To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say “I will take an interest in this or that.” Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.
Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death and those who are bored to death. It is no use offering the manual labourer, tired out with a hard week’s sweat and effort, the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon. It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend. As for the unfortunate people who can command everything they want, who can gratify every caprice and lay their hands on almost every object of desire — for them a new pleasure, a new excitement is only an additional satiation. In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from the avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion. For them discipline in one form or another is the most hopeful path.
It may also be said that rational, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two classes: first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. Of these the former are the majority. They have their compensations. The long hours in the office or the factory bring with them as their reward, not only the means of sustenance, but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms. But Fortune’s favoured children belong to the second class. Their life is a natural harmony. For them the working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays when they come are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation. Yet to both classes the need of an alternative outlook, of a change of atmosphere, of a diversion of effort, is essential. Indeed, it may well be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their mind.
1.What does “are toiled” in the 2nd paragraph mean?
A.have hobbies B.feel pleased
C.work very hard D.are busy
2.Which is NOT true based on the first two paragraphs?
A.Being late in life to attempt to cultivate hobbies adds to mental stress.
B.Great knowledge irrelevant to the daily work can’t guarantee benefit.
C.Those tired out for a week’s labour are reluctant to play football on weekends.
D.Unfortunate people need discipline to help them build up hope.
3.For those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure, they ______.
A.are very willing to work long hours in the office or the factory
B.earn a large amount of money due to their hard work for a long time
C.are keen to enjoy the pleasure when they are off duty
D.usually enjoy themselves in the simplest and most modest forms
4.Which statement will the author agree with according to the 3rd paragraph?
A.The first class are lazy and the second class are bound to succeed.
B.The second class never need holidays because their life is harmonious.
C.The minority are more favoured by fortune because they never stop working.
D.One really needs alternation for a change in order to work better.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say “I will take an interest in this or that.” Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.
Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death and those who are bored to death. It is no use offering the manual labourer, tired out with a hard week’s sweat and effort, the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon. It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend. As for the unfortunate people who can command everything they want, who can gratify every caprice and lay their hands on almost every object of desire — for them a new pleasure, a new excitement is only an additional satiation. In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from the avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion. For them discipline in one form or another is the most hopeful path.
It may also be said that rational, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two classes: first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. Of these the former are the majority. They have their compensations. The long hours in the office or the factory bring with them as their reward, not only the means of sustenance, but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms. But Fortune’s favoured children belong to the second class. Their life is a natural harmony. For them the working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays when they come are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation. Yet to both classes the need of an alternative outlook, of a change of atmosphere, of a diversion of effort, is essential. Indeed, it may well be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their mind.
1.What does “are toiled” in the 2nd paragraph mean?
A. have hobbies B. feel pleased
C. work very hard D. are busy
2.Which is NOT true based on the first two paragraphs?
A. Being late in life to attempt to cultivate hobbies adds to mental stress.
B. Great knowledge irrelevant to the daily work can’t guarantee benefit.
C. Those tired out for a week’s labour are reluctant to play football on weekends.
D. Unfortunate people need discipline to help them build up hope.
3.For those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure, they ______.
A. are very willing to work long hours in the office or the factory
B. earn a large amount of money due to their hard work for a long time
C. are keen to enjoy the pleasure when they are off duty
D. usually enjoy themselves in the simplest and most modest forms
4.Which statement will the author agree with according to the 3rd paragraph?
A. The first class are lazy and the second class are bound to succeed.
B. The second class never need holidays because their life is harmonious.
C. The minority are more favoured by fortune because they never stop working.
D. One really needs alternation for a change in order to work better.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say “I will take an interest in this or that.” Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.
Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death and those who are bored to death. It is no use offering the manual labourer, tired out with a hard week’s sweat and effort, the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon. It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend. As for the unfortunate people who can command everything they want, who can gratify every caprice and lay their hands on almost every object of desire — for them a new pleasure, a new excitement is only an additional satiation. In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from the avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion. For them discipline in one form or another is the most hopeful path.
It may also be said that rational, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two classes: first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. Of these the former are the majority. They have their compensations. The long hours in the office or the factory bring with them as their reward, not only the means of sustenance, but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms. But Fortune’s favoured children belong to the second class. Their life is a natural harmony. For them the working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays when they come are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation. Yet to both classes the need of an alternative outlook, of a change of atmosphere, of a diversion of effort, is essential. Indeed, it may well be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their mind.
1.What does “are toiled” in the 2nd paragraph mean?
A.have hobbies B.feel pleased
C.work very hard D.are busy
2.Which is NOT true based on the first two paragraphs?
A.Being late in life to attempt to cultivate hobbies adds to mental stress.
