A group of graduates have highly been establi...

A group of graduates have highly been established in their careers. One day they got together to 　 　 their old university professor. Shortly 　 　 they arrived, their conversation turned into complaints about 　 　 in work and life. In order to 　 　 his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned 　 　 a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups made of porcelain(陶瓷的), plastic, glass or crystal. Some of

　 are plain looking, some expensive, and some are exquisite(做工精致的). The 　 　 told them to help themselves to the coffee.

When 　 　 the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:

If you noticed, all the nice looking 　 　 cups were taken up, 　 　 behind the plain and cheap ones. 　 　 it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 　 　 of your problems and stress.

　 　 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, 　 　 you consciously went for the best cups and were seeing each other’s 　 　 .

Now consider this: 　 　 is the coffee and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are 　 　 tools to hold and contain life, and do not change the 　 　 of life. Sometimes, by concen- trating only on the cup, we 　 　 to enjoy the coffee God has provided. So, don’t let the cups drive you. . . 　 　 the coffee instead.

1. A. call at    B. call on        C. call for        D. call up

2. A. after    B. before        C. when        D. as

3. A. happiness            B. joy

C. satisfaction            D. stress

4. A. offer    B. provide    C. make        D. supply

5.A. for        B. to            C. with        D. along

6. A. whom    B. which        C. them        D. it

7. A. students            B. professor

C. son                    D. wife

8. A. all                    B. so    me of

C. none of                D. both

9. A. cheap                B. ordinary

C. glass                D. expensive

10.A. leaving                B. remaining

C. keeping                D. staying

11. A. Because                B. Since

C. While                D. If

12. A. source                B. resource

C. end                D. solution

13. A. That                B. What

C. Anything            D. Something

14. A. and    B. so            C. thus        D. but

15. A. cups    B. coffee        C. eyes        D. faces

16. A. Work    B. Life        C. Career        D. Study

17.A. more than            B. rather than

C. just                    D. not only

18. A. quantity                B. quality

C. pace                D. style

19. A. manage                B. try

C. attempt                D. fail

20. A. enjoy    B. drink        C. have        D. share

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第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A group of graduates，highly established in their careers，got together to visit their old university professor．

The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and in life．offering his guests coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups——plastic，glass，crystal(水晶)，some plain—looking，some expensive，some fine——telling them to help themselves to the coffee．

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said：“If you noticed，all the nice—looking，expensive cups were taken up，leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the source of your problems and stress．”

“What all of you really wanted was coffee，not the cup，but you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other’s cups．”

“Now consider this：Life is the coffee and the jabs，money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain life，and do not change the quality of life．Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we fail to enjoy the coffee．So，don’t let the cups drive you．．．enjoy the coffee instead．”

56．Why did the conversation soon turn into complaints?

A．Because there was no coffee to drink．

B．Because there was nothing to talk about except complaints

C．Because life was not easy for everyone．

D．Because there was nothing better than to complain．

57．The professor brought in a variety of cups because            ．

A．he was richer than his students

B．he was fond of collecting cups

C．there were too many people to drink coffee

D．the cups would play an important part in his talk

58．In the author’s opinion           ．

A．it is necessary to have a variety of cups to meet the needs of different guests

B．one should concentrate on main things in life

C．the students liked drinking coffee mole than anything else

D．cups are more important than coffee

59．We can infer that        ．

A．in our daily life most people want only the best for themselves

B．coffee was as important as a cup

C． a teacher should have a11 kinds of cups at home

D．whether coffee is nice to drink depends on the cup

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives.

Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and other things including cups-porcelain(瓷杯子), glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some elegant -- telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate.

When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said: "I notice that all the nice looking and expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. The cup that you're drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each others cups. Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. The cup you have does not define, nor change the quality of life you have. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate we have. The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything that they have. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Thank the Lord for your blessings in 2011. And enjoy your hot chocolate in 2012!”

1. When did they decide to go to see their professor?

2.Why did the professor offer them different cups?

3.What caused the professor to say those words?

4.What does the word “cup” in this passage refer to?

5.What is the purpose of the professor’s words?

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In front of the two trees which have been destroyed in the typhoon ___ a group of young kids.

