I told Sally how to get there, but perhaps I ...

I told Sally how to get there, but perhaps I ________ for her.

A．had to write it out

B．must have written it out

C．should have written it out

D．need to have written it out

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why can't Jim find Susan's home?

A. Because he hasn't been told how to get there.

B. Because he forgot to bring the map Susan gave him.

C. Because he is so forgetful that he can't remember her address.

2.Where is the bank?

A. It is next to the bus stop.

B. It is on the corner beside the bus stop.

C. It is on the corner across the street.

3.Where is Susan's house?

A. It is the seventh house from the corner on Jim's left.

B. It is the seventh house from the corner on Jim's right.

C. It is the seventeenth house from the corner on Jim's right.

高二英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

I'm often told how I have a dream job, that I work for a great company, getting to deal with the leaders in social media every day, and especially that I get to work from my home.

Usually the people who tell me that working from home is wonderful have never worked from home.　 They spend most of their career working from an office and hate it.

In fact, I love being able to work from home and make my own hours. I truly appreciate being able to drop what I'm doing to attend kids or go shopping, but there's a side to it we don't often talk about, the hard side. No one wants to believe people like me, working from home, have anything to complain about. Really, I'm not going to complain, but I do want to share a few things about telecommuting (远程办公) that few home-based people want to tell you, because working from home doesn't look so wonderful.

One of the reasons I love my job is the flexibility(灵活性). I know that I can volunteer for school projects, meet friends for lunch and work out for an hour as long as I get my work done. But did you know telecommuters have to make up the time if they wish to fill their days with fun items? So while my husband and kids are watching a movie, I'm working until midnight. Besides, when you work from home, you're held to your phone and Skype (网络电话) in case someone wants to talk to you during business hours. So it's not so easy to be flexible!

1.We learn from the passage that the writer_____________.

A. can balance her work and family life well

B. is quite satisfied with her present work

C. presents some unknown facts of working from home

D. complains about the disadvantages of working from office

2.The last paragraph mainly tells us that__________.

A. you're usually a slave to yourself

B. the writer is always busy with her work

C. the writer can always make full use of the freedom

D. you're not as flexible as you think you are

3.The writer probably agrees that__________.

A. get work done, or you'll have no freedom

B. east or west, home working is the best

C. freedom should always come before work

D. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

4.Who is the passage mainly intended for?

A. Job hunters.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Office workers.

C. Researchers.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Telecommuters.

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____ many times, but he still doesn’t know how to do it.

A. He has been told　 B. Having been told

C. Having told　　　　 D. Being told

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ many times, but he still didn’t know how to do it.

A. He had been told　　 B. Having been told

C. Though he had been told　　 D. Having told

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time there was a crook（骗子）who only thought about how to get money. What he hated most was when people were polite to each other, saying things like “please”, “thank you”, and “don’t mention it”.

The crook thought all those kinds of words were a waste, so he spent a lot of time inventing a machine which could steal words. With this machine, he planned to steal “please”, “thank you”, “don’t mention it”, and similar words people used to be polite. After he stole these words, he intended to take them apart and sell the letters to book publishers. After he started up his machine, people would open their mouths, intending to say kind and polite things, but nothing came out. All those words ended up inside the big machine.

The crook was happy with his success, but he didn’t count on (料想到)a couple of very special little girls. Those girls were deaf, and had to communicate with sign language. Because the machine couldn’t steal gestures, these girls continued being kind and polite. Soon they realized what had been happening to everyone else, and they found out about the crook and his plan. The girls followed him and found the machine busy separating all the words into letters. They approached the machine and started being polite to each other.

Try as it might, the machine couldn’t steal those words, and it started to suffer a power overload(超载). Finally, it exploded, sending all the letters it had gathered flying into the sky. These letters started coming down, like rain, and most ended up in the sea. After that, everyone could be polite again.

Seeing all those letters fall into the sea, those little girls had an idea. A little while later they opened a factory, making alphabetic spaghetti soup!

1.What the crook hated most was ______.

A．his machine        B．money            C．language          D．politeness

2.The crook spent a lot of time inventing a machine to ______.

A．publish books                          B．steal words

C．write letters                           D．make alphabetic soup

3.Why did the machine have no effect on the two girls?

A．Because they were kind and polite.

B．Because they were very clever.

C．Because the machine couldn’t steal gestures.

D．Because there was something wrong with the machine.

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall? “Practice, practice, practice” is the well-known answer. But for some inspirting young musicians from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, the road to the famous concert ball was more difficult.

The Afghan Youth Orchestra(AYO) is made up of young people who study at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. It was the first orchestra created in Afghanistan in 30 years.

Gulalai Norestani, 14, plays a traditional string instrument. Like many students, Gulalai became an orphan when her parents were killed during the ongoing war. Music is her salvation. “Music for me is a language of peace,” Gulalai said. “It connects people.”

