For much of the 20th century, milk was a simple part of daily life in the U.S, as farmers raised cows, milkmen delivered bottles and children drank it at school. But those days are fading.
America has fallen out of love with drinking milk, as lower-calorie options have increased and people are replacing water bottles with milk cartons. Americans each drink an estimated 146 lb. of fluid milk in 2018, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service. That may sound like a lot, but it’s down by 26% just since 2000.
The downturn has been tough on dairy processors like Borden and Dean, which buy fresh milk from farms and use techniques like pasteurization (巴氏杀菌) to create a consumer-safe drink with a longer shelf life. For the past five years, thanks to technology that increased milk production, fresh-milk prices were relatively low, which meant processors could still earn some money even despite the decreasing demand. But prices began going up again last year, squeezing the processors’ already tight profits. “Declining sales in a thin-profit business is not a good recipe for success,” says Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin.
Milk processors are also facing competition from big retailers, which have set up their own processing plants. In 2018, Walmart opened a milk-processing plant in Indiana to serve hundreds of stores in the Midwest, taking away approximately 95 million gal of milk-processing business from Dean Foods.
On the other end of the supply chain, dairy farms are facing trouble of their own. The low prices left small farmers struggling across the industry. The number of farm bankruptcies (破产) in 2019 was up by 4% from the previous year. “We’re trying our best to hang on,” says Mary Rieckmann, a dairy farmer in Wisconsin whose family has turned to GoFundMe to keep their century-old farm running.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Why some dairy farmers turn to GoFundMe.
B.Why America’s milk industry get into much trouble.
C.Why Americans consume less milk than before.
D.Why big retailers set up their own processing plants.
2.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A.An American consumes 146 lb fluid milk every year
B.Technology in milk industry improves the production
C.Walmart is probably not a target customer of Dean Foods now
D.2019 witnessed 4% more farm bankruptcies than the previous year
3.In which section of a newspaper may the passage appear?
A.Health B.Technology C.Life D.Economy
高二英语阅读选择简单题
For much of the 20th century, milk was a simple part of daily life in the U.S, as farmers raised cows, milkmen delivered bottles and children drank it at school. But those days are fading.
America has fallen out of love with drinking milk, as lower-calorie options have increased and people are replacing water bottles with milk cartons. Americans each drink an estimated 146 lb. of fluid milk in 2018, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service. That may sound like a lot, but it’s down by 26% just since 2000.
The downturn has been tough on dairy processors like Borden and Dean, which buy fresh milk from farms and use techniques like pasteurization (巴氏杀菌) to create a consumer-safe drink with a longer shelf life. For the past five years, thanks to technology that increased milk production, fresh-milk prices were relatively low, which meant processors could still earn some money even despite the decreasing demand. But prices began going up again last year, squeezing the processors’ already tight profits. “Declining sales in a thin-profit business is not a good recipe for success,” says Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin.
Milk processors are also facing competition from big retailers, which have set up their own processing plants. In 2018, Walmart opened a milk-processing plant in Indiana to serve hundreds of stores in the Midwest, taking away approximately 95 million gal of milk-processing business from Dean Foods.
On the other end of the supply chain, dairy farms are facing trouble of their own. The low prices left small farmers struggling across the industry. The number of farm bankruptcies (破产) in 2019 was up by 4% from the previous year. “We’re trying our best to hang on,” says Mary Rieckmann, a dairy farmer in Wisconsin whose family has turned to GoFundMe to keep their century-old farm running.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Why some dairy farmers turn to GoFundMe.
B.Why America’s milk industry get into much trouble.
C.Why Americans consume less milk than before.
D.Why big retailers set up their own processing plants.
2.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A.An American consumes 146 lb fluid milk every year
B.Technology in milk industry improves the production
C.Walmart is probably not a target customer of Dean Foods now
D.2019 witnessed 4% more farm bankruptcies than the previous year
3.In which section of a newspaper may the passage appear?
A.Health B.Technology C.Life D.Economy
高二英语阅读选择简单题查看答案及解析
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中 共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Charles Dickens is considering the greatest English novelist of the Victorian era. So popular was he and his works appealed the simple and the experienced. The range, pity, and intelligence of his view of society enriched his novels and make him one of master in the 19th-century literature.
Charles Dickens' early life was terribly. His father, a clerk, was well paid, and his failings often brought the family trouble. In 1824 Charles dropped from school and did manual factory work, and his father went to a prison for debt, that deeply affected Charles. Shortly after come back to the classroom, he finished his schooling at age 15.
高二英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
______ was not until the early 20th century _____ the importance of his ideas was realized.
A.What; that B.It; that C.That; so D.It ;when
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Places of Interest in Wales
Conway: On the north Wales coast, Conway is where you’ll find the world’s smallest house, as well as a much larger “house”,Conway Castle, which was built in the 13th century.
