My arms shook. The bow was almost as tall as I was, and it was equipped with an arrow, ready to be shot. Never had a more ill-suited person handled a weapon. But my editor had sent me on a mission: to find my inner Katniss Ever deen at one of Beijing's indoor archery clubs.
The brilliant archer Everdeen is the lead character in The Hunger Games movies, the final of which was just released in cinemas. Her arrows can hit almost anything: sword-swinging enemies, fierce animals, even aircraft some- how. Me? I can't throw a paper ball into a trashcan with any precision. And I was warned that archery would require a great deal of upper body strength, though I hadn’t seen the inside of a gym in years.
News outlets like the New York Times and NPR have reported an increase of interest in archery, thanks to movies like The Hunger Games, Brave and The Avengers. Archery clubs have showed up in many major cities. In Jian Club, an archery-themed bar, we paid 120 yuan for an hour’s worth of target practice and prepared our bows and arrows.
We were told to stand sideways, with one shoulder facing the bull’s eye. Your weaker arm would hold the bow, while the other would pull the bowstring back until the arrow was right next to your face. Then it was meters away.
Well, sort of. Instead of sending the arrows whistling through the air, my first few simply dropped onto the ground.
The failure was a good reminder that archery is a demanding, Olympic-level sport. It worked muscles in my back and arms that I just didn’t have yet. An hour came and went, and I found myself leaving with a couple pierced (刺穿的)bull’s eyes and sore shoulders. Was I ready to shoot down aircraft with a swift arrow? Not quite. But I was definitely ready for a return trip.
1.Why did the author visit an archery club?
A. Because of working as a photographer.
B. Because of being a fan of The Hunger Games.
C. Because of being given a task by the editor.
D. Because of wanting to try a new exercise form.
2.What best describes the author's trip to the archery club?
A. Boring. B. Fascinating.
C. Fruitless. D. Risky.
3.What can we learn about archery?
A. It is not an Olympic event. B. It is a sport practiced single-handed.
C. It takes little effort to be good at it. D. It has gained more popularity recently.
4.What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To record an unforgettable experience. B. To discuss several hot films.
C. To instruct readers to practice archery. D. To introduce a gym in Beijing.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
My arms shook. The bow was almost as tall as I was, and it was equipped with an arrow, ready to be shot. Never had a more ill-suited person handled a weapon. But my editor had sent me on a mission: to find my inner Katniss Ever deen at one of Beijing's indoor archery clubs.
The brilliant archer Everdeen is the lead character in The Hunger Games movies, the final of which was just released in cinemas. Her arrows can hit almost anything: sword-swinging enemies, fierce animals, even aircraft some- how. Me? I can't throw a paper ball into a trashcan with any precision. And I was warned that archery would require a great deal of upper body strength, though I hadn’t seen the inside of a gym in years.
News outlets like the New York Times and NPR have reported an increase of interest in archery, thanks to movies like The Hunger Games, Brave and The Avengers. Archery clubs have showed up in many major cities. In Jian Club, an archery-themed bar, we paid 120 yuan for an hour’s worth of target practice and prepared our bows and arrows.
We were told to stand sideways, with one shoulder facing the bull’s eye. Your weaker arm would hold the bow, while the other would pull the bowstring back until the arrow was right next to your face. Then it was meters away.
Well, sort of. Instead of sending the arrows whistling through the air, my first few simply dropped onto the ground.
The failure was a good reminder that archery is a demanding, Olympic-level sport. It worked muscles in my back and arms that I just didn’t have yet. An hour came and went, and I found myself leaving with a couple pierced (刺穿的)bull’s eyes and sore shoulders. Was I ready to shoot down aircraft with a swift arrow? Not quite. But I was definitely ready for a return trip.
1.Why did the author visit an archery club?
A. Because of working as a photographer.
B. Because of being a fan of The Hunger Games.
C. Because of being given a task by the editor.
D. Because of wanting to try a new exercise form.
2.What best describes the author's trip to the archery club?
A. Boring. B. Fascinating.
C. Fruitless. D. Risky.
3.What can we learn about archery?
A. It is not an Olympic event. B. It is a sport practiced single-handed.
C. It takes little effort to be good at it. D. It has gained more popularity recently.
4.What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To record an unforgettable experience. B. To discuss several hot films.
C. To instruct readers to practice archery. D. To introduce a gym in Beijing.
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It was a summer evening almost 30 years ago.I was rocking my baby boy in my arms and when he fell asleep I put him____down into his crib for the night.My wife,____from a long day of work,was half napping（小睡）and half watching TV in the living room.Not caring for the____,I poured myself a glass of iced tea in the kitchen,took a lawn（草坪）____off our porch（门廊）,and walked into the front yard to____the stars.
