There are stories about two U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don’t know if either story is true,but they are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact,he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson,he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell. So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while,he shortened that term to “OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born,Kinderhook,New York. Van Bnren’s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club,and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.
1.The author____________.
A. believes both of the stories
B. doesn’t believe a word of the stories
C. is not sure whether the stories are true
D. is telling the stories just for fun
2.According to the passage, President Jackson__________.
A. couldn’t draw up any documents at all
B. didn’t like to read important papers by himself
C. often had his assistants sign documents for him
D.wasn’t good at reading,writing or spelling
3.According to the first story, the term “OK”____________.
A. was approved of by President Jackson
B. was the title of some Official documents
C. was first used by President Jackson
D. was an old way to spell “all correct”
4.According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used __________.
A. by Van Buren
B. in a presidential election
C. to organize the Old Kinderhook Club
D.by the members of the ‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
There are stories about two U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don’t know if either story is true,but they are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact,he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson,he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell. So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while,he shortened that term to “OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born,Kinderhook,New York. Van Bnren’s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club,and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.
1.The author____________.
A. believes both of the stories
B. doesn’t believe a word of the stories
C. is not sure whether the stories are true
D. is telling the stories just for fun
2.According to the passage, President Jackson__________.
A. couldn’t draw up any documents at all
B. didn’t like to read important papers by himself
C. often had his assistants sign documents for him
D.wasn’t good at reading,writing or spelling
3.According to the first story, the term “OK”____________.
A. was approved of by President Jackson
B. was the title of some Official documents
C. was first used by President Jackson
D. was an old way to spell “all correct”
4.According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used __________.
A. by Van Buren
B. in a presidential election
C. to organize the Old Kinderhook Club
D.by the members of the ‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are many stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival, 1. has been celebrated in China for centuries. But the most 2.(move) one is the story of Chang’e. It tells after Hou Yi shot down the 3.(nine) suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Hou Yi planned share it 4. his wife, Chang’e .But a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi 5.(be) out. Chang’e refused to give it to him and then drank it all. She became very light and 6.(fly) up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad and missed her very much. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round 7. he could see his wife there. He 8.(quick) laid out her favorite fruits in the garden. 9. he wished that she could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes that carry 10. (they) wishes to the families they love and miss.
高二英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析
The story told to all American children about honesty is about the cherry tree that President George Washington cut when he was a boy. In China, every child knows the story of Lei Feng, the young soldier who helped others and was very honest. The stories of George Washington and Lei Feng help us understand the importance of being honest.
Every teacher wants his or her students to be honest. If every student can be honest in their childhood, they will be honest when they become adults. The country will then be known as an honest country and it will be respected by everyone.
Usually, it is the father and the mother who give the first lessons of honesty. George Washington learned honesty from his father.
A favorite Chinese story is about a young man who went to the market to buy food for his mother. There was a very young girl there who was selling flowers. The young man stole one flower when the girl served her customer.
When he went home, he began to think what he had done. He went back to the market to find the girl. He told her that he was sorry and that he wanted to pay her for the flower. The little girl refused and said, "You do not need to pay for the flower, elder brother. Since you took it, I thought you had a reason to take it so I did not worry about receiving money for it."The young man was ashamed that he stole the flower. He could never forget about the importance of being honest.
1.What do we know from the stories of George Washington and Lei Feng?
A. George Washington was the president of America.
B. Lei Feng was a young soldier who helped others.
C. We had heard the stories when we were only children.
D. They help us understand the importance of being honest.
2.Who is the first person to give lessons of honest to a child?
A. George Washington. B. Lei Feng. C. Parents. D. Teacher.
3.Why did the little girl refuse to get the young man’s money?
A. Because the young man had realized his mistake.
B. Because her flowers were free.
C. Because she knew the young man well.
D. Because the flowers were very cheap, and she sent one to the young man.
4.Why is the education of honesty so important in school education?
A. Because it is one of the lessons required for study in every country.
B. Because if a child is honest in his/her childhood, he/she will be honest when growing up.
C. Because honest people are becoming less and less in most countries.
D. Because teachers are afraid of students’ stealing things when they are still in school.
高二英语长对话或独白中等难度题查看答案及解析
-----What do you think of Andrew?
-----There are some things ____ are not easy to ______, and his rudeness is one.
A.that; put up with | B.which; get along with |
C.what; think of | D.that; put aside |
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
In phone stands in the U.S. there are usually directions for using the telephone. All phone numbers have seven digits (数位), though letters and numbers are sometimes used in combination. There may be phone books under the telephones.
