Some students from Washington Adventist Unive...

Some students from Washington Adventist University, near Washington, D.C. have been helping poor children with their schoolwork. But the students did not work with the boys and girls at a traditional school. Every Thursday night, they have been meeting at a laundromat, a place where people go to wash their clothes. At the same time, the students are carrying out a marketing plan they designed for the laundromat.

The program began with just five children, but has grown to about 20. Before the program works, the business was so bad that the owner had even considered closing his business, which is why the group came in. They were writing a marketing plan to give people a reason to keep coming to the laundromat. Then one student said, “There’re a lot of children hanging around. Why don’t we add teaching?”

The project is part of an international program called Enactus. It was started in the United States 40 years ago. The project is now at more than 1,700 colleges in 36 countries. It wants to give students experience before they graduate, so the project works with the community and with businesses.

Ms. Pichot, the head of the university’s business department, says they invite any business to come in. It’s a free workshop. Her students are working with other businesses in addition to the laundromat. She says the students help business owners increase their profits while gaining experience that they cannot get in school. They volunteer long hours.

Christine Sumampouw is completing her studies this year. She has spent about 1,000 hours as a volunteer. That is more than any other student in the group. She says she has learned a lot from volunteering.

1.Why do college students teach poor children at a laundromat?

A. They work part-time there.

B. The poor children can’t afford to go to school.

C. They want to increase the laundromat’s business.

D. The poor children don’t have other places to study.

2.What do we know about Enactus?

A. Students offer help to businesses in need without being paid.

B. It aims to help students start their own business.

C. It is created by Washington Adventist University.

D. It is a program which only benefits businesses .

3.What does Christine think of the project?

A. It’s a waste of time.

B. It’s beneficial.

C. It takes too much of her time.

D. It has a bad effect on her study.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A 25-five-year student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua University, China’ most famous university, after an eight-year ___21___．Li Jun comes from a small village of Hubei Province．He first ____22____ going to college in year 2000 ___23__he was admitted by a local school after __24___ from a secondary technical school at 17．As a ___25___ art student, he passed the exam again the next year but __26_____ school due to economic pressure in September 2002．Life seemed ___27___ but Li didn’t give in．He earned a _28_____ by working part-time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of __29___ the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University．Li __30____ the college entrance examination for five continuous years from 2003．____31___, he missed making the cut one mark last year．

In 2008, his fifth try, Li’s efforts ___32_____．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major in Tsinghua University．Every year, Li took art __33___ in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on __34____ work．Li said he hadn’t ____35___any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his __36_____ through knowledge．

_____37___ by his contribution, Li Jun’s university __38____ him 9,000 yuan out of his tution fees of 11,450 yuan．An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun, but a new ___39__ has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and __40___ more scholarships．

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

The following ads come from UW (University of Washington) newspaper called The Daily.

1.If you are looking for a job only for the summer, how many choices do you have?

A.One. B.Two.

C.Three. D.Four.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the ads?

A.If you are good at swimming, you can try a job at 206-555-3989.

B.All the companies advertising on the Daily are trustworthy.

C.As a student, you don't need to pay a deposit when renting rooms.

D.The fees for parking near University of Washington are the same.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

According to a survey, in Washington, DC, only 69 percent of public school students graduate from high school on time. Many factors influence that low rate. One of the most important ones is whether the people around the students expect them to succeed.

So, for the past 40 years,a DC organization has stepped in to give around 10,000 students the support and positive environment they need to thrive. This organization, called Higher Achievement, provides students with a welcoming space, help with class work, and caring teachers. More than 95 percent of students who complete Higher Achievement graduate from high school on time.

Katherine Roboff is the group's executive director in the DC area. She gives several reasons for the group’s success. One is timing. Higher Achievement does not work with students who are already in high school. It works with students in middle school. They start High Achievement at fifth or sixth grade-in the US, that is usually age 11 or 12.

Robolf says research shows that if students are doing well academically in eighth grade---around age 13---they will have a greater chance of graduating from high school and going to college. In other words, what happens in middle school has a huge effect.The years between ages 10 and 13 may affect a student's future more than anything that happens academically in high school.

Roboff explains that students participate in Higher Achievement after school and during the summer，when public schools take a break of about two months.High Achievement students do homework, have community meetings, and work one-on-one with a mentor（导师）.

The purpose of the programme is to help them use those after school and summer hours to become better prepared academically and to develop their leadership skills and confidence so that by the time they get into eighth grade they are ready to get into some of the top high school.”

1.What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A.Higher Achievement works with college students.

B.Many students have doubts about the organization.

C.Higher Achievement has spread throughout the Us.

D.Higher Achievement has helped many high school students.

2.If students are doing well academically in eighth grade,　　　　　　 .

A.they are certain to go to college

B.they are to succeed when they grow up

C.they are more likely to finish high school on time

D.they don't need any help in their studies

3.What does the underlined word in the second paragraph probably mean?

A.become naughty B.improve themselves

C.earn more money D.help others

4.The last two paragraphs tell us　　　　　　 .

