80. Last week, we had a meeting. I told the chairman that I couldn’t attend it for I had something important to do, but he insisted _____ my being present.
| A．on | B．in | C．to | D．At |
高三英语单项填空简单题
80. Last week, we had a meeting. I told the chairman that I couldn’t attend it for I had something important to do, but he insisted _____ my being present.
| A．on | B．in | C．to | D．At |
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Last week, we explained that the planet Mars had passed “opposition.” It passed a point opposite the Sun. This week, we tell about the planet’s surprising motion among the stars.
For thousands of years, people have recognized that planets travel among the stars. The planets generally follow the path taken by the Sun through the sky. The Sun’s path is called the ecliptic. The groups of stars along the ecliptic are called the Zodiac(黄道带).
The motion of the planets can be confusing at times. Everyone knows the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth. Planets generally move from west to east.
However, Mars will appear to move backward for about two months this year. This happens because the Earth is overtaking Mars on its way around the Sun. Mars began its backward, or westward, motion on May 11th. It will start moving eastward again on July 19th.
Mars’ apparent motion has been a mystery to astronomers for hundreds of years. Most early theories of tilt solar system argued that the Sun and planets turned around the Earth. But the sudden westward motion of Mars presented problem. Why would Mars move west for two months when it nears “opposition”?
In 1543, a Polish church worker named Nicolas Copernicus published a different theory. His theory said the Earth and planets moved around the Sun in perfectly circular orbits. Copernicus’ theory was simpler. But his Sun-centered system still did not explain the observed motion of Mars very well.
Finally, a German mathematician named Johannes Kepler published a complete theory of the motion of the planets in 1619. He had carefully studied the motion of Mars for many years.
Johannes Kepler discovered that the planets do not move in circular orbits around the Sun. Instead, they travel in flattened orbits called ellipses(椭圆). Mars’ elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.
During the next several weeks, you can see for yourself why the mysterious motion of Mars has caused so many people to wonder.
1.From the passage we can learn that _________.
A. the sun and planets generally travel westward
B. Kepler studied the orbit of the planets in 1619
C. Copernicus’ theory well explained the motion of Mars
D. the Earth’s turning motion causes the sun to rise in the east
2.On July 19th Mars _______.
A. will pass the “opposition”
B. appears to change its direction again
C. will begin to move westward
D. appears to change its orbit again
3.Why does Mars appear to be bigger and brighter when it passes “opposition”?
A. It is overtaking the earth B. It follows the path of the sun
C. It moves in an elliptical orbit D. It travels in a circular orbit.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Recent Research into Mars B. The Surprising Motion of Mars
C. The Great Discovery on Mars D. The Wonderful Mystery of Mars
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Abby and Ally are my dear daughters. Last week, we had an outing and we were really tired later that day. After enjoying good food, we headed back. Abby pushed the button as we awaited the elevator and suddenly Ally let out a sigh of disappointment.
“Oh wait, we can’t use the elevator,” Ally said, pointing to a sign near the elevator. Too tired to challenge her, both Abby and I followed her without looking around the corner to another set of elevators. “Oh, my god,” Ally said, visibly upset. “we can’t use the elevators either！They’re also reserved for the firefighters.” Abby looked at me. I looked at Abby. We both looked at the sign and then we stared at Ally to see if she was serious. She was. .
“Ally, the sign doesn’t say the elevators are reserved for firefighters,” Abby explained. “It says not to use the elevators in case of fire！With that, Ally took a longer look at the sign and actually read it instead of skimming it this time.
What’s the lesson here? You have to spend time reading signs, maps or recipes instead of just assuming you know what they say, or you might go through life climbing many flights of stairs when you could be taking the elevator.
It also got me thinking about how often we do this with reading. I wonder how many people just assume they know what a book says instead of actually spending time reading it, thus making wrong assumptions. How often have I neglected a book simply because I think I “know” what it says when I really just need to slow down, open the book, and focus on the reading?
1.Why did Abby believe what Ally said about the first elevator? (No more than12 words)
_______________________________________________________
2.What did the sign really say? (No more than 9 words)
________________________________________________________
3.How did Ally read the sign at first? (No more than5 words)
_________________________________________________________
4.How should we read a book according to the author? (No more than 8 words)
___________________________________________________________
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— What about ______supper that we had in that restaurant last week?
— Well, ____ most worst one indeed.
