
4.How does the author feel about her family?
A. No one listened to her seemingly unimportant things.
B. She didn’t get along well with her husband and son.
C. She once seldom spoke to her mother.
D. She felt quite lonely in her family.
5.The text is mainly about _________.
A. how to educate children properly
B. the fact that we should see nature differently
C. the influence of friendship in life
D. how friendship begins and develops
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For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship(实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far between.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized (批评)education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example, encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row. “The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,” said Michael, a researcher in the US.
1.What’s the main idea of the text?
A.The lack of career-based courses in US high schools.
B.Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers.
C.Arguments about recent US education reform.
D.Advice for American high school leavers.
2.According to Robert Schwartz, _________.
A.there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US
B.students should get contact with the working world at high school
C.education reform should focus on students’ performance in exams
D.teenagers in the US can’t miss out on the summer job experience
3.The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably means __________.
A.creative B.interesting C.discouraging D.unbearable
4.What can be inferred from the text?
A.High school leavers with no practical skills can’t find a job at all.
B.Students with career-based courses never have problems finding a job.
C.US companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment.
D.Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain high at the moment.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is often easy to feel overwhelmed (受打击的)in the face of species loss and habitat destruction. The problem is large and complex, and it's natural for individuals to feel powerless. Yet, everything you do is vitally important. It may not seem to amount to much in the grand scheme of things, but your seemingly small actions, added together, can make a big difference. Here are some things you can do:
Protect Wildlife Habitat. Perhaps the greatest threat to many species is the widespread destruction of habitats. Farming, development, and cutting down of forests all result in loss of wildlife habitats. In areas where rare species live, habitat destruction can quickly force a species to extinction. By protecting habitat, entire communities of animals can also be protected together. Parks, reserves, and other protected lands are too often the only places left untouched by habitat destruction.
Reduce the threat of invasive (入侵的) species. The spread of non-native species has greatly reduced native populations around the world. Invasive species compete with native species for resources and habitats. They can even prey on native species directly, greatly reducing their population. one way to reduce the threat of invasive species is to grow native plants in your garden and to welcome native animals into your yard.
Place bird-shaped paper on your windows. It is estimated that as many as one billion birds in the United States die each year due to collisions with windows. You can help reduce the number of collisions simply by placing bird-shaped paper on your windows. Other simple steps you can take are to draw the shades and curtains during brightest parts of the day, and put screens on the outside of the windows.
Slow down when driving. Many native animals live in developed areas, in other words, close to humans. Roads are a particularly big danger to them: animals are at risk every time they try to cross. So when you’re out and about, slow down, and keep an eye out for wildlife.
1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. How Do Animals Become Extinct?
B. The Importance of Protecting Wildlife.
C. What Can We Do to Protect Wild life?
D. New Ways of Saving Endangered Animals.
2.The main idea of the second paragraph is ______.
A. more parks and reserves should be built
B. we should keep wildlife habitats from destruction
C. conditions of parks and reserves have been improved
D. parks and reserves are best ways of protecting
3.People are advised to put bird-shaped paper on their windows to ______.
A. beautify their houses
B. protect the windows from birds
C. attract more birds to live nearby
D. stop birds from hitting windows by mistake
4.The underlined phrase “prey on” in paragraph 3 probably means “_____”
A. drive away B. live with
C. hunt down D. fight with
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
For high school leavers starting out in the working world,it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship(实习).In some countries,schools have programs to help students onto the path to work.In the Unites States,however,such programs are still few and far between.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses,students are likely to get higher earnings in later years.The students are more likely to stay in school,graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany,students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships.German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world.Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track.Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high school.James Madison High School in New York,for example,encourages students to choose classes on career—based courses.The school then helps them gain on—the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However,even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work,the job market is daunting.In the US,unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.
“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the Summer job experience,they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,”said Michael,a researcher in the US.
1.In the author’s opinion, American high school leavers__________.
A.have enough career-related courses |
B.need more career advice from their schools |
C.perform better in exams than German students |
D.can get higher earnings in later years |
2.According to Robert Schwartz,_________.
A.there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US |
B.students should get contact with the working world at high school |
C.education reform should focus on students’ performance in exams |
D.teenagers in the US can’t miss out on the summer job experience |
3.What can be inferred from the text?
A.Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain high at the moment. |
B.Students with career—based courses never have problems finding a job. |
C.US companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment. |
D.High school leavers with no practical skills can’t find a job absolutely |
4.What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Arguments about recent US education reform. |
B.Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers. |
C.The lack of career—based courses in US high schools. |
D.Advice for American high school leavers. |
5.The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably means___________.
A.discouraging | B.interesting |
C.creative | D.unbearable |
高二英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析
Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? What about traveling into the future? There’s an easy way to do it.
One way you can make a time travel journey is by writing a letter to your future self to be opened in the future. To your future self, the letter will be a visit from the past. What can be gained by writing a letter to yourself? It depends on how good your letter is. You have the chance to say something to your future self. What would you want to communicate? You’ll be able to talk to yourself 5, 10, 15 years down the road. There may be instructions for your future self, or you may have goals that you will want to check up on.
There are a lot of things you could include in your letter or letters to yourself. The more you include, the better the letter will be to you. Here are some ideas of things to include in your letter:
Your thoughts and feelings about life, religion, politics, society, etc.
Your feelings for your family.
Your likes and dislikes.
Your dreams.
The type of person you want yourself to become.
…
Be creative with what you put in your letter. Include a picture of yourself or family to show the period from which the letter came.
You can store your letter in many different ways. You can give your letter to a friend or family member to keep and mail to you. If you can get others to take part, have them write letters to themselves as well and ask someone to be the letter holder until it’s time to send the letters. You can also use a service online to store your letter and e-mail it to you.
Make the most of your letter writing, and you will help your future self make the most of the present.
1.How can you travel into the future?
A. By traveling back in time.
B. By writing a letter to your future self.
C. By opening a letter from the past.
D. By paying a visit to the future.
2.If you want to gain more in the future, you should ________.
A. have the chance to say something to your future self
B. talk to yourself 5, 10, 15 years down the road
C. write more about instructions for your future self
D. include as many things as possible in your letter
3.Why do you put a picture in your letter?
A. To check up on your goals.
B. To share your feelings with your family.
C. To show the time when the letter was written.
D. To find out your thoughts and feelings now.
4.Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. How to Write a Letter to Your Future Self.
B. What to Communicate with Your Future Self.
C. What to Include in a Letter to Your Future Self.
D. How to Make the Most of Your Letter.
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