For the past 15years, factory owner Kamal Parmar has been running an after-school program for slum kids in Ahmedabad, India, helping them with basic skills like reading and writing and even preparing for their school tests.
Parmar’s story began one afternoon 15 years ago. He stopped a few kids returning home from the local school and took their exam paper and asked them a few questions. Shockingly, he made a shocking discovery--the students, even the older ones, knew nothing about reading except the alphabet. And that left him thinking that something should be done for these children.
So he invited the kids to visit his workshop every evening, where he set up a temporary classroom with metal desks. The shabby school started off with 10 students. Today, the Footpath School has a total of 155 students and many of the kids that Parmar has taught in the past 15yearshav e gone to attend college and build successful careers.
Despite having studied only till the seventh grade, he has been able to teach the kids by inventing creative techniques. He asks them to read first and then to form questions on their own and read them out. In this way, many kids learn all seven subjects in six months.
Parmar’s family are very supportive of his project and are proud to see how much of an impact he has had on the kids. His students love him. Ten of his ex-students are currently serving as teachers at the school and he doesn’t have to employ any teachers.
For those who are inspired by his story, but can’t actually volunteer at school, Parmar has a simple piece of ads ice: “Try to educate just one child a year, and see the difference it makes to the society.”
1.Why did Parmar start the school?
A. To earn some extra money.
B. To become a good teacher.
C. To help the poor kids with their education.
D. To make himself famous.
2.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The students’ poor reading ability.
B. The students’ bad living conditions.
C. The students’ terrible school exam result.
D. The students’ lack of basic life skills.
3.Which words can be used to describe Parmar?
A. Diligent and intelligent
B. Selflessly and imaginative
C. Modest and patient
D. Humorous and rich
4.Parmar’s advice in the last paragraph is to call on more people to .
A. teach poor kids
B. work in his own factory
C. contribute more money to schools
D. listen to his stories
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For the past 15years, factory owner Kamal Parmar has been running an after-school program for slum kids in Ahmedabad, India, helping them with basic skills like reading and writing and even preparing for their school tests.
Parmar’s story began one afternoon 15 years ago. He stopped a few kids returning home from the local school and took their exam paper and asked them a few questions. Shockingly, he made a shocking discovery--the students, even the older ones, knew nothing about reading except the alphabet. And that left him thinking that something should be done for these children.
So he invited the kids to visit his workshop every evening, where he set up a temporary classroom with metal desks. The shabby school started off with 10 students. Today, the Footpath School has a total of 155 students and many of the kids that Parmar has taught in the past 15yearshav e gone to attend college and build successful careers.
Despite having studied only till the seventh grade, he has been able to teach the kids by inventing creative techniques. He asks them to read first and then to form questions on their own and read them out. In this way, many kids learn all seven subjects in six months.
Parmar’s family are very supportive of his project and are proud to see how much of an impact he has had on the kids. His students love him. Ten of his ex-students are currently serving as teachers at the school and he doesn’t have to employ any teachers.
For those who are inspired by his story, but can’t actually volunteer at school, Parmar has a simple piece of ads ice: “Try to educate just one child a year, and see the difference it makes to the society.”
1.Why did Parmar start the school?
A. To earn some extra money.
B. To become a good teacher.
C. To help the poor kids with their education.
D. To make himself famous.
2.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The students’ poor reading ability.
B. The students’ bad living conditions.
C. The students’ terrible school exam result.
D. The students’ lack of basic life skills.
3.Which words can be used to describe Parmar?
A. Diligent and intelligent
B. Selflessly and imaginative
C. Modest and patient
D. Humorous and rich
4.Parmar’s advice in the last paragraph is to call on more people to .
A. teach poor kids
B. work in his own factory
C. contribute more money to schools
D. listen to his stories
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A five-year-old dog named Kelsey has been praised as a hero for helping to save the life ofher owner who slipped in the snow and broke his neck.
The man, Bob, was alone when he left his Michigan farmhouse on New Year’s Eve tocollect firewood. Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was wearing just longjohns(衬裤), a shirt and slippers when he went outside, although the temperature was around-4°C.
After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow. Fortunately, Kelsey came to hisassistance.
“I was shouting for help, but my nearest neighbor is about 400 meters away, and it was10:30 pm,” Bob explained. “But my Kelsey came. By the next morning, my voice was goneand I couldn’t yell for help, but Kelsey didn’t stop barking.”
Kelsey’s companion kept him warm by lying on top of him. She licked his face and handsto keep him awake. “Kelsey kept barking but never left my side,” Bob recalled. “She keptme warm. I knew I couldn’t give up and that it was my choice to stay alive.”
Bob spent 20 hours in the freezing cold. When he finally lost consciousness, his dog keptbarking. Finally, hearing the barking, Bob’s neighbor discovered him at 6:30 pm on NewYear’s Day and called the emergency services at once. When Bob arrived in hospital, his bodytemperature was below 21°C. However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn’t have anyfrostbite(冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey’s determination to keep him warm. Dr.Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, “Animals can help and his dog really savedhim... He was very fortunate.
