Dear all,
Please read Professor Hume’s email about his next lecture on Rosa I’arks.
Susan Miller
Secretary
Dear Susan,
Please forward this message to students of my history class.
Besides the life story of Bosa Parks in the textbook,the students are also required to read the passage below and some related stories that can be borrowed from the school library.
Ted Hume
The early experiences of Rosa Parks (1913-2005),long known as the “mother of the civil rights movement,”were not different from those of many African-Americans at that time.The black woman,however,turned the course of American history in December 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.“By sitting down,”remarked John Lewis,“she was standing up for all Americans.”
Among the numerous awards Parks received in her life were the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1996) and the Congressional Gold Medal(1999).
Parks died on Oct. 24,2005,At St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Montgomery,a large crowd including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice celebrated her life.Rice said she and others,who grew up when the political activities of Parks held public attention,might not have realized her impact(影响) on their lives,“but I can honestly say that without Mrs. Parks,I probably would not be standing here as Secretary of State.”
After her casket(灵柩) was placed at the Capitol,U.S. President Bush,members of Congress and ordinary Americans paid their respects.In American history Parks is the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol,a very high regard usually reserved for Presidents of the United States.
1.What is the main purpose of Susan’s email?
A.To make arrangements for Professor Hume’s class.
B.To introduce to the students Rosa Parks.
C.To help the students organize a lecture.
D.To answer Professor Hume’s last email.
2.What does the underlined word “forward” mean?
A.Explain. B.Send.
C.Take. D.Read.
3.The political impact on Rosa Parks lies in the fact that she ______.
A.helped Condoleezza Rice achieve political success
B.joined the civil rights movement at a young age
C.made racial equality a common value in American society
D.set a good example in her early life for other black Americans
4.How was Rosa Parks treated after her death?
A.She was named “mother of the civil rights movement”.
B.She was received by President Bush at the Capitol.
C.She was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
D.She was honored to lie in state at the Capitol.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Dear all,
Please read Professor Hume’s email about his next lecture on Rosa I’arks.
Susan Miller
Secretary
Dear Susan,
Please forward this message to students of my history class.
Besides the life story of Bosa Parks in the textbook,the students are also required to read the passage below and some related stories that can be borrowed from the school library.
Ted Hume
The early experiences of Rosa Parks (1913-2005),long known as the “mother of the civil rights movement,”were not different from those of many African-Americans at that time.The black woman,however,turned the course of American history in December 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.“By sitting down,”remarked John Lewis,“she was standing up for all Americans.”
Among the numerous awards Parks received in her life were the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1996) and the Congressional Gold Medal(1999).
Parks died on Oct. 24,2005,At St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Montgomery,a large crowd including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice celebrated her life.Rice said she and others,who grew up when the political activities of Parks held public attention,might not have realized her impact(影响) on their lives,“but I can honestly say that without Mrs. Parks,I probably would not be standing here as Secretary of State.”
After her casket(灵柩) was placed at the Capitol,U.S. President Bush,members of Congress and ordinary Americans paid their respects.In American history Parks is the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol,a very high regard usually reserved for Presidents of the United States.
1.What is the main purpose of Susan’s email?
A.To make arrangements for Professor Hume’s class.
B.To introduce to the students Rosa Parks.
C.To help the students organize a lecture.
D.To answer Professor Hume’s last email.
2.What does the underlined word “forward” mean?
A.Explain. B.Send.
C.Take. D.Read.
3.The political impact on Rosa Parks lies in the fact that she ______.
A.helped Condoleezza Rice achieve political success
B.joined the civil rights movement at a young age
C.made racial equality a common value in American society
D.set a good example in her early life for other black Americans
4.How was Rosa Parks treated after her death?
A.She was named “mother of the civil rights movement”.
B.She was received by President Bush at the Capitol.
C.She was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
D.She was honored to lie in state at the Capitol.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I read about an athlete who made it all the way to the Olympics despite hating his chosen sport. He committed his entire life to ______ one tiny, yet large, sentence—I’m proud of you. At some point we all have someone we want to ______, whose approval means the world to us.
I have a clear memory of the person I wanted approval from telling me I was intelligent, the kind of memory that stays very clear because you’ve recalled it so many times. I had ______ someone’s opinion about buying a Canadian soda. “We should really support our own economy,” ten-year-old me said. I had no idea what that meant, ______ I was looked at with approval, and my heart was filled with ______. I loved that feeling—the approval of my hero. It was nothing like the Olympic athlete, but I made some very big ______ based on what might make them ______. I was hugely affected by wanting their approval.
