Our story began in 1768 in Madrid, Spain. The king of Spain, Charles the Third, had recently received reports that worried him. The reports said Russian explorers were in the northern part of the territory (领土) called California. 1. But Spain had no settlements in California. King Charles knew if the Russians began to settle the area, Spain might lose control of California forever.
King Charles decided the best way to keep the Spanish claim (主权要求) to California was to build settlements there. So he decided to order the creation of a series of small farming communities along the Pacific Ocean coast of California. 2.
Spanish citizens might want to settle there. Therefore, the Spanish claim to California would be safe.
3. King Charles and his advisors decided that the farming settlements would begin with churches called missions. Missions were places where Roman Catholic religious leaders converted people to the Christian religion. 4.
King Charles decided Roman Catholic priests would build the missions and settlements with the help of Native American Indians. The priests would teach the native people the Christian religion, the Spanish language and how to farm.
A religious group within the Catholic Church called the Franciscans would build the settlements. 5. Serra was born in 1713 on the island of Mallorca, Spain. After he became a Franciscan priest, he taught at a university in Mallorca.
A. But there was no one on the coast of California to begin the work.
B. King Charles decided to fight against Russia as quickly as possible.
C. They taught the religion to people who wanted to become members of the church.
D. The Franciscans chose a young priest named Junipero Serra to begin the work.
E. Visiting the beautiful missions along California’s coast can learn history.
F. The settlements would provide trade and grow into larger cities.
G. Spain had claimed most of that area more than 200 years earlier.
高二英语其他题中等难度题
Our story began in 1768 in Madrid, Spain. The king of Spain, Charles the Third, had recently received reports that worried him. The reports said Russian explorers were in the northern part of the territory (领土) called California. 1. But Spain had no settlements in California. King Charles knew if the Russians began to settle the area, Spain might lose control of California forever.
King Charles decided the best way to keep the Spanish claim (主权要求) to California was to build settlements there. So he decided to order the creation of a series of small farming communities along the Pacific Ocean coast of California. 2.
Spanish citizens might want to settle there. Therefore, the Spanish claim to California would be safe.
3. King Charles and his advisors decided that the farming settlements would begin with churches called missions. Missions were places where Roman Catholic religious leaders converted people to the Christian religion. 4.
King Charles decided Roman Catholic priests would build the missions and settlements with the help of Native American Indians. The priests would teach the native people the Christian religion, the Spanish language and how to farm.
A religious group within the Catholic Church called the Franciscans would build the settlements. 5. Serra was born in 1713 on the island of Mallorca, Spain. After he became a Franciscan priest, he taught at a university in Mallorca.
A. But there was no one on the coast of California to begin the work.
B. King Charles decided to fight against Russia as quickly as possible.
C. They taught the religion to people who wanted to become members of the church.
D. The Franciscans chose a young priest named Junipero Serra to begin the work.
E. Visiting the beautiful missions along California’s coast can learn history.
F. The settlements would provide trade and grow into larger cities.
G. Spain had claimed most of that area more than 200 years earlier.
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Enrique Iglesias is a most successful singer! Born in 1975 in Madrid, Spain, Enrique is the child of the famous singer Julio Iglesias. Enrique’s mother is a journalist. His parents divorced in 1978. Although Enrique lived with his mother, she sent him to live with his father because of concerns about her son’s safety. Enrique wanted to be a singer secretly, he didn’t wish his father to know that and didn’t want to live under his shelter. He sought his dream on his own.
Enrique released(发行) his first album “Enrique Iglesias” in 1995. This album had a collection of rock ballads(民谣) and five singles from it went straight to the top spots in Latin music. This album was followed by another “Vivir” in 1997. Three singles from this album occupied the top spots on the Latin charts yet again! Enrique also found himself nominated(提名) for the “Favorite Latin Artist” at the American Music Awards. By 1998, he had released his 3rd album, “Cosas Del Amor”.This year Enrique won the “Favorite Latin Artist”. “Bailamos” got him great fame. One of the songs in this album was also used in a movie. With the success of “Bailamos”, Enrique now already had many loyal fans. The album, “Enrique”, was released in 1999.
