. If _____ to look after luggage for someone ...

. If _____ to look after luggage for someone else, inform the police at once.

A. asked                B. to ask                C. asking                D. having asked

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1.Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?

A. PERSONAL             B. ROOMMATES

C. DOMESTIC SERVICE     D. HELP WANTED

2.A second-hand jacket will probably cost you __________.

A. $60      B. $10      C. $20      D. $40

3. To have your travel notes published, you may contact __________.

A. The International Center         B. Gayle Moore

C. Students’ Union                  D. Life Planning Workshop

4.If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call __________.

A.800-5224          B. 800-0760        C.800-7839           D. 800-5770

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According to researchers, money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else. Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly bring you happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found.

Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably (适度地) happier when they spent money on others--even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.

“We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn,” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia.

They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity.

“Regardless of how much income each person made, those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not,” Dunn said in a statement.

Dunn’s team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit-sharing bonus of between $3,000 and $8,000.

“Employees who devoted more of their bonus to pro-social (有益社会的) spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself,” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.

They gave their volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.

“These findings suggest that very minor alterations in spending allocations (分配) --as little as $5--may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day,” Dunn said.

1.According to the passage, ________.

A. the more money you spend on others, the happier you are

B. spending money on others can bring you happiness

C. Elizabeth Dunn is a psychologist from Harvest Business School

D. six hundred volunteers took part in the experiment

2.The 16 employees mentioned in the passage _________.

A. were given clear instructions on how to spend the bonus

B. had more happiness than the size of the bonus itself

C. experienced greater happiness after receiving their bonus

D. felt happier after they contributed much of the bonus to charities

3.Dunn’s statement suggested that ________.

A. those who spent money on others felt happier no matter how much they earned

B. those who spent more money on themselves felt happier

C. people thought spending money could make themselves happier

D. the money spent was as important as the money earned

4.The best title of this passage is ________.

A. Experiment on Money Spending

B. Devoting Your Money to Charities

C. Spending Money on Others Makes One Happier

D. Bonus and Pro-social Spending

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Is it wrong to use someone else’s wireless (Wi-Fi) connection? Just recently, a man was arrested for doing just that. At that time, he was sitting in the street with a laptop(便携式电脑) and using an unsecured(无安全保护措施) wireless connection to surf the Net. What do you think about this topic? Listen to the following different views on it.

For a start, if someone is using your Internet service or downloading, this will affect your speed of access or download limit. Also, it’s bad for Internet service providers. They will suffer in the long run because fewer people will pay for an Internet service if they know they can get it for free. And finally, just imagine this: what if the person who is stealing your Internet connection is involved in an illegal activity? I think the police are totally right to arrest these criminals.

— by Sandra Wilkins

Basically, if the person who paid for the service still has everything they paid for, what’s the problem? It’s just like using the light from streetlamps to read your book, or watching someone else’s firework display. It’s not stealing.

Also, if you leave your wireless connection unsecured, then it is your own fault(过错) if someone else uses it. Just as you wouldn’t leave your front door unlocked, or your car door open, neither should you leave your wireless connection open. By leaving your wireless connection open, you are inviting people to use it. Securing your wireless connection is as easy as clicking a few settings on your router(路由器). And finally, haven’t the police got more important crimes to solve? They’re always saying how they haven’t got the manpower to solve real issues. But this is just ridiculous(荒谬的).

— by James Hoarley

1. Why was the man mentioned in the first paragraph arrested?

A．For stealing someone’s laptop.

B．For surfing the Net in the street.

C．For destroying others’ wireless connection.

D．For using an Internet service without permission.

2. What does Sandra Wilkins think of people using others’ Internet service?

A．He thinks it is unacceptable.

B．He thinks it is necessary sometimes.

C．He thinks it requires good computer skills.

D．He thinks it is good for Internet service providers.

3. In James Hoarley’s opinion, ______.

A．Internet service should be improved.

B．it is hard to secure one’s wireless connection.

C．using others’ Internet service is not stealing at all.

D．people should leave their wireless connection open.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Wireless connection                     B．Wireless worries

C．Internet service                        D．Internet users

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I refuse to accept the blame for something ________ was someone else's fault.

A. who　　 B. that

C. as　　 D. what

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

I refuse to accept the blame for something _____ was someone else’s fault.

A. who             B. that         C. as                  D. what

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I refuse to accept the blame for something _________ was someone else’s fault.

A．who             B．that              C．as               D．what

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Volunteering means working for free to help someone else.Mrs.Obama says volunteering is very important.　 "It should be part of everyone's life,"she says.

