In America,drivers’ education is part of the regular high school curriculum(课程). Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in driver’s education. However, unlike other courses,it is not given during the regular school year.Instead it is a summer course.
The course is divided up into two parts:class time for learning laws and regulations, and driving time to practise driving.Class time is not unlike any other class. The students study the basic traffic laws from a text to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone who wants to get a driver’s license.
Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel (steering wheel) and practise starting steering,backing up,parking,switching lanes,turning corners,and all the other maneuvers (操作) required to drive a car.Each student is required to drive a total of six hours.The students are divided up into groups of four.The students and the instructor go out driving for two hour blocks of time.Thus,each student gets half an hour driving time per outing.The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back.
After the student has passed the driver’s education course and reached the appropriate age to drive(this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old),they can go to a designated(指定的) state office to take their driver’s test,which is made up of an eye examination,a written test,and a road test.The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver’s license.If the person did well in his or her driver’s education class,he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver’s license.
1.
.In America,the driver’s course mentioned above .
A.is considered as part of the advanced education
B.is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s license
C.is carried on at the same time as other courses
D.is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools
2.
We can infer that the students are required to_________in their whole driving practice.
A. spend at least six hours driving B.get half an hour driving
C.drive for two hour blocks of time D.go out driving for tweleve times
3.
Which of the following is Not True for the students wanting to get their driver’s license?
A. They must have their eyes examined.
B.They must be 16 years of age.
C.They should go to have their driver’s test.
D.They ought to do well in their driver’s course.
4.
In the last sentence,“with flying colors” means .
A.happily B. quickly C.colorfully D.successfully
高二英语阅读理解简单题
In America,drivers’ education is part of the regular high school curriculum(课程). Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in driver’s education. However, unlike other courses,it is not given during the regular school year.Instead it is a summer course.
The course is divided up into two parts:class time for learning laws and regulations, and driving time to practise driving.Class time is not unlike any other class. The students study the basic traffic laws from a text to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone who wants to get a driver’s license.
Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel (steering wheel) and practise starting steering,backing up,parking,switching lanes,turning corners,and all the other maneuvers (操作) required to drive a car.Each student is required to drive a total of six hours.The students are divided up into groups of four.The students and the instructor go out driving for two hour blocks of time.Thus,each student gets half an hour driving time per outing.The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back.
After the student has passed the driver’s education course and reached the appropriate age to drive(this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old),they can go to a designated(指定的) state office to take their driver’s test,which is made up of an eye examination,a written test,and a road test.The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver’s license.If the person did well in his or her driver’s education class,he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver’s license.
1.
.In America,the driver’s course mentioned above .
A.is considered as part of the advanced education
B.is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s license
C.is carried on at the same time as other courses
D.is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools
2.
We can infer that the students are required to_________in their whole driving practice.
A. spend at least six hours driving B.get half an hour driving
C.drive for two hour blocks of time D.go out driving for tweleve times
3.
Which of the following is Not True for the students wanting to get their driver’s license?
A. They must have their eyes examined.
B.They must be 16 years of age.
C.They should go to have their driver’s test.
D.They ought to do well in their driver’s course.
4.
In the last sentence,“with flying colors” means .
A.happily B. quickly C.colorfully D.successfully
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
A regular drop in the sun’s radiation(辐射) can cause unusually cold winters in parts of North America and Europe, scientists say, a finding that could improve long-range forecasts and help countries prepare for snowstorms.
Scientists have known for a long time that the sun has an 11-year cycle during which radiation measured by sunspots on the surface reaches a peak then falls. But explaining a clear connection to weather is harder.
“Our research confirms the observed connection between solar change and regional winter climate,” lead author Sarah Ineson of the UK Met Office told the reporters in an email. The study was published in the magazine Nature Geoscience on Monday.
The researchers found that the reducing of ultraviolet(UV,紫外线) radiation from the sun can affect high-altitude wind patterns in the Northern Hemisphere(半球), causing cold winters.
“While UV levels won’t tell us what the day-to-day weather will do, they show us the bright future of improved forecasts for winter conditions for months and even years ahead. These forecasts play an important role in long-term possibility planning,” Ineson, a climate scientist, said.
Ineson and colleagues from Imperial College London and the University of Oxford used satellite data that more accurately(精确的) measures UV radiation from the sun and found a much greater change than previously thought.
