The farmers are in bad need of rain,but a (an...

The farmers are in bad need of rain,but a (an)________large amount of rainfall will cause Floods.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many different tribes live in the Ituri rain forest of Africa, but the Pygmies are the most unusual．Most of the men are not much more than four feet tall．They weigh only about eighty pounds．The women are even smaller and thinner．But in spite of the fact that they are small, these people are perfectly formed men and women．

It is an exciting experience to visit a Pygmy encampment for the first time．Before you go, you must send word ahead that you are coming．Some friendly native or trader must take the message to the Tiki-Tikis．Otherwise the whole tribe will disappear into the depths of the jungle long before you have come close enough to be welcomed．

The great Ituri rain forest seems cut off from the rest of the earth．There are living, dead, and dying trees on every side．Except where a clearing has been burned and chopped out, a man may live his whole life in the Ituri and never see farther than twenty yards．

It takes sharp eyes to discover the almost hidden path to the Pygmy camp．The path is no wider than a small man’s foot．No sound breaks the silence in this part of the forest．There are no signs of people．

The stranger must walk carefully．What appears to be a bent branch may prove to be a deadly snake．A spotted gold patch of sunlight may be a crouching leopard（豹）．

Even the Pygmy camp comes as a surprise．The leafy shelters in which the little people live are hardly three feet high．They look so much like the surrounding undergrowth that they might easily be passed by．These houses contain no furniture of any sort．The beds are merely plantain leaves spread out on the earth floor．There are no cooking pots: food is eaten raw or smoked over a fire．Spears, bows and arrows are the only possessions of these people．When the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small to walk．

1.According to the passage, we can conclude _____．

A．the Pygmies are the shortest tribe worldwide

B．the Pygmies are short but normal in mentality

C．most of the Pygmy men are more than four feet

D．the Pygmies live in the forest of America

2.Paragraph 2 mainly suggests that the Pygmies ______．

A．are unwilling to communicate with people outside

B．are very cruel and they will kill you with the spears

C．are friendly to the tourists visiting them for the first time

D．move so fast and often that can’t be caught up with easily

3.Which of the following word can describe the life of Pygmy?

A．Quiet．              B．Active．              C．Hard．               D．Busy．

4.Which of the following is TRUE of the Pygmy?

A．Their houses can’t be easily found in the hurt rain forest．

B．Their houses, which are three feet high, are made of wood．

C．Weapons and cooking pots are their most valuable possessions．

D．They are living in harmony with dangerous animals around．

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Many different tribes live in the Ituri rain forest of Africa, but the Pygmies are the most unusual. Most of the men are not much more than four feet tall. They weigh only about eighty pounds. The women are even smaller and thinner. But in spite of the fact that they are small, these people are perfectly formed men and women.

It is an exciting experience to visit a Pygmy encampment for the first time. Before you go, you must send word ahead that you are coming. Some friendly native or trader must take the message to the Tiki-Tikis. Otherwise the whole tribe will disappear into the depths of the jungle long before you have come close enough to be welcomed.

The great Ituri rain forest seems cut off from the rest of the earth. There are living, dead, and dying trees on every side. Except where a clearing has been burned and chopped out, a man may live his whole life in the Ituri and never see farther than twenty yards.

It takes sharp eyes to discover the almost hidden path to the Pygmy camp. The path is no wider than a small man’s foot. No sound breaks the silence in this part of the forest. There are no signs of people.

The stranger must walk carefully. What appears to be a bent branch may prove to be a deadly snake. A spotted gold patch of sunlight may be a crouching leopard(豹).

Even the Pygmy camp comes as a surprise. The leafy shelters in which the little people live are hardly three feet high. They look so much like the surrounding undergrowth that they might easily be passed by. These houses contain no furniture of any sort. The beds are merely plantain leaves spread out on the earth floor. There are no cooking pots: food is eaten raw or smoked over a fire. Spears, bows and arrows are the only possessions of these people. When the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small to walk.

1.According to the passage, we can conclude _____.

A. the Pygmies are the shortest tribe worldwide

B. the Pygmies are short but normal in mentality

C. most of the Pygmy men are more than four feet

D. the Pygmies live in the forest of America

2.Paragraph 2 mainly suggests that the Pygmies ______.

A. are unwilling to communicate with people outside

B. are very cruel and they will kill you with the spears

C. are friendly to the tourists visiting them for the first time

D. move so fast and often that can’t be caught up with easily

3. Which of the following word can describe the life of Pygmy?

A. Quiet.        B. Active.     C. Hard.        D. Busy.

4.Which of the following is TRUE of the Pygmy?

A. Their houses can’t be easily found in the hurt rain forest.

B. Their houses, which are three feet high, are made of wood.

C. Weapons and cooking pots are their most valuable possessions.

D. They are living in harmony with dangerous animals around.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We welcome rain, but a（an） ________ large amount of rainfall will cause floods.

A．eventually     B．extremely      C．gradually      D．constantly

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is bad manners for you to make _____ fun of the disabled; you should know they are in ______ need of our understanding.

A. a; a              B. a; /           C. /; a            D. /; /

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The displays of bad temper are nothing new in kindergarten and first grade, but the behavior of a 6-year-old girl this fall at a school in Fort Worth, Texas, had even the most experienced staff members wanting to run for cover. Asked to put a toy away, the youngster began to scream. Told to calm down, she knocked over her desk and crawled（爬行） under the teacher’s desk, kicking it and throwing out the contents of the drawers. Then things really began to worsen. Still screaming, the child stood up and began casting books at her terrified classmates, who had to be accompanied to safety.

