An evening in October, I landed in Kuching, t...

An evening in October, I landed in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak in Malaysia. I was an 18-year-old Dubai-raised kid away from home for the first time to start my undergraduate studies.

I had never travelled alone before. I pushed my ______ and headed to the airport ______ to find a grey car with the name of my university on it. As we left the airport, the ______ began talking to me. As I am a driving ______ myself, we started talking about cars and driving.

“Never make a Sarawakian ______,” he warned. “No road rage(路怒). Very dangerous!” Not long into our ______, the driver of the car behind flashed his lights at us. This became more aggressively then and my driver started to ______. We pulled over to the roadside. My heart was pounding but I tried to put on a(n) ______ face as the man from the car came up and made his way to my side of the car. As he reached my window, I ______ it down and tried to ______ a smile.

I looked down at his hands to see that he was ______ my travel bag. It ______ my passport, return tickets, as well as cash and letters from the university. I had left it behind on the trolley at the ______ and this man had been trying to ______ it to me ever since we had left the airport.

Breathing a huge sigh of ______, I took my bag and showed ______ to this stranger. The man welcomed me to Kuching, wished me luck with my university studies and drove away.

This act of kindness ______ cheered me up and thanks to this honest ______, the initial self-doubt I had about my decision to ______ so far away from home ______ with hope and excitement.

1.A.presents B.baggage C.books D.bike

2.A.entrance B.building C.exit D.hotel

3.A.driver B.teacher C.tourist D.classmate

4.A.expert B.athlete C.enthusiast D.coach

5.A.nervous B.curious C.angry D.excited

6.A.journey B.category C.adventure D.practice

7.A.shout B.cry C.laugh D.panic

8.A.serious B.brave C.honest D.kind

9.A.rolled B.broke C.closed D.knocked

10.A.draw B.hide C.imagine D.force

11.A.unfastening B.holding C.searching D.emptying

12.A.protected B.displayed C.collected D.contained

13.A.airport B.station C.supermarket D.harbor

14.A.pass B.deliver C.offer D.return

15.A.doubt B.regret C.relief D.sadness

16.A.appreciation B.satisfaction C.praise D.excitement

17.A.regularly B.normally C.immediately D.occasionally

18.A.stranger B.student C.policeman D.attendant

19.A.live B.work C.play D.study

20.A.filled B.replaced C.covered D.crowded

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Edinburgh: a city of culture

Edinburgh, 1.(locate) in the southeast of Scotland, is the capital city of Scotland.

With its museums, shops, wonderful historic castles, and many restaurants, there are many interesting things for visitors 2.(enjoy) all year round.

However, there is more to Edinburgh than tourism. Each year, the Edinburgh International Festival 3.(take) place in the city. In late summer, for three weeks, the festival presents classical music, theatre, opera and dance throughout the city. Whatever your cultural 4.(taste) are, you are sure to find something to enjoy.

So far, the Edinburgh International Festival5.(earn) its reputation (声誉)as one of the world’s 6.(great)celebrations of the arts. The founders believed that the programmes should be of the highest possible artistic standard presented by7.best artists in the world, that the festival should enrich the cultural life of Europe 8. that it should provide a platform(平台)for the flowering of the human spirit.

The popularity of the festival led 9.the birth of another festival soon—the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Both of them have been 10.(wide) popular over the past 70 years.

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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 (中心部分). 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 (首位的) 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 was military, as it was intended to provide a secure supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval (海军的) base in Kingston. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures still exsiting. The locks on the system open for navigation (通航) in mid-May and close in mid-October.

1.What does underlined word “iteration” probably mean in the 2nd paragraph?

A. copy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. repair　　　　　　　　 C. design　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. picture

2.If you pay a visit to the core of Downtown Ottawa, you can see ______.

A. a large number of tall towers

B. a lot of apartments and hotels

C. the older single family homes and townhouses

D. head offices of Ottawa’s high tech industry

3.The main collections in the National Gallery of Canada are ______.

A. paintings and drawings

B. works of art by Canadian artists

C. sculpture and photographs

D. works by American and European artists

4.What can we know about the Rideau Canal from the passage?

