Last week the manager of an old jeweler’s sho...

Last week the manager of an old jeweler’s shop received a letter marked “personal”, so of course his secretary gave it to him unopened. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. Then he opened it and a ￡10 note fell out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:

Dear Sir,

In 1935 I got engaged. But unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was six months without a job and then I got work again. But of course was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. The assistant brought some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring.

My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (良心) all these years. At the time the ring cost ￡2 so I reckon (估计) that is about ￡10 at today’s price. And I am sending you that amount.

Yours truly,

A customer

“Well, well, well,” said the manager, “life is full of surprises!”

1.Why didn’t the secretary open the letter? Because _______.

A. he was very busy

B. it was a personal letter

C. there was a ￡10 note in it

D. the letter was unimportant

2. What was true about the assistant?

A. She lost her job.

B. She was short of money.

C. She was called away while serving the customer.

D. She put one of the rings in her pocket.

3. What happened to the writer of the letter in 1935?

A. He married a girl.

B. He was out of work for six months and short of money.

C. He lost a ring.

D. His parents died.

4.The best headline for this article would be _______.

A. A Customer Pays His Bill　　　　　 B. An Old Jeweler’s Shop

C. The Manager and the Letter　　　　 D. A Letter with ￡2

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

I received an e-mail from a good friend last week. Her letter opened with the usual greetings, but then turned sour as she began to ______the pain in her heart.

My friend doesn’t have a good relationship with her parents.________she is an 18-year-old high school student, her parents,________her father, are still trying to control her life.

“I admit I haven’t________the level of excellence they expect. As long as I let them down, they always scold(责骂) me.” she wrote, adding, “They’re never satisfied with what I do. Every time I see them, my confidence gets ______. I feel bitter and annoyed. Sometimes I don’t even want to stay with them.”

I understand my friend’s______. I know what it’s like to have people refuse my ____ and insist I do what they ______ . I know I have to give her a ______. Still, I have to be honest, and try to give her useful ______ .

I think she needs to find it in herself to _____ her parents. I don’t think many of us truly______the power of forgiveness. ______forgiving, we get mad, and that______ is often shown in our words and actions. We want those who have hurt us to be______in some way.

I still remember something that happened to me in high school. A friend said something _____ about me, and I didn’t say a word to her for months. Years later I ________that although my actions seemed_______at the time, my hurt feelings were not worth losing a good friend. I regret that I did not forgive her.

The power of forgiveness is truly ______. Learn to forgive, and when you do so you’ll find yourself feeling better. And you can also set yourself _______to experience peace and love.

1.A. face　　 B. keep　　 C. share　　 D. hide

2.A. Since　　 B. Unless　　 C. Once　　 D. Although

3.A. especially　　 B. basically　　 C. naturally　　 D. entirely

4.A. changed　　 B. followed　　 C. reached　　 D. determined

5.A. destroyed　　 B. improved　　 C. protected　　 D. raised

6.A. stage　　 B. situation　　 C. record　　 D. argument

7.A. views　　 B. applications　　 C. calls　　 D. invitations

8.A. want　　 B. own　　 C. offer　　 D. afford

9.A. promise　　 B. reason　　 C. surprise　　 D. response

10.A. decision　　 B. advice　　 C. intention　　 D. experience

11.A. appreciate　　 B. satisfy　　 C. forgive　　 D. respect

12.A. show　　 B. understand　　 C. research　　 D. explore

13.A. Instead of　　 B. Because of　　 C. In addition to　　 D. In return for

14.A. trouble　　 B. danger　　 C. concern　　 D. anger

15.A. charged　　 B. forgotten　　 C. judged　　 D. punished

16.A. interesting　　 B. wonderful　　 C. bad　　 D. crazy

17.A. pretended　　 B. imagined　　 C. realized　　 D. proved

18.A. reliable　　 B. reasonable　　 C. equal　　 D. valuable

19.A. challenging　　 B. amazing　　 C. shocking　　 D. frightening

20.A. comfortable　　 B. wonderful　　 C. fair　　 D. free

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Last week I happened to find an old photo of myself and two of my oldest friends. It got me to think about all the crazy things I　　 ______　　 with my friends. As kids, we　　　 ____　　　 games and give them　　 _____　　　 like Sally Broke Her Leg and Guess Guess. In our teens, we fell off staircases and drank Coke. We sat on the roofs of Wits building talking about life, love and everything. Looking back now, it seems a lifetime ago, but memories like that　　 ______　　 fade(逐渐消失). Over time, though, those daily　　 ______　　　 became less, then turned into occasional(偶尔的) emails, and they turned, finally into　　 _______　　 .

My mom always said I can choose my friends,　　 ________　　 I alone choose how long they stay in my life. Having let a dear friend of mine fade from my life　　 ________　　 recently, I now understand what she　　　　 ______ .

