The school I attended carried out a tradition...

The school I attended carried out a tradition during the eighth grade graduation. A scholarship jacket was _________ to the student with the highest grades for eight years.

I had been a straight A student since the first grade. The principle called me into his office before _________. “Martha, there’s been a _________ this year about the scholarship jacket. As you know, it has always been _________.” He cleared his throat and continued, “This year the Board decided to charge fifteen dollars-which still won’t _________ the complete cost of the jacket.”

I stared at him in _________, Standing with all the dignity (尊严), I said, “I’ll speak to my dad about it. Sir, and let you know tomorrow.” I wanted the jacket so much. It _________ eight years of hard work and expectation. Upon my arrival at home, I walked slowly to Dad. I cleared my throat _________ and put my hands behind my back _________ he wouldn’t see them shaking. “Dad, I have a big __________ to ask you. This year the scholarship jacket is not going to be free. It’s going to cost fifteen dollars and I have to take the money tomorrow. __________ it’ll be given to someone else.” The last words came out __________. I waited, __________ he’d say I could have the money.

Dad said __________, “What does a scholarship jacket mean?” I answered quickly, “It means you’ve __________ it by having the highest grades for eight years. Too late I realized the significance of my words. Dad knew I understood it was not a matter of __________.

It was a very sad and withdrawn girl who __________ into the principals office the next day. I looked at the principal, __________ my eyes to stay dry. “If I had to __________ the scholarship jacket, then it wouldn’t be a scholarship jacket.” He looked at me, biting his lips, as if __________. “Okay, we’ll make an exception in your case. You’ll get the scholarship jacket for free!”

1.A.sold B.awarded C.donated D.shown

2.A.graduation B.operation C.consideration D.explanation

3.A.quarrel B.surprise C.change D.mystery

4.A.cheap B.free C.fancy D.cool

5.A.include B.deserve C.cover D.limit

6.A.delight B.panic C.confidence D.shock

7.A.represented B.ended C.claimed D.removed

8.A.excitedly B.curiously C.calmly D.nervously

9.A.so B.or C.and D.but

10.A.conflict B.challenge C.favor D.plan

11.A.Somehow B.Anyway C.Instead D.Otherwise

12.A.in a rush B.in a while C.in detail D.in order

13.A.believing B.hoping C.pretending D.admitting

14.A.angrily B.happily C.quietly D.anxiously

15.A.earned B.requested C.accepted D.reserved

16.A.tradition B.honor C.grade D.money

17.A.broke B.advanced C.dragged D.fled

18.A.closing B.forcing C.dropping D.turning

19.A.pay for B.give up C.pick out D.toy with

20.A.insisting B.sighing C.complaining D.thinking

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Traditionally, across the world, boys and girls attend a mixed school, where they study together. But boys’ schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.

Boys at single—sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to correspond to（和……相符）the “boy code” of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.

The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.

Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warmed that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.

The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when girls do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.

But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys’ learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study’s author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on” lessons where they are allowed to walk around. “Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine（女性的）and prefer the modern genre（类型）in which violence and sexism are major themes,” James wrote.

Single—sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel that they had to be “masterful and in charge” in relationships. “In mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,” the study reported.

1.The author believes that a single-sex school would ________.

A. force boys to hide their emotions to be “real men”

B. help boys to be more competitive in schools

C. encourage boys to express their emotions more freely

D. naturally strengthen boys traditional image of a man

2.It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys ________.

A. behave more responsibly

B. grow up more healthily

C. perform relatively better

D. receive a better education

3.According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of single—sex schools is that ________.

A. teaching can be tailored to suit the characteristics of boys

B. boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted

C. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in

D. teaching can be designed to promote boys' team spirit

4.What does the underlined word “acute” in Paragraph 7 mean?

A. lovely..　　 B. sharp.

C. serious.　　 D. dull

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

An experiment was carried out at British school into the performance of new pupils.　 At the start of the year, the pupils were each given a rating, ranging from “excellent prospect” to “unlikely to do well”. These were totally untrue ratings and did not reflect how well the pupils had previously performed. However, these ratings were given to the teachers. At the end of the year, the experimenters compared the pupils’ performance with the ratings. Despite their real abilities, there was an astonishingly high connection between performance and ratings. It seems that people perform as well as we expect them to.

The Self-fulfilling Effect is also known as the Pygmalion Effect. This comes from an old Greek story. The story was also the basis of George Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion”, later turned into the musical “My Fair Lady”. In Shaw’s play, Professor Henry Higgins claims he can turn a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle into a duchess. But, as Eliza herself points out to Higgins’ friend Pickering, it isn’t what she learns or does that determines whether she will become a duchess, but how she’s treated.

The implication (含义) of the Pygmalion Effect for leaders and managers is massive. It means that the performance of your team depends less on them than it does on you. The performance you get from people is no more or less than what you expect, which means you must always expect the best. As Goethe said, “Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.”

1.The underlined word “rating” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “_________”.

A. program        B. regulation

C. correction         D. classification

2.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. A new scientific experiment.

B. The Self-fulfilling Effect.

C. Shaw’s play “Pygmalion”.

D. An improved teaching method.

3.The experiment was made in order to _________.

A. try out a new teaching method

B. pick out the most excellent pupils

C. learn if expectations affect performance

D. give each pupil a proper rating

4.What made Eliza change into a duchess according to Eliza herself?

A. Strict training from Higgins.

B. Her own strong will and hard work.

C. The proper way she was regarded

D. Warm encouragement from Pickering.

5.According to the Pygmalion Effect, if you want a man to finish a hard task in a short time, you should say, “_________”.

A. I’m sure you can make it

B. I will help you any time

C. It is as easy as pie

D. It doesn’t matter if you fail

高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The school rule states that no child shall be, unless _by an adult, allowed out of the school during the day.

A. to be accompanied                  B. accompanying

C. accompanied                        D. being accompanied

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The school rule states that no child shall be, unless _by an adult, allowed out of the school during the day.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

According to the school rule, no student ________ go out during the class without the teacher’s permission.

A. could                B. need                C. shall                D. would

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

This is the new plan all the scientists want to see ________.

A. carried out        C. carrying out        C. to carry out        D. carry out

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

I wondered what difficulty he had _____ the plan.

A. to carry out        B. carrying out    C. carried out            D. with carrying out

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No one can prevent the plan________  .

A. from carrying out  B. to be carried out    C. being carried out     D. to carry out

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I wondered what difficulty he had _________ the plan?

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析