My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find.
“Shmily” was written in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. At one point, my grandmother even opened an entire roll of toilet paper to leave “shmily” on the very last sheet. Little notes with “shmily” scribbled (潦草地写) hurriedly were found on dashboards (仪表板) and car seats, or taped to steering wheels.
It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate my grandparents’ game. Skepticism (怀疑态度) had kept me from believing in true love — one that is pure and lasting. However, I never doubted my grandparents’ relationship. They had love down pat. It was more than their flirtatious (爱调戏的) little games; it was a way of life. Their relationship was based on devotion and passionate love.
Grandma and Grandpa held hands every chance they could. They stole kisses as they bumped into each other in their tiny kitchen. They finished each other’s sentences and shared the daily crossword puzzle and word jumble. My grandma whispered to me about how cute my grandpa was, how handsome and old he had grown to be. She claimed that she really knew “how to pick ‘em.”
But there came a dark cloud into my grandparents’ life: when my grandmother got breast cancer. Gradually it took over the whole of her body. One day, what we all dreaded finally happened. Grandma was gone.
“Shmily.” It was scrawled in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother’s funeral bouquet (花束). The family came forward and gathered around Grandma one last time. Grandpa stepped up to my grandmother’s casket (棺) and, taking a shaky breath, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and sadness, the song came, a deep and throaty lullaby (催眠曲,). Shaking with my own sorrow, I would never forget that moment.
S-h-m-i-l-y: See How Much I Love You.
1.The point of the article is to ________.
A. give advice on how to keep love fresh
B. explain to readers the meaning of “shmily”
C. show the true love between the writer’s grandparents
D. express how much the writer loved her grandparents
2.What is the function of the second paragraph?
A. To support the first paragraph. B. To introduce the next paragraph.
C. To give the main idea of the article. D. To make the article more interesting.
3.The author’s grandmother ________.
A. used to kiss her grandfather in secret
B. died from breast cancer, which spread all over
C. played crossword puzzle daily with her grandfather
D. considered her grandfather old and careless
4.What is the author’s attitude toward her grandparents’ love?
A. She doubts whether it was true love.
B. She finds their way of expressing love strange.
C. She admires their romantic and passionate love.
D. She thinks she will never be able to love like that.
高一英语阅读理解简单题
My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find.
“Shmily” was written in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. At one point, my grandmother even opened an entire roll of toilet paper to leave “shmily” on the very last sheet. Little notes with “shmily” scribbled (潦草地写) hurriedly were found on dashboards (仪表板) and car seats, or taped to steering wheels.
It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate my grandparents’ game. Skepticism (怀疑态度) had kept me from believing in true love — one that is pure and lasting. However, I never doubted my grandparents’ relationship. They had love down pat. It was more than their flirtatious (爱调戏的) little games; it was a way of life. Their relationship was based on devotion and passionate love.
Grandma and Grandpa held hands every chance they could. They stole kisses as they bumped into each other in their tiny kitchen. They finished each other’s sentences and shared the daily crossword puzzle and word jumble. My grandma whispered to me about how cute my grandpa was, how handsome and old he had grown to be. She claimed that she really knew “how to pick ‘em.”
But there came a dark cloud into my grandparents’ life: when my grandmother got breast cancer. Gradually it took over the whole of her body. One day, what we all dreaded finally happened. Grandma was gone.
“Shmily.” It was scrawled in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother’s funeral bouquet (花束). The family came forward and gathered around Grandma one last time. Grandpa stepped up to my grandmother’s casket (棺) and, taking a shaky breath, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and sadness, the song came, a deep and throaty lullaby (催眠曲,). Shaking with my own sorrow, I would never forget that moment.
S-h-m-i-l-y: See How Much I Love You.
1.The point of the article is to ________.
A. give advice on how to keep love fresh
B. explain to readers the meaning of “shmily”
C. show the true love between the writer’s grandparents
D. express how much the writer loved her grandparents
2.What is the function of the second paragraph?
A. To support the first paragraph. B. To introduce the next paragraph.
C. To give the main idea of the article. D. To make the article more interesting.
3.The author’s grandmother ________.
A. used to kiss her grandfather in secret
B. died from breast cancer, which spread all over
C. played crossword puzzle daily with her grandfather
D. considered her grandfather old and careless
4.What is the author’s attitude toward her grandparents’ love?
A. She doubts whether it was true love.
B. She finds their way of expressing love strange.
C. She admires their romantic and passionate love.
D. She thinks she will never be able to love like that.
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Adidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe production for over half a century.
Since 1928, they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes, World Cup football heroes, Muhammad Ali, hip hop stars and rock musicians famous all over the world. But the story of these two companies begins in one house in the town of Herzogenaurach, Germany.
Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker. They loved sport hut complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in. So they started making their own. In 1920, Adolph made the first pair of athletics shoes with spikes (钉状物), produced on the Dasslers’s kitchen table.
