Back in 1963， a company in the US was suffering from low employee（员工） spirit． Everyone was worried that they might lose their jobs， since the company had just joined up with another company， which meant there were suddenly more employees than needed．
That was when Harvey Ball（1921﹣2001）， an artist， was invited by the company to find a way to raise the workplace's spirit． It took Ball less than 10 minutes to draw a smiley face on a bright yellow background， which was then made into buttons that employees could wear on their jackets as a reminder to smile at each other． The face soon became part of the companys culture and was introduced across the country， and﹣ before Ball realized it﹣to the world．
However， as much effort as Ball made， that "message"soon grew to become twisted（歪曲的）． Just think about it： How many of us still use the simple smiley face emoji just to say， "I'm smiling "？ Chances are when we use it， we often mean， "I'm just going to ignore you or"That' s just perfect"﹣ in a sarcastic（讽刺的）way． And our favorite emojis perhaps also include the upside﹣down face or the face with tears of joy ﹣both changed from Ball's former smiley face﹣ and yet， both are often used sarcastically．
Indeed， in today's world， we deal with many things with sarcasm instead of with a smile， perhaps because were finding it harder and harder to be happy． but we keep forgetting about the fact that happiness and smiling go both ways． As Vietnamese spiritual teacher Thich Nhat Hanh once said， "Sometimes， your joy is the source of your smile． But sometimes， your smile can be the source of your joy That was probably what was in Balls mind when he first came up with the smiley face： A smile brings joy， and joy brings people closer together．
1.Ball drew the smiley face in order to ．
A. show his gift for drawing
B. decorate the employees jackets
C. cheer up the employees in the company
D. spread the company's culture to the world
2.According to Paragraph 2， the smiley face has been ．
A. changed gradually
B. used in a bitter way
C. ignored completely
D. recognized as a happier sign
3.What can we learn from the text？
A. Smiling can bring about happiness．
B. Smiling is not popular in today's world．
C. We should make ourselves happier in a different way．
D. We haven't understood the true meaning of the smiley face．
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
Back in 1963， a company in the US was suffering from low employee（员工） spirit． Everyone was worried that they might lose their jobs， since the company had just joined up with another company， which meant there were suddenly more employees than needed．
That was when Harvey Ball（1921﹣2001）， an artist， was invited by the company to find a way to raise the workplace's spirit． It took Ball less than 10 minutes to draw a smiley face on a bright yellow background， which was then made into buttons that employees could wear on their jackets as a reminder to smile at each other． The face soon became part of the companys culture and was introduced across the country， and﹣ before Ball realized it﹣to the world．
However， as much effort as Ball made， that "message"soon grew to become twisted（歪曲的）． Just think about it： How many of us still use the simple smiley face emoji just to say， "I'm smiling "？ Chances are when we use it， we often mean， "I'm just going to ignore you or"That' s just perfect"﹣ in a sarcastic（讽刺的）way． And our favorite emojis perhaps also include the upside﹣down face or the face with tears of joy ﹣both changed from Ball's former smiley face﹣ and yet， both are often used sarcastically．
Indeed， in today's world， we deal with many things with sarcasm instead of with a smile， perhaps because were finding it harder and harder to be happy． but we keep forgetting about the fact that happiness and smiling go both ways． As Vietnamese spiritual teacher Thich Nhat Hanh once said， "Sometimes， your joy is the source of your smile． But sometimes， your smile can be the source of your joy That was probably what was in Balls mind when he first came up with the smiley face： A smile brings joy， and joy brings people closer together．
1.Ball drew the smiley face in order to ．
A. show his gift for drawing
B. decorate the employees jackets
C. cheer up the employees in the company
D. spread the company's culture to the world
2.According to Paragraph 2， the smiley face has been ．
A. changed gradually
B. used in a bitter way
C. ignored completely
D. recognized as a happier sign
3.What can we learn from the text？
A. Smiling can bring about happiness．
B. Smiling is not popular in today's world．
C. We should make ourselves happier in a different way．
D. We haven't understood the true meaning of the smiley face．
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mark said that he was unfit for the job, so he decided to _____ from the company.
