We knew Sylvia and Jack had problems with their flats, but we hadn’t been told the details. Not until they came for a weekend in October, that is.
At dinner on the Friday evening Kitty said, “You wrote that the flat wasn’t quite what you expected. Of course it could be too small. You’re sharing with another couple, aren’t you?”
“Were sharing, Mother,” Slyvia replied.
“It really wasn’t necessary,” Jack explained proudly, “I’ve had a big rise, and we can easily manage. It’s much better to be independent.”
“Oh, much,” I agreed.
“What was the trouble?” Kitty asked, impatient and unwilling to let her go.
“Nothing much,” Sylvia said, “The flat is fine. It was the other couple, Sally and Tom Ford. You’ve never seen such an untidy pair. We shared the sitting room and the kitchen and the bathroom anfd got fed up with the mess of it all.”
“And what made it worse,” Jack put in, “was that they accused us of the same sort of thing. Tom and I nearly came to blows when he locked up some of their wedding presents we were all using, as they used ours, naturally.”
“You take a chance when you make a sharing arrangement.” Kitty said.
“I am in my own flat,” Sylvia said, “Sally and Tom left a month ago.”
“We could have left instead,” Jack said, “But why we should leave? After all, the flat was in our names, not theirs. We were glad to see the back of them.”
Two weeks later Kitty and I returned their visit for lunch on Sunday. It was the first time we had been to their flat. To say that we were shocked is not true, because we know our daughter extremely well. The flat had fairly recently been in quite good condition; it was now a chaos. I did not know how anyone could possibly live there. But Sylvia noticed nothing.
1.Who was Kitty?
A.The owner of the flat.
B.Jack’s mother in law.
C.Sylvia’s mother in law.
D.The author’s good friend.
2.Sylvia’s response to Kitty shows that ________.
A.she was not getting along well with the other couple
B.she was really expecting to live in her own flat
C.she felt tired of cleaning and tidying up their rooms
D.she managed to drive Sally and Tom out of the flat
3.What did Kitty mean by saying “You take a chance … sharing arrangement.”?
A.Sylvia and Jack would take steps to deal with the problems.
B.Syliva and Jack were lucky to learn to share with others.
C.Sylvia and Jack might have problems when living with others.
D.Sylvia and Jack loved to manage their own affairs.
4.From the passage we can learn that ________.
A.Sylvia and Jack were spoiled by their parents
B.Sylvia and Jack were a pair of great ability
C.Sylvia and Jack had fights with Sally and Tom
D.Sylvia and Jack were in fact an untidy pair
高三英语阅读理解困难题
We knew Sylvia and Jack had problems with their flats, but we hadn’t been told the details. Not until they came for a weekend in October, that is.
At dinner on the Friday evening Kitty said, “You wrote that the flat wasn’t quite what you expected. Of course it could be too small. You’re sharing with another couple, aren’t you?”
“Were sharing, Mother,” Slyvia replied.
“It really wasn’t necessary,” Jack explained proudly, “I’ve had a big rise, and we can easily manage. It’s much better to be independent.”
“Oh, much,” I agreed.
“What was the trouble?” Kitty asked, impatient and unwilling to let her go.
“Nothing much,” Sylvia said, “The flat is fine. It was the other couple, Sally and Tom Ford. You’ve never seen such an untidy pair. We shared the sitting room and the kitchen and the bathroom anfd got fed up with the mess of it all.”
“And what made it worse,” Jack put in, “was that they accused us of the same sort of thing. Tom and I nearly came to blows when he locked up some of their wedding presents we were all using, as they used ours, naturally.”
“You take a chance when you make a sharing arrangement.” Kitty said.
“I am in my own flat,” Sylvia said, “Sally and Tom left a month ago.”
“We could have left instead,” Jack said, “But why we should leave? After all, the flat was in our names, not theirs. We were glad to see the back of them.”
Two weeks later Kitty and I returned their visit for lunch on Sunday. It was the first time we had been to their flat. To say that we were shocked is not true, because we know our daughter extremely well. The flat had fairly recently been in quite good condition; it was now a chaos. I did not know how anyone could possibly live there. But Sylvia noticed nothing.
1.Who was Kitty?
A.The owner of the flat.
B.Jack’s mother in law.
