As a child, I was very shy. I wanted to be ______, but lacked confidence. When I discovered _______, I found something I was good at. I began to be _______by my friends and this gave me the desire to climb harder and higher _______. I discovered that nothing was impossible if I could find the _______to try.
Both individual determination and teamwork are _______to success when climbing. You need to rely on the _______of your team and share in the achievement. But personal focus and determination to keep _______despite any difficulty is an important _______to team success.
My greatest achievement in climbing is being the first ever to _______the 5,000-foot Troll Wall in Norway, whose rock face is the _______and most vertical(垂直) in Europe. A stone which drops from the summit will touch nothing until it _______on the valley floor one mile below.
53___our climb, the experts in Europe had said it was ______to climb the Troll Wall. But with three companions, I decided to _______. It took ten days to make the climb and we slept on ledges(岩石架) no more than a foot wide. But I _______.
Afterwards, I said to myself, “________I can do that, I can do anything.” Some years later, I succeeded in climbing Mount Everest-the highest mountain in the world.
_____to me is not hanging on a rope on the side of a mountain, but is just one field where adventurous people can constantly ______themselves. If we look at every day as an adventure, we can challenge ourselves and continue to grow throughout our ______. That is the final adventure.
1.A. intelligent B. successful C. curious D. generous
2.A. surfing B. wrestling C. fishing D. climbing
3.A. denied B. envied C. recognized D. tricked
4.A. mountains B. trees C. walls D. buildings
5.A. method B. secret C. courage D. skill
6.A. suitable B. convenient C. equal D. important
7.A. guide B. support C. protection D. sympathy
8.A. going B. refusing C. waiting D. burning
9.A. examination B. transportation C. investigation D. contribution
10.A. plant B. remove C. conquer D. surround
11.A. smallest B. safest C. lowest D. highest
12.A. lands B. stops C. dies D. rests
13.A. After B. Before C. During D. With
14.A. easy B. impossible C. foolish D. brave
15.A. try B. struggle C. seek D. compete
16.A. failed B. gave up C. succeeded D. took off
17.A. Unless B. If C. Though D. Whether
18.A. Failure B. Fear C. Adventure D. Confidence
19.A. hold B. forgive C. understand D. challenge
20.A. life B. study C. childhood D. country
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As a child, I was very shy. I wanted to be ______, but lacked confidence. When I discovered _______, I found something I was good at. I began to be _______by my friends and this gave me the desire to climb harder and higher _______. I discovered that nothing was impossible if I could find the _______to try.
Both individual determination and teamwork are _______to success when climbing. You need to rely on the _______of your team and share in the achievement. But personal focus and determination to keep _______despite any difficulty is an important _______to team success.
My greatest achievement in climbing is being the first ever to _______the 5,000-foot Troll Wall in Norway, whose rock face is the _______and most vertical(垂直) in Europe. A stone which drops from the summit will touch nothing until it _______on the valley floor one mile below.
53___our climb, the experts in Europe had said it was ______to climb the Troll Wall. But with three companions, I decided to _______. It took ten days to make the climb and we slept on ledges(岩石架) no more than a foot wide. But I _______.
Afterwards, I said to myself, “________I can do that, I can do anything.” Some years later, I succeeded in climbing Mount Everest-the highest mountain in the world.
_____to me is not hanging on a rope on the side of a mountain, but is just one field where adventurous people can constantly ______themselves. If we look at every day as an adventure, we can challenge ourselves and continue to grow throughout our ______. That is the final adventure.
