______ the late 18th century did the British ...

______ the late 18th century did the British explorer James Cook cross the Antarctica Circle, ______he never saw land.

A.Until, while B.Since, and C.Not until, but D.Although, yet

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Schedules (timetables), as the 21st century people know, simply did not exist in the 17th and 18th centuries. We are upset if a plane arrives an hour late. Our ancestors weren’t upset if an April ship didn’t show up until June. They began to worry in July and were often happy when it showed up in August. When a long-distance ship finally did get to the port, the whole city became busy and excited. Businessmen hurried down to check the goods they had ordered. The ship would probably stay in port for at least three days, often a week, to take on businessmen, give the sailors a rest, find out about the latest news, weather conditions, and so on.

Travel time could only be approximate (近似的). One never knew when the winds would be good. So even though “average(平均的) sailing time” was given, time could change considerably, shortening the voyage (travel by sea) by up to 25% or putting it off by up to 500% or more! The average run from England to Boston was about a month and a half, but there were also voyages of three months. One voyage in 1640 lasted six months!

Travel time is not the same in both directions, due to the winds and currents. This is especially true in the Caribbean, where winds are from the southeast the entire year. Ships sailing west across the Atlantic spend longer than ships sailing east, and the contrary (opposite) winds can prevent a ship from actually making it to the harbor even if it gets close. One ship was held off the North Carolina coast for 17 days before being able to land!

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. No sailor was allowed to have fun when the ship reached land.

B. People in ancient times didn’t care about other people’s safety.

C. The ship would leave for a voyage when all of the preparations were made.

D. A long-distance ship would create a lot of excitement in the place where it landed.

2.According to the passage, travel time can’t be fixed due to _____.

A. the people at the port          B. average sailing time

C. the changeable climate         D. the businessmen and the sailors

3. The underlined word “currents” in the third paragraph means ______.

A. the movement of water          B. the movement of winds

C. direction of the traveling ship    D. travel time of ships

4.What is the difference between a modern voyage timetable and the one from the 17th or 18th century?

A. There were no exact timetables for traveling both in ancient and modern times.

B. Travel time was the same in both directions in ancient times while the modern one was not.

C. The modern voyage timetable is more exact than the ancient one.

D. The modern voyage timetable is only approximate while the ancient one was not.

5.Why did the ships sailing west spend longer than ships sailing east in Caribbean?

A. Because of the southeast winds the entire year.

B. Because sailors didn’t know when the winds blew.

C. Because travel time was not affected by wind.

D. Because sometimes the ship was held off by the wind.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Helen Thayer，one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century，loves challenges. She says，"I like to see what's on the other side of the hill." She has gone almost everywhere to do that.

In 1988，at the age of 50，she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. She pulled her own sled (雪橇) piled with 160 pounds of supplies，and during her trip no one brought her fresh supplies. Accompanied (陪伴) only by her dog Charlie，she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears. In fact，Charlie saved her life when one of them attacked her. Near the end of her trip，a forceful wind blew away the majority of her supplies. The last week of the trip，she survived on a handful of nuts and a little water each day.

Helen goes to challenging places not only for adventure，but also for education. Before her Arctic journey，she started a website called Adventure Classroom. On the site，she shares her adventures in order to motivate (激发) students. She explains，"Although kids often see the world in a negative way，without hope for their future，we work to inspire them to set goals，plan for success and never give up..."

Helen grew up in New Zealand. Her parents were athletes and mountain climbers. Following her parents' example，she climbed her first mountain at 9. Later，she climbed the highest mountains in North and South America，the former USSR and New Zealand.

In 1996，she took on another challenge--the Sahara Desert. She and her husband，Bill，walked 2,400 miles across it！In 2001，she and Bill traveled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. They hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas this year.

Helen plans to continue taking trips. She'll use her explorations，writing，photography and environmental work to create programs for her Adventure Classroom website. She wants to inspire her students never to stop facing challenges!

1.We learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.

A. Helen Thayer is the first person to reach the North Pole

B. Helen Thayer ate nothing during the last week of her trip

C. Charlie prevented Helen being attacked by polar bears

D. Helen Thayer traveled to the North Pole together with her husband

2.Why does Helen travel to different places worldwide?

A. For education.　　 B. For fun.

C. For money.　　　　　 D. For fame.

3.Which is the best title for the text?

A. The Woman Who Loves Adventure B. A Famous Woman

C. A Woman Mountain Climber　　　　 D. The Owner of Adventure Classroom

4.Which of the following places has Helen not visited yet?

A. The North Pole　　　　　　 B. The Sahara Desert

C. The Gobi Desert　　　　　　 D. Sichuan and Tibet

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The royal family is a part of British history and cultural identity.

Up until the 17th century, people believed that the British king or queen had a “divine(天赐的)right” to rule. This was the idea that God chose the king or queen and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea was challenged during the English Civil War, when King Charles the First was put in prison and then killed in 1649.

So what role does the British royal family have today?

The Queen is head of the UK and the Commonwealth. She has important formal duties that go with her different titles. As Head of State, for example, she represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK；as Head of the Armed Forces in name, only she can declare when the UK is at war or when a war is over. She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.

Although the royal family does the work for the UK, there are British people called“anti-monarchists(反君主制者)”who do not believe there should be a royal family. One criticism(批评意见)is that the British people should not have to pay for the royal family with their taxes(税).

Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相关的)in the modern world. The Queen still gives a speech to the nation on television at Christmas, but it gets less and less formal every year；now it is even available as a podcast(播客).

In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many ordinary young British people do in their gap years.

1.What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?

A．The British king or queen is considered above the law.

B．The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649.

