Do you ever run out of great books to read? S...

Do you ever run out of great books to read? So what should I read next? Is fast-paced crime fiction your thing? Try the new Patricia Cornwell book, Scarpetta (Putnam). She is such an able writer and handles complex forensic(法庭的) intelligence with ease. You need to be prepared, though, for the world you're entering—this isn't for the faint of heart, let's say.

If peace is more your thing, try Mary Pipher's wonderful new book, Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World (Riverhead). Mary is a lovely, comfortable writer who takes the reader through her personal awakening after reputation and fortune came her way. Even if you've never experienced life as a bestselling writer (as she has done, in her book years back, Reviving Ophelia), you'll totally understand and sympathize with her renewed need for privacy, distance and quiet.

What if you want a straightforward, totally thrilling read with vivid characters, set about World War II? You cannot go wrong with Jim Lehrer's new novel, Oh, Johnny (Random House), about a young Marine whose life is changed forever when he meets a woman on his way to war. His relationship with her lasts him through danger and hardship, and there's an impressive ending. See our interview with the productive novelist/newsman in the current issue of Reader's Digest (March, on stands now), by the way, for insight into the very talented Mr. Lehrer and what interests him.

Well, what about something wickedly funny and totally offbeat? Does the name Carrie Fisher do anything for you? Try her vivid and new life in Hollywood and elsewhere, Wishful Drinking (Simon & Schuster). Be prepared for humor as sharp as knives.

1. In which column will you probably find the above passage?

A. Advice.                      B. News story.

C. Advertisement.                D. Comments.

2. What does the writer intend to tell us by the underlined sentence?

A. The world is complex and hard.                         B. Scarpetta is a thriller.

C. The fiction is hard to understand.                              D. Society is hard to fit into.

3. Which of the following is true of Mary Pipher?

A. She is an adventurous writer.

B. She doesn’t care about fortune.

C. Her books normally sell well.

D. She can help you achieve writing skills.

4.To get further information about Jim Lehrer, you may________.

A. go to Reader’s Digest issued in March

B. go to Random House

C. analyze the characters in Oh, Johnny

D. read the novel Oh, Johnny

5.Which book isn’t directly based on the writer’s own life?

A. Seeking Peace.                                                             B. Reviving Ophelia.

C. Wishful Drinking.                                                        D. Oh, Johnny.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

– What do you think of the book ?

-- Oh, excellent. It’s worthy ______ a second time.

A. to read                   B. to be read             C. being read            D. to being read

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The world is full of great books, just waiting to be read. How can you pick one you'll really like? Here are some tips：

Depend on your hobby. If you have a favorite hobby, look for books about that activity. 1. You're more likely to enjoy reading a book if you're already interested in its subject.

Choose fiction or nonfiction. 2. Those are called fiction books. These books can transport you to another world or help you imagine something beyond your own experience. Nonfiction books tell stories using facts, but that doesn't mean they're boring. Nonfiction books can bring to life everything from the first trip to the moon to what it's like to explore the deepest oceans.

3. Your local library is a great place to find books that you love. Tell a librarian about your interests, and the librarian can help you find other books that you're sure to love. Your teacher is another good person to ask.

Find a family favorite. What was your mother’s favorite book when she was your age? What's about your father's? Ask them and give it a read. Then you can talk about what they like about it and share your thoughts. 4.

Launch a book exchange. 5. It's always fun to see what your friends arc reading. Even if they're not exactly bookworms, you can all encourage each other to read and share books and authors you like. You also can look for book exchanges in your area. It's a great way to build your personal library for free!

A. Ask someone for help.

B. Learn to be a professional.

C. You should read as many books as possible.

D. Some books are entirely made up and imagined.

E. You can find books about almost anything you like.

F. It’s a fun way to get to know your family a little better.

G. Why not get some friends together and exchange favorite books?

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.

