A minister was on a long flight from China to...

A minister was on a long flight from China to London. The first warning of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on: Fasten your seat belts. Then, after a while, a calm voice said, "We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as there is going to be something unexpected. Please be sure seat belt is fastened."

Soon the storm broke out. One moment the airplane was lifted on terrific currents of air. The plane dropped as if it were about to crash.

The minister believed that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him. As he looked around the plane, he could see that nearly all the passengers were upset and alarmed. The future seemed ominous and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm. Then he suddenly saw a little girl. Apparently the storm meant nothing to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was calm orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes and then she would read again. Then she would straighten her legs, worry and fear were not in her world. The minister could hardly believe his eyes.

It was not surprising therefore that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers hurried to leave, the minister walked up to the girl he had watched for such a long time. Having commented about the storm and the behavior of the plane, he asked why she had not been afraid. The girl replied, "Because my dad is the pilot, and he's taking me home."

1.Why did the staff stop offering drinks?

A. The plane was just taking off.　　 B. The plane might be out of control.

C. The plane was going to crash.　　 D. The plane might run out of drinks.

2.When the plane flew through the storm,　　　　 .

A. everyone was extremely frightened　　 B. the minister felt fearful and upset

C. most of the passengers cried all the time　　 D. the little girl still drank and read

3.The underlined word "ominous" probably refers to　　　　　 .

A. bad　　 B. hopeful

C. challenging　　 D. lucky

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. From China to London　　 B. Ignorant, Fearless

C. Good Luck from Pilot Dad　　 D. Faith in Pilot Dad

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Just a couple of hours ago, I was on the plane, ready to fly home from London. The flight had been delayed by a few hours so it felt good to be so close to take-off. I had my iPod in place and a new book to read. Then, over the loudspeaker came the pilot’s voice: “The ground crew has found a metal instrument in one tire. We regret that we must cancel this flight.”

The passengers’ reactions that announcement led to were interesting. One man close to me began to argue with a flight attendant. A couple in another row complained loudly. A businessman in a black suit actually kicked the seat in front of him. Yet some passengers responded differently. An elderly gentleman smiled as he helped others take their bags down from the overhead compartments. A teenager, rather than trying to rush off the plane like most of the other passengers, stopped to help a woman with a disability. The lady sitting next to me laughed and said: “Hey, it’s not the end of the world,” before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them, the wisest among us who has a remarkable ability to maintain grounded(稳定的) when times get tough.

No life is perfect; mine certainly isn’t. We all must face challenges, both large and small. You and I have the power to choose to rise above the external circumstances(外部环境). We always have the choice to be strong and kind when things fall apart.

That’s grace under pressure. My seatmate was right — things could have been so much worse. Anyway, I am safe. I have my health. I have two wonderful children. I have work I love and so much to be grateful for. Sure I now have to wait a few hours to catch the next flight home.

1.What caused the passengers’ different reactions?

A.The loudspeaker. B.The delay of the flight.

C.The ground crew’s fault. D.The pilot’s announcement.

2.Who turned his anger on the seat?

A.A teenager helping the disabled. B.An old man taking bags down.

C.A man in a black suit. D.A man close to the author.

3.What did the woman sitting next to the author do?

A.She assisted a disabled woman. B.She made a phone call to her family.

C.She helped others carry their luggage. D.She told moving stories to her children.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.Our life is full of ups and downs.

B.It is natural to be scared under pressure.

C.We should help each other in times of difficulty.

D.We should be positive and calm when life is hard.

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Why don’t birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another?

Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely 1. the sun to guide them during daylight hours. But what about birds 2. fly by night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long distance flights.

A dove had spent its lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a 3.(nature) sky. Yet 4.showed an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird's cage 5.(place) under an artificial star-filled sky. The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that 6.(take) by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the make -believe stars caused 7.change in the direction of his flight.

Scientists think that doves, when 8.(fly) in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But the stars are obviously their main means of flight. What do they do 9. the stars are hidden by clouds? Apparently, they find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges, coastlines, and river courses. But when it's too dark to see these, the doves circle 10. (help), unable to get their position.

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Clara Daly was sat on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles. Then a flight attendant asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker: “Does ______ on board know American Sign Language?”

Clara, 15 at the time, ______ the call button. The flight attendant came by and explained the _______. “We have a passenger on the plane who’s blind and deaf,” she said. The passenger ______ to want something, ______ he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn’t understand what he needed.

Clara had been ______ ASL for the past year and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s palm(手掌). So she untied her seat belt, walked ______ the front of the plane, and knelt by the seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his ______, she signed, “How are you? Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water. When it ______, Clara returned to her seat. The flight attendant ______ again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third ______, she stopped and stayed for a while.

