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Some people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality.But when we research it, happiness actually every single business and educational outcome for the brain.Why do people have this social about happiness? Because we assumed you were average.
Many people think happiness is genetic.That’s only half the story.When we stop studying the average and begin positive outliers — people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence — a different picture appears.Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.
, happiness is a choice.It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its limited resources as you process the world.If you scan for the first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded (嵌入) in your work.But if you scan it the other way round, you start to acquire an advantage.
1.A.rises B.arises C.arouses D.raises
2.A.faith B.concept C.misunderstanding D.tradition
3.A.discovering B.researching C.observing D.finding
4.A.wildly B.hardly C.mildly D.crazily
5.A.Fortunately B.Gradually C.Strangely D.Scientifically
6.A.positive B.negative C.active D.passive
7.A.annoying B.interesting C.amazing D.Embarrassing
高三英语完形填空中等难度题
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Some people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality.But when we research it, happiness actually every single business and educational outcome for the brain.Why do people have this social about happiness? Because we assumed you were average.
Many people think happiness is genetic.That’s only half the story.When we stop studying the average and begin positive outliers — people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence — a different picture appears.Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.
, happiness is a choice.It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its limited resources as you process the world.If you scan for the first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded (嵌入) in your work.But if you scan it the other way round, you start to acquire an advantage.
1.A.rises B.arises C.arouses D.raises
2.A.faith B.concept C.misunderstanding D.tradition
3.A.discovering B.researching C.observing D.finding
4.A.wildly B.hardly C.mildly D.crazily
5.A.Fortunately B.Gradually C.Strangely D.Scientifically
6.A.positive B.negative C.active D.passive
7.A.annoying B.interesting C.amazing D.Embarrassing
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of (1) ______ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the (2) ______ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (3) ______. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he (4) ______ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without (5) ______. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter (6) ______ what happened to Persephone, she became so (7) ______ that she caused all plants to (8) ______ People were in (9) ______ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (10) ______ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. (11) ______, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (12) ______. She could go back to her mother if she had not (13) ______ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter (14) ______ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus (15) ______ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (16) ______, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it (17) ______ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore (18) ______ not let the crops grow. That is (19) ______ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is (20) ______, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
1.A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age
2.A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter
3.A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter
4.A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
5.A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
6.A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
7.A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
8.A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly
9.A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case
10.A. since B. until C. after D. when
11.A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades
12.A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
13.A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
14.A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
15.A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
16.A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler
17.A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts
18.A. should B. can C. dare D. will
19.A. where B. because C. why D. how
20.A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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As I hurried to the kitchen, my dad came in. “Something ____16 ____good,” he said. Following his nose, he ____17____in his chair at the table.
After dinner I helped with dishes and watched the news. They ____18____ a homeless family with children who’d been forced out of a ____19____ due to overcrowding. That story stuck in my mind the rest of the night. ____20____when I went to bed, I kept thinking about those ____21____chidren.
I glanced around my room and ____22____my old computer. Here I am worried about getting a new computer ____23____ that family is living on the street in the middle of winter. How could I be so ____24____?
That night, I prayed for that family and also that if I had won, for God to show me how to ____25____the money and prize wisely.
The next week seemed to drag as we ____26____ to hear about the contest for the Instant Game Winner from my ____27____a bag of chocolate. Finally, I believed that it was exactly what my mom and dad had thought—a ____28____. Yet I still couldn’t help thinking about the ____ 29____and how God would want me to use it.
“It’s for real!” My dad ____30____one night after hanging up the phone. “You did win,” he said with a smile. “They’re flying the four of us to Los Angeles in April to ____31____the prize.”
After a group hug, I caught my breath and thanked God. I realize now that ____32____do affect my everyday life. And that’s why I ____33____to give my parents the Beetle until I’m 18, ____34____$18,000 with my sister for our college fund and give $2,000 to a local ____35____shelter—to help families like the one I saw on television. That’s one sweet choice!
16. A. tastes B. feels C. touches D. smells
17. A. sat down B. got up C. put down D. set up
18. A. supported B. stood C. showed D. stayed
19. A. school B. shelter C. shoulder D. sight
20. A. Even B. Once C. So D. Again
21. A. tiresome B. stupid C. lovely D. diligent
22. A. stared at B. stepped into C. left for D. looked after
23. A. while B. before C. after D. since
24. A. proud B. wise C. selfish D. lovely
25. A. make B. use C. get D. earn
26. A. happened B. moved C. began D. waited
27. A. buying B. selling C. forgetting D. remembering
28. A. question B. trouble C. difficulty D. trick
29. A. computer B. money C. chocolate D. television
30. A. permitted B. promised C. announced D. answered
31. A. offer B. supply C. receive D. refuse
32. A. dishes B. families C. worries D. choices
33. A. decided B. came C. explained D. wrote
34. A. take B. cost C. give D. share
35. A. homeless B. happy C. hopeless D. sick
高三英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
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I recently traveled to San Francisco for some meetings and found myself with a half day to . My : The 49ers’ first game of the season, against the Green Bay Packers. The America’s Cup sailing races. Or I could get .
