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Melissa Poe was 9 years old when she began a campaign for a cleaner environment by writing a letter to the then President Bush.Through her own efforts,her letter was reproduced（复制）on over 250 donated billboards（广告牌）across the country.
The response to her request for help was so huge that Poe established Kids For A Cleaner Environment(Kids F.A.C.E.) in 1989. There are now 300,000 members of Kids FACE worldwide and is the world's largest youth environmental organization.
Poe has also asked the National Park Service to carry out a "Children's Forest" project in every national park. In 1992, she was invited as one of only six children in the world to speak at the Earth Summit in Brazil as part of the Voices of the Future Program. In 1993, she was given a Caring Award for her efforts by the Caring Institute.
Since the organization started, Kids F.A.C.E.members have distributed and planted over 1 million trees! Ongoing tree-planting projects include Kid's Yards—the creation of backyard wildlife habitats and now Kids F.A.C.E.is involved in the exciting Earth Odyssey, which is a great way to start helping.
"Starting the club turned out to be a way to help people get involved with the environment. Club members started doing things like recycling, picking up litter and planting trees as well as inviting other kids to join their club."
"We try to tell kids that it's not OK to be lazy," she explains. "You need to start being a responsible, environmentally friendly person now, right away, before you become a resource-sucking adult."
1.Kids F.A.C.E is _____.
A. a program to help students with writing B. a project of litter recycling
C. a campaign launched by President Bush D. a club of environmental protection
2.What can we learn about Poe?
A. She was awarded a prize in Brazil.
B. She donated billboard across the country.
C. She got positive responses for her efforts.
D. She joined the National Park Service.
3.Kid's Yards is _____.
A. established in a national park
B. started to protect wildlife
C. a tree-planting project
D. an entertainment park for kids
4.Which of the following can be inferred from the text?
A. Adults are resource-sucking people.
B. Poe sought help from a youth organization.
C. Kids F.A.C.E members are from the U.S.
D. Kids are urged(呼吁) to save natural resources.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When Kathryn was 6 years old, she sat outside for three hours at her home and did not make a sound.Her parents wondered why she was so quiet, only to discover that she was drawing a picture of a flag outside. She recalled. “That’s what I wanted to do that day,” said Kathryn, who is now 23 years old. And in the future, she continued to do art as a hobby.
Recently, Kathryn was named Lake Placid’s first artist in the neighborhood. She will be there for at least four weeks and possibly more. During that time, she will teach an art class and focus on her own art. Much of her work includes creating photos. She said: “There is always something there that you haven’t included, so you can never stop when painting a photo.”
Kathryn ended up as the first artist just by chance. She said her sister was on vacation in Florida and looking for a job in Lake Placid. The sister got the job and moved there.
Kathryn said she visited her sister and was ordered to do wall paintings inside a building. Later, her sister saw a demand for an artist on line and suggested she should apply.
Kathryn said she’s the first artist in her family, but added that her parents are creative. Her father loves to create things from wood, she said. “Anything you can make out of wood, he has made it,” she said.
Her own creativity with art continued through college. While at college, she was once employed to recreate a photo of a couple on a vacation to Florida and one of a sunset in either North Carolina or South Carolina.
Kathryn said she’s looking at
other forms of art. The time she spends here will help her to “figure out who I am as an artist,” she said.1.From the first paragraph, we can know that________.
A. Kathryn had few words at her early age
B. Kathryn would sit outside in silence
C. Kathryn used to keep silent at home
D. Kathryn liked art since her childhood
2.While painting a photo, Kathryn thinks ________.
A. It’s hard to finish a perfect job.
B. you can’t stop half way
C. you may miss the photos somewhere
D. you have to finish it at a time
3.Talking of her father, Kathryn________ .
A. praised him for his wood art
B. was ashamed of his form of wood art
C. was greatly proud of him
D. felt pity for his creative talent
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A young artist treats art more than a hobby.
B. A hobby becomes a pursuit(追求) for an artist.
C. A girl finds her value in her own hobby.
D. A girl walks out of her hobby as an artist.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Only when____ 30 years old _____ to learn English.
A. was he; did he began B. he was; did he begin
C. was he; he began D. he was; he begin
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Only when _______ 30 years old ______ to learn English.
A. was he; did he begin B. he was; he began C. he was; did he begin D. was he; he began
高二英语选择题简单题查看答案及解析
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When I was eight or nine years old, I wrote my first poem.
