Times are a little tough at our house right now. Neither of us makes a lot of money, but years of experience have taught us how to walk between the raindrops and make it from one month to the next with a fair amount of grace. I cook a lot at home, more when we're facing lean times. When I know that I have to keep us fed on not much money, I fall back on my grandmother's recipes. She taught me to cook.
When I was a kid, my twin brother and I spent long summer weeks and Christmas vacations with my mother's parents in the mountains of North Carolina. Rather than go hunting with my grandfather on frozen mornings, I found myself more and more in the kitchen with my grandmother, watching her making a lemon cheese pie with her soft hands.
My great-grandmother died when my grandmother was 11 years old. As the eldest daughter, she was expected to take on all of the housework while attending school. Throughout the Great Depression, she learned how to make a little food go a long way. Vegetables were cheap, so she cooked a lot of them, mostly only using small amounts of meat for seasoning. Roast beef was a twice-a-month luxury, but there was nothing she couldn't do with a chicken, every part of it. Nothing went to waste.
Now I understand that her food was sacred. I feel connected to my grandmother and to hundreds of years of family when I'm in my kitchen making country food. In the delicious smells is a long tale of victory over hard times, of conquering starvation—of not just surviving, but finding joy and pleasure in every meal of every day.
From grandmother I learned to take real satisfaction in feeding people. My grandmother would beam with pleasure over a heavily laden table and say, “Do you know what this would cost at the restaurant? ” I never knew what restaurant in particular she had in mind, but I knew that the question was totally not fair, because no restaurant anywhere can cook like a grandmother. But now, thanks to her guidance and years of practice, I can.
1.According to the passage, the author cooks a lot at home because__________.
A. she wants to try out her grandmother’s recipes
B. she and her husband are quite particular about food
C. she enjoys cooking at home
D. she and her husband are embarrassed financially
2.What does the underlined word “lean” mean in the first paragraph?
A. with a bad harvest B. with little money
C. with little enengy D. with little work
3.According to the passage, the author’s grandmother__________.
A. learnt to cook throughout the Great Depression
B. was careful in budgeting
C. preferred chicken to beef
D. was careful in cooking vegetables
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Cook like My Grandmother B. My Grandmother’s Sacred Food
C. My Grandmother’s Recipe D. Joy and Pleasure in Cooking
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Times are a little tough at our house right now. Neither of us makes a lot of money, but years of experience have taught us how to walk between the raindrops and make it from one month to the next with a fair amount of grace. I cook a lot at home, more when we're facing lean times. When I know that I have to keep us fed on not much money, I fall back on my grandmother's recipes. She taught me to cook.
When I was a kid, my twin brother and I spent long summer weeks and Christmas vacations with my mother's parents in the mountains of North Carolina. Rather than go hunting with my grandfather on frozen mornings, I found myself more and more in the kitchen with my grandmother, watching her making a lemon cheese pie with her soft hands.
My great-grandmother died when my grandmother was 11 years old. As the eldest daughter, she was expected to take on all of the housework while attending school. Throughout the Great Depression, she learned how to make a little food go a long way. Vegetables were cheap, so she cooked a lot of them, mostly only using small amounts of meat for seasoning. Roast beef was a twice-a-month luxury, but there was nothing she couldn't do with a chicken, every part of it. Nothing went to waste.
Now I understand that her food was sacred. I feel connected to my grandmother and to hundreds of years of family when I'm in my kitchen making country food. In the delicious smells is a long tale of victory over hard times, of conquering starvation—of not just surviving, but finding joy and pleasure in every meal of every day.
From grandmother I learned to take real satisfaction in feeding people. My grandmother would beam with pleasure over a heavily laden table and say, “Do you know what this would cost at the restaurant? ” I never knew what restaurant in particular she had in mind, but I knew that the question was totally not fair, because no restaurant anywhere can cook like a grandmother. But now, thanks to her guidance and years of practice, I can.
1.According to the passage, the author cooks a lot at home because__________.
A. she wants to try out her grandmother’s recipes
B. she and her husband are quite particular about food
C. she enjoys cooking at home
D. she and her husband are embarrassed financially
2.What does the underlined word “lean” mean in the first paragraph?
A. with a bad harvest B. with little money
C. with little enengy D. with little work
3.According to the passage, the author’s grandmother__________.
A. learnt to cook throughout the Great Depression
B. was careful in budgeting
C. preferred chicken to beef
D. was careful in cooking vegetables
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Cook like My Grandmother B. My Grandmother’s Sacred Food
C. My Grandmother’s Recipe D. Joy and Pleasure in Cooking
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Times were tough in our household. My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything for him. In addition to going to nursing school full-time, I was working three part-time jobs to put food on the table for our family of five.
After a rather meal one night, I answered the ringing phone. With no , a voice asked,“Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.” Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our situation. It was up to us to decide whether we a voice on the telephone.
I was desperate. With food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a ? When I uneasily got to a ranch home as ,I found there was no car in the garage. , lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy(轮廓分明有皱纹的)gentleman me, not much different than our phone conversation! “Look around. If you see what you want, yourself.”He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same .This couldn’t be real!
