Having a new child would add extra pressure t...

Having a new child would add extra pressure to the family as they needed to　 　　 work and family life.

A. provide　　 B. weigh

C. balance　　 D. catch

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Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”

He points out that differences among households (家庭) exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children.” Stafford said.

Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.

Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most – about 21 hours a week.

Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.

Having children increases housework even further. With more than three, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’ 10 hours.

1.According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man ________.

2.How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?

3.What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?

4.What can we conclude from Stafford’s research?

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I remember as a smart child when we met with either family or friends. Someone would come up and mention my high “　 　 　 ” and ask, “What are you going to be when you 　　 ?”

Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero. 　　 it was a fireman, artist…As I grew older my dreams of the future 　　 . When I was in college, I was asked, “What will you major in?” Another question was　　 　 to find out what I would be when I “grew up”.

By then I had set about becoming a　　　　 programmer. So I studied and prepared for that. I was studying software full-time for much of my life. I am 　　 that I could realize my dream that affords me the opportunity to have a positive 　　　 on someone’s life. However, for many, there is a “　　 ” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the 　　　 mental state to attain our 　 　　 　 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, a friend or a co-worker,　　　 the greatest thief is just ourselves.

We find ourselves just about 　　　 the aim, and this “small” voice inside says, “You’ll never　　 　　　　 .” “Very few have ever done this successfully.’ And on and on the “small” voice 　　 some kind of failure.

Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 　　 . It is one of the most important 　　　 we have, because it teaches us 　 lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for 　　 , which is probably just around the corner.

There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance(毅力), it will come. So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone steal it from you. You can do anything you want to do, so don’t 　　 .

1.A．attitude　　 B．resolution　　 C．intelligence　 D．quality

2.A．get up　　 B．pick up　　 C．set up　　 D．grow up

3.A．Before　　 B．Later　　　　 C．Recently　　 D．Instead

4.A．kept　　 B．formed　　 C．changed　　 D．continued

5.A．imagined　　 B．designed　　 C．supposed　　 D．guessed

6.A．car　　 B．computer　　 C．radio　　　　 D．satellite

7.A．satisfied　　 B．surprised　　 C．tied　　 D．devoted

8.A．purpose　　 B．resource　　 C．instruction　　 D．influence

9.A．partner　　 B．thief　　 C．writer　　 D．worker

10.A．same　　 B．exact　　 C．stubborn　　　　 D．necessary

11.A．results　　 B．disasters　　 C．promises　　 D．goals

12.A．but　　 B．so　　 C．while　　　　 D．because

13.A．leaving　　 B．reaching　　 C．selecting　　 D．removing

14.A．lose　　 B．fail　　 C．succeed　　 D．beat

15.A．fears　　 B．predicts　　 C．hears　　　　 D．reports

16.A．achieved　 B．survived　　 C．admitted　　 D．replaced

17.A．cases　　 B．methods　　 C．steps　　 D．tools

18.A．hopeless　　 B．logical　　　　　　 C．valuable　　 D．technological

19.A．failure　　 B．reality　　 C．success　　 D．responsibility

20.A．take apart　 B．care about　　　　 C．suffer from　 D．give up

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As a new driver with little experience behind the wheel, having to turn into another lane（车道）to avoid a careless driver talking on a cellphone is not something that I am prepared for. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, an accident is four times more likely to happen than normal while you are talking on the phone. Therefore, I hold the view that using a cellphone while driving should be outlawed（宣布……不合法）.

Cars are two-ton weapons and should be treated as such. When drivers put a key in the engine, they are taking on the responsibility of being a driver. Answer the phone while driving is like taking the safety off a gun ― at any moment something could go wrong and change a life forever.

A few countries, including Australia, Great Britain, Spain and Israel, have recognized the damage that cellphone use can cause. According to Tom Alex of The Des Moines Register, people who talk on cellphones while driving are just like drunk drivers. They are likely to make a deadly mistake, causing them to hurt themselves or someone else.

Some may think that cellphone are helpful when you need directions or are in an emergency situation. Although I agree, I believe the safest way to use your phone is to pull over to the side of the road first. Some may think that hands-free phones are less dangerous, but studies have shown that the danger remains the same with these.

Using a cellphone while driving should be outlawed. One small mistake could change your whole life. Please don’t let that happen ― stay off your cellphone while driving.

1.It can be inferred that the writer ________.

A. doesn’t know how to drive at all

B. likes to use a cellphone while driving

C. take a great interest in using his car as a weapon

D. prefers to stay off his cellphone while driving

2.The underlined word “recognized” in the third paragraph can be best replaced by “________”.

A. realized                B. allowed                C. made                D. taken

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The author is not quite experienced in driving yet.

B. Using a cellphone while driving is quite dangerous.

C. Drivers behind the wheel should pay full attention.

D. Using hands-free phone is less likely to cause accidents.

4.According to the writer, ________.

A. drivers should slow down while talking on the phone

B. cellphone talking while people are driving is more dangerous than drunken driving

C. drivers should be encouraged to use hands-free phones while driving

D. using a cellphone while driving should be forbidden

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As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to 36  a little pocket money.

