A supermarket checkout operator was praised f...

A supermarket checkout operator was praised for striking a blow for modern manners and a return to the age of politeness after refusing to serve a shopper who was talking on her mobile phone.

The supermarket manager was forced to apologize to the customer who complained she was told her goods would not be scanned unless she hung up her phone. Jo Clark, 46, said, “I don't know what she was playing at. I couldn’t believe how rude she was. When did she have the right to give me a lecture on checkout manners? I won’t be shopping there again!”

But users of social media sites and Internet forums(论坛) were very angry that store gave in and the public appeared to be supporting the angry checkout worker. “Perhaps this is a turning point for mobile phone users everywhere. When chatting, keep your eyes on people around you. That includes people trying to serve you, other road users and especially people behind you in the stairs,” said a typical post.

“It’s time checkout staff fought back against these people constantly chatting on their phones. They can drive anyone crazy. It’s rude and annoying. I often want to grab someone’s phone and throw it as far as I can, even though I am not a checkout girl, just a passer-by,” said another.

Siobhan Freegard, founder of parenting site www. Netmums.com said, “While this checkout operator doesn’t have the authority to order customers to switch off their phones, you can see clearly how frustrated and angry she felt. No matter how busy you are, life is nicer when you and those around you have good manners.”

1.According to Jo Clark, the checkout operator_____________.

A．lacked the knowledge of checkout manners

B．played with a mobile phone while at work

C．had no right to forbid her from using her mobile phone

D．deserved praise for her modern manners

2.The third and fourth paragraphs imply that the public_________.

A．are used to chatting on their mobile phones

B．are driven crazy by constant mobile calls

C．ignore the existence of mobile phone users

D．seem to support the checkout operator

3.The attitude of Siobhan Freegard towards the checkout operator was________.

A．disapproving　　 　　 B．supportive

C．neutral(中立的)　　　　 D．indifferent

4.The passage is mainly about _________.

A．whether we should talk on our phones while being served

B．why we can talk on mobile phones while shopping

C．what good manners checkout operators should have

D．how we can develop good manners for mobile phone users

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A supermarket checkout operator was praised for striking a blow for modern manners and a return to the age of politeness after refusing to serve a shopper who was talking on her mobile phone.

The supermarket manager was forced to apologize to the customer who complained she was told her goods would not be scanned unless she hung up her phone. Jo Clark, 46, said, “I don't know what she was playing at. I couldn’t believe how rude she was. When did she have the right to give me a lecture on checkout manners? I won’t be shopping there again!”

But users of social media sites and Internet forums(论坛) were very angry that store gave in and the public appeared to be supporting the angry checkout worker. “Perhaps this is a turning point for mobile phone users everywhere. When chatting, keep your eyes on people around you. That includes people trying to serve you, other road users and especially people behind you in the stairs,” said a typical post.

“It’s time checkout staff fought back against these people constantly chatting on their phones. They can drive anyone crazy. It’s rude and annoying. I often want to grab someone’s phone and throw it as far as I can, even though I am not a checkout girl, just a passer-by,” said another.

Siobhan Freegard, founder of parenting site www. Netmums.com said, “While this checkout operator doesn’t have the authority to order customers to switch off their phones, you can see clearly how frustrated and angry she felt. No matter how busy you are, life is nicer when you and those around you have good manners.”

1.According to Jo Clark, the checkout operator_____________.

A．lacked the knowledge of checkout manners

B．played with a mobile phone while at work

C．had no right to forbid her from using her mobile phone

D．deserved praise for her modern manners

2.The third and fourth paragraphs imply that the public_________.

A．are used to chatting on their mobile phones

B．are driven crazy by constant mobile calls

C．ignore the existence of mobile phone users

D．seem to support the checkout operator

3.The attitude of Siobhan Freegard towards the checkout operator was________.

A．disapproving　　　 　　 B．supportive

C．neutral(中立的)　　　　 D．indifferent

4.The passage is mainly about _________.

