The orderly came back in a few minutes with a rifle(步枪)and some Burmans. He told us that the elephant was in the rice fields below, only a few hundred yards away. As I started forward practically the whole population of the quarter flocked out of the houses and followed me. They had seen the rifle and were all shouting that I was going to shoot the elephant. It was fun to them, as it would be to an English crowd; besides, they wanted the meat. It made me a little uneasy. I had no intention of shooting the elephant—I had merely sent for the rifle to defend myself—and it is always uneasy to have a crowd following you. I marched down the hill, looking and feeling a fool, with the rifle over my shoulder and an ever-growing army of people knocking and pushing at my heels. Beyond the huts there was a rice field a thousand yards across, muddy from the first rains. The elephant was standing eight yards from the road. He took not the slightest notice of the crowd. He was tearing up bunches of grass, beating them against his knees to clean them and feeding them into his mouth.
As soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery. There, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. I thought then and I think now that his attack of “must” was already passing off, in which case he would merely wander harmlessly about. Moreover, I did not in the least want to shoot him.
But at that moment I glanced round at the crowd that had followed me. It was an immense crowd, two thousand at the least and growing every minute. I looked at the sea of the faces above the colorful clothes—faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun, all certain that the elephant was going to be shot. They were watching me as they would watch a magician about to perform a trick. They did not like me. But with the magical rifle in my hands I was momentarily worth watching. And suddenly I realized that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it; I could feel their two thousand wills pressing me forward. And it was at this moment that I first felt the hollowness, the uselessness of the white man's control in the East. Here was I, standing in front of the unarmed crowd—seemingly the leading actor; but in reality only a puppet (傀儡). I understood in this moment that when the white man turns ruler of complete power it is his own freedom that he destroys.
1.The people were glad to think the elephant was to be shot mainly because ______.
A.it had damaged their homes and crops
B.it would provide them with meat
C.it would make them feel entertained
D.it was spoiling their rice fields
2.When the writer saw the elephant he felt ________.
A.foolish B.afraid C.pitiful D.confident
3.The writer realized that he had to shoot the elephant because ________.
A.shooting elephants is a serious problem
B.everybody expected it of him
C.he did not wish to disappoint the rulers
D.he had to show how guns are fired
4.What does the writer intend to tells us when he tells the story?
A.Leading actors are sometimes foolish puppets.
B.Government for white people are useless.
C.Power can sometimes turn people imprisoned.
D.Unarmed crowds are in control of everything.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
The orderly came back in a few minutes with a rifle(步枪)and some Burmans. He told us that the elephant was in the rice fields below, only a few hundred yards away. As I started forward practically the whole population of the quarter flocked out of the houses and followed me. They had seen the rifle and were all shouting that I was going to shoot the elephant. It was fun to them, as it would be to an English crowd; besides, they wanted the meat. It made me a little uneasy. I had no intention of shooting the elephant—I had merely sent for the rifle to defend myself—and it is always uneasy to have a crowd following you. I marched down the hill, looking and feeling a fool, with the rifle over my shoulder and an ever-growing army of people knocking and pushing at my heels. Beyond the huts there was a rice field a thousand yards across, muddy from the first rains. The elephant was standing eight yards from the road. He took not the slightest notice of the crowd. He was tearing up bunches of grass, beating them against his knees to clean them and feeding them into his mouth.
As soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery. There, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. I thought then and I think now that his attack of “must” was already passing off, in which case he would merely wander harmlessly about. Moreover, I did not in the least want to shoot him.
But at that moment I glanced round at the crowd that had followed me. It was an immense crowd, two thousand at the least and growing every minute. I looked at the sea of the faces above the colorful clothes—faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun, all certain that the elephant was going to be shot. They were watching me as they would watch a magician about to perform a trick. They did not like me. But with the magical rifle in my hands I was momentarily worth watching. And suddenly I realized that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it; I could feel their two thousand wills pressing me forward. And it was at this moment that I first felt the hollowness, the uselessness of the white man's control in the East. Here was I, standing in front of the unarmed crowd—seemingly the leading actor; but in reality only a puppet (傀儡). I understood in this moment that when the white man turns ruler of complete power it is his own freedom that he destroys.
