I received pictures of my daughter floating (漂浮) on a lake in California. Right there under the sun during the hottest time of the day, she has only her swimsuit to cover her.
When I showed it to my students, it was as if I had shown them scenes from a horror (恐怖) movie.
“But she will get dark,” they said.
“That’s what she wants,” I told them. “We think darker skin (肤色) is beautiful.”
They looked at me in disbelief. It was as if I came from the moon.
For years, American girls spend their summer trying to get as tanned (晒黑) as possible. In China, on the other hand, girls use umbrellas all year round.
What in the world is going on?
The pale skin we think looks unattractive (不漂亮) is what Asian women want. Both groups want to meet their culture’s standard (标准) of beauty.
In the US, if you can afford to go on vacation in the summer, you head for a river, a lake or a beach, where you try to get as much sun as possible. If you are rich you take a winter vacation in some sunny spot. Your winter tan shows your wealth.
In China, once upon a time, the few wealthy were the ones who didn’t have to work out in the hot sun. So the whiter the skin, the richer the woman. The folk opera performers who play these ladies wore lots of white makeup (妆容). The tradition survives to this day.
So it comes naturally that none of my students wishes to follow the Western ways in this regard.
But now I am noticing that a new business – the tanning booth (美黑店) – started up in China. I admire those brave enough to define(给…下定义)their own idea of beauty, but I do wonder what their grandmothers would have to say to them about it!
1.The students were shocked at the picture the writer showed them because ______.
A. they thought it shameful for a girl only to wear a swimsuit
B. the writer’s daughter was wearing very little while out in the sun
C. it is dangerous for a girl to be out on a lake alone
D. with the powerful sunlight the writer’s daughter would have got a suntan
2. According to the article, which kind of woman meets the American standard of beauty?
A. Women with blond hair. B. Women with a slim figure.
C. Women with tanned skin. D. Women with pale skin.
3. In the US a winter tan usually means the person _____.
A. is hard-working B. doesn’t have to work
C. has a lot of money and spare time D. is from a very poor family
4.The writer ______ the tanning booth started up in China.
A. is not interested in B. doesn’t understand
C. doesn’t like D. has mixed feelings about
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
I received pictures of my daughter floating (漂浮) on a lake in California. Right there under the sun during the hottest time of the day, she has only her swimsuit to cover her.
When I showed it to my students, it was as if I had shown them scenes from a horror (恐怖) movie.
“But she will get dark,” they said.
“That’s what she wants,” I told them. “We think darker skin (肤色) is beautiful.”
They looked at me in disbelief. It was as if I came from the moon.
For years, American girls spend their summer trying to get as tanned (晒黑) as possible. In China, on the other hand, girls use umbrellas all year round.
What in the world is going on?
The pale skin we think looks unattractive (不漂亮) is what Asian women want. Both groups want to meet their culture’s standard (标准) of beauty.
In the US, if you can afford to go on vacation in the summer, you head for a river, a lake or a beach, where you try to get as much sun as possible. If you are rich you take a winter vacation in some sunny spot. Your winter tan shows your wealth.
In China, once upon a time, the few wealthy were the ones who didn’t have to work out in the hot sun. So the whiter the skin, the richer the woman. The folk opera performers who play these ladies wore lots of white makeup (妆容). The tradition survives to this day.
So it comes naturally that none of my students wishes to follow the Western ways in this regard.
But now I am noticing that a new business – the tanning booth (美黑店) – started up in China. I admire those brave enough to define(给…下定义)their own idea of beauty, but I do wonder what their grandmothers would have to say to them about it!
1.The students were shocked at the picture the writer showed them because ______.
A. they thought it shameful for a girl only to wear a swimsuit
B. the writer’s daughter was wearing very little while out in the sun
C. it is dangerous for a girl to be out on a lake alone
D. with the powerful sunlight the writer’s daughter would have got a suntan
2. According to the article, which kind of woman meets the American standard of beauty?
A. Women with blond hair. B. Women with a slim figure.
C. Women with tanned skin. D. Women with pale skin.
3. In the US a winter tan usually means the person _____.
A. is hard-working B. doesn’t have to work
C. has a lot of money and spare time D. is from a very poor family
4.The writer ______ the tanning booth started up in China.
A. is not interested in B. doesn’t understand
C. doesn’t like D. has mixed feelings about
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
On my eighth birthday party I received a pencil box ______ with some cartoon pictures on the top.
A.decorating B.decorated C.to decorate D.decorates
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Passage 1:
My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the 1. and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle . She 2. the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten minutes later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other 3. now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
Passage 2:
I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter , she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a 4. . We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun 5. my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks6. to some people. It 7. be the only modern house in the district.
Passage 3:
I enter the hotel manager’s office and sat down. I had just lost £50 and I felt very upset.‘I left the money in my room,’I said, ‘and it’s not there now.’The manager was
8. , but he could do nothing. ‘Everyone’s losing money these days,’he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was 9. by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelop on his desk. It contained £50 . ‘I found this10. this gentleman’s room,’she said. ‘Well,’I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honesty in this world! ’
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My daughter had a bullying(欺凌) problem a couple of years ago. She kept receiving rude text messages from kids at school. Dealing with school bullying wasn’t easy, but I finally ended it. When you realize things are serious, it is no time to be silent.
