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I was cycling and noticed a person, about a quarter of a kilometer in front of me. I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and decided to try to _______ him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road _______ turning off.

So I _______ cycling faster and faster and every _______ I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 yards _______ him, so I really picked up the pace and _______ myself You would have _______ I was cycling in the last section of London Olympic triathlon.

_______,I caught up with him and passed him by. On the inside I felt so _______.I beat him, of course, but he didn't even know we were __________ .

After I passed him, I __________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had __________ my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back.

Isn't that what happens in life when we __________ competing with co-workers, neighbors, and friends, trying to __________ that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and ____________ chasing after them and we miss out on our own __________ to our future.

The __________ of unhealthy competition is that it's a never-ending ____________, because there will__________ be somebody ahead of you, someone　 with a better job, more money and more education, etc.

Therefore, just take what life has given you, your height, weight and personality. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There's no __________in life. Run your own race and wish others well!

1.A. follow B. catch C. remind D. grasp

2.A. before B. after C. unless D. when

3.A. stopped B. enjoyed C. started D. regretted

4.A. way B. block C. step D. time

5.A. apart from B. above C. ahead of D. behind

6.A. protected B. pushed C. supported D. comforted

7.A. thought B. remembered C. dreamt D. hoped

8.A. Fortunately B. Finally C. Surprisingly D. Apparently

9.A. calm B. lucky C. astonished D. good

10.A. racing B. exercising C. celebrating D. cycling

11.A. believed B. expected C. realized D. understood

12.A. escaped B. missed C. made D. lost

13.A. worry about B. care for C. depend on D. focus on

14.A. prove B. declare C. explain D. inform

15.A. tears B. money C. energy D. pain

16.A. paths B. entrances C. plans D. barriers

17.A. task B. difficulty C. problem D. goal

18.A. movement B. cycle C. event D. routine

19.A. never B. often C. sometimes D. always

20.A. mistake B. competition C. pressure D. challenge

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On a Sunday morning I was running and noticed a person in front of me. I could _______ he was running a litle slower than me and decided to try to _______ him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before _______.

So I started running faster and every block I was _______ on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes, I was only about 100 yards _______ him. So I _______ the pace and pushed myself. You would have thought I was running in the _______ part of a marathon.

Finally I caught up with him and _______ him by. On the inside I felt so good. I“beat” him, _______ he didn't even know we were ________ .

After I passed him. I ________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had ________ my turn, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turm around and go ________.

Isn't that what happens in life when we ________ on competing with co-workers,neighbors, friends, trying to outdo them or trying to prove we are more successful or more ________ ? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss our own ________.

The ________ with unhealthy competition is that it is a never ending circle. There will always be somebody ________ you, someone with a better job, more money in the bank, more education, better behaved children, etc.

Take what life has given you, and you will be . ________ by it. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There is no ________ in destiny. Run your own race and wish others well.

1.A.tell B.predict C.imagine D.wonder

2.A.fool B.greet C.stop D.catch

3.A.setting out B.going away C.turning off D.coming up

4.A.gaining B.calling C.holding D.turning

5.A.before B.around C.opposite D.behind

6.A.found out B.slowed down C.set about D.picked up

7.A.final B.long C.easy D.special

8.A.walked B.passed C.pushed D.hurried

9.A.since B.but C.so D.if

10.A.racing B.running C.playing D.joking

11.A.wished B.doubted C.admitted D.realized

12.A.changed B.left C.missed D.chosen

13.A.away B.back C.alone D.on

14.A.live B.depend C.focus D.put

15.A.responsible B.optimistic C.sensitive D.important

16.A.path B.chance C.root D.heart

17.A.relation B.problem C.disagreement D.influence

18.A.more than B.regardless of C.ahead of D.rather than

19.A.protected B.impressed C.blessed D.moved

20.A.difference B.competition C.point D.result

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies (殖民地) like Australia , and Ireland. But Thailand, Indonesia and Japan also do so.

This strange quirk (奇事) puzzles the rest of the world; however, there is a perfectly good reason . Up to the late 1700’s , everybody travelled on the left side of the road because it’s the most sensible option for feudal (封建的), violent societies with mostly right-handed people. Soldiers with their swords under their right arm naturally passed on each other’s right, and if you passed a stranger on the road, you walked on the left to ensure that your protective sword arm was between yourself and him.

Revolutionary France, however, overturned this practice as part of its sweeping social rethink. A change was carried out all over continental Europe by Napoleon. It changed under Napoleon because he was left-handed. His armies had to march on the right so he could keep his sword arm between him and any opponent. From then on, any part of colonized by the French travelled on the right.

