It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town in Ohio where my twenty seven third graders eagerly anticipated the great day of gift giving.
Each day the children made some new wonder – strings of popcorn, hand-made decorations, and German bells made from wallpaper samples, which we hung from the ceiling. Through it all she stayed indifferent(漠不关心的), watching from afar, seemingly miles away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now so suddenly unsociable. I hoped the festivities would light her up. But nothing did.
The day of gift giving finally came. We oohed and aahed over our handwork as the presents were exchanged. Through it all, she sat quietly watching. I had made a special package for her, red and green with white lace. I wanted very much to see her smile. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she turned away.
After school the children left in little groups, but she hesitated, watching them go out of the door. I sat down to catch my breath, hardly know what was happening when she came to me reaching out her hands, holding a small white box, unwrapped and slightly soiled, as though it had been held many times by unwashed, childish hands. “For me?” I asked with a weak smile. She said not a word, but nodded her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, lay a golden chain. In a flash I knew – she had made it for her mother, a mother she would never see again, a mother who would never hold her or brush her hair or share a funny story, a mother who would never again hear her childish joys or sorrows, a mother who had taken her own life just three weeks before.
I held out the chain. She took it in both her hands, reached forward, and put it on at the back of my neck. She stepped back then as if to see that all was well. I looked down at the golden chain, then back at the giver, “Maria, it is so beautiful. She would have loved it.” Neither of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we were in tears together. And for that moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest gift of all: herself.
1.The underlined “anticipated” (Paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to _________.
A.prepared B.expected C.talked D.kept
2.We can learn from the story that_________.
A.the beautiful chain was put inside a beautiful box
B.Maria made a golden chain of popcorn for her mother
C.the teacher made a special package for Maria so as to see her smile
D.Maria oohed and aahed over the handwork as the presents were exchanged
3.Maria became quiet and unsociable because_________.
A.she was a shy girl
B.her teacher didn’t give her any gift
C.her mother passed away three weeks ago
D.she didn’t have any friends in the class
4.The underlined sentence (Paragraph 5) mostly means_________.
A.Maria found her biological mother
B.Maria asked her teacher to be her mother
C.the teacher promised to be Maria’s mother after receiving her greatest gift
D.Maria believed in her considerate teacher and opened her heart to the teacher
5.The BEST title for the passage is _________.
A.The kid’s gift B.A quiet girl
C.The greatest teacher D.The great day of gift giving
高一英语阅读理解困难题
It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town in Ohio where my twenty seven third graders eagerly anticipated the great day of gift giving.
Each day the children made some new wonder – strings of popcorn, hand-made decorations, and German bells made from wallpaper samples, which we hung from the ceiling. Through it all she stayed indifferent(漠不关心的), watching from afar, seemingly miles away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now so suddenly unsociable. I hoped the festivities would light her up. But nothing did.
The day of gift giving finally came. We oohed and aahed over our handwork as the presents were exchanged. Through it all, she sat quietly watching. I had made a special package for her, red and green with white lace. I wanted very much to see her smile. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she turned away.
After school the children left in little groups, but she hesitated, watching them go out of the door. I sat down to catch my breath, hardly know what was happening when she came to me reaching out her hands, holding a small white box, unwrapped and slightly soiled, as though it had been held many times by unwashed, childish hands. “For me?” I asked with a weak smile. She said not a word, but nodded her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, lay a golden chain. In a flash I knew – she had made it for her mother, a mother she would never see again, a mother who would never hold her or brush her hair or share a funny story, a mother who would never again hear her childish joys or sorrows, a mother who had taken her own life just three weeks before.
I held out the chain. She took it in both her hands, reached forward, and put it on at the back of my neck. She stepped back then as if to see that all was well. I looked down at the golden chain, then back at the giver, “Maria, it is so beautiful. She would have loved it.” Neither of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we were in tears together. And for that moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest gift of all: herself.
1.The underlined “anticipated” (Paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to _________.
A.prepared B.expected C.talked D.kept
2.We can learn from the story that_________.
A.the beautiful chain was put inside a beautiful box
B.Maria made a golden chain of popcorn for her mother
C.the teacher made a special package for Maria so as to see her smile
D.Maria oohed and aahed over the handwork as the presents were exchanged
3.Maria became quiet and unsociable because_________.
A.she was a shy girl
B.her teacher didn’t give her any gift
C.her mother passed away three weeks ago
D.she didn’t have any friends in the class
4.The underlined sentence (Paragraph 5) mostly means_________.
A.Maria found her biological mother
B.Maria asked her teacher to be her mother
C.the teacher promised to be Maria’s mother after receiving her greatest gift
D.Maria believed in her considerate teacher and opened her heart to the teacher
5.The BEST title for the passage is _________.
