“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “w...

“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 　 　 . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 　 　 . Each of you will have to 　 　 someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”

Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This 　 　 I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 　　 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

I shook my head.

“How about some 　 　 ?”

I shook my head again.

Finally, I thought he realized I was 　 　 , and I got my first big tip as a 　 　 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 　 　 　　 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t 　 　　 me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 　 　 all my life I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me: it was in my blood. It gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 　 　 .

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 　 　 stories from murders to airplane crashes and 　 　 choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been　 for Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

I was 　 　 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was this teacher …” I always start out. I just wish I could thank her.

1.A. good        B. mad　　　　　　     C. careless　　　　 D. curious

2.A. universities    B. families 　 C. professions　　 D. lives

3.A. interview    B. please　     C. admire　　　　 D. respect

4.A. expressed    B. ordered　　 C. expected　　　 D. meant

5.A. hardly    B. nearly　     C. naturally　　　 D. eagerly

6.A. drink    B. newspapers　　 C. preparations　     D. paper

7.A. satisfied    B. comfortable　　 C. terrified　　 D. sorry

8.A. student　　　 B. journalist　　 C. teacher　　　　 D. writer

9.A. called　　　 B. recognized　　 C. remembered　     D. visited

10.A. answer　     B. promise　　　 C. stop　　 D. persuade

11.A. how　         B. whether　　 C. why　　　 D. when

12.A. breaking in　     B. getting down　     C. falling off　　 D. going on

13.A. making　　      B. retelling　　 C. covering　　　　 D. writing

14.A. certainly    B. finally　　　     C. doubtfully　　 D. completely

15.A. hurt        B. excited　　　　　 C. disappointed　　 D. asked

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The_______waiter came up to us and said,"You are welcome."

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Environmentalists said our planet was doomed to die. Now one man says they are wrong.

"Everyone knows the planet is in bad shape," thundered a magazine article last year. Species are being driven to die out at record rates, and the rivers are so poisonous that fish are floating on the surface, dead.

But there's a growing belief that what everyone takes for granted is wrong: things are actually getting better. A new book is about to overturn our most basic assumptions about the world's environment. Rivers, seas, rain and the atmosphere are all getting cleaner. The total amount of forests in the world is not declining. The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjorn Lomborg, professor of statistics at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, is an attack on the misleading claims of environmental groups, and the "bad news" culture that makes people believe everything is getting worse.

Now the attacks are increasingly coming from left-wing environmentalists such as Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace. The accusation is that, although the environment is improving, green groups — with profits of hundreds of mil-lions of pounds a year — are using scare tactics(谋略)to gain donations. Lomborg's book doesn't deny global warming — probably the biggest environmental threat — but destroys almost every other environmental claim with many official statistics.

The Worldwatch Institute claims that "deforestation(沙漠化) has been accelerating over the last 30 years". But Lomborg says that is simply rubbish. Since the dawn of agriculture the world has lost about 20 per cent of its forest cover, but in recent decades the forest area's depleting has come to a stop. According to UN figures, the area of forests has remained almost steady, at about 30 per cent of total land area, since the 1940s. Forests in countries such as the US, the UK and Canada have actually been expanding over the past 40 years. Despite all the warnings the Amazon rainforest has only shrunk by about 15 per cent.

Nor are all our species dying out. Some campaigners claim that 50 per cent of all species will have died out within 50 years. But other studies show only 0.08 per cent of species are dying out each year. Conservation efforts have been successful. Whales are no longer threatened and the bald eagle is off the endangered list.

Environmental groups claim that many of the improvements are the results of the success of their campaigns. Stephen Tindale, director of Greenpeace UK, said, "There are important examples, such as acid rain and ozone, where things aren't as bad as predicted, and that's because behavior has changed."

1.In his book, The Skeptical Environmentalist, what is Lomborg's main argument?

2.What is Lomborg's main accusation of environmentalists?

3.The underlined word "depleting" in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to "____".

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

What you said just now____ the matter we are discussing.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

—　　 you　　 off Mrs. Black this time tomorrow?

—Of course. And we are going to hold a farewell party for her this evening.

A. Will; be seeing 　　　　 B. Will; see

C. Were; going to see 　　 D. Would; see

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“Are you going shopping today?” my husband, Roy, asked when I answered the telephone. “I 　　 to,” I said. Thanksgiving was only a couple days away. My money was　　 and I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day.

For a few seconds, Roy sat 　　　 　　 on the other end of the line. The nervousness gradually increased under the wordlessness, which I couldn’t wait to break through. “Why do you ask?” I whispered, 　　 　　 what he might say.

“Nancy, there’s a family with six kids that will not have anything to 　 　 for Thanksgiving. The little one is only five years old. While you’re at the store could you 　　 buy something for them?” My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had 　　　 for our family’s Thanksgiving dinner.

