Phillip Island is a small island and nature reserve off the coast of South Australia, about 140 km from Melbourne. On the island you can see koalas, kangaroos and the main attraction, the Penguin Parade（归巢）on Summerland Beach.
As dusk was approaching, we made our way down to the beach, as did everyone else. On the beach was a stone grandstand, rather cold on the behind, so bring a coat or blanket to sit on. As it got darker, people talked less, keeping an eye out on the beach to see the arrival of that first penguin.
Suddenly there was movement at the edge of the surf and all heads turned as one. There, standing by the edge of the water was the smallest penguin we had ever seen. He looked left, then right, as if he was considering crossing a busy road and then he ran quickly across to the sand dunes and the penguin holes.
He must have been the scout(侦查员), because after him, there came groups of penguins, some consisted of two or three penguins, and some had about ten or fifteen, but they all made the same mad dash across the sand into the holes, as if they couldn't get there fast enough. The groups started to lessen and finally no more penguins emerged from the sea.
We sat on the grandstand for a while, not talking, just feeling awed(敬畏的) at what we'd just seen. Neither of us had ever seen penguins in the wild before, only in zoos and it was an amazing feeling.
You could see the penguins here every evening and morning, but they weren't in cages or in small pools. The sea was their playground and it is a sight we would definitely recommend to anyone.
You weren't allowed to take flash photographs as it scared them. After the penguins had gone to their holes, you could walk along boardwalks and see them there. That's got to be worth a look.
1.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The main attraction on Phillip Island.
B. The Penguin Parade on Summerland Beach.
C. The beautiful scenery on Phillip Island.
D. How to protect the penguins on Phillip Island.
2.Which of the following shows the right order of the Penguin Parade?
a. The smallest penguin stands in front of the parade and looks around.
b. Groups of penguins go after the smallest penguin and dash into the holes.
c. The smallest penguin runs quickly to the holes.
d. The penguins appear as a whole.
e. There are no more penguins on the sea.
A. d a c b e B. a b c d e
C. a c d b e D. d a b c e
3.The text is intended for ___________.
A. teachers B. Parents
C. kids D. travelers
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The best time to see penguins is at noon.
B. You could take photos at any time.
C. You could see penguins at dawn.
D. You could play with the penguins.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Phillip Island is a small island and nature reserve off the coast of South Australia, about 140 km from Melbourne. On the island you can see koalas, kangaroos and the main attraction, the Penguin Parade（归巢）on Summerland Beach.
As dusk was approaching, we made our way down to the beach, as did everyone else. On the beach was a stone grandstand, rather cold on the behind, so bring a coat or blanket to sit on. As it got darker, people talked less, keeping an eye out on the beach to see the arrival of that first penguin.
Suddenly there was movement at the edge of the surf and all heads turned as one. There, standing by the edge of the water was the smallest penguin we had ever seen. He looked left, then right, as if he was considering crossing a busy road and then he ran quickly across to the sand dunes and the penguin holes.
He must have been the scout(侦查员), because after him, there came groups of penguins, some consisted of two or three penguins, and some had about ten or fifteen, but they all made the same mad dash across the sand into the holes, as if they couldn't get there fast enough. The groups started to lessen and finally no more penguins emerged from the sea.
We sat on the grandstand for a while, not talking, just feeling awed(敬畏的) at what we'd just seen. Neither of us had ever seen penguins in the wild before, only in zoos and it was an amazing feeling.
You could see the penguins here every evening and morning, but they weren't in cages or in small pools. The sea was their playground and it is a sight we would definitely recommend to anyone.
You weren't allowed to take flash photographs as it scared them. After the penguins had gone to their holes, you could walk along boardwalks and see them there. That's got to be worth a look.
1.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The main attraction on Phillip Island.
B. The Penguin Parade on Summerland Beach.
C. The beautiful scenery on Phillip Island.
D. How to protect the penguins on Phillip Island.
2.Which of the following shows the right order of the Penguin Parade?
a. The smallest penguin stands in front of the parade and looks around.
b. Groups of penguins go after the smallest penguin and dash into the holes.
c. The smallest penguin runs quickly to the holes.
d. The penguins appear as a whole.
e. There are no more penguins on the sea.
A. d a c b e B. a b c d e
C. a c d b e D. d a b c e
3.The text is intended for ___________.
