And the horses _______up to the finish line. ...

And the horses _______up to the finish line. They’re neck and neck ... and neck all the way. Oh, the Italian horse Mamma Miu _______ the race!

A.come, is winning B. have come, wins C.are coming, won  D. are coming, wins

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Both Class 3 and our class won't be able to finish the work unless they ___ each other.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

------–Look! How fast the two horses are running!

-------Oh, yes! They are nearly _______.

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Soon Wu Dong ____ up with Li Lei, then they were neck and neck.

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At 88, I remain a competitive runner. The finish line of my life is drawing close, and I hope to reach it having given the best of myself along the way. I’ve been training my body to meet the demands of this final stretch. But, I wonder, should I have asked more of my mind?

If I didn’t exercise, I would release the hungry beasts that seek their elderly prey on couches, but not in the gym. The more I sweated, the more likely it was my doctor would continue to say, “Keep doing what you’re doing, and I’ll see you next year.” My mind, on the other hand, seems less willing to give in to discipline. I have tried internet “brain games”, solving algebraic problems flashing past and changing the route of virtual trains to avoid crashes. But these never approach my determination to remain physically fit as I move deeper into old age.

Despite having many friends in their 70s, 80s and 90s, I’ve been far too slow to realize that how we respond to aging is a choice made in the mind, not in the gym. Some of my healthiest friends carry themselves as victims abused by time. Other friends, many whose aching knees and hips are the least of their physical problems, find comfort in their ability to accept old age as just another stage of life to deal with. I would use the word “heroic” to describe the way they cope with aging.

One such friend recently called from a hospital to tell me a sudden brain disease had made him legally blind. He interrupted me as I began telling him how terribly sorry I was, “Bob, it could have been worse. I could have become deaf instead of blind.”

Despite all the time I spend lifting weights and exercising, I realized I lack the strength to have said those words. It suddenly struck me I’ve paid a price for being a “gym rat.” If there is one characteristic common to friends who are aging with a graceful acceptance of life’s attacks, it is contentment. Aging had to be more than what I saw in a mirror.

But rather than undertaking a fundamental change in the way I face aging, I felt the place to begin would be to start small. A recent lunch provided a perfect example.

I’ve always found it extremely difficult to concentrate when I’m in a noisy setting. At this lunch with a friend in an outdoor restaurant, a landscaper began blowing leaves from underneath the bushes surrounding our table. Typically, after such a noisy interruption, I would have snapped, “Let’s wait until he’s finished!” then fallen silent. When the roar eventually faded, my roar would have drained (消耗) the conversation of any warmth. It troubled me that even a passing distraction could so easily take me from enjoying lunch with a good friend to a place that gave me no pleasure at all. I wanted this meal to be different.

My years in gyms had taught me to shake off pains and other distractions, never permitting them to stop my workout or run. I decided to treat the noise this way. I continued talking with my friend, challenging myself to hear the noise, but to hold it at a distance. The discipline so familiar to me in the gym - this time applied to my mind - proved equally effective in the restaurant. It was as though I had taken my brain to a mental fitness center.

Learning to ignore a leaf blower’s roar hardly equips me to find contentment during my passage into ever-deeper old age. But I left the lunch feeling I had at least taken a small first step in changing behavior that stood in the way of that contentment.

Could I employ that same discipline to accept with dignity the inevitable decline awaiting me like the finish line? Hoping that contentment will guide me as I make my way along the path yet to be traveled.

1.The author’s question in Paragraph 1 implies that ________.

A.he has never believed the necessity of mind training

B.he has realized he should mentally prepare for aging

C.he feels regret for not sharpening his thinking skills

D.he feels unsatisfied with the result of the brain games

2.The author uses his friends as examples to ________.

A.stress aging is an unavoidable stage of life to face

B.indicate that people see life from many different angles

C.prove it’s significant to be surrounded with positive friends

D.show it’s important to take health seriously in a sensible way

3.What can we learn from the author’s friend mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A.He fears that his illness will become worse.

B.He takes physical illnesses as they come.

C.He needs to find a way through those hardships.

D.He sees life as a series of disappointments.

4.After that recent lunch, the author realized that ________.

A.distractions were not uncommon in everyday life

B.the restaurant was not an ideal place for eating

C.his roar had spoiled the friendly conversation

D.he had made small changes to adapt to aging

5.What’s the author’s attitude towards exercising in the end?

A.Doubtful. B.Indifferent. C.Positive. D.Ambiguous.

