A few years ago my sister moved from her home...

A few years ago my sister moved from her home in Alabama to Buffalo, New York. Since moving to Buffalo she’s become a big hockey fan and has encouraged me to start watching it. Unfortunately it’s very difficult to find hockey on television here in Alabama. Since hockey games don’t air very much on television I’ve had to look for different ways to watch hockey games.

I often see websites that claim if you go to their website you can watch television on your computer. I try out many of these websites hoping that one of the television stations is a northern station that airs hockey games. Unfortunately, most of them don’t work. Either the site doesn’t really give you what they advertise or their video player doesn’t work properly. But finally I’ve found one website that actually works.

Free Tube is a site that you can go to and watch Television online for free. You don’t have to download any kind of special software or pay money or even sign up for anything. All you have to do is go to Free Tube, choose your channel and start watching.

The different channels to choose from are separated into different categories like news, business, entertainment, music and sports. You’re not going to find channels like NBC or ABC so you can watch the latest episode of Heroes or Grey’s Anatomy but it does include some popular channels like Cartoon Network and ESPN.

There is also a movie section. Each movie channel airs different sorts of films like adventure, classics, comedy or horror and that channel will always air that kind of movies. The movie section also includes my favorite station called Maxx Trailers (预告片). Maxx Trailers airs nothing but movies trailers 24 hours a day. Some of the trailers are for movies coming out and some are for movies that have already been released but already released movies don’t go back farther than a couple of months.

So far I haven’t had any problems with Free Tube’s video player either. Whenever I choose a channel, the video almost always works and usually loads every quickly. The only problem I have with Free Tube is that there is currently a glitch if you’re using Firefox. Once you choose a channel you can’t select another channel to change to, your web browser will freeze up. So if you’re using Firefox, the only way to switch channels is to leave the site and re-enter the site, when choosing what channel you want to go to. However, Free Tube is aware of this glitch and is working with Mozilla to get it fixed right away.

If you’re missing some show everyone is talking about like Grey’s Anatomy or Heroes, this isn’t really a solution for that. But Free Tube is a good way to find channels that you weren’t aware of; there are several good stations to be found.

1.The author mainly ________ in this passage.

A. tells us his experience in using the Web

B. introduces Free Tube to the readers

C. shows us the disadvantages of Free Tube

D. shows us how to enjoy films online

2.The author got interested in watching hockey games ________

A. because he is a sports fan

B. due to his sister’s influence

C. since everyone enjoys the games

D. because he has nothing to do all day long

3.From the passage we can learn that ______________

A. the author is also very fond of movies

B. Maxx Trailers airs to-be-released movies

C. ABC is a very famous TV station in America

D. Firefox is the only software used to watch films online

4. The underlined word “glitch” probably means _________

A. cover                 B. change            C. note                  D. fault

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A few weeks ago, I picked up my 14-year-old daughter and her friend from dance class. The two girls chatted happily until I reached her friend’s house. And then 1 began the drive home and my daughter, who had been talking nonstop a minute before, went completely silent. I assumed she was lost in thought.

When I came to a stoplight, I looked in the mirror. My daughter wasn’t looking out of the window or staring into space - she was on her phone. I felt my anger rise.

“Get off your phone. That is rude. You make me feel like an Uber driver.” I shouted.

“But I’m texting friends about biology homework!’’ she said.

“That can wait.” I was mad and she was angry.

Back home, she disappeared into her room, and I thought about how I was still trying to take control of my daughter’s growing independence, which was fruitless.

The next day I was thinking about my outburst when a parenting program on TV caught my eye, in which the hosts interviewed Dr. Ken Ginsburg, the author of a famous parenting book. It completely changed my attitude.

Ginsburg said. “Why are our teens pushing us away? It’s not because they hate us - it’s because they love us so much and yet they know they have to become independent. So this is a process of figuring out how to push away the things they love the most. It is crazy to fly from a comfortable nest, so teens get ready for it by temporarily pushing their parents away.”

I need to honor her independence and create space for both of us to face this monumental developmental challenge as teammates, not adversaries((对手).

1.What made the writer mad?

A.She served as an Uber driver.

