The blue sky of the holiday brochure was such a ______this rainy March day.
A. compare with B. compare to C. contrast to D. contrast as
高三英语单项填空中等难度题
The blue sky of the holiday brochure was such a ______this rainy March day.
A. compare with B. compare to C. contrast to D. contrast as
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写作一(满分15分)
请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。
A friend of mine said，“I really miss the days when the sky was blue and the river was clear．”
要求：1．就此材料发表你的看法；
2．紧扣材料，有明确的观点；
3．词数不少于6o；
4．在答题卡上作答。
高三英语书面表达困难题查看答案及解析
书面表达（共2小题）
请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。
A friend of mine said，“I really miss the days when the sky was blue and the river was clear．”
要求：1．就此材料发表你的看法；
2．紧扣材料，有明确的观点；
3．词数不少于60；
4．在答题卡上作答。
高三英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析
On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its way—the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband, Jimmy and I got came around 9 p.m., from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching.
No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. I didn’t know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. I gripped the banister(楼梯扶手) and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. In those seconds of practical stillness, I could hear everything around me rattling.
We got close to the staircase landing only to hear the loud ripping（撕裂） sound of our garage door coming off. The back wall of the house followed suit and tore off into the darkness outside.
By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldn’t get inside himself because of the wind. I held Jimmy’s arm tightly as the tornado sucked the door open—we never did get it fully shut—and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and head were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.
“Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to. All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t believe it was over. Jimmy said he’d go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me.”
1.What does the underlined word coverage mean?
A. damage B. reports
C. arrival D. delay
2.In the last but two paragraphs, why did the author feel no pain?
A. Because she was too eager to help her husband to feel it.
B. Because she was frozen in amazement.
C. Because she was held entirely by the power of tornado.
D. Because she was frightened by the damage caused by the disaster.
3.The feeling of the author during the disaster can be described as_______
A. scared, surprised but calm B. surprised, terrified but determined
C. astonished, confused and moved D. amazed, determined and grateful
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its way—the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel from the presidential primary debate I had been watching to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.
No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. Suddenly, the bones of the house shook, the power went out, and the wind began to roar through blown-out windows. We had three flights of steps to navigate to the relative safety of the first floor, where a closet fixed underneath a brick staircase might be the firmest place to wait things out. Everything around rattling, we struggled forward, uncertain whether we would make it.
As we reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Shards of glass flew everywhere. A three-foot-long tree branch whipped, missing us by inches.
By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but the wind kept him outside. I grasped his arm as the tornado constantly sucked the door open and tried to bring him with it. My knees and scalp were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay. Then everything stopped. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t believe it was over.
The storm lasted four minutes. Four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.
1.The author and her husband were caught unprepared by the tornado mainly because ________.
A. they were watching the presidential debate on the TV
B. they missed the first alert from the TV
C. no signs indicated the disaster
D. the government didn’t warn them of the severe weather
2.The author didn’t feel the pain in her keens and scalp because____________________.
A. she lost her consciousness B. she was concerned about her husband’s safety
C. she got to the closet safe and sound D. she was glad that the tornado was over
3.How did we feel after the tornado?
A. blessed B. depressed
C. annoyed D. shocked
4.Which word best describe the experience?
A. interesting B. adventurous
C. unpredictable D. educational
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
It was on a summer burning afternoon in Denver．The sky was blue and the wind was blowing slightly．A man from a big 36with a new wagon （马车） and a beautiful pair of horses was 37 along a country road．He did not 38much attention to 39he was going．Pretty soon he realized that he was 40 , but he continued to drive, 41to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to 42to the town．
It was a long 43road．For several hours he kept on driving． 44 it was almost dark, he saw in a cornfield a tall farmer plowing （犁） the land．He stopped his 45team of horses near the fence and called out, "Hello, farmer"
"Hello, yourself" the farmer replied, 46plowing．
"Where does this 47go ?"
