Greenberg was a lucky guy to enter Columbia U...

Greenberg was a lucky guy to enter Columbia University on full scholarship． But just before junior year，Greenberg's______ changed． One day his vision "______ up" and later he was diagnosed （诊断）with glaucoma （青光眼）． Then doctors operated on Greenberg's eyes．______，the surgery didn't work． Greenberg was going blind． He was so______ that he refused to see anyone．

As Greenberg' s best friend，Arthur persuaded Greenberg to go back to Columbia and______ to be his reader． Arthur read ______ to him every day， taking time out from his own study， and Greenberg______ scoring straight A's． Still， he was______ about getting around alone and relied on his friend．

Then， one afternoon， Greenberg and Arthur went to Midtown Manhattan． When it was time to go back to campus， Arthur said he couldn' t______ him because of an appointment． Greenberg______ They argued，and Arthur walked off，______ Greenberg alone in Grand Central Terminal．

Greenberg，who was completely______，stumbled （蹒珊）through the rush﹣hour crowd． He took a shuttle train west to Times Square，and then transferred to an uptown train． Four miles later， he ______ at the Columbia University stop．

At the university's gates， someone______ him． "Oops， excuse me，sir． " Greenberg______ the voice． It was Arthur's． Greenberg's first reaction was ______，but in the next second， he realized what he had just______﹣and realized，too，who had made it possible．______，Arthur had been with him the whole way， using one of the most______ strategies．

Blindness doesn't make Greenberg fail to appreciate the______ of life． He always says he is the luckiest man in the world．

1.A.faith B.attitude C.fortune D.reputation

2.A.lit B.steamed C.cleared D.cheered

3.A.Otherwise B.Moreover C.Therefore D.However

4.A.shy B.desperate C.selfish D.nervous

5.A.offered B.pretended C.happened D.learned

6.A.letters B.newspapers C.textbooks D.magazines

7.A.ended up B.carried on C.imagined D.considered

8.A.curious B.confident C.excited D.tentative

9.A.abandon B.rescue C.comfort D.accompany

10.A.compromised B.panicked C.explained D.apologized

11.A.leaving B.finding C.consulting D.serving

12.A.tired B.amused C.confused D.satisfied

13.A.got off B.pulled over C.looked around D.ran away

14.A.turned to B.shouted at C.knocked into D.quarreled with

15.A.raised B.lost C.controlled D.recognized

16.A.anger B.pleasure C.relief D.sorrow

17.A.missed B.questioned C.ignored D.achieved

18.A.Gradually B.Finally C.Obviously D.Strangely

19.A.brilliant B.familiar C.defensive D.complex

20.A.magic B.beauty C.wisdom D.truth

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Greenberg was a lucky guy to enter Columbia University on full scholarship． But just before junior year，Greenberg's______ changed． One day his vision "______ up" and later he was diagnosed （诊断）with glaucoma （青光眼）． Then doctors operated on Greenberg's eyes．______，the surgery didn't work． Greenberg was going blind． He was so______ that he refused to see anyone．

As Greenberg' s best friend，Arthur persuaded Greenberg to go back to Columbia and______ to be his reader． Arthur read ______ to him every day， taking time out from his own study， and Greenberg______ scoring straight A's． Still， he was______ about getting around alone and relied on his friend．

Then， one afternoon， Greenberg and Arthur went to Midtown Manhattan． When it was time to go back to campus， Arthur said he couldn' t______ him because of an appointment． Greenberg______ They argued，and Arthur walked off，______ Greenberg alone in Grand Central Terminal．

Greenberg，who was completely______，stumbled （蹒珊）through the rush﹣hour crowd． He took a shuttle train west to Times Square，and then transferred to an uptown train． Four miles later， he ______ at the Columbia University stop．

At the university's gates， someone______ him． "Oops， excuse me，sir． " Greenberg______ the voice． It was Arthur's． Greenberg's first reaction was ______，but in the next second， he realized what he had just______﹣and realized，too，who had made it possible．______，Arthur had been with him the whole way， using one of the most______ strategies．

Blindness doesn't make Greenberg fail to appreciate the______ of life． He always says he is the luckiest man in the world．

