We were depressed and things were tough．Mom h...

We were depressed and things were tough．Mom had a_____time raising us on her own because Dad died five years ago．We relied on social assistance for_____．

Looking back，I_____remember what Mom went through to send us to school．I studied hard then．Every morning，she would put a new piece of cardboard in our shoes because our shoes were_____．Constant moving was typical for my family in these times．Rent was 25 dollars a month but Mom couldn't_____it．Though it was hard，we never_____．

Christmas was approaching．We were given 25 dollars for social services．Instead of buying food，Mom would use the money to pay the_____，ensuring us all of a_____over our head．_____we had nothing for Christmas．

Unknown to Mom，I had been selling Christmas trees to earn enough money for a new pair of_____．On the afternoon of Christmas Eve，I was_____to go to catch the bus．

As I reached the stop，I began to feel_____．I was going to buy a new pair of boots_____Mom was at home in tears．My mind was_____and I realized what I had to do．I didn't get on the_____．

I went in a grocery store and bought the Christmas treats．I_____home and put them quietly against the door．I knocked on the door．When Mom opened the door，_____rolled into the house．She just stood there_____．I managed to hold back the_____，saying，"Merry Christmas，Mom!There really is a Santa Claus!"

That day I got many_____and kisses from Mom．It was a Merry Christmas for us after all!

1.A. good B. short C. hard D. funny

2.A. life B. travel C. nursery D. movement

3.A. hardly B. still C. yet D. then

4.A. handed over B. picked up C. turned over D. worn out

5.A. store B. afford C. make D. get

6.A. complained B. glanced C. envied D. calculated

7.A. decoration B. gifts C. rent D. clothes

8.A. cloud B. light C. roof D. window

9.A. And B. But C. Or D. So

10.A. glasses B. jeans C. boots D. socks

11.A. lucky B. concerned C. fearful D. excited

12.A. frightened B. guilty C. proud D. content

13.A. while B. because C. whether D. unless

14.A. woken up B. made up C. given away D. turned down

15.A. platform B. train C. bus D. plane

16.A. drove B. rang C. left D. rushed

17.A. balls B. shoes C. dollars D. things

18.A. surprised B. nervous C. disappointed D. painful

19.A. words B. trouble C. tears D. sweat

20.A. candies B. hugs C. awards D. creams

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was the end of the Depression, and things were tough. Mom had a hard time _______ us kids on her own. Looking back, I realized what mom went _______ sending us kids to school. Every morning she would tuck (塞) a new piece of _______ in our shoes, because our soles (鞋底) were _______. We were _______ to move constantly these years. Although the _______ was twentyfive dollars a month, mom couldn’t afford it.

Christmas was _______, and we were given a twentyfivedollar Christmas fund because of social services. Mom said _______ buying some delicious food, she would use the money to pay for the rent, assuring us a _______ over our heads for a little while longer.

Unknown to mom, I had been doing parttime jobs to earn enough money to ________ a pair of new boots, which were with no cardboard in the soles. But on the way to the shopping mall, I ________ many houses with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then that I ________ that in our house, we had no lights, no decorations, nor any money for Christmas food.

As I continued walking, I felt ________. Here I was going to buy a pair of new boots ________ mom was in tears at home. She must be trying to ________ to us why there were no presents. Then I ________ my mind. I should do something for my mom. I went into a grocery store, filled with ________. I bought some food and some other Christmas treats. I spent every cent of my hardearned money. Arriving at home, I knocked on the door. I could ________ wait to see my mother’s face! When mom opened the door, some of the groceries ________ down onto the floor, and she just stood there surprised. Holding ________ the tears, I shouted, “Merry Christmas, mother!”

1.A.keeping B.protecting C.loving D.raising

2.A.in B.on C.through D.over

3.A.cardboard B.paper C.cloth D.handkerchief

4.A.found out B.tired out C.worn out D.given out

5.A.delighted B.forced C.honored D.frightened

6.A.food B.shelter C.expense D.rent

7.A.leaving B.approaching C.celebrating D.advancing

8.A.in spite of B.because of C.regardless of D.instead of

9.A.sky B.house C.roof D.protection

10.A.buy B.sell C.donate D.exchange

11.A.admired B.envied C.watched D.noticed

12.A.guessed B.realized C.imagined D.expected

13.A.guilty B.surprised C.nervous D.relieved

14.A.where B.though C.if D.while

15.A.persuade B.manage C.explain D.tell

16.A.decided B.changed C.lost D.kept

17.A.sadness B.excitement C.depression D.wonder

18.A.quietly B.anxiously C.hardly D.quickly

19.A.fell B.piled C.threw D.packed

20.A.down B.up C.back D.off

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Tough __________ the task was, we _______ finish it ahead of time and therefore we were highly praised for it.

