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Some people say that city living in the 21 st century is stressful and offers no advantages, but I don’t agree with them completely.
With the development of high-tech and the improvement of living qualities, more and more people crowded into city, which leads to the uncontrollable urbanization (城市化). Because of this, some of the largest cities must be fairly oppressive(压抑的) places in which to live if you are short of money or unemployed. However, for those with much income, a city provides colorful environment which enables people to enjoy their modern life. In that case, I believe the advantages of urban living far outweigh from its shortcomings.
Regarding shopping, as for me, rather than click on the Internet to get what I want, I prefer to windowshop. All kinds of shopping malls and supermarkets located in city centre really content me. What’s more, a large city’s service even covers numbers of the surrounding towns and benefits many people.
In terms of entertainment, city residents are usually spoiled for choice, from amusement park to sport stadium, whoever you are will find exactly what you need. Maybe going to a concert tonight and visiting museums tomorrow. City always contains various activities and full of energy.
City also provides better opportunities with so many choices and challenges. Cities with universities offer high-standard education so that graduates from these places always get ideal jobs with considerable salary. Every day in the business district, you can see a fierce competition among those large companies, while there are exactly places that may give birth to talents.
Many people may complain about the traffic jam or pollution in the city, but I think with some useful measures to take, our city will be more habitable rather than stressful.
1.What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?
A. City living in the 21 st century is stressful.
B. City provides more conveniences and pleasures.
C. City living brings great trouble to the youth..
D. City is gradually dying out as a matter of fact.
2.The advantages of urban living are________.
A. much income and colorful environment
B. quantities of population and shopping centers
C. great entertainments and better education
D. strong measures and fresh air
3.City residents are usually spoiled for choice because they______.
A. have no more choices for amusement
B. can hardly find what they like to do
C. are so many kinds of entertainment
D. will spend more money in a way
4.What’s the attitude of the author to the disadvantages in city?
A. Disappointed B. Hopeful
C. Amazed D. Cold-hearted
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A new report says living in a city makes it harder for people to concentrate(集中) on some tasks. The research found that people who live in rural areas can focus better than people in urban areas. The study is from Goldsmiths College, which is part of the University of London. Head researcher Dr. Karina Linnell and her team made great contributions. They studied how two groups of people did the same "thinking tasks". The team went to a remote(偏远的) part of Namibia, southwest Africa, to study the Himba tribe. Himba people live a very basic life in the desert. They are still doing traditional farming. The team also studied members of the same tribe who had moved to the nearest town. Dr. Linnell said the tribe who lived in the desert did much better on the tests than those in the town. It's really interesting and shocking.
Dr. Linnell said their research may lead to changes in the way companies operate. In the future, workers may move from cities to live and work in the countryside. Linnell said there are too many things around us in the city that stop us from thinking about one thing for a long time. This means we do not work at our best. She asked, "What if, for example, companies realized certain tasks would be better carried out by employees based outside of the urban environment? There their concentration ability is better. "The past century has seen billions of people move from the countryside to big cities. In the future, the trend may not continue. If Dr. Linnell's research is true, this century might see many of those people return to the great outdoors. Let's wait to see what will happen.
1.What did Dr. Linnell and her team conclude from the study on the Himba tribe?
A. Himba people are cleverer than others.
B. Himba people aren't used to the life in city.
C. Himba people focus better in the desert
D. Himba people give up traditional farming.
2.What happened in the past one hundred years?
A. Many people returned to the countryside.
B. Big cities attracted many people to live and work.
C. Many people couldn't concentrate on one task.
D. The way companies operate changed a great deal.
3.The underlined word "outdoors" in the last paragraph probably refers to "______".
A. villages B. cities
C. towns D. countries
4.What is the main purpose of the text ?
A. to remind people to focus better.
B. to advise people to live in countryside.
C. to share a recent study with readers.
D. to show the bright future to readers.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world's population will be living in the cities ______ in the country.
A. other than B. more than
C. better than D. rather than
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Schedules, as the 21st century people know, simply did not exist in the 17th and 18th centuries. We are upset if a plane arrives an hour late. Our ancestors weren’t upset if an April ship didn’t show up until June. They began to worry in July and were often happy when it showed up in August. When a long-distance ship finally did get to the port, the whole city became busy and excited. Businessmen hurried down to check the goods they had ordered. The ship would probably stay in port for at least three days, often a week, to take on businessmen, give the sailors a rest, find out about the latest news, weather conditions, and so on.
Travel time could only be approximate. One never knew when the winds would be good. So even though “average sailing time” was given, time could change considerably, shortening the voyage by up to 25% or putting it off by up to 500% or more! The average run from England to Boston was about a month and a half, but there were also voyages of three months. One voyage in 1640 lasted six months!
Travel time is not the same in both directions, due to the winds and currents. This is especially true in the Caribbean, where winds are from the southeast the entire year. Ships sailing west across the Atlantic spend longer than ships sailing east, and the contrary winds can prevent a ship from actually making it to the harbor even if it gets close. One ship was held off the North Carolina coast for 17 days before being able to land!
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. No sailor was allowed to have fun when the ship reached land.
B. People in ancient times didn’t care about other people’s safety.
C. The ship would leave for a voyage when all of the preparations were made.
D. A long-distance ship would create a lot of excitement in the place where it landed.
2. According to the passage, travel time can’t be fixed due to ___________ .
A. the people at the port B. average sailing time
C. the changeable climate D. the businessmen and the sailors
3. The underlined word “currents” in the third paragraph means __________ .
A. the movement of water B. the movement of winds
C. direction of the traveling ship D. travel time of ships
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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Some people live in the world for body while others for dignity(尊严).