“He didn’t need anything. He was ______ and wanted to talk,” Clara says. So for the next hour, that’s ______ they did. She talked about her family and her plans for the future. Cook told Clara how he had ______ become blind over time and ______ stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn’t see her, she “looked ______ at his face with such ______,” a passenger reported.

“Clara was ______,” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could ______ Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel. And Cook said it was the best trip he’d ______ had.”

1.A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. nobody

2.A. pressed B. replaced C. passed D. raised

3.A. position B. conversation C. flight D. situation

4.A. stopped B. pretended C. seemed D. represented

5.A. but B. and C. or D. however

6.A. inventing B. studying C. teaching D. researching

7.A. above B. on C. in D. toward

8.A. arm B. foot C. hand D. leg

9.A. arranged B. arrived C. reached D. reflected

10.A. came by B. went down C. came out D. went through

11.A. journey B. visit C. voyage D. labour

12.A. relieved B. grateful C. lonely D. free

13.A. why B. how C. which D. what

14.A. shortly B. gradually C. officially D. eventually

15.A. shared B. provided C. created D. observed

16.A. interestingly B. firmly C. worriedly D. attentively

17.A. politeness B. kindness C. sadness D. witness

18.A. challenging B. confusing C. amusing D. amazing

19.A. tell B. speak C. talk D. judge

20.A. never B. even C. ever D. forever

高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

A lawyer and a young lady were sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer asked if she would like to play a fun game. The lady just wanted to take a nap, so she politely refused.

The lawyer explained that the game was actually very easy. He explained “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me, and vice versa（反之亦然）.” Again, the lady politely refused and tried to get some sleep.

The lawyer added eagerly, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $50!” Considering that there would be no end to this suffering unless she played, the lady agreed.

The lawyer asked the first question, “What is the distance from the earth to the moon?” The young lady didn't say a word, pulled out five dollars from her purse and handed it to the lawyer.

Now, it was the lady’s turn. She asked the lawyer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?” The lawyer was greatly puzzled. He took out his computer and searched all of his references. He searched the Net and sent e-mails to all of his friends, but it was all to no avail. After over an hour, he woke up the lady and handed her $50. The lady politely took the money and turned away to get back to sleep.

The lawyer, very puzzled now, woke the lady up again and asked, “Well, what on earth is the answer?” Without a word, the lady reached into her purse, handed the lawyer another $5 and went back to sleep.

1.The lawyer tried to persuade the lady to play the game because he ________.

2.Which of the following best describes the meaning of the underlined words?

3.We may infer from the story that ________.

4.The author’s purpose for writing the story is to ________.

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I come from a city on the United States’east coast. It’s a ten-hour flight for me to get home from Shanghai. When I got off the plane, I took photos of the blue sky and white clouds along the way. After two weeks, I returned to Shanghai. Much to my surprise, the blue sky in Shanghai that I liked before was not as blue as that in the US. I couldn’t help wondering what had happened.

A few days later, I went to tour Waitan (a famous tourist attraction in Shanghai) by the Huangpu River with some of my friends. There we saw five Ferrari sports cars by the side of the road. The red and yellow cars looked so nice that everyone was looking at them. However, when I turned my head, I noticed the sky over Waitan, I was shocked to find that the buildings in the Lujiazui area on the other side of Huangpu River could hardly be seen. It was then that I realized that Ferrari cars could be bought with money, but a blue sky couldn’t.

Shanghai is an important economic (经济的) and trade center in China. It has made great contributions (贡献) to the whole nation’s economic development. However, we need to protect the environment during economic growth. Pollution is poisoning our air and our rivers. Without clean air and rivers, how will people be able to survive?

1.The author mentioned the Ferrari sports cars in order to _______.

A．tell us that Shanghai is a developed city

B．ask us to stop driving sports cars

C．tell us how much people like cars

D．focus our attention on air pollution

2.What can we learn about the author?

A．He comes from Shanghai.

B．He likes to visit different places.

C．He wants to buy a Ferrari sports car.

D．He is socially responsible (责任).

3.Who might be interested in this passage?

A．Those who love Ferrari sports cars.

B．Those who care about the environment.

C．Those who want to travel in Shanghai.

D．Those who like to take photos.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A．Money Can Buy Ferraris, But Not a Blue Sky

B．Where People Should Live

C．Different Opinions on Cars

D．Different Places Have Different Skies

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I was catching a later flight to St. Louis, then on to Minnesota. A couple of seats in front and the aisle over sat a very pretty lady. She smiled back at me, I smiled at her noticing her pretty　 dress.