Many teens agree.They say that helping others feels great and makes a difference.These days,more teens volunteer than work for pay.Teens clean up parks,walk dogs at animal shelters,visit the elderly,and more.

Some cities—including Seattle,Chicago,and Washington,D.C.—require high school students to volunteer. Students must volunteer in order to graduate.The student volunteers learn new skills and help their communities（社区）.

Many parents subscribe to the idea—they say volunteering helps teens build job skills.But most teens don't want to be forced to volunteer.They say they are busy.And they say volunteering is only fun if it's a choice.

Read both sides of the debate and decide.

Yes

●Volunteering can help teens get into college or get a job.

●Many cities and towns need help.Volunteers can help keep important programs going.

●Not all teens will volunteer if it isn't required.Schools should require students to do all they can to get ready for adult life.

No

●Most teens are already very busy with classes,homework,jobs,and sports.Forcing them to do more isn't fair.

●It should be up to each person.Helping out doesn't feel as good if you have to do it.

●Finding a volunteer job isn't always easy.Students shouldn't be kept from graduating because of something they can't control.

1.It is known from the text that in Washington, D.C.______.

A. high school students won't graduate if they don't volunteer

B. every one would like to volunteer

C. finding a volunteer job is not difficult

D. volunteering is a must for college school students

2.What does the underlined phrase "subscribe to" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Correct.　　 B. Like.

C. Devote.　　 D. Revise.

3.What does the No side think of volunteer jobs?

A. They are not as important as students' homework.

B. They won't help teens prepare for their adult life.

C. Students shouldn't be stopped from graduation because of them.

D. They waste students' precious（宝贵的）time.

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Whether volunteering is good for students.

B. Who are best to do volunteer jobs.

C. What kind of volunteer jobs students should do.

D. Whether students should be required to volunteer.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

It is nice to do something for someone else out of the blue and not to expect anything ______.

A. in relief                 B. in return                         C. in turn                  D. in need

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In ancient Japan, if you saved someone’s life, they would make it their duty to spend the rest of their life serving you. Nowadays, if you rescue someone’s story, he or she will feel the same kind of gratitude (感激).

It happens all the time. Someone in a group is telling a story and, just before their big point, BOOM! There’s an interruption. Someone new joins the group, a waiter with a plate of biscuits comes over, or a baby starts crying. Suddenly everyone’s attention turns to the new arrival, the food on the plate, or the “charming” little child. Nobody is aware of the interruption — except the speaker. They forget all about the fact that the speaker hasn’t made his or her point.

Or you’re all sitting around the living room and someone is telling a joke. Suddenly, just before their big punch line (妙语), little Johnny drops a dish or the phone rings. After the crash, everyone talks about little Johnny’s carelessness. After the call, the subject turns to the upcoming marriage or medical operation of the caller. Nobody remembers the great punch line got unfinished — except the joke teller. When it’s you entertaining everyone at a restaurant, have you ever noticed how you can almost set your clock by the waiter coming to take everyone’s order just before your funny punch line?

Most joke and story tellers are too shy to say, after the interruption, “Now, as I was saying …” Instead, they’ll spend the rest of the evening feeling bad they didn’t get to finish. Here’s where you come in. Rescue them with the technique I call “Lend a Helping Tongue.”

Watch the gratitude in the storyteller’s eyes as he stabilizes where his story sunk and he sails off again toward the center of attention. His expression and the appreciation of your consideration by the rest of the group are often reward enough. You are even more fortunate if you can rescue the story of someone who can hire you, promote you, buy from you, or otherwise lift your life. Big winners have excellent memories. When you do them subtle favors like Lend a Helping Tongue, they find a way to pay you back.

1.Very often, a storyteller cannot make his point because _________.

A. people are more interested in food than his story

B. many guests bring their babies to the party

C. he is interrupted by something unexpected

D. his story is easily forgotten by the listeners

2.From Paragraph 3, we know that when someone is telling a joke, _________.

A. something bad will surely happen just before their punch line

B. listeners’ attention is often drawn to something else

C. the only person really interested in the joke is the joke teller

D. the waiter knows when to take everyone’s order

3.How can we help the joke and story tellers when they are interrupted?

A. By giving them a chance to finish.

B. By comforting them to make them happy.

C. By going on telling the story for them.

D. By teaching them some useful techniques.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. People should learn how to take turns in a conversation.

B. We can win someone’s heart by getting him back to his story.

C. Telling jokes will make you the center of attention.

D. It is impolite to cut in on someone’s talk.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析