_____ himself with necessary knowledge and sk...

_____ himself with necessary knowledge and skills, the young man went to the job market with much confidence.

A．Equipped         B．Having equipped    C．Equipping         D．To equip

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Speed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age．We skim over articles, e-mails and WeChat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text．Surrounded with information from our electronic devices, it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word, line by line．But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly, listing benefits beyond the intelligent stimulation．

A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smartphones．They sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour． Unlike traditional book clubs, the point of the slow reading club isn't exchanging ideas about a certain book, but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxed environment． According to the Journal, the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smartphones．

Slow readers, such as The Atlantic's Maura Kelly, say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize． Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps people understand other's mental states and beliefs, a fundamental skill in building relationships．

Yet technology has made us less attentive readers． Screens have changed our reading patterns from the straight and information．left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information. Reading text punctuated with links leads to weaker comprehension than reading plain text. The Internet may have made us stupider, says Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian． Because of the Internet, he says, we have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news, but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back, reflect, and relate all these facts to each other．

Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted, straight pattern, in a quiet environment free of distractions． Aim for 30 minutes a day, advises Kelly from The Atlantic． “You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments, you pick up a meaningful work of literature,” Kelly said． “Reach for your e-reader, if you like． Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy, not less substantive, and also ensure you'll never lose your place．”

1.The book club in Wellington mentioned in Paragraph 2 shows____________．

A．the new trend of slow reading

B．the decline of electronic devices

C．the importance of exchanging ideas

D．the increasing number of club readers

2.According to Patrick Kingsley, people are stupider partly because of_____________．

A．a non-stop reading pattern

B．the straight, left-to-right screen

C．a wide range of interesting news

D．the lack of reflection

3.According to the passage, slow reading___________．

A．contributes to understanding among people

B．promotes the current technology advances

C．provides people with a quiet environment

D．cures the memory loss of elderly people

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A．Benefit of Reading Clubs．

B．Return of Slow Reading．

C．Reading of the Internet Age．

D．Influence of Speed Reading．

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Speed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age. We skim over articles, e-mails and WeChat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text. Surrounded with information from our electronic devices, it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word, line by line. 1.

A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smartphones. 2. The point of the slow reading club is to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxed environment.

Slow readers, such as the Atlantic’s Maura Kelly, say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize. 3. And this is a fundamental skill in building relationships.

4. Screens have changed our reading patterns from the top-to-bottom, left-to-right reading order we traditionally used, to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information. Because of the Internet, we may have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news, but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back, reflect, and relate all these facts to each other.

Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted, straight pattern, in a quiet environment free of distractions. 5. “You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments, you pick up a meaningful work of literature,” Kelly said. “Reach for your e-reader, if you like. Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy, not less substantive, and also ensure you’ll never lose your place.”

A. The point is to sit down and exchange ideas about a certain book.

B. Yet technology has made us less attentive readers.

C. Aim for 30 minutes a day, advises Kelly from The Atlantic.

D. But a new trend calls on people to enjoy reading slowly.

E. They sink into comfortable chairs and read in silence for an hour.

F. The Internet provides us with many chances, says Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian.

G. It also helps people understand others’ mental states and beliefs.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Speed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age. We skim over articles, e-mails and We Chat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text. Surrounded with information from our electronic devices, it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word, line by line. But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly, listing benefits beyond the intelligent stimulation.

A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smart phones. They sink into comfortable chairs and read in silence for an hour. Unlike traditional book clubs, the point of the slow reading club isn't exchanging ideas about a certain book, but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxed environment. According to the Journal, the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smart phones.

Slow readers, such as The Atlantic's Maura Kelly, say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize(共鸣，同感). Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps people understand other's mental states and beliefs, a fundamental skill in building relationships. Yet technology has made us less attentive readers. Screens have changed our reading patterns from the straight and information left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information. Reading text punctuated(加标点符号)with links leads to weaker comprehension than reading plain text. The Internet may have made us stupider, says Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian. Because of the Internet, he says, we have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news, but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back, reflect, and relate all these facts to each other.

Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted, straight pattern, in a quiet environment free of distractions. Aim for 30 minutes a day, advises Kelly from The Atlantic. “You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments, you pick up a meaningful work of literature,” Kelly said. “Reach for your e-reader, if you like．Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy, not less substantive, and also ensure you'll never lose your place.”

1. According to Patrick Kingsley, people are stupider partly because of_____________.

A. the straight, left-to-right screen

B. the lack of reflection

C. wide range of interesting news

D. a non-stop reading pattern

2.According to the passage, slow reading___________.

A. contributes to understanding among people

B. promotes the current technology advances

C. provides people with a quiet environment

D. cures the memory loss of elderly people

3.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Benefit of Reading Clubs

B. Reading of the Internet Age

C. Return of Slow Reading

D. Influence of Speed Reading

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal（肠的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very 　　 . But the boy 　　 suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was 　　 . To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could 　　 , and he turned to alcohol for help. In time Al became a(n) 　　 .

As the alcoholism progressed, AL began to 　　 everything he possessed — his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al's death, I thought, "What a totally 　　 life! What a complete failure! "

As time went by, I began to 　　 my earlier rough judgment. I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his 　　 . One day, I worked up my 　　 to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘love you, son.’”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a 　　 to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and 　　 　 his best love.

