Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.
For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents’ home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement and have strong opinions about everything.
Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.
But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.
That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They’dget back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.
We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist-high grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life and new horizons.
We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.
I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.
Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of journey—and the best part of yourself.
1.Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?
A. It was less tiring. B. It would befaster and safer.
C. Her kids would feel less confined. D. She felt better with other drivers nearby.
2.The author stopped regularly on the country roads to ________.
A. take care of the lamb B. take a deep breath
C. relax in the fresh air D. let the kids play with Banner
3.What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?
A. Freeways are where beauty hides.
B. Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life.
C. Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health.
D. One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.
4.What could be the best title for the passage?
A. The Road to Bravery B. Creativity out of Necessity
C. Charm of the Detour D. Road Trip and Country Life
高二英语阅读理解简单题
Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.
For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents’ home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement(限制) and have strong opinions about everything.
Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.
But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.
That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They’d get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.
We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist-high grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And new horizons.
We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.
I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.
Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey — and the best part of yourself.
1.Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?
A.It was less tiring. B.It would be faster and safer.
C.Her kids would feel less confined. D.She felt better with other drivers nearby.
2.The author stopped regularly on the country roads to _____.
A.relax in the fresh air B.take a deep breath
C.let the kids play with Banner D.take care of the lamb
3.What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?
A.Freeways are where beauty hides.
B.One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.
C.Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health.
D.Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life.
4.What does the underlined word “detour” mean ?
A.A fast and straight road trip. B.A route which is long and not direct.
C.A pleasant and meaningful tour. D.An unpleasant road trip.
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Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.
For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents’ home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement and have strong opinions about everything.
Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.
But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.
That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They’dget back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.
We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist-high grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life and new horizons.
We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.
I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.
Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of journey—and the best part of yourself.
1.Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?
A. It was less tiring. B. It would befaster and safer.
C. Her kids would feel less confined. D. She felt better with other drivers nearby.
2.The author stopped regularly on the country roads to ________.
A. take care of the lamb B. take a deep breath
C. relax in the fresh air D. let the kids play with Banner
3.What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?
A. Freeways are where beauty hides.
B. Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life.
C. Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health.
D. One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.
4.What could be the best title for the passage?
A. The Road to Bravery B. Creativity out of Necessity
C. Charm of the Detour D. Road Trip and Country Life
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
It’s said that women are more easily to be __________ by the sales promotions (促销活动) in
big stores.
A. based on B. taken advantage of C. reminded of D. honored for
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US poet Allen Ginsberg once said, “Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind.”
To recognize the unique ability of poetry to capture the human spirit, World Poetry Day is held by the United Nations on March 21 each year.
The magic of poetry lies in the connection built up through words between the author and the reader. When we read a poem, we often imagine what the poet was thinking when he wrote it, or what he was doing at the time. These thoughts let us connect with the words better, as if we’d written the poem ourselves.
But in the age of artificial intelligence, would a poem still mean as much if it weren’t written by a human at all? Today computers can create all kinds of texts, including research papers, books, news stories and even poems by using algorithms (算法).
In 2013, Australian researcher Oscar Schwartz and his friend Benjamin Laird created a website called “bot or not”, where readers can read poems and guess whether they were written by a human or a computer. During a recent speech at TedX Sydney, Schwartz said that throughout the years, some of the website’s poems were able to fool 65 percent of human readers into thinking they were written by a human.
By launching the website, Schwartz and Laird hoped that people would question the difference between humans and machines - and be able to identify what makes us human.
Unstableness is part of the answer. “The human mind is not a cold, hard fact,” Schwartz said during his TedX Sydney speech. “Rather, it is something that’s constructed with our opinions and something that changes over time.”
A computer may be able to create poems that are correct in both grammar and style, but it wouldn’t be able to get the same meanings and emotions across as a human poet could. In fact, current AI software creates poems based on ones that have already been written by humans. As Schwartz noted, “The computer works like a mirror that reflects any idea of a human that developers teach it.”
So a new challenge arises: What kind of human mind do we want the computer to reflect back at us?
1.What’s the purpose of the first three paragraphs?
A.To show the popularity of poetry around the world.
B.To introduce the origin of World Poetry Day.
C.To show the function of poetry in general.
D.To give some tips on appreciating poetry.
2.From Paragraph 5, we can learn that_______________.
A.Computers can also produce poems of high quality
B.65% of the poems on the website “bot or not” were written by computers
C.Readers don’t really care whether the poems were written by humans or not
D.Few readers can tell poems written by computers from those by humans
3.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 7 refer to?
A.Unstableness. B.Identification.
C.The human mind. D.The Website.
4.Why can’t computers match humans in creating poems according to the article?
A.They can’t create poems that make sense.
B.They can’t express emotions as well as humans.
C.They fail to use the correct grammar and style.
D.They only know how to copy existing poems.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A poet and journalist ________to give us a speech tomorrow in our school .
A.is said. | B.are said | C.is saying | D.are saying. |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to _____ others' thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to ____others to vote for the person of your choice or to describe the ____ you want your hair cut ...the key to success seems to be the ____ to speak well.
Another ____ advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to ____ the admiration, respect, or linking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you're really a ____ man. Tell them all you know,and they'll be ____ by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a ____ person.
Finally,talking gives you the ___ to release(释放) energy in a way that listening can't. When you're ____, the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often ___ your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to ___your excitement with others by talking about it, ____ keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.
