It was our first Thanksgiving in the new house and I wanted everything to be perfect. But my plan for everyone to do some preparation work had been ______ by my husband's business trip. Even worse, a project for me that week had ______ two days of planned vacation. By Wednesday, my task of a table with fresh flowers, _____drinking glasses and various homemade desserts had already______, I just hoped that I'd find a clean tablecloth and eight ______ forks.
In my perfect Thanksgiving, there wouldn't be any orange in my salad because It hadn't made the grocery list. There would be no perfect family photos to record that day because I hadn't got the broken camera _____. Someone had brought home the wrong toilet paper, which was the last straw that made me ______.
I don’t remember what my son asked me as he was doing some cleaning, ______I do remember twisting into that mean-and-tight mom-face before making an ______. This combination of noise and anger is a universal signal to kids everywhere that they might as well ______ me. But he didn’t.
Instead of disappearing from view, my second-grader turned ______ the cleaning machine and walked across the room to ______ me. He never said a word. He just ______ his arms around me, making me feel ______ of myself until today.
It turned out a(n) ______ Thanksgiving. The people I loved gathered around my table and dined just one choice of the pie. My dad used a mismatched fork without ____. My daughter drew a picture of us where everyone smiled.
My son took a(n)______to teach me that sometimes we need a hug most when we are ______ huggable. This is the best gift you can give: One size ______ all and no one ever minds if you ______.
1.A.damaged B.ruined C.destroyed D.robbed
2.A.wasted B.offered C.saved D.spared
3.A.useful B.rough C.nice D.ordinary
4.A.failed B.changed C.survived D.come
5.A.amazing B.amusing C.satisfying D.matching
6.A.developed B.fixed C.delivered D.hired
7.A.defend B.compromise C.sigh D.explode
8.A.but B.so C.for D.until
9.A.excuse B.apology C.order D.answer
10.A.criticize B.praise C.avoid D.comfort
11.A.on B.up C.off D.down
12.A.challenge B.face C.question D.trick
13.A.removed B.raised C.bent D.wrapped
14.A.proud B.ashamed C.confident D.astonished
15.A.fashionable B.disappointing C.perfect D.effective
16.A.hesitation B.doubt C.complaint D.permission
17.A.risk B.break C.opportunity D.lead
18.A.most B.worst C.best D.least
19.A.fits B.affect s C.admit s D.applies
20.A.relieve B.return C.recover D.remind
高一英语完形填空中等难度题
It was our first Thanksgiving in the new house and I wanted everything to be perfect. But my plan for everyone to do some preparation work had been ______ by my husband's business trip. Even worse, a project for me that week had ______ two days of planned vacation. By Wednesday, my task of a table with fresh flowers, _____drinking glasses and various homemade desserts had already______, I just hoped that I'd find a clean tablecloth and eight ______ forks.
In my perfect Thanksgiving, there wouldn't be any orange in my salad because It hadn't made the grocery list. There would be no perfect family photos to record that day because I hadn't got the broken camera _____. Someone had brought home the wrong toilet paper, which was the last straw that made me ______.
I don’t remember what my son asked me as he was doing some cleaning, ______I do remember twisting into that mean-and-tight mom-face before making an ______. This combination of noise and anger is a universal signal to kids everywhere that they might as well ______ me. But he didn’t.
Instead of disappearing from view, my second-grader turned ______ the cleaning machine and walked across the room to ______ me. He never said a word. He just ______ his arms around me, making me feel ______ of myself until today.
It turned out a(n) ______ Thanksgiving. The people I loved gathered around my table and dined just one choice of the pie. My dad used a mismatched fork without ____. My daughter drew a picture of us where everyone smiled.
My son took a(n)______to teach me that sometimes we need a hug most when we are ______ huggable. This is the best gift you can give: One size ______ all and no one ever minds if you ______.
1.A.damaged B.ruined C.destroyed D.robbed
2.A.wasted B.offered C.saved D.spared
3.A.useful B.rough C.nice D.ordinary
4.A.failed B.changed C.survived D.come
5.A.amazing B.amusing C.satisfying D.matching
6.A.developed B.fixed C.delivered D.hired
7.A.defend B.compromise C.sigh D.explode
8.A.but B.so C.for D.until
9.A.excuse B.apology C.order D.answer
10.A.criticize B.praise C.avoid D.comfort
11.A.on B.up C.off D.down
12.A.challenge B.face C.question D.trick
13.A.removed B.raised C.bent D.wrapped
14.A.proud B.ashamed C.confident D.astonished
15.A.fashionable B.disappointing C.perfect D.effective
16.A.hesitation B.doubt C.complaint D.permission
17.A.risk B.break C.opportunity D.lead
18.A.most B.worst C.best D.least
19.A.fits B.affect s C.admit s D.applies
20.A.relieve B.return C.recover D.remind
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent.
