Tomorrow's World Book Day has inspired a slew...

Tomorrow's World Book Day has inspired a slew of literary events throughout the capital. Xing Yi and Liu Zhihua report.

As World Book Day, April 23, approaches, various reading events are being held by government agencies, libraries and bookstores throughout the capital.

At the launch of the 5th Beijing Reading Season in Great Canal Park in Tongzhou district on Saturday night, 81-year-old Yin Zhiguang, head of Beijing Elocution Troupe, led the audience in reciting a poem.

Activities focusing on different readerships will highlight World Book Day in bookstores throughout Beijing, such as picture book sharing for children in Xidan Book Building, conversations with musicians and authors for young people in Sanlian Bookstore, talks with diplomats for people interested in international affairs in Wangfujing Xinhua bookstore, and a 12-hour late-night reading marathon for night owls at One-Way Space bookstore.

Recently, we conducted a survey about how many extra-curricular books students read per year. On average, each student read 5.34 books, which is definitely not adequate compared with their counterparts from the Western countries. It is upsetting to see the outcome. When asked what students in our school do in their spare time, they claim that they tend to watch TV and surf the Internet, for they can have great fun. Some students even complain that they are forced to attend some extra make-up classes so that they have no time to play, not to mention reading books.

School authority is planning to launch a campaign to encourage students to read more extra-curricular books.

写作内容

1. 用30个左右词概括上文的主要内容。

2. 分析学生课外阅读量不足的原因(至少两点)。

3. 谈谈读书的好处(至少两点); 以及你对增加课外阅读量建议(至少两点)。

写作要求

1.作文中可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2.作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

高二英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析

Reading is of great importance. That's why World Book Day came into being. World Book Day ___________on April 23rd every year, which____________to encourage people, particularly teenagers, to discover the ___________of reading so that they can fall in love with books. It's also the day to____________honor to those great writers who produced remarkable works of literature and made great _________to human civilization.

Many countries celebrate World Book Day and the___________is yearly held in different ways. On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much_______price than usual in any bookstore in England, ___________attracts a number of students to flood into bookstores for they can pay less money to buy the_________books. World Book Day is also_____________in China. More and more people_______into the libraries and bookstores to read______________books. Most of them do more reading on that day, _______________they can change the world by changing themselves______________reading.

Reading makes us_______________and learned. Reading helps us to follow the___________development of science and technology. Reading enables us to have a good___________of and have a better understanding of foreign cultures and______. Reading also is one of the most important ways to learn foreign languages. We all know it's difficult and almost____________to learn everything in the classroom, yet the ways English people are living and working today can be__________by reading.

1.A. appears　　 B. approaches　　 C. falls　　 D. forms

2.A. aims　　 B. fails　　 C. remains　　 D. prepares

3.A. laughter　　 B. pleasure　　 C. secrets　　 D. skills

4.A. receive　　 B. enjoy　　 C. feel　　 D. express

5.A. contributions　　 B. progress　　 C. trouble　　 D. benefits

6.A. performance　　 B. celebration　　 C. activity　　 D. design

7.A. higher　　 B. cheaper　　 C. lower　　 D. dearer

8.A. that　　 B. which　　 C. where　　 D. when

9.A. different　　 B. same　　 C. colorful　　 D. interesting

10.A. shared　　 B. expressed　　 C. carried　　 D. celebrated

11.A. crowd　　 B. gather　　 C. accompany　　 D. return

12.A. simple　　 B. rare　　 C. various　　 D. expensive

13.A. demanding　　 B. pretending　　 C. believing　　 D. doubting

14.A. through　　 B. with　　 C. in　　 D. on

15.A. hard-working　　 B. skilled　　 C. serious　　 D. wise

16.A. fullest　　 B. greatest　　 C. latest　　 D. slightest

17.A. collection　　 B. introduction　　 C. sense　　 D. knowledge

18.A. exhibitions　　 B. experiences　　 C. habits　　 D. customs

19.A. unfit　　 B. impossible　　 C. complicated　　 D. forgetful

20.A. learned　　 B. suggested　　 C. accepted　　 D. informed

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The book _____ readers of all ages and establishes a literary bond between parents and children.

A.puts down B.appeals to C.comes across D.goes through

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

J.K. Rowling, ____ gifted creator of Harry Potter, is ____ success in the literary world.

A．a; a              B．\; a              C．the; \             D．the; a

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day，a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep．Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call．

According to a 2016 poll（民意调查）by the National Sleep Foundation，nearly 4 in 5 Americans don't get as much sleep as they should during the workweek．On average，adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night，although some can manage with less and some won't do well without more．But the survey found that，on workdays，only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep，and another 21% get less than six．

To many of us，the thought of spending more time sleeping is，well，a big yawn．On the other hand，the thought of being smarter，thinner，healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal．And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep， researchers say．Also on the plus side： We're likely to have better skin，better memories，better judgment，and，oh，yes，longer lives．

"When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason，it influences your performance the next day，" says Dr．Alon Avidan，director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center．

A study published last year found the same to be true even of children． When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less for four nights，they didn't function as well during the day．

But sleeping has an image problem．"We see napping or sleeping as lazy，" says Jennifer Vriend，a clinical psychologist in Ottawa，Canada，and the leading author of the study with children．"We put so much emphasis on diet，nutrition and exercise．Sleep is in the back seat．" In fact，she adds，no matter how much we work out，no matter how well we eat，we can't be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep．

1.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means ______ ．

A. To wake up the sleepers　　 B. To draw people's attention

C. To serve as a morning call　　 D. To declare the special day

2.From Paragraph 3 we can infer that ______ .

