Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laugh...

Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of world Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.

“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000. In Copenhagen, Denmark , more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World records. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.

Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over-ambitious (野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.

Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.

1.The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is________.

2.The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place _      _.

3.The author's attitude towards laughter movement is ________.

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

The water level of oceans rises and falls alternately twice a day. This movement of water is called the tide. Tides are causer by the pull of the sun and the moon on the earth' s surface; since the moon is closer, it affects the tides more than the sun. When the moon is directly overhead, it actually pulls on the water that is below it. This causes the water level to rise because the water is pulled away from the earth. As the moon disappears over the horizon, the pull lessens and the water level settles back towards the ocean bottom.

When the water reaches its highest level, we have high tide. And when the water comes to its lowest level, we have low tide from its lowest point, the water rises gradually for about six hours until it reaches high tide. Then it begins to fall continuously for about six hours until it reaches low tide. Then the cycle begins again.

1.Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

A. The Moon and Ocean          B. The Moon and the Tide

C. Water Levels                 D. The Pull of the Moon and the Sun

2.The pull of the moon on the earth' s surface is stronger than that of the sun

because ________ .

A. The moon is directly over the earth

B. The moon pulls the water away from the earth

C. The moon is closer to the earth

D. The moon moves around the earth

3.Water level reaches its low point when __________.

A. the moon is hidden by clouds

B. the moon' s effect is indirect

C. the moon moves far away

D. the sun is overhead

4.High tide occurs ________ .

A. every 12 hours              B. every 6 hours

C. every 24 hours              D. every 18 hours

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

“Farm to table” is the name of a movement that encourages people to eat locally grown food. The farm-to-table idea has become more popular in recent years. But there is also a movement that brings “table to farm”. Its purpose is to connect people to the land and to honor local farmers by creating a sort of restaurant without walls.

Its founder, Jim Denevan, got the idea for this kind of “culinary adventure (美食探险)”, as he called it, ten years ago. He recently prepared tables for more than a hundred people at Briars Farm in Virginia. He and his eight-member team arrived the night before. Chefs (厨师) from a local　 restaurant prepared the dinner.

Jim Denevan’s brother is a farmer and he himself is a chef. He thought that the idea of a meal served right on the farm made sense, though not everyone agreed.

“But I wanted to make the idea work, so I decided to cross the country, “ said Denevan. “I went all the way across the United States and set the table on farms, ranches (大牧场) and beaches, and all the places where food came from. “

“This kind of event connects us with a lot of enthusiastic people, people that we can form relationships with, “ said Matt Szechenyi, who operates Briars Farm.

The tour of the farm ends at the dinner table. The meats in the meal come from Matt Szechenyi’s farm. The vegetables come from nearby farms. Guests and local farmers sit together.

Annoica Ingram came with a friend. “The food is wonderful. I appreciate their hard work. I see everything they have to do to take care of the animals and make sure they are well-cared-for. Without them, I think, we’ll have big problems, “ she said.

1.What is the main purpose of the movement “table to farm”?

A.To provide people with healthy food.

B.To help farmers earn more money.

C.To honor farmers for their hard work.

D.To encourage people to work less and practice more.

2.Annoica’s attitude towards farmers’ work is ______.

A.worried

B.grateful

C.doubtful

D.supportive

3.What kind of writing is the passage likely to be?

A.A travel guide.

B.A news report.

C.A diary.

D.Popular science.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the co-founder of the online retail giant Alibaba, said he is donating 500,000 testing kits and 1 million masks to the United States to fight the spread of coronavirus (冠状病毒). The China-made protective gear and test kits took off from Shanghai's airport in a chartered (包租的) cargo plane Monday morning, and will be handed over to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when they arrive.

The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have donated much-needed materials to areas suffering in the epidemic (泛滥) over the past few weeks, including Japan, South Korea, Italy, Egypt, Iran and Spain, according to a tweet (推文) from the Jack Ma Foundation on Friday.

