From my second grade on，there was one event I...

From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital 　 　 I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I would ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, saying something about building 　 　 and working toward a goal.

One recent Sunday I stood in church, video camera in hand, and 　 　 my 68-year-old father play the piano in his very first recital.

My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t 　　 lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, 　　 too many of us do. But he wasn’t stuck in the past. When he retired three years ago, he 　 　 his church music director to take him as 　　 .

For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the 　 　 ? I worried. But then came the beautiful melody (旋律). And I 　 　　 he had been doing what music teachers always stress:　 　　 the notes and pretend the others aren’t there.

“I’m 　 　 of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.

“Yeah, and doing it so 　　 　 ,” Jeff added.

With his first recital, my father taught me more about self-confidence and the life goal than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.

1.A. reflected　　　　　　 B. meant　　　 C. explained　　 D. proved

2.A. self-confidence　 B. self-control　 C. self-defense　 D. self-discipline

3.A. kept　　　　　　　　 B. sent　　　 C. watched　　 D. felt

4.A. miss　　　　　　　 B. afford　　 C. select　　　 D. understand

5.A. as　　　　　　　　 B. once　　　　 C. if　　　　　 D. while

6.A. allowed　　 B. invited　　　　　　 C. inspired　　　 D. persuaded

7.A. a teacher　　 B. an old man　 C. a student　　　　 D. a singer

8.A. words　　　　　　 B. videos　　　　 C. notes　　　　 D. lessons

9.A. predicted　　　　 B. realized　　 C. imagined　　　 D. insisted

10.A. pass over　 B . turn up　　　　 C. bring in　　　 D. concentrate on

11.A. ashamed　　　 B. aware　　 C. tired　　　　　　　 D. proud

12.A. nicely　　 B. anxiously　　 C. casually　　　 D. frequently

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital _____I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) _________about build self-confidence and working toward a ________.

So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______rising to play the piano in his very first recital.

My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _________lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t ________there. When he retired three years ago, he _____ his church music director to take him as a student.

For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the _____fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress:___ _____the music and pretend the others aren’t there.

“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.

“Yeah, and doing it so______,” Jeff added.

With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.

1.A. reflected　　　　 B. explained　　 C. meant　　　　　　 D. proved

2.A. would　　　 　　 B. could　　 　 C. might　　　　　　 D. should

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

4.A. goal　　 　　　 B. stage　　 　　 C. journey　　　　　 D. chance

5.A. trouble　　　 B. satisfaction　　 C. strength　　　　 D. disappointment

6.A. kept　　　 　　 B. sent　　 　　　　 C. watched　　　　 D. felt

7.A. through　　　 B. from　　 　　 C. against　　　　　　 D. before

8.A. miss　　　 　　 B. afford　　 　　 C. select　　　　　 　 D. understand

9.A. as　　　 　　　 B. once　　 　　 C. if　　　　　 　　　 D. while

10.A. educated　　　 B. protected　　 C. stuck　　　　　　 D. spoilt

11.A. allowed　　　 B. invited　　 　 C. inspired　　　　　 D. persuaded

12.A. roughly　　　 B. simply　 　　 C. merrily　　　　　　 D. curiously

13.A. words　　　　 B. videos　　 　　 C. notes　　　　　　 D. lessons

14.A. decades　　　 B. weeks　　 　　 C. hours　　　　　　 D. moments

15.A. play　　　 　　 B. freeze　　 　　 C. click　　　　　　 D. adjust

16.A. same　　　 　　 B. warm　　 　 C. different　　　　 D. dirty

17. A. predicted　　　 B. realized　　 C. imagined　　　　 D. insisted

18.A. pass over　　　 B. turn up　　 　 C. bring in　　　　　 D. concentrate on

19.A. ashamed　　　 B. aware　　 　　 C. tired　　　　　　 D. proud

20.A. casually　　　 B. anxiously　　 C. nicely　　　　　　 D. frequently

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

From my second grade on，there was one event I feared every year：the piano recital(独奏会)．A recital____I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers．Each year I___ ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”．And each year he’d shake his head，muttering(嘀咕) 　 　 about building self-confidence and working towards a　 　　 ．

