When I was living alone in Santa Rosa, Califo...

When I was living alone in Santa Rosa, California, and running a business division for Intuit, my two cats Wiley and Wilbur were my family. We took care of one another, entertained one another,_________annoyed one another, and_________one another after all. Then, at only ten years old, Wilbur_________cancer.

Letting go of Wilbur was painful, and I was when the time came to say_________.Wiley, my other cat, was_________too. He and Wilbur were best friends. He had always been happy and well-adjusted,_________he seemed lost after Wilbur’s passing. Wiley and I grieved and healed together.

When people adopt a homeless pet, it’s clear that they are saving the animal from homelessness,_________animal companionship to their lives. They’re obviously_________a far better life for the animal. Time after time, people who adopt homeless pets find their own lives being_________too.

Thai’s just one of the__________of adopting a shelter dog. And that’s__________I created Mutual Rescue, an animal-welfare initiative aimed at highlighting this special bond__________more homeless animals’ lives can be　　 __________. I also wrote a book about the__________animals have on our lives: Adopting a Homeless Animal Can Save You, Too. This book includes some of the beautiful, life-changing stories I’ve ________.

1.A.always B.occasionally C.permanently D.usually

2.A.hated B.complained C.adored D.disgusted

3.A.suffered from B.escaped from C.recovered from D.got from

4.A.hello B.regret C.sorry D.goodbye

5.A.warmhearted B.thrilled C.scared D.heartbroken

6.A.so B.or C.hut D.thus

7.A.adding B.applying C.adapting D.adjusting

8.A.equipping B.providing C.contributing D.donating

9.A.disturbed B.disordered C.saved D.challenged

10.A.troubles B.benefits C.faults D.missions

11.A.when B.how C.why D.where

12.A.so that B.in case C.in that D.for fear that

13.A.exchanged B.transformed C.interrupted D.transferred

14.A.disadvantage B.mercy C.inspiration D.impact

15.A.encountered B.designed C.invented D.facilitated

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Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “This isn’t the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.” “You will drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed. “No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said. “It’s a long way,” I protested. “Come on,” she said. “I have nothing else to do.” As we drove from the station in her car,, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan（乐善好施者）picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along,” she said. When I offered her money as a thank you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That wouldn’t make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice to somebody. Pass it along.”

1.Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?

A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.

B. No driver would give him a ride.

C. He didn’t know the routes.

D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.

2.Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?

A. No bus would come at the time.

B.A taxi ride would be more comfortable.

C. He became impatient and a bit worried.

D. He knew the driver would never return

3.The bus driver drove the writer home later because________.

A. she happened to go in the same direction

B. she wanted to do something good for other people

C. her brother told her to do so

D. she wanted to earn more money

4.The bus driver hoped that the writer______.

A. would do as she did　　　　　　　　　 　 B. would keep her in memory

C. would give the money to others　　　 D. would do her a favor

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and grew up in New York City. She lived in Greece for one year as a child with her family, and they later relocated to New York City. She went to the New York Rudolf Steiner School and graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In 1989, she moved back to Los Angeles, California.

Aniston moved to Hollywood and played her first television role in the short—lived series Molloy in 1990, She also co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television show adapted from the 1986 hit movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The series, however, didn’t succeed. Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy shows, The Edge and Muddling Through, and guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, and Burke's Law. Aniston wanted to give up acting because of the failed shows.

But the sitcom Friends changed her mind. She played in it from 1994 until the show ended in 2004. The program was hugely successful and Aniston became famous for her roal Rachel in it. Her hairstyle in the program, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied at he time .

Besides being a TV actress, Aniston has enjoyed a great film career. Her biggest box office success to date was 2003’s Bruce Almighty. The film made ＄243M at the Unite State box office and almost twice that worldwide .Aniston’s 2004 film ,A long Came Polly also did well at the box office.

1.What does the underlined word “relocated” in the first paragraph mean?

