When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to discourage me from becoming a brewer. He’d spent his life in local breweries, ______ making a living, as had his father and grandfather before him.
So I did as he asked. I went to business school and got a highly paid job at a business-consulting firm. ______, after working there five years, I was obsessed by ______. Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?
I remembered that some time before, my dad had been cleaning out the attic and ______ some old beer ______. “Today’s beer is ______ water that can hold a head,” he’d told me.
I agreed. Americans pay good money for ______ beer, I thought. Why not make good beer for Americans using my family way?
I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, I was hoping he’d put his arm around me and get ______ about continuing tradition. Instead he said, “Jim, that is the ______ thing I’ve ever heard!”
____ Dad objected, in the end he became my new company’s first ______, coughing up $40,000 when I opened the Boston Beer Company in 1984. Going from my fancy office to being a brewer was like mountain climbing: exciting, liberating but ______. All my safety nets were gone.
Once the beer was made, I faced my biggest ______ yet: no one had ever heard of it. I needed a name that was ______ and elegant, so I called my beer Samuel Adams, ______ the brewer and patriot who helped to found the Boston Tea Party.
The only way to get the word out, I realized, was to sell direct. I filled my briefcase with beer and ____ every bar in Boston. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. The rest is history. It wasn’t supposed to ______ this way - what ever does? - but in the end I was ______ to be a brewer.
My advice to all young enterprisers is simple: life is very long, so don’t ______ to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you ______.
1.A.easily B.barely C.readily D.adequately
2.A.Still B.Otherwise C.Though D.Anyhow
3.A.fear B.desire C.regret D.doubt
4.A.brought about B.picked out C.put down D.came across
5.A.receipts B.cans C.recipes D.labels
6.A.basically B.particularly C.roughly D.exactly
7.A.inferior B.superb C.fake D.sour
8.A.miserable B.amused C.thrilled D.concerned
9.A.smartest B.stupidest C.toughest D.rudest
10.A.As soon as B.As much as C.As far as D.As long as
11.A.employer B.customer C.salesman D.investor
12.A.inspiring B.relaxing C.frightening D.pushing
13.A.opportunity B.decision C.obstacle D.defeat
14.A.understandable B.recognizable C.honorable D.respectable
15.A.after B.by C.as D.for
16.A.hit B.got C.called D.promoted
17.A.make out B.reach out C.work out D.set out
18.A.appointed B.considered C.destined D.intended
19.A.hesitate B.need C.wait D.rush
20.A.delay B.plan C.dream D.prepare
高三英语完形填空中等难度题
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to discourage me from becoming a brewer. He’d spent his life in local breweries, ______ making a living, as had his father and grandfather before him.
So I did as he asked. I went to business school and got a highly paid job at a business-consulting firm. ______, after working there five years, I was obsessed by ______. Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?
I remembered that some time before, my dad had been cleaning out the attic and ______ some old beer ______. “Today’s beer is ______ water that can hold a head,” he’d told me.
I agreed. Americans pay good money for ______ beer, I thought. Why not make good beer for Americans using my family way?
I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, I was hoping he’d put his arm around me and get ______ about continuing tradition. Instead he said, “Jim, that is the ______ thing I’ve ever heard!”
____ Dad objected, in the end he became my new company’s first ______, coughing up $40,000 when I opened the Boston Beer Company in 1984. Going from my fancy office to being a brewer was like mountain climbing: exciting, liberating but ______. All my safety nets were gone.
Once the beer was made, I faced my biggest ______ yet: no one had ever heard of it. I needed a name that was ______ and elegant, so I called my beer Samuel Adams, ______ the brewer and patriot who helped to found the Boston Tea Party.
The only way to get the word out, I realized, was to sell direct. I filled my briefcase with beer and ____ every bar in Boston. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. The rest is history. It wasn’t supposed to ______ this way - what ever does? - but in the end I was ______ to be a brewer.
My advice to all young enterprisers is simple: life is very long, so don’t ______ to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you ______.
1.A.easily B.barely C.readily D.adequately
2.A.Still B.Otherwise C.Though D.Anyhow
3.A.fear B.desire C.regret D.doubt
4.A.brought about B.picked out C.put down D.came across
5.A.receipts B.cans C.recipes D.labels
6.A.basically B.particularly C.roughly D.exactly
7.A.inferior B.superb C.fake D.sour
8.A.miserable B.amused C.thrilled D.concerned
9.A.smartest B.stupidest C.toughest D.rudest
10.A.As soon as B.As much as C.As far as D.As long as
11.A.employer B.customer C.salesman D.investor
12.A.inspiring B.relaxing C.frightening D.pushing
13.A.opportunity B.decision C.obstacle D.defeat
14.A.understandable B.recognizable C.honorable D.respectable
15.A.after B.by C.as D.for
16.A.hit B.got C.called D.promoted
17.A.make out B.reach out C.work out D.set out
18.A.appointed B.considered C.destined D.intended
19.A.hesitate B.need C.wait D.rush
20.A.delay B.plan C.dream D.prepare
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to discourage me from becoming a brewer(酿酒师). He’d spent his life in local breweries, _______ making a living, as had his father and grandfather before him.