A．though; would      B．although; had to    C．as; were able to     D．though; must

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Moving to a new school had been tough for Janie, but things were finally turning around. She was making1.(friend) and she even received an2. (invite) to Angie's pool party. There was one problem: Janie didn't know how to swim. Janie felt like　 3.(admit) this might risk her new friendships. So she decided to go to the party and pretended that she knew how to swim. The first hour of the party went by 4.　 (smooth). Janie floated on a large raft (皮筏) and talked with5.other girls. Then the girls started doing dives. Bridget did a jackknife. Angie did a can-opener. Now all eyes were fixed 6. Janie. Bridget started teasing her, “Let’s see 7. you can do, Brainy Janie!” Janie didn’t know how to respond. Then Angie egged her on, “Come on, Janie.” Janie felt that this heavy pressure 8.　 (build), so she paddled to the edge of the pool and climbed out. How hard could it be? Janie thought. Angie and the other girls were eager 9. (see) what kind of wild jump Janie would attempt. Little 10. they know how wild things were going to get.

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Back in old times, people had little knowledge about the universe and nature. Things we now consider to be common sense were mysteries to our ancestors.

Over the years, major breakthroughs have been made in science and many phenomena have been explained. But still, there are always questions we can't yet answer, and The Guardian has listed some of them.

1. What makes us human?

Just looking at your DNA won't tell you - human DNA is 99 percent identical to that of the chimpanzee and, believe it or not, 50 percent identical to a banana's! A lot of the things we once thought were unique about us - language and tool use, recognizing ourselves in the mirror and so on – have since been seen in other animals. Perhaps it's our culture that makes the difference or maybe our ability to use fire. It's also possible that our capacity (能力) for co-operation and our trading skills are what make us unique.

2. Why do we dream?

Given the fact that we spend around a third of our lives sleeping, shouldn't we know everything about it? Unfortunately, scientists are still searching for a complete explanation of what happens when we sleep and why we dream.

Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud believed dreams were the expressions of wishes that we can't fulfill in our real lives. Others have wondered whether dreams are just random "noise" coming from a sleeping brain.

3. Could we someday live forever?

Apart from accidents, most people die because of diseases that can be treated and aging. And since many diseases, such as diabetes（糖尿病） and cancer, are diseases of aging, treating aging itself could be the key to extending our lives.

Our knowledge of what causes us to age - and what allows some animals to live longer than others - is expanding rapidly. And though we haven't quite worked out all the details, we've worked out some pieces of the puzzles such as DNA damage and metabolism (新陈代谢), which are all leading to the invention of drugs that can slow down the aging process.

If we're lucky enough to lengthen our lives, we might even get to see the day when all of these questions are answered.

1.The main point of the passage is ______.

A. to inform people of the knowledge about the universe and nature

B. to introduce major breakthroughs that have been made in science

C. to present some questions we can't yet answer

D. to explain what were once mysteries to our ancestors

2.Chimpanzees and bananas are mentioned as examples to prove that ______.

A. human beings are actually not different from other animals

B. animals have completely different DNA from that of plants

C. both animals and plants share the same amount of DNA

D. DNA alone is not good enough to make humans different

3.The underlined word "identical" is closest in meaning to ______.

A. mysterious          B. unique     C. advanced             D. same

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. What were mysteries to our ancestors are considered to be common sense now.

B. Now we know much more about dreams than our ancestors did in the past.

C. With the invention of new drugs people can possibly live even longer.

D. If all the diseases can be treated people can theoretically live forever.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.

One day I was 36  some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily 37  a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was 38  to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).

Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, 39_ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things 40  he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, 41  by this man.

Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), 42_  three young men . They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, _43_ their eyes.