A. Lived        B. Moved       C. Planned        D. Traveled

2.All of the following are TV shows EXCEPT ________

A. Burke's Law    B. The Edge    C. Herman's Head    D. Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

3.From the second paragraph ,we learn that ________

A. Aniston guest—starred in the unsuccessful TV series Molloy

B. no one wanted Aniston to play in their TV shows

C. Aniston was not successful in her first several TV shows

D. Aniston was sure that she would become famous one day

4.From the passage, we learn that “Rachel” is ________

A. Aniston’s hairstyle in her real life        B. a good friend of Aniston

C. a role in Friends                      D. a TV show of Aniston

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Friends is only famous in America

B. A long Came Polly was Aniston’s best film

C. Aniston’s film career is also very successful

D. Aniston hasn’t appeared in TV shows since 2004

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was living alone in an apartment and knew no one else living there. It was winter and we had a heavy ice storm—2 to 3 1. (inch) of solid ice covered everything. I was on my way 2. (work), when I slipped, bending my left ankle from my toes 3. the back of my calf (小腿). Of course, it 4. (break), but the funny part of this 5. (be) that my dress flew up over my head!

So there I was, sitting on the ice, my ankle broken, my dress up over my face, my body slowly freezing to 6. (dead), and in horrible pain. Just then two young men I didn’t know 7. (come) along, saw me there crying, and rushed right over to me. They were strong and tall and picked up this plus-sized lady like I was 8. feather and brought me back into my apartment.

I was going into shock by then, and they called 911 and waited with me, one holding my hand and speaking 9. (gentle) to me that they would stay 10. help came. I never even got those guys’ names, and I never saw them again, but I will never forget how kind and how strong, yet gentle-they were.

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I was in the sixth grade and has just moved to California from Alaska when I met Ms. Linda Jones. Most of my teachers seemed to_______me; I was one more student among hundreds. Ms. Jones, however, took a _______interest. “You can write,” she said, explaining that she wanted to move me into the honors English class. So did I.

A decade later, when my first novel was_______, I went back to Ms. Jones’s classroom, handing her a copy of my book. “And I_______this for you.” Ms. Jones began to cry_______. She’d been considering early_______, she said, _______she felt she wasn’t having enough of an effect_________her students. I didn’t know how to make Ms. Jones understand what she’d done for me: _______her, I fell in love with Shakespeare. I learned how to compose an essay. It was her ________in me that gave me the confidence to become a writer. I__________her.

Fifteen years later, when I heard that she was ________ready to retire, I attended her________party. All Ms. Jones needed to do was say a few words thanking her colleagues for coming. ________, she stood up and made an exciting ________that began like this: “For those of you complaining that________have changed, and that it’s harder to teach these days. You’re getting ________and lazy. These kids haven’t changed. You have! Do not________these kids!”

When she finished her talk, everyone________hands! I went up to Ms. Jones and thanked her for changing my life all those years ago. I__________that night that I was still, and would forever be, her student.

1.A. ignore　　 B. discover　　 C. admire　　 D. hate

2.A. typical　　 B. practical　　 C. special　　 D. complicated

3.A. sold　　 B. finished　　 C. tested　　 D. published

4.A. bought　　 B. did　　 C. wrote　　 D. drew

5.A. madly　　 B. bitterly　　 C. shyly　　 D. happily

6.A. choice　　 B. retirement　　 C. behavior　　 D. change

7.A. though　　 B. but　　 C. unless　　 D. because

8.A. on　　 B. for　　 C. about　　 D. off

9.A. Regardless of　　 B. According to　　 C. Thanks to　　 D. In terms of

10.A. belief　　 B. idea　　 C. motto　　 D. talent

11.A. believed　　 B. owed　　 C. helped　　 D. congratulated

12.A. gradually　　 B. frequently　　 C. constantly　　 D. finally

13.A. going-up　　 B. bringing-in　　 C. going-away　　 D. get-together

14.A. Still　　 B. Instead　　 C. Moreover　　 D. Therefore

15.A. notice　　 B. appointment　　 C. decision　　 D. speech

16.A. teachers　　 B. kids　　 C. writers　　 D. schools

17.A. old　　 B. proud　　 C. smart　　 D. greedy

18.A. let down　　 B. play jokes on　　 C. give up to　　 D. put pressure on

19.A. clapped　　 B. waved　　 C. raised　　 D. shook

20.A. heard　　 B. hoped　　 C. proved　　 D. realized

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In 1982 Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the shipping lanes and floating in a life raft, _______ . His supplies were few. His _______ were small. Yet when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive—much skinnier than he was when he _______ , but alive.

The thing that _______ my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when there seemed no _______ in continuing the struggle, when he was suffering greatly, when his life boat was broken with a hole and after more than a week struggling with his weak body to _______ it, it was still leaking air and wearing him out to keep pumping it up. He was_______. He was thoroughly _______ . Giving up would have seemed the only wise choice.

