1During the First World War, some Americans indirectly benefited because of the war. With two million white men fighting in Europe and no new immigrants entering the country, many jobs in the United States became available to blacks and women for the first time.
2Both groups proved their ability to do any kind of job. Women became railway conductors, brick layers, and factory workers. Their presence in traditionally male workplace produced many problems. Men were annoyed by women’s higher productivity and willingness to work for lower pay. Working mothers were often criticized for leaving their families. But many women welcomed the responsibilities. “It was not until our men were called overseas,” said one woman bank executive, “that we make any real onslaught on the realm of finance, and became tellers, managers of departments, and junior and senior officers.”
3Women who did not take jobs helped in the war effort in other ways. They made uniforms, rolled bandages, and campaigned for the sale of Liberty Bonds to help finance the war.
4American manufacturers offered jobs to large numbers of black Americans for the first time as a result of the war. Most factories were located in the North. To take advantage of these new job opportunities, many black families moved from their homes in the South to the Northern cities such as Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Buffalo, Chicago, and Detroit.
5White Americans were of two minds about the role of black Americans in the war effort. On the one hand, black workers’ ability to learn new jobs quickly and do them well strengthened the home front, and the black men’s fighting ability helped the Allies win the war. However, many whites did not want to acknowledge that blacks were capable, effective workers. White soldiers returning from the war had no desire to compete for jobs with blacks on equal terms. At the same time, many blacks were not willing to a lesser role once the war had ended.
1.Why could American women and backs find jobs during World War I?
A. They were taken to serve the war. B. They had their equal right at that time.
C. Workforce was in great need. D. They had better productivities.
2.Which of the following is Untrue according to the above passage?
A. Blacks women were not allowed to fight in World War I.
B. All American women went to work during World War I.
C. Northern cities applied more blacks during World War I.
D. Women and blacks earned a lot during World War I.
3.Which of the following is the main idea of the whole passage?
A. Americans benefited a lot from World Ward I.
B. World War I had strong effect on America.
C. Some Americans benefited from World War I indirectly.
D. U.S.A. women and blacks contributed much in World War I.
4.Which of the following shows the right structures of the above passage?
A. 1→23→45 B. 1→2→3→4→5
C. 1→23→4→5 D. 123→4→5
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
1During the First World War, some Americans indirectly benefited because of the war. With two million white men fighting in Europe and no new immigrants entering the country, many jobs in the United States became available to blacks and women for the first time.
2Both groups proved their ability to do any kind of job. Women became railway conductors, brick layers, and factory workers. Their presence in traditionally male workplace produced many problems. Men were annoyed by women’s higher productivity and willingness to work for lower pay. Working mothers were often criticized for leaving their families. But many women welcomed the responsibilities. “It was not until our men were called overseas,” said one woman bank executive, “that we make any real onslaught on the realm of finance, and became tellers, managers of departments, and junior and senior officers.”
3Women who did not take jobs helped in the war effort in other ways. They made uniforms, rolled bandages, and campaigned for the sale of Liberty Bonds to help finance the war.
4American manufacturers offered jobs to large numbers of black Americans for the first time as a result of the war. Most factories were located in the North. To take advantage of these new job opportunities, many black families moved from their homes in the South to the Northern cities such as Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Buffalo, Chicago, and Detroit.
5White Americans were of two minds about the role of black Americans in the war effort. On the one hand, black workers’ ability to learn new jobs quickly and do them well strengthened the home front, and the black men’s fighting ability helped the Allies win the war. However, many whites did not want to acknowledge that blacks were capable, effective workers. White soldiers returning from the war had no desire to compete for jobs with blacks on equal terms. At the same time, many blacks were not willing to a lesser role once the war had ended.
1.Why could American women and backs find jobs during World War I?
A. They were taken to serve the war. B. They had their equal right at that time.
C. Workforce was in great need. D. They had better productivities.
2.Which of the following is Untrue according to the above passage?
A. Blacks women were not allowed to fight in World War I.
B. All American women went to work during World War I.
C. Northern cities applied more blacks during World War I.
D. Women and blacks earned a lot during World War I.
3.Which of the following is the main idea of the whole passage?
