They had a dozen children, six boys and six g...

They had a dozen children, six boys and six girls, in seventeen years. One reason Dad had so many children was that he was confident anything he and Mother teamed upon was sure to be a success.

Our house at Montclair, New Jersey, was a sort of school for scientific management and the removal of wasted motions — or “motion study,” as Dad and Mother named it.

Dad took moving pictures of us children washing dishes, so that he could determine how we could reduce our motions and thus hurry through the task. Each child who wanted extra pocket money put forward an offer saying what he would do the job for. The lowest bidder got the contract(合约).

Dad put process and work charts in the bathrooms. Every child old enough to write — and Dad expected his children to start writing at a young age — was required to sign their names on the charts in the morning after he had brushed his teeth, taken a bath, combed his hair, and made his bed. At night, each child had to weigh himself, mark the figure on a graph, and sign the process charts again after he had done his homework, washed his hands and face, and brushed his teeth. Mother wanted to have a place on the charts for saying prayers, but Dad said as far as he was concerned prayers were voluntary.

It was strict management, all right. Yes, at home or on the job, Dad was always the efficiency expert. He buttoned his vest from the bottom up, instead of from the top down, because the bottom-to-top process took him only three seconds, while the top-to-bottom took seven. He even used two shaving brushes to make his face smooth enough, because he found that by so doing he could cut seventeen seconds off his shaving time. For a while he tried shaving with two razors, but he finally gave that up.

“I can save forty-four seconds,” he complained, “but I wasted two minutes this morning putting this bandage on my throat.” It wasn’t the injured throat that really bothered him. It was the two minutes.

1.Why was the author’s house considered a sort of school?

A. It had a team of twelve children there.

B. The children were taught how to work well in it.

C. The parents could teach their children better at home.

D. The parents could have the children’s daily activities recorded.

2.What is the purpose of signing the charts?

A. To help to do things efficiently.　　 B. To manage the big family effectively.

C. To look after the children better.　　 D. To remind the children to obey the rules.

3.What did the father complain about one morning?

A. He should have given up shaving.　　 B. His bleeding throat bothered him.

C. He couldn’t shave with two razors.　　 D. He failed to cut short his shaving time.

4.We can we infer from the text?

A. The kids had to bid for everything they wanted.

B. The author took pride in his father’s management.

C. The couple were always troubled by their children.

D. The father’s work was to teach the children at home.

高三英语长对话或独白中等难度题查看答案及解析

The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.

A. adapt           B. admit           C. abandon      D. adopt

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I was 17 years old. Along with a dozen other boys I had made a long trip to Iowa in order to see a college that I was thinking of __________. While　 the trip had been _________ for　 the most part, now that I was there I was feeling depressed, alone, and isolated. I was missing my _____ and I was also missing the Appalachian mountains and the forests of my home. I loved _____ the leaves turned　 a thousand　 shades of green in the Spring and then _________ a sea of red, gold, and orange in the Fall.

Here in Iowa everything was __________. The grass looked burnt and brown. All that I could _____ was a mixture　 of corn, mud, and pigs. I walked outside　 the dormitory　 of the　 college and sat on an old stump. I closed my eyes and ________ being back home again. When I finally opened them,　 however, I saw　 something　 that touched my _________. It was　 a　 Prairie　 Sunset. It seemed to ________　 the sky　 from　 horizon　 to　 horizon.　 Gold,　 red,　 purple　 and　 pink　 clouds　 all ______ together in a picture painted by Heaven’s own hand. It was so huge that it took my breath　 away. It made our　 mountain　 sunsets　 seem _________ by comparison.　 I realized　 that this place too had its own special beauty. This place too was a part of nature’s __________ .

Over the years to come I learned something else. Each of us has a special beauty ______ .

Each of us has our own ________ talents and abilities.

1.A.assisting B.attending C.visiting D.quitting

2.A.fun B.hard C.novel D.tiresome

3.A.chance B.school C.family D.goal

4.A.when B.how C.why D.whether

5.A.became B.flooded C.drew D.surrounded

6.A.easy B.beautiful C.flat D.rough

7.A.hear B.touch C.taste D.smell

8.A.cared about B.prepared for C.dreamed of D.thought over

9.A.body B.soul C.face D.pain

10.A.fill B.cover C.separate D.block

11.A.folded B.sank C.escaped D.flowed

12.A.tiny B.pale C.splendid D.weak

13.A.change B.punishment C.creation D.reflection

14.A.as well B.in addition C.for sure D.in between

15.A.extra B.unique C.possible D.reasonable

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．Soon children in the camp had many new friends, ________ they shared food, stories, and projects.

A．for which　     B．with whom

C．of which　     D．to whom

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Soon children in the camp had many new friends, ________they shared food, stories and projects.

