Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a lot of antique (古董)shops near my home. So I left my home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. So I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked at it over carefully and said, "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it?" "Twenty pounds." I said. "OK," he said, "I will give you twenty pounds." "It’s got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it is nothing. "the shopkeeper answered.
Everything was going according to my plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked. "It will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I will buy it." I said. "What do you mean? You just sold it to me." "Yes, I know, but I have just changed my mind, I am sorry. I will give you twenty - seven pounds for it." "You must be crazy." he said. Suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair." " You are right," I said, "What would you have done if I had walked in and asked you to mend the chair?" "I would not have agreed to do that. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it, and too much trouble. But! will mend this for you. Will you pay it for five? ". He was a very nice person and was greatly amused (感到有趣)by the whole thing.
1. We can learn from the passage that in the first shop the writer________.
A. was rather impolite
B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair.
2. The expression" the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_________.
A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer’s purpose D. decided to help the writer
3.How much did the writer pay for the repair?
A. 5. B. 7. C. 20. D. 27.
4. From the text, we can learn that the writer was___________.
A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funny
高三英语阅读理解简单题
Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a lot of antique (古董)shops near my home. So I left my home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. So I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked at it over carefully and said, "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it?" "Twenty pounds." I said. "OK," he said, "I will give you twenty pounds." "It’s got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it is nothing. "the shopkeeper answered.
Everything was going according to my plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked. "It will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I will buy it." I said. "What do you mean? You just sold it to me." "Yes, I know, but I have just changed my mind, I am sorry. I will give you twenty - seven pounds for it." "You must be crazy." he said. Suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair." " You are right," I said, "What would you have done if I had walked in and asked you to mend the chair?" "I would not have agreed to do that. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it, and too much trouble. But! will mend this for you. Will you pay it for five? ". He was a very nice person and was greatly amused (感到有趣)by the whole thing.
1. We can learn from the passage that in the first shop the writer________.
A. was rather impolite
B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair.
2. The expression" the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_________.
A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer’s purpose D. decided to help the writer
3.How much did the writer pay for the repair?
A. 5. B. 7. C. 20. D. 27.
4. From the text, we can learn that the writer was___________.
A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funny
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“I'll buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,Would you mend this chair for me?I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.
A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.
A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
C.decided to help the writer D. saw the writer’s purpose
3.How much did the writer pay?
A. ￡ 5. B. ￡ 7. C. ￡ 20. D. ￡ 27.
4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________
A. honest B. careful C. funny D. smart
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth...So I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said, “OK,”he said. “I'll give you twenty pounds.” “It's got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'11 buy it.” I said. “What do you mean?” “You've just sold it to me.” he said. “Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.”“You must be crazy. ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You're right.”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused(感到有趣) by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.
A. was rather impolite
B. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
C. was warmly received
D. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
2.Why didn’t the shops want to repair the chair?
A. It’s too difficult to repair.
B. The writer didn’t want to offer enough money.
C. No one in the shops could mend it.
D. There was too much trouble and too few profits in mending a chair.
3.From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________.
A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funny
4.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. A chair with a broken leg
B. It was hard to mend a chair
C. My experience of mending a chair
D. A kind shopkeeper
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter．One day the man 1 his 3-year-old daughter for 2_ _ a roll of gold wrapping paper．Money was tight and he became 3 when the child tried to decorate a 4 to put under the Christmas tree．However , the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy．"
The man was 5 by his earlier 6, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was __7 ．He yelled at her, stating, "Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is 8 to be something inside?" The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all．I blew kisses into the box．They are all for you, Daddy．"
The father was crushed. He 9his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her 10 ．Only a short time later, an11 took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(an) 12 kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there．In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container 13 unconditional love and kisses．．．from our children, family members, friends and God. There is simply no other __14 , anyone could hold, more 15 than this．
1.A．asked B．praised C．begged D．punished
2.A．wasting B．stealing C．selling D．holding
3.A．glad B．angry C．sad D．upset
4.A．room B．hall C．box D．ball
5.A．puzzled B．surprised C．scared D．embarrassed
6.A．overwork B．overreaction C．overcoat D．overtime
7.A．empty B．heavy C．full D．wet
8.A．happened B．seemed C．supposed D．used
9.A．put B．turned C．handed D．gave
10.A．kindness B．forgiveness C．sadness D．carelessness
11.A．overcoat B．incident C．accident D．action
12.A．imaginary B．kind C ．gentle D．warm
13.A．filled with B．pleased with C．crowded with D．equipped with
14.A．world B．feeling C．possession D．love
15.A．expensive B．precious C．comfortable D．interesting
高三英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man ______ his 3-year- old daughter for ______ a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became ______ when the child tried to decorate a ______ to put under the Christmas tree. ______, the little girl brought the gift to her ______ the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was ______ by his earlier ______, but got angry again when he found out the box was ______. He yelled at her，saying, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is ______ to be something inside?” The little girl looked ______ at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty ______. I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”
The father felt regret. He ______ his arms around his little girl, and begged for her ______.
