The desire for a better life is sometimes so ...

The desire for a better life is sometimes so big that it makes people leave their countries and their families and work in other countries. They know that they will have to face difficult moments，that they won’t be able to communicate with the persons around them，and that maybe they will have to work in illegal conditions to get the money they need for their families，but they all take these chances and they hope they will succeed.

On the other hand，there are people who immigrate(移民)just for the sake of the people they love. They leave their families to make other families with the people they love. Women go to meet their men who have chosen other countries to start a new life，even if they miss their families and friends. Maybe they don’t have a place to work but they are able to wait to see what destiny(命运) has for them.

There are also the cases of the people who are forced to leave their countries because of a war which threatens their lives. They’d rather start from the very beginning again than risk putting their lives in danger.

When well­developed countries see that their homeland is being “invaded” by lots of immigrants，they set new laws that make immigration harder. As a result of this，many illegal immigrants cross the borders and are eager to work，although they are paid only half the amount of money native workers receive for the same kind of job.

The opinions of the local people are varied and they range from total refusal to complete acceptance. Immigrants in countries which have large communities of them are fighting for the recognition of their social rights and for equal treatment.

Many immigrants have managed to be fully accepted by the communities where they live and have managed to change the opinions of the local people about them.

1.Which of the following reasons for immigration is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Escaping from a war.        B．Being reunited with the beloved people.

C．Seeking a better life.        D．Studying a foreign language.

2. What’s the usual response to immigrants in well­developed countries?

A．To accept them.            B．To put limitations on immigration.

C．To refuse them.            D．To encourage them.

3.The passage implies that ________.

A．culture shock causes great anxiety in some immigrants

B．illegal immigrants cause great damage to developed countries

C．stricter laws should be set to prevent immigration

D．many people go to other countries with great determination

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

In life，once on a path，we tend to follow it，for better or worse.What's sad is that even if it's the latter，we often accept it anyway because we are so used to the way things are that wed don't even recognize that they could be different This is a phenomenon psychologist call functional fixedness.

This classic experiment will give you an idea of how it works and a sense of whether you may have fallen into the same trap: People are given a box of tacks (大头钉) and some matches and asked to find a way to attach a candle to a wall so that it burns properly.

Typically, the subjects try tacking the candle to the wall or lighting it to fix it with melted wax. The psychologists had, of course, arranged it so that neither of these obvious approaches would work. The tacks are too short, and the paraffin (石蜡) doesn't stick to the wall. So how can you complete the task? The successful technique is to use the tack box as a candle-holder. You empty it, tack it to the wall. and stand the candle inside it. To think of that, you have to look beyond the box's usual role as a receptacle just for tacks and re-imagine it serving an entirely new purpose. That is difficult because we all suffer to one degree or another from functional fixedness.

The inability to think in new ways affects people in every corner of society. The political theorist Hannah Arendt coined the phrase“frozen thoughts”to describe deeply held ideas that we no longer question but should. In Arendt's eyes, the self- content reliance on such accepted “truths”also made people blind to ideas that didn't fit their worldview, even when there was plenty of evidence for them.

Frozen thinking has nothing to do with intelligence, she said,“It can be found in highly intelligent people.”

1.What does the underlined word“it”in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The experiment. B.Functional fixedness.

C.The path. D.The thinking.

2.Which way is hard to think of to complete the task?

A.Tacking the candle to the wall.

B.Fixing the candle with melted wax.

C.Using the tack box as a candle-holder.

D.Lighting the candle to stand it.

3.Which of the following statements will Hannah Arendt agree with?

A.People should question.

B.We should be used to the way things are.

C.People shouldn't accept the idea that doesn't fit their worldview.

D.The smarter people are，the more open to the new things they are.

4.What's the passage mainly about?

A.An interesting experiment

B.A psychological phenomenon.

C.A theory to be proved.

D.The opinion of Hannah Arendt.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to _______.

A. make it out      B. make it off      C. make it up       D. make it over

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to _______.

A. make it out      B. make it off      C. make it up               D. make it over

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It's true that “A small change can make a big difference” in our life. A better technical term that can well ______ this idea is the “Butterfly Effect”. A butterfly's ______ wings can make changes in the path of a tornado; it may ______ create or prevent a tornado at a certain location.

The “Butterfly Effect” plays a role in our ______ to a great extent. Small ______ could make a huge difference in our relationships. Most of the time we take things for granted in our ______ relations. We don't even think of saying “Thank You” to our parents as we ______ they are supposed to do things for us. Understanding some of the subtle（细腻的）feelings of our loved ones and ______ them the way they need would ______ change the relationship into a stronger one. I've come across people who feel ______ in their relationships as they ______ to address these small needs.

The “Butterfly Effect” also plays a role in our work. Looking ______ into the smallest details while starting a ______ is critical. A subtle mistake while taking care of our customer's ______ could end up creating big trouble at the end of the process. This would mean a huge expense to ______ at the final delivery stage.

Every morning, the time it takes me to ______ to my office depends on what time I start from my home. It usually takes 30 minutes if I start at 7:20 am. It takes more than a(n) ______ if I start at 7:30 am. At first I was ______ how just a 10-minute difference initially could add more than 30 minutes to the journey. ______ , the number of vehicles that come out on the road increases more than twice due to that 10-minute ______ and it looks like butterflies crowding on the road. Yes, this is nothing but the “Butterfly Effect”.

