Last year, I lived in Chile（智利）for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn’t understand.
Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp. When I arrived there, I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs in the streets, and there was no downtown, few smoothly paved（铺砌的）streets, and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often, earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.
I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.
Most exchange students experienced this like me. Culture shock presents（呈现）itself in everything from increased aggression（攻击）towards the people to lack of appetite（食欲）. I was required（要求）to overcome all difficulties.
As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.
But the sacrifices（牺牲）were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.
1. The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________.
A. paying a visit to Chile as a tourist
B. experiencing Chilean life as a teacher
C. studying Chilean culture as a college student
D. studying knowledge as an exchange student
2. On arriving in Chile, why did the author feel frightened?
A. Because he did not know how to get along with the local people.
B. Because it was full of dangers like earthquakes and windstorms.
C. Because its living conditions were worse than what he was used to.
D. Because it was not convenient for him to shop there.
3.What did the author most probably think of his life in Chile?
A. Wonderful and worthwhile
B. Difficult but meaningful
C. Difficult and meaningless
D. Boring and disappointing
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Chile is TRUE?
A. Its official language is Spanish and English.
B. It is a developing country without foreign students.
C. It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen.
D. Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Last year, I lived in Chile（智利）for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn’t understand.
Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp. When I arrived there, I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs in the streets, and there was no downtown, few smoothly paved（铺砌的）streets, and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often, earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.
I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.
Most exchange students experienced this like me. Culture shock presents（呈现）itself in everything from increased aggression（攻击）towards the people to lack of appetite（食欲）. I was required（要求）to overcome all difficulties.
As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.
But the sacrifices（牺牲）were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.
1. The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________.
A. paying a visit to Chile as a tourist
B. experiencing Chilean life as a teacher
C. studying Chilean culture as a college student
D. studying knowledge as an exchange student
2. On arriving in Chile, why did the author feel frightened?
A. Because he did not know how to get along with the local people.
B. Because it was full of dangers like earthquakes and windstorms.
C. Because its living conditions were worse than what he was used to.
D. Because it was not convenient for him to shop there.
3.What did the author most probably think of his life in Chile?
A. Wonderful and worthwhile
B. Difficult but meaningful
C. Difficult and meaningless
D. Boring and disappointing
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Chile is TRUE?
A. Its official language is Spanish and English.
B. It is a developing country without foreign students.
C. It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen.
D. Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last year, I lived in Chile for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn’t understand.
Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp. When I arrived there, I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs on the streets, and there was no downtown, few smoothly paved streets, and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often, earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.
I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.
Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression (敌对心理) towards the people to lack of appetite(食欲). I was required to overcome all difficulties.
As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.
But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.
1.The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________.
A. paying a visit to Chile as a tourist B. experiencing Chilean life as a teacher
C. studying Chilean culture as a college student D. studying knowledge as an exchange student
2.On arriving in Chile, why did the author feel frightened?
A. Because he did not know how to get along with the local people.
B. Because it was full of dangers like earthquakes and windstorms.
C. Because its living conditions were worse than what he was used to.
D. Because it was not convenient for him to shop there.
3.In the first week in Chile the author _ _______.
A. was not used to eating Chilean food B. had some friends to have a chat with
C. couldn’t communicate with people D. couldn’t express his thoughts in English
4.What did the author most probably think of his life in Chile?
A. Wonderful and worthwhile B. Difficult but meaningful
C. Difficult and meaningless D. Boring and disappointing
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Chile is TRUE?
A. its official language is Spanish and English.
B. It is a developing country without foreign students.
C. It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen.
D. Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mom had lived in a nursing home for the past three and a half years, suffering the increasing effects of dementia(老年痴呆). They were tough years, actually 21 for us family members than for her, I believe. She suffered very little __22__ in those final years, less than she __23__ when living in her own home. This was because other people took better care of her than she did herself.
All dementia is not alike. Mom’s form 24 her short-term memory more than her long-term memory. By the time she went to the nursing home, her short-term memory was _25__ non-existent. We learned to _26___ our conversations with her to old things of the past. Usually, she could connect with these __27__ and seem to enjoy us __28___ about them. I noticed in her last year that her long-term memory was __29___., too. And it became ever more __30_ to engage her. In her last six months, we had very little __31___ of her responding, though a few times she __32__us. So, when we called her, we would just __33___ to tell her about our lives, things we were doing, things our children and grandchildren were doing. The __34__ would be short. We would tell her we loved her; she would either be __35__ or make some grunting(咕哝) sounds.
__36__ I expected Mom’s death, it was still bad news to hear. She is __37___. Even one-way conversations were more __38__ than no conversations.
So now, all we have are __39__ and a few physical items that were hers or gifts from her. On Mother’s Day this year we will send no __40__, no gift, make no call. But we will remember her.
1. A．luckier B．quicker C．busier D．harder
2. A．worry B．pain C．noise D．fear
3. A．reported B．suggested C．noticed D．heard
4. A．led B．bothered C．blamed D．attacked
5. A．never B．almost C．still D．again
6. A．give B．practice C．direct D．pass
7. A．schedules B．experiences C．data D．poisons
8. A．hearing B．asking C．caring D．talking
9. A．performing B．finishing C．failing D．changing
10. A．difficult B．strange C．necessary D．hopeful
11. A．opportunity B．choice C．expectation D．sign
12. A．promised B．annoyed C．fooled D．surprised
13. A．plan B．continue C．happen D．pretend
14. A．voice B．calls C．treatments D．happiness
15. A．disappointed B．friendly C．sure D．silent
16. A．Because B．If C．Though D．But
17. A．followed B．left C．lost D．gone
18. A．disturbing B．relaxing C．satisfying D．challenging
19. A．memories B．hopes C．rules D．excuses
20. A．bill B．card C．problem D．mail
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The couple _____ last year. They had lived together for twenty years, though.
A.broke out B.broke away C.broke up D. broke down
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother because she worked the overnight shift (夜班) at a nursing home.
I was glad to help. But I1felt a little funny about it.2, I’ve been blind since I was a baby and out of3for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any4to live.
A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a sound—over the years my ears have grown super5. It was Nan. “Jim, Jim. The house is6! Help!”
I went as far as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door,7for the key and unlocked the door. “Nan! Where are you?” I called.
“Here, Jim. Help!” her voice was8and low.
I felt my9inside. “Nan, where are you? Keep10!” “Here, Jim, here!” sounds as if she’s11 in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. ___12____ in the sweet, fresh summer air.
Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the13coming down. Finally, the firefighters14the fire.
I heard Nan crying. She said, “I was so15and got turned around. I couldn’t find the door. You saved my life.”
Now Debbie’s voice quivered (发抖)， “You’re a hero. You rescued my mom.”
I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Debbie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasn’t the only one who had been saved that day.
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高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
When did the man live in London?
A. Last year. B. Last month. C. When he was a child.
高二英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
_______ for the doctor’s careful treatment, he _______ till last year.
A. If it is not; can’t live B. Were it not; couldn’t live
C. Had it not been; couldn’t have lived D. If it were not; wouldn’t live
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
The course normally attracts 60 students per year, ______up to half are from Europe.
A.in which B.for whom C.with which D.of whom
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tom ______ with his grandmother for eight years，but now he is living by himself.
A．lives B．1ived C．has lived D．has been living
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tom________with his grandmother for eight years，but now he is living by himself.
A．lives B．1ived C．has lived D．has been living
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析