Like most July days, it was hot．I stepped int...

It was blazing hot, just like most July days. I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a

chocolate ice-cream. It was an old woman bent over a table near the door. Her back was so badly twisted that her face nearly touched the tabletop. I sat down facing her a couple of tables away.

“Poor woman,” I thought, “What does she get out of life? Why God let people live so long past their prime?”

As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years... In minutes, the two of them were trembling with laughter.

I looked again at the first woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself. I was wearing a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her hands sparking with gold rings. I was sad. She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the pieces of my life together. She had millions of wonderful memories to recall. I sat alone. She was sharing the day with a good friend. I was secretly worried about getting old. She was old, but it wasn’t hurting her.

As I left the shop, I thought of my foolish question about God letting people live past their prime. Why, that woman was more alive, more sensitive to life than I was. Age has not bent her spirit.

1.From the passage we know that the ice-shop _________.

A. changed a lot in the past              B. had only a couple of tables

C. started its business 70 years ago.               D. had only women shoppers.

2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “prime” in this passage?

A. miserable life

B. wonderful experience

C. long career

D. time of great strength, beauty, vigor(活力)

3. The writer implies all of the following except that _________.

A. the old lady had lived a full and satisfying life

B. the writer had more problems than the old lady

C. the old lady was very lonely and sad

D. the old lady had learned to enjoy the simple things in life

4. Which of the following is the conclusion the writer made about the old lady?

A. She was more alive and sensitive to life than the writer.

B. She considered the young man pitiable.

C. She was to be pitied for her old age.

D. People should not be allowed to live when they are too old.

5.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A. To tell us the life of old people

B. To show that old age does not mean being short of spirit.

C. To show the difference between the old and the young.

D. To make the reader have a pity on the old people.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Like most July days, it was hot．I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream．It was a very21store with little round tables and chairs．

As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a22near the door．Her back was so 23twisted （扭曲） by some misfortune that her face nearly24the tabletop．1 sat down25  her a couple of tables away．

"Poor woman," I thought．"What does she26life? Why does God let people live so long past their prime （盛年）?"

As I thought, another27lady entered the shop and sat down with her．Soon the two of them were28childhood days．They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years．In minutes, the two of them were shaking with29.

I looked again at the first woman, then in the30on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself．I was wearing a dirty shirt．She was31dressed in white, her face carefully made up and her hands32with gold rings．I was33 ．She was laughing．I was putting the34of my life together．She had millions of35memories to recall．36I was worried about getting old．She was old, but it wasn't37her．As I left the shop, I thought of my38question about God letting people live past their prime．Why, that woman was more 39to life than I was．Age has not40her spirit．

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was an extremely hot spring day. The ______ felt more like July than May. A thunderstorm had passed over earlier but now the clouds were clearing and the sun had ______. Steam was coming off the ______ sidewalk as I parked my car next to the parking meter (a coin-operated timer) and ______ a coin into it. I headed into the local charity store to buy my son a shirt. The air conditioning inside was a welcome ______ from the heat outside.

After I made my purchase I walked back out into the ______. I got in my car but had to wait to ______ because of all the cars lined up at the red stop light. I looked out of my car window and saw ______ on the sidewalk. A single butterfly was ______ moving its wings up and down but not getting off the ground. What’s worse, it was ______ in front of a truck’s tyre. Without thinking I got out of my car, held my hand ______ so the truck driver wouldn't move forward, and ______ down to look at the butterfly. One of its legs was ______ in what looked like spilt milk. I reached down and gently ______ the butterfly in my hands. I lifted its leg up and suddenly it was ______. I opened my hands and up it flew towards the shining sun. My own eyes shone brighter and my own heart felt ______ as I watched it.

Now a lot of people might wonder why I would ______ into traffic like that to rescue a single butterfly. All I can say is that my heart was ______ me at that moment. And when I was done I felt more like my true self than I had all day.

The truth is that the more love you ______ in your life, the more love you will take with you. Fill your days with______ and love then. And your heart will feel as light as a butterfly.

