When I walk through the streets, I pass strange rooms where people are doing strange things. Some are biking madly. Others are holding metal bars to keep them from dropping down. Still others are jumping around while someone is shouting at them. It looks like something out of Dante’s Inferno (但丁《神曲》中的《地狱篇》). But what is the most amazing is that people pay for these sufferings!
The strange rooms are gyms. It is reported that some 41 million Americans are gym members. 12% of the memberships are born in January, as they are determined to knock off (使减少) the holiday fat. Maybe it is good to exercise in the gym. However, should they know they can keep in good shape, spending little money, would they still agree with its necessity?
At the age of 23, I joined a gym. I lifted weights twice a week in Muscle’s Gym. I paid as little as $200 per year. You can’t find such gyms in every city any more. Too often, the gym is fancy (花哨的) with lots of equipment. If you ask how much it costs to join it, the person at the front desk often won’t tell you straight. Instead, he’ll let you meet with a fitness consultant (健身顾问), who will provide you with a great number of reasons and suggestions, such as losing weight and getting healthier, just in order to put pressure on you to spend much money joining the gym and becoming a member there.
Working out with the help of equipment at home has problems, too. In the early 2000’s, I bought a spinning bike at a cost of $700 for home use. I tried a few times only to find that it brought me a neck problem.
Now I’m back to my old way. I do Yoga（瑜伽）every morning and evening. Total cost: $60 for an exercise mat (垫子) . I’m enjoying fitness.
1.The strange rooms are places where people _________.
A. do strange things B. suffer from great pains
C. play Dante’s Inferno D. take physical exercise
2.In the author’s opinion, joining a gym nowadays is __________.
A. exciting B. inexpensive C. unnecessary D. helpful
3.The author wrote something about Muscle’s Gym to __________.
A. tell us he was fat when he was young
B. suggest a new way of losing weight
C. provide us with an example of gyms
D. compare it with the gyms of today
4.From the text we can infer that _________.
A. many Americans put on weight after Christmas and New Year’s Day
B. the author and his family had spent a lot of money exercising in gyms
C. 12% of the American people are members of gyms
D. spinning bikes are good equipment for exercise
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
When I walk through the streets, I pass strange rooms where people are doing strange things. Some are biking madly. Others are holding metal bars to keep them from dropping down. Still others are jumping around while someone is shouting at them. It looks like something out of Dante’s Inferno (但丁《神曲》中的《地狱篇》). But what is the most amazing is that people pay for these sufferings!
The strange rooms are gyms. It is reported that some 41 million Americans are gym members. 12% of the memberships are born in January, as they are determined to knock off (使减少) the holiday fat. Maybe it is good to exercise in the gym. However, should they know they can keep in good shape, spending little money, would they still agree with its necessity?
At the age of 23, I joined a gym. I lifted weights twice a week in Muscle’s Gym. I paid as little as $200 per year. You can’t find such gyms in every city any more. Too often, the gym is fancy (花哨的) with lots of equipment. If you ask how much it costs to join it, the person at the front desk often won’t tell you straight. Instead, he’ll let you meet with a fitness consultant (健身顾问), who will provide you with a great number of reasons and suggestions, such as losing weight and getting healthier, just in order to put pressure on you to spend much money joining the gym and becoming a member there.
Working out with the help of equipment at home has problems, too. In the early 2000’s, I bought a spinning bike at a cost of $700 for home use. I tried a few times only to find that it brought me a neck problem.
Now I’m back to my old way. I do Yoga（瑜伽）every morning and evening. Total cost: $60 for an exercise mat (垫子) . I’m enjoying fitness.
1.The strange rooms are places where people _________.
A. do strange things B. suffer from great pains
C. play Dante’s Inferno D. take physical exercise
2.In the author’s opinion, joining a gym nowadays is __________.
A. exciting B. inexpensive C. unnecessary D. helpful
3.The author wrote something about Muscle’s Gym to __________.
A. tell us he was fat when he was young
B. suggest a new way of losing weight
C. provide us with an example of gyms
D. compare it with the gyms of today
4.From the text we can infer that _________.