A. The original structures remain unchanged.

B. People can only go boating from May to October.

C. It was originally for the military purpose.

D. It is the oldest canal system in North America.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Taiyuan, 　　　　　 in the central part, is the capital and the largest city of Shanxi Province 　　　　　 a history of more than 2500 years.

A．situating; with　 B．situated; has

C．situating; has　 D．situated; with

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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). There also stand several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honor and the Memorial Chamber. The present Centre Block is the second copy of the building, after the first was undermined by a big 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 an important presence in the downtown center. The downtown also contains a number of apartments, hotels, and the older single family homes and townhouses along its edges (边缘).

The National Gallery of Canada is one of Canada’s earliest 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 well-known American and European artists.

The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal (运河) system in North America. At the very beginning, it was used to provide a safe supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval (海军的) base in Kingston. It remains in use today mainly for people to boat and enjoy themselves, with most of its original structures undamaged. The locks on the system open for navigation (航海) in mid-May and close in mid-October.

1.What does the underlined word “undermined” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Destroyed.　　 B. Overcome.　　 C. Completed.　　 D. Checked.

2.What are the main collections of the National Gallery of Canada?

A. Paintings from Europe.　　 B. Sculpture and photographs.

C. Drawings by American artists.　　 D. Artworks by Canadian artists.

3.The Rideau Canal at present is mainly used for ________.

A. public transportation　　 B. pleasure boating

C. safe supply　　 D. communication route

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A. Reasons for Visiting Ottawa　　 B. The Long History of Ottawa

C. Some Famous Places in Ottawa　　 D. An Unforgettable Trip to Ottawa

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。

In the last week, terrible floods have hit Prague, the beautiful old capital city of the Czech Republic. These are the worst floods for over 100 years, leaving thousands of people without homes.

The floods rushed into Prague zoo as well, and hundreds of zoo animals had to swim for their lives. One of the monkeys drowned in two minutes, because the place where he lived was covered by water.

An elephant, called Kadir, also drowned, but his death helped to save other animals. Kadir was famous because he had appeared on TV. When they heard the news of his death, hundreds of people phoned the zoo offering help.

After the sad news of the elephant’s death, many volunteers came to the zoo to help the animals. This was not easy. They had to use the huge machines to lift things onto ships. Without these, it would have been impossible to lift the very large animals like elephants.

Other animals swam out and were found in the rivers. One of the seals, Gaston, swam to Germany, 120 kilometers away. In the end, four hundred animals were salvaged.

1.Why do you think the elephant death helped to save other animals?(no more than 15 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

2.How did a seal survive the flood at last? (no more than 10 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

3.What’s main idea of Paragraph 4? (no more than 8 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

4.The underlined word “salvaged” can be best replaced with ______.(no more than 2 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

5.Do you want to be a volunteer to help save the animals? And why?(no more than 25 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

高一英语阅读表达中等难度题查看答案及解析

China will not claim the land of other nations, nor will it　 　　 losing even an inch of homeland.

A. refuse　　 B. keep

C. tolerate　　 D. work

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

A woman called Julia lived in the countryside, one year she decided to visit the capital city to see the sights. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find.

On the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar (乞丐). He was holding up a notice, which said, “Blind from birth. Please give generously(慷慨地).”Julia felt sorry for the beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl. “Thank you.” he said. The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty cents, so she dropped this into the beggar’s bowl. “What have I done wrong?” the beggar said, “Why are you so stingy (吝啬的) today?”

Julia was very surprised at the beggar . “How do you know I haven't given you a dollar?” she said, “If you’re blind you can't know what coin I put into your bowl.” “Ah,” explained the beggar, “The truth is that I'm not blind. I'm just looking after this place for the regular beggar while he’s on holiday.” “On holiday?” Julia said, “And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday?” “He goes into the countryside,” the man said, “and takes photographs. He's a very good photographer.”

1.Where was the beggar sitting?

2.On the first two days, ____.