A.The kid’s gift B.A quiet girl
C.The greatest teacher D.The great day of gift giving
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It was near Christmas during my first semester teaching a new school. I love my small special class more than any group I had taught in the past. They were hungry for knowledge and I was enjoying teaching.
Other teachers had told me that our children were from poor families and not to expect any child to bring a Christmas gift. In fact, I wasn’t expecting any gifts.
Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break. First, I got a much-loved stuffed monkey from a shy girl. I was told, “He is my favorite, but I love you and I want him to be with you, Miss Taylor.” How thrilled I was!
Next came a new set of Christmas tree lights that was “missing” from a mother’s cupboard.
Finally, I came to one little boy’s gift which I had never received. It was an old, dirty and broken Christmas story book. Just then I wanted to express my happiness, I was interrupted(打断) by the giver, “And see, it is new! It still has the price tag(标签).”
When other children laughed at him, I stopped them and said, “Oh, books are good in that way. The story is always new if you have not read it before. Now, Let’s share one together.” Everyone listened quietly as I read the most wonderful Christmas story of my life.
I still keep those Christmas gifts, They always remind me of my lovely kids.
阅读短文,回答问题。(每题2分,计10分)
1.Why did the teacher like her small special class?
2.When did the children bring their teacher gifts?
3.Who sent a stuffed monkey to the teacher?
4.Was the Christmas story book new?
5.How did the teacher feel when she got the presents?
高一英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A small town in England is teaching the world that it is important 1.(grow) your own food. Any open space 2.(use) to grow fruit and vegetables. There are apples, pears, peaches, strawberries, cabbages and carrots, here and there. Everyone can pick them 3. free. Eight years ago, a woman named Pam in Todmorden dug up her rose garden. She planted vegetables, knocked down the garden wall and put up a sign 4.(say), “Help yourself?” Today, Pam has 5.(complete) changed the town. A new town has been born, 6. is called “Incredible Edible Todmorden”. Pam explained why she thought the idea was popular. “It’s possible and positive. Many people know we have to change, 7. how we do that is a question. So one day, she gathered all the 8.(villager) together. They decided to do something different at once. They didn’t write reports. They didn’t ask for permission. They just did it. Only a short time 9.(late), Todmorden became a big garden of fruit vegetables. In Todmorden, there is a motto: If you eat, you are in. But that’s not all. There are 10.(many) than 700 edible towns popping up around the world, from Canada to Mali. People there think about food and protect environment at the same time.
高一英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析
She was returning from teaching out in a small community (社区). It was a moonless night, and a heavy snow was falling.
She remembered back to when she had first started teaching out in small communities. In those days she had always picked up hitchhikers (搭便车者), until the day her sister told her of a friend who had been shot (中枪) in the head by a hitchhiker, all because she had stopped out of kindness to help him during a storm.
Her family didn’t become concerned (关心的) about her safety over the hitchhikers until the family heard the promise: “No more hitchhikers!” The snow that night was making her think back to this.
Then she saw a man waving. She slowed down for him, but now as he ran toward the car in the dark she shook with fear. Yet she thought that if he was truly in need she couldn’t leave him here in this storm.
The stranger explained that his car was dead, and she told him to get in. They drove for an hour into the next city and she took him to a telephone booth (公用电话亭). She waited until he had made a call. When he reported back to her that a family member would soon come for him, she wished him well and left.
Tears fell on her cheeks as she drove away. She felt as though she had been holding her breath for an hour. “I hope they’ll understand why I had to break my promise,” she thought.
1.What can we learn about the woman?
A. She was a taxi driver.
B. She used to be a hitchhiker.
C. She taught in small communities.
D. She seldom picked up strangers.
2.What made her family worried about her safety?
A. She had been hurt by a hitchhiker.
B. Her sister’s friend was killed by a hitchhiker.
C. There were often snowstorms on her way home.
D. Her car often broke down on her way home.
3.We can infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph that _________.
A. she regretted picking up the stranger.
B. she felt too tired to breathe.
C. she had been afraid being with the stranger.
D. she had been too careful driving in the storm.
4.What would be the best title for this passage?
A. A Dead Car
B. A Dangerous Hitchhiker
C. A Struggle in the Snow
D. A Broken Promise
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
She was returning from teaching out in a small community. It was a black, moonless night, and a heavy snow was falling.
She thought back to the time when she had first started teaching out in small communities. During those days she had always picked up hitchhikers (搭便车者), until the day her sister told her that one of her friends had been shot in the head by a hitchhiker, all because she had stopped out of kindness to help him during a storm.
Her family didn't stop worrying about her safety over the hitchhikers until the family heard the promise: “No more hitchhikers!” The snow that night was making her think back to this.
