Betty Skelton was often called “The First Lad...

Betty Skelton was often called “The First Lady of Firsts’’ because of the many records she set. She grew up in Pensacola, Florida, watching airplanes flying to and from a nearby navy base. As a child, she persuaded her parents to let her take flying lessons. By 12, Betty made her first flight alone, though not legally permitted to do so until she turned 16.

During the 1940s, female pilots were mostly prevented from commercial and military flying. So Betty Skelton decided to use her flight skills in aerobatics(特技飞行)，performing difficult turns, drops, and other exercises. She began performing and competing around the country.

She won the International Feminine Aerobatic Championship(IFAC)for three years in a row, starting in 1948. She and her little Pitts Special plane the “Little Stinker’’ became famous.

Dorothy Cochrane is an aviation expert who once studied and worked with Betty Skelton. “Betty was such a wonderful aerobatic pilot that she really set the bar high for other women to follow and she was a great role model for them. She really was as good as some of the men.”

Once Ms. Skelton had made her mark on flying, she moved on to racecars, becoming the first female test driver in the racecar industry. She set several land speed records. She also set a cross-country record, driving from New York to California in under 57 hours. And she became one of the top women advertising experts working with General Motors in support of the company’s Corvette car.

Ms. Skelton died in August, 2011, at the age of 85. Visitors to the Washington area can see her “little Stinker” plane at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The small red and white plane hangs high in the air above the entrance to the museum.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

2.What happened to Betty Skelton in 1950?

3.What can we know from the words by Dorothy Cochrane?

4.What is NOT true according to the passage?

5.What is the correct order of the events that happened in the passage?

a. Betty won the international Feminine Aerobatic Championship.

b. Betty became an advertising expert.

c. Betty made her first flight alone.

d. Betty began her aerobatic performance.

e. Betty became the first female test driver.

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The woman often called the First Lady of New York died in August. Brooke Astor was 105 years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life 1. (help) the needy in her beloved city.

She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier 2. (marry), she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family 3. had been rich for at least one hundred years .Among other things, he owned many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the 4.(rich) women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization which 5. (found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving 6.his money. And apparently she did. Brooke Astor gave tens of millions of dollars mainly to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was 7. the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city's cultural centers as well as to many 8. smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said 9. city would not be what it is today 10. her support.

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。

The woman often called the First Lady of New York died in August. Brooke Astor was one hundred five years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life 41 (help) the needy in her beloved city.

She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier 42(marry), she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family 43 had been rich for at least one hundred years. Among other things, he owed many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the 44 (rich)women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization 45(found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving 46 his money. And apparently she did. Missus Astor gave tens of millions of dollars 47(main) to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was 48the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city’s cultural centers，its poor and disabled as 49 as to many other smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said the city would not be what it is today 50 her support.

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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 woman often called the First Lady of New York died on August. Brooke Astor was one hundred and five years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life_1.__ (help) the needy in her beloved city.

She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier_2.__(marry)，she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family__3.__had been rich for least one hundred years. Among other things, he owed many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the_4.__(rich) women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization_5.__ (found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving_6.__his money. And apparently she did. Miss Astor gave tens of millions of dollars__7._ (main) to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was_8.__the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city's cultural centers, the poor and disabled as_9.__as to many other smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said the city would not be what it is today__10.__her support.

高三英语填空题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The dawn of a new school year is often full of exciting-and occasionally overwhelming-”firsts”for students. That perhaps explains why a “beautiful”_______of a school bus driver, Isabel Izzy Lane,_________a crying 4-year-old boy on his first day of school has gone viral(疯传)online.

Last Monday, Amy Johnson’s young son Axel_______to preschool in their hometown, and felt “super_________” for the big day-until it was time to get on the_______that morning. As soon as the bus_______the corner, her youngster fell silent_______bursting into tears when the bus doors_______. His mother got him on the bus. As the youngster got_______in his seat directly behind Lane, tears rolling down his face, the merciful driver________to offer a hand for the boy to________, which Amy immediately caught on camera.

The small act of kindness________a whole lot to Axel, who finally calmed down and felt　　 ________enough to take the bus on his own the next day. “ I didn’t think it was that big of a deal__________, just I guess, but it’s just something that I would do.” Lane later told WEAU.

“The day after that, he was waiting at the bus stop all by himself.” Lane said.

