Dear Florence,We arrived in India last week, ...

Dear Florence,

We arrived in India last week, and the voyage was the worst experience of my entire life. I’m lucky to be alive!

The first part of the journey was terrible, because the ship hit bad weather almost as soon as we left Liverpool. But much, much worse was to come. Later, we were involved in a collision with another boat and we had to abandon ship!

We had been at sea for about two weeks and we were in the Mediterranean. There is now a canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea called the Suez Canal, which opened last year. Our boat stopped at Port Said, the Egyptian port at the entrance to the canal. I remember looking through the porthole of my cabin and wishing that I could go ashore and visit this fascinating place, but mummy had ordered that I was to stay in the cabin because I was feeling ill. “you must stay here for at least another two days.” I remember her saying. How wrong she would turn out to be! The ship left the port and headed towards the canal . I was alone in the cabin and I watched the port disappear into the distance. Suddenly there was a loud bang, followed by the most awful crunching（嘎吱的）sound, and the ship shook and turned slightly on its side.

There was an eerie silence for a moment, then people started shouting. Mummy came running into the cabin and told me that we had collided with another boat. She took my hand and we ran along the deck towards the lifeboats. There was a lot of shouting and people were running everywhere, but the crew were all acting calmly, helping people into the lifeboats and telling people not to panic.

Well, clearly we survived, as did all the passengers and crew of the ship. The other boat wasn’t so lucky. It sank and several lives were lost.

I will write about the rest of the journey soon. Please give my love to Aunt Claire and Uncle Eric.

Your loving cousin,

Jane

56．1.When was the letter written?

57．2.Why was the journey to India such a bad experience for the author?

58．3.The author’s mother didn’t allow her to go ashore and visit the port city, Said because________.

59．4.The underlined phrase “eerie silence” in the sixth paragraph means________.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

In the weeks ________, we will say good bye to our dear teachers and friends at this great school.

A. following           B. followed             C. to follow         D. that followed

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Abby and Ally are my dear daughters. Last week, we had an outing and we were really tired later that day. After enjoying good food, we headed back. Abby pushed the button as we awaited the elevator and suddenly Ally let out a sigh of disappointment.

“Oh wait, we can’t use the elevator,” Ally said, pointing to a sign near the elevator. Too tired to challenge her, both Abby and I followed her without looking around the corner to another set of elevators. “Oh, my god,” Ally said, visibly upset. “we can’t use the elevators either！They’re also reserved for the firefighters.” Abby looked at me. I looked at Abby. We both looked at the sign and then we stared at Ally to see if she was serious. She was. .

“Ally, the sign doesn’t say the elevators are reserved for firefighters,” Abby explained. “It says not to use the elevators in case of fire！With that, Ally took a longer look at the sign and actually read it instead of skimming it this time.

What’s the lesson here? You have to spend time reading signs, maps or recipes instead of just assuming you know what they say, or you might go through life climbing many flights of stairs when you could be taking the elevator.

It also got me thinking about how often we do this with reading. I wonder how many people just assume they know what a book says instead of actually spending time reading it, thus making wrong assumptions. How often have I neglected a book simply because I think I “know” what it says when I really just need to slow down, open the book, and focus on the reading?

1.Why did Abby believe what Ally said about the first elevator? (No more than12 words)

_______________________________________________________

2.What did the sign really say?　 (No more than 9 words)

________________________________________________________

3.How did Ally read the sign at first?　 (No more than5 words)

_________________________________________________________

4.How should we read a book according to the author?　 (No more than 8 words)

___________________________________________________________

高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The first-ever direct China-to-Britain freight train (货运列车) arrived in London last week. It was the 1. (late) evidence of China’s efforts to redevelop the “Silk Road” trade routes that once stretched from Asia to Europe.

2. (travel) from China through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France for 18 days, the train finally arrived in London. Inside the 68 containers 3.(be) household goods, clothing, cloth, bags and suitcases. “This is 4.(two) as quick as sea and it’s much, much cleaner and cheaper than air freight,” said Philippa Edmunds, 5.works at the British Campaign for Better Transport.

But the train itself may be more important than the goods 6. was carrying. Observers say the trip had a political message: that China is developing new trade routes and new markets. China needs to find more places 7. (sell) the goods it makes. That is the 8.(believe) of Jie Yu from the London School of Economics. “The domestic market in China now seems not to be very promising, so the Chinese are 9.

(desperate) looking for the new markets. And obviously that freight train serves 10. a very good vehicle for the Chinese manufacturers and may help restore the business confidence inside China. ”

高三英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析

By the time you arrive in Liverpool, we ___________ in France for two weeks.

A. shall stay         B. have stayed     C. will have stayed     D. have been staying

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dear sir,

Last year I buy a refrigerator in your store on Chang An Road. We all like shape of the refrigerator. And yesterday something went wrongly. It made a noise when turning on. At first it was low but gradually it became louder and louder. To make matter worse，it even stopped working. We all felt disappointing. I am writing to ask for help. Would you please find someone to repair them? I would be at home this weekend. Please call me before you come to here. My telephone number is 66065531. Thank you very much.

Li Ming

高三英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析

My school appeared on the news last week because we had made an important change in our local area. Our class had planted a large garden in what was once only a vacant lot. It was a lot of work but it was all worth it. I got blisters(水泡) from digging, and we all got insect bites, too.

I learned a lot about gardening and collaboration(合作), and then I learned about the media. Our teacher telephoned the TV station and informed them of what we had accomplished. She spoke with the producer. The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were plenty of stories similar to ours. They wanted to know what was special about our particular garden, since many schools plant them.

