Keep a Checklist in Your MindWhen I was about...

Keep a Checklist in Your Mind

When I was about seven or eight years old, I remember going into the barn（马厩）one evening where my father was doing jobs that he had to do regularly. I was surprised to see him ______　 his hat backwards. It looked______.

When I asked Dad _________ his hat was on backwards, he smiled and gave me an explanation. It seemed there was a large water_________ for the cattle that had to be filled every day. Because it took a long time to finish it, he would _______ the water on and then go about doing other things like cleaning the barn or _______the cattle, which usually cost him twenty minutes or even more time. The__________ , of course, was that if he forgot to turn the water off, the tank would overflow, and water would be wasted and it would make a __________.

Then he told me the __________he had his hat turned around. When he finished his jobs and began to take off his work clothes, he would notice as he_________ his hat that the visor（帽舌）was not where it was supposed to be. This would_________ him the water was still running and he would go back to the barn and tum it_________.

I saw my father develop many other________over the years. And I never forgot how helpful and _________ they are. Some may have even been life-saving. As we all know, sometimes people forget things and make mistakes _______ they may try their best. Using good methods can help them________ more effectively. Instead of __________people-or yourself-for mistakes, you'd better look for some ways that will help them in ________ what they truly wish to do.

This could be practical, and as simple as a checklist. Now I've__________a lot of them, such as putting my car keys in the same place every time. It could be having someone ________ your work and it could also be a computer program that finds out whether your calculations are correct.

1.A. passing　　 B. wearing　　 C. holding　　 D. taking

2.A. terrible　　 B. ordinary　　 C. impolite　　 D. funny

3.A. whether　　 B. how　　 C. why　　 D. where

4.A. tank　　 B. pool　　 C. pipe　　 D. bottle

5.A. put　　 B. bring　　 C. carry　　 D. turn

6.A. beating　　 B. feeding　　 C. selling　　 D. pulling

7.A. danger　　 B. conflict　　 C. purpose　　 D. secret

8.A. decision　　 B. demand　　 C. mess　　 D. choice

9.A. pressure　　 B. method　　 C. function　　 D. reason

10.A. raised　　 B. removed　　 C. held　　 D. threw

11.A. confuse　　 B. attract　　 C. remind　　 D. disturb

12.A. down　　 B. on　　 C. up　　 D. off

13.A. systems　　 B. businesses　　 C. products　　 D. programs

14.A. comfortable　　 B. valuable　　 C. expensive　　 D. traditional

15.A. until　　 B. because　　 C. though　　 D. after

16.A. operate　　 B. reduce　　 C. struggle　　 D. respond

17.A. comparing　　 B. judging　　 C. examining　　 D. blaming

18.A. providing　　 B. achieving　　 C. imagining　　 D. treating

19.A. affected　　 B. observed　　 C. employed　　 D. corrected

20.A. check　　 B. adjust　　 C. select　　 D. predict

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

One cold evening during the holiday season, a little boy about six or seven was standing out in the front of a store window． The little child has no shoes and his clothes were just rags． A young woman passes by saw the little boy and could read the desire in his pale blue eyes． She took the child by the hand and led him into the store． There she bought her some new shoes and a complete suit of warmly clothing．They came back outside into the street, so the woman told the child to come home and have a happy holiday． The little boy looked　 her and asked how she was God． She smiled and replied that she was just one of His child．

高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

________ seven or eight countries would come together to determine the direction of global markets.

A. Went away are the days when         B. Away went the days which

C. Gone are the days when              D. Went are the days that

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

— Shall we go to the seven o’clock performance or the eight?

— _____suits you fine.

A. Whatever B. Whichever C. Whenever D. Wherever

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

—How do you usually keep in touch with your friends, by email or letter？

— ________.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

. I’m not sure what time I’ll arrive, maybe half past seven or a quarter to eight.

_______ ，I’ll be there as early as possible.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Be careful about the boundary between your work and your life, or your attitude and emotion in one area will　 affect the other.

A.randomly B.negatively C.confidentially D.arbitrarily

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Eight-year-old Bethany and seven-year-old Eliza are having a great time jumping around in the orchard of their home in a village near Penrith. They can play any time they like because they don't go to school. Instead, they are educated at home by their parents, Paul and Veronika Robinson. But they don't have lessons, have never used a timetable and learn only what and when they want to learn.

"I want my kids to have freedom in their childhood, not spend it in an institution," says 37-year-old Veronika, "School is all about control and following the rules." Veronika and her 56-year-old husband Paul have never experienced the daily rush to get dressed and out of the door that is common in most households with school-aged children. "We get up at our leisure - usually around 8.30-ish," says Veronika. "We might visit a friend, or go to the library, and on Tuesdays we shop at the market. In summer, we spend most of our time outside and the girls entertain themselves a lot."

New research due to be published this spring reveals a very different picture of Britain's home educators. "Out of 297 families, 184 said that they never use a timetable," says Mike Fortune-Wood of Home Education UK. "Ninety per cent never or rarely use textbooks, and nearly all said that happiness, contentment and self-fulfillment were more important than academic achievement. Only 15% felt that planning what to learn was crucial."

So far, so good. But what, you might ask, are the children actually learning?

"It wasn't important to me that the girls could read by a certain age, but they both picked it up for themselves at around seven," says Robinson. "Weighing cooking ingredients uses maths, and making a shopping list teaches them to write. Observing five hens has taught the girls about survival of the fittest. "

But what about when the children grow up? Can they go to university? The home educators' answer is they can if they want to. There are a variety of routes into higher education, but probably the most common is to join a local college. This is what Gus Harris-Reid has done. "I was educated at home all my life. I'd never had a lesson or been inside a classroom until I started GCSEs," says the 18-year-old. "I'm now studying for 4 A-levels at Exeter College. I've had no problem with the work or with fitting in." When asked to reflect on his experience of home education, his considered response is, "Like a permanent holiday, really!" Not a bad start for someone who plans to take a mechanical engineering degree next year.

1. What is the topic of this article?

A. New ways of learning to read and write   B. Problems with UK schools

C. Home education in the UK             D. Wild, undisciplined children

2. Why do the Robinsons not send their children to school?

A. They think schools control children too much.    B. They do not like the courses taught in schools.

C. They want to teach their children farming skills.   D. They live in a remote area where there are no schools.

3. According to the article, in homes with school-going children, ______.

A. mornings are rushed and stressful.      B. the children hardly ever go outside.

C. the family wakes up around 8.30am.    D. the children must ask permission to go to the toilet.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Most home educators believe that happiness is more important than good grades.

B. Most home educators believe that planning is important.

C. Most home educators do not follow a timetable or use textbooks.

D. Most home educators are not worried about when their children learn to read and write.

5. What does the article say about home-educated children getting into university?

A. They learn so many useful skills at home that universities are happy to accept them.

B. They can get into university if they have 4 A-levels.

C. They can go to school later and get the qualifications they need in order to enter university.

D. Home education is so relaxed that they are likely to experience problems when faced with the pressures of a degree course.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

When deeply absorbed in work, _____ he often was, he would forget all about eating or sleeping.

A. that   B. which   C. where   D. when

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When deeply absorbed in work，________he often was，he would forget all about eating or sleeping.                　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 (2012·北京，26)

A．that　                         B．which

C．where　                         D．when

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析