Florence Chadwick was a great swimmer. Howeve...

Florence Chadwick was a great swimmer. However, not all of her efforts worked out. In addition to working hard, she had a secret for success. At the age of 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. However, in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense that she could hardly see her support boats. Her body was numb(麻木) and she had been swimming for nearly 16 hours. Against the cold grip of the sea, she struggled on—hour after hour—while millions watched on national television. Alongside Florence, in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to quit. She never had… until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out. Still warming her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.” It was not tiredness or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal. Two months later, she tried again. Despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith intact（未受影响的）and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it!

【写作内容】

你准备参加学校最近组织的一次英文演讲比赛，主题是“The Value of Goals”。在准备演讲时，你读到上面的文章，给你很大的启发。请准备一份演讲稿。开头部分已给出，但不计入总词数。

1、以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2、然后以约120个词谈谈你对“目标的重要性”的看法，内容包括：

1）你读完这个故事的感受；

2）谈谈你是如何理解目标在人生当中所起的作用的；

3）鼓励大家要树立目标，并为目标的实现而努力。

[写作要求]：

1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]：概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯

Several days ago, I came across a story about Glorence Chadwick, __________

高三英语书面表达困难题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的短文，向《21世纪报》中学生版投稿。

Florence Chadwick was born in California in 1918. She grew up on the beach and began competing as a swimmer at the age of six, when her uncle entered her in a race. For the next 19 years, she continued as a competitive swimmer.

On July 4, 1952, at the age of 34, Chadwick attempted to become the first woman to swim 21 miles across the Catalina Channel, from a port on the California coast. That day the ocean was ice cold, the fog was so thick that she could hardly see the support boats that followed her, and sharks swam around her. Several times, her support crew used guns to drive away the sharks. While Americans watched on televisions, her mother and her trainer, who were in one of the support boats, encouraged her to keep going. However, after 15 hours and 55 minutes, with only a half mile to go, she felt that she couldn’t go on, and begged to be taken out of the water.

Later, Chadwick told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I had seen land I know, I could have made it.” The fog had made her unable to see her swimming goal, and it made her feel she was getting nowhere. Two months later, she tried again. Although the fog was still heavy, yet this time she made it with the goal rooted in her mind. She knew behind the fog was the land she pursued.

【写作内容】

1．以约30个词概括短文大意；

2．以约120个词就“Goal and Success”的主题谈谈你的看法，内容包括：

1）分析Chadwick第一次失败和第二次成功的原因；

2）Chadwick的故事对你有什么启发；

3）结合实际谈谈如何实现自己的目标。

【写作要求】

1．可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

高三英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to the sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

1.From paragraph I we learn that the villagers __________.

A. worked very hard for centuries

B. dreamed of having a better life

C. were poor but somewhat content

D. lived a different life from their forefathers

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. the frogs were easy money

B. They needs money to buy medicine

C. they wanted to please the visitors

D. the frogs made too much noise

3. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. the crops didn’t do well

B. there were too many insects

C. the visits brought in diseases

D. the pesticides were overused

4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country

B. Health is more important than money

C. The harmony between man and nature is important

D. good old day will never be forgotten

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

1.From paragraph I we learn that the villagers __________.

A. were poor but somewhat content      B. dreamed of having a better life

C. worked very hard for centuries        D. lived a different life from their forefathers

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. They needs money to buy medicine      B. The frogs were easy money .

C. They wanted to please the visitors    D. The frogs made too much noise

3.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. there were too many insects           B. the crops didn’t do well

C. the visits brought in disease         D. the pesticides were overused

4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country

B. Health is more important than money

C. Good old day will never be forgotten

D. The harmony between man and nature is important.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

1.From paragraph I we learn that the villagers __________.

