It’s unimaginable that such a top student as ...

It’s unimaginable that such a top student as Jane 　　　cheat in the exam.

A. might  B. can  C. may  D. should

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It’s unimaginable that such a top student as Jane________cheat in the exam.

A. should         B. may               C. can            D. might

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Smith is ________ a good professor ________ all of us students respect.

A. such; that       B. such; as       C. so; that        D. so; as

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It may surprise bookworms, but apparently masterpieces such as Jane Eyre are lacking in something — sound effects. An electronic-book firm is adding background noises and music to the works of Charlotte Bronte, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Shakespeare in the hope of attracting younger readers. In one example, a description of rain lashing against a window in a Sherlock Holmes story will be “enhanced” with matching noises.

The first multimedia e-books — with sounds to accompany novels — will be available this Friday in the UK. The Booktrack releases are available to iPad users, with other tablet computer versions to follow. The concept is already in use in the U.S., where the classics come with added sound effects. Readers for example can hear the china cups chinking in Mr. Darcy’s garden as they read Pride And Prejudice.

A story by Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie will be released later in the year with a specially crafted orchestral score. Rushdie’s story In The South will be released with a soundtrack provided by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

The Power Of Six by Pittacus Lore, a novel for young adults, is one of the first to be tested with a soundtrack which builds in suspense in keeping with the plot. It works by timing the speed of each reader and the software measures the “turning” of a page and moves the music or sounds along accordingly. It has been created by Booktrack which synchronizes (使同步) music to each novel. It is funded by Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal.

Mr. Thiel said, “It’s always exciting to witness the creation of a new form of media. The technology promises to captivate readers in a different way.”

However, they have been greeted with horror by traditionalists, who say the technology takes away the pleasure of having one’s imagination stimulated by a story. They also raise the prospect (预期) of having to ask an overly eager reader to turn their book down. David Nicholls, whose bestseller One Day was recently turned into a film starring Anne Hathaway, said, “This sounds like the opposite of reading. It would be a distraction.”

1.What’s the purpose of the electronic-book firm adding sound effects to masterpieces?

A. To add some creative factors to the e-books.　　 B. To arouse interest of the readers.

C. To satisfy the readers’ great need.　　 D. To promote the technology progress.

2.Where was the idea that sounds are added to accompany novels first put forward?

A. Britain.　　 B. Australia.　　 C. New Zealand.　　 D. America.

3.The following should be done to make a soundtrack work, EXCEPT ________.

A. measuring how long each reader spends in reading

B. increasing the volume of the music or sounds

C. making out the reading speed

D. changing the music or sounds with pages turned

4.What’s Mr. Thiel’ attitude to the future of the new form of media?

A. Doubtful.　　 B. Indifferent.　　 C. Hopeful.　　 D. Negative.

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As high school students, Sang Tian and Huang Yunru dreamed of attending one of the world’s top universities．They slaved over their studies and were in the end admitted to famous schools – only one turned out to be far more famous than the other, according to new ranking （排名）of Asia’s top schools．

Huang Yunru, 19, went to the University of Hong Kong, the No 1 school in Asia．Sang, also 19, went to Tsinghua University, which was ranked a disappointing 16th in Asia．When Sang heard the news, he couldn’t believe his ears．“What? How can it be?” he said, greatly surprised.．

The new list of Asia’s top 200 universities was published last month by Quacquarelli Symonds （QS）, a UK-based career and education company．The ranking have started heated discussions among Chinese people, since the mainland’s top two schools – Peking University （PKU） and Tsinghua University – were not in the top 10.

Actually, this isn’t the first time that the schools have gone on poorly in regional or global ranking．The 2010 world university list released by the magazine US News & World Report ranked Peking University at 50th and Tsinghua University at 56th．They were the only two mainland schools in the top 100．Meanwhile, 37 US universities made the top 100 list．And three of 10 Hong Kong universities made the top 50.Chinese universities’ poor performance has saddened many students．“I can’t understand their standards,” said Sang．“At least we are a university with a long, proud history.”

According to the QS list, Chinese universities are doing OK in academic peer review, with both Tsinghua and Peking University scoring a full 100．But when it comes to student-to-faculty ratio（师生比）, their ranking drops, with Tsinghua at 22th and Peking at 23rd.John Hennessy, president of Stanford University, said at the Fourth Chinese-Foreign University Presidents Forum in early May that a lack of small-group discussions has seriously affected the teaching quality at Chinese universities．This has also resulted in students being afraid to question or challenge teachers.

1.Peking University （PKU） and Tsinghua University were in the top 10 in the ranking of Asia’s top schools．

2.There were no top 100 universities in the mainland according to the ranking.

3.Hong Kong universities are doing much better than the Chinese mainland ones in the ranking.

4.Peking University （PKU） and Tsinghua University are so famous that they are  not worried about the result at all.

