For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks
and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana . And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we hadn’t seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
“Wild horses?” he said. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”
“Are you sure you didn’t dream it?”
“You were the one who was sleeping!”
Typical, he said. “The best photos are the ones we never take.”
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
1. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers______.
| A．made friends with local residents |
| B．complained about the poor living conditions |
| C．enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most |
| D．recorded their experiences in different ways |
2. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?
| A．He always missed out on the best thing. |
| B．He had already taken beautiful pictures. |
| C．A sound sleep was more important. |
| D．The next trip would be better. |
3. What is the passage mainly about?
| A．How to view wildlife in Africa. |
| B．Running into wildlife in Africa. |
| C．Tourist attractions in southern Africa. |
| D．Possible dangers of travelling in the desert. |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks
and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana . And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we hadn’t seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
“Wild horses?” he said. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”
“Are you sure you didn’t dream it?”
“You were the one who was sleeping!”
Typical, he said. “The best photos are the ones we never take.”
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
1. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers______.
| A．made friends with local residents |
| B．complained about the poor living conditions |
| C．enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most |
| D．recorded their experiences in different ways |
2. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?
| A．He always missed out on the best thing. |
| B．He had already taken beautiful pictures. |
| C．A sound sleep was more important. |
| D．The next trip would be better. |
3. What is the passage mainly about?
| A．How to view wildlife in Africa. |
| B．Running into wildlife in Africa. |
| C．Tourist attractions in southern Africa. |
| D．Possible dangers of travelling in the desert. |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
After ten hours’ drive, we came to ________ is called a green house, through the glass wall of ________, we saw lots of green plants.
A. where, which
B. that, that
C. what, which
D. where, that
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Blood is important to support our lives. But for now, the only way we can get more of it is through donation. And donated blood has its own problems. First of all, certain blood types are extremely rare. Type O negative blood (O-), for example, only 1.(exist) in 7 percent of people, according to Sunday Times. There are fewer 2.(donate) and therefore there isn’t enough of this type of blood for everybody who needs it. In addition, donated blood comes from various people, which means that it has to 3. (examine) carefully for diseases such as HIV to make sure that it’s safe for transfusion(输血).
This is__4. scientists all over the world have been trying to make blood in labs. And now, someone finally succeeded—Marc Turner at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has produced blood fit for transfusion, reported Forbes. Different from many ____5. scientists, who have tried to make blood by mixing up different ingredients together, Turner chose to grow blood 6.(direct) from human stem cells. He developed 7. special technique to create a chemical environment similar to that in our bone marrow (骨髓). This environment encourages stem cells to develop fully 8. red blood cell.
According to Turner, his artificial blood is 9. (likely) to contain disease viruses or produce side effects. And the best part is that 10. he managed to produce was type O- blood. Not only is it a rare blood type, it’s also a universal type, which means it can be transfused into any patient.
高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last year I came across a polar bear face to face. That day, we travelled for six hours there to watch the largest land predator in the world-the polar bear.
The bus suddenly came to a _______ and the engine wouldn't start. Then in the distance appeared a polar bear. _______ by nature, it was walking towards us. My pulse quickened. I could hear my heart _______ in my ears.
He came closer and his long nose moved back and forth, checking out the _______ on the bus door. He walked around the bus, then, without _______, jumped up suddenly on his legs and put his front feet _______ the bus, his sharp paws _______ on the white metal door repeatedly. With his head only four feet from the open windows, he looked up at the faces which stared _______ at him.
To get a good position to take a _______, I climbed up the outside metal balcony (平台)on the bus. The bear had moved towards my end of the bus, but his ____________ was under the balcony, leaving most of its back part outside.
Suddenly, I heard a loud noise from under my feet. I looked down. In a hurry, I had not ____________ the floor of the balcony was a see-through metal grid(网). The polar bear was ____________me. His wet nose almost touched my feet. He looked up at me with his brown eyes, ____________ he wanted to say something. ____________ , I was aware the fact that I was in this bear's territory.
I waited in the freezing Arctic wind, watching him walk away slowly. Just before disappearing behind the snowdrift, he ____________ and looked back at me for one final goodbye. And then I got a perfect photograph.
