Several weeks ago，I had a dinner party. Durin...

Several weeks ago，I had a dinner party. During the___ a glass of red wine was dropped on a very fancy, Persian carpet in the living room. Later, when I planned to have the carpet　 _______，experts came out. They _______ that they could not only get out the　 _______, butalso make every carpeted room look and smell nice.

After spending more than 200 dollars, my _______ looked great. All of the carpets were cleaned, but there was still one slight _______— the stain was still there, and to say I was _______, actually an understatement. Committed to getting rid of the stain, I _______ another expert. This was a real expert with great _______ in this trade. When he arrived and saw the stain, he immediately explained to me how _______ it would be to deal with the stain, and he wanted me to know that before he even unloaded his _______ to start the job. My expectation at that point was low; however, I told him to put in his best _______.

In the first scenario（1'青景）I expected the stain to be　 _______In the second I expected little or nothing. Those made me realize that in life the fine line between _______ and disappointment can be our expectations. Disappointment will occur _______ the expectation line drawn by ourselves is placed incorrectly. ________ good things will happen if you set your expectations _______ In the carpet cleaning scenario above, the second _______ not only set my expectations appropriately by under promising, but he also over delivered by getting the stain out—a result that _______ my expectations, making me very _______ So remember: set your expectations properly.

1.A. show　　 B. speech　　 C. work　　 D. get-together

2.A. rolled　　 B. cleaned　　 C. fixed　　 D. designed

3.A. promised　　 B. doubted　　 C. warned　　 D. complained

4.A. scar　　 B. stain　　 C. paint　　 D. sweat

5.A. walls　　 B. garden　　 C. house　　 D. furniture

6.A. doubt　　 B. problem　　 C. difference　　 D. improvement

7.A. calm　　 B. cheerful　　 C. satisfied　　 D. disappointed

8.A. called in　　 B. paid off　　 C. attended to　　 D. broke with

9.A. interest　　 B. character　　 C. adventure　　 D. reputation

10.A. attractive　　 B. difficult　　 C. common　　 D. popular

11.A. product　　 B. garbage　　 C. equipment　　 D. collection

12.A. effort　　 B. symbol　　 C. record　　 D. benefit

13.A. saved　　 B. covered　　 C. displayed　　 D. removed

14.A. dissatisfaction　　 B. surprise　　 C. happiness　　 D. regret

15.A. so　　 B. until　　 C. if　　 D. but

16.A. On the contrary　　 B. To be honest　　 C. On the whole　　 D. In conclusion

17.A. abruptly　　 B. properly　　 C. incorrectly　　 D. honestly

18.A. player　　 B. adviser　　 C. neighbor　　 D. cleaner

19.A. added up　　 B. ruled out　　 C. went beyond　　 D. turned down

20.A. glad　　 B. sad　　 C. angry　　 D. upset

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I lost my elderly mother a few weeks ago．Actually，my mother had fallen over during the night and had not been able to 　 　 　 again．She had woken up the neighbors by banging on the wall．The 　　 　 　 called an ambulance，which took her 　　 　 　 　 to the hospital.

My mother has 　　 　 　 　 thought that hospitals are a real horror．She believes that doctors and hospitals give you 　　 　 　 　 diseases．My father went to hospital a year ago，and after a few weeks，he 　　 　 　 ．The fact that he was also in the final________of lung cancer was certainly related，but by my mother's logic，my father's death was 　　 　 　 　 with the hospital.

When a neighbor 　　 　 　　 　 me up and told me that my mother had been taken off in an ambulance，the first thing I did was similar，which was to ring Queen Elizabeth Hospital．The paramedics(护理人员) had told my neighbor that my mother would ________be taken there，　 　 I was told that no one by that name had been 　　 　 　 ，so they gave me the numbers of two other West Midland hospitals．Both of them also ________ that they were holding my mother．I rang the 　　 　 and asked them to find her，but the nice officer said he could only do that if she had been reported as a(n) 　　 　 　 person.