3. On the third day, the blind man____ .

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In 2013 Tallinn(爱沙尼亚首都塔林) became the world’s first capital city to offer people free public transport. Last year Estonia(爱沙尼亚) set the aim to become the first country with free public transport nationwide. Buses are now free of charge in 11 of its 15 counties.

Tallinn’s city government came up with the idea of free transport in 2008. Even though the city paid more than 70% of public-transport costs, ticket prices were still too high for poorer people. Crowdedness had also become a problem. Since 1991, the number of people owning cars has doubled.

Opponents(反对者) thought the idea unaffordable and critics(批评者) predicted the transport system would become overcrowded and lack money.

Surprisingly, public transport has improved, despite a €12 million hit to the system’s finances from lost ticket sales. Tallinn’s population has grown, leading to an increase in local tax intake. Additional revenu(财政收入) comes from tourists, who still have to buy tickets. The use of public transport in Tallinn has gone up by 10%, while the number of cars in the city has gone down by 10%, meaning less congestion.

Now other countries are looking at Estonia’s experience. Tallinn officials say they have had interest from France, Sweden, Poland, Italy and Germany. Other places have already introduced free public transport for certain groups or at certain times. In England 1/3 of all bus trips are fare-free especially for pensioners(领养老金者); Wales runs free travel at weekends to improve tourism. But so far full fare-free travel is rare. The city of Hasselt in Belgium ran free public transport for 16 years before reintroducing fares because of increasing costs.

1.Which of the following places offers full fare-free public transport?

A.Hasselt B.Estonia C.Wales D.Tallinn

2.What idea did the opponents and critics share about Tallinn’s free public transport?

A.The government wouldn’t have enough money to carry it out.

B.It wouldn’t help with the city’s over crowdedness.

C.It would lead to the heavy loss from ticket sales.

D.Years later the city would reintroduce fares from people.

3.What does the underlined word in paragraph 4 mean?

A.pollution B.population C.crowdedness D.income

4.Why do you think so many countries show interest in Estonia’s experience?

A.It offers more job opportunities for people.

B.It helps to solve the traffic problem in cities.

C.It encourages people to stop driving.

D.It attracts more tourists to take buses.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Madrid, capital of Spain, is a city with large numbers of historic sites resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers.

This city of over 3, 23 million people, up from 2,88 million in 2000, is proud of Western Europe’s royal palace, considered by many to be Madrid’s most beautiful building. Inside the Royal Palace 2,800 rooms are decorated with museum-quality furniture and artwork.

The internationally loved Prado Museum is the largest and most impressive art gallery in Spain. Opened in 1819, it is filled with works of art that include the world’s most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings.

Spain is famous for its delicious ham, and there’s no better place to try it than at Museo del Jamón, which has five branches around the city. Hanging from the ceiling of each branch are dozens of hams of different types and flavors. Taste them in the bar.

Madrid had some of Europe’s best shopping. For 500 years, shoppers have gathered to a large outdoor flea market (跳蚤市场) known as the Rastro, where they find everything from antiques (古董) to CDs.

Get a great view of the city from Teleferico de Madrid. This cable car (缆车) takes you on a 2.5kilometer trip 40 meters above the Manzanares River and Casa de Campo park. For a refreshing choice, relax beside the swimming pool on the roof of the Emperador Hotel. Enjoy delicious desserts and drinks while viewing the city, or take a dip in the cool water.

No trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain’s famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performers sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike.

1.What can readers learn about Madrid from this article?

A. How it develops its attractions.

B. How it will continue to improve

C. How its population has changed

D. How its lovely parks came into being

2.Which of the following should you not visit if you suffer from a fear of heights?

A. The Royal Palace

B. The Prado Museum

C. The Museo del Jamón

D. The Teleferico de Madrid

3.What can we learn about the Rastro from the article?

A. The fascinating story behind its creation

B. The variety of goods on offer there

C. The very low entrance fee that it charges

D. The convenience of its downtown location

4.In which magazine would this article most likely appear?

A. Best Relaxation Destination

B. Modern Country Living

C. Foreign Affairs Quarterly

D. Fashion News

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析