When my father married my mother in 1943, he gave my mother a 1937 crown coin and told her to keep it in the back of her purse and not to spend it. This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.
When I was married in 1970, my husband, who had heard this story, obtained a 1937 crown coin for me and I have always kept it in my wallet, and I have always had enough for my needs.
A friend recently fell on hard times, partly through external (外部的）circumstances and partly through poor planning. Friends and I have loaned her money, paid her bills, given her food, and even tried to teach her budget techniques, but none of them has been a solution. She has just slipped deeper and deeper into financial trouble and depression.
Last week she looked pale and unwell, very depressed and hopeless, very sad for a friend to see and I then thought about how the crown coin, a physical reminder of another's care and love had protected me, so I went to the bank for a $ 100 dollar-bill.
I told my friend the story and asked her to keep the $ 100 in the back of her wallet. It turned out that she didn't have a wallet, so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins. She immediately felt better—“I feel rich, and thank you for being a good friend,” she said, and we were both a bit teary.
I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that I’d never used, and thought, “I’ll give that to my friend. ” I opened it, and inside, found $ 100.
1.What did the 1937 crown coin from the author’s father mean to her mother?
A. His concern for her. B. His pity and protection for her.
C. His care and love for her. D. His pride and respect for her.
2.Where did the author’s friend keep the $ 100 dollar-bill?
A. In the back of her wallet. B. In a little pencil case.
C. In the pocket of her raincoat. D. In the layer of her suitcase.
3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. The author became rich all of a sudden.
B. The author's friend would receive a wallet as a gift.
C. The author's friend was not touched by her story.
D. The author felt uncomfortable when receiving the bill.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. A crown coin B. The help to a friend
C. A hard life D. A gift from my father
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When my father married my mother in 1943, he gave my mother a 1937 crown coin and told her to keep it in the back of her purse and not to spend it. This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.
When I was married in 1970, my husband, who had heard this story, obtained a 1937 crown coin for me and I have always kept it in my wallet, and I have always had enough for my needs.
A friend recently fell on hard times, partly through external (外部的）circumstances and partly through poor planning. Friends and I have loaned her money, paid her bills, given her food, and even tried to teach her budget techniques, but none of them has been a solution. She has just slipped deeper and deeper into financial trouble and depression.
Last week she looked pale and unwell, very depressed and hopeless, very sad for a friend to see and I then thought about how the crown coin, a physical reminder of another's care and love had protected me, so I went to the bank for a $ 100 dollar-bill.
I told my friend the story and asked her to keep the $ 100 in the back of her wallet. It turned out that she didn't have a wallet, so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins. She immediately felt better—“I feel rich, and thank you for being a good friend,” she said, and we were both a bit teary.
I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that I’d never used, and thought, “I’ll give that to my friend. ” I opened it, and inside, found $ 100.
1.What did the 1937 crown coin from the author’s father mean to her mother?
A. His concern for her. B. His pity and protection for her.
C. His care and love for her. D. His pride and respect for her.
2.Where did the author’s friend keep the $ 100 dollar-bill?
A. In the back of her wallet. B. In a little pencil case.
C. In the pocket of her raincoat. D. In the layer of her suitcase.
3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. The author became rich all of a sudden.
B. The author's friend would receive a wallet as a gift.
C. The author's friend was not touched by her story.
D. The author felt uncomfortable when receiving the bill.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. A crown coin B. The help to a friend
C. A hard life D. A gift from my father
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My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the ________, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (码头) ________ good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing, schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while some type of part-time job. Leaving a ________career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, with two small children: “single”
parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
1.A. situation B. condition C. case D. matter
2.A. leave out B. leave behind C. leave off D. leave for
3.A. speaking B. staring C. waving D. talking
4.A. range B. shape C. sight D. control
5.A. adapting B. suiting C. matching D. fitting
6.A. names B. jobs C. addresses D. directions
7.A. father B. classmates C. brother D. relatives
8.A. performing B. seeking C. waiting D. applying
9.A. terrible B. promising C. hopeless D. negative
10.A. Once B. While C. When D. Unless
11.A. somewhere B. anyhow C. somewhat D. somehow
12.A. romantic B. comfortable C. mysterious D. wealthy
13.A. generally B. actually C. especially D. unfairly
14.A. desert B. develop C. affect D. limit
15.A. lifestyle B. value C. journey D. opportunity
16.A. acquire B. explore C. occupy D. realize
17.A. load B. sadness C. result D. challenge
18.A. hang B. draw C. took D. sold
19.A. changeable B. cautious C. positive D. negative
20.A. experienced B. brave C. ordinary D. annoyed
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My family suffered a lot three years ago when my father died in a car accident. It my mother, two younger brothers and me alone.
