Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first_______back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an _______, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the _______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done_______his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities_______he didn’t have the time or the _______. He had only one good suit. He tried_______the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too _______. During this period Dale was slowly_______an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could__________him from achieving his real potential. She__________that Dale join the debating team, believing that__________in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts__________made it. This proved to be a__________point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the__________he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in __________. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, __________, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to__________his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to__________an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And,__________it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.
1.A.admitted B.filled C.supplied D.recognized
2.A.assignment B.education C.advantage D.instruction
3.A.training B.board C.teaching D.equipment
4.A.between B.during C.over D.through
5.A.while B.when C.because D.though
6.A.permits B.interest C.talent D.clothes
7.A.on B.for C.in D.with
8.A.light B.flexible C.optimistic D.outgoing
9.A.gaining B.achieving C.developing D.obtaining
10.A.prevent B.protect C.save D.free
11.A.suggested B.demanded C.required D.insisted
12.A.presence B.practice C.patience D.potential
13.A.hopefully B.certainly C.finally D.naturally
14.A.key B.breaking C.basic D.turning
15.A.progress B.experience C.competence D.confidence
16.A.horse-riding B.football C.speech D.farming
17.A.in return B.in brief C.in turn D.in fact
18.A.convey B.overcome C.understand D.build
19.A.express B.stress C.contribute D.repeat
20.A.besides B.beyond C.like D.with
高三英语完形填空中等难度题
Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first_______back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an _______, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the _______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done_______his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities_______he didn’t have the time or the _______. He had only one good suit. He tried_______the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too _______. During this period Dale was slowly_______an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could__________him from achieving his real potential. She__________that Dale join the debating team, believing that__________in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts__________made it. This proved to be a__________point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the__________he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in __________. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, __________, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to__________his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to__________an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And,__________it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.
1.A.admitted B.filled C.supplied D.recognized
2.A.assignment B.education C.advantage D.instruction
3.A.training B.board C.teaching D.equipment
4.A.between B.during C.over D.through
5.A.while B.when C.because D.though
6.A.permits B.interest C.talent D.clothes
7.A.on B.for C.in D.with
8.A.light B.flexible C.optimistic D.outgoing
9.A.gaining B.achieving C.developing D.obtaining
10.A.prevent B.protect C.save D.free
11.A.suggested B.demanded C.required D.insisted
12.A.presence B.practice C.patience D.potential
13.A.hopefully B.certainly C.finally D.naturally
14.A.key B.breaking C.basic D.turning
15.A.progress B.experience C.competence D.confidence
16.A.horse-riding B.football C.speech D.farming
17.A.in return B.in brief C.in turn D.in fact
18.A.convey B.overcome C.understand D.build
19.A.express B.stress C.contribute D.repeat
20.A.besides B.beyond C.like D.with
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I grew up on a farm in the small rural (乡下的) community of Catawissa, Missouri, as the sixth of seven children. 1. In the fall of 1970, he was working on a house when the ladder broke. His back was broken.
He stayed in the hospital for three weeks. When Dad returned home, he was still in a back brace(支架) and unable to work. 2.
One night we heard a car coming up. 3. Rose was at the door, holding an envelope filled with money. She told my dad she had collected money and was there to deliver it
4. I can still hear her saying, “Archie, whenever someone’s baler (干草打包机) is broken, you bale their hay. Someone passes away, Altha is cooking. It’s our turn.”
That evening, this 6-year-old understood what being a good neighbor was, and that because her parents were good neighbors, their kindness would be returned. I learned later my mom’s sisters all “adopted” one of us kids to help with Christmas, and we received gift baskets from more than one organization.
My parents were used to being the givers and not the receivers of such generosity (慷慨). 5.
A. He tried to protest but Rose would have none of it.
B. Besides running the farm, Dad was also a carpenter.
C. Apart from a carpenter, Dad was also running a farm.
D. We kids were always curious about who was visiting.
E. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as Christmas approached.
