Sweet memories ______ as I looked at the pict...

Sweet memories ______ as I looked at the pictures _____were taken at the beach

last summer.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I found some old pictures at the back of my drawer which _____ memories of my childhood.

A.called in　　 　　 B. called up

C. called back　　　 D. called off

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The world, in painter Chen Xiao’s eyes, is as colorful and sweet as ice cream.

At the opening of his latest exhibition, Colorful World in the Eyes of Sean Chen, at the National Museum of China recently, the artist told his story.

Chen left China for Australia in 1986 to seek artistic freedom, and like many new immigrants（移民）then, he had little money in his pocket. To make ends meet, he drew portraits of people in the street.

Every day, he saw people buy ice cream from a shop. Chen couldn’t help wondering: “It must taste great, that’s why so many people buy it.” But he didn’t buy one for himself because he had to save money to support his studies. After four months of painting there and watching people eat ice cream, Chen didn’t resist the temptation（诱惑）--- he bought an ice cream. “The first bite took me to heaven,” Chen recalls while laughing. “You know, as a poor young man in a new country, an ice cream was too expensive then.” Since then, he kept the taste of the ice cream in his heart and included the happy feelings in his paintings, which turn out to be colorful and sweet.

His current exhibition is part of his nationwide tour that began at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing in 2011. He plans to take his artworks to 24 cities around China by 2016. The exhibition at the National Art Museum of China will last until April 22. After the exhibition tour, he will sell his works through an auction（拍卖会）, and all the money will be donated to protection of the environment in China. “The natural environment of New Zealand has inspired my artwork and brought me enjoyment. I hope people in my home country can enjoy the same beautiful environment as I do,” says Chen, who has made New Zealand his home for the last 26 years.

1.Why did Chen Xiao leave China for Australia in 1986?

A. To have an exhibition.

B. To seek artistic freedom.

C. To visit his friends.

D. To earn money.

2. What did Chen Xiao do to make ends meet?

A. He sold ice cream in a shop.

B. He drew portraits of people.

C. He worked with some new immigrants.

D. He sought help from people in the street.

3. How will Chen Xiao sell his works after the exhibition tour?

A. By advertising them.　　　　　　 B. On the Internet.

C. Through an auction.　　　　　　 　 D. Through shops.

4. What inspired Chen Xiao’s artwork?

A. The natural environment of New Zealand.

B. His experiences as an immigrant.

C. The exhibition tour.

D. His home country.

5.Which word can best describe Chen Xiao’s paintings?

A. Simple.　　　 B. Interesting.

C. Lovely.　　　　 D. Colorful.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painter thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures.

About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet(字母表).

The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic-strip (连环漫画) stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.

By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letter of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.

These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.

1.Ancient people in France and Spain painted pictures on walls of caves probably because ______.

A. they loved animals

B. they enjoyed seeing pictures

C. they preferred painting pictures to telling stories

D. they thought pictures helpful

2.The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that　　 ______.

A. the former was easy to write

B. there were fewer signs in the former

C. the former was easy to pronounce

D. each sign stood for only one sound

3.In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures ______.

A. should be made easy to understand

B. are of much use in our life

C. should be made interesting

D. are disappearing from our life

4.The possible title of this article may be ______.

A. Pictures and Writing

B. The Best Way of Writing

C. Home of the Comic-Strip Stories

D. The Earliest Language in the World

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is the photo we took years ago __________ we were at university_________ often calls up my memories of my college life.

A. that; that     B. when; where        C. when; that  D. that; where

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures, which_____ as a memory---link method.

A. considers    B. is considering C. is considered   D. considered

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

They stood _____ at each other as if they were enemies.

A. staring　　 B. glancing

C. glaring　　 D. looking

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

They stood _____ at each other as if they were enemies.

A. staring     B. glancing    C. glaring     D. looking

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

She felt very nervous as so many eyes were ____________ her.

A. fixed at     B. looked on      C. focused on     D. watched

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

_____ we move the picture over there? Do you think it’ll look better?

A. Until                       B. What about         C. As long as                   D. What if

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析