When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend on but my brain and a clean reputation.
My time was my own after the afternoon board on Saturdays, and I would spend the time on a little sailboat on the bay. One day I sailed too far, and was carried out to sea. At nightfall, when hope was almost lost, I was picked up by a small boat, which headed for London. It was a long and stormy journey, and they made me earn my passage as a common sailor. When I stepped on land in London, my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I only had a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me for 24 hours. During the next 24 hours I went without food and shelter.
About ten o’clock on the following morning, tired and hungry, I was walking along Portland Place, when a passing child, threw a big pear into the rubbish can. I stopped, of course, and stared at that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it. My whole body begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it, some passing eyes noticed my purpose, and of course I straightened up, looked calm, and pretended that I hadn’t been thinking about the pear at all. The same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn’t get the pear. I was just getting desperate enough to face all the shame and get the pear, when a window behind me was opened, and a gentleman said, “Step in here, please.”
1. According to the passage, the young man _______.
A. had a great reputation for his good work
B. worked as a common sailor during the journey
C. was carried out to sea on purpose by a small boat
D. had nothing left in his pocket after landing in London
2. Why didn’t the man pick up the pear at once?
A. Because a gentleman stopped him and let him in.
B. Because he was not so hungry that he could wait.
C. Because the child was watching the pear.
D. Because he didn’t want others to take him as a beggar.
3. The underlined word “desperate” means “_______”.
A. driven by great need or pain to do something
B. being afraid of doing something for a certain reason
C. enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure or joy
D. feeling sorry or sad about something
高一英语阅读理解简单题
When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend on but my brain and a clean reputation.
My time was my own after the afternoon board on Saturdays, and I would spend the time on a little sailboat on the bay. One day I sailed too far, and was carried out to sea. At nightfall, when hope was almost lost, I was picked up by a small boat, which headed for London. It was a long and stormy journey, and they made me earn my passage as a common sailor. When I stepped on land in London, my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I only had a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me for 24 hours. During the next 24 hours I went without food and shelter.
About ten o’clock on the following morning, tired and hungry, I was walking along Portland Place, when a passing child, threw a big pear into the rubbish can. I stopped, of course, and stared at that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it. My whole body begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it, some passing eyes noticed my purpose, and of course I straightened up, looked calm, and pretended that I hadn’t been thinking about the pear at all. The same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn’t get the pear. I was just getting desperate enough to face all the shame and get the pear, when a window behind me was opened, and a gentleman said, “Step in here, please.”
1. According to the passage, the young man _______.
A. had a great reputation for his good work
B. worked as a common sailor during the journey
C. was carried out to sea on purpose by a small boat
D. had nothing left in his pocket after landing in London
2. Why didn’t the man pick up the pear at once?
A. Because a gentleman stopped him and let him in.
B. Because he was not so hungry that he could wait.
C. Because the child was watching the pear.
D. Because he didn’t want others to take him as a beggar.
3. The underlined word “desperate” means “_______”.
A. driven by great need or pain to do something
B. being afraid of doing something for a certain reason
C. enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure or joy
D. feeling sorry or sad about something
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
When Omega was born in Uganda, she did two things: Smile and then sing. When Omega was 4 years old, her talent(天赋) for music was recognized, so she became one of the youngest members of the first African Children’s Choir(合唱团). She traveled the world with the choir, and it was from this experience that she grew into a singer today.
Although having a beautiful voice, she had to find other ways besides music to earn a living at first. When she was 16, her parents sent her to the USA to study. Like her mother, Omega wanted to become a doctor and do something meaningful in her country of Uganda.
However, like many artists, music was so much a part of her that she had to choose. With encouragement from her family and friends, she opened her own production company(制作公司) after graduation. Since then, she has been working as an artist. Her songs make people feel good about life. Apart from that, she is also interested in health care and education. Omega is one of those Ugandan females who are showing the world their valuable talents.
1.Her experiences in the Choir helped Omega to ____.
A. burst into song B. recognize her music talent
C. travel the world D. become a singer
2. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in paragraph three?
