She _____ with the symphony orchestra three t...

She _____ with the symphony orchestra three times this season.

A．played            B．has played         C．has been playing    D．is playing

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The world famous Boston Symphony Orchestra normally performs at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. But its summer home is the Tanglewood Music Center in western Massachusetts.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra also has a summer program at Tanglewood. It is designed for young singers, musicians and those who create musical works. Great composers like Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and John Adams have worked There.

Serge Koussevitzky led the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1940. At the time Europe was at war. The United States did not enter World War I until the end of 1941. Mr. Koussevitzky persuaded people in the music industry to open a music school at Tanglewood, the BSO’s summer home. He wanted young, gifted musicians toattend the school for free.

But within two years, the program almost came to an end. “The BSO trustees(托管人) wanted to close the school because of the war and Koussevitzky was angry, and wrote a letter calling it an ‘act of artistic vandalism(损坏)’. And he said, ‘Now is the time when the world needs to be hearing this music’,” says Jeremy Eichler, a music critic for The Boston Globe newspaper. “This music” was not Just works by Beethoven or Brahms. It was the sounds of the time.

Mr. Koussevitzky chose composer Aaron Copland to head the school. “In establishing Aaron Copland as the head of the school not as the head of composition, he was making a very specific statement…And I think he felt very strongly that paying attention to the music of one’s own time is the way to ensure that there will be a future,” says Jeremy Eichler.

Paul Hindemith was a refugee (难民) from the war in Europe. He was chosen as the first head of Tanglewood’s music composition department. He and Copland decided that the school would be a place where composers write new musical works.

Their first performance was Alleluia, a piece written by American composer Randall Thompson. Alleluia has opened the school’s program every summer since it was first performed. Since it opened, Tanglewood’s young musicians, singers and conductors have performed many new compositions. They include the first American performance of Benjamin Britten’s opera Peter Grimes. This year, for its 75th anniversary, the center asks composers to write 34 new pieces of music.

1.What happened to the Tanglewood Music Center?

A. Aaron Copland once worked as the head of the school.

B. Many young, gifted musicians attended the school in 1941.

C. It was closed in 1943 because of the World War II.

D. It was created by Serge Koussevitzky in 1940.

2.Which of the following is in agreement with Serge Koussevitzky’s opinions?

A. The great music should be the reflection of the time.

B. The young should have the chance to learn music for free.

C. The head of a music school should be a composer.

D. The traditional music should not be emphasized.

3.It can be referred that the Tanglewood Music Center attaches importance to 　　　　　 .

A. performing new works every year

B. the compositions of famous musicians

C. working with famous composers

D. the young talented musicians creation.

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. The great changes taking place in the Tanglewood Music Center.

B. A brief introduction to the Tanglewood Music Center.

C. The development of the Tanglewood Music Center.

D. The events that make the Tanglewood Music Center famous.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- Do remember to take this medicine three times a day with warm boiled water.

---________.

A. Heard it     B. Got it      C. Take it      D. Make it

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

—Do remember to take this medicine three times a day with warm boiled water.

--- ________

A. Heard it       B. Made it       C. Got it        D. Taken it

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Now is the best time for Hong Kong shopping lovers, as most shops and markets are having their seasonal sales. With the same amount of the money, you can find different kinds of foods in this city. Women, young and old, rarely resist the attraction of this shopping paradise(乐园，天堂) at this time of year. Lovers will surely have an exciting Christmas and New Year’ s Eve celebrations at the Time Square or in the western styled bars. Spending your holiday in Hong Kong will be easy too, as several package tours are available from GZL Travel Service, with four-day tours for less than 15, 000 yuan.

Tour Package 1 (3, 200 yuan):a four-day-tour including three nights' accommodation(膳宿供应), scenic helicopter flight, night ferry(渡船) tour of Victoria Harbor and shuttle bus(公共汽车) to the Peak to view the city at night.

Tour Package 2 (1, 880 yuan): a four-day-shopping-tour including three nights’ accommodation, tours to Golden Beach and the Vexwork Museum, shuttle bus to the Peak and shopping opportunities.

Tour Package 3 (1, 480 yuan): a four-day-DIY-tour including three nights’ accommodation in a four-star hotel and total freedom to do what you want, when you want.

1.This advertisement probably was shown ______.

A. on New Year’s Day

B. at Christmas

C. Between New Year’s Day and Christmas

D. before Christmas

2.Who will give you this advertisement possibly?

A. Travel service center.

B. Hotel reception.

C. Your cyber friend.

D. Insurance agency.

3.If one wants to go shopping and enjoy historical knowledges, which Tour Package should be the best choice?

A. Tour Package 1

B. Tour Package 2

C. Tour Package 3

D. All are OK.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The 47-year-old singer talks about the new album Symphony（交响乐） that came out of a “very dark time”, including her decision to give up trying to have children. “People have suggested I could adopt,” Brightman says. “But work is central to my life now. And so I am going to put it to one side. After a while not having children becomes the norm and perhaps that might sound alarming, to parents especially, but I have never known anything different. I’m not hurt by not having children. My life and career are incredibly rich.”

