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Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury—something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is just an illusion — a false idea created by companies and advertiser, hoping to sell their products.

The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people’s lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.

It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short life so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes choice a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.

1.What does the author try to argue in Paragraph 1?

A. The exercise of rights is a luxury.

B. The right of choice is given but at a price.

C. The practice of choice is difficult.

D. Choice and right exist at the same time.

2.Why do more choices of goods cause anxiety?

A. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.

B. People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion.

C. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice.

D. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.

3.By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that _______.

A. advanced products meet the needs of people

B. competitions are fierce in high-tech industry

C. products of the latest design flood the market

D. everyday goods need to be replaced often

4.What is this passage mainly about?

A. The variety of choices in modern society.

B. The opinions on people’s right in different countries

C. The helplessness in buying decisions

D. The problems about the availability of everyday goods.

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Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers hoping to sell their products.

The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people's life. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.

It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing: no choice, no anxiety.

1. What does the author try to argue in Paragraph 1?

A. The exercise of rights is a luxury.

B. The practice of choice is difficult.

C. The right of choice is given but at a price.

D. Choice and right exist at the same time.

2. Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?

A. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.

B. People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion.

C. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.

D. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice.

3.By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove _______.

A. advanced products meet the needs of people

B. products of the latest design flood the market

C. competitions are fierce in high-tech industry

D. everyday goods need to be replaced often

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The variety of choices in modern society.

B. The opinions on people's right in different countries.

C. The problem about the availability of everyday goods.

D. The helplessness in purchasing decisions.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We have dreams almost every night. Do you ever notice the colors of your dreams? Do you dream in black and white or do you dream in yellow, red and green?

New research suggests that the type of television you watched as a child has a great effect on the color of your dreams.

While almost all people under 25 dream in color, thousands of people over 55, all of whom were brought up with black and white TV sets, often dream in monochrome(黑白画面)。

“It suggests there could be a critical period in our childhood when watching films has a big impact on the way dreams are formed”, said Eva Murzyn, a psychology student at Dundee University in Britain who carried out the study.

Research from 1915 through the 1950s suggested that the vast majority of dreams are in black and white. But the tide(潮流) turned in the sixties, and later results suggested that up to 83 percent of dreams contain some color.

Since this period also marked the transition(过渡) between black-and-white film and TV and Technicolor(印染法彩色)，an obvious explanation was that the media had been painting people’s dreams. However, there weren’t any firm conclusions.

But now Miss Murzyn believes she has proven the link. She made a survey of more than 60 people, half of whom were over 55 and half of whom were under 25.

She asked the volunteers to answer a questionnaire on the color of their dreams and their childhood exposure to film and TV.

She then analyzed her own data. Only 4.4 percent of the under-25s’ dreams were black and white. The over-55s who had had access to color TV and film during their childhood also reported a very low proportion of just 7.3 percent.

But the over-55s who only had access to black-and –white media reported dreaming in black and white about a quarter of the time.

Even though they would have spent only a few hours a day watching TV or films, their attention and emotion would have been heightened during this time, leaving a deeper imprint on their mind, Miss Murzyn told the New Scientist.

“The crucial time is between three and ten when we all begin to have the ability to dream”, she said.

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

A. The relationship between dream color and the age of the people.

B. The relationship between people’s dreams and colors that they see in their life.

C. The relationship between dreams and types of television and films that people watch.

D. The relationship between dream color and types of television and films people watch.

2. From the text, we can see that ___________.

A. all people who are below 25 dream in color

B. people over 55 always dream in monochrome

C. watching TV or films probably affects dream color

D. people begin to dream when they are 10 years old

3.Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Miss Murzyn thought she has proved the connection between dream color and TV and films.

B. Eva Murzyn is a professor at Dundee University in Britain.

C. The period between 3 and 10 is an important time in forming dreams.

D. The 1960s was a time which marked a transition in dream color.

4. In which magazine can you find the article?

A. New Scientist　　　　 　　　 B. Psychology Analysis

C. Aging Healthily　　　　　　 D. TV And Film Reviews

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British people are famous for apologizing in almost every situation. Whether they are apologizing for asking a question, for their bad weather or because they sneezed, they are probably the number-one nation for apologies.

Brits pride themselves on their polite manners towards one another in public. As a result, they often use the word “sorry” quite a lot---even when they don’t really mean it! Usually, if they want to ask a stranger for the time, they would start by saying “Sorry to bother you. Do you know what time it is?” If they are five minutes late for an appointment, they would generally greet the person by saying “Sorry, I’m late!”

That they say sorry does not only mean they feel sad for someone else because of their problems or misfortunes. Another main dictionary definition of “sorry” is feeling regret because they have done something wrong. And now, think about this. Normally, when they want to ask a stranger a question, they start with “Sorry to disturb you”. In this situation, they aren’t saying sorry because they feel sad for that person or because they feel regret.

