I am_____ to learn that Picasso produced more...

I am_____ to learn that Picasso produced more than 20,000 pieces of art ___ he wasn’t just a painter.

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Imagine loving someone so much that you’d swim more than 5, 000 miles to see him or her. Dindim manages to swim that far every year to ________ his friend Joao. This is ________, not only because of the love between the two friends, but because Dindim is ________ a penguin. Joao found Dindim covered in oil, barely ________ on a beach near his home. He picked him up, cleaned him off and brought him to his house where he ________ him and got him healthy again. Joao named him Dindim.

After a week, he ________ the penguin back to the beach and tried to release him, ________ Dindim refused to leave Joao. They ________ together for the next eleven months. Then, Dindim disappeared. ________, Joao thought he’d never see his friend again. But just a few months ________ Dindim was back. He found Joao on the beach, and followed him home. Each year he ________ four months to live with other penguins. For the other eight months, he lives with Joao. Joao says that each time they meet again, Dindim seems ________ to see him. He says he loves the penguin as if he were his ________. He feels certain that Dindim loves him in the ________ way. Ecologist Carl Safina says that animals can and do love humans. He writes and speaks a lot about animals and their ________. According to Carl, it’s obvious that animals feel love for humans. What’s less obvious is whether or not humans love animals enough to ________ them. Hundreds of thousands of animals are ________ by the same oil that covered Dindim when Joao found him.

Fifty percent of ________ has disappeared in the last 40 years because of humans’ ________ their habitats. Scientists say we’re in a new mass extinction period. In the next two ________, they predict that we’ll lose 75 percent of the remaining species on earth.

1.A.congratulate B.visit C.invite D.help

2.A.heart-warming B.considerate C.interesting D.ridiculous

3.A.fortunately B.obviously C.actually D.surely

4.A.active B.asleep C.lively D.alive

5.A.nursed B.collected C.focused D.guarded

6.A.brought B.answered C.called D.pulled

7.A.and B.so C.although D.but

8.A.played B.worked C.lived D.studied

9.A.Angrily B.Sadly C.Gladly D.Nervously

10.A.before B.ago C.then D.later

11.A.disappears B.escape C.challenges D.hides

12.A.more miserable B.more confident C.happier D.stronger

13.A.supporter B.family C.student D.neighbor

14.A.correct B.proper C.same D.different

15.A.needs B.relationships C.numbers D.feelings

16.A.protect B.prevent C.stop D.hunt

17.A.sold B.killed C.polluted D.found

18.A.sea B.land C.population D.wildlife

19.A.using B.stealing C.destroying D.reducing

20.A.generations B.seconds C.decisions D.performances

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Government statistics recently showed that in the UK, more than 3,000 people a year experience electric shocks in their home. A smaller number of people are killed after contact with power lines outside the home. Electric shocks can cause a person’s heart or breathing to stop, can also cause burns and are potentially fatal. It is essential for people to learn basic first aid techniques to deal with such emergencies.

What to do?

If you are the first person to reach someone who has had an electric shock, don’t touch them!

If they are still holding the appliance that has given them shock (e.g. a hair dryer), unplug it or turn off the power at its source. Under no circumstances will you try to move the appliance with your hand!

If you can’t turn off the power, use a piece of wood, like a broom handle or a chair, to separate the victim from the appliance or the power source. You may even be able to do this with a folded newspaper.

The victim must remain lying down. If they are unconscious, victims should be placed on their side. But they should not be moved if there is a possibility of neck or spine injuries unless it is absolutely necessary.

It is essential to maintain the victim’s body heat, so make sure you cover him or her with a blanket before you do anything else. If the victim is not breathing, apply mouth-to-mouth resuscitation(恢复呼吸). Keep the victim’s head low until professional help arrives.

If the electric shock has been caused by an external power line, the dangers to the victim and to anybody providing first aid are much greater.

1.What kind of passage is it?

A. An advertisement.　　 B. A horror story.

C. A news report.　　　　 D. First aid emergency advice.

2.The underlined sentence, “Under no circumstances will you try to move the appliance with your hand!” implies that 　　　　　 .

A. you should move the appliance that caused it

B. you should pick up the appliance and turn off the electricity

C. it is very dangerous to touch the appliance with your hands

D. it is unnecessary to unplug the appliance with your hands

3.If you can’t turn off the power, you cannot separate the victim from the appliance or the power source by using _________.

