The President is very __________ about the outcome of the six-party talks. But I don’t think they can reach any agreement.
A. pessimistic B. discreet
C. optimistic D. neutral
高二英语单项填空中等难度题
The President is very __________ about the outcome of the six-party talks. But I don’t think they can reach any agreement.
A. pessimistic B. discreet
C. optimistic D. neutral
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
请根据句子的意思和汉语提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。
1.She is not very o_______ about the outcome of the talks.
2.The plan will be submitted to the committee for official a_______.
3.We regret this service is t_______ unavailable and we will see to it as soon as possible.
4.The writer is guilty of discrimination and _______ (accurate) in his article.
5.Please keep me fully _______ (inform) of any change of the situation.
6.Jack is an intelligent student, but he lacks _______ (动机，动力).
7.The tourist industry plays a v_______ (重要的) role in the national economy.
8.She has been d_______ (故意地) ignoring him all day.
9.Teamwork is a key f_______ (特点，特色) of the training program.
10.His p_______ (建议) that the system should be changed was rejected.
高二英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析
Most people will recognize Bill Clinton, ex-president of the United States. Bill Clinton is a very popular speech giver and regularly gives talks all over the world, to many different audiences. He is so effective at giving talks because he has a special quality which we call “charisma (魅力)”.
Nowadays, psychologists (心理学家) are becoming very interested in charisma and want to describe its meaning in a better way. People often misunderstand what charisma is and think of it as a kind of fame, but it is not the same as fame. Charisma is a kind of magic and is relatively rare. A well-known American psychologist thinks that charismatic people are basically excellent communicators. However, they have other qualities such as self-confidence, eloquence (口才) and vision.
Charismatic personalities are able to draw people to them, and people feel happy in their company. There is a sense of “togetherness” when a charismatic person is with other people. A good example of this ability, some say, is the famous American, Oprah Winfrey. She is a highly-successful businesswoman and is probably best known as the presenter of a very popular talk show. Oprah is able to relate to audiences at her shows and they respond well to her. Her charismatic personality has made her one of the richest women in the world. She owns several houses and publishes her own magazines. Presently, she is presenting a new series of the Oprah Winfrey Show. She also runs a book club, which influences the nation’s reading habits and may be one of the reasons why people are reading more these days in the USA.
A woman who had extraordinary charisma was the film star, Marilyn Monroe. A beautiful woman and a talented (有天赋的) actress, she was always the centre of attention wherever she went.
Unlike fame, charisma doesn’t disappear over time. Even now, more than fifty years after her death, when young people see Monroe in her films, her charisma seems as fresh and powerful as ever.
1.Bill Clinton is good at giving talks because _____.
A.he was once president of the USA B.he has a quality called charisma
C.he has many fans that support him D.he is well-known all over the world
2.According to the text, charismatic people _____.
A.can easily attract and interest people B.are all effective speech makers
C.are all confident and successful D.often try to create a calm atmosphere
3.What do we know about Oprah Winfrey?
A.She writes books to influence Americans’ reading habits.
B.She often gives talks to American young people.
C.She is most famous as a magazine publisher.
D.She has a happy relationship with her audiences.
4.The author mentions the popularity of Marilyn Monroe to show that _____.
A.Monroe is an extraordinarily talented actress
B.charisma doesn’t become weaker over time
C.fame is as important as charisma
D.famous people always have charisma
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
This hotel in the trees is famous in the world. Peop1e who know very little about Kenya, know of Treetops. When King George VI died, Princess Elizabeth was staying on the Treetops, and when she came down from there, “She succeeded him as the queen of the country”. This hotel in the middle of the forest shows the pleasure of Africa. When you visit it, you will be sent into the heart of the forest by hotel buses, and then a guide, with a gun to protect you against big game, will go with you to the Treetops. Before and after dinner, for the whole night if you wish, you can sit on the corridor(走廊), watching animals come to the water pool. The earliest hotel Treetops was built round a large tree on the opposite side of the water, but that was destroyed by fire and the new hotel Treetops, which is built round several trees, is much bigger.
The dining room at Treetops is small, and the waiters cannot walk round to serve guests, a clever “railway service” has been invented. Guests take their food as it passes slowly in front of them, along a line in the center of the table.
There are many animals around the Treetops. When you visit them, you can see:
---Animals and their babies are waiting to greet the guests.
---Animals, enjoying the Treetops pool in the daylight.