C．The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right.

D．The royal family didn’t play an important role in Britain in the 17 th century.

2.Which of the following is among the formal duties of the Queen?

A．Traveling around the UK.

B．Declaring when the world is at war.

C．Inviting other leaders to have dinner with her.

D．Signing Commonwealth documents every day.

3.With the example of Prince William in the last paragraph, the author intends to show that________.

A．Prince William is very popular in the UK

B．the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people

C．Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration

D．many young British people do voluntary work

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.

A．the royal family doesn’t have to pay taxes

B．the British people are all in favor of the royal family

C．the British people can talk to the Queen through a podcast

D．the royal family attacks republicans through media and press

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Legend suggests that, in the late 16th century, Martin Luther (the founder of the Protestant religion) was the first to decorate an indoor tree with candles when he attempted to recreate the stars shining over a forest of evergreens.

The first mention of decorated trees being taken indoors came in 1605 in Germany ---- a country with a long Christmas tree history! The trees were initially decorated with fruit and sweets together with handmade objects such as quilted snowflakes and stars. German Christmas Markets began to sell shaped gingerbreads and wax ornaments which people bought as souvenirs of the fair and took home to hang on their trees.

Tinsel was also invented in Germany in about 1610. Up until fairly recently real silver was used, which was pulled into wafer thin strips by special machines. This was durable but tarnished quickly and many experiments took place to try and find an alternative - including a mix of lead and tin, which was too heavy and kept breaking. It was only in the mid 20th century that a viable alternative was found.

Artificial trees were invented in the 1880's in a bid to try and stop some of the damage being caused to real trees due to people lopping the tip off large trees, thus preventing the trees from growing any further. It got so bad in Germany that laws had to be brought in to prevent people having more than one tree.

1.The best title for the passage may be “_______”.

A.Martin Luther Was The First to Decorate an Indoor Tree

B.The Origin of the Christmas Tree

C.German Christmas Markets Began to Sell Shaped Gingerbreads

D.Artificial Trees Were Invented in the 1880s

2.The following statements are not true EXCEPT that ______.

A.in the late 6th century ,Martin Luther was the second to decorate an indoor tree with candles

B.the first mention of decorated trees being taken outdoors came in 1605 in Germany

C.German Christmas Markets began to buy shaped gingerbreads and wax ornaments

D.artificial trees were invented in the 1880s in a bid to try and stop some of the damage being caused to real trees

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Tinsel”?

A.Silver products. B.Wood products.

C.Iron products. D.Plastic products.

4.The writer intends to tell us ____in the last paragraph.

A.Germans could buy more and more artificial trees if they want

B.we use artificial trees because that will increase the damage caused to real trees

C.the writer doesn’t like these artificial trees because he thinks they aren’t beautiful

D.artificial trees were invented but German government made the law which limits the number of the trees

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Stephen Hawking, ________ “the greatest genius of the late 20th century”, announced that there are really grey holes in the universe.

A. calling            B. to call            C. to be called            D. called

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As late as the middle of the 19th century women voting was _____ common. But women in Europe and North America believed that they should have a____ in their government’s leaders.

A.less than, word B.far from, say C.rather than, words D.other than, saying

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of generations. Now mid-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves. That’s because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care center, our 13-year-olds in school and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes. Why?

We live away from the old for many reasons: young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears for aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us most.

Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.

A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. “My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said.

The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby. She was immediately surrounded. People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep wake up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Grandparents are a special case. They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end.”

Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents. “My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer, more trusting.

1.Now in an American family, people can find that ________.

A. children never live with their parents

B. not all working people live with their parents

C. aged people are supported by their grandchildren

D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

2.The reason why old people are left alone may be that ________.

A. the old don’t like to live in a big family

B. the young can’t get enough money to support the old

C. different generations have different lifestyles

D. the old are too weak to live with the young

3.The fact that the reporter told us shows that ________.

A. old people in America lead a hard life

B. old people in America enjoy banana bread

C. she had no time to take care of her children

D. old people are easy to get along with

4.Seeing a baby, the old people get excited because ________.

A. they had never seen a baby before

B. the baby was clever and beautiful

C. the baby brought them the image of life

D. the baby’s mother would take care of them

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据汉语意思翻译下列句子，每空一词

1.19世纪后期，欧洲发生了巨大的变化，从以农业为主的社会变成了以工业为主的社会。

In the late 19th century, Europe ­　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 , from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one.

2.弗里克最喜欢二十世纪前的绘画。在这个陈列馆里，这些珍藏品

Frick 　　　 　　　　 　　　 　　　 pre-twentieth century Western paintings, and there are well-represented in this excellent collection.

3.另外一种学生容易写的简体诗是由五行组成的，叫做五行诗。

Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem______　　 　　　 　　　 five lines.

4.我想我之所以长寿而且精力充沛，要归功于我的健康生活。

I think my long and active life must 　　　 　　　 　　　 the healthy life I live.

5.我们不必去忍受污染。

We do not have to 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 .

6.我正在代表学校做一项课题研究——关于全球变暖的问题

I am doing a project 　　　 　　　 　　　 my school about 　　　 　　　 .

7.穿着这些衣服走起路来实在不容易，但我们还是缓缓往火山口的边缘走去，并且向下看到了红红的沸腾的中央。

It was not easy to walk in these suits, but we slowly 　　 　　 　　 　　 the edge of the crater and looked down into the red, boiling centre.

8.这里地面的高度从海拔700米到2,000米不等

The land 　　 in height 　　 700 meters above sea level 　　 over 2000 meters.

高二英语其他题困难题查看答案及解析

Not until the early years of the 19^th century ________ what heat was.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析