I’m Therese, a business manager living in Ber...

I’m Therese, a business manager living in Berlin, Germany. Last month, I ________ to read over 100 nonfiction books in psyshology, politics, and leadership. It might sound __________, but I really did.

It started with a　 ________. A colleague _______ me to read Mallcolm Gladwell’s The Story of Success in two __________. Determined as I was, I just couldn't　 _______ the deadline. I　 _________ the first few chapters quickly but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours. So I _________ the bet, but it gave me an idea: I needed to find a better way to　 consume nonfiction books. I finally registered the Blinkist app, which is really _________ for me to read quickly. Blinkist is one of the apps that transform books into “bite-sized” _________. I’ve learned that in order to produce proper insights from every book, over 100 literary experts　　 _________ themselves to work. I also love that the app has an audio　 _________ allowing me to listen to great ideas. So I set a fresh ________ with this cool app — to read the key insights from 100 books in one month. How did I do? I read 102 titles exactly.

I used to　 _________ much time on social media. Moreover, my job is exhausting, so by the time I leave work, my brain is pretty useless. _________, reading a book on the Blinkist app is like a snack for my _________. I’m happy that I’m doing something　 _______ with my time. Every day, I wake up　 ________ than the day before. If you want to get wiser too, then I challenge you to try and　 _________ my 102-title record!　 _________ the Blinkist app and start your reading adventure!

1.A. arranged B. intended C. remembered D. managed

2.A. crazy B. reasonable C. boring D. interesting

3.A. promise B. bet C. decision D. joke

4.A. encouraged B. challenged C. allowed D. persuaded

5.A. weeks B. months C. days D. hours

6.A. miss B. grasp C. meet D. catch

7.A. held back B. searched for C. got through D. thought about

8.A. won B. lost C. wrote D. purchased

9.A. useful B. precious C. simple D. ordinary

10.A. concept B. advice C. memory D. content

11.A. apply B. addict C. help D. accustom

12.A. button B. function C. signal D. picture

13.A. password B. record C. goal D. date

14.A. save B. spare C. abandon D. waste

15.A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Indeed

16.A. heart B. body C. stomach D. brain

17.A. casual B. worthless C. productive D. severe

18.A. happier B. wiser C. worse D. busier

19.A. beat B. set C. keep D. equal

20.A. Look into B. Sign up C. Turn down D. Wait for

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Germany has a variety of cities each with its own characteristics, from the busy city of Berlin, to the ancient city of Cologne, to the Bavarian capital of Munich. Thankfully, these major German cities offer sightseeing tours that offer the opportunity to better explore the surrounding regions and the country’s most historic sites.

Berlin on Bike

Berlin on Bike takes visitors through the German capital via five bicycle tours, all with guides. Regular tours include the Wall Tour and Berlin’s Best, with stops at some of the city’s most famous landmarks, such as the Reichstag explores what life was like in East Berlin under Communist Rule. The cost of the tour includes the bike and helmet rental, and tourists may choose to continue renting their bikes once the tour has ended.

Berlinonbike.de/English/index.php

Munich City Sightseeing Tour

The Munich City Sightseeing Tour transports travelers throughout the city via an open-air, double-decker bus. Passengers can hop on and off at various stops throughout the day. This tour includes stops at such sites as the Munich central train station, the 1972 Olympic Stadium Park, Munich’s opera house and Karlsplatz, the gate to the historic city. The bus features a narrated tour guide and offers an English-language option.

Raileurope.com/activities/munich-city-sightseeing-tour/index.html

Nice City Tours- Cologne

Nice City Tours offers three tours of Cologne, available to private or business groups in a variety of languages. The old Town Tour runs for two hours and includes a guided tour of the Cologne Cathedral and some of the city’s old squares. The Brewery Pub Tour explores some of the city’s most beloved breweries and pubs, and details the history behind Kolsch, Cologne’s resident beer. Finally, the Old Town and Rhine Tour begins by visiting some of old town’s most historic sites and ends with a ride down the Rhine River.

Nicecitytours.con/tours.htm

1. The similarity of the three tours lies in that they all include_____.

2.If you take a great interest in beer, which tour might be suitable for you?

3.Where can you probably see this passage?

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

BERLIN — With the crisis in Japan raising fears about nuclear power, Germany and Switzerland said on Monday that they would reassess the safety of their own reactors.

Doris Leuthard, the Swiss energy minister, said Switzerland would put off plans to build nuclear plants. She said no new ones would be permitted until experts had reviewed safety standards.

Germany will put off “the recently decided extension of the running time of German nuclear plants,” Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters. “This moratorium（延缓）will run for three months and it will allow for a thorough examination of the safety standards of the county’s 17 nuclear power plants.

The European Union called for a meeting on Tuesday of nuclear safety authorities to assess Europe’s preparedness.

