When Johnnie Martin was in the second grade in high school, one day a psychologist of the school called him into his office.
“Johnnie, I’ve made a very careful study of you. And I feel sorry to have to tell you… Though you have worked very hard, it has not helped. You’re just not fit for it.”
The boy buried his face in his hands, “This will be hard on my parents,” he said. “Their one idea is for me to be a college man.”
The psychologist laid his hand on the boy’s shoulder and said, “People have different kinds of talents. Some day you will find what your special gift is and when you do, you will make your parents very proud of you.”
Johnnie never went back to school. Jobs were scarce in town, but he managed to keep busy mowing the lawns of the householders and puttering in their flowerbeds. Before long he discovered he had an eye for color.
One day while he was downtown, he happened to notice a stretch of unused land behind the city hall. Chance or fate or whatever you may like to call it brought one of the town’s aldermen（市政委员会委员）round the corner just at that moment. The boy said, “I can make a garden out of this dump, if you’ll let me do it.”
“The town’s got no money for it,” said the alderman.
“I don’t want any money for it,” said the boy. “I just want to do it.”
The alderman was shocked to find someone who did not want money. He took Johnnie into an office, and when the young man came out he had the authority to clean up the public eyesore. Before long the old dump became a little beautiful park.
It was also a kind of show window for Johnnie. People saw the result of his skill and knew him as a natural landscape gardener.
That was twenty-five years ago. Today Johnnie is the head of a successful business in landscape gardening. His aging parents are proud of Johnnie, for he is not only a success, but he has also made his part of the world a lovelier place to live in.
1.The psychologist called Johnnie into his office to ________.
A. persuade him to give up schooling B. help him find out his gift
C. give him some suggestions on study D. encourage him to work hard
2.What did Johnnie Martin have a gift for?
A. Drawing. B. Gardening. C. Repairing. D. Engineering.
3.The underlined part “the public eyesore” refers to ________.
A. the city hall B. the town C. the park D. the dump
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Where there is a will, there is a way.
B. Gardeners are born and not made.
C. Everyone has something special.
D. Interest is the key to success.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
When Johnnie Martin was in the second grade in high school, one day a psychologist of the school called him into his office.
“Johnnie, I’ve made a very careful study of you. And I feel sorry to have to tell you… Though you have worked very hard, it has not helped. You’re just not fit for it.”
The boy buried his face in his hands, “This will be hard on my parents,” he said. “Their one idea is for me to be a college man.”
The psychologist laid his hand on the boy’s shoulder and said, “People have different kinds of talents. Some day you will find what your special gift is and when you do, you will make your parents very proud of you.”
Johnnie never went back to school. Jobs were scarce in town, but he managed to keep busy mowing the lawns of the householders and puttering in their flowerbeds. Before long he discovered he had an eye for color.
One day while he was downtown, he happened to notice a stretch of unused land behind the city hall. Chance or fate or whatever you may like to call it brought one of the town’s aldermen（市政委员会委员）round the corner just at that moment. The boy said, “I can make a garden out of this dump, if you’ll let me do it.”
“The town’s got no money for it,” said the alderman.
“I don’t want any money for it,” said the boy. “I just want to do it.”
The alderman was shocked to find someone who did not want money. He took Johnnie into an office, and when the young man came out he had the authority to clean up the public eyesore. Before long the old dump became a little beautiful park.
It was also a kind of show window for Johnnie. People saw the result of his skill and knew him as a natural landscape gardener.
That was twenty-five years ago. Today Johnnie is the head of a successful business in landscape gardening. His aging parents are proud of Johnnie, for he is not only a success, but he has also made his part of the world a lovelier place to live in.
1.The psychologist called Johnnie into his office to ________.
A. persuade him to give up schooling B. help him find out his gift
C. give him some suggestions on study D. encourage him to work hard
2.What did Johnnie Martin have a gift for?