I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man. “Be here next week. You’ll of the food by then” was his reply.
Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for items and canned goods from local grocery stores and folks like us who had fallen on hard times.
I never knew what our weekly menus would be I had “shopped” in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.
1.A. worrying B. boring C. confusing D. promising
2. A. just B. even C. ever D. also
3.A. delicious B. necessary C. simple D. ordinary
4.A. information B. communication C. introduction D. instruction
5.A. physical B. financial C. educational D. social
6.A. trusted B. accepted C. recognized D. satisfied
7.A. certainly B. originally C. actually D. barely
8.A. chance B. step C. decision D. measure
9. A. future B. possibility C. trap D. kindness
10.A. appointed B. directed C. guided D. requested
11.A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. However
12. A. discovered B. greeted C. reminded D. examined
13.A. help B. enjoy C. behave D. seat
14.A. welcome B. supply C. assistance D. message
15.A. mostly B. eventually C. absolutely D. accidentally
16.A. leave out B. drop out C. run out D. get out
17.A. interesting B. worthwhile C. mysterious D. astonishing
18.A. usable B. additional C. acceptable D. valuable
19.A. recalled B. sought C. identified D. inspected
20.A. although B. since C. before D. Until
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
Times were tough in our household. My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything for him. In addition to going to nursing school full-time, I was working three part-time jobs to put food on the table for our family of five.
After a rather meal one night, I answered the ringing phone. With no , a voice asked, “Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.” Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our situation. It was up to us to decide whether we a voice on the telephone.
I was desperate. With food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a ? When I uneasily got to a ranch home as ,I found there was no car in the garage. , lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy(轮廓分明有皱纹的)gentleman me, not much different than our phone conversation! “Look around. If you see what you want, yourself.” He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same .This couldn’t be real!
I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man. “Be here next week. You’ll of the food by then” was his reply.
Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for items and canned goods from local grocery stores and folks like us who had fallen on hard times.
I never knew what our weekly menus would be I had “shopped” in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.
1.A. worrying B. promising C. confusing D. boring
2.A. ever B. even C. just D. also
3.A. simple B. necessary C. delicious D. ordinary
4.A. information B. communication C. instruction D. introduction
5.A. physical B. social C. educational D. financial
6.A. satisfied B. trusted C. recognized D. accepted
7.A. actually B. barely C. certainly D. originally
8.A. step B. chance C. measure D. decision
9.A. trap B. future C. possibility D. kindness
10.A. ordered B. requested C. commanded D. directed
11.A. Instead B. Therefore C. Besides D. However
12.A. discovered B. reminded C. greeted D. examined
13.A. behave B. enjoy C. help D. seat
14.A. welcome B. message C. supply D. assistance
15.A. mostly B. eventually C. accidentally D. absolutely
16.A. run out B. drop out C. leave out D. get out
17.A. interesting B. mysterious C. worthwhile D. astonishing
18.A. acceptable B. additional C. usable D. valuable
19.A. recalled B. inspected C. identified D. sought
20.A. until B. since C. before D. although
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The intelligence times provide us much convenience,but at the same time,some of our abilities are being weakened gradually.
1. Memorizing phone numbers
It was annoying to remember numbers. Now we simply add them to our contacts list. That usually works well unless our device is lost,stolen,or damaged. No one can be expected to remember all their contact numbers. What we can do is memorize 5 of our most important contact numbers. This should include a mixture of family,friends and business. If you're really ambitious you can memorize 5 contacts for each category.
2. Map-reading skills
The convenience and effectiveness of GPS guidance systems and digital maps generated by search engines is unquestionable. They've definitely made our lives easier. What we don't get from using these devices and applications is the increased ability to understand spatial orientation(空间方向)and navigation.
To renew or acquire those skills,try using physical maps to plan your next trip. After a few trips,you'll be pleasantly surprised with how useful a physical map can be.
3. Photography
Even amateur photography requires a basic learning about lighting,depth,and composition. This is true for digital photography. Most smart cameras automatically make these adjustments. We no longer have to learn the art of photography. On most devices,this is easily changed by turning off the automatic settings. Experiment with setting by hand the scene modes,lighting,and zoom. You just may learn that you're a “true photographer”.
4. Reading comprehension
The primary cause is E-reader. They're convenient and can store thousands of books. But there's evidence that E-reader makes it more difficult for readers to keep and recall information they just read. Don't worry! What we should do is make an effort to read printed books. This will be especially helpful when seeking information we need for academic or career purposes.
5.Hand-written correspondence(通信)
Writing letters and notes include hand writing skills,organizational skills,and learning about the person or persons you correspond with. This is another easily regained skill. Send a letter to an old friend,relative or acquaintance.
1.What's the disadvantage by adding all numbers to the contacts list?
A. We may only have the ability to remember 5 numbers.
B. It's hard to find the number from the contacts list.
C. We might lose all our phone numbers accidentally.
D. Our device is more easily damaged or stolen.
2.To make yourself a “true photographer”,you ______.
