2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级10
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2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级3 Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country.The Centre Block is the main building on Parliament Hill (国会山). It is also the location of several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honor and the Memorial Chamber. The present Centre Block is the second iteration of the building，after the first was destroyed by fire in 1916，and it is one of the most recognizable buildings in Canada.Downtown Ottawa is the commercial and economic centre of the city. Most of the buildings are office towers. While most of Ottawa’s high tech industry is based elsewhere, it has a significant presence in the downtown core. The downtown also contains a number of apartments, hotels, and the older single family homes and townhouses along its edges.The National Gallery of Canada is one of Canada，s premier art galleries. The Gallery has a large and varied collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs. Although its focus is on Canadian art, it also holds works by some noted American and European artists.The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America. At the very beginning，the purpose of the Rideau Canal wasmilitary, as it was intended to provide a secure supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval base in Kingston. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures remained. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October.56. What does "iteration" probably mean in the 2nd paragraph? _____.A. RepairB. DesignC. CopyD. Landmark57. In the core of Downtown Ottawa, we could see _____.A. a large number of tall towersB. head office s of Ottawa’ s high tech industryC. a number of apartments and hotelsD. the older single family homes and townhouses58. Collections in the National Gallery of Canada are mainly _____.A. paintings and drawingsB. sculpture and photographsC. works by Canadian artistsD. artwork by Americans and European59. Which of the following is true about the Rideau Canal? _____.A. It is the oldest canal system in North AmericaB. It was originally for the military purposeC. The original structures remain never changedD. People can only go boating from May to OctoberBMy grandma whom we all called Nanny was a solid, first-generation, Italian immigrant. She came to this country with her family on a tiny ship during World War I when she was only 8 years old. During the trip she survived stormy seas，little food, and an attack by a German U-boat. After getting here，her large family worked hard to build a new life in America. They never had much money but were rich in love.One day，when I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents and brothers went on a trip. It was just me and Nanny in the house for the weekend. Nanny seemed so happy to be taking care of me all by herself. She made me a special breakfast that first morning. However, all I could do was to complain about how the food was not how Mom always made it. Nanny quietly put down the plate and went into the living room. I followed a minute later and saw that she had tears in her eyes. It was the first time I had ever seen my strong and proud grandmother cry and I was the one who had caused it.I walked over to Nanny, climbed on her lap, and for the first time in my short life I did something else too. I apologized without being told to and asked Nanny to forgive me. She smiled, rubbed my head, and told me I was a good boy even though I didn’t feel like one then.That memory just like my Nanny’s love will stay in my heart forever. It is a sign of both strength and wisdom. Asking for forgiveness helps us to learn, to grow, and to love.60. Nanny，s family immigrated to America mainly because _____.A. they suffered starvation in their homelandB. they wanted to start a rich life in the new landC. they tried to get away from the terrible climateD. their country was in war and they needed peace61. The boy complained to Nanny that the food _____.A. wasn't cooked the way his mom didB. was served a bit later than usualC. was prepared in a special wayD. was just to his parents，taste62. When seeing Nanny crying in the living room, the author felt _____.A. surprisedB. ashamedC. shockedD. annoyed63. The author mainly wants to tell us that _____.A. forgiveness can be beneficial to people asking for itB. hardships can make children more indifferentC. grandparents are more tolerant than their grandchildrenD. family ties can sometimes be misusedCIt may seem to be a hard task to trace back the history of rap music, though you often see the informal music associated with highly informal dance style. As far as the origin of rap music is concerned, most people agree that it is from Afro-American and Latino Street culture of New York City. Not only in this city but in the surrounding areas there is the influence of African people and their culture.Rap is a vocal (口头旳) style in which the performer speaks rhythmically and in rhyme, generally to a beat. The term of rap music is the same with hip-hop music typically-consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap. If we see it carefully, then we will definitely notice that the music usually is sung at higher pitches (调). Most of the time rap music is associated with chorus. Though rap music was primarily an American music style with African influence over its music and lyrics, recently it has been spread to almost the entire world.There is hardly any country or nation where rap music cannot be seen in some form or another, and it is one of the most popular music styles among the youngsters. However, when it comes to its history, it is believed that hip-hop or rap music started in the early 1970s，and gained much popularity throughout the world during the late 1970s and early 1980s.The history of rap music and hip-hop music is full of controversies (争议) and bans, as the lyrics sometimes relate to drugs and crime; even most famous pop stars and hip-hop musicians and singers were found to be associated with the controversies in their life. For that reason, no matter how popular this music style was or still is, it has always had a bad reputation in the eyes of mainstream society.64. The passage is mainly about _____.A. when rap music startedB. how rap music developsC. what rap music is likeD. why rap music is popular65. The characteristics of rap music are _____.A. solo, rhymes，beats and popsB. speaking, rhythms，beats and soloC. repeating, speaking, pops and chorusD. speaking, rhymes, beats and chorus66. Rap music is now one of the music styles mostly run after by _____.A. the teenagers in AfricaB. all kinds of people in the worldC. the youngsters all over the worldD. the young people in the US67. Rap music is often not well thought of by the mainstream because _____.A. it comes from the lower classB. it has a short historyC. it is associated with crimes and drugsD. its music is full of controversiesDChildren today would rather toy with new technologies. The role of children has changed as well as that of teens. The world has truly evolved (进化）throughout the years.Today，a typical day in the life of a five year old is entirely different from what it once was. A few decades ago children used to work. They did the kind of work parents do today. Today there are shows on which children are putting pounds of makeup on and have flashing things all over their bodies. This makes a child want to paper over all of their imperfections. They think they have to look perfect all the time.Teens have changed as well. My grandma got married when she was thirteen. Girls who had an arranged marriage had no time to play because they were expected to cook, clean，take care of the kids, and do housework every single day. Today，we go to school every morning, maybe participate in some after-school activities, and possibly go to work for extra cash. Then we go home and do homework, and eat. After all of this we have to find the time to socialize by texting, talking on the phone, or logging on to social networking sites. We enjoy ourselves a lot.The generation before us complains about how they did not have the things we have now. They say we are not appreciative and do not value life or just do not care about our futures anymore. Let's make a change! The youth have the power to work on whatever they believe in and make a difference in the world. Take advantage of your resources. It is never too late to make a positive change in our world.68. The role of children and teens has changed mainly because _____.A. new technologies are developing and widely usedB. they don't have to work hard as their parents didC. their world has truly evolvedD. they look perfect all the time69. The underlined phrase (in the 2nd Para. ) probably means to _____.A. put up withB. make up forC. put asideD. cover up70. We can learn from the text that nowadays teenagers _____.A. do housework as their parents didB. are having a social life in richer waysC. are seldom satisfied with what they haveD. don't appreciate and value life71. The author's attitude towards changes of teen’s life is _____.A. criticalB. neutralC. optimisticD. complainingESnow falls in the Earth’s extreme North and South throughout the year. However，the heaviest snowfalls have been reported in the mountains of other areas during winter. Snow is even known to fall near the Equator (赤道)，but only on the highest mountains.Snow contains much less water than rain, but much of the water the world uses comes from snow. Melting snow provides water for rivers, electric power stations and agricultural crops. In the western United States, mountain snow provides up to seventy-five percent of all surface water supplies.Snowfall helps to protect plants and some wild animals from winter weather. Fresh snow is made largely of air trapped among the snow crystals (晶体). Because the air has trouble moving, the movement of heat is limited. Snow also influences the movement of sound waves. The surface of the snow takes in, or absorbs, sound waves. As snow grows older or if there have been strong winds, it can become hard and flat. Then, the snow，s surface will help to send back sound waves.Snow may be beautiful, but it can be deadly. It is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people. Many people die in traffic accidents on roads covered with snow and ice or from being seriously stuck in the winter storm. Others die from heart attacks caused by too much physical activity out in the cold.People may not be able to avoid living in areas where it snows often. However, they can avoid becoming victims of snowstorms. People should stop driving and stay at home until the storm has passed. People living in these areas should carry emergency supplies in their vehicle. These include food，emergency medical supplies，and extra clothing to stay warm and dry.72. Mountain snowfall _____.A. is heavier than that in the South and the North PolesB. has never occurred near the Equator of the earthC. brings less of the water the world uses than rain doesD. provides up to seventy—five percent of water supplies worldwide73. Snow protects plants and wild animals from cold weather by _____.A. supplying much more airB. limiting heat movementC. absorbing strong windsD. sending back sound waves74. Snow can be deadly mainly because it can _____.A. cause road accidentsB. make people stuck in winter stormsC. lead to heart attacksD. make people victims of snowstorms75. What will the text probably tell us following the last paragraph? _.A. How to drive during snowstormsB. Where we can get emergency suppliesC. How to prevent heart attacks out in coldD. Why we should stay warm and dry in winter56—59 CBCB 60—63 DABA 64—67 BDCC 68—71 ADBC 72—75 ABDC。
2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级52
2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级52AI took the bus to work for many years. No one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent.One of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent.The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “ good morning” in reply.The following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked, “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat.Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place.Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn’t waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or hopefully---on holiday somewhere. When we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers even asked the driver to wait.We all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentleman was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, and without a tie. Inside the bus was silent.26. The story is mainly developed by ______.A. timeB. logicC. comparisonD. cause and result27. Greeted with “good morning” from the old man, people aboard the bus at first _____.A. felt tired and sleepy and didn’t want to talkB. greeted him back loudly and politelyC. guarded against the conversation from strangersD. felt surprised and became angry with him.28. When the passengers found the old man was not waiting at the bus stop as usual,they did the following things EXCEPT _____.A. buy flowers and wait for him to comeB. feel anxious and worried about himC. miss him and expect to see himD. hope he was going on holiday rather than falling ill29. It can be inferred from the text that _____.A. the driver didn’t like the old man at firstB. people usually wear a tie when they are happyC. passengers brought flowers to express gratitude（感激）to the old manD. the old man had a great influence on the passengers’ emotion30. The purpose of the passage is to _____.A. introduce the old gentleman and praise his good deedsB. persuade us to become friendly and considerate to people aroundC. tell us to keep silent when somebody passes awayD. criticize those who remain silent when they are greetedBRachel Carson was an American author and environmental protection scientist. “Silent Spring” was her most famo us book. The idea for the book developed from a suggestion from a friend. Rachel’s friend owned a protected area for birds. An airplane had flown over the area where the birds were kept and spread a powerful chemical called DDT. Many songbirds and harmless insects were killed by the DDT.Miss Carson and other scientists were very concerned about the harmful effects of DDT and other insect-killing chemicals called pesticides (杀虫剂). Rachel Carson tried to get many magazines interested in publishing a report about the subject. However, none would agree to publish anything about such a disputed (有争议旳) subject. They said no one wanted to hear that industrial companies could cause great ecological damage.Miss Carson believed the public needed to know about this important issue. She decided to write a book about it. In her book “Silent Spring”, Miss Carson questioned the right of industrial companies to pollute without considering the effects on the environment. Miss Carson argued that this kind of pollution would result in ever-decreasing populations of birds and other wildlife. She said this would lead to the loss of the wonderful sounds of nature. The chemical poisoning of the environment, she said, would cause a silent spring.The chemical industry felt threatened. Industry spokesmen and other critics said the book was non-scientific and emotional. They misunderstood the message of the book. Miss Carson did not suggest that all pesticides be banned. She urged that control of these substances be given to biologists who could make informed decisions about the risks involved.Support for the book increased. By the end of 1962, there were more than forty bills in state laws proposing to control pesticides. Finally, in November, 1969, the United States government ruled that the use of DDT must stop in two years.Rachel Carson did not live to see how her book influenced the government’s decision to ban DDT. She died of breast cancer in 1964.31. