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Andrea Yoch loves her adult sons, but would also love to not live with them. This is especially true in the 2, 200-square-foot rental in St. Paul, where she and her husband moved after the boys left their childhood home (a 5,000-square-foot property with a pool). But now Ben, 20, and Ryan, 23 are crammed with their parents in a house where a movie playing in one room can be heard in almost any other.
After her sons showed up due to the lockdown after the Coronavirus crisis struck- Ben from Boston, where he is a college student, and Ryan from New York, where he was starting out as an assistant advertising account executive- Ms. Yoch rushed to set up temporary offices in a bedroom and a basement that now also functions as a super crowded gym. "I would give anything for them to restart their lives, "she said.
As the pandemic （流 行 病） continues, Wall Street bankers, Uber drivers, academics, artists and many other adults have given up their independent lives and migrated home. Some fled heavily populated cities for the rural suburban houses where they grew up and the promise of home-cooked meals and free laundry. Others ended up in downsized spaces designed for empty nesters or in apartments already shared with other family members, such as grandparents or teenage siblings.
Parents caught by the increase of layoffs and canceled contracts found themselves feeding grown children who were in the same position. Mothers who had grown accustomed to freedom were suddenly expected to go back to cooking and cleaning.
“Some parents see this as a welcome surprise, but it can also add a lot of financial stress," said Lindsey Piegza, chief economist at the investment bank Stifel. You can't assume that parents are necessarily in a better-off position than their adult children: a lot of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and don’t have enough savings to accommodate extra people living in their households.”
1.Which word best describes Ms. Yoch's life with her two sons?
A.Exciting B.Inconvenient
C.Satisfying D.Disappointing
2.What does the underlined phrase "empty nesters" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.People without jobs.
B.Children staying abroad.
C.Grown-ups with no houses.
D.Parents with no children around.
3.Why do some parents unwillingly welcome their children back home?
A.Because they want their kids to be independent.
B.Because they don’t like to do all the laundry.
C.Because they are in no better financial situation.
D.Because they have sold or rented out their houses
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.The generation gap between parents and their children.
B.The life young people used to live before going to college.
C.The parents' life being affected by children in the lockdown
D.The economic crisis brought about by the deadly coronavirus.
高三英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Everyone will be full of respect when mentioned a mother’s love. Truly, who can love you more than your dear mother does in world? But in modern society, especial among one-child families, mothers usually give too much love to her only daughter or son. They try to help or even protecting their children in every way, which left their sons or daughters too comfortable to deal with challenges themselves.
What we all know, we have entered into the 21st century, and the young generation will face more challenges in the future. There is nothing wrong for mothers to love their children, and they should also leave rooms for their children to develop themselves and become independent.
高三英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
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What does the man mean?
A. He enjoys painting.
B. He not only loves flowers,but also likes to draw flowers.
C. He likes painting but dislikes flowers.
高三英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
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As I entered womanhood, mom told me that no matter what happened and no matter what I did, I could always come home. Because of what those words meant to me, I said the same thing to my ____
My childhood was filled with ____— a lot of kisses，lots of hugs, and lots of spoken “I love you”. Because of what those meant to me, I ____ my sons the same things.
My mom came from a ____family and had a difficult childhood，yet she never____about how unlucky she was____ my mom, I saw love’s ability to forgive.
I saw my sweet mom love my Grandpa,____ he had abandoned her and my Grandma and failed to____ for their needs; I never saw mom treat Grandpa any way but lovingly, even though he was far from ____ I learned how love behaves and forgives.
I watched my mom ____my 100-year-old grandma who，in her blindness，deafness and feebleness(虚弱)，needed almost ____ care. When I was in her home, I heard what I’ve heard all my life, “I love you, mom.” They would ____ this to each other at least five times a ____— when mom got Grandma up，made her comfortable in bed，or prepared her _____ And I would hear love’s ____ when Grandma said, “And I love you too.”
Love forgives and ____, not focusing on what has happened. ____, love’s focus is on what needs to be done and on doing it the ____ we can.
My mom taught me to love；she told me to ____ it on to my children, and she____forgiveness herself.
1.A.friends B.children C.settlers D.neighbors
2.A.happiness B.entertainment C.confusion D.attraction
3.A.paid B.ordered C.gave D.bought
4.A.famous B.broken C.fortunate D.peaceful
5.A.regretted B.argued C.complained D.wondered
6.A.In B.Like C.With D.Before
7.A.if B.because C.so D.although
8.A.offer B.provide C.support D.react
9.A.modest B.ordinary C.kind D.smart
10.A.pick up B.bring out C.look after D.turn to
11.A.little B.total C.early D.major
12.A.whisper B.amuse C.greet D.encourage
13.A.day B.month C.year D.second
14.A.gesture B.dormitory C.mess D.meal
15.A.question B.response C.solution D.measure
16.A.walks on B.falls behind C.moves on D.runs away
17.A.However B.Instead C.Also D.Therefore
18.A.quickest B.least C.longest D.best
19.A.pass B.look C.put D.write
20.A.defended B.expected C.showed D.supported
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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To Friend or Not To Friend
We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?
In the pas
t the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to education themselves about social networking sites.These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.
It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate
the way you did before.A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores their request, “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”
Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.
1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that _______.
A. parents feel secure about their privacy online
B. social networks successfully fill the generation gap
C. parents have realized the importance of social networks
D. social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate
2.Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because _______.
