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When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach(田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in sports, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.
About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, "John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn't you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since you're so good at it." John answered, "Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason."
From then on, I often remember my student's reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of themselves, I've found that a simple "I trust that you can do it!" can go a long way!
1.According to Paragraph 1, what does the author seem to think more about ?
A. John's PE marks B. John's self-confidence
C. John's interest in sports D. John's state of health
2.Why did John take part in the track team?
A. He had been an excellent runner.
B. He was encouraged by his teacher.
C. He liked running more than tennis.
D. He had no tennis coach to train him.
3.What’s the purpose of this passage ?
A. to build a close teacher-student relationship
B. to introduce a new way of sports training
C. to explain the value of sports and games
D. to show the importance of encouragement
4.Who is the passage mainly written for ?
A. teachers B. Parents
C. students D. players
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before.
I had seen Mikey himself writing the note at his desk. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students. If I were to deal with them, I’d be busy 24 hours a day.
The forged excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”
Isn’t it remarkable, I thought, how the students complained and said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject? But when they produced excuse notes, they were brilliant.
So one day I typed out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes. I said, “They’re supposed to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Mikey?” The students looked at me nervously.
“Now, this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note --- the first class, ever, to practice writing them. You’re so lucky to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and turned it into a subject worthy of study. ”
Everyone smiled as I went on, “You used your imaginations. So try more now. Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’ or ‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God’.” Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. For the first time ever I saw students so careful in their writing that they had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.
The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. The headmaster entered the classroom and walked up and down, looking at papers, and then said, “I’d like you to see me in my office.”
When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, “I just want to tell you that that lesson, that task, whatever the hell you were doing, was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you. ”
1.What did the author do with the students found dishonest?
A．He reported them to the headmaster. B．He lectured them hard on honesty.
C．He had them take notes before lunch. D．He helped improve their writing skills.
2.The author found that compared with the true excuse notes, the produced ones by the students were usually__________.
A．less impressive B．more imaginative C．worse written D．less convincing
3.The author had the students practice writing excuse notes so that the students could learn_________.
A．the importance of being honest B．how to write excuse notes skillfully
C．the pleasure of creative writing D．how to be creative in writing
4.The underlined word “forged” in the second paragraph means “______”.
A．former B．copied C．false D．honest
5.What did the headmaster think of the author’s way of teaching?
A．Effective. B．Difficult C．Misleading. D．Reasonable
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Micky, gave me a note from his mother. It his absence from class the day before.
I had seen Micky himself writing the note at his desk. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my . The forged(伪造的) excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. The of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually : “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.” The students always said that it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they excuse notes, they were brilliant.
So one day I gave the excuse notes to my classes, saying, “They’re to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Micky ? ” The students looked at me .“Now, this will be the first class to study the of the excuse notes --- the first class, ever, to practice writing them. You’re so to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and turned it into a worthy of study. ”
Everyone smiled as I went on, “You used your . So try more now. Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam/Eve to God’.” went down. Pens raced paper. For the first time ever I saw students so in their writing that they had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.
The next day everyone had excuse notes. discussions followed. The headmaster entered the classroom and walked , looking at papers, and then said, “I’d like you to see me in my office.” My heart .
When I stepped into his office, he came to my hand and said, “I just want to tell you that that lesson, that task, whatever the hell you were doing, was . Those kids were writing on the college . Thank you. ”
1.A. explained B. described C. introduced D. announced
2.A. parents B. students C. teachers D. partners
3.A. editors B. readers C. writers D. speakers
4.A. true B. right C. easy D. dull
5.A. produced B. hunted C. discovered D. delivered
6.A. started B. raised C. supposed D. improved
7.A. eagerly B. nervously C. excitedly D. coldly
8.A. form B. difficulty C. meaning D. art
9.A. lucky B. helpful C. lovely D. active
10.A. talent B. habit C. product D. subject
11.A. devotion B. imagination C. concentration D. information
12.A. hands B. eyes C. heads D. ears
13. A. across B. with C. against D. behind
14.A. curious B. careful C. careless D. calm
15.A. Separated B. Surprising C. Heated D. Lasting
16.A. day and night B. in and out C. now and then D. up and down
17.A. sank B. rose C. flew D. hurt
18.A. watch B. touch C. shake D. catch
19.A. sure B. bad C. tough D. great
20.A. base B. level C. paper D. theme
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I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Micky, gave me a note from his mother. It his absence from class the day before.
