I've always been afraid of heights. Even ____...

I've always been afraid of heights. Even ______ a ladder to change a light bulb makes me feel quite_________, so imagine everyone's ________when I announced I would be trekking (跋涉) to Everest Base Camp(珠峰大本营). Well, it's all about overcoming your _____ and challenging yourself, isn't it?

I've wanted to ______money for charity for long and, when I saw an advertisement in the paper, I jumped at the _____and signed up. Of course as soon as I'd made my decision, I started to_____ .What was I thinking? I'd never be able to get fit enough so I wouldn't be able to________.

What kept me _____ , however, was the thought that I was doing this for my _______, who greatly influenced me. This would be the best way to commemorate (纪念) him as he was a great. _____ and used to tell me stories of his exploration around the world. He'd always wanted to see the great ______ but had never succeeded.

_____was hard but I was determined to continue. I went to the gym several times a week. Besides, I had to do something for the charity. I sent out letters to everyone ______ to sponsor me. I_______ coffee mornings and went to local schools to give talks.

And finally the______ day arrived and soon we were standing in Lukla, at the ______ of the mountain, ready to start. Although I was______ fit, nothing could have prepared me for the mental challenge. I had to face my fear of heights. Crossing rope bridges hundreds of feet above rough rivers made my______ turn but I thought of my grandfather..

So fulfilled did I feel when I came ________ that I decided to try new challenges.

1.A.keeping up B.mixing up C.climbing up D.bringing up

2.A.sick B.tired C.eager D.crazy

3.A.silence B.surprise C.relief D.respect

4.A.injuries B.sadness C.shyness D.fears

5.A.spend B.raise C.lend D.change

6.A.opportunity B.advice C.choice D.preparation

7.A.work B.arrange C.research D.panic

8.A.manage B.fall C.escape D.recover

9.A.paying off B.carrying on C.backing away D.dropping in

10.A.father B.brother C.grandfather D.cousin

11.A.teacher B.painter C.explorer D.physicist

12.A.mountain B.river C.desert D.volcano

13.A.Teaching B.Studying C.Living D.Training

14.A.strange B.selfish C.familiar D.helpless

15.A.enjoyed B.held C.counted D.expected

16.A.victory B.graduation C.magic D.departure

17.A.top B.middle C.foot D.peak

18.A.slightly B.physically C.hardly D.tightly

19.A.eyes B.face C.hands D.stomach

20.A.back B.along C.over D.round

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Learning how to cope with death has always been a central part of human existence. Even the Pixar movie Coco bases its story on the Mexican traditions of Dia de los Muertos. In this article, you will find out why and how Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead.

I once visited the Museum of Mummies in the Mexican city of Guanajuato with a Swedish friend. The mummies were displayed among fake cobwebs ( 蜘 蛛 网 ), and other cheap adornments (装饰物). Confronted with this seeming lack of respect for the dead, I explained to my shocked companion that Mexicans have a peculiarly different relationship with death to other cultures. As the Nobel Prize-winning Mexican writer Octavio Paz explained in his work:

“The Mexican ... is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, and celebrates it. True, there is as much fear in his attitude as in that of others, but at least death is not hidden away: he looks at it face to face, with impatience, disdain (鄙视) or irony.”

The celebration of the Day of the Dead — a week of festivities from 28 October to 2 November — is an essential part of this embracement of death that is particular to Mexican national identity. The popular belief is that the dead have divine permission to visit friends and relatives on earth and enjoy once again the pleasures of life. Therefore, Mexicans visit the graves of families and friends and adorn them with colorful flowers and offerings of food. The period is a joyous celebration of life, rather than a sober mourning of its passing.

The origins of the festival lie in the 16th-century fusion of the Aztecs’ belief in death as merely one part in the wider cycle of existence, their ritual venerations (仪式崇拜) and offerings to　 the goddess Mictecacihuatl　 (“Lady of the Dead”) for　 the deceased, and the Spanish conquerors’ desire to accommodate these festivities within the Catholic celebrations of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.

In a country as socially and geographically diverse as Mexico, there is significant regional variation in the nature of festivities: the southern state of Chiapas is far more likely to focus its efforts on processions ( 队 伍 ) and public commemorations( 纪 念 ) of death than the valley of

Mexico, where the decoration of altars ( 供 坛 ) in homes and tombs of the deceased is more popular. Urbanization, too, plays a large role in regional variations. For the south and rural areas the period holds far greater social and cultural significance than in the north and large cities; families and communities in rural areas will often spend large parts of the year preparing for the occasion.

