Two weeks ago, I felt life was so hard to me....

My first week in the United States was a cultural shock. Everything felt new to me, including the style of conversation, the community I lived in and even the type of food people ate.

In our community back home, people eat mutton and chicken. Pork and beef are also common among other communities, but eating beef is taken as an illegal act. Unlike Nepal, eating beef is common in the West where most of the people follow religions other than Hinduism.

Food is just an example. When people move from one part of the world to another, they should adapt（适应）themselves to the new culture. For example, going to the bars or getting drunk is not acceptable in my community, but it is common in the US after a certain age.

I was raised in a traditional Hindu family in Nepal. We have a conservative（保守的，谨慎的）opinion towards marriage. Arranged marriages（包办婚姻）are common in which families decide whether the two should get married. Free love marriages are not allowed and are seldom seen. Same-sex marriage is also considered impossible.

To me, culture is a matter of habit. The culture is so deep-rooted in people’s minds that most people are against changes. It is always easy for them to do what they have been doing throughout their life. It may be difficult for anyone to adapt to a new culture.

However, with travel being an unavoidable thing for modern people, one always comes across different cultures. In such cases, one should be respectful and adaptive to the culture other people follow. The world is always a better place to live in when we have spaces for people of all cultures.

1.What does the Nepal law forbid people to eat?

A. Pork. B. Beef.

C. Chicken. D. Mutton.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Most westerners believe in Hinduism.

B. Getting drunk in Nepal is acceptable.

C. Anyone can enter the bars in the US.

D. The writer came across a cultural shock.

3.Which may be seen most in Nepal?

A. Open marriages. B. Free love marriages.

C. Same-sex marriage. D. Arranged marriages.

4.What is the writer’s attitude to different cultures?

A. Negative. B. Respectful.

C. Conservative. D. Indifferent.

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My first week in the United States was a cultural shock. Everything felt new to me, including the style of conversation, the community I lived in and even the type of food people ate.

In our community back home, people eat mutton and chicken. Pork and beef are also common among other communities, but eating beef is taken as an illegal act. Unlike Nepal, eating beef is common in the West where most of the people follow religions other than Hinduism.

Food is just an example. When people move from one part of the world to another, they should adapt（适应）themselves to the new culture. For example, going to the bars or getting drunk is not acceptable in my community, but it is common in the US after a certain age.

I was raised in a traditional Hindu family in Nepal. We have a conservative（保守的，谨慎的）opinion towards marriage. Arranged marriages（包办婚姻）are common in which families decide whether the two should get married. Free love marriages are not allowed and are seldom seen. Same-sex marriage is also considered impossible.

To me, culture is a matter of habit. The culture is so deep-rooted in people’s minds that most people are against changes. It is always easy for them to do what they have been doing throughout their life. It may be difficult for anyone to adapt to a new culture.

However, with travel being an unavoidable thing for modern people, one always comes across different cultures. In such cases, one should be respectful and adaptive to the culture other people follow. The world is always a better place to live in when we have spaces for people of all cultures.

1.What does the Nepal law forbid people to eat?

A. Pork.　　 B. Beef.　　 C. Chicken.　　 D. Mutton.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Most westerners believe in Hinduism.　　 B. Getting drunk in Nepal is acceptable.

C. Anyone can enter the bars in the US.　　 D. The writer came across a cultural shock.

3.Which may be seen most in Nepal?

A. Open marriages.　　 B. Free love marriages.

C. Same-sex marriage.　　 D. Arranged marriages.

4.What is the writer’s attitude to different cultures?

A. Negative.　　 B. Respectful.　　 C. Conservative.　　 D. Indifferent.

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Two weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband .After he had driven off in anger; I realized that I wasn’t going to feel any better just sitting there. Feeling abandoned and guilty, I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air.

Our driveway has a slope(斜坡) that is easier just to jog down if you are lazy, taking advantage of gravity. Instead of stopping at the end of the slope, I decided to see if I could just jog to the end of the street. I had tried a few months ago and failed miserably. Since that first attempt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly fitter, but still very lazy. However this time around I managed to reach the stop sign with ease and I figured I would go a little further.

