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When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 16 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 17 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old mind thinking that she wouldn’t live 18 from then on.
Over the years, I 19 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 20 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly tiring day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 21.
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 22 into my son’s room with a box of 23. After 16 years, I still 24 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she smoothed the path for those people who were less 25 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 26.
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 27. But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 28. From this person that I thought would have no quality of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously 29 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 30 that I can never repay.
1. A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving
2. A．Lived B．survived C．existed D．escaped
3. A．equally B．calmly C．quietly D．normally
4. A．studied B．moved C．worked D．1ived
5. A．suffering B．causing C．bearing D．catching
6. A．up B．off C．back D．down
7. A．ran B．walked C．rolled D．moved
8. A．tissues B．presents C．pills D．candies
9. A．realized B．knew C．recognized D．reminded
10. A．rich B．healthy C．strong D．fortunate
11. A．money B．hope C．pity D．medicine
12. A．small B．pitiful C．weak D．shameless
13. A．admitted B．beaten C．hurt D．hospitalized
14. A．treated B．worsened C．relieved D．recovered
15. A．some money B．some tissues C．a debt D．a hope
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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My name is Sara. When I was little, I played the drums. I also had a guitar. In fourth grade, I started playing the trombone (长号). I practised about four hours a week. All of this might not seem like a big deal for a lot of kids, but there's something about me that makes me a bit different from others. I was born without hands. Since I was about one year old, I’ve worn prosthetics (假肢).
This year, I got an invitation to join the high school marching band (行进管乐队). I told my mom I wanted to do it. But I had an instructor who thought I would not be able to march in the band — not because it was a high school band and I was only in seventh grade, but probably because my body was different. All I wanted was to show that I could do it, so I joined the band. And it paid off!
Music gives me energy. That happens sometimes. One time I was so down, I didn’t even want to get out of bed. Then I hit my MP3 player by accident. A song came on, and I got up and started dancing. It helped me say to myself, “OK, I can get through today.”
Around my musician friends, we all share the same problems, like working out how many beats there are in a measure (小节). I have a hard time counting the beats, but so do a lot of the other kids. It’s a normal problem that we musicians share. When I’m with the band, I don’t feel as different as I do in other situations. It’s just another way that music makes me want to go on, and not to just sit down by myself and not care about life.
1.In what way is Sara different from other kids?
A.There’s something wrong with her body. B.She knows how to play many instruments.
C.She learned to play the drums at a very early age. D.She kept playing the trombone for the longest hours.
2.When invited to join the marching band, Sara________.
A.said no at first B.had no idea what to do
C.followed the instructor’s advice D.believed that she would make it
3.How does Sara probably feel when she’s with the band?
A.Bored. B.Relaxed.
C.Successful. D.Afraid.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.A High School Band B.A Young Drummer
C.My Love for Music D.My Magic Hands
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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In ninth grade, I thought Jennifer Fever, the dark-haired girl who sat behind me in classroom, was an alien(外星人). Our class organized an activity to raise money for the library, and in one month, Jennifer read 34 books. I couldn’t believe it. Surely, she was from some faraway planet where creature lived and they didn’t own television sets. How could a human being, a 13-year-old girl, read 34 books in one month?
I had read three books. And by “read”, I mean skimmed. I mean opened and placed them on my lap while watching cartoons.
Who had time to read? In addition to my favorite cartoons, I had a basketball that required playing, a baseball that required throwing, and a volleyball that required volleying. And it wasn’t as if my bike could ride itself.
Besides, reading was boring. And if I wanted to be bored, it would be much easier just to pay attention during Mr. Kearly’s social studies class.
After senior high school, my education had become very narrow: computer engineering, mathematics, physics, and not much else.
Years later, I realized something: I had not memory of ever reading a book for pleasure. But there was a world of knowledge outside science and engineering, and I was tired of being ignorant(无知的)of it, so I decided I would become a reader. I dived into book after book. In short, the bookworm within me had awakened.
Today, I carry a book(if not two or three) with me wherever I go. An hour-long waiting for the bus is not trouble; rather, it’s a chance to enjoy a few chapters of Malcolm Gladwell’s latest works. Sometimes, I wish my waiting was longer.
1. From the first paragraph, we learn that Jennifer Fever .
A. was an alien B. couldn’t believe me
C. organized an activity D. was my classmate
2.What used to make the author bored?
A. Watching cartoons.
B. Reading.
C. Playing basketball.
D. Riding her bike.
3.Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?
A. My education had become very narrow after high school.
B .A 13-year-old girl could also read 34 books in one year.