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1?A. Rachel’s friend was concerned about bird protection.B. Rachel wrote a lot of books about chemicals.C. DDT kills both insects and plants in the wild.D. An airplane spread DDT to kill harmless insects.32. No magazines agreed to publish the harmful effect of DDT because ______.A. it was an unimportant subject for themB. they were afraid of being involved in the disputeC. they had no environmental consciousness at allD. DDT was necessary for industry development33. In her book “Silent Spring”, Miss Carson ______.A. supported the development of industryB. predicted bird population would increaseC. showed her anxiety about the environmentD. was confused about the cause of a silent spring34. Industry spokesman’s attitude towards the book is that of ______.A. toleranceB. criticismC. unconcernD. praise35. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. DDT was forbidden to be used once “Silent Spring” was published.B. Miss Carson was glad to see her book was appreciated by all.C. Miss Carson suggested all pesticides should be banned.D. Rachel’s book contributed a lot to the ban of DDT.CThe way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment（承担旳义务）, self - improvement.Ask a bachelor（单身汉）why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation.I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happyat all.36．According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ____________ .A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilitiesB. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains singleC. he finds more fun in dating than in marriageD. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement37．Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ____________ .A. a moral dutyB. a thankless jobC. a rewarding taskD. a source of inevitable pain38．From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ____________ .A. hatredB. misunderstandingC. prejudiceD. ignorance39．To understand what true happiness is one must ____________ .A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetimeB. make every effort to liberate oneself from painC. put up with pain under all circumstancesD. be able to distinguish happiness from fun40．What is the author trying to tell us?A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain．B. One must know how to attain happiness.C. It is important to make commitments.D. It is pain that leads to happiness.DMars Was Not Always Bitterly ColdScientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have reported evidence that Mars was warmer and wetter long ago than it is today. The Caltech scientists say they have directly established the temperature of Mars four billion years ago. At least, they established the surface temperature on part of the planet at that time. The researchers say it is the first such evidence to be discovered and presented.The Caltech scientists say carbonate（碳酸盐）minerals formed on Mars at about eighteen degrees Celsius. They reached the finding after studying a meteorite（陨石）that had its beginnings near the Martian surface.Today, the average temperature on Mars is sixty-three degrees below zero Celsius.The finding was reported on the website of the National Academy of Sciences. Caltech Assistant Professor Woody Fischer helped to prepare the report. He says eighteen degrees Celsius is not especially cold or hot. He says this makes the finding extremely interesting. Knowing the temperature can give scientists an idea of the climate on Mars long ago. It can also help them decide whether the planet had liquid water. Spacecraft orbiting Mars have shown what appear tobe rivers, lakebeds and mineral deposits. These pictures suggest that, at one time, water did flow there. Mars Rover vehicles and other spacecraft have confirmed the information.Caltech Geology Professor John Eiler was another writer of the report. He says knowing the temperature of Mars from long ago provides valuable information. It shows that early in the planet's history, at least part of Mars could support a climate like that of Earth.The meteorite the scientists examined is one of the oldest known rocks in the world. It is called the Allan Hills meteorite. Its name came from the place in Antarctica where it was found in 1984. The meteorite is believed to have blown loose from the Mars' surface when another space rock struck its "home."41. The underlined word “establish”in Paragraph 1 probably means “___________”.A. to set upB. to make people accept a beliefC. to discover or proveD. to start having a relationship with others42. How did the scientists reach the finding?A. By studying Allan Hills meteorite.B. By using spacecraft orbiting Mars.C. By studying minerals gathered on MarsD. By studying a meteorite on the Martian surface.43. According to the fourth paragraph, what have spacecraft orbiting Mars done?A. Measuring the temperature of Mars.B. Taking photos of the surface of Mars.C. Confirming that there is water flowing on Mars.D. Finding where human beings will probably land on Mars.44. How did Allan Hills meteorite get its name?A. From its original place on Mars.B. From where it was found on the earth.C. From the name of the scientist who found it.D. From the name of the aircraft that discovered it45. Where can we most probably read this passage?A. In a biography of scientists.B. In a geography magazine.C. In an environment report.D. In a science report.26-30 ACADB 31-35 ABCBD36-40 ACBDA 41--45 CABBD。
2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级8
2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级8AHaving a hobby helps to make you a more interesting person and gives you something fascinating to talk about with others. It can also help you to avoid feeling bored and often provides the opportunity to meet new people with similar interests. Learning something new is always good for keeping the mind alert and active, as is maintaining a long-term interest in something that attracts you. This will also make your more of an interesting person than a person who is addicted to MySpace, watching TV, or doing other time wasting and unhealthy tasks.Think of a hobby that might interest you. It might be an interest that you always wishedyou had time to explore, but never had the time or money required to pursue your interest.Collect things for a fashion magazine. Look at the walls in your post office, and think about collecting stamps and what you might need to do to start and maintain a stamp collection. Thinkof other items you might like to collect, for example, coins, dolls or chocolate wrappers.______________. Have you ever gone to a museum, looked at the paintings on the walls, and wondered if you could do the same thing? How about trying painting for yourself ---- in oilsor watercolors? Or maybe try drawing with charcoal or colored pencils.Enjoy sport as a hobby. Watch soccer, basketball, golf, athletics or tennis tournaments on television or at your local sports ground. Do you feel that a sport is something that you wouldlove to learn? Think about what it would cost, and the time it would take to learn and play. Doyou have the funds available for this type of hobby? Would you have the patience it would taketo really learn to play or train for any of these sports? Would you rather play a team sport or an individual sport? Maybe there are friends or family members who already have equipment and uniforms you can have, as well as tips for how to begin your chosen sport. Ask them about their experiences and listen to their suggestions.56. It is implied in the first paragraph that _________.A. having a hobby will waste a lot of time.B. having a hobby will do you good a lotC. a hobby is no more than a time-killing activityD. a hobby will mean a lot of unexpected chances。
最新2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级8
2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级8AHaving a hobby helps to make you a more interesting person and gives you something fascinating to talk about with others. It can also help you to avoid feeling bored and often provides the opportunity to meet new people with similar interests. Learning something new is always good for keeping the mind alert and active, as is maintaining a long-term interest in something that attracts you. This will also make your more of an interesting person than a person who is addicted to MySpace, watching TV, or doing other time wasting and unhealthy tasks.Think of a hobby that might interest you. It might be an interest that you always wished you had time to explore, but never had the time or money required to pursue your interest.Collect things for a fashion magazine. Look at the walls in your post office, and think about collecting stamps and what you might need to do to start and maintain a stamp collection. Think of other items you might like to collect, for example, coins, dolls or chocolate wrappers.______________. Have you ever gone to a museum, looked at the paintings on the walls, and wondered if you could do the same thing? How about trying painting for yourself ---- in oils or watercolors? Or maybe try drawing with charcoal or colored pencils.Enjoy sport as a hobby. Watch soccer, basketball, golf, athletics or tennis tournaments on television or at your local sports ground. Do you feel that a sport is something that you would love to learn? Think about what it would cost, and the time it would take to learn and play. Do you have the funds available for this type of hobby? Would you have the patience it would take to really learn to play or train for any of these sports? Would you rather play a team sport or an individual sport? Maybe there are friends or family members who already have equipment and uniforms you can have, as well as tips for how to begin your chosen sport. Ask them about their experiences and listen to their suggestions.56. It is implied in the first paragraph that _________.A. having a hobby will waste a lot of time.B. having a hobby will do you good a lotC. a hobby is no more than a time-killing activityD. a hobby will mean a lot of unexpected chances57. Which of the following is most suitable for the blank?A. Make art in your own community.B. Learn art in a museum.C. Discover art for a hobby.D. Copy art from other painters.58. The questions in the 5th paragraph are used to _________.A. present some advice for you to consider.B. show the curiosity of the writer about sports.C. express the doubt of the writer about sports.D. provide some choices on sports activity.59. The purpose of writing this passage is to _________.A. introduce the importance of a hobbyB. teach us how to find a hobbyC. explain how a hobby is developedD. prove the effect of a hobby on a personBShakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare’sWorldWelcome to the world-famous house where WilliamShakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up. Theproperty (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare’sfamily until 1806.The House has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world for over 250 years.◆Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly-praise d exhibition Shakespeare’s World, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare.◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare’s period.◆Enjoy the traditional English garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poet’s works.◆The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the carparks shown on the map; nearest is Windsor Street (3 minutes’walk).◆The House may present difficulties, but the Visitors’ Centre,its exhibition hall, and the garden are accessible (可进入旳) towheelchair users.◆The Shakespeare Coffee House(opposite the Birthplace).60. How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？A.￡9.80.B.￡12.00.C.￡14.20.D.￡16.40.61. Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace？A. Behind the exhibition hall.B. Opposite the Visitors’ Centre.C. At Windsor Street.D. Near the Coffee House.62. A wheelchair user may need help to enter ____________.A. the HouseB. the gardenC. the Visitors’ CentreD. the exhibition hall63. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare until 1806.B. The house began to open to the visitors around the world from 1806.C. Any visitor can visit the house before 4:00 pm any day.D. Visits can enjoy all kinds of flowers ever loved by Shakespeare.CDo you still remember the interesting question: why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more concerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.Millions of animals die each year on US roads, the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat exist in the US today. The main reason? Road kill.“Ecopassages” may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. "These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid human conflicts," said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Conservation Society.But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lion used the passage.Builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area byplanting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal overpass!64.The writer uses the example of "ocelots" to show that __________.A. wild animals have become more dangerousB. the driving conditions have improved greatlyC. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to workD. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents65. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is __________ .A. an underground path for carsB. a fence built for the safety of the areaC. a bridge for animals to get over a riverD. a pass for animals to cross the road66.When the writer says that animals seem "to be catching on", he means _______.A. animals begin to realize the danger on the roadB. animals begin to learn to use ecopassagesC. animals are crossing the road in groupsD. animals are increasing in number67.The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because .A. wild animals may attack carsB. wild animals may jam the roadC. they may see wild animals in the parkD. they may see wild animals on ecopassagesDHow would you like to sleep with one half your brain asleep and the other half awake? Dolphins sleep this way. Recently, scientists at Indiana State University have discovered that ducks sleep this way too. They found that ducks sleep half awake so they can rest and watch for danger at the same time.After putting their ducks in a row and videotaping them, some researchers found ducks on the end of each row spent more time asleep with one eye open, apparently looking for predators.“The more the ducks felt threatened, the more they slept with one eye open,” said lead author Niels C. Rattenborg, a graduate student at Indiana State University,Terre Haute. “The unique aspect is not that they do it, but that they control it. When they sleep at the edge of a group, they tend to realize greater danger, so they spend more time sleeping with one half oftheir brain.” Ducks with one eye open were still awake enough to detect predators, said the authors of the study, which appears today in the journal Nature.The researchers studied four groups of four ducks held in plastic boxes, which were arranged in a row. Ducks on the end were found to sleep with one eye open 31.8 per cent of the time, compared to 12.4 percent of the time for ducks in the central position.Also, ducks in the central position did not open one eye more than the others, while ducks on each end kept the eye facing away from the group open 86.2 per cent of the time. Brain wave readings of the ducks showed that the half of the brain receiving signals from the closed eye indicated that half of the brain was sleeping. Signals from the half of the brain receiving signals from the open eye showed a state between fully awake and asleep.68. It was discovered that .A. most people would like to be half asleepB. ducks can sleep half awakeC. dolphins sleep on their wayD. ducks have different sleeping habits from each other69. The under lined word “predator” is most likely to mean .A. an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animalsB. a human being who looks after and feeds ducksC. a scientist who does research work on animalsD. an animal that is likely to be friends with ducks70. Ducks at the end of each row sleep with one eye open because .A. they are looking for foodB. they want to enjoy the sceneryC. they are watching out for dangerD. they are unique in their sleeping habit71. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Ducks on the northern end of a row would keep their eye facing the south open.B. Ducks with less sense of duty usually choose to stay in the center of a row.C. Ducks with one eye open at the edge can still enjoy a certain degree of sleep.D. A video tape recorder was the only electronic device used in the experiment.EMouth bacteria grow fast in airless conditions. Oxygen rich saliva(唾液) keeps their numbers down. When we sleep, for example, the saliva stream slows, and sulfur(硫) producing bacteriagains the upper hand, producing classic “morning breath”.Alcohol drinking, too much talking, breathing through the mouth during exercise, anything that dries the mouth produces bad breath. So can stress, though it’s not understood why. Some people’s breath turns sour every time they go on a job interview.Saliva flow gradually slows with age, which explains why the elderly have more bad breath trouble than younger people do. Babies, however, who make plenty of saliva and whose mouths contain relatively few bacteria have characteristically sweet breath.For most of us, the simple, dry mouth variety of bad breath is easily cured. Eating or drinking starts saliva and sweeps away many of the bacteria. Breakfast often stops morning breath.Those with constant dry mouth find that it helps to keep gum, hard candy, or a bottle of water or juice around. Brushing the teeth wipes out dry mouth bad breath because it clears away many of the offending bacteria.Surprisingly, one thing that rarely works is mouthwash. The liquid can mask bad breath smell with its own smell, but the effect lasts no more than an hour. Some mouthwashes claim to kill the bacteria responsible for bad breath. The trouble is, they don’t necessarily reach all offending germs. Most bacteria are well protected from mouthwash under thick layers of mucus (粘液). If the mouthwash contains alcohol—as most do—it can worsen the problem by drying out the mouth.72. Which of the following is mentioned as one of the causes of bad breath?A. Tooth trouble.B. Sulfur rich food.C. Too much exercise.D. Mental pressure.73. According to the passage, alcohol has something to do with bad breath mainly because ____.A. it keeps offending bacteria from reproducingB. its smell adds to bad breathC. it kills some helpful bacteriaD. it affects the normal flow of saliva74. Mouthwashes are not an effective cure for bad breath mainly because ________.A. they can’t mask the bad odor long enoughB. they can’t get to all the offending bacteriaC. their strong smell mixes with bad breath and makes it worseD. they can’t cover the thick layers of mucus75. We can infer from this passage that ________.A. offensive breath can’t easily be curedB. elderly people are less offended by bad breathC. heavy drinkers are less affected by bad breathD. offensive breath is less affected by alcohol BCAB BCAC DDBD BACC DDBA①利用主体结构钢筋作避雷引下线工程量计算：计算利用主体结构钢筋作避雷引下线工程量时，应按设计要求计算，当设计要求利用其中两根主筋时，工程量应按被利用主筋总长度计。
2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级4
2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级4ABea, a five-year-old girl, was born with a severe illness which means she has to be kept awayfrom other children her age, because her body is so weak that she would be unable to fight off acommon cold.Bea was diagnosed (诊断) with this disease when she was five months old. Since then, thehospital has become her second home, medicines for food, and all kinds of treatments herfriends. Bea received a very special treatment when she was four years old, which would allowher to be like a normal child if successful. After that, she spent two weeks in ICU before living forfour months on a separate ward(病房). Bea was allowed home in February but still needed aspecial tube in her nose to send in medicine every two days.Her parents clean the house from top to bottom every two days and hoover (用吸尘器清扫)each morning to make sure Bea is free from any possible bacteria. Anna, Bea’s mother, said,n theis weak but so strong. We’ve never seen any child stronger than her. It seems as if nothing iworld could beat her. We really hope to send her to school next year.” She used to drive on the local playground, but Bea was only allowed to watch sitting in the car. “It was heartbreaking see Bea staring at the running and laughing children there. She never stopped fighting thedisease. I know she’s dying for such a normal life.”-A-Wish Foundation has paid for a play park to be built inHearing of Bea’s story, the Makesaid theher back garden. “Bea is very brave and she has encouraged many children like her,” chairman of the foundation.56. If Bea stayed with other children freely, ___________.A. other children would have a higher chance to catch her diseaseB. she would catch a common cold which would kill her quicklyC. her life would be in great danger as she could fall ill easilyD. she would be lost in playing and forget to receive treatment57. From the passage we can infer that ___________.A. Bea will need a tube in her nose all the timeB. Bea has to stay in hospital until she is an adultC. Bea’s parents will send her to school next yearD. Bea’s mother feels proud when talking about her58. The Make-A-Wish Foundation had a play park built for Bea to ___________.A. honor her bravery in fighting against her diseaseB. call for attention to this immune system deficiencyC. encourage more children like Bea to be optimisticD. launch a campaign against this serious disease59. What makes Bea so brave to fight against this serious disease?A. Her parents’ encouragement and care.B. Her dreaming of owning a play park.C. Her wish to become a normal child.D. Her doctor’s skills and experience.BA display of supernatural existence or is it an alien interference? Questions stillremain unanswered while experts are still researching on the real reason behind stonesof Death Valley that slide by themselves, without the interference of humans or animals.In the southwest of the USA lies this mysterious valley—popular as the hottest and driestlocation in North America and it consists of a dry lakebed named “Racetrack Playa”.“Sailing Stones” of Death Valley are all over the Racetrack Playa. The playa, a flat bed of mud, witnesses the sailing of such stones on its broken surface. The tracks formed by these sailingstones are usually 2. 5 cm deep and 4—12 inches wide, and last usually for three to four years.This phenomenon is a mystery and the exact reason is still under research. SomeThis area of researchers believe a combination of natural events cause these stones to “sail”.Death Valley can get very cold in the winter nights, causing a layer of ice to form on the bakedsmooth soil. The rocks are gently pushed across the surface by the ice-coated ground and strongwinds.Some researchers question this theory. Some point the conditions have to be just right forthese stones to move, perhaps occurring once every one to three years. They say there are someother unknown factors. To add more to this strange phenomenon, these sailing stones don’ｔfollow a specific path that could be predicted when ice and wind are present. Some stones thatare physically near each other may start out sailing in a parallel direction, but then one wouldstop while the other one continues.Other researchers believing that the movements of stones are due to Milky Way. Theposition of stars create a magnetic structure in a way which makes the stones slide in the valley,just like the tides in oceans which are sometimes caused by the gravitation (万有引力) pull of themoon.So far these mysterious stones and their movements remain unfilmed and unobserved byhuman eyes.60. The first sentence of the passage is to ___________.A. get readers interested in the subjectB. show how confused researchers gotstrong curiosityC. indicate the author’sD. tell the results of researchers’ studies61. How many opinions about the reason behind “Sailing Stones” of Death Valley are mentioned?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. 5.62. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The mystery of sailing stones hasn’t been solved yet.B. So far the path of the sailing stones can be predicted.C. Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America.D. The tracks formed by the sailing stones usually last 3 to 4 years.63. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Death ValleyB. An Alien InterventionC. A Puzzling PhenomenonD. Sailing Stones of Death ValleyCnot easy to be positive in life; life can present us with manySometimes it’ssurprises, disappointments, and even tragedies. It’s important to learn how to bemore positive in spite of difficulties, because a positive attitude helps us achievemore in life. Here are a number of ways that you can practice being more positive in life.1. Think more positive thoughts in lifeFocus on exchanging your negative thoughts for positive ones. Make it a habit every day toget out of bed thinking more positive thoughts and prepare positive plans for a good day—athome, in school, or at work.2. Feel more positive emotions in lifeChoose to have positive feelings whenever a challenge or an opportunity arouses youremotions. You can be more positive at home, in school, or at work by developing good thoughtsthat cause more positive feelings to surface, instead of negative ones.3. __________________________Use your positive thoughts and feelings to motivate constructive actions and to handledifficult tasks with a positive attitude. Whether at home, in school or at work, take the lead to getworthwhile projects underway and through to completion, all with energy produced by yourmore positive outlook on life.4. Help others be more positive in lifeWe don’t exist in isolation (孤立). Help others share your new, more constructive mood.Point out the advantages of being more positive in thought, word and deed which include greatersuccess and personal satisfaction at home, in school and at work. The evidence in life supportsthe superior outcomes of a positive attitude. It’s not easy for many of us, so try to help others see the light as often as you can.Above all things, one way to be able to be more positive and constructive in life is throughcontinuing education. Keep learning throughout your life to help yourself and others continuallyimprove.64. The passage mainly talks about ___________.A. being more positive in lifeB. life full of tragedies and difficultiesC. adopting an appropriate attitude in lifeD. the importance of giving a hand to others65. Which of the following can be filled in the blank?A. Take a positive attitude in lifeB. Develop positive thoughts in lifeC. Be careful of your behavior in lifeD. Take more positive actions in life66. How can you help others to be positive according to the passage?A. To give them much practical advice.B. To show them the cases of your success.C. To tell them your future project in detail.D. To encourage them to be independent thinkers.67. In the eyes of the author, the most important for being positive is to ___________.A. take further study regularlyB. feel more positive emotionsC. think more positive thoughts in lifeD. help others be more positive in lifeDThe penguins from the movie Happy Feet (《快乐旳大脚》) are tap dancing back tothe screen for Happy Feet Two, which landed in China on February 21.Mumble, the dance master of the first film, has a problem. His son, Erik, is afraid ofdancing. Erik runs away to escape all the dancing. He meets The Mighty Sven – a penguinnew idol (偶像) and Mumble has no hope ofwho can fly. Sven soon becomes Erik’scompeting with him.But losing the role model battle turns out to be the least of