There is a popular saying in the English language: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Well, that is not true. Unkind words, name-calling or even the so-called "the silent treatment" can hurt children as much as being physically hit, sometimes even more so.
A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal(言语的) abuse by other children can harm development in the brain. The study was a project of researchers at Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts. Researcher Martin Teicher and his team studied young adults, aged 18 to 25. These young men and women had not ever been treated in a cruel or violent way by their parents. The researchers asked the young people to rate their childhood exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children. Then the researchers performed imaging tests on the brains of the subjects.
The images showed that the people who reported suffering verbal abuse from peers in middle school had underdeveloped connections between the left and right side of the brain. The two sides of the brain are connected by a large bundle of connecting fibers called the corpus callosum. This was the area that was underdeveloped.
The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing. So, unkind, hurtful comments from children or adults during this period have the greatest effect. The researchers tested the mental and emotional condition of all the young people in the study. The tests showed that this same group of people had higher levels of fear, depression, anger and drug abuse than others in the study.
The researchers published their findings online on the American Journal of Psychiatry’s website.
Parents cannot control what other people say to their children, but they can prepare their children.
1.Why does the author use the popular saying at the beginning?
A. To show the power of words. B. To introduce an opposite view.
C. To prove the author’s argument. D. To show ancient people’s wisdom.
2.What did the subjects have in common?
A. They were hurt by unkind words. B. They performed poorly in imaging tests.
C. They had their brain slightly damaged. D. They experienced no physical abuse at home.
3.What will be discussed in the next paragraph?
A. Comments on the findings. B. Approaches to further studies.
C. Suggestions to parents. D. Different opinions on the matter.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The way we speak matters. B. Verbal violence should be stopped.
C. Unkind words hurt the brain. D. Words are worse than sticks and stones.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
There is a popular saying in the English language: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Well, that is not true. Unkind words, name-calling or even the so-called "the silent treatment" can hurt children as much as being physically hit, sometimes even more so.
A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal(言语的) abuse by other children can harm development in the brain. The study was a project of researchers at Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts. Researcher Martin Teicher and his team studied young adults, aged 18 to 25. These young men and women had not ever been treated in a cruel or violent way by their parents. The researchers asked the young people to rate their childhood exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children. Then the researchers performed imaging tests on the brains of the subjects.
The images showed that the people who reported suffering verbal abuse from peers in middle school had underdeveloped connections between the left and right side of the brain. The two sides of the brain are connected by a large bundle of connecting fibers called the corpus callosum. This was the area that was underdeveloped.
The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing. So, unkind, hurtful comments from children or adults during this period have the greatest effect. The researchers tested the mental and emotional condition of all the young people in the study. The tests showed that this same group of people had higher levels of fear, depression, anger and drug abuse than others in the study.
The researchers published their findings online on the American Journal of Psychiatry’s website.
Parents cannot control what other people say to their children, but they can prepare their children.
1.Why does the author use the popular saying at the beginning?
A. To show the power of words. B. To introduce an opposite view.
C. To prove the author’s argument. D. To show ancient people’s wisdom.
2.What did the subjects have in common?
A. They were hurt by unkind words. B. They performed poorly in imaging tests.
C. They had their brain slightly damaged. D. They experienced no physical abuse at home.
3.What will be discussed in the next paragraph?
A. Comments on the findings. B. Approaches to further studies.
C. Suggestions to parents. D. Different opinions on the matter.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The way we speak matters. B. Verbal violence should be stopped.
C. Unkind words hurt the brain. D. Words are worse than sticks and stones.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
There is a popular1.(say) in the English language:”Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” Well, that is not true! 2.(kind) words and name-calling can hurt children as much as being 3. (physical) hit, sometimes even more so. A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal abuse by other children can do4.to the development in the brain. Researcher Martin Teicher and his team studied young adults5. (age) 18 to 25. These young men and women had no experience with domestic (家庭的) violence or physical abuse by their parents. The researchers asked the young people 6.(comment) on their childhood’s exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children. Then the researchers performed imaging tests on the brains of the subjects. The images showed that the individuals7.were reported suffering verbal abuse8.their peers in middle schools had underdeveloped connections between the left and right side of the brain. The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing. So, harmful comments from children or adults during this period had the greatest effect. We cannot control 9.other people say to our children, but we can make some preparations. It is time that we10.(protect ) our children from now on.
高二英语语法填空简单题查看答案及解析
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is one of the most common sayings in the English languages. This is because apples were one of the first foods that medical professionals recognized as healthy—their benefits became obvious when, quite simply, doctors found that people who ate apples were sick less often than those who did not. Today we have a more specific understanding of why apples are so beneficial to overall health.
