Most of us might only begin to think about dinner in the late afternoon: What should I make today? But Jelena Petrovic begins to think about her big meal early each morning. After morning tea, she and her husband, Milan, begin their plans for a traditional Serbian dish. The cooking method they use probably comes from Jelena’s mother or grandmother. Each recipe uses local foods found in Serbian markets.
Milan goes to the market to get the food they need. And the 69-year-old Jelena makes plans for how she will explain the cooking process to her 150,000 followers on YouTube. Once she is ready, Jelena films her cooking show from a small kitchen table. Milan holds the camera.
Jelena has many years of cooking experience at home. Ten years ago, she started an online program, where she shared recipes and cooking suggestions for meat, soup, bread, sweet treats and more.
Her number of followers grew over time. She decided to start a blog and began also making videos she filmed with her mobile phone. Today, her videos on YouTube have over 50 million views.
Last year, “Granny’s Kitchen” was named one of the Top 50 YouTube channels in Serbia.
Now her YouTube channel takes up much of her day. She works from her small kitchen and home office. Colorful plants and flowers fill the room. A bright cloth covers the table where she works. She says she gets tired from cooking long hours each day. But, she said, “My viewers wait for a new recipe every morning. If I am late, they will ask if I am well or what is happening.”
Often, her viewers write that the recipes bring back happy memories of their childhood. “My recipes are all local, traditional home-food recipes,” Jelena said. “I make things my mother or grandmother used to make.”
1.What is special about Jelena’s dealing with dinner?
A.She prepares dinner with special foods. B.She considers her dinner plan earlier.
C.She asks her husband to prepare dinner. D.She completes dinner in the late afternoon.
2.Which of the following can best describe “Granny’s Kitchen”?
A.Boring. B.Simple. C.Little-known. D.Popular.
3.How does Milan help his wife make the cooking program?
A.By cooking food.
B.By explaining the cooking process.
C.By buying goods and shooting the videos.
D.By analyzing cooking methods for dinner.
4.What encourages Jelena to continue her cooking program?
A.Her viewers’ care and expectation.
B.Her love for traditional home food.
C.Her happy memories of childhood.
D.Her real interest in cooking food.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Most of us might only begin to think about dinner in the late afternoon: What should I make today? But Jelena Petrovic begins to think about her big meal early each morning. After morning tea, she and her husband, Milan, begin their plans for a traditional Serbian dish. The cooking method they use probably comes from Jelena’s mother or grandmother. Each recipe uses local foods found in Serbian markets.
Milan goes to the market to get the food they need. And the 69-year-old Jelena makes plans for how she will explain the cooking process to her 150,000 followers on YouTube. Once she is ready, Jelena films her cooking show from a small kitchen table. Milan holds the camera.
Jelena has many years of cooking experience at home. Ten years ago, she started an online program, where she shared recipes and cooking suggestions for meat, soup, bread, sweet treats and more.
Her number of followers grew over time. She decided to start a blog and began also making videos she filmed with her mobile phone. Today, her videos on YouTube have over 50 million views.
Last year, “Granny’s Kitchen” was named one of the Top 50 YouTube channels in Serbia.
Now her YouTube channel takes up much of her day. She works from her small kitchen and home office. Colorful plants and flowers fill the room. A bright cloth covers the table where she works. She says she gets tired from cooking long hours each day. But, she said, “My viewers wait for a new recipe every morning. If I am late, they will ask if I am well or what is happening.”
Often, her viewers write that the recipes bring back happy memories of their childhood. “My recipes are all local, traditional home-food recipes,” Jelena said. “I make things my mother or grandmother used to make.”
1.What is special about Jelena’s dealing with dinner?
A.She prepares dinner with special foods. B.She considers her dinner plan earlier.
C.She asks her husband to prepare dinner. D.She completes dinner in the late afternoon.
2.Which of the following can best describe “Granny’s Kitchen”?
A.Boring. B.Simple. C.Little-known. D.Popular.
3.How does Milan help his wife make the cooking program?
A.By cooking food.
B.By explaining the cooking process.
