ARLANDA, Sweden(Reuters Life!) —Many people h...

ARLANDA, Sweden(Reuters Life!) —Many people hate the idea of having to sleep on a plane. But Swedish entrepreneur(企业家) Oscar Dios thinks they can be persuaded otherwise and he has created a new kind of hostel to prove it.

Dios says it is the world’s first jumbo(巨大的） jet hostel, an actual jetplane at Sweden’s main airport outside Stockholm which has been changed into 25-room guesthouse that sleeps as many as 72 people.

“I learned about this plane that was standing deserted at Arlanda airport and I’ve been trying the concept of hostels in many different houses and buildings,” he told Reuters. “I thought, ‘Why not a plane?’”

Jumbo Hostels opened for business on Thursday, giving customers the chance to check in and sleep in a room that can best be described as comfortable.

“The most challenging part with this project is trying to build something inside a metal hull(机舱)—it’s just really, really tight.”

The jet, which was originally produced for Singapore Airlines, was taken out of service in 2001. It is held on a concrete foundation with the landing gear secured in steel cradles(托架).

One feature of the hostel is its price—a room starts at 350 Swedish crowns (about $41), which is a lot less than hotel rooms outside of major airports.

Another feature is that customers can get married on the wing of the plane and stay in the plane’s more luxurious honeymoon suite(套房).

Instead of walking down the aisle in the church, lovebirds can take what Jumbo Hostels calls the “wing walk, ” where they can be joined in great happiness at the wing tip. The hostel has someone ready to perform the ceremony.

But in some respects, this hostel remains a plane—most customers have to share the jet’s nine bathrooms and the staff only wear air host and hostess outfits. The only room that has its own bathroom is the honeymoon suite.

1.One of the features of the plane hostel is that ________.

A. customers can sleep in comfortable rooms

B. air hostesses can offer good service

C. the staff can have a “wing walk”

D. a wedding ceremony can be held on the wing

2.We can learn from the text that ________.

A. the hostel lies at Arlanda airport in Stockholm

B. the jet plane was out of use for over six years

C. every hostel room is $41 per night

D. the hostel provides nine bathrooms for customers.

3.The underlined word “tight” means ________.

A. packed         B. tense            C. small            D. close

4.The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. introduce a new kind of hostel

B. prove people can sleep on a plane

C. describe a wonderful place for weddings

D. call on people to make use of the deserted things

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The new trend of living a low carbon life is gradually changing people's idea on ______is cool and in fashion.

A. which            B. that                C. what              D. whose

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As the idea of low­carbon life is now ________ accepted, more and more people　　 travel by public transport.

A．mainly　     B．slightly

C．widely　     D．deeply

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阅读理解。

For many people，volunteering is a way of life.Holidays are the time of the year that more people are in a giving mood.Homeless shelters，children’s hospitals，and nursing homes are excellent places to give of one’s time.

Volunteering in Homeless Shelters

There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.According to the homeless shelter directory，currently there are 3,233 shelters in the US，so it is not difficult to find a shelter.Helping to serve food，picking up donations of food，preparing meals，and cleaning up are things that one can do to help at a homeless shelter.

Volunteering in Children’s Hospitals

Every child needs comfort and joy，especially during the holiday seasons.By visiting sick children in hospitals，an individual provides helping hands by supplementing the services usually done by the hospital staff.Personalizing the hospital experience adds to the comfort and happiness of the children and their families.Volunteers provide help，and positive interactions (相互交流) which enhance the patient’s quality of care.Help is needed almost everywhere in a hospital；from the lobby，parking lot，cafeteria，to admitting，helping with the gift cart，and even reading to children in the waiting rooms or their hospital rooms.

Volunteering in Nursing Homes

According to the National Center for Health Statistics，“Over 50% of those living in nursing homes do not have close relatives and 46% have no living children.” Life in a nursing home is lonely，confusing，and frightening for many residents. Volunteering at a nursing home is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life.Playing cards，sitting with and talking to a resident，taking a walk，or sharing a meal makes a huge difference，especially when they have no other sole on earth to visit them.

The three examples above are only a small fraction of institutions in which volunteers are needed.Giving of oneself，especially during the holidays blesses and cheers others.

1.According to the passage，what can a volunteer do in nursing homes?

A．Visiting the sick children.

B．Picking up the donated food.

C．Helping with the gift cart.

D．Playing cards with a lonely old man.

2.What can we learn about the volunteering?

A．You can only volunteer during the holidays.

B．You can help prepare meals in a nursing home.

C．It is easy to find a homeless shelter to volunteer.

D．Help is needed everywhere in a homeless shelter.

3.In a children’s hospital，which of the following is true?

A．Over 50% of those living there do not have relatives.

B．A personal visit brings happiness to a sick boy.

C．Children live a lonely and frightening life.

D．Children love listening to volunteers’ reading.

4.The best title for the passage would be ________.

A．Giving of oneself cheers others

B．Volunteering is a way of life

C．Volunteering during the holidays

D．Giving is better than taking

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people 1. (think) the inability to resist spending a major social problem. They had the idea of starting a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct. 31st 2.(annual), was started, and it's still going strong in 2019.

