—It seems that people are becoming more and m...

—It seems that people are becoming more and more selfish.

—How much happier life would be if we ________to the values of the past!

A. would return                B. had returned

C. return                    D. were to return

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— Nowadays people seem to be becoming more and more selfish.

— How much better life would be if we ______ to the values of the past!

A．would return       B．had returned       C．return            D．were to return

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，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, it seems that many are becoming more and more focused on eating a plant-based diet and leaving out animal1.(product). For meat lovers, a new study has found a link2.how much meat a person eats and an increased risk of premature death.

According to research3.(publish) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who ate more red meat or processed meat in their diet had a4.(high) chance of dying from a long-lasting disease. The new research looked at data from the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study,5.ongoing study that’s tracking risk factors for cardiovascular (心脏血管的) disease among middle-aged men from eastern Finland. The study population6. (make) up of 2,641 Finnish men between the ages of 42 and 60 when the study began between 1984 and 1989.

Researchers followed up with the men after 20 years — 1,225 of them had died. Those7.ate seven ounces or more of red or processed meat daily—or got the8.(major) of their protein from meat—had a 23 percent higher risk of premature death, according to Science Daily. This isn’t9.(actual) the first strike against red or processed meat: red or processed meat can increase your chances of10.(get) this disease.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?

In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned.

Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences.

In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts.

Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship.

In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a mutually beneficial relationship with others.

Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish?

高三英语填空题困难题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life．To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?

In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes．While people traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned．

Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life．They say that it is a jungle out there．To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy．Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas．In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues．We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct．It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences．

In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary．In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then．But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts．

Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either．Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite．But I personally think that people should not be too selfish．Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship．

In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure．However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a mutually beneficial relationship with others．

Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish?

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

It seems that people are gradually losing their smartness as smartphones become increasingly important assistants in their lives.　 As we rely too much on technology instead of our brains, many people have lost three basic abilities.

The first skill many people have lost is remembering phone numbers. Because phone numbers are stored in smartphone contacts, there's now no need to dial a number or look at it again. This is fine until you need to call someone for help, only to find your phone is not around.

And some people may also have lost their sense of direction because navigation apps can guide people anywhere they want. People get so dependent on them that when they can't use their smartphones, they get lost and anxious.

But the worst lost skills may be social ones, meaning that some people are becoming socially inept(无能的)People often bury themselves in their smartphones. As we're too absent-minded by what's happening in the virtual(虚拟的)some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes can't even distinguish whether a person is happy or not.

Last August, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied 51 students aged 11 and 12 who had over five hours' screen time every day. Their task was to tell the emotions of 48 pictures of faces that were happy, sad, angry or scared.

The children made an average of 14. 02 mistakes at the　 beginning.　 But after a five-day camp without electronic products, they made only 9.41 mistakes on average.

Luckily, people still have a chance to get these abilities back.　 You should try to keep your parents' numbers in mind for emergencies. You should also pay more attention to street signs and stores , which will help you to draw a mind map and stop you from getting lost.　 And the easiest solution to social skill loss is to take a break from electronic products.

1.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that 　　　　　　　 .

A. you are able to turn to others for help

B. others are able to call you anytime and anywhere

C. others are unable to get in touch with you by smartphone

D. you are unable to contact others without your smartphone

2. The experiment by researchers indicated that　 without electronic　 products, one could 　　　　 .

A. recognize　 more facial expressions correctly

B. lose the sense of direction frequently

C. tell different emotions immediately

D.more pictures of faces easily

3.Overusing smartphones, people will probably　　　　　 according to the passage

A. lose face-to-face communication skills

B. have no sense of numbers

C. weaken their senses of hearing and sight

D. fail to find their destination

4.The passage　 mainly tells us that many people are 　　　　　　　 .

A. becoming no smarter than smartphones

B. benefiting from smartphones' intelligence

C．losing some basic abilities because of using samrtphones

D．trying hard to break away from smartphones’intelligence

5.The writer’s attitude towards electronic products is 　　　　　 .

A．critical　　　　 B．sympathetic

C．supportive　 　 D．optimistic

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

People tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. Thus many are convinced their dreams are known ahead of time because a few have come true; they neglect or fail to notice the many that have not.

Consider also the belief that "the phone always rings when I'm in the shower. "If it does ring while you do it , the event will stand out and be remembered. If it doesn't ring, that thing probably won't even be remembered.

People want to see order, pattern and meaning in the world. Consider, for example, the common belief that things like personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths "happen in threes." Such beliefs stem from the tendency of people to allow the third event to define the time period. If three plane crashes occur in a month, then the period of time that counts as their "happening together” is one month; if three crashes occur in a year, the period of time is stretched. Flexible end points reinforce such beliefs.

We also tend to believe what we want to believe. A majority of people think they are more intelligent, more fair-minded and more skilled behind the wheel of an automobile than the average person. Part of the reason we view ourselves so favorably is that we use criteria that work to our advantage. As economist Thomas Schelling explains, “Everybody ranks himself high in qualities he values: careful drivers give weight to care, skilled drivers give weight to skill, and those who are polite give weight to courtesy," This way everyone ranks high on his own scale.

Perhaps the most important mental habit we can learn is to be cautious in drawing conclusions. The "evidence" of everyday life is sometimes misleading.

1.In the first paragraph the author states that______.

A. dreams cannot be said to be prophetic even though a few have come true.

B. dreams are prophetic did come true.

C. dreams may come true if clearly remembered.

D. dreams and reality are closely related.

2.By" things like...""happen in threes"(Para.3,Line 2),the author indicates that people believe_____.

A. personal misfortunes tend to happen every now and then.

B. personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths usually happen together.

C. misfortunes tend to occur according to certain patterns.

D. misfortunes will never occur more than three times to a person in his lifetime.

3.The word "courtesy" (Para.4,Line 6)probably means_____.

A. good manners       B. appropriate speech

C. friendly relations.    D. satisfactory service.

4.What can be inferred from the passage_____.

A. Happenings that go unnoticed deserve more attention.

B. In a series of misfortunes the third one is usually the most serious.

C. People tend to make use of evidence that supports their own beliefs.

D. Believers of misfortunes happening in threes are cautious in interpreting events.

5.It can be concluded from the passage that_____.

A. there is some truth even in the wildest dreams.

B. one should take notice of other people's merits.

C. there is no order or pattern in world events.

D. we should not base our conclusions on accidental evidence.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Are people less or more happy when they get older? A study in 2018 found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age 50. In fact, it found that by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25. 1.

Happiness was the highest among the youngest adults and those in their early 70's. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their 70’s and 80’s. The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. 2.The researchers also considered possible influences like, having young children being unemployed or being single. Bu, they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.

3. One theory is that, as people get older, they become more than thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

4.In another study, people in their 80’s reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep. The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems. 5.But except for that, people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.

A. So why will happiness increase with age?

B. Researchers surveyed more than 150, 000 American adults.

C. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85.

D. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their 50's.

E Happiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age.

F. The survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women.

G. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

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　　 that the country leaders can lead them out of the financial problems, people are becoming more optimistic about the future of the country.

A. Convincing 　　　 B. Having convinced

C. To convince 　　　 D. Convinced

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Across China, ordinary people are becoming more and more ______ of the issue of environmental protection.

A. dependent　　 B. ignorant　　 C. alike　　 D. aware

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析