Bob said he was “enormously” grateful to both Dr. Colen and his Kelsey. “They savedmy life. They are truly heroes!”
1.What happened to Bob on New Year’s Eve?
A. He left his dog alone in his farmhouse.
B. He was praised for saving a dog owner.
C. He broke his neck and couldn’t move.
D. He heard his neighbor’s shouting for help.
2.Why did Kelsey keep barking?
A. To keep warm.
B. To stay alive.
C. To keep Bob awake.
D. To seek help from others.
3.How does Dr. Colen feel about Kelsey?
A. Helpful. B. Fortunate.
C. Grateful. D. Friendly.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. A Neck-breaking Accident B. The Magic Night
C. Warmth on a Winter’s Night D. Determination to Keep Alive
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For the past two years, 8-year-old Harli Jordean from Stoke Newington, London, has been selling marbles(弹珠). His successful marble company, Marble King, sells all things marble-related － from affordable tubs of the glass playthings to significantly expensive items like Duke of York solitaire tables － sourced, purchased and processed by the mini-CEO himself.
“I like having my own company. I like being the boss,” Harli told the Mirror.
With profits now in the thousands, “the world’s youngest CEO” has had to get his mother and older brothers to help him meet the growing demand.
Harli launched Marble King after swapping marbles at school led to schoolchildren consuming his marble collection. Yes, he literally “lost his marbles.” Harli and his mother, Tina, turned to the Internet to find replacements.
Harli saw an empty space online: the marbles he wanted were hard to find. Within months, Harli had his own marble-selling website － and orders started pouring in.
Tina says her son's attachment to marbles started when he was just 6.
“His attachment became so passionate that we started calling him the Marble King — so when he wanted to set up a website it was the natural name for it,” she told The Sun.
“I never thought it would become so popular － we are struggling to cope with the number of orders at times.”
The 8-year-old boy has his sights set on expanding his business and launching his own brand of marbles.
“Sometimes his ideas are so grand we have to scale them back a bit. But his dream is still to own Britain's biggest marble shop and open stores around the world,” Tina told The Daily Mail.
“At the moment he is annoying me by creating his own Marble King marbles － so that could well be the next step for him.”
1.Harli’s Marble Company became popular as soon as he launched it because ______.
A. it was run by “the world’s youngest CEO”
B. it filled the gap of online marble trade
C. Harli was fascinated with marble collection
D. Harli met the growing demand of the customers
2.How many mass media are mentioned in the passage?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
3.The underlined expression “scale them back” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. hold them down B. carry them out
C. set them aside D. clear them away
4. What message do the last two paragraphs carry?
A. Conflicts often occur between Harli Jordean and his family.
B. Harli’s mother and brothers are worried about Marble King’s future.
C. Marble King marbles will surely attract more fans around the world.
D. The “Marble King” has great ambition for his Marble King company.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
His uncle is a worker and has been working in the factory for more than ten years. _____.
| A．So is his aunt | B．So has his aunt |
| C．So his aunt does | D．So it is with his aunt |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad. Home has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home when I am with my family in London, but I also feel at home in Italy with friends I love. Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows. It is more complicated than that.
This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has become very important for me. I do not care about "New Year’s resolutions(愿望)” - living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I don't feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.
New Year’s Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends that makes me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite wherever we are and remember the time when we knew each other so well that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to know each other again. Last year, we travelled to a cottage in Ireland where we had no internet and no neighbours. In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little family again.
This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were surrounded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same-I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.
A lot of people feel that New Year’s Eve cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the "New Year's kiss" and "resolutions" create a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year one worth living. I think those people are missing the point. If Christmas is about family, why can't New Year be about friends?
1.What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph I probably mean?
A. Family. B. Living abroad.
C. Home. D. Staying with friends.
2.Why doesn't the author care about "New Year's resolutions"?
A. New Year’s resolutions cannot be reached.
B. His lifestyle makes him always ready for change.
C. It's meaningless to make any big changes in life.
D. Making New Year's resolutions creates much pressure.
3.What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona?
A. Life is peaceful and enjoyable.
B. Living abroad is a happy experience.
C. Staying with friends makes one feel at home.
D. Travelling abroad enriches one's life experience.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. New Year's Celebration:How? B. True Friendship: What?
C. Living Abroad: Comfortable or Complicated? D. Change:Plan it or Make it?
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For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad. ______ has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home ______I am with my family in London, but I _____feel at home in Italy with friends I ____ , or in Spain with my partner. Home is no longer a picture of a ______with a front door and some windows. It is more _____than that.
This is one of the reasons that ______the New Year has become very important for me. New Year’s Eve has become my time to reconnect with the________that make me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite, no matter where the world has _______us, and remember a time when we knew each other so______that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to______each other again. Last year, we ______to a cottage(村舍)in Ireland______ we had no Internet and no neighbours. In the middle of the______, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little______again.
This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were ______by culture and joy. There were bars and parties. It was_______, but one thing stayed much the same---I felt at home and we felt like a family________.
Two hours into 2017, I realized that I was______enough to be with people who didn’t mind and just wanted to ______the first day of the New Year with me even if it was on a sofa watching TV!