At that time, I was in a senior high school. As the eldest son, I had no choice but to of school and work in a factory. Life went on without any wonder. I dared not ask for more and just thought about my two brothers. However, it wasn’t easy, for I couldn’t their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to nigh t without rest. I also had to look after my sick mother. I wanted to go back to school, but it seemed to be an impractical idea, since I needed to work to support my family.
A thread of appeared during those gloomy (阴暗的)days. It was a rainy dusk when I went outside into the rain and walked in the street. Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head, and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I heard a deep voice say, “Why not without an umbrella?” It was a one-legged man, “If you run, you won’t get so wet.” His words me deeply. Without my father’s protection, was I only a slave to fate﹙命运﹚?
While walking with him in the rain, I knew that his dream was once by an accident. He was glad that he didn’t lose and still “ran” on the road of life. Facing this guy, I had no pity, but admiration.
Inspired by his , I went to a city in the south and became an insurance representative. After two years’ “running”, I got somewhere and my family situation became better . I went back to school and eventually succeeded in being admitted to a university.
Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the season of your life, there will be a bright sky ahead of you.
1.A. left B. carried C. had D. forced
2.A. take out B. drop out C. make out D. jump out
3.A. bringing in B. taking away C. bringing up D. taking over
4.A. receive B. realize C. manage D. afford
5.A. chance B. need C. hope D. money
6.A. drive B. walk C. travel D. run
7.A. shocked B. puzzled C. discouraged D. hurt
8.A. burnt B. accepted C. ruined D. discovered
9.A. face B. heart C. sight D. control
10.A. images B. achievements C. signs D. remarks
11.A. simply B. gradually C. normally D. immediately
12.A. rainy B. cloudy C. sunny D. windy
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My family suffered a lot three years ago when my father died in a car accident. It my mother, two younger brothers and me alone.
At that time, I was in a senior high school. As the eldest son, I had no choice but to of school and work in a factory. Life went on without any wonder. I dared not ask for more and just thought about my two brothers. However, it wasn’t easy, for I couldn’t their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without rest. I also had to look after my sick mother. I wanted to go back to school, but it seemed to be an impractical idea, since I needed to work to support my family.
A thread of appeared during those gloomy (阴暗的) days. It was a rainy dusk when I went outside into the rain and walked in the street. Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head, and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I heard a deep voice say, “Why not without an umbrella?” It was a one-legged man, “If you run, you won’t get so wet.” His words me deeply. Without my father’s protection, was I only a slave to fate﹙命运﹚?
While walking with him in the rain, I knew that his dream was once by an accident. He was glad that he didn’t lose and still “ran” on the road of life. Facing this guy, I had no pity, but admiration.
Inspired by his , I went to a city in the south and became an insurance representative. After two years’ “running”, I got somewhere and my family situation became better . I went back to school and eventually succeeded in being admitted to a university.
Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the season of your life, there will be a bright sky ahead of you.
1.A.left B. carried C. had D. forced
2.A. take out B. drop out C. make out D. jump out
3.A.bringing in B. taking away C. bringing up D. taking over
4.A. receive B. realize C. manage D. afford
5.A. chance B. need C. hope D. money
6.A. drive B. walk C. travel D. run
7.A.shocked B. puzzled C. discouraged D. hurt
8.A. burnt B. accepted C. ruined D. discovered
9.A. face B. heart C. sight D. control
10.A.images B. achievements C. signs D. remarks
11.A.simply B. gradually C. normally D. immediately
12.A. rainy B. cloudy C. sunny D. windy
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My father was a Jamaican(牙买加) immigrant while my mother was a white woman. They never got married but I was born. However, my father never _______ his family about my existence. Whatever the case, I didn’t know I was a _______ until my thirteenth birthday.
