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Scene one: Michael flies in.
When he was high enough, Michael looked down. He could see the van parked among the trees, but he couldn't see the gang. He started to fly towards the wall. He went through the details of the plan in his head. He had to wait until he heard the bell ring at ten. It took fifteen minutes there was nobody outside the building. That was when he had to fly in.
A minute later the bell rang and he saw the guards started to move away from their posts. He flew quickly over the wall and dropped down to the ground next to the building he had to enter. He spoke quietly into his microphone.
“I'm at the main door.”
‘Ok, Now press these keys on the number pad on the door. Ready? 7-8-5-0-7-9-9’.
'Ok. Done.’
'Now press the key that says “Enter”.'
Michael pressed the ‘Enter' key. He heard a click.
‘The door's open.’
‘Good. Now go and do everything that I told you to do. Call me again when you get out with the “Lion” envelope.'
Michael slowly pushed the door open. To his amazement, he saw a man in military uniform standing in the middle of the corridor. He was holding a large sign which said:
MICHAEL, DONT SAY SPEAK!
IT’S OK!
THE POLICE ARE HERE.
YOUCAN WAIT TOTHE FFIE.THE ALARMS ARE OFF.
The man smiled, and Michael smiled back. He worked down the corridor to the office, where there was a uniformed policeman. He held a sign which said:
MICHAEL DON’T SAY ANYTHING!
TAKE THE ENVELOPE OUT OF THE CUPBOARD.
THERES A TRACKING DEVICE IN IT .
THERE'S ANOTHER TRACKING DEVICE ON THE DESK.
PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET.
Michael found the envelope and put it in his pocket, together with toe the tracking device. He waved cheerfully at the policeman and walked out of the office and down the corridor. As he stepped out into the courtyard, he spoke into his microphone, “I have got the Lion” envelop.
‘Good! ’ said Wilson. 'Now fly straightly back to us.'
He flapped his wings and flew up high to get above the lights. He knew he had to follow the plan so as not to make the men suspicious. As he flew over the wall, he started to feel scared again.
Scene two: Good news on Shillan.
‘We've found him!’ said Detective Riley to the Broads as he came back into the living room after his latest phone call.
‘Oh, that's wonderful news!' said Sarah. ‘Where is he now?’
‘He's still with the criminals,’ answered Riley, but our officers have given him a tracking device so we can follow him everywhere he goes.
‘But why is he back with the criminals?' asked Sarah. ‘Isn't that dangerous?
We need to catch these people, Mrs. Broad, We need Michael's help. said Detective Riley.
‘Oh, dear!' said Sarah. ‘So he's not safe at all. You're going to use him to find those terrible people.’
‘I'm sorry, Mrs. Broad,' answered Riley. ‘But you must understand that I'm doing this for the safety of the country, and perhaps the whole world.'
1.What were the details of the plan of Michael?
A. He would wait until the bell rang ten times.
B. He would fly into the building in a quarter of an hour.
C. He would press the keys 7-8-5-0-7-9-9 and say Enter.
D. He would walk along the corridor and then enter the office.
2.According to the dialogue between Michael and Wilson, what could we get?
A. Michael was skilled at the task he was doing.
B. Michael was going to do something bad.
C. Wilson was not familiar with the building.
D. Wilson was once the guard in the building.
3.According to the signs, what can we infer?
A. It was safe for Michael to talk with the two men quietly.
B. The police had already arranged everything for Michael.
C. Someone had already put the envelope on the cupboard.
D. Michael could use the tracking devices to contact the police.
4.What did Sarah think after being told the fact of Michael?
A. Detective Riley was using Michael at the risk of his life.
B. Detective Riley couldn't rescue Michael at that moment.
C. Michael was able to catch the criminals despite in danger.
D. Michael should sacrifice for the safety of the whole country.
5.As to the characters in the story, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Wilson is a criminal.
B. Michael is an innocent boy.
C. Sarah is likely to be Michael's mother.
D. The man in military uniform is a policeman.
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One day, Jim played basketball in the living room after school. When he was playing in high spirits, his basketball ____ a vase off the shelf by accident and the mouth of it knocked off a large piece. What made him more ____ was that the vase was rare and valuable. To cover the great ____ he caused, he glued the pieces together and put the vase back to its place.
