An 18-year-old high school student who had ju...

An 18-year-old high school student who had just learned to swim in the last summer vacation saved the life of a drowning Ohio boy on Friday afternoon.

Tom Erickson was credited with (因_{．．．．．．}而受赞扬)saving the life of Jason Pryor,10, in Mill Creek (小河) Park. Young Jason Pryor, from Chillicothe, was visiting relatives from Anchor Point when he fell into Mill Creek.

The Pryor boy had no business playing near the edge of the river, but he had no idea of the danger.

The creek, with much more water than usual for the recent spring rains, flowed fast and carried the boy around a bend and out of sight from his parents, who took Jason out there and said they had not even witnessed the incident.

Luckily for Jason, one of the most unselfish students from Brentwood’s Central High School was taking a walk alone through the park.

As soon as he found the boy struggling in the water, Erickson jumped into the creek and managed to pull the drowning boy out of the water. And it was reported that Erickson had never received any life-saving instruction before.

“I wasn’t sure I could do it,” Erickson said. “I didn’t know if I could swim through the river by myself, not to mention getting another person out with me.”

This incident should be a lesson to young children who do not know how to swim. Stay away from dangerous bodies of water.

1.  Young Jason Pryor lives at _______.

A. Anchor Point     B. Chillicothe, Ohio    C. Mill Creek           D. Brentwood

2.Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?

A. Life-saving instruction helped a lot in the incident.

B. Jason’s parents saw him fall into the creek but couldn’t help.

C. The creek flowed fast because it was very straight without any bends.

D. Erickson was not sure if he could save the boy when jumping into the creek.

3.What’s the possible meaning of the underlined sentence “The Pryor boy had no business playing near the edge of the river,” in the third paragraph?

A. The accident was none of the boy’s business.

B. The boy had no friends to play with him.

C. The boy shouldn’t have played near the creek.

D. The boy was very busy and had no time to play.

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

A. Did You Know the Danger of Water         B. Be Responsible Parents

C. The Fast Running Mill Creek              D. Beginning Swimmer Saved Drowning Boy

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You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen.

“You is IN,” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature (成熟的) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies,　 to books on art,　 to movies. We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.”

You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University, You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained.

But for You, watching isn’t enough. Last year, while in Senior 1, she met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school.

“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said. So she wrote a campus (校园 ) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English. “I played one of the leading roles， actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus, earning You a strong reputation (名气) as a DV movie director.

But this is not the only field she wants to master. Despite being a science student,　 You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.

“There are people who can be artists，there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said. “There is an old saying I believe: Chance favours only the prepared mind.”

1.You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she _____.

A.is beautiful

B.she is lovely and full of confidence

C.is active and mature

D.has rich knowledge

2.You Mi’s fluent English is based on _____.

A.her chance to host an English broadcasting programme

B.the influence of her parents

C.her deep interest in it

D.her making DV movie

3.In the 30-minute DV movie,　 You Mi didn’t act as a(n) _____.

A.director B.musician

C.actress D.producer

4.We can learn from the passage that _____.

A.You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent

B.the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi

C.You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist

D.the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi’s studies

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You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen.

“You is IN,” said Wang Lihua，Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature (成熟) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies，to books on art，to movies. We find she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.”

You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting program at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University（人大附中）， You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained.

But for You，watching isn’t enough. Last year，while in Senior 1， she met a talented (有才能的) boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school.

“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films，” she said. So she wrote a campus (校园) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie，all in English. “I played one of the leading roles，actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every day during the holidays,” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus，earning You a strong reputation（名气） as a DV movie director.

But this is not the only field she wants to master. Though a science student, You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.

“There are people who can be artists，there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said. “There is an old saying I believe：Chances favor only the prepared mind.”

1.You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she _____.

2.You Mi’s fluent English is based on _____.

3.The author mentioned a talented boy to show _____.

4.In the 30-minute DV movie，You Mi didn’t act as a（n） _____.

5.We can learn from the passage that _____.

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King’s College Winter School is an annual(每年的) training program for all the high school students who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s winter school will be from November 1 to December 15. More information is as follows:

1.You can most probably read the text in _____________.

A. a newspaper　　 B. a travel guide

C. a textbook　　 D. a telephone book

2.Which of the following is TRUE about King’s College Winter School?

A. Only top students can take part in the program.

B. King’s College Winter School is not organized every year.

C. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.

D. Only the teachers of King’s College give courses.

3.If you are to live in your friend’s home in New York, you will have to pay the school_________.

A.＄200　　　 B.＄400　　 C.＄500　　 D.＄900

4.What information can you get from the text?

A. The program will last 2 months

B. You can write to Thompson only in English.

C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on October 14, 2014.

D. You can get in touch with the school by telephone or by e-mail.

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Service Trips for High School Students

Are you a high school student who loves to be outdoors and is eager to experience new challenges, learn new skills and meet new people? WTA offers first-time participants country trips and returning students have the option to go on trips in the back country (边远地区).

