Hetty Robinson learnt all about money when very young. As a child, she read the financial pages of the newspaper to her rich father. Her father died when Hetty was 30, and she inherited $1 million. When she herself died in 1916, she left almost $100 million to her two children.
Hetty made her money on the New York stock(股票) exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street. But although she was one of the richest women in the world, she counted every cent and spent as little as possible. She didn’t own a house, because she didn’t want to pay taxes. So she and her children lived in cheap hotels. She spent almost nothing on clothes, and always wore the same long black dress. She washed it herself, but to save soap she only washed the bottom of the dress, where it touched the ground. Other people had their own offices, but Hetty used a desk in the bank where she kept her money, because it didn’t cost anything. She sat in the bank and ate her sandwiches while she bought and sold stocks and shares. If the bank complained, she just moved all her money to another bank.
Hetty’s family paid the price for her meanness. When she was 33 she married a millionaire, Edward Green, and they had two children. But Green lost all his money, so she left him. When her son, Ned, injured his knee, Hetty didn’t want to pay for a doctor, so she took him to a free hospital for poor people. Unfortunately the doctor knew Hetty was rich and he asked for money. Hetty refused and took the boy away. His leg got worse and two years later doctors removed it.
But eventually Ned got his revenge(报复). At the age of 81, Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died. So Hetty’s meanness finally killed her. Ned inherited half his mother’s fortune, and he spent it all on parties, holidays and expensive jewellery.
1.What fact can be learned about Hetty Robinson from the passage?
A. She was nice to her son. B. She worked for a bank.
C. She came from a poor family. D. She died from extreme anger.
2.Why was Hetty Robinson called the Witch of Wall Street?
A. She turned out to be the richest woman in New York.
B. She liked wearing the same long black dress every day.
C. She made a huge fortune easily through stocks and shares.
D. She was fond of reading financial pages of the newspaper.
3.Which of the following best describes Hetty Robinson?
A. Talented but not generous. B. Wealthy and selfless.
C. Easy-going but selfish. D. Curious and lucky.
4.Which is the best title of this passage?
A. A Mean Genius B. A Financial Success
C. A Lifelong Bad Luck D. A Good Way to Earn Money
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Hetty Robinson learnt all about money when very young. As a child, she read the financial (金融的) pages of the newspaper to her rich father. Her father died when Hetty was 30, and she inherited $1 million. When she herself died in 1916, she left almost $100 million to her two children.
Hetty made her money on the New York stock (股票) exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street. But although she was one of the richest women in the world, she counted every cent and spent as little as possible. She didn’t own a house, because she didn’t want to pay taxes. So she and her children lived in cheap hotels. She spent almost nothing on clothes, and always wore the same long black dress. She washed it herself, but to save soap she only washed the bottom of the dress, where it touched the ground. Other people had their own offices, but Hetty used a desk in the bank where she kept her money, because it didn’t cost anything. She sat in the bank and ate her sandwiches while she bought and sold stocks and shares. If the bank complained, she just moved all her money to another bank.
Hetty’s family paid the price for her meanness. When she was 33 she married a millionaire, Edward Green, and they had two children. But Green lost all his money, so she left him. When her son, Ned, injured his knee, Hetty didn’t want to pay for a doctor, so she took him to a free hospital for poor people. Unfortunately the doctor knew Hetty was rich and he asked for money. Hetty refused and took the boy away. His leg got worse and two years later doctors removed it.
But eventually Ned got his revenge (报应). At the age of 81, Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died. So Hetty’s meanness finally killed her. Ned inherited half his mother’s fortune, and he spent it all on parties, holidays and expensive jewellery.
1.What fact can be learned about Hetty Robinson from the passage?
A. She was nice to her son.
C. She died from extreme anger.
B. She worked for a bank.
D. She came from a poor family.
2.Why was Hetty Robinson called the Witch of Wall Street?
A. She turned out to be the richest woman in New York.
B. She liked wearing the same long black dress every day.
C. She was fond of reading financial pages of the newspaper.
D. She made a large amount of money easily through stocks and shares.
3.Which of the following best describes Hetty Robinson?