C.Sylvia’s mother in law.
D.The author’s good friend.
2.Sylvia’s response to Kitty shows that ________.
A.she was not getting along well with the other couple
B.she was really expecting to live in her own flat
C.she felt tired of cleaning and tidying up their rooms
D.she managed to drive Sally and Tom out of the flat
3.What did Kitty mean by saying “You take a chance … sharing arrangement.”?
A.Sylvia and Jack would take steps to deal with the problems.
B.Syliva and Jack were lucky to learn to share with others.
C.Sylvia and Jack might have problems when living with others.
D.Sylvia and Jack loved to manage their own affairs.
4.From the passage we can learn that ________.
A.Sylvia and Jack were spoiled by their parents
B.Sylvia and Jack were a pair of great ability
C.Sylvia and Jack had fights with Sally and Tom
D.Sylvia and Jack were in fact an untidy pair
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We do have trained people, but the problem is how to organize them, and ____their enthusiasm.
A. raise B. arouse C. rise D. arise
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The family _____ on time, but their car had a flat tyre on the halfway.
A．would arrive B．could arrive
C．must have arrived D．would have arrived
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
The family ________ on time, but their car had a flat tyre on the halfway.
A．would arrive B．could arrive
C．must have arrived D．could have arrived
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I grew up poor-living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still a dream.
My dream was . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per- hour baseball and anything that moved on the field. I was also : my high school coach was John, who not only me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction(信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,”he said,“Your days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”I stood before him with my head , trying to think of the that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his in me.
“Well,”he asked,“is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made to me the difference between something right now and having a goal. I myself in sports that summer and the year I was drafted(选拔) by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and a $ 20,000 contract. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1.A.happy B.polite C.shy D.honest
2.A.bring B.afford C.make D.occupy
3.A.athletics B.music C.business D.money
4.A.kick B.play C.pass D.hit
5.A.right B.popular C.lucky D.confident
6.A.believed in B.relied on C.called on D.dealt with
7.A.gave B.taught C.brought D.asked
8.A.called B.advised C.applied D.recommended
9.A.aim B.idea C.start D.purpose
10.A.keep B.end C.give D.pick
11.A.mad B.excited C.frightened D.shameful
12.A.living B.playing C.working D.dreaming
13.A.moving B.nodding C.shaking D.hanging
14.A.questions B.excuses C.words D.ways
15.A.belief B.pride C.helplessness D.disappointment
16.A.direct B.clear C.straight D.bare
17.A.wanting B.changing C.dreaming D.enjoying
18.A.devoted B. engaged C.applied D.contributed
19.A.by B.for C.beyond D.within
20.A.paid B.found C.offered D.presented
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tom’s teacher and classmates all knew Tom would not do well, but he succeeded _________ their expectations.
A. below B. by C. in D. beyond
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
. I asked Peter and ____ of his two sisters, but none of them knew when their uncle came back.
| A．either | B．both | C．one | D．Neither |
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I was living alone in an apartment and knew no one else living there. It was winter and we had a heavy ice storm—2 to 3 1. (inch) of solid ice covered everything. I was on my way 2. (work), when I slipped, bending my left ankle from my toes 3. the back of my calf (小腿). Of course, it 4. (break), but the funny part of this 5. (be) that my dress flew up over my head!
So there I was, sitting on the ice, my ankle broken, my dress up over my face, my body slowly freezing to 6. (dead), and in horrible pain. Just then two young men I didn’t know 7. (come) along, saw me there crying, and rushed right over to me. They were strong and tall and picked up this plus-sized lady like I was 8. feather and brought me back into my apartment.
I was going into shock by then, and they called 911 and waited with me, one holding my hand and speaking 9. (gentle) to me that they would stay 10. help came. I never even got those guys’ names, and I never saw them again, but I will never forget how kind and how strong, yet gentle-they were.
高三英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Myles Kerr knew that being a Marine (水兵) comes with a lot of responsibility, but despite the huge weight he has on his shoulders, he has not forgotten the essence of being a public servant — that of being human.
Seven years ago, a photo of a Marine and a young boy running a marathon immediately went viral after it was shared on social media. But what seemed like a simple image packed a much deeper backstory. This story happened in 2013, but its relevance is still as powerful as ever.
