There are many places around the city and onl...

There are many places around the city and online to buy Las Vegas show tickets. With dozens of websites you can find at home, ticket box offices, Tix 4 Tonight (one of the two half-price ticket sellers) locations, and ticket sellers along the Las Vegas trip, you might wonder where you could find your best deal.

Major Shows

If you want to see one of the top shows in Las Vegas, you could buy your tickets online before your trip. Many of these shows sell out months ahead of time, so make sure you do your research.

Best Place to Buy Discounted (打折的) Tickets

If you want discounted tickets for Las Vegas shows, you should go to one of the four Tix 4 Tonight locations. These locations get tickets early in the morning or throughout the day if shows are not sold out. Do not expect to find discounted tickets here for the hottest shows in town such as one-night concerts or shows like Celine Dion’s. These seldom make their way to Tix 4 Tonight.

Coupon books (代金劵)

As you walk along the Las Vegas Strip, you are going to come across people handing out the Vegas Values coupon books or other coupons. These may help you find discounted coupons for various shows around town. Tickets bought with coupons have to be bought at the box office for the show. These are usually located near the theater used for the show.

On-Strip Sellers

If you see people standing on the Strip selling show tickets, make sure you avoid them. While a few of these sellers might be legitimate (合法的)，they often cheat people by selling counterfeit (伪造的) tickets.

Catching a show in Las Vegas is one of the various activities people take part in every single day. While there is not one set place to be the best to buy tickets, make sure you get to see the show you want.

1.If you want to see Celine Dion’s performance, you should buy the tickets __ _____.

A．from the tickets sellers along the Strip

B．through online shopping

C．at the Tix 4 Tonight locations

D．on the day of the performance

2.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this text?

A．To introduce various Las Vegas shows.

B．To introduce the interesting places in Las Vegas.

C．To tell people the ways of getting Las Vegas show tickets.

D．To tell people the advantage of getting tickets online.

3.In which part of a newspaper could we find the text?

A．Business.          B．News.            C．Travel.            D．Sports.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people can not find work or a good place to live in. Also, it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities, others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.

1.Which is the best title this passage?

A. Big Cities　　 B. New York, London and Paris

C. Exciting Places To Live In　　 D. Serious Problems in Big Cities

2.In big cities people can ____

A. go to different kinds of museums

B. see all kinds of plays and films

C. buy things from all over the world

D. A, B and C

3.Which of the following is true?

A. Big cities are not safe and clean enough.

B. People can easily find a good place to live in big cities.

C. Living in big cities doesn’t cost a lot.

D. All people like to live in big cities.

4.In this passage the author advises people __ .

A. to move to big cities

B. not to move to big cities

C. not to move to a big city without considering the problems there

D. not to think so much about the problems before they move to a big city

5.Which is NOT talked about in the passage?

A. New York and London are big cities, and so is Paris.

B. Big cities are better than small cities.

C. Big cities are exciting places to live in.

D. Big cities have a lot of serious problems.

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Carnival does not take place only in Louisiana. There are many celebrations around the world.

In Brazil, the celebration is supposed to go on from the Saturday before Mardi Gras(四旬斋前的最后一天)to Mardi Gras Day, but in some Brazilian cities the celebration can last seven or eight days. Just like New Orleans, not many important things are decided in Brazil from New Year’s Day to Mardi Gras Day because everyone is preparing for or celebrating carnival. Most Brazilian parades have a subject, which could be political and historical. The parades had to have a subject related to Brazil until 1996. Some cities in Brazil do not have a street carnival but they might have an indoor ball.

Bolivia has carnival parades for children and then more parades for adults. The children dress up in costumes and march in the streets. The adults make traditional dance groups and dance in the streets. But the main part of Bolivia’s carnival is getting wet. Almost everyone gets wet from water balloons and water buckets. In Oruru, Bolivia, their carnival is held in the last ten days of the carnival season. People there participate in crafts and dancing, but their main carnival event is a ceremonial parade that lasts for twenty hours and parades for four kilometers. Over 20,000 dancers are involved as well as 10,000 musicians. This parade attracts at least 400,000 people.

The carnival in Venice, Italy is often regarded as the most carefully prepared carnival and lasts the ten days before Lent (四旬斋). Many events are held in the canals including shows, concerts, dances, and water processions(队列). The official ending to the celebration is the ball held in St. Mark’s Square.

