Robby was 11 when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age. Robby insisted that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano, so I took him in as a student.
Robby tried and tried while I listened and encouraged him and gave him more instructions (指导). But he just did not have any inborn ability.
I only saw his mother from a distance. She always waved and smiled but never came in. Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him but I guessed he had decided to try something else.
I was also glad that he stopped coming for the sake of my career. However, several weeks before the recital (演奏会) of my students, Robby came,telling me that he never stopped practicing and begged me to allow him to take part. I agreed but I made him perform last in the program, so I could always save his poor performance through my “curtain closer”.
I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen one piece of Mozart’s. Never had I heard a piece of Mozart’s played so well by someone at his age. When he finished, everyone was cheering.
I ran up and put my arms around Robby in joy. “I’ve never heard you play like that, Robby! How’d you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf. Do you remember I told you my mom was sick? Actually she died this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she could hear me play. I wanted to make it special. I knew I could.” That night, Robby was the teacher and I was the student. He taught me so many important things about life.
1.Why did Robby stop coming to the piano lessons suddenly?
A.He lost heart and believed that he would never make it.
B.His mother was too sick to send him to the piano lessons.
C.He thought his teacher disliked him.
D.His mother died and he didn’t need to play any longer.
2. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The writer thought playing the piano shouldn’t start too late.
B.The writer thought that Robby had given up the piano lesson.
C.The writer taught Robby carefully although he hadn’t a gift for music.
D.No one else could play the piece of Mozart’s well.
3.From the underlined sentence we can infer that _______.
A.the writer looked down upon Robby and disliked him
B.the writer thought Robby a bad advertisement for his teaching
C.with Robby present, the other children couldn’t play well
D.the writer couldn’t teach so many students at a time
4. What did the writer learn from Robby?
A.The meaning of true love.
B.The meaning of giving up necessarily.
C.The meaning of being kind to teachers.
D.The meaning of believing in teachers.
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Robby was 11 when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age. Robby insisted that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano, so I took him in as a student.
Robby tried and tried while I listened and encouraged him and gave him more instructions (指导). But he just did not have any inborn ability.
I only saw his mother from a distance. She always waved and smiled but never came in. Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him but I guessed he had decided to try something else.
I was also glad that he stopped coming for the sake of my career. However, several weeks before the recital (演奏会) of my students, Robby came,telling me that he never stopped practicing and begged me to allow him to take part. I agreed but I made him perform last in the program, so I could always save his poor performance through my “curtain closer”.
I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen one piece of Mozart’s. Never had I heard a piece of Mozart’s played so well by someone at his age. When he finished, everyone was cheering.
I ran up and put my arms around Robby in joy. “I’ve never heard you play like that, Robby! How’d you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf. Do you remember I told you my mom was sick? Actually she died this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she could hear me play. I wanted to make it special. I knew I could.” That night, Robby was the teacher and I was the student. He taught me so many important things about life.
1.Why did Robby stop coming to the piano lessons suddenly?
A.He lost heart and believed that he would never make it.
B.His mother was too sick to send him to the piano lessons.
C.He thought his teacher disliked him.
D.His mother died and he didn’t need to play any longer.
2. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The writer thought playing the piano shouldn’t start too late.
B.The writer thought that Robby had given up the piano lesson.
C.The writer taught Robby carefully although he hadn’t a gift for music.
D.No one else could play the piece of Mozart’s well.
3.From the underlined sentence we can infer that _______.
A.the writer looked down upon Robby and disliked him
B.the writer thought Robby a bad advertisement for his teaching
C.with Robby present, the other children couldn’t play well
D.the writer couldn’t teach so many students at a time
4. What did the writer learn from Robby?
A.The meaning of true love.
B.The meaning of giving up necessarily.
C.The meaning of being kind to teachers.
D.The meaning of believing in teachers.
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Robby was 11 when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age. Robby insisted that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano, so I took him in as a student.
Robby tried and tried while I listened and encouraged him and gave him more instructions (指导). But he just did not have any inborn ability.
