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The USA's Best Drive-in Movie Theatres

Gather your friends, pile into the car, and enjoy an evening of America at these classic theatres.

Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop-Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop holds the title for the world's largest drive-in theatre. The drive-in theatre opened on 22 November 1963 with one screen. Now, the theatre has 13 new screens and nearly 12 million people visit it annually. The original screen is still up in running, although it's now called screen nine. Thanks to Florida's amazing weather, the theatre is open 365 days a year.

Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In-Gibson City, Illinois

Built in 1954, this two-screen drive-in is making a name for itself thanks to a decision to switch to wind power. The owners at Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In started using wind power as a way of keeping the costs of running the theatre down. By doing so, the drive-in is able to keep their prices consistent and if you want to catch a film at this green theatre, it's open from March until October.

Coyote Drive-In-Fort Worth, Texas

Opened in 2013, Coyote Drive-In was built with the goal of bringing back the drive-in magic to the community (社区）. One ticket will give you access to nightly double features-two movies back to back- available on four different screens. A unique feature of the theatre is that pets of all shapes and sizes are welcome, including horses.

Field of Dreams-Liberty Center, Ohio

Paying honour to the film Field of Dreams, Rod and Donna Saunders built the Field of Dreams drive-in theatre on their farmland in Liberty Center, Ohio in 1989. The Saunders' project provides cost-effective family entertainment for the locals of their countryside community.

1.What is special about Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In?

A.It has the most screens. B.Its ticket price is steady.

C.It has a quiet environment. D.It has newly imported equipment.

2.What inspired the Saunders to build the Field of Dreams?

A.A wonderful film of the same name. B.Their famous farmland in the countryside.

C.The locals'demands for entertainment. D.The cultural promotion of their community.

3.Which drive-in theatre has the shortest history?

A.Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop. B.Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In.

C.Coyote Drive-In. D.Field of Dreams.

高二英语阅读选择简单题查看答案及解析

—My best friend James and I have exactly the same taste for action movie.

—　　　　　　 !

A. Congratulations 　　　　　 B. Sounds brilliant

C. All the best　　　 　　 D. What a coincidence

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

You and your friends are settling into your seats. The new Spider-Man movie is about to start and you’ve got the snacks: soda and popcorn. Food is part of what makes the movies fun.

Just as the lights go out, you catch a slight smell of … tuna fish? You turn your head, searching for the source. Then you spot him: A couple rows back, some guy is enjoying a tuna fish sandwich. How’d he get that in here? You wonder. Then you remember how much you paid for your snacks.

What invites the unwelcome outside food is probably the price. Why pay $ 5 for a bag of M&Ms when you can get them for a dollar at the corner store?

Earlier this year, a Michigan man decided to fight for his right to snack. Joshua Thompson is suing his local theater after it banned outside food. He argues the ban breaks a Michigan law that prevents businesses from charging extremely high prices. However, most legal experts believe Thompson has little chance of winning his case, though he does have a point: 85 cents out of a dollar of treats a movie theater sells is pure profit.

The truth is that movie theaters are more in the snack business than the movie business. A huge part of the ticket income goes to the Hollywood studio. This makes sense, since the studios have to pay the costs of movie production and advertising. But that often doesn’t leave much cash for the theater, which also has its own running costs. If customers stopped buying food, owners would have to raise ticket prices even higher.

Of course, there’s another reason to think twice before bringing food into the movies: It’s against the rules. Breaking those rules can have unpleasant consequences too. Some theaters will kick you out if they catch you. Even without the threat of punishment, we should follow rules all the time------out of respect.

Here’s a good idea: Eat before the movie.

1.What is the topic of the text?

A. Movie Theaters’ Ban on Outside Food.

B. A Michigan Man’s Fight for His Right.

C. The Pleasure of Enjoying Snacks.

D. Bad Manners in Movie Theaters.

2.What do we know about Joshua Thompson?

A. He broke a Michigan law.

B. He was forbidden to have snacks at the theaters.

C. He thinks cinema tickets are too expensive.

D. He is likely to lose the case.

3.In Paragraph 5, the author mainly explains _________.

