For an owl (猫头鹰) with one-metre wingspan, the sky should be the limit. But Troy prefers his bird’s eye view to be no higher than 5 feet 10 inches. The one-year-old owl has an inconvenient symptom: he’s afraid of heights. After an unfortunate start in life when he fell from his nest by accident, Troy was raised by Gareth Tonen, a handler (饲养员), who just happens to be 5 feet 10 inches tall.
As a result, Troy has grown up without any great ambitions of his own. When it comes to trees, he can’t see what is about and would prefer to fly along at Mr. Tonen’s side. Only when the 25-year-old handler climbs up a tree can Troy be tempted to leave his comfort zone and join him.
Ashley Smith said, “ Troy’s fear of heights was a result of forgetting how to be a bird. He’s been in captivity (被圈养) for as long as he can remember and has never been higher than his handler can lift him. He sees himself as more of a human than an owl, and he doesn’t know how to sit in trees or hunt. Gareth has to almost act like an owl to get Troy to behave like one.”
As a result, a daily tree climb has become part of Troy’s – and Mr. Tonen’s – routine. Ladders have been fixed so Mr. Tonen can climb into the trees and call for Troy, who will fly up and join his handler but go no higher. Most of the time he flies down again, but occasionally Mr. Tonen has to carry him back to ground level. The afternoon ends with a meal of mouse, rabbit or his favorite, chicken.
Mr. Tonen said, “He now looks upon me as his mum or dad. He’s gaining more confidence and if I have to carry on climbing up trees with him then we’ll do what it takes for him to be a high flyer.
1.Troy was brought up by Gareth Tonen because he ______.
A. couldn’t fly high B. got badly hurt
C. left his parents accidentally D. couldn’t live in trees
2. What can you learn from the second paragraph?
A. Troy doesn’t show any interest in flying high up in the sky.
B. Gareth Tonen has spoiled Troy by offering him everything.
C. Gareth Tonen is pleased to see Troy fly along at his side.
D. Troy would like his owner Gareth Tonen to climb up trees.
3.According to Ashley Smith, Troy doesn’t know he is a bird because ______.
A. he has developed the symptom of fearing heights.
B. he has been raised since he was very small.
C. he can’t learn how to fly higher than his owner.
D. he doesn’t want to fly among trees hunting for food.
4. Why does Gareth Tonen have to climb up trees every day?
A. To set an example of flying high to Troy.
B. To see how high Troy can really fly.
C. To teach Troy how to get meals in high trees.
D. To get Troy back down to cure his fear of heights.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
For an owl (猫头鹰) with one-metre wingspan, the sky should be the limit. But Troy prefers his bird’s eye view to be no higher than 5 feet 10 inches. The one-year-old owl has an inconvenient symptom: he’s afraid of heights. After an unfortunate start in life when he fell from his nest by accident, Troy was raised by Gareth Tonen, a handler (饲养员), who just happens to be 5 feet 10 inches tall.
As a result, Troy has grown up without any great ambitions of his own. When it comes to trees, he can’t see what is about and would prefer to fly along at Mr. Tonen’s side. Only when the 25-year-old handler climbs up a tree can Troy be tempted to leave his comfort zone and join him.
Ashley Smith said, “ Troy’s fear of heights was a result of forgetting how to be a bird. He’s been in captivity (被圈养) for as long as he can remember and has never been higher than his handler can lift him. He sees himself as more of a human than an owl, and he doesn’t know how to sit in trees or hunt. Gareth has to almost act like an owl to get Troy to behave like one.”
As a result, a daily tree climb has become part of Troy’s – and Mr. Tonen’s – routine. Ladders have been fixed so Mr. Tonen can climb into the trees and call for Troy, who will fly up and join his handler but go no higher. Most of the time he flies down again, but occasionally Mr. Tonen has to carry him back to ground level. The afternoon ends with a meal of mouse, rabbit or his favorite, chicken.
Mr. Tonen said, “He now looks upon me as his mum or dad. He’s gaining more confidence and if I have to carry on climbing up trees with him then we’ll do what it takes for him to be a high flyer.
