A husband-and-wife team from California reached the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross
-country walk, becoming the first to backpack the American Discovery Trail in one continuous
walk.
Marcia and Ken powers, of Pleasanton, started the travel across 13 states, through 14 national parks and 16 national forests on Feb. 27 from Cape Henlopen in Delaware. Nearly eight months later, the excited couple walked through water into the Pacific Ocean at Point Reyes, a day ahead of time.
“We are a little sad that a great adventure is over. It was a fantastic adventure. And now we go home and just do housework. It's really sad.” Marcia, who said she's in her 50s, and her 60-year-old husband traversed cities, desert, mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacifics alone with arms around each other' s backpacks.
They overcame deep snow in the East, a quicksand in Utah, close lightning strikes in the Mid- west and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off. But they enjoyed the French history of St. Louis' the beauty of the Colorado Rockies and the kindness of strangers they met along the way. They particularly remember two brothers ---- a
doctor and dentist-------who put them up in their homes, after terrible days, and a motorcyclist who gave them water after they failed to find any on Utah's lonely Wah Wah Desert.
“Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful people.” Marcia Powers said. “We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home. We got to touch it with our feet and hands and smell all its scents and hear its wildlife. It' s an amazing country,” she added.
1.Which of the following about couple's walk is TRUE?
A.The walk covered more than 13 states. |
B.The walk lasted about half a year. |
C.The walk didn't meet any desert. |
D.The walk might end before October 27. |
2.The underlined word “traversed” in the third paragraph means “____________.”
A.enjoy | B.move across, through or over |
C.overcome | D.look at |
3. According to the text, we can infer that during the walk the couple __________.
A.were treated warm-heartedly by the local people |
B.never stopped to have a rest |
C.were ever caught in a heavy rain and became ill |
D.felt the quicksand in Utah was very interesting |
4.The couple went through many places except ____________.
A.big rivers | B.desert | C.hills | D.fields |
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A husband-and-wife team from California reached the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross-country walk, becoming the first to backpack the American Discovery Trail in one continuouswalk.
Marcia and Ken powers, of Pleasanton, started the travel across 13 states, through 14 national parks and 16 national forests on Feb.27 from Cape Henlopen in Delaware.Nearly eight months later, the excited couple walked through water into the Pacific Ocean at Point Reyes, a day ahead of time.
“We are a little sad that a great adventure is over.It was a fantastic adventure.And now we go home and just do housework.It's really sad.” Marcia, who said she's in her 50s, and her 60-year-old husband traversed cities, desert, mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacifics alone with arms around each other' s backpacks.
They overcame deep snow in the East, a quicksand in Utah, close lightning strikes in the Mid- west and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off.But they enjoyed the French history of St.Louis' the beauty of the Colorado Rockies and the kindness of strangers they met along the way.They particularly remember two brothers ---- a
doctor and dentist-------who put them up in their homes, after terrible days, and a motorcyclist who gave them water after they failed to find any on Utah's lonely Wah Wah Desert.
“Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful people.” Marcia Powers said.“We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home.We got to touch it with our feet and hands and smell all its scents and hear its wildlife.It' s an amazing country,” she added.
1.Which of the following about couple's walk is TRUE?
A.The walk covered more than 13 states.
B.The walk lasted about half a year.
C.The walk didn't meet any desert.
D.The walk might end before October 27.
2.The underlined word “traversed” in the third paragraph means “____________.”
A.enjoy B.move across, through or over
C.overcome D.look at
3.According to the text, we can infer that during the walk the couple __________.
A.were treated warm-heartedly by the local people
B.never stopped to have a rest
C.were ever caught in a heavy rain and became ill
D.felt the quicksand in Utah was very interesting
4.The couple went through many places except ____________.
A.big rivers B.desert C.hills D.fields
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A husband-and-wife team from California reached the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross
-country walk, becoming the first to backpack the American Discovery Trail in one continuous
walk.
Marcia and Ken powers, of Pleasanton, started the travel across 13 states, through 14 national parks and 16 national forests on Feb. 27 from Cape Henlopen in Delaware. Nearly eight months later, the excited couple walked through water into the Pacific Ocean at Point Reyes, a day ahead of time.
“We are a little sad that a great adventure is over. It was a fantastic adventure. And now we go home and just do housework. It's really sad.” Marcia, who said she's in her 50s, and her 60-year-old husband traversed cities, desert, mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacifics alone with arms around each other' s backpacks.
