Before I turned 10, I lost my parents. My sib...

Before I turned 10, I lost my parents. My siblings (兄弟姐妹) left Hyderabad after my relatives _________ them, but I insisted on slaying back to continue my _________. And I began to deliver newspaper to _________ myself. I would be up every morning by 5 a. m. and _________ five kilometers to the newspaper office. By 6 a. m., I would be _________ my copies of the Urdu Daily. The area I was _________ for spanned 3 kilometers. After distributing the _________. I would rush home, quickly eat and be off to high school.

One wintry morning in 1945. I got home after my _________ to find a boy of my age at my doorstep. He _________ himself as Afzal and said his father wanted to see me.

I was greeted at the door by Afzal’s mother, Nazeem. Afzal’s father, Mr. Kader, ____________ us as Nazeem served me tea and snacks. Nazeem gently asked me about my daily ____________ . I told her about my morning job and school. They were ____________ that I had to walk so much in one day. Later, as I was about to leave, Mr. Kader ____________into another room, and when he reappeared, he was ____________ a new bicycle. “This is for you!” he said.

It took a few seconds for this act of kindness to ____________. I didn’t realize that ____________ were rolling down my face. Mr. Kader said, “Your newspaper editor is a friend of mine. He gave me your ____________, so I knew you lived close by. Then Afzal told us more about you.”

I bowed, ____________ shook hands with them and left. The ____________ brought convenience to my life and taught me a life-long lesson: Help should always be need-based. Never try to ____________ a person who is dying of thirst.

1.A.abandoned B.comforted C.betrayed D.adopted

2.A.training B.career C.education D.relationship

3.A.occupy B.support C.improve D.please

4.A.cycle B.walk C.drive D.wander

5.A.collecting B.publishing C.selling D.buying

6.A.famous B.helpful C.responsible D.suitable

7.A.copies B.files C.brochures D.books

8.A.studies B.deliveries C.efforts D.tasks

9.A.regarded B.behaved C.considered D.introduced

10.A.wanted B.invited C.joined D.left

11.A.work B.routine C.deals D.burdens

12.A.shocked B.confused C.embarrassed D.disappointed

13.A.spun B.broke C.disappeared D.escaped

14.A.mending B.sending C.designing D.wheeling

15.A.sink in B.get in C.set up D.take up

16.A.thanks B.smiles C.apologies D.tears

17.A.name B.identity C.secret D.address

18.A.gently B.gratefully C.kindly D.firmly

19.A.newspaper B.conversation C.bicycle D.job

20.A.feed B.help C.treat D.choose

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When I was a kid, my siblings（兄弟姐妹） and I used to have ice cream for dessert.Every day, we would choose which ice cream flavor to have, whether to eat it in a cone or a bowl. Then we would happily wolf down our treat(款待) as fast as we could.

Once, though, when I was probably about 10 0r 11, our grandpa came to visit. Grandpa always had a unique view on things. On this particular occasion, my sister and I were making bets as to who could finish their ice cream first. With a smile, Grandpa said, "Why would you want to finish first? If you eat slowly, it will last longer. You should have acompetition to see who can finish last." Even now, I always try to taste my ice cream, but of course this is about more than just dessert.

Too often, kids want to scramble（争夺） for more, whether it's more ice cream, more toys, or more friends. This habit persists into our adult years, and we end up constantly scrambling for more. We never develop the skill of appreciating what we have. If we learn to recognize this pattern and change it, we can raise our kids a little differently, giving them the tool of tasting their proverbial dessert, which could lead to a happier life for them.

What my grandpa taught me that day was really that if you take the opportunity to enjoy what's in front of you, the pleasure will last longer and be more rewarding than if you rush through life always trying to get the next treat. It's a lesson that, I think, has made my adult life happier, as well. These days, when I want something, I wait as long as I can before I allow myself to have it. Then, when I finally get it, I make sure to treasure it as long as possible, because I know that, no matter what it is, it will be gone all too soon.

