My oldest child, Emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of college. These days, friends and family have begun flooding me with one question: What is she going to do after graduation?
The job market is, after all, awfully tough. Just this month the Federal Reserve Bank published a study showing that “recent graduates are increasingly working in low-paid jobs or working part-time.” The bright spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — areas in which recent graduates “have tended to do relatively well”.
But Emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. She’s an American Studies major with a focus on the politics and culture of food. For quite a while, I think her field of study is so fashionable right now that I’m not the least bit worried she will find a good job. Yet the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve decided to be honest. “I’m not sure what Emma is going to do,” I now say. “But she’s gotten a great education and has really found her interest. — and I know those things will serve her well over the course of her life.”
Nowadays, more and more universities and colleges are being measured by the salaries of their recent graduates. In this climate, encouraging your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with earning a living. But a college is not a vocational(职业) school. And promoting STEM subjects should not be society’s only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.
From the beginning, we never urged Emma to pick a college or a major with an eye on its expected return on money, as more and more families are doing. To Emma, what really matters will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: Emma’s contribution to the world and how happy she is in it.
1.The author’s friends and family_________.
A. are worried about Emma’s safety
B. have been worrying about the flood
C. are concerned about Emma’s future
D. are worried about the job market
2. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. The number of the graduates is increasing.
B. STEM graduates can be better employees.
C. STEM graduates are in relatively greater demand.
D. More and more graduates like to do a part-time job.
3.Why did Emma choose a major in the humanities?
A. Because she is interested in it.
B. Because her mother told her to.
C. Because it is increasingly popular.
D. Because she wants further education.
4.According to the author, what matters most in choosing a major is that_________.
A. it should be among the STEM
B. it should be fashionable and interesting
C. it should allow a good job and a high salary
D. it should bring achievements and happiness
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
My oldest child, Emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of college. These days, friends and family have begun flooding me with one question: What is she going to do after graduation?
The job market is, after all, awfully tough. Just this month the Federal Reserve Bank published a study showing that “recent graduates are increasingly working in low-paid jobs or working part-time.” The bright spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — areas in which recent graduates “have tended to do relatively well”.
But Emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. She’s an American Studies major with a focus on the politics and culture of food. For quite a while, I think her field of study is so fashionable right now that I’m not the least bit worried she will find a good job. Yet the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve decided to be honest. “I’m not sure what Emma is going to do,” I now say. “But she’s gotten a great education and has really found her interest. — and I know those things will serve her well over the course of her life.”
Nowadays, more and more universities and colleges are being measured by the salaries of their recent graduates. In this climate, encouraging your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with earning a living. But a college is not a vocational(职业) school. And promoting STEM subjects should not be society’s only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.
From the beginning, we never urged Emma to pick a college or a major with an eye on its expected return on money, as more and more families are doing. To Emma, what really matters will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: Emma’s contribution to the world and how happy she is in it.
1.The author’s friends and family_________.
A. are worried about Emma’s safety
B. have been worrying about the flood
C. are concerned about Emma’s future
D. are worried about the job market
2. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. The number of the graduates is increasing.
B. STEM graduates can be better employees.
C. STEM graduates are in relatively greater demand.
D. More and more graduates like to do a part-time job.
3.Why did Emma choose a major in the humanities?
A. Because she is interested in it.
B. Because her mother told her to.
C. Because it is increasingly popular.
D. Because she wants further education.
4.According to the author, what matters most in choosing a major is that_________.
A. it should be among the STEM
B. it should be fashionable and interesting
C. it should allow a good job and a high salary
D. it should bring achievements and happiness
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are some places in the world that one wants to return again and again. After my first visit to Boracay, a small island in the Philippines, in March of last year, I knew that I would return soon. I was there again in April this year.
It was on the island that I first tried kite-surfing. The Bulabog Beach on the eastern side of Boracay has many wind-surfing and kite-surfing sports centers. I randomly chose a center, which happened to be an affiliation(附属机构)of International Kiteboarding Organization.
The organization has training centers around the world, and some of its courses are tailored for beginners like me. The center on Boracay has different courses, from recreational to professional. In the recreational category, trainees have to do the“discovery”level before they go on to more advanced levels.
My instructor Brian, who was from the United States, adhered(坚持, 遵守)strictly to the center’s rules about levels, and began the training by asking me to set up the kite on the sand, which was the very first step at the ground level of the“discovery”course. I had a teammate, and we both couldn’t wait to have the feeling of riding with the wind on the surface of the water.