C. I skimmed my three books while reading in the library.
D. I was still tired of reading during my study in the university.
4.We can infer from the passage that the author .
A. enjoyed some faraway planet very much
B. felt surprised to study computer engineering
C. loved reading very much after growing up
D. became wise and rich after high school
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Harper, a third- grade teacher in Southwest Washington D.C, was named the city's teacher of the year and is one of four finalists(决赛选手)in the national _______. No teacher in D.C. has ever won the national _______since 2005.
"When I got the call I was so surprised. I was like,'Wow, are you _______ ?" said Harper, whose school_ _______ students who are mostly black and from low-income families. "But I'm_______,being able to share my students' amazing stores. ''
Harper studied law in college but became interested in_______ After she graduated in 2012,she decided to teach for a public school_______ her father left the same school. Her father_______dropped out of school,but teachers pulled him back in.Finally he _______school and became a business owner.
"I can't imagine if someone had________ my dad," Harper often said.
Like her father's________ Harper believes every child has the possibility to learn at high levels and she pushes them to reach those________ . Her goal is to build a classroom full of confident 8-years old who won't doubt their________.
Teaching is painstaking but Harper has no plans to________the classroom. She wants to develop her________skills, continue learning from other teachers and keep improving. Her________ goal—maybe in 20 years —is to________ more students as the country's education secretary(部长).________ ，her focus now is placed on the students she teaches each day.
"I want my students to know that I________them and I wish them to take an active part in the classroom," she said. "The more they know you care, the more likely they will be________."
1.A.competition B.meeting C.game D.activity
2.A.debate B.race C.honor D.praise
3.A.joking B.lying C.playing D.promising
4.A.chooses B.raises C.refuses D.serves
5.A.moved B.surprised C.confused D.excited
6.A.education B.culture C.law D.history
7.A.although B.because C.if D.after
8.A.never B.often C.once D.seldom
9.A.graduated from B.dropped out of C.started D.missed
10.A.taken care of B.watched out for C.given up on D.looked down upon
11.A.customers B.partners C.teachers D.friends
12.A.agreement B.degrees C.border D.heights
13.A.school B.friendship C.dreams D.abilities
14.A.decorate B.leave C.change D.arrange
15.A.learning B.teaching C.reading D.writing
16.A.modest B.political C.long-term D.practical
17.A.influence B.find C.attract D.protect
18.A.Therefore B.However C.Instead D.Besides
19.A.understand B.love C.depend on D.agree with
20.A.developed B.educated C.improved D.involved
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When I was in the seventh grade, I was a volunteer in a hospital. I spent most of the time there with Mr. Green. He never had any ______and nobody seemed to care about his living____.
I spent many days holding his hand, talking to him and ______anything that needed to be done. He became my close friend,_____ he only responded with an occasional (偶尔的) squeeze (捏) of my _________.
I left for a week to visit my parents. And when I came back, Mr. Green was _____. I didn’t have the _______ to ask the nurses where he was. I was afraid that they might _______ me that he had died.
Several _______ later, I became a college student. One day, I noticed a familiar face at a gas station. When I _______ who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was _______. He was Mr. Green. With an uncertain look _______ his face, he replied “yes”. I _______how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital, his eyes were full of tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever _______.
He began to tell me that _______ he lay there unconsciously (无意识地), he could hear me talking to him and could _______ me holding his hand all the time. He thought it was an angel (天使), not a person, who was there with him.
Mr. Green _______ believed that it was my voice and _______ that had kept him alive.
Although I haven’t ______ him after that, it fills my heart with ______ every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and death and more importantly, he made me an angel.
1.A. visitors B. relatives C. patients D. doctors
2.A. interests B. requests C. conditions D. opinions
3.A. talking about B. looking after C. pointing out D. helping with
4.A. so that B. even though C. soon after D. as if
5.A. hand B. head C. nose D. arm
6.A. killed B. lost C. gone D. changed
7.A. energy B. chance C. courage D. time
8.A. cheat B. tell C. remind D. warn
9.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
10.A. recognized B. wondered C. heard D. asked
11.A. well B. alive C. silent D. alone
12.A. at B. on C. behind D. in
13.A. apologized B. remembered C. explained D. required
14.A. dreamed B. saw C. wanted D. received
15.A. because B. if C. unless D. although
16.A. notice B. feel C. imagine D. watch
17.A. hardly B. quickly C. firmly D. nearly
18.A. humor B. duty C. touch D. success
19.A. forgotten B. called C. missed D. seen
20.A. joy B. regret C. respect D. sorrow
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
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When Johnnie Martin was in the second grade in high school, one day a psychologist of the school called him into his office.