I had seen Micky himself writing the note at his desk. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my . The forged(伪造的) excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. The of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually : “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.” The students always said that it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they excuse notes, they were brilliant.
So one day I gave the excuse notes to my classes, saying, “They’re to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Micky ? ” The students looked at me .“Now, this will be the first class to study the of the excuse notes --- the first class, ever, to practice writing them. You’re so to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and turned it into a worthy of study. ”
Everyone smiled as I went on, “You used your . So try more now. Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam/Eve to God’.” went down. Pens raced paper. For the first time ever I saw students so in their writing that they had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.
The next day everyone had excuse notes. discussions followed. The headmaster entered the classroom and walked , looking at papers, and then said, “I’d like you to see me in my office.” My heart .
When I stepped into his office, he came to my hand and said, “I just want to tell you that that lesson, that task, whatever the hell you were doing, was . Those kids were writing on the college . Thank you. ”
1.A. explained B. described C. introduced D. announced
2.A. parents B. students C. teachers D. partners
3.A. editors B. readers C. writers D. speakers
4.A. true B. right C. easy D. dull
5.A. produced B. hunted C. discovered D. delivered
6.A. started B. raised C. supposed D. improved
7.A. eagerly B. nervously C. excitedly D. coldly
8.A. form B. difficulty C. meaning D. art
9.A. lucky B. helpful C. lovely D. active
10.A. talent B. habit C. product D. subject
11.A. devotion B. imagination C. concentration D. information
12.A. hands B. eyes C. heads D. ears
13.A. across B. with C. against D. behind
14.A. curious B. careful C. careless D. calm
15.A. Separated B. Surprising C. Heated D. Lasting
16.A. day and night B. in and out C. now and then D. up and down
17.A. sank B. rose C. flew D. hurt
18.A. watch B. touch C. shake D. catch
19.A. sure B. bad C. tough D. great
20.A. base B. level C. paper D. theme
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Last Christmas, when I was in the fourth grade and my brother was in the first grade, our school held its yearly Holiday Shop. At the Holiday Shop students can buy things like necklaces, key chains, and other small items for their friends and family as Christmas gifts. Since my brother really wanted to take part, my mom gave him two dollars to buy his Christmas gifts.
My mom didn’t know that he had picked out a special necklace for her. When he got home from the Holiday Shop that day, he couldn’t wait to show it to me. He pulled out a little green box and opened it. Inside was a gold chain with a little red flower and a man-made diamond next to gold letters that spelled out,“Grandmother”.
“Wow,” I said.“It’s beautiful.” Since my brother was in the first grade and was just learning to read, he didn’t realize that the necklace said “Grandmother” instead of “Mother”. I knew that on Christmas morning, when he found out he had bought the wrong necklace, he would be very unhappy, so I said nothing more about it. My brother ran and put the necklace under his bed to hide it from Mom until Christmas morning.
When he wasn’t looking, I took the necklace and put it in my backpack. The next day I took it back to school and asked the woman who ran the Holiday Shop if I could change it for the “Mother” necklace. She said yes. When I got home that day, I put the necklace under my brother’s bed.
When my mom opened it up on Christmas morning, my brother was so exalted! My mom’s eyes were filled with joy. She knew what had happened, which made the necklace even more special to her!
My brother still does not know what I did, but I knew I had done the right thing.
1.What do we know about the gift the author’s brother bought
A. The author didn’t like it.
B. It wasn’t worth the price.
C. It was designed for Mother.
D. The author changed it for another one.
2.The underlined word “exalted” is the closest in meaning to “______”.
