Beneath our feet ______ that our life depends...

Beneath our feet ______ that our life depends on for food and clothing.

A. the earth lay    B. the earth lies   C. lie the earth   D. lies the earth

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Life on earth depends on water, and there is no substitute for it. The current assumption is that our basic needs for water—whether for drinking, agriculture, industry or the raising of fish—will always have to be met. Given this premise (前提), there are two basic routes we can go; more equal access to water or better engineering solutions.

Look at the engineering solutions first. A lot of my research concentrates on what happens to wetlands when you build dams in river basins, particularly in Africa. The ecology of such areas is almost entirely driven by the seasonal changes of the river—the pulse of the water. And the fact is that if you build a dam, you generally spoil the downstream ecology. In the past, such problems have been hidden by a lack of information. But in the near future, governments will have no excuses for their ignorance.

The engineers’ ability to control water flows has created new kinds of unpredictability, too. Dams in Africa have meant fewer fish, less grazing and less floodplain (洪泛区) agriculture, none of which were expected. And there average economic life is assumed to be thirty years. Dams don’t exist forever, but what will replace them is not clear.

The challenge for the future is to find new means of controlling water. Although GM technology(转基因) will allow us to breed better dry-land crops, there is no market for companies to develop crops suitable for the micro-climates of the Sahel and elsewhere in Africa. Who is going to pay for research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World?

1.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．The engineering solutions to water resource and their limitation.

B．The challenge for the future.

C．The basic means of controlling water.

D．The challenge for developing crops.

2.The author suggests that governments will have no excuse for their careless ignorance in the future because _____.

A．The ecological destruction will be known to the public by researchers

B．The ecological destruction will no longer be a problem in the future

C．The future is an information age

D．Governments will face greater challenge in the future

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true for meeting our basic needs for water?

A．Water resource should be used more reasonably.

B．More dams should be built in river basins.

C．More wetlands should be protected from destruction.

D．More dry-land crops could be developed in Africa.

4.The last sentence probably implies that _____.

A．No one will invest in developing locally appropriate crops in Africa

B．Researchers have no interest in developing dry-land crops

C．Research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World may be profitable

D．There is less water resource in the Third World

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It's an unquestioned truth of modern life that we are starved for time. We try our best to save bits of time here and there. Add it up, and we will finally do everything we want. But this idea has been completely backward. 1. We build the lives we want, and then time saves itself.

Do we really have no time? “I don' t have time" often means” It's not a priority(优先事项)". Time is highly flexible. We cannot make more time. However, time will stretch to accommodate what we choose to put into it. So not doing something is not a matter of lacking time; 2.Actually it's a matter of choice.

How do we treat our priorities? First, we need to figure out what our priorities are. Actually we may give ourselves a performance review. What did we do that made it so amazing? Next, we can write them into the next year's performance review. We will have a list of six to ten goals we can work on next year. 3.

4. Scientists find the really good time to do this is Friday afternoon. Friday afternoon is what an economist might call the "low opportunity cost" time. Most of us do not sit there on Friday afternoon saying, "I am excited to make progress toward my personal and professional priorities right now." But we are willing to think about what those should be. So take a little bit of time on Friday afternoon, and make a list of three-category priorities: careers, relationships and self.

It's about looking at the whole of one's time and seeing where the good aspects can go. There is time. 5. And when we focus on what matters, we can build the lives we want in time we’ve got.

A. it's that we are too busy with it.

B. it's that we don’t want to do it.

C. When do we plan our priorities?

D. Make sure there's time for the important things.

E. We don't build the lives we want by saving time.

F. Even if we are busy, we have time for what matters.

G. And then we need to break these down into doable steps.

高二英语七选五困难题查看答案及解析

Children depend on their parents for food and _______.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Whether life will continue on the earth will depend on _______ this problem can be solved.

A. that　　　 B. which　　 C. whether　 D. If

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years ______will depend on ____this problem can be solved.