A. many Americans put on weight after Christmas and New Year’s Day
B. the author and his family had spent a lot of money exercising in gyms
C. 12% of the American people are members of gyms
D. spinning bikes are good equipment for exercise
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I walk through the streets, I pass strange rooms where people are doing strange things. Some are biking madly. Others are holding metal bars to keep them from dropping down. Still others are jumping around while someone is shouting at them. It looks like something out of Dante’s Inferno (但丁《神曲》中的《地狱篇》). But what is the most amazing is that people pay for these sufferings!
The strange rooms are gyms(健身房). It is reported that some 41 million Americans are gym members. 12% of the memberships are born in January, as they are determined to lose the holiday fat. Maybe it is good to exercise in the gym. However, should they know they can keep in good shape, spending little money, would they still agree with its necessity(必要性)?
At the age of 23, I joined a gym. I lifted weights twice a week in Muscle’s Gym. I paid as little as $200 per year. You can’t find such gyms in every city any more. Too often, the gym is fancy (花哨的) with lots of equipment. If you ask how much it costs to join it, the person at the front desk often won’t tell you straight. Instead, he’ll let you meet with a fitness consultant (健身顾问), who will provide you with a great number of reasons and suggestions, such as losing weight and getting healthier, just in order to put pressure on you to spend much money joining the gym and becoming a member there.
Working out(锻炼) with the help of equipment at home has problems, too. In the early 2000’s, I bought a spinning bike (动感单车) at a cost of $700 for home use. I tried a few times only to find that it brought me a neck problem.
Now I’m back to my old way. I do Yoga (瑜伽) every morning and evening. Total cost: $60 for an exercise mat(垫子) . I’m enjoying fitness.
1.The strange rooms are places where people _________.
A. do strange things
B. suffer from great pains
C. play Dante’s Inferno
D. take physical(身体的) exercise
2.In the author’s opinion, joining a gym nowadays is __________.
A. exciting B. inexpensive
C. unnecessary D. helpful
3.The author wrote something about Muscle’s Gym to __________.
A. tell us he was fat when he was young
B. suggest a new way of losing weight
C. provide us with an example of gyms
D. compare it with the gyms of today
4.From the text we can infer that _________.
A. many Americans put on weight after Christmas and New Year’s Day
B. the author and his family had spent a lot of money exercising in gyms
C. 12% of the American people are members of gyms
D. spinning bikes are good equipment for exercise
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Yesterday I had a walk with a friend in the street. When we were passing by a house, I 36 a BlackBerry cell phone. I picked it up and it still 37 ! I started checking the contact list and calling numbers. I wanted to see38 I could get some information about the owner of the phone.39 , only one person answered and she didn’t recognize the40 that I was calling from. In the end, she said,” It is just so nice that you are trying to41 whose phone it is.”
Since that lady didn’t know whose phone it was, my friend42 me to go back to the street. I43 . We went back to the street and to the house44 which we had found the BlackBerry cell phone. I45 the door. Two college students46 and said they hadn’t lost their phones. But when I told them the story and47 some names on the contact list, one of them said that he48 had those names so it must be the phone of one of his49 .
They said it was50 that I too the time to find the51 .I really didn’t have anything to say because in my mind I was just doing the52 thing. I never considered53 the phone----it wasn’t mine. I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want54 to do if any of my family members55 their phones.
