I had been burning some leaves as part of my ...

I had been burning some leaves as part of my housework, unfortunately the fire grew, and grew...I wasn’t one to panic, but my fun had turned to fear and desperation, and I realized help was needed. So while I still beat at the flames with my shovel (铲), I gave up my pride, turned my face to the house, and began to shout for Mom.

By now, the flames behind me had crawled through the rocky area, ran through thick grass, and now were halfway to the big ditch (沟渠). Fire was everywhere.

“We’ll have to let the hill go,” Mom said when I reached her. “Have to. We can’t stop it there.” Her voice was lower than usual, and controlled. Mom was known as an enthusiastic person in everyday conversation. But in time of emergency, she was calm. I’d seen it once when I cut my foot and we had trouble getting the bleeding stopped; another time when Dad developed a serious illness and his face and throat started swelling up-as if dying! Mom was using that controlled voice right now.” Help me here, Jamie. Over here.”

She was already in action, stopping flames with each throw of her wet blanket. But it was like trying to stop a flood with a sponge (海绵)—it just wasn’t fast enough.

A flood! That was it! I was extremely clever! “Here, Mom. I've got it! I know what to do,” I shouted. Our garden channel could save us. My shovel made four or five quick digs into the bank, and in a moment the stream was rushing across the small field.

The effect was impressive. The fire immediately lost its power as its roots were killed. In one place fire had come within a few feet of the fence, but to our relief, nowhere had the wood or the brush been touched.

1.It is suggested in Paragraph 2 that the flames are______.

A.moving faster. B.growing higher. C.getting hotter. D.roaring louder.

2.The two examples in Paragraph 3 are given to　　 .

A.support that Mom is a doctor with excellent skills.

B.prove that Mom is always active in daily conversation.

C.show that Mom is capable of dealing with difficulty calmly.

D.indicate that there are too many troubles in the author's family.

3.What kind of person is the writer?

A.wise but naughty. B.practical but incapable.

C.calm and caring. D.courageous and quick-minded.

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It was a lifesaving task as thrilling as any in the months-long battle against the wildfires that have torn through the Australian bush. But instead of a race to save humans or animals, a specialized team of Australian firefighters was bent on saving invaluable plant life: hidden groves (树林) of the Wollemi pine, a prehistoric tree species.

Wollemi pines peaked in abundance 34 million to 65 million years ago, before a steady decline. Today, only 200 of the trees exist in their natural environment. The trees are so rare that they were thought to die out until 1994. That’s the year when David Noble, an officer with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, came across a grove of large trees he didn’t recognize.

Noble brought back a few branches and showed them to other biologists and botanists. A month later, Noble returned to the grove with some scientists. It was then that they realized what they had found: “a prehistoric tree species that has outlived the dinosaurs.” the American Scientist explains. So when Australia’s wildfires started burning toward Wollemi National Park in recent weeks, firefighters from the parks and wildlife service put a carefully planned operation into action.

Large air tankers dropped fire retardant (阻燃剂) around the pines. Firefighters set up an irrigation (灌溉) system around the trees to keep them wet. “If the fire did go through, we wanted it to be a cool burn as opposed to a hot burn to give them the best chance of survival,” Kean said. The fire did sweep through the groves where these trees have somehow survived for millions of years. For a few days, the smoke was so thick that it wasn’t clear whether the plan had worked. At last the smoke eased off. A few trees had been burned by the flames, and two died. But the efforts had paid off. “Finally,” Kean said, “we were able to get in there and see that, thank goodness, the trees were saved.”

1.What do we know about Wollemi pines?

A.Scientists searched for them in the wild.

B.They used to grow in parts of Australia.

C.There were a considerable number of them long ago.

D.Firefighters and biologists cooperated to keep them alive.

2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “outlived” in Paragraph 3?

A.been superior to. B.been related to.

C.died earlier than. D.existed longer than.

3.What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A.It was cool to drop retardant over the fire.

B.It wasn’t clear whether the trees were saved.

C.It helped the trees survive to keep them wet.

D.It worked best for the trees to keep a hot burn.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.An investigation into Wollemi pines.

B.A hard-won battle against the wildfires.

C.Constructing a firefighting system for the trees.

D.Saving world’s rare pine species from wildfires.

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Fever has usually been regarded as a threat to health. However, no one has actually proved that fever is dangerous. This fact attracted the attention of Matthew J. Kluger. Imagining that fever might not be as harmful as it had been supposed, Kluger set up a series of experiments with lizards (蜥蜴).