---A long bodied, long ring tailed very active cat-like animal is a special one coming out at night. He hunts and eats anything he can overpower and is very destructive. He lives in the trees at Treetops .He comes for his food every evening. Do not get too near to him, as his teeth and claws（爪）can do you harm. These animals can be trained and become lovely pets.
---Some other animals who have a thick coating of fur to keep them warm in the cold forest nights.
---Many buffaloes（水牛）coming to the Treetops for water and salt during the day or night.
1.“She succeeded him as the queen of the country” In this sentence, “succeeded” means_______.
A．did what she was trying to do B．gained her purpose
C．got a position on the death of the King D．completed an easy task
2.According to the passage, “railway service” actually refers to __________.
A．the service provided at the railway station
B．the supply of food on the train
C．the service provided along the railway
D．the supply of food along a moving line
3.Which of the following statements about “the cat-like animal”, described in the passage, is NOT true?
A．It comes for food only at night.
B．It lives in the trees at Treetops.
C．Its teeth and claws can do people harm.
D．It can catch any other animal in the forest.
4.According to the passage. Treetops is famous in the world because ________.
A．it shows the pleasure of America
B．Princess Elizabeth got to the crown when coming down from there
C．it is built round several trees
D．there are many animals that can be trained and become lovely pets
5.We can learn from the passage, that the guests＿＿＿＿．
A．should not play games on the Treetops
B．could not sit on the corridor at night
C．could enjoy their dinner in the dining room
D．should keep off the cat-like animals
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”
President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.
Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact.
1.The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes ________.
A．while he was in Paris B．when he was a little boy
C．because his parents told him so D．from books
2. According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?
A．the President himself B．a French cook
C．the President’s cook D．the President’s wife
3. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were ________.
A．people from other countries B．from France
C．people of his own country D．men only
4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.
B．All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice.
C．All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.
D．None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36a few of them are very 37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a38language. Many millions are 39 to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 40 Have you ever 41 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your 42 back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 43 you master your English in a month. 44the first day your 45 will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never 46 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 47 that we all learned our own language well when we were 48. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. 49 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 50 in it all the time. Just imagine how much 51 that gets!
So it is52to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 53upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 54 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 55. But they cannot do the student's work for him.
1. A．not B．quite C．only D．very
2. A．difficult B．important C．helpful D．easy
3. A．native B．foreign C．useful D．mother
4. A．learning B．enjoying C．trying D．liking
5. A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers
6. A．found B．watched C．noticed D．known
7. A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English
8. A．make B．help C．let D．allow
9. A．From B．On C．Since D．After
10. A．spelling B．grammar C．English D．pronunciation
11. A．happened B．looked C．seemed D．felt
12. A．know B．remember C．understand D．think
13. A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups
14. A．Imagine B．Mind C．Do D．Think of
15. A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing
16. A．time B．money C．language D．practice
17. A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly
18. A．depends B．tries C．has D．takes
19. A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs
20. A．do B．work C．help D．master
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
President Barack Obama has complained about the loss of privacy that comes with being leader of the United States, regretting the loss of simple pleasures such as a long walk or a trip to the car wash or supermarket.
“I just miss---I miss being anonymous,” he said. “I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walk. I can't take a walk”.
His dream, he said, was to “go through Central Park and watch for passing by…spend the day watching people --- I miss that”.
Faced with angry criticism for playing more golf than most previous occupants of the White House, he explained that the sport was simply the best way of getting away from it all. “It's the only excuse I have to get outside for four hours.” he told Hearst magazines.
Though he said he enjoyed his life in the White House, he felt disappointed with some of the ways of Washington, which he has failed in his permission to change, such as the "kabuki dance" among political parties before serious policy discussions begin. His comments may be seen as vindication（证实）by critics who have accused him of appearing too detached（漠然）, and being slow to engage in vital issues such as Libya and the near shutdown of the US government last week.
Since arriving at the White House in January 2009, Mr. Obama has already racked up 60 rounds of golf in office, more than George W Bush did in his eight years. In terms of ability, Golf Digest magazine has ranked Mr. Obama eighth out of the 18 presidents who played the game since it became established in the early 20th century.
1.What do the second paragraph and the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Obama likes living a busy life.
B. Obama used to spend most of his time with his family.
C. Obama wishes to enjoy simple pleasures.
D. He used to wash his car himself.
2.According to Obama, he plays golf to .
A. release his pressure B. keep fit
C. balance his work D. show his ability
3.We can infer from the passage that Obama is kabuki dance.
A. curious about B. interested in
C. content with D. tired of
4.Which of the following statements is from the critics?
