When Cathleen Gardiner’s twins were born 17 years ago, doctors told her that they were a pair in a million. One had Down syndrome(低能综合症), while the other did not. Here, Cathleen tells their touching story.
Since Sean was born 17 years ago, I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister. Though he had a disability(残疾), we have never viewed him as a burden. He has always been a blessing. The doctors explained that though they were twins, they came from two different eggs. Lisa could walk at 11 months old, while Sean didn’t take his first steps till he was three. By two, Lisa was talking a lot, but Sean wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly four.
For the first five years of his life, Sean needed a great deal of care. Looking after him was my full-time job, though I also worked as a technical adviser in a computing company. We never treated them differently. We gave them the same toys and spoke to them in the same way. We encouraged Sean to keep up with Lisa, even though he never could, and we would help him develop his abilities. We sent them to the same primary school even after doctors advised us that Sean should go to a school for the disabled.
We had to explain to Lisa that he wouldn’t learn as quickly as she would. She told us that she’d help him with his school work. Having a non-disabled twin has really helped Sean develop. The love they share has given him a great deal of support. Now Sean and Lisa are both about to finish high school. I don’t think he would have done nearly as well today without Lisa’s help.
1.At least how many children does Mrs. Gardiner have?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.One.
2.Mrs. Gardiner and her husband regarded Sean as _______.
A.a boy making others touched B.a normal child without disabilities
C.a special gift D.a burden of their family
3.The third paragraph mainly tells us that _______.
A.the couple treated the twins equally
B.Cathleen did all she could to look after Sean
C.the couple didn’t follow the doctor’s advice
D.the couple encouraged Sean to grow up
4.This passage tells us that _________.
A.love can do wonders B.nobody is foolish or clever
C.being stupid doesn’t matter D.all men are born equal
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
When Cathleen Gardiner’s twins were born 17 years ago, doctors told her that they were a pair in a million. One had Down syndrome(低能综合症), while the other did not. Here, Cathleen tells their touching story.
Since Sean was born 17 years ago, I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister. Though he had a disability(残疾), we have never viewed him as a burden. He has always been a blessing. The doctors explained that though they were twins, they came from two different eggs. Lisa could walk at 11 months old, while Sean didn’t take his first steps till he was three. By two, Lisa was talking a lot, but Sean wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly four.
For the first five years of his life, Sean needed a great deal of care. Looking after him was my full-time job, though I also worked as a technical adviser in a computing company. We never treated them differently. We gave them the same toys and spoke to them in the same way. We encouraged Sean to keep up with Lisa, even though he never could, and we would help him develop his abilities. We sent them to the same primary school even after doctors advised us that Sean should go to a school for the disabled.
We had to explain to Lisa that he wouldn’t learn as quickly as she would. She told us that she’d help him with his school work. Having a non-disabled twin has really helped Sean develop. The love they share has given him a great deal of support. Now Sean and Lisa are both about to finish high school. I don’t think he would have done nearly as well today without Lisa’s help.
1.At least how many children does Mrs. Gardiner have?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.One.
2.Mrs. Gardiner and her husband regarded Sean as _______.
A.a boy making others touched B.a normal child without disabilities
C.a special gift D.a burden of their family
3.The third paragraph mainly tells us that _______.
A.the couple treated the twins equally
B.Cathleen did all she could to look after Sean
C.the couple didn’t follow the doctor’s advice
D.the couple encouraged Sean to grow up
4.This passage tells us that _________.
A.love can do wonders B.nobody is foolish or clever
C.being stupid doesn’t matter D.all men are born equal
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When Cathleen Gardiner’s twins were born 17 years ago, doctors told her that they were a pair in a million. One had Down syndrome(低能综合症), while the other did not. Here, Cathleen tells their touching story.
Since Sean was born 17 years ago, I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister. Though he had a disability(残疾), we have never viewed him as a burden. He has always been a blessing. The doctors explained that though they were twins, they came from two different eggs. Lisa could walk at 11 months old, while Sean didn’t take his first steps till he w as three. By two, Lisa was talking a lot, but Sean wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly four.
For the first five years of his life, Sean needed a great deal of care. Looking after him was my full-time job, though I also worked as a technical adviser in a computing company. We never treated them differently. We gave them the same toys and spoke to them in the same way. We encouraged Sean to keep up with Lisa, even though he never could, and we would help him develop his abilities. We sent them to the same primary school even after doctors advised us that Sean should go to a school for the disabled.