After the American Revolutionary War (1775—1783), the US became independent and decided to make traffic drive on the right in order to cast off all remaining links with its British colonial past. As America became the center of the car industry, if you wanted a good reliable vehicle, you bought American right-hand-drive cars. From then on, many countries changed out of necessity.

Today, the EU would like Britain to fall into line with the rest of Europe, but this is no longer possible. It would cost billions of pounds to change everything round. The last European country to change driving on the right was Sweden in 1967. While everyone was getting used to the new system, they paid more attention and took more care, resulting in a reduction of the number of road accidents.

1.Why did people travel on the left before the late 18th century ?

A. They were required to do so.

B. They were mostly left-handed.

C. It was easier to cross the street.

D. They could feel safer from attacks.

2.What was Napoleon’s attitude to walking on the left?

A. Support.            B. Disapproval.            C. Doubt.            D. Sympathy.

3.For Americans, driving on the right was a way to show ________.

A. the connection with France was broken

B. the US was no longer ruled by the UK

C. the American Revolution War had ended

D. America was the center of the car industry

4.What is the main cause of the UK failing to adopt the new system?

A. Its high costs to change.

B. Its increasing traffic accidents.

C. Its influence on colonies.

D. Its fast-developing car industry.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day．“Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?”

True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild．Without manners, we’re no more than animals．Actually, that’s not true．I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other．Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．

My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time．We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardon me, and I’m sorry．And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable．

I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners．While it was a little embarrassing, I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off．

Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful．

While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example, I’m still working on it．I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me．I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics．

1.What did the writer’s friend most probably complain about?

2.The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．

3.We learn that the writer’s mother __________．

4.What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?

5.We can infer from the passage that the writer _________．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

35．Notice for the moment was ____________of the arguments about Korea’s launching their man-made satellite. Two weeks saw no agreements       in UN.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Few people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room. In addition to the differences in their characters, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future Science.

On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr. Tan and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment —the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim entered.

“Hey Jimmy,” Mr. Kim called out, “do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?”

There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tan’s things. He soon found Mr. Tan's notebook and was horrified to see that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.

Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim had taken them and went to Mr. Kim's laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr. Kim lying on the floor motionless. His face was pale and his skin had turned black. The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly. He shook his head and left.

1.From the first paragraph we know Mr. Kim was a quite________person.

A．famous                               B．hardworking

C．wealthy                               D．outgoing

2.The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to________.

A．enemies                              B．colleagues

C．competitors                            D．friends

3.What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the 4th paragraph?

A．the most important discoveries

B．the notebook and the dish

C．the cupboard and the bacteria

D．the dish and the bacteria

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Mr. Kim was afraid Mr. Tan might succeed ahead of him.

B．Mr. Tan's bacteria grew very fast in a warm container.

C．Mr. Tan worked much harder than Mr. Kim.

D．Mr. Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep.

5.What happened to Mr. Kim in the end?

A．He died on Christmas Eve.

B．He was arrested by the police.

C．He shared the success with Mr. Tan.

D．He succeeded ahead of Mr. Tan.

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We bought a second-hand house, and that afternoon I was in the workshop of the gqrage,I noticed a part of a carpet sticking out of the ceiling of an attic（阁楼）that was strange, I found a ladder and headed up.

I climbed into the attic, As my eyes adjusted to the dark , I saw a metal container, I opened the lid and was shocked by  what I saw: several rolls of money tied up in orange string , I’ve found , like ＄800, Awesome!

But there was more than one box of money , I found another seven boxes full to the top, plus two big black bags full of cash, I won’t lie , My first thought was that this was a bleesing from God –the means to fix up this old house; or just to uxe to make life easier for our rwo young sons , who sere seven and four ,But I knew that the right thing was to return the money to the previous owners . So I called them and asked them to come.

They were shocked, of course, not only about the money but that I was returning it , They had recently got the house from their dad and said it must have been their dad who, had hidden the money, What made him do it? I thought about the hundreds of times he had bone to his shop, cut off a length of orange string ,and bound up a roll of money , I like to think he did it for his chileren .

There were balls of that ouange stuing still hanging on the wall of the workshop when we moved in ,I used them to tie up Christmas presents last year, for my kids , I hope it reminded them of the gift greater than money that my wife and I gave them by returning the money ,We did the right thing ,and our children will never forget that.