1.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Carnivals around the world.　 B. History of carnival.

C. Customs of carnival. 　　　　 D. Carnival parades.

2.From the passage we learn that in Brazil　　　　　　 .

A. all urban residents celebrate carnival for a week

B. people prepare for or celebrate carnival after Mardi Gras Day

C. the parades should have a subject related to Brazil

D. not all cities have a street carnival

3. The most important feature of the celebration of carnival in Bolivia is that 　　　　 .

A.children wearing costumes march in the streets

B. adult dance groups dance in the streets

C.people participate in crafts and dancing

D.nearly all people are sprayed with water

4.Which of the following statements shows that the author pays special attention to the carnival in Bolivia?

A. The time of celebrating carnival in Bolivia is mentioned.

B. There are details and numbers about carnival celebrations in Bolivia.

C. Events or performances for carnival celebrations in Bolivia are mentioned.

D. Participants in the carnival celebration in Bolivia are mentioned.

5.Which of the following areas or countries prepares the most carefully for their carnival according to the passage?

A. Louisiana.　　　　 B. Bolivia.

C. Venice.　　　　 D. Brazil.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Carnival(狂欢节) does not take place only in Louisiana. There are many celebrations around the world.

In Brazil, the celebration is supposed to go on from the Saturday before Mardi Gras (大斋节前的最后一天)to Mardi Gras Day, but in some Brazilian cities the celebration can last seven or eight days. Just like New Orleans, not many important things are decided in Brazil from New Year's Day to Mardi Gras Day because everyone is preparing for or celebrating carnival. Most Brazilian parades have a subject, which could be political or historical. The parades had to have a subject related to Brazil until 1996. Some cities in Brazil do not have a street carnival, but they might have an indoor party.

Bolivia has carnival parades for children and then more parades for adults. The children dress up in costumes and march in the streets. The adults make traditional dance groups and dance in the streets. But the main part of Bolivia's carnival is getting wet. Almost everyone gets wet from water balloons and water buckets. In Oruru, Bolivia, their carnival is held in the last ten days of the carnival season. People there join in dancing, but their main carnival event is a ceremonial parade that lasts for twenty hours and parades for four kilometers. Over 20,000 dancers are involved as well as 10,000 musicians. This parade attracts at least 400,000 people.

The carnival in Venice, Italy is often regarded as the most carefully prepared carnival and lasts ten days before Lent (大斋节). Many events are held in the canals including shows, concerts, dances and water processions(队列). The official ending to the celebration is the party held in St. Mark's Square.

1.What's the best title for the passage?

2.From the passage we learn that in Brazil ____.

3.The most important feature (特征)of the celebration of carnival in Bolivia is that ____.

4.Which of the following shows that the author pays special attention to the carnival in Bolivia?

5.Which of the following areas or countries prepares the most carefully for their carnival?

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

By around 900 AD,there were many places in Northern Europe______the Vikings chose to live.

A.in which           B.when          C.which         D.at which

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could _____ she was young.Pat wanted to visit Latin America _____，so she got a job _____ an English teacher in a school in Bolivia.Pat spoke a little Spanish，_____ she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn’t _____ much English.

A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind；if you dream _____ a foreign language，you have really mastered(掌握)it.Pat repeated this sentence to her students and _____ that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in _____.

One day，one of her _____ students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework.He had ______ early and had slept ______.

“What does this have to do with your ______？”Pat asked.

“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones.And my dream was in English.”

“In English？”Pat was very ______，since he was such a bad student.She was ______ secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her ______ was still not in Spanish.But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student.“Well，______me about your dream.”

