To Whom It May Concern:Your address was forwa...

To Whom It May Concern:

Your address was forwarded to us by How to Magazine．All of us here think The International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world．You know how to avoid unnecessary activities!

As a matter of fact, we closely followed the advice in your article．First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons．Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone．Besides, birds are cheaper than telephone service．After all, we are a business．We have to think of the bottom line．As a side benefit, the birds also fertilize the lawn outside the new employees’ sauna（桑拿房）．

Next, we sold the computers off to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby．Our electricity bill went way down．Big savings! The boss is impressed．We have completely embraced paper technology．Now that we all use pencils, doodling is on the increase, and the quality of pencil woman ship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter．By the way, if you can, please send this letter back to us．We can erase and reuse it．Just tie it to Maggie’s leg and she’ll know where to take it．

Now it’s very calm and quiet here．You can notice the difference．No more loud chatter on the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-office correspondence by paper airplane．

Wonderful! I’ve always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl．Now it’s perfect．

Sincerely yours,

Eleanor Lightly

Spokeswoman and Company Hair Stylist

ABC Activity Insurance: insure against overdoing it

1.Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading?

A．A simple, slow-paced life．

B．A life of hard work and security．

C．A religious, peasant-like life．

D．A life away from paper and pencils．

2.Where is Eleanor’s letter sent to?

A．How To Magazine．

B．ABC Activity Insurance Company．

C．Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty Law Firm．

D．The International Institute of Not Doing Much．

3.Which of the following is practiced in the author’s company?

A．Replacing the manual work system with modern technology．

B．Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity．

C．Recycling paper resources whenever possible．

D．Buying birds and pets as company for the staff．

4.What is true about Maggie?

A．She works as a manager in the author’s company．

B．She sometimes helps fertilize the lawn outside the sauna．

C．She often helps with inter-office correspondence using e-mail．

D．Her handwriting has improved a lot after entering the company．

5.What is the purpose for the person to write this letter?

A．to show his dissatisfaction with the new environment．

B．to complain about the bad working condition．

C．to persuade people to live a simple life．

D．to express his gratitude for the good advice．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

To Whom It May Concern:

On March 5, 2012 , I bought a Perfect Muffin Kit(松饼粉 ) from your store at Midfield Shopping Center. The cashier who assisted me was George. George was very friendly and told me that the Perfect Muffin Kit would live up to the guarantee on the box: “Perfect Muffins Every Time!”.

Unfortunately, this product did not live up to what it promised . The muffins I made were far from perfect . I followed the directions in the package very carefully . First , I removed the bag of mix from the box. Then , I poured it into a bowl. Next, I added the correct amount of water to the mix and stirred it. According to the directions, after stirring the mixture , I added half a cup of dried prapes, nuts , berries, or another favorite ingredient(配料 ) . My favorite ingredient happens to be hot sauce (沙司 ). I find that a bit of hot sauce makes pizza and soup taste very delicious. So, continuing to follow the directions, I added half a cup of hot sauce to the mix and stirred it. Finally, I poured the mix into muffin tins and baked it in the baker at 350 degrees for exactly 20 minutes.

When the muffins finished baking, I was very excited to eat the “Perfect Muffins” as promised on the box. You can imagine my disappointment when, upon tasting the muffins, I discovered that they were not perfect. These muffins were , in fact , absolutely terrible. Not even my dog was interested in eating these supposedly “perfect” muffins.

I would appreciate a full refund(退款 ) of $3.99 for this product as soon as possible. Enclosed are the receipt, the empty box, and one of the un-perfect muffins so that you can experience it for yourself . Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely ,

Michelle Bauer

1.This letter is most likely addressed to _______.

A. a local storeowner

B. the owner of the muffin mix company

C. the clerk at a local muffin bakery

D. George, the cashier who sold the muffin mix

2.The tone(语气 ) of the author can best be described as ________.

A. embarrassed           B. hopeless

C. disappointed        D. disgusted

3.the author was unhappy with the product because________.

A. the directions of the product contained a mistake

B. it was not up to the promise made on the box

C. it was too difficult to follow the directions

D. it was worth less money than she paid for it

4.The author’s main purpose in writing this letter is to ________.