B.The two girls were chatting happily.

C.Her daughter was playing with the phone.

D.Her daughter forgot her biology homework.

2.What do we know about the daughter?

A.She is being under her mother’s control.

B.She is on the way to being independent.

C.She enjoys making friends using social media.

D.She hates making conversation with her mom.

3.Which of the following best describes the mother?

A.Open-minded. B.Hardworking.

C.Inspiring. D.weak-willed.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.I was pushed away by my teenaged daughter.

B.Life of a teenager is moving at its own slow pace.

C.Parents completely rely on parenting experts to educate children.

D.My relationship with my daughter was improved by a suggestion.

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My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like the way it does today. We live on a corner, higher than street level, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall. The front of the house though is another story because instead of a wall along the sidewalk, the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish.

We did the best we could with what we had to work with and called this area our “rock garden”. Whenever we had leftover flowers or plants, Denise or I would stick them out front, just to bring some color to the area. We would do all of the yard work on our own, even the tiring weed-pulling.

Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant that I could not immediately identify, I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise claimed that she didn’t either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could figure out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant, it appeared to be a sunflower with a tall skinny stalk(茎，杆) and only one head on it. I decided to baby it along and weed around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.

That’s when I realized that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. Once our environment begins to see that we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can attain the same nourishment(营养) and growth as well.

Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you. You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires.

1.We can know from the first paragraph that _______.

A. there is a wall along the sidewalk

B. the author’s home is made of rock walls

C. the author finished building his home hurriedly

D. the author’s family have lived in this home for nine years

2.The author found it unusual that_______.

A. the mystery plant turned out to be a sunflower　　 B. the sunflower had a tall stalk and only one head

C. the sunflower grew under and around a big rock　　 D. the sunflower had started where the stalk was seen

3.Which of the following best describes the sunflower?

A. Brave and stubborn.　　 B. Confident and persistent.

C. Optimistic and modest.　　 D. Mysterious and devoted.

4.What can be inferred from this passage?

A. Human beings are able to remove obstacles.

B. The universal truth made the sunflower survive.

C. A big rock blocked out the sunlight of the sunflower.

D. We can achieve success as long as we are self-confident.

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My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like the way it does today. We live on a corner, higher than street level, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall. The front of the house though is another story because instead of a wall along the sidewalk, the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish.

We did the best we could with what we had to work with and called this area our “rock garden”. Whenever we had leftover flowers or plants, Denise or I would stick them out front, just to bring some color to the area. We would do all of the yard work on our own, even the tiring weed-pulling.

Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant that I could not immediately identify, I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise claimed that she didn’t either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could figure out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant, it appeared to be a Sunflower with a tall skinny stalk（茎，杆）and only one head on it. I decided to baby it along and weed around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The Sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.

That’s when I realized that if a tiny little Sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. Once our environment begins to see that we believe in ourselves like that little Sunflower, we can attain the same nourishment（营养）and growth as well.

Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you. You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires.

1.We can know from the first paragraph that ______.

A. the author finished building his home hurriedly

B. the author’s family have lived in this home for nine years

C. the author’s home is made of rock walls

D. there is a wall along the sidewalk

2.The author found it unusual that ______.

A. the mystery plant turned out to be a Sunflower

B. the Sunflower had a tall stalk and only one head

C. the Sunflower grew under and around a big rock

D. the Sunflower had started where the stalk was seen

3.Which of the following best describes the Sunflower?

A. Brave and stubborn　　 B. Confident and persistent

C. Optimistic and modest　　 D. Mysterious and devoted

4.What can be inferred from this passage?

A. Human beings are able to remove obstacles

B. The universal truth made the sunflower survive

C. A big rock blocked out the sunlight of the sunflower

D. We can achieve success as long as we are self-confident

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Our family moved to America ten years ago. One day I came home after school, __. I asked my mom to no longer put Middle Eastern food in my __. She and my father became quiet. Through questioning, my mother made me tell the __ that the other students had given me a very __　　 time because my ___was different. So I　　 __. “From now on, could we do peanut butter on Wonder Bread and an apple?” My brother and sister said they’d like the same because they had also __ it.

