A.Asking Simon and Sally for help. B.Decorati...

A.Asking Simon and Sally for help. B.Decorating the house.

C.Preparing for a party. D.Purchasing the food.

高三英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文， 根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay Art Museum, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum.

“Do you have the address?” Sally asked while we were on the way.

“No, but I will recognize it. There was a picture in the magazine” I answered confidently.

“Oh. There it is.” I pulled my car slowly over a house which seemed like a house with heavy smell of life rather than a former residence(故居).

Surprisingly, nobody was at the gate and admission was free. We opened the door and entered, excited. A group of people sitting around a table stopped chatting and started at us.

A sweet girl in her teens locked her eyes on us and welcomed us with a sweet smile, “Hello, but who are you looking for?”

A man stood up and said almost at the same time “May I help you?”

“No,” I said. “We’re fine.”

Tour guides got on my nervous. What if they talked a long time about a painting you were not that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very confused, keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? Some nice sculptures were well placed along the staircases(楼梯) and some paintings from Van Gogh or Picasso were hanging on walls and I appreciated them and highly praised the most beautiful house. Suddenly a picture of a man surrounded by a warm family caught my eyes and I also spotted the sweet girl among them.

“This is the most beautiful house I have visited.” said I, turning sharply, almost scaring the girl standing behind me.

“The most beautiful house ? The most beautiful house!”She murmured.

“Am I at the McNay Art Museum?” asked I .

注意：

1. 所续写的短文的词数应为150 左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

She smiled, shaking her head.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Paragraph 2:

Years later, after a public speech, a woman approached and thanked me, asking whether I once entered a house , thinking it was the McNay Art Museum.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

高三英语读后续写中等难度题查看答案及解析

What are the speakers doing?

A.Visiting a friend’s place. B.Hunting for a new house. C.Decorating their kitchen.

高三英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you struggle with business writing？Are teams and individuals asking for help with their business writing skills？1.Since 1990,we have been helping employees and managers write better．

Everything written in business reflects the image of the company and the writer．2.This means organizing ideas well，checking that the language is accurate and that the presentation is professional．Writing successfully is always the result of careful planning．

Before you start writing，you need to decide why you are writing and what you hope to achieve．This will help you decide what to include in your writing and whether to write an e-mail，a letter or perhaps a report．

Meanwhile，think about readers．3.The structure of what you write can guide readers and help them understand the content of your writing so that they can respond．

While you are writing，you need to think about how you organize your ideas．Writing a report may involve presenting data and linking complex ideas; writing a memo（备忘录）may involve describing a situation and dealing with ways of improving it．You need to understand how to construct paragraphs．4.

After you have finished writing comes the very important process of revising，checking and correcting．

5.You will find plenty of useful information about effective business writing．In our courses，participants get tools，tips，techniques，job aids，and follow-up resources to help them write better．

A． Contact us．

B． Assess your skills here．

C． It will help you choose appropriate structures．

D． A range of words can be used to link your ideas．

E． Spelling mistakes should be checked and corrected．

F． So it is very important that writing is done to the highest standards．

G． Here comes the good news．

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

What is the man doing?

A. Asking for help.　　 B. Making suggestions.　　 C. Asking for permission.

高三英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析

阅读七选五

Do you struggle with business writing？Are teams and individuals asking for help with their business writing skills? 1. Since 1990, we have been helping employees and managers write better.

Everything written in business reflects the image of the company and the writer. 2. This means organizing ideas well, checking that the language is accurate and that the presentation is professional. Writing successfully is always the result of careful planning.

Before you start writing, you need to decide why you are writing and what you hope to achieve. This will help you decide what to include in your writing and whether to write an e­mail, a letter or perhaps a report.

Meanwhile, think about readers. 3. The structure of what you write can guide readers and help them understand the content of your writing so that they can respond.