A. Drawing. B. Gardening. C. Repairing. D. Engineering.
3.The underlined part “the public eyesore” refers to ________.
A. the city hall B. the town C. the park D. the dump
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Where there is a will, there is a way.
B. Gardeners are born and not made.
C. Everyone has something special.
D. Interest is the key to success.
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During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few days. When I.____, I was greeted with two essays due, three days of math and history homework, plus several tests____I went home from school that day exhausted, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.
The next day at school, I got a rude awakening: I'd totally forgotten to prepare for the ___on Romeo and Juliet, which I' d take____my lunch hour! Worse still, I had ___the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, I went to the English room to face my certain doom(厄运). All I could do was try to ___on the questions I didn't know.
As it turned out, I didn’t know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give____when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I ___down and there in full view lay the answer sheet for the test! What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my____of failing the test! My heart started beating, and my brain ______Yes! Read over the answers-quickly! This was quickly followed by another voice, No! You’ll get caught! My mind turning back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No! This went on for ten of the____seconds in my entire life.
Finally, I decided to finish the test on my own, without ___! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty ____I had failed the test.
The next day when I walked into the English room, my great joy of having been an ____soul changed into a wave of doom as I saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me. I stared at it a few seconds before I got up the____to turn it over.
You can only imagine my ____when I feared that I had passed the test! I have never in my whole life been so happy to see my____, a C.
My mom says the victories that____the most courage are won within. Now I know ____what she means Now not only can my conscience(良心)rest easy, but I don't have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad____ like Romeo and Juliet.
1.A.arrived B.returned C.appeared D.finished
2.A.If B.Because C.Until D.Although
3.A.lecture B.test C.play D.essay
4.A.by B.upon C.over D.toward
5.A.missed B.carried C.lost D.dropped
6.A.depend B.agree C.guess D.improve
7.A.in B.off C.out D.away
8.A.wrote B.settled C.calmed D.looked
9.A.boredom B.tiredness C.loneliness D.worries
10.A.whispered B.warned C.persuaded D.flashed
11.A.coldest B.saddest C.longest D.fastest
12.A.suffering B.checking C.cheating D.thinking
13.A.certain B.regretful C.annoyed D.relieved
14.A.open B.honest C.optimistic D.energetic
15.A.wisdom B.nerve C.intention D.encouragement
16.A.anxiety B.fear C.shock D.appreciation
17.A.paper B.credit C.rate D.grade
18.A.take B.put C.find D.gain
19.A.gradually B.exactly C.willingly D.seemingly
20.A.film B.fact C.ending D.love
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David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road.
He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family, factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he 4 had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.
David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it because else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.
This is a true story about , a story about believing in ; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.
My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through(进行到底). It’s up to you to it. Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.
1.A. starting B. leaving C. arriving D. studying
2.A. time B. hope C. hunger D. chance
3.A. let B. have C. see D. help
4.A. lack B. choice C. favor D. desire
5.A. and B. so C. but D. as
6.A. individually B. spiritually C. energetically D. evidently
7.A. more B. fewer C. smaller D. some
8.A. showing B. teaching C. improving D. acquiring
9.A. even B. never C. ever D. just
10.A. doing B. creating C. applying for D. taking up
11.A. turned off B. put down C. held up D. turned down
12.A. even when B. if only C. even the D. as if
13.A. anywhere B. somewhere C. anything D. something
14.A. pays back B. puts off C. gets in D. pays off
15.A. wealth B. determination C. hardship D. love
16.A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. itself
17.A. developing B. following C. continuing D. reaching
18.A. demanded B. expected C. inspired D. attracted
19.A. get B. make C. conduct D. perform
20.A. journey B. distance C. life D. future
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road.
He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family, factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.
David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it because else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.
This is a true story about , a story about believing in ; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.
My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through(进行到底). It’s up to you to it. Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.
