Italian Lakes and Greek Islands (12Days)
Prices starting from $1,999
Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort(胜地)of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment(娱乐)areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.
You'll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you've always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.
Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled farewell dinner-a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.
12Day,25Meals:10Breakfasts, 6 Lunches,9Dinners
Day 1 Overnight flight to Italy
Day 2.-3 Regina Palace, stresa, Italy
Day 4.-10 Costa Victoria (Costa cruises)
Day 11 Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy
Day 12 Leave for home
Please Note:
Leaving date | Price for one person |
April 7 | $2,099 |
June 2 | $2,199 |
October 6 | $2,099 |
November 3 | $1,999 |
1.How is the journey planned?
A. It starts and ends in Italy.
B. It starts and ends in Greece.
C. It starts in Italy and ends in Greece.
D. It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.
2.What can be inferred from the travel plan?
A. The price may get lower than those in the plan.
B. The prices include three meals a day.
C. The price is the highest in summer.
D. The prices include entertainment service.
3.What does the underlined part “the Costa Victoria” most probably refer to?
A. A famous hotel. B.A beautiful resort.
C. A comfortable ship. D. A long-distance bus.
4.Tourists will travel on their own in_________.
A. Stresa B.Olympia C.Mykonos D.Verona
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Italian Lakes and Greek Islands (12Days)
Prices starting from $1,999
Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort(胜地)of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment(娱乐)areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.
You'll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you've always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.
Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled farewell dinner-a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.
12Day,25Meals:10Breakfasts, 6 Lunches,9Dinners
Day 1 Overnight flight to Italy
Day 2.-3 Regina Palace, stresa, Italy
Day 4.-10 Costa Victoria (Costa cruises)
Day 11 Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy
Day 12 Leave for home
Please Note:
Leaving date | Price for one person |
April 7 | $2,099 |
June 2 | $2,199 |
October 6 | $2,099 |
November 3 | $1,999 |
1.How is the journey planned?
A. It starts and ends in Italy.
B. It starts and ends in Greece.
C. It starts in Italy and ends in Greece.
D. It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.
2.What can be inferred from the travel plan?
A. The price may get lower than those in the plan.
B. The prices include three meals a day.
C. The price is the highest in summer.
D. The prices include entertainment service.
3.What does the underlined part “the Costa Victoria” most probably refer to?
A. A famous hotel. B.A beautiful resort.
C. A comfortable ship. D. A long-distance bus.
4.Tourists will travel on their own in_________.
A. Stresa B.Olympia C.Mykonos D.Verona
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Italian Lakes and Greek Islands (12 Days)
Prices starting from $1,999
Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.
You'll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you've always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.
Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled farewell dinner--a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.
12 Days, 25Meals: 10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9 Dinners
Day 1------Overnight flight to Italy
Days 2—3------Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy
Days 4—10------Costa Victoria (Costa cruises)
Day 11------Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy
Day12------Leave for home
Please Note:
Leaving date Price for one person
April 7 $2,099
June 2 $2,199
October 6 $2,099
November 3 $1,999
1.What does the underlined part "the Costa Victoria" most probably refer to?
A. A famous hotel. B. A beautiful resort.
C. A comfortable ship. D. A long-distance bus.
2.Tourists will travel on their own in ___________.
A. Stresa B. Olympia C. Mykonos D. Verona
3.How is the journey planned?
A. It starts and ends in Italy.
B. It starts and ends in Greece.
C. It starts in Italy and ends in Greece.
D. It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.
4.What we can learn about the travel plan?
A. The price is the highest in summer.
B. The prices include three meals a day.
C. The prices include entertainment service.
D. The price may get lower than those in the plan.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Archaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is really a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs, but archaeologists learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally, these are the hard materials that don't break down or disappear very quickly—things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal.
It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history—normally, the bacteria in the air eat away at soft materials, like bodies, clothes and things made of wood. Occasionally, things are different.
In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss, in the north of England. A bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot! Naturally, the men called the police, who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder? Possibly—but it was a death nearly two thousand years old. The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Despite being so old, this body had skin, muscles, hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man's stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal!
Why was this man so well preserved? It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live. Also, the water in the bog was very acidic. The acid preserved the man's skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes.
