When our son, Alex, was young, he hated to tr...

When our son, Alex, was young, he hated to travel. We endured refusals to visit one more museum, even if it was the Louvre. We coped with a child who resisted even a taste of onion soup in Paris and who insisted he would like nothing more than ordering room service at the hotel and watching TV.

Over the years, we have come up with several hard-earned but realistic strategies to help kids cope on long-distance trips.

First, we recognize that some children have trouble adjusting to new environments, food, time zones and schedules. So, in advance of a trip to England, we gave our son a taste of the new culture by making shepherd’s pie for supper. He loved the mashed potatoes, chopped meat and brown gravy（肉汁）. For Italy, we sampled homemade pesto（香蒜沙司） served over linguine（扁面条）. For Amsterdam, I cooked up a pot of comforting pea soup and baked a delicious apple pancake called pannekoeken. Then, when we traveled to these places, he ate these foods and they seemed like a taste of home.

In addition to food, we always sample the culture beforehand by reading books and renting movies from the countries we will be visiting. For Italy, the book Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino and the films Johnny Stecchino, Cinema Paradiso, and Il Postino gave our son a glimpse of the Italian way of life. For Britain, we rented Mr. Bean and Billy Elliot, and enjoyed stories by J.R.R. Tolkien and E. Nesbit. For Amsterdam, he finished The Diary of Anne Frank.

Before we leave home, we also ask Alex to go through our tour books and pick out activities that appeal to him. He was excited about visiting the London Dungeon and the Imperial War Museum, and taking a ride in the London Eye. They turned out to be big hits. Because Alex’s preferences were given equal attention, he was more tolerant of his parents’ selections, such as visiting Charters Cathedral and the Van Gogh Museum.

We’ve also learned the hard way that dragging our son out of bed early in the morning ,thus making him grumpy all day. Now that he is a teenager, we let him sleep in while we sip coffee at a café, work out at the hotel gym, or take a long walk. This makes our time together much more enjoyable

1．According to the writer, parents are advised to _______.

A. cook children’s favorite food

B. postpone traveling until the kids are in college

C. allow their kids a ride in the London Eye

D. take children’s interest and preferences into account

2．Cinema Paradiso and Il Postino are mentioned as _______.

A. particular desires of children         B. an approach to interest the future possible visit

C. highly appreciated films for tourists  D. comfortable activities children could pick out

3．The underlined word “grumpy” in the last paragraph is similar in meaning to _______.

A. bad-tempered           B. tolerant           C. energetic             D. nervous

4．Which of the following might serve as a possible title for this passage?

A. Kids and Parents.                             B. Joys of Traveling.

C. Whether You Go or Not.                       D. How to motivate Kids to travel

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My son has poliomyelitis (小儿麻痹)and he suffered from it a lot. When he was young, my wife and I took him to see so many doctors and got different kinds of treatments. But still, he couldn’t walk like a normal kid.

So he was laughed at by his peers for his walking style. His tears burnt our eyes like sulphuric acid (硫酸 ). Then, he became afraid of going to school. He wouldn’t go anymore.

One night, my wife had a breakdown and shouted at him, “I tell you, my kid, you might be like this forever. You are a freak in other people’s eyes, and perhaps it would never change. But in my eyes, in your dad’s eyes, you are not a freak! You are not! Even if you are, we love you and we will love you forever!” My son spoke nothing for two days. He didn’t eat or sleep. We could read he was hurt. We hoped something wonderful would fall in our family. On the third morning, he struggled to walk to my car, with his school bag in his hand of course. He raised his head high and hugged me, saying “want to go to school. Nothing will beat me.”

You know, from then on, he was never afraid of being mocked or despised anymore. If he couldn’t avoid these looks, he chose to look at them in the eyes. Later, something nice really happened and my son went to MIT. When he was asked how he managed to bear the pressure, he said, “Because of my parents.”

My dear fellows, if you care too much about how other people look at you or what their opinions are, you will never become what you want to be.

1.The author’s son was laughed at by his peers, because_________.

A. he didn’t do well in his lessons

B. he walked in a strange way

C. he was from a poor family

D. he often burst into tears

2.After hearing what the mother said, the son__________.

