My father lived a long life and was deeply loved by his wife, three children, eleven grandchildren and a large number of friends. He was smart and quick- headed. When I asked if he’d like to join me on Virgin Airlines, I remember him _________ replying: “Why not? It’s as close to heaven as I’ll ever get”
While he could always make us _________ he was also quiet, considerate and full of wonderful _________ for us so that we could do better.
When I was a child, I _________ myself to the change in Dad’s loose drawer—I didn’t see it as stealing, but rather as just borrowing without a _________ to give back—and bought chocolate from our local corner shop.
One day, while _________ the shop with my father, the shopkeeper questioned my _________ spending habits: “Now I don’t want to get him into any _________, Mr. Branson, but I don’t know where young Richard is getting all his _________ from. He’s becoming my best customer—I __________ he isn’t stealing it.”
Dad __________ by looking her straight in the eyes and saying loudly, “Madam, how dare you __________ my son for stealing?”
After we left the shop, my father never spoke a word about the __________ However, his deliberate (故意的) ________ for the rest of the day expressed everything. The way he __________ the situation taught me a hugely effective lesson. I learned that the power of the __________ words can be frighteningly influential.
His __________ my honesty was more __________ than if he had scolded (责备) me. I also learned the power of __________ and second chances. And these lessons have __________ me a lot in both life and work.
1.A.nervously B.curiously C.sensitively D.humorously
2.A.calm B.laugh C.benefit D.reflect
3.A.advice B.patience C.expectation D.appreciation
4.A.led B.sent C.helped D.attracted
5.A.dream B.cheque C.way D.plan
6.A.visiting B.discussing C.exploring D.progressing
7.A.reasonable B.average C.usual D.common
8.A.debt B.trouble C.honor D.change
9.A.confidence B.pleasure C.pride D.money
10.A.know B.hope C.admit D.remember
11.A.responded B.exploded C.attacked D.comforted
12.A.express B.inform C.blame D.warn
13.A.incident B.question C.trip D.shopkeeper
14.A.absence B.sadness C.anger D.silence
15.A.put up with B.kept away from C.dealt with D.lived through
16.A.unspoken B.proper C.meaningful D.enjoyable
17.A.discovering B.losing C.defending D.exhibiting
18.A.concerned B.powerful C.annoying D.frightening
19.A.communication B.friendship C.kindness D.forgiveness
20.A.grasped B.benefited C.expressed D.surprised
高一英语完形填空中等难度题
The phrase “live, love and laugh” was one my cousin Roger lived by every day of his life. Even in his sickness, he found the positive in what some would see as a negative situation. He enjoyed life. He loved to laugh and most importantly, he lived life to the absolute fullest. He loved to travel, learning new things about different people and their culture.
Roger was born and raised in Alabama, and he then moved to Buffalo, New York where he lived for many, many years until he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, his final resting place. Whether his travels were long visits or short visits, large cities or small towns, his favorite souvenir item was T-shirt. Everywhere he went he would buy a T-shirt to remind him of his travels. Every T-shirt he owned had a story behind it that he would share with others.
As long as he was laughing, living and traveling, he was happy. He loved everybody he came in contact with and everybody loved him. The old saying, “He never met a stranger”, definitely applied to Roger and his life.
His last few years of life were in and out of the hospital at least 10~15 days a month, sometimes more. Two weeks before he passed away, I spoke with him on the phone, and even then he managed to tell jokes about life.
I know he left this world happily; he refused to allow anything or anyone to hold him down, even his severe illnesses. He was definitely a model to look up when it comes to not allowing any situation to keep you from moving forward in life.
I will forever miss his smile and his love for life. My cousin Roger knew the true meaning of the phrase “live, love and laugh”.
1.The author believes that Roger _________ .
A. was a foolish man
B. was rich in spirit
C. had a healthy body
D. pretended to be happy
2.We can learn from the text that Roger _________.
A. had few good friends
B. was afraid of his illnesses
C. seldom contacted the author
D. was loved by everyone who knew him
3.What the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To feel pity for Roger.
B. To encourage readers to help others.
C. To encourage readers to be positive all the time.
D. To show that health is the most important thing.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife Doris lived __1._(happy) together in their small old house. One winter night, the Luck Fairy visited _2.__.
“Fred, you’re a good farmer. I’d like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy.
“A wish?” said Fred.
Fred and Doris smiled __3. each other. Then Fred said, “Thank you, Luck Fairy. We’re very healthy and happy.”
“You work very hard _4. _ you make very little money. Would you like some gold coins?” asked the Luck Fairy.
“We’re poor, but we have enough food __5.__(eat).” replied Fred.
“You can use the gold coin to buy __6._ clothes. The winter here is very cold,” said Luck Fairy.
“__7._we haven’t got many clothes, we’ve got enough.” said Doris.
“Well, what about 8. nice new house?” asked Luck Fairy.
