I’ve always been attracted by the 1. (beautif...

I’ve always been attracted by the 1. (beautiful) of Chinese culture and its vast history. When we first arrived in China, my friend Tony and I expected a huge city 2. (fill) with modern buildings, busy streets and a crowded transport system. But we were pleasantly surprised.

The first thing 3. struck us was the space. Yes, Beijing is indeed huge, but its wide streets and green spaces made every area feel less crowded. Tian’anmen Square was the perfect example of this. The Forbidden City was 4. (surprise) clean and well preserved. Everywhere we looked, there were people 5. (tidy) and cleaning, which really left an 6. (impress) of national pride. We 7. (concern) that few people would speak English, even in Beijing. But we found it common for Chinese people to know a few words of English. The most exciting part of our visit was riding around in the sunshine and exploring the city 8. Ofo bikes.

It was great 9. (experience) Beijing’s landmarks in person after admiring 10. for so many years. This was our first visit to China, but certainly not our last.

高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive(主管) circle, beauty can become a liability.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.

Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.

All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight success was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight success.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.

This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. Then the students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

1.The underlined word "liability" most probably means _________.

A. trouble　　 B. advantage

C. misfortune　　 D. disadvantage

2.In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _________.

A. is of great importance to women

B. often enables women to succeed quickly

C. strengthens the feminine qualities required

D. makes women look more honest and capable

3.Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _________.

A. affects men and women alike

B. turns out to be a disadvantage to men

C. has as little effect on men as on women

D. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

4.The author writes this passage to _________.

A. demand equal rights for women

B. state the importance of appearance

C. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive

D. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive

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 Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs.

Personal ad­visors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive (主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability. While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harm­ful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the attractive overnight succes­ses was connected more with personal relationships and less to ability than that of the unattractive over­night successes. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman considered to be more womanish has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally man­ly position appears to lack the “manly” qualities. This is true even in politics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractive­ness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them. The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

73. The underlined word "liability" most probably means ______.

A. disadvantage     B. advantage   C. misfortune         D. trouble

74. Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ______.

A. turns out to be a disadvantage to both men and women

B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

C. has as little effect on men as on women

D. slightly affects both men and women

75. It can be inferred from the passage that people’s views on beauty are often ______.

A. practical              B. supportive          C. old-fashioned        D. one-sided

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive（主管的）circle, beauty can become a disadvantage.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.

All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman considered to be more  feminine (女性的) has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the “manly” qualities required.

This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduates to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. Then the students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably (无例外地) received the fewest votes.

1.In traditioally female jobs, attractiveness ______.

A. adds to thne female qualities required

B. makes women look more honest and capable

C. is of primary importance to women

D. often enables women to succeed quickly

2.Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ______.

A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men

B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

C. has as little effect on men as on women

D. affects men and women alike

3. The author writes this passage to ______.

A. emphasize the importance of appearance

B. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive

C. demand equal rights for women

D. discuss the negative aspects of being attractive

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier，have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants(被告)．But in the executive（主管领导） circle，beauty can become a liability.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder，it is harmful to a woman.

Handsome male executives were thought as having more integrity（正直） than plainer men；effort and ability were thought to account for their success.

Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones；their success was attributed（归功于） not to ability but to factors such as luck.

All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly，though，the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able？An attractive woman is thought to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine(有男子气概的)than the less attractive ones. Thus，an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs，but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the “masculine” qualities required.

This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks，people treat men and women differently，”says Anne Bowman，who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs，one of men and one of women，in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again，in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men，but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably（始终如一地） received the fewest votes.

1.The underlined word “liability”(in Para.1)most probably means “________”．

A．misfortune        B．instability          C．disadvantage       D．burden

2.In traditionally female jobs，attractiveness________.

A．reinforces(加强)the feminine qualities required

B．makes women look more honest and capable

C．is of primary importance to women

D．often enables women to succeed quickly

3.Bowman's experiment reveals that when it comes to politics，attractiveness________.

A．turns out to be an obstacle to men

B．affects men and women alike

C．has as little effect on men as on women

D．is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women

4.It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often________.

A．practical          B．prejudiced         C．old­fashioned       D．pessimistic

5.The author writes this passage to________.

