This is the VOA Special English News Report．S...

This is the VOA Special English News Report．

Single--handed(独自的)

Zhou Yang，18，China

Against three strong Republic of Korea competitors，Zhou single—handed took the l，500一meter short speed skating gold to become China’s youngest winter Olympics gold medalisi．According to Coach Li Yan，Zhou，who is usually a gentle girl，took some risks and skated fiercely to take the gold．This is the third gold the Chinese have won at the Vancouver Olympics．

Unobtrusive(不显眼的)

Liu Xiang，26，China

The Olympic gold medalist said on Friday that he’s not the same old him，after setting his worst record in years——8．08 seconds for 60一meter hurdles．Liu said he still had some way to go before he’s back to his best．Many fans have been expecting his taking--off in the 2010 Doha，but Liu said unobtrusively“Robles is still the best in the 60一meter and 1l0—meter hurdles．

I’m no match now”．He added the performances of Terrence Trammell(US)and Robles would be the highlight of the Doha meet．

Coveted(令人垂涎的)

Michael Jackson，1958—2009，US

Thanks to a whopping(庞大的) $350，000 bid，Michael Jackson’s rhinestone—encrusted(镶满人造钻石的) glove has gone to a Macao company．Jackson wore the sparking glove when he did his first“moonwalk” dance in 1983，so it was a really coveted piece of equipment．The pre—auction estimate put its value at $40，000～60，000，but that wasn’t even close . The glove and nine other items from the auction will be on display in a Macao hotel.

1．From the first news we can learn that Zhou Yang __________

A. likes taking chances in the competitions

B．won three  gold medaIs at the olympics．

C．is not a gentle but a fierce girl

D．is a hard--working and strong--minded girl

2．From the above news，we can infer Liu Xiang__________

A．is not popular with his fans any longer

B．is still out of condition at present

C．is feeling discouraged and depressed

D. is sure of the highlight of the Doha meet

3．The underlined part“but that wash’t even close”probably means __________

A．the pre--auction estimate may be totally wrong

B．the actual price may be far higher than the estimate

C．the glove is not worth the pre--auction estimate

D．the pre—auction estimate is probably correct

4．Where can we probably learn the passage?

A．Broadcast    B.  Announcement    C．Advertisement   D．Newspaper

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

From VOA learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.

Next time you make yourself a hot cup of tea or coffee, you might want to let it cool down a bit before drinking. Researchers say letting your hot drinks cool off could help you avoid some kinds of cancer.

In fact, the United Nations' cancer research agency decided to list hot drinks with lead, gasoline and exhaust fumes as　 “possibly carcinogenic.” In other words, each one could cause cancer.

Researchers at IARC(The International Agency for Research on Cancer) found evidence that drinks at temperatures above 65 degrees Celsius, when swallowed, can cause cancer of the esophagus(食管).

In developed countries, health experts have linked esophageal cancer to smoking and alcoholic drinks. However, researchers said “this form of cancer is more common in areas where people drink beverages at very high temperatures.”

In Europe and the United States, many people drink coffee and tea at temperatures around 60 degrees Celsius. And they often add milk which lowers the temperature considerably.

The findings, however, are good news for coffee drinkers.

In 1991, the World Health Organization listed coffee as “possibly carcinogenic.” WHO officials have since changed their position on that listing. They now suggest that the temperature of your hot drink is a greater risk factor than the actual drink itself.

Christopher Wild is the director of the IARC. When he spoke with the AFP news agency, he said the results “suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of esophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible.”

But how common is esophageal cancer? Worldwide, it is the eighth most common cancer. Cancer of the esophagus killed about 400,000 people in 2012.

I’m Anna Matteo.

1.The passage is probably taken from________

A. A health magazine　　 B. A scientific research

C. A news report　　 D. A school text.

2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the possible cause of cancer?

