In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Ea...

In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids entered “The Thinking Laboratory.” That was the name students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too dull.

Freddy was an average student, but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）. He would laugh the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s misfortune.

Before the school year ended, I gave the kids a special gift, T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your Friends ” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs（动词）may seem dull , most of the fun things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide updates on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his graduation from high school and remained the same caring person I met forty years before . Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man sleep in his truck. Another time, he lent a friend money to buy a house.

Just last year, I was conducting a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman excused the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and opened it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a note from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this. ”

I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all took something from Freddy.

1.What do the underlined words “The Thinking Laboratory” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A.The elementary school where the kids studied.

B.“Room104”in which the kids studied.

C.The workshop in which the kids carried out experiments.

D.The high school which was fun as well as dull.

2.What can we learn about the author?

A.She hardly kept in touch with her former students.

B.She wrote the passage in 2013 or so.

C.She was very strict with her students.

D.She gave the kids special gifts after the school year.

3.Which of the following words can best describe Freddy?

A.modest and daring. B.outstanding and calm.

C.generous and creative. D.warm-hearted and caring.

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards Freddy?

A.Cautious. B.Disapproving.

C.Uninterested. D.Appreciative.

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In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids _________“The Thinking Laboratory.” That was the ___________ students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too _________.

Freddy was an average ___________, but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）. He would _________ the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s _________.

Before the school year___________,I gave the kids a special _____________, T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your_________ ” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs（动词）may seem dull, most of the________ things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide __________ on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his ________ from high school and remained the same ________ person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man ________in his truck. Another time, he ________a friend money to buy a house.

Just last year, I was __________ a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman __________ the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and __________ it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a __________ from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this.”

I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all__________something from Freddy.

1.A. built　　 B. entered　　 C. decorated　　 D. ran

2.A. name　　 B. rule　　 C. brand　　 D. plan

3.A. small　　 B. dark　　 C. strange　　 D. dull

4.A. scholar　　 B. student　　 C. citizen　　 D. worker

5.A. speak　　 B. sing　　 C. question　　 D. laugh

6.A. misfortune　　 B. disbelief　　 C. dishonesty　　 D. mistake

7.A. changed　　 B. approached　　 C. returned　　 D. ended

8.A. lesson　　 B. gift　　 C. report　　 D. message

9.A. friends　　 B. Awards　　 C. Masters　　 D. Tasks

10.A. simple　　 B. unique　　 C. fun　　 D. clever

11.A. assessments　　 B. comments　　 C. instructions　　 D. updates

12.A. graduation　　 B. retirement　　 C. separation　　 D. resignation

13.A. daring　　 B. modest　　 C. caring　　 D. smart

14.A. wait　　 B. sleep　　 C. study　　 D. live

15.A. paid　　 B. charged　　 C. lent　　 D. owed

16.A. observing　　 B. preparing　　 C. designing　　 D. conducting

17.A. regretted　　 B. avoided　　 C. excused　　 D. ignored

18.A. opened　　 B. packed　　 C. gave　　 D. held

19.A. picture　　 B. bill　　 C. note　　 D. diary

20.A. chose　　 B. took　　 C. expected　　 D. borrowed

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One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books. I thought to myself, “ ____ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be ____ .”

As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, ______all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went _____and landed in the grass.

My ____ went out to him. So, I ran over to him.　 ____ I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it ____ , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the ____ student of our class, one of those guys that really found ____ during high school. Therefore he had the honor to prepare a ____ speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was ____ . So, I patted(拍) him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be ____ !” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to ____ those who helped you make it through those ____ years. Your parents, your teachers…but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best ____ you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with ____ as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to _____himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend ____ me from doing the unspeakable(不能说出来的).”

Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the _____of your actions. With one small act you can ____ a person’s life. For better or for worse.

1.A. Why B. How C. When D. Where

2.A. stupid B. clever C. wonderful D. anxious

3.A. throwing B. catching C. taking D. knocking

4.A. lost B. sending C. broken D. flying

5.A. heart B. head C. hands D. thought

6.A. While B. As C. Because D. Once

7.A. passed B. turned out C. went on D. came up

8.A. top B. hardest C. favorite D. luckiest

9.A. friendship B. pleasure C. themselves D. it

10.A. class B. school C. graduation D. college

11.A. nervous B. excited C. proud D. crazy

12.A. famous B. great C. praised D. honored

13.A. reward B. remember C. thank D. congratulate

14.A. happy B. exciting C. old D. difficult

15.A. chance B. gift C. help D. favor

16.A. wonder B. anxiety C. disbelief D. pride

17.A. test B. enjoy C. kill D. hurt

18.A. protected B. freed C. warned D. saved

19.A. price B. use C. power D. meaning

20.A. destroy B. change C. save D. understand

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

During my school days, I was one of those shy and distant kids who would just sit in a corner for an entire day. For me, my books were my only world. Even during breaks, I used to just sit in a corner of the __________ and see others play games. It was not as if I wasn’t interested in __________ others or making new friends. But I always felt lacking in __________ when compared with my peers. I always had an opinion that my advances towards new friendships would be limited.