A．whether we should talk on our phones while being served

B．why we can talk on mobile phones while shopping

C．what good manners checkout operators should have

D．how we can develop good manners for mobile phone users

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

I was in the queue for the supermarket checkout （付款台） earlier today．All of the checkouts were 1, and the woman behind me was not happy! Every word that came from her mouth was a （n） 2! She wasn’t happy with the number of checkouts 3; she wasn’t happy with the amount of shopping some people had in their baskets; she wasn’t happy because this supermarket didn’t have a stand where she 4scan her own shopping．

I listened to her 5looking around as I loaded my stuff onto the conveyor belt （传送带）．I didn’t want 6to do with that kind of attitude, and if ever I’d felt like letting someone go 7of me, it wouldn’t be such a woman!

But then I 8back．Standing beside the woman was a five-year-old girl, 9her granddaughter．The girl’s part of the shopping 10of some comic books．

I couldn’t 11it．I pushed my shopping back to the end of the conveyor belt, 12a space．“After you,” I said to the woman and the girl, and 13them to a big 14．The woman was delighted, and even 15to complain ---- until she was walking away．

So,  16bother having helped? It was because that little girl was probably taking in her granny’s complaint like a sponge （海绵）．She was learning how to 17situations like that by listening to her granny．I’d seen that I could interrupt that complaining, and put a smile and some 18into the middle of it．

We can all complain; we can all react 19, but it doesn’t have to be like that．And, even if only for a few 20, I wanted to leave that little soul with just a glimpse of another way．

1.A．busy                      B．big                     C．free                   D．empty

2.A．quarrel                    B．argument           C．praise               D．complaint

3.A．opened                   B．closed               C．left                  D．hired

4.A．would                    B．need                 C．could                D．must

5.A．beyond                  B．without            C．with                 D．by

6.A．something             B．nothing             C．everything        D．anything

7.A．ahead                     B．behind               C．beside               D．back

8.A．went                     B．glanced             C．focused             D．jumped

9.A．merely                   B．surely               C．possibly           D．luckily

10.A．contained             B．included            C．consisted          D．made

11.A．think                   B．help                 C．believe             D．forget

12.A．taking                 B．leaving             C．bringing             D．occupying

13.A．returned               B．pleased             C．treated             D．served

14.A．smile                  B．meal               C．joke                 D．room

15.A．thanked               B．paid                 C．checked           D．forgot

16.A．how                   B．what                 C．why               D．who

17.A．face with             B．put with            C．deal with          D．do with

18.A．truth                   B．kindness          C．courage            D．money

19.A．actively               B．correctly           C．negatively         D．patiently

20.A．hours                 B．chances            C．years               D．seconds

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I was in the queue for the supermarket checkout(付款台) earlier today．All of the checkouts were 36, and the woman behind me was not happy! Every word that came from her mouth was a(n) 37! She wasn’t happy with the number of checkouts 38; she wasn’t happy with the amount of shopping some people had in their baskets; she wasn’t happy because this supermarket didn’t have a stand where she 39 scan her own shopping.

I listened to her 40looking around as I loaded my stuff onto the conveyor belt (传送带)．I didn’t want 41to do with that kind of attitude, and if ever I’d felt like letting someone go 42 of me, it wouldn’t be such a woman!

But then I 43back．Standing beside the woman was a five-year-old girl, 44 her granddaughter．The girl’s part of the shopping 45of some comic books.

I couldn’t 46it．I pushed my shopping back to the end of the conveyor belt, 47 a space．“After you,” I said to the woman and the girl, and 48 them to a big 49 ．The woman was delighted, and even 50 to complain ---- until she was walking away．

So, 51 bother having helped? It was because that little girl was probably taking in her granny’s complaint like a sponge(海绵)．She was learning how to 52 situations like that by listening to her granny．I’d seen that I could interrupt that complaining, and put a smile and some 53 into the middle of it．

We can all complain; we can all react 54 , but it doesn’t have to be like that．And, even if only for a few 55 , I wanted to leave that little soul with just a glimpse of another way．

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I was in the queue for the supermarket checkout(付款台) earlier today．All of the checkouts were 1, and the woman behind me was not happy! Every word that came from her mouth was a(n) 2! She wasn’t happy with the number of checkouts 3; she wasn’t happy with the amount of shopping some people had in their baskets; she wasn’t happy because this supermarket didn’t have a stand where she 4scan her own shopping.

I listened to her 5looking around as I loaded my stuff onto the conveyor belt (传送带)．I didn’t want 6to do with that kind of attitude, and if ever I’d felt like letting someone go 7of me, it wouldn’t be such a woman!

