Twenty years ago, Americans were a rare sight...

Twenty years ago, Americans were a rare sight in China. But decades later, things have changed greatly. Americans are found in every Chinese province and region and in all walks of life. Much of this change is due to the increasing exchange and improving relationship between the two countries, but what attracts many here is China’s rapid development and the huge opportunities that have arisen with that development.

Erik Nilsson has been working for the English newspaper China Daily as a reporter for five years since his graduation from Central Michigan University. Although his original plan was to become a conflict zone reporter in Latin America, he decided to stay at China Daily

Robert Brownell, a former IT engineer with Microsoft in Seattle, is now teaching in China and appreciates the different atmosphere in the school. His actions are a lot less restricted here than they would be in the U.S. “For good students, I can give them candy,” he explains. “But in American schools, if you give food to students, they have to be sealed(密封)and tested. In China I can pat them on the back and raise my voice. But in America, everything is regulated so much, you just can’t do anything.”

Kodi Keith Avila, the 30-year- old Hawaiian is running a business English school, New York Minutes, in Beijing. Avila first came to China in 2007 on a scholarship program as a student of University of Hawaii. It was encouragement from his professor that finally convinced him to go to China. “He thought China would overtake other countries in trade, consumption and technology,” Avila said.“I saw many good opportunities for personal careers or business development in China. So many limousines Audi, Mercedes-Benz, so many businessmen and skyscrapers. One can get a business license in China as long as one has a good business plan”he told China Today.

“I came to China because I am interested in Chinese medicine. Learning Chinese language will help me learn Chinese medicine,” Caponigro told China Today. She is not alone among Americans in becoming more and more fascinated with Chinese culture.

1.After graduation, Erik Nilsson first planned to __________.

A．work as an English newspaper editor         B．work for China Daily

C．become a conflict zone reporter in America   D．cover his reports in Latin America

2.From Robert Brownell’s story, we know that ________.

A．He couldn’t find a job and had to come to China

B．School teachers share more freedom in China than in the U.S.

C．American teachers are not allowed to give food to their students

D．American classes are more fun and lively

3.Kodi Keith Avila stays in China running his business because ______.

A．he is on a scholarship program as a student of University of Hawaii

B．he was encouraged and seized the business opportunity

C．he has provided the start-up capital

D．his professor convinced him to run a school

4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．The Fascinating Chinese Culture

B．China--- A Jobseekers’ Wonderful Place

C．Starting Business in China

D．Americans Following Their Dreams to China

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

All added up, there are now only ten students in the mountain school, but ten years ago there were 　　　　 .

A. ten times more　　　　 B. ten times much

C. more ten times 　　 　 D. much ten times

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Twenty years ago, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher, was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Daker. The sad news, so unexpected, shook the unusually 　 　 and unhurried politician off her balance. Though she did her best to　 　 as if nothing had happened and made her public appearance as usual, people could not fail to notice that she was no longer the old self-assured prime minister who always had everything under　 　 . Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to　 　 from her shock.

One day when she was to　 　 at a lunch party, a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the　 　 of her missing son again. She was　 　 mentally unprepared for the question and lost her self-control. Tears were　 　 her cheeks　 　 she sobbingly told the reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very worried about him. She said that all the countries concerned had　 　 to do their best to help her find her son. With that she　 　 down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she calmed down and started to speak as　 　 . It was a very　 　 scene which exposed a new side of Mrs. Thatcher’s　 　 the public do not usually see. People began to talk about the Iron Woman’s　　 　 love, a　 　 that is common to all human race.

Later Mark returned　 　 to his mother’s side, good-humored and all smiles as usual　 nothing unusual had ever happened. The Iron Woman, 　 　 , broke down again and was　　 　 sobbing for a second time.