But we had to practice at length the various skills for assessing the direction of the wind and the movements of our bodies. I was there in March, which was still the windy season on the island. Because of the winds, the Philippines were important on the ancient maritime trade route. They call the wind Amihan, or trade winds.
From September to May the year before, the hills on the northern and southern ends of the island channel the Amihan wind from the east onshore, and onto the Bulabog Beach on the eastern coast of the island.
1.Which of the following is NOT true about Boracay?
A. It belongs to the Philippines.
B. An affiliation of International Kiteboarding Organization lies there.
C. It has many wind-surfing and kite-surfing sports centers.
D. It only offers visitors training of kite-surfing.
2.What can we know about Brian?
A. He is a Philippine.
B. He is a strict but professional instructor.
C. He received education in the United States.
D. His training is flexible.
3.Which word can best describe the author’s feeling in the training?
A. Disappointed. B. Excited.
C. Depressed. D. Worried.
4.The best title of the passage is .
A. Boracay—a Beautiful Island
B. Kite-surfing Training Program
C. My Experience of Kite-surfing Training
D. My First Visit to Boracay
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
. After I returned to my hometown, I was pleased to find that it had a new look.
A.taken off | B.taken after | C.taken in | D.taken on |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
After attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening.The overhead light out- side my door was burned out and I had36finding the keyhole.When I 37 to open the door, I 38around the wall for a light switch.I found a plate where a switch was39 installed… but no switch!
Not discouraged easily, I remembered 40a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage 41 in the day.I found the bed in the 42 and then the lamp, but when I switched it on ,nothing 43 ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the 44to find another lamp.So I 45my way slowly across the room to the curtains and …no drawstring! I finally stumbled (跌跌撞撞地) around 46 I found a desk lamp which actually 47!
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world48 be and how-necessary light is! But even more necessary than 49 light is the light that shines from people—the light of50and faith.Because, for many people, the world is a dark and51place.For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in52of some light.So let your light shine.Whatever light you 53may be a beacon of hope and encouragement.And if you feel that your light is 54a candle in a forest remember there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to 55 the light of one small candle.
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高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
I was on a plane returning home to Dallas, Texas after completing my duty in Vietnam. There were no hometown parades for us veterans (退役老兵) from that _________ war and I had been warned about the unfriendliness from our countrymen at that time. _________, I was just trying to get home without incident.
I sat, in uniform, in a window seat, _________ eye contact with my fellow passengers. No one was sitting in the seat next to me, which _________ my loneliness. A little girl, not more than 10 years old, suddenly _________ in the passage. She smiled and, without a word,_________ handed me a magazine. I accepted her _________ together with her quiet “welcome home”. I turned to the window and wept. Her small _________ of caring was the first I had _________ in a long time.
I believe in the __________ between strangers when we reach out to one another.
Today, that young girl __________ has no memory of what happened years ago. I like to think of her as having grown up, continuing to __________ others and teaching her children to do the same. I know she might have been told to give me the “__________” by her parents. It doesn’t matter why she gave me the magazine. The __________ thing is she did.
From then on, I have followed her __________ and tried, in different ways for __________people, to do the same for them. I know that my __________ since then are all due to that little girl. Her offer of a magazine to a tired, scared and __________ soldier has echoed throughout my __________. I have to believe that my small gestures have the same __________ on others.
1.A. fair B. great C. unpopular D. unexpected
2.A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Meanwhile
3.A. making B. keeping C. reducing D. avoiding
4.A. resulted from B. accounted for C. contributed to D. added to
5.A. screamed B. appeared C. jumped D. waved
6.A. anxiously B. casually C. shyly D. unconsciously
7.A. admiring B. offering C. apology D. invitation
8.A. gesture B. discussion C. idea D. exchange
9.A. predicted B. imagined C. experienced D. evaluated
10.A. coincidence B. connection C. conflict D. conversation
11.A. ridiculously B. surprisingly C. undoubtedly D. unfortunately
12.A. panic B. tease C. touch D. judge
13.A. gift B. lesson C. reminder D. reward
14.A. important B. unusual C. appropriate D. concrete
15.A. advice B. dream C. example D. requirement
16.A. old B. wounded C. homeless D. different
17.A. worries B. attempts C. puzzles D. emotions
18.A. unfit B. tough C. lonely D. desperate
19.A. life B. duty C. career D. journey
20.A. stress B. effect C. threat D. consequence
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When should Tony return the money to Emma?
