The French are followed by the Americans and ...

The French are followed by the Americans and the Spanish, with both nations sleeping around eight and a half hours per day. However, with an hour fewer than the French, Japanese and Korean people sleep the least among the 30 member countries of the OECD, around seven hours and 50 minutes a day.

“The French, who are known worldwide for their cooking skills, also spend more time eating than anyone else and it nearly doubles that of Americans, Canadians or Mexicans，” the OECD, a club of many developed countries, says. They spend more than two hours a day eating, followed by the New Zealanders and Japanese, who also spend close to two hours daily at the table. In Italy, which is another country with a worldwide cooking reputation (名声), and Belgium, people spend around one hour and 50 minutes a day eating. Spaniards, Germans and Swedes also spend more than an hour and a half a day eating, while Finns, Norwegians and Britons spend the least time at the table (around one hour and 20 minutes)．

Their way of life seems to have a big effect on French people's life time, since they are among the top three nations living the longest, together with the Japanese and Spaniards. An average Japanese woman lives to almost 86 years, while a man lives to 79. French and Spanish women live up to 84.4 years, and men 77.3 and 77.7 years. Hungarians are the European OECD nation living the shortest lives, with women's life time at 77.4 years and men's at 69.

1.The French spend about ________ hours in sleeping and eating every day.

A. 8　　 B. 9

C. 10　　 D. 7

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the report?

A. Sleeping time.　　 B. Eating time.

C. Life time.　　 D. Cooking time.

3.The report mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A. men spend more time in sleeping than women

B. governments need to do more to care for the ordinary people

C. differences in lifestyle are wide across OECD countries

D. why women always live longer than men

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Chinese has overtaken French ， Spanish and German to become one of the most promising foreign languages for job seekers in the UK． Research shows graduates in Chinese earn an average yearly salary of 31 ，000 pounds or more．

Chinese students set themselves up for a different university experience from others who take traditional subjects． While an English student may have as little as six hours of a week ， those studying Chinese are in class for most of the day． "I had a lot of friends on other courses who didn't do much in first or second year． You can't play at Chinese． You have to spend hours and hours writing characters ， " says Hannah ， who graduated in Chinese Studies from Sheffield University． "The first year was really difficult． Most of my friends admitted at one point to crying because of the pressure． I was almost told at one point that I might want to reconsider and drop out． "

So are the evenings in learning characters while your friends are at the student bar really worth its Despite the painful studying experience ， most of the graduates think so． They use Chinese in their chosen careers ， and would not have been in the jobs they do now without their knowledge of the language．

Liberty now works for the civil service in Beijing． She earned a place on the Department for International Development graduate scheme with a salary of over 30， 000 pounds within two years． "The degree was absolutely worth it． Looking around at people I know who have studied French or Spanish at university ， there 's not such a chance to use it in the workplace． "

Hannah has set her apart in the workplace ， but she warns ambitious students to think about whether they would really want to live in China in the future．" Some people think they are going to learn Chinese and then be a big success ， but I think it 's important to be quite realistic about that． "

1.What does the underlined phrase " play at" probably mean in Paragraph 2　　　 　．

A. Treat　 seriously

B. Learn lazily

C. Talk amusingly

D. Cheat cleverly

2.What can you learn from Liberty 's and Hannah 's career experience　　　 　．

A. Chinese degree helped them to find satisfying jobs．

B. There are students learning characters at the student bar．

C. Graduates with French or Spanish degree have no chance to find jobs．

D. By learning　 Chinese ，　 people　 are　 to have a successful career．

3.What's　 Hannah 's　 attitude　 to choosing　 Chinese　 as a possible careers　　　 　．

A. Doubtful．

B. Positive．

C. Puzzled．

D. Objective．

4.What is the main idea of the texts　　　 　．

A. Many foreign college students come to China to seek jobs．

B. A degree in Chinese means big success for its learners．

C. Graduates in Chinese are more likely to get high﹣paying jobs．

D. Chinese degree is harder to earn but worthwhile in workplace．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mary______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A. picked up　　　　 B. took up

C. made up　　　　 D. turned up

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Kathy _________ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A. picked up　　 B. took up

C. made up　　 D. turned up

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Kathy ______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A. picked up               B. took up                     C. made up              D. turned up

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Everyone knows that the French are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Or do they? Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?

At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (实业家) in the UK found that 70 percent felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public.

