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I was in the Sants Cruz Mountains not long ago, speaking and singing at a women’s conference. We were focusing on the theme of loving others in practical ways through our gifts, and something in particular happened during one of the sessions（会议）will remain imprinted in memory.

A young Syrian woman (Lilith) was invited to the conference at the last minute, and everyone seemed surprised and delighted that she’d actually come. Just a few days earlier, Lilith had fled her country and found refuge with one of the women attending the conference. As an Orthodox Christian in Syria, she and her loved ones had become attacked targets of violent terrorist groups in the country’s ongoing civil war.

Lilith had witnessed horrors no one of her young age should ever see. Despite the further danger it presented, she’d decided to leave her home and her family to find safety here in America. Knowing some of her story, and seeing her sitting through the sessions at the retreat（畏缩不前）---head, covered in a scarf, bowed toward the floor---broke my heart.

Lilith’s story touched all of us, including Pam, who was quilt maker. Pam had just finished a beautiful quilt, and had brought it with her. She, along with a few of the leaders, decided to give it to Lilith as a symbol of their comfort and love.

During our last session, Lilith was called forward and prayed over, hugged, and wrapped up in that beautiful quilt. I thought of the many hours Pam undoubtedly spent working on it, and the terrible events that led Lilith to this moment---surrounded by the beauty and love quilt embodied. I wept. When they told her it was for her, she wept.

1.What is the purpose of the women’s conference?

A. To help others in a practical way.　　 B. To win equal rights for women.

C. To get together to dance and sing.　　 D. To exchange gifts with each other.

2.Why did Lilith go to America?

A. To attend the women’s conference.　　 B. To find safety.

C. To find her family.　　 D. To find a better job.

3.From this passage, we know that the writer is____________.

A. enthusiastic　　 B. sympathetic

C. intelligent　　 D. talented

4.What is the meaning of the underlined word?

A. a place of interest　　 B. a place of danger

C. a place of conference　　 D. a place of shelter

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Not long ago, the world’s lowest-priced car was launched（投放市场） in Mumbai, India．The Nano, made by Tata Motors, is expected to cause a transportation revolution for millions of Indian families．The small three-meter long car will cost 2,000 dollars, which is about half the price of similar cars．That is expected to make car ownership possible for more Indians．So it is being called “The People’s Car．”

Ratan Tata, Tata Motors chairman, says, “It was never thought of as being the cheapest car but a car that would give the people of India an opportunity to own a car that had not been within their reach before．I hope that is what we will achieve．” Industry observers predict that soon roads throughout the country could be filled with Nanos．Tata, India’s top automaker, has done almost no traditional advertising of the Nano．However, early interest in the vehicle has been huge．The company says the Nano’s website has been visited 30 million times．

Tata Motors says it will begin taking orders for the car on April 9^th both at car dealerships and on the Internet．However, the cars will not be ready for purchase（购买） until July．Demand is expected to be far greater than supply．Ratan Tata says the first 100,000 buyers of the car will be chosen by chance．The car is expected to be popular in industrial as well as developing nations．Experts say demand for low-priced automobiles is likely to increase as the international economic crisis continues．

However, some critics say the new cars will increase India’s traffic and pollution problems．However, Tata company officials say the Nano will produce less pollution than any other car in the country．

1.The Nano is called “The people’s Car” because it _____．

A．has been designed by common people

B．has caused a transportation revolution

C．can be available to more population

D．can offer more convenience

2.In Paragraph 2 Ratan Tata seems to ______．

A．explain the main goal of designing the Nano

B．give more information about the Nano

C．talk about the quality of the Nano

D．introduce the company’s future plan

3.Which of the following about the Nano is NOT mentioned?

A．Its website is very popular．

B．It has invited critics．

C．It will be sold abroad．

D．It can only offer four seats inside．

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A．A new car is beyond your wildest dream．

B．India launches the lowest-priced car．

C．Welcome to the Nano website．

D．The tiniest car will be on sale．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

My wife and I were at a crowded grocery store not long ago. It was a weekday evening, cold and wet and tense. People were carelessly blocking aisles, complaining and cutting one another off with their carts. At one point, two women quarreled for several minutes after colliding in the freezer section.

Things got worse at the checkout line.The cashier scanned a man's discount card, but he misread the savings on her screen as an additional charge. He decided she was acting intentionally and began to argue.

Other customers looked away as the cashier tried to reason with him. She called a manager, who took him to customer service. Shaken , she moved to the next customer in line.