The year 2001 brought more success for him. His album, “Escape” had a few singles that reached the top spots. Enrique became a household name. This album is his biggest successful album so far. “Hero” and “Don’t Turn Off the Lights” soon turned Enrique into a super star. His next release in 2002 was a Spanish album “Quizas”. This album brought Enrique a “Latin Grammy Award” for the Best Pop Vocal Album. In 2007, he released another album “Insomniac” and the song “Do You Know” became an instantly popular song.
1.Why didn’t Enrique tell his father about his dreaming of becoming a singer?
A. Because he wanted to try a new singing style.
B. Because he hated his father for his carelessness.
C. Because he didn’t want to benefit from his father’s fame.
D. Because he planned to give his father a surprise when he succeeded.
2.Which of the following albums has a song adopted in a movie?
A. “Vivir” B. “Bailamos”.
C. “Cosas Del Amor”. D. “Enrique Iglesias”.
3.How does the author mainly develop the third paragraph?
A. By following the order of time.
B. By making comparisons of his albums.
C. By following the order of his albums’ influence.
D. By analyzing the style of his albums.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Enrique Iglesias’ lucky life
B. Enrique Iglesias’ wonderful singing skills
C. Enrique Iglesias’ secret to success
D. Biography of Enrique Iglesias
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Angel Garcia Crespo is a computer engineer at Carlos III University of Madrid in Spain. His group has invented a new way for deaf-blind people to “watch” TV. The idea for the technology grew out of previous work by his group. The team had already worked on making audiovisual(视听的) materials accessible to people with either vision or hearing disabilities. But the group wanted to help people with both challenges. So they asked some deaf-blind people what would help.
In addition to relying on their sense of touch to communicate, deaf-blind people can also get and send information with a Braille line. The Braille system uses patterns of raised dots to stand for letters and numbers. A Braille line is an electronic machine with a changeable Braille display. Dots rise up or drop down based on the information sent to the machine.
Now the new system changes TV signals to data a Braille line can use. “The key to the system is the possibility of using subtitles(字幕) to collect TV information, ” Garcia Crespo explains. “Subtitles travel with the image(影像) and the audio in electromagnetic waves we don’t see. But an electronic system can keep those waves. ”
First, a computer program, or app, pulls out the subtitles and visual descriptions from the broadcast signal. The system then combines the information and changes both into data for Braille.
Now another app gets to work, which sends the data out to people’s Braille lines on demand. “This is done in real time, in less than a second, ” Garcia Crespo says. This lets a deaf-blind person “watch” TV as it’s broadcast. The system will work with various Braille lines, as long as there’s a bluetooth connection available. Now, the system is only used in Europe, and it should soon be available in the US.
1.What inspired Garcia Crespo’s group to work on the new technology?
A. Deaf-blind people’s poor life.
B. Their pity on the disabled people.
C. The challenges they face in work.
D. Their group’s previous research.
2.Why can the electronic system collect TV information?
A. It can combine all kinds of broadcast signals.
B. It can keep the waves with subtitles traveling.
C. It can work together with a variety of Braille lines.
D. It can pull out the subtitles and visual descriptions.
3.What does the author think of the future of the new technology?
A. Challenging. B. Bright.
C. Rewarding. D. Hopeless.
4.What should be a suitable title for the text?
A. New Technology Is Improving Deaf-blind People’s Life
B. A New Braille Line Is Applied to Disabled People’s Life
C. A Spanish Group Makes TV Accessible to Blind People
D. New Technology Helps Deaf-blind People “Watch” TV
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The story happened in ancient times. A king was so clever that he thought of a good way to test 1. his men were reliable.
One day, he had a huge rock 2. (place) on a roadway at night. Then he hid 3. (him) nearby and watched carefully to see if anyone would remove the big rock. Some 4. (wealth) businessmen and high officials came by, but they simply walked around it. Many of them even loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them would bother 5. (get) the big stone out of the way.
Then a villager came along carrying a load of vegetables. On 6. (approach) the big rock, he stopped and laid down his burden, trying hard to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing, he 7. (final) succeeded. As the villager picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the rock 8. (be). The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king, saying that the gold was for the person 9. removed the huge rock from the road.
