The heat was intense as we moved down the lon...

The heat was intense as we moved down the long corridor. Not only was it a difficult blaze， but the July heat made things even worse as we struggled to get the best of the flames. As we finally made the turn into the apartment where the fire had started, the words of the young mother outside screamed in my brain, ‘Please help! My baby is in there!’

We moved into the bedroom and I started looking in the usual spots where a child might seek refuge: under the bed, in the corners. As I groped my way through the thick smoke, I suddenly fell forward, tripping over something on the floor. It was the child. Ripping off my mask to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, I grabbed the child and raced for the stairs. When we reached the waiting Rescue Squad members, I collapsed in a heap in the gutter. The ambulance sped off into the night, its siren wailing. Later that evening, we received word that the child had died in the hospital’s emergency room. Another small life lost in the city.

Why do little children such as that one have to pay the price for the neglect of others? During my career as a fire fighter, I have seen this happen many times. You would think that we would become hard and callous, but we don’t. We mourn each person who dies. What bothers me is that many senseless tragedies could have been prevented. An overwhelming number of deaths in fires can be prevented by just one thing – a smoke detector. It is estimated that fewer than 50 percent of all dwellings in the United States are protected by smoke detectors. Why are so many people ignorant about the need for smoke detectors? Smoke detectors save lives. They are easy to install. Their cost is reasonable, and they offer immediate protection.

People must persuade their communities to provide fire education for everyone. The money spent on fire education reaps a reward that cannot be measured. If you do not think so, then consider your reactions if the child I carried out of that flaming apartment had been a member of your own family. You would probably then be willing to do anything at all to undo that tragedy.

1.The author’s main purpose in the passage is to __________.

A. advertise a new brand of smoke detector.

B. persuade readers to become fire fighters.

C. plead for donations from the public.

D. encourage fire safety measures.

2.In the Section About carrying the child from the building, the author is describing

_________.

A. a scene the author saw in a movie

B. a tragedy in a fire fighter’s family

C. a personal experience

D. a training course in fire education

3.According to this reading, which of the following opinions will the author most

agree with?

A. People have received enough fire education provided by their communities.

B. Many deaths in Fires could have been prevented.

C. The fires in apartments are always caused by smoking.

D. Fire Fighters don’t have sympathy for those who die in fires.

4.The author blames the lack of smoke detectors in households on the reason that________.

A. smoke detectors are too expensive

B. smoke detectors often cannot work properly

C. smoke detectors are difficult to install

D. people are ignorant about the need for smoke detectors.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Jane moved aimlessly down the tree-lined street, not knowing ______she was heading.

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

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not36with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath37me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的) down,38with great excitement,“Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a39sight, with is petals(花瓣) all worn—not enough rain, or too little light.40him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I41

a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of42he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with43,“It surely smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I44it; here, it’s for you.”

The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew Imust45___it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and46, “Just what I need.”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he47it mid-air without reason. It was then that I48

for the very first time the boy was49.

I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun50I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play,51of the effect he’d had on my day.

I sat there and52how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的)53? Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true54.

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not connected with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see__55___, and appreciate every second that’s mine.

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Whatever the cause of the heat may be, we do know that the earth gets hotter       down we dig.

A．further                     B．the farther              C．the farthest            D．the furthest

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

(2013·宁夏银川一中高三第四次考试)It was terrible. The car ________ break down just as we were going on our holiday.

A．should　     B．would

C．could　     D．must

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

“Your son is one of the sickest kids we’ve ever had in intensive care,” was what the nurse said to me after we had arrived in an ambulance, 20 minutes from Kingston Hospital to the Evelina in Westminster. The journey was the longest of my life. I had been told that my six-month-old son, my friend, my whole heart, was going to die. And I spent the whole time in the blue-lit vehicle wondering how on earth I would lift my wife from the black hole she was about to be plunged (投入) into.

The nurse who gave me that bad news was to become a great friend. She told me that the noise my son was making in the back of the ambulance was the sound that babies made before they died. There were many more horrible words and terms. But my son survived.

It wasn’t just George who endured. In the three weeks of his hospital stay, I slept 20 hours in total. My wife hardly slept. I lost over two stone in weight in the five days he was in intensive care. And we’ve been treating him for three years now. I have collapsed 20 times—the fear, the anxiety and exhaustion. Even now, we wake at least five times a night, often staying awake to treat him for as long as an hour.

