Suddenly another thought went through Kate’s ...

Suddenly another thought went through Kate’s mind like an electric shock. An express train was due to go past about thirty minutes later. If it were not stopped, that long train, full of passengers, would fall into the stream. “Someone must go to the station and warn the station-master，” Kate thought. But who was to go? She would have to go herself. There was no one else.

In wind and rain she started on her difficult way. Soon she was at the bridge that crossed the Des Moines River, a bridge also built of wood, just like the bridge across Honey Creek. The storm had not washed this away, but there was no footpath across it. She would have to cross it by stepping from sleeper (枕木) to sleeper. With great care she began the dangerous crossing, sometimes on her hands and knees, hardly daring to look down between the sleepers into the wild flood waters below. If she should slip, she would fall between the sleepers, into the rapidly flowing stream.

At last — she never knew how long it had taken her — she felt solid ground under her feet. But there was no time to rest. She still had to run more than half a mile and had only a few minutes left. Unless she reached the station before the express did, many, many lives would be lost.

She did reach the station just as the train came into sight. Fortunately the station-master was standing outside. “The bridge is down! Stop the train! Oh, please stop it!” Kate shouted breathlessly.

The station-master went pale. He rushed into the station building and came back with a signal light. He waved the red light as the train came into the station. It was not a second too early.

1.What did Kate decide to do?

A. Stop the express train.

B. Check the signal light.

C. Meet the passengers.

D. Visit the station-master

2.Which of the following words best describes Kate’s journey?

A. Fruitless.        B. Boring.        C. Well-planned.        D. Risky.

3.Why did the station-master turn pale?

A. He suddenly fell ill.

B. He realized the danger.

C- He discovered his mistake.

D. He became over-excited.

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Suddenly another thought went through Kate’s mind like an electric shock. An express train was due to go past about thirty minutes later. If it were not stopped, that long train, full of passengers, would fall into the stream. “Someone must go to the station and warn the station-master，” Kate thought. But who was to go? She would have to go herself. There was no one else.

In wind and rain she started on her difficult way. Soon she was at the bridge that crossed the Des Moines River, a bridge also built of wood, just like the bridge across Honey Creek. The storm had not washed this away, but there was no footpath across it. She would have to cross it by stepping from sleeper (枕木)to sleeper. With great care she began the dangerous crossing, sometimes on her hands and knees, hardly daring to look down between the sleepers into the wild flood waters below. If she should slip, she would fall between the sleepers, into the rapidly flowing stream.

At last -- she never knew how long it had taken her- - she felt solid ground under her feet. But there was no time to rest. She still had to run more than half a mile and had only a few minutes left. Unless she reached the station before the express did, many, many lives would be lost.

She did reach the station just as the train came into sight. Fortunately the station-master was standing outside. “The bridge is down! Stop the train! Oh, please stop it!” Kate shouted breathlessly.

The station-master went pale. He rushed into the station building and came back with a signal light. He waved the red light as the train came into the station. It was not a second too early.

1.What did Kate decide to do?

A. Stop the express train.　　 B. Check the signal light.

C. Meet the passengers.　　 D. Visit the station-master

2.Which of the following words best describes Kate’s journey

A. Fruitless.　　 B. Boring.

C. Well-planned.　　 D. Risky.

3.Why did the station-master turn pale?

A. He suddenly fell ill.　　 B. He realized the danger.

C. He discovered his mistake.　　 D. He became over-excited.

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Like toolmaking,teaching was once thought to be an exclusive capacity of the human mind.It is not actually.

“Teaching”requires this:one individual must take time from their own task to demonstrate and instruct with effort and the student must learn a new skill.That’s a tall order.

When a young chimpanzee watches a skilled adult and then imitates ,that’s learning.But the adult has not taken time specifically to instruct,so it is not teaching.In the honeybees’ amazing dance,the dancer takes time to indicate information about a source of food,but observers learn no new skill.They do take time to show,but they do not pass on new skills to learners.

Dolphins teach.Atlantic spotted dolphin mothers sometimes free a caught fish in the presence of their youngsters and let their youngsters chase it,catching it again if it’s getting away.Dolphin youngsters also position themselves alongside mothers who are scanning sandy bottoms for hidden fish,and the mother spends extra time demonstrating.

Other teachers include:housecats who bring back live prey and let their young learn to catch it,and meerkats(猫鼬) who first bring to their growing young dead scorpions(蝎子), then disabled ones,to demonstrate how to remove the poisonous part on their tails.