So I did as he asked. I went to business school and got a highly paid job at a business-consulting firm. _______, after working there five years, I was haunted by _______. Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?
I remembered that some time before, my dad had been cleaning out the attic and _______ some old beer _______. “Today’s beer is _______ water that can hold a head,” he’d told me.
I agreed. Americans pay good money for _______ beer, I thought. Why not make good beer for Americans using my family way?
I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, I was hoping he’d put his arm around me and get _______ about continuing tradition. Instead he said, “Jim, that is the _______thing I’ve ever heard!”
________ Dad objected, in the end he became my new company’s first ________, coughing up(支付) $40,000 when I opened the Boston Beer Company in 1984. Going from my fancy office to being a brewer was like mountain climbing: exciting, liberating and ________. All my safety nets were gone.
Once the beer was made, I faced my biggest ________ yet: no one had ever heard of it. I needed a name that was ________ and elegant, so I called my beer Samuel Adams, ________ the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to found the Boston Tea Party.
The only way to get the word out, I realized, was to sell direct. I filled my briefcase with beer and ________ every bar in Boston. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. The rest is history. It wasn’t supposed to ________ this way —whatever does? —but in the end I was ________ to be a brewer.
My advice to all young entrepreneurs is simple: life is very long, so don’t ________ to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you ________.
1.A.barely B.easily C.sufficiently D.adequately
2.A.Though B.Otherwise C.Still D.Anyhow
3.A.fear B.doubt C.regret D.desire
4.A.came across B.picked out C.put down D.brought about
5.A.receipts B.cans C.recipes D.labels
6.A.exactly B.particularly C.roughly D.basically
7.A.inferior B.superb C.fake D.sour
8.A.miserable B.amused C.excited D.concerned
9.A.dumbest B.smartest C.toughest D.rudest
10.A.As soon as B.As much as C.As far as D.As long as
11.A.employer B.customer C.investor D.salesman
12.A.inspiring B.relaxing C.pushing D.frightening
13.A.opportunity B.decision C.obstacle D.defeat
14.A.respectable B.honorable C.recognizable D.understandable
15.A.after B.by C.as D.for
16.A.hit B.got C.called D.promoted
17.A.make out B.reach out C.set out D.work out
18.A.appointed B.destined C.considered D.intended
19.A.hesitate B.need C.wait D.rush
20.A.delay B.dream C.plan D.prepare
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to discourage me from becoming a brewer(酿酒师). He’d spent his life in local breweries, _______ making a living, as had his father and grandfather before him.
So I did as he asked. I went to business school and got a highly paid job at a business-consulting firm. _______, after working there five years, I was haunted by _______. Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?
I remembered that some time before, my dad had been cleaning out the attic and _______ some old beer _______. “Today’s beer is _______ water that can hold a head,” he’d told me.
I agreed. Americans pay good money for _______ beer, I thought. Why not make good beer for Americans using my family way?
I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, I was hoping he’d put his arm around me and get _______ about continuing tradition. Instead he said, “Jim, that is the _______thing I’ve ever heard!”
________ Dad objected, in the end he became my new company’s first ________, coughing up(支付) $40,000 when I opened the Boston Beer Company in 1984. Going from my fancy office to being a brewer was like mountain climbing: exciting, liberating and ________. All my safety nets were gone.
Once the beer was made, I faced my biggest ________ yet: no one had ever heard of it. I needed a name that was ________ and elegant, so I called my beer Samuel Adams, ________ the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to found the Boston Tea Party.
The only way to get the word out, I realized, was to sell direct. I filled my briefcase with beer and ________ every bar in Boston. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. The rest is history. It wasn’t supposed to ________ this way —whatever does? —but in the end I was ________ to be a brewer.
My advice to all young entrepreneurs is simple: life is very long, so don’t ________ to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you ________.
