Along with my co-founder, I run Harry’s, a men’s grooming (美容) company. And my wife Lacey is a senior writer and editor at The Hollywood Reporter. Our careers are important to us. So we always agreed that when it came time to build our family, we wanted to co-parent. In theory, it sounded like a lot of fun.
So far it has been. But as I’ve learned since the birth of my not theoretical daughter, Chloe, it’s also really hard.
To be clear, becoming a parent is much, much harder for my wife. But Lacey does have one thing that I’ve struggled to find: a space to talk about balancing work with parenthood. Due in part to the physical, mental, and emotional tolls (损伤) of pregnancy and childbirth, moms often find community in those shared experiences. In addition, there are blogs, books, and resources for mothers returning to work; for better or for worse, the demands of raising a baby are often assumed by women.
But there are plenty of working dads out there, too. In fact, I feel if I’m struggling with this whole ‘working dad’ thing, then other guys must be struggling, too. If I’m craving a space to share experiences and normalize true co-parenthood, I have to believe I’m not the only one.
Dealing with the problem at a macro (大的) level is hard. But I do have the power to make real change within Harry’s. My co-founder and I want to make sure that everyone on our team feels 100% supported, as employees and as parents. To that end, we’re excited to offer a new, progressive policy: 16 weeks of paid parental leave, taken any time within the first year, to every person on our team.
Some people might decide to take the full 4 months and others won’t. That’s OK. The goal is not to dictate right or wrong, but to offer our team real flexibility and control. Because all parents deserve the resources and tools to make the best decisions for their families; to be great coworkers, and also great parents.
1.What is bothering the author?
A. His wife is fully occupied.
B. His daughter is troublesome.
C. He is failing to balance work and life.
D. He can find nowhere to seek child-raising advice.
2.Which of the following would the author agree with?
A. It’s easier for a woman to be a parent. B. Kids benefit a lot from co-parenting.
C. Women suffer a lot from parenthood. D. It’s women’s duty to take care of kids.
3.What does the underlined word “craving” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Using. B. Desiring.
C. Creating. D. Saving.
4.What’s the aim of the new policy?
A. To promote equality.
B. To free working dads.
C. To nurse great coworkers.
D. To encourage true co-parenthood.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Along with my co-founder, I run Harry’s, a men’s grooming (美容) company. And my wife Lacey is a senior writer and editor at The Hollywood Reporter. Our careers are important to us. So we always agreed that when it came time to build our family, we wanted to co-parent. In theory, it sounded like a lot of fun.
So far it has been. But as I’ve learned since the birth of my not theoretical daughter, Chloe, it’s also really hard.
To be clear, becoming a parent is much, much harder for my wife. But Lacey does have one thing that I’ve struggled to find: a space to talk about balancing work with parenthood. Due in part to the physical, mental, and emotional tolls (损伤) of pregnancy and childbirth, moms often find community in those shared experiences. In addition, there are blogs, books, and resources for mothers returning to work; for better or for worse, the demands of raising a baby are often assumed by women.
But there are plenty of working dads out there, too. In fact, I feel if I’m struggling with this whole ‘working dad’ thing, then other guys must be struggling, too. If I’m craving a space to share experiences and normalize true co-parenthood, I have to believe I’m not the only one.
Dealing with the problem at a macro (大的) level is hard. But I do have the power to make real change within Harry’s. My co-founder and I want to make sure that everyone on our team feels 100% supported, as employees and as parents. To that end, we’re excited to offer a new, progressive policy: 16 weeks of paid parental leave, taken any time within the first year, to every person on our team.
Some people might decide to take the full 4 months and others won’t. That’s OK. The goal is not to dictate right or wrong, but to offer our team real flexibility and control. Because all parents deserve the resources and tools to make the best decisions for their families; to be great coworkers, and also great parents.
1.What is bothering the author?
A. His wife is fully occupied.
B. His daughter is troublesome.
C. He is failing to balance work and life.
D. He can find nowhere to seek child-raising advice.
2.Which of the following would the author agree with?
A. It’s easier for a woman to be a parent. B. Kids benefit a lot from co-parenting.
C. Women suffer a lot from parenthood. D. It’s women’s duty to take care of kids.
3.What does the underlined word “craving” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Using. B. Desiring.
C. Creating. D. Saving.
4.What’s the aim of the new policy?
