Editor’s note: Believe it or not, children’s ...

Editor’s note: Believe it or not, children’s homework is making their parents ill. One parent suffered a heart attack because of the stress of helping their child with homework, according to a post on Sina Weibo. Who is to blame for the parent’s heart attack?

Li Haonan,16:

I think the student should be responsible for this tragedy. As we students grow older, we should be more independent than we used to be. We can take good care of ourselves. Doing homework with the help of our parents sounds unreasonable. It’s obvious that we can finish it alone. So it’s the student’s dependence that leads to such a sad story.

WangKerui,16:

In my opinion, there’s a connection between this sad incident and school. Homework gives students a chance to examine the knowledge they’ve got. However, school always gives us tons of homework at once. If we have problems, we will turn to our parents for help. When our parents are very busy, they will get angry.

Zhou Xueyao,17:

I think parents themselves are to blame. They always put great pressure on their children, which has bad effects on both parents and children. They should take it easy and let their children do their homework by themselves.

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1. 用约 30 个单词概述上文中的主要内容；

2. 分析引起那位家长心脏不适的原因可能会是什么；

3. 谈谈你对这一现象的看法, 并提出解决方法。

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1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

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高三英语读写任务中等难度题查看答案及解析

Believe it or not but it is true. There are people who lose the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage. But they become extremely good at something else. They become experts at spotting liars. The condition in which people lose their power to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasia(失语症). A study conducted in Massachusetts, U.S., has clearly proved that aphasics make good lie detectors(测谎仪).

In the last 100 years, many doctors studying the brain have mentioned examples of this amazing power of patients suffering from aphasia. Recently, scientists conducted tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied the powers of a mixed group of people. Some were normal; others were aphasic. And it was proved clearly that the normal volunteers still got fooled by words. The aphasics were far ahead of them in recognizing false speech. The results of the study were reported in the magazine Nature.

`Fourteen years ago, famous American doctor, Dr. Oliver Sacks, wrote about his experiences with aphasic patients in a book. He remembered a particular incident in a hospital. Patients from the aphasia room were watching TV. Their president, Ronald Reagan, was giving a speech. He was trying to put feelings into each and every word of his speech. But his speech had an opposite effect on the patients. They were not impressed. On the contrary, the whole room shook with their laughter. The aphasics knew that he did not mean a word of what he was saying.

Dr. Sacks saw aphasics as more gifted than normal people. Normal people “get carried away” by words. An aphasic cannot understand words. But he or she can still understand what is being said. He said most of the aphasics had this superior understanding. So, while normal people think of aphasic patients as brain damaged, they actually seem to understand human expressions better.

1.We can know from the first paragraph ___.

A. how aphasics get their special ability　　 B. that aphasics can tell if you are lying

C. that aphasics are good at telling lies　　 D. why aphasics are experts at spotting liars

2.The phrase “get carried away” in the last paragraph means ___.

A. get misunderstood　　 B. get excited　　 C. get fooled　　 D. get discouraged

3.Dr. Oliver Sacks thinks that aphasics ___.

A. can be cured totally　　 B. can not understand what is being said

C. are specially gifted in a way　　 D. should be treated equally and nicely

4.Which would be the best title of the passage?

A. A great discovery　　 B. A special way of understanding

C. Why aphasics can’t talk　　 D. The great lie detectors

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

----- It is 30 years since we last met.

------ But I still remember the story, believe it or not, _________ we got lost on a rainy night.

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

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Whether you believe it or not, it is ______that causes your illness.

A. because of your overweight                    B. you are so overweight

C. because you are overweight                   D. your being overweight

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Whether you believe it or not, it is _________ that causes your illness.

A. because of your overweight                 B. you are so overweight

C. because you are overweight                   D. your being overweight

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Editor’s notes: AWL is well known for its dictionaries and English language teaching materials． Some readers have written in to ask us for the latest information on high quality books on English, so here we introduce two texts that aim to improve spoken English fluency．

Let’s speak （Beginner)

By Bev Dusuya, Naoko Ozeki and Kevin Bergman

ISBN: 962001359X

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By Bev Kusuya, Nako Zeki

ISBN: 0583338050

“Teach the students about your culture and help them talk about their own．” How often are these worthy goals kept from being achieved by the limitations of your beginner level learners? Students at all levels want to talk about culture．

Topics include food, shopping, sports, fashion, the roles of men and women, health, music, and many more．

These are all chosen from surveys of over 15,000 students about their own interests in cross-cultural communication．

“Let’s Speak” and “Speak Up” share a special but excellent way that allows all students to take part in．

The series has questions which start thinking and then help collect opinions about personal topics． Conversation practice is provided by ready to use （现成的)models of basic exchanges on the topic． Also, the cultural information presented in the series comes in the form of interesting, relevant（相关的）facts and ideas from other countries through listening tasks and Culture Quiz exercises．

Team activities in books provide lively problem solving games to enable sharing and comparison of cultural values．

