I’m currently at a unique university, an incl...

I’m currently at a unique university, an inclusive one where 46 speech and hearing ______ students graduate each year. I have been working with these students to help them get clear on their career goals.

Today, an ______ thing happened. One girl came at around 11: 30 am and sat down. I started with what we usually do. She can speak but cannot ______ or lip-read. So she started speaking in Tamil. When I managed to tell her that I couldn’t speak Tamil, she spoke English.

I ______ asking one question, and she went on for 10 minutes ______, and in Tamil. I understood a ______ of words here and there, so I knew she was not saying something ______ to what I asked. I was just looking straight in her eyes and smiling. I kept on ______ her without saying a word. This went on for an hour and a half!

Then after a long ______, I told her to get back on ______ with another question. And then she shared for another half an hour straight! The ______ time I was just looking in her ______ but never ______ down.

I had absolutely no ______ what she spoke for these hours, but what I knew was that I was listening to ______ she was sharing and also started understanding a bit in ______. Several times, I would ______ with a simple question: Are you happy? And she would ______ on.

I was ______ happy because I saw her smiling in the end. And then, I just ______ and hugged her and she was smiling even wider.

1.A. recovered B. damaged C. adequate D. ambiguous

2.A. annual B. absurd C. incredible D. initial

3.A. read B. advocated C. write D. hear

4.A. tired B. advocated C. threatened D. finished

5.A. more B. straight C. backward D. outwards

6.A. number B. lot C. couple D. double

7.A. meant B. related C. led D. catered

8.A. listening to B. talking to C. watching D. caring

9.A. journey B. hesitation C. space D. distance

10.A. record B. track C. condition D. target

11.A. instant B. abundant C. unconscious D. whole

12.A. face B. pulse C. eyes D. ears

13.A. falling B. rolling C. coming D. taking

14.A. idea B. principle C. intention D. discrimination

15.A. whatever B. however C. whichever D. wherever

16.A. beyond B. turn C. between D. vain

17.A. declare B. tolerate C. interrupt D. explore

18.A. continue B. look C. answer D. flee

19.A. permanently B. shortly C. lamely D. certainly

20.A. looked ahead B. carried off C. took over D. got up

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you have an emotional brain or a rational (理性的) one? Researchers at Australia’s Monash University have found actual difference in the brains of people who respond emotionally to others’ feelings compared with those who respond more rationally.

A study published in the journal NeuroImage has looked at whether people who have more brain cells in certain areas of the brain are better at certain types of empathy, according to Science Daily. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, and the two types investigated were cognitive (认知的) empathy and affective (情感的) empathy.

“Every day people use empathy with, and without, their knowledge to get around in the social world,” said Robert Eres from Monash University’s School of Psychological Sciences. “We use it for communication, to build relationships, and to increase our understanding of others.”

“People who are high on affective empathy are often those who get quite fearful when watching a scary movie, or start crying during a sad scene. Those who have high cognitive empathy are those who are more rational, for example a psychologist helping someone,” explained Eres.

The results of the study showed that people with high scores for affective empathy had more gray matter in a part of the brain called the insula, found right in the “middle” of the brain. Those who scored higher for cognitive empathy had more in a part called the midcingulate cortex—an area above the corpus callosum, which connects the two halves of the brain.

The discovery “raises new questions—like whether people could train themselves to have more empathy, and whether those areas of the brain would become larger if they did, or whether we can lose our ability to empathize if we don’t use it enough”, according to Science Daily.

“In the future we want to investigate further by testing whether training people in empathy-related tasks can lead to changes in these brain areas. We also want to investigate if damage to these brain areas, as a result of a stroke (中风) for example, can lead to empathy problems.” said Eres.

Perhaps in the future we will all be able to empathize more with other people. Maybe you will cry at that sad movie after all!

1.Empathy can be used in the following situations EXCEPT that　　　　 .

A. when a psychologist is helping a patient with his mental disease

B. when a teacher is comforting a student about his father’s death

C. when a mathematician is calculating the area of a farmland

D. when people are reading a story with a frightening ending

2.What does the research done by Monash University mainly show?

A. Differences in the brains of emotional and rational people.

B. Whether a rational brain works better than an emotional one.

C. What empathy is and how to improve people’s ability to empathize.

D. How to effectively train people to have more empathy cells in their brain.

3.Which of the following statements might Robert Eres disagree with?

A. People use empathy when they are or aren’t aware of it.

B. People tend to use empathy to build relationships or understand others.

C. People with higher affective empathy feel heart-broken when watching sad movies.

D. People who are more rational have been found to have more gray matter in their brains.

4.Which of the following will be one of the focuses of future investigations according to the article?

A. How to train people in empathy-related tasks.

B. Whether people can be trained to be more empathetic.

C. Whether empathy problems can lead to damage to areas of the brain.

D. Why people seem to lose their ability to empathize if they don’t use it enough.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

More than one billion people currently live in environments where water is in short supply, making water one of the most highly prized natural resources. Scientists are always searching for ways to increase access to this valuable resource. They may have found a solution in an unlikely area: one of the driest places on Earth.