A. To promote equality.
B. To free working dads.
C. To nurse great coworkers.
D. To encourage true co-parenthood.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I’ve had such a fun time, reading Harry Potter with my friend, __________we are both sad that it has come to an end.
| A．which | B．that | C．what | D．as |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
One day I was walking home along the street with my iPod on, when suddenly my headphones(耳机) were knocked off my head and a man threw his arm around my neck, saying “Just be quiet.” I was being attacked, and this man’s arm was gripping (紧夹) onto me! I started screaming and tried to pull him off me, but failed. He was forcing me to walk towards the back of an auto repair shop and he just kept saying: “Be quiet.”
My mind froze with fear. Then I heard my great-grandmother’s voice in my head. She was saying: “Come on now, I know you are stronger than that!” She was the rock in our family until she died four years ago.
I have never had any self-defense(自卫) training, but I went for it—I let out a loud scream as I kicked my leg back into his shin(胫骨)! He let go of me and I ran off. When I looked back to see if he was running after me, I saw he was running in the opposite direction. Then I ran like crazy to a nearby drugstore.
I asked the girl at the counter for the phone and called my mom. She picked me up five minutes later and I explained what happened through sobs. “I am calling the police!” She exclaimed. When we got home, two officers were waiting for us and I told them what had happened.
After my experience, I was afraid to do anything. Things slowly got better, but I still don’t like anyone going near my neck.
The fear isn’t totally gone—after all, the guy is still out there somewhere. But I had a new understanding of my own strength. I never expected to be able to fight off an attacker. I am stronger than I realized.
1. How did the author get rid of the man?
A. Her great-grandmother came and helped.
B. She used all her strength to pull him off her.
C. Her loud scream scared the attacker and people came to help.
D. Her great-grandmother’s words gave her the strength to defend herself.
2. After the author escaped from the man, _________.
A. she called the police
B. she called her mother
C. she screamed to get more attention
D. she looked back to remember his appearance
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The accident left no influence on the author now.
B. The attack made the author more confident in a way.
C. The author Suddenly remembered some self-defense moves.
D. The author was so frightened that she did nothing to fight back.
4. What might be the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To show the importance of self-defense training.
B. To warn teenagers of possible dangers on the way to school.
C. To show how brave she was while she was being attacked at that time.
D. To share her experience and tell us that we are perhaps not as weak as we thought we were.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
As a teenager, I didn’t get along well with my mother before. She 36 every aspect of my life, leaving me unable to have my 37 space.
About two years ago, I had a 38 with her. I just couldn’t control my bad temper that day. I said something 39 to mum. Mum was hurt, but she went away without saying anything.
When I was 40 at home. I started to recall the happy time we spent together and realized that I should 41 . But when I saw mum, the 42 moments pushed all the thoughts of saying sorry out of my head. I came back to my bedroom, feeling distracted (心烦意乱的). That night I didn’t’ 43 well.
The next day, I got up earlier than usual. And I 44 a letter beside my bed. It was mum! In this letter, mum 45 how she loved me and how she worried about me. The 46 of mum’s love raced through my mind when I read it. I couldn’t help crying out. I went out of the bedroom and saw mum standing there 47 me.
“I am sorry, mum, Please 48me!” I said with a guilty conscience (愧疚感). Then I saw tears of 49 coming into mum’s eyes. We embraced (拥抱) emotionally. That moment was totally in my 50 forever.
From then on, 51 there is argument between us, we will write our feelings and thoughts to each other. Then we can 52 and soon get on well.
By telling my story, I just want 53 people to know that if you have problems with you parents, try to find the 54 . Never think that you have nothing to talk with them. They are the persons who always love you and stand 55 you! Maybe they’ve hurt you before, probably just because they didn’t know how to express love.
1.A．took notice of B．took care of C．took hold of D．took the place of
2.A．private B．wide C．empty D．quiet
3.A．talk B．conflict C．fight D．decision
4.A．cheerful B．wonderful C．harmful D．hurtful
5.A．asleep B．sleepy C．alone D．lonely
6.A．complain B．tolerate C．change D．apologize
7.A．unhappy B．uncertain C．unfriendly D．unfamiliar
8.A．eat B．feel C．sleep D．live
9.A．wrote B．found C．received D．read
10.A．implied B．explained C．declared D．promised
11.A．words B．stories C．records D．details
12.A．pointing at B．smiling at C．waiting for D．looking for
13.A．forgive B．accept C．forget D．punish
14.A．happiness B．regret C．sadness D．shame
15.A．diary B．memory C．imagination D．life
16.A．because B．unless C．if D．although
17.A．understand B．play C．think D．relax
18.A．unkind B．impatient C．adult D．young
19.A．answers B．methods C．solutions D．suggestions
20.A．for B．by C．in D．against
高三英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
Two men ___ into my flat. One of them threatened me with a knife while the other tied me up.
