At 9:00 Dick Spivak's bank telephoned and said his payment was late. "The check is in the post," Dick replied quickly. At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town. Arriving late, he explained that traffic (交通) had been bad. That evening, Dick's girlfriend wore a new dress. He hated it. "It looks just great on you," he said.
Three lies in one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man. Each time, he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems. Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble. How often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live. According to one U. S. study, women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older.
While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old human problem. The French philosopher (哲学家) Vauvenarges writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote, "All men are born truthful and die liars (说谎者)."
1.When the writer says "Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man", he means ______.
A. it is common that people tell white lies
B. Dick could do nothing about had traffic
C. it is common that people delay their payment
D. Dick found it hard to deal with everyday problems
2.According to the text, most Americans ______.
A. hate white lies B. believe white lies
C. value honesty D. consider others dishonest
3.Vauvenarges' remark suggests that ______.
A. lying is an age-old human problem
B. dishonesty increases as people get older
C. people were dishonest in the 18th century
D. it is social conditions that make people tell lies
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
At 9:00 Dick Spivak's bank telephoned and said his payment was late. "The check is in the post," Dick replied quickly. At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town. Arriving late, he explained that traffic (交通) had been bad. That evening, Dick's girlfriend wore a new dress. He hated it. "It looks just great on you," he said.
Three lies in one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man. Each time, he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems. Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble. How often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live. According to one U. S. study, women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older.
While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old human problem. The French philosopher (哲学家) Vauvenarges writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote, "All men are born truthful and die liars (说谎者)."
1.When the writer says "Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man", he means ______.
A. it is common that people tell white lies
B. Dick could do nothing about had traffic
C. it is common that people delay their payment
D. Dick found it hard to deal with everyday problems
2.According to the text, most Americans ______.
A. hate white lies B. believe white lies
C. value honesty D. consider others dishonest
3.Vauvenarges' remark suggests that ______.
A. lying is an age-old human problem
B. dishonesty increases as people get older
C. people were dishonest in the 18th century
D. it is social conditions that make people tell lies
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He said that his bike __________stolen and he __________have to telephone the police.
A. was; would B. has; will
C. has been; will D. had been; would
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
There were red faces at one of Britain’s biggest banks recently. They had accepted a telephone order to buy £100,000 worth of shares from a 15-year-old schoolboy (they thought he was 21). The shares fell in value and the schoolboy was unable to pay up. The bank lost £20,000 on the deal which it cannot get back, because, for one thing, the young boy does not have the money, for another, being under 18, he is not legally liable for his debts. If the shares had risen in value by the same amount that they fell, he would have pocketed £20,000 profit. It certainly is better than delivering the morning newspaper. In another case, a boy of 14 found, in his grandmother’s house, a suitcase full of foreign banknotes. But they were now not used in their country of origin or anywhere else. This young boy headed straight to the nearest bank with his pockets filled with notes. The cashiers did not realize the country in question had reduced the value of its currency by 90%. They exchanged the notes at their face value at the current exchange rate. In three days, before he was found out, he took £200,000 from nine different banks. Amazingly, he had already spent more than half of this before the police caught up with him. Because he is also under 18 the banks have kissed goodbye to a lot of money, and several cashiers have lost their jobs.
Should we admire these youngsters for being enterprising and showing initiative or condemn them for their dishonesty? Maybe they had managed for years with tiny amounts of pocket money that they got from tight-fisted parents. Maybe they had done Saturday jobs for peanuts. It is hardly surprising, given the expensive things that young people want to buy, such as fashionable running shoes and computer games, if they sometimes think up more imaginative ways of making money than delivering newspapers. These youngsters saw the chance to make a lot of money and took it.
