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Many people take it for granted(认为…理所当然) that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean something good．This may be because, in their opinion, black is related to darkness and white to purity．

However, that is not always the case．Did you know that the same one colour may mean differently in different places of the world?

In the English-speaking world, black is the colour of mourning．People wear black clothes at the funeral．Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed (流血)．Yellow is the word for fear．If you are afraid, you are yellow．Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world．In China and Korea white is the colour of mourning．In Russia, China and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and excellence．In Italy and Germany, you are yellow with anger, not with fear．

Even within the English-speaking area it is not difficult to find colour contradictions (矛盾)．A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station．In Britain, however, a redcap is a military policeman．Both names are logical because both men wear red caps．Similarly, the British term for an American white collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated worker．

One does not have to cross an area to find color differences．Would you rather be red-blooded? If we go back to the origin, we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest．The expression "blueblood" comes from Spain, where some noble families proudly said that they had "blue blood"．But then why “blue” blood? Because they were fair-skinned, and it is only natural that their blood vessels (血管) stood out appearing blue．

1.Yellow is concerned with anger in ______.

A．Russia　　 B．Britain

C．China　 　 D． Germany

2.Both Britain and America would probably agree that ______.

A．a redcap is a porter in a station

B．black is the color of mourning

C．a black-coated worker is employed in an office

D．red stands for beauty and excellence

3.The best title for this passage is ______.

A．The Development of the Symbolic（象征性的）Use of Colors

B．The Meaning Concerned With Certain Colors

C．Colors that Carry Bad Meanings

D．The Origin(起源) of Blue Blood

4.When some Spanish called themselves “blueblood”, they actually meant ______.

A．they had heart trouble and their faces looked blue

B．they had blue blood in their vessels

C．they were fair-skinned

D．they came from a noble family

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Many people take it for granted that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean something good．This may be because, in their opinion, black is related to darkness and white to purity（纯洁）．

However, that is not always the case．Did you know that the same colour may mean differently in different places of the world?

In the English-speaking world, black is the colour of mourning（哀悼）．People wear black clothes at the funeral．Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed (流血)．Yellow is the word for fear．If you are afraid, you are yellow．Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world．In China and Korea white is the colour of mourning．In Russia, China and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and excellence．In Italy and Germany, you are yellow with anger, not with fear．

Even within the English-speaking area it is not difficult to find colour contradictions (矛盾)．A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station．In Britain, however, a redcap is a military policeman．Both names are logical because both men wear red caps．Similarly, the British term for an American white collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated worker．

One does not have to cross an area to find color differences．Would you rather be red-blooded? If we go back to the origin, we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest．The expression “blueblood” comes from Spain, where some noble（贵族）families proudly said that they had “blue blood”．But then why “blue” blood? Because they were fair-skinned, and it is only natural that their blood vessels (血管) stood out appearing blue．

1.Yellow is concerned with anger in ______.

A．Russia       B．Britain       C．Germany D．China

2. Both Britain and America would probably agree that ______.

A．black is the color of mourning   B．a black-coated worker is employed in an office

C．red stands for beauty and excellence    D．a redcap is a porter in a station

3.The best title for this passage is ______.

A．The Origin of Blue Blood          B．The Development of the Use of Colors

C．Colors that Carry Bad Meanings       D．The Meaning Concerned With Certain Colors

4.When some Spanish called themselves “blueblood”, they actually meant ______.

A．they had heart trouble and their faces looked blue    B．they came from a noble family

C．they had blue blood in their vessels               D．they were fair-skinned

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Food is so much a part of daily life that people often take eating for granted. 1.Now is a good time for you to think carefully about this question: What kinds of needs does food meet?

2. Food supplies the energy needed for day-to-day activities. Eating the right foods each day helps your body perform important functions.

Physical needs are not the only ones people satisfy by eating every day. People often eat even when they are not hungry. Some people eat to comfort themselves whenever they are upset or nervous. 3.

