Mrs. Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time,I was getting ready to eat my same old tuna fish(金枪鱼)sandwich and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.
I was thrilled. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family,and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to use again the next day. My sandwiches were either bologna(大香肠)or tuna fish. It rarely varied beyond that.
You can understand my delight when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch.
When we finished lunch that day. Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her precious attention so I was very quiet as she explained. You see,she was Catholic and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate fish on Fridays.
Oh,I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mama that from now on 1 wanted tuna fish on Fridays. After my mama understood why,she gladly fixed tuna fish for me on Fridays. She even fixed it on brown bread because she knew Mrs. Amatuli liked brown bread. From then on. every Friday I could get in line with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food—it tasted divine to me!
I realize now that Mrs. Amatuli could have fixed herself a tuna sandwich of Friday. But she bought my sandwich because she saw a 1ittle girl who was thrilled over the simple act of having a hot lunch.
I will never forget her for her compassion and generosity and what I should do is to follow her example.
1.Mrs.Arnatuli bought the writer’s sand wish because_____________.
A.she was tired of cafeteria food
B.she hated getting in line with kids
C.she didn’t eat red meat on Friday
D.she wanted to show care to the writer
2.What can we learn about the cafeteria food?
A.It was terrific. B.It was terrible.
C.The writer enjoyed it. D.Most kids were fond of it.
3.The underlined word "divine" in Paragraph 5 means___________.
A.perfect B.sweet C.unpleasant D.special
4.Which of the following can best show the theme of this text?
A.It is hard to please all.
B.Better to give than to receive.
C.Love makes the world go around.
D.The more you offer,the more you are rewarded.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Mrs Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, Mrs Amatuli asked me if she could36my sandwiches. She explained that I could use the money to buy a 37lunch from the cafeteria(自助餐厅). I was 38. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was39expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to40again the next day.
You can understand my 41 when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch. Kids always 42about the cafeteria food but I was very43of them.
When we44lunch that day, Mrs Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to 45 why she had bought my sandwiches. I really didn't care why, 46it gave me a few minutes of her precious47 so I was very quiet as she explained.
You48, she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate49on Fridays.
Oh, I couldn't 50to get home and tell my Mom that from then on I wanted fish on Fridays.51my Mom understood why, she gladly fixed fish for me on Fridays. From then on, every Friday I could get in52with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about the cafeteria food—it53great to me!
I realize now that Mrs Amatuli 54 have fixed herself a fish sandwich on Fridays. She bought my sandwiches because she saw a little girl who was pleased over the simple
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高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mrs. Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time,I was getting ready to eat my same old tuna fish(金枪鱼)sandwich and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.
I was thrilled. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family,and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to use again the next day. My sandwiches were either bologna(大香肠)or tuna fish. It rarely varied beyond that.
You can understand my delight when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch.
When we finished lunch that day. Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her precious attention so I was very quiet as she explained. You see,she was Catholic and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate fish on Fridays.
Oh,I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mama that from now on 1 wanted tuna fish on Fridays. After my mama understood why,she gladly fixed tuna fish for me on Fridays. She even fixed it on brown bread because she knew Mrs. Amatuli liked brown bread. From then on. every Friday I could get in line with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food—it tasted divine to me!
I realize now that Mrs. Amatuli could have fixed herself a tuna sandwich of Friday. But she bought my sandwich because she saw a 1ittle girl who was thrilled over the simple act of having a hot lunch.
I will never forget her for her compassion and generosity and what I should do is to follow her example.
1.Mrs.Arnatuli bought the writer’s sand wish because_____________.
A.she was tired of cafeteria food
B.she hated getting in line with kids
C.she didn’t eat red meat on Friday
D.she wanted to show care to the writer
2.What can we learn about the cafeteria food?
A.It was terrific. B.It was terrible.
C.The writer enjoyed it. D.Most kids were fond of it.
3.The underlined word "divine" in Paragraph 5 means___________.
A.perfect B.sweet C.unpleasant D.special
4.Which of the following can best show the theme of this text?
A.It is hard to please all.
B.Better to give than to receive.
C.Love makes the world go around.
D.The more you offer,the more you are rewarded.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.
Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.
I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).
I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.
I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “find,” she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.
1.Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?
A. He was talking fast B. He was shocked
C. He was in a hurry D. He was absent-minded
2.Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to paragraph 3?
A. He enjoyed the drink B. He wanted to be helpful
C. He took the chance to rest D. He tried to please his dad
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?
A. recover from her sadness B. move out of the neighborhood
C. turn to her old friends D. speak out about her past
4.What does the author think people in a community should do?
A. Open up to others B. Depend on each other
C. Pay for others’ help D. Care about one another
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
One day in 1965,when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle,a fourthgrade teacher approached me.She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge.“Could he help in the library?” she asked.I said, “Send him along.”
