Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician（魔术师）, Liu Qian, discovered it, in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction(互动) with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship (演出技巧).
“It is actually thinking, rather than one’s manipulation(操作)skills, that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more intriguing(吸引人的),”Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dates back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur（业余的） magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a decent(体面的)job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine（升华） his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for pedestrians(路人), policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
1.Why do people love to watch magic?
| A．Because Liu Qian is known for his interaction with his audiences. |
| B．Because people love watching magicians make the impossible happen. |
| C．Because people want to know the secret of the magic. |
| D．Because people are curious about everything. |
2.Which word in the following is close to the underlined word “seasoned”?
| A．Handsome. | B．Growing. | C．Fruitful. | D．Experienced. |
3.What is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
| A．He was good at magic when he was young. |
| B．He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest. |
| C．He couldn’t find a decent job after graduation. |
| D．He became an amateur magician in his spare time. |
4.The passage is mainly about ________ .
| A．why Liu Qian plays magic well |
| B．what magic tricks are |
| C．why people love magic |
| D．how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician |
高一英语阅读理解困难题
Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it in front of an audience of million at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing(见证) something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship.
“It’s actually thinking rather than one’s performing skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting,” Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese Literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passers-by, policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
1.The story is about__________.
A．why people love magic
B．how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician
C．how fashionable magic is
D．what magic tricks are
2.People love to watch magic because_______.
A．they love watching magicians make the impossible happen
B．it arouses their curiosity
C．they can’t figure out the secret of magic
D．it is a centuries-old art
3.Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
A．He was interested in magic when he was little
B．He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest.
C．He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation.
D．He became an amateur magician in his spare time.
4.What does the underline word “seasoned” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．experienced B．freshman C．amateur(业余的) D．unskillful
5.Liu Qian improved his performing skills by _____.
A．learning from David Copperfield
B．learning magic in a university
C．performing in public on streets
D．joining in Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest
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Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician（魔术师）, Liu Qian, discovered it, in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction(互动) with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship (演出技巧).
“It is actually thinking, rather than one’s manipulation(操作)skills, that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more intriguing(吸引人的),”Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dates back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur（业余的） magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a decent(体面的)job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine（升华） his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for pedestrians(路人), policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
1.Why do people love to watch magic?
| A．Because Liu Qian is known for his interaction with his audiences. |
| B．Because people love watching magicians make the impossible happen. |
| C．Because people want to know the secret of the magic. |
| D．Because people are curious about everything. |
2.Which word in the following is close to the underlined word “seasoned”?
| A．Handsome. | B．Growing. | C．Fruitful. | D．Experienced. |
3.What is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
| A．He was good at magic when he was young. |
| B．He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest. |
| C．He couldn’t find a decent job after graduation. |
| D．He became an amateur magician in his spare time. |
4.The passage is mainly about ________ .
| A．why Liu Qian plays magic well |
| B．what magic tricks are |
| C．why people love magic |
| D．how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician |
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of an engineer. One day walking along the bank of a lake, the girl happened to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose(鹅). After some time the girl the mother would not return to the eggs and she to take them home. There she carefully the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days , the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the .
Geese are known to take the first living thing theysee as their mother. Thus, to these geese, the girl was their mother.
As they grew, the girl was able to her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to . The litter girl became increasingly worried about this, both when and in her dreams. Suddenly, she thought a clever idea: she would fly a plane to guide them in . She asked her father for a plane and he made a small one for her. Caring about safety, the father flew the plane himself. However, the birds didn’t him. They all slept in the grass .
The girl was so worried about it that one day the girl into the plane and started it. Soon the plane left the . Seeing their mother in the air, the birds expanded their wings and . She flew the plane freely in the sky, with her young birds following.
1.A. since B. after C. while D. because
2.A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted
3.A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. agreed
4.A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined
5.A. ago B. out C. later D. long
6.A. family B. house C. home D. world
7.A. what B. which C. that D. who
8.A. great B. big C. shy D. young
9.A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow
10.A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing
11.A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake
12.A. of B. through C. over D. back
13.A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane
14.A. his B. her C. their D. its
15.A. respect B. remember C. follow D. receive
16.A. sadly B. instead C. hardly D. too
17.A. climbed B. looked C. drove D. fell
18.A. house B. floor C. water D. ground
19.A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. immediately
20.A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jenkins was a jeweler（珠宝商）, who had made a large diamond (钻石)ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___ like the first one but was worth only￡2,000. This he took to the shop, which _____ it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more_____ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife _____to Paris for a weekend. As to the _____ring, the shop sold it for￡60,000.
