“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium (千年), was made up of three parts —— “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”.Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892.His parents died when he was a child.Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien’s becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.
After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I.In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology (神话) for The Rings.As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers.The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkien’s imaginative work “The Hobbit”.
Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural (乡村的) class.Hobbits live in hillside holes.One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves (侏儒).On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.
One of Tolkien’s students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft (草稿).The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children’s book would be his ten-year-old son.The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.
It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation.Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readers — new and old — after their publication.
1.What can we learn from the text?
A.“The Lord of the Rings” didn’t sell well in the last millennium.
B.People know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.
C.Tolkien was quite familiar with Old English.
D.Tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa.
2.What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?
A.Hobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.
B.Hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.
C.Hobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.
D.Hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.
3.Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?
A.One of Tolkien’s students. B.Stanley Unwin’s son.
C.Allen & Unwin. D.Bilbo Baggins.
4.What is mainly discussed in the text?
A.“The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.
B.A completely new masterwork in the new millennium.
C.A famous professor at Oxford University.
D.The power of the magic ring.
5.Which of the following shows the right order of Mr.J.R.R.Tolkien’s life experience?
a.He had his “The Hobbit” published.
b.He became a member of the Inklings.
c.He served in World WarⅠ
d.He became an undergraduate at Oxford.
e.His work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.
f.He moved to England to live with his aunt.
A.f-d-b-c-a-e B.f-d-c-b-a-e C.f-c-d-b-e-a D.d-f-c-a-b-e
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium (千年), was made up of three parts —— “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”.Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892.His parents died when he was a child.Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien’s becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.
After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I.In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology (神话) for The Rings.As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers.The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkien’s imaginative work “The Hobbit”.
Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural (乡村的) class.Hobbits live in hillside holes.One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves (侏儒).On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.
One of Tolkien’s students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft (草稿).The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children’s book would be his ten-year-old son.The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.
It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation.Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readers — new and old — after their publication.
1.What can we learn from the text?
A.“The Lord of the Rings” didn’t sell well in the last millennium.
B.People know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.
C.Tolkien was quite familiar with Old English.
D.Tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa.
2.What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?
A.Hobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.
B.Hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.
C.Hobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.
D.Hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.
3.Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?
A.One of Tolkien’s students. B.Stanley Unwin’s son.
C.Allen & Unwin. D.Bilbo Baggins.
4.What is mainly discussed in the text?
A.“The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.
B.A completely new masterwork in the new millennium.
C.A famous professor at Oxford University.
D.The power of the magic ring.
5.Which of the following shows the right order of Mr.J.R.R.Tolkien’s life experience?
a.He had his “The Hobbit” published.
b.He became a member of the Inklings.
c.He served in World WarⅠ
d.He became an undergraduate at Oxford.
e.His work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.
f.He moved to England to live with his aunt.
A.f-d-b-c-a-e B.f-d-c-b-a-e C.f-c-d-b-e-a D.d-f-c-a-b-e
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One of the best aspects of travel is in discovery. Whether you're burying yourself in a new culture or wandering the streets of a foreign city, you're finding new things to see and experience. Part of that discovery is in what you learn about yourself. 1..
Here are some of those ways:
◆ 2.
Travel means new foods, cultures and places to explore. Try speaking that new language or eat a new kind of food you never knew existed. When you’re thrown outside of your normal circumstances, you’ll discover more about who you are and what you're like.
◆ The chance to reinvent yourself
At home, people can see you a certain way and classify you into a personality type that can be hard to escape. 3.. You're free to break away from how people normally see you and reinvent yourself.
◆ Building confidence
You've just traveled across a country, tried a new language and bargained over prices in a market. They're all things you didn't know you could do before, but you dug up a new-found sense of adventure and somehow made it work. 4.. And the more challenges you take on, the more sure of yourself you become.
