Live out your "Night at the Museum" fantasy w...

Live out your "Night at the Museum" fantasy with these one-of-a-kind museums nationwide

American Museum of Natural History |　 New York, New York

In 2014， it hosted its first adults－only sleepover（（夜宿的客人）. Now the event is more popular than ever. Those fortunate enough will delight in a warm reception with live jazz music, plenty of time to wander, and you can name It.

Ages: 21

Cost: $350 for general admission/$ 300 for members

National Archives Museum I Washington, DC

Pack your pillow and pajamas(睡衣)for a night of history and heroes. Here kids with dreams to change the world will learn about the founding fathers and the role of government, and rest the their hand in the Rotunda near the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

Ages: 8 to 12

Cost: $125 for general admission/ $ 100 for members

Carnegie Science Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Looking for something awesome and affordable that the family can do together? Sleepovers here are designed to engage parents and kids alike with themes ranging from electricity to chemistry. Included in the price are educational activities, a movie in the new Rangos Giant Cinema, laser show, snacks, breakfast, and free admission the following day

Ages: 4+

Cost: $39 for general admission

California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, California

If you're in San Francisco, "Penguins + Pajamas" at California Academy of Sciences is not to be missed. Twilight (微光 )exploration, rainforest access, and camping out near sea creatures make it a memorable experience for everyone. it's sold out through summer. Fall dates are still available

Ages: 5 to 17

Cost：$ 119 for general admission/ $99 for members

1.Which of the museums admits only adults?

A. American Museum of Natural History.

B. National Archives Museum.

C. Carnegie Science Center

D. California Academy of Sciences.

2.National Archives Museum is most probably intended for____________.

A. founding fathers of the country

B. experienced officer clerks

C. future change-makers

D. potential law-makers

3.What makes Carnegie Science Center special?

A. Various scientific experiments can be done here.

B. Only educational activities are allowed here

C. It sells the cheapest tickets worldwide.

D. It offers family-based activities

4.What do the four museums have in common?

A. All members can get discount.

B. they can all put visitors up

C. they're located in downtown

D. Children are their final target

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It’s a Friday night. Your girl friends are out at a bar and your boyfriend is playing soccer with his mates. Two text messages later, you’re eating pizza and watching action movies with three guy friends. Perfect.

“Guy friends” have the potential to enrich your life in ways that female friends and boyfriends just can’t. For starters, they provide an insider’s perspective on how men think, feel and behave. When dealing with male relatives, coworkers and even boyfriends, another man’s point of view can be incredibly useful. Three hours spent analyzing a situation in a café with your girlfriends can’t compete with a quick chat to a guy friend.

Many women find that time spent with male friends can be a liberating and somewhat refreshing break from spending time with the girls. Without the judgmental gaze of other females, there is less pressure to dress up and compete for attention.

Traditionally, girl-guy friendships are seen as hard to maintain. Most relationships between males and females that we come across in our day-to-day lives, whether in movies or books, are romantic by nature. These cultural images make girl-guy friendships seem impossible.

Yet in reality, as gender roles loosen and equality becomes a norm in the workplace, it has become much more common for platonic friendships to blossom.

“The belief that men and women can’t be friends comes from another era in which women were at home and men were in the workplace, and the only way they could get together was for romance,” explains psychologist Linda Sapadin to Psychology Today magazine. “Now they work together and share sports interests and socialize together.”

“My boyfriend has met all of my guy friends so he’s quite accepting of me hanging out with them,” says Nellie. “Because we’ve been dating so long, there’s a level of trust where he knows I will make the right decision when choosing who to be friends with.

“He understands that the kind of time that I spend differs between guys and girls. When I’m out with the girls, we’re gossiping or talking about clothes but when I’m spending time with the guys, it’s different. I think their carefree and ‘whatever goes’ attitude can sometimes be exactly what I need.”

1.  What is the best title of the passage?

A．Platonic friendship can be fun and liberating.

B．Platonic friendship can take the place of boy-or-girl friendship.