After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upper body was tense. To make the movement easier I had to relax my body, and tried to take deep breaths of fresh air.

I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would be disappointed. No one would even know. But I didn’t stop. I wanted to keep going harder, better, faster, stronger. To my great surprise, I ran 4.9 km in 31 minutes. When I got back, I had tears in my eyes. I did something I thought I could never do.

It was the first long run of my life. Since then, I have improved my stride(步幅) and time. After every run I feel fitter, happier and motivated to keep progressing. I love the runner’s high. I normally jog because I want to look good. I want to run because it makes me feel good.

1. Why did the author feel guilty?(NO more than 9 words)　　 (2 marks)

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2. What did the author fail to do miserably a few months ago?(NO more than 11 words) (2 marks)

__________________________________________________________

3.What excuses did the author keep giving herself to stop?(NO more than 9 words) (3 marks)

_____________________________________________________________

4.How is running different from jogging to the author?(NO more than 14words) (3 marks)

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A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a week with our two little daughters. As we talked about what to do next, our daughters jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. We agreed.

As soon as we walked into the main area of Butterfly Museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies. They all flew with their colorful wings. My girls were jumping up and down. And I knew we had made the right decision to come to the museum. They were having so much fun.

I turned to our guide and asked curiously，“How long do butterflies live?”she said, “About ten days.”

"What can butterflies do in ten days?”

The guide stopped, looked at me and said, “They make the world a more beautiful place.”

After we said goodbye, I couldn't stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have something to offer the world. If we all spend time doing what we can do for others, we can make the world a better place.

1.What did the girls want to do？

A. Go to visit an island.　　 B. Visit Butterfly Museum.

C. Listen to the guide.　　 D. Make the world beautiful.

2.What made the writer think they had made the right decision？

A. They were welcome in the museum.

B. She saw thousands of beautiful butterflies.

C. Her daughters were having a good time.

D. She knew how long butterflies lived.

3.The underline word “curiously” means ___________.

A. 害怕地　　 B. 自豪地

C. 好奇地　　 D. 愤怒地

4.How can we make the world a better place?

A. By visiting some museums.　　 B. By talking with a guide.

C. By living a happy and healthy life.　　 D. By doing what we can do for others.

5.Which is the proper time order(顺序) of what happened?

a. The girls enjoyed themselves in Butterfly Museum.

b. My husband and I talked about what to do next.

c. The guide told me how the butterflies spent their life.

d. I kept thinking about the guide’s words.

A. b→a→c→d　　 B. a→b→d→c

C. a→d→b→c　　 D. a→b→c→d

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When I was twenty years old, my grandmother invited me to Europe for two weeks. I had never been to foreign countries before, so I was especially excited about the trip. When I told one of my professors about the trip, he suggested, “Keep a journal（日记）.” More than ten years later, I am so thankful for his suggestion, as I can look back on this first trip to Europe through my journal.

Keeping a travel journal is very simple. Bring a journal with you during your vacation and write down the things that interest you. Interestingly, what appeals to you may not be the tourist attractions but some small things, such as something in your hotel room, and a talk you hear by chance. Your journal is the best thing you can bring back from a vacation.

It is a great idea to choose a good journal style that you like. Whether it is lined or unlined paper, pick up a journal that feels good in your hands. The size of your journal is also important. Some people feel that a travel journal should be small and easy to carry, while others prefer a larger-sized journal. My journal has always been about 8×11 inches. I haven’t found any real problems with carrying it. It fits well into a backpack. A good tip is to get some type of waterproof（防水的）cover for your journal. You never know when something in your bag may leak（渗漏）, or it may start to rain, which can just ruin your journal.

In addition, consider carrying some plastic bags to bring back some pictures and postcards so that you can put them in your journal. You will probably find some things during the day that you want to attach to your journal at night in your hotel.

Always carry something to write with when you have your journal. Consider carrying a variety of pens, markers, or pencils so as to make your journal look more beautiful. Even if you are not very good at drawing, a journal has a way of freeing your creative juices. You will find yourself quickly drawing things or writing poems at the sides of the pages in your journal.