Like toolmaking and teaching,imitation is also considered to reflect high intelligence.In South Africa lived a baby dolphin named Dolly.One day while she was just six months old,Dolly was watching a trainer standing at the window smoking a cigarette,blowing puffs of smoke.Dolly swam to her mother,got a mouthful of milk,then returned to the window and released a cloud of milk that surrounded her head.The trainer was“absolutely astonished”.Somehow Dolly came up with the idea of using milk to represent smoke.Using one thing to represent something else isn’t just imitation.It is art.

1.What does the underlined phrase“a tall order”probably mean in paragraph 2?

A. A clear instruction.

B. A high risk.

C. A difficult requirement.

D. useful purpose.

2.What do we know about honeybees’dance?

A. Presenting. B. Learning.

C. Imitating. D. Teaching.

3.What can we infer about animals that can teach?

A. Bees show their dance to younger generations.

B. Housecats teach in a way similar to dolphins.

C. Young dolphins must learn how to free a fish.

D. Meerkats have poisonous parts on the tails.

4.Why does the author use Dolly’s example?

A. To prove smoking can affect other animals.

B. To explain dolphins are capable of making art.

C. To show animals can be surprisingly intelligent.

D. To stress milk is to dolphins what smoking is to men.

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Like toolmaking,teaching was once thought to be an exclusive（独有的）capacity of the human mind.It is not actually.

“Teaching”requires this:one individual must take time from their own task to demonstrate and instruct with effort and the student must learn a new　 skill.That’s a tall order.

When a young chimpanzee watches a skilled adult and then imitates（模仿）,that’s learning.But the adult has not taken time specifically to instruct,so it is not teaching.In the honeybees’ amazing dance,the dancer takes time to indicate information about a source of food,but observers learn no new skill.They do take time to show,but they do not pass on new skills to learners.

Dolphins teach.Atlantic spotted dolphin mothers sometimes free a caught fish in the presence of their youngsters and let their youngsters chase it,catching it again if it’s getting away.Dolphin youngsters also position themselves alongside mothers who are scanning sandy bottoms for hidden fish,and the mother spends extra time demonstrating.

Other teachers include:housecats who bring back live prey and let their young learn to catch it,and meerkats（猫鼬）who first bring to their growing young dead scorpions（蝎子）,then disabled ones,to demonstrate how to remove the poisonous part on their tails.

Like toolmaking and teaching,imitation is also considered to reflect high intelligence.In South Africa lived a baby dolphin named Dolly.One day while she was just six months old,Dolly was watching a trainer standing at the window smoking a cigarette,blowing puffs of smoke.Dolly swam to her mother,got a mouthful of milk,then returned to the window and released a cloud of milk that surrounded her head.The trainer was“absolutely astonished”.Somehow Dolly came up with the idea of using milk to represent smoke.Using one thing to represent something else isn’t just imitation.It is art.

1.What does the underlined phrase“a tall order”probably mean in paragraph 2?

A. A clear instruction.　　 B. A high risk.

C. A difficult requirement.　　 D. A useful purpose.

2.What do we know about honeybees’ dance?

A. Presenting.　　 B. Learning.

C. Imitating.　　 D. Teaching.

3.What can we infer about animals that can teach?

A. Bees show their dance to younger generations.

B. Housecats teach in a way similar to dolphins.

C. Young dolphins must learn how to free a fish.

D. Meerkats have poisonous parts on the tails.

4.Why does the author use Dolly’s example?

A. To prove smoking can affect other animals.

B. To explain dolphins are capable of making art.

C. To show animals can be surprisingly intelligent.

D. To stress milk is to dolphins what smoking is to men.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

My daughter Julie and I went shopping this morning. A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line. This one had the shortest queue, there was only one guy in it, but he was in a ______ and there seemed to be some complications going on.

Well, I stamped on that little part, and we stepped in _______him. At first, he seemed to be having _____ getting his groceries onto the conveyor belt(输送带). But after a while, I _____ that what he was actually doing was dividing them into two lots.

Still, getting the stuff up there was no_______ task in itself. I ____to help, but he and the checkout lady had it under_____. He asked Julie if she would ______ putting his empty basket away. Then he ______for his wallet which was in a pouch(小袋子)on one side of his chair. The way he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable______ made this quite a stretch for him, so I helped there.

What must it be like, I ________, to be so dependent on other people like that?

The checkout operator came around and gave him his _______ and the items he needed to have to hand. I offered to get ________bigger bag and he said, “ No. but you could do me a favor. Take that lot along to the entrance and give it to Angela.”