A. amazed B. disappointed
C. excited D. worried
3.It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. the author’s mother didn’t know what she had done
B. the author helped her brother secretly
C. the author’s grandma also received a gift
D. the author paid for the right necklace
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.
Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.
I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).
I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.
I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “find,” she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.
1.Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?
A. He was talking fast B. He was shocked
C. He was in a hurry D. He was absent-minded
2.Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to paragraph 3?
A. He enjoyed the drink B. He wanted to be helpful
C. He took the chance to rest D. He tried to please his dad
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?
A. recover from her sadness B. move out of the neighborhood
C. turn to her old friends D. speak out about her past
4.What does the author think people in a community should do?
A. Open up to others B. Depend on each other
C. Pay for others’ help D. Care about one another
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. As a result I often felt left out when their friends came over to play. I was either too small or too young for whatever they were doing and they didn't want their younger brother listening in on their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing alone and feeling forgo
tten.I remember one spring afternoon feeling especially lonely as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I rarely saw my own friends outside of school. I heard my brothers laughing from inside the house and felt a single tear coming down my cheek. At that moment I saw a large brown dog walking over to me. He looked happy and his tail was wagging as well. Even though he didn't know me he greeted me like a long lost friend, licking my chin and sitting beside me on the spring grass. It must have been at least an hour that I petted and talked to this
four-legged angel. He let me pour out all my troubles and share my deepest thoughts before he kissed my cheek goodbye and ambled off either to Heaven or his home. I went back inside feeling happy, knowing that no matter what life may hold I was loved. Now over 40 years later I still remember that angel with a smile.I believe that God sent him in that moment of sadness to remind me just how much he loved me. There is nothing more important than knowing we are loved. When we are loved, we will learn to love others. Learning to love helps us to understand ourselves and other people better.
1.How did the writer feel when his brothers’ friends came?
A. Proud. B. Lonely. C. Worried. D. Happy.
2.The writer shared his troubles and thoughts with the dog because ______.
it was his friend
B. it could understand him
C. it was friendly to him
D. it looked like an angel
3.From Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______.
A. the boy met a long lost friend
B. the boy had no friends at school
C. the dog helped the boy realize that he was loved
D. the dog spent the afternoon with the boy and his brothers
4.The author wrote the story to______.
A. encourage people to talk about their troubles
B. tell people they should treat animals friendly
C. share his unforgettable experience with us
D. show knowing you are loved is the most important
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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It was my first year teaching in a special needs class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly. Special Olympics sports meeting. My 1 had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy（大脑性麻痹）.
Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a 2, he had to fight his spasms （抽筋） just to control his movements. 3, he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile.
His classmates 4 him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at 5. Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his 6 and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with 7.
When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas 8 well in their sports events, and gave the normally calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines, 9 them on.
The final event of the day was the 400 meter race. 10 was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the 11 length of the track.
When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they 12 and turned to look behind them. At the 13 of the crowd, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had 14 him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to 15.
Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent 16 passed between them. Slowly, they jogged 17 towards their friend, cheering him on 18 he had done for them moments before.
The progress was 19, but in the end the three star runners and Mark crossed the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face as he crossed the finish line, hands upraised and laughing, I came to understand what 20 the Special Olympics, and the determined athletes who compete, so extraordinary.
Years later, I’m still cheering them on.
1. A．partners B．friends C．students D．classmates
2. A．bed B．machine C．wheelchair D．desk
3. A．So B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore
4. A．protected B．satisfied C．respected D．loved
5. A．sports B．practice C．studies D．expression
6. A．interests B．body C．habits D．mind
7. A．wonder B．trust C．stress D．reset
8. A．trained B．played C．operated D．prepared
9. A．bringing B．holding C．cheering D．moving
10. A．Someone B．Nobody C．Anybody D．Everyone
11. A．entire B．different C．average D．equal
12. A．fell B．paused C．rushed D．rested
13. A．center B．front C．end D．top
14. A．left B．ignored C．passed D．helped
15. A．continue B．jog C．walk D．cover
16. A．demand B．thought C．action D．relief
17. A．back B．along C．again D．on
18. A．while B．although C．since D．as
19. A．boring B．great C．slow D．relaxing
20. A．leaves B．finds C．keeps D．makes
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Falling off a box car and landing on my head, I lost my sight when I was four years old. Now I am thirty-two. I can _________ remember the brightness of sunshine. It would be wonderful to see again, _________a tragedy can do strange things to people.
