Norman Cousins was a businessman from the Uni...

Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his ________________________________________ and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a ________________________________________ trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the ________________________________________ of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place ________________________________________________ him. The material between his bones became ________________________________________.
In less than one week after his return, he could not ________________________________________. Every move that he ________________________________________ was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never ________________________________________ over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up ________________________________________. Mr. Cousins thought that ________________________________________ thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. ________________________________________, he felt that happy thoughts or ________________________________________ might cure his illness.
He began to ________________________________________ on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the ________________________________________ gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. ________________________________________ the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into (登记住宿) a hotel room where he could ________________________________________ his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping __________________ he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well ________________________________________ to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for ________________________________________. After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to ________________________________________.

1. A．time B．holiday C．sleep　 D．work

2. A．boring B．tiring　 C．dangerous　 D．pleasant

3. A．top　 B．degree　 C．problem D．limit

4. A．from B．around　 C．inside D．beside

5. A．weak B．ill C．false　 D．strong

6. A．speak B．breathe C．stand　 D．see

7. A．made B．did C．put D．ran

8. A．look B．get C．turn D．think

9. A．effort B．hope C．treatment　 D．arrangement

10. A．foolish B．unusual C．funny　 D．unhappy

11. A．Instead B．However C．Therefore　 D．Otherwise

12. A．sleep B．travel　 C．laughter D．television

13. A．beat B．operate C．try D．experiment

14. A．day B．week C．month　 D．year

15. A．Promising B．Telling C．Imagining　 D．Guessing

16. A．invent　 B．begin C．continue　 D．prove

17. A．until B．whenever C．unless D．so that

18. A．soon B．very C．slowly D．enough

19. A．exercise B．illness C．rest D．pleasure

20. A．power B．sense C．health D．happiness

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Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his work and traveling.

Then, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to the Union of Soviet So­cialist Republics( USSR)，Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip, a chemical change began to take place inside him. The material between his bones became weak.

In less than one week after his return, he could not stand. Every move that he made was pain­ful. He was not able to sleep at night.

The doctore told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins ’ problem and he might never get over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.

Mr. Cousins thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead，he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.       .'

He began to experiment on himself while still in hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain -free sleep at night.

Deciding that the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days，Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television，reading funny books，and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks，he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto . Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.

After a few months，Mr. Cousins returned to work. He has laughed himself back to health.

1.Why did Norman Cousins get sick?

2.What part of his body was affected by the illness?

3.What did Mr. Cousins think caused his illness?

4.Where did Mr. Cousins go in order to cure himself?

5.How long did it take before Mr. Cousins went back, to work?

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Marjorie Gestring

Marjorie Gestring was a springboard（跳板） diver from the United States who won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany at the age of 13 years．With the cancellation（取消） of the Olympics in 1940 and 1944 because of World War II, Gestring did not get a chance to defend her title, and her comeback attempt for the 1948 Summer Olympics failed．

Bob Mathias

17-year-old American Bob Mathias won the decathlon（十项全能运动） only four months after taking up the sport．He is the youngest athlete in Olympic history to win a men's track and field event．By the time Mathias retired from decathlon competition in 1952, he had nine victories in nine competitions．He had won two gold medals separately in 1948 and 1952．In 1954 a film about his early life called The Bob Mathias Story was made, in which he and his wife played themselves．

Fu Mingxia

Fu Mingxia was born on August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei Province．At an early age, her father taught her to swim at a nearby river．She started exercising gymnastics at age 5, soon turning to diving．Fu Mingxia left home at age 9 to train in Beijing．In the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Fu Mingxia became China's youngest Olympic champion ever when she won the 10-meter platform gold at the age of 13．

Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe was born on 13 October, 1982．He is a former Australian freestyle swimmer．At the age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to represent Australia．Ian Thorpe, 17 years old, won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle by breaking his own world record in Sydney 2000．He has won five Olympic gold medals．

1.How many times has Marjorie Gestring taken part in the Olympic Games?

2.Which two athletes took part in the Olympics in the same year ?

3.How long had Fu Mingxia practised diving in Beijing before she won the 10-meter platform gold in the 1992 Summer Olympics?

4.What is the passage mainly about ?

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States.The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago.

“I studied English before I left home，”she said.“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English.”

Her problem is easy to understand.Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere.They have a language of their own.Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work.Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.

One such saying is “get your act together”．

When things go wrong in a business，an employer may get angry.He may shout，“Stop making mistakes.Get your act together.”

Or，if the employer is calmer，he may say，“Let us get our act together.”

Either way，the meaning is the same.Getting your act together is getting organized.In business，it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.

It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began.But，it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry.Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes.The director may have said，“Calm down，now.Get your act together.”

Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s.Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978.The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.

Now，this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet.One company even called its yearly report，“Getting Our Act Together.”

The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people.It is cut to the chase.

She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company.One official was giving a very long report.It was not very interesting.In fact，some people at the meeting were falling asleep.