A boy decided to dig a ______ hole behind his house. As he was ______, a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an ______. “What are you doing?” asked one of the ______. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy ______ excitedly. The older boys began to ______, telling him that digging a hole all the way-through the earth was ______. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He ______ it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and ______, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth,______ look at what I’ve found during this period!”

The boy’s goal was far too ______, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is ______ -to cause us to move in the ______ we have chosen, in other words, to cause :us to keep working!

Not ______ goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will ______ up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you ______ short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at ______ I’ve found along the way! So many wonderful things have ______ my life because I tried to do something!”______ is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the ______ that really makes sense.

1.A. small　　 B. big　　 C. deep　　 D. wide

2.A. working　　 B. playing　　 C. moving　　 D. wondering

3.A. hand　　 B. look　　 C. tool　　 D. order

4.A. visitors　　 B. girls　　 C. friends　　 D. neighbors

5.A. dug　　 B. answered　　 C. admitted　　 D. debated

6.A. laugh　　 B. shout　　 C. attack　　 D. explain

7.A. dangerous　　 B. illegal　　 C. impossible　　 D. unnecessary

8.A. took　　 B. gave　　 C. passed　　 D. showed

9.A. excitedly　　 B. happily　　 C. confidently　　 D. successfully

10.A. but　　 B. or　　 C. so　　 D. and

11.A. good　　 B. difficult　　 C. clear　　 D. common

12.A. with　　 B. on　　 C. for　　 D. in

13.A. road　　 B. way　　 C. path　　 D. direction

14.A. every　　 B. each　　 C. all　　 D. both

15.A. begin　　 B. end　　 C. start　　 D. finish

16.A. reach　　 B. fall　　 C. find　　 D. set

17.A. whether　　 B. when　　 C. where　　 D. what

18.A. come into　　 B. got into　　 C. devoted to　　 D. turned to

19.A. That　　 B. This　　 C. It　　 D. There

20.A. life　　 B. goal　　 C. failure　　 D. journey

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you ever pull your phone out of your pocket, thinking it is vibrating （振动） , only to find that it isn't?

This phenomenon, which scientists call " phantom （幻觉的） phone vibration" , is very common.Around 80% of people surveyed say they have imagined their phones vibrating when they were actually still.

So, what leads to this universal behavior? According to the BBC, the explanation lies in your brain's ability to discover signals from the outside world.

When your phone is in your pocket, there are two possible states: it is either vibrating or not.Meanwhile, you also have two possible states of mind: the judgment that the phone is vibrating, or that it isn't.

Ideally, you match the four states correctly.However, sometimes your brain decides that the consequences of missing a call are more serious than a "false alarm".Therefore, you become more sensitive to vibrations so that you don't miss anything.

This is just like the fire alarm in your home --- it can be annoying when it goes off in response to just a tiny bit of smoke.But that's a small price to pay compared to a fire really breaking out because the alarm fails to alert you.

Now, you might still ask: why can't our brains just make every judgment correctly without being too sensitive to false signals?

The answer is that your brain bears a heavy burden every day.“You get a large amount of sensory information that's coming from your eyes, ears and skin, and you can't deal with all that information all the time," Michael Rothberg, a researcher at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, US, told Live Science.

For example, the rustling （ 沙沙声） of clothing or the growling （咕咕声） of your stomach may both lead your brain to believe that they come from the vibration of your phone -it is like trying to hear your name being called in a noisy room.

So, perhaps you should just check your phone whenever you think it's vibrating.It's not too much trouble to do that, is it?

1.According to this passage, phantom phone vibration _____.

A.is common among people with mental problems

B.can measure people's ability to collect information

C.happens when our brains react sensitively to false signals

D.helps our brains to make quick and accurate decisions

2.According to Michael Rothberg, which is mainly responsible for phantom phone vibration?

A.A noisy background.

B.A lack of much attention.

C.A heavy burden every day.

D.An overflow of sensory information.

3.Why is the fire alarm used as an example in this passage?