We had to explain to Lisa that he wouldn’t learn as quickly as she would. She told us that she’d help him with his school work. Having a non-disabled twin has really helped Sean develop. The love they share has given him a great deal of support. Now Sean and Lisa are both about to finish high school. I don’t think he would have done nearly as well today without Lisa’s help.
1.At least how many children does Mrs. Gardiner have?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. One.
2.Mrs. Gardiner and her husband regarded Sean as _______.
A. a boy making others touched
B. a normal child without disabilities
C. a special gift
D. a burden of their family
3.The third paragraph mainly tells us that _______.
A. the couple treated the twins equally
B. Cathleen did all she could to look after Sean
C. the couple didn’t follow the doctor’s advice
D. the couple encouraged Sean to grow up
4.This passage tells us that _________.
A. love can do wonders
B. nobody is foolish or clever
C. being stupid doesn’t matter
D. all men are born equal
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阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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When Cathleen Gardiner’s twins were born 17 years ago, doctors told her that they were a pair in a million. One had Down syndrome(低能综合症), while the other did not. Here, Cathleen tells their touching story.
Since Sean was born 17 years ago, I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister. Though he had a disability(残疾), we have never viewed him as a burden. He has always been a blessing. The doctors explained that though they were twins, they came from two different eggs. Lisa could walk at 11 months old, while Sean didn’t take his first steps till he was three. By two, Lisa was talking a lot, but Sean wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly four.
For the first five years of his life, Sean needed a great deal of care. Looking after him was my full-time job, though I also worked as a technical adviser in a computing company. We never treated them differently. We gave them the same toys and spoke to them in the same way. We encouraged Sean to keep up with Lisa, even though he never could, and we would help him develop his abilities. We sent them to the same primary school even after doctors advised us that Sean should go to a school for the disabled.
We had to explain to Lisa that he wouldn’t learn as quickly as she would. She told us that she’d help him with his school work. Having a non-disabled twin has really helped Sean develop. The love they share has given him a great deal of support. Now Sean and Lisa are both about to finish high school. I don’t think he would have done nearly as well today without Lisa’s help.
56. At least how many children does Mrs. Gardiner have?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. One.
57. The third paragraph mainly tells us that _______.
A. the couple treated the twins equally
B. Cathleen did all she could to look after Sean
C. the couple didn’t follow the doctor’s advice
D. the couple encouraged Sean to grow up
58. All of the following statements are true except_________.
A. Sean couldn’t develope so well without his parents’great effort.
B. As a twin sister,Lisa gave Sean a lot of help.
C. As a mother of a disabeled child,Cathleen must have suffered a lot.
D. Cathleen loved Sean more than Lisa because of his disability.
59. This passage tells us that _________.
A. love can do wonders B. nobody is foolish or clever
C. being stupid doesn’t matter D. all men are born equal
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The village is ________ what it looked like when he was born there 20 years ago.
A. not any longer B. no longer C. no more D. not any more
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Years ago, when We first went to Canada, thought were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we’d find a hotel on the way without____ahead of time. As it was getting late, we started looking for a hotel, only to find that all the hotels were full.
___, around 9 pm, we stopped at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband told the woman at the counter that we were __ to find a hotel. She told us it would be __ at such late time in a busy season. Noticing that we were worried, she said we could spend the night at her home nearly.
Though surprised at her __ , we gladly accepted it. She then called her son to come And lead the way, since she had to work until midnight. Soon a pick-up truck arrived and we __ it. When we reached their home, her husband __ us. He invited us to have coffee and we chatted when___ his wife. She came past 12.We asked if we could leave __ in the morning so as to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we’d have to have breakfast with them.
Next morning ,around the table were many people, and we were___ that they would take in total __ from a different country. After breakfast, when we were __ ,my husband asked if he could offer some __ .But they said no. Then we left. We kept in ___for many year .Later we lost contact, but over the years we have never forgotten their ___.