I once took a walk along the street ________1.________a Saturday dusk, with a Pepsi can in my hand. An old woman in ragged clothes, ________2.________was living on collecting used cans, jars and tins, moved slowly towards me, with a bag on the back! ________3.________(walk) nearer, she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes on my can. At that time, I hadn’t finished my cola, so I gave ________4.________ several coins instead.
She stared at me for a few seconds ________5. handed back the money. Quite confused, I asked: “Why not? Isn’t that ________6. you want?”
“I am not a beggar,” she said ________7. (serious), word by word.
Instantly, I felt so sorry. I had intended ________8. (help) her, completely misunderstanding her. Thus I hurt her. What I could do at that moment was only to drink up the cola and handed her ________9. emptied can. This time, she gave me a smile with ________10.________ (satisfy) and gratitude in her eyes. The woman is poor in material life but is so respectable as a man. I am not only moved but also have learned a good lesson.
高一英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Some people live in the world for body while others for dignity(尊严).
I once took a walk along the street on a Saturday dusk, with a Pepsi can in my hand. An old woman in ragged clothes, 16was living on collecting used cans, jars and tins, moved slowly towards me, with a bag on the back! _17(walk) nearer, she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes 18 my can. At that time, I hadn’t finished my cola, so I gave 19 several coins instead.
20, staring at me for a few seconds, she handed back the money. Quite confused, I asked: “Why not? Isn’t that 21 you want?”
“I am not a beggar,” she said 22 (serious), word by word.
Instantly, I felt so sorry. I ___23___ (plan) to help her, completely misunderstanding her. Thus I hurt her. What I could do at that moment was only to drink up the cola and handed her _24__ emptied can. This time, she gave me a smile with satisfaction and gratitude in her eyes. The woman is poor in material life but is so __25 (respect) as a great person. I am not only moved but also have learned a good lesson.
高一英语单词拼写困难题查看答案及解析
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What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be . They that cities will become more and more crowded. the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This will cause other problems—more crime, dirtier streets, and wor
se problems with traffic we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity) and housing? life w
ill be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.How can we such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already in the streets because there is so little suitable housing—and because are so high. The crime rate isn't going down. , it is so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also getting worse. More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars don't move at all for several blocks. These problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no for the future of the city.
However, not all people believe in the horrible for cities of the future. Instead, they feel that they can solve present urban problems and future ones.
The
of any modern city are not unique(独特的) to that city, that is to say, all the cities in the world have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water, and overcrowding. Yet many cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment, and transportation. Many U.S. cities are building their downtown areas. Urban 
can learn from one another. They can solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world.1.A．fantastic B．horrible C．regular D．significant
2.A．ensure B．require C．indicate D．predict
3.A．As B．Though C．With D．Unless
4.A．room B．number C．future D．overcrowding
5.A．as B．which C．what D．than
6.A．While B．Because C．Therefore D．Once
7.A．For B．In C．Because D．Thanks to
8.A．deal B．keep C．solve D．cause
9.A．calling B．sleeping C．robbing D．starving
10.A．flats B．cars C．rents D．crimes
11.A．And B．Thus C．Instead D．Therefore
12.A．increasing B．changing C．dropping D．exchanging
13.A．urban B．rural C．crime D．traffic
14.A．reality B．trend C．prediction D．hope
15.A．definitions B．predictions C．identification D．indication
16.A．reform B．remain C．cure D．prevent
17.A．disadvantages B．advantages C．properties D．substitutes
18.A．offer B．satisfy C．require D．provide
19.A．consumers B．planners C．systems D．physicians
20.A．try B．identify C．cure D．forecast
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Some students, _____, Tom, live in the city.
A. such as B. that is C. for example D. Namely
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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I believe that the 21st century is one ______ China will become one of the most powerful economic countries.
A．which B．that C．when D．where
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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People often say that there is nothing in the world that can be as great as a mother’s love. Some mother expressions mean just that. The phrase “mother lode” comes from mining. It means the place where the largest amount of gold can be found. But now, the term “mother lode” means a rich supply of anything. For example, you might say, “She just graduated from college and struck the mother lode with her new job!”
When we call something “the mother of all”, this means it is the biggest or best of something. Here is an example: “We are going to throw the mother of all parties this weekend. So you have to come!”
Naturally, the word “mother” can be used to mean to give birth, even to something you cannot touch, such as an idea or wisdom. The saying “necessity is the mother of invention” means that when people really need to do something, they will find a way to do it. And “experience is the mother of wisdom” means that people learn from what happens to them.
You might think all expressions about mothers are sweet and loving. Not so. A boy who is “tied to his mother’s apron strings(围裙带)” is controlled by his mother. We can also call him a “mama’s boy”. Both of these terms are even more insulting(侮辱人的) if you are talking about a man, not a young boy. It can be a huge mistake for a woman to marry a “mama’s boy” who is still “tied to his mother’s apron strings”.
A show about mothers would not be complete without talking about the very popular but mysterious “Mother Goose”. The short poems and songs that “Mother Goose” wrote are a part of growing up in the United States. Real or not, you could say “Mother Goose” is the mother of all nursery rhyme(童谣) writers.
1.The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A. all mother expressions are about nice things
B. mother is the greatest person in the world
C. there are some expressions about mother in English
D. mother’s love is the greatest thing in the world
2.If you strike the mother lode, you will ________.
A. be rich
B. get injured
C. have to work hard
D. get an easy job
3.When saying “I heard the mother of all songs”, the person means ________.
A. he heard your mother sing songs
B. mothers were good at singing
C. he loved songs about mothers
D. the song he heard was the best
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se problems with traffic 
ill be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. 