But then I 8back．Standing beside the woman was a five-year-old girl, 9her granddaughter．The girl’s part of the shopping 10of some comic books.

I couldn’t 11it．I pushed my shopping back to the end of the conveyor belt, 12a space．“After you,” I said to the woman and the girl, and 13them to a big  14．The woman was delighted, and even 15to complain ---- until she was walking away．

So,  16bother having helped? It was because that little girl was probably taking in her granny’s complaint like a sponge(海绵)．She was learning how to 17situations like that by listening to her granny．I’d seen that I could interrupt that complaining, and put a smile and some 18into the middle of it．

We can all complain; we can all react 19, but it doesn’t have to be like that．And, even if only for a few 20, I wanted to leave that little soul with just a glimpse of another way．

1.A．busy                      B．big                     C．free                   D．empty

2.A．quarrel                    B．argument           C．praise               D．complaint

3.A．opened                   B．closed               C．left                  D．hired

4.A．would                    B．need                 C．could                D．must

5.A．beyond                  B．without            C．with                 D．by

6.A．something             B．nothing             C．everything        D．anything

7.A．ahead                     B．behind               C．beside               D．back

8.A．went                     B．glanced             C．focused             D．jumped

9.A．merely                   B．surely               C．possibly           D．luckily

10.A．contained             B．included            C．consisted          D．made

11.A．think                   B．help                 C．believe             D．forget

12.A．taking                 B．leaving             C．bringing             D．occupying

13.A．returned               B．pleased             C．treated             D．served

14.A．smile                  B．meal               C．joke                 D．room

15.A．thanked               B．paid                 C．checked           D．forgot

16.A．how                   B．what                 C．why               D．who

17.A．face with             B．put with            C．deal with          D．do with

18.A．truth                   B．kindness          C．courage            D．money

19.A．actively               B．correctly           C．negatively         D．patiently

20.A．hours                 B．chances            C．years               D．seconds

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

After finishing my shopping, I headed for the checkout counter but was blocked in the narrow passage by a young man that appeared to be about sixteen years old. I wasn’t in ahurry, so I patiently waited for the boy to realize that I was there.

After a little while, he waved his hands excitedly, in the air and shouted in a loud voice, "Mommy, I'm here．Mommy, I'm here．" It was obvious now, he was mentally challenged．Suddenly, he turned and saw me standing so close to him．His eyes widened and watched me surprisingly．He turned and saw me standing so close to him. His eyes widened and watched me surprisingly. I stepped back and asked, " Hey, buddy, what’s your name? " " My name is Denny and I'm shopping with my mother," he responded proudly．"Wow," I said, "that's a cool name．I wish my name was Denny, but my name is Hal．" "Hal like Halloween?" he asked．"Yes," I answered．"How old are you, Denny?" "How old am I now．Mommy?" he asked his mother as she came over from the next passage．"You' re fifteen years old, Denny; now be a good boy and let the lady pass by．" I continued to talk to Denny for several more minutes about summer vacation, bicycles and school．I watched his brown eyes dance with excitement．

As we were talking, he suddenly ran toward the toy section．

Denny's mom thanked me for taking the time to talk with her son．She told me that most people wouldn' t even look at him, much less talk to him…I told her that it was my pleasure and then I said, " Denny is a blue rose and if I didn' t stop and smell that rose with my heart, I would miss a blessing from God．"

She looked more puzzled．I told her that there are plenty of red, yellow and pink roses in God's garden, however, blue roses are very rare and should be appreciated for their beauty and distinctiveness （特殊之处）．Denny is such a "blue rose" in God's garden．

1.The story may happen________．

A．in a school                      B．during the summer vacation

C．in a super market                D．in the toy section

2.The boy's brown eyes dance with excitement because________ ．

A．he was the center of someone's attention

B．Denny is a cool name

C．he is shopping with his mother

D．he likes summer vacation

3.We can infer from the passage that Danny ______.

A．was mentally challenged          B．is 15 years old

C．was often very lonely and neglected                D．is a ‘blue rose1’ in God's garden

4.From the passage we can learn that _______.

A．there are plenty of red, yellow and pink roses in God’s garden

B．blue roses'are very rare and should be appreciated

C．most people wouldn’t even look at Denny

D．every person should be appreciated in our life

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Turning trash into treats

Imagine you are at the supermarket checkout. You pay the cashier, load your food into the cart, then take one third of your newly purchased items outside and throw them into the trash.

