--It took me eight years to build up my busin...

--It took me eight years to build up my business, and it almost killed me.

--Well, you know what they say. 　　 .

A. There is no smoke without fire　　 B. No pains, no gains

C. All roads lead to Rome　　 D. Practice makes perfect

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the ___to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first ___drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a ____ that, in the past, would have started him ___again.For a few years we were afraid to bring it up ___this addiction would begin again.

“I had this little poem that I would ___to myself at least four to five times a day,”was Dad’s reply to my 18-year-old unasked question.“The words were a constant ___to me that things were　 ____so hard that I could not deal with them,”Dad said. Then he ___the poem with me. The poem’s ____, yet profound words immediately became ___of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this　 ____with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a ___of daily sayings of wisdom with one listed for each day of the year.

It has been my　 ___that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own ____.

I　 ___opened the book to April 17 to see　 ____words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I was ____when I looked at the page, and then　 ____of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my cheek. There, on my birthday, was the very poem that had _____my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity (平静的心) Prayer.

God grant me

The serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

1.A.opportunity B.courage C.desire D.interest

2.A.gave up B.took up C.went on D.held on

3.A.company B.habit C.situation D.group

4.A.working B.disappearing C.smoking D.drinking

5.A.even though B.for fear that C.as far as D.as long as

6.A.recite B.write C.send D.introduce

7.A.challenge B.pressure C.warning D.reminder

8.A.never B.even C.always D.still

9.A.discussed B.shared C.analysed D.polished

10.A.extraordinary B.well-written C.simple D.moving

11.A.all B.that C.none D.part

12.A.conversation B.conflict C.argument D.lesson

13.A.number B.book C.pack D.calendar

14.A.habit B.practice C.experience D.advice

15.A.favorite B.birthday C.schedule D.vacations

16.A.hesitatingly B.precisely C.suddenly D.hurriedly

17.A.where B.whether C.what D.how

18.A.astonished B.delighted C.confused D.relieved

19.A.eyesight B.feelings C.tears D.looks

20.A.troubled B.attracted C.pleased D.benefited

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It took the early settlers more than 150years to build up ______ is now a modern city.

A. where        B. which       C. what       D. that

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat．My 　　 , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping．I ordered a Salisbury steak．When brought to the table, it was 　　 by a plate of peas．I do not like peas now．I did not like peas then．I have always hated peas．And I 　　 was not about to eat them now．"Eat your peas," my grandmother said．

"Mother," said my mother in her 　　 voice．"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone."

My grandmother did not reply．She 　　 in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the 　　 words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."

I had absolutely no idea of the coming 　　 ． I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly 　　 amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the 　　 of that five dollars．I began to force the terrible things down my 　　 ．

My mother was very angry．My grandmother had that 　　 look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）．"I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother．She glared at me.

　　　 I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat．The 　　 made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars 　　 before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them．My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n） 　　 way．My mother continued to glare in silence．And the 　　 ended．Or so I thought．

My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later．That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods．Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas．She offered me some peas, and I certainly 　 16　 ．My mother fixed me with a cold 　 17　 as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate．Then came the words that were to 　 18　 me for years．

"You ate them for 　　 ," she said．"You can eat them for love."

What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none．I ate them that day and every other time they were 　　 thereafter．

