Last week the electricity in my flat went out...

Last week the electricity in my flat went out. I had just got home from work and was happily making my tea, when all a sudden I was surrounded by complete darkness. I tried to fix it but failed. I had to wait for an electrician to come in the morning. 1.

I sat down to eat my half-cooked dinner. And then I wasn’t really sure what to do. My typical evening is spent watching the TV and looking through social media. 2. So for me it was an early night. And I couldn’t help but think, do we rely too much on electricity? That night, losing our electricity felt like losing a basic necessity. As basic as running water.3. I use electricity all the time, even when it’s not really necessary.

4. It contributes to global warming. It is harming our environment and we need to do what we can to stop it. Not only that, but if we continue to use the same large amount of energy we will soon run out.

So, shouldn’t we start preparing for it now? Cutting back on our use of electricity would make losing it easier, and also save energy resources so that they could last for longer.5. And if everyone does the same, we can make a big difference.

A. Tonight this wasn’t possible.

B. Obviously, we can’t survive without it.

C. Our over-use of electricity is a big problem.

D. This left me a whole night without any electricity.

E. Electricity brings us convenience and trouble.

F. But really, we’ve grown to take electricity for granted.

G. I know for sure that I could cut down on my use of electricity.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Last week the electricity in my flat went out.1. My typical evening is spent watching TV and scrolling (滚动) through social media. Tonight this wasn’t possible. My roommate and I weren’t prepared with candles and matches. We just rely on electricity.

So for me it was an early night, 2. That night, losing our electricity felt like losing a basic necessity, as basic as running water. But really, electricity is a luxury that we’ve grown to take for granted. I use electricity all the time, even when it’s not really necessary.

3. And as I’m writing this, I have my lights on, even in the middle of the day when I don’t really need them.

4.It contributes to global warming. It is harming our environment and we need to do what we can to stop it. Not only that, but if we continue to use the same large amount of energy, we will soon run out of it.

How would we survive in a world without electricity? Our daily lives go around it. We wouldn’t be able to function. 5.So, shouldn’t we start preparing for it now? Cutting down on our use of electricity would save energy resources so that they could last for longer. And if everyone does it, we can make a big difference.

A. Yet we know one day we will run out of it.

B. Our over-use of electricity is a big problem.

C. This left me in complete darkness the whole night.

D. It is a real problem to cut down on the use of electricity.

E. I know for sure I could cut down on my use of electricity.

F. I couldn’t help but think, do we rely too much on electricity?

G. I turn on the TV in the background even when Tm not watching it.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

The electricity ____, the light went out.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My school appeared on the news last week because we had made an important change in our local area. Our class had planted a large garden in what was once only a vacant lot. It was a lot of work but it was all worth it. I got blisters(水泡) from digging, and we all got insect bites, too.

I learned a lot about gardening and collaboration(合作), and then I learned about the media. Our teacher telephoned the TV station and informed them of what we had accomplished. She spoke with the producer. The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were plenty of stories similar to ours. They wanted to know what was special about our particular garden, since many schools plant them.

The teacher explained that, after going on the Internet to learn about the prairie(大草原), we had made a prairie garden. We had gone to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants, and then we planted them. We did not water the garden, but we did weed it. We decided to let nature water it with rain, since that was how prairies grew in the past. We sent a picture of the garden to the news station. In the picture, the grass was so high that it stood taller than the fourth grade students.

As a result, the producer sent a reporter to our school. He interviewed the headmaster and asked him many questions about the garden. After that, they interviewed us, and we explained to them what we had learned through this project.

That night, we watched the news, and there we were. The news reporter told our story. It was only two minutes long, but it was us. We were famous. All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it. We knew that when we saw the garden every day, but now we knew that the whole city thought so, too.

1.What seemed to be the TV directors’ initial reaction to the garden?

A.They were excited. B.They were surprised.

C.They were worried. D.They were uninterested.

2.What is special about the garden?

A.Weeds were allowed to spread naturally.

B.The grass grew faster than common grass.

C.The seeds came from the plants of a prairie.

D.Underground water was used for the plants.

3.What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the last paragraph?

A.We got blisters on our hands. B.Our hard work was worthwhile.

C.The garden would be famous. D.The project would be finished.

4.How did the author feel about the project?

A.Annoyed. B.Curious. C.Proud. D.Regretful.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was about the third week in June last year. My 15­year­old son had already settled into his summer routine：Go to　　 ____　　 at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p．m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games　 ___　 dinner.

It was the middle of the　　 ____　 when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn't　 ___　 that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that　　 ____　 the next day, and a company that　　 ____　 teenagers to guard their pools.

From that day I woke him up at 8 a．m. every day for him to　　 ____　 the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was　 ____　 his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually　　 ____　 going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could　 ____　 someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to　 ____　 work for a living.

Two weeks later, he had a　 ____　 as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very　 ____　 and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working full­time at a pool. He says a lot of his　 ____　 don't have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn't try　　 ____　 enough! Even if your kid is super　 ____　 with finals and after­school activities and doesn't have time, you can　 ____　 job information for him.

Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie　　 ____， or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring　 ___　 for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the　 ____　 to make sure he is never late.

