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Parenting has never been an easy job，but mothers and fathers today face challenges in raising their children that their own parents may never have had to deal with

While children have always been particular eaters，for example，parents today are trying to supply healthful food in a world full ofchicken nuggets，processed snacks and soft drinks．Bike riding and hopscotch have given way to video games and text messaging．And working parents have to cope with all things around day care，jobs and family．

At the same time，a large amount of health information on the Intemet and elsewhere has introduced a higher level of stress for parents．Web sites provide supplemants(补品)that increase a child’s brain health while news organizations report on the latest scare from baby bottles or too much television．

All of this makes raising a healthy child overwhelming．But it doesn’t have to be．

This Well guide offers small steps and simple ways to improve a child’s well-being in four

areas—nutrition，development，playtime and safety Inside，there’s advice from experts on how to raise a healthy，active youngster；tips on diet and behavior，help for problems like insomnia，and the latest thinking on day care，discipline and other topics．It’s all designed to help kids stay well every day．

45．According to the author,what is most likely to be found in today’s homes?

A．Hopscotch     B．Healthful food．  C．Bike riding．  D Brain supplements

46．What does“Well guide'’in the last paragraph probably refer to?

A．A programon how to deal with daily affairs

B  A game on how to make kids clever．

C．A book on how to raise a child．

D A site on how to reduce work stress

47．From the 1st paragraphinthe passage,we can infer that_______

A．today’s parents are too busy to raise their own children

B  today’s parents should seek advice from their own parents

C  it was much easier to raise children in the past

D．parents have more concems in raising children today

48．The underlined word in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by          ．

A．relaxing       B．delighting      C．stressful     D puzzling

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Telling someone they are not hired is never an easy job, but all hiring managers will face this difficult situation many times in their careers. While everyone fears denial on some level, it is important to understand that not everyone will fit in every job. Further, there are times when the applicant quality will be so great, a decision to reject an applicant may not reflect on that applicant's abilities but the overall quality of the field.

There are a number of methods that can be used to get the message across that a person is not hired. In many cases, especially for those who were never called for an interview, a simple form letter may be sufficient. In other cases, where someone may have been called for an interview, a phone call or letter could be chosen to deliver the message that they were not hired. In cases where there may be an ongoing relationship with the person not hired, it may be best to break the news in person, though this has the obvious potential of being more uncomfortable. Above all, it is best to always be honest with those who didn't get the job. Lying is never acceptable.

Generally, it is not a good idea to tell someone specific reasons why they are not hired for a job. This can only lead to resentment（怨恨）and regret. However, there may be specific times when this could be a good idea. For example, if an applicant is promising and the hiring manager believes another position will be opening up that suits the applicant's skills, this could be a way to let that person know they may soon have another opportunity.

In all cases, even if you feel someone has cheated to obtain an interview, never behave in a way which shows you are superior to them. This is unprofessional and reflects very poorly not only on the hiring manager, but the organization as a whole.

1.Why are some applicants refused according to Paragraph 1?

A.They are interested in other fields.

B.They don't qualify for the position.

C.They are afraid of making decisions.

D.They lack the courage to face failures.

2.How may a not-interviewed applicant be informed of the rejection?

A.By receiving a formal phone call.

B.By getting a simple form letter.

C.By checking a message online.

D.By attending a personal meeting.

3.In what case will applicants be told exactly why they are not hired?

A.They regret applying for the job.

B.They demand specific explanations.

C.They may be capable of another post.

D.They have submitted false information.

4.What can be inferred about the position of hiring managers?

A.It calls for professional skills.

B.It attracts the applicants most.

C.It doesn't allow for any mistake.

D.It requires honesty and ambition.

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I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person 36.

I got off the college bus and started walking. That's 37   I heard piano music and singing rising above the 38of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower 39I could find out where it was coming from. 40the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 41next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing 42me a bit. I stood there watching her 43for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take 44to perform on her own in public.

Feeling my presence, she looked in my 45. I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a 46time lately, but you’ve made me hopeful again.”

"I'm happy that I could 47. Why are you so sad?"

"Well, my mum had got 48from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”

"You see, the way you were 49," she explained. “Don't look defeated, 50 come in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it. Smile more ... 51 your head up."

I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was 52me.

“Why are you playing here?” I asked.

“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many 53people and hope to relieve their 54and make them think positively by sharing music.”

I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a 55soul.

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I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person 36.

