No One Is Too Poor to GiveWhen Teresa，a widow...

No One Is Too Poor to Give

When Teresa，a widow with four young children，saw a notice from her church for all members to gather to deliver presents and food to a16family，she took $10 out of her savings jar and bought some ingredients to make three dozen17 ．She got to the church parking lot just in time to join the convoy going to the home that was to18 the people’s help．

The route was19 ，and she was astonished when the cars pulled up in front of her house．When the pastor saw her，he said，“ We20 expected you to join us ,

Teresa．We know it’s been a great21 since your husband died，and we all wanted

to22 you．”

Although she was 23  being the object of charity，Teresa didn’t want to24 anyone so she25 said，“ Well，at least I can share these cookies with our 26 ．”

This parable teaches us that no one is too27 to help others and that true charity is rooted in love and compassion．28  of spirit is worse than economic distress．Teresa’s story 29 us that very few of us give as much as we could and should．

My friend Larry Rosen，president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

30 me to the concept of “ sacrificial giving”— 31    in a large quantity up to a

point where one must32 something that is desired．

You can start out easy．Take whatever 33 you are thinking of giving to charity，then34  it．If that’s too much, increase it by 50 percent instead．The35 is to stretch yourself．It will mean a lot to those you help，but it will mean as much to your heart．

1.A．wealthy    B．big      C．noble           D．needy

2.A．cookies    B．cakes     C ．buns          D．rolls

3.A．offer      B．receive    C．expect          D．refuse

4.A．pleasant    B．1engthy    C．familiar        D．rough

5.A．never      B．just        C．even           D．seldom

6.A．failure     B．comfort     C．success        D．struggle

7.A．satisfy     B．support     C．invite          D．remember

8.A．unnatural   B．unhappy    C．uncomfortable   D．unfortunate

9.A．embarrass   B．trouble     C．bother         D．annoy

10.A．humbly    B．openly     C．clearly         D．cheerfully

11.A．children    B．friends     C．relatives       D．neighbors

12.A．weak      B．generous    C．poor          D．patient

13.A．Poverty    B．Power      C．Importance    D．Source

14.A．ensures    B．informs     C．proves        D．reminds

15.A．introduced  B．presented   C．1ed           D．directed

16.A．taking      B．giving     C．going         D．asking

17.A．reject      B．win        C．quit          D．obtain

18.A．weight     B．size        C．load          D．amount

19.A．double     B．calculate     C．record       D．analyze

20.A．way       B．idea         C．advice       D．guidance

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One of the amazing people I admire is Mother Teresa, who earned her ______ for helping the poor in India.

A. revenues　　 B. reputation　　 C. discrimination　　 D. determination

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It is no good to be poor in a beautiful environment, ________ good to be well­off but live with environmental problems.

A．so is it　　　　     B．so it is　　　　　　

C．nor it is　　　　     D．nor is it

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Of the two sisters, Betty is          one, and she is also the one who loves to be quiet．

A．a younger                B．a youngest

C．the younger              D．the youngest

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As China’s economy grows rapidly and more people choose to raise one child, it is very ____ for young men or young women to care for the aging（年纪大的）______. Young people always complain that they _______too much pressure with caring for the _______. How the aging people can be cared well is a _____topic in recent years. In my opinion, we, our government and our society can do _____ as follows: Firstly, our government should adopt more_____ measures to make the elders have enough pensions（养老金）. Then the elders will_____that they can support themselves and needn’t _____their living expenses. Secondly, I think that every young people should take ____to care for their old parents. Young parents have taken great efforts to bring you ______. So when they get old, you should let your parents know _____ you care about them and you can do something for them. The most important is not to make your parents feel _____.

Thirdly, the whole society should be ______ elders’ activities. The society should provide necessary ______ for the elders to take part in activities. _____the activities, they can enjoy the happy time with their friends and other elders.

