Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was absolutely centered upon his own silly self. If anything could have driven me from Gladys, it would have been the thought of such a father-in-law. I am convinced that he really believed in his heart that I came round to the Chestnuts three days a week for the pleasure of his company, and very especially to hear his views upon bimetallism (金银双币制).
For an hour or more that evening I listened to his tiring talk about bad money driving out good, and the true standards of exchange.
“Suppose,” he cried, “that all the debts in the world were called up at once, and immediate payment insisted upon,—what under our present conditions would happen then?”
I gave the self-evident answer that I should be a ruined man, upon which he jumped from his chair, scolding me for my thoughtless quickness, which made it impossible for him to discuss any reasonable subject in my presence.
At last I was alone with Gladys, and the moment of Fate had come! She sat with that proud, delicate figure of hers outlined against the red curtain. How beautiful she was! Gladys was full of every womanly quality.
I was about to break the long and uneasy silence, when two critical, dark eyes looked round at me, and the proud head was shaken disapprovingly. “I have a feeling that you are going to propose, Ned. I do wish you wouldn’t; for things are so much nicer as they are.”
I drew my chair a little nearer. “Now, how did you know that I was going to propose?” I asked in wonder.
“Don’t women always know? Do you suppose any woman in the world was ever taken unawares? But—oh, Ned, our friendship has been so good and so pleasant! What a pity to spoil it! Don’t you feel how splendid it is that a young man and a young woman should be able to talk face to face as we have talked?”
She had sprung from her chair, as she saw signs that I proposed to announce some of my wants. “You’ve spoiled everything, Ned,” she said. “It’s all so beautiful and natural until this kind of thing comes in! It is such a pity! Why can't you control yourself?”
“But why can’t you love me, Gladys? Is it my appearance, or what?”
“No, it isn’t that.”
“My character?”
She nodded severely.
“What can I do to mend it?”
She looked at me with a wondering distrust which was much more to my mind than her whole-hearted confidence.
“Now tell me what’s amiss with me?”
“I’m in love with somebody else,” said she.
It was my turn to jump out of my chair.
“It’s nobody in particular,” she explained, laughing at the expression of my face: “only an ideal. I’ve never met the kind of man I mean.”
“Tell me about him. What does he look like?”
“Oh, he might look very much like you.”
“How dear of you to say that! Well, what is it that he does that I don’t do? I’ll have a try at it, Gladys, if you will only give me an idea what would please you.”
“Well, it is never a man that I should love, but always the glories he had won; for they would be reflected upon me. Think of Richard Burton! When I read his wife’s life of him I could so understand her love! And Lady Stanley! Did you ever read the wonderful last chapter of that book about her husband? These are the sort of men that a woman could worship with all her soul, and yet be the greater, not the less, on account of her love, honored by all the world as the inspirer of noble deeds.”
“And if I do——”
Her dear hand rested upon my lips. “Not another word, Sir! You should have been at the office for evening duty half an hour ago; only I hadn’t the heart to remind you. Some day, perhaps, when you have won your place in the world, we shall talk it over again.”
1.Why did the writer often come round to the Chestnuts?
A. To learn Mr. Hungertong’s standards of exchange.
B. To hear Mr. Hungerton’s views upon bimetallism.
C. To find the opportunity of staying with Gladys.
D. To discuss the present economy with Gladys
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A. It was difficult for Gladys to choose an ideal husband from her friends.
B. It took great patience and courage for the writer to propose to Gladys.
C. Mr. Hungerton tried to stop the writer from proposing to his daughter.
D. It was impossible for the writer to have any chance to marry Gladys.
3.Why did Gladys refuse the writer’s proposal?
A. The writer didn’t live up to her standard at the moment.
B. Richard Burton and Stanly occupied all her heart.
C. The writer did not seem to be a promising young man.
D. She was now in love with one of their friends.
4.Which of the following words can best describe Gladys?
A. Simple-minded, active and attractive.
B. Unfriendly, cold and self-centred.
C. Careful, choosy and stubborn.
D. Lovely, confident, and idealistic.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was absolutely centered upon his own silly self. If anything could have driven me from Gladys, it would have been the thought of such a father-in-law. I am convinced that he really believed in his heart that I came round to the Chestnuts three days a week for the pleasure of his company, and very especially to hear his views upon bimetallism (金银双币制).
For an hour or more that evening I listened to his tiring talk about bad money driving out good, and the true standards of exchange.
“Suppose,” he cried, “that all the debts in the world were called up at once, and immediate payment insisted upon,—what under our present conditions would happen then?”