6.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A.Old age curse and blessing B.The secret to aging well

C.Benefits of regular exercise D.Never too old to learn

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

At 88, I remain a competitive runner. The finish line of my life is drawing close, and I hope to reach it having given the best of myself along the way. I’ve been training my body to meet the demands of this final stretch. But, I wonder, should I have asked more of my mind?

If I didn’t exercise, I would release the hungry beasts that seek their elderly prey on couches, but not in the gym. The more I sweated, the more likely it was my doctor would continue to say, “Keep doing what you’re doing, and I’ll see you next year.” My mind, on the other hand, seems less willing to give in to discipline. I have tried internet “brain games”, solving algebraic problems flashing past and changing the route of virtual trains to avoid crashes. But these never approach my determination to remain physically fit as I move deeper into old age.

Despite having many friends in their 70s, 80s and 90s, I’ve been far too slow to realize that how we respond to aging is a choice made in the mind, not in the gym. Some of my healthiest friends carry themselves as victims abused by time. Other friends, many whose aching knees and hips are the least of their physical problems, find comfort in their ability to accept old age as just another stage of life to deal with. I would use the word “heroic” to describe the way they cope with aging.

One such friend recently called from a hospital to tell me a sudden brain disease had made him legally blind. He interrupted me as I began telling him how terribly sorry I was: “Bob, it could have been worse. I could have become deaf instead of blind.”

Despite all the time I spend lifting weights and exercising, I realized I lack the strength to have said those words. It suddenly struck me I’ve paid a price for being a “gym rat.” If there is one characteristic common to friends who are aging with a graceful acceptance of life’s attacks, it is contentment. Aging had to be more than what I saw in a mirror.

But rather than undertaking a fundamental change in the way I face aging, I felt the place to begin would be to start small. A recent lunch provided a perfect example.

I’ve always found it extremely difficult to concentrate when I’m in a noisy setting. At this lunch with a friend in an outdoor restaurant, a landscaper began blowing leaves from underneath the bushes surrounding our table. Typically, after such a noisy interruption, I would have snapped, “Let’s wait until he’s finished!” then fallen silent. When the roar (吼叫) eventually faded, my roar would have drained (消耗) the conversation of any warmth. It troubled me that even a passing distraction (分心) could so easily take me from enjoying lunch with a good friend to a place that gave me no pleasure at all. I wanted this meal to be different.

My years in gyms had taught me to shake off pains and other distractions, never permitting them to stop my workout or run. I decided to treat the noise this way. I continued talking with my friend, challenging myself to hear the noise, but to hold it at a distance. The discipline so familiar to me in the gym — this time applied to my mind — proved equally effective in the restaurant. It was as though I had taken my brain to a mental fitness center.

Learning to ignore a leaf blower’s roar hardly equips me to find contentment during my passage into ever-deeper old age. But I left the lunch feeling I had at least taken a small first step in changing behavior that stood in the way of that contentment.

Could I employ that same discipline to accept with dignity the inevitable decline awaiting me like the finish line? Hoping that contentment will guide me as I make my way along the path yet to be traveled.

1.The author’s question in Paragraph 1 implies that _____________.

A. he has never believed the necessity of mind training

B. he has realized he should mentally prepare for aging

C. he feels regret for not sharpening his thinking skills

D. he feels unsatisfied with the result of the brain games

2.The author uses his friends as examples to __________.

A. stress aging is an unavoidable stage of life to face

B. indicate that people see life from many different angles

C. prove it’s significant to be surrounded with positive friends

D. show it’s important to take health seriously in a sensible way

3.What can we learn from the author’s friend mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A. He fears that his illness will become worse.

B. He takes physical illnesses as they come.

C. He needs to find a way through those hardships.

D. He sees life as a series of disappointments.

4.After that recent lunch, the author realized that _________.

A. distractions were not uncommon in everyday life

B. the restaurant was not an ideal place for eating

C. his roar had spoiled the friendly conversation

D. he had made small changes to adapt to aging

5.What’s the author’s attitude towards exercising in the end?

A. Doubtful.　　 B. Indifferent.

C. Positive.　　 D. Ambiguous.

6.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A. Old age curse and blessing　　 B. The secret to aging well

C. Benefits of regular exercise　　 D. Never too old to learn

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Imagine you’re standing in line to buy an after-school snack at a store. You step up to the counter and the cashier scans your food. Next, you have to pay. But instead of scanning a QR code (二维码) with your smartphone, you just hold out your hand so the cashier can scan your fingerprint. Or, a camera scans your face, your eyes or even your ear.

Now, this type of technology might not be far away. As technology companies move away from the traditional password, biometric(生物识别的) security, which includes fingerprint, face and voice ID, is becoming increasingly popular.