Ma said the outbreak presents “a huge challenge to all humankind in a globalized world,” and that he has drawn from his own country's experience that quick and accurate testing as well as protective equipment for medical personnel are most effective in preventing the spread of the virus.

The past experience shows us that if we take it very seriously and are positive, we surely have the ability to kill out the virus.

Now it is as if we were all living in the same forest on fire. As members of the global community, it would be irresponsible of us to sit on the fence, panic, ignore facts or fail to act. We need to take action now!

1.Jack Ma has sent much-needed materials to the countries except 　　　　　　 .

A.the USA B.Iran C.North Korea D.Italy

2.From China’s experience, which is the most effective way to prevent the spread of the virus?

A.Long-term testing and protective equipment for medical personnel.

B.Proper testing and protective equipment for doctors and nurses.

C.Taking medicines immediately and staying at home.

D.Correct labeling to the virus and staying at home.

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A.The forest where we are living is on fire.

B.We are all facing the same trouble of coronavirus.

C.We are irresponsible to take action to overcome the virus.

D.All of us are the members of the globe and it is easy to overcome the virus.

4.Which statement is not correct according to the text?

A.Jack Ma is one of the founders of the online retail giant Alibaba.

B.The protective equipment will be handed over to the CDC.

C.Jack Ma has just donated much-needed materials to the countries in Asia, America, and Europe.

D.If we take the virus seriously, we are able to solve the problem of coronavirus.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

English is currently one of the most widely spoken and written languages worldwide, with some 380 million native speakers, who live in the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other countries. It is spoken as an official language or second language in countries such as India and Nigeria. In these countries, English is the language of the government, newspapers, radios and TV stations. Besides, it is one of the working languages of the UN as well.

And there are some other facts about English you might be interested in knowing.

Over 700 million people, speak English, as a foreign language.

Did you know that of all the world's languages (over 2,700), English is the richest in vocabulary; and that the Oxford English Dictionary lists about 500,000 words,

Five of the largest broadcasting companies in the world (CBS, NBC, ABC, BBC and CBC) broadcast in English, reaching millions and millions of people all over the world.

It is said that over 90 percent of Internet web pages and over 80 per cent of the world’s emails are in English.

As a foreign language, it is learnt in almost all non- English speaking countries. In China, for example, it is not just students who learn English, but also many adults.

Although there are some differences between the English spoken in different countries, people from these countries usually have no problems communicating with each other.

高一英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The history of chocolate begins with a plant whose name is cacao. For centuries, people worldwide have been enjoying the rich favor of chocolate, a product made from cacao. 1. Americans eat an average of more than five kilograms of chocolate per person every year. The specialty shop shows the culture of chocolate and sells chocolates from different areas of the world.

Historians believe the Mayan people of Central America first learned to farm cacao plants around 2,000 years ago. 2. Then they grew them around their homes. They cooked the cacao seeds and pressed them into soft powder. They mixed the powder with water to make a delicious chocolate drink. There are often images of cacao plants on Maya buildings and art objects. The rulers drank chocolate at ceremonies. 3.

The Aztecs also valued chocolate in the Aztec culture. But the cacao plant could not grow in the area where they lived. 4. They even used cacao seeds as a form of money to pay or give as offerings to the gods. Only the very wealthy people in Aztec societies could afford to drink chocolate because cacao was so valuable.

The explorer Christopher Columbus brought cacao seeds to Spain after his trip to Central America in 1502. The wealthy people of Spain first enjoyed the chocolate drink. 5. Nowadays, the English, Dutch and French all plant cacao trees in their own countries.

A. Chocolate is very sensitive to temperature.

B. The Mayan took the cacao trees from the rainforests.

C. Chocolate is especially popular in the United States.

D. Chocolate has been prepared as a drink for nearly all of its history.

E. So they had to exchange goods with other societies for cacao seeds.

F. Since then, the popularity of the drink has spread throughout Europe.

G. And even poorer members of Mayan society could enjoy the drink sometimes.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mark Zukerberg is the founder and CEO of Facebook, an extremely popular social working website that started in the United States.