While you are writing, you need to think about how you organize your ideas. Writing a report may involve presenting data and linking complex ideas; writing a memo (备忘录) may involve describing a situation and dealing with ways of improving it. You need to understand how to construct paragraphs. 4._

After you have finished writing comes the very important process of revising, checking and correcting.

5.You will find plenty of useful information about effective business writing. In our courses, participants get tools, tips, techniques, job aids, and follow­up resources to help them write better.

A．Contact us.

B．Assess your skills here.

C．It will help you choose appropriate structures.

D．A range of words can be used to link your ideas.

E．Spelling mistakes should be checked and corrected.

F．So it is very important that writing is done to the highest standards.

G．Here comes the good news.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Most of the time, we choose colors for decorating based on our personal taste and our sense of aesthetics (审美学). But, a number of color experts believe that colors have an effect on our emotions and that it would be wise of us to be conscious of that before settling on a definite choice.

Some of the effects of colors are well known and accepted by most people. In fact, those effects have been the subject of serious research and experiments and have been scientifically proven. But not all scientists agree on the validity (正确性) of the results.

When we become interested in the psychological effects of colors, it is important to know that not all societies share our opinion of those effects on our emotions. What we hold as an "objective" observation on a color is often nothing more than a reflection of our cultural belongingness, which has attributed properties to that color for generations.

Why is it not possible for us to hold a really objective discourse(论述)on the subject? In part, because it is very difficult to separate the psychological from the symbolic, the symbolic aspects are definitely cultural. Often, and this without our realizing it, they influence our understanding of colors and the following emotions - both psychological aspects. Black and white are good examples. In western countries, black is considered serious, dramatic and sometimes sad. People are warned against its potentially depressing effects on decoration. Black is the traditional color of mourning. White, on the other hand, is associated with purity, peace and optimism. For those reasons, white is the traditional color of bridal dresses. No one would think of attending a funeral in white. Any more than it would occur to a bride to wear black. We simply remain convinced that it is not in the "nature" of those colors. Yet, in certain oriental countries, it is white, not black that is the color of mourning.

That having been said, there is some “overlapping” in the properties different cultures attribute to certain colors. For example, Feng Shui, the traditional Chinese philosophy that distinguishes between good and evil influences explains colors much in the same way as the majority of western color specialists. Is that to say that colors have real natural properties which all humans perceive(感知) in the same way or is the phenomenon an example of the cross-influences that affect the thinking of cultures brought closer to one another by a certain Venetian(威尼斯人) called Marco Polo? It is difficult to say.

But, be that as it may, colors do affect us. And if you feel emotions for a certain color, note them and remember them. You may even wish to consider them next time you are planning to decorate. The decision is yours!

1. Most of the time, we ignore ______ when choosing colors for decoration.

A．personal taste                          B．our aesthetics

C．cultural effects                         D．psychological effects

2.Why is it not possible for us to hold a really objective discourse on the subject?

A．Because it is often nothing more than a reflection of our cultural belongingness.

B．Because the colors have the properties for generations.

C．Because it is difficult to separate the psychological from the cultural.

D．Because the symbolic aspects influence our perception of colors.

3. The italicized word “overlapping” is paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to______

A．difference         B．conflict           C．sameness         D．agreement

4. In western countries, white is ______.

A．preferred by bridals                     B．used in a funerals sometimes

C．depressing in decoration                  D．pure in its nature

5. According to the author, which of the following statements is certain?

A．Different cultures can have the same properties of colors.

B．If you feel emotions for a color, note them and remember them.

C．All humans perceive colors’ natural properties in the same way.

D．Marco Polo disclosed the psychological effects of colors.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I read with interest a recent article on Galactocorp’s planned Shuttlejet flight later this year. I cannot imagine more stupid thing than this, so-called space tourism, and can’t help wondering what on earth humanity is coming to if this can be successful business.

