I recently heard a story about a famous scien...

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 1 he thought he was able to be so much more 2 than the average person.

He responded that it all came from a(n)3 with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to 4 milk from the fridge when he 5 the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in, 6 shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful 7 you have made! I have 8 seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 9. Would you like to get down and 10 in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a 11experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two 12 hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 13.” The little boy learned that if he 14 the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful 15!

This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be 16to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 17 for learning something new, which is, 18, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't19,” we usually learn something 20 from it.

1.                A．why           B．what           C．when D．how

2.                A．capable        B．able           C．creative  D．original

3.                A．coincidence     B．experience      C．incident  D．conflict

4.                A．carry          B．bring           C．remove   D．fetch

5.                A．fell            B．lost            C．escaped  D．dropped

6.                A．rather than      B．instead of       C．other than D．in place of

7.                A．picture         B．mass           C．map D．mess

8.                A．rarely          B．happily         C．frequently D．angrily

9.                A．got            B．suffered        C．done     D．received

10.               A．jump          B．play           C．enjoy D．lay

11.               A．failed          B．successful       C．fantastic   D．painful

12.               A．strong         B．tiny            C．thin  D．weak

13.               A．get it          B．put it          C．try it  D．make it

14.               A．controlled      B．possessed       C．occupied  D．grasped

15.               A．example        B．teaching        C．lesson D．instruction

16.               A．anxious        B．nervous        C．fearful    D．afraid

17.               A．situations       B．opportunities    C．occasions  D．turns

18.               A．after all        B．above all        C．first of all  D．in all

19.               A．do            B．finish          C．go   D．work

20.               A．worthy         B．costly          C．valuable   D．interesting

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I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 　　 　 　　 he thought he was able to be so much more 　　 　 　　 than the average person.

He responded that it all came from a(n)　　 　 　　 with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to 　 　 　　 milk from the fridge when he 　　 　 　　 the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in, 　　 　 　　 shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful 　　 　 　　 you have made! I have 　　 　 　　 seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 　　 　 　　 . Would you like to get down and 　　 　 　　 in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a 　　 　 　　 experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two 　　 　 　　 hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 　 　 　 .” The little boy learned that if he 　　 　 　　 the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful 　　 　 　　 !

This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be 　　 　 　　 to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 　　 　 　　 for learning something new, which is, 　　 　 　　 , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't　　 　 　　 ,” we usually learn something 　　 　 　　 from it.

1.A. why                B. what　　             C. when　　             D. how

2.A. capable            B. able　             　　 C. creative　　         　　 D. original

3.A. coincidence　         B. experience　　 　　     C. incident　　         　　 D. conflict

4.A. carry            B. bring                C. remove            D. fetch

5.A. fell    　             B. lost                C. escaped            D. dropped

6.A. rather than    　　 B. instead of         　　 C. other than            D. in place of

7.A. picture            B. mass             　　 C. map                 D. mess

8.A. rarely        　　 B. happily　             C. frequently         　　 D. angrily

9.A. got                B. suffered　         　　 C. done             　　 D. received

10.A. jump            B. play                 C. enjoy                D. lay

11.A. failed　             B. successful　         C. fantastic　　         D. painful

12.A. strong            B. tiny　             　　 C. thin　             　　 D. weak

13.A. get it            B. put it                C. try it                D. make it

14.A. controlled         B. possessed　　     　　 C. occupied         　　 D. grasped

15.A. example            B. teaching            C. lesson            　　 D. instruction

16.A. anxious　         B. nervous             C. fearful             D. afraid

17.A. situations        B. opportunities        C. occasions         　　 D. turns

18.A. after all            B. above all         　　 C. first of all            D. in all

19.A. do                B. finish　　             C. go　　             　　 D. work

20.A. worthy            B. costly             C. valuable            D. interesting

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I heard the story about a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he had grown up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking ,"This is good!"

One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting trip. The friend would load(装弹药) and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had obviously done something wrong in preparing one of the guns,　for after taking the gun from his friend,　the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.

Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, "This is good!" to which the king replied,　"No,　this is NOT good!" and sent his friend to prison.

About a year later,　the king was hunting in an area where he should have known not to hunt. Cannibals(食人肉之野蛮人)caught him and took him and his men to their village. They tied his hands, piled some wood, set up a wooden pole and tied him to the pole. As they came close to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious(迷信的), they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So untying the king,　they sent him on his way.

