“Well, I made it,” says Greg Daniels with a smile.
Recently there have been news reports and television shows reporting on the quality of school lunches. According to federal guidelines, French fries count as a serving of vegetables. Many parents and others are upset that a salty, deep-fired food is replacing healthier options like carrot sticks. As a result, the potato — what French fries are made of — has been getting a bad rap.
“The problem is not the potato,” insists Greg. “Potatoes are very healthy. But any food, even carrots or lettuce (生菜), will be less healthy if it’s cooked in grease(油脂).”
Two months ago, Greg decided to eat nothing but potatoes for 60 days. As a high school science teacher and son of a potato farmer, he wanted to do something to draw attention to potatoes as a healthy food and a good choice as part of anyone’s regular meals.
“It’s been an interesting experience,” Greg said. “For a while, I wasn’t sure I would make it. I was pretty tired of eating potatoes after a few weeks.”
But for Greg there were some benefits that he hadn’t expected. He’s lost 15 pounds and he feels better than he has in years. “I have so much more energy,” he says. “I’ve been running and playing on a local basketball team, and I feel like I’m playing as well as I did when I was in high school.”
And Greg has gotten a lot of attention, much more than he expected. “It’s been fantastic. Thousands of people have read my blog. I’ve been sharing recipes and talking about the experience. Every day I get to tell people what a great idea it is to eat potatoes.”
Greg is glad to be back to a normal diet, but he still eats potatoes at least 5 or 6 times a week. “Everyone should!” he says with a smile. “Potatoes are healthy and taste great!”
1.What does the underlined part “getting a bad rap” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Receiving little attention.
B.Obtaining an unfair judgement.
C.Getting more and more popular.
D.Becoming good for people’s health.
2.Why did Greg decide to eat potatoes only?
A.Because potatoes are cheap.
B.To draw attention to himself.
C.To prove that potatoes are healthy.
D.Because he loves potatoes very much.
3.After eating potatoes for a few weeks, Greg________.
A.gave up his plan.
B.put on some weight.
C.became less healthy.
D.was sick of potatoes.
4.After eating potatoes for 60 days. Greg________.
A.became a little weak.
B.became much healthier.
C.could not eat potatoes any more.
D.decided to keep eating potatoes only.
5.Which word can best describe Greg?
A.Intelligent. B.Humorous.
C.Determined. D.Courageous.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
“Well, I made it,” says Greg Daniels with a smile.
Recently there have been news reports and television shows reporting on the quality of school lunches. According to federal guidelines, French fries count as a serving of vegetables. Many parents and others are upset that a salty, deep-fired food is replacing healthier options like carrot sticks. As a result, the potato — what French fries are made of — has been getting a bad rap.
“The problem is not the potato,” insists Greg. “Potatoes are very healthy. But any food, even carrots or lettuce (生菜), will be less healthy if it’s cooked in grease(油脂).”
Two months ago, Greg decided to eat nothing but potatoes for 60 days. As a high school science teacher and son of a potato farmer, he wanted to do something to draw attention to potatoes as a healthy food and a good choice as part of anyone’s regular meals.
“It’s been an interesting experience,” Greg said. “For a while, I wasn’t sure I would make it. I was pretty tired of eating potatoes after a few weeks.”
But for Greg there were some benefits that he hadn’t expected. He’s lost 15 pounds and he feels better than he has in years. “I have so much more energy,” he says. “I’ve been running and playing on a local basketball team, and I feel like I’m playing as well as I did when I was in high school.”
And Greg has gotten a lot of attention, much more than he expected. “It’s been fantastic. Thousands of people have read my blog. I’ve been sharing recipes and talking about the experience. Every day I get to tell people what a great idea it is to eat potatoes.”
Greg is glad to be back to a normal diet, but he still eats potatoes at least 5 or 6 times a week. “Everyone should!” he says with a smile. “Potatoes are healthy and taste great!”
1.What does the underlined part “getting a bad rap” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Receiving little attention.
B.Obtaining an unfair judgement.
C.Getting more and more popular.
D.Becoming good for people’s health.
2.Why did Greg decide to eat potatoes only?
A.Because potatoes are cheap.
B.To draw attention to himself.
C.To prove that potatoes are healthy.
D.Because he loves potatoes very much.
3.After eating potatoes for a few weeks, Greg________.
A.gave up his plan.
B.put on some weight.
C.became less healthy.
D.was sick of potatoes.