Apples can help keep your levels of bad cholesterol (胆固醇) down. The pectin (果胶) in apples helps you to maintain cardiovascular health and reduce LDL cholesterol(which is the “bad” kind). Apples themselves do not add cholesterol to your diet and are full of water and fiber to help prevent the cholesterol in other foods you might digest. According to Health Diaries, people who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.
Apples are naturally low in calories and high in water content. Eating an apple can satisfy your hunger and keep you from reaching for high-sugar, high-calories snacks. By eating apples, you will be more able to maintain a healthy weight because they fill you up, potentially stopping you from eating food that encourages a waistline increase.
Apples contain respectable levels of boron (硼), which helps build healthy bones, and can also prevent diseases like arthritis. Apples are rich in vitamin C, which is known to help build immunity.
Studies have shown that apples can decrease the risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, and liver cancer. One theory is that the apple skins are responsible for this, so be sure not to peel your apple before you eat them, as you could remove some of the health benefits.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. An explanation of an English saying.
B. How to make full use of apples.
C. Apples are beneficial to our health.
D. How to keep healthy in our daily life.
2.By eating apples we can get many benefits EXCEPT________.
A. lowering the cholesterol B. keeping a healthy weight
C. building immunity D. preventing heart disease
3.Which of the following can most probably replace the underlined word “respectable”?
A. Admirable. B. Considerable.
C. Reliable. D. Valuable.
4.Which plays an important role in reducing the risk of breast cancer?
A. The pectin. B. The apple skins.
C. The flesh of apples. D. The fiber of apples.
5.What’s the author’s attitude towards the effect of eating apples?
A. Positive. B. Negative.
C. Doubtful. D. Uncertain.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
There is _______ that English is the most widely used language in the world.
A. no fact B. no wonder C. no reason D no doubt
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Have you ever wondered what the longest word in the English language is? Believe it or not, there’s no simple answer to the question. You might think it would be as easy as opening a dictionary and looking for the longest word. However, it’ s far more complicated than that.
Over time, many people have suggested many different words for the title of the longest word in English. How can that be? That’s because the first thing that people have different opinions on is what should be considered a word. Some of the words were simply made up to be the longest! For example, there is one really famous long word that most kids know. It comes from Disney’s movie Mary Poppins: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, which means wonderful. But since that 34-letter word was made up simply to be sung as a song in a movie, should it count?
How about long words that actually describe something in the world? Scientists have come up with several possible choices. The name of a virus totals 1, 185 letters. There’s also a protein whose name totals 1, 909 letters. Should these win the title? “Not so fast!” say some people. Are these words ever actually used? Can they even be pronounced? And are they meaningful just because they are made up to be long?
If you’re wondering about some long words in common English, here are some examples. Those words include uncharacteristically (20 letters), deinstitutionalization (22 letters) and counterrevolutionaries (also 22 letters). Or perhaps the word “smiles” is the longest word in English. Sure, it has only six letters, but there is a “mile” between the first and the last letters!
1.What is the first thing to consider when we decide the longest word?
A.Whether it is a real word. B.Whether it can be pronounced.
C.Whether it is used in daily life. D.Whether it can be understood.
2.Why does the author mention the underlined questions in paragraph 3?
A.To express the writer’s concern. B.To compare different ideas.
C.To amuse readers. D.To show people’s doubt.
3.How does the author sound in the last paragraph?
A.Proud. B.Humorous.
C.Excited. D.Surprised.
4.The text is mainly about _________________________.
A.English words change a lot as time goes by
B.it is hard to decide what the longest word is
C.long words are often used in scientific fields
D.why we can’t understand some English words
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36a few of them are very 37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a38language. Many millions are 39 to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 40 Have you ever 41 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your 42 back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 43 you master your English in a month. 44the first day your 45 will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never 46 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 47 that we all learned our own language well when we were 48. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. 49 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 50 in it all the time. Just imagine how much 51 that gets!
So it is52to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 53upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 54 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 55. But they cannot do the student's work for him.
