The first time I saw Carlos I would never hav...

The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”

So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me. “Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...

1.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The writer cared much about Reed’s attitude.

B. Carlos isn’t popular with the classmates.

C. The writer is always confident with herself.

D. Carlos always makes fun of the writer.

2.

From the passage, we can conclude _______________.

A. Carlos is as tall as the writer

B. Carlos fell love with the writer later

C. the writer is very tall

D. Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later

3.

What can we use to describe Carlos’ character?

A. Handsome and proud                                B. Humorous and confident

C. Diligent and helpful                                D. Hardworking and popular

4.

What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A girl and a boy.                                                    B. My shortcomings.

C. My helpful classmates.                                      D. A change in my life.

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They would be good friends _______ he saw her at the party.

A. for the first time   B. first time   C. the first time    D. it’s the first time

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Carlos had been in New York for five months now, and he detested it. He would never forget the day when the plane landed. His parents had big smiles on their faces as they discussed the wonderful new life they would have in this great city. His older sister and brother looked in wonder and excitement at the buildings. Uncle Miguel and Aunt Esperanza thought of the good jobs they would get. Grandmother and Grandfather told him what a lucky boy he was to come to this wonderful city. But Carlos was lonely. The city looked big, cold, and dirty to him.

They lived in an apartment in Manhattan. There were stores and cinemas close to their home. But Carlos didn’t want these things. He loved his home in the country in Puerto Rico; he loved the green fields, the hot sun, and the lovely beaches.

He didn’t want to go to school because it made him think of his friends at home. And he didn’t want to learn a new language that could never describe the world as beautifully as his own.

He began to go down to the dock(码头), because this made him feel closer to Puerto Rico. He sat down and watched the ships. He would often find a man also sitting there looking at the sea. The man was Eric-a taxi driver who came there to escape from the noisy traffic.

Eric noticed the young boy and felt his sadness. One day he said, “Yes, it’s hard to leave your homeland. I remember when I left Norway 15 years ago. I know it’s hard to start a new life in a new country, but let’s face it. I did it and you can do it, too.”

From then on the taxi driver and the young boy began to develop a deep friendship.

1.The underlined word “detested” in Paragraph1 probably means __________.

A. forgot　　 B. enjoyed

C. hated　　 D. missed

2. According to the text, ___________.

A. Carlos’ parents were looking forward to the life in New York

B. Carlos’ grandparents were afraid of the traffic in New York

C. Carlos’ uncle and aunt found it hard to get jobs in New York

D. Carlos’ brother and sister got excited at the schools in New York

3. Why did Carlos feel lonely?

A. He knew nobody around his apartment.

B. He missed his life in Puerto Rico.

C. his parents left him alone at home.

D. No one went to the movies with him.

4. Eric and Carlos became friends because they ________.

A. came from the same country　　　 B. both hated noise

C. were the same age　　　　　　　　　 D. faced the same problems

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Carlos had been in New York for five months now, and he detested it. He would never forget the day when the plane landed. His parents had big smiles on their faces as they discussed the wonderful new life they would have in this great city. His older sister and brother looked in wonder and excitement at the buildings. Uncle Miguel and Aunt Esperanza thought of the good jobs they would get. Grandmother and Grandfather told him what a lucky boy he was to come to this wonderful city. But Carlos was lonely. The city looked big, cold, and dirty to him.

They lived in an apartment in Manhattan. There were stores and cinemas close to their home. But Carlos didn’t want these things. He loved his home in the country in Puerto Rico; he loved the green fields, the hot sun, and the lovely beaches.

He didn’t want to go to school because it made him think of his friends at home. And he didn’t want to learn a new language that could never describe the world as beautifully as his own.

He began to go down to the dock(码头), because this made him feel closer to Puerto Rico. He sat down and watched the ships. He would often find a man also sitting there looking at the sea. The man was Eric-a taxi driver who came there to escape from the noisy traffic.

Eric noticed the young boy and felt his sadness. One day he said, “Yes, it’s hard to leave your homeland. I remember when I left Norway 15 years ago. I know it’s hard to start a new life in a new country, but let’s face it. I did it and you can do it, too.”

From then on the taxi driver and the young boy began to develop a deep friendship.

1.The underlined word “detested” in Paragraph1 probably means __________.

