My husband David was waiting at the door when our daughter Laura and I pulled in the driveway. It wasn’t like him to be home so early. The disbelief on his face told me that something was up.
"Do you still have a job?"
"No. Redundant," he answered, looking away from me.
"OK. We’ll figure it out," I replied calmly.
I actually had no idea how we were going to figure it out. I immediately started to think of how we’d cut costs and who we should start to get in touch with. That night, after David had fallen asleep, I cried myself to sleep, and frequently sobbed in the shower in the days that followed.
I knew the loss of David’s income would have great effect on us. He had worked for the same insurance company for twenty-one years and was our main income. I work at home caring for Laura, and my freelance(自由职业者的)income is uncertain. We have debts, and job hunting takes time.
Still, I was more concerned about my husband’s emotional state than our financial situation. David’s sense of identity was tied to his job. He called his parents to tell them about losing his job, but didn’t say a word to anyone else for weeks. He told me that he felt like "a failure".
It was tough for me to watch David struggle with unemployment. One night a couple of weeks after he lost his job, David woke me just before midnight, sweating, pacing the bedroom floor and saying he felt funny. We spent the night in the emergency room waiting to see if he had a heart attack. Thankfully, it was just a serious anxiety attack. It was then that I knew I needed to do more to understand what my husband was going through. Here is what I learned from my own experience—and from talking to experts—on how to support your spouse through a job loss.
1.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "Redundant" in Paragraph 3?
A.A piece of cake. B.Out of question.
C.My treat. D.Out of employment.
2.What did the writer do about her husband’s situation at first?
A.She always remained calm and gave him advice.
B.She appeared calm when in fact she was worried.
C.She began to write about her husband’s situation to the newspapers.
D.She went to consult some doctors.
3.What can we know about David?
A.He was fired by the company he had worked for twenty-one years.
B.He never thought himself "a failure" even when jobless.
C.He was aware of the family’s financial situation.
D.Upon leaving the job, he suffered a heart attack and had to consult the doctor.
4.What will be talked about in the next part of the passage?
A.What the writer did to help get some income.
B.How David suffered from the heart attack and the treatment.
C.How the writer supported David to get through the jobless period.
D.Why the insurance company fired David.
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题
My boss’s daughter was studying in the Philippines. He asked me if my husband and I could take care of her. He thought his daughter would be able to improve her English communication skills in this way.
After days of thinking, we agreed. He then brought her here and left after 3 days. I thought that my boss’s daughter was well-mannered, but that was wrong.
After a month of staying in the Philippines, she started to show her true colors. When my husband asked her what she wanted for breakfast, she answered him in a rude way. From then on, we experienced fights at home. There was a time when we didn’t talk to her for a week as a punishment of not being good to us. What I hated most was that she didn’t care about other people’s feelings. She ate ahead of us when we were still working and didn’t leave anything for us. So we had to separate her food from ours to avoid such a problem.
The worst thing about her was that she shouted at us. I was wondering if she did this to her parents. We told this to her parents, but unfortunately I didn’t think that solved the problem. This situation lasted for almost 8 months. Our patience was tested during that time.
We tried to teach her everything we could to make her a better person, but I guess 8 months may not to be enough. We even tried to understand her and adjust for her, but it didn’t work. I just hope that she learned something from us and from other Filipinos.
1.This passage is mainly about the writer’s experience of________ .
A. trying to please her boss
B. changing a girl’s bad behavior
C. improving her communication skills
D. dealing with a teenage girl staying in her house
2.Why did the boss want his daughter to stay with the writer ?
A. Because he was too busy to take care of his daughter
B. Because he wanted his daughter to take a holiday there
C. Because he wanted his daughter to improve her English in this way
D. Because he wanted the writer to teach his daughter good manners .
3.What do the examples in paragraph 3 tell us ?
A. The daughter wasn’t behaving well.
B. The writer and her husband were careless.
C. The writer and her husband hated children.
D. The daughter tried her best to make others happy.
4.The underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 refers to________ .
A. being patient with her
B. her parents punishing her
C. asking her parents about her
D. telling her parents about her behavior
5.After reading the passage , we learn that________ .
A. the writer had known the daughter was hard to deal with
B. the daughter learnt to behave well in the end
C. the writer didn’t enjoy the daughter’s stay
D. the daughter hated dealing with others
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
It happened when our grandchild, Anne, was three years old. My husband, Paul, asked her if there was anything she wanted to plant in our garden. She had an answer—Fritos (油炸玉米饼).
“Anne, Fritos might not _________ in this soil,” he said. But Anne looked at her grandfather and said that if the other _________ could grow, so would Fritos. Paul _________ this in the simplest way possible. He sent Anne running to the house for Fritos.
That evening, I asked Paul, “Are you _________?”
“She will forget it,” he _________. The next day, Anne asked again. To gain time, Paul said it would _________ two weeks for Fritos to come out. That should be plenty of time for her to forget, he thought.
For the next two weeks, she arrived every evening to _________ her “Frito land”. Anne grew more _________. But with each passing day, Paul became more and more _________. By the 13th day, he had __________ a plan, and the next morning we began to work.
We planted two plants where the Fritos were __________. Then we began the difficult task of tying Fritos around the leaves of the plants. At last, that was quite a __________ off our mind. Anne ran straight to the garden as __________. We were shocked when she shouted, “Grandpa! They’re up! The Fritos came up!”
The story was repeated several times. When Anne was in second grade, it was finally __________ until the day her teacher talked about the topic of __________. As part of the lesson, the teacher asked each child to __________ something that grows in a garden. You can __________ what Anne said!
