My father once worked for a big company. However, when I was a year old he _________ his job and then our family got into a difficult station. We were _________, so we sold our house. Then we had to live with my grandmother, _________ she didn’t like kids at all. She never _________. But I was very happy with my parents. My father was _________ at making things. I was also _________ and had a talent for designing.
We didn’t have money to buy. _________ so we made our own. I put two tyres together to make a horse. I learned a lot about gravity(重力)because I _________ many times.
By 10, I knew I wanted to become a(n) _________, but they didn’t take women in engineering school, so I went to another school and __________ in 1945. Then I was very __________ to be accepted by the army’s training programme. I learned a lot there. In 1966, I __________ serving the army. I began to work with children with learning problems. I wanted to __________ something that would help them. Luckily, I __________.
I tried to retire five times but it __________ worked. In 1997, I went back to school to learn drawing, which was __________ for my inventions. On a TV program in 2015, I __________ David Kelley the founder of the design firm IDEO. When I realized he __________ people from different backgrounds, I thought, “I have special life experiences and designing skills. I could be of __________ to his firm.”
I typed a letter to Kelley and quickly, I got a __________ that I was accepted. I was 85.
1.A. lost B. took C. missed D. changed
2.A. in order B. in peace C. in danger D. in debt
3.A. though B. or C. as D. so
4.A. apologized B. performed C. smiled D. worked
5.A. mad B. skilled C. amazed D. disappointed
6.A. sensitive B. strict C. pretty D. creative
7.A. clothes B. books C. toys D. foods
8.A. fell off B. gave in C. looked up D. turned back
9.A. doctor B. soldier C. dancer D. inventor
10.A. started B. returned C. graduated D. arrived
11.A. afraid B. lucky C. brave D. clever
12.A. finished B. enjoyed C. escaped D. kept
13.A. remember B. gather C. say D. develop
14.A. left B. agreed C. succeeded D. stopped
15.A. already B. always C. nearly D. never
16.A. famous B. helpful C. fit D. ready
17.A. invited B. called C. discovered D. saw
18.A. persuaded B. recognized C. accepted D. doubted
19.A. value B. importance C. interest D. health
20.A. choice B. reply C. gift D. reward
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Many years ago my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness . He was unable to work at _____ job . He would be fine for quite a while , but would then fall suddenly _____ and have to be admitted to the hospital .
He wanted to do something to keep himself _____ , so he decided to volunteer at the local children _____ . My dad loved kids . He would talk to them and play with them .Sometimes , he would _____ one of his kids . In certain instances , he would give _____ to the sad parents of these children .
One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a _____ disease that paralyzed (使…瘫痪) her from the neck down . I don’t know the _____ of the disease , but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl . My dad decided to try to help her . He started _____ her in her room , bringing paints , brushes and paper . He stood the paper up _____ a backing , put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint . He didn’t use his hands at all . Only his _____ would move . He would visit her _____ he could and paint for her . All the while he would tell her , “see , you can do _____ you set your mind to .”
_____ , she began to paint using her mouth , and she and my dad became friends . Soon after , the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also _____ the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and _____ to work , he was at the volunteer counter one day and _____ the front door open . In came the little girl who had been paralyzed , but this time she was _____. She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight . She gave my dad a picture she had done using her _____ . At the bottom it read, “thank you for helping me walk .”
Sometimes love is more _____ than doctors , and my dad-who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture-loved every single child in that hospital .
1.A.an important B.a steady C.an easy D.a good
2.A.ill B.behind C.asleep D.down
3.A.well B.wealthy C.busy D.healthy
4.A.palace B.hospital C.center D.park
5.A.teach B.miss C.lose D.treat
6. A.speech B.comfort C.praise D.help
7.A.special B.curious C.strange D.rare
8.A.result B.reason C.name D.course
9.A.observing B.drawing C.painting D.visiting
10.A.with B.across C.against D.over
11.A.head B.neck C.fingers D.eyes
12.A.with whoever B.whenever C.as if D.as soon as
13.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
14.A.Basically B.Naturally C.Eventually D.Suddenly
15.A.left B.entered C.rushed to D.stayed at
16.A.stopped B.returned C.hesitated D.refused
17.A.pushed B.noticed C.observed D.kicked
18.A.shouting B.lying C.walking D.jumping
19.A.hands B.pens C.paper D.mind
20.A.thankful B.useful C.thoughtful D.powerful
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was ________ and when I was 14, he said, “You’re never going to be ________ but a failure.”