A.suffer B.resign C.retire D.escape
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Living in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Anne 1.(suffer) from World War II.2.(she) family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would3. (catch) by the German Nazi. During that time her only4. (truly) friend was her diary. She said: “I don’t want to keep5. series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.” Anne’s sister, Margot found it was difficult6. (settle) and calm down in the7.(hide) place because she was concerned about whether they would be discovered. She knew she had to trust her 8. (parent) and that hiding was necessary. At first she thought she would go crazy, 9. later she realized that it was better to go10. this together.
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The manager of the company told us that very little use was ________ the waste in the past.
A.concerned about B.made of C.sorted out D.dealt with
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Michael Wang was a senior at James Logan High School, US, back in 2012. According to The New Yorker, he was confident that he could get into an Ivy League university, such as Harvard or Yale. He had a high GPA, _______ at debating and co-founded a math club. He was also a talented pianist. _______, his dream universities turned him down. His less talented classmates, who were Hispanic or African-American, were admitted into these schools. It made him wonder if he was _______ because he was Asian.
On Oct 15, a lawsuit against Harvard brought on behalf of Asian-American students like Wang Began. students for Fair Admissions(SFFA),a US non-profit organization. _______ Harvard for using racial balancing in their admissions process. Harvard has denied the _______considers many factors when _______ whether a student should be admitted, including academic performance and extracurricular activities . Harvard added that the number of Asian-Americans admitted to the school had greatly increased since 2010.”Race alone is never the reason a student _______ admission, ”William Lee, a lawyer for Harvard, told the guardian. ”And race is never the reason a student is denied.”
Harvard is not the only university to have been accused of _______against Asian-Americans. In September, the US Justice Department begin to_______whether Yale University discriminates against Asian-Americans, The case has ________ a longstanding debate over affirmative action policies(平均法案政策) that allow universities to use race as a factor when considering applications. The policies________ benefit African-American and latino students in an effort to make up for centuries of racial discrimination, according to THE NEW YORK Times, the SFFA wants the use of race in the admissions process to be ended, ________ that it causes inequality.”People should be judged on character and ________,”However, a student, Havard said that ________ the race criterion would “reduce students’ opportunities to live and learn in a diverse campus environment”.
Although the case has just begun, the________judgement” could influence admissions to US universities for years to come,” according to AI Jaxeera, a Qatar based TV station
1.A. crazy B. amazed C. gifted D. slow
2.A. Besides B. Fortunately C. Undoubtedly D. However
3.A. rejected B. dismissed C. enclosed D. stopped
4.A. trapped B. oppressed C. sued D. blamed
5.A. charge B. mistake C. claim D. compaint
6.A. conforming B. determining C. acknowledging D. surveying
7.A. robbed B. granted C. entitled D. convinced
8.A. preference B. favor C. opposition D. discrimination
9.A. investigate B. research C. wonder D. inquire
10.A. preferred B. infected C. fueled D. brought
11.A. necessarily B. equally C. traditionally D. unintentionally
12.A. considering B. debating C. annoying D. arguing
13.A. academics B. strength C. benefit D. moralities
14.A. dropping B. setting C. implementing D. imposing
15.A. official B. existent C. gradual D. eventual
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
1.The 1976 earthquake in Tangshan was one of the greatest natural ________ (灾难) in history.
2.The emption probably isn’t big enough to cause ________ (全球) climate changes.
3.What impressed me most was the device ________ (发明) by the high school student.
4.I’d like to express our sincere apologies for the poor ________ (质量) of our products.
5.The bird ________ (展开) its wings and flew away.
6.After ________ (毕业), he took over his father’s business.
7.The summer holiday is ________ (临近), and I plan to go to Beijing.
