I was doing a weekend seminar (研讨会) at the Deerhurst Lodge, north of Toronto. On Friday night a tornado swept through a town north of us called Barrie, killing dozens of people and doing millions of dollars worth of damage. Sunday night, as I was coming home, I stopped the car when I got to Barrie. I got out on the side of the highway and looked around. It was a mess. Everywhere I looked there were smashed houses and cars turned upside down.
That same night Bob Templeton was driving down the same highway. He stopped to look at the disaster just as I had; only his thoughts were different than my own. Bob was the vice-president of Telemedia Communications, which owns a string of radio stations in Ontario and Quebec. He thought there must be something we could do for these people with the radio stations they had.
The following night I was doing another seminar in Toronto. Bob Templeton and Bob Johnson, another vice-president from Telemedia, came in and stood in the back of the room. They shared their conviction (信念) that there had to be something they could do for the people in Barrie.
After the seminar we went back to Bob's office. He was now committed (坚定的) to the idea of helping the people who had been caught in the tornado.
The following Friday he called all the executives (执行委员会) at Telemedia into his office. At the top of a flip chart (海报) he wrote three 3s. He said to his executives, "How would you like to raise 3 million dollars 3 days from now in just 3 hours and give the money to the people in Barrie?" There was nothing but silence in the room.
Finally someone said, "Templeton, you're crazy. There is no way we could do that."
Bob said, "Wait a minute. I didn't ask you if we could or even if we should. I just asked you if you'd like to."
They all said, "Sure we'd like to." He then drew a large ‘T’ underneath the 333. On one side he wrote, "Why we can't." On the other side he wrote, "How we can."
"I'm going to put a big X on the 'Why we can't' side. We're not going to spend any time on the ideas of why we can't. That's of no value. On the other side we're going to write down every idea that we can come up with on how we can. We're not going to leave the room until we figure it out." There was silence again.
Finally, someone said, "We could do a radio show across Canada."
Bob said, "That's a great idea," and wrote it down. Before he had it written, someone said, "You can't do a radio show across Canada. We don't have radio stations across Canada." That was a pretty valid (有效的) objection. They only had stations in Ontario and Quebec.
Templeton replied, "That's why we can. That stays." But this was a real strong objection because radio stations are not very compatible (和谐相处的). They usually don't work together. They are very cutthroat. They fight each other. To get them to work together would be virtually impossible according to the standard way of thinking.
All of a sudden someone said, "We could get Harvey Kirk and Lloyd Robertson, the biggest names in Canadian broadcasting, to anchor (主持) the show.” (That would be like getting Tom Brokaw and Sam Donaldson to anchor the show. They are anchors on national TV. They are not going to go on radio.) At that point, it was absolutely amazing how fast and furious the creative ideas began to flow.
That was on a Friday. The following Tuesday they had a radiothon (广播募捐). They had fifty radio stations all across the country that agreed to broadcast it. It didn't matter who got the credit as long as the people in Barrie got the money. Harvey Kirk and Lloyd Robertson anchored the show and they succeeded in raising three million dollars in three hours within three business days!
You see, you can do anything if you put your focus on how to do it rather than on why you can't.
1.The first paragraph is written to______.
A. arouse the readers’ curiosity about the tornado.
B. tell the readers why the writer got out on the side of the highway and looked around.
C. introduce the background of the story.
D. tell the readers the influence of the tornado.
2.Why did Bob Templeton called all the executives at Telemedia into his office the following Friday? Because he wanted ______.
A. them to help him decide whether they should raise money for the people in Barrie
B. them to help him think of ways to raise money for the people in Barrie
C. them to discuss how to do a radio show across Canada
D. to share his conviction that there had to be something they could do for the people in Barrie
3.Which of the following does NOT result in the fact that they could not do a radio show across Canada?
A. Telemedia only had stations in Ontario and Quebec.
B. Radio stations are very compatible.
C. It is virtually impossible to get the radio stations to work together.
D. Radio stations are very cutthroat, and they fight each other.
4.What do the underlined sentences mean in the passage?
A. That’s the reason why we can do a radio show across Canada, so it remains.
B. That is a real strong objection.
C. The idea of doing a radio show across Canada belongs to the side of “how we can”, so it should stay.
D. The idea shows why we can help the people in Barrie.
5.That Tom Brokaw and Sam Donaldson are mentioned in the passage is because ______.