“All the people in the dream ______ English.”the student said.“And all the signs were in English.All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”

“But that’s ______，”said Pat.“What did all the people say to you？”

“I’m sorry，Miss Jones.That’s ______ I slept so badly.I didn’t ______ a word they said.It was a nightmare(噩梦)！”

1.A. because　　 B. while　　 C. if　　 D. since

2.A. first　　 B. at first　　 C. last　　 D. at last

3.A. for　　 B. of　　 C. as　　 D. like

4.A. and　　 B. but　　 C. so　　 D. yet

5.A. say　　 B. know　　 C. read　　 D. write

6.A. in　　 B. about　　 C. of　　 D. for

7.A. thought　　 B. realized　　 C. hoped　　 D. wanted

8.A. English　　 B. Spanish　　 C. Russian　　 D. German

9.A. bright　　 B. excellent　　 C. best　　 D. worst

10.A. got up　　 B. gone to bed　　 C. fallen asleep　　 D. woken up

11.A. well　　 B. soundly　　 C. badly　　 D. heavily

12.A. English　　 B. language　　 C. dream　　 D. homework

13.A. surprised　　 B. worried　　 C. pleased　　 D. excited

14.A. yet　　 B. seldom　　 C. also　　 D. still

15.A. study　　 B. class　　 C. word　　 D. dream

16.A. answer　　 B. write　　 C. tell　　 D. ask

17.A. read　　 B. liked　　 C. spoke　　 D. learned

18.A. wonderful　　 B. terrible　　 C. funny　　 D. strange

19.A. how　　 B. why　　 C. when　　 D. because

20.A. hear　　 B. understand　　 C. know　　 D. remember

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 21  she was young．Pat wanted to visit Latin America 22 ，so she got a job 23  an English teacher in a school in Bolivia．Pat spoke a little Spanish 24  she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't 25  much English．

A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream 26  a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and 27 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in 28 ．

One day，one of her 29  students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had 30  early, but had slept 31 .

“What does this have to do with your 32 ?” Pat asked．

“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”

“In English?” Pat was very 33  ，since he was such a bad student．She was 34  secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her 35  was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student．“Well， 36  me about your dream．”

“All the people in my dream 37  English.” the student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”

“Great. That's 38  ，”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”

“I'm sorry，Miss Jones．That's 39  I slept so badly．1 didn't 40  a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”

1.A. although      B. while          C. if                  D. since

2.A．first        B．at first         C．1ast       D. at last

3. A．for         B．of           C．as             D．1ike

4. A. and         B. but              C. so                D. yet

5. A. say            B. know        C. read              D. write

6.A. in                 B. about                  C. of        D. for

7. A. thought       B. realized               C. hoped       D. wanted

8.A．English      B．Spanish      C．Russian          D．German

9.A. bright        B. excellent               C. best         D. worst

10.A. got up       B. gone to bed      C. in bed      D. woken up

11.A. well         B．soundly       C. badly        D．heavily

12.A．English     B．1anguage             C. dream      D. homework

13. A. surprised     B. worried       C. pleased       D. excited

14. A. yet          B. seldom         C. also         D. hardly

15. A. study               B. class                  C. work                D. dream

16.A. answer       B. write                 C. tell          D. ask

17.A. read       B. liked                 C. spoke        D. learned

18. A. wonderful     B. terrible           C. funny          D. strange

19.A. how          B. why        C. when        D. because

20.A. hear                 B. understand            C. like                 D. remember

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world. War, weather, age, traffic and pollution damage these famous places. Looking after these places often costs more than one country can afford.

In the early 1970s, world governments decided that if they joined together, they would be able to preserve our history. If every country paid some money, they said, it would be possible to look after important historic places. Also, if they discovered that a monument needed urgent help, they would have money for repairs. For these reasons, countries around the world united to form the World Heritage Organization in 1972. Today, the organization helps to maintain and restore the most important places from our history.

However, one of the biggest problems for historic places is vandalism. People sometimes enter the sites and destroy or damage the buildings. At some sites, such as Stonehenge(巨石阵）in England, governments have built high fences to protect the site from vandals.

There are many different ideas about how to solve the problem of vandalism. Stone experts say that if guards patrolled the sites, vandals would not be able to get in. Some experts say that if they fixed more television cameras, they would not need so many guards. Other experts say that the best solution is education. If people learned to respect history, they would not destroy or damage it. They would also want to spend money looking after old places. For this reason, the World Heritage Organization helps to spread information about the value of historic sites.

1.Why did countries all over the world unite to form the World Heritage Organization?

A. It would be able to keep our history.

B. It would be possible to take care of important historic places.

C. They would have money to do some repairs if a monument needed help.

D. All of the above.

2.Which of the following shows us the action of vandalism?

