After finishing my teaching for a school year...

After finishing my teaching for a school year,I thought that I should go back to Montreal,Quebec,my hometown for a visit.My main goal was to relax in preparation for the challenges of my retirement in the coming year.

Through my stay in Montreal,I met lots of Chinese who are struggling to succeed and then lead a better life in Canada.

Some travelled thousands of miles to get knowledge.When I spoke with some of them about the major barrier they had to face after they arrived in Canada,they all talked about the two official languages of Canada.But I was impressed by their ability to express their ideas while switching between English and French.

Almost all of those people said they often felt homesick.They miss their families and friends.Though Montreal has lots of Chinese restaurants,they long for a home-cooked meal.

I met some tourists who were trying to realize their childhood dreams of experiencing the life in a developed country.When I asked them if Montreal had lived up to their expectations,they hesitated.They said that reality never agrees with fantasies.However,they were glad to have the opportunity to visit Montreal and didn't regret taking the trip.

Not all the Chinese people I met were happy.I once met a young lady who met with a gentleman through the Internet.However,to her disappointment,he disappeared after he promised to marry her in Montreal.

I was served by another Chinese person who could not handle the challenges of studying in an English environment and ended up working in a restaurant with minimum pay.

Exploring different parts of the world,without any doubt,is an amazing experience.However,one should be realistic when it comes to leaving his hometown to set up a new life in a foreign country.One should take the time to examine the advantages and the shortcomings of the venture before they decide to chase an uncertain dream of achieving success or leading a better life.

1.The writer went to her hometown to_____.

A. meet her old friends　　 B. study a new language

C. go on with her teaching　　 D. prepare for her retirement life

2.The main barrier for some Chinese to get knowledge in Canada is_____.

A. food　　 B. homesickness

C. language　　 D. income

3.The writer thinks that_____.

A. overseas Chinese are good at communication in Canada

B. the trip to Montreal is a good chance for people to study

C. overseas Chinese feel disappointed at their life in Canada

D. people should think carefully before chasing the dreams abroad

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Improving Life Skills in Canada

B. Exploring Different Parts of Canada

C. Struggling for a Better Life in Canada

D. Going to Canada—Your Ideal Destination

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Finished school for the summer? It’s great to kick back and relax after the school year-and you deserve it! －but it might also be the time to start building that resume(履历) to help you impress the college of your choice. Having a great resume doesn’t just mean getting a summer job; lots of activities can help you stay active and gain valuable experience over the summer months.

1.What is the main benefit of summer activities according to the text?

A. To enjoy yourself to the full.

B. To enrich your resume.

C. To develop certain skills.

D. To improve your academic performance.

2.What is the most practical activity to do during summer vacation?

A. Getting a job. 　　　　 B. Traveling overseas.

C. Doing volunteer work. D. Attending classes.

3.According to the text, “soup kitchens and animal shelters” 　　　　　 .

A. are places that you can travel to

B. might be included in summer courses

C. are recommended（推荐）as part-time jobs for the summer

D. can be good volunteer jobs

4..Why is “taking classes” recommended in the article?

A. It only takes a few hours a week.

B. It can enrich your career experience.

C. It can prepare you for further study.

D. It can raise your cultural awareness.

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Finished school for the summer? It’s great to kick back and relax after the school year-and you deserve it! －but it might also be the time to start building that resume(履历)　 to help you impress the college of your choice．Having a great resume doesn’t just mean getting a summer job; lots of activities can help you stay active and gain valuable experience over the summer months.

1. What is the main benefit of summer activities according to the text?

A．To enjoy yourself to the full．

B．To enrich your resume.

C．To develop certain skills．

D．To improve your academic performance.

2. What is the most practical activity to do during summer vacation?

A．Getting a job．

B．Traveling overseas.

C．Doing volunteer work．

D．Attending classes.

3. According to the text, “soup kitchens and animal shelters” 　　　　　 .

A．are places that you can travel to

B．might be included in summer courses

C．are recommended（推荐）as part-time jobs for the summer

D．can be good volunteer jobs

4.Why is “taking classes” recommended in the article?

A．It only takes a few hours a week．

B．It can enrich your career experience.

C．It can prepare you for further study．

D．It can raise your cultural awareness.

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Dear Editor,

I have just returned home after studying for a year in Germany. But it seems that my parents don’t understand me now. They expect me to be the same person I was before I went abroad, but I’m not! Why can’t they let me be myself?

Jimmy

Hi, Jimmy,

As far as I know, people who have lived abroad often find that the adjustment （调整） to returning home is more difficult than their adjustment to living in a foreign culture. Why? We expect to have some problems when we go to a new place, speak a different language and learn the rules of a different culture ... But home? ... we know that place!

Your parents expect that the same person who boarded the airplane one year ago will be returning. Especially if they have never been abroad themselves, your parents probably won’t understand the changes that living abroad can cause in a person. On the other hand, you may have maintained (保持) an ideal mental image of your loved ones while abroad, an image that is broken into pieces when you return.

Remember you have been living a different lifestyle in your host country, and you have probably become very independent while staying there alone. Now that you’re home, you will be expected to conform （顺应） again to the lifestyle of your family. As a result, you may be upset about your parents’ involvement in your life.

