Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, and then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.
“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.” “Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said. “That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than do. I am just a farmer.”
“That’s true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, and then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”
“I will,” The farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The businessman repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, and then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.
1.The story happened ________.
A.on a farm B.in a shop
C.on long train journey D.between two passengers
2.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?
A.He thought he knew more than the farmer. B.He was interested in making riddles.
C.He was better at playing riddle games. D.He made much more money than the farmer.
3.What did the farmer do in the passage?
A.He enjoyed himself on his long journey. B.He didn’t want to pay even one dollar.
C.He spent all his money on the plane ticket. D.He won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game.
高二英语阅读选择中等难度题
Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman.The other was a farmer.They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, " Let's do something to pass the time."
"What do you want to do? " the businessman asked."We can ask each other riddles."
The farmer said, "You start." "Let's make the rules first, " the businessman said." That's not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do.I am just a farmer."
"That's true." The businessman said."What do you want we should do? " "If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me ﹩100.And if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you ﹩50." The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, "OK.
That's fair.Who will go first? "
"I will, " The farmer said." Here is my riddle.What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? " The business man repeated the riddle, "What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that's a good one.I'm afraid I don't know the answer." He gave the farmer ﹩100, then said, " Tell me the answer.What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? " "I don't know." The farmer said and gave him ﹩50.
1.The story happened _____.
A.on a farm B.between two passengers
C.before a long train journey D.in a shop.
2.What does the word "riddle" mean in this story？
A.A difficult question to find the answer to.
B.Something to help to make rules.
C.Something to win money.
D.a kind of game in doing business..
3.The farmer _____.
A.enjoyed himself on his long journey.
B.didn't want to pay even one dollar
C.spent all his money on the plane ticket.
D.won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game.
4.Which of the following is NOT true？
A.The two men made rules for their riddle.
B.The businessman knew the answer to his riddle.
C.The two men made their riddle game more interesting by paying it for money.
D.The farmer was much cleverer than the businessman.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, and then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.
“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.” “Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said. “That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than do. I am just a farmer.”
“That’s true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, and then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”
“I will,” The farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The businessman repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, and then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.
1.The story happened ________.
A.on a farm B.in a shop
C.on long train journey D.between two passengers
2.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?
A.He thought he knew more than the farmer. B.He was interested in making riddles.
C.He was better at playing riddle games. D.He made much more money than the farmer.
3.What did the farmer do in the passage?
A.He enjoyed himself on his long journey. B.He didn’t want to pay even one dollar.
C.He spent all his money on the plane ticket. D.He won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game.
高二英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
There were two lazy men who did any work at all. They spend the whole day sitting in the sun and sleeping talking about what they would do when they were .Many years went in this way and the two men poor. One summer’s day as they were sitting on a bench in the sunshine, one of the men jumped his feet without warning and exclaimed, “We can’t go on this. We’ve got to do something to some money.”
“ for instance?” asked his friend in a voice.
“We’ll go to the mountains and snails（蜗牛）,” said the first man.
The second man didn’t want to go out at first. But in the end his friend him. They each took a bucket（桶）and set for the mountains. They walked extremely slowly. When they reached the hill, they looked it might have a lot of snails on it. The first man said, “Let’s work . I’ll go up this side with my bucket, and you go up the other side with , we’ll meet at the top.”
They snails all day and in the evening they met on top of the hill. “How many did you get?” asked the first man. “Two,” said the second man. “I got three, but one got away.”
1.A. always B. never C. often D. seldom
2.A. used to B. was used to C. got used to D. became used to
3.A. or B. and C. but D. with
4.A. old B. ill C. rich D. poor
5.A. on B. with C. by D. down
6.A. appeared B. proved C. continued D. remained
7.A. calmly B. quietly C. nervously D. nearly
8.A. up B. down C. off D. to
9.A. as B. like C. with D. about
10.A. steal B. rob C. exchange D. make
11.A. How B. However C. What D. Whatever
12.A. tireless B. tiring C. tired D. tiresome
13.A. catch B. take C. get D. fetch
14.A. advised B. persuaded C. agreed D. forced
15.A. up B. about C. down D. off
16.A. as B. though C. that D. as though
17.A. lonely B. separately C. alone D. together
18.A. mine B. ours C. yours D. yourself
19.A. hunted B. found C. searched D. caught
20.A. nearly B. finally C. mainly D.already
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
On Sundays, there were lots of children in the park, ________parents sitting together joking.