1.A.ordering B.booking C.seeking D.exchanging
2.A.Eventually B.Incredibly C.Typically D.Luckily
3.A.managing B.struggling C.deciding D.failing
4.A.unnecessary B.informal C.improper D.impossible
5.A.employment B.request C.offer D.admission
6.A.followed B.made C.took D.embraced
7.A.joined B.accepted C.greeted D.assisted
8.A.talking about B.waiting for C.cheering up D.picking up
9.A.absolutely B.definitely C.originally D.secretly
10.A.aware B.reminded C.amazed D.anxious
11.A.consumers B.strangers C.relatives D.neighbors
12.A.insisting B.wandering C.approaching D.leaving
13.A.payment B.service C.advice D.solution
14.A.line B.check C.touch D.mind
15.A.passion B.eagerness C.kindness D.encouragement
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When people first walked across the Bering Land Bridge thousands of years ago, dogs were by their sides, according to a study published in the journal Science.
Robert Wayne of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Jennifer Leonard of the Smithsonian Institute, used DNA material—some of it unearthed by miners in Alaska—to conclude that today’s domestic dog originated in Asia and accompanied the first humans to the New World about 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. Wayne suggests that man’s best friend may have enabled the tough journey from Asia into North America. “Dogs may have been the reason people made it across the land bridge,” said Wayne. “They can pull things, carry things, defend you from fierce animals, and they’re useful to eat.”
Researchers have agreed that today’s dog is the result of the domestication(驯化) of wolves thousands of years ago. Before this recent study, a common thought about the precise origin of North America’s domestic dog was that Natives domesticated local wolves, the descendents(后代) of which now live with people in Alaska, Canada, and the Lower 48.
Dog remains from a Fairbanks-area gold mine helped the scientists reach their conclusion. Leonard, an evolutionary biologist, collected DNA from 11 bones of ancient dogs that were locked in permafrost(永冻层) until Fairbanks miners uncovered them in the 1920s. The miners donated the preserved bones to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where they remained untouched for more than 70 years. After borrowing the bones from the museum, Leonard and her colleagues used radiocarbon techniques to find the age of the Alaska dogs. They found the dogs all lived between the years of 1450 and 1675 A.D., before Vitus Bering and Aleksey Chirikov who were the first known Europeans to view Alaska in 1741. The bones of dogs that wandered the Fairbanks area centuries ago should therefore be the remains of “pure native American dogs,” Leonard said. The DNA of the Fairbanks dogs would also expose whether they were the descendents of wolves from North America.
Along with the Fairbanks samples, the researchers collected DNA from bones of 37 dog specimens(标本) from Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia that existed before the arrival of Columbus. In the case of both the Alaska dogs and the dogs from Latin America, the researchers found that they shared the most genetic material with gray wolves of Europe and Asia. This supports the idea of domestic dogs entering the New World with the first human explorers who wandered east over the land bridge.
Leonard and Wayne’s study suggests that dogs joined the first humans that made the adventure across the Bering Land Bridge to slowly populate the Americas. Wayne thinks the dogs that made the trip must have provided some excellent service to their human companions or they would not have been brought along. “Dogs must have been useful because they were expensive to keep,” Wayne said. “They didn’t feed on mice; they fed on meat, which was a very guarded resource.”
1. The underlined word “remains” is closed in meaning to ______.
A. leftover food B. dead bodies
C. animal waste. D. living environmet
2.According to the study described in Paragraph 4, we can learn that ______.
A. the bones studied were not from dogs brought into North America by Europeans
B. the 11 bones of ancient dogs are not from native American dogs
C. the bones discovered by the gold miners were from North American wolves
D. ancient dogs entered North America between 1450 and 1675 AD
3.What can we know from the passage?
A. Native Americans domesticated local wolves into dogs.
B. Ancient dogs entered North America across the Bering Land Bridge.
C. Latin America’s dogs are different from North America’s in genes.
D. Scientists discovered some ancient dog remains in 1920s.
4.The first humans into the New World brought dogs along with them because ______.
A. dogs fed on mice
B. dogs were easy to keep
C. dogs helped protect their resources
D. dogs could provide excellent service
5.The passage mainly talks about ______.
A. the origin of the North American dogs
B. the DNA study of ancient dogs in America
C. the reasons why early people entered America
D. the difference between Asian and American dogs
高一英语听力第三部分中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we would find a motel(汽车旅馆)on the way and had not made a booking. As it was getting late, we started looking for a motel, only to find that all were booked.
Finally, around 9 p.m., we stopped at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband asked for a phone book and told the woman at the counter that we were trying to find a motel. He tried for 15 minutes. When he was unsuccessful, the woman, Linda, said she and her family lived nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.
My husband was stunned at her offer. She called her son to direct us, since she had to stay at the gas station till midnight.
