This time every year we are driving down the ...

This time every year we are driving down the country road, which ___ us home.

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For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black 　 　 and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile 　 　 from the house to the fence which 　 　 the beginning of the dirty driveway.

One day, I was busy with my business and was 　 　 for about an hour, completely forgetting about the 　 　 little boy down the road who might be 　 　 for his daddy.

On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not 　 　 ten feet in front of me. All I could 　 　 was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. 　 　 , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last 　 　 and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.

　 　 , I caught sight of my little boy, who was 　 　 an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the 　 　 of a little boy.

As I stopped the car and 　 　 the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and 　 　 with cold, but he never 　 　 the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”

Last year, we 　 　 to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. 　 　 , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that 　 　 has occurred in my mind.　 　 all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.

1.A. bag　　　　　　　　　 B. dog　　　　　　　　　 C. umbrella　　　　　　　　　 D. toy

2.A. journey　　　　　　　　　 B. flight　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　　　　　　 D. ride

3.A. discovered　　　　　　　　　 B. explained　　　　　　　　　 C. marked　　　　　　　　　 D. described

4.A. controlled　　　　　　　　　 B. trained　　　　　　　　　 C. delayed　　　　　　　　　 D. bothered

5.A. hopeful　　　　　　　　　 B. grateful　　　　　　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　　　　 D. faithful

6.A. waiting　　　　　　　　　 B. sending　　　　　　　　　 C. searching　　　　　　　　　 D. calling

7.A. drive　　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　 C. feel　　　　　　　　　 D. hear

8.A. stick to　　　　　　　　　 B. think of　　　　　　　　　 C. pick up　　　　　　　　　 D. hold on

9.A. In fact　　　　　　　　　 B. In surprise　　　　　　　　　 C. At once 　　　　　　　　　 D. At last

10.A. moment　　　　　　　　　 B. corner　　　　　　　　　 C. street　　　　　　　　　 D. way

11.A. All of a sudden　　　　　　　　　 B. Believe it or not　　　　　　　　　

C. To my pleasure　　　　　　　　　 D. For seconds

12.A. holding　　　　　　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　　　　 C. folding　　　　　　　　　 D. carrying

13.A. body　　　　　　　　　 B. head　　　　　　　　　 C. face　　　　　　　　　 D. hand

14.A. closed　　　　　　　　　 B. locked　　　　　　　　　 C. knocked　　　　　　　　　 D. opened

15.A. worrying　　　　　　　　　 B. nervous　　　　　　　　　 C. trembling　　　　　　　　　 D. anxious

16.A. noticed　　　　　　　　　 B. doubted　　　　　　　　　 C. judged　　　　　　　　　 D. mentioned

17.A. moved　　　　　　　　　 B. turned　　　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　　　　　 D. traveled

18.A. Therefore　　　　　　　　　 B. Besides　　　　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　　　　　 D. However

19.A. time　　　　　　　　　 B. scene　　　　　　　　　 C. act　　　　　　　　　 D. sight

20.A. With　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　　　 C. Like　　　　　　　　　 D. Among

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Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother, Kelly, was driving along the country road with him. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck, with his feet resting on her lap. As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road, she turned onto a narrow bridge. The truck hit a rock and slid off the road. She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal and turning the steering wheel to the left. But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.[ X.JTYJY.COM/]

The truck fell into a 20-foot ravine（峡谷）. When it hit bottom, Rocky woke up. “What happened, Mama?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”

Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood. “I’ll get you out, Mama,” announced Rocky, who had surprisingly escaped injury. He climbed out from under Kelly, slid through the open window and tried to yank（用力拉）his mother out. But she didn’t move.

“Just let me sleep,” begged Kelly, who was out of consciousness. Rocky insisted, “Mom, you can’t go to sleep.”

Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help. Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark, Kelly refused to let him go alone. Instead they slowly moved up to the road. The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up, but Rocky wouldn’t let her.

Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase, “I know you can, I know you can.” When they finally reached the road, Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time. Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop!” the boy stopped a truck. His mother was sent to hospital.