A. to come; if       B. coming; if         C. to come; whether   D. coming; whether

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Clean water is not only important for food production, but necessary for our life. However, large numbers of people in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are going without. The World Health Organization reports that almost 4,000 children die each day for dirty water or lack of water.

Agriculture is the primary user of water at 70–85% of fresh water in the world. Industrial uses of water don’t often come to mind, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water supply in developed countries.

Home use takes up only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, the local government has to cut down on water use. Many cities are turning to privatization (私有化) of water as a method of controlling use. The poor are paying as much as a quarter of their monthly income for water in some developing countries.

In 60% of large European cities, groundwater is being used at a faster rate. People are saving water by simply using less and being careful with what they do use. Sometimes it’s as simple as not throwing out water that they could use elsewhere.

In Australia overuse of water has always been a problem. The Australian government has encouraged households and industries to collect rainwater and reuse water from showers. Technology is helping householders for shower and bath water for reuse in toilets or gardens.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a water saving program designed to encourage families and businesses to examine their water use and save more water. Good water management has been considered by scientists and the UN as the key to solving the water problem. We can all work together to protect our valuable water in our daily life.

1.In developed countries, most water is used by ______.

A. industry　　 B. agriculture

C. families　　 D. businesses

2.To save water, what do Australians and Europeans both choose to do?

A. Find more groundwater.

B. Make good use of rainwater.

C. Encourage people to have fewer showers

D. Recycle water for a second use.

3.According to scientists, to deal with water shortage, the most important is to ______.

A. popularize privatization of water

B. cut down on water use at home

C. have good control over water use

D. introduce water-saving technologies

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Water—the source of all lives

B. Save water, save the world

C. New ways to save water

D. Water and people’s health

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree．Not ______with life, I was down．A young boy out of breath　 _____me, all tired from play．He stood right before me with his head tilted（倾斜的）down, and____with great excitement, “Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a　 ____ sight, its petals（花瓣）were  all worn－not enough rain, or too little light．____ him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I ____ a small smile and then shifted away．But instead of ___ he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with ___, “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too．That’s why I　 ___ it; here, it’s for you．”

The flower before me was dying or dead．But I knew I ____ take it, or he might never leave．So I reached for the flower, and____, “Just what I need．” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he____it mid－air without reason．It was then that I ____ for the very first time the boy was　 ___．

I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun ____ I thanked him for picking the very best one．He smiled, and then ran off to play,__ __ of the effect he’d had on my day．

I sat there and __ how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree．How did he know of my self-indulged（放纵的）__? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true___．

___ the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me．And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine．

1.A．excited　 　　　　 B．inspired　　 　　 C．content　　 D．disappointed

2.A．approached　　 B．overlooked　 　　 C．understood　 D．recognized

3.A．telling　 　　　　　 B．saying　 　　　　 C．informing　 D．talking

4.A．unique　 　　　　　 B．rough　 　　　　 C．bothering　 D．pitiful

5.A．Wanting　 　　　　 B．Demanding 　　 C．Persuading　 D．Inviting

6.A．presented 　　　　 B．adjusted 　　　　 C．forced　　　　 D．delivered

7.A．declining　 　　　　 B．accepting 　　 C．panicking 　 D．quitting

8.A．certainty 　　　　　 B．embarrassment C．sympathy　 　 D．sorrow

9.A．took　 　　　　　　　 B．pulled　 　　　 C．attained　 　　 D．picked

10.A．should 　　　　　　 B．can　 　　　　　 C．may 　　　　 D．must

11.A．announced 　　　 B．replied 　　　　 C．declared 　　 D．whispered

12.A．grasped 　　　　　 B．held 　　　　　 C．caught 　　　 D．seized

13.A．observed 　　　　 B．confirmed 　　 C．noticed　　 D．concluded

14.A．strange  　　　　　 B．blind　　　　　　 C．deaf 　　　 D．unimaginable

15.A．once　 　　　　　　 B．after 　　　　　 C．as　 　　　　 D．since

16.A．unaware 　　　　　 B．unbelievable 　　 C．regretful 　 D．regardless

17.A．doubted 　　　　　 B．felt　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　 D．wondered