I only saw his mother from a distance. She always waved and smiled but never came in. Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him but I guessed he had decided to try something else.
I was also glad that he stopped coming for the sake of my career. However, several weeks before the recital (演奏会) of my students, Robby came,telling me that he never stopped practicing and begged me to allow him to take part. I agreed but I made him perform last in the program, so I could always save his poor performance through my “curtain closer”.
I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen one piece of Mozart’s. Never had I heard a piece of Mozart’s played so well by someone at his age. When he finished, everyone was cheering.
I ran up and put my arms around Robby in joy. “I’ve never heard you play like that, Robby! How’d you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf. Do you remember I told you my mom was sick? Actually she died this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she could hear me play. I wanted to make it special. I knew I could.” That night, Robby was the teacher and I was the student. He taught me so many important things about life.
1.Why did Robby stop coming to the piano lessons suddenly?
A.He lost heart and believed that he would never make it.
B.His mother was too sick to send him to the piano lessons.
C.He thought his teacher disliked him.
D.His mother died and he didn’t need to play any longer.
2. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The writer thought playing the piano shouldn’t start too late.
B.The writer thought that Robby had given up the piano lesson.
C.The writer taught Robby carefully although he hadn’t a gift for music.
D.No one else could play the piece of Mozart’s well.
3. From the underline sentenced we can infer that __________.
A.the writer looked down upon Robby and disliked him
B.the writer thought Robby a bad advertisement for his teaching
C.with Robby present, the other children couldn’t play well
D.the writer couldn’t teach so many students at a time
4. What did the writer learn from Robby?
A.The meaning of true love.
B.The meaning of giving up necessarily.
C.The meaning of being kind to teachers.
D.The meaning of believing in teachers.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a , because his parents were going to teach in Africa.
He and his family lived on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. However, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my . He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to him. He looked a little scared(害怕的) to meet us, but started to smile shyly after my mom hugged(拥抱) him.
When we got back home and Douglas started his things, I could not believe it. All of his 40 were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts.
“How can you only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.
“That’s the way my school has always been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”
“I would hate having to wear the thing every day.”
“I don’t mind,” Douglas said. “It time. I don’t have to think about what I am going to wear.”
“Well we don’t wear uniforms at our . You’re going to look pretty funny if you come to school in a jacket and tie(领带).
Douglas looked worried. , I felt bad. I had not meant(打算) to hurt him. After all, it was not easy to come to live with some family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.”
1.A. day B. week C. month D. year
2.A. parent B. cousin C. uncle D. friend
3.A. meet B. teach C. help D. ask
4.A. putting away B. laughing at C. playing with D. speaking about
5.A. bags B. pictures C. books D. clothes
6.A. make B. hate C. wear D. sell
7.A. right B. same C. only D. old
8.A. wastes B. saves C. spends D. has
9.A. school B. country C. home D. airport
10.A. Really B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Secretly
11.A. difficult B. special C. big D. strange
12.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look up
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Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a ____, because his parents were going to teach in Africa.
He and his family ____ all the way on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. ____, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my _____. He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to ____ him. He looked a little scared to meet us, ______ started to smile shyly after my mom hugged (拥抱) him.
When we got back home and Douglas ____ putting his things away, I could not believe it. All of his ____ were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. He ____ had a dark blue jacket with a tie!
“How come you ____ only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.[
“That's the way my school has ____ been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”
“I would hate having to wear the _____ thing every day,” I said.
“I don't ____,” Douglas said. “It ____ time. I don't have to think about what I am going to wear.”
“Well, we don't wear uniforms at our _____. You're going to look pretty ____ if you come to school in a jacket and tie.”
Douglas looked worried. ____, I felt bad. I had not meant to ____ his feelings. After all, it was not easy to come all this way to live with some ____ family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to ____ my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.
