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Exploring the sands on the beach, Tonya III man came across a lidless boule. She picked it up, looked inside and noticed something. She turned it upside down. Out came a damp, neatly rolled piece of paper. Tonya took it home, dried and unrolled it.
What caught her eye was the year field, 18 . Though at first sceptical of finding something this old so easily, she continued reading. It began with some coordinates (坐标). Below was a request in German asking the bolded finder to put down the date and location of where it was found and return it to the nearer German embassy.
The Illmans took the note Rosa Anderson, a curator (馆长) at the Western Australian Museum. Soon Anderson called, saying he had been able to locate a 19th - century ship named Paula. Even more exciting was that experts in Germany were able to track down Paula’s logbooks and find a record by a “Captain O. Diekmann,” confirming that a bottle had been thrown overboard on June 12. 1886 - the date on the message. The sailor had also listed the coordinates of the ship’s location, which matched the ones on the note. Another evidence of the note’s truth was the logbook’s neat script (手稿), which paired perfectly with that of the handwritten message. The records also indicated that the bottle was one of the thousands thrown by the seamen back then as part of an experiment to track the water currents.
Anderson believes the note remained undamaged because it was put in a strong bottle with a narrow opening which allowed little water in, even after the lid came off. The expert guessed it had been probably washed ashore and remained buried in the thick sand.
The 131 - year - old note, now lying in the Western Australia Museum, was confirmed as the oldest message in a bottle ever discovered.
1.What’s the purpose of writing this text?
A. To advertise for the Western Australia Museum.
B. To praise the Illmans for their important discovery.
C. To explain how the note came to light and its value.
D. To describe the habits of the seamen in the 19th century.
2.How did Tonya Illman feel when she first saw the words on the note?
A. Astonished. B. Doubtful.
C. Optimistic. D. Overjoyed.
3.What proved the truth of the 131 - year - old note?
A. The records in Paula’s logbooks.
B. The date and words written on it.
C. The location where it was found.
D. The sailor’s experiment to follow the water currents.
4.The note remained in good condition probably because .
A. the note was handwritten
B. the lid of its container came off
C. the bottle had been floating in the sea
D. its container had stayed buried in the sand
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We__________ an old man lying in the road, who was badly ill.
A．came along B．came by C．came across D．came up
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A young man, while1.( travel) through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. The water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder2.had been his teacher. After a four–day journey, the young man presented the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled warmly, and thanked his student very much3.the sweet water. The young man went home with a happy heart.
After the student 4.(leave), the teacher let another student taste the water. He spit it out,5.(say) it was awful. Obviously, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend 6.(like) it” The teacher replied, “You taste the water. I tasted the gift. The water was 7.(simple) the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be 8.(sweet).
We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children. Whether 9.is a cheap pipe or a diamond neck lace, the proper response is 10.(appreciate). We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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People often dream of a perfect holiday with white sands, blue beaches and so on. But traveling or sometimes even planning a trip can be a stress. Here are some tips to make your holiday a memorable one.
● Plan ahead. The first thing you need to do is to be sure of what you need from this
trip. Do you want to experience the local culture or just have fun on those sandy beaches?2.● Read up before you go. 3. Buy a good guidebook and read up on the culture, history, local attractions of the place. You can read the local publications online or surf the Net for more information. The more you know, the better you can enjoy the place and its traditions.
● Pack light and right. Pack only the important things.4. A heavy luggage may sometimes influence your holiday spirit. Carry clothes that are comfortable and right for the season. As much as possible try to put everything you need in a single carry-on bag.
● 5.Unreasonable（不合理的） expectations can lead to unwanted stress, so enjoy the holiday by managing what you can with the time you have. Enjoy each moment, whether good or bad.
A. Always book your stay.
B. Have realistic expectations.
C. How to plan for a perfect holiday
D. Avoid carrying unnecessary things around.
E. Plan your trip according to your needs and likes.
F. Prepare yourself before visiting an unknown holiday place.
G. All you need is to get away from busy people and the world.
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The young man arrived on the Massachusetts beach early carrying a radio, a shovel(铁锹), and a strange set of tools: a brick layer’s trowel, a palette knife, spatulas, spoons, and a spray bottle.
He walked down near the water — the tide(潮水) was out — and switched on the radio to listen to soft rock. Then he shoveled wet sand into a pile nearly four feet high and as many feet across. Then he created a square shape.
After that, he set to work with palette knife, spatulas, and spoons. He shaped a splendid tower, topped walls, fashioned beautiful bay windows, and carved (雕刻)out a big front gate.
The man knew his sand. He smoothly finished some surfaces and carved artistic designs on others. As the shapes began to dry, he gently kept them slightly wet with water from the spray bottle, in case they might break in the wind.
All this took hours. People gathered. At last he stood back, obviously satisfied with a castle worthy of the Austrian countryside or Disneyland.
Then he gathered his tools and radio and moved them up to drier sand. He had known for a while what many in the crowd still ignored: the tide was coming in. Not only had he practiced his art with confidence and style, he also had done so against a powerful, irresistible(不可抵抗的) deadline.
