We all write ____________ even when there's n...

We all write ____________ even when there's not much to say.

A. now and then　 　　　　 B. by and by

C. step by step 　　　　 D. more or less.

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When we think someone is smart，we say they have a big brain．But are there any facts to prove that statement？

Yes ！ In a new study done by Michael McDaniel ， a psychologist at Virginia Commonwealth University，bigger does mean smarter．"For all ages and sex groups，"he says，"it is now very clear that intelligence has something to do with brain volume（容量）．"

McDaniel reached his conclusion after measuring the size and volume of 26 brains with the help of some instruments．He then used standard IQ tests to measure the intelligence of the owners of these brains． But do IQ tests really reveal intelligence？McDaniel believes that they do，and here are other studies to backup that point of view．One study last year found that IQ is related to the amount and distribution（分布） of gray matter in the brain．The study showed that the amount of gray matter in certain places was strongly related to high IQ．The distribution of gray matter in the brain，which is different for different people，could explain why one person with a high IQ is good at math but poor at spelling，while someone else with the same IQ has just the opposite ability．

Yet another recent study found that women have more gray matter（compared with white matter） than men！However，the study also showed that in the areas of the brain specifically（特别地） related to intelligence，men had much more gray matter，which is needed for some tasks，such as doing a math problem．Women ，on the other hand ，had more white matter ，which is necessary for collecting information．And the point is that intelligence can be influenced in different ways．

"On average，"McDaniel says，"smarter people learn more quickly，make fewer mistakes，and are more productive．"He believes in the use of IQ tests to examine those who want to find a job．So，be well，do good work，and…exercise that brain!

1.What does Michael McDaniel's new study prove？ ______

A. Women have more white matter than men．

B. The bigger the brain is，the cleverer the person is．

C. IQ has nothing to do with the amount of gray matter．

D. The brain is filled with large amounts of gray matter．

2.The underlined phrase "back up" in Paragraph 4means ______ ．

A. express　　 B. share

C. change　　 D. support

3.What can we learn from the text？ ______

A. Men are smarter than women．

B. Age has an influence on one's intelligence．

C. McDaniel suggests people do more IQ tests．

D. People with the same IQ may have different abilities

4.The author thinks Michael McDaniel's study is ______ ．

A. crazy　　 B. difficult

C. correct　　 D. subjective （主观的）

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

"Mom," my daughter told me, "I didn't fit in there at all!" I laughed to hear her say so. We were leaving a Korean grocery store after______up some ingredients for a recipe.

For context, my daughter and I both speak English as our first language, And even though she attends a public school with a very______student body, she's not used to being______by people who don't speak her language.

The reason she got the______to step outside her comfort zone is that I stepped outside of mine. I have four children, and they love______outside. When a new family moved in next door, my children started to play with their children, and I got to meet the mother of the family, Lydia.

Lydia is Korean, and her family______to our city. We started talking, and she was apologetic about how______her English was, but I didn’t care. After all, her English was so much better than my Korean, I_______chatting with Lydia as we watched our kids play.

It was what came next that______me: Lydia asked if Id he willing to help her with her English. I am not a teacher. Yet I______teachers for what they do so much that I was sure that I couldn't do it myself. But Lydia was sure that she wanted my help. I was______. I wasn't sure my "help" was even worth being called by that name.

But because she asked me, I said "yes".

And that was the beginning of a _____. Lydia and I spent afternoons reading the newspaper, and______we did, she asked me questions not only about language, but also about the new______she found herself in. In turn, I asked my own questions, growing______about her home country and culture. When I complimented(赞美)her cooking, she began to______me about Korean food, eventually leading to a shared trip to______the Korean grocery stores in our city.

I'm still not sure that i' m any good as a teacher. But I’m______I said "yes" when my neighbor asked me to____　 her with her English. That meant spending extra time with my neighbor, and that extra time meant she didn't______just my neighbor.

She became my friend.

