________ stones and sticks, they ran into the...

________ stones and sticks, they ran into the street and joined in the fighting.

A．Arming           B．Armed            C．Armed with        D．Arming with

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is a popular saying in the English language: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Well, that is not true. Unkind words, name-calling or even the so-called "the silent treatment" can hurt children as much as being physically hit, sometimes even more so.

A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal(言语的) abuse by other children can harm development in the brain. The study was a project of researchers at Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts. Researcher Martin Teicher and his team studied young adults, aged 18 to 25. These young men and women had not ever been treated in a cruel or violent way by their parents. The researchers asked the young people to rate their childhood exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children. Then the researchers performed imaging tests on the brains of the subjects.

The images showed that the people who reported suffering verbal abuse from peers in middle school had underdeveloped connections between the left and right side of the brain. The two sides of the brain are connected by a large bundle of connecting fibers called the corpus callosum. This was the area that was underdeveloped.

The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing. So, unkind, hurtful comments from children or adults during this period have the greatest effect. The researchers tested the mental and emotional condition of all the young people in the study. The tests showed that this same group of people had higher levels of fear, depression, anger and drug abuse than others in the study.

The researchers published their findings online on the American Journal of Psychiatry’s website.

Parents cannot control what other people say to their children, but they can prepare their children.

1.Why does the author use the popular saying at the beginning?

A. To show the power of words.　　 B. To introduce an opposite view.

C. To prove the author’s argument.　　 D. To show ancient people’s wisdom.

2.What did the subjects have in common?

A. They were hurt by unkind words.　　 B. They performed poorly in imaging tests.

C. They had their brain slightly damaged.　　 D. They experienced no physical abuse at home.

3.What will be discussed in the next paragraph?

A. Comments on the findings.　　 B. Approaches to further studies.

C. Suggestions to parents.　　 D. Different opinions on the matter.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The way we speak matters.　　 B. Verbal violence should be stopped.

C. Unkind words hurt the brain.　　 D. Words are worse than sticks and stones.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We've all heard the old saying，“Sticks and stones can break my bones，but words can never hurt me.” Don't you believe it？Words are powerful，and they can hurt—a lot. In fact，if you're not careful，you can even hurt yourself，by using the wrong word in your writing.

Recently a friend sent me a copy of an e-mail she received from the customer service department of her credit card company，after she contacted them with a question about her account. She was happy with their positive response. But as I read the e-mail，one line jumped out at me：“In lieu of good customer service...”

Did they really mean they were offering her a few extra reward points instead of good customer service？I doubt it. More likely，what the customer service department meant to say was，“Because good customer service is important to us...” followed by the details of what they were doing to make sure she remained a happy customer.

So why didn't the writer say that？I can only guess that perhaps the writer liked the phrase “in lieu of”，thought it sounded more interesting than saying “because”，and so used it—without bothering to check the true meaning.

Have you ever done that？Try to impress others with a big word，only to find out you've used the word incorrectly？It's just the opposite effect，isn't it？You may impress people all right，but it's not the impression you were going for.

When you write，remember to choose your words carefully. People may still disagree with what you say，but they won't be able to dismiss you because you made careless mistakes in how you said it.

1.What's the writer's purpose in giving the saying?

A．To amuse the reader.     B．To persuade the reader.

C．To support a conclusion.  D．To lead to the topic.

2.What does the phrase “in lieu of” most probably mean?

A．Because of   B．In honour of   C．Instead of      D．In favour of

3.According to the writer，the customer service department ______.

A．didn't prefer to use familiar words to attract customers

B．didn't express what they really meant

C．didn't need to offer their customers extra reward points

D．succeeded in impressing their customers

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

There is a popular1.(say) in the English language:”Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” Well, that is not true! 2.(kind) words and name-calling can hurt children as much as being 3. (physical) hit, sometimes even more so. A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal abuse by other children can do4.to the development in the brain. Researcher Martin Teicher and his team studied young adults5. (age) 18 to 25. These young men and women had no experience with domestic (家庭的) violence or physical abuse by their parents. The researchers asked the young people 6.(comment) on their childhood’s exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children. Then the researchers performed imaging tests on the brains of the subjects. The images showed that the individuals7.were reported suffering verbal abuse8.their peers in middle schools had underdeveloped connections between the left and right side of the brain. The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing. So, harmful comments from children or adults during this  period had the greatest effect. We cannot control 9.other people say to our children, but we can make some preparations. It is time that we10.(protect ) our children from now on.

