The mama﹣bear instinctMs． Angela McQueen， a m...

The mama﹣bear instinct

Ms． Angela McQueen， a math and PE teacher at Mattoon High School， Illinois， has a routine when she's on lunch﹣monitoring duty． She1. （keep） an eye on the hundreds of students in her charge by walking laps（圈） around the school cafeteria．

In September 2017， McQueen， then　 40， had hardly finished one lap2.　 a 14﹣year﹣old freshman standing not far from her pulled out a gun． She knew too well that he was going to start shooting．

School employees3.（train）on how to handle active shooters：Attack their ability4. （aim）． So with the shooter's finger on the trigger， McQueen rushed to him．5.（grab） at his arm， she forced the gun into the air， but not6. he struck one student in the hand and chest and hurt another． As students ran for the exits， McQueen defeated the shooter with help from the school resource officer，7. disarmed　 the student and took him into imprisonment until police arrived minutes later． Afterward， McQueen went outside to give hugs and support to her shaken students．

"It's the mama﹣bear instinct，" she told the local paper． "I don't have kids of my own， but these are still‘8.' kids．"

9. McQueen， a story that has played out tragically at far too many schools across the country had a relatively happy ending． "If it hadn't been for her， the situation would have been a lot different，" Police Chief Jeff Branson said at a news conference．

As one10. （impress） student told CBS News， "Mr． McQueen is our heroine．"

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—Mama, why can’t I work the maths problem out?

—Oh, let me see. Well, you ________ a figure here. Got it?

A. squeezed out                  B. picked out                      C. left out               D. wore out

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mama and I spend mornings cleaning up the dirt that blows into our house. Mama says all the dust is due to the drought. The dirt sifts into everything. It covers our clothes. We have to wash the dishes before each meal. We rarely drive the truck because Papa fears the dust from the road will ruin the motor.

When my sister, Faye, and I walk to school, we wear kerchiefs over our mouths so we don’t breathe in the dirt. On days when the air is so bad that they close the school, we stay home and help Mama put wet sheets over the windows. But the dirt always finds a way in.

Last Sunday, there was no dirt in the air, only bright spring sunshine and a clear blue sky. After lunch, Papa headed out to the field to check on the cattle while I played with Faye in the yard. The temperature suddenly dropped. I looked to the west and saw a huge black cloud of dust.

All the birds flew away. “I must warn Papa,” I thought to myself. To avoid her panicking, I gently told Faye to go back inside where she would be safe, and then headed off to the field.

The storm hit so fast, and in an instant the day turned into night. By the time I entered the cow field the fine sand was whipping across my face. I screamed for Papa, hoping my voice would lead him back.

The dirt and sand stung my skin like a thousand bees. Although I was terrified, I refused to turn back. My dad was stranded and needed my help. Covering my face with one hand, I groped my way toward the truck and opened the door. First I tried turning the truck’s lights on and off, hoping that Papa would see them flashing, but the sandstorm let no light escape. Then I pushed the horn again and again, so Papa would hear it. I pushed until I had no more strength in my arms.

Suddenly, Papa’s face appeared at the window. My heart leaped with surprise and relief. He opened the door and climbed onto the seat next to me. He then pulled me into his arms and said, “Oh, Iris, you saved me!”

Finally, the wind subsided and the dust began to settle. Dirt was piled up to the window on one side of the truck and halfway up the door on the other. Papa kicked against the door, opening it far enough to let us out.

Sand and soil drifts were everywhere, but we were safe.

1.What is the main function of the first two paragraphs?

A.It describes a problem the characters must solve.

B.It establishes the setting where the story takes place.

C.It introduces the characters that will follow in the story.

D.It explains the motivations for the characters’ later actions.

2.Why did Papa go to the field that Sunday?

A.He was trying to get to his truck.

B.He needed to prepare the field for harvest.

C.He wanted to make sure the animals were fine.

D.He planned to bring in the cattle before the storm.

3.How did Iris save her father?

A.By warning him to run away. B.By turning on the truck’s lights.

C.By guiding him towards the shelter. D.By screaming his name at the top of her voice.

4.Which of the following words best describe Iris?

A.Brave and calm. B.Experienced and confident.

C.Adventurous and careful. D.Fearless and sympathetic

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Take That Tiger Mom

In the ongoing battle between Tiger Moms, French Mamas, and everyone else who wants to know what is the best way to raise their kids, a new study adds evidence that the extreme Tiger-style may do more harm than good.

Authoritarian parents are more likely to end up with disrespectful children with violent behaviors, the study found, compared to parents who listen to their kids with the goal of gaining trust.

It was the first study to look at how parenting styles affect the way teens view their parents and, in turn, how they behave.

The study considered three general styles of parenting. Authoritative parents are demanding and controlling while also being warm and sensitive to their children’s needs.

Authoritarian parents, on the contrary, are demanding and controlling without the appearance of caring, attachment and receptiveness. They take a “my way or the highway” approach to their kids.

Permissive parents, the third group, have warm and receptive qualities, but they set few boundaries and carry out few rules.

