Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”
The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.” The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1.What puzzled the grandson most was _________.
A. why he forgot what he read soon
B. whether it was useful to read books
C. what kind of book he could understand
D. how he could read books like his grandpa
2.Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?
A. To get him to realize the use of reading books.
B. To punish him for not reading carefully.
C. To clean the dirty basket in the river.
D. To train him to run faster.
3.What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. The old are always wiser than the young.
B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
C. You can’t expect to remember all you read.
D. Reading books can change a person gradually.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Grandpa and Grandson
B. Carrying Water in a Basket
C. Baskets and Books
D. Reading for Total Changing
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”
The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.” The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1.What puzzled the grandson most was _________.
A. why he forgot what he read soon
B. whether it was useful to read books
C. what kind of book he could understand
D. how he could read books like his grandpa
2.Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?
A. To get him to realize the use of reading books.
B. To punish him for not reading carefully.
C. To clean the dirty basket in the river.
D. To train him to run faster.
3.What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. The old are always wiser than the young.
B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
C. You can’t expect to remember all you read.
D. Reading books can change a person gradually.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Grandpa and Grandson
B. Carrying Water in a Basket
C. Baskets and Books
D. Reading for Total Changing
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---I got up at five this morning, I thought it was Friday.
---You _____ so early.It is Sunday today; you don’t have to go to work.
A.mustn’t have got up B.needn’t have got up
C.needn’t get up D.mustn’t get up
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The burst of barking suddenly woke me up. It was 2:30 a.m. in the early morning. Wondering why Rock was making so loud noises, I decided to go to him. By the time I made it to the bottom of the stairs, he was running up. I felt strange, for he had never come up the stairs, no matter what. I think that was his way of telling me, “We’ve got to go back up.”
When I got to the top of the stairs, I turned around and saw a light on, but I didn’t remember leaving one on. I walked downstairs again, and that’s when I saw fire. I immediately shouted to my wife to wake up and get our three kids. I grabbed a knife and cut out the plastic that covered the window to the porch roof. I then forced open the window and kicked out the screen. I got everybody out on the roof and threw a blanket out there so we wouldn’t slip off. It was cold, January cold. Then I started screaming for help. But help never came.
I was scared of heights, but I couldn’t let my family burn up. So I just jumped off the roof and got the wind knocked out of me when I landed.
I found our ladder, placed it against the house, and climbed back up to the roof. I wrapped my arms around my daughter and carried my nine-month-old with my teeth, by his little sleeper. Then I climbed down the ladder. Once on the ground, I had my little girl hold her brother, and I went back up to the roof to get my other daughter. Then I went back up again and got my wife. I tried to get my dog, but he just disappeared in the black smoke. I never saw Rock alive again.
1.What happened to the author one early January morning?
A. His dog was injured. B. A robbery took place.
C. His house was on fire. D. His wife disappeared.
2.The passage is mainly developed by ________.
A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons
C. giving examples D. following the time order
3.What is the passage mainly talking about?
A. My devoted friend Rock. B. Some tips for surviving a fire.
C. How the fire broke out. D. How my family survived a fire.
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— Shall we set out at five sharp in the morning?
— No, don’t ring me up that early. I ______ .
A.sleep B.will be sleeping C.am sleeping D.will sleep
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was young, each morning I woke up and would find my father nowhere around the house. He usually got up early before ______ and began cleaning the farmyard. In summer, he got up ______ earlier to water the flowers and vegetables in the garden. Once I helped my father to ______ weeds from the corn field. It wasn’t long ______ I felt very tired but the field ridge seemed ______. Finally I totally threw myself ______ in the field, feeling ______. My dad seemed to have ______ my mind. He came up and said, “Farming is tiring and really takes ______and sweat, but in ______ the sweet harvest will be worth the ______.” Encouraged by his words, I struggled to my feet. My father ______ and added, “Rome is not built in a ______, but it can be built in hundreds of days. So whenever ______ with a huge project, just break it into ______parts and then complete it one by one. Finally you will be amazed at your ______.” Hearing what he said, I was greatly ______ and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch. Believe it or not, at the end of the day, I ______ in weeding half an acre of the corn field.
Now I have tried different jobs and finally ______ down running a big restaurant. In my lifetime, my father’s devotion to his job and his special working methods can always encourage and guide me ______ all kinds of difficulties.
1.A. noon B. night C. dark D. dawn
2.A. equally B. less C. even D. extremely
3.A. throw B. harvest C. remove D. drop
4.A. before B. whenever C. since D. until
5.A. faraway B. endless C. challenging D. boring
6.A. open B. out C. away D. flat
7.A. angry B. disappointed C. hopeless D. ashamed
8.A. read B. disturbed C. spoken D. seen
9.A. pains B. wisdom C. patience D. courage
10.A. spring B. fall C. summer D. winter
11.A. strength B. cost C. effort D. risk
12.A. regretted B. smiled C. sighed D. followed
13.A. day B. month C. second D. year
14.A. discouraged B. faced C. dealt D. worked
15.A. good B. various C. small D. large
16.A. confidence B. achievement C. failure D. change
17.A. puzzled B. shocked C. delighted D. inspired
18.A. managed B. failed C. succeeded D. avoided
19.A. settled B. broke C. bent D. pulled
20.A. around B. to C. with D. through
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
.—Let’s back up. Where was I?
—______.
A.You were in the kitchen. | B.You left your book at home. |
C.You were having a rest. | D.You were talking about the cause. |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
—Let’s back up. Where was I?
—______.
A. You were in the kitchen. B. You left your book at home.
C. You were having a rest. D. You were talking about the cause.
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
(2012·全国卷Ⅰ)I ________ use a clock to wake me up because at six o'clock each morning the train comes by my house.
A.couldn't B.mustn't
C.shouldn't D.needn't
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I ________ use a clock to wake me up because at six o’clock each morning the train comes by my house. (2012·新课标全国,30)
A.couldn’t B.mustn’t
C.shouldn’t D.needn’t
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, customers to carry as many packages as they could. I also needed to have my own package . The queue moved very slowly. My patience and I got annoyed. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move to make room for me to get to the .
I stepped out, about the service conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a but I was a stranger. So I did what I could in a minute she hurried past me-I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat . Then her face softened and her shoulders . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people’s and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that every day to let it me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
1.A. found B. disliked C. kept D. avoided
2.A. hoping B. welcoming C. requiring D. ordering
3.A. paid B. received C. weighed D. bought
4.A. died out B. faded out C. burst out D. ran out
5.A. business B. duty C. turn D. part
6.A. on B. about C. in D. aside
7.A. counter B. office C. exit D. car
8.A. talking B. complaining C. worrying D. hearing
9.A. headed B. looked C. pulled D. turned
10.A. way B. time C. direction D. course
11.A. slow B. stable C. light D. heavy
12.A. rough B. dull C. smooth D. bright
13.A. smile B. hug C. bag D. touch
14.A. until B. though C. before D. since
15.A. excited B. frightened C. cheered D. confused
16.A. trembled B. raised C. relaxed D. tightened
17.A. what B. that C. how D. when
18.A. appearances B. reactions C. behaviors D. expressions
19.A. treatment B. awareness C. conclusion D. achievement
20.A. remind B. warn C. convince D. tell
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