A. Americans benefited a lot from World Ward I.
B. World War I had strong effect on America.
C. Some Americans benefited from World War I indirectly.
D. U.S.A. women and blacks contributed much in World War I.
4.Which of the following shows the right structures of the above passage?
A. 1→23→45 B. 1→2→3→4→5
C. 1→23→4→5 D. 123→4→5
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Nuclear weapons（核武器）were first developed in the United States during the Second World War to be used against Germany．However, by the time the first bombs were ready for use, the war with Germany had ended and, as a result, the decision was made to use the weapons against Japan instead．Hiroshima and Nagasaki have suffered the consequences of the decision to the present day.
The real reasons why bombs were dropped on two heavily populated cities are not altogether clear．A number of people in 1944 and early 1945 argued that the use of nuclear weapons would be unnecessary, since American Intelligence was aware that some of the most powerful and influential people in Japan had already realised that the war was lost, and wanted to discuss a Japanese surrender （投降）．It was also argued that, since Japan has few natural resources, a blockade （封锁） by the American navy would force it to surrender within a few Weeks, and the use of nuclear weapons would prove unnecessary．If a demonstration of force was required to end the war, a bomb could be dropped over an unpopulated area like a desert, in front of Japanese observers, or over an area of low population inside Japan, such as a forest．Choosing this course of action might decrease the loss of further lives on all sides, while the power of nuclear weapons would still be adequately demonstrated（展示）．
All of these arguments were turned down, however, and the general agreement was that the quickest way to end the fighting would be to use nuclear weapons against the centres of population inside Japan．In fact, two of the more likely reasons why the decision was reached seem quite shocking to us now．
1.The meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 is that ________.
| A．the two cities were badly damaged after they were bombed |
| B．the two cities suffered because Japan would not agree to end the war |
| C．the terrible effects of dropping nuclear weapons on these cities can still be felt |
| D．the end of the war with Germany meant Hiroshima and Nagasaki, would suffer |
2.According to Paragraph 2, a blockade would have been successful because
| A．Japan had to import most of its natural resources |
| B．Japan would not be powerful enough to beat a blockade |
| C．an attack would probably destroy Japanese resources within a few weeks |
| D．the Americans could defeat Japan's navy since it was short of resources |
3.The last paragraph tells that________.
| A．the writer probably expects us hot to argue with his opinion |
| B．the nuclear bombs must have been dropped on Tokyo, too |
| C．the real reasons for' the decision may never have been made clear |
| D．the writer has not done much research on this subject to establish the facts |
4.What would probably be discussed in the paragraphs that follow?
| A．The reasons why Japan chose to surrender． |
| B．The writer's attitudes towards the Japan's surrender. |
| C．People's different opinions about dropping nuclear weapons onto the cities． |
| D．Some of the possible reasons for dropping nuclear weapons onto the cities． |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
At the end of the First World War, in 1918. China was convinced it would be able to reclaim the territories occupied by the Germans in present-day Shandong Province. After all, it had fought along with the Allies. However it was not to be. The warlord government of the day had ________ struck a deal with the Japanese, offering the German colonies in return for financial support. The Allies, ________, acknowledged Japan’s territorial claims in China. When it became known in China in April 1919 that the negotiations over the Treaty of Versailles（凡尔赛条约）would not ________ China’s claims, it gave rise to a movement that might be considered even more revolutionary than the one that ended the Empire.
In the course of this May Fourth Movement, some 5,000 students from Peking University hit the streets to ________ the Versailles Treaty. But more was at stake than Japan’s grabbing of land. When one considers the 1911 Revolution as a mere regime（政体）change, it become clear that the numerous popular demands for modernization had not been satisfied yet.
The May Fourth Movement was part cultural revolution, part _______ movement. On the cultural side , the students had been inspired in the preceding two decades by Western thought, creating a feeling of frustration and _______ with Chinese tradition. In the intellectual ferment（酝酿/骚动）that resulted from this, answers were sought for the questions why and how China had lagged behind the West. The negative influences of traditional morality, the clan（宗族）system and Confucianism were seen as the main causes. China in its shaky state could only be cured by “Two Doctors”: Doctor Science（赛先生）and Doctor Democracy（德先生）.
