Here's an unusual story：a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician，Liu Qian，discovered it，in front of an audience of millions at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala. Liu's magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again，and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan，Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States，Japan，South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people's love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction (互动) with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship (演出技巧)．
“It's actually thinking rather than one's manipulation (操作) skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively，to make them appear more interesting.”Liu said.
Liu Qian's success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan，he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12，he won Taiwan's Youth Magic Contest，which was judged by the great American magician，David Copperfield.
Yet，Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur (业余的) magician in his spare time. However， his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills，he has performed on streets，roads and fields for passers-by， policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds，”Liu said.
1.The story is about ______.
A.Liu Qian's experiences of becoming a great magician
B.why people love magic
C.what magic tricks are
D.how fashionable magic is
2.People love to watch magic because ______.
A.they can't figure out the secret of magic
B.it makes them happy
C.they love watching magicians make something impossible happen
D.it is a centuries-old art
3.Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
A.He was interested in magic when he was young.
B.He had won Taiwan's Youth Magic Contest.
C.He became an amateur magician in his spare time.
D.He couldn't find an acceptable job after graduation.
4.From the story we know that ______.
A.Liu Qian competed in many magic competitions
B.Liu Qian often invites audiences to be in his magic show
C.Liu Qian performs on streets in order to increase his fame
D.Liu Qian does street show to make money
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries – old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK. Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship(演出技巧)。“It’s actually thinking rather than one’s manipulation (处理) skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting,” Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passersby, policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
1.The story is about ________.
A. why people love magic
B. how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician
C. how fashionable magic is
D. what magic tricks are
2.People love to watch magic because ________.
A. they love watching magicians make the impossible happen
B. it arouses their curiosity
C. they can’t figure out the secret of magic
D. it is a centuries – old art
3.Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
A. He was interested in magic when he was little.
B. He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest.
C. He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation.
D. He became an amateur magician in his spare time.
4. What does the underlined word “seasoned” in Paragraph2 mean?
A. experienced
B. freshman
C. amateur
D. unskillful
5.From the story we know that______.
A. Liu Qian competed in many magic competitions.
B. Liu Qian often invites audiences to be in his magic show.
C. Liu Qian does street show to make money.
D. Liu Qian performs on the streets in order to increase his fame.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Here's an unusual story：a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician，Liu Qian，discovered it，in front of an audience of millions at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala. Liu's magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again，and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan，Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States，Japan，South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people's love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction (互动) with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship (演出技巧)．
“It's actually thinking rather than one's manipulation (操作) skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively，to make them appear more interesting.”Liu said.
Liu Qian's success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan，he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12，he won Taiwan's Youth Magic Contest，which was judged by the great American magician，David Copperfield.
Yet，Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur (业余的) magician in his spare time. However， his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills，he has performed on streets，roads and fields for passers-by， policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds，”Liu said.
1.The story is about ______.
A.Liu Qian's experiences of becoming a great magician
B.why people love magic
C.what magic tricks are
D.how fashionable magic is
2.People love to watch magic because ______.
A.they can't figure out the secret of magic
B.it makes them happy
C.they love watching magicians make something impossible happen
D.it is a centuries-old art
3.Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
A.He was interested in magic when he was young.
B.He had won Taiwan's Youth Magic Contest.
C.He became an amateur magician in his spare time.
D.He couldn't find an acceptable job after graduation.
4.From the story we know that ______.
A.Liu Qian competed in many magic competitions
B.Liu Qian often invites audiences to be in his magic show
C.Liu Qian performs on streets in order to increase his fame
D.Liu Qian does street show to make money
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Here's an unusual story：a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician，Liu Qian，discovered it，in front of an audience of millions at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala. Liu's magic tricks have made the centuriesold art of magic fashionable once again，and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan，Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States，Japan，South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people's love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction (互动) with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship (演出技巧)．
“It's actually thinking rather than one's manipulation (操作) skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively，to make them appear more interesting.”Liu said.
Liu Qian's success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan，he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12，he won Taiwan's Youth Magic Contest，which was judged by the great American magician，David Copperfield.
Yet，Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur (业余的) magician in his spare time. However，his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills，he has performed on streets，roads and fields for passersby，policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds，”Liu said.
1.The story is about ________.
A．Liu Qian's experiences of becoming a great magician
B．why people love magic
C．what magic tricks are
D．how fashionable magic is
2.People love to watch magic because ________.