____ it is true that talking does have many advantages,it's important to ____ that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you'll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to __ others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others ____ you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it's hard to be persuasive while you're listening, but your ___ to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas ____. Listening is often reciprocal(互惠的). “You get what you give.”
1.A. guess B. control C. disturb D. tease
2.A.insist B.advise C.persuade D. suggest
3.A.idea B.plan C.means D. way
4.A.habit B.energy C.power D.ability
5.A.obvious B.easy C.new D.special
6.A. catch B.gain C.remain D.declare
7.A.successful B.simple C.wise D.stupid
8.A.affected B.moved C.instructed D.impressed
9.A.fruitless B.homeless C.worthless D.senseless
10.A.pleasure B.course C.opportunity D.duty
11.A.in trouble B.in danger C.in debt D.in silence
12.A.reduce B.extend C.deepen D.widen
13.A.control B.share C.enjoy D.remove
14.A.or B.so C.for D.though
15.A.s B. When C. Since D. While
16.A.suppose B.aware C.realize D.imagine
17.A.fail B.cure C.hurt D.help
18.A.appreciate B.listen to C.envy D.support
19.A.kindness B.favour C.willingness D.concern
20.A.by turns B.in return C.in turn D.in order
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to control others’ thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to 36 others to vote for the person of your 37 or to describe the 38 you want your hair cut ... the key to success seems to be the 39 to speak well.
Another 40 advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to 41 the admiration, respect, or liking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you’re really a 42 man. Tell them all you know, and they’ll be 43 by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a 44 person.
Finally, talking gives you the 45 to release (释放) energy in a way that listening can’t. When you’re 46 , the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often 47 your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to 48 your excitement with others by talking about it, 49 keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.
While it is true that talking does have many advantages, it’s important to 50 that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you’ll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to 51 others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others 52 you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it’s hard to be persuasive while you’re listening, but your 53 to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas 54 . Listening is often reciprocal (互惠的). “You get what you 55 .”
36. A. insist B. advise C. persuade D. suggest
37. A. friend B. relation C. choice D. leader
38. A. idea B. way C. means D. plan
39. A. resource B. energy C. power D. ability
40. A. obvious B. easy C. new D. special
41. A. gain B. grasp C. remain D. seize
42. A. successful B. simple C. wise D. stupid
43. A. affected B. impressed C. instructed D. moved
44. A. fruitless B. priceless C. worthless D. senseless
45. A. pleasure B. course C. duty D. chance
46. A. in trouble B. in danger C. in debt D. in silence
47. A. reduce B. lengthen C. deepen D. widen
48. A. control B. share C. enjoy D. remove
49. A. or B. so C. for D. though
50. A. suppose B. notice C. realize D. imagine
51. A. fail B. cure C. hurt D. help
52. A. appreciate B. listen to C. envy D. support
53. A. kindness B. favor C. willingness D. eagerness
54. A. by turns B. in return C. in turn D. in order
55. A. lose B. ask for C. need D. give
高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained by a body or object. 1. So many girls are struggling with the numbers associated with their body image and it’s really sad seeing such beautiful girls become discouraged over a few numbers that don’t measure anything of true significance.
Yes, it is important to live a healthy lifestyle.2. Neglecting either your mental or physical health will cause problems for the other. It’s very easy to get caught up in the idea that you’re too heavy or too thin, which results in your mistreating your body in some way.
3. It harbors all of your thoughts, feelings, characteristics, and ideas. Without it, you wouldn’t be you. If you wish to change it in a healthy way, then, by all means, go ahead. With that being said, don’t make changes to impress or please someone else.4.
5.. You are more than the number on the scale (磅秤). You are more than the number on your jeans and dresses. You are way more than the number of pounds you’ve gained or lost in whatever amount of time. So, as hard as it may seem sometimes, understand that the number doesn’t measure the amount or significance of your contributions to this world. The fact that a dress doesn’t fit you like you had hoped doesn’t mean that you’re any less of a person.
A.Overweight and obesity may increase the risk of many health problems.
B.Your body is your special, beautiful temple.
C.You are the only person who is in charge of your body.
D.Your physical health may play an important part in your life.
E.Weight does not define your self-worth, ambition or potential.
F.Taking care of yourself includes your mental health as well, however.
G.It’s not about the size of your jeans, but the size of your heart, soul, and spirit.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
We are ________ by doctors to eat more natural food and take plenty of physical exercises.
A. suggested B. warned of
C. informed D. advised
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Family values are principles that help to define us as human beings. These values are learned, usually passed down 1. one generation to another. However, they can also change over time, 2. (depend) upon the circumstances in which families find themselves. They shape the way we behave, they help families stick together, and they give us our identity.
We always admire a person 3. treats the elderly with respect, or helps people in need, or is always honest with others. Such 4. (admire) behavior is usually a direct result of the values that person was taught by his family.
These values or principles—respect, fairness and 5. (honest) among many others—also help hold the family together in times of trouble. When problems arise, the family is able to withstand them because they share 6. same idea about
7. is important. When family members feel pressure from the outside world, they know they can come into their family for a comforting connection.
Finally, family values make us who we are. 8. we talk about our personal character and what 9. (influence) our decisions, we do so based on the values
10. (give) to us by our family.
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