1、2019 高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级 23AI get off the bus and walk a few blocks. I stop when I get to a garage-like place and walk to the metal door with brown paint. I turn the knob(把手)and walk in. A thousand eyes look at me as I take my place at the end of the long line. When I finally get up to the window, I han
2、d the officer my ID. “Im here to visit Mr C. Yes, Im his daughter.”I learn that line by heart. The officer hands me a piece of paper with my name as the visitor and my fathers as the prisoner. It tells me which floor to go to. As I get on the elevator, a rush of excitement runs through me. Then I go
3、 to the eighth floor, look around and see the faces I see here every Sunday and Thursday.There he is. I stand on tiptoe(脚尖)to get a better view since I can hardly see him. He doesnt look like my father. Hes got a beard now and he looks a lot weaker. Hes the dad that I see through a window. My dad wh
4、o is separated from the world. The only place he now knows is his room in the prison. When I look deep into his eyes, I see emptiness and pain.Its difficult to hear him through the thick glass and over everyone else who is trying to talk. We try to carry on a normal conversation about simple things
5、including my day and what Im doing in school, but we mostly talk about how we cant wait until he gets out. After an hour my time is up. We say our good-byes and love-yous.I get on the bus to go home. My favorite place is where my father isprison. I know, how can prison be anyones favorite place? But
6、 it is because my father is there. Itll no longer be my favorite place once he gets out, thoughhome will be.56. Before the author meets her father, she might be very .A. nervous B. disappointed C. excited D. worried57. It can be inferred that the authors father is .A. visited by her twice a weekB. j
7、ust in the prison for a short whileC. still strong and healthy in prisonD. keeping in close touch with outsides58. What does the author mainly talk about with her father?A. Her behaviors in school.B. Simple things in everyday life.C. Difficulty and trouble in her life.D. The feeling of expecting him
8、 home.59. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Her father will be in prison forever.B. Her father is sentenced to death.C. Her father will go home someday.D. Her fathers favorite place is prison.BLife assistance company CPP finds that Britons have lost 9 million wallets in last five yearsand
9、 over 75% will not see them again. Research by UK life assistance firm CPP has found only one in five wallets is likely to be returned and not always with all its contents.Wheres your wallet right now? Youd better check because research reveals only one in every five lost wallets are returned to the
10、ir owners in Britaineven though three-fifths of Britons claim they would either hand it in to police or try to find the owner.The research, made by life assistance company CPP, found that Britonswho carry an average of 85 in cash and 7,000 in credit in their walletshave lost more than 9 million wall
11、ets and 765 million pounds in the past five years. More than three quarters of those who lose their wallets will never see them again, and most will spend over 110 hours replacing their credit cards.In a nationwide experiment, CPP “dropped” 20 wallets containing 10 in cash, a photograph, tickets, st
12、amps and several business cards in shopping centers, on public transport, in museums, cafes, and on the street in five cities: London, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow. Only two in ten of the wallets were returned to their owners and only around half of those(55%) contained the original sum of
13、 money.According to the study, you can kiss your belongings goodbye if you lose your wallet in a cafe or on a train as none of the wallets “dropped” on public transport or while dining out were returned. But you have a 47% chance of seeing your wallet again if you lose it in a museum, and a third of
14、 the wallets “ lost” in shopping centers were returned.60. How many lost wallets are likely to be returned in the last five years?A. About 6.75 million. B. About 4.5 million.C. About 2.25 million. D. About 1.8 million.61. According to the passage, Britons usually . A. put 700 in cash in their wallet
15、sB. put 7,000 in cash in their walletsC. replace their lost credits in more than 4 days.D. replace their lost credits in two days.62. In the experiment, CCP mostly “dropped” the wallets .A. in secret places B. in public sitesC. in private sites D. into the dustbins63. Which can be the most possible
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25、 an area of your life that you feel powerless to create success? If we take some time to examine this area, we will undoubtedly find one or more excuses. Often we do not realize that we are making an excuse. Some of our excuses are obvious. These are excuses like “I havent got time” or “I am too bus