A．they can't figure out the secret of magic
B．it makes them happy
C．they love watching magicians make something impossible happen
D．it is a centuriesold art
3.Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
A．He was interested in magic when he was young.
B．He had won Taiwan's Youth Magic Contest.
C．He became an amateur magician in his spare time.
D．He couldn't find an acceptable job after graduation.
4.From the story we know that ________.
A．Liu Qian competed in many magic competitions
B．Liu Qian often invites audiences to be in his magic show
C．Liu Qian performs on streets in order to increase his fame
D．Liu Qian does street show to make money
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of a mechanic（技工）．One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl 2the mother would not return to her eggs and she 3to take them home．There she carefully 4the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days 5the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 6．
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother． 7, to these young geese, the girl was their mother．
As they 8, the girl was able to 9her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 10．The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 11and in her dreams．Later, she had an 12: She would pilot a plane to guide them in 13．She asked her father for a plane and he assembled （组装） a small aircraft for her．
Caring about 14safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself．However, the birds did not __15__ or follow him, and 16slept in the grass．
One day, the girl 17into the plane, started it and soon left the 18．Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 19flapped（拍打） their wings and 20．She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following．
1.A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed
2.A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
3.A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant
4.A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
5.A．ago B．out C．later D．long
6.A．family B．lake C．home D．world
7.A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still
8.A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew
9.A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
10.A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
11.A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
12.A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse
13.A．sky B．space C．flight D．plane
14.A．his B．her C．their D．its
15.A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive
16.A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too
17.A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell
18.A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
19.A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly
20.A．looked away B．set out C． went by D．turned back
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
As I was reading a recent story in Slate on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruining their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled children who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them．As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment: my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we too are burdened by student loans（贷款）．But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?
Consider some of these views shared in the Slate story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet．
I read that, and I thought, what planet is she living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury（奢华）, not a fertility requirement．
A 26-year-old in the story despairs（绝望） that he can’t afford to get a Ph．D．in literature．Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years．
Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost．But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality．Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations are slowly adjusting, but today’s 20-somethings grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be expanding．Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments．“So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner．
This recession（衰退） will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group．In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful－for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day－than on longing for some kind of luxury life．
1.What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?
A．They expect everything to be easy for them．
B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans．
C．They are not willing to face all of the challenges．
D．They are burdened by student loans．
2.The underlined word “fertility” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________．
A．baby production B．pleasant
C．baby comfort D．essential（必需的）
3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the 20-somthings with high expectation in Paragraph 5?
A．Intolerant（不能容忍的）． B．Negative．
C．Unbelieving． D．Understanding．
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A．How Young People Afford to Continue Their Study
B．Why Young People Can’t Afford to Buy a House
C．Why Young People’s High Hopes Create Despair
D．What the 20-somethings’ High Expectations Are
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
My story is about love and loss.
I was lucky. I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I _______Apple in my parents' garage when I was 20. We worked hard and in 10 years Apple had _______from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 _______.
We just released our finest creation—the Macintosh a year earlier. And I had just turned 30 and then I got fired. How can you get _______ from a company you started. Well as Apple grew we hired someone ,who I thought was very _______, to run the company with me. And for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge(分歧). And _______we had a _______. When we did, our Board of Directors _______ with him. So at 30, I was out and very _______out. What had been the ________of my entire adult life was gone. And it was destructive. I really didn't know what to do for a few months. I felt I was a very public ________ and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me. I still loved ________I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been ________ but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
I didn't see it then. But it________ that getting fired from Apple, was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the ________of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It ________me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. During the next 5 years, I started a company named NeXT and created the world's first computer animated feature film "Toy Story". And it is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable ________of events, Apple bought NeXT. And I returned to Apple.
I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened, if I hadn't been fired from Apple. It was ________ tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life's gonna hit you in the head ________a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm ________that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.
1.A.started B.began C.set D.made
2.A.learnt B.separated C.grown D.benefited
3.A.volunteers B.employees C.assistants D.players
4.A.unemployed B.paid C.promoted D.hurt
5.A.optimistic B.generous C.confident D.talented
6.A.suddenly B.particularly C.eventually D.fortunately
7.A.falling out B.letting out C.breaking out D.giving out
8.A.faced B.sided C.headed D.shouldered
9.A.publicly B.secretly C.simply D.merely
10.A.memory B.lack C.basis D.focus
11.A.success B.failure C.loss D.figure
12.A.how B.that C.which D.what
13.A.admitted B.accepted C.rejected D.persuaded
14.A.turned down B.turned out C.turned up D.turned over
15.A.loneliness B.happiness C.lightness D.darkness
16.A.advised B.enriched C.forbade D.freed
17.A.turn B.procedure C.development D.process
18.A.awesome B.awful C.effective D.fearful
19.A.over B.on C.by D.with
20.A.amazed B.satisfied C.convinced D.inspired
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Come in and sit down and I ________ you what I've found recently.