A. quarreled with his mother and left home angrily

B. went to school unwillingly without speaking anything

C. burst out crying complaining about his bad experience

D. didn’t say anything without eating or sleeping for two days

3.Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?

A. The boy was brave to face any difficulty after being encouraged by his mother.

B. The boy achieved success and was admitted to a famous university.

C. The boy finally could walk like a normal child after some treatments.

D. The boy owed his success to his parents and was grateful to them.

4.From the passage we can say the boy is_________.

A. confident and outgoing　　 B. brave and hard-working

C. wise and easy-going　　 D. determined and brave

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Curious about the world around him, my son____________ask me endless questions when he was young．

A．could           B．might            C．should           D．would

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Dad and I loved baseball and hated sleep. One midsummer dawn when I was nine, we drove to the local park with our baseballs, gloves, and Yankees caps.

“If you thought night baseball was a thrill, just wait,” Dad told me. “Morning air carries the ball like you’ve never seen.”

He was right. Our fastballs charged faster and landed more lightly. The echoes of our catches popped as the sun rose over the dew-sprinkled fields.

The park was all ours for about two hours. Then a young mother pushed her stroller toward us. When she neared, dad politely leaned-over the stroller, waved, and gave the baby his best smile.

The mother stared at him for a second, and then rushed away.

Dad covered his mouth with his hand and walked to the car. “Let’s go,” he said. “I’m not feeling well.”

A month earlier, Bell’s palsy(贝尔氏神经麻痹）had struck Dad, paralyzing the right side of his face. His smile, which once eased the pain of playground cuts and burst forth was gone.

As I slumped in the car, I began suspecting that our sunrise, park visit wasn’t about watching daylight lift around us. This was his effort to avoid stares.

After that day, Dad spent more time indoors and no longer wanted to play catch.

For Bell’s palsy suffers, most recover in several weeks. Other cases take a few months to heal. But after nine weeks of therapy, the doctor admitted she couldn’t help Dad.

Dad coped through humor. He occasionally grabbed erasable markers and drew an even-sided wide smile across his face. Other times, he practiced his Elvis impersonation, joking that his curled lips allowed him to perfect his performance of “Hound Dog”.

By the time I entered fourth grade that September, dad could blink his right eye and speak clearly again.But his smile still hadn’t returned.So I made a secret vow I would abstain from smiles of any kind.

Nothing about fourth grade made this easy. Classmates were both old enough to laugh about pop culture and young enough to appreciate jokes. Kids called me Frowny the Dwarf.(I was three foot ten.) Teachers accompanied me into hallways, asking what was wrong. Breaking the promise I had made myself was tempting, but I couldn’t let Dad not smile alone.

When I asked my PE coach, “What’s so great about smiling?” He made me do push-ups while the rest of the class played ball game. Then he called Dad.

I never learned what they discussed. But when I got off the school bus that afternoon, I saw Dad waiting for me, holding our gloves and ball. For the first time in months, we got in the family car and went to the park for a catch.

“It’s been too long,” he said.

Roughly a half-dozen fathers and sons lined the field with gloved arms in the air.

Dad couldn’t smile, but he beamed, and so did I. Sundown came quickly. The field’s white lights glowed, and everyone else left. But dad and I threw everything from curve balls to folly floaters into the night. We had catching up to do.

1.Why did Dad choose to play baseballs one summer dawn?

A.They could perform better in the morning.

B.Morning air was more suitable for playing baseball.

C.He tried to escape others attention to his face.

D.The park was empty and they could enjoy themselves

2.The underlined phrase “abstain from” in Paragraph 12 means_______.

A.seek for B.give up

C.recover from D.break into

3.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 13?

A.The boy lost his ability to smile.

B.The boy couldn’t appreciate pop culture

C.The boy must have suffered many wrongs.

D.The boy tried his best to make Father smile.

4.Why did the father accompany his son to the park for a catch that night?

A.He had made a complete recovery.

B.He thought night baseball was a thrill.

C.He was instructed by the PE coach to do so."

D.He intended his son to return to normal

5.Which of the following can best describe the author’s father?

A.Selfless and lucky

B.Responsible, and humorous.

C.Sensitive and stubborn.

D.Generous and determined.