Germany’s foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, called for a new risk analysis of the country’s nuclear plants, particularly regarding their cooling systems. He is the leader of the Free Democratic Party, which strongly supports nuclear power.

A previous government, led by the Social Democrats, passed a law in 2001 to close all the country’s nuclear plants by 2021. But Mrs. Merkel’s government changed that decision last year to extend the lives of the plants by an average of 12 years.

In Switzerland, Doris Leuthard said she had already asked to analyze the exact cause of the problems in Japan and draw up new or tougher safety standards “particularly in terms of seismic(地震的) safety and cooling.”

In Russia, the Prime Minister said his government would “draw conclusions from what’s going on in Japan.”

1.Where can you most likely read this passage?

2.How will Germany react to Japan’s nuclear crisis?

3.The author mentions all the following EXCEPT ______.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

BERLIN （AP）----A tiger escaped its enclosure at Cologne Zoo in western Germany on Saturday and killed a female keeper before being shot dead by the zoo's director, police said．

The tiger slipped through a passage between the enclosure and a neighboring storage building, where it fatally attacked the 43-year-old keeper, said police spokesman Stefan Kirchner．

"It appears the gate wasn't properly shut," Kirchner told The Associated Press．

The zoo was evacuated and a SWAT （特警） team was called in, police said．But before it arrived, the zoo's director managed to kill the tiger by climbing onto the storage building and shooting it through a skylight using a rifle．

Kirchner said it was unlikely that members of the public had witnessed the incident. "This is the darkest day of my life," the zoo's director, Theo Pagel, was quoted as saying by Cologne newspaper Express．

The paper said on its website that the Siberian tiger was a 4-year-old male called Tltai that came to Cologne Zoo from an animal park in England．In November it fathered three cubs with a 7-year-old Siberian tiger called Hanya, according to the zoo's website．

Police said the zoo reopened after Saturday's incident, which occurred around noon．However, a planned late-night opening of the zoo has been canceled．

Cologne Zoo is one of the oldest in Germany．It was founded in 1860 and houses some 10,000 animals consisting of more than 700 different species．

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the news text?

A．Tiger Escapes, Kills Keeper in German Zoo

B．Tiger Escapes in German Zoo, Shot Dead

C．German Zoo Keeper Shot Escaped Tiger

D．People Killed in Oldest Zoo in German

2.According to the police, what was the direct reason for the incident?

A．The zoo keeper was a new hand．

B．A gate was not closed appropriately.

C．The zoo had neglected the secret passage.

D．It was very dark when the incident happened.

3.What did the zoo do after the incident?

A．They honored the killed person in a way.

B．They paid SWAT for their timely help.

C．They returned the tiger’s three cubs to England.

D．They called off the late-night opening.

4.How did the zoo director feel after the incident?

A．Proud.            B．Disappointed.      C．Sad.              D．Angry.

5.What can we learn about Cologne Zoo?

A．It keeps a large variety of species.

B．It is one of the largest in German.

C．It has a history of more than 700 years.

D．No such incident has happened before.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

BERLIN(AP)—A tiger escaped its enclosure at Cologne Zoo in western Germany on Saturday and killed a female keeper before being shot dead by the zoo’s director，police said.

The tiger slipped through a passage between the enclosure and a neighboring storage building，where it fatally attacked the 43­year­old keeper，said police spokesman Stefan Kirchner.

“It appears the gate wasn’t properly shut，” Kirchner told the Associated Press.

The zoo was evacuated and a SWAT(特警) team was called in，police said.But before it arrived the zoo’s director managed to kill the tiger by climbing onto the storage building and shooting it through a skylight using a rifle.

Kirchner said it was unlikely that members of the public had witnessed the incident.“This is the darkest day of my life，” the zoo’s director，Theo Pagel，was quoted as saying by Cologne newspaper Express.

The paper said on its website that the Siberian tiger was a 4­year­old male called Tltai that came to Cologne Zoo from an animal park in England.In November it fathered three cubs with a 7­year­old Siberian tiger called Hanya，according to the zoo’s website.

Police said the zoo reopened after Saturday’s incident，which occurred around noon.However，a planned late­night opening of the zoo has been canceled.

Cologne Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in Germany.It was founded in 1860 and houses some 10,000 animals comprising more than 700 different species.

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the news text?

A．Tiger Escaped，Killed a Keeper in German Zoo

B．Tiger Escaped in German Zoo，Shot Dead

C．German Zoo Keeper Shot Escaped Tiger

D．People Killed in One of the Oldest Zoos in Germany

2.According to the police，what was the direct reason for the incident?

A．The zoo keeper was a new hand.

B．A gate was not closed appropriately.

C．The zoo had neglected the secret passage.

D．It was very dark when the incident happened.

3.What did the zoo do after the incident?

A．They honored the killed person in a way.

