Hope in my armsLast year, I was invited to pa...

Hope in my arms

Last year, I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesday’s Child, an organization that helps children with AIDS.

All the children that had gathered at one particular room could 36  a square on a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn(缝) together to37  a quilt. The quilt would be  38 to a man who had devoted his life to the39 and would soon be 40.

The kids were given paints in bright colors and asked to paint something that would make the quilt41. As I looked around at all the squares, I saw pink hearts, blue clouds, orange sunrises and red flowers. The pictures were all bright and42. All 43 one.

One boy was painting a heart, but it was dark and lifeless. It44 the bright colors that his fellow artists had used.I asked why. He told me that he was very 45 and so was his mom. He said that his sickness was not ever going to get better and neither was his mom’s. He looked 46 into my eyes and said, “There is no hope in my life.”

I told him I was sorry and I could understand why he had made his heart a dark color. I told him that 47 we couldn’t make him better, we can give48, which can really help when you are feeling sad. I told him that if he would like, I would be 49 to give him one so he could see what I meant.50, he crawled into my lap. I thought my own heart would burst for this sweet little boy.

He sat there for a long time. Finally he51 down to finish his coloring.

As I was getting ready to52 home, I felt a tug (猛拽) on my jacket. Standing there was the little boy,53. He said, “My heart is changing54. It is getting brighter. I think those hugs really do55.”

On my way home I felt my own heart. It too had changed to a brighter color.

1.                A．find           B．paint           C．cut  D．draw

2.                A．fold           B．become        C．spread   D．make

3.                A．presented       B．sold            C．lent  D．thrown

4.                A．education       B．country         C．organization   D．neighborhood

5.                A．dying          B．coming         C．visiting   D．retiring

6.                A．beautiful        B．strong          C．new D．comfortable

7.                A．empty          B．puzzling         C．confusing D．inspiring

8.                A．without         B．besides         C．except   D．beside

9.                A．needed        B．lacked          C．contained D．showed

10.               A．curious         B．disappointed    C．angry D．sick

11.               A．forward        B．still            C．straight    D．even

12.               A．so that         B．as long as       C．even though    D．as though

13.               A．hugs           B．smiles          C．prizes D．lessons

14.               A．sorry          B．happy          C．eager D．relaxed

15.               A．Suddenly       B．Quickly         C．Unwillingly D．Slowly

16.               A．slowed         B．jumped         C．slipped    D．fell

17.               A．leave          B．stay           C．head D．arrive

18.               A．smiling         B．crying          C．dancing   D．glaring

19.               A．shape          B．color          C．weight    D．form

20.               A．fit             B．hurt           C．fail   D．work

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last year, I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesday’s Child, an organization that helps children with AIDS.

All the children that had gathered at one particular room could_______ a square on a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn(缝) together to_______a quilt. The quilt would be _______to a man who had_______his life to the_______and would soon be retiring.

The kids were given paints in bright colors and asked to paint something_______would make the quilt _______. As I looked around at all the squares, I saw pink hearts, blue clouds, orange sunrises and red flowers. The pictures were all bright and inspiring. All_______one.

One boy was painting a heart, but it was dark and lifeless. It _______the bright colors that his fellow artists had used. I asked why. He told me that he was very ________ and so was his mom. He said that his sickness was not ever going to get better and neither was his mom’s. He looked ________into my eyes and said, “There is no hope in my life.”

I told him I was sorry and I could understand why he had made his heart a dark color. I told him that________ we couldn’t make him better, we can give________, which can really help when you are feeling sad. I told him that if he would like, I would be ________ to give him one so he could see what I meant. ________, he crawled into my lap. I thought my own heart would burst for this sweet little boy.

He sat there for a long time. Finally he ________down to finish his coloring.

As I was getting ready to________home, I felt a tug (猛拽) on my jacket. Standing there was the little boy, ________. He said, “My heart is changing ________. It is getting brighter. I think those hugs really do ________.”

On my way home I felt my own heart. It too had changed to a brighter color.

