★LOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLGrades: Preschool-...

★LOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Grades: Preschool-Grade 8

LCDS.org • 703-777-3841

Award-winning school features a low student-teacher ratio (比率). Courses include art, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), computer programming, languages, athletics, instruments. BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology), one-to-one program in fourth through eighth grades. It’s famous for its unique field trips.

★NYSMITH SCHOOL

Grades: 3 years-Grade 8

Nysmith.com • 703-552-2912

Top 10 in the world, fun, award-winning program, up to 4 grade levels of diversification (多样化) in reading and math classes, daily science, computers, logic, foreign languages, much more. 1:9 ratio. Minimal (最少的) homework. Hands-on experimental learning, a great attraction for students across the country. 2014 Tommy Award from TJ for the special achievement of Nysmith Alumni.

★FUSION ACADEMY TYSONS

Grades: 6-12

FusionTysonsCorner.com • 866-461-8039

Fusion Academy is a private middle and high school where all classes are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Here, positive relationships unlock students’ potential. Scheduling is personalized, and no homework goes home. Come soon to Tysons, Virginia, and achieve school & life balance.

★RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY

Grades: 6-12, Postgraduate

rma.edu • 540-636-5484

R-MA is a college-prep boarding school with Air Force JROTC, devoted to developing students of academic achievement, leadership, and responsible citizenship. With smaller classes — on average, 14-17 students per class — students at R-MA find themselves building their confidence because our teachers care about each student. Graduating classes have a 100% college acceptance rate and average over $56.6 million in college scholarships offers each year.

1.How does LOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL differ from the others?

A.It offers field trips. B.It has a variety of courses.

C.It provides one-to-one classes. D.It has award-winning programs.

2.Why does NYSMITH SCHOOL attract students?

A.It has no homework. B.It is the world’s best school.

C.It is a frequent winner of the Tommy Award. D.It gives them a chance to learn from experience.

3.Which school specializes in personalized education?

A.NYSMITH SCHOOL. B.FUSION ACADEMY TYSONS.

C.RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY. D.LOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL.

高二英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day with free events

Libraries across Long Island will offer a variety of face painting, crafts, games and shows this Saturday in celebration of Take Your Child to the Library Day.

Here is how libraries around Long Island will celebrate:

Harborfields Public library

Young children can spend the morning singing and dancing with Ms. Diane Young. Children of all ages can participate in a get — to — know — your — library hunt from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a prize awarded to everyone who finishes the hunt.

When: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Where: 31 Broadway, Greenlawn

More info: Free and open to all, tickets are required for the magic and comedy show;　 631-757-4200, harborfieldslibrary.org

Patchogue-Medford library

Spend the day with the very hungry caterpillar taking photos, playing games and making caterpillar crafts. A library representative will be on hand to talk about library programs and services. “it’s a chance for families to come and connect with the library and to learn all about the services that we offer and good for families to spend time together,” said Patchogue-Medford Library children’s librarian Elizabeth Ramos.

When: 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Where: 54-60 East Main Street, Patchogue

More info: Free and open to all; 631-654-4700, pmlib.org

Henry Waldinger Memorial library

Children 3 months to 13 years can color and create bookmark crafts. The first 25 children will receive a free book. The library will also raffle off (抽奖) a basket of books and other goodies.

When: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Where: 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream

More info: Free and open to all, preference given to Valley Stream library cardholders; 516-825-6422, valleystreamlibrary.org

Connetquot Public library

Kids can spend the morning making crafts and taking green screen photos. There will also be a balloon artist and raffles.

When: 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Where: 760 Ocean Avenue, Bohemia

More info: Free and open to all; 631-567-5079, connetquotlibrary.org

1.Which activity needs tickets for admission?

A.The magic and comedy show. B.Taking green screen photos.

C.The morning singing and dancing. D.A get — to — know — your — library hunt.

2.Which phone number will you ring to join in family activities?

A.631-757-4200. B.631-654-4700.

C.516-825-6422. D.631-567-5079.

3.Which library will offer some free books?

A.Harborfields Public Library. B.Patchogue-Medford Library.