1.A.temperature B.atmosphere C.condition D.climate

2.A.fallen B.disappeared C.returned D.risen

3.A.muddy B.wet C.crowded D.smooth

4.A.withdrew B.dropped C.struck D.threw

5.A.message B.sign C.discovery D.relief

6.A.heat B.rain C.store D.thunderstorm

7.A.live through B.hold up C.pull out D.check out

8.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything

9.A.gracefully B.casually C.calmly D.wildly

10.A.right B.simply C.rarely D.properly

11.A.out B.back C.down D.up

12.A.settle B.fell C.lay D.bent

13.A.lost B.absorbed C.stuck D.occupied

14.A.caught B.trapped C.cupped D.pulled

15.A.free B.missing C.alive D.broken

16.A.emptier B.lighter C.heavier D.stranger

17.A.pass by B.come about C.step out D.look out

18.A.guiding B.accompanying C.forcing D.requesting

19.A.obtain B.share C.receive D.demand

20.A.determination B.wisdom C.honesty D.goodness

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The cracked step four years ago was the start of it. That day, I awoke tired—the children were tiny and needing so much—and I had a golden afternoon of rest ahead, my mother stepping in to allow me to catch up on my sleep. I dropped them off and drove home—the sun shining and my bed signaling. As I was about to enter the house, I caught sight of a deep crack beneath my feet.

Without thinking, I turned around, walked back to the car and drove to a DIY store. Four hours later, I had all the tools, mixed my own cement, filled in the crack and repaired the foundation. Perfect. As I stood up to take a photo of my handiwork, I realized that I was trembling. I’d forgotten my shot at a nice long nap, and my children were already on their way home. That sleep... that promise to self was broken, because I had focused, instead, on the crack in the step.

Suddenly, everything started to hurt. My head, my throat, my back. I couldn’t stop shaking. What earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced. This is when we overwork and overthink to the point of breaking down. Ironically (讽刺地), for many of us, it is only when we have no choice— when we fall ill—that we learn to listen. For me, when that crack ended in a hospital stay which sent me to bed for two unmoving weeks when my body worked to clear two different infections, the lesson is ever present. I did it to myself—a whole twisted spin on DIY.

Sadly it took another two ridiculous DIY projects to finally get through. The cracks will never be fully filled. Focus, then, on your own inner core, the feeding of light, fire and strength.

1.What made the author so sleepy in the first place?

A.Taking care of the kids. B.Asking her mother for help.

C.Driving to her mother’s house D.Dealing with DIY projects.

2.How did the author feel as soon as she finished her repair work?

A.Regretful B.Upset

C.Proud D.Thankful

3.What can be implied from Paragraph 3?

A.Our health is ignored deliberately.

B.Our body will respond to what we do.

C.The author took her mother’s advice.

D.The author was infected before the DIY.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To describe an unfortunate event.

B.To show the danger of DIY.

C.To stress the importance of sleep.

D.To encourage focusing on oneself.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was the last day of July and the long hot summer was drawing to a close As for me．1 was out of spirits，and，if the truth must be told, out of money as well，During the past year I had not managed my finances as carefully as usual；and 1 was now limited to spending the autumn economically between my mother’s cottage at Hampstead and my own in town.

My father had been dead for some years，and my sister and 1 were the sole survivors of a family of five children. My father was a drawing-master before me He had been highly successful in his profession and my mother and sister were left economically independent after his death.

The view of London below me had sunk into the black shadow of the cloudy night, when I stood before the gate of my mother’s cottage I had hardly rung the bell．When the house door was opened violently．My worthy Italian friend，Professor Pesca，appeared in the servant’s place，and rushed out joyously to receive me．

I had first become acquainted(熟悉)with my Italian friend at certain great houses，where he taught Italian and I taught drawing What I then knew of the history of his life was that he had left Italy for political reasons and that he had been respectably established for many years in London as a teacher of languages It once happened that I saved him from certain death by drowning while we

were swimming in the sea at Brighton Afterwards he overwhelmed(淹没)me with the wildest expressions of affection and exclaimed passionately, that he would hold his life at my disposal from then on, and declared that he should never be happy again until he had had the opportunity of proving his gratitude．Little did I think that the occasion to serve me was soon to come．

Pesca dragged me in by both hands into the parlor, where my mother sat by the open window, laughing and fanning herself．Pesca was one of her especial favorites，and his wildest strange acts were always pardonable in her eyes．

“Now, my good dears．”began Pesca．“listen to me The time has come I recite my good news．I speak at last…'Hear, hear!”said my mother, humoring the joke“I go back into my life，and I address myself to the noblest of men，who found me dead at the bottom of the sea，and who pulled me up to the top. What did I say when l got into my own life and my own clothes again? I said that my life belonged to my dear friend，Walter, for the rest of my days Now,”cried the enthusiastic little mall at the top of his voice．“happiness bursts out of me at every pore of my skin．For I have found a job for you”

