It goes without saying, but bears repeating, ...

It goes without saying, but bears repeating, there are too many cats and dogs without homes. While there are countless shelters and rescue centers that exist, some potential pet owners look to pet shops to find their furry friends. All too often, however, these animals come from puppy and kitten mills (繁殖场) that treat the creatures in cruel ways. San Francisco, however, is doing their part to stop this abuse with pet store adoption. Officials recently voted to ban the sale of non-rescue dogs and cats in local shops.

The effect is two-fold. One, it will stop the popularity of the large-scale mills, which are famous for the miserable conditions cats and does are kept in. Two, it will help facilitate the adoption of thousands of animals that are waiting for their forever homes in San Francisco shelters. District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang, who serves on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, supported law-making on the ban. “Dogs and cats sold in pet stores often come from inhumane puppy and kitten mills that treat animals with no regard for their health or well-being”, she wrote on Facebook. In her message, she also called on the U. S. Agriculture Department to reinstate information on its website that documents these types of animal cruelty cases—it was removed earlier this month.

San Francisco’s law-making is a victory for those concerned about animal rights, and they aren’t the first city to pass this type of measure. Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and Austin also have similar laws in place, with hopefully more places to follow suit.

1.What happened to some dogs and cats before they got in the pet stores?

A. They were treated cruelly.

B. They were abandoned in streets.

C. They received warm welcome.

D. They were raised in shelters and rescue centers.

2.Which of the following may Katy Tang agree with most?

A. People should adopt the dogs and cats.

B. Animals are too cruel to humans being.

C. Government can choose to kill all the dogs and cats.

D. It is not right to ban the sale of non-rescue dogs and cats in local shops.

3.What does the underlined word “reinstate” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. update　　 B. replace

C. post again　　 D. download

4.What does the last paragraph mainly focus on?

A. No Chinese city joins this type of movement.

B. San Francisco is the last city to ban pet stores.

C. Americans care about animals more than humans.

D. More and more cities are involved in animal rights.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

There’s no bear left and the pubs are shut so you’ll have to _______.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Tips for making family movie night a success

We say this a lot, but we think it’s worth repeating: It’s important to get involved in your kids’ media lives - and your kids will love it too. 1. what’s a good way to stay involved with your kids’ media picks and create an opportunity to discuss them? Host a family movie night! Some tips for making it work:

Schedule it. 2. Turn off cell phones and avoid multitasking during the show.

3. If you’ve pot little kids, pre-select a group to choose from. Avoid watching the same movie over and over again. If you’ve got teens, tell them you’ll watch anything they choose as long as they return the favor when it’s your turn. Obey a “no complaining” rule.

Choose a location (场所). Hang a sheet in the backyard, prepare the necessary equipment, and sit on beach chairs to enjoy a classic like The Wizard of Oz. 4.

Talk about it. The next day, make time to chat about what you watched. Kids might be interested in learning more about Hollywood’s history. 5. Talking with kids about how movie characters handled fictional situations can be a way to form your family’s values or get kids to open up about their lives.

A. Make it a theme night.

B. Take turns choosing the movie.

C. This can be simple or complicated.

D. Make it a regular date and time and don’t break it.

E. Visit the library to follow up on interests excited by the movie.

F. But helping them become wise media consumers can be easier said than done.

G. Or spend the family movie night on the road during vacations or at the grandparents’ house.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

As a Chinese saying goes, a mountain ______ be too high or an ocean too deep. Therefore, there is no end to our self-improvement.

A. shall never　　 B. will ever　　 C. can never　　 D. must ever

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

1. one saying goes, where there are Chinese people, there are kung fu legends. Jin Yong, also 2. (know) as Zha Liangyong, is regarded as one of the greatest kung fu fiction 3. (writer) in China.

Born 4. February 6th, 1924, Zha started to write his first kung fu novel when he was 31 years old. He wrote a total of 15 pieces, of 5. most were adapted into movies and TV series many times. It was because of his rich Chinese culture and an extraordinary command of language 6. his novels were full of rich history and the movements were described 7. (vivid) in detail. At the same time, Zha’s real aim in writing novels was 8. (show) traditional Chinese values and qualities. Zha’s books brought readers great joy and he himself also had fun 9. (create) them.