1.A. barely B. easily C. sufficiently D. adequately
2.A. Though B. Otherwise C. Still D. Anyhow
3.A. fear B. doubt C. regret D. desire
4.A. came across B. picked out C. put down D. brought about
5.A. receipts B. cans C. recipes D. labels
6.A. exactly B. particularly C. roughly D. basically
7.A. inferior B. superb C. fake D. sour
8.A. miserable B. amused C. excited D. concerned
9.A. dumbest B. smartest C. toughest D. rudest
10.A. As soon as B. As much as C. As far as D. As long as
11.A. employer B. customer C. investor D. salesman
12.A. inspiring B. relaxing C. pushing D. frightening
13.A. opportunity B. decision C. obstacle D. defeat
14.A. respectable B. honorable C. recognizable D. understandable
15.A. after B. by C. as D. for
16.A. hit B. got C. called D. promoted
17.A. make out B. reach out C. set out D. work out
18.A. appointed B. destined C. considered D. intended
19.A. hesitate B. need C. wait D. rush
20.A. delay B. dream C. plan D. prepare
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer(啤酒制造者). He didn’t even want me anywhere near a vat(酿酒用的桶). So I did as he asked. I got good grades and went to Harvard.
In the second year, I began to realize that I’d never done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out (辍学)for some time. Obviously, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that one can’t wait till he is 65 to do what he wants to in life. Having worked for 2 years, I went back to Harvard to continue my study.
After graduation, I got a highly-paid job in Boston. After working there five years, I wondered, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for Americans? I thought.
I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, he was astonished, but in the end he supported me. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, my Sam Adams Boston Lager（淡啤酒） won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My advice to the young is simple: decide by yourselves not your seniors what you should do for a life when you are young.
【写作内容】
1．用大约30个词概括原文内容。
2．然后用大约120个词表达自己对如何解决“孩子的个人志向与家长愿望之间的矛盾”的看法，内容包括：
（1）说明家长尊重孩子志向的重要性。
（2）用自己或他人的事例说明应该如何解决孩子的个人志向与家长愿望之间的矛盾。
【写作要求】
1．作文中可使用自己亲身经历或虚构的故事支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
高三英语读写任务中等难度题查看答案及解析
第二节 读写任务 （共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer(啤酒制造者). He didn’t even want me anywhere near a vat(酿酒用的桶). So I did as he asked. I got good grades and went to Harvard.
In the second year, I began to realize that I’d never done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out (辍学)for some time. Obviously, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that one can’t wait till he is 65 to do what he wants to in life. Having worked for 2 years, I went back to Harvard to continue my study.
After graduation, I got a highly-paid job in Boston. After working there five years, I wondered, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for Americans? I thought.
I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, he was astonished, but in the end he supported me. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, my Sam Adams Boston Lager（淡啤酒） won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My advice to the young is simple: decide by yourselves not your seniors what you should do for a life when you are young.
【写作内容】
1． 用大约30个词概括原文内容。
2． 然后用大约120个词表达自己对如何解决“孩子的个人志向与家长愿望之间的矛盾”的看法，内容包括：
（1）说明家长尊重孩子志向的重要性。
（2）用自己或他人的事例说明应该如何解决孩子的个人志向与家长愿望之间的矛盾。
【写作要求】
1．作文中可使用自己亲身经历或虚构的故事支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
高三英语书面表达简单题查看答案及解析
第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer(啤酒制造者). He didn’t even want me anywhere near a vat(酿酒用的桶). So I did as he asked. I got good grades and went to Harvard.
In the second year, I began to realize that I’d never done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out (辍学)for some time. Obviously, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that one can’t wait till he is 65 to do what he wants to in life. Having worked for 2 years, I went back to Harvard to continue my study.
After graduation, I got a highly-paid job in Boston. After working there five years, I wondered, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for Americans? I thought.
I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, he was astonished, but in the end he supported me. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, my Sam Adams Boston Lager（淡啤酒） won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My advice to the young is simple: decide by yourselves not your seniors what you should do for a life when you are young.
【写作内容】
1．用大约30个词概括原文内容。
2．然后用大约120个词表达自己对如何解决“孩子的个人志向与家长愿望之间的矛盾”的看法，内容包括：
（1）说明家长尊重孩子志向的重要性。
（2）用自己或他人的事例说明应该如何解决孩子的个人志向与家长愿望之间的矛盾。
【写作要求】
1．作文中可使用自己亲身经历或虚构的故事支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
高三英语书面表达简单题查看答案及解析
When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to．Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city．and so he did．
When I was 16，dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one．He read about violinmaking，and then became a violinmaker at the age of 43．He bought the tools and materials，opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper，while he worked at a local company．He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments．
Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful．Some experts told him that it was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that was the answer．
One of Dad’s friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violins．When dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉)，his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which dad might be interested in．
He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him．It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece．He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself．
Later, the instrument was stolen． Dad’s spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old，selling guitars and violins．
The violin has been missing for more than 25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius．
1.In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his father's developing color prints to ．
A．let others know that he believed his father
B．show that his father would like to make violins
C．prove that his father could do anything he wanted to
D．give an example showing that his father was an inventor
2.What did the writer's father think about Stradivarius violins?