A. a folded newspaper　 B. a blanket

C. a broom handle　　 D. a chair

4.When a person has got an electric shock, you should 　　　　　 .

A. separate the victim from the appliance and let them sit up

B. keep the victim warm and help them breathe again

C. move the victim onto their side if they have got neck injuries

D. keep the victim’s head high until professional help arrives

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As the United States nears the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that killed more than 3,000 people, President Obama announced Sunday night that the al Qaeda（基地组织） leader and mastermind of that horrific day, Osama bin Laden, has been killed.

CNN reports that a senior government official confirmed that bin Laden was shot by a small team of U.S. soldiers while in a mansion with family members outside Islamabad（伊斯兰堡）. His body is now in American custody（拘押） and is being handled according to Islamic customs. Three other adult men were killed in the firefight, including a son of bin Laden's, who was a senior member of the terrorist organization.

"Justice has been done," the president announced, saying that the operation he ordered after receiving intelligence information is "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al-Qaeda."

The immediate reactions ranged from cautious to ecstatic. Crowds cheered outside the White House. But officials said a "worldwide caution" would be set for Americans in case of al Qaeda retaliation（报复）.

Will bin Laden's death be the justice Americans have sought for nearly a decade?

Gordon Felt, president of Families of Flight 93, said it does bring comfort.

"This is important news for us, and for the world. It cannot ease our pain, or bring back our loved ones. It does bring a measure of comfort that the mastermind of the September 11th tragedy and the face of global terror can no longer spread his evil," Felt said.

President Obama says this victory does not close the book.

"His death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain cautious," he noted.

1.The underlined word “ecstatic” most probably means _________.

A. scared              B. extremely happy and excited

C. doubtful            D. amazed

2.The author mentions all of the items listed below EXCEPT_________.

A. Four people were killed in the firefight.

B. Families of the victims in the 9/11 attacks celebrated together.

C. President Obama thought highly of the Anti-Terrorist Military Action

D. Obama thought that al Qaeda will continue attack against the United States.

3.It can be inferred from the text _________.

A. The 9/11 attacks happened on September 11, 2001.

B. Osama bin Laden has three sons.

C. Some soldiers were injured in the firefight.

D. More than 3000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks.

4.From the last paragraph we can learn that _________.

A. Osama bin Laden’s death will put an end to terrorism.

B. President Obama doesn’t think bin Laden's death is a victory.

C. The United States will make efforts to defeat the al-Qaeda

D. The al Qaeda has a new leader now.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Between 1990 and 1992, there were more than 1,000 closedowns in that industry, all of which _____job losses.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The study of nearly 10,000 people showed that those who drank more than two cups of coffee or tea per day developed the disease at half the rate of those who drank _________ than one cup each day.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics, and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors — or of people very different from our own — can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.

In history books, objective(客观的) information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective(主观的): it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its misuse of power over people. Over a hundred years later, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to express the horror of war. Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros — as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martinez — depicted these Mexican artists’ deep anger and sadness about social problems.

In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible.  Although most people couldn’t read, they could still understand biblical stories in the pictures on church walls.  By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues are unholy(不圣洁的).

1. More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because art history ____________.

A. shows us the religious beliefs and emotions of a people in addition to political values

B. provides us with information about the daily activities of people in the past

C. gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place

D. all of the above

2. Art is subjective(主观的) in that _________.

A. a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it

B. it can easily rouse our anger or sadness about social problems

C. it will find a ready echo in our hearts

D. both B and C

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.

B. History books often reveal the compilers’ political views.

C. Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.

D. In the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces or other buildings.

4. The passage mainly discusses __________.

A. the difference between general history and art history

B. the making of art history

C. what we can learn from art

D. the influence of artists on art history

5. It may be concluded from this passage that __________.

A. Islamic artists have had to create architectural decoration with images of flowers or geometric forms

B. history teachers are more objective than artists

C. it is more difficult to study art history than general history

D. people and stories from the Bible were painted on churches and other buildings in order to popularize the Bible

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Un-learning is more difficult than learning because we become_____ to thinking or feeling in certain ways over time.

A.mutual B.habituated C.habitual D.verbal

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

The rice made _____ possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same field.

A. that                       B. this                          C. one                       D. it

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In order to produce more grain, it________that the area of farmland_____.

A. is demanded, being increased   B. has been demanded, be increased

C. demand, should be increased   D. demands, should increase

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析