Another recent story which should give us food for thought is the case of the man who paid his six-year-old daughter£300 a week pocket money. He then charged her for the food she ate a few coins for her piggy bank(存钱灌)“She will soon learn the value of money, ” he said. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Everything has to be paid for and the sooner she learns that the better.” At the other extreme there are fond parents who provide free bed and board for their grown-up children, While even the most hard-hearted parents might hesitate to throw their children out on the streets, we all know of people in their twenties who still shamelessly live off their parents. Surely there comes a time when everyone has to leave the parental nest, look after themselves and pay their own way in life. But when is it?
1..
Recently one of Britain’s biggest banks _____.
A. bought a lot of shares for a customer and brought him a great loss
B. lost money as its young customer had no money to pay his debts
C. lost much money because the shares they bought fell in value
D. received a telephone order to buy shares for a 21-year-old boy
2..
. The author’s attitude to the example of the two boys who cheated the banks is _____.
A. objective B. subjective C. questioning D. negative
3..
The man paid his daughter £300 a week pocket money and then required her to pay for her living expenses because _____.
A. he wanted her to know making money was not easy
B. he wanted to save money for her future education
C. he thought it useful for family members to bear life hardships together
D. he wanted her to learn the value of money
4..
It can be concluded from the passage that the author believes that _____.
A. children should leave the parental nest as soon as possible
B. grown-up children should live on their own
C. children should be taught not to cheat others
D. parents should give more pocket money to their children
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Coin confusion
Rachel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “1 wouldn't have thought Eric would be a thief. His sister Sarah replied, “Whoa, that's a________accusation to make against your best friend!”
Rachel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Eric to________.At the end of that day, Rachel's mother had asked him to do her a favor,so he had asked his friend,“1s it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?" Eric had said, "Go ahead. I'll clean up here," ________at the piles of coins on the floor.
When Rachel had returned, it never occurred to him to________his coins until two days later that he realized some quarters were ________.
Sarah said, “Why don't you just ask him?”
“Ask him what? Hey, Best Friend, did you ________my coin collection?” Rachel thought for a moment, ________if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of ________.“How could I have misjudged my friend's ________?"
The next day Rachel went over to Eric's house. Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn't be________. In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed (产生)as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind, ________Eric had obviously stolen from him. Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up. Suddenly, Eric________,“I can't stand it anymore!” Rachel was astonished at hearing his own ________burst forth from his friend! Only, instead of sounding ________, Eric sounded excited. He pulled something from underneath the chair.
"Go to open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can't wait1” Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the ________. Laid out in front of him were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was in its own ________in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.
Rachel felt ________rush over his neck and ears. He________said, “Thank you this means...a great deal to me.” He was grateful that Eric had cut him ________before he said something he would ________. Eric was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend !
1.A. repeated B. false C. baseless D. serious
2.A. clean B. store C. choose D. see
3.A. working B. gesturing C. playing D. glaring
4.A. seek B. select C. check D. collect
5.A. destroyed B. messed C. missing D. decreasing
6.A. replace B. steal C. pick D. remove
7.A. deciding B. knowing C. asking D. minding
8.A. stupidity B. abandon C. failure D. betrayal
9.A. decision B. character C. appearance D. method
10.A. still B. confident C. generous D. silent
11.A. when B. so C. after D. if
12.A. expressed B. condemned C. yelled D. argued
13.A. purpose B. choices C. desire D. thoughts
14.A. shocked B. curious C. guilty D. cruel
15.A. jar B. box C. can D. bag
16.A. spot B. form C. condition D. style
17.A. air B. heat C. wind D. sweat
18.A. absently B. unwillingly C. weakly D. fearfully
19.A. off B. down C. in D. up
20.A. suspect B. explode C. tolerate D. regret
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
At an airport I overheard a father and a daughter in their last moments together. He said to his daughter, “I love you. I wish you __ She said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever __.I wish you enough, too They kissed goodbye and she left.
The father stood there __ with tears in his eyes. I tried not to interrupt his privacy, but he __ me and greeted me by asking, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be __?” “Yes, I have,” I replied.
Saying that brought back my memories of expressing my love and __ of all my dad had done for me. Recognising that his days were __, I spent the time telling him face to face how much he __ to me. So I knew what this man was __.