In the British culture, apologizing, in general, is a way to be polite, especially to people who they don’t know very well. Furthermore, it also can bring them other benefits in their daily life. In a recent experiment, an actor approached different strangers on a rainy day to ask if he could use their mobile phones to make a call. When he approached one group of strangers and asked them without apologizing first, he was only 9% successful in borrowing their phones. However, when he apologized to another group of strangers about the bad weather before asking if he could use their mobile phones, he was 47% successful.

1.Why do British people say “sorry” so much?

A.To respect others.

B.To show their politeness.

C.To express their regret.

D.To apologize for their mistakes.

2.What can we infer about the word “sorry” from the third paragraph?

A.It is used in more situations than before.

B.It is embarrassing to use sorry improperly.

C.It has different meanings in different situations.

D.It meaning is always hard to understand.

3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.The benefits of saying “sorry”.

B.The ways of borrowing a phone.

C.The secrets to dealing with strangers.

D.The keys to being a polite man.

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We are enrolled in the full-time school called “life”. Every day in this school, we have opportunities to learn new lessons. No matter whether we like these lessons or not, we have to take them, because they are our lessons.

Why are we here in this world? What is the purpose of life? Humans have tried to discover the meaning of life for thousands of years, but failed to get the answer, because the meaning of life is different from person to person.

Each one of us has his or her special purpose and path, unique and different. As we travel on our life path, we will learn many great lessons in order to fulfill that purpose. Learning our lessons well is the key to discovering the real meaning of our own life.

As we travel through our lifetime, we may be taught hard lessons that others don't have to face, while others spend years struggling with problems we don’t need to deal with. We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our path is different. While traveling on our own path, sometimes alone, we should, first of all, take a basic lesson in openness.

Openness means being receptive. Life will present us with so many lessons, none of which are useful to us unless we can recognize them and are open to their values. These lessons arc not easy to learn, but we should regard them as gifts. But how can we recognize these lessons? It is a matter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time. It is not difficult to spot them if we take them as opportunities. So when we are not open to learning our lessons, failing a weekly English test might be like a disaster rather than an opportunity to us. Of course, the hard lessons may not be fun, but they can actually be the biggest gifts we receive from life.

1.The author may be in favor of the viewpoint that all men are born　　 　　　　　 　　 .

A. equal　　 B. different

C. to learn lessons　　 D. ready for challenge

2.The example of “we love English, not physics" is mentioned to show that we　 　　　　　　　　 　 .

A. choose our own path in life

B. need to face some hard lessons

C. discover the meaning of our own life

D. realize the necessity of openness

3.Whether we can see life lessons as gifts depends upon our 　　　　　　　　 　 .

A. angles of view

B. common value system

C. experiences from life

D. willingness to face challenge

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

A. Life and lesson　　 B. Life as School

C. Life School and Students　　 D. Gifts from Life

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Accidents happen almost every day．Some accidents are not serious and some are．We read about such accidents nearly every day in the newspapers．It is wrong for people to think that accidents take place only on the roads or highways，or even at work places．Home accidents are just as common．Because very few home accidents are reported，people come to think that there are few accidents which happen in homes．

There have been many cases where people fall to their deaths from high rise flats．Children often fall over while coming down the stairs．Old people may slip （滑跤） on wet floors if they are not careful．

Nowadays there are a lot of modern electrical appliances （电器） such as rice cookers which make life easy for the modern housewives．These appliances can kill if they are not used in the proper way．Gas stoves （煤气灶） used for cooking are also dangerous if they are not properly used．They may cause burns or，in more serious cases，even fires．

But all such accidents can be stopped if we are careful and follow simple rules of safety．For example，it is unwise for people to try repairing their own electrical appliances if they do not know how to．It is safer to get them repaired by an electrician （电工）．

1.Accidents take place　　　 　．

A. mostly in home．

B. mostly on roads and highways

C. mostly in factories

D. almost everywhere

2.Which of the following accidents may NOT happen in homes？

A. People may fall to death from high buildings．

B. Gas stoves may cause burns or even fires．

C. People may be knocked down by cars on the roads．

D. People may be killed by an electrical appliance．

3.People are advised　　　 　．

A. to avoid using electrical appliances

B. to repair their own electrical appliances

C. not to repair their own electrical appliances

D. not to get their electrical appliances fixed

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In the movie Alice in Wonderland, Alice comes across a Cheshire cat and asks the cat which road she should take. The cat responds, “Well, that depends on where you’re trying to get to.” Alice replies, “I don’t know.” The cat responds, “Then any road will do.”

You see, knowing where you’re going increases your chances dramatically of getting there, and there is no better way of “GETTING THERE” than setting your goals for the upcoming year. Think of your goals as destinations and the action steps as your GPS guiding and directing you. If you are like many other people, tor years you have resisted the need to set goals and even laughed at the thought that setting goals and，even more importantly, committing them to writing have positive effects on your life However, a closer look might convince you that setting goals is a sensible thing to do.

In 1979, a class of Harvard MBA students was asked: Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made an action plan to accomplish them? The following will astonish you. Only 3 percent of the class had written goals and a plan in place, 13% just had goals, and an amazing 84% had no specific goals at all.