1.A.use B.life C.stop D.power
2.A.Patient B.Nervous C.Friendly D.Curious
3.A.flying B.beating C.burning D.struggling
4.A.smells B.tastes C.paints D.colors
5.A.effort B.shame C.warning D.doubt
6.A.beyond B.against C.behind D.beside
7.A.drawing B.resting C.focusing D.clicking
8.A.back B.forwards C.away D.around
9.A.research B.picture C.break D.walk
10.A.tail B.paw C.nose D.head
11.A.admitted B.noticed C.explained D.minded
12.A.attracting B.saving C.striking D.smelling
13.A.in case B.if only C.even if D.as if
14.A.Naturally B.Hopefully C.Carefully D.Strangely
15.A.swam B.welcomed C.paused D.shouted
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
We’d been flying for hours, deeper and deeper into the desert of southeastern Niger. The mission: to find what is probably the last wild population of the great Saharan antelope called the addax (旋角羚)—the most endangered animal of its size in Africa.
Pilot Peter Ragg flew our bright red helicopter low over two parallel dunes (沙丘). The pale sand below us was dotted by the black bushes, the plants that are favorite food for the addax. Then, almost as if the dune extruded (使突出) them, two perfect addaxes appeared. Their long tails swung from side to side as they ran, heads held high on thick necks, horns reaching for the sky. We made a few turns in the plane, then let them be. In just a few seconds they were swallowed again by the Sahara. Soon they could just as easily disappear from the planet.
In September 2004 the government of Niger and a small NGO called SOS Faune du Niger surveyed this last known pocket of wild addaxes. They counted 128 individuals. Since then, the number has dropped as hunters have taken more for meat. How many addaxes remain in the Sahara is anybody’s guess, but those that do survive could be considered the living dead: There may not be a viable (能生存的) population left to reproduce.
I’m now helping to make an emergency plan for the last wild addaxes. With a few hundred thousand dollars, some trucks, and a strong group with the local Toubou guides, we may just be able to save these guys from extinction.
36. What do the addaxes in the passage usually eat?
A. Vegetables. B. Black bushes. C. Grass. D. Fruits.
37. All of the following descriptions of the addax are true EXCEPT that ____.
A. its tail is long B. its neck is thick
C. its legs are short D. its horns are long
38. What does the writer probably mean by saying that “There may not be a viable population left to reproduce”?
A. Wild addaxes will die out soon unless effective measures are taken.
B. The number of wild addaxes will increase if they are not hunted.
C. Wild addaxes cannot support themselves any longer.
D. Humans cannot survive without enough addaxes.
39. It can be inferred that the writer of the passage might be ____.
A. a journalist B. an official C. an engineer D. a zoologist
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
How long is the library open on Saturday?
A. For three hours . B. For six hours. C. For nine hours.
高三英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
For famous photojournalist Sir Don McCullin, the landscape has changed since the days when dozens of printed pages were devoted to his photo stories, leading him to declare, “Photojournalism is dying.” According to Sir Don McCullin, newspapers and magazines are much more interested in the wealthy, the glamorous and celebrities. They don’t want suffering people in their newspapers. Photojournalism hasn’t lost its way but it’s been conveniently pushed aside. Shrinking editorial budgets, increasing competition and mistrust of the Press are just some of the factors impacting photojournalism. But the power of photography endures and technology is allowing photographers more creative freedom than ever before. The world is hungry for visual storytelling, but will photojournalism survive?
We spoke to photojournalists working in this industry about the state of affairs today, and asked their opinions about photojournalism in the digital age.
Ilvy Njiokiktjien
“Assignments have changed, so people don’t need to go somewhere for months to work on one project. When Don McCullin’s pictures were making it into the newspaper, his images would be the news. Now if I take a picture at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, for instance, there are 300 other photographers there. There are so many images that you are never going to really shoot an iconic image. You’re not the only one there — there are your colleagues and there are people with cellphones. I don’t think a single image will ever lose its power. Single images, to me, are so strong — I can look at a single image and never forget it. But there are new ways of storytelling — with cellphones, with interactive online experiences and virtual reality. Therefore, it’s important to see what matches the story.”
Jérôme Sessini
“I think now we are freer than before because of technology. Besides, we don’t care about the newspapers like people did before. We get free from the newspapers, so we are able to tell stories in the way we want to tell them. In my opinion, pictures can express emotions — I believe more in emotions than in rationality. I don’t want to tell people, ‘this is like this’, or ‘like that’. I want them to first feel something from the pictures, and then ask some questions. They will have to find the answers by themselves.”