It took six calls to 　　 　 　 　 my mother．She had been in Queen Elizabeth Hospital all along，but because their computer system hadn't been updated overnight，there was no record of her 　　 　 　 ．My mother had spent more than a 　 　　 　 in the hospital when it turned out there was nothing 　 　 　　 with her．I managed to get her out within 10 days，but only by agreeing that in the future，she would live downstairs．In return，the hospital said they would 　　 　 　　 　　 for a social worker to visit the house three or four rimes a day.

Luckily，my mother is safe．Thank all the people who have given their help to us.

1.A． wake up　　　　 　 B． get up　　　　 　 C． stay up　　 D． light up

2.A． neighbors　　　　　 B． strangers　　　　 C． relatives　　 D． friends

3.A． out　　　　　　　　　 B． up　　　　　　 　　 C． away　　　　　 D． from

4.A．consequently　　　　 B． occasionally　　 C． always　　　 　 D． rarely

5.A． final　　　　　　 　 B． special　　　　　 C． fatal　　　　 　 D． strange

6.A． passed away　　 　 B． went away　　　　 C． passed by　　 D． went by

7.A． measures　　　　　 B． cures　　　　　　 C． stages　　　　 D． years

8.A． connected　　　　　 B． faced　　　　　　　 C． equipped　　 D． pleased

9.A． cheered　　　　　　 B． rang　　　　　　　 C． scolded　　 D． held

10.A． willingly　　　　 B． happily　　　　　 C． likely　　　　 D． easily

11.A． but　　　　　　　　　 B． and　　　　　　　　 C． when　　　　　 D． or

12.A． adopted　　　　　　 B． admitted　　　　 C． adjusted　　 D． adapted

13.A． refused　　　　　　 B． said　　　　　　　 C． denied　　　　 D． insisted

14.A． police　　　　　　　 B． family　　　　　　 C． doctors　　　 D． nurses

15.A． old　　　　　　　　　 B． dead　　　　　　　　 C． missing　　　 D． sick

16.A． rescue　　　　　　　 B． locate　　　　　　　 C． comfort　　　 D． persuade

17.A． illness　　　　　　 B． arrival　　　　　　 C． checkout　　 D． medicine

18.A． month　　　　　　　　 B． year　　　　　　　　 C． week　　　　　 D． day

19.A． interesting　　　 B． wrong　　　　　　　 C． special　　 　 　 D． vital

20.A． allow　　　　　　　　 B． answer　　　　　　 C． arrange　　 　 D． call

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I attended a party one night. During the dinner a man told a humorous story based on the quotation: "There's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will.”

The storyteller mentioned that the quotation was from the Bible. I knew he was wrong. There couldn't be the slightest doubt about it. To get a feeling of importance and display my superiority, I appointed myself as an unwelcome committee member to correct him. He stuck to his guns. "What? From Shakespeare? Impossible! Absurd! That quotation was from the Bible.” And he knew it.

The storyteller was sitting on my right; and Frank Gammond, an old friend of mine, was seated on my left. Mr. Gammond had devoted years to the study of Shakespeare. So the storyteller and I agreed to submit the question to Mr. Gammond. Mr. Gammond listened, kicked me under the table, and then said,"Dale, you are wrong. The gentleman is right. It is from the Bible."

On our way home that night, I said to Mr. Gammond, “Frank, you knew that quotation was from Shakespeare. "Yes, of course," he replied, “Hamlet，Act Five, Scene Two. But we were guests at a happy time, my dear Dale. Why argue with the storyteller? Why prove to him he is wrong? Why not let him save his face? Always avoid your sharp angle." I learned a lesson I'll　 never forget. I not only had made the storyteller uncomfortable, but also had put my friend in an embarrassing situation. How much better it would have been had I not become argumentative.

Nine times out of ten, an argument ends with each of the contestants more firmly convinced than ever that he is absolutely right. You can't win an argument. You can't because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it

1.What did the author do to get a feeling of importance at the party?

A. Tell a humorous story. B. Show off his rich knowledge.

C. Teach the storyteller a lesson. D. Correct the storyteller's mistake.

2.. Why did Frank Gammond kick the author under the table?