Six months later the buyer _____ it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty (有瑕疵的) diamond,” he said. "It isn't worth the high _____I paid." Then he told them the _____. His wife's car had caught fire in an_____. She had escaped (幸免) ,______ the ring had fallen off and been damaged (损坏) in the great _____ of the fire.
The shop had to ______. They knew that no fire on earth can ______ damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the ______ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who ______ it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the ______. A reader thought he _____ the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which ______ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman _____ a large diamond ring. “Do You know the ______with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
1.A. only B. surely C. nearly D. exactly
2.A. accepted B. received C. refused D. rejected
3.A. real B. modern C. worthy D. valuable
4.A. flew B. drove C. sailed D. bicycled
5.A. first B. second C. last D. next
6.A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned
7.A. cost B. money C. price D. value
8.A. facts B. matters C. questions D. results
9.A. affair B. accident C. incident D. experience
10.A. so B. or C. but D. and
11.A. pile B. heat C. power D. pressure
12.A. think B. agree C. permit D. promise
13.A. almost B. even C. just D. ever
14.A. real B. pure C. right D. exact
15.A. copied B. made C. stole D. did
16.A. notices B. magazines C. newspapers D. programmes
17.A. saw B. knew C. found D. recognized
18.A. showed B. drew C. printed D. carried
19.A. carrying B. dressing C. wearing D. holding
20.A. dancer B. woman C. reader D. jeweler
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Seal(海豹) seizes raft
This seal really rocked the boat when he found himself an unusual place to hang out. After the seal came across a boat in the harbor where he lives, he fell inside and wouldn’t budge for four days.
“One morning the seal just pulled himself aboard,” says Ed Stubbings, who owns the boat-turned-bed. Probably thinking the boat was a rock, the seal made himself at home. The seal didn’t move an inch-----not even to eat or drink.
Stubbings was a little worried that the 500-pound animal might sink it. Luckily on the fifth day, the seal fell back into the water and swam off.
Alligator(短吻鳄)gets new tail
When Mr. Stubbs the alligator swims through his pool at the Phoenix Herpetological Society, he looks like any other gator-----except that his tail is made of rubber. Mr. Stubbs is the first alligator known to wear an artificial tail.
Mr. Stubbs was brought to the society nine years ago. “His tail was missing when he arrived,” says President Russ Johnson. Mr. Stubbs couldn’t walk or swim properly. “We showed him how to swim in the water,” Johnson says. “But that hurt his back.” Later, the scientists used rubber to build an artificial tail attached to Mr. Stubbs’s back legs. “Once we put the tail on him, he walked with ease,” Johnson says.
Dog delivers papers
Morgan started her “paper route” when she was young. One day as Morgan and her owner Bill set out on a walk, she spotted a rolled-up paper. To Bill’s surprise, Morgan grabbed the object in her mouth, walked back to the house, and dropped it on the doorstep. Morgan enjoyed the activity so much that she wanted to deliver every paper she saw on her walks.
Now three-year-old Morgan brings the paper to her owner and neighbors, even in bad weather. “Morgan has a natural instinct(本能) to carry things with her mouth,” dog behaviorist Pat Miller says. “And she feels rewarded by the activity, so she keeps it up.”
1.The underlined word “budge” can be replaced by________.
A. move B. change C. swim D. sleep
2.It can be learned that Mr. Stubbs_______.
A. injured his back
B. lost his tail and back legs
C. quickly got used to his new tail
D. was found by Ed Stubbings
3.What made Morgan deliver papers?
A. Her owner Bill’s praise.
B. Her neighbors’ rewards.
C. Pat Miller’s encouragement.
D. Her natural ability.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where was the ring found first?
A.In a drawer. B.On the newspaper. C.Inside a piece of cake.
2.Who found the ring first?
A.David. B.David's father. C.The woman.
3.When did the woman lose her ring most probably?
A.When she was making the cake.
B.When she was eating the cake.
C.When she was washing her hands.
高一英语长对话困难题查看答案及解析
The price of diamond rings has risen sharply, ______ the price of gold rings has gone down.
A.when B.which C.while D.otherwise
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When the recent research was analyzed（分析）, it was found that a lot of people wanted free pictures or free music from the Web. If it couldn’t be free, then they wanted it “new” or at least at a low price. It seems that 70 percent of people aged 16 to 24 download music online but only 1 in 40 tracks are bought legally.
Thus, some companies are planning to give all of their music away for free. The music will be totally free except that you will have to pay with your time by watching advertisements. This will be perfect for those who have lots of time but little money.
The Web has encouraged a belief that things can be free, or at least very cheap. It seems that everyone is looking for a good deal on the Web. The desire for free objects is part of the nature of the Web because the Web is about self-service and self-service is all about being free, cheap, fast and convenient. It’s interesting how words change their meaning. Stealing has now become file sharing, but it’s not really stealing, is it?