They found that in years of low activity, unusually cold air forms high in the atmosphere over the tropics. This causes a redistribution(重新分配) of heat in the atmosphere, making easterly winds that bring freezing weather and snowstorms to northern Europe and the United States and milder weather to Canada and the Mediterranean.
When solar UV radiation is stronger, the opposite occurs.
More study was needed, though. A key uncertainty in the experiment lay in the satellite data used, because it covers only a few years. “So questions remain concerning both accuracy(精确) and also applicability to other solar cycles,” she said.
1.The new finding claims cold winters in the North Hemisphere can be caused by ______.
A. a sharp rise in the amount of sunspots
B. a drop in the sun’s UV radiation
C. a complex computer model simulation
D. a clear link between the sun and the earth
2. It has long been known by scientists that ______.
A. UV radiation can affect high-altitude wind patterns
B. there’s a clear connection between the sun’s activity and weather
C. the sun’s radiation reaches a peak every eleven years
D. they can predict day-to-day weather conditions from UV levels
3. What will happen if the sun turns into years of high activity according to the finding?
A. Canada and the Mediterranean will have milder weather.
B. The whole Northern Hemisphere will suffer from extreme winter days.
C. Freezing cold weather will appear in northern Europe.
D. Burning hot weather will appear in the United States.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. researchers have analyzed the data collected in eleven years
B. long-term weather conditions can be accurately predicted depending on UV levels
C. the research doesn’t seem correct and true enough due to limited satellite data used
D. climate scientists have just begun their research in severe weather forecast
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the past, travel was considered an essential part of education. Posts and writers realized the 1of travel and went out to other countries in search of 2. A man’s education was not completed until he had visited foreign lands.
That travel 3the mind cannot be denied (否认). Those who remain within the confines of (在…范围之内) their 4are cut off from the outside world. As a result, they develop a 5_ outlook on life. But those who travel come into 6with various types of people whose ways of life are completely 7theirs. They see things with their own eyes and have a better 8of the affairs of the world. The impressions that they receive while they travel remain 9in their minds for many years, and all false impressions and ideas are 10from their minds. Thus, they are able to 11things in their proper perspective(观点) and make correct 12and decisions. And being able to make correct decisions is a valuable part of 13.
It is argued, however, that the 14of the great variety of books, newspaper, the radio, TV and the Internet today remove the 15for travel to acquire knowledge. One would study in the 16and privacy of one’s own home and absorb all the knowledge that one desires. But there are many things they cannot 17effectively. For example, the love and respect people in other lands 18for us and the natural beauty of the various parts or the world cannot be described properly in 19.They have to be seen and felt. Besides, not all can understand everything that they 20about people away from their homes. To such people, especially, travel is an important means of education.
1.A. value B. possibility C. background D. development
2.A. work B. wealth C. opportunity D. knowledge
3.A. comforts B. needs C. uses D. broadens
4.A. sights B. homes C. careers D. powers
5.A. happy B. broad C. narrow D. simple
6.A. sight B. contact C. power D. effect
7.A. different from B. the same C. similar with D. familiar to
8.A. protection B. study C. solution D. understanding
9.A. little B. endless C. fresh D. important
10.A. removed B. tired C. differed D. separated
11.A. do B. see C. make D. buy
12.A. choices B. preparations C. directions D. judgments
13.A. life B. travel C. education D. society
14.A. presence B. trouble C. importance D. discovery
15.A. need B. intention C. influence D. memory
16.A. library B. mind C. comfort D. open
17.A. enjoy B. describe C. write D. learn
18.A. satisfy B. get C. own D. have
19.A. sounds B. pens C. numbers D. words
20.A. see B. read C. talk D. hear
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The students in America usually begin high school at the age of 13 or 14. Some leave at the age of 16. But most finish the 4-year high school study. They do not get their first full-time work or begin college studies until they are 17 or 18 years old.
The high school day is about 7 hours long. Part of the day is made into classes of about 50 minutes long. The students have lunch in the middle of the day. American students study English, history, math, science, art and languages. Some also learn job skills. They can learn how to use a computer or how to mend a car. Other students may learn by working in an office, a hospital or other places one day a week.
Jean Wilton Anderson is 16 years old. She lives with her parents and two younger brothers in Bethesda, Maryland, near Washington D.C. Jean studies at Walt Whitman High School. There are about 1,500 students at the school. Most of them will go up to colleges.
