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阅读文章后，从第50至54题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
We all hate speed cameras，don’t we？They’re not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents；they just make money for the government．They trick us，cost us cold hard cash，disturb us from driving properly and are unfair．
Well，here’s a surprising thing：what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives？It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France，a country with a historically poor record of road safety．
There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example，but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory（强迫的）seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995．
Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time，or 4.9 percent less than2004．Comparing road deaths to populating in 2005，that’s about 817 per million people compared with Australia’s 806．
And guess what？Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years．
Okey, you know the arguments on the increased traffic safety and cameras. for-inco me, but in seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A theer-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on.
Traveling on the highways，it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when one few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming There’s even all official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly
Maybe it is because of such transparency by government，rather than the secrecy too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy their life thanks to speed cameras
1.We can learn from the first paragraph that________．
A．speed cameras cost us our lives
B．speed cameras help HS drive properly
C．most people think speed cameras are good for slowing drivers down
D．most people think speed cameras are used to make money for the government
2.In France, a driver should obey the following rules EXCEPT________．
A．blood alcohol limit lowering B．speed limit obeying
C．camera location updating D．seat belt wearing
3.The underlined word ‘‘transparency’’ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to________．
A．honesty B．openness C．innocence D．strictness
4.Now you can seldom see in France________．
A．lunch time last long with drunk people rushing back to office
B．people drive at a speed of less than 130 km／h
C．drivers drive according to the traffic lights
D．police conduct traffic in streets
5.What is the text mainly about？
A．The argument on speed cameras
B The drivers in France hating speed cameras
C．France does successfully in controlling road accidents
D．France takes many measures in controlling road accidents
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights. It ___________me of how many people I've seen who take the yellow light as a signal to go faster. I also can't ___________ why people don't move when the traffic light has turned green. Above all, there are those ___________ situations in which someone doesn't even ___________ that the light is red, and just keeps going. That is why so many accidents happen! All these situations make me ___________ about the purpose of traffic lights.
However, it's even more ___________ to imagine letting people make their own ___________ at crowded crossroads. Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? ___________ I guess I do like the idea of a system to ___________ traffic. And I'll do my best to ___________ the traffic rules: to go, to be ___________, and to stop when I'm supposed to.
It occurs to me that my ___________ have done much the same for me in___________teaching me how to live. They have given me many ___________ lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to live with ___________ and purpose. They have also given me some red lights so that my __________ doesn’t go astray (误入歧途): not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires. And there also have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to ___________ school regularly and work hard.
If I obey these rules, my life will be as___________ as it can be. Just as I'm wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I'm walking ___________ the street, I'm wise to pay attention to the "life ___________" given to me by my parents.
1.A.informs B.reminds C.suggests D.indicates
2.A.realize B.understand C.clarify D.remember
3.A.surprising B.competitive C.dangerous D.exciting
4.A.feel B.stand C.receive D.notice
5.A.dare B.worry C.complain D.wonder
6.A.frightening B.relaxing C.confusing D.interesting
7.A.attempts B.efforts C.decisions D.preparations
8.A.Since B.But C.So D.As
9.A.affect B.control C.serve D.improve
10.A.obey B.recognize C.reflect D.analyze
11.A.sensitive B.annoyed C.cautious D.concerned
12.A.teachers B.relatives C.parents D.friends
13.A.case B.honor C.place D.terms
14.A.yellow B.red C.colorful D.green
15.A.adventure B.joy C.panic D.chance
16.A.confidence B.life C.dream D.belief
17.A.attend B.start C.leave D.join
18.A.good B.convenient C.special D.simple
19.A.through B.across C.beyond D.above
20.A.purposes B.features C.qualities D.signals
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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阅读文章后，从第55至58题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案
America’s No.1 health problem？A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says：“it has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems．’’
It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress．According to the National Consumers League，“Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives（39％）．Other sources include health（10％），concern about the economy（9％）and concern about international conflict and terrorism（4％）”
However, stress is hardly unique to the United States A British survey in 2005 estimated that ‘‘over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill”．As a result of“work-related stress,depression or anxiety”, there are“an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain”
The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work．“work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors’’ One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”
What about Asia？A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded，“Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world，both developing and industrialized countries”．The report observed that“several countries in East Asia，including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown”．These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.
1.Which of the followings is NOT true？
A．Cancer and AIDS are not so threatening as health problems caused by stress．
B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.