While the values and tastes of readers 10. (change) greatly in recent years, his books will continue to attract more people and he will be remembered forever.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is an old saying in China that goes， "The days of the Sanju period are the coldest days." "Sanjiu period"， which is in Minor Cold， refers to the third nine-day period （the 19th to the 27th day） after the day of the Winter Solstice. There are many different customs related to Minor Cold in China.

Eating hotpot

During Minor Cold people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend against the cold weather. Winter is the best time to have hotpot and braised mutton（炖肉） with soy sauce. But it is important to notice that too much spicy food may cause health problems.

Eating huangyacai

In Tianjin， there is a custom to have huangyacai， a kind of Chinese cabbage， during Minor Cold. There are harge amounts of vitamins A and B in huangyacai. As huangyacai is fresh and tender， it is fit for frying， roasting and braising.

Eating glutinous rice

According to tradition， the Cantonese eat glutinous rice in the morning during Minor Cold people add some fried preserved pork， sausage and peanuts and mix them into the rice.

Eating vegetable rice

In ancient times， people in Nanjing took Minor Cold quite seriously， but as time went by， the celebration of Minor old gradually disappeared. However， the custom of eating vegetable rice is still followed today. The rice is steamed and is unspeakably delicious. Among the ingredients， aijiaohuang（a kind of green vegetable）， sausage and salted duck are the specialties in Nanjing.

1.What do we know about Minor Cold？ ______

A.It lasts twenty-seven days B.It marks the first day of winter.

C.It refers to the Winter Solstice. D.The Sanjiu period is in Minor Cold

2.What is a special custom in Tianjin in Minor Cold？ ______

A.Eating hotpot B.Buying cabbage

C.Having Huangyacai D.Having vitamin A and B pills.

3.How do the Cantonese eat glutinous rice？ ______

A.They fry and toast it B.They eat it for dinner

C.They steam it with soy sauce D.They mix it with many other things

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

As an old English saying goes, “Honesty is the best policy”. It is more than1.old cliché(陈词滥调), but　 a good way to live your life. First, honesty is the2.(easy) choice that we can make. When people get caught in lies, it always costs them something. Many relationships are destroyed by lies. Second, honesty gives us much3.(free). Many believe that being honest limits them in life, but that is not true. Sooner or later those dishonest people 4. (pay) a price for their acts; on the contrary, when we are honest, we are 5. (true) free.

If there were two people standing before you, a person 6. a record of being honest and a person who is known to be dishonest, who would you be more likely 7. (believe)? I’m sure most people would side with the honest person. 8. we live in the truth or we live in lies. Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing 9. more troubles. Honesty is a choice that we can make each day. The choice is 10. (you). What will you choose?

高三英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析

It is a wonderful morning, as I write this: hot, but without being too hot. Outside my window, I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of water. It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer's temporary nature a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year's holiday, time is running out.

It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday. This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it. You might say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to music. What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere to do nothing?

So what is my problem? On the surface, I'm probably a bit of homebody. And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun. Somehow, packing a carefully itemized （详细列举的 ）list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it.

Thankfully, I am not alone. This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break. And a recent survey highlighted the downside（负面）of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal. And this year's the Idler magazine published its book, Awful Holidays. Here you will find a list of the five most

ecologically-damaging vacations it's possible to take, along with 50 horrible holidays experiences voted for on the idler website. Over the last decade, The Idler has become well known for promoting the idea of an easy, lazy life. The leisure（休闲）industry might seem an unlikely target of its criticism, but Dan Kienan, the book’s editor, says that he was flooded with entries from readers for his list of awful holidays.

1.According to the first paragraph we can know that the writer　　　　　 .

A. has a strong desire to book a holiday

B. wishes that the weather would change

C. finds it is too late to enjoy the sunshine

D. realizes it's time to decide whether to go on a holiday

2.The reason why the writer dislikes going on holidays is that　　　　　　 .

A. it usually costs too much money

B. he is tired of making preparations too much for holidays

C. it is far less enjoyable than breaks planned in advance

D. he feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn't

3.We can learn from the survey that　　　　　　 .

A. most people pretend to enjoy their holiday

B. all people fail to relax while they are on holiday

C. a lot of people feel that the benefits of going on holidays are limited

D. many people have made the same decision as the writer and most of his friends

4.The writer takes the book of Awful Holidays as an example to　　　　　 .

