Dear Aunty,I work at a supermarket, and anoth...

Dear Aunty,

I work at a supermarket, and another girl and I share tasks we must finish before leaving. But she takes half an hour to do something I can do in ten minutes. She always has a story to tell me and stops working when she does. My boss is angry at both of us, but It’s not my fault. I don’t want to rat on her, but what else can I do?

Flustered

Dear Flustered,

Let me propose a better way. Make a log of all the tasks you share, then suggest to your boss that for efficiency your duties could be divided into two separate checklists. If he’s reluctant, go to plan B: the next time this girl starts telling you a story, stop working to listen and call your boss over to hear what a great storyteller she is. I’m sure he’ll take it from here.

Aunty

Dear Aunty,

I’m a college student in the Philippines who wants to be wise with money. I’m not an economics or business major student and I don’t know anything about stocks. But I really want to buy assets and invest. I receive about 15,000 pesos（比索）every school term from my education plan. I don’t have any idea how I should spend it. I don’t want to just buy new clothes, or hang out with my friends because it would not be wise. I want my money to grow. Please enlighten me.

Fastbreakplay

Dear Fastbreakplay,

Being wise with money is the No. 1 thing to learn. Start with a disciplined and systematic savings plan. When your savings reach a sizeable amount, then you may start investing. In the meantime, invest in yourself by reading up on stock markets and capital markets. Follow the news. Before I started investing during my senior high school years, I had already studied stock market data of the past century as I believe markets tend to repeat themselves. If you master this skill, you will master your reading of the markets.

Aunty

1.When Flustered’s boss isn’t willing to separate their work, Flustered can _____.

A．follow the second advice                 B．invite the boss to listen to the girl

C．stop working or do other things             D．report to the boss on time

2.Fastbreakplay writes a letter to Aunty in order to _____.

A．buy some pesos                        B．become an expert on stocks

C．get ways to grow money                  D．study economics as his major

3.In Aunty’s opinion, one should _____ at the beginning to be wise with money.

A．start investing                          B．have a saving plan

C．study stock markets                      D．master market reading

4.From letters above, we know Aunty should be ________.

A．an elder kind woman                    B．a lady in the community

C．a famous singer                         D．a name of a columnist

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dear girls,

The dream itself comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing. Here are some words of wisdom as you______your way in the world, from an entrepreneur(企业家)and your _____.

In high school, I wanted to be a politician. I left my hometown for college in Washington DC. There, I______that I loved to support women. It taught me that I’m a creative, strong leader and great at marketing.______, I moved to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit. Becoming a mother opened my mind to______a breast pump bag(储奶袋)business. Now I______a highly successful company that I started up on my own.______what you are good at and what you are passionate about. Keep an open mind.

Failure is _____to your success. I won’t tell you to feel good about______. But I will tell you that every failure I’ve had along the way has absolutely made me _____

Failing the big math exam in high school was_______. I eventually passed, and I’ve ______failed an exam again. I learned from that______to ask for help. Now I ask for help in business______.

Being passed over for a significant job opportunity that I more than qualified ____hurt me. I was so depressed　 ______soon I got a big job at a national organization. It’s okay to get angry! Take that and _____it into positive action.

I’m proud to be a role _____to you as a mom and an entrepreneur. I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be　 ______you want and you can have everything on your list. It will be my pleasure to watch your life______before my eyes.

1.A. lose　　 B. pay　　 C. get　　 D. make

2.A. aunt　　 B. mama　　 C. uncle　　 D. papa

3.A. discovered　　 B. informed　　 C. imagined　　 D. developed

4.A. However　　 B. Therefore　　 C. Otherwise　　 D. Meanwhile

5.A. pushing　　 B. taking　　 C. launching　　 D. pulling

6.A. run　　 B. close　　 C. leave　　 D. work

7.A. Come out　　 B. Work out　　 C. Hold out　　 D. Figure out

8.A. pleasant　　 B. convenient　　 C. critical　　 D. different

9.A. justice　　 B. failure　　 C. courage　　 D. honesty

10.A. worse　　 B. bad　　 C. well　　 D. better

11.A. embarrassing　　 B. exciting　　 C. amusing　　 D. inspiring

12.A. ever　　 B. always　　 C. never　　 D. often

13.A. accident　　 B. experience　　 C. feeling　　 D. memory

14.A. all the time　　 B. of all time　　 C. at a time　　 D. in no time

15.A. on　　 B. to　　 C. for　　 D. with

16.A. or　　 B. so　　 C. while　　 D. but

17.A. turn　　 B. put　　 C. make　　 D. get

18.A. example　　 B. star　　 C. symbol　　 D. model

19.A. anything　　 B. nothing　　 C. everything　　 D. something

20.A. fold　　 B. unfold　　 C. cover　　 D. uncover

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At the far end of Islington Road in Newton, Massachusetts, lives a little girl near and dear to the neighborhood. Two-year-old Samantha Savitz is ______, but she loves to talk to anyone who knows sign language. And her whole personality changes when it’s someone who can ______ with her.

