Carl lost his job. He had so little money that he spent his days at home. He watched his neighbor’s room, where an old professor lived. He found the rooms were full of old furniture and vases. Carl thought, “Why haven’t I got an old and valuable vase? I can sell it for a lot of money.”
Carl had an old gun. It had been his great grandfather’s favorite thing a long time before. Carl didn’t want to use the gun but he thought, “Anything could happen.” He wanted to hide the gun under his coat but it was too long so he cut the end off with a saw(锯子).
Next morning he watched the professor leave home at 10 o’clock. Carl broke the window and entered the house. He didn’t know much about arts. He couldn’t choose. He reached his hands towards a big vase when he heard a noise. The front door opened and someone entered the house. It was the professor. He had forgotten to take an important document. Carl became so afraid that he pulled out the gun, “I haven’t stolen anything. I just want to go away or I will shoot.” cried Carl. “With that gun? ”asked the professor and he began to laugh. He wasn’t afraid of Carl at all.
He said, “You can’t shoot with that old gun. Its place should be in a museum.”
“Is this really an old gun? ” asked Carl. “How much is it worth?”
“It was worth about 27,000 dollars,” said the professor, “But now you can get 20 dollars for it．”
“Why?” asked Carl.
The professor said, “Because its end is missing.”
36. Carl wanted to steal because he was interested in beautiful vases.
37. He cut the end of the gun off in order to hide it easily.
38. The professor came back because he saw Carl enter his house.
39. The professor was not afraid of Carl because he thought Carl dared not shoot.
40. The gun is worth 20 dollars now because Carl cut off its end.
高一英语阅读理解简单题
Carl lost his job. He had so little money that he spent his days at home. He watched his neighbor’s room, where an old professor lived. He found the rooms were full of old furniture and vases. Carl thought, “Why haven’t I got an old and valuable vase? I can sell it for a lot of money.”
Carl had an old gun. It had been his great grandfather’s favorite thing a long time before. Carl didn’t want to use the gun but he thought, “Anything could happen.” He wanted to hide the gun under his coat but it was too long so he cut the end off with a saw(锯子).
Next morning he watched the professor leave home at 10 o’clock. Carl broke the window and entered the house. He didn’t know much about arts. He couldn’t choose. He reached his hands towards a big vase when he heard a noise. The front door opened and someone entered the house. It was the professor. He had forgotten to take an important document. Carl became so afraid that he pulled out the gun, “I haven’t stolen anything. I just want to go away or I will shoot.” cried Carl. “With that gun? ”asked the professor and he began to laugh. He wasn’t afraid of Carl at all.
He said, “You can’t shoot with that old gun. Its place should be in a museum.”
“Is this really an old gun? ” asked Carl. “How much is it worth?”
“It was worth about 27,000 dollars,” said the professor, “But now you can get 20 dollars for it．”
“Why?” asked Carl.
The professor said, “Because its end is missing.”
36. Carl wanted to steal because he was interested in beautiful vases.
37. He cut the end of the gun off in order to hide it easily.
38. The professor came back because he saw Carl enter his house.
39. The professor was not afraid of Carl because he thought Carl dared not shoot.
40. The gun is worth 20 dollars now because Carl cut off its end.
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---- The reason why he has been such a success is ________he had lost his money.
A． \ B．because C．that D．what
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Nate suffered a hard blow when he lost his job．His boss had spoken rudely, “Your services are no longer needed．” Nate left the building filled with despair．By the time he reached home, he was in a deep depression．When he entered his house, he blurted out to his wife Sophia, “I lost my job．I am a complete, absolutely failure．” A tense silence followed．Then a smile crept across Sophia's face． “What great news!” she responded, “Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write．”
“But I have no job and no prospect of a job,” he objected, completely without hope．“If I struggle to be an author, then what will we live on? Where will the money come from?” Sophia took her husband by the hand and led him to the kitchen．Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of cash．“Where on earth did you get this?” Nate gasped．“To whom does it belong?”