4.After eating potatoes for 60 days. Greg________.
A.became a little weak.
B.became much healthier.
C.could not eat potatoes any more.
D.decided to keep eating potatoes only.
5.Which word can best describe Greg?
A.Intelligent. B.Humorous.
C.Determined. D.Courageous.
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“Well done, your father used to do that”, she says with a smile. Throughout our childhood, my mother has always been ________ to point out whenever she sees my father’s ________ appear in my elder brother or me. I was born two and a half months ________ my father was killed on September 11.
Yet, despite the sad way he died, I did know that my story wasn’t that ________ from those of other kids. And the way my mother ________ the challenge of raising two kids by herself was similar to the ways of mothers around the world.
Still, it was devastating（毁灭性的）for my mother to ________ the death of my father, with a one-year-old child and another child on the way. She ________ she’d have to raise both of us on her own; in spite of the great loss, she didn’t make any ________ and made it look easy
She was very ________ to offer us a good life. She ________ the role of two parents by always being ________ and supportive in all aspects of our lives. She always kept her promise and made us keep every ________ we had made. She allowed us to ________ new ideas and cultures. She also asked us to join Tuesday’s Children to make sure we met other families who shared the common ________ with us of having lost a loved one on that day. and last but not least, she taught us not to blame others for our misfortune and to heal through ________.
My brother is in college now, ________ my dad’s footsteps. He and my mom talk ________ just like my father who used to call his mom every other day. when I go to college, I know I’ll do he same. I feel like there’s no way I’ll be able to thank her ________ for being the mom she has been and the mom she is today. And my love for her ________ more and more each day as she ________ to help me become the best person I can be.
1.A. stubborn B. delighted C. uneasy D. strict
2.A. behavior B. expression C. spirit D. smile
3.A. before B. when C. after D. until
4.A. away B. important C. necessary D. different
5.A. came across B. gave up C. broke down D. reacted to
6.A. face B. avoid C. overlook D. meet
7.A. ignored B. admitted C. realized D. guessed
8.A. appointments B. complaints C. mistakes D. decisions
9.A. anxious B. scared C. satisfied D. determined
10.A. made B. found C. performed D. acknowledged
11.A. busy B. involved C. stressful D. sensitive
12.A. commitment B. achievement C. accomplishment D. opportunity
13.A. refuse B. abandon C. experience D. create
14.A. interest B. sense C. knowledge D. bond
15.A. learning B. forgiveness C. challenge D. recognition
16.A. following B. trying C. observing D. achieving
17.A. impatiently B. occasionally C. secretly D. regularly
18.A. probably B. just C. enough D. merely
19.A. grows B. improves C. disappears D. changes
20.A. begins B. continues C. plans D. agrees
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It’s well-known by all the people to greet friends with a smile and a wave. 1. However, what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? Would someone tend to believe the look on your face or the way you behave?
Recently, scientists have dealt with these questions. They found that when a person is staring at your face, he might not believe what he sees if your body doesn’t match the feeling that your face shows. 2. Previous study had showed that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words spoken. For example, most people are more likely not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, "I’m so excited."
When talking about emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the face was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies that showed anger or fear, 3.
An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A frightened face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth, 4. A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to fight back.
These results told the researchers that mixed messages can confuse people. Even when people
pay attention to the face, body language surely influences the emotion they read.
5. And if you want to be understood it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.
A. Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.
B. So, your body language is important for telling people your feelings.
C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that puzzles people,
D. An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.
E. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.
F. They also showed pictures where angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies.
G. When doing this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you are happy to see them.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot, ___1.___ was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire. Claire didn’t want ____2.____ robot in her house, especially as her husband would be ___3.____(absence) for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’t harm her or allow her ____4.___(harm). However when she first saw the robot, named Tony, she felt alarmed because he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome ____5._____ smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.
On the second morning Tony, ___6.____(wear) an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked ___7._____ she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told hem to go. ____8.___ was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human. One day, Claire mentioned that she didn’t think she was clever. Tony said that ____9.__ must feel very unhappy to say that. It was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she __10.____(begin) to trust him.
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
____________ with the efforts that the students made, all the teachers nodded and smiled.
A. Satisfying B. Having satisfied
C. Satisfied D. To be satisfied
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He kept smiling secretly and we were all wondering________that made him so happy.