There were no African Americans or Asians in our school. I thought there was __ from India or Latin America, either. It was __ a community based on their __ religion and culture. Among them, our family seemed __. My father’s family was from Syria; my mom’s from Palestine. Our food was different; we had holiday customs like nobody else. All these ___us from others.

A week later the teacher announced that we should not bring lunches the following day. To my __, the next day at lunch, in came my mother with boxes of Middle Eastern food. The teacher __ her, “ This is Mrs. Nimen, Tom’s mom.” She took out the food and started __ the kids Kibble—a baked dish. She had __ baked bread for the class to take home. She made the kids very excited, who were __ everything I was eating a week earlier. __ here they were __ my mother’s food!

My mother did the same thing afterwards in my brother’s and sister’s classes. Though this didn’t end the racial problem, it made a (an) __. She was a pioneer of diversity, using Middle Eastern friendliness in an artful way.

1.A. proud　　 B. upset　　 C. satisfied　　 D. hungry

2.A. breakfast　　 B. lunch　　 C. supper　　 D. dessert

3.A. joke　　 B. tale　　 C. truth　　 D. lie

4.A. difficult　　 B. short　　 C. pleasant　　 D. unforgettable

5.A. look　　 B. family　　 C. food　　 D. belief

6.A. decided　　 B. ordered　　 C. insisted　　 D. requested

7.A. experienced　　 B. remembered　　 C. refused　　 D. heard

8.A. somebody　　 B. nobody　　 C. everybody　　 D. anybody

9.A. mainly　　 B. usually　　 C. particularly　　 D. extremely

10.A. favored　　 B. shared　　 C. concerned　　 D. achieved

11.A. strange　　 B. poor　　 C. rich　　 D. happy

12.A. freed　　 B. removed　　 C. protected　　 D. distinguished

13.A. relief　　 B. delight　　 C. knowledge　　 D. amazement

14.A. greeted　　 B. approached　　 C. introduced　　 D. congratulated

15.A. cooking　　 B. serving　　 C. selling　　 D. lending

16.A. even　　 B. still　　 C. often　　 D. ever

17.A. taking charge of　　 B. getting rid of　　 C. making fun of　　 D. catching hold of

18.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. Or　　 D. So

19.A. expecting　　 B. enjoying　　 C. wasting　　 D. distributing

20.A. effort　　 B. attempt　　 C. discovery　　 D. difference

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A. My name’s Marta and I’ m from Mexico City, but I moved to Los Angeles, California, five years ago, now I am living in an apartment at No．3178 SE Timmer Broadway．I am 28, single．I am a customer service representative for a large financial company．I am an outgoing person．I love to laugh and have fun! I enjoy cooking, dancing and listening to music．I don’t like watching or playing sports．You should be an outgoing, considerate lady with a good sense of humor, to share the apartment．Are you the one? Email and let’s have further talk.

B. My name’s Mark, and I’m from Hollywood, California．I’m a fitness instructor in Los Angeles．I am a friendly and easy-going person; I love playing sports-especially football and working out at the gym．I also play the guitar．My best friend David, who often has sports with me, went to Mexico last month．To avoid loneliness, I’d like very much to own a new friend who would share the fun of sports with me．I am longing.

C. My name’s Park Jun Seo, but you can call me Jun．I moved from Seoul Korea to Los Angeles two years ago．I am a graphic designer and I am looking for my younger brother, Lean Ban Seo, who might be in this city．As the story is too long, I just hope to find him and have my family reunited．He is lame at the right leg, 19 years old, 1.79 meters tall, with very big eyes and fair curly hair．With his picture of two years ago enclosed, I would be very appreciated if you have any information about that．Telephone me at 818-5789.

D. My name is Don and I am a programmer at a computer company．I have designed several pieces of software that can help students learn better, especially suitable for primary students who have some language disability to learn words and help them pronounce more correctly．If you think you need one, please fax to 857-4693．You can purchase by post.

E. My name is Mauricio, and I’m a computer programmer working in the Los Angeles area．I am kind of shy, but maybe you can help me to be more outgoing．I like cooking, playing computer games, and chatting with friends online．If you think you are the proper one to be my E-pal, let’s chat!

