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My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, WE USED 2go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ KIDS FTF. ILNY, its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence? If you can’t, don’t feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on the Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language.
School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming (破坏) the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students’ writing. They fear the language could become corrupted (面目全非的).
Everyone should just relax, say linguists (语言学家). They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurnberg, from Stanford University, agrees. “People get better at writing by writing,” he says. “Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents.”
Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And when today’s teenagers become tomorrow’s parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become “corrupted”; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, “I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it’s important that they tell their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future.”
1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To give the main idea. B. To raise a question.
C. To compare an example. D. To lead in the topic.
2.Who can understand the Netspeak in England?
A. Middle school teachers. B. Parents.
C. Linguistics. D. Teenagers.
3.Who believes Netspeak users can help improve writing?
A. Cynthia McVey B. David Crystal
C. Geoffrey Nurnberg D. James Milroy
4.What’s James Milroy’s attitude toward Netspeak?
A. Positive. B. Negative.
C. Doubtful. D. Worried.
5.What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Netspeak: the Language on the Internet
B. Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning?
C. Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?
D. Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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Can you understand the beginning of this essay?
“My smmr hols wr CWOTT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF.”
The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages (also called SMS2) through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called texting.
A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it’s common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,” “u” for “you,” and “2” for “to.” Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud.” Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls.”
Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her. (The essay said, “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.”)
Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always evolve, and this is just another way for English to change. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.
1.What is the writer’s opinion of text messaging?
A. It is fun and easy to do.
B. It is not bad for children.
C. It will make children bad writers.
D. The writer does not give an opinion.
2.Which characteristic of texting is NOT described in the passage?
A. Using phrases to represent essays
B. Using numbers to represent words
C. Using letters to represent phrases
D. Using letters to represent words
3.Which of the following was most probably the title of the student’s essay?
A. My Gr8 Tchr B. CU in LA C. My GF D. My Smmr Hols
4. Why do some people think that texting is bad?
A. It costs too much. B. It’s too difficult to type.
C. Children won’t learn to write correctly. D. It’s not comfortable.
5.Why aren’t some people worried about the effect of texting?
A. Not many people use texting.
B. Spelling in English is too difficult.
C. Children quickly become bored with texting.
D. Texting will disappear because of new technology.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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During summer holidays my mother and I used to escape to one of the lakes north of Prince Albert. In its magic surroundings we spent the long summer days in the open air, swimming and boating or just lying dreaming in the sun.
The last summer was particularly wonderful. For one thing, I was in love for the first time. My boy friend Don worked in Saskatoon, but the lake was his place-the beautiful wilderness attracted him deeply, so I thought it was not to see me that he got on his motorcycle as many Fridays as he possibly could, and drove three hundred miles along the rough roads to spend the week-ends at our place. Sometimes Don couldn't come, because he was hard up(生活拮据), and sometimes worked overtime.
One Friday night a storm broke out. I lay in bed and listened to the thunder and the rain beating on the roof. I tried not to expect Don. Yet I couldn't help imagining him fighting the storm. His motorbike, which had always looked to me so heavy, seemed fragile enough to be blown onto its side by the first strong wind.
I tried to close my throat against the tears. But when my mother, driven by the deep sympathy and understanding between us, came in to me. she kissed my cheek and found it wet.
“Don't get upset, Jane”, she said softly. “He may still come.”
It was hours later that I suddenly heard the sound of the roaring(轰鸣的) engine. The storm was dying. I lay still, relief and pain fighting for ascendancy(支配地位)within me as I heard Don's heavy tired footsteps on the wooden stairs.
1.Why was the last summer especially great for Jane?
A.She fell in love for the first time. B.She had a lot of fun in the open air.
C.Her boyfriend bought a motorcycle. D.Her boyfriend found a beautiful place.
2.What do we know about Don?
A.He lived a poor life. B.He didn't love Jane so much.
C.He worked in a remote village. D.He didn't like traveling in bad weather.
3.Why did Mother come into Jane's room during the storm?
A.She knew Jane was afraid of the thunder. B.She knew Jane was worried about Don.
C.She heard Jane arguing with Don. D.She heard Jane crying.