1.A. bought B. dropped C. repaired D. found
2.A. rang B. sang C. worked D. shook
3.A. that B. if C. what D. how
4.A. Probably B. Interestingly C. Finally D. Unluckily
5.A. number B. street C. man D. name
6.A. talk about B. think of C. find out D. care about
7.A. advised B. pushed C. helped D. showed
8.A. laughed B. understood C. argued D. agreed
9.A. at the back of B. in front of C. on the top of D. far away from
10.A. turned to B. looked for C. knocked on D. broke into
11.A. answered B. shouted C. ran D. passed
12.A. spelled B. wrote C. mentioned D. remembered
13.A. sometimes B. also C. hardly D. always
14.A. kids B. parents C. students D. friends
15.A. exciting B. necessary C. wonderful D. impossible
16.A. phone B. information C. buyer D. owner
17.A. important B. right C. strange D. brave
18.A. giving B. borrowing C. mending D. keeping
19.A. them B. him C. someone D. myself
20.A. lost B. described C. needed D. lent
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Yesterday I had a walk with a friend in the street. When we were passing by a house, I _____ a BlackBerry cellphone. I picked it up and it still _____ ! I started checking the contact list and calling numbers. I wanted to see _____ I could get some information about the owner of the phone. _____, only one person answered and she didn't recognize the _____ that I was calling from. In the end, she said, "It is just so nice that you are trying to _____ whose phone it is."
Since that lady didn't know whose phone it was, my friend _____ me to go back to the street. I _____ We went back to the street and to the house _____ which we had found the BlackBerry cellphone. I _____ the door. Two college students _____ and said they hadn't lost their phones. But when I told them the story and _____ some names on the contact list, one of them said that he _____ had those names so it must be the phone of one of his _____.
They said it was _____ that I took the time to find the _____. I really didn't have anything to say because in my mind I was just doing the _____ thing. I never considered _____ the phone—it wasn't mine. I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want _____ to do if any of my family members _____ their phones.
1.A.bought B.dropped C.repaired D.found
2.A.rang B.sang C.worked D.shook
3.A.that B.if C.what D.how
4.A.Probably B.Interestingly C.Finally D.Unluckily
5.A.number B.street C.man D.name
6.A.talk about B.think of C.find out D.care about
7.A.advised B.pushed C.helped D.showed
8.A.laughed B.understood C.argued D.agreed
9.A.at the back of B.in front of C.on the top of D.far away from
10.A.turned to B.looked for C.knocked on D.broke into
11.A.answered B.shouted C.ran D.passed
12.A.spelled B.wrote C.mentioned D.remembered
13.A.sometimes B.also C.hardly D.always
14.A.kids B.parents C.students D.friends
15.A.exciting B.necessary C.wonderful D.impossible
16.A.phone B.information C.buyer D.owner
17.A.important B.right C.strange D.brave
18.A.giving B.borrowing C.mending D.keeping
19.A.them B.him C.someone D.myself
20.A.lost B.described C.needed D.lent
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I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang. A strange on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I judged that it was a number. A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely , “You’ve dialed the wrong number!” and then .
During the following days, I got the same now and then. But I didn’t care much about it.
Then one day she constantly called me I didn't answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take of me. But, dad, please me again, OK?” The innocent(天真) was difficult to refuse. I made a kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you．．．Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy…”
Shortly after this, I became about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer she was born. And her father… died in an a short while ago. I dare not tell her this sad . Poor baby．When she couldn’t bear (忍受) the painful chemotherapy (化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always her. I really couldn't bear it, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number…”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn't to ask.
“She’s . You must have kissed her on the phone, because she passed away with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone…”
filled my eyes and I was so sad to hear that.
1.A. sound B. noise C. voice D. shout
2.A. bad B. different C. unlucky D. wrong
3.A. refused B. explained C. returned D. answered
4.A. hung off B. turned off C. got off D. took off
5.A. number B. call C. telephone D. result
6.A. as if B. so that C. in order that D. even though
7.A. of B. on C. in D. at
8.A. care B. control C. attention D. interest
9.A. support B. kiss C. treat D. encourage
10.A. condition B. suggestion C. request D. advice
11.A. soft B. sweet C. low D. loud
12.A. surprised B. curious C. cruel D. amazed
13.A. bothered B. warned C. interrupted D. calmed
14.A. when B. since C. as D. after
15.A. invitation B. event C. accident D. experiment
16.A. experience B. reason C. story D. news
17.A. encouraged B. supported C. satisfied D. praised
18.A. help B. wait C. expect D. want
19.A. survived B. passed C. gone D. escaped
20.A. Tears B. Cries C. Anger D. Disappointment
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could _____ the smoke, and it was getting_____. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department _________. “The storm drain is _____ fire!” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th street. They said they would be right there to investigate the situation. Frank needn't to go anywhere, so he waited for the _____ to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasn't anything beneath the street _____ concrete(混凝土). And everyone knows that concrete doesn't _____.