1.The people were glad to think the elephant was to be shot mainly because ______.
A.it had damaged their homes and crops
B.it would provide them with meat
C.it would make them feel entertained
D.it was spoiling their rice fields
2.When the writer saw the elephant he felt ________.
A.foolish B.afraid C.pitiful D.confident
3.The writer realized that he had to shoot the elephant because ________.
A.shooting elephants is a serious problem
B.everybody expected it of him
C.he did not wish to disappoint the rulers
D.he had to show how guns are fired
4.What does the writer intend to tells us when he tells the story?
A.Leading actors are sometimes foolish puppets.
B.Government for white people are useless.
C.Power can sometimes turn people imprisoned.
D.Unarmed crowds are in control of everything.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
—May I take your order now?
—________
—OK, I’ll come back in a few minutes.
A.No, we need more time. | B.Could you bring us the bill? |
C.Yes, here it is . Thank you. | D.Sure, we’d love to . |
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读表达
A few weeks ago, I came back from work and found my young daughter waiting for me in the hallway. She greeted me and laughed. As I put my bike into the house, she asked me to say the word---butterfly. So I did. “Butterfly,” I said. “Daddy,” she said, trying to prevent a laugh. “It’s pronounced butterfly, not bu-uh-fly.” It was then that I realized she asked me to pronounce the word on purpose. She was clear that the way I pronounced such words was different from hers. She ran off laughing aloud, almost as if she couldn’t believe her luck that I had fallen into her trap. This is her new trick. If I pronounce something in a way she is not familiar with, she will make her feelings known.
All of this is due to my London accent. And it is fairly obvious. Her trick first started when she asked how old I was. I told her, “I’m 37 years old.” She said, “Thur-eee? Not thur-eee. Thir-tee.” She shook her head at me in disappointment for I couldn’t get my basic pronunciation right.
My daughter’s obsession with my dropped “t”s is becoming wearing. I find myself paying attention to everything I say. And by everything, I mean e-ver-y-thing, not every-fing.
I tried to explain the concept of accents to her. Because she is growing up in Bristol, she starts to develop some strange West Country accent, like her pronunciation of the number two. It sounds like that it has an extra “w” on the end. She sometimes also adds a doing word to the end of her sentences, like “I’m going to the park, I am.” Or “Your pronunciation is funny, you do.”
She refused to accept she had an accent. She told me that she sounded like herself, which was true. But I want to make her aware of the importance of accepting that people say things in different ways and that there’s no correct way to speak. I wanted my daughter to appreciate differences, instead of wanting us all to conform to one voice.
1.What is the author’s daughter’s new trick? (no more than 12 words)
2.Why did the author speak in that way? (no more than 10 words)
3.How does the author react to her daughter’s obsession? (no more than 10 words)
4.How do you understand the underlined part in paragraph 5? (no more than 10 words)
5.What do you learn from the text? (no more than 20 words)
高三英语阅读表达中等难度题查看答案及解析
. --- How about the food I ordered? I __________ for 20 minutes.
--- Sorry, sir. I will be back with your order in a minute.
A.have waited | B.have been waiting | C.will have waited | D.was waiting |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
He waited with his companion ________the rescuers came, and then helped them carry her back down the mountain.
A. when B. until C. unless D. while
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
You are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago.With a few minutes to spare between meetings,you go to get a quick cup of coffee.
“Hey,David,how are you?”one of the senior partners at the firm asks you.
“Good,thank you,Dr.Greer,”you reply.You’ve really been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership at the firm,and this seems like a great opportunity.But as you start to think of something to say,your American colleague breaks in to steal your spotlight.
