While I was waiting in line at a coffee shop ...

While I was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman drove alongside the queue in a mobility scooter (踏板车). There was only a 　　 space between the line of people and the tables, which she 　 　　 to drive along. She drove over my foot and didn't 　 　　 saying nothing at all.

I got annoyed and expected she would have 　　 , but then I just decided to 　 　　 　 it and got down to selecting which pastry (点心) to go with my coffee. The lady and I ended up sitting at adjacent (邻近的) tables. She was on the end of a row so that she could park her 　　 After about half an hour, when she had 　 　　 her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. It 　　 start. She tried to turn the key several times 　　 she telephoned the place she purchased it from.

An engineer 　 　　 　 within 5 minutes. The place must have been local. I couldn't 　　 　 overhearing their conversation, and it turned out she had just 　 　　 the scooter that morning. This was her very first outing in it. She felt really 　　 　 about driving it 　 　　 , she wasn't used to its speed, nor its 　 　　 , and this combination made it quite 　 　　 to drive it through narrow gaps.

Suddenly, I felt 　　 　 for the lady. It really didn't 　　 me at all that she'd driven over my foot. I had made an assumption, 　 　　 , that a person doing that should apologize.

Next time you're about to 　 　　 　 someone, pause for a second and remind yourself that people have judged you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.

1.A. private　 B. vast　　 C. public　　 D. narrow

2.A. attempted　 B. promised　 C. declined　 D. guaranteed

3.A. call back　 B. give up　 C. look back　 D. cheer up

4.A. ignored　 B. apologized　 C. explained　 D. forgiven

5.A. dismissed　 B. made　　 C. deserved　 D. inspected

6.A. truck　　 B. bike　　 C. car　　 D. scooter

7.A. poured　　 B. finished　 C. ordered　 D. purchased

8.A. needn't　 B. shouldn't　 C. wouldn't　 D. mustn't

9.A. so　　 B. until　　 C. unless　　 D. before

10.A. broke in　 B. turned up　 C. ran away　 D. settled down

11.A. tolerate　 B. allow　　 C. resist　　 D. postpone

12.A. collected　 B. stolen　　 C. fixed　　 D. abandoned

13.A. concerned　 B. excited　 C. confident　 D. nervous

14.A. Doubtfully B. Certainly　 C. Fortunately　 D. Surprisingly

15.A. width　 B. length　　 C. weight　　 D. height

16.A. cool　　 B. convenient　 C. stressful　 D. desperate

17.A. pleasure　 B. regret　　 C. appreciation D. sympathy

18.A. strike　　 B. bother　　 C. satisfy　　 D. motivate

19.A. otherwise　 B. therefore　 C. however　 D. besides

20.A. judge　　 B. hug　　 C. persuade　 D. tease

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Small talk is the short conversations we have at parties, while we wait in line at the store, at family events or work. Sometimes we make small talk with people we already know but not well. Often we have to make small talk with complete strangers. 1. Here are some tips to improve your small-talking ability.

1. 2.

If you have seen a really good movie or have read a really good book, you can talk about that.

When you are sharing the same experience with someone, it’s easy to start a conversation. You simply notice and comment on what’s going on around you. For example, if you are at a party and a song comes on that you like or that reminds you of something, you can talk about that.

2. Ask open-ended questions

These types of questions require more thought and more than a simple one-word answer. 3., the conversation will go on longer.

3. Become a student

Nobody knows everything. So, as someone is answering one of your open-ended questions, they bring up something about which you know nothing. So, tell them! This lets the other person become the teacher. 4.. It’s a win-win situation.

Like anything, getting good at making small talk takes practice. 5., you might become happier. If you are making small talk using English, you will most definitely improve your speaking and listening skills.

A. Have some conversation starters ready

B. If you make small talk in your native language

C. However, some people are not good at small talk

D. If you ask questions that need more details to answer

E. You can talk about something that you recently learned

F. Many people find these small conversations about random topics easy

G. They feel good about sharing their knowledge and you get to learn something

高三英语七选五简单题查看答案及解析

I was waiting in a check-in line at Arlanda International Airport. The man ahead of me was quite a big guy. As an airport baggage handler checked through a customer at the roadside, he accidentally knocked over the man’s luggage. He quickly collected the fallen bags and apologized for his mistake. However，the traveler burst into anger, shouting at the baggage handler for his carelessness.

