Today Dante had a small skating competition i...

Today Dante had a small skating competition in his class. Before we went to the competition, I asked him if he wanted to wear something nice for the competition and he said, “Who cares? it’s not important.” When we showed up at the rink(溜冰场), we found that most of the kids were dressed up. One boy who was around nine years old was my son’s friend, wearing a dress shirt and a pink vest. I walked over to his mother saying how beautifully dressed he was. But his mother said, “He didn’t want to dress up. He said that this competition was not important for him to dress up.”

I thought it was interesting that neither Dante nor his friend viewed the competition as important and neither wanted to dress up. I started to wonder if this was how a child learned what was “important” and what wasn’t.

Interestingly, this boy won two medals and Dante won none.

Parents and teachers often instill (灌输) what they think is important: then children will accept the opinions of the adults. Gradually, they grow up stressing about how they look, how many medals they get, what color the medals are, how good their grades are, what a great “job” they can get in life, what a big house they can live in... etc.

Dante taught me an important lesson today. He taught me what was unimportant. Life goes on long after the medal ceremony whether you win a medal or not.

1.Why didn’t Dante want to dress up for the competition?

A. He had no proper clothes.

B. He had no time to dress up.

C. His mother didn’t prepare clothes for him.

D. He thought he didn’t need to dress up.

2.What does Paragraph 5 want to tell us?

A. Children stress about many things in life.

B. Adults may instill wrong ideas into children.

C. Children are always influenced by adults.

D. Adults should set good examples to children.

3.What lesson did the author learn from her son?

A. Winning medals makes people proud.

B. Not all things are that important in life.

C. Fairness is more important in competitions.

D. Kids have a better understanding of life than adults.

高一英语长对话或独白中等难度题查看答案及解析

Danelle Ballengee, 35, was a world-class athlete who had run in over 500 long distance competitions through deserts and mountains around the world. Up ahead, Taz disappeared, but Danelle did not worry as she climbed a rocky path to the top of a ridge (山脊) near the top, her foot hit a piece of ice. She slipped over a stone and fell over a cliff (悬崖).

She was badly injured. She could swing her toes but when she tried to stand, the pain was terrible. The lower half of her body was useless.

Danelle looked at her watch. It was noon. She guessed she was three kilometers from her truck trapped in a hidden desert in winter. Then she heard Taz. He ran down from the top to meet her. Danelle remained still, her pain became less serious and she could think her way out of this trap. She would follow Taz down the path to the valley floor and crawl back to her truck.

She rolled onto her stomach. Taz went ahead of her, then back, wondering why Danelle didn’t follow him. Bearing the pain, she focused on her task.

Five hours later, Danelle reached the valley bottom, 500 meters closer to her goal, too tired. Then she noticed an ice-covered hole. She needed water to go through. She dipped her bottle into the hole, but it came out full of soil. She used the lid to slowly pick water from the surface. It took over 50 picks to get enough. She finally stopped as it was full. Danelle reached out to her and she put her arms around Taz. She fell his warmth and held on.

As the hours went on, Danelle tried to pay no attention to the pain and cold. She stared at the night sky, talked to Taz and counted the stars with him. Pain annoyed her constantly. Throughout the night, she took sips of water, realizing that if she drank too much, she would urinate and the liquid would freeze on her legs.

1.How do you judge that Danelle was an experienced athlete?

A.She had trained for lots of times.

B.She had been a player for many years.

C.She had got through too many troubles.

D.She had taken part in hundreds of competitions.

2.What does the underlined word “task” refer to in Para. 4?

A.To reach her truck. B.To find the rocky path.

C.To arrive at the valley floor. D.To make Taz get what she wanted.

3.How did Danelle get clean water from the hole into her bottle?

A.By dipping her bowl into the hole.

B.By dipping her bottle into the hole.

C.By using the lid to pick water from the surface.

D.By using her hand to pick water from the surface.

4.What did Danelle do to fight the pain and cold?

A.She took some medicine and made a fire.

B.She counted the stars and talked with Taz.

C.She asked Taz to put warm clothes on her.

D.She drank hot water and wrapped the wound.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class.

“You could win prizes，’’our teacher told US as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing，“The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster. ”

We studied the board critically. Some of US looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard，rocking the sheets to the fight or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten—dollar grand prize，each and every one of US. I'm going to spend mine on candies，one hopeful would announce，while another practiced looking serious，wise and rich.

Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins， while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of US used big designs，and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one comer of our poster and let the space draw the viewer's attention to it. Some of US would wander past the good students’ desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grown-up trick of the soil they seemed especially fond of。making all of US believe we had a fair chance，and then always—always—rewarding the same old winners.

I believe I drew a sailboat，but I can’t say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen，and then I turned it in.

Minutes passed.

No one came along to give me the grand prize，and then someone distracted me，and I probably never would have thought about that poster again.

I was still sitting at my desk，thinking，What poster? When the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.

51.. What was the teacher's requirement for the poster?

A. It must appear in time.

B. It must be done in class.

C. It must be done on a construction sheet.

D. It must include the words on the blackboard.

52. The underlined phrase in paragraph 3 most probably means _____________.

A. formed an idea for        B. made an outline for

C. made some space for      D. chose some colors for

53. After the teacher’s words，all the students in the class _________.

A. 1ooked very serious                 B. thought they would be rich

C. began to think about their designs       D. began to play games

54. After seeing the good students’ designs，some students _________.

A. 1oved their own designs more

B. thought they had a fair chance

C. put their own designs in a comer

D. thought they would not win the prize

55. We can infer from the passage that the author ______________.

A. enjoyed grown-up tricks very much

B. 1oved poster competitions very much

C. felt surprised to win the competition

D. became wise and rich after the competition

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn’t found. Dick’s mother left her three-year-old son without saying good-bye. His aunt had to look after him.

Twenty years passed. Dick became a tall, strong man. He found work on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money. He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑)for her. He went to town and came in a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, “Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?” “Yes, we do, sir, ” answered the shopkeeper. “Is it as expensive as the new one?”

“No, it’s much cheaper,” said the man. “But another name was engraved (刻) on it.” “It doesn’t matter, ” said Dick. “My aunt couldn’t read.”

1. If ________, the family members were hungry.

2.Dick wanted to get more money to________.

3.Dick often went to see his aunt because________.

4.Dick wanted to buy an old tombstone because________.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Bob lived in 1. small town. Later, he got a job in a big city so he had to move there with his wife and two 2.(child). 3. the first Saturday in their new home, Bob took his new red car out of the garage(车库). He 4. (wash) it when a neighbor came by. When he saw Bob’s car, the neighbor stopped and stood there, 5.(look)at it for a minute. Then Bob turned and saw him. The neighbor said, “That's a nice car. Is it 6.(you) ?” "Sometimes" Bob answered. The neighbor was 7.(puzzle). "Sometimes?" he said, "What do you 8.(meaning)?” Bob answered 9.(slow),"Well, when there's a party in town, it belongs to my daughter. 10. there's a football game somewhere, it belongs to my son. When I've washed it, and it looks really nice and clean, it belongs to my wife. And when it is dirty, it's mine."

高一英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In a small village, there lived a potter (陶工) who had a donkey. Every day his donkey would carry soil from the field to his house. 　　 　　 the field was quite far off, the potter would 　　 under a tree midway, 　　 his donkey nearby.

One day, the potter 　　 to take the rope with which he tied the donkey every day. When he reached the 　　 , he thought, “How do I tie this donkey today? He might 　　 if I sleep.” The potter decided to lie down holding the donkey’s 　　 while sleeping.

But this way, neither the donkey nor the potter was able to take a rest. A saint (圣人), who 　　 to be passing by, saw the potter holding on to the donkey’s ears. When the potter told the saint what the 　 　　 　 was, the saint said: “Take the donkey to the place where you tie him every day. 　　 to tie him using an imaginary rope. I 　　 you he won’t run away.” The potter did what the saint had said.

He left the donkey and went to take a nap. When he woke up, to his 　　 and relief, he found the donkey standing in the 　　 place.

Soon the potter prepared to leave for 　　 . But the donkey did not 　　 . “What is wrong with this donkey?!” 　　 the potter in frustration.

　　 　　　 , the potter saw the wise saint again. He ran up to the saint and told him about the donkey’s 　 　 　 behavior. The saint said: “You tied up the donkey, but did you untie him? Go and pretend to untie the rope.” The potter 　　 the saint’s advice.

Now the donkey was ready to leave for home. The potter understood that his donkey was a bonded (被束缚的) donkey. The potter thanked the wise saint and went home 　　 with his donkey.