A. how movie studios work with movie theaters

B. why snack sales are important to movie theaters

C. why Hollywood studios must pay high costs

D. how movie theaters reduce their operating costs

4. How does the author feel about bringing outside food into the cinema?

A. It is great fun.　　　　　　 B. It is convenient.

C. It is unacceptable.　　 　　 D. It is lawful.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Why is it that you can remember the name of your childhood best friend that you haven't seen in years yet easily forget the name of a person you just met a moment ago？In other words, why are some memories stable over decades, while others disappear within minutes？

Caltech researchers carried out their work about memories in the laboratory. The research team developed a test to examine mice's neural（神经的）activity as they learn about and remember a new place. In the test, a mouse was placed in a straight enclosure( 围 场 ), about 5 feet long with white walls. Unique symbols marked different locations along the walls. Sugar water（a treat for mice）was placed at either end of the track.

When a mouse was placed in the track, it was unsure of what to do at first and wandered left and right until it came across the sugar water. In these cases, single neurons were activated when the mouse took notice of a symbol on the wall. Over numerous experiences with the track, the mouse became familiar with it and remembered the locations of the sugar water. As the mouse became more familiar, more and more neurons were activated when seeing each symbol on the wall. Essentially, the mouse was recognizing where it was with respect to each unique symbol.

To study how memories disappear over time, the researchers then kept back the mice from the track for up to 20 days. Upon returning to the track after this break, mice that had formed strong memories encoded（编码）by higher numbers of neurons remembered the task quickly. Even though some neurons showed different activity, the mouse's memory of the track was clearly identifiable when researchers analyzed the activity of large groups of neurons.

This work shows that memories might disappear more rapidly as we age because a memory is encoded by fewer neurons, and if any of these neurons fail, the memory will be lost. The study suggests that one day, designing treatments that could encourage a higher number of neurons to encode a memory could help prevent memory loss.

1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A.To introduce the topic of the text.

B.To show the examples of bad memory.

C.To compare different people's memories.

D.To prove the importance of childhood memories.

2.During the research, the mouse _______

A.lost interest in the symbols soon

B.had to climb over the long white wall

C.would get sugar water as their rewards

D.wandered left and right nervously all the time

3.What is special about the mice that remembered the task quickly after the break?

A.They had their neurons show different activity.

B.They love sugar water better than other mice.

C.They stayed in the track for over 20 days.

D.They possessed more activated neurons.

4.What does the last paragraph imply?

A.Mice's memory seems better than humans

B.The aging process of humans is unavoidable.

C.Memory loss is expected to be cured in the future.

D.The study has found the way to prevent neurons from failing.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

With a computer or smart phone today, we can make more and more friends, and even befriend people we’ve never met face-to-face. 1. Aside from modern facilities, how to make friends has been a question of vital interest to people through the ages. But how to make and be a good friend?

2.

Everyone wants to have friends who are loyal and true, but not everyone knows how to have or be such a friend. People who make friends easily are those who express an interest in others and in what they are doing. By asking questions and showing interest in others, you make them feel welcomed and appreciated, helping them feel their efforts are worthwhile. Friendly people will not pass up the opportunity to let others know when they do something well.

A friend is encouraging.

The impact of well-timed encouragement can be tremendous. I can remember talking to a less popular classmate at school after he had a run - in with the class bully. “Don’t worry about him,” I said. “He’s just jealous of your grades in class.” 3.

What a response I got! We began doing almost everything together. 4. The incident taught me how important it is to show concern, and to this day we are still firm “best friends”!

Be trustworthy.

5. They are those who can trust and rely on. Do others see you as trustworthy? The way you live your life, the standards you abide by, will create an impression on others. Never compromise your integrity, standards or beliefs because you think someone will not approve of you. If the person is a worthwhile friend, he or she will appreciate your honesty and uprightness.

A.To make friends, be friendly!

B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C.Later on, this fellow introduced me as his “best friend.”

D.What kind of people do you want to have around you?

E.In fact one might have more “digital friends” than he does in real life!

F.Friendship is one of the most important relationships we can have in life.

G.A couple more times I offered encouragement when I saw him looking lonely.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

When going through major life changes, like changing careers, I would change the people with whom I spent the most time. We’ve all gone through periods when the people in our lives have changed—graduation, moving to a new city, getting a new job, joining a new club, etc. I don’t think I need to convince you just how much influence other people can have over your identity. If you’ve ever experienced a major switch in your people environment, then you know that you change as well.

