. Both of my parents insisted _______ a compu...

. Both of my parents insisted _______ a computer for me, but I don’t think it is necessary.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. When I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a ‘low level of literacy (读写能力)’? I don't think so.

There are lots of different definitions (定义) of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form — anything that you need to do in everyday life — then you are ‘functionally literate’.

If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel ashamed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. A friend's father finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He had bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it.

Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. Worldwide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant (无知的) — and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing.

1.What do we know about the author's father?

A. He read a lot.　　 B. He rarely wrote.

C. He couldn't write.　　 D. He bought many books.

2.What does the author say about “functionally literate” people?

A. They are usually mind readers.

B. They can read between the lines.

C. They are mainly dependent on others.

D. They are able to read and write to survive.

3.Why did the friend's father buy the newspaper regularly?

A. To keep his secret.

B. To be fashionable.

C. To enjoy the daily news.

D. To further his study

4.What is literacy irrelevant to according to the author?

A. Health.　　 B. Poorness.

C. Influence.　　 D. Happiness.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

He lost both of his parents in the big earthquake, but ________for him, a kind couple adopted him and took good care of him.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

—Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to search for some information.

—You ______ have my computer if you don’t take care of it.

A. needn’t　　　　　　 B. shan’t

C. shouldn’t　　　　　　 D. mightn’t

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I’m supremely fortunate my parents gave me an upbringing _______ prepared me for the life most of us must now live.

A. where                             B. that                                           C. what                      D. it

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—What can I do for you?

—I’d like to buy a computer for my son, ______ at a good price but of great quality．

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

After I went abroad for further study, _______ of my parents lived with me．

A． none            B． neither         C． either          D． any

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My parents aren’t _______ me going abroad for education, fearing that I'm too young to take care of myself.

A.in charge of B.in favor of C.in need of D.in praise of

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

After I went abroad for further study, _______ of my parents lived with me．

A． none            B． neither         C． either          D． any

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My grandfather insists on getting me coffee. He is ninety-two years old, but he _______ my help and rolls his wheelchair over to the _______ in the corner, filling a cup with boiling black　　 _______.

His room at the nursing home is _______, nothing more than a bed and a bathroom. His walls are covered in _______ of his six children and nineteen grandchildren. I _______ my own face, seven years old and covered in chocolate. When I _______ the photo, he laughs. “You were the fattest little kid. Your mom was so _______.”

I tell him that I’m here for a piece for my journalism class, that the assignment is to _______ a family member and that I pick him because he has the best ________. This gets a small, almost childlike smile. He is proud of being ________. My grandfather has many fine ________, but wisdom is not one of them.

I ask about his experience in the war. He makes a face, ________ on the wheels of his chair as he thinks. “Have I told you about Noel?” I say no. I remember ________ the name, maybe fifteen years ago. He ________ me a lot, which are so ________ that it makes me all the more excited to visit him. Noel was Grandpa’s best friend. As Grandpa talks about him, his eyes glaze a little and his mouth lifts up at the corner. You can see in his ________ that they are the kind of friends whose relationship ________ an admirable, platonic（柏拉图式的）sort of love affair.

This is the story I get today in this dirty and messy bedroom with only one table and it lives up to those of my ________. I think, suddenly, that he has just ________ an amount of time unimaginable to me. I think, the rest of my life, the stories I will live, are unimaginable to him.

1.A.appreciates B.admits C.understands D.refuses

2.A.table B.stand C.balcony D.sofa

3.A.gas B.liquid C.tea D.solid

4.A.clean B.bright C.simple D.quiet

5.A.patterns B.signs C.decorations D.pictures

6.A.spot B.recognize C.doubt D.remember

7.A.point out B.take away C.look through D.comment on

8.A.excited B.embarrassed C.surprised D.worried

9.A.create B.interview C.summarize D.explain

10.A.stories B.choices C.evidences D.opportunities

11.A.witnessed B.chosen C.studied D.found

12.A.goals B.situations C.qualities D.types

13.A.rocking B.carrying C.pushing D.taking

14.A.silently B.entirely C.vaguely D.obviously

15.A.expects B.requests C.tells D.permits

16.A.ambiguous B.apparent C.conclusive D.vivid

17.A.hand B.face C.heart D.head

18.A.uses B.adopts C.reaches D.edits

19.A.neighborhood B.brotherhood C.adulthood D.childhood

20.A.described B.relived C.conveyed D.introduced

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析