I remember watching my first rental (租赁的）movi...

I remember watching my first rental (租赁的）movie when I was a kid. My aunt owned a video store and we borrowed a VHS copy of Poltergeist.

In 2004, I was 33 years old, living in Bend and looking for a part-time job to help support our family. My best friend, Mary, a saleswoman at the Blockbuster, suggested I might like working with her at the Blockbuster, and I’ve been here ever since. Back then, there were five Blockbusters in Bend alone. The movie-rental business was at its peak (顶点): we were still storing VHS tapes but DVDs were also coming in, and both were doing well.

When it became clear that DVD was going to replace VHS, I got very excited because those cassettes were so big and heavy. I often dropped them on my feet. Even then, I never dreamed I would end up managing the last store in town.

For me, the best thing about this job is the people. I love chatting to customers and hearing their opinions on movies. Now I’m the manager, however. I have all kinds of other responsibilities, like handling mountains of paperwork. I’m a bit like an old policeman in a movie who hates the desk job and longs to go back to the beat (巡逻区域). I hate being the manager.

The final store closures happened so fast. At the end of 2017, there were seven Blockbusters left in the US, but by early 2019 there was only our store and one other store in Australia, in the world. Since March when only our store remained, things have been crazy. The local community has been surprisingly supportive, and people have come from all over the world to rent movies: we’ve set up close to 5,000 new memberships. Most of them are regulars.

I’ll be sad to see the end of video stores. We have several years left on our lease (租期）and, as long as we can continue to pay our staff, we’11 stay open. Becoming the last store has given the business a push and we’re selling Blockbuster souvenirs. I’ve watched enough movies to realize there’s an end to everything, but hopefully the ending of this story is a long way off.

1.What can we learn about the Blockbuster?

A.It was quite popular in the past. B.It was mainly found in America.

C.It provided many part-time jobs for kids. D.It offered workers high salaries.

2.What does the author think of the position as the Blockbuster’s manager?

A.It’s troublesome. B.It’s low-paid.

C.It’s boring. D.It’s challenging.

3.Why does the author say things have been crazy since March?

A.Because few people want to work in Blockbusters.

B.Because many Blockbusters have broken down.

C.Because VHS tapes and DVDs became hard to buy.

D.Because their store became popular unexpectedly.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very ________and it was snowing, but I was too excited to _. From the airport, my friend and I ________ a taxi to my ________. On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made. Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and ________to return the next day.

________my friend had left, I went to a ________near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single ________of English, I couldn’t tell the ________what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some ________, but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was ________. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway ________I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I ________to walk around the city. I wanted to see _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

When Ito the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, layand thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of ________and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to ________English.

1.A.hot      B.      warm         C.      cold  D.      cool

2.A.look    B.      listen         C.      enjoy         D.      mind

3.A.sat       B.      took C.      rode D.      used

4.A. home          B.      hotel         C.      office        D.      school

5.A. first    B.      one  C.      last   D.      only

6.A.satellites     B.      lakes          C.      beauty      D.      parks

7.A.advised       B.      liked C.      promised  D.      hoped

8.A.Before long         B.      Shortly after      C.   Soon          D.  Then

9.A.restaurant  B.      shop C.      supermarket     D.      pub

10.A.letter         B.      word         C.      sentence  D.      phrase

11.A. boss          B.      cook C.      waiter       D.      waitress

12.A.voices       B.      suggestions       C.      sounds      D.      gestures

13.A.looking      B.      ordering   C.      picking      D.      eating

14.A. until          B.      when         C.      before      D.      after

15.A.tried B.      stopped    C.      decided    D.      continued

16.A.anything   B.      everything         C.      something         D.      some things

17.A.came         B.      went          C.      returned  D.      arrived

18.A.asleep       B.      awake       C.      afraid        D.      alive

19.A.noise         B.      voices       C.      streets      D.      places

20.A.say    B.      talk   C.      speak        D.      tell

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane 　　 at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very 　 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to 　　 . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my　 　　 .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the 　　 time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼） and their man-made 　　 . 　　 　 me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.

　　 my friend had left, I went to a　 　　 near the hotel to get something 　　　 　 . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the 　　 　 what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some　　　 , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the 　　　 thing as the man at the next table was 　　　 . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway　 　　 I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I 　　 　 to walk around the city. I wanted to see 　　 on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay　　 and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of 　　 and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to　 　　 .