The pair were running The Jeff Drench Memorial 5K in Charlevoix, Michigan when Myles Kerr came across Brandon Fuchs, a 9-year old boy struggling to keep up with the rest of his group. Brandon, exhausted and out of breath, asked the Marine: “Will you run with me?”
People who had their eyes on the prize would have refused, but the 19 -year -old was different. Being a Marine, he knew exactly what he should do. Kerr put aside his goal of beating his mates and instead slowed down to accompany the struggling boy to the finish line.
Because he chose to help the boy, the Marine ended up with the slowest time in his age group, according to the 5K results online.
Though he might have lost the race, the Marine won over people’s hearts. His act of kindness was celebrated on social media.
Kerr didn’t expect that his simple gesture would attract so much attention. He responded to a tweet praising his actions saying, “I was just doing what any man would do, but thank you! ” He also tweeted that he received gifts from the Fuchs family for helping out Brandon.
To Kerr, being a Marine was more than just being trained for combat — it also required learning how to be kind and compassionate towards the citizens they serve.
1.What was Myles Kerr seven years ago?
A.A marine. B.A public servant.
C.A marathon runner. D.A Michigan citizen.
2.What is Myles Kerr’s original goal to participate in the marathon?
A.To win over people’s hearts. B.To accompany the boy.
C.To get the best score in his age group. D.To build up his body.
3.Which of the following best describe Myles Kerr?
A.Kind and unselfish. B.Enthusiastic and generous.
C.Responsible and proud. D.Stubborn and helpful.
4.What does the story mainly convey?
A.Being a Marine bears a lot.
B.Kindness matters more than prizes.
C.Being a Marine means a public servant.
D.Good actions spread quickly.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Brian knew he had been drinking more and more, but he was convinced that he'd return to more moderate drinking when he wasn't so pressured at work, and that "a few too many drinks now and then" wasn't a major problem.
"My wife and father were on me to stop drinking, but you know how critical and protective family can be," said Brian. "So I blew them off."
It wasn't until his friend Jack spoke up that Brian started to think differently. "That really hit home, because I wouldn’t expect a friend to confront me with something that personal unless it was very important," said Brian. "Jack said he was really concerned about me. He pointed out that my personality changed after I had a few beers--that I became belligerent(寻衅的). For a normally easy-going guy, that was a dramatic change in behavior."
Jack could see that Brian's numerous drinking binges(放纵) were causing problems. Brian was frequently calling into work sick and falling behind in his work, and his marriage was seriously on the ropes. Brian was teetering(摇摇欲坠) on the edge of disaster. "I didn't want to see a good life and a good friendship ruined," said Jack, "so I approached Brian, shared my honest observations with him, and suggested that he seek help."
After a couple days of soul searching, though still reluctant, Brian took Jack's suggestion and was assessed by an addiction professional. The expert recommended that Brian check into a treatment center, and one day later Brian did so.
Many people fear taking the path that Jack took. Speaking up to a friend who may have a problem with alcohol or other drugs can be a tricky undertaking.
Yet it's true that a concerned friend can do a lot. Most people don't recognize they have a substance abuse problem and most don't seek help for a problem until someone close to them intervenes(干预).
1.What happened to Brian according to the passage?
A. He suffered from an illness called alcohol addiction.
B. He changed so much that he was deserted by his family.
C. He became morally corrupted drinking too much all day.
D. He drank a little more than normal to escape the pressure.
2.What does “that” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?
A. Brian’s drinking binges. B. Jack’s talk with Brian.
C. Wife and father’s intervention. D. Brian’s different thoughts.
3. Brian could accept Jack’s suggestions mainly because ____________.
A. he found his friend was very critical and protective
B. Jack’s suggestions were professional and persuasive
C. Jack and Brian’s family had different opinions
D. he knew his friend wouldn’t easily intervene his personal affair
4. Brian’s alcohol abuse brought him many problems EXCEPT ____________.
A. his refusal to listen to his family B. his bad temper and aggressiveness
C. his failure to do his work well D. his marriage problems
5. The writer narrates Brian’s story in order to ____________.
A. tell us the bad results of alcohol addiction
B. warn us not to fall into the habit of drinking
C. show friends have real power to intervene
D. prove a friend in need is a friend indeed
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