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My folks bought their first house in the early 1940s after Dad got a better job in Marquette, Michigan. We lived just inside the city limits in what was still a rural area.

In the spring of 1948, when I was 6 years old, my parents bought a calf（小牛）to replace our cow, which had been killed the year before. So one day we drove to a local farm and returned with a white and brown calf we named Tubby.

We didn’t own a truck, so Tubby rode home in the backseat of Dad’s car with my 9-year-old brother, Steve, and me. As you can imagine, the trip was a lot of fun for us kids.

Later that summer, Mom thought it would be cute to take a picture of me sitting on Tubby’s back. All went well until the snap of the camera shutter sent Tubby charging off on a run, with me holding on for dear life.

I lasted for about 30 feet before I hit the ground. Mom was quick enough to shoot a follow-up picture, so we had photos of me both on and off Tubby!

When summer had passed, the day arrived for poor Tubby to fill our freezer. I must have been somewhere else with my Mom on the fateful day, because I have no memory of how it happened. All I knew was that the barn was empty, and that we had plenty of meat for dinners.

I hadn’t lived on a farm like my mother, so I didn’t understand that what happened to Tubby was not unusual. Livestock aren’t meant to be pets, and most farm kids know and accept that truth.

Whenever we had beef for dinner, I would tearfully, “Is this Tubby?” This went on for a couple of weeks until Dad had finally had enough and declared, “No more cows!” That made me feel a little better about poor Tubby.

1.The writer’s parents bought Tubby so that ____.

A. the family would have enough meat to eat

B. It would provide their children with milk.

C. they would have more cows in the future

D. they would no longer feel lonely on the farm.

2.Which word can be used to describe the author’s mom?

A. Serious.　　 B. Strong-willed.

C. Careless.　　 D. Quick-minded.

3.We learn from the passage that _____.

A. Steve was not so fond of Tubby as his younger brother.

B. the author’s mom thought it natural to kill a cow for meat.

C. the author had much trouble with Tubby in the summer.

D. the author was pleased to see their freezer filled with beef.

4.We can most probably read the text above in a website on ____.

A. pets　　 B. education

C. diet　　 D. animals

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My grandfather died in 1970, leaving my grandmother living in their old house alone. Shortly after that, we went to the animal shelter(收容所) and picked out a little ______ to accompany(陪伴) Grandma. The dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very attached(依恋)to each other, and that attachment grew much ______ as years passed—they became very close. When Grandma went to ______, Penny walked along and lay beside her until she woke up.______ Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the ______ to lie next to Grandma, so she lay on the blanket beside the bed. Grandma never went anywhere without her partner by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother and Penny were becoming ______. Grandma had been sent to hospital several times, and Penny couldn't ______ around very well. When Grandma was in hospital, Penny would sit at the window ______ out for the car bringing Grandma home and would ______ wait at the door when Grandma came through it. Each homecoming was a great meeting again between the two.

On Christmas Day in 1985, Grandma was again taken to the hospital. Penny, ______, sat watching out the window for the car bringing Grandma home. Two mornings later, I ______ she couldn't stand and wouldn't eat. Later, she had difficulty in breathing. I quickly ______ her to the hospital where Grandma stayed to let her see her owner for the last time. There, as soon as Penny saw Grandma, Penny's eyes brightened suddenly and then slowly ______.Grandma left this world, several ______ later.

After fifteen years of loving friendship, Grandma and Penny passed away on the same day. God had it all worked out—Penny was waiting at the door to ______ her when Grandma came home.

1.A. mouse　　 B. cat　　 C. bird　　 D. dog

2.A. stronger　　 B. higher　　 C. farther　　 D. longer

3.A. work　　 B. hospital　　 C. sleep　　 D. church

4.A. Since　　 B. While　　 C. As　　 D. Though

5.A. table　　 B. bed　　 C. chair　　 D. blanket

6.A. lost　　 B. active　　 C. weak　　 D. tired

7.A. lie　　 B. walk　　 C. play　　 D. jump

8.A. looking　　 B. crying　　 C. climbing　　 D. getting

9.A. worriedly　　 B. hurriedly　　 C. excitedly　　 D. disappointedly

10.A. as usual　　 B. in time　　 C. by accident　　 D. at once

11.A. believed　　 B. guessed　　 C. heard　　 D. found

12.A. guided　　 B. posed　　 C. sent　　 D. followed

13.A. opened　　 B. brightened　　 C. closed　　 D. wetted

14.A. hours　　 B. days　　 C. weeks　　 D. months

15.A. call　　 B. greet　　 C. miss　　 D. help

高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

As most of their houses were badly damaged after the earthquake, many people had to be________in a stadium.