So it was with really great 　 that I stood in church one recent Sunday，video camera in hand，and 　　 my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt 　 rising to play the piano in his very first recital．

My father had longed to play music since childhood，but his family was poor and couldn’t 　 　　 lessons．He could have gone on regretting it，　 　 too many of us do．But though he was rooted in his past，he wasn’t　 　 there．When he retired three years ago，he 　 his church music director to take him as a student．

For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard，he　 stared down at his fingers．

Has he forgotten the 　 ?　 I worried，remembering those split seconds 　 　 ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would 　 ．But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the 　 fingers that once baited(装饵于)my fishing lines．And I 　 he had been doing what music teachers always stress：　 　 the music and pretend the others aren’t there．

“I'm 　 of him for starting something new at his age，”I said to my son Jeff．

“Yeah，and doing it so 　 ，”Jeff added．

With his first recital，my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago．

1.A．reflected　 B．explained C．meant　 D．proved

2.A．would　　 B．could　　　　　　 C．might　　　　　 D．should

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

4.A．goal　　　 B．stage　　　　　　 C．journey　　　　 D．chance

5.A．trouble　 B．satisfaction　 C．strength　　　　 D．disappointment

6.A．kept　　　 B．sent　　　　　　　 C．watched　　　　 D．felt

7.A．through　 B．from　　　　　　 C．against　　　　　 D．before

8.A．miss　　　 B．afford　　　　　　 C．select　　　 D．understand

9.A．as　　　　 B．once　　　　　　 C．if　　　　　　　　 D．while

10.A．educated　　 B．protected　　　 C．stuck　　　　　　 D. spoiled

11.A．allowed　　 B．invited　　　　　 C．inspired　　　　 D．persuaded

12.A．roughly　　 B．simply　　　　　 C．merrily　　　　　 D．curiously

13.A．words　　 B．videos　　　　　 C．notes　　　　　　 D．lessons

14.A．decades　 B．weeks　　　　　　 C．hours　　　　　　 D．moments

15.A．play　　　 B．freeze　　　　　　 C．click　　　　　　 D．adjust

16.A．same　　　 B．warm　　　　　　 C．different　　　　 D．dirty

17.A．predicted　　 B．realized　　　　 C．imagined　　　　 D．insisted

18.A．pass over　　 B．turn up　　　　 C．concentrate on　 D．bring in

19.A．ashamed　　 B．aware　　　　　 C．tired　　　　　　　 D．proud

20.A．casually　　 B．anxiously　　　　 C．nicely　　　　　　 D．frequently

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Every school has an ugly girl. In my primary school, it was me.

From first grade through fourth, I had to wear heavy orthopedic(整形外科的)shoes because of my weak ankles. I sounded like overweight elephant wearing bricks whenever I took a single step.

“Hey, Bigfoot！”

“Geez, you're going to start an earthquake！”

Then in sixth grade I had to start wearing glasses. Mom asked for the least expensive ones and that made me look like a fool.

“Four eyes！”

“Couldn't you cover up more of your faces? Why stop at the eyes？”

In Seventh, I started competing on the city swim team, thinking that if I got a killer body, nobody would notice my face. Wrong again. I loved being fast and winning ribbons now and then, but now I had red, wet eyes from the chlorine(氯) in the pool. I also did not develop a killer body.

I changed my strategy at Eighth grade, the last year of middle school. I offered my help to anyone who needs. I worked for other girls, so they could hang out with their friends. My new program began to work. People who would never have acknowledged my existence before were suddenly seeking me out.

I'd been feeling pretty good until one day I went to Christine's house to help her fill envelopes. Going into each envelope was invitation to Christine's birthday party; it was a big event at a fancy hotel. Complete with dinner. She asked me to help her address these envelopes. There was no envelope for me.

My heart was broken. I tried to escape from all the eyes. High school had to be better, right? Yes and no. Now that I'm here, I know there are still lots of shallow people judging you on what you're wearing or how cool your hair is, but there are also kids who talk to you because they liked your answers or just as you're kind, honest, and a good friend.

I still do kind things because I like the feeling I get when I am helping people. I, with my friends, went to children's hospital, playing games and reading to the sick kids.

