I am a Canadian artist living in Victoria. My work focuses on peace. My art helps me find answers, or at least deal with some of the worrying realities of the modern day.
My trips into Baghdad standing for peace caused huge stress to my family and me. It took a few years before I was able to come to accept that whole experience and work out how to continue to work as an artist. I put my energy into creating natural art facilities that awoke a sense of peace in myself and others. I set up my first project in a large field, using a simple mother and child design. I later did two similar, small works, one in Scotland and the other in Baghdad.
I wanted to create something more permanent（永恒的）, however, and so I created the Peace Image in Hudson’s Hope. It can’t be seen very well on the ground these days, because the locals just loved riding over the large piles of dirt. I don’t mind that at all. The Peace Image still turns up well from the air and on Google maps though.
For more than 50 years now, I’ve felt pleased to be able to express myself through my art. In the autumn of 2013, I was encouraged to lead the creation of a Peace Garden art project at Woodwynn Farms in Central Saanich. After everything we had been through, it was such a gift to work closely with my wife, Elizabeth Wellburn, a talented artist. It was and still is a labour of love.
1.What made the author suffer from great pressure?
A.His lack of enough money. B.Some worrying realities.
C.The failure of his first project. D.His strong support of peace.
2.Why did the author create the Peace Image?
A.To produce a more lasting thing. B.To raise people’s awareness of peace.
C.To make people remember him. D.To satisfy local people’s requirement.
3.How does the author feel about his own artistic works?
A.Doubtful. B.Discouraged.
C.Satisfied. D.Confident.
4.What is a suitable title for the text?
A.An Artist Concentrating on Peace Design
B.The Life Story of a Canadian Artist
C.Artistic Works Meaning a Labour of Love
D.An Unforgettable Experience
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
I am a Canadian artist living in Victoria. My work focuses on peace. My art helps me find answers, or at least deal with some of the worrying realities of the modern day.
My trips into Baghdad standing for peace caused huge stress to my family and me. It took a few years before I was able to come to accept that whole experience and work out how to continue to work as an artist. I put my energy into creating natural art facilities that awoke a sense of peace in myself and others. I set up my first project in a large field, using a simple mother and child design. I later did two similar, small works, one in Scotland and the other in Baghdad.
I wanted to create something more permanent（永恒的）, however, and so I created the Peace Image in Hudson’s Hope. It can’t be seen very well on the ground these days, because the locals just loved riding over the large piles of dirt. I don’t mind that at all. The Peace Image still turns up well from the air and on Google maps though.
For more than 50 years now, I’ve felt pleased to be able to express myself through my art. In the autumn of 2013, I was encouraged to lead the creation of a Peace Garden art project at Woodwynn Farms in Central Saanich. After everything we had been through, it was such a gift to work closely with my wife, Elizabeth Wellburn, a talented artist. It was and still is a labour of love.
1.What made the author suffer from great pressure?
A.His lack of enough money. B.Some worrying realities.
C.The failure of his first project. D.His strong support of peace.
2.Why did the author create the Peace Image?
A.To produce a more lasting thing. B.To raise people’s awareness of peace.
C.To make people remember him. D.To satisfy local people’s requirement.
3.How does the author feel about his own artistic works?
A.Doubtful. B.Discouraged.
C.Satisfied. D.Confident.
4.What is a suitable title for the text?
A.An Artist Concentrating on Peace Design
B.The Life Story of a Canadian Artist
C.Artistic Works Meaning a Labour of Love
D.An Unforgettable Experience
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I prefer living in a city because I think it is ________ to live close to my work.
| A．convenient | B．traditional | C．modern | D．temporary |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
I often visit my parents, who live in the countryside whenever ____.
| A．I am convenient |
| B．it will be convenient to me |
| C．I will be convenient |
| D．it is convenient to me |
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I am familiar with his work and look forward to of his view on literary and artistic creation.
A. informing B. be informed C. being informed D. have informed
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I often visit my parents, who live in the countryside whenever_______.
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高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I am a manager who is in charge of taking care of the elderly and many of my clients live out of state.
This year, a very sweet old lady that I care for, Alice, had gone through a particularly rough time. She had been in hospital twice. In November I was finally able to get her back to her “home” into an “assisted living facility”（养老院）.
Alice has dementia(痴呆症) and thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized that the happy moment was not going to happen， she was so tearful. Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to cheer her up, I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!
On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night. Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got each of us a seat where her friends could see her as they came in. The plan worked out very perfectly. All of her friends seemed to be there and rushed over to greet her and sit with her. The candlelight service was a beautiful, tearful affair and Alice got a lot of hugs and love from her old and new friends there.
The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift:the smile on Alice’s face and the feeling that I made a difference.
1.What does the underlined word “tearful”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. surprised B. Hateful C. Moved D. Sad
2.From the text we know that Alice_____________.