In a larger________, Lane hopes the simple________reminds others that the smallest acts of kindness can often have the biggest effects on other people’s lives. “ You don’t have to say anything, but just to________someone you are there,” she said. “That makes a big________to someone’s day.”

In the days since, Johnson’s photo of the________back-to -school moment has been shared by social media, receiving more than 1,200 likes and more than 220________on Facebook.

1.A.shadow B.sculpture C.picture D.exhibition

2.A.questioning B.comforting C.praising D.scolding

3.A.headed B.subscribed C.appealed D.wandered

4.A.frightened B.doubtful C.curious D.excited

5.A.passage B.bus C.bridge D.website

6.A.disappeared around B.took up C.broke down D.rolled around

7.A.after B.if C.before D.once

8.A.locked B.opened C.dropped D.folded

9.A.settled B.lost C.changed D.interested

10.A.struggle B.declined C.reached D.hesitated

11.A.ware B.bite C.greet D.hold

12.A.Meant B.mentioned C.convinced D.adapted

13.A.clever B.brave C.hopeful D.elegant

14.A.universally B.theoretically C.personally D.gradually

15.A.sense B.affection C.framework D.imagination

16.A.assessment B.talent C.action D.topic

17.A.show B.warn C.advise D.persuade

18.A.impression B.decision C.distinction D.difference

19.A.embarrassing B.touching C.troublesome D.unexpected

20.A.designs B.outlines C.shares D.receptions

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the 1of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 2piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 3. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 4and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 5me.

“My 6was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 7to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 8the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my 9. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every  10that I have.

“I was 11to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 12this before and some teachers 13my admission. Based on my performance, I was 14admitted and went to 15with the academy’s highest honours.

“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 16and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 17had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 18the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn’t 19that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 20by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go.”

1.A. conditions  B. opinions      C. actions       D. recommendations

2.A. enjoying      B. choosing    C. taking        D. giving

3.A. sight         B. hearing     C. touch         D. taste

4.A. evidence      B. result      C. excuse        D. cause

5.A. left          B. excited     C. accompanied   D. disappointed

6.A. purpose       B. decision    C. promise       D. goal

7.A. turned        B. learned     C. used          D. ought

8.A. tell          B. see         C. hear          D. smell

9.A. carefulness  B. movement     C. imagination   D. experience

10.A. sense        B. effort      C. feeling       D. idea

11.A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined     D. discouraged

12.A. done       B. accepted      C. advised       D. admitted

13.A. supported B. followed       C. required      D. opposed

14.A. usually    B. finally       C. possibly      D. hopefully

15.A. study      B. research      C. graduate      D. progress

16.A. wrote      B. translated    C. copied        D. read

17.A. enough     B. some          C. many          D. few

18.A. However    B. Although      C. When          D. Since

19.A. mean       B. seem          C. conclude      D. say

20.55. A. directed   B. guided      C. taught      D. limited

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the 36  of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40  me.

“My 41  was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42  to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43  the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my 44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45  that I have.

“I was 46  to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47  this before and some teachers 48  my admission. Based on my performance, I was 49admitted and went to 50  with the academy’s highest honours.

“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51  and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52  had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53  the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn’t 54  that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55  by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go.”

36. A. conditions   B . opinions           C. actions                D. recommendations

37. A. enjoying           B. choosing          C. taking                 D. giving

38. A. sight                B. hearing            C. touch                  D. taste

39. A. evidence           B. result               C. excuse                 D. cause

40. A. left                  B. excited            C. accompanied        D. disappointed

41. A. purpose            B. decision           C. promise               D. goal

42. A. turned              B. learned            C. used                    D. ought

43. A. tell                  B. see                  C. hear                    D. smell

44. A. carefulness   B. movement        C. imagination         D. experience

45. A. sense                B. effort              C. feeling                D. idea

46. A. dissatisfied    B. astonished      C. determined        D. discouraged

47. A. done                B. accepted          C. advised               D. admitted

48. A. supported     B. followed          C. required              D. opposed

49. A. usually             B. finally             C. possibly              D. hopefully

50. A. study               B. research           C. graduate              D. progress

51. A. wrote               B. translated         C. copied                 D. read

52. A. enough              B. some             C. many                  D. few

53. A. However            B. Although        C. When                  D. Since

54. A. mean                 B. seem              C. conclude             D. say

55. 55. A. directed   B. guided            C. taught                 D. limited

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the ____ of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began ____ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my ____. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the ____ and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never ____ me.