Jean wakes up early every morning. She begins school at about 7:30. This is her third year of high school. Every day she takes classes to learn English, world history, physics and trigonometry(三角学). She also has a class about different religions(宗教).And she plays the violin in music class. School ends at about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Yet, Jean stays 2 or more hours longer every day for sports. Jean arrives home at about 5 o’clock in the afternoon. She eats dinner. Then she starts her homework. Students in America have their way of talking. They use the word “like” all the time. Jean and her girlfriends wear blue jeans and shirts or sweaters every day. The boys at her school also wear blue jeans. But they like to wear blue jeans that are several sizes too large for them.
Like students of her age in most parts of the country, Jean begins to drive a car. She does not have her car. She must use the family’s car. Most of the students in high school have their own cars. Many of them drive their cars to school every day.
1. Which of the following is not true to the high school?
A. The school day usually lasts for 7 hours.
B. The students only have 6 subjects to learn.
C. Each class will last for 50 minutes.
D. The students can learn some skills out of the school.
2. Jean Wilton Anderson __________________.
A. has a four-people family B. lives in the city of Washington
C. has studied in the high school for 3 years D. drives her own car at the age of 16
3. Which of the following is not true?
A. Students in high schools use the word “like” very often
B. The boy students wear blue jeans as the girls.
C. Many high school students go to school in their own cars.
D. Boy students wear jeans of larger size because they grow fast
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Phys ed (physical education) is making a comeback as a part of the school core curriculum(核心课程),but with a difference. While group sports are still part of the curriculum, the new way is to teach skills that are useful beyond gym class. Instead of learning how to climb a rope, children are taught to lift weights, balance their diets and build physical endurance(忍耐力). In this way,kids are given the tools and skills and experiences so they can lead a physically active life for the rest of their life.
Considering that 15 percent of American children aged 6 to 18 are overweight, supporters say more money and thought must be put into phys ed curriculum. In many cases, that may mean not just replacing the old gym-class model with fitness programs but also starting up phys ed programs because school boards often "put P.E. on the chopping block (砧板), cutting it entirely or decreasing its teachers or the days it is offered," says Alicia Moag-Stahlberg, the executive director of Action for Health Kids. The difference in phys ed programs is partly due to the lack of a national standard. "Physical education needs to be part of the core curriculum," she added.
The wisdom of the new approach has some scientific support. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have showed how effective the fit-for-life model of gym class can be. They observed how 50 overweight children lost more weight when they cycled and skied cross-country (越野)than when they played sports. The researchers also found that teaching sports like football resulted in less overall movement, partly because some reluctant(不情愿的)students were able to sit on the bench.
Another problem with simply teaching group sports in gym class is that only a small percentage of students continue playing them after graduating from high school. The new method teaches skills that translate to adulthood.
1.According to the passage, what is usually taught in the old gym class?
A. Lift weights B. Climb a rope C. Cycle D. Have a balanced diet
2.What does Alicia Moag-Stahlberg mean by saying “some school boards put P. E. on the chopping block”?
A. Schools do not pay enough attention to P. E..
B. Schools welcome P. E. but do not have time for it.
C. Schools put P.E. in the first place.
D. Schools cut down other subjects’ time for P. E..
3.Which is NOT the reason to carry out phys ed programs according to the passage?
A. More teenagers are overweight.
B. Traditional group sports teaching is not effective.
C. Students need to learn some skills to help them lead a physically active life.
D. Phys ed programs need less money to support.
4.How many problems are mentioned in the passage with simply teaching group sports?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. One
5.What’s the difference between the come-back phys ed and the ordinary gym-class model?
A. The Phys ed teaches group sports.
B. The Phys ed provides more fitness programs.
C. The Phys ed teaches tools and skills which could be used in the future life.
D. The Phys ed has more support from the government.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The strong emphasis on educational achievement in China, Japan and other parts of South-East Asia may be coming at a heavy price. Researchers say that hard work at school plus the lack of exposure to outdoor light is damaging the eyes of almost nine out of ten students—with one in five at serious risk of visual impairment and blindness.
The scientists say that young people need up to three hours a day of outdoor light, but many infants are also missing out as they nap during lunch time. Dr. Ian Morgan is the lead author of the study. “I think what's happened in South-East Asia is that we've got a double whammy. We've got the massive educational pressures and we've got the construction of a child's day in a way that really minimises the amount of time they spend outside in bright light.”