B.Great knowledge irrelevant to the daily work can’t guarantee benefit.
C.Those tired out for a week’s labour are reluctant to play football on weekends.
D.Unfortunate people need discipline to help them build up hope.
3.For those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure, they ______.
A.are very willing to work long hours in the office or the factory
B.earn a large amount of money due to their hard work for a long time
C.are keen to enjoy the pleasure when they are off duty
D.usually enjoy themselves in the simplest and most modest forms
4.Which statement will the author agree with according to the 3rd paragraph?
A.The first class are lazy and the second class are bound to succeed.
B.The second class never need holidays because their life is harmonious.
C.The minority are more favoured by fortune because they never stop working.
D.One really needs alternation for a change in order to work better.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I wonder what it feels like to be one of ____ really rich. The Browns already have Rolls Royce and now they are buying ____ third.
A. the; the B.不填; a C. the; a D.不填; the
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
I wonder what it feels like to be one of ______ really rich. The Browns already have Rolls Royce and now they are buying ______ third.
A. the; the B. /; a C. the; a D. /; the
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
We all, at one time or another, have pretended to be a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favorite song. Most of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults, in the privacy of our homes. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am moving along to the rhythm. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.
Yes, that is true, I will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light I get weird（古怪的）looks from some people and others laugh. Personally, I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly!
The definition for the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish!
No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don't care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal （节俭的）, how rich, and so on...No one is perfect! So why pretend to be something you are not?
Life is so short. You never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity（呆板）? Here is a quote by Souza, that I think says it all and is a great recipe for life:
"Dance as though no one is watching you,
Love as though you have never been hurt before,
Sing as though no one can hear you,
Live as though heaven is on earth."
When we were kids, we had no idea of what limitations were and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocence.
So don't lose the child that still lives within you. The next time you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow or watch something that makes you laugh. Laughter is the best medicine to whatever ails （使……痛苦） you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your stomach hurts. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn't want to feel good?
1.According to the text, what does the writer usually do?
A. He repeats the words of songs.
B. He sings songs on his way to work.
C. He dances in his own home.
D. He shares music with other drivers.
2.What does the writer think of the people who look very serious?
A. They are honest. B. They are educated. C. They are perfect. D. They are foolish.
3.The writer quotes Souza to show that____.
A. life is a beautiful journey B. life is full of rigidity
C. life is to be treasured D. life is a great recipe
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. The Innocence of Being a Child B. The Importance of Being Silly
C. No One Is Perfect D. Life Is Short
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
We all, at one time or another, have pretended to be a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favorite song. Most of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults, in the privacy of our homes. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am moving along to the rhythm. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.
Yes, that is true. I will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light. I get weird looks from some people and others laugh. Personally, I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly!
The definition for the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish!
No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don’t care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal, how rich, and so on… No one is perfect! So why pretend to be something you are not?
Life is so short… You never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity(呆板)? Here is a quote by Souza, that I think says it all and is a great recipe for life:
"Dance as though no one is watching you,
Love as though you have never been hurt before,
Sing as though no one can hear you,
Live as though heaven is on earth."
When we were kids, we had no idea of what limitations were and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocence.
So don’t lose the child that still lives within you. The next time you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow. Or watch something that makes you laugh. Laughter is the best medicine to whatever ails you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your tummy hurts. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn’t want to feel good?
1. According to the passage, what does the writer usually do?
| A．He pretends to be a rock star. | B．He dances in his own home. |
| C．He sings songs while going to work. | D．He gets jammed on his way to work. |
2.What do other people think of the writer?
| A．They think that the writer is strange. | B．They look down upon the writer. |
| C．They believe that the writer is lonely. | D．No one is interested in the writer. |
3. What is the writer’s opinion about the people who look very serious?
| A．They are honest. | B．They are silly. |
| C．They are perfect. | D．They are educated. |
4. The writer quotes Souza to show that _______.
| A．life is a beautiful journey | B．life is full of rigidity |
| C．life is like a great recipe | D．life is to be treasured |
5.The underlined part “the child” in the last paragraph probably refers to _______.
| A．the writer | B．any child |
| C．the feeling of being a child | D．the time of being a child |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Everyone needs to be safe,loved and to have a sense of belonging.These are inborn and natural basic needs.In an effort to have these needs satisfied,many of us tend to please others.And it works for a while.We find that we experience less conflict with others,but the conflict within ourselves grows.Saying "no" produces feeling of guilt and saying "yes" brings anger.
My father was in the military,so we moved frequently.Being shy,I didn't make friends.What's more,I grew up in a household where grades,image and how others saw our family were very important.In our household a "C" was unacceptable,a "B" should have been an "A" and an "A" meant the lesson was too easy.I was too skinny,my sister was too fat and my brother's lips and ears were too big for his tiny head.