5.One of the reasons for the mainland’s universities’ disappointing ranking is that there are simply not enough teachers for the large number of students.

高三英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is unfair that such a nice person like Jane ______ lose her job. She works so hard!

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

I was the fool at school, regarded as a special needs student. I was termed as such. Obviously, because I was not interested in school and did not care for my _______.

Over time, I started to believe in my stupidity. I _______ the fact that I was in special needs classes and poured it out as anger and depression. But one activity _______ this view of myself: chess.

I started to play chess with my father after school _______because I wanted to beat him at something. My father was a _______ man, fond of physics, writing, religion, …, almost every___field. He was called a walking dictionary. So, winning in chess against my father would be a _______ that I had intellectual power. On the small chessboard, I had a chance to _______ my so-called inability.

Game after game, I wanted to beat my father even more. I started to study chess books and play against a chess computer to _______ my skills. One weekend, I finally checkmated(将杀) my father on a ferry ride, which made me feel _______.

Two years later, I became the second board _______ my school chess team, with our top board being the best high school player in the state. But before the tournament season, our top player _______to come. There came my chance to play as top board against the best players in other states.

I was determined to show who I had become: a(n)_______ person able to win with calculation, logic and will. My most _______ game came in the final round. Our team was facing a high school which only excellent students attended. It was _______ a match between a special needs student and a smart soul. My opponent(对手) was playing well and kept _______ while I kept defending to keep my king safe. He spent long trying to break down my defenses, but could not find the final push. I _______ with more defensive moves, trying to make it as difficult for him as possible. With little _______ left, he started to make rapid moves._______ he could make the final decision, he ran out of time. Honestly, as his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement. Of course it was not the most sportsmen-like _______, but I could not control my emotions.

While holding my winner’s cup, I knew I was not _______. The inferiority complex(自卑感) had melted away, and I realized that underneath our thoughts, each person is a genius.

1.A. habits　　 B. grades　　 C. plans　　 D. benefits

2.A. noticed　　 B. explained　　 C. accepted　　 D. ignored

3.A. changed　　 B. supported　　 C. questioned　　 D. showed

4.A. especially　　 B. obviously　　 C. simply　　 D. hopefully

5.A. smart　　 B. strict　　 C. quiet　　 D. strong

6.A. dream　　 B. lesson　　 C. theory　　 D. sign

7.A. turn over　　 B. turn down　　 C. get over　　 D. get through

8.A. teach　　 B. sharpen　　 C. choose　　 D. invent

9.A. overjoyed　　 B. disappointed　　 C. puzzled　　 D. interested

10.A. for　　 B. in　　 C. of　　 D. on

11.A. promised　　 B. managed　　 C. happened　　 D. failed

12.A. brave　　 B. lucky　　 C. active　　 D. intelligent

13.A. terrible　　 B. memorable　　 C. dangerous　　 D. popular

14.A. normally　　 B. possibly　　 C. actually　　 D. partly

15.A. attacking　　 B. smiling　　 C. pausing　　 D. escaping

16.A. returned　　 B. quit　　 C. won　　 D. exchanged

17.A. patience　　 B. time　　 C. energy　　 D. wisdom

18.A. Once　　 B. Until　　 C. Before　　 D. Unless

19.A. spirit　　 B. thought　　 C. comment　　 D. behavior

20.A. proud　　 B. stupid　　 C. bright　　 D. lazy

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

I was the fool at school， regarded as a special needs student． I was termed as such． Obviously， because I was not interested in school and did not care for my______ ．

Over time， I started to believe in my stupidity． I______ the fact that I was in special needs classes and poured it out as anger and depression． But one activity______ this view of myself： chess．

I started to play chess with my father after school ______ because I wanted to beat him at something． My father was a______ man， fond of physics， writing， religion，…， almost every field． He was called a walking dictionary． So， winning in chess against my father would be a______ that I had intellectual power． On the small chessboard， I had a chance to______ my so-called inability．

Game after game， I wanted to beat my father even more． I started to study chess books and play against a chess computer to______ my skills． One weekend， I finally checkmated（将杀） my father on a ferry ride， which made me feel______．

Two years later， I became the second board______ my school chess team， with our top board being the best high school player in the state． But before the tournament season， our top player______ to come． There came my chance to play as top board against the best players in other states．

I was determined to show who I had become： a（n）______ person able to win with calculation， logic and will． My most______ game came in the final round． Our team was facing a high school which only excellent students attended． It was______ a match between a special needs student and a smart soul． My opponent（对手） was playing well and kept______ while I kept defending to keep my king safe． He spent long trying to break down my defenses， but could not find the final push． I______ with more defensive moves， trying to make it as difficult for him as possible． With little______ left， he started to make rapid moves．______ he could make the final decision， he ran out of time． Honestly， as his clock flag fell， I jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement． Of course it was not the most sportsmen-like______， but I could not control my emotions．