1.The story took place after ________

A．the author got the house from his dad

B．the author bought the house

C．the previous owners hid the money

D．the author’s dad sold the house

2.How many boxes of cash did the author discover in the attic?

A．One box          B．Two boxes         C．Seven boxes       D．Eight boxes

3.What do we know about the money that the author found?

A．It would be used to fix the old house

B．It had been hidden in the house by thieves

C．No one was sure why it was lift in the house

D．It made the previous owners think of their mother

4.What did the author put on the outside of his children’s Christmas gifts?

A．A roll of money                         B．Balls

C．Tie-up orange string                     D．Metal containers

5.The text is mainly about a story of ________

A．honesty                              B．bravery

C．wisdom                               D．love

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My headache _____ me．I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse and worse．

A．kills              B．is killing           C．was killing         D．killed

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One evening I was going back from a supermarket. As I ______ my car, I noticed that some person stood beside me. He was the one that could be ______ as a bum (流浪汉). It seemed that he was homeless. I ______ that he would ask me for money, but he did not do that. He only said, “ Your car is very nice.”

After several moments of ______, I replied, “ Thanks.” And then the inner voice ______ to me, “Ask him if he needs help.” After a short ______ I asked him that. His response was ______. I will never forget those simple three words “ Don’t we all? ”

It was a true ______ to me. I need help, just as those ______. I had money and a place to sleep, but I ______ needed help. Then I opened my wallet and offered him enough money to get some shelter for a day.

______ I understood that no matter how much money, ______, luxury things we have, we all need help. And on the other hand, no matter how poor you are, how many ______problems you have, you still might be giving. ______ it’s just a nice word, it can be ______to other people.

Maybe that man was just a homeless stranger, but to me he was ______ that. Maybe he was a man sent to ______me that there is one thing, among all ______, which is very important and cannot be ______for every person. Actually, it is a true ______ and it’s called Giving.

1.A. left　　 B. locked　　 C. approached　　 D. parked

2.A. turn down　　 B. referred to　　 C. left behind　　 D. kept off

3.A. expected　　 B. understood　　 C. admitted　　 D. recognized

4.A. contact　　 B. absence　　 C. conversation　　 D. silence

5.A. responded　　 B. reacted　　 C. appealed　　 D. whispered

6.A. hesitation　　 B. distance　　 C. drive　　 D. break

7.A. casual　　 B. cautious　　 C. astonishing　　 D. ambiguous

8.A. defeat　　 B. exploration　　 C. discovery　　 D. challenge

9.A. in reality　　 B. in trouble　　 C. in danger　　 D. in action

10.A. still　　 B. even　　 C. only　　 D. already

11.A. Previously　　 B. Obviously　　 C. Generally　　 D. Suddenly

12.A. achievements　　 B. talents　　 C. potentials　　 D. budgets

13.A. medical　　 B. material　　 C. absurd　　 D. theoretical

14.A. If only　　 B. Now that　　 C. Even though　　 D. In case

15.A. priceless　　 B. harmless　　 C. blameless　　 D. useless

16.A. other than　　 B. more than　　 C. rather than　　 D. less than

17.A. warn　　 B. promise　　 C. remind　　 D. assure

18.A. efforts　　 B. memories　　 C. factors　　 D. values

19.A. substituted　　 B. assigned　　 C. contradicted　　 D. betrayed

20.A. inspiration　　 B. gift　　 C. faith　　 D. guidance

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.

Famers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of running after a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox, the kill it or a hunter shoots it.

People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport. They wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict rules of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly are expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.

It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox-hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people who are against fox-hunting, because they think it is　 brutal(残暴的), has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt opponents (阻止者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly opponents discourage the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell, which the dogs follow.

Noisy conflicts between hunters and opponents have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as running after foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox-hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party member of Parliament(英国议会), Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild　 animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.

1.Wealthy people in Britain have been hunting foxes to ______.

A. benefit the farmers　　 B. get entertainment

C. show off their wealth　 D. limit the fox population

2.The opponents of fox-hunting often discourage the game by ______.

A. using violence

B. taking legal action

C. seeking help from farmers

D. confusing the fox hunters

3.A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ______.

A. protect wild animals like foxes

B. control fox-hunting on a large scale

C. prohibit farmers from hunting foxes

D. standardize the behavior of fox-hunting

4.What can be inferred from this passage?

A. Limiting the fox population is unnecessary at all.

B. Killing foxes with poison is not allowed by the law.

C. Hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent.

D. Fox-hunting causes conflicts between hunters and farmers.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析