We’ve all witnessed uncomfortable scenes like this in public places. My reaction when I see them is both personal and professional.　 I am a data analyst and sociologist who studies how and why people interact with one another--or why they choose not to. To me, the grocery scene was another example of how our trust in others has faded. But it was also a teachable moment on how we can rebuild our faith — starting with just one person.

Therefore, my wife and I reached the disturbed cashier. I grabbed a bottle of water from a nearby cooler and handed it to her. We learned her name was Beth.

“We felt bad about how that man treated you and wanted to buy this for you.” I said.

Beth’s face lit up, and we talked as she scanned our items.She told us she had been working that evening through severe foot pain and would be having surgery later that week. We wished her well in her recovery, and she thanked us as we left.

That is the balancing act, the moment of countering social and emotional pain with healing, that will add up to restore trust across the United States. You can start that pattern in someone else's life , even in a place as ordinary as the neighborhood grocery store.

1.By describing the arguments, the author wants to show__________.

A.the job as a cashier is not easy. B.people in the U.S are unfriendly.

C.arguments in public are very common. D.confidence in each other has worn off.

2.How did Beth probably feel when the couple gave her a bottle of water?

A.Sad and regretful. B.Sorry and wronged.

C.Cheerful and rewarded. D.Grateful and relieved.

3.What's author's attitude towards Americans' regaining trust?

A.Doubtful. B.Optimistic.

C.Uncaring D.Cautious

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.A Miserable Cashier. B.A Helping Hand.

C.Learning to Trust Again. D.Starting a new life.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

I feel that I was blessed by an Angel not long ago. I was out in town with my husband. We live in a ______ town. Because of the cold，my ______ shrunk，causing my anniversary ring to　 ______. I didn’t notice this until we got home. I became ______ ill ached all over. I thought my husband was going to have a heart attack.

Although it is a material item, it is yet very ______. He went out and retraced our _____ to where we came back．I called the stores we were in and no one ______ it in. I thought it was ______ for sure．

Well，at around midnight last night，our dogs went mad. We have a sunroom ______ to our home．The door to that is usually ______. But that night, we left it unlocked．My all-terrain motor scooter(小型摩托车)was ______ out there．In its basket was a ring box…holding my ring! Along with the ring was a diamond circle．

There was also a ______ that told the story of this stranger ______ the ring and recognizing the work, as it is a piece made particularly. The person then went to the jeweler and　 ____about finding the ring. The jeweler is a friend of mine so she gave her my ______ and the town is so small，we are ______ to find．The stranger who found the ring ______ the ribbon(丝线)in the store in order to keep the ring around the finger when it is ______ out. And then also left a gift card for us to take our family out to the movies as a Christmas gift. The note was ______ 　“Santa’s Elf(小精灵)”. My friend is keeping her lips ______ about whom it was．

1.A. modern B. small C. big D. developed

2.A. ring B. hand C. brain D. finger

3.A. fall off B. 1eave behind C. break down D. go away

4.A. firmly B. formally C. identically D. physically

5.A. valuable B. challenging C. memorable D. beneficial

6.A. footprints B. steps C. streets D. directions

7.A. took B. pressed C. turned D. counted

8.A. gone B. stolen C. changed D. transformed

9.A. adapted B. attached C. exposed D. held

10.A. open B. abandoned C. closed D. locked

11.A. made B. parked C. repaired D. destroyed

12.A. slogan B. advertisement C. note D. announcement

13.A. handling B. exploring C. finding D. chasing

14.A. explained B. complained C. wondered D. argued

15.A. phone number B. photo C. mailbox D. name

16.A. difficult B. easy C. incredible D. complex

17.A. purchased B. tore C. sold D. borrowed

18.A. warm B. rainy C. foggy D. cold

19.A. called B. written C. signed D. noticed

20.A. tight B. painted C. secret D. clear

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was__________a robbery.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

I Online shopping started not so long ago. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1990. The first online bank opened in 1994. In 1995, Amazon started operating and is not one of the largest online shopping malls. Then in 1996, eBay started its online shopping site.

By sitting at home you can now buy anything from knives to cars. The worry you may have about traveling and parking can be avoided while you shop online. With online shopping, you need not worry about the weather. Online shops have no holidays, closing times or any other problem. You can shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Some online shops also keep customers' opinions about each product, so you can easily find out what other customers think about the product before buying it.

When you go for real-world shopping, you can actually touch and feel it, but in online shopping you can only see the pictures. Also if you are shopping online, you have to be careful with your credit cards.