My mother read the little poem and began to cry. “Buddy, you didn’t really write this beautiful, beautiful poem!” Shyly, I said that I had. My mother poured out her welcome praise. Why, this poem was nothing short of genius!
What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to show him what I had accomplished. My mother said she hoped he would be home around 7. I spent the best part of that afternoon preparing for his arrival. First, I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting. Then I used colored pens to draw a border around it. Then I confidently placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. But my father did not return at 7, Seven-fifteen, Seven-thirty. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate my poem even more than my mother.
It was almost 8 o’clock when my father burst in. He was an hour late, but he could not sit down. I can see him now, a big Havana cigar in one hand, the rapidly disappearing drink in the other, calling down bitter words on his employees.
Suddenly, he paused and glared at his plate. There was a silence. He was reaching for my poem. I lowered my head and stared down into my plate.
“What is this?” I heard him say.
“Ben, a wonderful thing has happened,” my mother said. “Buddy has written his first poem. And it’s beautiful, absolutely amazing”.
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.
I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours. I remember wondering why it was taking so long. I could hear him dropping the poem back on the table again. Now was the moment of decision.
“I think it’s bad,” my father said.
I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting wet.
“Ben, sometimes I don’t understand you,” my mother was saying. “This is just a little boy. You’re not in your studio now. These are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written. He need encouragement.”
“I don’t know why,” my father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough bad poetry in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.”
I couldn’t stand it another second. I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.
That may have been the end of the anecdote(轶事) — but not of its significance for me.
A few years later I took a second look at that first poem, and unwillingly I had to agree with my father’s tough judgment. It was a pretty bad poem. After a while, I worked up the courage to show him something new, a short story. My father thought it was overwritten but not hopeless. I was learning to rewrite. And my mother was learning that she could disapprove of me without ruining me. You might say we were all learning. I was going on 12.
As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, it became clearer and clearer to me how fortunate I had been to have had a mother who said, “Buddy, it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head no and drove me to tears with his, “I think it’s bad.” In fact all of us in life need that mother force, the loving force from which all creation flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete, even misleading, finally damaging, without the father force to caution, “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.” Between the two poles of affirmation (肯定) and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.
1.What did the mother think of the Buddy’s poem?
A. She was so moved that she cried.
B. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.
C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.
D. She thought the poem was well written.
2.Which underlined word in the following sentences best reflects Buddy’s eagerness to show his father the poem?
A. Then I confidently placed it right on my father’s place on the dining table.
B. He would be able to appreciate my poem even more than my mother.
C. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting.
D. I could hardly wait to show him what I had accomplished.
3.The underlined sentence “My father held his ground” could best be replaced by ________.
A. My father began to explain his reasons
B. My father thought his comment is unreasonable
C. My father refused to change his opinion
D. My father got so angry that he rose to his feet
4.From the passage, we can infer that the father can be best described as ________.
A. cruel and stubborn B. loving and matter-of-fact
C. bad-tempered and rude D. cautious and strict
5.Which of the following statements do you think the author might agree with?
A. The incident helped the writer work his work further as a writer.
B. The author only realized the significance of the incident after becoming a writer.
C. After the incident, the author stopped writing but tried his luck in plays and films.
D. The incident completely changed the author’s course of life.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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From that day on, when eight-year-old Charlie with gray eyes began riding my school bus, he was a trial. If a fight ______ out, it must have been Charlie. If a girl was crying, ______ were that Charlie had pulled her hair. I practiced every bit of patience, but all ______. However, I spoke to him ______ but firmly, he would stare at me with those big gray eyes without a word.
A little girl sent me a small tin ______. She had written, “To the Best Bus Driver Polly.” One day, I was ______ because of a talk with the headmaster. When I got on the bus, I ______ that the tin heart was gone.“Charlie was the first one on the bus. Check his ______, ”insisted the girl who had given me the heart.
I asked him to come forward, and ______ into his pocket. Then I felt it—the ______ small tin heart. Charlie stared at me for a long time. There were no ______ in those big gray eyes and no plea(恳求) for ______ He seemed to be waiting for what would happen. I was about to pull the tin heart out of Charlie’s pocket when I ______ myself. “Let him keep it,” a ______ seemed to whisper.
Many years later, I was in a department store ______ someone said, “Polly?” I turned to see the big ______ eyes. There was no doubt. It was Charlie. To my ______, he hugged me and pulled ______ from his pocket—the little tin heart that ______, “To the Best Bus Driver Polly.”
“You were the only one who kept ______,” he explained.
