Take scary rides in the park and you will kno...

Take scary rides in the park and you will know what it feels like _____ through the air and take off in a rocket.

A．falling            B．to fall             C．having fallen       D．when falling

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Even in the fanciest pizza restaurant, you will never feel weird if you ask for a box to take your leftovers (剩饭）home. In Italy, that will soon apply everywhere, with a new law that encourages restaurants to give people doggy bags, although in Italy it's called a "family bag."

The new law is designed to reduce food waste and open doors to companies wishing to donate wasted food. Family bags were made to avoid embarrassment at asking for leftovers, turning it from begging into good behavior.

In the U.S., taking uneaten food home is normal. In the U.K. it is fairly common. To the south, though, this practice is rare. In Spain and Italy, people might take the bones from their meat and give them to their dogs, but culturally, it's not the done thing. Also, there aren't often many leftovers, as dishes are sized according to how much people will actually eat and are rarely too big to finish unless you over-order.

In France, the laws are tougher. Last year, the French began to forbid supermarkets to throw away food. They must either give it away to charity, or make it available to be used as animal feed and compost(堆肥），If they fail to follow the law, they will be fined.

Perhaps Italy's new law is right. Food waste is now attracting international attention, but the only way to really stop it lies in whether individuals are willing to change their ways. If it becomes socially unacceptable to waste food, or to serve a huge portion in restaurants, then we have a chance.

1.What does the underlined word “weird” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Difficult.　　 B. Strange

C. Relaxed.　　 D. Disappointed.

2.Why do the Spanish seldom take leftovers home from restaurants?

A. They don’t bother to do it.

B. It is their custom to eat food up.

C. It is not acceptable in their culture.

D. They usually order small portions.

3.According to the author, how can we reduce food waste?

A. By introducing stricter laws.

B. By donating food to the needy.

C. By restaurants only serving small portions.

D. By everyone taking action and saying no to it.

4.What’s the text mainly about?

A. Way of reducing food waste.

B. Italy’s plans to use family bags.

C. How doggy bags come into being.

D. The increasingly serious food waste.

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Many of us know what it feels like to be an outside in high school. Some give in to the pressure to fit in; others remain “on the bottom of the social food chain”. However, Alexandra Robbins, the author of the book The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth believes what makes people unpopular in high school, mainly an unwillingness to obey, tends to translate into success as an adult.

Robbins has spent the past decade analyzing the behavior of high school students. She found the things that make a student different make them a target. But in adulthood and outside of the school setting, the things “that make you different make you interesting, fun, and often successful,” she told the UK’s Daily Mail.

She researched the qualities that people found most valuable in adults. The top qualities are: creativity, free-thinking, vision, authenticity, self-awareness, honesty, curiosity, love of learning, and courage. “Those are qualities that are far more likely to be found in school outsiders than in the popular kids,” she said.

According to Robbins, when people are in with a popular crowd, they are more likely to hide aspects of their identity in order to fit into the group. As she put it to Yahoo.com, “You are more likely to have goals of social dominance(强势)rather than forming actual true friendships. You are more likely to let other people pressure you into doing things. None of those things is admirable or useful as adults.”

Meanwhile, in the eyes of Robbins, the outsiders are much more self-aware and much braver than the popular students. They are brave because they are sticking to being themselves in a challenging environment.

There are many celebrity examples of progress from unpopularity to later fame. Hollywood director Steven Spielberg was laughed at for being Jewish in high school. JK Rowling, author of hugely popular Harry Potter, was teased in school as a glasses-wearing child who lived mostly in books and daydreams.

Robbins encourages students to participate in out-of-class activities. “They will automatically meet people with similar tastes,” she told Daily Mail.

1.According to Robbins, what can make a student a target in high school?

A. Difference to others

B. Pressure to fit in

C. Unwillingness to obey

D. Behavior of high school students

2.Which quality is NOT considered to be valuable in adults?

A. Being creative

B. Being authentic

C. Being different

D. Being curious

3.Why do popular kids tend to be not as successful as outsiders?

A. They may have goals of forming actual true friendships

B. They may hide aspects of their identity to fit in

C. They may force others into doing things

D. They may stick to being themselves in the society

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A. Young people who are outside are successful as adults

B. JK Rowling is one of celebrities of unpopularity

C. Unpopular students develop skills while the popular don’t

D. Robbins encourages young people to be themselves

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

----Do you know if Linda is willing to take charge of the program?

----_______, does it?

A. It takes no time        B. It counts for nothing

C. It doesn’t make sense    D. It doesn’t hurt to ask

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is nice to know what the weather will be like when we plan a trip. Do you know anything about the history of weather? Don’t look at the sky. Don’t look for old weather reports. Looking at the tree rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of weather even further back.

It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would reduce the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be found out by the reading pattern of rings in a tree trunk. To find out the weather of ten years ago, you can count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred. If the rings are close together, then the climate was bad for the tree.

Studying trees is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. In an area of New Mexico you can find only sand — no trees or people. However, many centuries ago a large population lived there. They left suddenly. Why?

A scientist studied the pattern of the rings of dead trees that had grown there. He made up his mind that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings. So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move.

In this example studying tree rings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man.

1.We can find out the weather of five years ago by counting the rings of a tree trunk ____.

A. from the left to the right　　　　　　　　

B. from the right to the left

C. from the inside to the outside　　　　　　

D. from the outside to the inside

2.If the ring was far from the others, we can conclude that the weather of that year was ______.