Our _44_ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned _45   she had told me about the _46. She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me  47  they appreciated the things Jim ‘traded ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”

“We’ve _48   had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she _49_, “but right now, Jim wouldW#W$W%.K**S*&5︿U consider himself to be the _50_ man.”

Then she gently lifted the  51   fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.

At that time I realized that we would not be 52  by our words, but by our kind 53  . It is said that it takes a minute to find a 54  person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to 55  him.

1.A.buying          B. selling              C. borrowing            D. hunting

2.A.reaching for        B. glancing at          C. staring at           D. picking up

3.A. astonished         B. amazed           C. annoyed          D. worried

4.A.turned over         B. going over           C. came over            D. coming over

5.A.but             B. otherwise            C. or               D. although

6.A.suspected           B. impressed            C. regretted            D. embarrassed

7.A.discovering         B. watching             C. finding          D. seeing

8.A.closing         B. rolling              C. cleaning         D. wiping

9.A. time               B. chance               C. turn             D. decision

10.A. the story             B. the proverb          C. the legend           D. the joke

11.A. marbles           B. men              C. debt             D. life

12.A.why                B. how              C. when             D. what

13.A. ever              B. always               C. never                D. seldom

14.A.laughed            B. cried                C. sighed               D. added

15.A. honest            B. happiest         C. coldest              D. richest

16.A. lifeless          B. regretless           C. useless          D. hopeless

17.A. thought           B. touched          C. remembered       D. affected

18.A.deeds              B. things               C. remarks          D. rewards

19.A. strict                B. honest               C. special              D. learned

20.A.ignore             B. forget               C. recognize            D. remind

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Times were tough in our household. My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything　 　 　 for him. In addition to going to nursing school full-time, I was working three part-time jobs 　　 　 to put food on the table for our family of five.

After a rather 　　　 meal one night, I answered the ringing phone. With no 　　　 , a voice asked,“Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.” Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our 　　　 situation. It was up to us to decide whether we 　　　 a voice on the telephone.

I was desperate. With 　 　　　 　 food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a　 　　　 , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a 　 　　　 　 ?　 When I uneasily got to a ranch home as 　 　　　 　 ,I found there was no car in the garage. 　 　　　 　 , lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy（轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman 　 　　　 me, not much different than our phone conversation! “Look around. If you see what you want, 　 　　　 　 yourself.”He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same 　 　　　 　　 .This couldn’t be real!

I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what 　 　　　 needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man. “Be here next week. You’ll 　 　　　 of the food by then” was his reply.

Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something 　 　　　 in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for 　 　　　 　　 items and canned goods from local grocery stores and 　 　　　 　　 folks like us who had fallen on hard times.

I never knew what our weekly menus would be 　　　 I had “shopped” in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.

1.A. worrying　　 B. boring　　 C. confusing　　 D. promising

2. A. just　　　　　　 B. even　　 C. ever　　　 D. also

3.A. delicious　　 B. necessary　　 C. simple　　 D. ordinary

4.A. information　 B. communication　 C. introduction　 D. instruction

5.A. physical　 B. financial　　 C. educational　　 D. social

6.A. trusted　　　　 B. accepted　　 C. recognized　　 D. satisfied

7.A. certainly　 B. originally　　 C. actually　　 D. barely

8.A. chance　　　　 B. step　　 C. decision　　 D. measure

9. A. future　　　 B. possibility　　 C. trap　　 D. kindness

10.A. appointed　 B. directed　　 C. guided　　 D. requested

11.A. Therefore　 B. Besides　　 C. Instead　　 D. However

12. A. discovered B. greeted　　 C. reminded　　 D. examined

13.A. help　　　　 B. enjoy　　 C. behave　　 D. seat

14.A. welcome　 B. supply　　 C. assistance　　 D. message

15.A. mostly　　 B. eventually　　 C. absolutely　　　　　 D. accidentally

16.A. leave out　 B. drop out　　 C. run out　　 D. get out

17.A. interesting　　 B. worthwhile　　　　　 C. mysterious　　　　 D. astonishing

18.A. usable　 B. additional　　 C. acceptable　　 D. valuable

19.A. recalled　 B. sought　　 C. identified　　 D. inspected

20.A. although　 B. since　　 C. before　　 D. Until

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Times were tough in our household. My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything　 　　 　 for him. In addition to going to nursing school full-time, I was working three part-time jobs 　　 to put food on the table for our family of five.

