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The style of western art has changed many times, while Chinese art has changed less often. Art is influenced by the customs and __16__ (believe) of people. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. Artists were interested in creating a feeling of respect and love__17__God. In the Renaissance , people focused more on humans and less on religion. Artists__18__ (try) to paint people and nature as they really were. Masaccio used perspective in his paintings, which made people__19__ (convince) they were looking through a hole in the wall at a real scene. In the late 19th century, Europe, __20__used to be a mostly agricultural society, changed a great deal into a mostly industrial__21__. The impressionists were the first__22__ (paint) outdoors. They had to paint__23__ (quick) and their paintings were not as detailed as those of__24__(early) painters. Today people accept impressionists’ paintings__25__the beginning of modern art. Some modern art is abstract while some is realistic.
高二英语单词拼写简单题查看答案及解析
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It was the third time that I _______of the changes of the timetable.
A. had informed B. has informed C. had been informed D. has been informed
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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Television has changed our lives in many ways. Many people now spend more time watching TV than doing anything else. Researchers in the USA has estimated(估计)that when most students leave school they have spent 11,000 hours in the classroom and 22,000 hours watching television. But what effect does this have?
Benefits(好处) of television:
1. Television helps us to learn more about the world and to know and see many mew things. Television can offer present information to us in a more effective way than books. It can also make things more memorable.
2. It entertains (使欢乐) us. It is an enjoyable way to relax. For millions of people around the world, television is a source of companionship and helps them to cope with everyday life.
3. It has increased the popularity of sports and arts.
4. It has made us aware of our global responsibilities. In 2000, for example, 1.5billion people in 147 countries watched a TV pop concert and helped to collect more than $100million for people in Africa.
Dangers:
1. Television can make us passive (消极的). We don't have to think and our brains become lazy.
2. It encourages us to buy things that we don’t need, and can make us unhappy with our own life.
3. It takes time away from activities such as reading, conversation, and games.
4. It gives a false picture of society. A study in 2003 showed that people who watch a lot of TV are more afraid of crime. They also think that there is a lot more crime than there really is .
5. Some critics(批评家) say that television make people violent. A ten-year study in the United States showed that children who watch violent television programmes are more likely to be violent themselves.
1. What’s the proper description of the time American students spend on TV and study?
A、They spend twice as much time on TV as in the classroom.
B、They spend twice as much time in the classroom as on TV.
C、They spend as much time on TV as in the classroom.
D、They spend less time on TV than in the classroom/
2. The underlined word “memorable” is closed in meaning to________.
A、easy to be remembered B、remembered forever
C、interesting D、knowledgeable
3.Which of the following number is NOT true of the pop concert mentioned in the passage?
A、People in more than 140 countries watched it on TV
B、It helped to collect more than $100 million
C、It was held in 2000.
D、1.5million people watched it on TV.
4. According to the passage, the dangers of watching TV too much included all the following except that________.
A、television can make us active
B、television encourages us to buy things that we don’t need
C、television gives us a worse picture of society
D、television takes time away from a lot of activities
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day，a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep．Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call．
According to a 2016 poll（民意调查）by the National Sleep Foundation，nearly 4 in 5 Americans don't get as much sleep as they should during the workweek．On average，adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night，although some can manage with less and some won't do well without more．But the survey found that，on workdays，only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep，and another 21% get less than six．
To many of us，the thought of spending more time sleeping is，well，a big yawn．On the other hand，the thought of being smarter，thinner，healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal．And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep， researchers say．Also on the plus side： We're likely to have better skin，better memories，better judgment，and，oh，yes，longer lives．
"When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason，it influences your performance the next day，" says Dr．Alon Avidan，director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center．
A study published last year found the same to be true even of children． When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less for four nights，they didn't function as well during the day．
But sleeping has an image problem．"We see napping or sleeping as lazy，" says Jennifer Vriend，a clinical psychologist in Ottawa，Canada，and the leading author of the study with children．"We put so much emphasis on diet，nutrition and exercise．Sleep is in the back seat．" In fact，she adds，no matter how much we work out，no matter how well we eat，we can't be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep．
1.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means ______ ．
A. To wake up the sleepers B. To draw people's attention
C. To serve as a morning call D. To declare the special day
2.From Paragraph 3 we can infer that ______ .