A. damage the reputation of the magazine

B. prove the idea of living an easy, lazy life to be wrong

C. indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared

D. focus entirely on bad personal experiences of holidays

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

It is a wonderful morning, as I write this: hot, but without being too hot．Outside my window, I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of water．It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer's temporary nature a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year's holiday, time is running out．

It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday．This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it．You might say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to music．What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere to do nothing?

So what is my problem? On the surface, I'm probably a bit of homebody．And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun．Somehow, packing a carefully itemized（详细列举的）list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it．

Thankfully, I am not alone． This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break． And a recent survey highlighted the downside（负面）of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal．And this year's the Idler magazine published its hook, Awful Holidays．Here you will find a list of the five most ecologically-damaging vacations it's possible to take, along with 50 horrible holidays experiences voted for on the idler website． Over the last decade, The Idler has become well known for promoting the idea of an easy, lazy life．The leisure（休闲）industry might seem an unlikely target of its criticism, but Dan Kienan, the book ' s editor, says that he was flooded with entries from readers for his list of awful holidays．

1.According to the first paragraph we can know that the writer　　　　　　 ．

A． has a strong desire to book a holiday

B． wishes that the weather would change

C． finds it is too late to enjoy the sunshine

D． realizes it's time to decide whether to go on a holiday

2.The reason why the writer dislikes going on holidays is that　　　　　　 ．

A． it usually costs too much money

B． he is tired of making preparations too much for holidays

C． it is far less enjoyable than breaks planned in advance

D． he feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn't

3.We can learn from the survey that　　　　　　 ．

A． most people pretend to enjoy their holiday

B． all people fail to relax while they are on holiday

C． a lot of people feel that the benefits of going on holidays are limited

D． many people have made the same decision as the writer and most of his friends

4.The writer takes the book of Awful Holidays as an example to　　　　　 ．

A． damage the reputation of the magazine

B． prove the idea of living an easy, lazy life to be wrong

C． indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared

D． focus entirely on bad personal experiences of holidays

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is a wonderful morning，as I write this：hot，but without being too hot. Outside my window，I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of water. It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer’s temporary nature —a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year's holiday，time is running out .

It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday. This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it.　 You might say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to music.　 What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere to do nothing?

So what is my problem? On the surface, I'm probably a bit of homebody. And I just find the pressure of being on holidy too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun. Somehow, packing a carefully itemized list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it.

Thankfully, I am not alone. This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break. And a recent survey highlighted the downside(负面）of holidays, with the results shoeing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal. And this year's the Idler magazine published its book of awful holidays .Here you will find a list of the five most ecologically--damaging vacations it's possible to take, along with 50 horrible holidays experiences voted for on the idler website. Over the last decade, The Idler has become well known for promoting the idea of an easy, lazy life. The leisure(休闲）industry might seem an unlikely target of its criticism, but Dan Kienan, the book's editor, says that he was flooded with entries from readers for his list of awful holidays.

1.According to the first paragraph We can know that the writer　　　　　　 .

A.　 has a strong desire to book a holiday

B.　 wishes that the weather would change

C.　 finds it is too late to enjoy the sunshine

D.　 realizes it’s time to decide whether to go on a holiday

2.What can be inferred from the sentence underlined in the passage?

A.　 people may find the man unbelievable

B.　 People think traveling is not so easy an act as drinking tea

C. The writer often regrets not taking a holiday．

D.　 The writer doesn't like drinking tea or listening to music

3.The reason why the writer dislikes going on holidays is that　　　　 .

A.　 it usually takes too much time

B.　 he is tired of making preparations too much for holidays

C.　 it is far less enjoyable than breaks planned in advance

D.　 he feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn't

4.We can learn from the survey that a lot of people　　　　　　 .

A.　 pretend to enjoy their holiday

B.　 fail to relax while they are on holiday

C.　 feel that the benefits of going on holidays are limited

D.　 have made the some decision　 as the writer and most of his friends

5.The writer takes the book of Awful Holidays as an example to 　　　　　　　　 .

A.　 damage the reputation of the magazine

B. prove his idea to be more popular than expected

C.　 indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared

D.　 foucs entirely on bad personal experiences of holidays　　

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析