I got off the college bus and started walking. That's37  I heard piano music and singing rising above the38of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower39I could find out where it was coming from. 40the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 41next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing42me a bit. I stood there watching her 43for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take44to perform on her own in public.

Feeling my presence, she looked in my45. I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a 46time lately, but you’re made me hopeful again.”

"I'm happy that I could 47. Why are you so sad?"

"Well, my mum had got48from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”

"You see, the way you were 49," she explained. “Don't look defeated, 50 comes in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it. Smile more ... 51 your head up."

I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was52me.

“Why are you playing here?” I asked.

“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many53people and hope to relieve their 54and make them think positively by sharing music.”

I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a 55soul.

高三英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.

When cartoon book characters like the incredible（难以置信） Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.

The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression（沮丧）。 They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.

So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.

Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.

1. The author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear ______.

2. The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to____.

3.The underlined phrase “holding on to” in this passage possibly means“__”。

4.The best title for this passage is probably _______.

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A father in Wuhan, nicknamed "Eagle Dad" for his controversial parenting style, has dismissed critics' claims that he pushes his 4-year-old son too hard.

Police officer Wang Shaoyan came under the spotlight this month after his child took part in an 18-kilometer race in the Hubei provincial capital.

Some parents attacked his methods of extreme physical training, while others reacted strongly to his admission that he regularly exposes the youngster to cold showers. "I just want my son to reach his full potential," Wang said, adding that 4-year-old son not only runs 3 km every day he also takes cold showers from time to time to strengthen his body's resistance and willpower.

"He has never taken any sick leave from kindergarten," he said proudly. However, some parents find his methods too extreme.

"I'm not sure a 4-year-old is prepared for such intense training," said Zhang Ruxia  a woman who gave birth to two boys in October in Tianjin. "You can have good intentions to train your child at an early age but you also have to consider whether he can take it." Wang responded by saying children are too young to make decisions, and it is up to parents to lead them on the right path.

"I read many materials before and the whole process is step-by-step without pushing or imposing on my son," Wang said. The father said he was not acting rashly but following a scientific way of education. He said the doubts about his methods reflect the declining standards of modern education.

"Many people in Japan give their children cold showers too ,and no one is fussing about it，" he said. The traditional way of education applied by most of his peers might not necessarily help bring the best out of a child he said.

Wang said in addition to the physical training, he has also laid out a detailed and particular program to strengthen the intelligence of the child. "I have hired some university students to expand his knowledge in natural sciences, while playing the video for English-language teaching as well," he said.

1.For what reason was Wang made known to the public?

A. He employed some college students to teach his son.

B. He made his kid take a long distance race.

C. He exposed his 4-year-old to cold showers.

D. He forced his youngster to run 3 km every day.

2.Which statement is supported by the parents who hold the opposite opinion?

A. Extreme physical training can explore children's full potentials.

B. Taking cold showers regularly is beneficial for children's development.

C. It's up to parents to lead children on the right path.

D. The way to educate children should agree with their age.

3.What does the phrase "fussing about” probably mean in the 8th paragraph?

A. Minding about.      B. Paying attention to.

C. Laughing at.  D. Talking about.

4.In Eagle Dad’s opinion, his extreme parenting was questioned because____.

A. he didn’t take it step by step in a scientific way

B. the highly tense work-out was misunderstood

C. modern education is not challenging enough

D. some parents were jealous of his success

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It’s never easy to admit the mistakes you make, but doing so is an important step toward moving forward.

National Geographic magazine recently published an article with the title “For decades, our coverage was racist. To rise above our past, we must acknowledge it.” It was written by the magazine’s editor-in-chief Susan Goldberg, the first woman and first Jewish person to hold the position. National Geographic has acknowledged that its coverage of the black and racial minorities in America and the wider world has been historically racist, frequently promoting caricatures of the “noble savage” and barely featuring the US’s minority population.

According to Goldberg, the 130-year-old publication’s April issue “explores how race defines, separates, and unites us”. In honor of 50 years since the killing of Martin Luther King, who is known for fighting racial inequality in the US, the issue is devoted to race.

The publication republished a number of examples of historical racism in its coverage. One 1916 article about Australia included a photo of two Indigenous Australians with the wording: “South Australian Blackfellows: These savages rank lowest in intelligence of all human beings.”