A. music was very important to her
B. music took her a lot of time
C. music cost her so much money
D. music was the last thing she would choose
3. We can learn from the passage that Omega is ____.
A. a good teacher B. a famous African artist
C. a kind politician D. a warm-hearted doctor
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
When I was 16 years old and in foster care in Tennessee, people told me I was unadoptable. But I desperately wanted a family. I sought the help of a judge, even the commissioner of the Department of Children’s Services, and was adopted just a week before my 18th birthday.
We have a lot to be grateful for and this holiday season let’s not forget about the more than 415,000 youth in foster care especially older youth. These youth are the most likely to get overlooked for adoption, but they shouldn’t be. They need and deserve a family just as much as young children do. Making an older youth a part of your family can bring just as much a joy as adopting a baby or a younger child—without all the diapers and potty training.
My adoption was life changing and probably the best thing that ever happened to me. I still remember the first gift my parents gave to me. It was a Mickey Mouse key chain with a key to their home. They told me that no matter what happened they would always love me and I’d always have a place to come home to. This is our 17th Thanksgiving together...
My first Thanksgiving with my family was a little overwhelming with lots of extended family including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. However, it’s when I realized that I would never have to spend another holiday alone and that was truly an amazing feeling.
I was always eager to spend time with my little sister, Beth. She was six when I joined the family. My dad always says he knew we were really sisters, and I was no longer a guest in the house when Beth and I had our first fight. Today, she’s one of my best friends, and I’m her biggest cheerleader.
There were also bittersweet Thanksgivings. One we spent in my mom’s hospital room. It was there that she helped me plan my wedding but passed away three weeks before the ceremony. My dad walked me down the aisle, and my sister was my maid of honor. Because of our bond, we were able to support each other through that challenging time and that’s what family is for—the good and bad times.
It’s nice having my dad and sister to share holidays and special occasions. But they’re even more important when it comes to the little things—like having someone to share my bad day with, celebrate my promotion at work, or help me think through a difficult decision. It’s in these moments that I just can’t imagine being alone in the world.
I’m so glad that I didn’t listen to those people who said I was unadoptable, I’d never find a family, and that I was putting myself out there for rejection. It’s a risk for older foster youth to consider adoption. It’s an opportunity to be rejected once again. But it’s a risk they should take because life doesn’t end at 18. It’s really just beginning.
If you know someone who might consider adopting an older teen, please share my story -- and have him or her think of my family. They didn’t get to see my first steps or watch me be a pilgrim in my second grade Thanksgiving play. But they taught me so many things about life, and were there to watch me walk across the stage when I graduated from college and law school and accompanied me to the White House last year as I was honored for my work helping foster youth.
I look forward to many more Thanksgivings with my family, and I’m eternally thankful they chose me to be a part of their family.
1.What contributes to the author’s feeling that she can’t imagine being alone in the world.
A. The family’s giving the author a Mickey Mouse as a gift.
B. The author’s spending her Thanksgiving with her extended family for 17 years.
C. The mother’s failing to attend the author’s wedding ceremony for her severe disease.
D. The family’s always sharing happiness and sorrow with her.
2.What does adoption for older youth really mean
A. It means not living alone any longer.
B. It means being taken good care of by others.
C. It means being successful in career.
D. It means being loved and a sense of belonging.
3.The underlined sentence “It’s an opportunity to be rejected once again.” in Paragraph 8 means that _________.
A. older teens take the opportunity to be adopted
B. older teens are less likely to be adopted
C. older teens create the opportunity to be adopted
D. older teens are in danger of being adopted
4.What’s the author’s main purpose of writing the passage
A. To express her appreciation for her family.
B. To show sympathy to the unadoptable older youth.
C. To appeal to more people to adopt the older youth.
D. To persuade the readers not to believe others’ words.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A 15-year-old boy was injured in a car accident when the car he was traveling in was hit by a truck at a street corner. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital. The doctors said it appeared that the boy had nothing more serious than a broken left leg, but there was a possibility that the boy might have some inside injuries. The boy was conscious(清醒的) when he was sent to the hospital. Luckily, his mother, who was driving, was uninjured. She said that the truck appeared so suddenly that she thought she was going to die. She turned her car sharply to the left, and the truck hit it on the passenger side.
