Richard Hosford fulfilled an ambition of foun...

Richard Hosford fulfilled an ambition of founding a music festival his home county in 1991.

Richard said, “At that time, my aim was to create a festival with an informal atmosphere and the highest possible artistic standards.”

The festival was first planned in Canon Ray Nichols. The Gaudier Ensemble(乐团),of which Richard is a member, has returned each year to perform a wide range of chamber music(室内乐)at the festival.

Richard said, “Over many years we have built a special relationship with our audience. Teaching and encouraging a love of music are important elements of the festival, which has always included a concert for children, and now runs classes for promising young local musicians. Arriving from across Europe, the members of the Ensemble stay with hosts in the village and enjoy making music with old friends in the wonderful St. Mary’s Church.”

The event is now an established favourite on the South West music festival scene and this year will mark its 25th year with a programme that includes pieces by Mozart, Francaix, Schubert and Bruch from Dec 9 to Dec 12.

There will also be a late-night concert of light American gems by Gershwin, a family concert and a new commission by poet and broadcaster James Crowden and Lillie Harris from the Royal College of Music.

The festival will also welcome a group of recent Royal College of Music students who will perform alongside the Gaudier Ensemble at some concerts and work with talented local musical youngsters.

For more information about the festival, visit cerneabbasmusicfestival.co.uk. Booking forms are also available at local tourist information centres or by calling07527 528673.

1.When can people enjoy the music of Mozart?

A. On Dec 2.　　 B. On Dec 6.

C. On Dec 9.　　 D. On Dec 15.

2.Who will give a late-night concert of light American gems?

A. Richard Hosford.　　 B. Gershwin.

C. James Crowden.　　 D. Lillie Harris.

3.What is the main idea of the text?

A. To introduce the information of the music festival.

B. To provide people with information about music.

C. To tell people how to do well in giving performances.

D. To show how to visit cerneabbasmusicfestival.co.uk

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Bill Gates has said China is the best place for 1. young to fulfill their ambitions to make the world a better place. In a lecture to Peking University students, he described the skepticism(怀疑论) in some developed countries about 2. globalization works for ordinary people. He said the results of the US presidential election and the Brexit (英国脱欧) vote showed how any country may turn inward when 3. (face)　 with difficult issues like immigration, security and global development.

In a world suddenly short of experienced leaders, Gates praised China for shouldering 4. (great) responsibility for significant global issues like climate change and inclusive development. Gates told hundreds of students 5. (attend) the lecture of his high hopes for China's youth, for they enter the work force at the time of China's rise 6. a center of global progress and innovation(创新).

"The world's eyes are on China, 7. (specific) on all of you. What an incredible thing is the belief 8. you can make the world a better place. Now it is the best moment that you 9. (have)," he said. "No matter what, if your ambition is to improve the world, this is the best time and the best place 10. (struggle) for it."[

高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Not long ago , Richard Denniston found himself suffering the same pain that millions of other pet owners have faced . His little Scottish dog had a brain tumor（肿块）and would soon die. Like others who faced the problem before him , Denniston just wanted to end his pet’s suffering . However , he took one step further.

Deniston , an expert who studies animals , collected a tiny skin sample from the dog and took it to his laboratory at Louisiana State University. There he  cultivated  it and froze it in liquid nitrogen.

From that idea , Denniston started a new technology .Denniston’s company will save pet’s DNA ＄500，plus a monthly storage fee of Us ＄10, until cloning becomes a reality .

Thanks mostly to the contribution of a California multimillionaire , that day may not be so far off.

“It could happen extremely soon if everything went on well.”says Mark Westhusin , a professor leading a dog cloning team . Most experts put successful dog cloning a year to five years down the road . The cost is bound to be expensive at first , but it would eventually drop to a few thousand dollars.

Since Dolly , the sheep which was first cloned in 1997 ,cattle ,goats ,mice and monkeys have been cloned in labs . Pets are likely to be next.

“I really believe that the technology is going to become available for many species in the near future ,”Denniston says .

1. After his pet died ,Richard Denniston_______.

A. did something more than the ordinary pet owners

B. did as other pet owners

C. did nothing but feel very sad

D.could not help feeling lonely without his dear pet

2. Richard Denniston_________in liquid nitrogen for an experiment.

A. was a doctor who put his dog

B. was an animal expert who put a piece of his dog’s skin

C.was an expert at collecting skin samples who then put them

D.took great interest in freezing things

3. The underlined word “cultivated ”in Para . 2 probably means_________.

A. bought     B.discovered    C.caught     D.trained

4. Cloning will cost people_______.

A. a lot of money in five years .

B. much in the beginning and then be reduced to a thousand dollars.

C. much and then will surely be reduced to thousands of dollars.

D.much at first and then might be reduced to a few thousand dollars.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

______ her ambition of becoming a professional singer, she _____ very hard since an early age.

A. To realize , has been training　　 B. Realizing , trained

C. To realize , was trained　　 D. Realized , has trained

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

An inventor seeks to create a new product that serves a specific need and fulfills a role that other products do not. Sometimes an inventor comes up with a wholly new idea, but more often inventions are simply improvements on an older design. With a little imagination and creativity (创造力), an old idea can suddenly become something new.