A. teachers B. Parents
C. kids D. travelers
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The best time to see penguins is at noon.
B. You could take photos at any time.
C. You could see penguins at dawn.
D. You could play with the penguins.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A small town in Tasmania, an island off the south coast of mainland Australia, is making itself an environmental role model by becoming the country's first plastic bag-free town.
Since April 28, Coles Bay's population of 175 and its tourist shoppers have been using reusable paper or cloth bags to carry their shopping.
Ben Keamey, a local businessman who supports the bag ban, said it would cut the amount of waste and prevent damage to native wildlife that try to eat the plastic.
"Most businesses here come from the tourism and that's all based on the environment, so people were pretty supportive," he said.
Every year Australians use more than six billion plastic bags. More than half of these come from the supermarket. Since it takes years for the bags to biodegrade（生物递减分解）, tens of millions end up polluting the environment. They kill about 100,000 sea-birds and animals, which mistake bags for food, every year.
Only in the past few months have major Australian supermarkets begun cutting on their use of plastic bags. Environmental groups are pushing for a plastic bag fee like that in Ireland. There, since plastic bags cost 10 pence (about 1 yuan) each, their use has been cut by 90 per cent.
Pollution caused by plastic bags is a big headache for countries all over the world. As early as 1999, Beijing said that only plastic bags of certain thickness could be used. This was to encourage them to be used again and again, since an average of six million plastic bags are used there every there every single day.
1.Which might be the best title for this passage?
A．Deadly Plastic Bags B．The End of Plastic Bags
C．How to Reuse Plastic Bags D．The Present Situation of Plastic Bags
2.Plastic bags will not be used by the native people of Coles Bay because they ______.
A．cause the environmental pollution B．are not easy to be reused
C．are not as good as cloth bags D．are not strong enough
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Plastic bags kill many animals in Australia each year.
B．Most Australian supermarkets have begun cutting on their use of plastic bags.
C．People at Coles Bay think poor environment may affect their tourism.
D．You have to pay for the plastic bags if you go shopping in Ireland.
4.The example of Coles Bay is to show that ______.
A．people take serious actions to deal with the plastic bag problem
B．people begin to realise the harm of using plastic bags
C．Australia is the first country in solving the plastic bag problem
D．Australians are aware of the importance of protecting the small town
5.Which of the following measures on plastic bags is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．To forbid to use them by law.
B．to charge fee for plastic bags.
C．To make them thick enough to be reuseable.
D．To make them environmentally friendly.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The confrontation(对峙) off the coast of Huangyan Island can’t change the fact that it is an island ____to China.
A. belongs B. belonging C. belonged D. being belonged
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
Phillip Island Penguins
The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations. Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach－the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land.
·Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm. for a direct journey to Phillip Island
·See the Gippsland area－Guinness Book of Records place for the world’s longest earthworm
·Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance
·Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island－natural home for Little Penguins and many animals
·Take your place in special viewing stands to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little penguins
Ultimate Penguins (+U)
Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses.
Adult $ 60.00 Child $ 30.00
Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V)
More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands.
Adult $ 25.00 Child $ 12.50
Penguin Skybox (+S)
Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach.
Adult 16 yrs + $ 50.00
1.What kind of people is the text mainly written for?
A. Scientists. B. Students.
C. Tourists. D. Artists.
2.What can we learn from the text about Little Penguins?
A. They have been on Phillip Island for years.
B. They keep a Guinness record for their size.
C. They are trained to practice diving for visitors.
D. They live in large groups to protect themselves.
3.How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?
A. $ 37.50. B. $ 62.50.
C. $ 180.00. D. $ 150.00.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Discovering Tasmania
The island of Tasmania a place of natural beauty and has more than 2,000 km of walking tracks and 18 national parks. If you go on a tour, you'll discover a wild and beautiful place where the people are friendly and the food is delicious. If you don't like walking, there are other tours you can choose from including a river cruise(巡游) and cycling. You can also enjoy fishing, sailing or sunbathing on the beach.
The Tarkine coast is located in the northwest of Tasmania. It's such a wild and remote(偏僻) area that you can easily complete your walk without seeing anyone apart from the members of your group and your two guides. The area contains the largest rainforest in Australia which is home to more than 50 endangered species. It is also home to many Aboriginal Heritage Sites. During your tour, you'll come across rivers, mountain ranges, waterfalls, wildlife and long wild beaches.