As he returned home,　he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt　sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the prison to speak with his　friend. "You were right",　he said,　"it was good that my thumb was blown off. " 　And he told　the friend all that had just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to prison for　so long. It was bad of me to do this. ""No," his friend replied,　"this is good!" "What do　you mean, 'this is good!' How could it be good that I sent my friend to prison for a year?"　"If I had NOT been in prison,　I would have been with you,　and I would have been eaten!"

1.Cannibals did the following except that they 　　 　　 .

A. caught the king and took the king including his men to their village

B. tied the king to the pole and came close to set fire to the wood

C. noticed that the king was missing a thumb and untied the king

D. never ate anyone who was less than whole but except a king

2.From the passage,　we can infer that　 　　　 　　 .

A. the king's friend was a person who was whole

B. the king's friend was a person who was less than whole

C. the king's friend was set free but punished later

D. the king's friend was superstitious,　weak and honest

3.The best title of this passage should be

A. This Is Good　　 B. King and Friend

C. African King　　 D. Cruel Cannibals

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Almost anyone who has read a travel brochure about Africa has heard of a story ----- that elephants can get drunk by eating the fermented (发酵) marula fruit rotting (腐烂) on the ground. Books have even been written to prove the truth of the phenomenon.

But a study published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology tells a very different story.

Steve Morris, a biologist at the University of Bristol in England and an author of the study, says there is nothing in the biology of either the African elephant or the marula fruit to support the stories. Morris says, “People just want to believe in drunken elephants.”

The marula tree, a member of the same family as the mango (芒果), grows widely in Africa. Its sweet, yellow fruit is used for making jam, wine and beer. “The first mistake of the drunken-elephant theory is that it’s unlikely that an elephant would eat the fruit if it were rotten,” Morris says. “Elephants eat the fruit right off the tree, not when it’s rotten on the ground,” he explains.

Other experts add that if an elephant were to eat the fruit on the ground, it wouldn’t wait for the fruit to ferment. Michelle Gadd, an African wildlife specialist, says that elephants and many other animals, including birds and monkeys, are too fond of marula fruit to let it rot.

If fermented fruit on the ground is out of the question, so is the concept that the fruit could ferment in the stomach of elephants, according to the study authors. Food takes between 12 and 46 hours to pass through an elephant’s digestive (消化的) system, the authors point out, which is not enough for the fruit to ferment.

Supposing that this happened, it’s still highly improbable that the food would produce enough alcohol to make an elephant drunk. Through calculations of body weight, elephant digestion rates, and other factors, the authors conclude that it would take about 1.9 litres of alcohol to make an elephant drunk.

1.We can learn from the text that ________.

A. African elephants don’t like to eat marula fruit at all

B. it is not easy to find marula fruit in the wild in Africa

C. birds and monkeys in Africa like to eat rotten marula fruit

D. marula fruit can be made into food or drinks consumed by people

2.According to Paragraph 6, marula fruit probably takes _____ to ferment.

A. about 12 hours　　　　　　　　　　 B. about 34 hours

C. more than 46 hours　　　　　　　　 D. between 12 to 46 hours

3.Which of the following is Mr. Morris’s opinion?

A. Elephants prefer mangoes to the marula fruit.

B. Elephants will not eat the marula fruit if it is rotten.

C. The marula tree and the mango belong to different families.

D. There are several connections between elephants and the marula fruit.

4.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph probably refer to？

A. Elephants getting drunk

B. Elephants eating rotten marula fruit

C. Elephants eating marula trees directly

D. Marula fruit fermenting in elephants’ stomachs

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.

Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 she decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream：“I dreamt that my little baby came to life again---that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”

In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-old Mary visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. On night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story of Frankenstein

Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.

Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.

1.Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein ?

2.In which order do the following take place?

a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.

b. The story Frankenstein was first published.

c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.

d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.

e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.

3.How old was Mary Shelley when she died?

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Here is a true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.

The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “Which do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “You should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldn’t always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother, “Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. From them on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard. As a result, I was sent into prison.

The famous man from the white house said, One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “You all want the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, let’s have a competition. Now I divided the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will give one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) it well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”

After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair. No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.

1.The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because______.

A. he knew how to make his mother happy from her answer

B. he told the truth that he wanted a smaller one

C. elder brother should of course have the bigger one

D. his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brother

2.We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. it’s wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enough.

B. it’s wrong to ask children not to always think of themselves.

C. it’s important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay work

D. it’s always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple.

3.The writer tells the story by _______.

