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The first science project I ever did was in fifth grade with my partner, Delaney. We looked online together for ideas and came up with an experiment to slide glass balls down a slope covered with different-textured materials. Our project was torn to pieces by our teacher. Our procedure wasn’t thorough. She told us we should consider waiting another year to enter the science fair. I felt so discouraged.
That night, I folded up our poster and started thinking about all of the things I could do differently the next year. I wanted to find a topic I cared about, one that interested me. As a beginner of the piano, I was curious about how the piano I practiced on for five hours every week could make the sounds that it did. I learned about something called “sympathetic resonance,” a phenomenon that allows string to vibrate (振动) together when played. I built my next project around this and ended up getting first place at the science fair the following year.
Today, I am 22 years old, a climate scientist. In the decade since I did my very first science project, I have wondered a lot about what it takes to be a good scientist. To me, what makes a truly good scientist is what makes a good person.
A good scientist has patience — patience for others, patience for herself or himself, and patience when things go wrong. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to work on a NASA asteroid-sample retrieval mission called OSIRIS-Rex. The spacecraft launched in September 2016, headed to the asteroid Bennu. Late last year, finally, it reached its destination. In four years, OSIRIS-Rex will bring a piece of the asteroid back to earth so that scientists can learn more about it. Scientific discoveries do not take place overnight, and many are small and gradual. Missions like the one I worked on often take years to complete. Success almost never comes quickly or easily.
A good scientist is open-minded. It can be easy to ignore people you disagree with or to assume the worst about them. But we should be open to ideas that are not what we expected when we set out. We should take the time to consider other people’s opinions, even when they conflict with our own. There is so much we don’t know, but we do know some things. We live in a world where knowledge and uncertainty can and do coexist. As scientists, we should have both confidence in ourselves and humility as we move through our lives.
Of course, good scientists are driven by curiosity. But curiosity does not have to be limited to science. When we are curious about other people, we can become more considerate. When we are curious about other perspectives, we can become more understanding. After all, it costs nothing to be kind to someone — at school, at the grocery store, with your friends, with your family. A kind gesture can make someone’s day, even save someone’s life. You never know what people are going through unless you take the time to find out. Curiosity is not and never will be something to be ashamed of. Curiosity is our superpower. But it’s also what makes us human. All we have to do is ask.
1.What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?
A.The daily life of a scientist.
B.The procedures of choosing a project.
C.The personal experience of a scientist.
D.The achievements a scientist ever made.
2.What does the underlined word “humility” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A.Being modest. B.Being cautious.
C.Being sceptical. D.Being ambitious.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Curiosity kills the cat.
B.Practice makes perfect.
C.When one door shuts, another opens.
D.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
4.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To evaluate the effect of a science project.
B.To analyze the personalities of a scientist.
C.To explain the consequence of an experiment.
D.To compare some approaches to be a scientist.
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I was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n)_______.
I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered _______into her classroom. From corner to corner, the_______were decorated with clippings (剪报) and posters _______ deafness and American Sign Language. Pictures of _______hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌).
Once the rest of my classmates _______ in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands _______ about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name is Ms. Lewison. Your name what?” These signs did not _______ until later that week, but still I sat upright at my desk, trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “_______”.
As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family. Ms. Lewison was like our __________. When we were feeling troubled, we just let our __________do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about __________.
Ms. Lewsion performed a tough task. She __________ replaced all the ignorance in me with __________. Then she opened my __________ and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a __________ signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are __________.
Today my fingers have learned to __________. Ms. Lewison pushed me __________ into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse __________.
1.A.picture B.voice C.order D.poster
2.A.calmly B.excitedly C.quickly D.anxiously
3.A.walls B.ocean C.students D.desks
4.A.caused by B.related to C.contributing to D.aimed at
5.A.welcoming B.outstanding C.signing D.waving
6.A.settled B.seated C.backed D.locked
7.A.flowed B.wandered C.flew D.came
8.A.draw attention B.make sense C.catch sight D.hold breath
9.A.silent B.dull C.strange D.strict
10.A.teacher B.partner C.friend D.mother
11.A.bodies B.hearts C.hands D.eyes
12.A.sings B.language C.love D.life
13.A.successfully B.finally C.easily D.unwillingly
14.A.confidence B.patience C.curiosity D.freedom
15.A.mouth B.mind C.arms D.fingers
16.A.clever B.unique C.special D.fluent
17.A.endless B.strong C.weak D.uncertain
18.A.dip B.dance C.swim D.think
19.A.firmly B.hardly C.gently D.heavily
20.A.classes B.worlds C.families D.waters
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I was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n)_______.
I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered _______ into her classroom. From corner to corner, the_______were decorated with clippings (剪报) and posters _______ Deafness and American Sign Language. Pictures of _______hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌).