“Thank you, but I love my small old house very much. I __9. _(live) here since I was born. We don’t need a new house,” said Fred.
“You’re quite different _ 10.__ others. I like you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you happy forever.” Then the Luck Fairy disappeared and never came back.
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _____ lessons.
A.miss B.afford C.select D.understand
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 36 her. One day, he went to the farmer to 37 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 38 . I’m going to release (释放) 39 bulls, one at a time. If you can 40 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41, the young man got out and stood in the field, 42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door 43 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He 44 that one of the next bulls had to be a better 45 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull 46.
A few 47 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so 48 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the ground and 49 the young man. “ What the next 50was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A 51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he 52 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and 53 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his 54, the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. 55 catch the first one.
1. A．call B．recognize C．respect D．marry
2. A．remember B．copy C．ask D．answer
3. A．field B．forest C．river D．building
4. A．two B．three C．four D．five
5. A．see B．cut C．catch D．discover
6. A．Immediately B．Quietly C．Finally D．Proudly
7. A．talking about B．thinking of C．looking for D．waiting for
8. A．moved B．opened C．broke D．closed
9. A．decided B．noticed C．suggested D．learned
10. A．rule B．help C．choice D．reason
11. A．get up B．go back C．fall down D．pass through
12. A．seconds B．days C．hours D．months
13. A．famous B．big C．short D．beautiful
14. A．seeing B．looking C．eyeing D．searching
15. A．fish B．horse C．bird D．bull
16. A．pity B．shame C．smile D．tear
17. A．explained B．said C．sang D．flew
18. A．jumped B．escaped C．stopped D．shouted
19. A．anger B．surprise C．joy D．excitement
20. A．Never B．Often C．Seldom D．Always
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Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 36 her. One day, he went to the farmer to 37 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 38. I’m going to release (释放) 39 bulls, one at a time. If you can 40 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41 , the young man got out and stood in the field, 42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door 43 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He 44 that one of the next bulls had to be a better 45 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull 46 .
A few 47 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so 48 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the 49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next 50was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A 51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he 52 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and 53 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his 54 , the bull had no tail. Life is full of opportunities. 55catch the first one.
1. A．call B．recognize C．marry D．respect
2. A．remember B．ask C．copy D．answer
3. A．forest B．field C．river D．building
4. A．three B．two C．four D．five
5. A．see B．cut C．discover D．catch
6. A．Quietly B．Immediately C．Finally D．Proudly
7. A．talking about B．thinking of C．waiting for D．looking for
8. A．opened B．moved C．broke D．closed
9. A．noticed B．decided C．suggested D．learned
10. A．rule B．choice C．help D．reason
11. A．get up B．go back C．pass through D．fall down
12. A．days B．seconds C．hours D．months
13. A．famous B．short C．big D．beautiful
14. A．ground B．house C．wall D．door
15. A．fish B．horse C．bull D．bird
16. A．pity B．smile C．shame D．tear
17. A．said B．explained C．sang D．flew
18. A．Escaped B．jumped C．stopped D．shouted
19. A．anger B．joy C．surprise D．excitement
20. A．Never B．Always C．Often D．Seldom
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Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 36 her. One day, he went to the farmer to 37 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 38 . I’m going to release (释放) 39 bulls, one at a time. If you can 40 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41 , the young man got out and stood in the field, 42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door 43 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He 44 that one of the next bulls had to be a better 45 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull 46 .
A few 47 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so 48 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the 49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next 50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A 51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he 52 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and 53 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his 54 , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. 55 catch the first one.
1. A．call B．recognize C．respect D．marry
2. A．remember B．copy C．ask D．answer
3. A．field B．forest C．river D．building
4. A．two B．three C．four D．five
5. A．see B．cut C．catch D．discover
6. A．Immediately B．Quietly C．Finally D．Proudly
7. A．talking about B．thinking of C．looking for D．waiting for
8. A．moved B．opened C．broke D．closed
9. A．decided B．noticed C．suggested D．learned
10. A．rule B．help C．choice D．reason
11. A．get up B．go back C．fall down D．pass through
12. A．seconds B．days C．hours D．months
13. A．famous B．big C．short D．beautiful
14. A．house B．wall C．ground D．door
15. A．fish B．horse C．bird D．bull
16. A．pity B．shame C．smile D．tear
17. A．explained B．said C．sang D．flew
18. A．jumped B．escaped C．stopped D．shouted
19. A．anger B．surprise C．joy D．excitement
20. A．Never B．Often C．Seldom D．Always
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Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to her. One day, he went to the farmer to his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that . I’m going to release (释放) bulls（公牛）, one at a time. If you can the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
, the young man got out and stood in the field, the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He that one of the next bulls had to be a better than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull .
A few later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the and eyeing the young man. “What the next was like? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He did nothing but wait silently.
It was quite some time before the door opened. A came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. catch the first one.