1.A. faith B. attitude C. fortune D. reputation

2.A. lit B. steamed C. cleared D. cheered

3.A. Otherwise B. Moreover C. Therefore D. However

4.A. shy B. desperate C. selfish D. nervous

5.A. offered B. pretended C. happened D. learned

6.A. letters B. newspapers C. textbooks D. magazines

7.A. ended up B. carried on C. imagined D. considered

8.A. curious B. confident C. excited D. tentative

9.A. abandon B. rescue C. comfort D. accompany

10.A. compromised B. panicked C. explained D. apologized

11.A. leaving B. finding C. consulting D. serving

12.A. tired B. amused C. confused D. satisfied

13.A. got off B. pulled over C. looked around D. ran away

14.A. turned to B. shouted at C. knocked into D. quarreled with

15.A. raised B. lost C. controlled D. recognized

16.A. anger B. pleasure C. relief D. sorrow

17.A. missed B. questioned C. ignored D. achieved

18.A. Gradually B. Finally C. Obviously D. Strangely

19.A. brilliant B. familiar C. defensive D. complex

20.A. magic B. beauty C. wisdom D. truth

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job___at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of___and wanting to do something___I applied (申请),___as I did so, that without a degree and with no___of teaching my chances of getting the job were___.

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a___journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at___a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clearly the___himself that____the door. He was short and round.

"The school," he said, "is made up of one____of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." I should have to teach all the subjects except art,____he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into ___groups and teach them in turn at three different____, and I was____at the thought of teaching maths—a subject at which I wasn’t very____at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of____to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be____themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his____. "Now" he said, you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really____this school.

1.A. kept　　 B. lost　　 C. wanted　　 D. found

2.A. money　　 B. time　　 C. students　　 D. clothes

3.A. harmful　　 B. useful　　 C. funny　　 D. secret

4.A. expecting　　 B. whispering　　 C. fearing　　 D. considering

5.A. material　　 B. experience　　 C. means　　 D. books

6.A. nice　　 B. great　　 C. slight　　 D. helpful

7.A. difficult　　 B. pleasant　　 C. comfortable　　 D. short

8.A. most　　 B. least　　 C. last　　 D. first

9.A. teacher　　 B. door-keeper　　 C. student　　 D. headmaster

10.A. shut　　 B. opened　　 C. repaired　　 D. kicked

11.A. group　　 B. class　　 C. dozen　　 D. score

12.A. which　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. this

13.A. one　　 B. two　　 C. three　　 D. four

14.A. classes　　 B. subjects　　 C. levels　　 D. places

15.A. excited　　 B. angry　　 C. glad　　 D. disappointed

16.A. poor　　 B. interested　　 C. weak　　 D. good

17.A. forcing　　 B. having　　 C. forgetting　　 D. managing

18.A. watching　　 B. studying　　 C. enjoying　　 D. helping

19.A. letter　　 B. feet　　 C. hands　　 D. wife

20.A. runs　　 B. starts　　 C. observes　　 D. likes

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __26___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __27___ there was no blood bank.

When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __28___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became _29___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __30___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __31__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___32__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___33___ but was stored in a __34___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __35___ that there was _36___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __37___ to separate black blood from white blood.

After the war, Dr Drew was ___38__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __39___ a ditch（深沟）and Dr Drew was _40___ hurt. He had lost __41__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __42___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__43__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __44___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __45___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.

高三英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

He was lucky that the bullet hadn't entered a v　　　　　 organ.

高三英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was lucky enough to get on the train before it ________.

A. pulled on 　　 B. pulled down 　　 C. pulled in 　　 D. pulled out

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. When I was a kid ,the thing I enjoyed most about New Year’s Eve was trying to stay awake until midnight. My parents didn’t ______me to go to bed early, but my heave eyelids usually _______me well before the new year arrived. When I woke up the next morning, my mum would ask me if I wanted to make a New Year’s ______. I had no　 ______what it was. After she ______it to me, I said I would try to_______less with my older brother. This got me a(n)______and a pat on the head from my mum. _______, the resolution lasted only until dinnertime, when my brother and I got into a(n)______about who would set the ______.

