When we first moved into our present home, the houses only had a chain-link fence （铁丝网围栏）between them. People behind us were older；their children were in their late teens, and we didn’t see them or hear from them much.
Time passed and a younger family moved in. While at first we thought this would be fun for the kids, it quickly became a pain. If one of our children had a birthday party the neighbors would line up their children along the back fence to watch. We would have invited their children if they had been of the same age. While our older children had parties the neighbor’s little kids would shout through the fence the entire time; we knew it was time to get a new fence.
When we built our fence next to the old one, they not only paid nothing for it, but watched us have it built. After we built our fence the mother of the house would call over and ask who was jumping on our trampoline (蹦床). She could only see the tops of their heads and couldn’t figure out who it was. Good people, just too much interest in us. Years later they rebuilt their houses and built a pretty fence between the houses next to the old one. They were not surprised that we didn’t want to pay for it. I have to admit their fence is much prettier than our wooden one.
Our yard is next to four other homes; each of the families has had his own home with a strong fence. We have left ours in place. While we love all our neighbors we are glad we have fences between each of us. Only in this way can we protect our little privacy (隐私), as fences certainly do make good neighbors.
1.Why did the author’s home have a wooden fence built?
A. The wooden fence looked more beautiful.
B. With the fence his home could become safer.
C. They didn’t want their little privacy to be known.
D. The author’s family didn’t like their new neighbor.
2.How did the mother know the children were jumping on the trampoline?
A. She learned about it by telephoning.
B. She saw the tops of the children’s heads.
C. She heard the sound of the children’s jumping.
D. Her children told her about it.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The author’s neighbors all have built strong fences.
B. Old people living behind liked children very much.
C. The young neighbors wanted the author to pay for the fence.
D. The young neighbors were very angry about the author’s ugly fence.
4.We can guess from the passage that .
A. the young mother of the house was interested in other families’ life
B. the neighbor of the author started to live there when the author was very young
C. the author thinks that the fences destroy the friendship between the neighbors
D. the author’s family was not a big one when the younger family moved here
高一英语阅读理解困难题
When we first moved into our present home, the houses only had a chain-link fence （铁丝网围栏）between them. People behind us were older；their children were in their late teens, and we didn’t see them or hear from them much.
Time passed and a younger family moved in. While at first we thought this would be fun for the kids, it quickly became a pain. If one of our children had a birthday party the neighbors would line up their children along the back fence to watch. We would have invited their children if they had been of the same age. While our older children had parties the neighbor’s little kids would shout through the fence the entire time; we knew it was time to get a new fence.
When we built our fence next to the old one, they not only paid nothing for it, but watched us have it built. After we built our fence the mother of the house would call over and ask who was jumping on our trampoline (蹦床). She could only see the tops of their heads and couldn’t figure out who it was. Good people, just too much interest in us. Years later they rebuilt their houses and built a pretty fence between the houses next to the old one. They were not surprised that we didn’t want to pay for it. I have to admit their fence is much prettier than our wooden one.
Our yard is next to four other homes; each of the families has had his own home with a strong fence. We have left ours in place. While we love all our neighbors we are glad we have fences between each of us. Only in this way can we protect our little privacy (隐私), as fences certainly do make good neighbors.
1.Why did the author’s home have a wooden fence built?
A. The wooden fence looked more beautiful.
B. With the fence his home could become safer.
C. They didn’t want their little privacy to be known.
D. The author’s family didn’t like their new neighbor.
2.How did the mother know the children were jumping on the trampoline?
A. She learned about it by telephoning.
B. She saw the tops of the children’s heads.
C. She heard the sound of the children’s jumping.
D. Her children told her about it.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The author’s neighbors all have built strong fences.
B. Old people living behind liked children very much.
C. The young neighbors wanted the author to pay for the fence.
D. The young neighbors were very angry about the author’s ugly fence.
4.We can guess from the passage that .
A. the young mother of the house was interested in other families’ life
B. the neighbor of the author started to live there when the author was very young
C. the author thinks that the fences destroy the friendship between the neighbors
D. the author’s family was not a big one when the younger family moved here
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It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking，and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him.
