Charlie was a rich boy who had more toys than...

Charlie was a rich boy who had more toys than you could imagine. His family had a lot of money, and 1 he liked something, they would buy it for him. Then, he had no idea what things cost, and wouldn't 2 to take care of what he had. Nor did he realise how difficult it was for other children to get toys like the ones he had.

A time came, though, when he was 3 used to all his toys and various stuff that he began to want something 4. One of his uncles found a fine horse and he gave it to Charlie. Charlie was very 5 at having a horse. He had never got something like that before.

However, he 6 the horse just as badly as he did all his other toys, and it soon started looking 7. For the first time in his life Charlie became truly 8. He loved the horse, and the fact that his family had offered to exchange it for a new one meant nothing to him. One day, while in the countryside, he saw a girl with a horse. The girl looked very poor, but the horse seemed happy and looked great.

Wondering how she had 9 this, Charlie secretly followed her, watching everything she did. First he followed them through the forest, where he saw that she never used the whip, and never 10 the horse. Then they came to the stable, and 11  they arrived the girl fed and watered the horse. Then she carefully groomed (照顾) it. Charlie was surprised. This was the 12 of what Charlie had done to his horse.

Charlie wanted to 13 and become like the girl. As no one had shown him how to do this, he 14 to her and asked her to teach him how to look after his horse. After her initial surprise, she happily 15. With her he learned how to 16 care and effort into things. He learned that he could be much 17 with only a few special things that you truly 18 , than with thousands of toys that were only good for a short time and were then 19 aside. When the horse finally 20 all its strength and health, Charlie was happy that his effort had been worthwhile.

1.                A．whichever      B．whenever       C．whatever D．however

2.                A．refuse         B．bother         C．obey D．hesitate

3.                A．so             B．as             C．quite D．very

4.                A．usual          B．different        C．right D．expensive

5.                A．excited         B．interested       C．annoyed  D．hopeful

6.                A．operated       B．commanded     C．trained   D．treated

7.                A．tired           B．puzzled         C．grateful   D．sick

8.                A．worried        B．patient         C．ashamed  D．doubtful

9.                A．controlled      B．learned         C．managed  D．prepared

10.               A．scratched       B．hit            C．broke D．damaged

11.               A．even if         B．every time      C．now that   D．soon after

12.               A．glory          B．devotion        C．opposite   D．assumption

13.               A．change         B．continue        C．inspect    D．overcome

14.               A．got over        B．turned over     C．took over  D．went over

15.               A．agreed         B．received        C．adopted   D．responded

16.               A．give           B．put            C．spend D．take

17.               A．stringer        B．higher         C．happier   D．smarter

18.               A．cared for       B．cut down       C．poured into    D．looked up

19.               A．picked         B．dropped        C．passed    D．thrown

20.               A．relieved        B．recovered      C．lost   D．grasped

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Charlie was a rich boy who had more toys than you could imagine. A time came when he was so used to all his toys __________ he began to want something different.

A．as               B．which            C．that              D．when

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There was once a boy who was very rich. He had everything, so he was only interested in the 　　 objects. This happened to him in relation to a very old mirror, and he 　　 his parents to buy it. When the boy looked into the mirror, his image looked very sad indeed. He tried 　　 and making funny faces, but his image continued with its　 　　 .

　　 , the boy went off to buy sweets and all kinds of toys. He came home 　　 but his image in the mirror was still sad-looking. Fed up, the boy stuck the mirror off in a 　　 . “What a terrible mirror! It didn’t 　　 properly!”

One afternoon he went into the street to 　　 and to buy a few toys, but on his way he saw a little boy crying his heart out. The boy looked so 　　 that the rich boy went over to see what had happened. The little one told him that he had lost his 　　 . Together the two boys set off in search of them. As the little boy wouldn’t stop 　　 , our boy spent his money buying him sweets to cheer him up. Finally, after much 　　 , they found his parents who were out looking for him, very 　　 .

The rich boy headed towards 　　 , without having been able to play, without toys, and without 　　 . As he went into his room, he noticed a shining light in the corner, the 　　 corner he had left the mirror in. Seeing this, he went over to the mirror, and 　　 the light was coming from his own body. So he understood the mirror could faithfully reflect the true joy of its 　　 .

After that, each morning when he 　　 to see a special shine in that mirror, he knew he had to do something to bring it back.