A. Lead　　 B. Petrol

C. Exhaust fumes　　 D. Drinks.

3.The new research tells us________

A. Drinking coffee may cause cancer.

B. Smoking and alcoholic drinks are related with esophageal cancer.

C. Esophageal cancer is the most common cancer.

D. Hot drinks have something to do with esophageal cancer.

4.The relationship between “coffee” and “beverages” is just like________

A. Rose and flowers　　 B. Tea and milk

C. Fish and water　　 D. Cancer and doctor

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

People who report news sometimes find themselves in the news. This is especially true for foreign correspondents(记者), who risk their lives to bring us important stories from dangerous parts of the world. To learn more about the life of a foreign correspondent, we interviewed Tim Craig, who has covered the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Q1: What draw you personally to dangerous places?

Tim Craig (TC): Experiencing problems that still exist in the world, seeing the struggles that soldiers face to keep peace, and the calamity that people meet during the war, and gaining a better understanding of how people from different countries live.

Q2: What do you like about your job?

TC: I like being able to talk to lots of different people about their problems and concerns. Sometimes the job can make you sad. You have to talk to kids who don't get enough to eat, or to someone whose mother or father was killed. But then I get to try to help these people by writing about their lives and problems.

Q3 : Do you worry about your own safety? How do you deal with that?

TC: Yes, I do worry, but I try not to think about it all the time. In Pakistan, many places are still safe enough for me to travel to without having to worry a lot about being injured, killed or kidnapped(绑架). There are, however, some places where I have to think about my safety all the time. Generally, it's best to travel with someone else so that we can help each other if something goes wrong. In dangerous places,. I also try not to stay in one spot for too long.

Q4: What are the most important qualities or skills a foreign correspondent needs?

TC : Being independent and able to quickly make decisions, being a good planner in order to reach places that may be hard to get to by car or plane, and being a good listener.

1.What do we know about Tim Craig?

A. He-suffers a lot during the war.

B. He covers news in foreign areas.

C. He works for world peace with soldiers.

D. He once helped look after homeless children.

2.What does the underlined word "calamity" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Dilemma. B. Confusion.

C. Misfortune. D. Embarrassment.

3.When does Tim Craig feel sad about his job?

A. When he tries to meet some requirements.

B. When he has to travel to dangerous places.

C. When he writes his experiences in the war.

D. When he learns about people's sufferings due to the war.

4.Which of the following can best describe the job of a foreign correspondent?

A. Challenging but significant. B. Dangerous and boring.

C. Demanding but profitable. D. Impressive and relaxing.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Good news! The price of all those second-hand goods is ________ before.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One of the special features of English people is self-discipline (自律). Generally, English people are polite and always want to please others. On the other hand, they don’t like to show their emotions, even in dangerous situations. Imagine the scene! Some English people are caught in a violent storm in the forest. Anybody else would be anxious to run away. The English would just try to hide their emotions. Not a sign of fear would be seen on their faces.

We often hear of the English "reserve"(矜持). On a long railway journey, with four Englishmen sitting together, often there won’t be a single word spoken during the whole journey. The English think it is a bad manner to ask personal questions. That wouldn’t be the case in America. In a short ride in New York, a taxi driver will tell you about himself, his wife and his family, and probably the towns of England he has visited, too.

The English value privacy (隐私) very much. An Englishman’s house usually has a small garden with a fence all around to separate it from the neighbors’. An Englishman’s house is his castle.

Finally, we have to refer to the most special feature of the Scottish (苏格兰的) people —the Scottish dress. Scotland is probably best known to the world for its traditional costume —the kilt. This short, skirt-like piece of clothing is worn by men.

The kilt is made of a special type of colorful cloth called tartan, which is very special in Scotland.

1.When the English are in a dangerous situation they usually _______.

A. laugh at other people　　 B. behave very bravely

C. hide their emotions　　　　 D. run away immediately

2.In the second paragraph the author mentions a taxi driver in New York to ________.

A. explain what a personal question is

B. show the bad manners of Americans

C. show that English people are not very polite

D. show the reserve of the English

3.What do we know about the kilt in the last paragraph?

A. It’s long and just like a skirt.

B. It’s worn by both men and women.

C. It’s made of a special type of cloth in Scotland.

D. It’s a traditional costume all over Great Britain.

4.What can we learn about the English from the passage?

A. They are not very confident.

B.A house with a fence all around makes them feel safe.

C.They usually don’t respect others’ privacy.