1.Why does the author say “Mexicans have a peculiarly different relationship with death to other cultures?”

A.Because Mexicans always show their respect for death in the form of mummies.

B.Because Mexicans do not fear death or respect it.

C.Because adornments like flowers can be seen everywhere during the Day of the Dead.

D.Mexicans face death bravely rather than hide it away.

2.Which statement is NOT true according to the origins of the Day of the Dead?

A.It was the Aztecs who determined how to celebrate the Day of the Dead.

B.The Aztecs believed death was part of the wider cycle of existence.

C.The Aztecs would give offerings to the goddess of death for their lost loved ones.

D.The Spanish conquerors wanted to fit the festivities into some of their Catholic celebrations.

3.Why do Mexicans visit the graves of families and friends and offer colorful flowers and food?

A.Because they can ask God to permit the dead to visit them in this way.

B.To celebrate the joy of new life in spring.

C.Because the dead will be permitted to visit their families and enjoy the pleasure of life again.

D.Because this is an essential part of embracement of death.

4.Which of the following explains the role that urbanization plays in the regional variations of celebrating the Day of the Dead?

A.People in the south and rural areas put more emphasis on the occasion.

B.People in the valleys usually decorate the alters in homes and the tombs of the dead.

C.People in the north and big cities spend large part of the year preparing for the celebration.

D.The southern states do not care about the decoration of alters at home.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Although I love my life ,it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years

Music has always been a great love of mine and ,in my 20s,when my_21_was move manageable ,I22  ten years as a professional singer in restaurant .playing and singing falk songs.23 that was years ago and times have changed . __24__ I live with my mother on a country farm .

Two years ago,I decided that I would need to love some kind of extra work to _25_ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金）._26_ I needed to sleep in afternoons.I was limited in my  _27_I decided that I would consider 28  to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians ,so I was _29 when I went into our local music store .I explained that I waned to sing again but using  recurded knraoke music I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of  _30 to get started ,And 31  you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __32__use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my 33 ,he gave me a long use the gave me a long ,thoughtful __34__.

“This means a lot to you , doesn't it ?"be said . “Come with me.”

He led me 35the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 36on his treasure and said . “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 37 and I´ll record them for you .That should get you started.”

I  38. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 39that I could sing . I have come full circle with his help.

His 40still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra , which I have the chance.

1.  A. loneliness   B. sadness     C. tiredness      D. sickness

2.   A. set          B. enjoyed     C. kept           D. shared

3.   A. Gladly       B. Eventually  C. Unfortunately  D. Surprisingly

4.   A. Now          B. Then        C. Some time      D. Meanwhile

5.  A. add up to    B. make up for  C. get nd of   D. take advantage of

6.   A. If          B. As            C. Though     D. Before

7.   A. movement    B. condition     C. choices    D. positions

8.   A. reaching out  B. living up   C. getting on  D. going back

9.  A. recognized     B. interviewed C. found      D. invited

10.  A. money         B. time        C. energy      D. knowledge

11.  A. thus          B. ones        C. seldom      D. often

12.   A. actually      B. hardly      C. nearly      D. formerly

13.  A. job           B. family      C. idea        D. offer

14.  A. face          B. view        C. look        D. sight

15.   A. over          B. along       C. towards     D. through

16.  A. Unhappily     B. lovingly    C. pitifully   D. gratefully

17.  A.pick            B. turn        C. role        D. step

18.  A.had to cry  B. ought to cry  C.should have cried  D. could have cried

19.  A.more           B. the ones       C. few       D.the rest

20.  A.courage       B. devotion    C. kindness      D.rust

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Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 16  was more manageable , I 17  ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. 18  that was years ago and times have changed. 19  I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 20   my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). 21  I needed to sleep in the afternoons,  I was limited in my 22  . I decided that I would consider 23  to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was 24  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of 25  to get started. And 26  you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 27  use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my 28 ; he gave me a long thoughtful    29 . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me 30  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 31  on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 32  and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I 33 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   34  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His 35  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness         B. sadness              C. tiredness            D. sickness

