GREENWICH—Recently, a group of concerned Greenwich residents gathered to discuss how they could help those who may be alone during the holiday season.Armed with plenty of ideas and a sincere desire to do good, this group now refers to themselves as "A Random Act of Kindness".As members of this group, we are to put together a Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day that will provide a free meal to those who are alone or can't provide for themselves.This task will require many resources to make it successful.We are gathering a small army of volunteers to devote their time to helping prepare, cook, serve, clean, organize and promote this event.We hope that you can help us.The following is what we have planned to do;
·A 2 - hour free dinner that will take place at the Greenwich VFW with 2 seatings, one from 1 p.m.to 2 p.m.and the other from 2: 30 p.m.to 3: 30 p.m.by reservation only on Thanksgiving Day.
·Amy McPhail and Julie Carroll are accepting names of volunteers as well as food donations for the cause; Amy can be contacted (联络) at 692 -7841 for donations and Julie can be contacted if you'd like to volunteer at 884 -0658.
·A bank account has been created through Glens Falls National Bank to accept money donations and checks can be made payable to "A Random Act of Kindness" and sent to Glens Falls National Bank c/o Dan Flynn.
·Ellen Pemrick ( Caterer) .Beth Anthony ( Beth's Cafe) and David Hughes (Glens Falls Hospital) will be consulted to make sure the highest quality of food can be served.
·We are looking to serve between 150 and 250 people at this event.We are serving the following: turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing rolls, pumpkin pie, apple pie.Beverages will include: milk, water, coffee & apple cider.
If you are interested in donating any of the above items, please drop off your donations at the VFW in Greenwich any evening between November 14 and November 24.If you have any problems dropping any items off during that time, please contact George Perkins at either 692 -2367 or 573 -8115.Any non-perishable food donalions not used for the dinner will be donated to the local Greenwich Food Pantry.
Any help you can provide for us would be gready appreciated.Everyone's generosity to the Greenwich community and its residents is very much appreciated.Reservations for dinner are now being accepted by calling Pal Perkins at 692 -2367 until November 13.
1.If you want to be a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you may call _____.
A.884-0658 B.692-2367 C.573-8115 D.692-7841
2.How many people will probably be served at the Thanksgiving dinner?
A.500. B.400. C.300. D.200.
3.Which of the following will be included in the dinner?
A.Apples and milk. B.Pumpkins and water.
C.Coffee and stuffing rolls. D.Potatoes and cranberry pie.
4.As a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you can ______.
A.contact Julie to make sure of the quality of food
B.help make some arrangements for this event
C.drop off your donations at the VFW anytime
D.donate some money to Glens Falls National Bank
5.The purpose of this passage is to _____.
A.describe a Thanksgiving celebration
B.introduce a Thanksgiving volunteer group
C.call on people to participate in a Thanksgiving event
D.persuade people to donate for a Thanksgiving dinner
高二英语阅读理解困难题
GREENWICH—Recently, a group of concerned Greenwich residents gathered to discuss how they could help those who may be alone during the holiday season.Armed with plenty of ideas and a sincere desire to do good, this group now refers to themselves as "A Random Act of Kindness".As members of this group, we are to put together a Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day that will provide a free meal to those who are alone or can't provide for themselves.This task will require many resources to make it successful.We are gathering a small army of volunteers to devote their time to helping prepare, cook, serve, clean, organize and promote this event.We hope that you can help us.The following is what we have planned to do;
·A 2 - hour free dinner that will take place at the Greenwich VFW with 2 seatings, one from 1 p.m.to 2 p.m.and the other from 2: 30 p.m.to 3: 30 p.m.by reservation only on Thanksgiving Day.
·Amy McPhail and Julie Carroll are accepting names of volunteers as well as food donations for the cause; Amy can be contacted (联络) at 692 -7841 for donations and Julie can be contacted if you'd like to volunteer at 884 -0658.
·A bank account has been created through Glens Falls National Bank to accept money donations and checks can be made payable to "A Random Act of Kindness" and sent to Glens Falls National Bank c/o Dan Flynn.