The Namib desert in Africa is one of the world’s driest places, while Namib beetle is a unique organism that grows in this environment because of its amazing physical adaptation. The wings on the Namib beetle are filled with bumps and grooves(槽) that help it collect water from the air. The top of each bump is smooth like glass and attracts water. But the slopes of each bump and the grooves in between the bumps have waxy (带蜡的) surfaces that repel water . Each time the fog occurs, the beetle positions its body at a 45-degree angle to the wind. As the wind pushes the fog across the desert, each bump on the beetle’s back collects water. When enough moisture has been collected from the fog, a drop rolls off the bumps into the waxy grooves and then into the mouth of the beetle.

Scientists are using the Namib beetle’s wing design as a guide for creating their own water-collection surfaces. They have inserted dozens of glass globes into thin layers of wax. Similar to the bumps and grooves on the wings of the beetle, the smooth glass bubbles collect water, while the wax repels it. By placing the glass-and­wax panels in environments with high-moisture air, the scientists think they will be able to collect water.

The Namib beetle’s wing design may also provide unexpected solutions to other problems. In areas where thick fog causes chaos, panels of these water-gathering surfaces may be able to remove the fog. This could potentially reduce travel delays at airports and prevent fog-related accidents on roadways. It seems that studying this little beetle may lead to a variety of benefits for humans.

1.What will the Namib beetle do when fog appears in the desert?

A.It will release a waxy substance to cover its back.

B.It will place its body in a particular way to collect water.

C.It will create bumps and grooves on its wings.

D.It will open its mouth to drink the water in the air.

2.The author focuses on a unique feature of the Namib beetle in order to highlight how the beetle ________________.

A.could serve as a source of water for desert travelers

B.struggles to survive in the dry part of the world

C.uses its wings to stay cool in a dry environment

D.is able to get access to water in the absence of rain

3.What’s the writing purpose of this passage?

A.To prove that water can be obtained from moist air.

B.To explain how the Namib beetle adapts to living in a hostile environment.

C.To show how people can apply designs from nature to create solutions to global problems.

D.To stress that water is a valuable resource in many areas on Earth.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Obesity(肥胖) in children and adolescents is rising at an alarming rate. Currently over 15% of young people over 6 years old are obese, and obesity is also increasing among children aged 5 and younger.

Children are considered to be overweight if the BMI(Body Mass Index) is over 85% of the weight group in their age and sex categories. If it is 95% and over, they are considered to be obese. Adolescents are generally judged according to adult criteria(标准) for obesity, although there are other considerations in this population, for many factors will affect the result of these measurements.

Causes and Risk Factors for Obesity in Children

Lifestyle Factors. Without educational or parental guidance, children are extremely greatly exposed to the cultural pressures that are largely responsible for growth of the obesity. Neither the media nor the educational system has strong programs that encourage healthy way of life, including exercise and healthy foods. The following are some specific problems created by the culture:

﹡Too much television watching plays an important role in obesity in children. Not only is it a passive activity, but television also offers countless temptations(诱惑) with its advertisements for fast foods, sugar cereals, and unhealthy snacks. In one study obesity rate were lowest in children who watched television one hour or less a day and highest in those who watched four or more hours.

﹡Sugar, particularly from soda, other sweet drinks, and fruit juice, may be major contributors to childhood obesity. One study reported that drinking soda regularly increases a child’s risk for obesity by 60%.

﹡Less physical exercise and greater sitting activities play another significant role in obesity in children. A high level of physical activity – not just using up energy – is important for weight control in young people.

Family History. Parental obesity more than doubles the risk that a young child, whether thin or overweight, will become obese as an adult. In older children and teenagers, obesity in parents starts to affect less as a predictor(预言) for body weight than their own weight. The risk may be due to environmental or genetic factors, or both.

Ethnic and Socioeconomic Factors. As in adult populations, children from lower socioeconomic groups and minority populations are at higher risk for obesity. For example, among young Mexican Americans and African Americans, there has been an increase in overweight trend of about 13% to over 23%.

69.What’s the main idea of the passage? ______________.

A. The trend of obesity                B. Causes of obesity

C. Fight against obesity                D. Obesity in children

70.How many main factors leading to obesity in children are mentioned?

A. 2              B. 3                C. 4                 D. 5

71.According to the passage, which of the following children is most likely to be obese?

A. A 5-year-old child whose parents are overweight.

B. A 16-year-old teenager whose parents are obese.

C. A child who watches TV one hour per day.

D. A child who take regular exercise.

72.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Parents should give some guidance on healthy lifestyles.

B. Watching TV four hours a day will surely lead to obesity in children.

C. Children from minority populations are more likely to be obese.

D. Children should take more physical exercises.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, “Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life.” At my inquiry, he answered, “Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave.”

