Anna Schiferl hadn’t even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a text to her mom, one recent Saturday. Mon was right downstairs in the kitchen. The text? Anna wanted an egg for breakfast. Soon after, Joanna Schiferl called, “If you want to talk to me, Anna, come downstairs and see me!” Anna laughs about it now. “I was kind of being lazy,” she admits.
These days, many people with cell phones prefer texting to a phone call. And that’s creating a communication divide, of sorts—the talkers vs. the texters. Some would argue that it’s no big deal. But many experts say the most successful communicators will, of course, have the competence to do both. And they fear that more of us are unable to have—or at least are avoiding—the traditional face–to–face conversations.
Many professors say it is not common to see students outside of class. “I sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a question, they email me, often late at night,” says Renee Houston, a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state. “And they never call.”
As Anna sees it: “There are people you’ll text, but won’t call. It’s just a way to stay in touch with each other.” Some believe that scores of texts each day keep people more connected. “The problem is that the conversation isn’t very deep,” says Joseph Grenny, co-author of the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High.
“The problem has been there since we’ve had telephones—probably since the time of a telegraph,” Grenny says. Texting is just the latest way to do that. Though they may not always be so good at deep conversations themselves, Grenny suggests that parents model the behavior for their children and put down their own cell phones. He says that they also should set limits, as Anna’s mom did when she made the “no texting to people in the same house” rule.
1.According to Paragraph 1, Joanna .
A. was very strict with her daughter
B. did not know how to use a cell phone
C. was angry that her daughter got up late
D. did not have any breakfast that morning
2.The underlined word “competence” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.
A. chance B. ability C. courage D. patience
3.In Joseph Grenny’s opinion, .
A. cell phones make people lonelier
B. telephones help people communicate clearly
C. texting helps people have deeper conversations
D. talking should be encouraged instead of texting
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Why is communication important?
B. How does texting affect kids at school?
C. Is texting ruining the art of conversation?
D. How can we avoid one-sided conversations?
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Anna Schiferl hadn’t even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a text to her mom, one recent Saturday. Mon was right downstairs in the kitchen. The text? Anna wanted an egg for breakfast. Soon after, Joanna Schiferl called, “If you want to talk to me, Anna, come downstairs and see me!” Anna laughs about it now. “I was kind of being lazy,” she admits.
These days, many people with cell phones prefer texting to a phone call. And that’s creating a communication divide, of sorts—the talkers vs. the texters. Some would argue that it’s no big deal. But many experts say the most successful communicators will, of course, have the competence to do both. And they fear that more of us are unable to have—or at least are avoiding—the traditional face–to–face conversations.
Many professors say it is not common to see students outside of class. “I sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a question, they email me, often late at night,” says Renee Houston, a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state. “And they never call.”
As Anna sees it: “There are people you’ll text, but won’t call. It’s just a way to stay in touch with each other.” Some believe that scores of texts each day keep people more connected. “The problem is that the conversation isn’t very deep,” says Joseph Grenny, co-author of the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High.
“The problem has been there since we’ve had telephones—probably since the time of a telegraph,” Grenny says. Texting is just the latest way to do that. Though they may not always be so good at deep conversations themselves, Grenny suggests that parents model the behavior for their children and put down their own cell phones. He says that they also should set limits, as Anna’s mom did when she made the “no texting to people in the same house” rule.
1.According to Paragraph 1, Joanna .
A. was very strict with her daughter
B. did not know how to use a cell phone
C. was angry that her daughter got up late
D. did not have any breakfast that morning
2.The underlined word “competence” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.
A. chance B. ability C. courage D. patience
3.In Joseph Grenny’s opinion, .
A. cell phones make people lonelier
B. telephones help people communicate clearly
C. texting helps people have deeper conversations
D. talking should be encouraged instead of texting
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Why is communication important?
B. How does texting affect kids at school?
C. Is texting ruining the art of conversation?
D. How can we avoid one-sided conversations?
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
What’s the _____ of having a public open space where you can’t eat, drink or even simply hang out for a while?
A. sense B. matter C. case D. opinion
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When she got to know that she had passed the interview, the girl went to bed with a great weight _____ off her mind.
A.taking B.taken C.to take D.being taken
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Agatha Christin went out at night. She never 36 the night when she met a 37 many years ago.
That evening, she was going to a birthday party which 38 until 2 o’clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the 39 street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out 40 her. “Good morning, lady.” the man said in a 41 voice, “I don’t think you wish to 42 here!” “ What do you 43 ?”Agatha asked.