Months ago this person removed me from his life. It hurt a lot. However, in life there is rarely hurt ______ growth. I recently ______ on myself and my behavior and noticed something—I feel free. After a period of denying and upset, I ______ that this is just how it is. This realization made me see how often I was transforming myself according to the ______, “What would they think?” I’d been using the desire for approval as an ______ excuse for hiding. My excuse was gone immediately I realized it ______. It was time to ______ step into myself and stop hiding who I am from others. Are you hiding? I hid in approval-seeking. Maybe you hide behind judgment. We all have our ways, and it can be really scary to let ______ go.
The thing is, ______, as long as we prevent ourselves being truly seen, we will never be truly understood. Connection with others won’t be wholly authentic, and we will edit ourselves because we ______ potential thoughts in other people’s heads. It’s pretty ______. Of course, breaking up isn’t ________ when you expect to be freed from wanting someone’s approval. You don’t even have to tell them you no longer care what they think of you. Just ______ and do what makes you happy and go for the things you really want in life. Do your thing, and let them do theirs.
1.A. searching B. seeking C. making D. reading
2.A. love B. upset C. please D. annoy
3.A. shared B. assessed C. analyzed D. parroted
4.A. so B. but C. as D. for
5.A. disappointment B. depression C. satisfaction D. amazement
6.A. profits B. statements C. decisions D. preparations
7.A. cozy B. healthy C. wise D. proud
8.A. with B. without C. by D. through
9.A. reflected B. dawned C. counted D. experimented
10.A. assumed B. accepted C. anticipated D. argued
11.A. opinion B. concept C. thought D. reason
12.A. unconscious B. unforgettable C. unpleasant D. unbelievable
13.A. existed B. rose C. faded D. disappeared
14.A. physically B. precisely C. automatically D. authentically
15.A. them B. it C. us D. you
16.A. therefore B. instead C. though D. eventually
17.A. miss B. fear C. doubt D. advocate
18.A. appealing B. scarce C. silly D. inspiring
19.A. impossible B. necessary C. important D. abundant
20.A. look out B. hurry up C. hold on D. go ahead
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no ___31___ for stillness.
And when we are ___32 ___to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often ___33 ___something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re ___34 ___.
This comes at a ___ 35___: we lose that time for ___ 36___, for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And ___37___ yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get ___ 38___done.
Take a moment to think about ___39___ you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering ___40 ___, checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always ___41___through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your ___42___? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be ___43___. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. ___44___be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d ___45___ it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more ___46___.
Then be that vision.
It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. ___47___you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too___48___. Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of ___49___ for it.
___50 ___ the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.
1.A. place B. chance C. freedom D. time
2.A. forced B. ordered C. invited D. told
3.A. have B. find C. buy D. get
4.A. familiar with B. curious about C. used to D. interested in
5.A. cost B. risk C. loss D. danger
6.A. play B. food C. sleep D. consideration
7.A. further B. worse C. farther D. deeper
8.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
9.A. how B. where C. why D. whether
10.A. questions B. problems C. phones D. messages
11.A. walking B. rushing C. stepping D. going
12.A. school B. youth C. work D. life
13.A. silent B. patient C. still D. quiet
14.A. Nearly B. Ever C. Just D. Already
15.A. like B. decide C. choose D. need
16.A. activity B. research C. study D. peace
17.A. Because B. Until C. Once D. Unless
18.A. frequently B. slowly C. fast D. quickly
19.A. asking B. sending C. calling D. waiting
20.A. Value B. Miss C. Owe D. Hold
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no ___1___ for stillness.
And when we are ___2 ___to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often ___3 ___something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re ___4___.
This comes at a ___ 5___: we lose that time for ___6__, for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And ___7___ yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get ___ 8___done.
Take a moment to think about ___9__ you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering ___10 ___, checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always ___11___through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your ___12___? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be ___13___. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. ___14___be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d ___15___ it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more ___16___.
Then be that vision.
It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. ___17___you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too___18___. Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of ___19___ for it.
___20 ___ the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.
1. A.place B.chance C.freedom D.time
2. A.forced B.ordered C.invited D.told
3. A.have B.find C.buy D.get
4. A.familiar with B.curious about C.used to D.interested in
5. A.cost B.risk C.loss D.danger
6. A.play B.food C.sleep D.consideration
7. A.further B.worse C.farther D.deeper
8. A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
9. A.how B.where C.why D.whether
10. A.questions B.problems C.phones D.messages
11. A.walking B.rushing C.stepping D.going
12. A.school B.youth C.work D.life
13. A.silent B.patient C.still D.quiet
14. A.Nearly B.Ever C.Just D.Already
15. A.like B.decide C.choose D.need
16. A.activity B.research C.study D.peace
17. A.Because B.Until C.Once D.Unless
18. A.frequently B.slowly C.fast D.quickly
19. A.asking B.sending C.calling D.waiting
20. A.Value B.Miss C.Owe D.Hold
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Most evenings, before watching late-night comedy or reading emails on his phone, Matt Nicoletti puts on a pair of orange-colored glasses that he bought for $8 on the Internet.