As soon as I stepped onto the____,I heard the sweet sound of____floated through the air.On the hill next to our house,the neighbor's children were____fireflies,hoping to catch one in a jar.I sat down in my chair and____them for a while.They ran very fast,____,they couldn't seem to catch the slow moving lighting bugs.____,exhausted they both sat down in the grass and____ watched the little guys flying through the air,blinking their lights on and off.I____my tea and joined them in their____.It felt so good getting to see one of many miracles lighting up my front yard on a____night.It made me feel a part of something far greater than myself.
Over the years since then,I have appreciated and____all of the glorious light in this world.I have taken it into my heart and welcomed if into my soul.I have found it in nature,books,music,animals,prayer,and most of all in the lives of those around me.I have never tried to catch this____,however.I have learned that true light and true love must come from____.It must flow freely between us and can't be____in a jar.The next time you see some fireflies then,take a seat and enjoy their light.Let them remind you to shine your own light as well.Let them remind you that you,too,are one of____in this world.
1.A. gently B. quickly C. forcefully D. silently
2.A. broken down B. tired out C. calmed down D. made out
3.A. baby B. film C. show D. atmosphere
4.A. bench B. basket C. cushion D. chair
5.A. stare at B. point to C. smile to D. glance at
6.A. held B. farm C. yard D. street
7.A. argument B. laughter C. fight D. scream
8.A. chasing B. killing C. admiring D. teasing
9.A. ignored B. comforted C. calmed D. watched
10.A. otherwise B. however C. meanwhile D. somewhat
11.A. Frequently B. Purposefully C. Happily D. Eventually
12.A. also B. just C. yet D. still
13.A. poured B. made C. drank D. prepared
14.A. appreciation B. competition C. discussion D. celebration
15.A. winter B. cool C. summer D. spring
16.A. flashed B. shone C. preserved D. enjoyed
17.A. light B. hug C. jar D. practice
18.A. near B. upon C. within D. around
19.A. left B. caught C. ignored D. seen
20.A. passers-by B. rescuers C. discovers D. miracles
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I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later，during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk”, she said, “is for Elizabeth”.
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. However, they never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. But none came.
My hope turned to disappointment, finally, peace. It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I stopped trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased with that writing which was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside----a photo of my father and a one-page letter folded and refolded many times.
1.The writer began to love her mother’s desk_______.
A. after Mother died
B. before she became a writer
C. when she was a child
D. when mother gave it to her
2.The passage shows that_______.
A. mother wrote her daughter in careful words
B. mother cared much about her daughter in words
C. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
D. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
3.The word “gulf” in the passage means________.
A. part of the sea going far in land
B. free talks between mother and daughter
C. different ideas between mother and daughter
D. deep understanding between the old and the young
4.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?
A. She had never received the letter.
B. She read the letter again and again till she died.
C. For years, she often talked about the letter.
D. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in her life.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. My letter to Mother
B. Mother and Me
C. My Mother’s Desk
D. Talks between Mother and Me
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My family and I were on our way to Pennsylvania and it was the middle of a snowstorm. We were almost there when we got stuck in a _______ traffic jam. Cars stretched (延伸) ahead of us and behind us as _______ as we could see. We sat in the same _______ without moving for seven hours. We _______ periodically to see if the _______ ahead of us were moving, which they had never been. _______ there was a large 18-wheeler truck in front of us, my mom had to _______ the door to see around the 18-wheeler to get a _______ of the traffic jam in front of us. All we could do was sit and _______. At no time did any of us fall asleep or stop ________ attention, because we were always checking up on the traffic. We sat for hours and heard ________ about the cause of the traffic jam from the ________, and the only person we talked to was a truck driver ________ us, who didn’t know anything about it either. ________, after seven hours, the truck in front of us began moving slowly and we were happy to get moving, but when we ________ in front of the truck, there were absolutely NO cars to be seen, and NONE behind us, ________ one 18-wheeler. The only other vehicle besides those was the one of the trucker that had been next to us the ________ time. There were no signs of a traffic jam the entire ________ of our trip. It was as though the cars had all ________. To this day we have no ________ as to how this could have happened.