The villager learned a valuable lesson that many others would never understand: Every obstacle presents 10. opportunity to improve one’s condition.
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Last year I went on holiday to Spain． But _______， after two days in Madrid， I started to get severe ________ pain． I was in such suffering that I went to the local hospital for a(n)_______．
No sooner had I arrived than I was ________to a small room， and I had not been waiting too long________ a surgeon came to examine me． He didn't speak English and I only spoke a few words of Spanish． He ________that I had to remove my clothes and he gave me one of those funny hospital gowns （罩衣） which hardly ________anything．
He then asked me in Spanish if I was embarrassed． "Si， unpoco （Yes， a little）"， I replied with my face turning red． You see， not only did I feel embarrassed at ________ my clothes in front of a stranger but also this _________stranger was an extremely handsome man． He looked at me as though I was out of my________ and then he quickly ________ down the passage．
I was beginning to ________what had happened to him when he suddenly reappeared， this time with a group of ________students， and again asked the same question in Spanish． Now I was feeling ________， and shouted in English， "Yes， I'm extremely embarrassed． I think you would mind too if you had to talk to a crowd of strangers with almost no clothes on．" Then a female doctor in the group ________ my arm gently and ________ in perfect English， "I think I see the problem． My___________ wants to take a photograph of your back﹣an X﹣ray﹣so he wants to know if you are ________a baby． You see， embarazada means pregnant in Spanish．"
No sooner had she told me this than I realized the ________of the misunderstanding． We all had a laugh, ________ I must admit that I felt rather stupid as well．
1.A. unfortunately B. unwillingly C. unbearably D. unusually
2.A. arm B. back C. muscle D. stomach
3.A. appointment B. operation C. visit D. examination
4.A. invited B. carried C. shown D. welcomed
5.A. before B. since C. after D. until
6.A. urged B. said C. inquired D. gestured
7.A. hide B. cover C. find D. expose
8.A. putting down B. putting on C. taking off D. taking away
9.A. unique B. particular C. awkward D. aggressive
10.A. mind B. idea C. heart D. sight
11.A. slid B. waved C. screamed D. disappeared
12.A. find B. know C. wonder D. see
13.A. medical B. physical C. experienced D. amateur
14.A. better B. upset C. strange D. dull
15.A. seized B. removed C. squeezed D. held
16.A. stated B. shouted C. whispered D. prayed
17.A. colleague B. staff C. patient D. student
18.A. delivering B. defending C. wanting D. expecting
19.A. result B. cause C. problem D. effect
20.A. as B. when C. although D. since
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It was not until the end of last year _____ the economy in our country began to develop rapidly.
A．when B．that C．which D．in which
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Spain’s Literary Genius
Four centuries ago, the author of one of the greatest comedic characters in world literature took his last breath. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), the author of Don Quixote, is to the Spanish what Shakespeare is to the English and Dante is to Italians — a national literary icon.
Cervantes’ book is still appreciated today, hundreds of years after its publication, because it’s a wonderfully truthful comedy. Don Quixote, like human beings generally, has great difficulty distinguishing reality from imagination. Readers may laugh at his strange behavior, but we laugh, we laugh with recognition.
The book records the adventures of Alonso Quijano, an older Spanish gentleman who loves romance novels. In truth, he reads far too many romances, and they have affected his mind. Quijano is so mixed up that he decides that he must become a knight himself. Imagine a comic book fan who decides to dress up as a superhero to fight crime, and I’ll get the picture.
Setting the scene
Alonso Quijano reinvents himself as “Don Quixote de La Mancha”, an aristocratic (贵族的) name that suits his ambition of being a knight. Next, since every knight needs a horse, he finds himself an old one named Rocinante. But Rocinante is not exactly cut out for lite as a knight’s horse. He’s tired from years of farm work. He’s unlikely to be of much help in any fight against an enemy.
The heroes in the romances Quijano reads all had a lady to love. They were highborn, like the knights themselves. Quijano chooses Aldonze Lorenzo, a farmer’s daughter, to be his beloved. She becomes “Dulcinea del Toboso”, or “the sweet woman of Toboso”. How does Aldonza feel about Quijano’s attentions? She doesn’t feel much at all, actually. Aldonza is yet another byproduct of Quijano’s imagination, like so many things.
