With the growth of the European Union and inc...

With the growth of the European Union and increased globalisation, English is increasingly the lingua franc a（通用语） in European businesses, and those who speak it have become the elite （精英）of the workforce．

In the past, only a few specialists in a company were needed to communicate with foreign businesses．However, in these days of multinational companies, where workers are required to communicate with other employees from several countries, a common language is essential and English has become the logical choice．

Nowadays, even blue-collar workers in many companies are required to speak English．For example, just over three years ago, a Dutch company．United Pan-European Communications （UPC）, was contracted to build a TV studio in Amsterdam．The job involved many electricians—more than the company could find in the Netherlands．There were plenty of qualified electricians in nearby France and Belgium, but the American and Dutch executives of UPC wanted everyone on the job to speak and understand the same language．So, the UPC hired British electricians and flew them to Amsterdam every Monday, accommodating them in hotels all over the city, and flying them home on Friday evenings．

Increasingly, workers who can speak English earn salaries 25-35% higher than those who can' t．They are also eligible （有条件被选中的） for a wider range of high-level jobs．

The problem is that, while the ability to speak English is fast becoming essential for getting a good job, there is a shortage of people who can speak it．According to a recent European Commission report, only about 41% of continental Europeans can speak English, and only 29% speak it well enough to carry on a conversation．Many companies are solving this problem by setting up English language schools within the workplace．English language schools all over Europe are expanding at a huge rate, and governments are looking at ways to improve English tuition in schools．

One result of this modem urge to learn English is that a generation gap is appearing． According to a European Union study, 67% of Europeans between 15 and 24 say they can speak English while only 18% of those over 55 say they can．Increasingly, all over Europe, it is the children who are leading the parents．

1.In European companies, workers who speak English ________．

2.Why did the UPC hire the British electricians?

3.What can you learn from the passage about European people?

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.

These were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, an official in the water authority, said Shanghai’s water consumption will not increase from its present amount.

Zhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, “Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.” He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy.

Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure（基础设施）costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.

“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,” Chen said. “The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.”

Shanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city’s drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion. The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.

Besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.

At present, the city has 600,000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. These are to be renovated（整修）to use only 9 liters of water per flush. The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households – at a cost of Yuan each. In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.

Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage（污水）to improve the water environment. At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water. To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion Yuan.

1.People in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from _______now.

A．the underground              B．the Huangpu River

C．the rain                     D．the Yangtze River

2.According to the passage, some people have the wrong opinion of using water because ________.

A．the renovating of family toilets will save plenty of water

B．about half of waste water has been treated already

C．there is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present

D．advanced technology makes people use water as much as possible

3.Which group of measures are all mentioned in the passage to save water?

a．improve drinking water quality

b．change some industrial structure

c．introduce or use some new technology

d．speed the economic development of Shanghai

e．renovate some family toilets

f．build more sewage treatment factories

A．a, b, c, d           B．a, b, e, f

C．b, c, d, e           D．b, c, e, f

4.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．not everyone today in Shanghai is aware of water shortage

B．citizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the world

C．the boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the future

D．all the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.

These were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, and official with the water authority, said Shanghai’s water consumption will not increase from its present amount.

Zhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, “Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.”

He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy.

Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure（基础设施）costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.

“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,” Chen said. “The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.”

Shanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city’s drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion.

The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.

Besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.

At present, the city has 600，000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. These are to be renovated（整修）to use only 9 liters of water per flush.

The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households – at a cost of 40 Yuan each.

In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.

Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage（污水）to improve the water environment.

At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water. To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion Yuan.

1.People in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from ________ now.

A．the underground         B．the rain

C．the Yangtze River         D．the Huangpu River

2.According to the passage, some people have the wrong opinion of using water because ________.

A．the renovating of family toilets will save plenty of water

B．about half of waste water has been treated already

C．advanced technology makes people use water as much as possible

D．there is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present

3.The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households to ________.

A．make people’s living more convenient

B．improve people’s living standards

C．ease employment pressure

D．meet the total demand of water

4.Which group of measures are all mentioned in the passage to save water?

a．improve drinking water quality    b．change some industrial structure

c．introduce or use some new technology

d．speed the economic development of Shanghai

e．renovate some family toilets        f．build more sewage treatment factories

A．a, b, c, d      B．b, c, e, f       C．b, c, d, e      D．a, b, e, f

5.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．the boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the future

B．citizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the world

C．not everyone today in Shanghai is aware of water shortage

D．all the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years

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_______ size and population, how big is the European Union _________ China?

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_______ size and population, how big is the European Union _________ China?