Most people don’t make these choices consciously though. You might consciously decide to spend more time with a certain friend, or you may ask someone out on a date to begin a new relationship. But few people choose their existing friendships deliberately.

There’s no “getting rid of people”. People are always dropping into and out of each other’s lives. Associations grow into friendships, and friendships fade into associations. You don’t get rid of anyone. The truth is that in order to make room for new people and new experiences, you may need to loosen up some of your existing connections.

What about loyalty? Shouldn’t you always be loyal to your friends? Once you have a close friend, even if their influence on you is slightly harmful, shouldn’t you stick by them?

Loyalty to a friend sometimes means having to let go. It means being loyal to their highest and best as well. If someone is destroying his health by smoking, for example, you aren’t showing loyalty by smoking right along with him. True loyally sometimes requires that you break damaging connections, get yourself back on solid ground, and then decide what you can really do to help your friend.

It can take a lot of courage to tell someone, “I’m sorry, but I can’t have you in my life anymore." But even though this might seem like a selfish act at times, it’s often the best thing for the other person too. If a relationship is holding you back in some way, understand that it is also hurting the other person. For example, if you work for a violent boss, your acceptance of that situation is considered to be silent approval, encouraging your boss to continue to behave violently.

1.When experiencing major life changes, people may ________.

A.join a new social community B.influence their friends around

C.choose their friendships purposely D.have their people environment changed

2.What can be concluded from Paragraph 3 in the passage?

A.Everyone has at least one friend.

B.Friendship still exists though there’s less connection.

C.It is unnecessary to make new friends.

D.You ought to treat your old and new friend equally.

3.What is the author’s opinion on the loyalty to friends?

A.Never betray your close friends whatever happens.

B.Correct their mistakes while you guard their goodness.

C.Stick by your friends even though they do harm lo you.

D.Break up with your friends immediately if they smoke.

4.How should we behave when employed by a violent boss?

A.We should accept what we are told to do.

B.We should stay silent and be in favor of it.

C.We should bravely disobey him if he is wrong.

D.We should give our boss courage to continue.

高二英语阅读选择困难题查看答案及解析

Jessica Tandy probably is best known for winning an Academy Award in 1989 for the movie Driving Miss Daisy. She was the oldest person to have won the award. But for many years, she had received praise for her great performances.

Jessica Tandy was born in London in 1909. After her father died, her mother taught and took other jobs at night to make extra money to raise her, three children. Jessica’s older brothers showed an interest in the theater and often put on shows at home. Jessica said later that she was terrible in all of them. But she said taking part in those plays as a child created a desire in her to be someone else.

Jessica loved going to the theater. This love led her to attend an acting school in 1924. She performed in her first play called The Manderson Girls at 18. But few people watched this play. In 1932, she married the famous actor Jack Hawkins. Their wedding pictures were on the front page of many British newspapers. In the same year, critics in London recognized her great acting skill in her performance in the play Children in Uniform.

In 1940, Jessica ended her first marriage and moved to the USA. In New York, she met actor Hume Cronyn. Two years later, they married and moved to Hollywood.

Her turning point came in 1947 when she played the lead part in Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire. Tandy won the first of her four Tony awards for best actress in it. After that Hollywood producers began to choose her to be in the movie.

Jessica Tandy said she hated seeing herself in the movies. She was surprised when she won the Academy Award for Driving Miss Daisy. She said that the wonderful part she had made up for her lack of experience in movies.

1.Jessica’s early interest in acting came from __________.

A. her natural gift for acting　　 B. her brothers’ influence

C. her hope of helping raise her family　　 D. her mother’s encouragement

2.What made Jessica first widely known to the public?

A. Attending an acting school.

B. Her first play The Manderson Girls.

C. Her marriage with Jack Hawkins.

D. Her wonderful performance in Driving Miss Daisy.

3.Which is the correct order of the following events?

a. Jessica performed in The Manderson Girls.

b. Jessica married Hume Cronyn

c. Jessica played the lead part in A Streetcar Named Desire.

d. Jessica moved to the USA.

A. a, d, b, c　　 B. a, b, c, d

C. b, d, a, c　　 D. b, c, a, d

4.From the last paragraph, we can learn that __________.