How did he die? Understandably, archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called “Lindow Man”. His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn't done heavy manual work in his life—he could have been a rich man. They found that he hadn't died by accident. The archaeologists believe that he was sacrificed to three different gods.
1.The underlined word “these” in the first paragraph refers to ________.
A.letters B.photographs
C.paintings D.objects
2.Which of the following helped to preserve “Lindow Man”?
A.Ice and low temperature
B.Acid and water
C.Soil and energy
D.Bacteria and oxygen
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is right?
A.“Lindow Man” was named after the person who first found him.
B.Historians usually use paper evidence, while archaeologists use hard evidence.
C.“Lindow Man” was found by two archaeologists in the south of England.
D.“Lindow Man” was good at work by hand.
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.An Amazing Archaeological Discovery
B.Archaeology and History
C.What Is Archaeology?
D.The Death of “Lindow Man”
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In Greek mythology(神话), fire is a gift form God, stolen from Zeus(宙斯) by Prometheus and handed over to humans suffering from cold. What could be more natural than sitting around a beautiful fire on a winter night, at a campsite in the Berkshires?
Hard as it may be to believe, the fireplace—long considered a trophy(奖杯), particularly in a city like New York—is acquiring a social shame. Among those who desire to be environmentally responsible, it is joining the ranks of bottled water and big houses.
Sally Treadwell, a 51-year-old public relations executive in Boone, N.C., said nothing makes her happier than building a fire on a cold winter night. But most of the time she doesn’t, because she feels too guilty about the damage it may do to the environment. Every time she builds a fire, it causes “inner conflict,” she said. “It’s a guilty pleasure”.
“The smoke from a fire smells very nice,” said Diane Bailey, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco. “But it can cause a lot of harm. The tiny particles(颗粒) can cause illness, and can cross into the bloodstream, causing heart attacks as well as worsening other conditions.”
Growing concerns about the air pollution and health problems caused by smoke from wood fires are urging a number of areas across the country to pass laws regulating them. Idaho offers a tax cut to people who replace uncertified(不合格的)wood stoves with “greener” ones; San Joaquin County in California forbids selling a home unless its wood stove is replaced with an E.P.A. certified one;and Palo Alto and other governments in California forbid wood-burning fireplaces in new construction.
Certainly, many think otherwise. In any case, most fireplaces are used far too infrequently to cause any real damage to the environment, said Stephen Sears, the vice president of the Brick Industry Association, voicing an opinion shared by some.
Perhaps not coincidentally, sales of wood-burning equipment dropped to 235,000 in 2009 from 800,000 in 1999, according to the Brick Industry Association. It also reports that approximately 35,000 fireplaces were installed in the United States in 2009, compared to 80,000 in 2005. Certainly those numbers reflect the economic slowdown, but the may also be affected by growing mixed feelings to wood fries.
1.We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that ________.
A. big houses are not considered environmentally friendly
B. bottle water is a good companion for a fire place
C. a fireplace is viewed as a sign of success
D. people in New York are laughed at for their tradition
2.Sally’s “inner conflict” in the 3rd paragraph resulted from ________.
A. her love for the fireplace
B. the damage to the environment
C. the concern about her health
D. her mixed emotion fro the fireplace
3. In terms of the regulations about wood fires we can learn from the passage that_______.
A. uncertified fireplaces are forbidden in Idaho
B. some people are against the woodfire controlling regulations
C. only energy-efficient wood stoves can be used in the US
D. all the people support measures taken to control the use of fireplaces
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To urge people to burn less wood
B. To discuss wood-burning’s impact
C. To throw light on the causes of the fireplace’s decline
D. To indicate the cooling love for the fireplace
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is important to keep industrial waste from entering the rivers and lakes. If we do not do so, efforts to protect the environment will ____________.
A.Go down the drain B.suck it and see
C.make the headlines D.smooth the way
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
A euphemism (from the Greek words eu--well and pheme--speak) is a word or expression that is used when people want to find a polite or less direct way of talking about difficult or embarrassing topics like death or the bodily functions. Most people, for example, would find it very difficult to say in plain language that they have arranged for their sick old dog to be killed. They would soften the pain by saying:We had Ruby put down or We had Ruby put to sleep. Many people prefer to call someone plain than ugly, or cuddly rather than fat.
