Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry ...

Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He wanted to learn more about American culture and hoped that he and Steve would become good friends. At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even invited Yaser to have lunch with him. But after the term was over, Steve seemed distant. The two former classmates didn’t see each other very often at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. Steve didn’t seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser was hurt by Steve’s change of attitude. “Steve said we were friends,” Yaser complained, “and I thought friends were friends forever.” Yaser was a little confused.

As a foreigner, he doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances(相识的人；熟人) and close companions(伙伴) “friends”. These friendships are based on common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fade(逐渐消失). Now as Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates, their “friendship” has changed. In some cultures friendship means a strong lifelong bond between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just quickly as well. People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship. After an experience like Yaser’s , people who’ve been in this country for only a few months may consider Americans to be fickle(易变的). Learning how Americans view friendship can help non-Americans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends in the American way.

1.According to the passage, ________made Yaser a little confused.

A. Steve’s inviting him to dinner

B. Steve’s cold attitude

C. Steve’s studying with him

D. Steve’s misunderstanding him

2.We can learn from the passage that_____.

A. Americans use the word “friend” in a very special way and like to develop a close friendship

B. American friendliness is always an offer of true friendship and is of great value

C. Americans think the friendship will last for ever, even though the shared activity ends

D. Americans always base their friendships with others on common interests

3.In Paragraph 2, the underlined word “they” refers to “_______”.

A. American friendships

B. American families

C. People from the United States

D. misunderstandings

4.This passage mainly tells us_____.

A. that people should not make friends with Americans.

B. that everyone needs friends.

C. the importance of keeping friendships

D. how Americans view friendship

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Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He was excited to get to know an American. 1. Yaser hoped that he and Steve would become good friends.

At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yase. He even invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the semester was over, Steve seemed more distant The two former classmates didn’t see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. Steve didn’t seem very interested in talking to him. 2. “Steve said we were friends,” Yaser complained. “And I thought friends were friends forever.”

Yaser is a little confused. He is an outsider to American culture. He doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word friend in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances and close companions “friends”. Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. 3. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fade. Now Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates. Their friendship has changed.

4. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just as quickly.

People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. They exchange information about their families, hobbies and work. They may smile warmly and say, “Have a nice day” or “See you later.” Schoolmates may say, “Let’s get together sometime.” 5.

A. Maybe they’re just being friendly.

B. Yaser was hurt by Steve’s change of attitude.

C. He wanted to learn more about American culture.

D. These friendships are based on common interests.

E. But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship.

F. Americans do value strong, life-long friendships, even with non-Americans.

G. In some countries friendship means a strong life-long bond between two people.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jerome Karie and Isabella Lugoski met in their first physical chemistry class at the University of Michigan in 1940. Jerome Karie was in his first year of doctoral work, Isabella Lugoski was in her last year as an undergraduate(大学本科生), and they were laboratory partners. However, they didn't get along well at first.

Isabella Lugoski looked back on the past, “I walked into the physical chemistry laboratory and there's a young man in the desk next to mine with his equipment all set up running his experiment. I don't think I was very polite about my question. I asked him how he got there early and had everything all set up. He didn't like that. So we didn't talk to each other for a while.

Their relationship got going as they competed for the top grade in that course and they started to build connection because both of them were interested in chemistry. They married in 1942. By 1946, both of the Karies had earned doctorates in physical chemistry, and, after a period of time at the University of Chicago working on the Manhattan Project, moved to Washington DC to join the US Naval Research Laboratory.

Each specialized in a different aspect of X-ray crystallography(晶体学): Jerome focused on developing equations(方程式) that could determine how atoms(原子) were arranged inside complex molecules, while Isabella ran practical experiments to test how well the equations worked. Working together, they created what is now called the direct method for determining molecular structures(分子结构), which has allowed scientists to effectively study and copy complex organic molecules to continue further study.

Jerome Karie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1985. Although he was disappointed that the Nobel committee had ignored Isabella's contribution to that work, she was unfazed. At that point, she had already won more awards and prize money for her experimental work than he had.

1.What did Isabella Lugoski do when she first met Jerome Karie?

A.She blamed him for his being late. B.She set up all his equipment for him.

C.She asked him a question impolitely. D.She observed his experiment silently.

2.What made Jerome Karie and Isabella Lugoski become connected?

A.Their common interest in chemistry. B.Their wonderful marriage since 1940.

C.Their pleasant first talk in a laboratory. D.Their successful cooperation in courses.

3.What is paragraph 4 mainly intended to show?

A.The Karies' encouraging further study. B.The Karies' good teamwork in science.

C.How the Karies worked with others. D.Why the Karies won the Nobel Prize.

4.Which of the following best explains “unfazed" underlined in the last paragraph?

A.Generous. B.Touched. C.Shocked. D.Calm.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I met my art teacher Ms. J in the seventh grade and she changed me.

In her first class, she encouraged us to ____ what art meant. During discussion on facial structure and paintings, she _____ the “golden ratio (黄金比例)”, a beauty standard and explained how Davinci applied it to his works to ensure they were visually ____.