1.A. Though　　 B. Unless　　　 C. Because　　 D. While

2.A. stand　　　　　 B. rest　　 C. sing　　 D. dance

3.A. training　　 B. walking　　 C. feeding　　 D. tying

4.A. forgot　　 　 B. decided　 C. stopped　　 D. agreed

5.A. stone　　　　 B. tree　　 C. bridge　　 D. house

6.A. walk around　　 B. lie down　　 C. run away　　 D. make noises

7.A. ears　　　 B. nose　　　　 C. legs　　 D. tail

8.A. failed　　 　　 B. tried　　 C. happened　　 D. managed

9.A. animal　　 　　 B. problem　　 C. place　　 D. result

10.A. Learn　　　　　 B. Consider　　　 C. Wish　　 D. Pretend

11.A. promise　　 B. believe　　 C. warn　　 D. remind

12.A. anger　　　　　 B. surprise　 C. regret　 D.disappointment

13.A. similar　　 B. special　　 C. same　　 D. wrong

14.A. home　　　　 B. field　　 C. factory　　 D. village

15.A. stand　　　　 B. move　　　　 C. run　　 　　 D. understand

16.A. laughed　　 B. cheered　　 C. replied　　 D. cried

17.A. Strangely　　 B. Luckily　 C. Finally　 　　 D.Unfortunately

18.A. funny　　　　　 B. foolish　　 C. common　　 D. strange

19.A. offered　　 B. followed　 C. refused　　 D. recognized

20.A. sadly　　　　 B. bravely　 C. seriously　　　　 D. happily

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In a small village, there lived a potter(陶工）who had a donkey. Every day his donkey would carry soil 1.　 　　　 the field to his house. As the field was quite far off, the potter forgot 　 2.　 　　　 (take) the rope with which he tied the donkey every day, so he decided to lie down holding the donkey’s ears while sleeping. But this way, neither the donkey 3.　 　　　 the potter was able to take a rest. A saint(圣人），　 4.　 　　　 happened to be passing by, saw them. When the potter told the saint5.　 　　　 the problem was, the saint said, “Take the donkey to the place where you tie him every day. Pretend to tie him using 6.　 　　　 imaginary rope. I promise you he won’t run away.” The potter did so.

He left the donkey and went to take a rest. When he 7.　 　　　 (wake) up, to his surprise and relief, he found the donkey 8.　 　　　 　 (stand) at the same place.

Soon the potter prepared to leave for home. But the donkey did not move. 9.　 　　　 (luck), the potter saw the wise saint again and told him about the problem.The saint said, “You tied up the donkey, but did you untie(松开）him?　 Go and pretend to untie the rope.” The potter followed the saint’s advice with 10.　 　　　 (please).

Now the donkey was ready to leave for home. The potter went home happily with his donkey.

高一英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析

－ Henry isn't quite himself today. He seems to be so tired.

－ He said he had worked on his project ________ the whole night.

A. over　　 B. with

C. through　　 D. in

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his36 was very poor, so he had to work in his37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his38 . In spite of this, he39 to get to the university. But it was so40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the41 time so as to earn42 money for his studies.

One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and43  in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often  44 him do all the serving.

In the hospital, on the other hand, he was,45 , allowed to do the46 jobs, like helping to lift47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.

One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the48 room. The woman49 to be one of his50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling51 at the thought of the operation52 he came to get her. And when she53 Dick, it seemed to her54 that nearly finished her.

“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she55 her eyes painfully.

1. A. home         B. house          C. family          D. village

2. A. spare         B. rest            C. active           D. lunch

3.. A. toys          B. education       C. school           D. clothes

4. A. managed     B. tried           C. failed           D. wasn’t able

5. A. free          B. hard           C. easy             D. expensive

6.. A. other         B. last            C. different          D. same

7. A. enough       B. much           C. a little           D. most

8. A. the others      B. another         C. others           D. other

9. A. didn’t have    B. helped         C. let               D. begged

10.A. in all        B. actually        C. of course          D. sometimes

11.. A. light         B. simplest        C. difficult           D. different

12. A. doctors       B. knives         C.  tools            D. people

13. A. living         B. sitting        C. operating          D. waiting

14.A. happened   B. hated         C. seemed            D. remembered

15.. A. neighbours    B. teachers       C. friends           D. customers

16. A. unhappy      B. sad           C. surprised          D. frightened

17. A. before        B. after           C. until              D. for

18. A. spoke to      B. told            C. saw               D. refused

19. A. as if         B. even if           C. what if            D. if only

20.. A. started       B. glared           C. opened            D. shut

高一英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

­­_________ all the pupils in the school felt the same effect of small classes remains to be researched.

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析