1.The author's grandfather advised her sister and her to _　　　　 .

A. eat ice cream as slowly as possible

B. stop eating ice cream

C. stop the competition between them

D. learn something from their way of eating

2. Which of the following best describes the author's grandfather?

A. Wise.　　　　　　　 B. Humorous.　　　　　　 C. Strict.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Careful.

3.What advice does the author give us in the passage?

A. Keep longing for more.

B. Value what you have.

C. Have a balanced diet.

D. Save for the future.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that author

A. longs for the days when they ate ice cream

B. doesn't like ice cream as much as before

C. benefits a lot from her grandfather's advice

D. just starts to understand her grandfather

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How is it that siblings （兄弟姐妹） can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family． The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later． The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival． The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too． One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father．

Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918． But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others’ lives． Dr． Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings． The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one-on-one time with parents． But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development． Later-borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between “I” and “me”．

A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially． Love-hate relationships were common among the children． Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs．

One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age． Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and third． Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters． A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents．

1.In terms of language development, later-borns ________．

2.What was found about fights among siblings?

3.The word “feminine” （in Para． 4） means “_______”．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

How is it that siblings (兄弟姐妹) can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family. The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later. The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival. The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too. One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father.

Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918. But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others’ lives. Dr. Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings. The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one-on-one time with parents. But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development. Later-borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between “I” and “me”.

A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially. Love-hate relationships were common among the children. Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs.

One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age. Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and third. Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters. A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents.

1.The underlined part “in a different family” (in Para. 1) means “_______”.

2.In terms of language development, later-borns ________.

3.What was found about fights among siblings?

4.The word “feminine” (in Para. 4) means “_______”.

高三英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析

How is it that siblings(兄弟姐妹) can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family. The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later. The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival. The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too. One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father.

Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918.But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others'lives. Dr. Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings. The reason for this might be that the later children aren't getting the same one-on-one time with parents. But that doesn't mean that the younger children have problems with language development. Later-borns don't enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of sodial concepts such as the difference between"I"and"me".

A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world play that helped them grow socially. Love-hate relationships were common among the children.Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs.

One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age. Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and third. Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters. A 200.3 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents.

1.The underlined part "in a different family"(in Para. 1)means“____________________”。

A. in different families　　 B. in a different family tradition

C. in different family crises　　 D. in a different family environment

2.In terms of language development,　 later- borns ________________.

A. learn a lot from their elder siblings　　 B. get their parents' individual guidance

C. experience a lot of difficulties　　 D. pick up words more quickly

3.What was found about fights among siblings?

A. Siblings learned to get on together from fights.

B. Siblings in some families fought frequently.

C. Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships.

D. Siblings hated fighting and loved playing.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Before I turned 29, my parents moved to Queensland, where I arrived for a visit six months later.

I 　 upon my mother with hugs, and for the first time in my life I said, “I love you, mom!” Then I gently 　 　　　 , expecting some kind of reciprocation. But it never came. Instead, she appeared 　　 in horror.

When I was back at work, I overheard a workmate on a call to her mother and she concluded it with “I love you, Mum.” As 　　 as that. Why wasn’t it like that in mine? Something had to be done about this 　 　　　 situation once and for all.

My 　　 came the next Sunday during my weekly phone call to my mother. After we had shared our usual pleasantries and 　　 , I took a deep breath and asked, “Do you love me, Mum?” After a short 　　 , she replied, “I love you. Don’t be silly. You know we never said things like that in my family.”

“Well, I want it to be said in ours. From now on I want to 　　 our conversations with ‘I love you.’”

In May 2000 my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 　　 to hospital, and I phoned every day to 　　 her. One evening when I rang, a nurse answered the phone and regretfully informed me that my mother’s condition had rapidly worsened. She wasn’t expected to 　　 it through the night.

