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My basketball coach at Princeton used to say, "On the court, you can tell who is selfish(自私的)."
When my sister Michelle brought Barack Obama home to meet the family, she said to me, "I want you to take him out to play, to see what type of man he is when he’s not around me." So I invited Barack to play basketball with a few friends of mine.
I was very nervous although I had already met Barack a few times. I was thinking this guy seemed like a good guy. We played a hard five-on-five. He was thin but not weak. He played extremely left-handed. He dealt with everything perfectly. He wasn’t the best guy out there or the worst guy. I liked the fact that he was confident but wasn’t proud. Barack was very team-oriented (有团队精神的), very unselfish. He played as if he was one of us —he wasn’t trying to be president of Harvard Law Review. But the best part about it was that when we were on the same team, he did not pass me the ball each time. He wasn’t trying to suck up to my sister through me. I was glad to give my sister the good news, "Your boy is straight."
He isn’t selfish, which is the greatest praise you can give both a player and a leader. America has got a guy who is running a government in an efficient (有效率的) manner. That’s the same guy I got to know playing basketball when he was visiting my family.
1. Why does the author begin the passage with his coach’s words?
A. He wants to remember and thank his coach.
B. He wants to show that he is a basketball player.
C. He wants to tell his sister about the words.
D. He wants to use the words to test a person.
2.Why did Michelle ask the author to take Barack to play basketball?
A. To see whether he was confident.
B. To see whether he was good at sports.
C. To see whether he was selfish or not.
D. To see whether he could get along with others.
3.During the basketball game, Barack ______.
A. played best all the time B. was strong enough to play
C. was not confident D. wanted to be the team leader
4. The underlined phrase in the third paragraph can be replaced by "______".
A. please （使满意） B. know about C. help D. look for
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“You’ll get square eyes!” my mother used to say as I sat for hour after hour glued to the TV. I ignored her, of course. Past-forward a few decades and now I’m the parent. My 5-year-old lives in a world where screens aren’t fixed pieces of furniture. You can’t even avoid them by going outside. Screens are not only in our pockets; they’re everywhere.
The concerns have grown with the screens. In the past decade, we have heard that they will damage our mental health. Many of us feel more distracted by them, feeling guiltier and more tired as a result.
The apps and websites we can access on our phones have also sparked widespread concern. Big tech companies are also good at making use of our need for social recognition, hooking us on likes, retweets and follower counts. Social media has created a culture of mass narcissism (自恋), which has led many to worry about the emotional stresses on teenagers. A quick online search brings up dozens of papers linking screen use or social media with harmful effects on mental health, including depression and suicide.
Such statements are alarming. They are also widely believed, thanks to popular books like iGen by Jean Twenge, which claims that digital technology has ruined a generation. Yet, Amy Orben at the University of Oxford, who studies the impact of digital technology and social media in particular on mental health, holds different views. She claims that the underlying data can be used to tell different stories. She also spotted shortcomings in several large studies that claimed to show correlations (相关性) between the use of devices with screens and depression in users.
Twenge stands by her own finding, pointing in turn to what she considers flaws in Orben’s research methods. For David Max, at Royal College of Child Health in London, the effect of screen time and social media use on mental health remains speculative. “We cannot regard social media overall as good or bad,” says Davie. “We don’t know whether in individual cases social media is not responsible,” he says.
The explosion of mobile phone use has revolutionized our lives. I can download movies, write articles, communicate with my family and broadcast to the world all at the push of a button. Rather than impose constraints (限制), we should take a look at our use of screens and ask how they fit with the activities and lifestyle.
Every new technology with widespread impact has given rise to new fears. So the best bet may simply be to ask yourself what level of screen use makes you and those around you happy and try to stick to it. If you find yourself over addictive, don’t panic—and certainly don’t feel guilty. Nobody knows anything worth getting scared about.
1.According to the passage, people give likes, retweet or count followers to __________.
A.share one’s lifestyles B.show respect for others
C.seek social recognition D.relieve emotional stresses
2.The underlined word “speculative” probably means “__________”.
A.doubtful B.specific
C.important D.abstract
3.What can be learned from the passage?
A.Teenagers are more affected by screen use both physically and mentally.
B.Orben claims it is far too early to blame screen use for ruining a generation.
C.Big tech companies help to produce many research papers on mental health.
D.Twenge mainly introduces the overall benefits of digital technology in her books.
4.The passage is written to __________.
A.encourage readers to reduce the time of screen use
B.share different opinions on the effects of screen use
C.explain why screen use may have negative effects on people
D.relieve people’s concerns and worries about the use of screens
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单句改错
1.My favourite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!
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2.Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem.
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3.Before getting into the car，I thought I had learned the instructor's orders，so once I started the car，my mind goes blank.
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4.What I care for is not what he can learn at school but whether he can build up his confidence in the new environment.
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5.Many tents have put up to provide temporary housing for the people in the disaster hit area.
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6.As neither of us would give away, the bargain came to nothing.
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7.After graduate from college, they made up their mind to go and settle in the countryside.