And I just didn’t want to __________ a rejection(拒绝).

Once during my English class, my teacher shared a(n)_________with us. It was about King Bruce and a spider. It revolved around a lost battle and talked about how King Bruce, despite losing the battle, won in the end. He was _________ by a little spider. The little movements of the spider and the way it was taking rejections __________ me a lot. I was so surprised that I myself started __________ the movements of spiders at home. Once, a spider took around an hour to reach the top of a wall and I __________ knocked it down. To my__________, within seconds it started making its __________ up again.

For me, this incident was a game changer. I realized that rejections are never a __________. The world may mistreat me, but I can __________ and start working again. There would be time when people would like and appreciate me. At present, I __________ mixing with people, learning new things and making new friends. I think, there are just no such things as rejections or __________ as everything can change at any moment.

1.A. office　　 B. station　　 C. playground　　 D. street

2.A. beating　　 B. watching　　 C. filming　　 D. joining

3.A. money　　 B. energy　　 C. tense　　 D. knowledge

4.A. avoid　　 B. suffer　　 C. cause　　 D. overlook

5.A. story　　 B. task　　 C. experience　　 D. song

6.A. confused　　 B. killed　　 C. damaged　　 D. inspired

7.A. ensured　　 B. suited　　 C. impressed　　 D. reminded

8.A. adjusting　　 B. observing　　 C. showing　　 D. guiding

9.A. cruelly　　 B. angrily　　 C. normally　　 D. bravely

10.A. delight　　 B. surprise　　 C. amusement　　 D. disappointment

11.A. progress　　 B. way　　 C. web　　 D. mistake

12.A. failure　　 B. trend　　 C. wonder　　 D. adventure

13.A. feel free　　 B. be aware　　 C. stand up　　 D. give up

14.A. enjoy　　 B. refuse　　 C. imagine　　 D. risk

15.A. approaches　　 B. values　　 C. failures　　 D. reasons

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Bob was born in Cambridge. When he was in elementary school, he asked his mother to take him to parks in their community so he could collect empty soda cans to recycle. His mother agreed, as long as he saved part of the money he earned for college.

Bob’s mother remembers Bob as the most determined of her seven kids. Bob’s hard work paid off. On Friday, he will become the first person in his family, originally from El Salvador, to graduate from college. And he’s graduating with university honors.

For his honors thesis（毕业论文）he researched unmanned solar-powered（太阳能）airplanes, which BYU students have been building and testing for about 10 years. Bob’s study helps discover the best way to fly a solar-powered airplane so that it uses the least amount of power. The goal is to design and build an airplane that flies uncertainly. Bob’s thesis helps lay the basis for this work.

“My parents were always hard-working,” Bob said. “They often tell us hard work leads to success.” Bob’s father taught him to read at the age of 3, and his mother is now a student at Utah Valley University in a way to becoming a dentist.

Bob recognized he overcame some obstacles（障碍）to get where he is. For starters, English is his second language. He also faced stereotypes（模式化的形象）. Although Bob never doubted that he would be a college graduate, other people believed he wouldn’t because he didn’t come from a family of high income. There were other obstacles as well, but Bob viewed them all as opportunities.

Bob’s mother says she feels very happy and proud that her son is about to graduate with honors, and remembers the effort he’s made to get there. “He has worked very hard. He started something, and now he has finished it,” Cathy says. “I have always told him, ‘If this is your dream, then you can get it! Keep working hard and you can get it!’”

1.From the passage we can know that Bob’s honors thesis __________.

A. makes his mother feel surprised

B. helps to save the power of flying a solar-powered airplane

C. is done with BYU students

D. doubts the way of flying a solar-powered airplane

2.According to the passage, Bob　　　　　　 .

A. researched unmanned solar-powered airplanes for 10 years

B. paid for all his study by collecting empty soda cans

C. worked hard and has graduated from college

D. was affected by his family and has made some achievements

3.People thought Bob couldn’t graduate from college because _________.

A. his parents had little money to support him

B. his teacher didn’t think he could graduate

C. he didn’t work hard on his study

D. he didn’t dare to face the obstacles for short of confidence

4.It can be inferred that 　　　　 .

A. Bob’s mother is on the way to becoming a dentist

B. Bob’s mother works in their community

C. Bon’s father will graduate from Utah Valley University on Friday

D. Bob’s father learnt to read at the age of 3

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When I was in elementary school, I didn’t like going to school . I had1.(difficult) with reading and writing and I always couldn’t answer the teacher’s questions 2.(correct). I cried a lot at school　 because I 3.(laugh) by my classmates. My parents would always get mad at me . I felt very upset and didn’t have any interest 4.study.