At the same time, intellectuals untied in the New Culture Movement attempted to make Chinese culture more ________ to social groups beyond the traditional scholar-officials. To this end, they advocated a Literary Revolution, in which wenyan, the ossified（僵化的）system of ________ language, was to be replaced by a system based on conversational language, the so-called baihua. Hu Shi is one of the scholars who ________ with this movement, and meanwhile Lu Xun is seen as one of the most productive practitioners of this type of writing that came into _______ in the 1920s.
The social aspects of May Fourth consisted of attempts to free the Chinese woman, although this was often limited to movements to bring foot-binding to a halt. Nonetheless, in the cities newly ________ women, modern girls who had been educated, became a loud voice for further changes.
May Fourth is seen as a critical _______ for the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Before 1919, there was hardly any interest in what was happening in Russia. After May Fourth, Marxism was seen as a _______ revolutionary ideology for a predominantly agricultural society such as China still was.
Even today, May Fourth functions as a point of _______ for China. The Party may interpret the events of 1919 as being brought about by its earliest members, and it may turn Lu Xun into the Marxist writer he would refuse to be, but the fact ________ that May Fourth truly set China on its revolutionary path.
1.A.firmly B.suddenly C.immediately D.secretly
2.A.on the other hand B.for instance C.on the contrary D.with no exception
3.A.challenge B.honor C.withdraw D.investigate
4.A.agree on B.draw up C.demonstrate against D.adhere to
5.A.political B.democratic C.social D.revolutionary
6.A.contentment B.dissatisfaction C.interconnection D.identification
7.A.accessible B.modernized C.complex D.appealing
8.A.written B.non-verbal C.informal D.dead
9.A.debated B.parted C.disagreed D.identified
10.A.effect B.being C.power D.fortune
11.A.engaged B.divorced C.liberated D.widowed
12.A.burden B.accelerator C.message D.handbrake
13.A.superficial B.unrealistic C.applicable D.imperfect
14.A.departure B.difference C.interest D.reference
15.A.alters B.denies C.overstates D.remains
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
in 1914 the First World War broke out?
| A．Was that, that | B．Was that, when | C．Was it. that | D．Was it, when |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The First World War postcard has1.(final) been sent after many years. It is a very old postcard. This postcard was from a 19-year old soldier, Alfred, during the First World War. He2.(write) this postcard and sent it to his lovely sister Nell3.January 1916. The postcard is dated 1916 and4.is a cartoon picture of a new solider on the front.
Alfred has written to his sister, “Dear Nell, just5.postcard to let you know I have not forgotten you. On the other side you will see our orders for next week. I will need your pity. Write to me, your brother Alfred.” Sadly, Alfred6.(kill) in a flight in 1918 before the card arrived. 7.(year) later, his sister died in 1964.
The postcard is marked 1916 and again September 2010 when it was stamped to arrive. But the postman couldn’t find the8.(receive) any more. The post office said it was out of the question that the card was with9.(they) all the time. They regularly cleaned out their offices and post boxes. The10.(postcard) history for the last 94 years is still a mystery.
高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
38．During World War II, he took many photos, ______some captured the emotions of both the soldiers and the civilians in war-torn Europe.
| A．from them | B．of which | C．by which | D．among them |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
38.____________in 1914____________the First World War broke out?
39.
| A．Was that, that | B．Was that, when | C．Was it. that | D．Was it, when |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Scientists are building the world’s first thinking robot．It’s true．Some say machines that walk, speak and feel will have been made by 2020．Kismet is the name of a robot which scientists have built this year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology （MIT）
Kismet is different from traditional robots because it can show human emotions．Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored．Kismet is one of the first robots of a new generation that look like human beings and can imitate human feelings．
Some people say that by 2020 we will have created robots with brains similar to those of adult human beings．These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell．What kind of jobs will they do? In the future, robots like Robonaut, a robot invented by NASA, will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations．They will also be doing more and more of the household work for us．In Japan, scientists are designing robots that will entertain people by dancing and playing the piano．
Meanwhile, people who worry about the future are wondering whether robots will become monsters? Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers connected to the Internet in the future．People will have microchips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of small machines．Perhaps we should not exaggerate（夸大） the importance of technology, but one may wonder whether, in years to come, we will still be falling in love, and whether we will feel pain．
Who knows?