The driver of the truck was a 50-year-old man who was unemployed and it was clear that he had been drinking because the police found 18 empty beer cans inside his truck. However, the man denied drinking even if he had failed the police test for drinking, saying, “No, I haven’t drunk anything.” When asked to touch his nose , ears, and mouth with his eyes closed, he was unable to touch any part of his head.
So the police put him into the back seat of a police car. But the man kept crying, “Mabel, where is my Mabel? I can’t find her now. I want my Mabel.” The police asked him if Mabel was his wife. He said, “She’s my dog, my dog! Where’s my baby?” Later in the day, the police found a dog with a ring around her neck, on which was written “Mabel” half a block away from where the accident happened. Perhaps the man was looking for his pet dog after drinking when the accident happened. As a result, the man was taken to the city jail for driving after drinking and it seemed that Mabel would be left alone.
1.Which of the following is true about the accident ?
A. The boy’s mother was injured.
B. The boy was driving the car.
C. A car ran into a truck at a corner.
D. The truck driver drank beer.
2.How did the mother feel when she saw the truck coming ?
A. amazed B. frightened
C. puzzled D. concerned
3.What did the doctors think of the boy ?
A. He was OK because he was conscious.
B. He may be injured inside.
C. His right leg was broken.
D. He was going to die of a broken leg.
4.which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “denied” in the second paragraph?
A. admitted B. determined C. disagreed D. preferred
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Eight – year – old Jesse Abrogate was playing in the sea late one evening in July 2001 when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to shore. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (人工呼吸) while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road.
Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into to the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this did not kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down into its stomach, and pull out the boy’s arm.
At the Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Dr. Ian Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I mean is that if they hadn’t found the shark, well then we wouldn’t have had a chance.’
According to local park ranger Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky,” he says, “evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in area where swimming is allowed.’
When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight a shark, he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”
1.What was the boy doing when the accident happened?
A.Feeding a hungry shark. B.Jumping into the rough sea.
C.Dragging a boy to the shore. D.Swimming in a dangerous area.
2.In which way did the boy’s uncle help with the operation?
A.By finding his lost arm. B.By shooting the fish.
C.By flying him to hospital. D.By blowing into his mouth.
3.How was his uncle in time of danger?
A.Careful. B.Brave. C.Optimistic. D.Patient.
4.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
A. Jesse’s uncle was mad.
B. Jesse was playing in area where swimming is allowed.
C. It was very difficult for the doctor to reattach Jesse’s arm.
D. Evening is the shark’s feeding time.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was 12 years old, I was at a very hard stage in life. I was short and fat, which was bad for a girl, so coordination(协调)was not one of my strongest features. On the other hand, my mother was a very talented
softball player who even acted as my coach. Night after night, I would try my best to impress “my coach”.Unfortunately, I just felt like a terrible disappointment to my mother.
One summer afternoon, my mother told us we were going to visit Uncle David. Since we lived in an apartment, going to the country was quite a treat. My uncle David always had a way of making me feel special.
When we arrived, my uncle and cousin Jeff were throwing metal rings at two holes in the ground. I was curious about what they were doing so I went over to watch. Noticing that I was standing there, my uncle asked if I had ever played washers.
Being a “city girl”, my reply was that the only “washers” I knew were the ones that cleaned clothes. To my embarrassment, Uncle David, chuckling(咯咯笑),explained that the metal rings were called washers. I was shocked to hear my uncle saying he wanted me to take his place. He then gave me the washers and gave tips on how to throw better.
Unwillingly, I joined Jeff. Gradually, I found myself not only enjoying but also wanting to win this game. The washer went into the air and began to fall. Then a cloud of dust appeared as the washer sank into the hole. My first try! I had actually thrown the washer into the hole!