1.Troy was brought up by Gareth Tonen because he ______.
A. couldn’t fly high B. got badly hurt
C. left his parents accidentally D. couldn’t live in trees
2. What can you learn from the second paragraph?
A. Troy doesn’t show any interest in flying high up in the sky.
B. Gareth Tonen has spoiled Troy by offering him everything.
C. Gareth Tonen is pleased to see Troy fly along at his side.
D. Troy would like his owner Gareth Tonen to climb up trees.
3.According to Ashley Smith, Troy doesn’t know he is a bird because ______.
A. he has developed the symptom of fearing heights.
B. he has been raised since he was very small.
C. he can’t learn how to fly higher than his owner.
D. he doesn’t want to fly among trees hunting for food.
4. Why does Gareth Tonen have to climb up trees every day?
A. To set an example of flying high to Troy.
B. To see how high Troy can really fly.
C. To teach Troy how to get meals in high trees.
D. To get Troy back down to cure his fear of heights.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Frigatebirds seagoing fliers with a 6-foot wingspan, can stay aloft(up in the air) for weeks at a time, a new study has found.
Since the frigatebird spends most of its life at sea, its habits outside of when it reproduces on land aren’t well-known-until researchers started tracking them around the Indian Ocean. What the researchers discovered is that the bird’s flying ability is unbelievable.
Ornithologist(鸟类学家) Henri Weimerskirch put satellite tage(标签) on a couple of dozen frigatebirds. When the data started to come in, he could hardly believe how high the birds flew.
"First, we found, 'Whoa, 1,500 meters. Excellent,' " says Weimerskirch, "And after 2,000, after 3,000, after 4,000 meters-OK, at this altitude they are in freezing conditions, especially surprising for a tropical bird."
"There is no other bird flying so high relative to the sea surface," he says. "It’s the only bird that is known to intentionally enter into a cloud," Weimerskirch says. And not just any cloud—a soft, white cumulus cloud(积云). Over the ocean, these clouds tend to form in places where warm air rises from the sea surface. The birds take a ride on the current of rising air, all the way up to the top of the cloud.
Frigatebirds have to find ways to stay aloft because they can’t land on the water. Since their feathers aren’t waterproof, the birds would drown in short order. They feed by harassing other birds in flight until they bring whatever fish they’ve swallowed back into their mouth and the frigatebird takes it.
So in between meals, frigatebirds fly higher... and higher.
In one case, for two months-continuously aloft.
One of the tagged birds flew 40 miles without a wing-flap. Several covered more than 300 miles a day on average, and flew continuously for weeks. They are blessed with an unusual body. No bird has a larger wing surface area compared with body weight.
1.How did researchers feel when data about frigatebirds reached them?
A. Calm. B. Surprised.
C. Hopeful. D. Anxious.
2.According to the text, how can frigatebirds fly so high?
A. By flying into a cloud.
B. With the help of researchers.
C. Thanks to advanced technology.
D. By following other birds into the sky.
3.What does the underlined word “they” in the text refer to?
A. Frigatebirds. B. Other birds.
C. Small fish. D. Larger fish.
4.In what aspect are frigatebirds different from other birds?
A. When they give birth. B. What they feed on.
C. Their body weight. D. Their wing surface area.
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
One day,Walter Elias was walking through an apple orchard (果园)when he discovered an owl (猫头鹰)in a
tree. Remembering that he had been told that owls hunted at night but slept during the __, Walter quickly got close to the __ bird.
“ What a wonderful pet this funny creature would make,” he thought to himself. So he reached up and __ it by the leg. __ ,the owl went crazy and tried to __ Equally terrified, Walter threw it to the __ and stomped (踩踏)it to death. When the struggle ended, he __ the broken bird and cried. Feeling terrible, he ran away from the orchard, but later ___to bury the owl. For months he dreamed of this bird he had wanted for a __ but in terror had killed. __ years later did he share this secret.
Perhaps it was this __ that helped make Walter the person he became. Never could he bring that owl back to life but he made all the __ of the forest come alive through his drawings and the wonderful entertainment center __ after himself.
