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It happened towards evening, when I was resting in a cafe. I 36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then  37came to me.

He was in an unfit shirt, 38pale and weak. He looked about eleven or twelve. No sooner39  begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He bent down, 40 my leather shoes, and began to shine them.

He was concentrating on his job when heavy rain began to pour 41 . People rushed into the cafe for protection from the42 . More and more people crowded in and gradually 43  the boy from me.

Hours passed, and 44 turned dark. I had no shoes on my feet and wondered 45  the boy had been. I thought he would not 46  my leather shoes, and I would have to walk back home on 47  in the night.

When it was near midnight the rain 48 , people started to go out. The cafe 49

Closed. I had to move to the door, I was surprised to see the boy sleeping on the floor with his head leaning 50  a box. He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.

I 51 him slightly and woke him up. He jumped up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he 52 me. Then he opened the53 hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.

I paid him and wrapped around him his unfit shirt, which 54my leather shoes.

After saying goodbye to the boy, I was55home, with the image of the boy staying in my mind.

1.                A．put on         B．dressed         C．wore D．wore out

2.                A．a boy          B．a woman        C．a girl D．an old man

3.                A．looked         B．look           C．to look   D．looking

4.                A．had I           B．I had           C．I did D．did I

5.                A．taking up       B．took off         C．taking off D．took on

6.                A．in             B．down          C．on   D．up

7.                A．wind           B．snow           C．rain  D．fire

8.                A．separated       B．connected       C．joined    D．divided

9.                A．this            B．that            C．it    D．what

10.               A．there          B．where         C．how  D．what

11.               A．polish          B．clean          C．turn  D．return

12.               A．feet           B．my foot         C．my bare feet   D．my own foot

13.               A．started         B．began          C．ended D．came

14.               A．was           B．was to be       C．had been  D．has been

15.               A．against         B．with           C．under D．over

16.               A．cover          B．shook          C．grasped   D．caught

17.               A．thanked        B．made out       C．recognized D．passed

18.               A．wallet          B．arms           C．shoes D．package

19.               A．was wrapping    B．was wrapped    C．had wrapped   D．wrapped

20.               A．on the way to    B．on a way        C．on my way D．in my way

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

He was knocked down by a car ____ he saw it run toward him.

A. before　　　　 B. after　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. till

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It’s　 natural to greet friends with a smile and a wave. 1. But what happens if your face and　　　 body send mixed messages? Would someone be more likely to believe the look on your face or the way　 you hold your body?

Scientists have recently tackled these questions. They found that when a person is looking at your face, she might not believe what she sees if your body language doesn’t match the feeling that your face shows.

2. Previously,　 they had found that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the　　 words that are spoken. For example, most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, “I’m so excited.”

When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the face was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists showed people a number of pictures of isolated(孤立的)faces and isolated bodies (with faces blurred out(模糊的)) that showed anger or fear. 3.

An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A scared face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. 4. A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to defend.

These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language subtly(微妙地) influences which emotion they read.

5. If you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.

A. Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.

B. So, your body language is important for telling people how you feel.

C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people.

D. An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.

E. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.

F. When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you’re happy to see them.

G. They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

As almost everyone knows, 1.(become) extinct is to be gone forever. Natural extinction happens when a species declines in numbers gradually. Even before man's arrival on Earth, some species had died out quite 2.(natural).

The ease of the dinosaurs is3.most well-known example of natural extinction.4.(they) disappearance is a natural one and new species of animals evolve (进化）to replace them.

The rate of extinction 5.(speed) up unnaturally over the last 400 years.6.(rise) sharply since 1900. This increase in the rate of extinction is directly related 　　 7.the increase in the human population over the same period of time. Vast numbers of humans have caused great damage to the planet, as humans have taken over a great many wild 　　 8.(habitat), forcing animals and plants into smaller and9.(small) areas, until some of them have become extinct. We have also polluted our planet.10.makes it unfit for wildlife. These causes of extinction are known as indirect destruction.

高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Tears are nature's way of making us feel more comfortable. When our eyes is made uncomfortable by some small pieces of pollution, or when we are cutting onions, or when we are exhausted and “red –eyes” from over work and late hours, tears form in our eyes to clean and re-flesh them.

Tears are also a sign of strong emotion. We cry when we are sad and we cry when we are happy.

And tears seem to be uniquely（唯独）human. We know that animals also experience emotion—fear, pleasure, loneliness — but they do not shed （流） tears. From this, we can conclude that tears are closely related to the emotional and biological make up of the human species.

Biologically speaking, tears are actually drops of saline fluid, which is a little bit salty, produced by a gland（腺）in the body. Because salt is an important component, tears may actually constitute the most conclusive evidence that the human animal is the end product of a long evolutionary process that began in the sea.

