At the age of fifteen she gave up taking piano lessons to _____ her school work.
A．hold on B．call on C．put on D．concentrate on
高二英语单项填空中等难度题
At the age of fifteen she gave up taking piano lessons to _____ her school work.
A．hold on B．call on C．put on D．concentrate on
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At the age of fifteen she gave up taking piano lessons to _____ her school work.
A．hold on B．call on C．put on D．concentrate on
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At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. The day had arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could _____ to a higher level class.
Fifteen of us were to ______swimming from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my ___ , one by one, tried and failed. Then it was my turn to ____ , I mean, my turn to attempt to pass the test. I was about halfway when I got ____ . I immediately stopped and _____ the side of the pool, ending my test. Our instructor, a college student, was standing ___ me. “Why did you stop?” he yelled, in a less-than ______voice. “I got water in my nose,” I _____ . That’s when this college student _____ me one of life’s great lessons, ____ he probably never realized that. Bending down, he shouted, “So?” “So?” The _____ shocked me. It had just seemed _____ to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the ____. My nine-year-old brain had not understood the fact that a valuable_____is worth achieving, however difficult to get there. Recognizing that, I was _____ nothing would keep me from completing the test. In fact, I did it rather ______on my next attempt. Seeing me _____ the test, almost all the others did so as well.
Life is a journal, and the road won’t _____ be easy. We have to focus on the final destination, not the ______ along the road.
1.A. skip B. refer C. advance D. add
2.A. take turns B. insist on C. take risks D. put off
3.A. competitors B. classmates C. students D. instructors
4.A. show B. leave C. fail D. observe
5.A. injured B. blamed C. trapped D. choked
6.A. pushed B. pressed C. grabbed D. controlled
7.A. above B. below C. beside D. beyond
8.A. surprised B. sympathetic C. annoyed D. cold
9.A. explained B. reacted C. declined D. urged
10.A. delivered B. owed C. taught D. promised
11.A. so that B. as if C. in case D. even if
12.A. problem B. excuse C. question D. voice
13.A. logical B. illegal C. ridiculous D. impossible
14.A. disaster B. discomfort C. damage D. fear
15.A. result B. advantage C. goal D. task
16.A. concerned B. sensitive C. embarrassed D. sure
17.A. slowly B. easily C. clumsily D. eagerly
18.A. attend B. take C. give D. pass
19.A. always B. sometimes C. ever D. seldom
20.A. sights B. barriers C. surprises D. harvests
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—Mary is a(n)________ painter.
—So she is. She won a national award at the age of fifteen.
A．delighted B．gifted
C．normal D．accurate
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—Mary is a(n) ________ painter .
—So she is . She won a national award at the age of fifteen .
A. delighted B. gifted C. normal D. accurate
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
------ Ian gave up playing the piano eventually.
-------It’s just_____of him to spend all that money on the equipment and then lose interest halfway through the course.
A. normal B. ordinary C. common D. typical
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All schoolchildren should have "happiness" lessons up to the age of 18 to combat(fight) growing levels of depression, according to a senior Government adviser.
Pupils should study subjects such as how to manage feelings, attitudes to work and money, channeling (引导) negative emotions and even how to take a critical view of the media, said Lord Layard, a professor of economics at the London School of Economics.
The proposal comes only days after the Government said that lessons in manners—including respect for the elderly and how to say "please" and "thank you" should be taught in secondary schools to combat bad behavior.
Lord Layard said, "Learning hard things takes an enormous amount of practice. To play the violin well takes10,000 hours of practice. How can we expect people to learn to be happy without massive amounts of practice and repetition?"
It is believed that at least two percent of British children under 12 now struggle with significant depression. Among teenagers, the figure rises to five percent. AUNICEF study involving 21 developed countries showed that British children were the least satisfied with their lives, while the World Health Organization predicts that childhood psychiatric (精神)disorders will rise by 50 percent by 2020.
In a speech at Cambridge University, Lord Layard said the Government's lessons in manners did not go far enough. "We need a commitment to producing a major specialism in this area, with a serious teacher training program," he said.
However, happiness lessons have been criticized by academics. Frank Furedi, a sociology professor at Kent University and author of Therapy Culture, said, "In pushing emotional literacy, what some teachers are really doing is abandoning teaching. They are giving up and talking about emotions instead, so that children value all this non-discipline-led activity more than math, English or science. What is amazing about this is that time and time again, research says that it does not work. "
1. Frank Furedi believes that ______.
A. happiness lessons should be taught to children
B. happiness lessons are just a waste of time
C. formal teaching can go side by side with happiness lessons
D. formal teaching should not give way to happiness lessons
2. We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. the British Government hasn't fully realized the problems with British students
B. Lord Layard thinks little of the Government's lessons in manners
C. British students are not well-behaved enough
D. lessons in manners have brought about positive changes in British students
3. Which of the following methods does Lord Layard use to show learning to be happy takes practice?
A. Comparison. B. Description. C. Argument. D. Analysis.
4. What does Lord Layard think of the Government's lessons in manners?
A. They are quite enough to solve the present problem.
B. They can hardly meet the special demands of education.
C. They are only focused on a major specialism.
D. They will probably end up in failure.
5.What do we know about British children from the passage?