He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.’’ I thought it could be just about anything. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more ，and caught up in the business of our new life ，I eventually forgot about his surprise.
Until one gloomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window，I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花）throughout the front lawn 一 blue, yellow and my favorite pink ，with little faces moving up and down in the cold wind. I remembered the things Dad secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?
My father’s crocuses bloomed (开花）each spring for the next five seasons, always bringing the same assurance： Hard times are almost over. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms and the next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses ，so I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did. He died suddenly one October day. My family were in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith.
On a spring afternoon four years later, I was driving back when I felt depressed. It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual — my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived up to his faith. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. There on the muddy grass with small piles of melting snow ，bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.
How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years ago, one that hadn’t bloomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime.
1.According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that ______.
A． it kept bothering the author not knowing what the surprise was
B． the author was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
C． it was not the first time that the author’s father had made a surprise
D． the author knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A． The author usually felt depressed in the season of winter.
B． The author’s father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirits.
C． The author often thought about her father after he died.
D． The crocuses bloomed each spring before her father died.
3.The author’s father should be best described as ______.
A． a part-time worker who loved flowers
B． a kind-hearted man who lived with faith
C． a full-time gardener with skillful hands
D． an ordinary man with doubts in his life
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A． Crocuses — My Source of Faith B．Crocuses— Father’s Surprise
C． A Pink Crocus — My Memory D．Crocuses in Blossom — My Favorite
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When we talk about the cities in United States, the first ________comes into our mind is New York.
A. one B. city C. that D. which
高一英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to meet me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, scared to look at each other.
Soon, we lost the shyness and started playing with each other, bike riding to each other’s house and having sleepovers. In 7th grade she was going through family problems. However, every summer we would always sit at each other’s house and watch movies on TV and talk about all the boys we liked.
It was last year when I noticed the problem. She suffered from clinical depression（抑郁症）, and had to go to a hospital during the day. I was very sorry for her at first. But with the late night calls, and meeting each other halfway up the street at midnight, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend left her, and I knew I still cared about her like a sister.
Yesterday she came to me and said this. “I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me from cutting myself; the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my problems. You didn’t know this but I was trying to kill myself that very night you called me and I was crying. I owe you so much, and you didn’t even know you were helping me. ”
We both cried. And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never give up your friends. Even if they aren’t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need someone there. If you leave them, you will only be very sorry. So if friends need you, and you care for them, you should be always there for them.
1.Why did the two girls hide behind their family members when they first met?
A．Because they were playing a game.
B．Because they didn’t like each other.
C．Because they quarreled before.
D．Because they were both shy.
2.What would have happened to her friend if the author had not cared about her?
A．She would have lost her new best friend.
B．She would have killed herself that night.
C．She would have run away from her family.
D．She would have stayed in hospital for a long time.
3.What lesson does the author learn from the story?
A．Always care for your friends.
B．Don’t care about others’ opinions.
C．Never owe your friends too much.
D．Try to be as cool as others.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Were you into skateboarding, surfing or snowboarding when you were a kid? We can remember our first (less than successful) go at skateboarding, as well as the first time we managed to stand up on surfboards.
It was so much fun that we were hooked on extreme sports. However, not everyone thinks that introducing children to extreme sports is a good idea.
Writer Jon Lackman considers whether sports like snowboarding, climbing and skateboarding could be dangerous to the growing bodies of young children. Lackman also looks for advice from medical professions.”
“Kids aren’t mentally ready for these activities,” says a doctor, Vani Sabesan. “They cannot realize the risks, and their parents can’t always be trusted to stop them.”
Sabesan is particularly worried about the influence of extreme sports on TV and the Internet on children. “What we’re seeing is that a lot of kids think they can do what the professional athletes can do.”
If someone, who was encouraged to go surfing at the age of five, was presented with a surfboard when he/she was seven, I think these worries are a little overstated(夸大的), if not misplaced.
Extreme sports can be dangerous, but there’s as much chance of falling off your bike or your roller skates(四轮滑冰鞋鞋) as off a skateboard or surfboard.