Anne’s parents __________ it was time to tell the truth. Their daughter sat very still while they talked, and when they finished, she remained __________. Suddenly, Anne burst out __________ and said, “That’s the best joke Grandpa ever played on me.”
1.A.exit B.grow C.make D.work
2.A.animals B.vegetables C.families D.fruits
3.A.dealt with B.made up C.cut down D.took away
4.A.kind B.humorous C.crazy D.foolish
5.A.questioned B.doubted C.ignored D.promised
6.A.pay B.spend C.cost D.take
7.A.check B.move C.decorate D.value
8.A.lonely B.excited C.beautiful D.smart
9.A.frightened B.shocked C.worried D.puzzled
10.A.come across B.picked up C.broken down D.worked out
11.A.swept B.burnt C.tied D.buried
12.A.peace B.thought C.weight D.anger
13.A.normal B.usual C.ordinary D.common
14.A.forgotten B.forgiven C.discussed D.punished
15.A.gardening B.working C.sighting D.painting
16.A.buy B.plant C.name D.sell
17.A.order B.judge C.guess D.offer
18.A.managed B.realized C.imagined D.wondered
19.A.brave B.afraid C.popular D.silent
20.A.laughing B.crying C.shouting D.burning
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was on vacation with my husband,my brother,his wife and daughter.We were not____with the area and got on a bus,thinking it would be a nice way to see the downtown's old town area.Well,____talking with the bus driver,we didn't find that we were.on the neighborhood route（线路）which____school children and delivers people to various ____places.That was a route of over about two hours.That was a surprise and a concern because we____our vehicle in a____parking area and it was going to end.
We shared this with the bus driver only to let her know we were not from the area and____for getting on her bus by mistake.Then she surprised us____further saying,“I get off shift（换班）after a few more blocks,and if you don't____taking my company car,I'd be happy to take you____to your vehicle before the time end.”The bus driver received permission from her____,so we gratefully said yes to her____.
She went out of her way to take us back to our vehicle____her shift was over and it wasn't on her route to home either.We were____and grateful for her kindness.____,because she shared some of her____about the school-age children she sometimes had on the bus route,I offered her a few____on how to quiet the children with a skill that would make the ride safer for them____for her.She was so____.It was a wonderful____of kindness!
1.A. similar B. familiar C. known D. learnt
2.A. until B. before C. after D. when
3.A. picks out B. puts up C. picks up D. puts off
4.A. downtown B. district C. attraction D. neighborhood
5.A. had stopped B. had parked C. had ridden D. had driven
6.A. timed B. timing C. timely D. timeless
7.A. thanked B. praised C. apologized D. admitted
8.A. on B. in C. with D. by
9.A. mind B. like C. appreciate D. enjoy
10.A. up B. back C. down D. over
11.A. teacher B. children C. passenger D. manager
12.A. instruction B. offer C. invitation D. requirement
13.A. after B. because C. though D. whether
14.A. satisfied B. astonished C. exhausted D. touched
15.A. In fact B. In other words C. In return D. As a result
16.A. concerns B. attitudes C. behaviors D. discipline
17.A. tips B. advice C. ways D. approaches
18.A. disappointed B. amused C. grateful D. excited
19.A. as good as B. as fine as C. as nice as D. as well as
20.A. expression B. exchange C. explanation D. expansion
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Our neighbour’s son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and that would be all right for me.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn’t lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I thought a nice new girdle (紧身衣）would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a size large party girdle. The clerk found the box with the describe girdle marked “LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn’t try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, one of those thirty-four-degree days, I suppose, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I popped open the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag? That’s it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't go very well with my red face, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass., turned to my husband and asked, “What is a High Mass?*' he shrugged his shoulders .
Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神甫)was going to bless everything except my girdle.
1.Why didn't the writer buy a loose dress?
A. Because she was too thin.
B. Because it was too hot then.
C. Because she thought she could become a little thin within a month.
D. Because a tight one was a little cheaper.
2.What does the writer want to express by saying “Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag”？
A. How difficult it was to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag
B. The difficulty I had in patting on the tight dress.
C. How foolish I was to put on such tight dress.
D. How foolish I was to put so many potatoes in such a bag.
3.Which word can be best described the author?
A. optimistic (乐观的） B. beautiful
C. ugly D. careless
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Our neighbour’s son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn’t lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣)would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn’t try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn’t fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That’s it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn’t match my red face well, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.
1.The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket__________.
A. 4 weeks later B. 4 weeks earlier
C. a fortnight earlier D. a fortnight later
2.What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress ?
A. To make herself thinner B. To buy a large size girdle
C. To put on some weight D. To shake herself into it
3.What can we know about the author ?
A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress .
B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle .
C. She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness .
D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help .
4.What would be the best title for the passage ?
A. A Funny Wedding B. A Wise Decision
C. A Tight Situation D. A Fierce Fight
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When we were young, my brother and I stay at home waiting for our mother every evening.
A. would B. might C. should D. Could
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When we were young, every evening my brother and I____ stay at home waiting for our mother.
A. would B. might C. should D. could
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When we were young, every evening my brother and I _____stay at home waiting for our mother to come back from work.
A．might B．would C．should D．could
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When we were young，every evening my brother and I ______ stay at home waiting for our mother．
A．would B．might
C．should D．could
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When we were young, every evening my brother and I ______ stay at home waiting for our mother.
A. would B. might
C. should D. could
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析