Mumble’s worries. Suddenly th community is faced with an ecological (生态旳) disaster. However, this proves to be Mumble’schance to shine. Erik learns of his father’s determination and courage as Mumble brings togetherall of penguin-dom, along with hundreds of other creatures, from the tiny krill (磷虾) to the giantelephant seals, to put things right.Two Hollywood stars, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt, play what are probably the smallest partsin their careers. They lend their voices to a pair of krill, small creatures at the bottom of theAntarctic food chain.Penguins, seals and whales depend on krill to survive. Reuters reports that krill fishing hasgone beyond sustainable (可持续旳) levels. Animals such as penguins and seals are nowcompeting for survival against industrial fishing ships. These two stars could help make peoplenotice the tiny animals’ cause.Happy Feet Two is directed by George Miller, who won an Oscar for the first Happy Feet.According to the Wall Street Journal, environmental concerns were not a large part of the originalstory. However, Miller “(felt) forced to emphasize the green theme” as his native Australia has been so strongly affected by global warming and overfishing.68. What is the problem with Erik according to the article?A. He just shows no respect for his father.B. He wants to fly like a mighty penguin.C. He doesn’t want to be a dancer like his father.D. He’s no longer the dancer master of the community.69. The appearance of Matt Damon and Brad Pitt in the movie is expected to ___________.A. draw attention to the overfishing of krillB. prevent people from polluting the oceanC. encourage sustainable fishing in AustraliaD. make the movie a huge box office hit70. From the article we can learn the following statements EXCEPT that ___________.A. the movie attaches great importance to protecting AntarcticB. the krill are dying out because too many penguins and seals eat themC. Mumble with other creatures tries to take action against the disasterD. Matt Damon and Brad Pitt give background voices for a pair of krill71. Which of the following can be the theme of the movie Happy Feet Two?A. The magnificent scenery and species in Antarctic.B. How love and respect can bring the family together.C. Concerns about ecology and sustainable development.D. Human beings’ increasing desires for natural recourses.EDogs and millionaires have a lot in common. They are absolute opportunists(especially when it comes to rewards). They defend their territory(地盘). And ingeneral, they don’ｔlike cats. Perhaps that explains a new survey showing thatmillionaires are far more dog-friendly than the rest of Americans.According to a study by Spectrem Group, 58% of millionaire pet owners have a dog. Only37% own a cat. Only 3% keep fish, 2% birds and 2% have a horse. Similarly, 39% of U. S.households own a dog, compared to 33% of households owning a cat, released by the HumaneSociety,Jennifer Cona, a trust and estates attorney(信托和资产律师) and partner with GenserSubow Genser & Cona in New York, does a lot of work on pet trusts. She said of all the pet trustsshe’s worked on, 90% are for dogs and only 10% are for cats.She said dogs provide one thing especially important for the wealthy: unconditional love.“You don’t get that from a cat,” she said, “Dogs are like children for some families, exceptto see why dogs arethat they don’t mess up in college or run off with money. Sometimes it’s easythe favorite child.” Millionaires show their love for their dogs in part by their spending. One quarter ofmillionaire pet owners spend more than $1, 000 a year on their pets every year, the Spectremstudy said, while more than half spend more than $500 a year.Many would say those numbers are understated, given all the diamond-dog collars, dogfoods and booming dog spas in evidence these days, not to mention the medical bills.The survey showed 34% of pet owners spend money on decorating, while only 6% spend on“sweaters, outfits and costumes.” More than half of millionaire pet owners spend money on teeth cleaning for their pets.More than 16%, meanwhile, said they would spend money on reconstructive surgeries and“anti-anxiety, anti-depression” medication for their pets.72. What is the passage mainly about?A. Millionaires like dogs more than other Americans.B. Keeping dogs as pets is quite popular among Americans.y and depression.C. Pet dogs help relieve their owners’ anxietD. Millionaires spend much money on teeth cleaning for their pets.73. From the survey by Spectrem Group, we can learn ___________.A. about one third of American households own a catB. more than half of millionaire pet owners have a dogC. millionaire pet owners spend $1, 000 on their pets dailyD. 34% of pet owners spend money on dog clothingwhy millionaires show great love for their dogs?74. What’s the main reasonA. They can afford the high expense to raise pet dogs.B. Pet dogs have never made a mess of things around.C. Millionaires feel more secure in company of dogs.D. Pet dogs show unconditional love for their owners.75. What does Jennifer Cona probably think of millionaires owning pet dogs ?A. Ridiculous.B. Acceptable.C. Negative.D. Indifferent. 56~59 CDAC 60~63 ABBD 64~67 ADBA 68~71 CABC 72~75 ABDB。
2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级11
2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级11AWhen a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as 1 watched 1 was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．56．From the passage，we can learn that the author was ．A．an animal protector B．the cat ownerC．a prison officer D．a prisoner57．Which of the following statements is true?A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．58．We can infer from the third paragraph that ．A．showing love to others can make prisoners strongB．the American prison culture will be improvedC．the author is not content with the prison cultureD．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons59．What is the best title for the passage?A．Caring Makes Us Human．B．Prison Culture is Important．C．Animals Need Care．D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．60．In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that“Several times I saw all officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．”to A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each otherB．show us the American prison culture does need improvement ·C．show us the officer and prisoners all like catD．show us the American prison culture is greatBPeople say time is relative．But relative to what．I do know that sometimes time“seems”to be moving slower．Remember Christmas Eve when you were a child? It was the longest night of the year．It lasted forever! And now it seems like I just paid my bill yesterday．．．and it’s due again!People tell me all too frequently…I need more time! Oh ，really?…Mother Teresa，Michelangelo，and Helen Keller all had 24 hours a day．Look what they did with their time!Is it that we need to manage our time better…or our priorities(重点)?You’ve heard the expression“first things first．”The first step in understanding the power of time is to understand that it is limited．Why is it then that some people get a lot more done? We know the answer．They use their time smartly．One day an expert on time management was speaking to a group of students and announced a quiz．He pulls out a wide-mouthed jar．Next，he places about a dozen fist-sized rocks，one at a time , into the jat, until no more will fit．“Is it full?”he asks．”Yes，”responds the class．”Oh really?”he asks．So he takes out a bucket of gravel(砂砾)·which he manages to work down into the spaces between the larger rocks．“Is it full now?”he asks．Wising up，one answered，‘'Probably not．”Sure enough·he takes out a bucket of sand，which he pours into the empty spaces．”Is it full now?”he asks．”N0 1”reply the students confidently．So he takes a glass of water and fills it in．Then he asks，“What is my point?’’One said，‘'No matter how full your schedule is，if you try really hard，you can always fit some more things into it！”“No，”the speaker replied，“It tells us if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in at all．’’What are the big rocks? The things you should put in to your jar first．The rich don’t get 25 hours and the poor don’t get 23…we all get the same．Let’s use them wisely! Invest your time wisely!61．The text is written mainlyA．to explain the origin of the expression“first things first”B．to call on us to use our time in a smart mannerC．to introduce a meaningful class given by an expertD．to tell us about the relativity and the power of time62．What do“the big rocks”in this passage refer to?A．Difficult points．B．Advantages C．Minor things D．Focuses 63．The underlined phrase“Wising up”in the passage is closest in meaning to“”.A．Becoming aware B．Telling the truthC．Rising to his feet D．Raising her hand64．How is the passage mainly developed?A．By inferring．B．By comparing．C．By listing examples．D．By giving facts．65．What does the point of the quiz lie in?A．How to put more things into ajar．B．How well the students learn the lesson．C．How．to get more done in limited timeD．The skill and order is very important．CDue to the increasing number of violence acts produced in schools all over the world，more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school. This way they can assure their safety and well-being，although teachers and school representatives are trying to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons in charge with the safety of the students．The main reason for violence acts are the films and cartoons that fill the children’s time．They want to do everything．they watch on TV and never think at the consequences，and they may hurt a classmate or a teacher．On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the children’s results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results．When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he can’t probably see what each of them is doing，how he is writing，or if he understands the explanations．At home the teacher can explain in details everything the child doesn’t understand as many times as he considers proper．And many times．the child grows fond of the teacher at home，who becomes his best friend，and who helps him whenever he needs someone to talk to．However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home，because school makes children communicate and socialize．Keeping a child at home for fear there might happen something bad to him．only makes the child’s character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is．Staying in a crystal ball only does harm to the child．All in all．schools have been created to help children，not to harm them，so it’s best to keep children in these special places，where they learn，laugh，have fun and make new friends．66．The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ．A．teach parents the ways to keep theft children safeB．show solutions to developing children’s characterC．explain the main reason for violence acts in schoolsD．analyze an education problem and give opinions67．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A．Advantages and Disadvantages of Private ClassesB．Who is to Blame．Parents or Schools?C．which is Better, School Study or Home StudyD．The Relationship between Teachers and Children68．Parents prefer to have their children educated at home because the following EXCEPT thatA．More and more violence acts occur in schoolsB．Parents want to improve their Children's gradesC．Parents are concerned about their children’s safetyD．The education system is far from satisfactory69．What does“a crystal ball”in the passage refer to?A．A toy that can be used for entertainment．B．A safe and comfortable environment．C．An object that is made of crystal．D．A setback that is hard to overcome．70．We call infer from the passage that ．A．violence TV programs have bad effects on children’s behaviorB．the teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at schoolC．children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrongD．there ale too many students in class for a teacher to teachDWho’s in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us，it’s other peopl e－society, colleagues，friends，family or our religious community．We learned this way of operating when we were very young，of course．We were brainwashed．We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us．As Oscar Wilde puts it，”Most people are otherpeople．Their thought are someone else’s opinions，their lives a mimicry(模仿)，their passions a quotation．”So when people tell us how wonderful we ale，it makes us feel good．We long for this good feeling like a drug—we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can．Therefore，we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives．failing to do the things we really want to．Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一剂毒品)，we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval．But，just as with any drug，there is a price to pay．The price of the approval drug is freedom —the freedom to be ourselves．The truth is that we cannot control what other people think．People have their own agenda，and they come with their own baggage and，in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you．Furthermore，if we try to live by the opinions of others，we will build our life on sinking sand．Everyone has a different way of thinking，and people change their opinions all the time．The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process．So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way—make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think．We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values——not values imposed from the outside by others，but innate values which come from within．If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others，we will live a more authentic，effective，purposeful and happy life．71．In order to live a happy, effective and purposeful life，we should ．A．care others’opinions and change opinions all the timeB．guide ourselves by means of values from the outsideC．be driven by innate values from withinD．persuade others to accept our opinions72．What Oscar Wilde says implies thatA．we have thoughts similar to those of othersB．most people have a variety of thoughtsC．other people’s thoughts are more importantD．most people’s thoughts are controlled by others73．What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph ?A．Changing opinions may cost us our freedom．B．We may lose ourselves to please others．C．We need to pay for what we want to get．D．The price of taking the drug is freedom．74．It can be concluded from the passage thatA．it’s better to do what we likeB．we shouldn’t care what others thinkC．we shouldn't change our own opinionsD．it's important to accept others’opinions75．The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by ．A．analyzing causes and effects B．providing examples and facts C．discussing questions D．making suggestions56－60 DDCAB61－65BDADC 66—70 DCl)BA 71－75 CDBBA。
