There once lived a young man who thought himself to be poor. One day he went to a wise man to ask how to become rich. The wise man said, “Young man, you are already rich now.”
“But where is my wealth(财富)?” the young man asked.
“It is with you. Your eyes are your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the beautiful things in this world. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your legs are your wealth. You can go to any place...” the wise man said.
“You call these wealth? But everyone has them,” the young man said.
“These are wealth. What you have now is not what someone else can luckily have. Would you like to give your eyes to me? I'd like to give you a lot of money to exchange for them,” the wise man said.
“No, I'm not going to do so! My eyes are important to me!” the young man said.
Everyone is rich. We should treasure(珍惜)our wealth, and take care of it. We should not overuse it because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.
1.Why did the young man go to visit the wise man?
A. Because he was ill.
B. Because he was the wise man's friend.
C. Because he wanted to know how to be rich.
D. Because he wanted to be wise.
2.The wise man thought the young man himself___________.
A. was rich B. was poor
C. was wise D. was silly
3.The wise man called ______ wealth.
A. the young man's money B. the young man's eyes and feet
C. the young man’s buildings D. the young man’s cars
4.The young man wasn’t willing to exchange his eyes for money because ________.
A. he was rich
B. he didn’t like the old man
C. he thought his eyes were important to him
D. he didn’t like money
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There once lived a young man who thought himself to be poor. One day he went to a wise man to ask how to become rich. The wise man said, “Young man, you are already rich now.”
“But where is my wealth(财富)?” the young man asked.
“It is with you. Your eyes are your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the beautiful things in this world. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your legs are your wealth. You can go to any place...” the wise man said.
“You call these wealth? But everyone has them,” the young man said.
“These are wealth. What you have now is not what someone else can luckily have. Would you like to give your eyes to me? I'd like to give you a lot of money to exchange for them,” the wise man said.
“No, I'm not going to do so! My eyes are important to me!” the young man said.
Everyone is rich. We should treasure(珍惜)our wealth, and take care of it. We should not overuse it because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.
1.Why did the young man go to visit the wise man?
A. Because he was ill.
B. Because he was the wise man's friend.
C. Because he wanted to know how to be rich.
D. Because he wanted to be wise.
2.The wise man thought the young man himself___________.
A. was rich B. was poor
C. was wise D. was silly
3.The wise man called ______ wealth.
A. the young man's money B. the young man's eyes and feet
C. the young man’s buildings D. the young man’s cars
4.The young man wasn’t willing to exchange his eyes for money because ________.
A. he was rich
B. he didn’t like the old man
C. he thought his eyes were important to him
D. he didn’t like money
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Once upon a time, there was a small town. There ___1___ ( live) a man by himself who couldn’t see. He was blind. Yet, he carried a lighted lamp with him whenever he went out at night.
One night as he was coming home after having a dinner outside, he came across a group of young ___2___ (travel). They saw that he was blind, yet carrying a lighted lamp. They started passing comments on him and made fun ___3___ him. One of them asked him, “Hey Man! You are blind and can’t see anything! Why do you carry the lamp ?”The blind man replied, “Yes, ___4___(unfortunate), I am blind and I can’t see anything ___5___ a lighted lamp which I ___6___ (carry) is for the people like you who can see. You may not see the blind man ___7___(come )and end up pushing me. That is ___8___ I carry a lighted lamp”.The group of travelers felt ashamed and apologized for their___9___(behave). We should think before judging others. Always be polite and learn ___10___ (see) things from others point of view.
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Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).
The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.
The next morning when he woke up, he was to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”
He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you for the rest of your life. me and I will always make delicious food for you.”
“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.
“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”
“I promise,” Malcolm said.
And so they got married. For many years they lived great happiness. His wife brought him , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so that he was not with what he had. He quarreled with his . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And he was alone again, living in his hut, his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.
He understood that he had been to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.