A.To help us understand the cause of phantom phone vibration better.

B.To show us the fire alarm is as sensitive as the phone vibration.

C.To tell us the phone vibration usually happens when a fire breaks out.

D.To convince us it's important to check our phones like checking a fire alarm.

4.What does the author suggest we do about phantom phone vibration?

A.We should always fully believe our own sense of listening.

B.We should just check our phones whenever we think they're vibrating.

C.We should ignore the vibration bothering when our phones are actually still.

D.We should think of the vibration carefully before we make correct judgments.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I don't want to upset you, but nobody can ever find out what day is going to be the last. And so it’s better to live each day of your life as if it is the last. I'm not telling you to quit your job and spend all your money on traveling. But you can live your life to its fullest by adding some simple things to each day. It doesn't matter what is going on, but it does matter how you feel about it. Here is my recipe for the best day on Earth!

A Handful of Happiness

Where can you find it? Take a look inside of yourself! Happiness doesn't come from the outside, it is within you. Each moment your life gives you a lot of opportunities to be happy. If you want to see them, you will. If you don’t, it's up to you.

A Handful of Love

Love is the harmony of your soul. A little love can make a big difference to the whole world. We are one. Everyone and everything deserve your love as well as you do.

A Handful of Dreams

Feel free to dream big dreams and make small steps towards them. You are the creator of your life. Every time you are doing something to achieve your goals you are growing.

A Handful of Creativity

Try to be creative in everything you do. Try to do your best every time you are doing something. Do not be afraid to use your imagination. It's such a pleasure to do something new. Feel the joy of creation!

A Handful of Magic

Do you believe in magic? Well, you should. Life is full of miracles. In fact, life itself is a big miracle. There are so many things that are beyond our understanding. "There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." — Albert Einstein

Celebrate every day of your life! Let the spirit of holiday fill each corner of your heart. Why not? You live your life to its fullest and move towards your dreams!

1. What does the author advise people to do?

2. It can be concluded that to realize your big dreams, you need ____________.

3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

4. Which can be the best title of the passage?

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Have you ever thought about what you would like to do after school? Perhaps one of these rather different jobs will suit you.

TASTER: Food companies need people to taste the products that they are making. So many kinds of no bad-tasting food are put onto the supermarket shelves. All tasters do all day is take small bites of food. They make notes of what tastes good and what tastes bad. It is not a job for those who would like to stay thin.

SNAKE MILKER: This involves taking the poison out of a snake’s teeth. You hold the snake over a glass and make it open its mouth very wide. The poison will then drip from the back of the teeth into the glass; this is known as milking the snake. You have to be very brave if you want to try this.

GOLF BALL HUNTER: You will spend your day diving into waterholes at different golf courses to hunt for lost golf balls. You could be picking up as many as 5,000 balls a day. Many golfers are willing to buy used golf balls and you could be making a lot of money.

CLOCK CLEANER: Every day you will be climbing to the top of the clock towers in the city. Your responsibilities will be to oil, wind and repair the clocks. This is not a job for someone who is afraid of heights.

1.If you are a taster, you will ________.

A. pick up golf balls                           B. oil and repair the clocks

C. get some milk from snakes                             D. try different kinds of food

2.If you are afraid of heights, you’d better not choose the job as a ________.

A. taster               B. snake milker            C. clock cleaner           D. golf ball hunter

3.You can probably find this passage in a ________.

A. newspaper        B. textbook                C. report                      D. novel

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever thought about what you would like to do after school? Perhaps one of these rather different jobs will suit you.

TASTER: Food companies need people to taste the products that they are making. So many kinds of no bad-tasting food are put onto the supermarket shelves. All tasters do all day is take small bites of food. They make notes of what tastes good and what tastes bad. It is not a job for those who would like to stay thin.