Food serves social needs as well as physical and emotional ones. People often combine eating with the company of friends and family because both experiences are pleasurable. In some families, mealtime is the only time of day that the whole family can be together. 4.Many social occasions are associated with specific foods---birthday cakes, Thanksgiving turkeys, or Fourth of July cookouts. 5.

A. Food also plays an important role in keeping social traditions.

B. Food has many purposes.

C. They are not even aware of their own eating habit.

D. These traditions provide links between food and social activities.

E. Like other living things, people need energy to live.

F. No matter what your age, a strong body can protect you from diseases.

G. Others eat to remove boredom.

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Psychology（心理学）tells us that many people hate to take risks. But it is good for us to take risks, especially (尤其)when the risk is to achieve a desired result. In that way, we become stronger and braver.

Our human nature should be to take risks, but some people just sit and wish they didn’t have the fear（恐惧）to move on. This is because of one or two failures in their lives. Please step out and don’t let the past hold you back from living life to the fullest. Move forward and move on!

In studying the psychology of taking risks, we find that human nature provides(提供) us with the desire (渴望)to experiment and take chances.

Risk taking is a great benefit（好处）that allowed our ancestors(祖先) to become stronger and stronger day by day. By taking risks they fought off enemies and discovered new territories（领土）. This attitude has become a part of our modern culture. Riding a roller coaster is a common risk taking activity that even the average person seems to enjoy although they have the understanding that it is dangerous. This psychological and biological (生物学上的) connection （联系）creates an interesting connection between what is unsafe and what humans enjoy.

Getting in a car each day is a risk. Getting out of bed is a risk. There is such thing as perfect safety. We need to take risks so that we can complete (finish) many things. Astronauts take risks when they get inside a rocket; however, the things they achieve are great. Businessmen take a risk when they buy parts of a company. However, without doing that, they could not make more money.

We need to take risks so that we can gain something. It is impossible to move forward in life, earn money, enjoy a relationship, play a sport, or do anything else without taking a risk. It is all part of the game. It’s one of the most important parts of life.

1.Some people don’t want to take risks, mainly （主要）because ___________.

2.What does the underlined part “This attitude” in Paragraph 4 mean?

3. What can we infer from the passage?

4. What would be the title for the passage?

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The air we breathe is so freely available that we take it for granted. Yet without it we could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, the same air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it Some people use the air to live on while they sit around and fed sorry for themselves. Others breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make a magnificent Jife for themselves.

Opportunity is the same way. It is everywhere. Opportunity is so freely available that we take it for granted. Yet opportunity alone is not enough to create success. Opportunity must be seized and acted upon in order to have value. So many people are so anxious to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”, as if the opportunity will do all the work. That is impossible.

Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to make it. It takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity, however. You must make use of that opportunity. That is not up to the opportunity. That is up to you. It doesn’t matter what “floor” the opportunity is on. What matters is what you do with it.

1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A. Introduce the topic of the passage.

B. Compare air to opportunity.

C. Present the relationship between human and air.

D. To show the importance of air.

2.Which of the following may be used as the tittle of the passage?

A. Air and Opportunity　　 B. Seize the Opportunity

C. How to Succeed　　 D. Breathe the Fresh Air

3.The author wants to advise us to______.

A. breathe in the air

B. sit around and feel sorry

C. be up to the opportunity

D. make use of the opportunity and act on immediately

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Some people often take ________ for granted ________ what is new is always better than what is old.

A. it; it　　　 B. that; that　　 C. it; that　　　 D. that; it

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Many people think teachers give pupils too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not 1.(proper) plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to repeat tasks which they 2. (do) at school already.

In Greece, many parents complained about the difficult homework that teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was 3. waste of time, and they wanted to stop it. Spain and Turkey are two countries 4. stopped homework recently. In Denmark, Germany and several other 5. (country) in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends. In Holland, teachers allow pupils 6. (stay) at school to do their homework. The children are free to help one another. Similar 7. (arrange) also exists in some British schools.

Most people agree that homework is not fair. A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much 8.(good) position than a pupil who does his homework in a small, 9. (noise) room with the television on. Some parents are ready to help their children with their homework. But other parents even take no interest 10. their children’s homework at all.