The baggage handler calmly apologized and smiled all the time. The customer continued to berate(痛斥) the man, even as he turned away and headed for his gate. Through it all the baggage handler smiled and remained calm.

The other customers in line witnessed the incident and admired the baggage handler’s professionalism and self-­control. “I have never seen such restraint and humility,” one of the customers sighed, “How do you keep your cool when somebody is attacking you so viciously?”

“It’s easy,” the baggage handler answered. “He’s going to London, but his bags are going to Tokyo.”

I won’t recommend that we use revenge to relieve stress. But let me tell you about one of my friends who has found a way to go through most of his life unaffected by the turbulence that disturbs most people. He is one of the calmest people I’ve ever known and he describes how he keeps his cool no matter how turbulent a situation becomes. He says, “I look at it this way. A traffic jam has no power to make me angry. It just stops my car. And that’s the way I try to look at most of what happens to me.” With that philosophy, this guy goes through life with a calmness I can only envy.

My friend likes to say things like, “A rude customer has no power to make me angry; he just fusses.” And, “A mistake I made has no power to make me upset; it’s just a chance to do better.” He shows how we can truly find calmness in the midst of chaos.

1.The airport baggage handler remained calm during the customer’s berating because ______.

A. he was good at self-control

B. he wanted to show his professionalism

C. he wanted to revenge the customer

D. he knew well the airport rules

2.What is the author’s attitude towards the baggage handler?

A. Appreciative. 　 B. Disapproving.

C. Concerned. 　 D. Sympathetic.

3.Why does the author tell us about his friend?

A. To tell us what is true calmness.

B. To explain a special philosophy.

C. To show his envy to the friend.

D. To advise us to have good manners.

4.What does the underlined word “turbulence” mean?

A. an uneasy or a disturbing state of mind

B. a confusing or uncontrolled situation

C. a person that makes people angry

D. violence that hurts people

5.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A. A Clever Baggage Handler

B. Restraint and Humility in Life

C. A Philosophy for Everyone

D. Calmness in Chaos

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Michael Evans was standing in line at the Treasurer’s Office last August, waiting to pay his taxes, when he heard a(n)____sound ahead of him. The elderly woman at the window was crying. He heard the cashier ____the woman that her house was in foreclosure( 丧失抵押品赎回权) and headed for auction(拍卖). He also heard the woman tell the cashier that her daughter had recently died. Evans, a businessman who had just buried his father, couldn’t____the idea of this woman losing her home ____after losing her child. He ____the window. “I don’t mean to butt in,” he said to the cashier, “but ____you can get her house back, I’ll pay for her taxes.” The amount added up to $5,000.

The old woman was shocked. Her despair turned to ____. The cashier left for a moment to___ that it was all right for Evans to pay it. Evans promised to go ____to the bank and come back with the money. But when he returned to the treasurer’s office, he asked　 someone else waiting in line to hand the $5,000 check to the cashier. Evans was trying to ____quietly and, preferably, anonymously(匿名地).

“I didn’t want this attention,” he explained.

___, attention found him. It’s not every day that someone pays a stranger’s tax bill. As is reported, Evans often finds himself on the giving end of charitable situations, though for years he went unrecognized for it. ____ paying the elderly woman’s taxes, Evans said he did it for ____ but to make sure the lady stayed in her own house.

A few weeks after the tax____, Evans received the Spirit of Detroit Award for his lifetime of ___. Again, he didn’t want the attention, but his son felt the honor was overdue. “It was good to see my dad finally get the____ he deserves,” his son said. Michael Evans is nearing 60 and will retire soon. Before he does, he hopes that his son will ____ him in a fund-raiser to pay for a wheelchair for a boy with an incurable bone disease. And he’ll continue to___ the local youth football league team, paying for their equipment, uniforms, and out-of-state travel. His son is willing to___ the business, saying that he ____ his life after his father.