“So Arnold”,your colleague says to your boss,in such a casual manner that it makes your German soul cringe(畏缩),“So what’s your Super bowl prediction? I mean,you’re a Niners fan,right?”
The conversation moves on,and you walk silently back to your desk with your coffee.You know how important small talk is in the U.S.,and you feel jealous of people you’re your colleague who can do it well.
There’s nothing small about the role that small talk plays in American professional culture.People from other countries are often surprised at how important small talk is in the U.S.and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it—with peers,men,women,and even with superiors.You can be the most technically skilled worker in the world,but your ability to progress in your job in the United States is highly dependent on your ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people at work.And guess what skill is critical for building and maintaining these relationships? Small talk.
What can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U.S.to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone(磨练)your own version of American-style small talk.Watch how others do it.You don’t have to mimic what they do;in fact,that would likely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic.But if you can develop your own personal version,that can go a long way toward making you feel comfortable and competence.
1.The author introduces the topic of the passage by______.
A. raising an interesting question
B.describing an interesting scene
C.making comparisons
D.telling a small jokes
2.What do we know about German people?
A.They usually make small talk in work breaks.
B.They hate making small talk.
C.They don’t make so much small talk.
D.They are good at making small talk too.
3.What makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture?
A.American workers’ ability to make progress.
B.American workers’ attitude towards superiors.
C.The special meaning of small talk.
D.The role small talk plays in work settings.
4.What does“backfire”underlined in the last paragraph mean?
A.be difficult B.be helpful
C.have a good result D.have the opposite effect
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
You are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago. With a few minutes to spare between meetings, you go to get a quick cup of coffee.
“Hey, David, how are you?” one of the senior partners at the firm asks you.
“Good, thank you, Dr. Greer,” you reply. You’ve really been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership at the firm, and this seems like a great opportunity. But as you start to think of something to say, your American colleague breaks in to steal your spotlight.
“So Arnold”, your colleague says to your boss, in such a casual manner that it makes your German soul cringe(畏缩), “So what’s your Super bowl prediction? I mean, you’re a Niners fan, right?” The conversation moves on, and you walk silently back to your desk with your coffee. You know how important small talk is in the U. S. , and you feel jealous of people who can do it well.
There’s nothing small about the role that small talk plays in American professional culture. People from other countries are often surprised at how important small talk is in the U. S. and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it—with peers,men,women,and even with superiors. You can be the most technically skilled worker in the world, but your ability to progress in your job in the United States is highly dependent on your ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people at work. And guess what skill is critical for building and maintaining these relationships? Small talk.
What can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U. S. to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone(磨练)your own version of American-style small talk. Watch how others do it. You don’t have to mimic what they do; in fact, that would likely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic. But if you can develop your own personal version, that can go a long way toward making you feel comfortable.
1. The author introduces the topic of the passage by __________.
A. raising an interesting question
B. telling a small jokes
C. making comparisons
D. describing an interesting scene
2.What do we know about German people?
A. They usually make small talk in work breaks.
B. They don’t make so much small talk.
C. They hate making small talk.
D. They are good at making small talk too.
3. What makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture?
A. The role small talk plays in work settings.
B. American workers’ attitude towards superiors.
C. The special meaning of small talk.
D. American workers’ ability to make progress.
4.What does “backfire” underlined in the last paragraph mean?
A. be difficult B. be helpful
C. have the opposite effect D. have a good result
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
I work as the reception manager at my hotel. A booking came in a few weeks ago with a note attached saying that the guest will be ________ with her deaf father. As they were here for a number of days, the daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as ________ as possible. Upon seeing this note and ________ I would be the one to check them in as I was scheduled for their ________ time, I decided to learn some very basic ________ language.
I ________ the guest in my usual fashion, asking for the surname on the booking. Once I heard the name I realized ________ who was standing in front of me.
I had been learning for two weeks how to ________ “Welcome to Ireland. My sign language is terrible, but please ________ you need anything during your _______ just let me know and we will help you.”
