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Attempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble (气泡) and main sadness. Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply. According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator (赤道) to Australia to find the priciest homes.

The report measured a city’s housing market along the following guidelines. An “affordable” home required three times or less of the average family’s income to purchase. At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable” category. And a “seriously unaffordable” home needed five times a family’s income. In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9.5 times the average income. Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figure.

Australian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings. These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable. Land rationing (配给制) and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd government.

Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California. America is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes. Yet a number of US cities garnered “affordable” status, namely Dallas and Kansas. Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes.

The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you’re Australian and choose to live down under.

1.To buy an affordable house, you should pay _____.

2.What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia?

3.The underlined word “dismal” in Paragraph 3 may mean _____.

4.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Attempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble （气泡） and main sadness． Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply． According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator （赤道） to Australia to find the priciest homes．

The report measured a city’s housing market along the following guidelines． An “affordable” home required three times or less of the average family’s income to purchase． At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable” category． And a “seriously unaffordable” home needed five times a family’s income． In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9．5 times the average income． Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figure．

Australian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings． These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable． Land rationing （配给制） and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd government．

Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California． America is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes． Yet a number of US cities garnered “affordable” status, namely Dallas and Kansas． Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes．

The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you’re Australian and choose to live down under．

1. To buy an affordable house, you should pay _____．

A． 3 times or less of the average family’s income

B． 4 times or less of the average family’s income

C． 5 times or less of the average family’s income

D． 9．5 times or less of the average family’s income

2. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia?

A． The rising family’s income．                     B． The demand over supply．

C． The excessive development charges． D． The decrease of land．

3. The underlined word “dismal” in Paragraph 3 may mean _____．

A． cheerful                        B． satisfactory

C． difficult                       D． gloomy

4. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A． Affordable Houses               B． A House is a Dream First

C． Housing Bubble      D． Homes Too Expensive

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Questions are based on the following passage.

1.A.In the gym. B.At a bookstore. C.At the library. D.In the classroom.

2.

A.Wait for a month. B.Keep the receipt.

C.Mark on the book. D.Accept a discount.

3.

A.The man doesn’t need the book now. B.He’s afraid he might damage the book.

C.The book costs too much for him. D.He prefers the edition with footnotes.

4.

A.Bargain with the woman. B.Go to another bookstore.

C.Wrap his book. D.Surf the Internet.

高三英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment．And then answer questions．

Happiness（Romance）★★★★

Happiness tells the story of two people （Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy） who work for different advertising companies．They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other．But then they correspond by email and fall in love．This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances．It also has beautiful music．

I Scream （Thriller）★★

In I Scream, Paul （Colin Jacks） is a young man who joins a thriller club．Each of the members tries to frighten the others．Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night．This movie is very frightening but also quite silly．It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay m the house when things start to go wrong．Only for people who like thrillers．

Paul's Heroes （Comedy）★★★

This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two．Six soldiers （including Sammy Turblow） have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there．During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers．You can guess the ending, but it's great fun getting there．

_____（Drama）★★★★

This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who pays a hard-working truck driver．His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her．m his travels he meets Dr．Lloyd （Phil Driver） who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America．This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting．

1.Which of the four movies is the least popular with people?

A．The 1st one.                                     B．The 2nd one.

C．The 3nd one.                                     D．The 4th one.

2.The underlined word "correspond" can be replaced by _________.

A．date               B．exchange        C．write             D．communicate

3.A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _________.

A．frightening       B．instructive        C．humorous      D．interesting

4.Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?

A．A Hard-working Truck Driver         B．Medicine

C．A Strange Illness                    D．Twelve Hours

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment. And then answer questions.

Happiness(Romance) ★★★★

Happiness tells the story of two people (Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy) who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other. But then they correspond by email and fall in love. This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music.

I Scream (Thriller) ★★

In I Scream, Paul (Colin Jacks) is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. Only for people who like thrillers.

Paul's Heroes (Comedy) ★★★

This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two. Six soldiers (including Sammy Turblow) have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending, but it's great fun getting there.

______________ (Drama) ★★★★

This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who pays a hard-working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr. Lloyd (Phil Driver) who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America. This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.

1.Which of the four movies is the least popular with people?

A. The 1^st one.     B. The 2^nd one.    C. The 3^rd one.    D. The 4^th one.

2.The underlined word "correspond" can be replaced by ______________.

A. date       B. exchange          C. write       D. communicate

3.Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?