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2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级13AMr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. He took the only escape route—through the boot.Mr. Johnson’s car had ended up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after he lost proper control on ice and hit a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldn’t force the doors open because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn (笛) and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench (扳手) and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and climbed up clear as the car filled up.”His hands and arms cut and bruised, Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.56. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?A. The hammer.B. The coin.C. The seat.D. The horn.57. We know from the passage that ______.A. Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell downB. Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the slippery roadC. Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seatD. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam58. “Finally it gave” in Paragraph 5 means that ______.A. at last the wrench went brokenB. the chance was lost at the last minuteC. the lock came open after all his effortsD. luckily the door was torn away in the end59. What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. Driver Escapes through Car BootB. The Story of Mr. Johnson, a Sweet SalesmanC. The Driver Survived a Terrible Car AccidentD. Car Boot Can Serve as the Best Escape RouteBMicro-Enterprise Credit for Street YouthIntroductionAlthough small-scale business training and credit programs have become more common throughout the world, relatively little attention has been paid to the need to direct such chances to the street youth. Over the past nine years, Street Kids International (S.K.I.) has been working with partner organizations in Africa, Latin America and India to support the economic lives of street children. The purpose of this paper is to share some of the lessons S.K.I. has learned. BackgroundTypically, children end up on the streets not due to a single cause, but to a combination of factors: a lack of adequately funded(资助) schools, the demand for income at home, family breakdown and violence. The street may be attractive to children as a place to find adventurous play and money. However, it is also a place where some children are exposed, with little or no protection, to unfair employment, urban crime, and abuse.Street Business PartnershipsS.K.I. has worked with partner organizations in Latin America, Africa and India to develop opportunities for street children to earn income.●The S.K.I. Bicycle Courier Service first started in the Sudan. Participants in this enterprise were supplied with bicycles, which they used to deliver parcels and messages, but they were required to pay for it gradually from their wages.●The Youth Skills Enterprise plan in Zambia is a joint program with the Red Cross Society. Street youths are supported to start their own small business through life skills training and access to credit.Lessons learnedThe following lessons have been learned from the programs.It is important for all loans(贷款) to be linked to training programs that include the development of basic business and life skills.Small loans are provided at first for purchasing equipments such as bicycles, shoe shining kits.All S.K.I. programs have charged interest on the loans, primarily to get the business runners used to the concept of paying interest on borrowed money. Generally the rates have been modest.60. The organization, S.K.I., aims to ______.A. give business training and loans to street childrenB. provide schools and social support for street childrenC. share the lessons S.K.I learned to help street childrenD. draw the attention of the government to street children61. According to the passage, what’s the most probable reason for children to end up living onthe street?A. Unemployment.B. Adventurous play.C. Urban crimes.D. Being poor.62. It can be inferred from the passage that with the help of S.K.I, street children may ______.A. reject paid employmentB. leave their familiesC. set up their own businessD. support other childrenCFor some time past it has been widely accepted that babies—and other creatures—learn to do things because certain acts lead to “rewards”. It used also to be widely believed that effective reward, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological “drives” as thirst or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink of some sort of physical comfort, not otherwise.It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results with no reward except the successful outcome.Papousek began his studies by using milk in the normal way to “reward” the babies and so teach them to carry out some simple movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noticed that a baby who had had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on making the learned response with clear signs of pleasure. So he began to study the children’s responses in situations where no milk was provided. He quickl y found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement “switched on” a display of lights—and indeed that they had the ability to learn quite complex turns to bring about this result, for instance, two left or two right, or even to make as many as three turns to one side.Papusek’s light display was placed directly in front of the babies and he made the interesting observation that sometimes they would not turn back to watch the lights closely although they would “smile and bubble” when the display came on. Papousek concluded that it was not primarily the sight of the lights which pleased them, it was the success they were achieving in solving the problem, in mastering the skill, and that there exists a fundamental human urge to make sense of the world and bring it under intentional control.63. According to the author, babies learn to do things which ______.A. are directly related to pleasureB. will bring them a feeling of successC. will meet their physical needsD. will satisfy their curiosity64. Papousek noticed in his studies that a baby would ______.A. make learned responses when it saw the milkB. carry out learned movements when it had enough to drinkC. continue the simple movements without being given milkD. turn its head to right or left when it had enough to drink65. The babies would “smile and bubble” at the lights because ______.A. the lights were directly related to some basic “drives”B. the sight of the lights was interestingC. they need not turn back to watch the lightsD. they succeeded in “switching on” the lights66. According to Papousek, the babies’ pleasure in achieving something is a reflection of _____.A. a basic human desire to understand and control the worldB. the satisfaction of certain physiological needsC. their strong desire to solve complex problemsD. a fundamental human urge to display their learned skillsDThe word hug is of uncertain origin. The Oxford English Dictionary cautions against confusing it with hugge—another word of the Middle English ug, meaning “to inspire with fear or disgust”. Nevertheless, I find myself drawn to the possibility that hug does, in fact, have some connection with ug. It seems to me that at the thought of a tight embrace(拥抱), fear and disgust do come to mind.So why is it that when I go over to your house for dinner, you wrap your arms around me, even though I saw you last Friday at the movies? One arm or two? Should there be space between us? Should I brush my cheek against yours? Maybe even kiss your cheek?I’m willing to believe that some people really love to hug. They rush to enfold not only family and friends but also friends of friends and near strangers. They delight in applying pressure and rocking from side to side. Yet most people are just going through the motions; they’re looking for a way to say hello or goodbye. Not wanting to seem rude, I open my arms, too, submitting to the ceremony of friendship.After one particularly confusing interaction, I looked for advice from experts. Emily Yoffe, an advice columnist, offered her sympathy: “I’m with you on this, but I’ve become a non-hugger who hugs. Recently after breakfast with a new friend, I went in to hug her goodbye, and I could see a kind of horror in her eyes, but it was too late to back off.”That’s me: The girl with the look of horror in her eyes.The Emily Post Institute, which specializes in manners, explains that when greeting someone, you should look him or her in the eyes and smile, speak clearly, add a “glad to see you” and then shake hands with a firm grip, pump two or three times, and then release. The institute suggests adding a hug “if it’s a relative or close friend.” Nor any specific information on what a proper hug entails.There are several hug alternatives, among them: the handshake, the cheek kiss, the wave, the arm squeeze, and the nod. Handshakes seem formal, cheek kisses un-American. Arm squeezing would be a good solution if it were not for the danger of getting pulled into something more full-bodied. The nod, though, can be very effective when combined with a smile, especially when executed with confidence and with one hand already grasping the door handle.67. What do the first two paragraphs indicate about “hug”?A. The word causes common disfavor.B. The behavior appears disgusting.C. The action is somewhat confusing.D. The manner is unsuitable for friends.68. About the way of embrace, the experts ______.A. have a standard conceptB. feel embarrassed and uneasyC. advise people to use other waysD. fail to give an explicit definition69. What’s the author’s attitude towards hug?A. Cautious.B. Hesitant.C. Puzzled.D. Opposed.70. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. Specialized opinions on daily manners.B. In-depth research into hug.C. Appropriateness of daily manners.D. Important reform of greeting manners.56—60 BBCAA 61—65 DCBCD 66—70 ACDDC。
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2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级22AA woman named Emily renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …”“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “I’m a mother.”“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation… ‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation?” she asked.The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.I repeated the title slowly, then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field?”Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard my self reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up (受鼓舞) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants—ages 13, 7, and 3.Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少旳) to mankind than “just another mother.”Motherhood…What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.56. What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at thebeginning of the passage?A. The recorder was impatient and rude.B. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.D. The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.57. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?A. curiousB. indifferentC. interestedD. puzzled58. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?A. Because the author cared little about rewards.B. Because she admired the author’s research work in the lab.C. Because she thought the author did admirable work.D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.59. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?A. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.B. To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily.D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.BA round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It’s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let’s ju st hope he still has a voice. According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords can heal.It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. “It’s a proud moment for all of us,” his wife told .I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm. Don’t get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity. But his record—singing for 80 hours straight—is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.Granted, I’m not qualified to speak on the subject. I’ve got no world records to my name, and I never expect to have any. Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley of pop songs.But let’s not just blame poor Burbure. He’s not the only person chasing meaningless reputation. The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake.To all of these enterprising souls I ask, simply, “What was it all for?”Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you, with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese.After all, records are made to be broken.60. From the text, we can conclude that the author ______.A. is quite worried about Burbure’s vocal cordsB. feels it a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the BurburesC. thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaninglessD. has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures’ feat61. The author’s attitude to some Guinness world records is ______.A. positiveB. negativeC. impressedD. touched62. We can infer from the article that ______.A. challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the healthB. Burbure’s wife didn’t support his attempt to make a Guinness recordC. many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behaviorD. after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak63. What can possibly be the best title for the passage?A. Records Are Made to be BrokenB. The Boring Guinness BookC. A New Guinness RecordD. What Was the PointCIUCN, the International Union for Conservation of NatureIUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS （大会）6~15 September 2012, Jeju, Korea• ForumAddressing the world's most pressing sustainable development challenges, the Forum offers a unique platform for debates, workshops, dialogues, roundtable discussions, training courses, music and exhibitions.Events are organized by the IUCN Secretariat, IUCN Members, Commissions and partners and the host country. The Call for Contributions invites you to propose events to be considered for the Forum, part of Congress which is open to all（from 7 to 11 September 2012）.