12-year-old Robert Looks Twice appears to be ...

12-year-old Robert Looks Twice appears to be the typical all-American boy. He is the quarterback of his school’s football team, student council president and one of the top students in his class.

But he hasn’t forgotten his Lakota Sioux root. Unlike most children on the reservation (居留地), he keeps his hair long, a symbol of strength, and he performs at powwows (祈祷仪式), traditionally known as wacipis, where he is a champion of the traditional Lakota dance. Robert was inspired to start dancing by his grandfather, John Tail, who had a small role in the famous film about Indian Amercans, Dances with Wolves. Six years ago, John passed away, and Robert wears little wolves on his clothes in his memory.

We are told that his last name, “ Looks Twice”, came about because his ancestors were cautious and always took a second look.

Robert lives in a trailer (拖车) with his grandmother, uncle and eight other cousins. When he gives us a tour, the trailer is falling apart. “ It is getting ready to cave in (坍塌),” says Robert about the kitchen floor. The family also put trash bags on the ceiling, because it’s leaking. “ When it rains it gets all my shirts wet,” he says of another leak in his bedroom. Often the electricity goes off and the family have to use the burners on the stove to heat the house.

This kind of poverty is typical of the reservation. The reservation is the third poorest county in America, and Robert’s community, Manderson, is known for its high crime rate. But despite all the temptations (诱惑) of drugs and alcohol around him, Robert remain focused on being the first person in his family to go to college and then a very big dream.

“ I want to be the first Native American President,” Robert said. “ I want to build better houses and clean up the reservation, because it’s bad. Get people off the drugs and alcohol and spend that money on their children. Build a better school and playground. Try to get a mall down here to help people get work.”

1.What can we learn from Robert’s experience?

A. Everyone should persist in chasing their dreams.

B. The poor can get more help from others.

C. It is never too late to study.

D. It is necessary for everyone to go to college.

2.Unlike Robert, what do most children on the reservation do?

A. They dance like their ancestors.

B. They don’t worship their grandfather.

C. They keep their hair short.

D. They have Lakota Sioux roots.

3.What does Robert do, even though he is living in terrible conditions?

A. He helps people get off drugs and alcohol.

B. He helps people get work by getting a mall.

C. He keeps working toward his dream.

D. He is beginning to build a better house.

4.Why is Robert said to be a typical American boy?

A. He like traveling.

B. He has a higher position in his family.

C. He wants to be the first Native American President.

D. He is excellent in all respects.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do let your mother know all the truth; she appears _________ everything.

A. to tell            B. to be told

C. to be telling            D. to have been told

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

All Jalen Bailey wants is for his mom to be happy. So, the 8-year-old boy is using a hobby that brings him much joy to make enough money to buy her a house.

Right now, they live in a small apartment in Fresno, California, because it's all they can afford, but Jalen is hoping to change that with his bakery. “I know Jalen wants me to have a bigger place, but I want the same for him,” Sharhonda Mahan, Jalen's mom, told TODAY. “He deserves a big kitchen to cook in and a backyard to run around in.”

Jalen, who started baking at 5, opened Jalen's Bakery out of his kitchen on July 1 and has already raised $200. “I love baking because it's kind of like science,” Jalen said. “You get to put different baking materials into a bowl and make something new, which is what science is all about.”

For now, he's delivering the baked goods locally around Fresno with the help from his mom — but he launched a GoFundMe, hoping to eventually ship nationwide. Jalen has always been a little entrepreneur(企业家), taking after his mom, a full-time nanny. In fact, he also has a photography business on the side.

At 6, he started an annual back-to-school drive at a local homeless shelter and made bracelets to sell at school carnivals. He also took a business class in early June to learn how to start a lemonade stand, but decided to use those same skills to instead open a bakery.

“Everyone in the family kept telling him how good he is at baking and suggested doing that instead of a lemonade stand,” Mahan said. “He agreed with them and the very next day, he was filling out an application to get his baking license.” Once he had his license, he attended his first business mixer. While networking with local bakers, he met one who offered to donate Jalen an oven, so he could bake even more cookies and banana bread.

1.What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Jalen’s hobby.　　 B. A great deal of money.

C. Jalen’s family members.　　 D. The state of living in a small house.

2.What can we know about Jalen from the passage?

A. He likes delicious banana bread.

B. His favorite subject is science.

C. He’s fond of scientific invention.

D. He’s interested in doing business.

3.What made Jalen finally choose to open a bakery?

A. The local bakers’ suggestion.

B. The baking license he had got.

C. His family’s advice and support.

D. His related knowledge and skills.

4.What can we learn about Jalen’s bakery from the passage?

A. It has opened for three years.

B. It has brought him enough money.

C. It has got the aid of the locals’ help.

D. It has become a famous local bakery.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As we all know, looking away from people or yawning will, _______, make us appear to be uninterested.

A. for one thing                            B. by all means

C. in most cases                            D. at one time

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

If you want to be a volunteer, you have to answer the following typical questions. Do you want to work with people, animals or machines? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? Every year, thousands of people in the west offer volunteer service. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, and the disabled and the injured to solve problems.

Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church (if up to the driving age), advise kids against drugs, work as assistants in schools or nursing homes, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things. Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month. Anybody who wants to serve people in need can become a volunteer.

In fact, the art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment and try out new techniques and skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choice. Being a volunteer will take you on a wonderful journey and help you learn more than what you can get from books.

1.As a volunteer, only when you grow old enough can you _______.

A. plant trees on hills

B. drive the elderly to church

C. give advice to others

D. help out in local libraries

2.How is the second paragraph mainly developed?

