—How much of the foreign expert’s speech have...

—How much of the foreign expert’s speech have you understood?

—Almost nothing. I wish I ________ harder at English.

A．worked           B．had worked        C．would work        D．were working

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I recall my experiences of feeling heard and deeply understood by someone, I know how much the experiences helped me to cope with whatever I was dealing with at the time. Caring people who I have turned to in difficult times helped me the most by listening and asking about my feelings.

During one of my volunteer jobs at a  local HIV and cancer clinic, I found the helpfulness of empathic（感情移入的） listening. As a volunteer I was providing emotional support for people with health related problems. Empathic listening really made a difference on how patients felt about their health problems. By sharing about their pain and suffering and may willingness to listen, they felt less alone.

We can make life easier for each other by becoming a better listener and encouraging each other to share our feelings. We can become a better listener by avoiding giving advice and trying to solve problems unless we are asked to do so. Pressuring others to solve their life problems--"our ways"--is not helpful. Most people intuitively(凭直觉地） know how to solve their own problems. As a listener it's important to be patient and not to interrupt the speaker. Let them know it's OK to talk about their feelings and support them in feeling their feelings.

When one neither shares nor reaches out for support, he or she can remain a lonely mystery. Life can feel lonely when one keeps everything inside. Feeling alone with life problems can be worse than the problem itself. When we let a caring person listen to our life struggle, we will no longer feel alone with our struggle. Don't be afraid to ask your loved ones to take time to hear you out. Sometimes you have to ask for it. People cannot read your mind. Confiding in others can have a positive effect on our mood.

59.What made the author comfortable in difficult times?

A. Persuading      B. Sharing     C. Apologizing     D. Complaining

60.According to the second paragraph, we can know that ____.

A. The patients enjoyed listening to the author

B. The author found empathic listening was helpless

C. The patients didn't get on well with the author

D. The author did a good job at a cancer clinic

61.What does the underlined part "Confiding in others" in the last paragraph mean?

A. Telling others your secrets.      B. Reading others' mind

C. Listening to others.        D. Leaving others alone.

62.What's the main idea of this passage?

A. Listening and sharing can make you happier.

B. People know how to solve their own problems.

C. It is wrong to give advice to solve problems.

D. You should learn to believe in other people.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The question was once asked of a highly 1.( success) businessman, “How have you done so much in your lifetime?” He replied, “I have dreamed.” I have turned my mind 2.(imagine) what I wanted to do. Then I have gone to bed and 3.(think) about my dreams. In the night I dreamed about my dreams. And when I awoke in the morning, I saw the way to make dreams real.”

While other people were saying, “ You can’t do that, and it is 4.(possible).” I was well on my way to 5.(achieve) what I wanted. As Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of 6. U.S., said, “We grow great by dreams.”

All big men are dreamers. Some of us let these dreams die, 7. others protect them and take care 8.them through bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light which always comes to those who 9.(sincere) hope that their dreams will come true. So please, don’t let anyone steal your dreams, or try to tell you they are too impossible. “Sing your 10.(song), and dream your dreams, hope your hope.”

高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

–How does a simple meal like this cost so much?

--We have____ in your bill the cost of the teapot you broke just.

A. added            B. included         C. obtained         D. charged

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—You should have prepared your speech for the meeting，Mrs Smith.

—Yes，I know.But how could I________the meeting date fixed so soon?

A. while　　 B. as

C. after　　 D. with

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgotten experiences or give you some great inspiration(启迪).

●Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin

And now you've accomplished something great and important here, and it's time for you to move on to what's next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. ... You must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you've been blessed (赐予)with and go.

●J.K. Rowling, Harvard University

Half my lifetime ago ,I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectation from my parents who were not rich...But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty(贫穷), but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for success.

●Steve Jobs, Stanford University

Sometimes life's going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith...Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle.

●Bill Gates, Harvard University

We need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities ,smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the world's inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.

1.What Michael Dell said is to urge us to________________________________________.

A. listen to our heart　　 B. pursue our dreams

C. follow others' example　　 D. learn from our mistakes

2.What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university?

A. Poverty.　　 B. Hunger.

C. Failure.　　 D. Appearance.

3.Who wants to express "Keep looking for what you believe in"?

A. Michael Dell.　　 B. J.K. Rowling.

C. Bill Gates.　　 D. Steve Jobs.

4.What does Bill Gates suggest people do?

A. Make contributions to the environment.

B. Take responsibility for their own behavior.

C. Make joint efforts to rid some global problems.

D. Master as much advanced technology as possible.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

With the help of the foreign experts, they produced ___ washing machines in 2003 as the year before.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

With the help of the foreign experts, they produced ___ washing machines in 2003 as the year before.

A. as twice many        B. as twice as many   C. as many as twice   D. twice as many

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—What do you think of the speech given by the CEO from Hongkong?

—Excellent, I have never heard________one before.

A. a more interesting    B. the most interesting   C. a more interested        D. the most interested

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The famous expert adapted his speech to ____ the interests of his audience.

A．fit               B．suit              C．match            D．compare

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