1.A. develop　　 B. absorb　　 C. explain　　 D. shape

2.A. white　　 B. tiny　　 C. long　　 D. flat

3.A. even　　 B. yet　　 C. only　　 D. ever

4.A. education　　 B. experience　　 C. needs　　 D. relationships

5.A. excuses　　 B. conditions　　 C. gestures　　 D. promises

6.A. normal　　 B. close　　 C. public　　 D. cultural

7.A. believe　　 B. expect　　 C. doubt　　 D. declare

8.A. entertaining　　 B. educating　　 C. analyzing　　 D. supporting

9.A. possibly　　 B. frequently　　 C. definitely　　 D. suddenly

10.A. satisfaction　　 B. pressure　　 C. sympathy　　 D. anger

11.A. forgot　　 B. pretended　　 C. failed　　 D. refused

12.A. carefully　　 B. differently　　 C. proudly　　 D. calmly

13.A. journey　　 B. race　　 C. discussion　　 D. project

14.A. tasks　　 B. requirements　　 C. decisions　　 D. adventures

15.A. correct　　 B. discover　　 C. collect　　 D. express

16.A. walk　　 B. drive　　 C. ride　　 D. move

17.A. week　　 B. month　　 C. day　　 D. hour

18.A. pleased　　 B. confident　　 C. confused　　 D. patient

19.A. In fact　　 B. Above all　　 C. In general　　 D. At once

20.A. detour　　 B. deed　　 C. delight　　 D. delay

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is sometimes thought that the longing for material goods, the need to buy things, is a relatively modern invention. 1. Trade or shopping is certainly an ancient desire, and existed even before our ancestors used metal to make tools.

2. And we don't need shops or money to do it. Evidence from hunter-gatherers suggests that the exchange of food and other necessary things comes naturally, as well as the ability to keep a record of the credits involved. And once trade begins, the benefits are hard to resist.

Ancient local coastal people in northern Australia traded fish hooks, along a chain of trading partners, with people living 400 miles inland, who cut and polished local stone to make axes (斧子).

3. Finally, both groups of ''producers'', by concentrating on things they could produce and exchanging them for other things they needed, benefited as a result.

Trade in the necessities of life, such as food and simple tools, is not really surprising. What is surprising, though, is that our taste for unnecessary expensive objects also goes back a long way.

In South Africa, 100,000-year-old decorative dyes (染料) have been found in an area where none were produced. 4. Small round pieces of glass 76,000 years old were also found at the same place. The earliest jewellery known to us were not just random findings — they were grouped together in size and had holes like those used for threading onto a necklace.

Archaeologists argue that trade prepared the way for the complex societies in which we live today. 5. However, their modern equivalents — fast cars and expensive clothes — hold the same attraction for us as ''trade goods'' did for people 100,000 years ago.

A. Humans are born to trade.

B. These are powerful evidence for cash purchase.

C. In fact, its roots go back to the beginning of humanity.

D. However, first trade began from the exchange of objects.

E. Modern-day shoppers may not be impressed by ancient glass pieces.

F. It is thought that these goods were bought at least 30 kilometres away.

G. Every individual along the chain made a profit, even if he produced neither himself.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is sometimes thought that the longing for material goods, the need to buy things, is a relatively modern invention. 1. Trade or shopping is certainly an ancient desire, and existed before our ancestors invented writing, laws, cities or farming, even before they used metal to make tools.

Humans are born to trade. 2. Evidence from hunter-gatherers suggests that the exchange of food and other necessary things comes naturally, as well as the ability to keep a record of the credits involved. And once trade begins, the benefits are hard to resist.

Ancient local coastal people in northern Australia traded fish hooks, along a chain of trading partners, with people living 400 miles inland, who cut and polished local stone to make axes (斧子). 3. Finally, both groups of “producers”, by concentrating on things they could produce and exchanging them for other things they needed, benefited as a result.

Trade in the necessities of life, such as food and simple tools, is not really surprising, considering the link between these basic items and survival. What is surprising, though, is that our taste for unnecessary expensive objects also goes back a long way.

In South Africa, 100,000-year-old decorative dyes (染料) have been found in an area where none were produced. 4. Small round pieces of glass 76,000 years old were also found at the same place. The earliest jewellery known to us were not just random findings — they were grouped together in size and had holes like those used for threading onto a necklace.

Archaeologists argue that trade prepared the way for the complex societies in which we live today. 5. However, their modern equivalents — fast cars and expensive clothes — hold the same attraction for us as “trade goods” did for people 100,000 years ago.

A. And we don’t need shops or money to do it.

B. These are powerful evidence for cash purchase.

C. In fact, its roots go back to the beginning of humanity.

D. However, first trade began from the exchange of objects.

E. Modern-day shoppers may not be impressed by ancient glass pieces.

F. It is thought that these goods were bought at least 30　 kilometres　 away.

G. Every individual along the chain made a profit, even if he produced neither himself.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Life in the 21^st century is much better than_____ used to be.

A. that                 B. it               C. what             D. one

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Sometimes the ______ between the reality and the dream is so great that it produces disappointment.

A. combination                  B. application                     C. contrast                          D. disapproval

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

“To meet people’s desire for _____ happy life is our mission,” Xi Jingping said to the press after he was elected ____general secretary and chairman.

A. a; a　　 B. the; the　　 C. a; \　　 D. \; the

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析