Her desire for communication has been ____ obvious to everyone in the neighborhood.  Whenever Sam tries to be neighborly, they ______ themselves lost for words. So they need to ______ more than a basic conversation with the child in the community.

Unfortunately, this isn’t something you can ______ with ease. You’d need the whole community to learn sign language ______ for a little 2-year-old girl. You can’t ______ neighbors to do that. You can only appreciate them when they do.

On their own, Sam’s neighbors got together, ______ an instructor, and are now fully _________ an American Sign Language class. Even the parents of deaf children don’t______ to learn sign language. Now Sam has a whole ______ to communicate with her.

And this level of inclusion will almost certainly guarantee a happier, more ______ Sam. Her parents says there aren’t words in any language to express their ______. In fact, they’re already seeing a ______ in their daughter. “The first thing she says to us is ‘friend’”, said her mother, “I think your heart would ______ just as mine did.”

Sometimes it feels like America is losing its ______ of community — but then you hear about a place like this where it takes a whole village to ______ a child. Now the village is alive and is here to ______ us that what makes a “good neighborhood” is nothing more than good ______.

1.A.blind B.deaf C.lame D.dull

2.A.communicate B.sing C.play D.quarrel

3.A.cheerfully B.peacefully C.painfully D.doubtfully

4.A.make B.find C.let D.have

5.A.strike up B.put off C.go through D.take in

6.A.confirm B.trust C.discover D.solve

7.A.still B.even C.just D.also

8.A.educate B.expect C.wish D.help

9.A.trained B.taught C.hired D.dismissed

10.A.trapped in B.involved in C.aware of D.equipped with

11.A.agree B.plan C.promise D.bother

12.A.school B.community C.family D.club

13.A.well-fed B.well-known C.well-behaved D.well-adjusted

14.A.sympathy B.dilemma C.gratitude D.love

15.A.complaint B.fault C.difference D.commitment

16.A.melt B.race C.break D.burst

17.A.control B.credit C.sign D.sense

18.A.raise B.feed C.tell D.request

19.A.urge B.warn C.guide D.remind

20.A.neighbors B.friends C.partners D.colleagues

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Surveillance (监视) is a fact of life. Your boss is monitoring your performance at work. Supermarkets are collecting data on your grocery shopping. 1.

In a few months, European Union law-makers are due to approve proposals that will make driver assistance systems mandatory (强制的) in cars within three years. All new models of car will come with black boxes (event data recorders), intelligent speed assistance, lane-keeping assistance and more besides.

A large number of technologies will soon be monitoring a driver’s every move. Are we prepared for devices that watch how we drive and try to help us do it better?

2. In a report published in April 2018, it found that the suite of changes could save at least 7,300 lives by 2030, and reduce the number of serious injuries from car crashes by 38,900. “We can have the same kind of impact as when safety belts were first introduced,” says Oliver Carsten, who studies transport safety at the University of Leeds, UK.

3. The black box is the most controversial (有争议的) tech because of fears that the tech encourages surveillance. It would be easy to worry about being watched in your car. But the EU rules say the system is only checked in the event of an accident to help with insurance claims and police investigation. The point is to provide for a fair allocation (分配) of responsibility when a crash occurs. Some people choose to have a black box because it can reduce their individual insurance premium (保险费). 4. What’s more, the data collected in human-driven cars will help train automated driving systems to the point that they could be ready for large-scale deployment in the future.

5. Drivers should think of it as an extra layer of protection, rather than the vehicle trying to take over driving from you.

A. Now there is a new field: the automobile.

B. There is concern about these technologies, however.

C. The tech is reducing costs because it’s reducing the number of crashes.

D. Safety isn't much discussed, principally because cars are already very safe.

E. While the EU is taking the boldest steps, these technologies aren't far behind in other parts of the world.

F. As a result, what may at first glance seem like a surveillance technology is actually a benefit for society.

G. The European Commission says that introducing these advanced driver assistance systems will make driving safer.

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I'm seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.

While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, "Mr Castle, how are you?" We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, "It was nice talking to you, Brett." I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn't remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put "Irving" down on my name plate. If he'd have said, "Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?" I'd have been ready for him. There's nothing personal here.

The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn't accept tips. Okay, I'm outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction is to take a quarter and give it to me. I'd say, "I'm sorry, I can't." They'd get angry. When you give someone a tip, you're sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, "Oh, thanks a lot." When you say, "I'm sorry, I can't." They feel a little put down. They say, "No one will know." And they put it in your pocket. You say, "I really can't." It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store's belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendlything and made the customer feel good. I just couldn't understand the strangeness of some people's ideas.