In 2013, Apple introduced the iPhone 5s, one of the first smartphones with a fingerprint scanner. Since then, using one’s fingerprint to unlock a phone and make mobile payments has become commonplace, bringing convenience to our lives. And since last year, Samsung has featured eye-scanning technology in its top smartphones, while Apple’s new iPhone X can even scan a user’s face. But despite its popularity, experts warn that biometrics might not be as secure as we’d imagined. “Biometrics are ideally good, but in practice, not so much” said John Michener, a biometrics expert.

When introducing the new iPhone’s Face ID feature, Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president, said, “The chance that a random person in the population could look at your iPhone X and unlock it with their face is about one in a million.” But it’s already been done. In a video posted on community website Reddi, two brothers showed how they were each able to unlock the same iPhone X using their own face. And they aren’t even twins.

“We may expect too much from biometrics,” Anil Jain, a computer science professor at Michigan State University, told CBS News. “No security systems are perfect.”

Earlier this year, Jain found a way to trick biometric security. Using a printed copy of a thumbprint, she was able to unlock a dead person’s smartphone for police, according to tech website Splinter. “It’s good to see biometrics being used more,” Jain told CBS News, “because it adds another factors for security. But using multiple security measures is the best defense.”

1.What is the latest technology to unlock a smartphone according to the article?

A. QR code scanning.　　 B. Face scanning.　　 C. Fingerprint scanning.　　 D. Eye scanning.

2.What’s a major problem of the iPhone X’s Face ID system?

A. It takes too long to unlock the phone.

B. It often fails to recognize its owner’s face.

C. Face data could be used for other purposes.

D. Different faces could be used to unlock the same phone.

3.What does Anil Jain think of biometric security?

A. It’s as secure as traditional measures.

B. It has caused much trouble for police.

C. It should be used with other security measures.

D. It is perfect without any room for improvement.

4.The author wrote this article mainly to ______.

A. describe the popularity of biometrics

B. show how biometrics has changed our lives

C. point out various problems with biometrics

D. discuss the security problems of biometrics

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Imagine you’re standing in line to buy a snack at a store. You step up to the counter and the cashier scans your food. Next, you have to pay. But instead of scanning a QR Code(二维码) with your smart phone, you just hold out your hand so the cashier can scan your fingerprint. Or, a camera scans your face, your eyes or even your ear.

Now, this type of technology might not be far away. As technology companies move away from the traditional password, biometric (生物特征识别的) security, which includes fingerprint, face and voice ID, is becoming increasingly popular.

In 2013, Apple introduced the iPhone 5s, one of the first smart phones with a fingerprint scanner. Since then, using one's fingerprint to unlock a phone and make mobile payments has become a commonplace, bringing convenience to our lives. And since 2016, Samsung has featured eye-scanning technology in its top smart phones, while Apple's new iphone X can even scan a user's face. But despite its popularity, experts warn that biometrics might not be as secure as we imagine. " Biometrics is ideally good in practice, not so much," said John Michener, a biometrics expert.

When introducing the new iPhone's face ID feature, Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice-president, said. "The chance that a random person in the population could look at your iPhones X and unlock it with their face is about one in a million." But it's already been done. In a video posted on a community website Reddit, two brothers showed how they were each able to unlock the same iPhone X using their own face. And they aren't even twins.

"We may expect too much from biometrics," Anil Jain, a computer science professor at Michigan State University, told CBS News. "No security systems are perfect."

Earlier last year, Jain found a way to trick biometric security. Using a printed copy of a thumbprint, she was able to unlock a dead person's smart phone for the police, according to a tech website Splinter. "It's good to see biometrics being used more," Jain told CBS News, "because it adds another factor for security. But using multiple security measures is the best defense."

1.Which is the latest identification technology in a smart phone according to the passage?

A. Face scanning.　　 B. Eye scanning.

C. QR Code scanning.　　 D. Fingerprint scanning.

2.What is a major problem of the iPhone X's face ID system?

A. It takes too long to unlock the phone.

B. It often fails to recognize its owner's face.

C. Face data can be used for other purposes.

D. Different faces can be used to unlock the same phone.

3.What is Anil Jain's opinion about biometric security?

A. It is as secure as traditional measures.

B. It is perfect without much improvement.

C. It has caused much trouble for the police.

D. It should be used with other security measures.

4.What does the author intend to tell us in this passage?

A. The popularity of biometrics.

B. Security problems of biometrics.

C. Various problems with biometrics.

D. Great changes caused by biometrics.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—They haven’t finished the work up to now.

—Well, they________.

A. should       B. should have       C. would       D. must have

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

After they had finished taking photos, they could       the roll-film to their studios and develop it later.

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