My own experience of extreme sports leads me to think that I’ll allow my own kids to try them in the same way my parents allowed me.
In sports such as surfing and snowboarding, there’s a sense of adventure and courage. It is important to tell young children about it.
Did I fall off my surfboard? All the time. Did I get back on? Every time.
1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To introduce the topic of the text.
B. To tell us what are extreme sports.
C. To encourage people to play sports.
D. To tell us what kind of sports the author liked.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined part “hooked on” in Paragraph 2?
A. attracted by
B. shocked at
C. disappointed at
D. worried about
3.What do Vani sabesan’s words mean?
A. Kids who are mentally ill should not play extreme sports.
B. Parents are responsible for kids’ safety in extreme sports.
C. Kids are too young to realize the danger of extreme sports.
D. Kids should be encouraged to do what professional athletes do.
4.What’s the authors’ attitude to kids playing extreme sports?
A. He/She is against it.
B. He/She supports it.
C. He/She is doubtful about it.
D. He/She is unconcerned about it.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new neighbors weren’t very welcoming. Some of them said angrily that we should return to where we came from. The children sometimes threw stones at me .
Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher. Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being treated, but she didn’t say this to me. Miss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else. Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself. She always wanted to know what I thought about different questions. She expected me to have my own idea. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education.
One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser(黑板擦) at me. The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying. The whole class were very surprised at first, then started laughing. This event became famous in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to get to know me. So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target(靶子). However, what I want to do is express my thanks to her.
56. The author and his family were not welcomed by the local people because ____________.
A. they returned from another country B. they have different skin color
C. they spoke a different language D. they moved to a wrong place
57. From the end of the first paragraph we know that _____________.
A. children were more friendly to strangers
B. American schools were not safe for kids
C. children often follow their parents’ behavior
D. fighting each other is part of children’s nature
58. Miss Bean respected the author by ____________.
A. giving him special attention.
B. hitting him with an eraser.
C. giving him extra lessons.
D. treating him as one of her students.
59. To Miss Bean the most important thing for a student is to _________.
A. pay close attention to what the teacher says.
B. learn to think and have one’s own idea.
C. keep silent and unnoticed in class.
D. get special attention from the teacher.
60. Which is the writer’s attitude to Miss Bean?
A. Grateful. B. Hateful. C. Negative. D. Supportive.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
--- Have you moved into your new house？
---- No. It _________at present.
A．will be decorated B．is being decorated C．is decorating D．was decorated
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to16about the noise. I could do17about it. After all, noises are unavoidable(不可避免的).How can anyone move in18.
Still19,the complaints continued on a daily basis—well after the first day. We walked “too loudly”down the stairs, we laughed too often, we opened and closed the door too many times…They had many20to complain.
Nobody can stand the endless complaints and quarrels. I soon learned that they had21the last few families who lived above them by the same way. So I had the information I needed and I tried to22 every situation carefully.
I tried to walk in23to avoid any possible noises. Whenever they called24came to the door with a complaint, no matter how unreasonable, I simply listened. From their confused expressions, I could imagine that they had never expected to get a 25attitude from me.
Of course, it was hard to keep calm but my sister and I26. I told my sister that we were going to be pleasant and27them to change their attitude to neighbors. I explained to her that they probably felt28 in their lives because they are common people. 29, they were always looking for a 30to show their power so that nobody could look down upon them. I continued smiling and greeting them as I saw them, much to their31.On more than one occasion(不止一次), I ended up32them. They thanked me before they left.
Unexpectedly, the next time I saw them, they all smiled and33friendly. We had a short but pleasant34. Ever since then, they’ve been very pleasant neighbors, and we’ve become good35.
