A long time ago there was a boy. He was smart, talented and handsome. _________, he was very selfish and his temper was so _________ that nobody wanted to be friends with him. Often he got angry and said various_________ things to people around him.
The boy's parents were very __________about his bad temper. They considered what they could do and one day the father had an idea. He called his son and gave him a hammer and a bag of_________.The father said: “Every time you get angry, take a nail and _________ it into that old fence as hard as you can.”
The fence was very_________and the hammer was heavy, nevertheless the boy was so angry that during the very first day he drove 37 nails.
Day after day, week after week, the number of nails was gradually_________. After some time, the boy started to understand that _________his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence.
One day the boy didn't __________hammer and nails any more as he learned to hold his temper perfectly. So he came to his father and told about his_________. “Now every time, when you hold your temper all day long,_________one nail,”his father said.
Much time has passed. At last the boy could be_________ of himself as all the nails were gone. When he came to his father and told about this, he_________to come and take a careful look at the fence. “You did a good job, my son,_________ pay your attention to the __________ that were left from the nails. The fence will _________ be the same. The same happens when you say hurtful things to people, as your words leave__________in their hearts like those holes in the fence. Remember, we need to _________everyone with love and respect. It is meaningless to say you are sorry, because the scars you leave will not _________.
1.A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Instead
2.A. violent B. generous C. gentle D. harmful
3.A. exhausting B. genuine C. hurtful D. terrifying
4.A. patient B. curious C. pleased D. concerned
5.A. coins B. seeds C. nails D. stones
6.A. drive B. place C. throw D. wipe
7.A. soft B. hard C. loose D. strong
8.A. decreasing B. increasing C. staying D. changing
9.A. preventing B. showing C. losing D. holding
10.A. hit B. need C. have D. take
11.A. belief B. admission C. achievement D. attention
12.A. pull out B. destroy C. change D. throw away
13.A. fond B. ashamed C. tired D. proud
14.A. agreed B. offered C. permitted D. wondered
15.A. so B. then C. thus D. but
16.A. holes B. tracks C. damage D. marks
17.A. still B. never C. sometimes D. always
18.A. wounds B. anger C. scars D. pain
19.A. award B. provide C. consider D. treat
20.A. exist B. last C. disappear D. grow
高一英语完形填空中等难度题
A long time ago there was a boy. He was smart, talented and handsome. _________, he was very selfish and his temper was so _________ that nobody wanted to be friends with him. Often he got angry and said various_________ things to people around him.
The boy's parents were very __________about his bad temper. They considered what they could do and one day the father had an idea. He called his son and gave him a hammer and a bag of_________.The father said: “Every time you get angry, take a nail and _________ it into that old fence as hard as you can.”
The fence was very_________and the hammer was heavy, nevertheless the boy was so angry that during the very first day he drove 37 nails.
Day after day, week after week, the number of nails was gradually_________. After some time, the boy started to understand that _________his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence.
One day the boy didn't __________hammer and nails any more as he learned to hold his temper perfectly. So he came to his father and told about his_________. “Now every time, when you hold your temper all day long,_________one nail,”his father said.
Much time has passed. At last the boy could be_________ of himself as all the nails were gone. When he came to his father and told about this, he_________to come and take a careful look at the fence. “You did a good job, my son,_________ pay your attention to the __________ that were left from the nails. The fence will _________ be the same. The same happens when you say hurtful things to people, as your words leave__________in their hearts like those holes in the fence. Remember, we need to _________everyone with love and respect. It is meaningless to say you are sorry, because the scars you leave will not _________.
1.A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Instead
2.A. violent B. generous C. gentle D. harmful
3.A. exhausting B. genuine C. hurtful D. terrifying
4.A. patient B. curious C. pleased D. concerned
5.A. coins B. seeds C. nails D. stones
6.A. drive B. place C. throw D. wipe
7.A. soft B. hard C. loose D. strong
8.A. decreasing B. increasing C. staying D. changing
9.A. preventing B. showing C. losing D. holding
10.A. hit B. need C. have D. take
11.A. belief B. admission C. achievement D. attention
12.A. pull out B. destroy C. change D. throw away
13.A. fond B. ashamed C. tired D. proud
14.A. agreed B. offered C. permitted D. wondered
15.A. so B. then C. thus D. but
16.A. holes B. tracks C. damage D. marks
17.A. still B. never C. sometimes D. always
18.A. wounds B. anger C. scars D. pain
19.A. award B. provide C. consider D. treat
20.A. exist B. last C. disappear D. grow
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him. Thus, feeling inferior (低级的), the seed gave no importance to his existence (存在). Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field in the sun. Later, he was given rain. Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side. "Thank you God for this. I really need some rest," he heard the traveler say. "What are you talking about?" the seed quickly asked. He thought the man was making fun of him. No one ever spoke to him like that. "Who just spoke?" the shocked man asked. "It is me. A seed." "A seed?" The man looked at the big tree. "Are you joking? You are not a seed. You are a big tree!" "Really?" "Yes! Why else do you think people come here?" "What do they come here for?" "To feel your shade (树阴)! Don’t tell me you didn’t know you had grown over time." A moment passed before the traveler’s words brought him pride. The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life. The years of torture (折磨) by the sun and the rain finally helped him grow up. "Oh! That means I’m not a little seed anymore! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable. Wow! That’s great!"