1.A. starting B. leaving C. arriving D. studying
2.A. time B. hope C. hunger D. chance
3.A. let B. have C. see D. help
4.A. lack B. choice C. favor D. desire
5.A. and B. so C. but D. as
6.A. individually B. spiritually C. energetically D. evidently
7.A. more B. fewer C. smaller D. some
8.A. showing B. teaching C. improving D. acquiring
9.A. even B. never C. ever D. just
10.A. doing B. creating C. applying for D. taking up
11.A. turned off B. put down C. held up D. turned down
12.A. even when B. if only C. even D. as if
13.A. anywhere B. somewhere C. anything D. something
14.A. pays back B. puts off C. gets in D. pays off
15.A. wealth B. determination C. hardship D. love
16.A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. itself
17.A. developing B. following C. continuing D. reaching
18.A. demanded B. expected C. inspired D. attracted
19.A. get B. make C. conduct D. perform
20.A. journey B. distance C. life D. future
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When my daughter was in the fifth grade, she came home from school almost every night with three or more hours of homework. It was my duty to help her get it done. One night she worked until midnight doing her homework.
I felt annoyed, but I didn’t want the teacher to think I was lazy. So I never complained. I wasn’t sure, but it seemed to me that five hours of homework was a bit too much for a fifth grade student.
Later, I found out that parents and educators have discussed about homework for more than a century. Parents who like more homework want to give their children every advantage to succeed in today’s world. Some educators see homework as a way to help students perform better in tests.
Other parents dislike the recent trend toward more homework. They don’t want to stay up until midnight helping their children. They would prefer to spend their time going to the park or reading some really good books with their children. Added to the opposition(反对)are those who say that homework increases the gap(差距)between the rich and the poor. That’s because middle class families do better when it comes to helping their children with their homework.
So, who is right? Is homework an enemy or a help? According to experts, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
1.The author thought that her daughter’s homework _________.
A．was too difficult
B．was too much to finish
C．was done more carefully than other students’
D．could be done as long as she helped her daughter
2.The author never complained to the teacher because _________.
A．she was too angry to talk with the teacher.
B．she did not like complaining.
C．she was afraid of being thought lazy by the teacher.
D．her daughter would be annoyed if she complained.
3.In the last paragraph, experts __________.
A．think middle school students should do lots of homework.
B．haven’t come up with any idea to solve this problem.
C．think homework should be given, but not too much.
D．support the idea that homework is good for students.
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One day, Jim played basketball in the living room after school. When he was playing in high spirits, his basketball ____ a vase off the shelf by accident and the mouth of it knocked off a large piece. What made him more ____ was that the vase was rare and valuable. To cover the great ____ he caused, he glued the pieces together and put the vase back to its place.
While cleaning the vase after work, his mother ____ the change on it. At dinnertime, she asked Jim if he ____ the vase. Being afraid of punishment, Jim said a wild cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off the shell. His mother was quite clear that he was ____, for all the windows were closed before she went to work. However, his mother just remained ____ and said it was her carelessness not to have the window closed.
Before going to bed, Jim’s mother asked him to go to the study. He felt he couldn’t _4__ the punishment.
When he entered the study in fear, his mother’s face appeared no sense of ____. Instead, she took a chocolate box out of the drawer and ____ one piece to him. “Jim, this chocolate is a reward for you, for you ____ a cat that could open the window, with your imagination.” Then, she put another chocolate in his hand. “This chocolate is a reward for your topping_____ to restore (修复). You restored with glue, the cracks were filled almost perfectly. ____ remember, to restore a vase needs more powerful glue and higher ____ skill. Tomorrow, let’s bring the vase to the ____ to see how they’ll make it as it was.” With that, his mother took the third chocolate, “The ____ chocolate stands for my deep apology (歉意) to you. As your mother，I shouldn’t have put a vase in a place where it could so ____ fall down, especially when there is a boy fond of sports.”
