With odd behavior and strange ideas, Henry ca...

With odd behavior and strange ideas, Henry can’t be ______ by most of his fellow workers.

A. figured out           B. turned out           C. made out         D. passed out

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Deeply ________his unhappy childhood, the boy’s ________seemed quite odd and strange.

A．relating to; characters      B．associated with; personality

C．linked by; virtues                 D．connecting to; morality

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C

Dreams can be familiar and strange, fantastical or boring, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. No one knows for certain why people dream, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. In a recent study, scientists found a connection between nap-time(打盹时的) dreams and better memory in people who were learning a new skill.

In the study, 99 college students between the ages of 18 and 30 each spent an hour on a computer, trying to get through a virtual maze (迷宫). The maze was difficult, and the study participants had to start in a different place each time they tried --- making it even more difficult. They were also told to find a particular picture of a tree and remember where it was.

For the first 90 minutes of a five-hour break, half of the participants stayed awake and half were told to take a short nap. Participants who stayed awake were asked to describe their thoughts. Participants who took a nap were asked about their dream after sleep---and they were awakened within a minute of sleep to describe their dreams.

Stickgold, a neuroscientist (神经科学家), wanted to know what people were dreaming about when their eyes weren’t moving, during sleep.

Four of the 50 people who slept said their dreams were connected to the maze. Some dreamed about the music that had been playing when they were working; others said they dreamed about seeing people in the maze. When these four people tried the computer maze again, they were able to find the tree faster than before their naps.

Stickgold suggests the dream itself doesn’t help a person learn --- it’s the other way around. He suspects that the dream was caused by the brain processed associated with learning.

All four of the people who dreamed about the task had done poorly the first time, which makes Stickgold wonder if the dreams show up when a person finds a new task particularly difficult. People who had other dreams, or people who didn’t take a nap, didn’t show the same improvement.

1.Before having a short nap, participants of the experiment were asked to ___________.

A. stay in different place in the maze

B. design a virtual maze which is difficult to get through

C. experience the experiment and try to remember something

D. get through a virtual maze on a computer from the same place

2.After doing what they were asked on computers, participants ___________.

A. were divided into two groups to do different things at break

B. were so tired as to fall asleep

C. felt bored with the experiment and they were sleepy

D. were asked to remember their experiment separately

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Participants who took a nap were required to express their thought.

B. Some dreams may encourage people to invent something new.

C. Participants who dreamed about films could finish the task more easily.

D. Participants whose dreams had something to do with the maze could find the tree faster.

4.According to Stickgold, ____________.

A. every person may dream about what they learned

B. people’s brain processes may still be connected with their learning in their dreams

C. once people’s eyes stop moving, they are sued to dream about something

D. no matter fantastical or boring, dreams are connected with peoples life

5.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A. Strange Dreams

B. Stickgold, a Dream Expert

C. Dreaming Makes Better

D. Not All Dreams Are True

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The ability ______ one’s idea decides how far one can get along with one’s college.

A. to be expressed　　　 B. expressing

C. expressed　 　　　　 　 D. to express

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When you are at odds with someone close to you，the One-Minute Drill can show you how to express your feelings effectively-and how to listen more skillfully．All it requires is two individuals who are committed to improving their relationship．

Set aside at least ten minutes，and then sit facing each other．Decide who will be the Talker and who will be the Lastener．It makes no difference，because later you will change roles．

How to perform the One-Minute Drill

For approximately 30 seconds，the Talker can say anything he or she wants．Your job will be to express your thoughts and feelings．You can discuss problems you’ve had a hard time talking about．Remember to limit yourself to about 30 seconds．When the Talker finishes，the Listener will summarize what the Talker just said，as well as how the Talker was feeling inside，as accurately as possible．

The Talker now gives the Listener a grade between 0 and 100 percent to indicate how accurate the summary was．If the rating is 95 percent or more，you can change roles；the new Talker can continue with the same topic or move on to something entirely new．

However，if the grade is below 95 percent，the Talker should point out what the Listener missed or got wrong，and repeat the process until the overall rating is 95 percent or more．Then you can change roles and repeat the exercise for as long as you both like．

How it works

Thirty seconds of emotionally charged information is sufficiently challenging for anyone．Express your feelings in strong，clear，direct language，but as your partner will be listening attentively，you won’t need to shout，exaggerate or put your partner down．

The Listener should sit and listen respectfully without interrupting．Look into your partner’s eyes，but avoid using negative body language． If you like，take a few notes．