F. It was comforting to be helped when in trouble, but what was important was to help others in return.
G. They had a bit of pride to swallow, but continued all of their lives to show us kids the value of kindness.
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I grew up on a 50-acre farm in the small rural community of Catawissa, Missouri, as the sixth of seven children. My parents, Archie and Altha, often ______ during meals how everything on the table came from the ______.
Besides running the farm, Dad was also a ______. In the fall of 1970, he was working on a house when the ladder broke ______. His back was fractured in two places an ______ needed rescue.
He stayed in the hospital for three weeks,______ his back to align (校准) correctly so the bones would ______ perfectly.
On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in the hospital. We always butchered pigs the day after the holiday so that we had enough pork ______ for the next year, and that year my uncle ______ with a couple of cousins to help my three older brothers prepare our year’s supply.
After Dad returned home, he was in a back brace, saddened for ______ to work. Worse still, the doctor told us his chance of complete recovery was ______. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming ______ as Christmas approached.
One night we heard a car coming up the long driveway. Always ______ to company, we kids were curious about who was visiting.
Peggy Phelan was at the door, holding an envelope ______ with money which, according to her account, she had ______ in the community. And she was there to ______ it!
Dad tried to ______ but Peggy would have none of it. I can still hear her saying, “Archie, whenever someone’s baler (压捆机) is broken, you bale their hay. Every time someone passes away, Altha is cooking. It’s our ______.”
That evening, I understood what being a good neighbor was, and that ______ my parents were good neighbors, their ______ would be paid back.
1.A. confirmed B. argued C. noted D. charged
2.A. land B. hill C. wood D. river
3.A. cook B. carpenter C. clerk D. driver
4.A. once in a while B. all at once C. by all means D. at any time
5.A. surprisingly B. thoroughly C. terribly D. gratefully
6.A. reminding B. tolerating C. forbidding D. allowing
7.A. do B. heal C. play D. catch
8.A. in charge B. in store C. in demand D. in nature
9.A. called up B. picked up C. showed up D. came up
10.A. refusal B. inability C. commitment D. anxiety
11.A. dark B. slim C. thin D. shadowy
12.A. in B. over C. off D. away
13.A. blind B. familiar C. loyal D. alert
14.A. stuffed B. burdened C. charged D. covered
15.A. accumulated B. collected C. appealed D. contacted
16.A. divide B. apply C. send D. deliver
17.A. deny B. admit C. protest D. receive
18.A. effort B. heart C. turn D. promise
19.A. because B. unless C. until D. although
20.A. money B. kindness C. envelope D. goods
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I grew up on a 50-acre farm in the small rural community of Catawissa, Missouri, as the sixth of seven children. My parents, Archie and Altha, often ______ during meals how everything on the table came from the ______.
Besides running the farm, Dad was also a ______. In the fall of 1970, he was working on a house when the ladder broke ______. His back was fractured in two places an ______ needed rescue.
He stayed in the hospital for three weeks,______ his back to align (校准) correctly so the bones would ______ perfectly.
On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in the hospital. We always butchered pigs the day after the holiday so that we had enough pork ______ for the next year, and that year my uncle ______ with a couple of cousins to help my three older brothers prepare our year’s supply.
After Dad returned home, he was in a back brace, saddened for ______ to work. Worse still, the doctor told us his chance of complete recovery was ______. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming ______ as Christmas approached.
One night we heard a car coming up the long driveway. Always ______ to company, we kids were curious about who was visiting.
Peggy Phelan was at the door, holding an envelope ______ with money which, according to her account, she had ______ in the community. And she was there to ______ it!
Dad tried to ______ but Peggy would have none of it. I can still hear her saying, “Archie, whenever someone’s baler (压捆机) is broken, you bale their hay. Every time someone passes away, Altha is cooking. It’s our ______.”
That evening, I understood what being a good neighbor was, and that ______ my parents were good neighbors, their ______ would be paid back.