Communication is the key to overcoming this problem. Tell your parents how you are feeling. Share with them information about cultural re-entry（重归）, and ask them to be patient. This does not mean that you have to forget your experience and give up everything you’ve learned! Learn to find a balance between the old and new, just as you did when first adjusting to your host country’s culture.

1.What is Jimmy’s main purpose in writing the letter?

A．To criticize his parents.

B．To ask for advice about his studies.

C．To complain about his parents.

D．To ask for help.

2.What does the editor think of Jimmy’s problem?

A．It’s unusual.      B．It’s normal.       C．It’s serious.       D．It’s interesting.

3.The editor thinks that both Jimmy and his parents ______.

A．have changed in the past year

B．have unrealistic expectations of each other

C．need to behave like they did before

D．need to find a balance between the good and bad

4.The author suggests that ______ would help solve Jimmy’s problem.

A．patience and trust

B．patience and politeness

C．better communication between family members

D．a deeper understanding of the host country’s culture

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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

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

It was my first year of teaching. I was young and inexperienced, and had class after class of twenty kids just waiting for me to make a mistake.

After a particularly long night of grading papers and thinking about how many weeks I'd left until I could breathe, I had one of those mornings when I began to question my job choice. I'd become a teacher to help kids. Instead, I felt like I couldn't even help myself anymore. It was just Mother's Day, and as I sat at my desk surrounded by lesson plans, I wondered how I'd ever have enough energy to have children of my own.

That was when I heard a knock at my door. One of my students came in — the cool basketball-playing country boy who had accidentally broken my favorite snow globe so that I couldn't display nice things in my classroom. He handed me a large flower that probably came from his family's farm. He'd stuck a bird feather in it.

''I got you a Mother's Day gift,'' he said in a low voice. Most middle school and high school teachers don't receive presents. Christmas and Teacher Appreciation Day had already come and gone without any gifts. I was so shocked that I just stared.

Made nervous by my silence, he said, ''You know…since you're like a mother to us, I thought you should get a present, too.''

I smiled and told him he was the sweetest person in the entire world, and that I just loved it. Based on his smile, I knew I'd done enough work of making him feel quite proud of himself. What made that twelve-year-old bring me a homemade present? I'll never know. Once he left the room, I locked the door. And I cried. That moment helped me get through the rest of the school years.

1.What did the author think of her job as a teacher at the beginning?

A.Interesting. B.Tiring.

C.Rewarding. D.Demanding.

2.How did the boy feel when he gave his teacher the present?

A.Excited. B.Shocked.

C.Unwilling. D.Shy.

3.How did the author react when she was given the flower?

A.She was moved to tears.

B.She didn't accept the present.

C.She was too surprised to say anything.

D.She stared at the boy in puzzlement.

4.Which of the following encourages the author to continue teaching?

A.The sincere love from students.

B.Her positive attitude to life.

C.Her strong interest in teaching.

D.The achievements in her work.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

After teaching in Bejing for five years, he returned to the small town ________ he grew up as a child.

A. where　　　　 B. when　　 C. which　　 D. that

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1.The school is widely a______________ for its excellent teaching.

2.After a while she w______________, and her tears brought some relief.

3.Some effective m_______________ have been taken to reduce the crime in this area.

4.We are doing our best with the l__________ resources available.

5.I s_____________ my friend at once among the crowd at the party because he was the tallest one.

6.We _____________(寻找) long and hard but found no answer.

7.Children should not be allowed to watch ________________ (暴力的) movies.

8.Pakistan came into _______________ (存在) as an independent country after the war.

9.Her mother lived in a ______________ (附近的) town.

10.Sunshine and moisture are _______________ (有益的) to living things.

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When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior.

When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in athletics, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.

About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, “John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn’t you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since you’re so good at it.” John answered, “Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason.”

From then on, I often remember my student’s reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of themselves, I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!” can go a long way!

1.According to Paragraph 1, what does the author to think more about?

A. John’s state of health.　　 B. John’s PE marks,

C. John’s self-confidence.　　 D. John’s interest in sports.

2.Why did John take part in the track team?

A. He had no tennis coach to train him.

B. He had been an excellent runner.

C. He was encouraged by his teacher.

D. He liked running more than tennis.

3.What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?

A. To show the importance of encouragement.

B. To build a close teacher-student relationship.

C. To introduce a new way of sports training.

D. To explain the value of sports and games.

4.Who is the passage mainly writtern for?

A. Players.　　 B. Teachers.　　 C. Parents.　　 D. Students.

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When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John,　 who entered my class when he was a junior (三年级学生). John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in athletics, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.

About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, “John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn’t you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since you’re so good at it.”

John answered, “Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason.”

From then on, I often remember my student’s reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of themselves, I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!” can go a long way!

1.According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John’s ______.

A. PE marks　　　 　　　　　　 B. self-confidence

C. interest in sports　　 D. state of health

2.Why did John take part in the track team?

A. He had been an excellent runner.

B. He was encouraged by his teacher.

C. He liked running more than tennis.

D. He had no tennis coach to train him.

3.The purpose of this passage is probably ______.

A. to build a close teacher-student relationship

B. to introduce a new way of sports training

C. to explain the value of sports and games

D. to show the importance of encouragement

4.The passage is mainly written for ______.

A. teachers　 B. parents

C. students　　 D. players

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析