C．Man friendship is far more exciting than woman friendship.

D．Both man friendship and woman friendship are necessary forgirls.

2.  In writer’s opinion, girl-guy friendships_________

A．are hard to maintain in modern society.

B．are impossible for most boys and girls.

C．are quite reasonable and thought highly of by most people.

D．are quite interesting and accepted by more and more and moregirls.

3. Why did people think men and women can’t be friends in the past?

A．Becausemen were at home and women were in the workplace.

B．Becauseboth men and women are too shy to make friends.

C．Because they were hard to keep in touch and only bymarrying cantheystay in touch with each other.

D．Becausewomen were at home and men were in the workplace, and the only way they could get together was for friendship.

4.  According to what Nellie said, _______

A．Her boyfriend enjoys she and her guy friend stay together.

B．When I’m out with the boys, we’re not gossiping or talking about clothes.

C．Sometimes whatmy guy friends giveisjustwhatI need.

D．My boyfriend trusts me so heaccepts my decision.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Enjoy a museum visit with your class!

Available（可获得的） Programs:

Art Tells a Story: By looking at the subject matter and by drawing from personal experiences, students can find the story in some works of art. ( All grades)

Learning to Look: An interactive （互动的）tour that explores a variety of （各种各样的）art using storytelling, movements, music, games, and other techniques helps introduce children to a museum. (Preschool~ Grade 3)

Native American Collection: This program explores relationships that exist between art, culture, the geographic location and natural resources. Students will see a bowl made by Maria Martinez, a Towa storyteller, a Northwest coast mask, and Inuit clothing. ( For Grades 2~5)

The Language of Art: Classes are welcomed into the museum to take part in an interactive tour of American Art. It gives participants a new set of vocabulary while helping them feel comfortable. Art-on-the-Move: Teachers may borrow suitcases filled with art objects. Free organizations with Education Membership.

Planning Your Visit:

Booking: Booking is necessary for all tours and programs. Please book at least a week in advance. Teachers are encouraged to organize self-guided visits for their classes during public hours.

Tour Hours: Tours can be organized between 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Program Fees: Tours are free for those with Education Membership. There is a charge of $6 per student of non-member organizations. Tour with art activities cost $12 per student (non-members) or $10 per student (members).

Chaperones（保护人）:We require one adult chaperone for every 10 children. Chaperones help to make your museum visit a success. A chaperone must pay $5 admission.

Lunch: We regret that no lunch facilities are available at the museum.

Museum Rules: Don’t touch works of art. Don’t take photographs.

Ask questions. Look, and then LOOK again!

Enjoy!

1.If teachers want their students to learn about what a museum is, they will choose________.

A．Art Tells a Story.                        B．Learning to Look

C．The Language of Art.                     D．Native American Collection.

2.Why does the museum feel sorry?

A．Taking photos is not allowed at the museum.

B．Visitors can’t touch works of art at the museum.

C．Visitors are not able to have lunch at the museum.

D．Visitors can’t take part in all the activities at a time.

3.How much should the museum charge a class of 60 students with Education Membership for a tour with art activities?

A．$600.            B．$630.             C．$720.            D．$750.

4.What do teachers need to do before leading their classes to the museum?

A．To make bookings ahead of time.

B．To try to get Education Membership.

C．To learn about the history of the museum.

D．To ask for the permission of self-guided visits.

5.In which section of the newspaper does the passage most probably appear?

A．Health.           B．News.            C．Culture.           D．Advertisement.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

If a noisy neighbor is blasting music at all hours of the day and night, drowning out your phone conversations and interrupting your sleep, you can call the police. But what is a whale to do?

Natural noise from　 waves, wind,　 rain and even earthquakes is common in oceans. Unfortunately, man­made noise from oil and gas drilling, sonar, and ships is also present.

Low frequency noise has doubled off the California coast every decade since the nineteen sixties.　 The　 main　 reasons　 are ships' propellers (螺旋桨). They not only generate continuous low frequency sound, some propellers　 cavitate(形成气穴), which means they create air bubbles that collapse, creating loud popping sounds.