A. bad　　　　　　 B. sunny　　　　　　　 C. favorable　　　　　　 D. rainy

3.By studying the rings of dead trees in an area of New Mexico, the scientist found _______.

A. why the people had to leave　　　　

B. where the people had to go

C. what the people had to eat　　　　　　

D. how the people left

4.The ancient people usually lived where there were plenty of trees mainly because ______.

A. trees provided an exact record of weather for research

B. trees could supply them with fruit and food to live on

C. trees could supply them with shades

D. trees were materials for fires and buildings

5.By giving the example of an area of New Mexico, the author tries to prove 　　　　 .

A. trees can’t live in the area without population

B. that studying trees is important for the history of man and weather.

C. what the real relation is between tree rings and the history of man and weather

D. the history of man is important for the history of trees

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It’s said that you don’t know a man until you walk a mile in his shoes. And you also don’t know what it’s like for older people to travel until you accompany one on a trip.

After flying with my elderly father from Washington, D.C. to L.A. in July, I began to realize that a companion has important tasks that can make a journey easier for older people. I booked non-stop tickets on JetBlue to avoid tiring, confusing connections, and we flew directly into small, manageable Long Beach Airport. Even though my father could walk, I arranged with the airline for wheelchair assistance, which meant we got on board first.

When I took him back to the airport for his return flight to Washington, I got permission from JetBlue to wait with him at the gate instead of saying goodbye at the security checkpoint. I wished he’d had a first-class seat and access to a comfortable airline club. Better yet, I wish I had flown with him both ways. As I watched the attendant wheel him to the lift that took him from the tarmac（飞机跑道）to the plane, I felt like an anxious mom sending her child to school for the first time.

Things can go awry on a plane trip. And then there is the horrifying story about Joe and Margie. When they landed at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, a wheelchair attendant met them to help with a connection. But somehow Margie, who had Alzheimer’s disease, disappeared.

I didn’t need to worry about my father wandering away. At 82, his mind was sharper than mine. But his hearing was poor, so I worried about what would happen if he missed an important announcement. Fortunately, everything went just fine. Careful planning made the trip successful.

Next time I travel with a senior, I’ll know better. I hope there will be a next time.

1.Why did the man buy nonstop tickets?

A. His father was tired of flights.

B. He had important tasks to do.

C. He cared about his father.

D. His schedule was tight.

2.How did the author feel when seeing his father off?

A. Disappointed.　　 B. Delighted.

C. Worried.　　 D. Sad.

3.What does the underlined part “go awry” probably mean?

A. be amused.　　 B. carry on as usual.

C. live up to one’s expectation.　　 D. be away from the correct course.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Taking a trip does great good to seniors.

B. It is a pleasant experience to travel with seniors.

C. To have a long journey with seniors is unpractical.

D. A good arrangement ensures seniors to take a nice trip.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

------What will you do during the coming winter vocation?

------ I don’t know, but it’s about time ______ something.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- “What will you do during the summer holiday?”

--- “I don’t know, but it’s high time _____ something.”

A．I’m deciding      B．I’ll decide        C．I decided          D．I decide

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- What will you do during the summer holiday?

---I don’t know, but it’s high time ________ something.

A. I’m deciding　 　　 B. I’ll decide

C. I decide 　　　　　 D. I decided

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Isn’t it cool to surf (冲浪) in summer? You catch a wave and enjoy the ride. Surfing is not only our favorite sport, though. A group of penguins (企鹅) enjoy the sport as much as we do. And they show their excitement and skills in the new animated film —Surf`s Up, which came out on June 6, in the US.

Cody loves the sport. Cody’s idol (偶像) is Big Z, a great penguin surfing king. Cody doesn’t like his brother and his mother who are not supportive. He really wants to get away. Cody believes that winning a surfing competition will bring him admiration and respect. When Mikey Abromowitz, a talent scout (侦察员), comes to Antarctica to look for talented penguins for a surfing competition, Cody’s really excited, but during his show there are no waves and he doesn’t make it. But he knows he can’t give up. He runs after Mikey’s whale and begs until Mikey agrees to take him.

There Cody meets Lani, the island’s beautiful lifeguard, as well as his main rival (对手), the surfing champion Evans. The cocky Evans shows no respect for Big Z, which makes Cody angry. For this, he challenges Evans to a surfing match, only to suffer a terrible defeat.

Lani takes Cody to the island doctor. As they spend time together, Cody realizes that this doctor is really Big Z himself. When he learns this, Cody begs him to train him and make him a better surfer.

Cody begins to find his own way. Cody improves his skills with the help of Big Z and discovers that a true winner isn’t always the one who comes in first.

1.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A. that winning can bring you good luck and respect

B. how a penguin can be a good surfer

C. about a new animated film —Surf`s Up

D. about the life of a teenage penguin called Cody

2.Which of the following statements about Big Z is NOT true?

A. He is a great penguin surfing king.

B. He doesn’t help Cody with surfing although Cody begs him.

C. He works as a doctor after he leaves surfing.

D. He is loved by the teenage penguin Cody.

3.The underlined part “doesn’t make it” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A. feels very sad                     B. can’t breathe freely

C. is not successful             D. can’t continue surfing

4.Which of the following statements about Cody is NOT true?

A. He likes surfing and lives in Antarctica.

B. He thinks winning will win him the respect of others at first.

C. He gets along well with his brother and his mother.

D. He is defeated by Evans in a surfing match.

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