Magnus Wennman
“When I started, press photography was a pretty old-school profession, but today it’s completely different. It’s not about the technique any more. It’s about telling stories, and you have endless opportunities to tell stories by means of pictures. If you are engaging in storytelling, I would say your future is very bright. Photojournalism is more democratic. As a matter of fact, nowadays we can see people shooting with their cellphones anywhere. Photojournalism is no longer the privilege of those working at newspapers. The new generation of photojournalists should work in a completely different way. As you see everywhere, visual storytelling is getting more and more important. If you’re good at that, you’re going to survive.”
Daniel Etter
“A lot of people have been declaring that photojournalism is dead and, somehow, it’s still around. It’s still alive, and it’s still kicking — maybe not quite as hard as in Don McCullin’s days, but it’s still important. It doesn’t have the impact it once had, and it will never have that impact again. I always believe photography plays a role, but if there are better ways of telling visual stories, I’m fine with that. The biggest problem we are running into now is how to make others believe us. Look at how really basic facts are in question nowadays. To make our work a reliable source of information is our biggest challenge. I haven’t figured out a way to make news more trustworthy — the only thing we can do is do good work. That means doing research and trying to represent events in a fair way.”
1.What does Ilvy want to say with the example of Nelson Mandela’s funeral?
A.Great news like this is always attractive.
B.Taking a satisfying picture is really difficult.
C.Too many people take up photojournalism.
D.Popularity of cellphones threatens photojournalism.
2.What idea do Sessini and Wennman share?
A.Good pictures are worth all the hard work.
B.It’s better to let the picture itself tell stories.
C.Technology is photographers’ greatest enemy.
D.Photojournalism will be the first to be kicked out.
3.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A.Photojournalism enjoys great popularity nowadays.
B.Photojournalism is really a promising career in the future.
C.Everyone can report news stories using photos taken by themselves.
D.Photojournalism has lost its appeal for those working at newspapers.
4.What does Etter say about photojournalism?
A.It is not as influential as in Don McCullin’s days.
B.It almost died in Don McCullin’s days.
C.It may have an even better future.
D.It actually exists in name only.
5.What can we learn about Etter?
A.His talent was once questioned.
B.He is optimistic about his future career.
C.He will resign from his job sooner or later.
D.He is seeking suitable ways to tell visual stories.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
___________ in hard seats for 6 hours, we finally stepped out of the train tiredly.
A. Sitting B. Having sat
C. To sit D. Sit
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are hundreds of scenes in English novels characters walk through a landscape of fallen leaves which mirrors the feelings of the characters.
A. which B. where
C. that D. when
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Let me tell you about five of the enemies we face from within．The first enemy that you’ve got to destroy before it destroys you is indifference．What a tragic disease this is! “Ho-hum，let it slide. I’ll just drift along．” Here’s one problem with drifting：you can’t drift your way to the top of the mountain．
The second enemy we face is indecision(优柔寡断). Indecision is the thief of opportunity and enterprise．It will steal your chances for a better future．Take a sword to this enemy．
The third enemy inside is doubt．Sure，there’s room for healthy skepticism．You can’t believe everything．But you also can’t let doubt take over．Many people doubt the past, doubt the future，doubt each other，doubt the government，doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities．________, they doubt themselves．I’m telling you，doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success．It will empty both your bank account and your heart．Doubt is all enemy．Get rid of it．
The fourth enemy within is worry．We’ve all got to worry some．Just don’t let it conquer you．Instead, let it alarm you．Worry can be useful．If you step off the curb (路边) in New York City and a taxi is coming，you’ve got to worry．But you can’t let worry loose like a mad dog that drives you into a small coffer．Here’s what you’ve got to do with your worries：drive them into a small corner. Whatever is out to get you，you’ve got to get it．Whatever is pushing on you, you’ve got to push back．
The fifth enemy is overcaution. It is the timid (胆小的) approach to life．Timidity is not a virtue；it’s all illness．If you let it go，it’ll conquer you．Timid people don’t get promoted．They don’t advance and grow and become powerful in the marketplace．You’ve got to avoid overcaution．
1.What’s the best title for this passage? (Within 8 words)
________ .
2.List three enemies inside that might prevent you from getting promoted．(Within 5 words)
________ .
3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words or phrases．(Within 5 words)
________ .
4.Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
However，you shouldn’t be forced into a small room by the worry beyond control．
________ .
5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese．
________
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