Mike Maietta was eating lunch when he got a text message from his mom.
“Notre Dame,” it said. “Big envelope!”
Mike, a senior at a Californian high school, shouted with joy. The big envelope meant that the excellent university in Indiana had offered him a place in its Class of 2013. But the $51,300 annual fee is a big trouble. So Mike and his parents are considering offers from several other colleges and are figuring out the costs of tuition, housing and holiday trips home.
This year, money is the driving factor(因素) for a growing number of high school seniors, who have to decide what colleges to attend this fall. Less jobs and house prices have changed family spending.
“We’re excited that Mike got into eight great schools,” said Mike’s father, an engineer at Microsoft. “But if you consider going to school out of state, you’ve got to think about all of the other costs: moving, flying back and forth for the holidays. You’re looking at about $3,000 a year, just for travel.”
As families weigh their choices, some are going back to financial aid offices hoping help packages can be increased.
Rachel Brown was happy to get a thick envelope from New York University (NYU). Although she has always wanted to live in Manhattan, she is seriously considering the University of California San Diego (UCSD), because of the high cost in New York.
“The tuition for NYU is twice as much as UCSD,” said Rachel, 17. “My mom doesn’t want me to have a big debt when I graduate, and I don’t want that either. I’d have to take out a loan of $15,000. I’ll check and see if there’s any way that NYU can offer me any financial aid.”
More than 7.6 million American students have filled out the Free Application for Students Aid, 19.9 percent increase over last year.
This month the Federal Department of Education urged college financial aid officers to give more help to certain families. A record 30,428 students applied for 2,300 places at Stanford, partly because the university increased financial aid for families earning below $10,000.
1.Mike may give up Notre Dame because of ______.
A.travel fees
B.financial concerns
C.poor exam results
D.worries about living far away from home
2.The phrase “Big envelope” in paragraph 2 probably refers to“______”.
A.A text message B.A large gift package
C.An admission letter D.A scholarship letter
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The number of American senior students applying for financial aid is increasing.
B.Rachel Brown has given up NYU because of its high tuition and big debts.
C.It is inevitably hard for college students to borrow money to cover costs.
D.An interest-free loan for students helps more students apply for Stanford.
4.The passage mainly focuses on ______
A.the calculation of different costs including tuition
B.the extremely hard financial situation in America
C.the excitement of students’ being able to enter ideal colleges
D.the financial crisis of families over college entrance
高一英语阅读理解困难题
Mike Maietta was eating lunch when he got a text message from his mom.
“Notre Dame,” it said. “Big envelope!”
Mike, a senior at a Californian high school, shouted with joy. The big envelope meant that the excellent university in Indiana had offered him a place in its Class of 2013. But the $51,300 annual fee is a big trouble. So Mike and his parents are considering offers from several other colleges and are figuring out the costs of tuition, housing and holiday trips home.
This year, money is the driving factor(因素) for a growing number of high school seniors, who have to decide what colleges to attend this fall. Less jobs and house prices have changed family spending.
“We’re excited that Mike got into eight great schools,” said Mike’s father, an engineer at Microsoft. “But if you consider going to school out of state, you’ve got to think about all of the other costs: moving, flying back and forth for the holidays. You’re looking at about $3,000 a year, just for travel.”
As families weigh their choices, some are going back to financial aid offices hoping help packages can be increased.
Rachel Brown was happy to get a thick envelope from New York University (NYU). Although she has always wanted to live in Manhattan, she is seriously considering the University of California San Diego (UCSD), because of the high cost in New York.
“The tuition for NYU is twice as much as UCSD,” said Rachel, 17. “My mom doesn’t want me to have a big debt when I graduate, and I don’t want that either. I’d have to take out a loan of $15,000. I’ll check and see if there’s any way that NYU can offer me any financial aid.”
More than 7.6 million American students have filled out the Free Application for Students Aid, 19.9 percent increase over last year.
This month the Federal Department of Education urged college financial aid officers to give more help to certain families. A record 30,428 students applied for 2,300 places at Stanford, partly because the university increased financial aid for families earning below $10,000.
1.Mike may give up Notre Dame because of ______.
A.travel fees
B.financial concerns
C.poor exam results
D.worries about living far away from home
2.The phrase “Big envelope” in paragraph 2 probably refers to“______”.