Many may think that space travel is the highest human achievement, which may be the condition when scientific endeavor (努力) is the aim. However, when it comes to space tourism, think we may have found the top of human stupidity. Consider the high cost of getting into space, the billions of dollars wasted on building the Shuttlejet, and the many thousands spent by the passengers—and for what? So that forty fat cats can have a first-class meal along with six minutes of weightlessness, before returning to earth? Never before has so much money been spent for so little benefit (利益). I invite all space tourists to come around to my house. I can treat them to a big dinner and they can have jump on the trampoline (蹦床), and they’ll only need to pay me half the price of Galactocorp.

Further, the money can be used in a smarter way. Think of the many worthy causes that would benefit from the money that has been thrown away on this project already. There are many medical programs in those poor countries. A few hundred thousand dollars could make a big difference to the lives of thousands of people. The benefits would last far longer than six minutes.

Not only is the Shuttlejet a terrible waste of money, it’s also a terrible waste of resources (资源). Think about the materials required to build and the things required to drive the Shuttlejet. Do we really want to pollute the environment for such a pointless exercise and waste so much money for such a pointless exercise?

In a word, we all need to come back down to earth and forget this stupid dream of space tourism.

1.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this text?

A.To ask for advice. B.To stop project.

C.To share his idea. D.To express his interest.

2.What offer does the author make in Paragraph 2?

A.Helping the fat cats lose weight.

B.Asking people to have fun in his house.

C.Providing a trampoline for space tourists.

D.Preparing first-class-meal for the forty cats.

3.What is the author’s main idea against space tourism?

A.It costs space tourists a lot of money.

B.It is just a scientific aim.

C.It is bad for the environment.

D.It causes a lot of waste in money and resources.

4.What does the author mean by saying“come back down to earth”in the last paragraph?

A.The project is unrealistic. B.The project is unscientific.

C.The money should be spent on earth. D.Space is nothing compared with earth.

高三英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

What is the man doing?

A.Making an appointment. B.Asking for help. C.Offering advice.

高三英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析

Asking for help is a sign of strength rather than weakness. In American culture, the independent individual is seen as their ideal. As the University of Missouri at St. Louis states on its website under the heading Key American Values, “Americans have been trained since very early in their lives to consider themselves as separate individuals who are responsible for their own situations in life and their own destinies.” The value also makes them think they can do everything themselves, and makes them feel bad about asking for help when they need it.

And when it comes to work situations, when they think about asking for help there, sometimes they fear that a request for help would make them look inept. While this has always been true for men, many women in the workplace have felt the need to try twice as hard as their male colleagues and do twice as much to get just as far and to prove their worth. Sometimes when we think about asking for help, our inner voices tell us, “See, if you admit you can’t do this on your own, they’ll see you for the imposter (骗子) you really are.”

But the fact is, even though individualism is on the rise, we can’t do everything by ourselves and we shouldn’t try.

Apple founder Steve Jobs once told the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association about the power of asking for help, and how he “never found anybody who didn’t want to help me when I asked them for help”. He said, at the age of 12, he called Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, on the phone after getting his number from the phone book and asking him for spare parts so he could build a frequency counter(计频器). And Hewlett agreed and offered young Jobs a summer job assembling frequency counters.

“If you’re afraid of failing, you won’t get very far,” Jobs said.

1.What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A.What key American values are. B.Why Americans refuse to ask for help.

C.Asking for help is a sign of strength. D.Americans are responsible for their life.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “inept” in Paragraph 2?

A.impolite B.depressed C.incompetent D.sensitive

3.What can be learned from this US cultural phenomenon?

A.Americans suffer a lot from mutual distrust.

B.Americans see weakness as a sign of strength.

C.Americans should learn to build up confidence.

D.Americans think highly of individual values.

4.What can we learn from Jobs’ words in the last paragraph?

A.Don’t hesitate to ask for help. B.Be brave to try whatever you want.

C.Never ask for help. D.Learn to cooperate with others.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析