I don’t know how they ____the first couple of weeks after the strong earthquake.
A.got around | B.got through | C.got over | D.got up |
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I don’t know how they ____the first couple of weeks after the strong earthquake.
A.got around | B.got through | C.got over | D.got up |
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Many people think of the brain as a mystery. They don't know much about intelligence and how it works. When they do think about what intelligence is, many people believe that a person is born smart, average, or dumb — and stays that way in the whole life. But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle — it changes and gets stronger when you use it. And scientists have been able to show just how the brain grows and gets stronger when you learn.
Everyone knows that when you lift weights, your muscles get bigger and you get stronger. A person who can't lift 20 pounds when he/she starts exercising can get strong enough to lift 100 pounds after working out for a long time. That's because the muscles become larger and stronger with exercise. And when you stop exercising, the muscles shrink and you get weaker. That's why people say “Use it or lose it!”
But most people don't know that when they practice and learn new things, parts of their brain change and get larger a lot like muscles do when they exercise. Inside the cortex (皮层) of the brain are billions of tiny nerve cells, called neurons. The nerve cells have branches connecting them to other cells in a complicated network. Communication between these brain cells is what allows us to think and solve problems. When you learn new things, these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply and get stronger. The more you challenge your mind to learn, the more your brain cells grow. Then, things that you once found very hard or even impossible to do — like speaking a foreign language or doing algebra (代数) — seem to become easy after learning them for a period of time. The result is a stronger, smarter brain.
Scientists started thinking that the human brain could develop and change when they studied animals' brains. They found out that animals that lived in a challenging environment were more “perspicacious” — they were better at solving problems and learning new things.
1.According to the first paragraph,________.
A. the function of our brain is like that of the muscle
B. until now it's impossible to explain the brain's mystery
C. many people believe one's intelligence is naturally determined
D. one's brain grows stronger as the age increases
2.Training muscles is compared to ________.
A. using the brain
B. connecting things in your brain
C. lifting weights
D. doing research about the brain
3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about_________?
The complex structure of the brain.
B. How changes in the muscles affect the brain.
C. The importance of the brain.
D. How the brain becomes stronger by learning new things.
4.What does the underlined word “perspicacious” in the last paragraph probably mean_________?
A. Strong. B. Smart. C. Popular. D. Active.
5.The paragraph that follows the passage will most probably talk about _______.
A. the differences between animals’ brains and humans’ brains
B. the relation between human brains and muscles
C. scientists’ findings about animals’ brains
D. how to make your brain smarter through self-development
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
After the National Entrance Examination the students will have an anxious couple of weeks _____ for the results.
A.wait | B.to be waiting | C.waiting | D.waited |
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A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and loved the boy very much. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous(有毒的)medicine meant for adults in small dosages(剂量). When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked. She was terrified how to face her husband.
When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. The husband just said ‘I am with you, Darling’. The husband's totally unexpected reaction is active behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of viewpoint, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.
1.The uncapped medical bottle was not put back into the cupboard because ________.
A.the husband was careless B.the wife ignored the matter
C.the husband was busy D.the wife wasn’t informed of the matter
2.What do we know about the bottle? ________.
A.It contained poison only for adults B.It was kept in the kitchen
C.It was broken by the child D.It appeared like a nice drink
3.The husband’s attitude towards his wife can be described as ________.
A.optimistic B.confident C.considerate D.generous
4.What did the writer intend to tell us about life? ________.
A.Think of nothing and life will be easy
B.It is always useless finding who is responsible
C.Let go the negative side and we can enjoy life.
D.Life should give way to responsibility
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The first couple of weeks in my writing classes are always a bit unsettling. I’m unfamiliar ________ the students, most of them trying to ________ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer ________ me with a question on the second day, I was ________ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.
Her writing wasn’t perfect, ________ her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to ________, which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t ________ then how much she would also teach me.
One Friday afternoon, Jennifer ________ after class. She wasn’t clarifying an assignment or asking a question about a paper I’d returned. ________, she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, ________. “It was just a virus. I’m fine now,” she ________ me. Then she was gone.
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be ________ a few classes. She had been hospitalized with meningitis(脑膜炎). I ________ him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew worse. We made trips to the hospital room. I was ________ terrified when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and ________ in my classroom.
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to ________ . “I’ll be back,” she insisted. “I have no ________ ,” I told her, fighting back tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “School________ everything to Jenny.”
Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, smiling. I caught my breath as her rail-thin body approached my desk, and she ________ all of her missed assignments, completed with thought and excellence. The ________ of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.
1.A. with B. for C. to D. among
2.A. expose B. devote C. adjust D. link
3.A. provided B. approached C. challenged D. bothered
4.A. eager B. prepared C. sorry D. grateful
5.A. so B. or C. and D. but
6.A. learn B. inform C. receive D. give
7.A. suspect B. realize C. care D. admit
8.A. went ahead B. broke down C. stopped by D. set out
9.A. However B. Meanwhile C.Therefore D.Instead
10.A. disappointed B. surprised C. delighted D. thrilled
11.A. comforted B. supported C. attracted D. impressed
12.A. expecting B. missing C. arranging D. attending
13.A. called on B. came across C. searched for D. heard from
14.A. hardly B. mainly C. truly D. mostly
15.A. warmth B. sadness C. shyness D. fear
16.A. recovery B. success C. school D. fame
17.A. idea B. concern C. opinion D. doubt
18.A. attaches B. means C. contributes D. delivers
19.A. took up B. left out C. handed in D. focused on
20.A. lack B. weakness C. strength D. assistance
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The first couple of weeks in my writing classes are always a bit unsettling. I’m unfamiliar________ the students, most of them trying to ________ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer ________me with a question on the second day, I was ________ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.
Her writing wasn’t perfect, ________ her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to________ , which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t ________ then how much she would also teach me.