While holding my winner's cup， I knew I was not______． The inferiority complex（自卑感） had melted away， and I realized that underneath our thoughts， each person is a genius．

1.A. habits　　 B. grades　　 C. plans　　 D. benefits

2.A. noticed　　 B. explained　　 C. accepted　　 D. ignored

3.A. changed　　 B. supported　　 C. questioned　　 D. showed

4.A. especially　　 B. obviously　　 C. simply　　 D. hopefully

5.A. smart　　 B. strict　　 C. quiet　　 D. strong

6.A. dream　　 B. lesson　　 C. theory　　 D. sign

7.A. turn over　　 B. turn down　　 C. get over　　 D. get through

8.A. teach　　 B. sharpen　　 C. choose　　 D. invent

9.A. overjoyed　　 B. disappointed　　 C. puzzled　　 D. interested

10.A. for　　 B. in　　 C. of　　 D. on

11.A. promised　　 B. managed　　 C. happened　　 D. failed

12.A. brave　　 B. lucky　　 C. active　　 D. intelligent

13.A. terrible　　 B. memorable　　 C. dangerous　　 D. popular

14.A. normally　　 B. possibly　　 C. actually　　 D. partly

15.A. attacking　　 B. smiling　　 C. pausing　　 D. escaping

16.A. returned　　 B. quit　　 C. won　　 D. exchanged

17.A. patience　　 B. time　　 C. energy　　 D. wisdom

18.A. Once　　 B. Until　　 C. Before　　 D. Unless

19.A. spirit　　 B. thought　　 C. comment　　 D. behavior

20.A. proud　　 B. stupid　　 C. bright　　 D. lazy

高三英语七选五困难题查看答案及解析

This year’s Newsweek list of the top 100 high schools shows that today those with fewer students are rising.

Ten years ago, when the first Newsweek Top School List based on college-level test participation was published, only three of the top 100 schools had graduating classes smaller than 100 students. This year there are 22.

Fifty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational reform: big, modern high schools outside the cities with thousands of students. Big schools meant economic efficiency, a greater choice of courses, and better football teams. But only years later did we understand that it involved the difficulty of strengthening personal connections between teachers and students. SAT scores began dropping; on average, 30% of students did not complete high school in four years, a figure that rose to 50% in poor city neighborhoods. High schools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress.

Size isn’t everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable trend toward smaller schools. This has been partly due to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helping to open about 1,000 small schools — most of them with about 400 kids, each with an average enrollment of only 150 students per grade. About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country are taking notice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago and San Diego. And most noticeable of all, there is the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have split up into smaller units of a few hundred.

Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California, is one of those ranking No.423 — among the top 2% in the country. In 2003, Hillsdale remade itself into three “houses”. 300 students arriving ninth graders are randomly assigned to one of the houses, where they will keep the same four core subject teachers for two years before moving on to another for 11th and 12th grades. Teachers meet with students in groups of 25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of everything from homework problems to bad Saturday-night dates. The advisers also meet with students privately and stay in touch with parents. Along with the new structure came the percentage of freshmen taking biology jumped from 17 to 95.”It was rough for some. But by senior year, two-thirds have moved up to physics,” says Jeff Gilbert. “Our kids are coming to school in part because they know there are adults here who know them and care for them.”

But not all schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.

Ranking schools is always controversial. Over the years this system has been criticized for its simplicity — list of top U.S. high schools was made merely according to the proportion of students taking college-level exams. This year a group of 38 superintendents (地区教育主管) from five states wrote to ask that their schools should be excluded from the calculation. “It is impossible to know which high schools are ‘the best’ in the nation,” their letter read. “Determining whether different schools do or don’t offer a high quality of education requires a look at many different measures, including students’ overall academic accomplishments, their later performance in college, and taking into consideration the unique needs of their communities.”

1.What can we learn about the schools sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

A. They are often located in poor neighborhoods.

B. They are popular with high-achieving students.

C. They are mostly small in size.

D. Another 150 schools invested by the Foundation are planned to be set up.

2.According to Jeff Gilbert, the classes at Hillsdale were set up so that students could ______.

A. tell their teachers what they did on weekends

B. experience a great deal of pleasure in learning

C. maintain closer relationships with their teachers

D. deal with the demanding biology and physics courses

3.Newsweek ranks high schools according to ______.

A. their students’ academic achievement

B. the number of their students admitted to college

C. the size and number of their graduating classes

D. their college-level test participation

4.What attitude does the author have towards the present trend in high school education?

A. Subjective.                      B. Objective.                                 C. Indifferent.                      D. Disapproving.

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

A. Providing Good Education for Baby Boomers

B. Top School List Winning National Support

C. Small Schools Rising in popularity

D. Students Meeting Higher Academic Standards

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

My English teacher’s humor was ____ make every student burst into laughter.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析