C．More than one third of adults suffer from stress problems in America．
D．Stress has become a world-wide problem.
2.What does the sentence“The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe’’ probably mean？
A．There is no hope for mainland Europe.
B．There is no working stress in mainland Europe．
C．The picture in mainland Europe is very beautiful.
D．The stress situation in mainland Europe is serious too．
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that________．
A．Asian people lead a better life
B．industry and economy have grown rapidly in China
C．some Asians have health problems from employment stress
D．the rapid economical development is the main reason for stress
4.What would be the best title for the text？
A．Attacked by Stress B．Attention to Health
C．Effects of Stress D．Health Report
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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阅读理解
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
How much do you hate waiting for another beer in a crowded bar? Josh Goodman invented a pretty obvious solution —self-service beer taps. Goodman, 36, recalled the exact moment in late 2008 when his frustration boiled over. "I was hanging out with my friends at a Baltimore sports bar before an Orioles(金莺队) game," he said. "We just couldn't get another beer served to us quickly."
Even more than annoyed, Goodman was struck by how much money the bar must be losing. Almost immediately, he got to work on a self-service beer concept. Within a few months, Goodman had launched Pour My Beer in Chicago (where he'd relocated to be with his wife).
He invested （投资）$20,000 of his own funds and partnered with a U.S. manufacturer to make beer tables with two to four self-service taps. In February 2009, Goodman landed his first client（客户）: A Baltimore tavern. He spent the next two years growing the business and adding more bars and restaurants. In 2011, Pour My Beer introduced self-service "beer walls," which let people pour their own beer from taps on a wall.
Pour My Beer has expanded to over 200 restaurants and bars in 28 states and Canada. The concept will roll out in Chicago's O'Hare International Airport this week and in Italy and Brazil later this year. The tables start at $4,000 and the beer walls cost as much as $16,000. It generated more than $400,000 in sales in 2013 and doubled that in 2014. Goodman expects to take in close to $2 million in revenue this year(2015) —which would make it the company's first profitable（赚钱的）year. "Our business customers tell us that they've cut down on waste and they're selling twice as much beer on average," said Goodman.
1.The underlined phrase “boiled over” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.
A. came to an end B. was extremely unbearable
C. threw up D. was too hot
2. Josh Goodman decided to invent the self-service beer taps when__________.
A. His friends advised him to do so.
B. He realized the loss in waiting for beers.
C. He set up Pour My Beer in Chicago.
D. His company started to make profits.
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Goodman was a businessman before he invented the self-service beer taps.
B. Pour My Beer has expanded to over 200 restaurants in 28 states and Australia.
C. Goodman did his business all by himself at first.
D. Goodman’s company will make more profits in the future.
4.Which of the following can best describe Josh Goodman?
A. far-sighted B. strong-willed
C. kind-hearted D. bad-tempered
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! When I first started the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “ ” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
1.A. as B. unless C. until D. though
2.A. chose B. agreed C. meant D. hoped
3.A. continued B. settled C. changed D. started
4.A. saying B. plan C. belief D. idea
5.A. right B. ability C. chance D. patience
6.A. looking B. going C. cheering D. applying
7.A. strengths B. knowledge C. courage D. competence
8.A. attending B. preparing C. enjoying D. watching
9.A. worse B. later C. less D. further
10.A. committed B. separated C. embarrassed D. confused
11.A. Interestingly B. Obviously C. Fortunately D. Hopefully
12.A. try B. act C. rely D. focus
13.A. want B. do C. know D. support
14.A. steps B. rules C. orders D. games
15.A. part B. roles C. mind D. value
16.A. movement B. operation C. process D. situation
17.A. improved B. expressed C. preserved D. recognized
18.A. dreaming B. playing C. hiding D. relaxing
19.A. to B. for C. with D. by
20.A. lucky B. happy C. satisfied D. sure
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。选项中有两个为多余选项
Millions of people all over the world use the word OK. In fact, some people say the world. OK means all right or acceptable it expresses agreement or approval.
___1.___ .Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw. The Choctaw word “oken” means the same as the American word “okay”. Experts say early explorers in the American West spoke the Choctaw language in the 19th century.
But many people doubt this. Language expert Allen Walker Read wrote about the word OK in reports published in the 1960s. He said the word began being used in the 1830s. __2.___.Some foreign –born people wrote “all correct” as “o-l-l k-o-r-r-e-c-t”, and used the letters O.K. Other people say a railroad worker named Obadiah Kelly invented the word long ago. They said he put the first letters of his names--- O and K --- on each object people gave him to send on the train.