1.A. held B. broke C. gave D. got
2.A. challenges B. changes C. choices D. chances
3.A. in secret B. in shape C. in vain D. in sight
4.A. weakly B. gently C. coldly D. rudely
5.A. heart B. bus C. animal D. girl
6.A. blamed B. charged C. teased D. delayed
7.A. doubted B. admitted C. realized D. wondered
8.A. pockets B. books C. seats D. schoolbags
9.A. stretched B. raised C. reached D. pulled
10.A. familiar B. new C. ordinary D. earlier
11.A. pride B. pleasure C. smiles D. tears
12.A. encouragement B. mercy C. recognition D. escape
13.A. stopped B. enjoyed C. devoted D. prepared
14.A. child B. voice C. tone D. noise
15.A. until B. before C. because D. when
16.A. black B. blue C. gray D. red
17.A. surprise B. relief C. amusement D. delight
18.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
19.A. sang B. read C. showed D. appeared
20.A. asking B. practicing C. persuading D. trying
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Gabby Logan was a gymnast when she was young. She is now the 39-year-old mother of seven-year-old twins, Reuben and Lois. The other day on TV she was dressed in a new swimsuit, which was designed to show off her nice figure, which was admired by a great number of television viewers.
Gabby, who won high praise for her television show of the Olympics, has asked the woman of the whole nation to go to the swimming pool, saying the secret of her figure is regular swimming. She is also making advertisements for the new Sculpture Swimwear of Speedo, an international swimsuit company, to help women find the perfect swimsuit.
Gabby said, "We all felt uneasy about getting into our swimwear at first. But we should be excited by the sporting achievements we have seen at the Olympics this summer. To get ourselves a little healthier, have a try and go to the swimming pool. " Then she said," Swimming is the perfect exercise if you want to feel healthy or simply relax. I find that going for a swim always clears my mind and also gives me some valuable 6 my time'. I like the calm of swimming which I can't experience when I am not in the pool. "
A study by Speedo, an International company, which sells swimsuits, reported the biggest reason why women were put off going to the pool was the way they looked in swimwear. More than half of the l,000 women surveyed have been reduced to tears when trying on swimwear. And 48 percent said they felt too self-conscious to go swimming with their children. Sally Polak, from Speedo, said, " We're hoping to give women the courage and confidence to get back into the water. "
1. What can we learn about Gabby Logan?
A. She has two children of the same age.
B. She appeared on TV to show off her nice figure.
C. She was a swimmer when she was young.
D. She took part in the Olympic Games when she was young.
2.What is the main reason why Gabby has a nice figure?
A. She is a gymnast.
B. She often swims.
C. She has a peaceful mind
D. She wears Sculpture Swimwear.
3. The biggest reason why most women were stopped from swimming is _ .
A. their shy mind of wearing the swimsuit
B. their being too busy with their housework
C. their not being comfortable in the swimsuit
D. their being afraid of their child seeing them wear less
4.What is the author's purpose of writing the text?
A. To introduce a famous woman.
B. To discuss a TV show of the Olympics.
C. To report a way of keeping a good figure.
D. To encourage women to go swimming.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Olivia Ries was just seven years old when she and her eight-year-old brother Carter adopted a cheetah(猎豹) in South Africa.
''When my sister and I first learned back in 2009 that species like the cheetah may be extinct in the wild by the time we have kids, it scared us. We knew we had to do something to help them, '' says Carter. ''There are so many people (young and old alike) who just don’t know what is happening to so many species, just like we didn't. Olivia and I want to make sure we reach as many people around the world as possible and help them to understand how serious the situation really is. ''
To do that, the kids started One More Generation (OMG), an organization with the motto: ''Preserving endangered species for one more generation and beyond. ''
Now, ten years later, Olivia and Carter have traveled all over the world spreading their message. They've been interviewed on national television, participated in marches and fundraisers and won awards for their work. In 2015, they were invited to Vietnam by the United States Embassy to participate in a program to save rhinos. All that they've accomplished for animals and the environment is much too long to list!
''Our number one message to everyone we meet is 'Remember, anyone can make a difference... if we can, you can too, '' says Olivia. ''We want all people to understand that what Carter and I are doing is not necessarily something special; it is something that we all should be doing. You can start small by simply adopting an animal. Do some research on the species you are interested in, and find a good organization offering adoptions. My brother and I take our birthday money and allowance money and adopt animals all the time. ''
1.How did Olivia and Carter feel when learning cheetahs faced extinction?
