One day my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been living alone for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.
That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.
We went to a restaurant that, although not classical, was very nice and comfortable. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. “It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said. “Then it’s time that you relax and let me return the favor,” I answered.
During the dinner, we had a pleasant conversation nothing special but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.
As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.
A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. A note said: paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but I paid for two plates-one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.” At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: ‘I LOVE YOU’ and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.
1.According to the passage, we know the writer’s mother .
A. lives with her son’s family
B. wanted to invite her son to have dinner again
C. wrote a letter to tell her son about her illness
D. died of a heart attack all of sudden
2.The author found a note written by after his mother died.
A. his mother B. his wife
C. himself D. his children
3.What do you think is the best title of this passage?
A. My Mother’s Life B. An Unforgettable Meal
C. Love is Something You should never put off D. My Mother And I
高一英语阅读理解简单题
One day my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been living alone for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.
That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.
We went to a restaurant that, although not classical, was very nice and comfortable. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. “It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said. “Then it’s time that you relax and let me return the favor,” I answered.
During the dinner, we had a pleasant conversation nothing special but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.
As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.
A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. A note said: paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but I paid for two plates-one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.” At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: ‘I LOVE YOU’ and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.
1.According to the passage, we know the writer’s mother .
A. lives with her son’s family
B. wanted to invite her son to have dinner again
C. wrote a letter to tell her son about her illness
D. died of a heart attack all of sudden
2.The author found a note written by after his mother died.
A. his mother B. his wife
C. himself D. his children
3.What do you think is the best title of this passage?
A. My Mother’s Life B. An Unforgettable Meal
C. Love is Something You should never put off D. My Mother And I
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After 20 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to _______. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too.”
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years, but my busy life had made it impossible to visit her _______. That night I called to _______ her out for dinner.
“What’s wrong? are you well?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night _______ is a sign of bad news.
“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I _______.
She thought about it for a moment, and _______. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation — _______ extraordinary but recent events of each other’s life.
Before we _______, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, _______ only if you let me invite you.”
A few days ________, my mother died of a heart attack. It ________ so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. A few days after the funeral, I received an envelope with a receipt (收据) from the same place where mother and I had ________. An attached note ________:
“I paid this bill ________. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two ________ —one for you and the other for your ________. You will never know what that night meant for me. I ________ you, son.”
At that moment, I ________ the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU”. Give your family the ________ they deserve, because sometimes things cannot be ________ till “some other time”.
1.A.home B.talk C.movie D.dinner
2.A.directly B.frequently C.rarely D.exactly
3.A.bring B.take C.force D.invite
4.A.visit B.meal C.ring D.date
5.A.argued B.whispered C.committed D.responded
6.A.agreed B.refused C.promised D.nodded
7.A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
8.A.met B.parted C.left D.divided
9.A.but B.and C.so D.or
10.A.before B.earlier C.ago D.later
11.A.broke B.formed C.fell D.struck
12.A.sat B.waited C.gathered D.dined
13.A.saw B.read C.showed D.wrote
14.A.in advance B.on purpose C.by accident D.with patience
15.A.tables B.dishes C.seats D.chances
16.A.mother B.family C.wife D.child
17.A.miss B.admire C.love D.hug
18.A.sensed B.accepted C.checked D.pursued
19.A.time B.money C.comfort D.calls
20.A.ensured B.delayed C.forgotten D.forgiven
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阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
One day, my wife wanted me to take my mother out to dinner and a movie. She said, "I know she loves you and would love to spend some time with you." My mother 1.(be) a widow(寡妇)for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three 2.(child) had made it impossible to visit her very often. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like3.(spend) the night with you very much."
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A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed(交给) her a paper bag and said, “Here are the apples you wanted.” She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. “I told you,” she said slowly, “to buy some eggs.”
I felt worried about my absent-mindedness, so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”
“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison(爱迪生)was standing in line(排队) one day to pay his taxes(税). When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”
I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”
“Ten dollars for the check-up(检查),” the doctor said.
“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”
For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”
1.It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.