I _____did that, leaving Julie with our shopping. Angela, it turned out, was collecting food for people who might otherwise go ___! I hadn’t even noticed her before.

This guy, despite the limitation that his ________condition imposed(强加于) on him, had bought more than twice as much shopping as he needed. He may have been _________ physically, but his heart was more than capable of ________ all that. And it changed my idea of _______ when I realized that the help he had given was ________ the help he had received.

1.A. taxi　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. wheelchair　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. grocery　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. bench

2.A. before　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. behind　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. near　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. beyond

3.A. difficulty　　 B. potential　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. doubt　　　　　　　　 D. ability

4.A. regretted　　 B. recognized　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. requested　　　　　　 D. realized

5.A. special　　　　 B. obvious　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. necessary

6.A. struggled　 　　　　　　　　　 B. offered　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. forced　　　　　　　　 D. preferred

7.A. control　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. consideration　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. repair　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. attack

8.A. mind　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. finish　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. escape

9.A. hoped　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. chose　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. begged

10.A. leg　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. knee　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. foot　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. arm

11.A. warned　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. wondered　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. feared　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. insisted

12.A. change　　　 B. bill　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. coin

13.A. more　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. another　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. other　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. the other

14.A. desperately　 B. faithfully　　　　　　　　　 C. sadly　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Gratefully

15.A. thirsty　　　　 B. tired　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. hungry　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. crazy

16.A. mental　　　　 B. natural　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. official　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. physical

17.A. admired 　　　　　　　　　 B. limited　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. forgotten　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. accepted

18.A. overcoming　　 B. keeping　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. passing　　　　　　　　 D. destroying

19.A. pride　　　　　 B. patience　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. dependence　　　　　 D. bravery

20.A. other than　　 B. more than　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. less than　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. rather than

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To tell you ________ truth, I went through the day with my mind in ________ fog.

A.the; / B./; a C.a; the D.the; a

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Learning another language is like stepping out of a door, through which I can ________ and see more clearly my own language.

A. take back        B. look back        C. turn back        D. get back

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As time went on, Philip’s deformity was accepted like one boy’s red hair and another’s unreasonable obesity. But meanwhile he had grown horribly sensitive. He never ran if he could help it, because he knew it made his limp more noticeable. He stood still as much as he could, with his badly shaped foot behind the other. Because he could not join in the games which other boys played, their life remained strange to him; Sometimes they seemed to think that it was his fault if he could not play football, and he was unable to make them understand. He was left a good deal to himself. He had been inclined to talkativeness, but gradually he became silent.

The biggest boy in his dormitory, Singer, took a dislike to him, and Philip, small for his age, had to put up with a good deal of hard treatment. About half-way through the term there was a game called Nibs. It was a game for two, played on a table or a form with steel pens. Soon nothing was seen but boys playing this game, and the more skilful acquired vast stores of nibs. But in a little while Mr. Watson made up his mind that it was a form of gambling, and forbade the game. Then he ordered all the nibs in the boys’ possession be handed in. Philip had been very skilful, and it was with a heavy heart that he gave up his winning; but his fingers itched to play still, and a few days later, on his way to the football field, he went into a shop and bought a pennyworth of J pens. He carried them loose in his pocket and enjoyed feeling them. Presently Singer found out that he had them. Singer had given up his nibs too, but he had kept back a very large one, called a Jumbo, which was almost unconquerable, and he could not resist the opportunity of getting Philip’s Js out of him. Though Philip knew that he was at a disadvantage with his small nibs, he had an adventurous disposition and was willing to take the risk; besides, he was aware that Singer would not allow him to refuse. He had not played for a week and sat down to the game now with a thrill of excitement. He lost two of his small nibs quickly, and Singer was jubilant, but the third time by some chance the Jumbo slipped round and Philip was able to push his J across it. He crowed with triumph. At that moment Mr. Watson came in.

‘What are you doing?’ he asked.

He looked from Singer to Philip, but neither answered.

‘Don’t you know that I’ve forbidden you to play that game?’

Philip’s heart beat fast. He knew what was coming and was dreadfully frightened, but in his fright there was a certain exultation. He had never been swished. Of course it would hurt, but it was something to boast about afterwards.

‘Come into my study.’

The headmaster turned, and they followed him side by side. Singer whispered to Philip:

‘We’re in for it.’

Mr. Watson pointed to Singer.

‘Bend over,’ he said.

Philip, very white, saw the boy quiver at each stroke, and after the third he heard him cry out. Three more followed.

‘That’ll do. Get up.’

Singer stood up. The tears were streaming down his face. Philip stepped forward. Mr. Watson looked at him for a moment.