A. must make it clear how the digital camera works itself
B. have to make your camera do the adjustments automatically
C. don't need to learn the art of photography
D. had better try to set the scene modes,lighting,and zoom by hand
3.E-readers are thought to weaken our reading comprehension because ______.
A. they are convenient and can store thousands of books
B. they make it more difficult for us to recall information
C. less people can afford to buy E-readers
D. people are not fond of reading printed books nowadays
4.The author of the text seems to ______.
A. be worried that we might lose some basic abilities in intelligence society
B. point out to us the abilities one should have for adapting to the modem society
C. be glad that people will regain these abilities by using them often in daily life
D. find out that these abilities will probably make modern people different from before
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When we’re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.
One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.
I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits. In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting (稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.
In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns (实习生) in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.
1.Which of the following can best sum up the main idea?
A.It’s time to shorten the learning process.
B.Best learning takes place over time.
C.University education should be watered down.
D.College education calls for reform.
2.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A.most American universities are against the “three-year degree” model
B.many famous US universities are considering adopting the “three-year degree” model
C.professors are willing to accept the “three-year degree” model
D.The “three-year degree” model can make college learning more efficient
3.In most US universities,________.
A.college students are offered the co-op program
B.electives’ credits make up one quarter of the required credits
C.all students are required to finish four-year education before graduation
D.some excellent students can graduate ahead of time
4.We can infer that________.
A.the author is a college professor exploring ways to make learning more efficient
B.the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford
C.the author considers the university education quality very important
D.the author pays special attention to the all-round development of college students
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When we’re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.
One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’ s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate(本科生)education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.
I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum(课程) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits(学分). In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting(稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.
In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’ s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.
1.The first paragraph serves as a(n) .
A.explanation B.comment
C.definition D.introduction
2.In most US universities, .
A.college students are offered the co - op program
B.electives' credits make up one quarter of the required credits
C.all students are required to finish four - year education before graduation
D.some excellent students can graduate ahead of time
3.According to the passage, we can infer that 。
A. the author is a professor of a famous university
B. the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford
C.the author considers the university education quality very important
D. the author pays special attention to the all - round development of college students
4.Which of the following can be the best title?
A.It' s time to shorten the learning process
B. Best learning takes place over time
C.University education should be watered down
D.College education calls for reform
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When we’re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.
One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate(本科生)education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.
I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum(课程) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits(学分). In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting(稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.
In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.
1.The first paragraph serves as a(n)________.
A. explanation B. definition C. introduction D. comment
2.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. most American universities are against the “three-year degree” model
B. many famous US universities are considering adopting the “three-year degree” model
C. professors are willing to accept the “three-year degree” model
D. the “three-year degree” model can make college learning more efficient
3.In most US universities,________.
A. college students are offered the co-op program
B. electives’ credits make up one quarter of the required credits
C. all students are required to finish four-year education before graduation
D. some excellent students can graduate ahead of time
4.We can infer that________.
A. the author is a college professor
B. the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford
C. the author considers the university education quality very important
D. the author pays special attention to the all-round development of college students
5.Which of the following can be the best title?
A. It’s time to shorten the learning process
B. Best learning takes place over time
C. University education should be watered down
D. College education calls for reform
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When times get tough,we all look for ways to cut back.When we're hungry,we eat at home instead of going out.We take buses instead of taxis.And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer.With college expenses at alltime highs,high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.
One costcutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor's degree in three years instead of four.Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient.But there's a question:Would the quality of undergraduate(本科生)education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “threeyear degree”model.
I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a threeyear curriculum(课程)any time soon.For one thing,most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits(学分).In addition,at famous universities,the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out”one quarter of the required credits.Professors will resist “diluting(稀释)”the quality of the education they offer.
In my opinion,a quality fouryear education is always superior to a quality threeyear education.A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major.It is not a good idea to water down education,any more than it's not a good idea to water down medicine.If we want to help students find their way through university,we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation.We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible.We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful parttime jobs that relate to their university studies,such as the fiveyear coop program at Northeastern University.
1.The first paragraph serves as a(n) ________.
A.explanation B.definition
C.introduction D.comment
2.In most US universities,________.
A.college students are offered the coop program
B.electives' credits make up one quarter of the required credits
C.all students are required to finish fouryear education before graduation
D.some excellent students can graduate ahead of time
3.We can infer that ________.
A.the author is a college professor
B.the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford
C.the author considers the university education quality very important
D.the author pays special attention to the allround development of college students
4.Which of the following can be the best title?
A.It's time to shorten the learning process
B.Best learning takes place over time
C.University education should be watered down
D.College education calls for reform
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The palace caught fire three times in the last century and little of the original building ____ now.
A. remains B. is remained C. is remaining D. has been remained
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
The house they are living now is ______ our house.
A. twice the size as B. the size twice of
C. twice as the size of D. twice the size of
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析