“Forgive me for asking, but why is this a goodbye forever?” I asked. “I am old and she lives much too faraway I have __ ahead and the reality is that her next trip back will be __ for my funeral,” he said. “When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say ‘I wish you enough’. May I ask what that means?” He began to __. “That’s wish that has been handed down from other __.” He paused for a moment looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more .
“When we said ‘I wish you enough’, we __ the other persons to have a life filled with enough good things __ them,” he continued the following as if he were __ it from memory. “I wish you enough sunlight to keep your attitude __. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear __ bigger I wish you enough gain to satisfy your needs. I wish you enough ‘loss’ to appreciate all that you __. I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you __ the final ‘goodbye’.” he then began to sob and walked away.
1.A. enough B. luck C. success D. health
2.A. support B. praise C. judge D. need
3.A. carefully B. silently C. seriously D. gratefully
4.A. noticed B. monitored C. thanked D. observed
5.A. endless B. meaningful C. forever D. temporarily
6.A. appreciation B. admission C. enthusiasm D. sacrifice
7.A. dark B. short C. wonderful D. Bitter
8.A. explained B. lent C. meant D. introduced
9.A. wondering B. experiencing C. approving D. imagining
10.A. differences B. passions C. wonders D. challenges
11.A. probably B. extremely C. gradually D. clearly
12.A. smile B. shout C. suffer D. Cry
13.A. countries B. generations C. mothers D. communities
14.A. admitted B. put C. thought D. wanted
15.A. promising B. teaching C. surrounding D. charging
16.A. reminding B. losing C. forgetting D. reciting
17.A. serious B. opposite C. bright D. open
18.A. only B. much C. any D. just
19.A. treat B. decide C. donate D. possess
20.A. through B. in C. along D. across
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The sandwich man
Michael rises every morning at 4:00, in good and bad weather, and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he’s making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. He ______ out 200 sandwiches to the homeless, before beginning his workday.
It started 20 years ago when Michael came across a homeless man named John. He began to help him ______ effort then. Day after day, he brought John some food and, when it was really ______, a resting place in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a(n) ______ offer, because Michael thought John would refuse. ______, John said, “Are you going to wash me?” Michael knew that he was looking at a ______ of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael ______ to help the homeless.
Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, “I’m not getting media ______. I just want to do some good in my way. There are days when it’s snowing, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed and the ______ of my family to go downtown with sandwiches. But I’ve ______.”
Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. “I don’t simply ______ the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to pick up. I shake their hands and ______ them a good day,” says Michael. Once Mayor (市长) Koch came to make the rounds with him. They ______ the media, and it seemed like it was just the two of them. But of all Michael’s ______, working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else…
A man had ______ from the sandwich takers, and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped the man had moved on to a more ______ environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and ______ sandwiches of his own to hand out. He said Michael’s daily food, warm handshakes and wishes had given him the ______ he badly needed. After achieving some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael.
The moment needed no ______. The two men worked silently, side by side, handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on Centre Streets, but a day with just a little more ______.
1.A. picks B. sets C. gives D. finds
2.A. with B. around C. from D. over
3.A. sunny B. warm C. cloudy D. cold
4.A. silly B. empty C. crazy D. free
5.A. Fortunately B. Disappointedly C. Surprisingly D. Thankfully
6.A. test B. gift C. trick D. view
7.A. demanded B. agreed C. pretended D. determined
8.A. benefit B. attention C. sympathy D. information
9.A. comfort B. wealth C. value D. honor
10.A. suffered B. hesitated C. managed D. wondered
11.A. check B. lay C. match D. cover
12.A. witness B. predict C. follow D. wish
13.A. ignored B. blamed C. confirmed D. handled
14.A. situations B. memories C. schedules D. professions
15.A. escaped B. volunteered C. disappeared D. survived
16.A. competitive B. complex C. familiar D. stable
17.A. carrying B. seeking C. occupying D. treating
18.A. responsibility B. permission C. encouragement D. achievement
19.A. purpose B. dialogue C. relief D. doubt
20.A. luck B. fun C. pride D. hope
高三英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
When does the bank close on Saturday?