‘I’m not going to beat you. You’re a new boy. And I can’t hit a cripple. Go away, both of you, and don’t be naughty again.’

When they got back into the school-room a group of boys, were waiting for them. They set upon Singer at once with eager questions. But he did not answer. He was angry because he had been hurt.

‘Don’t ask me to play Nibs with you again,’ he said to Philip. ‘It’s jolly nice for you. You don’t risk anything.’

‘I didn’t ask you.’

‘Didn’t you!’

He quickly put out his foot and tripped Philip up. Philip was always rather unsteady on his feet, and he fell heavily to the ground.

‘Cripple,’ said Singer.

For the rest of the term he tormented Philip cruelly, and, though Philip tried to keep out of his way, the school was so small that it was impossible; he tried being friendly and jolly with him; he abased himself, so far as to buy him a knife; but though Singer took the knife he was not placated. Once or twice, driven beyond endurance, he hit and kicked the bigger boy, but Singer was so much stronger that Philip was helpless, and he was always forced after more or less torture to beg his pardon. It was that which rankled with Philip: he could not bear the humiliation of apologies, which were wrung from him by pain greater than he could bear. And what made it worse was that there seemed no end to his wretchedness; Singer was only eleven and would not go to the upper school till he was thirteen. Philip realized that he must live two years with a tormentor from whom there was no escape. He was only happy while he was studying and when he got into bed. And often there recurred to him then that queer feeling that his life with all its misery was nothing but a dream, and that he would awake in the morning in his own little bed in London.

1.Why did Philip put his badly shaped foot behind the other?

A. Because he could maintain a balance.

B. Because he fell into that particular habit.

C. Because he had a strong desire to fit in with others.

D. Because he wanted to escape any reference to it.

2.It can be safely inferred about the game Nibs that _______.

A. the game amounted to much as to Mr Watson

B. the game was very fashionable among the boys

C. the game was the only way for Philip to socialize with others

D. the game favored those who were the most patient and skilful

3.According to the passage, which is the right order about the following events ?

a. Singer challenged Philip to the game Nibs.

b. Mr Watson took away all the boys’ nibs.

c. Singer tripped Philip over on purpose.

d. Singer was beaten by Mr Watson bitterly.

e. Philip couldn’t help but submit to Singer.

A. b-a-c-d-e　　 B. b-d-a-c-e

C. b-d-a-e-c　　 D. b-a-d-c-e

4.Which of the following can best describe the character of Philip?

A. Fragile and frustrated.　　 B. Depressive but strong-willed.

C. Talkative and adventurous.　　 D. Aggressive but independent.

5.What does the underlined sentence show?

A. Mr Watson showed sympathy for Philip.

B. Mr Watson discriminated in favor of Philip.

C. Mr Watson looked down upon Philip.

D. Mr Watson expected none of Philip.

6.What can we learn from the passage about Philip?

A. He didn’t intend to make up with Singer.

B. He felt inferior and left out.

C. He was negative about his future in the end.

D. He didn’t take pleasure in studying.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when she went to pick up her daughter’s car near an Ohio University building last week.Anderson saw the nickel­gray Toyota Camry and used her daughter’s key to unlock the car，start the engine and drive home.

When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later，he found only an empty parking spot.He first assumed the car had been towed，but when the police couldn’t find a record of it，they took a theft report.

The morning after Anderson took back the car，her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn’t hers.She found Vansant’s name on paperwork in the glove compartment and looked up his phone number on the Website for the university.

When she told Vansant the car was in her driveway，“It sounded real fishy at first，like maybe she wanted to hold the thing for ransom，”Vansant said!

He eventually went to the house with a police officer，where he was reunited with his car.According to a police report，the case was closed “because of the mistaken car identity.”Anderson wasn’t charged.

Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the “thief”．“Her key fit not only my lock，but my ignition as well—so high­five for Toyota，I guess，”he said.

Toyota spokesman Bill Kwong said  key technology wasn’t as sophisticated as two decades ago，and there were so many ways to cut a key，making it possible for such a mix­up to occur.He said the company now has a microchip embedded(嵌入)in the keys for 90 percent of its vehicles that allows them to start only with the correct key.

1.We can learn from the story that Kate Anderson____。

2.When Charlie Vansant received the phone call，he___。

3.Who should be responsible for the accident?——

4.According to the passage，it can be learned that____

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While reading an interesting story book in my room，______________.

A．the light suddenly went out　　

B．the doorbell rang

C．someone was shouting outside

D．I heard someone shouting outside

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