“My ____ was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I ____ to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can ____ the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my ____. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every　 ___ that I have.

“I was ____ to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had ____ this before and some teachers ____ my admission. Based on my performance, I was _____admitted and went to ____ with the academy’s highest honors.

“After that, I established(使立足) myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I ____ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since ____ had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. ____ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t ____ that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be ____ by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to the place you want to go.”

1.A. conditions　　 B. opinions　　 C. actions　　 D. recommendations

2.A. enjoying　　 B. choosing　　 C. taking　　 D. giving

3.A. sight　　 B. hearing　　 C. touch　　 D. taste

4.A. evidence　　 B. result　　 C. excuse　　 D. cause

5.A. left　　 B. excited　　 C. accompanied　　 D. disappointed

6.A. purpose　　 B. decision　　 C. promise　　 D. goal

7.A. turned　　 B. learned　　 C. used　　 D. ought

8.A. tell　　 B. see　　 C. hear　　 D. smell

9.A. carefulness　　 B. movement　　 C. imagination　　 D. experience

10.A. sense　　 B. effort　　 C. feeling　　 D. idea

11.A. dissatisfied　　 B. astonished　　 C. determined　　 D. discouraged

12.A. done　　 B. accepted　　 C. advised　　 D. admitted

13.A. supported　　 B. followed　　 C. required　　 D. opposed

14.A. usually　　 B. finally　　 C. possibly　　 D. hopefully

15.A. study　　 B. research　　 C. graduate　　 D. progress

16.A. wrote　　 B. translated　　 C. copied　　 D. read

17.A. enough　　 B. some　　 C. many　　 D. few

18.A. However　　 B. Although　　 C. When　　 D. Since

19.A. mean　　 B. seem　　 C. conclude　　 D. say

20.A. directed　　 B. guided　　 C. taught　　 D. limited

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland．In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员） in spite of her disability．

“Early on I decided not to allow the _1__of others to stop me from becoming a musician．I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began _2__piano lessons when I was eight．The older I got, the more my passion （酷爱）for music grew．But I also began to gradually lose my  3__．Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the  4and by age twelve, I was completely deaf．But my love for music never__5_ me．

“My _6__was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time．To perform, I _7_ to ‘hear’ music differently from others．I play in my stocking feet and can

8_ the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations （震动） I feel through my body and through

my body and through my _9__．My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every   10__that I have．

“I was  _11__to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London．No other deaf student had _12_ this before and some teachers _13__my admission．Based on my performance,  I was _14_ admitted and went on to _15__with the academy’s highest honours．

“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist．I _16_ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since _17_ had been written specially for solo percussionists．

“I have been a soloist for over ten years．_18_ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t _19_ that my passion couldn’t be realized．I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be _20_ by others．Follow your passion; follow your heart．They will lead you to the place you want to go．”

1.A．conditions               B．opinions         C．actions              D．recommendations

2.A．enjoying                  B．choosing       C．taking                 D．giving

3.A．sight                       B．hearing              C．touch                 D．taste

4.A．evidence                 B．result          C．excuse               D．cause

5.A．left                         B．excited          C．accompanied       D．disappointed

6.A．purpose                   B．decision              C．promise              D．goal

7.A．turned                    B．learned               C．used                   D．ought

8.A．tell                          B．see                     C．hear                   D．smell．

9.A．carefulness             B．movement           C．imagination         D．experience

10.A．sense                    B．effort                  C．feeling                D．idea

11.A．dissatisfied            B．astonished           C．determined          D．discouraged

12.A．done                     B．accepted              Ｃ．advised             D．admitted

13.A．supported              B．followed              C．required              D．opposed

14.A．usually                   B．finally                 C．possibly              D．hopefully

15.A．study                    B．research             C．graduate             D．progress

16.A．wrote                   B．translated            C．copied                D．read

17.A．enough                  B．some                  C．many                 D．few

18.A．However               B．Although             C．When                D．Since

19.A．mean                   B．seem                 C．conclude            D．say

20.A．directed                B．guided               C．taught                D．limited

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

_______ the smoke come out of the building, my first thought was to call the fire department as soon as possible.

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