As winter sets in, it’s the perfect time to g...

As winter sets in, it’s the perfect time to get out of town and escape the seasonal mood disorder. Here are vacation ideas to adopt now.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica, located in the Valle del General, is an off-the-radar agriculture town that’s not overrun with tourists. The area is known for its coffee, pineapples and sugar cane plantations, as well as its rich forests. What’s more, you can enjoy horseback riding, spend afternoons at the spa or tour a nearby wildlife shelter to look out for colorful birds, sloths and other animals.

Los Cabos, Mexico

If you love wine, travel to Los Cabos, a beautiful vacation destination at the southern edge of the Baja Peninsula. During your getaway(短假), you can enjoy special wine tastings and dinner cooked by Los Cabos’s Michelin-starred chef. There are wildlife-viewing opportunities, too. From December through May, you can spot whales, manta rays and more wildlife.

Petit St Vincent, the Grenadines

This private Caribbean island was free of the anger of hurricanes Irma and Maria. What’s more, the whole island is only 115 acres and has 22 cottages. Each cottage is located in a quiet place, and you can expect to unplug and recharge phones with no wireless connections, televisions or telephones in the cottages. Even better, you can spend your days admiring fascinating marine life at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Diving Caribbean center.

The Exumas, Bahamas

On Fowl Cay’s 50-acre private island, you can enjoy a carefree escape. Days can be spent fishing, boating and diving before wandering along white sands. The resort(度假村) features large one-, two- and three-bedroom houses. Best of all, if you’re planning a group getaway or multigenerational trip, you rent the entire island for a one-of-a-kind island escape.

1.Why does the author recommend these placed to readers?

A.To experience out-of-town sights.

B.To beat winter blues.

C.To escape from extreme weather.

D.To treat mental disease.

2.What do we know about Petit St Vincent?

A.It survived hurricanes Irma and Maria. B.It’s a huge and quiet island.

C.People can admire fish off shore. D.People can charge phones using wireless connections.

3.Where can Tom best go with his grandparents and parents?

A.Los Cabos, Mexico.

B.Petit St Vincent, the Grenadines.

C.Costa Rica.

D.The Exumas, Bahamas.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock（股票）exchange.

Though it was a proud_______,the job was simply too physically_____—I must stand in a crowd every day, which often_______me in a mindset（心态）that held me back.

Manhattan is a walking town and it's difficult to ______when you have a disability. Taxis are expensive and riding the subway _______dozens of steep steps to get below ______.This left me only one________—the bus.

One night, after the _______for my job, I was aching with self-pity________it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more________without an umbrella, thinking I’d never________it in this city. Telling myself, "this city is just too hard" and "maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me".

And then, I ______the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand_______hand as they skated what seemed like the tango. They were all wet but they saw the_____as an opportunity and romance.

I suddenly became grateful for waiting in the rain because I________have missed this beauty___________if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although _______, was an important moment on my journey to discovering the________of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset, ______for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that________my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier, happier life.

1.A. adjustment　　 B. achievement　　 C. agreement　　 D. treatment

2.A. tiring　　 B. boring　　 C. relaxing　　 D. disappointing

3.A. reminded　　 B. expected　　 C. took　　 D. left

4.A. go up　　 B. get around　　 C. set off　　 D. show up

5.A. requests　　 B. supports　　 C. requires　　 D. surrounds

6.A. ground　　 B. street　　 C. town　　 D. city

7.A. change　　 B. chance　　 C. idea　　 D. choice

8.A. struggle　　 B. work　　 C. experience　　 D. influence

9.A. before　　 B. while　　 C. when　　 D. after

10.A. nervous　　 B. curious　　 C. scared　　 D. upset

11.A. get　　 B. make　　 C. put　　 D. watch

12.A. recalled　　 B. observed　　 C. witnessed　　 D. realized

13.A. on　　 B. by　　 C. to　　 D. in

14.A. rain　　 B. tree　　 C. wind　　 D. cloud

15.A. shall　　 B. would　　 C. need　　 D. must

16.A. exactly　　 B. instantly　　 C. entirely　　 D. suddenly

17.A. strange　　 B. small　　 C. normal　　 D. different

18.A. humor　　 B. honest　　 C. power　　 D. principle

19.A. still　　 B. yet　　 C. also　　 D. even

20.A. affect　　 B. follow　　 C. forbid　　 D. harm

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As I sat there one night in Namibia, staring out at one of the most perfect sunsets I’d seen in a while, I realized why I never wanted to visit Africa alone. Sometimes the _____ of travel is not so beautiful when you don’t have someone to _____ it with. And there I was, staring out at this gorgeous _____ , and I was alone. I had no one to share that moment.

Sure, there was my tour group, but it’s not the same. Sharing a moment with people you have a bond with is much _____ from sharing it with strangers. Days later, I kept coming back to the _____ I felt at that moment. There was nothing wrong______ anyone on my tour-----they were all nice, polite, and talkative, and we got along well. But tours are _____ organized, and sometimes you closely _____ with people and sometimes you don’t. Dining alone may well be one most awkward times of solo travel. But like anything, the more you do it the more you get used to it.