Not surprisingly, a movement 3.(target) the poor was started. People in the underdeveloped world are more open 4. calls to be careful with money. But 5. idea of being thrifty (节俭) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark Zuckerberg for example. The Facebook founder, one of the world's 6.(rich) people, doesn't spend very much money on himself.

Other people don't spend money because they don't like the culture of 7.(consume). This is connected to the view 8. we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in, rather than with what we buy.

But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that 9.(offer) some good advice in this situation: “Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after 10.(they).”

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料.在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people1. (think) the inability to resist spending a major social problem. They had the idea of starting a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct 31st　 2.(annual) ,was started, and it's still going strong in 2019.

Not surprisingly, a movement 3.（ target ） the poor was started. People in the underdeveloped world are more open 4. calls to be careful with money. But 5. idea of being thrifty （节俭）has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark Zuckerberg for example. The Facebook founder, one of the world's 6.（ rich） people, doesn't spend very much money on himself.

Other people don't spend money because they don't like the culture of 7.（ consume）. This is connected to the view 8. we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in, rather than with what we buy.

But however we view money, moderate 9. （spend） is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that offers some good advice in this situation: “ Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after 10.（they）."

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.

Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, where as if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary(当代的) societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.

When older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.

1.The author believes that the population explosion results from _______.

A. an increase in birthrates                         B. the industrial development

C. a decrease in death rates                        D. human beings’ cultural advances

2.It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _______.

A. it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could    not work

B. the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvation

C. old people were given the task of imparting the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generations

D. death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the  United States is true?

A. Many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough.

B. Minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.

C. When they reach a certain age, compulsory retirement is necessary and beneficial.

D. With the growing inflation, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever.

4.The phrase “this need” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A. prolonging the dying old people’s lives

B. reducing the problems caused by the retired people

C. making profits through caring for the sick or weak people

D. taking care of the sick or weak people

5.Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?

A. Sympathetic.        B. Approving.         C. Optimistic.        D. Critical.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.

Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, where as if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary(当代的) societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.

When older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.

1.The author believes that the population explosion results from _______.

2.It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _______.

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the  United States is true?

4. The phrase “this need” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

5.Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.

Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine (饥荒), infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, where as if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary societies, people feel a moral obligation (责任) to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.

When older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel (员工).

1.The author believes that the increased size of the human population results from _______.

A．an increase in birthrates                  B．the industrial development

C．a decrease in death rates                 D．childhood diseases

2.It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _______.

A．it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could not work

B．the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvation

C．old people were given the task of imparting (传授) the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generations

D．death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of (免除) the hardships of life

3.The phrase “this need” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A．prolonging the dying old people’s lives

B．reducing the problems caused by the retired people

C．making profits through caring for the sick or weak people

D．taking care of the sick or weak people

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the United States is true?

A．Many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough.

B．Minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.

C．Many nursing homes are sponsored by religious and nonprofit groups.

D．Older people have wealth or private insurance if they have a serious illness.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The life of an actor appears attractive and many young people dream about becoming one. But the truth is, it is very hard work. If you’re successful, there are deadlines to be met, appointments to keep and the press to deal with. If you’re not successful, then life is extremely tough.

I remember when I started out, I had to search the advertisement board at my drama school every day to look for acting jobs. Drama school was expensive and I needed extra cash to help pay the fees. I welcomed every small job. I played extras in many crowd scenes and became a confident participant in a lot of TV commercials for hair shampoo, soap and washing powder.

I had been working for about two years before I got my lucky break. One day, as I was passing the drama school, I decided to go in to check the notice board. There was nothing on it and I was just leaving when the secretary came along the corridor with a piece of paper. She asked me how I was and I told her life was hard and work was difficult to find. The next moment, she put the paper in my hand and walked away. My hands were shaking as I unfolded the paper, full of expectation. To my surprise, it was an audition (试演) for a clown（小丑）for the Canadian circus. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. I had expected an audition with a famous director for a new film!

When I was at drama school, there had been a course in acrobatics and clown tricks. I had gained top marks in this course for originality and daring. Later I went to the audition feeling very strange. This was not what I’d had in mind when I enrolled in drama school. To my surprise, the job as a clown turned out to be exactly what I wanted. I loved every moment of getting dressed up and putting on the make-up. I had the opportunity to travel the world and I was more than an actor, I was an entertainer as well. I had visited over 32 different countries and entertained millions of people.

1.The first paragraph is about how _______ it is to be an actor, whether you’re successful or not.

A．easy             B．attractive          C．enjoyable         D．difficult

2.According to paragraph 3, the writer went into the drama school __________.

A．to look for a job

B．to see the secretary

C．to collect a piece of paper

D．to put a notice on the notice board

3.Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling when he unfolded the paper?

A．Extremely frightened.                    B．Feeling anxious and excited.

C．Very worried.                          D．Trembling with fear.

4.From the whole passage, we can tell that the writer is ___________.

A．sad that he was not a famous actor

B．happy to travel the world

C．feeling very strange to be a clown

D．very content with his life

5.Which of the following would be the best title?

A．The Life of a TV Actor                    B．Acrobatics and Clown Tricks

C．More than an Actor                      D．Going to Drama School

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析