Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm is probably one of the most popular school reads in the world. George Orwell wrote it as a political allegory(讽喻)and has since then inspired the minds of not only adult revolutionaries but also the younger ones who start feeling the spark of being right and free for all of the humanity in their hearts.
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
This is a wise, funny, and heartbreaking memory of Marjane Satrapi’s years growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, and how she dealt with life while experiencing the ruinous effects of the war with Iraq. The mistakes she felt she made opened her eyes and shaped her into becoming the influential individual she is today.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Regarded as a masterpiece of literature----it is no wonder it won the Pulitzer Prize. The plot and characters are based on the author’s observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 16 years old. The novel is famous for its warmth and humor, despite telling a story of innocent Tom Robinson being accused of raping(强暴)a white woman because he was black.
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
A story showing the absolute courage of a young boy, who was never afraid to speak his mind in the face of injustice and would always defend the helpless. A boy shows us the importance of believing in ourselves and others. Harry Potter reminds us that the true power to defeat any enemy is not found in others, but found within each of us.
1.Which book best suits the people who want freedom?
A. The Harry Potter series B. To Kill a Mockingbird
C. Animal Farm D. Persepolis
2.Which author wrote about his or her own experience in the above works?
A. J. K. Rowling B. Marjane Satrapi
C. George Orwell D. Harper Lee
3.What does the author say about To Kill a Mockingbird?
A. Its author is a young girl B. It was written in a serious way
C. One theme may be racial inequality D. Tom Robinson committed a crime
4.What does the Harry Potter series mainly want to convey?
A. God helps those who help themselves B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C. Actions speak louder than words D. Failure is the mother of success
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm is probably one of the most popular school reads in the world. George Orwell wrote it as a political allegory(讽喻)and has since then inspired the minds of not only adult revolutionaries but also the younger ones who start feeling the spark of being right and free for all of the humanity in their hearts.
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
This is a wise, funny, and heartbreaking memory of Marjane Satrapi’s years growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, and how she dealt with life while experiencing the ruinous effects of the war with Iraq. The mistakes she felt she made opened her eyes and shaped her into becoming the influential individual she is today.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Regarded as a masterpiece of literature----it is no wonder it won the Pulitzer Prize. The plot and characters are based on the author’s observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 16 years old. The novel is famous for its warmth and humor, despite telling a story of innocent Tom Robinson being accused of raping(强暴)a white woman because he was black.
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
A story showing the absolute courage of a young boy, who was never afraid to speak his mind in the face of injustice and would always defend the helpless. A boy shows us the importance of believing in ourselves and others. Harry Potter reminds us that the true power to defeat any enemy is not found in others, but found within each of us.
1.Which book best suits the people who want freedom?
A. The Harry Potter series B. To Kill a Mockingbird
C. Animal Farm D. Persepolis
2.Which author wrote about his or her own experience in the above works?
A. J. K. Rowling B. Marjane Satrapi
C. George Orwell D. Harper Lee
3.What does the author say about To Kill a Mockingbird?
A. Its author is a young girl B. It was written in a serious way
C. One theme may be racial inequality D. Tom Robinson committed a crime
4.What does the Harry Potter series mainly want to convey?
A. God helps those who help themselves B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C. Actions speak louder than words D. Failure is the mother of success
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A new study has found the amount of antibiotics（抗生素）given to farm animals is expected to increase by two-thirds over the next 15 years. Researchers are linking the growing dependence on the drugs to the increasing need for meat, milk and eggs. However, the drugs could quicken the development of antibiotic-resistant infections（感染）. Such infections are already a major public, health concern in the United States.
The World Health Organization notes when people stop living in poverty（贫困）, the first thing they want to do is eat better, rather than earn more money. For most people, that means their diet should contain more meat. With the rapid development of Asia, people there are eating nearly four times as much meat, milk and other milk products as they did 50 year ago.
To meet the need, farmers have put many animals into smaller spaces. As the animals are crowded together, the easiest way to deal with some of the problems of crowding is to give them antibiotics. It's clear that antibiotics help animals stay healthy in a crowded environment and grow faster. But bacteria can develop resistance to the drugs gradually.
Nowadays, doctors find antibiotics that once worked against the infections no longer work. The bacteria have learned ways to fight against the drugs. The heavy use of antibiotics in animals is responsible for the growth of antibiotic resistance worldwide. In the United States, at least two million people get drug-resistant infections each year and at least 23,000 die from an infection.
Europe has banned the use of antibiotics to increase animal growth. And the United States is hoping to persuade farmers to stop using antibiotics for that purpose.
1.What accounts for the increasing amount of antibiotics given to farm animals?
A.The desire for new drugs. B.The less effective antibiotics.
C.The outdated farm technology. D.The need for more various foods.
2.What do most people want to do first when they get rid of poverty according to the WHO?
A.Making a lot of money. B.Focusing more on health.
C.Having more meat in their diet. D.Living in a better environment.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Antibiotics do harm to animals.
B.Antibiotics help animals stay healthy.
C.Antibiotics are used heavily in Europe.
D.Antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread to people.
4.What's the passage mainly about?
A.A new way of raising farm animals.
B.The advantages of using antibiotics.
C.The reason for banning the use of antibiotics.
D.The negative effect of antibiotics in farm animals.
