People’s working efficiency usually decreases...

People’s working efficiency usually decreases more or less when the temperature _________ 35℃ or even higher.

A. approaches                   B.raises              C.draws                          D.drops

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Are people less happy or more happy the older they get ? A study found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age 50. In fact, it found that by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18.

The finding came from a Gallup survey of more than 340,000 adults between the age of 18 and 85 in the United States.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.

Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties. The survey also found that men and women had similar emotional patternsas they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.

So why would happiness increase with age ? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

The original goal of the study was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems. The survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women. But except for that , people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.

1.Old people may be happier probably because _________

A. their children have grown up.　　 B. they don’t have to work every day.

C. they can do whatever they like best.　　 D. they are most likely satisfied with life.

2.According to the survey, when will adults feel most stressful?

A. In their twenties.　　 B. In their fifties.

C. In their seventies.　　 D. In their eighties.

3.What may make Arthur Stone a bit surprised?

A. Women usually live longer than men.　　 B. Middle-age men mostly are very rich.

C. Old people usually have a better sleep.　　 D. Most of old people can’t sleep well at night.

4.Which of the following may be the topic of this passage ?

A. The difference between men and women.　　 B. Old people’s feeling of happiness.

C. The young people and the old people.　　 D. The connection of sleep and happiness.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Are people less or more happy when they get older? A study in 2018 found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age 50. In fact, it found that by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25. 1.

Happiness was the highest among the youngest adults and those in their early 70's. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their 70’s and 80’s. The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. 2.The researchers also considered possible influences like, having young children being unemployed or being single. Bu, they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.

3. One theory is that, as people get older, they become more than thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

4.In another study, people in their 80’s reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep. The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems. 5.But except for that, people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.

A.So why will happiness increase with age?

B.Researchers surveyed more than 150, 000 American adults.

C.At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85.

D.Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their 50's.

E.Happiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age.

F.The survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women.

G. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

高二英语七选五困难题查看答案及解析

Reports tell us that Americans work more and vacation less than people in other major industrial countries. Still，millions of Americans do try to get away from home for a week or two in the summer months. Some might even have the time and money to spend longer on vacation.

For example， many retired Americans can be found driving around the United States in big recreational vehicles，known as R. V. ’s. These serve as a home away from home. In fact，it might even be their only home as they see the country.

Some American families get in their cars and drive to historic places like Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. There，they can experience what life was like for early Americans. If that is not exciting enough， also in Williamsburg is a water park and an amusement park with rides.

Other Americans visit national parks like Yellowstone or Yosemite out in the West. They want to spend time with nature. Or they take their vacation by a lake or the ocean. They might swim or fish. But many just want to sit and enjoy the feeling of doing nothing，except maybe read a book.

Some families fly to other countries on vacation. Or they go on a cruise ship(大型游轮）and stop in different ports. Cruise ships are like floating cities.

But not everyone goes someplace special on vacation. This might be the only time for people to work on things like home improvement projects. And while they do that，they might think of all the fun their friends are having.

1.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Americans work more and vacation less.

B. Where Americans go on their summer vacations.

C. Different places for summer vacations.

D. Not all Americans take summer vacations.

2.If you want to spend time with nature，you can do the following things except　 ________.

A. to visit national parks　　 B. to see the country

C. to stay by a lake　　 D. to visit historic places

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People choose different destinations depending on different interests.

B. People interested in history can have fun in Colonial Williamsburg.

C. All the people take vacations only to do nothing but relax themselves.

D. Not all Americans can afford time and money to go on a vacation.

4.What does the underlined sentence of the passage mean?

A. They fully enjoy doing their work on home improvement projects.

B. They think of their work at home as a special kind of vacation.

C. They can imagine what fun their friends are having on vacation.

D. They might envy their friends having time going on vacation.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble. That’s more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police Officer Floyd Hyde was on duty.