1.A. intelligent B. successful C. curious D. generous
2.A. surfing B. wrestling C. fishing D. climbing
3.A. denied B. envied C. recognized D. tricked
4.A. mountains B. trees C. walls D. buildings
5.A. method B. secret C. courage D. skill
6.A. suitable B. convenient C. equal D. important
7.A. guide B. support C. protection D. sympathy
8.A. going B. refusing C. waiting D. burning
9.A. examination B. transportation C. investigation D. contribution
10.A. plant B. remove C. conquer D. surround
11.A. smallest B. safest C. lowest D. highest
12.A. lands B. stops C. dies D. rests
13.A. After B. Before C. During D. With
14.A. easy B. impossible C. foolish D. brave
15.A. try B. struggle C. seek D. compete
16.A. failed B. gave up C. succeeded D. took off
17.A. Unless B. If C. Though D. Whether
18.A. Failure B. Fear C. Adventure D. Confidence
19.A. hold B. forgive C. understand D. challenge
20.A. life B. study C. childhood D. country
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Shelly ________ shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
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When Sandra was a child, her family was very poor, but she wanted 1.(bad) to believe that her poverty was just a temporary situation, so she looked toward stories 2.(escape). Her favorite book 3.(check) out of the library over and over again was called The little house. Throughout Sandra’s life, she had to move between cities, never 4.(allow) her much time to get settled in one place. Her 5.(separate) from family drove her to burying herself in books. Though reading a lot, according to Sandra, she didn’t really start writing 6. she attended her first creative writing class in college. She then realized that she needed to write what she knew, and 7. purpose she adopted a writing style opposite to that of her classmates. Admission to Loyola University 8. she earned a BA in English was a turning point for her. Sandra’s writing 9.(shape) by her experiences since then. She doesn’t just make up 10.(character), but writes about real people that she has encountered.
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Steve Morris was not a typical child．But when he was nine，his to be typical was very strong．Of all the people Steve remembered，one woman，his primary-school teacher，Mrs Beneduci， in his mind．Mrs Beneduci was a wise person．She realized that mere words to a kid not carry much weight．So instead，with the secret aid of a little mouse，she found a to show Steve his real talent．
One day Mrs Beneduci began her with the question: who was Abraham Lincoln? Amy was required to answer it．She said in a voice，“Uh ．．．he，uh，had a beard．” The students burst into ．“Steve?” said the teacher．Steve stood up and confidently，“He was the 16th President of the United States．”
with Steve’s performance，the teacher then added that Abraham Lincoln had been President during the Civil War … Then she stopped， she was listening to something．It sounded like a mouse．The little girls screamed．Some stood on their chairs．Mrs Beneduci tried to the students down，and asked Steve to find the poor little creature．
Steve sat straight up in his chair and asked everybody to be ．In the sudden stillness he raised his head，hesitated for a moment，and to the wastebasket．“He’s right over there!” said Steve ．“I can hear him!”
And so he was: a frightened little mouse that was beneath the wastepaper，hoping to go ．Nature gave him a remarkable pair of to make up for his blindness．In the heart of small，sightless Steve a pride was born，and that pride is with him still． the incident，Mrs Beneduci would continue to his talent，and she always reminded Steve of the little mouse．
A little mouse gave a small boy ．Steve Morris is now a singer who is popular all over the world．
1.A．limit B．desire C．direction D．courage
2.A．stands out B．turns up C．gets through D．gives away
3.A．will B．shall C．might D．must
4.A．control B．chance C．power D．choice
5.A．rest B．holiday C．study D．class
6.A．low B．proud C．long D．wide
7.A．tears B．laughter C．cheers D．applause
8.A．decided B．predicted C．answered D．required
9.A．Satisfied B．Confused C．Thrilled D．Surprised
10.A．even when B．so that C．just because D．as though
11.A．calm B．lie C．keep D．settle
12.A．relaxed B．anxious C．quiet D．active
13.A．pointed B．walked C．fell D．rushed
14.A．slowly B．proudly C．carefully D．luckily
15.A．running B．escaping C．fighting D．struggling
16.A．undiscovered B．unexplained C．untreated D．unhurt
17.A．arms B．hands C．legs D．ears
18.A．Before B．In C．After D．For
19.A．test B．encourage C．inspect D．feel
20.A．excitement B．patience C．warmth D．confidence
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When T was a child I never said, "When T grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here T am．When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clearly clarified path．In fact, no two paths are the same．But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies．
As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may vary, but the people in that position share the qualities of commitment, work ethic （守则） and a strong desire for building something new．And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup．
I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur （企业家） from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years．I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with varying degrees of success．And I always had a dream job pattern: to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers．
I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO．Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team．In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other colleagues, where I became a CEO．
Career advice; Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at．Figure out what makes you do so．What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing．．．and then apply it to your work life．Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning．Read more books than you did in college．If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do．
1.What can we know from the first paragraph?
