Linda British was an outstanding teacher who ...

Linda British was an outstanding teacher who felt that if she had the time, she would like to create great art and poetry. When she was 28, however, she began to get severe 36. Her doctors discovered that she had an enormous brain tumor (瘤). They told her that her 37 of surviving an operation were about 2 percent. Therefore, 38 operate immediately, they chose to wait for six months.

The night before the operation after six months, she 39 to give herself away. She made a 40, in which she would donate all of her body parts to those who needed them in 41of her death.

42, Linda died after the operation. Afterwards, her eyes went to an eye 43  in Bethesda, Maryland, and from there to a recipient in South Carolina. A young man, aged 28, went from darkness to   44. That young man was so 45 that he wrote to the eye bank thanking them for existing.

46, he said he wanted to thank the parents of the donator. They must 47 be magnificent people to have a child who would 48 her eyes. He was given the 49 of the British family on Staten Island. He arrived unannounced and rang the doorbell. After hearing his introduction, Mrs. British 50 and hugged him. She said, “Young man, if you’ve got 51 to go, my husband and I would love you to spend your weekend with us.”

He stayed, and 52 he was looking around Linda’s room, he saw that she’d read Hegel. He’d read Hegel in Braille as well.

The next morning Mrs. British was looking at him and said, “You know, I’m sure I’ve seen you somewhere before.” All of a sudden she 53. She ran upstairs and pulled out the last picture Linda had drawn. It was a portrait of her ideal man.

The picture was almost the same as this young man who had received Linda’s eyes.

Then her mother read the 54 poem Linda had written on her deathbed. It 55:

Two hearts passing in the night

Falling in love

Never able to gain each other’s sight.

1.                A．heartaches      B．headaches      C．stomachaches D．backaches

2.                A．risks           B．happenings      C．chances  D．moments

3.                A．more than      B．other than       C．better than    D．rather than

4.                A．decided        B．suggested       C．prepared D．liked

5.                A．will            B．letter          C．notice    D．poem

6.                A．spite           B．case           C．charge   D．view

7.                A．Actually        B．Unbelievably     C．Surprisingly    D．Unfortunately

8.                A．hospital        B．center          C．school    D．bank

9.                A．silence         B．daytime         C．sight D．delight

10.               A．excited         B．joyful          C．grateful   D．proud

11.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Furthermore   D．Yet

12.               A．partly          B．hardly          C．seldom    D．indeed

13.               A．give up         B．give away       C．give off    D．give out

14.               A．news          B．address        C．gift   D．hometown

15.               A．ran out         B．stood out       C．reached out    D．turned out

16.               A．somewhere     B．anywhere       C．everywhere    D．nowhere

17.               A．as             B．after           C．until  D．since

18.               A．shouted        B．laughed        C．waked D．remembered

19.               A．last            B．first           C．past  D．recent

20.               A．wrote          B．spoke          C．said  D．talked

高三英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman? His name was Laurent Cleric. He became a friend of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and together they founded America’s first school for the deaf.

Laurent Cleric was born in a small village near Lyons, France, on December 26, 1785. When he was one year old, he fell into a fire, losing both his hearing and his sense of smell. At 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he excelled in his studies. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.

Meanwhile, in America, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was studying to be a minister. He was very concerned about the lack of educational opportunities for the deaf. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London, England to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. While he was there, he met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to go to Paris to spend three months learning at the Royal Institution for the Deaf, the school where Laurent Cleric was teaching. Gallaudet accepted the offer. The two worked and studied well together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return, he asked Cleric to come with him. Cleric accepted on one condition: that he would stay in America only a short time.

The two men set sail on June 18, 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however, Cleric and Gallaudet put the time to good use. Cleric studied English, and Gallaudet studied sign language. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned to open. On the long trip, they had many conversations about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.

At the school, Cleric led a busy life. He taught signs to Principal Gallaudet; he taught the pupils; and he taught hearing men who came to the school to study deaf education.

In 1819, Cleric married Eliza Crocker Boardman, one of his pupils. They had six children. He retired from teaching in 1858. Although he had intended to return to France, he never did. He died on July 18, 1869 in the United States.

1.Why did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet sail to London?

A.He needed to finish his studies to become a minister.

B.It was the easiest way to get to France.

C.He wanted to study their system of deaf education.

D.He wanted to marry Alice Cogswell.

2.From the information in this passage we can infer that ________.

A.Laurent Cleric was an intelligent man

B.Cleric had difficulties learning language

C.Cleric married Eliza in order to get his Green Card

D.Cleric was paid well because he made such important contributions to society

3.On their trip from Paris to America, Cleric and Gallaudet ________.

A.played cards and socialized

B.studied and discussed their plans for a deaf school

C.founded a school for the deaf

D.Gallaudet studied English and Cleric studied Sign Language

4.The main idea of this passage could best be stated as __________.