They overcame deep snow in the East, a quicksand in Utah, close lightning strikes in the Mid- west and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off. But they enjoyed the French history of St. Louis' the beauty of the Colorado Rockies and the kindness of strangers they met along the way. They particularly remember two brothers ---- a
doctor and dentist-------who put them up in their homes, after terrible days, and a motorcyclist who gave them water after they failed to find any on Utah's lonely Wah Wah Desert.
“Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful people.” Marcia Powers said. “We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home. We got to touch it with our feet and hands and smell all its scents and hear its wildlife. It' s an amazing country,” she added.
1.Which of the following about couple's walk is TRUE?
A.The walk covered more than 13 states. |
B.The walk lasted about half a year. |
C.The walk didn't meet any desert. |
D.The walk might end before October 27. |
2.The underlined word “traversed” in the third paragraph means “____________.”
A.enjoy | B.move across, through or over |
C.overcome | D.look at |
3. According to the text, we can infer that during the walk the couple __________.
A.were treated warm-heartedly by the local people |
B.never stopped to have a rest |
C.were ever caught in a heavy rain and became ill |
D.felt the quicksand in Utah was very interesting |
4.The couple went through many places except ____________.
A.big rivers | B.desert | C.hills | D.fields |
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A middle-aged couple from California got to the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross-country walk, becoming the first to backpack the American Discovery Trail by walking.
Marcia and Ken started the travel across 13 states, through 14 national parks and 16 national forests from Delaware and finally reached their destination a day nearly eight months later.
“We are sad that a great adventure is over. Now we just go home and do housework” said the couple, who went through cities, desert, mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacific alone.
They overcame deep snow in the East, a quicksand in Utah, close lightning strikes in the Mid- west and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off.But they enjoyed the French history of St.Louis and the beauty of the Colorado Rockies. They particularly remember kindness of strangers they met along the way.
“Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful. We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home. It' s an amazing country.” Marcia said.
1.Which of the following is the most suitable title?
A.The first couple to backpack the Pacific Ocean alone
B.The first couple to cover a 4,900 mile cross-country walk
C.A husband-and-wife team suffered a lot during an adventure
D.A husband-and-wife team got much help during an adventure
2.Which of the statements is TRUE?
A.The couple travelled across 16 states.
B.Their walk lasted nearly half a year.
C.They prefer housework to adventure
D.They took four days off during the travel
3.We know that during the walk, the couple_________.
A.were worried about their housework
B.once covered 22 miles within four days
C.were treated warm-heartedly by strangers
D.met strong desert sandstorms in the East
4.Which place do you suppose can replace the underlined word “destination”?
A.Delaware
B.Colorado Rockies
C.California
D.Pacific Ocean
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When I was 14, I left school. I was on the way to California to follow my dream.
When I reached downtown El Paso, I met a bum on the street corner. He stopped me and asked me if I was running away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir,” because my father had given me a ride to the train station and said, “It is important to follow your dream, son.”
After talking for a few minutes, the friendly bum told me to follow him. He took me to a public library.
The bum first took me to a table and asked me to sit down and wait for a moment. A few moments later, he returned with some old books and sat beside me. Then he said, “There are two things that I want to teach you, young man, and they are these: Number one is to never judge a book by its cover, for a cover can fool you.” He continued, “You think I’m a bum, don’t you, young man?” I said, “Well, uh, yes, sir.” “Well, young man, I’ve got a little surprise for you. I am one of the richest men in the world. But I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life. So for the past year, I have been going from city to city living as a bum. So, you see, don’t ever judge a book by its cover.”
“Number two is to learn how to read, my boy. There is only one thing that people can't take away from you, and that is your wisdom.” At that moment, he showed me the old books.
The bum then took me back to the street where we first met. He asked me never to forget what he taught me when we left each other.
1.The word bum in the second paragraph means a person who is_____
A. homeless and poor B. polite and friendly
C. rich and generous D. old and knowledgeable
2.How did the writer arrive at the train station?
A. He rode to the station himself. B. His father gave him a ride to the station.
C. A bum took him to the station. D. He followed his dream to the station.
3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Wisdom is one thing that people can’t take away from you.
B. The bum asked the writer to read some old books in the library.
C. The bum’s hope was to have different kinds of experiences in life.
D. The writer’s father supported his choice of following his dream.
4.The best title of this passage probably is_______ .
