It was 8:35 am. My girls and I were rushing through the front door of the school as I yelled, “Hurry up! The bell was about to…” RIIIIIIIING! The girls froze and their eyes widened. My shoulders sagged(下垂). We were too late.
We were often late for school last year, and every time we ran breathlessly into the attendance I heard myself making silly excuses to Beth, the long-suffering secretary: our alarm didn’t go off; there was so much traffic; it was my husband’s fault; the dog…I didn’t know-something about the dog!
As time passed by, my lying became a habit, and it raised a red flag for me. Lying - even in the form of “harmless” excuses - means we’re ashamed. Shame is different from guilt. Healthy guilt is fair and helpful. But shame can be dangerous. Nothing ruins the connection between two people more quickly than shame and lies do. Anyone trying to live a healthy and honest life must avoid shame at any cost. I was trying to live a healthy and honest life, but my excuses were keeping me from reaching my goal. So I vowed（发誓）to do something different .
The next time we were late, I went to the attendance office. When Beth asked me to fill in a form with the reason for being late, I told the truth. “These days, we are very tired and disorganized,” I wrote. Beth looked down at that form, and the slowly looked up at me. She gave us a warm and big smile and her blue eyes twinkled. She started laughing. So did my kids and I.
We’re all imperfect human beings. We make mistakes. Everyone does make mistakes. However, it’s OK to tell the truth about them. It’s OK to forgive ourselves and promise to try again.
1.By writing Paragraph1, the author wants to show that .
A. her daughters were not easy to deal with
B. she didn’t have an organized lifestyle
C. her daughters didn’t like going to school
D. she lived a lazy life with her daughters
2.What do we know about the author from Paragraph2?
A. She lived an extremely busy life.
B. She liked complaining about life.
C. She liked making fun of other people.
D. She liked making excuses for her lateness.
3. We learn that as time went by, the author .
A. found that other people liked lying to her
B. realized the harm of lying and wanted to change
C. found that shame had a positive effect on her life
D. realized that she could no longer live a healthy life
4.The last paragraph shows when we make a mistake we should .
A. blame it on different things
B. never let others know it is our fault
C. never forgive ourselves for making it
D. forgive ourselves and try harder next time
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
It was 8:35 am. My girls and I were rushing through the front door of the school as I yelled, “Hurry up! The bell was about to…” RIIIIIIIING! The girls froze and their eyes widened. My shoulders sagged(下垂). We were too late.
We were often late for school last year, and every time we ran breathlessly into the attendance I heard myself making silly excuses to Beth, the long-suffering secretary: our alarm didn’t go off; there was so much traffic; it was my husband’s fault; the dog…I didn’t know-something about the dog!
As time passed by, my lying became a habit, and it raised a red flag for me. Lying - even in the form of “harmless” excuses - means we’re ashamed. Shame is different from guilt. Healthy guilt is fair and helpful. But shame can be dangerous. Nothing ruins the connection between two people more quickly than shame and lies do. Anyone trying to live a healthy and honest life must avoid shame at any cost. I was trying to live a healthy and honest life, but my excuses were keeping me from reaching my goal. So I vowed（发誓）to do something different .
The next time we were late, I went to the attendance office. When Beth asked me to fill in a form with the reason for being late, I told the truth. “These days, we are very tired and disorganized,” I wrote. Beth looked down at that form, and the slowly looked up at me. She gave us a warm and big smile and her blue eyes twinkled. She started laughing. So did my kids and I.
We’re all imperfect human beings. We make mistakes. Everyone does make mistakes. However, it’s OK to tell the truth about them. It’s OK to forgive ourselves and promise to try again.
1.By writing Paragraph1, the author wants to show that .
A. her daughters were not easy to deal with
B. she didn’t have an organized lifestyle
C. her daughters didn’t like going to school
D. she lived a lazy life with her daughters
2.What do we know about the author from Paragraph2?
A. She lived an extremely busy life.
B. She liked complaining about life.
C. She liked making fun of other people.
D. She liked making excuses for her lateness.
3. We learn that as time went by, the author .
A. found that other people liked lying to her
B. realized the harm of lying and wanted to change
C. found that shame had a positive effect on her life
D. realized that she could no longer live a healthy life
4.The last paragraph shows when we make a mistake we should .
A. blame it on different things
B. never let others know it is our fault
C. never forgive ourselves for making it
D. forgive ourselves and try harder next time
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
More and more people were gathering there. He ________ his way through the crowed and rushed into the burning house.
A．armed B．shouldered C．handed D．headed
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet(图章)ring. They were the “in” thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.
