A little piece of paper with the number “sixt...

A little piece of paper with the number “sixty-eight" written on it has been taped above the screen of my laptop for eight years. The ink it was written with is so unclear that the number can hardly be ___ But

it's still there to ___ me to keep doing what I've been doing and to be patient.

The ____ of that number dates back to the _____moment of my writing career I'd just left a second ____ for an editing position at a magazine. My writing career wasn't __ though I'd made some progress. I'd successfully written a few “good" stories, but nobody __ them. I returned to my apartment disappointedly and checked my bank ____. I had only $68 available to ___from. What's worse, rent was __ in 11 days. People say failure is easier to __ when you know you give your best effort. For me, it hurt knowing I'd tried hard in work. I'd written every day for five years and I almost wrote at any spare time I had. I __ took a weekend or a holiday off. A lot of __ had been put in, but in __ it seemed to be all for nothing. Later I realized it was __ because it would be too convenient if every career was made up of a to-do list that __ perfectly with the ladder of success. The most important thing is that I didn't __ trying. I knew it took years for me to lay the foundations of success. After years of attempts, efforts and failures, at last I reaped（收获）more opportunities and gained a _____ I became a professional writer and won readers' _____. including two Emmy Awards.

I think if you do something long enough, ____ you will get good at it, and someone will pay you for it

1.A.realized B.touched C.recognized D.erased

2.A.advise B.demand C.force D.remind

3.A.principle B.analysis C.significance D.majority

4.A.dullest B.toughest C.brightest D.highest

5.A.interview B.party C.name D.recommendation

6.A.booming B.slowing C.continuing D.pausing

7.A.rejected B.shared C.appreciated D.delivered

8.A.code B.information C.credit D.account

9.A.reach B.fetch C.draw D.judge

10.A.due B.free C.affordable D.attainable

11.A.summarize B.highlight C.guarantee D.accept

12.A.ever B.never C.merely D.always

13.A.money B.effort C.strength D.ambition

14.A.reality B.time C.relief D.turn

15.A.necessary B.special C.formal D.normal

16.A.lived B.mixed C.coincided D.compared

17.A.insist on B.give up C.jump at D.speak of

18.A.reputation B.dream C.reason D.donation

19.A.assessment B.sympathy C.impression D.favour

20.A.thankfully B.eventually C.temporarily D.casually

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read:

For washing the car...........................................$5.00

For making my own bed this week...................$1.00

Going to the provision shop..............................$0.50

Playing with little sister ...................................$0.25

Taking out the rubbish......................................$1.00

Getting a good report card................................$5.00

And for sweeping the common corridor...........$2.00

Total .......................................................... ......$14.75

His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote:

For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me.....................................No Charge

For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you..............No Charge

For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose............................No Charge

When you add it all up, the full cost of my love...................................No Charge

Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said, “Mummy, I love you.” Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the “bill”“All paid.”.

1.What’s the best title for this passage?

2.The writer wrote the passage in order to ______.

3.How do you think of the mother in the passage?

4.From the last passage we know that ______.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

There were two interesting pieces of news items in the paper a few years ago. One was about a man who received a bill from the telephone company for $ 2,000 a month for doing nothing.

　The connection between the two news items is simple; computers-the best invention of the 20th century. The telephone bill came from a computer which made a terrifying mistake; that man’s bill was only $ 23.26. The other item was not as amusing. A man walked into the unguarded computer room of a large packaged food company and expertly programmed the computer to pay him $ 2,000 a month for raw meat which he “supplied ” to the company. Of course he never sent the meat, but he certainly received the money . The computer wrote out a bill, and even “signed ” it. It was only a random (随便) check that uncovered the trick. It could be happening in thousands of other companies all over the world.

　Computers are not the magical workers that some people say they are. They make mistakes, they’re sometimes slower than human beings and they’re easily fooled.

　The US used to conscript (征兵) people with the help of a computer. The army sent out a card, which had to be filled in and sent back. It was easy to avoid being called up simply by spreading candle-wax(腊) on the card. The computer couldn’t read the card, and did nothing with it.

　It’s in our everyday life that computers cause many problems. Let’s get back to using people instead of computers, before a mistake that we can’t put right.

1.In the first paragraph we can conclude ______.

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is _______.

3.Computers ______.

4.The writer thinks _______.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I'm afraid I've little time to spare these days. I've a pile of papers to_____before the meeting.

A. get through       B. put on      C. set up        D. send for

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

This is a true story from Guyana. One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box. He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose. He couldn’t get it out. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later, the paper was still in the boy’s nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.

So his mother took the boy to a hospital. The doctor looked up at the child’s nose, but she couldn’t get the paper out. She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out.

The boy’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May. May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose.

“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon.”

As she spoke, she shook some black pepper on the child’s nose. The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.

So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut.

1.After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____.

2.The paper ball stayed in the boy’s nose for ____.