Finding a sidekick
Now comes Cervantes’ second great creation: Sancho Panza. Once servant in Qiujano’s house, Panza is promoted to the role of squire (随从), because every self-respecting knight needs a squire. Panza has a sensible head on his shoulders, and he is a foil (衬托) to his foolish master.
The pair faces many adventures, but none are as heroic as a knight’s should be. We laugh, rather than cry, as we read. Quijano tries to act on behalf of justice, but he doesn’t often succeed.
Cervantes’ novel inspired a word that sums up Qiujano’s romantic nature: “quixotic”. In English we use the word to describe someone who is idealistic but foolish in pursuit of his ideals. It is a mark of Cervantes’ genius that he was able to identify this trait and personify it using such a great comedic character. We should appreciate him for it on this significant occasion.
1.On what occasion did the author write this review?
A.The 400th anniversary of the publication of Don Quixote.
B.An Italian Poet, Dante’s 800th birth anniversary.
C.An English genius, William Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary.
D.Miguel de Cervantes’ 400th anniversary of his death.
2.Which role is Alonso Quijano most likely to identify with?
A.Miguel de Cervantes. B.Don Quixote de La Mancha.
C.Dulcinea del Toboso. D.Sancho Panza.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Don Quixote’s failure to distinguish reality from imagination amuses the readers.
B.Quijano manages to bring justice to the world by means of force.
C.Quijano is a Spanish aristocrat with great ambition.
D.Reading romance novel will make people behave in a foolish way.
4.According to the author, readers admire Cervantes and his masterpiece because ________
A.Cervantes is equal to Shakespeare and Dante as a national literary icon
B.Quijano’s adventure is romantic and heroic
C.Cervantes’ has a genius for personifying Quijano’s quixotic nature in a truthful comedy
D.Quijano’s vivid imagination has brought other minor characters to life.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Having taken our seats, _______.
A. the professor began the lecture
B. the lecture began in no time
C. we were attracted by the lecture immediately
D. the bell announced the beginning of the lecture
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Having taken our seats, ______.
A．the professor began the lecture
B．the lecture began in no time
C．we were attracted by the lecture immediately
D．the bell announced the beginning of the lecture
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Holidays in Spain not only mean visiting the tourist attractions or enjoying the thrills of bullfight, but also are charming because of the various options for entertainment in Spain.
Getting in
Reaching Spain by air from London to Barcelona takes 2 hours; London to Madrid is 2 hours and 20 minutes and to Malaga is 2 hours and 45minutes. The journey from New York to Madrid is 8 hours and 35 minutes.
Things to do
If you want affordable entertainment and leisure in Spain, go to the streets. In Spain, walking across the streets is known as the “paseo”, in which the entire Spanish families move forward clapping out flamenco rhythms. This is the best occasion to know Spanish culture better.
If you want some indoor options for fun, come to the movie houses, which are luxurious and provide the bar service. Here, you can watch films translated into Spanish and be prepared to watch horror films, cowboy films, etc. If you have a taste for drama and play, you can enjoy performances in theaters, where you can watch plays of Spanish authors as well as translations of foreign plays. There are typical nightclubs which are open till 2:00 a.m. or 3:00 a.m., and you need to be formally dressed up.
There are circuses of very high quality and also a lot of options for sports lovers. Soccer has attained even more popularity than bullfight in Spain. Then, there are other sports like boxing, bicycle races, horse races, and in the Basque region, handball.
Tips
Though you may think that this country is warm, it can be very cold in winter, so you need proper clothing when you come here. Further, direct exposure to sunlight for long duration should be avoided to prevent sunburn and heatstroke.
1.How long does it probably take a tourist to fly to Madrid from London?
A.120 minutes. B.140 minutes.
C.165 minutes. D.515 minutes.
2.Where is the most suitable place to learn about Spanish culture?
A.The streets. B.The nightclubs.
C.The movie houses. D.The Basque region
3.What can you do in the movie houses in Spain?
A.Enjoy the thrills of bullfight.
B.Dance clapping out flamenco rhythms.
C.Experience the bar service and watch various films.
D.Watch plays written by Spanish or foreign authors.
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