·Ellen Pemrick ( Caterer) .Beth Anthony ( Beth's Cafe) and David Hughes (Glens Falls Hospital) will be consulted to make sure the highest quality of food can be served.
·We are looking to serve between 150 and 250 people at this event.We are serving the following: turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing rolls, pumpkin pie, apple pie.Beverages will include: milk, water, coffee & apple cider.
If you are interested in donating any of the above items, please drop off your donations at the VFW in Greenwich any evening between November 14 and November 24.If you have any problems dropping any items off during that time, please contact George Perkins at either 692 -2367 or 573 -8115.Any non-perishable food donalions not used for the dinner will be donated to the local Greenwich Food Pantry.
Any help you can provide for us would be gready appreciated.Everyone's generosity to the Greenwich community and its residents is very much appreciated.Reservations for dinner are now being accepted by calling Pal Perkins at 692 -2367 until November 13.
1.If you want to be a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you may call _____.
A.884-0658 B.692-2367 C.573-8115 D.692-7841
2.How many people will probably be served at the Thanksgiving dinner?
A.500. B.400. C.300. D.200.
3.Which of the following will be included in the dinner?
A.Apples and milk. B.Pumpkins and water.
C.Coffee and stuffing rolls. D.Potatoes and cranberry pie.
4.As a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you can ______.
A.contact Julie to make sure of the quality of food
B.help make some arrangements for this event
C.drop off your donations at the VFW anytime
D.donate some money to Glens Falls National Bank
5.The purpose of this passage is to _____.
A.describe a Thanksgiving celebration
B.introduce a Thanksgiving volunteer group
C.call on people to participate in a Thanksgiving event
D.persuade people to donate for a Thanksgiving dinner
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
翻译句子(每题3分,共5小题,满分15分)
1.无论是霍乱(cholera)的病因还是治疗方法都一无所知。
2.这条线穿过格林尼治(Greenwich),萍玉就跨着这条线拍了一张照片。
(过去分词作宾语补足语)
3.值得赞扬的是,他们通过努力和平的解决了那场冲突。
4.千年之后地球的居民可能可以用生态系统(ecological system)来处理垃圾。
5.很遗憾,你错过了最后的截止日期。
高二英语其他题简单题查看答案及解析
Recently, educators and parents become concerned about the poor performance of boys in school. The so-called “boy crisis” in education refers 1. both their academic performance and their behavior. In both areas boys’ results are much 2. (bad) than girls’.
USA data shows that boys rank behind girls in almost all areas of schooling. They earn lower 3. (grade) overall in primary school and high school. They are behind girls in reading and writing, and 30 percent of 4. are in bottom quarter of standardized tests, 5.(compare) with 19 percent of girls.
Although the causes of the “boy crisis” are not 6. (full) understood, some experts believed that the same-sex classrooms and schools may help solve the problem. The idea is7.(remove) some of the distractions(分心) caused by the opposite sex, in order to improve students’ concentration and hopefully their grades. The first Chinese school to experiment with this idea 8. (be) Shanghai No.8 Middle School, 9.began “boys-only” classes in September, 2012. Although it is too early to tell if the reform has made a difference, its supporters argue that the results are 10. (promise).
高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Recently, some concerns have been raised about the health of the world's banana plants. Many media reports have said that bananas may completely disappear in the coming ten years.
Bananas are one of the world's most important food crops. They are also the fourth most valuable export. Bananas do not grow from seeds. Instead, they grow from existing plants. Bananas are threatened by disease because all the plants on a farm are copies of each other. They all share the same genetic weaknesses.
For example, the Cavendish banana is most popular in American markets. It is an important export crop. However, some kinds of fungus (真菌) organisms easily infect the Cavendish. Black Sigatoka disease affects the leaves of Cavendish banana plants. The disease is controlled on large farms by putting chemicals on the plant's leaves. Farmers put anti-fungal chemicals on their crops up to once a week.