A. In July. B. In August. C. In September.
高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
It was only a few weeks after my surgery. I went to Dr. Belt’s office for a 36. It was just after my first chemotherapy treatment(化疗). My scar was still very tender.(疼痛的) 37. I was taken to an examination room to have my blood 38, again—a terrifying process for me, since I’m so frightened of 39.
I lay down on the 40. Then Ramona entered the room. Her 41 smile was familiar, and 42 in contrast to my fears. I’d first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn’t my 43 on that day, but I remember her because she was laughing. What could she 44 find to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided she wasn’t 45 enough about the whole thing.
But this day was 46. Ramona had taken my blood before. She 47 my fear of needles, and she kindly 48 the medical equipment under a magazine. As we opened the layers of bandage, the 49 scar on my chest could be seen.
She gently 50 over and ran her hand across the scar, 51 the smoothness of the healing skin. I began to cry gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, “You haven’t 52 it yet, have you?” And I said, “No.”
I continued to cry gently. In 53 tones she said. “This is part of your body. This is you. It’s okay to touch it.” But I couldn’t. So she touched it for me. The 54. The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart.
That night as I lay down, I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there 55 I fell asleep. I knew I wasn’t alone.
1. A.prescription B.checkup C.conversation D.discussion
2. A.At once B.As usual C.In fact D.In addition
3. A.corrected B.mixed C.drawn D.cleaned
4. A.doctors B.nurses C.blood D.needles
5. A.operation table B.office floor C.examining bed D.test bed
6. A.weak B.bitter C.shy D.warm
7. A.worked out B.stood out C.found out D.gave out
8. A.girl B.partner C.companion D.nurse
9. A.accidentally B.particularly C.possibly D.actually
10. A.serious B.curious C.worried D.nervous
11. A.different B.difficult C.pleasant D.common
12. A.talked about B.got around C.knew about D.put away
13. A.found B.replaced C.showed D.hid
14. A.old B.worn C.fresh D.fine
15. A.came B.went C.searched D.reached
16. A.examining B.covering C.pressing D.removing
17. A.watched B.discovered C.touched D.unfolded
18. A.tough B.soft C.cold D.strict
19. A.bandage B.soul C.pain D.scar
20. A.after B.until C.since D.when
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Night after night,she came to tuck me in,even long after my childhood years.Following her longstanding custom,she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way,then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started annoying me—her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me,for they felt work—worn and mush against my young skin.Finally,one night,I shouted out at her,"Don't do that anymore--your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything in reply.But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.
Time after time,with the passing years,my thoughts returned to that night.By then I missed my mother's hands,missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead.Sometimes the incident seemed very close,sometimes far away.But always it lurked,in the back of my mind.
Well,the years have passed,and I'm not a little girl anymore.Mom is in her mid—seven—ties.and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.She's been our doctor,reaching into a medicine cabinet(医药箱)for the remedy(药物)to calm a young girl's stomach or soothe(安慰)the boy's scraped knee.She cooks the best fried chicken in the world…gets stains out of blue cans, like I never could…
Now, my own children are grown and gone.Mom no longer has Dad,and on special occasions.I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her.So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly run across, my face to brush the hair from my forehead.Then a kiss,ever so gently,touched my brow(额头).
In my memory,for the thousandth,time,I recalled the night my young voice complained,"Don't do that anymore--your hands are too rough!" Catching Mom's hand in hand,I blurted (冲口说出)out how sorry I was for that night.I thought she'd remember ,as I did.But Mom didn't know what I Was talking about.She had forgotten--and forgiven—long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her carrying hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
1.What would be the best title for the text ?
A.Mother's Hands B.Appreciation for Mother.
C.My Childhood Years. D.My Unselfish Mother.
2.The author began to get annoyed because—
A.her mother's hands were really old and tough
B.she thought she didn't need her mother's care
C.she didn't like her mother any more
D.her mother stayed in her room too long
3.What do we know about the author?
A. With time passing, she began to understand her mother.
B.She was an only child in the family.
C.She never forgave herself.
D.Her mother was a doctor.