◆ Choices and organizing skills
What's the best route to take so I see all the major attractions? What's the best way to get to the next city and back so I don't miss my flight? How should I organize my itinerary (行程)? 5.. You have to organize your trip so that you have a place to stay and transportation to and from certain destinations.
A.With travel, come challenges
B.Travel is about making choices
C.Forcing you out of your comfort zone
D.Trips don't always go according to plan
E.Having time to reflect on your life
F.Travel can give you a chance to explore other sides of your personality
G.Like most experiences, travel can change you in ways you might never have expected
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
New York University (NYU) is one of the best universities in the United States and it has just opened a school in Shanghai in partnership with East China Normal University(ECNU). The arrival of the American university on China mainland is an example of what is being called the “globalization” of education and it is hoped that this trend will influence the quality of education in all of China’s universities by raising the standard of teaching.
NYU Shanghai’s class of 2017(students will graduate in 2017) is made up of 295 students from China, America and other countries. The students will study liberal arts courses for two years before choosing a major and when they graduate, they will receive a degree from NYU and a degree from ECNU. All the classes will be taught in English, using the teaching methods in American universities. Students will be pushed to take risks in the classroom, pushed to speak up and pushed to say things that are not completely correct, which can make them understand that it’s OK for them to make mistakes in class.
This style of learning will be challenging for many Chinese students, because they will be mixed with the foreign students both in the classroom and in the dormitory. Living and studying with foreigners day to day will provide Chinese students with a cultural as well as academic education and it’s hoped that this cross-cultural experience will benefit them when they seek jobs in the competitive global market.
China’s interest in partnering with foreign universities comes at a time when western universities are trying to expand. They realize that information, technology and business are now borderless; they also realize education should be borderless too. This trend will have a deep effect on bringing the world closer together and the students at NYU Shanghai should be excited to be on the leading edge of this trend.
1.The opening of NYU Shanghai class may help _________.
A. improve the quality of China’s university education
B. prove that NYU is the best university in the United States
C. send more Chinese students to foreign universities
D. raise the standard of teaching in American university
2.What is the NYU Shanghai’s class like?
A. It offers the same courses as NYU does in the US.
B. It’s hard to follow the classes without knowing English.
C. The students are majoring in liberal arts courses.
D. Only two-year courses will be provided in this class.
3. How should the students perform in the classroom?
A. They must express themselves correctly.
B. They should try to be active in the class.
C. They will learn something dangerous.
D. They have to correct their mistakes.
4. What can be inferred from Paragraph3?
A. More foreign students will work in Shanghai after graduation.
B. Chinese students will get a better education than foreign students.
C. It may be easier for the students to find jobs after graduation.
D. No foreign students can benefit from the cross-cultural experience.
5.Why are the western universities trying to expand?
A. Because they want to get more information and more money.
B. Because they want to improve their technology.
C. Because Shanghai is on the leading edge in China.
D. Because they think the education resources should be shared.
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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Of the two best-sellers,which do you think is________to me?
A.a suitable one | B.more suitable |
C.a more suitable | D.the mole suitable |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
The book written by Mr. Jackson ______ people from all walks of life, making it the best seller in England.
A. appealed to B. contributed to C. adapted to D. owed to
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
The latest edition of Harry Porter has been a best-seller for 3 weeks_______.
A. in a row B. in the end C. in turn D. in advance
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The latest edition of Harry Porter has been a best-seller for 3 weeks_______.
A. in a row B. in the end C. in turn D. in advance
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
From Avatar to Lord of the Rings, plants are no strangers to playing big movie roles. However, no one has ever shot a film that plants themselves can watch until now. In a New York art gallery, seven house plants have spent the last seven weeks watching Strange Skies, the first travel documentary for a vegetable audience. All the plants sat in the cinema in rows, enjoying themselves in Italian sunshine.