A.A text message B.A large gift package
C.An admission letter D.A scholarship letter
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The number of American senior students applying for financial aid is increasing.
B.Rachel Brown has given up NYU because of its high tuition and big debts.
C.It is inevitably hard for college students to borrow money to cover costs.
D.An interest-free loan for students helps more students apply for Stanford.
4.The passage mainly focuses on ______
A.the calculation of different costs including tuition
B.the extremely hard financial situation in America
C.the excitement of students’ being able to enter ideal colleges
D.the financial crisis of families over college entrance
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a
woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation.At one point the woman asked, “So, how have you been?” And the boy — who could not have been more than seven or eight years old — replied.“Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed (确认) my growing belief that children are changing.As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”, that is, in low spirits, until we were in high school.
Undoubtedly a change in children has increased steadily in recent years.Children don’t seem childlike anymore.Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different.Childhood as it once was no longer exists.Why?
Human development is depended not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of gaining social knowledge.Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new social positions.Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages; traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes.It is called television.Television passes information to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults.Unable to resist the temptation (诱惑) , many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more attractive moving pictures.
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain.Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.
1.According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.
A.a sure sign of a mental problem in a child
B.a mental state present in all humans, including children
C.something that cannot be avoided in children’s mental development
D.something hardly to be expected in a young child
2.Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world _________.
A.through connection with society
B.gradually and under guidance
C.naturally without being taught
D.through watching television
3.According to the author, that today’s children seem adultlike results from ________.
A.the widespread influence of television
B.the poor arrangement of teaching content
C.the fast pace of human scientific development
D.the rising standard of living
4.What does the author think of communication through print for children?
A.It enables children to gain more social information.
B.It develops children’s interest in reading and writing.
C.It helps children to read and write well.
D.It can control what children are to learn.
5.What does the author think of the change in today’s children?
A.He feels their adultlike behavior is so funny.
B.He thinks people should pay attention to the change.
C.He considers it a rapid development.
D.He seems to be upset about it.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked, “So, how have you been?” And the boy — who could not have been more than seven or eight years old — replied. “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed (确认) my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”, that is, in low spirits, until we were in high school.
Undoubtedly a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?
Human development is depended not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of gaining social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new social positions. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages; traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation (诱惑) , many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more attractive moving pictures.
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.
1.According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.
A.a sure sign of a mental problem in a child
B.a mental state present in all humans, including children
C.something that cannot be avoided in children’s mental development
D.something hardly to be expected in a young child
2.Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world _________.
A.through connection with society
B.gradually and under guidance
C.naturally without being taught
D.through watching television
3.According to the author, that today’s children seem adultlike results from ______.
A.the widespread influence of television
B.the poor arrangement of teaching content
C.the fast pace of human scientific development
D.the rising standard of living
4.What does the author think of communication through print for children?
A.It enables children to gain more social information.
B.It develops children’s interest in reading and writing.
C.It helps children to read and write well.
D.It can control what children are to learn.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say "sorry, ________ number!" and move on. But when Dennis Williams __________ a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something __________.
On March 19, Dennis got a group text __________ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the __________ of a baby.
"Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken," Dennis __________. The baby was born and update texts were __________ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her __________, she didn’t seem to realize that she was __________ the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. "Well, I don’t __________ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby," replied Dennis before asking which room the new __________ were in.
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his __________! He turned up at the hospital __________ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally __________ by the unexpected visit. "I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we __________ it and the gifts."
Teresa __________ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __________ by the touching words: "What a __________ this young man was to our family! He was so __________ and kind to do this." The post has since gained the __________ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.
1.A.unlucky B.secret C.new D.wrong
2.A.received B.translated C.copied D.printed
3.A.reasonable B.special C.necessary D.practical
4.A.convincing B.reminding C.informing D.warning
5.A.wake-up B.recovery C.growth D.arrival
6.A.responded B.interrupted C.predicted D.repeated
7.A.coming in B.setting out C.passing down D.moving around
8.A.opinion B.anxiety C.excitement D.effort
9.A.comparing B.exchanging C.discussing D.sharing
10.A.accept B.know C.believe D.bother
11.A.parents B.doctors C.patients D.visitors
12.A.dream B.promise C.agenda D.principle
13.A.bearing B.collecting C.opening D.making
14.A.discouraged B.relaxed C.astonished D.defeated
15.A.admit B.need C.appreciate D.expect
16.A.found B.selected C.developed D.posted
17.A.confirmed B.simplified C.clarified D.accompanied
18.A.pity B.blessing C.relief D.problem
19.A.smart B.calm C.sweet D.fair
20.A.sympathy B.attention C.control D.trust
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say "sorry, ________ number!" and move on. But when Dennis Williams __________ a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something __________.