"My girlfriend thinks I look ridiculous in them," he said. But Mr.Nicoletti, a 30-year-old consultant in Denver, insists that the glasses, which can block certain wavelengths of light emitted by electronic screens, make it easier to sleep.
Studies have shown that such light, especially from the blue part of the spectrum (光谱),inhibits the body's production of melatonin(褪黑激素),which helps people fall asleep. Options are growing for blocking blue light, though experts caution that few have been adequately tested for effectiveness and the best solution remains avoiding brightly lit electronics at night.
A Swiss study of 13 teenage boys, published in August in The Journal of Adolescent Health showed that when the boys wore orange-colored glasses, also known as 'blue blockers' and shown to prevent melatonin, in the evening for a week, they felt "significantly more sleepy" than when they wore clear glasses.The boys looked at their screens, as teenagers tend to do, for at least a few hours on average before going to bed, and were monitored in the lab.
Older adults may be less affected by blue light, experts say, but blue light remains a problem for most people, and an earlier study of 20 adults aged 18 to 68 found that those who wore orange-colored glasses for three hours before bed improved their sleep quality considerably relative to a control group that wore yellow-colored lenses, which blocked only ultraviolet(紫外线) light.
LEDs used in devices such as smart phones, tablets and televisions tend to emit more blue light than incandescent products(白炽产品). LEDs are also increasingly popular as room lights, but "warm white" bulbs, with less blue, tend to be a better choice than "cool white" for nighttime use. The lighting company Philips also makes a reduced-blue LED bulb, meant to be used before bedtime."In theory, anything that will decrease that blue light exposure at night will be helpful." said Christopher Colwell, a scientist at the UCLA, "I know some gainers who swear by those orange-colored glasses."
But orange glasses are not a panacea(万能药). Dr. Skene said."It isn't just getting rid of the blue and everything's fine," she said. The intensity of light, in addition to color, can affect sleep, she said, and not all brands of orange-colored glasses have undergone enough independent testing for their ability to aid sleep.
During the daytime, experts say, exposure to blue light is good. Best of all is sunlight, which contains many different wavelengths of light."That's what our brain knows," said Kenneth P.Wright Jr., director of the sleep and chronobiology(生物钟学) lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
A 2013 study he led, published in the journal Current Biology, showed just how different things can be without nighttime lights. After participants had camped in the mountains for a week, their bodies began to prepare for sleep about two hours earlier than normal.
Short of cutting out all evening electronics, experts say, it's advisable to use a small screen rather than a large one; dim the screen and keep it as far away from the eyes as possible; and reduce the amount of time spent reading the device.
"If you can look at the iPhone for 10 minutes rather than three hours, that makes a lot of difference," Dr.Skene said.
1.What does the underlined word "inhibit" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. prevent B. promote C. project D. process
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A.The older a person is, the less he or she will be affected by blue light.
B.The exposure to the blue light does nothing but harm to the human body.
C.Traditional lighting companies are facing a dead end due to backward technology.
D.All brands of orange-colored glasses are not reliable for their ability to aid sleep.
3.What are the contributing factors of a better night's sleep?
①Limited screen time before bed.
②A pair of color glasses.
③A small-sized screen of electronics.
④A place without nighttime lights.
⑤Devices with LED backlighting.
A. ①②③ B. ③④⑤ C. ②③⑤ D. ①③④
4.The purpose of this article is to ________.
A.advertise a brand of orange-colored glasses which can block blue light
B.question the effectiveness of orange-colored glasses on the market
C.introduce a kind of orange glasses that may help people sleep better
D.teach readers about the most effective ways to have a better sleep
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Professor Johnson, I’m afraid I can’t finish the report within this week.
How about next week?
A. Good for you B. It won’t bother me C. Not at all D. That’s OK
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
—Professor Johnson,I’m afraid I can’t finish the report within this week.
—________.How about next week?
A.Good for you B.It won’t bother me
C.Not at all D.That’s OK
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When will Professor Davidson talk with the woman?
A. After his class. B. The next day. C. Before office hours.
高三英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
When will Professor Davidson talk with the woman?
A.After his class today. B.The next day. C.Before office hours.
高三英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
Professor Li and his wife are now at work on a novel________next year.
A.to publish B.being published
C.published D.to be published
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析