1.The first two paragraphs of the passage serve as an introduction to——

A. the financial situation the writer then faced　

B. the season that the story was set in

C. the family members of the writer　　　　　　

D. the successful profession of the writer’s father

2.The underlined word‘‘sole’’in the second paragraph probably means‘‘　　　　　　 ”

A．main　　 　　　　 B. only　　 　　　　 C. lucky 　　　　　 D. possible

3.It can be learned from the passage that Pesca 　　　　　　　

A. used to be a politician　　 　　　　　

B. was a successful drawing-master

C. was quite close to the mother 　　　

D. wanted to give the writer some money in return

4.According to the last paragraph，Pesca was more than happy because 　　　　　　　 　　　　

A. he went back into his life　　　　　　

B . he met his dear friend again

C. his friend ever saved his life　　　　

D. he had done something good for his friend

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

It was a hot July day. The five boys and I wanted to find some new tricks to play. “Hey!” Ned said, “We haven’t climbed the cliff for a long while.” “Let’s go!” said someone else. And off they went. I hesitated. I longed to be brave and active, like them, but I’d been a sickly child most of my eight years and my mother often told me not to adventure.

“Come on!” called Jerry, my best friend. “Just because you’ve been sick is no reason to be timid.” “I’m coming!” I yelled, and ran along after them.

Through the park and into the woods, we finally approached the cliff, which was only about 60 feet high, but to me it just seemed impossible because it was almost vertical (垂直的).

One by one, the other boys began to climb upward. Then trembling and sweating, I began to climb, my heart beating widely in my skinny chest. At some point, I looked back and was horrified. The ground at the base of the cliff seemed very far below; one slip and I would fall. Soon, the boys were u to the top. Then they left, leaving me clinging (紧握) to the rock alone.

I looked down and was overcome by dizziness: I could never climb back down. It was much too far to go and I would fall and die. But the way up to the top was even worse — higher, steeper and more dangerous; I would never make it.

Time passed and it was getting dark. I began to sob.

After what seemed one hundred years, I heard my father’s comforting voice: “Come on down, boy.”

“No, I can’t,” I howl. “It’s too far, it is too hard, I can’t do it.”

“Listen to me,” my father said. “Don’t think about how far it is and all you have to think about is taking one little step.” I inched backward. Eventually I took the last step down onto rocks at the bottom.

Now whenever I’m faced with a frightening situation, I’ll remind myself not to look at the rocks far below, but at the first small and relatively easy step, feeling a sense of accomplishment with each move, until I have done what I wanted to do.

1.Why did the writer hesitate to climb the cliff at first?(no more than 10 words)

2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 probably mean? (no more than 2 words)

3.How does the writer like the cliff?(no more than 10 words)

4.What is the embarrassing situation the writer have to face in Paragraph 5? (no more than 15 words)

5.What’s your attitude towards “fear” in life? Please explain.(no more than 20 words)

高三英语阅读表达中等难度题查看答案及解析

I stepped outside into a beautiful summer day. The sun made everything look bright and cheerful. It would have been an excellent day for a picnic—if I still had a __ someone to picnic with.

Nobody would have suspected the thunderstorm going on inside my heart. Lightning illuminated (照亮）hidden emotions briefly, followed by a series of __ hopes. Small drops of tears poured down, washing off what remained of my romantic dreams. .

I sat at the bus stop with a book, reading the __ paragraph for the fifth time and trying to look unconcerned about my internal (内心的）weather patterns. Sunglasses __ my puffy (肿胀的）eyes and returned the reflection of a nearby flower. I will never love __ Love is just an illusion (幻觉)leading __

I was so __ in my thoughts, so I didn't notice the man taking a __ beside me. "Excuse me, Miss, but I couldn't __ noticing that you're reading O. Henry. He's my favorite author."

His deep __ surprised me. His __ smile warmed up my damp heart and __ some of the storm clouds. "He's my favorite as well." I tried to __ his smile.

We spent the next fifteen minutes talking about __ and its influence in today's culture. The bus came and went. We __ not to notice.

“__ ，my name is Mark." As his __ hand shook mine, an electric current coursed through me. "

Do you care to __ me for lunch?" he added, ignoring my blushing (绯红的）cheeks. "Let's start all over again, shall we? I'm __ about what 1 did yesterday. I will never make you angry again."

A __ appeared, leading the way to a heart of gold. I followed it.