If your kids are also receiving such text messages, take them directly to the headmaster and show him. Describe to him how it is affecting your kids. Tell him you will not tolerate it and that you want him to put an end to it now.
School bullying is a dangerous and serious issue these days, and any good headmaster will take your charges seriously. He will probably address the issues with the parents. If they are crappy(糟糕的) parents, then they may do nothing to their child. You may have to repeat this process several times, but you need to keep a check on those text messages and don’t allow your child to delete them.
Now it is time to draw your child close and take care of him/her, because he/she needs it. My daughter did not like me being involved either, but you are the only person your kid can depend on to solve this problem, so do it and mean business. Always be polite, but straightforward. The headmaster and parents must know you mean business.
If repeated meetings with the headmaster (and parents, if he allows it) do not work, then I would consider hiring a lawyer. That will send the message loud and clear. When you are talking about financial loss, most parents will stand up and take notice and act to keep their kids under control!
I know a lawyer is a big expense and not something you do lightly, but when bad things like school bullying are happening to your children, you must act and act quickly.
1.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “tolerate” in Paragraph 2?
A. mind B. discuss C. stand D. affect
2.What does the author suggest about school bullying in Paragraph 4?
A. Children can deal with it themselves.
B. Not all bullying problems can be solved.
C. Parents should fully respect kids’ thoughts.
D. It’s necessary for parents to be involved in it.
3.What should parents do if the headmaster fails to solve the bullying problem?
A. Ask a lawyer for help. B. Put your child under your care.
C. Meet the bullies in person. D. Ask the parents of the bullies for money.
4.Why does the author write the text?
A. To seek help. B. To offer advice.
C. To ask for advice. D. To share his experience.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
A few days before Christmas, I shared online a picture of my daughter, Michele, dressed up as Ruth Bader Ginsburg for her school’s superhero day. The picture went viral.
I shared the picture because I knew my friends and family would get a kick out of it. They know Michele well and this picture is the essence (本质) of her. I had no expectation that it would be as appealing to strangers as it was to her grandfather. But it was, and the image began to fly through the channels of social media.
As I looked through all the shares and comments, the reason for the picture’s popularity became clear — people were inspired by the idea of a strong little girl with a mind of her own. I read dozens, if not hundreds, of comments that ran along these lines: “Your daughter gives me hope for the future. I wish all little girls were like her.”
There is no doubt that my daughter is a strong little girl with a mind of her own. I bought her the book I Dissent because the title summarizes (概括) what she has been doing in her entire life: dissenting disagreeing, and making her voice heard. I believe she will grow up to be someone who fights for what she believes in.
And if one little girl like her gives people hope, then I have good news for the world: She is not the only one out there. Michele is surrounded by little girls who are ready to grab (抓住) the world with both hands and shape it to fit their vision of how things should be. For example, she has a cousin who, for both her last birthday and Christmas, asked people to give her gifts to less fortunate children. And when her little sister was 4, she told me that she “was put on the earth to make people laugh” — because when people laugh they are happy and she was “born to make people happy.”
The problem isn’t that there aren’t more tough little girls who think for themselves and stand up for what they believe in. The problem is that there are millions of girls who go unnoticed because we don’t expect girls to be that way.
When I first found out I was having a daughter, I had this thought in the back of my mind that, if I wanted her to go as far as her potential (潜力) could take her, I would have to teach her to think for herself and to use her voice to get where she wanted to go. I would have to teach her to be a strong woman.
What I didn’t realize was that she came to me pre-programmed. She, her sister and every other little girl I know have that strong woman in their DNA. It’s taken me years to understand this, but my job isn’t to teach my daughters to be something they already are — my job is to make sure they never listen to the message that they shouldn’t be that way.
If our goal is to raise strong women, the best thing we, as parents, can do is to understand that little girls come to us strong. That they are born mighty (强大), with voices they are ready to use.
1.The underlined words “went viral” in Paragraph 1 mean “________”.
A. went mad B. spread quickly
C. caused disagreement D. disappeared soon
2.On seeing so many shares and comments, the author felt ________.
A. embarrassed B. worried
C. excited D. surprised
3.Which word can best describe Michele?
A. Optimistic. B. Imaginative.
C. Strong-minded. D. Self-centred.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. I Dissent is a book about Michele.
B. There are many little girls like Michele.
C. Michele’s picture inspired many little girls.
D. Michele was taught to be strong by the author.
5.Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Little girls have a big voice
B. Little girls with big dreams
C. Little girls become popular online
D. Little girls as hope for the future
6.The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to ________.
A. persuade B. inform
C. educate D. entertain
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Could cities that float (漂浮) on the sea solve the problems caused by floods and provide food for the world?