A．show B．will show
C．showed D．was showing
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The riches in the world are not found in the famous gold and diamond mines，where many men and women are digging for them．Most riches in the world are found in the cemeteries(墓地)and grave yards，buried with people’s dreams，aspirations，and unfulfilled potential．Why is it so?
Countless men and women died without ever having the courage to follow their own paths．Maybe because they were afraid to violate some kinds of social norms, maybe because they were afraid to be alone，or maybe simply because they preferred to settle for the familiar．They went to the graves，with a song that would never be heard，a piece of poetry never be written, a dance step never be initiated and a heart full of dreams and aspirations，leaving behind a life full of potential yet no legacy．
Michael Jordan，one of the greatest athletes once said，‘‘I can fail，but I cannot afford not to try．” Life remains a beautiful journey if we learn to take that step and to work that path．Every challenge and defeat in the process becomes a light post that sharpens the vision and shapes the direction forward．
“In my world nothing goes wrong，”said the great Indian sage Nmaja Dhahta Majraj．We must learn to trust the greatness within all of us and know that each of as is here to bring our unique contribution to the universal monument．If each of us learns to dance to the music we only can hear, society as a whole will evolve naturally and spiritually toward love，peace and happiness，and will be void of jealousy,envy and discrimination．
And Henry David Thoreau would say, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions，that is because he hears a difierent drum．’’And one truly believes that the path to success and happiness passes through the dancing to such a unique drumbeat．Therefore，do not die with the music still playing inside you．
1.What’s the author’s opinion on riches?
A．They are people’s dreams and aspirations．
B．They are the most important things in the world．
C．They are something we can’t possess and dream of．
D．They are gold and diamonds which we can dig for in mines．
2.According to Paragraph 2，which one is NOT the reason why so many people died without sticking to their own paths?
A．They were afraid to break the traditional norms．
B．They were used to what they were already familiar with．
C．They were afraid to hurt others and snffer setbacks．
D．They were afraid to be alone when making the dreams come true．
3.What does Michael Jordan mean by saying “I can fail, but I cannot afrord not to try”?
A．Having a try is an easy thing we can do．
B．Trying something new will bring us benefits．
C．We should be careful if we want to have a try．
D．All people are not brave enough to experience something new．
4.Which word can best describe Nihaja Dhahta Majraj according to the passage?
A．Brave． B．Healthy． C．Common．D．Self-confident．
5.How is the passage organized?
A．Topic—Argument—Explanation
B．Topic—Examples—Conclusion
C．Introduction—Comparison—Discussion
D．Introduction—Explanatton—Examples
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 2the mother would not return to her eggs and she 3to take them home. There she carefully 4the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 5the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 6.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 7, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they 8, the girl was able to 9her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 10. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 11and in her dreams. Later, she had an 12: She would pilot a plane to guide them in 13. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 14safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 15or follow him, and 16slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 17into the plane, started it and soon left the 18. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 19flapped（拍打）their wings and 20. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
1.A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed
2.A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted
3.A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant
4.A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined
5.A. ago B. out C. later D. long
6.A. family B. lake C. home D. world
7.A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still
8.A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew
9.A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow
10.A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing
11.A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake
12.A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse
13.A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane
14.A. his B. her C. their D. its
15.A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive
16.A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too
17.A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell
18.A. house B. floor C. water D. ground
19.A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly
20.A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 2the mother would not return to her eggs and she 3to take them home. There she carefully 4the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 5the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 6.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 7, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they 8, the girl was able to 9her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 10. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 11and in her dreams. Later, she had an 12: She would pilot a plane to guide them in 13. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 14safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 15or follow him, and 16slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 17into the plane, started it and soon left the 18. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 19flapped（拍打）their wings and 20. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
1.A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed
2.A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted
3.A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant
4.A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined
5.A. ago B. out C. later D. long
6.A. family B. lake C. home D. world
7.A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still
8.A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew
9.A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow
10.A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing
11.A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake
12.A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse
13.A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane
14.A. his B. her C. their D. its
15.A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive
16.A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too
17.A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell
18.A. house B. floor C. water D. ground
19.A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly
20.A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析