In conclusion, I want to ______ that elders are very important to our society. They have done ____ contributions to our society. When they grow old, they ______ more respect from us, especially youth. Let’s _______ more attention to elders’ life.

1.A. difficult　　 　　　　　 B. urgent　　 　　　　 C. important　 　　　　 D. easy

2.A. grandchildren　　　 B. grandparents　　 　 C. children　　　　　　 　 D. parents

3.A. put　　 　　　　　　　　 B. face　　 　　　　　　 C. produce　　 　　　　　　 D. create

4.A. youngsters　　 　　　　 B. children　　　　　 C. babies　　　　 　　　　 D. elders

5.A. hot　　 　　　　　　　　 B. warm　　 　　　　　 C. cool　　 　　　　　　　 D. nice

6.A. simply　　　　 　　 B. hardly　　　　　　　　 　　 C. completely　　　 　　　 D. smoothly

7.A. accurate　　 　　 B. immediate　　　　　 　　 C. direct　　　　　　 　　　　 D. effective

8.A. hope　　 　　　　 B. feel　　 　　　　　　 C. fear　　 　　　　　　　　 D. doubt

9.A. think about　　 　 B. worry about　　　　 　 C. quarrel about　　 　　　 D. talk about

10.A. advantage 　　 B. attempt　　 　　 C. requirement　　　 　 D. responsibility

11.A. up　　 　　　　 B. out　　 　　　　　　 C. in　　 　　　　　　　　 D. down

12.A. that　　 　　 B. how　　 　　　　　　 C. why　　 　　　　　　 D. when

13.A. happy　　　 　　 B. guilty　　　　　　 　　　 C. lonely　　 　　　　　　 D. lovely

14.A. in need of　 　 B. in honor o C. in favor of　　　 　　　　 D. in memory of

15.A. time　　 　 B. space　　 　　　　　 C. plan　　 　　　　　　 D. permit

16.A. After　　 　　　 B. By　　 　　　　　　 C. Through　　 　　　 D. Before

17.A. note　 　　 B. expect　　 　　　　 C. review　　 　　　　 D. promise

18.A. much　　 B. negative　　 　　　　 C. passive　　　　　 　　　 D. considerable

19.A. deserve　　 　 B. have　　 　　　　　　 C. take　　 　　　　　　 D. show

20.A. attract　　 　　　 B. pay　　 　　　　　　 C. try　　 　　　　　　 D. Seek

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No one can understand _______ a decision until it is too late to do so.

A. him to postpone to make

B. him to postpone making

C. his postponing to make

D. his postponing making

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When one loves one’ s Art no service seems too hard.

Joe was a man with a genius for art. Delia did things in six octaves(音阶) promisingly.

Joe and Delia became in love with one of the other, or each of the other, as you please, and in a short time were married–for (see above), when one loves one’ s Art no service seems too hard.

They began housekeeping in a flat. It was a lonesome flat, but they were happy; for they had their Art, and they had each other.

Joe was learning painting in the class of the great Magister–you know his fame. His fees are high; his lessons are light–his high–lights have brought him fame. Delia was studying under Rosenstock–you know his reputation as a disturber of the piano keys.

They were mighty happy as long as their money lasted.

After a while Art flagged. Everything going out and nothing coming in, money was lacking to pay Mr. Magister and Rosenstock their prices. When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard. So, Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.

For two or three days she went out looking for pupils. One evening she came home overjoyed

“Joe, dear,” she said, cheerfully, “I’ ve a pupil. And, oh, the loveliest people! General– General Pinkney’ s daughter Clementina–on Seventy-first street.”

“That’s all right for you, Dele,”said Joe, “but how about me? Do you think I’m going to let you work while I play in the regions of high art?”

Delia came and hung about his neck.

“Joe, dear, you are silly. You must keep on at your studies. It is not as if I had quit my music and gone to work at something else. While I teach I learn. I am always with my music.”

“All right,” said Joe. “But I may sell some of my pictures as well.”