A．不填；the B．不填；a C．the; the D．the; a
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My son was born 12 weeks premature(早产的）．When he was born, the doctors told me that he had only 12 % chance of ．And if he did survive，there was a 99％chance that he would have serious health problems. They said he would be in the hospital for a lifetime. But they would never ，even if there was only a little hope.
I didn't think he would live until the day I had to go back home without my ．A nurse took me to my son's room when I was the hospital.“He hasn't been able to open his eyes yet"，the told me. I spoke to him with tears. To my great ，he opened his eyes! I was so ．！My baby heard my voice and was trying to me!
My son began to prove the doctors were ．When he was 6 weeks old，he finally left the hospital.
But he had a lot of trouble learning how to breathe on his own. I remember he once stopped and turned grey after eating. I turned to the doctors and they made him again. he also had difficulty with ．The doctors had to leave a tube placed in his stomach he could get enough food.
When my little baby was 3 months old，he was so 35 at that time---he was only 5 pounds in weight. The doctors got the out last year because he could eat without it and now he is a 5-year-old healthy boy.
I will never forget how his life is and how many people fought to save him. I am forever for what the doctors did. I really believe that it was that saved my baby's life. So never hope！
1.A. surviving B. recovering C. succeeding D. escaping
2.A. get back B. give up C. give in D. get up
3.A. brother B. husband C. baby D. parent
4.A. visiting B. calling C. approaching D. leaving
5.A. doctor B. nurse C. cleaner D. reporter
6.A. surprise B. disappointment C. knowledge D. sadness
7.A. curious B. interested C. excited D. satisfied
8.A. hurt B. see C. influence D. touch
9.A. right B. wise C. serious D. wrong
10.A. hardly B. never C. still D. seldom
11.A. jumping B. walking C. moving D. breathing
12.A. alive B. active C. dead D. powerful
13.A. eating B. sleeping C. standing D. sitting
14.A. if B. as C. so D. after
15.A. strong B. thin C. tall D. clever
16.A. bag B. tube C. food D. metal
17.A. wonderful B. short C. strong D. valuable
18.A.regretful B. hateful C. thankful D. fearful
19.A. hope B. encouragement C. money D. bravery
20.A. forget B. find C. get D. lose
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—Did you enjoy meeting your old schoolmates at the party last week?
—Yes, I did. We ________ each other since we graduated from college.
A．haven't seen B．didn't see
C．hadn't seen D．wouldn't see
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
What do you think of the suggestion that she ________ at the meeting last week?
A.should make B.make C.made D.makes
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Isn't it a surprise that I happened to meet Francis Mafhews at the Christmas party last week?
—If my memory serves me correctly, you ____ each other for exactly two years．
A．hadn't seen B．haven't seen C．didn't see D．don't see．
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Only when he returned ________ that the war had ended and the army had come back.
A．we tell B．we told
C．did we tell D．were we told
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My school appeared on the news last week because we had made an important change in our local area. Our class had planted a large garden in what was once only a vacant lot. It was a lot of work but it was all worth it. I got blisters(水泡) from digging, and we all got insect bites, too.
I learned a lot about gardening and collaboration(合作), and then I learned about the media. Our teacher telephoned the TV station and informed them of what we had accomplished. She spoke with the producer. The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were plenty of stories similar to ours. They wanted to know what was special about our particular garden, since many schools plant them.
The teacher explained that, after going on the Internet to learn about the prairie(大草原), we had made a prairie garden. We had gone to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants, and then we planted them. We did not water the garden, but we did weed it. We decided to let nature water it with rain, since that was how prairies grew in the past. We sent a picture of the garden to the news station. In the picture, the grass was so high that it stood taller than the fourth grade students.
As a result, the producer sent a reporter to our school. He interviewed the headmaster and asked him many questions about the garden. After that, they interviewed us, and we explained to them what we had learned through this project.
That night, we watched the news, and there we were. The news reporter told our story. It was only two minutes long, but it was us. We were famous. All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it. We knew that when we saw the garden every day, but now we knew that the whole city thought so, too.
1.What seemed to be the TV directors’ initial reaction to the garden?
A.They were excited. B.They were surprised.
C.They were worried. D.They were uninterested.
2.What is special about the garden?
A.Weeds were allowed to spread naturally.
B.The grass grew faster than common grass.
C.The seeds came from the plants of a prairie.
D.Underground water was used for the plants.
3.What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the last paragraph?
A.We got blisters on our hands. B.Our hard work was worthwhile.
C.The garden would be famous. D.The project would be finished.
4.How did the author feel about the project?
A.Annoyed. B.Curious. C.Proud. D.Regretful.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析