C.Henry Waldinger Memorial Library . D.Connetquot Public Library.

高二英语阅读选择简单题查看答案及解析

Once there were two mice, a city mouse and a country mouse. They were distant relatives. One day the city mouse, 　 1.　 lived in a big house wrote a letter to the country mouse inviting him for a visit.

Delighted, the country mouse accepted the 　 2.　 (invite) and came to the city mouse’s house. He was greeted by the city mouse cheerfully. The country mouse was surprised 3. big the house was. The city mouse was pleased 　 4.　 led the country mouse to the kitchen. When 　 65　 climbed up the table, there were a large piece of bread, fruit and cheese 5.　 it. But just as they began to eat, they heard 6.　　 great noise. The city mouse cried, “Run! Run! The cat 　 7.　 (come)!” They ran away quickly and hid.

8. (breath) heavily after hiding in the mouse-hole, the country mouse said to the city mouse, “I should go back to my house in the country. Even if I eat nothing but beans, I can live 　 9.　 (peace). Why don’t you come with me to the country? It is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid.”

高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day, four lawyers were riding along a country road. There had been a(n) 36 , and the ground was soft. The lawyers rode 37 , talking and laughing. As they were passing through a 38 , they heard some noises in the grass.

“What’s the matter here?” asked one man.

“Oh, it’s only some old robins (知更鸟)!” said another one, “The 39  has blown them out of the nest. They are too young to 40.”

“What a 41! They’ll die,” said the third one.

“Well! They’re nothing but 42,” said the first lawyer.

The three men looked down and saw the mother robin 43  to her mates. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had 44  the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, 45. He got down from his 46  and gently took the little ones up. They didn’t seem 47 , but chirped (唧唧叫) softly, as if they knew they were safe.

“Never 48 , my little fellows,” said Mr. Lincoln. Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had 49 . It was much higher than he could reach. But Mr. Lincoln could 50 . He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm home.

In a few minutes, Mr. Lincoln 51  the others. He had torn his coat on the thorny (多刺的) tree. Then all three of them 52  heartily. They thought it so 53  that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.

“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I couldn’t have 54  tonight if I had left those helpless robins to die in the 55  grass.”

Abraham Lincoln afterwards became President of America.

1.                A．war            B．earthquake      C．fire D．rain

2.                A．calmly          B．nervously       C．slowly    D．frequently

3.                A．forest          B．room           C．street    D．city

4.                A．snow          B．storm          C．light D．flood

5.                A．fly             B．speak          C．move D．eat

6.                A．success         B．shame          C．pity  D．case

7.                A．trees          B．pets           C．children  D．birds

8.                A．dancing        B．pointing        C．singing   D．crying

9.                A．dealt with       B．forgotten about   C．cared for D．turned to

10.               A．shouted        B．stopped        C．considered D．insisted

11.               A．wall           B．car            C．horse D．truck

12.               A．frightened      B．tired           C．interested D．touched

13.               A．stay           B．mind           C．stand D．rest

14.               A．learned        B．come          C．fallen D．heard

15.               A．drive          B．climb          C．cook  D．run

16.               A．noticed        B．blamed         C．visited D．joined

17.               A．laughed        B．jumped         C．worked   D．cried

18.               A．lucky          B．clear           C．foolish    D．dangerous

19.               A．changed        B．returned       C．read  D．slept

20.               A．wet           B．green          C．small D．fresh

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very mean and hated spending money. One day a fair（交易会）came to the nearby town.

They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy. Matt’s wife wanted to buy a hat only costing $28, but was refused. Later on, a comb of $5 attracted her attention, but he would not let her spend any money.

Then, in a nearby field, they saw a small airplane. “Fun flight!” the notice said, “$10 for 10 minutes.”

Matt had never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight. However, he didn’t want to pay for his wife either. “I’ve only got $10,” he told the pilot. “Can my wife come with me for free?” The pilot wasn’t selling many tickets, so he said, “I’ll make a bargain with you. If your wife doesn’t scream, she can have a free flight.”

Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife. The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside down.