Front Country Trips

Our front country trips provide opportunities for people to experience projects near the ocean, in the scenic Cascade Mountains and in northeast Washington. Our trips also provide you with experienced leaders, a great project, some camping tents, sleeping bags and all your meals for the week.

Advanced Back Country Trips

On these trips you will be backpacking to the work site and will have a chance to advance your trail and leadership skills under the supervision of a WTA leader.

Trip Details

In 2015, trip fees for WTA members will be $195 for the first trip and $145 for each additional trip. Non-members will pay an additional $40 for their first trip and can be qualified to be members in the second trip. Due to the popularity of our trips, please submit your payment and application within two weeks. If a trip is full and you would like to be added to the waiting list, please call us at 206/625-1367 or email trail-teams@wta.org.

Scholarships

We believe no student should have to stay at home this summer because he or she can’t afford to go outside. Thanks to donations from members and supporters, WTA is proud to announce that we are able to offer a limited number of scholarships. Application Deadline: March 1, 2015.

1.If you are going on Front Country Trips, you can’t go on trips __________.

A. near the ocean

B. in the back country

C. in the Cascade Mountains

D. in northeast Washington

2.How much will you have to pay for your first trip if you’re not a WTA member?

A. $145.　　　　　 B. $185.　　　　　　 C. $195.　　　　 D. $235.

3.After choosing a trip, you __________.

A. will naturally become a WTA member.

B. can cancel your trip and get all your money back.

C. will be added to the waiting list.

D. must submit your payment and application within two weeks.

4.You may be lucky enough to obtain a scholarship if you __________.

A. apply before March 1, 2015.

B. donate a little money to WTA.

C. support WTA by advertising.

D. volunteer in your high school.

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Service Trips for High School Students

Are you a high school student who loves to be outdoors and is eager to experience new challenges, learn new skills and meet new people? WTA offers first-time participants country trips and returning students have the option to go on trips in the back country (边远地区).

Front Country Trips

Our front country trips provide opportunities for people to experience projects near the ocean, in the scenic Cascade Mountains and in northeast Washington. Our trips also provide you with experienced leaders, a great project, some camping tents, sleeping bags and all your meals for the week.

Advanced Back Country Trips

On these trips you will be backpacking to the work site and will have a chance to advance your trail and leadership skills under the supervision of a WTA leader.

Trip Details

In 2015, trip fees for WTA members will be $195 for the first trip and $145 for each additional trip. Non-members will pay an additional $40 for their first trip and can be qualified to be members in the second trip. Due to the popularity of our trips, please submit your payment and application within two weeks. If a trip is full and you would like to be added to the waiting list, please call us at 206/625-1367 or email [email protected]

Scholarships

We believe no student should have to stay at home this summer because he or she can’t afford to go outside. Thanks to donations from members and supporters, WTA is proud to announce that we are able to offer a limited number of scholarships. Application Deadline: March 1, 2015.

1.If you are going on Front Country Trips, you can’t go on trips __________.

A. near the ocean　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in the back country

C. in the Cascade Mountains　　　　 　 D. in northeast Washington

2.How much will you have to pay for your first trip if you’re not a WTA member?

A. $145.　　　　　 B. $185.　　　　　　 C. $195.　　　　 D. $235.

3.After choosing a trip, you __________.

A. will naturally become a WTA member.

B. can cancel your trip and get all your money back.

C. will be added to the waiting list.

D. must submit your payment and application within two weeks.

4.You may be lucky enough to obtain a scholarship if you __________.

A. apply before March 1, 2015.

B. donate a little money to WTA.

C. support WTA by advertising.

D. volunteer in your high school.

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To many students, high school is just a basic routine. You go to class in the morning, take a break for lunch and go home in the afternoon.

This isn't quite that simple for pupils at Royal West Academy. As if classes and homework weren’t already enough, students are also required to complete a range of extracurricular activities, or ECAs.

The range of ECAs being offered at the school is various, including everything from guitar and jewelry-making clubs, fund-raising marches, to student committees, swimming and tennis.

“I love ECAs. I’m so happy we have them,” said grade 11 student Adrienne, who is a soccer player and member of the graduation committee. “They motivate the students, and they’re a great bonding experience. I think that without them, not half as many students would be joining up for the soccer team.”

Requiring students to complete ECAs is a sign of the times. That’s because young people are preparing for the future in ways that weren’t considered necessary before. This is an era when ECAs are seen as important. Whether it’s for leadership experience, sports, craft skills or volunteer these things are seen as rounding out the individual and improving their future.

ECAs can also help students discover their likes and dislikes. But as the old song says, you can’t always get what you want, especially when so many students are all trying to sign up for the most popular activities.

