I am a music store owner. One day, when I was cleaning the instruments in my store, I saw an old man come in. His short steps dragged on the carpet. “Is 77 too old to learn the banjo (班卓琴)?” he asked.
“You can learn to play it well,” I replied, holding back my doubts. My mind told me I was giving false encouragement. I reached the instructor’s schedule and gave the rates, the available time and the additional information that he would need. To my surprise and delight, the old man, Carl, began banjo lessons three days later with my most patient teacher.
With nothing to do at home but practice, Carl made surprising progress. After breakfast he practiced for his required half hour. While waiting for lunch he picked up his banjo again for just a couple of minutes. Since TV was difficult for him to see and hear, he often played the banjo in the evenings. Carl was always early for lessons so it was a surprise that he didn’t arrive one Tuesday.
The next morning I listened to the answering machine with sadness. “Carl’s in hospital,” the voice recorded.
Two months later, I shared the newspaper obituary with the banjo teacher. We both shed tears for a surprisingly clever banjo student.
Several months later, a woman came into the store carrying a plant. “This is for Carl’s banjo teacher,” she said. “I’m his wife, Mary.”
“Why did Carl want to play the banjo?” I asked. Mary took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Carl was at some show when he was 10 years old. He came close to the stage to watch the performers. When they were packing up their instruments, the banjo player said to Carl, ‘You want to see this up close?’ Carl climbed up on the stage and from then on he wanted to play the banjo.” Carl had waited 67 years to realize a dream! Mary gave the plant to Carl’s banjo teacher. “Thank you for the best six months of his life,” she said.
1.How did Carl learn to play the banjo well?
A. By taking short cuts.
B. By working hard.
C. By asking his wife to help him.
D. By finding the best teacher.
2.From Paragraph 2, we can know the author ______.
A. encouraged Carl though he had doubts
B. was giving true encouragement
C. didn’t want to encourage Carl
D. was unwilling to help Carl
3.The underlined word “obituary” in Para.5 means a notice that _______.
A. announces a good piece of news
B. announces somebody is needed
C. announces somebody has died
D. announces a gift for somebody
4.Why did Carl want to learn banjo?
A. He wanted to become a banjo performer.
B. He wanted to make his dream of his young age come true.
C. His wife encouraged him to learn it.
D. He wanted to spend the last best six months of his life.
高一英语听力第三部分中等难度题
I am a music store owner. One day, when I was cleaning the instruments in my store, I saw an old man come in. His short steps dragged on the carpet. “Is 77 too old to learn the banjo (班卓琴)?” he asked.
“You can learn to play it well,” I replied, holding back my doubts. My mind told me I was giving false encouragement. I reached the instructor’s schedule and gave the rates, the available time and the additional information that he would need. To my surprise and delight, the old man, Carl, began banjo lessons three days later with my most patient teacher.
With nothing to do at home but practice, Carl made surprising progress. After breakfast he practiced for his required half hour. While waiting for lunch he picked up his banjo again for just a couple of minutes. Since TV was difficult for him to see and hear, he often played the banjo in the evenings. Carl was always early for lessons so it was a surprise that he didn’t arrive one Tuesday.
The next morning I listened to the answering machine with sadness. “Carl’s in hospital,” the voice recorded.
Two months later, I shared the newspaper obituary with the banjo teacher. We both shed tears for a surprisingly clever banjo student.
Several months later, a woman came into the store carrying a plant. “This is for Carl’s banjo teacher,” she said. “I’m his wife, Mary.”
“Why did Carl want to play the banjo?” I asked. Mary took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Carl was at some show when he was 10 years old. He came close to the stage to watch the performers. When they were packing up their instruments, the banjo player said to Carl, ‘You want to see this up close?’ Carl climbed up on the stage and from then on he wanted to play the banjo.” Carl had waited 67 years to realize a dream! Mary gave the plant to Carl’s banjo teacher. “Thank you for the best six months of his life,” she said.
1.How did Carl learn to play the banjo well?
A. By working hard.
B. By taking short cuts.
C. By asking his wife to help him.
D. By finding the best teacher.
2.From Paragraph 2, we can know the author ______.
A. was unwilling to help Carl
B. was giving true encouragement
C. didn’t want to encourage Carl
D. encouraged Carl though he had doubts
3.The underlined word “obituary” in Para.5 means a notice that _______.