I couldn’t help but think if my ______ had been measured against the “golden ratio,” my score would have been _____

I was born with a facial disfigurement( 缺陷)and my face looked ____. After regular appointments with_____, my face was changed many times with little improvement. I _____seeing myself in the mirror.

People’s strange tones, curious expressions kept telling me that I was ____ . Worse still, my photo appeared in a magazine with big letter “Face similar to work of Picasso” right below. I felt　 ____

I told Ms. J about my ____ and how my face was compared to Picasso’s painting.

“Art isn’t about what you see but about what you ____.” She comforted me and told me that our ____ appearances were our signatures that we left in the world, which set us ____ and made us beautiful. And then she showed me a picture of an old man with long white hair. “You see, Davinci doesn’t look too pretty, but his works ____ beauty on us.” she added.

I was struck by her words, and I wondered ____ I had never thought this way.

“ Being compared to Picasso may seem like a shame, but it’s a(n) _____.You are unique and you are a masterpiece.”

Today, when I look ____ the mirror, I will remember the words of my teacher, “beauty is subjective” and I get to know my appearance is my ____.

It takes me years to____that beauty is more than a cold calculation.

1.A.record B.like C.explore D.ignore

2.A.invented B.introduced C.questioned D.drew

3.A.attractive B.tolerant C.boring D.acceptable

4.A.weight B.head C.height D.face

5.A.low B.common C.satisfying D.strange

6.A.normal B.frightening C.pale D.amusing

7.A.doctors B.artists C.teachers D.actors

8.A.enjoyed B.imagined C.kept D.hated

9.A.dangerous B.old C.different D.fragile

10.A.nervous B.ashamed C.puzzled D.peaceful

11.A.sufferings B.dreams C.choices D.risks

12.A.paint B.plan C.hear D.feel

13.A.pretty B.ordinary C.unique D.ugly

14.A.down B.apart C.aside D.back

15.A.loaded B.focused C.based D.impressed

16.A.how B.when C.why D.where

17.A.honor B.victory C.relief D.excuse

18.A.through B.into C.for D.after

19.A.chance B.stress C.art D.pain

20.A.forget B.complain C.observe D.realize

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I first met Steve Jobs years ago at a yard pool party. I was 1. excited and embarrassed by the chance to meet him in person that I could hardly whisper my name when we　 2. (introduce). I watched as he swam in the pool with his son, like a regular guy, a good dad 3. (have) fun with his kids.

The second time I met him was when our children started going to school together. He was sitting in the classroom while4.rest of us were pretending that having Steve Jobs in the room was 5. (total) normal. It was one Halloween when I realized he actually knew my name, 6. made me a little surprised. 7.(dress) like a monster, he was decorating a scary house with his wife. As I walked by with my son, Steve smiled and said, “Hi, Lisen”My son thought I was the coolest mom in town when he realized Steve Jobs knew me.

8. then on, when I saw him holding his meetings in our　 9.（neighbor）, I didn’t hesitate to smile and 10.(say) hi. Steve always returned the greeting, proving that while he may have been a genius, he was also a good neighbor.

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I first met Annie Mae, a maid (女仆), at my parents-in-laws’ in 1959. She prepared and    36 meals in her quiet, gentle way and then returned to the kitchen to read her Bible (《圣经》) while we 37 . She was a devoted Christian. I found this increasingly true 38 I came to know her more by observation than by conversation.

My husband and I 39  visited his parents. Each time I saw her eating40, reading her Bible, I wanted to sit down with her and just talk. 41 , whites didn’t do that with blacks then, and I had to 42 the practice.

In 1965, I decided to 43 the furniture and return to my home state with my two 44when my husband wanted a divorce (离婚).

Annie Mae asked if she could buy the boys’ 45 . When I answered 46 , she asked the price. Then, she asked if she could 47    a little money each month. She was    48, and I knew her well.

Then each month, an envelope 49 us from Annie Mae with 2 or 3 dollars. A year passed. Annie Mae’s 50 payment arrived along with the following note:

Dear Mrs. Holladay,

I am sending you my last payment of three dollars for the beds 51 . I told my two sons they could now put the beds 52  and sleep in them, for they are now paid for and rightfully 53 us.Thank you for your 54 .

Annie Mae

I read the note two or three times, my eyes filled with tears. Had I only known earlier, I would have said, “Use them now. Don’t 55 until you pay for them.”

