I was very sympathetic with world leaders bur...

I was very sympathetic with world leaders burdened with resolving conflicts between nations. When my three children were young, in most days it was hard to keep my house from becoming a war zone. It got worse as they grew older. Three years ago, Zack, then 16, couldn’t make it through a day without playing tricks on his sisters, Alex and Taryn, then 11 and 9.

My husband and I tried to understand his adolescent moodiness. We begged, reasoned, punished, and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how his behavior was hurting our family. His response was a shrug and “I say it because it’s true”.

I even tried telling the girls to fight back. But it was a bad idea. Now I had three kids at war. At wit’s end, I poured my heart out to my sister in an e-mail. She wrote back, “Don’t e-mail me. E-mail him.”

Our son was online every day, mailing and instantly messaging his friends. So what if I was within shouting distance? Maybe he would actually hear me this way. There’d be no yelling or door slamming（猛然关闭）. Zack wouldn’t feel under attack. And with a few simple keystrokes, he could respond. Or not. Zack didn’t reply for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four words. I expected the worst, but then smiled when I read them, ”You are right. I’m sorry.” The kids still fought, of course, but Zack scaled back the abuse (恶习). Best of all, I now have an effective way to communicate with not one but three easily annoyed teens. They don’t tune me out as much. They don’t like to listen to me nag (唠叨) .Or as Alex says, “You’re so much nicer online.”

All I know is that the house is quiet, and we’re talking. In fact, Taryn just instantly messaged me from upstairs. It’s time to take her to softball practice.

1.The purpose of this passage is to tell us _________ .

A. how to solve family problems

B. how a mother shows her love to her children

C. how to treat kids in a more sensible way　

D. the value of understanding between parents and children

2.By the first sentence of the passage, the author really means to be_______.

A.humourous　　　　　　　　 B.sympathetic　　　　 C.serious　　　　 D.inspiring

3.How did Zack react when the author first tried to stop his bad behavior？

A. He was annoyed and got worse.

B. He talked back to the author.

C. He felt sorry and changed.

D. He was persuaded and acted politely.

4.Zack stopped fighting with his sisters because _________ .

A. his mother learned how to mail him

B. his mother stopped yelling and nagging

C. his sisters learned to instantly message him

D. his mother had more friendly communications with him online

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The historic step the leaders of the two counties took was ________ by the whole world, wishing them positive results for their meeting.

A. distributed　　 B. evaluated　　 C. applauded　　 D. hatched

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

A solar pump(太阳能水泵 ) was built in a desert small village. The pump used the deserts most common resource – sunlight, to increase its greatest need, water. Solar collectors were used to collect the sun’s rays. Flat collectors were used instead of concave (凹的) collectors. Flat collectors can be still and do not have moving parts, which can be broken in sandstorms. The system used the 20C temperature difference between the solar collectors and the ground water to work a steam engine which pumped water from under the ground.

Some of the social effects of the new pump were planed for. Children aged 6—15 used to meet the old men to receive the informal education there. In order to replace this, a school was also included in the project. But the project had not considered the traditional power structure of the village. As soon as the foreign experts left, the two richest men in the village took control of the pump and started selling water to everyone else. The result was that the majority of the people were poorer than before.

16. The basic function of the solar collectors is to ______

A. pump water           B. gather the sun’s rays

C. start engine            D. raise the temperature

17. According to the passage which of the following statements could be true?

A. Solar collectors were concave collectors

B. Flat collectors can be broken in sandstorms.

C. Concave collectors may be have moving parts.

D. A solar pump is a solar collectors.

18. The underground water is pumped by means of ______.

A. solar collectors    B. the 20C temperature difference          C. the system  D. a steam engine

19. Another plan was also included that_____.

A. some new pumps were to built ,too

B. children from aged 6—15 were required to meet old men.

C. a new school would take the place of the informal education.

D. the richest men in the village would control the pump.

20. From this passage , it can be inferred that_____.

A. the project was good , but people there disliked it.

B. only few rich men supported the project.

C. the project was successful even though it only brought good social effects to fewer villagers.

D. the project was a complete failure, because the result was against its purpose.

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He is ___ with the striking workers.

A. sympathy       B. synthetic          C. sympathetic    D. sympathize

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane（杖，手杖） made her way carefully up the steps. She 36the driver and, using her hands to feel the37of the seats, walked down and found the 38which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Mary, 34, 39a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of 40 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He 41  her how to rely on her other 42, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 43to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend（友好对待） the bus drivers who could 44for her, and save her a seat.

45, Mary decided that she was ready to try the 46on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their 47  ways.

On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was48the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I 49envy you.” Mary had no 50what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you 51?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the 52week, a fine-looking gentleman  53a military uniform has been standing across the corner54you as you get off the bus. He 55you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”

Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks.

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Jaguar(美洲虎) was very rare. It was said that there less than 20 jaguars in the world, one of which was living in the national zoo of Peru. In order to help this jaguar, Peruvians set up a zoo for it, where there were sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. However, strange enough, no one had ever seen the jaguar hunt the deer and sheep. What they could see was its lying in its cave, sleeping and eating the meat provided by the zoo keepers.

