I was traveling in a small place in New York. That place had no taxi for a short 1. (distant). One had to take a rickshaw(人力车).
I called out for an old man in the waiting line. Before I got on the rickshaw, I 2. (automatic) asked how much he would charge to take me across to the Mall. I 3. (tell) “10 dollars”. Then I started bargaining. He just gave a hard smile and said, “Whatever you feel like, please give me. It is not necessary4.(bargain) on this small amount.”
I was a bit ashamed at myself and kept quiet while he continued, “5.(like) those taxis, my vehicle does not run on petrol or diesel(柴油) or even gas; 6. runs on my sweat. So please give it to me 7. a smile, for the money has to feed so many 8.(hunger) mouths at home.”
When we reached the Mall, I gave him the money and the smile 9. requested and added a gentle pat on his back. He smiled back as if to give me a receipt and I would preserve his smile for 10. long time.
高三英语短文填空中等难度题
I was traveling in a small place in New York. That place had no taxi for a short 1. (distant). One had to take a rickshaw(人力车).
I called out for an old man in the waiting line. Before I got on the rickshaw, I 2. (automatic) asked how much he would charge to take me across to the Mall. I 3. (tell) “10 dollars”. Then I started bargaining. He just gave a hard smile and said, “Whatever you feel like, please give me. It is not necessary4.(bargain) on this small amount.”
I was a bit ashamed at myself and kept quiet while he continued, “5.(like) those taxis, my vehicle does not run on petrol or diesel(柴油) or even gas; 6. runs on my sweat. So please give it to me 7. a smile, for the money has to feed so many 8.(hunger) mouths at home.”
When we reached the Mall, I gave him the money and the smile 9. requested and added a gentle pat on his back. He smiled back as if to give me a receipt and I would preserve his smile for 10. long time.
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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。
I was traveling in a small place in New York. That place had no taxi for a short1.(distant). One had to take a rickshaw(人力车).
I called out for an old man in the waiting line. Before I got on the rickshaw, I 2.(automatic) asked how much he would charge to take me across to the Mall. I 3. (tell) “10 dollars”. Then I started bargaining. He just gave a hard smile and said, “Whatever you feel like, please give me. It is not necessary4.(bargain) on this small amount.”
I was a bit ashamed at myself and kept quiet while he continued, “5.(like) those taxis, my vehicle does not run on petrol or diesel(柴油) or even gas; 6. runs on my sweat. So please give it to me7.a smile, for the money has to feed so many 8.(hunger) mouths at home.”
When we reached the Mall, I gave him the money and the smile 9.requested and added a gentle pat on his back. He smiled back as if to give me a receipt and I would preserve his smile for10.long time.
高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Ella _____ at the car crash scene in New York last Sunday; she was travelling with me in Hawaii then.
A. shouldn’t have appeared B. couldn’t have appeared
C. wouldn’t have appeared D. might not have appeared
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A guitarist was pleasantly surprised to hear from New York City police that his valuable guitar had been found．It disappeared almost a year ago when he got out of a taxi and forgot to take the guitar with him．Laurence Lennon，44，said he was running late that day．He was talking to his manager on his cellphone when he rushed out of the taxi．He said that he gave the driver ＄60 and told him to keep the change．He walked through the front doors of the concert hall，still talking on the phone to his manager．
Upon discovering his loss，Lennon used his cellphone to call the police．The policewoman asked him for the name of the taxi company，the number of the taxi，and the name of the driver．He said that she must have been joking．
She told Lennon that he could apply for a missing item report online．Lennon asked for address．
It was www．nypd．gov/toprotectandtoserve/haveaniceday．She told him that finding the guitar might take a couple of years for finding guitars was not as important as finding murderers and marijuana（大麻）smokers．Then she told him to have a nice day．
“This year has been depressing，”said Lennon．“I had to put off the recording of two new CDs．I’ve been using borrowed guitars．And I was losing hope of ever recovering my guitar．”
Lennon was reunited with his ＄100,000 guitar yesterday．The guitar had been discovered in the corner of a coffeehouse only two blocks from where Lennon had lost it．Lennon had offered a ＄10,000 reward for its return．He said he would give the reward to the coffeehouse owner，who had informed the police．
1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Careless guitarist surprised
B．Valuable guitar found
C．Coffeehouse owner rewarded
