The city has its pleasures, but Christine wis...

The city has its pleasures, but Christine wished _____ for the quiet of country life.

A.even B.thus C.either D.instead

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It is what all people wish for that________has broken the law will face justice.

A. whoever       B. anyone C. who      D. everyone

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The city of Vienna has always been popular for its famous physicians. Around the year 1482 one such well-known physician was Dr. Paul Urssenbeck. His fame came from his ability to predict with certainty whether a patient would recover his or her health or would die. He thus became known as the doctor of death.

In his earlier years, he followed the trade of a poor but honest weaver in the town of Deckendorf near Straudigen in Bavaria. It was a time of famine(饥荒), and he, his wife, and their eleven children were in great need. Then a twelfth child was born, and they could find no one to serve as its godparent. As a last chance, the poor weaver walked to a nearby village and asked an old friend to serve as godfather, but met only rejection. Disappointed and frustrated, the poor man made his way back to his family. While walking sorrowfully through the dense forest toward his home, he said, “If only I could die.” Suddenly a tall figure dressed in a dark cloak(斗篷) appeared before him, saying, “You called me. I am Death. What can I do for you?” As much as the man had previously wanted to die, he now wanted to live. “I am seeking a godfather for my youngest child. But I cannot find anyone who will serve as his godparent,” answered the weaver sadly. “I will accept this responsibility,” said Death. And thus it happened.

Following the baptism(洗礼), the mysterious godfather took the father aside and said, “Since I own neither gold nor silver to give to your child as a baptism present, I will make you into the most famous doctor of all times. Whenever you are called to a sick person, I—invisible to others—will seat myself either to the head or to the feet of the patient. If I am seated at the head, then this will show you that hope for recovery exists. If I am seated at the feet, then the patient will die.” Through this gift, the weaver was able to cure many illnesses, for he knew whether the patient who had sought his treatment would be helped by medications, or whether he would die. Soon the previously poor weaver became a wealthy and respected physician. However, his increased wealth made him ever-more greedy.

One day, a very wealthy man fell seriously ill, but when Dr. Urssenbeck was called in, and he saw that Death was already seated at the patient’s feet. Upon hearing the diagnosis, the relatives could not be comforted, and they offered the physician a fortune if he could heal the man. Then Urssenbeck resorted to trickery. He quickly had the patient’s bed turned around, so that Death was now seated at his head. Thus the man was rescued from Death, and he regained his health. On the physician’s way home, Death suddenly appeared before him. “You unfortunate one, why have you deceived me? In return for the life that you have given back to the rich man, you yourself must now die.” Death spoke with a threatening voice, and disappeared.

Dr. Urssenbeck suddenly found himself in a large room where thousands of candles were burning. Death said to him, “Each of these candles represents someone’s life. This tiny stump that is about to go out is yours.” Terrified, Dr. Urssenbeck reached for a taller candle, wanting to take some wax(蜡) from it to fill his stump, but in　 doing so he touched his own candle, and it went out, and he fell to the floor dead. That evening his body was found in a valley. He was buried in the graveyard of Saint Stephen’s Cathedral.

1.Why did Death make the weaver a famous doctor?

A. Because he wanted to play a trick on him.

B. Because he didn’t have any baptism gift for his child.

C. Because he wanted to give him something as a reward.

D. Because he wanted to show his sympathy to the weaver.

2.What does the underlined phrase “resort to” mean in paragraph 4?

A. to ask someone for help

B. to visit a place of interest

C. to consult information in the dictionary

D. to make use of something bad to achieve something

3.Choose the right time order of the following events in the story.

a. Dr. Urssenbeck became more and more greedy for wealth.

b. Dr. Urssenbeck died and was buried.

c. Death made the weaver the most famous doctor in Vienna.

d. The poor weaver wanted to find a godfather for his 12th child.

e. Dr. Urssenbeck resorted to trickery to heal the patient.

A. dceab　　　　　　　　　 B. cdaeb　　　　　　　　 C. dcaeb　　　　　　　　　　 D. cadeb

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The weaver had a dozen children altogether.

B. A new-born baby had to receive baptism after he/she was born.

C. The weaver’s old friend refused to be the godfather of his child.

D. If Death seated himself at the head, the patient could never be saved.

5.Which of the following CANNOT be used to describe Dr.Urssenbeck?

A. Grateful　　　　　　　　 B. Greedy　　　　　　　　 C. Dishonest　　　　　　　　 D. Unfaithful

6.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Dr. Urssenbeck, the Physician of Death

B. The Death Game

C. A Famous Physician in Vienna

D. A Poor Weaver

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Food，football and fashion—Milan has it a11．The city is perhaps most famous for its annual Milan Fashion Week and its world-class soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan．And May will see it host the six-month Milan Expo，the theme of which is food and nutrition．

Milan may not the first place tourists think of when they think of Italy．Rome is the most famous city in Italian history，Venice draws visitors who want to travel along its canals and Florence is popular with art lovers．Yet Milan can often be left off tourists’lists．But although some see Milan as the“ugly sister”of these cities，according to Lonely Planet，in 2015 the city is“suddenly back in fashion in a big way”．

The Milan Expo will look at the future of food，trying to answer the question of how Earth’s fast-growing population can be fed in the future．According to Lonely Planet website．“144 countries will set up shop northwest of central Milan，forming a mini city-within-a-city”．

Milan’s famous opera house，La Scala，normally closed in the summer，will also host daily performances during the expo，reported Fox News．

Not interested in opera?Don’t worry．Visitors who prefer sports may want to visit the San Siro stadium，home of the soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan．Tile stadium is one of the most famous in Europe and has seen many important games over the years，both in Serie A and the European Champions League．

So even if all of its fashion and beautiful people can make Milan seem“soulless”，as Lonely Planet said．it still has“a serious sense of history and place”．Many people will be discovering it this year，and eating great food from all over the world to help solve world problems．Will you?