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8.As far as I'm concerned, this sentence is not easy to explain it.
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9.I managed to persuade my classmates to accepting my idea.
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10.If you feel the urge for a cigarette, try not to give up to it.
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A group of senior high school students are playing outside on a basketball court. They are shouting with excitement. And they all have the same dream. They wish to play in the NBA, just like Huston Rocket’s Yao Ming. “Someday, there will be more Chinese players like Yao in the NBA,” said 15-
year-old Xie Tao, a senior 1 boy at Shanghai No. 2 Middle School. Xie always watches Yao playing on TV. “He is a great player. He makes me proud to be Chinese,” he said.Like Xie, 17-year-old Liu Yan at Beijing No. 22 Middle School is also a big NBA fan. “Since early May, I’ve not missed one game in the NBA,” said the senior 3 student.
Basketball is becoming popular in middle schools across the country. And more young players are starting to like the sport. More students are playing the game.
Jiang Hui, a basketball teacher at Beijing No. 2 Middle School, said that 85 percent of the students at this school like the sport. “Students are full of passion for the game,” Jiang’s team won the regional first
prize in the 2004 National High School Boy’s Basketball League in march. The league is the first national basketball competition for high school students.Playing basketball is a good way to exercise. But students also enjoy it for other reasons. For Li Yan, a Senior 2 at Shanghai No. 12 Middle School, basketball teaches him lessons in life. “When I am in a game, I feel more confident about my studies, “ he said. “ It also teaches me to have a good team spirit and to enjoy friendship.”
1.The same dream of the group of senior high school students is to ______.
A. to play in the NBA B. be as tall as Yao Ming
C. watch Yao Ming playing on TV D. visit Huston Rocket’s center
2.How many students are mentioned in the passage?
A. 2. B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
3.Which school team won the regional first prize in the first national basketball competition for high school students?
A. Shanghai No. 2 Middle School. B. Beijing No. 22 Middle School.
C. Beijing No. 2 Middle School. D. Shanghai No. 12 Middle School.
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Basketball is becoming popular in middle schools in Chine.
B. The 2004 National High School Boy’s Basketball League was
held in May.C. Playing basketball is a good way to exercise.
D.
Students enjoys playing basketball for a lot of reasons.5.Who learns to have a good team spirit from playing basketball?
A. Xie Tao B. Yao Ming C. Jiang Hui D. Li Yan
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Have you listened to music on an iPod? Used a computer at home? Those are just two of the ways your life was touched by the work of Steve Jobs.
Jobs, one founder of Apple Computers, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at the age of 56. He had been fighting with cancer since 2004.
Steven Jobs was born in Los Altos, California. He and his childhood friend, Steve Wozniak, designed and built the first Apple computer in his parents’ garage in the 1970s. The Apple II, built when Jobs was just 21 years old, was the first personal computer to be widely sold to the public.
Steven Jobs didn’t stop there. He went on to invent more devices (设备) that allowed people to bring their own creativity to computing: the Macintosh, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad. People found his products beautiful and easy to use.
Jobs also changed the music and film industries. He started Pixar, a film production company in 1986. Toy Story was the world’s first computer-animated feature film (电脑动画电影).
“Steve was among the greatest of American innovators — brave enough to think differently, confident enough to believe he could change the world, and clever enough to do it,” said President Barack Obama. “By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only easy to reach, but fun ... And there may be no greater praise to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his death on a device he invented.”
All around the world, people are talking about the effects that Jobs’ creations have had. By creating products that surprised people, he changed the way people worked and lived their everyday lives.
1.Which of the following about Steve Jobs is NOT true?
A．He was born in California in 1955.
B．He built the Apple II in 1970.
C．He set up a film production company at 31.
D．He was found to suffer from cancer at 49.
2.The underlined word “innovators” in Paragraph 6 could best be replaced by _____.
A．inventors B．businessmen C．producers D．founders
3.According to Barack Obama, the highest praise for Steve Jobs is that _____.
A．his products are widely used all over the world
B．his products are thought to be beautiful and easy to use
C．people all over the world are sad at his death
D．people learned about his death from his products
4.Jobs changed the way we work and live by _____.
A．building the first personal computer
B．making computer-animated feature films
C．developing the music industry
D．creating surprising products
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I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t _______ any more.
A. work on B. work at C. work out D. work for
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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I _______ use a clock to wake me up because at six o’clock every morning the train comes by my house.
A. couldn’t B. mustn’t
C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
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I ________ use a clock to wake me up because at six o’clock each morning the train comes by my house.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. couldn’t
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I sit at my kitchen table, while my daughter, Anna, sits next to my mother. On the wall hangs a photo of my father.
“When is Rick going to be here?” My mother asks, referring to my husband.
“I don’t know, Mom,” I answer patiently. “He’ll be here for dinner.”
I sigh and get up from the table. This is at least the tenth time she has asked that question.
While my mother and daughter play, I busy myself making a salad.
“Don't put in any onions,” Mom says. “You know how Daddy hates onion.”
“Yes, Mom,” I answer.
