Trends come and go but style is eternal. So w...

Trends come and go but style is eternal. So what is the latest fashion trend that defines this season? Let’s take a look at the fashion trend in 2016 and be the first ones to embrace the latest trend.

Head—It seems like everyone will be wearing a bucket hat this season. Bucket hat might sound a bit old-fashioned for some people, but the 90s trend is in season again! Spring and summer are always the seasons for casual clothes, so pairing the bucket hat with casual shorts or skirts would be your outfit to go in this spring and summer in 2016.

Bottom—Summer is the season when everyone gets ready for the humid weather. The current season trend is making everyone have a more comfortable summer because wide-leg bottoms is in trend again. Perhaps not everyone likes wide-leg bottoms because this could possibly make people look shorter, choosing a high-waist wide-leg bottom and matching it with crop top will definitely make you look taller and trendy in 2016.

Dress—Be prepared for embracing the feminine details this season. Ruffles(荷叶边) around the sleeve or ruffles all-over the dress will be everyone's favorite in 2016. All these little details will transform your look in season. Simple colors like pink and black are designer’s favorites in this season too.

Shoes—Many people thought wedges are also the shoes to go in spring and summer time, but in 2016, very flat flats are in trend again. Shoe designers are trying to have more combinations flats or low-heels with less of gender identity.

Accessories—No outfit goes perfect without accessories. Adding statement accessories to your simple and natural outlook this summer is your day-to-night outfit. These jewels are doing to make you feel completed in day time and sparkled at night.

1.What kind of people will benefit a lot more from this passage?

A. Scientists.        B. Teachers.        C. Designers.        D. Lawyers.

2.Which of the following is true about bucket hats in the second paragraph?

A. Everyone is wearing a bucket hat.

B. Bucket hats in the 90s were old-fashioned.

C. Nowadays most people do not like bucket hats.

D. Maybe you will match the bucket hat with casual shorts this spring.

3.From the passage we know that in 2016 ________.

A. accessories will be an important part of the fashion

B. shoe designers are trying to have high-heels

C. jewelry is not considered a fashionable item

D. simple and natural outlook this summer is your day-to-night outfit

4.What will fashion icons do in 2016 except ________.

A. prefer flat shoes

B. prefer complex colors

C. wear dresses with ruffles(荷叶边) around the sleeves

D. choose a high-waist wide-leg bottom and match it with crop top

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I don't want to upset you, but nobody can ever find out what day is going to be the last. And so it’s better to live each day of your life as if it is the last. I'm not telling you to quit your job and spend all your money on traveling. But you can live your life to its fullest by adding some simple things to each day. It doesn't matter what is going on, but it does matter how you feel about it. Here is my recipe for the best day on Earth!

A Handful of Happiness

Where can you find it? Take a look inside of yourself! Happiness doesn't come from the outside, it is within you. Each moment your life gives you a lot of opportunities to be happy. If you want to see them, you will. If you don’t, it's up to you.

A Handful of Love

Love is the harmony of your soul. A little love can make a big difference to the whole world. We are one. Everyone and everything deserve your love as well as you do.

A Handful of Dreams

Feel free to dream big dreams and make small steps towards them. You are the creator of your life. Every time you are doing something to achieve your goals you are growing.

A Handful of Creativity

Try to be creative in everything you do. Try to do your best every time you are doing something. Do not be afraid to use your imagination. It's such a pleasure to do something new. Feel the joy of creation!

A Handful of Magic

Do you believe in magic? Well, you should. Life is full of miracles. In fact, life itself is a big miracle. There are so many things that are beyond our understanding. "There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." — Albert Einstein

Celebrate every day of your life! Let the spirit of holiday fill each corner of your heart. Why not? You live your life to its fullest and move towards your dreams!

1. What does the author advise people to do?

2. It can be concluded that to realize your big dreams, you need ____________.

3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

4. Which can be the best title of the passage?

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

When it comes to medical care, many patients and doctors believe "more is better." But what they do not realize is that overtreatment-too many scans, too many blood tests, too many procedures-may bring harm. Sometimes a test leads you down a path to more and more testing, some of which may be attacking, or to treatment for things that should be left out.

Terrence Power, for example, complained that after his wife learned she had Wegener's disease, an uncommon disorder of the immune system(免疫系统), they found it difficult to refuse testing recommended by her doctor. The doctor insisted on office visits every three weeks, even when she was feeling well. He frequently ordered blood tests and X-rays, and repeatedly referred her to experts for even minor complaints. Even when tests came back negative, more were ordered, and she was hospitalized as prevention when she caught a cold. She had as many as 25 doctor visits during one six-month period. The couple was spending about $30,000 a year for her care.