His full name? Walter Elias Disney, a name __ to the whole world.
Have you ever failed or done something that you later felt __ about or experienced a ( n) ___that gave your self-concept a beating? When we fail or feel as though we have failed, we __ to think we are losers. It isn’t so. Walter Disney turned his __ childhood dream into a beautiful one, which __ became a reality. We can do the same, too. __ we don’t fear to fail, we will succeed someday!
1.A. morning B. evening C. day D. noon
2.A. sleeping B. singing C. trembling D. dying
3.A. killed B. seized C. hit D. patted
4.A. Excited B. Disappointed C. Surprised D. Terrified
5.A. escape B. wake up C. compromise D. give up
6.A. air B. ground C. hole D. water
7.A. looked down on B. looked into C. looked down at D. looked after
8.A. refused B. failed C. forgot D. returned
9.A. friend B. pet C. partner D. relative
10.A. Simply B. But C. Only D. And
11.A. comfort B. regret C. attempt D. pride
12.A. animals B. plants C. scenery D. environment
13.A. modeled B. created C. named D. researched
14.A. rare B. real C. false D. familiar
15.A. certain B. guilty C. curious D. calm
16.A. difficulty B. success C. opportunity D. adventure
17.A. hope B. pretend C. tend D. happen
18.A. complex B. plain C. major D. Awful
19.A. in turn B. on purpose C. by chance D. as usual
20.A. As well as B. As far as C. As much as D. As long as
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Owls(猫头鹰) are some of the world’s greatest hunters. From head to feet, owls’ bodies are built to hunt. Scientists are studying all the things that make owls such great hunters.
Most owls hunt at night. The birds have excellent hearing, which helps them find their next meal in the dark.
Owls have one ear that is larger and set higher than the other. When an owl hears a sound, it listens closely. Is the sound lounder in its right ear or left ear? Does the upper or lower ear detect the sound first? The information helps the owl find the location of its prey without ever seeing it.
Owls don’t depend just on their hearing to hunt. After a sound draws an owl’s attention, it zeroes in with sight.
Many birds have eyes on either side of their heads. But an owl’s eyes face forward, like a person’s. Images from each eye combine to form a 3-D picture, similar to how we see. That helps owls better judge a prey’s size, distance, and speed.
An owl’s eyes are so large that they can gather lots of light. That helps the owl see better when hunting at night. An owl’s eyes are also fixed in their sockets(眼窝). It can’t roll them like we can. Instead, an owl keeps prey in its sight by turning its head.
Owls can move their beads nearly upside down and turn them 270 degrees around. Their necks have 14 vertebrae(椎骨). That’s twice as many neck bones as a person has.
The blood vessels(血管) thread through holes in an owl’s vertebrae. The researchers found that these holes are very large so that the extra space provides an air cushion that protects the vessels.
Detecting prey is only the first step for owls. Next they must catch their meals. An owl can fly inches over your head and you can’t hear anything. The secret to owls’ silent flight is their feathers. Fine “hairs” cover the surface of an owl’s wing feathers. And the feathers’ edges have soft barbs(羽支). Together, they make the sound of air rushing over the owl’s wings quieter and less clear.
1. While hunting at night, owls first get a prey’s information by .
A. seeing the shape B. hearing the sound
C. detecting the smell D. feeling the air move
2.According to text, an owl’s eyes .
A. are small but sharp
B. can function like a person’s
C. are on either side of its head
D. can tell how fast a prey is moving
3.The shortcoming of an owl’s fixed eyes can be made up by its .
A. large head B. strong legs
C. body size D. flexible neck
4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. How owls find their prey.
B. Why owls can fly noiselessly.
C. The advantages of owls’ hearing
D. The secret of owls’ high-speed flight.
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
1.Which of the following people should apply for Job A?
A. An energetic American girl with 6 years of experience in marketing.
B. A shy Chinese girl who is interested in marketing and willing to learn.
C. An outgoing Shandong boy with interest and experience in marketing.
D. A aggressive Australian marketing manager who wants to work in Shanghai.
2.Which of the following is a must for an applicant for Job B?
