Centuries ago, ____ man discovered that remov...

Centuries ago, ____ man discovered that removing moisture（水分）from food helps to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do this is to expose ______ food to sun and wind.

A. a; the       B. the; 不填        C. 不填; the       D. the; the

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture(潮湿)from food helps to store it, and that the easiest way to do this is to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American Indians produce pemmican(dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians make stockfish and the Arabs dried dates.

All foods include water—cabbage and other leaf vegetables contains as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish, anything from 80% to 60%, depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria(细菌)which cause food to go bad is checked.

Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia. Various methods are used, but in general, the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun.

Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically. The method of such dehydration(脱水)is to put food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110℃ at entry to about 43℃ at exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced(切碎的)meat, and fish.

Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to the climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them. Usually it is just a case of replacing the dried-out moisture with boiling water.

1.According to the text, the open-air method of drying food　　　　 .

A．is the one most commonly used today

B．was invented by the American Indians

C．has been known for hundreds of years

D．tends to be unhealthy

2.Bacteria which cause food to go bad　　　　　 .

A．cannot live in sunlight

B．are killed by drying

C．are in no way dependent on the water contained

D．have their activity greatly reduced by drying

3.Today vegetables are most commonly dried　　　　　 .

A．on hot and sunny days　　　　 B．in hot-air chambers

C．in the sun and wind　　　　　 D．using the open tray method

4.Housewives like dried foods because they 　　　　 .

A．are quick to prepare

B．taste better than fresh foods

C．can be packed in a case

D．look fresh when cooked

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mom believes that those words put to paper two centuries ago really _____ something.

A. mean                              B. represent             C. tell                                   D. say

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a lot of antique (古董)shops near my home. So I left my home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. So I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked at it over carefully and said, "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it?" "Twenty pounds." I said. "OK," he said, "I will give you twenty pounds." "It’s got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it is nothing. "the shopkeeper answered.

Everything was going according to my plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked. "It will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I will buy it." I said. "What do you mean? You just sold it to me." "Yes, I know, but I have just changed my mind, I am sorry. I will give you twenty - seven pounds for it." "You must be crazy." he said. Suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair." " You are right," I said, "What would you have done if I had walked in and asked you to mend the chair?" "I would not have agreed to do that. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it, and too much trouble. But! will mend this for you. Will you pay it for five? ". He was a very nice person and was greatly amused (感到有趣)by the whole thing.

1. We can learn from the passage that in the first shop the writer________.

A. was rather impolite

B. was warmly received

C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair.

2. The expression" the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_________.

A. changed his mind                        B. accepted the offer

C. saw the writer’s purpose                   D. decided to help the writer

3.How much did the writer pay for the repair?

A. 5.             B. 7.               C. 20.               D. 27.

4. From the text, we can learn that the writer was___________.

A. honest         B. careful           C. smart             D. funny

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“I'll buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,Would you mend this chair for me?I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.

1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

A. was rather impolite               　　   B. was warmly received

C. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair      D. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.

A. changed his mind　　　　　       B. accepted the offer

C.decided to help the writer　　　       D. saw the writer’s purpose

3.How much did the writer pay?

A.　 ￡ 5.　　B. ￡ 7.　　    C. ￡ 20.　　　D. ￡ 27.

4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________

A. honest　　　B. careful　　　 C.　 funny　　 D. smart　

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth...So I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said, “OK,”he said. “I'll give you twenty pounds.” “It's got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'11 buy it.” I said. “What do you mean?” “You've just sold it to me.” he said. “Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.”“You must be crazy. ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You're right.”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused(感到有趣) by the whole thing.

1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

A. was rather impolite

B. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

C. was warmly received

D. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

2.Why didn’t the shops want to repair the chair?

A. It’s too difficult to repair.

B. The writer didn’t want to offer enough money.

C. No one in the shops could mend it.

D. There was too much trouble and too few profits in mending a chair.

3.From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________.

A. honest　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　 C. smart　　　　　　　 D. funny

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. A chair with a broken leg

B. It was hard to mend a chair

C. My experience of mending a chair

D. A kind shopkeeper

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Cleanse, tone and moisturize: three words that everyone should keep in mind when going through their daily routines. As a society, we decide what are important habits to keep up with, such as taking care of your skin.

It takes a good five minutes every morning and night to properly care for your skin, but most men and women believe that they do not have time in their busy schedule to do so. Having good skin boosts（增加）sef-confidence and improve overall health and attitude.

Cleansing the face is important for women who wear make-up because it clears the face from exposure to free radicals（自由基） in the air. Toning your face is important to balance your skin’s PH level ( which needs to be between 4.5 and 5.5 ) and also to remove the impurities from water, which is full of lead. Finally, moisturizing your face hydrates（增湿）the skin.

In this day and age there are more issues with free radicals that damage your skin than ever before. Smog, UVA/ UVB damage, smoke, alcohol, and more are all negative contributing factors to damaging the aging of your skin.

The global community has advanced the environment into a high percentage of free radical, but we also now have the technology for the best skin care. The issue with skin care is most people feel that you only need to take action if you have a serious skin condition, such as acne(粉刺). But no matter what age and what condition your skin is in, you should actively do something to maintain it.

Most skin care products today are all-natural; many of them advertise being 100 percent vegan（素食）.