I still had wet red and not a smart look, but you cannot tell me I am not beautiful. Every time I visit hospital, five­year­old Terry grasps my hand, “Morri, you are so nice. I want to grow up to be just like you.”

1.Why was Morri laughed at by her classmates when she was in primary school?

A．She had weak ankles and eyesight.

B．Her glasses couldn't cover up her face.

C．She couldn't get along well with them.

D．She looked like an overweight elephant.

2.Which of the following is the real reason for Morri competing on the city swim team?

A．To win more ribbons.　　　　　　　　　　

B．To shift others' attention from her face.

C．To develop a killer body.　　　　　　　　　

D．To have red wet eyes.

3.From what Morri experienced in the last year of middle school, we can learn that ________.

A．her classmates thought highly of her　　　

B．she was popular among her classmates

C．she was often cheated by her classmates

D．her classmates just took advantage of her

4.The passage is intended to encourage people to ________.

A．address as many as invitation envelopes as possible

B．take more sport activities including swimming

C．take others' comments into careful consideration

D．take positive attitude towards disadvantages in life

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night, when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some _____________ station.

The _________ moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the ___________ of that little wallet? The credit cards, the driver’s license, the cash, all lost to the bus.

Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband _____________ it while I was on the phone in the dining room. “Does Jennifer live here?” I heard a lady say. In my husband’s hand was my wallet, with not a penny ___________. She left before I could _________ make it to the door to offer my thanks.

After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who _________ the lady as Erin Smith. Without _______, I called to thank her. She said she _________ my wallet on a bus seat. She ______________ that going to a stranger’s house was a ____________ move, but she decided to take the chance. “If I were in that ____________, I would want someone to try to find me,” she said.

This one stranger responded beautifully to my small ____________, but she actually wasn’t the only one. Right after Erin ____________ my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver’s license to an online forum(论坛), trying to see ____________ anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son’s nursery and who recognized my face. I’ve never ____________ words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that’s not how the people I ______________ tend to act.

__________, I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone ____________ what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely ____________.

1.A.accessible B.hidden C.unknown D.convenient

2.A.face-saving B.brain-washing C.eye-catching D.heart-stopping

3.A.parts B.contents C.details D.ingredients

4.A.ignored B.answered C.examined D.interrupted

5.A.missing B.returned C.remaining D.abandoned

6.A.still B.ever C.yet D.even

7.A.selected B.appointed C.identified D.defined

8.A.delay B.alarm C.regret D.invitation

9.A.moved B.placed C.opened D.spotted

10.A.disagreed B.complained C.calculated D.recommended

11.A.selfless B.risky C.slow D.personal

12.A.site B.direction C.situation D.atmosphere

13.A.crisis B.danger C.threat D.failure

14.A.got rid of B.made use of C.had control of D.took possession of

15.A.if B.where C.how D.when

16.A.recalled B.exchanged C.repeated D.whispered

17.A.encounter B.follow C.consult D.accompany

18.A.Going away B.Turning around C.Looking back D.Coming along

19.A.into B.against C.over D.beyond

20.A.longing B.enthusiastic C.concerned D.grateful

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

From my first day, I was attending press conferences and other media events all over town. I got to attend events at places I had never thought I’d get to: the White House, the Senate and House of Representative buildings at the Capitol (国会大厦), the Department of Health and Human Services, just to name a few. And I was sent to cover these events as if I were a reporter, not just an intern (实习生) .

In fact, I never really felt like an intern. I was given the opportunity to do the work that everyone else at the paper was doing. I covered stories on my own and wrote the articles myself. I was included in discussions for story ideas. I helped to edit the articles that went into the paper. I was able to take part in every aspect of the newspaper that I wanted to experience.

The best part of working at the Nation’s Health was the staff. They were supportive in letting me go out and do things on my own, while I always knew that they would be more than happy to answer any questions or help me with any problems I might have. Best of all, they treated me as their equal, not just an intern whom they could get to do all the work they didn’t want to do.

After interning at the Nation’s Health for nearly seven months and having more than 30 articles published, I had to move on. My experience there gave me insight into how the media work, which helps me when I’m trying to choose stories. In addition, it showed me that work really can be fun.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. How good reporting begins with journalism interns.

