All American dollar bills（纸币）weigh the same, ...

All American dollar bills（纸币）weigh the same, they’re the same size, and they’re made of the same material. “There are no physical marks for those with vision（视力）loss, who need an effective means of knowing how much it is, a $1 or a $100?” explains Vencer Cotton, director of technology and training at the Columbia Lighthouse for the Bind in Washington D.C.

NOW there is something that comes pretty close. Meet the iBill, a piece of plastic about the size of a large cigarette lighter. Equipped with one AAA battery, a couple of buttons and a speaker, the iBill is designed to be simple. A narrow opening allows for a U..S. Bill to be placed inside and upon scanning, it will say the amount the bill is worth. However, even though the iBill can do that job for you, it doesn’t mean it’ll tell you if a bill is real or even how much you have.

Created by Orbit Research, it will be the first money reader distributed by the U.S.Bureau of engraving and Printing (BEP). THE BUREAU WILL SOON BE SHIPPING iBills, free of charge, across the country. “It is my No. 1 choice,” Cotton says of the iBill, especially when it comes to sorting money as fast as possible.”

There are actually a bunch of apps（应用程序）that can do what the iBill ca, made convenient by the iPhone’s voiceover functions. In particular, EyeNote was also developed by the U.S. BEP to help distinguish bills. Another app, called LookTel, offers recognition for a large number of countries’ bills and VisionHunt distinguishes different kinds of bills and offers many tools to the blind. “But a lot of blind people can’t afford an iPhone,” says Shawn Callaway, president of the National Federation of the Blind of Washington D.C.

1.The iBill was invented to 　　　　　 .

A. pay for things at certain shops

B. help children sort out their money

C. help the blind recognize their money

D. tell whether a dollar bill is real or not

2.What can we learn about the iBill?

A. It is unbreakable.

B. It can’t calculate.

C. It can light a cigarette.

D. It costs a lot of money.

3.Compared with other apps, the iBill 　　　　　 .

A. is much easier for poor people to accept

B. offers more useful functions to the blind

C. is the only one developed by the U.S. BEP

D. can tell the differences between many foreign bills

4.What is the purpose of this text?

A. To encourage people to help the blind.

B. To talk about American dollar bills.

C. To ask people to buy the iBill.

D. To introduce a hi-tech tool.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When former American President Bill Clinton traveled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam, he repeatedly referred to the Korean president’s wife as Mrs．Kim．By mistake, President Clinton’s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese．Clinton had not been told that, in Korea, wives keep their family names．President Kim Young Sam’s wife was named Sohm Myong Suk．Therefore, she should be addressed（称谓）as Mrs．Sohn．

President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears．His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan．

In addition to Koreans, some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names．This practice often puzzles English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents．They become puzzled about the student’s correct last name．Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures．

Mexican naming customs are different as well．When a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husband’s name after the word de （of）．This affects how they fill in forms in the United States．When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the father’s family name．But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother．This often causes puzzlement．

Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations: don’t always think that a married woman uses her husband’s last name．Remember that in many Asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed. Ask which name a person would prefer to use．If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly．

63．The story of Bill Clinton is used to    ________   ．

A．improve US Kotean relations                                 B．introduce the topic of the text

C．describe his visit to Korea                             D．tell us how to address a person

64．The word “gears” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to   ________ ．

A．action plans                                                               B．naming customs

C．travel maps                                                                D．thinking patterns

65．When a woman marries in Koreas, she     ________ ．

A．continues to use her family name                        B．uses her husband’s given name

C．shares her husband’s family name                        D．adds her husband’s given name to hers

66．To address a married woman properly, you’d better ________      ．

A．use her middle name                                                   B．use her husband’s first name

C．ask her which name she likes                                D．change the order of her names

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Chinese children grew up in classrooms where they all learned the same things at the same pace ________ interests or needs.