高二英语语法填空简单题查看答案及解析

The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ________ missed the child standing nearby.

A.narrowly B.nearly C.hardly D.closely

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

— What happened to Tom yesterday?

— Well, he was walking in the street when a stone flew up and hit _______.

A. him in the head    B. him in his head     C. him on the head     D. the head

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

— What happened to Tom yesterday?

— Well, he was walking in the street when a stone flew up and hit _______.

A. him in the head                  B. him in his head

C. him on the head                  the head

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the story of “The crow and the Pitcher” from Aesop’s Fables, a thisty crow (乌鸦)drops stones into a narrow jar to raise the low level of water inside so he can take a drink.

Now scientists have evidence to back up that story. Crows actually do understand how to make water displacement (移位) work to their advantage, experiments show. The results suggest that the birds are, at least in some aspects, as smart as first-graders.

Researchers, led by Sarah Jelbert at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, presented six crows with tubes filled with water. Inside the tubes, a worm or piece of meat on a piece of wood was floating, just out of reach of the crow. In front of the tubes, the researchers arranged several rubber erasers that would sink, and some plastic objects that would float. The crows found out that they could drop the erasers into the tubes in order to raise the water level and get their snack.

However, the birds handled awkwardly in experiments in which they could choose to drop objects in either a wide tube or a narrow one to get a snack, the researchers said. Dropping objects into narrow tube would lift the water level by a greater amount and put the treat within reach after just two drops; while it took around seven drops to raise the snack to the same level in the wide tube. The crows obviously didn’t realize this, and most of them went for the wide tube first.

Previous studies showed that chimps and human children can solve similar tasks. In a 2011 study, chimps and kids found out that they could put water into a tube to reach a peanut that was floating in a small amount of water at the bottom.

1.How did the crows get the snack in Sarah’s experiment?

A.By breaking the tube.

B.By dropping in erasers.

C.By standing on the wood.

D.By removing the wood.

2.What does the author mean by “the birds handled awkwardly” in paragraph 4?

A.They were unable to tell different shapes.

B.They dropped objects only into narrow tubes.

C.They were not aware of the snack at first sight.

D.They mostly avoided the easier way to get the snack.

3.What does the text mainly focus on?

A.Stories of Aesop’s Fables.

B.The development of crows.

C.Crows’ intelligence.

D.Human-animal communication.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Crows are almost as clever as first-graders in some respects.

B.Crows understand water displacement completely.

C.Chimps and children are much smarter than crows.

D.The story of “The crow and the Pitcher” lacks evidence.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

No sooner _____ the news than they rushed out into the street.

A. they heard      B. they had heard         C. did they hear      D. had they heard

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

A popular saying goes, “Sticks and stones may break my bones，but words will never hurt me. ”However，that’s not really true. Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn’t matter if the words come from someone else or ourselves--the positive and negative effects are just as lasting.

We all talk to ourselves sometimes. We’re usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. In fact，we really shouldn’t be because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit.

This “self—talk” helps us motivate ourselves，remember things, solve problems，and calm ourselves down. Be aware, though, that as much as 77％of self—talk tends to be negative. So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back . The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying “Good job!”

Often, words come out of our mouths without us thinking about the effect they will have. But we should be aware that our words cause certain responses in others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner. Or harsh and critical language will most likely cause the clerk to be defensive.

Words possess power because of their lasting effect. Many of us regret something we once said．And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: Is it true? Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesn’t pass this test, then it’s better left unsaid.

Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self—esteem and motivate others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.

1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that ________．

A．not sticks and stones but words will hurt us

B．inspiring words give us confidence

C．negative words may let us down

D．words have a lasting effect on us

2.There is no sense for us to feel embarrassed when we talk to ourselves because________．

A．almost everybody has the habit of talking to themselves

B．we can benefit from talking to ourselves

C．talking to ourselves always gives us courage

D．it does no harm to have“self—talk”when we are alone

3.The underlined part in the third paragraph means that we should also timely________．

A．praise ourselves                        B．remind ourselves

C．make ourselves relaxed                  D．give ourselves amusement

4.The author would probably hold the view that________．

A．encouraging words are sure to lead to kind offers

B．negative words may stimulate us to make more progress

C．people tend to remember friendly words

D．it is better to think twice before talking to others

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析