.I can’t quite remember __________he started ...

.I can’t quite remember __________he started to work as a teacher.

A. that it was when　　 B. when it was that

C. when was it that　　 D. that was it when

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It’s 8:30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats, he reads his e-mail and reviews his to-do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write ... Wait a minute! Radio? Breakfast? Sofa? What kind of workplace is this? Well, actually it is John’s house, and he is a telecommuter — he works at home, communicating with the workplace through the Internet.

Like John, millions of people — and their employers — are finding that telecommuting is a great way to work. Telecommuters can work on their own schedule(预定表). They work in the comfort of homes, where they can also look after young children or elderly parents. They save time and money by not traveling to work. Their employers save, too, because they need less office space and furniture. Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money. Telecommuting helps society, too, by reducing pollution and traffic problems.

Jobs that are suited to telecommuting include writing, design work, computer programming and accounting. If a job is related to working with information, a telecommuter can probably do it.

1.From the passage we can learn that John does his job ___________.

A. by telephone　　 B. in his office　　 C. away from home　　 D. through the Internet

2.One of the advantages of telecommuting is that you can _________.

A. get along well with other workers

B. follow your own timetable

C. work for several employers

D. enjoy a lot of traveling

3.Telecommuters change jobs less often, so _________.

A. they can get more work experience

B. they will have a longer paid holiday

C. their employers can save lots of money

D. their employers will give them a higher pay

4.What does the underlined words “suited to” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. 相似于　　 B. 不同于　　 C. 适合于　　 D. 有益于

5.The writer wrote the passage to_________.

A. introduce telecommuting

B. call on a better workplace

C. reduce pollution and traffic problems

D. show the disadvantage of telecommuting

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It’s 8;30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats , he reads his e-mail and reviews his to do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write --- wait a minute! Radio ? Breakfast ? Sofa ?What kind of workplace is this ? Well,actually it is John’s house, and he is a telecommuter—he works at home,communicating with the workplace through the internet.

Like John,millions of people ---and their employers--- are finding that telecommuting is a great way to work . Telecommuters can follow their own schedules. They work in the comfort of their homes, where they can also look after young children or elderly parents,they save time and money by not traveling to work. Their employers save,too,because they need less office space and furniture. Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often.This saves employers even more money.Telecommuting helps society,too,by reducing pollution and traffic problems.

Jobs that are suited to telecommuting include writing,design work, computer programming and accounting(会计). If a job involves working with information, a telecommuter can probably do it.

1.From the passage we know that John does his job ______.

A. By telephone　　　　 B. Through the Internet

C. In his office　　　 D. Away from home

2.One of the advantages of telecommuting is that you can ____.

A.work for several employers　　　　　　

B. Enjoy a lot of traveling

C. Get along well with other workers　

D. Work on your own schedule

3.Telecommuters change jobs less often,so ______.

A.their employers can save money　　

B. their employers will give them a higher pay

C. they can get more work experience

D. they will have a longer paid holiday.

4.The underlined phrase “suited to”in the third paragraph probably means “______”.

A. acceptable　　　　　 B. bad for　　

C. difficult for　　　 D. fit for

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It’s 8:30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats, he reads his e-mail and reviews his to-do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write ... Wait a minute! Radio? Breakfast? Sofa? What kind of workplace is this? Well, actually it is John’s house, and he is a telecommuter —  he works at home, communicating with the workplace through the Internet.

Like John, millions of people — and their employers — are finding that telecommuting is a great way to work. Telecommuters can follow their own timetables. They work in the comfort of homes, where they can also look after young children or elderly parents. They save time and money by not traveling to work. Their employers save, too, because they need less office space and furniture. Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money. Telecommuting helps society, too, by reducing pollution and traffic problems.

Jobs that are suited to telecommuting include writing, design work, computer programming and accounting. If a job is related to working with information, a telecommuter can probably do it.

1.From the passage we can learn that John does his job________.

A. by telephone     B. through the Internet

C. in his office      D. away from home

2.One of the advantages of telecommuting is that you can________.

A. work for several employers            B. enjoy a lot of traveling

C. get along well with other workers       D. work on your own schedule

3.Telecommuters change jobs less often, so________.

A. their employers can save money

B. their employers will give them a higher pay

C. they can get more work experience

D. they will have a longer paid holiday

4.The underlined phrase “suited to” in the third paragraph probably means “________”.

A. acceptable for       B. bad for

C. difficult for      D. fit for

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I can’t quite remember ________ you started playing golf.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The president of the World Bank says he has a passion for China, ______ he remembers starting as early as his childhood.

A. that            B. which            C. as                D. when

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The president of the World Bank says he has a passion for China ,________, he remembers starting as early as his childhood.

A. where                             B. which                                C. what                                  D. when

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As we age, our ability to think and remember starts to deteriorate. But not everyone. Some of us have brains that age more slowly. Enter the super-ager!