A. Because he didn't know much about the Bible.

B. Because he thought the author was really wrong.

C. Because he was thoughtful and wanted to stop the author.

D. Because he was humorous and played tricks on the author .

3.How did the author feel about the event that happened at the party?

A. Thankful. B. Regretful.

C. Satisfied, D. Confused.

4.What can be the suitable title for the passage?

A. You Can't Win an Argument B. You Can't Make Mistakes in Public

C. Do Have an Open Mind D. Mind Your Manners at a Party

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I was attending a party onenight given in Sir Ross’s honor; and during the dinner, the man sitting next to me told ahumorous story based on the quotation(引语): “There’s a divinity that shapes ourends, rough-hew them how we will.”

The storyteller mentioned that the quotation was from the Bible. He was wrong. I knewthat, and I knew it positively. There couldn’t be the slightest doubt about it. And so, to get afeeling of importance and display my superiority, I appointed myself as an unwelcome committee of one to correct him. He stuck to his guns. “What? FromShakespeare? Impossible! Absurd! That quotation was from the Bible.” And he knew it.

The storyteller was sitting on my right; and Frank Gammond, an old friend of mine,was seated on my left. Mr. Gammond had devoted years to the study of Shakespeare. Sothe storyteller and I agreed to submit the question to Mr. Gammond. Mr. Gammondlistened, kicked me under the table, and then said: “Dale, you are wrong. Thegentleman is right. It is from the Bible.”

On our way home that night, I said to Mr. Gammond: “Frank, you knew that quotation was from Shakespeare.” “Yes, of course,” he replied, “Hamlet, Act Five, Scene Two. But we were guests at a happy time, my dear Dale. Why prove to a man he is wrong? Is that going to make him like you? Why not let him save his face? He didn’t ask for your advice. He didn’t want it. Why argue with him? Always avoid your sharp angle.” The man who said that taught me a lesson I’ll never forget. I not only had made the storyteller uncomfortable, but also had put my friend in an embarrassing situation. How much better it would have been had I not become argumentative.

Nine times out of ten, an argument ends with each of the contestants more firmly convinced than ever that he is absolutely right.You can’t win an argument. You can’t because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it.

1.What did the author do to get a feeling of importance at the party?

A. Tell a humorous story. B. Show off his rich knowledge.

C. Teach the storyteller a lesson. D. Correct the storyteller’s mistake.

2.Why did Frank Gammond kick the author under the table?

A. Because he was humorous and played tricks on the author.

B. Because he was thoughtful and wanted to stop the author.

C. Because he didn’t know much about the Bible.

D. Because he thought the author was really wrong.

3.How did the author feel about the event that happened at the party?

A. Regretful. B. Thankful.

C. Satisfied. D. Confused.

4.What can be the suitable title for the passage?

A. You Can’t Win an Argument B. You Can’t Make Mistakes in Public

C. Do Have an Open Mind D. Mind Your Manners at a Party

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

This happened several weeks ago. On my way to work, I accidentally got on the wrong bus because I was_______the news on my phone. I had to_______and walk several blocks to work, a path I had never taken.

I met a man sitting on a bench looking very _______, so I asked him what was wrong. He said his_______had been dragged away (拖走) from a public lot and that he had no_______to get to the airport to meet his wife. I told him that I could help him out and let him _______there.

I went to the_______one block away and got cash. When I returned, the man was standing there, watching me_______him. When I gave him the cash, he hugged me, thanked me, and started_______!I nearly cried, too. I wished him to get to the airport safely, explained________he could take public transport to get there, and then continued to go to my office.

I________at my usual restaurant for a to go (带走的) breakfast and, at the door, I met another man who________said, “Excuse me, sir. I don’t want your money, ________could you please help me get some food?” I said, “Of course, please come with me. ” I ________my breakfast and paid for this man’s order. I________him a wonderful day.

As you may________I was so thankful for putting ________on the wrong bus at the right time. This let me________two people who needed help and________. During each meeting, I never felt afraid; I only felt ________to help them.