A. In terms of; compared with           B. In honor of; comparing with

C. In addition to; compared to          D. In favor of; compared to

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

___ with the increasing unemployment, many people went on strike in most of the European countries.

A. Facing   B. Being faced   C. Faced    D. Having faced

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

With high rents and low wage growth, it's hardly surprising that young adults increasingly rely on parents for financial support. 1. A survey last year estimated that the $500 billion in financial help that parents give adult children is double what those same parents manage to save for retirement. Nearly 75% parents reported they put their adult kids' needs ahead of retirement.

2. The less you have saved for retirement, the more likely you will feel money-stressed in retirement---that' s not the goal, right? —and you may end up needing to rely on your kids for help in your later years. That' s surely not an outcome the entire family wants.

The decision to provide financial support for an adult child is, of course, personal. That said, if you have even the tiniest worries about retirement security, you owe it to your entire family to reconsider your support. Not overnight, but by setting a timeline expectation for when your child will be independent. 3.

Let adult kids contribute to family expenses. Once an adult child has a job, even if they are still living at home, it's time to have them participate in paying bills. At least, they should pay their share of a family cellphone plan.

4. Helping an adult child get established is one thing, but often help can extend into financing a nicer — than — needed lifestyle. For example, give money for groceries so they don't exist on a poor diet. 5. However, buying for a new car (which should be a used car) or contributing to rent for their own place (rather than shared) is you not setting smart limits.

Anyway, you must have enough savings to take care of yourself.

A.Set limits on what you will help with.

B.Make a major financial sacrifice for adult kids.

C.Besides, helping rent a shared apartment is also reasonable.

D.While the support is financial, we' re not talking pocket money.

E.And most importantly, you can also establish clear financial boundaries.

F.You should reduce your budget to come up with the extra cash to help.

G.Parents who make that choice could set everyone up for a difficult future.

高三英语七选五困难题查看答案及解析

Dealing with ADIS strengthens the bond of friendship, and encourages emotional and spiritual growth. Before October 16, 2011, I was the most 　 person in the world. I never 　 that anything bad could happen to me or my friends.

Then one day my best friend David pulled me aside and broke down in . He said he was infected with ADIS and was __ _. David was only 17. I had never felt so 　 in my whole life.

As time went on, David became very ill. There was could do but watch him weaken. This to me meant　 　 was sure to come and all too quickly. I wasn’t ready to let him die. There were so many things that I wanted to do and say, 　 　 couldn’t find the words. I went to doctor after doctor with him, and saw him　 　 so much. But I must keep a positive attitude . So, in times of stress I pushed all my aside and was strong for him.

Soon David was put in the . This gave him the feeling that there was no more 　 　 left. He looked at me and said, “ Faye, I am dying; let’s that. All I want you to do is to remember me, life and be careful.” For the first time in front of him, I cried.

June 5, 2012 the end of David’s life. He went 　 . That was a comfort all in its own. In a way I was that it was over, for he was no longer in pain.

It hasn’t been a year yet, but I am no longer that casual teenager. I now people about ADIS, and David is still with me and always will be, in mind and .　

1.A. casual　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. considerate　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. determined　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. cautious

2.A. hoped　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. planned　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. sensed

3.A. anger　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. rags　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. tears

4.A. leaving　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. going　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. dying　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. changing

5.A.thoughtful　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C.meaningless　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. powerless

6.A. something　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. anything　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. everything

7.A. death　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. pain　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. illness　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. stress

8.A. and　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. or

9.A. go over　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. go through　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. go about　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. go down

10.A. for his good　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. at his convenience　　　　　　　　　 C. to his credit　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. in his place

11.A. emotions　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. strengths　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. bravery　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. happiness

12.A. school　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. hospital　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. ambulance　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. avenue

13.A. cure　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. treatment　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

14.A.suspect　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. tolerate 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. accept　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. reject

15.A. possess　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoy　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. respect　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. create

16.A. sighed　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. signaled　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C.showed 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D.marked

17.A. peacefully　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. gradually　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. patiently　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. steadily

18.A. embarrassed　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. shamefully　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointed　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. glad

19.A. consult　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. tease　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. educate　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. entertain

20.A. peace　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. knowledge 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. imagination

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Most economists were against the idea of Britain leaving the European Union, but perhaps few felt so strongly about it. However, in a poll conducted prior to the vote by Times Higher Education, a trade paper, nine in ten university staff said they would vote to Remain. At University College London (UCL), where one in ten students comes from the EU, the mood after the result was one of “deep shock, grief and then concern,” says Michael Arthur, the university’s president.

British universities are home to students from all corners: Europeans make up 6% of the total; another 14% come from the rest of the world. As a result of EU rules, the former are treated like home students, meaning that in England their fees are capped at £9,000 a year and they have access to state-provided loans. By contrast, there are no limits on fees for students from the rest of the world. A geography degree at Oxford costs non-EU students £22,430 a year.