“But, Mum, I ...” His mother ____ him and said. “My chocolate box has been ____, so our talk is over, too. Now, go to bed!” Then she left for her own bedroom. The following days were the same as before. The only ____ was that Jim never told a lie since then.
1.A. pulled B. hit C. cut D. held
2.A. excited B. moved C. tired D. upset
3.A. trouble B. injure C. pain D. disease
4.A. described B. noticed C. enjoyed D. marked
5.A. hid B. saw C. broke D. cleaned
6.A. thinking B. explaining C. dreaming D. lying
7.A. calm B. shocked C. angry D. silent
8.A. decide B. know C. avoid D. receive
9.A. cruelty B. surprise C. suffering D. anger
10.A. sold B. gave C. returned D. paid
11.A. created B. fed C. drew D. saw
12.A. time B. ability C. speed D. chance
13.A. For B. So C. And D. But
14.A. basic B. new C. special D. important
15.A. workers B. artists C. teachers D. neighbors
16.A. smallest B. most C. best D. last
17.A. carelessly B. hurriedly C. easily D. eagerly
18.A. drove B. stopped C. forgot D. beat
19.A. empty B. light C. beautiful D. full
20.A. change B. power C. report D. idea
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mrs. Obama spoke to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencement（毕业典礼）speech this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.
The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academe achievements. While her success in college and law school led to a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t waste a minute living someone else’s dream,” she said. “It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you won’t find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net.”
She said MLK reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago. “My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,” she said. “I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement. Unfortunately, schools like this don’t exist for every kid.” she said. “You are blessed.”
The first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become. “That’s when you find out what you’re really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position where you might fail.” Overcoming difficulties has been the mark of many great people, she said, “Oprah was demoted（降职）from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey “And then there’s this guy Barack Obama, I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He lost his first race for Congress”, the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.”
1.When choosing her high school, Mrs. Obama ________.
A. was willing to meet challenges
B. was pushed to make a choice
C. failed to find an ideal school
D. wanted to study law
2.By mentioning Oprah’s example, Mrs. Obama wanted to tell graduates _______.
A. to start as a news reporter
B. to work hard to get promoted
C. to be brave enough to risk failing
D. not to waste time doing what they dislike
3.What do we know about Mrs. Obama from the text?
A. This was the first time she gave a speech to graduates.
B. She complained about her school life in her speech.
C. She is a graduate of Tennessee State University.
D. She is enthusiastic about public service.
4.Where can you probably find this text?
A. In a politics book.
B. On a news website.
C. In a graduation paper.
D. On Mrs. Obama’s blog.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mrs. Obama spoke to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencement（毕业典礼）speech this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.
The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academic achievements. While her success in college and law school led to a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t waste a minute living someone else’s dream,” she said. “It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you won’t find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net.”
She said MLK reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago. “My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,” she said. “I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement. Unfortunately, schools like this don’t exist for every kid.” she said. “You are blessed.”
The first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become. “That’s when you find out what you’re really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position where you might fail.” Overcoming difficulties has been the mark of many great people, she said, “Oprah was demoted（降职）from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey “And then there’s this guy Barack Obama, I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He lost his first race for Congress”, the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.”
1.When choosing her high school, Mrs. Obama .
A．was willing to meet challenges
B．was pushed to make a choice
C．failed to find an ideal school
D．wanted to study law
2.By mentioning Oprah’s example, Mrs. Obama wanted to tell graduates .
A．to start as a news reporter
B．to work hard to get promoted
C．to be brave enough to risk failing
D．not to waste time doing what they dislike
3.What do we know about Mrs. Obama from the text?
A．This was the first time she gave a speech to graduates.
B．She complained about her school life in her speech.
C．She is a graduate of Tennessee State University.
D．She is enthusiastic about public service.
4.Mrs. Osama’s speech is aimed to .
A．show how Mr. and Mrs. Obama overcame difficulties.
B．encourage graduates to face their future lives bravely.