I gave the self-evident answer that I should be a ruined man, upon which he jumped from his chair, scolding me for my thoughtless quickness, which made it impossible for him to discuss any reasonable subject in my presence.
At last I was alone with Gladys, and the moment of Fate had come! She sat with that proud, delicate figure of hers outlined against the red curtain. How beautiful she was! Gladys was full of every womanly quality.
I was about to break the long and uneasy silence, when two critical, dark eyes looked round at me, and the proud head was shaken disapprovingly. “I have a feeling that you are going to propose, Ned. I do wish you wouldn’t; for things are so much nicer as they are.”
I drew my chair a little nearer. “Now, how did you know that I was going to propose?” I asked in wonder.
“Don’t women always know? Do you suppose any woman in the world was ever taken unawares? But—oh, Ned, our friendship has been so good and so pleasant! What a pity to spoil it! Don’t you feel how splendid it is that a young man and a young woman should be able to talk face to face as we have talked?”
She had sprung from her chair, as she saw signs that I proposed to announce some of my wants. “You’ve spoiled everything, Ned,” she said. “It’s all so beautiful and natural until this kind of thing comes in! It is such a pity! Why can't you control yourself?”
“But why can’t you love me, Gladys? Is it my appearance, or what?”
“No, it isn’t that.”
“My character?”
She nodded severely.
“What can I do to mend it?”
She looked at me with a wondering distrust which was much more to my mind than her whole-hearted confidence.
“Now tell me what’s amiss with me?”
“I’m in love with somebody else,” said she.
It was my turn to jump out of my chair.
“It’s nobody in particular,” she explained, laughing at the expression of my face: “only an ideal. I’ve never met the kind of man I mean.”
“Tell me about him. What does he look like?”
“Oh, he might look very much like you.”
“How dear of you to say that! Well, what is it that he does that I don’t do? I’ll have a try at it, Gladys, if you will only give me an idea what would please you.”
“Well, it is never a man that I should love, but always the glories he had won; for they would be reflected upon me. Think of Richard Burton! When I read his wife’s life of him I could so understand her love! And Lady Stanley! Did you ever read the wonderful last chapter of that book about her husband? These are the sort of men that a woman could worship with all her soul, and yet be the greater, not the less, on account of her love, honored by all the world as the inspirer of noble deeds.”
“And if I do——”
Her dear hand rested upon my lips. “Not another word, Sir! You should have been at the office for evening duty half an hour ago; only I hadn’t the heart to remind you. Some day, perhaps, when you have won your place in the world, we shall talk it over again.”
1.Why did the writer often come round to the Chestnuts?
A. To learn Mr. Hungertong’s standards of exchange.
B. To hear Mr. Hungerton’s views upon bimetallism.
C. To find the opportunity of staying with Gladys.
D. To discuss the present economy with Gladys
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A. It was difficult for Gladys to choose an ideal husband from her friends.
B. It took great patience and courage for the writer to propose to Gladys.
C. Mr. Hungerton tried to stop the writer from proposing to his daughter.
D. It was impossible for the writer to have any chance to marry Gladys.
3.Why did Gladys refuse the writer’s proposal?
A. The writer didn’t live up to her standard at the moment.
B. Richard Burton and Stanly occupied all her heart.
C. The writer did not seem to be a promising young man.
D. She was now in love with one of their friends.
4.Which of the following words can best describe Gladys?
A. Simple-minded, active and attractive.
B. Unfriendly, cold and self-centred.
C. Careful, choosy and stubborn.
D. Lovely, confident, and idealistic.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
His father was really a ______ person. Once he made up his mind, nothing could change it.
A.clever | B.stubborn | C.brave | D.familiar |
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
根据句意思和空格中单词首字母或括号中的汉语提示补全单词
1.She was really u________ about the way her father treated her.
2.Don’t stay indoors reading all day, you should go ______(室外)because it is good for your eyes.
3.I ___________(不同意) with what you said just now.
4.It was his first visit to his _______ (本国的)country since 1948.
5.One can travel there by ship or plane. Most people choose the l______.
6.Go s________ down the road until you come to the Post Office.
7.I think the news isn't .(可靠的,可信的)
8.A_____ rather than altitude plays a major role in one’s success.
9.I don’t want the heavy rain to r______ our holidays.
10.Some of the r_____ workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins in the disaster area.,
高一英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jenny lived in a town.Her father,Mr.Young,had a shop there and sold clothes in it.The shopkeeper was born in a poor family and was in school no more than a year.He was always sorry for it though he had much money now.He hoped his daughter could become a scientist.But the girl didn’t 1ike anything else except singing.She often went to the concerts,bought a lot of records the famous pop stars made and insisted on listening to the music when she was free.Of course she wanted to be a pop star,too.Her parents wanted to prevent her,but she didn’t listen to
them and they had to agree to her choice.They engaged an old man who was good at music as a private teacher.