A. in terms of　　　　 B. in view of

C. in spite of　　　　 D. regardless of

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”

At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29,  some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”

He took 37, and then a huge smile came across his face. . ”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

1.. A. although   B. so            C. because           D. if

2.. A. stop               B. star         C. turn       D. stay

3.. A. expressive B. encouraging C. informative    D. interesting

4.. A. bought     B. counted       C. saw            D. collected

5.. A. check             B. mention      C. answer          D. improve

6.. A. size              B. type         C. shape     D. class

7.. A. worried   B. satisfy       C. proud           D. curious

8.. A. ordinary  B. normal       C. different        D. regular

9.. A. outside   B. whole        C. table           D. inside

10.. A. still        B. even         C. only           D. ever

11.. A. examining  B. measuring    C. drawing         D. packing

12.. A. keeping  B. placing      C. pulling          D. giving

13.. A. on         B. toward          C. for          D. in

14.. A. mustn’t B. can’t            C. shouldn’t   D. needn’t

15.. A. each one B. each other        C. the other  D. one another

16.. A. admit B. consider             C. decide        D. believe

17.. A. big bites  B. deep breaths C. a firm hold    D. close look

18.. A. just       B. always          C. merely        D. seldom

19.. A. put away B. get down          C. hand out      D. take off

20.. A. made       B. took            C. got            D. did

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 36  you can just wait until we make a quick 37  at the grocery store. I have something 38 to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we 39  some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 40  your question.” I put one apple of each 41on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 42  look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all 43colors, shapes and sizes. On the 44 ,  some of the apples may not 45  look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 46  each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 47  them back on the table, but 48  a different place.

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 49  tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 50 . See if that helps you 51  which one is which. ”

He took a 52 ,  and then a huge smile came across his face. . ”People are 53  like apples! They are all different, but once you 54  the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 55  it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

1.. A. although        B. so              C. because        D. if

2.A. stop              B. start           C. turn           D. stay

3.A. expressive        B. encouraging     C. informative    D. interesting

4.A. bought            B. counted         C. saw            D. collected

5. A. check            B. mention         C. answer         D. improve

6.A. size              B. type            C. shape          D. class

7.A. worried           B. satisfied       C. proud          D. curious

8.A. ordinary          B. normal          C. different      D. regular

9.A. outside           B. whole           C. table          D. inside

10. A. still           B. even            C. only           D. ever

11.A. examining        B. measuring       C. drawing        D. packing

12.A. keeping          B. placing         C. pulling        D. giving

13. A. on              B. toward          C. for            D. in

14.A. mustn’t         B. can’t          C. shouldn’t     D. needn’t

15.A. each one         B. each other      C. the other      D. one another

16.A. admit            B. consider        C. decide         D. believe

17. A. big bite        B. deep breath     C. firm hold      D. close look

18. A. just            B. always          C. merely         D. seldom

19.A. put away         B. get down        C. hand out       D. take off

20.A. made             B. took            C. got            D. did

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One afternoon，my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even if they are different in color?"

I thought for a minute, and then I said, "I'll explain，26 you can just wait until we make a quick 27  at the grocery store. I have something 28  to show you.”

At the grocery store, we 29  some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, "It's time to 30  your question. " I put one apple of each 31  on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 32  look on his face.

"People are like apples. They come in all 33  colors, shapes and sizes. On the 34  , some of the apples may not 35  look as delicious as the others." As I was talking, Adam was 36  each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled （削皮) them, 37 them back on the table, but 38different place.

"Okay, Adam, tell me which is which. "

He said, "I  39   tell. They all look the same now. " "Take a bite of 40 . See if that helps you 41 which one is which.”

He took 42  , and then a huge smile came across his face. "People are 43  like apples! They are all different, but once you 44   the outside,  they're pretty much the same on the inside. "

He totally  45  it. I didn't' need to say or do anything else.

2.A. stop         B. start           C. turn         D stay

3.A. expressive    B. encouraging     C informative   D. interesting

6.A. size          B. type            C: shape       D. class

11.A. examining    B. measuring       C: drawing     D. packing

14.A. mustn't       B. can't           C shouldn't     D. needn't

17.A. big bites     B. deep breaths     C a firm hold   D. a close look

19.A. put away     B. get down       C hand out      D. take off

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me,“Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said,“I’ll explain,　　 you can just wait until we make a quick 　　　 　 at the grocery store. I have something 　 　 　 to show you.”