Walking into my aunt’s apartment brought a lot of emotions. What if my _______ didn’t want anything to do with me because I was half white? How _______ can I learn the jokes that my family members told? Should I _______ them for all the years they didn’t spend with me? My mind was full of thoughts when I was _______ to everyone, trying desperately to understand family members who almost were _______ strangers. Meanwhile, I was _______ to just remember everybody’s name.
One of my aunts, who’d been quiet for most of the morning looked at me with tearful eyes. She mentioned how _______ she was for my father to have a daughter, saying, “He’s always dreamt of having a daughter”. However, she then expressed her ________ towards my father for keeping the family in the ________ about me. From this ________, I have learned more about what it means to be biracial (代表两种人种的). Can I still ________ myself Jamaican even though my first time trying curry goat, a traditional dish, was not until my teenage years?
I’ve become aware that no matter how much DNA you might ________ with a particular race, you won’t feel truly connected if you did not ________ with that culture’s customs. I believe this event has ________ me into becoming a more understanding person when analyzing someone’s actions. I have realized that I am far from a ________. I am determined to prove that I’m here for a reason by using my talents to ________ those around me. I have grown to not ________ on my parents and families to tell me who I am, but I have understood my uniqueness and ________ my real self. I really feel proud that among strangers I eventually know who I am!
1.A.told B.said C.talked D.spoke
2.A.success B.secret C.failure D.burden
3.A.father B.mother C.family D.aunt
4.A.often B.badly C.quickly D.strangely
5.A.praise B.blame C.miss D.invite
6.A.offered B.devoted C.delivered D.introduced
7.A.complete B.strict C.kind D.helpful
8.A.pretending B.struggling C.competing D.cheering
9.A.nervous B.shameful C.embarrassed D.happy
10.A.anxiety B.anger C.excitement D.enthusiasm
11.A.hope B.regret C.dark D.future
12.A.accident B.program C.coincidence D.experience
13.A.consider B.imagine C.leave D.teach
14.A.share B.replace C.deposit D.exchange
15.A.pick up B.take up C.grow up D.make up
16.A.frightened B.cheated C.tricked D.turned
17.A.mistake B.master C.milestone D.miracle
18.A.tolerate B.dismiss C.hate D.benefit
19.A.agreeing B.relying C.working D.passing
20.A.protected B.saved C.found D.forgiven
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My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. __21__, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __22__ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.
Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. __23__, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __24__ to spend time with our schoolbooks---out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum __25__ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.
I left __26__ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __27__ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __28__ for her.
Then started another __29__ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing __30__ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __31__ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __32__ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard...__33__ will change.”
Things did change, but very slowly and __34__, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me __35__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had __36__ the exam with honors and was __37__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I __38__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __39__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __40__ of time.”
1. A．However B．Thus C．Otherwise D．Besides
2. A．devoted B．spent C．taken D．wasted
3. A．In that case B．In this way C．On the other hand D．On the contrary
4. A．pleased B．annoyed C．forced D．advised
5. A．demanded B．concluded C．promised D．mentioned
6. A．at B．for C．from D．after
7. A．announcing B．reading C．knowing D．saying
8. A．shame B．challenge C．pride D．honor
9. A．experiment B．research C．conflict D．trial
10. A．though B．while C．as D．unless
11. A．determined B．astonished C．satisfied D．concerned
12. A．predict B．imagine C．guess D．feel
13. A．Environment B．Society C．Circumstances D．Impressions
14. A．quickly B．extremely C．smoothly D．gradually
15. A．made up B．paid off C．took on D．burst out
16. A．attended B．received C．passed D．failed
17. A．accepted B．allowed C．admitted D．permitted
18. A．questioned B．convinced C．persuaded D．called
19. A．nodded B．laughed C．shouted D．joked
20. A．matter B．period C．waste D．length
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My father served in the army in _______ when he was in _____.
A. 1950’s; twenties B. the 1950s; his twenties
C. the 1950’s; the twenties D. 1950’s; the twenties
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When I was 5, my father worked the night shift as a nurse in a hospital. He was always carrying his stethoscope (听诊器) so naturally, so I called him “Dr. Saldivar” while I pressed his stethoscope against his chest. But my father, as a humble man, was always correcting me: “I am not a doctor, son, but you can be one.” I grew up feeling like I had no limits because of moments like this, which has helped me take risks personally and professionally in spite of the hardships I had to endure.