Ingredients（成分）that are natural for anti-aging are : DMAE, alpha lapoic acid, antioxidants, collagen booster, SPF and many more. All of these ingredients help prevent aging and sun damage while regenerating new skin cells. Aging appears fastest on your face, neck, and back of the hands and feet, which means you must apply skin care products to all areas. People need to take care of their skin, whether they have a skin condition or not.

If one wants to age gracefully, one must put forth the effort on their skin.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter．One day the man 1 his 3-year-old daughter for  2_   _  a roll of gold wrapping paper．Money was tight and he became  3 when the child tried to decorate a  4  to put under the Christmas tree．However , the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy．"

The man was  5  by his earlier  6, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was   __7  ．He yelled at her, stating, "Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is 8  to be something inside?" The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all．I blew kisses into the box．They are all for you, Daddy．"

The father was crushed. He 9his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her 10 ．Only a short time later, an11 took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(an) 12 kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there．In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container 13  unconditional love and kisses．．．from our children, family members, friends and God. There is simply no other  __14 , anyone could hold, more 15 than this．

1.A．asked            B．praised        C．begged          D．punished

2.A．wasting       B．stealing          C．selling         D．holding

3.A．glad             B．angry        C．sad               D．upset

4.A．room             B．hall           C．box             D．ball

5.A．puzzled          B．surprised     C．scared           D．embarrassed

6.A．overwork         B．overreaction  C．overcoat         D．overtime

7.A．empty            B．heavy          C．full           D．wet

8.A．happened         B．seemed      C．supposed      D．used

9.A．put              B．turned         C．handed        D．gave

10.A．kindness        B．forgiveness   C．sadness         D．carelessness

11.A．overcoat     B．incident          C．accident        D．action

12.A．imaginary       B．kind           C ．gentle         D．warm

13.A．filled with   B．pleased with   C．crowded with  D．equipped with

14.A．world      B．feeling             C．possession      D．love

15.A．expensive     B．precious     C．comfortable D．interesting

高三英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man ______ his 3-year- old daughter for ______ a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became ______ when the child tried to decorate a ______ to put under the Christmas tree. ______, the little girl brought the gift to her ______ the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”

The man was ______ by his earlier ______, but got angry again when he found out the box was ______. He yelled at her，saying, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is ______ to be something inside?” The little girl looked ______ at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty ______. I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”

The father felt regret. He ______ his arms around his little girl, and begged for her ______.

Only a short time later, an ______ took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many ______ and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(n) ______ kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container ______ with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other ______, anyone could hold, more ______ than this.

1.A. asked　　 B. praised　　 C. begged　　 D. punished

2.A. wasting　　 B. stealing　　 C. selling　　 D. holding

3.A. glad　　 B. angry　　 C. sad　　 D. upset

4.A. room　　 B. hall　　 C. box　　 D. ball

5.A. However　　 B. So　　 C. Therefore　　 D. And

6.A. father　　 B. mother　　 C. teacher　　 D. sister

7.A. puzzled　　 B. surprised　　 C. scared　　 D. embarrassed

8.A. overwork　　 B. overreaction　　 C. overcoat　　 D. overpass

9.A. empty　　 B. heavy　　 C. full　　 D. wet

10.A. said　　 B. believed　　 C. supposed　　 D. used

11.A. down　　 B. back　　 C. up　　 D. forward

12.A. at all　　 B. after all　　 C. above all　　 D. in all

13.A. put　　 B. turned　　 C. handed　　 D. gave

14.A. kindness　　 B. forgiveness　　 C. sadness　　 D. carelessness

15.A. event　　 B. incident　　 C. accident　　 D. action

16.A. days　　 B. months　　 C. nights　　 D. years

17.A. imaginary　　 B. kind　　 C. gentle　　 D. warm

18.A. filled　　 B. pleased　　 C. crowded　　 D. equipped

19.A. world　　 B. feeling　　 C. possession　　 D. love

20.A. expensive　　 B. precious　　 C. comfortable　　 D. interesting

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Although man has known asbestos （石棉） for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent. H.W.Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers, was responsible for the opening of that first mine．

Mr.Johns was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in Italy． He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers. After putting on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands.How astonished the customers were to discover that he was not burned at all．You can well imagine that he had increasing business in asbestos roofing materials． However, because it was very expensive to transport them from Italy to the United States, Mr.Johns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer home. This young man found great vein（岩脉）, in the province of Quebec in Canada．

Ever since 1881 Quebec has led the world in the production of this unusual mineral, which is made up of magnesium, silicon, iron, and oxygen．When it is mined, the asbestos is heavy, just as you would expect a mineral to be．When it is separated, a strange thing happens: the rock breaks down into fine, soft, soapy fibres．

Scientists do not know why the rock can be separated easily into threads, but they have found thousands of uses of this fireproof material, of the so-called “cloth of stone”．

1.Which title best expresses the main idea of this passage?

A．Asbestos mined in Canada                 B．Fireproof matter

C．A “wonder” mineral                  D．A new roofing material

2.Johns proved his ability as a salesman by_______．

A．going into roofing business                B．carrying asbestos from Italy

C．sending a trained scientist                 D．showing the use of asbestos gloves

3.Which is the most important characteristic of asbestos that the author wants to show us?

A．It is like thread．                       B．It feels soapy．

C．It burns easily．                        D．It is unusually heavy．

4.The author’s main purpose in writing this passage was to _______．

A．show the need for more scientists

B．compare asbestos with other minerals

C．increase the sales of asbestos

D．present facts about asbestos

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析