It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face. She looks quite different today---“I used to have a straight long nose, thin lips and high cheekbones; now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”--- but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.

Rocky’s heroics were big news. Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power. “It’s not like I wanted it to happen,” The boy explained. “ I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky, I’d have died,” said his mother.

1.According to the text, Rocky and Kelly _________ .

A. were lost on a country road

B. had limited time to find their way

C. were involved in a truck accident

D. knew little of what happened to them

2.When he woke up, Rocky ___________ .

A. was frightened by his mother’s blood

B. found his mother had fallen asleep

C. was stuck against the door of the truck

D. found the car was turned over

3.What happened to Kelly at last?

A. She passed away.

B. She survived and recovered from injuries.

C. She became a hero.

D. She had a different life.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. A Boy and His Mother              B. How to Behave Well？

C. I Think I Can                      D. Nothing is Lost

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Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother, Kelly, was driving along the country road with him. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck, with his feet resting on her lap. As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road, she turned onto a narrow bridge. The truck hit a rock and slid off the road. She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal and turning the steering wheel to the left. But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.[ X.JTYJY.COM/]

The truck fell into a 20-foot ravine（峡谷）. When it hit bottom, Rocky woke up. “What happened, Mama?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”

Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood. “I’ll get you out, Mama,” announced Rocky, who had surprisingly escaped injury. He climbed out from under Kelly, slid through the open window and tried to yank（用力拉）his mother out. But she didn’t move.

“Just let me sleep,” begged Kelly, who was out of consciousness. Rocky insisted, “Mom, you can’t go to sleep.”

Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help. Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark, Kelly refused to let him go alone. Instead they slowly moved up to the road. The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up, but Rocky wouldn’t let her.

Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase, “I know you can, I know you can.” When they finally reached the road, Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time. Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop!” the boy stopped a truck. His mother was sent to hospital.

It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face. She looks quite different today---“I used to have a straight long nose, thin lips and high cheekbones; now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”--- but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.

Rocky’s heroics were big news. Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power. “It’s not like I wanted it to happen,” The boy explained. “ I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky, I’d have died,” said his mother.

1.According to the text, Rocky and Kelly _________ .

A. were lost on a country road

B. had limited time to find their way

C. were involved in a truck accident

D. knew little of what happened to them

2.When he woke up, Rocky ___________ .

A. was frightened by his mother’s blood

B. found his mother had fallen asleep

C. was stuck against the door of the truck

D. found the car was turned over

3.What happened to Kelly at last?

A. She passed away.

B. She survived and recovered from injuries.

C. She became a hero.

D. She had a different life.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. A Boy and His Mother              B. How to Behave Well？

C. I Think I Can                      D. Nothing is Lost

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Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother，Kelly，was driving along the country road with him.He was asleep on the front seat of their truck，with his feet resting on her lap.As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road，she turned onto a narrow bridge.The truck hit a rock and slid off the road.She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal(踏板) and turning the steering wheel(方向盘) to the left.But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.

The truck fell into a 20­foot ravine(峡谷)．When it hit bottom，Rocky woke up.“What happened，Mama？” he asked.“Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”

Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood.“I’ll get you out，Mama，”announced Rocky，who had surprisingly escaped injury.He climbed out from under Kelly，slid through the open window and tried to yank his mother out.But she didn’t move.

“Just let me sleep，” begged Kelly，who was out of consciousness.Rocky insisted，“Mom，you can’t go to sleep.”

Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help.Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark，Kelly refused to let him go alone.Instead they slowly moved up to the road.The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up，but Rocky wouldn’t let her.

Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase，“I know you can，I know you can.”When they finally reached the road，Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time.Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop！” the boy stopped a truck.His mother was sent to hospital.

It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face.She looks quite different today—“I used to have a straight long nose，thin lips and high cheekbones；now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”—but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.

Rocky’s heroics were big news.Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power.“It’s not like I wanted it to happen，” the boy explained.“I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky，I’d have died，” said his mother.