At first, people thought that the jaguar felt too lonely, so they found a female tiger to accompany it. However, it did not make too much sense. The jaguar just sometimes went out of its cave with its “girlfriend” for a while before it came back to its house again' It is normal for the jaguar to be lazy here. Tiger is the king of forest but you simply put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no interest in going out' a visitor said. So people put five wolves into the jaguar's zoo. Since then, the jaguar did not go back to its cave any more . It either stands on top of the hill yelling or runs up and down the hill without sleeping all day long .

Actually, one creature without any rivals is a lifeless creature. If a man lives without rivals, he is likely to be satisfied with the present and will not fight for the better. He will hold back before all difficulties . Hard environment tends to make successful people . Therefore, we need some rivals to push us to go ahead in all difficulties and competitions in our lives. Due to our rivals, we can bring out our potential to the best. Due to our rivals, we will continuously improve our abilities when competing with them!

1.Why did Peruvians set up a zoo for the jaguar?

A．To protect this endangered animal.

B．To entertain people.

C．To satisfy people's curiosity.

D．To do some experiments.

2.That the jaguar always lying in its cave leaves people an impression that __________.

A．it must be treated badly

B．it must be seriously sick

C．it must miss the forest

D．it needs to be accompanied

3.What happened to the jaguar after it got five wolves around?

A．The jaguar remained the same.

B．The jaguar became very energetic.

C．The jaguar lost his girlfriend.

D．The jaguar got mad finally.

4.What does the underlined word "rivals" in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Colleagues.        B．Followers.         C．Competitors.       D．Relatives.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．How Jaguars can be protected.

B．Family plays an important part.

C．Enemies can inspire us to succeed.

D．jaguars like to stay with wolves.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Franz Schubert was a well-known musician in the world. But he lived a very hard life and often went hungry. One day, being very hungry, he went into a small restaurant in Vienna, hoping he might meet some friends there. He looked around and saw nobody he could borrow any money from. Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables. In it was a little poem. He took the paper with the poem. After he composed a piece of music for the poem, he took his work to the owner of the restaurant. He only received a dish of beef and potato for it. thirty years after his death, this manuscript(手稿) by Schubert was sold for 40 00c francs. it was his famous berceuse(摇篮曲).

1.Schubert often

A．had his meal in restaurants

B．looked for his friends there

C．ate beef and potato there

D．had not enough food to eat

2. Schubert went into a restaurant because he thought

A．the owner might give him some food

B．he could eat the food without money

C．some friends of his might be there and lend him some money

D．he could write his famous berceuse there

3. From the passage we didn't know that____________.

A．where Schubert composed his famous berceuse

B．why Schubert composed his famous berceuse

C．whether it was hard for Schubert to make a living

D．who bought his famous berceuse for 40 000 francs

4. The best title for the passage should be_________.

A．the hard life of Schubert

B．Schubert and restaurant owner

C．Franz Schubert in a hotel

D．Franz Schubert and his berceuse

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North Korean（朝鲜）leader Kim Jeong-eun has sent urgent messages to world leaders Saturday, ________ that the United Nations’ decision on North Korea was ________.

A．claiming; valid                          B．claimed; valid

C．claiming; invalid                        D．claimed; invalid

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Unwilling to _____his children, the old couple moved to the nursing home.

A. be burdened with             B.be burdened by

C. be a burden with             D. be a burden on

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems, burdens and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didn't know where I would go.

The most extraordinary thing happened when I was on this walk.

I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. I thought he looked at least seventy years old. He seemed so tired and nobody was buying his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.

Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, “Grandfather, may I polish your shoes?” That old man took pity on her and he gave her a shoe to polish.

The girl said, “I polish the shoe because I need money to buy my brother a new school uniform.”

I heard this and tears came to my eyes. The old man answered, “Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a school uniform.” Then they walked to a market and I followed them behind. There he bought her a school uniform.

The girl said, “Thank you so much for doing this. May God bless you.” Then she left, leaving the old man smiling.

He walked away from the market, but I stopped him. I whispered in his ear, “You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!” As I walked away, I glanced back and I could see him still smiling.

My own sadness disappeared and was chased away (赶走) by the light of this kind act. I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation of what I have by following the example of the old man who only had a little, but shared it beautifully with someone who had nothing.

1.When seeing the old shoe seller, how did the author feel?

A. Sympathy. B. Sorrow.

C. Regret. D. Disappointment.

2.Why did the girl offer to polish shoes for the old man?

A. She took pity on him.

B. She wanted to take care of him.

C. She meant to be friendly to him.

D. She expected to get help from him.

3.Why did the author follow the old man and the girl?

A. To witness a kind act.

B. To talk to the old man.

C. To know the old man.

D. To know where the market was.

4.By sharing the story, the author wants to convey a message that 　　　　　 .

A. a kind act can cheer us up

B. the old man set us an example

C. some poor people need our help

D. we should stop pitying the old

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