1. A．worry B．talk C．care D．complain
2. A．verything B．nothing C．something D．anything
3. A．quietly B．quickly C．suddenly D．slowly
4. A．angrier B．less C．better D．worse
5. A．purposes B．times C．reasons D．persons
6. A．come across B．driven off C．knocked into D．taken in
7. A．treat B．allow C．keep D．accept
8. A．fashion B．trouble C．doubt D．peace
9. A．but B．so C．or D．as
10. A．funny B．positive C．gentle D．satisfying
11. A．continued B．decided C．began D．stopped
12. A．order B．ask C．forbid D．encourage
13. A．stupid B．powerless C．unfortunate D．dangerous
14. A．Besides B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．However
15. A．task B．chance C．challenge D．job
16. A．surprise B．worry C．taste D．expect
17. A．frustrating B．annoying C．helping D．joining
18. A．sounded B．felt C．phoned D．looked
19. A．discussion B．quarrel C．conversation D．journey
20. A．friends B．workmates C．partners D．classmates
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office.
“What are you doing home already?” I asked casually.
“Andrew, I was laid off today.” he answered quietly.
I was sure he was joking. “No, you weren’t. Why are you really home?”
Then I noticed his seriousness and realized he was telling the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career. Providing for our family has been his joy, and I guess I had taken his work for granted.
My father’s unemployment created many changes in our lives. For starters, he was home all the time, which meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up, and my homework done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer searching for jobs. I began to notice how down he seemed, and how losing his job had affected his self-esteem, though he tried to be optimistic. For the first time, I saw my dad as vulnerable. He asked my brother and me to spend less. I gave up my allowance, which even though it wasn’t much, felt like the right thing to do. I also found a part-time job.
After several difficult months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction. He explained that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him build it, and I admired how much time and energy he expended.
One evening I asked if he needed help.
“Only if it doesn't interfere with school,” he said.
I showed up at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two months. I always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action really impacted me. Although this was one of the worst experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity. Now I know that through creative problem-solving, I can always find Plan B, ask for help, and take risks. What I have learned from my dad’s understanding of business and his work ethic are two of the most important lessons I will ever learn, and will be my foundations for success.
1. The author’s father stayed at home because ________.
A. he had to help with the author’s lesson
B. he had been unemployed by his company
C. heavy housework was waiting for him to do
D. he wanted the author know the truth?
2. What made the author know the truth?
A. The box from his dad’s office B. His father’s words
C. His father’s expression D. Being informed by his family
3. The author’s attitude toward his father’s former job was ________.
A. unconcerned B. sympathy C. doubt D. tolerance
4. By saying “Only if it doesn't interfere with school”, the author’s father seemed ________.
A. to refuse the author’s advice on the new business
B. to show his discontent with the author’s schoolwork
C. to have said yes to the author’s offer of help
D. to be looking forward to the author’s good behavior at school
5. It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A. the author’s father was more optimistic to stay at home
B. the author couldn’t put up with his dad’s own business
C. the author’ s father offered little allowance to the author
D. the author benefited from his father on how to deal with adversity
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I moved into an empty dormitory for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things．Firstly, I realized that I didn’t 1anybody at the school．Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and learn something useful．And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around．
The first 2frightened me in the beginning．But that 3quickly disappeared．It was the other two goals 4ended up being my difficulties．I knew that it was hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts．But I wanted to 5in both．I knew this would be a 6, but I didn’t realize how much until classes began．
I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm． 7, instead of finishing my homework 8it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor．I always finished it the next day between classes．I knew it wasn’t very good and the grade I 9showed my lack of effort．
I was 10that I needed to find some sort of balance．So I created a schedule that would11my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing．It seemed like a good idea, but I was only able to 12it for a few days．A schedule like that was too much pressure．
So I tried another 13．Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week．Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had time．
This is the method I have used since then．I’m glad that I’ve learned to14things and it has15prepare me for what is to come after graduation．
1.A．know B．recognize C．realize D．like
2.A．teacher B．day C．class D．realization
3.A．happiness B．excitement C．fear D．desire
4.A．which B．what C．that D．who
5.A．win B．succeed C．get D．wish
6.A．chance B．job C．challenge D．time
7.A．Often B．Seldom C．Unluckily D．Fortunately
8.A．because B．when C．after D．before
9.A．demanded B．took C．accepted D．received
10.A．asleep B．awake C．ashamed D．aware
11.A．fix B．divide C．put D．build
12.A．use B．keep C．follow D．make
13.A．plan B．energy C．pressure D．effort
14.A．do B．control C．balance D．hold
15.A．had B．helped C．let D．forced
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