A．They were made by experts．
B．The wood of the violins was special．
C．The way of making them was unusual．
D．The varnish was different from the others．
3.From the underlined sentence，we learn that the writer's father ．
A．found another new job
B．wanted to become famous
C．lost interest in instruments
D．liked the violin very much
4.What could be the best title of the passage?
A．My Experienced Father
B．My Father and His Violin
C．The Secret of Making Violins
D．The New Owner of the Violin
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to．Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did．
When I was 16，dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one．He read about violinmaking，and then became a violinmaker at the age of 43．He bought the tools and materials，opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper，while he worked at a local company．He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments．
Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful．Some experts told him that it was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that was the answer．
One of Dad’s friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violins．When dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉)，his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which dad might be interested in．
He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him．It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece．He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself．
Later, the instrument was stolen． Dad’s spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old，selling guitars and violins．
The violin has been missing for more than 25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius．
1.In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his father's developing color prints to ．
A．let others know that he believed his father
B．show that his father would like to make violins
C．prove that his father could do anything he wanted to
D．give an example showing that his father was an inventor
2.What did the writer's father think about Stradivarius violins?
A．They were made by experts．
B．The wood of the violins was special．
C．The way of making them was unusual．
D．The varnish was different from the others．
3.From the underlined sentence，we learn that the writer's father ．
A．found another new job
B．wanted to become famous
C．lost interest in instruments
D．liked the violin very much
4.What could be the best title of the passage?
A．My Experienced Father
B．My Father and His Violin
C．The Secret of Making Violins
D．The New Owner of the Violin
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city and so he did．
When I was 16，Dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one．He read about violin-making, and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43. He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.
Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful. Some experts told him that it was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that was the answer．
One of Dad’s friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violins．When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉), his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which Dad might be interested in.
He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece. He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself.
Later, the instrument was stolen, Dad’s spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins.
The violin has been missing for more than 25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius．
1.In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his father’s developing color prints to .
A. let others know that he believed his father
B. show that his father would like to make violins
C. Prove that his father could do anything he wanted to
D. give an example showing that his father was an inventor
2.What did the writer’s father think about Stradivarius violins?
A. They were made by experts．
B. The wood of the violins was special．
C. The way of making them was unusual．
D. The varnish was different from the others．
3.From the underlined sentence, we learn that the writer’s father ．
A. found another new job
B. wanted to become famous
C. lost interest in instruments
D. liked the violin very much
4.What could be the best title of the passage?
A. My Experienced Father
B. My Father and His Violin
C. The Secret of Making Violins
D. The New Owner of the Violin
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a young teenager, about 14, I was already ready to work. My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life. For him, getting up at 5 a.m. and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then more after school until there was not enough to see, were normal.
My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very . He began to show me these, not through , but through his actions. He would not a job until it was done. He put his all into everything he did. However, he showed me this not just in working, but in everything. Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not to play the rest of the games.
So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to . My entire was to make my father proud of me. I knew that I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it. My first job was doing for a company. As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so . When someone as young as I started working, they would either or get stronger. I got stronger. I worked the I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had. In the end, my boss was . He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents’ eyes . From that day on I have worked every job to my full , because that day defined(界定) my life. It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it in the rest of my life.
1.A. going B. working C. learning D. playing
2.A. time B. chance C. light D. strength
3.A. ridiculous B. easy C. absolute D. important
4.A. facts B. words C. practice D. assessment
5.A. quit B. find C. do D. finish
6.A. might B. would C. could D. should
7.A. enjoy B. defeat C. skip D. take
8.A. commitment B. improvement C. devotion D. compromise
9.A. decide B. submit C. resist D. deserve
10.A. prepared B. shocked C. delighted D. interested
11.A. stick B. leave C. fail D. play
12.A. problem B. world C. trick D. goal
13.A. in case B. now that C. even if D. as though
14.A. regulation B. construction C. communication D. reception
15.A. weak B. poor C. delicate D. young
16.A. break B. struggle C. pause D. object
17. A. manner B. moment C. way D. method
18.A. impressed B. surprised C. inspired D. excited
19.A. stared B. shone C. lifted D.opened
20.A. occupation B. potential C. spirit D. skill
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析