When people survive these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their _______ that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in ________ desperate circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the ________ to carry on.

“I tell myself I can ________ it,” wrote Callahan in his account. “Compared to what others have been ________ , I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, ________ my determination to keep going.”

I wrote that down after I read it. It ________ me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed ________ off. And every time I’ve said it. I have always come back to my ________ .

So here, coming to us from the extreme edge of ________ , are words that can give us strength. ________ you’re going through, tell yourself you can handle it. Tell this to yourself over and over, and it will help you get through the ________ spots with a little more determination.

1.A.aloud B.alone C.aside D.aboard

2.A.fish B.holes C.crew D.chances

3.A.started B.arrived C.rose D.disappeared

4.A.covered B.hurt C.caught D.entered

5.A.point B.companion C.sailor D.opportunity

6.A.board B.abandon C.save D.fix

7.A.starved B.attacked C.disturbed D.sunburnt

8.A.excited B.exhausted C.amazed D.shocked

9.A.tools B.dreams C.minds D.hands

10.A.similarly B.physically C.mentally D.differently

11.A.luck B.direction C.courage D.compass

12.A.handle B.delay C.realize D.overlook

13.A.into B.for C.against D.through

14.A.bringing out B.building up C.putting forward D.taking away

15.A.frightened B.struck C.disappointed D.surprised

16.A.far B.low C.heavy D.bright

17.A.status B.crossroads C.tracks D.senses

18.A.survival B.voyages C.oceans D.experiment

19.A.However B.Whoever C.Whatever D.Whichever

20.A.smooth B.rough C.easy D.comfortable

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

When I was little, my classmate and neighbor Paul would take wonderful Santa face cookies to school every year as his birthday ________. In those days, I would always follow him when he shared the cookies with other classmates, just in case someone had been ________ and as a result he had an extra ________ or two. Somehow, one cookie ________ long enough for me to show it to my mother. She got the ________ from Paul’s mother and bought the special cookie cutter at Morley Brothers, our local hardware shop.

Over the years, my mother and I would ________ to make these cookies. After I got married, I bought my own cookie cutter and the cookies remained a ________ for the Christmas time. Later, my mother gave me her cutter. I ________ both of the Santa face cookie cutters because Morley Brothers had ________ years before and we never saw anything that even ________ these wonderful Santa faces.

One year, after I made the cookies, the two cutters were waiting to be hand washed and ________ for another year. Well, my oldest daughter decided to help out by ________ the dishwasher. You guessed it. ________, the two treasured plastic cutters, came out distorted and totally ________. I knew if I couldn’t ________ them, a long-standing tradition would come to a ________.

After making several telephone ________, I learned a woman named Pat Kimbrel had ________ the hardware business from her grandmother. I was excited! Immediately, I called and managed to talk with Pat about the happy memories connected with her grandmother’s cookie cutters. Eventually, through Pat I got four Santa face cookie cutters.

Now the family tradition is ________ in both our and our daughters’ houses. So, Paul, thanks to you and your grandmother. I’ll bet you never know how many lives you affect or for how many years the ________ will be felt.

1.A.benefit B.wish C.treat D.game

2.A.curious B.absent C.free D.cautious

3.A.gift B.class C.cookie D.cutter

4.A.appeared B.expanded C.sold D.survived

5.A.recipe B.response C.award D.comment

6.A.manage B.continue C.expect D.struggle

7.A.program B.challenge C.must D.memory

8.A.equipped B.accepted C.spared D.guarded

9.A.closed B.enlarged C.existed D.opened

10.A.combined B.resembled C.represented D.suited

11.A.put away B.saved on C.set down D.brought up

12.A.loading B.handling C.covering D.fixing

13.A.Obviously B.Surprisingly C.hopefully D.Unfortunately

14.A.invalid B.invaluable C.unusable D.unavailable

15.A.copy B.replace C.identify D.share

16.A.fall B.head C.deal D.stop

17.A.businesses B.services C.lines D.enquiries

18.A.taken over B.taken up C.taken down D.taken to

19.A.inspired B.observed C.learnt D.taught

20.A.appreciation B.pleasure C.influence D.motivation

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

B

Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “This isn’t the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.” “You will drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed. “No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said. “It’s a long way,” I protested. “Come on,” she said. “I have nothing else to do.” As we drove from the station in her car,, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan（乐善好施者）picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along,” she said. When I offered her money as a thank you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That wouldn’t make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice to somebody. Pass it along.”

1.Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?