1.A.disturbing B.frightening C.appealing D.exciting

2.A.ensure B.inform C.talk D.state

3.A.hand B.stomach C.eye D.finger

4.A.even B.quite C.right D.only

5.A.approached B.passed C.accessed D.marched

6.A.because B.unless C.if D.before

7.A.disbelief B.sorrow C.guilt D.fright

8.A.conduct B.confirm C.compensate D.comprehend

9.A.constantly B.frequently C.outside D.straight

10.A.run away B.slip away C.pass away D.put away

11.A.Consequently B.Unfortunately C.Otherwise D.However

12.A.As for B.According to C.Owing to D.In case of

13.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything

14.A.accident B.coincidence C.incident D.event

15.A.generosity B.courage C.optimism D.modesty

16.A.concentration B.recognition C.passion D.pride

17.A.attend B.instruct C.serve D.join

18.A.train B.promote C.sponsor D.offer

19.A.get on B.hold on C.go on D.carry on

20.A.copies B.models C.imitates D.reproduces

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job___at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of___and wanting to do something___I applied (申请),___as I did so, that without a degree and with no___of teaching my chances of getting the job were___.

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a___journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at___a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clearly the___himself that____the door. He was short and round.

"The school," he said, "is made up of one____of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." I should have to teach all the subjects except art,____he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into ___groups and teach them in turn at three different____, and I was____at the thought of teaching maths—a subject at which I wasn’t very____at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of____to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be____themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his____. "Now" he said, you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really____this school.

1.A. kept　　 B. lost　　 C. wanted　　 D. found

2.A. money　　 B. time　　 C. students　　 D. clothes

3.A. harmful　　 B. useful　　 C. funny　　 D. secret

4.A. expecting　　 B. whispering　　 C. fearing　　 D. considering

5.A. material　　 B. experience　　 C. means　　 D. books

6.A. nice　　 B. great　　 C. slight　　 D. helpful

7.A. difficult　　 B. pleasant　　 C. comfortable　　 D. short

8.A. most　　 B. least　　 C. last　　 D. first

9.A. teacher　　 B. door-keeper　　 C. student　　 D. headmaster

10.A. shut　　 B. opened　　 C. repaired　　 D. kicked

11.A. group　　 B. class　　 C. dozen　　 D. score

12.A. which　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. this

13.A. one　　 B. two　　 C. three　　 D. four

14.A. classes　　 B. subjects　　 C. levels　　 D. places

15.A. excited　　 B. angry　　 C. glad　　 D. disappointed

16.A. poor　　 B. interested　　 C. weak　　 D. good

17.A. forcing　　 B. having　　 C. forgetting　　 D. managing

18.A. watching　　 B. studying　　 C. enjoying　　 D. helping

19.A. letter　　 B. feet　　 C. hands　　 D. wife

20.A. runs　　 B. starts　　 C. observes　　 D. likes

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My daughter and I went out for some shopping．While I was waiting to 　 ，my daughter asked if she could wait for me at the door．

Minutes later she returned to ask if she could give the 　 she had just bought to a man in the street, so there she went and　 　 her sweets away．Another 2 minutes later, she 　 again to ask me for something else she could give to the man．I told her that I only had some biscuits for dessert，so she took them to the man and came back with a huge 　 on her face．

When we got out of the shop I 　 　 that the “man”was an old man in his 80's．It tooked like he was going to 　 the night there. We made eye contact(接触)and he thanked us a lot．

On the way to the parking lot my daughter wanted to buy a drink for the old man, but I had no 　 ．So I went to the cash machine，took some cash and my daughter gave it to the old man，so he could buy a drink．My daughter was over　 　 when she came back from the old man．

It was probably my daughter's first random act of 　 ，and that was amazing．

1.A．order　　　　 B．pay　　　 C．leave　　 D．rest

2.A．sweets　　　 B．toys　　 C．clothes　　 D．drinks

3.A．kept　　　　 B．put　　　 C．threw　　 D．gave

4.A．cried　　　　 B．waved　　 C．returned　 D．went

5.A．smiie　　　　 B．kiss　　　 C．gift　　　　 D．feeling

6.A．decided　　 B．realized　 C．believed　 D．imagined

7.A．enjoy　　　　 B．make　　 C．prepare　　 D．spend

8.A．choice　　　 B．idea　　　 C．change　　 D．plan

9.A．excited　　 B．crazy　　　 C．angry　　　 D．smart

10.A．politeness　 B．service　　 C．honesty　　 D．kindness

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The other day I was shopping at the local Chinese grocery store. There was a line at the fish counter, but only one staff person was there to take care of the customers. Some customers ordered quite an amount of fish for that staff person to work on. At last I was the second in line. All I wanted was a couple of crabs and should get out of there in no time.