C.By buying goods and shooting the videos.
D.By analyzing cooking methods for dinner.
4.What encourages Jelena to continue her cooking program?
A.Her viewers’ care and expectation.
B.Her love for traditional home food.
C.Her happy memories of childhood.
D.Her real interest in cooking food.
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It’s always exciting to think about the future and what kind of technology might exist in years to come. But what if that future is closer than you think?
The name Magic Leap is starting to spread across the Internet, and for a good reason. The Magic Leap technology company in the US has been working on something new and exciting, keeping it so secret that even the people working on the project have been hidden from the media. But recently they have started to release more information, and it seems that the future of computing is about to change dramatically.
Magic Leap’s preview shows the possibility of a classroom where you can interact with a miniature 3-D man and watch animals floating in front of your eyes. You could come face to face with fierce creatures like tigers and sharks, and more might be possible very soon.
The company hopes to create new technology that mixes reality and virtual reality computing. This means that the way we interact with computers could change completely, and so could the gaming industry.
Imagine a game in which you can not only look after a dragon on a screen, but also see it walking around your home, feed it and play with it. This is a world where movies will make you jump as things come, flying at you. Rio Caraeff, the company’s chief content officer, said that instead of staring at a phone screen, “the world becomes your screen”.
All of this could be the next step for Magic Leap, and their newly-released video suggests so. The video shows a small elephant floating in the hands of its user, a virtual reality pet that the user can interact with. Exciting to think about, no?
It seems that the excitement has inspired other companies who are lining up to join in on this new project. The technology, called Cinematic Reality, is attracting the attention of large companies like Google, who are already investing large sums of money in the project hoping to see it become a reality.
1.Which of the following is TRUE about the Magic Leap technology company?
A. The company is working on new technology that could improve the future of computing.
B. The company keeps updating the media on its progress.
C. The company has just discovered a way to mix reality and virtual reality computing.
D. The company’s newly released video is about the interaction between a dragon pet and its user.
2.What could a classroom in the future look like, according to Magic Leap?
A. A miniature 3D man could take the place of teachers.
B. Students could be encouraged to raise a virtual reality pet on campus.
C. The gaming industry could be invited to help students improve their studies.
D. Students could interact with virtual reality animals.
3.How could Magic Leap’s technology change the world according to the article?
A. It could discourage people from playing a lot of computer games.
B. It could turn the whole world into an interactive screen for its users.
C. It could help people improve their ability to interact with others.
D. It could make it hard for people to distinguish between virtual reality and reality.
4.What is Google’s attitude toward the technology named “Cinematic Reality”?
A. Unconcerned. B. Optimistic.
C. Worried. D. Negative.
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How long has 3-D technology been around? Most of us might think of crowds of teenagers in a 1950’s movie house watching Bwana Devil in 3-D. But 3-D technology made its first appearance on the scene in 1838 with the first stereoscope(体视镜). And the first actual 3-D movie was a 1903 film called Le Ariveed’un Train.
Although it has such a long history, the technology has still remained based on one simple principle-----to make 3-D effects you must find a way to project two slightly different pictures to each eye. Modern 3-D technology works by rapidly flickering(闪动) two versions of the movie and projecting them onto each eye. The brain does the rest of the work, combining the two pictures together into one and giving the show the appearance of depth, the third dimension.
But does this exposure, especially long exposures, cause harm to the child’s developing brain and visual system? Unfortunately, long-term studies on new flicker digital 3-D technology and children aren’t yet available. We do not know if regular or daily 3-D viewing over years affects the developing visual system, although older 3-D methods basically do the same thing and are not considered harmful.
The question of possible harm in modern 3-D use in TV is really based on two facts: the amount of time children will now be watching 3-D TV each day and the sensitivity some children show in reaction to 3-D viewing. It is difficult to make actual lab studies of longer term 3-D viewing in children because of the possible harm of the experiment. Researchers will have to wait until 3-D TV technology is already in the marketplace for a number of years, then check heavy 3-D TV watchers and compare them with non-watchers.
