These days my work is mostly on the Internet....

These days my work is mostly on the Internet. However, there is one ______ that I use nearly every day. And I learned it from my dad almost 40 years ago in a very different ______.

My father ran a plumbing(水管) shop. I had to ______ him with his work. One day, I was asked to work ______ a concrete floor. It wasn’t the kind of work I ______. The work was physical work which involved ______ a chisel(凿子) and swinging a five- pound hammer at it really ______. Often, my aim was bad ______ the hammer missed the chisel and ______ my wrist. After ten minutes, my dad came, expecting to find the job completed. Actually, it wasn’t. He asked, “Son, have you been doing it all the time?”“Well dad,” I told him ______, “I figure out a good way to do this more ______. I just tap the chisel and move it. I’m generating a circle of shock wave down into the concrete. That way, it’ll break along the lines and I won’t hurt my wrist again.” Dad gave me a ______ look. He said, “Son, just hit the thing.” Then Dad ______ me his hand. I saw many scars on it .He told me, “If you stick to the work, you’ll ______ it sooner. “ Well, I did hit it then. And the job only took five more minutes to finish. ______ enough, even though I hammered my ______ two or three times, I was proud that I’d just done it.

Today, nearly 40 years later, when I ______ any difficulty in work I still hear my father’s voice, “Son just hit the thing.”I feel ______ because I know he’s still urging me to take action, go ahead, get the job done, and never ______ the scars.　 And that’s not a bad ______ to carry through life.

1.A. reason　　 B. principle　　 C. measure　　 D. plan

2.A. life　　 B. moment　　 C. job　　 D. occasion

3.A. help　　 B. leave　　 C. bother　　 D. provide

4.A. sweeping　　 B. building　　 C. designing　　 D. breaking

5.A. enjoyed　　 B. heard　　 C. found　　 D. avoided

6.A. finding　　 B. making　　 C. holding　　 D. choosing

7.A. frequently　　 B. fast　　 C. exactly　　 D. hard

8.A. so　　 B. but　　 C. or　　 D. when

9.A. missed　　 B. destroyed　　 C. hit　　 D. pressed

10.A. sadly　　 B. proudly　　 C. rapidly　　 D. loudly

11.A. safely　　 B. quickly　　 C. normally　　 D. funnily

12.A. satisfied　　 B. tired　　 C. funny　　 D. serious

13.A. gave　　 B. lent　　 C. posted　　 D. showed

14.A. repeat　　 B. improve　　 C. finish　　 D. know

15.A. Lucky　　 B. Strange　　 C. Peaceful　　 D. Happy

16.A. face　　 B. foot　　 C. leg　　 D. hand

17.A. get on　　 B. make up　　 C. meet with　　 D. find out

18.A. hesitant　　 B. worried　　 C. comfortable　　 D. encouraged

19.A. check　　 B. mind　　 C. develop　　 D. put

20.A. lesson　　 B. arrangement　　 C. attitude　　 D. situation

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For most people, graduation is an exciting day – the culmination (顶点) of years of hard work. My graduation day... was not.

I remember that weekend two years ago, Family and friends had traveled far to watch our class walk across the stage. But like everyone else in my graduating class, I had watched the economy go from bad to worse during my senior year. We graduates had degrees, but very limited prospects (前景). I hadn’t secured a job, and I knew that the next day, when my lease (租约) ended, I would no longer have a place to call home.

The weeks ahead weren’t easy. I gathered up everything I couldn’t carry and put it into storage. Then, because I had no opportunities in my small university town, I packed up my car and drove to California to find work. But what I thought would take a week dragged into two, then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself still jobless. The due date to begin paying back my student loans was creeping even closer.

Have you ever felt utter dread? That feeling became a constant in my life. The most frustrating part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any progress.

So what did I do to maintain my sanity? I wrote. Something about putting my words on a page made everything clearer. Something about writing gave me hope.

I channeled my frustration into a children’s book. Beyond the river was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish who refused to give up.

And then one day, with no writing degree or contacts in the writing world – just hard work and perseverance – I was offered a publishing contract for my first book. After that, things were in place, I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was hired shortly after.

The moral of this story is… don’t give up, even if things look bleak now.  Two years ago I was drinking cold soup right out the can. Things change. All we need is the courage to push beyond the river.

1.When it was time to graduate, the author felt _____.

A．Bored            B．Relieved          C．depressed         D．hopeful

2.After the author’s graduation, _____.

A．he went on a short trip with his family to California

B．things turned even worse than he had expected

C．he focused on writing instead of applying for jobs

D．he found his salary was hardly enough to pay back his student loans

3.When did the author’s career life begin to run smoothly according to the article?

A．After he got his first publishing contract.

B．After he began to write his book Beyond the river.

C．After he finished his book Beyond the river.

D．After he got hired by the Walt Disney Company.

4.What is the main message the story intends to convey?

A．Opportunity lies everywhere.

B．Perseverance is essential to success.

C．It’s important to adapt yourself to society.

D．We should devote ourselves to whatever we do.