On 1st July 1924, they formed a shoe company, Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years. The company became successful, but in 1948, the brothers argued. No one knows exactly what happened. The result was that Adolph left the company. His nickname was Adi, and using this and the first three letters of the family name, Dassler, he founded Adidas. Rudolph also founded and relocated his own company across the River Aurach. At first he wanted to call it Ruda, but finally he called it Puma.
After the big split of 1948, Adolph and Rudolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty years. Both companies were for many years the market leaders, though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma. A hip hop group, Run DMC, has even written a song called My Adidas and in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok, another big sports shoe company.
The terrible family argument should really be forgotten. Ever since it happened, over sixty years ago, the town has been divided into two. Even now, some Adidas employees and Puma employees don’t talk to each other.
1.Why did Adolph and Rudolph start making their own shoes?
A. To play sports. B. To walk around the town.
C. To make a living. D. To show their talent.
2.How long had the two brothers worked in the same company?
A. 20 years. B. 24 years.
C. 16 years. D. 60 years.
3.The underlined word “split” in paragraph 5 is the closest in meaning to “________”.
A. separation B. connection
C. cooperation D. celebration
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. Dassler Brothers Ltd provided Olympic athletes with shoes in 1924.
B. Adidas was named after Adolph’s family name.
C. Run DMC wrote a song in memory of Reebok.
D. The argument has an influence on the two companies even today.
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Our neighbour’s son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and that would be all right for me.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn’t lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I thought a nice new girdle (紧身衣)would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a size large party girdle. The clerk found the box with the describe girdle marked “LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn’t try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, one of those thirty-four-degree days, I suppose, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I popped open the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag? That’s it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't go very well with my red face, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass., turned to my husband and asked, “What is a High Mass?*' he shrugged his shoulders .
Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神甫)was going to bless everything except my girdle.
1.Why didn't the writer buy a loose dress?
A. Because she was too thin.
B. Because it was too hot then.
C. Because she thought she could become a little thin within a month.
D. Because a tight one was a little cheaper.
2.What does the writer want to express by saying “Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag”?
A. How difficult it was to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag
B. The difficulty I had in patting on the tight dress.
C. How foolish I was to put on such tight dress.
D. How foolish I was to put so many potatoes in such a bag.
3.Which word can be best described the author?
A. optimistic (乐观的) B. beautiful
C. ugly D. careless
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Our neighbour’s son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn’t lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣)would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn’t try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn’t fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That’s it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn’t match my red face well, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.
1.The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket__________.
A. 4 weeks later B. 4 weeks earlier
C. a fortnight earlier D. a fortnight later
2.What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress ?
A. To make herself thinner B. To buy a large size girdle
C. To put on some weight D. To shake herself into it
3.What can we know about the author ?
A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress .
B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle .
C. She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness .
D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help .
4.What would be the best title for the passage ?
A. A Funny Wedding B. A Wise Decision
C. A Tight Situation D. A Fierce Fight
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a young boy growing up in North Dakota, my grandparents were farmers. And I remember the huge garden that my Grandma _______. I promise you it was about 4,000 square metres. Well, _______ it seemed that way to me! She _______ the garden all by hand, with a hoe (锄头) and some water. Each spring the garden took shape from cold flat earth, which she changed through much hard work into rows and hills ready for _______.
I especially remember _______ Grandma plant potatoes. Grandma had _______ potatoes from last year. She stored them with the rest of the harvest in the outdoor cellar (地窖). There vegetables kept safely all _______. When spring came, we _______ last year’s potatoes and planted each piece into hills of soil in the garden. I thought we would never _______ the end of the long hills for planting!
Before long the garden became fully ________ because of sunny days,warmer temperatures and rain. ________ it needed lots of hoeing and watering by Grandma and her helper to have a harvest. It provided vegetables throughout the summer, until the final harvest when ________ weather set in.
By the time Thanksgiving dinner ________, the ground at my grandparent’s farm often would be covered with snow and we’d be ________ for a long winter. Warm inside the house around Thanksgiving dinner, we looked through windows at bare (光秃的) tree branches (树枝) in the ________ garden. Our whole family would ________ potatoes and other vegetables from the ________. And of course wonderful pumpkin (南瓜) pie... I can smell it now! It's ________ how a pumpkin pie can make me __________ years of Thanksgiving dinners, and how that warmth ________ in my heart.
1.A.shared B.controlled C.owned D.found
2.A.at first B.at last C.at most D.at least
3.A.looked after B.showed off C.took over D.knew about
4.A.watering B.planting C.moving D.giving
5.A.helping B.watching C.making D.hearing
6.A.sold B.saved C.chosen D.brought
7.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter
8.A.ate B.washed C.cut D.grew
9.A.reach B.see C.use D.cover
10.A.important B.popular C.active D.peaceful
11.A.for example B.of course C.in return D.after all
12.A.fine B.dry C.cold D.hot
13.A.continued B.followed C.ended D.arrived
14.A.right B.ready C.fit D.safe
15.A.sleeping B.changing C.tiny D.poor
16.A.want B.enjoy C.buy D.send
17.A.garden B.market C.store D.farm
18.A.difficult B.doubtful C.amazing D.crazy
19.A.accept B.understand C.realise D.remember
20.A.races B.passes C.stays D.jumps
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Zoos have been around for centuries — and they’ve changed a lot over the years. In the Middle Ages, wealthy people kept animals in their gardens. Public animal parks appeared in European cities in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The Philadelphia Zoo, the first in the United States, opened in 1874.