Although 23 summers have gone by since that day, this small success in washer playing helped me get back self confidence lost when I struggled with the game of softball.
1.Why did the author live a hard life at the age of twelve?
A. Because her body has many health problems.
B. Because coordination was her strongest feature.
C. Because she was forced to learn to play softball.
D. Because her efforts at softball were disappointing.
2.When she was told that she could visit Uncle David, the author felt ________.
A. surprised B. pleased
C. disappointed D. nervous
3.It can NOT be learned from the passage that __________.
A. the author must be more confident now
B. the author’s mother was good at softball
C. the author had never met Uncle David before the visit
D. the author had never played washers before the visit
4.Which is the RIGHT time order of the changes in the author’s feelings when she was at her uncle’s?
A. Curious—Embarrassed—Shocked—Pleased
B. Shocked—Curious—Embarrassed—pleased
C. Pleased—Embarrassed—Curious—Shocked
D. Curious—Shocked—Pleased—Embarrassed
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
My family moved to our neighborhood when I was about ten years old.One day,I was playing in the garden in the neighborhood.When I looked up,I saw a girl about my age looking at me about ten feet away.As I just moved there,I didn’t have any friends yet.I wanted to make friend with her.So I walked up to her and said“hello”.She looked very shy.I told her my name was Alice.She said she was Yumi.Then I asked her if she wanted to play with me and she said “yes”.But before we started playing,she said,“I hope you don’t mind playing with someone who is really shy.”I shook my head and smiled after hearing that.
We both had a very good time that day,and we played together almost every day in the following days.Then school was going to start,.I asked her which school she was in.When I found out the school she was studying in ,I told my parents that I also wanted to go to that school.My parents agreed.When I told her the good news,she was so joyful that she almost cried..
We went to school together every day.She wanted to make more friends,but it was difficult for her.I made friends very easily,so I always had her by my side.I also encouraged her to try to make some new friends by herself.She tried.As time went by,she was no longer as shy as before and finally made some new friends without my help.
I moved away with my family two years later.Now Yumi has made a large number of friends and I am so happy for her.
If you are shy and are afraid of making friends as Yumi used to be,don’t be!Believe you can also make new friends if you try.
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?(within 8 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
2.What did Yumi tell the writer before they played together?(within 10 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
3.How did Yumi feel when the writer told her she was going to her school?(within 5 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
4.What did the writer encourage Yumi to do?(within 10 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
5.What makes the writer happy now?(within 8 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
高一英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
I keep a two — dollar bill in my wallet that was given by my mother when I was six years old. Mother gave it to me luck would follow me everywhere.
She looked at me and said, “I want you to this two – dollar bill for extra good luck.”
“Thanks, Mom,” I replied. “I will keep it close me always.”
My mother passed away (去世) when I was 17 years old and I remembered my two — dollar bill, holding it in my hand for the longest time and I knew she would be me the rest of my life.
On my first , I was thirty years old. As I sat in the , I noticed there were five women ahead of me. All of them were and well dressed, which made me more nervous.
“What makes you feel you are for this job?” Mrs. Martin, the office manager asked me.
“I really need this job and there is I can’t do. I know I am not as as your other applicants (申请人) for the job, but please give me a . I learn quickly and can be a very capable (有能力的) of your team.”
That evening I received a(n) from Mrs. Martin.
“Gina,” she said, “ you were not the most suitable , but you have so much confidence in yourself we decided to give you a chance to prove (证明) yourself.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Martin. You will not regret (后悔) this ,” I said excitedly and the phone.
I got my and took out my two — dollar bill. “Thanks, Mom. I am sure to it,” I said out loudly so that she could hear me.