“Let’s Speak” is fit for entry level students of all ages． “Speak Up” provides for the needs of higher level beginners, offering the same careful listening and speaking help, but with slightly more open ended discussion．

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1.In the sentence “Teach the students about your culture and help them talk about their own”, “your culture” here means the culture of ________．

A．the English native speakers　        B．the English learners

C．the readers of the two books         D．the readers of the newspaper

2.Which of the following are mentioned about the two books in the passage above?

a．publisher        b．titles           c．content          d．writers

e．prices           f．pages            g．book number

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

3.The two books have in common everything EXCEPT ________．

A．the same interesting topics

B．the same level of learners

C．proper ways to excite the learners to talk

4.The passage above is probably taken from the ________ section in a newspaper．

A．EDUCATION                            B．NEWS

C．ENTERTAINMENT    D．BOOKSHELF

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

274. Believe it or not, two ____ is worth an egg.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

BELIEVE it or not, the color of the tie Barack Obama wears to the inauguration（就职典礼） is now a hotly debated topic. The level of public interest in Obama’s tie might seem strange but many people believe his choice will symbolize the type of government he plans to run, as the color of a politician's tie is thought to convey ideas of power, trustworthiness and more.

Polities of ties

It may be the least practical item of male dress, but it is arguably the most expressive. In the UK and many other countries around the world, conservative（保守的）politicians may wear a blue tie and their liberal opponents a red one. In America, the colors go the other way round. The Republicans have in recent years become associated with the color red, and the Democrats with blue. But in spite of this, Bush wears blue ties more often than any other color.

What they mean

According to Sharon Haver, editor of focusonstyle, com, in America the feelings associated with colors overrule （压制） their political significance. “A guy who wants to be regarded as strong and in charge would wear red,” Haver says. Unsurprisingly, the business tycoon Donald Trump is known for wearing red ties. But what about blue? According to Haver, “Blue is a softer color…Look at the sky. It's peaceful and calm and trustworthy.”

Selecting the right tie for the right occasion

● Perfect job interview tie

Perhaps no other tie-wearing occasion is as important as the job interview. Gilchrist, the fashion expert, advises playing it safe and choosing a conservative one. Best choices are solids, stripes or small patterns. An excellent color is burgundy（酒红色）or another serious color. Avoid pink or yellow, which suggest that the wearer lacks gravity.

Pattern ties, Gilchrist suggests, should be limited to a maximum of three colors. A striped tie is a safe choice as this is acceptable to everyone. Last, Gilchrist recommends saving the expensive “hip” tie for those applying for glamorous creative jobs.

● Date-night tie

When picking out the fight tie for taking a girl out on a date, spend more time considering color than pattern. According to studies, women are attracted to men wearing the color blue, because blue gives the image of a "stable, faithful, constant, always there" person. So what is the worst color to wear on a date? “flattened caterpillar（毛虫）yellow-green”, according to Gilchrist, “it will repel both sexes equally.”

1.Why are people interested in the tie that Obama wears to the inauguration?

A．Because they think the tie he wears will enable them to know about his personalities and policies.

B．Because they want to advise him on how to select an appropriate tie for such a big

occasion.

C．Because they think the ties will tell if he is trustworthy as they expected when he assumes

office.

D．Because they believe the tie is an essential part of dressing to a mature politician like

Obama.

2.What can we infer about Bush, the former president, from the passage?

A．He was probably liberal in his policies when he was in power.

B．He was a Republican when he served as president.

C．He wore only blue ties and had no ties of alternative colors.

D．He wanted to make himself unique by the tie that he wore.

3.The example of "the business tycoon Donald Trump" is given to           .

A prove that color reflects people's feelings to a certain degree.

B．show that Donald is so wealthy that he can afford expensive ties.

C．tell that Donald is physically strong and can handle everything.

D．explain that red is a popular color, especially with businessmen.

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A．Ties can be ignored by politicians since it is the least practical item of male dress.

B．Do choose ties carefully before dating, because it is the most important occasion.

C．Why to avoid pink or yellow in job interviews is that they don't match the atmosphere.

D．The more colorful the tie is, the more likely you'll get the job you want.

5.The underlined word "repel" in the last paragraph is most close to “       ”in meaning.

A．puzzle   B．attract      C．delight D．disgust

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Believe it or not, that is _____ people call the sixth sense.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

1.Believe it or not, her leaving is definitely a great _________(损失) to your company.

2.The newly-married couple is considering ___________(申请) for a house loan from the bank.

3.If you need further information, please contact me without any h_________.

4.Fully a_________ in the exciting story of Oliver Twist, the boy lay on the couch without noticing the toast went burnt.

5.Seeing her son safe and sound at home, the mother breathed a sigh of r_________.

6.I wonder what points can be raised in _________(辩护) of this argument.

7.Don’t spoil your a_________ by eating sweets just before meals.

8.The income of this charitable organization largely depends on _________(自愿的) contributions from the public.

9.When you go to a job interview, being p_________ as scheduled is extremely important.

10.Much to our surprise, he was _________(任命) chairman of the committee.

高三英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析