I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, a...

I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and pushing outside my comfort ______ was not something I was raised to do.

In fact, I wouldn’t have become a(n)______ if it weren’t for my husband Charles He had been a ______ competitive runner for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t stop talking about how much he ______ it.

So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to join him at the ______. Just a few weeks later, Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race. I ______ about doing it. It was too soon.

But on race day, there I was.

The gun went off Thousands of runners ______.

The first kilometer was tough. I was already breathing ______ and painfully aware of the group of runners____ past me.

After another minute I saw the three-kilometer ______.All I could think of was that I was ______.

I rounded a comer, and saw both sides of the street______ with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on. I ______ my legs to keep going.

Then I looked up and saw the clock. The ______ ticking away gave me an incentive(助力). I knew that if I had ______ finished this race I would have achieved something, So, I ______ up, and kicked it.

I had my arms ______ higher when I passed through the finish line. A volunteer put a(n) ______ around my neck.

“You did great! I’m so proud of you!” Charles was thrilled that I’d ______.

“That was amazing! I want to do another race.” I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities. My lungs and my comfort zone both______.

1.A.block B.line C.emotion D.zone

2.A.wife B.coach C.expert D.runner

3.A.serious B.common C.casual D.sharp

4.A.hated B.missed C.admired D.trained

5.A.race B.department C.track D.ceremony

6.A.hesitated B.puzzled C.cared D.brought

7.A.slipped away B.backed off C.pushed forward D.came over

8.A.mildly B.shallowly C.gently D.heavily

9.A.running B.bending C.reaching D.pacing

10.A.symbol B.mark C.pattern D.campaign

11.A.hopeful B.speechless C.dying D.moving

12.A.stuck B.crowded C.provided D.directed

13.A.sunk B.bent C.shook D.willed

14.A.seconds B.titles C.criteria D.competitors

15.A.also B.actually C.just D.unfortunately

16.A.dressed B.came C.stayed D.straightened

17.A.kept B.crossed C.held D.tied

18.A.rope B.medal C.necklace D.award

19.A.got it B.meant it C.made it D.defeated it

20.A.trembled B.expanded C.ached D.erupted

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I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and pushing outside my comfort zone was not what I was ________ to do. My husband Charles had been a serious competitive ________ for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t ________talk- ing about how much he missed it. So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to ________ him at the track. Just a few weeks later, Charles________ us both up for a five-kilometer race. I ________ about doing it. It was too soon.

But on race day, there I was. The gun ________. Thousands of runners pushed forward. The first kilometer was tough. “I don’t think I’m gonna make it.” I was already breathing ________ and painfully aware of the group of runners pounding past me. “No, you’re doing great,” said Charles. He was trying to encourage me, to get me focused on something else _______ my discomfort. “I can’t,” I said, barely audibly (听得见地). He tried a ________ way to persuade me. “Just make it to that house and let’s see how you __________.”

After another minute I saw the three-kilometer mark. All I could think of was that I was dying and that my husband made me _______. Miserable doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt. “You’ll be fine. You’ve got less than a kilometer to go.” I rounded a corner, and saw both sides of the street ________ with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on. I willed my ________ to keep going. Then I looked up and saw the clock. The seconds ticking away gave me ______. I knew that if I ____

finished this race I would achieve something. ________, I straightened up and kicked it. I had my arms held higher when I passed through the finish line. A volunteer ________ a medal around my neck.

“You did great! I’m so proud of you!” Charles was ________ that I’d made it. “That was AMAZING! I want to do another race. This running stuff is amazing!” I proudly ________ my medal as we walked to the post-race festivities. My lungs and my comfort zone both expanded.