This may sound farfetched (牵强的), but millions of us worldwide do this on a regular basis, although in a more non-direct way. Figures published this year by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimate that over 30 percent of the food produced worldwide goes to waste. In the west, most of this food is thrown away by businesses that are unable to sell it, or by consumers who buy too much. And the majority of this food, despite being past its sell-by date, is still perfectly fit for human consumption.

So where do these excess products end up? “We receive food from various sources” says Adam Smith, founder of the Real Junk Food Project, on his company’s website. The British company recently made headlines in the UK after it became the country’s first “food waste supermarket”, offering products that would otherwise have ended up in a landfill site. Most of its customers are low –income families, or even college students who find it difficult to afford food.

Some retailers across Europe are also taking action. France recently passed a law that says all supermarkets must now donate all of their unsold produce to charities, while the Italian government has also put similar measures in place. Hundreds of cafes that serve meals made from surplus food have been set up across the continent too, selling dishes at rock bottom prices or even giving them away for free.

So what can we do as individuals to help prevent our dinner ending up in the bin?”In two words: Buy less. Or at least shop smarter,” Johnthan Bloom, who runs the blog Wasted Food, tells Foodtank.com.

1.What can we learn about food waste?

A. Food waste is very serious now.

B. Buying less leads to food waste.

C. Eating less leads to food waste.

D. Energy shortage results from food waste.

2.What does the underlined phrase “sell-by date” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. The last limited date to sell.

B. The date to sell out.

C. The Date on sale.

D. The date to produce.

3.What do people do to reduce food waste according to the text?

A. Recycle the food from the trash.

B. Donate unsold produce to charities.

C. Eat up meals made from leftover food.

D. Offer food to the low-income families .

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

A. To show where the leftover food end up.

B. To show the bad habits of people’s eating.

C. To appeal to people to prevent food waste.

D. To introduce the advantages to deal with junk food.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One afternoon, after finishing shopping in a supermarket, my family and I went to the checkout. I suddenly thought we didn’t need any of the junk, and we abandoned all of those, saving $300.

That got me thinking about all our pointless expenses in life. With a promise that we’d stop if it was killing us, I convinced the family to take the leap into frugality(节俭). The rules were that we would buy nothing for 30 days except absolutely essentials.

Our adventure began with a great start. By 9 a.m., my wife, Ruth, had already made cakes from old strawberries and picked flowers I didn’t even know we had in the garden. I cleared the car by hand for the first time for years. I read and returned the neighbor’s newspaper before he woke up. Total spending on the first day: $0.

As days turned into weeks, we became so proficient(熟练的) at living frugally. We started riding our bikes to save gas. My child’s finger painting was recycled as gift wrap for the homemade presents. We started to use an Internet application like Skype for free phone calls and ask neighbors with gardens for extra vegetables and herbs.

In the end, we saved more than $2000 by not spending for a month. When we began, I imagined we would rush out the moment we were done and buy a lot of things in the supermarket, then maybe hit the mall or go to the movies.

1.We can infer from the passage that before that very afternoon, the family _________.

A. had had higher income

B. had had a good habit of saving money

C. had often spent money without thinking much

D. hadn’t realized they would have met financial problems

2.How many things were mentioned about the things the family did to save on the first day of the “30 days”?

A. Two.                B. Three.                C. Four.                D. Five.

3.The end of the story tells the readers that the family _________.

A. stopped halfway

B. couldn’t stand the life of frugality

C. would make up for missing the junk after the “30 days”

D. succeeded in saving in the end

4.This passage is mainly about _________.

A. how a family managed their daily life

B. a family’s no-buying try

C. a family’s way of solving life problems

D. how a new idea came up

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was young, I went looking for gold in California. I never found enough to make a rich strike. But I did discover a beautiful part of the country called Stanislau. Like Heaven on Earth, it had bright green hills and deep forests where soft winds touched the trees. By the time I arrived, the charming paradise had been deserted because miners’ good luck didn’t last.

Then, I realized I was not alone after all.

A man was smiling at me as he stood in front of his little house. Its front yard was full of blue and yellow flowers. White curtains hung from the windows and floated in the soft summer wind.