The movie was made by American artist Jonathon Keats. It consists of Italian skies recorded over two months and made into a six-minute-long movie. The film shows the clear dawn(黎明), high clouds, amazing dusk and then beautiful night. The movie has no sound and the plants, of course, do not applaud. But Stephen Squibb, a professor from Harvard University, said these plants could benefit from it—the light of the movie keeps them alive because they can continue the process of turning light into energy.
“I realized there was a much larger audience—plants—that were not being serviced, ”Keats said. “I wanted to provide plants with entertainment that companies such as Disney provide for humans. ”Meanwhile, Keats also wants to explore plants’ sensibilities(敏感性)further. He plans to open a“restaurant for plants”at a Californian museum.
One visitor, photographer Abbas Ebrahimi, admired(羡慕)the green audience, “Plants are better than us. We die and go, while in spring they come back each time. ”But when talking about the movie, he said after thinking for a few minutes, “It doesn’t mean anything to me at all. It’s just about light. For some people, it might mean something. ”
1.What can we learn about Keats according to the passage?
A. He is an artist from Harvard University.
B. He opened a restaurant for plants.
C. He made the film Strange Skies.
D. He liked recording Italian skies.
2.It can be learned that Strange Skies .
A. has already created beautiful sound
B. was shot from dawn to dusk
C. made plants play roles in it
D. is the first travel film for plants
3.What did Stephen Squibb think of Strange Skies?
A. He thought it had explored plants’ sensibilities.
B. He thought it meant nothing to him.
C. He thought it could keep plants growing.
D. He thought it offered entertainment to plants.
4.Why did Abbas Ebrahimi admire the green audience?
A. Because they die and re-grow in spring.
B. Because they mean something to him.
C. Because there are more plants than people.
D. Because they can enjoy the movie.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
My daughter bought me six novels in English from England, most of were the best-sellers of 2013.
A. whom B. what C. them D. which
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Want to pick up that new best-seller for your flight, but not sure you want to spend the money?
This will change your mind.
If you’ve done a lot of traveling, you’ve probably noticed that the bookstores at airports all look pretty similar. They’ve all got familiar logos, the walls of inviting plane snacks, and, of course, the towers of new hardcover books. Chances are you’ve wanted to grab one of those books for the plane ride. However, those hardcover books are a little pricey. Is it worth it to splurge, just to relieve the midair boredom?
Yes it is—because of a cool program that these bookstores have in place. These similar airport stores are all owned by the company Paradies Lagardère, and all of those stores take part in what’s called the “Read and Return program.” It’s exactly what it sounds like. Whenever you buy one of those books, you’ve got six months to finish it and bring it back to the same, or another, Paradies Lagardère location. When you do that, you get half your money for the original purchase back.
If you’re going on a trip, buy that book you’ve been dying to read. When you go back to the airport for the return trip, bring the book back with you and get half the money back. While you’re still in the bookstore, go ahead and get that other book you’ve been dying to read. Or the sequel to the book you read on the way there. Either way, your boredom on the flight back will be cured. And it gets better: the book you gave back will be re-sold for half price! Here’s what you can get for free at an airport.
There are two things you do need to make sure of. You have to bring back the receipt to get your money back. Also, the book needs to be in decent condition. But other than that, this program couldn’t be easier. In a way, it’s like a buy-one-get-one-half-off deal for books. Or get two books for the price of one-and-a-half. Either way, count us in.
1.What does the underlined word “splurge” in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Spend the money. B.Take the effort.
C.Take the trouble. D.Spend the time.
2.How does the “Read and Return program” run?
A.You can read books for free in any Paradies Lagardère store.
B.You can buy books for half price in airport bookstores.
C.You need to return the book to the same store where you buy it.
D.You can get half your money back if you return the book timely.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.It is difficult to take part in the program.
B.The receipt is necessary if you want to return the book.
C.The program is popular with readers.
D.The program runs successfully.
4.Why does the author write this passage?
A.To encourage people to read on airplanes.
B.To introduce Paradies Lagardère company.
C.To advertise the “Read and Return program”.
D.To show the advantages of reading on airplanes.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析