Soon a slight,sandyhaired boy in jeans and a Tshirt appeared.“Do you have a job for me?” he asked.
I told him about the Dewey Decimal System(杜威十进分类法) for shelving books.He picked up the idea immediately.Then I showed him a stack(摞) of cards for longoverdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were misshelved with the wrong cards in them.He said,“Is it kind of a detective job?” I answered yes,and he became working.
He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced,“Time for break!”He argued for finishing the finding job;she made the case for fresh air.She won.
The next morning,he arrived early.“I want to finish these books,”he said.At the end of the day,when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis,it was easy to say yes.He worked untiringly.
After a few weeks I found a note on my desk,inviting me to dinner at the boy’s home.At the end of a pleasant evening,his mother announced that the family would be moving to a neighbouring school district.Her son’s first concern,she said,was leaving the View Ridge library.“Who will find the lost books?” he asked.
When the time came,I said an unwilling goodbye.I missed him,but not for long.A few days later he came back and joyfully announced,“The librarian over there doesn’t let boys work in the library.My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge.My dad will drop me off on his way to work.And if he can’t,I’ll walk!”
I should have had an idea such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go.What I could not have guessed,however,was that he would become a genius of the Information Age:Bill Gates,tycoon(企业巨头) of Microsoft and America’s richest man.
1.What was the author when the story happened?
A.A teacher. B.A librarian.
C.A detective. D.A student.
2.Why was the boy sent to the library by the fourthgrade teacher?
A.He failed to finish his work on time.
B.He challenged the teacher in the class.
C.He disturbed all the other students in the class.
D.He needed something to do to challenge himself.
3.What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?
A.To rearrange the books according to the new system.
B.To put those overdue books back to the shelves.
C.To find out the books with wrong cards in them.
D.To put the cards back in the longoverdue books.
4.The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because ________.
A.he didn’t get along well with the librarian in the new school
B.he was not allowed to work in the new school’s library
C.he missed his old schoolmates and teachers
D.he had to walk a long way to go to school
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day in l965, when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle, a fourth-grade teacher approached me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge. "Could he help in the library?" She asked. I said, "Send him along."
Soon a slight, sandy-haired boy in jeans and a T-shift appeared. "Do you have a job for me?" he asked.
I told him about the Dewey Decimal System for shelving books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him a stack of cards for long-overdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were miss helved with the wrong cards in them. He said, "Is it kind of a detective job?" I answered yes, and he became working.
He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced, "Time for break!" He argued for finishing the finding job; She made the case for fresh air. She won.
The next morning, he arrived early. "I want to finish these books," he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis, it was easy to say yes. He worked untiringly.
After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy's home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother announced that the family would be moving to neighbouring school district. Her son's first concern, she said, was leaving the View Ridge library. "Who will find the lost books?" he asked.
When the time came, I said a reluctant good-bye. I missed him, but not for long. A few days later he came back and joyfully announced: "The librarian over there doesn't let boys work in the library. My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge. My dad will drop me off on his way to work. And if he can't, I'll walk!"
I should have had an inkling(感觉) such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go. What I could not have guessed, however, was that he would become a wizard of the Information Age: Bill Gates, tycoon of Microsoft and America's richest man.
1.What was the author when the story happened?
A. A teacher. B. A librarian. C. A detective. D. A professor.
2.What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?
A. To rearrange the books according to the new system.
B. To put those overdue books back to the shelves.
C. To find out the books with wrong cards in them.
D. To put the cards back in the long-overdue books.
3.The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because _______.
A. he did not like his life in the new school
B. the transportation there was not convenient
C. he missed his old schoolmates and teachers
D. he was not allowed to work in the school library
4.What impressed the author most was that the boy _______.
A. had a thirst for learning
B. had a strong will
C. was extremely quick at learning
D. had a kind heart
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day, Lindsay and Erica were sitting at Lindsay’s house working very hard. Fourth grade was tough, and they were working on a science project about weather. Lindsay was a hard worker like Erica, so the two girls were happy to have each other as partners. They were writing about rain and were amazed to learn that Hawaii is the world’s wettest place. Lindsay found that Mount Waialeale, on the island of Kauai, gets about 460 inches of rain a year! In 1982, Mount Waialeale set an all-time world record when it received 666 inches of rain! The girls knew that their classmates would find all these facts interesting.
The girls were enjoying the fun facts they were finding when all of a sudden, Lindsay saw Erica choking. Erica had been chewing on a pen cap and had accidentally swallowed it! Erica started pointing to her neck. Lindsay asked her if she was choking. When Erica nodded to say yes, Lindsay quickly stood up and did the Heimlich maneuver (策略) to try to help Erica stop choking.