To review its previous coverage of race, Goldberg asked University of Virginia historian John Edwin Mason to look back at the magazine’s text, choice of subjects, and photography of people of color from the US and abroad. “Until the 1970s, National Geographic all but ignored people of color who lived in the United States, rarely acknowledging them beyond laborer or domestic workers,” Goldberg wrote about Mason’s findings. “Meanwhile, it pictured ‘natives’ elsewhere as exotics, famously and frequently unclothed happy hunters, noble savages.”

Mason also found that the magazine often ran photos of “uncivilized” natives amazed by “civilized” Western technology.

In recent years, however, the magazine has improved. For example, in a 2015 project, National Geographic gave cameras to young people in the Caribbean country of Haiti and asked them to shoot pictures of their everyday lives.

“The coverage wasn’t right before, because it was told from a white American point of view, and I think it speaks to exactly why we needed a variety of storytellers,” Goldberg told the Associated Press.

National Geographic’s look at its past also inspired other media organizations to revisit their own historical coverage of race. The New York Times admitted that most of its obituaries(讣告) were about the lives of white men, and has started publishing obituaries of famous women in a special section titled “Overlooked”. After all, recognizing overlooked mistakes is what makes us grow.

1.The April issue of National Geographic magazine is special because ______.

A.readers can see Mason’s investigation report in this issue

B.it is released to mark National Geographic’s 130th anniversary

C.it focuses on the issue of race in memory of Martin Luther King

D.it is the first issue since Susan Goldberg became the editor-in-chief

2.Which of the following may prove National Geographic’s coverage was racist?

A.It often pictured coloured people with decent jobs.

B.Natives were often presented as undressed happy hunters.

C.It asked ordinary people to shoot pictures of their daily lives.

D.It only featured minority groups in America but overlooked others.

3.What can we learn about the National Geographic?

A.It used to tell stories from the perspective of a white Jewish woman.

B.The overall image of natives in it was brave, intelligent but uncivilized.

C.Its texts and choice of subjects were diverse and had no racial prejudice.

D.It inspired other media organizations to reflect on their coverage of race.

4.According to the writer, acknowledging the mistakes may 　　　　　 .

A.spoil the image of the world famous magazine

B.remove racial discrimination around the world

C.help the magazine to move forward and grow better

D.discourage the editors from reporting bravely and honestly

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

——How are you getting on with the work?

——So far it _____ easy but things may change.

A. has been      B. is             C. was        D. would be

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to us now.

I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. That’s 36  I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could 37where it was coming from. 38the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating (低估) the power within yourself. The way she was singing 39me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must 40to perform alone in the middle of a crowded place.

She must have felt my 41because she would  42look in my direction. Then I walked over and put some 43     in her carriage and she said, “Thank you”. Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been  44a rough time lately, but you’ve made me 45again.”

“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”

“Well, my mum told me she had got 46from her job, and that made me sad. I’m not so sure what to do …”

“You see, here’s the problem,” she explained. “While you were 47, your head was down. Don’t look 48, because 49comes in different ways and if your head were down, you might lose it.”

She also explained to me that she saw a lot of 50 people in the world and she tried to bring more 51 by sharing motivational (鼓舞人心的) music. She told me that when she wasn’t making music she studied 52. So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.

I 53a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after we 54, my heart was 55and lightened by a musical soul!

1.                A．where         B．why            C．which    D．when

2.                A．turn out        B．take in          C．find out   D．get in

3.                A．Across         B．Through        C．Between  D．Above

4.                A．comforted      B．annoyed        C．scared   D．reminded

5.                A．take time       B．take turns       C．take action    D．take courage

6.                A．absence        B．performance     C．presence D．regret

7.                A．angrily         B．occasionally     C．generally D．faithfully

8.                A．cards          B．food           C．books    D．money

9.                A．going through    B．getting up       C．taking over    D．running towards

10.               A．curious         B．eager          C．sad   D．hopeful

11.               A．hired          B．promoted       C．paid  D．fired

12.               A．running        B．driving         C．walking    D．riding

13.               A．proud          B．defeated       C．absorbed  D．puzzled

14.               A．opportunity     B．trouble         C．difficulty   D．dream

15.               A．positive        B．active          C．energetic  D．negative

16.               A．records        B．poverty        C．positivity  D．indifference

17.               A．politics         B．psychology      C．biology    D．art

18.               A．smiled         B．changed        C．influenced D．sighed

19.               A．responded      B．parted         C．agreed    D．understood

20.               A．hit            B．sunk           C．tied  D．touched

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Faced with a bill for $10,000, _____.

A. an extra job has been taken

B. the boss has given John an extra job

C. John has taken an extra job

D. an extra job had been given to John

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析