After a rather　　 meal one night, I answered the ringing phone. With no 　　 　 , a voice asked, “Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.” Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our 　　 　 situation. It was up to us to decide whether we 　　　　 a voice on the telephone.

I was desperate. With 　　 food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a　 　　　　　　 , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a 　　　　 ?　 When I uneasily got to a ranch home as 　　　　 ,I found there was no car in the garage. 　　　　 , lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy（轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman 　　　 me, not much different than our phone conversation! “Look around. If you see what you want, 　　 yourself.” He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same 　　 .This couldn’t be real!

I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what 　　　　 needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man. “Be here next week. You’ll 　　 　 of the food by then” was his reply.

Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something 　　　　　 　 in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for 　　 items and canned goods from local grocery stores and 　　　 folks like us who had fallen on hard times.

I never knew what our weekly menus would be 　　　　 I had “shopped” in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.

1.A. worrying　　 　　 B. promising　 　　 C. confusing　 　 D. boring

2.A. ever　　　　　　 B. even　　 　　　　　 C. just　 　　　　 　 D. also

3.A. simple　 　　　　 B. necessary　 　　 C. delicious　　 　 D. ordinary

4.A. information 　 B. communication　 C. instruction　　 D. introduction

5.A. physical　 　　 B. social　　 　　　　 C. educational　　 D. financial

6.A. satisfied　 　　 B. trusted　　 　　　 C. recognized　 D. accepted

7.A. actually　 　　 B. barely　　 　　　　 C. certainly　　 　 D. originally

8.A. step　　 　　　　 B. chance　　 　　　　 C. measure　　 　　 D. decision

9.A. trap　　 　　　　 B. future　　 　　　　 C. possibility　　 D. kindness

10.A. ordered 　　 B. requested　　 　　 C. commanded 　　 D. directed

11.A. Instead　 　　 B. Therefore　 　　 C. Besides　 　　 D. However

12.A. discovered B. reminded　 　　　 C. greeted　　 　　 D. examined

13.A. behave　 　　 B. enjoy　　　　 　　 C. help　　 　　　　 D. seat

14.A. welcome　 　　 B. message　　 　　　　 C. supply　　 　　 D. assistance

15.A. mostly　　 　　 B. eventually　　 　　 C. accidentally　 D. absolutely

16.A. run out　 　　 B. drop out　 　　　 C. leave out　　 　 D. get out

17.A. interesting　 B. mysterious　　　　 C. worthwhile　　 D. astonishing

18.A. acceptable B. additional　　 　　 C. usable　　 　　 D. valuable

19.A. recalled　 　　 B. inspected 　　 　 C. identified　　 D. sought

20.A. until　　　　 　 B. since　　 　　　　 C. before　　 　　 D. although

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The depression(经济大萧条) was coming to an end and Mum had a（n）_________ time raising us kids on her own. Christmas was _________,and we received some money for Christmas.Mum said that _________ buying food,she would use the money to pay back rent. Unknown to Mum,I had been doing tough and odd jobs（零工）to earn enough money to buy myself new_________.

The big day came on the afternoon of Christmas Eve.I was very _________, as I hurried up the road to catch the bus. But on the way, I _________ a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then that I realized that at our house, we had _________ for Christmas. I felt sad and I was feeling a strange_________ of guilt. Here I was going to buy a new pair of boots _________ Mum would be trying to explain to us why there were no presents.

I went into a grocery store and bought a turkey, ham, oranges and all the Christmas _________. I _________ every penny of my_________ money. I asked two boys to _________ them to our house. I _________ for the delivery boys to quietly _________ the groceries on the porch and pile them _________ the door. Once they had done this,I knocked on the door. I could hardly _________ to see my mother's face! When Mum opened the door, some of the groceries _________ inside onto the floor, and she just stood there dumbfounded. _________ the tears, I yelled,"Merry Christmas Mother!! There really is a Santa Claus!"

I had a lot of _________ as we unpacked all the food. That day I got enough hugs and kisses from Mum. It was a Merry Christmas for us after all!