B. The author’s opportunity to work at the Nation’s Health.

C. The author’s experience working as an intern

D. The author’s first day as a professional reporter.

2.What impressed the author most when working at the Nation’s Health?

A. The employees treated her as one of them equally.

B. The opportunity to work alone.

C. Covering stories and writing articles

D. Coming up with story ideas for the newspaper.

3.We can infer that the author had thought an intern would be made to ____.

A. go to as many places as possible

B. do the boring things that others didn’t want to do

C. treat people equally, no matter who they were.

D. get help from a professional reporter

4.What did the author think of her experience of working at the Notion’s Health?

A. Meaningful    B. Disappointing     C. Tiring    D.  Surprising

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mrs. Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time,I was getting ready to eat my same old tuna fish(金枪鱼)sandwich and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.

I was thrilled. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family,and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to use again the next day. My sandwiches were either bologna(大香肠)or tuna fish. It rarely varied beyond that.

You can understand my delight when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch.

When we finished lunch that day. Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her precious attention so I was very quiet as she explained. You see，she was Catholic and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate fish on Fridays.

Oh,I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mama that from now on 1 wanted tuna fish on Fridays. After my mama understood why，she gladly fixed tuna fish for me on Fridays. She even fixed it on brown bread because she knew Mrs. Amatuli liked brown bread. From then on. every Friday I could get in line with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food—it tasted divine to me!

I realize now that Mrs. Amatuli could have fixed herself a tuna sandwich of Friday. But she bought my sandwich because she saw a 1ittle girl who was thrilled over the simple act of having a hot lunch.

I will never forget her for her compassion and generosity and what I should do is to follow her example.

1.Mrs.Arnatuli bought the writer’s sand wish because_____________.

A．she was tired of cafeteria food

B．she hated getting in line with kids

C．she didn’t eat red meat on Friday

D．she wanted to show care to the writer

2.What can we learn about the cafeteria food?

A．It was terrific.                          B．It was terrible.

C．The writer enjoyed it.                    D．Most kids were fond of it.

3.The underlined word "divine" in Paragraph 5 means___________.

A．perfect           B．sweet            C．unpleasant        D．special

4.Which of the following can best show the theme of this text?

A．It is hard to please all.

B．Better to give than to receive.

C．Love makes the world go around.

D．The more you offer,the more you are rewarded.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The event that _________ in my memory happened one morning in 1983 when I was 14 years old. It has never escaped.

A. stood out　　 B. stands out

C. would stand out　　 D. has stood out

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.

Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.

I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).

I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.

I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “find,” she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.

1.Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?

A. He was talking fast　　 B. He was shocked

C. He was in a hurry　　 D. He was absent-minded

2.Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to paragraph 3?

A. He enjoyed the drink　　 B. He wanted to be helpful

C. He took the chance to rest　　 D. He tried to please his dad

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?

A. recover from her sadness　　 B. move out of the neighborhood

C. turn to her old friends　　 D. speak out about her past

4.What does the author think people in a community should do?

A. Open up to others　　 B. Depend on each other

C. Pay for others’ help　　 D. Care about one another

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Mrs Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, Mrs Amatuli asked me if she could36my sandwiches. She explained that I could use the money to buy a 37lunch from the cafeteria（自助餐厅）. I was 38. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was39expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to40again the next day.

You can understand my 41  when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch. Kids always  42about the cafeteria food but I was very43of them.

When we44lunch that day, Mrs Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to 45 why she had bought my sandwiches. I really didn't care why, 46it gave me a few minutes of her precious47 so I was very quiet as she explained.

You48, she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate49on Fridays.

Oh, I couldn't 50to get home and tell my Mom that from then on I wanted fish on Fridays.51my Mom understood why, she gladly fixed fish for me on Fridays. From then on, every Friday I could get in52with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about the cafeteria food—it53great to me!

I realize now that Mrs Amatuli 54 have fixed herself a fish sandwich on Fridays. She bought my sandwiches because she saw a little girl who was pleased over the simple

55of having a hot lunch.

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析