1.A. outstanding    B. busy     C. calm     D. considerate

2.A. seem     B. talk     C. do    D. pretend

3.A. construction B. control    C. discussion     D. pressure

4.A. respond     B. relieve     C. reduce     D. recover

5.A. arrive     B. eat     C. speak    D. read

6.A. subject     B. object     C. theme     D. message

7.A. hardly     B. totally     C. partly     D. mostly

8.A. putting down B. taking off     C. getting off     D. rolling down

9.A. because     B. though    C. if    D. as

10.A. permitted    B. admitted    C. promised     D. managed

11.A. fell    B. went    C. broke     D. brought

12.A. agreed    B. planned     C. announced    D. explained

13.A. moving     B. shocking     C. interesting    D. serious

14.A. quality     B. action     C. position     D. character

15.A. lively    B. likely    C. lovely    D. motherly

16.A. habit     B. hobby     C. feeling     D. thought

17.A. hungry and tired     B. safe and funny     C. safe and sound    D. tired and sleepy

18.A. as if     B. even if    C. so that     D. if only

19.A. therefore    B. however     C. besides     D. thus

20.A. made     　 B. heard　　　　     　　 C. felt     　　　　     　 D. seen

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Around twenty years ago I was living in Seattle and going through hard times. I could not find ________work although I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree.

To my ________, I had to drive a school bus to ________my family. At the same time, I had some ________with different companies but they all________to say I did not get the job. I went to the bus barn（车库）, feeling________.

Later that afternoon, ________doing my rounds through the town I had an inner wave rise from deep ________ me and I thought “Why has my________become so hard?”

Immediately after this internal（内心的）scream, I ________the bus over to drop off a little girl. As she________, she handed me an earring saying I should keep it_______somebody looked for it. The________was stamped with words “BE HAPPY”. Then it struck me. I had been putting all of my________into what was wrong with my life rather than what was________!

One night there was a phone call for me from the________at a large hospital. She asked me whether I________do a one-day training for 200 hospital workers. I said ________and got the job.

My day with the hospital workers________very well. I got a great________and many more days of work. To this day I know that it was because I changed my attitude to life.

1.A. probable　　 B. satisfying　　 C. particular　　 D. considerate

2.A. joy　　 B. luck　　 C. shame　　 D. surprise

3.A. support　　 B. meet　　 C. supply　　 D. provide

4.A. meetings　　 B. conferences　　 C. reports　　 D. interviews

5.A. came　　 B. expected　　 C. called　　 D. hoped

6.A. excited　　 B. frightened　　 C. worried　　 D. disappointed

7.A. though　　 B. while　　 C. unless　　 D. until

8.A. inside　　 B. beyond　　 C. upon　　 D. beside

9.A. study　　 B. life　　 C. bus　　 D. position

10.A. carried　　 B. brought　　 C. pulled　　 D. held

11.A. took off　　 B. put off　　 C. got off　　 D. gave off

12.A. as long as　　 B. in case　　 C. as soon as　　 D. now that

13.A. bag　　 B. watch　　 C. necklace　　 D. earring

14.A. energies　　 B. ideas　　 C. strength　　 D. money

15.A. real　　 B. sad　　 C. happy　　 D. right

16.A. nurse　　 B. manager　　 C. patient　　 D. worker

17.A. should　　 B. must　　 C. could　　 D. ought

18.A. yes　　 B. hello　　 C. no　　 D. nothing

19.A. looked　　 B. went　　 C. fit　　 D. appeared

20.A. comfort　　 B. shock　　 C. excuse　　 D. welcome

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Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 36  I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 37  work.

I was 38  a school bus to make ends meet and  39  with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 40 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 41  the job. “Why has my life become so 42  ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to 43  a little girl, she handed me an earring  44  I should keep it 45  somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it 46  me – I had been giving all of my 47  to what was going wrong with my 48  rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 49  of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50  more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 51  from a lady who was a director at a larger 52 . She asked me if I would 53  a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My 54  there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 55  that I completely changed my life.

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 31 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 32 work.

