The moment I see a beautiful cloud while driv...

The moment I see a beautiful cloud while driving, taking in the colorful light during a sunset, or watching birds flying south, I begin to think what we are supposed to learn from nature and animals. Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. As seasons change, we are guided to learn acceptance and non-resistance. A green leaf doesn’t resist turning red when autumn approaches. Trees don’t resist leaves falling when winter arrives. They stand deeply rooted in the ground, with their vulnerability out in the open and branches spread wide, giving up to the universe. Do what you will with me; I trust it is for my highest good.

Who said that the bamboo is more beautiful than the maple tree and maple tree is more valuable than the bamboo? Does the bamboo feel jealous of the maple tree because it is bigger and its leaves change color? The idea of trees comparing themselves to others is ridiculous, as should humans comparing themselves to one another. We must compare our growth to who we were yesterday not to the growth of another. Everyone is incomparably unique.

The community of bees and ants all participate together to benefit all those in their community. We each have our own calling that is best performed by us. Each part is necessary for a functioning family, community, nation and world. Embrace your special responsibility, share it proudly with the world, and always do your best.

Birds flying through the sky represent the limitless freedom and potential available to us if we release our fears. Taking off to fly for the first time can be scary and bring about feelings of fear. Without taking the risk of the first flight, we won’t find the internal freedom we desire. We must dare to take our feet off the ground, spread our wings and fly.

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

A.Weakness. B.Possibility.

C.Disability. D.Resistance.

2.What does the example of the bamboo and the maple tree indicate?

A.We humans should learn from one another.

B.There is no sense in comparing different plants.

C.Everyone has his own quality and strengths.

D.Each part is necessary for a functioning world.

3.What can we learn from bees and ants?

A.Independence. B.Unity.

C.Pride. D.Diligence.

4.Which is the main idea of this text?

A.Acceptance and non-resistance are the law of nature.,

B.The bamboo is more beautiful than the maple tree.

C.Animals’ way of living has changed human’s life.

D.Humans can learn from nature and animals.

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Seeing from the foot of the mountain, clouds are seen beautifully ____over its top.

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—See the gathering clouds outside? Please take this umbrella with you．

—.

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—See the gathering clouds outside? Please take this umbrella with you．

—.

A．Thanks．Take it easy                           B．OK, just in case

C．Well, it just depends                             D．All right．I'll try my luck

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— I hear it will rain tomorrow.

— It _______ true. You see, there are so many black clouds in the sky now.

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Driving In America

Keep Right

The traffic follows the “keep right rule”. While driving, drive on the right side of the road. On one-way, multiple lanes(车道) road, the right-most lane would be slowest and left-most lane is fastest.

Hand Signals

Though indicators(车的指示灯) are used for the purpose of showing which direction you are going, knowing some hand signals is very important and are usually always asked in a driving test. When you want to turn right, you can put your left hand out of the window and point upward. When you want to make a left turn, you can reach your left arm out of the window and point to the left. If you want to slow down or stop, you can just point downward.

School Buses

Yellow school buses have flashing red lights and stop signs that reach out from the driver’s side. The drivers use these warning signals when letting pupils on and off. No matter which side of the road you are traveling on, if you come upon a school bus with its lights flashing and a stop sign used, you must stop. It’s the law. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing or the stop sign is removed.

Using the Horn

Using horns is not common in America. Actually they are very rarely used. You may use your horn to warn walkers or other drivers of possible trouble or to avoid accidents. Do not use your horn to express anger or complain about other drivers’ mistakes or to try to get a slow driver to move faster.

1.If Freddy is asked to go to Florida in the shortest time from Missouri, on which lane in the picture below should he drive his car according to Paragraph 1?

A. Lane ①.　　 B. Lane ②.

C. Lane ③.　　 D. Lane ④.

2.What could a driver do in America when turning left?

A. Place left hand out of the window pointing upward.

B. Put left hand out of the window pointing downward.

C. Reach left arm out of the window pointing to the left.

D. Place left hand out of the window pointing backward.

3.According to the passage, which of the following is possibly accepted in America?

A. Use horns sometimes to warn passers-by of danger.

B. Drive on before the stop sign on a school bus is removed.

C. Use hand signals instead of indicators to show which direction you are going.

D. Do not use warning signals in the school bus until all the pupils get on the bus.

4.Who is the passage most probably written for?

A. Passers-by.　　 B. Pupils.

C. Policemen.　　 D. Drivers.

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Campers Gene and Marie Marsden took pride in being good citizens when in the wild. While driving miles to the Green River Lakes area, they taught their children what they had learned in the bear safety handbook put out by the Bridger-Teton Forest Service.