A. A Hard-working Truck Driver           B. Medicine

C. A Strange Illness                             D. Twelve Hours

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Read the following passage. Answer the following questions according to the information given in the passage.

Abby and Ally are my dear daughters. Last week, we had an outing and we were really tired later that day. After enjoying good food, we headed back. Abby pushed the button as we awaited the elevator and suddenly Ally let out a sigh of disappointment.

“Oh wait, we can’t use the elevator,” Ally said, pointing to a sign near the elevator. Too tired to challenge her, both Abby and I followed her without looking around the corner to another set of elevators. “Oh, my god,” Ally said, visibly upset. “we can’t use the elevators either！They’re also reserved for the firefighters.” Abby looked at me. I looked at Abby. We both looked at the sign and then we stared at Ally to see if she was serious. She was. .

“Ally, the sign doesn’t say the elevators are reserved for firefighters,” Abby explained. “It says not to use the elevators in case of fire！With that, Ally took a longer look at the sign and actually read it instead of skimming it this time.

What’s the lesson here? You have to spend time reading signs, maps or recipes instead of just assuming you know what they say, or you might go through life climbing many flights of stairs when you could be taking the elevator.

It also got me thinking about how often we do this with reading. I wonder how many people just assume they know what a book says instead of actually spending time reading it, thus making wrong assumptions. How often have I neglected a book simply because I think I “know” what it says when I really just need to slow down, open the book, and focus on the reading?

1.Why did Abby believe what Ally said about the first elevator? (No more than12 words)

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2.What did the sign really say?　 (No more than 9 words)

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3.How did Ally read the sign at first?　 (No more than5 words)

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4.How should we read a book according to the author?　 (No more than 8 words)

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高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Directions: Read the following passage, Answer the questions according to the information

given in the passage．

Scientists have determined it's not advisable to hurry marriage．But what’s the best age to

wed?

When Avril Lavigne announced she was splitting from her husband, comments from her

friends suggested that she was only 21 when she tied the knot and later she said that she realized she'd been too young to make such a life-altering decision．Could fellow young celebrity divorcées（离婚者） Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, and Britney Spears have also hit the same age-related issue?

The Magic Number

There are practical reasons for the mid-20s dividing line, and most of them boil down to two

biggies: education and money．

It turns out that the more years of higher education a woman has under her belt on her

wedding day, the lower the chances that she'll get divorced ．．．and by 25, you're more likely to have earned a degree or two．Educated women tend to be more confident about who they are and less willing to settle for a man who doesn't meet their standards．

Odds（可能性） are that by 25 you're also supporting yourself, so there's less incentive（刺

激; 鼓励）for you to rush into marriage because you're seeking financial security from him．But the marriage-related benefits of working and having money of your own go beyond feeling secure．Learning to budget your cash carefully when you're single will help you avoid financial problems—one of the main causes of couple fights—for the rest of your life．

Knowing the Real You

At 25, you've had time for some crucial life experiences, including a relationship or two that

may have improved your Mr．Right radar．You've probably dated enough to have a better idea of what you don't want in a man, which makes it easier to know what you can live with and can't live without．

Perhaps the most important aspect of waiting is that you'll know what your goals and values

really are．While you don't want to marry someone just like you, marriage is a lot easier if you two share a similar outlook on life．

Twenty-four and already married to the man of your dreams? Don't worry: Many young

marriages survive．But given the choice, you might consider putting off the big day until your mid-20s or later．

1.What main factors influence the mid-20s dividing line? （No more than 3 words）

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2.According to the author, why does a couple probably fight？（No more than 4 words）

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3.How do you know what you don’t want in a man? （No more than 5 words）

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4.What suggestion does the passage mainly give? （No more than 10 words）

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高三英语填空题困难题查看答案及解析

SECTION B

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the in­formation given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Fast food and too much TV time should not take all the blame for the weight problems. A group of researchers say that a number of aspects of modern living from lack of sleep to environmental chemicals and to living with air conditioning ——may be closely related to the weight problems of many people.

Lack of sleep is one of factors. Research in animals and humans suggest that a lack of sleep over a long time can increase appetite. Studies also show that many adults and children are sleeping less than they used to. In recent decades, adults have gone from sleeping for all average of nine hours to about seven hours.

There is also evidence that industrial chemicals may increase body fat. These chemicals, which are used in products, change hormonal activity when they get into the body. Studies suggest that people have been getting more and more of these chemicals through the food chain in recent decades.

Another factor that may be making people overweight is air conditioning . The body burns calories when forced to eat less in hot and wet weather, but air conditioning makes it unnecessary for the body to make any adjustment.