After a terribly long line at the car rental center, I was . So I disappeared into the fog and clouds shrouding the Pacific Coast Highway and headed south with absolutely no in mind. I drove through tunnels out of the mountains and stopped at a few state beaches; at one, I watched a wedding out on the cliffs among the crashing . Back in the car, I drove toward San Gregorio, a town that you can easily . I know because I drove right through it and up on a narrow pine tree–bordered asphalt(柏油) road that felt like it would go on .
A few people just moved around outside the San Gregorio General Store, talking about the motorcycles they've owned over the years. Inside, I found a bar with regular customers, two people playing guitar together, and, of course, a full-on store. I a song, took a seat quickly, and watched the guitarists play and dance. Then I congratulated them, a couple of wrinkled dollars in their bucket, and walked back out into the world.
It was pouring outside. We all waited, some patiently, others , because nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens away the dirt and dust of the world. “Mom, let’s run through the .” said a girl. “When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, if God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!” “Honey, you are right.” Mom said. Then off they ran. And yes, I did. I ran.
The day could have been so : being into a stadium or bar half-watching sports. this was much more rewarding. Hours prior, I was on a flight with the masses, going through the motions. Then I was out on my own, having an unexpected and unrepeatable experience.
I learned something on September 8: Don’t be to get lost—on purpose or otherwise—and have zero expectations. It will be good for you. I promise.
1.A. waste B. kill C. devote D. spend
2.A. series B. privileges C. options D. priorities
3.A. started B. injured C. lost D. stuck
4.A. free B. occupied C. suspicious D. absorbed
5.A. freedom B. fright C. conscience D. destination
6.A. carved B. released C. standing D. running
7.A. waves B. crowds C. vehicles D. hills
8.A. identify B. miss C. survive D. recognize
9.A. picked B. brought C. ended D. took
10.A. steadily B. smoothly C. firmly D. forever
11.A. recorded B. released C. ordered D. composed
12.A. broke B. carried C. withdrew D. threw
13.A. delighted B. annoyed C. calmed D. inspired
14.A. turning B. washing C. giving D. melting
15.A. danger B. dust C. rain D. store
16.A. somewhat B. especially C. somehow D. absolutely
17.A. impressive B. independent C. adventurous D. different
18.A. pushed B. persuaded C. talked D. tricked
19.A. But B. Therefore C. Besides D. Also
20.A. keen B. afraid C. curious D. thoughtful
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,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that my life forever.
One day l went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later,1 was in a on life support with less than two percent of living. It wasn't until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a blood infection. Over the of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents me out of the hospital, I that I had been put together like a patchwork(拼缝物)doll and I had to live with legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, streaming down.
But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant .And that is when it me that I didn't have to be five-foot-five anymore, I could be as tall as l wanted. And of all ,I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were here.
Four months later,1 was back upon a .And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals, me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world. So, instead of looking at our and our limitations as something _ or bad, we can begin looking at them as a wonderful that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.
1.A.saved B. risked C. ruined D. changed
2.A.hospital B. club C. field D. stadium
3.A.thought B. degree C. chance D. decision
4.A. mild B. severe C. potential D. slight
5.A.journey B. break C. course D. schedule
6.A.wheeled B. dragged C .pulled D. delivered
7.A.made sure B. felt like C. worked outD. put forward
8.A.muscled B .heavy C. shapely D. false
9.A.blood B .sweat C. tears D. water
10.A.hug B. recognizeC. fix D. introduce
11.A.plan B. question C. informationD. favor
12.A.stuck B. brokeC. beatD. broadened
13.A.although B. so C. while D. but
14.A.first B. strangest C. best D. luckiest
15.A.struggles B. benefits C. rewards D. conflicts
16.A.stage B. snowboardC. track D. playground
17.A.allowing B. giving C. calling D. making
18.A.challenges B. achievementsC .devotionsD. hesitations
19.A.active B. amazing C. negative D. terminal
20.A.ability B. skill C. tool D. gift
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 1filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 2that I decided to write an article about her.
