Word travels quickly in the small fishing vil...

Word travels quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when Mardy McGarry wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs, she knew it wouldn’t take long to create interest in the project. But she never expected that a third of the town people would join in it. 1.

“A lot of learning comes through play,” says McGarry, a special education teacher for 28 years. She’d seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks.

When a piece of land became available, the city council agreed to choose a part for a playground. 2. She asked classrooms of kids for their wish list. She also asked experts for help. And she brought on board her friend Sue Mayer, whose eight-year-old son, Sam, has a serious disease.

Her Kiwanis Club chapter came through with $ 7,000, and that’s when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $ 25,000 and had her company donate the same amount. 3. There were silent auctions(拍卖) and T-shirt sales. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000 balance if McGarry could raise the rest. The $ 450,000 covered materials, but the actual construction would cost an additional $ 900,000. Not a choice. But the community could build it.

On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the radio on the way to work and took the day off to help. 4. Ten-year-olds sanded surfaces.

Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. There’s a giant pirate ship, a rock-climbing wall, high and low rings, monkey bars, sandboxes, swings, slides, bridges and so on.

5. It’s exactly what McGarry wanted. People used to ask why she wanted to build a playground just for children with disabilities. “They didn’t get it. It’s only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children,” she said.

A. Soon smaller businesses were helping.

B. All children play shoulder to shoulder.

C. But her students were too often left out.

D. Everyone thought it was really a great wonder.

E. A couple in their 80s operated their own trucks.

F. McGarry started researching play equipment and contacting design firms.

G. They rolled up their sleeves and used their weekdays to bring her idea to life.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was a little boy，I lived in a small fishing village.The visit to the village made me think of the________of my childhood.

A．views　         B．scenes　         C．scenery　         D．sights

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service. Because the entire village ______ the fishing industry, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of ______. One night, the winds screamed, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble______the S.O.S. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers______in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited ______on the beach, holding lamps to______the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat ______ through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling _______on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more _______and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely _______the rescue boat and all would have been lost. Therefore, the captain called for another volunteer team to _______the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans_____　 forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "Please don't go. Your father______in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost_____for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left." Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go. ________everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our _______and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and______into the night. "

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century._____the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans _______up in the bow. Cupping his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?" Hardly able to control himself, Hans ______ cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!”

1.A. suffered from　　 B. got through　　 C. depended on　　 D. turned away

2.A. frequency　　 B. emergency　　 C. efficiency　　　　 　　 D. fluency

3.A. set about　　 B. took over　　 C. came up with　　 D. sent out

4.A. fought　　 B. followed　　 C. gathered　　 D. struggled

5.A. angrily　　 B. anxiously　　 C. fearfully　　 D. happily

6.A. hope　　 B. try　　 C. expect　　 D. light

7.A. reappeared　　 B. repeated　　 C. rewrote　　 D. reminded

8.A. unknown　　 B. urgent　　 C. exhausted　　 D. energetic

9.A. villagers　　 B. barbers　　 C. passengers　　 D. captains

10.A. pushed　　 B. pulled　　 C. settled　　 D. overturned

11.A. look for　　 B. look after　　 C. look out　　 D. look on

12.A. stepped　　 B. looked　　 C. put　　 D. threw

13.A. lived　　 B. pulled　　 C. died　　 D. survived

14.A. in the fire　　 B. in the war　　 C. on strike　　 D. at sea

15.A. How about　　 B. What if　　 C. What for　　 D. What with

16.A. place　　 B. photo　　 C. fame　　 D. turn

17.A. disappeared　　 B. appeared　　 C. came　　 D. went

18.A. Secondly　　 B. Firstly　　 C. Finally　　 D. Thirdly

19.A. standing　　 B. keeping　　 C. fishing　　 D. taking

20.A. sincerely　　 B. excitedly　　 C. worriedly　　 D. curiously

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As the result of the hurricane, three-fifths of the cabins in the fishing village ________.

A. need repairing               B. needs to repair

C. needs repairing              D. need to repair

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The old couple, ________ in the small village for years, can tell the names of all the villagers.

A．living　     B．lived

C．having lived　     D．to have lived

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The small coastal town of Broome, in northwest Australia, is a remote village in the vast countryside.

There are no traffic jams and hardly any roads. There is only the massive Australian wild land, where some houses are 500 miles apart and some driveways are 50 miles long.

There seem to be only two main sources of entertainment out here: the sunset at the beach and Sun Pictures.

Sun Pictures is a very different movie theater：The seats are park benches and deck chairs, but you’re also welcome to sit on the grass.

It is the world’s oldest outdoor movie garden. Sun Pictures was built in 1916 on the other side of the globe from Hollywood. All the big films were shipped here and the lonely country was amazed.

Broome resident Pearl Hamaguchi has never traveled far from home. But in the Sun Pictures chairs, under the deep blue night sky, she has been almost everywhere.

“And we came back excited about Gregory Peck,” she recalled.

This is one of the few places left in the world where you can see two sets of stars at the same time-----one set in the sky, the other in the film.

Each night, dozens of people from around the world line up at the old wooden stand, with no computer in sight, and buy their tickets to the latest films.

Sun Pictures is also a museum, exhibiting projectors(放映机) that date back to the silent films, a portrait gallery of the famous people who never knew about this place---- even though they came here all the time.

Every once in a while, I’m told, you might find a non-ticket holder in your seat. That’s why it’s always a good idea to shake out your chair to make sure there are no spiders or scorpions.