While cleaning the vase after work, his mother ____ the change on it. At dinnertime, she asked Jim if he ____ the vase. Being afraid of punishment, Jim said a wild cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off the shell. His mother was quite clear that he was ____, for all the windows were closed before she went to work. However, his mother just remained ____ and said it was her carelessness not to have the window closed.
Before going to bed, Jim’s mother asked him to go to the study. He felt he couldn’t _4__ the punishment.
When he entered the study in fear, his mother’s face appeared no sense of ____. Instead, she took a chocolate box out of the drawer and ____ one piece to him. “Jim, this chocolate is a reward for you, for you ____ a cat that could open the window, with your imagination.” Then, she put another chocolate in his hand. “This chocolate is a reward for your topping_____ to restore (修复). You restored with glue, the cracks were filled almost perfectly. ____ remember, to restore a vase needs more powerful glue and higher ____ skill. Tomorrow, let’s bring the vase to the ____ to see how they’ll make it as it was.” With that, his mother took the third chocolate, “The ____ chocolate stands for my deep apology (歉意) to you. As your mother，I shouldn’t have put a vase in a place where it could so ____ fall down, especially when there is a boy fond of sports.”
“But, Mum, I ...” His mother ____ him and said. “My chocolate box has been ____, so our talk is over, too. Now, go to bed!” Then she left for her own bedroom. The following days were the same as before. The only ____ was that Jim never told a lie since then.
1.A. pulled B. hit C. cut D. held
2.A. excited B. moved C. tired D. upset
3.A. trouble B. injure C. pain D. disease
4.A. described B. noticed C. enjoyed D. marked
5.A. hid B. saw C. broke D. cleaned
6.A. thinking B. explaining C. dreaming D. lying
7.A. calm B. shocked C. angry D. silent
8.A. decide B. know C. avoid D. receive
9.A. cruelty B. surprise C. suffering D. anger
10.A. sold B. gave C. returned D. paid
11.A. created B. fed C. drew D. saw
12.A. time B. ability C. speed D. chance
13.A. For B. So C. And D. But
14.A. basic B. new C. special D. important
15.A. workers B. artists C. teachers D. neighbors
16.A. smallest B. most C. best D. last
17.A. carelessly B. hurriedly C. easily D. eagerly
18.A. drove B. stopped C. forgot D. beat
19.A. empty B. light C. beautiful D. full
20.A. change B. power C. report D. idea
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I was ever bullied badly when I was in high school. One kid in particular would try to make me feel worse in every way he knew. For example, he would throw stuff at me constantly, hit me on the head, punch me, call me ugly and stupid, make fun of me and, of course tell me he would beat me up if I ever fought back. It was like his daily mission. And it was my daily mission to just get through the day. What could I say? It made my world very small because that was my main focus---just surviving. Everything else fell by the wayside. Unfortunately, that included any form of social life. So not only was my world tiny, but it was very lonely.
Looking back to that time, which was about 11 years ago, my biggest mistake was not bringing anyone into that world of mine. I was too proud and embarrassed to get help. I would rather not face the fact that I needed help because in my mind, that would mean that the bully had won. It would also mean that I was weak.
Let me just say this----bullying someone is a weak choice. The only reason why they come after you is that they don’t think you will do anything about it. Does that make anyone strong? Absolutely not. Be stronger. Reach out to a parent, a teacher or a friend for help. Simply admit that you are struggling and need help.
You can put it like this: Somebody who is weak and trying to build himself or herself up has chosen to do that by putting me down. The only reason why they are doing it is that I am nice and I haven't done anything about it yet. Well, I am through putting up with this. I have basic human rights that they are trying to take away to feel better and that is just not OK. How do I handle this the right way? I don't want the pain cycle to continue and I don't want to become someone I don't want to be.
I will close by saying this----I am not just surviving. I am just enjoying my life. I graduated from college with honors, by the way. You don’t have to wait to live. Do something today.
1.What did the author do when he was bullied? ________
A.He suffered but put up with it all alone.
B.He fell by the wayside.
C.He reached out for help immediately.
D.He fought back bravely.
2.The author suggests fighting bullies by ________.
A.getting used to the pain as soon as possible
B.keeping it a secret inside and reducing your social life
C.looking for help from parents, teachers or friends
D.promoting the understanding of basic human rights
3.The author probably wrote this article to ________.
A.admit that he had been treated badly at school
B.describe the harmful effects of bullying
C.show how grateful he was to those who helped him
D.share his experience and ideas on dealing with bullies
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 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.