A. Gifted but not generous. B. Wealthy and selfless.
C. Easy-going but selfish. D. Curious and lucky.
4.Which is the best title of this passage?
A. A Mean Genius
B. A Financial Success
C. A Lifelong Bad Luck
D. A Good Way to Earn Money
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Hetty Robinson learnt all about money when very young. As a child, she read the financial pages of the newspaper to her rich father. Her father died when Hetty was 30, and she inherited $1 million. When she herself died in 1916, she left almost $100 million to her two children.
Hetty made her money on the New York stock(股票) exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street. But although she was one of the richest women in the world, she counted every cent and spent as little as possible. She didn’t own a house, because she didn’t want to pay taxes. So she and her children lived in cheap hotels. She spent almost nothing on clothes, and always wore the same long black dress. She washed it herself, but to save soap she only washed the bottom of the dress, where it touched the ground. Other people had their own offices, but Hetty used a desk in the bank where she kept her money, because it didn’t cost anything. She sat in the bank and ate her sandwiches while she bought and sold stocks and shares. If the bank complained, she just moved all her money to another bank.
Hetty’s family paid the price for her meanness. When she was 33 she married a millionaire, Edward Green, and they had two children. But Green lost all his money, so she left him. When her son, Ned, injured his knee, Hetty didn’t want to pay for a doctor, so she took him to a free hospital for poor people. Unfortunately the doctor knew Hetty was rich and he asked for money. Hetty refused and took the boy away. His leg got worse and two years later doctors removed it.
But eventually Ned got his revenge(报复). At the age of 81, Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died. So Hetty’s meanness finally killed her. Ned inherited half his mother’s fortune, and he spent it all on parties, holidays and expensive jewellery.
1.What fact can be learned about Hetty Robinson from the passage?
A. She was nice to her son. B. She worked for a bank.
C. She came from a poor family. D. She died from extreme anger.
2.Why was Hetty Robinson called the Witch of Wall Street?
A. She turned out to be the richest woman in New York.
B. She liked wearing the same long black dress every day.
C. She made a huge fortune easily through stocks and shares.
D. She was fond of reading financial pages of the newspaper.
3.Which of the following best describes Hetty Robinson?
A. Talented but not generous. B. Wealthy and selfless.
C. Easy-going but selfish. D. Curious and lucky.
4.Which is the best title of this passage?
A. A Mean Genius B. A Financial Success
C. A Lifelong Bad Luck D. A Good Way to Earn Money
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John，a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young．Practice after practice，he eagerly gave everything he had．But being half the size of the other boys，he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games．Even though the son was always on the bench，his father was always standing with cheers and encouraging him．
When John went to college，he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on”．Everyone was sure he could never make the cut，but he did．The coach thought he could provide the other members with the spirit they needed．
The news that he had survived the cut excited him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father．His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games．
It was the end of this last football season．One day John received a telegram and asked one week off．Nobody knew what happened except the coach．The coach said，“Don't plan to come back to the game on Saturday．”
Saturday arrived，and the game was not going well：When the team was ten points behind，John came back．“Coach，please let me play．I’ve just got to play today,”said John．The coach pretended not to hear him．But John persisted，and finally feeling sorry for the kid，the coach gave in．
Before long everyone could not believe their eyes. John was doing everything to fight. The opposing team could not stop him. He ran, he passed and blocked like a star. And at last his team won the game．
After the game，John looked at the coach，with tears in his eyes，and said，“Well,you knew my dad died,but did you know that my dad was blind?''John swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it.”
1.Why did John hardly have any chance to play in games?
A. Because he had no time to practice．
B. Because he was too young to play games．
C. Because everyone looked down upon him．
D. Because his body condition was not good．
2.The underlined phrase “make the cut” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “ “
A. make progress B. be allowed to join the team
C. cut himself D. be refused by the coach
3.From the text we can know that ．
A. John felt very depressed as a “walk-on”
B. John's father always taught him how to play
C. John's father went to most of his college games
D. the coach was sure John would be the best player one day
4.This story tells us that .