Finally，the president of the company said，“Cut to the chase.”

Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material.Hurry and get to the good part.

Naturally，this saying was started by people who make movies.Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies.Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars，or in airplanes or on foot.

Cut is the director’s word for stop.The director means to stop filming，leave out some material，and get to the chase scene now.

So，if your employer tells you to cut to the chase，be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.

1.After the woman visited the United States she might feel that ________.

A．her English was poor

B．it’s easy to master English

C．it’s difficult to make money

D．people there weren’t very friendly

2.In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

A．A task is completed successfully.

B．Players perform badly in a match.

C．Audience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie.

D．Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace.

3.According to the text，the expression “get one’s act together” ________.

A．was first used by a Japanese businesswoman

B．was forbidden to be used in the government policy

C．originally came from a yearly report of a company

D．was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978

4.What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

A．Their use.　                         B．Their meaning.

C．Their origin.　                         D．Their popularity.

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Tim Ma's parents came to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s. They opened a _____ . It was a failure. However, they found ____ in computers and engineering in America. In part because of their own ___ Ma's parents hoped he would study to become an engineer.

They wanted __ security for their child.

Growing up, Ma considered many ___, like writer, fireman, even president. But he had a sense early on. He didn't want to be a(n) ____.

Ma did well in math and science classes in high school. And he ____ choosing to study electrical engineering in college. Several engineering jobs later, though, Ma had a(n) __ of heart.

His parents could not understand why he would want to ____ such a good job to open a restaurant. They had worked long hours ___ their own restaurant still failed. But Ma remained _____. He was going to do things differently from his parents. He was able to learn from their one major ____ as restaurant owners - they knew very little about the art of cooking. Their chef ____ and opened a Chinese restaurant across the street which really put them in a bad situation.

So, at age 30, Ma left engineering and returned to school - cooking school. He received training in ____ cooking. In 2009, Ma opened his first restaurant, Maple Avenue, in Virginia. The restaurant ___ excellent cuisine.

At Maple Avenue, Ma worked long hours, seven days a week. His long hours _____.

Ma opened his fourth restaurant last year, Kyirisan in Washington, D.C. He __ his training in French cooking with his Chinese heritage (传承)to create __ dishes.

“Kyirisan's success is due to the __ menu and food”, Ma says. But a lot of it just comes from “pure hard ____ ” .

1.A.company B.school C.hospital D.restaurant

2.A.interest B.help C.success D.progress

3.A.feelings B.manners C.predictions D.experiences

4.A.financial B.personal C.physical D.psychological

5.A.plans B.ideas C.measures D.professions

6.A.doctor B.chef C.engineer D.teacher

7.A.ended up B.gave up C.set about D.carried on

8.A.operation B.change C.peace D.attack

9.A.choose B.win C.quit D.get

10.A.though B.but C.if D.so

11.A.certain B.silent C.calm D.anxious

12.A.habit B.practice C.point D.mistake

13.A.came B.left C.escaped D.cheated

14.A.Chinese B.American C.French D.Mexican

15.A.serves B.studies C.promotes D.develops

16.A.took off B.paid off C.ran out D.worked out

17.A.mixed B.improved C.simplified D.ignored

18.A.local B.new C.strange D.traditional

19.A.abundant B.main C.simple D.creative

20.A.life B.challenge C.work D.status

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Tim Ma's parents came to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s. They opened a________. It was not a success. They found________in America, however, in computers and engineering. In part because of their own________, Ma's parents hoped he would study to become an engineer. They wanted________security for their child.

Growing up, Ma considered many________-writer, fireman, even president. But he had a sense early on. He didn't want to be a(n)________.

Ma did well in math and science classes in high school. And he________choosing to study electrical engineering in college. Several engineering jobs later, though, Ma had a(n)________of heart.

His________could not understand why he would want to leave such a good job to open a restaurant. They had worked long hours________their own restaurant still failed. But Ma remained________. He was going to do things differently than his parents. He was able to learn from their one major________as restaurant owners-they knew very little about the art of cooking. Their chef________and opened a Chinese restaurant across the street which really put them in a bad situation.

So, at age 30, Ma left engineering and returned to school-cooking school. He received training in________cooking. In 2009, Ma opened his first restaurant, Maple Avenue, in Virginia. The restaurant________excellent cuisine.

At Maple Avenue, Ma worked long hours, seven days a week. His long hours________. Ma opened his fourth restaurant last year, Kyirisan in Washington, D.C. He________his training in French cooking with his Chinese heritage (传承) to create________dishes.

Kyirisan's success is due to the________menu and food, Ma says. But a lot of it just comes from “pure hard________.”