A. organizing it in the order of time.

B. describing it in the order of space

C. providing some scientific information

D. making a comparison between two men

4.It is implied in the passage that _______.

A. a mother’s educational method has a great influence on a child’s growing.

B. in order to get what we want, we should play hard.

C. we should always try to win competitions which can bring us a lot.

D. giving children apples will lead them to become criminals.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech “Information Age” demands people who are flexible and who have good communication skills.

There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature(特点) of the kind of high-speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.

Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as “very important”, by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.

Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don’t regret their choice of study.

1.By saying that “you may have had the last laugh” in the first paragraph, the author means that you may have ____________.

A. shared the jokes with computer majors　　 B. earned as much as computer majors

C. stopped joking about computer majors　　 D. found jobs more easily than computer majors

2.Compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates ____________.

A. are ready to change when situations change　　 B. are better able to deal with difficulties

C. are equally good at computer skills　　 D. are likely to give others pressure

3.The underlined word “land” in the last paragraph probably means ____________.

A. keep for some time　　 B. successfully get　　 C. immediately start　　 D. lose regretfully

4.According to the text, what has made it easy for social science graduates to find jobs?

A. Willingness to take low-paid jobs.　　 B. Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge.

C. Skills in expressing themselves.　　 D. Part-time work experience.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.

One day， feeling very sad and lonely， she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn （荆棘） bush. The young girl carefully released the Butterfly. Instead of flying away， the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

“For your wonderful kindness，” the good fairy said to the girl， “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied， “I want to be happy.”

The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the little girl grew up， there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness .She would only smile and answer， “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”

When she was very old and on her deathbed， the neighbors all gathered around her，and

feared that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “tell us， please，” they begged， “tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said， “She told me that everyone， no matter how secure they seemed， no matter how old or young， how rich or poor， had need of me.”

1. ______ the girl felt sad and lonely.

A. There were many friends but

B. There was nobody to love her so

C. There was nothing to do

D. Seeing the butterfly was caught

2.Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn， the orphan girl ______.

A. helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn

B. felt sorrow，but she didn’t go up to help it

C. fell down on it too

D. failed to help it release from the thorn

3. The butterfly ______ after was saved by the little girl.

A. flied away

B. still died

C. changed into a fairy

D. was more beautiful than before

4.The only thing that the little girl wanted was________.

A. to be rich

B. to have her own parents

C. to have a lot of friends

D. happiness

5.The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying， because ______.

A. they loved this woman deeply and they didn’t wanted her to die

B. the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died

C. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness

D. they wanted to pray for her after her death

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.

One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn（荆棘）bush. The young girl carefully released the butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

“For your wonderful kindness,” the good fairy said to the girl, “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be happy.”

The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness. She would only smile and answer, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”

When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all gathered around her， that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” they begged, “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”

1. ______ the girl felt sad and lonely.

A．There were many friends but

B．There was nobody to love her so

C．There was nothing to do

D．Seeing the butterfly was caught

2. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the orphan girl ______.

A．helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn

B．felt sorrow, but she didn ‘t go up to help it

C．fell down on it too

D．failed to help it release from the thorn

3. The only thing that the little girl wanted was________.

A．to be rich

B．to have her own parents

C．to have a lot of friends

D．happiness

4. The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying, because ______.

A．they loved this woman deeply and they didn‘t wanted her to die

B．the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died

C．they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness

D．they wanted to pray for her after her death

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her. One day， feeling very sad and lonely， she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn （荆棘） bush. The young girl carefully released the Butterfly. Instead of flying away， the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

“For your wonderful kindness，” the good fairy said to the girl， “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied， “I want to be happy.” The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the little girl grew up， there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness .She would only smile and answer， “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”

When she was very old and on her deathbed， the neighbors all gathered around her， that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us， please，” they begged， “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said， “She told me that everyone， no matter how secure they seemed， no matter how old or young， how rich or poor， had need of me.”

1.Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn， the orphan girl ______.

A．helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn

B．felt sorrow，but she didn’t go up to help it

C．fell down on it too

D．failed to help it release from the thorn

2. The butterfly ______ after it was saved by the little girl.

A．flied away                             B．still died

C．changed into a fairy                      D．was more beautiful than before

3.The only thing that the little girl wanted was________.

A．to be rich                             B．to have her own parents

C．to have a lot of friends                   D．happiness

4. The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying， because ______.

A．they loved this woman deeply and they didn‘t wanted her to die

B．the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died

C．they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness

D．they wanted to pray for her after her death

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析