Anglesey: This beautiful island is joined to the rest of north Wales by a road bridge and a railway bridge, and it’s just a short drive from Conway. Here you can visit the village of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll which has the strangest name in Europe. Don’t miss the station. The sign runs the complete length of the platform! Also on Anglesey is Beaumaris Castle, which was started in the 13th century and to this day remains unfinished.
Sonwdonia: Just a couple of hours’ drive from Beaumaris is the Snowdonia mountain range, which takes its name from the highest mountain in Wales, Mount Snowdon. From there, visit the famous Swallow Falls at nearby BetwsyCoed.
Portmeirion: In 1925 Clough WilliamsEllis bought an attractive piece of Welsh land for less than £5,000. He then set out to show the world how a naturally beautiful castle could be built without being damaged and spent the next 50 years building the town of Portmeirion with a style of Italy.
For more information, order our fullcolour brochures:
Things to See in Wales
A more complete look at the full range of tourist attractions in this amazing part of the British Isles.
Wales: Sea, Sand and Sun
Wales has miles of beautiful coastlines with long, sandy beaches plus 23 islands and more hours of sunshine each year than anywhere else in Britain. Get the inside story here.
Wales for the Fearless
Over 30 ideas for adventure activities and sports, both traditional and extreme.
Wales has it all! Call (+44) 7754 45632 to order brochures.
1.What do we know about Anglesey?
A.It is far from Conway.
B.It can be reached by train.
C.It lies in the south of Wales.
D.It has the smallest house in the world.
2.Where can visitors go if they want to see the Italianstyle building?
A.Conway. B.Anglesey. C.Sonwdonia. D.Portmeirion.
3.What can visitors get from the brochures?
A.Introduction of the climate in Wales.
B.Characteristics of buildings in Wales.
C.Information about adventure activities.
D.Detailed information about people in Wales.
高二英语阅读选择简单题查看答案及解析
During the 19th century, scientists found that when certain parts of the brain of a person were hurt, he would lose the power of doing certain things. And so people thought that each part of the brain does a different job. But modern research has discovered that this is not so, for it is not easy to show exactly what each part of the brain does.
In the past fifty years there has been a great increase in the amount or research done on the brain. Scientists have found out that the way the brain works is not so simple as people in general may think. Chemists tell us that about 100,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second. Some recent researches also suggest that we can remember everything that happened to us. We may not be able to think of the things we have heard and seen but it is kept there in the store-house of the human mind. Earlier scientists thought that the power of one’s brain got weaker and weaker as one grows older. But it is plenty of exercise, it keeps its power. It is now thought that is not true. As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise, it keeps its power. It has proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a quicker mind than a young person who has done physical work without using much of his brain.
1.In the last century, scientists found that a person would lose the power to do certain things _____.
A.when he got weaker in health
B.if certain parts of his brain were hurt
C.after he did a quite different job
D.when he grew older
2.Scientists today are still unable to show exactly ______.
A.what each part of the brain is doing
B.how many chemical changes take place in the brain each second
C.whether each part of the brain does the same job
D.which part of the brain is the most important
3.It has been found that one’s brain usually works ______.
A.faster when he is old
B.a little now and a little then
C.in a very simple way
D.without any rest all day long
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A.Scientists are working hard at the researches on the brain.
B.As many as six million chemical changes take place in the brain every minute.
C.A young man doing physical labor is sure to have a much slower mind.
D.Even an old man has a quick mind only if his brain is given much exercise.
5.The more work we give our brains,___________.
A.the less result we will gain
B.the more work they are able to do
C.the weaker their power will get
D.the more tired they will feel
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The royal family is a part of British history and cultural identity.
Up until the 17th century, people believed that the British king or queen had a “divine(天赐的)right” to rule. This was the idea that God chose the king or queen and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea was challenged during the English Civil War, when King Charles the First was put in prison and then killed in 1649.
So what role does the British royal family have today?
The Queen is head of the UK and the Commonwealth. She has important formal duties that go with her different titles. As Head of State, for example, she represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK;as Head of the Armed Forces in name, only she can declare when the UK is at war or when a war is over. She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.
Although the royal family does the work for the UK, there are British people called“anti-monarchists(反君主制者)”who do not believe there should be a royal family. One criticism(批评意见)is that the British people should not have to pay for the royal family with their taxes(税).
Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相关的)in the modern world. The Queen still gives a speech to the nation on television at Christmas, but it gets less and less formal every year;now it is even available as a podcast(播客).
In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many ordinary young British people do in their gap years.