1.A. angrily　　　　　　 B. seriously　　 C. easily　　 D. happily

2.A. recovered　 　　 B. laughed　　 C. died　　 D. cried

3.A. guilty　　 B. happy　　 C. experienced　　 D. curious

4.A. expect　　 B. see　　 C. hear　　　 D. stand

5.A. beggar　　　 B. smoker　　 C. worker　　　 D. alcoholic

6.A. lose　　 　　 B. donate　　 C. spend　　 D. save

7.A. successful　　 B. limited　　 C. satisfactory　　 D. wasted

8.A. reuse　　 B. revalue　　 C. repeat　　 D. recognize

9.A. mother　　　 B. brother　　 C. father　　　 D. son

10.A. laughter　　 B. courage　　 C. shyness　　 D. belief

11.A. fool　　 B. winner　　 C. wiser　　 D. angel

12.A. left out　　　 B. take away　　 C. left behind　　 D. take out

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

_________ himself with confidence, the young man went to the manager’s office bravely.

A. Having equipped  B. Being equipped              C. To equip           D. Equipped

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many skilled young people are being forced into part-time and unskilled work, the report says. It warns of a "crisis" with more than six million people so disillusioned they have given up looking for work. The ILO(International Labor Organization)wants governments to make job creation a priority. It wants more training schemes, and also tax breaks for employers.

"The youth unemployment crisis can be beaten but only if job creation for young people becomes a key priority in policymaking and private sector investment picks up significantly," said Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, executive director of the ILO's employment sector.

Since 2007, the number of young people without jobs has risen by four million - up from less than 12%, the Global Employment Trends for Youth Report says. Almost 13% of people aged between 15 and 24 - or almost 75 million - have no work, although this is slightly down on its peak in 2009.

In the European Union, one in five young people are looking for work, the report claims. Some 27.9% of youths were unemployed in North Africa last year —a rise of five percentage points on 2010. In the Middle East, the figure stood at 26.5% in the report's regional breakdown. Even in East Asia, perhaps the most economically active region, the unemployment rate was 2.8 times higher for young people than for adults, the report said.

But, the ILO report reveals, the true picture of youth unemployment is even more pessimistic. Many young people are extending their time in higher education because they cannot find jobs. Others are taking part-time unskilled work because they cannot find work in the fields they trained for.

The ILO says that more than six million young people worldwide have given up looking for work and are becomingly increasingly detached from society. By not using their skills they are losing them, the report says, and if there is no improvement in the jobs market soon, they may be not only unemployed, but unemployable.

The ILO suggests offering tax breaks to businesses hiring young people and offering more programmes to help kick-start careers.

1.Which of the following is true according to Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs?

A. Since 2007, the number of young people out of job has risen to 4 million.

B. Nearly 13% of the young people have no work.

C. Job creation should be made a key priority in policymaking.

D. The youth unemployment rate can never go down.

2.The various figures in paragraph 3 and 4 were used to show_______.

A. The employment situation is serious only in the European Union

B. The global youth employment situation is depressing

C. East Asia enjoys a high youth employment rate

D. Compared with the situation in 2009, the youth employment in 2007 is slightly better

3.According to ILO, the following are caused by high youth unemployment rate except_______.

A. The government calls on young people to take up whatever job is available

B. Many young people are making their time in higher education longer

C. Some young people are taking part-time unskilled work

D. Many young people have given up looking for work

4.The ILO offered many solutions to the crisis of youth unemployment, including_______.

a. making job creations a priority                         b. more training schemes

c. encouraging public investment                   d. tax breaks for employers

e. offering more entrepreneurship programmes to help start careers

A. a b c e               B. b c d e                C. a c d e               D. a b d e

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

UK education is all about giving you inspiration to develop your knowledge and skills, freedom to be creative, and support to help you achieve your best.

On a UK course you will benefit from excellent teaching and facilities. In order to accept students, UK education centres must meet strict quality standards set by the UK government and education bodies.

With such a good reputation for research and education, universities and colleges in the UK attract some of the world's leading academics and professionals. You will be encouraged to express your own ideas and think for yourself.

The attention to quality is reflected in the UK's excellent results:

Four of the top six universities in the world are in the UK.

The UK is a world-leading research nation. 54% of the research conducted by UK universities and colleges is classed as either “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”.

At the most recent inspection, 97% of further education colleges were judged satisfactory or better, for their overall effectiveness.

In the recent BIS Tracking International Graduate Outcomes survey, more than 88% of international higher education graduates said they were satisfied with their UK learning experience.

Likewise, in the Higher Education Academy Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey of UK postgraduate students, 93% rated the quality of teaching positively.

For English language students, you'll find the UK has long been at the forefront of language teaching, and pioneered many of the techniques now used around the world. The emphasis is on learning the language through fun and participation: Instead of just listening to your teacher, your classes will involve games, problem-solving and discussions. You might also listen to songs, watch television or read magazines to practise your comprehension skills.

The UK’s boarding schools also offer excellent teaching, facilities and support. At UK independent schools (most boarding schools are independent), a teacher has just 9.4 pupils on average, so teachers have more time to give you individual support. This is reflected in the results: 91% of students from UK independent schools go on to higher education.

1.What do the education centres do to accept students?

A. To develop knowledge and skills.

B. To help achieve your best.

C. To meet strict quality standards.

D. To benefit from excellent teaching.

2.How many foreign students are said to be satisfied with their learning in the UK?

A. About 97%.　　 B. Below 54%.

C. 93% or so.　　 D. Over 88%.

3.How do the students learn English in the UK?

A. By listening to the teacher.

B. By working in the class.

C. By teacher's support.

D. By playing and discussing.

4.What's the purpose of the author to write this passage?

A. To introduce the education in the UK.

B. To make their students love the UK.

C. To attract foreign students.

D. To show his pride in the UK.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

(2013·山东淄博二模)Maria ________ the interviewers with her knowledge and experience, and as a result she was offered the job.

A．provided      B．inspired

C．persuaded      D．impressed

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

(2013·山东济宁二模)Maria ________ the interviewers with her knowledge and experience, and as a result she was offered the job.

A．provided　     B．inspired

C．persuaded　     D．impressed

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析