What Kluger and his team did in their first experiment was simple. They put some lizards in a sand-box, one end of which was heated to 44°C, while the other was at a room temperature. It was found that the lizards moved from one part of the box to the other in order to keep a constant temperature of about 38°C. Having shown that normal lizards regulate (调节) their own temperature, Kluger, in a second experiment, then set out to show that lizards, like most other animals, develop fever when infected (感染). This was done by making lizards infected with bacteria (细菌) that were known to cause disease. As the team expected, the infected lizards remained longer in the heated part of the box, until they had raised their body temperatures to two or three degrees above normal. In other words, the sick lizards gave themselves fever.

In a third experiment, the team observed the effect of temperature on the survival of the lizards. One group of infected lizards was given a fever-suppressing (退烧) drug. The other group was given no drug and ran a fever, that is to say, they kept a higher temperature for four or five days before seeking a cooler environment. The results were impressive. Of those which raised their body temperature, all but one remained alive. Of those given the fever-suppressing drug, more than half died. Similar results have since been produced in other animals. For example, infected fish swim to warmer water, and will die if not allowed to do so.

An important conclusion can be drawn from these experiments. As Kluger points out, lizards have been on earth for hundreds of millions of years. It is reasonable to suppose that a response that is so old has been kept by nature for some purpose. It would appear, therefore, that fever does not make disease worse. Rather it is part of the mechanism (机能) by which infection is controlled.

1.In his experiments, Kluger was hoping to prove that fever ______.

A.is not harmful to lizards

B.is necessary for both humans and animals

C.is not necessarily bad

D.has the same effect on humans and animals

2.In the third experiment, the lizards given a fever-suppressing drug died because ______.

A.they had no more fever that they needed

B.they were normal ones and had no fever

C.the drug had no effect on sick lizards

D.the drug made their body temperature too low

3.How would you understand the underlined words “ a response ” in the last paragraph?

A.Recovery from disease

B.Natural defense in the body against disease.

C.Cause of disease.

D.Relationship between living things and nature.

4.Which of the following is the best summary of this article?

A.Lizards are most suitable for experiments on fever.

B.Fever may play an important part in curing disease.

C.Fever helps lizards to get rid of infection.

D.Lizards and humans are not as different as people supposed.

高三英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

My father, together with some of his old friends,                there already.

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I had a lot on my mind as I picked up the pieces of what had once been my teddy bear on the snowiest day last year. Only twenty-four hours before, I had been 　　　 with it in our farmhouse. How quickly things 　　　　 ! The house I had lived in disappeared. The fire had 　　　　 all those things with my memories.

I have never known my mother to be 　　　　 . In fact, my whole family has always been 　　　 . But when picking up my ashen (灰白色的) clothing on this cold winter morning, she moved with emptiness. The 　　　　 was so heavy to us.

Days passed and the situation didn’t become 　　　　 . After moving to the temporary house, my father told me dealing with this would cost 　　　　 money. It brought about a wave of 　　　　 and life became a struggle.

“Hey, Tony,” a classmate came up to me at lunchtime with a box in her hands. 　　　　 , all my classmates stood up. “Tony, we know what 　　　　 a few days ago. This is not something you have to go through 　　　　 . Alex, Phoebe and I started up the Shoebox Fund for you. Almost every student in our school 　　　　 . We love you and we want you to have this. ” She 　　　　 me with the box. I opened it to find piles of twenty-dollar bills and notes of love.

My eyes were filled with 　　　　 , and I had never been so moved. I had felt so lonely for the days after the fire that I became 　　　 , unwilling to communicate with others. But these people looked past the rudeness I had 　　　　 them. They were my true friends and by sharing this 　　　　 , they were my family.

Yes, things are getting back to 　　　 　　　 . But what I learned from this journey of discovery will 　　　　 with me forever.

