Color-blind people often find it difficult to...

Color-blind people often find it difficult to _____ between blue and green.

A．compare          B．separate          C．distinguish         D．divide

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When people find themselves in difficult conflicts, they often turn to mediation(调解). Mediator are advised to listen attentively, avoid favoring the ideas of one party, and make both sides feel at ease. Surprisingly, new research that my colleagues and I conducted shows that, to effectively help people settle their conflicts, mediators　 should adopt a hostile(敌对的 ) attitude rather- than a calming one. A hostile mediator, we find, brings better results than a nice one

Why would adding more negativity to an already hostile situation prove beneficial? Consider how parents typically react when they can't get their children to stop quarreling: "I don't care who started it, both of you, go to your rooms!" At first sight, a calm mediator seems likely to be more effective. But as anyone with brothers or sisters knows, parents' seemingly unsympathetic treatment ofthe situation can have an unusual effect,

In our research, we created situations in which pairs ofnegotiators were part ofa heated conflict.In some cases, the mediator had a "nice" approach-calm and polite. In others, he was hostile-aggressive and somewhat rude. Across different types of conflicts, we found that negotiators were more willing and able to reach an agreement in the presence of a hostile mediator than in the presence of a nice one.

The main result ofthe test is not that hostility pays off. In fact, recent research has documented the social costs of negative behavior. For example, being the target ofrude behavior reduces people's performance on a variety oftasks. Other research shows the social benefits ofpositive behavior.People are more likely to close deals and become future business partners.

Even with the widespread social benefits ofpositive behavior and costs ofnegative behavior, hostility can pay offin certain situations.

1.What is the parents' settlement ofconflicts in paragraph 2?

A. It's calming and wise

B. It's arbitrary but effective.

C. It's commonly adopted.

D. It harms family relationship

2.How does the author support his viewpoints?

A. By giving examples and experimenting.

B. By analyzing causes and effects.

C. By presenting facts.

D. By making comparison/

3.Which best describes the author's attitude in the text?

A. Concerned. B. Doubtful.

C. Objective D. Positive.

4.What could be the title ofthe text?

A. The Significance of Effective Mediation

B. The Costs ofNegative Behavior

C. The Benefits ofPositive Behavior

D. The Surprising Power of Hostility

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer because there are many factors to take into consideration. Firstly, in a first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally, so the question of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning a second language.

A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese, for example, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish, while Chinese is very different, so first language can affect learning a second language. The greater the differences between the second language and our first, the harder it will be for most people to learn.

Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system, and the pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners. However, for Japanese speakers, who already use Chinese characters in their own language, learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet.

Different cultures and individuals will find different languages more difficult. In the case of Hungarian for British learners, it is not a question of the writing system, which uses a similar alphabet, but the grammatical complexity, though native speakers may find it easier, struggling with languages that the British find relatively hard.

No language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first language are easier. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge, but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another. In the end, it is impossible to say that one language that is the most difficult language in the world.

1.Who might find Portuguese an easier language to learn?

A. The Chinese.　　 B. Russians.

C. Spanish people.　　 D. The Japanese.

2.Why do Japanese speakers find the Chinese less difficult to learn?

A. They use Chinese characters.

B. Japan is the neighbor of China.

C. Chinese is their second language.

D. Many Japanese are learning Chinese.

3.Which is the most difficult of Hungarian for British learners?

A. Writing.　　 B. Pronunciation.

C. Grammar.　　 D. Alphabet.

4.What might be the author’s opinion?

A. Chinese is the hardest language.

B. Native language is always easy to learn.

C. No languages are difficult to learn well.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer because there are too many factors to take into consideration. Firstly, in a first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally, so the question of how hard a language is to learn only makes more sense when learning a second language.

A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese, for example, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish, while Chinese is very different, so first language can affect learning a second language. The greater the differences between the second language and our first, the harder it will be for most people to learn. Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system, and the pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners. However, for Japanese speakers, who already use Chinese characters in their own language, learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet.

Some people seem to learn languages easily, while others find it very difficult. Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role, as well as each learner's motivation for learning. If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life.

Obviously , British diplomats and other embassy staff have found that the second hardest language is Japanese, which will probably come as no surprise to many, but the language that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian, which uses a similar alphabet to English but has 35 cases (forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject, object, genitive, etc). This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone, but it causes British diplomatic personnel, who are generally used to learning languages, the most difficulty. However, Tabassaran, a Caucasian language has 48 cases, so it might cause more difficulty if British diplomats had to learn it.

Different cultures and individuals from those cultures will find different languages more difficult. Therefore, it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world.

1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A. The question of how hard a language is to learn is only applicable to first language acquisition

B. The question of how hard a language is to learn is only applicable to second language acquisition

C. The question of how hard a language is to learn is applicable to both first and second language acquisition.

D. There are too many languages in the world so it’s difficult to say which one is the most difficult to learn.

2.Which language will a native Portuguese speaker probably find easier to learn?