And as I sat there looking at this beautiful sunset while zebra _____ from the nearby watering hole, a   ___ hit me at the moment-----I am alone .And I am _____ it. While I’m an introvert(内向的人)and I like my “me” time, after 6.5 years, solo travel isn’t for me any longer. I no longer _____ to wander cities or gaze upon African sunsets alone. I want to _____ with people I know. I want_____ faces. I want to share moments. I make plenty of _____ on the road, but I’m tired of having to ______ in each new city.

I think everyone should travel alone at some point in their life; you _____ a lot about yourself by doing so. I never ____the solo travel I’ve done in the past and never felt alone or bored during those years, but Africa made it ______ that it’s time to move on to a new _____ of my life. I couldn’t hold onto the past any longer.

1.A. route　　 B. beauty　　 C. destination　　 D. plan

2.A. share　　 B. compare　　 C. award　　 D. admire

3.A. grassland　　 B. sky　　 C. desert　　 D. sunset

4.A. different　　 B. helpful　　 C. unusual　　 D. admirable

5.A. doubt　　 B. sadness　　 C. wonder　　 D. comfort

6.A. for　　 B. in　　 C. with　　 D. on

7.A. expensively　　 B. commonly　　 C. meaningfully　　 D. casually

8.A. play　　 B. compete　　 C. bond　　 D. fight

9.A. drank　　 B. lay　　 C. bent　　 D. ate

10.A. stone　　 B. truth　　 C. stick　　 D. ball

11.A. fond of　　 B. proud of　　 C. afraid of　　 D. tired of

12.A. desire　　 B. fail　　 C. dare　　 D. refuse

13.A. communicate　　 B. work　　 C. travel　　 D. deal

14.A. round　　 B. familiar　　 C. healthy　　 D. similar

15.A. friends　　 B. mistakes　　 C. decisions　　 D. plans

16.A. take over　　 B. look over　　 C. turn over　　 D. start over

17.A. learn　　 B. worry　　 C. care　　 D. concern

18.A. recall　　 B. dream　　 C. regret　　 D. experience

19.A. clear　　 B. valuable　　 C. impressive　　 D. basic

20.A. situation　　 B. discovery　　 C. challenge　　 D. chapter

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

According to the weather report, it is going to______ rainy next week.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

On a cold winter morning I heard someone trying to get their car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes I realized they needed a(n) __1.__, so I got dressed ,went __2.__, and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, __3.__ more cold than sociable(交际的), I walked back to my apartment, __4.__ really seeing the driver.

Months ___5.__ I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me __6._ on paying for the beer I was buying! It felt a bit __7.__ and I had to refuse repeatedly. When I __8.__ the cashier she told me my stuff was already __9.___ and she couldn't take my money.

So, I was walking back home from the store and that __10.__ guy is fifty feet in front of me, all the way! It __11.__that he's my neighbor, living in the apartment complex(公寓大楼) just after mine!

As we __12.__ the stairs of our separate apartment buildings I __13.__, "Thanks for the beer!" He replied, "__14.__. Thanks for helping me push my car that time!"

I didn't __15._ him and told him it wasn't me.  He said "Oh! Okay. Well, still ... enjoy!"

A few days later I __16._ him getting into his car and I realized __17.__ he was and that it actually had been me who __18.__ him that day!

Maybe one day soon I'll tell him he bought __19.__ for the right guy!

Either way, it feels nice to help, and when you put __20.__ into the world, it eventually comes back to you!

21.               A．entry          B．push           C．handle    D．drag

22.               A．upward         B．downstairs      C．backwards D．outside

23.               A．feeling         B．looking         C．proving   D．turning

24.               A．unless         B．until           C．without   D．by

25.               A．ago            B．later           C．within D．away

26.               A．insisted        B．depended      C．reflected  D．held

27.               A．awkward       B．joyful          C．curious    D．pleasant

28.               A．offered        B．charged        C．reached   D．rang

29.               A．turned down    B．checked out     C．set aside   D．paid for

30.               A．strange         B．same          C．great D．junior

31.               A．finds out        B．turns out       C．carries out D．works out

32.               A．walked up      B．settled down    C．dried up   D．turned around

33.               A．whispered      B．shouted        C．declared  D．acknowledged

34.               A．No way         B．No wonder      C．No problem    D．No doubt

35.               A．expect         B．remember      C．mind D．appreciate

36.               A．saw           B．heard          C．observed  D．sensed

37.               A．what           B．where         C．who  D．how

38.               A．offered        B．comforted      C．rewarded  D．helped

39.               A．stuff           B．car            C．beer  D．apartment

40.               A．good          B．quality         C．benefit    D．energy

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

Summer is the perfect time to gather with friends and share good food. You may want to set a pretty table and create a welcoming atmosphere, but without spending weeks preparing for the big night. Follow these steps for a stylish summer party.

Choose a color plan

The season itself can inspire the color plan, such as nature-inspired hues like ocean blues and grassy greens. One item may also inspire the rest of the party, such as these napkins.1.