“Johnnie, I’ve made a very careful study of you. And I feel sorry to have to tell you… Though you have worked very hard, it has not helped. You’re just not fit for it.”
The boy buried his face in his hands, “This will be hard on my parents,” he said. “Their one idea is for me to be a college man.”
The psychologist laid his hand on the boy’s shoulder and said, “People have different kinds of talents. Some day you will find what your special gift is and when you do, you will make your parents very proud of you.”
Johnnie never went back to school. Jobs were scarce in town, but he managed to keep busy mowing the lawns of the householders and puttering in their flowerbeds. Before long he discovered he had an eye for color.
One day while he was downtown, he happened to notice a stretch of unused land behind the city hall. Chance or fate or whatever you may like to call it brought one of the town’s aldermen（市政委员会委员）round the corner just at that moment. The boy said, “I can make a garden out of this dump, if you’ll let me do it.”
“The town’s got no money for it,” said the alderman.
“I don’t want any money for it,” said the boy. “I just want to do it.”
The alderman was shocked to find someone who did not want money. He took Johnnie into an office, and when the young man came out he had the authority to clean up the public eyesore. Before long the old dump became a little beautiful park.
It was also a kind of show window for Johnnie. People saw the result of his skill and knew him as a natural landscape gardener.
That was twenty-five years ago. Today Johnnie is the head of a successful business in landscape gardening. His aging parents are proud of Johnnie, for he is not only a success, but he has also made his part of the world a lovelier place to live in.
1.The psychologist called Johnnie into his office to ________.
A. persuade him to give up schooling B. help him find out his gift
C. give him some suggestions on study D. encourage him to work hard
2.What did Johnnie Martin have a gift for?
A. Drawing. B. Gardening. C. Repairing. D. Engineering.
3.The underlined part “the public eyesore” refers to ________.
A. the city hall B. the town C. the park D. the dump
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Where there is a will, there is a way.
B. Gardeners are born and not made.
C. Everyone has something special.
D. Interest is the key to success.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Lisa. That’s where the similarities ended.
I was tall and she was small. My thick black hair had been recently cut short into an untidy style. Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great. I was 12 and one of the oldest in the class while she was 11 and the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my enemy. But she liked me and wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me over and I said yes—I was too shocked to answer any other way. My family had moved six times in six years, and I had never managed to develop any friendships. But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school.
She lived in a fun part of town that had two pizza places, an all-right bookstore, a movie theater and a park. As we walked from the school bus stop through her neighborhood, I tried to guess which house might be hers. Was it the white one with the perfect lawn or the three –story house with a front porch? I got very surprised when she led me into an old apartment building. She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister.
When we got into the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies, which was my next surprise. I had never played with them. We sat on the floor, laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. We found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and both had wild imaginations. We had a great day that afternoon .
Lisa was loved by the whole neighborhood. The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines; the movie theater gave her free tickets…. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other’s houses and spent every free moment together.
Lisa, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the rough years of early adolescence and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend.
1.The writer and Lisa were similar in the way that________.
A．they were both new students
B．they had the same hair styles
C．they were both tall
D．they were of the same age
2.One day Lisa invited the writer________.
A．to go to the movie
B．to go to walk in a park
C．to go to her home
D．to go to a pizza place
3.In the passage the writer described Lisa as a girl who was________ .
A．friendly and lovely B．rich and happy
C．quiet and lonely D．awkward and shy
4.Which of the following did the writer learn from Lisa?
A．How to make up stories. B．How to deal with enemies.
C．How to live a better life. D．How to make friends.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When I was in the eighth grade, one caring teacher of mine taught me several useful little techniques. He told me to keep a notebook nearby when I was reading and that I should try to figure out what the main idea of every paragraph was so that I could understand the passages better. It seemed awfully boring at that time, but I decided to give it a try anyway.
It didn’t take long before I started reading a book called How to Read a Book that would completely change how I thought about the written word. Thanks to these techniques, I learned to get the most out of reading. I kept applying them over the years until I finally came up with a lot of little techniques for reading a book.
I also eventually came to learn that there were a lot of different kinds of reading. For example, when I read a Stephen King novel, the interesting plot made me completely relaxed. Then there’s reading to learn new things, which is what I do when I read personal finance books. There’s also reading to understand and grow, which is easily the hardest and the most rewarding. The last kind of reading involves taking a piece of literature or a nonfiction book that you might read for simple pleasure and transforming it into something life-changing, or something that causes you to question some of your deeply-held ideas and beliefs.