So the Talker might say：“When I come home from work， I feel tired and I need some quiet time．But you tell me I’m supposed to spend time with the kids．This makes me feel frustrated．I work hard and I’m exhausted at the end of the day．I feel like I deserve a little time to relax，not listen to more demands．”

In response，the Listener might summarize like this：“You just told me that you feel exhausted when you come home at night because you’ve been working hard all day．When l tell you l want you to spend time with the kids，you feel frustrated and ticked off because you’re tired and you need time to relax．You see me as very demanding，and you’re probably feeling like I don’t appreciate you．”

The first time you attempt the One-Minute Drill，you may get a low score．Don’t worry，because you’ll get up to speed quickly．Once you’ve tried this exercise a few times，you’ll find that you can nearly always get ratings of 95 percent or better on the first or second try．

1.Who is the One-Minute Drill intended for？

A．Those who are preparing for the interview in order to make a good first impression．

B．Those who have difficulty communicating with their colleagues or family members．

C．Those who have troubled relationships with their friends or family members and try to improve them．

D．Those who are to act some roles in a certain play for the first time in their life．

2.Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The Talker should talk about his/her thoughts and feelings in a brief way．

B．The Listener should listen carefully，respectfully and later summarize accurately．

C．After the Talker finishes talking，the Listener is to give him/her a grade．

D．In the One-Minute Drill，the Talker and the Listener change roles in the process．

3.From the example given in“How it works”，we can guess that the talk might be between ________．

A．father and son                   B．mother and daughter

C．sister and brother                                 D．husband and wife

4.What does the underlined part“ticked off”probably mean in this reading？

A．very angry                       B．burst into tears

C．marked with a symbol     D．fast asleep

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When you are at odds with someone close to you, the One-Minute Drill can show you how to express your feelings effectively – and how to listen more skillfully. All it requires is two individuals who are committed to improving their relationship.

Set aside at least ten minutes, and then sit facing each other. Decide who will be the Talker and who will be the Listener. It makes no difference, because later you will change roles.

How to perform the One-Minute Drill

For approximately 30 seconds, the Talker can say anything he or she wants. Your job will be to express your thoughts and feelings. You can discuss problems you've had a hard time talking about. Remember to limit yourself to about 30 seconds. When the Talker finishes, the Listener will summarize what the Talker just said, as well as how the Talker was feeling inside, as accurately as possible.

The Talker now gives the Listener a grade between 0 and 100 per cent to indicate how accurate the summary was. If the rating is 95 per cent or more, you can change roles; the new Talker can continue with the same topic or move on to something entirely new.

However, if the grade is below 95 per cent, the Talker should point out what the Listener missed or got wrong, and repeat the process until the overall rating is 95 per cent or more. Then you can change roles and repeat the exercise for as long as you both like.

How it works

Thirty seconds of emotionally charged information is sufficiently challenging for anyone. Express your feelings in strong, clear, direct language, but as your partner will be listening attentively, you won't need to shout, exaggerate or put your partner down.

The Listener should sit and listen respectfully without interrupting. Look into your partner's eyes, but avoid using negative body language. If you like, take a few notes.

So the Talker might say: "When I come home from work, I feel tired and I need some quiet time. But you tell me I'm supposed to spend time with the kids. This makes me feel frustrated. I work hard and I'm exhausted at the end of the day. I feel like I deserve a little time to relax, not listen to more demands."

In response, the Listener might summarize like this: "You just told me that you feel exhausted when you come home at night because you've been working hard all day. When I tell you I want you to spend time with the kids, you feel frustrated and ticked off because you're tired and you need time to relax. You see me as very demanding, and you're probably feeling like I don't appreciate you."

The first time you attempt the One-Minute Drill, you may get a low score. Don't worry, because you'll get up to speed quickly. Once you've tried this exercise a few times, you'll find that you can nearly always get ratings of 95 per cent or better on the first or second try.

1. Who is the One-Minute Drill intended for?

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

3.From the example given in “How it works,” we can guess that the talk might be between _____.

4.What does the underlined part “ticked off” probably mean in this reading?

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

A big thought can be one of the ________ forces in the world. I was ________ with that idea all over again when I heard the story of Mary Crowe.

Young Mary was washing her father’s overalls one day when the big thought ________ her.

In her mind she saw herself ________ from college in cap and gown, accepting her diploma, ready to ________ a career.

Since Mary came from a low-income family, her dream seemed out of ________. There would never be enough money to send Mary to college. ________, no member of her family had ever gone to college. But Mary ________ that thought. In secondary school she studied hard, and spoke ________ of her dream to teachers and friends. When her ________ day at school came, her principal (校长) called her into his office.

