Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. Then waitress said there was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor(施主).
Then waitress later commented on my dad’s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!
After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don’t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.) and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without saying “thanks” to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say “thanks”. They shook hands as the soldier left.
Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her “thanks” to my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance time in addition to a $ 50 tip.
Everyone witnessed something exemplary(可作榜样的) in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to see more of this in the future.
1. What did the soldier do in response to the author’s father’s kindness?
A. He gave something to author’s dad.
B. He gave a big tip to the waitress.
C. He said thanks to the author’s dad in person.
D. He did a magic show for the author and her father.
2. The author considered her father’s action to be ____.
A. funny B. understandable
C. worthless D. honorable
3.Their passage mainly tells us that we should ____.
A. learn to be grateful to others
B. find ways to thank others
C. try to learn from each other
D. respect soldiers and waitresses
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Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. Then waitress said there was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor(施主).
Then waitress later commented on my dad’s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!
After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don’t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.) and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without saying “thanks” to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say “thanks”. They shook hands as the soldier left.
Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her “thanks” to my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance time in addition to a $ 50 tip.
Everyone witnessed something exemplary(可作榜样的) in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to see more of this in the future.
1. What did the soldier do in response to the author’s father’s kindness?
A. He gave something to author’s dad.
B. He gave a big tip to the waitress.
C. He said thanks to the author’s dad in person.
D. He did a magic show for the author and her father.
2. The author considered her father’s action to be ____.
A. funny B. understandable
C. worthless D. honorable
3.Their passage mainly tells us that we should ____.
A. learn to be grateful to others
B. find ways to thank others
C. try to learn from each other
D. respect soldiers and waitresses
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Just before Christmas, my daughter Katie and I went over to my dad ‘s place to decorate. While we worked on the tree, grand babies Decie and Johnny ______their great-grandfather Papa Cox. Their laughter and ______arguments must have reminded Papa of the past days when my brother and I were just their ______because I saw a twinkle in his 80-year-old eyes.
Hanging the ______decorations on Papa’s tree, I couldn’t help gently touching the very oldest of the glass balls. Those I made sure to ______from the uppermost branches, safely out of reach of tiny hands. When the tree was beautifully dressed and glowing, we bid my dad goodbye with lots of hugs and kisses and ______for home. Later that night, in the quiet darkness, I pulled my ______up close and lay down to rest and remember.
The Christmas I turned 16, while decorating the tree with Mama, I ______dropped and broke a decoration. The old glass ball was blue and its surface began to fall ______; it had been on our tree for as long as I could remember. ______, I bent to pick up the broken pieces and was surprised to find a tiny sheet of paper among the pieces. Unfolding it, I recognized my father’s penciled writing. Lifting my eyes, I saw my mother’s ______expression.
“Your daddy wrote that and ______it in that blue ball during our first Christmas together, just before you were born,” she said with a smile. I wouldn’t have believed it, ______the proof there in my hands. The daddy I knew always looked upon getting the tree decorated as a chore he wanted ______part in. In fact, sometimes he could be a bit of a lazy and mean man around the holidays! And yet this bit of ______paper proved that long ago my daddy had done something apparently romantic at Christmas.
Carefully laying the note aside, I cleaned up the broken pieces, wishing I couldsomehow______ the pieces. “ It’s OK , ” Mama said , encouraging me with a hug. “Just pick out another of the ______ones and folded the note back inside.”
______, as we celebrate the holidays without Mama, who we lost to cancer, my ______becomes more bitter. Each year as I decorate Papa’s tree, I relive the moment I shared with her that winter afternoon and tears of a sadness welled out.
As I carefully handle those old decorations , I love knowing that one holds a ______betweenPapa and Mama—one that was obvious to all who knew them. The note inside one of those old glass balls on Papa’s tree holds he heart of my parents’ marriage in three little words: “I love you.”.