One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something.

I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.

1.What can be the best title for this text?

A. How Hard Life Is for Box Boys B. Getting along with Customers

C. Why I Gave up My Job　　　　　　 D. The Art of Taking Tips

2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A. the writer didn't like the impersonal part of his job

B. with a name plate, people can easily start talking

C. Mr Castle mistook Irving for Brett

D. Irving was the writer's real name

3.The box boy refused to accept tips because ________.

A. customers only gave small tips

B. some customers had strange ideas about tipping

C. the store didn't allow the box boys to take tips

D. he didn't want to fight with the customers

4.The underlined phrase "put down" in the third paragraph probably means_______.

A. misunderstood　　　　 B. defeated

C. hateful　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

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I’m seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.

While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, "Mr. Castle, how are you?" We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, "It was nice talking to you, Brett." I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn’t remember me at all. He just read the name plate. I wish I had put "Irving" down on my name plate. If he’d have said, "Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?" I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here.

The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn’t accept tips. Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, "I’m sorry, I can’t." They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, "Oh, thanks a lot." When you say, "I’m sorry, I can’t." they feel a little put down. They say, "No one will know." And they put it in your pocket. You say, "I really can’t."

It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something.

I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.

1.What can be the best title for this text?

A. The Art of Taking Tips

B. Why I Gave up My Job

C. How Hard Life Is for Box Boys

D. Getting along with Customers

2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A. the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job

B. Mr. Castle mistook Irving for Brett

C. with a name plate, people can easily start talking

D. Irving was the writer’s real name

3.The box boy refused to accept tips because ________.

A. customers only gave small tips

B. he didn’t want to fight with the customers

C. the store didn’t allow the box boys to take tips

D. some customers had strange ideas about tipping

4.The underlined phrase "put down" in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A. misunderstood　　 B. defeated

C. hateful　　 D. hurt

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I first met your sister ten years ago, when she ____at a supermarket as a salesgirl.

A. has worked   B. had worked  C. was working   D. had been working

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Mom，I can't see any point in working hard at all the subjects at school.

—Come on，dear. Years of hard work will surely ________ in the future.

A．make sure　             B．pay off　

C．pay for　                 D．pay back

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dear boys and girls,

I feel honored to speak here on behalf of all your teachers .I’m really sorry that it will be only three months 　 1.　　 you graduate from high school .We have spent an unforgettable time in the past three years, during　 2.　　 I have been greatly impressed by your good qualities such as honesty, diligence, co-operation and so on. 3.　 in my teaching career have I met such wonderful students 　 4.　 you.

We have an endless journey in pursuit of knowledge. Graduation only marks a stage of one’s education .Set a high goal 　　 5.　　 you’ll achieve more in your future life.

I do believe that all your efforts will eventually pay 　　 6.　 .I as well as your other teachers　 7.　 praying that every one of you will be admitted to　 　 8. ideal college.

Yours,

English teacher

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Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a36  life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice.

Then something37 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be38 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 39 as that! Our friend could not40 the operation, which put him into deep   41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either.42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other43 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right.

Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day44I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been   45 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money?

All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be46 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 47   my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would   49  for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need.50 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any51 !

Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a52 !”

Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the   53 time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by being a (an) 54 friend and I think it is well worth the 55 .

1.A. private            B. lonely         C. colorful               D. normal

2.A. strange            B. wrong                C. unexpected      D. unfair

3.A. removed            B. reduced            C. examined        D. lifted

4.A. terrible           B. painful       C. simple                 D. special

5.A. stand      B. consider               C. perform             D. afford

6.A. anxiety            B. confusion             C. embarrassment D. dissatisfaction

7.A. Thus           B. Otherwise      C. However           D. Therefore

8.A. reasons           B. choices        C. symptoms      D. expectations

9.A. even if             B. as if         C. so that                 D. in case

10.A. encouraging     B. annoying          C. astonishing     D. convincing

11.A. challenging       B. disturbing     C. amazing             D. scaring

12.A. saving            B. handling        C. donating          D. selling

13.A. colleague          B. relative              C. boss                D. surgeon

14.A. adapt             B. survive         C. continue           D. wander

15.A. Luckily     B. Slightly        C. Constantly         D. Occasionally

16.A. analysis         B. dignity                C. hesitation     D. remark

17.A. favor             B. hug           C. promise         D. reply

18.A. best          B. longest              C. strangest               D. toughest

19.A. supportive        B. sensitive        C. aggressive        D. attentive

20.A. tolerance          B. sympathy             C. pressure         D. effort

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