With a 3-D television technology in the home, we will soon be able to answer the question of whether or not longer and more frequent periods of 3-D exposure cause more changes in the visual system. We may find that the bigger problem is the introduction of a new technology that leads to even more time spent on TV rather than playing outdoors.
1.According to the text, 3-D technology ______
A. was refused by people when it first appeared.
B. will soon change the way we watch TV.
C. does no good to our visual system.
D. has a history of nearly 200 years.
2. Paragraph 2 is mainly about________
A. how 3-D technology works.
B. why 3-D movies are popular
C. the history of 3-D technology.
D. the influence of 3-D technology.
3.What’s the method suggested in paragraph 4?
A. To wait and see B. To carry out lab studies
C. To stop making 3-D movies D. To improve 3-D technology
4.The author’s purpose in writing the text is to _______
A. ask children not to watch 3-D movies
B. discuss if 3-D viewing is harmful to children.
C. introduce the advantages of 3-D technology.
D. predict the development of 3-D technology.
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Most of us mistakenly think that creativity is a quality belonging only to inventors rather to ourselves. 1. The following tips are a great beginning for developing our creativity.
1. Get out of your comfort zone
Break out of your usual patterns and welcome creativity into your life. The human brain was designed to recognize patterns. We continue to create patterns and routines for almost everything we do. 2. As we become more efficient at using patterns, we rely less on creativity to find new paths. We should force ourselves out of our comfort zones and open up new possibilities.
2. 3.
If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. We are creatures of habits and routines, but creativity hates routines. Interrupt your routine and try something new. Undoubtedly, new things are often creative.
3. Take action
4. You must work to make it a reality. Have you ever seen a new product and realized that you thought of the same thing long ago? Yet someone else is making money with “your” idea. 5. The difference between a dreamer and a doer is action. If you can put your ideas into practice, you are well on your way to improving your creativity. You can become a true inventor in your own life somehow!
A. Having a great idea is not enough.
B. Seek several options.
C We may attempt to think from the other person’s point.
D. Try different things.
E. However, the truth is that we are all born with the potential to be creative.
F. In fact, our comfort zone is only a collection of patterns.
G. We all have great ideas sometimes, but only a few people turn their ideas into reality.
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Only about 30 percent of people in the US know how to perform CPR (心肺复苏术). Recently, a 9-year-old boy showed a Georgia woman how to perform CPR on her newborn baby.
Susanna Rohm said she had experienced a parent’s worst nightmare (噩梦) — her 2-month-old son, Isiah, was not breathing. “I noticed he looked pale. I looked at his arms and his legs and they were limp (无力的),” Rohm told a local newspaper. “Then I noticed that he looked like he wasn’t alive.” Indismay, she dropped and broke her cellphone. Rohm had to run into the street, screaming for help.
“I had him in my arms and screamed over and over. Then I ran outside. I saw two boys playing across the street, and I yelled, ‘Go and ask your parents to call 911,’” Rohm said. But the two boys were able to do more than that. Nine-year-old Ethan Wilson took action, showing Rohm how to perform CPR on little Isiah while ten-year-old Rocky Hurt helped as well.
Rocky said he had learned the CPR technique from a poster in a health class at their school, Sedalia Park Elementary. “I was thinking we’d better give her a helping hand instead of getting scared,” Ethan said. “I told her to push on the baby’s chest five to ten times a minute with only two fingers, tilt back the baby’s head, plug the baby’s nose and breathe into the baby’s mouth,” Ethan said in an interview.
At last, Isiah began crying and was breathing again. He spent two nights in a local hospital. “If the little boy hadn’t shown me what to do right there, my baby would probably not be alive right now,” Rohm said.
1.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that in the US, .
A.CPR is considered important by most people
B.most children are taught how to perform CPR
C.many parents don’t know how to perform CPR
D.kids must learn how to perform CPR on babies
2.What does the underlined word “dismay” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Panic. B.Anger.
C.Excitement. D.Joy.
3.What did Rohm do when she saw the two boys?
A.She asked them to call 911 as soon as possible.
B.She asked them to teach her how to perform CPR.
