Draper, the owner of a secondhand bookstore, ...

Draper, the owner of a secondhand bookstore, was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelop fell from one. Inside was an undated ______and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter said if Bethany was ______it, it meant the author had died.

Tears were welling up in Draper’s eyes. These were a_______woman’s last words to her child. He had to_____ Bethany. “Whoever it is will _______this,” he thought. “You wouldn’t ______a letter like that.”

He supposed if the_______ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he_______recognized the little girl’s face. Even if she’d since left the area, there might be someone in town who would recognize the______.

He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the_______letter.

______, Bethany Gash, now 21 and a(n)______herself, was on Facebook about 10 miles away when a close friend messaged her to check out the ______. As she read her mother’s ______, words she thought had been lost forever, she said she thought she must be_____ .

Gash was only 4 when her mother ______. Five years later, her family moved to a new home and the letter, put away in the pages of a book for safe keeping, was unintentionally ______ .

She remembers unpacking and looking for the letter, and then_______searching through everything in hopes that it was there. “That’s when I realized it was _____gone by now and I’d never see it again,” she said.

Draper_______the letter in person. He also brought her a children’s book for her son. Gash was greatly moved to have the letter back, and also touched by the stranger’s kindness.

1.A. message　　 B. email　　 C. postcard　　 D. letter

2.A. reading　　 B. destroying　　 C. forgetting　　 D. copying

3.A. determined　　 B. kind　　 C. selfish　　 D. dying

4.A. find　　 B. introduce　　 C. phone　　 D. comfort

5.A. understand　　 B. avoid　　 C. want　　 D. like

6.A. tear open　　 B. cut up　　 C. throw away　　 D. pull out

7.A. girl　　 B. book　　 C. reporter　　 D. news

8.A. hardly　　 B. actually　　 C. unfortunately　　 D. accidentally

9.A. author　　 B. teacher　　 C. picture　　 D. stranger

10.A. lost　　 B. valuable　　 C. wet　　 D. broken

11.A. Meanwhile　　 B. Therefore　　 C. However　　 D. Eventually

12.A. editor　　 B. mother　　 C. daughter　　 D. assistant

13.A. ticket　　 B. magazine　　 C. article　　 D. homework

14.A. vocabularies　　 B. terms　　 C. languages　　 D. words

15.A. writing　　 B. joking　　 C. playing　　 D. dreaming

16.A. came back　　 B. passed away　　 C. died out　　 D. calmed down

17.A. donated　　 B. burned　　 C. dirtied　　 D. robbed

18.A. secretly　　 B. suddenly　　 C. madly　　 D. regularly

19.A. almost　　 B. never　　 C. still　　 D. long

20.A. kept　　 B. delivered　　 C. composed　　 D. published

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, painter, social activist and bookstore owner, has been San Francisco’s honored poet. He turns 100 this month, and the city is making preparations to celebrate him in style. Readings and performances and an open house will take place at City Lights, the sacred bookstore he co-founded in 1953.

On March 24, 1919, Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, New York. After spending his early childhood in France, he received his BA from the University of North Carolina, an MA from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Sorbonne.

He is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, including Poetry as Insurgent Art; A Coney Island of the Mind. He has translated the works of a number of poets, including Nicanor Parra, Jacques Prevert, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. In addition to poetry, he is also the author of more than eight plays and three novels, including Little Boy: A Novel, Love in the Days of Rage and Her.

In 1953, Ferlinghetti and Peter Martin opened the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, California. It became a nerve center for the Beats and other writers. Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and other writers from that era were Easterners who dropped into San Francisco for a spell. In 2001 it was made an official historic landmark. Now City Lights is almost certainly the best bookstore in the United States. It’s filled with serious world literature of all kinds.

If City Lights is a San Francisco institution, Ferlinghetti himself is as much of one. He has loomed over the city’s literary life. As a poet, he’s never been a critical favorite. But his flexible and plain-spoken and often powerful work — he has published more than 50 volumes — has found a wide audience. His collection “A Coney Island of the Mind” has sold more than 1 million copies, making it one of the best-selling American poetry books ever published.

1.What can we learn about Ferlinghetti from Paragraph 2?

A.He had a happy childhood.

B.He received normal education.

C.He had a gift for writing novels.

D.He had written lots of poetry.

2.Which of the following best describes Ferlinghetti according to Paragraph 3?

A.Flexible. B.Optimistic. C.Outspoken. D.Productive.

3.Why is City Lights famous?

A.Because it is a nerve center for the youth.

B.Because its collections have a long history.

C.Because it is an official historic landmark.

D.Because it has many modern world literature.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To speak highly of a great poet.