__3._ The organization supported Martin Van Buren for president in 1840. They called their group the OK Club. The letters were taken from the name of the town where Martin Van Buren was born--- Old Kinderhook, New York.
Then there is the expression A-OK. It is a space-age expression. It was used in 1961 during the flight of astronaut Alan Shepard. He was the first American to be launched into space. His flight ended when his spacecraft landed in the ocean, as planned. Shepard reported, “Everything is A-OK.”__4.__ One story says it was first used during the early days of the telephone to tell an operator that a message had been received.
There are also funny ways to say okay. __5.__ .These expressions were first used in the 1930s. Today, a character on the American television series, “The Simpsons”, says it another way. He says okely-dokely.
A. Some people say okey-dokey or okey-doke.
B. Still others say a political organization invented the word.
C. Therefore, it has become popular in that area from then on.
D. But many experts don’t agree on what the expression means.
E. Language experts do not agree about where the word came from.
F. It was a short way of writing a different spelling of the words “all correct”.
G. However, some exerts say the expression did not begin with the space age.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项答案涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We all wish we had just a bit more time．Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or spring-clean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and
so on．1. But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter．
1．Get Out of Bed Earlier
If you normally get up at 7; 30 a.m., try getting up at 7:00 a.m.. That half-hour might not sound like much, but it could be time that you use to exercise, to read that book you've been meaning to finish． 2.
2．Do the
Important Tasks FirstOnce you get to work, get the important ones done first（not the easy ones, or even the urgent ones）. 3.
If you work like this, you'll usually save time. The urgent tasks will still get done, and you won't miss the important ones．
3．Reduce Interruptions
If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter. 4.
4． 5.
A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day. If your concentration is slipping, take a proper break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit. And if you’re facing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that it’s easier to deal with.
A. Stay Focused on Your Work
B. Take Break
s When NecessaryC. Constant interruptions don't just eat up time, they also break your concentration．
D. You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big, important tasks
rather than onall those little urgent ones．
E. Would you want me to make your day longer?
F. I can't magically make all your days 25 hours long．
G. Or simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start．
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John was very shy. He hated being with others and always kept quiet, _________ what might happen if he opened his mouth.
One day, when some people were visiting, John felt so ashamed that he _________ in a bedroom. Suddenly, a little elf (小精灵) came to him. The elf shouted _________. "Please! Stop screaming (尖叫) like that."
The boy was _________. He forgot his shyness and asked, "Who screamed?"
"Is there anyone else here?"
The boy looked around. They were _________.
" _________ I never say anything," he replied, trying to _________ himself. "How can I shout without opening my mouth?"
Then the elf's _________ changed from anger to surprise. "Don't you know? Nobody told you that your eyes, your hands and your whole body _________ all the time?" The elf began to _________ that each part of the body speaks its own_________ and does so without stopping and how each _________ we make says something. The elf gave John a little bottle and dropped some magic water into his _________ and told him, "Now, you'll hear with your ears what people are saying without opening their mouth."
It was _________ . He could hear how everyone _________ two or three conversations, even when completely silent. But what surprised him most was on his birthday when he met a shy girl. His magic ears could hear her loud _________. "I don't want to be here! I don't want to play with anyone!"
John wet the girl's ears with some magic drops from his bottle. Together, they set out to _________ which gestures to make to ensure their bodies were quieter and more pleasant. And they _________ that smiling, looking into people's eyes and _________ saying "Hello" meant their bodies stopped yelling, and so they became _________ children.
1.A. imagining B. expecting C. fearing D. reporting
2.A. hid B. played C. dreamed D. prepared
3.A. proudly B. nervously C. hopelessly D. angrily
4.A. shocked B. worried C. determined D. disappointed
5.A. lonely B. alone C. strange D. special
6.A. If B. So C. Although D. But
7.A.teach B. excuse C. protect D. enjoy
8.A. attitude B. argument C. method D. theory
9.A. talk B. act C. lie D. move
10.A. admit B. suggest C. explain D. comment
11.A. function B. character C. concern D. language
12.A. expression B. gesture C. sentence D. performance
13.A. ears B. eyes C. hands D. mouth
14.A. boring B. challenging C. surprising D. frightening
15.A. picked up B. moved up C. kept up D. put up
16.A. tears B. cries C. laughs D. jokes
17.A. control B. explore C. turn to D. look at
18.A. discovered B proved C. promised D. remembered
19.A. politely B. clearly C. finally D. suddenly
20.A. helpful B. useful C. cheerful D. regretful
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Ⅲ完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some people hate everything that is modern . They cannot 36 how anyone can really like modern music ; they find it hard to 37 the new fashions in clothing ; they think that all modern paintings are 38 ; and they seldom have a good 39 for the new buildings . Such people take their standards of perfection from the 40 . They are usually impatient with anyone who is 41 enough to 42 in new ways . It is , 43 , true that many artists do not 44 and instead produce 45 that can only be considered as 46 . If the work of art is a painting , the artist’s failure concerns 47 alone , but if it is a building , his failure concerns 48 too.