When we reached their home, her husband greeted us. He took out two sleeping bags for the children. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we waited for his wife. When she came back, we asked if we could slip away in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we would have to have breakfast with them.
We woke up to a table set for breakfast. They’d made a mountain of pancakes and bacon. We ate breakfast, and when we were leaving, my husband asked if he could offer some payment.
They insisted we were their guests. We left moved by their spirit of hospitality(好客). We were amazed that they would take in a family of total strangers from a different country. We kept in touch for many years. Over the years, we lost touch, but have never forgotten their kindness.
1.What made the author upset at first?
A. They ran out of gas. B. They had nowhere to stay.
C. They were late for dinner. D. They got lost in Canada.
2.What does the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Troubled. B. Disappointed.
C. Confused. D. Surprised.
3.What did the author’s family do the next morning?
A. They paid for their breakfast. B. They met some strangers.
C. They had a big breakfast. D. They slipped away.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Unexpected kindness B. Be Kind to Strangers
C. Looking for a Motel D. A Kind Woman
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Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children, then aged 8 and 11. As it was getting_______we started looking for a hotel, only to find out that it was _______ time in that part of the country, and all the hotels were _______.
Finally, around 9 o'clock in the evening, we _______ at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband asked for a _______ book and told the woman at the counter that we were trying to find a hotel. She told us it would be _______. He tried for 15 more minutes. When he was _______, the woman, Linda, said she and her family _______ nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.
My husband was _______ at her offer of generosity (慷慨). She called her son to________us, since she had to ________ at the gas station till midnight.
When we reached their home, her husband ________ us. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we ________ his wife. She came past 12 am. We asked if we could slip away in the morning so as not to ________ them. They said we were now ________ and we would have to have breakfast with them.
Next morning, we ate breakfast, and when we were ________, my husband asked if he could offer some ________. They would not hear of it and ________ we were their guests. We kept in touch for many years, and invited them to our ________, too. Over the years, we lost touch, but have ________ forgotten their kindness.
1.A. cold B. bad C. late D. hot
2.A. holiday B. thunder C. violence D. dusk
3.A. affected B. booked C. selected D. closed
4.A. looked B. rested C. explored D. stopped
5.A. reading B. picture C. text D. phone
6.A. impossible B. reasonable C. easy D. terrible
7.A. complete B. lucky C. upset D. unsuccessful
8.A. suffered B. worked C. lived D. traveled
9.A. encouraged B. surprised C. scared D. puzzled
10.A. direct B. treat C. send D. teach
11.A. play B. work C. watch D. wander
12.A. recognized B. questioned C. feed D. greeted
13.A. got through B. turned to C. waited for D. cared about
14.A. comfort B. disturb C. owe D. damage
15.A. guests B. tourists C. strangers D. passengers
16.A. drinking B. driving C. leaving D. staying
17.A. thanks B. payment C. kindness D. apologies
18.A. informed B. warned C. reminded D. insisted
19.A. office B. car C. home D. company
20.A. never B. still C. even D. ever
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I began married life more than 17 years ago, I weighed 118 pounds. After having two children, and years of ____21____ eating, I weighed 180 pounds. I was unhappy. I considered going on a ____22____, so I gathered information about it.
I ____23____ the South Beach Diet and how well it was ____24____ for some people in our area. I looked it up online and ____25____ for it. Even though I knew my husband loved me no matter how I ____26____ or how much I weighed. I decided that it would be a wonderful ____27____ for my husband to come home and see a new ____28_____, so I kept my South Beach experience a ____29____ from him. Later he left home for a two-week business trip.
I was surprised at all the ____30____ I could eat. It was great to have breakfast, ____31____ and dinner. The food was difficult to eat at first ____32____ I usually didn’t like such food. This made the daily menus hard, ____33____ I overcame (克服) the challenge.
The first two weeks there really ____34____ me change the way I thought about ____35____. It wasn’t chocolate or cheese or candy I ____36____, but fruit! Before my husband’s return, my children and I were amazed at how quickly the ____37____ was lost.
When my husband returned, I had ____38_____more than 30 pounds. When I saw my husband’s reaction at the airport I thought it was worth every minute on the diet! I have ____39_____ to lose weight and I am now less than 10 pounds from my final ____40____. I feel better than I have in years and I’m enjoying life much more!
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高一英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
It was in the room ________ the old man is living now ________ Tom was born 20 years ago.
A.that; that B.where; where C.where; that D.that; where
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