Lindsay was afraid of hurting her friend, so the first time she tried the Heimlich maneuver, she did not do it very hard. She tried a second time, and nothing happened. After trying it a third time, the pen cap flew out of Erica’ mouth!
Erica was very grateful to Lindsay. She was terrified when she realized she had swallowed the pen cap and could not breathe. Lindsay was very brave and saved her friend. This was one science project that both girls would never forget!
1.What did the two girls think of the facts they were finding?
A. Simple B. Abstract
C. Interesting D. Tough
2.Eric was choking because ______.
A. she swallowed a pen cap by accident
B. she was hurt by a pen cap
C. food was stuck in her throat
D. her neck was hurt by a pen point
3.What does the Heimlich maneuver probably refer to?
A. Person B. Book
C. Tool D. First aid
4.It can be inferred that ________.
A. Lindsay has a good knowledge of first aid
B. Erica pretended to be choking
C. Lindsay could not breathe without Erica
D. Eric would be sent to the hospital
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In April 1952, I was 11 years old and in the sixth grade at an elementary school. My teacher was Miss Pemberton. It was spelling bee time in our city - students were issued with brochures of words to study in _____ for the class spelldowns (比赛). They would lead to a schoolwide contest and ________ qualification for the citywide spelling bee, where school ________ competed for the ________ of being the spelling champion of Houston.
The day ________ the class spelling bee, my youngest brother was playing with matches and ________ set a fire in our apartment. My mother made sleeping arrangements for all of us and ________ the school in the morning to inform Miss Pemberton of the accident, ________ that the class spelling bee was that day.
When I arrived at school, Miss Pemberton ________ me aside. She asked if I wanted her to ________ the spelling bee to another day because of my ________ about the fire. I told her no. That day, I won the spelling bee for my class.
The next week was the school spelling bee, with class champions ________. I won again! The ________ spelling bee was one month away.
Every Sunday afternoon, Miss Pemberton would pick me up, and we would go to her house, where she would help me ________ by calling out spelling words. After a couple of ________, Miss Pemberton would ________ me to Rettig's icecream parlor, where I could ________ a hot chocolate sundae (圣代冰激凌) which I'd never had. We practiced every ________ until the citywide spelling bee.
I did not win the citywide spelling bee, but I still felt ________ to have participated. I also felt grateful that I had such a ________ teacher in elementary school.
1.A.need B.exchange C.preparation D.return
2.A.actual B.final C.hopeful D.lucky
3.A.students B.participants C.winners D.teams
4.A.prize B.benefit C.fame D.honor
5.A.before B.after C.during D.for
6.A.stupidly B.successfully C.shortly D.accidentally
7.A.visited B.called C.emailed D.wrote
8.A.believing B.hoping C.knowing D.telling
9.A.pulled B.drove C.left D.helped
10.A.call off B.take off C.put off D.send off
11.A.upset B.curiosity C.doubt D.anger
12.A.waiting B.competing C.winning D.applying
13.A.schoolwide B.citywide C.nationwide D.worldwide
14.A.review B.remember C.learn D.practice
15.A.minutes B.hours C.days D.weeks
16.A.rush B.drag C.take D.send
17.A.order B.use C.make D.enjoy
18.A.weekend B.afternoon C.moment D.night
19.A.proud B.welcome C.disappointed D.surprised
20.A.successful B.patient C.professional D.caring
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A fourth-grade teacher allowed one of her students to shave her head in the schoolyard, after bullies(仗势欺人者) teased him about his own short buzz cut(短寸头发型). Tori Nelson got the idea after noticing that Matthew Finney, a shy boy from her homeroom at Winlock Miller Elementary School in Washington state, was standing outside his classroom crying and wearing a winter hat.
Ms. Nelson could see the back of his neck had been shaved, and since Matthew usually had very thick brown curly hair, she realized that he’d had a haircut over the weekend. She asked him what was wrong, and he said he’d gotten a buzz cut for the summer. But this morning, a fifth grader on the bus made fun of him, and he didn’t want to come to class and get teased by other kids. Ms Nelson tried to convince Matthew to come inside, but since school rules prohibit kids from wearing hats indoors he refused – explaining that he was afraid of showing his haircut to the other children in case they also made fun of him.
Finally I said: “If you take off your hat and come to class, I’ll let you give me a buzz cut ,too,"' Ms Nelson told Yahoo Parenting.'I figured it’s just hair, and mine is already short anyway. I might as well get it shorter in time for the warm weather.'
Matthew excitedly took her up on the offer, and Ms Nelson and another teacher gathered all the fourth graders together during break time. A school employee brought in scissors, which Matthew used to the cheers of his classmates, excitedly watching as his teacher’s hair fell away onto the ground in the schoolyard.