A. announces somebody has died
B. announces somebody is needed
C. announces a good piece of news
D. announces a gift for somebody
4.Why did Carl want to learn banjo?
A. He wanted to become a banjo performer.
B. He wanted to make his dream of his young age come true.
C. His wife encouraged him to learn it.
D. He wanted to spend the last best six months of his life.
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I am a music store owner. One day, when I was cleaning the instruments in my store, I saw an old man come in. His short steps dragged on the carpet. “Is 77 too old to learn the banjo (班卓琴)?” he asked.
“You can learn to play it well,” I replied, holding back my doubts. My mind told me I was giving false encouragement. I reached the instructor’s schedule and gave the rates, the available time and the additional information that he would need. To my surprise and delight, the old man, Carl, began banjo lessons three days later with my most patient teacher.
With nothing to do at home but practice, Carl made surprising progress. After breakfast he practiced for his required half hour. While waiting for lunch he picked up his banjo again for just a couple of minutes. Since TV was difficult for him to see and hear, he often played the banjo in the evenings. Carl was always early for lessons so it was a surprise that he didn’t arrive one Tuesday.
The next morning I listened to the answering machine with sadness. “Carl’s in hospital,” the voice recorded.
Two months later, I shared the newspaper obituary with the banjo teacher. We both shed tears for a surprisingly clever banjo student.
Several months later, a woman came into the store carrying a plant. “This is for Carl’s banjo teacher,” she said. “I’m his wife, Mary.”
“Why did Carl want to play the banjo?” I asked. Mary took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Carl was at some show when he was 10 years old. He came close to the stage to watch the performers. When they were packing up their instruments, the banjo player said to Carl, ‘You want to see this up close?’ Carl climbed up on the stage and from then on he wanted to play the banjo.” Carl had waited 67 years to realize a dream! Mary gave the plant to Carl’s banjo teacher. “Thank you for the best six months of his life,” she said.
1.How did Carl learn to play the banjo well?
A. By taking short cuts.
B. By working hard.
C. By asking his wife to help him.
D. By finding the best teacher.
2.From Paragraph 2, we can know the author ______.
A. encouraged Carl though he had doubts
B. was giving true encouragement
C. didn’t want to encourage Carl
D. was unwilling to help Carl
3.The underlined word “obituary” in Para.5 means a notice that _______.
A. announces a good piece of news
B. announces somebody is needed
C. announces somebody has died
D. announces a gift for somebody
4.Why did Carl want to learn banjo?
A. He wanted to become a banjo performer.
B. He wanted to make his dream of his young age come true.
C. His wife encouraged him to learn it.
D. He wanted to spend the last best six months of his life.
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I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 36 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.
My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42 my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the 44 anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.
I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.
1.A. Luckily B. Usually C. Sadly D. Surprisingly
2.A. help B. encourage C. join D. support
3.A. answering B. looking C. preparing D. calling
4.A. chairs B. children C. signs D. toys
5.A. friends B. book C. family D. bags
6.A. clean B. large C. empty D. beautiful
7.A. studying B. carrying C. buying D. doing
8.A. noticed B. believed C. doubted D. understood
9.A. shop B. gift C. girl D. lady
10. A. get up B. come up C. give up D. make up
11. A. return B. detail C. vain D. tears
12.A. hated B. raised C. lost D. lived
13.A. somewhere B. something C. everywhere D. everything
14.A. If B. As C. So D. Or
15.A. important B. wrong C. strange D. different
16.A. lent B. gave C. sent D. posted
17.A. smile B. hope C. puzzle D. worry
18.A. reminded B. warned C. asked D. told
19.A. look out for B. take care of C. wait for D. call up
20.A. courage B. money C. explanation D. card
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I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.____, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to____them.
My aunt and I were____for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two____on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her____nearby and the other one was____So, I decided to sit down. While I was____my own thing there, I____that the family were not in front of the____anymore. I saw the girl____and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in____, crying.
I knew that she____her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or____big before and we all know that feeling____I went up to her and asked what was____and in between tears she told me she was lost. I____her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the____on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and____them what happened. People there promised to____her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the____Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.