A. Jessica wasn’t interested in acting in movies

B. Jessica would perform better if given a better part

C. Jessica was as confident as commonly considered

D. winning the Academy Award was a surprise to Jessica

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

How to Read a Book

Books can be your best friends．1.They can introduce you to things you may never see …But do you know how to read them in order to get the fullest enjoyment possible? The following tips should help．

◆2.Look in the library or in one of the large bookstores．You could also ask friends if you could have a look at their book shelves. Search the shelves until you find a book that looks good．Read the first page to see how it reads, and the cover text on the back of the book, if it has any．If you are already concentrating，then buy it or borrow it.

◆Do not start to read it until you have the time．3.And set aside time to do nothing else but read，as it can be，at times，suspenseful(悬疑的)，exciting and relaxing．

◆Get comfortable on the couch．Have a lamp behind you, lighting the area where you are reading．Make sure the television is off and that anything else that could distract(使分心) you has been attended to．4.

◆Start the book by turning the pages and really enjoy it．Do not think about anything else but what you are reading．Put yourself into the action or location in the story．Once you concentrate completely, it will be difficult to put the book down．And remember that reading is not running your eyes over a book．5.However，if you need to read the book quickly，then you do not need to pay attention to every word．

A. Find a book.

B. Look for a place.

C. Otherwise, you will miss it.

D. You should read it actively and enjoy it completely.

E. They can take you to places that you may never go.

F. Get warm if you are going to be sitting still for a few hours.

G. If you are busy doing other things, you should wait until you have finished them.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

请根据以下情景，用英语给马杰写封建议信。词数100左右。

Your best friend Ma jie is an outstanding basketball palyer in our school team, but now he is faced a problem. His parents require him to spend more time improving his grades. However, he has to spend more time working on his basketball skills. So, he doesn’t know how to solve the problem. He wants you to give him some advice.

高二英语书面表达困难题查看答案及解析

Who cares if money can’t buy you love? But it can still be your best friend forever．That’s one of the surprising findings in a new research paper, “The Power of Money”，published in me journal Psychological Science．

Like any best friend forever，money demonstrated to researchers its ability to soothe us，reduce our sense of social exclusion and even reduce life’s painful moments．

“I was surprised” says Katherine Vohs，one of the researchers and professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management．“The findings were surprising because no one had connected the meaning of money to pain．The money wasn’t buying the subjects more friends；it was only psychologically helpful.”

In the research ,students were told they would be participating in a test of finger dexterity(敏捷度)．One group was given some paper money to count，while the other group was given blank pieces of paper．Once the counting was complete, all the test subjects were asked to dip their fingers into bowls of water heated to 122 degrees—roughly the temperature of a very hot bath．

Result? Those who had been counting money reported less pain than those who had not．Subjects also were asked about their feelings．Those who handled actual money reported feeling stronger even 10 minutes after they put down the cash．

Combined with previous experiments，the findings confirmed what researchers have long doubted，that money acts as a general panacea(万能药)in the brain，giving us social self-confidence and reducing physical pain without having to spend a dime on aspirin．

But can we get the same effect by using credit cards? “No，credit cards do not have the same effect，” Vohs says．“They are scary for most people，and they in fact represent debt m many ways．”The findings could have an interesting effect in the business world, where recent trends have been to issue non-monetary rewards and bonuses instead of what was thought of as “cold, hard cash”．

1.The underlined word “soothe” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to“____________” .

A．encourage   B．remind     C．calm  D．trust

2.What’s Katherine Vohs’s attitude towards the result of the study?

A．He found it totally unexpected．

B．He had no doubt about it．

C．He thought it needed further experiments．

D．He thought it was not convincing．

3.What do we know about the students involved in the study?

A．They were divided into two groups according to their ages．

B．One group was given paper money while the other was given coins．

C．They were holding the money while dipping fingers into hot water．

D．Both groups were asked to dip fingers into hot water．

4.We can 1earn from the passage that_________．

A．the effect of money can only last until we put it down

B．money is both psychologically and socially helpful to us

C．the result of the research hasn’t been confirmed（证实） by experts

D．credit cards have the same effect on us as money

5.The last paragraph suggests that___________．

A．the recent trend in the business world is to give cash as rewards

B．employers should give non-monetary rewards to employees

C．cash is a better way to reward employees than credit cards

D．more and more employees prefer non-monetary rewards to cash

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析