1.A. special　　 B. clever　　 C. happy　　 D. rich

2.A. lasting　　 B. ruined　　 C. fresh　　 D. high

3.A. difficult　　 B. funny　　 C. same　　 D. next

4.A. hurt　　 B. masked　　 C. blinded　　 D. cupped

5.A. first　　 B. less　　 C. alone　　 D. again

6.A. nowhere　　 B. forward　　 C. outside　　 D. downstairs

7.A. interested　　 B. puzzled　　 C. absorbed　　 D. surprised

8.A. chance　　 B. picture　　 C. drink　　 D. seat

9.A. imagine　　 B. appreciate　　 C. help　　 D. start

10.A. love　　 B. voice　　 C. thought　　 D. understanding

11.A. mysterious　　 B. forced　　 C. proud　　 D. friendly

12.A. blew away　　 B. brought back　　 C. gathered up　　 D. figured out

13.A. ignore　　 B. return　　 C. describe　　 D. stop

14.A. literature　　 B. friendship　　 C. weather　　 D. history

15.A. happened　　 B. agreed　　 C. pretended　　 D. expected　　 .

16.A. In return　　 B. To begin with　　 C. On the other hand　　 D. By the way

17.A. bare　　 B. warm　　 C. strange　　 D. skinny

18.A. take　　 B. thank　　 C. join　　 D. pay

19.A. worried　　 B. curious　　 、　　 C. excited　　 D. sorry

20.A. rainbow　　 B. rainstorm　　 ‘　　 C. thunderstorm　　 D. sandstorm

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I stepped outside into a beautiful summer day. The sun made everything look bright and cheerful. It would have been an excellent day for a picnic—if I still had a __ someone to picnic with.

Nobody would have suspected the thunderstorm going on inside my heart. Lightning illuminated (照亮）hidden emotions briefly, followed by a series of __ hopes. Small drops of tears poured down, washing off what remained of my romantic dreams. .

I sat at the bus stop with a book, reading the __ paragraph for the fifth time and trying to look unconcerned about my internal (内心的）weather patterns. Sunglasses __ my puffy (肿胀的）eyes and returned the reflection of a nearby flower. I will never love __ Love is just an illusion (幻觉)leading __

I was so __ in my thoughts, so I didn't notice the man taking a __ beside me. "Excuse me, Miss, but I couldn't __ noticing that you're reading O. Henry. He's my favorite author."

His deep __ surprised me. His __ smile warmed up my damp heart and __ some of the storm clouds. "He's my favorite as well." I tried to __ his smile.

We spent the next fifteen minutes talking about __ and its influence in today's culture. The bus came and went. We __ not to notice.

“__ ，my name is Mark." As his __ hand shook mine, an electric current coursed through me. "

Do you care to __ me for lunch?" he added, ignoring my blushing (绯红的）cheeks. "Let's start all over again, shall we? I'm __ about what 1 did yesterday. I will never make you angry again."

A __ appeared, leading the way to a heart of gold. I followed it.

1.A. special　　 B. clever　　 C. happy　　 D. rich

2.A. lasting　　 B. ruined　　 C. fresh　　 D. high

3.A. difficult　　 B. funny　　 C. same　　 D. next

4.A. hurt　　 B. masked　　 C. blinded　　 D. cupped

5.A. first　　 B. less　　 C. alone　　 D. again

6.A. nowhere　　 B. forward　　 C. outside　　 D. downstairs

7.A. interested　　 B. puzzled　　 C. absorbed　　 D. surprised

8.A. chance　　 B. picture　　 C. drink　　 D. seat

9.A. imagine　　 B. appreciate　　 C. help　　 D. start

10.A. love　　 B. voice　　 C. thought　　 D. understanding

11.A. mysterious　　 B. forced　　 C. proud　　 D. friendly

12.A. blew away　　 B. brought back　　 C. gathered up　　 D. figured out

13.A. ignore　　 B. return　　 C. describe　　 D. stop

14.A. literature　　 B. friendship　　 C. weather　　 D. history

15.A. happened　　 B. agreed　　 C. pretended　　 D. expected　　 .

