She once said: "When people ask me if writing...

She once said: "When people ask me if writing has been a hard or easy road I always answer with the famous saying, "the end is nothing; the road is all.'” That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never faced the type-writer (打字机) with the thought that one more task had to be done."

Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor (活力) of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the Great Plains with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers.

"It's a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later. "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall country all made to look like a German, Christmas card... But when I come to the open plains, something happens. I'm home. I breathe differently."

1.What did Cather mean by "the end is nothing; the road is all"?

A. Writing is the only path to success.

B. I feel happy when I finish writing a book.

C. I enjoy writing whether it is hard or easy.

D. Writing itself, not its result, is important.

2.What was the place like where Cather grew up?

A. It was cold, plain and without a church.

B. It was a colorful world of wild flowers.

C. It was like a German Christmas card

D. It was vast, open, flat and wild.

3.When she said "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold", Willa Gather meant ______.

A. you either love the place or hate it

B. you decide either to stay or to leave

C. some find the place warm; others find it cold

D. some find the place peaceful; others find it wild

4.What happens when Cather comes to the open plains?

A. She breathes differently from others:

B. She wants to make the place her home.

C. She finds the place similar to her home.

D. She feels completely comfortable

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When people succeed,it is because of hard work,but luck has a lot to do with it.1.Napoleon once said all the hard work and talent in the world can't make up for bad luck.However,hard work can invite good luck.

When it comes to success,luck can mean being in the right place to meet someone.Nothing can replace hard work,but working hard also means you're preparing yourself for opportunity.2.

How many of the great inventions and discoveries came about through a lucky mistake or a lucky chance?One of the biggest lucky mistakes in history is Columbus' so-called discovery of America.He changed history,but he was really looking for India.3.It was backed up by years of studying and calculating.

Success comes from pure luck and no hard work can be a real problem.4.Imagine she's been picked from nowhere because of her looks.She is going to feel insecure,because she knows she didn't do anything to earn her stardom（演员身份）.On the other hand,think about an actress who's spent years learning and working.When she finally has good luck and becomes a success,she will handle stardom better.She knows she earns it.

5.When it comes to success,I think that hard work and luck go hand in hand.

A.Opportunity often depends on luck.

B.Luck is also important in people's life.

C.Success without some luck is almost impossible.

D.Hard work plays a very important part in success.

E.However,Columbus’ chance discovery wasn't pure luck.

F.For example,consider a teenage girl who becomes a movie star.

G.People who work hard help make their own luck by being ready when opportunity knocks.

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"Do you like my dress?" she asked a passing stranger. "My mommy made it just for me." She said with tears in her eyes.

"I think it’s very pretty, but why are you crying?"

With a quiver（颤抖）in her voice the girl answered "After Mommy made me this dress she had to go to the heaven（天堂）Finally the woman realized what the child meant. She gently held the child in her arms and together they cried for the mommy that was gone.

Then suddenly the little girl stopped crying, stepped back and began to sing. She sang so softly that it was almost a whisper. It was the sweetest sound the woman had ever heard almost like the song of a very small bird.

After the child stopped singing she explained to the lady: "My mommy used that song to me before she went away, and she made me promise to sing it whenever I started crying and it would make me stop."

"See," she said, "it did, and now my eyes are dry!"

As the woman turned to go, the little girl grabbed her sleeve（袖子）. "Madam, can you stay just a minute? I want to show you something."

"Of course", she answered.

Pointing to a spot on her dress, she said: "Right here is where my mommy kissed my dress and here," pointing to another spot, "and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mommy said that she put all those kisses so that I would have her kisses for everything that made me cry."

Then the lady realized that she wasn't just looking at a dress, no, she was looking at a mother...who knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away the hurt that she knew her daughter would get. So she took all the love she had for her beautiful little girl and put them into this dress that her child now so proudly wore.

She no longer saw a little girl in a simple dress. She saw a child wrapped（包裹）… in her mother's love.

1.Why does the girl start to sing?

A．Because she wanted the woman to stay longer.

B．Because she wanted to stop the woman crying.

C．Because her mother had told her to sing when she was sad.

D．Because her mother had asked her to be nice to strangers.

2.The mother had put kisses on the girl's dress because she had hoped 　　　　　　　 .

A．her daughter would wear the dress proudly all the time

B．her love could help her daughter get through the troubles

C．her love could get her daughter things

D．her daughter would think of her kisses while she was crying

3.What is implied between the lines of the story is 　　　　　　　 .

A．how much the mother had cared about the girl

B．how much the girl had depended on her mother

C．that the woman was very helpful to the girl

D．that no one can take the place of a mother

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．In a pretty dress with mother's kisses

B．With a crying girl in a pretty dress

C．From her mother with deep love

D．For love from a mother in the heaven

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Dear editor,

I am writing to ask what has happened to our young people.They are not as polite or hard-working as my generation（一代人I will give you two examples.

Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. It was very crowded so there was no free seat.There were some boys sitting on the seats near me.I didn't know why they were not at school.They were talking and laughing loudly. It was difficult for me to read my newspaper with all the noise.At the next stop, a pregnant（怀孕的）woman and her daughter got on with lots of shopping bags.I expected the boys to let them sit down.They saw the woman but they did nothing.I had to ask them to give the woman and her daughter seats.   They did so but gave me a rude look.

Last Saturday, I had dinner with my friend’s family.I was glad to see his children, who I hadn't seen for ten years.During the dinner, I started talking about world politics with the children.It soon became clear that they didn't know much about it.They couldn't tell me the name of the King of Spain or President of Italy.All they knew about was the Internet or which singers were the most beautiful.In my days, students knew the kings, the queens and the presidents of every country in Europe.

I worry about the future of Germany.How could these young people become good workers and parents? They sit around McDonald's after school instead of going to the library like I did at their age.Maybe they have too much money.Perhaps some readers can give us some ideas about what to do with this “lost generation”.

Yours sincerely,

Frantz Vogts.

1.Mr. Vogts writes this letter to the editor to _______.

2.When Mr Vogts met the boys on the underground , he_______.

3.Mr Vogts was disappointed at the dinner because _______.

4.By saying “lost generation”, Mr Vogts refers to ________.

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Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “ If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”

“OK, Dad,” said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn’t remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”

The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”

"Burnt yesterday evening."

1.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the second day　　 B. the third day　　 C. the fourth day　　 D. the fifth day

2.The man was very surprised because _________.

A. he couldn't find that piece of paper　　 B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

C. the child gave him a cup of tea　　 D. he thought the child's father was dead

3.What was burnt? ___________.

A. The piece of paper　　 B. Mr Smith　　 C. The visitor　　 D. The boy

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea." "OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?" "Burnt yesterday evening."

1.Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

A. he would be away from home for four days

B. he would be back in seven days

C. he would be back in a month

D. he liked a cup of tea

2.Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A. the wall　　 　　　　 B. the door

C. a piece of paper　 D. his son's pocket

3.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the second day B. the third day

C. the fourth day　　 D. the fifth day

4.The man was very surprised because _________.

A. he thought the child's father was dead

B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

C. the child gave him a cup of tea

D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

5.What was burnt? ___________.

A. The piece of paper　 B. Mr. Smith

C. The visitor　 　　　　 D. The boy

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."　 "OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?" "Burnt yesterday evening."

1.Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

A. he would be away from home for four days

B. he would be back in seven days

C. he would be back in a month

D. he liked a cup of tea

2.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the second day B. the third day

C. the fourth day　　 D. the fifth day

3.The man was very surprised because _________.

A. he thought the child's father was dead

B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

C. the child gave him a cup of tea

D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

4.What was burnt? ___________.

A. The piece of paper　 B. Mr. Smith

C. The visitor　 　　　　 D. The boy

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."　 "OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?" "Burnt yesterday evening."

1.Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

A. he would be away from home for four days

B. he would be back in seven days

C. he would be back in a month

D. he liked a cup of tea

2.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the second day B. the third day

C. the fourth day　　 D. the fifth day

3.The man was very surprised because _________.

A. he thought the child's father was dead

B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

C. the child gave him a cup of tea

D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

4.What was burnt? ___________.

A. The piece of paper　 B. Mr. Smith

C. The visitor　 　　　　 D. The boy

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."

"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."

The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"

"Burnt yesterday evening."

1.Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A. he would be away from home for four days

B. he would be back in seven days

C. he would be back in a month

D. he liked a cup of tea

2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A. the wall B. the door

C. a piece of paper D. his son's pocket

3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day

4. What was burnt? ___________.

A.     The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boy

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Article writing has been a way of conveying information through the web. If you’re a writer, being able to let them stay on your article for more than two seconds is already a success. Your writing style can create more readers for your content if you know how to capture the attention of readers. 1.

Be Direct-to-the-Point

Website writing differs from print writing. People do not want to spend much time on a website because they want to get the information they need. 2.

Be Informative

Articles for web content are briefly written. They flesh out the information without decorations. Be sure that your articles are not confusingly worded. 3. Make sure you organize your facts logically so that your reader can effectively process them.

Be Conversational

4.　 Be conversational so that readers can grasp what you mean in your article. With quality content, engage your readers so that your article will have that personal and human touch.

Be Connected

Most article writers just place sentences that state a certain fact to form a paragraph. However, in readers’ hopes, these writers fail to establish a human connection. 5.　 So it is important to make the connection smooth and not abrupt.

A.Stay away from decorations when writing online content.

B.Most readers like to read articles that “speak” to them.

C.Connection will allow the readers’ minds to effectively process what is written.

D.Get to your point directly so that your readers can process the information.

E.Here are some important points to consider before writing online.

F.Article writing is a fun way of establishing a connection with a reader and a writer.

G.Complex sentences tend to wrongly lead your reader and make them confused.

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