A. worked very hard for centuries     B. dreamed of having a better life

C. were poor but somewhat content   D. lived a different life from their forefathers

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. the frogs were easy money              B. They needs money to buy medicine

C. they wanted to please the visitors         D. the frogs made too much noise

3.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. the crops didn’t do well   B. there were too many insects

C. the visits brought in diseases D. the pesticides were overused

4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country  B. Health is more important than money

C. The harmony between man and nature is important  D. good old day will never be forgotten

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a village in India.The people were poor.However，they were not unhappy.After all，their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day，some visitors from the city arrived.They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs.However，they did not have enough frogs of their own，and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing.There were millions of frogs in the fields around，and they were no use to the villagers.All they had to do was catch them.Agreement was reached，and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs.Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money.For the first time，the people were able to dream of a better future.But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first，but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well.More worrying was that the children fell ill more often，and，there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak.They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines.Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening.It was the frog.They hadn’t been useless.They had been doing an important job—eating insects.Now with so many frogs killed，the insects were increasing more rapidly.They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now，the people are still poor.But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs.These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

(2010·辽宁，A)

1.From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers ________.

A．worked very hard for centuries

B．dreamed of having a better life

C．were poor but somewhat content

D．lived a different life from their forefathers

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A．The frogs were easy money.

B．They needed money to buy medicine.

C．They wanted to please the visitors.

D．The frogs made too much noise.

3.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A．The crops didn’t do well.

B．There were too many insects.

C．The visitors brought in diseases.

D．The pesticides were overused.

4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B．Health is more important than money.

C．The harmony between man and nature is important.

D．Good old days will never be forgotten.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (杀虫剂）and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job — eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

1..

. From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers________.

A. worked very hard for centuries          B. dreamed of having a better life

C. were poor but somewhat content         D. lived a different life from their forefathers

2..

Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. The frogs were easy money.             B. They needed money to buy medicine.

C. They wanted to please the visitors.        D. The frogs made too much noise.

3..

. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. The crops didn’t do well.               B. There were too many insects.

C. The visitors brought in diseases.          D. The pesticides were overused.

4..

What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B. Health is more important than money.

C. The harmony between man and nature is important.

D. Good old days will never be forgotten.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Nowadays, people tend to take a selfie (自拍照) wherever they are. However, not all of them can take a perfect selfie. 1. So we’re going to give you tips on how to get a perfect one.

● Use several devices (设备). Before you can even think about uploading (上传) a selfie on your social networking site, you need to decide which device to use in the first place. Although there are many devices you can use to take a selfie, the best one is a smart phone with front and back cameras. But it doesn’t mean that your other devices can’t come in handy. 2. In the end, all that matters is how well you practice and can get the right shots.

● Catch good lighting and the background. To get a great selfie, you have to pay close attention to the lighting and background. If you’re taking a selfie indoors, the best place to be is facing a window or door where natural light is shining right on your face. This really brightens up the picture. 3.

● Aim for untraditional shots. Try taking a selfie with your pet. 4. One great thing about the selfie is that you don’t need to wait for the right time or place. You can reach out for your camera at once, make a pose, and get a rocking selfie.

● 5. Relax, enjoy, click—these are the three basic rules you need to follow.

A.Try to avoid the serious face.

B.Pretend to be very happy all the time.

C.Taking a selfie needs practice and skills.

D.You remember to show your best smiles there.

E.For an outdoor selfie, face the sun to make it work.

F.You just have to understand how each of them works.

G.It’s interesting to see what kind of expression it will give.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

We went to the Great Wall yesterday, ________, not surprisingly, was crowded with visitors from all over the world．

A．where            B．which            C．that             D．when

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

默书

1.However, it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries __________ of the botanical world __________. … Brave young men took the opportunity of going on botanical expeditions, __________ many dangers ….

2.Every day, we pass by advertisements on buses and billboards, on trains and in train stations, ___________ and on public notice boards. … With so many messages __________ our daily lives, it is important to understand how advertisements work.

3.When you come to think about it, there are only four __________ deal with rubbish…. The need to produce __________ of cheap food leads to a different kind of pollution.

4.She was sentimentally attached to this house, __________ it was far too big for her needs, she __________ living there long after her husband’s death.

高三英语填空题中等难度题查看答案及解析