A. An international background. B. A degree in electronics.
C. An interest in medical equipment. D. Willingness for an immediate interview.
3.Which job is suitable for a college dropout with a good command of English and Chinese?
A. Job A. B. Job B. C. Job C. D. Job D.
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
In the Pacific Northwest there is a kind of owl (猫头鹰) that serves as a unique piece to the Northwest habitat (栖息地) — the northern spotted owl.
Northern spotted owls are known to be curious. When seeing you, these owls will come down close and check you out.
The northern spotted owl has been a savior of old-growth forests. Old-growth forests are forests that have been around for a long time without significant disturbances. One way the spotted owl has become a protector of old-growth forests is simply by being there. The northern spotted owl has become endangered, and so to protect them from dying out, the government has to protect their habitat. So now any destruction of old-growth forests is illegal. Another way the owls help their habitat is by eating small animals. This helps create a balance in the forest.
So, if the northern spotted owl is in a habitat that is protected by laws, why are they still endangered?
Unfortunately, a cousin of the northern spotted owl has moved into its neighborhood. The bigger, more aggressive “barred owl” has grown in population and due to loss of the forests they lived in on the East Coast of the United States, they have begun to move to the west coast.
These owls are taking the food source and pushing northern spotted owls out of their own home. Although the barred owl is able to live in different habitats, the northern spotted owl can only live in old-growth forests.
Many government officials have been at a loss to find an answer to the difficult question, “What do we do with the non-native barred owls?” Some methods include shooting them. It is a difficult problem to deal with. Can you think of any possible solutions?
1.The northern spotted owl ________.
A. is particular about its food
B. has difficulty adapting to a new habitat
C. seems dangerous and aggressive
D. is a common bird in the USA
2.Old-growth forests seem to ________.
A. become less safe for the owls
B. benefit from northern spotted owls
C. be in danger of dying out
D. regrow at a fast speed
3.Northern spotted owls are in danger mainly because of ________.
A. illegal hunting
B. the destruction of the forests
C. another kind of owl
D. environmental pollution
4.The methods being used to help northern spotted owls are ________.
A. creative B. far-sighted C. unbearable D. ineffective
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The bed should be reserved as a place for sleep, but people tend to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleep.
Charles Czeisler, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleep. Their sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin (褪黑激素) was in their blood at any given time.
When subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books, they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion (分泌) was delayed by an hour and a half.
The researchers conclude in today's journal article that given the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents, more research into the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed. Czeisler and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note:“Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.”
However, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter (过滤) short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.
1.In Charles Czeislers experiment, all the subjects were asked to______.
A. sit in a row and receive the strict tests
B. have their sleep patterns observed all night
C. read a paper book and an iPad at the same time
D. have their blood tested per hour during the trial
2.The third paragraph tells us the iPad readers were likely to____________.
A. feel less sleepy and tired in the day
B. fall asleep more easily after reading
C. become less energetic the next morning
D. have a lot more melatonin secretion
3.The special software recently developed can______.
A. remove the blue light from your devices completely
B. help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelength
C. weaken the harm done by doing nighttime e-reading
D. be used in all the e-things widely and safely
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. No e-reading in bed before sleep
B. New software for night e-readers
C. Wrong behaviors before bedtime
D. No games on iPad in bed
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The bed should be reserved as a place for sleep, but people tend to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleep.
Charles Czeisler, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleep. Their sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin (褪黑激素) was in their blood at any given time.
When subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books, they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion (分泌) was delayed by an hour and a half.
The researchers conclude in today's journal article that given the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents, more research into the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed. Czeisler and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note:“Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.”
However, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter (过滤) short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.
1.In Charles Czeislers experiment, all the subjects were asked to______.
A. sit in a row and receive the strict tests
B. have their sleep patterns observed all night
C. read a paper book and an iPad at the same time
D. have their blood tested per hour during the trial
2.The third paragraph tells us the iPad readers were likely to____________.
A. feel less sleepy and tired in the day
B. fall asleep more easily after reading
C. become less energetic the next morning
D. have a lot more melatonin secretion
3.The special software recently developed can______.