A. sit.　　 B. are sitting.　　 C. sitting.　　 D. sat.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many of the world's pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities．Supply for the needs of the people leads to further　 　 　　 by industry．If the rapid increase of world population continues at the present rate, there may be much greater　　 　 　 to human beings．

Some scientists speak of the increase in numbers of people as "population pollution''．

About 2,000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million．It　　 　 　　 a billion in 1850．By 1930 the population was two billion．It is now six billon．It is　　 　 　 to double by the year 2020．If the population continues to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the　　 　 　　 a hundred years from now．

Man has been　　 　 　 the earth's resources more and more　　 　 　　 over the past years．Some of them are almost gone．Now many people believe that man's greatest problem is how to control the　　 　 　　 of the population．The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to　　 　 　 the human population if the present rate of increase continues．

There is already over-crowding in many cities and starvation in some countries．Many people believe that human survival in the future 　 　 on the answer to the question．

1.A．progress　      B．pollution    　　 C．education　     　　 D．production

2.A．danger    B．harm    C．benefit    D．hardship

3.A．got    B．took    C．brought    D．reached

4.A．suggested　　 B．hoped    C．expected    D．said

5.A．world    B．country　     C．star　     D．end

6.A．discovering[　 B．using    C．digging    D．destroying

7.A．seriously　　 B．dangerously　 C．rapidly    D．steadily

8.A．existence　　 B．start    C．growth    D．birth

9.A．increase　　 B．starve    C．construct 　　　　　　 D．support

10.A．depends　 B．agrees    C．saves    D．passes

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Many of the world’s pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities. Supply for the needs of the people leads to further 1 by industry. If the rapid increase of world 2 continues at the present rate, there may be much greater 3 to human beings. Some scientists 4 of the increase in numbers of people as “population pollution（人口公害）”.

About 2, 000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million. It 5a billion in 1850. By 1930 the population was two billion. It is now six billion. It is 6to double by the year 2020. If the population 7 to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the 8 a hundred years from now.

Man has been 9   the earth’s resources more and more 10   over the past years. Some of them are almost gone. Now many people believe that man’s 11   problem is how to control the 12   of the population. The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to 13  the human population if the present rate of increase continues. There is already over-crowding（过分拥挤）in many cities and 14  in some countries. Many people believe that human survival（生存） in the future 15  on the answer to the question.

1.                A．progress        B．pollution        C．education D．production

2.                A．agriculture      B．industry        C．environment   D．population

3.                A．danger         B．harm           C．benefit   D．hardship

4.                A．dream         B．approve        C．rid  D．speak

5.                A．got            B．took           C．brought  D．reached

6.                A．suggested       B．hoped          C．expected D．said

7.                A．continues       B．fails            C．tries D．means

8.                A．world          B．country         C．star  D．end

9.                A．discovering      B．using           C．digging   D．destroying

10.               A．seriously       B．dangerously     C．rapidly    D．steadily

11.               A．greatest        B．easiest         C．lightest    D．simplest

12.               A．existence       B．start           C．growth    D．birth

13.               A．increase        B．decrease       C．report D．support

14.               A．discussion      B．starvation       C．construction    D．argument

15.               A．depends        B．agrees         C．saves D．passes

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.The conversation soon turned into____about stress in work and life.Offering his____coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and___with a large pot of coffee and a____of cups—porcelain，plastic glass，crystal，some plain­looking，some expensive，some exquisite (精致的)，telling them to ____themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said，“If you have____，all the nice­looking expensive cups have been____，leaving behind the plain and____ones.Of course，____it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the ____of your problems and stress.”

“It is sure that the cup itself____no quality to the coffee.____ it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we____.”

“What all of you really want is coffee，not the cup，but you went____for the best cups.And then you began____each other’s cups.”

“Now consider this：Life is the coffee；the jobs，__1_and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to____and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define，nor____the quality of life we live.Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we____to enjoy the coffee.Value the coffee，not the cups！”

Don’t let the cups ____you.Enjoy the coffee instead.

1.A．information　　　　　　     B．complaints　

C．surprises 　    D．satisfaction

2.A.friends 　    B．customers　　

C．guests 　    D．fellows

3.A.carried 　    B．returned　

C．arrived 　    D．brought

4.A.kind　 　    B．set　

C．variety 　    D．group

5.A.devote 　    B．expose　

C．help 　    D．provide

6.A.seen 　    B．discovered　

C．recognized　 　    D．noticed

7.A.taken in 　    B．taken back

C．taken out 　    D．taken up

8.A.cheap　 　    B．dear

C．pretty 　    D．fantastic

9.A.if　 　    B．while　　

C．because　　 　    D．since

10.A.resource 　    B．source

C．result　 　    D．point

11.A.increases　 　    B．expands

C．extends 　    D．adds

12.A.At no time　    B．In most cases

C．In no case 　    D．At times

13.A.drink 　    B．desire　

C．eat　 　    D．want

14.A.happily　 　    B．strangely

C．consciously　 　    D．surprisingly

15.A.suspecting 　    B．envying　

C．considering　    D．eyeing

16.A.money　　 　    B．love　

C．friendship　 　    D．death

17.A.offer　 　    B．take　

C．live 　    D．hold

18.A.exchange　　 　    B．raise

C．change　　 　    D．create

19.A.have　 　    B．hesitate　

C．forget 　    D．fail

20.A.defeat　　 　    B．drive

C．decide 　    D．puzzle

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the _______ topic — happiness. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about _______ in work and life.