Being born to Mexican immigrants meant that my parents had to work very hard to provide for my family and I had to learn to struggle through school paperwork on my own, because my parents' English was limited and they couldn't always be there motivating us through the process. If I wanted to succeed academically, my perseverance, and strength would be tested.
Perseverance, strength and good education are the gateway to success. And this is especially true when you look at the obstacles that Latinos have to overcome to succeed in public schools. For instance, while the national high school dropout (辍学) rate has decreased significantly, we still have the highest dropout rate in the country. We are more likely to live in poverty and attend racially separated schools. These issues create many other problems for Latinos.
To help relieve my family burden, I found my first job when I was 14 at a local hotel. Despite the long hours on my new job, I worked hard. Meanwhile, I continually stressed the importance of getting a respectable education and did everything possible to get one step closer to making my dream a reality.
Nearly a decade later, I became the first in my family to graduate from the University of Southern California. Knowing the social, economic, and political struggles that a community faces, I began to pursue journalism to give the disadvantaged minorities a voice.
1.What inspired the author when he was a child?
A. His curiosity about the stethoscope. B. A nurse in his father's hospital.
C. The encouraging words from his father. D. The hardships he suffered.
2.The example in the third paragraph given by the author suggests ________.
A. more Latinos are receiving higher education in America
B. racial separation has long been forbidden in America
C. American education system is better constructed
D. Latino immigrants are still facing many problems
3.The author chose to become a journalist, hoping to ________.
A. speak for the disadvantaged Latinos B. enjoy a different life
C. show his success as a Latino D. repay the sacrifice his parents made
4.What can we learn from the author’s experience?
A. Immigration is an approach to personal success.
B. American Dream is difficult for the Latinos to achieve.
C. Disadvantaged Latinos are still facing many challenges.
D. Good education is a way to successful life.
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There was no one quite like my father in our town. When any other man had an extra dollar, he bought a drink; when Father had an extra dollar, he bought a book. Other people had pictures on their walls; we had books, 3000 of them, lining every vertical surface of our little four-room house.
Father was the most persistent scholar I ever knew. He earned seven degrees, attended 11 different colleges and universities, and in 1951, when he was 82, sent us a cheerful little note from England to say that he had just enrolled for a graduate course in Elizabethan literature at Oxford.
I was the immediate beneficiary of Father's unbelievable hunger to learn. Every spring, he would take me hiking through the mountains to study mineral formations. On clear winter nights, he would set up a telescope and wake me to view the stars. After I grew up, wherever I traveled around this earth, the stars remained my friends.
Plain, distinct speech was a particular concern of my father and he was constantly drilling me in the art of elocution （演讲技巧）.Before I was three, he was reading aloud to me from the Bible, Shakespeare and Mark Twain. Thereafter, read aloud to him so he could work on my diction. By the time I was in the fifth grade, I could recite from a whole range of classical literature and poetry.
Of course, there had been times as a young man, when I got tired of study and devoted my time to playing. Then Father would admonish me succinctly by quoting a saying from Shakespeare, "If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious （乏味的）as to work."
Obviously, his efforts were not entirely in vain, for my voice has enabled me to earn a fair livelihood. But that fact doesn't begin to define the enormous debt I owe my father.
1.What contributed to my father's being a successful scholar?
A.His gift for academic studies.
B.The academic environment in our town.
C.The wealth of his family.
D.His lifelong passion for knowledge.
2.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined words in Paragraph 5?
A.Criticize me briefly. B.Comfort me patiently.
C.Praise me gently. D.Challenge me bravely.
3.Which of the words below can best describe the author's father?
A.Stubborn and lazy. B.Kind and generous.
C.Consistent and strict. D.Understanding and moody.
4.What may be the best title for the passage?
A.A Successful Scholar B.Enormous Debt
C.Secrets of My livelihood D.Father and Son
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My father retired in 2008, _____ he has been devoting his time to gardening.
A.at which B.since when C.when D.after that
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