When the plane landed, the pilot said, “OK, your wife didn’t make a sound. She can have her ride free.”

“Thank you,” Matt said, “it wasn’t easy for her, you know, especially when she fell out.”

1.How much did the couple spend at the fair?

A．$28.             B．$5.               C．$43.             D．$10.

2.The pilot flew the airplane upside down in order to _______.

A．throw the wife out of the plane

B．get another $10 by making the wife shout

C．show off his perfect flying skills

D．provide the couple with pleasure of excitement

3.The passage is intended to _______.

A．teach readers a lesson                   B．attract tourists      C．make readers laugh   D．praise the couple

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A．Matt loved money more than his wife.

B．Matt would like to buy everything for his wife.

C．The pilot didn’t mind whether Matt’s wife would pay.

D．Matt’s wife enjoyed her riding in the plane.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜厨) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack. I’ve always wanted one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.

In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?”

I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”

My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer.　 “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

1.In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.

A. would like very much to buy　 B. badly wanted

C. was glad to have bought　　 　　 D. would rather not buy

2.Other drivers thought they were _______.

A. carrying a cupboard to the church

B. sending flowers to the church

C. carrying nothing but a piece of furniture

D. going to attend a funeral(葬礼) at the church

3.The police will be more polite to those who are _______.

A. driving in gathering darkness

B. in great sorrow (悲痛)

C. driving with wild glowers in the car

D. carrying furniture

4. What did the husband think of this matter?

A. It was very strange.　　　　 　 　 B. He felt ashamed of it.

C. He took great pride in it.　　 D. He was puzzled at it.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home.

On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜厨) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow.

“Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack. I’ve always wanted one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack.

It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?”

In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?”

I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing.

“It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”

My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

1.In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.

A. would like very much to buy          B. badly wanted

C. was glad to have bought                           D. would rather not buy

2.Other drivers thought they were _______.

A. carrying a cupboard to the church

B. sending flowers to the church

C. carrying nothing but a piece of furniture

D. going to attend a funeral(葬礼) at the church

3.The police will be more polite to those who are _______.

A. driving in gathering darkness

B. in great sorrow (悲痛)

C. driving with wild flowers in the car

D. carrying furniture

4.What did the husband think of the whole matter?

A. It was very strange.                                                 B. He felt ashamed of it.

C. He took great pride in it.                                    D. He was puzzled at it.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack(行李架), I’ve always wanted one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 pounds poorer, and the cupboard was tied onto the roof rack. It was six inches long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.

In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?”

In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

“Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help?”

I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

He was staring at our car: first at the flowers, and then at the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was, something else.”

My wife began to laugh. Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．other drivers let the couple go first, because the husband did not drive fast

B．the cupboard cost less than 20 pounds

C．the husband, in fact, would rather not buy the cupboard

D．all the cars followed the couple’s

2.The police will be more polite to those who are______.

A．in great sorrow                         B．driving in the gathering darkness

C．driving with wild flowers in the car          D．carrying furniture

3.What did the police officer think of the cupboard?

A．It was so expensive that it needed their help

B．It was a box for a dead person to be buried in.

C．There might be something stolen in it.

D．It was a big box with some bomb in it.

4.What did the husband think of the whole matter?

A．It was very strange.                      B．He took great pride in it.

C．He was puzzled at it                      D．He felt embarrassed.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

On the day of college graduation, I told my friends and family the news:I was leaving the country I had lived in since childhood. “I just need a change,”I told them, but there was more. I was running from heartbreak. My relationship with the United States is the toughest one I have ever had, as a country I loved and believed in did not love me back.

Back in the 90’s, my mother brought me from our home in the Caribbean islands to the U.S.when I was 4 years old. She worked as a live-in nanny(保姆)for two years, playing mommy for white kids whose parents had better things to do. She didn’t believe that nanny meant maid, and did whatever was asked of her. She was thirsty to embrace her American dream, hoping that her children would be educated and she might have nannies of her own.