At the grocery store, we 　　 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam,“It’s time to　 　 your question.” I put one apple of each 　　 　 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a　 　　 　 look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all 　　 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 　　 　,some of the apples may not 　　 　 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was　 　 　 each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them,　　 them back on the table, but 　　 a different place.

“Okay, Adam ,tell me which is which.”

He said,“I 　　 　tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 　　 　 .See if that helps you 　　　 which one is which.”

He took 　　,and then a huge smile came across his face.“People are 　　 like apples! They are all different, but once you 　　 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

He totally 　 　 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

1.A.although　　　　　　     B.so    　　　　　　 C.because    　　　　　 D. if

2.A. stop    　　　　　　　　 B.start　     　　　 C. turn     　　　　　 D. stay

3.A. expressive    　　　　　 B.encouraging　　 C. informative    　　 D. interesting

4.A. bought    　　　　　　　　 B.counted　      C. saw    　　　　　　　　　　 D. collected

5.A.check    　　　　　　　　 B.mention    　　　 C.answer    　　　　 D.improve

6.A.size    　　　　　　　　　　 B.type    　　　　　　 C.shape　     　　　　　 D.class

7.A.worried    　　　　　　　　 B.satisfied    　　　 C.proud    　　　　 D.curious

8.A.ordinary    　　　　　     B.normal　　　　　　 C.different    　　 D.regular

9.A.outside    　　　　　　　　 B.whole    　　　　　　 C.table　　　　　　　 D.inside

10.A.still    　　　　　　　 B.even    　　　　　　 C.only    　　　　　　　 D.ever

11.A.examining    　　　　　 B.measuring　　　　 C.drawing    　　　　 D.packing

12.A.keeping    　　　　　　　　 B.placing    　　 C.pulling    　　　　 D.giving

13.A.on    　　　　　　　 B.toward    　　　　　　 C.for    　　　　　　　　 D.in

14.A.mustn’t    　　 B. can’t　　　　　　 C. shouldn’t    　　 D. needn’t

15.A. each one     　 B.each other　　　　 C.the other     　　 D.one another

16.A.admit    　　　　 B. consider　　　　 C. decide    　　　　　 D. believe

17.A.big bites    　　 B.deep breaths　　 C.a firm hold    　　 D.a close look

18.A.just    　　　　　 B.always    　　 C.merely    　　　　　 D.seldom

19.A.put away　     　　 B.get down　　　　　 C.hand out    　　 D.take off

20.A.made    　　　　　 B.took    　　　　　　 C.got    　　　　　　　　 D.did

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

2010 was a good year for American farmers. They earned about eighty-two billion dollars. That is almost one-third more than that they earned last year. And it is twenty-six percent higher than the ten-year average. Values for grain and oilseed crops are up about three percent from last year. The value of animal production is up by almost seven percent.

In 2011, farm exports are expected to break the all-time high set in 2008.The Agriculture Department says exports in 2011 could top one hundred and twenty-six billion dollars. The largest buyer of agricultural products is expected to be Canada. But farm exports to China are predicted to come within five hundred million dollars of Canadian purchases. Secretary Vilsack says countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East are also buying more from American farmers.

Poor growing conditions overseas played an important part in higher prices for American crops in 2010.Charlotte Hebe brand is chief executive of the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council in Washington. She said drought(干旱)conditions had a big effect over the summer. She said,“There were horrible weather problems, not just in Russia but also in some of the other former Soviet Union countries.”

Wheat prices rose after Russia stopped wheat exports,although Russia later eased the ban(禁令).“Wheat used to be America’s top crop. What’s interesting,though,is that wheat production has actually become less over the past few years because corn has become the most popular crop,”said economist Charlotte Hebebrand.

Corn is mostly fed to animals. But Miss Hebebrand said with the recent increase in wheat prices, American farmers might plant more wheat again. Corn and wheat are the two largest crops supported by the government.

1.We know that compared to 2009,in 2010 American farmers——.

2.What does the Agriculture Department expect in 2011?

3.What is implied in Paragraph 3?

4.We can infer that in the past few years American farmers——

5.According to what Miss Hebebrand said, we know American farmers will ——

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

He has five___________ , and they are all doctors working in the same hospital .

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

What does the man want?

A. A one-dollar bill.　　 B. Some coins.　　 C. A parking place.

高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析