1.A. picking　　 B. turning　　 C. taking　　 D. looking

2.A. wide　　 B. social　　 C. diverse　　 D. complex

3.A. informed　　 B. surrounded　　 C. diverse　　 D. complex

4.A. way　　 B. difference　　 C. hope　　 D. chance

5.A. walking　　 B. playing　　 C. fighting　　 D. traveling

6.A. returned　　 B. applied　　 C. moved　　 D. contributed

7.A. silly　　 B. bitter　　 C. funny　　 D. poor

8.A. enjoyed　　 B. suggested　　 C. practised　　 D. began

9.A. challenged　　 B. cheered　　 C. concerned　　 D. confused

10.A. support　　 B. need　　 C. recognize　　 D. admire

11.A. regretful　　 B. doubtful　　 C. speechless　　 D. fearless

12.A. journey　　 B. life　　 C. friendship　　 D. story

13.A. though　　 B. if　　 C. as　　 D. until

14.A. family　　 B. culture　　 C. career　　 D. field

15.A. tolerant　　 B. cautious　　 C. numb　　 D. curious

16.A. teach　　 B. inquire　　 C. request　　 D. remind

17.A. inspect　　 B. search　　 C. explore　　 D. discover

18.A. grateful　　 B. amazed　　 C. determined　　 D. energetic

19.A. greet　　 B. help　　 C. equip　　 D. provide

20.A. prove　　 B. make　　 C. seem　　 D. remain

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There doesn’t seem much point_____ on the project, for it is not useful at all.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

There will be days when you do not have much to do. Perhaps because you are waiting for someone else in a different department or a different company to respond to a request. As the clock ticks past 5 pm, there may be no purpose in staying at your desk. But you can see you hard at work and, more important. they can see you. So you make an effort to look busy.

Some of this may he a self-perpetuating(白生自存）cycle. If bosses do not like to go home before their workers, and workers fear leaving before their bosses, everyone is trapped. Staff may feel that they will not get a pay rise, or a promotion, if they are not seen to be putting in maximum effort. This is easily confused with long hours. Managers, who are often no good at judging employees 'performance, use time in the office as an alternative.

The consequence is often wasted effort. Rather than work hard, you work hard to make bosses think that you are. Leaving a jacket on your office chair, walking around purposefully with a notebook or clipboard and sending out emails at odd hours are three of the best-known tricks. After a while this can result in collective self-cheat that this pretence is actual work.

But presenteeism(出勤）has more serious consequences. As well as reducing productivity, this can increase medical expenses for the employer. According to a study, these costs can be six times higher for employers than the costs of absenteeism among workers. To take one example, research published in the British Medical Journal found that Japanese employees with lower-back pain were three times more likely to turn up for work than in Britain. As a result, those workers were more likely to experience greater pain and to suffer from depression. What could be more upset than being in pain while feeling trapped at work?

None of this is to say that employers haven't the right to expect workers to be in the office for an acceptable proportion of time. Unavoidably there will be a need for some(preferably short)meetings. Dealing with colleagues face-to-face creates a feeling of trust and friendship, allows for a useful exchange of ideas and enables workers to have a better sense of their needs.

But modern machinery like smartphones and laptops is portable. It can be used as easily at home as in the office. Turing an office into a prison, with prisoners allowed home for the evenings, does nothing for the creativity that is increasingly demanded of office workers as routine tasks are automated. To be productive you need presence of mind, not being present in the flesh.

1.Why do employees still stay at their desk after work?

A.To keep their bosses company.

B.To get more overtime allowance.

C.To put extra efforts into their work.

D.To give their bosses a good impression.

2.One of the consequences of presenteeism is that___________?

A.employers will pay workers higher wages

B.workers will suffer physically and mentally

C.workers will perform their job more efficiently

D.the effort put in by workers will finally pay off

3.Working in the office for some time can help_________?

A.build better social bonds

B.bring bosses more profits

C.organize a meeting efficiently

D.satisfy workers 'material needs

4.What would the author probably agree with?

A.Presenteeism can't help develop creativity.

B.Absence from work reduces productivity.