And it is clear that, in addition to（除了） the emotional benefits（好处）, the shedding of tears has a specific biological function as well. Through tears, we can eliminate from our body certain chemicals which build up in response to stress and create a chemical imbalance in the body. Crying actually makes us feel better by correcting that imbalance and making us feel good again. And thus the emotional and the biological functions of tears merge（合并）into one and make us even more "human" than we would otherwise be.

68．According to the passage, human beings may have originated（起源于）in________.

A．the sea             B．the salt        C．chemicals      D．animals

69．Which of the following is NOT a function of tears?

A．Biological       B．Emotional    C．Political   D．Chemical

70．According to the article, which of the following is unique to humans?

A．The feeling of loneliness.         B．The state of feeling good.

C．The ability to shed tears          D．The feeling of fear

71．The underlined word “eliminate” probably means_______.

A．add            B．produce       C．replace        D．remove

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

When I am feeling down, I listen to uplifting music to lift my spirits. When I want to calm down, I listen to Indian classical instrumental music. Many times, I look at contemporary Indian art － either in real art galleries or in virtual art galleries on the Web to improve my mood. I particularly like the paintings with vibrant（鲜明的）colors or ones which present a calm landscape using gentle colors.

Art therapy （治疗） uses the creation or viewing of art to help people discover and express their feelings. Unlike art for art’s sake, which focuses on the finished piece, art therapy focuses on the process of creation itself. Art therapists believe that the act of making a piece of art triggers internal activity that contributes to physical, emotional and spiritual healing. For people who are not able or ready to create art, going to an art museum or looking through art books or virtual art galleries can also be helpful. Simply viewing art refreshes the spirit and promotes relaxation.

Art therapy is helpful in healing in various ways. The aesthetic（审美的）quality of the work produced can lift a person’s mood, boost self-awareness, improve self-esteem and increase self-confidence. Also, research shows that physiological functions, such as heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration（呼吸）, become slow when people are deeply involved in an activity they enjoy.

Because art therapy uses a language other than words, it is often employed in treating patients with physical or emotional illnesses who have difficulty talking about their fears or hopes, or about their anger and other strong emotions. The creation of art helps people get in touch with thoughts and feelings that are often hidden from the conscious mind.

Stress reduction is also a significant benefit. Studies have shown that repressing strong feelings can lead to a buildup of stress, and that stress can intensify pain and the symptoms of various diseases. Because art therapy helps people access their unconscious mind and release pent-up（被抑制的） emotions, it has been found to be very useful in treating those suffering from stress and stress-related illnesses.

1.How does the author start the passage ?

A. By describing his own experiences.

C. By explaining a certain term.

B. By presenting a certain fact.

D. By giving figures.

2.The underlined word “triggers” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “___________ ”.

A. ignores    B. causes    C. decreases    D. prevents

3.All of the following are helpful in healing EXCEPT _____________.

A. going to an art museum

C. surfing on the Internet

B. going to the virtual art galleries

D. reading art books

4.Why is art therapy useful to patients with physical or emotional illnesses?

A. It lets them forget about their fears.

C. It helps improve their social skills.

B. It helps them release their hidden feelings.

D. It helps them hide their feelings.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

The traffic was _________when the car accident happened .

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

It happens from time to time: you feel terrible when you take your first bite of a certain food, but after eating more, you find yourself enjoying it. This is what is called an acquired taste. But why do our tastes change?

The answer, according to a recent study presented at an American Chemical Society meeting in Boston, lies in proteins in our saliva (唾液).

Most of us tend to think saliva, almost entirely made up of water, is “only a mouth lubricant (润滑剂) helping us to swallow food,” the New York Times said. However, it also contains many proteins, which can help break food down, protect our teeth and help in tasting food.

To explain how these proteins affect taste, a team of scientists from Purdue University in the US invited 64 volunteers to drink a bitter-tasting chocolate milk three times a day for six weeks and rated their tastes at the same time.

According to the research, the participants found a strong bitterness on the first day, but the unpleasant flavor came to decrease as time went on and finally disappeared.

That is not all that was changing. A noticeable increase in the levels of proline-rich (富含脯氨酸的) proteins was found in the saliva samples of the test subjects in the research period. These proteins serve to reduce the bitterness we taste and improve our adaptation to this flavor.

“We think the body adapts to reduce the negative feeling of these bitter compounds,” said Cordelia Running, a food scientist at Purdue University. “Saliva changes flavor, which in turn changes eating choices.”

This change in taste not only makes the food tastier, but also helps people keep an appetite for healthy food whose flavor might otherwise keep them away.