1.A. playing　　 　 B. dealing　 　　 C. equipping　 　　 D. combining

2.A. began　　 　　 B. worked　　 　　 C. changed　　 　　　　 D. increased

3.A. put out　　　　 B. taken away　　 C. cut off　　 　　　 D. started with

4.A. hopeless　　 　 B. encouraged　　 C. dissatisfied　　 D. pleased

5.A. friendly　　 B. busy　　 　　　 C. comfortable　　 D. positive

6.A. hurt　　　　 　 B. hit　　 　　　　 C. burden　　 　　　　 D. duty

7.A. easier　　 　　 B. better　　 　　 C. faster　　 　　　 D. worse

8.A. extra　　 　　 B. private　　 　 C. huge　　　 　　　　 D. pocket

9.A. sadness　　 　 B. nervousness　 C. peace　　 　　　　 D. thought

10.A. Generally　　 B. Finally　　 　　 C. Secretly　　 　　　 D. Suddenly

11.A. existed　 　 B. continued　　 C. remained　　 　　 D. happened

12.A. straight　　 B. alone　　 　　 C. naturally　 　　 D. socially

13.A. believed　 B. accepted　 C. donated　 　　　 D. paid

14.A. presented　　 B. shared　　 　 C. helped　　 　　　 D. handed

15.A. curiosity 　 B. judgment　 C. words　　 　　　　 D. tears

16.A. patient　　 B. disappointed C. silent　　 　　 D. confident

17.A. shown　　 　　 B. offered　　 　 C. returned　　 　　 D. labelled

18.A. belief　　 　 B. interest　 C. experience　 　 D. practice

19.A. subject　　 B. reality　　 C. nature　　 　　　 D. normal

20.A. stay　　 　　 B. compare　　 　 C. connect　 　　　 D. agree

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said 1. was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months2.（early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 3.（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, 4. for the week after. I didn’t understand 5.this would happen and my credit card had already been charged6. the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was 7.（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 8. top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day, my brother and I went to the beach 9. we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little10.（sunburn）, but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

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Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said1._____ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months__2.____ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We　 __3.___（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, __4._ for the week after. I didn’t understand _5._ this would happen and my credit card had already been charged____6.__ the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was _7.___（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on __8.___ top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day, my brother and I went to the beach __9._ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little___10._（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

语法填空。

Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said1. was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months2._ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 3.（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, _4. for the week after. I didn’t understand 5. this would happen and my credit card had already been charged6. the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was 7.（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 8. top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day, my brother and I went to the beach 9. we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little10.（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation or example. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York, so I had to get back. But that didn’t mean my husband and my son couldn’t stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.

The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged - okay, ordered them to wait it out at the airport, to “earn” more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?

Now some people may think I’m a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.

I’ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC’s Today Show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.

I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn’t hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps longer, and it’s the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.

1.Why did Delta give the author’s family credits?

A.They had early bookings. B.They took a later flight.

C.Their flight had been delayed. D.Their flight had been cancelled.

2.What can we learn about the author?

A.She rarely misses a good deal. B.She seldom makes a compromise.

C.She is very strict with her children. D.She is interested in cheap products.

3.What does the author do?

A.She’s a housewife. B.She’s a writer.

C.She’s a media person. D.She’s a business woman.

4.What does the author want to tell us?

A.How to expose bad tricks. B.How to reserve airline seats.

C.How to make a business deal. D.How to spend money wisely.

高三英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

Wildfires were rapidly spreading through northern and southern California as powerful winds swept through the state, burning homes and forcing more than 200,000 people to leave their homes. Thousands of structures were destroyed in the massive fires. Firefighters and volunteers worked around the clock, risking their lives to save others, although thick clouds of wildfire smoke hung in the air.

But it's not just humans in danger’s path. A video of a horse running away from the rescue team to find his family of horses from CBS Los Angeles went viral. The public was touched by the horse's heroic act and shared their thoughts on the Internet.

Volunteers were rescuing several horses from the wildfire when one of the horses jumped away from the group. They were trying to help the horse, but he refused. They probably had no idea what was wrong with the horse, who just started running away from them. The horse raced back into danger to lead his family to safety, despite rescuers' best efforts to stop him. He knew he couldn't leave them behind. As the tension increased, several human strangers jumped in to help the animals — they went back to the burning barn where some of the horses remained.

You can watch the horse run back into the smoke-filled area, reconnect with the horses inside the fence, and quickly accompany them out of the fenced-off area. Though it's not clear from the video, CBS Los Angeles reported that all but one of the horses involved were saved. Disastrous as the California wildfires have been, the video and countless other rescue stories — humans and animals alike — are shining light on all acts of goodness taking place.

1.What does the author intend to show by telling the wildfires in detail in Para. 1?

A.What caused the big wildfires. B.How serious the wildfires were.

C.What rescuers did in the wildfires. D.How rapidly the wildfires spread.

2.What does the underlined phrases ''went viral'' mean?

A.Turned bad. B.Got attacked.

C.Became interesting. D.Grew popular.

3.Which words can best describe the horse?

A.Loyal but stubborn. B.Caring and courageous.

C.Responsible and clever. D.Flexible but aggressive.

4.What message does the author want to convey?

A.Fighting disasters needs joint efforts. B.Animals are always friends of man.

C.All good deeds deserve to be praised. D.Animals show goodness to each other.

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