Euphemisms are an important part of every language, but it seems that English has an ever-growing number of them. The non-native speaker not only has to make sense of the euphemisms he hears, he also has to learn which euphemisms are appropriate in any particular situation. He might be aware that his American friend needs to use the toilet when she asks where the bathroom (or restroom, or comfort station) is, but he is less likely to guess that his English friend has the same need when he says he has to see a man about a dog. He might have learned, for example, that in the family way is a euphemism for pregnant. If, however, he says to his boss," Congratulations! I hear your wife is in the family way," he would be using an expression that is too familiar for the circumstances.
Schools are full of euphemisms. At Frankfurt International School, for example, the special lessons given to students who are having difficulties in their school subjects are called Study Center (in the middle school) and Academic Workshop (in the high school). Teachers rightly do not want to upset students or parents by being too frank or straight-forward, and usually choose a softer word or expression to convey the same message.
1.According to the passage, people use euphemisms in order to .
A. make themselves understood
B. attract attention
C. to sound straightforward
D. avoid embarrassment
2.A person who is described as plain and cuddly is in fact .
A. tall and handsome B. ugly and fat
C. ugly but tall D. pretty and slim
3.When an English lady says she has to see a man about a dog, she might want to .
A. go to the toilet
B. see an ugly friend
C. have her old dog killed
D. see a pregnant woman
4.The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to .
A. stress that euphemisms are an important part of every language
B. inform readers that English has an ever-growing number of euphemisms
C. warn English learners to be careful about the meaning and use of euphemisms
D. suggest non-native speakers use euphemisms as often as possible
5.At Frankfurt International School, the students who receive lessons in Study Center .
A. work hard at their lessons
B. do well in school
C. have poor grades in the subjects
D. prefer to learn more
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A euphemism (from the Greek words eu--well and pheme--speak) is a word or expression that is used when people want to find a polite or less direct way of talking about difficult or embarrassing topics like death or the bodily functions. Most people, for example, would find it very difficult to say in plain language that they have arranged for their sick old dog to be killed. They would soften the pain by saying:We had Ruby put down or We had Ruby put to sleep. Many people prefer to call someone plain than ugly, or cuddly rather than fat.
Euphemisms are an important part of every language, but it seems that English has an ever-growing number of them. The non-native speaker not only has to make sense of the euphemisms he hears, he also has to learn which euphemisms are appropriate in any particular situation. He might be aware that his American friend needs to use the toilet when she asks where the bathroom (or restroom, or comfort station) is, but he is less likely to guess that his English friend has the same need when he says he has to see a man about a dog. He might have learned, for example, that in the family way is a euphemism for pregnant. If, however, he says to his boss," Congratulations! I hear your wife is in the family way," he would be using an expression that is too familiar for the circumstances.
Schools are full of euphemisms. At Frankfurt International School, for example, the special lessons given to students who are having difficulties in their school subjects are called Study Center (in the middle school) and Aca-demic Workshop (in the high school). Teachers rightly do not want to upset students or parents by being too frank or straightforward,and usually choose a softer word or expression to convey the same message.
1.According to the passage, people use euphemisms in order to .
A. make themselves understood B. attract attention
C. to sound straightforward D. avoid embarrassment
2.. A person who is described as plain and cuddly is in fact .
A. tall and handsome B. ugly and fat
C. ugly but tall D. pretty and slim
3.When an English lady says she has to see a man about a dog, she might want to .
A. go to the toilet B. see an ugly friend
C. have her old dog killed D. see a pregnant woman
4. The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to .
A. stress that euphemisms are an important part of every language
B. inform readers that English has an ever-growing number of euphemisms
C. warn English learners to be careful about the meaning and use of euphemisms
D. suggest non-native speakers use euphemisms as often as possible
5.At Frankfurt International School, the students who receive lessons in Study Center .
A. work hard at their lessons
B. do well in school
C. have poor grades in the subjects
D. prefer to learn more
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A euphemism (from the Greek words eu—well and pheme—speak) is a word or expression that is used when people want to find a polite or less direct way of talking about difficult or embarrassing topics like death or the bodily functions.Most people,for example,would find it very difficult to say in plain language that they have arranged for their sick old dog to be killed.They would soften the pain by saying:We had Ruby put down or We had Ruby put to sleep.Many people prefer to call someone plain than ugly,or cuddly rather than fat.
