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Every day, unemployed men gather in Jackson Heights, Queens. Many of them are homeless. All of them are hungry. At around 9:30 each night, Munoz's truck arrives, filled with hot food, coffee and hot chocolate. For more than four years, Munoz and his family have been feeding those in need seven nights a week, 365 days a year. Munoz was born in Colombia and his father died in an accident when he was young. When his mother found it difficult to support Munoz and his sister, she made her way to New York, finding work in Brooklyn as a nurse. As immigrants(移民), they often suffered starvation. Later Munoz found a job as a bus driver. “When I see these guys on the street, it's like seeing me 20 years ago when I came to this country,” Munoz recalls.
Munoz began his meal program-An Angel in Queens-in the summer of 2004.Within a few months, Munoz and his mother were preparing 20 home-cooked meals daily. Numbers gradually increased over the years to 35 per night, then 60.In recent months, that number has jumped to as many as 140 meals a night. Munoz gets up around 5:00 a.m.to drive his bus route, and he calls home on his breaks to see how the cooking is going. When he gets home around 5:30 p.m.—often stopping to pick up food donations-he helps pack up meals before heading out to “his corner” in Jackson Heights. “He comes here without fail,” says one of the men. “It could be cold, it could be really hot, but he's here.” Watch Munoz in action in Queens, New York.
“If I don't go, I'm going to feel bad,” he says. “I know they're going to be waiting for me.”
Munoz estimates(估计)that food and gas cost approximately$400 to 450 a week; he and his family are funding the operation through their savings and his weekly$700 paycheck. Asked why he spends so much time to help people he doesn't know, he answers, “I have a stable job, my mom, my family, a house...everything I want, I have. And these guys don't”. So I just think, 'OK,I have the food. At least for today they're going to have a meal to eat.’”
Munoz was named one of the CNN heroes.
1.Why did Munoz's mother leave Colombia for New York?
A.Because Munoz's father worked in New York.
B.Because they were not used to the life in Colombia.
C.Because she couldn't support the family in Colombia.
D.Because she was born in New York.
2.As immigrants, Munoz's family
A.were often helped by the government B.often went hungry
C.were looked down upon D.went begging in the street
3.Which word can be used to describe Munoz?
A.Lucky. B.Kind. C.Adventurous. D.Devoted.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.A bus driver provided free home-cooked meals.
B.God helps those who help themselves.
C.The government helped immigrants.
D.CNN heroes were asked to help immigrants.
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Every day, in all kinds of weather, a lot of men and women go jogging (running slowly). Why has jogging become so popular? Most people start jogging___48___they hear it is a very good form of exercise. Jogging makes one’s heart strong and helps people control their weight or stay slim. If you keep jogging regularly, you needn’t take pills__49__ skip meals to lose weight. Jogging can__50__make you feel better about yourself.
Donald Robbins,___51__ is 42 years old and works in an office, began jogging a few years ago because he felt he was overweight. At first he could only run about 300 meters,__52__two years later, he ran a marathon- over 42 kilometers.
Do you jog? If you do, be sure to ask your doctor for advice. Does jogging cost much? Almost__53__. But __54__ is very important to have a good pair of shoes that are made especially for jogging. If not, when you run on hard ground for a long time it may cause your feet__55__ hurt.
高一英语简单题查看答案及解析
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Every day, in all kinds of weather, a lot of men and women go jogging (running slowing). 1.为什么慢跑这么流行呢？ Most people start jogging because they hear it is a very good form of exercise. 2.Jogging makes the heart strong and helps people control their weight. If you keep jogging every day, 3.你不必通过吃药来减肥。Jogging can also make you feel better about yourself.
Do you jog? If you do, 4.一定要向医生询求建议。Does jogging cost much? It costs almost nothing. But it is very important to have a good pair of shoes that are made for jogging. 5.If not, when you run on hard ground for a long time, it may cause your feet to hurt.
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Having retired(退休), he ______ the club for old men and plays chess every day there.
A. takes part in B. joins in
C. attends D. joins
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Having retired(), he ______ the club for old men and plays chess every day there.
A. takes part in B. joins in C. attends D. joins
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Having retired(退休)，he________the club for old men and plays chess every day there.
A. takes part in B. joins in
C. attends D. joins
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Every four years, millions of people gather in summer 1.(watch) soccer games and cheer for their favorite teams and players. This year, the World Cup kicked off on June 14 in Russia.