Knowing I couldn’t get a flight in time, I asked the nurse to put the phone next to my mother’s ear so I could talk to her. “She’s 　 　 　 conscious,” the nurse replied. “It’s unlikely she’ll hear you.” But I didn’t care. I wanted to do it 　　 .

　　 　　 she’d placed the phone by my mother’s ear, I started 　　 and telling Mum over and over again that I loved her. At first, all I could hear was “Hmmmm” — but then, like a miracle, with a deep 　　 she said, “Love you … love you, darling.” It was the last thing she said before drifting into 　　 .

Although I was overwhelmed by her death, the surprising part was how well I 　　 . Of course, losing a parent is extremely painful and I shed many tears, but receiving those lovely last words made it much more　 　　　 . I had closure in the best possible way.

1.A. fell　　 　　　 B. struck　　 　　 C. relied　　 　　 D. depended

2.A. pushed off　　 B. turned up　 　 C. pulled away D. looked on

3.A. deserted　 　 B. frozen　　 　　 C. guilty　　 　　 D. clumsy

4.A. simple　　 　　 B. sacred　　 　　 C. apparent　 　　 D. original

5.A. stress　　 　　 B. crisis　　 　　 C. emergency 　 D. love

6.A. potential　　 B. opportunity　　 C. inspiration　　 D. choice

7.A. interests　　 B. secrets　　 　　 C. expectations　 D. updates

8.A. preparation B. friction　　 　　 C. hesitation　 D. identification

9.A. end　　 　　 　　 B. start 　　　 　　 C. continue　 　　 D. hold

10.A. permitted　 B. admitted 　　 　 C. allowed　　 　　 D. sentenced

11.A. check on　　 B. attend to　 　 C. call on　　 　　 D. see to

12.A. take　　 　　 B. face　　 　　　　 C. make　　 　　　　 D. cool

13.A. entirely　 B. absolutely　　 C. slightly　　 　　 D. barely

14.A. therefore　　 B. otherwise　 　 C. anyway　　 　　　 D. somehow

15.A. Before　　 　　 B. Once　　 　　　　 C. Unless　　 　　 D. Since

16.A. whispering　 B. yelling　　 　　 C. screaming　 　 D. sobbing

17.A. sigh　　 　　 B. conversation　 C. thought　 　　 D. sleep

18.A. calmness　　 B. unconsciousness　 C. hardness　　 D. sickness

19.A. prayed　　 　　 B. clarified　　 　 C. coped　　 　　　 D. concluded

20.A. authentic　　 B. arbitrary　　 　 C. precise　　 　　 D. bearable

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It’s fortunate for children to have siblings(兄弟姐妹) accompanying them. And the kids would be luckier to have a brother as___________as Christian Hamerter. The 1l-year-old boy, attended a father-daughter dance with his 7-year-old sister Skylar after finding Skylar was___________by their dad.

In the days leading up to the___________in March, it was all Skylar was___________for, talking about it all day. On the other hand, her mom Trelysia felt more and more___________. At this time of year, their father is always fully___________in official duties. He didn’t attend last year’s dance due to a conference, ___________having made a promise. Then, she was right to be worried. On the big day, ___________, his father was sent abroad on business. “It was___________that he failed to go there for a second year. Skylar____________because she had her heart set on going.” Trelysia wrote in a____________. “I felt so bad and also cried uncontrollably.”

That’s when Christian____________! The big brother wanted his sister to feel loved and special. And he picked out a suit and gold tie, a perfect____________for Skylar’s gold dress. “The action filled me with____________,” the mother wrote, “for 1 just know that I’m____________a kind man──and an amazing father one day. He has____________that he can be.” Skylar had a great time with Christian there without her dad’s____________. Even better, now she knows her brother would always come to her____________.

The post warmed hearts of the people it ____________and picked up more than 110,000 reactions____________the sweet gesture.

