I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin.
In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened.
“Who did this? ”my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen.
“This is all your fault, Katharine, ”my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.
From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told on each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.
But the Whites didn’t worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.
In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York. The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new driver’s license(驾照),Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her license to everyone she met.
The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah’s new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign. Whether she was nervous or just didn’t see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.
Jane was killed immediately.
I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I’ve ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.
When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy’s leg was broken. They hugged(拥抱)us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girls’ tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches(拐杖).
To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, “We’re so glad that you’re alive. ”
I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.
Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.
Mrs. White said, “Jane’s gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister’s death? ”
They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She’s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.
1.How did the accident occur?
A. Amy didn’t know what to do when she saw the stop sign.
B. Amy didn’t slow down so their car ran into a truck.
C. Amy didn’t stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car.
D. Amy didn’t get off the highway at a crossroads.
2.The Whites did not blame Amy for Jane’s death because _____.
A. Amy was badly injured herself and they didn’t want to add to her pain
B. they didn’t want to blame their children in front of others
C. they didn’t want Amy to feel ashamed and sorry for the rest of her life
D. Amy was their youngest daughter and they loved her best
3. From the passage we can learn that _____.
A. Amy has lived quite a normal life
B. Amy has never recovered from the shock
C. Amy changed her job after the accident
D. Amy lost her memory after the accident
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Blameless
I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin.
In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened.
“Who did this? ”my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen.
“This is all your fault, Katharine, ”my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.
From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told on each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.
But the Whites didn’t worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.
In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York. The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new driver’s license(驾照),Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her license to everyone she met.
The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah’s new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign. Whether she was nervous or just didn’t see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.
Jane was killed immediately.
I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I’ve ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.
When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy’s leg was broken. They hugged(拥抱)us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girls’ tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches(拐杖).
To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, “We’re so glad that you’re alive. ”
I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.
Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.
Mrs. White said, “Jane’s gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister’s death? ”
They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She’s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.
1. How did the accident occur?
A. Amy didn’t know what to do when she saw the stop sign.
B. Amy didn’t slow down so their car ran into a truck.
C. Amy didn’t stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car.
D. Amy didn’t get off the highway at a crossroads.
2. The Whites did not blame Amy for Jane’s death because _____.
A. Amy was badly injured herself and they didn’t want to add to her pain
B. they didn’t want to blame their children in front of others
C. they didn’t want Amy to feel ashamed and sorry for the rest of her life
D. Amy was their youngest daughter and they loved her best
3. From the passage we can learn that _____.
A. Amy has lived quite a normal life
B. Amy has never recovered from the shock
C. Amy changed her job after the accident
D. Amy lost her memory after the accident
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I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin.
In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened.
“Who did this? ”my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen.
“This is all your fault, Katharine, ”my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.
From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told on each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.
But the Whites didn’t worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.
In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York. The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new driver’s license(驾照),Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her license to everyone she met.
The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah’s new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign. Whether she was nervous or just didn’t see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.
Jane was killed immediately.
I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I’ve ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.
When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy’s leg was broken. They hugged(拥抱)us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girls’ tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches(拐杖).
To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, “We’re so glad that you’re alive. ”
I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.
Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.
Mrs. White said, “Jane’s gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister’s death? ”
They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She’s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.
1.How did the accident occur?
A. Amy didn’t know what to do when she saw the stop sign.
B. Amy didn’t slow down so their car ran into a truck.
C. Amy didn’t stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car.
D. Amy didn’t get off the highway at a crossroads.
2.The Whites did not blame Amy for Jane’s death because _____.
A. Amy was badly injured herself and they didn’t want to add to her pain
B. they didn’t want to blame their children in front of others
C. they didn’t want Amy to feel ashamed and sorry for the rest of her life
D. Amy was their youngest daughter and they loved her best
3. From the passage we can learn that _____.
A. Amy has lived quite a normal life
B. Amy has never recovered from the shock
C. Amy changed her job after the accident
D. Amy lost her memory after the accident
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a freshman in college I received a letter that forever opened a window in my soul. I had just started writing and the ______of my local county newspaper had been kind enough to ______some of my work. About a month later the _____ arrived.
Here is what it said. "You may not______me. We last saw each other in kindergarten and my ______moved the next year. We______get the county paper in the mail, though, and when I saw your name I had to write you. You see that first year in school was very______for me. I was a tiny,____, and ordinary-looking girl that the other children ______me every day. The thing I remember about you is that you______did. When we______to go out, the teacher always put me beside you and you would hold my hand as we______the street. You talked to me and played with me. You______me as a person, not someone different and I will be forever______for that. My whole life was______because of how you treated me all those years ago."
I carefully wrote back to my kindergarten friend and we______for several years______the illness that she had ______with since childhood finally took her life. I will never forget, however, just how much that simple kindness I had shared______to her.