The scientists say that genetic factors, long thought to play a big role in short-sightedness, are not as important as the environment. They point to Singapore as a place with several different racial groups, all of whom are now suffering high levels of short-sightedness.
The authors suggest that compulsory time outdoors should be considered by educational authorities across South-East Asia as a way of dealing with the problem.
1.What does the passage mainly talk about ?
A. Educational achievement in Asia.
B. Sight problems in South-East Asia.
C. Risk of visual impairment and blindness.
D. Massive educational pressures
2. What does the underlined part “a double whammy” refer to?
A. Many infants’ naps and massive educational pressures.
B. Hard work at school and the construction of a child's day.
C. Educational pressures and the lack of exposure to outdoor light.
D. Genetic factors and the minimised time spent outside in bright light.
3. By mentioning Singapore, the author intends to tell us that ________.
A. genetic factors play a big role in short-sightedness
B. it has several different racial groups
C. all Singaporeans are shortsighted now
D. the environment has greater effect on people’s eyes
4.The authors strongly believe that __________.
A. we should spend enough time outdoors
B. infants should not nap during lunch time
C. students should not work hard at school
D. educational authorities are to blame for short-sightedness
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Right in the heart of America — in Smith Center, Kansas, to be exact — high school football coach Roger Barta glanced at his notes as he stood among the sea of players gathered before him.
It was 6:30 a.m. on August 18, 2008, the first day of practice for this edition of the Redmen and the 31st opening day of the season for Barta, longtime coach and former math teacher at Smith Center High School. Barta wore a red T-shirt covering a ball-shaped belly(腹部).
Barta began with basic instructions: Drink lots of water. Fine advice. But what Coach Barta laid out next was the essential game plan — life lessons that many people consider his greatest strength. “Someone here is the best, and someone is the worst,” he said. “It’s time to forget about that. Let’s respect each other. Thus, we’ll like each other and then love each other. That’s when, together, we’ll become champions.”
He paused for a moment. When he continued, he spoke with even more fervor (热诚) to the 56 young men sitting before him. “One more thing, guys. We don’t talk about winning and losing. We talk about getting a little better every day, about being the best we can be, about being a team. And when we do that, winning and losing take care of themselves.”
Over the next four months, the Redman went on to beat each competitor, winning another perfect season. As their coach, Barta has created a 289-58 record, eight Kansas state championships, and 67 victories. In high school football, it’s the longest win in the nation. Through it all, Coach Barta kept his word: Not once did he ever say that a game was do-or-die.
“None of this is really about football,” he had explained to me back in 2007, convincingly (令人信服地)enough to force me to move to Smith Center from New York City with my wife, Mary, and three-year-old son, Jack, so I could write about him for a year. “What I hope we’re doing is sending kids into life who know that every day means something.”
1. According to the passage, we learn that Barta______.
A. was once a teacher
B. is a basketball coach
C. works in the university
D. has been a coach for 40 years
2.In the third paragraph, Barta stressed the importance of______.
A. health B. competition
C. combination D. success
3.In Barta’s opinion, which is important for a player?
A. Winning the game.
B. Learning from failure.
C. Trying his or her best.
D. Caring about the result.
4.The fifth paragraph mainly talks about______.
A. Barta’s motto
B. Barta’s training methods
C. Barta’s attitude towards life
D. Barta and the Redmen’s achievements
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the top 10 of unpleasant sounds, a crying baby ranks very high. It instantly makes a key part of your brain called the amygdale (杏仁孔) active, which, among other things, acts as a sort of radar for emotional threats. So why would babies need to cause this sort of urgent reaction? To get you to respond and fast to ensure their survival.
Babies can’t fend for themselves. They are like chicks in their parents’ nest, depending on others to keep them warm, fed and safe. Like chicks, their cries signal driving necessities such as a need for food or protection from danger. But human babies can also convey a range of other needs with cries.
Human babies are also highly social, and are interested in engaging in a dialogue with their caregivers. So they are equally attentive to their parents’ signals: the messages conveyed by the body language of their caregivers — how the parent smells, touches, holds, rocks, as well as their tone of voice. In relaxed moments with the parent, they soon discover how smiling at an attentive adult tends to cause a positive response in return.