1.A.cut B.paint C.find D.draw

2.A.spread B.become C.fold D.make

3.A.lent B.sold C.presented D.thrown

4.A.put B.led C.attached D.devoted

5.A.organization B.country C.education D.neighborhood

6.A.where B.when C.which D.that

7.A.new B.strong C.beautiful D.comfortable

8.A.except B.besides C.without D.beside

9.A.contained B.lacked C.needed D.showed

10.A.angry B.disappointed C.curious D.sick

11.A.straight B.still C.forward D.even

12.A.even though B.as long as C.so that D.as though

13.A.prizes B.smiles C.hugs D.lessons

14.A.eager B.happy C.sorry D.relaxed

15.A.Unwillingly B.Quickly C.suddenly D.Slowly

16.A.slipped B.jumped C.slowed D.fell

17.A.head B.stay C.leave D.arrive

18.A.dancing B.crying C.smiling D.glaring

19.A.weight B.form C.shape D.color

20.A.fail B.work C.fit D.hurt

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the summer between my first year and second year in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school camp. On the first day, when we were dancing and playing games, I noticed a boy under the tree who was small and thin. His shyness made him appear weak. I walked towards him, introduced myself and invited him to join in the activities and meet some new people. He quietly replied, "No, I really don't want to do this." I could understand that he was in a new world but I knew it wouldn't be right to force him, either. Actually, the boy didn't need a close talk but a friend.

At lunch the next day, I was leading camp songs when 1 saw the boy under the tree sitting alone. I tried again with the same invitation, but he refused once again. That evening I was told the boy's name was Tommy. Then I asked the campers to pay special attention to the boy and spend time with him when they could.

The days went by and the time came when we had to leave. We held a big, warm party to celebrate the closing of the camp. All the campers shared their wonderful moments. To my surprise. 1 found the boy from under the tree dancing joyfully with two girls. I couldn't believe it was the same person.

In October of my second year, I received a phone call from Tommy's mother. She told me that Tommy was hit by a car and killed. I offered my deep sadness. The mother said: “'Tommy mentioned you so many times. I want you to know that he went back to school and made new friends with confidence. You made a difference for Tommy during his last months.”

At that moment, I realized how easy it was to give a bit of yourself every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I hope that everyone can pay attention to their own “boy under the tree”.

1.Before the writer came to the high school summer camp，he was a (n) _______.

A. instructor　　 B. camper　　 C. student　　 D. reporter

2.Ho w many times did the writer invite the boy to join in the activities?

A. Once　　 B. Twice　　 C. Three times　　 D. Many times

3.Which is the correct order about the story?

①The boy danced joyfully with two girls.

②The boy went back to school and made new friends.

③The boy refused to join in the activities.

④The boy's mother made a phone call to the writer.

A. ①②③④　　 B. ②③①④　　 C. ③①②④　　 D. ④③②①

4.From Paragraph 4，we can infer (推断）that　 Tommy's mother was very _______to the writer.

A. thankful　　 B. helpful　　 C. faithful(忠实的)　　 D. harmful

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Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to　　 ______　　 how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I　　 _______　　 that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and　　 ____　　 friends. While traveling was inspring and meeting people was　　 _____　　 , nothing about my term in France was what I　　 ______　　 .

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was _______ by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting __________ I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人): there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to _________ out of one family’s house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a _________ this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation (诱惑) to _________ my native language, I asked not to be _______ with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I　　 _______ myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian(巴西人) the same age as I, who I was surprised to find playing one of my favourite CD! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the _______ .

I left France with many ________ , so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always _______ to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends _________ France we enjoyed together. I love how people ______ seem so different, but end up being so　　 __________ . The most valuabe lesson I gain from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people _______ to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign culture and gain meaningful _______ .

1.A.discuss B.express C.announce D.argue

2.A.approved B.knew C.warned D.denied

3.A.stubborn B.anxious C.universal D.interesting

4.A.exciting B.upsetting C.boring D.promising

5.A.doubted B.liked C.expected D.feared

6.A.greeted B.witnessed C.sponsored D.supported

7.A.since B.when C.until D.while

8.A.walk B.travel C.move D.rush

9.A.roommate B.leader C.housekeeper D.colleague

10.A.learn B.speak C.master D.appreciate

11.A.combined B.placed C.involved D.fitted

12.A.added B.adapted C.devoted D.introduced

13.A.month B.week C.term D.vocation

14.A.stories B.suitcases C.presents D.dream

15.A.embarrassed B.disturbed C.surprised D.concerned

16.A.analyzing B.investigating C.describing D.exploring

17.A.need B.can C.must D.shall

18.A.similar B.independent C.generous D.distant

19.A.and B.so C.or D.but

20.A.instruction B.date C.facts D.friendships

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was twenty years old, my grandmother invited me to Europe for two weeks. I had never been to foreign countries before, so I was especially excited about the trip. When I told one of my professors about the trip, he suggested, “Keep a journal（日记）.” More than ten years later, I am so thankful for his suggestion, as I can look back on this first trip to Europe through my journal.