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If you struggled to get up for work on Wednesdays, there could be a good reason--it is the day our mood reaches its lowest point. Monday has traditionally been thought of as the most depressing day of the week but according to psychologists, midweek gives more cause for concern in reality. Wednesday represented the lowest point in the week as people were furthest away from the weekend that has either just gone or is coming up and often feel too tired to go on with work.

However, psychologists have found that, on average, people's moods remain about the same on each day throughout the week.

To start their research, the University of Sydney scientists asked around 200 people what they thought their mood would be on each day of the week.

Most said their worst moods were on Monday mornings and evenings but they became increasingly cheerful as the week went on, with their best moods falling on Friday and Saturday mornings and evenings.

When asked why they believed that Friday and Saturday were best, respondents said they saw them as less-structured days when they could choose how to spend their time.

The psychologists then asked a further 350 people how they felt each day.

They found that, on average, people's moods remained about the same on each day throughout the week.Mondays were not as depressing as they had feared and Fridays and Saturdays were not as exciting as predicted.

Professor Charles Areni, who led the study, said the day-of-the-week stereotypes (陈词滥调) stem from a cultural belief that people are generally happier when they are free to choose their activities compared to when they are engaged in paid work.

In reality, he said, weekends do not often see moods change because they are frequently dominated by productive activities that may require large amounts of energy and begin to feel tired like work. "Day-of-the-week stereotypes like Monday morning blues and Thank God It's Friday are largely illusions," he said.

1. _________ has always been thought as the unhappiest day of a week.

A. Monday                 B. Wednesday                    C. Friday                     D. Sunday

2.People don’t like Wednesday because ________.

A. work seems to be endless on Wednesday

B. it is the most-structured day of a week

C. they have just had their weekend

D. weekend is still a couple of days’ away

3. Which of the following is the finding of the research mentioned in the passage?

A. All of the people asked admitted that on Monday they had the worst moods.

B. Saturday and Sunday were the best because people could plan their time freely.

C. There was no sharp difference in people’s moods between each day of the week.

D. Different people had different ideas about which day was the worst in a week.

4. Charles Areni believes that the day-of-the-week stereotypes results from________.

A. the productive activities requiring a large amount of energy

B. the cultural belief that doing paid work is usually less pleasant than doing freely chosen work

C. the illusions of day-of-the-week stereotypes

D. the days in a week when our mood reaches its lowest points

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Jack has been working hard these days．It's obvious that there is ________he is eager for but didn't mention to us．

A．anything　　 B．something

C．nothing　 D．everything

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Jack has been working hard these days．It's obvious that there is ________he is eager for but didn't mention to us．

A．anything　　 B．something　 C．nothing　 D．everything

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jack has been working hard these days.It's obvious that there is ________he is eager for but didn't mention to us.

A．anything　         B．something　 C．nothing　 D．everything

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Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.

In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.

Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?

Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease.On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家)，encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.

1. The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because　　　 .

A. they lived healthily in a dirty environment.

B. they believed disease could be spread in public baths

C. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in

D. they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease

2. Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?

A. Approving.　　　 B. Afraid.

C. Curious　　 　　 D. Uninterested.

3. How does the passage mainly develop?

A. By providing examples.

B. By making comparisons.

C. By following the order of time.

D. By following the order of importance.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To stress the role of dirt.

B. To introduce the history of dirt.

C. To call attention to the danger of dirt.

D. To present the change of views on dirt.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.

In the early 16thcentury, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.

Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18thcentury. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?

Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家)，encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.

1.The kings of France and England in the 16thcentury closed bath houses because　　　　 .

A. they lived healthily in a dirty environment.

B. they thought bath houses were to dirty to stay in

C. they believed disease could be spread in public baths

D. they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease

2.Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?

A. Afraid.　　 B. Curious.

C. Approving.　　 D. Uninterested.

3.How does the passage mainly develop?

A. By providing examples.

B. By making comparisons.

C. By following the order of time.

D. By following the order of importance.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To stress the role of dirt.

B. To introduce the history of dirt.

C. To call attention to the danger of dirt.

D. To present the change of views on dirt.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.

In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, king of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.

Though the belief in the merit(优点) of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War II. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?

Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.

1.The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because　　　　　　 .

A. they lived healthily in a dirty environment

B. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in

C. they considered bathing as cause of skin disease

D. They believed disease could be spread in public baths

2.Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?

A. Curious　　 B. Afraid　　 C. Approving　　 D. Uninterested

3.How does the passage mainly develop?

A. By following the order of time.　　 B. By making comparison.

C. By providing examples　　 D. By following the order of importance.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passages?

A. To call attention to the danger of dirt.

B. To introduce the history of dirt.

C. To present the change of views on dirt.

D. To stress the role of dirt.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.

In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.

Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?

Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease.On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家)，encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.

1.The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because　　　 .

A. they lived healthily in a dirty environment.

B. they believed disease could be spread in public baths

C. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in

D. they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease

2.Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?

A. Approving.　　　 B. Afraid..

C. Curious　　　 　　 D. Uninterested.

3.How does the passage mainly develop?

A. By providing examples.

B. By making comparisons.

C. By following the order of time.

D. By following the order of importance.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To stress the role of dirt.

B. To introduce the history of dirt.

C. To call attention to the danger of dirt.

D. To present the change of views on dirt.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析