I 3Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 4and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 5I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 6, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 7Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 8was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 9draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript 10. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 11in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 12the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While 13my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 14:
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 15materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 16your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 17. Fear of rejection cost me ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 18writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this 19, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 20to doubt yourself.
1.A.joy B.voice C.speech D.smile
2.A.proud B.active C.satisfied D.moved
3.A.visited B.emailed C.phoned D.interviewed
4.A.agreed B.refused C.hesitated D.paused
5.A.replied B.discovered C.explained D.knew
6.A.seriously B.patiently C.nervously D.quietly
7.A.blaming B.fooling C.inviting D.urging
8.A.hardship B.failure C.comment D.pressure
9.A.with B.by C.on D.in
10.A.disappeared B.returned C.spread D.improved
11.A.compare B.struggle C.survive D.compete
12.A.ignore B.deliver C.face D.receive
13.A.decorating B.repairing C.cleaning D.leaving
14.A.disbelief B.anxiety C.horror D.trouble
15.A.subjective B.relevant C.private D.reliable
16.A.broadcast B.create C.publish D.assess
17.A.recover B.prepare C.escape D.concentrate
18.A.energetic B.endless C.typical D.enjoyable
19.A.experience B.success C.benefit D.accident
20.A.attempt B.afford C.expect D.pretend
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If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that ________ my life forever.
One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a ________ on life support with less than two percent ________ of living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a ________ blood infection.
Over the ________ of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents ________ me out of the hospital, I ________ that I had been put together like a patchwork(拼缝物) doll and I had to live with ________ legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, ________ streaming down.
But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and ________ the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant ________. And that is when it ________ me that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore, ________ I could be as tall as I wanted. And ________ of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were ________ here.
Four months later, I was back upon a ________. And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals, ________ me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.
So, instead of looking at our ________ and our limitations as something ________ or bad, we can begin looking at them as a wonderful ________ that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.
1.A. saved B. risked C. ruined D. changed
2.A. hospital B. club C. field D. studio
3.A. thought B. degree C. chance D. decision
4.A. mild B. severe C. potential D. slight
5.A. journey B. break C. course D. schedule
6.A. wheeled B. dragged C. pulled D. delivered
7.A. made sure B. felt like C. worked out D. put forward
8.A. muscled B. heavy C. shapely D. false
9.A. blood B. sweat C. tears D. water
10.A. hug B. recognize C. fix D. introduce
11.A. plan B. question C. information D. favour
12.A. dawned on B. stick to C. knocked into D. looked into
13.A. although B. so C. while D. but
14.A. first B. strangest C. best D. luckiest
15.A. struggles B. benefits C. rewards D. conflicts
16.A. stage B. snowboard C. track D. playground
17.A. allowing B. giving C. calling D. making
18.A. challenges B. changes C. devotions D. hesitation
19.A. active B. amazing C. negative D. terminal
20.A. ability B. skill C. tool D. gift
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The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter.One day the man 1his 3-year-old daughter for 2a roll of gold wrapping paper.Money was tight and he became 3when the child tried to decorate a 4to put under the Christmas tree. 5, the little girl brought the gift to her 6the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."
The man was 7by his earlier 8, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was 9.He yelled at her, stating, "Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is 10to be something inside?" The little girl looked 11at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty 12.I blew kisses into the box.They are all for you, Daddy."
The father was crushed. He 13his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her 14.Only a short time later, an15took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many 16and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an 17kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container 18unconditional love and kisses...from our children, family members, friends and God. There is simply no other 19, anyone could hold, more 20than this.
1.A.asked B.praised C.begged D.punished
2.A.wasting B.stealing C.selling D.holding
3.A.glad B.angry C.sad D.upset
4.A.room B.hall C.box D.ball
5.A.Nevertheless B.But C.Therefore D.And
6.A.father B.mother C.teacher D.sister
7.A.puzzled B.surprised C.scared D.embarrassed
8.A.overwork B.overreaction C.overcoat D.overpass
9.A.empty B.heavy C.full D.wet
10.A.happened B.seemed C.supposed D.used
11.A.down B.back C.up D.forward
12.A.at all B.after all C.above all D.in all
13.A.put B.turned C.handed D.gave
14.A.kindness B.forgiveness C.sadness D.carelessness
15.A.overcoat B.incident C.accident D.action
16.A.days B.months C.nights D.years
17.A.imaginary B.kind C .gentle D.warm
18.A.filled with B.pleased with C.crowded with D.equipped with
19.A.world B.feeling C.possession D.love
20.A.expensive B.precious C.comfortable D.interesting
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
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Perhaps you’ve attended some parties. But like New York,where a party or dinner often __36__ business with pleasure, a Washington party is a __37__ part of the business of politics, the business of making __38__ connections.