1. You can make dial-direct calls in most parts of the U. S. Look in the white pages book for long distance rates or more information on making long distance calls. Or you can call the operator for help. If you need a phone number that’s not in your phone book, call Directory Assistance.
2. Dial 1 plus the area code plus the number, and an operator or a computer voice will tell you how much money to put in. On operator-assisted calls, the operator will ask you to put more money in before your time is up. 3. If you make a long distance call and get a wrong number, call the operator and explain what happened. 4. Or you can have the phone company mail you a credit coupon (附单) that has the same value as the phone call.
Some companies advertise a service called WATS, which means Wide Area Telephone Service.
5.. These are called “toll-free numbers” and the area code for all of them is 800.
A. To make a long distance call, you’ll need to know the three-digit area code.
B. A person-to-person call can only be accepted by the particular person you are calling.
C. On dial-direct calls, you’ll be cut off at the end of the time you paid for unless you put more money in the slot (投币口).
D. If that person is not there, you will also be charged.
E. This means that you can make the call again to the right number without having to pay more money.
F. You can dial a special number without a long distance charge.
G. There are two main kinds of long distance calls: dial-direct and operator-assisted.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
President Obama has two daughters, _____ able to fit in well with their citizens.
A.both of them are B.none of them are
C.both of whom are D.neither of who is
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
This is a true story about two friends.
One day a young man said to his good friend, "I can see that some day you will become great and rich." His friend laughed, "Ridiculous! How can you know that?" The first said, "Yes, I can see it from your forehead." The second one said, "Ok, if I become great and rich, I will give you 10,000 rupees." The first friend asked. "Really? If so, then write it down."
The second one really wrote it down. The first man kept the note, but he never took his friend seriously. The agreement was made as a joke. 10 or 12 years later, the friend did become rich and great, while the other remained poor. By that time both friends had separated and were leading their own lives. Even so, the poor friend still preserved the note, although he felt that since it was a joke, he would never receive the money.
Quite unexpectedly, the poor man fell seriously ill. Just before he died, he took out the agreement and called his son, who was only seven years old, "My son, there is something very precious that I have kept for you. After I die…you go to this man and show him what he has written."
Soon the man died. Their friendship had faded so much that the rich man did not even come to see him before he left this world. But after three or four weeks' time the son took the note to the rich man. The boy gave the rich man the note. The rich man read it and asked, "Did I write this?"
The boy said, “I do not know. My father asked me to give it to you before he died." The rich man summoned one of his secretaries and explained, "I promised this boy's father many years ago that I would give him 10,000 rupees if I became rich and great. I have been rich for seven years; please calculate how much interest I have to give him in addition to the 10,000 rupees."
The secretary told him, "An additional 7,000 rupees, which makes it 17,000 altogether."
The rich man immediately issued a check for 17,000 rupees and gave it to the little boy, saying, "Take this directly to your mother.”
This is how a sincere man kept his promise.
56. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The first friend can know others’ future from his or her forehead.
B. The second friend couldn’t believe his friend’s words at first.
C. The first friend wished his friend to help his son after he died.
D. The second didn’t come to see his dying friend because of different life.
57. What do you think of the man who became rich later?
A. He had a bad memory.
B. He is very selfish and unwilling to help others.
C. He is mean with his money.
D. He is a man who keeps his promise.
58. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The poor friend preserved the note because he knew he would get the money sooner or later.
B. The man became rich 3 or 5 years later after he signed the agreement.
C. The rich man gave the boy 17,000 rupees altogether.
D. The little boy knew something about his father’s story.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
There is a well-known story about a farmer found an eagle(鹰) egg. The story reminds us of the importance of developing our full potential(潜力).
One day, a hardworking found an eagle’s egg lying on the ground of his farm. He was in a hurry he paid no attention to it and placed it together with all the chicken eggs. After several days, the egg hatched(孵化)and the little eagle into the world.
The eagle thought he was same as the other chickens, the eagle pecked(啄食)and dug for worms. He ran about and sometimes jumped around, flying a few in the air like the chickens. Over the years, the eagle grew old and tired. One day he saw a splendid bird overhead, and asked, “ is that?” “That’s the king of the -- the bald eagle,” replied a chicken. “The sky is her home. We’re chickens -- our home is the farm.”
And so the eagle lived and died a chicken, for that’s what he believed he was.
Are you an eagle that like a chicken? , many people have great talents but bring them to use. Actually, we make our talents take off by developing our character strengths. Suppose there was a young man who in the world. He asked questions about his environment, explored new neighborhoods where he lived, and soon he mentally mapped out the city he lived in. He used his curiosity to make the of his talents for spatial(空间的)intelligence.