1.A. accepted B. permitted C. pushed D. raised

2.A. runner B. policeman C. doctor D. lawyer

3.A. regret B. mind C. stop D. forget

4.A. follow B. attend C. join D. urge

5.A. signed B. gathered C. involved D. registered

6.A. commented B. hesitated C. wondered D. enquired

7.A. went off B. went out C. broke off D. broke out

8.A. smoothly B. heavily C. quickly D. abruptly

9.A. or rather B. more than C. rather than D. better than

10.A. pleasant B. reasonable C. casual D. different

11.A. react B. describe C. feel D. realize

12.A. ashamed B. painful C. embarrassed D. nervous

13.A. rich B. loose C. ready D. thick

14.A. arms B. mind C. heart D. legs

15.A. strength B. patience C. expectation D. wisdom

16.A. formally B. immediately C. normally D. actually

17.A. However B. Therefore C. Yet D. Instead

18.A. rewarded B. handed C. put D. presented

19.A. thrilled B. amused C. shocked D. frozen

20.A. enjoyed B. hugged C. kept D. seized

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Pushing children too hard is a really big social problem that seems to be getting worse．Now we have 6-month-olds in music classes and swimming classes．Parents fear that if other children are attending these classes，they will be holding their own children back if they do not enroll，too．

The other extreme，simply taking a laissez-faire approach and letting children do—or refuse to do—whatever they want，is not the answer either，of course．

Dr Taylor emphasizes that parents need to push their children based on what is best for the children，not what is best for themselves．If children understand that an activity is in their best interests，then they will accept it, he finds．

Dr Taylor and other family experts remain pessimistic about the possibilities for widespread social change．“The force of our popular culture，driven by money and superficial（表面上的） values，cannot be resisted，” he says．But change can take place at a“micro-level,” in families and schools．

When changes do occur，the rewards can benefit everyone in the family．One mother supporting this new approach toward parenting mentions the advantages her family experienced after her children cut back on activities．“The biggest thing is that since we have done this，we are rested,” she says．“Not only are our kids rested，because they're not in a ton of stuff, but my husband and I are rested，because we're not driving them everywhere．We weren’t living in the moment when we were always busy．We were living by the schedule．The return on our investment of spending time together has been enormous．”

1.One of the reasons why parents push children so hard is that they________.

A. believe in early development in children

B. are too busy to take care of their children

C. don't want their children to lag behind(

D. want to repeat what their parents did to them

2.The phrase“a laissez-faire approach”(in Line 1，Paragraph 2)most probably refers to________.

A. denying them what they need

B. controlling children in a flexible way

C. developing a keen interest in children

D. letting children do whatever they want

3.The best way to encourage children to work hard is________.

A. to make them believe it’s in their best interests

B. to consider the matter from parents' standpoint(

C. to emphasize the importance of hard work from time to time

D. to make it interesting and enjoyable to them

4.What the author doesn’t approve of in the essay is _______.

A. achieving a balance between pushing the children too hard and leaving them alone

B. going from one extreme of pushing children too hard to the other of leaving them alone

C. involving children in activity that will probably contribute to their development

D. enrolling them in music and swimming classes at the very early age

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Although the used car seems in good ____________,it cannot run too fast.

A. state        B. situation        C. condition        D. occasion

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

He is too tired and his strength has __________.

A. run out            B. used up           C. given up          D. been run out

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

—I have been considering cancelling the project because it seems hard to go farther.

—But it's too early to________ now. There's still much hope.

A. pick up the pieces B. throw in the towel

C. go through your paces D. jump down your throat

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

With drink and food _________ , the farmer had to walk out of the cave.

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It's a little hard to figure out the rules for sure but the baby African buffalo (水牛）seems to have the upper hand. The two stand a couple　 feet apart, staring at each other. Behind them, their mothers look on with the kind of indifference (不关心）of mothers everywhere who see their kids playing a harmless game.

The alarm went off about half an hour ago, the second time tonight. Here，one bell means "elephant ",two "rhino"(犀牛），and three and four，I really can't remember for what，because when you' re awoken by bells in the middle of the night，your first thought won’t be Animal", But as soon as I realized it was the rhino alarm, I was running for the stairs.