26、y”. Other excuses whisper quietly in our ears like “It is not my fault”, “I need this to happen before I can do my part” or “Business is bad everywhere”.Excuses like these are our escape route that we rely on when taking the necessary action becomes too hard. They are our attempt to “excuse” ourselv
27、es from achieving our goals and being the responsible, wonderful, powerful people that we are! Excuses give our power over to something or somebody else and tear away our ability to create results. They sabotage our dreams for the future and keep us tied to the past. Our excuses have the ability to
28、destroy our best laid plans and rob us of having a life we love.Take a few minutes to look back to a time when you achieved something you desiredwhether in your personal life or perhaps in your career. You will probably find that you succeeded in this area because you did not allow yourself to use t
29、he excuses that you had used in the past.I suggest that you take on an area of your life where you are not really making the progress you would really desire. List the TOP 5 excuses that you are using which are keeping you stuck. Take back your power and claim the life you truly desire. Another meth
30、od is for you to stand in front of your mirror every day and tell your story and excuses to the mirror. I guarantee that within 30 days you will be so over your own stories and excuses that you will want to drop them immediately!68. The first paragraph mainly tells us that .A. most of our excuses ar
31、e ridiculousB. we shouldnt do things that we are not good atC. we shouldnt make our excuses known by othersD. many excuses are created when were unable to do something69. The underlined word “sabotage” in Paragraph 2 means “ ”.A. realize B. spoil C. explain D. follow70. According to the author, .A.
32、finding excuses is not necessarily a bad thingB. excuses always keep one away from successC. excuses are not likely to stop us from creating resultsD. people are usually clear when theyre making excuses71. Which of the following can help us drop our excuses effectively?A. Telling the excuses to othe
33、r people.B. Talking about our progress with othersC. Making a list of the major excuses in our life.D. Looking at ourselves in the mirror every day.EThe New York Times announced Wednesday that it intended to charge frequent readers for access to its Web site, a step being debated across the industry
34、 that nearly every major newspaper has so far feared to take.Starting in early 2011, visitors to NYT will get a certain number of articles free every month before being asked to pay a flat fee for unlimited access. Subscribers to the newspapers print edition will receive full access to the site.But
35、executives(执行主管) of The New York Times Company said they could not yet answer fundamental questions about the plan, like how much it would cost or what the limit would be on free reading. They stressed that the amount of free access could change with time, in response to economic conditions and read
36、er demand. Still, publishers fear that income from digital subscriptions would not compensate for the resulting loss of audience and advertising revenue.NYT is by far the most popular newspaper site in the country, with more than 17 million readers a month in the United States, according to Nielsen
37、Online, and analysts say it is easily the leader in advertising income, as well. That may make it better positioned than other general-interest papers to charge-and also gives The Times more to lose if the move backfires.The Times Company has been studying the matter for almost a year, searching for
38、 common ground between pro-and anti-pay campsa debate mirrored in dozens of media-watching blogs- and the system will not go into effect until January 2011. Executives said they were not bothered by the prospect of absorbing barbs for moving cautiously.“Theres no prize for getting it quick,” said Ja
39、net L. Robinson, the companys president and chief executive. “Theres more of a prize for getting it right.”72. The first paragraph serves as a(n) .A. conclusion B. comment C. lead-in D. background73. What does the underlined word “flat” mean in the second paragraph?A. standard and fixed. B. low and
40、changeable.C. interest free. D. priceless and affordable.74. Which of the following best describes The Times Companys attitude towards its announcement?A. rude B. serious C. hurried D. doubtful75. The passage is mainly about .A. The Times to Offer Free Access to Its Web SiteB. The Times to Increase Audience to Its Web SiteC. The Times to Attract Advertisement to Its Web SiteD. The Times to Charge for Frequent Access to Its Web Site