2.A. set            B. enjoyed          C. kept                 D. shared

3.A. Gladly             B. Eventually           C. Unfortunately        D. Surprisingly

4.A. Now            B. Then                 C. Sometime             D. Meanwhile

5.A. add up to      B. make up for     C. get rid of           D. take advantage of

6.A. If                 B. As               C. Though           D. Before

7.A. movement       B. condition            C. choices          D. positions

8. A. reaching out B. living up            C. getting on           D. going back

9.A. recognized         B. interviewed      C. found            D. invited

10.A. money             B. time                 C. energy           D. knowledge

11.A. thus          B. once                 C. seldom           D. often

12. A. actually         B. hardly           C. nearly           D. formerly

13.A. job           B. family           C. idea                 D. offer

14.A. face          B. view                 C. look                 D. sight

15.A. over          B. along                C. towards          D. through

16.A. unhappily         B. lovingly             C. pitifully            D. gratefully

17.A. pick          B. turn                 C. role                 D. step

18. A. had to cry       B. ought to cry        C. should have cried    D. could have cried

19.A. more              B. the ones             C. few              D. the rest

20. A. courage      B. devotion             C. kindness             D. trust

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Although I love my life,it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and,in my 20s,when my____was more manageable,I____ten years as a professional singer in restaurants,playing and singing folk songs.____that was years ago and times have changed.____I live with my mother on a country farm.

Two years ago,I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to____my disability pension（残疾抚恤金）.____I needed to sleep in the afternoons,I was limited in my____.I decided that I would consider____to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians,so I was____when I went into our local music store.I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of ____to get started.And____you find only three to four songs out often on a disc that you can____use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my____,he gave me a long thoughtful____."This means a lot to you, doesn't it?"he said."Come with me."

He led me____the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it.He placed his large hand____on his treasure and said,"I have 800 karaoke songs in here.You can take your____and I'll record them for you.That should get you started."

I____.Thanking him,I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose____that I could sing.I have come full circle with his help.

His____still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra,when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness　　 B. sadness　　 C. sickness　　 D. tiredness

2.A. set　　 B. shared　　 C. kept　　 D. enjoyed

3.A. Gladly　　 B. Eventually　　 C. Surprisingly　　 D. Unfortunately

4.A. Then　　 B. Now　　 C. Sometime　　 D. Meanwhile

5.A. add up to　　 B. get rid of　　 C. make up for　　 D. take advantage of

6.A. As　　 B. If　　 C. Though　　 D. Before

7.A. movement　　 B. condition　　 C. positions　　 D. choices

8.A. reaching out　　 B. living up　　 C. going back　　 D. getting on

9.A. invited　　 B. interviewed　　 C. found　　 D. recognized

10.A. energy　　 B. time　　 C. money　　 D. knowledge

11.A. thus　　 B. once　　 C. often　　 D. seldom

12.A. hardly　　 B. actually　　 C. nearly　　 D. formerly

13.A. job　　 B. family　　 C. offer　　 D. idea

14.A. face　　 B. look　　 C. view　　 D. sight

15.A. over　　 B. along　　 C. through　　 D. towards

16.A. unhappily　　 B. pitifully　　 C. lovingly　　 D. gratefully

17.A. tum　　 B. pick　　 C. role　　 D. step

18.A. had to cry　　 B. ought to cry　　 C. could have cried　　 D. should have cried

19.A. more　　 B. the rest　　 C. few　　 D. the ones

20.A. courage　　 B. devotion　　 C. trust　　 D. kindness

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I’ve always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old Teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life.

When my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft 30 years ago, we had a vision of “a computer on every desk and in every home,” which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators. But we believed that personal computers would change the world. And they have.

And after 30 years, I’m still as inspired by computers as I was back in seventh grade.

I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and inventiveness—to help us solve problems that even the smartest people couldn’t solve on their own.

Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world’s knowledge. They’re helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.

Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it “tap-dancing to work.” My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me “tap-dance to work” is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or one that can store a lifetime’s worth of photos, and they say, “I didn’t know you could do that with a PC!”

But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world. There are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet. Every year, for example, millions of people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.

I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. My wife, Melinda, and I have committed to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.

As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less poignant or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else. And that it doesn’t take much to make an immense difference in these children’s lives.