1.A. amazed B. confused C. challenged D. entertained
2.A. occasional B. regular C. instant D. rare
3.A. height B. weight C. size D. shape
4.A. familiar B. expensive C. normal D. newest
5.A. hold B. suspend C. pick D. remove
6.A. returned B. headed C. drove D. ran
7.A. memories B. records C. images D. fancies
8.A. deliberately B. ridiculously C. clumsily D. generously
9.A. off B. down C. away D. over
10.A. Obviously B. Guiltily C. Responsibly D. Amazingly
11.A. admirable B. shameful C. fond D. reasonable
12.A. threw B. stuck C. seized D. dropped
13.A. as for B. regardless of C. except for D. instead of
14.A. most B. total C. best D. least
15.A. yellowed B. blackened C. blued D. red d en ed
16.A. reorganize B. reunite C. restart D. restore
17.A. new B. old C. small D. big
18.A. Meanwhile B. Still C. Though D. Now
19.A. decision B. regret C. discovery D. sympathy
20.A. appointment B. promise C. permission D. secret
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Abby and Ally are my dear daughters. Last week, we had an outing and we were really tired later that day. After enjoying good food, we headed back. Abby pushed the button as we awaited the elevator and suddenly Ally let out a sigh of disappointment.
“Oh wait, we can’t use the elevator,” Ally said, pointing to a sign near the elevator. Too tired to challenge her, both Abby and I followed her without looking around the corner to another set of elevators. “Oh, my god,” Ally said, visibly upset. “we can’t use the elevators either!They’re also reserved for the firefighters.” Abby looked at me. I looked at Abby. We both looked at the sign and then we stared at Ally to see if she was serious. She was. .
“Ally, the sign doesn’t say the elevators are reserved for firefighters,” Abby explained. “It says not to use the elevators in case of fire!With that, Ally took a longer look at the sign and actually read it instead of skimming it this time.
What’s the lesson here? You have to spend time reading signs, maps or recipes instead of just assuming you know what they say, or you might go through life climbing many flights of stairs when you could be taking the elevator.
It also got me thinking about how often we do this with reading. I wonder how many people just assume they know what a book says instead of actually spending time reading it, thus making wrong assumptions. How often have I neglected a book simply because I think I “know” what it says when I really just need to slow down, open the book, and focus on the reading?
1.Why did Abby believe what Ally said about the first elevator? (No more than12 words)
_______________________________________________________
2.What did the sign really say? (No more than 9 words)
________________________________________________________
3.How did Ally read the sign at first? (No more than5 words)
_________________________________________________________
4.How should we read a book according to the author? (No more than 8 words)
___________________________________________________________
高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last year my sixth-grader daughter ,Elizabeth ,was forced to put up with science .Her education week after week ,contained mindless memorization of big words like “batholith” and “saprophyte” She learned by heart the achievements of famous scientists who did things like “improved nuclear fusion(核聚变) “—never mind that she hasn’t the least idea of what nuclear fusion means .Elizabeth did very well (she’s good at memorizing things ). And now she hates science .My eighth-grand-son ,Ben ,also suffered from science education . Week after week he had to perform lab experiments with answers already known .Ben figured out how to guess the right answers ,so he got good grades .Now he hates science ,too.
Science can provide an exciting way to develop children’s curiosity .Science education should teach ways to ask questions and week answers .But my children got the mistaken idea in school than science is difficult dull and has no relation to their everyday interests .
As a physicist ,I am saddened and angered to see “the great science turnoff” I know that science is important in our lives .Yet studies prove that our schools are turning out millions of graduates who know almost nothing about and have almost no interest in science .What’s gone wrong ?Who is to blame ?
1.We learn from paragraph 1 that ________.
A.the writer was proud of Elizabeth and Ben
B.both Elizabeth and Ben could become scientists
C.Elizabeth had to learn much about great scientists
D.Ben was good at trying new ideas in lab experiments
2.The writer thinks that in science education we should first ________.
A.get students interested in the subject
B.answer students’ questions in delightful ways.
C.smooth out difficulties in lab experiments
D.explain the special terms clearly
3.By writing the text ,the author questions ________.
A.the difficulty level of the science texts
B.the way science is taught in school
C.the achievements of famous scientists
D.students’ poor records in science classes
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last summer I went on a two-day river rafting trip with my teenage daughter as the river guide. I was proud to see my baby girl ________ and confidently moving our raft through a variety of ______ white-water conditions. I also found it________to have my daughter giving commands and barking ______ as to when and how to paddle(用桨划船).