F. My name’s Judy and I’m from Quebec, Canada．I am a sales woman in one of the women underwear stores in Montreal．I’d like to have more visitors to my shop．And you can bargain for a reduction of 10% to 30%, if you purchase in package．Let’s be friends.

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1.I am a professional sportsman and work in the same city．I am so glad that I will have a good friend who can be the opponent to improve my techniques．E-mail me at bitter flower @yah -oo.com.

2.As a shop owner, I might drop in when I go downtown．But may I know your exact address? When is it convenient for a visit? Thank you!

3.God bless you! I’m a journalist and happened to read your brief story．A neighbor of mine looks exactly the same as the man in the picture you uploaded．This might be a chance in a million．Telephone me at 818-5690.

4.As a new comer and a freshman, I am looking for a room as close to my university as possible．I would like to have some friends, too．I think your place might be the right choice for me．But can I know how much the rent is?

5.I am a salesman from Paris．My first difficulty working in this city is language．I would appreciate it if you could help me learn English through the Keyboard.

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A few years ago my mother asked me to go shopping with her because she needed a new dress. I don’t 　　　　 like to shop with others, and I’m not a 　　　　 person. However, we 　　　　 for the mall together at last.

We visited nearly every 　　　　 , and she tried on dress after dress, 　　　　　　 them all. As the day went on, I grew tired and my mother grew　　　　 .

　　 　　 , at our last shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress. The blouse had a bow at the neckline. As I stood in the 　　　　 room with her, I watched as she tried, with much 　　　　 , to tie it. Her hands were so badly crippled from arthritis(关节炎) that she couldn’t do it. Immediately, my impatience 　　　 to an overwhelming(无法抗拒的) wave of sympathy for her. I turned away to hide the 　　　　 that came up involuntarily.

Regaining my calmness, I turned back to tie the bow for her. The dress was beautiful, and she bought it. Our shopping trip was 　　　 , but the event was etched(铭刻) in my memory. For the rest of the day, my 　　　　 kept returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the 　　　 of my mother’s hands trying to tie that bow. Those 　　　 hands that had fed me, bathed me, dressed me, comforted me, and, 　　　　 , prayed for me, were now touching me in a remarkable 　　　　 .

Later in the evening, I went to my mother’s room, 　　　 her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her 　 　　 , told her that to me they were the most 　　　　 hands in the world.

1.A. simply　　　　 B. finally　　　　 C. actually　　 D. normally

2.A. patient　　　　 B. honest　　　 　 C. respectful　 D. trustworthy

3.A. took off　 　 B. kept off　　 　　 C. got off　　 D. set off

4.A. person　　　　 B. store　　　　 　 C. assistant 　 D. boss

5.A. remembering　 B. buying　　　　 C. rejecting 　 D. recommending

6.A. frustrated　　 B. worried　 　　 C. tired　 　　 D. upset

7.A. Immediately　 B. Finally　　 　　 C. Traditionally D. Quietly

8.A. sitting　　　　 B. dining　　　　 C. dressing　　 D. waiting

9.A. time　　　　 　　 B. pride　　　　 　 C. experience　 D. difficulty

10.A. gave off　 　 B. gave away 　　 C. gave way　　 D. gave up

11.A. tears　　　　 B. money　　　　 　 C. expression　 D. feeling

12.A. off　　　　 　 B. out　　 　　　　　 C. on　　　 　　　 D. over

13.A. head　　　　 　 B. mind　　　　 　　 C. heart　 　　 D. brain

14.A. sense　　　 B. belief 　　　　 C. vision 　　 D. consciousness

15.A. loving　　　　 B. lively　　　　 C. live　　 　　 D. alive

16.A. first of all B. most of all　 C. all in all　 D. after all

17.A. style　　　 B. fashion　　 　　 C. manner　　 　 D. form

18.A. took　　　　 　 B. made　　　　　 　 C. removed　　 D. replaced

19.A. sorrow　　　　 B. disappointment C. regret　　　 D. surprise

20.A. common　 　　 B. effective　　 C. beautiful　　 D. useful

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My elder sisters and brothers have moved away from home and are now i　　　　　　 .