A. forgot　　 B. enjoyed

C. hated　　 D. missed

2. According to the text, ___________.

A. Carlos’ parents were looking forward to the life in New York

B. Carlos’ grandparents were afraid of the traffic in New York

C. Carlos’ uncle and aunt found it hard to get jobs in New York

D. Carlos’ brother and sister got excited at the schools in New York

3. Why did Carlos feel lonely?

A. He knew nobody around his apartment.

B. He missed his life in Puerto Rico.

C. his parents left him alone at home.

D. No one went to the movies with him.

4. Eric and Carlos became friends because they ________.

A. came from the same country　　　 B. both hated noise

C. were the same age　　　　　　　　　 D. faced the same problems

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When a first-time father saw his newborn son, he immediately noticed the baby's ears obviously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might be made fun of his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy---- the ears presented only a small problem with its appearance.

But the nervous father continued. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule, or if they should consider plastic surgery(整形手术). The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears.

The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large ears. She had been delivered by operation, and had not yet seen the child.

“She doesn't take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse.

By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears.

The baby was in a blanket(毛毯) with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor. The baby was placed in his mother's arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time.

She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”

No problem with Mom. She married those ears...and she loves the man to whom they are attached.

The poet Kahlil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.

1.When the father first saw his baby, he was worried that________.

2.According to the doctor and nurse, the baby’s ears________.

3.What is true about the baby’s mother?

4.What does the underlined word they refer to in the last but on paragraph(倒数第2段)?

5.What’s the function of the last paragraph?

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Mary will ever forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, 1. (wear) sun glasses. He walked in as if he had bought the school. And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City. For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt 2. (please), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in 3.last row. 4. he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little 5.(hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary, 6. made her feel like a star. “Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the teacher asked .The new boy shook his head. “Then I’d appreciate 7. if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking to you.” The new boy looked at the teacher8. a few seconds and all the other students wondered 9. the boy would do. Then he took 10. off, gave a big smile and said, “That’s cool.”

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Paen Long has had a dream ever since he saw a plane for the first time at the age of six. His dream was to ____ a plane. Last year, the 30-year-old man started building his plane ____. “I was afraid that people would ____ me, so sometimes I worked at night,” he said. It was a long time ____ he put his dream into practice. Paen Long tried to build his own plane, using the money he had ____ from running his own garage (汽车修理厂). He has spent three years ____ YouTube videos in order to ____ how to make a plane.

It took him a year to build his plane, using mostly recycled materials. The plane’s first ____ came at 3 pm on 8th, March. Local villagers gathered excitedly to watch the plane fly. ____, the plane only got 50 m in the air before crashing (撞击) to the ____. “When all people were looking at me, I felt very ____,” he said.

Although the first try ____. Paen Long remains ____. His next project is to build a seaplane. Paen Long thinks the plane will cost over $10,000. “I never feel ____ for spending all my money building a plane,” he said.

His wife, Hing Muoyheng, ____ about her husband, especially as they have two young sons. However, she has no ____. “I don’t know how planes work and he doesn’t have any ____ to help him. He can only search for information himself,” she said, “I tried to ask him to ____ a few times because I was afraid, but he said he wouldn’t ____, so I have to support his ____.”

1.A. repair B. make C. draw D. buy

2.A. carefully B. impatiently C. secretly D. suddenly

3.A. make use of B. make fun of C. get tired of D. turn to

4.A. before B. until C. when D. since

5.A. expected B. saved C. stolen D. borrowed

6.A. recording B. producing C. showing D. watching

7.A. answer B. learn C. control D. guess

8.A. design B. flight C. interview D. meeting

9.A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise

10.A. ground B. crowd C. house D. park

11.A. angry B. excited C. proud D. ashamed

12.A. appeared B. continued C. changed D. failed

13.A. determined B. kind C. nervous D. upset

14.A. anxious B. sorry C. hungry D. grateful

15.A. hears B. knows C. talks D. worries

16.A. chance B. aim C. choice D. reason

17.A. experts B. classmates C. volunteers D. workers

18.A. fly B. stop C. help D. leave

19.A. give up B. give in C. give away D. give out

20.A. suggestion B. dream C. conclusion D. research

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This is the first time we　　　　 a film in the cinema together as a family.

A. see　　　　 　 B. had seen

C. saw　　　　　　 D. have seen

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It is the first time that I_____ the night face to face.

A. have seen         B.had seen         C saw.              D.see

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

It was the first time in my life that I ______ the wonderful scene.

A. saw　　 B. had seen　　 C. have seen　　 D. see

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