It _________ to me that I might not have come to love life as I do now if I hadn’t been blind. My parents and my teacher saw something _________ me , and they made me want to __________ against blindness.
The hardest _________ I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would have ________ down and become a chair rocker for the rest of my life. When I say _________in myself I am not talking about _________ the kind of self-confidence that _________ me down an unfamiliar staircase （楼梯）alone. But I mean something bigger than that : an assurance that I am a real positive person _________ imperfections.
It took me years to obtain this ________ . It had to start with the ________ . Once a man gave me an indoor _________ . “ I can’t use this.” I said. “ Take it with you,” he ________ me , “ and roll it around.” The _________ stuck in my head. “ Roll it around !” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _________ . At the School for the Blind I ________ a new kind of baseball called ground ball. All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my _________ . I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made _________ .
1.A. randomly B. abruptly C. roughly D. completely
2.A. so B. but C. thus D. and
3.A. occurred B. referred C. brought D. turned
4.A. of B. for C. to D. in
5.A. get B. fight C. find D. drop
6.A. method B. experience C. lesson D. manner
7.A. broken B. put C. settled D. lay
8.A. courage B. ambition C. belief D. power
9.A. firmly B. simply C. fairly D. slightly
10.A. stops B. helps C. finds D. gives
11.A. despite B. besides C. without D. unlike
12.A. description B. existence C. intelligence D. recognition
13.A. intelligence B. incident C. trouble D. determination
14.A. chair B. baseball C. game D. design
15.A. urged B. blamed C. greeted D. teased
16.A. goals B. words C. baseballs D. ideas
17.A. valuable B. reasonable C. impossible D. unbearable
18.A. discovered B. equipped C. formed D. invented
19.A. limitations B. Advantages C. puzzles D. personalities
20.A. sense B. progress C. mistakes D. friends[
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Falling off a box car and landing on my head, I lost my sight when I was four years old. Now I am thirty-two. I can _______ remember the brightness of sunshine. It would be wonderful to see again, _______ a tragedy can do strange things to people.
It occurred to me that I might not have come to _______ life as I do now if I hadn’t been blind. My parents and my teachers saw something _______ me, and they made me want to _______ against blindness.
The hardest _______ I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would have _______ down and become a chair rocker for the rest of my life. When I say _______ in myself, I am not talking about _______ the kind of self-confidence that ________ me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. But I mean something bigger than that: I am a real positive person ________ imperfections.
It took me years to obtain this ________. It had to start with the ________. Once a man gave me an indoor ________. “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take it with you,” he ________ me, “and roll it around.” The ________ stuck in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought ________. At the School for the Blind I ________ a new kind of baseball called ground ball.
All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my ________. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made ________.
1.A. clearly B. hardly C. roughly D. completely
2.A. so B. and C. thus D. but
3.A. love B. hate C. ignore D. miss
4.A. of B. for C. to D. in
5.A. get B. fight C. find D. drop
6.A. method B. experience C. lesson D. manner
7.A. broken B. put C. settled D. lay
8.A. courage B. ambition C. belief D. power
9.A. firmly B. simply C. fairly D. slightly
10.A. stops B. gives C. pushes D. helps
11.A. despite B. except C. unless D. unlike
12.A. description B. existence C. intelligence D. recognition
13.A. problem B. trouble C. incident D. event
14.A. chair B. baseball C. game D. design
15.A. urged B. blamed C. greeted D. teased
16.A. goals B. words C. baseballs D. ideas
17.A. valuable B. reasonable C. impossible D. unbearable
18.A. discovered B. equipped C. formed D. invented
19.A. limitations B. advantages C. puzzles D. personalities
20.A. sense B. progress C. mistakes D. friends
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