1.What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
A.The British king or queen is considered above the law.
B.The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649.
C.The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right.
D.The royal family didn’t play an important role in Britain in the 17 th century.
2.Which of the following is among the formal duties of the Queen?
A.Traveling around the UK.
B.Declaring when the world is at war.
C.Inviting other leaders to have dinner with her.
D.Signing Commonwealth documents every day.
3.With the example of Prince William in the last paragraph, the author intends to show that________.
A.Prince William is very popular in the UK
B.the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people
C.Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration
D.many young British people do voluntary work
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.
A.the royal family doesn’t have to pay taxes
B.the British people are all in favor of the royal family
C.the British people can talk to the Queen through a podcast
D.the royal family attacks republicans through media and press
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A periwig is a style of wig that was popular between the 17th and 19th centuries, particularly in men’s fashions. It also played a part in _________ some sort of hygienic (卫生的) standard. The modern term for a hairpiece (假发) — wig, is believed to have _________ from periwigs.
Wigs were popular in the ancient cultures of Egypt and Greece for the _________ they offered from the sun. After the fall of Rome, they fell out of _________ for centuries. It wasn’t until the time of French King Louis XⅢ that wigs became popular again. In fact, many experts _________ the prematurely bald king on his wigs he was wearing in the French court, _________ the long, curly style called the periwig.
The styling of the periwig _________ with time and trend. Later fashions often required that the wigs be powdered with a mixture of flow and starch to make them appear _________. For the best wigs, human hair was used, _________ less expensive versions used animal hair or mixed the two together.
Wigs were used not only to conceal ____________, but to protect the wearers from lice (虱子). Throughout the Middle Ages, most European countries considered bathing unhealthy. It was not ____________ for nobles to bathe only once a year. As a result, people often shaved their heads, as their bathing ____________ did nothing to prevent lice in their hair. Wigs were also often infested (爬满) with lice, but were ____________ for comfort.
After King Charles Ⅱ came into power again in England, the trend became popular among the British. Charles spent the better part of his exiled (流放的) youth in the French court, and gained much ____________ for French styles. Between the King of England and King Louis XIV of France, periwigs became a ____________ for the courts of both nations.
1.A.enjoying B.applying C.maintaining D.lowering
2.A.developed B.prevented C.distinguished D.suffered
3.A.attraction B.temptation C.civilization D.protection
4.A.sight B.popularity C.control D.order
5.A.admire B.blame C.charge D.compliment
6.A.in particular B.except for C.thanks to D.together with
7.A.continued B.disappeared C.varied D.mixed
8.A.black B.red C.green D.white
9.A.because B.although C.unless D.since
10.A.identity B.appearance C.baldness D.personality
11.A.uncertain B.uncommon C.unfortunate D.unnecessary
12.A.hobbies B.costumes C.carpets D.habits
13.A.acceptable B.removable C.considerable D.breakable
14.A.appreciation B.experience C.support D.confidence
15.A.decoration B.custom C.necessity D.therapy
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My secret for staying young is simple. Put all attention to the part of you---your brain and keep it young and growing. Keep your mind awake and you’ll stay young all over. These are exciting time. Take an interest in the world around you, and stick to(坚持) learning at least one new thing every day.
No matter how old you are, it’s not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife with no knowledge before who made herself into a famous industrial engineer(工业工程师).I know a retired(退休) electrical engineer who has became a highly-paid ceramin (陶器的) artist.
Get over the idea that you are ever too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered a medical college at 70.He got his degree with honor and became a doctor. Another man went to law school at 71 and now is an active lawyer(律师).Staying young is easy for those, old or young, who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep you mind awake and active: that’s the only elixir(万验灵丹)
41.The statement that brain to people of all ages, remains young and growing is_____.
A.impossible B.a scientific fact(科学事实)
C.supposed(或许) to be true D.a wrong conclusion( 错误结论)
42.It is wrong to______.
think oneself too old to go back to school B.keep one’s mind awake
try to stay young D.get one’s degree with honors
43.The passage tells that the man who entered college at 70 became_____.
A.an active lawyer B.an electrical engineer
C.a famous doctor D.a highly-paid ceramic artist
44.The only youth elixir is______.
to go back to school B.not to think about one’s age
to live in the future D.to keep one’s mind awake and active
45.According to the writer,you should_____learning at least one new thing every day.
A.take care of B.start C.begin D.keep on
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
As late as the middle of the 19th century women voting was _____ common. But women in Europe and North America believed that they should have a____ in their government’s leaders.
A.less than, word B.far from, say C.rather than, words D.other than, saying
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
Their use was limited by laws, the first of which ______ the 14th century.
A. dates back to B. dated fro
C. dates back D. dating back to
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析