Noticing it was very busy at the fish counter, another staff person came over to help. I was ready to be served, but the staff person went to the end of the line and began to help a couple of ladies with snail (蜗牛). The customers in front of me, being served, turned around and looked at me sympathetically and the customer behind me called to the staff person, “You should start here,” pointing at me. He was, well, ignored.

If someone asked me, “What is the most important rule to follow in America?” I would reply without hesitation. “Wait your turn at all times.” Wherever you go here in this country, you will find people waiting in a line quietly to get anything: whether in the supermarkets, department stores, bus stops, or gas stations, it’s just a matter of waiting your turn. In a larger sense, “wait your turn” is more than just a guideline — it is a very basic rule that reflects the fundamental value of the western cultures. But in some situations your turn does not always come based on when you get there and how long you have waited in line, just like my case at the store. Even though this did not often happen, it did make me feel upset.

1.What happened to the author at the store?

A.He was ill-treated by a customer. B.He wasn’t served upon his order.

C.He was asked to be served later. D.He was asked to do others a favor.

2.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.His belief. B.His culture.

C.His experience. D.His rule.

3.Why did the author write the text?

A.To emphasize his kindness to others. B.To introduce some western cultures to us.

C.To express his belief and his feeling. D.To show his disbelief in Queuing Rule.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The other day I was shopping at the local Chinese grocery store．There was a line at the fish counter，but only one staff person was there to take care of the customers． Some customers ordered quite an amount of fish for that staff person to work on． At last I was the second in line；all I wanted was a couple of crabs and should get out of there in no time．

Noticing it was very busy at the fish counter， another staff person came over to help． I was ready to be served， but the staff person went to the end of the line and began to help a couple of ladies with snails （蜗牛）．The customer in front of me， being served，turned around and looked at me sympathetically， and the customer behind me called to the staff person，"You should start her，"pointing at me．He was，well，ignored．

If someone asked me，"What is the most important rule to follow in America？"I would reply without hesitation，"Wait your turn at all times．"Wherever you go here in this country， you will find people waiting in a line quietly to get anything： whether in the supermarkets，department stores，bus stops，or gas stations， it's just a matter of waiting your turn．In a larger sense，"wait your turn"is more than just a guideline﹣it is a very basic norm （准则）that reflects the fundamental value of the western cultures． But in some situations your turn does not always come based on when you get there and how long you have waited in line， just like my case at the store．Even though this did not often happen， it did make me feel upset．

1.What happened to the author at the store？

A. He wasn't served upon his order．

B. He was ill﹣treated by a customer．

C. He was asked to be served later．

D. He was asked to do others a favor．

2.What is the author's opinion about Queuing Rule？

A. Wait until being served．

B. Serve people as one likes．

C. Wait until your turn comes．

D. First come，later served．

3.What does the underlined word "this" in the last paragraph refer to？

A. His belief．

B. His experience．

C. His culture．

D. His rule．

4.Why did the author write the text？

A. To emphasize his kindness to others．

B. To introduce some western cultures to us．

C. To show his disbelief in Queuing Rule．

D. To express his belief and his feeling．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As Ryan Lee Cox was waiting to pay for his coffee order at an Indiana, US fast food drive-through, he decided to try something he5d seen on a TV news show - he paid for the coffee order of the driver in the car behind. The small ___ made the young businessperson feel ____ , so he shared his experience on Facebook. An old friend suggested that __ paying for peopled coffee, Ryan put that money towards helping school students pay off their delinquent(拖欠税款的)school lunch accounts. Sometimes because of ____ hardship, the accounts fall into __ balance and the kids suffer. She got the idea after hearing that a Utah student was __ lunch.

So the following week Ryan visited his nephew5s school ____ and asked if he could give some help, and ____ $100. Impressed by his ___, the supervisor began ____ fines before Ryan asked what the entire school’s balance for lunches was. It was $1261.98. “I’ll see you next Friday,” he told the supervisor.