A. excited B. surprised C. sad D. proud
2.The doctor took Edison’s story for example ______.
A. to show absent-mindedness is common among people
B. because he liked telling stories
C. to make the author laugh
D. to make fun of Edison
3.The underlined word “absent-mindedness” in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A. a feeling of anger
B. a feeling of sadness
C. an emotion (情绪) of excitement
D. a trouble in which people often forget this or that
4.According to the passage, who was (were) absent-minded?
A. Only the author. B. The author’s wife.
C. The author and the doctor. D. The doctor alone.
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A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed her a paper bag and said, “Here are the apples you wanted.” She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. “I told you,” she said slowly, “to buy some eggs.”
I felt worried about my absent-mindedness (心不在焉,健忘) , so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”
“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison was standing in line one day to pay his taxes. When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”
I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”
“Ten dollars for the check-up ,” the doctor said.
“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”
For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”
1.It can be inferred (推断) from the first paragraph that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.
A. excited B. surprised
C. sad D. proud
2.The doctor took Edison’s story for example ______.
A. to make fun of Edison
B. because he liked telling stories
C. to show absent-mindedness is common among people
D. to make the author laugh
3.According to the passage, who was/were absent-minded?
A. Only the author. B. The author and the doctor.
C. The doctor alone. D. The author's wife.
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“Dad,” I say one day, “let’s take a trip. Why don’t you fly out and meet me?”
My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day, his thought, his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.
My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.
“ What is our first stop?” asks my father.
“What time is it?”
“Still don’t have a watch?”
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite(花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.
“Unbelievable,” he says, “How was this done?”
A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture(雕塑) and then left the final touches to his son.
We stare up and I ask myself, Would I ever devote my life to anything?
No directions, no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father’s voice. Now I hear them in my own.
The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.
“Did you ever travel with your dad?” I ask.
“Only once,” he says. “I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other—but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”
That last sentence—it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.
In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I’ve never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world, I can keep traveling, I realize--- and maybe a regular job won’t be as dull as I feared.
Weeks after our trip, I call my father.
“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says. “We’ve got to take another trip like that sometime.”
I tell him I’ve decided to settle down, and I’m wearing a watch.
1.We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father _________.
A. followed the fashion
B. got bored with his job
C. liked the author’s collection of stamps
D. was unhappy with the author’s lifestyle
2. What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?
A. His father is interested in sculpture.
B. His father is as innocent as a little boy.
C. He should have a specific aim in life.
D. He should learn sculpture in the future.
3.From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author________.
A. comes to understand what parental love means
B. wants his children to learn from their grandfather
C. learns how to communicate with his father
D. hopes to give whatever he can to his father
4.What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?
A. The call solves their disagreements.
B. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.
C. They decide to learn photography together.
D. They begin to change their attitudes to life.
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One day, a woman from The Express News called. She said she wanted to work on a(n) on me. When she had finished me for the article, she asked, “What are you planning to do next?”
Well, at that , there was actually nothing I was planning on doing next, and what _59 out for us was, “I’m thinking about the Guinness Book of World Records for Fastest-Talking Female.”
The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had my final remarks(评论)about trying to break the World’s Fastest-Talking Female record. At about 5:00 that afternoon, I got a from Larry King, asking me to go on the . They would me up at 8:00 — because they wanted me to do it that night!
I the phone for a while, and then I called Guinness to find out to break a fast-talking record. They told me I would have to recite something. I began . I was both and excited at the same time.
At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the __ _ . I was tongue-tied. I asked the woman in charge, “What I don’t break the record?”
“Larry doesn’t if you break it or not,” she said. ” “He just cares that you try it on his show.” So I asked myself, “What’s the that can happen? I’ll look like a fool on television!” A thing, I told myself, I could live through that. And what if I break the record?
So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female speaking 585 words in one minute!