A. found their way B. pushed their way
C. wound their way D. made their way
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of ______ , ____ her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash(绳子), her mother would have been ____ to it as a means of pulling her along to _____ the rush of other shoppers.
I ____ and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a _____ on a piece of paper. _____ rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me ____ I could show her where she could find it and I want to enjoy her ____ for a moment. As we walked along the back of the store, I ___ its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and _____ conversation.
I said to her daughter, “ ____ some advice?” “Of course not,” said the daughter. “_____ her ,” I said. “When she's gone, it's the little _____ that will come back to you. Times like this. I know.” It was ____ . I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her ____ .
Together they made their way toward the store's resting area. They sat there for a moment, side by side, _____ the holiday crowds. Then the daughter _____ and immediately regarded her mother lovingly. And slowly she placed her arm with ____ unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and _____ guided her back into the crowd.
1.A. warmth B. strictness C. impatience D. depression
2.A. fixing B. checking C. adjusting D. winding
3.A. accustomed B. fastened C. applied D. stuck
4.A. keep step with B. get away from C. keep off D. escape from
5.A. jumped over B. walked over C. sat still D. lined up
6.A. receipt B. title C. theme D. subject
7.A. Rather than B. Apart from C. Afraid of D. Worrying about
8.A. because B. though C. so D. unless
9.A. time B. stay C. company D. conversation
10.A. changed B. described C. updated D. ignored
11.A. serious B. meaningless C. rough D. casual
12.A. Offer B. Mind C. Take D. Have
13.A. Forgive B. Seize C. Follow D. Cherish
14.A. chances B. feelings C. moments D. presents
15.A. true B. impossible C. unusual D. rare
16.A. different B. puzzled C. upset D. critical
17.A. expecting B. observing C. approaching D. blaming
18.A. glanced over B. looked down C. watched out D. set out
19.A. suddenly B. gradually C. apparently D. basically
20.A. smoothly B. gently C. wisely D. hurriedly
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 31 other people’s cars as well．It was pretty 32 outside and I had no plans to 33 being in the bright sun．She 34 wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids 35 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt 36 , I decided to help her．
37 she asked me, “What if we 38 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and39 her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with 40 ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n） 41 with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the 42 of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 43 to do something for others．
All that seemed 44 and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to 45 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to 46 others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional 47 to help clean cars．Passers-by were 48 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused．A pretty heartwarming 49 !
I feel blessed by being 50 by such wonderful and loving souls．
1.A．drying B．repairing C．washing D．decorating
2.A．quiet B．hot C．different D．dirty
3.A．suggest B．avoid C．continue D．practise
4.A．further B．therefore C．already D．hardly
5.A．choose B．enjoy C．buy D．serve
6.A．worried B．popular C．confused D．difficult
7.A．Finally B．Simply C．Then D．Luckily
8.A．show B．leave C．make D．order
9.A．challenged B．expected C．invited D．encouraged
10.A．creative B．ready C．changed D．familiar
11.A．board B．picture C．idea D．car
12.A．purpose B．trouble C．secret D．theme
13.A．need B．duty C．imagination D．sense
14.A．important B．disappointing C．hopeful D．natural
15.A．matter B．mean C．belong D．refer
16.A．relax B．try C．help D．smile
17.A．food B．rags C．money D．fruit
18.A．interested B．amazed C．bored D．frightened
19.A．scene B．scenery C．story D．view
20.A．supported B．understood C．refused D．surrounded
高三英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
Last week, I along with my classmates was asked to attend a lecture, the theme of what was environmental protection. It was given by an university professor. The professor first has us to come up with some problems the earth was faced with. Then he offered some suggestions on what they could do to save our planet in an effectively way. Late after the lecture, I searched the Internet for more informations on this topic. Up to now，I learnt that the problem of air pollution is universal and that we were likely to run out of some natural resources. To make things worse , climate change is becoming a great threat for human beings.
高三英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
With doubts _______ through my mind, I felt it necessary to carry out a research.
A．to run B．run
C．running D．having run
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
With my money ________, I went back home.
A. ran out of B. ran out
C. running out D. running out of
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析