After five years of ________ jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best ________ that could have happened to me. I ________0 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to ________ that what people said about me was ________. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s ________ it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my ________ and went to college. My first novel _ ________ while I was at college.
After college I taught during the________in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a ________in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of ________that job to write full time________ I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —________ was a working-class boy who’d ________ school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and ________ , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. ________ what does it mean? I ________ wish all the people that have put me down had ________ : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
1.A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful
2.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
3.A. low B. poor C. good D. useful
4.A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing
5.A. agreed B. decided C. planned D. told
6.A. me B. them C. her D. it
7.A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty
8.A. see B. know C. understand D. face
9.A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition
10.A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back
11.A. day B. night C. month D. year
12.A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success
13.A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up
14.A. while B. if C. when D. or
15.A. there B. here C. it D. that
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle.
This farmhouse had been too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he into the room where grain was stored and was quite as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat , and without thinking he started to run and luckily the cat’s paws.
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came the next few days. Zigfried every single hour of them. , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a smile at the door of his home, he heard the of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”
1.A. carefully B. excitedly C. hopefully D. proudly
2.A. shabby B. noisy C. messy D. empty
3.A. mouth B. nose C. stomach D. throat
4.A. bag B. stick C. bowl D. coat
5.A. although B. until C. whereas D. unless
6.A. leapt B. sniffed C. trembled D. withdrew
7.A. broke B. marched C. paced D. stole
8.A. curious B. nervous C. pitiful D. sensible
9.A. took B. released C. felt D. drew
10.A. strongly B. irregularly C. slowly D. wildly
11.A. escaped B. seized C. rubbed D. scratched
12.A. close B. happy C. new D. young
13.A. celebrate B. communicate C. compete D. compromise
14.A. across B. from C. off D. up
15.A. alive B. loose C. open D. still
16.A. counted B. enjoyed C. missed D. wasted
17.A. However B. Instead C. Moreover D. Therefore
18.A. bitter B. forced C. polite D. satisfied
19.A. introduction B. discussion C. comment D. debate
20.A. blood B. smile C. tear D. sweat
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“So teach Kolby to close the door”, my daughter Emma said after hearing me _________ again about the dog coming in with the door open, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January _________ air.
Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really _________ thing to do.But then she took it a step _________.“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing(抓起) some treats and _________ him to the open door.“Touch”!And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a _________ position.She _________ him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became _________ .Over the last few days I have been consistent(一致的)with Kolby .Each time he comes in, I bring him back to the _________ door and ask him to close.There have been _________ in the beginning, but lately more and more successes.
However, there remains much work to be done.I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again _________he will close the door from a distance.But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the _________ will be completed and, in the way things are _________ , completed quickly.
What a _________treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the _________ I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby.
A wish is just a wish until you decide to take _________ .Once you _________ the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of _________ .Once you want to achieve a goal, and _________ that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done.Just _________ doing it.
1.A.complain B.scream C.worry D.scare
2.A.thin B.fresh C.dirty D.cold
3.A.interesting B.funny C.hard D.possible
4.A.again B.further C.deeper D.backward
5.A.dragging B.pushing C.driving D.attracting
6.A.stopped B.fixed C.closed D.checked
7.A.rewarded B.gave C.offered D.thanked
8.A.moved B.convinced C.concerned D.puzzled
9.A.open B.closed C.broken D.perfect
10.A.pleasures B.experiments C.failures D.pauses
11.A.in case B.even if C.as if D.so that
12.A.interest B.task C.dream D.order
13.A.changing B.reacting C.progressing D.happening
14.A.wonderful B.small C.different D.simple
15.A.knowledge B.skills C.lessons D.experience
16.A.patience B.part C.delight D.action
17.A.hold on to B.pay attention to C.come up with D.live up to
18.A.date B.touch C.reach D.power
19.A.prove B.believe C.recognize D.realize
20.A.imagine B.start C.keep D.enjoy
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My watch broke a few days ago, which made me sad. The watchband(表带)broke without my noticing, causing it to fall to the floor while I was doing some ______. As I stepped back to ______ some other clothes, I heard a terrible sound. I ______ the watch and saw a spider web of cracks on its face. I saw that it was beyond ______ and sadly threw it into the garbage.