“I have a(n) ________ for you,” he said.

It contained a scholarship to a nearby college. The power of a thought had ________ its first dividend (红利). But the scholarship could cover only part of her college ________. Mary took every part-time job she could find.

Mary’s dream came true when she graduated from college. Then she took a course in insurance. When she ________ herself to a local insurance company for a job, she was ________. She applied again. The answer was no. She kept going back until the manager ________ her.

Twenty-five years later Mary Crowe’s associates in that company ________ at a special dinner in her honour, recognizing her for her outstanding achievements as an insurance saleswoman.

“Each of us is constantly in a state of becoming,” she said, giving her formula (方法) for ________. “Through ________ and faith you can become what you think. Not that your life will be without problems, but along the way problems will be ________. Ask and believe; dream and believe; work and believe.”

1.A.safest B.strongest C.heaviest D.weakest

2.A.shocked B.familiar C.nervous D.impressed

3.A.seized B.greeted C.struck D.beat

4.A.graduating B.escaping C.driving D.judging

5.A.start B.finish C.abandon D.quit

6.A.control B.question C.sight D.thought

7.A.However B.Instead C.Therefore D.Besides

8.A.held on to B.took pride in C.made up for D.came up with

9.A.selfishly B.freely C.unwillingly D.jokingly

10.A.first B.formal C.final D.unique

11.A.book B.envelope C.souvenir D.test

12.A.joined B.wasted C.consumed D.produced

13.A.expenses B.secrets C.incomes D.ambitions

14.A.limited B.related C.accustomed D.presented

15.A.picked up B.put aside C.turned down D.taken in

16.A.believed B.praised C.accepted D.noticed

17.A.gathered B.declared C.resigned D.parted

18.A.reputation B.independence C.responsibility D.success

19.A.suspension B.enthusiasm C.politeness D.status

20.A.corrected B.overcome C.forgotten D.collected

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Prosocial behaviors are those intended to help other people. Behaviors that can be described as prosocial include feeling empathy(同感) and concern for others and behaving in ways to help or benefit other people.

Prosocial behavior has long posed a challenge to social scientists seeking to understand why people engage in helping behaviors that are beneficial to others, but costly to the individual performing the action. Why would people do something that benefits someone else but offers no immediate benefit to the doer?

Psychologists suggest that there are a number of reasons why people engage in prosocial behavior. In many cases, such behaviors are fostered during childhood and adolescence as adults encourage children to share, act kindly, and help others. Prosocial behaviors are often seen as being compelled by a number of factors including egoistic reasons (doing things to improve one's self-image), reciprocal benefits (doing something nice for someone so that they may one day return the favor), and more altruistic reasons (performing actions purely out of empathy for another individual).

Characteristics of the situation can also have a powerful impact on whether or not people engage in prosocial actions. For example, if you drop your purse and several items fall out on　 the ground, the likelihood that someone will stop and help you decreases if there are many other people present. This same sort of thing can happen in cases where someone is in serious danger, such as when someone is involved in a car accident. In some cases, witnesses might assume that since there are so many other present, someone else will have surely already called for help. All the examples are what we call the bystander effect, the tendency for people to become less likely to assist a person in distress when there are a number of other people also present.

Why do people help in some situations but not in others? Experts have discovered a number of different situational variables that contribute to (and sometimes interfere with) prosocial behaviors. First, the more people that are present decreases the amount of personal responsibility people feel in a situation. People also tend to look to others for how to respond in such situations, particularly if the event contains some level of ambiguity. Fear of being judged by other members of the group also plays a　 role.　　 People　 sometimes fear leaping to　 assistance,　 only　 to discover that their help was unwanted or unwarranted. In order to avoid being judged by other bystanders, people simply take no action.

Experts have suggested that some key things must happen in order for a person to take action.

1.What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A.Social scientists feel it hard to understand why helping behaviors exist.

B.Helping behaviors are costly to people who receive the action.

C.Social scientists have been researching on prosocial behavior for quite long.

D.It is quite challenging for people to perform helping behaviors.

2.Prosocial behaviors are motivated for all the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

A.empathy for another individual B.instant benefits of helping others

C.parental influences in the early life D.the desire to better one's self-image

3.Why does the author use the examples in paragraph 4?

A.To show that some people are in need of immediate help.

B.To indicate that some people think their help is not needed.

C.To suggest that some people perform helping behaviors quickly.

D.To demonstrate how the situation can impact helping behaviors.

4.Which situation can be described as the bystander effect?

A.When hearing an injured lady crying for help, the neighbors didn't take action.

