Gran had only recently planted the seed of Ju...

Gran had only recently planted the seed of Julliard in my head, but it hadn't __________.

A.stopped by B.cheered on C.lifted me up D.taken root

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

---Jimmy has had a lot of parties recently.

---Yes , that might _____ why he didn’t do well in the test.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Until recently, scientists had mapped only about 20 percent of the sea floor. But our knowledge of the deep seas is changing because of information from satellites. Scientists have produced a new map that provides a detailed picture of the oceans. The map is expected to help oceanographers (海洋学家), industry and governments.

The new map is twice as detailed as the map made 20 years ago. David Sandwell is a geophysics professor at the University of California. He and other scientists worked on the mapping project. He says they turned to space to look deeper into the ocean.

The scientists collected and studied information from two satellites. Some of the data came from the European Space Agency’s Cryo-2 satellite. It was placed in Earth's orbit to watch sea ice. The other satellite is the American space agency's Jason-1. It is studying the surface of the oceans. Scientists combined the satellite data with images gathered by sonar (声波定位仪) equipment on ships. Sonar works by sending sound waves through the water. When the sound waves hit an object, its presence is confirmed.

The new map shows the sea floor as it has never been seen before. It shows thousands of underwater mountains and places where continents pulled apart. It shows where earthquakes were active many years ago. They all are buried deep underneath the ocean floor.

David Sandwell says the map is a powerful tool for fisheries, those interested in protecting the environment and for oil exploration.

“The petrol exploration industry is interested in how to reconnect the continents, bring them back together tectonically so you can map the basins （盆地）on one continental edge—say, Africa—and use that to establish where the similar basin would be on the other continental edge in South America.”

If scientists know that information, they may be able to find oil fields. The new data also will help scientists improve their estimates of ocean depths. This information can help ships travel safely and improve military operations and scientific projects worldwide.

Mr. Sandwell thinks scientists will make many more discoveries as they examine the new map and the information it provides.

1.Which one is not mentioned about the benefits brought by the new map?

A. Fisheries.　　 B. Scientific projects.

C. Ship manufacture.　　 D. Oil exploration.

2.What can we know about the new map?

A. It shows where earthquakes will happen.

B. It will be helpful to industry and governments.

C. It is three times as detailed as the old one years ago.

D. It is based on the data gathered by the spaceships.

3.The text is likely to appear in _________.

A. a sicence fiction　　 B. an advertisement

C. a science magazine　　 D. a finance report

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. The detailed picture of the oceans

B. Underwater mountains and places

C. More discoveries about the oceans

D. Scientists create new maps of ocean floor

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Recently I had completely changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being 31, he was happy and32that it was because of something he saw in Thailand.

A few years ago he was33feeling sad and was touring Thailand. He said right in front of his very eyes, he saw a mother34her child's right hand with a knife. The helpless 35 in the mother's eyes and the scream of the 36four-year-old child still remained in his mind.

The37 mother made the child handicapped (disabled)38he could go out on the streets to beg.39by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating.

And almost at once, several children40 around this small piece of bread covered with sand, 41bits from one another. It was the42reaction of hunger. He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread. 43he gave out the bread to the children (mostly handicapped), he44cheers and bows from these 45children. For the first time in his life, he understood46  people could give up their 47  for a loaf of bread. He came to48how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to49about food that didn't taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him 50dreamed of having. Perhaps life wasn't bad at all.

1.                A．in poor health    B．on a diet        C．in debt   D．out of work

2.                A．mentioned      B．recalled        C．explained D．insisted

3.                A．certainly        B．absolutely       C．seriously  D．really

4.                A．took off        B．cut off          C．put out   D．put off

5.                A．impression      B．appearance      C．expression    D．anger

6.                A．unbelievable    B．troublesome     C．terrified  D．painful

7.                A．angry          B．upset          C．crazy D．hopeless

8.                A．unless          B．in case         C．so that   D．because

9.                A．Puzzled         B．Shocked        C．Wondered D．Attracted

10.               A．turned         B．looked         C．sat   D．gathered

11.               A．offering        B．taking          C．sharing    D．giving

12.               A．natural         B．physical        C．mental    D．emotional

13.               A．Since          B．Until           C．As   D．If

14.               A．accepted       B．received        C．heard D．rejected

15.               A．unfortunate     B．polite          C．energetic  D．greedy

16.               A．whom          B．what           C．when D．how

17.               A．honor          B．identity         C．dignity    D．belief

18.               A．think of        B．conclude       C．realize    D．recognize

19.               A．argue          B．comment       C．complain  D．decide

20.               A．even          B．never          C．ever  D．hardly

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I am one of the students who _________ English well in my class but he is the only one of us __________ maths well.