Tourist maps are also a wonderful thing to consider adding to your journal because they show where you have been. You can add parts of the map to show where you have been that day and then another part on another day to show where you have been the following day.

Bring a tube of glue to stick postcards and pictures to your journal. You can cut the pictures and postcards into the shapes you like so that you can make your journal look more beautiful. Keep these things handy in a plastic bag so that you can find them easily.

There are so many things you can consider writing in your journal, such as the sights you have seen that day, a meal you have had, a person you have seen in a museum, a cafe that has caught your attention, your feelings about your trip or about the hotel you have stayed in, and a list of the things you also wish to do during your vacation. These are all the small details that do make up your trip.

1.The author is grateful for his professor’s suggestion because ________.

A. he has got into the habit of keeping a travel journal

B. he had a good time with her grandmother in Europe

C. he has learned a lot about how to keep a travel journal

D. he can think of his first trip to Europe with the journal

2.What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A. What kind of journal style to choose.

B. What size of journal to pick up.

C. Why to take a journal while travelling.

D. How to protect the journal against damage.

3.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To suggest what to write in a travel journal.

B. To give some tips on keeping a travel journal.

C. To show what we should bring while taking a trip.

D. To explain why keeping a travel journal is important

4.This passage is mainly written for ________.

A. those interested in writing

B. those researching on tourism

C. those fond of travelling

D. those planning to be journalists

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It was now raining heavily. My husband was away. I did not want to ask anyone else to go with me. So I went to the hospital by 1. . I was taken to a small room. Lina 2.(lie)sleeping quietly on a table. This wasn’t 3.  first time Lina had taken too many pills. I knew she would sleep deeply for about twelve hours 4.  the poison had stopped doing its harm.

I sat down by Lina’s side and watched her sleep. The room was still. I looked around. The room seemed familiar. “Have I been here before?” I wondered. I looked around5.. “I’m sure I’ve been in this room,” I told myself. Then I remembered. It was in this very room that I gave birth 6.  Lina seventeen years ago.7.  happy I was then!

Lina used to be such a bright,8.(health) and nice child. “What has turned her into a dope-taker (吸毒者)?” I asked myself. “And why are millions of young people like her9.(take)dope to destroy themselves? There must be something10.(serious) wrong with our society. What is it?”

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Three weeks ago, we were living paycheck to paycheck. We survived on my husband’s low-paid job and my disability. We have kids. Also, I was experiencing a terrible tumor (肿瘤)on my neck, leaving me staying in bed in extreme pain, but the operation was to be $8,000, out of pocket, because Medicare only covers 80%.

To take me to the hospital, my husband took a day off work. At 7 am, his boss called. He was being placed on paid leaving, waiting for an investigation into a mistake he had made at work.

We both panicked. Having slowly worked our way out of poverty (贫穷) for 8 years, we were so close to being OK and it was ail falling away. As my husband was a great worker, we decided to stay positive and hope for the best. However, two days later he received the official phone call-he was fired.

Having no savings to pay bills, we cried hopelessly. We went to the welfare office only to be told that he couldn’t collect unemployment for 8 weeks, meaning he had the possibility of having $0 income for two months. It was terrifying.

With only enough food to last for about a week, we applied for food stamps and Medicaid. Then we worked together- diving into job applications. After sending out resumes (简历)to everywhere in the field, he came across some promising companies. We kept our fingers crossed. Hopefully, we could get out of trouble as early as possible.

Soon I got a phone call-my neck operation was going to be free now that we were poor again. And my husband got an email invitation for a video interview and it went great. He would be paid $3 more an hour than his last job. What a roller coaster ride!

1.What was the family like before the husband got fired?

A.They showed little concern for each other.

B.They lived in an extremely poor area.

C.They could hardly make ends meet.

D.They led a rich and comfortable life.

2.Why did the boss call the husband?

A.To ask him about the truth. B.To tell him about a decision.

C.To persuade him to quit his job. D.To warn him to mind his work attitude.