A. remove the blue light from your devices completely
B. help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelength
C. weaken the harm done by doing nighttime e-reading
D. be used in all the e-things widely and safely
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. No e-reading in bed before sleep
B. New software for night e-readers
C. Wrong behaviors before bedtime
D. No games on iPad in bed
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
As an Asian country, Singapore has a reputation for being highly westernized, with English among the country’s four official languages, but a couple of signs found on local buses that have recently become a hit online may say otherwise.
Quite different from English we know, the signs read, for example, “Here cannot go in” instead of “No entry”, and “Here can charge phone” instead of “Charge phone here.” This language that resembles English is called Singaporean English or Singlish.
The New York Times calls Singlish “patchwork” because Singapore consists of migrants(移民) from several countries including China, India and Malaysia, and they all speak their own versions of “English”. “Everyone who speaks it shapes it,” wrote the newspaper.
For example, in Singlish, you can easily recognize influences from Chinese, including vocabulary such as “ Mee Siam” and “da bao”. Sentence structures like “ toilet where” instead of “where’s the toilet” also come from Chinese.
Interesting and diverse as it may seem, the trend for Singlish is worrying Singapore’s government. It is concerned that the dialect is lowering the country’s English standard and may affect its relationship with visitors. It even started the Speak Good English Movement.
Unfortunately, the problem was not solved. Instead, Singlish has boomed, especially among young people who think of it as a sign of being cool and a way of identifying themselves as Singaporean.
But this does not mean that standard English is being abandoned by young people. In fact, they are much more capable than the government gives credit—they can speak both.
“We are a nation good at code switching—we know that the way we speak to friends or drivers must be different from how we act at work or school,” wrote Cheryl, a Singaporean author, in Time magazine, “To actively urge us to give up a language that speaks to the very heart of who we are, that’s so beautifully represents the melting pot of Chinese, Indians, Malaysians and Eurasians that we are, is shortsighted, surely.”
1.Why does Singapore have many different versions of English?
A. It is highly westernized. B. It is made up of migrants.
C. It is influenced by Chinese. D. It is affected by official languages.
2.What is the purpose of starting the Speak Good English Movement?
A. To stop the new trend. B. To better the relationship.
C. To keep the English standard. D. To give the government credit.
3.What do the young people think of Singlish?
A. It’s their identity. B. It’s interesting.
C. It’s a sign of status. D. It’s a way of code-switching.
4.What can we learn from what Cheryl said?
A. Different people speak different styles of Singlish.
B. Singlish is a more beautiful language than others.
C. People speaks Singlish only to friends and drivers.
D. People can use Singlish to express themselves well.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
An obvious reason for learning a new language is to be able to communicate with the people who speak it.1. People in every country prefer it when tourists make an effort to speak the local language, even if all you can say in it is “hello” and “please”.
Cultural understanding
Speaking a new language helps you to get to know another people and culture, as language and culture go hand in hand.2. It shows new ways of looking at the world. In addition, when you speak another language, you can enjoy literature, film, and music in the original language. It is extremely difficult for a translation to be a perfect replica (复制品) of the original. 3..
Business and careers
4. Schools and employers tend to prefer candidates who speak one or more foreign languages. Even though English is widely spoken in much of the world, the fact is that the global economy depends on communication. When dealing with France, for example, someone who speaks French will have an obvious advantage over someone who doesn’t.
Language improvement
Learning another language can help you to understand your own. Many languages have contributed to the development of English.5. Also, in learning how another language differs from your own, you will increase your understanding of your own language. For many people, language is innate (与生俱来的) — we know how to say something, but we don’t necessarily know why we say it that way. Learning another language can change that.
A.Language is helpful in making foreign friends.
B.The best way is to read what the author actually wrote.
C.Learning another language opens one’s mind to new ideas.
D.Your trip will be comfortable if you speak the local language.
E.Speaking more than one language will increase your market ability.
F.It is true that mastering another foreign language is very beneficial.
G.Learning those will teach you where words and even grammatical structures are from.
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析