A. they are anchors on national TV
B. they are not going to go on radio
C. they are biggest names in Canadian broadcasting
D. they are to national TV as Harvey Kirk and Lloyd Robertson are to Canadian broadcasting
6.We can conclude from the passage that Bob Templeton is______.
A. compassionate and determined
B. stubborn and simple-minded
C. independent and strong-willed
D. passionate and stubborn
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
I was doing a weekend seminar (研讨会) at the Deerhurst Lodge, north of Toronto. On Friday night a tornado swept through a town north of us called Barrie, killing dozens of people and doing millions of dollars worth of damage. Sunday night, as I was coming home, I stopped the car when I got to Barrie. I got out on the side of the highway and looked around. It was a mess. Everywhere I looked there were smashed houses and cars turned upside down.
That same night Bob Templeton was driving down the same highway. He stopped to look at the disaster just as I had; only his thoughts were different than my own. Bob was the vice-president of Telemedia Communications, which owns a string of radio stations in Ontario and Quebec. He thought there must be something we could do for these people with the radio stations they had.
The following night I was doing another seminar in Toronto. Bob Templeton and Bob Johnson, another vice-president from Telemedia, came in and stood in the back of the room. They shared their conviction (信念) that there had to be something they could do for the people in Barrie.
After the seminar we went back to Bob's office. He was now committed (坚定的) to the idea of helping the people who had been caught in the tornado.
The following Friday he called all the executives (执行委员会) at Telemedia into his office. At the top of a flip chart (海报) he wrote three 3s. He said to his executives, "How would you like to raise 3 million dollars 3 days from now in just 3 hours and give the money to the people in Barrie?" There was nothing but silence in the room.
Finally someone said, "Templeton, you're crazy. There is no way we could do that."
Bob said, "Wait a minute. I didn't ask you if we could or even if we should. I just asked you if you'd like to."
They all said, "Sure we'd like to." He then drew a large ‘T’ underneath the 333. On one side he wrote, "Why we can't." On the other side he wrote, "How we can."
"I'm going to put a big X on the 'Why we can't' side. We're not going to spend any time on the ideas of why we can't. That's of no value. On the other side we're going to write down every idea that we can come up with on how we can. We're not going to leave the room until we figure it out." There was silence again.
Finally, someone said, "We could do a radio show across Canada."
Bob said, "That's a great idea," and wrote it down. Before he had it written, someone said, "You can't do a radio show across Canada. We don't have radio stations across Canada." That was a pretty valid (有效的) objection. They only had stations in Ontario and Quebec.
Templeton replied, "That's why we can. That stays." But this was a real strong objection because radio stations are not very compatible (和谐相处的). They usually don't work together. They are very cutthroat. They fight each other. To get them to work together would be virtually impossible according to the standard way of thinking.
All of a sudden someone said, "We could get Harvey Kirk and Lloyd Robertson, the biggest names in Canadian broadcasting, to anchor (主持) the show.” (That would be like getting Tom Brokaw and Sam Donaldson to anchor the show. They are anchors on national TV. They are not going to go on radio.) At that point, it was absolutely amazing how fast and furious the creative ideas began to flow.
That was on a Friday. The following Tuesday they had a radiothon (广播募捐). They had fifty radio stations all across the country that agreed to broadcast it. It didn't matter who got the credit as long as the people in Barrie got the money. Harvey Kirk and Lloyd Robertson anchored the show and they succeeded in raising three million dollars in three hours within three business days!
You see, you can do anything if you put your focus on how to do it rather than on why you can't.
1.The first paragraph is written to______.
A. arouse the readers’ curiosity about the tornado.
B. tell the readers why the writer got out on the side of the highway and looked around.
C. introduce the background of the story.
D. tell the readers the influence of the tornado.
2.Why did Bob Templeton called all the executives at Telemedia into his office the following Friday? Because he wanted ______.
A. them to help him decide whether they should raise money for the people in Barrie
B. them to help him think of ways to raise money for the people in Barrie
C. them to discuss how to do a radio show across Canada
D. to share his conviction that there had to be something they could do for the people in Barrie
3.Which of the following does NOT result in the fact that they could not do a radio show across Canada?