C.She asked them to ask their parents for help.
D.She asked them to help her perform CPR on her baby.
4.What Rohm said in the last paragraph shows that she was .
A.grateful B.regretful
C.surprised D.ashamed
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first one long hot summer when most Germans were on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't . “What these people also need is warmth and ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn't to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always to anyone who couldn't face another night on the street.
The couple were soon all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to donations. Today, over thirty companies donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn't money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets . She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a in the world.
1.A. result B. idea C. reason D. truth
2.A. traditional B. developing C. wealthy D. typical
3.A. preparations B. meals C. house D. suggestions
4.A. began B. met C. called D. left
5.A. asleep B. alone C. away D. across
6.A. brought up B. put aside C. set up D. gave away
7.A. enough B. necessary C. helpful D. expensive
8.A. caring B. freedom C. courage D. fame
9.A. pretend B. agree C. hesitate D. intend
10.A. make sense B. make sure C. found out D. worked out
11.A. near B. crowded C. noisy D. open
12.A. costing B. wasting C. spending D. taking
13.A. pay for B. ask for C. look into D. carry out
14.A. regularly B. calmly C. completely D. roughly
15.A. advertise B. sell C. deliver D. lend
16.A. collects B. produces C. designs D. donates
17.A. permission B. payment C. direction D. support
18.A. borrow B. raise C. expect D. save
19.A. tired B. excited C. surprised D. amused
20.A. profit B. rule C. decision D. difference
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Whenever we hear about "the homeless", most of us think of the developing world. But the _____ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a_______country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making_______ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first_______ one long hot summer when most Germans were_______ on holiday. Kurt Muller and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, _______ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't _______. “What these people also need is warmth and______, ” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t _______to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita _______ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always_______ to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon_______all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to_______ donations. Today, over thirty companies _______donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to_______them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer_______ new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no______ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t_______ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary. Though Rita admits she often gets_______. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a_______ in the world.
1.A. result B. truth C. reason D. idea
2.A. traditional B. developing C. typical D. wealthy
3.A. preparations B. houses C. meals D. suggestions
4.A. began B. met C. called D. left
5.A. asleep B. alone C. across D. away
6.A. brought up B. set up C. put aside D. gave away
7.A. enough B. necessary C. helpful D. expensive
8.A. fame B. freedom C. courage D. caring
9.A. hesitate B. agree C. pretend D. intend
10.A. made sense B. found out C. made sure D. worked out
11.A. open B. crowded C. noisy D. near
12.A. costing B. wasting C. taking D. spending
13.A. pay for B. ask for C. look into D. carry out
14.A. completely B. calmly C. regularly D. roughly
15.A. advertise B. sell C. deliver D. lend
16.A. donates B. produces C. designs D. collects
17.A. permission B. payment C. direction D. support
18.A. borrow B. raise C. save D. expect
19.A. surprised B. excited C. tired D. amused
20.A. profit B. difference C. decision D. rule
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved (演化) from ceremony. The argument for this view goes as follows.
In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world --- even the seasonal changes --- as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then kept and repeated until they hardened into fixed ceremonies. Eventually stories arose which explained the mysteries of the ceremonies. As time passed some ceremonies were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, remained and provided material for art and drama.
Those who believe that drama evolved out of ceremony also argue that those ceremonies contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium ". In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the performing of ceremonies, religious leaders usually took that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often acted other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and imitated the desired effect --- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, etc. as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.
Another theory traces(追溯) the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, etc) are gradually developed, at first through the use of action and dialogue, and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.
1.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Religious activities in ancient Greece.
B. The ceremonies in ancient Greece.
C. Drama theories.
D. The origin of Greek Drama.
2.According to the passage, drama_______________.
A. was played in memory of ancient Greek ceremonies
B. was a form of ceremony played by ancient Greeks to control unknown powers
C. evolved out of ancient Greek ceremonies with time passing by
D. is one of the measures Ancient Greeks took to view natural forces
3.In tracing the beginning of drama, which of the following is not mentioned?
