It was graduation day at the university where...

It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life．" At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave．"

As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague's words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn't the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．

A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．

Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction—I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．

1.Hearing his colleague's description of graduation for the first time, the author __________．

2.The computer science student called up the author because he___________．

3.The underlined part “blue hats and gowns” refers to___________．

4.The author wrote this passage to __________．

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It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor. On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life." At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave."

As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague's words no longer existed. When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher. It obviously isn't the money. Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change. He was working at Nintendo Corporation. His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade. With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired. I thanked him, but declined his kind offer.

A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework. She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class — not about math, but about life — would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away. As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher.

Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication (奉献) and a deeper sense of satisfaction — I will always be grateful that I am a teacher.

1.Hearing his colleague's description of graduation for the first time, the author ________.

A. quite agreed with his colleague        B. thought it very funny

C. was very puzzled                   D. was very sad.

2.The computer science student called up the author because he ________.

A. wanted to inform the author of his present job

B. tried to persuade the author to work with him

C. wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction

D. thought the author wasn't fit to be a teacher

3.The underlined part blue hats and gowns refers to ________.

A. university colleagues                        B. life memories

C. graduates' clothes                        D. decorations in the hall

4.The author wrote this passage to ________.

A. express his devotion to being a teacher

B. compare two different graduation ceremonies

C. talk about the meaning of graduation

D. give advice on how to be a good teacher

5.The reason why he earns less than the computer science student is that ________.

A. he was only a young professor

B. he didn't do well in his work

C. he taught his students more about life than math

D. salaries for different careers are different

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It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life．" At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave．"

As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague's words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn't the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．

A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．

Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction—I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．

1.Hearing his colleague's description of graduation for the first time, the author __________．

2.The computer science student called up the author because he___________．

3.The underlined part “blue hats and gowns” refers to___________．

4.The author wrote this passage to __________．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was graduation day at Etihad Training Academy，where the national airline of the United Arab Emirates holds a seven-week training course for new flight attendants．

Despite her obvious pride，Ms．Fathi，a 22-year-old from Egypt，was amazed to find herself here．“I never in my life thought I’d work abroad，” said Ms．Fathi，who was a university student in Cairo when she began noticing newspaper advertisements employing young Egyptians to work at airlines based in the Persian Gulf.

Twenty years ago，unmarried Arab women like Ms．Fathi，working outside their home countries，were rare．But just as young men from poor Arab nations poured into the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs，more young women are doing so．

Flight attendants have become the public face of the new mobility for some young Arab women，just as they were the face of new freedoms for women in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s．They have become a subject of social anxiety and fascination in much the same way．

For many families，allowing a daughter to work may call her virtue into question．Yet this culture is changing，said Musa Shteiwi，a sociologist at Jordan University in Amman．“We’re noticing more and more single women going to the gulf these days，” he saiD． “It’s still not exactly common，but over the last four or five years it’s become quite an observable phenomenon.”

Many of the young Arab women working in the Persian Gulf take delight in their status as pioneers，role models for their friends and younger female relatives．Young women brought up in a culture that highly values community，have learned to see themselves as individuals．The experience of living independently and working hard for high salaries has forever changed their beliefs about themselves，though it can also lead to a painful sense of separation from their home countries and their families.

—From New York Times (December 22，2014)

1.It can be inferred from the passage that young Arab women _________．

A． go to work abroad after American women’s example

B． didn’t start to work abroad until the late 20th century

C． are commonly used to living and working separately

D． expect to take the same family responsibilities as men

2.According to the passage，the Arab women flight attendants can be described as _________.

A． proud，homesick or independent

B． honest，outstanding or optimistic

C． mature，enthusiastic or energetic

D． painful，desperate or conservative

3.How do the public respond to young Arab women’s new mobility?

A． The public think highly of it.

B． The public care very little about it.

C． The public show both interest and anxiety.

D． The public are strongly against it.

4.The author intends to tell the readers that __________.

A． Arab women can hardly find any work

B． flight attendants are badly needed in the gulf

C． flight attendants lead quite a different life

D． young Arab women’s values are changing

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Wang Xuan, a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, was planning to get Internet and TV service in the U. S. She went to Verizon, the U. S’ largest wireless communication service provider, only to be told that she couldn’t enjoy the service because her credit score wasn’t high enough.

In most Western countries, a credit score is a number that determines whether you are are a reliable person to lend credit to. A higher score means you have better personal credit. Your score is affected by your monthly debts, whether you pay bills on time and other types of information.

Wang is hardly alone in dealing with credit score trouble. Many Chinese overseas students lack the necessary knowledge about credit scores, even though it’s widely used in their everyday lives. Banks will check your score if you want to get a credit card. To get a loan, a good credit score is vital. It also matter, when you rent an apartment or buy a house. Its influence doesn’t end there. An increasing number of employ now check the credit scores of applicants. You can’t ignore that a credit report can be a judge of character.

So how can you get a good credit score? Make your repayments on time and pay off your accounts early if you can. If you’re using to pay off debts, make sure you keep enough cash in an easy access savings account for emergencies. If you want to improve your credit rating immediately, you should fix any problems on your credit file before you start applying for a loan. Also, cancel any credit cards that you’re not currently using.

1.What problem did Wang Xuan have?

A. Her credit score was too low.

B. Her credit affected graduation.

C. She couldn’t enjoy public services.

D. She couldn’t stay in the U. S. any more.

2.Why do students like Wang have credit score trouble?