Using data on early 600 kids from an ongoing study of middle school and high school students in New Hampshire, researchers from the University of New Hampshire were able to find “my way or the highway” parenting with more violent behaviors like robbery, drug-taking, and attacking someone else with the intention of hurting or killing.

Firm but loving parenting, on the other hand, led to fewer lawbreakers. Permissive parenting, surprisingly, didn’t seem to make much of a difference either.

To explain the link between parenting style and behavior in kids, the researchers suggested that what matters most is how reasonable kids think their parents’ power is. This sense comes when kids trust that their parents are making the best decisions for them and believe that they need to do what their parents say even if they don’t always like how their parents are treating them.

When kids respect the power of their parents, the researchers reported in the journal of Adolescence, their behavior is better. Previous research has also linked firm but caring parenting with kids who have more self-control and independence.

“When children consider their parents to be the reliable figure, they trust the parents and feel that they have a duty to do what their parents tell them to do,” said lead researcher Pick Trinkner. “This is very important as the parent doesn’t have to rely on a system of rewards and punishments to control behavior and the child is more likely to follow the rules when the parent is not physically present.”

1.Tiger Moms and French Mamas are mentioned in the passage to _______.

A. give an example of authoritarian parenting

B. show the advantage of parenting

C. compare two types of parenting

D. introduce the topic

2.According to the research, what kind of parenting style is likely to cause children’s criminal behaviors?

A. Caring parenting.　　　　　　 B. Permissive parenting.

C. Authoritarian parenting.　　 D. Authoritative parenting.

3.Which of the following probably belongs to the action of the permissive parents?

A. Allowing the kids to stay up late at weekends as the kids like.

B. Beating the kids if the kids don’t follow their instructions.

C. Listening to the kids’ request and giving their demands.

D. Setting some rules and checking the kids’ behaviors.

4.According to the passage, children are more likely to obey the rules when _______.

A. their parents listen to them totally

B. they believe in and accept their parents

C. their parents are sensitive to their needs

D. their parents demand and control their behaviors

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

The exact year　 Angela and her family spent together in China was 2008.

A. When　　　　　　 　　 B. where

C. why　　　　　　　　　 D. which

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Colleagues. B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student.

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The exact year 　　　　 Angela and her family spent together in China was 2008.

A. When　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　 D. which

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The exact year _____ Angela and her family spent together in China was 2008．

A． When　　　　 B． where　　　　 C． why　　　　 D． which

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Arctic Circle—the habitat of polar bears and decreasing sea ice at the top of the world—hit 32 degrees Celsius, last week.

This was the temperature in Banak, Norway on July 30, though some Norwegian areas even reached a couple degrees warmer, according to the European meteorology site severe-weather.eu. Banak sits atop northern Europe, over 350 miles above the bottom edge of the Arctic Circle.

The greater Northern Hemisphere and Europe itself have been repeatedly scorched by both record and near-record temperatures this summer, a consequence of overall rising global temperatures.

In the past 40 years, Earth’s climate has experienced an accelerated warming trend, which adds an extra level of background warming to hot spells—making heatwaves more extreme, climate scientists have said.

A photo of what appears to be Scandinavian folks taking a dip in a river while reindeer—the cold-adapted herbivores(食草动物)—cooled off in the water beside them is perhaps the best example of just how hot it is in parts of the Arctic Circle right now.

The “warm season” in Banak is short, lasting around three months, but the very warmest day of the year, around July 23, is usually around 62 degrees Fahrenheit(华氏度)—about 30 degrees cooler than temperatures there now. Overall, temperatures in northern Europe are between 14 to 21 degrees Fahrenheit, 8 to 13 degrees Celsius, above average.

All-time temperature records were set in both Norway and Finland on July 30, including 86 degrees Fahrenheit, 30 degrees Celsius, in Verde, near Banak, though extreme or near-record temperatures blanketed the region.

Persistent heat and dryness this summer have transformed normally green European countries into brown and yellow lands, and the continent’s extreme heat is expected to persist.

Andrew Derocher, a professor at the University of Alberta who studies polar bears, said climate change is shrinking the ice bears usually hunt on, making them faced with the danger of extinction.

1.What does the underlined word “scorched” in the third paragraph probably mean?

A. burned　　 B. achieved

C. scored　　 D. reached

2.What does the photo show according to the author?

A. Scandinavian folks like to swim in a river.

B. Reindeer have adapted to the cold climate.

C. The ice there has totally been melted into water.

D. The temperature of the Arctic Circle now is high.

3.What can you learn from Professor Derocher’s words?

A. Maybe bears will die out in the near future.

B. Climate change is threatening polar bears.

C. He is worried about the shrinking of the sea ice.

D. He advises people to do something to improve the condition.

4.Where may you find this article?

A. In a fashion magazine.　　 B. In a news report.

C. In a geography textbook.　　 D. In a travel handbook.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Bears _____ fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through their winter sleep.

A.pack up           B. build up           C. bring up           D. take up

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