The rest of the flight was uneventful, but as I was getting off the plane I noticed her again standing by the prompters(提示器)seeing what flight she was to take and what gate. I stood beside her looking for my gate, and flight number. I commented to her that I had seen her on the flight and she had on a pretty dress. She said "Thank you", I asked what flight she was taking? She said to "Phoenix". I looked and she had a two-hour layover, I also had a two and a half hours layover and asked her if she would like to go to the cafeteria for something to eat or drink. She said "Sure". We introduced ourselves on the way, and she told me that her name was "Phyllis". I laughed and said "my name is Phyllis also".

As we sat in the booth she began telling me that she had been told she was dying of cancer and had less than 6 months to live. She was on her way to visit her children and grandchildren before she began taking treatment. She then told me that she had never flown before and she had prayed a specific prayer. She was afraid she would get lost at the airport and not be able to find her way to the gate, and didn't know what she was going to do for the two hours she was there. She prayed, that someone would meet her at the gate and stay with her until she left the airport. She then asked me "Are you an Angel God has sent"? No, I assured her I was no angel, but did God use me to answer her prayer? Yes.

1.Where did the writer notice the lady at first?

A. On the flight to Minnesota.

B. On the flight to Phoenix.

C. On the flight to St. Louis.

D. At the St. Louis Airport.

2.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word in the second paragraph?

A. trip　　　　　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　 C. flight　　　　　　　　 D. talk

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The writer and the lady met each other by accident.

B. The writer and the lady would fly to the same place.

C. The lady once visited her children by flight.

D. The writer was sent to the lady by God.

4.What’s the lady’s attitude to the writer?

A. Pitiful　　　　　　 　 B. Negative

C. Doubtful　　　　　　 D. Grateful

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Great Wall of China is more than 6,000 kilometres long. It winds 1. (it) way from west to cast, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys 2.at last it reaches the sea. The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it 3. (build) during the Spring and Autumn period. During the Qin Dynasty, 4. (keep) the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls 5. (join) up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being. The Great Wall is wide enough at 6.top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers, 7.soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a 8. (warn) when the enemy came.

It was 9. (extreme)difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done 10.hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.

高一英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析

The Great Wall of China is more than 6,000 kilometres long. It winds 1. (it) way from west to cast, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys 2.at last it reaches the sea. The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it 3. (build) during the Spring and Autumn period. During the Qin Dynasty, 4. (keep) the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls 5. (join) up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being. The Great Wall is wide enough at 6.top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers, 7.soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a 8. (warn) when the enemy came.

It was 9. (extreme)difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done 10.hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.

高一英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “ We won’t 　　　 drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your safe belts fastened.” Many passengers became 　　　　　　　 , talking about it with each other. At once it became 　　　 in the plane.

Soon, lighting 　　　 the darkening skies, and within moments the 　　　 was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was 　　　　 up by the storm; the next, it was thrown as if it were to 　　　　　 onto the ground. All the passengers were 　　　　 . Some cried. Some prayed (祈祷). The 　　　 seemed hopeless. I wondered if we could 　　　 it through the storm.

Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean 　　　 to her. She was 　　　　　　　 , looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 　　　 again, but she never showed a (n)　　　 　 of worry or fear. The little girl wasn’t afraid at all 　　　 all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her, the girl smiled at me and said, “ Don’t worry. My father is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home safely.”

When the plane was out of 　　　 , I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in 　　　 . “I said my father would take us home safely.”

Many kinds of storms may 　　　 us: diseases, difficulties… They can easily darken our skies and 　　　 our planes into hard times. Let us 　　　 : Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy.

1.A. serve    B. take     C. get    D. sell

2.A.excited    B. comfortable    C. happy    D. nervous

3.A. noisy    B. quiet    C. warm    D. cold

4.A. broke out    B. came about    C. lit up    D. gave off

5.A. ship    B. plane    C. train     D. seat

6.A. lifted    B. cut    C. turned    D. shut

7.A. jump    B. fly    C. land    D. drop

8.A. surprised    B. scared    C. glad    D. interested

9.A. weather    B. question    C. future    D. action

10.A. make    B. reach    C. win    D. finish

11.A. something    B. anything    C. everything     D. nothing

12.A. funny    B. frustrated    C. sad    D. calm

13.A. talk    B. read    C. play    D. sleep

14.A. book    B. story    C. expression    D. impression

15.A. and     B. when    C. so    D. since

16.A. order    B. date    C. fashion    D. danger

17.A. turn    B. time    C. return    D. front

18.A. trouble    B. help    C. encourage    D. stop

19.A. introduce    B. invite    C. throw    D. change

20.A. ask    B. remember    C. explain    D. wonder

高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析