18.A．embarrassment　 B．depression　　　 C．hopelessness D．effort

19.A．sense　　　　　　 B．hearing 　　　　　　 C．sight 　　 D．ability

20.A．In　 　　　　　　　 B．From　 　　　　　　 C．Before　 　 D．Through

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Food pictures that you display on WeChat can look more stylish if you follow our tips. 36.1.

※ Styling accompanied by a story

2. Some might want to tell about the person who is eating the dish. Whether it’s your first meal at a Chinese restaurant or a birthday party at a cozy cafeteria, describe the surroundings and background as well as the reason that made you choose the food in the picture.

※ Choose natural lighting

Flash is not as flattering as natural light. The latter makes pictures look much better. The only problem is that you can hardly find natural light in bars, cafes and restaurants. 3. If you are having your lunch or dinner outside, remember to find a place with shadow since direct sunlight casts shadows on food and other items.

※ Pick your angle(视角)

Choose the right angle. One of the best positions is shooting from the top down. This is how you’ll show the whole table. You might sometimes need to climb on a chair to take that perfect shot! 4. You may try and hold your dish out in front of you. Do not hesitate to ask a random person to stand behind you and take the shot for you. Vertical pictures are also worth your attention.

※5.

Use various filters(滤镜) to keep your shots more attractive. But don’t be restricted by them. Experiment a bit and see which app is your favorite.

A. Adjust the size and brightness.

B. Go beyond the Instagram filter

C. Eye level shots(照片) look irresistible(不可抵制的).

D. What you can do is to take your dish and walk over to a window.

E. Next are some means to tell you how to take a good picture of food.

F. There are a few ways to help you make your food shots more unique.

G. Before you take a picture, think about what you can tell your followers about it.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

You may think, salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for a little

extra taste. But salt is much more than that. Without salt our muscles would not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would not beat.

But do not think rubbing salt in a wound will help. Doing that would be painful and not heal the wound. To rub salt in a wound is an idiom that means to purposefully make a bad situation worse.

Early humans got the salt they needed to stay alive from the animals they killed. But advances in agriculture led to a diet low in salt. So, humans needed to find other sources. Those who lived near the ocean or other natural sources for salt were lucky. Those who did not had to trade for salt. In fact, people used salt as a method of payment in many parts of the ancient world. The word “salary” comes from the word “salt”.

Salt also played an important part in population movement and world exploration. Explorers understood that if they could keep food fresh, they could travel longer distances. So they used salt to preserve food and explored the world.

Salt was so important that, according to food historians, it was traded pound-for- pound for gold. Today, people still use the expressions “to be worth one’s salt” or “worth one's weight in salt”. The expressions describe a person of value.

A person might also be called “salt of the earth”. That description means he or she is dependable and trustworthy. However, when you say “I think we should take what he said with a grain of salt” you mean you accept it but maintain a degree of doubt about its truth.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Salt plays an important part in our life.

B. Salt makes food tasty.

C. Salt is considered to be part of our muscles.

D. Salt is sure to damage nervous systems.

2.A beggar's bread was stolen last night, which means 　　　　 .

A. salt of the earth　　 B. rubbing salt in a wound

C. a diet low in salt　　 D. worth his salt

3.If you describe a person as a great help, you mean 　　　　 .

A. he is called salt of the earth　　 B. he is often taken as a grain of salt

C. he often uses salt to preserve meat　　 D. he is worth his weight in salt

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Salt is more than a four-letter word　　 B. Salt is a basic element in cooking

C. Salt is a word with a long history　　 D. Salt is popular with different persons

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析