A．for whom　    B．with whom

C．of whom　    D．to whom

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

An old man had three children, all boys. When they had grown up, he called them together and told them that he was very __36__ and no longer able to provide, __37__ for himself .He ordered them to go out and bring him food and clothing.

The three brothers __38 __  , and after a very long while they came to a large__39__. They decided that once they got across they would __40__. The eldest told the youngest to take the middle road, and the second to go to the right, __41__ he himself would go to the left. Then, in a year’s time, they would __42__ to the same spot.

So they parted, and at the end of a year, as __43__, they found their way back to the riverside. The eldest asked the youngest what he had gotten during his travels, and the boy __44__: I have nothing but a __45__ . If you look into it, you can see all over the country, no matter how far away.”

When asked __46__ what he had gotten, the second brother replied : “Only a pair of sandals that are so full of __47__ that if one puts them on one can walk at once to any place in the country in one step.”

Then the eldest himself, said: “ I , __48__ , have obtained but little, a kind of medicine, that is all. But let us look into the mirror and see how father __49__.”

The youngest __50__ his mirror, and they all looked into it and saw that their father was already __51__.Then the elder said: “Let us __52__ home and see what we can do,” So the second brought out his sandals, and all three placed their feet inside them and , __________53__ , they reached their father’s grave. Then the eldest took the__54__ out of his bag, and poured it over the grave. At once their father __55__, as if nothing had been the matter with him.

Now which of these three sons has performed the best?

1.A. old                B. tired               C. active              D. unusual

2.A. merely             B. even       C. already       D. ever

3.A. took down   B. grew up               C. set out      D. turned around

4.A. plain               B. temple                   C. mountain     D. river

5.A. settle                 B. speed                C. bathe              D. separate

6.A. but                  B. although           C. while     D. if

7.A. refer                  B. return                C. owe               D. contribute

8.A. agreed     B. tested                    C. proved        D. called

9.A. rose                   B. replied                  C. aimed           D. added

10.A. map                 B. rule                  C. mirror           D. telescope

11.A. in doubt          B. in store           C. in time           D. in turn

12.A. happiness       B. time              C. energy          D. power

13.A. however          B. therefore            C. too                D. anyway

14.A. came out        B. got on                    C. made up      D. broke down

15.A. produced       B. fetched                 C. hid            D. received

16.A. dead                 B. rich                   C. strong     D. sick

17.A. call                   B. ride                  C. hurry            D. drive

18.A. suddenly         B. instead             C. slowly  D. immediately

19.A. fish       B. medicine        C. money  D. wine

20.A. got up    B. built up           C. joined in    D. passed away

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

They were going to Fort Lauderdale — three boys and three girls — and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags, dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray, cold spring of New York went behind them.

As the bus passed through New Jersey, they began to notice Vingo. He sat in front of them, completely in silence.

Deep into the night, outside Washington, the bus pulled into Howard Johnson’s, and everybody got off except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.

“Want some wine?” she said. He smiled and took a swig from the bottle. He thanked her and became silent again. After a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in sleep.

In the morning, they awoke outside another Howard Johnson’s, and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He ordered black coffee and some cookies as the young people talked about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.

“Are you married?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” she said.

“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said, “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, and if it hurt her too much, well, she could jus forget me. I’d understand. Get a new man, I said — she’s a wonderful woman. I told her she didn’t have to write me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”

“And you’re going home now, not knowing?”

“Yeah. Well, last week, when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick, just before Jacksonville, and there’s a big oak (橡树) just as you come into town. I told her that if she didn’t have a new man and if she’d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I’d get off and come home. If she didn’t want me, forget it — no handkerchief and I’d go on through.”

“Wow,” the girl exclaimed, “Wow.”

She told the others, and soon all of them were in it, looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children.

Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, as if protecting himself against still another disappointment.

Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, shouting and crying.

Vingo sat there astonished, looking at the oak. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs — 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, flying in the wind. As the young people shouted, Vingo slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.

1.At the beginning of the story, the young boys and girls ______.

A. showed a great interest in Vingo     B. didn’t notice Vingo at all

C. wanted to offer help to Vingo        D. didn’t like Vingo at all

2.The underlined part “Howard Johnson’s” is most probably a(n) ______.

A. bus station  B. apartment      C. hospital   D. restaurant

3.How did Vingo feel on the way home?

A. Ashamed.     B. Relaxed.     C. Nervous.     D. Disappointed.

4.The paragraphs following this passage would most probably talk about ______.

A. Vingo’s experience in prison

B. the young people’s travel to Fort Lauderdale

C. Vingo’s three lovely children

D. the dialogue between Vingo and his family

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Three boys and three girls were going to Fort Lauderdale and when they boarded the bus，they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags，dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York vanished behind them.