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When I was in high school, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one special_______that was uncommon for me. I spent three or four hours_______out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets and then in a homeless_______not far from the Bay Bridge as well.
I was in high school and at the time my little sister was too _______to join in. She wanted to help, so she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to_______and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter(避难所 ).I passed out the_______ .I began making sandwiches and_______them with the crowd. I had the boxes with my sisters_______in them and began to_______around offering them to anyone near me.
I moved towards an old gentleman and said, "Sir, would you like a cookie? "He stopped and __________looked at me and said. "What did you say? Did you call me sir? I told him I had, and his eyes __________a little bit and said " No one has ever called me sir in the Past 60 years. “So he was completely __________when I did so.
It shocked me. I explained I had been raised that whatever a persons__________and social position were, he deserved respect. It __________me to think that just because he was homeless, no one __________ him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand why no one ever called him sir, I had never thought that anyone was __________me because I wasn't raised that way. Every __________ person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still__________that memory and the__________it taught me .Sometimes, what we take for granted can__________make a difference in someone s life
1.A. matter B. chance C. accident D. event
2.A. carrying B. picking C. handing D. bringing
3.A. shelter B. club C. community D. school
4.A. afraid B. active C. selfish D. young
5.A. enjoy B. eat C. collect D. take
6.A. papers B. meals C. books D. gifts
7.A. shared B. provide C. helped D. returned
8.A. dishes B. fruits C. cookies D. sandwiches
9.A. walk B. turn C. run D. show
10.A. went through B. stayed up C. turned around D. went ahead
11.A. watered B. shut C. opened D. closed
12.A. angry B. moved C. sad D. excited
13.A. memory B. home C. color D. heart
14.A. persuaded B. saddened C. frightened D. moved
15.A. handed B. offered C. provide D. promise
16.A. opposite B. with C. beside D. below
17.A. normal B. single C. special D. usual
18.A. carry B. remember C. share D. forget
19.A. reality B. class C. truth D. lesson
20.A. hardly B. nearly C. really D. usually
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books. I thought to myself, “ ____ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be ____ .”
As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, ______all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went _____and landed in the grass.
My ____ went out to him. So, I ran over to him. ____ I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it ____ , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the ____ student of our class, one of those guys that really found ____ during high school. Therefore he had the honor to prepare a ____ speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was ____ . So, I patted(拍) him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be ____ !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to ____ those who helped you make it through those ____ years. Your parents, your teachers…but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best ____ you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with ____ as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to _____himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend ____ me from doing the unspeakable(不能说出来的).”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the _____of your actions. With one small act you can ____ a person’s life. For better or for worse.
1.A. Why B. How C. When D. Where
2.A. stupid B. clever C. wonderful D. anxious
3.A. throwing B. catching C. taking D. knocking
4.A. lost B. sending C. broken D. flying
5.A. heart B. head C. hands D. thought
6.A. While B. As C. Because D. Once
7.A. passed B. turned out C. went on D. came up
8.A. top B. hardest C. favorite D. luckiest
9.A. friendship B. pleasure C. themselves D. it
10.A. class B. school C. graduation D. college
11.A. nervous B. excited C. proud D. crazy
12.A. famous B. great C. praised D. honored
13.A. reward B. remember C. thank D. congratulate
14.A. happy B. exciting C. old D. difficult
15.A. chance B. gift C. help D. favor
16.A. wonder B. anxiety C. disbelief D. pride
17.A. test B. enjoy C. kill D. hurt
18.A. protected B. freed C. warned D. saved
19.A. price B. use C. power D. meaning
20.A. destroy B. change C. save D. understand
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When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleasing when I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.
高一英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleased if I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.
高一英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When Tom was in high school, he was very1.(interest) in computers and enjoyed writing programs of his own. With time2.(go) by, he began to study the World Wide Web and used3.Internet to communicate4.computer programmers all over the world. After5.(graduate) from high school, he went to university6.he studied IT and developed a special interest in IT.
At the age of 22, Tom was able to go abroad for further education. He made up his mind7.(realize) his dreams there. But things were not as good as expected. Tom had thought that his English was much8.(good) than his classmates at home. However, at first, the professors spoke so fast in class that he couldn’t follow them. He made every effort and9.(gradual) he made it. Though Tom has a long way to go, let’s give our best10.(wish) to him!
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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
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