A New Year’s resolution is a decision to do or not to do something in order to _______a personal goal or break a habit. It comes at a time when people_______the past year and make an effort to _________themselves as the new year begins.

Like many _______, New Year’s resolutions have a long and interesting________.

New Year’s Day was first celebrated 4,000 years ago in ancient Babylon. Although the Babylonians did not have a written calendar, historians determined that they ________the start of the new year in late March with the arrival of the spring season.

If you would like to make a New Year’s resolution this year, there are some _______to consider, for example, volunteer at a church or animal rescue organization.

Remember that it takes work to keep a New Year’s resolution. Don’t worry if you______once or twice. If you are_______to what you want to accomplish, you’ll be a ________person at the end of the year than at the beginning.

1.A. suggest　　 B. force　　 C. demand　　 D. forbid

2.A. betrayed　　 B. beat　　 C. surprised　　 D. disappointed

3.A. wish　　 B. guess　　 C. resolution　　 D. comment

4.A. plan　　 B. opinion　　 C. thought　　 D. idea

5.A. showed　　 B. passed　　 C. left　　 D. explained

6.A. chat　　 B. talk　　 C. fight　　 D. share

7.A. complaint　　 B. blame　　 C. smile　　 D. honor

8.A. Luckily　　 B. Unfortunately　　 C. Amazingly　　 D. Honestly

9.A. argument　　 B. situation　　 C. conversation　　 D. agreement

10.A. firework　　 B. bed　　 C. table　　 D. clock

11.A. accomplish　　 B. design　　 C. create　　 D. abandon

12.A. look forward to　　 B. look back on　　 C. look down upon　　 D. look out of

13.A. improve　　 B. enjoy　　 C. entertain　　 D. relax

14.A. habits　　 B. places　　 C. countries　　 D. traditions

15.A. story　　 B. meaning　　 C. history　　 D. mystery

16.A. observed　　 B. witnessed　　 C. fixed　　 D. established

17.A. requirements　　 B. factors　　 C. rules　　 D. choices

18.A. slip up　　 B. make up　　 C. turn up　　 D. draw up

19.A. calm　　 B. devoted　　 C. grateful　　 D. enthusiastic

20.A. wealthier　　 B. smarter　　 C. healthier　　 D. better

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

University Can Wait

I was on my way to the library to do some studying for history class. That’s when I saw my friend and her family _______ on doors.

As I was standing ___________ one house，my friend’s brother walked past me and went to the door of the house. When the resident _________，I heard him say，“Excuse me，I am ___________ money for my mom. She needs to have _________ but we don’t have enough money. Could you please _________ with a donation？”The lady gave him some _________ and he said，“Thank you so much！God bless you.” Then he walked on to the next house.

I could see he didn’t have much and I also saw he had been _______.

___________ going to the library，I went to the bank. I told her I wanted to __________ all my savings. The lady in the bank said to me，“But，sweetie，I thought you were going to use that money to go to ________．” I told her something else __________ so she gave me the money. Then I walked to my friend’s house.

They had only raised nine hundred and sixty-two dollars，which wasn’t ____________ a quarter of what they needed. I told my friend to ____________my money. When she saw it she ____________ straight away it was my university money. The idea of going to university had been a very ____________ one for me—________I got accepted—but she needed the money more than I did. It was this ________ of money that could save her mother’s life.

I hope all goes well for her and her family. My love and ________ go out to them. Leo Tolstoy once said，“Nothing can make our life，or the lives of other people，more beautiful than permanent ________．”