Yet I'm the only one watching the animals stare-down. Either nobody else died of a heart attack when the bells went off, or I was the only one in the entire hotel who didn't turn the alarm switch to off before going to bed.

The Ark, a hotel shaped like the biblical ark(圣经的方舟), lies in the highlands of Kenya’s Aberdare National Park, about 100 kilometers north of Nairobi. At the Ark's prow (船首) are huge windows overlooking a waterhole. Earlier tonight，I'd watched a pack of wolves, buffalos and elephants. And now, at Three or so in the mornings　 I'm　 down　 for　 the round of rhino bells. The first time, 2.5 hours ago, it was a single black rhino, which came　 down, got a　 drink, and left.

I'd have been sorry for the lost sleep. I've already arranged with a guide to take me out at sunrise for the so-called "should-never-missed" bird-watching, where well get to see 30 species, but really, how many times in your life will you get to wake up and say，"Wow! Rhino? Isn't that the definition of a pretty good right? Last week we went from Uganda into Kenya，Before I left home, I thought I'd be happy with ten elephants and five or six giraffes on the whole trip.I　 didn't dare to dream the rhino.

1.The message that the hotel's bells sent was 　　　　 .

A. a very wise way the author had never heard of

B. hard for the author to remember in detail

C. a matter that all visitors had got used to

D. like conditioned response training for animals

2.What's the author's attitude toward the bell?

A. It's　 bothering but two bells are welcome.

B. It should be turned off whenever it rings,

C. Its visitors have a chance to see buffalos.

D. It is a very bad way to wake the guests up.

3.What does the underlined part “died of a heart attack" in paragraph 3 mean ?

A. died unexpectedly

B. felt extremely excited

C. felt very uncomfortable and tired

D. suffered from a terrible heart attack

4.What did the author see at about 3:00　 a.m.?

A. Two buffalos were fighting fiercely for food,

B. A rhino and a buffalo were fighting for water.

C. A rhino and a buffalo were staring at each other.

D. A buffalo was teaching its baby to walk freely.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

The idea that you can use humor, laughter, and play to make you healthier probably seems too simple to be true. However, it is really true and simple. The sense of humor, laughter and play has an important part in keeping you healthy.

Use "the best medicine" to treat the blues with a sense of humor, which is closely tied to laughter. Laughter is infectious. Have you ever heard a big laugh of a young child and been able to keep yourself from smiling? When laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness. Smiling is the beginning of laughter and a smile is also just as infectious as laughter is. You can experience something by smiling at everyone around you, and you will feel happier just by sharing a smile, even with a stranger.

Play is an important part of making sure that we stay healthy. We are often encouraged to make sure our children play, and are told of the benefits of being out playing. However, what we often forget is that it is just as important for old people to make play be part of their life as it’s for children. Physical play is important for the old and it certainly helps prevent illness. While the studies are still in the early stages, the studies that have been done have shown that physical play certainly plays a part in preventing cognitive(认知的) falling.

Anyway, adding humor, laughter, and play to our life will influence us mentally, physically and socially and bring us many advantages. So we should make full use of humor, laughter and play to make our life more active, interesting and happier.

1.What does the underlined word "infectious" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Playing an important role.　　 B. Keeping people in high spirits.

C. Quickly influencing other people.　　 D. Preventing illness from spreading.

2.What can laughter increase according to the author?

A. Cognitive ability.　　 B. Good relationships.

C. A sense of humor.　　 D. Happiness and trust.

3.What does the author think the old should do?

A. They should have a good rest.　　 B. They should play like children.

C. They should prevent cognitive falling.　　 D. They should take part in physical play.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. Humor, Laughter and Play for Health　　 B. Always Keep Our Body Healthy

C. Have an Active and Happy Life　　 D. Let Our Body and Mind Relax

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.

One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something,“I’m awfully sorry,”I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.

Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.

But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; It seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.

1.The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________.

2.After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.

3.At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.

4.What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?

5.Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping__________.

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