Another fungal disease is more serious. Panama disease attacks the roots of the banana plant. There is no chemical treatment for this disease. Infected plants must be destroyed. Panama disease has affected crops in Southeast Asia, Australia and South Africa. There is concern that it may spread to bananas grown in the Americas. This could threaten an important export product for Central and South America.
The International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, whose headquarter lies in France, supports research on bananas. The group says that more research must be done to develop improved kinds of bananas.
The group says that fungal diseases mainly affect only one kind of banana. In fact, there are five-hundred different kinds of bananas. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says the Cavendish banana represents only ten percent of world production.
The UN agency says farmers should grow different kinds of bananas. This protects against diseases that affect only one kind. Experts warn that disease may cause the Cavendish banana to disappear. This has already happened to one popular banana because of its genetic weakness against disease. (words: 335)
1.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.Bananas are the world’s most important food crops.
B.There are five hundred different kinds of bananas.
C.The risk to a popular banana shows need to grow other kinds.
D.How to grow bananas in different countries.
2.Bananas are threatened by diseases because __________.
A.they have genetic weaknesses against disease.
B.they are one of the most valuable exports.
C.the only way to prevent it is to put chemicals on their leaves.
D.they grow from the seed
3.Panama disease__________.
A.doesn’t belong to fungal disease.
B.has spread to bananas in the world.
C.affects the leaves of banana plants.
D.destroys the bananas more seriously than Black Sigatoka disease.
4.We can infer from Paragraph 6 that ____________.
A.the center of the group is in the US.
B.the key to solving the disease is to research all kinds of bananas.
C.the Cavendish banana covers only a small part of the output of bananas.
D.each fungal disease affects five hundred different kinds of bananas.
5.According to the passage, which information is right?
A.The Cavendish banana can be mainly imported from North America and Europe.
B.Fungal diseases mainly affect the Cavendish banana.
C.The Cavendish banana won’t die out in the future.
D.Panama disease affects the leaves of banana plants.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A group of university professors recently created a scanner they believe can predict the perfect job for anyone — simply by looking at their fingerprints. The group says that in the future, fingerprints could help tell a person's key personalities.
To use the scanner, people place their fingers upon the fingerprint reader and computer technology connected to sensors reads back what sort of work would suit the individual (个人).
The machine bases its results on a collection of a large amount of information in the computer about how fingerprint shapes connect to job selection.
Local companies help researchers from the city's Kuban University of Physical Education and Sport to test the technology.
Twenty-one-year-old Oscar Galkin, a mathematics graduate, said, ''I got the result from the scanner that I would be suited to a job in IT, which is exactly what I want to do. I don't know if it is luck or if it can really read a person's talents, but it worked for me. ''
And Zara Tokareva, aged 20, who feels uncomfortable at the sight of blood, said, ''I want to be a house designer but the machine said. I should be a nurse. So, no, I don't think it is as clever as is being made out. ''
Though fingerprint identification has been widely used in crime discovering, it is still a science that has a lot of possibility of being used, say experts, from discovering drug misuse to personality analysis — exactly as hand readers have been saying to do for centuries.
''The basic idea is that although everybody's fingerprints are completely different, there are obvious features that are common on the fingers of certain professionals working in certain jobs.'' Said researcher Ravil Yudin.
''It's not really a new idea because hand readers have been saying for hundreds of years that you can tell a person's future by reading their hands. We want to match that by looking at fingerprints and trying to tell what career path people would choose.''
1.It can be inferred from the 6th paragraph that the fingerprint scanner ________.
A.has been used in job hunting
B.is popular with young men
C.helps companies a lot
D.needs to be improved
2.What can we learn from what Ravil Yudin said?
A.The fingerprint scanner is based on a new idea.
B.Certain people's fingers actually have something in common.
C.Telling one's future by reading his hands started a few years ago.
D.The technology of fingerprint identification can be used in many fields.
3.The text is written to ________.