A.Cleric managed his time well, and was able to teach a lot of information in a short period of time

B.Thomas Gallaudet was indebted to Cleric for all that he taught him

C.Cleric preferred teaching deaf students to hearing students

D.Cleric, an educated Frenchman, had a great influence on American Deaf Education

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman? His name was Laurent Clerc. He became a friend of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and together they founded America's first school for the deaf.

Laurent Clerc was born in a small village near Lyons, France, on December 26, 1785. When he was one year old, he fell into a fire, losing both his hearing and his sense of smell.

At 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he did well in his studies. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.

Meanwhile, in America, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was studying to be a minister. He was very concerned about the lack of educational opportunities for the deaf. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London, England to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. While he was there, he met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to go to Paris to spend three months learning at the Royal Institution for the Deaf, the school where Laurent Clerc was teaching. Gallaudet accepted the offer. The two worked and studied well together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return, he asked Clerc to come with him. Clerc accepted on one condition: that he would stay in America only a short time.

The two men set sail on June 18, 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however, Clerc and Gallaudet put the time to good use. Clerc studied English, and Gallaudet studied sign language. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned to open. On the long trip, they had many conversations about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.

At the school, Clerc led a busy life. He taught signs to Principal Gallaudet; he taught the pupils; and he taught hearing men who came to the school to study deaf education.

In 1819, Clerc married Eliza Crocker Boardman, one of his pupils. They had six children. He retired from teaching in 1858. Although he had intended to return to France, he never did. He died on July 18, 1869 in the United States.

1.Why did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet sail to London?

A. He needed to finish his studies to become a minister.

B. It was the easiest way to get to France.

C. He wanted to study their system of deaf education.

D. He wanted to marry Alice Cogswell.

2.From the information in this passage we can infer that__________.

A. Laurent Clerc was an intelligent man

B. Clerc had difficulties learning language

C. Clerc married Eliza in order to get his Green Card

D. Clerc was paid well because he made such important contributions to society

3.On their trip from Paris to America, Clerc and Gallaudet ___________.

A. played cards and socialized

B. studied and discussed their plans for a deaf school

C. founded a school for the deaf

D. Gallaudet studied English and Clerc studied Sign Language

4.Which is the right order of the things Clerc did？

A. met Gallaudet, moved to America, got married, went to school in Paris.

B. met Gallaudet, went to school in Paris, moved to America, got married.

C. went to school in Paris, met Gallaudet, moved to America, got married.

D. got married, went to school in Paris, met Gallaudet, moved to America.

5.The main idea of this passage could best be stated as_________.

A. Clerc managed his time well, succeeding in his career.

B. Thomas Gallaudet was indebted to Clerc for all that he taught him.

C. Clerc preferred teaching deaf students to hearing students.

D. Clerc, an educated Frenchman, had a great impact on American Deaf Education.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman? His name was Laurent Clerc. He became a friend of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and together they founded America's first school for the deaf.

Laurent Clerc was born in a small village near Lyons, France, on December 26, 1785. When he was one year old, he fell into a fire, losing both his hearing and his sense of smell.

At 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he did well in his studies. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.

Meanwhile, in America, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was studying to be a minister. He was very concerned about the lack of educational opportunities for the deaf. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London, England to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. While he was there, he met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to go to Paris to spend three months learning at the Royal Institution for the Deaf, the school where Laurent Clerc was teaching. Gallaudet accepted the offer. The two worked and studied well together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return, he asked Clerc to come with him. Clerc accepted on one condition: that he would stay in America only a short time.

The two men set sail on June 18, 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however, Clerc and Gallaudet put the time to good use. Clerc studied English, and Gallaudet studied sign language. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned to open. On the long trip, they had many conversations about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.

At the school, Clerc led a busy life. He taught signs to Principal Gallaudet; he taught the pupils; and he taught hearing men who came to the school to study deaf education.

In 1819, Clerc married Eliza Crocker Boardman, one of his pupils. They had six children. He retired from teaching in 1858. Although he had intended to return to France, he never did. He died on July 18, 1869 in the United States.

1.Why did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet sail to London?

2.On their trip from Paris to America, Clerc and Gallaudet ___________.

3.Which is the right order of the things Clerc did？

4.The main idea of this passage could best be stated as_________.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Chaplin was an extraordinary performer who 1. (star) in and directed many outstanding comedies. Few people were bored 2. (watch) his moustache, his gestures or his entertaining reactions when chased by 3. (detective). Being drunk, sliding on a banana skin or whispering his own failures to nobody, he made us feel more content 4. our life without any verbal explanation. His particular sense of humor has astonished everybody throughout the world up to now.

In a small budget film, he played a badly-off person 5. (wear) worn-out shoes and 6. (mess) clothes. On one occasion, he 7.(trap) by a snowstorm in a vast mountainous area. He overcame many difficulties, 8. he was not fortunate enough. With all the porridge 9. (eat) up, he picked out a shoe and boiled it to eat. What he performed was a total failure. According to an actress, his acting was so 10. (convince) and amusing that everybody couldn’t help bursting into laughter.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Even if you are an experienced teacher , you sometimes _____ make some mistakes.

