A long time ago, there was a seed and because...

A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him．Thus, feeling inferior （低等的）, the seed gave no importance to his existence （存在）．

Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun．Later, he was given rain．

Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side．“Thank God for this．I really need some rest,” he heard the traveler say．

“What are you talking about?” the seed quickly asked．He thought the man was making fun of him．No one ever spoke to him like that．

“Who just spoke?” the shocked man asked．

“It is me．A seed．”

`“A seed?” The man looked at the big tree．“Are you joking? You are not a seed．You are a big tree!”

“Really?”

“Yes! Why else do you think people come here?”

“What do they come here for?”

“To feel your shade （树荫）! Don’t tell me you didn’t know you had grown over time．”

A moment passed before the traveler’s words brought him pride．

The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life．The years of torture （折磨） by the sun and the rain finally helped him grow up．

“Oh! That means I’m not a little seed anymore! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable．Wow! That’s great!”

1.The seed didn’t realize the importance of his existence because ______．

2.The traveler sat by the seed’s side to ______．

3.The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ______．

4.Where does the passage most probably come from?

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long time ago, there was a seed. Because he was only a seed,  36  cared to notice him. Thus, feeling useless, the seed thought he was not important at all.

Then one day, a  37picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun. He was  38, thinking, "Why would a wind do such a thing?" But  39any pleasant answers, he was  40  with sunlight as well as  41  , sometimes light and sometimes heavy.

Time flew by and years later, he saw a  42 sitting by his side. "Thank God for this. I really need some  43",he heard the traveler say.

"What are you  44?"The seed asked. He thought the man was  45him. Surely he had seen many people sitting by his side, 46no one ever spoke to him like that.

"Who is this?" The man was  47

"This is me, the seed. "

"The seed?" The man looked at the big  48 "Are you kidding me? You are not a seed. You are a tree. A big tree ！

"  49  ?"

"Yes! Why else do you think people  50here?"

"What do they come here for?"

"To  51your shade! Don't tell me you didn't know you had52over time. "

A moment passed, and the traveler's words made him think a lot.

The seed, now a big tree, thought and53for the first time in his life. The years of suffering from the sun and the rain were useful to him at last.

"Oh! That means I'm not a(n)  54 seed anymore! Wow! I'm a big tree now. That's the  55that I really want !"

1.A. everybody    B. nobody              C. someone          D. anything

2.A. wind          B. bird                   C. boy               D. man

3.A. confused      B. glad                 C. excited            D. hurt

4.A. except for    B. because of           C. instead of         D. in case of

5.A. made          B. covered             C. heated            D. provided

6.A. food           B. rain                 C. friends            D. flowers

7.A. traveler       B. woman               C. dog               D. god

8.A. water          B. 1ove                C. rest               D. money

9.A. thinking of     B. preparing for       C. looking for       D. talking about

10.A. looking at     B. making fun of      C. seeing off       D. getting away from

11.A. so             B. because              C. but               D. since

12.A. angered       B. delighted            C. moved           D. surprised

13.A. stone           B. mountain            C. tree               D. river

14.A. When         B. Really              C. Where            D. Who

15.A. hate            B. leave                C. live               D. come

16.A. hunt            B. like                  C. enjoy             D. steal

17.A. appeared       B. survived            C. grown            D. risen

18.A. cried            B. smiled              C. sang               D. danced

19.A. small            B. beautiful          C. ugly               D. lovely

20.A. experience      B. adventure         C. reason            D. life

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A long time ago, there lived a poor man whose real name has been forgotten. He was little and old and his face was wrinkled, and that was why his friends called him Mr. Vinegar. His wife was also little and old, and they lived in a little old cottage at the back of a little old field.

"John," said Mrs. Vinegar, "you must go to town and buy a cow. I will milk her and churn（搅拌） butter and we shall never want for anything."

"That is a good plan," said Mr. Vinegar, so he started off to town while his wife waited by the roadside.

Mr. Vinegar walked up and down the street of the town looking for a cow. After a time, a farmer came that way, leading one that was very pretty and fat.

"Oh, if I only had that cow," said Mr. Vinegar, "I would be the happiest man in the world!"

"She's a very good cow," said the farmer.

"Well," said Mr. Vinegar, "I'll give you these 50 gold pieces for her."

The farmer smiled and held out his hand for the money, "You may have her," he said, "I always like to oblige（施恩惠） , my friends!"

Mr. Vinegar took hold of the cow's halter and led her up and down the street. "I am the luckiest man in the world," he said, "for only see how all the people are looking at me and my cow!"

But at one end of the street, he met a man playing bagpipes（风笛） . He stopped and listened -- Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dee.

"Oh, that is the sweetest music I ever heard," he said, "and just see how all the children crowd around the man and give him pennies! If I only had those bagpipes, I would be the happiest man in the world!!"

"I'll sell them to you," said the piper.