1.A. took off　　 B. landed　　 C. dropped　 D. reached

2.A. hot　　 B. warm　　　　 C. cold　　 D. cool

3.A. look　　 B. listen　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　 D. mind

4.A. home　　 B. hotel　　　　 C. office　　　　 D. school

5.A. first　　　　 B. one　　　　 C. last　　 D. only

6.A. satellites　　　　 B. lakes　　　　 C. beauty　　　　 D. parks

7.A. Helped　　 B. Helping　　　　 C. Had helped　　 D. Being helped

8.A. Before long　　 B. Shortly after　　　 C. Soon　　 D. Then

9.A. restaurant　　　 B. shop　　　　 C. supermarket D. pub

10.A. to drink　　 B. to read　　 C. to eat　　　　 D. to listen

11.A. boss　　 B. cook　　 C. waiter　　　　 D. waitress

12.A. voices　　 B. suggestions　 C. sounds　　　　 D. gestures

13.A. similar　　 B. different　　　　 C. same　　　　 D. right

14.A. looking　　　　 B. ordering　　 C. picking　　　 D. eating

15.A. until　　 B. when　　 C. before　　　　 D. after

16.A. tired　 B. stopped　　 C. determined　　　 D. continued

17.A. anything　　　 B. everything　 C. something　　　 D. some things

18.A. asleep　 B. awake　　　　 C. afraid　　　　 D. alive

19.A. noise　 B. voices　　　　 C. streets　　　　 D. places

20.A. drive a car B. cook meals　　　　　　 C. teach Chinese　 D. speak English

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very　　 　　 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to　　　 　　 _. From the airport, my friend and I 　　 　　 　 a taxi to my 　　　 　　 　　　 . On the way I saw the skyline（天际线） of Manhattan（曼哈顿） for the　　 　　 _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers （摩天大厦）and their man-made　　　　 . Helping me unpack（卸下包裹） at the hotel, my friend left and　　 　　 　　 to return the next day.

　 　　 my friend had left, I went to a 　　 　　 　　 near the hotel to get something to eat. Since（因为） I couldn’t speak a single　　 　　 of English, I couldn’t tell the　　 　　 　　 what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some　　 　　 , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was　　 　　 　　 . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway　　 　　 　　 I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I　　 　　 　　 to walk around the city. I wanted to see 　　 　　 _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

When I　　 　　 to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay　　 　　 and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of　　 　　 　　 and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to　　 　　 　　 English.

1.A. hot　　 B. warm　　 C. cold　　 D. cool

2.A. look　 　　 B. listen　　 C. enjoy　　 D. mind

3.A. sat　　　 　　 B. took　　　 C. rode　　　 D. used

4.A. home　　 　　 B. hotel　　 C. office　　 D. school

5.A. first　　 　　 B. one　　　 C. last　　　 D. only

6.A. satellites 　　 B. lakes　　　 C. beauty　　　 D. parks

7.A. advised　　 　　 B. liked　　　 C. Promised　　　　 D. hoped

8.A. Before long B. Shortly after　 C. Soon　　　　　 D. Then

9.A. restaurant　 B. shop　　 　　 C. supermarket　 D. pub

10.A. letter　　 B. word　　　　 C. sentence　　　 　 D. phrase

11.A. boss　　 B. cook　　　 C. waiter　　　 　　 D. waitress

12.A. voices　　 B. suggestions　 C. sounds　　 　　 D. gestures

13.A. looking　　　 B. ordering　　 C. picking　　 D. eating

14.A. until　　 B. when　　　 　　 C. before　　 D. after

15.A. tried　　 B. stopped　　 　　 C. decided　　　 D. continued

16.A. anything　　 B. everything　　 C. something　　 D. some things

17.A. came　　 B. went　　　　 C. returned　　 　　 D. arrived

18.A. asleep　　　　 B. awake　　　　 C. afraid　　 　　 D. alive

19.A. noise　　 B. voices　　　 C. streets　　 　 　 D. places

20.A. say　　　　 B. talk　　　　　 　 C. speak　　 　 D. tell

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I remember the day when I first learned to ride a bike. It was a frightening, yet fun experience. My granddad was the one who taught met and he helped me when I got hurt. The first time I got on a bike, I had no idea what I was doing, and just about everything went wrong. My granddad told me to just put my feet on the pedals and start pedaling (骑自行车). He also told me he would hold onto the back of the bike the whole time, yet he didn’t.

As soon as I started trying to balance myself, he let go. I happened to look back just then. I was scared, to death that I was going to fall and hurt myself. When I was scared, my mind went blank from pedaling, and I just wanted off. I forgot how to use the brakes (车闸) and fell right off the bike. My granddad kept encouraging me to get up and try again, and after about 15 minutes, 1 finally stopped crying, got up and tried again.

As soon as I started pedaling again, my pants got caught in the chain, and I fell flat on my face and hit my nose. Since that happened t my granddad decided to call it a day and try again the next morning. The next morning I woke up bright and early, and was very eager to try to ride my bike. My nose felt better, so I wasn’t that afraid of falling anymore.

Though I knew there were a lot of difficulties on the way to mastering the skills in riding a bike, I believed I could do well with my granddad’s help. After all, riding a bike was what I wanted to do eagerly.

1.How was the author when he was on the bike first?

A. He didn’t know where he would be going.

B. He thought balancing himself was easy.

C. He was nervous and didn’t know what to do next.

D. He put his feet on the pedals and started pedaling.

2.What does the underlined part in the passage mean?

A. Remember what happened this day.

B. Make the author feel happy.

C. Stop practicing bicycling.

D. Go on to ride a bike.

3.What is the author’s attitude towards his granddad?

A. Supportive.　　 B. Grateful.

C. Indifferent.　　 D. Negative.

4.Which of the following could be the title for the passage?