1.A. as if B. as long as C. even if D. so that
2.A. bring B. take C. carry D. catch
3.A. in B. far C. for D. to
4.A. taking out B. putting out C. turning out D. looking out
5.A. watching B. protecting C. teaching D. caring
6.A. business B. interview C. travel D. vacation
7.A. waiting room B. dining room C. sitting room D. living room
8.A. older B. cleverer C. younger D. earlier
9.A. fixed B. lucky C. enough D. fit
10.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
11.A. polite B. important C. suitable D. attractive
12.A. message B. chance C. habit D. lesson
13.A. member B. leader C. friend D. audience
14.A. email B. call C. letter D. telegram
15.A. mother B. girl C. waiter D. applicant
16.A. as B. that C. what D. which
17.A. mistake B. moment C. decision D. idea
18.A. hung into B. hung on C. hung about D. hung up
19.A. pocket B. wallet C. bag D. case
20.A. make B. manage C. succeed D. try
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was sitting in the far back in a pizza house when I noticed the man, about thirty years old, carrying a pizza box. He sat down at the table to my right and then ______ his large dirty paper bag of clothing down on the floor. Obviously, this man was homeless and ______ a bath. He picked up the one small slice(薄片)of pizza and very slowly, very carefully, he began to eat, taking very little ______.
He finally finished his meal and did something that I would never ______. He turned the box on its corner and slid the few ______ bits into one corner. Then he ______ his index finger(食指)and tried to pick up the small bits.
Oh, how much it hurt me once again to see myself ______ I was thirty years ago. No food, no ______, and no clean clothes. Most of my past life had always been ______ to that of the young man and it all came back to me ______. The muscles in my neck began to tighten and my eyes began to burn and water up. I coughed a bit, trying to clear my ______ and get myself back together.
I got four large slices of pizza from the counter and sat them down on his table, saying, “I thought you ______ like to have a few slices.”
I did not stop at all but walked around behind him. As I passed him, I reached out and ____
him on the back, just one time, very softly with my hand. I hope that man knows that someone, someplace, ______ him as a human being. And I am so ______ that I have never forgotten what it feels like to be down, out, dirty and hungry.
1.A. crashed B. hid C. laid D. replaced
2.A. in fear of B. in support of C. in search of D. in need of
3.A. bites B. blocks C. rolls D. sheets
4.A. believe B. forget C. forgive D. prevent
5.A. filling B. matching C. remaining D. rewarding
6.A. cool B. warm C. dry D. wet
7.A. as B. after C. since D. before
8.A. belief B. baggage C. shelter D. respect
9.A. contrary B. familiar C. similar D. equal
10.A. swiftly B. gently C. properly D. regularly
11.A. neck B. throat C. eyes D. hands
12.A. should B. must C. shall D. might
13.A. hit B. patted C. rubbed D. shook
14.A. cares about B. thinks highly of C. relies on D. watches out for
15.A. curious B. puzzled C. shocked D. grateful
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were 36down Oxford Street, I felt too 37to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she 38to take it because she said the weather was very 39and it was better to walk. I started 40. She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was 41. For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very 42 with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as 43as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t 44me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went 45, sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were 46to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they 47the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just 48crying. Then he took the small bag that I was 49, opened it and found my hotel address and 50number. When he phoned the hotel, my 51answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the 52. My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had 53and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was 54that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. 55of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.
1. A.running B.walking C.visiting D.driving
2. A.tired B.mad C.happy D.sad
3. A.agreed B.refused C.suggested D.managed
4. A.horrible B.windy C.nice D.cold
5. A.talking B.laughing C.singing D.crying
6. A.hearing B.regarding C.thinking D.saying
7. A.angry B.strict C.satisfied D.familiar
8. A.excitedly B.slowly C.quickly D.carelessly
9. A.search B.educate C.forgive D.follow
10. A.outside B.inside C.upon D.down
11. A.advising B.talking C.listening D.coming
12. A.called B.remembered C.measured D.left
13. A.stopped B.preferred C.regretted D.continued
14. A.catching B.carrying C.gaining D.buying
15. A.serial B.lucky C.phone D.license
16. A.mother B.guide C.father D.waiter
17. A.hotel B.shop C.street D.station
18. A.forgotten B.happened C.damaged D.lost
19. A.worried B.concerned C.afraid D.angry
20. A.None B.Either C.Neither D.Both
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