B．They paid SWAT for their timely help.

C．They returned the tiger’s three cubs to England.

D．They called off the late­night opening.

4.What can we learn about the Cologne Zoo?

A．It keeps a large variety of species.

B．It is one of the largest zoos in Germany.

C．It has a history of more than 700 years.

D．No such incident has happened before.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

BERLIN (Reuters)—Germany’s postal service has announced plans to explore improved service and help protect the environment by getting “fetch friends”—ordinary people traveling across cities—to deliver parcels on their way.

It is hoped that the move, which will be tested in the coming months, might lessen traffic in inner cities and reduce CO2 emissions(排放). This should help DHL, a division of the German postal service, reach its target of improving the company’s carbon efficiency by 30 percent before 2020.

“As the world’s biggest logistics(物流) provider, we recognize a special responsibility to reduce the impact on the environment as much as possible,” said Frank Appel, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Post DHL, in a statement referring to a variety of measures being considered.

The “fetch friends” find out online about parcels that need delivering to people who live or work along the way that they are planning to travel through the city. They then select the ones that they want to take.

Codes(编码) sent to their mobile phones tell the volunteers where to pick the packages up. Parcels can be taken part of the way or passed on to another volunteer but all volunteers need to have the right code on their mobile phone so the track and trace system can be updated.

Logistics companies will be responsible for looking after the operation to make sure that the privacy of post is respected.

It’s hoped that this could be done using mobile phones but DHL says it recognizes that some security issues remain to be worked out.

1. According to the passage, the “fetch friend” program ________.

A. has been tested for months

B. aims to reduce the cost of the service

C. employs environmentalists to help with deliveries

D. encourages ordinary people to help cut the carbon footprint

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE of DHL?

A. It belongs to the Germany’s postal service.

B. It has the most up-to-date tracking system in Germany.

C. It has succeeded in improving its carbon efficiency by 30%.

D. It has designed many measures to improve its service speed.

3.What may be a problem with the new service according to the article?

A. Volunteers’ not allowing to select parcels.

B. The wrong codes in the mobile phones.

C. The possibility that parcels could be opened on the way.

D. Parcels’ being taken to the destination by a single volunteer.

4.What might be the best Title for the best passage?

A. New Challenges for the Postal Service

B. A Greener Way to Deliver Parcels

C. Solutions for Global Warming

D. Statements from DHL

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Boma International Hospitality College(BIHC), in partnership with the Business & Hotel Management School, Switzerland(BHMS), is a hospitality (酒店管理) college based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is focused on developing the next generation of world-class hospitality professionals. The college is devoted to offering students state of the art study programs, designed to promote access to demanding, but rewarding careers.

BIHC is currently seeking for a College Principal whose key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

•Reporting to the BIHC Board of Directors for meeting the college’s overall objectives and plans;

•Providing leadership and carrying out academic and operational excellence across the institution;

•Developing and carrying out the college’s strategic plan;

•Establishment and improvement of standard operating policies and procedures to ensure academic and operational excellence;

•Management of budgets and financial performance;

•Encouraging continued improvement in curriculum and teaching methods;

•Promoting the reputation of the College, locally and internationally.

Our ideal candidate has the following key characteristics:

•Possesses a thorough understanding of international hospitality standards;

•Has 10+ years’ experience in an institution of higher learning;

•Passionate about the hospitality industry and developing themselves and the people within it.

If interested, please ensure to submit the following documents:

•A cover letter;

•Curriculum Vitae;

•Copies of relevant diplomas and corresponding transcripts.

Professional references, with contact details may also be submitted.

Interested candidates are welcome to submit their applications to the following e-mail address; recruitment@preferredpersonnel.co.ke no later than April 24th, 2020.

1.An ideal candidate should have some necessary qualities EXCEPT _____________.

A.loving the hospitality industry

B.having over 10 year`s experience of teaching

C.being familiar with international hospitality standards

D.keeping improving himself or herself

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.BIHC aims to develop world-class hospitality principals.

B.Applications mailed on April 25th, 2020 are also valid.

C.College Principal should design art study programs for students.

D.An applicant must hand in copies of his or her certificates.

3.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A.To advertise for a college principal in BIHC.

B.To list responsibilities of a college principal.

C.To briefly introduce BIHC, a hospitality college.

D.To recommend a hotel-BIHC to visitors.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ that he has no qualifications in business management , Ken plans to gain the necessary skills by taking a part-time course.

A. Concerning   B. Concerned  C. Being concerned  D. To concern

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

______ that he has no qualifications in business management, Ken plans to gain the necessary skills by taking a part-time course.

A．Concerning        B．Concerned        C．Being concerned    D．To concern

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Long time no see．Haven't you graduated from college?

—Yes．I____business management for 4 years in Beijing．

A．study       B．have studied             C．studied             D．am studying

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析