A.public schools never offer positive environment

B.Higher Achievement only helps the students in the eighth grade

C.how Higher Achievement helps those students

D.Higher Achievement only helps those who have good skills.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

In Washington, DC, only 69 percent of public school students graduate from high school on time. Many factors influence that low rate. One of the most important ones is whether the people around the students expect them to succeed.

So, for the past 40 years, a DC organisation has stepped in to give around 10,000 students the support and positive environment they need to thrive (茁壮成长). This organisation, called Higher Achievement, provides students with a welcoming space, help with class work, and caring teachers. More than 95 percent of students who complete Higher Achievement graduate from high school on time.

Katherine Roboff is the group’s executive director in the DC area. She gives several reasons for the group’s success. One is timing. Higher Achievement does not work with students who are already in high school. It works with students in middle school. They start High Achievement at fifth or sixth grade—in the US, that is usually age 11 or 12.

Roboff says research shows that if students are doing well academically in eighth grade—around age 13—they will have a greater chance of graduating from high school and going to college. In other words, what happens in middle school has a huge impact. The years between ages 10 and 13 may affect a student’s future more than anything that happens academically in high school.

Roboff explains that students participate in Higher Achievement after school and during the summer, when public schools take a break of about two months. High Achievement students do homework, have community meetings, and work one-on-one with a mentor (导师).

“The purpose of the programme is to help them use those after school and summer hours to become better prepared academically and to develop their leadership skills and confidence so that by the time they get into eighth grade they are ready to get into some of the top high school.”

1.A little more than 30% of public school students in the US ______.

A. drop out of school

B. work hard at their lessons

C. can’t finish school on time

D. are expected to graduate from high school

2.What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A. Higher Achievement is a great success.

B. Higher Achievement works with college students.

C. Many students have doubts about the organisation.

D. Higher Achievement has spread throughout the US.

3.If students are doing well academically in eighth grade, ______.

A. they are certain to go to college

B. they are to succeed when they grow up

C. they don’t need any help in their studies

D. they are more likely to finish high school on time

4.What is the main aim of Higher Achievement?

A. To offer students advice.

B. To help student get into top schools.

C. To teach students how to behave at school.

D. To provide students with different activities.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Todd Jones is a 15­year­old student from Washington, D．C. In a chat room called Webfriends, he started talking to someone ______ to be a 13­year­old junior high school student in Texas named Josh. For several weeks, they chatted online about their hobbies and quickly ______. Then Josh started telling Todd about his ______. He said that his father had lost his job and his grandmother was very ill. ______ money was urgently needed, he wondered if Todd could help. Feeling bad for his new friend, Todd transferred(转账) $50 to Josh's bank account.

Two weeks later, Josh asked Todd for $50 to help pay for school supplies like notebooks. ______， Todd sent the money. Over the next month, Josh asked Todd for money five times, for a total of $300. Gradually, Todd was beginning to feel ______ of his chat room friend. He turned to Bob Howard, a cybercrime specialist at the police department. After some checking, Howard discovered that Todd's chat room friend was not 13­year­old Josh from Texas but 38­year­old David Klein from New York. As it ______， Klein had made friends with more than twenty middle school students in different chat rooms, using a different ______ each time. By claiming to be poor or ill, Klein had ______ more than $3，000 from these students.

Howard urges everyone to be ______ when they visit chat rooms: “Never send money to someone you meet online or meet online friends in person.”

1.A. seeming B. claiming C. tending D. wishing

2.A. met B. got through C. bonded D. split up

3.A. family B. study C. dream D. outcome

4.A. Before B. Unless C. Once D. Since

5.A. Yet B. Again C. Altogether D. Hardly

6.A. unhappy B. worried C. frightened D. skeptical

7.A. turned out B. came across C. gave away D. broke out

8.A. voice B. relationship C. identity D. outline

9.A. withdrawn B. received C. offered D. stolen

10.A. careful B. sincere C. accurate D. simple

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I ______ my university professor in the supermarket near my house, which was out of my expectation.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I ______ my university professor in the supermarket near my house, which was out of my expectation.

A. came out           B. came across        C. came about  D. came along

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I ______ my university professor in the supermarket near my house, which was out of my expectation.

A. came out           B. came across        C. came about     D. came along

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Some students who had graduated visited their university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the professor1.(go) to the kitchen and returned with a pot of coffee and2.variety of cups—porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking, some expensive—telling them to help3.to the coffee.

4.was when all the students had a cup of coffee in hand that he said, “All the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, 5. (leave) behind the plain and cheap ones. Actually, the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. 6.all of you really want is coffee, not the cup.You consciously went for the best cups, 7.then you began eyeing others’ cups.”

“Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups, 8.are just tools to hold and contain life. The type of cup we have does not change the quality of life . If we concentrate only　　 9.　　 the cups, we fail to enjoy the coffee. I　 10.　 (true) hope that you will never let the cups drive you ... enjoy the coffee instead.”

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