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If you think about the countless number of animal species on our planet, the giraffe is perhaps one of the most interesting. With its unusual pattern and incredibly long neck, it looks like no other animal on Earth. But how did this mammal come to get its famously huge neck? Well, scientists have been asking themselves this question for centuries.
The most commonly believed answer is that the massive neck — which measures on average 180 centimeters and weighs about 270 kilograms — evolved to allow the animal to reach the leaves of tall trees.
British scientist Charles Darwin was one of the first people to propose this idea in the 1800s.“The giraffe… has its whole frame beautifully adapted for browsing on the higher branches of trees,”he wrote in his famous 1859 book On the Origin of Species. It was Darwin’s belief that the giraffe once had a much shorter neck, but over time, evolution led to longer-necked giraffes being born, which in turn survived as they were able to reach the food that others couldn’t. Yet, there are other theories. According to a paper published in September in the Journal of Arid Environments, the giraffe’s neck evolved to increase its surface-area-to-volume ratio. Because the animal’s neck increases its body’s surface area, it makes it easier for it to keep cool, the paper’s authors wrote. This phenomenon can be seen everywhere in nature, and even in engineering.
For example, this is why elephants have such large ears, and why radiators (暖气片) in homes are flat and thin, as a large surface area allows heat to escape quicker.
Meanwhile, some believe that competition is the answer. A 1996 study by two South African zoologists argued that the male giraffes with the biggest necks are the ones who “win” access to females to reproduce, as they are better at fighting, meaning that their long necks are passed down through the generations. So, it seems like there’s still no definite answer to the question. But until we find the truth, we should at least enjoy this beautiful and interesting creature for what it is today, rather than wonder about where it came from.
1.What idea did Charles Darwin put forward in his book?
A.Giraffe’s necks are 180 cm long and weigh 270 kg on average.
B.Giraffes with a long neck are better at fighting.
C.Giraffes are a species that is born with a long neck.
D.Longer-necked giraffes are able to survive better.
2.What is the article mainly about?
A.Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
B.Different functions of the giraffe’s long neck.
C.How the giraffe manages to survive in nature.
D.Theories about why the giraffe has a huge neck.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is ______ unusual feeling for animal lovers to see ______ giant panda, one of China’s most famous animals.
A. an; 不填 B. an; the C. the; the D. the; 不填
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Ancient & Baroque
Rome is one of the world’s most attractive cities with probably more to see here than in any other capital on earth. With a recorded history for about 2,500 years, nowhere else seems to have managed to combine classical places of interest and medieval (中世纪的) buildings from Renaissance palaces to Baroque piazzas.
Four nights in centrally located four-star hotel.
Lake Garda,Venice & Verona
An astonishing beautiful scenery shines in Lake Garda in Verona, the medieval world's richest city-outstandingly unique Venice. For centuries, Italy has drawn visitors in search of culture and romance, with few countries comparable to its art, music, design, scenery, food and wine.
Full-day exploring beautiful Lake Garda both on land and by boat.
Six nights in a four-star hotel, including local breakfast and dinner.
Lake Como & Alpine Railways
This wonderful wintertime break includes a visit to beautiful Como Town, with its breath-taking views. Take a journey on the scenic Bernina Express Railway to famous St. Moritz, and explore Como's shores.
Enjoy the magic of Italy's romantic lake and discover the lakeside Como Town.
Five nights' accommodation at the three-star Hotel Bazzoni.
Lake Garda Trip
Lake Garda, Italy's largest lake, has attracted visitors for over a century with its wonder-ful scenery-clear blue waters. Explore its colourful, and historic lakeside towns, and you will enjoy all this beautiful scenery that Lake Garda offers.
Seven nights in one of our carefully chosen hotels on Lake Garda.
Return flights from your chosen airport to Italy.
1.How long does Lake Garda Trip last?
A. About four days. B. About five days.
C. About seven days. D. About six days.
2.What is special in Lake Garda, Venice & Verona?
A. Four nights living in hotel. B. Offering local dinner.
C. Exploring Lake Garda by ship. D. Offering return tickets.
3.Which trip will be the best one to take in cold weather?
A. Ancient &.Baroque. B. Lake Garda,Venice & Verona.
C. Lake Como & Alpine Railways. D. Lake Garda Trip.
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Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”___1.____.
There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in-person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ___2.___. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad（少年） offered to take his place. __3.__.
_4.__. If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. __5.___ And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.
A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.
B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.
C．it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers
D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.
E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.
F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.
G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.
高二英语信息匹配中等难度题查看答案及解析
Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”__1.___.
There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in-person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. __2.____. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年) offered to take his place. __3.__.
_4.___. If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. _5.___ And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.
A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.
B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.
C．it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers
D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.
E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.
F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.
G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.
高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Speaking of all the songs he has written, I think this is probably his _______ one.
A. better-known B. well-known
C. best-known D. most-known
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Speaking of all the songs he has written, I think this is probably his _______ one.
A. better-known B. well-known
C. best-known D. most-known
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job？”__1__.
There are people who can answer an insignificant（无关紧要的） advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, doortodoor approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. __2__. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年)offered to take his place. __3__.
__4__. If the lad had gone home to ponder(考虑)his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs(美差). When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. __5__. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.
A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.
B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.
C．It’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers
D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.
E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company's faults.
F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.
G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.
高二英语信息匹配中等难度题查看答案及解析