Spring is coming, spring is coming,
Birdies, build your nest;
Weave (编织) together straw and feather,
Doing each your best.
Spring is coming, spring is coming,
Flowers are coming too:
Pansies, lilies, daffodillies
Now are coming through.
Spring is coming, spring is coming,
All around is fair,
Shimmer (闪烁) and quiver (轻微颤动) on the river,
Joy is everywhere.
——William Blake
1.The poet felt _____ when he was writing the poem.
A. surprised B. lonely C. happy D. sad
2.What does the underlined word “fair” mean?
A. Pleasant. B. Noisy. C. Dirty. D. Busy.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Spring is coming, spring is coming,
Birdies, build your nest;
Weave (编织) together straw and feather,
Doing each your best.
Spring is coming, spring is coming,
Flowers are coming too:
Pansies, lilies, daffodillies
Now are coming through.
Spring is coming, spring is coming,
All around is fair,
Shimmer (闪烁) and quiver (轻微颤动) on the river,
Joy is everywhere.
——William Blake
1.The poet felt _____ when he was writing the poem.
A. surprised B. lonely C. happy D. sad
2.What does the underlined word “fair” mean?
A. Pleasant. B. Noisy. C. Dirty. D. Busy.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Spring comes and the grass is beginning to ____________.
A.stand up B.come up C.bring up D.build up
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The building______ last spring is a hospital for children and women.
A. to built B. to be built
C. built D. building
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Scholastic Art: What is your job?
Jayson Fann: I build human-sized nests all over the world.
SA: Can people sit in your nests?
JF: Yes! People have dinner parties in my nests. They read and relax in them. Some of my nests even have several rooms. My nests are even used as hotel rooms.
SA: How do you make a nest?
JF: First, I make a design for the nest. Then I review the design with my client(客户). After the design is final, I collect wood and work with a team to build it.
SA: What do you use to make your nests?
JF:I use eucalyptus(按树)wood, which is soft and easy to bend when it is young and freshly cut. But when it dries, it becomes extremely hard. So it holds its shape and can support weight. But the structure’s strength also comes from the engineering -- how I weave the wood, and how I join major sections by bolting(用螺栓固定)them together.
SA: What makes a great nest design?
JF: Placement is important. The lines of the branches(树枝) create movement and energy, resulting in a cleaner, simpler background -- such as smooth stone or the sky -- which really fits the nest. For me, it’s all about balance.
SA: What skills do you need for your job?
JF: You have to be able to draw and use different artistic tools. But you also have to know how to speak to people -- your clients and the people who work for you.
SA: What inspires you?
IF: I love to see how other artists, like Andy Goldsworthy, take common and natural materials and make something special with them.
SA: What is the best part of your job?
JF: I get to be creative in a way that doesn’t harm the environment!
1.Jayson Fann’s nests are .
A. used for different purposes B. completely made of wood
C. usually built at his home D. just used for exhibition
2.When Jayson Fann makes a nest, he usually .
A. builds it on his own
B. places it on a eucalyptus tree
C. asks his client to design it first
D. takes its surroundings into consideration
3.Jayson Fann is actually .
A. an animal lover B. a fashion designer
C. a famous engineer D. an environmental artist
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.
A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身)nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey (传递)certain messages.What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are.Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies.Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.
Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees (雇员), because those people represent the companies to their customers.
As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers.Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.
There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.
1.Which of the following is the newspaper editor’ opinion according to Paragraph 2?
A.People’s appearances carry messages about themselves.
B.Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.
C.Customers’ choices influence dress standards in companies.
D.Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.
2.What can be inferred from the text?
A.Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.
B.Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.
C.Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.
D.What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.Appearances Matter B.Personal Choices Matter
C.Employees Matter D.Hiring Managers Matter
4.The author’s attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as_____.
A.enthusiastic B.positive C.negative D.sympathetic
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Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing,our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.
A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身)nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.
Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees ,because those people represent the companies to their customers.
As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.
There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.
1.Which of the following is the newspaper editor’ opinion according to Paragraph 2?
A. People’s appearances carry messages about themselves.
B. Customers’ choices influence dress standards in companies.
C. Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.
D. Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.
2.What can be inferred from the text?
A. Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.
B. What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.
C. Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.
D. Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Employees Matter B. Personal Choices Matter
C. Appearances Matter D. Hiring Managers Matter
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.
A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.
Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people represent the companies to their customers.
As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.
There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.
1.What can be inferred from the text?
A.Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidate. |
B.Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview. |
C.What to wear is a matter of customers’ acceptance to a great extent. |
D.Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates. |
2.Which of the following is the newspaper editor’s opinion according to Paragraph2?
A.Customers’ choices influence dress standards in companies. |
B.Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated. |
C.Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace. |
D.People’s appearances carry messages about themselves. |
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.Appearances Do Matter |
B.Hiring Managers Matter |
C.Personal Choices Matter |
D.Employees Matter |
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.Is there ______ rain in your area in spring?
A.plenty of | B.a great many | C.a large number of | D.much |
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Is there ______ rain in your area in spring?
A. plenty of B. a great many C. a large number of D. much
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Every spring scores of people flock to the Buzzard Festival at Hinckley, Ohio. They come to watch for buzzards. Most would be glad just to take a look at a buzzard. If they do see one of these" flying garbage cans", it will probably be circling high in the sky. From there it can watch the ground for signs of the waste and the dead animals on which it feeds.
The buzzard is the ugliest bird in the United States. In fact, it may well be the ugliest bird in the world. It has a small, bare, pink head. Its thick body is covered with dark, rough feathers.
In spite of its looks, the buzzard is important to the people of Hinckley. It is their first sign of spring. After a winter in the south, buzzards return to their homes in the north. In the Hinckley area, they always return on March 15. No one knows why. But they have come back to Hinckley Ridge on that day, sure as clocks work, for at least forty years.
The excitement starts in February. By the middle of March it has reached a high peak. Bets are placed. Prizes go to the person who sees the first buzzard. Radio stations and newspapers tell of the coming festival. And on the weekend after March 15 the people of Hinckley hold their Buzzard Festival.
The people come and look around. They chat. They eat their fill of pancakes and sausages. Then they drive past Buzzard's Roost on Hinckley Ridge.
A lot of them stop near the road at the stand set up to give information to visitors. There they can hear, from a recording, the main facts about the buzzard. They can see a stuffed buzzard. They can look at some pictures taken of buzzards in other years. With good luck and a strong pair of field glasses, they may sight one or two live buzzards high in the sky.
Buzzards may be ugly. They may be "flying garbage cans". But in Hinckley they are just as welcome as the swallows in Capistrano, California. It would be a sad spring indeed if the buzzards ever failed to come back to Hinckley Ridge.
1.A good title for this story would be __________.
A.The Hinckley Buzzard Festival
B.Buzzard, the Ugliest Bird
C.Why the Buzzard Has a Pink Head
D.The Return of“The Garbage Can"
2.The buzzard is called the "flying garbage can" because it __________.
A.is ugly B.eats waste and dead animals
C.looks like a garbage can D.collect rubbish on the ground
3.The surprising thing about Hinckley's buzzards is that_.
A.they spend the winter in the south
B.they come very close to the town
C.they return on the same day each year
D.both buzzards and swallows return to Capistrano on March 15
4.At the information stand, visitors to Hinckley's Buzzard Festival can _________.
A.learn some facts about the buzzard
B.easily see a live buzzard
C.take some pictures with the background of live buzzards
D.feed their fill of pancakes and sausages to buzzards
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