The teacher explained that, after going on the Internet to learn about the prairie(大草原), we had made a prairie garden. We had gone to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants, and then we planted them. We did not water the garden, but we did weed it. We decided to let nature water it with rain, since that was how prairies grew in the past. We sent a picture of the garden to the news station. In the picture, the grass was so high that it stood taller than the fourth grade students.

As a result, the producer sent a reporter to our school. He interviewed the headmaster and asked him many questions about the garden. After that, they interviewed us, and we explained to them what we had learned through this project.

That night, we watched the news, and there we were. The news reporter told our story. It was only two minutes long, but it was us. We were famous. All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it. We knew that when we saw the garden every day, but now we knew that the whole city thought so, too.

1.What seemed to be the TV directors’ initial reaction to the garden?

A.They were excited. B.They were surprised.

C.They were worried. D.They were uninterested.

2.What is special about the garden?

A.Weeds were allowed to spread naturally.

B.The grass grew faster than common grass.

C.The seeds came from the plants of a prairie.

D.Underground water was used for the plants.

3.What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the last paragraph?

A.We got blisters on our hands. B.Our hard work was worthwhile.

C.The garden would be famous. D.The project would be finished.

4.How did the author feel about the project?

A.Annoyed. B.Curious. C.Proud. D.Regretful.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the ________ . People walked in, between the cars ________ newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar ________ in most poor developing' countries.

While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of  ________in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's  ________ unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively  clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of  ________ his way around the spaces. He was blind.

Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, hegot to the outside of our car. Out of  ________ , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and ________ , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to ________the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly ________his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's ________ . It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control,  ________ we decided to go on our way.

I ________and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in ________ ,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He ________our sympathy. Life hasn't been ________to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what ________is all about . facing life bravely.

1.A. signs      B. crossroads    C. stations     D. theatre

2.A. giving      B. buying     C. selling      D. throwing

3.A. scene      B. play       C. activity      D. street

4.A. watching    B. asking      C. waiting      D. changing

5.A. blocks     B. crossings     C. turns       D. cars

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

7.A. expensive   B. fashionable    C. ragged      D. splendid

8.A. pushed    B. drove       C. cleared      D. felt

9.A. eventually   B. quickly      C. frequently     D. happily

10.A. curiosity    B. sympathy     C. thirsty       D. politeness

11.A. impatiently   B. casually      C. naturally      D. carefully

12.A. keep     B. return       C. borrow      D. count

13.A. searched for  B. went through    C. turned over     D. looked for

14.A. hand     B. arm        C. face       D. lap

15.A. still      B. yet        C. so        D. but

16.A. gave up   B. set off      C. held on      D. broke down

17.A. pain     B. poverty      C. sadness      D. loneliness

18.A. refused    B. enjoyed       C. doubted      D. cheated

19.A. rich     B. unfair        C. kind       D. bad

20.A. kindness   B. courage       C. experience     D. challenge

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the 　 　　 . People walked in, between the cars 　　 　　 newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It’s a familiar 　 　 in most poor developing countries.

While we were 　 　 for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of 　 　 in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It’s 　 　 unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively 　 clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of 　 　 his way around the spaces. He was blind.

Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he 　 　 got to the outside of our car. Out of 　　 　　 , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and 　 　 , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to 　 　　 the change. However, with his 　　 　 sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum’s 　 　　 . It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control,　　 　　 we decided to go on our way.

I broke down and even 　 　 when I got home. Here’s a blind man, born in 　　 　　 , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He 　　 　　 our sympathy. Life hasn’t been 　　 　 to him, yet he’s giving it his best shot. I think that is what 　　　　 is all about facing life bravely.

1. A. signs　　　　　　　　 B. crossroads　　　　 C. stations　　　　　　 D. theatre　　　

2. A. giving　　　　　　　 B. buying　　　　　　 C. selling　　　　　　　　 D. throwing

3.A. scene　　　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　　 C. activity　　　　　　　 D. street

4.A. watching　　　　　 B. asking　　　　　　　 C. waiting　　　　　　　 D. changing　　

5.A. blocks　　　　　　 B. crossings　　　　　　 C. turns　　　　　　　　 D. cars

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

7.A. expensive　　　　 B. fashionable　　　　　 C. ragged　　　　　　　　 D. splendid

8.A. pushed　　　　　 B. drove　　　　　　　　 C. cleared　　　　　　　　 D. felt

9.A. eventually　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　　 C. frequently　　　　　　 D. happily

10.A. curiosity　　　　 B. sympathy　　　　　　 C. thirsty　　　　　　　　 D. politeness

11.A. impatiently　　　 B. casually　　　　　　　 C. naturally　　　　　　　 D. carefully

12.A. keep　　　　　　 B. return　　　　　　　　 C. borrow　　　　　　　　 D. count

13.A. searched for　　 B. went through　　　　 C. turned over　　　　　　 D. looked for　

14.A. hand　　　　　　 B. arm　　　　　　　　　　 C. face　　　　　　　　　 D. lap

15.A. still　　　　　　　 B. yet　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. but　

16.A. gave up　　　 B:　 set off　　　　　　　　 C. held on　　　　　　　　 D. broke down

17.A. pain　　　　　　 B. poverty　　　　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　　　　 D. loneliness

18.A. refused　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　　　　　 C. doubted　　　　　　　 D. cheated

19.A. rich　　　　　　 B. unfair　　　　　　　　　　 C. kind　　　　　　　　 D. bad

20.A. kindness　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　　　 C experience　　　　　　 D. challenge

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Most of the big hotels in Shanghai were full last week, but finally we______find a room in a small one.

A．ought to          B．could             C．were able to       D．might

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析