1.A. day B. week C. month D. year
2.A. worked B. lived C. traveled D. studied
3.A. However B. Instead C. Besides D. Therefore
4.A. parent B. cousin C. uncle D. friend[
5.A. ask B. teach C. help D. meet
6.A. so B. but C. or D. and
7.A. started B. stopped C. finished D. continued
8.A. bags B. pictures C. books D. clothes
9.A. also B. again C. still D. even
10.A. make B. hate C. wear D. sell
11.A. sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
12.A. right B. same C. only D. old
13.A. know B. use C. mind D. remember
14.A. costs B. saves C. wastes D. counts
15.A. airport B. country C. home D. school
16.A. brave B. funny C. smart D. handsome
17.A. Really B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Secretly
18.A. share B. enjoy C. hurt D. understand
19.A. difficult B. special C. big D. strange
20.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look up
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
No words can ____ his feelings when the money dropping on the street was sent back to him.
A.control B.convey C.exchange D.affect
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother, Kelly, was driving along the country road with him. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck, with his feet resting on her lap. As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road, she turned onto a narrow bridge. The truck hit a rock and slid off the road. She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal and turning the steering wheel to the left. But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.
The truck fell into a 20-foot ravine(峡谷). When it hit bottom, Rocky woke up. “What happened, Mama?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”
Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood. “I’ll get you out, Mama,” announced Rocky, who had surprisingly escaped injury. He climbed out from under Kelly, slid through the open window and tried to yank(用力拉)his mother out. But she didn’t move.
“Just let me sleep,” begged Kelly, who was out of consciousness. Rocky insisted, “Mom, you can’t go to sleep.”
Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help. Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark, Kelly refused to let him go alone. Instead they slowly moved up to the road. The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up, but Rocky wouldn’t let her.
Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase, “I know you can, I know you can.” When they finally reached the road, Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time. Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop!” the boy stopped a truck. His mother was sent to hospital.
It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face. She looks quite different today---“I used to have a straight long nose, thin lips and high cheekbones; now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”--- but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.
Rocky’s heroics were big news. Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power. “It’s not like I wanted it to happen,” The boy explained. “ I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky, I’d have died,” said his mother.
1.According to the text, Rocky and Kelly _________ .
A.were lost on a country road
B.had limited time to find their way
C.were involved in a truck accident
D.knew little of what happened to them
2.When he woke up, Rocky ___________ .
A.was frightened by his mother’s blood
B.found his mother had fallen asleep
C.was stuck against the door of the truck
D.found the car was turned over
3.What happened to Kelly at last?
A.She passed away.
B.She survived and recovered from injuries.
C.She became a hero.
D.She had a different life.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.A Boy and His Mother B.How to Behave Well?
C.I Think I Can D.Nothing is Lost
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Bob was born in Cambridge. When he was in elementary school, he asked his mother to take him to parks in their community so he could collect empty soda cans to recycle. His mother agreed, as long as he saved part of the money he earned for college.
Bob’s mother remembers Bob as the most determined of her seven kids. Bob’s hard work paid off. On Friday, he will become the first person in his family, originally from El Salvador, to graduate from college. And he’s graduating with university honors.
For his honors thesis(毕业论文)he researched unmanned solar-powered(太阳能)airplanes, which BYU students have been building and testing for about 10 years. Bob’s study helps discover the best way to fly a solar-powered airplane so that it uses the least amount of power. The goal is to design and build an airplane that flies uncertainly. Bob’s thesis helps lay the basis for this work.
“My parents were always hard-working,” Bob said. “They often tell us hard work leads to success.” Bob’s father taught him to read at the age of 3, and his mother is now a student at Utah Valley University in a way to becoming a dentist.
Bob recognized he overcame some obstacles(障碍)to get where he is. For starters, English is his second language. He also faced stereotypes(模式化的形象). Although Bob never doubted that he would be a college graduate, other people believed he wouldn’t because he didn’t come from a family of high income. There were other obstacles as well, but Bob viewed them all as opportunities.
