Sarah came running in saying, "Look what l found. " Over the top of the paper I was reading I saw a long object that made me jump. It was a piece of snakeskin that had been shed (脱皮) by one of our garden snakes.
'Isn't it beautiful?" said my wide-eyed 7~year-old daughter. I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really was not that beautiful, but I did not want to disappoint Sarah. Everything children see for the first time is elementary to their sense of beauty and creativity. They see only merit (忧点) and excellence in the world.
"Why does it do this?" Sarah asked. I like to teach my children that there is something else going on besides what they see in front of them. "Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves," I explained.
"Why do they need to renew themselves?" Sarah asked. "We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with," I said to my now absorbed daughter. "We outgrow some things and find other stuff unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too old, and the snake probably doesn't think it looks as smart in the skin as it once did. Like buying a new suit. "
Of course, I'm sure this explanation won't suit naturalists. But Sarah got the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, and rooms and schoolwork and creativity, and she began to see what we need to keep and what need to cast off. I was careful to point out that this is a natural process, not one to be forced.
"Snakes don't peel off their skin when they feel like it," I explained. "lt happens as part of their growth. "
"I see, Dad. " said Sarah. She then jumped off my lap, grabbed the snakeskin, and ran off.
I hoped she would remember this. Often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture we are cloaked (掩饰) in year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless, unnecessary, or flawed (有缺陷的); or at best, remember the things we discard(丢掉)to teach us how we can improve.
1.When Sarah asked the author whether the snakeskin was beautiful,___________
A.he was shocked and jumped
B.he tried to understand her point of view
C.he thought that telling the truth was a merit
D.he decided to teach her something about the garden
2.How did Sarah feel about the author's explanation?
A.Confused. B.Boreci C.Satisfied. D.Excited.
3.Which of the following would the author agree with?
A.By reflecting on ourselves, we can better ourselves.
B.It is necessary to force others to remove some things.
C.The community and culture force us to change.
D.It is natural to keep some old clothes.
4.From the text, we can conclude that the author___________.
A.does not like nature much
B.takes the chilcl's feelings lightly
C.is both a logical and thoughtful person
D.loves to see his daughter excited about animals
5.Which of the following could be the best title for the article?
A.The things we should cast off B.A shed snakeskin in Sarah's eyes
C.A natural part of our growth D.Renewal for snakes and us
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Sarah came running in saying, "Look what l found. " Over the top of the paper I was reading I saw a long object that made me jump. It was a piece of snakeskin that had been shed (脱皮) by one of our garden snakes.
'Isn't it beautiful?" said my wide-eyed 7~year-old daughter. I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really was not that beautiful, but I did not want to disappoint Sarah. Everything children see for the first time is elementary to their sense of beauty and creativity. They see only merit (忧点) and excellence in the world.
"Why does it do this?" Sarah asked. I like to teach my children that there is something else going on besides what they see in front of them. "Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves," I explained.
"Why do they need to renew themselves?" Sarah asked. "We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with," I said to my now absorbed daughter. "We outgrow some things and find other stuff unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too old, and the snake probably doesn't think it looks as smart in the skin as it once did. Like buying a new suit. "
Of course, I'm sure this explanation won't suit naturalists. But Sarah got the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, and rooms and schoolwork and creativity, and she began to see what we need to keep and what need to cast off. I was careful to point out that this is a natural process, not one to be forced.
"Snakes don't peel off their skin when they feel like it," I explained. "lt happens as part of their growth. "
"I see, Dad. " said Sarah. She then jumped off my lap, grabbed the snakeskin, and ran off.
I hoped she would remember this. Often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture we are cloaked (掩饰) in year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless, unnecessary, or flawed (有缺陷的); or at best, remember the things we discard(丢掉)to teach us how we can improve.
1.When Sarah asked the author whether the snakeskin was beautiful,___________
A.he was shocked and jumped
B.he tried to understand her point of view
C.he thought that telling the truth was a merit
D.he decided to teach her something about the garden
2.How did Sarah feel about the author's explanation?
A.Confused. B.Boreci C.Satisfied. D.Excited.
3.Which of the following would the author agree with?
A.By reflecting on ourselves, we can better ourselves.
B.It is necessary to force others to remove some things.
C.The community and culture force us to change.
D.It is natural to keep some old clothes.
4.From the text, we can conclude that the author___________.
A.does not like nature much
B.takes the chilcl's feelings lightly
C.is both a logical and thoughtful person
D.loves to see his daughter excited about animals
5.Which of the following could be the best title for the article?