A. The thought of being healthier is not very attractive
B. Sleeping has nothing to do with one's expectations
C. Enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things
D. Spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time
3.What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that ______ ．
A. People care little about sleeping B. Sleeping is not important
C. Lazy people tend to sleep long D. Sleeping is only part of our life
4.What is the purpose of the passage？
A. To talk about people's sleeping problems．
B. To provide an investigation result of sleeping．
C. To stress the function of sleeping at night．
D. To raise the awareness of enough sleeping．
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At a time when many public schools are being forced to cut music and art from the curriculum, the story’s insistence on the healing power of a cultivated imagination is both _____ and essential.
A.welcoming B.welcomed C.available D.welcome
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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From the earliest times，man has been interested in art．People have often worked together to collect and save the world's art treasures．
Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre in Paris，France．The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries．
The Louvre has not always been a museum．The first building was a fort（炮台）．In 1190，it was the king's castle with high walls and a round tower．It had a moat to prevent his enemies from walking in ．
Over the years，the number of buildings around the castle grew．By 1350，the castle was no longer needed as a fort．The Louvre became a palace home for French kings and queens．
During times of peace，new treasures were brought in．During days of war，many treasures were stolen，and the buildings were damaged．
When Francis I became king of France in 1515，he brought in artists from many countries．One of the artists was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy．Da Vinci's"Mona Lisa"is the best known painting in the museum today．
In 1793，the Louvre became a public museum，just as it is now．It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy．
1.On the whole，this passage is mainly about____. ．
A．an art museum called the Louvre
B．an Italian artist named Leonardo da Vinci
C．a king of France named Francis I
D．the best known painting in Louvre
2.Why is it good for great art to be kept in public museums？
A．It helps people remember who the King of France is．
B．It keeps people out of the palaces．
C．It gives everyone a chance to enjoy good art．
D．It helps people to know who is the greatest artist．
3.From the passage we know that _____．
A．it is not possible for treasures to be stolen
B．old forts always make the best museums
C．great art should be shared with all the people
D．king Francis I of France brought in artists from an old fort
4.In the third paragraph the word"moat"probably means_____．
A．a high tower built in former times where soldiers watched out for enemies
B．a long and deep ditch（沟） dug round a castle and was usually filled with water
C．a cart pulled by horses on which soldiers fought
D．a long and high wall around castle
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January means it’s time for coats and gloves and cold weather. While many of us are preparing ourselves for the cold weeks ahead, in some cities winter is the “hottest” season of all because it’s the time for winter festivities.
Every year 2 million people visit the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. This internationally well-known event began in 1950, when some local high-school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. Since then, the festival has grown to include lots of snow sculptures as well as a snow-sculpting contest that draws competitors from all over the world.
In December, Finland created its 13th annual Snow Village, which will remain open until April, if weather permits. Snow Village lies nearly 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The village is designed by builders skilled in working with snow and ice. Visitors can take a tour of the village, eat in a restaurant made of ice or go dancing in the disco igloo(拱形圆顶小屋). They can also spend the night in a hotel made of snow. There’s even an ice chapel(小礼拜堂) for couples who want to get married in Snow Village.
Since 1935, the Fur Rendezvous has been held every February in Anchorage, Alaska, America’s most northern state. Among the festival’s many attractions is the World Championship Sled Dog Race, which draws sled dog teams from many countries. Dogs also take center stage in the Dog Weight Pull, in which dogs compete to see which one can pull the heaviest weight. The festival features sports like skiing, basketball, boxing and softball as well as the Grand Prix Auto Race in downtown Anchorage. True to the festival’s name, there’s also a fur auction(拍卖), where buyers buy real Alaskan furs. The first Fur Rendezvous lasted only three days. Now it’s a 10-day event that attracts thousands of visitors.
1.What can we learn about the Sapporo Snow Festival from the second paragraph?
A. How it got started. B. How long it lasts.
C. Who is in charge of it. D. How much it costs to attend it.
2.What happens at Snow Village?