A. The Experience of My First Riding a Bike

B. The Difficulty I Met with My Granddad

C. The First Time I Got My Own Bike

D. The Great Moment When I Stayed with My Granddad

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

When I was seven, my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置) tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists (手腕); sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.

But while these wise people have realized that they don’t need them, others — including some distinguished ones of our time — are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to £ 250.000 for a piece.

This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days, all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Yes, you may say expensive watches will come with some extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea to test its function of waterproof, or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole by using its compass? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?

If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead, the Swiss re-invented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man —— usually a famous star, wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.

Watches are classified as “investment items” (投资项目) now. A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £ 350, 000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from 15, 000 to 30, 000 plus in a year. But, to some wealthy people, a watch is more than an investment. It’s a valuable toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for fifteen years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £ 350, 000 treasured object will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.

1.The sales of watches to young people have fallen because ______.

2.It seems ridiculous to the writer that ______.

3.What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices(装置)tell the time----which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.

This is ridiculous（荒唐的）. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all the other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions----but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?

If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.

Watches are now classified as “investments”(投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly $350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from $15,000 to $30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up----they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that $350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex.

1.The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they_______.

A. have other devices to tell the time

B. think watches too expensive

C. prefer to wear an iPod

D. have no sense of time

2.It seems ridiculous to the writer that _______.

A. people dive 300 metres into the sea

B. expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones

C. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones

D. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

3.What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?

A. It targets rich people as its potential customers.

B. It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.

C. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.

D. It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Timex or Rolex?

B. My Childhood Timex

C. Watches? Not for Me!

D. Watches----a Valuable Collection

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was the first time that I ______ the movie, and I fell in love with it at once.

A. am watching                   B. was watching           C. have watched          D. had watched

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you still remember what happened when you went to school on the first day? I still remember my interesting first day of school . On that day, I hurried to my science class in the morning and found a seat in the back. I waited there for 15 minutes before the bell rang. The science teacher told us about some class rules. No one talked to me nor did I talk to anyone else. I was one of those very shy girls. After the science class, I had an English class. I thought it would be boring but it turned out to be very funny. When the classes of the morning ended I went to lunch. I sat outside the dining room with no one to talk to and no food because I was too nervous to join the lunch line. I kept looking around hoping to see someone I knew but I never saw anyone.

Lunch ended and I went to have my art class. I was the first one there and not even my teacher was there yet. So I sat at my desk and started drawing some pictures. I didn’t notice the rest of the class walking in or the girl that was standing behind me till I surprised by the voice, “So what are you drawing?” It was a girl who had really long hair. She ended up being my best friend and one of the kindest and liveliest girls I know.

In the next class meeting, the teacher asked us to talk about the past holiday. I was glad to make some new friends in the class. The first day of high school was hard for me but I got through it.

1.What do we know about the writer’s science class?

A. She was 15 minutes late for it.

B. She made some new friends.

C. She learned some class rules.

D. She sat in the front row.

2.According to the writer, the English class was _______?

A. boring　　 B. useful

C. hard　　 D. interesting

3. The writer had no lunch because she _________.

A. was afraid to stand in line

B. forgot the lunchtime

C. wasn’t hungry

D. didn’t like the dining room

4. In the art class, the writer _______.

A. met someone she knew before

B. talked about her past holiday

C. got to know a lively girl

D. drew some pictures about her class

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was five or six years old，I remember watching TV and seeing other children suffer in other parts of the world. I would say to myself，“When I grow up, when I can get rich，I will save kids all over the world.”

At 17，I started my career here in America, and by the age of 18, I started my first charity( 慈善) organization. I went on to team up with other organizations in the following years, and met, helped, and even lost some of the most beautiful souls, from six-year-old Jasmina Anema who passed away in 2010 from leukemia(白血病), and whose story inspired thousands to volunteer as donors, to my grandmother, who lost her battle with cancer in 2012, and her death is the very reason and the driving force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation(CLF). We're all human. And we all just want a chance: a chance at life, a chance in education, a chance at a future, really. And at CLF, our mission is to impact as many lives as possible, but it starts with just one.

People make it seem too hard to do charity work. The truth is, you don't have to be rich to help others. You don't need to be famous. You don't even have to be college educated. But it starts with your neighbor, the person right next to you, the person sitting next to you in class，the kid down the block in your neighborhood. You just do whatever you can to help in any way that you can. And today, I want to challenge each of you to make a decision to help one person, one organization, one situation that touches your heart. My grandmother always used to say. “If you've got a dollar, there's plenty to share.”

1.What did the author want to do at a young age?

A. Watch TV. B. Grow up quickly.

C. Become wealthy. D. Help other children.

2.What directly caused the author to create and develop the CLF?

A. A six-year-old kid's request.

B. Her grandmother's death of cancer.

C. Many volunteers' inspiration.

D. Other organizations' encouragement.

3.What does the underlined word“one”in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. A chance. B. A task.

C. A life. D. An organization.

4.What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph?

A. Do little things to help those around them.

B. Work hard to get a college education.

C. Challenge their friends to offer help.

D. Do charity work whoever you are.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析