D．Taxi driver still unknown
2.By saying “she must have been joking” in Para 2，the guitarist probably means ________．
A．it was impossible for him to answer her questions
B．there must have been something she felt funny
C．she didn’t believe at all that he had lost his guitar
D．she must have felt that his behavior was funny
3.In the policewoman’s opinion，finding the lost guitar________．
A．was not important at all
B．wouldn’t be done online
C．could be a long time hunting
D．only depended on the driver
4.Which of the following NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Why the guitarist was in a hurry
B．What the police advised the guitarist to do
C．How the lost guitar affected its owner
D．How the guitar was moved to the coffeehouse
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Just as I began a new job in New York, I had another important job: father. I was a businessman. At the office I had three new 1. (project) and at home I had a young son who was growing fast and 2. (need) me. I was puzzled and didn’t know how to deal with the relationship between job and family until one day, during my business trip in Chicago, I came 3. an old family friend Dan, 4. was once a patient of my father. He told me something about my father. 5. was my father that helped him go through the cancer. When Dan knew he got cancer, he was very upset and wanted 6. (give) up, but my father, his doctor, encouraged him to go on 7. (fight) against the cancer. My father said to him, “You have 8. wonderful life and three fine children. Take some time with them. It is family that we live for—not just ourselves. Think of that 9. you will know life’s worth the fight.” His words touched me, and I 10. (sudden) realized that family is the most important in the world. I should spend more time staying with them.
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Donald Trump was born in Queens, a borough of New York City. He was the fourth child. He had two brothers and two sisters. By his own telling, young Donald often created trouble in school. So when he was 13 years old, his parents sent him to a military-style school.
Trump went on to college first at Fordham University in New York, and then at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a degree in economics. He was also already investing in real estate. After he graduated, Trump quickly returned to New York City and his career.
In time, he became the head of the family business. He re-named it the Trump Organization. As its president, Trump developed and put his name on luxury buildings, casinos, hotels, and golf courses around the world. Later, he became linked to the entertainment industry, too. He became a part owner of beauty pageants, hosted a television show, and wrote a book about how to succeed in business.
During these years, Trump also married three times and divorced twice. The media wrote especially about his first and second marriages because he openly had a relationship with his second wife while he was married to his first. In 2005, he married Melania Knauss, a former model from Slovenia. She is only the second first lady who was not born in the United States. The first was Louisa Adams, who came from Britain in 1801.
But, until he officially entered the 2016 campaign as a Republican candidate, few linked him to politics.
Trump is unusual among past presidents because he had never worked in the government before. Nor has Trump served in the military. Only Presidents Taylor, Grant, and Eisenhower had no previous government experience; however, they had all been generals.
Trump is the oldest person ever to take office. He was 70 years old when he was sworn in.
He is also one of the richest.
And Trump is unusual in how he communicates with the public. As president, he continues to use Twitter to communicate his thoughts directly to anyone who wants to follow him.
While the long-term effects of Trump's presidency are not yet known, he will likely be remembered in part for his direct and unscripted style of communication.
1.Donald Trump is quite a different American president ever because _______.
A. only he has never entered politics before
B. he is the first to use the modern social media Twitter to speak
C. he is the richest president ever
D. only his wife wasn’t born in the US
2.Trump is a successful businessman and his business involves in the following except________.
A. television B. beauty
C. real estate D. publishing
3.Which of the following can’t suit Donald Trump?
A. He is the oldest president when taking office.
B. He has once served in the army.
C. He wrote a book about how to do business.
D. His father had five children.
4.What does the underlined word unscripted in the last sentences mean?
A. Unfinished. B. Undertaken. C. Unprepared. D. Unspoken.
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It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.