3.According to the story, _____ was most worried about the boy’s accident.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

5.The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

This is a true story from Guyana．One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box．He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose．He couldn’t get it out．He ran crying to his mother．His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either．A week later, the paper was still in the boy’s nose．His nose began to have a bad smell．

So his mother took the boy to a hospital．The doctor looked up at the child’s nose, but she couldn’t get the paper out．She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out．

The boy’s mother came home looking sad．She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut．The next day she took the b oy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May．May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose．

“Yes, I can see it,” May said．“It will be out soon．”

As she spoke, she shook some black pepper （胡椒粉）on the child’s nose．The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out．His mother was surprised．May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell．So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut．

1.After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____．

A．he took it out

B．his mother took it out

C．he tried to take it out but failed

D．he did nothing but cry

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose．

B．The boy had to have his nose cut at last．

C．The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem．

D．May succeeded in taking the paper out．

3.The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____．

A．he needed to learn to swim.

B．the sea water would wash out the paper ball．

C．the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose．

D．he needed a rest.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A new program makes finding friends in the school cafeteria a piece of cake. “Sit With Us” helps students who have difficulty finding a place to sit find a welcoming group in the lunchroom. The app allows students to recognize themselves as “ambassadors,” thereby inviting others to join them. Ambassadors can then post “open lunch” events, which signal to anyone seeking company that they’re invited to join the ambassadors’ table.

Natalie Hampton, a 16-year-old from California, is the designer of Sit With Us; which was posted on September 9. She was inspired to create it after she ate alone her entire seventh grade year. The situation left Hampton feeling vulnerable and made her a target for bullying (欺负).

Hampton, now a junior, is attending a different school and is trying socially. Yet, the memory of sitting alone and being bullied still affects her, especially since she knows her experience isn’t an isolated one. Hampton said the reason why she felt an app like this was necessary, is because it prevents kids from being publicly rejected and being considered social outcasts by their classmates. “This way it’s in secret It’s through the phone. No one else has to know,” she explained, “And you know that you’re not going to be rejected once you get to the table.”

When students — especially the “cool kids” — stand up to builying, it has an important effect. During a 2015-2016 school year, over 50 New Jersey middle schools provided their most socially able students with social media tools and encouragement to deal with it, and saw a reduction in student conflict reports by 30 percent.

Hampton said that since she opened the app last week, she’s already getting positive responses from her classmates. “People are already posting open lunches at my school,” she told the program. “So I’m happy that things are already kicking off with a great start.”

1.Who may need Sit With Us?

A. A student lonely when eating.　　 B. A student with bad eating habits.

C. A student liking creative activities.　　 D. A student fond of social gatherings.

2.When one posts an open lunch event on Sit With Us, it shows he or she 　　　　 .

A. is in low spirits　　 B. needs protection

C. wants to have friends　　 D. will treat others to a big meal

3.The underlined word ‘“it” (in Para. 4) refers to the problem of 　　　　 .

A. encouraging others　　 B. cheating others

C. bullying others　　 D. helping others

4.What do students think of the app Sit With Us?

A. They welcome it.　　 B. They are crazy about it.

C. They hesitate to accept it.　　 D. They hold a mixed opinion to it.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ the pieces of cloth with a loose stitch before finally sewing them together.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

When Paula Grzelak-Schultz spotted a piece of paper tucked under her windshield(挡风玻璃) wipers, she thought she was getting fined for leaving her car in a bar parking lot overnight. With a heavy sigh, Grzelak-Schultz removed the paper and unlocked her car.

Hardly had she unfolded the paper when she got shocked. It was a letter from the manager of Original Joe’s Restaurant & Bar in Sherwood Park, Canada.

“Just wanted to thank you for leaving your car parked overnight,” Jay McLean, managing partner at Original Joe’s, wrote. “I’m not sure if you had consumed alcohol at our restaurant or not, but we wanted to thank you for not drinking and driving.”

Inside it,, Grzelak-Schultz also found a voucher（代金券） for 1 pound of chicken wings.

“Please accept this as a thank you for being responsible,” McLean wrote. “Life is valuable, have a great weekend.”

Grzelak-Schultz was touched.

“I was sure it was going to be a ticket or a scolding from someone for leaving my vehicle there for so long,” Grzelak-Schultz told CBS News. “I was truly surprised and so pleased that the manager took the time to acknowledge my good judgment.”

She decided to share the man’s good deed on Facebook.

“Wow! I’m so impressed. Definitely going back,” Grzelak-Schultz wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday that has since gone widespread with nearly 8,500 shares. “Not just because of the voucher, but also because of how well this guy treats his regular customers.”

Exactly a week later, Grzelak-Schultz returned to the restaurant to thank McLean for his kindness, and discovered that she’s not the only customer to receive this leter.

“He’s been doing it for over a year, with no expectations.” She explained. “Just being a good guy.”

1.At first sight of the paper, Paul thought it was 　　　　 .

A. a ticket　　 B. a voucher　　 C. a letter　　 D. a thank-you card

2.What truly surprised Grzelak-Schultz?

A. She was not fined by the police.

B. She was not scolded for parking.

C. She was considered as responsible.

D. She got a voucher for chicken wings.

3.What can we learn about Jay Mclean?

A. He simply meant to be good.

B. He hoped to attract more customers.

C. He wanted to be popular on the Internet.

D. He intended to please regular customers.

4.Which can best describe the change of the author’s feelings?

A. sad—excited—surprised—relieved

B. sad—surprised—pleased—impressed

C. surprised—sad—disappointed—pleased

D. disappointed—surprised—excited—delighted

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

All kinds of magazines and research papers are ______ with the aim of feeding readers’ appetite for specific knowledge.

A. made out　　 B. put out

C. pull out　　 D. taken out

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析