When he got home, Ryan shared what he had done on social ____, and that he ____ to help Lakeside Elementary have no lunch accounts in the negative. He set up a bank account and encouraged people to __. Their target was ____ in a matter of days. With more than enough money to pay for Lakeside, Ryan ___ another school.

Within two weeks they had ___ $4142.82 and were able to help four schools. Inspired by people’s __，Ryan organized a non-profit called Feed the Kids, Inc., which __ a website, www.kidslunches.org, for people to start ___ for specific schools or to set up repeated payments to ___ a student. Today, this “paying it forward” organization is onto its fifth school.

1.A. gesture B. reaction C. proposal D. request

2.A. awkward B. annoyed C. great D. inspired

3.A. rather than B. due to C. apart from D. along with

4.A. artificial B. economic C. unconscious D. controversial

5.A. negative B. beneficial C. transparent D. delicate

6.A. awarded B. paid C. required D. denied

7.A. cafeteria B. facility C. dormitory D. website

8.A. handed out B. handed in C. handed over D. handed on

9.A. curiosity B. generosity C. purity D. reliability

10.A. taking off B. putting off C. paying off D. letting off

11.A. context B. club C. system D. media

12.A. ended B. pretended C. extended D. intended

13.A. donate B. check C. invest D. deposit

14.A. arranged B. reached C. aimed D. missed

15.A. conducted B. contacted C. constructed D. controlled

16.A. saved B. spent C. raised D. earned

17.A. enthusiasm B. appeal C. demand D. emotion

18.A. checks B. searches C. visits D. offers

19.A. campaigns B. recreations C. ambitions D. profits

20.A. defend B. educate C. sponsor D. encourage

高三英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析

I Was the Doughnut Lady

In university I bad a part-time job at a shop that sold doughnuts and coffee. Situated on a block where several buses stopped, it served the people who had a few minutes to wait for their bus.

Every afternoon around four o’clock, a group of schoolchildren would burst into the shop, and business would come to a stop. Adults would glance in, see the crowd and pass on. But I didn’t mind if the children waited for their bus inside. Sometimes I would hand out a bus fare when a ticket went missing-always repaid the next day. On snowy days I would give away some doughnuts. I would lock the door at closing time, and we waited in the warm shop until their bus finally arrived.

I enjoyed ray young friends, but it never occurred to me that I played an important role in their lives—until one afternoon when a man came and asked if I was the girl working on weekdays around four o’clock. He identified himself as the father of two of my favorites.

“I want you to know I appreciate what you do for my children. I worry about them taking two buses to get borne. It means a lot that they can wait here and you keep an eye on them. When they are with the doughnut lady, I know they are safe.” I told him it wasn’t a big deal, and that I enjoyed the kids.

So I was the Doughnut Lady. I not only received a title, but became a landmark.

Now I think about all the people who keep an eye on my own children. They become, well, Doughnut Ladies. Like the men at the skating rink (滑冰场) who let my boys ring home; Or the bus driver who drove my daughter to her stop at the end of the route at night but wouldn’t leave until I arrived to pick her up; Or that nice police officer who took pity on my boys walking home in the rain when I was at work—even though the phone rang all the next day with calls from curious neighbors. “Was that a police car I saw at your house last night?”

That wasn’t a police car. That was a Doughnut Lady.

1.According to the passage, the author sometimes 　　　　 .

A. sold bus tickets to the children

B. gave the children free doughnuts

C. did business with the children’s help

D. called the children’s parents to pick them up

2.By saying “...it wasn’t a big deal (Para. 4),” the author meant that 　　　　 .

A. she hadn’t done anything significant

B. she hadn’t spent much time with the children

C. she hadn’t made a lot of money from the children

D. she hadn’t found it hard to get along with the children

3.What can we learn about the police officer?

A. He took the boys to the police station.

B. He helped the boys look for their mother.

C. He drove the boys back home in a police car.

D. He managed to make sure of the boys’ identity.

4.The passage suggests that 　　　　 .

A. running a business requires skill

B. taking responsibility is a moral virtue

C. devotion should be everything in life

D. there are always no small acts of kindness

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析