In the back of my mind I 　　 the hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner. I put my head down on my desk, already feeling 　　 . There’s no way possible, I thought. But the compassion (怜悯) I heard in my husband’s 　　 struck a nerve inside me.

I replied, “　　 but only if God helps.”

I finished my work and 　　 all the way to the nearest grocery store. I entered the parking lot and noticed a big 　　 in the grocery store window: Turkeys---29 cents a pound. “Thank God!” I said to myself.

I went inside, but when I read the sign my heart 　　 . “Limit one.” But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager. I 　　 the problem. He made an exception. To my 　　 , I had enough money. I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old child who had 　 3 my heart, even though I had never met her.

Later that afternoon, Roy and I made a special delivery to a home 　　 with children of all ages. I will never forget the 　　 on the six kids’ faces.

By far, that was the greatest 　　 of my life.

1.A．plan　　 B．refuse　　 C．fail　　 D．agree

2.A．private　　 B．enough　　 C．endless　　 D．limited

3.A．nervously　　 B．silently　　 C．friendly　　 D．excitedly

4.A．arranging　　 B．receiving　　 C．fearing　　 D．blaming

5.A．eat　　 B．do　　 C．pay　　 D．say

6.A．freely　　 B．possibly　　 C．gently　　 D．regularly

7.A．lent　　 B．pulled　　 C．hidden　　 D．saved

8.A．invited　　 B．organized　　 C．counted　　 D．connected

9.A．affected　　 B．defeated　　 C．satisfied　　 D．bored

10.A．voice　　 B．face　　 C．heart　　 D．body

11.A．Bad　　 B．Poor　　 C．Sure　　 D．Afraid

12.A．angered　　 B．worried　　 C．wondered　　 D．prayed

13.A．flower　　 B．sign　　 C．book　　 D．word

14.A．sank　　 B．fell　　 C．ended　　 D．held

15.A．explained　 B．promised　　 C．required　　 D．corrected

16.A．horror　　 B．sadness　　 C．credit　　 D．surprise

17.A．broken　　 B．stolen　　 C．operated　　 D．supported

18.A．covered　　 B．shaped　　 C．filled　　 D．made

19.A．sorrow　　 B．loneliness　　 C．disappointment　 D．smiles

20.A．year　　 B．season　　 C．Thanksgiving　 D．reward

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- Are you going to see The Flowers of War by Zhang Yimou?

--- _______It’s said to be too good a film to miss.

A. No problem!                          B. That’s for sure.

C. Why me?                             D. Why bother?

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

— Are you going to Lloyd’s birthday party on Friday?

— Only if it ______, he said he was having a picnic party.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

How old is too old to go trick-or-treating? Chesapeake of Virginia says the answer to that question is anyone over the age of 12.

City officials recently announced that doorbell-ringing candy seekers over the age of 12 could face a charge, up to six months in jail, and $25 to $100 fines. They're far from alone. Meridian of Mississippi, Bishopville of South Carolina, and Boonsboro of Maryland, also have set the age at 12. The phenomenon isn't limited to the US: In 2017, Bathurst, a town in Canada, banned anyone older than 16.

Officials say they won't be actively looking to catch teenage trick-or-treaters in the act. The age limits are part of a broader push to limit pranks and tricks. Some parents think that preventing older kids from participating in Halloween traditions will have the opposite effect. A Facebook post last year argued that all kids, regardless of age, should be allowed to take part in trick-or-treating. It was shared more than 4,000 times, with close to 700 comments.

Some parents argued that kids shouldn't be spoiled. Others argued that even older kids should be encouraged to take part in it in the sense of wonder and excitement, and most said they were willing to give candy to whoever dressed up. That seems consistent with the scientific studies that play is essential to help children develop into healthy, well-adapted people, and that play encourages kids to develop collaboration and creativity.

Given how over-scheduled, anxious, and unhappy today's teens are, maybe a little Halloween magic is exactly in order.

1.How many American cities that have set the limit of going trick-or-treating are mentioned?

A. One city.　　 B. Two cities.

C. Three cities.　　 D. Four cities.

2.Why did the officials decide to prevent teens from going trick-or-treating?

A. Because the teens are too old to go trick-or-treating..

B. Because it is thought that the teens will do something harmful.

C. Because some parents are afraid that kids can be spoiled.

D. Because that seems consistent with the scientific studies.

3.What may most people agree with according to the passage?

A. All people should take part in the Halloween traditional activities.

B. Halloween tradition is no longer as attractive as before.

C. It's not a good idea to limit the age of going trick-or treating.

D. Play is necessary to help children develop into healthy and well-adapted people.

4.What is the author's attitude towards the age limit of going trick-or-treating?

A. disapproving　　 B. objective

C. favorable　　 D. indifferent

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

----- Are you going to leave now ?

----- ________ you would prefer me to stay here.

A. When     B. Although    C.  If        D. Unless

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析