“My Best Teacher Ever” ContestStudentsTell us...

“My Best Teacher Ever” Contest

Students

Tell us why, in 300 words or less, your teacher (present or past) is the best teacher ever.

Assay Topic

Who was/is your best teacher ever? What makes him or her the best?

Participation

The contest is open to all students enrolled in grades 2 through 12.

Entries

Word limit: 300

Essays will be judged on the following criteria by Readers editorial staff:

·originally, creativity—40 percent

·clarity of presentation— 40 percent

·grammar, punctuation, spelling —20 percent

All entries should be word-processed, typed, or hand-printed on 8.5-inch by 11-inch paper or submitted as an attached word or text document via email.

Each entry must include the entrant’s name, age, complete home mailing address, phone number, school name, and grade, as well as the submitting teacher’s name, school name, complete school mailing address and email address.

Contest Deadline

Entries must be postmarked on or before April 26, 2013, or mailed by EST on that date.

Submission

Email your entry with attached essay and entry information (entrant’s name, age, complete home mailing address, phone number, school name, and grade, submitting teacher’s name, email address, school name, and complete school mailing address) to web-contest @ readers.com or mail your entry with attached entry form to this address:

Readers Publishing My Best Teacher Ever Contest

Attn: Anne Flounders 44 South Broadway, 18th Floor White Plains, NY10601

Prizes

One winner will be chosen in each of two categories: elementary (grades 2-6) and secondary (grades 7-12). Winning students will win a $ 50 gift card and may have their essays published on readers.com. Teachers of winning students will win one free classroom subscription to the Readers magazine of their choice. Winning essays will be posted up on signing of a release by students and their agent or guardian. Winning essays will be announced on May 7, 2013, Teacher Appreciation Day, on readers.com, and winners will be notified directly.

1.Essays will be judged on the following criteria EXCEPT _________.

A. punctuation　　 　　 B. handwriting

C. presentation　　　　 D. creativity

2.If you become a winner, you _________.

A. will be awarded $ 150 in cash

B. will be informed of your success online

C. may have your essay published online

D. can have the Readers magazine for free

3.According to the text, your essay _________.

A. should have a total of 300 words at least

B. can’t have any mistakes in grammar

C. will be judged by some best teachers

D. must be mailed on or before April 26, 2013

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

---Will you join us in the game?

---Thank you,_________ .

A．but why not                           B．but I’d rather not

C．and I won’t                           D．and I’ll join

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

13. ______, you must do your every best to make the party __________.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

My teacher never criticizes us. Instead, he uses praise to ______________ our best.

A.bring out B.take on

C.jump off D.figure out

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where are the speakers?

A. In Berlin.　　 B. In Manchester.　　 C. In Rome.

2.Why is the woman asking the man for help?

A. Because she mistook the flight.

B. Because she left her clothes in a hotel.

C. Because she couldn't find her luggage.

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I am sure we’ve all come across inspiring quotes that made us nod in agreement or made us think, “Wow, that’s good quote”．But we end up going back to procrastinating (拖延) on whatever it was we were procrastinating on．So are these inspirational quotes even worth reading? Well, that depends.

Quotes, books, articles, audio programs… all of these things are just tools and they’re only effective when you use them．I don’t know about you but most quotes I read don’t do anything for me．However, every now and then, I will come across one that will positively affect me in some way such as reminding me to be grateful, getting me to work out extra hard at the gym without being pressed by my wife, or never give up when things get tough.

From my experience, reading quotes is more effective when you’re actually trying to motivate yourself rather than just reading them for the sake of reading them．The second you feel the urge to take action, you’d better immediately get up off your chair and take action.

These quotes aren’t for everyone．If you have read tons of them and have never been motivated or had a positive change in the way you look at life or how you treat others, or these quotes don’t help you to insist on doing something when you feel like giving up on it, then it’s probably not worth your time reading more of them．If you have done something a bunch of times and it’s not giving you the results you want, don’t keep doing it．Try something else.

Now if you’ve found some value in reading these quotes in the past, continue to make them more effective by letting them guide your life.

I’ll end this text with one of my favorite quotes, which reminds me to constantly examine my habits．“We are what we repeatedly do．Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”---- Aristotle

1.What attitude does the author have towards most quotes he has read?

A．Negative

B．grateful

C．Doubtful

D．Interested

2.What does the author’s wife expect him to do?

A．To be grateful for life．

B．To exercise at the gym

C．To do extra work at home

D．To read more inspiring quotes

3.For whom will the quotes be effective according to the author?

A．those who read them carefully

B．Those who lack practical tools in life

C．Those who have no one to turn to for help

D．Those who take immediate action after reading them

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A．to persuade people not to waste time on quotes.