4.How did Jane feel when she heard Don's footsteps?
A.Excited B.Anxious C.Doubtful D.Complicated (复杂的)
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents in Texas. And every few summers, we’d __16__ the caravan (旅游团队), a group of Airstream trailer owners who __17__ together around the U.S. and Canada．
I loved and worshipped my grandparents and I really looked __18__ to these travels. On one particular __ 19__ ，I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around in the backseat. My grandfather was __20__ . And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the __21__.
At that age, I’d take any excuse to make estimates(估计) and do minor __22__．At any rate, I decided to do the math for my __23__. I estimated the number of cigarettes per days, estimated the number of __24__ per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I’d come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head into the __25__ of the car, tapped my grandmother __26__ the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, “At two minutes per puff, you've taken nine years off your __27__!” Because the ad said, every puff of a cigarette takes some number of minutes __28__ smoker’s life．
I expected to be applauded for my __29__ and arithmetic skills. That’s not what happened．__30__, my grandmother burst into __31__. I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. My grandfather was a highly intelligent, __32__ man. He had never said a harsh word to me. He pulled __33__ onto the shoulder of the highway. He stopped and got out of the car, __34__ me, and after a bit of silence，he gently and __35__ said, “Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”
1.A. take B. join C. attend D. visit
2.A. work B. study C. travel D. explore
3.A. forward B. backward C. toward D. upward
4.A. holiday B. research C. trip D. return
5.A. talking B. reading C. training D. driving
6.A. scene B. smell C. band D. type
7.A. arithmetic(算数) B. question C. game D. problem
8.A. grandfather B. grandmother C. visitor D. car
9.A. cases B. smokes C. kinds D. puffs(烟头)
10.A. window B. seat C. back D. front
11.A. at B. in C. on D. under
12.A. tour B. life C. distance D. date
13.A. away B. from C. with D. off
14.A. cleverness B. coolness C. happiness D. ability
15.A. Eventually B. Instead C. Unfortunately D. Though
16.A. words B. laughters C. tears D. screams
17.A. stubborn B. determined C. lonely D. quiet
18.A. over B. in C. away D. up
19.A. noticed B. looked C. glared D. glanced
20.A. angrily B. excitedly C. calmly D. coldly
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When I was a small boy my family was very poor. My father always used his savings to ____ my mother to visit her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the house. One evening Dad came home from ____ and there was no food in the house, not ____ a piece of bread. Although we were ____, my brother and I went to bed without eating anything.
My father had no money, but l knew from the ____ on his face that he could not let us have an empty stomach. He ____ the house and about two hours later returned and quickly ____ us up. He had in his hand two small potato pies, which he gave us to eat. I don’t know where he got the ____ but somehow he ____ to get us something to eat.
My father had not eaten and had worked all day ____ he sat there with great satisfaction watching us eat. This has ____ stayed in my mind and left more of an impression than any amount of ____ he may ever have given me.
At that moment, l felt happy knowing that he was there and would not let us ____.
I guess the ____ I am trying to make is that in difficult times it is ____ not to show weakness but strength and character. If a ____ is the cement（粘合剂）that holds a family together, then the father is ____ that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and ____ and memories that have carried me forward and helped me to ____ my own problems in life. In my own ____ I have learned that it is the valuable time you spend with your children and the values you give to them that will remain with them always.
1.A. force B. remind C. send D. teach
2.A. hospital B. work C. school D. shop
3.A. quite B. just C. only D. even
4.A. nervous B. hungry C. sleepy D. busy
5.A. worry B. pleasure C. disappointment D. surprise
6.A. cleaned B. observed C. left D. searched
7.A. brought B. put C. called D. woke
8.A. chance B. food C. support D. recipe
9.A. managed B. decided C. agreed D. waited
10.A. so B. or C. but D. and
11.A. normally B. always C. shortly D. softly
12.A. cost B. time C. salary D. money
13.A. suffer B. know C. leave D. cry
14.A. decision B. promise C. point D. apology
15.A. strange B. important C. difficult D. common
16.A. father B. brother C. sister D. mother
17.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
18.A. words B. records C. actions D. failures
19.A. work out B. carry out C. run into D. look into
20.A. opinion B. home C. order D. turn
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his ______ to let my mother_______ her parents who lived far away.There were just my younger brother and myself in the ______. One evening, our father came home and there was no ______, not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as ______ as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything. ______ I knew from the expression on my father's face that he could not______ us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he______ and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he ______ to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children ______.