Every act of kindness we do______another's heart. Every bit of goodness we share makes the world a better place. Let's use that power and make both Earth and Heaven smile.
1.A. teacher B. director C. editor D. leader
2.A. print B. publish C. report D. check
3.A. newspaper B. message C. work D. letter
4.A. remember B. recognize C. hear D. forget
5.A. parents B. family C. school D. classmates
6.A. still B. also C. just D. even
7.A. busy B. happy C. difficult D. easy
8.A. honest B. naughty C. sunny D. sick
9.A. kidded B. helped C. hated D. beat
10.A. occasionally B. never C. seldom D. always
11.A. got up B. lined up C. ended up D. cheered up
12.A. adventured B. visited C. cleaned D. crossed
13.A. judged B. heard C. knew D. saw
14.A. grateful B. hopeful C. regretful D. skillful
15.A. harder B. better C. easier D. healthier
16.A. cooperated B. corresponded C. lived D. worked
17.A. after B. when C. before D. while
18.A. experienced B. studied C. treated D. struggled
19.A. meant B. done C. appeared D. got
20.A. discovers B. obtains C. enriches D. touches
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When I was a freshman in college I received a letter that forever opened a window in my soul. I had just started writing and the ____of my local county newspaper had been kind enough to ____ some of my work. About a month later the ____ arrived.
Here is what it said. “You may not ____ me. We last saw each other in kindergarten and my ____ moved the next year. We ____ get the county paper in the mail, though, and when I saw your name I had to write you. You see that first year in school was very ____for me. I was a tiny, ____, and ordinary-looking girl that the other children ____ me every day. The thing I remember about you is that you ____ did. When we ____to go out, the teacher always put me beside you and you would hold my hand as we ____ the street. You talked to me and played with me. You ____ me as a person, not someone different and I will be forever ____ for that. My whole life was ____ because of how you treated me all those years ago.”
I carefully wrote back to my kindergarten friend and we____ for several years____ the illness that she had ____ with since childhood finally took her life. I will never forget, however, just how much that simple kindness I had shared ____ to her.
Every act of kindness we do ____ another’s heart. Every bit of goodness we share makes the world a better place. Let’s use that power and make both Earth and Heaven smile.
1.A. teacher B. director C. editor D. leader
2.A. print B. publish C. report D. check
3.A. newspaper B. message C. work D. letter
4.A. remember B. recognize C. hear D. forget
5.A. parents B. family C. school D. classmates
6.A. still B. also C. just D. even
7.A. busy B. happy C. difficult D. easy
8.A. honest B. naughty C. sunny D. sick
9.A. kidded B. helped C. hated D. beat
10.A. occasionally B. never C. seldom D. always
11.A. got up B. lined up C. ended up D. cheered up
12.A. adventured B. visited C. cleaned D. crossed[
13.A. judged B. heard C. knew D. saw
14.A. grateful B. hopeful C. regretful D. skillful
15.A. harder B. better C. easier D. healthier
16.A. cooperated B. corresponded C. lived D. worked
17.A. after B. when C. before D. while
18.A. experienced B. studied C. treated D. struggled
19.A. meant B. done C. appeared D. got
20.A. discovers B. obtains C. enriches D. touches
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When I began my freshman year of college at the age of fifty, I was scared and felt frustrated by the experience. It seemed as if I didn’t blend in(融入) with my classmates, and I found myself struggling academically. I searched to find some help in the college, but wasn’t able to find much.
My experience made me realize that there was a need for a group who could help the non-traditional students become successful and be better used to college life. I worked to help ESU (educational service unit) create such a group. We have to deal with study, family and our jobs at the same time. I wanted to provide resources to help make the change easier and less scary than my own experience was.
The group I set up has now grown to over seventy members who help old students and support one another. We’re currently working on a program to provide free babysitting for any college student that might need childcare. This would make things like studying in the library during the final weeks much easier.
Helping to found this student organization makes me feel wonderful inside. I would love to know that by forming this group, it has helped so many non-traditional students on their college journey. Success can be measured in many different ways. I measure my success by helping others and giving back when I can. My grandmother often told me the world would be a better place if we cared about and helped each other. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care—show them your care.
1.What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To complain about the difficulties in college.
B. To ask for help in academics.
C. To introduce the background of the topic.
D. To describe the author’s interesting experience.
2.It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s group ________.
A. aims to reduce old students’ pressure from life
B. mainly deals with academic problems
C. wants to help others get used to the jobs
D. mainly looks after children for old students
3.Through the group, the author ________.
A. feels successful
B. realizes her dream
C. understands her grandmother’s words
D. is happy to know she is cared about
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When Harvard was founded in 1636, there were no other colleges in the American colonies, and it would become the model for many of those that followed. When it began requiring applicants to take a test known as the SAT in 1935, Harvard started another trend. Two years ago, after it announced an aggressive new financial-aid policy, it helped push social class to the center of the national debate over higher education and forced two of its main competitors, Stanford and Yale, to follow its lead.