He was one of friends who will forever be stuck (陷住) in my　　 ______　　 . I remembered that he wrote a book about his life at Wits and he wanted to　　　 _____　　 it to our old history professor, who called all the girls in the class “Sir”.

He got me to be　　 ________　　 of sports and then I wanted to spend as much time doing it as possible. The benches outside of the William Cullen Library were　　 _______　　 you could find us. If those benches could tell their stories they would　　　 _____　　 the pages of two novels.

A silly　　 _________　 between us led to the four-year friendship’s　　 ________ . I felt sad because I did appreciate him. He was like one of those　　 _______　　 friends who provided a shoulder to cry on even when he　　　　 _____　　 one himself.

Life is difficult, but I should　　　 ______　　 every joke and every afternoon spent sitting on a bench. As my mom would say: a man with two real friends is　　 _______　　 than a man with $100 million in the bank.

1.A. promised　　 B. experienced　　 C. planned　　 D. discovered

2.A. gave up　　 B. turned up　　 C. used up　　 D. made up

3.A. names　　 B. answers　　 C. numbers　　 D. levels

4.A. just　　 B. almost　　 C. never　　 D. already

5.A. exercises　　 B. activities　　 C. reports　　 D. discussion

6.A. silence　　 B. presence　　 C. existence　　 D. contact

7.A. and　　 B. or　　 C. so　　 D. but

8.A. luckily　　 B. quickly　　 C. completely　　 D. naturally

9.A. decided　　 B. meant　　 C. worried　　 D. wanted

10.A. world　　 B. progress　　 C. life　　 D. memory

11.A. award　　 B. hand　　 C. mail　　 D. sell

12.A. short　　 B. full　　 C. fond　　 D. sure

13.A. what　　 B. where　　 C. why　　 D. how

14.A. fill　　 B. cut　　 C. cost　　 D. follow

15.A. mistake　　 B. conversation　　 C. misunderstanding　　 D. decision

16.A. ending　　 B. lasting　　 C. beginning　　 D. finishing

17.A. ordinary　　 B. interesting　　 C. rare　　 D. honest

18.A. found　　 B. needed　　 C. covered　　 D. booked

19.A. create　　 B. tell　　 C. write　　 D. value

20.A. richer　　 B. stronger　　 C. happier　　 D. better

高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Last week, I went shopping for the items I needed 1.my voluntary work of cooking breakfast on Saturday at a shelter for the2. (home) in San Jose, California. I went to a store 3. (buy) some tofu and vegetables. As I　4.  (wait) in line to finish the shopping, the lady next to me approached (走近) me to find out 5. I was going to consume (吃)such  a big box of tofu I was buying. I told her that I was buying food to cook breakfast for those people in the shelter. While I was getting ready to pay the bill, to my6. (amaze), she offered to pay for everything without saying7. name. She said that she felt good because I was doing the kind of community work from which her parents once received help  8. they came to this country as refugees (难民). So she wanted to take this opportunity to show her gratitude.

It was the9. (good) reward I had ever received for my voluntary work, 10.began three years ago. In a strange way we are all connected and we feel grateful for each other.

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Johnson bought a new car last week, and _______ doubled that of the old one.

A. which price                              B. the price of which

C. its price                                D. the price of whose

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

She ____ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

She_______ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.

A. turned down　　　 B. came across

C. took after　　 D. dealt with

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

She _____ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is an old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”. 1.I’d say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here’s why.

1. 2.

Nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is – everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.

2. The world is waiting for your gift

I know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting for YOU! Yes, YOU! 3.Sure, other people may be able to sing. But they’ll never be able to sing exactly like you. Sure other people can write, but they’ll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write. Don’t deprive the world of your gift. It’s the oxygen that we need to survive. Thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use it to better your life and the lives of those around you.

3. 4.

You can dream about writing the great American play that you want, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. 5. They require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen. Get to it!

A. You can‘t let fear win.

B. Tomorrow is not promised.

C. In other words, dreams don’t work unless you do.

D. How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

E. You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can copy.

F. Possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on you.

G. Unless you take the first step, your dreams will never come true.

高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last week, I read an article about the terrible history of the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace, located in the western district of Beijing, 1. of three parks, including the Ming, Changchun and Wanchun, 2. covers an area of about 5,200 mu.

To build the famous royal garden, the Qing government invested lots of manpower and physical resources in it. In order for it to become the European-style palaces built of stone, Emperor Qianlong 3. (employ)western designers to design it and made many skillful craftsmen(工匠)work day after day on it. After 130 years of hard labor, their work finally 4. off. The Summer Palace took 5. its glorious beauty. In a word, its construction style is the 6.(combine)of landscape, painting and poetry.

However, due to the Qing governments being 7., western invaders have begun to invade it

since 1860, resulting in it 8.( damage) badly, 9. little remaining at that time. What's worse, the destruction didn’t stop until the end of the war. After liberation, the Chinese government 10. great importance to rebuilding the famous garden. Nowadays, everyone is likely to appreciate its beauty if he is free.

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