Super-agers are people over the age of 80 who have the brain structures and abilities of much younger people. Eighty-seven-year-old Bill Gurolnick is a super-ager. “What do I feel like? If I was to give a number, I probably feel like I’m about my early 70s…”

Scientists know that parts of the brain decrease in size with age. But in super-agers that process is much slower. Emily Rogalski is a neuroscientist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois. In a recent study, she showed that super-agers have young brains. The area of the brain responsible for attention and memory—the cortex—was shown to be thicker in super-agers. “When we look at the cortex of their brain, we see that, on average, that it looks more like a 50-year-old brain that it looks like an average 80-year-old bran…”

Not only do super-ages have thicker cortexes, they have more spindle neurons. These large brain cells appear to be involved with social-emotional communication. But their exact purpose is still a mystery. Scientists writing for Smithsonian magazine say they are “brain cells for socializing.”

Several factors affect how our brains age. Scientists say super-agers have several things in common, including an active lifestyle. Many travel and play sports. They are often big readers. And they usually have healthy relationships and spend time with friends. Super-agers also seem to have certain common personality traits. Rogalski says they are, for the most part, known for their optimism, resilience and perseverance. Growing old, she adds, does not have to be depressing and sad. “Perhaps, if we expected a bit better from ourselves, then we would understand that not all aging is stressful!”

Can we all be super-agers? The science behind super-aging is a relatively new, but growing field. Scientists involved in the research offer this advice as we age: Stay active. Learn new things. Challenge yourself. Surround yourself with healthy relationships.

1.What does underlined word “deteriorate” mean?

A. Become better as time passes.　　 B. Speed up with time.

C. Improve whatever happens.　　 D. Become worse as time passes.

2.What is the function of the cortex?

A. Be responsible for social-emotional communication.

B. Take care of attention and memory.

C. Keep track of numbers and charts.

D. Care for healthy relationships.

3.Super-agers have the tendency to ________.

A. stay at home with friends all day long

B. learn new things but seldom read books

C. be optimistic and like playing sports

D. travel a lot alone

4.The best title of the passage may be ________.

A. A New Scientific Study　　 B. Can We All Be Super-agers?

C. How People Get Old　　 D. Being Young Forever

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Jim is a ___1.___ (talent) man who can do quite a lot of things. He is an honest man as ___2.___as a kind man., but he is never at ___3.___ mercy of anybody. In a way, it’s his shortcoming. The ___4.___day, he and I went to the zoo together. When he saw the tiger in the distance, he thought of a foolish ___5.___ to control the tiger by attempting ___6.___　 (ride) it! If the adults had not come in time, he wouldn’t have escaped from the jaws of ___7.___ (die). Another time I went surfing with him. When he set loose, he surfed ___8.___ the direction of the middle of the sea without anybody following him. I ___9.___ next to him at the beginning, but he surfed so fast that I couldn’t keep up with him. Gradually, we couldn’t see him at all. It was not until late in the afternoon ___10.___ he returned to the shore.

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I can remember the day my father came home from the war. As he walked up the front path of our home, he saw Mum and me and he dropped the suitcase.

I was only five years old so Dad made a fuss of me, then began making an even bigger fuss of my mother. This left me free to examine all the stuff lying around the broken suitcase, and I was quick to notice a newspaper advertisement displaying a new piano. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, he smiled.

“Yes, that’s right,” he said. “I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”

A few moments later, a horse pulled a cart with a piano on top. Soon we all stared at it in our small lounger room. Mum had never been close to a piano before, except at the kindergarten I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the teachers could teach her to play.

After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”

From that day on, she would plink between doing the cooking and housework. Three months went by and Mum was now a skilled pianist, holding parties with all the neighbors gathering around to sing.

Although we were poor, Mum felt like a princess and was delighted at all the attention she was receiving.

At the height of Mum’s happiness, I began to notice that Dad was looking increasingly worried. It turned out that since returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. Then, a few weeks later, I observed two men taking Mum’s piano away. Mum sobbed in the kitchen. Suddenly, it all became clear to me: no job, no money, no piano.

Dad finally got a job. Mum was happy again as if he’d just win the lottery(彩票). Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.

Two years later, Dad bought Mum another piano. This time he paid cash for it.

1.How did the author’s Dad buy the piano for his mum?

A．He paid part of the bill regularly.

B．He earned it by winning a bet.

C．He paid cash for it.

D．He bought it as a big bargain.

2.By saying “Enough is enough”, the author’s dad meant_______.

A．practice makes perfect

B．it was time to stop practicing

C．he couldn’t bear being troubled

D．his wife played the piano well enough

3.What made the author’s mum proud of his dad?

A．His dad’s willingness to help cook.

B．His dad’s winning the lottery luckily.

C．His dad’s loyalty to his motherland.

D．His dad’s determination to rebuild his life.

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