Ten years later the numbers of the class were interviewed once again and the following results will no doubt give the reason for our setting goals. The findings were that the 13% who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84% who had no goals at all. And the 3 percent who had clear, written goals with a plan to achieve them were achieving ten times as much as the entire 97% combined.

Goal setting will increase your chances of arriving successfully at your destination. Remember, always set SMART goals. Goals should be: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound!

1.Why does the author mention Alice in Wonderland?

A. To introduce the topic.　　 B. To recommend it to readers.

C. To show its popularity.　　 D. To criticize those with no goals.

2.What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A. Action steps.　　 B. People.

C. Goals.　　 D. Effects.

3.What did the second interview find out?

A. Action helped with the realization of goals.

B. People with goals were certain to succeed.

C. The income gap among students was bigger.

D. People with goals earned the most.

4.Which of the following can best serve as the title?

A. Why we set goals　　 B. How to set goals.

C. How to be successful.　　 D. What SMART goals are.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

In the movie Alice in Wonderland, Alice comes across a Cheshire cat and asks the cat which road she should take. The cat responds, “Well, that depends on where you’re trying to get to.” Alice replies, “I don’t know.” The cat responds, “Then any road will do.”

You see, knowing where you’re going increases your chances dramatically of getting there, and there is no better way of “GETTING THERE” than setting your goals for the upcoming year. Think of your goals as destinations and the action steps as your GPS guiding and directing you. If you are like many other people, for years you have resisted the need to set goals and even laughed at the thought that setting goals and, even more importantly, committing them to writing have positive effects on your life. However, a closer look might convince you that setting goals is a sensible thing to do.

In 1979, a class of Harvard MBA students was asked: Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made an action plan to accomplish them? The following will astonish you. Only 3 percent of the class had written goals and a plan in place, 13% just had goals, and an amazing 84% had no specific goals at all.

Ten years later the numbers of the class were interviewed once again and the following results will no doubt give the reason for our setting goals. The findings were that the 13% who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84% who had no goals at all. And the 3 percent who had clear, written goals with a plan to achieve them were achieving ten times as much as the entire 97% combined.

Goal setting will increase your chances of arriving successfully at your destination. Remember, always set SMART goals. Goals should be: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound!

1.Why does the author mention Alice in Wonderland?

A. To introduce the topic.

B. To recommend it to readers.

C. To show its popularity.

D. To criticize those with no goals.

2.What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A. Action steps.

B. People.

C. Goals.

D. Effects.

3.What did the second interview find out?

A. Action helped with the realization of goals.

B. People with goals were certain to succeed.

C. The income gap among students was bigger.

D. People with goals earned the most.

4.Which of the following can best serve as the title?

A. Why we set goals

B. How to set goals

C. How to be successful

D. What SMART goals are

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In life, people come across many experiences, which they remember throughout their lives. I had a similar experience, too.

I was very excited. It was the day of my last paper of the final examination. My mind was full of thoughts of how I would spend my vacation. I was especially excited of the invitation that my uncle had given me to stay with him for a few days in Cambridge.

I was prepared for the subject, physics. My friends and I were on the ground doing the last minute revisions and also discussing the questions that were supposed to come in the paper. Suddenly the bell rang and we got into our classrooms. The teacher came and quickly handed out the answer paper and the question paper. The paper was of two hours and some of the expected questions came. I finished it almost forty-five minutes earlier. But since it was a rule not to collect the answer paper before the allotted（规定的）time. the teacher was not collecting and I had to sit till the time was over. I checked my paper twice and corrected some of the mistakes in it. I started thinking about the place my friends and I had planned to go after the paper.

Though I was thinking for a long time, the time seemed to be endless. So I thought of drawing something on the question paper and turned it overleaf. I was shocked to see that the page which I had supposed to be blank had four more questions on it which carried 20 marks and would take at least half an hour to complete. I had a quick glance at my watch. There were only 10 minutes left. I was so nervous that I was hardly in a state to write anything. They were the sub-questions（小题）of the last question. Suddenly our physics teacher came in and told all of us that in the last question, out of 6 sub-questions only 2 had to be solved. I felt very much relieved.

Thereafter I never made such mistakes again. But I realized that my anxiousness and excitement could have cost me to lose 20 marks and decided never to make such a mistake again.

1.Which of the following statements is true?

A. The writer didn’t work hard at physics.

B. The writer lost 20 marks for the last question.

C. The writer made some mistakes during the exam.

D. The questions on the paper were difficult for the writer.

2.The underlined word “relieved” means ________.

A. more nervous　 　　 B. less afraid

C. more surprised　　 D. less worried

3.We can infer from the passage that _____________.

A. the writer did 2 sub-questions of the last question

B. the writer turned overleaf to do the sub-questions

C. the writer spent 45 minutes finishing the paper

D. the writer got full marks in the physics exam

4.We can learn from the passage that we should _____________.

A. learn some exam skills

B. concentrate on what we are doing

C. try our best to do well in the exam

D. be careful not to make mistakes in the exam

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I won’t give in ________ great difficulties I come across in my life.

A. however  　　　   B. whatever   　　　　 C. whichever   　　　　 D. wherever

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