1.Kismet is different from traditional robots because______．
A．it is made in the MIT, USA B．it is able to express its own feelings
C．it is the first modern robot D．it is able to show human feelings
2.Possibly, robots will be able to ______in about ten years from now．
A．think like human beings B．do all kinds of jobs for us
C．imitate human feelings D．become dangerous monsters
3.The underlined word “one” can be best replaced by_____．
A．some experts B．the writer himself
C．some scientists D．people in general
4.It can be inferred from this passage that_______．
A．robots will take the place of human beings in the future
B．the importance of technology has been exaggerated
C．scientist have designed different kinds of robots
D．robots might be a helper or a danger．
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Scientists are building the world’s first thinking robot. It’s true. Some say machines that walk, speak and feel will have been made by 2020.Kismet is the name of a robot which scientists have built this year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Kismet is different from traditional robots because it can show human emotions. Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored. Kismet is one of the first robots of a new generation that look like human beings and can imitate human feelings.
Some people say that by 2020 we will have created robots with brains similar to those of adult human beings. These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell. What kind of jobs will they do? In the future, robots like Robonaut, a robot invented by NASA, will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations. They will also be doing more and more of the household work for us. In Japan, scientists are designing robots that will entertain people by dancing and playing the piano.
Meanwhile, people who worry about the future are wondering whether robots will become monsters? Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers connected to the Internet in the future. People will have microchips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of small machines. Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大) the importance of technology, but one may wonder whether, in years to come, we will still be falling in love, and whether we will feel pain.
Who knows?
1.Kismet is different from traditional robots because______.
A. it is made in the MIT, USA B. it is able to express its own feelings
C. it is the first modern robot D. it is able to show human feelings
2.Possibly, robots will be able to ______in about ten years from now.
A. think like human beings B. do all kinds of jobs for us
C. imitate human feelings D. become dangerous monsters
3.The underlined word “one” can be best replaced by_____.
A. some experts B. the writer himself C. some scientists D. people in general
4.It can be inferred from this passage that_______.
A. robots will take the place of human beings in the future
B. the importance of technology has been exaggerated
C. scientist have designed different kinds of robots
D. robots might be a helper or a danger.
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
There are some places in the world that one wants to return again and again. After my first visit to Boracay, Philippines, in March of last year, I knew that I would return soon. I was there again in April this year.
It was on the island that I first tried kite-surfing. The Bulabog Beach on the eastern side of Boracay has many wind-surfing and kite-surfing sports centers. I randomly chose a center, which happened to be an affiliation(附属机构) of International Kiteboarding Organization.
The organization has training centers around the world, and some of its courses are tailored for beginners like me.
The center on Boracay has different courses, from recreational to professional. In the recreational category, trainees have to do the "discovery" level before they go on to more advanced levels.
My instructor Brian, who was from the United States, strictly followed the center's rules about levels, and began the training by asking me to set up the kite on the sand, which was the very first step at the ground level of the "discovery" course.
I had a teammate, and we both couldn't wait to have the feeling of riding with the wind on the surface of the water. But we had to practice at length the various skills for assessing the direction of the wind and the move-ments of our bodies.
It was there in March, which was still the windy season on the island. Because of the winds, the Philippines were important on the ancient marine (海上的) trade route. They call the wind Amihan, or trade winds.
From May to October, the Amihan wind is channeled through the hills on the northern and southern ends of the island from the east onshore, and onto the Bulabog Beach on the eastern coast of the island.
1.Do you think why the author returned to Boracay?
A. Because it is a small island in the Philippines.
B. Because he intended to settle down there.
C. Because the place was very attractive.
D. Because the kite-surfing on this island was rather exciting.
2.What does the underlined word "tailored" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. lost B. known C. cancelled D. designed
3.What kind of person is Brian?
A. Easy-going. B. Strict. C. Dull. D. Friendly.
4.Why did the Philippines call the wind "trade winds"?
A. Because the Philippines started to trade in the windy season.
B. Because the winds made the Philippines active in the ancient time.
C. Because the Philippines had been relying on the winds to trade.
D. Because the winds benefited the Philippines a lot in the ancient maritime trade.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析