B.To introduce some English poetry.

C.To promote values of City Lights.

D.To celebrate the birthday of Ferlinghetti.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

_______of the household rubbish _______recycled or reused since the new technology was applied.

A．Three-fourth; has                                       B．Three-fourth; have been

C．Three-fourths; has been                             D．Three-fourths; have

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

To the south of the school was a garden, _______ owner was seated in it playing chess with his little grandson every afternoon.

A. its　　 B. whose

C. which　　 D. that

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When my father died, one of the tasks that fell to me was to sort through and decide which objects to save and which to throw away. Now I look at the   51   of my life as if I were dead,   52   what my children will do with the human skull(骷髅) that   53   on the bookcase next to my desk. I couldn’t   54   them if they threw it out. They’ve been wanting to do that for some years,   55   will they know how much can be learned from   56   with a skull? And what about my books?   57   they can find some place in their   58   for ten thousand books. However, I know they will look at the white, plastic head of a horse on my desk and   59   it into a Glad trash bag without any   60  , never knowing that it is the only place   61   from the first chess set (棋子)I owned.

How many boxes of mine will my children   62  ? Can I trust my children with my   63   ? Every object of our lives is a   64   , and emotion swirls(旋动) around it like fog, hiding and   65   a tiny truth of the heart.

I look at these objects that are mine and know, too, that they are   66   of how alone I am, how alone each of us is,   67   no one knows what any object means except he or she who   68    it. I have the memory of taking it home   69   one of my newly-born children from the hospital; only I have the memory of what it looked like when I lived in that apartment and where it sat in that house. I look at the objects that are mine, and the memories are   70   and permeated（渗透着）with love. I look at the objects that are mine and know that I’m going to miss me very much.

A. tasks        　　 B. objects                      C. books               D. pictures

【小题２】A. wondering            B. designing         C. concluding D. weaving

【小题３】A. cries                    B. sleeps               C. sits              D. smiles

【小题４】A. educate                B. understand          C. blame             D. strike

【小题５】A. and                  B. so                 C. or                D. but

【小题６】A. helping       　　B. living                 C. playing            D. speaking

【小题７】A. Honestly              B. Luckily     C. Naturally        D. Surely

【小题８】A. desks                   B. bags             C. apartments         D. hearts

【小题９】A. drag                B. take             C. move              D. throw

【小题1０】A. hesitation             B. love              C. care                 D. worry

【小题1１】A. casting             B. expanding        C. remaining            D. shining

【小题1２】A. enjoy                 B. reserve             C. find             D. prepare

【小题1３】A. life                B. passion             C. respect           D. heart

【小题1４】A. mark                 B. pleasure           C. belief              D. memory

【小题1５】A. preventing            B. spreading        C. protecting          D. encouraging

【小题1６】A. symbols            B. phenomena          C. measures        D. tracks

【小题1７】A. when                B. once             C. unless               D. as

【小题1８】A. prefers             B. repairs                       C. owns              D. remembers

【小题1９】A. like               B. for                C. with            D. to

【小题２０】A. strange           B. warm           C. new            D. bitter

高三英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

The owner of the mine was ____________ to twenty years because he had broken the law to employ children as miners.

A．sentenced         B．trapped           C．sheltered         D．buried

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A lonely and sad pug (哈巴狗) was photographed as he waited for his owner by the side of the road has been considered as the world’s saddest dog. Pictures of the pet taken by a passer-by have become an internet foucus after being posted on the photo-sharing  website Flickr. The dog which is nicknamed Mr Newman looks terribly upset as he sits on the pavement tied to a lamp-post with a rope.

The photograph was taken outside a café in the Californian city of San Francisco, which may go some way to explaining why he is dressed in a stylish grey and purple sweater.

"He was hanging around looking for somebody to love him. I tried to cheer him up – he seemed happy to see me," said the photographer Chris Michael.

One of the four photos of the pug on Flickr is titled "Tough day for Mr Newman" and with some other words as follows: "Despite his cool clothes, the girls just aren't interested in him any more."

Dozens of people on the site said they had been touched by the dog's pitiful expressions gaze. "I come back to see this photo every now and then because it's too cute, so does my daughter. In fact, my family all are touched," wrote one of the pedestrians who had seen the photo. Another viewer said that she had been moved as to buy a pug of her own after seeing the photos.

Mr Newman may have won the hearts of internet users but he is unlikely to be more famous than a cat competitor Keyboard Cat, the musical pet who has become a star on YouTube.

1．The little pug waited by the road probably because           .