1.A. confirmed B. argued C. noted D. charged
2.A. land B. hill C. wood D. river
3.A. cook B. carpenter C. clerk D. driver
4.A. once in a while B. all at once C. by all means D. at any time
5.A. surprisingly B. thoroughly C. terribly D. gratefully
6.A. reminding B. tolerating C. forbidding D. allowing
7.A. do B. heal C. play D. catch
8.A. in charge B. in store C. in demand D. in nature
9.A. called up B. picked up C. showed up D. came up
10.A. refusal B. inability C. commitment D. anxiety
11.A. dark B. slim C. thin D. shadowy
12.A. in B. over C. off D. away
13.A. blind B. familiar C. loyal D. alert
14.A. stuffed B. burdened C. charged D. covered
15.A. accumulated B. collected C. appealed D. contacted
16.A. divide B. apply C. send D. deliver
17.A. deny B. admit C. protest D. receive
18.A. effort B. heart C. turn D. promise
19.A. because B. unless C. until D. although
20.A. money B. kindness C. envelope D. goods
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From her first women's hat shop, opened in 1910, Gabrielle Coco Chanel rose to become one of the most important fashion designers in Paris. Her fashion themes included simple suits and dresses, women's trousers, perfume (香水) and so on.
She claimed a birth date of 1893 and a birthplace of Auvergne; she was actually born in 1883 in Saumur, though. Her mother worked in a nursing home for pool people. Gabrielle was born there. Her mother died whet she was only six.
She began to use the name Coco during a brief career a, a cafe and concert singer from 1905 to 1908. By the 1920s，her fashion house had expanded greatly. Her relaxing fashions, such as short skirts with casual look, were very different from the fashions popular in the formal decades.
In 1922 Chanel introduced a perfume, Chanel No.5 which became very popular and still remains a popular product today. Pierre Wertheimer became her partner in the perfume business in 1924. Wertheimer owned 70% of the company, Coco Chanel 10% and her friend, Bader, 20%. The Wertheimers continue to control the perfume company today.
She briefly served as a nurse in World War I. The fashion business in Paris was thus off for some years. In 1954 she came back and her women's clothing business returned to its former popularity. Her natural, casual clothing once again caught the eye of women. She was still working in 1971 when she died.
1.All of the following fashions belong to Chanel's design style EXCEPT _____
A. a comfortable suit B. a tight dress
C. a short skirt D. a loose sweater
2.The right order of the following events should be ____
① Chanel began to do business with Wertheimer.
② Chanel served as a nurse.
③ Chanel worked as a singer.
④ Chanel introduced the perfume, Chanel No. 5.
A. ④①③② B. ①②③④
C. ③④①② D. ②③④①
3.According to the passage, we can see that Chanel ____
A. was brought up by her father
B. worked in a nursing home for some time
C. earned more than Wertheimer from the perfume company
D. had an active and creative mind
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Castle Dale is a small town in central Utah. My grandpa’s farm is a few miles to the north. I grew up there. Milking a cow, feeding the chickens and cutting firewood were daily routines. Grandpa had me carrying a broom to do snow cleaning when it was actually taller than I was. This was the work kids like me learned to do at a young age.
I was tall, very tall at a really young age. My unusual height caused people to look, ask questions, laugh, tease, and sometimes even challenge me to fight. I was teased cruelly as a kid. It wasn’t fair, I knew, but that was just the way it was. Luckily, I was taught at a very young age a very important lesson. I am different and that’s Okay—I’m unique and I matter. No one could ever take that away from me. I knew this then, and I know this now. That alone helped me through the frustrations and heartaches of normal life.
When I was in junior high school, I realized something else that helped me cope. Most teasing came from one of two places—people who were either jealous or ignorant (愚昧). I couldn’t change the way they were, but I could change the way I felt. I was not going to feel bad because of their ignorance or jealousy. It wasn’t worth it. Realizing this didn’t stop them, or change the fact that these comments hurt. It did, however, give me a way to understand these people and deal with their treatment in a way that was okay for me.