As the crowd looked on, water came at the base of the castle. In minutes it was surrounded. Then the rising flood began to eat into the base, walls fell, the tower fell, and finally the gate fell. More minutes passed, and small waves erased bay windows — soon no more than a small part was left.
Many in the crowd looked terribly sad; some voiced fear and discouragement. But the man remained calm. He had, after all, had a wonderful day, making beauty out of nothing, and watching it return to nothing as time and tide moved on.
1.In this passage, why did the young man start early in the day?
A．He needed the sun to help dry the sand.
B．It gave plenty of time for the crowd to gather.
C．He knew the tide was out on this particular morning.
D．It was easier to begin his work with only a few people around.
2.In this passage, what does the incoming tide signal?
A．It is time to begin working.
B．It is the end of a day’s work.
C．It is the busiest time of the day.
D．It is time for lookers-on to leave.
3.How did the lookers-on react when the tide began to come in?
A．They were disappointed to see the art ruined.
B．They tried their best to save the sand castle.
C．They were nervous about their own belongings.
D．They helped the artist finish the castle.
4.We can tell that the young man’s reward for his work is ___________.
A．payment for his work
B．personal satisfaction
C．popularity as an artist
D．attention from the crowd
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I came across quite a few language problems while on holiday with my family last summer. The most embarrassing was when my Mom apologized to the people we were staying with because her “pants were dirty”. They looked at her in amazement, not knowing how to react. You see, Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her jeans. But in Britain, “pants” means underpants, not trousers as it does back home.
Katie — From America
When I asked for the “restroom” in a big department store, people kept directing me to a room with seats where I could sit and “rest”. It took me years to get through to someone that I only wanted the toilet!
Tom — From America
Last summer we went on a two-week family touring holiday, so Dad hired a car over the Internet. This was an old vehicle and there turned out to be lots of things wrong with it. When he phoned the hire company and tried to explain that the lock on the boot(汽车行李箱) was broken, they thought he was talking about footwear! He had no idea their word for “boot” was “trunk”. In the end we went to a garage and just solved the problem.
Mary — From Britain
Last summer, I went to stay with a friend on the west coast. Her flat was on the first floor of a high-rise building so I got the lift up. Then I wandered round for ages looking for her flat but couldn’t find it. Fed up and tired, I finally had to go out to find a phone box. She explained that her flat was on the first floor, which for me meant the ground floor.
David — From Britain
1.Hearing Katie’s mother’s words, Katie’s friends were in amazement because ____________.
A．they mistook “pants” in American for underpants
B．Katie’s mother’s underpants were dirty
C．Katie’s mother got mud on her jeans
D．they didn’t know any English
2.David went out to find a phone box to ____________.
A．phone the police for help B．apologize for his being late
C．tell his friends he couldn’t go to visit her D．phone his friend for help
3. When Tom asked for the “restroom”, the people around him thought _____________.
A．he wanted a chair B．he wanted to have a rest
C．he wanted the toilet D．He wanted to go to a department store
4.The underlined word “garage” is probably _____________.
A．a parking place B．a car C．a place to repair cars D．a gas station
5.Which of the following words is from British English？
A．Pants B． Restroom C．Ground floor D．Trunk
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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Last night, I have an interesting dream. On the way back home. I came across child from another planet. His clothes seemed to be shining and looked beautifully. As I got close to him, he looked frightening and turned his back to me. Though I couldn’t speak his language, I used hand gestures to talk about him. A while later, he told me lots of amazing thing on his planet, that made me laugh. But suddenly, he began to cry, and then he explained he had lost his way but couldn’t find his home. Seeing that, I was offered to help him. I asked him to call his parents using my phone. After make the call , he disappeared.
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On a cold winter Sunday, the little man came up to me as I was about to enter the telephone box and asked me whether I had a match.
“I'm sorry,”I said.“I don't smoke, so I haven't any. You'd better ask someone else.”
He looked rather disappointed, hesitated, and then turned away. I watched him walk slowly down the street bef
ore I picked up the telephone directory to look up the number I meant to dial. I'm not used to a public call box, so, at my first attempt to get through, the warning pips( 嘟嘟声) had stopped before I realized I had to insert a coin. When I was at last able to speak, I was told that the person whom I urgently wanted to give a message to had just gone out. Swearing slightly under my breath, I got out of the box and came face to face with the little man. As he raised his hat again, I could see he was quite bald, and a thin line, resembling a dueling( 决斗) scar, crossed one cheek.“Excuse my troubling you again.” he said nervously.“May I walk along with you a little way? I must tell you the truth. I need help desperately. ”
He had an unusually deep voice which suggested a strange combination of shyness and self-confidence. I was conscious of a fairly strong foreign accent and I wondered what country he had actually come from. I said that I had to catch a train in twenty minutes’ time, but that he might accompany me to the station.