On the other hand, these early attempts at communication between the parent and child can be very hit-and-miss. In the first few weeks, most babies cry for about two hours a day. When the parent and baby aren’t “getting” each other, crying can increase. In particular, long difficulties with breast-feeding can lead to a pattern of “established firmly” crying behavior.
Crying is a signal that can mean many different things. The lessons that are learned from these early experiences are highly significant for individual lives, but collectively they also have a great effect on our culture.
1.According to the first paragraph, what is babies’ purpose of crying?
A. To change their comfortable situation at the present time.
B. To communicate with parents and learn to use body language.
C. To make caregivers fast respond to guarantee their survival.
D. To get something that they want to get as quickly as possible.
2.What does the underlined phrase “fend for” in Para.2 mean?
A. feed B. look after
C. support D. make up
3.Why do human babies pay attention to their parents’ signals?
A. Because they hope to get more from their parents.
B. Because they want to convey messages to their parents.
C. Because they need to learn from their parents how to communicate.
D. Because they are social and interested in talking with their parents.
4.What is the best title of the text?
A. Cry or Don’t Cry? B. Why Do Babies Cry?
C. How to Express Babies’ Feelings? D. Human Babies Are Similar to Chicks’?
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Hello! My name is Aurora Carlson. I was born in England, educated in both the French and American schooling systems, and lived most of my life in various places around the United States.
1.
This undying love for everything Chinese started when I was 16. On somewhat of a whim(奇想), I decided to spend a year as an exchange student in Beijing, attending a local Chinese High School and living with a wonderful Chinese host family.2.After just one year, I became mad about everything in here.
3. I received a B.A. in Chinese and East Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and can speak and write Mandarin Chinese on a near-native level. Though I am fully aware of the land and have traveled quite a lot throughout the country, my curiosity in the studies of China never fades. 4. A place that once upon a time seemed such a faraway land now feels like a second home; a home with the most welcoming of neighbors.
In my free time, I love to do yoga and cook.5.I hope you join me in Rediscovering China, to explore this wonderful place from a unique foreign viewpoint.
A.I graduated from University of California, Berkeley.
B.I find it really hard to put down Chinese history books.
C.Unfortunately, I have not yet mastered Chinese cuisine.
D.I have landed at CCTV by way of a strong interest in China.
E.On the contrary, it seems that the more I learn, my interest grows even stronger.
F.Before this, I really had no knowledge or connection to this faraway land, just young curiosity.
G.Since then, my life has seemed to focus on gaining a better understanding of the country and its people.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are two ways of driving in the world: if the driver’s seat is on the left and cars travel on the right side of the road, it is called “left-hand driving”, as it is in China, while the other way of driving is called “right-hand driving”, as it is in Britain. Nowadays, around 65% of the world’s population drives on the right of the road, while the rest is used to driving on the left.
Though no one knows the exact reasons, it seems likely that people in ancient times travelled on the left. Roman coins show pictures of horsemen passing on each other’s right. And right-hand people generally got on a horse from the animal’s left. Obviously, it’s safer to do this at the left side of the road, and it makes sense for the horse to be ridden on the left.
A change happened in the late 1700s. When Napoleon conquered nations, he forced them to travel on the right side of the road, which spread left-hand driving throughout Europe. However, Britain still stuck with the right-hand driving rule and countries which were part of the British Empire (帝国) were made to follow. This is why India, Australia and the former British colonies (殖民地) in Africa continue to drive on the left. One exception is Egypt, as that country was defeated by Napoleon before becoming part of the British Empire.
Some countries changed sides’ until modem times. Sweden only moved to driving on the right in 1967 and Iceland changed the following year. Ghana changed sides in 1974. On September 7,2009, Samoa became the third country ever to change from left-to-right-hand driving for the reason that it made it easier to import (进口) cheap cars from right-hand driving Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
So if you want to travel to another country or go on business, make sure you know whether it is left-or right- hand driving to avoid unnecessary troubles.
1.Which picture shows the correct driving in Britain?
A. B.
C. D.
2.In ancient times, Romans .
A. travelled on the right
B. rode past each other’s right
C. got on the horses from the right
D. behaved as they liked
3.In modem times, countries follow the same driving way except .
A. Egypt. B. China
C. Sweden D. Australia
4.What is the writer’s purpose for writing this passage?
A. To introduce the development of the two ways of driving.
B. To compare the differences of the two ways of driving.
C. To explain the advantages of the two ways of driving.
D. To complain about the change of the two ways of driving.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析