A. Skating matches. B. Design contests.
C. Indoor weddings. D. Cooking competitions.
3.Anyone who visits the Fur Rendezvous can .
A. buy what he wants B. play any sports he likes
C. attend a strength competition D. come across different sled dogs
4.what do the three winter festivities mentioned in the text have in common?
A. They all last ten days. B. They are all held every year.
C. They all have a long history. D. They are all held at the same time.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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You have heard it said many times — the only thing constant in life is cha
nge. Change happens in every area in our lives, such as moving into a new apartment or home and changes in career or business. So we cannot avoid change in life. 1. Here are some of the benefits of change:Change leads to opportunities. You will realize that each change in your life is actually an invitation to new opportunities. Remember every new opportunity has its own benefits.2. However, it is always advisable to consider the benefits that those new opportunities will bring. If you accept changes in your life, you will benefit from each new opportunity.
3. If you are used to doing the same thing over and over again, you may get bored, and lose the interest in your life. Change ensures that your experiences differ from day to day, month to month. Remember that the world is always in a continuous motion.4. These make life exciting.
Change means progress. If you look back to your life ten years ago, you were very different from what you are today. 5. This is called progress. And these growth experiences are the reason why you should appreciate changes in your life.
There, we should take advantage of change and make it work for us in positive ways.
A. Luckily, change is important in our lives.
B. Technologies, trends, and politics keep on changing.
C. Change is one thing that makes our lives interesting.
D. You may reject these opportunities, whenever they come.
E. Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
F. You have the power to make every day a good day by accepting changes.
G. There are many things that have happened in your life, which helped you grow.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （颂歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．
The 36 methods she used with her daughters would seem 37 to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to have grades 38 than As．They had to 39 playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．
There has been wide criticism (批评) of Chua's book in the US．"It's a(n) 40 way of parenting," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be 41 ．Children need parents to 42 them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”
Now the criticism seems to have 43 to China．Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his 44 . He argued Chua's method of 45 would limit children from developing their full 46 ．"Some Chinese parents do focus too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "What gets sacrificed (放弃) along the way is their kids’47 to develop fully and to enjoy life．"
48 critics(批评家)might have sympathy for kids who experience this parenting style, some teenagers quite 49 it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A 50 mother is there to help her kids work hard．"
Others think that Chua has a（n）51 in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's important for children,” said an American professor, " 52 speaking , kids need to be 53 sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they are good at it, and they 54 from it．It's good to have high 55 ．”
1.A．rough B．reasonable C．vivid D．strict
2.A．unnecessary B．uncomfortable C．uninteresting D．unimaginable
3.A．higher B．fewer C．less D．lower
4.A．drill B．practise C．exercise D．experience
5.A．skilful B．extreme C．excellent D．merciful
6.A．practical B．high C．convenient D．low
7.A．replace B．love C．force D．guide
8.A．spread B．belonged C．turned D．referred
9.A．concern B．delight C．caution D.regulation
10.A．caring B．fond C．supporting D．parenting
11.A．goal B．potential C．achievement D．possibility
12.A．strength B．power C．force D．ability
13.A．Why B．Because C．While D．What
14.A．resist B． state C．object D．appreciate
15.A．lion B．monkey C．tiger D．sheep
16.A．angle B．point C．opinion D．view
17.A．Honestly B．Positively C．Hopefully D．Finally
18.A．pushed B．picked C．lifted D．dragged
19.A．count B．work C．help D．benefit
20.A．levels B．expectations C.marks D．results
高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
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Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type of music, is one of the art forms that was started in the United States. Black Americans, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz.
Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious（宗教）music. Improvisation is an important part of jazz. This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.
Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s.They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.
Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s,jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s,you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.
1.What can be the best title of the passage?
A. American Art Forms B. The Development of Jazz
C. The Music of Black Americans D. The Birthplace of Jazz
2.From the text it can be inferred that_________.
A. New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced
B. the American people are all jazz lovers
C. jazz is merely sung by the black when working
D. jazz may become more popular as time goes on
3.It took about _________ years to make jazz popular in the United States.
A.200 B.120 C.80 D.40
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
nge. Change happens in every area in our lives, such as moving into a new apartment or home and changes in career or business. So we cannot avoid change in life.