A. AT 1:00 pm B. AT 3:00 pm C. AT 4:00 pm
高三英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
Michael rises every morning at 4:00 and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he's making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Street . He ____out 200 sandwiches to the homeless before beginning his workday .
20 years ago, when Michael _____ a homeless man named John, he began to help him with effort then. Day after day , he brought John some food and , when it was really cold , a _______place in his car while he was working .Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up . It was a (an )______offer , because Michael thought John would refuse.______, John said , “ Are you going to wash me ? “ Michael knew that he was ______his promise . It was at that moment that Michael ______to help the homeless .
Michael received no _______, saying , “ I'm not getting media attention . I just want to do some good in my ______.
Michael made 200 sandwiches every day in the past 20 years. “I don't simply_______ the sandwiches on a table for them to ______up . I shake their hands and ______ them a good day . “ Once Mayor (市长)Koeh came to make the rounds with him . They______the media , and it seemed like it was just the two of them . But of all Michael's _______,working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else.
A man had _____from the sandwich takers, and Michael worried about that. He hoped the man had moved on to a more______environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and carrying________of his own to hand out. He said Michael's daily food , warm handshakes and wishes had given him the _______ he badly needed . After achieving some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael,
The moment needed no ______. The two men worked silently , side by side , handing out their sandwiches . It was another day on Centre Street , but a day with just a little more _______.
1.A.sets B.gives C.picks D.finds
2.A.got across B.came along C.ran after D.came across
3.A.entertaining B.relaxing C.resting D.playing
4.A.silly B.empty C.free D.crazy
5.A.Surprisingly B.Disappointedly C.Fortunately D.Thankfully
6.A.tricking B.presenting C.testing D.viewing
7.A.demanded B.agreed C.pretended D.determined
8.A.benefit B.sponsorship C.information D.sympathy
9.A.way B.means C.method D.purpose
10.A.check B.match C.lay D.cover
11.A.make B.look C.set D.pick
12.A.predict B.hope C.follow D.wish
13.A.ignored B.blamed C.confirmed D.handled
14.A.memories B.situations C.schedules D.professions
15.A.escaped B.volunteered C.disappeared D.survived
16.A.competitive B.complex C.familiar D.stable
17.A.money B.sandwiches C.food D.plan
18.A.responsibility B.encouragement C.permission D.achievement
19.A.purpose B.relief C.dialogue D.doubt
20.A.hope B.fun C.pride D.luck
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Fifty one years ago, the doctors told Dick Hoyt that the brain damage his son Rick suffered at birth was so severe that he would never be able to enter the mainstream society. There was no ______, they said, of Rick being anything more than a “ vegetable (植物人)”. The doctors told Dick Hoyt that Rick should be institutionalized (置于公共机构照料之下).
Rick’s parents never listened to the ______. Even though Rick couldn’t speak or use his arms or legs, the Hoyts decided to ______ him just like any other child. They took him to camp and swim, and also enrolled him in a public primary school. Rick ______ to graduate both from high school and from Boston University. Today, with the help of personal care attendants, he lives ______ in his own apartment.
His career as a(n)______ began when he was in middle school. Rick told his father he ______ to participate in a five- mile benefit ______ for a local player who had been paralyzed in an accident. Dick was not a runner, but he ______ to push Rick through the race course in his ______. During the run, Rick felt as though he wasn’t ______ any more—he was simply one of the runners.
“When we got home that night, Rick wrote on his computer, ‘Dad, when I’m running, it feels like my disability ______’, which was a very powerful ______ to me.” said Dick.
Dick has run thousands of miles to be with and ______ his son. Team Hoyt’s total commitment to each other and to what they do ensures that they challenge themselves ______. In addition to their athletic events, the Hoyts ______ the country to speak about their ______. They also have ______ the Hoyt Foundation, which seeks to help young people with disabilities into everyday activities so they may live a fruitful and ______ life.