C.Presence at work will be more joyful.

D.Technology makes life puzzling.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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

We’ve all been there - when lining up at the supermarket checkout counter, the lines next to us always seem to be moving faster than the one we are standing in. Recently a report by The New York Times looked into the math and psychology of queuing. 1., either in a supermarket, a bank or anywhere else.

Study the customers

It’s important to know who the customers are. For example, if they are elderly people, they are more likely to move slower. 2.. For example, four bottles of the same milk will go faster than four different items.

3.

US mathematician Dan Meyer believes that a cart full of items doesn’t tell the whole story. “Every person needs a fixed amount of time to say hello, pay, say goodbye and leave,” he said. And that amount of time is about 4l seconds per person. 4..

This means if there are five people ahead of you, each with 10 items in their carts, the waiting time will be 355 seconds. But if there is only one person ahead of you, with 50 items in the cart, the waiting time is 191 seconds. You do the math.

Go left

According to US science writer Robert Samuel, around 90 percent of people are right-handed. 5. So heading to the left will give you a better chance of finding a faster line.

A. Be patient

B. Pick someone with a full cart

C. The items in their carts are also important

D. Each item in the cart only takes 3 seconds

E. It also gave tips on how to pick the fastest line

F. That means they will naturally choose lines on the right

G. How many people are ahead of you is one thing, and who they are is another

高二英语七选五简单题查看答案及解析

The writing was not _____, so we could not read it at all.

A．distinct           B．handy            C．sharp             D．abrupt

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Laurence was not allowed to see Beth, and Meg felt unhappy writing letters to her mother saying nothing about Beth’s illness. Jo nursed Beth night and day, but the time came when Beth did not know her and called for her mother. Jo was frightened, and Meg begged to be allowed to write the truth, but Hannah said there was no danger yet. Then a letter came saying that Mr. March was worse and could not think of coming home for a long time.

How dark the days seemed. How sad and lonely. The sisters worked and waited as the shadow of death lay over the once happy home. It was then that Meg realized how rich she had been in the things which really mattered—love, peace, good health. And Jo, watching her little sister, thought about how unselfish Beth always was—living for others and trying to make home a happy place for all who came there. Amy, sad and lonely at Aunt March’s house, just wanted to come home so that she could do something to help Beth.

On the first day of December, the doctor came in the morning. He looked at Beth, then said quietly, ‘If Mrs. March can leave her husband, I think she should come home now.’

Jo threw on her coat and ran out into the snow to send a telegram. When she arrived back, Laurie came with a letter saying that Mr. March was getting better again. This was good news, but Jo’s face was so unhappy that Laurie asked, ‘What is it? Is Beth worse?’

‘I’ve sent for Mother,’ said Jo, beginning to cry. ‘Beth doesn’t know us any more.’

Laurie held her hand and whispered, ‘I’m here, Jo. Hold on to me. Your mother will be here soon, and then everything will be all right.’

1.Meg had to write to her mother because _________ at the moment.

A. her mother was away working in another town

B. her mother was looking after her father in hospital

C. she wanted to tell her about the illness of Beth

D. she knew that her mother was getting worse

2.Which of the following is NOT true about Beth?

A. She finally recovered from the illness.

B. She liked playing the piano very much.

C. She once almost drowned herself in the river.

D. She was shy but devoted to others.

3.Amy _______.

A. was at Aunt March’s house to help with the housework

B. was somewhat self-centered in the earlier part of the story

C. was much older than Beth and liked drawing very much

D. studied all by herself at home instead of going to school

4.From the story we know that _______.

A. Laurie helped Jo publish her story in a newspaper

B. Laurie had been taking care of Mr. March before Beth got ill

C. Laurie and Jo were very good friends to each other

D. Laurie and Jo got married in the end

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—Can all the donation be delivered to the earthquake-stricken area?

—Hard to say. Even if only 1% can reach them, I am still glad to do it, as the saying goes, “________”.

A．The more, the better         B．Easier said than done

C．Better late than never           D．Better than nothing

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