1.According to the text，Rocky and Kelly ________.

A．were lost on a country road

B．were involved in a truck accident

C．had limited time to find their way

D．knew little of what happened to them

2.When he woke up，Rocky ________.

A．found the truck was turned over

B．found his mother had fallen asleep

C．was stuck against the door of the truck

D．was frightened by his mother’s blood

3.The underlined word “yank” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”．

A．pull　                         B．drive

C．follow　                         D．carry

4.What is the best title for the text?

A．A Boy and His Mother

B．How to Behave Well?

C．Nothing Is Lost

D．I Think You Can

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We are admitted into the full-time school called “life”. Every day in this school, we have opportunities to learn new lessons. No matter whether we like these lessons or not, we have to take them, because they are our lessons.

Why are we here in this world? What is the purpose of life? Humans have tried to discover the meaning of life for thousands of years, but failed to get the answer, because the meaning of life is different from person to person.

Each one of us has his or her special purpose and path, unique and different. As we travel on our life path, we will learn many great lessons in order to fulfill that purpose. Learning our lessons well is the key to discovering the real meaning of our own life.

As we travel through our lifetime, we may be taught hard lessons that others don’t have to face, while others spend years struggling with problems we don’t need to deal with. We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our path is different. While traveling on our own path, sometimes alone, we should, first of all, take a basic lesson in openness.

Openness means being receptive. Life will present us with so many lessons, none of which are useful to us unless we can recognize them and are open to their values. These lessons are not easy to learn, but we should regard them as gifts. But how can we recognize these lessons? It is a matter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time. It is not difficult to spot them if we take them as opportunities. So when we are not open to learning our lessons, failing a weekly English test might be like a disaster rather than an opportunity to us. Of course, the hard lessons may not be fun, but they can actually be the biggest gifts we receive from life.

1.The author may be in favor of the viewpoint that all men are born _______.

A.equal B.challenging

C.opportunistic D.different

2.The example of “we love English, not physics” is mentioned to show that _______.

A.we choose our own path in life

B.people have to face the same lessons

C.we should travel on the same path

D.we should enjoy the meaning of life

3.Whether we can see life lessons as gifts depends upon our________.

A.angles of view B.experiences from life

C.common value system D.willingness to face challenge

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Life in School B.Gifts from Life

C.Life School and Students D.Life as School

5.What does the author imply at the end of the passage?

A.People always learn the same lessons.

B.Life is a lesson as one in the classroom.

C.Hard lessons are fun.

D.People should be open to the life.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We are enrolled in the full-time school called “life”. Every day in this school, we have opportunities to learn new lessons. No matter whether we like these lessons or not, we have to take them, because they are our lessons.

Why are we here in this world? What is the purpose of life? Humans have tried to discover the meaning of life for thousands of years, but failed to get the answer, because the meaning of life is different from person to person.

Each one of us has his or her special purpose and path, unique and different. As we travel on our life path, we will learn many great lessons in order to fulfill that purpose. Learning our lessons well is the key to discovering the real meaning of our own life.

As we travel through our lifetime, we may be taught hard lessons that others don't have to face, while others spend years struggling with problems we don’t need to deal with. We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our path is different. While traveling on our own path, sometimes alone, we should, first of all, take a basic lesson in openness.

Openness means being receptive. Life will present us with so many lessons, none of which are useful to us unless we can recognize them and are open to their values. These lessons arc not easy to learn, but we should regard them as gifts. But how can we recognize these lessons? It is a matter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time. It is not difficult to spot them if we take them as opportunities. So when we are not open to learning our lessons, failing a weekly English test might be like a disaster rather than an opportunity to us. Of course, the hard lessons may not be fun, but they can actually be the biggest gifts we receive from life.

1.The author may be in favor of the viewpoint that all men are born　　　　 .

A. equal　　 B. different

C. to learn lessons　　 D. ready for challenge

2.The example of “we love English, not physics" is mentioned to show that we　　 .