I’m still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world’s toughest problems is possible—and it’s happening every day. We’re seeing new drugs for deadly diseases, new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.

I’m excited by the possibilities I see for medicine, for education and, of course, for technology. And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we’re going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.

Fueling our creativity

高三英语任务型阅读困难题查看答案及解析

Here below are two pieces taken from a blog．

▲ Growing up as one of three girls I’ve always been keen on women’s issues．And now with three daughters to raise，I have the responsibility of ensuring that they grow up without any preconceived(预想的) ideas of their capabilities ＆ potential based on their gender．Earlier this year I read an article that indicated that women surpassed men in the workforce for the first time in history．That is a milestone! And while we still don’t have equality in leadership positions or pay (especially if you’re a mom)，we have made significant progress over the past couple of decades．All this prompted me to do some digging around to see what else I could learn．Here are some fun facts from the census bureau for you：

●29％ of women aged 25 or older had obtained a bachelors degree in 2008 vs．18％ in 1987．

●55％ of all college students were women in the Fall of 2008．

●60％ of women 20 years or older participate in the workforce today vs．34％ in 1950．

●14％ of the armed forces were women in 2008．compared to 2％ in 1950．

▲We’re all looking to stretch the value of our dollar as much as possible．Every day as you juggle the needs of your family，remember to eat right，take your vitamins and keep up with laundry and bills－you probably also look for budget friendly，family appropriate activities．A day trip to a national park is a great way to explore all the wonders of nature，without breaking the bank．Once or twice a month，my wife and I will prepare for a leisurely hike in one of our favorite parks close to home．The night before，she makes some homemade granola and I make sure our reusable water bottles are full and on ice．Next time you’re looking for an inexpensive adventure that your family isn’t soon to forget，take a hike! To find a national park near you，just visit www．nps．gov

43．According to the first blog，_____．

A．the blogger has three sisters

B．there are more women than men at work this year

C．14％ of women are working in the army

D．women has got equality in leadership position

44．What is mainly talked about in the first blog?

A．Responsibility． B．Women’s potential．   C．Workforce． D．Women’s issues．

45．The underlined words“breaking the bank”in the second blog means_____．

A．robbing the bank                  B．getting some money from the bank

C．using up the money in the bank      D．going to the bank

46．What’s the writer’s suggestion in the second blog?

A．We all have to think about the needs of our family．

B．All the wonders of nature are in the national park．

C．To go hiking once or twice a month will be an inexpensive adventure．

D．Each of us will have to make our budget friendly．

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

I'm afraid I've little time to spare these days. I've a pile of papers to_____before the meeting.

A. get through       B. put on      C. set up        D. send for

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Are you the type of person who always says“yes”？I’ve come to learn that it is very im-portant to learn to say NO！It’s okay. People are still going to like you. They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.

I，m not saying to say“no" to someone who really needs your help. I’m talking about re-fusing that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you don’t want to be a guest at.

Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really don’t want to do. If you’re like I once was，you can’t sleep at night and you think about it too much. It weighs on your mind. You try to find ways out. Whatever you’re saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldn’t have all of these thoughts.

So，why not just say NO from the beginning? Maybe you feel like if you don’t show up at the meeting（by the way，it is not one you must attend) your boss isn’t going to like you or your co-workers won’t respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters won’t love you as much if you don’t do everything for them that they ask every occasion.

If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter what. People treat you the way you teach them to，and if you’re some-one who always says“yes" then that’s what they，re expecting.

You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations in life to ful-fill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.

1.Which of the following statements would the writer agree with？

A．We should try to do what our friends ask us to do.

B．We should help others in need.

C．Always saying“yes" means you are dishonest.

D．Always saying“no" means you are brave.

2.What does the underlined word，’ It" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Saying "yes"．

B．A friend's birthday party.

C．Something you’re unwilling to do.

D．Something you think difficult to do.

3.The writer believes that if you say“no" to your family members，you’11＿·

A．have the same relationship with them as before

B．have a loose relationship with them

C．disappoint them

D．upset them

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Learn to Make a Right Choice              B．To Be Yourself

C．Do What You Want to Do                  D．Learn to Say No

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

–What have been doing _______? I’ve been so little of you.

--I have to leave early for work and comes home very ________.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析