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Sometimes pleasures of life are so simple that I take them for granted, things that I've considered as my right, instead of a blessing. I 　 　 　　 this after a friend of mine, who served there as a volunteer, invited me to pay a visit to Honduras.

The night before I set off, I decided a warm bath would help calm my 　 　 　 nerves and help me sleep. So I 　 　 the hot water handle on the tub（浴盆）and waited. . . and waited. It took forever for the hot water to work its way through the pipes，so I 　 　 　 the bath late at night. What an 　 　 　 experience!

On the five-hour drive to my friend's home, I 　 　 　 the beautiful countryside. On my arrival, she took me to some families, who were in great　 　 　 ，living in stick-and-mud houses and sleeping on dirt floors.　 　 　 ，even in these terrible conditions，everyone I met had a smile on their face. They were so nice as to　 　 　 we stay for coffee. Among them were two women beside a dirty pond. One pushed dirt back with a stick 　 　 　 the other dipped the water into a bucket. I shot a 　 　 　 toward the heavens,“Dear Lord, please don't let them offer coffee.” Suddenly，one little girl ran towards us,　 　 　 a mango（芒果）in each hand. The one in her left hand was half eaten. 　 　 　　 had mixed with the dirt on her skin and small streams of mango-mud ran down her wrist. She held out her 　 　 　 hand and offered me the other mango, which I 　 　 　 accepted. Her eyes danced and joy spread into a smile. When we left, my friend pointed at a small stream beside their home and said,“That is where they　 　 　 . It is also where the animals drink and defecate（排便）. ”I have to say I had never been so　 　 　 .

The evening I returned home, I went into my bathroom. The image of that poor little girl 　 　 　 my mind. Her bath would only take place in the cold, dirty water in the stream. I eased into my tub filled with warm water, enjoying this simple pleasure. Clean water wasn't my 　 　 ；it was a blessing, one I was determined to　 　 　 with others.

1.A. accepted　         B. proved            C. imagined　             D. realized　

2.A. excited         　　 B. disturbed         C. worried             D. delighted

3.A. opened　         　　 B. touched         C. twisted　             D. removed

4.A. broke through　     B. rushed through    C. looked through　     D. ran through　

5.A. unusual         B. interesting　     C. amazing　             D. awful

6.A. took in         B. took out        C. took up             D. took over

7.A. debt             B. poverty         C. pleasure             D. pain

8.A. Thus            B. Rather　         C. Besides　             D. Still　

9.A. command         B. urge             C. insist             D. recommend

10.A. while             B. after             C. until             D. when

11.A. dream　         　　 B. prayer　         C. whisper　             D. glance

12.A. taking         　　 B. pressing         C. holding             D. lifting

13.A. Sweat　         　　 B. Water　         C. Coffee             D. Juice

14.A. dirty     　　　     B. right            C. left                 D. clean

15.A. unwillingly         B. coldly         C. gladly　             D. cautiously

16.A. bathe             B. play             C. swim             D. drink

17.A. angry             B. calm         C. happy                D. sad

18.A. inspired            B. slipped         C. crossed             D. changed

19.A. possession         B. favor            C. treasure             D. right

20.A. meet             B. share            C. provide             D. combine

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Don’t take _____ for granted that your parents should support you all your life.

A. this　 B. that　　 C. them　 D. it

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Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good: eat right food, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.

Proper nutrition is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”. Don’t eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein, like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don’t overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.

Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don’t get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over along period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality. Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.

Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shape: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.

If everybody were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.

1.In order to keep good health,　　　　 .

A. we should eat a lot of sweets

B. one needs a large amount of fat

C. people should eat according to the nutrition of the food

D. we must try to sleep now and then

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Eating too much sugar and fat is not good for our health.

B. We have no energy if we don’t have enough sleep.

C. If we sleep five hours each night, we will feel strong.

D. Exercise is good for our body.

3.The title of the article should be 　　　　 .

A. Eating and Exercising

B. How Vitamins Work in Man’s Body

C. Staying Healthy

D. Sleeping Well

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