"I haven't ever seen it go anywhere．It always 48right where it is " , said the farmer, without stopping his work．
"How far is it 49the next town?" said the stranger, speaking a little louder．
"Don't know, never50it " replied the farmer．
By this time the city man was getting 51, "What do you know? You're the biggest 52I ever saw"
The farmer 53the plow and turned and looked for a long time at the city man．Then he said scornfully （轻蔑地） , "Maybe I don't know much． 54I am a fool．But 55I'm not lost!"
1.A．enterprise B．city C．farm D．company
2.A．driving B．exploring C．escaping D．resting
3.A．fix B．give C．recommend D．provide
4.A．which B．that C．where D．what
5.A．gone B．missing C．lost D．discouraged
6.A．managing B．expecting C．refusing D．forgetting
7.A．take back B．bring back C．look back D．get back
8.A．lonely B．busy C．crowded D．proper
9.A．If B．After C．When D．Though
10.A．tired B．exited C．bored D．disappointed
11.A．already B．still C．thus D．merely
12.A．horse B．town C．field D．road
13.A．trains B．lives C．stays D．stands
14.A．in B．to C．inside D．from
15.A．built B．imagined C．overlooked D．measured
16.A．annoyed B．ridiculous C．concerned D．content
17.A．farmer B．businessman C．fool D．driver
18.A．undertook B．continued C．began D．stopped
19.A．Perhaps B．Luckily C．Exactly D．Indeed
20.A．in turn B．at least C．sooner or later D．at most
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The tornado came without any sign—the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.
No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. Pink insulation（绝缘材料） flew into the room from a trapdoor to the attic, and the wind began to roar through the house. We had three flights of steps to navigate to get to the relative safety of the first floor. Because the closet down there is wedged （塞进） underneath a brick staircase, it seemed like the sturdiest(坚固的) place in our town house to wait things out.
I didn’t know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. I gripped the banister(楼梯扶手) and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. In those seconds of stillness, I could hear everything around me rattling.
As we reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Shards of glass that looked like broken ice flew everywhere. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch whipped through the doorframe. It flew over our heads, missing us by inches. Had we been one step up, it would have impaled us. The back wall of the house followed suit and tore off into the darkness outside.
Instantly I reached the closet, Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldn’t get inside himself because of the wind. I gripped Jimmy’s arm as the tornado sucked the door open and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and scalp were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out and into the bay. “Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to.
All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t believe it was over. Jimmy said he’d go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Don’t leave me.”
Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.
1.Paragraph 2—4 mainly tell us______.
A. the tornado was on top of us
B. the tornado caused great damage
C. the coverage of the tornado became a reality
D. the tornado was so strong that it lifted the author off her feet
2.The underlined words “this intense pressure” in Paragraph 3 refer to______.
A. the author’s nervousness about the tornado
B. the force from the tornado on the author
C. the stress the author felt from her life
D. the pressure the banister gave the author
3.From the passage we can know that ______.
A. Neither the author nor her husband was injured.
B. the author’s house was completely destroyed.
C. they were aware of the tornado before it came.
D. it became dark outside when the tornado hit the town
4.The author wrote the passage to _______.
A. share with us her experience of surviving a tornado
B. warn us of the danger caused by tornados
C. show us how to fight against a tornado
D. tell us tornados are dangerous and how to protect us from them
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
At the top of the mountain，__________ to see the blue sky，the kids made cheerful noises of all kinds．
A．delighted B．delighting C．having delighted D．delight
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
In 1956, Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet on my finger. I wanted to show Perky _____ the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird _____ out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my _______ , Perky flew off. The enormous blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue _____ and suddenly he had gone, clipping its wings.
Kathy managed to _____ me. With fake optimism, she even tried to reassure me that Perky would find a new _____ . But I was far too clever to _____ that such a thing was possible.
Decades later, I watched my own _____ growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the _____ of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the _____of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed to _____the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. _____ Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and _____ that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
“The best thing _____ Sweetie Pie,” he said, “was the _____ we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just_____ down and landed on my finger.”
When I was finally able to _____ , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all _____ . It seems our two families had been _____ long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, “You were_____ ! Perky lived!”
