"Joe? Is that you?" The woman speaking to me at the baseball game looked a little familiar. "Marci?" I asked.
"It IS you!" she cried out, smiling broadly. "Gosh, it's good to see you again!"
It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the past few decades, I've wondered about her. I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci. So meeting her at the baseball game was really out of expectation.
We spent a few minutes talking about our lives—the good old, bad old days. Then Marci grew quiet for a moment. “You know, Joe,” she said, “ I’ve always wanted to tell you…how…how sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and mentally.” I was a little embarrassed. I turned and looked at her. “It’s OK,” I said, “No big deal!” “But I was such a jerk.” she continued. Yes you were, I thought. “We were both pretty young,” I smiled. “I know.” she said, “It’s just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you. And I’ve wanted to tell you that I’m sorry.”
The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief. “OK,” I said. "Apology accepted!” Overcome by the sweetness of the moment, I reached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just then, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer, and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, wonderful feeling of our brief exchange was still there, and continues to this day whenever I think about it .
It isn't enough to just say “I’m sorry” and "You're forgiven." But when those words are truly felt and sincerely expressed, they can open the door to miracles of the heart. Forgiveness can bring peace to an injured soul—even years after the fact. Even at a baseball game.
1.What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20th century according to the passage?
A. Happy. B. Busy. C. Hard. D. Simple.
2.What does the underlined word “jerk” in the third paragraph mean?
A. A humorous person.
B. A cruel person.
C. A careless person.
D. An honest person.
3.Why did Marci look in relief after talking with the author?
A. Because her favorite team won the game.
B. Because she learned Joe was living a good life.
C. Because she made an apology to the author.
D. Because she found she was not mean any longer.
4.What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Excitement of A Baseball Game
B. Mental Burden of A Woman
C. Miracles of Forgiveness
D. Relief of Finding A friend
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
"Joe? Is that you?" The woman speaking to me at the baseball game looked a little familiar. "Marci?" I asked.
"It IS you!" she cried out, smiling broadly. "Gosh, it's good to see you again!"
It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the past few decades, I've wondered about her. I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci. So meeting her at the baseball game was really out of expectation.
We spent a few minutes talking about our lives—the good old, bad old days. Then Marci grew quiet for a moment. “You know, Joe,” she said, “ I’ve always wanted to tell you…how…how sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and mentally.” I was a little embarrassed. I turned and looked at her. “It’s OK,” I said, “No big deal!” “But I was such a jerk.” she continued. Yes you were, I thought. “We were both pretty young,” I smiled. “I know.” she said, “It’s just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you. And I’ve wanted to tell you that I’m sorry.”
The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief. “OK,” I said. "Apology accepted!” Overcome by the sweetness of the moment, I reached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just then, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer, and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, wonderful feeling of our brief exchange was still there, and continues to this day whenever I think about it .
It isn't enough to just say “I’m sorry” and "You're forgiven." But when those words are truly felt and sincerely expressed, they can open the door to miracles of the heart. Forgiveness can bring peace to an injured soul—even years after the fact. Even at a baseball game.
1.What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20th century according to the passage?
A. Happy. B. Busy. C. Hard. D. Simple.
2.What does the underlined word “jerk” in the third paragraph mean?
A. A humorous person.
B. A cruel person.
C. A careless person.
D. An honest person.
3.Why did Marci look in relief after talking with the author?
A. Because her favorite team won the game.
B. Because she learned Joe was living a good life.
C. Because she made an apology to the author.
D. Because she found she was not mean any longer.
4.What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Excitement of A Baseball Game
B. Mental Burden of A Woman
C. Miracles of Forgiveness
D. Relief of Finding A friend
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
"I wish you’d look at me when I'm trying to speak to you!" the teacher said________.
A．excitedly B．pleasantly C．hopefully D．angrily
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
At a psychology conference in England years ago, a woman said to me: “I’ll knock you up in the morning.” I was taken aback by her strange suggestion, but it occurred to me that I might not have understood what she really meant. As it turned out, what she had meant was, “I’ll knock on your door in the morning so that we can meet for breakfast to discuss the panel we’re on.”
This example of the difference in the meaning of “knock you up” in British and American English shows the complicated situations that can result from cultural misunderstandings. A cultural misunderstanding occurs when something — a word, gesture, object, social context, or almost anything you can think of — has a different meaning in two cultures. Sometimes the misunderstandings get resolved, sometimes they lead nowhere, and sometimes they can become the starting point of something much more extreme, from love to war.
Race is one area where cultural misunderstandings are common. We Americans tend to assume that racial categories are biological rather than social, so it may not occur to us that people from other cultures have a different set of racial concepts and classify themselves and us differently. Some African Americans complain that certain immigrants from other countries, such as Haiti or Jamaica, “act as if they aren’t black.” The cultural misunderstanding is that, in the immigrants’ countries of origin, they would never describe themselves as “black”. This doesn’t mean that they think they are white. It just means that their cultures have more categories, like marabou or grimaud in Haiti, or fair or brown in Jamaica, than are used in the United States. Meanwhile, white people in America, unaware of this cultural diversity, sometimes refer to all darker-skinned people as “black” without realizing that an issue exists.
Resolving cultural misunderstandings can clear the air or even lead to laughter. Sometimes, though, when it comes to race, unidentified cultural misunderstandings can create tension, unhappiness and distrust.
1.The main purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.
A．show that language misunderstandings would cause big problems
B．show the differences between British and American English
C．explain in general what cultural misunderstandings are
D．introduce the idea of cultural misunderstandings with a story
2.The underlined word “resolved” probably means ________.
A．complicated B．settled C．accepted D．noticed
3.We can learn from the passage that cultural misunderstandings ________.
A．mostly come from body language
B．are the most serious social problem in the US
C．can cause negative feelings among people
D．can be cleared up with laughter
4.What is the author’s opinion about cultural misunderstandings?
A．There’s no need to notice racial differences.
B．Haitians prefer to be described as fair or brown.
C．Cultural misunderstandings based on racial categories may be difficult to spot.
D．Americans are especially likely to misunderstand people from other cultures.
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
I am afraid that your request to speak at the ceremony is not quite _______, because we have already had everybody _______ ______.
| A．in place; speak; in place | B．in place; to speak; in place |
| C．out of place; speaking; in place | D．in place; to speak; in the place |
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Who do you think the woman is talking to?
A. A clerk at the airport.
B. A bus conductor.
C. A taxi driver.
高三英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
My wife ______the night shift when my plane ______. That’s why no one is to meet me at the airport today.
A．will be working; arrives B．was working; arrived
C．will have worked; has arrived D．is working; is arriving
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My wife ______the night shift when my plane ______. That’s why no one is to meet me at the airport today.
A．will be working; arrives B．was working; arrived
C．will have worked; has arrived D．is working; is arriving
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My wife ______the night shift when my plane ______. That’s why no one is to meet me at the airport today.
A．will be working; arrives B．was working; arrived
C．will have worked; has arrived D．is working; is arriving
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My wife ______the night shift when my plane ______. That’s why no one is to meet me at the airport today.
A．is working; is arriving B．was working; arrived
C．will have worked; has arrived D．will be working; arrives
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
－Is there any possibility ______ you could pick me up at the airport?
－No problem.
When B. that C. whether D. what
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析