But then one day. I decided 5.(change) my attitude to study. So I ended up 6. (pay)　 more attention in class and I started to practice my vocabulary and spelling skills, Also, I always 7.( go) to my teachers for help　 when I had any trouble. I started to do better in Grade 3. 8. I　 was in Grade4, I was still improving . By Grade 5, I had become the top student in class.

Now as I’m 9. senior high school students, I know it might be difficult at first. But like my past in elementary school , I know if I keep working and don’t give up, will be 10.(success).

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式

When I was in elementary school, I didn’t like going to school. I had ___1.___(difficult) with reading and writing and I always could not answer the teacher’s questions ___2.__(correct). I cried a lot at school because I ____3.___(laugh) at by my classmates. My parents would always get mad at me. I felt very upset and didn’t have any interest ___4.__study.

But then one day, I decided _5.___(change) my attitude towards study. So I ended up ___6.__(pay) more attention in class and I started to practice my vocabulary and spelling skills. Also, I always ___7.____(go) to my teachers to ask for help when I had any trouble. I started to do better in Grade 3. ___ 8.____I was in Grade 4, I was still improving. By Grade 5, I had become the top student in class.

Now as I am ____9.__ senior high school student, I know it might be difficult at first. But I like my past in elementary school, I know if I keep working and don’t give up I will be ____10.___(success)

高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools．But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake．Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective．The staying power of the “look-say” or “whole-word” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively．

The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words．It fits in with the self-directed, “learning how to learn” activities recommended by advocates of “open” classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading．Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these “Run-Spot-Run” readers．

However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate”  in beginning reading．In his best-seller Why Johnny Can’t Read, Flesch indicted（控诉）the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method．He said – and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed – that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics, is far superior．

Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words．Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned．Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step．

1.The author indicts the look-say reading approach because ________．

A．it overlooks decoding

B．Rudolf Flesch agrees with him

C．he says it is boring

D．many schools continue to use this method

2.One major difference between the look-say method of learning reading and the phonics method is _________．

A．look-say is simpler

B．Phonics takes longer to learn

C．look-say is easier to teach

D．phonics gives readers access to far more words

3.The phrase “touch-off” （Para 3, Line 1） most probably means _________．

A．talk about shortly                                     B．start or cause

C．compare with                                             D．oppose

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When Katie was nine years old, her teacher gave each kid in her class a cabbage seedling (幼苗). She　 ___ the seedling in her backyard. Then she watered it every day______it grew into a 40-pound cabbage!

The vegetable was too ____ for her family to eat. “I knew my cabbage needed to _____a special home,” said Katie. So she______it to a local soup kitchen — a place that provided _____for people who were hungry.

Because of her ____, the soup kitchen invited Katie to help serve the cabbage. That cabbage helped to______lots of people.

Katie loved the_____of growing food to feed people. She _____she needed more garden space.

Her school had an unused ____, and Katie thought it was the perfect spot. The school liked the garden idea, and all the students were_____to help. But Katie didn’t ____ there. She worked with local _____who gave her plots (小块土地) of land for additional (额外的) gardens.

Katie hoped to grow all kinds of crops,_____ she didn’t know how. She asked for help from an expert gardener. Together, they_____ the types of vegetables that grow best in the area. A seed company then gave them all the plants.

Katie’s ____ grew even bigger than her cabbage. Her group, Katie’s Krops, now has seven gardens. All the land _____that they can grow a lot of food for the needy. Encouraged by Katie, lots of kids and adults_____ to plant and water.

Katie’s Krops has _____soup kitchens over 5,000 pounds of vegetables so far.

1.A. studied　　 B. cut　　 C. planted　　 D. washed

2.A. though　　 B. if　　 C. until　　 D. because

3.A. fresh　　 B. hard　　 C. sweet　　 D. big

4.A. build　　 B. accept　　 C. leave　　 D. find

5.A. sent　　 B. returned　　 C. told　　 D. lent

6.A. houses　　 B. jobs　　 C. clothes　　 D. meals

7.A. kindness　　 B. happiness　　 C. protection　　 D. question

8.A. recognize　　 B. hire　　 C. feed　　 D. save

9.A. silence　　 B. luck　　 C. trust　　 D. satisfaction

10.A. forgot　　 B. promised　　 C. doubted　　 D. decided

11.A. desk　　 B. room　　 C. field　　 D. book

12.A. excited　　 B. hurry　　 C. brave　　 D. possible

13.A. stop　　 B. lie　　 C. live　　 D. help

14.A. students　　 B. farmers　　 C. teachers　　 D. workers

15.A. so　　 B. or　　 C. for　　 D. but

16.A. cooked　　 B. chose　　 C. hid　　 D. changed

17.A. trouble　　 B. idea　　 C. picture　　 D. mistake

18.A. means　　 B. hopes　　 C. feels　　 D. advises

19.A. hate　　 B. happen　　 C. refuse　　 D. volunteer

20.A. sold　　 B. bought　　 C. shown　　 D. given

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I met him the other day，it was the first time we ____ each other since we graduated from school.

A. saw        B. have seen       C. were seeing          D. had seen

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