One Friday afternoon, Jennifer ________ after class. She wasn’t clarifying an assignment or asking a question about a paper I’d returned. ________ , she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, ________ . “It was just a virus. I’m fine now,” she ________ me. Then she was gone.
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be ________ a few classes. She had been hospitalized with meningitis(脑膜炎). I ________ him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew worse. We made trips to the hospital room. I was ________ terrified when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and ________ in my classroom.
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to ________ . “I’ll be back,” she insisted. “I have no ________ ,” I told her, fighting back tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “School ________ everything to Jenny.”
Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, smiling. I caught my breath as her rail-thin body approached my desk, and she ________ all of her missed assignments, completed with thought and excellence. The ________of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.
1.A. with B. for C. to D. among
2.A. expose B. devote C. adjust D. subscribe
3.A. provided B. approached C. challenged D. bothered
4.A. panicked B. ashamed C. sorry D. grateful
5.A. so B. or C. and D. but
6.A. learn B. inform C. receive D. give
7.A. suspect B. realize C. guarantee D. admit
8.A. went ahead B. broke down C. stopped by D. set out
9.A. However B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Instead
10.A. disappointed B. surprised C. delighted D. thrilled
11.A. comforted B. supported C. attracted D. impressed
12.A. expecting B. missing C. arranging D. attending
13.A. called on B. came across C. searched for D. heard from
14.A. hardly B. mainly C. truly D. mostly
15.A. warmth B. sadness C. shyness D. fear
16.A. recovery B. success C. school D. fame
17.A. idea B. concern C. opinion D. doubt
18.A. attaches B. means C. contributes D. delivers
19.A. took up B. left out C. handed in D. focused on
20.A. lack B. weakness C. strength D. assistance
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Just weeks after a special memorial voyage to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, an Australian billionaire has announced plans to build an exact replica(复制品) of the Titanic, which is just as similar to the original one as possible. The Titanic replica will make its first voyage from Southampton, England to New York in 2016.
The Titanic is a famous ship that sank in 1912. The attractive story of the ocean liner(邮轮) has made millions of people interested in it around the world. It was believed to be an unsinkable ship but it hit an iceberg and sank on its first voyage. More than 1,500 people died in the sinking of the Titanic, which at the time was the world’s largest and most luxurious ocean liner.
When fully built, the Titanic II will be 270 meters (886 feet) long and capable of holding 1,680 passengers. Unlike the original Titanic which was powered by coal-fired boiler and steam engines, the Titanic II will have modern diesel(柴油机) and electric engines. Also unlike the first Titanic, the Titanic II will have more than enough lifeboats to accommodate everyone on board if something should go wrong.
When asked whether the new replica would sink, Mr. Palmer replied: “Of course it will sink if you put a hole in it. He also added “It will be designed as a modern ship with all the technology to ensure that doesn’t happen.”
When Mr. Palmer was asked if he expected his Titanic to be successful, he simply said: “At my age, you don’t really worry so much about whether you’ll make money or lose money on something, but I believe that it is worth building it.”
1.Why is the Titanic replica being built?
A. To make a voyage from Southampton, England to New York.
B. To mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
C. To realize Mr. Palmer’s dream of constructing a luxurious ocean liner.
D. Not clearly talked about in the passage.
2.What’s mainly talked about in Paragraph 2?
A. The travelling route of the Titanic.
B. A short introduction to the original Titanic.
C. The number of people on the Titanic when it sank.
D. People’s great interest in the attractive story of the ocean liner.
3.What is the difference between the Titanic II and the original one?
A. Titanic II will be powered by modern diesel and electric engines.
B. The appearance of Titanic II will be more luxurious.
C. The construction of Titanic II will be more complex.
D. The number of the lifeboats on Titanic II will be smaller.
4.What is Mr. Palmer’s attitude towards his Titanic II replica?
A. It will sink with a hole in it.
B. It will definitely be a great success.
C. It is worthwhile to build it.
D. It will make him lose money.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
We don’t know how different our life in the future. We can only try to imagine it.
At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day, we will be making new friends through the Internet--- even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today--- we will feel a little lonely.
Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.
Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much environmentally friendly.
We could expect that the faster economic development would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. Scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.
Although we cannot predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectation, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.
1.The underlined word “sanguine” in the last paragraph most probably means __________.
A. disappointed B. surprised
C. curious D. optimistic
2.According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?
A. It will not be difficult for people to travel to other plants.
B. Our environment will be much polluted with a growing number of cars.
C. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today
D. The relationship between people will be more important than today.
3.The third paragraph mainly tells__________.
A. that computers will do all the things for human being
B. how people will use robots to do housework.
C. that machines like computer and robots will help people a lot.
D. how people will use computer to communicate with each other.
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. What high technology will appear in the year 2050.
B. What our life will be like in the year 2050.
C. How people will communicate in the year 2050.
D. How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
We don’t know how different our life will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.
At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will make new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today-we will feel a little lonely.
Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.
Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will use solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.
We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.
Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.
1.Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?
A. Because the number of people will become much smaller.
B. Because there will be less face-to-face communication.
C. Because people won’t like making friends with each other.
D. Because people won’t communicate with each other much often.
2.The third paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A. computers will do all the things for human beings
B. how people will use computers to communicate with each other
C. machines like computers and robots will help people a lot
D. how people will use robots to do the housework
3.According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?
A. The relationship between people will be more important than that of today.
B. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today.
C. It won’t be difficult for people to travel to other planets.
D. Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars.
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How people will communicate in the year 2050.
B. What our life will be like in the year 2050.
C. How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.
D. What high technology will appear in the year 2050.
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What a wonder! They have finished________40% of the task within one week.
A.no more than B.no less than
C.not more than D.much less than
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析