阅读理解。
One day,I received a call from a colleague.He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem,while the student claimed a perfect score.I was elected as their arbiter(仲裁人).I read the examination problem,“Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer(气压计).” The student had answered,“Take the barometer to the top of the building,attach a long rope to it,lower it to the street,and then bring it up and measure the length of the rope.The length of it is the height of the building.”
The student had really answered the question completely,but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics.I suggested the student try again.I gave him six minutes to answer the question,warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics.Five minutes later,he said he had many answers and dashed off one,which read “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof.Drop the barometer,timing its fall with a stopwatch,then use the physical formula(公式)to calculate the height of the building.”
At this point,my colleague had to accept it,and then the student made almost full marks.I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were.He listed many others,and then added,“Probably the best one is to take the barometer to the administrator and say to him,‘Sir,here is a fine barometer.If you tell me the height of the building,I will give it to you.’”
Then,I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question.He admitted that he did,but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.
The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world.He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
1.The student got a zero at the beginning because .
A.the teacher wasn’t satisfied with him
B.his answer wasn’t complete or correct
C.the teacher didn’t fully understand his answer
D.his answer didn’t show his knowledge of physics
2.We know from the passage that .
A.the student knew the expected answer
B.the administrator told Bohr the height
C.the author preferred Bohr’s last answer
D.the teacher was a very stubborn person
3.We can learn from the passage that .
A.instructors can teach students how to think
B.arbiters can help students to get high scores
C.students should be given more freedom in thinking
D.teachers should make students use physical formulas
4.What was Bohr’s attitude toward his schooling?
A.Optimistic. B.Critical.
C.Approving. D.Pessimistic.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
阅读理解。
One day,I received a call from a colleague.He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem,while the student claimed a perfect score.I was elected as their arbiter(仲裁人).I read the examination problem,“Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer(气压计).” The student had answered,“Take the barometer to the top of the building,attach a long rope to it,lower it to the street,and then bring it up and measure the length of the rope.The length of it is the height of the building.”
The student had really answered the question completely,but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics.I suggested the student try again.I gave him six minutes to answer the question,warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics.Five minutes later,he said he had many answers and dashed off one,which read “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof.Drop the barometer,timing its fall with a stopwatch,then use the physical formula(公式)to calculate the height of the building.”
At this point,my colleague had to accept it,and then the student made almost full marks.I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were.He listed many others,and then added,“Probably the best one is to take the barometer to the administrator and say to him,‘Sir,here is a fine barometer.If you tell me the height of the building,I will give it to you.’”
Then,I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question.He admitted that he did,but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.
The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world.He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
1.The student got a zero at the beginning because .
A.the teacher wasn’t satisfied with him
B.his answer wasn’t complete or correct
C.the teacher didn’t fully understand his answer
D.his answer didn’t show his knowledge of physics
2.We know from the passage that .
A.the student knew the expected answer
B.the administrator told Bohr the height
C.the author preferred Bohr’s last answer
D.the teacher was a very stubborn person
3.We can learn from the passage that .
A.instructors can teach students how to think
B.arbiters can help students to get high scores
C.students should be given more freedom in thinking
D.teachers should make students use physical formulas
4.What was Bohr’s attitude toward his schooling?
A.Optimistic. B.Critical.
C.Approving. D.Pessimistic.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was sitting in class one day when a new kid came in , He was called Christian and he was short and wore a pair of glasses, He walked up to the teacher and told her ,very 36,that he was new , The teacher37to the empty desk next to me . He sat down , looked briefly at me ,and then looked 38. I didn’t think he was very nice , and certainly not the 39I would like to become friends with ,
Over the year,I 40talked to him,but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly, He never talked to anybody41me.
But one day I 42 the unkind kids who were teasing him.We made fun of him43in my head I knew it was wrong . “Haven’t you got any friends ?”A kid asked Christian,who had walked past us 44.“No,he hasn’t got any friends.He’s too 45.”I said.
Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest eyes I had ever seen. My heart 46 .
In the weeks that followed, he never met my47in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to48to write him a note asking him to 49it . I knew I had to because I couldn’t 50the guilt and sadness that I felt51I saw him .
The next day in class, I wrote him a note52 . About five minutes later .I turned and saw tears in his eyes. Later he told me that I would never realize how much my apology had 53to him. Over the years at high school, we became 54friends.
Apologies can really change your life , so never55a chance to tell somebody you are sorry,
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高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
My friend Vernon Davies kept birds. One day he called and told me he was going away for a week.He asked me to feed _1._ birds for him and said that he would leave the key_2._ his front door in my mailbox.
_3._ (fortunate), I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vernon was going to return. What was worse,_ 4._ was already dark when I arrived at his house. I soon found that the key Verson gave me could not unlock either the front door _5._ _the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of6._ _Vernon would say when he came back.
I was just going to give up7._ _I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed in under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climb 8._ _and open the window.
I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone _9._ (shine) a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of Vernon’s neighbors. “What are you doing up there?: said the policeman._ 10._ _(feel)like a complete fool, I replied,”I was just going to feed Mr Davies’ birds.
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jim was a farmer. He lived in a village far away from the town. One day he was very ill , and everyone thought he would die . But his family wouldn’t give up. They decided to sent for a doctor in town . The doctor arrived the village two days later and looked over the man. The doctor wanted a pen and some paper , But there was no pen or paper in the village , because nobody could read or write .
The doctor looked around and picked up a piece of burnt wood. Using the wood, he wrote the name of the medicine on the door of the house.“ Get the medicine for him right away, ” he said, “and he will soon get well.’ family and friends did not know what to do . They could not read the writing . Then the village baker had an idea . He took off the door of the house and took the door to the nearest town . He bought the medicine, and Jim was saved. After that Jim would not let anyone wash the magic words off the door .
1.People in the village thought James would die because ________ .
A.he was seriously ill | B.the doctor could do nothing for him |
C.the doctor didn’t come | D.they couldn’t find any doctor |
2. The doctor got to the village two days later because ________ .
A.he walked to the village |
B.the will age was far from the town |
C.there was something wrong with his car |
D.they couldn’t find any doctor |
3.When the doctor got to the village, he______.
A.found another doctor there |
B.gave some medicine to Jim |
C.looked over Jim carefully |
D.had no idea and could do nothing for Jim |
4.The doctor wrote down the name of the medicine with_____ on_____.
A.a pen; a piece of paper |
B.a piece of burnt wood; some paper |
C.a piece of burnt wood; the door of the house |
D.a pen; a piece of wood |
5.What do you think of the people in the village?
A.They were rich and clever. |
B.They were lazy. |
C.They could read and write well. |
D.They were poor and fell behind the times. |
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
The day before Mother’s Day this year, police received a call from Doris, a heavy-hearted wife. Her husband Melvyn, who suffers Alzheimer's disease, had gone_______from the Little Rock, Arkansas home.
Police found Melvyn two blocks from their home, unable to tell officers where he _______.However, as to where he was going, he wasn’t _______ he was buying his _______ flowers for Mother's Day, as he had every year since she gave birth to their first child.
Melvyn’s condition has been slowly _______ since he was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. His wife has become her husband’s carer, watching _______ as the cruel disease _______her husband’s memories and personality away from him.
Officers intended to take the elderly man straight home—but Melvyn was having _______ of that.” He was pretty _______.” Officer Troy told CBS, “he wasn’t going home ____________ he got those flowers.” So the officers decided to lend him a ____________, secretly stopping in at a local supermarket and helping him ____________ a bunch of beautiful cream-colored roses.“I didn't have a __________;we had to get those flowers, ” Officer Troy says. The ____________ officers even secretly slipped the cashier some extra cash when Melvyn couldn’t ____________ the bill.