As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague’s words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn’t the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．

A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class — not about math, but about life — would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．

Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication (奉献) and a deeper sense of satisfaction — I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．

1.Hearing his colleague’s description of graduation for the first time, the author ________．

A．quite agreed with his colleague             B．was very puzzled

C．thought it very funny                           D．was very sad

2.The underlined part blue hats and gowns refers to ________．

A．university colleagues                          B．graduates’ clothes

C．life memories                                     D．decorations in the hall

3.The author wrote this passage to ________．

A．express his devotion to being a teacher

B．compare two different graduation ceremonies

C．talk about the meaning of graduation

D．give advice on how to be a good teacher

4.The reason why he earns less than the computer science student is that ________．

A．he was only a young professor

B．he didn’t do well in his work

C．he taught his students more about life than math

D．salaries for different careers are different

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day, about ten years ago, while working at the cash register in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History, I saw　 1.__　　 elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked2.__　 ( close ) at this girl, I found that she was fixed on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs , just a head, a neck and upper body, 3.__　 ( dress ) in a little white skirt. As the couple wheeled her up to me, I turned my head toward the girl. When I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back 4.___　 the girl, who was giving me the most optimistic, largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden, her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, 5.___ smile just melted me 6.___ almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of 7.__ life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and 8.___ ( bring ) me into her world; a world of smiles, love and　　 9.___ ( warm ). I’m a successful business man now and whenever I think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught10.__ .

高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Think for a moment about the teachers you have had at school or at university.  Which one did you like best?  And Why?  Were the teachers you liked best also the ones who were the best teachers, in you opinion?  Before you read any further, consider for a minute the qualities that make a teacher outstanding(出色).

Some very common answers to this question are that teachers need to love their students, that they need to have an expert knowledge of their subjects, and that they should devote themselves completely to their jobs.  All of these ideas are, of course, true to a certain extent(程度)but they are perhaps a little too simple.

It is impossible for anyone to love everyone they know, and teachers deal with a very large number of students over the years.  On the other hand, teachers should certainly be able to make their students feel that they are interested in them as people and in the development of both their characters.  A deep knowledge on to the students effectively-a teacher needs to be trained in the skills of teaching.  These skills include how to control a class, and so on.  Finally, teachers have to devote a lot of time and energy to their work, of course.  However, they are also models that their students must follow;  so it is important that they should be well-balanced people with interests outside their school work-family, friends, hobbies, etc.  A teacher who only lives for work is likely to become too narrow-minded.

1. The author suggests that you think about the teachers you have had at school or at university so that_______

A. you might praise outstanding teachers

B. you might know the qualities of outstanding teachers

C. you might select outstanding teachers

D. you might learn from outstanding teachers

2. The author does not consider it possible for a teacher_______

A. to love all the students he has taught or is teaching

B. to have a good knowledge of the subject he teaches

C. to pass the knowledge of his subjects on to his students effectively

D. to be an example for his students to follow

3. A well - balanced person is one_______.

A. who devotes all his time and energy to his work

B. who devotes most of his time and energy to his family, friend, hobbies, etc

C. who has interests both in and outside his work

D. who has interests neither in nor outside his work

4. From the passage, we can conclude that_______.

A. most teachers are born with such skills as how to explain a lesson clearly

B. it is not necessary of teachers to spend much time and energy on their work if they do have an expert knowledge of their subjects

C. teachers should be trained to love all the students they are teaching or have taught

D. even if a teacher has a good knowledge of his subjects, he can not be a good teacher if he doesn’t have the ability to pass that knowledge on to his students.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选择中有两项为多余项。

It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor. On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues（同事）turned to me and said, “Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life.” At my inquiry, he answered, “　 1. ”

As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague's words no longer existed. When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher. It obviously isn’t the money. Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change. 　 2. His salary was higher than my current（当前的）one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade. With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired. 　 3.

A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework. She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away. 　 4.

Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication（奉献）and a deeper sense of satisfaction—5.

高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Our first stop is Six Harmonies Pagoda．You will get to visit the charming museum and snap some photos in front of this architectural marvel that was built in the Song Dynasty．

Next stop will be a visit to Meijiawu Tea Village，for a traditional tea ceremony and its significance to Chinese culture．

After lunch，the beautiful view of West Lake is going to greet us．We will have a cruise(游览) across West Lake to experience peace and serenity like no place else in the Shanghai area．The unforgettable scenery includes Three Pools Mirroring the Moon，Bai and Su Causeways，Solitary Hill，and Leifeng Pagoda，etc．The boat ride ends at Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor．We will have the chance to walk along on Su Causeway，and feed the fish in the Red Fish Pond to pray for the good luck．

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1.What service will you get from One Day Hangzhou City Package Tour?

A．Round-trip air tickets．

B．One day accommodation．

C．Free food service．

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2.Which tourist attraction will you visit first?

A．Meijiawu Tea Village．

B．Six Harmonies Pagoda．

C．West Lake．

D．Su Causeways．

3.How will you get to your hotel from the airport?

A．By air．　　　 B．By train．

C．By bus． 　 　 D．By ship．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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1.The purpose of writing this passage is to _________.

A．introduce the best university inBritain

B．let the readers know the OU Support Open Learning

C．describe the new technology for learning in the Open University

D．attract students to the Open University

2.If you want to study in the Open University, you need ________.

A．a good study habit

B．some previous training

C．a willingness to learn

D．a degree from a good university

3.The Open University can offer you all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A．an MBA degree

B．high-quality teaching

C．a computer so you can study online from home

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高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析