4.By saying "Then a kiss,ever so gently,touched my brow.",the author means
that________
A.children need Mother's kissing B.mothers kiss their children gently
C.mothers love their children forever D.children depend on their mothers
5.It can be inferred from the text that _____________
A.the author began to spend nights with her mother
B.her mother never kissed author again
C.her mother forgave her at last
D.the author felt guilty of what she did to her mother
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Night after night,she came to tuck me in,even long after my childhood years.Following her longstanding custom,she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way,then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started annoying me—her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me,for they felt work—worn and mush against my young skin.Finally,one night,I shouted out at her,"Don't do that anymore--your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything in reply.But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.
Time after time,with the passing years,my thoughts returned to that night.By then I missed my mother's hands,missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead.Sometimes the incident seemed very close,sometimes far away.But always it lurked,in the back of my mind.
Well,the years have passed,and I'm not a little girl anymore.Mom is in her mid—seven—ties.and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.She's been our doctor,reaching into a medicine cabinet(医药箱)for the remedy(药物)to calm a young girl's stomach or soothe(安慰)the boy's scraped knee.She cooks the best fried chicken in the world…gets stains out of blue cans, like I never could…
Now, my own children are grown and gone.Mom no longer has Dad,and on special occasions.I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her.So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly run across, my face to brush the hair from my forehead.Then a kiss,ever so gently,touched my brow(额头).
In my memory,for the thousandth,time,I recalled the night my young voice complained,"Don't do that anymore--your hands are too rough!" Catching Mom's hand in hand,I blurted (冲口说出)out how sorry I was for that night.I thought she'd remember ,as I did.But Mom didn't know what I Was talking about.She had forgotten--and forgiven—long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her carrying hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
1.What would be the best title for the text ?
A.Mother's Hands B.Appreciation for Mother.
C.My Childhood Years. D.My Unselfish Mother.
2. The author began to get annoyed because—
A.her mother's hands were really old and tough
B.she thought she didn't need her mother's care
C.she didn't like her mother any more
D.her mother stayed in her room too long
3. What do we know about the author?
A. With time passing, she began to understand her mother.
B.She was an only child in the family.
C.She never forgave herself.
D.Her mother was a doctor.
4.By saying "Then a kiss,ever so gently,touched my brow.",the author means
that________
A.children need Mother's kissing B.mothers kiss their children gently
C.mothers love their children forever D.children depend on their mothers
5.It can be inferred from the text that _____________
A.the author began to spend nights with her mother
B.her mother never kissed author again
C.her mother forgave her at last
D.the author felt guilty of what she did to her mother
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Night after night, she came to tuck me in (给…掖被子), even long after my childhood years. Following her long-standing custom, she’d and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started me----her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. , one night, I shouted at her, “Don’t do that anymore ----your hands are too !” She didn’t say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that expression of her love.
Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts to that night. By then I missed my mother’s , missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Sometimes the incident very close, sometimes far away. But always it existed in the back of my .
Well, many years have passed, but mother’s rough hands are still doing things for me and my family. She’s been our doctor, into a medicine cupboard for the medicine to us children of our pain. She makes the best food in the world and always keeps our clothes clean.
Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special , I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand ran across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, my forehead.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I the night my young voice , “Don't’ do that anymore----your hands are too rough!” Mom’s hand in my hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, as I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten ---and ---long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
1.A. set down B. put down C. lie down D. lean down
2.A. inspiring B. annoying C. boring D. upsetting
3.A. for B. although C. so D. while
4.A. Gradually B. Certainly C. Finally D. Absolutely
5.A. rough B. tough C. smelly D. dirty
6.A. unexpected B. strange C. familiar D. ridiculous
7.A. dashed B. returned C. wandered D. ran
8.A. kiss B. expression C. hands D. hair
9.A. happened B. turned C. felt D. seemed
10.A. mind B. world C. record D. history
11.A. sliding B. reaching C. touching D. dipping
12.A. operate B. rid C. charge D. prevent
13.A. situations B. conditions C. positions D. occasions
14.A. quickly B. unwillingly C. hesitantly D. roughly
15.A. pressed B. struck C. dropped D. touched
16.A. recalled B. regained C. repeated D. reminded
17.A. complained B. laughed C. criticized D. whispered
18.A. Conducting B. Commanding C. Controlling D. Catching
19.A. ignored B. abandoned C. forgiven D. forbidden
20.A. guilt B. shame C. pity D. sorrow
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析