The first step in online shopping is to search for what you want to buy. Once you find the required product, put it in a “shopping cart” and continue shopping. After you have got enough in your “shopping cart”, check out the product. You can add or take out the products in your shopping cart. The next step is to log in using a username and a password. Enter the address where you want the product to be sent. Some sites even ask for your email, phone numbers, etc.

Then wait for the confirmation of your order. You can also cancel the order if needed. Online shopping is a different experience and you can make shopping online easy when you get used to it.

1.I When shopping online, you can　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. park your car where you want to

B. buy anything wherever you go

C. touch anything you want to buy

D. know what others think of the product

2.The second paragraph mainly tells us　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. people can do online shopping at their own homes

B. the things people can buy in online shops

C. the advantages people can have through online shopping

D. people can know different opinions of customers

3.From the text, we can know that　　　　　　　 .

A. once customers put the products in their “shopping carts”, they can't change them

B. customers should be careful with their credit cards when shopping online

C. customers must give their e-mails as well as their phone numbers

D. people can know different opinions of all customers

4.If you want to buy a cup online, what is the right order of the following things you can do?_________

a. Put the cup into your “shopping cart”.

b. Wait for the confirmation of the order.

c. Search for a right cup.

d. Enter the address.

A.dcba　　　　　　 B.cadb　　　　　 C.cabd　　　　 D.dcab

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long ago,there was a mother and a son living in a house.She worked hard every day,1.they were always poor.

One day,her son stole his friend’s bag.“Mom,what do you think of this bag?”His mother praised her son instead of scolding him.The next time,he stole2.overcoat.She praised him again.A few years3.(late),he grew up to be a young man.He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother.This time,she did not scold her son.Then,he started4. (steal) more expensive things.

One day,the police caught him.Before he5.(put) in prison,he begged the police to meet his mother.They took him6.his mother.As soon as he saw his mother,he suddenly bit her ear.“Ouch!What is the matter with you?”She finally scolded him.Her son answered.“If you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag,I could not 7.a thief.”8.(look) at her son heading to prison,“If only I9.turn back time,I would scold him severely.”She said10.(regret).

高三英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Not so long ago, a terrible fire broke out in an apartment in the city of Pitesti, just west of Bucharest. In no time,_________were welcomed by 5-metre-tall flames and roaring smoke._________, using their advanced equipment, they quickly brought the beast under________.

The apartment’s owner Mr. Petri and his lovely dog, Sandy, were the_________of the big fire. Local firefighting hero, Costache Mugurel _______his way through the cruel flames to rescue the man and his pet. Mr. Petri,______ injured in the fire, was rushed to hospital. Sandy fell over________breathing in too much smoke and lifelessly lay on the roadside.

Mugurel, remembering his CPR(心脏复苏术) training, passionately________the chest of the dog, desperately trying to_______his life. And he began to lose hope after many________.He was physically and mentally________. Finally he performed mouth-to-mouth on the dog, screaming “______gets left behind!”. Unexpectedly the dog_____　 himself and began panting. The on-looking crowd cheered and Mugurel began to weep with_________. He hurriedly carried him to the awaiting vet(兽医).

Like________, the story of Mugurel and his newfound friend spread around the city. His Facebook was_____　 words of gratitude, loving emoticons(表情符号)and notes from friends and fans alike.

According to vet experts, recovering animals via CPR is rather________. The American Heart Association calculates that only less than 6 percent of cats and dogs survive if they________heart attacks.

There have been many stories related to________in Pitesti, but none have caught the_______of the population quite like Sandy’s.