1.A.school　　　　　　　　　     B．study　　　　　　　　　

C．bed　　　　　　　　　　　　     D．work

2.A.around　　　　　　　　　     B．until　　　　　　　　　　

C．after　　　　　　　　　　　     D．during

3.A.night　　　　　　　　　　     B．noon　　　　　　　　　　

C．morning　　　　　　　　　     D．afternoon

4.A.watch　　　　　　　　　　 B．appreciate　　　　　　

C．notice　　　　　　　　　　 D．stand

5.A.lasted　　　　　　　　　　     B．rested　　　　　　　　　

C．started　　　　　　　　　　     D．developed

6.A.hired　　　　　　　　　　     B．forced　　　　　　　　　

C．persuaded　　　　　　　　     D．force

7.A.give　　　　　　　　　　     B．attend　　　　　　　　

C．observe　　　　　　　　　     D．help

8.A.designed　　　　　　　　     B．ruining　　　　　　　　

C．enjoying　　　　　　　　　     D．joining

9.A.looking into　　　　　　     B．looking out of　　　　

C．looking down upon　　     D．looking forward to

10.A.recognize　　　　　　　     B．conduct　　　　　　　　

C．save　　　　　　　　　　　     D．buy

11.A.roughly　　　　　　　　     B．luckily　　　　　　　　

C．actually　　　　　　　　　     D．suddenly

12.A.job　　　　　　　　　　　     B．problem　　　　　　　　

C．goal　　　　　　　　　　　　     D．reward

13.A.slowly　　　　　　　　　     B．seriously　　　　　　　

C．calmly　　　　　　　　　　     D．quickly

14.A.teachers　　　　　　　　     B．colleagues　　　　　　

C．students　　　　　　　　　     D．friends　　　

15.A.hard　　　　　　　　　　     B．fast　　　　　　　　　　

C．early　　　　　　　　　　　     D．directly

16.A.clear　　　　　　　　　　     B．excited　　　　　　　　

C．busy　　　　　　　　　　　     D．disappointed 　

17.A.write down　　　　　　     B．think about　　　　　　

C．wait for　　　　　　　　　     D．search for

18.A.theatre　　　　　　　　     B．square　　　　　　　　

C．park　　　　　　　　　　　     D．factory

19.A.experts　　　　　　　　     B．foreigners　　　　　　

C．teenagers　　　　　　　　     D．villagers

20.A.habit　     B．schedule

C．tradition　     D．determination

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1. The author felt depressed because she __________.

A. couldn't consume her waking hour

B. had not seen a film for a long time.

C. had not finished her work on time

D. had worked on a hard job for too long

2.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.

A. take photos                            B. find a solution to the project

C. hop along the path                       D. cheer herself up

3. The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".

A. unsuccessful        B. unrelated            C. uninteresting    D. unexpected

4.In the author's opinion, __________.

A. a bath can make people relaxed

B. depression is usually caused by hard work

C. walking in a busy city centre harms people's health

D. adults should express their inner feelings freely

5.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.

A. explanation          B. suggestion         C. introduction    D. reminder

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.

A．take photos                            B．find a solution to the project

C．hop along the path                         D．cheer herself up

2.The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".

A．unsuccessful       B．unrelated    C．uninteresting       D．unexpected

3.In the author's opinion, __________.

A．a bath can make people relaxed

B．depression is usually caused by hard work

C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health

D．adults should express their inner feelings freely

4.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.

A．explanation         B．suggestion     C．introduction D．reminder

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to think for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we limit our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city center.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The reason why the author felt depressed is that_______.

A. she was afraid she couldn’t finish her work on time

B. she spent too much time indoors in front of her computer

C. her every waking hour was consumed by the project

D. the project was very important to her

2.In the author's opinion, _______.

A. adults should express their inner feelings freely

B. depression is usually caused by hard work

C. walking in a busy city center harms people's health

D. a bath can make people relaxed

3.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) _______.

A. explanation　　　 B. warning

C. introduction　　 D. reminder

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the last couple of weeks , I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me . My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead , I was feeling rather depressed . I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie,but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思) for a solution that the answer came to me : turn to nature!

The very next day , I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve , even though it was pouring with rain . Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again.To be honest . I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing , “I’m singing in the rain.”a song I used to sing when I was a child . I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制)our own spirits , which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly,it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking  in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels. But this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre .

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors , relax completely , remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The author felt depressed because she________.

A.couldn’t consume her waking hour

B.had not seen a film for a long time.

C.had not finished her work on time

D.had worked on a hard job for too long

2.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to________.

A.take photos           B.find a solution to the project

C.hop along the path    D.cheer herself up

3.The underlined part“to no avail” in Paragraph 1 probably means“________”.

A.unsuccessful      B.unrelated     C.uninteresting     D.unexpected

4.In the author’s opinion,________.

A.a bath can make people relaxed

B.depression is usually caused by hard work

C.walking in a busy city centre harms people’s health

D.adults should express their inner feelings freely

5.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n)________.

A.explanation           B.suggestion        C.introduction          D.reminder

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The author felt depressed because she __________.

A．couldn't consume her waking hour

B．had not seen a film for a long time.

C．had not finished her work on time

D．had worked on a hard job for too long

2.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.

A．take photos                            B．find a solution to the project

C．hop along the path                      D．cheer herself up

3.The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".

A．unsuccessful       B．unrelated         C．uninteresting       D．unexpected

4.In the author's opinion, __________.

A．a bath can make people relaxed

B．depression is usually caused by hard work

C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health

D．adults should express their inner feelings freely

5.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.

A．explanation        B．suggestion         C．introduction       D．reminder

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析