A. their B. whose C. which D. that
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
On Sundays, there were lots of children in the park, ________parents sitting together joking.
| A．their | B．whose | C．which | D．that |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
On April 12th, two African American men walked into a Starbucks in Philadelphia, and sat down to wait for their friend.Because they had not bought anything, an employee asked them to leave.When the two men refused, the employee called the police, and in minutes, they were arrested.It was not until later that day that they were let go.
The video of this incident posted on Twitter went viral.People across the US were outraged.Unfortunately, these practices are not uncommon today.This incident is just one example of implicit bias(内隐偏见), something that is a part of human nature.
Most of the time, implicit bias refers to people showing negative associations towards people of a different race.Starting from a young age, these feelings develop unconsciously and naturally, because our brain draws associations based on our background, cultural environment and personal experiences.
Implicit bias affects our everyday speech and actions and these unconscious decisions can be harmful to our society.There have been many examples of blacks unfairly killed by white officers, such as in the cases of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, which happened only two years ago.Implicit bias affects the justice system, our medical system where studies show minorities are less likely to be taken seriously, and job placements where white males are likely to be judged as more capable compared to women and other minorities.
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson and the police have publicly apologized to the two men, and Starbucks will be holding an anti-bias training meeting on May 29th. All Starbucks stores will be closed on that day.However, critics and experts have said that such training is done "for show" rather than to promote change.
To address this issue, many experts agree that what the world needs is a long-term program that targets the root cause.It also starts with promoting diversity in children from an early age when they have friends and playmates from different races and cultures.
1.What does the underlined word "outraged" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Very angry. B.Quite curious. C.Very delighted. D.Quite puzzled.
2.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A.The nature of implicit bias. B.The examples of implicit bias.
C.The basic concepts of implicit bias. D.The negative effects of implicit bias.
3.What might experts think of the anti-bias training meeting?
A.It will be a shame for Starbucks B.lt will be a meaningless practice.
C.It will raise the police's reputation. D.lt will raise public awareness of anti-bias.
4.What might many experts agree with?
A.Starbucks should be closed.
B.Implicit bias should be ignored.
C.Children should be taught to avoid implicit bias.
D.Implicit bias should be dealt with by the policemen.
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短文改错
One evening two young man were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal everything. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people were in bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one man whispered in English to the other at a low voice, “You wait here and I’ll go around to the back door and then get into the house.” Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barked at them. The two men was very frightened and ran away as fast as possibly. They didn’t stop until they get to a lonely place. The man said to the other in a surprise, “It’s too bad, but I hadn’t thought what the dog could understand English.”
高二英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
My guide Farah, a tall, slim woman in her late 30s，wears jeans and a simple manteaux -- the required robe women must wear in public, covering neck to knee. Her long, straight black hair is hidden beneath her headscarf, but visible as it curls at her neck.
We’re heading to Tajrish Bazaar, in north Tehran (capital of Iran)，to explore 10 different kinds of dried plums, and other goodies. We choose the Metro—Farah for its convenience, and I，for a chance to go underground in Tehran, because it provides a picture of the city most tourists never see.
It's mid-morning. Women and men sit separately, but the rule relaxes during busy times, like now. We, along with a few other women, clasp our hands around a pole, standing next to men, young and old in the air-conditioned, modern carriage. Two stops later, and about 20 commuters fewer, segregation happens naturally -- women at one end, men at the other, still within view, but separate.
A handful of fashionable girls admire their own reflections in the window. They wear tight leggings under their brightly coloured robes, pushing back headscarves and boundaries. We find seats next to a group of conservative women dressed in black cloaks called chador. They’re nothing like the other women I have met, a sisterhood of outspoken opinions, most of them liberal. “We are a nation with one language,” Farah says, “divided in two—-traditional and modern. ” Farah tells me it all began, not with imports from the West, but with the 1979 revolution. A combination of access, education and a bad economy created a society where women now have independence, careers and husbands happy to help around the house with chores and children*
1.We are setting out for Tajrish Bazaar most probably at __________.