Talking about growing up in a large family in Berkhamsted (father a property developer who later committed suicide), she says: “I was gifted as a child, and very musical. I seemed to be good at anything to do with the arts. At 5，I understood the music I was dancing to and had an eye for costume.” She first appeared in a West End musical at 11 and hated boarding school.

Brightman led the saucy dance troupe（辣妹三人舞） Hot Gossip and had her first hit with I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper in 1978. At 18 she married a music manager called Andrew Graham Stewart. “I was probably in love but I can’t remember. Girls change such a lot between 18 and 22. It didn’t really work out.” In 1981 she was spotted by Lloyd Webber. She became his leading lady in Song and Dance, Requiem and Phantom of the Opera. They married in 1984.

Brightman says she felt hostility(敌意) “from the beginning. I haven’t tried to understand it. I’ve done very well everywhere else, especially the US, where I now live, I just accept it for what it is. The more you are away from Britain, the more you appreciate it. But I don’t miss it, although I miss my family. Our profession can be uncomfortable but I enjoy what I do. I get on with it.”

1. The first paragraph tells us that _____.

A. Brightman is very popular around the world except in America

B. Brightman’s musical style is a mixture of opera, pop and jazz

C. the British people don’t like her for her style of music

D. Brightman is much older than Andrew Lloyd Webber

2. Brightman decided to give up having children because _____.

A. she could adopt one

B. her life and career were unbelievably rich without children

C. she felt it normal not to have children

D. she was too busy

3.The following statements are true except ______.

A. Brightman first appeared in a West End musical at 5

B. Brightman disliked life on the campus

C. Brightman was very gifted when she was young

D.The saucy dance troupe made Brightman famous

4.The underlined word in the fourth paragraph probably means _____.

A. located     B. admired     C. followed     D. found

5. What does the author try to say in the last paragraph by quoting Brightman’s words?

A. Brightman has to accept the fact that she is not liked in Britain

B. Brightman lives in America but she loves her own country

C. The British coldness towards Brightman led to her hatred to her homeland

D. Brightman was at a loss why she was not welcome in Britain

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

That hall is________ this one. Let's go to ________ one.

A．three times the size of；a big

B．three times as big as；the bigger

C．three times bigger than；a big

D．three times as bigger as；the bigger

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Trends come and go but style is eternal. So what is the latest fashion trend that defines this season? Let’s take a look at the fashion trend in 2016 and be the first ones to embrace the latest trend.

Head----It seems like everyone will be wearing a bucket hat this season. Bucket hat might sound a bit old-fashioned for some people, but the 90s trend is in season again! Spring and summer are always the seasons for casual clothes, so pairing the bucket hat with casual shorts or skirts would be your outfit to go in this spring and summer in 2016.

Bottom—Summer is the season when everyone gets ready for the humid weather. The current season trend is making everyone have a more comfortable summer because wide-leg bottoms is in trend again. Perhaps not everyone likes wide-leg bottoms because this could possible make people look shorter, choosing a high-waist wide-leg bottom and matching it with crop top will definitely make you look taller and trendy in 2016.

Dress---Be prepared for embracing the feminine details this season. Ruffles(荷叶边)around the sleeve or ruffles all-over the dress will be everyone’s favorite in SS 2016. All these little details will transform your look in season. Simple colors like pink and black are designer’s favorites in this season too.

Shoes---Many people thought wedges are also the shoes to go in spring and summer time, but in SS 2016, very flat flats are in trend again. Shoe designers are trying to have more combinations flats or low-heels with less of gender identity.

Accessories----No outfit goes perfect without accessories. Adding statement accessories to your simple and natural outlook this summer is your day-to-night outfit. These jewels are doing to make you feel completed in day time and sparkled at night.

1. What kind of people will benefit a lot more from this passage?

A. Scientists　　　　　 B. Teachers

C. Designers　　　　　　 D. Lawyers

2. Which of the following is true about bucket hats in the second paragraph?

A. Everyone is wearing a bucket hat

B. Bucket hats in the 90s were old-fashioned

C. Nowadays most people do not like bucket hats

D. Maybe you will match the bucket hat with casual shorts this spring

3. From the passage we know that in SS 2016_________.

A. accessories will be an important part of the fashion

B. shoe designers are trying to have high-heels

C. jewelry is not considered a fashionable item

D. simple and natural outlook this summer is your day-to-night outfit

4.What will fashion icons(时尚潮人) do in SS 2016 except ___________?

A. prefer flat shoes

B. prefer complex colors

C. wear dresses with ruffles(荷叶边) around the sleeves

D. choose a high-waist wide-leg bottom and match it with crop top

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Fully __________ in looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in the club.

A. occupied    B. contributed       C. attached           D. devoted

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Fully ____________ looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in the club.

A. attached     B. occupied     C. contributed           D. devoted

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析