One day, these proteins may even be extracted (提炼) and used as a separate food additive that could help people stick to healthy food whose flavor they continue to dislike, researchers told Science Alert. And according to Running, even it doesn’t happen, the idea that “maybe some little piece of your body is actually trying to help you” could really benefit some people. Let’s wait and see.

1.What does the underlined phrase “an acquired taste” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. The appetite for healthy food.

B. A mouth lubricant helping to swallow the food.

C. Something that tastes very delicious at first bite.

D. A preference that is only formed after great repetitions.

2.What contributes to the changes of our taste?

A. Our negative feelings of food.　　 B. Our adaptation to this flavor.

C. The proteins in our saliva.　　 D. The flavor of the food.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Saliva consists of many proteins besides water.

B. The unpleasant flavor will increase with time going on.

C. A separate food additive has been extracted from the proteins.

D. Proteins have nothing to do with the changes of our taste.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. There will be bitter candy in the future.

B. You can change the flavor as you like in the future.

C. The researches will go on studying these proteins.

D. It won’t be long before we can make unhealthy food healthy.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The world seems gloomy (阴沉的) and gray when you’re feeling blue. In fact, being down might even affect how you perceive (感知) the colour blue. A recent study about colour was published in the journal Psychological Science. It shows a direct connection between a person’s ability to perceive colour and their emotions.

Psychologists have long known that emotions can affect the way people perceive things. That’s in part because chemicals from your brain might affect how you process what you see. “Color is such an important part of our experience,” says lead author Christopher Thorstenson, a psychologist at the university of Rochester, in New York. There’s reason, he says, that sad people commonly describe the world as “colourless” and “gray”, and happy people use words like “bright” and “colorful”.

In the experiment, the researchers randomly assigned people to one of two groups. People in the sadness group watched a sad scene from The Lion King. Those in the “amusement” group watched a comedy.

Everyone was then asked to look at red, yellow, green, and blue patches (斑点) that had been changed to a grayish colour. “Some of the patches are pretty difficulty to make out,” Thorstenson admits he says it takes some time to figure out their shade. People were scored on how accurate their colour perception was. Then they completed an emotional evaluation.

The result? Sad people had a hard time seeing the difference between shades along the blue-yellow colour axis (色轴). But they did not have problems seeing colours in the red-green spectrum (光谱). Thorstenson says this could be the result of an evolutionary need to see red as a response to anger.

Thorstenson says these results highlight the possible important of dopamine in sight. Dopamine is a chemical that sends signals to the brain. Researchers are hoping to focus more on dopamine in the future. “We know dopamine affects how we see colours, too,” Thorstenson says “How we feel can really influence how we see the world around us” he says.

1.According to paragraph 2, how people describe the world reflects　　 ________.

A. how they feel　　 B. how they think

C. their world view　　 D. their language skills

2.In the experiment, the participants were asked to watch different programs so as to ________.

A. check their feelings　　 B. influence their moods

C. develop their interests　　 D. test their personalities

3.Why were the patches made grayish in the experiment?　　 ________

A. To make them look prettier

B. To make them hard to recognize

C. Because it changed the participants’ attitudes

D. Because it was good for the participants’ eyes

4.Which colour is easier to recognize for sad people?　　 ________

A. Blue　　 B. Yellow

C. Red　　 D. Gray

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

At times when you are feeling low or you are let down, you seem to need some kinds of emotional or mental support. You usually speak to your closest friends or dearest family members during times of hardship to ease the burden.1.You are supposed to listen to it. Here are some tips to improve your inner voice.

2.Many people have trouble letting go of negative thoughts that they have about themselves. These negative thoughts often come from outside people whose opinion we value and from whom we seek love and being accepted.

If you find yourself feeling negatively about yourself and you are less perfect, take three simple steps. Stop your current line of thinking, and then pay attention to the effort that will be required to work towards a goal, then steadily apply the required effort.3.It can help you appreciate your own good work.

Saying “I am such a failure” after getting fired from a job is inaccurate and unfair to you. Instead, make the useful comment, “I lost my job, but I can use this experience to find and keep a new job.”4.You can think like this, “I don’t know how to do this basic home repair. Perhaps I could take a class and learn to do this in the future.”

Do not believe the worst can happen. It can be easy to feel that the most unpleasant result will take place with every situation.5.

A. You should overcome negative beliefs about yourself.

B. Focusing only on the negatives in your life is a bad habit.

C. During these times, your inner voice automatically gives its decision.

D. If you feel absurd, it’s more likely that you lack knowledge about something.

E. You had better change your focus from a final product to the struggle behind a task.

F. Your inner voice is always right most of the times because it knows better than others.

G. However, changing your inner thoughts to be realistic or truthful can help you avoid it.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析