“I'm going to shock you，”he said suddenly, after a moment's silence.“Can you lend me five pounds? I have no money at all.”I have come across many strange characters during my life and plenty of people have tried to borrow money from me. I have generally managed to avoid lending them any. But, perhaps because of the very directness of his appeal, I somehow had the impression that his need might be desperately urgent.
“I'm sorry,” I replied,“I'm afraid I can't lend you anything, as I'm not in the habit of carrying much money about with me. Don't you think the police might be the best people to ask for help?”
He hesitated,“I dare not go to the police,” he said quietly. “If I do go, they will have to send me home. That's what I'm afraid of. I don't know what to do. ” He shook his head rather sadly, raised his hat and left me. I caught my train and soon forgot the incident.
It was three weeks later that I happened to glance at an old evening paper and caught sight of a small paragraph at the bottom of the front page: “The unidentified body of a short bald man, with a deep scar across one cheek, was recovered from the River Thames yesterday. The police believed he had committed suicide.” I then noticed the date: just two and a half weeks before.
It was
I who might have been the final cause of his terrible tragedy. For days afterwards the cruelty of my refusal made me suffer continual shame and regret. I swore that I would never again refuse any appeal for help.1.At the beginning of the story, the little man approached the author to _______.
A. invite him to watch a football match together
B. ask him to show the direction to railway station
C. inquire where there was a department store
D. request to see if he might use his lighter
2.The author failed to get through in the phone box at his first attempt because_______.
A. he didn't have any change with him
B. he didn't realize it was a pay phone
C. the number he had dialed was wrong
D. the person he wanted to speak to was out
3.The main reason why the author hadn't lent the little man any money was that _______.
A. he never lent others any money
B. he happened not to carry any money
C. he did not trust the little man
D. he was afraid he mightn't get it back
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A. Pity for a stranger. B. Never trust a stranger.
C. Life is but a dream. D. The death
of a beggar.高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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According to an old story, a young man came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water while wandering in the desert. The water was very ______. He filled his leather canteen (水壶) so he could bring some back to an old man in his tribe who had been his ______.
After a four-day ______, he gave the water to the old man. The old man took a deep drink, smiled warmly and ______ his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy ______.
Later, the teacher let another student ______ the water. He spat it out, saying it was ______ and stale because of the old leather canteen.
The student ______ his teacher: “Master, the water was terrible. Why did you ______ to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You ______ tasted the water. I tasted the gift. When my student gave me the water, it was an ______ of love and kindness and ______ could be sweeter.”
I think we ______ this lesson best when we receive ______ gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a paper boat or a drawing, the natural and proper ______ is appreciation and thankfulness because we appreciate the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always come ______. Unfortunately, most children and many adults ______ only the thing that is given,______ the thought behind it. We should ______ ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of ______ gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
1.A. sweet B. salty C. bitter D. smelly
2.A. chief B. father C. teacher D. uncle
3.A. voyage B. journey C. ride D. flight
4.A. praised B. thanked C. helped D. congratulated
5.A. life B. idea C. body D. heart
6.A. smell B. dip C. taste D. boil
7.A. awful B. fresh C. clean D. tasty
8.A. asked B. requested C. criticized D. refused
9.A. hope B. mean C. pretend D. afford
10.A. even B. only C. still D. already
11.A. act B. effort C. attitude D. effect
12.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
13.A. publish B. recognize C. teach D. understand
14.A. fashionable B. popular C. innocent D. guilty
15.A. answer B. response C. review D. announcement
16.A. confidently B. carefully C. slowly D. naturally
17.A. convey B. tolerate C. receive D. value
18.A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. or rather
19.A. warn B. remind C. inform D. convince
20.A. expressing B. accepting C. enjoying D. handling
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the light on.1.________
As the policeman came to him, he said, "Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn't feeling too well when I left home this morning."
The policeman said, "Well, I guess so,'' and started writing something in his notebook.2.________. A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket was going to be as he began to look at the paper. ________3.________
"I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine, a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug two other daughters. 4.________ I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. ________5.________ "
The man was very surprised and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.
A．So pray for me and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.
B．I only had one, and now I have to wait I go to heaven before I can hug her again.
C．As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still writing.
D．He was surprised it was not a ticket but a receipt.
E．So pray for you, and be careful when you drive again, your daughter is all you have left.
F．Right away the man started thinking of excuse to give.
G．He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read.
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trip. Do you want to experience the local culture or just have fun on those sandy beaches?
ore I picked up the telephone directory to look up the number I meant to dial. I'm not used to a public call box, so, at my first attempt to get through, the warning pips( 嘟嘟声) had stopped before I realized I had to insert a coin. When I was at last able to speak, I was told that the person whom I urgently wanted to give a message to had just gone out. Swearing slightly under my breath, I got out of the box and came face to face with the little man. As he raised his hat again, I could see he was quite bald, and a thin line, resembling a dueling( 决斗) scar, crossed one cheek.
I who might have been the final cause of his terrible tragedy. For days afterwards the cruelty of my refusal made me suffer continual shame and regret. I swore that I would never again refuse any appeal for help.