1.A. expensive    B. unusual    C. natural    D. popular

2.A. persuaded    B. reminded    C. allowed    D. warned

3.A. sleeping    B. smiling    C. nodding    D. driving

4.A. event    B. story    C. word    D. expression

5.A. FrightenedB. Ashamed    C. SurprisedD. Embarrassed

6.A. seriously    B. silently    C. proudly    D. happily

7.A. desk    B. box    C. corner    D. drawer

8.A. work    B. appear    C. lie    D. say

9.A. hide    B. play    C. search    D. observe

10.A. lonely    B. careless    C. sleepy    D. angry

11.A. pets    B. parents    C. friends    D. presents

12.A. running    B. whispering    C. crying    D. complaining

13.A. reflectingB. fighting    C. visiting     D. walking

14.A. worried    B. interested    C. confused    D. amazed

15.A. school    B. home    C. the shop    D. the town

16.A. money    B. happiness    C. memory    D. advice

17.A. similar    B. next    C. same    D. relevant

18.A. announcedB. predicted    C. suggested    D. realized

19.A. audience    B. partner    C. owner    D. enemy

20.A. refused    B. stopped    C. forgot    D. failed

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In an old city of Hungary, there used to be a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy．He had almost everything a boy could ever want，so he was only 　　 in the most rare objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange 　　 ．When the boy went to see his reflection(映像)in it，he looked very　 　　 ．He tried smiling，　　 his reflection continued with its sad expression

　　 ，the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys．He came home as happy as he could be，but he 　　 looked sad in that mirror, “What a(n)　　 　 mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t　　 properly!”

That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was 　　 ．The boy went over to see what had 　　 　 to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents Together the two children set off　　 them. As the little girl wouldn't stop crying，the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to 　　 her up．After much walking，they　　 her parents who were looking for her，very worried

Then the boy said　　 to the family．When seeing the time， he 　　 to head for home．without toys and without 　　 ．In his room，to his great surprise，he found a(n)　　 face in the mirror. And so he understood the 　　 of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the 　　 feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having 　　 that little girl．

1.A．confident　　 B．interested　　　 C．skilled　　 D．rich

2.A．mirror　　　 B．book　　　　 C．sweet　　 D．toy

3.A．shy　　　　 B．excited　　　 C．sad　　 D．beautiful

4.A．for　　　 B．or　　　　 C．and　　 D．but

5.A．Proud　　　 B．Hungry　　　 C．Surprised　 D．Satisfied

6.A．already　　　 B．still　　　　 C．once　　 D．never

7.A．terrible　　　 B．nice　　　　 C．big　　　　 D．expensive

8.A．work　　　 B．move　　　　 C．change　　 D．appear

9.A．studying　　　 B．playing　　　 C．sleeping　　 D．crying

10.A．devoted　　 B．referred　　　 C．happened　　 D．turned

11.A．in need of　 B．in honor of　　 C．in search of　 D．in charge of

12.A．put　　　 B．cheer　　　　 C．dress　　 D．bring

13.A．found　　　 B．recognized　　 C．1eft　　 D．accepted

14.A．goodbye　　 B．hello　　　　 C．sorry　　 D．no

15.A．refused　　　 B．agreed　　　 C．pretended　 D．decided

16.A．effort　　　 B．hope　　　　 C．money　　 D．doubt

17.A．red　　　 B．dark　　　　 C．angry　　　　 D．happy

18.A．meaning　　　 B．wonder　　　 C．game　　 D．reason

19.A．true　　　　 B．strange　　　 C．general　　 D．good

20.A．introduced　　　 B．helped　　　 C．invited　　 D．saved

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

____ a peasant boy of no more than seventeen, who was badly wounded.

A. Seated in the corner was

B. Was seated in the corner

C. In the corner was seating

D. In the corner was seated

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。

1.He had more money than he could ever spend, and he was admired and looked up to by his community．2.He wasn’t happy．All his life he had been pursuing happiness and striving (奋斗) for happiness, but he had never been able to find it.

Then one day he heard about a hidden temple in Nepal that had a special room that contained the secret of happiness．3.After many years of searching and countless hardships he arrived there．He was tired and penniless, but he knew that none of that mattered now because he had found the temple．He asked a wise, smiling monk (僧侣) if he could enter the special room．The monk agreed and showed him the stairs leading to the room．4.He stared into the room with sunlight steaming through the window and saw what he had come so far to find．There hanging on the wall was the secret of happiness．The man gazed at his reflection in the mirror and laughed.

5.Happiness is a choice that we can make．Don’t spend the rest of your life searching the world for happiness then．Just look in the mirror and laugh．Just let the happiness flow from your heart, mind, and soul until it fills your life and the lives of all those around you．

A．He immediately sold all that he owned and set out to find this hidden temple.

B．It was difficult to find the temple in Nepal.

C．No one found the secret of happiness at last.

D．But he knew that something was missing in his life.

E．There once was a very wealthy and successful man.

F．He climbed them with legs shaking with expectation and slowly opened the door.

G．It is time that we all realized that we were the secret of our own happiness.

高三英语信息匹配中等难度题查看答案及解析

Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which 36  that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n) 37  for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 38  nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.

There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t 39  to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll 40  more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You 41  that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and 42  for everything; and he shared them so 43  that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 44  something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.

One day, though, he came up against a real 45 . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 46   to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be 47 , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 48  trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.

Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 49   a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed   50  on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and 51  Waterworks was just about to cry, he 52  Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just 53 !”

On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 54  that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun 55  of everything.