6.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Losing My Father’s Smile

B.Making a Hidden Secret

C.Playing Baseball in the Morning

D.Recovering from a Face Illness

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When Robert Lee was in primary school, he hated to see his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. His parents had taught him and his older brother not to waste food. “They said it was bad,” says Robert, 27.

While 1. (study) finance and accounting at New York University, Robert remembered this lesson and joined Two Birds One Stone, a food rescue club at school 2. delivered, five days a week, uneaten pasta, vegetables and other leftovers (剩余食物) from the dining hall to nearby homeless 3. (shelter).

When Robert and fellow club member Louisa Chen entered a college 4. (compete), they came up with a slightly different idea for a food rescue non-profit group—5. (it) program wouldn’t have a donation minimum, would operate seven days a week, and would be staffed 6. (entire) by volunteers.

Surprisingly, 7. idea stood out. Robert and Louisa Chen won the first place. 8. the $1,000 prize, they founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC) in July 2013. In just the first few weeks, Robert s team delivered a donation of enough noodles and meatballs to feed 20 people in line at a New York City homeless shelter that had run out of food. Only a year into his finance job, Robert gave up his six- figure salary 9. (focus) on RLC. So far the organization 10. (reach) sixteen cities around the country.

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One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read:

For washing the car...........................................$5.00

For making my own bed this week...................$1.00

Going to the provision shop..............................$0.50

Playing with little sister ...................................$0.25

Taking out the rubbish......................................$1.00

Getting a good report card................................$5.00

And for sweeping the common corridor...........$2.00

Total .......................................................... ......$14.75

His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote:

For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me.....................................No Charge

For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you..............No Charge

For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose............................No Charge

When you add it all up, the full cost of my love...................................No Charge

Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said, “Mummy, I love you.” Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the “bill”“All paid.”.

1.What’s the best title for this passage?

2.The writer wrote the passage in order to ______.

3.How do you think of the mother in the passage?

4.From the last passage we know that ______.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Our mother didn’t trust us, my sister and me, to manage our own appearance when we were young. As a result, there were rules, and trends were largely ignored.

A few years ago, I was home for a visit when my mom, now in her early70s, called me into her bedroom. We were about ready to leave for dinner. “I don’t know what to wear,” she complained from her seat. “You girls always look so good.”

I paused in the doorway and looked at her, wondering if I’d misheard. “What do you mean?” I asked her. “You know what to wear.”

“No,” she answered. “I don’t. Can you pick something?”

I was so surprised.

This was the same woman who, in 1989, told my younger sister she wasn’t allowed to leave the house wearing a pair of ripped (有破洞的) jeans; the same woman who, in high school, called me while I was out at a party to ask if my hair was up. “You look better with it down.” she told me before I could answer.

I realized, suddenly, that my mother—always so strong—not only wanted my opinion, but needed my care.

I pulled a pair of blue jeans from the closet and a light blue sweater from her drawer. “Wear this with your black shoes.” I told her. She did.

My mother certainly doesn’t need anyone to take care of her. In fact, she still cares for my grandmother who lives with her. But with that one question, my mother and I started the role reversal (改变) that happens with all parents and all children, from caregiver to receiver.

Now, if I’m visiting or we’re together, it’s rare for her to wear anything without checking with me first.

I’m still always a bit surprised by her admission of the uncertainty.

But every so often, it seems like she asks me just to be able to disagree with my answer and pick out something on her own. And when she does, I just tell her what I think of the way she looks. Sometimes it’s “great” and sometimes it’s “awful”.

1.When the author was young, she ________.

A.could never know what to wear

B.always wore trendy clothes and hairstyles

C.was not allowed to go to parties at night

D.had to pick her clothes according to her mother’s rules

2.The first time the author’s mother asked her for advice on clothes, she _______.

A.came to realize that her mother needed her care

B.was happy to do something for her mother

C.was worried that her mother was too old to live alone

D.had no idea what was suitable for her mother

3.When the author gives her opinion about clothes, her mother _______.

A.always accepts her suggestions happily

B.sometimes chooses to follow her own ideas

C.is often surprised by what the author says

D.still shows uncertainty about what to wear

4.The author wrote this article mainly to ________.