1.A. boating B. fishing C. hunting D. swimming
2.A. caught B. removed C. bitten D. held
3.A. fur B. shade C. poster D. way
4.A. took up B. put up C. added up D. picked up
5.A. imagine B. wait C. help D. expect
6.A. secure B. amazed C. exciting D. lively
7.A. smelt B. tasted C. sounded D. looked
8.A. that B. whose C. which D. who
9.A. intelligent B. popular C. happy D. attractive
10.A. Follow B. Marry C. Admit D. Accept
11.A. sister B. mother C. daughter D. son
12.A. respond B. promise C. select D. doubt
13.A. under B. at C. beyond D. in
14.A. pigs B. cattle C. sheep D. chicken
15.A. puzzled B. magical C. upset D. greedy
16.A. certain B. surprised C. satisfied D. popular
17.A. wife B. daughter C. mother D. grandfather
18.A. in peace B. in danger C. in a way D. in a flash
19.A. wearing B. having C. preparing D. replacing
20.A. artificial B. mistaken C. severe D. informal
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty. One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become 16 . The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now."
"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked 17 .
"It is with you. Your 18 is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the 19 things in this world. You can read, study and learn. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your 20 are your wealth. You can go to any places..." the fortune teller said.
"You call these wealth? Everyone has them," the young man said.
"These are wealth. What you have now are not what others can luckily have. Are you 21 to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to 22 for them," the fortune teller said.
"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are 23 to me!" the young man 24 .
"Precisely, these are wealth to you. You will not exchange them for money. Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not 25 them or treasure them. They are not 26 to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to27 one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said.
Everyone is wealthy. But we should not 28 it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it 29 . We should not overuse it because once it is 30 , it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.
1.A. happy B. young C. wealthy D. poor
2.A. anxiously B. sadly C. quietly D. patiently
3.A. knowledge B. skills C. brain D. eyes
4.A. ugly B. beautiful C. strange D. useful
5.A. legs B. cars C. jewels D. banknotes
6.A. lovely B. optimistic C. angry D. willing
7.A. charge B. buy C. exchange D. change
8.A. precious B. useless C. extra D. special
9.A. wept B. demonstrated C. smiled D. yelled
10.A. see B. realize C. keep D. hold
11.A. grateful B. careful C. meaningful D. faithful
12.A. get B. grasp C. have D. lose
13.A. take B. make C. set D. sell
14.A. wrongly B. wisely C. naturally D. really
15.A. old B. used C. gone D. dead
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Once there was an old man, who was completely broke (破产的), living in a tiny house. He had to live on a $105-a-month social security (保障) check.
At 65 years of age, he decided things had to change. So he thought about what he had to offer. His friends thought highly of his chicken recipe (烹饪法). He decided that this was his best shot at making a change.
He left Kentucky and traveled to different states to try to sell his recipe. He told restaurant owners that he had a mouth-watering chicken recipe. He offered the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage (比例) on the items sold. Sounds like a good deal, right?
Unfortunately, not to most of the restaurants. He heard “NO” over l, 000 times, but he didn’t give up. He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He got rejected (拒绝) 1,009 times before he heard his first yes.
With that one success, the old man changed the way Americans eat chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken, popularly known as KFC, was born. The old man was Colonel Harland Sanders, who was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken. His name and image (肖像) are still symbols of KFC now.
1.When the old man was broke, we can infer that ______.
A. he had a lot of fast food chicken restaurants
B. he gave away 105 dollars to others every month
C. he had no money and lived a poor life
D. his image became a symbol of KFC
2.In order to change his life, the old man decided ______.
A. to get a social security check
B. to sell fried chicken in the street
C. to tell his friends the secret of his recipe
D. to introduce his recipe to restaurants
3.The old man succeeded after he tried ______ times.
A. 1,000 B. 1,001
C. 1,009 D. 1,010
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Actions speak louder than words. B. Always believe in yourself.
C. Far from eye, far from heart. D. It’s never too old to learn.
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,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once there lived a rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. 1. first he wanted to find out2. they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 3. very large stone. Then he 4. (hide)behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road? ”said the old man, but he did not try5. (remove)the stone. Instead, with some 6. (difficult)he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 7. . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 8. (say)to himself: “The night 9. (be)very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 10. (strong)to move it. How great was his surprise at last! Under the stone, he found a bag of money.
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He went into the kitchen, and his mother and two sisters were doing some washing there. He said to them, “The new trousers are too long. They need cutting by two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.