I was 33 a school bus to make ends meet and 34 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 35 five interviews(面试)with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 36 the job. “Why has my life become so 37?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to 38 a little girl, she handed me an earring 39 I should keep it 40 somebody claimed(认领)it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it 41 me-I had been giving all of my 42 to what was going wrong with my 43 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 44 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 45 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 46 from a lady who was a director at a large 47. She asked me if I would 48 a one-day lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My 49 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 50that I completely changed my life.

1.                A．As             B．Though         C．If    D．When

2.                A．successful       B．extra           C．satisfying D．convenient

3.                A．driving         B．repairing        C．taking    D．designing

4.                A．working        B．travelling        C．discussing D．living

5.                A．prepared for    B．attended        C．asked for D．held

6.                A．lose           B．like            C．find  D．get

7.                A．hard           B．busy           C．serious   D．short

8.                A．wave at         B．drop off        C．call on    D．look for

9.                A．ordering        B．promising       C．saying    D．showing

10.               A．in case         B．or else         C．as if  D．now that

11.               A．hurt           B．hit            C．caught    D．moved

12.               A．feelings        B．attention       C．strength   D．interests

13.               A．opinions        B．education       C．experiences    D．life

14.               A．list            B．book           C．check D．copy

15.               A．connect        B．turn           C．keep D．add

16.               A．her            B．a passenger     C．me   D．my friend

17.               A．hospital        B．factory         C．restaurant D．hotel

18.               A．listen to        B．review         C．give  D．talk about

19.               A．plan           B．choice         C．day   D．tour

20.               A．operation       B．speaking        C．employment    D．thinking

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Around twenty years ago I was living in York.　　　　　 I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree，I could not find　　　　　 work.

I was 　　　　 a school bus to make ends meet and 　　　　 with a friend of mine，for I had lost my flat. I had 　　 five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 　　　　 the job. “Why has my life become so 　　　　 ?”I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to 　　 a little girl; she handed me an earring 　　　 I should keep it 　　　　 somebody claimed(认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it 　　　　 me—I had been giving all of my 　　 to what was going wrong with my 　　　　 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 　　　 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 　　　 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 　　　　 from a lady who was a director at a large 　　　　 . She asked me if I would 　　 a one­day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My 　　　　 there went very well, and before long I got a well­paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 　　　　 that I completely changed my life.

1.A. As                B．Though            C．If            D．When

2.A. successful        B．extra            C．satisfying    D．convenient

3.A. driving            B．repairing        C．taking        D．designing

4.A. working            B．travelling        C．discussing    D．living

5.A. prepared for    B．attended            C．asked for    D．held

6.A. lose            B．like                C．find            D．get

7.A. hard            B．busy                C．serious        D．short

8.A. wave at            B．drop off            C．call on        D．look for

9.A. ordering        B．promising        C．saying        D．showing

10.A. in case        B．or else            C．as if        D．now that

11.A. hurt            B．hit                C．caught        D．moved

12.A. feelings        B．attention        C．strength        D．interests

13.A. opinions        B．education        C．experiences    D．life

14.A. list            B．book                C．check        D．copy

15.A. connect        B．turn                C．keep            D．add

16.A. her            B．a passenger        C．me            D．my friend

17.A. hospital        B．factory            C．restaurant    D．hotel

18.A. listen to        B．review            C．give            D．talk about

19.A. plan            B．choice            C．day            D．tour

20.A. operation        B．speaking            C．employment    D．thinking

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I still remember __________ chess in class by my teacher about twenty years ago.

A. to be caught to play            B. being caught playing

C. catching play                 D. having caught playing

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Years ago, a cigarette commercial asked if you were smoking more, but enjoying it less. That describes the way many of us live today. We are doing more, but enjoying it less. And when that doesn’t work, we compound the problem. In our frantic search for satisfaction, we try stuffing still more into our days, never realizing that we are taking the wrong approach.

The truth is simple; so simple it is hard to believe. Satisfaction lies with less, not with more. Yet, we pursue the myth that this thing, or that activity, will somehow provide the satisfaction we so desperately seek.