The agent advertised(登广告) the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photograph of his house, with a wonderful description of his garden in an expensive magazine.
Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, but I've decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement in that magazine I can see it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life.”
1. Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because _____.
| A．he needed some money to support his family |
| B．his house was too old to live in |
| C．he wanted some money to buy a new one |
| D．he didn't want to live in the house any longer |
2.The reason why Mr. Jackson went to the estate agent was _____.
| A．he had failed in selling his house by himself |
| B．he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price |
| C．he was sure that the estate agent could help him |
| D．he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine |
3. At last Mr. Jones _____.
| A．was successful in selling the house |
| B．felt sorry to have lost a sale by his doing too good a job |
| C．was satisfied with what he had done in the advertisement |
| D．didn’t understand why Mr. Jackson had changed his mind |
4. What do you think of the advertisement in magazines?
| A．They are worth reading. |
| B．They usually make things far better than they really are. |
| C．They are a great help to those who want to buy something. |
| D．They describe things as they really are. |
5.What’s the meaning of “an estate agent” in paragraph one?
| A．a person who has a house to sell |
| B．a person who helps others to advertise houses in magazines |
| C．a person whose work is to sell houses for others |
| D．a person who likes beautiful houses |
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
It was a cold rainy day and it was the day before Thanksgiving — the first one that my three children and I would be spending without their father, who passed away a year ago. Now the two children were ill with the flu. I hurried around, trying to look after each child. I found the children had no fruits. But what almost broke me down was that I only had $2.50 left –and this should last until the end of the month.
That is when I heard the phone ring. It was the secretary from our former church, and she told me that they had been thinking about us and had something to give us. I went to the church before lunch. The secretary met me and handed me two currency notes (现金券), each worth$20. I was so moved that I cried.
Then I drove to a supermarket for the children. The things cost me a little over $14.00, and I handed the note to the cashier (收银员). She took it and looked at it for a long time. I thought something might be wrong and told her that I was a single mother and how I got it. With tears in her eyes, the cashier said that she had prayed (祈祷) that morning to help others who were in need, and I gave her the chance. She added a turkey to my basket, and took out two $20 bills and paid for my things. Once again I was moved to tears.
1.Where was the farther of the children?
A.Go abroad. B.At work.
C.In the hospital. D.Died.
2.What most made the mother sad?
A.She only had $2.50 left. B.It was cold outside.
C.She had no telephone. D.She had no children.
3.Who gave the turkey to the mother?
A.The doctor B.The secretary
C.The cashier D.The boss.
4.What did the cashier do for the mother last?
A.She paid for all the things for the mother.
B.She gave $80 to the mother.
C.She took the mother to the church.
D.She laughed at the mother.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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
It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags(破旧衣服) huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
"Any old papers, lady? " asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say "no" until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget.
The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, "Lady, are you rich? "
"Am I rich? no!"
I looked at my shabby slipcovers(旧家具套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer (茶托;浅碟)carefully and said, "Your cups match your saucers." Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn't said "Thank you." They didn't need to. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.
Plain blue china(瓷的) cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job--these matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.
1. Why did the writer let the children in?
A. She showed great pity on them.
B. She wanted to sell old papers.
C. She knew them and wanted to make them a cup of cocoa.
D. She wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving party.
2. The girl thought the writer was rich perhaps because_________
A. she saw that the lady's room was comfortable
B. she saw the cups matched the saucers
C. the writer's slipcovers were very new
D. the woman had expensive clothes
3.What was the weather probably like when the story happened?
A. cloudy B. sunny C. windy D. snowy
4. From the passage, we can infer that whether you are rich depends on_______
A. how much money you have had B. how you feel about your life
C. how you have helped others D. what job you are doing
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Anne LaBastille was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. Her first experience with the wilderness was in the Adirondacks in the northeast of New York, where she worked at a summer resort (度假胜地) to earn money for college tuition (学费) by caring for the horses, giving riding lessons, and working as a waitress. And she had many chances to begin her adventure in the Adirondack wilderness.
Anne returned to school in the fall, but she continued to spend as much time as she could in the Adirondacks. She grew to love her time alone in the mountains. Anne graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in conservation of natural resources (资源) and began working for the National Audubon Society in Florida as a wildlife tour leader.
Although Anne took great pleasure in showing people the animals living in the Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park, she longed for the mountains in the northern parts of New York. Finally she decided to build a cabin near Black Bear Lake. Over the years, however, more and more tourists began hiking near her cabin. As a result, Anne decided to build another cabin deeper in the woods at Lily Pad Lake.