• Simple steps on how to submit a proposal for the Forum.1）Click here: Call for Contributions: propose an event for the Forum.2）Go below "Sign in" and create your account,3）Edit your proposal: Check again all the information you provide and make changes if you want to. Click on Save draft.4）Invite co-organizers: Get people to join you in organizing the event by inviting them via e-mail.5）Click on Submit Proposal.Basically, you have the opportunity to teach, host a discussion, give training or just show your work.Workshops（TEACH）• 120 minutes session, number of people to be confirmed.•The idea is to promote understanding on a specific issue while engaging participants to share their knowledge and know-how.Knowledge Cafe（DISCUSS）• 120 minutes session, suitable for 12 people at the most.• These aim to share collective knowledge （explore areas of common interest）and gain a deeper understanding of a subject and the issues involved.Conservation Campus（TRAIN）• Half day or full day modules（模式）, for up to 30 people.• It's an interactive（互动旳）training session where participants develop new skills and knowledge transfer on relevant conservation topics.•This type of event provides more in-depth exploration of topics aimed at building the capacity of participants.Posters（SHOW）•Your posters are meant to display conservation work and achievements in an easy and direct way.•Owners will have time to present their poster during lunch breaks（approximately 10 minutes）.64. The Call for Contributions is intended to ______.A. appeal to the public to protect the environmentB. invite more people to participate in workshopsC. introduce the 2012 IUCN World Conservation CongressD. collect proposals for the Forum of IUCN Congress65. The following statements about the Forum are true EXCEPT that ______.A. the number of people shouldn't be more than a dozen in a Knowledge CafeB. Conservation Campus lasts about half a day or a whole dayC. it will last 2 hours with more than 30 participantsD. a poster owner will have about 10 minutes to present his work at lunch breaks66. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. certain procedures are required for your proposals to be consideredB. the host country is the only organizer of the ForumC. areas of common interest will be explored in WorkshopsD. the Forum will last from 6 to 15 September 2012DYou know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy(嫉妒)? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. D on’t let jealousy spoil your relationships. Handle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you’ll have to do just that. Don’t approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally proud), just take some time alone with them and let them know that you’ve been feeling like there’s been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn’t get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team, then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise(和解). Don’t limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.Even the best of friendships can be tinged(略带着) with jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see i f the two of you can work out a compromise. If you can’t, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won’t.67. According to the author, the jealousy emotion is ______.A. normalB. destructiveC. productiveD. extreme68. The underlined “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.A. friendshipB. relationshipC. jealousyD. admiration69. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solutionB. Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.C. You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self development.D. There’s always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.70. The purpose of the passage is ______.A. to introduce ways to cope with a jealous friendB. to offer some advice on making friendsC. to explain what causes jealousyD. to explain how destructive the jealous emotion isEAlone in the wilderness. Nothing but jungle. A world of shadow with the rays of light falling like blonde hair from the crowns of the giant trees. Jungle in the midday sun. Everything motionless. Not a sound from sky or earth. Complete silence. Only some coconuts falling, at long intervals, very far away. The world reduced to the soft touch of cool grass along my naked back, and a sweet smell of rich soil and vegetation. Stretched out with closed eyes beside my heavy burden of fruit and firewood, I enjoyed the feeling of fresh blood streaming through every part of my body and fresh jungle air filling every corner of my lungs.Resting motionless, I could see the sun through my closed eyelids, alone in the sky, as lonely as I, and as motionless and silent as everything else. The earth had surely stopped turning and somewhere on this planet there was supposed to be roaring traffic in busy streets. What a crazy, unbelievable thought!Another coconut fell, to make the world come to a complete standstill. I had to roll over onto my stomach to feel that at least I could move and make noises. Then I found company. A little brown ant was struggling to find its way with a bit of dry straw through the jungle of leaves and grass below my nose. I wondered if I could give the little fellow a lift with its burden, but it showed not the slightest sign of tiredness and struggled on with all six legs, head first or head last, waving its feelers energetically as if the trip had just started. Who ever saw a tired ant? Tiredness, disagreeable tiredness, is restricted to hunted animals, slaves and modern man. It is as great an effort for an office clerk to walk five blocks with a loaded brief-case as it is for a jungle-dweller to cross a valley with a goat on his back. It is as hard to get up and climb or run when you have been seated for years as it is to get up and walk when you have been in bed for months. The body is strange. Spare it, and you get really tired for almost nothing; use it, and almost nothing makes you really tired.I rose to my feet. I had heard a horse neighing down in the valley. Above me, on the open highland plains, there were wild horses. But down in the valley there was never a horse unless there was a man on it. Somebody was making his way up the valley and my wife was alone.71. The author mentions coco nuts’ falling to ______.A. show his lonelinessB. add beauty to the jungleC. stress the absolute silenceD. express his love of nature72. What’s the right order of the following vents?a. I heard a horse neighing down in the valley.b. I went to the jungle.c. I found an ant carrying a bit of dry straw.d. I lay on the ground to have a break.e. I picked fruits and chopped firewood.A. b, c, e, a, dB. e, c, b, d, aC. e, d, c, b, aD. b, e, d, c, a73. How does the author feel about the ant?A. He was amazed at its tireless efforts.B. He admired its attitude toward work.C. He showed sympathy for the little ant.D. He was content to have it as a companion.74. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author would probably ______.A. make his way homeB. talk to the man on the horseC. work harder than beforeD. stay in the valley75. We can learn from the passage that the author ______.A. enjoyed being aloneB. missed his busy life in the cityC. experienced a world of quietnessD. had an unforgettable adventure。
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2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级51AThe paper said on its website that the Siberian tiger was a 4-year-old male called Titai that came to Cologne Zoo from an animal park in England. In November it fathered three cubs with a 7-year-old Siberian tiger called Hanya, according to the zoo’s website.Police said the zoo reopened after Saturday’s, incident, which occurred around noon. However, a planned late-night opening of the zoo has been canceled.Cologne Zoo is one of the oldest in Germany. It was founded in 1860 and houses some 10,000 animals comprising more than 700 different species.26. Which of the following can be the best title of the news text?A. German Zoo Keeper Shot Escaped TigerB. Tiger Escapes in German Zoo, Shot DeadC. Tiger Escapes, Kills Keeper in German ZooD. People Killed in Oldest Zoo in German27. According to the police, what was the direct reason for the incident?A. A gate was not closed appropriately.B. The zoo keeper was a new hand.C. The zoo had neglected the secret passage.D. It was very dark when the incident happened.28. What did the zoo do after the incident?A. They honored the killed person in a way.B. They called off the late-night opening.C. They returned the tiger’s three cubs to England.D. They paid SWAT for their timely help.29. How did the zoo director feel after the incident?A. ProudB. DisappointedC. AngryD. Sad30. What can we learn about the Cologne Zoo?A. It is the one of the largest in German.B. It keeps a large variety of species.C. It has a history of more than 700 years.D. No such incident has happened before.BMinor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next years, he became one of the staff’s most valued contributors.But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897, Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally insane.Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12volumes defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.31. How did Dr. Minor contributed to the dictionary?A. He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers.B. He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray.C.he went to England to work with Murray.D. He provided a great number of words and quotations32. Why did Dr. Minor refuse to visit Oxford?A. He was busy writing a book.B. He lived far from OxfordC. He was shut in an asylum.D. He disliked traveling33. Prof. Murray and Dr. Minor became friends mainlybecause __________.A. They had a common interest in words.B. they both served in the Civil War.C. Minor recovered with the help of MurrayD. Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor34. Which of the following best describe Dr. Minor?A. Brave and determinedB. Cautious and friendlyC. Considerate and optimisticD. Unusual and scholarly35. What does the text mainly talk about?A. The history of the English language.B. Minor and the first Oxford English DictionaryC. The friendship between Murray and Minor.D. Broadmoor Asylum and is patientsCFor days, Tinkers works hard on the perfect scepter design while her good friend Terrence does his best to assist. When Terrence accidentally breaks the Moon Stone, Tinker Bell “explodes” and sends him away. One of Tinker’s more literal friends finds this extremely concerning, as she doesn’t quite understand that the outburst was emotional rather than physical -- very funny indeed.After hearing the legend of the lost treasure, Tinker Bell strikes out on her own to find a new Moon Stone. She faces many difficulties and meets new friends along the way, but when Terrence comes to the rescue at Tinker’s darkest hour, she realizes the value of a truly loyal friend. Though the film is engaging and offers a positive message to young viewers, it’s the animation that makes Tinker Bell and the LostTreasure stand out. Pixie Hollow is a charming, visually stunning (了不起旳) world basked in lush (豪华旳) colors. It’s so lovely, so detailed, so three-dimensional that you almost want to step inside.36. From the first paragraph, we can learn that __________.A. the plot of the film is attractive and easy to understandB. many famous actors acted important roles in the filmC. the write feels surprised at the message of friendship in the filmD. the film Tinker Bill and the Lost Treasure may disappoint you if you love magic tales37. The word “manifest” in the second paragraph means “___________”.A. occurB. displayC. hideD. contradict38. What’s the correct order of the following details?a. Tinker Bell realizes the value of a truly loyal friend.b. Terrence breaks the Moon Stone by accident.c. Tinker Bell is determined to build a special scepter.d. Terrence comes to the rescue when Tinkers was in trouble.A. b c a dB. b c d aC. c d a bD. c b d a39. In the writer’s opinion, the characteristics of Tinker Belland the Lost Treasure are the following EXCEPT _____________.A. the attractive detailsB. the moving love story between Tinker Bell and TerrenceC. the three-dimensional animationD. the lively animation characters40. The article picked from a website is a（n）____________.A. person introductionB. introduction to a bookC. movie posterD. movie reviewDSteven Spie lberg’s 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. It seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.On Jan. 31, a team of scientists at the UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmed computers to decode (解码) brain waves and replay them as words. Five months earlier, another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw.These experiments are a big advance from 2006, when aFrench scientist first replayed images from a human mind, a black and white checkerboard pattern. The possibilities are great: a disabled person could “speak”; doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad. There are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary takeout of information from the brain.In spite of these breakthroughs, Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive.” The field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the FMRl.“Eventuall y,” says Gallant, “someone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.” Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years.Still, the recent advances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets of memory and consciousness.41. What is the best title for the passage?A. The intelligent computers in the future.B. Fantasy is edging closer to fact.C. A new discovery in human brain.D. Newtechnology can read your mind.42. What did scientists at the UC Berkeley do?A. They managed to translate brain waves into language.B. They made computers jump forward like a human.C. They produced a fanciful world.D. They used computers to make short movies.43. Which of the following is impossible for the research?A. People will know what happens in their dreams.B. Doctors can read a patient’s mind even if he is unconscious.C. It can help a disabled man recover his ability of speech.D. People’s thoughts may be given away.44. What plays a most important role in the development of the technology?A. A decoding machine.B. An iPad.C. A hat.D. A computer.45. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.A. scientists got the inspiration from a movieB. the technology has been put into practiceC. scientists have unlocked the secrets of memoryD. the technology still has a long way to go26-30 CABDB 31-35DCADB 36-40 ABDBD 41-45DACAD。