B.Seeing an old man slipping on the icy road, many people volunteered to help.

C.A woman had a heart attack on the train and you were the only doctor there.

D.On the scene of your colleague's traffic accident, you called the police for help.

5.After the last paragraph, the most possible topic could be ______.

A.possible benefits of prosocial behavior

B.various reasons for prosocial behavior

C.situational influences on prosocial behavior

D.skills and knowledge to provide assistance

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Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days，but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher．

If I have learned anything in my 16 years，it is that communication is very important，both when you disagree and when you get along．With any relationship，you need to let the other person know how you are feeling．If you are not able to communicate，your relationship drifts apart．When you are mad at your parents or anyone else，not talking to them doesn’t solve anything．

Communication begins with the concerns of another．It means that you can’t just come home from school，go up to your room and talk to nobody．Even if you just say “Hi” and see how their day is for five minutes，it is better than nothing．

If you look up the word “communication” in the dictionary，it will say “the exchange of ideas，conveyance (传递) of information，correspondence (通信)，means of communication；a letter or message”．To keep a good relationship，you must keep the communication strong．Let people know how you feel，even if it’s just by writing a note．

When dealing with parents，you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as parents．If you are trying to make them see something as you see it，tell them that you listen to what they have to say，but ask them politely to listen to you．Shouting or walking away only makes the situation worse．

Here is an example．One night，Sophie went to a street party with her friends．She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks．but they didn’t feel she could just ask to go home．That would be rude．After all，they had been nice enough to take her along with them．Needless to say，she was late getting home．Her parents were mad at first，but when Sophie explained why she was late，they weren’t as mad and let the incident go．Communication was the key factor here．If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen，Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble．

Communication isn’t a one-way deal．It goes both ways．Just remember：if you get into a situation like Sophie’s，telling the other person how you feel and listening are key factors to communication．

68．The second paragraph mainly talks about ________．

A．the importance of friendship

B．making your feelings known to others

C．the importance of communication

D．the disagreement between generations

69．The key to happy relationship between parents and children is that _______．

A．children should always obey their parents

B．parents play the leading part

C．parents should mind their own business

D．both should make the other know their feelings

70．The example in the passage proves that ________．

A．Sophie’s parents were willing to listen to her

B．Sophie was very polite to her parents

C．Sophie did the right thing when she explained the reason of her being late

D．communication is the key to solving misunderstanding

71．All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ________．

A．if you don’t agree with others，you’d better let them know

B．it is better to say “Hi” to others than to say nothing

C．if you are too busy to communicate，just walk away

D．communication is a two-way deal

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Organizations that support women and promote equality and fairness in wages, in behavior, and with opportunities have spent years putting women’s rights first as their missions. Check out the institutions that are helping fight for what’s fair, no matter where women are in the world.

School Girls Unite

This nonprofit deals with education discrimination among young women in developing countries. In Mali, Africa, for example, only one in four girls make it to the 7th grade. School Girls Unite sponsors the girls’ education, often at a cost as little as $75 per child, and follows them to complete their education.

Every Mother Counts

Model Christy Turlington Burns founded this activist group that seeks to improve medical care for mothers around the world by training professionals, improving transportation to care facilities, and donating crucial supplies to clinics. The organization has arranged funds that have improved mother mortality rates in Tanzania, Haiti, and India.

ANITA B. ORG

Since 1987, this social enterprise has pursued the mission statement of founder Anita Borg by putting women in a position to excel in the technology field. The group provides resources for education in coding and diversity both in the U.S. and abroad. In India, they organize career fairs for women only, offering companies the chance to improve their gender diversity in the workforce.

Dress For Success

Wearing appropriate clothes for a job interview is vital for potential employees. For over 20 years, the caregivers at Dress for Success have been helping women realize their professional goals by providing suits they might not otherwise be able to afford. The nonprofit accepts clothing donations and then distributes them to countries and areas in need.

1.School Girls Unite helps women by　　　 .

A. training female instructors for the school

B. providing free guidance on girls’ education

C. financially aiding girls with their education

D. asking girls’ parents to support their education

2.Who may benefit from Every Mother Counts?

A. A woman who majors in medicine

B. A woman who is to give birth soon

C. A mother suffering from discrimination

D. A single mother raising children herself

3.Which organizations aim at women employment?

A. ANITA　　 B. ORG and Dress for Success　　　　　　　　　　

B. School Girls Unite and ANITA B. ORG

C. ANITA B. ORG and Every Mother Counts　　 D. School Girls Unite and Every Mother Counts

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析