1.A. good　　 B. hard　　 C. pleasant　　 D. easy

2.A. passing　　 B. approaching　　 C. going　　 D. appearing

3.A. regardless of　　 B. instead of　　 C. in case of　　 D. in need of

4.A. boots　　 B. decorations　　 C. turkeys　　 D. books

5.A. disappointed　　 B. excited　　 C. moved　　 D. touched

6.A. watched　　 B. recognized　　 C. observed　　 D. noticed

7.A. everything　　 B. something　　 C. anything　　 D. nothing

8.A. mood　　 B. emotion　　 C. state　　 D. sense

9.A. though　　 B. when　　 C. as　　 D. but

10.A. goods　　 B. things　　 C. lights　　 D. treats

11.A. spent　　 B. cost　　 C. paid　　 D. took

12.A. easily-earned　　 B. home-made　　 C. hard-earned　　 D. carefully-planned

13.A. put　　 B. lay　　 C. bring　　 D. run

14.A. begged　　 B. demanded　　 C. prayed　　 D. whispered

15.A. upload　　 B. load　　 C. unload　　 D. download

16.A. on　　 B. in　　 C. against　　 D. beyond

17.A. wait　　 B. bear　　 C. help　　 D. stand

18.A. climbed　　 B. went　　 C. fell　　 D. spread

19.A. Holding on　　 B. Holding up　　 C. Holding back　　 D. Holding down

20.A. quarrelling　　 B. understanding　　 C. explaining　　 D. reasoning

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

"Every time we had dinner, I felt awkward when my Chinese mom__２１___asked me to eat more. My mom in American would__２２___push me like that.__２３___I couldn't tolerate it any more, so I asked why she did that. She told me it was because she loved me and really looked__２４___me as her own child and she worried about whether I felt hungry. From that point I understood that Chinese people had__２５___a poor life in the past.__２６___worries parents most is whether their children have enough food. Although their lives have dramatically improved, they are used to__２７___the old concerns. I still don't feel easy with constant___２８__to eat, but when my Chinese mom tries to persuade me__２９___more, I always thank her with a smile__３０___feeling angry."

This story comes from Tyler, an American youngster who once lived in my neighbour’s home. His Chinese mom is Wang Huirong, a__３１___from Beijing Normal University.

As economic__３２___between the US and China become more frequent, an increasing number of American teenagers have become interested in Chinese culture, which seems very new and__３３___ to them. Chinese has gradually become a(n) __３４___choice for American high school students studying a second language. Tyler's father has a trade relationship with China stretching back to the beginning of reform and opening-up, which gave Tyler the opportunity to have__３５___to China from a very young age.

"Only__３６___and opening-up has allowed us to have a lovely American teenager come and visit us frequently. I couldn't even imagine that in the past. Before we actively sought to avoid __３７___relations. None of us could ever have imagined that one day we would live with foreigners __３８___we were from the same family." says Wang with deep feeling.

Tyler's Chinese has improved a lot. When he first arrived at Wang's home he often watched the retiree__３９___ she spoke, but couldn't respond. Wang often felt anxious and asked for my help with translating. But now Tyler has no problem__４０___with us in Chinese.

1.A. eagerly       B. repeatedly           C. friendly             D. warmly

2.A. also          B. never            C. often            D. not

3.A. However       B. But              C. Finally          D. Therefore

4.A. after         B. at               C. for              D. upon

5.A. led           B. leaded           C. live             D. made

6.A. It            B. What             C. That             D. Which

7.A. speaking      B. talking              C. voicing          D. saying

8.A. demands       B. orders           C. requests             D. commands

9.A. eat           B. eating           C. to eat               D. ate

10.A. other than        B. but than             C. instead              D. instead of

11.A. retiree           B. worker           C. professor            D. official

12.A. changes           B. exchanges        C. conflicts         D. improvements

13.A. different         B. difficult            C. challenging          D. exciting

14.A. hot               B. heat             C. cold             D. only

15.A. entrance          B. access           C. door             D. way

16.A. revolution        B. fighting             C. reform           D. motivation

17.A. foreigner         B. aboard           C. civil                D. overseas

18.A. like              B. as if                C. as               D. even if

19.A. as                B. while            C. since            D. for

20.A. chat              B. chatting             C. to chat              D. chatted

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析