Once the rest of my classmates _______ in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands _______ about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name is Ms. Lewison. Your name what?” These signs did not _______ until later that week, but still I sat upright at my desk, trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “_______”.
As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family. Ms. Lewison was like our ________. When we were feeling troubled, we just let our ________do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about ________.
Ms. Lewsion performed a tough task. She ________ repla
ced all the ignorance in me with ________. Then she opened my ________ and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a ________ signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are ________.Today my fingers have learned to ________. Ms. Lewison pushed me ________ into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse ________.
1.A. picture B. voice C. order D. poster
2.A. calmly B. excitedly C. quickly D. anxiously
3.A. walls B. ocean C. students D. desks
4.A. caused by B. related to C. contributing to D. aimed at
5.A. welcoming B. outstanding C. signing D. waving
6.A. settled B. seated C. backed D. locked
7.A. flowed B. wandered C. flew D. came
8.A. draw attention B. make sense C. catch sight D. hold breath
9.A. silent B. dull C. strange D. strict
10.A. teacher B. partner C. friend D. mother
11.A. bodies B. hearts C. hands D. eyes
12.A. sings B. language C. love D. life
13.A. successfully B. finally C. easily D. unwillingly
14.A. confidence B. patience C. curiosity D. freedom
15.A. mouth B. mind C. arms D. fingers
16.A. clever B. unique C. special D. fluent
17.A. endless B. strong C. weak D. uncertain
18.A. dip B. dance C. swim D. think
19.A. firmly B. hardly C. gently D. heavily
20.A. classes B. worlds C. families D. waters
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
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It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn’t know enough to really care. My older bother and I lived with Mom in an ugly multi-family house in Detroit. We watched TV every night. The background noise of our lives was gunfire and horses’ hoofs(马蹄) from “Wagon Train” or “Cheyenne”, and laughter from “I Love Lucy”, or “Mister Ed”. After supper, we’d lie on Mom’s bed and stare for hours at the TV screen.
But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boys know at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses where she cleaned books. So she came home one day, switched off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. “You boys are going to read two books every week,” she said. “And you’re going to write a report on what you read.”
We moaned（不满,发牢骚） and complained about how unfair it was. Besides, we didn’t have any books in the house other than Mom’s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: “I’ll drive you to the library.”
So pretty soon there were these two peevish（坏脾气的）boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly（不情愿） among the children’s books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.
The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers（河狸）. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this virtue visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.
It didn’t dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip（快速翻动）of a page.
Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet sanctuary form my other world. I moved from animals to plants, and then to rocks. Between the covers of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go anywhere in them. Along the way a funny thing happened: I started to know things. Teachers started to notice it too. I got to the point where I couldn’t wait to get home to my books.
Now my older brother is an engineer and I am chief of pediatric neurosurgery(儿童神经外科)at John Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore. Sometimes I still can’t believe my life’s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.
But I know when the journey began the day Mom switched off the TV set and put us in her Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.
1.We can learn from the beginning of the passage that ___________.
A．the author and his brother had done well in school
B．the author had been very concerned about his school work
C．the author had spent much time watching TV after school
D．the author had realized how important schooling was
2.Which of the following is not true about the author’s family?
A．He came from a middle-class family.
B．He came from a single-parent family.
C．His mother worked as a cleaner.
D．His mother had received little education.
3.How did the two boys feel about going to the library at first?
A．They were afraid
B．They were reluctant.
C．They were impatient.
D．They were eager to go.
4.The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT that ___________.
A．he began to see something in his mind
B．he could visualize what he read in his mind
C．he could go back to read the books again
D．he realized that books offered him new experience
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第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)
It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks were 36 and the worst thing was that I didn't even 37 . I watched TV every night, the only way to 38 time.
But one day my morn changed my world 39 . She 40 the TV. She had noticed, something in the offices she cleaned 41 . So she came back, saying "You're going to read 2 books every week. 42 , write me a report."
I complained about how 43 it was. And we didn't have any books in the house 44 mom's Bible. But morn responded 45 ," I will drive you to the library."
So soon we were in her old Ford 46 our way to the public library. I wandered hesitantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I found some on them, I immediately 47 in them. For the first time in my life I was attracted by 48 world. No TV program had ever taken me so 49 from the surroundings as did the visit to the library. I began to 50 , visiting there. I moved from animals to plants,
and then to rocks. Between the 51 of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go 52 in them. Moreover, I started to fall in love with 53 . Teachers noticed that too.
Now I am a doctor. Sometimes I still 54 believe my life's journey from a failing student to a doctor. But I know 55 the journey began--- the day when mom turned off TV and drove me to the library.