A. they hide something from their parents
B. they are unwilling to be watched by parents
C. their parents tend to fall behind in technology
D. their parents make negative comments on them
3.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. privacy online B. social networks
C. the generation gap D. parents’ friend requests
4.The passage is written mainly for _______.
A. parents B. teenagers C. teachers D. researchers
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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To Friend or Not To Friend
We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?
In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to education themselves about social networking sites.
These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.
It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.
A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores their request, “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”
Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.
1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that _______.
A. parents feel secure about their privacy online
B. social networks successfully fill the generation gap
C. parents have realized the importance of social networks
D. social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate
2.Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because _______.
A. they hide something from their parents
B. they are unwilling to be watched by parents
C. their parents tend to fall behind in technology
D. their parents make negative comments on them
3.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. privacy online
B. social networks
C. the generation gap
D. parents’ friend requests
4.The passage is written mainly for _______.
A. parents B. teenagers
C. teachers D. researchers
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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To Friend or Not to Friend
We all love our parents and turn to them when we're in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?
In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves about social networking sites.
These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there's also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don't get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.
It's a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don't want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.
A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn't take it personally if their child ignores their request: “When a teen ignores a parent's friend request, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”
Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.
1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that ________.
A．parents feel secure about their privacy online
B．social networks successfully fill the generation gap
C．parents have realized the importance of social networks
D．social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate
2.Teenagers may refuse a parent's friend request because ________.
A．they hide something from their parents
B．they are unwilling to be watched by parents
C．their parents tend to fall behind in technology
D．their parents make negative comments on them
3.The passage is mainly about ________.
A．privacy online
B．social networks
C．the generation gap
D．parents' friend requests
4.The passage is written mainly for ________.
A．parents B．teenagers
C．teachers D．researchers
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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— Dad, would you please buy some strawberries for me? I love them.
— I’d like to, but they are not _____ in winter.
A. accustomed B. convenient C. casual D. available
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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"Her grades are fine； I'm not worried about that， but she just doesn't seem to love learning any more，"
Alice's mum said．
She's absolutely right． I'd noticed the same thing about her daughter over the previous two or three years when I'd been Alice's middle school teacher， and I have an answer， right there on the tip of my tongue， to what has gone wrong． Yet I'm torn between my responsibility to help Alice and the knowledge that what I have to say is a truth I'm not sure this mother is ready to hear．
The truth for this parent and so many others is this： Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar of achievement， and it's our fault． Alice's parents， her teachers， society at large - we are all supposed to be blamed in this crime against learning． From her first day of school， we pointed her toward that altar and trained her to measure her progress by means of points， scores， and awards．
We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect（智力）， and that her intellect is more important than her character． We taught her to come home proudly bearing grade As， championship prizes， and college acceptance， and not on purpose， we taught her that we don't really care how she obtains them． We taught her to protect her academic and extracurricular（课外的）perfection at all costs and that it's better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk losing that perfect record． Above all else， we taught her to fear failure． That fear is what has destroyed her love of learning．
1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the author ______ ．
A. thinks Alice is right
B. is uncertain of the answer
C. hesitates to express an idea
D. wonders why the mother is worried
2.Which can replace the underlined words"at the altar of"？ ______
A. instead of B. at the risk of
C. at the loss of D. in the interest of
3.What has really made Alice change her attitude to learning？ ______
A. Being slow in study． B. Fear of bad grades．
C. Difficulty in study． D. Press from parents．
4.What is more important for a teenager in the author's opinion？ ______
A. His knowledge． B. His intellect．
C. His character． D. His achievement．
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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“Her grades are fine; I’m not worried about that, but she just doesn’t seem to love learning any more.” Alice’s mum said.
She’s absolutely right. I’d noticed the same thing about her daughter over the previous two or three years when I’d been Alice’s middle school English, Latin, and writing teacher, and I have an answer, right there on the tip of my tongue, for what has gone wrong. Yet I’m torn between my responsibility to help Alice, and the knowledge that what I have to say is a truth I’m not sure this mother is ready to hear.
The truth—for this parent and so many others—is this: Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar(圣坛) of achievement, and it’s our fault. Alice’s parents, her teachers, society at large—we are all supposed to be blamed in this crime against learning. From her first day of school, we pointed her toward that altar and trained her to measure her progress by means of points, scores, and awards. We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect(智力) ,and that her intellect is more important than her character. We taught her to come home proudly bearing grades As, championship prizes, and college acceptances, and not on purpose, we taught her that we don’t really care how she obtains them. We taught her to protect her academic and extracurricular perfection at all costs and that it’s better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk losing that perfect record. Above all else, we taught her fear failure. That fear is what has destroyed her love of learning.
1.Both the mother and the teacher have noticed that ________.
A. Alice hates to tell them truth
B. Alice’s test scores are not so good
C. Alice chooses several subjects to learn
D. Alice doesn’t enjoy studying any more
2.What does the underlined word “torn” mean in the passage?
A. pained to choose B. guilty to quit C. tired to manage D. certain to decide
3.What does the teacher think of the girl?
A. Her academic perfection resulted from her character.
B. She is a gifted girl with spirits of challenging.
C. She is perfect in her character development.
D. Her academic performance is great.
4.What leads to the girl’s change?
A. A few failure experiences. B. Fear of failing getting good grades.
C. Her mother’s over-protection. D. Her not being accepted by colleges.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
t the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to education themselves about social networking sites.
the way you did before.