What made it even more special was that it was about the ;only thing that wasn’t being “replaced”. We’d been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff(东 西)we got was rally just to replace what we’d lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.
Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took if off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.
Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents’ when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn’t my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “ You’ll recognize this one.,” she said smiling.
Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it. they realized who owned the ring. They’d had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.
1.The underlined “ word” in in the fins paragraph probably means “ ”.
A. fashionable
B. available
C. practical
D. renewable
2.When she got the ring back, the writer was about .
A. 13 years old
B. 15 years old
C. 26 years old
D. 28 years old
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer’s family moved several times.
B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring.
C. The writer’s ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.
D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. My New Ring
B. Lost and Found
C. Lost and Replaced
D. An Expensive Ring
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The other day I took my children through the drive-in restaurant at McDonald’s. It was a hot day and they wanted a nice cool ______. So I said yes.
As I ordered I remembered a_______I made to myself a year ago.
The promise is that every time I drive through the driven-in restaurant, I pay for the car ______me. I made this promise ______I go through the drive-in restaurant about 4 ties a year. So it’s an easy one to keep and up until yesterday, I have______that promise.
As I drove around to pay the cashier the $6 for our ______I really didn’t want to offer to pay for the car_______behind me.
In my head I began to _______myself out of it.
“It’s OK, Nicole. You don’t have to.”
“This isn’t a(n) _______time. You haven’t much money this week.”
“And what if it’s a $40 order or ______!”
That’s when the other _____ stepped into my head. It’s never my own. It’s the wise voice, saying, “It’s______ the time that you do it! It’s ______and good when you’re happy and rich. But love and kindness doesn’t_______that way. It isn’t conditional and only given when it_______you!”
So I ______it. I asked the cashier(收银员)to _____the car order behind me to my card. Thankfully it was only $2.95. Can you believe it?
____, that isn’t the point. The point is that I did it. By doing it I _______someone’s day, and ______them that there’s love and kindness in this world.
1.A. partner B. treat C. place D. card
2.A. deal B. choice C. promise D. mistake
3.A. behind B. without C. except D. before
4.A. if B. because C. though D. unless
5.A. stood up B. made up C. broke into D. carried out
6.A. car B. form C. name D. order
7.A. pulling up B. breaking down C. setting off D. speeding up
8.A. fool B. cheat C. talk D. guess
9.A. good B. enough C. official D. bad
10.A. none B. more C. less D. fewer
11.A. noise B. excuse C. voice D. question
12.A. exactly B. frequently C. gradually D. hardly
13.A. strange B. impossible C. hard D. easy
14.A. play B. work C. begin D. end
15.A. hurts B. moves C. suits D. finds
16.A. hated B. forgot C. educated D. did
17.A. supply B. attract C. add D. lend
18.A. Gently B. Anyway C. Usually D. So
19.A. waste B. widen C. ignore D. brighten
20.A. remind B. remember C. warn D. ask
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Yesterday I took my boys through the drive thru at McDonald’s. It was a hot day and they wanted a nice cool ______. So I said yes.
As I ordered I remembered a_________I made to myself a year ago..
The promise is that every time I drive through the drive thru, I pay for the car________ me. I made this promise ________ I go through the drive thru about 4 times a year. So it’s an easy one to keep and up until yesterday, I have _______that promise.
As I drove around to pay the cashier the $ 6 for our ________I really did not want to pay for the car_____
behind me.
In my head I begun to_______ myself out of it.
“It’s OK Nicole; you don’t have to”.
“This isn’t a(n) ________time. You haven’t much money this week”.
“And what if it’s a $ 40 order or________!”
That’s when the other ________stepped into my head. It’s never my own. It’s the wise voice, saying, “It’s ___the
time that you do it! It’s _______and good when you’re happy and rich. But love and kindness doesn’t ________that way. It’s conditional and only given when it_______ you!”
So I _______ it. 1 asked the cashier to ________the car order behind me to my card. Thankfully it was only $2.95. Can you believe it?
_____, that isn’t the point. The point is that I did it. By doing it I _______someone’s day, and _______them that there’s love and kindness in this world.
1.A. partner B. treat C. spot D. card
2.A. bargain B. choice C. promise D. mistake
3.A. behind B. without C. except D. before
4.A. if B. unless C. though D. because
5.A. stood up B. carried out C. broke into D. made up
6.A. car B. form C. name D. order
7.A. pulling up B. breaking down C. setting off D. speeding up
8.A. fool B. cheat C. talk D. evaluate
9.A. enough B. good C. current D. bad
10.A. more B. none C. less D. fewer
11.A. noise B. excuse C. voice D. question
12.A. exactly B. frequently C. legally D. approximately
13.A. strange B. impossible C. hard D. easy
14.A. play B. begin C. work D. end
15.A. hurts B. suits C. moves D. finds
16.A. hated B. forgot C. educated D. did
17.A. supply B. attract C. add D. lend
18.A. Gently B. Anyway C. Usually D. So
19.A. brighten B. widen C. appreciate D. waste
20.A. agree B. remember C. warn D. remind
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Every school has an ugly girl. In my primary school, it was me.