Now, millions of student users visit Facebook daily and the website is one of the top ten most widely visited sites on the internet worldwide. College and high school students use Facebook to communicate with friends and share both information and pictures for free. The company earns money through advertising.

Many other companies have been rumored(谣传) to be interested in buying Facebook. Just a few years after Mark started the company, he was approached by Terry Semel, who was the CEO of Yahoo. Terry offered Mark one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to sell Facebook to Yahoo. Mark said no, though. He stands behind his dreams at the very beginning. He knows the value of the company could fall down; however, he is in this to build something unbelievable, not be bought out by another company.

Maybe he was smart. Now Facebook is rumored to be worth billions of dollars and bigger companies like Microsoft or Google want a share of the company. Some private firms are also interested. Facebook could sell 15 billion dollars if Mark decides to sell it at all. Perhaps Mark will just keep working from his California office to continue his dream of building something cool.

1.What cannot be done on Facebook according to the passage?

A．Chatting.                              B．Sharing information.

C．up- and downloading pictures              D．Shopping online.

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A．Yahoo offered one billion dollars to help Facebook through financial difficulties.

B．Facebook is a California-based social working website.

C．Mark will be kept from working to continue his dreams of building something cool.

D．Facebook has made a profit of 15 billion dollars so far.

3.The underlined word “this” (Paragraph 3) most probably refers to ______.

A．buying companies                       B．sharing information

C．managing Facebook                      D．fighting rumors

4.Which of the following words best describes Mark Zukerberg according to the passage?

A．Determined.       B．Humorous.         C．Gentle.           D．Selfless.

5.Terry Semel was the CEO of ______.

A．Microsoft         B．Facebook          C．Google            D．Yahoo

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Body language is the language with which we express our ideas and　　 by means of hand movements.

A. expressions　　 B. feelings

C. gestures　　 D. postures

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

单句改错

1.My favourite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!

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2.Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem.

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3.Before getting into the car，I thought I had learned the instructor's orders，so once I started the car，my mind goes blank.

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4.What I care for is not what he can learn at school but whether he can build up his confidence in the new environment.

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5.Many tents have put up to provide temporary housing for the people in the disaster ­hit area.

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6.As neither of us would give away, the bargain came to nothing.

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7.After graduate from college, they made up their mind to go and settle in the countryside.

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8.As far as I'm concerned, this sentence is not easy to explain it.

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9.I managed to persuade my classmates to accepting my idea.

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10.If you feel the urge for a cigarette, try not to give up to it.

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高一英语单句改错中等难度题查看答案及解析

Stress is a popular cause of major diseases affecting people worldwide. It is so common that people have begun to search for the best and easiest ways to reduce stress. 1.

Exercise for a better life.

Regular runners say that there is no better feeling than the one you get when you finish your daily run. Exercising is an effective way for you to remove stress from your life. 2. And it can also lift your mood. An additional benefit of exercising is that it keeps you fit and healthy!

Organize it.

Keeping your workplace and home organized is also a way for you to avoid stressful situations. Working in a messy area keeps your brain thinking on several different things at the same time. 3.

Manage your time wisely.

4. Sticking to your schedule gives you focus and a goal to work on. It also helps you avoid missing out on deadlines which are a great source of stress. Managing your time wisely means managing your stress.

In a word, we shouldn’t let stress stop us living a normal and healthy life. Stress will naturally appear due to the modern way of life. 5. Don’t let stress get the better of you and make you lead an unhappy life.

A.Avoid stressed people.

B.Identify what causes your stress.

C.Plan your day ahead and stick to it.

D.Here are some ways to say goodbye to stress.

E.Regular exercise gives you time to think things.

F.And it gets hard to concentrate on just one thing.

G.But just like fire, if we control stress it can’t hurt us.

高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析