This is an excerpt from Emma Watsons speech at the United Nations headquarters.
Today we are launching a campaign（called "He For She"）. I am reaching out to you because we need your help. We want to end gender inequality, and to do this, we need everyone involved. This is the first campaign of this kind in the UN. We want to try to involve as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change.
I started questioning gender-based assumption a long time ago. When I was 8, I was confused being called bossy because I wanted to direct a play that we put on for our parents, but the boys were not. When I was 14, I started to be sexualized by certain elements of the media. At 15, my girlfriends started dropping out of a lot of sports teams because they didn’t want to appear masculine. At 18, my male friends were unable to express their feelings.
I decided that I was a feminist. This seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Women are choosing not to identify as feminists. Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one? I’m from Britain and I think it is right that I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decisions that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same respect as men.
But sadly, I can say that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights. No country in the world can yet say that they have achieved gender equality. These rights, I considered to be human rights, but I am one of the lucky ones.
My life is a sheer privilege because my parents didn’t love me less because I was born a daughter. My school did not limit me because I was a girl. My mentors didn’t assume that I would end up nowhere because I might give birth to a child one day. These influences were the gender equality ambassadors that made me who I am today. They may not know it but they are the inadvertent feminists who are changing the world today. We need more of those.
Men, I would like to take this opportunity to extend you a formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue, too. Because to date, I’ve seen young men suffering from mental illness, unable to ask for help for fear it will make them less of a man, or less of men. I’ve seen men made fragile and insecure by distorted sense of what constitutes male success. Men don’t have the benefits of equality, either. Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive, both men and women should be free to be strong. This is what "He For She" is about. It’s about freedom.
You might be thinking: who is this Harry Potter girl? What is she doing at the UN? I’ve been asking myself at the same thing. All I know is that I care about this problem and I want to make it better. And having seen what I’ve seen and given the chance, I feel my responsibility to say something. Statesman Edmund Burke said all that is needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing.
In my nervousness for this speech and in my moment of doubt, I told myself firmly: If not me, who? If not now, when? If you have similar doubts when opportunities are presented to you, I hope those words would be helpful. Because the reality is that if we do nothing, it will take 75 years, or for me it will be nearly 100 before women can be expected to be paid as same as men for the same work. 15.5 million girls will be married in the 16 years as children. At current rate, it will be until 2086 before all rural African girls can have secondary education. We are struggling for a uniting world, but the good news is we have a uniting movement. It is called “He For She”. I am inviting you to step forward, to be seen and to ask yourself: if not me, who? If not now, when?
Thank you.
1.The campaign “He For She” aims to ________.
A. give women more freedom than men
B. give men more freedom than women
C. involve everyone to struggle for the end of gender inequality
D. involve as many men and boys as possible to live a free life.
2.We can know from Emma Watson’s personal experience that _________.
A. feminism has become an unpopular word
B. her parents didn’t love her because she was born a daughter
C. she was called bossy because she didn’t want to appear masculine
D. her mentors treated her the same way they treated boy students.
3.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. Good men and women doing nothing leads to evil forces to develop.
B. Good men and women need to do nothing to defeat evil forces.
C. The victory of evil force leads to good men and women doing nothing.
D. It is necessary for good men and women do nothing to combat evil forces.
4.In the speech, Emma calls on people to ________.
A. participate in the campaign actively and take actions
B. admit that men and women should be equally paid
C. pay more attention to men suffering from mental illnesses
D. believe in her although she acted in the Harry Potter series
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
This is an excerpt from Emma Watsons speech at the United Nations headquarters.
Today we are launching a campaign（called "He For She"）. I am reaching out to you because we need your help. We want to end gender inequality, and to do this, we need everyone involved. This is the first campaign of this kind in the UN. We want to try to involve as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change.
I started questioning gender-based assumption a long time ago. When I was 8, I was confused being called bossy because I wanted to direct a play that we put on for our parents, but the boys were not. When I was 14, I started to be sexualized by certain elements of the media. At 15, my girlfriends started dropping out of a lot of sports teams because they didn’t want to appear masculine. At 18, my male friends were unable to express their feelings.
I decided that I was a feminist. This seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Women are choosing not to identify as feminists. Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one? I’m from Britain and I think it is right that I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decisions that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same respect as men.
But sadly, I can say that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights. No country in the world can yet say that they have achieved gender equality. These rights, I considered to be human rights, but I am one of the lucky ones.
My life is a sheer privilege because my parents didn’t love me less because I was born a daughter. My school did not limit me because I was a girl. My mentors didn’t assume that I would end up nowhere because I might give birth to a child one day. These influences were the gender equality ambassadors that made me who I am today. They may not know it but they are the inadvertent feminists who are changing the world today. We need more of those.
