"But Ijust paid 1．69 for this bottle of wine ...

"But Ijust paid 1．69 for this bottle of wine last week．How is it that the price is 2.25?"

There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise．All haveto do with the supply and demand factors of economics．

The first factor is that people are drinking more wine than ever before．This demand formore wine has increased wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year．

The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same, which meansthat the same number of bottles is produced each year．Wine producers are trying to open upnew land to grow more grapes．But in at least three wine producing areas of the world-France,Germany, and California --- new vineyards（葡萄园）will not be useable in the near future．Wines are produced in other countries, such as Italy, Spain, and Portugal, as well as Argentine,Australia, Austria, and Chile．And these wines will be seen more often on the American market．But none of these countries will be able to fill the good wines．

The third factor is that costs of wine production are soaring．The workers who make wineare asking for more money, and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becoming moreexpensive．

When the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up．When productioncosts, meaning the price of labor and machinery rise, the producer adds this increase to theprice of the wine．For these reasons, that bottle of wine now costs 2．25 instead of 1．69．

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

2.This passage is written to      ．

3.Theunderlined word "soaring" means"___ .

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

I’ve been wating this report____for the last two weeks,  but it has to be handed  torrow

A finally  b immediately   c  occasionally   d certainly

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I’ve been writing this report ____for the last two weeks ,but it has to be handed it tomorrow.

A. finally　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. immediately　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. occasionally　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. certainly

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

(2011·浙江卷)I’ve been writing this report________for the last two weeks，but it has to be handed in tomorrow.

A．finally　    B．immediately

C．occasionally　    D．certainly

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

For those of you who ________ a few very popular articles that came out last week, check out this mail.

A．may miss　     B．must have missed

C．may have missed　     D．would have missed

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I’m proud of myself for this kindness I did last night. I did it ______ and did the right thing. However, I was unwilling to ______, because by sharing I am also sharing the ______ and more self-centered side of myself.

It was last night and I ______ my shift at work. It was late and I wanted to go straight home. On my way out of the door I ______ a fellow staff member and colleague. She doesn’t have a ________ and usually either catches a taxi home or ______ for an hour waiting for ______ staff member and friend of hers to finish work.

In the past I’ve ______ to drive her home as she ______ on my side of town. But last night I really did not want to. I wanted to ______ straight home, alone. And I did not have to make “small talk”.

So I tried to ______ her, walking past her, heading down, and stealing out（偷溜）to the

____ without letting her see me and ______ without offering her a lift.

Yet, something in myself was stopping me. Something in myself made me ______ her and put myself in her shoes. She had young ______ who she wanted to go home to attend to and, she could go home right now ______ I took her, not an hour later when the other staff member and friend of hers who was taking her. So I offered. She ______. And of course, she was extremely ________.

Well, I learned a great ______ last night about not being so self-centered and selfish!

1.A. nervously　　 B. proudly　　 C. exactly　　 D. carefully

2.A. share　　 B. remark　　 C. do　　 D. consider

3.A. pleasure　　 B. respect　　 C. honour　　 D. selfish

4.A. changed　　 B. kept　　 C. finished　　 D. missed

5.A. noticed　　 B. greeted　　 C. followed　　 D. helped

6.A. home　　 B. choice　　 C. friend　　 D. car

7.A. hangs around　　 B. hides away　　 C. watches over　　 D. calms down

8.A. each　　 B. another　　 C. either　　 D. that

9.A. hated　　 B. happened　　 C. offered　　 D. refused

10.A. works　　 B. lives　　 C. plays　　 D. remains

11.A. fly　　 B. ride　　 C. drive　　 D. walk

12.A. remind　　 B. avoid　　 C. attract　　 D. please

13.A. workroom　　 B. office　　 C. playground　　 D. park

14.A. therefore　　 B. even　　 C. however　　 D. instead

15.A. rely on　　 B. spy on　　 C. look at　　 D. point at

16.A. neighbours　　 B. pets　　 C. children　　 D. friends

17.A. since　　 B. although　　 C. as　　 D. if

18.A. accepted　　 B. hesitated　　 C. approached　　 D. urged

19.A. reliable　　 B. upset　　 C. generous　　 D. grateful

20.A. gift　　 B. lesson　　 C. treasure　　 D. method

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

This time last year I paid a visit ______Shandong which is 5000 kilometers _____.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

– Do we get paid this week?

– ______! I’m running out of money.

A. No way　 　　 B. No problem

C. I hope so.　 D. I’m afraid not

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—It is so hot today! Do you mind if I drink this last bottle of water, Susan?

—______. I’ll go and get some more this afternoon.

A. I’m very sorry   B. Yes, please      C. I don’t care     D. Of course not. Go ahead

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

– I spent $ 20 for this shirt. How much is yours?

--- I just paid ______.

A. half the money              B. half

B. halves                     D. the half money

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析