A. studies; learns    B. study; learns   C. study; learn    D. studies; learn

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Imagine putting a seed in a freezer,waiting 30,000 years,and then taking the seed out and planting it. Do you think a flower would grow?

Amazingly, scientists have just managed to do something very similar. They found the fruit of an ancient plant that had been frozen underground in Siberia—a region covering central and eastern Russia—for about 31,800 years. Using pieces of the fruit,the scientists grew plants in a lab. The new blooms have delicate white petals. They are also the oldest flowering plants that researchers have ever revived from a deep freeze.

“This is like regenerating a dinosaur from tissues of an ancient egg,’’said Jane Shen-Miller,a biologist of University of California,Los Angeles.

The plant has a long history. Back when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses walked on the land, an Arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an underground chamber near the Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia. The ground became pennafrost, a layer of soil that stays frozen for a long time.

Recently, Russian scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. Back at the lab, the team fed nutrients to tissue from three of the fruits to grow shoots. Then the scientists transferred the shoots to pots filled with soil. The plants produced seeds that could be used to grow even more of them.

It’s important for scientists to know that plant tissues can still be revived after being frozen for a long time. That’s because many researchers are trying to preserve the seeds of modem plants by freezing them and then storing them in giant lockers at various spots around the globe. One such endeavor,an underground facility in Norway,is called the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It stores hundreds of thousands of frozen seeds. If a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the Svalbard or other storage lockers.

“No one knows how long they are able to live for,but freezing is basically the format for many plant conservation attempts nowadays,’’Jane Shen-Miller said. It’s a good thing that at least some plants are tough enough to survive in the experience.

1.Which of the following was NOT used to recreate the ancient plant?

A. Modem nutrients.

B. Parts of the fruits.

C. Its frozen seeds.

D. Plant pots with soil.

2.Why are scientists interested in this discovery?

A. It helps them learn how plant life has changed in the past 30,000 years.

B. It can help guide future efforts to protect endangered plants’ life.

C. It can provide directions for where to look for other ancient plants.

D. It proves that all plant life can survive for thousands of years when frozen.

3.The underlined word "they", in the final paragraph refers to 　　　　　　　　 .

A. plants

B. seeds

C. scientists

D. storage lockers

4.The purpose of the passage is to 　　　　　　　 .

A. discuss a plant conservation effort

B. introduce some ancient plants

C. outline some causes of global warming

D. describe a scientific research project

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

根据单词首字母或汉语提示，用所学单词的正确形式填空。

1. Plant the seeds at a ______ (深度) of ten centimetres.

2.Julia felt _____ (陷入困境) in a dead end job.

3.The police are questioning the driver who has _______ (目击) the accident.

4.The government  is _______ (呼吁) to the public for information about the crime.

5.No ______ (随意地) dressed man is allowed to enter the room.

6.When you meet with a new word while reading, you may c________ the dictionary.

7.Jenny’s parents used to disagree with her marriage, but now they have a_________ of it.

8.David knows a lot about African history, that is, he is a s___________ in it.

9. I don’t think $500 will cover the e___________ of travelling across China.

10.When asked what led to his success, the actor o_______ his achievement to his wife’s support.

高二英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great 36 . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not 37  another one.

I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk 38  with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had 39  seen anything so lovely.

I 40  the handle and saw a 41 . I got off the streetcar and 42  opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a 43  book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.

Yes, she said in 44 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. 45 , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.

She was so excited that I 46  I was 47  a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her 48  filled with tears.

I refused the 49  she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.

The next six months were 50 . I was able to obtain 51  here and there. l reached the lowest point in my 52 . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.

Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen 53  the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were 54  of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.

Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was 55  “California”, where she had moved.

1.A. cloud                           B. rain                         C. wind                       D. snow

2.A. search                        B. catch　　         C. afford 　　         D. sell

3.A. raincoat                     B. seat          C. book 　            D. umbrella

4.A. never                          B. ever 　　     C. almost 　　      D. nearly

5.A. concluded                  B. examined      C. learned 　          D. helped

6.A. name                          B. address 　         C. card 　                D. demand

7.A. deliberately               B. specially 　　   C. sadly                 D. thankfully

8.A. technology                B. engine 　　     C. telephone             D. medicine

9.A. anger                          B. surprise　　     C. danger                            D. sorrow

10.A. And                           B. But　　　    C. So　　             D. Or

11. A. forgot                      B. remembered        C. indicated 　　   D. decided

12.A. applied for               B. watching for         C. asking for　         D. looking for

13.A. face                           B. nose 　　　  C. eyes　　                   D. ear

14.A. reward                     B. prize　　　　C. present                 D. umbrella

15. A. freezing                            B. surprising              C. shocking                D struggling

16.A. failures                     B. successes　　   C. jobs　　          D. wages

17.A. heart                        B. favor 　　          C. work　　            D. life

18.A. as                              B. while　　         C. when 　              D. then

19.A. proud                        B. full 　　  C. careful　　       D. glad

20. A. simply              B. directly          C. finally                 D. nearly

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

DEAR AMY: We recently had to put our cat down. It came out of the blue. We had no idea that he had health problems, and we woke up early one morning to the cat crying out painfully. We immediately rushed him to the vet’s where the vet said that at best treatment might lengthen his life by two to three months. We did not want to see him suffer, so we chose to kill the cat in a painless way.

I am having a rough time! I cry when I am alone. I cry when I see pet commercials on television. I put away everything that reminds me of the cat. But the last sight of seeing the cat in pain plays over and over in my head. My kids seem alright with what has happened, but why am I struggling?

It has only been one week since his passing, so I hope things will get better. Do you have any suggestions?

Yours,

Sad

DEAR SAD: There is no loss quite like the loss of a pet; these animals keep us company through important life passages and are beloved witnesses to our human lives.

I understand your instinct to put away all of your cat’s things, but it may help you now to memorialize your pet by using these things. Each family member can write down favorite things about him or memories of him; read their memories aloud and put the papers inside his bowl. The idea is to replace those painful last memories with much more lively memories taking place over the most of the animal’s life.

Time will then do its job, which is to affect your feelings. And then, when you’re ready, I hope you will adopt another animal and give it the opportunity to share your life.

Yours,

Amy

1.Which of the following made the author’s family choose to kill the cat in a painless way?

A.The cat had changed its color.

B.The vet himself had no way to save its life.

C.The family wouldn’t see it suffer in its later life.

D.The cat suffered so much that it could die at any time.

2.The author cried when seeing pet commercials on television because 　　 .

A.she was alone at home

B.she thought of her lovely cat

C.she didn’t like to see the things of the cat

D.her children showed no feeling over the cat’s death

3.What does the underlined phrase mean in Paragraph 1?

A.In the color of blue. B.Very sadly.

C.All of a sudden.　 　　 D.With much pain.

4.What do we know from the last paragraph of Amy’s letter?

A.The longer it is, the less you will feel sad about your pet.

B.It is important to find a new pet as soon as possible.

C.As time goes on, you will feel more sorrow about your pet.

D.One can’t live a happy life without a pet around him.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to1me．I hid behind my mother she hid behind her grandmother，2 to look at each other．Soon we lost the 3and started playing with each other．

In the 7^th grade，I first intentionally distanced myself from her．At that time, she was4family problems and I deserted her to be with me because she got _5than ever before．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had_6．However，every summer we couldalways sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．

It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to 7 she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then I didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!

She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，I was very 8 ，but we still stayed in __9___．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically10 __ her and people were calling her11．

Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I12you so much，and you didn’t even know you were ___13me．”

We both cried．And a kind of14that I learn from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as warm as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someonethere．If you desert them，you will only be15yourself.

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析