“I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville. As I got onto Highway 40, blue lights and sirens (警笛) going, I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway. The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder. ”

But Hyde couldn’t go after him. Taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders, so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident. But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove, hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car. As it turned out, keeping the Firebird in sight was not that difficult. Every turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene.

Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination. At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene. His help wasn’t needed. Now he was free to try to stop the driver of the Firebird, who by this time had developed something new to panic about.

“Just about that time,” Hyde says, “I saw fire coming out from under that car, with blue smoke and oil going everywhere. He’d blown his engine. Now he had to stop. ”

“After I arrested him, I asked him why he was running. He told me he didn’t have a driver’s license.”

That accident cost the driver of the Firebird plenty — a thousand dollars for the new engine — not to mention the charges for driving without a license, attempting to run away, and dangerous driving.

1. Why did the driver of the Firebird suddenly speed down the highway?

A. Because he was racing with another driver on the road.

B. Because he realized he had to hurry to the accident scene.

C. Because he wanted to overtake other cars on the shoulder.

D. Because he thought the police officer wanted to stop him.

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Someone else was taking care of the injured person.

B. The Pontiac reached its destination at the accident scene.

C. Hyde knew where he was going by following the right car.

D. The policeman was running after a speeder on Highway 40.

3.The driver of the Firebird _____.

A. took a wrong turn on the way                  B. had some trouble with his car

C. was stopped by the police officer            D. paid for the expenses of the accident

4. What is probably the best title for the article?

A. Losing His Way?                       B. Fun All the Way?

C. Going My Way?                         D. Help on the Way?

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Almost everyone around us uses a phone. Phones provide a simple and efficient way to conduct work or _______ with social arrangements from day to day. Several times in the course of a work day, you may be _______ by your workmates, students or friends by means of phone. If you want a/an _______ with your department head, you will _______ call him and arrange a time with him. If you are unable to _______ your appointment, or if you find you have to be _______ for it, you will phone and change the _______. In this way, no one _______ time waiting for someone who is not coming. If you want to buy something, you will “let your _______ do the walking”. That is, you call ahead to make sure the store has what you ________. If it is an expensive item, you might call several stores to ________ prices so that you can buy the cheapest one. If you want to __________ a train or plane, after finding out the prices, you can call to __________ the ticket; if you want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how __________ the store is open before you travel all the way there.

Phones are easily __________. In streets, you can see public phones in which you feed coins to make a call. Phones have __________ answering services; if you are not at home or in the office, or don’t wish to be __________, you switch on a machine, which will answer the call for you. A pre-recorded message will say to the __________, “I’m sorry, I’m not available at the moment. Please leave your name and number and I will call you __________ as soon as possible.” It’s more efficient to __________ one’s name and number than to waste their time calling again and again.

1.A.deal B.communicate C.share D.talk

2.A.suggested B.reminded C.connected D.ignored

3.A.prize B.promise C.deal D.appointment

4.A.never B.usually C.seldom D.frequently

5.A.keep B.make C.break D.take

6.A.intended B.prepared C.late D.ready

7.A.mind B.place C.plan D.idea

8.A.arranges B.takes C.kills D.wastes

9.A.feet B.finger C.head D.legs

10.A.need B.hate C.have D.think

11.A.pay B.cut C.raise D.compare

12.A.make B.take C.miss D.get

13.A.choose B.offer C.book D.ask

14.A.late B.fast C.soon D.early

15.A.suitable B.usable C.enjoyable D.available

16.A.proper B.automatic C.artificial D.free

17.A.noticed B.upset C.disturbed D.worried

18.A.seller B.visitor C.speaker D.caller

19.A.on B.back C.up D.at

20.A.leave B.sign C.remember D.write

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Baekeland and Hartmann report that the “short sleepers” had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens. But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work, and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.

In general, these “short sleeps” appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful, conformist(不动摇) in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices. They often held several jobs at once, or workers full-or part-time while going to school. And many of them had a strong urge to appear “normal” or “acceptable” to their friends and associates.