Tour Itinerary：
Day 1：
You're picked up from your hotel in Launceston and driven to the Tarkine. You then complete a threehour walk through the forest before arriving at your camp at Mystery Creek. There you will enjoy a delicious meal cooked by your guides.
Day 2：
After breakfast, you continue deeper into the rainforest, passing some of the tallest trees in the world as you go, and stopping for lunch and then camp in the evening.
Day 3：
The exciting part of today's tour is the Tarkine Falls, a beautiful 15metre waterfall.
Day 4：
You can stay at the camp and bathe in the Tarkine Falls, or you can go for a walk for more fantastic views of the forest.
Day 5：
After a last journey through the forest, you are picked up at about 4：00 p．m. and you arrive in Launceston at around 7：00 p．m.
The tour includes two professional guides, transport to and from the rainforest, all food while on the tours and all safety equipment. You should buy or hire(租用) recommended camping equipment including: backpacks, sleeping bags, rain coats and trousers.
1.The island of Tasmania____________.
A. is the most-visited tourist spot in Australia
B. lies in the northwest of Australia
C. offers visitors plenty of activities
D. is always crowded with tourists
2.On the Tarkine coast, visitors can __________.
A. meet many people from around the world
B. see wildlife in the largest rainforest in Australia
C. learn how to protect endangered species
D. camp on the heritage sites
3.We know from the text that visitors ___________.
A. will have two days to experience the rainforest
B. must stay in the hotel at night
C. have to pay extra for the meats on the tours
D. are expected to prepare camping on the tours
4.On which day can a tourist catch sight of the tallest trees in the world?
A. Day 1 B. Day 2
C. Day 4 D. Day 5
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Judge Frank Caprio is a famous person in the city of Providence, Rhode Island. And, he is starting to get noticed around the world, too. He is an 80-year-old judge in the capital city of Rhode Island, the smallest state in the U. S.. One of his jobs is to take charge of traffic court. That involves talking to people who have gotten traffic tickets for going though red lights or parking illegally. They go to traffic court to question the tickets. Caprio hears what they have to say. Then, he decides whether or not the ticket is legal.
Caprio recently heard the case of a young man who was driving his mother’s car. He went through a light after it turned red. After he spoke with the high school student, Caprio decided to let him off with a warning----if he promised to go to college and graduate.
Another video from the Providence traffic court came out earlier this week. It showed a woman speaking with Judge Caprio about a parking ticket. She went to traffic court after getting a ticket for parking in an area that only permitted parking after 10 a. m. . The ticket was written at 9:59 a. m. . The woman said the clock in her car showed 10 a. m., so she thought it would be OK. After some conversation, the judge decided to dismiss the ticket.
But Caprio did tell her, “You violated the city laws.” He held up a large book of rules. He smiled and the woman laughed. He said: “Our parking enforcement officers are second to none in the country!” After talking with the court officer, he said “I think 9:59 is close enough. Matter is dismissed.”
The video was viewed over 1 million times in just two days. One person wrote of the video: “This is so cute. What a great judge. LOVE THIS.” Others wondered if the video was real, because it seemed so funny. But, there actually are judges out there like Frank Caprio. He is as real as they come.
1.What punishment did the young man receive?
A. None B. Fine
C. Education D. Blame
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “violated” in Paragraph 4?
A. ignored B. followed
C. understood D. broke
3.What did the author think of the video about the parking ticket?
A. It was funny B. It was so cute
C. It was not real D. It was quite true
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Judge Frank Caprio is a famous person in the city of Providence, Rhode Island. And, he is starting to get noticed around the world, too. He is an 80-year-old judge in the capital city of Rhode Island, the smallest state in the U. S.. One of his jobs is to take charge of traffic court. That involves talking to people who have gotten traffic tickets for going though red lights or parking illegally. They go to traffic court to question the tickets. Caprio hears what they have to say. Then, he decides whether or not the ticket is legal.
Caprio recently heard the case of a young man who was driving his mother’s car. He went through a light after it turned red. After he spoke with the high school student, Caprio decided to let him off with a warning----if he promised to go to college and graduate.