A. a burden of one’s choice is not felt B. better to do well than to say well
C. all roads lead to Rome D. where there is a will，there is a way
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John，a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young．Practice after practice，he eagerly gave everything he had．But being half the size of the other boys，he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games．Even though the son was always on the bench，his father was always standing with cheers and encouraging him．
When John went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on”．Everyone was sure he could never make the cut，but he did．The coach thought he could provide the other members with the spirit they needed．
The news that he had survived the cut excited him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father．His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games．
It was the end of this last football season．One day John received a telegram and asked one week off．Nobody knew what happened except the coach．The coach said，“Don't plan to come back to the game on Saturday．”
Saturday arrived，and the game was not going well：When the team was ten points behind，John came back．“Coach，please let me play．I’ve just got to play today,”said John．The coach pretended not to hear him．But John persisted，and finally feeling sorry for the kid，the coach gave in．
Before long everyone could not believe their eyes. John was doing everything to fight. The opposing team could not stop him. He ran, he passed and blocked like a star. And at last his team won the game．
After the game，John looked at the coach，with tears in his eyes，and said，“Well,you knew my dad died,but did you know that my dad was blind?''John swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it.”
1.Why did John hardly have any chance to play in games?
A.Because he had no time to practice．
B.Because he was too young to play games．
C.Because everyone looked down upon him．
D.Because his body condition was not good．
2.The underlined phrase “make the cut” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “ “
A.make progress B.be allowed to join the team
C.cut himself D.be refused by the coach
3.From the text we can know that ．
A.John felt very depressed as a “walk-on”
B.John's father always taught him how to play
C.John's father went to most of his college games
D.the coach was sure John would be the best player one day
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Chinese are very generous (慷慨) when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet（芭蕾舞）, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence (自信).
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse（唤起） his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
1.Parents in China, according to this passage, _______.
A. are too strict with their children
B. are too rich to educate their children
C.have some problems in educating their children correctly
D. are too poor to educate their children
2. The writer of the passage does not seem to be satisfied with ______.
A. the parents’ ideas of educating their children B. the education system
C. children’s skills D. children’s hobbies
3.Doing some cooking at home helps children ______.
A. learn how to serve their parents
B. learn how to become strong and fat
C. benefit from it and prepare themselves for the future
D. make their parents believe that they are clever
4.According to the last paragraph we can conclude that ______.
A. broken radios and television sets are useful
B. one’s curiosity may be useful for his later life
C. an engineer must fix many broken radios
D. a good student should spend much time repairing radios
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not merely teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
1.Generally speaking, children’s skills __________.
| A．come from their parents |
| B．have nothing to do with their education |
| C．may be different from child to child |
| D．have something to do with their marks in the exams |
2.The writer of this passage does not seem to be satisfied with_______.
| A．the parents’ ideas of educating their children |
| B．the education system |
| C．children’s skills |
| D．children’s hobbies |
3.Doing some cooking at home helps children_________.
| A． learn how to serve their parents |
| B． learn how to become strong and fat |
| C． benefit from it and prepare themselves for the future |
| D． make their parents believe that they are clever |
4.According to the passage, which of the following is True?
| A．Chinese are not very generous on educating their children. |
| B．All Parents know how to teach their children well. |
| C．Teaching a child to cook can improve the skills that he will need in the future. |
| D．Poor parents cannot buy a computer for their children. |
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I remember believing in Santa when I was a very young girl. However, as I grew older, I learned many ______ that “proved” his nonexistence. Always _____ by nature, I was determined to use _____ to decide whether Santa Claus was _____.
The first test ______when I was 5. I decided that if I _____ all night on Christmas Eve, I could see if Santa really came down the chimney. ______, that was a useless _____. I fell asleep that year, and when I woke up, I saw a _____ wrapped present under the _____.