Only a short time later, an ______ took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many ______ and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(n) ______ kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container ______ with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other ______, anyone could hold, more ______ than this.
1.A. asked B. praised C. begged D. punished
2.A. wasting B. stealing C. selling D. holding
3.A. glad B. angry C. sad D. upset
4.A. room B. hall C. box D. ball
5.A. However B. So C. Therefore D. And
6.A. father B. mother C. teacher D. sister
7.A. puzzled B. surprised C. scared D. embarrassed
8.A. overwork B. overreaction C. overcoat D. overpass
9.A. empty B. heavy C. full D. wet
10.A. said B. believed C. supposed D. used
11.A. down B. back C. up D. forward
12.A. at all B. after all C. above all D. in all
13.A. put B. turned C. handed D. gave
14.A. kindness B. forgiveness C. sadness D. carelessness
15.A. event B. incident C. accident D. action
16.A. days B. months C. nights D. years
17.A. imaginary B. kind C. gentle D. warm
18.A. filled B. pleased C. crowded D. equipped
19.A. world B. feeling C. possession D. love
20.A. expensive B. precious C. comfortable D. interesting
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A year ago I went through one of the most difficult times in my life. I had ______ all my business within a month. I chose a less crowded area for tourists to see if I could gain my ________ in life again. I booked a day trip to see the ________. I sat in a little motor boat with 5 other people to see the whales.
We __________ saw a couple of water spouts（水柱）, which our guide said were whales. To my amazement, all of a sudden, one __________ right in front of my face. Everyone __________ to take pictures of her under the water __________ she swam away. She looked me right in the eye. I __________out to touch her. She stayed out of the water long enough for me to __________ her. It was an amazing feeling. Then she swam away. A little later, the guide _________ that two whales were coming close to the boat. It was my new friend with her baby. It was __________ to see how she pushed her baby towards our boat. She was bringing her baby to __________ me!
On the trip back everyone was ________ talking about the experience. The guide told us that only once before had he witnessed a whale allowing __________ to touch it. Why did this happen? I have no ________ for why she chose me for the special advantage. Maybe the mother whale __________ my sadness. She helped me to see the light, __________ I was in a very dark place.
That __________ meeting paved the way for me to put life back into perspective(远景). That huge beautiful creature made me __________ that despite the obstacles(障碍) life puts in your way, there is always an opportunity for a new __________.
You must never give up.
1.A. recovered B. gained C. done D. lost
2.A. health B. confidence C. victory D. experience
3.A. whales B. friends C. sprouts D. pictures
4.A. still B. already C. also D. soon
5.A. sank B. surfaced C. dived D. escaped
6.A. feared B. hesitated C. tried D. pretended
7.A. before B. when C. after D. while
8.A. climbed B. swam C. jumped D. reached
9.A. smell B. catch C. feel D. see
10.A. shouted B. suggested C. urged D. insisted
11.A. boring B. unbelievable C. frightening D. uncomfortable
12.A. attack B. meet C. scold D. thank
13.A. carelessly B. naturally C. regretfully D. cheerfully
14.A. someone B. me C. everyone D. him
15.A. excuse B. explanation C. duty D. responsibility
16.A. spotted B. predicted C. enjoyed D. shared
17.A. so B. even though C. if D. now that
18.A. regular B. normal C. magical D. common
19.A. think B. remember C. recall D. understand
20.A. boating B. swimming C. beginning D. meeting
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several years ago, I had a huge falling out with one of my best friends. So huge, in fact, that now I can’t even remember what happened.
In the past nine years, I’ve seen her twice, and each time we’ve been polite but distant. And that troubles me because we were once inseparable. I’d like nothing more than to go back nine years, and continue our friendship. But how? How do you reconnect with friends you’ve lost throughout the years?
Linking to your past
The desire to reconnect with lost friends isn’t unusual. Why? Because friends link us to the past. “Friends from years ago are custodians (监护人) of our past,” says Sandy Sheehy.
Although you can share information about your past with friends you’ve met recently, you don’t have a shared history with them. So you wind up only telling them about your past, rather than sharing it with them.
But many people never try to reconnect. Women especially have trouble taking the first step. Shyness or fear that the other person doesn’t want to reconnect often stops many women. And that shouldn’t be. Your friends probably want to be in touch with you as much as you want to be in touch with them.
Searching for friends
Fortunately, finding lost friends isn’t as difficult as it once was, thanks to tools like the Internet. Our experts offer these suggestions for locating contact information:
Search Internet sites designed to locate people like classmates.com and switchboard.com.
Contact your high school or college alumni (校友) office to request current address information.
Surf online yellow pages. Check current phone records from your friend’s hometown.
Network with other friends who might have known your friend.
Get in touch with any of her relatives, if you know where they live. If you know where she works, find the company’s website and search the directory of personnel.
1.What is the subject discussed in the passage?
A. How to make new friends.
B. How to rebuild friendship.
C. How to develop healthy friendship.
D. How to keep in touch with friends.
2.The underlined sentence “friends from years ago are custodians of our past” in Paragraph 3 means _____.