The next few weeks, they both busied themselves with their own business and brought back a ten, a five, a two and a one–all legal tender notes–and laid them beside each others’ earnings. One Saturday evening Joe reached home first. He spread his $18 on the table and washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands. Half an hour later Delia arrived, her right hand tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages.

“How is this?” asked Joe. Delia laughed, but not very joyously. “Clementina,” she explained, “insisted upon a Welsh rabbit(一种奶酪) after her lesson. In serving the rabbit she spilled a great lot of it, boiling hot, over my wrist. Nothing serious, dear.”

“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Dele?”

“Five o’clock, I think,” said Dele. “The iron–I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time.”

“Sit down here a moment, Dele,” said Joe. “What have you been doing for the last few weeks, Dele?” he asked.

She braved it for a moment or two with an eye full of love and stubbornness, but at last down went her head and out came the truth and tears.

“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she wept. “I got a place ironing shirts in that big Twenty-fourth street laundry. A girl in the laundry set down a hot iron on my hand this afternoon. I think I did very well to make up both General Pinkney and Clementina. What made you ever suspect that I wasn’ t giving music lessons?”

“I didn’t,” said Joe, “until tonight. And I wouldn’t have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron. I’ve been firing the engine in that laundry for the last few weeks.”

“And then you didn’ t …” said Delia.And then they both looked at each other and laughed, and Joe began: “When one loves one’s Art no service seems …”

But Delia stopped him with her hand on his lips. “No,” she said– “just ‘When one loves’.”

1.What can we know about the couple from the story?

A. They both became famous for their talents in art.

B. Studying from famous teachers contributed most to their poverty.

C. Art helped them out of the poverty they were faced with.

D. They turned out to be working at the same laundry.

2.What qualities of the couple’s are best conveyed in the story?

A. considerate and giving.　　 B. faithful and romantic.

C. intelligent and economical.　　 D. hardworking and loyal.

3.What does the underlined word “flagged” most probably mean?

A. Became weaker.　　 B. Displayed its power.

C. Went in a wrong direction.　　 D. Returned to its original condition.

4.Which of the following does NOT give readers a clue that the couple were telling white lies?

A. Joe washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.

B. Delia’s right wrist was tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages.

C. Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.

D. “The iron–I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time” said Dele.

5.What can serve as the best title of this story?

A. A Service of Art　　 B. The Love for Art

C. A Service of Love　　 D. No Art No Love

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When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.

Joe was a man with a genius for art. Delia did things in six octaves(音阶) promisingly.

Joe and Delia became in love with one of the other, or each of the other, as you please, and in a short time were married – for (see above), when one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.

They began housekeeping in a flat. It was a lonesome flat, but they were happy; for they had their Art, and they had each other.

Joe was learning painting in the class of the great Magister — you know his fame. His fees are high; his lessons are light — his high–lights have brought him fame. Delia was studying under Rosenstock — you know his reputation as a disturber of the piano keys.

They were mighty happy as long as their money lasted.

After a while Art flagged. Everything going out and nothing coming in, money was lacking to pay Mr. Magister and Rosenstock their prices. When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard. So, Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.

For two or three days she went out looking for pupils. One evening she came home overjoyed “Joe, dear,” she said, cheerfully, “I’ve a pupil. And, oh, the loveliest people! General — General Pinkney’s daughter Clementina — on Seventy-first street.”

“That’s all right for you, Dele,” said Joe, “but how about me? Do you think I’m going to let you work while I play in the regions of high art?”

Delia came and hung about his neck.

“Joe, dear, you are silly. You must keep on at your studies. It is not as if I had quit my music and gone to work at something else. While I teach I learn. I am always with my music.”

“All right,” said Joe. “But I may sell some of my pictures as well.”

The next few weeks, they both busied themselves with their own business and brought back a ten, a five, a two and a one — all legal tender notes — and laid them beside each others’ earnings.

One Saturday evening Joe reached home first. He spread his $18 on the table and washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.