Men, I would like to take this opportunity to extend you a formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue, too. Because to date, I’ve seen young men suffering from mental illness, unable to ask for help for fear it will make them less of a man, or less of men. I’ve seen men made fragile and insecure by distorted sense of what constitutes male success. Men don’t have the benefits of equality, either. Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive, both men and women should be free to be strong. This is what "He For She" is about. It’s about freedom.
You might be thinking: who is this Harry Potter girl? What is she doing at the UN? I’ve been asking myself at the same thing. All I know is that I care about this problem and I want to make it better. And having seen what I’ve seen and given the chance, I feel my responsibility to say something. Statesman Edmund Burke said all that is needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing.
In my nervousness for this speech and in my moment of doubt, I told myself firmly: If not me, who? If not now, when? If you have similar doubts when opportunities are presented to you, I hope those words would be helpful. Because the reality is that if we do nothing, it will take 75 years, or for me it will be nearly 100 before women can be expected to be paid as same as men for the same work. 15.5 million girls will be married in the 16 years as children. At current rate, it will be until 2086 before all rural African girls can have secondary education. We are struggling for a uniting world, but the good news is we have a uniting movement. It is called “He For She”. I am inviting you to step forward, to be seen and to ask yourself: if not me, who? If not now, when?
Thank you.
1.The campaign “He For She” aims to ________.
A. give women more freedom than men
B. give men more freedom than women
C. involve everyone to struggle for the end of gender inequality
D. involve as many men and boys as possible to live a free life.
2.We can know from Emma Watson’s personal experience that _________.
A. feminism has become an unpopular word
B. her parents didn’t love her because she was born a daughter
C. she was called bossy because she didn’t want to appear masculine
D. her mentors treated her the same way they treated boy students.
3.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. Good men and women doing nothing leads to evil forces to develop.
B. Good men and women need to do nothing to defeat evil forces.
C. The victory of evil force leads to good men and women doing nothing.
D. It is necessary for good men and women do nothing to combat evil forces.
4.In the speech, Emma calls on people to ________.
A. participate in the campaign actively and take actions
B. admit that men and women should be equally paid
C. pay more attention to men suffering from mental illnesses
D. believe in her although she acted in the Harry Potter series
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
THIS is an adapted excerpt(摘录)from Eman Mohammed’s speech at TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), a non-profit conference, in 2014. She is one of the few female photo journalists in the Gaza Strip(加沙地带).
When I was 19, I started my career as the first female photojournalist in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. My work as a woman photographer was considered a serious insult(侮辱)to local traditions. The male-dominated profession made me feel unwelcome by all possible means. They made it clear that a woman must not do a man’s job. Photo agencies in Gaza refused to train me.
Three of my colleagues went as far as to drive me to an open air strike area where explosions were the only thing I could hear. Dust was flying in the air, and the ground was shaking beneath me. I only realized we weren’t there to document the event when the three of them got back into the armored(装甲的)Jeep and drove away, waving and laughing. Leaving me behind in the open air strike zone.
For a moment, I felt terrified, humiliated, and sorry for myself.
I started paying closer attention to women’s lives in Gaza. Because I am a woman, I could go where my colleagues were forbidden to go. Beyond the obvious pain and struggle, there were healthy amounts of laughter and accomplishments.
In front of a police compound in Gaza City during the first war in Gaza, an Israeli air raid(袭击)destroyed the compound and broke my nose. For a moment, all I saw was bright white. I thought I had either gone blind or I was in heaven. By the time I managed to open my eyes, I had documented this moment.
Mohammed Khader is a Palestinian worker who spent two decades in Israel. As his retirement plan, he decided to build a four-floor house. By just the first field operation(军事行动)in his neighborhood, the house had been flattened. Nothing was left but the pigeons he raised and a bathtub. Mohammed put the bathtub on the top of the rubble(瓦砾)and started giving his kids a bobble bath every morning.
My work is not meant to hide the scars of war, but to show the full unseen stories of Gazans. As a Palestinian female photographer, the journey of struggle, survival and everyday life has inspired me to overcome the community taboo(禁忌)and see a different side of war and its aftermath(灾祸). I became a witness with a choice: to run away or stand still.
1.The author couldn’t work with her colleagues in the Gaza Strip because _______.
A. she hadn’t received the training offered by the photo agency there
B. the local traditions didn’t allow a woman to do a man’s job
C. her colleagues were going to take part in the battle
D. she was terrified of explosions in the air strike area
2.The author used Mohammed Khader as an example to ______.