How to Read a Book really focuses on the latter two: books that you read to learn about a new topic or to learn a skill, and books that you read to learn about yourself. If you’ve ever been drawn to read to really improve yourself, this book is well worth the time to read even if it’s a bit dry at times. Let’s dig in.
1.The writer’s teacher gave him some reading techniques so that __________.
A. he could become interested in reading
B. he could increase his reading speed
C. he could learn more from what he read
D. he could remember all the books he read
2.The writer said that he read a Stephen King novel for _________.
A. fun and pleasure B. personal development
C. learning new things D. changing his former beliefs
3.The writer wrote the passage to _________.
A. encourage readers to improve themselves by wide reading
B. thank the teacher who once helped him improve his reading
C. give an introduction to a very practical finance book
D. advise people to read a personal development book
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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When my daughter was in the fifth grade, she came home from school almost every night with three or more hours of homework. It was my duty to help her get it done. One night she worked until midnight doing her homework.
I felt annoyed, but I didn’t want the teacher to think I was lazy. So I never complained. I wasn’t sure, but it seemed to me that five hours of homework was a bit too much for a fifth grade student.
Later, I found out that parents and educators have discussed about homework for more than a century. Parents who like more homework want to give their children every advantage to succeed in today’s world. Some educators see homework as a way to help students perform better in tests.
Other parents dislike the recent trend toward more homework. They don’t want to stay up until midnight helping their children. They would prefer to spend their time going to the park or reading some really good books with their children. Added to the opposition(反对)are those who say that homework increases the gap(差距)between the rich and the poor. That’s because middle class families do better when it comes to helping their children with their homework.
So, who is right? Is homework an enemy or a help? According to experts, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
1.The author thought that her daughter’s homework _________.
A．was too difficult
B．was too much to finish
C．was done more carefully than other students’
D．could be done as long as she helped her daughter
2.The author never complained to the teacher because _________.
A．she was too angry to talk with the teacher.
B．she did not like complaining.
C．she was afraid of being thought lazy by the teacher.
D．her daughter would be annoyed if she complained.
3.In the last paragraph, experts __________.
A．think middle school students should do lots of homework.
B．haven’t come up with any idea to solve this problem.
C．think homework should be given, but not too much.
D．support the idea that homework is good for students.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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I got into the teaching profession by choice. I was then in 9th grade, when my mathematics teacher asked me to take a class for a few students to whom the subject seemed difficult. And believe me, I enjoyed the teaching. I never knew teaching would be so interesting. I loved my freshmen and was delighted to teach my so-called students who came up with lots of good questions.
After my post graduation, I worked as a software developer with a public sector(部门) in Bangalore for a few years. But I realized that no job could provide me the satisfaction that I experienced while teaching and training. In fact, I feel it was a timely realization for me to choose the teaching profession. I applied to a few colleges, and finally I was chosen as a “Lecturer”, and I had to lecture graduate and post-graduate students in a college.
On the first day, I was nervous thinking that I had to teach the senior classes. But now I can say that taking lectures was one of the best experiences of my life. I was a Computer Science and Information Technology Lecturer, but I tried to help my students with subjects that were not within my domain(范围). It was a new feeling to me every morning before going to the classes. I used to feel energized and excited thinking that the class would be lit up with bright faces to greet me, “Good morning, Madam”.
To me each day was a new beginning, with new feelings, new experiences and new queries(疑问). I loved to explore their young minds, read their inquisitive faces when a particular topic seemed tough. It was very challenging to motivate them to take part in the classroom, think critically, question and also respect others’ point of view. Though few things never seemed easy, it was very exciting to assure them that they really can. That is the reason, I love to teach.
1.From the first paragraph, we can know .
A. the author’s maths teacher was strict with him
B. the author felt happy to teach the students
C. not all the teachers like students to ask questions
D. the author in the beginning thought teaching boring
2.Why did the author refuse working as a software developer?
A. Because the salary was lower than that being a teacher.
B. Because the working conditions were quite bad.
C. Because he didn’t feel the same satisfaction as being a teacher.
D. Because he wanted to try more chance to challenge his value.
3.Which of the following statements is TURE?
A. The author looked down upon being a teacher at first.
B. The author taught knowledge about various subjects.
C. The author found teaching was easier than any jobs.
D. The author encouraged students to take part in outdoor activities.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Choosing your job according to your interest
B. How to build a good relationship with students
C. An unforgettable teaching experience
D. Why I love to work as a teacher
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析