1.A. call B. recognize C. respect D. marry
2.A. remember B. copy C. ask D. answer
3.A. field B. forest C. river D. building
4.A. two B. three C. four D. five
5.A. see B. cut C. catch D. discover
6.A. Immediately B. Quietly C. Finally D. Proudly
7.A. talking about B. thinking of C. looking for D. waiting for
8.A. moved B. opened C. broke D. closed
9.A. decided B. noticed C. suggested D. learned
10.A. rule B. help C. choice D. reason
11.A. get up B. go back C. fall down D. pass through
12.A. seconds B. days C. hours D. months
13.A. famous B. big C. short D. beautiful
14.A. house B. wall C. ground D. door
15.A. fish B. horse C. bird D. bull
16.A. pity B. shame C. smile D. tear
17.A. explained B. said C. sang D. flew
18.A. jumped B. escaped C. stopped D. shouted
19.A. surprising B. surprise C. surprised D. surprises
20.A. Never B. Often C. Seldom D. Always
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Long long ago, there lived in England a king named Midas. He was a greedy(贪婪的) man and loved gold(金子) better than anything else in the world.
One day, he asked a god to give him more gold. The god decided to punish him and said, “Your wish is granted already. Everything you touch will turn to gold.”
Midas was very happy when he heard this. The next morning, he got up early to test his skills. When he touched his bed, it turned to gold. “Gold!” cried Midas, laughing like a little boy, “It works.”
Not only stones, flowers, and the furniture in his house turned to gold, but, when he sat down to table, so did the food he ate and the water he drank. He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him. Midas touched her hand. At once she became a gold statue(雕像)！
A last, he begged the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bathe in it.” said the god. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch.
1.Where did the king live?
A. Greece B. China
C. England D. India
2.The god decided to punish Midas because he was_______.
A. greedy B. proud
C. unhappy D. lazy
3.The unlined word “granted” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “_________”.
A. satisfied B. finished
C. discussed D. expected
4.Which is the correct order according to the story?
a. Midas became the king of the England
b. His daughter turned to gold
c. Midas was happy with his skill
d. The god freed him from his wish
e. Midas asked god for more gold
A. d-e-c-b-a B. a-e-c-b-d
C. a-e-b-c-d D. e-a-c-d-b
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. It is the early bird that catches the worm.
B. Do not put all your eggs in one basket.
C. God does not always bring happiness.
D. A bird in hand is worth two in the forest.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mr. Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both eyes and the two children were very young. All his family often went hungry(挨饿). He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr. Baker was happy. One day Mr. Baker went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry but could not find out whose horse had eaten them. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch the horse.
A few days later a yellow horse came in his field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr. Baker ran after it quickly, with a stick in his hand. But the beast ran much faster than he. He tried his best, but could not catch up with it. The next morning, when Mr. Baker was working in his field, he saw the yellow horse pulling carriage on the road. He picked up a stick at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up.
The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked, “Why are you beating my horse?”
“It has nothing to do with you,” Mr. Baker said angrily. “The beast knows why I’m beating him!”
1.What was Mr. Baker?
A. A farmer B. A doctor
C. A keeper D. A driver
2.Why was Mr. Baker happy at first?
A. Because he found out the beast that ate up his wheat.
B. Because he would soon get a good harvest.
C. Because wheat was doing well.
D. Because his family would not grow any more wheat.
3.Mr. Baker tried his best to catch the horse to ____________.
A. sell it for some money
B. find out the owner of the horse
C. make it work for him
D. beat it up (痛打)
4.Which of the following is true？
A. The horse knew that it had done wrong.
B. The horse had nothing to do with the driver.
C. The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up.
D. The horse belonged to the driver.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mr. Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both eyes and the two children were very young. All his family often went hungry(挨饿.) He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr. Baker was happy. One day Mr. Baker went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry but could not find out whose horse had eaten them. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch the horse.
A few days later a yellow horse came in his field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr. Baker ran after it quickly, with a stick in his hand. But the beast ran much faster than he. He tried his best, but could not catch up with it. The next morning, when Mr. Baker was working in his field, he saw the yellow horse pulling carriage on the road. He picked up a stick at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up.
The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked, “Why are you beating my horse?”
“It has nothing to do with you, ” Mr. Baker said angrily. “The beast knows why I’m beating him!”
1.What was Mr. Baker?
A. A driver B. A doctor C. A keeper D. A farmer
2.Why was Mr. Baker happy at first?
A. Because wheat was doing well.
B. Because he would soon get a good harvest.
C. Because he found out the beast that ate up his wheat.
D. Because his family would not grow any more wheat.
3.Mr. Baker tried his best to catch the horse to ____________.
A. sell it for some money
B. beat it up(痛打)
C. make it work for him
D. find out the owner of the horse
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The horse knew that it had done wrong.
B. The horse had nothing to do with the driver.
C. The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up.
D. The horse belonged to the driver.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析