A.Angry and guilty. B.Shocked and concerned.
C.Anxious and helpless. D.Hopeful and determined.
2.What does the underlined ''that'' refer to in Paragraph 3?
A.Helping endangered species survive.
B.Telling people the situation cheetahs face.
C.Making the situation of dying species known.
D.Calling on people to adopt endangered species.
3.What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell about Olivia and Carter?
A.They organized activities to raise money. B.They took measures to save rhinos.
C.They made efforts to list extinct species. D.They contributed a lot to dying species.
4.What do Olivia's words suggest?
A.Anyone can help by starting small.
B.Anyone can do something special.
C.Anyone should do research on species.
D.Anyone should donate to adoption organizations.
5.If you're to offer Olivia a gift, which might she expect most?
A.''Adopting a panda in name of both her and me. ''
B.''Making her a furry dog with my own hands. ''
C.''Buying her a doll of the latest style. ''
D.''Mailing her a handmade postcard. ''
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg.They saw a man _______out of a garbage can.She asked her mother why he did that and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry.Hannah was very _______.She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food.Hannah started to think about how she could_______，but，of course，there is not a lot one five﹣year﹣old can do to solve（解决）the problem of homelessness.
Later , when Hannah attended school， she saw another homeless person. It was a woman，_______an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with_______.It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more_______to do something.She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people_______they first saw the homeless man.Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad，she wouldn' t_______as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces.She hoped to_______her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foudation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to ________ "Big Bosses" lunches， where she would try to persuade local business leaders to________to the cause.She also organized a fundraising（募捐）drive in "Ladybug Jars" to collect everyone′s spare change during "Make Change" month. More recently, the foundation began another ________ called National Red Scarf Day﹣a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada′s________and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called "Hannah′s Place", something that Hannah is very ________of. Hannah′s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that________outdoors can mean death.In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities，she has received a lot of ________.For example, she received the 2007BRICK Award recognizing the________of young people to change the world.But ________all this，Hannah still has the ________life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a ________ in the world.You can，too!
1.A. eating B. jumping C. crying D. waving
2.A. annoyed B. nervous C. upset D. ashamed
3.A. behave B. help C. manage D. work
4.A. holding B. carrying C. buying D. pushing
5.A. bags B. bottles C. foods D. goods
6.A. excited B. determined C. energetic D. grateful
7.A. although B. unless C. since D. as
8.A. feel B. get C. sound D. look
9.A. exchange B. leave C. spread D. keep
10.A. sell B. deliver C. pack D. host
11.A. agree B. lead C. apply D. contribute
12.A. campaign B. trip C. procedure D. trial
13.A. elderly B. lonely C. hungry D. sick
14.A. aware B. proud C. afraid D. sure
15.A. sleeping B. going C. traveling D. playing
16.A. invitations B. praises C. replies D. appointments
17.A. needs B. efforts C. dreams D. interests
18.A. for B. through C. along D. besides
19.A. healthy B. public C. normal D. tough
20.A. choice B. profit C. judgement D. difference
高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
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Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man_________out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very________.She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could________,but,of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.
Later ,when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman,_______ an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with_______. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more______to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people______they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’ t______as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to____her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foudation ,an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to _________ “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to ___to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone`s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another ____ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada`s _____and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very____of. Hannah`s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that_____outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of _____.For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the _______ of young people to change the world. But _______ all this, Hannah still has the _______ life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a _______ in the world. You can,too!
1.A. jumping B. eating C. crying D. waving
2.A. annoyed B. nervous C. ashamed D. upset
3.A. behave B. manage C. help D. work
4.A. pushing B. carrying C. buying D. holding
5.A. goods B. bottles C. foods D. bags
6.A. excited B. determined C. energetic D. grateful
7.A. since B. unless C. although D. as
8.A. sound B. get C. feel D. look
9.A. exchange B. leave C. keep D. spread
10.A. sell B. deliver C. host D. pack
11.A. contribute B. lead C. apply D. agree
12.A. campaign B. trip C. procedure D. trial
13.A. elderly B. hungry C. lonely D. sick
14.A. aware B. afraid C. proud D. sure
15.A. going B. sleeping C. traveling D. playing
16.A. praises B. invitations C. replies D. appointments
17.A. needs B. interests C. dreams D. efforts
18.A. for B. through C. besides D. along
19.A. healthy B. public C. normal D. tough
20.A. choice B. profit C. judgement D. difference
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
other forms of art. The time she spends here will help her to “figure out who I am as an artist,” she said.