But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went to her son’s room silently and cut the trousers by two inches. She came back without saying anything to her daughters. After supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She went to his room and cut the trousers by two inches without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema. But when she came back, she also remembered her brother’s trousers. So she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too.
1.The trousers were ______.
A.too long B.new C.for the young man D.A, B and C
2.Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him?
A.Because they didn’t hear him clearly.
B.Because they thought others would do it for him
C.Because they didn’t want to do it for him.
D.Because they were busy at that time.
3.What can we infer from the story?
A.Maybe the young man didn’t try on the trousers when he bought them
B.The trousers are just right for the young man now.
C.His mother and sisters didn’t hear what the young man said.
D.The young’s mother and sisters didn’t want to help him.
4.If the trousers were 197 inches at first, how long were they at last?
A.191 inches B.193 inches C.195 inches D.199 inches.
5.Which one is true from the story?
A.The young man’s mother and sisters want others to know what they did.
B.They young man would be very happy to see his trousers were short.
C.The young man had to throw the trousers away at last.
D.The young man would be very thankful to his mother and sisters.
高一英语阅读理解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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).
The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.
The next morning when he woke up, he was to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”
He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you for the rest of your life. me and I will always make delicious food for you.”
“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.
“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”
“I promise,” Malcolm said.
And so they got married. For many years they lived great happiness. His wife brought him , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so that he was not with what he had. He quarreled with his . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And he was alone again, living in his hut, his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.
He understood that he had been to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.
1.A. boating B. fishing C. hunting D. swimming
2.A. caught B. removed C. bitten D. held
3.A. way B. fur C. poster D. shade
4.A. took up B. picked up C. put up D. added up
5.A. wait B. help C. imagine D. expect
6.A. exciting B. secure C. amazed D. lively
7.A. smelt B. looked C. sounded D. tasted
8.A. which B. whose C. who D. that
9.A. intelligent B. happy C. attractive D. popular
10.A. Follow B. Accept C. Admit D. Marry
11.A. sister B. daughter C. mother D. son
12.A. doubt B. respond C. select D. promise
13.A. in B. at C. under D. beyond
14.A. sheep B. pigs C. cattle D. chicken
15.A. puzzled B. greedy C. magical D. upset
16.A. satisfied B. surprised C. popular D. certain
17.A. daughter B. mother C. wife D. grandfather
18.A. in peace B. in a flash C. in danger D. in a way
19.A. wearing B. having C. preparing D. replacing
20.A. informal B. artificial C. severe D. mistaken
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Years ago, there lived a wealthy man named Mr. Cooper who, with his dearest young son John, loved art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, collecting the finest art treasures.
One winter, war came to the nation, and John left to serve his country. After only a few short weeks, his father received a telegram reading that John had died while saving a fellow soldier. Filled with sadness, the old man cried. On the coming Christmas morning, a soldier called on him and gave him a picture of John.
The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away. According to his will, all of his works of art would be auctioned (拍卖) on Christmas Day, when he had received the greatest gift of his life. The day soon arrived and art collectors from around the world gathered to buy some of the world’s greatest paintings. The auction began with a painting of the old man’s son. “Who will open the bidding (出价) with $100?” the auctioneer (拍卖人) asked. Minutes passed, but no one spoke. Finally, a neighbor of the old man’s spoke. “Can I take the painting for ten dollars? It is all I have, and he is a good man.”
“Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more silence, the auctioneer said, “Going once, going twice, gone.” The gavel(槌)fell. “Now we can get on to the real treasures,” someone shouted angrily. But the auctioneer said that the auction was over. Someone asked, “It’s over? We didn’t come here for a picture of some old guy’s son. There are millions of dollars worth of art here!” The auctioneer replied, “It’s very simple. According to the will of the father, whoever takes the son ... gets all.”
1. The underlined words “the greatest gift” in Paragraph 3 refer to _______.
A. a picture of John
B. the painting John collected
C. the finest work of art
D. the telegram about his son
2. It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A. the old man and the auctioneer were good friends
B. no art collectors wanted to buy Mr. Cooper’s collection of art
C. John was a successful art collector and an excellent artist
D. the old man, Mr. Cooper, loved his son very much
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There, a big memorial has been build _____ him, who devoted himself to the poor.
A.in favor of B.in memory of
C.in face of D.in need of
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