Doris was ____________ when she saw her husband of 60 years walking up their front stairs in the company of the police officers, but her relief turned to ____________when he presented her with the flowers.
“As he came up those steps, and I saw those roses and the smile on his face, I was touched ____________, “Dons told CBS, “I just said, thank you, thank you, because I saw his ____________.”
“It’s special, because even though his mind doesn’t remember everything, his heart ____________.”
1.A. crazy B. hungry C. missing D. wrong
2.A. goes B. shops C. works D. 1ives
3.A. excited B. disappointed C. confused D. amazed
4.A. mother B. wife C. daughter D. niece
5.A. worsening B. improving C. changing D. moving
6.A. aimlessly B. fearlessly C. carelessly D. helplessly
7.A. opens B. steals C. betters D. keeps
8.A. both B. all C. none D. neither
9.A. cruel B. brave C. proud D. stubborn
10.A. when B. until C. if D. though
11.A. car B. flower C. hand D. phone
12.A. select B. grow C. preserve D. decorate
13.A. customer B. chance C. choice D. partner
14.A. serious B. strong C. rude D. kind
15.A. cover B. buy C. find D. deliver
16.A. tired B. relieved C. puzzled D. astonished
17.A. sorrow B. loss C. anger D. joy
18.A. inside B. outside C. slightly D. hardly
19.A. present B. condition C. heart D. smile
20.A. sinks B. beats C. remembers D. ignores
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There was once a guy who suffered from cancer, a cancer that can’t be cured. One day he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out. He passed a CD store and looked through the front door for a second. He saw a beautiful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in, not looking at anything else but her. He walked closer and closer until he was finally at the front desk where she sat.
She looked up and asked, “Can I help you?” She smiled and he thought it was the most beautiful smile he had ever seen before. He said, “UH…Yeah…Umm… I would like to buy a CD.” He picked one out and gave her money for it. “Would you like me to pack it for you?” she asked, smiling her cute smile again. He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the packed CD and gave it to him.
From then on, he went to that store every day and bought a CD. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out. His mother found out about this and encouraged him. So the next day, he took all his courage and left his phone number on the desk before he ran out.
Several weeks later the phone rang, and the mother picked it up. It was the girl!!! The mother started to cry and said, “You don’t know? He passed away yesterday…” Later that day, the mother went into the boy’s room and opened the closet. Inside were piles and piles of unopened CDs. She picked one up and opened it. Out fell a piece of paper, saying: “Do you want to go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.” The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD… Again, there was a piece of paper with the same words.
1.Why did the girl offer to pick the CD for the boy every time?
A. Because it was required by the boy.
B. Because the shop owner told her to do so.
C. Because she felt sympathy for the dying boy.
D. Because she wanted to leave a note for the boy.
2.Which of the following can be used to describe the girl?
A. Energetic and polite.
B. Shy and curious.
C. Cute and brave.
D. Warm-hearted and responsible.
3. When the girl asked “Can I help you?”, the boy felt ________ .
A. discouraged B. nervous
C. stupid D. embarrassed
4.What could be the best title for the text?
A. Speak out loveB. Unconditional love
C. Buy a CD every day D. The greatest mother
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The other day I came across an Instagram post from my friend and colleague Danielle. It was a photo of a review of Danielle s recent photography exhibit. The review was positive, but also critical. That’s why Danielle posted it. She was proud of her work, no matter what her critics thought.
I was shocked by the post- -- it was one of the most honest things I've ever seen on social media! Usually when I scroll (滚读) through Facebook or Instagram, everything I see is perfect. Perfect vacations, perfect babies, perfect birthday cakes…
I' m guilty of it too. I only post photos of happy stuff. If someone saw my Instagram, they’d probably think, “Wow, this girl doesn’t have a care in the world.... and also she must really, really love ice cream.”