Whales　 use　 low　 frequency　 calls　 to communicate across thousands of miles of ocean. They are threatened by noise pollution because it can prevent them from contacting each other and from locating their foods.　 Endangered　 humpback　 and　 right　 whales, which use fibrous baleen to strain　 food from the water, are the most at risk.

Scientists studying right whales off Canada's east coast have discovered that whales are sending louder calls through the water to make themselves heard.　 Because they invest more energy in making calls, they have less energy available for finding food and mating. Other scientists measuring whale calls against background noise pollution have discovered that right whales have lost about eighty percent of their normal communication area.　 This could seriously affect survival of this already threatened species.

Scientists don't have badges and guns, but they are trying to correct the noise pollution problem. By tracking ships and marine mammals and understanding how noise travels,　 they　 are　 creating　 sound　 maps. They hope to get shipping lanes moved so　 that the noise pollution ships create will not overlap with areas most important to the whales.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Whales are in danger because of the noise.

B. Noise pollution is affecting whales.

C. Natural noise is good for whales.

D. How to protect whales endangered.

2.The following statements are true EXCEPT ________.

A. You can call the police if you are disturbed by a noisy neighbor.

B. Low frequency noise has doubled off the Canadian coast every decade since the 1960s.

C. Noise pollution can prevent whales from contacting each other and from locating prey.

D. Endangered humpback and right whales are the most at risk.

3.We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.

A. some areas important to whales are overlapped with the ship lanes

B. scientists are creating the sound maps by tracking ships and marine mammals

C. if scientists have guns, they can correct the noise pollution

D. scientists have worked out a plan to protect the whales

4.According to scientists，________.

A. right whales off the Californian coast have been in danger because of the loss of the energy

B. right whales cannot find food and mate for they lose a lot of living area

C. there are about 20% of the normal communication areas still available for the right whales

D. the right whales always invest most of their energy for making calls

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

I sometimes feel left out with my friends at the party. What can I do?　　

— Susan

Alice: Speak to your best friend before you arrive and ask her to make sure you don’t get left out of the group. That way, she will know to include you in all the fun. Make the effort to speak to some other people at the party. You might even make a new friend or two.

Sometimes I think parties get boring and I want to go home!　　

— Jenny

Alice: Even a great party will drag if you’re not enjoying yourself. Making the effort to dance and have a chat with your friends will beat the boredom! You don’t have to stay to the very end of the party.

Our school is having a Christmas dance party but I’m really shy. Shall I go or not?

— Emma

Alice: Part of you would like to go to the party, so give it a try. Let good friends know how you feel and make sure you’ll have people to dance with when the evening comes. Practice some fun dances so you’ll feel comfortable on the dance floor.

Whenever I go to a party, my dad comes to pick me up at 8 pm. I always have to leave earlier than the rest of my friends and I get really angry with my dad.　　　

— Anny

Alice: Talk with your dad and let him know how you feel. It feels hard to have different rules from your friends but don’t worry too much — your friends are probably picked up soon after you anyway.

1.Alice advises Susan to _____.

A.stay with her friends. B.ask her friend for help.

C.leave the party at once. D.make fun of her friends.

2.The underlined word “drag” is closest in meaning to “_____”.

A.fail. B.improve.

C.be boring. D.be pleasant.

3.What worries Anny?

A.Her dad is strict with her. B.She always argues with her dad.

C.Nobody picks her up after the party. D.She can’t go to the party with her friends.

4.Where can you probably find the text?

A.In a notice. B.In a guidebook. C.In a famous novel. D.In a popular magazine.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

— These days I can only sleep for four or five hours at night as I’m too busy with my research work..

— If you keep going on like that, you are sure to ______ sooner or later.

A. get down         B. break down       C. calm down      D. put down

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Get ready to cycle your heart out at these local and overseas destinations perfect for cycling.

1. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

With more bikes than people, the city has a large number of cyclists. Low speed limits in the centre control the impact of cars, while bike racks( 自行车停放架) on public transport make it easy to travel long distances. You can also find rental shops everywhere.

2. Berlin, Germany.

With over 1000 km of bike paths, the vast majority of which are protected lanes, it's no wonder Berliners love to get around by bike. For the traveller, the major sights are within easy reach on a bicycle. The “Call A Bike” share system allows you to simply lock the bike to any fixed object and call in a code to return it.

3. Paris, France.

Home to the Velib' public bike sharing system that has over 20, 000 bikes, and with 500km of bike paths, Paris cyclists can enjoy the city safe from motorists. A Velib' station is almost always within sight, or just around the next corner.

4. Tokyo, Japan.

Despite being home to one of the most developed public transportation networks on the planet, Tokyo residents still cycle in large numbers. Though the extent of bike lanes is limited, safe drivers ease the tension between car and cyclist. Unique automatic underground bike parking garages are provided when you need to store your bicycle.

5. Perth, Australia.

A large part of Perth's intelligent basic facilities are made up of bike paths, which allow commuters to get into and around their city with ease. There are free bike lockers and racks across the city. For the visitor, numerous scenic routes line the coastline and the local Swan River.

1. In which country can you find the “Call A Bike” system?

A. The Netherlands.　 　　　　　　 　 B. France.

C. Germany.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Australia.

2.Where can you store your bicycle in Tokyo?

A. Underground bike parking garages.　　　　

B. In protected lanes.

C. In a Velib's station.

D. In free bike lockers and racks across the city.

3. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Why People Love cycling

B. Ways to Rent a Bicycle in Different Countries

C. Bicycles----the Best Means of Transportation

D. 5 Bike-----Friendly Cities

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the depth of my memory, many things I did with my father still live．These things come to represent, in fact, what I call 1and love.

I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming tool．But he did 2the water．Any kind of 3ride seemed to give him pleasure． 4he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.

But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did．I liked being 5the water, moving through it, 6it all around me．I was not a strong 7, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my 8．But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and 9those summer days with my father, who 10come by on a break．I needed him to see what I could do．My father would stand there in his suit, the 11person not in swimsuit.

After swimming, I would go 12his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me 13anything I found in his top desk drawer．Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk 14he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his 15．But my father always 16and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s 17.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get 18an ice cream…

A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is 19.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but 20, in that childhood, look at us．

1.A．desire                 B．joy                 C．anger              D．worry

2.A．avoid                 B．refuse              C．praise            D．love

3.A．boat                  B．bus               C．train              D．bike

4.A．But                   B．Then           C．And             D．Still

5.A．on                    B．off               C．by               D．in

6.A．having                 B．leaving            C．making           D．getting

7.A．swimmer             B．rider              C．walker           D．runner

8.A．hopes                 B．faiths              C．rights             D．fears

9.A．spending               B．saving             C．wasting           D．ruining

10.A．should                  B．would            C．had to             D．ought to

11.A．next                 B．only              C．other              D．last

12.A．away from           B．out of            C．by                D．inside

13.A．put up                B．break down      C．play with           D．work out

14.A．the moment          B．the first time       C．while               D．before

15.A．fishing net           B．office things       C．wooden chair     D．lab equipment

16.A．stood up               B．set out              C．showed up        D．turned out

17.A．fine                     B．strange              C．terrible             D．funny

18.A．the student           B．the assistant       C．myself              D．himself

19.A．memory               B．wealth              C．experience         D．practice

20.A．which                 B．who                  C．what                D．whose

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The little child ____go out alone at night, so he ____walk in the dark that night.

A. daren’t; didn’t dare to　　　　　　　　

B. doesn’t dare; dare not

C. doesn’t dare to; dared not to　　　　

D. doesn’t dare to; dare not

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

These fish can’t be taken out of the water _____ which they will die soon.

A．without           B．with              C．out              D．above

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析