Before she could even talk, Ellie Heath spent...

Before she could even talk, Ellie Heath spent hours drawing pictures. When she grew older, the 15-year old girl discovered the joy of sewing and found it calming, She started out to make small objects, like jewelry and soft toys. Over time, she began making clothing.

Her love for the creative work led her to open a business. Three Blue Bunnies is the name of her company, which produces what she calls “wearable art”. “My definition of ‘wearable art’ is something often handmade, designed to make you feel unique,” she explains. She sells her creations in farmers markets, at sales for local churches, and other places.

All the pieces Ellie creates are made of used or donated fabrics. She says there are 21 billion tons of cloth material in waste landfills(垃圾填埋场) in the United States. The teenager hopes to reduce that amount through her work. She works a lot with jean jackets, renewing them with artistic additions. The process starts with finding cloth material that looks good with the jackets.

Ellie's mom. Amy Heath, is a former school art teacher. “Creativity feeds kids' brains. I　 think it's very important for children to have as many opportunities as possible and be inspired by as many objects and people,” Amy says.

Ellie sharpened her creative skills at school. Cheryl Crow was one of her teachers early on. Crow called Ellie “a dream student”. Ellie worked hard and was always very creative, but also very kind, helpful to the other students. Students learned the basic sewing skills in Crow's class. Over the last three years, Ellie has created clothing for theatrical productions at Severna Park High School. Last year, Ellie designed several pieces for actors to wear in the school musical drama.

Ellie has many dreams. She wants to be a teacher and spread the joy of creativity among students. She also dreams her business will grow and become a model for other young people who have a dream they want to come true.

1.What is Ellie's goal of designing “wearable art”?

A.To help the poor people. B.To let people wear costly.

C.To collect unique clothing. D.To make wearers look special.

2.Which of the following best describes Ellie's clothing?

A.Ridiculous. B.Environmentally friendly.

C.Dirty D.Long lasting.

3.What is Amy's attitude towards Ellie's career?

A.Doubtful. B.Uncaring.

C.Supportive. D.Disapproving.

4.What does the author intend to express in paragraph 5?

A.Ellie donated lots of things to her school.

B.Ellie had various dreams over the last three years.

C.Great changes took place at Ellie's school last year.

D.Education contributed to Ellie's creativity in clothing.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

My grandmother was a master gardener that could make anything bloom. Even me.

She spent most of her life living on a farm in the mountains of North Caroline, where she got married, raised four children, and watched the changing of the seasons. When I was 12 years old, my dad gave up working downtown and moved back to the farm to turn to gardening. I visited on weekends to keep them company.

Every time my farm chores were done, I was free to climb the mountain, singing songs and gathering flowers. Sometimes the plants scratched me. My grandmother would say: “Beauty has a price. I hope it was worth it.” I would say, “Yes, ma’am. It was.” Then I’d scratch some more. At dusk, we’d sort the flowers and make bouquets(花束): One for the living room, one for the kitchen, and three for the bedrooms.

Even then as a child, I knew that what I desired most from my grandmother was not her flowers but her time. She has been gone for decades, but sometimes when I reach down to pick a flower or pull a weed, I see her hand, not mine. I thought I’d grow up to be a gardener as well. I informed myself, someday, when my children had children，I would be a gardening grandma. Then the grandbabies started showing up, and I discovered I would much rather chase after them than go digging.

The truth is, I’m no gardener. I’m a picker, not a planter. I don’t need to plant a garden. My children are my flowers. They delight me and complete me with a beauty that is worth any price.

My grandmother and I differ in lots of ways, but from her, I do learn what a grandmother means. I also learn that I need attend to my grandbabies with time and water them with love. I hope that, one day, when they hold their first grandchild, they might see my hand.

1.Why did the author go to the farm on weekends?

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2.How did the author and her grandmother deal with the collected flowers?

(No more than 12 words)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (3 marks)

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3.What did the author want most from her grandmother when she was a kid?

(No more than 4 words)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (2 marks)

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4.What does the author learn from her grandmother?

(No more than 15 words)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (3 marks)

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高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk, Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.

However, her 　　　　　 ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere. The last thing she 　　　　　 was a blinding flash of light. In hospital, when told she would never 　　　　　 again, she couldn’ t believe it. Three months later, she was 　　　　　 out of hospital on a wheelchair. Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’ s storybook. A bookmark in it made her 　　　　　 to page 117. The name of the 　　　　　 was‘The Day Clara Walked’ . She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost.

　　　　　 , after a year’ s hard exercise, Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics. While she was sitting on the green bench 　　　　　 the Athens Stadium, memories 　　　　　 : first, the pain and the tears, the book under her pillow, the words of relatives full of advice and comfort, and the pity in those eyes that had once held 　　　　　 for her talent. Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on 　　　　　 , their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder, 　　　　　 she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates. She registered for 2004 Olympic Games, and finally she received 　　　　　 from the Olympic Committee.

Her 　　　　　 was interrupted by the attendant who said,“It’ s time” , two words that she had been 　　　　　 to hear for so long. Smoothing her dress, she walked into the stadium, each 　　　　　 firm and steady. Everything was 　　　　　 , and the applause rang loud in her ears, her heart 　　　　　 violently against her chest.