A. Telemedia only had stations in Ontario and Quebec.
B. Radio stations are very compatible.
C. It is virtually impossible to get the radio stations to work together.
D. Radio stations are very cutthroat, and they fight each other.
4.What do the underlined sentences mean in the passage?
A. That’s the reason why we can do a radio show across Canada, so it remains.
B. That is a real strong objection.
C. The idea of doing a radio show across Canada belongs to the side of “how we can”, so it should stay.
D. The idea shows why we can help the people in Barrie.
5.That Tom Brokaw and Sam Donaldson are mentioned in the passage is because ______.
A. they are anchors on national TV
B. they are not going to go on radio
C. they are biggest names in Canadian broadcasting
D. they are to national TV as Harvey Kirk and Lloyd Robertson are to Canadian broadcasting
6.We can conclude from the passage that Bob Templeton is______.
A. compassionate and determined
B. stubborn and simple-minded
C. independent and strong-willed
D. passionate and stubborn
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Recently I was an observer at _____ parent education seminar about the depression, suicide, and anxiety disorders affecting _____ children.
A. the ; the B. the ; a C. a ; \ D. a ; the
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When you were at school, the last thing you probably wanted to do was to spend your weekends going to work. There was homework to do, sport to play and fun to have. But our parents probably persuaded us to find a job to earn some money and get some life experience. When I was a teenager I had a paper round: delivering newspapers to people’s homes.
Today in the UK you are allowed to work from the age of 13, and many children do take up part-time jobs. It’s one of those things that are seen almost as a rite of passage (成人仪式). It’s a taste of independence and sometimes a useful thing to put on your CV（简历). Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and also about managing their own money.
Some research has shown that not taking up a Saturday or holiday job could be deleterious to a person later on. A 2015 study by the UK Commission on Employment and Skills found that not participating in part-time work at school age had been blamed by employers’ organizations for young adults being ill-prepared for full-time employment, but despite this, recent statistics have shown that the number of schoolchildren in the UK with a part-time job has fallen by a fifth in the past five years.
So does this mean that British teenagers are now afraid of hard work? Probably not. Some experts feel that young people feel going out to work will affect their performance at school and they are under some pressure now to study hard and get good exam result and a good job in the long term. However, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told BBC News that “Properly regulated part-time work is a good way of helping young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives.” In reality, it’s all about getting the right balance between doing part-time work and having enough time to study and rest.
Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom. One 13-year-old girl called Rachel, who has a Saturday job in a shop, told the BBC that “I enjoy my job because I’m earning money and it helps me socialize with people I work with.” That seems like something worth getting up for a Saturday morning. Did you do a part-time job when you were at school?
1.What conclusion can we draw from Para2?
A.Children over 13 in the UK must take up part-time jobs.
B.Taking up part-time jobs is good for students in many ways.
C.Students taking up part-time jobs are more independent.
D.Taking up part-time jobs can help students save money.
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “deleterious”?
A.Threatening. B.Important.
C.Beneficial. D.Harmful.
3.Why don’t some British schoolchildren take up part-time jobs according to some experts?
A.Because they are not ready to go out to work.
B.Because they cannot endure hardships.
C.Because they want to study hard and get good academic performance.
D.Because they lack confidence and skills needed to work.
4.Which of the following will Geoff Barton agree with?
A.Students should put all their energies into their studies.
B.It is good for students to do part-time jobs as long as they are proper.
C.Students with good grades and no study pressure can do part-time jobs.
D.The more part-time jobs they do, the more beneficial it is for students.
5.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Should schoolchildren have part-time jobs?
B.What kind of part-time job should schoolchildren do?
C.What benefits can part-time jobs bring to schoolchildren?
D.Why do British schoolchildren show less interest in part-time jobs?
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
ARIZONA
Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly
A one-night stay at the historic lodge starts at $59 for a single room and the lodge offers half-day tours of Canyon de Chelly ( $41 for adults and $32 for children aged 12 and under).
Time: May 31, 2009 ~ Nov. 1, 2009
Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 17.1 percent
Contact: 800/679-2473, tbirdlodge.com
CALIFORNIA
Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe
A three-night stay in a lakeside cabin(小木屋) for two people, an Emerald Bay sightseeing for two, free breakfast and lunch. Rates are $299 per couple – saving of up to $400.
