Thanksgiving is an important festival in Nort...

Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America. We interviewed several students from the US and Canada. Here is what they have told us about their Thanksgiving experiences.

Josie from New York, USA

“In America, Thanksgiving is celebrated every year at the end of November. It is to remember the first group of people from Europe to live in America. When they first arrived, they found the environment strange. But they learned to survive after some native American friends showed them how to grow and find food. Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.”

Todd from California, USA

“Thanksgiving is the first day of Christmas shopping. That means we have four weeks to buy Christmas presents for our families and friends. For me and my friends, the most important part of the festival is the big football game on TV. The match is watched by millions of people all over America. Thanksgiving is seen as an exciting day for football!”

Ian from Saskatoon, Canada

“In Canada, Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday in October. On the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day, many people go to church. Thanks is given for all the good things that happened to them during the year. I always give thanks for the nice big turkey I’m going to have at the family dinner! Like all festivals, Thanksgiving is about food!”

Katie from Maritimes, Canada

“On Thanksgiving Day, we have dinner with all our cousins, aunts and uncles. It is always very busy. Sometimes we have two Thanksgiving dinners because we go to both our grandparents’ houses. The dinner is usually attended by more than twenty people at each house! My mother and my aunts do all the cooking but the washing-up is done by me and my cousins. And that’s not an easy job! But I don’t mind because Thanksgiving is meant to be a time to give thanks.”

1.People in the USA and Canada 　　　　 .

A. all have the same opinion of Thanksgiving

B. have different opinions of Thanksgiving

C. feel that Thanksgiving is about food

D. have no interest in Thanksgiving

2.When is Thanksgiving celebrated every year in Canada?

A. On the second Monday in October.

B. On the second Monday in November.

C. At the end of October.

D. At the end of November.

3.Who thinks Thanksgiving is a traditional celebration?

A. Josie.　　 B. Todd.　　 C. Ian.　　 D. Katie.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Students learn to give thanks on Thanksgiving.

B. Many students like spending Thanksgiving at home.

C. Students have different experiences on Thanksgiving.

D. Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America.

高一英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest area in North America. This California National Park has less than 5 cm of rainfall a year and temperature up to 53℃ in summer. That’s enough to keep Americans away during the hottest months from June to August. But it is the high temperature and terrible heat that draw their most crazy fans, the foreign tourists. From all over the world, they come to the valley floor in cars, carrying maps and water bottles, and fanning themselves with newspapers to keep cool.

About 1.3 million visitors enter the park each year, from June through August. 90% of them are foreigners. They go there to experience the summer heat that gives Death Valley its name. The average high in July is 53.2 ℃ and the low 30 ℃. For August, the average high is 52.2 ℃ and the low 29.4 ℃.

So what do Americans think of the foreign visitors who arrive for the heat, just when locals from the United States try to avoid it? Park manager Brenda Henson says, “ The foreigners want to experience the heat in Death Valley. We think it’s crazy.”

In fact, Death Valley is a series of salt flats (盐滩) 225 km long and 6 km to 26 km wide. Birds and animals are largely absent, and only the hardiest plants have some chance of existence in this extreme place.

One tourist from Paris concluded, “ We come to it because we can tell all our friends and family that we’ve been to the hottest place in the world.”

1.The real attraction of Death Valley for foreigners is that _____.

2.What does the underlined word “ hardiest” in Paragraph 4 mean?