A. years ago old friends kept something for us
B. in the past old friends took care of us
C. old friends are part of our life history
D. old friends know what wrongs we did
3.What makes us unwilling to reconnect old friends?
A. Lack of money. B. Busy time. C. Regret and shame. D. Fear and shyness.
4.How can we make contact with the lost friends?
A. By asking other friends of the information on your lost friends.
B. By searching your friends’ telephone number on the Net.
C. By asking the local post office about your friends’ new address.
D. By putting an advertisement in your friends’ local town.
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man 1his 3-year-old daughter for 2a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became 3when the child tried to decorate a 4to put under the Christmas tree. 5, the little girl brought the gift to her 6the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was 7by his earlier 8, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was 9. He yelled at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is 10to be something inside?” The little girl looked 11at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I 12kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He 13his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her 14.
Only a short time later, an 15took the life of the child. It is also told that her father 16that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(n) 17kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container 18unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other 19, which anyone could hold, more 20than this.
1.A. asked B. praised C. begged D. punished
2.A. wasting B. stealing C. selling D. holding
3.A. glad B. angry C. sad D. upset
4.A. room B. hall C. box D. ball
5.A. Nevertheless B. But C. Therefore D. And
6.A. father B. mother C. teacher D. sister
7.A. puzzled B. surprised C. scared D. embarrassed
8.A. overwork B. overreaction C. overcoat D. overpass
9.A. empty B. heavy C. full D. wet
10.A. happened B. seemed C. supposed D. used
11.A. down B. back C. up D. forward
12.A. blew B. sent C. set D. passed
13.A. put B. turned C. handed D. gave
14.A. kindness B. forgiveness C. sadness D. carelessness
15.A. overview B. incident C. accident D. action
16.A. remembered B. owned C. had D. kept
17.A. imaginary B. kind C. gentle D. warm
18.A. filled with B. pleased with C. crowded with D. equipped with
19.A. world B. feeling C. possession D. love
20.A. expensive B. precious C. comfortable D. interesting
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give a homeless person money, because I could never be sure what that money would be used for. Instead, I decided, I would buy them a sandwich, a cold drink on a hot day, a cup of coffee, whatever I could manage.
I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a Starbucks. I decided I would buy this man lunch. I bought a sandwich and soda.
Just as I was leaving the store, two policemen were approaching the man. Obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts. Just as they were about to wake him, I asked one of the officers if it was all right if I just gave the man something before he went. I was not sure why I asked the permission but the policeman said sure and I just left the bag in the man’s cart, got in my car and drove off.
As I was driving off I remember thinking “I hope people saw that”. Then I had to seriously ask myself why I hoped people had seen me give the man a sandwich from Starbucks. Was it because I wanted people to think, “She’s such a nice person!”? Why did I hope others had seen me do it? I continued to wonder this all evening.
The next morning, it came to me that I wanted people to have witnessed that small act of kindness not so that I would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness. Thus the whole spirit of pity and giving would be lasting.
1.The underlined word “Starbucks” in the second paragraph is the name of a _________.
A．shop B．bookstore C．bank D．man
2.When the author saw the homeless man, he was __________.
A．begging outside B．buying goods
C．staying awake D．falling asleep
3.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A．To show the author is great.
B．To encourage people to help others.
C．To introduce an experience that changed the author.
D．To call on people not to give money to a homeless man.
4.The author can be best described as __________.
A．bad-tempered B．hard-working
C．kind-hearted D．self-confident
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give a homeless person money, because I could never be sure what that money would be used for. Instead, I decided, I would buy them a sandwich, a cold drink on a hot day, a cup of coffee, whatever I could manage.
I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a Starbucks. I decided I would buy this man lunch. I bought a sandwich and soda.
Just as I was leaving the store, two policemen were approaching the man. Obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts. Just as they were about to wake him, I asked one of the officers if it was all right if I just gave the man something before he went. I was not sure why I asked the permission but the policeman said sure and I just left the bag in the man’s cart, got in my car and drove off.
As I was driving off I remember thinking “I hope people saw that”. Then I had to seriously ask myself why I hoped people had seen me give the man a sandwich from Starbucks. Was it because I wanted people to think, “She’s such a nice person!”? Why did I hope others had seen me do it? I continued to wonder this all evening.
The next morning, it came to me that I wanted people to have witnessed that small act of kindness not so that I would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness. Thus the whole spirit of pity and giving would be lasting.
1.The underlined word “Starbucks” in the second paragraph is the name of a _________.
A. shop B. bookstore C. bank D. man
2.When the author saw the homeless man, he was __________.
A. begging outside B. buying goods
C. staying awake D. falling asleep
3. What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To show the author is great.
B. To encourage people to help others.
C. To introduce an experience that changed the author.
D. To call on people not to give money to a homeless man.
4.The author can be best described as __________.
A. bad-tempered B. hard-working
C. kind-hearted D. self-confident
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析