1.Which of the following statements is True about Milan?

A．It is the largest city in Italy and has the longest history．

B．It is hosting the world’s largest Fashion Week in 2015．

C．Football，fashion and ancient canals are three features of the city．

D．The city’s La Scala opera house will offer additional performances in 2015．

2.What’s the attitudes of the editors from Lonely Planet towards the city of Milan?

A．uninterested．　　 B．modest．

C．favorable．D．dissatisfied．

3.In the 2015 Milan Expo，you can ___________．

A．enjoy food from all over the world

B．Watch great football games

C．Travel along the canals

D．Enjoy great art works

4.The author’s purpose in writing this article is to ____________．

A．give an introduction to Milan as a tourist destination

B．inform readers of the theme of the 2015 Milan Expo

C．give an objective review of the food culture in Milan

D．explain why Milan will be holding the world Expo in 2015

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The city of Xi'an in western China has announced its plans for the One Belt One Road program yesterday ________ include 60 projects with a total investment of more than 115 billion yuan.

A. what　　　 B. which　　　 C. where　　　　 D. when

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It took multiple weddings for Christine Law to realize what she needed to do. In the summer of 2014, her schedule was packed with friends, marriage celebrations—flowers --- filled occasions that got her thinking, “Where do all the flowers go after the party?” More often than not, they were thrown out. Law, then 27, was confident she could find a better use for them.

By August, she had a plan: convince couples and companies hosting events to donate their flowers, which she would pick up and deliver within 48 hours to seniors across the city. She wanted to bring beauty into the lives of the elderly. She drew on her experience volunteering with non-profits in order to set up her own organization, which she called Floranthropie. Not having enough bouquets (花束) for all 150 people of a health center, Law asked the staff to provide a list of patients who needed cheering up most, “The first woman I approached thought it was a mistake, and that the flowers couldn’t possibly be for her,” says Law. “I said they were a gift, and we talked for a half hour.”

In addition to health centers, Floranthropie focuses on community groups devoted to the elderly. Theleme is a volunteer for Les Petits Fieres, an organization that aims to help the elderly who don’t have a support system. The group receives a dozen or so bouquets from Floranthropie monthly, and then redistributes them. “Our motto is ‘flowers before bread,” says Theleme. “We don’t focus on primary care, but rather on nourishing (滋养) the spirit. Floranthropie helps that. It’s amazing what a big difference a small bouquet can make.”

In the beginning, most of Floranthropie’s donations came through word of mouth. These days, Law receives messages from strangers via her organization’s Facebook page and has connected with corporations and flower wholesalers. Law hopes to expand Floranthropie nationally, but at this point is happy to be able to oversee each delivery personally.

1.What made Christine Law set up Floranthropie?

A. The Waste of flowers.　　 B. The loneliness of seniors.

C. The persuasion of other friends.　　 D. The warm atmosphere of weddings.

2.What was the woman’s first reaction to Christine Law’s flowers?

A. She was moved.　　 B. She was excited.

C. She was worried.　　 D. She was surprised.

3.What can we infer about Floranthropie from Laetitia Theleme’s words?

A. It should focus on primary care.

B. It is benefiting more than the elderly.

C. It is doing something of great importance.

D. It should cooperate with more non-profits.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Volunteer Your Time　　 B. Don’t Throw Them Out

C. Special Delivery Makes Your Day　　 D. Brighten Seniors’ Lives With Flowers

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a small room, __________it offered a fine view of the old city．

A. so            B. for          C. or             D. but

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Anyone who has ever lost keys or money will have wished for a simple but effective way to make sure it never happens again. A US company is trying to help.

Using a tiny microchip which is implanted into the arm, they have come up with a replacement for cash or credit cards that cannot be left at home or dropped on the bus.

The Verichip is about the size of a grain of rice and works using radio frequency  identification technology. At a shop, a radio frequency “reader” would send a signal and the chip in your arm would respond with your unique identity number. That would give the “reader” your financial information, and money could be taken directly from your accounts and you wouldn't even have to reach for your wallet.

The company also hopes to include other information on the chip, such as medical records, building security codes(密码) and passwords, making life even easier.

But not everyone is happy with the developments. Critics say that a lot can go wrong with the chip. A clever thief could build a fake(假的) reader that would steal your information without you knowing. So your money could still be stolen. Privacy is a big issue too. Stores, or even the government, only need to track the chip to find out what you buy, how much you spend and where you go.

And if you wanted to get rid of your chip,you would need an operation to remove it.

1.The Verichip is ________.

A．the identity number                     B．the security code

C．a tiny microchip                        D．a radio reader

2.Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________.

A．how the Verichip works

B．the importance of the Verichip

C．the development of the Verichip

D．how money is taken from your accounts

3.Which is true of the Verichip?

A．Your information on it will always be safe.

B．Medical records have already been included.

C．You can easily reach for your wallet using it.

D．An operation has to be performed to remove it.

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A．All people are satisfied with the chip.

B．The Verichip company has financial problems.

C．The chip needs improving to be widely accepted.

D．Many people have the experience of losing keys or money.

5.The author's purpose of writing the text is most likely to ________.

A．warn             B．advertise          C．compare          D．introduce

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It’s certainly hard work. But, ________, a man who wishes to have a career has to make a

great many sacrifices.

A. on the contrary    B. on the other hand C. for another    D. in addition

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It's certainly hard work.But,________a man who wishes to have a career has to make a great many sacrifices.

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