1.A. permanent B. huge C. messy D. illegal
2.A. usually B. much C. far D. quickly
3.A. car B. sofa C. seat D. spot
4.A. checked B. examined C. stared D. tried
5.A. passengers B. trucks C. men D. cars
6.A. Because B. Although C. Even if D. As if
7.A. shut B. answer C. open D. lock
8.A. view B. sense C. list D. rush
9.A. play B. wait C. sleep D. imagine
10.A. attracting B. demanding C. paying D. receiving
11.A. something B. news C. whispers D. nothing
12.A. TV B. text C. road D. radio
13.A. in front of B. next to C. behind D. over
14.A. Again B. Finally C. Thus D. Unfortunately
15.A. run B. walked C. looked D. talked
16.A. for B. as C. near D. except
17.A. whole B. long C. hard D. free
18.A. journey B. rest C. day D. process
19.A. disappeared B. passed C. stopped D. moved
20.A. expression B. motivation C. explanation D. intention
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We all goodbye to my father as he was on the train to Beijing．
A．made B．shook C．Paid D．waved
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I spotted (发现;认出) him at the checkout counter, bagging at No.14. His arms shook violently as he placed a carton (纸板箱;纸盒) of eggs into a plastic bag. He wore a yellow plastic name tag on which he had written “Jerry” in kindergarten penmanship (书法). He looked middle-aged but his mental age must have been about 12.
Ever since I smiled at him the first time he bagged my groceries at my local supermarket, Jerry has followed me around like an adoring fan. His lack of boundaries makes me uncomfortable. I don’t know how to avoid being noticed by him. I don’t want to speak to the manager — my complaint could get him fired. So I start avoiding him.
There are other grocery stores, but I choose this one because it employs people with disabilities, from which my brothers have also suffered.
Last Wednesday after I finished choosing what I wanted, I turned around and drove my cart to Checkout No.3, hoping Jerry would not notice me and stay at No.14.
“Paper or plastic, ma’am?” Jerry’s soft voice surprised me from behind. “Paper, please.” I noticed that the checkout stand created plenty of space between Jerry and the clerk. In this situation, he knew where to stand. The clerk said to me: “＄27.30, please.” I handed my own cart, signed my receipt and stepped around the counter, where Jerry was holding my last packet of biscuits. He came towards me, stopping an inch from me. He was too close. I wanted to dash out of the store and leave behind the packet. Instead, I stood with my hand frozen on the cart. His eyes looked lonely — I knew they would follow me after I left the store. I wanted to apologize for my coldness. “I’m …I’m sorry.” A tiny voice inside me said. I tapped my head with my hand as if I had forgotten something. “Forgive me. I’m from New York City. I’m not used to people being so helpful.”
He laughed. I laughed. His eyes brightened. “It’s my job, ma’am. I like it.” he said. When he offered to push my cart, I didn’t care but nodded deeply.
44. The author feels uncomfortable because _______________ .
A. Jerry is like an adoring fan to her
B. Jerry is mentally younger
C. Jerry’s handwriting is terrible
D. Jerry is too close to her without proper distance
45. At the checkout stand, _______________ .
A. Jerry offered to pay my biscuits
B. Jerry was left behind with a packet of biscuits.
C. Jerry knew the social importance of distance.
D. Jerry was not close to me.
46. From the passage we can infer that _______________ .
A. Jerry liked his job
B. the author was afraid of Jerry
C. the author’s brothers were disabled
D. Jerry saw the author as his close friend
47. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Too Close for Comfortable
B. Don’t Look Down upon the Disabled
C. How to Keep a Good Relation
D. Don’t Smile at Strangers
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It was a busy day as usual. I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin. The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters. We had only about twenty minutes to eat ______ we had to take the girls to their next activity.My husband seemed a bit ______ that dinner was not on the table.
That night, I had a heavy ______, thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线). We had become too ______ in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would ______ our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.
I bought a notebook, named it "Our Deed Diary" and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a ______ for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our ______. And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.
I thought one deed a day was too easy. However, it was actually ______ than it seemed because it had to be something ______ what we had already done. Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not ______.
We had a rough ______. On some days,someone would forget to ______ a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to ______ what good deed I could do for someone that day. My daughters began to rush to me after school to ______ me the good deed they had done.
Now, after a year, I am happy to say that it is making a（n）______ in our lives. Instead of always ______ what the day will bring for us, we think bout what we can do for someone else.
Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so ______? I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only ______ by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in ______. So, when someone does return the favor,it is an enormous and positive ______.
1.A. though B. unless C. before D. while
2.A. annoyed B. puzzled C. embarrassed D. frightened
3.A. shoulder B. stomach C. foot D. heart
4.A. absorbed B. interested C. confident D. successful
5.A. repeat B. relate C. refocus D. recall
6.A. kindness B. task C. job D. copy
7.A. room B. home C. school D. town
8.A. stranger B. sweeter C. harder D. bigger
9.A. beyond B. from C. about D. between
10.A. matter B. count C. last D. happen
11.A. time B. life C. start D. idea
12.A. praise B. check C. record D. do
13.A. describe B. decide C. remember D. explain
14.A. bring B. teach C. offer D. tell
15.A. effort B. choice C. difference D. fortune
16.A. forgetting B. believing C. knowing D. wondering
17.A. tiring B. moving C. surprising D. rewarding
18.A. experience B. imagine C. predict D. exchange
19.A. silence B. return C. time D. order
20.A. effect B. bonus C. attitude D. contribution
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It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone away，and my feet were ____.The loaded plates I carried ____ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged，I wasn’t able to do anything ____.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their icecream ____ a dozen times，I was ready to stop.Then the father ____ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done，”he said，“you’ve ____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ____.I smiled back，and later，when the ____ asked me how I’d like my first day，I said，“Fun！” Those few words of praise had ____ everything.Praise is like ____ to the human spirit；we cannot grow without it.And ___，while most of us are only too ____ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are ___ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why—when one word of praise can bring such ____？
It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.Perhaps it’s ____ few of us know how to accept it.It’s ____ rewarding to give praise in areas in which ___ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a ____ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ____ just right？In fact，to give praise ____ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.