A. had been operated in the hospital twice
B. didn’t remember her daughter at that time
C. preferred to live alone especially at Christmas
D. expected to spend Christmas with her daughter
3.Where did Alice spend her Christmas Eve？
A. Alice’s old house
B. Alice’s old neighborhood church
C. A church in the author’s neighborhood
D. A church in Alice’s daughter’s neighborhood
4.What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve?
A. Holding the party
B.the praise given by Alice’s friends
C. Alice’s happiness
D. His concern for Alice
5.What is the best title for this text?
A. An Extra Special Candlelight Christmas Eve
B. My Experience With an Old Lonely Lady
C. Alice’s Special Time on Christmas Eve
D. A happy moment on Christmas Eve
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I am a manager who is in charge of taking care of the elderly and many of my clients live out of state.
This year, a very sweet old lady that I care for, Alice, had gone through a particularly rough time. She had been in hospital twice. In November I was finally able to get her back to her “home” into an “assisted living facility”（养老院）.
Alice has dementia(痴呆症) and thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized that the happy moment was not going to happen， she was so tearful. Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to cheer her up, I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!
On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night. Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got each of us a seat where her friends could see her as they came in. The plan worked out very perfectly. All of her friends seemed to be there and rushed over to greet her and sit with her. The candlelight service was a beautiful, tearful affair and Alice got a lot of hugs and love from her old and new friends there.
The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift:the smile on Alice’s face and the feeling that I made a difference.
1.What does the underlined word “tearful”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. surprised B. Hateful
C. Moved D. Sad
2.From the text we know that Alice_____________.
A. had been operated in the hospital twice
B. didn’t remember her daughter at that time
C. preferred to live alone especially at Christmas
D. expected to spend Christmas with her daughter
3.Where did Alice spend her Christmas Eve？
A. Alice’s old house
B. Alice’s old neighborhood church
C. A church in the author’s neighborhood
D. A church in Alice’s daughter’s neighborhood
4.What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve?
A. Holding the party
B.the praise given by Alice’s friends
C. Alice’s happiness
D. His concern for Alice
5.What is the best title for this text?
A. An Extra Special Candlelight Christmas Eve
B. My Experience With an Old Lonely Lady
C. Alice’s Special Time on Christmas Eve
D. A happy moment on Christmas Eve
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I worked on boats for twentyfive years. Now I am a docking pilot(码头领航员). My job is to _____ in the large luxury liners(邮轮) and stay with them until they are _____ stopped in the harbour. Sometimes this requires two tugs(拖船), sometimes many more, _____ the tide and the weather.
Most of you no _____ have seen these tugs pushing and pulling at the big liners. What they are doing doesn't seem to make much _____,_as the minute the big boat is alongside the port, her heavy rope made fast, the job is _____.
I felt very _____ after I had docked several of the large liners. I realized I was in _____ of a great ship worth millions of dollars and the _____ were depending on me to bring her safely to the port. These tugs, whether one or ten, ______ about in accord with(与……一致) whistle signals I ______ them from the bridge of the big liner. These signals make up a language that is just as ______ as the spoken word, or even more so, ______ our docking signals are hardly misunderstood. The captain of each tug does his work according to the signals he ______. He never asks questions. He takes ______ faithfully, and it ______ works out.
Working around tugboats, where so much depends on ______,_has had its effect on what I believe. I believe that if I am to attain a(n) ______ place in the world I must have the help of my fellow men just as the great transatlantic(横越大西洋的) liners depend on the ______ of the little tugs to bring them safely to the ______.
1.A.put B.push C.bring D.join
2.A.safely B.dangerously C.immediately D.illegally
3.A.adding to B.letting alone C.thinking of D.depending on
4.A.wonder B.doubt C.need D.exception
5.A.sense B.profit C.progress D.advance
6.A.prepared B.lost C.planned D.done
7.A.bored B.meaningless C.important D.tired
8.A.control B.praise C.defence D.place
9.A.clerks B.sportsmen C.readers D.owners
10.A.look B.move C.hear D.worry
11.A.write B.send C.mail D.bring
12.A.dependable B.incredible C.doubtful D.visible
13.A.though B.if C.while D.because
14.A.gives B.spreads C.receives D.passes
15.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
16.A.never B.ever C.always D.seldom
17.A.imagination B.creation C.teamwork D.performance
18.A.successful B.frustrating C.regretful D.embarrassing
19.A.prevention B.help C.objection D.delay
20.A.airport B.station C.port D.stop
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Usually, I can’t work on my lessons ______ full attention unless I am free ________ noise.
A. in; with B. at; from C. with; of D. on; of
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
_____________ in my present work, I would be quite willing to do what you ask me to.
A. If I am not engaged B. If I don't engage
C. Were I not engaged D. Didn't I engage
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析