My father did not eat and had ______ all day but he sat there and felt ______at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my ______. At that moment, I felt ______ knowing that he tried his best not to let us ______. and he wanted us to know he was always there with us. In______ times. I think, it is important not to ______ weakness but strength. ______ the mother is the cement（黏固剂）that ______ a family together， then the father is the steel that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and ______ that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.
1.A. car B. ticket C. savings D. right
2.A. call B. visit C. bring D. invite
3.A. classroom B. office C. house D. farm
4.A. food B. drinks C. electricity D. gas
5.A. poor B. hungry C. angry D. sleepy
6.A. So B. Till C. But D. Since
7.A. hear B. let C. remember D. prevent
8.A. lost B. hid C. found D. returned
9.A. managed B. forgot C. tried D. refused
10.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
11.A. bargained B. worked C. searched D. prepared
12.A. luck B. sorry C. pleased D. regretful
13.A. mouth B. teeth C. mind D. chest
14.A. excited B. moved C. surprised D. frightened
15.A. change B. share C. wait D. suffer
16.A. difficult B. dangerous C. interesting D. comfortable
17.A. admit B. show C. discuss D. understand
18.A. Unless B. If C. Though D. Until
19.A. design B. places C. takes D. holds
20.A. permission B. hobbies C. actions D. attitudes
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
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The Gift of Forgiveness
The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his old 69 Chevy Malibu convertible. What did I know about classic cars? For me, the important thing was that Hannah and I could _______ around Tucson with the top down.
Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much _______. That summer she _______ with a modeling agency, doing catalog and runway work.
A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we _______ at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries in the space between us to _______. “Let’s ride around awhile,” I said. It was a clear night, hot, full moon hanging low over the desert. Taking a curve (弯) too _______, I ran over some dirt and fishtailed. I then moved quickly through a neighbor’s landscape wall and drove into a full-grown palm tree. The front wheel came to rest halfway _______ the tree trunk.
There were French fries on the floor, the dash (仪表盘) and my lap. An impossible amount of _______ was on Hannah’s face, pieces of skin hanging around her eyes. We were taken in separate ambulances. In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: “Best plastic surgeon (整容医生) in the city…but it is more likely the _______ of her modeling career…”
We’d been wearing lap belts, ________ the car didn’t have shoulder belts. I’d broken my cheekbone on the steering wheel; Hannah’s ________ had split wide open on the dash. What would I say to her?
When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her ________. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I drove into the back of the car of my best friend when I was your age,” she said. “I completely ________ her car and mine.”
“I’m so sorry,” I said.
“You’re both ________,” she said. “Everything else doesn’t matter.” I started to explain, and Sharon stopped me. “I ________ you. Hannah will too.”
Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay ________ throughout high school and college, to be in each other’s weddings. I think of her gift of forgiveness every time I tend to feel angry about someone for a perceived（可感知到的）________, and whenever I see Hannah. The scars (伤疤) are now ________ and no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still ________ the faint, shiny skin just below her hairline—for ________, a sign of forgiveness.
1.A.drive B.run C.wander D.march
2.A.stronger B.healthier C.taller D.smaller
3.A.competed B.chatted C.signed D.bargained
4.A.stopped B.ate C.aimed D.stood
5.A.catch B.share C.hold D.spare
6.A.fast B.seriously C.softly D.slow
7.A.across B.up C.below D.along
8.A.blood B.petrol C.water D.sweat
9.A.path B.base C.point D.end
10.A.and B.but C.or D.so
11.A.shoulders B.arms C.chest D.forehead
12.A.anger B.regret C.sorrow D.concern
13.A.attacked B.dragged C.damaged D.removed
14.A.alike B.relieved C.injured D.alive
15.A.help B.love C.understand D.forgive
16.A.sisters B.friends C.classmates D.colleagues
17.A.need B.effort C.wrong D.threat
18.A.left B.marked C.shown D.faded
19.A.touch B.see C.feel D.learn
20.A.them B.you C.me D.her
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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One evening last summer, when I asked my 14 year old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked me. “What’s a colander (漏勺)?” he asked.