After several years of physical suffering and near financial ruin from the medical costs, the couple began questioning the treatment after discussing with other patients in online support groups. "It's a really hard thing to determine when doctors have crossed the line," Mr. Power said. "You think she's getting the best care in the world, but after a while you start to wonder: What is the purpose?" Mr. Power then spoke with his own primary care doctor, who advised him to find a new expert to oversee Mrs. Power's care. Under the new doctor's care, the regular testing stopped and Mrs. Power's condition was stable. Now she sees the doctor only four or five times a year.

1.Which of the following was a problem for Mrs. Power during her medical treatment?

A.She had to be hospitalized for three weeks whenever she had a cold.

B.Her doctor asked her to consult other experts for her complaints.

C.When test results showed she was fine, her doctor still ordered more tests.

D.She did not have any insurance, so she became penniless.

2.When did the Powers start to doubt the treatment of Mrs. Power?

A.After they knew about the treatment of other patients.

B.After they analyzed the results of her blood tests

C.After Mrs power was cured of her illness.

D.After the new expert tested her.

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "stable" in the last paragraph?

A.not getting worse B.improper

C.unchangeable D.uncertain

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Treatments do not always cause harmful side effects.

B.Patients tend to believe more testing is better treatment.

C.Doctors generally recommend office visits that are necessary.

D.Too much medical care may not be beneficial to patients.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Studies have documented that smiling is a universal and effective way to lift mood. But in the latest research on the power of the smile, researchers led by Marcus Munafo of the University of Bristol in England found that even seeing smiles on the faces of others can have a profound effect on a person's tendency toward violence or aggression — that is, as long as that person recognizes the smile as one of happiness, and not as a sneer (讥笑)．

Munafo and his colleagues conducted a series of experiments involving normal adults and highly aggressive teens referred to a youth program, either by educational authorities or the courts. About 70% of the teens already had a criminal record.

In the first experiment, 40 healthy adults, aged 18­30, looked at facial expressions on the computer ranging from happy to angry with increasingly difficult ones to discern in between. Participants were asked how angry they felt and then had to rate the images as displaying either happiness or anger — there was no option for “unclear” or “unable to tell”. From these ratings, the scientists could generate a score of their preference toward happiness or anger.

Previous research found that aggressive people — including violent offenders — tend to consider even a common expression as an unfriendly one. “You looking at me？” can easily turn a simple question into a tragic fight.

Based on their original scores, half of the participants were then told by the computer that some of the unclear faces that they had rated as angry should have been scored as happy. This was intended to guide them toward judging the in­between faces more positively. The other 20 received feedback that simply proved their first choices, creating a control group.

After this training, both groups were tested again and the group that received the biased (有偏见的) feedback shifted its ratings of unclear faces toward the happy side. Participants were also asked to rate their level of angry feelings again after completing the second round of testing. Those who were trained to consider unclear faces as happier reported feeling less angry afterward.

The researchers next focused on the 46 adolescents from the high risk youth program. These teens completed the same testing, but both the youth and the staff reported on the teens' levels of aggressive behavior before the testing started and for two weeks afterward. The teens trained to interpret unclear facial expressions more positively were significantly less aggressive two weeks later.

“The results of our experiments strongly suggest that the understanding of emotional facial expressions plays a causal role in subjective anger and aggressive behavior，”the authors conclude.

That doesn't mean that smiles alone are the answer to violence among adolescents — previous research in which anti­social youth were trained to better recognize emotions, for example, did not have any effect on their level of aggressive behavior. But this earlier study focused on improving teens' understanding of clear facial signals, not unclear ones. Since unclear signals are more likely to be misunderstood, it may be that violent behavior in some youth exists with their constant misunderstanding of angry expressions where they don't exist, which push them to aggressive responses. The findings suggest that helping young people, particularly those easy to be violent, to learn to give others the benefit of the doubt when they see what they think is a threatening face could help end the vicious (恶性的) cycle of violence.

1.The underlined word “discern” (Paragraph 3) means ________.

A．display obviously　 B．identify clearly

C．describe correctly　 D．value properly

2.According to Munafo's research, the anger and violent behavior in some youths resulted from ____.

A．their misunderstanding of facial emotions of others

B．their lack in knowledge of emotion recognition

C．their in­born tendency toward violence or aggression

D．their experience of being offended by others on purpose

3.The method Munafo and his colleagues used in their research is ________.