Strangely, now that it is ______ I find that I have no wish to buy a new one. ______ it is because in this digital age clocks are ______. They are on my wall,in my car, on my computer, and even on my phone. I can’t even ______ my head without seeing what time it is.
I think that the real reason, ______, is that as I have grown older, my ______ with time itself has changed. While I feel as ______ as ever, time in this world has gone by much too fast. The little baby boy I once ______ to sleep on my chest is now a 23-year-old man who is bigger than me. Young and ______ adults from my childhood have grown old, sickened and even ______. I can now see that time can’t be kept. It flows on and on and carries us with it on a river of ______.The days zoom by(急速移动), our hair turns ______, our skin becomes wrinkled, and our bodies wear out. Looking at our ______ cannot slow it down. All we can do is embrace it and ______ each day we are given.
So do your best to spend each ______ moment here in joy. Do your best to spend your days living, laughing, hugging, helping, praying, and smiling. Most ______ do your best to spend our seconds here loving yourself, and others.
1.A. exercising B. cleaning C. washing D. cooking
2.A. fetch B. find C. take D. choose
3.A. set up B. picked up C. looked for D. cared about
4.A. reach B. description C. construction D. repair
5.A. worn B. disabled C. gone D. lost
6.A. Truly B. Really C. Likely D. Perhaps
7.A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere
8.A. shake B. turn C. nod D. move
9.A. although B. therefore C. however D. instead
10.A. attitude B. relationship C. concern D. friendship
11.A. young B. calm C. happy D. useful
12.A. cheated B. comforted C. rocked D. relieved
13.A. lively B. energetic C. childish D. clever
14.A. passed away B. got away C. run away D. given up
15.A. smile B. silence C. change D. love
16.A. black B. dead C. yellow D. gray
17.A. watches B. bodies C. ages D. relatives
18.A. share B. enjoy C. divide D. value
19.A. considerate B. interesting C. precious D. difficult
20.A. importantly B. silently C. usefully D. interestingly
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Direction: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C or D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
For busy people, the idea of speed dating has really caught on in popularity. In a speed dating event, usually 8-10 ________ go around from table to table, each spending 6-8 minutes at each one. From that, you may not know for sure if you want to ________ something more with an individual, but, you will _______ know if you don't want to.
The first thing that you will realize about speed dating is that it makes you _______. Unlike a bar, where you might get a whole evening to ________ check a potential partner out and to see what they’ve got, when it comes to ________, you know that you only have a certain amount of time to put your best foot forward there. You’ll find the other participants are ________ of this and will put their best foot forward.
An 8-minute speed dating will also give you a chance to see how someone ________ under pressure. You may already know a little more about their ________ if you find someone who can’t seem to make eye-contact. The best advice is to make eye contact, be open and direct. You’ll find that the ________ time can make for some excellent opportunities to really shine, and there’s nothing like a deadline to make you more ________! An important detail to keep in mind is that you will be ________ to a dozen or more singles in a short time. Those who feel that there is an advantage in larger numbers will surely find this ________.
When you are looking for ________, you may not want to do the long search, so think about speed dating and see what you can do to make sure that it works for you. ________, give this exciting opportunity a try!
1.A. singles B. couples C. youths D. lovers
2.A. learn B. develop C. explore D. have
3.A. equally B. hardly C. eventually D. definitely
4.A. chase B. focus C. hurry D. cheer
5.A. occasionally B. frequently C. constantly D. unexpectedly
6.A. speed dating B. making friends C. family planning D. home improving
7.A. sick B. fond C. confident D. aware
8.A. acts B. talks C. lives D. loves
9.A. interest B. background C. personality D. intention
10.A. limited B. spare C. appointed D. luxurious
11.A. objective B. passive C. negative D. creative
12.A. introduced B. used C. mentioned D. devoted
13.A. appealing B. surprising C. convincing D. demanding
14.A. fun B. adventure C. friendship D. love
15.A. On the whole B. As a result C. In a word D. Believe it or not
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“So, how’s your brother doing?” Such a common question nowadays. I ______ give long answers on what he was doing each day of the week, but now I just respond, “He’s fine.” I’ve gotten _____of the question. While everyone wants to know how my brother is doing, no one ____ asks me how I’m doing.
I lived with him for over seventeen years of my life, and for some reason, no one thinks it would be______ for me to let him go. But it is. He was the _____of my world. My entire life went around him. I wore what he wore. If it was fifty degree outside, and he wore shorts, I ______wear shorts, too.