I could only blame myself. In the family, nobody else’s hands went in the sauce except my own. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadn’t prepared Ray for.
As parents, while we focus on our sons’ confidence and character, we perhaps don’t always consider that we are also raising someone’s future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathers. I wanted to know that I’d raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “What’s for dinner?”
So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was delighted to find that he didn’t say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for roasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust (馅饼皮) and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation on the importance of preheating an oven.
I knew that he would rather have been shooting hoops in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother — he tried to beg not to have sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive — but it couldn’t be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate what you do as a mom,” he told me one day. Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes there’s nothing masculine (男子气概的) about being helpless.
Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That’s what I call a man. I’m glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter-in-law.
1.Why was the author shocked at her son’s response?
A.Because he was not well behaved.
B.Because he refused to help with dinner.
C.Because he didn’t know the common kitchen tools.
D.Because he was very curious about kitchen tools.
2.In the author’s opinion, some parents pay little attention to .
A.building up children’s confidence B.telling kids what is right and wrong
C.making children live a hard life D.preparing children for their future life
3.What would the author like to convey in the text?
A.Useful education for boys B.Boys should be involved in housework.
C.The importance of housework D.Cooking and sewing make boys masculine.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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One year my children came home from school asking where we were going on your summer vacation. It seemed that all the other kids were______ where they were spending the summer. I couldn’t ______to take them anywhere but I didn’t want to tell them that so I just said, “It’s a surprise!” They were_______ That bought me a little more ________.
I called several amusement ______to see if there was a half-price event during the summer but no such _____ . I tried everything, with no success, so I called some of the other moms to find that most were in the same______that I was. We decided to ______something fun for our kids to do. We had a meeting, all five of us, and_____ what is now called a “playcation”.
One mother was a _____ , so on Mondays the kids would all go to her house. They would play games using plants and ______. They also planted vegetables and_______them grow over the summer.
Another mother had Bible_______on Tuesdays. She asked some questions about Bible. The kid who answered ______got a penny, which they all turned in at the end to buy their goodie bags(礼品袋).
At our house on Wednesdays, I made an outdoor ______training with my spare tires. The kids also walked a balance beam and raced through large cardboard boxes taped together.
On _____they had arts and crafts across the street. Fridays were______by a wonderful single dad with a metal detector(金属探测器)who took everyone out treasure_____ .
The summer was a big ______ . Okay, it wasn’t Disney World,_______the kids didn’t miss anything. My son actually asked me, “Can we do this again next year?”
1.A. rejecting B. discussing C. learning D. reporting
2.A. sacrifice B. offer C. select D. afford
3.A. disappointed B. satisfied C. shocked D. delighted
4.A. time B. money C. confidence D. patience
5.A. schools B. shops C. parks D. libraries
6.A. hope B. luck C. attitude D. hobby
7.A. situation B. gap C. direction D. process
8.A. come up with B. face up to C. look forward to D. step away from
9.A. discovered B. enjoyed C. created D. controlled
10.A. teacher B. doctor C. gardener D. grocer
11.A. books B. vegetables C. sweets D. toys
12.A. guessed B. watched C. affected D. felt
13.A. debates B. readings C. explanations D. contests
14.A. easily B. patiently C. correctly D. hurriedly
15.A. computer B. obstacle C. painting D. speech
16.A. Thursdays B. Saturdays C. Sundays D. Mondays
17.A. hosted B. forced C. avoided D. forbidden
18.A. hiding B. making C. hunting D. donating
19.A. failure B. challenge C. business D. success
20.A. and B. so C. or D. but
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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— My brother will go to America for further education this summer.
— _________ Actually, we have many good universities here at home.
A．Why bother? B．So what? C．Forget it! D．What if?
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析