A.The things we should cast off B.A shed snakeskin in Sarah's eyes
C.A natural part of our growth D.Renewal for snakes and us
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
—What does the sign over there say?
—In the museum no person________be permitted to take photos.
A.will B.may C.must D.shall
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Scientists have found what look like caves on Mars(火星),and say they could be protecting life from the planet’s terrible environment.
Images of the Mars caves from Northern
Arizona University
The first caves discovered beyond the Earth appear as seven mysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter.Each as large as a football field,they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.
“If there is life on Mars,there is a good chance you’d find it in caves,”said Jut Wynne,one of the researchers who noticed the features while working on a US Geological Survey Mars Cave Detection Program.
Jonathan Clarke,a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia,yesterday described the discovery as exciting.
One photo taken at night by an infrared imager(红外线成像器) showed one hole to be unusually warm,suggesting hot air trapped during the day is flowing out.
“I said:‘Wow,that’s a cave’,”Dr.Clarke said excitedly.“People have been looking for these for a long time;now we have found them.”
He agreed such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life escaping from the bitterly cold,radiation-soaked(充满辐射的),dry surface.
“Tiny drops of water could collect inside,”he said.“If there are gases coming out,they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria.A cave is also a protection from radiation;the surface of Mars is exposed to high levels of space radiation.”
The caves probably formed when tube-shaped lava flows(管状岩浆流) spread across the planet long ago.The outside of the tubes cooled,forming solid walls,while something hotter inside allowed the remaining lava to flow out,forming caves.
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.How the caves were formed on Mars.
B.How scientists found these caves on Mars.
C.Caves on Mars may be full of hot air or a sign of life.
D.Scientists have completely recognized the surface of Mars.
2.We can learn from the passage that _______.
A.water has already been found on Mars
B.the scientists found all the caves at night
C.it is certain that there is life in these caves
D.the surface of Mars is bitterly cold,radiation-soaked and dry
3.According to the passage,Dr.Clarke was so excited because _______.
A.such caves could provide energy for life
B.they had finally found the caves on Mars
C.such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life
D.scientists had long been looking for these caves
4.Necessary conditions for life on Mars mentioned in the passage may include _______.
A.lava and energy
B.water and radiation from space
C.gases and lava
D.water and protection from radiation
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When he came back, he found his bag over the seat.
A. hanging B. to hang
C. hung D. being hung
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When he came back, he found the bag he had ______________ over the seat was gone.
A. left hanging B. left to hang C. left hung D. to leave hanging
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
30.When he came back, he found the bag he had________over the seat was gone.
A.left to hang | B.left hanging | C.to leave hung | D.to leave hanging |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
— Did you hear about Zhang Lili who saved the kids from being run over by a school bus?
— Yes. What do you think most people _____ if they were in a similar situation?
A. will do B. will have done
C. would do D. would have done
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Sarah :What can you refer to if you want to know how tall the tallest person in the world is? 1. is only one place ,where you will find the information. And that ' s the GuinnessBook of World Records. This morning we have someone from the Guinness Company that produced that famous book , Tomas Manning. 2. to the program, Tomas !
Tomas : Thanks, Sarah. It ' s a pleasure to be here.
Sarah : Perhaps you could start by telling us where the idea for the book came from?
Tomas : Well ,it was first suggested in the early 1950s. Sir Hugh Beaver .the managing director of Guinness, was out shooting birds with some friends. A bird 3. ( fly) away so quickly that no one was able to shoot it. Sir Hugh wondered whether this bird was the fastest bird in Europe. And it wasn't the fastest. He wondered 4. it was.
Sarah :So I suppose he went to the 5. ( near) library to look for the information and he couldn't find it.
Tomas : Yeah , that ' s exactly what happened. And this made Sir Hugh think there 6. be other people in the same situation who wanted this kind of information. He thought that , like 7. ,people would be interested in finding facts about the records to satisfy their 8. ( curious) .
Sarah : So 9. idea for a book of records was born. And when did the first book' come out ?Tomas : A few years later, in 1955. S0 10. ( answer) your question : the tallest person in the world is 231. 7cm tall.
高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
-What does the sign over there say?
-“No person _______ bring drinks into the student computer pool.”
A.will B.shall C.may D.must
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
— What does the sign over there say?
— No person _________ bring drinks into the student computer room.
A.will B. may C. shall D. must
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析