As we approached the largest ______ on the river I could feel my heart beating faster. Upon ______ the turbulent(湍急的) water, our boat got ________ on a large rock. I was in the front of the boat and reached ______ with my paddle, thinking I would help ______ us away from the rock. In the next instant I could feel myself falling out of the boat and into the river. I did have my moments of ______ and terror.
This resistance disappeared quickly, ______ I landed in the cold, powerfully turbulent water. ______ my high-quality flotation vest, I was pulled underwater, ______ thankfully, within seconds I popped(冒出) back up to the ______. A few moments later one of the other trip leaders called for me to ______ toward his boat, where I was quickly pulled up and in. I was shaken, out of breath, and quite ______to be out of the turbulent water.
An equivalent of this experience happens all the time in our lives. This is life. You cannot count on things going ______. When we do, we often ______ disappointed and unhappy. Resisting ______, which often arrives suddenly and unexpectedly, keeps us from ______ the scenario(可能要发生的事) unfolding before us clearly, and it can keep us from acting in ways that are smart and effective and that lead to results that make us feel good and proud of ourselves.
1.A. painfully B. gradually C. extremely D. skillfully
2.A. freezing B. challenging C. fascinating D. thrilling
3.A. ashamed B. annoying C. unbearable D. troublesome
4.A. opinions B. lectures C. orders D. lessons
5.A. rapid B. rock C. gap D. target
6.A. pouring B. pumping C. entering D. covering
7.A. occupied B. stuck C. rescued D. damaged
8.A. backward B. down C. forward D. across
9.A. scare B. hide C. pull D. push
10.A. excitement B. performance C. suffering D. resistance
11.A. before B. while C. because D. as
12.A. With B. Despite C. In D. Below
13.A. but B. therefore C. so D. or
14.A. boat B. surface C. water D. terror
15.A. wander B. flow C. float D. swing
16.A. shocked B. relieved C. disturbed D. embarrassed
17.A. potentially B. randomly C. smoothly D. quickly
18.A. wind up B. hurry up C. think up D. come up
19.A. change B. temptation C. pressure D. effort
20.A. assessing B. seeing C. appreciating D. minding
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the ________ . People walked in, between the cars ________ newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar ________ in most poor developing' countries.
While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of ________in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's ________ unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of ________ his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, hegot to the outside of our car. Out of ________ , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and ________ , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to ________the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly ________his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's ________ . It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control, ________ we decided to go on our way.
I ________and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in ________ ,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He ________our sympathy. Life hasn't been ________to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what ________is all about . facing life bravely.
1.A. signs B. crossroads C. stations D. theatre
2.A. giving B. buying C. selling D. throwing
3.A. scene B. play C. activity D. street
4.A. watching B. asking C. waiting D. changing
5.A. blocks B. crossings C. turns D. cars
6.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
7.A. expensive B. fashionable C. ragged D. splendid
8.A. pushed B. drove C. cleared D. felt
9.A. eventually B. quickly C. frequently D. happily
10.A. curiosity B. sympathy C. thirsty D. politeness
11.A. impatiently B. casually C. naturally D. carefully
12.A. keep B. return C. borrow D. count
13.A. searched for B. went through C. turned over D. looked for
14.A. hand B. arm C. face D. lap
15.A. still B. yet C. so D. but
16.A. gave up B. set off C. held on D. broke down
17.A. pain B. poverty C. sadness D. loneliness
18.A. refused B. enjoyed C. doubted D. cheated
19.A. rich B. unfair C. kind D. bad
20.A. kindness B. courage C. experience D. challenge
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It’s a familiar in most poor developing countries.
While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It’s unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum’s . It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way.
I broke down and even when I got home. Here’s a blind man, born in , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He our sympathy. Life hasn’t been to him, yet he’s giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about facing life bravely.