A. Planting. B. Religious ceremonies. C. Gymnastic. D. Storytelling.
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Most of us don't like to think too much about rubbish.1.. However, household waste is a major contributor to our planet's waste problem. Like it or not, it needs to be managed if we are to have a brighter green future.
When it comes to being responsible for our own rubbish, the best way to approach it is by following the three golden rules of waste management, or the'3 Rs'-Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
"The order is important.2.，" says Eugene Tay, Director of Green Future Solutions in Singapore. "Recycling still affects the environment and should be done last after reduce and reuse."
But, when our efforts to reduce and reuse still result in an overflowing rubbish bin, the advantages of recycling cannot be ignored. "3.," says Amy Ho, Managing Director of World Wide Fund For Nature in Singapore. "The damage to our environment could then be slowed down as a result. "
In fact, by recycling just one plastic bottle, you are saving not just the material to make a new one, but you also stop it from getting thrown into a landfill（垃圾掩埋场）for up to 700 years-and that's before it even starts to rot. 4..
Recycling is so important that we really have no excuse not to do the simplest of household tasks that will make a difference.
"5.，" says Ho. "Starting with recycling grey water for gardening purposes, to recycling materials such as glass, paper and iron-it all reduces the use of raw materials."
A. We put it in the bin and don't think too far beyond that
B. The collective action of individuals can make a significant effect
C. It's important for every household to make good use of grey water
D. Waste reduction and reuse is usually the best way to decrease waste
E. The three rules of waste management should be followed by every household
F. Recycling reduces the use of raw materials and so protects our natural resources
G. Recycling just 10% plastic bottles would keep 90 million kilograms of plastic out of landfills
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Most people are anxious about the unfamiliar or unknown while some are thrilled． I am one of the latter． The idea of skiing to the North Pole had never crossed my mind until I saw a（n）_____in a newspaper looking for people to join a team that would_____350 miles to the magnetic North Pole． Back in 1996 ， a woman from the UK had never_____this challenge． I wondered what it would be like to_____in temperatures that cold ， so I sent off for the application form．
When the application form_____， it said "Are You Man Enough for the Ultimate Challenge " and it was full of pictures of_____explorers． I was angry and decided that women could do it too ， so it made me even more_____ to get on the team．
Over 500 individuals_____ for a place in the team ， and the selection process included physical and psychological tests designed to_____ the best group． Our test was to complete the Sandhurst military assault course ， where the UK 's best officers are trained ， and it 's not for_____． We had to climb a huge rope ladder， and I stopped at the top because I have a fear of_____． I thought all hope was_____． But two others helped me over， and later I found out that the organizers were not looking for amazing_____ ， but great team players ， and this moment had shown them who would_____ others in the team．
I had also shown my real self， and in a place like the Arctic ， you have to be yourself，_____ there is nowhere to hide． These_____of asking for help and showing your real self are necessary for women to master．
I realized that by being myself， I could_____． I was chosen for the team ， and as a result became the_____ British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole． I realized that I could achieve more than I ever_____ was possible﹣but more importantly ， by sharing my story with others ，I could_____them to take a step into the unknown．
1.A. notice B. advertisement C. announcement D. report
2.A. ski B. run C. drive D. fly
3.A. enjoyed B. ignored C. received D. accomplished
4.A. exist B. suffer C. survive D. hide
5.A. passed B. appeared C. returned D. arrived
6.A. female B. brave C. proud D. male
7.A. confident B. determined C. enthusiastic D. satisfied
8.A. applied B. hunted C. waited D. cared
9.A. pick B. develop C. train D. challenge
10.A. someone B. no one C. anyone D. everyone
11.A. loss B. silence C. heights D. changes
12.A. left B. lost C. wasted D. missed
13.A. individuals B. team C. men D. skiers
14.A. catch up with B. look out for C. take advantage of D. get rid of
15.A. unless B. while C. though D. as
16.A. talents B. experiences C. qualities D. beliefs
17.A. try B. succeed C. guarante D. improve
18.A. excellent B. extra C. noble D. first
19.A. imagined B. predicted C. remembered D. admitted
20.A. push B. promise C. require D. inspire
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