Then she saw a man waving. She slowed down for him, but as he ran toward the car in the dark, she shook with fear. Yet she thought that if he was truly in need, she couldn't leave him here in this storm.
The stranger explained that his car was dead, and she told him to get in. They drove for an hour into the next city and she took him to a convenience store. She waited until he had made a call. When he reported back to her that a family member would soon come to pick him up, she wished him well and then left.
Tears fell on her cheeks as she drove away. It felt as though she had been holding her breath for an hour.
“I hope they'll understand why I had to break my promise,” she thought.
1.What made the woman's family worried about her safety?
A. She had been hurt by a hitchhiker.
B. A friend of her sister's was killed by a hitchhiker.
C. There were often snowstorms on her way home.
D. Her car often broke down on her way home.
2.The stranger asked for help because ________.
A. his car had broken down B. he wanted to rob her
C. he couldn't find his way home D. he couldn't get in touch with his friends
3.What can we know about the woman from the passage?
A. She was sorry to pick up the stranger.
B. She felt too tired to breathe.
C. She had been afraid of being with the stranger.
D. She had been too careful when driving in the storm.
4.What would be the best title for this passage?
A. A safety problem B. An important hitchhiker
C. A friendly stranger D. A broken promise
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The rich businessman _____ a school in the town where he was born and named it after his first teacher.
A. attended B. discovered
C. represented D. founded
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment(娱乐)was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and________ of a big city, and where teenagers like me _________ leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. ____________ they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty ____ . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some_____, we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was_______ in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was ___ more drunk than me, got into his car and __ towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him ________ to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died
immediately, and the driver was thrown_____ the truck windshield(挡风玻璃)and died a week later.
Whenever I________back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my _________ to drink so much that night. ________ things would be different. I know Martin ___________ the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel_____ for what happened.
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by ______ my story I can make you___ that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours___________. Every choice is like a stone dropped into __water—each ripple (涟漪) ______someone who your choice affects. That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
1.A. death B. fashion C. danger D. challenge
2.A. succeeded in B. agreed to C. applied for D. dreamed of
3.A. When B. As C. While D. Although
4.A. lost B. drunk C. frozen D. sleepy
5.A. difficulty B. fun C. hope D. method
6.A. died B. injured C. killed D. hurt
7.A. constantly B. frequently C. equally D. clearly
8.A. fled B. walked C. pushed D. headed
9.A. in time B. in trouble C. in danger D. in place
10.A. above B. below C. through D. into
11.A. turn B. hold C. get D. look
12.A. desire B. right C. fault D. chance
13.A. Meanwhile B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
14.A. made B. avoided C. regretted D. faced
15.A. guilty B. disappointed C. happy D. embarrassed
16.A. remembering B. sharing C. declaring D. stopping
17.A. explain B. escape C. realize D. limit
18.A. alone B. always C. finally D. perhaps
19.A. clean B. still C. deep D. fresh
20.A. inspires B. represents C. attracts D. benefits
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
I moved to the small, busy town of Edison in New Jersey six years ago. It was during the second term of my fifth grade. My parents got new jobs and higher income, so they decided it was time to move from Woodbridge to a better, more educational town.
In the US, it is unnecessary to take a test to get into a “good” middle or high school. You just attend the school close to where you live. So, many parents will think about the quality of the local school when they decide to buy a new house. My parents did the same. We finally chose Edison mainly because of the high quality of its school.
In New Jersey, an area with a good school usually means a concentration of Asian people. There are about 300 students in our school. 55% are Asians and just under half of that are Chinese. There are so many Chinese people nearby that we even have our own Chinese school.
Edison is an old town, just like thousands of others in the United States. However, I have treated it as my hometown. That’s where I spend much of my youth, and the memories there can’t be moved anywhere else.
1.Why did the writer’s parents move to Edison?
A.Because they were born there. B.Because it was a better educational town.
C.Because the writer began his fifth grade. D.Because the writer didn’t need to take a test.
2.How many students are from Asia in the writer’s school?
A.About 80. B.About 160. C.About 220. D.About 300.
3.What does the underlined expression “a concentration of” mean in Paragraph 3?
A.None of. B.The whole of C.A large number of D.A small number of
4.Why can’t the writer forget Edison?
A.Because he regards it as his hometown. B.Because his parents got new jobs there.
C.Because there are many Asians there. D.Because it is in the state of New Jersey.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was _______ to see so many ________ people in a small town.
A.amazing; amazing B.amazing; amazed
C.amazed; amazed D.amazed; amazing
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
It was _______ to see so many ________ people in a small town.
A.amazing; amazing B.amazing; amazed
C.amazed; amazed D.amazed; amazing
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析