I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased (已故的) woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow , she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1.The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because ________.
A.he wanted to comfort the two families B.he was an official from the community
C.he had great pity for the deceased D.he was priest of the local church
2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because ________.
A.they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow
B.they believe that they were responsible
C.they had neglected the natural course of events
D.they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction
3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that ________.
A.everything in the world is predetermined
B.the world can be interpreted in different ways
C.there’s an explanation for everything in the world
D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B.Every story should have a happy ending.
C.Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
D.In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “ full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故的)woman said to me, “ If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “ If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today.That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course—keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation—would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens that leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens , especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believe that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him , and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1. What is said about the two deceased elderly women?
A. They lived out a natural life.
B. They died of exhaustion after the long plane ride.
C. They weren’t used to the change in weather.
D. They died due to lack of care by family members.
2. The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because ______.
A. he wanted to comfort the two families
B. he was an official from the community
C. he had great pity for the deceased
D. he was minister of the local church
3. People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _____.
A. they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow
B. they believe that they were responsible
C. they had neglected the natural course of events
D. they didn’t know things often turn in the opposite direction
4. According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that_____.
A. everything in the world is predetermined
B. the world can be explained in different ways
C. there is an explanation for everything in the world
D. we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
5. What’s the idea of the passage?
A. Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B. Every story should have a happy ending.
C. Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
D. In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “ full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故的)woman said to me, “ If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “ If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today.That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course—keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation—would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens that leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens , especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believe that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him , and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1.What is said about the two deceased elderly women?
A. They lived out a natural life.
B. They died of exhaustion after the long plane ride.
C. They weren’t used to the change in weather.
D. They died due to lack of care by family members.
2.The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because ______.
A. he wanted to comfort the two families
B. he was an official from the community
C. he had great pity for the deceased
D. he was minister of the local church
3.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _____.
A. they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow
B. they believe that they were responsible
C. they had neglected the natural course of events
D. they didn’t know things often turn in the opposite direction
4.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that_____.
A. everything in the world is predetermined
B. the world can be explained in different ways
C. there is an explanation for everything in the world
D. we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
5.What’s the idea of the passage?
A. Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B. Every story should have a happy ending.
C. Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
D. In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased (已故的) woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow , she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1.The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because ________.
A.he wanted to comfort the two families B.he was an official from the community
C.he had great pity for the deceased D.he was priest of the local church
2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because ________.
A.they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow
B.they believe that they were responsible
C.they had neglected the natural course of events
D.they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction
3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that ________.
A.everything in the world is predetermined
B.the world can be interpreted in different ways
C.there’s an explanation for everything in the world
D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B.Every story should have a happy ending.
C.Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
D.In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故的)woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens that leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds. The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believe that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1.The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because ______.
A. he was an official from the community B. he had great pity for the deceased
C. he was minister of the local church D. he wanted to comfort the two families
2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _____.
A. they believe that they were responsible
B. they didn’t know things often turn in the opposite direction
C. they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow
D. they had neglected the natural course of events
3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that_____.
A. there is an explanation for everything in the world
B. everything in the world is predetermined
C. we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
D. the world can be explained in different ways
4.What’s the idea of the passage?
A. Every story should have a happy ending.
B. Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
C. In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.
D. Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I work 1. a teacher. Several years ago, I taught English to the young in a school. I had a student 2. was really very shy and somewhat challenged.
When the first class began, she immediately threw her veil (面纱) down and 3. (complete) covered her face. She sat at the back of the room by 4. (her), away from other girls. Little by little, I asked her to the middle and seated her with 5. easy-going student. She uncovered her face, and then actually began to smile more and more, even though she 6. (look) terrified at first. Again, I got her to speak in my language gradually, and even to ask me questions in English.
By the end of the semester, the girl, 7. (call) Aisha, managed 8. (stand) at the front of the class with 25 students and give a speech that she had written and prepared for. I thought this is a wonderful 9. (achieve) as she could hardly say anything when we first met.
In our last class, she said, "Thank you, Mr. Robert. You are very kind." I have been teaching for more than 25 years, but this is the 10. (nice) thing anyone has ever said to me in the classroom.
高一英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Yesterday I met a(n) _____ teacher by chance who taught me English in the university three years ago.
A.early B.former C.first D.advanced
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
His ____ of life has changed a lot since the experience he had in Africa three years ago.
A. sight B. attitude C. view D. altitude
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. _____ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree,I could not find _____ work.
I was _____ a school bus to make ends meet and _____ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had _____ five interviews(面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not _____ the job. “Why has my life become so _____?”I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to _____ a little girl, she handed me an earring _____ I should keep it ______ somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it ______ me—I had been giving all of my ______ to what was going wrong with my ______ rather than what was right!I decided then and there to make a ______ of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to ______ more things to the list.That night there was a phone call for ______ from a lady who was a director at a large ______.She asked me if I would ______ a oneday lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My ______ there went very well, and before long I got a wellpaid job.To this day I know it was because I changed my way of ______ that I completely changed my life.
1.A.As B.Though C.If D.When
2.A.successful B.extra C.satisfying D.convenient
3.A.driving B.repairing C.taking D.designing
4.A.working B.travelling C.discussing D.living
5.A.prepared for B.attended C.asked for D.held
6.A.lose B.like C.find D.get
7.A.hard B.busy C.serious D.short
8.A.wave at B.drop off C.call on D.look for
9.A.ordering B.promising C.saying D.showing
10.A.in case B.or else C.as if D.now that
11.A.hurt B.hit C.caught D.moved
12.A.feelings B.attention C.strength D.interests
13.A.opinions B.education C.experiences D.life
14.A.list B.book C.check D.copy
15.A.connect B.turn C.keep D.add
16.A.her B.a passenger C.me D.my friend
17.A.hospital B.factory C.restaurant D.hotel
18.A.listen to B.review C.give D.talk about
19.A.plan B.choice C.day D.tour
20.A.operation B.speaking C.employment D.thinking
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Laugh-lab, an experiment set up more than a year ago, established that the British, Irish, New Zealanders and Australians prefer a play on words and that the French, Danes and Belgians have a taste for the surreal(超现实主义的). Americans and Canadians, _______, laugh at jokes showing one group’s superiority over another. The Germans apparently have the _______ sense of humor -- if only because they have no national preference, and therefore find almost anything funny.