A. Follow your Dream B. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover
C. An important Lesson D. Wisdom is Important
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the east coast of China, the city of Hangzhou is easy to be attacked by the storm from the Pacific Ocean.
A. Lying off B. Situated on C. Located off D. Laying on
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The United States _______ fifty states , one of which is separated from the others by the Pacific Ocean.
A. consists of B. is consisted of C. are made up of D. makes up
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听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.Where did the man begin his trip?
A. From California. B. From Florida. C. From Washington.
2.How long did it take to go from Chicago to New York?
A. 20 hours. B. 45 hours. C. 65 hours.
3.What was the man’s trip like on the whole?
A. So-so. B. Boring. C. Enjoyable.
4.What does the man think of traveling by train?
A. It saves time.
B. It saves money.
C. It is a great way to see the country.
高一英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
An old friend from California called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office, but I had made plans for his arrival. After explaining (解释) where my new house was, I told him that I had left the key under the doormat (门垫). Since I knew it would be pretty late before I could get home, I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator(电冰箱).
Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having had a delicious meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice. When I asked him if he had had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat, but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor's house!
1.An old friend of mine called ______.
A. to tell me to meet him at the airport
B. to tell me about his arrival
C. to ask me to leave the office
D. to ask me to make plans for his arrival
2.My friend climbed into the room because ______ .
A. there was an apple tree outside
B. the living room window was left open
C. he had difficulty opening the door
D. he hadn't found the key
3.My friend telephoned me two hours later ______ .
A. from my home B. at the airport
C. in his office D. from my neighbor's house
4.The purpose of writing this passage is to ________.
A. introduce a friend B. tell an interesting story
C. explain something D. show what friendship is
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An old friend from California called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office, but I had made plans for his arrival. After explaining (解释) where my new house was, I told him that I had left the key under the doormat (门垫). Since I knew it would be pretty late before I could get home, I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator(电冰箱).
Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having had a delicious meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice. When I asked him if he had had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat, but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor's house!
1.The old friend of the writer called him ______.
A. to tell the writer to meet him at the airport
B. to ask the writer to make plans for his arrival
C. to ask the writer to leave the office
D. to tell the writer about his arrival
2.My friend climbed into the room because ______ .
A. he hadn't found the key B. the living room window was left open
C. he had difficulty opening the door D. there was an apple tree outside
3.Where did the old friend of the writer make the second call? ______ .
A. From the writer’s home B. At the airport
C. In his office D. From the writer’s neighbor's house
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Waterland, California, June 26,2001—two cars dropped from sight, falling into the bottom (底部) of a 400-feet deep sinkhole (陷洞) which appeared suddenly. At a town 12 miles from Waterland, two bedrooms of one house dropped into a hole 60 feet across and 35 feet deep part of the next house hung dangerously over the hole.
Sinkholes have been happening without warning in this part of California for years. So far there is no way to predict (预告) when or where one will appear. But when one does, others usually follow in the same area, usually along a straight line.
The worst sinkhole in recent appeared in 1996. It was 70 feet across and 150 feet deep. It destroyed in one house, damaged several others and broke the walls of a city block. One hole, 15-feet deep, opened up this year in the middle of a highway, 19 seconds after a car had driven by. Others in the same area took place at night damaging houses, swallowing up trees and parts of streets and making 23 frightened people run away from their homes in night clothes.
Sinkholes happen when the weather is dry. The earth at the surface begins to drop into empty space under the ground, like sand falling in huge hourglass (沙漏). This is how a sinkhole is formed.
71. From the text we know sinkhole do not happen ______.
A. during the period of wet weather B. in a straight line
C. in the dry season D. at night
72. When one sinkhole appears, others usually follow ________.
A. everywhere B. on straight highway only
C. nearby D. in the places far away
73. Sinkholes take place because ________.
A. there are large holes under houses
B. Waterland has an underground lake
C. there are too many heavy things on the surface of the earth
D. dry earth moves and fills underground holes
74. Which of the following is not talked about in the text?
A. Sinkholes cause car accidents B. Sinkholes destroy houses
C. Sinkholes kill people D. Sinkholes damage streets
75. This text mainly tells us that ________.
A. sinkholes always happen without any warning
B. sinkholes have been happening in the Waterland area, causing some damage
C. even drivers cannot keep away from sinkholes
D. why a sinkhole happens and how its name has been formed
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析