When we use our character strengths, we will that we are eagles.
1.A. whose B. he C. which D. who
2.A. woman B. farmer C. lady D. worker
3.A. and B. because C. as D. but
4.A. carefully B. nervously C. carelessly D. slowly
5.A. come B. came C. comes D. coming
6.A. an B. a C. the D. /
7.A. but B. or C. and D. so
8.A. feet B. inches C. foot D. kilometers
9.A. fly B. flying C. flew D. flown
10.A. Where B. How C. Which D. Who
11.A. mountains B. sea C. forest D. sky
12.A. in B. over C. on D. about
13.A. after B. like C. before D. among
14.A. acts B. looks C. sounds D. thinks
15.A. Unfortunately B. Unbelievably C. Fortunately D. Interestingly
16.A. sometimes B. never C. regularly D. always
17.A. can B. could C. must D. might
18.A. was excited B. was surprised C. was terrified D. was interested
19.A. use B. effort C. best D. least
20.A. worry B. fear C. respect D. recognize
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There is an endless supply of stories about sleepwalkers(梦游者). People have been said to climb on roofs, solve mathematical problems, write music, walk through windows, and do murder in their sleep.
In Revere, Massachusetts, a hundred policemen searched for a lost boy who left his home in his sleep and woke up five hours later on a strange sofa in a strange living room, with no idea how he had got there.
At the University of Lowa, a student was reported to have the habit of getting up in the middle of the night and walking three-quarters of a mile to the Lowa River. He would take a swim and then go back to his room to bed.
An American expert on sleep claims(声称) that he has never seen a sleepwalker. He is said to know more about sleep than any other living man, and during the last thirty-five years he has lost a lot of sleep watching people sleep. He says, “Of course, I know that there are sleepwalkers because I have read about them in the newspapers. But none of my sleepers ever walked, and if I were to advertise for sleepwalkers for an experiment, I doubt whether I would get many takers(应征者).”
Sleepwalking, however, is a scientific reality. It is one of those strange things that sometimes look quite fantastic(奇特的). Doctors say that sleepwalking is much more common than is generally supposed. Many sleepwalkers do not try to find help and their sleepwalking is never recorded.
1.Generally speaking, sleepwalkers are people who __________.
A. do fantastic things during their sleep
B. walk through windows
C. climb on roofs
D. walk in a half-awake state
2.It was reported that a boy ________.
A. was found on a strange sofa, telling how he had got there
B. lost his way five hours after he left home
C. slept in his own room but woke up in a strange room
D. was searched for by policemen when he lost his way
3.There was a college student who got into the habit of _______.
A. walking three-quarters of a mile every day
B. getting up in the middle of the night and walking down to the river
C. swimming in the Lowa River before going to bed
D. walking about before he went to bed
4.Why do people think sleepwalking is nothing but a fantastic thing which doesn’t have any explanation?
A. It is so common that it needn’t be recorded.
B. Scientists take no interest in it.
C. No records about it have been made.
D. Most sleepwalkers do not seek help for their problem.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26, she went to the wise man that is always 27 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 28 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 29 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 30 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never 31 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 32 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 33 at the door, and said in a (n) 34 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n) 35 that I want? It is very important to me.”
36, she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 37. They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 38 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 39 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 40 to comfort them till they 41. Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 42 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 43 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 44 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 45 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
1. A.joy B.danger C.belief D.sorrow
2. A.envied B.considered C.respected D.treated
3. A.strange B.magical C.valuable D.important
4. A.reward B.supply C.provide D.award
5. A.quarreling B.discussing C.reasoning D.arguing
6. A.suffered B.known C.obtained D.forgotten
7. A.honor B.favor C.need D.search
8. A.knocked B.broke C.stood D.pointed
9. A.excited B.confident C.sad D.urgent
10. A.place B.answer C.apartment D.person
11. A.Luckily B.Immediately C.Gradually D.Unfortunately
12. A.praise B.respect C.comfort D.encouragement
13. A.exchange B.describe C.simplified D.decorated
14. A.unfortunate B.unfriendly C.unimportant D.unfamiliar
15. A.planned B.managed C.continued D.stayed
16. A.settle down B.break down C.calm down D.get dwon
17. A.wherever B.whatever C.however D.whenever
18. A.excuse B.tale C.lie D.reason
19. A.curious B.puzzled C.worried D.involved
20. A.recognizing B.realizing C.remembering D.wondering
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析