SNAKE MILKER: This involves taking the poison out of a snake’s teeth. You hold the snake over a glass and make it open its mouth very wide. The poison will then drip from the back of the teeth into the glass; this is known as milking the snake. You have to be very brave if you want to try this.

GOLF BALL HUNTER: You will spend your day diving into waterholes at different golf courses to hunt for lost golf balls. You could be picking up as many as 5,000 balls a day. Many golfers are willing to buy used golf balls and you could be making a lot of money.

CLOCK CLEANER: Every day you will be climbing to the top of the clock towers in the city. Your responsibilities will be to oil, wind and repair the clocks. This is not a job for someone who is afraid of heights.

1. If you are a taster, you will ________.

A. pick up golf balls                                   B. oil and repair the clocks

C. get some milk from snakes                              D. try different kinds of food

2. If you are afraid of heights, you’d better not choose the job as a ________.

A. taster                  B. snake milker               C. clock cleaner                D. golf ball hunter

3. You can probably find this passage in a ________.

A. newspaper       B. textbook                    C. report                            D. novel

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Have you ever wondered what you’d do in a moment of danger and how you’d  36  to a terrorist on the plane or a guy wearing a mask and waving a gun while you’re standing  37  at the bank?

Stephanie Davies  38 .

The 21-year-old girl  39  such a moment last week in a  40  in Aurora, Colo., where she went to a late night showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with her  41  , Allie. All of a sudden, a gas can flew by close to the two girls.  42  , Allie stood up and was shot in the  43  by a gunman. Stephanie saw Allie fell down in the aisle(过道), blood pouring out of her neck.  44  she moved on her knees to her friend, pulled her out of the aisle and pressed the wound with her fingers  45  the gunman moved around, firing into the  46  crowd. When the gunman again walked past the aisle, they played dead until he  47  .

Heroic? Well, clearly heroic.

“  48  Stephanie’s timely actions, I just talked with Allie, who is going to be fine,” said President Barack Obama after meeting the two girls in the hospital.

And Stephanie wasn’t the  49  hero in the theater that dark night in Aurora. Three young men---Jon,26, Matt,27 and Alex, 24---used their own  50  to protect their respective(各自的) girlfriends from the gunman’s bullets. Jon took a bullet for his girlfriend. The stories were  51  for Matt and Alex. The three men were among the 12 who didn’t come out of the theater alive.

“The  52  actions of these young Americans,” President Obama said, “represent what’s best in us, and they  53  us that out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come. I have the greatest  54  for people like Stephanie, Jon, Matt and Alex who don’t  55  to do what the situation demands, bringing heroic light to the darkest of dark nights.”

1.                A．refer          B．respond        C．adapt D．talk

2.                A．in turn         B．in silence        C．in time   D．in line

3.                A．knows          B．appears         C．wonders  D．imagines

4.                A．missed         B．faced          C．expected D．enjoyed

5.                A．street          B．restaurant       C．theater   D．stadium

6.                A．friend          B．sister           C．aunt D．cousin

7.                A．Tired           B．Annoyed        C．Frightened    D．Puzzled

8.                A．leg            B．wrist           C．arm  D．neck

9.                A．Madly          B．Suddenly        C．Secretly D．Hurriedly

10.               A．since          B．as             C．until  D．because

11.               A．waiting         B．chatting        C．staring    D．screaming

12.               A．passed         B．stopped        C．hid   D．escaped

13.               A．In spite of       B．Regardless of    C．Because of     D．In terms of

14.               A．typical         B．unique         C．usual D．only

15.               A．methods        B．bodies         C．tools  D．hands

16.               A．common        B．strange         C．similar D．different

17.               A．brave          B．immediate      C．generous  D．active

18.               A．warn          B．show          C．promise   D．inform

19.               A．hope          B．concern        C．pity  D．respect

20.               A．hesitate        B．regret          C．pretend   D．refuse

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- What do you think of the standard of the new curriculum(课程)?

--- It is certain to have a great _______ upon the future of both teachers and students.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析