A.put away B.put up C.put out D.put off

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

In America, square dancing has been the most popular form of folk dancing since the early days. In early times, when men and women worked in groups to build a barn (谷仓) or harvest crops, they danced when the work was done. The music came from the violin for the most part, but if there was no one to play a musical instrument, clapping was used to produce the rhythm to which people dance. The early settlers danced in a store, in a barn, or in a farm kitchen.

A square is formed by four couples （对）who stand facing the centre of the square. Each couple stand on one side of the square, the boy on the left and the girl on the right.

The caller is an important part of the dance, since he tells the dancers which steps to do. If the dancers do not know the steps, he teaches them. It takes time to learn to be a good caller, and good callers are always in demand（被需要）.

These are the names of some of the steps the dancers do: Form a square; Circle; Honour your partner; Swing your partner; Form a star. There are many more. As the callers tell the dancers what to do next, they move to form the pattern（图形）he calls.

Large or small numbers of people can dance at one time. Sometimes 800 or 1,000 people may be dancing at the same time. Or there may be only one square of eight people.

Special clothes are worn by some when dancing. This makes the dance more colourful to watch. The special clothes are different from place to place. Women often wear full skirts of various colours with a pretty blouse. Men have coloured shirts and western trousers that they wear only when square dancing. In some country areas, everyone wears his best clothes.

Today in some parts of the United States you will find some schools, clubs, or groups square dancing for fun.

1.From the passage we know that square dancing came from_______.

A. the clubs　　　　 B. the schools

C. big cities　　 D. the countryside

2.How many steps do the dancers usually do while square dancing?

A. At most four.　　　　 B. At least one thousand.

C. At most eight.　　　 D. At least five.

3.For what purpose do the American men and women dance?

A. For money.

B. To lose weight.

C. For fun.

D. To show their beautiful clothes.

4.If 800 people dance at the same time，how many squares can be formed?

A. 200 squares.　　 B.100 squares.

C. 400 squares.　　 D. One big square.

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It was our first Thanksgiving in the new house and I wanted everything to be perfect. But my plan for everyone to do some preparation work had been ______ by my husband's business trip. Even worse, a project for me that week had ______ two days of planned vacation. By Wednesday, my task of a table with fresh flowers, _____drinking glasses and various homemade desserts had already______, I just hoped that I'd find a clean tablecloth and eight ______ forks.

In my perfect Thanksgiving, there wouldn't be any orange in my salad because It hadn't made the grocery list. There would be no perfect family photos to record that day because I hadn't got the broken camera _____. Someone had brought home the wrong toilet paper, which was the last straw that made me ______.

I don’t remember what my son asked me as he was doing some cleaning, ______I do remember twisting into that mean-and-tight mom-face before making an ______. This combination of noise and anger is a universal signal to kids everywhere that they might as well ______ me. But he didn’t.

Instead of disappearing from view, my second-grader turned ______ the cleaning machine and walked across the room to ______ me. He never said a word. He just ______ his arms around me, making me feel ______ of myself until today.

It turned out a(n) ______ Thanksgiving. The people I loved gathered around my table and dined just one choice of the pie. My dad used a mismatched fork without ____. My daughter drew a picture of us where everyone smiled.

My son took a(n)______to teach me that sometimes we need a hug most when we are ______ huggable. This is the best gift you can give: One size ______ all and no one ever minds if you ______.

1.A.damaged B.ruined C.destroyed D.robbed

2.A.wasted B.offered C.saved D.spared

3.A.useful B.rough C.nice D.ordinary

4.A.failed B.changed C.survived D.come

5.A.amazing B.amusing C.satisfying D.matching

6.A.developed B.fixed C.delivered D.hired

7.A.defend B.compromise C.sigh D.explode

8.A.but B.so C.for D.until

9.A.excuse B.apology C.order D.answer

10.A.criticize B.praise C.avoid D.comfort

11.A.on B.up C.off D.down

12.A.challenge B.face C.question D.trick

13.A.removed B.raised C.bent D.wrapped

14.A.proud B.ashamed C.confident D.astonished

15.A.fashionable B.disappointing C.perfect D.effective

16.A.hesitation B.doubt C.complaint D.permission

17.A.risk B.break C.opportunity D.lead

18.A.most B.worst C.best D.least

19.A.fits B.affect s C.admit s D.applies

20.A.relieve B.return C.recover D.remind

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really ___36___by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she __37__me lying in my bed with a swollen leg, unable to move. She took me to ___38__ by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so___39__ that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my __40___continued helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.