Mr. and Mrs. Marsden did their best to keep a tidy camp. As the handbook had said to hang all food at least ten feet off the ground and four feet out from the trees, they did that and locked their food in their trailer(拖车) at night. It was already dark when they went to bed, but they perused the campsite with flashlights, making sure nothing was left out. Following the bear book’s advice, they slept a hundred yards from where they cooked their food, and kept the car near their tents, separated from the trailer, which they left up at the other camp.

The Marsdens liked having their dog Spike on guard. But on the first night, Spike would not stop barking. When Marie Marsden pulled the tent open and shone her flashlight, she saw a young bear.

They all piled into the car and drove quickly down the path, calling out of the window to Spike and abandoning the trailer. They drove to a pay phone and called a Fish and Game Department guard, who identified the bear by the white ring of the fur the Marsdens had seen around his neck. The authorities informed the Marsdens that the bear was a young male that they’d been keeping an eye on.

The next morning, the Marsdens heard helicopters circling over the mountain and wondered if it might have something to do with the bear.

After spending the night in the public campground, they drove back to their site. Wandering the area in search of clues, Marie came to a stop below a tall tree. She slapped her head and shouted, “Oh no!”

“What is it?” Gene asked.

Marie pointed at the ground where Spike’s dog food bowl lay upside down.

A week after their return home, the Marsdens read the headline in their local paper. “Bear Killed in Wind Rivers.” According to the article, the Fish and Game Department had shot the young bear because, having been rewarded for invading(侵入) a human campsite, it would likely to do so again.

The Marsdens knew they had been lucky in the encounter, yet much to their shame and sadness, they also knew that the bear had not.

1.What do we know about the Marsdens?

A. They went to the wild to watch the bear.

B. They did what the bear safety handbook had said.

C. They were the first people to trap the bear.

D. They abandoned their dog on seeing the bear.

2.The underlined work “perused” in Paragraph 2 means __________.

A. examined            B. decorated            C. found            D. clean

3.Who is mostly to blame for the bear’s death according to the writer?

A. The bear.

B. The Bridger-Teton Forest Service.

C. The Fish and Game Department.

D. The Marsdens.

4.Where does this text most probably come from?

A. A study on habits of bears in the Western mountains.

B. A scientific report on human-bear relationships.

C. A human interest article in a camping magazine.

D. A handbook on bear’s living habits.

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While the presence of rats in homes may cause anxiety and annoyance, they rarely result in driving out the residents. But that is exactly what happened to the inhabitants of the 10­square­mile Hawadax Island off the coast of Alaska, almost 230 years ago. Now thanks to a five­year effort by scientists, the terribly silent “Rat Island” as it had been called for many years has been returned to its rightful owners ——birds!

Hawadax Island is part of a chain of volcanic islands in the Bering Sea called the Aleutian Islands. The rats that arrived there in 1780, when a Japanese ship carrying them broke down nearby, completely destroyed the native population because the environment of the island was not built to defend its animals from these predators. There isn't any tree on the Island, which meant that the birds were accustomed to building their nests low in the ground, giving the rodents(啮齿动物) easy access to both eggs and baby chicks. As years passed, the birds that had called the island home for thousands of years became endangered and eventually, disappeared completely.

In 2007, the U．S. FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) started a serious plan to rid the island of the rats and try bringing back the beautiful birds that had once called it home. Given that there were an estimated 10,000 rodents inhabiting “Rat Island” and the fact that they re­produce rapidly, it was not an easy task. But by 2009, the Island was officially declared rat free!

Then slowly but surely, the birds began to return. Unfortunately, some of the pioneers were unintentionally killed from the leavings of the raticide, a poison that had been used to wipe out the rodents. But now it seems things are becoming more stable and the Island is starting to increasingly look like its former self. Before the transformation, “Hawadax”， also known as “Rat Island”， was a silent and ghostly place with bird bones, snail remains and rocks covered in rat feces(粪便)．

Today, birds' singing and flying in and out is a common sight. Tufted puffins and song sparrows, which had long disappeared, are gradually making their way back. Scientists have also been observing an increase in ground nesting and shorebirds. Though the Island is still not back to its full glory, the signs are encouraging and things can only get better, as time passes.

1.The underlined word “that”in Para.1 probably refers to ________.

A．the presence of rats

B．birds' being driven out

C．birds' returning to the island

D．residents' worrying about rats

2.Birds on Hawadax Island became an easy target because ________.