1. A. signs B. crossroads C. stations D. theatre
2. A. giving B. buying C. selling D. throwing
3.A. scene B. play C. activity D. street
4.A. watching B. asking C. waiting D. changing
5.A. blocks B. crossings C. turns D. cars
6.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
7.A. expensive B. fashionable C. ragged D. splendid
8.A. pushed B. drove C. cleared D. felt
9.A. eventually B. quickly C. frequently D. happily
10.A. curiosity B. sympathy C. thirsty D. politeness
11.A. impatiently B. casually C. naturally D. carefully
12.A. keep B. return C. borrow D. count
13.A. searched for B. went through C. turned over D. looked for
14.A. hand B. arm C. face D. lap
15.A. still B. yet C. so D. but
16.A. gave up B: set off C. held on D. broke down
17.A. pain B. poverty C. sadness D. loneliness
18.A. refused B. enjoyed C. doubted D. cheated
19.A. rich B. unfair C. kind D. bad
20.A. kindness B. courage C experience D. challenge
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
— Dad, we _________ the zoo-trip you promised us last week.
— Sorry my girls. I _______ to take you there this week, but I’ve been too busy.
A. expect; intend
B. had expected; had intended
C. are expecting; had intended
D. expected; intend
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My wife, Megan, and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID-19 in the news, but it was early in the outbreak and people were still_________their daily routines. Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly_________, we took precautions: We washed our hands with soap, did not_________food, and had no significantly close contact(接触).
A few days later, our friend called and_________us that she had tested positive for the coronavirus(冠状病毒)._________, the day after that, I started to feel a little_________and my head was also a bit cloudy. I woke up the next morning with a_________. That's when we realized that I might have_________the virus from our friend. Without any_________, Megan called our state's coronavirus hotline. We__________that we had been in touch with someone who had tested positive, and I was having__________. They quickly approved me to__________a test, through which my infection was eventually__________.
We immediately__________everyone we had been in touch with to let them know that I had tested positive. It was the__________thing to do. Although it is__________to tell people we might have given them a virus, not telling the truth would have been__________and irresponsible. It wasn't an option for us, and it shouldn't be an option for anyone in our__________.
While we have been isolated(隔离) in the hospital since the test, we have felt such love and__________from those around us and outside world. We don't have any particular reason to__________that everything will be OK.
1.A.breaking down B.calling up C.going about D.putting off
2.A.hungry B.fine C.strange D.proud
3.A.prepare B.enjoy C.share D.order
4.A.informed B.confused C.promised D.encouraged
5.A.Generally B.Deliberately C.Personally D.Unfortunately
6.A.annoyed B.energetic C.scared D.tired
7.A.caution B.fever C.decision D.wound
8.A.caught B.learned C.kept D.protected
9.A.delay B.time C.reason D.difficulty
10.A.suspected B.realized C.explained D.believed
11.A.fun B.symptoms C.patience D.questions
12.A.pass B.create C.decline D.receive
13.A.confirmed B.removed C.debated D.ignored
14.A.blamed B.called C.invited D.persuaded
15.A.crazy B.troublesome C.responsible D.traditional
16.A.hard B.great C.natural D.lucky
17.A.careless B.grateful C.normal D.selfish
18.A.favor B.discussion C.situation D.mind
19.A.hate B.concern C.power D.praise
20.A.assume B.imagine C.hope D.doubt
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Here I'd like to share one of my survival experiences with you.Last winter,we went skiing at Rocky Mountains. We had fun and enjoyed1.(we) during the daytime.However,when evening came,I got lost in a2. (violence) snowstorm.Before I knew it,I wandered off the path and lost touch with my family3.(total).Thinking about all the survival tips I had learnt on TV shows,I tried not4.(panic).I decided to stop moving around aimlessly and find shelter from freezing wind and snow first.Otherwise,my body temperature would get very low,5.could quickly kill me.I built a snow cave,6.(use) my skis.I gathered7.huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then I piled8.(branch) on myself,like a blanket,to stay as warm as I could.I ate snow and slept in my cave.The next morning,I went out to look for help,but9.vain.I had to return to my snow cave by following my tracks.After being stuck in the snow for three days,I finally10.(rescue) by a group of volunteer searchers.
高三英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析