I lived in my brother’s _____for over seventeen years. He was popular with everyone. Before, I thought that people liked me. But no. People liked my brother. They were______to him, and I just happened to be there. ______ now, away from him, I’m facing a world so much bigger than before. He used to ______me from the brunt(冲击) of the adult stuff, and I walked ______him, only seeing the nice stuff.
But now I can see ______the world is really like. And I’m ready to ______ it on my own. I may never be popular, but I can be friendly and make new friends. I’m ready to step out from his shadow and let my own shadow fall on the ground. Maybe they won’t like me. ______, it’s better than just being a copy of him. It’s time to _____ from behind his shadow. It’s time to let the sun warm me up, instead of standing in my brother’s cold shadow.
1.A. used to B. planned to C. decided to D. failed to
2.A. disturbed B. frightened C. tired D. exhausted
3.A. also B. just C. ever D. often
4.A. easy B. hard C.happy D. sad
5.A. sun B. teacher C. power D. center
6.A. must B. should C. would D. might
7.A. world B. reality C. protection D. shadow
8.A. attached B. admitted C. sensitive D. attractive
9.A. So B. And C. But D. Or
10.A. protect B. prevent C. keep D. escape
11.A. along B. behind C. around D. with
12.A. which B. that C. how D. what
13.A. explore B. live C. accept D. fight
14.A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Anyhow
15.A. step out B. pull out C. call out D. break out
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When two ninth-grade students found smoke coming out of the back of their school bus early Tuesday morning, their bus driver knew just what to do. Thanks to her ______ thinking, more than 50 students’ lives were ______.
While ______ a group of 56 students to their middle school in Duncan, South Carolina, on Tuesday, Teresa Stroble noticed the heavy ______ rising from the back of her bus. She ______ pulled the bus over, evacuated (疏散) the students, and radioed the transportation office to ask ______ to call 911. Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after the fire began and quickly ______ the fire, which CBS News reports was so ______ that people driving by were able to feel its heat inside their cars. Parents of the children on the bus were ______ the fire, but thanks to Stroble, the news they received was all ______: not a single child had been hurt.
Since then, Stroble, who has been a bus driver for seven years ______ also works as a teacher’s assistant (助教), has been ______ for her brave actions. “We are so ______ of our bus driver,” headmaster Scott Turner told local CBS News. “She was ______. She also kept the students calm. She made sure they were safe. She didn’t leave the bus ______ they all left. She is our ______ today.”
The local fire department is still unsure what ______ the fire, but some say that this 1995 ______ has been known to have wiring and electrical problems.______, we’re so happy that Stroble was able to,______ on her feet and keep everyone safe and sound.
1.A. careful B. deep C. kind D. quick
2.A. saved B. shown C. gotten D. checked
3.A. bringing B. driving C. inviting D. walking
4.A. gas B. water C. smoke D. heat
5.A. gradually B. suddenly C. finally D. immediately
6.A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. another
7.A. found out B. turned down C. put out D. cut down
8.A. large B. wide C. fast D. bright
9.A. tired of B. angry about C. surprised at D. worried about
10.A. new B. simple C. good D. active
11.A. or B. and C. but D. so
12.A. praised B. encouraged C. helped D. supported
13.A. sure B. fond C. certain D. proud
14.A. serious B. mad C. calm D. positive
15.A. after B. until C. if D. because
16.A. hero B. friend C. teacher D. leader
17.A. controlled B. fixed C. ordered D. caused
18.A. base B. bus C. source D. detail
19.A. Also B. Besides C. However D. Later
20.A. think B. run C. stand D. look
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
On Sept.19, 2014, Alibaba went public on the New York Stock(股票)Exchange, which shows that Ma Yun has done his business 1. (success). A short Chinese man seems to be the 2.(tall) man in the world right now.
Ma Yun used to be an English teacher who led 3. easy life. When he was twelve, he found that English was very interesting. Every morning he got up at 5 a.m. and then ran to a hotel near the West Lake, 4. he could communicate with foreign visitors in English. The experience made him a fantastic English speaker and often delivered English speeches without 5.(refer) to his notes. In a trip to the US in 1995, Ma had access to the Internet 6. chance. 7. was after he returned home that Ma set up a website and created his own company-- Alibaba in Hangzhou. He was so 8.(devote) to his work that he 9.(name) “Crazy Jack Ma”. In my opinion, his 10.(curious) and determination made Alibaba the world’s largest e-commerce company .
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析