Still smiling, the man invited me inside. My spirit seemed to come to life again. I saw a bright rug on the shining wooden floor. And on little tables there were seashells, books and china vases full of flowers. A woman had made this house into a home. The delight in my heart showed on my face. The man read my thoughts. “All her work.” He said affectionately, “Nothing here hasn’t felt the touch of her hand.”

One picture on the wall was not hanging straight. He went to fix it. He stepped back several times to make sure the picture was straight. Then he gave it a gentle touch. “She always does that,” he explained, “It is like the finishing pat a mother gives her child’s hair after she has brushed it. I don’t know why I do it. I just do it.”

As he talked, I went to a little black-walnut shelf that held a small picture of the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. There was a sweetness and softness in the woman’s expression. The man stared at the picture. “Nineteen her last birthday. That was the day we married. When you see her...ah, just wait until you meet her!” “Where is she now?” I asked. “Oh, she is away visiting her parents. This is Wednesday,” he said slowly. “She will be back on Saturday, in the evening.”

That night, I stayed. The man told me his name was Henry.

Thursday evening we had two visitors, Tom and Joe. “We just drop over to ask when little madam is coming home. Any news from her?” “Oh yes,” the man replied. “A letter.” He took a yellowed letter out of his wallet and read it. It was full of loving messages. While reading, he glimpsed his friends and cried out, “Oh no, you are doing it again, Tom! Take your hands away and let me see your eyes. I’m going to tell her this time!” “No, you mustn’t do that, Henry,” the grey-haired miner said. “I am getting old. And any little sorrow makes me cry. Lord, we miss her so.”

Saturday finally came.

I was glad to see his two friends, Tom and Joe, with guitars, coming down the road as the sun began to set. They put the flowers they brought in vases and began to play some fast and lively songs.

Henry’s friends kept giving him glasses of whiskey. When I reached for one of the two remaining glasses, Tom stopped my arm. “Drop that! Take the other.” he whispered. I did so. Henry was served last. He had hardly swallowed his drink when the clock struck midnight. His face grew pale and paler. “Boys,” he said, “I am sick with fear. Help! I want to lie down.” Henry was asleep almost before the words were out of his mouth.

In a moment, those handy men had his clothes off and tucked him into his bed. They seemed to be getting ready to leave. So I said, “Please don’t go, gentlemen. She won’t know me. I am a stranger.” They glanced at each other. Then Joe said, “She? Poor thing, she’s been dead nineteen years!” “Dead?” I whispered. “That or worse.” he said.

“She went to see her folks half a year after she got married. On her way back, on a Saturday evening in June, when she was almost here, the Indians captured her. She’s never been heard of since. Henry went insane. But he only gets bad when that time of year comes round. Then we drop in here, three days before she’s due, to encourage him up and listen to him read the letter. Saturday we all come and get everything ready for a dance. We’ve done it for nineteen years. The first Saturday there were twenty-seven of us, but only two now. We drug him to sleep through the night. Then he’s all right for another year.”

The two old men opened the door and disappeared into the darkness of Stanislau.

1.You can sense the existence of a woman from the following sentences EXCEPT “______”.

A. Soft winds touched the trees in Stanislau.

B. There was a bright rug on the shining wooden floor.

C. There were seashells, books and china vases full of flowers.

D. A little black shelf held a small picture of a woman.

2.Tom cried when Henry read the yellowed letter, because ______.

A. he was getting older and older

B. he was moved by the loving messages in the letter

C. he felt sad at the thought of Henry’s wife

D. he was disappointed that Henry’s wife would arrive so late

3.Tom stopped my reaching for whiskey because ______.

A. there was not enough whiskey for Henry                B. he didn’t want me to get drunk

C. that glass of whiskey was drugged                    D. it was for Henry’s wife

4.The underlined word “insane” probably means “______”.

A. depressed                   B. disappointed            C. mad                 D. sick

5.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. Henry’s wife was 38 when she was last seen

B. Tom and Joe have heard the letter many times

C. the author stayed in Henry’s house because he was lost

D. the two miners came on Saturday to share past memories

6.The story is mainly about ______.

A. ever-lasting love                                                      B. lifelong friendship

C. an unforgettable experience                                               D. charming Stanislau

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

126. The reason for the strike was that the company _____ its workers _____ long hours and low pay.

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