As the bus passed through New Jersey，they began to notice Vingo, He sat in front of them，dressed in a plain，ill-fitting suit，never moving，his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot，frozen into some personal cocoon of silence.

Deep into the night，outside Washington，the bus pulled into Howard Johnson's，and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat，and the young people began to wonder about him，trying to imagine his life：perhaps he was a sea captain，a runaway from his wife，an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus，one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.

"We're going to Florida,” she said brightly, “I hear it's really beautiful.”

“It is，”he said quietly，as if remembering something he had tried to forget.

"Want some wine?" she said. He smiled and took a swig.  He thanked her and once again returned to his silence. After a while，she went back to the others，and Vingo nodded in his sleep.

In the morning，they awoke outside another Howard Johnson's．And this time Vingo went in.  The girl insisted that he join them.  He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus，the girl sat with Vingo again，and after a while, slowly and painfully，he told his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years，and now he was going home.

“Are you married?”

“I don't know.

“You don’t know?” she said.

“Well，when I was in jail I wrote to my wife，”he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time，and that if she couldn't stand it．if the kids kept asking questions，if it hurt too much，well she could just forget me, I'd understand. Get a new guy，I said she's a wonderful woman，really something and forget about me. I told her she didn't have to write me for nothing.  And she didn't.  Not for three and a half years.”

"And you’re going home now，not knowing?”

“Yeah，”he said shyly. “Well，last week，when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again.  We used to live in Brunswick，just before Jacksonville，and there’s a big oak (橡树) tree just as you came into town. I told her that if she'd take me back，she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree，and I'd get off and come home,  If she didn't want me, forget it, no handkerchief，and I'd go on through.”

"Vow,” the girl exclaimed. "Wow.”

She told the others，and noon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick，looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children. The woman was handsome in a plain way，the children still unformed in the much-handled snapshots.

Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seat on the right side，waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. The bus acquired a dark，hushed mood，full of the silence of absence and lost years. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con's mask, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.

Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then，suddenly，all of the young people were up out of their seats，screaming and shouting and crying，doing small dances of joy. All except Vingo.

Vingo sat there stunned，looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs，20 of them，30 of them，maybe hundreds，a tree that stood like a banner of welcome billowing in the wind. As the young people shouted，the old rose and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.

1.Which is right about Vingo?

2. The underlined word "`exclaimed" probably indicates that the girl was“______”

A. surprised        B:  angry         C:  embarrassed     D.  puzzled

3. From the story，we know that

4.What is the best title for the story?

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

JINTAN, JIANGSU: The 20 students — 18 boys and 2 girls —had a thousand reasons to be proud of themselves. They had just climbed their way to the top rung（阶梯）out of 4 million students taking part in the Fifth National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest（竞赛）on Tuesday evening. The 20 gold medal winners are all primary and middle school students under the age of 14. ‘Many of the problems are of college level and these pupils can figure them out. It is just unbelievable!’said a teacher from Guangdong province. Named after China's most famous mathematician, Hua Luogeng, the contest started in 1986,one year after his death. In less than 10 years, it has been recognized by the State Education Commission（国家教委） as the country's biggest and best contest of its kind.

1.This news story is mainly about________ .

A. when the contest started

B. how the contest got its name

C. the 20 pupils who have won gold medals in the contest

D. the 5th National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest

2.This news story most probably appeared in a newspaper in ________.

A. 1986    B. 1987    C. 1995    D. 1997

3.It can be inferred from the text that the teacher from Guangdong province ________.

A.felt proud of the gold medal winners

B. wondered if the students were honest

C. thought that the problems were too difficult for the students

D. believed that the twenty winners could go to study at university

4.The underlined phrase ‘figure out’ in the text means_________.

A. work out    B. add up    C. guess    D. study

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A girl and a boy were on a motorcycle, 1.(speed) through the night．They loved each other a lot.

Girl：“Slow down a little．I am 2. (scare)．”

Boy：“No, it’s so fun．”

Girl：“Please…it’s so scary．”

Boy：“Then say that you love me．’’

Girl：“Fine. I love you. Can you slow down now?”

Boy：“Give me a big hug.” The girl 3. (give) him a big hug.

Girl：“Now can you slow down?”

Boy：“Can you take off my helmet and put it on? It's 4. (comfort) and it’s bothering me while I drive.”

The next day, there 5. (be) a story in the newspaper．A motorcycle had crashed into a building because 6. (it) brakes were broken．There were two people on the motorcycle, of which one died, and the other had survived...

The guy knew that the 7. (brake) were broken．He didn’t want to 1et the girl know, 8. he knew that the girl would have gotten scared.

Instead, he was told the last time that she loved him, got a hug from her, put his helmet 9. her so that she can live, and die himself...

Once in 10.while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale．

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