Last week. Harvard began to make another effort to affect higher education in its image, its president, Derek Bok, announced that the college would abandon its early admissions program, which for decades has allowed high school seniors to apply in October and get an answer yes, no or maybe – in December, shortly before the regular deadline for applications.
Harvard officials argue that the program is beneficial to rich students who don't need to compare financial-aid offers from various colleges. After the announcement, many people within education urged other colleges to take a similar step.
"We're thrilled," said Laurie Kobick, a college counselor (顾问) at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va. "I think it's going to make admissions better in so many different ways. It will indeed go a small way toward leveling the field among applicants. Of course, it will also have an effect on colleges, and the biggest winner will almost certainly be Harvard. a fact that may prevent many other colleges – perhaps all of them – from following Hazard this time. Because any college that does so will risk losing some of its best applicants."
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that Harvard ____.
A. was the first college in the American colonies
B. was best known for the SAT
C. was muck better than Stanford and Yale
D. refused to offer financial-aid to applicants
2.By abandoning early admissions program, Harvard wants ____.
A. to attract the public's attention
B. to influence higher education in its own way
C. to save money spent in attracting students
D. to allow its competitors to admit more students
3.Early admissions program is good for rich students because ____.
A. they have more chances to enter college
B. they can enter college with a lower score
C. they have special right to be admitted into college
D. they have no problem in supporting their studies
4.Why does Laurie Kobick think other colleges may not follow Harvard?
A. Because they think the action will harm high education.
B. Because they are afraid that the action is not practical.
C. Because they may attract fewer top students than he[ore,
D. Because they are afraid the action will damage their reputation.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.
What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being "replaced". We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the " new" stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we'd lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.
Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.
Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn't my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. " You'll recognize this one," she said, smiling.
Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.
1.The underlined word "in" in the first paragraph probably means "_____".
A.fashionable B.available C.practical D.renewable
2.When she got the ring back, the writer was about _____.
A.13 years old B.15 years old C.26 years old D.28 years old
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer's family moved several times.
B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring.
C. The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.
D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.My New Ring B.Lost and Found
C.Lost and Replaced D.An Expensive Ring
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was 12,all I wanted was a signet(图章) ring.They were the “in” thing and it seemed every girl except me had one.On my 13th birthday,my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it.I was in heaven.
What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn’t being “replaced”.We’d been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff(东西) we got was really just to replace what we’d lost.But not my ring.My ring was new.
Then,only one month later,I lost it.I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning.I was sad and searched everywhere for it.But it seemed to have disappeared.Eventually,I gave up and stopped looking for it.And two years later,we sold the house and moved away.
Years passed,and a couple of moves later,I was visiting my parents’ when Mum told me that she had something for me.It wasn’t my birthday,nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other giftgiving occasion.Mum noticed my questioning look.“You’ll recognize this one,” she said,smiling.
Then she handed me a small ring box.I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside.
The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations,which included replacing the carpets.When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom,they found the ring.As it had my initials carved into it,they realized who owned the ring.They’d had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother.
And it still fits me. (2013·福建,A)
1.The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.
A.fashionable B.available
C.practical D.renewable
2. When she got the ring back,the writer was about ________.
A.13 years old B.15 years old
C.26 years old D.28 years old
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer’s family moved several times.
B.The writer never stopped looking for her ring.
C.The writer’s ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.
D.The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A.My New Ring B.Lost and Found
C.Lost and Replaced D.An Expensive Ring
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
(2013·高考福建卷,A)When I was 12,all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring.They were the “in” thing and it seemed every girl except me had one.On my 13th birthday,my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it.I was in heaven.
What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn’t being “replaced”.We’d been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we’d lost.But not my ring.My ring was new.
Then,only one month later,I lost it.I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning.I was sad and searched everywhere for it.But it seemed to have disappeared.Eventually,I gave up and stopped looking for it.And two years later,we sold the house and moved away.
Years passed,and a couple of moves later,I was visiting my parents’ when Mum told me that she had something for me.It wasn’t my birthday,nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other giftgiving occasion.Mum noticed my questioning look.“You’ll recognize this one,”she said,smiling.
Then she handed me a small ring box.I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside.
The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations,which included replacing the carpets.When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom,they found the ring.As it had my initials carved into it,they realized who owned the ring.They’d had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother.
And it still fits me.
1.The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means“________”.
A.fashionable B.available
C.practical D.renewable
2.When she got the ring back,the writer was about ________.
A.13 years old B.15 years old
C.26 years old D.28 years old
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer’s family moved several times.
B.The writer never stopped looking for her ring.
C.The writer’s ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.
D.The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.My New Ring B.Lost and Found
C.Lost and Replaced D.An Expensive Ring
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The teacher asked the students ________.
A.if they were interested in dinosaurs | B.when was Albert Einstein born |
C.what they will do with the computers | D.how many trees they have planted |
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