1.A．grandmother　 B．sister　　 C．brother　 D．father

2.A．covered　　 B．accompanied　 C．replaced　 D．ruined

3.A．passively 　　 B．particularly　 C．sincerely　 D．certainly

4.A．warning　　 B．pleasant　　 C．terrific　 D．bored

5.A．came　 　　 B．walked　　 C．leaned　 D．waved

6.A．harmful　　 B．fateful　　 C．truthful　 D．grateful

7.A．appetite　　 B．doom　　 C．fortune　 D．criticism

8.A．unacceptable　 B．uncertain　　 C．unimaginable D．undeniable

9.A．possession　 B．thought　　 C．reference　 D．offer

10.A．mouth　　 B．face　　 C．stomach　 D．throat

11.A．interested　 B．surprised　　 C．offensive 　　　 D．self-satisfied

12.A．peas　　 B．glares　　 C．words　 D．gestures

13.A．floated　　 B．faded　　 C．escaped　 D．rolled

14.A．peaceful　 B．showy　　 C．hurried　 D．encouraging

15.A．incident　 B．silence　　 C．lunch　　 D．shopping

16.A．hesitated　 B．accepted　　 C．declined　 　　　 D．complained

17.A．hand　　 B．voice　　 C．look　　 D．eye

18.A．push　　 B．benefit　　 C．trouble　 D．cheer

19.A．money　　 B．pressure　　 C．fun　　 D．love

20.A．awarded　 B．refused　　 C．served　 D．mentioned

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat．My 　　 , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping．I ordered a Salisbury steak．When brought to the table, it was 　　 by a plate of peas．I do not like peas now．I did not like peas then．I have always hated peas．And I 　　 was not about to eat them now．"Eat your peas," my grandmother said．

"Mother," said my mother in her 　　 voice．"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone."

My grandmother did not reply．She 　 　　　 　 in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the 　　 words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."　

I had absolutely no idea of the coming 　　 　　 ． I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly 　　 amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the 　　 of that five dollars．I began to force the terrible things down my 　　 ．

My mother was very angry．My grandmother had that 　　 look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）．"I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother．She glared at me.

I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat．The 　　 made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars 　　 before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them．My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n） 　　 way．My mother continued to glare in silence．And the 　　 ended．Or so I thought．

My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later．That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods．Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas．She offered me some peas, and I certainly 　　 ．My mother fixed me with a cold 　　 as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate．Then came the words that were to 　　 me for years．

"You ate them for 　　 ," she said．"You can eat them for love."

What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none．I ate them that day and every other time they were 　　 thereafter．

1.A．grandmother　 B．sister　　 C．brother　　 D．father

2.A．covered　　 B．accompanied　 C．replaced　　 D．ruined

3.A．passively 　　 B．particularly　 C．sincerely　　 D．certainly

4.A．warning　　 B．pleasant　　 C．terrific　　 D．bored

5.A．came　　 B．walked　　 C．leaned　　 D．waved

6.A．harmful　　 B．fateful　　 C．truthful　　 D．grateful

7.A．appetite　　 B．doom　　 C．fortune　　 D．criticism

8.A．unacceptable　 B．uncertain　　 C．unimaginable　 D．undeniable

9.A．possession　 B．thought　　 C．reference　　 D．offer

10.A．mouth　　 B．face　　 C．stomach　　 D．throat

11.A．interested　 B．surprised　　 C．offensive　　 D．self-satisfied

12.A．peas　　 B．glares　　 C．words　　 D．gestures

13.A．floated　　 B．faded　　 C．escaped　　 D．rolled

14.A．peaceful　 B．showy　　 C．hurried　　 D．encouraging

15.A．incident　 B．silence　　 C．lunch　　 D．shopping

16.A．hesitated　 B．accepted　　 C．declined　　 D．complained

17.A．hand　　 B．voice　　 C．look　　 D．eye

18.A．push　　 B．benefit　　 C．trouble　　 D．cheer

19.A．money　　 B．pressure　　 C．fun　　 D．love

20.A．awarded　 B．refused　　 C．served　　 D．mentioned

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

34．It took the early settlers more than 150 years to build up ___________is now a modern city．

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

(2014·江西)It was the middle of the night 　　　　　　 my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.

A.that B.as

C.which D.when

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was the middle of the night __ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.

A. that　　　　　 B.　 as　　　 C.　 which　　　　 D. when

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nothing is more important than health, so it is unwise to build up our business ________ our health.

A. at the mercy of                     B. at the expense of

C. in face of                          D. in relation to

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was the middle of the night_____ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.

A.that　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.as

C.which　　　　　　　　　　　 D.when

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析