From first grade through fourth, I had to wear heavy orthopedic(整形外科的)shoes because of my weak ankles. I sounded like overweight elephant wearing bricks whenever I took a single step.
“Hey, Bigfoot!”
“Geez, you’re going to start an earthquake!”
Then in sixth grade I had to start wear glasses. Mom asked for the least expensive ones and that made me look like a fool.
“Four eyes!”
“Couldn’t you cover up more of your faces? Why stop at the eyes?”
In Seventh, I started competing on the city swim team, thinking that if I got a killer body, nobody would notice my face. Wrong again. I loved being fast and winning ribbons now and then, but now I had red, wet eyes from the chlorine(氯) in the pool. I also did not develop a killer body.
I changed my strategy at Eighth grade, the last year of middle school. I offered my help to anyone who needs. I worked for other girls, so they could hang out with their friends. My new program began to work. People who would never have acknowledged my existence before were suddenly seeking me out.
I’d been feeling pretty good until one day I went to Christine’s house to help her fill envelopes. Going into each envelope was invitation to Christine’s birthday party; it was a big event at a fancy hotel. Complete with dinner. She asked me to help her address these envelopes. There was no envelope for me.
My heart was broken. I tried to escape from all the eyes. High school had to be better, right？ Yes and no. Now that I’m here, I know there are still lots of shallow people judging you on what you’re wearing or how cool your hair is , but there are also kids who talk to you because they liked your answers or just as you’re kind, honest, and a good friend.
I still do kind things because I like the feeling I get when I am helping people. I, with my friends, went to Children’s hospital, playing games and reading to the sick kids.
I still had wet red and not a smart look, but you cannot tell me I am not beautiful. Every time I visit hospital, five-year-old Terry grasps my hand, “Morri, you are so nice. I want to grow up to be just like you.”
1.Why was Morri laughed at by her classmates when she was in primary school?
A. She had weak ankles and eyesight.
B. Her glasses couldn’t cover up her face.
C. She couldn’t get along well with them.
D. She looked like an overweight elephant.
2.Which of the following is the real reason for Morri competing on the city swim team?
A. To win more ribbons.
B. To shift others’ attention from her face.
C. To develop a killer body.
D. To have red wet eyes.
3.From what Morri experienced in the last year of middle school, we can learn that __________.
A. her classmates thought highly of her
B. she was popular among her classmates
C. she was often cheated by her classmates
D. her classmates just made use of her
4.The passage is intended to encourage people to __________.
A. address as many as invitation envelopes as possible
B. take more sport activities including swimming
C. take others’ comments into careful consideration
D. take positive attitude towards disadvantages in life
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A student and his teacher were walking through the forest. The student was disturbed(扰乱) by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest（不安）. He asked his teacher, “Why most people’s minds are restless, and only a few have a calm mind? What can one do to still the mind ?”
The teacher looked at him, smiled and said, “I will tell you a story. An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away denovo”. This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can't you stay for a while in one place?" The fly answered, "I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses pull me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them. What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?" The elephant stopped eating and said, “My five senses do not rule my attention. Whatever I do, I get immersed(沉湎于) in it. Now that I am eating, I am completely immersed in eating. In this way I can enjoy my food and chew（咀嚼）it better. I rule and control my attention, and not the other way around."
The student's eyes opened wide and smile rose on his face. "I understand! If my five senses are in control of my mind and attention, then my mind is in constant unrest. If I am in charge of my five senses and attention, then my mind becomes calm".
"Yes, that's right", answered the teacher, "The mind is restless and goes wherever the attention is. Control your attention, and you control your mind".
1. How did the elephant drive the fly away?
A. With its long tail. B. With its long ears.
C. With its strong legs D. With its long trunk.
2.The reason why the elephant stayed calm and still was that _______.
A. it didn’t have a sense of direction
B. it was too heavy to move around like the fly
C. it paid much attention to things around it
D. it concentrated (集中) on what it was doing
3.The underlined word “denovo” in the second paragraph probably means _______.
A. in total B. in common C. once again D. as usual
4. The main purpose of the passage is to tell the readers _______
A. the relationship between the mind and attention
B. how to make use of the five senses
C. people should stay calm and still
D. only the elephant can control the mind and attention
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I___36___his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus.