A.show what it is like to have a strict mother

B.remind readers to visit their parents often

C.show how the role of parents and their children can change

D.stress her mother’s great influence on her clothes and hairstyles.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When he was a small boy, he had loved butterflies. Now a grown man with his first son to be born in a few weeks, he found 　　　 once again fascinated with a cocoon（茧）．He had 　　　 it at the side of the park path. Somehow the twig(嫩枝）had been knocked from the tree and the cocoon had 　　 undamaged and still woven to the branch.

As he had seen his mother do，he gently protected it by 　　 it in his handkerchief and carried it home. The cocoon found a 　　 home in a jar with holes in the lid. The man 　　 it every day. One day, for the first time，the cocoon moved. He watched more closely and soon the cocoon was trembling with activity but nothing else 　　 . The cocoon remained tightly glued to the twig and there was no 　　 of wings.

Finally the shaking became so 　　 ，the man thought the butterfly would die from the　 　　 .He removed the lid on the jar，took a sharp pen knife from his desk drawer and　 　　　 made a tiny slit(切口)in the side of the cocoon. Almost immediately，one wing appeared and then outstretched the other. The butterfly was 　　 !

It seemed to 　　 its freedom and walked along the edge of the jar. But it didn’t fly. At first the man thought the 　 54　 needed time to dry but time passed and still the butterfly did not 　　 .

The man was worried and called up his neighbor who 　　 high school science. He told the neighbor 　　 he had found the cocoon，placed it in the mason jar, and the terrible trembling as the butterfly struggled to get out. When he 　　 how he had carefully made a small slit in the cocoon，the teacher stopped him, “Oh, that is the 　　 . You see，the struggle is what gives the butterfly the strength to fly.”

And so it is with us. Sometimes it’s the struggles in life that 　　 us the most.

1.A. them　　　　 B. us　　 C. itself　　　 D. himself

2.A. searched　 　　 B. raised　 C. found　 D. pulled

3.A. survived　 B. appeared　 C. existed　　 D. hidden

4.A. hanging　 B. covering C. hiding　 D. wrapping

5.A. awful　　 B. temporary　 C. forever　　 D. luxurious

6.A. realized　　　 B. noticed　 C. watched　　 D. recognized

7.A. happened B. arose　 C. helped　　 D. proved

8.A. scene　　 B. mark　　 C. signal　　 D. sign

9.A. nervous　　 B. strong　 C. constant　 D. weak

10.A. struggle　 B. beat　 C. quarrel　　 D. fight

11.A. confidently　 B. finally　 C. carefully　　 D. proudly

12.A. different 　　 B. free　 C. happy　　 D. alive

13.A. hate　　 B. share　　 C. desire　　　 D. enjoy

14.A. wings　 B. arms　　 C. feet　　 D. hands

15.A. bring up　 B. get down　 C. take off　　 D. come out

16.A. observed　 B. invented　　 C. searched　　 D. taught

17.A. how　　 B. why　 C. when　　　 D. where

18.A. reported　 B. described C. expressed　 D. imagined

19.A. excuse　 B. purpose 　 C. reason　 D. evidence

20.A. strike　　 B. strengthen　　 C. trouble　　 D. impress

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My uncle was a quiet, cheerful man. He was ______ with fishing, and it was one of our young life to ______ him on his trip to the Country Brook. We were quite willing to word hard in the cornfield to finish the ______ day’s labor in season for an afternoon leisurely walk through the woods and along the brook side.

I well remember my first fishing trip. I have ______ been happier than when I received that first fishing pole from my uncle’s hand. It was a ______, sweet day of early summer; the long afternoon shadows of the trees lay cool across our path. My uncle, who knew by long experience where the best place that pickerel (梭子鱼) frequently visited,______ placed me at the most favorable point. I throw out my line as I had seen others, and waited ______ for a bite. Nothing came of it. “Try again.” said my uncle. Suddenly the bait (鱼饵)______ out of sight. Thinking “a fish ______”, I made a strong pull. Unfortunately I brought up a tangle of weeds. Again and again, I cast out my line with ______ arms, and drew it back empty. Feeling ______, I looked at my uncle. “Try once more,” he said, “we fishermen must have patience.”

Suddenly something tugged my line. “Uncle!” I cried, looking back in uncontrollable ______, “I’ve got a fish!” “Not ______,” said my uncle. As he spoke, the scared fish ______ into the middle of the stream. I had lost my prize. Therefore, overcome with bitter disappointment, I sat down in silence. My uncle refitted my bait, and told me to try my ______ once more.