A．The author hasn't achieved his childhood ambition．
B．The author thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO．
C．The author had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood．
D．The author believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial to everybody．
2.According to the author, successful CEOs should _____．
A．try not to take risks
B．stay in the same business
C．have a strong sense of creativity
D．save every possible penny
3.What can we know about the author from the passage?
A．His father had far-reaching influence on him．
B．He used to run the consumer product team for AOL．
C．His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success．
D．He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University．
4.Which of the following proverbs may the author agree with according to the last paragraph?
A．Well begun is half done．
B．One is never too old to learn．
C．Time and tide wait for no man．
D．Everything conies to him who waits．
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
was to blame.
A.The parents as well as their child B.Not the parents but their child
C.Neither the child nor his parents D.Both the parents and their child
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was painfully shy as a child. In high school I would avoid participating in class discussions. I was too afraid to talk to anyone but my closest friends~ I would think about being less shy, wanting the courage not only to ask a girl out, but to speak up in class and say what I was thinking. Yet, it never happened. Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think? What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.
This shyness continued into college. One day, the question occurred to me: Is life shy?
The thought surprised me ! Think of the leaves bursting out in the spring time, the bird singing at dawn, the sheer number of different forms of life, all expressing the wideness and scope of divine life. There's nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn't shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don't need to be either.
I realized that if I wanted to overcome fear and shyness, I would have to put this law of life into practice~ Shyness, fear, and loneliness were hindering me from living my life as life: God wanted me to live it. Therefore, I decided to live how life saw me.
One example: I wrote a note to a girl, asking her out on a date. Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself. I thought: whether she says yes or no, it's still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life. The girl saw me in class the next day and told me that she would love to go out with me. I should not have been so surprised!
Bit by bit, I was proving that the limited view of myself no longer had control over me. After college, I worked as a newspaper reporter, earned an advanced degree in theater, became a productive writer (a lifelong dream), met a special woman whom I married, and even got a job teaching at a university.
1.The writer was shy as a child because of______.
A．awareness that life is shy
B．lack of courage to speak out in public
C．fear of others' attitude and reaction
D．failure in his participation in class discussion
2."The law" in Paragraph 4 refers to the fact that______.
A．life is attention-grabbing and divine
B．God treats everything and everyone fairly
C．everything in nature is in the favour of God
D．the creator of life which needs expressing isn't shy
3.It can be learnt from Paragraph 5 that the writer______.
A．didn't hesitate before sending the note
B．wouldn't regret sending the note despite the result
C．was not surprised when the girl agreed to go out
D．believed in God and felt encouraged by the wideness of life
4.The underlined word "disaffirmation" in Paragraph 5 probably means______.
A．rejection B．laughter C．regret D．horror
5.The purpose of writing the text is to______.
A．blame those who are shy and unconfident
B．persuade people to have confidence in their career
C．share the personal experience with the readers
D．prove that the overcome of shyness helps achieve success
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As a child, I started learning to play to piano, my favorite musical _____ , but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school _______I could concentrate more on my studies.
It’s one of my biggest ______ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would _____. However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was ______ with my study. _____ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been ______ that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I ______ to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many ______—times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher ______ me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so ______ that I could hardly say anything. But her ____ helped ease my shame. These memories, ______, good or bad, never caused my ______ for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that ____ is like music, and that we all try to play different __ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is _____ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own _____ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is ______ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t _____ that I’ve stopped making music.