Leading up to the most exciting sporting event of summer, Live It Up, the official World Cup song, was released on May 25* 2. (perform) by US artist Nicky Jam, US actor and singer Will Smith, and Albanian singer Era Istref, the song has a line that goes, "One life, live it up, 'cause we got one life." With a great melody and catchy lyrics, the song stands for "the 3. (excite), the celebration and the unity 4. people all over the world will share during the 2018 World Cup", Philippe Le Floc'h, chief commercial officer of FIFA told FIFA.com. In fact, ever since the first official World Cup song came out in 1966 for the England World Cup, the relationship between soccer and music 5. (grow) stronger and stronger. As The Wall Street Journal put it, "Listening to motivational music 6. (encourage) people to take more risks." One of the world's greatest soccer 7.(coach), Giovanni Trapattoni, even believes that listening to music can teach players great lessons. "You learn a lot about intervals, speed, rhythm. 8. learn the logical skills you need to read a game," he told FIFA.com.
Indeed, the right music can make all the difference. As Colombian musician Juanes told FIFA.com, soccer and music have a lot 9. common. "You throw yourself into it, and it moves something within people. You need your feet for soccer and you need words for music, but they arouse one and 10. same thing--- passion," he said.
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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In the early days of human history, people survived by hunting wild animals, or gathering wild grains and plants for food. Then, some people learned to grow crops and raise animals for food. They were the first farmers.
From the sixteenth century on, the word “farm” has meant agricultural land. But a much older meaning of the word “farm” is linked to economics. The word “farm” comes from the Latin word “firma”, which means an unchanging payment. Experts say the earliest meaning of the English word “farm” was a yearly payment made as a tax or rent.
Farmers in early England did not own their land. They paid every year to use agricultural lands. In England, farmers used hawthorn trees along the edges of houses. They called this row of hawthorns a hedge. Hedging fields was how careful farmers marked and protected them. Soon, people began to use the word “hedging” to describe steps that could be taken to protect against financial loss. Hedging is common among gamblers who make large bets. A gambler bets a lot of money on one team. But, to be on the safe side, he also places a smaller bet on the other team, to reduce a possible loss.
You might say that someone is hedging his bet when he invests in several different kinds of business. One business may fail, but likely not all. Farmers know that it is necessary to make hay while the sun shines. Hay has to be cut and gathered when it is dry. So a wise farmer never postpones gathering his hay when the sun is shining. Rain may soon appear. A wise person copies the farmer. He works when conditions are right.
1.We can know from the 3rd paragraph that farmers in early England _________.
A. had land of their own B. paid to use hawthorn trees every year
C. used hedging fields D. often suffered from financial loss
2.Which of the following is wise?
A. A mother tries to sleep as soon as her baby is quiet
B. Hay has to be cut and gathered before it is dry
C. Put off gathering hay when the sun is shining
D. Gather hay as it is rainy
3.If a boy is carefully listening to his teacher in class, he learns to _________.
A. become a wise farmer B. hedge his bet
C. gather his hay D. make hay while the sun shines
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada.Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.
Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival.This is why it is celebrated in late fall，after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest.On December 4,1619，the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City，Virginia.They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.
The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest.The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth，Massachusetts，in 1620.They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel.Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year，they had a good harvest.So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast (盛宴).The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.
In time，other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War，Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours.But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.
1.Thanksgiving Day is celebrated ________.
A.in spring B.in summer
C.in autumn D.in winter
2.The first to celebrate thanksgiving were ________.
A.some people from England
B.the American Indians
C.Sarah Josepha Hale
D.Governor Bradford
3.We can infer from the passage that New England must be ________.
A.in the U.S.A.
B.in Great Britain
C.in Canada
D.on some island off the Atlantic
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.
B.Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.
C.Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God.
D.There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
5.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A.how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U.S.A.
B.how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated
C.that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday
D.how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green -- a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called "cones". These help us to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of "rods", but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.
Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes (蚊子) prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible (看不见的) colors around us.
1.The passage is mainly about______ .
A. color and its surprising effects.
B. women being luckier than men.
C. danger caused by color blindness.
D. color blindness.
2.According to the passage, with the help of the "cones", we can ________.
A. tell different shapes.
B. see in a weak light.
C. kill mosquitoes.
D. tell orange from yellow.
3.Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
A. Women are more careful.
B. There are fewer color-blind women.
C. Women are fonder of driving than men.
D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.
4.We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a________ .
A. red light. B. yellow light . C. blue light. D. green light.
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