1.The seed didn’t realize the importance of his existence because __________.
A．nobody looked after him
B．he was thrown into the open air
C．he can’t not grow up
D．he didn’t believe in himself
2.The traveler sat by the seed’s side to _____________.
A．escape from the rain
B．thank God for offering him a tree
C．have a rest and enjoy the shade
D．talk with the big tree
3.How did the seed feel after hearing the traveler’s words at last?
A．Sad. B．Proud. C．Funny. D．Sorry.
4.The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ________.
A．tell us a very interesting story
B．praise the seed for his strength
C．teach readers a lesson: don’t laugh at others
D．tell us that we should never lose hope
5.Where does the passage most probably come from?
A．A history book. B．A science book. C．A story book. D．A guide book.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to play around 1. every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play 2. him.
3. time went by, the little boy had grown up and he no longer came to visit the tree every day. One day, the boy came back and picked all the apples on the tree and left 4. (happy). The boy no longer came back 5. he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
One day, the boy 6. (return) and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. But the boy cut all the branches off the tree 7. (build) his house. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back again. The tree was again full of 8. (sad).
One hot summer day, the boy came and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. This time the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went 9. (sail) and never showed up again. The tree was heartbroken, 10. the boy never knew.
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A long time ago there lived a poor slave （奴隶）whose name was Aesop. He was a man with a large head and bright big eyes. When Aesop was about 20, his master (主人) a lot of money and had to sell his slaves. To do this, he to take them to a large where there was a slave market. The city was far away. The slaves must the whole distance and there were a number of bags for them to carry. “ your bags, boys,” said the master. “There is one for each of you.”
Aesop at once chose the one. The other slaves laughed at him and said he was . But he threw it upon his shoulders and seemed very . The next day, the laugh was the other way. For the bag Aesop had chosen was filled with the for the whole party. After all had eaten three meals from it, it was much lighter. And before the end of the journey Aesop had nothing to carry the other slaves were suffering under their heavy bags.
“This is a fellow,” said the master. “The man who will buy him must pay a price.”
A very rich man, named Xanthus, Aesop and took him to his home in Samos. Soon the little slave became known for his . He often told some funny stories that taught some great truth to his master and his master’s friends. They how Aesop could have thought of them.
His master was so much with him that he gave him . Aesop was no longer a slave. Many great men were glad to call him their friend, and kings asked his advice and were amused by his stories.
1.A. small B. strong C. tall D. weak
2.A. spared B. borrowed C. spent D. lost
3.A. happened B. decided C. agreed D. hoped
4.A. community B. country C. city D. village
5.A. cover B. recognize C. finish D. walk
6.A. Find B. Choose C. Check D. Prepare
7.A. largest B. most useful C. most important D. lightest
8.A. strange B. careless C. foolish D. selfish
9.A. worried B. uncomfortable C. angryD. confident
10.A. goods B. food C. water D. clothes
11.A. while B. although C. until D. because
12.A. calm B. grateful C. wise D. dishonest
13.A. low B. fair C. frequent D. high
14.A. saved B. bought C. accepted D. knew
15.A. cleverness B. bravery C. work D. skills
16.A. encourage B. amuse C. change D. help
17.A. ignored B. imagined C. wondered D. guessed
18.A. bored B. impatientC. strict D. pleased
19.A. freedom B. attention C. praise D. expression
20.A. yet B. ever C. even D. still
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A long time ago, there was a seed(种子). Because he was only a seed, ______ noticed him. So the seed thought he was not important in the world.
One day,a wind ______and threw him on an open field in the sun. Later, he was given rain. Years later, another day he saw a traveller ______ by his side.
“Thank you God for this, I can have a rest under the tree.”the traveller said.
“what are you talking about?”the seed ______ asked. He thought the man was ______ him. No one ever spoke to him like that.
“Who just spoke?" the shocked man asked.
“It’s me. A seed.”
The man looked at the________. “Are you joking? You’re not a seed. You are a big tree!”
“Really?"
“Yes! People often sit here. ______ do you think people come here for? To fee1 your shade (树荫)! Don't tell me you didn't know you had grown over time.”
The traveler's words brought him pride. The seed thought and ______ for the first time in his life. The years of tortune (折磨) ______ the sun and the rain finally helped him ______. “Oh! That means I’m not a little seed any more! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable. Wow! That’s great.”