Bob’s mother says she feels very happy and proud that her son is about to graduate with honors, and remembers the effort he’s made to get there. “He has worked very hard. He started something, and now he has finished it,” Cathy says. “I have always told him, ‘If this is your dream, then you can get it! Keep working hard and you can get it!’”
1.From the passage we can know that Bob’s honors thesis __________.
A. makes his mother feel surprised
B. helps to save the power of flying a solar-powered airplane
C. is done with BYU students
D. doubts the way of flying a solar-powered airplane
2.According to the passage, Bob .
A. researched unmanned solar-powered airplanes for 10 years
B. paid for all his study by collecting empty soda cans
C. worked hard and has graduated from college
D. was affected by his family and has made some achievements
3.People thought Bob couldn’t graduate from college because _________.
A. his parents had little money to support him
B. his teacher didn’t think he could graduate
C. he didn’t work hard on his study
D. he didn’t dare to face the obstacles for short of confidence
4.It can be inferred that .
A. Bob’s mother is on the way to becoming a dentist
B. Bob’s mother works in their community
C. Bon’s father will graduate from Utah Valley University on Friday
D. Bob’s father learnt to read at the age of 3
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The reason ______ he gave for not coming was ______ his mother wouldn’t allow him to.
A. why ; that B. for which ; that C. why ; because D. which; that
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a ________, because his parents were going to teach in Africa.
He and his family _______ all the way on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. ________, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my ________. He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to _______ him. He looked a little scared to meet us, ________ started to smile shyly after my mom hugged (拥抱) him.
When we got back home and Douglas ________ putting his things away, I could not believe it. All of his _______ were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. He ________ had a dark blue jacket with a tie!
“How come you ________ only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.
“That's the way my school has ________ been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”
“I would hate having to wear the ________ thing every day,” I said.
“I don't _______,” Douglas said. “It ________ time. I don't have to think about what I am going to wear.”
“Well, we don't wear uniforms at our ________. You're going to look pretty ________ if you come to school in a jacket and tie.”
Douglas looked worried. ________, I felt bad. I had not meant to _______ his feelings. After all, it was not easy to come all this way to live with some _______ family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to ________ my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.
1.A. day B. week C. month D. year
2.A. worked B. lived C. traveled D. studied
3.A. However B. Instead C. Besides D. Therefore
4.A. parent B. cousin C. uncle D. friend
5.A. ask B. teach C. help D. meet
6.A. so B. but C. or D. and
7.A. started B. stopped C. finished D. continued
8.A. bags B. pictures C. books D. clothes
9.A. also B. again C. still D. even
10.A. make B. hate C. wear D. sell
11.A. sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
12.A. right B. same C. only D. old
13.A. know B. use C. mind D. remember
14.A. costs B. saves C. wastes D. counts
15.A. airport B. country C. home D. school
16.A. brave B. funny C. smart D. handsome
17.A. Really B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Secretly
18.A. share B. enjoy C. hurt D. understand
19.A. difficult B. special C. big D. strange
20.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look up
高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier.
These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. “Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence (能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,” said George Vaillant, the psychologist (心理学家) who made the discovery. “And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.”
Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.
The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out. Working----at any age----is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence---the underpinnings (基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn’t everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.”
1.What do we know about John?
A. He enjoyed his career and marriage.
B. He had few childhood playmates.
C. He received little love from his family.
D. He was envied by others in his childhood.
2.Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as _____.
A. a description of personal values and social values
B. an analysis of how work was related to competence
C. an example for parents’ expectations of their children
D. an explanation why some boys grew into happy men
3.Vaillant’s team obtained their findings by _____.
A. recording the boys’ effort in school
B. evaluating the men’s mental health
C. comparing different sets of scores
D. measuring the men’s problem solving ability
4.What does the underlined word “sharp” probably mean in Paragraph 4?
A. Quick to react B. Having a thin edge
C. Clear and definite D. sudden and rapid
5.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. competent adults know more about love than work.
B. Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.
C. Love brings more joy to people than work does.
D. Independence is the key to one’s success.
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