A. Chinese , because Portuguese use Chinese characters in their own language .

B. Japanese , because it is similar to their own language.

C. Spanish , because it also uses Roman alphabet .

D. Any one but Chinese, because its pronunciation is very difficult.

3.What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph3？

A. A particular situation or environment.

B. The degree of education that somebody has obtained

C. Teachers’ encouragement.

D. Professional training.

4.The author is most likely to agree____________

A. Not Hungarian’s writing system but its grammatical complexity causes problems for native British speakers.

B. Tabassaran is the hardest language to learn in the world for native European speakers.

C. Many British diplomats learn Tabassaran.

D. Learning a different writing system is easy.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer because there are many things to take into consideration. Firstly, in a first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally, so the question of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant in learning a second language.

A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish, while Chinese is very different, so first language can affect learning a second language. The greater the differences between a second language and our first language, the harder it will be for most people to learn a second language. Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system and the pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners. However, for Japanese speakers, who already use Chinese characters in their own language, learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet.

Some people seem to learn languages easily, while others find it very difficult. Teachers and the circumstances (环境) in which the language is learned also play an important role, as well as each learner’s purpose for learning. If people learn a language because they need to use it in work, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day-to-day life.

No language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first language are easier. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge, but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another. In the end, it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world.

1.Why do many people think Chinese is hard to learn?

A. Its writing system is strange.

B. Its pronunciation is challengeable.

C. Its characters are difficult to understand.

D. It has great differences from many other languages.

2.What can we learn from the text?

A. People will learn a language faster if they use it daily.

B. There are many languages that are the most difficult in the world.

C. All the languages can be easy to learn with good teachers and circumstances.

D. The writing system of a language is more difficult to master than its pronunciation.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nowadays it is difficult for people to find ________ work everywhere because ________ economic situation is very serious.

A. 不填；an          B. a; the            C. 不填; the          D. a; 不填;

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many people in the world live in big cities, which are often dirty and difficult places to live. So, some cities will get bigger. They will also get higher, and lower, because people will begin to live under the ground as well as in tall buildings. Scientists also say that men can begin to live in cities under the sea, when there is not enough space on the land. Of course, these new cities will be very expensive, and difficult to build, but they are not impossible. Already, some countries are building places to live under the ground so their people can go there if there is a new war. There are underground cities in Switzerland（瑞士）and China, built by the government（政府）to help some of the people live during a great war.

But will people change if they live under the ground for a long time？For example some fish go blind if they live in the dark sea for a long time. People will not go blind, because there will be light underground, but they may change in some way. Scientists say that people who live in cities today are losing their senses of smell, touch and taste. They can’t smell the dirty air, they can’t taste the chemicals（化学制剂）in their food. These senses are not as strong as before, when people lived in the country and grew their own food. The city has changed that. What will the underground city change in everyone？

1.People will live under the ground because _________．

A．it’s neither hot nor cold there

B．they’ll be afraid of the war

C．there’ll be less space on the ground

D．they’ll make their life comfortable

2.Some countries try to build some places under the ground so that people will be able to live there _____．

A．when summer comes

B．when a war breaks out

C．because they think it’ll be safer for them

D．when they’re fed up with the life on the land

3._________, so people who will live there won’t go blind．

A．There’ll be enough light under the ground

B．It’ll be easy to go upstairs

C．Glasses will be sold under the ground

D．Medicine will be supplied for free

4.People will lose some senses under the ground because _______．

A．the world are polluted

B．it’s dark there

C．the air is dirty and there are a lot of chemicals in their food

D．they can’t grow their own food in the sun

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is difficult to________between Mary and her younger sister

A．decide                      B．distinguish              C．explore                        D．express

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

It is easier to go to university than before, but it is more difficult to find a job. Being a student in a　　　　　　 agriculture(农业) university, I want to try my luck to hunt for a job. As you know, few people think 　　　　　　 of an agriculture university, especially one which is not famous. Most graduates from our university can---38---to be treated coldly.

Last year, a 　　　　　　 from our university attended a talent fair (人才市场) held in Guangzhou. He joined a queue to　　　　　　 in his resume (简历) for an interview. When his　　　　　　 came and his university was introduced, the interviewer said with a sneer, “What? I’ve never　　　　　　 of that university. Go! Next one!” He waved his hand 　　　　　　 even taking a look at the resume and took no notice of the graduate’s request for a chance to show his skills and knowledge.

How　　　　　　 the graduate was! I wonder what these employers(雇主) really want: the name of a famous university　　　　　　 knowledge and technology?

It is true that some students from common universities don’t have the same abilities as those from key ones, but that doesn’t　　　　　　 that all of us are less able students. We are sure to　　　　　　 the employers with our skills if they give us a chance.

1.A. keyB. Usual　　　　 C. special    D. common

2.A. highlyB. lowly    C. little    D. greatly

3.A. needB. expect    C. hope    D. wish

4.A. graduateB. teacher    C. parent    D. professor

5.A. giveB. share    C. let    D. hand

6.A. timeB. chance    C. turn    D. interview

7.A. seenB. heard    C. listened    D. noticed

8.A. withB. up    C. without    D. away

9.A. disappointedB. amazed    C. pleased    D. stupid

10.A. soB. and    C. but    D. or

11.A. adviseB. say    C. mean    D. translate

12.A. warnB. impress    C. show    D. encourage

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- Some Chinese students find it difficult to understand native speakers when in London.

--- Exactly, ____ they’ve learned a lot about grammar and known many words.

A. what if B. now that C. as ifD. even if

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析