A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.　　

B. No driver would give him a ride.

C. He didn’t know the routes.

D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.

2.Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?

A. No bus would come at the time.

B.A taxi ride would be more comfortable.

C. He became impatient and a bit worried.

D. He knew the driver would never return

3.The bus driver drove the writer home later because________.

A. she happened to go in the same direction

B. she wanted to do something good for other people

C. her brother told her to do so

D. she wanted to earn more money

4.The bus driver hoped that the writer______.

A. would do as she did

B. would keep her in memory

C. would give the money to others

D. would do her a favor

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was about 6 years old I lived in Kenya. There was a lot of ________and there were always street children on the roads asking for money. There was such a big divide between those children and me and I grew up very aware of being so .

We had a wonderful and very kind driver, John, who had been working with my ________for decades. He used to take us to and from school. One day while we were stopped in traffic a young street child, probably no more than 10 years old, ________with a friendly greeting, “Hi, John!”

He ________the car and shook John’s hand,. John then gave him a little bit of money and waved him off with a smile before we carried on our way to school.

I had watched the whole incident completely ________. John had a large family himself and had to work very hard to make ends.I knew that he didn’t have any spare money. So, of course, at that age I couldn’t understand why he would be giving money to the child.

“Who was that?” I asked. “My friend,” he replied. “I see him every morning on my way to work and I give him a little bit of money.”Unable to comprehend, I asked, “Why do you have to give him money every morning?” John replied, “So he can use it to buy some food.”

It was probably at thatthat I understood what kindness really was. A person who was in a difficult situation himself still found some money tofor a child who needed it. Even at the age of 6 that had such a great impact on me. I didn’t have any money, but I wanted totoo. So when my grandfather gave us a chocolate bar after dinner every Friday, I would ________mine up so I could give it to John to give to his friend.

1.A.kindness   B.violence     C.poverty     D.excitement

2.A.fortunate   B.intelligent   C.guilty       D.unfair

3.A.college    B.company    C.family       D.team

4.A.passed by  B.got in       C.got back     D.called out

5.A.stopped    B.approached   C.examined    D.followed

6.A.annoyed   B.surprised     C.satisfied     D.touched

7.A.meet      B.leave        C.move       D.turn

8.A.Even      B.Merely       C.Yet        D.Still

9.A.sight      B.degree       C.spot        D.moment

10.A.spare      B.spend       C.supply      D.raise

11.A.belong     B.contribute   C.change      D.interfere

12.A.keep      B.divide       C.save        D.add

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

During the war, my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California. I went to live there in order to be _______ him. I hated the place. I had never _______ been so unhappy. My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty, and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was _______ — almost 125°F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). _______ a soul to talk to. The wind blew non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were _______ with sand, sand, sand!

I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was _______ and coming back home. I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I _______ be in prison! My father answered my _______ with just two lines — two lines that will always sing in my _______— two lines that completely changed my life:

Two men looked out from prison bars,

One saw the mud, the other saw the stars.

I read those two lines ________. I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ________; I would look for the stars.

I made friends with the natives, and their ________ amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had ________ to sell to tourists. I studied the delightful forms of the cactus. I watched for the desert sunsets, and ________ for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the sands of the desert had been an ocean ________.

What brought about this ________ change in me? The desert hadn’t changed, ________ I had. I had changed my ________. And by doing so, I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing ________ of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovered. I had looked out of my self-created prison and ________ the stars.

1.A.off B.behind C.near D.beyond

2.A.before B.already C.then D.still

3.A.inflexible B.incomprehensible C.uncontrollable D.unbearable

4.A.Only B.No C.Many D.Such

5.A.covered B.filled C.buried D.charged

6.A.catching up B.keeping up C.giving up D.getting up

7.A.ought to B.might well C.would rather D.had better

8.A.request B.call C.question D.letter

9.A.comparison B.imagination C.consideration D.memory

10.A.over and over B.by and by C.up and down D.now and then

11.A.company B.occupation C.situation D.relationship

12.A.movement B.reaction C.guidance D.purpose

13.A.refused B.failed C.managed D.happened

14.A.asked B.hunted C.waited D.headed

15.A.floor B.surface C.rock D.level

16.A.shocking B.challenging C.puzzling D.astonishing

17.A.as B.but C.for D.or

18.A.attitude B.principle C.identity D.standard

19.A.vacation B.operation C.affair D.adventure

20.A.sought B.counted C.found D.reached

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