1.A.small B．painful
C．tough D．white
2.A.remained B．looked
C．seemed D．turned
3.A.happy B．special
C．strange D．right
4.A.order B．price
C．colour D．shape
5.A.stared B．smiled
C．called D．nodded
6.A.talked about B．looked after
C．depended on D．thought of
7.A.increased B．continued
C．disappeared D．developed
8.A.children B．manager
C．father D．friends
9.A.made B．changed
C．found D．improved
10.A.heat B．shadow
C．snowstorm D．sunlight
11.A.then B．thus
C．now D．yet
12.A.ready B．doubtful
C．satisfied D．disappointed
13.A.unable B．unwilling
C．bored D．anxious
14.A.attention B．choice
C．pleasure D．advance
15.A.because B．when
C．whether D．that
16.A.finally B．especially
C．probably D．fortunately
17.A.effort B．effect
C．deed D．feeling
18.A.daily B．light
C．perfect D．main
19.A.done B．sold
C．chosen D．given
20.A.takes B．leaves
C．offers D．costs
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I still keep the photo taken by my mom and treasure it as my life. That was many years ago when I was taking summer ______ in college and was moving into an apartment. I was carrying two ______ with everything that I was going to need to ______ the 6 weeks of classes. It is the last time I can remember ever traveling that ______.
Since then my possessions have ______. Though most of them like my furniture are ______, there are occasions when I feel ______ down by all of them. I am sure that I will need two trucks rather than two suitcases if I ever ______ again.
One thought, however, brings me ______. It is the knowledge that when I make my ______ journey from this world-I am dead, I won’t ______ any of those things with me. The only things I will take with me will be what I have packed in the suitcase of my ______. I will be carrying with me every ______ thing I ever did, every loving thought I ever shared, and every bit of ______ I ever brought into this world to make others laugh. I will be carrying all the goodness I gave to others, all the______ I was able to share, and all the joy I created. These things won't be weighing me down. Instead, I will be surely ______.
As you are ______ for your own final trip-completely prepared, make sure that you should not make your ______ heavy. Make sure that the belongings in your home ______ take second place to the love in your heart. When you ______ it in Heaven, God and all His angels will smile.
1.A. journeys B. holidays C. lectures D. classes
2.A. trucks B. suitcases C. books D. computers
3.A. bring out B. take away C. get through D. pay for
4.A. hard B. light C. unforgettably D. happily
5.A. gone B. appeared C. lessened D. grown
6.A. expensive B. useful C. beautiful D. enjoyable
7.A. weighed B. put C. turned D. calmed
8.A. treasure B. possess C. move D. demand
9.A. confusion B. matter C. hate D. comfort
10.A. final B. pleasant C. tiring D. latest
11.A. compare B. take C. fill D. stand
12.A. soul B. body C. home D. college
13.A. strange B. little C. kind D. smart
14.A. knowledge B. hope C. thought D. laughter
15.A. love B. information C. time D. money
16.A. burst out B. worn out C. given up D. lifted up
17.A. ready B. eager C. fit D. responsible
18.A. world B. weight C. travel D. heart
19.A. hardly B. always C. rather D. never
20.A. cover B. wrap C. unpack D. untie
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“Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.
Time proved that the baby’ s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried out the tragedy, “A boy, a big boy... called me a freak (怪人)．”
He grew up, handsome. A favourite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’ re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’ s a secret.” The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person emerged.
Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’ s casket. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.
“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”
1.Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?
A. Because her son had a tiny face.
B. Because she saw her son crying.
C. Because her son was born imperfect.
D. Because her son was in her arms.
2.Which word can describe Mother’ s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?
A. Nervous. B. Sympathetic. C. Proud. D. Angry.
3.Who gave the son the ears?
A. A doctor. B. His father.
C. His mother. D. A stranger.
4.The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “________”．
A. see B. show C. find D. search
5.The best title for the passage would be ________.
A. Mother’s hair
B. An unforgettable memory
C. Who gave me the ears?
D. Who is my best respectable person?
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