Free is a funny word. We all know that very little is really for free. If we go searching on the Web for free music, we know—or should know—that there are risks involved. However, it doesn’t matter. We still want free things, or at least the sense that we’re getting a real bargain and that at a minimum we’re saving time.
What can be the worst experience on the Web? A site that charges us high prices and wastes our time.
1.What is the best title for the text?
A. The Nature of the Web B. The Web and the Culture of “ Free”
C. Stealing and File Sharing D. What Does the Word “ Free” Mean?
2.Why do some companies “ sell” their music for free?
A. Their music is not popular and is out of date.
B. Most people have lots of time but little money.
C. Their music can’t be sold new or for a low price.
D. They can earn money from the advertisements added in the music.
3.Which of the following can best describe the belief of the Web?
A. Risky behaviour B. Stealing C. File sharing D. For fun.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A Canadian woman who lost her diamond ring 13 years ago while cleaning her garden on the family farm is wearing it proudly again after hew daughter-in-law pulled it from the ground or a carrot.
Mary Grams, 84, said she can’t believe the lucky carrot actually grew through and around the diamond ring she had long given up hope of finding. She said she never told her husband, Norman, that she lost the ring, but only told her son. Her husband died five years ago.
“I feel glad and happy, ”Grams said this week . “I grew into the carrot. I feel it amazing”,
Her daughter-in-law, Calleen Daley, found the ring while getting carrots in for supper with her dog Billy at the farm near Armena, Alberta, where Grams used to live. The farm has been in the family for 105 years. Daley said while she was pulling the carrots and noticed one of them looked strange She almost fed it to her dog bu decided to keep it When she was washing ;the carrots she noticed the ring and spoke to her husband, Grams’son, about what she had found.
They quickly called Grams. “I told her we found her ring in the garden She couldn’t believe it, ”Daley said. “It was so strange that the carrot grew perfectly through that ring. ”
Grams said she wanted to try the ring on again after so many years With her family looking on, she washed the ring with a little soap to get the dirt off. It moved on her finger as easily as i did when her husband gave it to her.
“We were laughing, ” she said. “It fits. After so many years it still fits perfectly.”
1.How old was Grams when she lost her diamond ring?
A.13. B.71.
C.84. D.105.
2.Who found the woman’s long-lost diamond ring?
A.Mary Grams, B.Norman.
C.Colleen Daley. D.Billy.
3.This passage mainly tells us that .
A.a Canadian woman lost her ring
B.a long-lost ring was found
C.the family farm has a long history
D.a strange carrot was pulled
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
My son Jack, a fourth grader, was having a hard time in getting interested in story books recently, so I offered to read the first few chapters to him. In the early pages of ‘Incident at Halk Hill’, a quiet little boy has a special meeting with a female badger (獾).Soon after, another badger is caught in a steel leg trap(陷阱), and the author describes in detail the pain and scare of an animal struggling to its death. We meet the cruel hunter and his ill treatment of a dog; we see the badger being skinned by the boy's father；and we experience the child's confusion when beaten by his father in anger. Pretty heavy going for ten-year-olds, I thought.
Last night , I returned from a weekend away to find that Jack had finished the whole book on his own. “It was really, really good and sad, and violent，” he reported. “There was a lot of killing.”
“Were there any happy parts?" I asked,
"The boy's life was saved by the badger, and that was good. But then that badger got caught in a trap again and at the end it's dying, too. ” Jack said, "It was so sad that I almost cried. ”
I told him that many books have made me cry, beginning with Heidi, when I was just his age, right on up to the novel I finished last week.
“Well，” he admitted then, “I actually did cry. Reading that book just reminded me of all the sadness in the world, and it made me feel sad ,too. ”
So, I think, now he has been through the sad tone of the passage , the discovery that words on a printed page can give rise to such strong emotion ，that a book can move you right out of your own comfortable little self and into someone else's pain. Thus we come to realize that if we are to remain fully engaged in life, open to its mysteries and feel sorry towards its suffering, we indeed need stories to grab（抓住） us by the neck and remind us of the sadness in the world that is not our own.
1.‘Incident at Halk Hill’ is a _______story.
A．sad B．happy C．funny D．boring
2.The underlined sentence “Pretty heavy going for ten-year-olds" means____
A．the book is too long for a ten year old child
B．the book is too difficult for a ten year old child
C．the book is too violent(暴力) for a ten year old child
D．the book is too pretty for a ten year old child
3.According to the passage , stories can be something to help you_____
A．enjoy your spare time B．develop your care for animals
C．realize the truth of life D．think about your own life
4.By writing the passage, the writer mainly wants to____.
A．tell a story that interested his son
B．show the importance of reading stories
C．share an experience between himself and his son
D．show how to make children interested in books
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