Another video from the Providence traffic court came out earlier this week. It showed a woman speaking with Judge Caprio about a parking ticket. She went to traffic court after getting a ticket for parking in an area that only permitted parking after 10 a. m. . The ticket was written at 9:59 a. m. . The woman said the clock in her car showed 10 a. m., so she thought it would be OK. After some conversation, the judge decided to dismiss the ticket.
But Caprio did tell her, “You violated the city laws.” He held up a large book of rules. He smiled and the woman laughed. He said: “Our parking enforcement officers are second to none in the country!” After talking with the court officer, he said “I think 9:59 is close enough. Matter is dismissed.”
The video was viewed over 1 million times in just two days. One person wrote of the video: “This is so cute. What a great judge. LOVE THIS.” Others wondered if the video was real, because it seemed so funny. But, there actually are judges out there like Frank Caprio. He is as real as they come.
1.What punishment did the young man receive?
A. None B. Fine
C. Education D. Blame
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “violated” in Paragraph 4?
A. ignored B. followed
C. understood D. broke
3.What did the author think of the video about the parking ticket?
A. It was funny B. It was so cute
C. It was not real D. It was quite true
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
The old man lives alone on an island, and his home is not accessible ______ by boat.
| A．rather than | B．or rather | C．other than | D．no less than |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
The only survivor of a shipwreck(失事船)was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed worriedly for God to rescue(营救)him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but 1.seemed forthcoming(即将来临的). Exhausted, he 2.(eventual)managed to build a little hut(小屋)out of driftwood(漂浮的木头)to protect him3.the bad weather, and to store his few possessions(财产). But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke4.(roll)up to the sky. The worst had happened; 5.was lost. He was almost fainted(昏倒)with grief and anger. “God, how could you do this on me!” he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that 6.(approach)the island. It had come to rescue him. “7.did you know I was here?” he asked one of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we8.lose heart, 9.God is at work in our lives, even in the middle of pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be 10.smoke signal from the grace(恩泽)of God. For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves. God has a positive answer for them.
高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Nick Hancock hopes to set a new record by living alone for 60 days on a small island in the Atlantic.
Tom McClean, an SAS soldier who holds the solo record for occupying(占领) Rockall for 40 days in 1985, told Hancock that being alone for two months was the greatest challenge Hancock would have to face.
“I’m fully expecting it to be tough,” Nick Hancock said. “I’m hoping that by doing my daily tasks fairly slowly, I’m going to be able to keep most of my time busy. I think the worst times will come if I’m boxed up for several days by bad weather.”
Hancock hopes to land on Rockall in early June and will carry out the last tests of his boat next week. He has a small wind turbine(风电机) and a solar panel for power, more than two months’ food, a satellite phone and a laptop loaded with e-books to keep him going. Hancock will update an adventure blog, texting messages out on Twitter and emailing his wife Pam and friends every day.
Rockall has been occupied before, most famously by McClean but also by three Greenpeace campaigners, who set the long-stay record of 42 days in 1997 by occupying the rock in protest at oil and gas exploration in the area.
The last human inhabitants Hancock knows of are a small group of Belgian amateur radio enthusiasts, who are interested in broadcasting from distant islands; they were on Rockall overnight in late 2010.
Hancock has no large support team behind him. Except for the coastguard（海岸警卫队）, his only lifeline will be the Orca III, the passenger boat which will take him to Rockall.
1.Nick Hancock’s main goal is to ______.
A. protest at oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic
B. show his ability to adapt himself to bad conditions
C. prove broadcasting from distant islands can be possible
D. challenge the previous record of living alone on Rockall
2.According to Tom McClean, the biggest challenge Hancock would meet was_____.
A. loneliness B. bad weather
C. lack of food D. communication
3.To keep his time busy on Rockall, Hancock will_____.
A. do his daily tasks slowly
B. write a book
C. think of his wife
D. surf online
4.How will Hancock get to Rockall?
A. On the coastguard’s boat
B. On a passenger boat
C. On his own plane
D. On a passenger plane
5.We can learn from the passage that_______.
A. Tom McClean was the first person to set foot on Rockall
B. Hancock will rely on his large support team
C. Rockall is not suitable for humans to settle on
D. Hancock was already a famous online writer before making the plan
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析