A. how it did B. what he did
C. how it was D. what it was
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
A recently study found people’s lives are made shorter in North China. It is showed the life expectancy(平均寿命) had been cut down by 5.5 years there. Researchers think that the heavy air pollution in China should be to blame(承担责任). It’s really the truth. Our government has already done something. However, it doesn’t seem to work so well.
“Air pollution in China is doing harm to people’s health. The harm is much more serious than we can imagine,” said Chen Yuyu of Beijing University, one of researchers of this study.
Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year, the air pollution was worse than that in other places. That was caused by rising temperature and waste gas(废气) from coal heating.
Chinese government should strongly fight against air pollution. They should think of more proper ways to deal with the problem. People should be encouraged to take buses, ride bicycles or walk, instead of driving cars. The factories that pollute heavily should be closed.
“We need to improve our environment, although it might be expensive. Protecting our environment means protecting ourselves,” Li Hongbin, another researcher of the study said.
1. The passage above may come from a(n) ?
A. story B. advertisement
C. report D. diary
2. Which of the following is Li Hongbin’s idea?
A. The life expectancy had been cut by 5.5 years.
B. Chinese government should close some factories that pollute heavily.
C. People need to make pollution less, although it might cost a lot.
D. The air problem brings us serious problems.
3. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Air pollution in North China is caused by waste gas.
B. To save the environment, our government should do something more.
C. The temperature becomes higher and higher in North China.
D. How air pollution in North China is caused.
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“Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.” I saw this wonderful old saying again in a book recently. It got me thinking about all the times that I have been 31 to forgive others in my life and all the joy that it has brought me. One 32 stands out particularly well.
I was a young boy at a summer camp. I was having a great time and 33___ everything about it except for another young boy of my age. To say we didn’t
34 would be a statement that made the situation less serious than it really was. We spent most of the week irritating, insulting (侮辱), and picking on each other.
35 finally came to a fight on the next to last day of camp. We got into a fist fight which I lost. 36 older boys broke it up before I was hurt too much. I spent the rest of the day alone, refusing to speak andlost in my own 37.
The next day my spirits were 38 when Mom brought the boys in our cabin some of her delicious homemade 39. I was enjoying a few slices of it when I saw the other boy sitting by himself at the bottom of the steps outside. He seemed very 40 right then. I am not sure what moved me to do so, but I took my pizza down and 41 it with him. It made all the anger and pain inside me 42. We became friends after that. I never got into another fist fight either. I had found out that sharing and forgiving were much more fun and a lot less painful.
Forgiveness is 43 the sweetest revenge. It can turn an enemy into a friend. It can 44 a heart from the chains of anger, hatred, and pain. It can open a soul to the sweetness of love and joy once again. May your life always be 45 of sweet forgiveness.
1. A．disappointed B．satisfied C．unwilling D．able
2. A．memory B．lesson C．incident D．week
3. A．struggling B．exploring C．enjoying D．remembering
4. A．get across B．get along C．hold on D．hold up
5. A．Thoughts B．Words C．Friends D．Conflicts
6. A．Surprisingly B．Thankfully C．Unexpectedly D．Regretfully
7. A．fight B．regret C．luck D．anger
8. A．sunk B．broken C．lifted D．shown
9. A．pizza B．hamburger C．pie D．sandwich
10. A．angry B．proud C．ashamed D．lonely
11. A．presented B．shared C．distributed D．divided
12. A．go away B．go on C．crowd in D．build up
13. A．nearly B．merely C．truly D．hardly
14. A．keep B．cure C．comfort D．free
15. A．full B．aware C．confident D．certain
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—So much remains to be done!
—Well，it’s not surprising. So many people all the time recently.
A. come B. have come C. have been coming D. came
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Larry’s company made robots and recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot , and it was going to __1.__ (test) out in Larry’s family. He Looked like a tall __2.__handsome man with smooth black hair___3.__(speak) in a deep voice. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired such a robot to accompany__4._ wife Claire. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning，but she agreed to it at last. At her first sight of Tony，Claire was alarmed. When Tony offered to help her dressing，Claire felt embarrassed. __5.__ (gradual) Tony began to win Claire’s trust. He helped Claire realize her dreams ____6.____making her home elegant，giving her a new haircut, changing the makeup she wore and ___7.___ (give) her advice on her dresses. Therefore at the party all the guests __8.__ were invited were filled with admiration __9.___ they saw her house was completely changed. After the test, the company was satisfied with Tony’s report ___10.__ he had successfully made a woman regain her confidence.
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