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

阅读理解。

It is reported that conservation groups（自然环境保护小组）in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves．Some groups believe wolves should be killed．Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness(荒野)

For Killing Wolves

In Alaska，the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago，because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport．However, laws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur．So the wolf population has greatly increased．Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply．

A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family．People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food．Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life．When the deer can’t find enough food，they die．

If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer，their prey(猎物)will disappear some day．And the wolves will．too．So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecology（生态学）．If we killed more wolves，we would save them and their prey from dying out．We’d also　 save some farm animals．

In another northern state，wolves attack cows and chickens for food．Farmers want the　 government to send biologists（生物学家） to study the problem．They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small wolf population．

Against Killing Wolves

If you had lived long ago，you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous　 wolf．According to most stories，hungry wolves often kill people for food．Even today，the stories of the “big bad wolf'＂will not disappear．

But the fact is that wolves are afraid of people．and they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell．When wolves eat other animals，they usually kill the very young or the sick and injured．The strongest survive．No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the weak members had not lived．And has always been a law of nature．

Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves，we say it is nonsense! Researchers have found wolves and their prey living in balance．The wolves keep the deer population from becoming too large, and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life．

The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used by people．Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs, the wolves can’t always find enough food．So they travel to the nearest source, which is often a farm．Then there is danger．The “big bad wolf” has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next．

1.According to the passage，some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that 　　　　　　 ．

A．there are too many wolves

B．they kill large numbers of deer

C．they attack cows and chickens for food

D．they destroy the wilderness plant life

2.Some people are against killing wolves because　　　　　　 ．

A．wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wilderness

B．there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness

C．there are too many deer in the wilderness

D．wolves are afraid of people and never attack people

3.According to those against killing wolves，when wolves eat other animals，　　　　 ．

A．they never eat strong and healthy ones

B．they always go against the law of nature

C．they might help this kind of animals survive in nature

D．they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness

4.The last sentence “And everyone knows what happens next” implies that in such cases 　　　　 ．

A．farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away

B．wolves will kill people and people will in turn kill them

C．wolves will find enough food sources on farms

D．people will leave the areas where wolves can live

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

1. is well known, optimism(乐观)plays an important role in one’s life. Although we are facing many difficulties, we should keep optimistic. Optimism is a mental(精神的)attitude or world view and it means expecting 2. best possible result from any given situation.

I did 3. (poor) in English in the past, but I never gave up struggling(搏斗). All my families, teachers and friends encouraged 4. (I) and they taught me a lot of 5. (use) ways of learning English. I 6. (keep) practicing as they told me to do. I listened to English news and songs and I read interesting English stories. At weekends, watching some English movies was another good way to make my English better. 7.difficulties I came across, I tried my best to work them out. I believe in myself, 8. (believe) that hard work would finally pay off. Gradually, I make progress in my English. Nowadays, I can remember English words 9. (easy) and use them freely when communicating with foreigners.

Thanks to optimism, I have become one of the top English 10. (learn) in my school now.

高一英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

_____ the right decision ____ the future is probably an important thing we will ever do in our lives.

A. Making;　 concerned　　 B. Make ; concerning

C. To make,　 concerned　　 D. Making; concerning

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

单词拼写 根据句意和括号中的中文写出单词的正确形式

1.It is important to keep_____________(沉着的) in an emergency.

2.We are looking for someone who is______________(可信赖的) and hard-working.

3.The army came under_______________(攻击) from all sides.

4.We _____________(震惊) at the news of his death.

5.Sometimes you wonder where your kids get their good___________(品质).

6.The job could be done___________(平等地) well by a computer.

7.Our city got ____________(毁灭) in the big earthquake.

8.She ______________(献身) herself to her career.

9.Bus run___________(频繁地) between the city and the airport.

10._____________(逐渐地), the children began to understand parents’ love.

高一英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Spring Festival is1.most important festival in China. It is meant2.(celebrate) the lunar calendar's new year. During the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big meal in many place.3.many people like best is setting off fireworks, which is one of the most popular activities during the festival, though it may cause air pollution. Dumplings are the most4.(tradition) food. Children are fond5.the festival very much, when they can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some money from their parents,6.Is given to children for good luck. People put new year scrolls (春联) on the wall for good fortune. The Spring Festival7.(last) about 15 days long when people visit relatives and friends8.(happy) with the words "Best wishes". Nowadays more and more people are enjoying the Spring Festival around the world. People hold the9.(believe) that the Spring Festival and other traditional Chinese festivals will not10.(replace)by the foreign festivals like Christmas.