1.A. Mind B. Life C. Home D. Advice
2.A. since B. until C. before D. when
3.A. also B. either C. never D. ever
4.A. meet B. love C. help D. touch
5.A. temple B. tower C. house D. castle
6.A. interesting B. wealthy C. difficult D. complicated
7.A. celebrating B. decorating C. congratulating D. making
8.A. classmates B. friends C. relatives D. workers
9.A. invited B. brought C. taken D. attracted
10.A. seriously B. easily C. closely D. well
11.A. notice B. hear C. know D. find
12.A. travelled B. led C. belonged D. submitted
13.A. how B. why C. where D. which
14.A. city B. countryside C. capital D. river
15.A. organization B. team C. group D. family
16.A. refused B. surrounded C. buried D. connected
17.A. different B. grateful C. normal D. lost
18.A. already B. yet C. just D. again
19.A. wrong B. lucky C. clever D. cool
20.A. spend B. pass C. admire D. approach
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Semi-retired advertising agency owner Stephen Thomas, 58 , has been investing on and off for the past 30 years. He made money in the.dotcom boom but got his fingers burned when the bubble burst in March 2000. When he got access to his pension he decided to start investing again, this time with the help of his son Sam.
Now the two meet up most afternoons at Stephen’s home in Sandbach , Cheshire to talk about investments. The day starts at 7 am when Sam looks at company announcements online. These regulatory announcements can include a firm’s accounts , general updates or news of mergers(合并) or acquisitions. Sam flags up companies that he thinks look interesting to his dad who then does some more research.
Each has an ISA (Individual Savings Account) with AJ Bell , which they use to buy individual stocks and shares. It is a risky way to invest but the two like doing their own research on companies and Stephen makes an effort to go to investor presentations and try to meet the CEO and directors of the firms they invest in and to speak to other investors in the companies.
They have invested in oil companies and pet care businesses , to name just a few. But while the investments of the two men are similar, they do have different approaches. While Sam likes to hold shares for the long term as he is saving money for his future retirement , Stephen likes to buy with any profits he makes.
Sam says, “We do not argue because we have separate ISAs. It means finally we make our own decisions about which shares to invest in. The only time we might have a disagreement is when we both want to use the login for the news service at the same time.”
1.What happened to Stephen in 2000?
A. He had to retire from the agency.
B. He gave away all his pensions.
C. He got injured in an accident.
D. He suffered a loss in his investment.
2.What does the underlined words “flags up”in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Marks.
B. Abandons.
C. Takes over.
D. Sets up.
3.How did Stephen usually conduct his own research?
A. By meeting clients and other investors.
B. By predicting the trend of the market.
C. By analyzing some research data.
D. By doing ongoing interviews online.
4.In what aspect do Sam and his father share in investment?
A. The way to deal with the return.
B. The percentage of the shares they hold.
C. The enthusiasm for the investment.
D. The approach to stock market research.
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The Escape Surf School is in Newquay and has been teaching people to surf for over 15 years. As well as being one of the longest running UK Surf Schools, we are the only one of the schools in Newquay with a 35-year professional surfer as head coach (our very own Mike Young-Surf Guru!)
We love teaching complete beginners but we also teach intermediate and advanced coaching, offering outback, progressive lessons on a daily basis.
We are open 12 months of the year, 7 days a week, so if you want to learn to surf or improve your surfing, then look no further.
Surf Lessons
At the Escape Surf School, we are proud to specialize, not generalize. We offer lessons to whoever is interested, ranging from complete beginners to advanced and contest surfers. As well as offering surfing lessons, we also offer a variety of packages which include surfing and accommodation.
All lessons take place on Towan, Great Western or Fistral beach, all of which are less than 5 minutes’ walk from school. So we meet at the school, where we all change into wetsuits, and then head for the best beach.
Guided Prices
1 lesson-$65: Perfect for a beginner, taster session, or quick surfing fix!
Full day (2 lessons)-$90: Can be split over 2 days to really progress in your surfing.
Family lesson-$160: Have fun with the family in a private lesson with one of our professional coaches. (Price is based on 2 adults and 2 kids.)
One in One-$100: Experience private coaching with Pro Surfer.
Two on One-$140: Couples or friends, experience private surf coaching session, perfect to fast track your surfing and impress your partner! The prices include board and wetsuit (and boots or gloves if required), there are no hidden charges.
1.What makes the Escape Surf School unique?
A.Its history. B.Its lessons.
C.Its students. D.Its head coach.
2.How much will be paid if twin sisters want private lesson together?
A.$90. B.$100. C.$140. D.$160.
3.What can we learn about the Escape Surf School?
A.It welcomes learners at all levels. B.Learners should bring their own wetsuits.
C.It teaches surfing and swimming. D.Learners can get changed on the best beach.
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The criminal has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and I think he deserves it, for a good judge does not make _______ decisions.
A. intelligent B. enormous
C. arbitrary D. marvelous
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The novel, which he has been writing in the past five years, is ________ finished．He has only a few small changes to make in it．
A．virtually B．occasionally
C．universally D．Considerably
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