This does sometimes happen , 49 it is completely untrue to say , as some people do , that modern architecture (建筑) is 50 . We cannot 51 every modern building by the standards of the old times , though we 52 the buildings of the past . With better technique , the modern building are more 53 . The architect knows he should learn from the past ， yet 54 his greater resources of knowledge and materials , he will never follow the past . He is too 55 to do that .
36.A. imagine B. stand C. receive D. enjoy
37.A. show B. design C. accept D. make
38.A. beautiful B. ugly C. strange D. common
39.A. idea B. word C. dream D. project
40.A .foreigners B. custom C. nation D. past
41.A. outstanding B. foolish C. brave D. clever
42.A. experiment B. plan C. make D. manage
43.A. as usual B. in all C. on average D. of course
44.A. matter B. publish C. succeed D. paint
45.A. experiences B. works C. presents D. organizations
46.A. failures B. fools C. foreigners D. views
47.A. the art B. itself C. himself D. the painting
48.A. everybody B. the place C. the world D. others
49.A. and B. but C. for D. as
50.A. nothing B. something C. great D. simple
51.A. design B. judge C. consider D. think
52.A. dislike B. realize C. build D. admire
53.A. advanced B. beautiful C. gifted D. famous
54.A. by B. on C. at D. with
55.A. bright B. disappointed C. proud D. rich
高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I love working with my dad, but I hated the summer job he gave me. He owned a small _________ in Bank Street. In his shop, the most recently _________person got the worst job, and the boss，son was also_________ .
I didn’t want to spend hours _________ the frost on the ceiling of the walk-in freezer, and it was the Saturday afternoon’s _________that I hated most. We received fresh chicken every day. Chicken sat in wooden boxes and was _________ with crushed ice. During the week, the ice and the blood of the chicken slowly leaked into the containers under the chicken，creating its bloody _________ .
There was only one _________ to get rid of the blood and wash the containers： hold my _________and carefully slide the containers from under the chicken， as I tried not to _________ the contents over my clothes, and then _________ into the drain (下水道）.
Soon, _________who have cut lawns, painted houses, woriced in offices, or maybe even worked in the butcher’s will _________ to school. Some will have great memories _________ others will come back with _________ ones.
Looking back, I thought my father could have 56 met from my weekly disaster. However, my dad, who had dropped out of school to help support his family after his father died, was a teacher for me _________. He knew treating me _________from his other employees would be an unfair thing. Most importantly，he taught me to _________ those who do the hard and _________ tasks in life.
For the next six summers，I returned not as the boss, son，but as one of other guys，and I cleaned the dirty containers every Saturday afternoon.
1.A. grocery B. butcher’s C. chain D. baker’s
2.A. hired B. invited C. received D. trained
3.A. interested B. included C. affected D. offered
4.A. looking into B. tearing up C. cleaning up D. carrying on
5.A. class B. course C. job D. career
6.A. surrounded B. impressed C. accompanied D. allocated
7.A. fight B. dish C. path D. smell
8.A. chance B. way C. place D. reason
9.A. aim B. nose C. breath D. head
10.A. touch B. notice C. expose D. spill
11.A. break B. divide C. empty D. allow
12.A. workers B. girls C. boys D. students
13.A. adapt B. walk C. return D. apply
14.A. while B. when C. since D. because
15.A. exiting B. good C. amazing D. unpleasant
16.A. forced B. spared C. treated D. pushed
17.A. at heart B. in fact C. in case D. at home
18.A. kindly B. carefully C. differently D. warmly
19.A. witness B. appreciate C. hurt D. influence
20.A. vital B. dirty C. valid D. fanny
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
so on．
s When Necessary
rather than on