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When I was in my early twenties, I moved away from my home state of Wisconsin to attend graduate school. I chose to go to the University Of Arizona in Tucson and 36 there. Upon landing in early June, I was shocked by the lack of 37 and the burning desert heat. After less than two days in that38I called my parent to question whether I had made the39 choice and to announce that I was 40 considering coming home. My father, in a calm and41 voice, indicated that I always had a42. I could always come home and be welcome there. But in fact, we both 43 I wouldn’t come home at the time. Needless to say, I chose to 44.

Many years have passed. My father’s 45 words remain with me. Knowing that I can always 46, I’ve been able to 47 several challenging situations -unemployment, divorce and even the 48 of my only son. I have also used these words in many cases where others need to know that someone 49 and that they do have a choice.

Whether50is earthly, spiritual, or some sense of calm, knowing that we can come home will be just enough to 51us on our way.

It52me, in a way, of the prodigal son（回头的浪子） who found53and love upon returning home. While we don’t have to be like him and hit bottom in life, it is good to know that we can wander and experience pains and54 in life but we still have a home where love, support and comfort  55.

1.                A．flew           B．drove          C．walked   D．cycled

2.                A．blue           B．yellow          C．brown    D．green

3.                A．family          B．refuge          C．environment   D．desert

4.                A．new           B．right           C．last D．difficult

5.                A．naturally        B．fortunately      C．obviously D．seriously

6.                A．gentle          B．weak           C．supportive D．pleasant

7.                A．choice         B．dream          C．friend    D．request

8.                A．pretended      B．expected       C．knew D．forgot

9.                A．graduate        B．regret          C．return    D．continue

10.               A．surprising       B．encouraging     C．interesting     D．moving

11.               A．wander outside  B．hang around     C．come home    D．move away

12.               A．face up to       B．get away with    C．make sure of   D．look out for

13.               A．return         B．growth         C．arrival     D．loss

14.               A．worries        B．cares          C．leaves D．stays

15.               A．health         B．marriage        C．church    D．home

16.               A．help           B．stop           C．protect    D．teach

17.               A．informs        B．reminds        C．warns D．rids

18.               A．comfort        B．interest         C．food  D．money

19.               A．regrets         B．complaints      C．sufferings  D．pleasures

20.               A．survive         B．exist           C．fall   D．disappear

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My wife passed away a few years ago, and I went through the worst time in my life. I even wanted to kill myself. Just for kids, I had to continue to live and work as small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. Then they asked me to have a family trip.

On our trip, we turned on the TV at the motel and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. Seeing it falling down, I said to my kids: “I’m going to Afghanistan”. And a few weeks later, international Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in provinces where people had no health care. In these field clinics surrounded by frightening shoots or deadly bombs, we were eventually serving 27,000 patients a month in a very busy schedule. Tired and nervous, I gradually had a sense of achievement, a sense of purpose, and my depression went away.

In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil warm and Iraq after more and more bombs. Each time after disasters one after another, hundreds of people were killed, wounded and many more had to flee. We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees, and it was supposed to hold 13,000 originally. Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and food were also serious problems. “Adventures or not?” I often asked myself.

When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done. But in reality, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, she went unconscious. I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have.

I think about the moment many times during my “adventures”. I didn’t know how predictive those words would be. But I know that she is still with me.

1.Where has the doctor been in the past few years?

A. Some countries where he could set up clinics.

B. Some African countries where flu broke out.

C. The places where the earthquakes happened.

D. The places that the horrible disasters struck.

2.How would the doctor describe his life after he had worked in Afghanistan?

A. Tired and troublesome.

B. Busy and risky.

C. Meaningful and helpful

D. Frightening and depressing.

3.The underlined word “refugees” means people_______________.

A. who are robbed, killed, or wounded

B. who suffer from flu in movable clinics

C. who like to take adventures

D. who have lost homes because of disasters.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. the doctor’s wife encouraged him to work in foreign countries.

B. What the doctor said to his wife before her death became reality.

C. The doctor’s adventures made him understand the love of his wife.

D. With the true love of his wife, the doctor started to change his life.

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