___37___, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me___38___, “Honey, I have some___39___news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and___40___. I’m so sorry.”
“No! It’s not true!” I was___41___. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling___42___, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was___43___.
When I got off the bus the next day, the___44___at home was deafening. Finally, my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop___45___. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.___46___could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.
Time passed, and against my will, I started to___47___some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ___48___ a dog. We can do everything right, but___49___things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s___50___. The best way to deal with the hard times is to___51___what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always___52___.
I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone___53___, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no___54___for others like Belle – my new dog.
Best of all, I realized that Tippy___55___all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!
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高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I______his begging for affection (喜爱), and ran for the waiting bus.
______, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me______, “Honey, I have some______news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and______. I’m so sorry.”
“No! It’s not true!” I was______. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling______, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was______.
When I got off the bus the next day, the silence at home was deafening.________, my sobs (哭泣) erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop______. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.______could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.
Time passed, and against my will, I started to______some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ______ a dog. We can do everything right, but______things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s______. The best way to deal with the hard times is to understand what you________and get them through when they come, and to remember that hard times always______.
I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone______, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no______for others like Belle – my new dog.
Best of all, I realized that Tippy______all of my old memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!
1.A．met B．ignored C．promised D．preferred
2.A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Finally
3.A．excitedly B．quickly C．reliably D．seriously
4.A．good B．sad C．dull D．happy
5.A．escaped B．wounded C．killed D．knocked
6.A．in disagreement B．in anger
C．in silence D．in shock
7.A．upset B．sleepy C．spellbound D．uncertain
8.A．gone B．missing C．alive D．stolen
9.A．Entirely B．Actually C．Finally D．Frequently
10.A．waiting B．crying C．thinking D．expecting
11.A．Why B．What C．Which D．How
12.A．forget B．recall C．understand D．change
13.A．to B．about C．out D．into
14.A．surprising B．bad C．amazing D．amusing
15.A．nature B．human C．life D．rule
16.A．came through B．went through
C．looked through D．watch through
17.A．disappear B．overcome C．help D．pass
18.A．grows B．lives C．suffers D．dies
19.A．chance B．room C．possibility D．doubt
20.A．thought of B．brought up C．left behind D．picked up
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白的选项。
My wife and I were walking through the parking lot at the supermarket the other day. We noticed a huge truck ________ about a foot into the next parking space. There was plenty of room in its own space, ________ the driver had chosen to park very poorly and made sure that ________ could use the space next to his.
My first ________ was “Why do people act like such idiots (白痴)?”
“What a ________ that people have to do things like that.” My wife said.
I stopped and looked around at the rest of the parking lot. There were a good five hundred ________ and 99% of them were parked well. Their drivers had shown the ________ necessary to park in a way that still ________ other people to park.
“Think about it,” I said. “Only one ________ parks poorly and we start using ‘people’ to describe the driver.” The ________ of the matter is that we forget about the thousands of people who behave themselves when we see one person doing something ________.
I’ve been ________ for many years, and the percentage of good drivers is always ________ than the percentage of poor drivers. “People” don’t necessarily drive poorly, but individuals do.
My wife and I almost didn’t ________ the many cars that were parked well because the car that was parked poorly caught our ________. It is true that we’re far less ________ to see the positive side of things if we keep ________ on the negative. Once we fall into this trap, how many of the wonderful things in the world will we ________?
Our lives are ours to live, and the ________ we see our world is up to us. Remember: the rude person truly is a(n) ________, and not really worth the time or effort we spend thinking about him or her.
1.A. hung B. repaired C. parked D. prevented
2.A. when B. but C. because D. so
3.A. somebody B. anybody C. all D. nobody
4.A. conclusion B. request C. response D. sight
5.A. shame B. mistake C. wonder D. fool
6.A. drivers B. rooms C. people D. cars
7.A. politeness B. satisfaction C. cleverness D. respect
8.A. refused B. warned C. asked D. allowed
9.A. group B. person C. part D. kind
10.A. result B. truth C. cause D. purpose
11.A. rude B. polite C. nice D. serious
12.A. driving B. traveling C. teaching D. thinking
13.A. fewer B. larger C. more D. smaller
14.A. notice B. ignore C. recognize D. admire
15.A. care B. worry C. breath D. attention
16.A. willing B. likely C. content D. eager
17.A. focusing B. relying C. putting D. carrying
18.A. destroy B. value C. miss D. desire
19.A. attitude B. way C. model D. method
20.A. problem B. question C. exception D. example
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析