I________ at the father and daughter in front of me. Turning to the father, I began the ________ I had learned for him. His daughter ________, cried and called me sweet. But the father ________ smiled and was so happy. Honestly, seeing his ________ was enough for me. It was so ________ of the last few weeks of learning basic American Sign Language (ASL).
On check-out I sadly wasn’t working, but they had left a ________ for me. A small box with some chocolates and a book on ASL. Inside the inscription (题词) read “Thank you very much for what you did on check-in. You have no idea how much this ________ to my father and we can’t thank you enough. You’ve ________ his trip home to his family after 50 years very special with one simple ________.”
1.A.working B.traveling C.applying D.attending
2.A.smooth B.brief C.long D.cheap
3.A.observing B.planning C.noting D.worrying
4.A.departure B.arrival C.dinner D.journey
5.A.trade B.body C.computer D.sign
6.A.invited B.entertained C.greeted D.accommodated
7.A.immediately B.eventually C.perfectly D.gradually
8.A.operate B.share C.understand D.say
9.A.if B.before C.until D.unless
10.A.adventure B.wander C.play D.stay
11.A.pointed B.smiled C.stared D.shouted
12.A.much B.mass C.bit D.piece
13.A.turned down B.took down C.went down D.broke down
14.A.just B.already C.ever D.still
15.A.achievement B.reaction C.satisfaction D.amazement
16.A.aware B.certain C.worthy D.free
17.A.gift B.prize C.award D.memory
18.A.explained B.showed C.contributed D.meant
19.A.promoted B.made C.changed D.supported
20.A.word B.concept C.gesture D.measure
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
When she came in, she found a stranger ______ at the back of the classroom with his eyes ______ upon her.
A. sitting; fixing B. sat; fixing C. seating; fixed D. seated; fixed
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I work as the reception manager at my hotel.
A booking came in a few weeks ago with a note attached that a guest would be travelling with her deaf father. This note helped us in preparing for their arrival. As they would be here for a number of days, his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as smooth as possible.
Upon seeing this note and knowing I would be the one to check them in, I decided to learn some very basic sign language. I greeted the guest in my usual fashion, asking for the surname on the booking. Once I heard the name,I immediately realized who was standing in front of me.
I had been learning for two weeks how to say: “Welcome to Ireland. My sign language is terrible, but please, if you need anything during your stay, just let me know and we will help you.”
I smiled at the father and daughter in front of me. Turning to the father, I greeted him in ASL (American Sign Language) and began the bit I had learned for him. His daughter broke down crying and told me I was sweet. But the father just smiled and was so happy. Honestly, seeing his reaction was enough for me. It was absolutely worth the last few weeks of learning basic ASL.
Sadly, I wasn’t working the day they checked out, but they left a gift for me, a small box with some chocolates and a book on ASL. Inside was a note saying: “Thank you very much for what you did. My father has been in amazing spirits from the time you checked us in and insisted we get you a gift before we left. You have no idea how much this meant to my father and me, and we can’t thank you enough. You've made his trip very special with one simple gesture.”
I cried for a solid five minutes when I came into work the next day and found this gift in my locker.
1.The daughter left a note when booking the hotel in order to __________.
A.ask for special service for herself
B.give some useful advice to the hotel
C.express gratitude to the hotel manager
D.make her father’s trip more comfortable
2.The daughter cried when they checked in because __________.
A.the author’s sign language was really terrible
B.her father was unwilling to live in that hotel
C.she appreciated what the author had done for her father
D.the author wouldn’t be working when they checked out
3.Seeing the father’s reaction during check-in, the author probably felt __________.
A.thankful B.satisfied
C.disappointed D.regretful
4.From this passage, we can know that __________.
A.the author made the daughter’s check-out smooth
B.the author was deeply moved by an unexpected gift
C.the daughter cried for five minutes before they left
D.the daughter asked the author to learn sign language
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析