—I wonder ________ so many people are crazy a...

—I wonder ________ so many people are crazy about Gangnam Style.

—It's good for bodybuilding, and it brings people a lot of fun, you know.

A．how　     B．where

C．why　     D．that

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This is an age 　 　　　　 so many foreigners are crazy about teachings of Confucius.

A.in which B.as C.where D.that

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A lot of people wonder why so many Chinese children are maths geniuses and musical prodigies(神童). Amy Chua explains why in her Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. 1. Born in the United States to Chinese immigrant parents, Chua married a man who she met at Harvard University, and when their two daughters were born she was determined that they would be as successful as she was.

Her system had strict rules. Her two daughters were expected to be number one in every subject. Playing with friends and TV was forbidden. Music was compulsory. 2.From a very early age her daughters Sophia and Lulu were outstanding pupils and musical prodigies. Chua chose maths and music for her daughters, but it seems that they could have excelled in anything. “There’s no musical talent in my family”, she says, “it’s just hard work.”

Eventually Chua realized that she was pushing her daughters too hard. 3.After a series of violent arguments, Chua decided to give her daughters a little more freedom, and Lulu immediately gave up violin lessons and took up tennis. Later Sophia was even allowed to go to a rap concert.

Many people have been shocked by the book. Chua spent much of her daughters’ childhood shouting at them and criticizing every mistake they made. 4.Sophia said that she herself chose to accept the system, and after the book was published she wrote an article defending her mother. Lulu says that although she no longer wants to be a violinist, she still loves playing the violin. 5.Sophia is now studying law at Harvard, and Lulu is doing well at high school and winning tennis trophies.

A. “They are a mystery to me.” Chua says.

B. The system seemed at first to be working.

C. In fact, she is glad her mother made her learn.

D. However, the girls do not seem to be upset about their mother.

E. At 13 Sophia played a piano solo at the Carnegie Hall in New York.

F. It is a book which caused controversy among parents when it was published.

G. Lulu had always rebelled the most, and when she was 13 she refused to co-operate at all.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A: How are you doing, Mary? 　　 1.

B: I’m going crazy about studying for the TOEFL.

A: What is that for?

B: 　 2.　　 So I have to pass all these exams in order to be accepted by a good university.

A: But health is better than wealth, Right?

B: 　　 3.　　

A: Come on. You look so exhausted. You need some more sleep and definitely more nutritious food.

B: That is true. 　 4.

A: And Mary, I’m afraid that your skin is not so good as before.

B: What? Oh, no!

A: It’s all because of stress. 　 5.

B: Yeah, I guess I should go and lie down and get some rest.

A. Why do you look so stressed out?

B. Remember an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

C. What do you mean?

D. I only sleep about five hours a day and I don’t remember the last time I ate.

E. I have already registered for a TOEFL course.

F. Maybe you need to set aside some time to relax yourself.

G. I plan to go to the US to continue my education next year.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Sports Fans and Identity

Many people are crazy about a particular sports team. They are big fans and seem to connect their own identity to their chosen team.

Identity consists of things like gender (性别), personality, abilities, and social groups. The groups we belong to shape our identity. Related to this is the theory developed by Henri Tajfel and John Turner. 1. In knowing who we are, we may more closely identify with our social group than with our gender group. We also decide which group we belong to, based on different aspects of our identity. According to the theory, our self-esteem—how we feel about ourselves—is reflected in the group we belong to. 2. For example, we naturally protect the group we belong to, while making other groups less important. We think highly of the team we support, while we may add negative comments about an opposing team.

Researchers have studied language used by sports fans. 3. By using pronouns like “we”, fans show that they feel connected with the team when it is winning. “We really killed that team. They couldn’t get the ball past us.” However, when their team didn’t do well, the fans would distance themselves from the team, using different pronouns. “They didn’t know what they were doing. They had no planning.”

4. They have found those fans have more self-confidence and feel more competent. They are quite sure they have the ability to deal with situations successfully or do things to a satisfactory standard. 5. These people will perform better at work and earn and spend more　 money,　 so experts suggest that a winning team may have a positive　 influence on the economy of a city.