1.A. meeting　　 B. waiting　　 C. knocking　　 D. quarreling

2.A. inside　　 B. above　　 C. behind　　 D. outside

3.A. replied　　 B. understood　　 C. closed　　 D. answered

4.A. raising　　 B. accumulating　　 C. increasing　　 D. making

5.A. health　　 B. surgery　　 C. examination　　 D. break

6.A. provide　　 B. help　　 C. deal　　 D. compete

7.A. advice　　 B. medicine　　 C. coins　　 D. food

8.A. laughing　　 B. running　　 C. thinking　　 D. crying

9.A. Instead of　　 B. Regardless of　　 C. Other than　　 D. Except for

10.A. deposit　　 B. donate　　 C. withdraw　　 D. collect

11.A. university　　 B. company　　 C. theatre　　 D. work

12.A. held up　　 B. came up　　 C. put up　　 D. took up

13.A. even　　 B. already　　 C. still　　 D. ever

14.A. return　　 B. consider　　 C. take　　 D. pay

15.A. received　　 B. refused　　 C. realized　　 D. admitted

16.A. disappointing　　 B. depressing　　 C. appealing　　 D. realistic

17.A. assessing　　 B. advocating　　 C. appointing　　 D. assuming

18.A. kind　　 B. item　　 C. share　　 D. sum

19.A. imagination　　 B. prayers　　 C. ideas　　 D. stories

20.A. honesty　　 B. kindness　　 C. responsibility　　 D. courage

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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University Can Wait

I was on my way to the library to do some studying for history class. That's when I saw my friend and her family ____________ on doors.

As I was standing ____________ one house, my friend's brother walked past me and went to the door of the house. When the resident _____________ I heard him say, “Excuse me, I am ____________ money for my mom. She needs to have ___________ but we don't have enough money. Could you please ____________ with a donation？”

The lady gave him some ___________ and he said, “Thank you so much! God bless you.” Then he walked on to the next house.

I could see he didn't have much and I also saw he had been ____________.

____________ going to the library, I went to the bank. I told her I wanted to ___________ all my savings. The lady in the bank said to me, “But, sweetie, I thought you were going to use that money to go to _____________.” I told her something else ___________ so she gave me the money. Then I walked to my friend's house.

They had only raised nine hundred and sixty­two dollars, which wasn't ____________ a quarter of what they needed. I told my friend to ____________ my money. When she saw it she ____________ straight away it was my university money.

The idea of going to university had been a very ____________ one for me — _____________ I got accepted — but she needed the money more than I did. It was this _____________ of money that could save her mother's life.

I hope all goes well for her and her family. My love and ____________ go out to them. Leo Tolstoy once said, “Nothing can make our life, of the lives of other people, more beautiful than permanent ____________.”

1.A.meeting　　　 B．waiting　　　 C．knocking 　　　 D．quarreling

2.A.inside　 　　　　　 B．above　　　　　　　　 C．behind　 　　　　　　　　 D．outside

3.A.replied　 　　　　 B．understand　　　　　 C．opened　 　　　　　　　　 D．answered

4.A.raising　 　　　　 B．accumulating　　　　 C．increasing 　　　　 D．making

5.A.health　 　　　　　 B．surgery　　　　　　　 C．examination　 　　　　 D．break

6.A.provide　 　　　　 B．help　　　　　　　　　 C．deal　 　　　　　　　　　 D．compete

7.A.advice 　　　　 B．medicine　　　　　　 C．coins　 　　　　　　　　 D．food

8.A.laughing　 　　　　 B．begging　　　　　　　 C．thinking　 　　　　　　 D．crying

9.A.Instead of　 B．Regardless of　 　 C．Other than 　　　 D．Except for

10.A.deposit　 　　　 B．donate　　　　　　　　 C．withdraw　 　　　　　　 D．collect

11.A.university　 　 B．company　　　　　　　 C．theatre　 　　　　　　　 D．work

12.A.held up　 　　　 B．came up　　　　　　　 C．put up　 　　　　　　　　 D．took up

13.A.even　 　　　　　 B．already　　　　　　　 C．still　 　　　　　　　　 D．ever

14.A.return　 　　　　 B．consider　　　　　　 C．take 　　　　　　　　 D．pay

15.A.received　 　　 B．refused　　　　　　　 C．realized　 　　　　　　 D．admitted

16.A.disappointing B．depressing　　　　　 C．appealing 　　　　　 D．realistic

17.A.assessing　 　　 B．advocating　　　　　 C．appointing　 　　　　　 D．assuming

18.A.kind　 　　　　　 B．item　　　　　　　　　 C．share　 　　　　　　　　 D．sum

19.A.imagination　 B．prayers　　　　　　　 C．ideas　 　　　　　　　　 D．stories

20.A.honesty　 　　　 B．kindness　　　　　　 C．responsibility　 　　 D．courage

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

She was educated at Beijing University, _____ she went on to have her advanced study abroad.

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