The winning joke was the product of international selection. It was posted by Gurpal Gosall, a 31-year-old psychologist from Manchester. This joke, according to Richard Wiseman, founder of Laugh-lab, _______ all. It also contained the three _______ that were found central to humor: a sense of superiority, an unexpected response, and a sad feeling. The joke was that:
A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn’t seems to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his mobile phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: ‘My friend is dead! What can I do?’ The operator, in a clam, soothing voice says: ‘Just take it easy. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s _______.’ There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy’s voice comes back on the line. He says: ‘OK, now that?’
Dr Gosall and _______ the joke for years. He said: ‘It makes people feel better ... reminds you that there’s always someone out there doing something more _______ than you.’ It was one of a series of jokes read to a volunteer who was being given a brain scan. With each joke, a specific area at the front of the volunteer’s brain lit up. There was also a reaction in an area linked to _______, showing recognition of an old joke. ‘It _______ other research, because if people have damage to that part of the brain, then they lose their sense of humor,’ Dr Wiseman said.
There were other ____________. The Laugh-lab computers counted the number of words in every joke that people submitted(提交). According to the data, jokes containing 103 are the funniest. Interestingly, the winning joke is 102 words long-almost the ____________ length for a joke!
Many of the jokes submitted contained references to ____________. The researchers found that jokes mentioning ducks were seen as funnier than other jokes. Perhaps it’s because of their webbed feet or their odd shapes. ____________, the implication is clear -- if you are going to tell a joke involving an animal, make it a duck.
The Laugh-lab computer also recorded the date and time that each person from the UK ____________ the jokes in Laugh-lab. Careful analysis of the data revealed that people found the jokes funniest on the 7th October at 6:03 in the evening. Perhaps they have ____________ discovered the funniest moment of the year!
1.A.in addition B.on the other hand C.by all means D.to a certain degree
2.A.keenest B.broadest C.strangest D.worst
3.A.differed from B.relied on C.cared about D.appealed to
4.A.elements B.parts C.functions D.styles
5.A.kind B.alive C.dead D.quiet
6.A.liked B.made C.missed D.shared
7.A.violent B.helpful C.stupid D.sensible
8.A.language B.laughter C.memory D.analysis
9.A.dates back to B.keeps up with C.breaks away from D.fits in with
10.A.terms B.jokes C.discussions D.discoveries
11.A.perfect B.similar C.familiar D.expected
12.A.ducks B.animals C.shapes D.fears
13.A.Additionally B.Regardless C.Surprisingly D.Somehow
14.A.tested B.told C.searched D.rated
15.A.scientifically B.moderately C.separately D.occasionally
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Some weightloss camps, which are rare in China just a few years ago,have multiplied in Beijing, Qingdao, Shenzhen,and other cities. Today about 15 percent of adults, or 200 million Chinese, are reportedly overweight.Of these, 90 million—about 7 percent—are obese(极肥胖的).
Experts say the obesity epidemic(流行病) is spreading to children, though more slowly than in adults. The obesity, they say, will do harm to the health of China’ s citizens and economy.“We're seeing a very large number of teenagers who are quite heavy and aren't moving much,” said Barry Popkin, a nutrition(营养) professor. Popkin carries out an ongoing healthandnutrition survey of 16,000 households in China. He says more kids today are overeating and putting on weight “quite quickly.” In just ten years China‘s childhood obesity rate has doubled,with the greatest gains coming in urban areas.“In big cities it's a big problem.”
Some experts blame the extra fat on a range of factors, many of them tied to China’ s rapidly changing economy and culture. The diets of Chinese adults and children are far higher in meats, fish, eggs, dairy products, fats and sugars than ever before. In addition,kids—especially city dwellers—are more sedentary today and spend more time indoors in front of homework, television,computer games, and the Internet.
Shuwen Ng,a health economist, says that kids in China now have pocket money, and they spend a portion of it on junk food. Ng adds that advertising and peer groups influence kids' food choices. Certain foods, such as new candies or fast food, have attractive features.
China’ s childhood obesity rate still fall behind that of the United States, where some 15 percent of kids are said to be obese. But the longterm effects are equally serious.
1.According to the passage we know________.
A.weightloss camps have been very popular in China six years ago
B.about 290 million Chinese are overweight in China in all
C.in China childhood obesity rate in rural areas is lower than that in major cities
D.America’ s childhood obesity rate is lower than China’s
2.Which of the following reasons of China’s childhood obesity is NOT mentioned?
A.Advertising on some new candies.
B.ignorance of weight-control.
C.Playing computer games for long time.
D.Having pocket money.
3.The underlined word “sedentary” in the third paragraph probably means________.
A.confident B.patient C.energetic D.inactive
4.According to the passage we can infer________.
A.obesity explosion in China will affect the United States
B.there are great difference in kids' food choices now
C.junk food leads to childhood obesity
D.city children eat more than rural children
5.What's the best title for the passage?
A.Chinese Childhood Obesity problem
B.Weightloss Camps in China
C.Obesity problem's influence on Chinese Economy
D.Obesity problem in China and America
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析