At the age of 7, I came up with another test to see if Santa was real. That year, I didn’t send out my Christmas letter to Santa because I wanted ______ for Christmas, but this turned into a plot. By then, I _______knew Santa wasn’t real, but I wanted enough ______ to support this. That year was ______, because on Christmas Eve, my mother dragged me to our local Wal-Mart and led me around the toy section. I ______ to say a word, but did let my eyes _____ on a ballet set. I ______ that “Santa” wouldn’t know what I wanted because he shouldn’t be able to read my _____. However, my mother would know everything that caught my eyes in the store. If I got the ballet set the next morning, I would have my evidence. On Christmas morning, there was the ballet set, sitting under the tree again. ______ I didn’t use it much, my mother ended up returning it a few days later. She ______ Santa was generous enough to leave a receipt. That was the end to my task to discover the existence of Santa.
1.A. theories B. facts C. situations D. choices
2.A. cautious B. typical C. curious D. desperate
3.A. data B. exams C. tricks D. tests
4.A. real B. wise C. merciful D. generous
5.A. worked B. happened C. succeeded D. failed
6.A. called up B. kept up C. stayed up D. made up
7.A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However
8.A. attempt B. suggestion C. effect D. struggle
9.A. roughly B. clearly C. beautifully D. tidily
10.A. bed B. tree C. chimney D. table
11.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
12.A. hardly B. never C. already D. usually
13.A. evidence B. intention C. idea D. experience
14.A. amazing B. strange C. interesting D. annoying
15.A. hated B. tried C. hesitated D. refused
16.A. focus B. try C. put D. call
17.A. hoped B. explained C. argued D. figured
18.A. purpose B. opinion C. mind D. eyes
19.A. As B. If C. Although D. As soon as
20.A. admitted B. promised C. thought D. claimed
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
As a young girl, I remember a very special doctor named Dr William R. Vincent. When I was eight years old, I was with a serious heart and I needed heart surgery(手术). My mom did not have the to have it done, and the surgery I would not live to be thirteen years old. After several organizations Dr Vincent was to get financial help for me through United Way, a Crippled Children’s Organization.
Dr Vincent was very and caring. I remember when I was in hospital for a(n) before surgery, I was crying hysterically(歇斯底里地). So the medical workers Dr Vincent to calm me down, and he was able to me when no one else could. , the time came for me to have heart surgery; there was a fifty-percent that I would not make it through the surgery. At that time I was only the second or third person to have it. I was really , and again Dr Vincent reassured me he would see that would be all right.
, the surgery was extremely painful but very successful. Dr Vincent came to see me and me a toy animal. I was so surprised to get this from Dr Vincent; I gave him a hug. I had a wonderful doctor who time helping a scared little girl who felt all . This was twenty-eight years ago. So wherever you are, Dr Vincent, I want to thank you for not only my life, but also helping me live a(n) life.
1.A.problem B. question C. matter D. puzzle
2.A.condition B. situation C. money D. time
3.A.beyond B. without C. through D. beside
4.A.joining B. seeing C. reaching D. contacting
5.A.able B. ready C. willing D. happy
6.A. careful B. clever C. honest D. gentle
7.A.check B. exam C. test D. watch
8.A.depended on B. searched for C. woke up D. called in
9.A.prevent B. comfort C. protect D. move
10.A.Later B. Now C. Instead D. However
11.A.hope B. choice C. chance D. effect
12.A.satisfied B. frightened C. pleased D. moved
13.A.nothing B. something C.none D. everything
14.A. Fortunately B. Specially C. Fairly D. Hardly
15.A.lent B. carried C. brought D. held
16.A.regret B. award C. support D. gift
17.A.made B. spent C. lost D. wasted
18.A.alone B. strange C. comfortable D. sick
19.A.giving B. saving C. sending D. passing
20.A.exciting B. ordinary C. normal D. rich
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
As is known to all language learners, the newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless they are _______ used in everyday communication.
A. gradually B. sincerely C. hopefully D. frequently
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As is known to all language learners, the newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless______ used in everyday communication.
A. gradually B. loosely C. exactly D. frequently
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