Details: Hotel taxes are included
Time: Through Dec. 15, 2009
Contact: 800/234-8946, zephyrcove.com
NEVADA
Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas
A one-night stay at the mediterranean-style Montelago Village, 17 miles from Las Vegas. Rates start at $65 per person including ice-skating fees and skate rentals.
Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 12 percent
Time: Nov. 17, 2009~Jan. 15, 2010
Contact: 866/399-2753, montelagovillage.com
YELLOWSTONE
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
A two-night stay, breakfast daily, full day ski rental, unlimited ice-skating and skates and a book of Yellowstone photos. Rates start at $119 per person. A one-night stay at the hotel starts at $65.
Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 8 percent
Time: Jan .1, 2010~May 2, 2010
Contact: 866/439-2473, travelyellowstone.com
1.If a couple and their 14-year-old son want to have a half-day tour of Canyon de Chelly on Oct. 13, 2009, they should pay __________.
| A．$114 | B．$123 | C．$177 | D．$189 |
2. If you are interested in ice-skating, you may find more information in __________.
| A．tbirdlodge.com and zephyrcove.com |
| B．montelagovillage.com and tbirdlodge.com |
| C．zephyrcove.com and travelyellowstone.com |
| D．travelyellowstone.com and montelagovillage.com |
3.If you have a holiday in December, and intend to stay in a European-style hotel, you may go to __________.
| A．Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel |
| B．Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe |
| C．Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas |
| D．Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
ARIZONA
Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly
A one-night stay at the historic lodge starts at $59 for a single room and the lodge offers half-day tours of Canyon de Chelly ($41 for adults and $32 for children aged 12 and under)
Time: May. 31, 2009 ～ Nov. 1, 2009
Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 17.1 percent
Contact: 800/679-2473, tbirdlodge.com
CALIFORNIA
Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe
A three-night stay in a lakeside cabin(小木屋) for two people, an Emerald Bay sightseeing for two, free breakfast and lunch. Rates are $299 per couple --- saving of up to $400.
Details: Hotel taxes are included
Time: Through Dec.15, 2009
Contact: 800/234-8946, zephyrcove.com
NEVADA
Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas
A one-night stay at the Mediterranean-stlye MontelLago Village, 17 miles from Las Vegas. Rates start at $65 per person including ice-skating fees and skate rentals.
Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 12 percent
Time: Nov. 17, 2009 ～ Jan. 15, 2010
Contact: 866/399-2753, monteLagovillage.com
YELLOWSTONE
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
A two-night stay, breakfast daily, full-day ski rental, unlimited ice-skating and skates and a book of Yellowstone photos. Rates start at $119 per person. A one-night stay at the hotel starts at $65.
Time: Jan.1, 2010 ～ May.2, 2010
Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 8 percent
Contact: 866/439-2473, travelyellowstone.com
56. 1.If a couple and their 14-year-old son want to have a half-day tour of Canyon de Chelly on Oct.13, 2009, they should pay _______.
A. $114 B. $123 C. $177 D. $189
57. 2.If you are interested in ice-skating, you may find more information in _______.
A. tbirdlodge.com and zephyrcove. com
B. monteLagovillage.com and tbirdlodge.com
C. zephyrcove.com and travelyellowstone.com
D. travelyellowstone.com and monteLagovillage.com
58. 3.If you have a holiday in December, and intend to stay in a European-stlye hotel, you may go to _______.
A. Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
B. Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe
C. Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas
D. Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly
59. 4.You needn’t pay extra fees as hotel taxes if you stay in _______.
A. Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
B. Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe
C. Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas
D. Thunderbird Lodge in Canyon de Chelly
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are two main forms of teaching in Nottingham University: seminar(研讨会)and lecture. They are very different from the sort of teaching most often used in schools and colleges.
In seminars you will be taught with discussion focusing on a text or topic set in advance in a friendly and informal atmosphere. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to try out new ideas and to think through difficulties with fellow learners. Students develop friendships through groups ,as well as learning more about other people’s ideas. You can also know your tutors as an individual rather than a face at the end of the room.
Lectures are the most formal. There may be over a hundred in the audience and the lecture will last about fifty minutes. The value of the lecture is that it can present to a large number of people information which is not readily available in books, that it can give you an opportunity to hear a specialist devclop a coherent(有条理的) argument and that it can show visual material to a wide audience.