1.A. reading　　 B. making　　 C. collecting　　 D. telling

2.A. turn up　　 B. turn off　　 C. get off　　 D. give up

3.A. guilty　　 B. bored　　 C. tired　　 D. upset

4.A. case　　 B. driver　　 C. car　　 D. tool

5.A. time　　 B. money　　 C. chance　　 D. mood

6.A. wait　　 B. leave　　 C. walk　　 D. complain

7.A. office　　 B. bus　　 C. cafe　　 D. bank

8.A. approach　　 B. receive　　 C. save　　 D. call

9.A. laughing　　 B. crying　　 C. singing　　 D. dancing

10.A. why　　 B. whether　　 C. how　　 D. when

11.A. worked　　 B. stopped　　 C. chatted　　 D. planned

12.A. proudly　　 B. bravely　　 C. rudely　　 D. politely

13.A. but　　 B. and　　 C. so　　 D. or

14.A. had　　 B. made　　 C. ordered　　 D. sold

15.A. expected　　 B. wished　　 C. showed　　 D. lent

16.A. hope　　 B. remember　　 C. guess　　 D. doubt

17.A. him　　 B. them　　 C. ourselves　　 D. myself

18.A. meet　　 B. join　　 C. visit　　 D. greet

19.A. warmth　　 B. enthusiasm　　 C. confidence　　 D. surprise

20.A. grateful　　 B. interested　　 C. delighted　　 D. curious

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if l would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new competition. My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consider and why.

It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties, and had difficulties with her boss, and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.

I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.

And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the    performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was constantly changing the work load and routines. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident, hated to see a new work day start.

I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria couldn't do enough and was constantly asking for more and for more responsibility. I was more than happy to give her what she needed-praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.

Sometimes, we are guilty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.

1.What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?

A. He is a manager in the company.

B. He doesn't like his receptionist.

C. He likes to compete with others.

D. He wants to find another position.

2.After hearing his colleague's description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria_______.

A. attempted to settle the issues

B. was a problem to her boss

C. shouldn't stay in the company

D. could get on well with others

3.Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job?

A. Her previous job was not suitable for her.

B. She had difficulty responding to her manager.

C. Her boss didn't inspire her working enthusiasm.

D. Her boss showed no trust in her ability.

4.The writer accepted Maria's transfer to unit probably because he thought that________.

A. she was a ruined employee

B. she would need his protection

C. she would turn out to be a good employee

D. she was a shy and frightened employee

5.The writer probably believes that a good boss should________.

A. praise and award his employees a lot

B. respect, praise and encourage his employees

C. greet his employees and give them much work

D. always give his employees guidance in working

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if I would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new competition. My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consider and why.

It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties and had difficulties with her boss and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.

I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.

And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was constantly changing the work load and routines. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident and hated to see a new work day start.

I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria couldn’t do enough and was constantly asking for more responsibility. I was more than happy to give her what she needed – praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.

Sometimes we are guilty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing, or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.

1. What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?

A. He is a manager in the company.

B. He doesn't like his receptionist.

C. He likes to compete with others.

D. He wants to find another position.

2. After hearing his colleague's description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria ____ .

A. attempted to settle the issues

B. was a problem to her boss

C. shouldn't stay in the company

D. could get on well with others

3. Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job?

A. Her previous job was not suitable for her.

B. She had difficulty responding to her manager.

C. Her boss didn't inspire her working enthusiasm.

D. Her boss showed no trust in her ability.

4. We can infer that before working with the author, Maria ______.

A. was not welcome by her colleagues

B. wanted to transfer her position

C. didn't like her boss

D. felt frustrated at her work

5. The writer probably believes that a good boss should ______.

A. praise and award his employees a lot

B. respect, praise and encourage his employees

C. greet his employees and give them much work

D. always give his employees guidance in working

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

C

　Several years ago I worked in an office, which I had a locust tree growing outside the window. It had grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time. The tree blocked the view and made the office seem dull, unfortunately this happened to be the room assigned to me and I was depressed by it for quite some time.

　When the first spring came, everything was green except the locust tree. Secretly, I was very happy because I had thought it had died.