When asked to recall their dreams, the “short sleepers” did poorly. More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering. In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.

The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers” were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns shown by many mental patients categorized as manic(疯人).

The “long sleepers” were quite different indeed. Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood. They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally deprived of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest. They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the “short sleepers.”

Many of the “long sleepers” were shy, anxious, introverted (内向), inhibited (压抑), passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves (particularly in social situations). Several openly state that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.

64. According to the report,______.

A) many short sleepers need less sleep by nature

B) many short sleepers are obliged to reduce their nightly sleep time because they are busy with their work

C) long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the day

D) many long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed during their childhood

65. Many “short sleepers” are likely to hold the view that _____.

A) sleep is a withdrawal from the reality

B) sleep interferes with their sound judgement

C) sleep is the least expensive item on their routine program

D) sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles

66. When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might ____.

A) appear disturbed

B) become energetic

C) feel dissatisfied

D) be extremely depressed

67. Which of the following is Not included in the passage?

A) If one sleeps inadequately, his performance suffers and his memory is weakened

B) The sleep patterns of short sleepers are exactly the same as those shown by many mental patients

C) Long and short sleepers differ in their attitudes towards sleep

D) Short sleepers would be better off with more rest

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We walk, talk and sleep with our phones. But are we more — or less-connected? Just as remarkable as the power of mobility, over everything from love to global development, is how fast it all happened. It is hard to think of any tool, any instrument, any object in history with which so many developed so close a relationship so quickly as we have with our phones. Not the knife or match, the pen or page. Only money comes close—always at hand, don't leave home without it. But most of us don't take a wallet to bed with us. don't reach for it and check it every few minutes, and however useful money is in pursuit of fame, romance, revolution, it is inert compared with a smart phone — which can replace your wallet now anyway.

So how do we feel about this? To better understand attitudes about mass mobility, Time, in cooperation with Qualcomm, started the Time Mobility Poll, a survey of close to 5,000 people of all age groups and income levels in eight countries. Even the best survey can be only a snapshot in time, but this is revealing a lot about both where we are now and where the mobile wave is taking us next.

Not for a day — in most cases not even for an hour. In Time's Poll, 1 in 4 people check it every 30 minutes, 1 in 5 every 10 minutes. A third of respondents admitted that being without their mobile for even short periods leaves them feeling anxious. It is a form of sustenance, that constant feed of news and notes and nonsense, to be the point that twice as many people would pick their phones over their lunch if forced to choose. Three-quarters of 25-to 29-year-olds sleep with their phones.

Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends. But in some ways Americans are still ambivalent （矛盾的）; more than 9 in 10 Brazilians and Indians agreed that being constantly connected is mostly a good thing. America's 76% was actually the lowest score.

1.What can have a comparison with phones?

A.A pen. B.A knife.

C.A match. D.Money.

2.It can be inferred that a smart phone can also have the function of ______

A.paying bills. B.helping sleep.

C.pursuit money. D.cutting things.

3.Why did Time start the Time Mobility Poll?

A.Because it wanted to cooperate with Qualcomm.

B.Because it wanted to know where the mobile wave was taking us.

C.Because it wanted to learn people's attitudes to mass mobility

D.Because it wanted to know how well the mobile wave went.

4.What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?

A.Mobile phones have become a tool to sleep with.

B.Mobile phones have become a way to get news.

C.Mobile phones have become a tool to order food.

D.Mobile phones have become a must in daily life.

5.According to the passage. Americans are less ______.

A.likely to show appreciation to their phones.

B.constantly connected than Indians.

C.likely to search for a lower price.

D.likely to find ways in a strange city.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The boy made the same mistakes 　　　　　　　 , which, of course, made his parents very angry.

A. more or less　　　　 B. over and over again

C. sooner or later　　 D. here and there

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Have you understood what he really means?

—___________.

A.Now and then B.More or less C.From time to time D.Here and there

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