Danielle s post didn’t show a perfect world. And yet that didn’t make me think less of her. Quite the opposite, I respected her even more as an artist. That got me thinking. Maybe social media could be more meaningful if we showed off our mistakes or our struggles. And not a world where everything’s perfect, ice cream never melts and the lighting s always just right.
I’m going to try it out. Start with this blog post, which I’ll share on social media. I’ve included a photo here. It’s about a story I worked on for Guideposts magazine. See all those cross- outs and rewrites? That’s just the first of five pages of edit after edit from Guideposts editor- in-chief Edward Grinnan.
I remember the horrible day it happened like it was yesterday. I admit that I wept some tears over it. I considered giving up writing for a career. Eventually, though, I faced the music. I talked to Edward and asked him to explain the edits in detail so I could do better next time. The whole situation was rough. But, looking back now, it was a great learning experience.
1.Why was the author surprised at Danielle' s post?
A.It showed a perfect exhibit
B.It showed a beautiful photo
C.It included a strange picture
D.It included an objective review
2.What was the influence of Danielle s post on the author?
A.She realized the world is not perfect.
B.She was no longer afraid of mi stakes.
C.She stopped posting ice cream photos.
D.She began changing her posting habit.
3.What is the author's newly- posted photo about?
A.Her artworks B.Her happy times
C.Her failures as a writer D.Her favorite magazines
4.Which can replace the underlined part faced the music in the last paragraph?
A.Listened to music B.Stuck to my opinions
C.Accepted the criticisms D.Played a piece of music.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
Mark went home after leaving Bill at his house. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school, where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long-awaited senior year came. Three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide(自杀). But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
1.What happened to Bill on his way home from school?
A.Bill almost killed himself.
B.Bill was caught on something and almost fell down.
C.Bill was sleepy from the sleeping pills.
D.Bill noticed Mark following him home.
2.After Bill got home, ________.
A.he missed his friend Mark very much
B.he decided to break up with his girlfriend
C.he intended to kill himself immediately
D.he thought of the friendliness of Mark
3.Mark saved Bill from committing suicide by________ .
A.helping Bill pick up the fallen books on the ground
B.saying something comfortable and friendly to Bill
C.persuading Bill not to leave a mess for other people
D.being friendly to Bill in trouble
4.Bill cleared his locker in order to ________.
A.store away some of his mother’s sleeping pills
B.prepare for the next school year of high school
C.leave the world without troubling others
D.help his mother do some housework the last time
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.
So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.
Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived – a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.
He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.
Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout, “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry, “If I could just come down, I would show you!”
That’s what everybody wanted – that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge(复仇).
He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.
However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really saved him because he induced(引诱)him to try his best and save himself.
“I should be thankful and not angry.”
1.From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one .
A.on the very top of the tree
B.hidden in the middle of a tree
C.on the tree for the longest time
D.exposed to sunlight less often
2.What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?
A.He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.
B.He was climbing down quickly
C.He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.
D.He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.
3.How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?
A.He was nervous. B.He kept silent C.He felt surprised. D.He was angry.
4.What do you think motivated the man to climb down?
A.Courage. B.Revenge. C.Carefulness. D.Assistance.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.
So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.
Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived – a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.
He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.
Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout, “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry, “If I could just come down, I would show you!”
That’s what everybody wanted – that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge(复仇).
He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.
However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really saved him because he induced(引诱)him to try his best and save himself.
“I should be thankful and not angry.”
1.From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one .
A.on the very top of the tree
B.hidden in the middle of a tree
C.on the tree for the longest time
D.exposed to sunlight less often
2.What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?
A.He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.
B.He was climbing down quickly but carefully.
C.He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.
D.He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.
3.How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?
A.He was nervous. B.He kept silent.
C.He felt surprised. D.He was angry.
4.What do you think motivated the man to climb down?
A.Courage. B.Revenge.
C.Carefulness. D.Assistance.
5.What does the story imply?
A.Anger saves one’s life.
B.Wisdom does count.
C.Skill and strength count.
D.Anger is the biggest enemy.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析