A. They are the least happy among 21 developed countries.
B. They suffer depression at an earlier age.
C. They are the easiest to suffer childhood psychiatric disorders.
D. Their standard of living is the lowest among 21 developed countries.
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Lillian was a young girl who grew up in a village. At the age of 16, her father forced her to drop out of school and find a job to help the family.
With limited education, skills and hope, she would take the bus into the big cities of Windsor and Detroit, walk aimlessly about and then return home every day. She couldn’t even bring herself to knock on a door.
As the days passed, Lillian knew she would soon have to knock on a door. On one of her trips, Lillian saw a sign at Carhartt Overall Company, saying, “Help Wanted, Secretarial. Apply Within.”
She walked up to the office and was met by the office manager, who sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Let’s see how good you really are.”
She directed Lillian to type a single letter and then left. Lillian looked at the clock: 11:40 am. She figured that she could run away in the crowd then. But she knew she should at least try the letter.
On her first try, she got through one line. It had five words and she made four mistakes. The clock read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself, “I’ll move out with the crowd, and she will never see me again.” On her second try, Lillian got through a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. Again she pulled out the paper. At last she completed the letter with some mistakes.
Just then, the door opened and the office manager walked in. She came directly over to Lillian, read the letter, paused and then said, “Lillian, you’ve done a good job.”
1.Why did the office manager leave after directing Lillian to type a letter?
A. She was not satisfied with Lillian.
B. She found Lillian was too young.
C. She wanted to let the girl be quiet.
D. She wanted to test Lillian
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in paragraph 6?
A. Lillian didn’t have enough confidence in herself.
B. Lillian didn’t like the workers there.
C. Lillian didn’t want the job.
D. Lillian wanted to have lunch then.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
The girl didn’t like to go to school.
The girl’s family was not very rich.
The girl’s father was very fond of money.
The girl was living in a poor village.
4. From the passage it can be inferred that in the end__________.
A. Lillian had to run away without being noticed.
B. Lillian’s father wanted his daughter to return to school.
C. the office manager was deeply moved by the girl.
D. Lillian was allowed to work there.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother. She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem!”
Shyly but_______, I said yes. She poured out her______. “It was nothing short of talent!”
“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to______my work to him. I spent quite some time________for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and______I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. I was sure he would be able to_______my poem.
At almost 7 o’clock my father burst in. He seemed_______. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.
Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate. “What is this?” He was reaching for my poem.
“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. “And it’s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said.
I_______my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of______.
“I think it’s terrible,” he said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting______.
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs_______.”
“I don’t know why.” My father insisted. “Isn’t there enough awful poetry in the world already?”
I couldn’t_______it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I________myself on the bed and cried the worst of the_______out of me.
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its______on me. I realized how _______ I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who said “I think it’s________.”
Every one of us needs that kind of encouragement, but encouragement alone is ________. We also needs the _______of criticism, which always pushes us for the _____, both in the name of love.
1.A.entirely B.proudly C.anxiously D.honestly
2.A.dislike B.shock C.attitude D.praise
3.A.predict B.describe C.show D.introduce
4.A.waiting B.preparing C.hiding D.planning
5.A.deliberately B.gradually C.confidently D.casually
6.A.appreciate B.change C.replace D.polish
7.A.relaxed B.calm C.delighted D.upset
8.A.shook B.lowered C.raised D.turned
9.A.decision B.excitement C.choice D.silence
10.A.dark B.wide C.wet D.bright
11.A.development B.judgment C.encouragement D.adjustment
12.A.hate B.help C.find D.stand
13.A.threw B.seated C.put D.kept
14.A.anger B.pressure C.disappointment D.joy
15.A.challenge B.effort C.difficulty D.influence
16.A.fortunate B.cruel C.sad D.unique
17.A.excellent B.awful C.fluent D.strange
18.A.enough B.great C.useful D.incomplete
19.A.failure B.balance C.exchange D.patience
20.A.happier B.sweeter C.better D.harder
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.
When it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder. She lived to the ripe old age of 122. So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span（寿命）? If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?
Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers. “Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135, ”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.
Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees. “People can live much longer than we think, ”he says. “Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110. When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120. So why can’t we go higher? ”
The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing. “Anyone can make up a number, ”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan. “Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine. ”
Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries? Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120. Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most. So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller, “adding another 50 percent would get you to 120. ”
So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers? That life span is flexible（有弹性的）, but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington. “We can get flies to live 50 percent longer, ”he says. “But a fly’s never going to live 150 years. ”Of course, if you became a new species （物种）, one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds.
Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve （进化）their way to longer life? “It’s pretty cool to think about, ”he says with a smile.
1.What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
A.People can live to 122.
B.Old people are creative.
C.Women are sporty at 85.
D.Women live longer than men.
2.According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ______.
A.the average human life span could be 110
B.scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C.few people can expect to live to over 150
D.researchers are not sure how long people can live
3.Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?
A.Jerry Shay. B.Steve Austad
C.Rich Miller D.George Martin
4.What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
A.Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.
B.The average human life span cannot be doubled
C.Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.
D.New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species
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