Those were our path to get a “good education.”When the neighborhoods with quality schools became too expensive for my mom to afford as a single parent, we went across the United States with Great Schools. net as our compass: New Jersey, elementary school; Texas, middle school; Florida, high school; New York City, private university

For a long time I survived by covering myself in all kinds of labels so that people would ignore the color of my skin, yet I existed on the edge of ugly, ignorant and uncultured. “Black people don’t really know how to swim, “a white lady told me when I worked as a swim instructor at my neighborhood’s pool. “The black children don’t like to read very much, “I overheard one librarian discussing with another while l sat down reading a book a couple feet away.

I was never able to make America my home. When I stripped myself of the labels painfully one by one, beneath them there is a wounded colored woman who refuses to be faceless anymore. My face may be disgusting to some since it bears proof that race continues to be a problem. My hope is that it will force Americans to re-examine their “post-racial” beliefs.

1.What was the real reason that made the author leave the United States?

A. It couldn’t provide her with good education.

B. She just needed a challenge in her way of life.

C. The way she was treated there broke her heart.

D. She was tired of living in a strange country.

2.What can we infer about the author’s mother from Paragraphs 2 and 3 ?

A. She sacrificed a lot to live a better life in America.

B. She was quite content to work as a live-in nanny.

C. She was particular about the schools her daughter attended.

D. She liked visiting all kinds of schools with the author.

3.The author gives two examples in Paragraph 4 to show that_____ .

A. how ignorant and uncultured many people are in US

B. she needed to cover herself in all kinds of labels

C. the race problem is still serious in the United States

D. black children often have no interest in reading books

4.The author’s attitude towards the United States on race problem is_____ .

A. supportive

B. positive

C. neutral

D. negative

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I had just arrived in this Asian country for a one-year teaching position. One day, I took the subway to visit some ancient palaces and temples in the downtown. The following account of what happened to me has taught me much about culture _____

Since all the ______ were taken, I stood. Suddenly, I felt someone pulling on my bag._______ I probably was in someone’s way, I moved over slightly. _______ in one quick motion(动作), I felt my bag removed from my back, and in a flash it was______. I turned around to see who the thief was. I looked at the people standing behind me, but didn’t see my bag or any ______.My heart sank and I began to______.

I glanced around the car only to find directly across from me was an elderly lady, and sitting on her lap was my ______. I tried to get it back from her lap. But as I began to ______ it up, she quickly grabbed it back and held onto it. I looked around at the people standing beside me, and those sitting beside her, but no one took any ______ of the situation. Trying not to cause a(n)_______, I tried to communicate through gestures. I used my hands as best as I could, but she ______ my requests for my bag and pointed to my back. She picked up my bag, showing how ______ it was. I finally began to understand. She was holding my bag to ______ me.

As the subway ______ the main downtown station and I was getting ready to get off, the woman ______ handed me back my bag. But ______ I had a chance to thank her, she had disappeared into the crowd.

Sadly, this ______ custom was more surprising to me than pleasing. Everyone back home had heard of being robbed—that was ______ city behavior—but having a stranger hold onto someone’s bag out of ______, in a city of twelve million people—that was truly unusual.

1.A. background B. difference C. communication D. form

2.A. subways B. posts C. seats D. stations

3.A. Regarding B. Thinking C. Pretending D. Wondering

4.A. But B. So C. Because D. Instead

5.A. broken B. emptied C. opened D. gone

6.A. suspect B. theft C. liar D. criminal

7.A. hesitate B. scream C. panic D. revenge

8.A. burden B. bag C. money D. shawl

9.A. pull B. bring C. check D. wrap

10.A. advantage B. charge C. possession D. notice

11.A. attack B. quarrel C. alarm D. loss

12.A. received B. handled C. spotted D. ignored

13.A. alike B. heavy C. appealing D. magical

14.A. help B. tease C. remind D. violate

15.A. set out B. drew upon C. pulled into D. turned away

16.A. angrily B. gratefully C. modestly D. gently

17.A. until B. once C. before D. while

18.A. considerate B. cautious C. invisible D. symbolic

19.A. messy B. usual C. practical D. awkward

20.A. curiosity B. pity C. kindness D. relief

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析