36. A. cool B. poor C. normal D. outstanding
37. A. fail B. quit C. work D. care
38. A. spend B. lose C. kill D. spare
39. A. for the moment B. for a while C. for so long D. for ever
40. A. turned on B. turned off C. turned up D. turned down
41. A. books B. dirts C. papers D. TVs
42. A. However B. Thus C. Besides D. So
43. A. reasonable B. sad C. pleasant D. unfair
44. A. rather than B. more than C. less than D. other than
45. A. excitedly B. worriedly C. calmly D. angrily
46. A. by B. on C. in D. from
47. A, got across B. got lost C. got stuck D. got along
48. A. another B. any C. other D. some
49. A. near to B. close together C. far away D. inside out
50. A. live up to B. go along with C. look forward to D. get away with
51. A. covers B. pages C. contents D. copies
52. A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. where
53. A. library B. study C. literature D. reading
54. A. won't B. shan't C. can't D. needn't
55. A. how B. why C. when D. where
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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Have you ever been in a situation where first aid was required? Did you know what to do? Did you feel adequately equipped and confident enough to perform first aid procedures? At the SOS Center, trained professions provide some one-on one and group courses in first aid. 1..
First Aid For Infants (婴儿)
This course is designed for first- time parents who do not have a basic knowledge of first aid for infants and babies, 2., or if you want to avoid more life threatening problems and illnesses, you will get them from these topics.
First Aid for Children
Every parent knows the fear of releasing their small child out into the world, away from their watchful eye. 3.. This course teaches parents how to determine when an injury requires stitches (缝针), how to treat basic cuts, as well as how to treat sunburns and other wounds.
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Our most popular course offers all kinds of approaches to applying first aid. In this two-day course, you’ll learn some basic skills such as how to respond when a child or adult chokes, what to do if someone has a heart attack or stroke, how to react to snake bites and spider bites, and more. This course is highly recommended for learners of all ages.
5.. In addition, we are planning to open special courses in community centers around Beijing. For more information on SOS and our course selection or to register for a course, please visit www.firstthigsfirst.com.
A. Basic Training Course in First Aid
B. Various First-Aid Courses for Babies
C. When you want to ease your baby’s discomforts
D. If you want to avoid the risk of your parents’ injuries
E. Classes are offered on a regular basis at our main office
F. We offer a variety of courses designed to meet particular needs
G. As children grow more adventurous, the risk of injury increases as well
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was in the fifth grade in a small town in Utah. At the start of the school year, my friends and I saw a(n) ________ face. It was clear from the start that the newcomer, Ruth, would not be _____ in our social circle.
Her father lived in a neighborhood that was far from fashionable. Every day, she wore the _____ dress and too-big blue sneakers.
There were lots of ____ in our school on Christmas Eve every year. Most people in town ____ the school’s Christmas programmes. While other classes sang songs and performed skits, the ____ was reserved for fifth--graders. The starring roles were Mary and Joseph. One day before Christmas, my friends and I listened ____ as our teacher, Mr. Russon, read from his list. Finally, he said, “Joseph will be ____ by Timothy.”
I was ____ ,but at once tense again. Which of the popular girls would perform with me? “And the ____ of Mary goes to …Ruth.” Ruth? As far as we knew, she hadn’t ____ tried out. If Ruth was going to be Mary, we decided, we’d make this the ____ Christmas play ever.
_____, Ruth had always practiced her song while the rest of us were doing ____ . Her voice cracked as she tried to get a(n) ___ . We laughed harder than ever. Our music teacher ________ the pianist. We were the worst group of fifth-graders ever, the teacher told us. This year there would be ________ play!
Christmas Eve arrived. Students and people crowded the hall. Finally the time ____ for the fifth-grade performance. To our ____ , Mr. Russon said, “One of the fifth-graders will sing a solo.” The curtain opened, and there stood Ruth. She wore a white dress. Her face ___ as she began to sing. A beautiful voice rang through the hall.
1.A. unchanging B. friendly C. serious D. unfamiliar
2.A. protected B. included C. surrounded D. blamed
3.A. formal B. same C. modern D. beautiful
4.A. courses B. songs C. programmes D. speeches
5.A. attended B. discussed C. compared D. disliked
6.A. song B. dance C. story D. play
7.A. anxiously B. curiously C. proudly D. patiently
8.A. replaced B. rescued C. played D. punished
9.A. surprised B. disappointed C. interested D. delighted
10.A. part B. name C. honor D. money
11.A. already B. still C. never D. even
12.A. worst B. best C. longest D. easiest
13.A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Still
14.A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
15.A. break B. apology C. breath D. chance
16.A. encouraged B. showed C. lost D. stopped
17.A. no B. more C. another D. such
18.A. passed B. came C. saved D. wasted
19.A. surprise B. enjoyment C. regret D. disappointment
20.A. woke up B. lit up C. rose up D. cheered up
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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As a first –year teacher at a Christian school ,I was expecting my fifth grade students to be prefect , perfect in behavior , in attitude , and I even expected the home-life of each student to be nearly perfect . I found , of course , that these students were not different from the children I taught in public school .These kids had behavior problems , bad attitudes ,and some even had strikingly difficult family lives .