A．field investigation

B．case study

C．observation and analysis

D．experiment and comparison

4.What happens to the participants after receiving certain feedbacks?

A．They can interpret unclear facial expressions.

B．They put an end to their aggressive behavior.

C．They tend to judge the in­between faces positively.

D．It makes no difference in their level of aggressive behavior.

5.Which of the following will Munafo and his group probably agree with?

A．Just smile as much as possible.

B．Misunderstanding is the root of violence.

C．Seeing smiles can lower aggression.

D．Control our anger to avoid violence and aggression.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- Bill! What about going to the theatre after work? The latest movie is on tonight.

--- Come on, Henry! ______ your silly talk and get down to business. Otherwise, we’ll never be finished for anything.

A. Cut out                  B. Cut away         C. Cut through          D. Cut off

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Devon, 17, is used to paying her own cell phone and car expenses. But lately it's been harder. The family she baby-sits for hasn’t been calling as much as usual and she couldn't find a job over the summer. Devon's dad said it's a sign of the tough economy. He told her he's feeling the pinch too and that he had to use her college fund to pay the loan(货款).

This kind of money troubles isn't strange to common families these days. In fact, it's hard to avoid news about the economy on the screen of the TV or the computers recently. It can seem a bit worry and some families are hit really hard.

For most people, the big problem is that things cost more at a time when they have less money to spend. But higher prices aren't the only problem. Many people are having a tough time making payments on some types of home loans.

Therefore, some families are cutting back on what they spend.　 For example, eating out less, staying home instead of going on vacation, moving to a less expensive house and so on.

However, as discouraging as things may seem now, the good news is that the economy always gets back on track after a while. Jobs may be hard to find, but the slow economy can open up new opportunities. The couple Devon babysat for might cut back on evening's out, but they could be interested in hiring her for after-school care. Perhaps it's time to sell her old toys and baby gear (设备)in the basement(地下室) or help others sell these items online if she is good at it. She could charge them a fee to sell their old stuff(东西).

1.What does the underlined phrase in the first paragraph refer to?

A. Getting hurt.　　 B. Receiving less calls.

C. Out of work.　　 D. Short of money

2.According to the passage, what constantly appears on the screen nowadays?

A. News on the tough economy.　　 B. Devon's family troubles.

C. Advertisements for babysitters.　　 D. Information on yard sales.

3.What do people do to overcome the tough economy?

A. To strike for high pay.　　 B. To open a new store to sell toys.

C. To cut down their expense.　　 D. To move to other places for vocations.

4.The passage is mainly about________

A. Devon’s own family money troubles

B. family troubles made by tough economy

C. ways of solving the slow economy

D. the increasing prices and expenses

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Dreams come true through actions, and the best action is to set and achieve goals. Realizing your goals is important. As you realize your goals, you will find relief from many problems that seem to trouble you. 1. With the following of plans and actions come achievements, success, and accomplishments.

Self-realization is an understanding of your direction in life. If you understand your direction, you will see what you must do to achieve your goals. 2. This action of achievement makes you feel satisfied and complete. Even if only for a few hours, it still feels good.

3. If a person doesn’t have goals, he often feels a lack of purposes, wondering what the purpose of life is. The real meaning of life is growth. When something is growing, it is alive. For us humans we stop physically growing around the age of 21, so after that milestone we can only continue to grow mentally, spiritually, and psychologically. 4. Having a purpose in life provides principles, ideas, motivation and a reason to live. If you have a purpose, you will feel competent and confident. This takes you to your goals since you focus on your objective in life.

5. For instance, a short-term goal is to walk around the block without stopping, then to run around the block without stopping, and then to increase the distance every time a goal is reached until the final goal of running a marathon is accomplished. If you start by trying to run the marathon, you will fail, but by starting with smaller goals, you will succeed.

A. Goals are an essential part of life.

B. When you reach a goal, you get realization.

C. The realization of self will bring you satisfaction.

D. But first you must set a goal, and then plans and actions will follow.

E. As for the long-term goals, they are what will determine your life.

F. To keep growing we must have a purpose, whether we invent one or discover one.

G. The most important way to realize your goals is to set up short-term goals that work toward long-term goals.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Help has already come from them，but the aid is________near what we expected．

A．everywhere    B．somewhere    C．nowhere   D．anywhere

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

It is not where you come from or what you are, but the ability to do the job________matters.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

— Shall we stay at home or go fishing?

— ______.

A. That’s not the point. B. So what?

C. Oh, come on! D. It’s up to you.

高二英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析