A．demand equal rights for women

B．emphasize the importance of appearance

C．discuss the negative aspects of being attractive

D．give advice to job­seekers who are attractive

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive(漂亮的) people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政的；管理的) circle, beauty can become

a liability.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plain(平常的，不漂亮的) men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.

This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

1.The word "liability" most probably means __________.

A. disadvantage     B. advantage         C. misfortune       D. trouble

2.In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________.

A. makes women look more honest and capable  B. strengthens the qualifies required

C. is of no importance to women              D. often enables women to succeed quickly

3.Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _______.

A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men

B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

C. affects men and women alike

D. has as little effect on men as on women

4.It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often _____.

A. practical     B. supportive      C. old-fashioned    D. one-sided

5. The author writes this passage to ________________.

A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive

B. discuss the disadvantages of women being attractive

C. demand equal rights for women

D. state the importance of appearance

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive(漂亮的) people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政的,管理的) circle, beauty can become a liability.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plain(平常的，不漂亮的) men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.

This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

1.The word "liability" most probably means __________.

A. disadvantage　　　 B. advantage

C. misfortune　　　　 D. trouble

2.In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________.

A. makes women look more honest and capable

B. strengthens the qualifies required

C. is of no importance to women

D. often enables women to succeed quickly

3.Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _______.

A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men

B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

C. affects men and women alike

D. has as little effect on men as on women

4.It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often _____.

A. practical　　 　　 B. supportive

C. old-fashioned　　 D. one-sided

5.The author writes this passage to __________.

A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive

B. discuss the disadvantages of women being attractive

C. demand equal rights for women

D. state the importance of appearance

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Since the beginning of history, man has been attracted by the idea of living forever, of winning the fight against death and disease. So far, this has only remained a dream. Many people have wondered whether it would be possible to find a way to preserve human bodies, and what would be the best way.

It has long been known that meat of fruit can be kept fresh for long periods by freezing; in ancient China, for example, food was stored with ice to keep it fresh. This method could also be useful for preserving humans.

However, most living beings that exist under warm conditions die when frozen. This is because of the harmful effects of freezing ice crystals(晶体), which not only are larger than the volume(体积) of the water originally in the cells, but also form sharp cutting shapes that harm the cells.

In the 1940s Dr B.J. Luyet and a group of scientists in England were working on the problem of freezing cells without damaging them. Since the harm caused by ice crystals was the main cause of damage, Luyet suggested removing some or all of the water from the cells before freezing them.

Using living cells form chicken, Luyet and his assistants discovered that they could partly dry the chicken cells, using a mixture of the white part of an egg and glycerin (丙三醇). Some success was obtained. The chicken cells were dried, frozen for a period of time, and then carefully unfrozen. Almost all the cells recovered when they reached normal temperatures.

Since then, the cooling of whole animals to a temperature far below freezing point for later unfreezing has become more of a possibility, and the glycerin method would probably be used to accomplish this. When this can be done completely and successfully, science will have moved much closer to its aim of freezing and storing incurable patients until the day they can be cured.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Easy but practical ways to remove water from living cells.

B．The possibility of preserving human bodies by freezing.

C．The practice of preserving food by freezing.

D．The harmful effects of freezing.

2.The idea of freezing human bodies to preserve them ______________.

A．has already been realized

B．was invented in ancient China

C．has its roots in the way of storing food

D．is widely accepted by the scientific world

3.According to the text, freezing _________________.

A．is harmful to living cells

B．is the best way of preserving food

C．reduces the volume of water in living cells

D．is a way of removing water from living cells

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．It is impossible to have whole animals frozen.

B．It remains unknown how to unfreeze frozen animals.

C．Freezing incurable patients for later treatment is still an idea.

D．The glycerin method has already been adopted to treat patients.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据提示，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。(每空1分, 共10分)

1.______ (attract) by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.

2. Helen had to shout to make herself ________(hear) above the sound of the music.

3. The old man,______(work) abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland.

4.If people drink _________ (pollute) water, they might get sick.

5.He is such a bad man that he is ________(will) to help others.

6.At first my new ___________(周围环境) were difficult to ________(忍受) .

7.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom __________(enjoy) and ___________(值得).

8.After the flood, many villagers were _________ with virus. (感染)

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The Chinese astronauts were so struck by ____ beauty of _____ nature that they took lots of pictures in space.

A. /; /         B. /; the       C. the; the       D. the; /

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析