1.A. Luckily B. Usually C. Sadly D. Surprisingly
2.A. help B. encourage C. join D. support
3.A. answering B. looking C. preparing D. calling
4.A. chairs B. children C. signs D. toys
5.A. friends B. book C. family D. bags
6.A. clean B. large C. empty D. beautiful
7.A. studying B. carrying C. buying D. doing
8.A. noticed B. believed C. doubted D. understood
9.A. shop B. gift C. girl D. lady
10.A. get up B. come up C. give up D. make up
11.A. return B. detail C. vain D. tears
12.A. hated B. raised C. lost D. lived
13.A. somewhere B. something C. everywhere D. everything
14.A. If B. As C. So D. Or
15.A. important B. wrong C. strange D. different
16.A. lent B. gave C. sent D. posted
17.A. smile B. hope C. puzzle D. worry
18.A. reminded B. warned C. asked D. told
19.A. look out for B. take care of C. wait for D. call up
20.A. courage B. money C. explanation D. card
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One cold day in winter, my wife and I were walking back home from the grocery store as usual when we suddenly decided to walk into a coffee shop.
My wife ordered a coffee at the counter. Just then, I saw a young woman in her thirties helping with a rather weak Mexican woman into the shop. Maybe it was the gentleness of their difficult experiences or an unclear familiarity (熟悉) with the situation that drew my full attention. I immediately had a strong wish to do something for them. Unfortunately, before I could think of anything reasonable to say, they left the coffee shop without ordering anything!
When my wife returned, I told her about the two women and said, “I missed the chance to do something for them.” Strangely enough, though, they came back into the same coffee shop five minutes later. Unbelievable! “This is my chance,” I thought out loud as my wife shared some creative possibilities. The two women ordered, took their place card and left the counter.
After quickly finishing our coffee, we walked up to the counter and asked the smiling cashier (出纳员), “What is your most popular dessert (甜点)?” Chocolate Cake,” she answered. With a childlike feeling of happiness, my wife made an unusual order. “Can I buy a chocolate cake for the two women who were here just before us? But don’t tell them it is from us. Just give them this card,” she said while taking out a smile card. The cashier couldn’t believe it. “ Do you do this all the time?” she asked. “ Not all the time, but just whenever the heart calls for it,” I answered with a natural smile.
We, my wife and I, are people of middle income (收入). That night, we had planned to have our once-in-a-while dinner at a restaurant. But walking out of that coffee shop, both of us stood upright and said, “Let’s eat at home today.” It’s more filling (能填饱肚子的) to give a chocolate cake than to eat it.
1.How did the author feel when he first saw the two women?
A. Proud. B. Frightened.
C. Interested. D. Upset.
2.The author missed the first chance to help the two women because__________.
A. they refused to receive the author’s help
B. the author didn’t bring too much money
C. the author’s wife took away his wallet
D. they left the coffee shop immediately
3.What did the author’s wife do for the two women?
A. She shared some good ideas.
B. She ordered a cake for them.
C. She made a usual order for them.
D. She bought them a smile card.
4.Why did the author and his wife decide to eat at home?
A. They had no money left.
B. They had drunk enough coffee.
C. They were full of happiness from giving.
D. They wanted to go home to take a rest earlier.
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The Millers ran a grocery store(食品杂货店) in our community. One day I was there buying some early potatoes _______ I noticed a small boy, hungrily looking at a basket of freshly _______ green peas. I _______ the conversation between Mr. Miller and the _______ looking boy. “Hello, Barry, how are you today?”
“Fine, thank you, Mr. Miller. I’m just _______ the peas. They look good.”
“Would you like to take some home?”
“No, sir. I’ve got _______ to pay for them with. All I get is my marble(弹珠) here.”
“I can see that. Hmm, the only thing is that this one is blue and I like red. Do you have a red one at home?”
“Not _______ but almost. ”
“Take this sack of peas home with you and let me look at that red marble _______ you come back.”
Mrs. Miller who had been standing nearby, came over to help me and told me, “There are _______other boys like Barry in our community, and they are very________. My husband just loves to ________ with them for peas or whatever. When they come back with their ________ marbles, he decides he doesn’t like red ________ and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one.”
Several years later, Mr. Miller died. At the ________ I saw three young men. Each young man placed his own ________ hand over the cold pale hand in the coffin, ________ their eyes.