Until a few decades (十年) ago, most zoos were organized by creatures — monkeys in one area, cats in another, birds somewhere else, just like museum collections. In recent years, zoos have instead begun grouping animals that would normally interact (互相作用) in the wild. Moreover, instead of closing animals behind bars, designers are creating landscapes like the environments in which these creatures would naturally be found. Nearby signs provide information about the animals and their habitats in parts of the world where they normally live.
The Denver Zoo’s new Predator Ridge exhibit, for example, aims to teach visitors about Africa. Eight acres of land provide homes for 14 animal species, including lions, porcupines, cranes, and wild dogs. Plants from the region grow alongside African-like landform. Ten-foot-tall mounds (土墩) give lions a place from which to survey their surroundings, just as they would do in the wild.
Landscape design makes visitors to the Denver Zoo’s Predator Ridge exhibit feel like they’re really in Africa.
Animals in Predator Ridge can’t actually be mixed with one another, for safety reasons. But hidden deep channels and other smart features allow visitors to see all the animals at once. Different species can see each other too.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Protection of zoo animals.
B. Changes of zoos over the time.
C. The safety problem of zoos.
D. The living habits of zoo animals.
2.In the Denver Zoo ten-foot-tall mounds are built to _____.
A. protect the safety of visitors
B. separate lions from other animals
C. create a natural environment for lions
D. offer visitors a better view of lions
3.The underlined part “the region” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _____.
A. Africa B. the Predator Ridge exhibit
C. the Denver Zoo D. the ten-foot-tall mounds
4.We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. the earliest zoos were probably rich people’s gardens
B. the Philadelphia Zoo is the first zoo in the world
C. the new Predator Ridge exhibit is held in Africa
D. more animals will be kept in zoos in the future
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
----_____ David and Vicky _____ married?
----For about three years.
A.How long were … being B.How long have … got
C.How long have … been D.How long did … Get
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
— ________ David and Vicky ________ married?
— For about three years.
A. How long were; being B. How long have; got
C. How long have; been D. How long did; get
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Over the past half-century, North America has lost more than a quarter of its entire bird population, or around 3 billion birds.
“We saw this great net loss across the entire bird community,” says Ken Rosenberg, a scientist in Ithaca, N.Y. “But we also knew that other bird populations were increasing. And what we didn’t know is whether there was a net change.”
Common birds with decreasing populations include dark-eyed juncos and red-winged blackbirds, says Rosenberg. Grassland birds have suffered a 53% decrease, and more than a third of the shorebird population has been lost. Bird populations that have increased include raptors (猛禽), like the bald eagle, and waterfowl.
“The numbers of ducks and geese are larger than they’ve ever been, and that’s not an accident,” says Rosenberg. It’s because hunters who mainly want to see healthy waterfowl populations for sportful hunting have raised their voices.
“People are doing a wonderful effort to try and understand our bird populations with a lot of uncertainty, but the actual systems that we have in place to try and answer really tough questions like this are really far short of what we need,” Ted Simons in North Carolina State University says.
“In all, the conclusions weren’t necessarily surprising,” says Kristen Ruegg, a biologist at Colorado State University. There have been hints (暗示) that the loss was this large from all kinds of sources over the past few years. But in most cases, these were species-specific records of local extinctions or models of projected losses, resulting from things like climate change. This really sort of wakes people up to the idea that this is happening.
Elise Zipkin, a quantitative ecologist at Michigan State University, says the loss can be a big problem. “Just because a species hasn’t gone extinct (灭绝) or isn’t even necessarily close to extinction, it might still be in trouble,” she says. We need to be thinking about conservation (保护) efforts for that.”
1.Which of the following becomes more than before?
A.Dark-eyed juncos. B.The bald eagle.
C.Grassland birds. D.The shorebirds.
2.Why do duck and goose populations increase?
A.To hunt for fun. B.To provide rich foods.
C.To escape net loss. D.To keep people healthy.
3.What does the underlined word “tough” mean in Paragraph 5?
A.Extra. B.Interesting.
C.Difficult. D.Official.
4.What can we infer from Elise’s words in the last paragraph?
A.Bird loss can be a big problem. B.Climate change causes part of bird loss.
C.Protecting birds is quite necessary. D.What is happening is worth considering.
5.How does the author support the subject of the text?
A.By giving examples. B.By showing ideas.
C.By explaining numbers. D.By providing research results.
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
One day when I was 5, my mother scolded 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 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 (打屁股) for such behavior. They never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, 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 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.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 what he had done 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.The experience may cause the author ________.
A. to have a better control of himself
B. not to go against his parents’ will
C. to hide his anger away from others
D. not to make mistakes in the future
5.What is the main idea of this text?
A. Parents are the best teachers of their children.
B. What is the best way to become a more patient person.
C. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.
D. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.
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