A fire truck arrived a few ____ later. “Are you the man who _____?” asked the driver. “Yes.” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the _____ but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didn't seem to______ it an emergency. “What do you think it could be?” Frank asked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to ______ a problem like this every few months. It's the homeless people in their ‘______’.”
Homeless people have been living under the streets for years._____ their knowledge of the storm drain system, they ______ their own “houses” beneath the streets. These living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to ______ their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this ______ electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire.
Frank watched ______ some firemen lifted a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the ______ smoke turned white. Shortly afterward, the firemen reappeared with a ______ person who seemed to have just been woken up.
1.A. touch B. hear C. smell D. taste
2.A. thicker B. thinner C. colder D. warmer
3.A. slowly B. immediately C. hardly D. nearly
4.A. in B. at C. to D. on
5.A. policeman B. firemen C. postmen D. powermen
6.A. in spite of B. regardless of C. besides D. except
7.A. crack B. burn C. burst D. shake
8.A. seconds B. hours C. minutes D. quarters
9.A. called B. smelt C. investigated D. saw
10.A. fire B. smoke C. storm D. sound
11.A. consider B. make C. bring D. take
12.A. suffer B. solve C. survive D. survey
13.A. flats B. apartments C. houses D. sections
14.A. Learning B. Taking C. Using D. Giving
15.A. set down B. set aside C. set about D. set up
16.A. power B. shape C. force D. heat
17.A. bought B. brought C. booked D. borrowed
18.A. for B. as C. whether D. since
19.A. black B. red C. blue D. brown
20.A. careless B. selfless C. helpless D. homeless
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I _____ in the street when someone _____ me.
A. walk; called B. walking; calling
C. was walking; called D. walked; called
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I ____ in the street when I met an old friend of mine the other day.
A. walked B. was walking C. has walked D. had walked
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
This was an ordinary day, nothing special. Mike was walking on the street when he returned to the shop on the corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there. He looked down at his old shoes, and he felt sorry for himself, because he wanted very much to own them for his coming birthday.
Sadly, the boy walked away, deep in thought — how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well his mother had very little money. He decided not to go home at once, because he looked sad and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands. Mike looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. So he went away with smile, thinking that he was much luckier and happier.
1.How did Mike pass the shop on the street corner?
A. In a wheelchair.
B. By bike.
C. On foot.
D. By bus.
2.Why did Mike stop in front of the shop?
A. To buy the shoes.
B. To get something for his birthday.
C. To buy a present for his friend.
D. To look at the shoes he liked.
3.What can we learn about Mike from the story?
A. Mike liked new shoes very much.
B. Mike had no feet.
C. Mike didn’t want to stay at home.
D. Mike loved his mother very much.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
This was an ordinary day, nothing special. Mike was walking on the street when he returned to the shop on the corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there. He looked down at his old shoes, and he felt sorry for himself, because he wanted very much to own them for his coming birthday.
Sadly, the boy walked away, deep in thought — how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well his mother had very little money. He decided not to go home at once, because he looked sad and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands. Mike looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. So he went away with smile, thinking that he was much luckier and happier.
1.How did Mike pass the shop on the street corner?
A.In a wheelchair. B.By bike.
C.On foot. D.By bus.
2.Why did Mike stop in front of the shop?
A.To buy the shoes.
B.To get something for his birthday.
C.To buy a present for his friend.
D.To look at the shoes he liked.
3.Why did Mike go to the park?
A.Because many nice shoes were sold there.
B.Because he didn’t want to make his mother worried.
C.Because he wanted to see his disabled friend.
D.Because he wanted to play there for a while.
4.What can we learn about Mike from the story?
A.Mike liked new shoes very much.
B.Mike had no feet.
C.Mike didn’t want to stay at home.
D.Mike loved his mother very much.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析