These things still happen today. It will probably happen the rest of my life. I will always be 7 feet, 6 inches (2.29 meters) tall. I wouldn’t change that for anything. People will always look because it is not every day that you see someone that tall. I learned that at a young age and I now try to teach my own children that they are unique and they matter. That is the message I give to you. Regardless of your race, religion, background, or circumstances ... Being different is okay.
1.The author mentioned his hometown to show us _______
A. he is from an ordinary family B. his grandpa is strict with him
C. he loves this lovely small town D. he had to do a lot of labor work
2.The author was often teased because _______
A. he grew up in a small town B. he was much taller than others
C. he fought with people easily D. he didn’t want people to watch him
3.What was the author’s attitude towards being teased?
A. He accepted the fact of being different and let it go.
B. He felt angry failing to change others’ opinions.
C. He felt hurt hearing people’s negative comments
D. He hated people’s ignorance and jealousy.
4.Which of the following may best describe the theme of the passage?
A. Everything comes to the man who waits.
B. It is the first step that is troublesome.
C. Speech is silver, silence is gold.
D. Keep your head up.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Officials in the Midwestern U. S. town of Joplin, Missouri, say the death from Sundays’ big tornado reaches 116 and that search efforts continue for possible survivors trapped in rubble (碎石). Search and rescue teams are conducting their third sweep through the nearly 10 kilometer – long and one – kilometer wide area of destruction left by the tornado. They are working as quickly as possible while weather conditions remain relatively stable. More storms are forecast for the area.
Joplin Fire Chief Mitch Randles said there are areas with large piles of rubble that might hold survivors. “We are still finding individuals. We did rescue seven individuals from underneath rubble yesterday and, of course, we are also finding dead folks as well.” Said more folks and that is why we are doing these searches. We want to make every opportunity that we can to find everybody that is in the rubble and that has survived to this point.”
Randles said the current sweep involves a slower pace that previous searches and that he plans a fourth search, possibly on Wednesday, using specially trained dogs. “We are searching every structure that has been damaged or destroyed in a more in-depth manner, “he said.” I have dogs and dog handlers coming from all over the country do help us in that effort.”
Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr said the Red Cross and other volunteer organizations are helping people who were left homeless by the tornado and that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is on hand to help. “Joplin is a great city. We have suffered a great loss, “said Rohr.” We will recover and we will recover strongly and we have a lot of help and a lot of volunteers to make that easier.”
The tornado that struck Joplin was classified by the Natioonal Weather Service as an F – 4, with winds of more than 300 kilometers per hour. It lasted only 20 minutes, but it killed more that 100 people, injured more than 400 others, and destroyed or heavily damaged some 2,000 homes, businesses, churches and a hospital. Authorities have registered more than 1,700 calls about missing people and they hope to resolvemost of those cases soon, as victims are identified and survivors come forth and reunite with loved ones.
This was the worst tornado to strike the United States in 60 years. It was the latest in a wave of violent storms that have swept Midwestern and southern states in recent weeks, leaving more than 300 people dead an causing more than $2 billion dollars in damage.
1.What kind of disaster (灾害)of this article is talking about?
A．tornado B．earthquake C．flood D．drought
2.The best headline for this newspaper article would be________.
A．Difficulties in the Rescue
B．The Great Loss Brought by the Tornado
C．Search for Survivors After the Disaster
D．Worst Tornado in the USA
3.The word “resolve” in Para 5 probably means________.
A．cover B．settle C．overcome D．challenge
4.The number of death caused by the tornado that struck Joplin reached more than________.
A．100 B．300 C．400 D．1,700
5.From the text, it can be inferred that________.