Later that night, Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old 　　　　　 on the shelf, which opened to page 117, to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’ , tears 　　　　　 her vision.

1.A. dream　 B. intension　 C. life　 D. career

2.A. forgot B. remembered　 C. experienced　 D. suffered

3.A. see　 B. dance　 C. walk　 D. sing

4.A. rushed　 B. rocked　 C. thrown　 D. wheeled

5.A. open　 B. relate　 C. point　 D. adapt

6.A. bookmark　 B. page　 C. chapter　 D. story

7.A. Suddenly　 B. Surprisingly　 C. Fortunately　 D. Certainly

8.A. opposite　 B. beneath　 C. inside　 D. outside

9.A. flooded in　 B. faded away　 C. mixed up　 D. squeezed out

10.A. fright　 B. regret　 C. sympathy　 D. admiration

11.A. doubtfully B. thankfully　 C. nervously　 D. cheerfully

12.A. until　 B. as　 C. while　 D. once

13.A. access　 B. praise　 C. support　 D. approval

14.A. plan　 B. attempt　 C. thought　 D. sight

15.A. content　 B. eager　 C. upset　 D. proud

16.A. breath　 B. wake　 C. step　 D. look

17.A. unexpected B. awful　 C. perfect　 D. finished

18.A. fighting　 B. striking　 C. kicking　 D. hammering

19.A. hoop　 B. book　 C. letter　 D. dress

20.A. clouding　 B. filling　 C. rolling　 D. Rushing

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空

Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk, Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.

However, her ________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere. The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light. In hospital, when told she would never ________ again, she couldn't believe it. Three months later, she was ________ out of hospital on a wheelchair. Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old children's storybook. A bookmark in it made her________ to page 117. The name of the _________ was ‘The Day Clara Walked’. She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost.

_________， after a year's hard exercise, Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics. While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Olympic Stadium, memories _________： first, the pain and the tears, the book under her pillow, the words of relatives full of advice and comfort, and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________ for her talent. Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on ________， their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder, ________ she could balance the hoop (圈) as well as her teammates. She registered for the 2004 Olympic Games, and finally she received _________ from the Olympic Committee.

Her _________ was interrupted by the attendant who said, “It's time”， two words that she had been ________ to hear for so long. Smoothing her dress, she walked into the stadium, each ________ firm and steady. Everything was ________， and the applause rang loud in her ears, her heart beating ________ in her chest.

Later that night, Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old ________on the shelf, which opened to page 117, to the chapter ‘The Day Clara Walked’， tears ________ her vision.

1.A.intention　　　　　　 B．dream　　　　　　　　 C．life　 　　　　 D．career

2.A.remembered　 　　　 B．forgot　　　　　　　 C．experienced　 D．suffered

3.A.see　 　　　　　　　　 B．dance　　　　　　　　 C．sing　 　　　　 D．walk

4.A.wheeled　 　　　　　 B．rocked　　　　　　　 C．thrown　 　　　 D．rushed

5.A.point　 　　　　　　 B．relate　　　　　　　 C．open　 　　　　 D．adapt

6.A.bookmark　 　　　　 B．page　　　　　　　　 C．story 　　　　 D．chapter

7.A.Fortunately　 　　 B．Surprisingly　　　 C．Suddenly　 　　 D．Certainly

8.A.outside　 　　　　　 B．inside　　　　　　　 C．beneath　 　　 D．opposite

9.A.squeezed out　 　　 B．faded away　　　　 C．mixed up　 　　 D．flooded in

10.A.fright　 　　　　　 B．admiration　　　　 C．sympathy　 　　 D．regret

11.A.cheerfully　 　　 B．thankfully　　　　 C．nervously　 　 D．doubtfully

12.A.until　 　　　　　　 B．while　　　　　　　　 C．as　 　　　　　　 D．once

13.A.approval　 　　　　 B．praise　　　　　　　 C．support　 　　 D．access

14.A.plan　 　　　　　　 B．thought　　　　　　 C．attempt　 　　 D．sight

15.A.eager　 　　　　　　 B．content　　　　　　 C．upset　 　　　　 D．proud

16.A.breath　 　　　　　 B．wave　　　　　　　　 C．step　 　　　　 D．look

17.A.unexpected　 　　 B．perfect　　　　　　 C．awful　 　　　　 D．finished

18.A.immediately　 　　 B．swiftly　　　　　　 C．properly 　　 D．fiercely

19.A.hoop　 　　　　　　 B．letter　　　　　　　 C．book　 　　　　 D．dress

20.A.rolling　 　　　　 B．filling　　　　　　 C．clouding　 　　 D．rushing

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My daughter is really ________ Weibo these days; she spent hours on it daily.

A．up　     B．into

C．onto　     D．with

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

She spent four weeks which she could afford _______ around the country, promoting her new album.

A．to tour         B．toured        C．touring      D．having toured

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

She________ for nearly two hours.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Even though she had read the report carefully over and over, she glanced it ________ before handing it in.

高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

After talking with her teacher for about an hour, she felt relieved and began to know how to 　　 this kind of situation.

A. handle　　 B. raise　　 C. explore　　 D. strengthen

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A. She has never been to Paris before.　　 B. She knows a young man who could be helpful

C. She remembers very little about Paris.　　 D. She would like to talk about it some other time.

高三英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析