It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．
60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?
A．She was tired． B．She was busy．
C．She was sorry． D．She was confident．
61．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?
A．An artist． B．A cook．
C．A waitress． D．A laundry manager．
62．The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means
A．cautious B．careful C．unwilling D．greedy
63．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Can You Praise Others? B．Why do You Criticize Others?
C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise! D．Don’t Criticize Others!
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone away，and my feet were ____.The loaded plates I carried ____ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged，I wasn’t able to do anything ____.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their icecream ____ a dozen times，I was ready to stop.Then the father ____ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done，”he said，“you’ve ____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ____.I smiled back，and later，when the ____ asked me how I’d like my first day，I said，“Fun！” Those few words of praise had ____ everything.Praise is like ____ to the human spirit；we cannot grow without it.And ___，while most of us are only too ____ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are ___ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why—when one word of praise can bring such ____？
It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.Perhaps it’s ____ few of us know how to accept it.It’s ____ rewarding to give praise in areas in which ___ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a ____ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ____ just right？In fact，to give praise ____ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.
1.A.small B．painful
C．tough D．white
2.A.remained B．looked
C．seemed D．turned
3.A.happy B．special
C．strange D．right
4.A.order B．price
C．colour D．shape
5.A.stared B．smiled
C．called D．nodded
6.A.talked about B．looked after
C．depended on D．thought of
7.A.increased B．continued
C．disappeared D．developed
8.A.children B．manager
C．father D．friends
9.A.made B．changed
C．found D．improved
10.A.heat B．shadow
C．snowstorm D．sunlight
11.A.then B．thus
C．now D．yet
12.A.ready B．doubtful
C．satisfied D．disappointed
13.A.unable B．unwilling
C．bored D．anxious
14.A.attention B．choice
C．pleasure D．advance
15.A.because B．when
C．whether D．that
16.A.finally B．especially
C．probably D．fortunately
17.A.effort B．effect
C．deed D．feeling
18.A.daily B．light
C．perfect D．main
19.A.done B．sold
C．chosen D．given
20.A.takes B．leaves
C．offers D．costs
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It was in the archives (档案室) of the Archbishop of York that Matthew Collins had a sudden insight: He was surrounded by millions of animal skins.
Another person might say they were surrounded by books and manuscripts written on parchment, which is made from skins, usually of cows and sheep. Collins, however, had been trying to make sense of animal-bone fragments from archaeological digs, and he began to think about the advantages of studying animal skins, already cut into rectangles and arranged neatly on a shelf. Archaeologists consider themselves lucky to get a few dozen samples, and here were millions of skins just sitting there.
In recent years, archaeologists and historians have awakened to the potential of ancient DNA extracted from human bones and teeth. DNA evidence has enriched — and complicated — stories of prehistoric human migrations. It has provided tantalizing clues to epidemics such as the black death. It has identified the remains of King Richard III, found under a parking lot. But Collins isn’t just interested in human remains. He’s interested in the things these humans made; the animals they bred, slaughtered, and ate; and the economies they created.
That’s why he was studying DNA from the bones of livestock — and why his lab is now at the forefront of studying DNA from objects such as parchment and beeswax. These objects can fill in gaps in the written record, revealing new aspects of historical production and trade. How much beeswax came from North Africa, for example?
Collins splits his time between Cambridge and the University of Copenhagen, and it’s hard to nail down exactly what kind of — ologist he is. He has a knack for gathering experts as diverse as parchment specialists, veterinarians, geneticists, archivists, economic historians, and protein scientists (his own background). “All I do is connect people together,” he said. “I’m just the ignorant one in the middle.”
However, it didn’t take long for his group to hit their first culture conflict. In science and archaeology, destructive sampling is at least tolerated, if not encouraged. But book conservators were not going to let people in white coats come in and cut up their books. Instead of giving up or fighting through it, Sarah Fiddyment, a postdoctoral research fellow working with Collins, shadowed conservationists for several weeks. She saw that they used white Staedtler erasers to clean the manuscripts, and wondered whether that rubbed off enough DNA to do the trick. It did; the team found a way to extract DNA and proteins from eraser pieces, a compromise that satisfied the team found a way to extract DNA and proteins from eraser pieces, a compromise that satisfied everyone. The team has since sampled 5,000 animals from parchment this way.