A．this island was treeless

B．they nested randomly

C．they reproduced too rapidly

D．their chicks were extremely weak

3.From the passage, we can know the plan of US FWS ______.

A．has helped the island fully recovered　　

B．cost little but benefited greatly

C．involved poisoning the rats on a large scale

D．accomplished its goal after exactly 24 months

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

A．FWS Help Get Rare Birds Back to Alaska Island

B．Japanese Changed a Bird Paradise into Rat Island

C．FWS Plan to Drive Rats Out Of Rat Island

D．Alaska's Rat Island Returns to a Bird Paradise

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About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The moved slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind memy car. I could tell thisher. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t .

Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧员) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.

Just 30 minutes later I was again in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I waswhen the same woman came up to my driver’s side window. Sheme a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are theone who gave these to me, right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her for what I had done!

When she got back into her today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.

As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have aday!” I yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.

1.A. force B. strength         C. power   D. energy

2.A. line    B. time      C. sun        D. bus

3.A. knocked     B. touched         C. kicked   D. watched

4.A. excited       B. calmed C. worried         D. entertained

5.A. apologize   B. smile C. complain       D. bother

6.A. pulled         B. looked  C. turned         D. walked

7.A. standing     B. waiting  C. parking D. pacing

8.A. amused      B. confused       C. disappointed          D. shocked

9.A. handed      B. owed    C. presented     D. asked

10.A. clever      B. kind       C. honest          D. modest

11.A. privately  B. secretly       C. originally       D. totally

12.A. card          B. change          C. bill         D. coffee

13.A. consideration  B. respect        C. desire   D. appreciation

14.A. office       B. home    C. car         D. room

15.A. free B. quiet     C. regular D. good

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

This tour takes you back in history to a moment that “will live in infamy （声名狼藉）. ” Explore the historic artifacts at the Arizona Memorial Visitor Center commemorating（纪念） the attack on Pearl Harbor, then travel around beautiful Oahu on a Circle Island guided bus tour.

The Arizona Memorial Visitor Center is Hawaii’s number one visitor attraction. View the film of the attack on Pearl Harbor and browse the historic artifacts on display. Then ride the Navy launch across Pearl Harbor to visit the Arizona Memorial. Then, board a tour bus for a scenic trip around the island of Oahu. Get your cameras ready for the beautiful view over Windward Oahu at Nu’uanu Pali Lookout. Visit Byodo－In Temple, which is set against a picturesque mountain backdrop.

You’ll also see the famous North Shore surfing beaches of Sunset, Banzai Pipeline, and Waimea Bay and drive through rustic Haleiwa Town. Visit Dole Plantation and discover the history of Hawaii’s pineapple industry before enjoying a no host lunch at the Polynesian Cultural Center (lunch is not included in the listed-price).

Inclusions:   Scenic bus tour of Oahu island

Film viewing at Arizona Memorial Visitor Center. Pearl Harbor

Visit of Byodo－In Temple and Dole Plantation

Available:

Mon. —Fri.

Hours of operation:

7 AM to 5 PM

Note:

Strict security measures forbid purses, handbags, fanny packs, backpacks, camera bags, diaper bags, luggage and／or other items. Visitors may bring a camera and cam-recorder. A storage facility, operated by a private vendor, is available for visitors coming to the USS Arizona Memorial, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, the Battleship Missouri and the Pacific Aviation Museum.

49. What is the purpose of the passage above?

A. To introduce the beautiful scene in Oahu.   B. To tell the writer attractions in Hawaii.

C. To attract more tourists.                        D. To describe a wonderful tour in Oahu.

50. Which of the following is the right order of the tour?

A. The Arizona Memorial, Byodo-In Temple, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Polynesian Cultural Center

B. Pearl Habor, Dole Plantation, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Sunset Beach

C. Pearl Habor, North Shore, Byodo-In Temple, Dole Plantation

D. The Arizona Memorial, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Dole Plantation, Polynesian Cultural Center

51. A tourist will see everything below at Pearl Harbor except _______.

A. the Arizona Memorial       B. some historic artifacts  C. a film  D. Windward Oahu

52. Which of the persons below will not be allowed to enter the attractions in Pearl Harbor?

A. Alice, a student from LA, comes with her parents, with a Sony digital camera in her hand.

B. Geogre Zhang, from Shanghai, leaves his backpack in a locker outside the entrance.

C. Billy, from Italy, with small bag in hand and inside the bag is a cam-recorder.

D. Hose, from Spain, who has left his luggage in the hotel.

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