Arthur Lindman, in his devastating book, “The Harried Leisure Class,” described the futility of pursuing more. His research focused on what people did with their leisure time. He found that as income rose, people bought more things to occupy their leisure time. But, ironically, the more things they bought, the less they valued any one of them. Carried to an extreme, he predicted massive boredom in the midst of tremendous variety. That was more than twenty years ago, and his prediction seems more accurate every year.

Lindman, of course, is not the first to discover this. The writer of Ecclesiastes expressed the same thought thousands of years ago. It is better, he wrote, to have less, but enjoy it more.

If you would like to enjoy life more, I challenge you to experiment with me. How could you simplify your life? What could you drop? What could you do without? What could you stop pursuing? What few things could you concentrate on?

The more I learn, the more I realize that fullness of life does not depend on things. The more I give up, the more I seem to gain. But words will never convince you. You must try it for yourself.

1．Arthur Lindman predicted twenty years ago that ______.

A. more things brought more value   B. the more people had, the less they valued them

C. people didn’t like to pursue more  D. massive boredom came from less variety

2．What does the article suggest to make our life happier?

A. To enjoy more things.            B. To buy more things.

C. To sell things we do not need.     D. To get rid of useless things.

3．The passage is probably written to ___________.

A. introduce Arthur Lindman and his book       B. tell the readers what is satisfaction

C. introduce how to simplify people’s life       D. persuade people to simplify their life

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

I am an American living in France for twenty years. I used to complain about how the French were ______ for friendship. I had a(n)______ time making a living here.

When I came I felt a need to meet people,______ I went to the cinema night for women’s day. I was excited about the way to connect to French women through the ______ we would have after the film, perhaps to make friends and get more chance of ______.

Outside the cinema was a woman with long gray hair who had a slightly ______ smell and was asking for money. I ______ my wallet to give her a Euro and then something made me stop and enter into ______ with her. I said, “Look, people are seeing a film that could ______ your life. I’d rather buy you a ticket than give you money.”

So she came in,______ behind me because she said people ______ the theater didn't like her. She sat next to me in the cinema. Then I noticed some women were looking at me, with expressions of ______.

I encouraged the women to come the following night to an event. I ______ her to an agency that helped women in her ______. Then, a woman came towards me and said, “Did you buy a ticket for the woman?” When I said yes, she said, “Please come to the community center to ______ other employees there.”

This was the ______ of a deep friendship and colleague relationship. The woman I took to the cinema that night wasn’t ______. Actually, she was a secretary and spoke English.

For me, though, she was ______ my angel. I made a great friend ______ reaching out to her, also got a great job, and ______ myself of many previous negative judgments about the French.

1.A. suitable　　 B. unavailable　　 C. comfortable　　 D. accessible

2.A. easy　　 B. simple　　 C. good　　 D. hard

3.A. still　　 B. so　　 C. though　　 D. but

4.A. argument　　 B. puzzle　　 C. discussion　　 D. revision

5.A. work　　 B. income　　 C. friendship　　 D. communications

6.A. strong　　 B. delicious　　 C. sweet　　 D. strange

7.A. picked up　　 B. put away　　 C. handed out　　 D. reached for

8.A. conversation　　 B. research　　 C. assistance　　 D. collision

9.A. defend　　 B. lead　　 C. transform　　 D. challenge

10.A. watching　　 B. stepping　　 C. hiding　　 D. failing

11.A. coining　　 B. running　　 C. noticing　　 D. building

12.A. excitement　　 B. disappointment　　 C. pride　　 D. surprise

13.A. directed　　 B. invited　　 C. explained　　 D. suggested

14.A. name　　 B. place　　 C. situation　　 D. honor

15.A. introduce　　 B. hire　　 C. train　　 D. meet

16.A. result　　 B. end　　 C. beginning　　 D. case

17.A. homeless　　 B. alone　　 C. wealthy　　 D. lonely

18.A. rather than　　 B. more than　　 C. other than　　 D. less than

19.A. beyond　　 B. except　　 C. through　　 D. from

20.A. warned　　 B. reminded　　 C. accused　　 D. rid

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析