1.A.company B.school C.hospital D.restaurant

2.A.interest B.help C.success D.progress

3.A.feelings B.manners C.predictions D.experiences

4.A.financial B.personal C.physical D.psychological

5.A.plans B.ideas C.measures D.professions

6.A.doctor B.chef C.engineer D.professor

7.A.ended up B.gave up C.turned out D.carried on

8.A.operation B.change C.trouble D.attack

9.A.colleagues B.friends C.parents D.relatives

10.A.though B.but C.if D.so

11.A.certain B.silent C.calm D.anxious

12.A.habit B.practice C.point D.mistake

13.A.came B.left C.escaped D.cheated

14.A.Chinese B.American C.French D.Mexican

15.A.serves B.studies C.promotes D.benefits

16.A.took off B.paid off C.ran out D.worked out

17.A.mixed B.improved C.simplified D.ignored

18.A.regional B.new C.side D.traditional

19.A.fixed B.main C.simple D.creative

20.A.life B.challenge C.work D.status

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My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.

One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.

The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted, “The war is over!” For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn’t last a tiny bit longer.

1.What the grandfather was most worried about was           .

A. the spread of the world war           B. the safety of his two cousins

C. a drop in his living standards          D. his relatives killing each other

2. The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “         “

A. order for army service                B. train ticket for Europe

C. letter of rejection                D. note of warning

3.What did the “service pins” (in Para.2) stand for in the eyes of the little girls?

A. Strength.       B. Courage.        C. Victory.         D. Honor.

4.Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?

A. Disappointing.   B. Unexpected.      C. Uncertain.       D. Inspiring.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.

One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.

The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed. I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted, “The war is over!” For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn’t last a tiny bit longer.

1.What the grandfather was most worried about was ______.

A. the spread of the world war              B. the safety of his two cousins

C. a drop in his living standards               D. his relatives killing each other

2.The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “______”.

A. order for army service                   B. train ticket for Europe

C. letter of rejection                      D. note of warning

3.What did the “service pins” （in Para. 2） stand for in the eyes of the little girls?

A. Strength.            B. Courage.         C. Victory.             D. Honor.

4.Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?

A. Disappointing.       B. Unexpected.      C. Uncertain.           D. Inspiring.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.

One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.

The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed. I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted, “The war is over!” For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn’t last a tiny bit longer.

1.What the grandfather was most worried about was ______.

A. the spread of the world war　　　　 B. the safety of his two cousins

C. a drop in his living standards 　　 D. his relatives killing each other

2.The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “______”.

A. order for army service　　 　　 B. train ticket for Europe

C. letter of rejection　　　　　　 D. note of warning

3.What did the “service pins” （in Para. 2） stand for in the eyes of the little girls?

A. Strength.　　 B. Courage. 　　 C. Victory.　 　 D. Honor.

4.Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?

A. Disappointing. 　 B. Unexpected.　　 C. Uncertain. 　　 D. Inspiring.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The candidate who is longing for election to the highest office in the United States must be native-born American citizen who is at least 35 years old and who has lived in the United States for at least 14 years. The election course is complicated, and the road to the Oval Office is long.

Potential candidates must present papers stating their intention to seek their party’s recommendation; delegates(代表) then choose from among those running some months later at the national conferences. Before that, however, each state holds a primary election that determines how the state’s voters want the party’s delegates to vote. Methods of choosing the delegates vary from state to state. At the conferences, there are speeches and often heated discussions. It may take several rounds of voting before delegates can agree on a candidate. On the final day of the meeting, the presidential candidate announces his or her choice for vice president.

Election Day, by law, is the Tuesday that follows the first Monday in November. On this day, registered voters may cast their votes for president, vice president, and candidates for other federal state, and local offices. The popular vote, however, does not determine who will be president. The president is chosen by a vote of the Electoral College, a group of 538 citizens from the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are chosen to cast votes for the president and vice president.

The rules for choosing electors, as with the delegates, vary. Each state also decides whether its electoral votes must reflect the popular vote. The number of electors in each state is determined by the number of representatives and senators that a state sends to Congress and, therefore, may change every 10 years, depending on the results of the United States census (人口普查). The winner must get at least 270 of the electoral votes when the Electoral College meets in December of the election year. The election results are not official, however, until the following January, when Congress meets in a joint conference to count the electoral votes.

At the end of the road to the Oval Office is the swearing-in ceremony, at which the new or reelected president takes the oath of office on January 20.

1.Which of the following is not a requirement for candidates for the presidency of the USA?

A. Minimum age of thirty-five years old.　　　

B. Native of the United States of America.

C. Bottom residency of fourteen years in the State

D. Previous experience in an elective office.

2.According to the passage, we can conclude that _______.

A. ways to select the delegates of each state are very much the same in the USA.

B. the candidate who wins the popular vote will be the winner of the election

C. the change of a state’s population barely has effects on the presidential election.

D. the presidents of the United States are theoretically picked by the citizens directly.

3.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. The Various Ways of Presidential Election in the USA

B. The Qualifications for Being the President of the USA

C. The Process of the Election for the President of the USA

D. The Rules for Choosing Presidential Candidates in the USA

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析