A．it was abandoned by its owner B．it was left behind by his owner

C．it was trapped by a passer – by        D．it couldn’t find the way home

2．We can infer from the passage that the photographer Chris Michael          .

A．knew much about the owner of the dog

B．helped to find the owner of the pug

C．took great interest in its colorful sweater

D．tried to amuse the pug in some ways

3．The writer used the underlined sentence from the website to           .

A．add some humor to the passage

B．describe the pug’s loveliness

C．help the god owner recognize it

D．inform girls to adopt the dog

4．What would be discussed next according to the text?          .

A．Description of another dog

B．The pug’s recent situation

C．Some details about the keyboard cat

D．Pet owners’ responsibility

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

One day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and ________and began to paint the boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he ________ there was a hole in the boat and decided to ________it. When he finished painting, he received his ______ and left.

The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter and ________him with a nice check, much ________ than the payment for painting, the painter was ________.” You’ve already paid me for painting the boat!” he said.

“ But this is not for the paint ________. It’s for having repaired the hole in the boat.”

“ But it was such a(n)________ service. Certainly it’s not worth ________ me such a high amount for something so unimportant!”

“ My dear friend, you do not ________ . Now let me tell you what ________. When I asked you to paint the boat, I ________ to mention about the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and ________ a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a ________ in the boat. I was not at home at that time. When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was ________ because I remembered that the boat had a hole. Imagine my ________and joy when I saw them returning from fishing.

“ Then, I ________the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You see, now, what you did? You ________ my children! I do not have enough money to pay your 'small' good deed.”

So, no matter who, when or how, just ______ repair all the “”leak” you find.

1.A. chains　　 B. brushes　　 C. beliefs　　 D. pens

2.A. consulted　　 B. reminded　　 C. found　　 D. confirmed

3.A. repair　　 B. wipe　　 C. hide　　 D. measure

4.A. benefit　　 B. baggage　　 C. key　　 D. money

5.A. admired　　 B. treated　　 C. presented　　 D. comforted

6.A. higher　　 B. less　　 C. quicker　　 D. wealthier

7.A. shocked　　 B. excited　　 C. moved　　 D. surprised

8.A. award　　 B. kindness　　 C. job　　 D. skill

9.A. cheap　　 B. small　　 C. valuable　　 D. additional

10.A. lending　　 B. selling　　 C. borrowing　　 D. paying

11.A. scream　　 B. bow　　 C. forgive　　 D. understand

12.A. happened　　 B. existed　　 C. crashed　　 D. circulated

13.A. decided　　 B. hated　　 C. forgot　　 D. remembered

14.A. went through　　 B. went on　　 C. dreamed about　　 D. turned to

15.A. hole　　 B. sign　　 C. rule　　 D. danger

16.A. angry　　 B. desperate　　 C. embarrassed　　 D. clumsy

17.A. sorrow　　 B. situation　　 C. patience　　 D. relief

18.A. pulled　　 B. spotted　　 C. examined　　 D. destroyed

19.A. saved　　 B. taught　　 C. instructed　　 D. treasured

20.A. possible　　 B. carefully　　 C. actually　　 D. finally

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Tom was very happy to be the owner of a(n) ______ car.

A. red expensive Japanese sports      B. expensive red Japanese sports

C. Japanese expensive red sports      D. expensive red sports Japanese

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped(低垂), this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38, but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance（优雅）. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.

John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43. He became more mannerly and 44, eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.

When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It 47 be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, 50 John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never 51  a person’s clothes for the real person within them.   52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

1.                A．turning         B．showing         C．holding   D．hanging

2.                A．unreasonable    B．expected        C．acceptable    D．unbelievable

3.                A．adults          B．teenagers       C．women   D．strangers

4.                A．color          B．style           C．price D．size

5.                A．wore          B．carried         C．lent  D．sent

6.                A．carefully        B．comfortably     C．casually   D．quickly

7.                A．happiness       B．matter          C．smile D．change

8.                A．doubt          B．argument       C．fight D．war

9.                A．thoughtful      B．handsome       C．hopeful   D．curious

10.               A．of             B．with           C．on   D．at

11.               A．discovered      B．confirmed      C．concluded D．wondered

12.               A．can            B．should         C．will   D．must

13.               A．present        B．mark           C．word D．result

14.               A．it             B．them          C．this   D．one

15.               A．taking up       B．looking down to  C．checking up    D．looking up at

16.               A．trust           B．exchange       C．mistake   D．regard

17.               A．Though         B．But            C．Since D．So

18.               A．matching       B．attaching       C．relating   D．connecting

19.               A．career         B．life            C．study D．success

20.               A．how           B．why           C．where D．when

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析