A. Credit score is too hard to improve.

B. They don’t know well of credit score.

C. Credit score is hardly used in their life.

D. They lack access to relevant knowledge.

3.What does the underlined word “judge’’ in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. The official in control of a court.

B. Someone to decide on a competition.

C. Fact to prove something true.

D. Ability to do something well.

4.What may cause credit score trouble?

A. Having few monthly debts.

B. Using savings to pay off debts.

C. Paying off your accounts early.

D. Having little cash in an account.

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---Where will you start your work after graduation ---at home or abroad?

--Mm, it’s not been decided yet．I ______ continue my study for a higher degree．

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I’m from the South Bronx．At 7, my neighborhood was the beginning and end of my universe．It was a small town to me．Everyone knew each other, so if you got into trouble in school, chances are that your mom knew about it before you got home．I felt watched over and safe．

But just before I turned 8, things began to change．I watched two buildings on my block burn down．I remember seeing my neighbor Pito go up and down the fire escape to get people out．Where were the firemen? Where was the truck? Somebody must have called them．

That same summer, after serving two tours in Vietnam, my brother was killed in the South Bronx．He was shot above the left eye and died instantly．

People who could moved out of the neighborhood , and all I wanted to do was get out, too．I used education to get away from there and got good at avoiding the topic of where I was from．To be from the South Bronx meant that you were not a good person．It felt like a stain （污点）．

After college, I didn’t want to come back to the South Bronx, but in order to afford graduate school, I had to．I was almost 30 and could only afford to live at my parents’ home．It felt like a defeat, and I hated it．

At the same time, the city was planning a huge waste facility here, and no one seemed to care -- including many of us who lived here．They were like, “Well, it’s a poor community; what’s the difference?”

After that, I realized it’s just as important to fight for something as it is to fight against something．So we dreamed up a new park on the site of an illegal waste dump – and after many community clean-ups, along with $3 million from the city, we have one．And it’s a glory．It was the seed from which many new plants for our community have grown．

Today, the South Bronx is no longer a stain; it’s a symbol of honor for me．I believe that where I’m from helps me to really see the world．Today, when I say I’m from the South Bronx, I stand up straight．This is home, and it always will be．

1.From Paragraph 2 and 3 we can learn that ______．

A．the author felt watched over and safe

B．the author’s brother was a bad man

C．the author’s neighbor Pito was braver than a fireman

D．the author felt his hometown was not a safe place to live in

2.The author went back to the South Bronx after college because ______．

A．he couldn’t afford to live without his parents’ help

B．he loved his hometown and wanted to work there

C．he was defeated in studies at college

D．he almost reached the age of 30

3.The underlined sentences （Paragraph 2） imply that ______．

A．the author wondered where the firemen and the truck were

B．the author wanted someone to call the firemen

C．the firemen didn’t come to help although called

D．the firemen didn’t find a place to park the truck

4.What does the author want to convey in the passage?

A．You can make a difference to your hometown if you act．

B．The South Bronx is a beautiful place to live in．

C．Great changes have taken place in the South Bronx recently．

D．Everyone should love his hometown all his life．

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Ice and snow knocked at the window of the office where I was working. As the wind howled (呼啸) ,I______. how I would get home. The 12-mile______took me up and down______hills and around dangerous turns. I whispered a prayer for______.

Luckily, my______green car was doing______over the ice-covered roadway, However, as I drove onto one of the steepest and scariest hills, I noticed the tires were______, and my trusty SUV was having difficulty climbing the hill.

I decided it was time to______to four-wheel drive. I pulled the lever (操纵杆) back, just like my husband had______me. Slowly the tires grasped the road, and the top of the hill came within　 ____.

Unfortunately, at the top, the______just stopped. I pushed and pulled the lever- nothing happened. I was______, with snow and ice flying.

Now what? Even though I had______no one on this lonely stretch of road, I______prayed that someone might come to help. After a few minutes, I______an old, rattling (咯咯作响) pickup truck. A smiling young man I'd never seen before in our small rural community rolled down his,　　 ____and asked if I needed help. I answered him that I did. He stepped into my car under the_____　 condition and showed me how to______the four-wheel-drive shifting gear, locking it into place.

In no time, I had the old car______toward home. When I thanked the______and asked if he lived around the area, he just said, “Oh, over there.” Do I believe in miracles? Of course!

1.A.mentioned B.wondered C.discovered D.explained

2.A.roadway B.highway C.sidewalk D.railway

3.A.beautiful B.real C.interesting D.steep

4.A.wealth B.health C.safety D.satisfaction

5.A.new B.old C.lovely D.expensive

6.A.much B.badly C.again D.well

7.A.slipping B.disappearing C.growing D.changing

8.A.belong B.compare C.switch D.reply'

9.A.wished B.threatened C.awarded D.taught

10.A.heart B.mind C.sight D.hearing

11.A.vehicle B.snow C.wind D.road

12.A.stuck B.moved C.protected D.inspired

13.A.brought B.called C.met D.hurt

14.A.excitedly B.silently C.confidently D.proudly

15.A.created B.called C.repaired D.spotted

16.A.door B.lever C.window D.wheel

17.A.distant B.different C.gentle D.wintery

18.A.control B.destroy C.remove D.introduce

19.A.pointing B.moving C.marching D.dropping

20.A.relative B.friend C.enemy D.stranger

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Our graduation party was       success.We sang and danced until it came to     end at ten o’clock.

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—Where did you pick up the stamp?

—It was at the post office ________ we worked in the summer vacation.

A．that　     B．where

C．which　     D．when

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