But life will soon get trickier for universities. The big issue is whether EU students will continue to have access to loans, says Mr. Mian. Withdrawing the loans from EU students, however, would risk a big drop in their number, which could cause a 50-75% fall in the number of EU students at UCL.

Others point out that under such a situation universities probably would be free to charge higher fees to EU students, as they currently do for non-Europeans. That may help, says Richard Shaw, head of education at Grant Thornton, an accounting firm, but it seems unlikely that any increase in fees would be sufficient to make up for the fall in student numbers. Those numbers could drop further if foreign students are put off by the referendum (公民投票) result, which some have interpreted as a sign of hostility towards migrants in general.

Brexit (脱欧) comes at an awkward time for universities. Many have borrowed money to fund expansion, following the government’s decision in 2013 to lift the cap on the number of students that English universities were able to accept. Some might now find their new lecture halls less full than they had hoped.

Most countries do all they can to lure students from around the world, including seeking to attract the best lecturers. That is sensible: some students stick around, boosting the economy; others return home with fond memories of the country where they spent their early adulthood. All of them pay for the privilege. Immigration restrictions on non-EU students have already done considerable harm to higher education. It is likely that British universities will suffer once again.

1.What does the underlined word “capped” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.Restricted. B.Imposed.

C.Covered. D.Overlooked.

2.Which of the following is NOT the influence Brexit will have on British universities?

A.The fall in the number of EU students.

B.The negative emotions from foreign students.

C.The waste of the expansion of the universities.

D.The inevitably rising fees the universities will charge.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Owing to the EU rules, non-EU students are charged more than EU students.

B.Studying abroad makes no difference to the students who return home at last.

C.Compared with the loss of students, British universities will suffer more from the decline in fees.

D.Britain’s foreign policy didn’t take the long-term development of its universities into　　　 consideration.

4.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A.Universities’ tricks in drawing foreign students.

B.Brexit, the worst decision made by the government.

C.Academics’ fear of a drying up of students and money.

D.The urgent measures to balance education and politics.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

For new countries joining the European Union, and older ones getting used to their dark red passport, becoming “Europeans” is a bit like marrying a large and strange family.

Europeans have a lot in common but it is their differences, not their similarities, that attract the attention of sociologies and market researchers, and are more interesting

   35% of Germans live alone, but only 9% of Spaniards. Perhaps this explains why Spaniards lead Europe in the habit of going out for a drink.

  The British attend more adult evening classes than anyone else in Europe, and the Belgians least. So it can’t just be the dark evenings. There are no figures on how many Britons go for a drink afterwards. If there were, they might be up at the top with Spain.

  The British think black cats are lucky. Every other European country regards them unlucky.

  The French are the most athletic Europeans. Next come the Dutch. But the Belgians, just over the border, play fewest sports.

  The Germans spend twice as much on heating as the Spaniards. Well, of course they do, it’s colder.

  Dutch husbands do the household shopping a lot more often than Italians or Spaniards.

  The French are the champion public transport commuters(经常往返者)of Europe. If you hate commuting, go and live in the Netherlands, where journeys to work are shorter than anywhere else.

  The amount of direct eye-contact between strangers is three times greater among Spaniards than it is among the British or Swedes. So, sharing a lift is a torture for both the British and the Swedish.

There are exceptions to all these rules. Deal with them in the spirit of my 8-year-old daughter. “If you don’t understand each other’s language, just laugh a lot and eat and point at things.”

1.We can know from this passage that______________.

A.  sociologist are most interested in the idea of European Union

B.  most European countries are not willing to join the European Union

C.  Europeans have more differences than similarities

D.  trade opportunities exit in the cultural differences in the European Union

2.If you work and live in Belgium, you will______________.

A. have to change your living places often

B. not get used to its cold weather

C. seldom sees people playing sports

D. be invited to go for a drink frequently

3.The underlined sentence means that the British and Swedish _________________.

A. care about their safety most              B. like to appear gentle and smart

C. hate to look at each other face to face       D. enjoy a richer life than others

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Spain?

A.  Spaniards hate direct eye-contact between strangers.

B.  Spaniards like to go for a drink after dark.

C.  Spaniards spend twice as much on heating as the Germans.

D.  In Spain, husbands do more household shopping than those in Italy.

5.In the last paragraph, the author wants to express his idea that ______________.

A.  his daughter knows well how to understand foreigners in unfamiliar situations

B.  Europeans actually share the same culture even if they have different languages

C.  being a European, you will have no living trouble at all in the European Union

D.  there are differences between European countries, but don’t take them too

seriously

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析