Retired French soccer player Zidane said that...

Retired French soccer player Zidane said that he          happy to do something for children.

A. must be          B. would be          C. could be        D. should be

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

He is so happy ____ his father has promised to buy him an MP5 player.

A. that 　      B. while            which 　        D. because

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do People Need Small Talk to Be Happy?

Psychologists (心理学家）have long said that connecting with others is an important part of happiness, but just how much conversation we require is under examination. In one study， researchers found that small talk made up only 10% of their conversation related with happiness.

1.. Scientists believe that small talk could promote bonding. Late last year, Princeton researchers reported that small talk keeps closeness with loved ones, and isn’t merely the stuff of awkward exchanges with strangers.

Still, chatting with strangers could brighten your morning. In a series of experiments, psychologists gave Chicago passengers different directions about whether to talk with fellow passengers一something they typically avoided.2.. None of the chatters reported being rejected.

Small talk can also help us feel connected to our surroundings. People who smiled at，made eye contact with, and briefly spoke with their Starbucks baristas (服务员）reported a greater sense of belonging than those who rushed through the transaction (交易）.3.One report found that when volunteers broke the silence to chat with gallery goers, the visitors felt happier and more connected to the exhibit than those who were not approached.

4..In one study, people who were rated “less curious” by researchers had trouble getting a conversation rolling on their own, and had greater luck building closeness with others when they were supplied with questions that encouraged personal disclosure (透露）.But people who were considered “curious” needed no help when transforming conversations about ordinary things into personal exchanges. 5..

A. The same is true of gallery goers.

B. They found that small talk is related with happiness

C. But don’t play down small talk just yet..

D. Of course, some people are better than others at turning small talk into something bigger.

E. A “curious mindset”，the author concluded, can lead to “positive social interactions”.

F. Making small talk is an important skill for all the social situations.

G. Those told to chat with others reported a more pleasant journey.

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短文改错。

My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party. My mum makes the better biscuits in the world, so I decide to ask her for help. Mum taught me some basic step of baking. I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well. My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.

At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked, “I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”

My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!

高三英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to．Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city．and so he did．

When I was 16，dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one．He read about violinmaking，and then became a violinmaker at the age of 43．He bought the tools and materials，opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper，while he worked at a local company．He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments．

Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful．Some experts told him that it was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that was the answer．

One of Dad’s friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violins．When dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉)，his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which dad might be interested in．

He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him．It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece．He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself．

Later, the instrument was stolen． Dad’s spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old，selling guitars and violins．

The violin has been missing for more than 25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius．

1.In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his father's developing color prints to　　　　　 ．

A．let others know that he believed his father

B．show that his father would like to make violins

C．prove that his father could do anything he wanted to

D．give an example showing that his father was an inventor

2.What did the writer's father think about Stradivarius violins?

A．They were made by experts．

B．The wood of the violins was special．

C．The way of making them was unusual．

D．The varnish was different from the others．

3.From the underlined sentence，we learn that the writer's father　　　　　 ．

A．found another new job

B．wanted to become famous

C．lost interest in instruments

D．liked the violin very much

4.What could be the best title of the passage?

A．My Experienced Father

B．My Father and His Violin

C．The Secret of Making Violins

D．The New Owner of the Violin

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When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to．Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did．

When I was 16，dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one．He read about violinmaking，and then became a violinmaker at the age of 43．He bought the tools and materials，opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper，while he worked at a local company．He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments．

Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful．Some experts told him that it was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that was the answer．

One of Dad’s friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violins．When dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉)，his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which dad might be interested in．

He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him．It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece．He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself．

Later, the instrument was stolen． Dad’s spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old，selling guitars and violins．

The violin has been missing for more than 25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius．

1.In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his father's developing color prints to　　　　　 ．

A．let others know that he believed his father

B．show that his father would like to make violins

C．prove that his father could do anything he wanted to

D．give an example showing that his father was an inventor

2.What did the writer's father think about Stradivarius violins?

A．They were made by experts．

B．The wood of the violins was special．

C．The way of making them was unusual．

D．The varnish was different from the others．

3.From the underlined sentence，we learn that the writer's father　　　　　 ．

A．found another new job

B．wanted to become famous

C．lost interest in instruments

D．liked the violin very much

4.What could be the best title of the passage?

A．My Experienced Father

B．My Father and His Violin

C．The Secret of Making Violins

D．The New Owner of the Violin

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city and so he did．

When I was 16，Dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one．He read about violin-making, and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43. He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.

Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful. Some experts told him that it was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that was the answer．

One of Dad’s friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violins．When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉), his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which Dad might be interested in.

He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece. He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself.

Later, the instrument was stolen, Dad’s spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins.

The violin has been missing for more than 25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius．

1.In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his father’s developing color prints to　　　　　 .

A. let others know that he believed his father

B. show that his father would like to make violins

C. Prove that his father could do anything he wanted to

D. give an example showing that his father was an inventor

2.What did the writer’s father think about Stradivarius violins?

A. They were made by experts．

B. The wood of the violins was special．

C. The way of making them was unusual．

D. The varnish was different from the others．

3.From the underlined sentence, we learn that the writer’s father　　　　　 ．

A. found another new job

B. wanted to become famous

C. lost interest in instruments

D. liked the violin very much

4.What could be the best title of the passage?

A. My Experienced Father

B. My Father and His Violin

C. The Secret of Making Violins

D. The New Owner of the Violin

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

---- Mr. Smith is said to have retired and he is living in the country now.

---- Yes. He ________ in our factory for 35 years! What a good worker!