Collins is not the first person to think of getting DNA from parchment, but he’s been the first to do it at scale. Studying the DNA in artifacts is still a relatively new field, with many prospects that remain unexplored. But in our own modern world, we’ve already started to change the biological record, and future archaeologists will not find the same treasure of hidden information in our petroleum-laden material culture. Collins pointed out that we no longer rely as much on natural materials to create the objects we need. What might have once been leather or wood or wool is now all plastic.
1.How is Collin’s study different from the study of other archaeologists?
A.He studies human skins and bones.
B.He is the first person to study animal skins.
C.He studies objects related to humans and their lives.
D.His study can provide clues to previous epidemics.
2.Collin thinks of himself as ignorant because _____.
A.his major doesn’t help his research
B.he can’t connect experts of different fields
C.he finds it hard to identify what kind of — ologist he is
D.his study covers a wide range of subjects beyond his knowledge
3.What can be inferred form the passage?
A.Destructive sampling is not allowed in the field of science and archeology.
B.Collin made a compromise by only studying copies of books made of animal skins.
C.Book protectors were opposed to Collin’s study because his group tracked them for several weeks.
D.It is difficult for future archeologists to study what society is like today due to plastic objects.
4.What may be the appropriate title of this passage?
A.A new discovery in archaeology
B.A lab discovering DNA in old books
C.Archaeology on animals seeing a breakthrough
D.Collin’s contributions to the identification of old books
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When I was a teenager, we were the only family in our New York town that didn’t own a car. And having no car was _______ because all my friends’ parents did.
We were poor. Suddenly a moment arrived _______ my life forever. For weeks a new Buick Road Master _______ in the window of the biggest store on Main Street. Now, on the special night, I stayed in the shadows at the edge of the crowd waiting for the winning _______to be drawn.
It had never even entered my mind that we would _______. But the loudspeaker called my father's name! _______ I wormed my way up to the platform, the mayor had presented dad with the _______, and he had driven off amid _______. I ran _______. Mother met me and told me that my father had asked Jim, his boss, if he wanted to buy a ticket. Jim said yes and my dad ________ two tickets in his own name with his own money, ________ 348 for Jim and the winning number was 348 instead of ________ one 349.
“Your father is struggling with a/an ________ problem. But I think if you have character, you have the better part of ________and I know your father will do what is right,” mother said ________. At last we ________ dad’s step on the front porch，I held my ________. He went straight to the ________ in the dining room and dialed Jim’s phone rang for a long time...
________ over the years, I know now we were never ________ than we were at the moment when dad made the telephone call.
1.A. relaxing B. shaming C. worrying D. pleasing
2.A. saving B. improving C. risking D. changing
3.A. had stood B. had been on sale C. had performed D. had been under repair
4.A. team B. guy C. ticket D. boss
5.A. jump B. fail C. strike D. win
6.A. As soon as B. Because C. By the time D. Although
7.A. dollars B. keys C. medals D. tickets
8.A. shouts B. prayers C. noises D. cheers
9.A. home B. downtown C. to my friends D. to the platform
10.A. saved B. bought C. booked D. printed
11.A. calling B. writing C. marking D. bringing
12.A. the other B. another C. the lucky D. other
13.A. embarrassing B. mental C. puzzling D. moral
14.A. wealth B. poverty C. health D. belief
15.A. with anger B. excitedly C. calmly D. with anxiety
16.A. saw B. heard C. followed D. found
17.A. arms B. mouth C. eyes D. breath
18.A. phone B. cup C. ticket D. window
19.A. Looking out B. Looking up C. Looking back D. Looking in
20.A. poorer B. richer C. more foolish D. more clever
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