　One morning when I opened the window for fresh air, I unexpectedly smelt a familiar sweet scent floating into my office but I couldn’t name it. Suddenly, I realized it was the locust tree! The tree that I thought dead was blossoming in full glory.

　From then on, I usually came to the office very early to see dew forming on the locust tree blossoms and every year was eager to see spring again.

　During summer, the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight, but allowing enough light in to make it pleasant. In autumn, the leaves turned into many different colors. Its beauty touched my soul. Many times I thought to take photos but never did. Then I had to leave in a hurry. Later in life it became a great regret that I had not done so.

　Actually, many times in our lives, we think we own something, therefore we don’t cherish it. We don’t feel regretful until we lose it one day! Moreover, sometimes, we have to accept the things we don’t want and need to discover the hidden beauty to find unexpected joy!

59．The author of the passage employed a writing way ________.

A．of holding and releasing            B．that released first, then held

C．that held first, then released         D．that was not holding or releasing

60．What the author wanted to tell us is that ________.

A．not being delighted for what you have got and not feeling pity on the lost

B．think twice before you leap

C．treat everything calmly

D．cherish what you’ve owned

61．The reason the author came to the office early is ________.

A．to enjoy the dew                 B．to finish her work early

C．to do some cleaning              D．to avoid the burning sun

62．The underlined word “so” in the fifth paragraph perhaps refers to ________.

A．that I couldn’t see the tree any longer    B．that I should have taken some photos

C．that I had to leave                   D．that the tree died

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The story happened several years ago. I was in Texas and I had a friend 1. family business was to provide accommodation to people. He asked me whether I would be interested in doing a part-time job in one of the leading 2. (hotel), I said sure.

One day at around 2 a.m.in the night, I saw a car rushing 3. the parking zone with fire 4. (come) out from the front of the car and it looked pretty 5. (danger).It happened that the car might explode and there were 6. (near) 50 cars parked there. I immediately 7. (run) to see what was happening. In the meantime, the owner of the car, got out and tried to put out the fire. Within five minutes, we controlled the situation and the fire was put out. Imagine how terrible 8. would have been if other vehicles in the parking lot had caught fire. Ralph expressed his 9. (appreciate) and in the morning everyone who saw and came to know about the incident said to me that I had done 10. great job. I got a hero’s applause.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The two-week vacation at the end of summer school ended yesterday. Kevin had gone nowhere during his vacation. He had the money, but he hated to travel alone. He used to take vacations with Gary, his youngest brother, but they had a big argument at the end of their last vacation. Each of them had spent the last three years waiting for the other to apologize.

Kevin did not feel good about being on non-speaking terms with his favorite brother. But he was not going to ask for forgiveness when, in his mind, this whole misunderstanding was his brother’s fault.

So Kevin’s summer vacation was spent in his own “back yard.” As usual, he had planned to clean up his apartment. As usual, two weeks later his apartment looked just as it had two weeks before.

He did do one thing new and different during his vacation. There was a new coffee shop on Foothill Street. It served 25 varieties of delicious coffee at reasonable prices, and the staff was genuinely friendly. The shop was air-conditioned at a slightly chilly temperature. About eight small round tables were inside. Outside were four bigger tables. Each had four white metal chairs around it, and several big umbrellas provided shade. Even on hot afternoons, there was usually a pleasant breeze.

Kevin visited the coffee shop four times during his vacation. He always sat at a table outside by himself and read the free daily paper. Each day he was there, he read most of the newspaper articles while he enjoyed two cups of coffee.

Between articles, he took breaks by watching the nearby traffic and pedestrians. The coffee shop was next to a huge parking lot. The lot was for customers of a grocery store, movie rental store, pharmacy, bank, and restaurant. Kevin considered his outdoor seat the perfect place for one of his favorite activities—people watching.

The coffee shop, with its excellent location and coffee, had helped make his vacation a pleasant one. But he knew in his heart, had his brother been there to join him just one day, his vacation would have been a perfect one.

1. Why didn’t Kevin go anywhere during his vacation？

2. What did Kevin do in his vacation?

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the coffee house?

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析