“Those three young men were the boys. They ________ the things my husband ‘traded’ them. Now, at last, when my husband could not ________ his mind about color or size, they came to pay their debt,” said Mrs. Miller.
With loving gentleness, Mrs. Miller________ the lifeless fingers of her husband. ________ underneath were three shining red marbles.
1.A.while B.when C.as D.so
2.A.bought B.brought C.taken D.picked
3.A.listened B.saw C.overheard D.watched
4.A.thirsty B.hungry C.dirty D.happy
5.A.feeling B.enjoying C.admiring D.smelling
6.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
7.A.exactly B.correctly C.perhaps D.particularly
8.A.every time B.last time C.all time D.next time
9.A.three B.two C.four D.many
10.A.fortunate B.rich C.poor D.lovely
11.A.talk B.sell C.trade D.bargain
12.A.red B.blue C.orange D.colored
13.A.all at once B.in all C.after all D.above all
14.A.ceremony B.funeral C.grocery D.community
15.A.strong B.gentle C.relaxed D.warm
16.A.covering B.wiping C.opening D.closing
17.A.appreciated B.respected C.remembered D.liked
18.A.make B.keep C.tell D.change
19.A.moved B.touched C.lifted D.approached
20.A.Resting B.Holding C.Appearing D.Placing
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I wandered into the small store where I usually buy milk, when the store owner received a call from a customer. The customer and his wife had shopped there several months earlier.
He noticed that his wife really liked one thing in the store, so he wanted to buy it as a surprise.
But the customer was in Tennessee, far away from the store which was in Maine. What’s more, he had been to the store several months earlier, and it was difficult to believe that the store owner would remember him, or what he was looking for.
The store owner took a few close-up photos with her camera, and e-mailed them to the customer on the computer. The customer looked at the photos, decided which one he wanted. They talked and discussed a price over the phone. She took care of the credit card transaction(交易)online, and promised the gift would be shipped out that afternoon.
The store owner was really smart. She was willing to push herself to find new ways to make the transaction actually happen. And it did work. However, it was the first time she had ever done it.
I was amazed that the store owner discovered a creative solution that could lead to a new way of doing business. I was impressed by what she did—so easily, but how difficult it is for many of us to make that leap (飞跃,跳跃). I’m not just talking about technology, but about learning how to adapt to change.
Most people hate or fear change unless they get to know exactly what change needs to be made. However, we should realize that challenge and opportunity go hand in hand.
1.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?
A. The owner often did business by using her camera.
B. The owner and the customer discussed the price on the computer.
C. The gift was sent out by train that afternoon.
D. The customer had ever been to the store before.
2.The author was impressed by the store owner because .
A. she was a successful businesswoman
B. she managed to find a new way when facing change
C. she was always ready to help others
D. she told the writer how to run a store
3.What’s the correct order of the store owner’s solution?
a. taking a few close-up photos with her camera
b. taking care of the credit card transaction online
c. talking about the price of the gift with the customer
d. e-mailing the photos to the customer on the computer
A. bcda B. bacd
C. abcd D. adcb
4.Which of the following words can best describe the store owner?
A. Confident. B. Humorous.
C. Honest. D. Creative.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I wandered into the small store where I usually buy milk, when the store owner received a call from a customer. The customer and his wife had shopped there several months earlier. He noticed that his wife really liked one thing in the store, so he wanted to buy it as a surprise.
But the customer was in Tennessee, far away from the store which was in Maine. What was more, he had been to the store several months earlier, and it was difficult to believe that the store owner would remember him, or what he was looking for.
The store owner took a few close-up photos with her camera, and e-mailed them to the customer on the computer. The customer looked at the photos, and decided which one he wanted. They talked and discussed a price over the phone. She took care of the credit card transaction (交易) online, and promised the gift would be shipped out that afternoon.
The store owner was really smart. She was willing to push herself to find new ways to make the transaction actually happen. And it did work. However, it was the first time she had ever done it.
I was amazed that the store owner discovered a creative solution that could lead to a new way of doing business. I was impressed by what she did---so easily, but how difficult it is for many of us to make that leap(飞跃). I’m not just talking about technology, but about learning how to adapt to change. Most people hate or fear change unless they get to know exactly what change needs to be made. However, we should realize that challenge and opportunity go hand in hand.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The owner often did business by using her camera.