A. People enter the sites and cause damage to the buildings

B. Governments build high fences to protect the site from vandals

C. Guards patrolled the sites and they fixed more television cameras

D. They collect as much money as they can to preserve the buildings

3.What’s the best way to solve the biggest problem of preserving our history?

A. Every country spends more money looking after these places

B. To form the World Heritage Organization

C. Too many guards are needed to prevent vandals getting in

D. To make people know more about the value of historic sites

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Free energy is everywhere around us. There are many ways to make and collect energy from various sources like sun, wind and water. People also realize that everyday stuff can be a source of energy too. For example, riding a bike, running or just walking, etc. We simply have to change our way of thinking if we want to change the world.

So comes the idea of solar roadways. Are they the road of future? Why use roads just for driving and collecting tolls (过路费)? Why don’t we use them for collecting energy?

The US Department of Transportation recently awarded $100,000 to Solar Roadways to build the first ever Solar Road Panel. So how do these future roads work?

The Solar Road Panels will contain embedded (嵌入的) LEDs which “paint” the road lines from beneath to provide safer nighttime driving as well as to give drivers instant instructions such as detour (绕行) ahead. The road will be able to sense wildlife on the road and can warn drivers to “slow down”. There will also be embedded heating elements in the surface to prevent snow and ice buildup, providing safer winter driving.

Replacing asphalt (沥青) roads and parking lots with Solar Roadway Panels will be a major step toward stopping climate change. Fully electric vehicles will be able to recharge along the roadway and in parking lots, finally making electric cars practical for long trips.

We just can’t wait to see more of these roads all over the world in the near future.

1.The first paragraph serves as a(n) ________.

A. argument            B. comment            C. explanation        D. background

2.When some animals are on the solar road, what will the road do?

A. Guide them to a safer place.

B. Remind drivers to drive slowly.

C. Frighten them away from the road.

D. Advise drivers to choose another way.

3.From the text, we can know that the Solar Road Panels can ________.

A. provide heat for drivers in winter

B. guide drivers who get lost on the highway

C. melt snow and ice soon in winter

D. help drivers see the road clearly in the sun

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Functions of the road in the future.

B. Development of solar energy.

C. Free energy on the road.

D. Solar road of the future.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Rush hour traffic is a problem in many big cities around the world. Commuters (上下班者) rush to and from their jobs in cars, buses, subways, trains, and even on bicycles. Large cities in the United States have two rush hours –– one in the morning and one in the evening. But in cities in other parts of the world, there are four rush hours. In Athens and Rome, for example, many workers go home for lunch and a nap. After this midday break, they rush back to their jobs and work for a few more hours.

In Tokyo, there’s a big rush hour underground. Most of the people in Tokyo take the subways. The trains are very crowded. Subway employees called packers wear white gloves and help pack the commuters into the trains when the doors close. They make sure that all purses, briefcases, clothes, and hands are inside the trains.

In Seoul, many commuters prefer to take taxis to get to work. To hail a cab，many people stand at crossroads and raise two fingers. This means they’ll pay the cab driver double the usual fare. Some people even raise three fingers! They’ll pay three times the normal rate.

Streets in Rome are very crowded with automobiles and mopeds (摩托自行车) during rush hours. The city can’t make its streets wider, and it can’t build new highways, because it doesn’t want to disturb the many historic sites in the city, such as the Forum and the Coliseum. It took the city fifteen years to construct a new subway system. Construction had to stop every time workers found old artifacts and discovered places of interest to archaeologists (考古学家).

In many big cities, there are special lanes on highways for carpools. These are groups of three or more people who drive to and from work together. They share the costs of gas and parking and take turns driving into the city.

1.Big cities have traffic problems during rush hours because there are_______.

A. special lanes on highways　　 B. many commuters

C. four rush hours　　 D. many cars on the street

2.Most of the commuters in Tokyo_______.

A. take subway trains to work　　 B. are pack ers

C. take taxis to work　　 D. carry briefcases to work

3.To “hail a cab” in Paragraph 3 means to________.

A. pay double the normal fare　　 B. try to get a cab

C. prefer to take taxis　　 D. to stand at crossroads

4.Commuters in carpools probably______.

A. live in the city　　 B. take the subway to work

C. save money on gas and parking fee　　 D. have special license plates (牌照)

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析