Just a few days before the 2013 Boston Marathon, a bronze statue of the Hoyts, with the ______ of “Yes You Can!”, was unveiled (揭幕) near the starting line.
1.A. hope B. use C. sense D. need
2.A. order B. fact C. evidence D. advice
3.A. adopt B. raise C. help D. accept
4.A. attempted B. preferred C. went on D. set out
5.A. practically B. independently C. gratefully D. patiently
6.A. athlete B. artist C. writer D. poet
7.A. continued B. wanted C. managed D. began
8.A. swim B. ride C. run D. walk
9.A. tried B. planned C. expected D. agreed
10.A. car B. bicycle C. overcoat D. wheelchair
11.A. disabled B. abandoned C. discouraged D. puzzled
12.A. deepens B. disappears C. ignores D. cures
13.A. task B. comment C. message D. answer
14.A. support B. save C. cheer D. amuse
15.A. carefully B. gradually C. previously D. constantly
16.A. visit B. explore C. enter D. tour
17.A. adventures B. preparations C. experiences D. talents
18.A. founded B. discovered C. donated D. invited
19.A. potential B. colorful C. cautious D. quiet
20.A. note B. purpose C. title D. signal
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
In Thanks for What We Have
I sat and waited for Kathleen to speak. “Annie,” she said, “A food bank that serves the elderly is asking for ______. I’d like you to organize the event” “Well, errr…sure.” As I stuttered(结巴地说) through my ______, all I could think was, “What? Why me?”
I walked back to my office wondering where to ______. This was a time when the economy was ______. The rise in unemployment forced many of my coworkers to ______ to survive. How could I ask them for more?
That evening I drove home with negativity. Then I remembered a time when my father was out of work. Mom wrote a note to Jim, the milkman, asking him not to ______ any more milk. Two days later Jim picked up the ______ and left four liters of milk. He wrote his message, which read, “Kids need milk.” The milk delivery ______ as usual and Jim never collected a cent ______ us.
The memory of Jim’s ______ fired my enthusiasm. Perhaps I’d be in for a pleasant surprise.
The next morning I ______ signs about our food drive all over the cafeteria and on every notice board I could find. Each sign said, “Food drive to support the poor elderly! ______ of non-perishable(不易腐的) foods are greatly needed.”
Within a few days I had to locate empty office space to ______ the massive number of contributions we had ______. One of my coworkers, Maggie, made the rounds with me every day from one department to another to pick up the canned goods and other ______. Though over sixty, she pushed our food trolley around with the ______ of a woman half her age.
I asked her where she got all the enthusiasm. She said, “with the unemployment rate touching 10 percent, I can’t think of a better way to be ______ for keeping our jobs when so many have ______ theirs. Sure money is ______. But when isn’t it? People need food.”
As I listened to Maggie, the milkman’s words ______ in my ears, “Kids need milk.”
1.A. advice B. help C. pity D. medicine
2.A. response B. comment C. explanation D. complaint
3.A. sit B. stay C. begin D. work
4.A. growing B. fading C. recovering D. booming
5.A. drive B. attempt C. refuse D. struggle
6.A. spare B. drink C. deliver D. sell
7.A. keys B. kids C. cents D. empties
8.A. returned B. continued C. stopped D. delayed
9.A. for B. to C. with D. from
10.A. kindness B. happiness C. patience D. politeness
11.A. designed B. noticed C. marked D. posted
12.A. Bargains B. Demands C. Donations D. Purchases
13.A. check B. store C. separate D. clear
14.A. collected B. bought C. found D. selected
15.A. clothes B. books C. foods D. gifts
16.A. satisfaction B. quality C. energy D. motivation
17.A. lucky B. proud C. delighted D. grateful
18.A. lost B. deserved C. abandoned D. wanted
19.A. available B. tight C. enough D. powerful
20.A. rang B. disappeared C. hid D. fell
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