1.A. firefighters　　 B. policemen　　 C. friends　　 D. neighbours

2.A. Therefore　　 B. Besides　　 C. However　　 D. Moreover

3.A. treatment　　 B. control　　 C. stress　　 D. way

4.A. causes　　 B. results　　 C. victims　　 D. heroes

5.A. battled　　 B. lost　　 C. pushed　　 D. got

6.A. blindly　　 B. hardly　　 C. slightly　　 D. seriously

7.A. after　　 B. before　　 C. in spite of　　 D. in case of

8.A. patted　　 B. beat　　 C. examined　　 D. touched

9.A. care about　　 B. take away　　 C. save　　 D. stop

10.A. countings　　 B. trainings　　 C. shouts　　 D. attempts

11.A. relaxed　　 B. exhausted　　 C. concerned　　 D. troubled

12.A. Somebody　　 B. Everybody　　 C. Nobody　　 D. Anybody

13.A. came up　　 B. came over　　 C. came out　　 D. came to

14.A. joy　　 B. pity　　 C. stress　　 D. fright

15.A. wildfire　　 B. wind　　 C. disasters　　 D. sounds

16.A. informed of　　 B. linked with　　 C. reminded of　　 D. flooded with

17.A. common　　 B. rare　　 C. practical　　 D. easy

18.A. cure　　 B. avoid　　 C. miss　　 D. suffer

19.A. fires　　 B. vets　　 C. dogs　　 D. accidents

20.A. attention　　 B. meaning　　 C. breath　　 D. heart

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

US president Donald Trump has popularized the phrase “fake news” But not too long ago these words in combination would have meant little to everyday English speakers.

Anatoly Liberman, a German, writes about the origins of the word “fake”. The word, it turns out, has a very dark past. The best guess for how “fake” became mainstream, argues Liberman, is that it was a kind used by thieves in the London underworld. But“how it got there, nobody in the world knows, and probably nobody will ever know,” he tells Quartz.

Liberman is a professor at the University of Minnesota and the author of Word Origins and How We Know Them. He writes that early records of “fake” as an English adjective appeared around the middle of the 18th century. The word likely comes from cant, or thief jargon(行话).

The OED mentions “fake” as a verb starting in 1819, which basically meant‘to do”in jargon, but also“to kill , wound, or rob”. An entry from a dictionary that year reads :

“To fake any person or place, to rob them ;to fake a person may also imply to shoot, wound, or cut; to fake a man out and out, is to kill him.”

Liberman traces the word next to Chares Dickens, who used “cly-faker”，where “cly” means pocket, in Oliver Twist. This is how he believes knowledge of “fake”as a word that means to steal, spread. Eventually it became a commonplace English word.

1.The underlined word “fake” in Paragraph 1 probably means　　　　　　　　 .

A. lying

B. true

C. common

D. interesting

2.What can we learn about Anatoly Liberman?

A. He is skilled in some foreign languages.

B. He is interested in all the English words.

C. He lived in England for a long time.

D. He likes writing articles in English very much.

3.What is mainly discussed in this passage?

A. The history of English words.

B. Some stories about English words.

C. The importance of the English word “fake”

D. The origins of an English word.

4.What can we infer from this passage?

A. We must focus on the words of Donald Trump.

B. We should study English words very carefully.

C. “Fake” likely comes from words used by a class of people.

D. Anatoly Liberman likes to trace the commonplace English words.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March- _______ six months out of the year.

“Of course, we _______ it when the sun is shining,” says Karin Ro, who works for the town’s tourism office. “We see the sky is _______, but down in the valley it’s darker — it’s like on a _______ day.”

But that _______ when a system of high-tech _______ was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks(山峰) into the valley below. Wednesday, residents(居民) of Rjukan _______ their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to _______. The mirrors are controlled by a computer that _______ them to turn along with the sun throughout the ________ and to close during windy weather. They reflect a concentrated beam(束) of light onto the town’s central ________, creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters. When the light ________, Rjukan residents gathered together.

“People have been ________ there and standing there and taking ________ of each other,” Ro says. “The town square was totally ________. I think almost all the people in the town were there.” The 3,500 residents cannot all ________ the sunshine at the same time. ________, the new light feels like more than enough for the town’s ________ residents.

“It’s not very ________,” she says, “but it is enough when we are ________.”

1.A.only B.obviously C.nearly D.precisely

2.A.fear B.believe C.hear D.notice

3.A.empty B.blue C.high D.wide

4.A.cloudy B.normal C.different D.warm

5.A.helped B.changed C.happened D.mattered

6.A.computers B.telescopes C.mirrors D.cameras

7.A.remembered B.forecasted C.received D.imagined

8.A.repair B.risk C.rest D.use

9.A.forbids B.directs C.predicts D.follows

10.A.day B.night C.month D.year

11.A.library B.hall C.square D.street

12.A.appeared B.returned C.faded D.stopped

13.A.driving B.hiding C.camping D.sitting

14.A.pictures B.notes C.care D.hold

15.A.new B.full C.flat D.silent

16.A.block B.avoid C.enjoy D.store

17.A.Instead B.However C.Gradually D.Similarly

18.A.nature-loving B.energy-saving C.weather-beaten D.sun-starved

19.A.big B.clear C.cold D.easy

20.A.trying B.waiting C.watching D.sharing

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析