C．tell graduates that failure is a part of their lives and careers.
D．to call on graduates to focus on public service.
5.Where can you probably find this text?
A．On a news website. B．In a politics book
C．In a graduation paper. D．On Mrs. Osama’s blog.
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When I was in high school, my father retired and set up a food booth on the street near my school. He was particularly good at making . Every day after I finished school, my classmates and I would his food booth. But I really talking to him before his food booth, because I didn’t want my classmates to know my father was selling noodles on the street!
One night, I couldn’t it any more and shouted, “Dad, could you selling your annoying noodles? I don’t need a father who sells noodles on the street!” At that moment, my father was . He tried to say something but didn’t. When he turned , something happened that I would never . His eyes were filled with tears. I saw him for the first time. My mother later told me my father was selling noodles to money for my college education. Even today I still feel for what I did that night.
Time really flies. I finished and then left my home to work. During the past years, whenever I home, he was always there meeting me at the railway station. Whenever he saw me off, he never tried to hug me, although I always his hug. When I was away from home, he never wrote or telephoned me, he always pushed my mother to telephone me. Whenever my mother was telephoning me, he’d sit beside her with a list of questions. He’d my mother to talk to me for him. That’s the way he is, and that’s how he shows his to me.
My father is quiet, but I feel a , which is deep and powerful. It lives in a place far beyond , and it is something special－“a silent father’s love”.
1.A. chicken B. noodles C. bread D. dessert
2.A. pass B. watch C. visit D. advertise
3.A. enjoyed B. hated C. considered D. continued
4.A. stand B. deserve C. forgive D. digest
5.A. start B. stop C. forget D. remember
6.A. tired B. confused C. interested D. shocked
7.A. around B. back C. up D. down
8.A. describe B. forget C. prove D. face
9.A. arguing B. weeping C. laughing D. smiling
10.A. save B. take C. spend D. count
11.A. happy B. empty C. lonely D. guilty
12.A. meeting B. reading C. homework D. college
13.A. returned B. missed C. left D. stayed
14.A. shyly B. regularly C. quietly D. responsibly
15.A. saw B. refused C. expected D. rewarded
16.A. and B. but C. or D. if
17.A. force B. challenge C. tell D. inspire
18.A. love B. hate C. anger D. respect
19.A. connection B. competition C. condition D. combination
20.A. greetings B. injuries C. links D. words
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Many years ago, when I was in high school and working weekends to pay for the extras that my folks couldn’t really afford, I lost my wallet.
My old car needed putting gas in the back. I prepaid and then put my wallet on the bumper(保险杆), and drove off . I hadn’t even had time to miss it when our phone rang and a man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I checked my wallet and to my surprise, I didn’t find it. He asked me to tell him how much money was in it. He then told me where to pick up my wallet.
As I pulled into his driveway, I noticed his handicapped van(残疾人车)and the ramp(斜坡)going up to the house I was thinking that there was no way this man easily got out of his van and got my wallet off the street. He had to pull over, get in his wheelchair, lower the lift, and then pick it up. I was just surprised. I felt grateful.
I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. I thanked him like 10 times for finding my wallet. I was stuck , though. I didn’t want to insult him by offering money, I really felt like offering something. so I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his kindness, and he said “Just pass it on”. I said I would be certain to do that. I was raised to be honest in any circumstance(状况) and I would have done so, without promising this fellow I would, but I wanted to repay his kindness, so I willingly promised I would.
1.What did the man ask the writer to do?
A. He asked the writer to be careful
B. He asked the writer to pass his kindness on
C. He asked the writer to repay his kindness
D. He asked the writer to be honest
2.What can we learn from the man’s action?
A. Where there is a will, there’s a way
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C. Good is rewarded with good
D. Help others, but not ask for anything
3.Which of the following can best describe the man who picked up the writer’s wallet?
A. Loyal B. Honest C. Noble D. Promising
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