Euphemisms are an important part of every language,but it seems that English has an evergrowing number of them.The nonnative speaker not only has to make sense of the euphemisms he hears,he also has to learn which euphemisms are appropriate in any particular situation.He might be aware that his American friend needs to use the toilet when she asks where the bathroom (or restroom,or comfort station) is,but he is less likely to guess that his English friend has the same need when he says he has to see a man about a dog.He might have learned,for example,that in the family way is a euphemism for pregnant.If,however,he says to his boss,“Congratulations!I hear your wife is in the family way,” he would be using an expression that is too familiar for the circumstances.
Schools are full of euphemisms.At Frankfurt International School,for example,the special lessons given to students who are having difficulties in their school subjects are called Study Center (in the middle school) and Academic Workshop (in the high school).Teachers rightly do not want to upset students or parents by being too frank or straightforward,and usually choose a softer word or expression to convey the same message.
1.According to the passage,people use euphemisms in order to________.
A.make themselves understood
B.avoid embarrassment
C.to sound straightforward
D.attract attention
2.A person who is described as plain and cuddly is in fact________.
A.tall and handsome B.pretty and slim
C.ugly but tall D.ugly and fat
3.When an English lady says she has to see a man about a dog,she might want to________.
A.have her old dog killed B.see an ugly friend
C.go to the toilet D.see a pregnant woman
4.The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to________.
A.stress that euphemisms are an important part of every language
B.inform readers that English has an evergrowing number of euphemisms
C.suggest nonnative speakers use euphemisms as often as possible
D.warn English learners to be careful about the meaning and use of euphemisms
5.At Frankfurt International School,the students who receive lessons in Study Center________.
A.have poor grades in the subjects
B.do well in school
C.work hard at their lessons
D.prefer to learn more
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A euphemism (from the Greek words eu—well and pheme—speak) is a word or expression that is used when people want to find a polite or less direct way of talking about difficult or embarrassing topics like death or the bodily functions. Most people, for example, would find it very difficult to say in plain language that they have arranged for their sick old dog to be killed. They would soften the pain by saying "We had Ruby put down" or "We had Ruby put to sleep". Many people prefer to call someone plain than ugly, or cuddly rather than fat.
Euphemisms are an important part of every language, but it seems that English has an ever-growing number of them. The non-native speaker not only has to make sense of the euphemisms he hears, but he also has to learn which euphemisms are appropriate in any particular situation. He might be aware that his American friend needs to use the toilet when she asks where the bathroom (or restroom, or comfort station) is, but he is less likely to guess that his English friend has the same need when he says he has to see a man about a dog. He might have learned, for example, that "in the family way" is a euphemism for pregnant. If, however, he says to his boss, "Congratulations! I hear your wife is in the family way", he would be using an expression that is too familiar for the circumstances.
Schools are full of euphemisms. At Frankfurt International School, for example, the special lessons given to students who are having difficulties in their school subjects are called Study Center (in the middle school) and Academic Workshop (in the high school). Teachers rightly do not want to upset students or parents by being too frank or straight-forward, and usually choose a softer word or expression to convey the same message.
1.According to the passage, people use euphemisms in order to ________ .
A. make themselves understood
B. attract attention
C. avoid embarrassment
D. sound straightforward
2.A person who is described as plain and cuddly is in fact ________.
A. tall and handsome
B. ugly and fat
C. ugly but tall
D. pretty and slim
3.When an English lady says she has to see a man about a dog, she might want to ______.
A. go to the toilet
B. see a doctor about her dog
C. have her old dog killed
D. see a pregnant woman
4.The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to ________ .
A. stress that euphemisms are an important part of every language
B. suggest non-native speakers use euphemisms as often as possible
C. inform readers that English has an ever-growing number of euphemisms
D. warn English learners to be careful about the meaning and use of euphemisms
5.At Frankfurt International School, the students who receive lessons in Study Center ____.
A. work hard at their lessons
B. do well in school
C. have poor grades in the subjects
D. prefer to learn more
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Yang Jiechi stated firmly that the Diaoyu islands had belonged to China from ancient times and ________ in 1895 after Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty in a war.
A.seized | B.were seized | C.have been seized | D.had seized |
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析