1.                A．offered         B．served          C．gave     D．showed

2.                A．talked          B．quarreled       C．ate D．watched

3.                A．so that         B．in case          C．as if D．even though

4.                A．often          B．hardly          C．never    D．again

5.                A．angrily         B．wildly          C．secretly   D．alone

6.                A．Instead         B．However        C．Still D．So

7.                A．protect         B．break          C．follow    D．stop

8.                A．sell            B．buy            C．repair    D．change

9.                A．parents         B．sons           C．brothers D．friends

10.               A．toys           B．chairs          C．desks D．beds

11.               A．sorry          B．thanks          C．no   D．yes

12.               A．earn           B．use            C．send D．get

13.               A．clever          B．honest         C．simple D．kind

14.               A．separated       B．disturbed       C．reached   D．kept

15.               A．first           B．only           C．double    D．last

16.               A．in full          B．in short         C．in common     D．in general

17.               A．together        B．away           C．on   D．down

18.               A．depend on      B．belong to       C．lie in D．begin with

19.               A．help           B．friendship       C．trust D．faith

20.               A．wait           B．leave          C．return    D．put

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。

Students at a primary school in Hangzhou had their first class1.March 1st on movable type. This is2.ancient Chinese printing system.

The West Lake Primary School in Zhejiang Province has introduced the course in the new term. An expert in Chinese characters culture has been invited to the campus，3.major responsibility is to teach students how4.(use) the ancient printing technology. Students attend lectures on the history of mova type along with5.(interest) classes on typesetting and printing. They then print their own document， 6.(apply) the knowledge they’ve learned. One student printed her 7.(new) written essay “Whether the traditional red envelopes kids receive belong to them or their parents?”

8.(know) as one of the four great inventions of ancient China， movable type printing9.(invent) by Bi Sheng in the 1040s during the Song Dynasty， and it is the world’s first system of movable type printing.

The school said the course is aimed at improving the students’ awareness of Chinese characters and their10.(appreciate) of Chinese culture.

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A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes, The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime , for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The merchant believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the merchant, “Sir, why do you weep?” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived (欺骗) him, answered, “My lord(=master), I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.”

1.This story teaches us ______.

A. not to eat in inns                     B. not to eat soup that is too hot

C. to cry when we burn our mouth          D. not to believe everything you hear

2.The nobleman did not tell the truth because he ______.

A. was a nobleman        B. felt ashamed       C. was in an inn        D. was angry

3.It is probable that the nobleman ______.

A. had no brother who was hanged       B. had a very good brother

C. knew the soup was too hot           D. had never eaten soup

4. The merchant’s answer showed that he ______.

A. was very happy                    B. believed the nobleman

C. was angry with the nobleman         D. had kind heart

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes. The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime, for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The merchant believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the merchant, “Sir, why do you weep?” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived (欺骗) him, answered, “My lord(=master), I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.”

1.This story teaches us ______.

A. not to believe everything you hear

B. not to eat soup that is too hot

C. not to eat in inns

D. to cry when we burn our mouth

2.The nobleman did not tell the truth because he ______.

A. felt ashamed　　　　 B. was in an inn

C. was angry　　　　 D. was a nobleman

3.It is probable that the nobleman ______.

A. had never eaten soup

B. knew the soup was too hot

C. had no brother who was hanged

D. had a very good brother

4.The merchant’s answer showed that he ______.

A. had kind heart

B. was angry with the nobleman

C. believed the nobleman

D. was very happy

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Parents who feel disappointed at their teenagers’ failure to pay attention in class, and inability to sit quietly long enough to finish homework or plan ahead, should take solace. Their children are not being lazy or careless, according to new research.

The research has found that teenagers’ brains continue developing far longer into adulthood than we used to think. Teens may look like young adults but their brain structure is similar to that of much younger children.

“It is not always easy for teens to pay attention in class without letting their minds wander, or to ignore distractions from their younger brothers or sisters when trying to solve a maths   problem,” said Dr Iroise Dumon-theil. “But it’s not the fault of teenagers that they can’t pay attention and are easily distracted. It’s to do with the structure of their brains. Teens simply can’t think as well as an adult.”

The research showed that the brain of a teenager works less effectively than that of an adult. “We knew that the front of the brain of teens functioned in a chaotic  (混乱的) way but we  didn’ t realize it continued until the late 20s or early 30s,” said Dr Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, who led the research.

Chaotic thought patterns are a result of teenagers’ brains containing too much grey matter — the cell bodies and connections which carry messages within the brain. As we age, the amount of grey matter in our brain reduces.

“What our research has shown is that there is simply too much going on in the brains of teens,” said Blakemore. “The result is that their brain energy and resources are wasted and their decision-making process is badly influenced. Adults, on the other hand, have less grey matter. This means that the brain works far more effectively.”

1.The underlined word “solace” in Paragraph 1 may mean _____.

A． notice           B．medicine          C．comfort           D．action

2.When making decisions, _____.

A．teens’ brains continue to do much needless work

B．the grey matter in young children’s front brain becomes active

C．people are not likely to be distracted until their late 30s

D．adults are more independent than teens

3.What is the effect of having too much grey matter?

A．It makes us always feel disappointed.

B．It makes us more intelligent.

C．It had a bad effect on the growth of teens.

D．It had a bad effect on decision-making.

4.What’s the text mainly about?

A．Teens have different brains from those of children.

B．Adults work more effectively than teens.

C．Grey matter makes teens unable to pay attention.

D．Brain energy is wasted in the brain’s activity.

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