Researchers also list other possible risk factors for overweight , including more older mothers, whose children may become overweight more easily; a number of medicines which can lead to weight gain ; and fewer people who smoke, since people often gain weight when they stop smoking because nicotine can make people eat less.

No one is suggesting that people should stop working and sleep more, or keep smoking. When it comes to any person's weight, what really matters is how much they eat and how much of the food they use every day. That means diet and exercise are still the key.

81. Why does lack of sleep will result in weight problem?  (no more than 5 words)

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82. How long do adults averagely sleep nowadays?  (no more than 2 words)

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83. How do the industrial chemicals affecting our weight come into our body?

( no more than 4 words)

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84. What’s the main idea of this passage?  (no more than 18 words)

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高三英语阅读表达简单题查看答案及解析

Directions: Read the following passage.　 Answer the. questions according to the information given in the passage.

　　　 As an English teacher. I've been lucky enough to travel to many countries. I've seen people celebrating everything from the arrival of new babies to the delivery of new cars. I've attended weddings, parties and religious celebrations in countries as far apart as Argentina and Japan, and I've noticed that gold - the metal or the colour is almost always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations.

　　　 From　 'mashallah'　 gold tokens(纪念品)　 that people give to babies in Turkey,　 to the gold stars that primary teachers stick on their students' exercise books. to the gold coffin that the 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson was buried in. it makes me wonder: Why do people love gold?

　　　 For some people, gold seems to be a status symbol. Indian businessman Datta Phuge loves gold so much that he's even bought a shirt made of the stuff-at a cost of $ 250,000. Datta Phuge has his reasons.　　 He explains :　 "Some elite (杰出人物)people want to own an Audi or Mercedes(奔驰) and have big cars. I chose gold. "

　　　 For other people, gold is an investment.　 The price of gold generally increases over time-and in European markets it reached over $ 1,500 per ounce in 2011.

　　　 And for many people, the family heirloom(传家宝)brings together status and investment. My mother has a gold bracelet that was given to her by her grandmother-who, in turn. inherited it from her own grandmother.　　 It's quite a heavy piece and probably worth quite a lot of money.　 But its sentimental value is greater than its value in dollars:　 It ' s a beautiful object that holds many family memories. When the time comes, my mum will give the bracelet to me.

So, status and investment are good reasons to value gold. But, I think that the real reason people love gold is because it can be made into beautiful objects.　 Think about Tutankhamen' s death mask. People love gold because it captures our minds, our imaginations and. above all, our hearts.

1. What did the writer observe while travelling in different countries7　 ( No more than 15 words)

(2 marks)

2.Why did Indian businessman Datta Phuge buy a gold shirt? (No more than 7 words) (3 marks)

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3.What does the writer think of her mother's gold bracelet? (No more than 7 words) (2 marks)

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4. In the writer's opinion, why do people love gold? (No more than 17 words) (3 marks)

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高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Software developed by an Israeli company could help concerned parents protect their children from possible dangers online.

The software from United Parents, which can be downloaded for free onto the child’s computer, sends parents a warning by email or text message when doubtful relationships or activities are discovered.

A computer analyzes(分析) children’s interactions on Facebook and within 10 days the service will also be able to follow interactions over MSN Messenger. “Parents probably know about one or two email accounts or nicknames the child uses but often there are other accounts they don’t know about,” co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Hanan Lavy said. “We give the parents the information and they choose what to do with it.” When doubtful interactions are discovered, a warning will direct parents to United Parents’ website where they can get more information and advice about what to do next. Lavy said the service protects children’s privacy more than other products that save chat content and screen captures and require parents to look through masses of information. United Parents does not share with parents private content and dialogues, only the analysis done by a computer.

A Consumer Reports survey released in May found that millions of children use Facebook without supervision, exposing themselves to serious threats from potential dangers online. Lavy, who was head of research and development at Mercury, started United Parents after he saw the risky online behavior of a relative. “I thought the methods available were so unhelpful. I wanted the option of building a community where parents can help other parents,” he said.

Though many of the products available are from small players such as United Parents, large companies such as Intel Corp’s McAfee are entering the market.

1.How does the software make parents aware of their children’s doubtful relationships or activities? (No more than 9 words) (2 marks)

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2.Why do you think some children don’t want their parents to know about all their accounts or nicknames? (No more than 10 words) (3 marks)

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3.What is the purpose of Lavy’s starting United Parents? (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)

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4.What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 12 words) (3 marks)

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高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析