On March 19, Dennis got a group text __________ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the __________ of a baby.
"Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken," Dennis __________. The baby was born and update texts were __________ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her __________, she didn’t seem to realize that she was __________ the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. "Well, I don’t __________ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby," replied Dennis before asking which room the new __________ were in.
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his __________! He turned up at the hospital __________ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally __________ by the unexpected visit. "I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we __________ it and the gifts."
Teresa __________ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __________ by the touching words: "What a __________ this young man was to our family! He was so __________ and kind to do this." The post has since gained the __________ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.
1.A. unlucky B. secret C. new D. wrong
2.A. received B. translated C. copied D. printed
3.A. reasonable B. special C. necessary D. practical
4.A. convincing B. reminding C. informing D. warning
5.A. wake-up B. recovery C. growth D. arrival
6.A. responded B. interrupted C. predicted D. repeated
7.A. coming in B. setting out C. passing down D. moving around
8.A. opinion B. anxiety C. excitement D. effort
9.A. comparing B. exchanging C. discussing D. sharing
10.A. accept B. know C. believe D. bother
11.A. parents B. doctors C. patients D. visitors
12.A. dream B. promise C. agenda D. principle
13.A. bearing B. collecting C. opening D. making
14.A. discouraged B. relaxed C. astonished D. defeated
15.A. admit B. need C. appreciate D. expect
16.A. found B. selected C. developed D. posted
17.A. confirmed B. simplified C. clarified D. accompanied
18.A. pity B. blessing C. relief D. problem
19.A. smart B. calm C. sweet D. fair
20.A. sympathy B. attention C. control D. trust
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
What was the woman expecting last night?
A.A phone call. B.A text message. C.A party invitation.
高一英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cellphone. The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr. Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap. He was texting while being scolded for texting!
"It was a subconscious(下意识的) act," said Mr. Gallagher, who took the phone away. "Young people today are connected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the morning until they close their eyes at night. It's addictive(上瘾的). They can’t simply stop doing that."
Because so many people in their teens and early 20s are in this constant whir of socializing – accessible(易接近的) to each other every minute of the day via cellphone, instant messaging and social-networking Web sites -- there are a host of new questions that need to be addressed in schools, in the workplace and at home. Chief among them: How much work can "hyper-socializing" students or employees really accomplish if they are holding multiple conversations with friends via text-messaging, or are obsessively checking Facebook? Almost a quarter of today's teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a 2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a non-profit group that monitors media's impact on families.
Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers come to see texting and "social-network checking" as accepted parts of the workday?
"In past generations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class. Now students are adept at texting with their phones still in their pockets," said 40-year-old Mr. Gallagher, "and they're able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over. Students are just fundamentally different today. They will take suspensions(休学) rather than give up their phones."
1.When the boy was scolded for texting, _________________.
A. he was polite and regretful
B. he was trying sending another message
C. his fingers shouldn’t be put on his lap
D. he listened carefully and nodded
2.From what the boy did we know___________.
A. Using the cellphone is addictive for the boy
B. The boy will stop using the cellphone
C. The boy will leave school
D. The boy wasn’t willing to accept being scolded
3.What can we learn about the students in their teens and early 20s?
A. All of them are addicted to using cellphones.
B. They will get rid of the habit once they go to work.
C. They are greatly different from the past generations.
D. Most of them check Facebook more than 10 times a day.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Facebook is a kind of book students need to read at school.
B. The employers will accept texting at workday.
C. The students will give up their phones one day.
D. It’s convenient for students to communicate with others with cellphones.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mike has loved flying since he was small. When he was three years old, his dad took him to an air show. Mike loved the sounds of the plane and he 31of becoming an airplane pilot(飞行员) some day. As Mike grew up, he learned as 32 as he could about flying. He wanted to go to flying school 33university. He kept on 34 his parents about it all the time. At that time, pilot training was very35. Mike’s parents couldn’t afford it.