A. choose our own path in life

B. need to face some hard lessons

C. discover the meaning of our own life

D. realize the necessity of openness

3.Whether we can see life lessons as gifts depends upon our　　 .

A. angles of view

B. common value system

C. experiences from life

D. willingness to face challenge

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Life and lesson　　 B. Life as School

C. Life School and Students　　 D. Gifts from Life

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We’ve all been there before: You’re driving down the road when suddenly a pothole(凹坑) seems to appear out of nowhere and sends the ______ jumping. Most people think potholes are_____, but artist Jim Bachor sees them as a canvas(画布) for his artwork.

Bachor uses the ______ art form of mosaic(马赛克) to create eye-catching, colorful images of famous artists like Aretha Franklin or simple everyday ______ like food. He even makes less-appealing visuals of insects.

Bachor was a graphic designer for 20 years before he began his ____ in mosaic. He regards an incidental trip to Europe as his motivation to change careers. While ______ in Italy, Bachor fell in love with Pompeii, the preserved ancient Roman city. A tour guide pointed out a mosaic, made of mainly glass and marble, and told Bachor, “Glass and marble don’t ______. So, this looks essentially the way the artist intended.” Bachor says, “That kind of staying power just ______ me so much.”

A year later Bachor returned to attend a mosaic class in Ravenna, Italy, to learn the proper way to ______ the ancient technique. Years after that, he mastered the technique. He ______ that mosaics can be just as significant today as the art form over 1,000 years ago. “I just saw that there was a(n) ______ to bring it into the new age as a contemporary subject,” he says.

So, Bachor decided to make a special piece of ______ for that pothole. He has ____ mosaic pothole art around Chicago, Detroit, New York City and even in Finland.

While he may not be getting ______ from drivers or passengers, Bachor’s art is ______ a pleasant surprise to discover.

1.A.body B.rock C.car D.sand

2.A.challenging B.interesting C.discouraging D.annoying

3.A.modern B.ancient C.elegant D.mysterious

4.A.objects B.ideas C.routines D.projects

5.A.duty B.career C.belief D.instruction

6.A.traveling B.living C.working D.studying

7.A.last B.connect C.fade D.resolve

8.A.reminded B.confused C.troubled D.impressed

9.A.introduce B.perform C.promote D.describe

10.A.argued B.imagined C.remembered D.realized

11.A.link B.time C.opportunity D.voice

12.A.artwork B.machinery-work C.code D.literature

13.A.discovered B.created C.improved D.taught

14.A.help B.invitation C.money D.praise

15.A.nearly B.merely C.certainly D.personally

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This is a dangerous world we live in. The number of murders goes up every year, people are dying of cancer, more people contract HIV, more teens are using drugs, ect. You know this because you’ve heard all the statistics on the news and in the paper. But do you really have an accurate idea what they mean? The numbers are going up, but how do they compare to the growth in population? Are more cases of these diseases being reported because of better testing techniques, or are the diseases more common? The fact is that without knowing the background statistics mean very little.

This growing trend of reporting only part of the information is becoming dangerous. For example, several years ago a high school student reported the dangers of the chemical known as dihydrogen monoxide. This chemical, found in most cancerous tumors, is often found in the blood of people drunk on alcohol, and causes complete physical and mental dependence for those who take the chemical even once. After reading his report, more than 75% of his Advanced Placement Chemistry class voted to forbid this dangerous chemical! Every one of the above statement is true, yet this chemical is necessary to all life on earth. The students made a mistake because they voted knowing only a few statements and statistics, rather than the chemical’s full background.

The point of this article is that one should be aware of what is and is not being said. When one finds a new fact or number, one should try to consider other important information before forming an opinion with only half-truths. Always remember that the author is trying to convince you of his or her own view, and will leave our information that is different from his view. For example, look again at the statistics that suggest skiing is safe. Only 32 people die each year when skiing, while 897 die from lightening strikes, but which is really more dangerous? If you think more about it, you will realize far fewer people go skiing each year than the number of people in danger of a lightning strike. When you think about it again, skiing is more dangerous than you might at first think when looking at the statistics. If we teenagers are to be left in this world, we had better be able to think critically, and form our own views, rather than be easily persuaded by another’s. To be warned is just to be prepared.