A. had been working   B. had worked   C. worked   D. have worked

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you're going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right.

Mostly he said that after my half­hearted (不尽力的)　　 ____　　 to weed the vegetable garden.　 For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still　　 ____　　 deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the　　 ____　　 again the next day with a spade dig deep and　　 ____ the roots of our garden.　 As I tried to focus my attention to　　 ____， Dad's words kept echoing in my mind: “Do it right.”

I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was　　 ____. All of us were sad to see them go.　 They were good friends and　 ____， and we worried about them. And　　 ____， at such times you always wonder: am I next?

But as we watched them during the week they were given to　　 ____， many of us noticed that they weren't handling this in quite the way we expected them to.　　 ____　　 none of them found another job, there was also no bitterness or　　 ____　　 in their departure. I didn't hear a negative word. I didn't see any　　 ____　　 or unhappy faces—at least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace.

“It's　　 ____，” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they　　 ____　　 comforting me.”

Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their　　 ____.　　　 I don't know if my departing friends　　 ____　　 their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and　　 ____　　 us.

Lee, a man who has seen and　　 ____　　 lots of lay­offs during almost 40 up­and­down, on­again­off­again years with the company,　　 ____　　 nicely for all of us.

“Now, that's doing it right，” he said.

Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his　　 ____.

1.A.attempts　　     B．judgements

C．expectations　　     D．requests

2.A.planted　　     B．buried　　

C．grown　     D．stuck

3.A.house　　　     B．school　　

C．garden　　　     D．company

4.A.look forward to　　　　　　　 B．come up with

C．fit in with　　　　　　　　　　　 D．get down to

5.A.watching　　     B．thinking　　

C．digging　　　　     D．working

6.A.turned down　　　　　　　　     B．laid off

C．cut down　　　　　　　　     D．given up

7.A.competitors　　　　　　　　　 B．colleagues

C．directors　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．consultants

8.A.frankly　　　     B．naturally　

C．equally　　　　     D．generally

9.A.hurry up　　     B．turn up　　

C．pack up　　　     D．come up

10.A.Since　　　　     B．When　　　

C．Unless　　　　     D．While

11.A.sadness　　     B．puzzle　　　

C．anger　　　　　     D．delight

12.A.tears　　　　     B．smiles　　　

C．dangers　　　　     D．fears

13.A.upsetting　　　　　　　　　     B．exciting

C．disappointing　　　　　     D．amazing

14.A.objected to　　　　　　　　 B．insisted on

C．ended up　　　　　　　     D．kept on

15.A.birth　　　　     B．death　　　

C．arrival　　　　     D．party

16.A.view　　　　     B．recognize　

C．choose　　　　     D．describe

17.A.discouraged　　　　　　     B．warned

C．inspired　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．amused

18.A.celebrated　　　　　　　　     B．witnessed

C．resisted　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．survived

19.A.made up　　　　　　　　　     B．summed up

C．picked up　     D．speeded up

20.A.disagreement　　　　　　     B．indifference

C．admiration　　　　　　　　　　 D．approval

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

　World top-ranked badminton player Lin Dan said last Friday that he was a better player than Taufik Hidayat in the year of 2006 despite losing the Asian Games single title to the Indonesian Olympic champion.

　“I have ranked No.1 in the world for two straight years and I think people can easily come to a conclusion on who is a better player for the whole year,” said Lin Dan, also known as Super Dan in the badminton world because of his marvelous performance in the sport.

　Hidayat beat Lin 21-15, 22-20 to give Indonesia its second gold medal in Doha on December 9, retaining his Asian Games singles title and avenging(报仇) two losses to the badminton world champion.

　Lin, 23, led China to the men’s team title after defeating Hidayat twice in three days, in the preliminary round and in the semifinals of the Asian Games.

　In their third meeting, Lin came up against a better-prepared Hidayat than he had encountered previously.

　Hidayat was cheered on by the noisy support from dancing and flag-waving Indonesian fans, who had converted the badminton arena into a national celebration even before the two players stepped on to the court.

　There’s been a lot of acrimony(言语的刻毒) between Hidayat and Lin, who this year won the single title in the world championships after former champion Hidayat crashed out in the quarterfinals.

　In Doha, Hidayat was quoted as calling Lin “arrogant” before the event began, but the two stars played down the rift.

　“It’s no problem, we’re close friends,” said Hidayat. “The media fabricated it.”

　Lin said last Friday in Beijing that he and Hidayat remain friends despite all the rumors.

　“There is no problem between Taufik and me although we don’t talk to each other very much;” said Lin. “Media tends to make up things in order to make their stories juicy.”

26. What does the underlined word “fabricated” mean?

A. made up             B. reported         C. discovered      D. found out

27. What is the relationship between the two players like?

A. They are only opponents.

B. Lin looks down upon Hidayat.

C. They both think they are friends.

D. The media has worsened the relationship between them.

28. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Lin beat Hidayat in all the games of 2006.

B. Lin won the single title in the world championships in 2006.

C. Indonesian fans held a national celebration after the two players stepped ontothe court.

D. Hidayat beat Lin 21-15, 22-20 to give Indonesia its first gold medal in Doha on the ninth of December

29. This passage implies that____________________________.

A. Hidayat was in a better prepared condition than Lin in the Asian Games

B. Lin helped to win the men’s team title in the Asian Games of 2006

C. Both of them are the best badminton players in the world

D. Media tends to make up rumors

30. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Opponents Become Good Friends                  B. True Friendship

C. World Top-ranked Badminton Players            D. Who Is a Better Player?

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析