“We’ve only had a couple of scorpion incidents but no one’s been stung yet,” said Aaron Mestemaker, a tourist visiting from Michigan.

Sun Pictures is a holy hall of movie history and a reminder that air conditioning and carpet are no match for grass and fresh air---even when the lizards steal the scene.

1.. The first two paragraphs want to show that__________.

2..Sun Pictures is different from other theaters because _________.

3.. Gregory Peck is most probably the name of_________.

4.. It can be inferred that the tourists in Broome are most attracted by ________.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mary and her husband Dimitri _______ in the small village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary’s prize possessions was a little white _______ which her husband had given her. She kept it _______ to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every _______. One evening, however, the lamb _______. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been _______.

When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened. Dimitri at once _______ to find the thief. He knew it would not be _______, in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the _______, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had __________ acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko’s house and angrily __________ him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had better __________ it or he would call the police. Aleko didn’t __________ taking it and led Dimitri into his back yard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he __________, but his lamb was black.__________ of having acted so rudely, Dimitri __________ to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko’s house __________ the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he was __________ to find that the little black lamb was almost __________. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been __________ clean by the rain!

1.A.traveled B.arrived C.lived D.worked

2.A.lamb B.dog C.cow D.horse

3.A.attached B.added C.tied D.applied

4.A.day B.hour C.week D.evening

5.A.was running B.was missing C.removed D.lost

6.A.killed B.sold C.stolen D.disappeared

7.A.put out B.came out C.made out D.set out

8.A.difficult B.formal C.true D.false

9.A.village B.people C.theft D.story

10.A.suddenly B.again C.already D.then

11.A.blamed B.argued C.accused D.charged

12.A.return B.refuse C.hand D.find

13.A.admit B.insist C.allow D.enjoy

14.A.told B.explained C.sighed D.talked

15.A.Convinced B.Informed C.Ashamed D.Robbed

16.A.acknowledged B.admired C.advocated D.apologized

17.A.before B.until C.after D.when

18.A.excited B.sad C.astonished D.disappointed

19.A.black B.colourful C.grey D.white

20.A.washed B.transformed C.turned D.dashed

高三英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析

Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.

In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area nearby, too. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.

In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city center downtown. It is here that you can see many huge skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.

But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.

1.Why do people move to live in cities or towns?

A．Because they can live more comfortably there.

B．Because they like noisy life better than peaceful life.

C．Because they mainly want to find work there.

D．Because they are sure of having a better life there.

2.The underlined phrase “a residential area” means an area________.

A．where people can buy things

B．which is suitable for living in

C．where people can do business

D．which is near a city center

3.Which of the following statement is NOT true about the business district?

A．Big companies usually have their main offices in the business district.

B．People usually work and live in the business district.

C．A business district usually lies in the city center downtown.

D．Nearly every major city has its own business district.

4.In the United States, many people work in the center of a big city________.

A．and live there

B．but live in the suburbs of the city

C．and live in another city

D．but live in rural areas

5.We can infer that this movement from rural to urban areas ________.

A．has been going on for more than 2,000 years

B．will surely continue in the future

C．may not continue in the future

D．has now stopped already

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Today，people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big，noisy cities.They are moving from the peaceful hills，mountains，fields，rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets，buildings，traffic and crowds.This movement from rural areas to urban_areas has been going on for over two hundred years.

In many countries，the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work.After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town，people come to find work，and soon an industrial area begins to grow.There is usually a residential area nearby，where the factory workers can live.The families of these workers need schools，hospitals and shops，so more people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.

In every major city in the world，there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices.In the United States，this area is usually in the city centre.It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks.The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day.Many of them live in the suburbs of the city，far away from the industrial area and the city centre.Some suburbs are very pleasant，with nice houses and big gardens.There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.

But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger? Perhaps not.Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years，and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.

1.We can easily know that the underlined phrase “urban areas” means________.

A．areas of the countryside

B．areas of a town or city

C．areas near the countryside

D．areas near a town or city

2.Why do people move to live in cities or towns?

A．Because they can live more comfortably there.

B．Because they prefer a noisy life to a peaceful life.

C．Because they want to find work.

D．Because they are sure of having a better life there.

3.In a residential area，you can see________.

A．rows of houses，schools and shops

B．many offices and factories

C．a lot of factories and farms

D．many houses with offices and factories

4.In the United States many people work in the centre of a big city________.

A．while living on the faraway edge of the city

B．and live there

C．but live in another city

D．but live far away out of the city

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural (乡下的) areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.

In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area nearby, too. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.

In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city center downtown. It is here that you can see many huge skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.

But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.

1.The underlined phrase “a residential area” means an area ________.

A. where people can buy things

B. which is near a city center

C. where people can do business

D. which is suitable for living in

2.Why do people move to live in cities or towns?

A. Because they can live more comfortably there.

B. Because they mainly want to find work there.

C. Because they are sure of having a better life there.

D. Because they like noisy life better than peaceful life.

3.What can we know about the business district?

A. Big companies usually have their main offices in the business district.

B. People usually work and live in the skyscrapers in the cities.

C. A business district usually lies not far away from the city center downtown.

D. It’s reasonable for a business district without a park for children to play in.

4.We can infer that this movement from rural to urban areas ________.

A. has been going on for more than 2,000 years

B. will surely continue in the future

C. may not continue in the future

D. has now stopped already

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析