One day I 37  on the door of an elderly woman and asked 38  she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in 39  and I showed her my worn 40 , which no longer kept me warm. She 41  me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be 42  now.” She then 43  a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a  44  job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to 45  new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to 46  me with your report card and I will 47  you when I see you have worked hard and have some good 48 . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much 49  as you can.”

I put my hands in the jar and 50  so much money that it was 51  for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she 52 . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I 53  her that I had an “A”.

I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge 54 this wonderful lady made over my life with her 55 . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Kate, are you 　　　　　　 only child in your family?

—Yes, but　 　　　　　　 new baby is on the way.

A. a; the　　 B. an; the

C. the; a　　 D. the; the

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Doris Lessing was born in 1919 in Persia, moving as a child with her family to southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, where she stayed in school only to the age of 14.

A year after moving to London, she published her first novel in 1950. The Grass is Singing examines unbridgeable racial conflict(冲突) in colonial Africa through the eyes of a white farmer’s wife and her black servant.

Her literary breakthrough came in 1962 with publication of The Golden Notebook, seen by many, though not necessarily Lessing, as a pioneering work of modern feminism(女权运动). A separated study of the mind of the main character, Amma Wulf, the novel explores her thoughts about Africa, politics and relationships with men and sex.

Lessing’s themes changed to psychology in her works from the 1960s, and by the 1970s the was extremely interested in the Islamic mystic tradition of Sufism(苏菲教派). Her turn toward science fiction with the Canopus series in the early 1980s was not warmly received by traditionalist critics, but she has continued to win new readers and numerous literary awards, including the David Cohen British Literary Prize and the Companion of Honour from the Royal Society of Literature, both in 2001.

Following the announcement, the Horace Engdahl told VOA why he was personally so pleased with Lessing’s selection.

“She is one of the truly great writers－of novels, short stories, fiction and non-fiction,” Engdahl said. “She is one of the few writers who have had the courage to uphold the principle of equality between the male and female experience, and she has given the impulse(冲动) to numbers of other women writers. And she is really the mother of a school that is one of the most important in our contemporary literature.”

At 87, Doris Lessing is the oldest Nobel Literature winner sine the first prizes were awarded in 1901.

1.What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Doris Lessing writes The Golden Notebook

B．Doris Lessing is a pioneer of modern feminism

C．Doris Lessing wins the Nobel Prize for Literature

D．Doris Lessing is concerned about Africa

2.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．there are only two characters in The Grass is Singing

B．The Golden Notebook is regarded as Lessing’s masterpiece by herself

C．life in Africa in her early age lays a solid foundation for her writing

D．Doris Lessing is strongly against traditional culture in Africa

3.According to the fourth paragraph, ________.

A．Lessing began to believe in Christ in the 1970s

B．Lessing’s science fiction won readers

C．Lessing had won two literary medals for her writings

D．Lessing changed her themes to meet the needs of traditional critics

4.According to the Horace Engdahl, Lessing wins Nobel Prize mainly because ________.

A．she has rich experience in living in Africa

B．she is a head master of an important school

C．she encourages women writers to struggle against men

D．she makes great contributions to equal rights for women

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I would love ___ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The right thing would be to ______ direct pressure to the wound.

A. attach　　 B. apply

C. devote　　 D. contribute

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"

Well, it 31being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer... As I grew older my dreams for the future 32. When, at last, I was in college, I had my 33set on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father.34I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 35 in the end and I was preaching  36full-time for much of my adult life.

However, for many, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our 37. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 38thief is usually ourselves.

We find 39 just about reaching the top, and a "small" 40inside says, "You’ll never 41it""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice 42our failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 43. It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (极宝贵的) 44. When we learn these lessons well, we are ready for 45

The message I always gave my children was that you 46do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, "Nothing is 47to a willing heart." There are 48 "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will arrive. The life you dream of 49in the end .Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.

So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone 50it from you —especially yourself.

1.                A．insisted on      B．felt like         C．kept on   D．started out

2.                A．changed        B．failed           C．planned  D．left

3.                A．eyes           B．heart           C．brain D．experience

4.                A．But            B．So             C．Or   D．Yet

5.                A．agreement      B．decision        C．aim  D．position

6.                A．hardly          B．slightly          C．nearly    D．extremely

7.                A．money         B．plan           C．friends   D．dreams

8.                A．greatest        B．tallest          C．poorest   D．oldest

9.                A．themselves      B．yourselves      C．ourselves D．itself

10.               A．sound          B．voice          C．noise D．speech

11.               A．succeed        B．make          C．put   D．finish

12.               A．expects        B．predicts        C．answers   D．suffers

13.               A．met           B．defended       C．understood D．realized

14.               A．stages          B．suggestions      C．lessons    D．choices

15.               A．success        B．succeed        C．a success  D．successful

16.               A．are able to      B．used to         C．have to    D．ought to

17.               A．interesting      B．important       C．necessary  D．impossible

18.               A．many          B．a few          C．some D．no

19.               A．coming         B．to come        C．came D．will come

20.               A．buy           B．fool           C．steal  D．borrow

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