Sometimes when I’m flying from one speaking engagement to another, I find myself sitting next to someone who's quite talkative. This is often a pleasant experience for me because I’m a people-watcher. I learn so much by watching and listening to the people I meet and see every day. I’ve heard stories of sadness and others of delight, fear and joy, and others that would rival those on “Oprah” and "Geraldo”.
Sad to say，there are times when I’m sitting next to someone who just wants to vent(发泄） his temper or inflict(强加）his political views on an audience for 600 miles. It was one of those days. I settled in, as my seatmate began his speech on the terrible state of the world with the time worn, “You know, kids today are...” He went on and on, sharing vague notions of the terrible state of teens and young adults, based on watching the six o’clock news rather selectively.
When I gratefully got off that plane and finally made it to my hotel in Indianapolis, I bought the local paper and went to have dinner in the hotel. There, on an inside page, was an article I believe ought to have been the front-page headline news.
In a little Indiana town, there was a 15-year-old boy with a brain tumor. He was undergoing radiation and chemotherapy(化疗）treatments，As a result of those treatments, he had lost all of his hair. I don’t know about you, but I remember how I would have felt about that at his age ---I would have felt awkward and ashamed.
This young man’s classmates willingly came to the rescue: all the boys in his grade asked their mothers if they could shave their heads so that Brian wouldn’t be the only bald boy in the high school. There, on that page was a photograph of a mother shaving all of her sons’ hair with the family looking on approvingly. And in the background, a group of similar bald young men.
No, I don’t despair about kids today.
1.From the passage we can infer the author's job is .
A. meeting talkative people
B. the commitments concerning speaking, like lecturers
C. a psychologist
D. to cope with complaints
2.The word “rival” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by .
A. oppose B. compete against
C. object to D. match
3.What's the author’s attitude towards his seatmate?
A. Favorable. B. Critical.
C. Indifferent. D. Satisfied.
4.The author's purpose in telling the news about the 15-year-old boy is .
A. to show his disappointment in kids today
B. to praise the diseased boy’s bravery
C. to draw people’s attention to care for such people
D. to display his confidence and faith in today’s teens
高二英语阅读理解困难题
Sometimes when I’m flying from one speaking engagement to another, I find myself sitting next to someone who's quite talkative. This is often a pleasant experience for me because I’m a people-watcher. I learn so much by watching and listening to the people I meet and see every day. I’ve heard stories of sadness and others of delight, fear and joy, and others that would rival those on “Oprah” and "Geraldo”.
Sad to say，there are times when I’m sitting next to someone who just wants to vent(发泄） his temper or inflict(强加）his political views on an audience for 600 miles. It was one of those days. I settled in, as my seatmate began his speech on the terrible state of the world with the time worn, “You know, kids today are...” He went on and on, sharing vague notions of the terrible state of teens and young adults, based on watching the six o’clock news rather selectively.
When I gratefully got off that plane and finally made it to my hotel in Indianapolis, I bought the local paper and went to have dinner in the hotel. There, on an inside page, was an article I believe ought to have been the front-page headline news.
In a little Indiana town, there was a 15-year-old boy with a brain tumor. He was undergoing radiation and chemotherapy(化疗）treatments，As a result of those treatments, he had lost all of his hair. I don’t know about you, but I remember how I would have felt about that at his age ---I would have felt awkward and ashamed.
This young man’s classmates willingly came to the rescue: all the boys in his grade asked their mothers if they could shave their heads so that Brian wouldn’t be the only bald boy in the high school. There, on that page was a photograph of a mother shaving all of her sons’ hair with the family looking on approvingly. And in the background, a group of similar bald young men.
No, I don’t despair about kids today.
1.From the passage we can infer the author's job is .
A. meeting talkative people
B. the commitments concerning speaking, like lecturers
C. a psychologist
D. to cope with complaints
2.The word “rival” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by .
A. oppose B. compete against
C. object to D. match
3.What's the author’s attitude towards his seatmate?
A. Favorable. B. Critical.
C. Indifferent. D. Satisfied.
4.The author's purpose in telling the news about the 15-year-old boy is .
A. to show his disappointment in kids today
B. to praise the diseased boy’s bravery
C. to draw people’s attention to care for such people
D. to display his confidence and faith in today’s teens
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!
1.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?
A．He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.
B．he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.
C．He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.
D．He agreed with her “enemy”.
2.The writer felt ______ when she did the things as her father had told her.
A．sad B．angry
C．disappointed D．surprised
3.Which of the following can we know from the passage?
A．The writer is grateful to her father.
B．The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.
C．The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.
D．The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．The Best Advice I Ever Had
B．A Serious Criticism(批评)
C．What People Say About You Is Always Right
D．My Parents
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1, he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel(石子), dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” He replied.
He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.
“No,” the speaker replied. “The truth it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you don't put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what the ‘big rocks’ in your life are. Then put those in your 20 first. ”
1. A．harder B．rougher C．clearer D．wiser
2. A．carefully B．firmly C．actively D．unwillingly
3.A edge B. bottom C. wall D. top
4. A．full B．pure C．enough D．smooth
5. A．sent B．reached C．managed D．felt
6. A．delivered B．shook C．dropped D．held
7. A．beneath B．across C．beyond D．between
8. A．threw out B．came out C．brought out D．set out
9. A．spaces B．caves C．blanks D．holes
10. A．At last B．shortly after C．Later on D．Once more
11. A．unless B．until C．before D．while
12. A．result B．opinion C．point D．comment
13. A．calm B．awkward C．nervous D．eager
14. A．add B．fit C．include D．collect
15. A．never B．even C．still D．ever
16. A．Whether B．However C．Whatever D．Which
17. A．conclude B．encourage C．achieve D．value
18. A．more B．little C．much D．less
19. A．reflecting B．counting C．deciding D．insisting
20. A．packet B．can C．jar D．luggage
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never ________.