8.How much luggage is allowed to take free of ________ (费用)？
9.The new factory ________ (占地) an area of about 40 acres.
10.Wordsworth is a leading ________ (人物) of the English romantic poetry.
高一英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析
Recently divorced in my 30s, I had no job and was on my way downtown on a rainy day to go to the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old one had fallen apart, and I couldn’t afford another one.
I sat down in the streetcar--- there against the seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌着…的) with gold and bright enamel (珐琅). I had never seen anything so lovely. I examined the handle and saw a name on it. The usual procedure would have been to turn in the umbrella to the conductor, but I decided to take it and find the owner myself.
I got off the streetcar in a downpour and carefully opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered. Yes, she said in surprise that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her as a birthday present, but it’d been stolen from her locker at school years before.
She was so excited that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her eyes filled with tears. I was only too happy to see her get back the lost umbrella, and get a job she offered me.
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以30个词概括这篇短文的主要内容。
高一英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析
根据汉语意思填空
1.His _________(幸存) in the accident was a really wonder, which made us (轻松，宽慰).
2.From the evidence that they had collected, the police ________(得出结论) that Paul must have been the murderer.
3.Now think of some more questions to ask people （申请）these jobs.
4.They have just (雇佣) ten new workers to do (各种各样的) jobs.
5.She said something in (低声),which made me (好奇的).
6.I’m (关注，关心) the present situation of the environment.
7.The news has come out that our college will be (合并) yours.
8.I’d like to see you whenever it’s (方便) for you.
9.She (简化) the instructions so that the children could understand them.
10.The twins are so alike that it was impossible (分辨) one from the other.
高一英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析
My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasn’t sure what he ________from life, but something told him to get out and begin a(n) _____. He took his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him.
It’s easy to feel_____when you’re on the road. As my mother said repeatedly, “We made lots of new friends on our trip – most of them were mechanics ( 机 修 工 )”, ____we often spent hours in ________shops. But that was way ________than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine (发动机) to _________when it was 40 ℃ outside.
_______on sometimes seemed impossible. There were always a lot of ________, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle.
But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about_____.
When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three, _________bad roads and worse traffic. “Did you put our _____in the car?” my father asked my mother as we arrived. “No,” she said, slowly turning toward my father. “I thought you did.” That was ________a seven-hour car trip turned into a 16-hour car trip, which was mostly __________in silence.
On occasions like that, we had to learn to_____our anger because we were stuck (困在) in a rolling box with the same people for the ________of the journey. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and __________one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.
This is why road trips were like _________universities to us. We earned our degrees in how to get on just by traveling in that old car.
And if we were ________given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time, __________would put the suitcases in the car.
1.A. wanted B. gained C. received D. learned
2.A. adventure B. cooperation C. voyage D. business
3.A. curious B. relaxed C. lonely D. exhausted
4.A. until B. since C. when D. if
5.A. corner B. repair C. beauty D. coffee
6.A. less B. more C. worse D. better
7.A. scream B. start C. cool D. stop
8.A. Staying B. Getting C. Going D. Carrying
9.A. discussions B. arguments C. weaknesses D. ideas
10.A. forgiveness B. independence C. balance D. patience
11.A. apart from B. according to C. regardless of D. thanks to
12.A. backpacks B. suitcases C. containers D. handbags
13.A. when B. because C. how D. where
14.A. driven B. spent C. taken D. made
15.A. hold on to B. give way to C. lose sight of D. let go of
16.A. half B. part C. rest D. end
17.A. letting B. leaving C. pushing D. taking
18.A. local B. public C. open D. mobile
19.A. somehow B. therefore C. anyhow D. otherwise
20.A. I myself B. my father C. my mother D. my sister
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
____ shocks the audience in the film Back to 1942 is the great suffering the famine（饥荒）brought to Henan people.
A．Which B．What C．Who D．That
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析