B．to explain how to make inspiring quotes effective.

C．to encourage people to read more inspiring quotes.

D．to give people advice on how to choose useful quote.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

115. The young man _____ in a red jacket is our history teacher.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

I’m amazed to hear from my school teacher again. ______， it is ten years since we met last.

A．In a word　　 　　 　　　　 B．What’s more

C．That’s to say　　 　　　 　 D．Believe it or not

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A U.S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week. He said on Friday he would   1   them to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people.

The letters , sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师), were   2   put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a    3    in Atlantic, New Jersey.

Bill Lacovara, an insurance adjuster from Ventnor, New Jersey, said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.

The letters were     4     to the clergyman, who died in 2004. Someone cleaning his house may have   5   the bag, which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper’s house.

They include one from a teenage girl asking God to    6  her for her wrongdoing, one from a prisoner who said he was    7    and someone had set a trap for him, and    8   from a man who wanted God’s help winning the lottery, according to media reports.

Lavovara said he could have    9   them on eBay for up to $15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity. But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused     10    to some religious people.

“They said they were    11    in me, and I didn’t want to do something that’s going to create    12     results.” he told Reuters.

Some    13    him to burn the letters, throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church, Lacovara said.

Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters, and he is evaluating the    14   to make sure the letters don’t fall into the     15    hands.

1.      A. donate                          B. show            C. sell                     D. owe

2.      A. hurriedly                         B. privately         C. mysteriously   D. occasionally

3.      A. river                            B. lake                         C. hill           D. beach

4.      A. taken                B. offered         C. addressed     D. given

5.      A. collected              B. thrown         C. opened         D. destroyed

6.      A. forgive               B. punish        C. adjust          D. charge

7.      A. friendly                B. correct                 C. innocent        D. energetic

8.      A. others                         B. another       C. the other      D. one

9.      A. auctioned           B. bought                C. donated                   D. discounted

10.   A. damage              B. offence         C. injury         D. worry

11.   A. absorbed             B. involved       C. interested     D. disappointed

12.   A. final                  B. direct                   C. same         D. bad

13.   A. forced                B. urged                   C. questioned              D. pleased

14.   A. requests                        B. orders                 C. commands              D. invitations

15.   A. wrong                           B. poor                    C. tight                   D. firm

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The final results of Best-Ever Teen Fiction vote are in. While it’s no surprise to see Harry Potter and The Hunger Games series on top, this year’s list also highlights some writers we weren’t as familiar with. For example, John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, appears five times in the top 100.

Summer, like youth, passes quickly. But the books we read when we’re young can stay with us for a lifetime. The following are the top 4 on the list. Enjoy.

1. Harry Potter series

The Harry Potter books make up the popular series written by J. K. Rowing. The series includes seven books. The books concern a wizard (魔法师) called Harry Potter and his journey through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The stories tell of him over coming dangerous obstacles to defeat the dark wizard Lord Voldemort who killed his parents when Harry was 15 months old.

2. The Hunger Games series

In the ruins of a future North America, a young girl is picked to leave her poor district and travel to Capitol for a battle to the death in the cruel Hunger Games. But for Katniss Everdeen, the main character in this series by Suzanne Collins, winning the Games only puts her deeper in danger as the strict social order of Panem begins to unravel (瓦解).

3. To Kill a Mockingbird

Author Harper Lee explores racial tensions in the fictional “tired old town” of Maycomb, Ala., through the eyes of 6-year-old Scout Finch. As her lawyer father, Atticus, defends a black man accused of a crime, Scout and her friends learn about the unjust treatment of African-Americans – and their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.

4. The fault in Our Stars

Hazel Grace, a teenage girl, has got all sorts of cancer inside her body, and her lungs aren’t working very well. She knows she is dying and doesn’t live in hope any more. When a man named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

1.What do we know about John Green?

A. One of his novels tops the list.

B. Many of his novels are very popular.

C. He is the favorite writer of many teens.

D. He was a well-known writer long before the vote.

2.Who is the author of The Hunger Games series?

A. Harper Lee.

B. John Green.

C. J.K. Rowling.

D. Suzanne Collins.

3.What is To Kill a Mockingbird mainly about?

A. Lifelong friendships.

B. Racial discrimination.

C. A man working as a lawyer.

D. A little girl’s difficult childhood.

4.Hazel in The Fault in Our Stars ______.

A. is very optimistic

B. writes a great story

C. makes many mistakes

D. is changed by Augustus.

5.In which part of a newspaper can we find the text probably?

A. Sports.

B. News.

C. Literature.

D. Entertainment.

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