So many blessing I had never expected came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up from anywhere they saw me. Many people __41__ the door for me. Such things were small but __42___ for a person on walking sticks.

___43___for people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people laugh. I made many jokes about my two sticks and the bad fall. And I tried not to __44__ a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to other students who were injured. I took time to __45__ with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.

I soon realized that pain can be__46__ by mental strength. I could see that although I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes ____47____ situation can be good. There are choices to discover great kindness in the world.

1.                A．touched        B．saved          C．cured    D．supported

2.                A．heard          B．left            C．found    D．viewed

3.                A．hotel          B．hospital         C．playground    D．library

4.                A．patient         B．angry          C．kind D．brave

5.                A．driver          B．doctor          C．family    D．roommate

6.                A．cleaned        B．moved         C．opened   D．decorated

7.                A．hard           B．impossible       C．different D．useless

8.                A．In turn         B．In reply         C．In return D．In addition

9.                A．complain       B．advise          C．miss D．enjoy

10.               A．study          B．discuss         C．practise   D．chat

11.               A．reduced        B．gained         C．caused    D．limited

12.               A．busy           B．unpleasant      C．puzzled    D．tiring

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really 36 by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she 37 me lying in my room with a swollen(浮肿的)38, unable to move. She took me to the nearest39by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so 40 that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my 41 didn’t stop helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.

So many blessings(幸事) I had never 42 came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up43 anywhere they saw me. Many people 44 the door for me. Such things were small but 45 for a person on walking sticks.

46people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people 47 . I made many jokes about my two 48and the bad fall. And I tried not to 49 even a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to 50 students who were injured. I took time to 51 with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.

I soon realized that pain can be 52 by mental (精神上的) power. I could see that 53 I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes 54 situations could be good. Einstein once said, “You can live your life seeing nothing as a miracle( 奇迹 ) 55 seeing everything as a miracle.”

1.                A．amazed         B．saved          C．loved D．supported

2.                A．heard          B．left            C．found    D．remembered

3.                A．head           B．stomach        C．arm  D．leg

4.                A．museum        B．hospital         C．playground    D．library

5.                A．patient         B．angry          C．nice D．funny

6.                A．driver          B．doctor          C．family    D．roommate

7.                A．listed          B．expected       C．given D．accepted

8.                A．before         B．from           C．through  D．with

9.                A．cleaned        B．moved         C．opened   D．guarded

10.               A．hard           B．rare           C．easy  D．weak

11.               A．Instead of       B．In place of      C．Except for D．In return for

12.               A．believe         B．laugh          C．talk   D．think

13.               A．hands          B．books          C．sticks D．stories

14.               A．complain       B．advise          C．miss  D．enjoy

15.               A．both           B．no            C．other D．few

16.               A．study          B．discuss         C．practise   D．eat

17.               A．reduced        B．seen           C．caused    D．doubted

18.               A．since          B．because        C．whether   D．although

19.               A．boring         B．unpleasant      C．dangerous D．tiring

20.               A．and           B．so             C．but   D．or

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking，and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him.

He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.’’ I thought it could be just about anything. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more ，and caught up in the business of our new life ，I eventually forgot about his surprise.

Until one gloomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window，I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花）throughout the front lawn 一 blue, yellow and my favorite pink ，with little faces moving up and down in the cold wind. I remembered the things Dad secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?

My father’s crocuses bloomed (开花）each spring for the next five seasons, always bringing the same assurance： Hard times are almost over. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon.

Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms and the next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses ，so I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did. He died suddenly one October day. My family were in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith.

On a spring afternoon four years later, I was driving back when I felt depressed. It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual — my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived up to his faith. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. There on the muddy grass with small piles of melting snow ，bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.

How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years ago, one that hadn’t bloomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.

Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime.

1.According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that ______.

A． it kept bothering the author not knowing what the surprise was

B． the author was unpacking when her father was making the surprise

C． it was not the first time that the author’s father had made a surprise

D． the author knew what the surprise was because she knew her father

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A． The author usually felt depressed in the season of winter.

B． The author’s father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirits.

C． The author often thought about her father after he died.

D． The crocuses bloomed each spring before her father died.

3.The author’s father should be best described as ______.