“ Your earrings, take them off!”
Agatha suddenly had a 44 idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat while she used 45 hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly 46 them on the ground.
“ 47 them and let me go, “ she said. The robber 48 that girl didn’t like the earrings at all, only trying to 49 the necklace. It would cost 50 , so he said, “ Give me your necklace.”
“ Oh, sir. It’s 51 worth much. Please let me 52 it.”
“Stop rubbish. Quick!”
With shaking hands Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber 53 , she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends,
The 54 cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken 55 cost only six pounds.
1.A.minded B.forgot C.remembered D.realized
2.A.friend B.beggar C.robber D.stranger
3.A.stayed B.ended C.began D.lasted
4.A.wide B.narrow C.quiet D.busy
5.A.at B.on C.in D.against
6.A.loud B.low C.sharp D.wild
7.A.come B.die C.fight D.meet
8.A.do B.make C.want D.ask
9.A.bright B.foolish C.funny D.safe
10.A.her right B.her left C.the other D.another
11.A.handed B.put C.passed D.threw
12.A.Take B.Accept C.Collect D.Pick
13.A.considered B.saw C.felt D.thought
14.A.keep B.own C.have D.guard
15.A.more B.less C.cheap D.expensive
16.A.really B.usually C.even D.not
17.A.wear B.keep C.save D.have
18.A.ran B.allowed C.disappeared D.agreed
19.A.loss B.luck C.jewelry D.earrings
20.A.away B.out C.off D.down
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
A.woke B.waken C.wake D.awake
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I reach Lhakpa Sherpa's apartment at noon on a Sunday. She runs out of the front door, hugs me, and _______ me inside. The _______ apartment is dimly lit. The living room has a few chairs, and a wall of sports medals from her two daughters’ gymnastic _______.
Lhakpa was the first Nepalese woman to climb up Everest(珠穆朗玛峰)and back _______, which she _______ in the spring of 2000. With nine summits(登顶),she holds the world record for _______.
During the interview, I'm _______ by her achievements - but also her _______ of resources. How is it that a woman with such _______ achievement and skill is without sponsorship, and must risk ________ to continue to climb the Himalayan mountains she loves?
She currently works at Whole Foods washing dishes, ________ minimum wage. Unable to ________ or drive a car, she walks to work and ________ takes an Uber to training destinations. "Climbing is my ________ out of washing dishes," Lhakpa tells me. "It is also the way to make a better life for the ________. Besides washing dishes, she is often ________ to inspire others, particularly women and single parents.
Her ________ is to climb Everest again in May 2020, followed by K2, a mountain whose summit she once tried to reach but ________ because of bad weather. She knows this plan is ambitious, ________ not crazy.
"Actually, all extreme ________ are crazy" she says. “But I want to show the world I can do it. I want to show women who look like me that they can do it, too."
1.A.locks B.allows C.follows D.welcomes
2.A.small B.big C.comfortable D.messy
3.A.classes B.skills C.rules D.meets
4.A.alone B.alive C.stressed out D.tired out
5.A.challenged B.attempted C.accomplished D.explored
6.A.journalists B.workers C.men D.women
7.A.struck B.frightened C.excited D.surrounded
8.A.lack B.demand C.management D.waste
9.A.tiny B.great C.extra D.personal
10.A.nothing B.everything C.miles D.years
11.A.paying B.raising C.making D.spending
12.A.control B.start C.afford D.sell
13.A.occasionally B.immediately C.practically D.urgently
14.A.reason B.service C.confidence D.way
15.A.boys B.girls C.students D.viewers
16.A.expected B.informed C.driven D.forced
17.A.advice B.belief C.dream D.promise
18.A.fled B.feared C.fell D.failed
19.A.if B.when C.though D.since
20.A.women B.athletes C.things D.circumstances
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—She got her first science fiction published. It turned out to be________.
—When was that?
—It was in 2008________ she was still in college.
A.a success; when B.success; that C.success; when D.a success; that
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—She got her first science fiction published. It turned out to be________.
—When was that?
—It was in 2009 ________ she was still in college.
A.success; that | B.a success; when |
C.success; when | D.a success; that |
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—She got her first science fiction published.It turned out to be _________.
—when was that?
—It Was in 2008__________ she was still in college.
A.success; that | B.a success;when | C.success; when | D.a success; that |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
It was not a serious illness, and she soon____ it.
A.got over B.got on with C.got around D.got out of
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析