'It was a lot of fun for the kids, and it helped Matthew feel better about himself,' said Ms Nelson.'You have to do what it takes to reach children. Teaching isn’t just about reading and writing, it’s about self-esteem and accepting differences.'
1.What mainly led to Matthew’s standing outside the classroom?
A. His fear of being laughed at
B. His willingness to learn
C. His violating school rules
D. His not finishing his homework.
2.Why did Ms. Nelson have her head shaved?
A. To show sympathy for Matthew.
B. To comfort and encourage Matthew.
C. To prepare for the warm weather.
D. To show her unique personality.
3.What is Ms Nelson like?
A. responsible and caring B. knowledgeable and creative
C. Humorous and easygoing D. Strong and determined
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. The real meaning of teaching
B. Stand up to school bullying
C. Teach kids to respect differences
D. A haircut full of love
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last Christmas, when I was in the fourth grade and my brother was in the first grade, our school held its yearly Holiday Shop. At the Holiday Shop students can buy things like necklaces, key chains, and other small items for their friends and family as Christmas gifts. Since my brother really wanted to take part, my mom gave him two dollars to buy his Christmas gifts.
My mom didn’t know that he had picked out a special necklace for her. When he got home from the Holiday Shop that day, he couldn’t wait to show it to me. He pulled out a little green box and opened it. Inside was a gold chain with a little red flower and a man-made diamond next to gold letters that spelled out,“Grandmother”.
“Wow,” I said.“It’s beautiful.” Since my brother was in the first grade and was just learning to read, he didn’t realize that the necklace said “Grandmother” instead of “Mother”. I knew that on Christmas morning, when he found out he had bought the wrong necklace, he would be very unhappy, so I said nothing more about it. My brother ran and put the necklace under his bed to hide it from Mom until Christmas morning.
When he wasn’t looking, I took the necklace and put it in my backpack. The next day I took it back to school and asked the woman who ran the Holiday Shop if I could change it for the “Mother” necklace. She said yes. When I got home that day, I put the necklace under my brother’s bed.
When my mom opened it up on Christmas morning, my brother was so exalted! My mom’s eyes were filled with joy. She knew what had happened, which made the necklace even more special to her!
My brother still does not know what I did, but I knew I had done the right thing.
1.What do we know about the gift the author’s brother bought
A. The author didn’t like it.
B. It wasn’t worth the price.
C. It was designed for Mother.
D. The author changed it for another one.
2.The underlined word “exalted” is the closest in meaning to “______”.
A. amazed B. disappointed
C. excited D. worried
3.It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. the author’s mother didn’t know what she had done
B. the author helped her brother secretly
C. the author’s grandma also received a gift
D. the author paid for the right necklace
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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In the fourth grade,I discovered my one true love—acting.It is not only fun,but it teamwork and empathy, things I think the world should have more of.
However, I never expected that acting would also teach me to !
In the first semester of my freshman year of high school,my school the play Frankenstein.It’s about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster, and the monster destroys the scientist’s life.
I got the lead female of Frankenstein’s girlfriend,Elizabeth.I had been in plays before,so I was very to the rehearsal(排练)process of memorizing lines and then a character with help from the director.But this play was different from one I had ever done before,because Frankenstein and Elizabeth had to kiss in the play a lot.The boy who Frankenstein was very cute,I must say.There was a(n) in which our characters shared“15kisses”. ,the director removed it.But there were still some kissing scenes.
Would we to kiss,or would we actually kiss? Our director having us kiss for real,and for the first few times,it was very .My lips barely touched the boy’s.Many of the other actors and actresses laughed at us.
,one thing about stage kissing that you have to understand is that you are not being yourself. That goes for any .After that experience,I feel like I can any role.It was a big event in my toward becoming a better actress.I feel more being onstage and showing my character’s personality to the .And that is important for getting the message of a play across.
1.A.1earns B.teaches C.directs D.explains
2.A.kiss B.hug C.bow D.pray
3.A.prepared for B.carded out C.put on D.took up
4.A.when B.where C.whether D.how
5.A.star B.role C.maid D.keeper
6.A.used B.addicted C.related D.devoted
7.A.imagining B.convincing C.developing D.revising
8.A.each B.no C.some D.any
9.A.played B.served C.created D.replaced
10.A.space B.part C.area D.interval
11.A.Eventually B.Surprisingly C.Fortunately D.Regrettably
12.A.intend B.mean C.try D.pretend
13.A.applied to B.ended up C.objected to D.gave up
14.A.fierce B.romantic C.awkward D.pitiful
15.A.However B.Therefore C.Meanwhile D.Otherwise
16.A.behaving B.acting C.touching D.moving
17.A.change B.design C.handle D.assess
18.A.way B.journey C.tour D.trip
19.A.comfortable B.practical C.optimistic D.hopeful
20.A.readers B.actresses C.actors D.audiences
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析