ECAs can cut into study and homework time if you’re not careful. You really have to get organized or you’ll fall apart.

1.The students at Royal West Academy may do the following ECAs except ______.

A. to play musical instruments

B. to raise money for an organization

C. to attend sports events

D. to have classes discussions

2.From what Adirienne said, we know that _______.

A. most of his classmates are interested in football

B. one can make many new friends in ECAs

C. students get encouraged to join in ECAs

D. half of his classmates are unwilling to join in ECAs.

3.Why are ECAs important now?

A. They prepare the students for their future.

B. They can make students get what they want.

C. they can help students find their strong points.

D. They can reduce students’ learning time.

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that _______.

A. ECAs can increase your burden of learning

B. you may fall down when playing in ECAs

C. too many ECAs may leave you in trouble

D. you need to organize other students in ECAs

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

To many students, high school is just a basic routine. You go to class in the morning, take a break for lunch and go home in the afternoon.

This isn't quite that simple for pupils at Royal West Academy. As if classes and homework weren’t already enough, students are also required to complete a range of extracurricular activities, or ECAs.

The range of ECAs being offered at the school is various, including everything from guitar and jewelry-making clubs, fund-raising marches, to student committees, swimming and tennis.

“I love ECAs. I’m so happy we have them,” said grade 11 student Adrienne, who is a soccer player and member of the graduation committee. “They motivate the students, and they’re a great bonding experience. I think that without them, not half as many students would be joining up for the soccer team.”

Requiring students to complete ECAs is a sign of the times. That’s because young people are preparing for the future in ways that weren’t considered necessary before. This is an era when ECAs are seen as important. Whether it’s for leadership experience, sports, craft skills or volunteer these things are seen as rounding out the individual and improving their future.

ECAs can also help students discover their likes and dislikes. But as the old song says, you can’t always get what you want, especially when so many students are all trying to sign up for the most popular activities.

ECAs can cut into study and homework time if you’re not careful. You really have to get organized or you’ll fall apart.

1.The students at Royal West Academy may do the following ECAs except ______.

A. to play musical instruments　　　　　　　　

B. to raise money for an organization

C. to attend sports events　　　　　　　　　　　

D. to have classes discussions

2.From what Adirienne said, we know that _______.

A. most of his classmates are interested in football

B. one can make many new friends in ECAs

C. students get encouraged to join in ECAs

D. half of his classmates are unwilling to join in ECAs.

3.Why are ECAs important now?

A. They prepare the students for their future.

B. They can make students get what they want.

C. they can help students find their strong points.

D. They can reduce students’ learning time.

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that _______.

A. ECAs can increase your burden of learning

B. you may fall down when playing in ECAs

C. too many ECAs may leave you in trouble

D. you need to organize other students in ECAs

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This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.

Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling. The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself. The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text. I’ve seen it again and again: some one who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.

Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion (激情) regarding history to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across. To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts. As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind. Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.

My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references(参考文献) seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.

These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.

1.According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to ________.

A.gain knowledge and expand one’s view

B.understand the meaning between the lines

C.express ideas based on what one has read

D.get information and keep it alive in memory

2.The author of the passage insists that learning the arts ________.

A.requires great efforts

B.demands real passion

C.is less natural than learning maths

D.is as natural as learning a language

3.What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

A.Some ideas are slightly contradictory.

B.There is too much discussion on studying science.

C.The style is too serious.

D.It lacks new information.

4.This passage can be classified as ________.

A.an advertisement　　　　　　　　　 B.a book review

C.a feature story　　　　　　　　　　 D.A news report

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The following is a father’s advice to his son/daughter, who has just graduated(毕业) from high school:

First of all, congratulations on your graduation! Graduation from high school means that a new stage of life is ahead of you. 1._____.

2.________. After you have messed up（弄乱） something, you should learn to clean it up yourself. Cleanliness is indeed close to good manners.

Don’t mistake knowledge for wisdom（智慧）. No matter how much information or knowledge you have, you will never make right judgments if you don’t have wisdom. 3._____. If you can imagine the possible future outcomes of your present decisions and actions, you can avoid mistakes. And if you can reflect(思考) on the mistake you have made, you can avoid making the same mistakes again and again. Such is wisdom.

Don’t complain(抱怨). When you take up a job, do your best to carry it out. 4._____.

Finally, be an early bird. 5.______. And the sight of the rising sun will warm your heart and give you energy for the day ahead. Besides, being an early bird, you have plenty of time to take exercise or do a lot of work.

A．At the beginning of this new stage, I have some advice for you.

B．If you get up earlier than the sun, you can watch it rise up slowly into the sky

C．Once you start a job, you should try your best to do it well.

D．Clean your own room and do your own washing.

E. Don’t waste time complaining about it, no matter how difficult and boring it is.

F. Get up early and go for some morning exercises to build up your body.

G. Wisdom comes from imagination and reflection.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析