A. By listing examples.　　　　　　　　　　 B. By comparing.

C. By giving explanations.　　　　　　　　 D. By discussing.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that to be a volunteer, _______.

A. you can do experiments

B. you must be very strong

C. you need to work very long

D. you can get something valuable

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to hunt for jobs

B. Volunteer service in the west

C. How to make friends

D. How to work with animals

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you want to be a volunteer, you have to answer the following typical questions. Do you want to work with people, animals or machines? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? Every year, thousands of people in the west offer volunteer service. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, and the disabled and the injured to solve problems.

Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church (if up to the driving age), advise kids against drugs, work as assistants in schools or nursing homes, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things. Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month. Anybody who wants to serve people in need can become a volunteer.

In fact, the art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment and try out new techniques and skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choice. Being a volunteer will take you on a wonderful journey and help you learn more than what you can get from books.

1.As a volunteer, only when you grow old enough can you _______.

A. plant trees on hills　　　　　　　　　　 B. drive the elderly to church

C. give advice to others　　　　　　　　　　 D. help out in local libraries

2.How is the second paragraph mainly developed?

A. By listing examples.　　　　　　　　　　 B. By comparing.

C. By giving explanations.　　　　　　　　 D. By discussing.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that to be a volunteer, _______.

A. you can do experiments

B. you must be very strong

C. you need to work very long

D. you can get something valuable

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to hunt for jobs

B. Volunteer service in the west

C. How to make friends

D. How to work with animals

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The flowers have ___________ to the little room. All things appeared fresh.

A. made trouble 　　B. made a difference 　　C. made room　　 D. made way

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to 　　 Mr. Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house. As they got　　 , Janet saw him sitting in his front yard and 　　 　　 they should cross over to the other side of the street. Janet was 　　 of the strange old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.

Amy said not to 　　 . Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown （皱眉头）. 　　 , when he saw it was Amy, a broad　　 changed his entire face as he said, “Hello Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a little 　　 　 with you today.”

Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying 　　 　 and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson said that sounded 　　 , and gave them each a freshly picked 　　 　 off his tree.

When they 　　 　 Dawson’s house, Janet asked Amy, “How come he was so 　　 　 to us?”

Amy 　　 　 that when she first started walking past his house he wasn’t very 　　 　 and she was afraid of him, but she 　　 he was wearing an invisible （看不见的）smile and so she 　　 　 smiled back at him. After some time, he started smiling real smiles and then started 　　 　 to her. Now he always　　 her an apple, and was always very kind.

Smiles are contagious （感染他人的）. If you pretend he is smiling an invisible　 smile at you and you smile back at him, 　　 　 he will really smile.

1.A. walk by　　 B. take up　　　 C. go into　　 D. tear down.

2.A. far　　　　　　 B. fast　　　　　 C. inside　　　　 D. close

3.A. announced　　 B. suggested　　 C. ordered　　　 D. predicted

4.A. fond　　　　　 B. ashamed　　 C. scared　　　 D. proud

5.A. cry　　　　　 B. worry　　　　 C. return　　　　 D. speak

6.A. Instead　　 B. Besides　　 　　 C. Therefore　　 D. However

7.A. accent　　 B. joke　　　　 　　 C. smile　　　　　　 D. idea

8.A. friend　　　 B. doll　　　　　 C. gift　　　　　　 D. pet

9.A. there　　　 B. indoors　　　 C. overnight　　 D. here

10.A. great　　　 B. strange　　　 C. simple　　　 D. dull

11.A. banana　　 B. orange　　　 C. pear　　　 D. apple

12.A. entered　　 B. left　　　 　 C. visited　　　 D. saw

13.A. fair　　　　 B. rude　　　 C. nice　　　 D. open

14.A. explained　　 B. thought　　　 C. doubted　　 　　 D. realized

15.A. happy　　　 B. famous　　　 C. friendly　　 　　 D. popular

16.A. remembered B. pretended　　 C. asked　　　 D. agreed

17.A. ever　　　　　 B. seldom　　　 C. never　　　 D. always.

18.A. turning　　 B. referring　　 C. talking　　　 D. complaining

19.A. offered　　 B. awarded　　 C. lent　　　 D. bought

20.A. more or less　 B. now and again　 C. here and there D. sooner or later

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Robert Frost was at heart a mean-spirited human being, not the kind of man one would expect to write poetry. He was born in San Francisco. Frost entered Dartmouth University in 1893, but dropped out, and switched to Harvard, which he attended for two years. He started a brief teaching career, where he was inspired to become a poet by some of his students’ work. Frost stopped teaching and became a farmer. During this time he wrote numerous poems, and a couple of short stories. While he was a farmer he started to think seriously about becoming a famous poet.

In almost all of his poems, Frost wrote in the first person. The first widely-read poem that he published was called My Butterfly. At first his audience was very small, but with his Collected Poems he became famous. Robert Frost received almost all the awards that there were for poetry. His poetry describes the forces of nature, and the violence and deep emotional(情感的) needs of human beings, which reflect the experiences of his childhood.

Robert Frost will always be known as one of the best poets in history. His way of putting emotion and violence into words is remarkable(非同寻常的). His talent for poetry is natural-born and he had discovered this when he started to farm. Even though he treated his wife and children terribly, he still became one of the best-known poets of his and our day.

1.We can learn from the passage that ________.

2. According to the passage, Robert Frost was famous for ________.

3.The last paragraph of the passage mainly tells us ________.

4.From the passage we know that ________.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

As the film star began to appear，the children watched ________.

A. fascinating　　 B. fascinated

C. being fascinated　　 D. having fascinated

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析