Half an hour later Delia arrived, her right hand tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages.

“How is this?” asked Joe. Delia laughed, but not very joyously. “Clementina,” she explained, “insisted upon a Welsh rabbit(一种奶酪) after her lesson. In serving the rabbit she spilled a great lot of it, boiling hot, over my wrist. Nothing serious, dear.”

“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Dele?”

“Five o’clock, I think,” said Dele. “The iron — I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time.”

“Sit down here a moment, Dele,” said Joe. “What have you been doing for the last few weeks, Dele?” he asked.

She braved it for a moment or two with an eye full of love and stubbornness, but at last down went her head and out came the truth and tears.

“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she wept. “I got a place ironing shirts in that big Twenty-fourth street laundry. A girl in the laundry set down a hot iron on my hand this afternoon. I think I did very well to make up both General Pinkney and Clementina. What made you ever suspect that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”

“I didn’t,” said Joe, “until tonight. And I wouldn’t have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron. I’ve been firing the engine in that laundry for the last few weeks.”

“And then you didn’t …” said Delia

And then they both looked at each other and laughed, and Joe began:

“When one loves one’s Art no service seems …”

But Delia stopped him with her hand on his lips. “No,” she said – “just ‘When one loves.’”

1.What can we know about the couple from the story?

A. They both became famous for their talents in art.

B. Studying from famous teachers contributed most to their poverty.

C. Art helped them out of the poverty they were faced with.

D. They turned out to be working at the same laundry.

2.What qualities of the couple’s are best conveyed in the story?

A. considerate and giving.

B. faithful and romantic.

C. intelligent and economical.

D. hardworking and loyal.

3.What does the underlined word “flagged” most probably mean?

A. Became weaker.

B. Displayed its power.

C. Went in a wrong direction.

D. Returned to its original condition.

4.Which of the following does NOT give readers a clue that the couple were telling white lies?

A. Joe washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.

B. Delia’s right wrist was tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages.

C. Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.

D. “The iron – I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time” said Dele.

5.What can serve as the best title of this story?

A. A Service of Art　　　　 B. The Love for Art

C. A Service of Love　　　　 D. No Art No Love

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

. Because her family is too poor, she has to ____ on her uncle for further education in the university.

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Four common bad habits combined—smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet—can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.

The findings are from a study that tracked nearly 5,000 British adults for 20 years, and they highlight yet another reason to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Overall, 300 people studied had all four unhealthy behaviors. Among them, 90 died during the study, or 30 percent. Among the 400 healthiest people with none of the four habits, 8 percent of them died.

The risky behaviors were: smoking tobacco; downing more than three alcoholic drinks per day for men and more than two daily for women; getting less than two hours of physical activity per week; and eating fruits and vegetables fewer than three times daily.

These habits combined substantially increased the risk of death and made people who engaged in them seem 12 years older than people in the healthiest group, said lead researcher Elisabeth Kvaavik of the University of Oslo.

The healthiest group included never-smokers and those who had quit; teetotalers, women who had fewer than two drinks daily and men who had fewer than three; those who got at least two hours of physical activity weekly; and those who ate fruits and vegetables at least three times daily.

"You don't need to be extreme" to be in the healthy category, Kvaavik said. "These behaviors add up, so together it's quite good. It should be possible for most people to manage to do it."

The US government generally recommends at least 4 cups of fruits or vegetables daily for adults, depending on age and activity level, and about 2 hours of exercise weekly．

1.What problem may you have, if you smoke often and eat few fruits and vegetables?

A．You would have difficulty in walking．                   B．You would feel tired, lack of energy．

C．You may look older than you really are．                 D．You may face the risk of death of cancer．

2.How many of the 400 healthiest people with none of the four habits died?

A．32.             B．24．            C．56．            D．120．

3.What does this text mainly talk about?

A．Suggestions to smokers．             B．The results of four bad life habits．

C．The findings of a new research．                         D．The recommends from the US government.

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