“But remember, boy,” he said, with his wise smile, “never ______ of catching a fish ______ he is on the dry ground. Similarly, it is no use bragging of anything until it’s done, nor then,______, for it speaks for itself.”

Whenever I hear people boasting of something, I always remember the ______ by the brook side and the ______ caution of my uncle: “NEVER BRAG OF YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM.”

1.A. crazy　　 B. content　　 C. obsessed　　 D. happy

2.A. company　　 B. companion　　 C. track　　 D. accompany

3.A. necessary　　 B. extra　　 C. ordinary　　 D. extraordinary

4.A. even　　 B. ever　　 C. never　　 D. always

5.A. hot　　 B. heated　　 C. noisy　　 D. still

6.A. considerably　　 B. patiently　　 C. closely　　 D. considerately

7.A. carefully　　 B. leisurely　　 C. patiently　　 D. anxiously

8.A. rose　　 B. came　　 C. sank　　 D. lost

9.A. above all　　 B. at last　　 C. after all　　 D. at least

10.A. tiring　　 B. rising　　 C. aching　　 D. falling

11.A. worried　　 B. concerned　　 C. discouraged　　 D. puzzled

12.A. excitement　　 B. disappointment　　 C. surprise　　 D. satisfaction

13.A. still　　 B. even　　 C. yet　　 D. ev

14.A. shot　　 B. jumped　　 C. went　　 D. swam

15.A. hand　　 B. pole　　 C. luck　　 D. chance

16.A. brag　　 B. pride　　 C. proud　　 D. show

17.A. unless　　 B. until　　 C. while　　 D. when

18.A. too　　 B. also　　 C. either　　 D. as we

19.A. scenery　　 B. view　　 C. scene　　 D. sight

20.A. curious　　 B. generous　　 C. willing　　 D. wise

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to attend a Christian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church. To my 36 , Aaron invited me to go along.  I 37  accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was 38 about him. My husband 39  me to attend the concert, promising he would take care of our youngest. I hesitated.

Finally, it 40  me. Aaron was sixteen years old. How many 41  would I have to do something fun with him 42  he went away to college? And how many youth actually 43   their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for  teens?  The 44  was made. I would not miss this opportunity.

At the concert, I sat with Aaron in the third row, stuffing (填塞) cotton in my ears to block out the 45 , ear-splitting music of the first performer. I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they clapped, and never let anyone know how 46 I was to feel  the  floor  vibrate (震动) beneath my feet. Aaron and his friends were 47  at my enthusiasm.

By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed. 48  did my son's teenage years. 49  he was in college and away from home. I missed him more than I could say. On days when I was especially 50  for his ready smile and his teasing manner, I would think back to the concert we attended and be thankful once again  that  I  didn't 51  an opportunity to spend time with my son.

Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but we are still very 52 . Some days he calls just to 53  and tell me about his day. I drop everything and 54 the moment, knowing these times too shall 55 .

1.A. amazement      B. agreement        C. argument     D. disappointment

2.A. hardly         B. suddenly     C. readily          D. rapidly

3.A. crazy          B. merciful     C. patient      D. concerned

4.A. prevented      B. encouraged       C. stopped      D. refused

5.A. determined     B. hit          C. controlled       D. annoyed

6. A. opportunities     B. years            C. festivals        D. moments

7.A. after          B. since            C. when         D. before

8.A. invited            B. advised      C. allowed      D. promised

9.A. invitation     B. design           C. demand       D. decision

10. A. silly            B. pleasant     C. loud         D. sweet

11. A. excited          B. nervous      C. curious      D. surprised

12. A. puzzled          B. annoyed      C. amused       D. disappointed

13.A. Such          B. Neither      C. So           D. Either

14.A. In no time        B. In time      C. At a time        D. At the time

15.A. tired         B. worried      C. upset            D. lonely

16. A. have         B. miss         C. obtain           D. grasp

17. A. close            B. open         C. young            D. positive

18.A. talk          B. speak            C. chat         D. communicate

19. A. wait         B. spend            C. listen           D. enjoy

20.A. pass          B. gain         C. lose         D. keep

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