A.tell the future of hand readers
B.show the features of fingerprints
C.introduce a technical product
D.help job hunters understand themselves well
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Recently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were there, as mental health professionals, to offer “psychological(心理的) first aid” and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence. As we walked in the gate to the shelter, we were greeted with a burst of gratitude from the first person we met. I felt appreciated, but also guilty, because I hadn’t really done anything yet.
I first realized the power of presence many years ago when a friend’s mother passed away unexpectedly. I had received a call saying she had just passed away. I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didn’t want to disturb this very personal period of sadness. I was torn about what to do. Another friend with me then said, “Just go. Just be there.” I did, and I will never regret it.
Since then, I have not hesitated to be in the presence of others. Once I sat at the bedside of a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDS-related dying. He was not awake, and obviously unaware of others’ presence. However, the atmosphere was by no means solemn. His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.
In my life, I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it, none of us are truly alone. It is not only something we give to others but also changes me for the better.
1.Why were the hurricane victims grateful to the author?
A. He built shelters for them.
B. He came to stay with them.
C. He gave immediate first aid to them.
D. He brought mental health professionals.
2.What did the author do when his friend’s mother passed away?
A. He decided not to disturb.
B. He went to his friends’ at once.
C. He knew what to do instantly.
D. He hesitated over whether to go.
3.What does the underlined word “solemn” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Heavy but warm.
B. A little sad but comfortable.
C. Relaxing and delightful.
D. Very serious and unhappy.
4.What has the author learned from his experience?
A. Being present can make a big difference.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. The family harmony is the happiest thing in life.
D. Being a volunteer can make one’s life more significant.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Recently, I have begun to do rides with a group of guys who ride professionally (老练地). The first day, I finished the ride with great 36, though I tried hard to keep up with one guy for most the ways. To my 37, I did a little better the second time.
I decided to work harder to 38. Yesterday, I 39 so much on my ride that I missed the short route (路线) I usually take; 40, I stayed on the long route. I had never used this route, so I wasn’t really sure about which 41 I should take. Thankfully, a group of four riders 42, and I just followed them.
A few minutes later, one of the guys got a flat tire (爆了的轮胎), and, with the help of the others, he had it 43 in about a minute. We all waited there 44 he changed his tire. After we started riding again, I noticed something 45. The guy at the front would ride 46 for a couple of minutes, then he would move over to the side, 47 his way to the end of the line, and the guy behind him would move into the lead position. The process (过程) would 48 every few minutes. This was a lot easier than riding alone, trying to 49 the first rider. This time I had a great time – and I think it is the 50 I’ve ever gone.
This made me realize how important teamwork is, and the 51 of having a great team. The point is that you don’t have to be at your best 52. You give it your all for a while, and then you let the guy 53 you do the same. The entire team improves because you don’t have to be the 54 all the time. You get your time to shine, and so does everyone else. You cannot get anywhere – or even make any worthwhile improvement – without a 55. Who else will stop and help you to change your flat tire?
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高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently, educators and parents become concerned about the poor performance of boys in school. The so-called “boy crisis” in education refers 1. both their academic performance and their behavior. In both areas boys’ results are much 2. (bad) than girls’.
USA data shows that boys rank behind girls in almost all areas of schooling. They earn lower 3. (grade) overall in primary school and high school. They are behind girls in reading and writing, and 30 percent of them are in bottom quarter of standardized tests, 4.(compare) with 19 percent of girls.
Although the causes of the “boy crisis” are not 5. (full) understood, some experts believed that the same-sex classrooms and schools may help solve the problem. The idea is6.(remove) some of the distractions(分心) caused by the opposite sex, in order to improve students’ concentration and hopefully their grades. The first Chinese school to experiment with this idea 7. (be) Shanghai No.8 Middle School, 8.began “boys-only” classes in September, 2012. Although it is too early to tell if the reform has made 9.difference, its supporters argue that the results are 10. (promise).
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
While residents of wealthy nations tend to have greater life satisfaction, new research shows that those living in poorer nations report having greater meaning in life.
These findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological science, suggest that meaning in life may be higher in poorer nations as a result of greater religiosity (笃信宗教). As countries become richer, religion becomes less central to people’s lives and they lose a sense of meaning in life.
“Thus far, the wealth of nations has been almost always associated with longevity, health, happiness or life satisfaction,” explains psychological scientist Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Virginia. “Given that meaning in life is an important aspect of overall well-being, we wanted to look more carefully at differential patterns, correlates (相关物), and predictors for meaning in life.”
Oishi and colleague Ed Diener of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign investigated life satisfaction, meaning, and well-being by examining data from the 2007 Gallup World Poll, a large-scale survey of over 140,000 participants from 132 countries. In addition to answering a basic life satisfaction question, participants were asked: “Do you feel your life has an important purpose or meaning?” and “Is religion an important part of your daily life?”
The data revealed some unexpected trends: “Among Americans, those who are high in life satisfaction are also high in meaning in life,” says Oishi. “But when we looked at the societal level of analysis, we found a completely different pattern of the association between meaning in life and life satisfaction.”
When looking across many countries, Oishi and Diener found that people in wealthier nations were more educated, had fewer children, and expressed more individualistic attitudes compared to those in poorer countries — all factors that were associated with higher life satisfaction but a significantly lower sense of meaning in life.”
The data suggest that religiosity may play an important role: Residents of wealthier nations, where religiosity is lower, reported less meaning in life and had higher suicide rates than poorer countries.
According to the researchers, religion may provide meaning to life to the extent that it helps people to overcome personal difficulty and cope with the struggles of working to survive in poor economic conditions:
“Religion gives a system that connects daily experiences with the coherent whole (连贯的整体) and a general structure to one’s life … and plays a critical role in constructing meaning out of extreme hardship,” the researchers write.
Oishi and Diener hope to reproduce these findings using more comprehensive measures of meaning and religiosity, and are interested in following countries over time to track whether economic prosperity gives rise to less religiosity and less meaning in life.
1.Which of the following questions couldn’t the participants have answered?
A. Does your life have a purpose or meaning?
B. Do you have relatives living abroad?
C. Are you satisfied with your everyday life?
D. Is religion involved in your daily life?
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Those who have higher life satisfaction usually have lower sense of meaning in life.
B. People in wealthier nations were more educated, have fewer children and express less individualistic attitudes compared to those in poorer countries.
C. Religion may provide meaning to life in that people can get strong support from it in face of hardship.
D. Wealthy people are more likely to commit suicide than poor people.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The poorer a country is, the more religious its people are.
B. Economic prosperity gives rise to less religiosity and less meaning in life.
C. If you want to find meaning in life, you must practice a religion.
D. Meaning in life doesn’t have much to do with the amount of wealth one possesses.
4.The main purpose of the passage is to explain the possible reason why __________.
A. greater life satisfaction leads to lower sense of meaning
B. residents of poorer nations enjoy greater meaning in life
C. residents of poorer nations are so religious
D. residents of wealthy nations have greater life satisfaction
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some residents of rural Human still believe in old-style Spring Festival celebrations but fear that traditions may be lost1.they're protected,Liu Xiangrui reports.
Spring Festival,2.(celebrate)from the first to the 15th day of the first lunar month,is undoubtedly the most3. (significance)cultural event in a year for Chinese.
Like in other parts of the country,preparations for the festival start early every year,with food4.(play)a key role.In rural Yueyang,for instance,such delicacies as tofu and smoked pork are prepared a month or two 5. advance. Then,there are specific days for certain activities.People offer prayers to the Kitchen God on the 23rd of the last lunar month,so that he puts in a good word about the host family when he6.return)to heaven to file an"annual report"the next day.
The festival is celebrated by putting up7.decorate)in house,lighting firecrackers,worshipping ancestors and staying up late on the eve of the Chinese New Year.
The night before the year begins is the highlight of the festival8.those working in faraway cities try to rush home9.catch)the family reunion dinner.Some families have unique menus for this special meal Fish,which symbolizes prosperity in Chinese culture,is10.must
高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析