A. prove there was pain as well as laughter during the war
B. show how dangerous the surroundings were in Gaza
C. show that she could document common people’s lives at the war
D. let the reader know how the war influenced her life
3.From the story, it can be inferred that ________.
A. the author wouldn’t like to reveal the cruel side of war
B. the author eventually had to leave Gaza because of the community taboo
C. the author decided to document more unseen scenes from the war
D. the author was determined to run away from the explosions in the end
4.The best title of the passage is _____.
A. An Insult To Local Traditions B. Run away or Stand Still
C. Laughter During the War D. Do Women’s Work
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
This is a part from US President Barack Obama’s speech on May 14 at Bamard College in New York.
… My last piece of advice – this is simple, but perhaps most important: 36. Nothing worthwhile is easy. No one of achievement has avoided failure – sometimes catastrophic failures. But they keep at it. They learn from mistakes. They don’t 37.
When I first arrived on this 38, I was with little money, fewer options. But it was here that I tried to find my place in this world. I knew I wanted to make a difference, but it was 39 how in fact I’d go about it. But I wanted to do my part to 40 a better world.
So even as I worked after graduation in a few 41 jobs here in New York, even as I went from motley (鱼龙混杂的)apartment to motley apartment, I 42.
… And I wish I could say that this perseverance came from some innate (天生的)toughness in me. But the truth is, it was 43. I got it from 44 the people who raised me. I grew up as the son of a single mom who struggled to put herself through 45 and make ends meet. She had a marriage that fell apart; 46 went on food stamps at one point to help us 47. But she didn’t quit. And she earned her degree, and made sure that 48 scholarships and hard work, my sister and I earned 49.
And 50, I met a woman who was assigned to advise me on my first summer job at a law firm. And she gave me such good advice that I married her. And Michelle and I gave everything we had to balance our careers and a 51 family. We made that marriage work.
… So 52 it’s starting a business, or running for office, or 53 an amazing family, remember that making your 54 on the world is hard. It takes patience. It takes commitment. It comes with plenty of 55 and it comes with plenty of failures.
1. A．compete B．persevere C．struggle D．preservation
2. A．rest B．decline C．quit D．regret
3. A．campus B．downtown C．farm D．country
4. A．confident B．uncertain C．ambitious D．proud
5. A．shape B．instruct C．organize D．lead
6. A．amazing B．disturbing C．meaningful D．unsatisfactory
7. A．reached out B．put out C．gave out D．made out
8. A．presented B．structured C．learned D．created
9. A．copying B．detecting C．persuading D．watching
10. A．life B．work C．school D．business
11. A．yet B．even C．still D．also
12. A．get by B．come by C．get along D．come along
13. A．during B．through C．across D．over
14. A．mine B．us C．ours D．hers
15. A．for the time being B．long before C．up to now D．later on
16. A．young B．poor C．weak D．strong
17. A．as if B．if C．whether D．unless
18. A．rising B．raising C．arousing D．arising
19. A．view B．stay C．remark D．mark
20. A．goals B．advantages C．shortcomings D．setbacks
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
This is a part from US President Barack Obama’s speech on May 14 at Bamard College in New York.
… My last piece of advice – this is simple, but perhaps most important: 36. Nothing worthwhile is easy. No one of achievement has avoided failure – sometimes catastrophic failures. But they keep at it. They learn from mistakes. They don’t 37.
When I first arrived on this 38, I was with little money, fewer options. But it was here that I tried to find my place in this world. I knew I wanted to make a difference, but it was 39 how in fact I’d go about it. But I wanted to do my part to 40 a better world.
So even as I worked after graduation in a few 41 jobs here in New York, even as I went from motley (鱼龙混杂的)apartment to motley apartment, I 42.
… And I wish I could say that this perseverance came from some innate (天生的)toughness in me. But the truth is, it was 43. I got it from 44 the people who raised me. I grew up as the son of a single mom who struggled to put herself through 45 and make ends meet. She had a marriage that fell apart; 46 went on food stamps at one point to help us 47. But she didn’t quit. And she earned her degree, and made sure that 48 scholarships and hard work, my sister and I earned 49.
And 50, I met a woman who was assigned to advise me on my first summer job at a law firm. And she gave me such good advice that I married her. And Michelle and I gave everything we had to balance our careers and a 51 family. We made that marriage work.
… So 52 it’s starting a business, or running for office, or 53 an amazing family, remember that making your 54 on the world is hard. It takes patience. It takes commitment. It comes with plenty of 55 and it comes with plenty of failures.