1.A.enthusiastic B.generous C.considerate D.intelligent

2.A.left behind B.misunderstood C.set apart D.cheated

3.A.result B.event C.opportunity D.scene

4.A.concerned B.competent C.ready D.eager

5.A.anxiety B.curiosity C.satisfaction D.confusion

6.A.caught B.skilled C.occupied D.disappointed

7.A.since B.except C.without D.although

8.A.worse still B.sure enough C.as usual D.for example

9.A.unexpected B.uncertain C.unquestioned D.unlikely

10.A.wept B.complained C.argued D.apologized

11.A.magazine B.diary C.book D.post

12.A.moved on B.stepped forward C.took off D.backed away

13.A.substitute B.match C.symbol D.demand

14.A.relief B.appreciation C.pride D.confidence

15.A.seeking B.changing C.affecting D.raising

16.A.proved B.promised C.agreed D.explained

17.A.wish B.practice C.assistance D.company

18.A.rescue B.notice C.knowledge D.defense

19.A.united B.reached C.convinced D.informed

20.A.evaluating B.instructing C.celebrating D.recording

高三英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析

Plants may not have eyes and ears，but they can recognize their siblings (兄弟姐妹)，and researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered how.The ID system lies in the roots and the chemical signals they secrete (分泌)．

Canadian researchers published that sea rocket，a common seashore plant，can recognize its siblings.Susan Dudley observed that when siblings are grown next to each other in the soil，they “play nice” and don’t send out more roots to compete.However，the moment one of the plants is thrown in with strangers，it begins competing with them by rapidly growing more roots to take up the water and mineral nutrients in the soil.

After reading Dudley’s study，Bais decided to find the method behind the sibling recognition.Working in his laboratory，Bais and his doctoral student Meredith Biedrzycki set up a study with wild populations of Arabidopsis thaliana.In a series of experiments，young seedlings were exposed to liquid media containing the root secretions from siblings，from strangers，or only their own secretions.The length of the longest lateral (侧面的) root was measured.The exposure of plants to the root secretions of strangers induced (引诱) greater lateral root formation than exposure of plants to sibling secretions.Strangers planted next to each other are often shorter，because so much of their energy is directed at root growth.Because siblings aren’t competing against each other，their roots are often much shallower (浅的)．

Biedrzycki did the painstaking laboratory research，observing more than 3,000 plants involved in the study every day for seven continuous days and documenting the root patterns.“Arabidopsis roots are nearly translucent (半透明的) when they are young and were also twisted when I removed them from plates，”Biedrzycki notes.“This manuscript (手稿) is very important for my research since the focus of my thesis project is understanding the biochemical ways behind root secretions.”

The research also may have implications for the home gardener.“Often we’ll put plants in the ground next to each other and when they don’t do well，we blame the local garden center where we bought them or we attribute their failure to a germ，”Bais says.“But maybe there’s more to it than that.”

1.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．A Great Biology Researcher

B．Plants Recognize Their Siblings

C．Plants’ Roots and Secretions

D．A Research on Plants

2. What encouraged Bais to study the sibling recognition?

A．Sea rocket.

B．Plants’ sensing system.

C．Biedrzycki’s thesis project.

D．Dudley’s study.

3. What does the underlined word “painstaking” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Important.　     B．Adventurous.

C．Careful.　     D．Hard­working.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The local garden center should be blamed when plants can’t grow well.

B．The local garden center often sells low quality seeds to customers.

C．Plants in the home garden can’t grow well because of the germ and seeds.

D．Competing against strangers，plants in the home garden can’t grow well.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

假如你是李华，你的父母最近计划生第二胎。给你校的外籍老师Lucy写信谈谈你的看法。字数120左右；参考词汇：sibling 兄弟姐妹

Dear Lucy,

I can’t wait to tell you the decision my parents have just made.

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Yours,

Li Hua

高三英语提纲类作文中等难度题查看答案及解析

My parents ________ me the money. Otherwise, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.

A.would lend B.had lent C.were lending D.lent

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析