A．many victims might be under the ruins
B．it was impossible to find out survivors
C．the tornado lasted several weeks
D．the bad weather influenced the rescue greatly
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Officials in the Midwestern U. S. town of Joplin, Missouri, say the death from Sundays’ big tornado reaches 116 and that search efforts continue for possible survivors trapped in rubble (碎石). Search and rescue teams are conducting their third sweep through the nearly 10 kilometer – long and one – kilometer wide area of destruction left by the tornado. They are working as quickly as possible while weather conditions remain relatively stable. More storms are forecast for the erea.
Joplin Fire Chief Mitch Randles said there are areas with large piles of rubble that might hold survivors. “We are still finding individuals. We did rescue seven individuals from underneath rubble yesterday and , of course, we are also finding dead folks as well.” Said mre folks and that is why we are doing these searches. We want to make every opportunity that we can to find everybody that is in the rubble and that has survived to this point.”
Randles said the current sweep involves a slower pace that previous searches and that he plans a fourth search, possibly on Wednesday, using specially trained dogs. “We are searching every structure that has been damaged or destroyed in a more in-depth manner, “he said.” I have dogs and dog handlers coming from all over the country do help us in that effort.”
Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr said the Red Cross and other volunteer organizations are helping people who were left homeless by the tornado and that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is on hand to help. “Joplin is a great city. We have suffered a great loss, “said Rohr.” We will recover and we will recover strongly and we have a lot of help and a lot of volunteers to make that easier.”
The tornado that struck Joplin was classified by the Natioonal Weather Service as an F – 4, with winds of more than 300 kilometers per hour. It lasted only 20 minutes, but it killed more that 100 people, injured more than 400 others, and destroyed or heavily damaged some 2,000 homes, businesses, churches and a hospital. Authorities have registered more than 1,700 calls about missing people and they hope to resolve most of those cases soon, as victims are identified and survivors come forth and reunite with loved ones.
This was the worst tornado to strike the United States in 60 years. It was the latest in a wave of violent storms that have swept Midwestern and southern states in recent weeks, leaving more than 300 people dead an causing more than $2 billion dollars in damage.
1.The best headline for this newspaper article would be________.
A．Difficulties in the Rescue
B．The Great Loss Brought by the Tornado
C．Search for Survivors After the Disaster
D．Worst Tornado in the USA
2.The word “resolve” in Para 5 probably means________.
A．cover B．settle C．overcome D．challenge
3.The number of death caused by the tornado that struck Joplin reached more than________.
A．100 B．300 C．400 D．1,700
4.From the text, it can be inferred that________.
A．many victims might be under the ruins
B．it was impossible to find out surviors
C．the tornado lasted several weeks
D．the bad weather influenced the rescue greatly
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One day not too long ago the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering（阻止）your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym . ”
At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he’s no longer here!”
One by one the employees got closer to the coffin and when then they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.
1.Who has ever resisted the employees of the large company in St. Louis, Missouri?
A. The boss B. The leader of their group
C. The sign D. The employees themselves
2.Who passed away in the large company?
A. No one B. The boss C. One of the employees D. One of the colleagues
3.What’s the best title of this paragraph?
A. Independent B. Hard Working C. Team Work D. Last Respects
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day not too long ago the employees of a large company in St .Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering(阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to attend the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”
At first everyone was sorry to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well, at least he’s no longer here! ”One by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is you.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.
1.The underlined word “funeral” in the first paragraph means ________.
A. an occasion when one admires himself in a mirror
B. a chimney from where smelly smoke comes out
C. a ceremony for burying or burning a dead person
D. an exhibition displaying varieties of treasures
2.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Last Respects B. A Strange Person
C. A Strange Company D. A Road to Success
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The employees were shocked when they saw the dead person.
B. It is you yourself that can actually change your life.
C. In the mirror you can find how small you are in the world.
D. You can achieve your goal if you set limits to your growth.
4.It seems that the company is ________.
A. encouraging the employees to show respects to the dead
B. providing good working conditions for its employees
C. suffering a heavy loss due to its staff member’s death
D. trying to make its employees aware of their own potential
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