A. prevent others from making the same mistake

B. persuade the company to change the wording on their box

C. get back all the money paid from the shop

D. complain about how bad the muffins tasted

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

To whom it may concern,

This letter describes the worst travel experience I have ever had．The problems we had were the result of poor management and thoughtless employees．Your airline should be ashamed of treating its  customers so poorly．

On January 5, we arrived in Denver from Houston and checked in for our next flight．It wasn't long before the agent announced that our flight would be delayed because of a mechanical problem． The equipment was in Aspen, and they expected it to be repaired soon．

Soon shortly turned to much later, and during the delay, weather temporarily closed the Aspen airport．The weather cleared in Aspen and the plane took off very late for Denver．While it was in the air, the agent announced that the plane would be used for the next flight and that our flight was being cancelled．

This cancellation struck me as being unfair．There was a mad scramble （争先恐后） as the 50 or so passengers scheduled for our flight fought for seats on later flights．When the dust settled, we were wait-listed on the 9'-00 flight the next morning．We had to spend the night in the airport．

Coming home was no better．Because of a mechanical problem, it looked like we would miss our connection in Denver．The agent assured us they would hold the Newark flight for us．Needless to say, the flight to Houston taxied out as we pulled into the gate．Arrangements were made for us to take the next flight, so we sat in the airport for 5 hours．When we finally arrived in Houston, our skis were missing．As of this writing, the skis have not been found．

Nothing you can do will make us feel better about our flights．If you are a responsible business, however, you will do what you can to see that passengers in the future are treated better．

With great displeasure,

Phyllis Dooley

1.When Phyllis wrote her letter, she felt ______．

A．tired          B．fooled         C．annoyed        D．ashamed

2.What was Phyllis' destination when she left home on January 5?

A．Denver．       B．Houston．     C．Aspen．        D．Not mentioned

3.What happened to Phyllis on her day coming home?

A．She took a taxi to Houston airport．

B．Her flight to Houston was cancelled．

C．Her flight was delayed for five hours．

D．She missed her connection in Denver．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

To Whom It May Concern:

My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.

My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , "My clever little wife can run that company she's working for."

But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing, but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.

We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end.

I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior（自惭形秽）, but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how. Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?

Please help. "Distressed"

45.The letter was most probably written ________.

A. in 1975                   B. around 1980     C. four years ago     D. in 1965

46. Her husband ________ when she first found her present job.

A. was very critical of her           B. felt disappointed

C. was proud of her                     D. was happy but critical

47. What does the underlined word "promotion" mean?

A. scolding              B. criticism        C. prize          D. advancement

48. As her income increased, ________.

A. she found a gap（分歧）emerged（显露）between her and her husband

B. she bought more clothes and a house

C. she did the many things she and her husband dreamed of

D. she felt very proud of herself

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

In those days, our ________ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snowstorm with food and health care.

A. permanent　　 B. precise

C. privileged　　 D. primary

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In those days, our ________ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.

A. normal   B. constant   C. permanent   D. primary

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

-- How was your trip to London ?

-- Great . I was helped by an organization . Otherwise , I _____ it.

A.Wouldn’t afford             B. hadn’t afforded

C.wouldn’t have afforded　     D.needn’t have afforded.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

-- How was your trip to London ?

-- Great. I was helped by an organization. Otherwise, I _____ it.

A. wouldn’t afford　　　　　　　　 B. hadn’t afforded

C. wouldn’t have afforded　　 D. needn’t have afforded.

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Ways to be safe in school

School safety issues involve more than violence. It may also address such concern as natural disasters, illness, fire and local emergencies. 1.

Have a plan

Teachers and students should know where to go and what to do in case of a school security situation. 2. Schools can also post guidelines in each classroom with simple pictures pointing out emergency exits, fire extinguishers (灭火器), and other emergency equipment.

Screen visitors

3. Give school visitors temporary badges (证章) to identify them. Install cameras at all entrances and restrict access as much as possible. Ask teachers and hall monitors to stop anyone in the halls without appropriate identification.

Panic buttons

Provide teachers with panic button in classroom so they can ask for help immediately. Provide clear and brief instructions about use and immediate response when .started. 4.

Establish a hotline

Establish a hotline so students can report crimes and threats anonymously (匿名地). Post the number in obvious locations so students can see it on a regular basis. 5. Establish a student disciplinary committee, and develop peer counseling programs for newcomers and victims of bullying (欺负).

A. Teachers and students should be certain that immediate help will arrive.

B. Visitors are not allowed to enter schools.

C. Students may report crimes and threats more quickly without being identified.

D. Require that all visitors enter the security office and explain why they are there.

E. It is said that about 16,000 students die in school accidents every year in China.

F. So what can we do to make the school a safer place?

G. Just as schools practice fire drills, they can conduct safety drills.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

—How was your trip to London?

—Great. I was helped by an organization. Otherwise, I ______ it.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析