This is the only way we can think of______ th...

This is the only way we can think of______ the living standard of the public.

A. improving　　　　　　 B. to improve　　　　 C. improved　　　　　 D. improve

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

That is the only way we can imagine ____ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.

A. reducing　　 B. to reduce

C. reduced　　 D. reduce

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

That is the only way we can imagine ______ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.

A. reducing             B. to reduce            C. reduced          D. reduce

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

That is the only way we can imagine _________ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.

A．reducing          B．reduced           C．to reduce         D．reduce

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Do you have an_______ way to solve this problem?

—No, this is the only way, I think.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There are a lot of differences in life in the US that you can only learn by living here. However, we will try to introduce you to some of the more important cultural differences.

Personal Space

When two people are talking to each other, they tend to stand a distance apart. Each person has an invisible boundary (界限) around their body into which other people may not come.

Interestingly，the average personal distance varies from culture to culture. Americans tend to require more personal space than in other cultures. So if you try to get too close to an American during your conversation, he or she will feel that you are “in their face” and will try to back away.

Try to avoid physical contact while you are speaking, since this may also lead to discomfort.

Tipping(小费)

Restaurants do not include a service charge in the bill, so you should tip the waiter 15% of the total bill. If service is slow or particular bad, some Americans will tip only 10%. If service is particularly good, it is appropriate to tip 20%. If service is so bad that you will never eat in the restaurant again, leave two cents. It tells the waiter that you haven’t forgotten to leave a tip. Tipping is only appropriate in restaurants which offer table service. You do not tip the cashier in a fast food restaurant.

Gestures

To wave goodbye or hello to someone, raise your hand and wave it from side to side, not front to back. Wave the whole hand, not just the fingers. Waving the hand front to back or the fingers up and down means “no”, “stop”, or “go away’. Holding your hand up with the palm facing forward but no movement means “stop”.

If you want to point at an object, extend the index finger and use it to point at the object. It is not polite to point at people.

Although showing your fist with the thumb up or your open hand with the tips of the thumb and index finger together forming an “O” means “OK”， these are stereotypes (老套). Americans understand these gestures, but they are mainly used by actors in movies, not in real life.

1. If an American to whom you are speaking backs away a little, you’d better __________.

A. not try to close the gap              B. stop talking with him or her

C. back away too                     D. ask him or her what happened

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE when you eat out in the US?

A. The tip always ranges from 10% to 20% of the total bill.

B. You needn’t leave a tip if you will never eat in the restaurant.

C. It’s unnecessary to tip the waiter in a restaurant.

D. Tipping is not necessary in fast food restaurants.

3.Which of the following gestures is not used in Americans’ daily life?

A               B.             C.               D.

.         

4.We can learn from the passage that in the US ___________________.

A. it’s natural to touch each other in a conversation.

B. it’s polite to leave a tip though the service is bad.

C. there is only one gesture meaning “stop”.

D. Americans use the same gesture to point at people and objects.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Building the thinking habit is important because it helps you live with a purpose. How can we build the thinking habit? Here are some tips.

※ Be curious.

Curiosity is powerful. 1. It also helps you recognize the ideas when they come. Curiosity is an important attitude to have in building the thinking habit.

※ Read widely.

If you want to come up with good ideas, you need to feed your mind with good ideas.2. This will give you fresh, new ideas. Don’t just read from the fields you are familiar with. Read from other fields as well.

※ Read actively

Not only should you read widely, but also you should read actively. Find some ideas and think about how you can use them. My favorite way to do this is by highlighting the book I read. I will then put the actionable ideas in my idea journal.3.

※ Keep an idea journal.

When you find a good idea, don’t just keep it in your mind. Instead, write it down to catch the idea.4. Keeping an idea journal makes you more alert lo new ideas. You will quickly recognize them because you already have the habit of catching ideas.

※ 5.

Of course, it doesn’t do you much good if you just write down ideas. Take time to read these ideas every now and then. In my case, I mark the ideas that I consider important and review them regularly. This often opens the way to new ideas.

A. Go over your ideas

B. Design your own ideas

C. One way to do that is to read.

D. It makes you like finding new ideas.

E. Otherwise, the idea might be gone forever.

F. This helps me get the most out of the book.

G. In this way, others ran also benefit from your ideas.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.

Littleton Children’s Home

We don’t want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome.

Also—we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much—will you share it?

Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.

Children’s Hospice

We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.

Please contact The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.

Street Food

In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.

Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way, Littleton. Phone 27713.

Littleton Youth Club

Have you got an unwanted chair?—a record player?—a pot of paint?

Because we can use them!

We want to get to work on our meeting room!

Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.

Thank you!

The Night Shelter

We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.

Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.

1.Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for________

A．homeless and sick children

B．less fortunate members of our society

C．hungry people who have no beds to sleep in

D．friendly members of our society to help others

2.If you like children and can offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to________.

A．Street Food  B．Night Shelter                C．Children’s Home   D．Children’s Hospice

3.We can infer that________.

A．there are too many social problems in this country

B．people are very poor during the time for giving presents

C．warm-hearted people like to give away money

D．this passage is taken from a local newspaper

4.If your child has grown up, you may take the child’s things to________.

A．Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice  B．Youth Club and Children’s Home

C．Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter          D．Youth Club and Night Shelter

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Only in this way ______ our goals.

A. we can reach       B. can we arrive     C. we can arrive     D. can we reach

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

This is a time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.

Littleton Children’s Home

We DON’T want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome.

Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much ─will you share it?

Phone Sister Thomas on 55671

Children’s Hospice

We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games.

Please contact the Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.

Street Food

In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you offer a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we need some new saucepans(平底锅). Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.

Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713

Littleton Youth Club

Have you got an unwanted chair? ─a record-player?─a pot of paint ? Because we can use them!

We want to get to work on our meeting room!

Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.

Thank you!

The Night Shelter

We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.

Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.

1. What kind of people are these organizations designed for?

2.If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may contact _____.

3. What can be concluded from the passage?

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析