Milad Yousufi, 18, is a piano student. “Music is my life,” he said. Milad also lost many of his family members during the war. When music was banned, he couldn’t even touch a piano. So as a 12-year-old boy, he started painting and drawing. “I used to draw a piano,” he said. Finally, Milad was free to play a real piano. “Our dream came true,” he said, “It is everyone’s dream to play in Carnegie Hall.”

And he has more dreams. “I have a dream to continue my education in America,” he explained. “I am working hard to make that happen. Then I have a dream to come back to Afghanistan and teach and serve people.”

Because of continuing limits in Afghanistan, Gulalai and Milad listen mostly to the kind of classical music they played at Carnegie Hall. But Gulalai says she’s heard a bit of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira and she likes them. Milad says he has heard of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, but hasn’t yet had a chance to listen to them.

Before Milad went onstage that night with the band of Afghan kids who had survived a war, I asked him if he had ever experienced true peace. “No, not yet,” he answered, adding, “I hope I will be able to.”

Later during the performance, as he played one of Carnegie Hall’s famous grand pianos, the look of pure joy on his face convinced me that he found peace in music.

1.In the opinion of Gulaai, music __________ .

A. makes people understand each other

B. calms her down in the war

C. is a kind of violent language

D. saves her from the killing at war

2.What is Milad’s final goal?

A. To play a real piano.

B. To be a teacher.

C. To play in Carnegie Hall.

D. To be educated in America.

3.According to the passage, __________.

A. classical music is not played in Afghanistan

B. Gulalai knows Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber well

C. the music Gulalai and Milad can hear is limited

D. Milad likes Jennifer Lopez and Shakira

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Traditional Afghan Music

B. Young Musicians

C. A Better Performance

D. A Peace in Music

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When you’re willing to ask for what you want but don’t insist on getting it, there are some potential hidden benefits as well. For example, you sometimes ________ the sympathy and generosity in others.

Several years ago, I arrived in Mumbai very late one evening. ________ having a confirmed reservation, the hotel was overbooked and was ________ people away. The man in front of me was angry and became very ________.

He insisted on getting his way---but there were no ________. he stormed out, defeated and angry. He was totally ________ to the fact that it wasn’t the receptionist’s ________. It wasn’t personal.

I walked up to the receptionist and said ________, “I really understand your ________ and don’t blame you a bit. I would ________ it so much if you would help me. I know you don’t have any rooms here, but could you help me find another ________, close by?” I thought it was wise to ask---as long as I didn’t ________.

Hearing my words, she was ________. Remarkably, she said she had some great news, She had completely ________ that fact that one of the guests had to leave in an ________ and wouldn’t be back. It turned out the most expensive room! Because I had been so ________, she gave it to me at lower rate.

The question is, why didn’t she ________ this empty room and give it to the angry man in front of me? I think the answer is pretty ________. His insistence pushed her away and may have even ________ to her “forgetfulness”. When I was talking to her, however, she relaxed and felt less ________. Her memory returned and I ended up getting a few hours of much-needed sleep.

So be sure to ask for what you want, but don’t insist on getting it.

1.A. give away　　 B. bring out　　 C. break up　　 D. carry on

2.A. Upon　　 B. For　　 C. Within　　 D. Despite

3.A. turning　　 B. driving　　 C. sending　　 D. talking

4.A. bargaining　　 B. disturbing　　 C. threatening　　 D. challenging

5.A. uses　　 B. replies　　 C. rooms　　 D. surprise

6.A. opposed　　 B. exposed　　 C. insensitive　　 D. unaware

7.A. fault　　 B. loss　　 C. concern　　 D. goal

8.A. angrily　　 B. sadly　　 C. gently　　 D. frankly

9.A. problem　　 B. dilemma　　 C. duty　　 D. mind

10.A. find　　 B. doubt　　 C. admit　　 D. appreciate

11.A. guide　　 B. possibility　　 C. route　　 D. hotel

12.A. care　　 B. pay　　 C. insist　　 D. leave

13.A. apologetic　　 B. awkward　　 C. casual　　 D. modest

14.A. accepted　　 B. overlooked　　 C. refused　　 D. analysed

15.A. instant　　 B. accident　　 C. apartment　　 D. emergency

16.A. calm　　 B. patient　　 C. generous　　 D. careful

17.A. remember　　 B. clean　　 C. enter　　 D. check

18.A. ordinary　　 B. obvious　　 C. splendid　　 D. humorous

19.A. applied　　 B. adapted　　 C. appealed　　 D. contributed

20.A. pressure　　 B. pain　　 C. sorrow　　 D. relief

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

How can he get the job? He didn’t even ________ it.

A. ask          B.send for    C. apply for    D. apply to

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

—Do you think he can get the first prize for jumping?

—Impossible now. He________to do so, but he has just hurt his leg.

A. has expected    B. is expected    C. would expect    D. was expected

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析