My cell phone rang while I was working on my ...

My cell phone rang while I was working on my computer. I looked at the phone and saw it was my 17-year-old son, Tom. I quickly picked it up.“Mom,I got a 71 on the test.I did it.”With those few words,I could feel my heart start to pound.

Living in New York State. Students cannot graduate from high school unless they pass at least five exams: one in English, one in science, two in history and one in math. For most students, who work hard, attend class, and do their homework like my son, it isn't that hard. But for Tom, who is dyslexic(朗读困难）, it is such a real challenge that some teachers have feared he would never be able to even attempt, never mind achieve.

We were honest with him about his trouble, letting him know that there was nothing to be ashamed of. Some people learn differently. If he was willing to work,we would help him find a way to do as much as he could in his academic career. All that was standing in his way was this math test. He had taken it three times and did better each time, but he continued to fail. He was starting to get a bit tired of me saying this was a marathon not a sprint(冲刺). My heart broke each time we would get the failing results.

“Mom,thanks. I love you. Thanks for believing I could do this.”

For one of the few times in my life, I really had nothing left to say. For that one brief moment I knew, really, really, knew that everything we did to help our son achieve what he wanted was worth it.

1.What does the underlined word “pound” in Paragraph l probably mean?

A. Sink suddenly. B. Beat wildly.

C. Ache violently. D. Break totally.

2.According to the text, Tom was weak in _________.

A. English B. science C. history D. math

3.How did the writer feel when she wrote this text?

A. She felt proud and satisfied.

B. She felt surprised and bitter.

C. She felt grateful and relaxed.

D. She felt worried and anxious.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Mother's Love That Made the Grade

B. A Student Who Struggled for a Diploma

C. Failure Is the Mother of Success

D. Life Is Not a Sprint but a Marathon

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was making copies at work, and someone came into the room while talking on his cell phone. Should I have left _____ him privacy?

A. give                                   B. to give                            C. to show                                     D. showing

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Where is my cell phone? I can find it nowhere.

—You it stolen while on the bus.

A. must have            B. should have had

C. may have had         D. can have

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. I felt something _______had happened. It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the _______at once. She explained that she’d _______my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying. At first, she had _______it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she _______something was wrong. So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the _______floor. She had been emptying the dishwasher _______a live wire fell and touched her.

Mary was taken to hospital. When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no _______. I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be _______with them. For a year I was in a suffering ________of mind. I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt ________.

Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking ________. She married me because I was a ________man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than ________.

We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed with cancer. The anxiety that had been gone came ________back—would my boys be left with no parents? ________, the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.

________everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn’t __________. We have to learn to accept and adapt to the__________it has brought about. It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future. Instead, just focus on the ________.

1.A. amazing　　 B. strange　　 C. awful　　 D. exciting

2.A. house　　 B. exit　　 C. entrance　　 D. hospital

3.A. seen　　 B. sensed　　 C. recognized　　 D. heard

4.A. hesitated　　 B. ignored　　 C. imagined　　 D. confused

5.A. wondered　　 B. realized　　 C. expected　　 D. predicted

6.A. bathroom　　 B. bedroom　　 C. toilet　　 D. kitchen

7.A. while　　 B. when　　 C. until　　 D. as

8.A. sign　　 B. doubt　　 C. point　　 D. breath

9.A. clear　　 B. familiar　　 C. strict　　 D. pleased

10.A. situation　　 B. state　　 C. condition　　 D. occasion

11.A. curiously　　 B. lonely　　 C. coldly　　 D. lively

12.A. up　　 B. down　　 C. away　　 D. off

13.A. rich　　 B. considerate　　 C. handsome　　 D. strong

14.A. dive　　 B. sink　　 C. fall　　 D. float

15.A. flooding　　 B. returning　　 C. looking　　 D. calling

16.A. Gradually　　 B. Personally　　 C. Thankfully　　 D. Eventually

17.A. For　　 B. With　　 C. As　　 D. Through

18.A. matter　　 B. affect　　 C. count　　 D. help

19.A. changes　　 B. experiences　　 C. disabilities　　 D. decisions

20.A. present　　 B. honor　　 C. activity　　 D. life

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the hospital, for my wife Mary _1.__(take) to hospital, and when I arrived doctors were trying to make __2.__(she) come back to consciousness, but it was no good.

I explained to my _3.__(child) that Mummy had died. Within hours they were running around the garden, __4.__(chat) with their grandad while I was in a deep sorrow. I went through the motions of being a dad—cooking, cleaning, washing—but inside I felt hollow. One of the hardest things __5.__(cope) with was that the boys had lost their mother. Mary and I were everyone’s favorite couple. The physical loss of not having her around was _6.__(extreme) painful. For a year, I was in the _7._(deep) of misery. Then I decided that we had to get through this. I began to date Emma, _8._ had been a childhood friend, and Mickey couldn’t wait for us to get married so he could call her Mum. It wasn’t long before George warmed to her, too—she is wonderful with them. Two years later we got married and life started to look rosy. Emma and I have had two boys to add __9.__our family.

We all have the concept that our lives are following __10.__particular path, but sometimes it turns out it’s not going that way.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

.I was about to get on the bus __________my wife phoned me to back home at once.

A.when           B.while          C.until            D.after

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1. The author felt depressed because she __________.

A. couldn't consume her waking hour

B. had not seen a film for a long time.

C. had not finished her work on time

D. had worked on a hard job for too long

2.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.

A. take photos                            B. find a solution to the project

C. hop along the path                       D. cheer herself up

3. The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".

A. unsuccessful        B. unrelated            C. uninteresting    D. unexpected

4.In the author's opinion, __________.

A. a bath can make people relaxed

B. depression is usually caused by hard work

C. walking in a busy city centre harms people's health

D. adults should express their inner feelings freely

5.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.

A. explanation          B. suggestion         C. introduction    D. reminder

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.

A．take photos                            B．find a solution to the project

C．hop along the path                         D．cheer herself up

2.The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".

A．unsuccessful       B．unrelated    C．uninteresting       D．unexpected

3.In the author's opinion, __________.

A．a bath can make people relaxed

B．depression is usually caused by hard work

C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health

D．adults should express their inner feelings freely

4.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.

A．explanation         B．suggestion     C．introduction D．reminder

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to think for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we limit our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city center.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The reason why the author felt depressed is that_______.

A. she was afraid she couldn’t finish her work on time

B. she spent too much time indoors in front of her computer

C. her every waking hour was consumed by the project

D. the project was very important to her

2.In the author's opinion, _______.

A. adults should express their inner feelings freely

B. depression is usually caused by hard work

C. walking in a busy city center harms people's health

D. a bath can make people relaxed

3.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) _______.

A. explanation　　　 B. warning

C. introduction　　 D. reminder

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The author felt depressed because she __________.

A．couldn't consume her waking hour

B．had not seen a film for a long time.

C．had not finished her work on time

D．had worked on a hard job for too long

2.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.

A．take photos                            B．find a solution to the project

C．hop along the path                      D．cheer herself up

3.The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".

A．unsuccessful       B．unrelated         C．uninteresting       D．unexpected

4.In the author's opinion, __________.

A．a bath can make people relaxed

B．depression is usually caused by hard work

C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health

D．adults should express their inner feelings freely

5.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.

A．explanation        B．suggestion         C．introduction       D．reminder

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析