"Will you? Well then, since I have no money, I will give you this cow for them."

"You may have them," answered the piper, "I always like to oblige a friend."

Mr. Vinegar took the bagpipes and the piper led the cow away.

"Now we will have some music," said Mr. Vinegar, but try as hard as he might, he could not play a tune. He could get nothing out of the bagpipes but "squeak, squeak". The children instead of giving him pennies laughed at him.

The day was chilly and in trying to play the pipes, his fingers grew very cold. He wished he had kept the cow.

He just started for home when he met a man who had warm gloves on his hands. "Oh, if I only had those pretty gloves," he said, "I would be the happiest man in the world."

"How much will you give for them?" asked the man.

"Oh, I have no money, but I will give you these bagpipes," answered Mr. Vinegar.

"Well," said the man, "you may have them for I always like to oblige a friend."

Mr. Vinegar gave him the bagpipes and drew the gloves on over his half frozen fingers. "How lucky I am," he said as he trudged（跋涉） homeward. His hands were soon quite warm, but the road was rough and the walking hard. He was very tired when he came to the foot of the steep hill. "How shall I ever get to the top?" he said. Just then he met a man who was walking the other way. He had a stick in his hand which he used as a cane to help him along.

"My friend," said Mr. Vinegar, "if only I had that stick of yours to help me up this hill, I would be the happiest man in the world!"

"How much will you give me for it?" asked the man.

"Well, I have no money, but I will give you this pair of warm gloves," said Mr. Vinegar.

"Well," said the man, "you may have it for I always like to oblige a friend."

Mr. Vinegar's hands were now quite warm, so he gave the gloves to the man and took the stout（结实的） stick to help him along. "How lucky I am!'' he said as he toiled upward.

At the top of the hill he stopped to rest. But as he was thinking of all his good luck that day, he heard someone calling his name. He looked up and saw only a green parrot sitting in a tree.

"Mr. Vinegar, Mr. Vinegar," it cried.

"What now?" said Mr. Vinegar.

"You're a dunce（傻瓜） , you're a dunce!'' answered the bird, "you went to seek your fortune and you found it, then you gave it for a cow, and the cow for some bagpipes, and the bagpipes for some gloves, and the gloves for a stick which you might of cut by the roadside. He He He, you're a dunce! You're a dunce!''

This made Mr. Vinegar very angry. He threw the stick at the bird with all his might. But the bird only answered, "You're a dunce! You're a dunce!" And the stick lodged in the tree where he could not get it again.

Mr. Vinegar went on slowly for he had many things to think about. His wife was standing by the roadside and as soon as she saw him, she cried out, "Where's the cow? Where's the cow?" "Well, I just don't know where the cow is," said Mr. Vinegar. And then he told her the whole story.

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word in the passage?

2.How many exchanges happen in the passage?

3.Why does the parrot think Mr.Vinegar foolish?

4.What’s Mrs.Vinegar’s feeling after she knew the fact?

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1  as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3  as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4  riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5  and tired, he did not stop 6  he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was  7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8  myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9  a very small area to 10  myself.”

The above story is 11  to the journey of our 12 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more  13 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding 15  and the things we love to do. One day 16  we look back, we will 17  that we don’t really need that much, 18  then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19 .

Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only 20  to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

1.                A．use            B．cover          C．work D．get

2.                A．Good          B．Strange         C．Sure D．Interesting

3.                A．rode           B．ran            C．expanded D．struggled

4.                A．kept on         B．asked for        C．gave up   D．succeeded in

5.                A．sad            B．excited         C．confused D．hungry

6.                A．but            B．so             C．because  D．if

7.                A．sleeping        B．arguing         C．dying D．smiling

8.                A．push           B．make           C．destroy   D．prove

9.                A．need           B．have           C．find  D．show

10.               A．live            B．bury           C．support   D．sleep

11.               A．useful          B．certain         C．similar D．special

12.               A．future         B．past           C．history    D．life

13.               A．friends         B．progress        C．discoveries D．money

14.               A．health         B．career         C．honor D．freedom

15.               A．things          B．condition       C．people    D．beauty

16.               A．before         B．when          C．unless D．since

17.               A．realize         B．regret          C．apologize  D．explain

18.               A．or             B．until           C．however  D．but

19.               A．saved          B．missed         C．reduced   D．won

20.               A．possible        B．probable       C．necessary  D．suitable

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and  16  as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 17  enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and  18  as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He  19  riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was  20  and tired, he did not stop  21  he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was   22 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I  23  myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only  24  a very small area to  25  myself.”

The above story is  26  to the journey of our  27 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more  28 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our  29  , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding  30  and the things we love to do. One day  31  we look back, we will  32  that we don’t really need that much,  33  then we cannot turn back time for what we have  34 .

Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only  35  to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

1.A. use                                B. cover                                C. work                                 D. get

2.A. Good                                   B. Strange                            C. Sure                             D. Interesting

3.A. rode                                   B. ran                              C. expanded          D. struggled

4.A. kept on                                B. asked for                          C. gave up                            D. succeeded in

5.A. sad                           B. excited                    C. confused           D. hungry

6.A. but                                    B. so                          C. because             D. if

7.A. sleeping                   B. arguing                    C. dying                  D. smiling

8.A. push                         B. make                    C. destroy     D. prove

9.A. need                       B. have                    C. find                     D. show

10.A. live                                B. bury                    C. support              D. sleep

11.A. useful                                 B. certain                 C. similar                               D. special

12.A. future                                B. past                                   C. history                              D. life

13.A. friends                      B. progress                           C. discoveries                      D. money

14.A. health                                B. career                 C. honor                  D. freedom

15.A. things                                 B. condition                        C. people                              D. beauty

16.A. before                               B. when                   C. unless                             D. since

17.A. realize                      B. regret                          C. apologize                        D. explain

18.A. or                                       B. until                             C. however                         D. but

19.A. saved                                 B. missed                         C. reduced            D. won

20.A. possible                             B. probable                        C. necessary                       D. suitable

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long,long time ago,there was a mountain.At the top of the mountain _______ ,in which an old monk used to tell stories.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Long long time ago, there was a mountain. At the top of the mountain___________, in which an old monk used to tell stories.

高三英语单项填空极难题查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Long ago, there lived in Greece a 　　 1.　　 (learn) man. He was 　　 2.　　 well-known for his knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great 　　 3.　　 (patient).

One day, a student asked him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself have many more questions about things than we do?　　 4.　　 I think we students have far more than you.”

With a smile on his face, the teacher 　　 5.　　 (draw) two circles, one as large as a big cake, the other smaller. Then he said, “Of course, I have learned much more. But 6.　 is wrong to think a teacher has fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles. The inside of the bigger one is my knowledge of things, and the inside of the smaller one is　 7.　　 (you). Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, I have 　 8.　　 (use) the longer line to draw the bigger circle. That 　　 9.　 (mean) I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The 　 10.　　 (much) you learn, the more questions you have. You will never learn enough, you know.”

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long ago, there was a rich man, who had a very big house with a lot of treasures and many servants. One day, two silver saucers were stolen from the cupboard. After a few days, another two saucers were stolen again. The rich man was very angry. He thought, “Someone must have stolen them. I must catch the thief, or another two saucers would be stolen in a few days.”

Then he had an idea. He called in all his servants and said. “Some of my silver saucers have disappeared. Someone among you must have taken them. Who has taken them?”

The servants looked at one another and kept quiet. Then the rich man said, “I shall catch the thief myself. I am giving each of you a stick. Look, all the sticks are of the same length, Keep the sticks. Bring them back tomorrow. The thief’s stick will two centimeters longer.”

That evening, Salleh, one of the servants, went home sadly. His wife asked him, “Why are you so sad this evening?”

“This stick will grow two centimeters longer tomorrow because I have taken the silver saucers,” he said.

“Oh, don’t worry. Cut off two centimeters from the stick,” his wife said. “In other words your stick will be of the same length as any of the other sticks.”

Hearing this, he was very happy. At once, he cut off two centimeters from the stick with a knife.

The next day, each of the servants brought back his stick. The rich man then measured each of the sticks. He found Salleh’s stick shorter by two centimeters. Salleh was the thief. He was caught and put in prison. The rich man got back the stolen saucers.

1.The silver saucers were kept in____

A. a cupboard　　 B. a box

C. the kitchen　　 D. the bedroom

2.The rich man found _____ silver saucers were stolen

A. two　　 B. four

C. six　　 D. three

3.The next day, the rich man knew that Salleh was the thief because Salleh’s stick _____.

A. remained the same length

B. was shorter by two centimeters

C. was longer by two centimeters

D. broke in two

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Salleh’s wife told him to return the stolen saucers

B. Salleh’s wife was angry with him

C. Salleh brought back the stolen saucer himself

D. Salleh did as his wife told him to.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long ago,there was a mother and a son living in a house.She worked hard every day,1.they were always poor.

One day,her son stole his friend’s bag.“Mom,what do you think of this bag?”His mother praised her son instead of scolding him.The next time,he stole2.overcoat.She praised him again.A few years3.(late),he grew up to be a young man.He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother.This time,she did not scold her son.Then,he started4. (steal) more expensive things.

One day,the police caught him.Before he5.(put) in prison,he begged the police to meet his mother.They took him6.his mother.As soon as he saw his mother,he suddenly bit her ear.“Ouch!What is the matter with you?”She finally scolded him.Her son answered.“If you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag,I could not 7.a thief.”8.(look) at her son heading to prison,“If only I9.turn back time,I would scold him severely.”She said10.(regret).

高三英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析