To stop pleasing others is easier said than done.It's a long process,one in which I am consistently working to perfect.The turning point for me came shortly after I got married.The very first thing we did to end the cycle of catering to others was develop our own identity as individuals and then as a couple.And then we developed a strong set of core（核心）values and a vision for our future.The third and one of the most valuable things we did during this process was develop our own personal influence on others and we valued deeply the opinions of the wiser and more successful people around us.
Besides,we should understand that sometimes helping people actually hurts them.Struggle is necessary to success.Struggle strengthens character,making people determined.So sometimes allowing people to struggle is the best thing you can do for them.
1.How are we likely to feel when pleasing others?
A. Satisfied B. Angry.
C. Happy D. Guilty
2.What can we infer from the author's experience as a child?
A. He grew up doing a lot of housework.
B. It was hard for him to adjust to the moving life.
C. He realized the value of opinions from others.
D. His parents had great expectations of the children.
3.What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. What steps the author took to go on pleasing others.
B. How the author stepped out of the cycle of pleasing others.
C. Why the author further developed his values and character.
D. When the author turned to others for their valuable opinions.
4.What does the author suggest doing?
A. Helping others without delay.
B. Refusing to help others.
C. Thinking twice before offering help.
D. Leaving someone alone in trouble.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
(2014·苏锡常镇四市调研)—As a teenager，our son should have two or three hobbies to be really happy.
—________，but how can he afford the time with so much homework every day?
A．So does he B．So he does
C．So should he D．So he should
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled（铺瓦的）ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is .
Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room ________ I see is hair.” Once you’ve ________what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will ________ make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different ________, or forget about it and ________ the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have a relatively ________ life, yet are essentially unhappy. while people who have suffered a great deal but ________ remain happy.
The first ________ is gratitude. All happy people are ________ . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to ________ , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is ________ that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious ________ are those pursuit that give our lives purpose — anything ________ studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are ________ to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our ________ has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We ________ a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should ________ this truth: if you choose to find the________in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is ________ your decision to make.
1.A、different B、missing C、short D、broken
2.A、nothing B、none C、all D、anything
3.A、determined B、predicted C、assumed D、imagined
4.A、completely B、naturally C、hopefully D、really
5.A、tile B、brick C、ceiling D、house
6.A、look on B、focus on C、count on D、rely on
7.A、peaceful B、difficult C、easy D、ordinary
8.A、certainly B、merely C、hardly D、generally
9.A、secret B、factor C、rule D、key
10.A、wealthy B、grateful C、proud D、generous
11.A、upset B、quarrel C、complain D、depress
12.A、admitting B、assuming C、proving D、realizing
13.A、sources B、results C、answers D、goals
14.A、among B、from C、through D、for
15.A、probable B、possible C、likely D、capable
16.A、value B、destination C、survival D、existence
17.A、need B、lack C、demand D、expect
18.A、involve B、include C、absorb D、mean
19.A、worst B、best C、positive D、negative
20.A、absolutely B、totally C、exactly D、largely
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
［1］Jogging is a great way to have fun and stay in shape．But is it safe? Yes，it can be，as long as you are making it safe．There is no reason that you can’t share the road with everyone．
［2］First of all，it is best to run with a partner，just in case something would go wrong．But some people enjoy running as a way to be alone and get away for a while．I must admit I am guilty of this one myself. So if possible，bring a cell phone．and I always carry it in my hand if I don’t have pockets．
［3］I know the number one worry when jogging on the road is traffic．You can’t control who is driving on the road，but there are precautions that you can take．Avoid running at night，even with reflective clothes. And also avoid running in bad weather．When conditions are bad，try to use alternative fornls of exercises．
［4］ Next if you plan to run for a long distance，make sure_______________________．
You’ll need to drink a lot of water after sweating．If you plan to run in the country and might not have access to the fountain，then bring a light bottle with you．Wearing proper shoes is also important．Not wearing proper shoes can cause blisters，rashes，and even more serious injuries such as sprained ankles．
［5］Warm-up is a must when jogging，especially for long distances．If you don’t，cramps(痉挛)are very likely to happen，and they are not fun at all，not to mention pulling or straining muscles. I like to take a very light warm-up exercise，just around the block or down tbe driveway．This allows your muscles to loosen up so you can stretch．
［6］Jogging is a great exercise and great pastime，Be safe，be aware and have fun．
1.What’s the main idea of this passage?(no more than 6 words)
2.Fill in the blank in paragraph 4 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)
3.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese．
4.List three things a jogger should pay attention to based on the text．(no more than 10 words)
5.Why does the writer suggest taking a cell phone for jogging?(no more than 10 words)
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