It was a short flight from Shanghai to Xi’ an...

It was a short flight from Shanghai to Xi’ an. Xi’ an is one of the four great ancient capitals of China 1. over 3,100 years of history. Its ancient walls date from the Ming Dynasty and are the best 2.(preserve) in the world. There are bicycles for people to hire. It is 3.(amaze) to ride along the walls to survey this fascinating city.

The Tang Dynasty Music and Dance show is not to be missed, but my favorite is an art gallery, 4.we can enjoy some beautiful artwork and learn how to write Chinese characters.

Most tourists make 5. way to Xi’ an to see the life-size terracotta warriors (兵马俑) and we were no 6. (difference). The collection, which shows the armies of the first Emperor of China, 7.(remain) hidden until 1974 when they were discovered by a farmer sinking a well. Walking among the statues is forbidden unless you are a VIP — but there are plenty of souvenir 8. (shop) in which tourists can buy the replicas（复制品）of them.

All too soon it was time 9.(leave). I really enjoyed my stay in Xi’ an. It is indeed a place of interest worth 10. second visit.

高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

_______that the ticket sales showed that the Shanghai Expo was one of the best ever held.

A．It is reported                           B．What is reported

C．What reported                         D．As is reported

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Years ago it was very difficult to travel from one place to another. The journeys were often long, tiring and dangerous. Today the picture has changed. Science has improved transportation and communication facilities a great deal. Traveling has become safer, more enjoyable and above all, more economical.

Traveling—whether within one’s country or abroad—brings many invaluable benefits. People travel for pleasure, business or for education and knowledge. In the world of yesterday most people were only able to read about strange and fascinating places across the mountains and seas. Later, with the coming of the cinema and television, man’s curiosity about faraway places with strange sounding names was further stirred up. Today man’s curiosity can be satisfied in luxurious comfort. There are first-class ships and airplanes to take him where his dreams lie.

We travel to increase our knowledge of the world in which we live. Knowledge obtained from books alone is not enough. New knowledge of different land and peoples enriches our mind and soul. Books generally do not give us a very true picture of lands beyond our shores. Some of them are even misleading.

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2. 然后以约120个词就“交通的发展给我们带来什么”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：

（1) 简述从古到今交通方式的变化；

（2) 现代交通给我们带来的好处，如快捷性、舒适性、经济性及帮助我们扩大视野等；

（3) 现代交通给我们带来的一些负面影响；

（4) 你如何评价现代交通？

【写作要求】

1. 可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 标题自定。

3. 答案请写在答题卷的相应位置上。

高二英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析

Look at the timetable. The flight to Shanghai _______ off at 10:00.

A. is taking                   B. takes                               C. will be taken                  D. will take

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

A lazy Susan is an addition to a table, which is designed to assist in moving food from one person to another while dining. This is accomplished through the use of a turntable(转盘), which usually moves the food in a circle when pushed by those at table. In this way, the food never has to be picked up and passed around the table. Instead, it remains in place as the lazy Susan is turned about.

A lazy Susan may also be a part of a kitchen cabinet. One may spin the lazy Susan in order to find certain goods stored in it. From the outside, a lazy Susan appears to be two cabinets. When one of these cabinets is pushed, however, both doors move and the lazy Susan is revealed inside.

Whether the lazy Susan is on a tabletop or within a cabinet, it can be made of a variety of materials. Most commonly, a lazy Susan is made of either plastic, wood or glass. Some people believe that Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan, though it was referred to as a dumb waiter(上菜升降架) at that time. It is said that Jefferson invented the lazy Susan because his daughter complained she was always served last at table and, as a result, never found herself full when leaving the table. Others believe that Thomas Edison was the inventor, as he is believed to have invented the turntable for his phonograph(留声机), which later developed into the lazy Susan.

Regardless of who invented it, it wasn’t until 1917 that the term lazy Susan was created in an advertisement for the invention. In Britain, however, the term dumb waiter is still used rather than the term lazy Susan. The reason for the name lazy Susan remains a mystery. One theory is that it was named after either Jefferson’s or Edison’s daughter, both of whom were named Susan.

1. According to the passage, a lazy Susan _____.

A. is a person who serves food at table

B. is a waitress who helps move dinner tables

C. is an additional round table in a dining room

D. is a turntable that passes food around the table

2.Which of the following is NOT true of the lazy Susan?

A. On a tabletop, it is convenient for people to have dinner.

B. Within a cupboard, it is easy for people to see what is inside.

C. The turntable was invented in 1917.

D. It can be made of many kinds of materials.

3.Why did Jefferson’s daughter complain she was served last when having meals?