A. The president lost lots of privacy, but he loves the life in the White House.
B. There are always unnecessary procedures among political parties.
C. The president seems to be indifferent (漠不关心的) towards some really important issues.
D. The president is really a great golf player.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Obama's favorite pastime.
B. Obama’s complaints about lack of privacy as president.
C. The public's criticism of Obama.
D. Obama's regrets for being the US president.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The story told to all American children about honesty is about the cherry tree that President George Washington cut when he was a boy. In China, every child knows the story of Lei Feng, the young soldier who helped others and was very honest. The stories of George Washington and Lei Feng help us understand the importance of being honest.
Every teacher wants his or her students to be honest. If every student can be honest in their childhood, they will be honest when they become adults. The country will then be known as an honest country and it will be respected by everyone.
Usually, it is the father and the mother who give the first lessons of honesty. George Washington learned honesty from his father.
A favorite Chinese story is about a young man who went to the market to buy food for his mother. There was a very young girl there who was selling flowers. The young man stole one flower when the girl served her customer.
When he went home, he began to think what he had done. He went back to the market to find the girl. He told her that he was sorry and that he wanted to pay her for the flower. The little girl refused and said, "You do not need to pay for the flower, elder brother. Since you took it, I thought you had a reason to take it so I did not worry about receiving money for it."The young man was ashamed that he stole the flower. He could never forget about the importance of being honest.
1.What do we know from the stories of George Washington and Lei Feng?
A. George Washington was the president of America.
B. Lei Feng was a young soldier who helped others.
C. We had heard the stories when we were only children.
D. They help us understand the importance of being honest.
2.Who is the first person to give lessons of honest to a child?
A. George Washington. B. Lei Feng. C. Parents. D. Teacher.
3.Why did the little girl refuse to get the young man’s money?
A. Because the young man had realized his mistake.
B. Because her flowers were free.
C. Because she knew the young man well.
D. Because the flowers were very cheap, and she sent one to the young man.
4.Why is the education of honesty so important in school education?
A. Because it is one of the lessons required for study in every country.
B. Because if a child is honest in his/her childhood, he/she will be honest when growing up.
C. Because honest people are becoming less and less in most countries.
D. Because teachers are afraid of students’ stealing things when they are still in school.
高二英语长对话或独白中等难度题查看答案及解析
History has some very special qualities about it. It is a ________ of what has happened in the past, and the really interesting thing is that much of history has been ________ time and again. It allows us to learn from the past, both the ________ made and the successes achieved.
One of the ________ of history is that it allows us to know how famous people ________ when they were faced with challenges in their life. ________ these challenges happened at a certain time in the past or in a ________ country or culture, all of them can always teach us something ________.
Take for example the ________ of Thomas Edison and how many times he ________ while on the road to finally inventing the light bulb (电灯泡). He could be held out as an example of a person who ________ stopped trying. I am sure he was ________ by those difficulties but he did not let them stop him. He had a ________ and he just kept trying until he reached success.
Or, think about the story of Abraham Lincoln who ________ to become President of the United States even though he suffered ________ losses. Most of us only know about his success. ________, his life was not an easy one. His story makes us keep moving forward no matter what ________ we have in life.
These true history stories will make you stop to reconsider ________ or food for thought about going after your dreams even though you may not think you have the courage or the ________ for now to get what you have always wanted. They could help you make decisions and ________ when you have no idea what to do. They could inspire you to be all that you can be.
1.A. note B. belief C. chance D. record
2.A. reported B. expected C. repeated D. corrected
3.A. mistakes B. jokes C. agreements D. challenges
4.A. events B. periods C. problems D. advantages
5.A. studied B. reacted C. competed D. explored
6.A. Although B. Because C. Unless D. Whether
7.A. developed B. poor C. different D. popular
8.A. clear B. simple C. special D. useful
9.A. name B. story C. position D. character
10.A. failed B. watched C. escaped D. traveled
11.A. also B. often C. still D. never
12.A. shocked B. beaten C. discouraged D. controlled
13.A. job B. dream C. duty D. power
14.A. happened B. prepared C. pretended D. managed
15.A. hearing B. weight C. personal D. slight
16.A. In fact B. As usual C. In all D. After all
17.A. directions B. improvements C. permissions D. difficulties
18.A. passing by B. giving up C. setting off D. calming down
19.A. ability B. habit C. goal D. choice
20.A. introductions B. conversations C. judgments D. Impressions
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
She is not very ____ about the idea of going camping. I think she will stay at home reading.
A. optimistic B. enthusiastic C. confused D. curious
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析