A. The thought of being healthier is not very attractive

B. Sleeping has nothing to do with one's expectations

C. Enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things

D. Spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time

3.What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that ______ ．

A. People care little about sleeping　　 B. Sleeping is not important

C. Lazy people tend to sleep long　　 D. Sleeping is only part of our life

4.What is the purpose of the passage？

A. To talk about people's sleeping problems．

B. To provide an investigation result of sleeping．

C. To stress the function of sleeping at night．

D. To raise the awareness of enough sleeping．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.

According to a poll (民意调查）by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don’t get as much sleep as they should during the workweek. On average, adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night, although some can manage with less and some won’t do well without more. But the survey found that, on workdays, only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep, and another 21% get less than six.

To many of us, the thought of spending more time sleeping is, well, a big yawn. On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal. And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep, researchers say. Also on the plus side: We’re likely to have better skin, better memories, better judgment, and, oh, yes, longer lives.

“When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason, it influences your performance the next day,” says Dr. Alon Avidan, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.

A study published last year found the same to be true even of children. When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less for four nights, they didn’t function as well during the day.

But sleeping has an image problem. “We see napping or sleeping as lazy,” says Jennifer Vriend, a clinical psychologist in Ottawa, Canada, and the leading author of the study with children. “We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. Sleep is in the back seat.”　 In fact, she adds, no matter how much we work out, no matter how well we eat, we can’t be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.

1.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means _____.

A. To wake up the sleepers

B. To draw people’s attention

C. To serve as a morning call

D. To declare the special day

2.From Paragraph 3 we can infer that _______

A. Being healthier is one of the advantages for us

B. Sleeping has nothing to do with one’s expectations

C. Spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time

D. Enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things

3.What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that _______.

A. Sleeping is an image problem

B. People care little about sleeping

C. Lazy people tend to sleep long

D. Sleeping is only part of our life

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To talk about people’s sleeping problems.

B. To provide an investigation result of sleeping.

C. To arouse the awareness of enough sleeping.

D. To stress the function of sleeping at night.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.

However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington.  A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon(说教) in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her.

It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices(牺牲) and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.  Roses are the Father's Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.

When children can't visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental(伤感的, 忧伤的). Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.

1.The United States is special in Father's Day because ______.

A．many people celebrate the day             B． only America celebrates the day

C．America makes it an official day             D． all men are honored in America

2.At first, Father's Day was fixed on June 19th because ______.

A．Sonora honored her father on her father's birthday

B．Sonora's birthday was June 19

C．it was decided by the president at that time

D．her mother died on June 19

3.How many years has passed before Father's Day became an official day since the father's day was celebrated?

A． 4               B． 10              C． 14              D． 24

4.According to the passage, on Father's Day, ______.

A．people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers

B．only daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathers

C．children must go home to honor their fathers

D．fathers are often honored in different ways

5.According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ______.

A．was very kind to anyone

B．did a lot for his daughter

C．was the first father honored in 1924

D．always help others by giving money

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children．On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special．

However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington．A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909．Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her．It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices（牺牲） and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man．Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day．Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died．

When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card．Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental（伤感的）．Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them．Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child need Dad．

1.．The United States is special in Father’s Day because ______．

A．many people celebrate the day                    B．only America celebrates the day

C．America makes it an official day                     D．all men are honored in America

2.．At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ______．

A．Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday

B．Sonora’s birthday was June 19

C．it was decided by the president at that time

D．her mother died on June 19

3.．How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?

A．4                    B．10                   C．14               D．24

4.．According to the passage, on Father’s Day,  ______．

A．people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers

B．only daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathers

C．children must go home to honor their fathers

D．fathers are often honored in different ways

5.．According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ______．

A．was very kind to anyone                          B．was the first father honored in 1924

C．did a lot for his daughter                       D．always help others by giving money

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children．On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special．

However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington．A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909．Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her．It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices（牺牲） and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man．Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day．Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died．

When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card．Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental（伤感的）．Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them．Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child need Dad．

1. The United States is special in Father’s Day because ______．

A．many people celebrate the day                   B．only America celebrates the day

C．America makes it an official day                    D．all men are honored in America

2.．At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ______．

A．Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday

B．Sonora’s birthday was June 19

C．it was decided by the president at that time

D．her mother died on June 19

3. How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?

A．4                     B．10                   C．14                    D．24

4. According to the passage, on Father’s Day,  ______．

A．people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers

B．only daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathers

C．children must go home to honor their fathers

D．fathers are often honored in different ways

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children．On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special．

However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington．A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909．Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her．It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices（牺牲） and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man．Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day．Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died．

When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card．Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental（伤感的）．Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them．Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child need Dad．

1.The United States is special in Father’s Day because ______．

A．many people celebrate the day                           B．only America celebrates the day

C．America makes it an official day                D．all men are honored in America

2.At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ______．

A．Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday

B．Sonora’s birthday was June 19

C．it was decided by the president at that time

D．her mother died on June 19

3.How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?

A．4                                          B．10                                        C．14                               D．24

4.According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ______．

A．was very kind to anyone

B．was the first father honored in 1924

C．did a lot for his daughter

D．always help others by giving money

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析