Britain is hostile to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy (嫉妒) . As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood”. Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green-eyed monster” and the UK is its home. Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. Some were given a little, others a great deal. Those given a little money were given the chance to destroy the large amounts of money given to others—but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.

This seems to prove the entrepreneurs were right to complain. But there is also conflicting evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently reported that the UK was now the world’s fourth largest economy .That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.

“It’s not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a Professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It’s people using their success in a way that seems arrogant (傲慢) or unfair or which separates them from their roots .”

Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem. They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were friendlier, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.

1.What does the underlined “it” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. One group of people　 B. A great survey

C. A nation　　 D. National character

2.Most entrepreneurs surveyed believe that　　　　　 .

A. the British public are hardworking

B. they are not popular simply because they are successful

C. love of success is Britain’s national character

D. they are considered as “green-eyed monsters”

3.What does the result of the Warwich University test show ?

A. Most people would rather fail than see others succeed

B. Two thirds of the people tested didn’t love money

C. An imaginary amount of money does not attract people

D. Most people are willing to enjoy success with others

4.The writer of the passage seems to suggest that 　　　　 .

A. jealousy is Britain’s national character

B. British entrepreneurs are not fairly treated

C. the British dislike the entrepreneurs because they do not behave properly

D. the scientists at Warwich University did a successful test

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Everyone knows that the French are romantic, the Italian are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Or do they? Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?

At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (实业家) in the UK found that 70 percent felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public .

Britain is hostile to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy (嫉妒) . As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood”. Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green-eyed monster” and the UK is its home. Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. Some were given a little, others a great deal. Those given a little money were given the chance to destroy the large amounts of money given to others—but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.

This seems to prove the entrepreneurs were right to complain. But there is also conflicting evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently reported that the UK was now the world’s fourth largest economy .That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy , either .

“It’s not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a Professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It’s people using their success in a way that seems arrogant (傲慢) or unfair or which separates them from their roots .”

Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem. They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.

1.What does the underlined “it” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．One group of people                  B．A great survey

C．National character                   D．A nation

2.Most entrepreneurs surveyed believe that ________

A．they are not popular simply because they are successful

B．the British public are hardworking

C．love of success is Britain’s national character

D．they are considered as “green-eyed monsters”

3.What does the result of the Warwich University test show?

A．Two thirds of the people tested didn’t love money

B．Most people would rather fail than see others succeed

C．An imaginary amount of money does not attract people

D．Most people are willing to enjoy success with others

4.The writer of the passage seems to suggest that ________ .

A．Jealousy is Britain’s national character

B．British entrepreneurs are not fairly treated

C．the scientists are Warwich University did a successful test

D．the British dislike the entrepreneurs because they do not behave properly

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

What class does the woman want to sign up for?

A. German.　　 B. Spanish.　　 C. French.

高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析

Lacrosse, invented by the Native Americans, is a popular team sport in North America and a national summer sport for Canada. It involves the use of nets, or ”heads” as they are called, which consist of a wooden or metal stick with a net on the end. Hockey is a game based on this sport.

The name “lacrosse” was named by the French settlers ，with “Crosse” meaning curved stick. Lacrosse played a more serious role in Indian culture than anywhere else. Lacrosse was not a very well known sport until the late nineteenth century. It was mostly a boy’s game until a few years ago, and now it is played by both boys and girls.

There were about three different forms of lacrosse based on the different tribes or places of how they played it. One of the ways still played today is called double stick; you play by using a two and a half foot stick in each hand and tossing a deer skin ball in between the two sticks.

Like many other ball games, there are two teams in Lacrosse, each with ten players. There is one goalie, three defensemen, three midfielders and three attack-men. The goalies defend the goals, and if the ball goes into the goal, the team who got the goal scores. Whoever scores the most goals by the end of the game wins, with an overtime period being played if the game is tied. The game has four quarters and starts with a "faceoff” at the beginning of each quarter. A faceoff is when the ball is on the ground to start the game, and one person from each team fights for the ball.

1.Who invented the game Lacrosse? (no more than 3 words)

2.When did Lacrosse become a well-known sport? (no more than 6 words)

3.How many players are needed to play a Lacrosse game? (no more than 1 word)

4.What is a goalie’s job? (no more than 7 words)

5.What happens if two teams score the same goals at the end of a game?(no more than 6 words)

高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

They are trying to make sure that 5G terminals ________ by 2022 for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

A.will install B.will have been installed C.are installed D.have been installed

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析