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 most probably mean?

A.We were uncertain about our future. B.We waited hopelessly.

C.We felt more and more nervous. D.We wished ourselves good luck

4.What life lesson has the author learned from her experience?

A.Many hands make light work.

B.Actions speak louder than words.

C.When one door shuts, another opens.

D.One false step makes a great difference.

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My 3-year-old son and I lived a very hard life because I had been out of work since two years ago. Being poor is a terrible feeling when your 3-year-old finishes his meal and says: “Can I have some more bread and jam （果酱） please, Mummy?” And you break down in tears, because you don’t know how to tell him that there is no more food. With ￡6, I went to the supermarket, picked up some food and started to cook at home. It was time for me to make a change and get back on my feet. I began to write a series of articles for the website named Hunger Hurt in July 2011.

A few months later, local food bank gave me some help-- with some free vegetables every month, which made my life a little easier. I began to write recipes（食谱）, posting them on my blog. To my surprise, families, students and those poor people told me how much it helped to see healthy recipes made from affordable supermarket vegetables.

My Life took unexpected turns. I was invited to give a speech on food , interviewed for an Oxfam report on food banks and asked to write a cookery book.

When I got the money from the book, for the first night in almost two years, I went to bed without worrying. Now, I have a well-paid job and a beautiful home, and I’ll never forget the days when I worked hard for a good life.

1.The writer started to cook because _______.

A．the food at the supermarket was unhealthy

B．she had to feed themselves in a cheap way

C．she was advised to do so by someone

D．her son preferred home-cooked food

2.According to the text, the food bank _______.

A．helps sell the food in supermarkets

B．gives out food to those people who are in need

C．brings people together who care about food waste

D．write healthy recipes to food lovers around the world

3. The writer’s first post of recipes _______.

A．drew much attention　　　　　　　 B．was given little notice

C．moved the readers　　　　　　　　 D．attracted only housewives

4.Which could be the best title?

A．what a loving mother

B．A lesson hard life teaches me

C．A mother’s dream job

D．Success lies in your own hands

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Two weeks ago my grandfather passed away. It really put me into deep ____because my grandfather held a unique position in my life. For me, my grandpa was not only a ____ family member but a tutor (导师) who encouraged me to work hard and ____ well.

I’ll never forget the first time I read a long piece of his writing. It was when I ____ for Princeton and he offered to write to the university on my behalf. He wrote in beautiful ____ and used poetic language, unafraid of sounding too “flowery”. I read the ____ out loud so I could hear the rhyming sounds.

My grandfather ____ hard work. Every time he came to visit us in New York, he would ____ my brothers and me for our good performance, which made me feel inspired. I knew he had worked hard to ____ the big family during the Great Depression. He was awarded many military ____ for winning many battles in the Navy in World War II.

At the funeral, a friend of my grandfather walked to me and said that my grandfather had told him about a small ____ I had written. After it came out, I sent it to my grandfather ____ received no reply. This man told me that my book hit my grandfather’s ____ and brought tears to his eyes. My grandfather said he was so ____ of me.

Now I feel even more deserved to write well because I know my grandfather ____ it. I know he lives in my heart forever.

1.A.excitement B.sorrow C.disappointment D.fun

2.A.beloved B.strict C.strange D.common

3.A.read B.study C.behave D.write

4.A.registered B.went C.applied D.turned

5.A.symbols B.envelopes C.characters D.pages

6.A.letter B.word C.language D.poem

7.A.demanded B.valued C.ignored D.deserved

8.A.instruct B.blame C.lecture D.praise

9.A.survive B.raise C.affect D.grow

10.A.medals B.champions C.rewards D.prizes

11.A.story B.poem C.article D.book

12.A.so B.but C.and D.or

13.A.brain B.heart C.eye D.ear

14.A.confident B.frightened C.proud D.amazed

15.A.remembered B.demanded C.appreciated D.realized

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Since I bought the book two weeks ago, I ______ hardly ______ time to open it, just because of the research paper.

A. have; had    B. did; have    C. have; any    D. had; any

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