Later Mike became a salesman. He hoped to get lots of money for flying school. He traveled36America for his factory. He liked to travel, 37 by plane. To save money, he usually stayed in cheap hotels.
One morning, Mike 38 to Atlanta. On the plane, after breakfast, he went to 39. Some time later, he woke up. The two men beside him were talking in a 40 voice. When Mike heard the word “hijack(劫持)”, he nearly 41 out of his seat, but he pretended(假装) he was still 42. He listened when the two men talked. Mike quickly learned what was 43. They planned to hijack the plane to Cuba. This made Mike very 44 . He knew he had to stop them before they began their 45 .
Mike pretended to use the washroom. On the way he met a hostess(空姐) and told her about the coming 46. A moment later, the passengers were told that there was something wrong with the plane. Soon the plane landed at the 47 airport.
The two men received a 48 when they saw twenty police officers were 49 them at the airport.
Later Mike was given free flying training as a reward. 50 he became a pilot and flew happily ever since. Now his story is well known in the United States.
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高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I received a text message from my youngest daughter. She was pursuing her degree at _______ far from home. _______ at it, I noticed the text was not _______ of Ally’s. Her texts are usually no more than two lines.
“I never really knew how _______ I am to have you and dad. You pay for my college. And _______ that, you also pay for my rent, food, etc. I am so _______ to have you and daddy. It’s unbelievable how good you are to Abby and I just never _______ how blessed I was. Thank you!” Her text brought _______ to my eyes. My children were finally rising up to call me blessed! There were some parenting days when “I _______ you! You’re the worst mom in the entire world!” comments ____________ my heart. I knew my girls didn’t ____________ those hurtful words, but those are still tough to take when you’re already ____________ your ability to parent.
Every mother goes through those times when we wonder ____________ we’re really capable of raising the children we’ve been given. On those ____________ days, we have to equip ourselves to be amazing mothers. But our ____________ will be great! Now my girls are ____________ my daughters, but also my best friends and spiritual sisters. We have long conversations. Abby sent me this text after we’d had one of those deeply spiritual phone ____________ the night before.
“I love you ____________ I’m sure you know this already. I’m so thankful that I have such a wonderful, ____________ strong mother like you! I ____________ up to you in so many ways.”
1.A. office B. church C. college D. hospital
2.A. Glancing B. Staring C. Laughing D. Aiming
3.A. characteristic B. ability C. inspiration D. agreement
4.A. brilliant B. awesome C. excited D. blessed
5.A. including B. besides C. regarding D. except
6.A. relevant B. grateful C. generous D. pride
7.A. cheered B. discussed C. expressed D. realized
8.A. worries B. tears C. curiosity D. dust
9.A. hate B. scold C. doubt D. beat
10.A. opened B. turned C. broke D. filled
11.A. say B. form C. mean D. recognize
12.A. questioning B. showing C. losing D. lacking
13.A. that B. if C. how D. why
14.A. strange B. essential C. convenient D. difficult
15.A. favors B. gifts C. rewards D. advantages
16.A. rather than B. other than C. no less D. not only
17.A. interests B. concerns C. emotions D. conversations
18.A. for B. so C. and D. but
19.A. physically B. spiritually C. economically D. intellectually
20.A. look B. add C. make D. give
高一英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
This was an ordinary day, nothing special. Mike was walking on the street when he returned to the shop on the corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there. He looked down at his old shoes, and he felt sorry for himself, because he wanted very much to own them for his coming birthday.
Sadly, the boy walked away, deep in thought — how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well his mother had very little money. He decided not to go home at once, because he looked sad and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands. Mike looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. So he went away with smile, thinking that he was much luckier and happier.
1.How did Mike pass the shop on the street corner?
A. In a wheelchair.
B. By bike.
C. On foot.
D. By bus.
2.Why did Mike stop in front of the shop?
A. To buy the shoes.
B. To get something for his birthday.
C. To buy a present for his friend.
D. To look at the shoes he liked.
3.What can we learn about Mike from the story?
A. Mike liked new shoes very much.
B. Mike had no feet.
C. Mike didn’t want to stay at home.
D. Mike loved his mother very much.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析