He put a wide-mouth jar on the table. Then he ________ some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When ________ rocks would fit inside, he ________, “Is this jar full?”
Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put ________ small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went ________ into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group ________, “Is this jar full?”
“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and ________ some sand on the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the ________ question, “Is this jar full?
“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar ________ it was full. Then he asked, “What is the point here?” One student ________ his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can ________ put more things in.”
“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the ________. What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all. ________ are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the ________ in first, or you’ll never get others in at all.”
1.A. remember B. like C. forget D. think
2.A. handed out B. took out C. carried away D. put away
3.A. no more B. not more C. no many D. not many
4.A. answered B. read C. asked D. said
5.A. no B. few C. any D. some
6.A. up B. out C. down D. away
7.A. no more B. once again C. a third time D. a fourth time
8.A. sent B. put C. bought D. collected
9.A. same B. different C. difficult D. common
10.A. since B. till C. while D. because
11.A. offered B. placed C. raised D. shook
12.A. always B. already C. never D. hardly
13.A. point B. example C. promise D. story
14.A. When B. What C. Who D. Why
15.A. sand B. small stones C. big rocks D. water
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never 26 .
He put a wide-mouth jar(罐) on the table. Then he 27 some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When 28 rocks would fit inside, he 29 , “Is this jar full?”
Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put 30 small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went 31 into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group32 , “Is this jar full?”
“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and 33 some sand on the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the 34 question, “Is this jar full?
“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar 35 it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student 36 his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can 37 put more things in.”
“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the 38 . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all. 39 are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the 40 in first, or you’ll never get others in at all?”
1. A．remember B．like C．forget D．think
2. A．handed out B．took out C．carried away D．put away
3. A．no more B．not more C．no many D．not many
4. A．answered B．read C．asked D．said
5. A．no B．few C．any D．some
6. A．up B．out C．down D．away
7. A．no more B．once again C．a third time D．a fourth time
8. A．sent B．put C．bought D．collected
9. A．same B．different C．difficult D．common
10. A．since B．till C．while D．because
11. A．offered B．placed C．raised D．shook
12. A．always B．already C．never D．hardly
13. A．point B．example C．promise D．story
14. A．When B．What C．Who D．Why
15. A．sand B．small stones C．big rocks D．water
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Only __ as an interpreter __ how important it was to practise speaking English.
A. when did I work...I realized B. when did I work...did 1 realize
C. when I work...did I realize D. when I worked...did I realize
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from “Stage Fright. ” Stage fright makes a person nervous. In the worst case(情况) it can make one's mind go back and forget what one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts(节目主持人) have suffered from stage fright at one time or another.
Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical centre in New York City. She helps actors learn to control themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a fearful experience.
She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths also helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols persuades her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to the perfect. It's all right to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too cautious while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and find out what advice helped and what did not. As they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to eliminate it completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more cautious, and improves the performance.
1.One who is suffering stage fright may _______.
A. forget one's part before the audience
B. smile all the time on the stage
C. make a speech faster than ever
D. be cautious to improve his performance
2.The underlined word “eliminate” in the last paragraph means _______.
A. keep B. reduce
C. change D. get rid of
3.The wrong way to overcome stage fright is ______.
A. to smile before going to the stage.
B. to take two deep breaths to calm oneself
C. to pay less attention to one's mistakes in performance
D. to perform less and to watch more
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
We were talking about engagement when my boyfriend, Jack, had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him; the only way I could stay sane(保持清醒) was to dance. I became very good and critics praised me, but I could feel was the ache in my heart, no knowing whether the love of my life would ever return. And then one day a letter from him came:“I have lost my leg. I am no longer a whole man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget me.”
I made my decision there and then I left the city. When I returned I had bought myself a cane(拐杖) and learned to limp convincingly. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. My dancing days were over. No one suspected the story. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a reporter. Then I travelled to the hospital. They had pushed him outside in his wheelchair. I leaned on my cane and limped to him.
I told him he was not the only one who had lost a leg, even if mine were still attached to me. I showed him newspaper clippings of my accident. “ There is a whole life waiting for us out there! And I am not going to carry you—you are going to walk yourself.”
I limped a few steps towards him and showed him what I’d taken out of my pocket.” Now show me you are still a man,” I said. He bent to take his cane and struggled out of that wheelchair. I could see he had not done it before, because he almost fell on his face. But I was not going to help. Finally he managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair again in his life.
What I showed to him was engagement rings. And I would limp with him for the rest of life.
1.The author felt ache in her heart though critics praised her dancing because_______.
A．She wasn’t sure if Jack still loved her.
B．Jack became handicapped and couldn’t walk
C．Jack asked her to forget about him
D．She was afraid that Jack might die in the war
2.What decision did the author make after she received Jack’s letter?
A．To see Jack in the battlefield. B．To leave the city for travel.
C．To give up dancing. D．To see a reporter.
3.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?
A．She visited a hospital. B．She broke her leg.
C．She helped push Jack’s wheelchair. D．She had a car crash.
4.After they met in the hospital, Jack ______.
A．gave her the engagement rings B．got rid of the cane
C．picked up the hope of life D．lived without a wheelchair
5.Which of the following words can best describe the author?
A．Strong and optimistic B．Clever and faithful
C．Timid but faithful D．Brave and helpful.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It happens in plants when gardeners take cuttings from growing plants to make new ________ .
| A．ones | B．one | C．others | D．other ones |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
When I try to understand __________that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems that there are two causes.
A. why it does B. what it does C. what it is D. why it is
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析