However, creating a new invention means much more than having a brilliant idea. A good designer follows the design process: identifying the challenge, researching and brainstorming ideas(集思广益), designing a solution, testing and evaluating the ideas, and finally building the product. Designers also use science, math, technology, and engineering to design a tool that satisfies the need they identified.

Anyone can be an inventor —even kids! For example, Chester Greenwood was just fifteen years old when he invented a product that changed his life. In fact, his idea was so good that his invention supported him for the rest of his life. You may not know his name, but you probably know his invention —earmuffs (保暖耳罩)!

The inspiration for his earmuff design came to Chester when he was ice-skating. His ears were cold, and he decided to find a way to keep them warm. With the help of his grandmother, he made a new product to protect his ears and at the age of eighteen, Chester patented his earmuff design.

Many other famous inventors started young as well. Margaret Knight —the inventor of the flat-bottomed brown paper bag —is said to have created a safety device for textile looms(织布机) when she was just twelve years old. Another example is Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history, who applied for his first patent when he was just twenty-one years old. Over the course of his life, Thomas Edison patented a total of 1,093 inventions!

1.In most cases, an invention ________ according to the first paragraph.

A．comes from a complete new idea           B．is usually based on an old product or idea

C．will change its creator’s life completely     D．is created by scientists in different fields

2.The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us _______.

A．the difficulty in making a new invention      B．the common steps of creating new things

C．having a good idea is the key to creation      D．designing a tool is the first step in inventing

3.The example of Chester Greenwood is used to show that ________.

A．children can also invent something

B．it is easy even for children to make inventions

C．kids have more advantages in inventing things

D．to be an inventor is the best way to change one’s life

4.At first Chester designed his earmuffs in order to ________.

A．protect his ears while ice-skating

B．earn money to support his poor family

C．realize his dream of becoming an inventor

D．make himself look fashionable while ice-skating

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

An inventor seeks to create a new product that serves a specific need and fulfills a role that other products do not. Sometimes an inventor comes up with a wholly new idea, but more often inventions are simply improvements on an older design. With a little imagination and creativity (创造力), an old idea can suddenly become something new.

However, creating a new invention means much more than having a brilliant idea. A good designer follows the design process: identifying the challenge, researching and brainstorming ideas(集思广益), designing a solution, testing and evaluating the ideas, and finally building the product. Designers also use science, math, technology, and engineering to design a tool that satisfies the need they identified.

Anyone can be an inventor —even kids! For example, Chester Greenwood was just fifteen years old when he invented a product that changed his life. In fact, his idea was so good that his invention supported him for the rest of his life. You may not know his name, but you probably know his invention —earmuffs (保暖耳罩)!

The inspiration for his earmuff design came to Chester when he was ice-skating. His ears were cold, and he decided to find a way to keep them warm. With the help of his grandmother, he made a new product to protect his ears and at the age of eighteen, Chester patented his earmuff design.

Many other famous inventors started young as well. Margaret Knight —the inventor of the flat-bottomed brown paper bag —is said to have created a safety device for textile looms(织布机) when she was just twelve years old. Another example is Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history, who applied for his first patent when he was just twenty-one years old. Over the course of his life, Thomas Edison patented a total of 1,093 inventions!

1. In most cases, an invention ________ according to the first paragraph.

A. comes from a complete new idea

B. is usually based on an old product or idea

C. will change its creator’s life completely

D. is created by scientists in different fields

2.The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us _______.

A. the difficulty in making a new invention

B. the common steps of creating new things

C. having a good idea is the key to creation

D. designing a tool is the first step in inventing

3.The example of Chester Greenwood is used to show that ________.

A. children can also invent something

B. it is easy even for children to make inventions

C. kids have more advantages in inventing things

D. to be an inventor is the best way to change one’s life

4.At first Chester designed his earmuffs in order to ________.

A. protect his ears while ice-skating

B. earn money to support his poor family

C. realize his dream of becoming an inventor

D. make himself look fashionable while ice-skating

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One winter during college in New York, I took an 8 am history class to fulfill a requirement. It was 36 to get up for that class, but every morning I would 37 the cold winds and went to the lecture.

The professor for the class would step 38 into the room. He was terribly nervous about the class and always fixed his eyes on his book, never 39 us.

I felt that I needed to do something to 40 the boredom, so I tried to find something in his lecture to ask him, 41 me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. The first time 42 I raised my hand, he was surprised but was obviously 43 to have a question to answer. I continued to do this every day. The professor seemed to become a bit more 44 and some other students even joined in. In fact, his answers were always 45. In this way, I learned quite a lot and realized the professor was indeed a/an 46 in his field.