Use cotton for table cloth

Instead of searching for just the right table cloth, head to your local cotton store where the options are endless.　　 2.? No problem! Use pinking shears(花齿剪)to cut your table cloth and napkins to size.

Bring the inside out

Summer design tips often include the saying, “Bring the Outside In.” Well, for outdoor summer entertaining, bring the inside out! Get outside for your summer gathering.3. Create a welcoming environment by brining décor items inside your home out to your event.

4.

No summer party is complete without greenery. Choosing an all-green for your centerpieces provides the casual feel of summer. Grocery store Eucalyptus sprigs create the perfect summer centerpiece, but something form your yrd works just as well!

Create simple and stylish place cards

Place cards make you guests feel welcome, but you do not want to spend all day making complex name labels! Instead, choose a thick paper that fits your color plan. Cut a 4-inch square and fold it in half. 5. .

Now the table is set, the lounge is ready, and all that’s left for you to do is enjoy your guests!

A. Does it look beautiful after designing

B. Use green plants instead of flowers

C. Don’t have time or know how to sew

D. Write each person’s name in gold paint pen

E. Go to a nearby store to buy some green plants

F. Once you make a decision, begin gathering your items

G. There is something magical about entertaining out in nature

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

The two researchers originally set out to study the zebras in Africa and discovered a new species of tiger ______.

A. by chance　 　　 　　 B. in addition

C. by nature　　　　　 D. in need

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “he doesn’t love me anymore, he just cares his business… not me”.

One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me shower first?” she asked. “I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?” She was totally depressed.

On a morose(闷闷不乐的）day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred her eyes...It was his diary:

Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her, I was exhausted. She was unhappy, in her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but how can I do? I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warm, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least1℃, 2℃or 3℃.

Now I can’t give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.

1.Why was the husband always taking the bath first?

A. Because he was tired from work.

B. Because he didn’t love her anymore.

C. Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer.

D. Because he treated his wife not as well as usual.

2.What does the underlined word “bankruptcy” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A. crash　　 B. moving

C. diseases　　 D. failure

3.The best title of the passage may be ______.

A. A trouble　　 B. 1℃ love

C. Husband and wife　　 D. A romantic love story

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “he doesn't love me anymore, he just cares his business...not me”.

One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, "Let me take it first, OK?" "Why not let me shower first," she asked. "I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?" She was totally depressed.

On a morose day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred her eyes...it was his diary:

Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her, I was exhausted. She was unhappy, in her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but how can I do? I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warm, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least1℃, 2℃or 3℃

Now I can't give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.

1.Why was the husband always taking the bath first?

A. Because he was tired from work.

B. Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer.

C. Because he didn’t love her anymore.

D. Because he treated his wife not as well as usual.

2.What does the underlined word “bankruptcy” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A.crash　　　　 B.failure　　　　 C. moving　　　　 D. diseases

3.The best title of the passage may be ______.

A trouble　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Husband and wife

C. A romantic love story　　 D.1 ℃ love

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As kids, my friends and I spent a lot of time out in the woods．“The woods” was our part-time address, destination, purpose, and excuse．If I went to a friend’s house and found him not at home, his mother might say, “Oh, he’s out in the woods, ” with a tone (语气) of airy acceptance．It’s similar to the tone people sometimes use nowadays to tell me that someone I’m looking for is on the golf course or at the gym, or even “away from his desk.” For us ten-year-olds, “being out in the woods” was just an excuse to do whatever we feel like for a while.

We sometimes told ourselves that what we were doing in the woods was exploring(探索)．Exploring was a more popular idea back then than it is today．History seemed to be mostly about explorers．Our explorations, though, seemed to have less system than the historic kind: something usually came up along the way．Say we stayed in the woods, throwing rocks, shooting frogs, picking blackberries, digging in what we were briefly persuaded was an Italian burial mound.

Often we got “lost” and had to climb a tree to find out where we were．If you read a story in which someone does that successfully, be skeptical; the topmost branches are usually too skinny to hold weight, and we could never climb high enough to see anything except other trees．There were four or five trees that we visited regularly—tall beeches, easy to climb and comfortable to sit in.

It was in a tree, too, that our days of fooling around in the woods came to an end．By then some of us had reached seventh grade and had begun the rough ride of adolescence（青春期．In March, the month when we usually took to the woods again after winter, two friends and I set out to go exploring．We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it occurred to all three of us at the same time that we really were rather big to be up in a tree．Soon there would be the spring dances on Friday evenings in the high school cafeteria.

1.The author and his friends were often out in the woods to _______.

A．spend their free time                          B．play golf and other sports

C．avoid doing their schoolwork                D．keep away from their parents

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A．The activities in the woods were well planned.

B．Human history is not the result of exploration.

C．Exploration should be a systematic activity.

D．The author explored in the woods aimlessly.

3.The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

A．calm            B．doubtful             C．serious               D．optimistic

4.How does the author feel about his childhood?

A．Happy but short．                    B．Lonely but memorable.

C．Boring and meaningless．               D．Long and unforgettable．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析