“It's ours!” Sophia replied．"I always know that one day you would become a great writer only if you were given the chance．From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have saved as much as I could so you would have your chance．Now there is enough to last us a whole year．”
What a surprise! What encouragement! What a wife! The unemployed husband did concentrate on writing that year, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece（杰作）．The book is The Scarlet Letter．Sophia had an even greater achievement, and she turned Nathaniel Hawthorne from a poor clerk into a world famous master．
1.Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A．Sophia was very disappointed to hear the news．
B．Nate was too sad to speak any more．
C．Sophia was thinking of how to encourage Nate．
D．Neither husband nor wife had any idea of what to do．
2.Sophia saved money because ____________．
A．she knew her husband would lose his job one day
B．she knew their life would be in difficulty
C．she was very careful with money
D．she was trying to help her husband in every possible way
3.From the passage we can know that Sophia was ___________．
A．kind and brave
B．careful and encouraging
C．friendly and warm-hearted
D．honest and determined
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Sophia's Achievement
B．A Great Writer's Struggle to Success
C．Great Encouragement in Hard Times
D．Failure is the Mother of Success
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tim ____since he lost his job three weeks ago.
A．had been unemployed B．was unemployed
C．has been unemployed D．has unemployed
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
_______ his being late again , he lost his job and had to stay at home.
A. Owe to B. As result of C. In case of D. Because of
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tim ________since he lost his job three weeks ago.
A. had been unemployed B. was unemployed
C. has been unemployed D. has unemployed
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
_____his being late again,he lost his job and had to stay at home.
| A．Owe to | B．As result of | C．In case of | D．Because |
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
It’s said that he’s looking for a new job, one ______ he can get more money to support his family.
| A．when | B．where | C．that | D．which |
高一英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
He lost his arms in an accident that took his father’s life. Since then，he has had to depend on the __26__ of his younger brother.__27__ writing with his toes，he was completely unable to do anything in his life. But when the two brothers grew up，his younger brother __28__ to separate from him，living his own life，as many normal people do. So he was __29__ and didn’t know what to do.
A __30__ disaster befell (降临) a girl，too. One night her mother，who __31__ from mental illness disappeared. So her father went out looking for her mother，__32__ her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for her parents，__33__ to overturn the kerosene light (煤油灯) on the stove，__34__ in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister showed her __35__ to take care of her，she was determined to be completely __36__.At school，she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I am __37__.Though I lost my arms，I still have legs; I am lucky.__38__ my wings are broken，my heart can still fly.”
One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to __39__ on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain __40__ at being left on his own.__41__，the girl was full of hope for her life. They both were __42__ to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother’s arms are my arms while the girl wrote: Broken wings，__43__ heart.
It is true that __44__ can strike at any time. But if you decide to be strong，the hardship will __45__ to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
1. A．eyes B．arms C．feet D．ears
2. A．Because of B．But for C．Instead of D．Except for
3. A．wanted B．promised C．refused D．failed
4. A．self-confident B．open-minded C．heart-broken D．cold-hearted
5. A．painful B．similar C．familiar D．sudden
6. A．came B．suffered C．learned D．benefited
7. A．keeping B．getting C．causing D．leaving
8. A．even B．only C．never D．ever
9. A．breaking B．turning C．resulting D．taking
10. A．willingness B．promise C．contribution D．choice
11. A．dependent B．convenient C．free D．independent
12. A．amazing B．lucky C．friendly D．popular
13. A．As B．Until C．Though D．Since
14. A．appear B．perform C．speak D．compete
15. A．future B．past C．experience D．condition
16. A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Therefore D．However
17. A．expected B．reminded C．asked D．suggested
18. A．tearing B．worrying C．understanding D．flying
19. A．disasters B．diseases C．wars D．interviews
20. A．bring out B．hold out C．turn out D．set out
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, "If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him."
A dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.
"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet," said the loser, "I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!"
"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet," said the dustman.
They began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.
After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, "I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!"
Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, "Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!"
1.The wallet the businessman lost ________.
A．was found in a shop
B．was sent to the judge
C．was found in a dustbin
D．was never to be found
2.The businessman was eager to get back the wallet because _________.
A．there was the address of an important judge in it
B．there was a lot of money in it
C．he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought
D．it was a very expensive one
3.Having heard what had happened, the judge _________ .
A．took the side of the businessman
B．made a wise decision
C．took pity on the loser
D．did not know what to do
4.Where do you think was the diamond ring?
A．The businessman hid it.
B．The dustman kept it
C．The judge stole it.
D．The story of the ring was nothing but a lie.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析