Anne lived in the woods for most of her life. She enjoyed living alone in the woods, and her life was far too busy for her to be lonely. When she was not writing books, she wrote articles for National Geographic, Reader's Digest, and other magazines. In her later years, Anne conducted research in Guatemala on an endangered bird called the grebe. She also lectured nationwide about ecology. Besides, Anne worked with a number of organizations dedicated to (致力于) conservation.
As a respected guide, author, and conservationist, Anne not only loved the land but also had found a way to become part of it.
1.Anne's work at the summer resort .
A. showed her love for long tours
B. helped her to explore the wilderness
C. earned her high admiration in college
D. gave her a chance to learn horse riding
2. Anne built her cabin at Lily Pad Lake in order to .
A. live in the mountains
B. enlarge her living space
C. settle in a more beautiful place
D. get away from increasing numbers of tourists
3. We can conclude from the text that Anne .
A. felt very lonely living in the woods
B. made the wilderness a part of her life
C. tried to make more people aware of the grebe
D. longed to be an editor of National Geographic
4.What's the main idea of the text?
A. A brief introduction to Anne’s life.
B. Anne’s achievements.
C. Anne's adventures in the wilderness.
D. Anne's pioneering work in wildlife ecology.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
_______I came to the music hall ,it was a new and grand one .
A．Firstly B．For the first time C．The first time D．First time
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really ___36___by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she __37__me lying in my bed with a swollen leg, unable to move. She took me to ___38__ by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so___39__ that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my __40___continued helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.
So many blessing I had never expected came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up from anywhere they saw me. Many people __41__ the door for me. Such things were small but __42___ for a person on walking sticks.
___43___for people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people laugh. I made many jokes about my two sticks and the bad fall. And I tried not to __44__ a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to other students who were injured. I took time to __45__ with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.
I soon realized that pain can be__46__ by mental strength. I could see that although I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes ____47____ situation can be good. There are choices to discover great kindness in the world.
1. A．touched B．saved C．cured D．supported
2. A．heard B．left C．found D．viewed
3. A．hotel B．hospital C．playground D．library
4. A．patient B．angry C．kind D．brave
5. A．driver B．doctor C．family D．roommate
6. A．cleaned B．moved C．opened D．decorated
7. A．hard B．impossible C．different D．useless
8. A．In turn B．In reply C．In return D．In addition
9. A．complain B．advise C．miss D．enjoy
10. A．study B．discuss C．practise D．chat
11. A．reduced B．gained C．caused D．limited
12. A．busy B．unpleasant C．puzzled D．tiring
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really 36 by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she 37 me lying in my room with a swollen(浮肿的)38, unable to move. She took me to the nearest39by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so 40 that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my 41 didn’t stop helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.
So many blessings(幸事) I had never 42 came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up43 anywhere they saw me. Many people 44 the door for me. Such things were small but 45 for a person on walking sticks.
46people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people 47 . I made many jokes about my two 48and the bad fall. And I tried not to 49 even a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to 50 students who were injured. I took time to 51 with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.
I soon realized that pain can be 52 by mental (精神上的) power. I could see that 53 I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes 54 situations could be good. Einstein once said, “You can live your life seeing nothing as a miracle( 奇迹 ) 55 seeing everything as a miracle.”
1. A．amazed B．saved C．loved D．supported
2. A．heard B．left C．found D．remembered
3. A．head B．stomach C．arm D．leg
4. A．museum B．hospital C．playground D．library
5. A．patient B．angry C．nice D．funny
6. A．driver B．doctor C．family D．roommate
7. A．listed B．expected C．given D．accepted
8. A．before B．from C．through D．with
9. A．cleaned B．moved C．opened D．guarded
10. A．hard B．rare C．easy D．weak
11. A．Instead of B．In place of C．Except for D．In return for
12. A．believe B．laugh C．talk D．think
13. A．hands B．books C．sticks D．stories
14. A．complain B．advise C．miss D．enjoy
15. A．both B．no C．other D．few
16. A．study B．discuss C．practise D．eat
17. A．reduced B．seen C．caused D．doubted
18. A．since B．because C．whether D．although
19. A．boring B．unpleasant C．dangerous D．tiring
20. A．and B．so C．but D．or
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly printed newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant, which came out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston .But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started the Boston Newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the American colonies（殖民地）. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers.There are now about 1, 800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, newspapers in English have the largest circulation (发行量)in the world .But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun . It sells more than eleven million copies every year.
1.The first regularly printed European newspaper started in ________.
A. Rome in 59 BC B. Germany in 1609
C. Amsterdam in 1620 D. England in 1621
2.The first daily newspaper in English started in _________.
A.1620 B. 1621 C. 1590 D.1702
3.What does the author want to inform us?
A. History of newspapers
B. History of daily newspapers
C. The beginning of newspapers
D. On reading newspapers
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析