One of my students in particular stands out in my mind .I’ll call him Timothy for safety’s sake. During the first day of class , I noticed that Timothy was different .Not only in physical appearance , but he also spoke strangely , as though a 35-year-old man were trapped inside his tiny , weak body .On many occasions , I heard Timothy speak of hate, how he hated his family .
I observed Timohy for several months and read up on his background and searched for any clue that would lead me closer to understanding this child’s strange behavior .Finally I was directed to Timothy’s older brother’s cheating in an exam and had taken his anger out on Timothy at home .Timothy’s parents , in turn , had contacted the school, blaming them for Timothy’s problems.
I had written a letter to the administration asking that Timothy see a counselor(咨询师). The school was in the process of contacting a counselor when Timothy was transferred to another school. His father hurried around my room collecting Timothy’s things and left. That is the last we have seen or heard from Timothy. I was left with an empty desk and a broken heart. I cried for days afterwards. I felt as though I had done Timothy a disservice …I did not help him when he needed me. I still think about Timothy every day, and pray for him every morning.
1. What was wrong with Timothy?
A. He seemed to have deep emotional problems.
B. He seemed not to be getting along well with his classmates.
C. He mainly had behavior problems at school.
D. He wanted to transfer to another school.
2. What was Timothy like during the first day of class?
A. He looked old in appearance but lively in spirit.
B. He looked common but talked strangely.
C. He spoke strangely and looked weak in body.
D. He acted as if he were as experienced as a 35-year-old man.
3. The reason why Timothy hated his family included that________.
A. his father treated him differently from his brother.
B. his family didn’t care about what he was doing at school.
C. his father blamed the teachers for his problems.
D. his brother treated him in an unreasonable way.
4. The underlined word “disservice” in the last paragraph probably refers to_______.
A. something meaningless B. something harmful
C. something secret D. something funny.
5.. From the passage we know that____________.
A. Timothy’s father blamed the author for reading his son’s file.
B. The school didn’t approve Timothy’s seeing a counselor.
C. The author felt guilty for not helping Timothy in time.
D. Students at the Christian school don’t have family problems except Timothy.
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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
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At the age of sixteen, I went on my first volunteer project with Dad in West Virginia. The family ____ was living in a trailer (拖车) that was in ____ condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but one problem after another ____.
We decided the only ____ was to build a new ____. The family was ____. Tuesday that week, we began to ___ the bedrooms for the family’s three boys. Josh, Eric and Ryan. ____ toys and other gadgets (小玩意) that children usually ____, we were astonished when Josh responded, “ I just warn a ____.”
The boys had ____ slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we decided that beds would be the perfect ____. As we ____ the frames of the beds together, Erie ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed ____ from the doorway.
As my Dad ____ one of the pillows into a pillowcase (枕套), Erie asked, “What is that?” Dad told him it was a pillow. “What do you do with it?” Eric continued to ask. “____ you sleep, you put your head on it” I answered softly. Tears came to my eyes as I ____ Eric the pillow. “Oh…that’s ____,” he said, hugging it tightly .
Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems very ____. Dad gently asks,” Do you have a ____?” We know exactly what he means.
1.A. in danger B. in need C. on guard D. on duty
2.A. poor B. dusty C. perfect D. fierce
3.A. acted B. disappeared C. died D. surfaced
4.A. request B. attempt C. solution D. purpose
5.A. house B. room C. truck D. garage
6.A. overjoyed B. interested C. privileged D. determined
7.A. guarantee B. process C. brush D. furnish
8.A. Requiring B. Expecting C. Offering D. Listing
9.A. ask for B. donate C. put away D. praise
10.A. room B. pillow C. bed D. mat
11.A. even B. still C. ever D. never
12.A. service B. memory C. gift D. happiness
13.A. fitted B. applied C. tore D. unfolded
14.A. spirit B. anxiety C. enthusiasm D. confidence
15.A. escaped B. slipped C. broke D. cut
16.A. Once B. As soon as C. Until D. When
17.A. lent B. handed C. collected D. sent
18.A. flat B. handy C. vacant D. soft
19.A. urgent B. complex C. difficult D. disturbing
20.A. bed B. pillow C. toy D. family
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
ced all the ignorance in me with ________. Then she opened my ________ and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a ________ signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are ________.