A.3 a. m. B.1 p. m. C.10 a. m. D.5 p. m.
2.Why did the author choose to take the subway?
A.Because it’s cheap.
B.Because it’s convenient.
C.Because she can see more beautiful women on the subway.
D.Because it offers her an opportunity to see a different city from what most tourists see
3.What does the underlined word segregation in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A.isolation B.disaster
C.departure D.combination
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Women in Iran must wear manteau in public.
B.Fashionable girls can dress as freely as they like.
C.Iran is divided in two parts by the western forces.
D.Men in Iran won't help with the housework.
高二英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
As the three of them approached the waterfalls late in the afternoon of the third day of their camping trip, Curtis Whitson could tell from the increasing roar (轰鸣）of water in the narrowing valley that they were in serious trouble. Heavy snow and spring rains had turned the usually manageable falls into something fierce. There was no way they'd be able to sail down the waterfall as planned.
“We've got to do something!” Whitson yelled to his wife, Krystal Ramirez, and his 13-year-old son, Hunter. Then he noticed and grabbed his bright red water bottle and carved “Help!”on it. Ramirez also reminded him that Hunter had a pen and paper in his backpack, with which they played a game. Whitson wrote “We are stuck here@the waterfall. Get help please!” on the paper, put the note into the bottle and threw it over the waterfalls.
They had thought they probably weren't going to get rescued that night. However, at midnight, they heard a helicopter above them. Unfortunately, the pilot didn't find a good place to land. The crew announced that they would come back the next day.
The next morning, the helicopter returned and lowered a crew member on a cable. Then rescuers lifted Hunter, Ramirez, and Whitson out of the valley one by one and put them and their gear (装备）on the closest cliff （悬崖）where the helicopter could safely land.
When the officers dropped them back at the campground, they learned more about the events that had saved them:Two men had seen the water bottle floating in the water. When they picked it up, they noticed the writing on it-“Help!” -which inspired their curiosity. Then they realized there was a note inside. After they read it, they brought it to the campground, turned the bottle in, and took off without leaving their names.
1.What trouble did the Whitsons meet with?
A.They were trapped at the top of waterfalls. B.They were lost in the travel in a small boat.
C.They were flooded by the rising river water. D.They had run out of all their drinking water.
2.Whitson used his water bottle to________.
A.play games B.send a message
C.make a time reminder D.defend the family
3.What can we infer about the place where the Whitsons stayed?
A.It was on a flat hillside. B.It was on the wide water.
C.It was between steep cliffs. D.It was at the top of a mountain.
4.How were the Whitsons finally saved?
A.They got back to the campground by themselves.
B.They were guided to climb from the valley safely.
C.They were rescued by two passers-by accidentally.
D.They were found and saved by professional rescuers.
高二英语阅读选择简单题查看答案及解析
The big examination is approaching. Assignments and tests will keep many of you up late at night, and you may plan to make up for your lost sleep during the weekends.1. A study shows that the habit of sleeping in on weekends doesn’t fix the damage done by a lack of sleep during the week.2.
In the study, 36 healthy young men and women with different sleep requirements were divided into three groups. The first and second groups were asked to sleep nine hours and five hours a night respectively. The members of the third group slept for five hours on weekdays, but rested as long as they wanted on the weekend.
The researchers found that people who lacked sleep ate more snacks and gained weight quickly. 3.That could be partially due to the change of the biological clock. In order to catch up on their sleep during weekends, people in the third group would habitually eat later, changing the release of hunger hormones. “4.” explained US researcher Polotsky. And even if they tried to sleep for as long as they wanted to during weekends, it was still inadequate to meet standard sleep time because they found it difficult to fall asleep.
“5.”Polotsky told CNN. “Because short, inadequate sleep schedules will lead to an in ability to change blood sugar and increase the risk of metabolic (新陈代谢的) disease in the long term. ”
For this reason, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends at least seven hours of sleep each night for adults and much more for children.
A.But is it useful?
B.Do you feel excited about it?
C.Even worse,it may damage your health.
D.And these people are more likely to fall ill.
E.However,this wasn’t the case for the first group.
F.They may feel tired even after a full night’s sleep.
G.It increases appetite,so you’re hungry and eat more.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析