Five years passed.Mr.Young bought all kinds of musical instruments for Jenny and they visited some places where the famous singers were born.Of course he spent a lot of money on it.But he found the girl didn’t make any progress.At last the teacher didn’t think the girl could become a singer at all and had to tell Mr.Young about it.The man became angry and said,“Why didn’t you tell me about it earlier? My daughter learned nothing but I paid you month after month!”
“I think you should thank me for it,”said the teacher.“Another teacher, who teaches
badly,is paid more than I was.And I saved much money for you!”
1.Mr. Young was in school for a short time because______ .
A.he was too poor to go on studying | B.he had to help his parents |
C.he was weak in his lessons | D.he didn’t like studying at all |
2.Jenny spent much money buying records and went to the concerts in order to ______
A.visit some places | B.know some pop stars |
C.become a pop star | D.1earn singing |
3.Mr.Young became angry because______.
A.he paid a lot of money to the teacher |
B.his daughter decided to drop music |
C.his daughter spent four years on music |
D.the teacher taught his daughter nothing |
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. When she was 16, her father her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. With English as her second language and education, the future didn't look bright for Lilly.
Lilly's father was a stubborn man who took “no” for an answer. He told Lilly to find a job. With small hope of gaining , each day, she would just ride to the city, walk around and at dusk return home.
On one of her trips, Lilly saw a sign at a big company. she knocked on her very first door. In her English, Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the position of being a secretary. The manager to give the girl a chance. He directed her to type a single letter, and then . Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11:40 a.m. She thought everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon, when she could away in the crowd. But she knew she should the letter.
On her first try, Lilly got through one line of five words and made four mistakes. On her second attempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. She looked at the clock: 11:55—five minutes to . Just then, the manager walked in. He came directly over to Lilly, read the letter and said, “Lilly, you're doing work !”
With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her began to grow. Lilly thought,“Well, if he thinks it's good, then it must be good. I think I'll stay!” Lilly did stay—all because someone gave a and uncertain girl the gift of self---confidence when she knocked on the door.
1.A. reminded B. forced C. encouraged D. helped
2.A. poor B. formal C. good D. modern
3.A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. hardly
4.A. employment B. improvement C. judgment D. development
5.A. carefully B. happily C. aimlessly D. rapidly
6.A. Confidently B. Proudly C. Calmly D. Nervously
7.A. broken B. perfect C. written D. fluent
8.A. refused B. decided C. pretended D. failed
9.A. stopped B. continued C. left D. sighed
10.A. break B. slip C. pass D. drive
11.A. read B. write C. attempt D. deliver
12.A. freedom B. success C. discussion D. reward
13.A. terrible B. excellent C. honest D. easy
14.A. belief B. patience C. confidence D. strength
15.A. shy B. lonely C. selfless D. modest
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests. Besides my father, her neighbors and even a stranger in a grocery store, has fallen under her 36.
One day we were shopping in a supermarket. When we were passing by the baby aisle(过道), she 37a young mother browsing through different brands of powdered milk. Her baby was playing with a toy. My mother 38babies so she went up to the woman and chatted with her.
My mother is an easy person to like. She has the kindest eyes in the world, so it isn’t 39
to trust her. She 40with the baby a little bit and told the woman about how I used to be cute at that age, too. They laughed together.
The woman was about to put Brand X Milk Powder in her cart when my mother suggested Brand Y 41because it obviously had better vitamins. Would you believe the woman actually
42 brands just like that?
She really does know how to influence people. But what about her getting other people to
43 whatever she tells them?
My father and I actually had a long conversation about her 44on how to influence people. According to my father, my mother is just a really likeable person, and she has 45been
like that, even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her.
During our conversation, I realized that what my mother has is the 46to build rapport(亲善) with other people. With rapport comes47. People are more likely to be influenced by those who they think understand their viewpoints or share their opinions.
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高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
She has always _____ her father. In her eyes he is perfect.
A.looked up B.looked up to C.looked down on D.looked on as
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mr Green asked Lily ______ she had written to her father _____.
A.whether ; the day before | B.whether ; yesterday |
C.that ; the day before | D.that ; yesterday |
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mr. Green asked Lily ________ she had written to her father _______.
A.whether; the day before | B.whether; yesterday |
C.that; the day before | D.that; yesterday |
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Mr. Smith was really annoyed that the watch he had repaired was nowhere .
A. to see B. seeing
C. to be seen D. seen
高一英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析