1. A．compete B．persevere C．struggle D．preservation
2. A．rest B．decline C．quit D．regret
3. A．campus B．downtown C．farm D．country
4. A．confident B．uncertain C．ambitious D．proud
5. A．shape B．instruct C．organize D．lead
6. A．amazing B．disturbing C．meaningful D．unsatisfactory
7. A．reached out B．put out C．gave out D．made out
8. A．presented B．structured C．learned D．created
9. A．copying B．detecting C．persuading D．watching
10. A．life B．work C．school D．business
11. A．yet B．even C．still D．also
12. A．get by B．come by C．get along D．come along
13. A．during B．through C．across D．over
14. A．mine B．us C．ours D．hers
15. A．for the time being B．long before C．up to now D．later on
16. A．young B．poor C．weak D．strong
17. A．as if B．if C．whether D．unless
18. A．rising B．raising C．arousing D．arising
19. A．view B．stay C．remark D．mark
20. A．goals B．advantages C．shortcomings D．setbacks
高三英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report，there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever．1. ．
These days，college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier．2. On the other hand，deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also，common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts．3.
For many families，the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money， especially this year；the weak economy makes parents nervous． 4. ．The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans．So lately，top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．
5. ．The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high schoo1．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015．
A．Besides，top colleges are facing changes in the population．
B．What contributes to it?
C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens．
D．But top colleges ignore them．
E．They have international students who know English．
F．It can mean several acceptances to choose from．
G．They cannot afford college as planned．
高三英语信息匹配中等难度题查看答案及解析
May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report, there is a great change. Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever. ________1.
These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier. ________2. On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time. Students may not like being put on waiting lists. Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them. Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight. Some universities send gifts. ________3.
For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous. ________4. ________ The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans. So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students.
________5. The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down. This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finishes high school. The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015.
A. Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population.
B. What contributes to it?
C. But a mistake can be costly if it happens.
D. But top colleges ignore them.
E. They have international students who know English.
F. It can mean several acceptances to choose from.
G. They cannot afford college as planned.
高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report, there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever．1. .
These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier．2..On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts．3. .
For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous．4.. The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans．So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．5.. The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finishes high school．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2019．
A．What contributes to it?
B．Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population．
C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens．
D．It can mean several acceptances to choose from．
E．They have international students who know English．
F．But top colleges ignore them．
G．They cannot afford college as planned．
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States. This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall. But according to a recent report, there is a great change. Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever.1.
These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier.2. On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time. Students may not like being put on waiting lists. Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them. Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight. Some universities send gifts.3. .
For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is to show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous.4. . The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans. So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students.
5. . The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down. This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finishes high school. The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015.
A. Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population.
B. What contributes to it?
C. But a mistake can be costly if it happens.
D. But top colleges ignore them.
E. They have international students who know English.
F. It can mean several acceptances to choose from.
G. They cannot afford college as planned.
高三英语信息匹配困难题查看答案及解析
The speaker is giving rather an _______ speech, as I can judge from the _______ look of all the listeners.
A. inspiring; inspiring B. inspired; inspired
C. inspiring; inspired D. inspired; inspiring
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
While she may be best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films，Emma Watson would rather be known for something else—her mind.
The 18yearold British actress intends to put her acting career on hold to pursue higher studies at a university after she finished filming the final installment，Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Watson，whose parents are both Oxford graduates，recently scored straight A's in her Alevels. She is now on a gap year before starting university.
Earlier this month，Watson applied to two of the top universities in the United States—Harvard and Yale. She admitted that Harry Potter series has brought her fame and financial security(经济保障)．She has made more than ￡ 10 million so far，but now she “has a need to study”．
“I think the entertainment business is such a temperamental one. One minute you're up there and the next—nothing，”she said.
Watson is growing up in front of millions of viewers(观众)．She was only nine years old when she started playing the role of Hermione. And the way she figured out how to deal with media attention is “try not to read too much of what is said and try to distance myself a bit from it”．
Watson has other interests. These include，interestingly，fishing and she has helped raise money for the Wild Trout(鳟鱼)Trust.
1.Which of the following topics is not mentioned in the passage?
A．Watson's interests. B．Watson's intention.
C．Watson's success. D．Watson's worries.
2.The underlined word “temperamental” in the fifth paragraph means ________.
A．difficult B．different C．changeable D．practical
3.The underlined word “it” in the sixth paragraph refers to ________.
A．reading B．media attention C．playing the role of Hermione D．the viewer
4.From the passage we may infer that ________.
A．Watson doesn't want to continue her acting
B．Watson felt very proud of being known as Hermione Granger
C．Watson hasn't read too much so far
D．Watson was born in a welleducated family
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析