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the Festival,

Chinese people have many activities. They paste up Spring Festival couplets(舂联) , greeting the New Year and saying ________to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people ____, wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get ______ pockets from their parents and their relatives by web chat. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in___________parts of the world.

The Spring Festival was ______ in the UK from 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs, dance_______music, share photos with　 friends or watch_________in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival has become a key time

for Chinese living in the US. They________in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney's Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks(烟花，焰火) and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese________they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at_________because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

1.A. yes　　 B. goodbye　　 C. no

2.A. hang up　　 B. hang back　　 C. hang out

3.A. green　　 B. golden　　 C. red

4.A. other　　 B. others　　 C. another

5.A. congratulated　　 B. celebrated　　 C. happened

6.A. on　　 B. in　　 C. to

7.A. TV　　 B. matches　　 C. movies

8.A. put　　 B. join　　 C. live

9.A. if　　 B. weather　　 C. whether

10.A. home　　 B. outdoors　　 C. restaurant

高一英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于 3 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式

As we all know, the Spring Festival is 1. most important festival in China. It is meant 2. (celebrate) the lunar calendar’s new year. During the Spring Festival, family get together and have a big meal in many places. 3. many people like best is setting off fireworks, which is one of the most popular 4. (activity) during the festival, though it may cause air pollution. Dumplings are the most 5. (tradition) food. Children are fond 6. the festival very much, because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some money from their parents, which is given to children for good luck. The Spring Festival 7. (last) about 15 days long when people visit relatives and　 friends 8. (happy)with the words “Best Wishes”. Nowadays more and more people are enjoying the Spring Festival around the world. People hold the belief 9. the Spring Festival and other traditional Chinese Festivals will not 10. (replace) by the foreign festivals like Christmas.

高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Festivals play an important role in a culture’s identity. I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Here are some special festivals around the world．

★ Boryeong Mud Festival－Boryeong, South Korea

For two weeks in July, millions gather in Borueong to experience the grey pools and slides．What began as a way of promoting the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party, complete with music and fireworks.While the mud is usually only available in cosmetic products, here you can cake yourself in grey as you want．

★Holi－India

Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February throughout the country, but the cheerful spirit is common throughout Hindu communities around the world．

★Koninginnedag－The Netherlands

Although their current Queen’s birthday is really during the winter, the Queen still celebrates it on April 30th, the country’s official “ Queen’s Day” since 1949．Orange is the national color, and the streets become a sea of feather boas（长围巾）and body paint as crowds gather in the plazas（广场）．Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, with many live music acts, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day．

★National Elephant Day in Thailand

In Thailand, March 13th is regarded as National Elephant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an important role in the Thai history. Thai Elephant Day has been held on an annual basis since the idea was first approved by the Thai government in 1998. Special events are held at a number of venues in northern Thailand．At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp, it has become a tradition on March13th for the dozens of elephants there to be treated to a huge feast of fruits and sugarcane．

1.What we can learn from the passage is that　 _____.

A. people around the world celebrate Holi differently to show their respect for religion.

B. Koninginnedag－The Netherlands was celebrated on their current Queen’s birthday

C. it is an international custom for the Thai elephant to eat all kinds of fruits and sugarcane

D. Boryeong Mud Festival was originally held to advertise for their mineral resources

2.What is the purpose of the festival held on March 13th in Thailand?

A. To call on people to protect these endangered elephants．

B.To give the Thai elephant a chance to eat fruits and sugarcane．

C.To help people relax themselves by feeding the Thai elephant．

D.To give the importance of the elephant in the Thai history．

3.You can experience the Festival of Colors in．

A．South Korea　　　 　　　 B．India

C．the Netherlands　　　　 D. Thailand

4.What is the main purpose of the text?

A.To tell people how to enjoy and relax themselves．

B.To introduce some unique festivals around the world．

C.To get people to celebrate different kinds of customs．

D.To show the importance of celebrating different festivals．

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析