Your typical week’s work will feel strange after school or college since there are fewer timetabled teaching hours. Each week in the first year you may attend about six lectures and four to six seminars or tutorials (辅导). For the rest of the time you are working on your own doing the necessary reading in preparation for tutorials or writing seminar papers .When writing an essay or carrying out project work, you can often discuss with your tutor about the title and topic.
1.The purpose of the passage is_________.
A. to introduce two main forms of teaching B. to persuade you to try out new ideas
C. to stress the importance of discussion D. to make you believe that seminar is more helpful
2.One of the values of the lecture is________.
A. to make friends through groups
B. to learn more about other people’s ideas
C. to offer a chance to discuss with a specialist
D. to present to students information not found in books
3.Your typical week’s work in the university will feel strange because ________.
A. you may have no project work after class
B. you may give lectures and seminars
C. you may have tower timetabled teaching hours
D. you may write seminar papers with fellow-learners.
4.We can learn from the passage that________.
A. seminar is better than lecture B. lecture is better than seminar
C. seminar is more formal than lecture D. lecture is more formal than seminar
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
What is the man going to do at the weekend?
A. Meet some friends.
B. Take a holiday.
C. Stay at home.
高三英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What do the speakers want to do on the weekend?
A.Stay at home. B.Go to the beach. C.See a movie.
2.What will the weather be like according to the weather forecast?
A.Hot. B.Cold. C.Warm.
3.What do the speakers think of the weather in California?
A.It is changeable. B.It is predictable. C.It is comfortable.
高三英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
What is the most meaningless thing every Texan will do at the same time this weekend?
You guessed it. We will “fall back” when our clocks are set backward one hour in observance of daylight saving time.
This strange practice has an interesting history. In 1784, Benjamin Franklin published a critical essay in a French newspaper suggesting that Parisians could save $200 million through “the economy of using sunshine instead of candles”. Therefore ， many people owe the origin of the idea of daylight saving time to our Founding Father's writings. In the United States, the clock-changing practice began just over 100 years ago, in 1918, when Congress decided to control time by passing the Standard Time Act to save energy and create time zones. Back then, coal was our top energy source and ensuring that Americans had more daylight working hours made sense.
In 2008, the U. S. Department of Energy assessed the effect of observing daylight saving time on national energy consumption. It found that resetting our clocks amounts to a reduction in our total energy consumption of 0. 02%. The study also determined that sticking with one time could actually save about 0.5% of electricity per day nationwide. Apart from this, the risk of heart attack increases 10% in the days following springing forward, most likely caused by the interruption of biological rhythms. Studies also indicate we are more likely to get sick, we are less productive, and frankly we are just exhausted directly following the time change.
It is hard to explain why we still change our clocks. Perhaps it is due to special interests. Congress passed the Energy Act of 2005, which extended the length of daylight saving time an extra week in the fall, in large part due to an effort by candy producers to allow for an additional daylight hour on the night of Halloween for trick -or - treating.
This May, we sought to end this ancient practice. It would have allowed Texans to vote whether to stay on standard time year-round or daylight saving time year-round. Our proposal passed the House （众议院）133-9. Sadly, once the bill reached the Senate （参议院）,it was never referred to a committee. The proposal died in the Senate without even a word spoken about it on the floor.
I'm moving forward with plans to file the legislation （ 立 法） again in 2021. I urge you to contact your state legislators to move this legislation forward so that this weekend will be one of the last times we have to “fall back.”
1.The possible origin of the idea of daylight saving time is .
A.the ancient legal act B.the influence of other countries
C.the need for time zones D.the advice from a famous politician
2.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A.The reasons for health problems. B.The downsides of setting clocks back.
C.The changes in energy consumption. D.The solutions to electricity shortages.
3.It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that .
A.daylight saving time will last for another two years
B.the author will continue what he has been doing
C.Texans voted for standard time year-round
D.state legislators are for the proposal
4.The passage aims to .
A.analyze the practice of daylight saving time
B.explain the consequences of daylight saving time
C.convince people of the necessity of daylight saving time
D.persuade people to make efforts to stop daylight saving time
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does the man want to do at weekends?
A. Do some washing. B. Go shopping.
C. Do some reading.
2.What’s the woman’s suggestion?
A. Have a picnic. B. See a movie.
C. Go skating.
3.What’s the phone number?
A. 527-086. B. 572-860. C. 527-860.
高三英语长对话简单题查看答案及解析