B. The customer had ever been to the store before.
C. The owner and the customer discussed the price on the computer.
D. The gift was sent out by train that afternoon.
2.The author was impressed by the store owner because _________.
A. she was always ready to help others
B. she told the writer how to run a store
C. she was a successful businesswoman
D. she managed to find a new way when facing change
3. What’s the correct order of the store owner’s solution?
a. e-mailing the photos to the customer on the computer
b. taking care of the credit card transaction online
c. taking a few close-up photos with her camera
d. talking about the price of the gift with the customer
A. bcda B. abcd C. cadb D. cabd
4.Which of the following words can best describe the store owner?
A. Creative B. Humorous C. Confident D. Honest
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I wandered into the small store where I usually buy milk, when the store owner received a call from a customer. The customer and his wife had shopped there several months earlier. He noticed that his wife really liked one thing in the store, so he wanted to buy it as a surprise.
But the customer was in Tennessee, far away from the store which was in Maine. What’s more, he had been to the store several months earlier, and it was difficult to believe that the store owner would remember him, or what he was looking for.
The store owner took a few close-up photos with her camera, and e-mailed them to the customer on the computer. The customer looked at the photos, decided which one he wanted. They talked and discussed a price over the phone. She took care of the credit card transaction (交易) online, and promised the gift would be shipped out that afternoon.
The store owner was really smart. She was willing to push herself to find new ways to make the transaction actually happen. And it did work. However, it was the first time she had ever done it.
I was amazed that the store owner discovered a creative solution that could lead to a new way of doing business. I was impressed by what she did—so easily, but how difficult it is for many of us to make that leap(飞跃,跳跃). I’m not just talking about technology, but about learning how to adapt to change. Most people hate or fear change unless they get to know exactly what change needs to be made. However, we should realize that challenge and opportunity go hand in hand.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The gift was sent out by train that afternoon.
B. The customer had ever been to the store before.
C. The owner often did business by using her camera.
D. The owner and the customer discussed the price on the computer.
2.The author was impressed by the store owner because .
A. she was always ready to help others
B. she told the writer how to run a store
C. she was a successful businesswoman
D. she managed to find a new way when facing change
3.What’s the correct order of the store owner’s solution?
a. taking a few close-up photos with her camera
b. taking care of the credit card transaction online
c. talking about the price of the gift with the customer
d. e-mailing the photos to the customer on the computer
A. abcd B. adcb
C. bcda D. bacd
4.Which of the following words can best describe the store owner?
A. Honest. B. Creative.
C. Confident. D. Humorous.
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I am a long distance runner. When I was thirty-one, I was in a serious car accident. The doctor told me that they would try to get me to walk “normally” but I would never run again—terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen(氧气) she breathes. The doctors were right. For the next nine and a half years, I was unable to run more than twenty-five feet.
In 2006, I began self-training to take part in a 60-mile walk. Three months into preparing, I realized that walking 4-5 hours a day was too long. If only I could jog(慢跑) part of it—that would cost me less time. I started jogging without my knees aching. Slowly, I increased the distance. The doctor were proved wrong—it only took nine and a half years to do so.
While practicing, I suffered a loss—a dear friend suddenly died. His work had been to help women to accept themselves and reach their fullest potential(潜力). He believed that people should let nothing hold them back from achieving their goals. Soon after his death, a crazy thought entered my mind: what if I could run the LA Marathon? I knew that if I didn’t train to my fullest, the doctor would win. So I trained seven days a week. And I succeeded in crossing the finish line of the LA Marathons all over the United States to the astonishment of my doctors. They never believed that I would achieve that.
The aches and pains I experience while training and racing are nothing compared to the suffering people whom I respect must accept.
1.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?
A.She didn’t believe what the doctor said.
B.She often felt it was hard to tolerate.
C.She loved running very much.
D.She lost heart after the accident.
2.The author tried jogging because she wanted to ______.
A.save some time B.protect her feet
C.get more exercise D.catch up with others
3.Why did the author decide to join in the marathon?
A.Because she was so sorry for the loss of a friend.
B.Because she was encouraged by her dead friend’s words.
C.Because she wanted to prove the doctors were wrong.
D.Because she wanted to make more friends.
4.What does the underlined word “astonishment” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Surprise. B.Sadness.
C.Disappointment. D.Anger.
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