1.A. what B. how C. which D. where
2.A. food B. nest C. friend D. family
3.A. joy B. horror C. disappointment D. satisfaction
4.A. pleasure B. sadness C. treasure D. sense
5.A. forgive B. comfort C. help D. delight
6.A. parent B. home C. master D. life
7.A. imagine B. suppose C. doubt D. believe
8.A. birds B. happiness C. worries D. children
9.A. parents B. birds C. interests D. games
10.A. first B. best C. last D. happiest
11.A. catch B. find C. buy D. have
12.A. Suddenly B. Fortunately C. Then D. However
13.A. announced B. said C. told D. hoped
14.A. in B. about C. of D. on
15.A. day B. place C. way D. story
16.A. floated B. dived C. settled D. went
17.A. think B. speak C. interrupt D. explain
18.A. came up B. turned up C. turned out D. matched up
19.A. known B. fastened C. connected D. introduced
20.A. right B. wrong C. silly D. mad
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last Sunday, there was no dirt in the air, only bright spring sunshine and a clear blue sky. After church, Papa headed out to the field to check on the cattle while Mama started dinner. Faye and I played in the yard. The temperature suddenly dropped—it felt good. The ________ had been building since dawn.
Then Mama shouted from the ________, “Iris，you and Faye get inside，real quick now!”
I looked to the west and saw a huge black cloud of ________, like thick smoke from a railway engine’s chimney. All the birds flew away. “Faye，go with Mama!” I ________. “I’ll warn Papa.”
Faye ran toward the house. The storm hit so fast that I ________ saw her climb the porch (门廊) steps. In a short time, the day turned into night. I ________ for Papa, hoping my voice would lead him back.
The dirt and sand stung my face like a thousand bees. I needed to get to shelter. ________ my face with one hand, I made my way toward the car and opened the door. Dirt flew in with me as I pulled the door closed. Papa was still out there! I needed to help him ________ the car.
I searched the dashboard (仪表板) and found the switch for the front ________. They made some rays, but would Papa see them in the thick ________? I pushed the horn (喇叭) again and again, hoping Papa would hear it.
________, Papa’s face appeared at the window. My heart jumped with surprise and ________. He opened the door and climbed onto the seat next to me. He coughed and wiped his eyes with dirty hands，then pulled me into his arms. “Oh, Iris, you’re ________.”
I hugged Papa and ________. I could feel the tears streaming down my dirty cheeks. Papa ________ my face. “Your mother and Faye?” I said, “They are in the house.” Papa nodded, “Good. We’ll wait out the storm there.” Papa shut off the car’s lights and I worried the dirt would ________ us.
Finally, the wind died down and the dust started to ________. Papa kicked against the door, opening it far enough to let us out. We went home as Mama ________ out. “Mama!” I shouted and ran into her arms. “Oh，my precious Iris!” Mama cried. “You and Papa are safe!”
“I’m safe ________ Iris,” Papa said. “The car’s horn led me to shelter.”
“I’m so proud of you,” Mama said to me.
I cried even more then, tears of joy because our family had ________ the horrible storm.
1.A.sand B.thunder C.heat D.snow
2.A.church B.house C.field D.car
3.A.fog B.gas C.steam D.dust
4.A.said B.complained C.suggested D.shouted
5.A.hardly B.constantly C.really D.surprisingly
6.A.screamed B.waited C.looked D.searched
7.A.Cleaning B.Touching C.Covering D.Rubbing
8.A.fix B.find C.recognize D.drive
9.A.lights B.handles C.wheels D.windows
10.A.smoke B.darkness C.forest D.atmosphere
11.A.Curiously B.Disappointedly C.Suddenly D.Unexpectedly
12.A.relief B.warmth C.excitement D.bravery
13.A.handsome B.cautious C.safe D.impressive
14.A.smiled B.whispered C.relaxed D.cried
15.A.glared at B.looked into C.swept over D.reached for
16.A.bury B.leave C.hurt D.poison
17.A.spread B.multiply C.settle D.double
18.A.walked B.slipped C.laughed D.dashed
19.A.rather than B.apart from C.thanks to D.other than
20.A.survived B.defeated C.experienced D.caused
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