Some scientists think so. The idea is already being tested and they believe that floating citied will provide more homes for a growing population, without having to use land needed to grow food. And they believe floating areas will allow more food to be grown, so that no one in the world is hungry.
In some places, cities that float on the sea are already being planned, A company in the Netherlands called DeltaSync thinks that sea cities will save the world, with more than one in ten people living in them.
They say sea cities solve many of the problems the world faces in the 21st century, like not having enough land , more and more people needing homes, fossil fuels (矿物燃料) running low and the increasingly serious problems caused by floods.
DeltaSync says building in the desert (沙漠) is not possible because there is no enough water and that developing ways for people to live in space is still too expensive. So they believe the answer is our oceans, which cover over two thirds of the Earth’s surface. Their plans for floating areas include using algae (海藻) to produce fuel and food.
More than a quarter of the land in the Netherlands already lies underwater and scientists there have spent years trying to find ways to deal with it. In the city of Rotterdam they already have floating homes.
Bart Roeffen from DeltaSync says: “We have plans for neighbourhoods including roads and, in the end, I believe we can build floating cities on the sea.”
1.DeltaSync is a company that wants to build cities _______.
A.on land B.in space
C.on the sea D.in the desert
2.Which of the following is the advantage of the cities that DeltaSync wants to build?
A.Providing more jobs for people.
B.Making travel in space possible.
C.Supplying enough water to people.
D.Satisfying more people’s housing needs.
3.What does Bart Roeffen think of his company’s future plans?
A.He doubts them.
B.He is hopeful of them.
C.He is uncertain about them.
D.He has no idea about them.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Will there be enough water?
B.Will sea cities save the world?
C.Is it possible to live in the desert?
D.Is it expensive to build floating cities?
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back— the sign (迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back toward the forest, before returning for another attack— the first time I felt panic.
Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I’m proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
1.The brown bear approached the family in order to _______________.
A. catch shore birds
B. start an attack
C. protect the children
D. set up a barrier for itself
2.The bear finally went away after it _______________.
A. felt safe B. got injured
C. found some food D. took away the camera
3.The writer and his family survived mainly due to their _______________.
A. pride B. patience
C. calmness D. cautiousness
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
My daughter performed(表演) on behalf(代表) of her class in the annual(每年的) school concert today. She played so that I could not help cheering her. The very reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer , she became sick of (厌烦)it. , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine(常规)of .
When her first teacher left, my friend me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some comments(评论), and then point out what should be . Every time she came, beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some . She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the of playing, but more importantly, to the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she would like to a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel when you are on the way. When you look from where you are, you will realize that you have been making . But if you , you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.
1.A.regularly B.smoothly C.carefully D.happily
2.A.music B.arrangement C.scene D.praise
3.A.unwillingness B.pressure C. regret D.excitement
4.A.young B.free C.anxious D.curious
5.A.After all B.Above all C.In all D.First of all
6.A.practice B.cost C.education D.show
7.A.led B.sent C.introduced D.directed
8.A.usual B.good C.interesting D.humorous
9.A.explained B.changed C.stopped D.improved
10.A.as with B.except for C.instead of D.thanks to
11.A.jokes B. music C.games D.sports
12.A.skills B.levels C.training D.secrets
13.A.feel B.follow C.create D.read
14.A.once B.even C.still D.then
15.A.make up B.get back C.show off D.give away
16.A.nervous B.excited C.afraid D.lucky
17.A.tired B.easy C.afraid D.excited
18.A.ahead B.down C.up D.over
19.A.mistakes B.choices C.progress D.time
20.A.move B.continue C.do D.stop
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today.She played so that I could not help cheering her.The very scene reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present.With great _ , she began learning it.However, when she was no longer curious, she became sick of it. , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine of practice .
When her first teacher left, my friend _ me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American.After practicing, she would give my daughter some _ comments, and then point out what should be improved.Every time she came,_ _ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some music.She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the skills of playing, but more importantly, to the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons.Sometimes she __ _ would like to show off a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was _ that you didn’t give up my piano lessons.Learning it is like climbing a mountain.You’ll feel _ when you are on the way.When you look _ from where you are, you will realize that you have been making progress .But if you _, you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.
1.A.quickly B.smoothly C.carefully D.happily
2.A.doubt B.pressure C. regret D.excitement
3.A.After all B.Above all C.In all D.First of all
4.A.led B.sent C.introduced D.directed
5.A.usual B.good C.interesting D.humorous
6.A.as with B.except for C.instead of D.thanks to
7.A.feel B.follow C.create D.read
8.A.once B.even C.still D.then
9.A.nervous B.excited C.afraid D.lucky
10.A.tired B.easy C.afraid D.excited
11.A.ahead B.down C.up D.over
12.A.move B.continue C.do D.stop
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Well, my daughter takes great interest in most of the food on the menu.
—Thanks._____
—Salad, fried fish and orange juice, please.
A.Shall I take your order? B.At your service.
C.What to follow? D.With pleasure.
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析