1.What’s the author’s attitude towards the growing trend of reporting only part of the

information?

Disapproving   B. Positive       C. Indifferent     D. Dangerous

2.In the first paragraph, what does the writer suggest?

A. We are now living in a dangerous world.

B. We get a lot of false statistics from the media.

C. There are around us more and more murders diseases, ect.

D. Statistics alone without full background don’t give us an accurate picture of things.

3.What’s the purpose of the writer’s using the two examples in the second paragraph?

A. To argue that high school students are easily persuaded.

B. To prove what is necessary to us might be dangerous.

C. To show the danger of reporting only part of the information.

D. To warn us of the harmful substance around us.

4.Relative information is often left out because ___________________.

A. it is not important

B. the author is trying to show what he or she says is true

C. readers will consider other important information

D. readers are able to form an opinion with half-truths

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Some measures must be taken to protect our dangerous world.

B. The growing trend of reporting only half-truths is getting out of control.

C. Teenagers ought to improve their ability of telling right from wrong.

D. We should learn to think critically and look at problems from all sides.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

This is a dangerous world we live in. The number of murders goes up every year, people are dying of cancer, more people contract HIV, more teens are using drugs, ect. You know this because you’ve heard all the statistics on the news and in the paper. But do you really have an accurate idea what they mean? The numbers are going up, but how do they compare to the growth in population? Are more cases of these diseases being reported because of better testing techniques, or are the diseases more common? The fact is that without knowing the background statistics mean very little.

This growing trend of reporting only part of the information is becoming dangerous. For example, several years ago a high school student reported the dangers of the chemical known as dihydrogen monoxide. This chemical, found in most cancerous tumors, is often found in the blood of people drunk on alcohol, and causes complete physical and mental dependence for those who take the chemical even once. After reading his report, more than 75% of his Advanced Placement Chemistry class voted to forbid this dangerous chemical! Every one of the above statement is true, yet this chemical is necessary to all life on earth. The students made a mistake because they voted knowing only a few statements and statistics, rather than the chemical’s full background.

The point of this article is that one should be aware of what is and is not being said. When one finds a new fact or number, one should try to consider other important information before forming an opinion with only half-truths. Always remember that the author is trying to convince you of his or her own view, and will leave our information that is different from his view. For example, look again at the statistics that suggest skiing is safe. Only 32 people die each year when skiing, while 897 die from lightening strikes, but which is really more dangerous? If you think more about it, you will realize far fewer people go skiing each year than the number of people in danger of a lightning strike. When you think about it again, skiing is more dangerous than you might at first think when looking at the statistics. If we teenagers are to be left in this world, we had better be able to think critically, and form our own views, rather than be easily persuaded by another’s. to be warned is just to be prepared.

1.What’s the author’s attitude towards the growing trend of reporting only part of the___________ information?

A.sapproving   B. Positive       C. Indifferent     D. Dangerous

2.In the first paragraph, what does the writer suggest?

A.We are now living in a dangerous world.

B.We get a lot of false statistics from the media.

C.There are around us more and more murders diseases, ect.

D.Statistics alone without full background don’t give us an accurate picture of things.

3.What’s the purpose of the writer’s using the two examples in the second paragraph?

A.To argue that high school students are easily persuaded.

B. To prove what is necessary to us might be dangerous.

C.To show the danger of reporting only part of the information.

D.To warn us of the harmful substance around us.

4.Relative information is often left out because ___________________.

A.it is not important

B.the author is trying to show what he or she says is true

C.readers will consider other important information

D.readers are able to form an opinion with half-truths

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Some measures must be taken to protect our dangerous world.

B.The growing trend of reporting only half-truths is getting out of control.

C.Teenagers ought to improve their ability of telling right from wrong.

D.We should learn to think critically and look at problems from all sides.

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