16.A. In return　　 B. To begin with　　 C. On the other hand　　 D. By the way

17.A. bare　　 B. warm　　 C. strange　　 D. skinny

18.A. take　　 B. thank　　 C. join　　 D. pay

19.A. worried　　 B. curious　　 、　　 C. excited　　 D. sorry

20.A. rainbow　　 B. rainstorm　　 ‘　　 C. thunderstorm　　 D. sandstorm

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A Single Butterfly

It was a boiling Spring day. The temperatures felt more like July than May. A thunderstorm had passed over earlier but now the clouds were _______ and the sun had returned. Steam was coming off the _______ sidewalk as I parked my car next to the meter and tossed a quarter into it. I _______ into the local store to buy my son a shirt. The air conditioning in there was a welcome _______ from the heat outside.

After I made my _______ I walked back out into the heat. I got in my car but had to _______ to pull out because of all the cars _______ at the red stop light. I looked out of my car window and saw something on the pavement. A single butterfly was _______ fluttering its wings but not getting off the _______. It was right in front of a truck's ________ too.

Without thinking I got out of my car, held my hand up so the truck driver wouldn't ________ forward, and bent down to look at the butterfly.　 One of its ________ was stuck in what looked like spilt soda. I reached down and as gently as I could ________ the butterfly in my hands. I lifted its leg up and suddenly it was ________. I opened my hands and up it flew towards the ________ sun. My own eyes shined brighter and my own heart felt ________ as I watched it.

Now a lot of people might ________ why I would step out into traffic like that to ________ a single butterfly. All I can say is that my heart was ________ me at that moment. And when I was done I felt more like my true self than I had all day.

Fill your days with grace, goodness, and love. And your ________ will feel as light as a butterfly.

1.A.gathering B.floating C.disappearing D.darkening

2.A.wet B.narrow C.dirty D.straight

3.A.dragged B.slipped C.broke D.headed

4.A.greeting B.relief C.notice D.sign

5.A.choice B.purchase C.arrangement D.promise

6.A.attempt B.decide C.wait D.struggle

7.A.shown up B.settled down C.broken down D.lined up

8.A.quickly B.beautifully C.steadily D.excitedly

9.A.branch B.ground C.flower D.nest

10.A.mirror B.side C.tyre D.window

11.A.move B.look C.ran D.bend

12.A.parts B.eyes C.wings D.legs

13.A.snapped B.cupped C.raised D.covered

14.A.afraid B.awake C.free D.calm

15.A.shining B.burning C.distant D.rising

16.A.blanker B.emptier C.softer D.lighter

17.A.suspect B.wonder C.blame D.analyze

18.A.rescue B.observe C.catch D.follow

19.A.influencing B.opposing C.beating D.guiding

20.A.observation B.body C.heart D.attention

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I remember that it was a few years ago, an old woman stepped into my video store, along with her daughter. The_______was displaying a serious state of impatience, _______her watch every few seconds. If the daughter had possessed a leash（绳子）, her mother would have been_______to it as a means of pulling her along to_______the rush of other shoppers.

Walking over, I asked_______I could help her. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a _______on a piece of paper. _______rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to_______with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her_______for a moment. As we walked along the back of the store, I________its floor plan (平面图): old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fictions. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and ________conversation.

I said to her daughter, “_______some advice?” “Of course not,” said the daughter. “Cherish ________,” I said. “When she’s gone, it’s the little ________that come back to you. Times like this. I know.” It was ________. I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her ________.

Together they made their way towards the store's resting area. They sat there for a moment, side by side, _______the holiday crowds. Then the daughter glanced over and immediately ______ her mother lovingly. And slowly she placed her arm with ______unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and ________guided her back into the crowd.

1.A.merchant B.waitress C.mother D.daughter

2.A.fixing B.removing C.checking D.adjusting

3.A.fastened B.devoted C.accustomed D.applied

4.A.break away from B.make way for C.get along with D.keep pace with

5.A.when B.whether C.why D.how

6.A.tip B.title C.ticket D.receipt

7.A.Apart from B.As to C.Rather than D.Regardless of

8.A.communicate B.jog C.trade D.walk

9.A.stay B.holiday C.company D.time

10.A.described B.blamed C.appreciated D.corrected

11.A.casual B.attractive C.severe D.convincing

12.A.Prepare B.Mind C.Lack D.Offer

13.A.her B.me C.herself D.yourself

14.A.feelings B.presents C.chances D.moments

15.A.reasonable B.possible C.true D.appropriate

16.A.desperate B.upset C.puzzled D.astonished

17.A.approaching B.evaluating C.observing D.expecting

18.A.attended B.found C.recognized D.watched

19.A.apparently B.suddenly C.basically D.gradually

20.A.accidentally B.gently C.smoothly D.randomly

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析