1. A．not B．quite C．only D．very
2. A．difficult B．important C．helpful D．easy
3. A．native B．foreign C．useful D．mother
4. A．learning B．enjoying C．trying D．liking
5. A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers
6. A．found B．watched C．noticed D．known
7. A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English
8. A．make B．help C．let D．allow
9. A．From B．On C．Since D．After
10. A．spelling B．grammar C．English D．pronunciation
11. A．happened B．looked C．seemed D．felt
12. A．know B．remember C．understand D．think
13. A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups
14. A．Imagine B．Mind C．Do D．Think of
15. A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing
16. A．time B．money C．language D．practice
17. A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly
18. A．depends B．tries C．has D．takes
19. A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs
20. A．do B．work C．help D．master
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There is an old saying in English: “Laughter is the best medicine”. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to investigate laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films, while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be capable of reducing the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group, which tolerated the pain for the longest time, was the group, which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins（内啡肽）in the brain. These are natural chemicals that diminish both stress and pain.
There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the body’s immune system, that is, the system which fights infection. In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control group-in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watched the video had an increase in the activity of their blood cells, that is, the cells which fight infection.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists（精神病学家）in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients’ conditions by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
1.We learn from the first paragraph that laughter .
A.is good for one’s health. B.is related to some illness.
C.has been investigated long since. D.has no effect on the body.
2.Doctors have found that laughter .
A.keeps down blood pressure. B.has similar effects to physical exercise.
C.decreases the heart rate. D.increases stress.
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter, according to the passage?
A.It reduces pain. B.It exercises the body.
C.It improves the body’s immune(免疫的)system. D.It can cure cancer.
4.In a laughter clinic, doctors .
A.laugh at their patients. B.encourage their patients to laugh.
C.smile when they don’t feel like laughing. D.never stop laughing.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
There is an old saying in English： "Laughter is the best medicine". Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to investigate laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve people's health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films, while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing； it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be capable of reducing the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group which tolerated the pain for the longest time was 'the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins （内啡肽） in the brain. These are natural chemicals which diminish both stress and pain.
There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the body's immune(免疫的)system, that is, the system which fights infection. In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control group - in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watched the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells, that is, the cells which fight infection.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists （精神病学家） in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
1. We learn from the first paragraph that laughter____________________.
| A．is good for one's health |
| B．is related to some illness |
| C．has been investigated long since |
| D．has no effect on the body |
2.Doctors have found that laughter_______________________.
| A．keeps down blood pressure. |
| B．has similar effects to physical exercise |
| C．decreases the heart rate |
| D．increases stress |
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter, according to the passage?
| A．It reduces pain. |
| B．It exercises the body. |
| C．It improves the body's immune system. |
| D．It can cure cancer. |
4.The writer's attitude towards laughter is__________.
| A．critical |
| B．doubtful |
| C．positive |
| D．negative |
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the English language there are striking similarities to many of the characteristics present in Spanish, French, and German. So what are the things that make English so difficult for foreign people to learn?
English doesn’t necessarily have more regular consonant(辅音) or vowel(元音) sounds than other languages, but how the stress is placed on some of those consonants or vowels makes it such a difficult language for learners. There are hard and soft consonants like “c” taking on a “k” sound or an “s” sound depending upon the situation. There are silent letters in some words and then some consonants that take on an entirely different sound ( like “th” ) when combined. The changes in the pronunciation of words make English much more difficult to learn.
Another thing that makes English difficult to learn has to do with verb tense. Some languages have very limited changes in verb tense, sometimes just present and past, which makes it relatively simple to grasp. English, on the other hand, is a bit more difficult in this area. For example, in different situations it may be proper to use any of the following tenses: present, past, future, past perfect or present perfect. The verb “choose” can be used in the following forms depending on tense: choose, chose or chosen. This can be very difficult for a foreigner to grasp.
Slang(俚语) is more widely used in American English than proper grammar. In the US just knowing the language as it’s generally taught isn’t enough. In every single region or even close neighborhoods, the same slang terms make an almost entirely different language. In some areas there are repeatedly used terms that wouldn’t even be found in the Webster’s Dictionary. They are created by locals and only locals understand them. This can make it very difficult for someone not familiar with the language to get used to it, especially if they don’t remain in one area for a very long period.
1.The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. tell us how to deal with slang terms in English
B. encourage us to speak formal English
C. tell us why English is very difficult to learn
D. give advice on how to learn English well
2.According to the passage, the letter “c” in English ________.
A. is often silent
B. has at least two sounds
C. never takes on an “s” sound
D. is always stressed
3.Compared with other languages, ________.
A. English has very limited changes in verb tense
B. English has relatively simple verb tense to grasp
C. English has more forms of verbs according to the tense
D. English has three more verb tenses
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. pronunciation is the most difficult thing in English learning
B. all the slang terms should be added to the Webster’s Dictionary
C. if you want to learn English well you first should learn some slang terms
D. people may understand the local language after living in a place for years
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析