Keeping a travel journal is very simple. Bring a journal with you during your vacation and write down the things that interest you. Interestingly, what appeals to you may not be the tourist attractions but some small things, such as something in your hotel room, and a talk you hear by chance. Your journal is the best thing you can bring back from a vacation.

It is a great idea to choose a good journal style that you like. Whether it is lined or unlined paper, pick up a journal that feels good in your hands. The size of your journal is also important. Some people feel that a travel journal should be small and easy to carry, while others prefer a larger-sized journal. My journal has always been about 8×11 inches. I haven’t found any real problems with carrying it. It fits well into a backpack. A good tip is to get some type of waterproof（防水的）cover for your journal. You never know when something in your bag may leak（渗漏）, or it may start to rain, which can just ruin your journal.

In addition, consider carrying some plastic bags to bring back some pictures and postcards so that you can put them in your journal. You will probably find some things during the day that you want to attach to your journal at night in your hotel.

Always carry something to write with when you have your journal. Consider carrying a variety of pens, markers, or pencils so as to make your journal look more beautiful. Even if you are not very good at drawing, a journal has a way of freeing your creative juices. You will find yourself quickly drawing things or writing poems at the sides of the pages in your journal.

Tourist maps are also a wonderful thing to consider adding to your journal because they show where you have been. You can add parts of the map to show where you have been that day and then another part on another day to show where you have been the following day.

Bring a tube of glue to stick postcards and pictures to your journal. You can cut the pictures and postcards into the shapes you like so that you can make your journal look more beautiful. Keep these things handy in a plastic bag so that you can find them easily.

There are so many things you can consider writing in your journal, such as the sights you have seen that day, a meal you have had, a person you have seen in a museum, a cafe that has caught your attention, your feelings about your trip or about the hotel you have stayed in, and a list of the things you also wish to do during your vacation. These are all the small details that do make up your trip.

1.The author is grateful for his professor’s suggestion because ________.

A. he has got into the habit of keeping a travel journal

B. he had a good time with her grandmother in Europe

C. he has learned a lot about how to keep a travel journal

D. he can think of his first trip to Europe with the journal

2.What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A. What kind of journal style to choose.

B. What size of journal to pick up.

C. Why to take a journal while travelling.

D. How to protect the journal against damage.

3.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To suggest what to write in a travel journal.

B. To give some tips on keeping a travel journal.

C. To show what we should bring while taking a trip.

D. To explain why keeping a travel journal is important

4.This passage is mainly written for ________.

A. those interested in writing

B. those researching on tourism

C. those fond of travelling

D. those planning to be journalists

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung...”

My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

“Daddy… I am so sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”

“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before. ”He managed a weak smile.

My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1.The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.

A. he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends.

B. his father had a terrible accident

C. his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

D. his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

2.Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A. Because he was rude to his father that morning.

B. Because he didn’t get　 along with his father.

C. Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

D. Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

3.The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _____

A. he had a poor memory

B. he didn’t hear what his son said

C. he lost his memory after the accident

D. he just wanted to comfort his son

4.What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A. Don’t hurt others with rude words.

B. Don’t treat your parents badly.

C. Don’t move the injured in an accident.

D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was now in my twenty-third year of residence in this island and was so naturalized to the place and to the manner of living that I finally enjoyed the certainty that no savagesc(野人) would come to the place to disturb me, and that I could have been content to spend the rest of my time there, even to the last moment, till I had laid me down and died, like the old goat in the cave.

I had also arrived to some little recreations and amusements, which made the time pass more pleasantly with me a great deal than it did before.

At first, I had taught my Poll to speak. And he did it so familiarly and talked so clearly and plainly that it was very pleasant to me. And he lived with me no less than six years. How long he might live afterwards, I don't know; though 1 know people have an idea in Brazil that they live a hundred years. Perhaps poor Poll may be alive there still, calling Poor Robin Crusoe to this day. I wish no other English man the ill luck to come there and hear him. But if he did, he would certainly believe it was the devil.

My dog was a very pleasant and loving companion to me, for no less than sixteen years of my time, and then died of mere old age.

As for my cats, they multiplied to that degree that I had to shoot several of them at first to keep them from eating up all I had.