1.A. instrument B. performance C. room D. stage
2.A. because B. so that C. now that D. for
3.A. successes B. regrets C. decisions D. hobbies
4.A. play B. graduate C. leave D. return
5.A. occupied B. angry C. satisfied D. patient
6.A. Actually B. Constantly C. Suddenly D. Gradually
7.A. astonished B. glad C. disappointed D. amazed
8.A. liked B. needed C. wanted D. decided
9.A. dreams B. expressions C. words D. memories
10.A. instructed B. hurt C. punished D. respected
11.A. frightened B. moved C. embarrassed D. excited
12.A. happiness B. satisfaction C. comfort D. sigh
13.A. instead B. meanwhile C. therefore D. however
14.A. hope B. courage C. feeling D. effort
15.A. life B. learning C. attitude D. enjoyment
16.A. cards B. sports C. roles D. games
17.A. hard B. wonderful C. surprising D. complex
18.A. unique B. boring C. common D. similar
19.A. necessary B. strange C. possible D. important
20.A. matter B. mean C. report D. appear
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical _______， but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school _______ I could concentrate more on my studies.
It's one of my biggest ________ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would _______. However, I didn't keep my promise because I was _______ with my study. _______ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been _______ that I never returned. I haven't taken lessons since then but to be honest, I _______to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn't help recalling many _______— time of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher _________ me after I played an entire piece of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so _______ that I could hardly say anything. But her _______ helped ease my shame. These memories, ________， good or bad, never caused my _______ to play the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that ________ is like music, and that we all try to play different ________ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch (音高) is _______ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own _______ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is _______ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn't _______that I've stopped making music.
1.A.instrument B．performance C．room D．stage
2.A.because B．so that C．now that D．for
3.A.successes B．regrets C．decisions D．hobbies
4.A.play B．graduate C．leave D．return
5.A.occupied B．angry C．satisfied D．patient
6.A.Actually B．Constantly C．Suddenly D．Gradually
7.A.astonished B．glad C．disappointed D．amazed
8.A.liked B．needed C．wanted D．decided
9.A.dreams B．expressions C．words D．memories
10.A.instructed B．hurt C．punished D．respected
11.A.frightened B．moved C．embarrassed D．excited
12.A.happiness B．satisfaction C．comfort D．sigh
13.A.instead B．meanwhile C．therefore D．however
14.A.hope B．courage C．feeling D．effort
15.A.life B．learning C．attitude D．enjoyment
16.A.cards B．sports C．roles D．games
17.A.hard B．wonderful C．surprising D．complex
18.A.unique B．boring C．common D．similar
19.A.necessary B．strange C．possible D．important
20.A.matter B．mean C．report D．appear
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I used to be the most determined resolution-maker. Even as a child, I was always goal-centered and loved the feeling of accomplishing things, and every January 1st, I would sit down and write out my resolutions (目标) for the upcoming year. And what resolutions they were! I always picked big goals, like: In the New Year, I will lose 50 pounds! And run a marathon! And study scripture (圣经) every day!
The problem? I’d start out strong, but by February or March, I’d be out of willpower and I’d slide quietly back into my old habits. Every winter, I’d feel guilty and ashamed, looking back at all of the amazing things... I think one of my biggest problems with New Years resolutions was wanting to “dream big” but not having the skills and ability to do those things.
Now I take the opposite approach I’m all about the little goals. First, little goals are easy to set. Instead of saying I’m going to run a marathon, I’ve decided I’m going to run 20 minutes three days a week. Second, little goals are easier to accomplish. Every time I check one of my mini goals off my list, I feel a burst of pride and accomplishment. It’s a great feeling, and I don’t have to wait until the end of the year to enjoy it!
The other great thing about making small goals instead of resolutions is that you can build small goals on top of each other, adding the achievements together. For instance, recently I decided to make sure I ate five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. After a few months, this became a solid habit.
1.Why did the author feel guilty and ashamed?
A.Because she picked big goals as her resolutions.
B.Because she failed to accomplish her resolutions.
C.Because she was looking back at the amazing things.
D.Because she loved the feeling of accomplishing things.
2.How did she change her new year’s resolutions?
A.She put all of her goals together.
B.She checked mini goals off her list.
C.She set small goals instead of big ones.
D.She didn’t make resolutions any more.
3.What did the author want to say in the last paragraph?
A.Small goals are easy to set.
B.Making resolutions is not reasonable.
C.Eating fruits and vegetable is a good habit.
D.Small goal can contribute to big achievements.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Setting Small Goals Not Big Ones B.Combining Big and Small Goals
C.Making New Year’s Resolutions D.Setting and Achieving My Goals
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析