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

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There was a woman who went to the airport 1.　 (hurry).She was so absorbed 　 2. her own thoughts that she was not aware they were going on a different route．Suddenly，a man went inside the cab and took her handbag 3.　 she placed her visa，passport，and all her money for the trip．She kept on thinking how unlucky she was to be in that situation．That very same night，she heard a piece of 4.　 (shock) news．Flight 230 crashed！It was the plane that she was supposed to board into. 　 5.　 she had not lost her precious belongings，she could have lost something far 　 6.　 important--her life！

Sometimes bad things really happen．We fail in our exams，or get rejected by others．There are times when nothing seems to go our way．So what do we do about it？We must take all these 　 7.　 (frustrate)out of our chest and start all over again with the consistent faith that we 　 8.　 (get)what are deserved(应得的)．

If you failed in the exams，maybe you'd be more successful and much happier in 9.　 field. If you were rejected by your friend，there are plenty of others out there who are much more deserving of(值得的) your love and affection．Don't waste your time and　 energy 　 10.　 things that can't be changed．

高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you are the kind of tourist who likes to visit places with outstanding landscapes and multicultural cities，then Asia is the place to go．Take a cruise(巡游)to Asia and you will not be disappointed．

The Finest Asian Cruise Explorations

Tourists who want to visit several Asian countries understand that cruising there is the best alternative．You can decide to take a two-week cruise，starting from Sri Lanka to Thailand．There’s also a three-week cruise that starts off in China all the way to Japan．A most popular voyage is one that starts from Hong Kong to Singapore．

The Best Time to Travel

When touring Asia．it’s best to understand that different cruise lines have different travelling timelines．You can be caught in the rain during your tour(October to December in Malaysia and December to February in Indonesia)．Most cruises take place from December to the end of March．

Booking Cruise-ship Tours

Given that you’ll probably be taking long flights to get to South Asia and the Far East，the budget will be large，especially if you are visiting as a family．In addition，many people tour this region，so it would be best if you book early when the prices are more appealing．

Activities

There are so many ports in Asia and this might bring a challenge if you want to get somewhere in time．Make sure you plan your day-trips in advance and follow the cruise line tours to avoid missing the boats．Apart from visiting the cities，you could also go to Borneo，Indonesia to see the orangutans(猩猩)．You can also hop across several islands from Bali，appreciate the colorful floats as well as the cherry blossoms in Japan and visit the floating fish farms in Vietnam．

1.In the author’s opinion，which cruise is the most welcoming one?

A. From Hong Kong to Singapore．

B. From Sri Lanka to Thailand．

C. Flying to the Far East．

D. From China to Japan．

2.When is the best time available on tours in Indonesia?

A. January．　　 B. February．

C. December．　　 D. March．

3.Where can you appreciate the colorful floats?

A. Bali．　　 B. Vietnam．

C. Japan．　　 D. Indonesia．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Who ________ that played a trick on the new English teacher?

A．it was　     B．was it

C．he was　     D．was him

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

An Ofsted (英国教育标准办公室）study reports that teachers are discouraging students who want to leave school and work as apprentices (学徒）in beauty salons (美容中心）or hair dressers.

　Inspectors questioned 105 young people for a report on apprenticeships published on Wednesday. They found several examples of young people who felt they had been laughed at by their teachers for wanting to progress to work-based learning, particularly in care or hairdressing, rather than stay on at school.

　Right or wrong, is it any surprise that this is happening? From 2014，the government will measure schools according to the rate of their pupils who go to university. Brian Lightman , general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, says the government has already put teachers under “very great pressure to focus on academic subjects”

　On the other hand, the Education Act 2011，which came into force in November, places schools under a duty to give fair career advice to pupils. This advice must include information on all post-16 education and training choices, including apprenticeships. This doesn’t appear to be happening in several schools, according to Ofsted9S report. Many of the young people the inspectors talked to said the advice they had received on apprenticeships was “unsatisfactory”.

　Schools were also blamed for lack of work experience courses, which are particularly important for teenagers considering an apprenticeship. They help students decide whether they enjoy a line of work and enable employers to see whether those on work experience have the potential to be hired as apprentices in future years.

　But there is a good reason why they can’t do this: they’d be unable to adapt to GCSE (英 国齊通中等教育证书）exams if they did. Sometimes, it seems, schools just can’t win.

1.Why do teachers oppose the students’ leaving school and working as apprentices?

A. The government urges teachers to concentrate on academic subjects.

B. The students are only wasting time working as apprentices.

C. Employers are under great pressure of taking GCSE exams.

D. Employers don’t give students chances to work as apprentices

2.Pressure for schools to provide pupils with career advice comes from ______.

A. Association of School and College Leaders

B. Education Act 2011

C. GCSE exams

D. OFSTED

3.The underlined word “They” in Paragraph 5 refers to _____.

A. schools

B. employers

C. work experience courses

D. teenagers considering an apprenticeship

4.What does the author think of teachers’ discouraging students working as apprentices?

A. Surprising               B. Understandable

C. Wrong           D. Right

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析