My son has Type 1 diabetes (糖尿病). It’s a little known condition. George had a simple, everyday virus. It caused his immune system to attack his pancreas. Now he needs constant insulin (胰岛素) to stay alive. I wanted to raise awareness for George’s condition. I wondered how I could do it. I’ve run a couple of marathons. But a marathon was never really going to get people’s attention the way I hoped. Two marathons, back to back? Maybe three? Could I do it? How much could I endure?

I started running at the age of 19 when I thought my heart was broken. I couldn’t cope with the pain and I went for a run. I kept on going for a run. Each time I came back, it would hurt a bit less. It wasn’t so long before I had completely forgotten about my broken heart. But I couldn’t stop running. I found that any stress, frustration, anxiety would reduce when I went out on the road.

When we finally brought my son home from hospital, my wife told me I had to go for a run. She knew that I had not allowed myself to show the emotions I’d been feeling. I fought very hard not to break. It was my worst nightmare (噩梦) playing out, but it was also my wife’s. I did not want them to see the fear that I was feeling. When I got back from that first run, my wife simply said “Better?” and it was.

I’m often asked how I motivate myself for running such distances. They assume I think about my son. But I can’t really. If I did, I would weep the whole way round. The hard part of endurance running is mental. It’s strange to choose an event that you will never win. The race will always be larger than the individual. And if you don’t respect the distance, you will pay for it. The biggest mistake any long distance runner makes is to think about the finish line. Each time you do, the body falls apart. Actually, the brain falls apart.

I know I can run two marathons. I also know that the third marathon will break me. And I will be staring at another sort of black hole. It will be then that I think of my son, and all that he endured and continues to endure every day. I know that I will start to think of giving up, the pain will be so great. My brain will fall to bits and my body will too. So I will picture my son. And I’ll remember that he didn’t give up. He never gives up. Why should I?

1.Having heard what the nurse said to him, the writer must have felt .

A.desperate and fearful

B.special and different

C.bitter and lonely

D.disturbed and annoyed

2.The writer says he has collapsed 20 times because .

A.long distances of marathon made him worn out

B.he has to stay awake every night to care for his son

C.treating a sick son needs great efforts physically and mentally

D.his son’s condition is becoming more and more serious than expected

3.According to Paragraph 4, the writer’s running marathon aims at .

A.improving his son’s immune system

B.receiving encouragement from the public

C.raising awareness of his son’s rare disease

D.making himself strong enough to stand great pain

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was in the Sants Cruz Mountains not long ago, speaking and singing at a women’s conference. We were focusing on the theme of loving others in practical ways through our gifts, and something in particular happened during one of the sessions（会议）will remain imprinted in memory.

A young Syrian woman (Lilith) was invited to the conference at the last minute, and everyone seemed surprised and delighted that she’d actually come. Just a few days earlier, Lilith had fled her country and found refuge with one of the women attending the conference. As an Orthodox Christian in Syria, she and her loved ones had become attacked targets of violent terrorist groups in the country’s ongoing civil war.

Lilith had witnessed horrors no one of her young age should ever see. Despite the further danger it presented, she’d decided to leave her home and her family to find safety here in America. Knowing some of her story, and seeing her sitting through the sessions at the retreat（畏缩不前）---head, covered in a scarf, bowed toward the floor---broke my heart.

Lilith’s story touched all of us, including Pam, who was quilt maker. Pam had just finished a beautiful quilt, and had brought it with her. She, along with a few of the leaders, decided to give it to Lilith as a symbol of their comfort and love.

During our last session, Lilith was called forward and prayed over, hugged, and wrapped up in that beautiful quilt. I thought of the many hours Pam undoubtedly spent working on it, and the terrible events that led Lilith to this moment---surrounded by the beauty and love quilt embodied. I wept. When they told her it was for her, she wept.

1.What is the purpose of the women’s conference?

A. To help others in a practical way.　　 B. To win equal rights for women.

C. To get together to dance and sing.　　 D. To exchange gifts with each other.

2.Why did Lilith go to America?

A. To attend the women’s conference.　　 B. To find safety.

C. To find her family.　　 D. To find a better job.

3.From this passage, we know that the writer is____________.

A. enthusiastic　　 B. sympathetic

C. intelligent　　 D. talented

4.What is the meaning of the underlined word?

A. a place of interest　　 B. a place of danger

C. a place of conference　　 D. a place of shelter

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

We decided not to climb the mountains as it was raining ________ .

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

He dressed quickly, _______ hurriedly, grabbed his briefcase and hurried off down the hotel corridor.

A. shave         B.  shaving     C. to shave        D. shaved

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

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It was ______ the 19th century_____ heat was considered to be a form of energy.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析