Some Washington parties have a __39__ aura (气氛) about them, depending on who gives them and who is there, but most parties are open-house __40__ in fact, with the hosts not knowing most of the __41__ who are there.
I went to a few of these parties __42__ I wanted to see the inside of some of the Washington mansions (公馆) I had __43__ so much about. Almost every time during the evening some man would come close to talk with me __44__, we didn’t know each other at all. Such a __45__ exchange clearly proves “a gathering of friends” __46__ Washington party standards. You don’t even need an __47__ to attend many Washington parties. You just have to know about them. No Washington hostess would __48__ her servants to ask you who you were. Most of the bigger parties, those with 300 or 400 guests, __49__ to impress somebody, and Washingtonians __50__.
Most members of the Congress ,for example, __51__ middle-class backgrounds in smaller communities __52__ the country. They are dazzled (眼花缭乱的) by __53__. They are dazzled by big names. They are ready to help Washington __54__ hostesses. They go along with them because they are good friends or they don’t notice that they __55__ or they don’t care if they are.
1.. A. follows B. connects C. mixes D. goes
2.. A. daily B. necessary C. chief D. cheap
3.. A. still B. cruel C. mental D. important
4. A. social B. nervous C. terrible D. simple
5. A. events B. affairs C. conferences D. games
6. A. guests B. customers C. guards D. guides
7. A. so that B. in order that C. as if D. because
8. A. found B. noticed C. heard D. wrote
9. A. since B. though C. when D. whether
10. A. common B. strict C. public D. special
11. A. including B. comparing with C. according to D. depending on
12. A. invitation B. envelope C. instrument D. acceptance
13. A. refuse B. allow C. agree D. warn
14.A. are given B. give C. are supplied D. supply
15. A. easily forget B. hardly remember C. easily impress D. are easily impressed
16.A. hear from B. write to C. come from D. call out
17. A. over B. below C. between D. across
18.A. money B. equal C. freedom D. discussion
19. A. strange B. famous C. poor D. stupid
20. A. are using B. are being used C. are obeying D. are being obeyed
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完形填空
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Many people argue that working can be a valuable experience for the young. However, working more than about fifteen hours a week is ________ to adolescents because it reduces their involvement with school and ________ a materialistic lifestyle.
Schoolwork and the ________ of extracurricular activities tend to go by the wayside when adolescents work long hours. As more and more teens have ________ the numerous part-time jobs, teachers have faced increasing ________ . They must both keep the________ of tired students and give homework to those who simply do not have time to do it. ________ , educators have noticed less involvement ________ the extracurricular activities that many consider a healthy influence on young people. School bands and athletic teams are ________ players to work and sports events are ________ attended by working students, Those teens who try to do it all may find themselves exhausted.
Another ________ of too much work is that it may promote materialism and a(n) ________ lifestyle. Some parents claim that working helps teach adolescents the ________ of dollar. Undoubtedly, that can be true. It is also true that some teens work to ________ with the family budget or to save for college. However, surveys have shown that the majority of working teens use their ________ to buy luxuries. These young people do not worry about spending ________ as they can just about have it all. In many cases, they are becoming ________ to a lifestyle they would not be able to afford several years down the road, when they no longer have parents ________ car insurance, food and so on. At that point they can rarely afford necessities as well as luxuries.
Teenagers can enjoy the advantages of work while ________ its disadvantages, simply by limiting their work hours during the school year. As is often the case, a moderate approach will be the most healthy and ________ .
1.A. practical B. harmful C. useful D. handy
2.A. encourages B. represents C. instructs D. changes
3.A. burdens B. benefits C. honors D. categories
4.A. hired B. shared C. lost D. filled
5.A. divisions B. difficultiesC. sorrows D. questions
6.A. demand B. examination C. attention D. character
7.A. Above all B. In addition C. On the contrary D. For instance
8.A. in B. for C. over D. about
9.A. wanting B. welcoming C. training D. losing
10.A. poorly B. actively C. regularly D. confidently
11.A. type B. level C. drawback D. element
12.A. creative B. efficient C. unrealistic D. productive
13.A. value B. purpose C. desire D. goal
14.A. turn out B. come out C. give out D. help out
15.A. efforts B. allowances C. goods D. earnings
16.A. freely B. wisely C. cheerfully D. healthily
17.A. concerned B. delighted C. accustomed D. surprised
18.A. looking for B. caring for C. working for D. paying for
19.A. avoiding B. judging C. attempting D. considering
20.A. evident B. flexible C. sharp D. rewarding
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