A. They suggested that we naturally classify people into groups.

B. That causes increased competitions between different groups of sports fans.

C. It is probably because the victory reflects well on their personal sense of identity.

D. Comments from group members certainly have a strong influence on our behavior.

E. When their team did well, the fans would closely identify themselves with the team.

F. That leads to the fact that we want our group to be seen more positively than other groups.

G. Social scientists have also studied the effect of winning a championship on the fans of the winning team.

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You need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in Hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (米高梅电影公司)．For the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion and will have to sell off its most valuable assets.

In its golden time, MGM stood for something．If Warner Brothers meant social dramas and gangster movies, and Disney meant cartoon films, then MGM was healthy fantasy．This business model found its most glorious expression in its musicals of the post-war era．It also featured such many famous stars as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.

But MGM had always put its hopes on the quality of stars it could attract．From the time MGM became a company in 1924, the studio and his associate proved themselves good at creating big names.

For 35 years, this worked well enough, but the growing power of television disturbed Hollywood．MGM continued to throw money into making gorgeous-looking musicals, but despite some big successes audiences gradually started to drift away．Throughout the sixties, MGM's decline set in．Things went from bad to worse．In 1973, MGM stopped distributing its own films．Since then, the Lion's roar has been reduced to a whimper (呜咽).

How far MGM has fallen can be shown by its recent releases．This was a studio that for years offered a reliable supply of first-class films．Yet last year its total output was three．To make it worse, all were co-produced with other studios．And this year? Only one so far, and maybe the last.

What now? MGM will probably be sold, though recent buyers have been cautious about a price thought to be around $ 2 billion.

1.MGM is becoming the focus in Hollywood because it _______．

A. has more supporters        B. has produced good films

C. might be closed down      D. has lost all its assets

2.What can we learn about MGM from the text?

A. It has been sold out for around $ 2 billion.

B. The Internet was a factor causing its decline.

C. It only produced three films by itself last year.

D. It made a wrong decision for its development.

3.What's the main idea of the text?

A. The past glories of MGM．      B. The musicals made by MGM.

C. The decline of MGM．      D. A historical decision by MGM

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Many students are ________ about football． They ________ play a game whenever possible．

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is beyond my understanding that many adults ______ be so crazy about Harry

Potter series.

A．shall　 　 B．can 　 C．must 　 D．should

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is beyond my understanding that many adults ________ be so crazy about Harry Potter series.

A．will　                         B．can

C．may　                         D．should

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One of the most wonderful things about having a positive attitude is that it can touch many people, and it often exists in our everyday life.

Recently, I stopped by a store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out counter said, “That’ll be three dollars in all please.” She then glanced down at the paper I was buying and said. “I’m sick and tired of all this negative stuff-on the front pages. I want to read some good news for a change.” She then said, “In fact, I think soemone should just publish a Good News newspaper--- a paper with wonderful, inspirational stories about people over-coming difficulty and doing good things for others. I’d buy one every day!” she then thanked me for coming in and said, “Maybe we’ll get lucky tomorrow; maybe we’ll get some good news.” And she laughed. She made my day.

The following day after my business appointments. I dropped by the same store again to pick up bottled water and a piece of newspaper, but a different young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out I said “Good afternoon” and handed her my money. She said nothing, not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and in a negative tone ordered “Next!”

It hit me right between the eyes: Two people, the same age; one made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by showing up.

Every morning you should ask yourself this important question. “Who do I want to be today? The Grouch(不高兴的人) or ‘The Good News Girl?’” Your answer will go a long way toward determining the joy and happiness that you will experience in your life.

53. What does the first salesgirl dislike according to her words?

A. Those who have bad manners.

B. The bad news in the newspaper.

C. The advertisements in the newspaper.

D. The bad news who break the laws.

54. After he had bought a newspaper on the first day the author _________.

A. was very lucky and excited that day

B. always remembered the girl’s word

C. read the news in the newspaper carefully

D. was in a pleasant mood the whole day

55. We learn from the passage that the salesgirl the author met the next day was ________.

A. humorous         B. enthusiastic       C. very cool         D. positive

56. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. I was very surprised.                  B. I was especially angry.

C. I felt very unhappy.                   D. It hurt my heart badly.

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