1.A. reflected          B. meant            C. told             D. predicted

2.A. problem            B. mistake          C. excuse           D. topic

3.A. sensitive          B. humorous         C. responsible      D. enthusiastic

4. A. surprised         B. moved            C. pleased          D. disappointed

5.A. send               B. write                C. print                D. find

6.A. paint              B. play             C. park             D. repair

7.A. theories           B. solutions            C. comments     D. impressions

8. A. eagerly           B. carefully            C. quickly          D. generously

9.A. cleared            B. noticed          C. enjoyed          D. invented

10.A. difficulty            B. surprise         C. risk             D. disaster

11.A. means         B. reason           C. method           D. value

12.A. let down          B. taken up         C. set free         D. driven away

13.A. hardly            B. quickly          C. constantly       D. specially

14.A. aimed             B. moved            C. threw                D. dropped

15.A. ahead             B. right                C. almost           D. even

16.A. because           B. but              C. therefore            D. although

17.A. missed            B. loved                C. envied           D. disliked

18.A. set on                B. put on           C. build up         D. make up

19.A. ordinary          B. sorry                C. good             D. curious

20.A. result                B. wonder           C. side             D. influence

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

You Did More Than Carry My books

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 　　 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. 　　 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked, Mark　　　 the boy’s name was Bill. He　　　 video games, baseball and history, but he was having　　 　　　　 with his other subjects and that he had just broken　　　 with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was　　 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed　 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They　　　 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before　　　 , Bill asked Mark if they　　 talk.

Bill　　　 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you　　 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I　 4 out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess　　 anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to　　 my things. But after we spent some time together　　 and laughing, I realized that　 　 I had done that, I would have　 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You　　　 my life.”

1.A. fell B. sat C .lay　　　　　 D. knelt

2.A. Although B. Since C. After　　　　 D. Until

3.A. discovered B. realized C. said　　　　 D. decided

4.A. played B. loved C. tried　　　　 D. made

5.A. questions B. ideas C. trouble　　 D. doubt

6.A. up B. out C. off　　　　 D. away

7.A. called B. helped C. invited　　 D. allowed

8.A. peacefully B. willingly C. freely　　　 D. pleasantly

9.A. continued B. agreed C. forced　　　 D. offered

10.A. graduation B. movement C. separation　 D. vacation

11.A. would B. should C. could　　　　 D. must

12.A. demanded B. reminded C. removed　　 D. asked

13.A. ever B. usually C. even　　　　 D. never

14.A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put

15.A. over B. into C . with D. for

16.A. find B. pick C. pack D. hold

17.A. talking B. playing C. reading　　　 D. watching

18.A. before B. if C. while D. as

19.A. forgotten B. passed C. left D. lost

20.A. helped B. recovered C. improved　　 D. changed

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

There was once a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, so he was only________ in the most rare objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange________ . When the boy went to see his reflection (映像) in it, he looked very ________. He tried smiling, ________ his reflection continued with its sad expression.

________, the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. He came home as happy as he could be, but he ________ looked sad in that mirror.

“What a(n) ________ mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t ________ properly!”

That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was ________. The boy went over to see what had ________　 to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents.

Together the two children set off ________ them. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to________her up. After much walking, they________ her parents who were looking for her, very worried.

Then the boy said ________ to the family. When seeing the time, he________　 to head for home, without toys and without ________　 In his room, to his great surprise, he found a(n) ________ face in the mirror. And so he understood the ________ of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the ________ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having ________　 that little girl.

1.A. interested　 B. confident C. skilled　 　　 D. rich

2.A. book　 　　　　 B. mirror 　　 C. sweet　 　　　　 D. toy

3.A. shy 　　　　 B. sad　 　　　　 C. excited　 　　 D. beautiful

4.A. for　 　　　　 B. or　 　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. and

5.A. Proud 　　　 B. Hungry 　　 C. Satisfied　 　 D. Surprised

6.A. already　 　　 B. once 　　　 C. still　 　　　　 D. never

7.A. nice　 　　　　 B. terrible　 C. big　　　　　　 D. expensive

8.A. work　　　　 B. move　 　　　 C. change　 　　　 D. appear

9.A. studying　 　 B. playing　　 C. sleeping　 　　 D. crying

10.A. devoted　　 B. referred　 C. happened　 　　 D. turned

11.A. in need of B. in search of　 C. in honor of　 D. in charge of

12.A. put　 　　　　 B. bring　　　 C. dress　 　　　　 D. cheer

13.A. found 　　 B. recognized C. left 　　　　 D. accepted

14.A. no　 　　　　 B. hello 　　 C. sorry　 　　　　 D. goodbye

15.A. decided　 　 B. agreed 　　 C. Pretended 　 D. refused

16.A. effort　 　　 B. hope　 　　　 C. doubt 　　　　 D. money

17.A. red　 　　　　 B. dark 　　　 C. angry　 　　　　 D. happy

18.A. meaning　 　 B. mystery 　 C. game　 　　　　 D. reason

19.A. general　 B. strange　 　 C. true　 　　　　 D. good

20.A. introduced B. helped　 　　 C. invited 　　 D. saved

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The police were seeking more information to find out _____ the rich merchant.

A．who was it that killed         B．who it was that killed

C．it was who killed                D．who was it killed

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析