I scrub(洗擦) off a carrot and chop it into bite-size pieces.
“Don't put any onions in the salad,” she reminds me. “You know how Daddy hates onion.”
This time I can’t answer.
My mother had been beautiful. She still is. In fact, my mother is still everything she has
been, just a bit forgetful.
I cut off the end of the cucumber and rub it to take away the bitterness. Cut and rub. This
is a trick I have learned from my mother, along with a trillion other things: cooking, sewing,
dating, laughing, thinking. I learned how to grow up.
And I learned that when my mother was around, I never had to be afraid.
So why am I afraid now?
I study my mother's hands. Her nails are no longer a bright red, but painted a light pink.
Almost no color at all. And as I stare at them, I realize I am feeling them as they shaped my
youth. Hands that packed a thousand lunches and wiped a million tears off my cheeks.
Now my hands have grown into those of my mother's. Hands that have cooked uneaten
meals, held my own daughter's frightened fingers on the first day of school and dried tears
off her face.
I grow lighthearted. I can feel my mother kiss me goodnight, check to see if the window is
locked, then blow another kiss from the doorway. Then I am my mother, blowing that same
kiss to Anna.
Outside everything is still. Shadows fall among the trees, shaped like pieces of a puzzle.
Someday my daughter will be standing in my place, and I will rest where my mother now sits.
Will I remember then how it felt to be both mother and daughter? Will I ask the same
question too many times?
I walk over and sit down between my mother and her granddaughter.
“Where is Rick?” my mother asks, resting her hand on the table next to mine. And in that
instant I know she remembers. She may repeat herself a little too much. But she remembers.
“He’ll be here,” I answer with a smile.
1.What’s wrong with the writer’s mother?
A. She is very old. B. She suffers forgetfulness.
C. She is absent-minded. D. She is eager to see Rick.
2.What can we learn about the writer’s father according to the passage?
A. He might have passed away for years.
B. He goes out for a walk by himself.
C. He is out doing something with Rick.
D. He loves the writer’s mother deeply.
3.The underlined sentence “I realize I am feeling them as they shaped my youth” probably means that ______.
A. Mother’s hands witnessed my growth as a youth
B. Mother’s hands are similar to mine as a youth
C. I like to feel mother’s hands when she was young
D. I realize her hands were exactly like those in her youth
4.Which of the following words best describe the writer’s mood towards her mother?
A. Content. B. Disappointed. C. Loving. D. Considerate.
5.The best title for the passage would be ______.
A. Mother’s beauty B. My father hates onion
C. Hard-working mother D. Mother’s hands
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完形填空
This morning,I arrived at my office earlier to catch up on some emails.On the way to _____,I couldn’t __________ it when I saw some beautiful flowers at the grocery store.I picked some up, __________a few chocolate bars.
With the office so empty,I decided to take the __________to put the chocolate bars on some desks.I started heading towards areas __________ no one had come yet.
I __________ one and a smile card on the CEO’s desk.And then I went to his __________ desk and placed one there,and quickly put a third one on the desk of a quiet gentleman.Later,I entered the kitchen, __________ two cups of water and walked into the __________.I took out the flowers from my bag and __________ them in two bunches,one in each cup.
With a little sigh of __________,I stepped out of the rest room and looked around.The office was still __________ empty and the people closest to me were __________with a Monday morning “How was your weekend?” __________.I __________ and went back to my desk.
It struck me that my housemate who had packed my lunch for me so __________ today snuck(偷偷地给) a chocolate bar in there,so I __________ place it on the desk of our receptionist to complete the circle as I headed out of the office this evening.Our receptionist is always the first person in the office,and she always __________ me with a smile when I come in.Maybe tomorrow morning,this __________ can greet her.
I have no __________ how they feel when receiving the gifts,but they will surely smile!
1.A.work B.job C.company D.business
2.A.stop B.help C.get D.afford
3.A.regardless of B.along with C.except for D.instead of
4.A.adventure B.authority C.possibility D.opportunity
5.A.when B.because C.though D.where
6.A.chose B.placed C.delivered D.carried
7.A.wife’s B.manager’s C.assistant’s D.director’s
8.A.discovered B.ordered C.filled D.emptied
9.A.rest room B.meeting room C.smoking area D.office room
10.A.applied B.adjusted C.arranged D.attached
11.A.regret B.concern C.relief D.excitement
12.A.especially B.thoroughly C.totally D.pretty
13.A.concerned B.accustomed C.limited D.occupied
14.A.conversation B.congratulation C.consideration D.condition
15.A.amazed B.smiled C.delighted D.celebrated
16.A.sweetly B.obviously C.wildly D.fortunately
17.A.need B.could C.must D.dare
18.A.waves B.nods C.greets D.meets
19.A.gift B.performance C.flower D.method
20.A.opinion B.point C.view D.idea
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year-old Xie Tao, a senior 1 boy at Shanghai No. 2 Middle School. Xie always watches Yao playing on TV. “He is a great player. He makes me proud to be Chinese,” he said.
held in May.
Students enjoys playing basketball for a lot of reasons.