Besides these, I had two more parrots which talked pretty well and would all call Robin Crusoe, but neither like my first. Nor indeed did I take the pains with any of them that I had done with him. I had also several tame sea-fowls, whose names I don't know, who I caught upon the shore and cut their wings and the little stakes which 1 had planted before my castle wall being now grown up to a good thick bush; these fowls all lived among these low trees and bred there, which was very agreeable to me; so that as 1 said above, I began to be very well contented with the life I led, if it might have been secured from the threat of the savages.

1.How many kinds of animals except humans are mentioned in this passage?

A. 3. B. 5.

C. 7. D. 9.

2.What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Savages. B. Brazilians.

C. Islanders. D. Parrots.

3.This passage is selected from a novel. The hero of this novel probably comes from

A. Brazil B. Australia

C. Britain D. the U.S.

4.Which of the following can best summarize the passage?

A. Robin Crusoe loved animals and savages very much.

B. Robin Crusoe trained his animals in pleasant ways.

C. The animals raised by Robin Crusoe brought him much pleasure.

D. The savages always spoiled Robin Crusoe's happy life.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the year after my mother left us, my father was 42 and he knew that he wasn’t going to make it to 43. He wrote a letter to me and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what I would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about , Dad ? Should I keep going?”

A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he would want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of , and believe in somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear ---- as mine was until my father’s letter---- is of being a disappointment.

Give your children permission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete , that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts ：“Don’t worry; you’ll do something great .”Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

1.We learn from the text that the author__________.

2.What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?

3.Which of the following is true of the author?

4.The main purpose of the text is to ________.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Many years ago, when I graduated from school and was working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership－a shop selling cars－was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

"Thank you"－two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

1.The words "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 mean "_____".

A. turned off　　 　 B. moved off

C. put off　　　　　　 D. set up

2.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B. The couple sent him a business card.

C. The couple offered to help him.

D. He called his friend for help.

3.The battery of the author's car was dead because _____.

A. he forgot to turn off the lights

B. the meeting lasted a whole day

C. he drove too long a distance

D. something went wrong with the lights

4. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _____.

A. how to write a thank-you letter

B. how to deal with car problems

C. the kind-heartedness of other people

D. the importance of expressing thanks

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The year 2013 was very bad for my life. Due to illness I had to be in hospital for the first time in my life. Everything went wrong in the work. On personal front, my marriage date was fixed but that guy left me just a week before our engagement. I was almost in depression because of whatever all happened to me. I was struggling to come out of this situation as it was a very bad period of my life.

In those days, I met a guy in the office. This guy was much younger to me but still very soon, we became good friends. We had so much in common that we spent a lot of time talking with each other. On my birthday, he offered to share my birthday evening. It was a lovely evening and I felt so nice. He made my birthday so special that I couldn’t help crying. Very soon, our friendship became stronger and finally we fell in love in just a few days. These days it’s very rare that people get love in return. So I found myself so lucky that I experienced equal love in return. It’s always the inner beauty that makes a person beautiful and he made me realize how beautiful I was and brought my confidence back. He not only loved me so much but also helped me in many ways to solve my other problems. I became more and more confident and made great progress in my work.

This man came into my life like an angel when I needed him most. I got thousands of reasons to hate 2013 but just one reason which made 2013 very special was enough to forget all bad memories. I owe so much to him and don’t know if I would ever be able to repay for what he has done for me. I would like to take this opportunity to tell him “THANK YOU SO MUCH, my dear”.

Also, I want to convey one message to everyone. In life we always pass through lots of ups and downs. Sometimes our circumstance becomes even worse, which affects us badly but we should never lose hope. We will always see the sunshine even after the darkest night.

1.How did the author feel about the year 2013 at first?

A. It was lively.　　 B. It was wonderful.

C. It was important.　　 D. It was unpleasant.

2.The second paragraph is developed mainly 　　.

A. by giving examples　　 B. by showing the reason

C. by making contrasts　　 D. by the order of time

3.What does the author want to tell the readers through the last paragraph?

A. No sweat, no sweet.　　 B. Grasp all, lose all.

C. Never lose hope in difficulties.　　 D. Love me, love my dog.

4.What’s the purpose of the author in writing the passage?

A. To tell us about her experiences in 2013.

B. To show us how to stick to our aims.

C. To share her ways of keeping healthy with us.

D. To show us how to help ourselves in difficulties.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析