公共英语三级阅读练习题十.doc
2019年公共英语三级阅读练习题十2019年公共英语三级阅读练习题十The cohesiveness(内聚力) of a family seems to rely on members sharing certain routine prac- tices and events. For a growing share of the American labor force, however, working shifts beyond the normal daylight hourswhat we here call shift workmakes the lives of families difficult.Existing re.search shows that both male and female shift workers express high levels of stress and a sense of conflict between the demands of work and family life. But shift work couples still maintain a traditional attitude to the meaning of marriage and the individual roles of husband and wife. They expressed a willingness to do whatever it takes to approximate their view of a proper marriage，in- cluding sacrificing sleep and doing conventional things at unconventional hours. For the majority of couples interviewed, even when wives worked outside their homes, a proper marriage is character- ized by a very clear division of roles: husbands are providers whose major responsibility is to sup- port the family ;wives arc homemakers who clean, cook, and care for husbands and children.The women’s definitions of a good husband are typified by the following wifes response：I expect him to be a good provider, and be there when I need him, loyal about the same things as he would expect out of me，expect that I expect him to dominate over me. But in a manner of speak- ing, wben it’ s time to be a man I expect him to stand up instead of sitting back expecting me to do everything.To husbands，a good wife is someone who is：Understanding of what I feel go through at work. I need that respect at work，I hope I get it al work. I want my wife to realize what I expect at work. I don’ t want her to give me a lot of shil when I come home from work because I don t know if this makes much sense.These views seemed critical to maintain the families of the shift workers.31. Despite , shift work couples still hoped to maintain a stable life.[ A ] traditional beliefs about marriage[ B ] Jack of control over time[ C ] a very clear division of roles[ D ] the demands of work32. From the selection, we can conclude that female shift workers were NOT satisfied with[A] their work[ B ] their children[ C ] their husbands’ inability to protect the family and provide companionship[D] leisure activities33. What is implied by the author?[ A 1 Shift work had a direct effect on the attitudes and behavior of family members.[ B ] Shift workers could live a normal life.[ C] Shift work couples had unconventional ideas about marriage.[ D ] Female shift workers were satisfied with the time spent together with their families.34. In order to continue the marriages of the shift workers，[ A] wives must learn to care for the children when their husbands are absent[ B ] shift work couples must administer their time and activities [ C ] wives mustn’ t adapt their own feelings of boredom to their husbands[ D ] all of thesework35. The best title for this paragraph is[ A ] Constructing Family Life[ B ] Managing Time and Activities[ C ] The Meaning of Marriage[ D ] Living a Normal Life参考答案及解析31.B[解析]shiftwork意为working shifts beyond the normal daylighthours。
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2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级15AWhen milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old bo y, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note --- “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” --- and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every so often my son’s frie nds will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.56. Mr Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ________.A. to show his magical powerB. to pay for the deliveryC. to satisfy his curiosityD. to please his mother57. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?A. He wanted to have tea there.B. He was a respectable person.C. He was treated as a family member.D. He was fully trusted by the family.58. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.B. It has been driven out of the market.C. Its service is getting poor.D. It is forbidden by law.59. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?A. He missed the good old days.B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.C. He missed it for his milk bottles.D. He planted flowers in it.BAn idea that started in Seattle’s pub lic library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian NancyPearl who launched (发起) the “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book” project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.In Chicago, the mayor (市长) appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the “One Book, One Chicago” program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity (一致) can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.Ultimately (最后) , as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.60. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?A. To invite authors to guide readers.B. To encourage people to read and share.C. To involve people in community service.D. To promote the friendship between cities.61. According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?A. In large communities with little sense of unity.B. In large cities where libraries are far from home.C. In medium-sized cities with a diverse population.D. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached.62. The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean ________.A. exchanged ideas with each otherB. discussed the meaning of a wordC. gained life experienceD. used the same language63. According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by ________.A. the careful selection of a proper bookB. the growing popularity of the writersC. the number of people who benefit from readingD. the number of books that each person readsCIn business, there is a speed difference: It’s the difference between how important a firm’s leaders say speed is to their competitive (竞争旳) strategy (策略) and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. What’s more, the firm s that “slowed down to speed up” improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period.How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than competitors yet performing better? They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean.Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, higher-performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast (相比而言), performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improve efficiency, stuck to tested methods, didn’t develop team spirit among their employ ee, and had little time thinking about changes.Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come from the top.64. The underlined part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means _________.A. spending more time and performing worseB. spending more time and performing betterC. spending less time and performing worseD. spending less time and performing better65. What can we learn from the text?A. How fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.B. How competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.66. Where could be the best title for the text?A. Improve quality? Serve betterB. Deliver value? Plough aheadC. Reduce time? Move fasterD. Need speed? Slow downD“Experience may possibly be the best teacher, but it is not a particularly good teacher.” You might think that Winston Churchill or perhaps Mark Twain spoke those words, but they actually come from James March, a professor at Stanford University and a pioneer in the field of organizational decision making. For years March (possibly be wisest philosopher of management) has studied how humans think and act, and he continues to do so in his new book The Ambiguities of Experience.He begins by reminding us of just how firmly we have been sticking to the idea of experiential learning: “Experience is respected；experience is sought；experience is explained.” The problem is that learning from experience involves (涉及) serious complications (复杂化), ones that are part of the nature of experience itself and which March discusses in the body of this book.In one interesting part of book, for example, he turns a doubtful eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. In our efforts to make stories interesting, he argues, we lose part of the complicated truth of things. He says “The more accurately (精确地) reality is presented, the less understandable the story, and the more understandable the story,the less realistic it is.”Besides being a broadly knowledgeable researcher, March is also a poet, and his gift shines through in the depth of views he offers and the simple language he uses. Though the book is short, it is demanding: Don’t pick it up looking for quick, easy lessons. Rather, be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and life.67. According to the text, James March is ________.A. a poet who uses experience in his writingB. a teacher who teachers story writing in universityC. a researcher who studies the way humans think and actD. a professor who helps organizations make important decisions68. According to James March, experience ________.A. is overvaluedB. is easy to explainC. should be actively soughtD. should be highly respected69. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Experience makes stories more accurate.B. Stories made interesting fail to fully present the truth.C. The use of stories is the best way of experiential learning.D. Stories are easier to understand when reality is more accurately described.70. What’s the purpose of this text?A. To introduce a book.B. To describe a researcher.C. To explain experiential learning.D. To discuss organizational decisionmaking56. C 57. D 58. B 59. A 60. B61. D 62. A 63. C 64. D 65. C66. D 67. C 68. A 69. B 70. A8.3摩擦力一、选择题1．（2013年丽水中考题）如图1是“研究滑动摩擦力与压力关系”的实验。
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2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级12AVilla Nicoletta, Genuine RelaxationSomewhere in the world, there’s a place where stress isn’t allowed and peace and genuine relaxation are the only demands of the day. If you could go there, you would thoroughly enjoy yourself. The re are not too many places in the world like this, but this is one of them. It’s luxurious. It’s ultra-private.Welcome to Villa NicolettaVilla Nicoletta is a 4-bedroom luxury villa and an oasis(绿洲) of rest and rejuvenation（恢复活力）in a land of unspoiled peace. Located on a 70-foot cliff overlooking the north shore of the island of St. Thomas and the pretty waters of Caret Bay, Villa Nicoletta offers the finest accommodations in the Caribbean for those seeking a vacation of elegance, peace and privacy. You’ll see how the sun blankets the landscape and water in shimmering brilliance by day and how the sky twinkles like billions of bright diamonds at night.Completed in 2000, the 3,300-square-foot Villa Nicoletta is fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronics.When you book Villa Nicoletta, you shall book the entire villa.Off Season: April 16 to December 14★4 bedrooms —＄5,700/week (8 people max)Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/nightPeak Season: December 15 to April 15★4 bedrooms —＄6,300/week (8 people max)Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/night56. The villa can be rented to a maximum of _______ people at a time.A. fiveB. eightC. thirteenD. ten57. If a family with 6 people spends a fortnight’s Christmas holiday in the villa, how much willthey pay?A. ＄12,600.B. ＄15,400.C. ＄11,400.D. ＄13,200.58. Villa Nicoletta is most likely to be popular with tourists who _______.A. like adventureB. want to escape the noisy life of the cityC. enjoy the winter sportsD. seek excitement in the sea59. We can infer that _______.A. you can share the villa with other touristsB. the island of St. Thomas is famous for the ocean theme amusement parkC. fewer tourists stay in Villa Nicoletta in autumn than in springD. you can go in for extreme sports in Villa NicolettaBHow would you like to sleep with one half your brain asleep and the other half awake? Dolphins sleep this way. Recently, scientists at Indiana State University have discovered that ducks sleep this way too. They found that ducks sleep half awake so they can rest and watch for danger at the same time.After putting their ducks in a row and videotaping them, some researchers found ducks on the end of each row spent more time asleep with one eye open, apparently looking for predators.“The more the ducks felt threatened, the more they slept with one eye open,” said lead author Niels C. Rattenborg, a graduate student at Indiana State University,Terre Haute.”the unique aspect is not that they do it,but that they control it. When they sleep at the edge of a group,they tend to realize greater danger, so they spend more time sleeping with one half oftheir brain.” Ducks with one eye open were still awake enough to detect predators, said the authors of the study, which appears today in the journal Nature.The researchers studied four groups of four ducks held in plastic boxes, which were arranged in a row. Ducks on the end were found to sleep with one eye open 31.8 per cent of the time, compared to 12.4 percent of the time for ducks in the central position.Also, ducks in the central position did not open one eye more than the others, while ducks on each end kept the eye facing away from the group open 86.2 per cent of the time. Brain wave readings of the ducks showed that the half of the brain receiving signals from the closed eye indicated that half of the brain was sleeping. Signals from the half of the brain receiving signals from the open eye showed a state between fully awake and asleep.60. It was discovered that .A. most people would like to be half asleepB. ducks can sleep half awakeC. dolphins sleep on their wayD. ducks have different sleeping habits from each other61. A predator is most likely to be .A. an animal that hunts,kills and eats other animalsB. a human being who looks after and feeds ducksC. a scientist who does research work on animalsD. an animal that is likely to be friends with ducks62. Ducks at the end of each row sleep with one eye open because .A. they are looking for foodB. they want to enjoy the sceneryC. they are watching out for dangerD. they are unique in their sleeping habit63. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Ducks on the northern end of a row would keep their eye facing the south open.B. Ducks with less sense of duty usually choose to stay in the center of a row.C. Ducks with one eye open at the edge can still enjoy a certain degree of sleep.D. A video tape recorder was the only electronic device used in the experiment.CLetter to My GrandsonChange is difficult for all of us. The older we get, the more change we face. All change involves loss, and whenever we lose something, we try hard to have it back. So because we know that all change is loss and all loss is change, your mom and dad worried about how you would react when it was time to take away your beloved pacifier (奶嘴) —your “binky”.Now that you’re four, you no longer have your binky; you have nothi ng to protect you from your anxiety. That’s why transitions (转变) are hard. Those transitional objects give us the illusion (幻觉) of security. When they are gone, we are left with the insecurity that’s been there all along.Sam, almost everything we become attached to we’ll eventually lose: our possessions, our loved ones, and even our youth and health. Yes, each loss is a blow (打击). But it’s also an opportunity. There’s an old saying: “When the heart weeps for what it’s lost, the soul rejoices(感到高兴) for wh at it’s gained.”So when you feel the pain of loss, please don’t try to grab(抓住) at something to take away the pain. Just have faith that pain, like everything else, is transitional. Through it, you will learn about your ability to deal with adversity(逆境). You will learn how to manage stress. On the other side of pain, you will learn something about who you are.A friend of mine recently told me she had so many difficulties in her life that she felt like she was living in a nightmare(恶梦) and didn’t k now what to do. I told her to find the bus station andwait for the bus! She looked at me as if I was crazy. I explained that all emotions(情绪) are temporary, and we can wait for them to pass as though we were waiting for a bus. We can wait with disappoint ment, anger or feelings of victimhood, but that won’t make the bus come any faster. We could wait with patience and relaxation, but that wouldn’t make the bus come faster either! We just have to have faith that it’s coming.64. It can be inferred that the pacifier mentioned in the first paragraph .A. was just an opportunity to SamB. stills means a lot to SamC. was a transitional objectD. is an object Sam has already forgotten65. According to the author, when we lose something, _____.A. we will lose protection from insecurityB. we can have it back in a different wayC. we should be thankful for what is lostD. we can still expect something positive66 What does the last paragraph indicate?A. We can do nothing about difficulties in life.B. Waiting for the bus is a good way to reduce one’s stress.C. We should be confident that all pains will be over in time.D. We can do nothing except wait to make the bus come faster.67. What does the author mainly want to tell Sam in the letter?A. We can avoid losses in our life by controlling our emotions.B. Keeping optimistic matters a lot in the face of hardship.C. Growing up is more than a process of losing and gaining.D. One should value what he owns before it’s eventually lost.DIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?68. While taking a taxi in Finland, a passenger_______.A. can go anywhere without having to pay the driverB. only pays two US dollars for a taxi rideC. can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to goD. needs to provide good faith demonstration before leaving without paying69. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Generally, in Finland, workers can get more pay by working long hours.B. The bosses are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.C. The workers are always honest with their working hours.D. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.70. The underlined word “those” in Para.5 probably refers to people _______.A. who are on guard against othersB. who are dishonestC. who often have meals in big hotelsD. who often take taxis71. It can be concluded that _______.A. Finnish people are really foolish in daily lifeB. the Finnish society is of very high moral levelC. Finland has been a good place for cheatsD. all the Finns are rich and therefore honestEWhether you were the shy one at high school or the most popular person on campus, starting university is a clean paper for everyone. It’s the best time to develop your skills with different people, such as teachers, classmates, and roommates. Your social skills and relationships with people in college will have an influence long after you graduate.Here are some tips on developing your people skills at college.Put yourself out there and meet new peopleYou’re v ery likely to make some lifelong friendships at college. But before you get there you have to start by making friends.Upperclassmen and the college itself will organize events to introduce you and your peers to each other and the new college environment. For the purpose of improving your social skills early on, attend every single one.Join clubs that fit your interests. You can meet many people there and it’s a safe bet that you will have something in common.Being active on social networks, such as Renren and micro blogs, is also a good way to meet people, especially if you’re not so good at face-to-face conversation.Always open yourself to conversationYour chances of making new friends depends on your ability to get a friendly atmosphere across.Simple gestures, such as moving your things from a chair when someone is looking for a place in the canteen, can make you seem more open to conversation. You can also take out your earphones when someone asks to share a table with you in the common room while yo u’re studying.Try to get along with roommatesGetting along with roommates is a challenge you’d be wise to overcome. You live together, so you will often spend time together without even trying to. It’s important to make sure that dorm life doesn’t make y ou unhappy.You should be cautious about facing your roommates over any problems, especially if you have only just met. Remember, be polite but firm.The key is to set expectations and clear boundaries from the beginning. Let your roommates know your life habits, but also observe and respect theirs. Sleeping times and studying schedules, visiting friends and cleaning duties are just some of the topics you should discuss.Avoid drama and gossip (流言蜚语)As you already know from high school, your social life will be much more pleasant if you avoid causing and getting caught up in drama, no matter whether in class, dorm, or elsewhere.When it comes to gossip, learn to keep your mouth shut and you’ll avoid trouble. This is especially important if you live in a dor m, where staying away from someone you’ve offended is difficult.72. The passage is written specially for ___________________.A. the senior students at collegeB. the college students and teachersC. the freshmen of universities.D. the parents of college students73. The main purpose of this passage is to ____________________.A. present some information about the campus lifeB. help improve students’ social skills before entering collegeC. prepare students for the upcoming college lifeD. explain what is college life74. From the passage, we can NOT infer that _______________________.A. don’t talk about gossip in public unless the listeners are your close friends.B. if you are a shy boy/girl, you’d better choose social networ ks as an efficient way to makefriends.C. dining in the canteen provides you with a good chance to start a conversation or makefriends with others.D. in general, you will find it hard to get along with your roommates or cope with therelationships with them.75. What’s the best title of this passage?A. Tips on spending your college lifeB. What is college life like?C. A new world is waiting for youD. Prepare your social skills for college life56-60 D A B C B 61-65 A C C C D 66-70 C B C B B 71-75 B C B A D湘潭县石潭镇中心学校电子教案。
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2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级10(A)At present time, roller skating (滑旱冰) is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making ins truments (工具). In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract much attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll (滚动). Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise.Nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.56. The first paragraph tells us that people began to skate on wheels from 1750 because (of )_______.A. it is very easyB. it is very excitingC. Joseph Merlin’s instrumentsD. it is very popular57. People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________. .A. he slept and dreamed a lotB. he was full of different ideas and dreamsC. he invented the first roller skatesD. he always made people’s dreams come true58 .___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.A. Merlin’s workB. Merlin’s violinC.A huge mirrorD. An important party59. Wh at was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?A. He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.B. He couldn’t attract a lot of attention.C. Everyone was surprised at him.D. He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.60. What’s the best title f or the passage?A. Joseph Merlin’s StoryB. How Roller Skating Was InventedC. A Surprising Entrance to the PartyD. Violin and roller skating(B)Most Chinese people these days know what it is like to have an “English teacher”, since almost all pupils study English from their third year. Usually that first English teacher will be a young and lovely lady in primary school. But my first English teacher is no other than my father. Looking back, I can see that, when I was only a little girl, he created an English environment by providing me with flashcards，fun English- language toys and even dolls which can sing English songs! My interest in English had certainly been awakened (唤起) when I began to learn English at school. Just imagine, he went a step further and asked me to learn New Concept English by myself! I was puzzled and even angry. I could not understand why a father could be so strict with his little girl. All the same, he never gave up and he gently insisted that I follow through with his idea. At first, I read stories with tears and I actually hated them because they were too difficult for me. In the end, I came to love the funny stories and, to be honest, my father was always there with a helping hand. I am sure that my English would never have got so far without his support. And that’s why my father is not only my first English teacher but also my lifelong teacher. He is one who awoke my interest, and who gave me much confidence .61．Most pupils in China begin to learn English________.A．in primary school B．from parents C．at three years old D．at home62．The underline part ”no other than my father” in the passage probably means________. A．like my father B．not my father C．my father himself D．not only my father 63．From the whole passage we can see that________.A．the girl preferred playing to learning EnglishB．the girl hates her father because he was strictC．the girl is very thankful to her fatherD．the father gave up after knowing his daughter could not understand64．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．The girl’s father is her first English teacher.B．The girl had been interested in English before going to school.C．The girl’s father was always ready to help her with her English.D．The girl could have learned English well by herself without her father.65．What would be the best title for the passage?A．How I learned English at schoolB．My father---my first and lifelong English teacherC．The relationship between my father and meD．I’ve made progress in Englis h learning(C)On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Ma-rco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目旳地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.66. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be________.A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims67. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel becauseA. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him68. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .A. China, Pakistan, and IndiaB. Pakistan, China, and IndiaC. India, China, and PakistanD. China, India, and Pakistan(D)O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.69. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Traveled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. c. e. b. d. f. aB. e. c. f. b. d. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.70. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because __________.A. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City71. O. Henry went to prison because_____________.A. people thought he had stolen money that was not hisB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money from the newspaper72. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.（E)When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices（装置）tell the time—which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of emp ty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.But while the wise have realized that they don’t need them, others—apparently including some distinguished men of our time—are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to £250.000 for a piece.This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions—but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watche s that allow you to do these things?If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of million s of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.Watches are now classified as“investments”(投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £350, 000, while the 1960s Rolexes have gone from £15, 000 to £30, 000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It's a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up—they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £350, 000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex.73. It seems ridiculous to the writer that_______________.A. people dive 300 meters into the seaB. expensive clothes sell better than cheap onesC. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive onesD. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell74. What can be learned about Swiss watch industry from the passage?A. It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.B. It targets rich people as its potential customers.C. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.D. It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.75. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Watches? Not for Me!B. My Childhood TimexC. Timex or Rolex?D. Watches—a Valuable Collection 56---60.CBDAB 61－65 ACCDB 66—70 DBCAA71－75 ADDBA。