1.A. somebody B. everybody C. nobody
2.A. picked him up B. cheered him up C. put him up
3.A. to sit B. sitting C. sat
4.A. friendly B. lovely C. quickly、
5.A. making sure of B. making fun of C. making up of
6.A. small tree B. seed C. big tree
7.A. When B. What C. why
8.A. smiled B. talked C. cried
9.A. on B. under C. by
10.A. grow up B. grown up C. grew up
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Long long time ago, in a small and distant _______, there was a place known _______ the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and _______ to visit it. When he arrived, he _______ happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail _______ as fast as it could. To his great _______, he found himself staring at 1000 other _______ little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was _______ with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he _______ the House, he thought to himself, “This is a ________ place. I will come back and visit it often.”
In the same village, ________ little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, was determined to visit the house. He ________ climbed the stairs and ________ his head low as he looked into the door. ________ he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was ________ to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a terrible place, and I will ________ go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are ________. When you smile at the world, the whole world will ________ at you, and vice verse (反之亦然). ________, it is you who can choose to be happy or to be upset. And what kinds of reflections (思考) do you see in the ________ of the people you meet?
1.A.province B.village C.county D.city
2.A.as B.for C.in D.to
3.A.decided B.chose C.pretended D.devoted
4.A.lay B.escaped C.sped D.jumped
5.A.shaking B.running C.wagging D.hanging
6.A.relief B.comfort C.joy D.surprise
7.A.upset B.happy C.scared D.angry
8.A.concerned B.offered C.answered D.charged
9.A.left B.visited C.entered D.approached
10.A.terrible B.wonderful C.common D.beautiful
11.A.other B.others C.another D.the other
12.A.slowly B.gradually C.immediately D.finally
13.A.seized B.lifted C.hung D.touched
14.A.Although B.If C.While D.When
15.A.excited B.frightened C.disappointed D.surprised
16.A.ever B.already C.just D.never
17.A.guidances B.magazines C.mirrors D.machines
18.A.cry B.smile C.stare D.weep
19.A.Therefore B.Besides C.However D.Instead
20.A.identities B.eyes C.opinions D.faces
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
Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. At any time of the day and night, he was always ready to go to help a sick person. Everyone in the town liked him and people always went to him when there was anything wrong.
The years went past, and the doctor became old. He began to lose his memory.When people noticed this, they didn’t go to him any more.
“He may give us the wrong medicine,” they said, and they were afraid.
The good old doctor noticed that people didn’t come to him any more but didn’t understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now?”
No one wanted to tell him the real reason because they didn’t want to make the good old man unhappy, so they said, “You have helped all the sick people in the town. There is no one sick now.”
The doctor was pleased when he heard that.
1.People always went to the doctor when they were____________.
A. wrong B.not right C.not well D.not happy
2. “He began to lose his memory.”means __________.
A. He couldn’t know his sick persons any longer.
B. He forgot everything in the past.
C. He couldn’t find anything.
D. He couldn’t remember things well.
3.The sick people didn’t come to the doctor any more because____.
A. there was no sick man in the town
B. he might give them the wrong medicine
C. they were afraid of him
D. he was old and no longer a doctor
4. The old doctor was _________ when he heard that there was no one sick in the town.
A. sorry B. angry C. glad D. surprised
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数为150左右。
Long ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the top of the tree, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree also enjoyed playing with him.
As time went by, the little boy grew up and he no longer played around the tree.
One day, the boy came back to the tree, appearing sad. “Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy gently.
“I am no longer a kid； I won't play around trees anymore," the boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them. ”
Sorry, but I don't have money. However, you can pick all my apples and sell them. Then, you will have money." They boy was so excited that he picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn't come back after that.
The tree was upset.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so joyful. “Come and play with me," the tree said.
“I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?" “Sorry, I don't have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house. ” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left with delight.
The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn't appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree requested.
“I am sad and becoming old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?" “Use my trunk to build the boat and you can sail and be happy. ” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.
Paragraph 1:
Many years later, the boy finally returned.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
The apple tree is our mother.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
高一英语读后续写困难题查看答案及解析
The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. People thought that there was a special danger from evil (邪恶的) spirits, so friends and family came together to bring good thoughts and wishes and even presents. 1. But as time went by, children and then adults began to have their own birthday celebrations. There are some traditions — such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the “Happy Birthday” song, which you can find almost anywhere, any time. 2.
In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top. 3. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!
In the past in parts of Europe, men who reached the age of thirty and were still single, had to clean the stairs of the City Hall. This way every girl could see that the man didn’t have a girlfriend. 4.
After the age of thirty, many people prefer to forget their birthdays rather than celebrate them … children often bring Mum (or Dad) breakfast in bed. 5. It’s also a day when your friends and family have to pay if you go out for drinks or a meal!
A. Birthday traditions are around the world.
B. At one time, only kings had birthday parties.
C. Or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key.
D. It’s traditional to give flowers and enjoy a special meal.
E. Family members put many sweets on the birthday cake.
F. They could also see how good he was at cleaning the house!
G. Others are more specific to certain ages and certain countries.
高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析