D. They prefer a house with a garden to a flat.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

To face the music

Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is “to face the music”.

When someone says, “well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you.” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!

The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that was exactly what they did — facing the orchestra which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” come to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”

Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced an inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass the inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection. What else could they do?

Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. As, for example when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.

1.How many ways does the phrase “to face the music” comes from?

A. 1        B. 2        C. 3       D. 4

2. What’s the meaning of “to face the music?”

A. To face something far less pleasant.   B. To face the stage.

C. To face the back of one’s horse.       D. To face one’s leader.

3.Which of the following is a situation of facing the music?

A. When we are playing basketball.   B. When we are making a speech.

C. When we are having a party.    D. When we are talking with somebody.

4. The underlined word “hostile” means _______.

A. unfriendly       B. dislike      C. unkind   D. unnecessary

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Most of the news in the newspapers is bad but sometimes there is a story with good news. This is one of those stories. Millions of people around the world suffer from AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other serious diseases. There are medicines to treat these diseases but for people in poor countries, these medicines are too expensive to buy. When a pharmaceutical（制药的）company produces a new medicine, they receive a special license called a patent. This license means that the new medicine or drug is protected for a period of 20 years. The company that produced the drug can fix the price of the drug and no other company is allowed to produce the same drug or a copy of the drug for 20 years. At the moment, these patents operate all over the world, both in rich countries and in poor countries. The drugs companies say that they need patents so that they can get the money to pay for research to find new drugs and medicines. In rich countries people usually have enough money to pay for these drugs but in poor countries people can’t afford to buy them and cannot treat diseases like AIDS and malaria.

Last month, however, a group of experts published a report which says that patents are very bad for poor countries. The report says that drug companies do not want to find new medicines for diseases of poor people in poor countries. It says that poor countries should be allowed to buy cheap drugs without patents from other countries.

The authors of the report were lawyers, scientists and a senior director from the drug company Pfizer. Of course, the pharmaceuticals industry doesn’t agree with the report, “We need patents so that we can develop new medicines to fight disease both in the developed and developing world,” said a spokesman. But the report is the first sign that there might be a change in the patent system. This change could save millions of lives in the world’s poorest countries. This really is good news.

1. Why are medicines expensive for people in poor countries?

2. What does the underlined word “patent” in Para1 mean in Chinese?

3.Why do drugs companies need patents?

4. What does the report say?

5.What might happen if the patent system is changed?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Is this the reason _______she explained in the report for her success in the job?

A. what　　 B. that

C. how　　 D. why

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why is the man surfing the Internet?

A. To get major news.　　 B. To learn English.　　 C. To get information.

2.What does the man prefer?

A. Engineering.　　 B. Economics.　　 C. Medicine.

3.When does the conversation probably take place?

A. On February 28.　　 B. On March 30.　　 C. On April 6.

高二英语长对话困难题查看答案及解析

The pine tree is a special kind of tree. _______1_______ This is because many people put pine trees in their homes at Christmas time. They decorate the tree with colored lights, and put Christmas presents under the tree.

Pine trees are different from other trees because most other trees lose their leaves in winter. _____2_____ So pine trees are also called evergreens.

_____3_____ They have hard, thin leaves called needles. Pine trees also have pine cones. Pine cones look like hard berries. If you walk in a forest, you will see many pine cones on the ground. ______4_____ When the seeds fall to the ground, a new tree starts to grow.

______5_____ The wood is used to make furniture and boats. Many kinds of birds build their nests in pine trees. The seeds of pine trees are food for small animals such as squirrels and mice and for bigger animals such as rabbits and black bears. The needles are good food for large animals such as deer and moose when they cannot find anything to eat in the winter.

If you walk in a forest of pine trees, the air has a wonderful smell. In winter, the white snow on the dark green trees looks very beautiful.

A.  Inside the pine cones are seeds

B.  Pine trees are valuable for many reasons

C.  Pine trees are very beautiful all year round

D.  Some people call the pine tree a Charismas tree.

E.  Pine trees do not have soft leaves like the maple tree.

F.  Pine trees stay green all year long, even in winter.

G.  The seeds inside the pine cones are the favorite food for some animals.

高二英语简单题查看答案及解析