A． a part-time worker who loved flowers

B． a kind-hearted man who lived with faith

C． a full-time gardener with skillful hands

D． an ordinary man with doubts in his life

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A． Crocuses — My Source of Faith           B．Crocuses— Father’s Surprise

C． A Pink Crocus — My Memory            D．Crocuses in Blossom — My Favorite

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Justin and Mary woke up early, even though they were vacationing at their uncle's lake house. The night before, Uncle Thomas told them about the Foggy Figure that haunts (经常出没于) the lake. Justin and Mary were determined to see the ghostly creature before their vacation was over.

“Is it foggy outside?” Mary asked, as Justin carefully looked out the window.

“Yup! Let's go!” Justin let go of the curtain and rushed to the door with Mary.

It was only 5:00 a. m., so everyone else in the house was still asleep. As they moved quietly through the kitchen to the back door, Mary sniffed the air. It had the faint scent (气味) of coffee and something sweet. A sense of hunger struck her. "Maybe we should first have a breakfast, "she thought. But she still followed Justin out the door, down the back steps, and out onto the boat dock (码头). The fog had settled over the lake, making it impossible to see anything.

"Do you see anything?" Mary asked, moving forward for a closer look.

"Nothing. Do you think Uncle Thomas was just trying to scare us with that story?”

Uncle Thomas did have a good imagination. He'd been telling Justin and Mary stories for years, but this was the first scary story. Mary had a feeling it wasn't made up.

Mary shook her head. “Remember what Uncle Thomas said? The Foggy Figure haunts the lake. We're on the dock. Maybe that's why we can't see him. The people in the story were in boats.”

“You want to take a boat ride on the water?” Justin asked.

Mary looked around, trying to find Uncle Thomas's boat, but the fog was too thick.

“Mom and Dad will be really angry if we go out on the lake alone in this fog,” Justin said.

Mary shrugged (耸肩). “Maybe we don't have to go anywhere. We could sit in the boat while it's docked. That wouldn't be dangerous.”

“Okay.” Justin moved toward the end of the dock. He could barely see the outline of the boat. “I’ll go first.”

注意

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

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4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1

Justin carefully lowered himself into the boat and then reached for Mary’s hand.

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Paragraph 2

Justin and Mary hugged each other in fear, but then…

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高一英语读后续写困难题查看答案及解析

It was early in 1981 when I first met George. I was in my early 30s, seeking a creative outlet unrelated to the humdrum of housework and raising little ones. My children, then aged three and five, were just entering kindergarten and school life. At 65, George had recently retired and was seeking a rewarding hobby for his golden years. For both of us, painting was art and we met at a local TAFE painting class. Thus began a friendship that was to last for 25 years—until the day he died.

In the late 1950s, George arrived in Western Australia from Britain with his wife and two children. He wasn’t a tall man but was as neat as a pin, with a mouthful of large teeth and glasses that gave his blue eyes a Bambi-like appearance. George was a man who lived life to the full; he worked hard, played hard, and had an opinion about everything. He loved his wife, his family, his friends, and was loyal and outspoken to the equal degree. A slim and vigorous man, George took pride in his fitness and health and walked three kilometres every day. “”I’d no more go without my walk than without brushing my teeth,” he’d say.

And as the only male in a painting class full of women, George was in his element. He loved his singular role and looked after his brood with the same attention he gave to everything.

He took to painting with passion and commitment, even turning the spare bedroom of his home into a studio. His painting equipment was comprehensive—an easel, quality paints, linseed oil, turpentine, brushes, palette, canvases, charcoal pencils, fixative, palette knives—even a rolling pin for removing air bubbles when gluing. Ever practical, George housed many of these items in a tool box-a red metal tool box-built to take hard knocks and purchased from a local hardware store.

For about six years George and I studied together through various units until the completion of the course and other commitments drew us apart, though we always maintained personal contact as we lived within a couple of kilometres of each other. Td sometimes see him on his daily walk or at the local shops and occasionally we'd touch base with a ‘proper’ afternoon tea, sharing a cuppa and a chinwag.

1.Why did the author start to learn painting?

A.To find a lasting and rewarding friendship.

B.To take a break from her boring family life.

C.To develop a hobby for her future golden years.

D.To realize her long-held dream of becoming a painter.

2.The phrase “his brood”（in paragraph 3) most probably refers to __________.

A.George’s interest B.George’s tools

C.George’s family D.George’s classmates

3.In the author’s eye, George was a person who__________

A.desired a luxurious life B.was enthusiastic about sports

C.cared little about his appearance D.seldom told others about his opinion

4.What is the author most likely to deal with in the paragraphs that follow the passage?

A.What happened on the day George died.

B.Why she became a painter while George didn’t.

C.How she and George turned away from each other.

D.Where George used to live before coming to Australia.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析