A. Because she was too lazy.

B. Because she was the youngest.

C. Because the table was too tall for her.

D. Because the table couldn’t move food for her.

4. From the passage, we can know that _____.

A. the lazy Susan was invented earlier than the phonograph

B. Susan was the name of Jefferson’s and Edison’s daughter

C. Jefferson and Edison invented the lazy Susan at the same time

D. When people talk about a lazy waitress they use the term “Susan”

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. What is a lazy Susan?

B. When was the lazy Susan created?

C. Why do inventions come from the daily life?

D. How was “dumb waiter” replaced by “lazy Susan”?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A lady was waiting at an airport one night before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, ______ a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was absorbed in her book but happened to ______ that a man sitting beside her grabbed a cookie or two from the bag ______. She tried to ______ the annoying scene. So she munched(用力嚼) the cookies and watched the clock, as the ______ ate her cookies.

She was getting more ______ as the minutes ticked by, thinking, “If I weren’t so nice, I would blacken his eyes.” With each cookie she took, he took one too. When only one was ______, she wondered what he would do. With a ______ on his face, he took the ______ cookie and broke it in half. He offered her half, as he ate the other.

She snatched(猛抓) it from him and thought this guy was too ______. Why he didn’t even show any ______! She had never been so angry and sighed with ______ when her flight was called. She gathered her ______ and headed for the gate, refusing to ____ back at the ingrate(忘恩负义的) thief.

She boarded the plane, and ______ in her seat. Then she sought her book, which was almost complete. As she ______ inside her baggage, ______, there was her bag of cookies, right in front of her eyes! “If mine are here,” she thought, “the others were his, and he tried to share. Too late to ______.” She realized with grief(难过) that she was the rude one, the thief.

How many times in our lives have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover ______ what we believed to be true … was not?

It is only when we ______ our life silently and quietly that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life shows to us.

1.A.took B.brought C.stole D.bought

2.A.know B.learn C.understand D.notice

3.A.on time B.at all C.in between D.for sure

4.A.ignore B.escape C.keep D.leave

5.A.friend B.thief C.colleague D.staff

6.A.comfortable B.friendly C.angry D.cheerful

7.A.left B.eaten C.picked D.completed

8.A.fear B.cry C.smile D.desire

9.A.worst B.first C.best D.last

10.A.polite B.rude C.mild D.mad

11.A.attraction B.suggestion C.appreciation D.satisfaction

12.A.concern B.relief C.burden D.care

13.A.belongings B.materials C.cookies D.treasures

14.A.put B.look C.go D.walk

15.A.sank B.struggled C.jumped D.climbed

16.A.reached B.arrived C.researched D.touched

17.A.fortunately B.unexpectedly C.excitedly D.worriedly

18.A.communicate B.complain C.congratulate D.apologize

19.A.still B.later C.now D.recently

20.A.care about B.worry about C.argue about D.think about

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Today I received a sweet letter from Brianna, one of my “cookies”. It was wonderful to hear 1.____________her. You see 2.　　　　 I taught kindergarten, I called all 3.___________ sweet children “cookies”. Brianna said that every day she would walk into kindergarten and see a smile 4.__________ my face. I named them “cookies” because I always feel that children can bring great happiness and 5.__________ (excite) to my life. I still feel that all children are the 6.____________ (great) joy I could ever have.

So far I 7._____________ (adopt) and taught children for over 35 years. All my children were 8._________ are now a great joy of my life. 9.___________(hope), I feel much fortunate to be able to use my life’s talent to teach children and have fun10.__________(do) it every day. I am able to spread my wings and help my “cookies” to spread their wings.

高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ different China is from the one _______ it was 60 years ago

A．What a：that    B How；that    C What a；which    D How；which

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ different China is from the one _______ it was 60 years ago

A．What a：that    B How；that    C What a；which    D How；which

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion. It was written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely lonely life. Without other people, life will become empty and sad. We all need to have friends.

For some of us, although making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller. It was later put into 28 languages.

Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book:

Be friendly and polite.

Always greet with a smile. Begin with “Excuse me” or “Would you please” when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “Thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

Go out of your way to be nice.

Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.

Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.

Be open-minded.

Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.

Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

1.The underlined sentence “No one can live a completely lonely life.” means “_____”.

A．No one can live a hard life.                B．No one can live without difficulty.

C．No one can live alone.                    D．No one can live on an island.

2.The best title for the passage should be _______________.

A．How to Make Friends                    B．A Famous Book

C．Friendship First                         D．John Donne and Dale Carnegie

3.Some of us find it not easy to make friends because _____________.

A．we are afraid of making bad friends

B．we are shy to take the first action

C．we feel sure that we already have enough friends

D．we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends

4.We can learn from the passage that ________________.

A．John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie

B．Friends are always friends

C．Few people bought Carnegie’s book

D．The writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie

5.Which of the following is not talked about in Carnegie’s book?

A．Say “Excuse me” before you ask.

B．Don’t visit your neighbors too often.

C．Think more about others.

D．People enjoy hearing their own names.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析