1.A. article B.experiment C. research D. study
2.A. studying B.interviewing C. calling D. praising
3.A. day B. university C. time D. century
4.A. provided B. gave C. took D. came
5.A. setting B. breaking C. playing D. holding
6.A. set B. made C. spoke D. included
7.A. time B. chance C. call D. notice
8.A. show B. stage C. movie D. book
9.A. bring B. pick C. call D. drive
10.A. thought of B. stared at C.went through D. heard of
11.A. what B. whether C. when D. how
12.A. practicing B. singing C. learning D. reading
13.A. horrible B. tired C. nervous D. happy
14.A. studio(演播室) B. theatre C. lab D. office
15.A. unless B. if C. though D. how
16.A. wonder B. consider C. care D. know
17.A. best B. most C. least D. worst
18.A. small B. nice C. terrible D. big
19.A. reading B. carrying C. thinking D. going
20.A. in B. on C. with D. by
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One day, a woman from The Express News called. She said she wanted to work on a(n) on me. When she had finished me for the article, she asked, “What are you planning to do next?”
Well, at that , there was actually nothing I was planning on doing next, and what _ out for us was, “I’m thinking about the Guinness Book of World Records for Fastest-Talking Female.”
The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had my final remarks(评论)about trying to break the World’s Fastest-Talking Female record. At about 5:00 that afternoon, I got a from Larry King, asking me to go on the . They would me up at 8:00 — because they wanted me to do it that night!
I the phone for a while, and then I called Guinness to find out to break a fast-talking record. They told me I would have to recite something. I began . I was both and excited at the same time.
At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the ___ . I was tongue-tied. I asked the woman in charge, “What I don’t break the record?”
“Larry doesn’t if you break it or not,” she said. ” “He just cares that you try it on his show.” So I asked myself, “What’s the that can happen? I’ll look like a fool on television!” A thing, I told myself, I could live through that. And what if I break the record?
So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female speaking 585 words in one minute!
1.A. article B.experiment C. research
2.A. studying B.interviewing C. calling
3.A. day B. university C. time
4.A. provided B. gave C. took
5.A. setting B. breaking C. playing
6.A. set B. made C. spoke
7.A. time B. chance C. call
8.A. show B. stage C. movie
9.A. bring B. pick C. call
10.A. thought of B. stared at C.went through
11.A. what B. whether C. when
12.A. practicing B. singing C. learning
13.A. horrible B. tired C. nervous
14.A. studio(演播室) B. theatre C. lab
15.A. unless B. if C. though
16.A. wonder B. consider C. care
17.A. best B. most C. least
18.A. small B. nice C. terrible
19.A. reading B. carrying C. thinking
20.A. in B. on C. with
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day when I was 5, my mother criticized me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry motion to open the screen door (纱门) with my foot, I kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no regret, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have criticized my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for it. But my parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a crack in the defense against unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would remind me of my mistake from time to time. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all. My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
1.When the author damaged the door, his parents _______.
A. scolded him for what he had done B. left the door unrepaired
C. told him how expensive it was D. gave him a spanking
2.How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?
A. He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.
B. He found that his family members no longer liked him.
C. He found it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.
D. He felt he had to work hard to make up for (弥补) the damage.
3.The experience may cause the author _______.
A. to hide his anger away from others
B. not to go against his parents’ will
C. to have a better control of himself
D. not to make mistakes in the future
4.What of the following is the main idea of this passage?
A. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.
B. Parents shouldn’t educate their children.
C. What is the best way to become a more patient person?
D. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day when I was five, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry movement to open the screen door with my foot, I had kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking for such behavior. My parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door be, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly remind me of my mistake. For years I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all.
My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for my behavior delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
1.The underlined word “ remorse” in Paragraph 1 most probably means_____________.
A. injury B. sense
C. regret D. notice
2.When the author damaged the door, his parents_____________.
A. scolded him for his bad behavior B. gave him a spanking
C. told him how expensive it was D. left the door unrepaired
3.How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?
A. He felt it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.
B. He found that his family members no longer liked him.
C. He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.
D. He felt he had to work hard to make up for the damage.
4.What is the main idea of this text?
A. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.
B. What the best way to become a more patient person is.
C. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.
D. Parents are the best teachers of their children.
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