On the last day of class we 47 our books and headed out. The professor stepped directly in front of me, with obvious 48, putting out his hand. He said, “49 you for making my class so interesting,” shaking my hand and smiling. I was so 50. To me, it had been a pleasant way to 51 the time in his lesson. I had no idea that my 52 had any effect on him or the others at all.

That 53 has stayed with me for 30 years. I don’t 54 the fact I learned in his class, but I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the 55 of acts of kindness, indeed or not.

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

When we’re young and we dream of love and fulfillment, we think perhaps of moon-covered Parisian nights or walks along the beach at sunset. No one tells us that the greatest moments of a lifetime are short, unplanned and nearly always catch us off guard.

Not long ago，as I was reading a bedtime story to my seven-year-old daughter, Annie，I became aware of her focused look. She was staring at me with a faraway, blank expression. Apparently, completing The Tale of Samuel Whiskers was not as important as we first thought.

I asked what she was thinking about. “Mommy,” she whispered, “I just can't stop looking at your pretty face.”I almost dissolved(溶解) on the spot. Little did she know how many trying moments the glow of her sincerely loving statement would carry me through over the following years.

Not long after, I took my four-year-old son to an elegant department store, where the sweet notes of a classic love song drew us toward a tuxedoed(穿晚礼服的) musician playing a grand piano. Sam and I sat down on a marble bench nearby, and he seemed as astonished by the pleasant theme as I was. I didn’t realize that Sam had stood up next to me until he turned, took my face in his little hands and said, “Dance with me.”

If only those women walking under the Paris moon knew the joy of such an invitation made by a round-cheeked boy with baby teeth. Although shoppers openly chuckled(咯咯笑) and pointed at us as we glided and whirled(旋转) around the open space, I would not have traded a dance with such a charming young gentleman if I'd been offered the universe.

1.From the passage we know 　　　　　 .

A. Annie knew how important she was to her mother

B. shoppers didn’t notice the author dancing with her son

C. there are bedtime stories in the Tale of Samuel Whiskers

D. Sam was not surprised at the music which was played in the store

2.When the author knew her daughter could not stop looking at her pretty face, she felt　　　 .

A. sad　　　　　　 B. deeply moved

C. annoyed　　　 D. ashamed

3.Why wouldn’t the author trade a dance with her son even if she was given the world?

A. Because she knew she wouldn’t be given the universe.

B. Because her son was the most important person to her.

C. Because she thought she was the happiest one at the moment.

D. Because it was very important for the author to dance with her son.

4.What does the author want to prove by showing two examples of her kids?

A. Her kids love her very much.

B. She enjoys staying with her kids.

C. The greatest moments of a lifetime always come unexpectedly.

D. Those women walking under the moon should enjoy the happiness with kids.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The production plan was fulfilled ________.

A. head of time　　 B. before time

C. ahead of time　　 D. time ahead

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

US researchers have found traces of an ancient lake on Mars recently, increasing hopes of discovering evidence that billions of years ago the Red planet hosted life.

The lake, which dates back some 3.4 billion years, appears to have covered as much as 80 square miles and was up to 1,500 feet deep, said the team from the University of Colorado.

"This is the first clear evidence of shorelines on the surface of Mars," said Boulder's research associate, Gaetano Di Achille, in a study published in the latest edition of Geophysical Research Letters.

"The identification of the shorelines and accompanying geological evidence allows us to calculate the size and volume of the lake, which appears to have formed about 3.4 billion years ago."

Analysis of the images has shown the water carved out the canyon (溪谷) in which it was found, which then opened out into a valley depositing (使淤积) sediment (沉积) which formed a delta (三角洲).

"Finding shorelines is a great discovery to us," said assistant professor Brian Hynek, adding it showed the lake existed at a time when Mars was thought to have been cold and dry.

Scientists believe the oldest surfaces on Mars formed during the wet and warm era known as the Noachan epoch, about 4.1 billion to 3.7 billion years ago.

The newly discovered lake is believed to date from the Hesperian era and postdates the end of the warm and wet period on Mars by 300 million years, according to the study.

Scientists believe deltas next to the lake may well hold secrets about past life on Mars as such places on Earth have become the natural deposits of organic carbon and other markers of life.

1.The size of the lake found on Mars is ______.

A. 80 square miles　　

B. 1,500 square miles

C. 3.4 billion square miles　　

D. 300 million square miles

2.When the lake existed, the weather on Mars was ____.

A. hot and wet B. wet and warm　　

C. cold and dry　 D. cold and wet

3.Why do scientists think deltas near the lake may hold secrets about past life on Mars?

A. Because similar places on Earth have become natural deposits of markers of life.

B. Because someone has put secrets about past life on Mars there.

C. Because past life has been found in other deltas on Mars.

D. Because some people are said to have already seen life marks there.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The Noachan epoch was a wet and warm era.

B. The lake might have existed 3.4 billion years.

C. The discovery can’t fully prove that the Mars once hosted life.

D. The lake traces prove that there exists life on Mars now.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析