To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and _______ with a large pot of coffee and a variety of _______ — plastic, glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), some plain­looking, some very _______. The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in _______， the professor said, “If you have noticed, all the nice­looking _______ cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is _______ for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the _______ of your problems and stress.” The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no_______ to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even _______ what we drink. What all of you _________ wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went _______ the best cups. Now _______ this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and _______ in society are the cups which are just tools to hold and _______ life, and the different types of cups we have don't decide, nor ________ the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will _______ to enjoy the coffee in it. So don't let the cups _______ you ... enjoy the coffee instead.”

At these words, the graduates looked at each other in _______ embarrassment.

1.A.hot　　　　　 　　 B．sensitive　　　　　 C．famous　 　　　　　　 D．easy

2.A.pay　 　　　　　 `B．joy　　　　　　　　　 C．experience　 　　　 D．stress

3.A.cooked　 　　　　 B．took　　　　　　　　 C．returned　 　　　　 D．met

4.A.cups　 　　　　　 B．gifts　　　　　　　　 C．plates　 　　　　　　 D．drinks

5.A.common　 　　　　 B．special　　　　　　 C．rare　 　　　　　　　 D．delicate

6.A.order　 　　　　 B．time　　　　　　　　 C．hand　 　　　　　　　 D．place

7.A.pretty 　　　　 B．different　　　　　 C．colorful　 　　　　 D．expensive

8.A.necessary　 　　 B．normal　　　　　　　 C．good　 　　　　　　　 D．possible

9.A.situation　 　　 B．answer　　　　　　　 C．result 　　　　　　 　 D．source

10.A.quality　　 　　 B．energy　　　　　　　 C．weight　 　　　　　　 D．color

11.A.makes 　　　　 　 B．gives　　　　　　　　 C．hides　 　　　　　　 D．includes

12.A.finally　 　　 B．really　　　　　　　 C．especially 　　　 　 D．nearly

13.A.for　 　　　　　 B．with　　　　　　　　 C．into　　 　　　　　　　 D．to

14.A.determine 　 　 B．discuss　　　　　　 C．try　 　　　　　　　　 D．consider

15.A.position　 　　 B．relation　　　　　　 C．workmates　 　　　　 D．friends

16.A.create　 　　　 B．support　　　　　　 C．contain　 　　　　　 D．own

17.A.damage　　 　　　 B．determine　　　　　 C．change　 　　　　　　 D．increase

18.A.come　 　　　　 B．stop　　　　　　　　 C．have　　 　　　　　　　 D．fail

19.A.drive 　　　　 　 B．hold　　　　　　　　 C．take　　 　　　　　　　 D．arrange

20.A.quiet　 　　　　 B．speechless　　　　 C．amazing　 　　　　　 D．reasonable

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Scientists have always been interested in the high level of organization in ant societies. American researchers have watched ants build life-saving rafts(筏子) to keep afloat during floods. They also have documented how ant colonies choose their next queen — the female whose job is to produce eggs rather than seek food for others.

New technology is helping to improve researchers’ understanding of the insects. But there is still a lot to be learned. Fire ants living in Brazilian forests are perfectly at home in an environment where flooding is common. To save themselves, the insects connect their legs together and create floating rafts. Some ant rafts can be up to 20 centimeters wide.

David Hu, who is a mechanical engineer with the Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, says, “If you have 100 ants, which means 600 legs, 99 percent of those legs will be connected to a neighbor. So they’re very, very good at maintaining this network.”

David Hu and other Georgia Tech researchers want to study ants and the secret of their engineering. They freeze ant rafts and then look at them with the help of computed technology, or CT, images. The pictures show that larger ants serve in central positions to which smaller ants hold. The larger ants form pockets of air that keep the insects afloat.

Scientists say small robots or materials that can change shape could be programmed in a similar way, working towards a shared goal.

Researchers at North Carolina State University are also studying ants. They examined how Indian jumping ants choose the leader of the colony when they lose their top female or queen.

1.The duty of the queen ants is to_____.

A. seek food　　 B. keep organized

C. lay eggs　　 D. keep guard

2.The author takes fire ants as an example to tell us _____.

A. how ants seek food perfectly　　 B. How ants save themselves from floods

C. how ants communicate　　 D. How ants connect their legs together

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Ants know the way to form a harmonious society.

B. The Georgia Tech researchers first discovered Indian jumping ants.

C. All the worker ants in the colony are physically larger.

D. Small and shaped-changeable things might work just like ants do.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

I was not good in math in the first year of junior high schoo1.Having been failed so many times in math exams，I was anxious about the subject．Every time I tried hardly to work out a math problem，I was afraid of making mistakes，that really made me feel helpless．Luckily，I met a nice math teacher in second year. She told me that I didn’t need to worry about making mistakes because I could find out my shortcomings through my mistake．She always encouraged myself to try again whenever I make a mistake．Thanks to my teacher’s encouragement，I became interesting in math and made rapid progress．My experience proves that failure was the mother of success and that we can learn a lot from our mistakes．

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