Just a bad day at school? More like a bad season. The desk-throwing incident followed scores of other crazy acts by some of the youngest Fort Worth students at schools across the district, and even the country. There have been an increasing number of kindergartners and first-graders with violent behavior and it has become an alarming trend.

The youngest school kids are acting out in really ridiculous ways and violence is getting younger and younger. Why? Educators and psychologist argue that they are witnessing the result of a number of social trends that have come together in a most unfortunate way. Many mention economic stress, which has parents working longer hours than ever before, kids spending more time in day care and everyone coming home too tired to engage in the kind of relationships that build social skills. In addition, many educators worry about rising academic pressure in kindergarten and first grade as the students have to take the yearly tests demanded by the No Child Left Behind Act. They believe that even more important than early reading is the learning of play skills. Other experts also point out that violent behavior in children has been closely linked to exposure to violence on TV and in movies, video games and other media. They insist schools try to teach kids what they have failed to learn at home, for example, having varieties of anti-violence and character-education programs, instructing children to interact with people who love them and teaching them how to behave.

1.The author leads in the topic of the passage with　　　 .

A. detailed examples 　　　 B. scientific analysis

C. satisfactory evidence　 D. rich imagination

2.The second paragraph tells us that　　　 .

A. autumn is considered as a bad season for the youngest school kids

B. Fort Worth students set good example to their peers in the district

C. the problem of kids’ violent behaviors is too serious to be ignored

D. kindergartners are urged to be equipped with alarming systems

3.As for the children, which of the following results in their violent behavior?

a. economic stress

b. academic pressure

c. lack of interaction with parents

d. ill personality

e. exposure to media violence

A. a, b, d　　 B. a, c, d

C. b, c, e 　 D. b, d, e

4.The passage mainly discusses about　　　 .

A. causes and solutions of school violent behaviors

B. student behavior management in the digital age

C. kids’ exposure to violence on TV and in movies

D. functions of character-education programs

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mobile phones are an important business tool for farmers in rural areas. But they also put a valuable educational tool in their hands.

The University of Illinois in the United States has a project called SAWBO—Scientific Animations Without Borders. It produces educational videos that can be downloaded to cell phones. The goal is to help people in developing countries improve their lives.

One video shows farmers how to make a natural insecticide from neem seeds to prevent insect damage to crops. The process starts with sorting and drying the neem fruits. Then let the fruit dry in the sun for about three or four days, until they become brown. Using a mortar(碾槌) and stick, the fruits are slightly pounded to remove the shells from the fruits without breaking the seed inside.

The videos use computer animation(动画). Some of the animated characters are a little funny looking-like a farmer with a long nose. But the subjects are serious, including a health video on preventing cholera(霍乱). Team member Francisco Seufferheld says the information in the videos is meant to be quickly understood. He says, “The information is digested in such a way that in two minutes, we can transmit a complex idea.”

The researchers tested the seven-minute video on seven mobile phones. They wanted to see if people would share the video using Bluetooth wireless technology. With Bluetooth, files can be passed to a nearby phone even if neither phone is connected to the Internet. As a result, in one month, the video had spread to one hundred eighteen people in fifty different villages. “This is just incredible impact,” said Francisco Seufferheld.

The team has made a few videos so far. These are available in a total of eighty languages, dialects and accents. Professor Barry Pittendrigh says there are plans for more videos later this year.

1.What is the text mainly about?

2.The SAWBO program is introduced in order to ____.

3.The biggest advantage of the program is that it______.

4.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “ pound” in the 3^rd paragraph?

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

I live in the center of the city and there is a large parking lot full of parking spots nearby．Rain is a rare occurrence in LA，so cars easily collect pollutants and dust．Together with my friends，I decided it should be a kind gesture to surprise the owners with a car wash．So we bought car washing supplies and brought out all the bath towels we could find．With all the supplies in hand，we were able to convince another roommate to help out as well and we began watering down the cars．

Every once in a while，someone would come by and asked us seemingly stupid men，“Who told you to wash the cars?”or，even better，“who paid you to wash their cars?”We explained we just wanted to do something kind．But our response was often me with an even more confused look．

As the afternoon went on，some other friends that came by understood our goal of the spontaneous event and started helping out with some of the duties．First one friend then two，and by the time we had cleaned the entire lot，we had an entire car washing crew with independent individually assigned tasks and duties．

I wasn't cleaning cars to be able to afford a new phone．I was cleaning cars simply because I wanted to offer the car owners kindness．There was no equipment to weigh our value created．We couldn’t measure our success in dollars earned over the time spent washing cars when we could have been earning twice as much at work．

I now realize，first hand，that there is a special energy created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in service of others and maybe，like me，you’11 find it’s actually the greatest gift you’ you’ll ever get．

1.What attitude did passers-by show towards the author’s behavior?

A. Curious and puzzled．　　 B. Doubtful and fearful．

C. Moved and respectful．　　 D. Supportive and appreciative．

2.Why did the author decide to wash the cars?

A. To earn money to buy a phone．

B. To do a good deed for the car owners．

C. To set a good example to his friends．

D. To remind the drivers of their dirty cars．

3.How did the author complete cleaning the cars?

A. With the permission of the drivers．

B. By cooperating with his friends．

C. By attracting strangers to join them．

D. Under the leadership of one of his friends．

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. There is a lack of rain in the city the author lives in．

B. The car owners felt grateful to the author and his friends．

C. Some of the author’s friends stopped cleaning the cars halfway．

D. The author and his friends clean the cars willingly day and night．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The weather in Inner Mongolia is always dry, but sometimes it _____ rain heavily.

A. need         B. can           C. must          D. shall

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The weather in Inner Mongolia is always dry, but sometimes it _____ rain heavily.

A. need         B. can           C. must          D. shall

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析